1270 South 1380 West
Orem, Utah 84058
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Issuer’s Telephone Number: (801) 226-4100
Securities registered under Section 12(b) of the Act: None
Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered: None
Securities registered under Section 12(g) of the Act:
$0.01 par value common stock
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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). The registrant has not been phased into the Interactive Data reporting system. Yes [ X ] No [ ]
Check if there is no disclosure of delinquent filers in response to Item 405 of Regulation S-B contained in this form, and no disclosure will be contained, to the best of Issuer’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. [ ]
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State Issuer’s revenues for its most recent fiscal year: December 31, 2009 - $5,658,125.
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 common equity was last sold, or the average bid and asked prices of such common equity, as of the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter: $4,336,176
There are approximately 18,067,400 shares of common voting stock of the Issuer held by non-affiliates, and based upon the average bid and asked prices of our common stock on March 30, 2010 of $0.11, as reported by the OTC Bulletin Board of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., the aggregate market value of our common stock held by non-affiliates was approximately $1,987,414.
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State the number of shares outstanding of each of the Issuer’s classes of common equity, as of the latest practicable date:
March 30, 2010: Common – 35,221,650
Documents Incorporated by Reference
A description of “Documents Incorporated by Reference” is contained in Part III, Item 13, of this Annual Report.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I…………..…………………………………………………………………………….. 4
Item 1. Description of Business……………………………………………………………….4
Item 1a. Risk Factors……………………………………………………………………… 10
Item 2. Descripti on of Property…………………………………………………………….. 10
Item 3. Legal Proceedings………………………………………………………………… 10
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders………………………………. 11
PART II……………………………………………………………………………………… 11
Item 5. Market for Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters and
Small Business Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities………………………………. 11
Item 6. Select Financial Date……………………………………………………………… 12
Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operation……………………… 12
Item 7a. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk………………………. 15
Item 8. Financial Statements…………………………………………………………………15
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and
Financial Disclosure………………………………………………………………….15
Item 9(A)T. Controls and Procedures………………………………………………………..15
Item 9(B). Other Information…………………………………………………………………16
PART III……………………………………………………………………………………… 16
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers, Promoters and Control Persons;
Compliance with Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act………………………………. 16
Item 11. Executive Compensation………… 133;………………………………………………18
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management……………… 20
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions……………………………………. 21
Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services……………………………………………. 21
Item 15. Exhibits………………………………………………………………………… 133; 23
SIGNATURES…………………………………………………………………………………24
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Forward-Looking Statements
When used in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, the words o r phrases “would be,” “will allow,” “intends to,” “will likely result,” “are expected to,” “will continue,” “is anticipated,” “estimate,” “project” or similar expressions are intended to identify “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements specifically include, but are not limited to, our expectations regarding strategic business initiatives, our intentions to defend our intellectual property rights, continue our research and development, seek regulatory approvals and plans regarding sales and marketing.
We caution readers not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this Annual Report, are based on certain assumptions and expectations which may or may not be valid or actually occur and which involve various risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to competitive products and pricing, difficulties in product development, commercialization and technology, changes in the regulation of life science products, or other necessary approvals to sell future products and other risk described elsewhere herein. If and when sales of our new product lines commence, sales may not reach the levels anticipated. As a result, our actual results for future periods could differ materially from those anticipated or projected. All forward-looking statements reflect our present expectation of future events and are subject to a number of important factors and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements.
Unless otherwise required by applicable law, we do not undertake, and specifically disclaim any obligation, to update any forward-looking statements to reflect occurrences, developments , unanticipated events or circumstances after the date of such statement.
PART I
Item 1. Description of Business
Business Development
History
Reflect Scientific, Inc., a Utah corporation (the “Company,” “we,” “our,” “us” and words of similar import), was organized under the laws of the State of Utah on November 3, 1999, under the name “Cole, Inc.” On December 31, 2003, we acquired Reflect Scientific, Inc., a California corporation. We changed our name to “Reflect Scientific, Inc.” and succeeded to the business operations of our wholly-owned subsidiary, that invol ved the manufacture and distribution of unique laboratory consumables and disposables such as filtration and purification products, customized sample handling vials, electronic wiring assemblies, high temperature silicone, graphite and vespel/graphite sealing components for use by original equipment manufacturers (“OEM”) in the chemical analysis industries, primarily in the field of gas/liquid chromatography. See our 8-K Current Report dated December 31, 2003, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 15, 2004, and is incorporated herein by reference. See Part III, Item 13.
On November 29, 2005, we announced the execution of a Letter of Intent to acquire Cryomastor Corporation, a California corporation (“Cryomastor” [sometimes called “Cryometrix,” its amended name).
Effective as of April 4, 2006, we entered into a Purcha se Agreement (the “JMST Agreement”) with JM SciTech, LLC, a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Colorado, and doing business as JMST Systems (“JMST”); David Carver, an individual (“Carver”); and Julie Martin, an individual (“Martin”) (JMST, Carver and Martin are sometimes hereinafter referred to collectively as “Sellers”). Pursuant to the JMST Agreement, we purchased and JMST sold all right, title and interest in and to the JMST Technology (the “JMST Technology”), as described in the JMST Agreement; and Carver conveyed and assigned any rights he had in and to certain patents (the “Carver Patents”) and related intellectual assets as described in the JMST Agreement (collectively, including the Carver Patents, referred to herein as the “Carver Technology”). JMST had created a line of chemical detection instruments that are used in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and homeland security markets. T he patented technology allows researchers to accurately analyze chemical formulations for their composition and identity. See our 8-K Current Report dated April 4, 2006, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 7, and is incorporated herein by reference. See Part III, Item 13.
