UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period endedSeptember 30, 2009
or
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from _______________ to _______________
Commission File Number:000-49833
ACRONGENOMICS INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada | 52-2219285 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
Fairfax House, 15 Fulwood Place, London UK WC1V 6AY
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
30 697 724 3620
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant
was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes [X] No [ ]
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any,
every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this
chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post
such files).Yes [ ] No [ ]
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a
smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company”
in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer [ ] | | Accelerated filer [ ] |
Non-accelerated filer [ ] | (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) | Smaller reporting company [X] |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes [ ] No [X]
APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS:
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest
practicable date:25,425,481 shares of common stock outstanding as of November 16, 2009.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements.
It is the opinion of management that the interim financial statements for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 include all adjustments that are necessary in order to make the interim financial statements not misleading.
Our interim financial statements are stated in United States dollars and are prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles.
ACRONGENOMICS, INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2009
(Stated in US Dollars)
(Unaudited)
ACRONGENOMICS, INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
INTERIM BALANCE SHEETS
September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008
(Stated in US Dollars)
(Unaudited)
ASSETS | | September 30, | | | December 31, | |
| | 2009 | | | 2008 | |
| | | | | | |
Current | | | | | | |
Cash | $ | 3,939 | | $ | 22,044 | |
Prepaid expenses and deposit | | 15,000 | | | 17,618 | |
| | 18,939 | | | 39,662 | |
| | | | | | |
Deposit – Note 10 | | 14,142 | | | - | |
Investment in Molecular Vision Ltd. – Note 3 | | 1,066,731 | | | 791,230 | |
| | | | | | |
| $ | 1,099,812 | | $ | 830,892 | |
| | | | | | |
LIABILITIES | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Current | | | | | | |
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities – Notes 6 | $ | 568,175 | | $ | 510,965 | |
Convertible promissory notes payable – Note 4 | | 544,136 | | | 394,136 | |
Derivative liability – Note 4 | | 107,515 | | | - | |
Loans payable – Note 5 | | 1,000 | | | 1,000 | |
| | | | | | |
| | 1,220,826 | | | 906,101 | |
| | | | | | |
CAPITAL DEFICIT | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Common stock – Note 7 | | | | | | |
Par value $0.001 | | | | | | |
100,000,000 shares authorized | | | | | | |
25,425,481 shares issued (2008: 23,906,731) | | 25,425 | | | 23,906 | |
Additional paid-in capital | | 27,081,500 | | | 26,507,207 | |
Share subscriptions – Note 7 | | 42,000 | | | 26,500 | |
Deficit accumulated during the development stage | | (27,269,939 | ) | | (26,632,822 | ) |
| | | | | | |
| | (121,014 | ) | | (75,209 | ) |
| | | | | | |
| $ | 1,099,812 | | $ | 830,892 | |
SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES
ACRONGENOMICS, INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
INTERIM STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
for the Three and Nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 and
for the period August 17, 1999 (Date of Inception) to September 30, 2009
(Stated in US Dollars)
(Unaudited)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | August 17, | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1999 (Date of | |
| | Three Months Ended | | | Nine Months Ended | | | Inception) to | |
| | September 30, | | | September 30, | | | September 30, | |
| | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2009 | |
| | (restated–Note 12) | | | (restated–Note 12) | | | | |
Expenses | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Accounting and audit fees – Note 6 | $ | 22,323 | | $ | 26,383 | | $ | 116,505 | | $ | 112,378 | | $ | 687,339 | |
Amortization of patents | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | 741,430 | |
Appraisals | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | 14,500 | |
Bank charges | | 710 | | | 893 | | | 1,644 | | | 3,311 | | | 18,378 | |
Consulting fees – Note 6 | | 61,324 | | | 20,204 | | | 245,978 | | | 506,114 | | | 2,847,046 | |
Legal fees - Note 6 | | 6,697 | | | 32,308 | | | 49,135 | | | 67,517 | | | 394,744 | |
Interest and accretion on notes payable – Note 6 | | 19,781 | | | 93,476 | | | 35,504 | | | 264,173 | | | 541,981 | |