On June 27, 2006, we completed the acquisition of Cryomastor pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Cryomastor Merger Agreement”), which became our wholly-owned subsidiary; changed its name to “Cryometrix, Inc.”; and succeeded to its business operations, which involved the manufacture and sale of ultra low temperature freezer systems powered by liquid nitrogen for use in bio-repositories associated with the biotech and pharmaceutical industries, as well as
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government facilities, universities and many other diverse applications that require a large number of reliable and energy efficient freezers. See our 8-K Current Report dated June 27, 2006, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 30, 2006, and is incorporated herein by reference. See Part III, Item 13.
On November 15, 2006, we entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Image Labs Merger Agreement”) between Image Acquisition Corp., a Georgia corporation and our wholly-owned subsidiary (“Merger Subsidiary”); Smithgall & Associates, Inc., dba Image Labs International, a Georgia corporation (“Image Labs”); and Brian Smithgall (“Smithgall”), the sole shareholder of Image Labs (the “Im age Labs Shareholder”). Established in 1993 and located in Bozeman, Montana, Image Labs is a manufacturer and developer of factory automation equipment. The primary product lines focus in the areas of automated inspection, measurement and material handling. See our 8-K Current Report dated November 15, 2006, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 21, 2006, and is incorporated herein by reference. See Part III, Item 13. In February 2010, management made the decision to divest this business. See Footnote 18 – Subsequent Events in the financial statements.
On November 17, 2006, we entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “The All Temp Merger Agreement”) between our wholly-owned subsidiary, Cryometrix, Inc. (“Merger Subsidiary”); All Temp Engineering Inc., a California corporation (“All Temp”); J F Dain & E L Dain CO T Tee Dain Family Revocable Trust U/A Dated 12/17/2001 (the “Dain Trust”) and Nicholas J. Henneman (“Henneman”), the sole All Temp Shareholders (collectively, the “All Temp Shareholders”); and John F. Dain, individually (“Dain”). All Temp was located in San Jose, California and has been providing engineered solutions and services to the cryogenics industry for over 24 years. All Temp served numerous companies in business sectors such as biotech, pharmaceutical, medical devices, research, universities, semiconductor, aerospace, military, and industrial food processing. See our 8-K Current Report dated November 17, 2006, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 22, 2006, and is incorporated herein by reference. See Part III, Item 13.
On June 29, 2007, we completed the sale of $2,500,000 of debentures. See our 8-K Current Repor t dated July 2, 2008, and is incorporated herein by reference. See Part III, Item 13.
Business
Overview
Reflect Scientific is engaged in the manufacture and distribution of innovative products targeted at the life science market. Our customers include hospitals and diagnostic laboratories, pharmaceutical and biotech companies, universities, government and private sector research facilities, and chemical and industrial companies.
Our goal is to provide our customers with the best solution for their needs. This philosophy extends into our business strategies and acquisition plans. Through a series of strategic acquisitions in 2006 and 2007, we now offer a greatly expanded line of products that take a dvantage of market needs. Our growing product portfolio includes ultra low temperature freezers and chemical detectors, in addition to supplying OEM products to the life science industry.
Our Visacon brand chemical detectors provide our OEM customers a cost effective detection product that allows them to extend their markets. Detectors use patented optical detection technologies that can be tailored for pharmaceutical, biotechnology or other life science applications.
Our Cryometrix brand ultra low temperature freezers innovative design enables our customers to save substantially on energy costs related to cryogenic storage. Ultra low temperature freezers are used world-wide for the storage of vaccines, DNA, RNA, proteins and many other biological and chemical samples. There is a growing need for energy efficient, reliable ultra low temperatu re storage units. We will continue to expand into this growing market with the Cryometrix freezer. The application of this technology for use in refrigerated trailers (commonly called “reefers”) used to transport goods which need to be maintained in a cold environment significantly broadens the market for this technology. The utilization of this technology to reefers eliminates the current method of cooling, which uses engines run on hydrocarbon fuels. The Cryometrix technology is pollutant free and is more cost effective and efficient than technologies currently being used.
Products
Reflect Scientific designs, develops and sells scientific equipment for the Life Science and Manufacturing industries. Since our wholly owned subsidiary, Reflect Scientific’s, organization in 1991, our focus is and ha s been on providing value added products, analytic testing equipment and stand alone products for the life science and industrial market place. Reflect Scientific’s products range from non-mechanical Cyrometrix™ freezers, products and parts for life science industry to tools and analytical services for industrial manufacturing.
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All of Reflect Scientific’s products and services are developed with one key factor in mind: Do they provide a superior cost/benefit to the customer than other products in the same market space. With years of experience in the life science and industrial manufacturing markets, Reflect Scientific has been able to develop not only unique patentable products, but products that we believe offer immediate advantages and cost savings over any other competing and existing products on the market.
We have developed a business model with a focus on intellectual expertise in design and development of products and solutions for life science and industrial manufacturing industries. We outsource the majority of our manufacturing, allowing us to maintain the flexibility to develop products across multiple lines and industries. Our strength is in providing products which we believe offer immediate, verifiable, cost saving solutions.
We have found many companies that can manufacture products to our specification, allowing us to focus on our core competencies of development and design and maintain a flexible corporate structure capable of taking advantage of new opportunities without the large c apital investment required to acquire tooling and manufacturing equipment. This focus on the intellectual expertise as opposed to manufacturing of products also allows us to develop products along multiple industry lines and to tailor our products to specific needs in a variety of industrial settings. Our products are sold in the biotechnology, pharmaceutical and medical industries, as well as the manufacturing industries such as automotive.
Cryometrix Freezers
Our Cryometrix ultra low temperature freezers are, we believe, a technological breakthrough that provides energy savings and other critically important benefits to cryo-storage customers in the Life Science related industries. Ultra low temperature freezers are used in multiple industries for the storage of everything from blood to cancer vaccines. These freezer s are used by companies and organizations such as the Red Cross, hospitals and biotechnology research facilities.
The only ultra low temperature freezers currently available are produced by a limited number of companies and rely on a mechanical process for cooling. Because of inadequacies in the mechanical process, we believe there is wastage of inventory each year because of the problems of proper cooling found in the mechanical freezers.
Our freezers are a complete divergence from the current technology used in ultra low temperature freezers. Through the advantages of our technology, we believe our freezers solve the current inadequacies and provide immediate cost savings for our clients. Current cryogenic storage equipment falls short of customer expectations in a variety of key performance criteria.
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High energy usage – a growing problem with rising energy costs
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Inflexible temperature range – existing units cannot be easily modified for colder requirements (colder temperatures are an industry trend)
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Sample inventory is at risk in the event of a power failure
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Poor temperature uniformity –samples in different areas of the freezer can experience wide variations in temperatures which is undesirable from a regulatory standpoint.
Our Cryometrix ultra low temperature freezer uses a new patented design which is powered by liquid nitrogen. Through the use of a liquid nitrogen powered freezer system we are able to address the market need for:
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Low energy requirements
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Flexible temperature control – wide range of usable temperatures
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Power failures have little effect - uses passive liquid nitrogen technology rather than electrically powered compressors.
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Uniform temperatures throughout freezer – more usable storage volume
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Much larger storage volume per area of floor space occu pied – reduced facilities cost
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Reliable and essentially maintenance free; further lowering cost of ownership
We believe existing freezers are outdated and our freezers will be the desired technology to which the industry will move, providing us the opportunity to gain a significant market share in this large market.
The adaptation of the freezer technology to refrigeration systems used on trailers (“reefers”) for transporting perishable items opens a significant new market. Trailers can easily be retrofit with the Cryogenix unit, which provides pollutant free and more efficient operations at a cost savings compared to the diesel powered units currently used. The reefer market is a $1 billion market. The non-polluting Cryogenix unit provides significant benefits over any other unit currently marketed.
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Detectors
Our chemical detector products serve the analytical instrumentation sector of the Life Sciences market. These optically based chemical detection instruments provide a cost-effective, high-performance alternative for original equipment manufacturers (OEM). One major use for these detectors is the analysis of whole blood for metabolic diseases.
Companies that manufacture beneficial chemicals or biotechnology products are often required to develop a methodology to detect their presence in the environment or in living tissue. Recent market trends have been toward the creation of a dedicated system that is specific for a particular chemical. As the market expands for dedicated instrumentation, certain critical issues arise.
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Lack of high quality, high performance OEM instrumentation - large instrument manufacturers sell the service/instrument combination only under their own brand name
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High price points - instrument company structure does not allow value pricing
Our products provide the building blocks to create such a system. Patented technology provides an array of benefits to the OEM customer.
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High performance instrumentation - meets or exceeds industry standards for chemical detection
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Technological breakthroughs provide cost-effective detection instrument solutions
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Versatile configurations allow tailoring to specific customer need without the necessity for expensive custom engineering
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Certified by various regulatory agencies for sale worldwide
With the expanding focus on the need for detectors we designed a base system that can be tooled for multiple uses offering flexibility to our customers. We intend to further penetrate the dedicated OEM instrument market through new product development and continued cost reductions in manufacturing to meet price points.
Reflect Scientific is also poised to provide c onsumables to the same group of customers that purchase detectors. This one stop shopping is very attractive to customers and is unique in the OEM supply industry, further making Reflect Scientific the choice for OEMs.
Inspection and Testing Equipment
Our inspection and testing equipment product lines were sold effective March 2, 2010. See Footnote 18 – Subsequent Events to the financial statements.
Competition
The environment for our products and services is intensely competitive. Although the complexity of the products we produce limits the number of companies we compete with, the companies with competing technology are generally larger and often subsidiaries or divisions of very large multinational compa nies. Our competitors size and association with large multinational companies gives them advantages over us in the ability to access potential customers. Many potential customers already purchase products either directly from our competitors or from another subsidiary of these large multinational companies, creating natural inroads to sales that we do not possess.
Given our relative size verses our competitors, we often have to seek niche markets for our products or focus on selling components to be used in our competitors larger detection units. We believe, however, that our technology and experience in the ultra low freezers and detectors allows us to be competitive in those markets. However, since our products are new to the marketplace, the products long term commercial acceptance is still unknown. Most of our products compete against multiple competitors, with our refrigeration products competing primarily against Thermo Fisher Scientific and Sanyo Corporation.
Growth Plan
We continue to evaluate acquisitions of businesses and technologies to enhance our revenues in the Life Science and green technology markets. In addition to organic growth with our existing product lines we will continue to research and investigate acquisitions which match our core commitment in order to grow our Company and enhance shareholder value.
We intend to seek to expand the applications for our products and equipment into additional markets as we develop brand recognition. We hope to be able to leverage off of our existing products and name recognition as we continue forward using
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our existing offerings and product strength to position us as a key supplier of automation equipment, inspection equipment and cryogenic storage solutions. This strategic plan will also allow for further diversification of our customer base.
Manufacturing, Supplies, and Quality Control
Many of our products are manufactured by third party manufactures, including our ultra low temperature freezers. We believe by outsourcing our manufacturing we are able to reduce the overall cost of our products. We do manufacture some products which are less labor and parts intensive in our facility in Orem, Utah.