Management fees – Note 6 | | - | | | 109,920 | | | 11,647 | | | 439,829 | | | 3,326,506 | |
Office and miscellaneous | | 182 | | | 3,150 | | | 2,393 | | | 7,114 | | | 138,488 | |
Public relations and donation | | - | | | - | | | 7,600 | | | 5,102 | | | 587,096 | |
Rent - Note 6 | | 15,280 | | | 4,355 | | | 45,837 | | | 32,238 | | | 154,140 | |
Research and development – Note 6 | | - | | | - | | | - | | | 648,407 | | | 9,202,266 | |
Transfer agent and filing fees | | 1,938 | | | 1,953 | | | 6,229 | | | 5,311 | | | 38,922 | |
Travel | | - | | | 20,642 | | | 4,496 | | | 83,088 | | | 456,104 | |
Write-down of patents | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | 8,004,447 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Operating loss | | (128,235 | ) | | (313,284 | ) | | (526,968 | ) | | (2,174,582 | ) | | (27,153,387 | ) |
Interest income | | 1 | | | 11 | | | 10 | | | 191 | | | 23,150 | |
Change in fair value of derivative liability | | (65,264 | ) | | - | | | (107,515 | ) | | - | | | (107,515 | ) |
Foreign exchange gain (loss) | | - | | | - | | | (2,644 | ) | | 7,374 | | | 9,811 | |
Loss from continuing operations | | (193,498 | ) | | (313,273 | ) | | (637,117 | ) | | (2,167,017 | ) | | (27,227,941 | ) |
Loss from discontinued operations | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | (41,998 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net loss for the period | $ | (193,498 | ) | $ | (313,273 | ) | $ | (637,117 | ) | $ | (2,167,017 | ) | $ | (27,269,939 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Basic and diluted loss per share | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | (0.03 | ) | $ | (0.11 | ) | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Weighted average shares outstanding | | 25,078,257 | | | 21,639,190 | | | 24,837,551 | | | 20,578,311 | | | | |
SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES
ACRONGENOMICS, INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
for the Nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 and
for the period August 17, 1999 (Date of Inception) to September 30, 2009
(Stated in US Dollars)
(Unaudited)
| | | | | | | | August 17, | |
| | | | | | | | 1999 (Date of | |
| | Nine months ended | | | Inception) to | |
| | September 30, | | | September | |
| | | | | | | | 30, | |
| | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2009 | |
Cash Flows used in Operating Activities | | (restated–Note 12) | | | | |
Net loss for the period | $ | (637,117 | ) | $ | (2,167,017 | ) | $ | (27,269,939 | ) |
Items not affecting cash: | | | | | | | | | |
Amortization of patents | | - | | | - | | | 741,430 | |
Accretion of debt discount | | - | | | - | | | 482,124 | |
Shares issued for consulting and management fees | | - | | | 547,375 | | | 1,312,500 | |
Interest on note payable | | - | | | 247,654 | | | - | |
Stock-based compensation | | 24,912 | | | 370,011 | | | 1,906,756 | |
Change in fair value of derivative liability | | 107,515 | | | - | | | 107,515 | |
Write-down of patents | | - | | | - | | | 8,004,447 | |
Changes in non-cash working capital items: | | | | | | | | | |
Prepaid expenses and deposit | | 2,618 | | | 45,977 | | | (15,000 | ) |
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | | 57,210 | | | (176,707 | ) | | 2,401,790 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Net cash used in operating activities | | (444,862 | ) | | (1,132,707 | ) | | (12,328,377 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | |
Cash Flows used in Investing Activity | | | | | | | | | |
Investment in Molecular Vision | | (275,501 | ) | | (1,097,639 | | | (1,373,140 | ) |
Refund on termination of development agreement with | | | | | | | | | |
Molecular Vision | | - | | | - | | | 149,794 | |
Deposit | | (14,142 | ) | | - | | | (14,142 | ) |
Patents | | - | | | - | | | (121,877 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | |
Net cash used in investing activities | | (289,643 | ) | | (1,097,639 | ) | | (1,359,365 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | |
Cash Flows provided by Financing Activities | | | | | | | | | |
Common stock issued for cash | | 524,400 | | | 1,247,448 | | | 12,704,438 | |
Stock purchase warrants | | - | | | - | | | 370,307 | |
Common stock subscriptions | | 42,000 | | | 168,500 | | | 71,800 | |
Issuance of convertible notes | | 150,000 | | | 694,136 | | | 844,136 | |
Repayment of convertible note | | - | | | - | | | (300,000 | ) |
Increase in loan payable | | - | | | - | | | 1,000 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Net cash provided by financing activities | | 716,400 | | | 2,110,084 | | | 13,691,681 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Increase (decrease) in cash during the period | | (18,105 | ) | | (120,262 | ) | | 3,939 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Cash, beginning of period | | 22,044 | | | 343,695 | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Cash, end of period | $ | 3,939 | | $ | 223,433 | | $ | 3,939 | |