Regulation and Environmental Compliance
Presently, none of our products are in highly regulated industries.
Sources and Availability of Raw Materials and Names of Principal Suppliers
Sources and availability of key materials and intermediates continue to remain stable. Where supply is considered a critical success factor for our business, we have certified vendors in place.
Dependence on One or a Few Major Customers
We are not dependent on any large customer.
Need for any Governmental Approval of Principal Products or Services
No products presently being manufactured or sold by us are subject to prior governmental approvals.
Effect of Existing or Probable Governmental Regulations on the Business
The integrated disclosure system for small business issuers adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission in Release No. 34-30968 and effective as of August 13, 1992, substantially modified the information and financial requirements of a “Small Business Issuer,” defined to be an issuer that has revenues of less than $25 million; is a U.S. or Canadian issuer, is not an investment company, and if a majority-owned subsidiary, the parent is also a small business issuer. We are a “small business issuer.”
The Securities and Exchange Commission, state se curities commissions and the North American Securities Administrators Association, Inc. (“NASAA”) have expressed an interest in adopting policies that will streamline the registration process and make it easier for a small business issuer to have access to the public capital markets.
We are also subject to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. This Act creates a strong and independent accounting oversight board to oversee the conduct of auditors of public companies and strengthens auditor independence. It also requires steps to enhance the direct responsibility of senior members of management for financial reporting and for the quality of financial disclosures made by public companies; establishes clear statutory rules to limit, and to expose to public view, possible conflicts of interest affecting securities analysts; creates guidelines for audit committee members appointment, compensation and oversight of the work of publ ic companies auditors; prohibits certain insider trading during pension fund blackout periods; and establishes a federal crime of securities fraud, among other provisions.
Section 14(a) of the Exchange Act requires all companies with securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act to comply with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding proxy solicitations, as outlined in Regulation 14A. Matters submitted to stockholders of our Company at a special or annual meeting thereof or pursuant to a written consent will require our Company to provide our stockholders with the information outlined in Schedules 14A or 14C of Regulation 14; preliminary copies of this information must be submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission at least 10 days prior to the date that definitive copies of this information are forwarded to our stockholders.
We are also required to file annual reports on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q with the Securities Exchange Commission on a regular basis, and will be required to timely disclose certain material events (e.g., changes in corporate control; acquisitions or dispositions of a significant amount of assets other than in the ordinary course of business; and bankruptcy) in a Current Report on Form 8-K.
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Patents, Trademarks, Licenses, Franchises, Concessions, Royalty Agreements or Labor Contracts, including Duration
All patents and trademarks relating to acquisitions have been assigned to us. Where appropriate, we seek patent protection for inventions and developments made by our personnel and incorporated into our products or otherwise falling within our fields of interest.
We protect some of our technology as trade secrets and, where appropriate, we use trademarks or register trademarks used in connection with our products.
Patents have been issued covering the following products:
JMST chemical detectors – 4 patents issued
Cryomastor ultra low temperature freezers – 1 patent issued
Catalytic Converter Testing Equipment - 1 patent issued
PATENT INFORMATION
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Patent number | Title | Issue | Filing | Expiration |
6,804,976 | High reliability multi-tube thermal exchange structure | Oct 19, 2004 | Dec 12, 2003 | Dec 12, 2023 |
6,530,286 | Method and apparatus for measuring fluid flow | Mar 11, 2003 | May 9, 2000 | May 9, 2020 |
5,969,812 | Spectrophotometer apparatus with dual concentric beams and fiber optic beam splitter | Oct 19, 1999 | Oct 18, 1995 | Oct, 18, 2015 |
5,699,156 | Spectrophotometer apparatus with dual light sources and optical paths, fiber optic pick-up and sample cell therefore | Dec 16, 1997 | Nov 23, 1994 | Dec 16, 2014 |
5,694,215 | Optical array and processing electronics and method therefore for use in spectroscopy | Dec 2, 1997 | Mar 4, 1996 | Mar 4, 2016 |
7,283,224 | Face lighting for edge location in catalytic converter inspection | October 16, 2007 | September 30, 2004 | September 30, 2024 |
Patent 7,283,224 is included in the assignment of assets and liabilities related to the divestiture of Image Labs and Miralogix. See Footnote 18 – Subsequent Events to the financial statements.
Royalty agreements were executed with JMST, Cryometrix, All Temp and Image Labs as a condition of the companies’ acquisitions. Under the terms of the royalty agreements:
JMST – David Carver will receive a royalty payment on gross revenues related to revenues derived from the Carver Patents or Carver Technology. Such payments are due on revenue in excess of $500,000 derived from products under the Carver Patents or Carver Technology. The royalty payment is 2.5% on the revenue in excess of $500,000 and is payable quarterly. Payments are to be made in Reflect Scientific’s common stock not to exceed 500,000 shares in total. New products developed from the Carver Technology are subject to a royalty of 3% of gross revenues in excess of $100,000, with an additional 2% if gross revenues exceed $600,000. Royalties will also be paid in our common stock annually. Commo n stock will be valued at $3.00 per share for these purposes. Royalty payments are only due for years where there are valid Carver Patents.
Cryometrix – The prior shareholders of Cryometrix receive a 2.5% royalty on all sales, licensing or other distributions on revenue derived from products and technology received from Cryometrix. The royalty payment is not due or payable unless and until the revenue derived from such products and technology exceeds $3,000,000. The payment is payable in shares of Reflect Scientific’s common stock not to exceed 2,000,000 shares in aggregate. Common stock will be valued at $1.80 or market value at time of accrual which ever is greater, for these purposes. Payments are due quarterly.
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All Temp – The shareholders of All Temp will receive a pro-rata running royalty totaling 5% of the gross annual revenues earned from the All Temp’s business unit. This revenue covers all revenues received by the All Temp subsidiary or any other business unit of Reflect Scientific which revenue is derived from products or services derived from All Temp as part of its acquisition. The royalty is payable as long as Reflect Scientific owns and operates the All Temp business provided that the royalty is not payable if the All Temp business does not have earnings of at least 10% measured by earnings before interest and taxes. The royalty is payable quarterly within 45 days following the close of each quarter. If within three years of the closing of the acquisition of All Temp, Reflect Scientif ic sells or transfers All Temp, its products or services, All Temp shareholders shall receive a cash payment of six hundred thousand dollars less any accumulated royalties payable.
Image Labs – The shareholders of Image Labs will receive a running earnout on the gross revenues derived from products associated with Image Labs including value added re-sales and custom engineering business segments. The earnout is established as 1.25% of all gross revenues and an additional 1.25% of all revenues if the company achieves EBIT of 10%. This segment specifically excludes anything received from our Catpro product lines. The royalty is payable quarterly so long as Reflect Scientific owns the Image Labs’ product line and services and as long as the business segment achieves an earnings before interest and taxes of 10% in the quarter the royalty payments are due. The royalty lasts for the lif e of the Image Labs’ shareholders.
Research and Development Costs During the Last Two Fiscal Years
During the year ended December 31, 2009, we expended $307,433 for research and development. During the year ended December 31, 2008, we expended $297,402 for research and development. The majority of the research and development on our products was completed by the companies we purchased prior to our acquisition of those companies. We expect research and development cost to increase in the future with our ownership of the new companies and product lines.
Employees
As of March 30, 2010, subsequent to the balance sheet date, we had 5 employees on a full-time basis and 4 part time employees. None of our employees are represented under a collective bargaining agreement. We believe our relations with our employees to be good.
Reports to Security Holders
You may read and copy any materials that we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission at the Securities and Exchange Commissions’ Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. You may also find all of the reports that we have filed electronically with the Securities and Exchange Commission at their Internet site www.sec.gov.
Item 1a. Risk Factors
Not applicable for Small Business Issuers
Item 2. Description of Property
Reflect Scientific operates out of two facilities.
Orem, Utah - This facility is a warehouse, manufacturing and office facility with 6,000 square feet of space; we lease this facility at $3,800 per month, with the lease term expiring on November 30, 2014.
Bozeman, Montana - This facility is a warehouse, manufacturing and office facility with 9,140 square feet of space; we lease this facility at $9,801 per month, with the lease term expiring on May 31, 2011. Subsequent to year end the lease was assumed by the purchasing entity.
Item 3. Legal Proceedings
On October 16, 2009, the Company filed a complaint in the Third District Court in the State of Utah in which it seeks the return of the stock issued for the acquisition of Cryomastor. The action alleges misrepresentation and, in addition to the return of the stock, seeks monetary damages
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Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
No matter was submitted to a vote of our security holders during the period covered by this Annual Report or during the previous two fiscal years.
PART II
Item 5. Market for Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters and Small Business Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.
Market Information
Since July 6, 2005, our common stock has been listed under the symbol “RSCF” on the OTCBB. Prior to July 6, 2005, our stock traded under the symbol “COLH” since its initial listing on May 24, 2001. The following table represents the high and low per share bid information for our common stock for each quarterly period in fiscal 2009, 2008 and 2007. Such high and low bid information reflects inter-dealer quote s, without retail mark-up, mark-down or commissions and may not represent actual transactions.
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Quarter ended December 31 | $ 0.24 | ; $ | 0.12 | $ | 0.20 | $ | 0.40 | $ | 1.95 | $ | 1.20 |
Quarter ended September 30 | $ &nbs p; 0.24 | $ | 0.14 | $ | 0.77 | $ | .0.44 | $ | 1.88 | $ | 1.12 |
Q uarter ended June 30 | $ 0.25 | $ | 0.15 | $ | 0.95 | $ | 0.70 | $ | 1.75 | $ | 0.99 |
Quarter ended March 31 | $ 0.25 | $ | 0.10 | $ | 1.30 | $ | 0.70 | $ | 1.15 | $ | 0.92 |
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As of March 30, 2020, there were 35,221,650 shares of our common stock outstanding. On March 30, 2010, the high and low bid price for our common stock was $0.11 and $0.11, respectively.
Holders
The number of record holders of our common stock as of March 30, 2010, was approximately 137; this number does not include an indeterminate number of stockholders whose shares may be held by brokers in street name.
Dividends
We have not declared any cash dividends with respect to our common stock, and do not intend to declare dividends in the foreseeable future. Our future dividend policy cannot be ascertained with any certainty. There are no material restrictions limiting, or that are likely to li mit, our ability to pay dividends on our securities.
Securities Authorized for Issuance under Equity Compensation Plans
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Plan Category | Number of Securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants and rights | Weighted-average exercise price of outstanding options, warrants and rights | Number of securities remaining available for future issuance under equity compensation plans excluding securities reflected in column (a) |
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(a) | (b) | (c) | Equity compensation plans approved by security holders |
10,243,320 |
$0.71 |
1,756,680 |
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders |
4,151,895 |
$0.90 |
None |
Total | 14,395,215 | $0.62 | 1,756,680 |
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Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities
On June 29, 2008, Reflect Scientific pursuant to the securities purchase agreement sold to five institutional investors convertible debentures in the aggregate principal amount of $2,500,000 and stock purchase warrants exercisable over a five year period for 3,846,154 shares of common stock (the “Warrants”) in a private placement. All purchasers are “accredited investors” and a form D was filed covering this transaction.