Supplementary disclosure of cash flow information | | | | | | | | | |
Cash paid for: | | | | | | | | | |
Interest | | - | | | - | | | - | |
Income taxes | | - | | | - | | | - | |
Non-cash Transactions – Note 11 | | | | | | | | | |
SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES
ACRONGENOMICS, INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
INTERIM STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN CAPITAL DEFICIT
for the period August 17, 1999 (Date of Inception) to September 30, 2009
(Stated in US Dollars)
(Unaudited)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Deficit | | | | |
| | | Common Stock | | | | | | Accumulated | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Additional | | | Share | | | During the | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Paid-in | | | Subscriptions | | | Development | | | | |
| | | Shares | | | Par Value | | | Capital | | | (Receivable) | | | Stage | | | Total | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Capital stock issued for cash | - at $0.001 | | 5,000,000 | | $ | 5,000 | | $ | - | | $ | - | | $ | - | | $ | 5,000 | |
| - at $0.01 | | 5,000,000 | | | 5,000 | | | 45,000 | | | - | | | | | | 50,000 | |
Net loss for the period | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | (2,116 | ) | | (2,116 | ) |
Balance, December 31, 1999 | | | 10,000,000 | | | 10,000 | | | 45,000 | | | - | | | (2,116 | ) | | 52,884 | |
Capital stock issued for cash | - at $0.20 | | 100,000 | | | 100 | | | 19,900 | | | - | | | - | | | 20,000 | |
Net loss for the year | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | (8,176 | ) | | (8,176 | ) |
Balance, December 31, 2000 | | | 10,100,000 | | | 10,100 | | | 64,900 | | | - | | | (10,292 | ) | | 64,708 | |
Net loss for the year | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | (205 | ) | | (205 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Balance, December 31, 2001 | | | 10,100,000 | | | 10,100 | | | 64,900 | | | - | | | (10,497 | ) | | 64,503 | |
Capital stock issued for cash | - at $0.20 | | 15,000 | | | 15 | | | 2,985 | | | - | | | - | | | 3,000 | |
Net loss for the year | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | (24,818 | ) | | (24,818 | ) |
Balance, December 31, 2002 | | | 10,115,000 | | | 10,115 | | | 67,885 | | | - | | | (35,315 | ) | | 42,685 | |
Net loss for the year | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | (21,576 | ) | | (21,576 | ) |
Balance, December 31, 2003 | | | 10,115,000 | | | 10,115 | | | 67,885 | | | - | | | (56,891 | ) | | 21,109 | |
Pursuant to the acquisition of patent | - at $1.96 | | 4,000,000 | | | 4,000 | | | 7,836,000 | | | - | | | - | | | 7,840,000 | |
Capital stock issued for patent commission | - at $1.96 | | 400,000 | | | 400 | | | 783,600 | | | - | | | - | | | 784,000 | |
Capital stock issued for cash | - at $1.00 | | 420,000 | | | 420 | | | 419,580 | | | - | | | - | | | 420,000 | |
Capital stock issued for commission | - at $1.00 | | 42,000 | | | 42 | | | 41,958 | | | - | | | - | | | 42,000 | |
Less: commission | | | - | | | - | | | (42,000 | ) | | - | | | - | | | (42,000 | ) |
commission | | | - | | | - | | | (35,000 | ) | | - | | | - | | | (35,000 | ) |
Capital stock issued for cash | - at $2.30 | | 537,956 | | | 538 | | | 1,236,761 | | | - | | | - | | | 1,237,299 | |
Capital stock issued for commission | | | 50,594 | | | 50 | | | 116,316 | | | - | | | - | | | 116,366 | |
Less: commission | | | - | | | - | | | (116,366 | ) | | - | | | - | | | (116,366 | ) |
Capital contribution | | | - | | | - | | | 6,000 | | | - | | | - | | | 6,000 | |
Stock subscriptions | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | 426,329 | | | - | | | 426,329 | |
Net loss for the year | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | (1,863,376 | ) | | (1,863,376 | ) |
Balance, December 31, 2004 | | | 15,565,550 | | $ | 15,565 | | $ | 10,314,734 | | $ | 426,329 | | $ | (1,920,267 | ) | $ | 8,836,361 | |
SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES
ACRONGENOMICS, INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
INTERIM STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN CAPITAL DEFICIT
for the period August 17, 1999 (Date of Inception) to September 30, 2009
(Stated in US Dollars)
(Unaudited)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Deficit | | | | |
| | | | Common Stock | | | | | | Accumulated | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Additional | | | Share | | | During the | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Paid-in | | | Subscriptions | | | Development | | | | |
| | | | Shares | | | Par Value | | | Capital | | | (Receivable) | | | Stage | | | Total | |
Balance, December 31, 2004 | | | $ | 15,565,550 | | $ | 15,565 | | $ | 10,314,734 | | $ | 426,329 | | $ | (1,920,267 | ) | $ | 8,836,361 | |
Capital stock issued for cash | - at $2.30 | | | 72,500 | | | 73 | | | 166,677 | | | - | | | - | | | 166,750 | |
| - at $2.40 | | | 108,168 | | | 108 | | | 259,495 | | | - | | | - | | | 259,603 | |
| - at