We issued all of these securities to persons who were “accredited investors” or “sophisticated investors” as those terms are defined in Regulation D of the Securities and Exchange Commission; and each such investor had prior access to all material information about us. We believe that the offer and sale of these securities were exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, pursuant to Sections 4(2) and 4(6) thereof, and Rule 506 of Regulation D of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Sales to “accredited investors” are preempted from state regulation.
During the year ended December 31, 2009, we issued a net of 719,040 shares of common stock. Of this amount, 320,450 shares were issued in payment of interest on our debentures, 273,590 shares were issued in the conversion of debentures, 600,000 shares were issued for consulting services, and 25,000 shares were issued to a former employee, for a total of 1,219,040 shares issued. An original shareholder of All Temp Engineering returned 500,000 shares of stock issued to him in the All Temp acquisition transaction, which shares were cancel led, resulting in the net new issuance of 719,040 shares in 2009.
During the year ended December 31, 2008, 402,072 shares of common stock were issued. Of that total amount, 212,307 shares were issued for the conversion of debentures and 189,765 shares were issued in payment of interest to the debenture holders.
Use of Proceeds of Registered Securities
There were no proceeds received during the calendar year ended December 31, 2009, from the sale of registered securities.
Purchases of Equity Securities by Us and Affiliated Purchasers
There were no purchases of our equity securities by us or any of our affiliates during the year ended December 31, 2009.
Item 6. Select Financial Data
As a smaller reporting company, we are not required to provide information under this item.
Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operation
This periodic report contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 with respect to the Plan of Operations provided below, including information regarding the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, business strategies, operating efficiencies or synergies, competitive positions, growth opportunities, and the plans and objectives of management. The statements made as part of the Pl an of Operations that are not historical facts are hereby identified as "forward-looking statements."
The following discussion and analysis provides information which management believes is relevant to an assessment and understanding of our results of operations and financial condition. The discussion should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes included in this report as Part II, Item 8.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
The preparation of financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying notes. Management base s its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results could differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. Reflect Scientific believes there have been no significant changes during the year ended December 31, 2009.
Reflect Scientific’s accounting policies are more fully described in Note 1 of the consolidated financial statements. As discussed in Note 1, the preparation of financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions about the future
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events that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes. Management bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual differences could differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. Reflect Scientific believes that the following addresses Reflect Scientific’s most critical accounting policies.
We recognize revenue in accordance with Securities and Exchange Commission Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 104, “Revenue Recognition” (“SAB 104”). Under SAB 104, revenue is recognized at the point of passage to the customer of title and risk of loss, when there is persuasive evidence of an arrangement, the sales price is determinable, and co llection of the resulting receivable is reasonably assured. We recognize revenue as services are provided with specific long lead time orders.
Our allowance for doubtful accounts is maintained to provide for losses arising from customers’ inability to make required payments. If there is deterioration of our customers’ credit worthiness and/or there is an increase in the length of time that the receivables are past due greater than the historical assumptions used, additional allowances may be required.
We account for income taxes in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Codification (ASC) 740, “Income Taxes”. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse. Deferred tax assets will be r eflected on the balance sheet when it is determined that it is more likely than not that the asset will be realized.
Overview
The year ended December 31, 2009 has been a difficult year for the Company. Historically, significant portions of our revenue come from the manufacture and sale of capital equipment purchased by our customers. The economic climate the past year has caused many of these customers to defer, significantly reduce, or eliminate altogether their capital budget spending. The reduced level of capital spending has had a significant impact on our sales for 2009. Capital markets have also been tight, with the result that we were unable to secure funding with which to retire our debentures which matured June 30, 2009, and we are currently in default on that indebtedness. Due to the historical losses and the default status on our debentures, our accountants have expressed substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.
The Company has been proactive in making those business decisions which it believes will enable it to carry out its business plan. Significant cost reduction measures have been implemented, facilities consolidated and personnel reductions made. We have reached a settlement agreement with the majority holder of our debentures whereby, upon the payment of a portion of the principal, the remaining principal and penalty amount will be converted into common stock of the company. Our ability to execute this agreement is dependent upon the obtaining of additional funding at terms that are acceptable. While we have confidence that we will obtain the required financing, we cannot assure you that it will be made available. If we are unable to secure financing, our abilit y to proceed with and implement our intended business plan will be negatively impacted.
Financial Position
The table below presents a summary of our consolidated balance sheets at December 31, 2009 and 2008:
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SUMMARY OF BALANCE SHEET INFORMATION | |
| Year ended Dec. 31, 2009 | Year ended Dec 31, 2008 | Increase (Decrease) |
Cash and cash equivalents |
$ 165,633 |
$ 447,037 |
$ (281,404) |
Total current assets | 1,362,431 | 3,116,193 | (1,753,762) |
Total assets | 6,153,459 | 9,235,509 | (3,082,050) |
Total current liabilities | 3,984,372 | 2,852,914 | 1,131,458 |
Accumulated deficit | (15,656,425) | (10,774,547) | (4,881,878) |
Total stockholders’ equity | $ 2,159,372 | $ 6,363,089 | $ (4,203,717) |
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We had $165,633 in cash as of December 31, 2009, a decrease of $281,404 from December 31, 2008. We had a working capital deficit of $2,619,541 at December 31, 2009, compared to positive working capital of $263,279. This change results from the re-classification of the debentures from a long-term liability to a current liability.
Contractual Obligations
The Company leases office/warehouse space in both Utah and Montana. In addition, it has a lease on a vehicle. The following summarizes future minimum lease payments under the operating leases at December 31, 2009:
Year Ending Minimum
November 30, & nbsp; Lease Payments
2010 $ 174,312
2011
124,244
2012
52,528
2013
54,366
2014 51,430
$ 456,880
Results of Operations
December 31, 2009 and 2008
The following table summarizes revenue, cost of goods sold, and operating expenses for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008:
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| Year Ended November 30, 2009 | Year Ended November 30, 200 8 | Increase (Decrease) |
Revenue | $5,658,125 | $ 10,126,805 | $(4,468,680) |
Cost of Goods Sold | 3,441,336 | 5,500,694 | (2,059,358) |
Gross Profit | 2,216,789 | 4,626,111 | (2,409,322) |
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Salaries and wages | 2,348,326 | 1,885,673 | 462,653 |
Rent expense | 305,055 | 277,463 | 27,592 |
Research and development expense | 307,433 | 297,402 | 10,031 |
General and administrative expense | 1,725,203 | 2,998,008 | (975,403) |
Total operating expenses | 4,686,017 | 5,161,144 | (475,127) |
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Net loss | $(4,881,878) | $(2,164,396) | $(2,715,082) |
Revenue saw a significant reduction for the period ended December 31, 2009 as compared to December 31, 2008. A significant part of our sales come from the manufacture and installation of capital equipment. With the downturn in the economy, many companies have elected to defer or cancel capital investments until the economy recovers.
Our cost of goods decreased in the period ending December 31, 2009, as compared to December 31, 2008, due primarily to the reduced levels of sales. The percentage on gross margins decreased to 39% in 2009, a 15% decrease over the 54% margins realized in 2008. Our gross margin percent is heavily influenced by the sales mix. Also, some of the allocated costs related to cost of sales are fixed costs and are not sales volume dependent.
In the early part of 2009, significant investment was made in sales personnel to increase awareness of our products and generate additional sales. When it became apparent that the business climate would not support the hoped for sales increases, reductions were made, which will reduce salaries in future periods reported. Management made the decision to scale back the refrigeration service business, using contractors rather than maintaining employees, service vehicles, and the related expenses. Savings realized from this change will be reflected in future periods.
General and administrative expenses decreased to $2,032,636 during the year ended December 31, 2009, from $2,998,008 during the year ended December 31, 2008. This reduction results in part from efficiency measures implemented by management during 2009. Expense reductions continue to be made, and it is anticipated that the expense level in future periods will continue to decline as we make our operations more efficient and cost effective.
The net loss of $4,881,878 for the year ended December 31, 2009 contains the following one-time expenses:
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Penalty on debenture default
$ 690,000
Impairment of long-lived asset charges
708,265
Stock-based compensation charges
422,804
Total
$1,821,069
The recording of these charges made a significant impact on the results for the year ended December 31, 2009, and make it difficult to compare the 2009 results against the prior year.
Seasonality and Cyclicality
We do not believe our business is cyclical.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Our cash resources at December 31, 2009, were $165,633, with accounts receivable of $522,921 and inventory of $591,672. We have relied on revenues and sales of equity and debt securities for cash resources. As a result of the decreases in cash, accounts receivables, and inventories, coupled with increases in accounts payable , interest payable, and the penalty on the debenture default, we had negative working capital of $2,619,541 at December 31, 2009. This compares to positive working capital of $263,279 at December 31, 2008.
In 2009, net cash used by operating activities was $275,130 in cash as compared to $286,105 in 2008. We are hopeful that in 2010, with the raising of additional capital and the benefit of continued cost reductions, we will be able to further reduce our cash requirements.
We will continue to focus our efforts on our core business activities while pursuing capital resources and evaluating potential future acquisitions.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We lease office and warehouse space under non-cancelable operating leases in both Utah and Montana. Future minimum lease payments under the operating lease at December 31, 2009 are $260,717 for the Utah facility and $190,339 for the Montana facility. In addition, we have an automobile lease with future min imum lease payments of $5,825.
Item 7a. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Not applicable to Small Business Issuers
Item 8. Financial Statements
The financial statements of the Company are set forth immediately following the signature page to this Form 10-K.
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.
We had no disagreements on accounting and financial disclosures with our accounting firm dur ing the reporting periods covered by this Annual Report.
Item 9A(T). Controls and Procedures
As of the end of the period covered by this Annual Report, we conducted an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”). Based on this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that information required to be disclosed is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the specified periods and is accumulated and communicated to management, including our President and Chief Financial Officer, to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosure o f material information required to be included in our periodic Securities and Exchange Commission reports. Our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives and our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective to a reasonable assurance level of achieving such objectives. However, it should be noted that the design of any system of controls is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions, regardless of how remote.
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Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting.
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act). Our internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes of accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.
Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2009. In making this assessment, our management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”) in Internal Control - Integrated Framework. Based on this evaluation, our management concluded that, as of December 31, 2009, our internal control over financial reporting was effective.
Inherent Limitations Over Internal Controls
Internal control over financial reporting cannot provide absolute assurance of achieving financial reporting objectives because of its inherent limitations, includ ing the possibility of human error and circumvention by collusion or overriding of controls. Accordingly, even an effective internal control system may not prevent or detect material misstatements on a timely basis. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Changes in internal control over financial reporting
We have made no change in our internal control over financial reporting during the last fiscal year that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Attestation Report of the Registered Public Accounting Firm
This annual report does not include an attestation report of our independent registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. Management’s report was not subject to attestation by our independent registered public accounting firm pursuant to temporary rules of the SEC that permit us to provide only management’s report in this annual report on Form 10-K.
Item 9(B). Other Information.
None; not applicable.
PART III
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers, Promoters and Control Persons; Compliance with Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act
Identification of Directors and Executive Officers
The following table sets forth the names of all of our current directors and executive officers. These persons will serve until the next annual meeting of the stockholders or until their successors are elected or appointed and qualified, or their prior resignation or termination.
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Name | Positions Held | Date of Election or Designation | Date of Termination or Resignation |
Kim Boyce | President & | 12/03 | * |
| Director | 12/03 | * |
Tom Tait | Vice President & | 01/05 | * |
| Director | 01/ 05 | * |
Kevin Cooksy | Secretary | 01/05 | * |
| Treasurer | 01/05 | * |
Craig D. Morrison | Director | 1/05 | * |
Keith L. Merrell | Chief Financial Officer | 10/09 | * |
* These persons presently serve in the capacities indicated.
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Business Experience
Kim Boyce - CEO, Director
Mr. Boyce, 55, is the founder of Reflect Scientific and serves as President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of our Board of Directors. Mr. Boyce has over thirty years of experience in manufacturing, sales, distribution and management of scientific products related to companies in the chemical analysis, semiconductor fabrication and optics industries. His responsibilities have included serving as a Western Regional Sales Manager, OEM Special Accounts Manager, Plant Operations Manager and various other senior management positions within these industries.
Thomas Tait - Vice President, Director
Mr. Tait, 53, serves as Vice President. Mr. Tait brings experience with accelerated product development, “lean” ; process management tools, strategic market analysis, and acquisition integration. Mr. Tait joined us from Danaher Company where he was a Business Manager over a $120 million in sales product line. Prior assignments have included General Manager of HyperQuan Inc., Product Manager J&W Scientific and Project Manager Varian Inc. He also co-founded ChiraTech Inc, a high technology Company that was sold to Thermo Electron Corporation. Mr. Tait holds an MBA in Technology Management from the University of Phoenix and a BS in Chemistry from Clarkson University. He also holds patents in Optics and MEMS technologies.
Kevin Cooksy - Secretary / Treasurer
Mr. Cooksy, 47, serves as the company’s secretary and treasurer with general responsibility for financial, legal and administrative matters. Over the last twenty years, Mr. Cooksy has served in corporate legal, corporate development and finance capacities with public and private emerging technology organizations in the commercial, academic and government sectors. He is an Honors Research Program graduate in Analytical Chemistry from Northern Illinois University and received his MBA (Finance) from The Lake Forest College Graduate School of Management (magna cum laude) and a Juris Doctor degree from the McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific.
Craig Morrison, MD- Board Member
Dr. Morrison, 66, serves on the Board of Directors. Dr. Morrison is a surgeon practicing in the State of Utah. He has provided his medical expertise and is one of the pioneering shareholders in the finance and development of Sanguine Corporation. Sanguine is a company focused on developing synthetic alternatives to blood. Dr. Morrison will support the activities of the Board lending his knowledge of startup operations gained through his long experience and development of Sanguine.
Keith Merrell - Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Merrell, 64, serves as our Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and General Manager. Mr. Merrell draws on over 30 years of accounting experience to manage all of our accounting functions and to interface with our independent public accountants. He spent two years in the field of public accounting, and served as Chief Financial Officer or Controller of five companies prior to joining us. His business career also includes extensive experience in management, sales and marketing, consulting, and merger and acquisition work. He graduated from Arizona State University with a B.S. degree in Accounting.
Significant Employees
There are no employees who are not executive officers who are expected to make a significant contribution to our Company’s business.
Family Relationships
There are no family relationships between our officers and directors.
Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings
During the past five years, no director, person nominated to become a director, executive officer, promoter or control person of our Company:
(1) was a general partner or executive officer of any business against which any bankruptcy petition was filed, either at the time of the bankruptcy or two years prior to that time;
(2) was convicted in a criminal proceeding or named subject to a pending criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations and other minor offenses);
(3) was subject to any order, judgment or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any court of competent
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jurisdiction, permanently or temporarily enjoining, barring, suspending or otherwise limiting his involvement in any type of business, securities or banking activities; or
(4) was found by a court of competent jurisdiction (in a civil action), the Securities and Exchange Commission or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to have violated a federal or state securities or c ommodities law, and the judgment has not been reversed, suspended or vacated.
Compliance with Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act
Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires that our executive officers and directors and persons who beneficially own more than 10% of our common stock, file initial reports of stock ownership and reports of changes in stock ownership with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Officers, directors, and greater than 10% owners are required by applicable regulations to furnish our Company with copies of all Section 16(a) forms that they file.
Based solely on a review of the copies of such forms furnished to us or written representations from certain persons, we believe that during our calendar year ended December 31, 2009, all filing requirements applicable to our officers, dire ctors and 10% stockholders were met by such persons.
Code of Ethics
We have adopted a Code of Ethics that applies to all of our directors and executive officers serving in any capacity for our Company, including our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller or persons performing similar functions, which Code of Ethics was attached to our Form 10-K annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2003. See Part III, Item 13.
Nominating Committee
We have not established a Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee because we believe that the three members currently comprising our Board of Directors are able to effectively manage the issues normally considered by a Nominating and Corporate Governance Com mittee.
Audit Committee
Due to the size and status of our Company we have no Audit Committee, and are not required to have an audit committee. We do not believe the lack of an Audit Committee will have any adverse effect on our financial statements, based upon our current operations. We will assess whether an audit committee may be necessary in the future.
Item 11. Executive Compensation
The following table sets forth the aggregate compensation paid by us for services rendered during the periods indicated:
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE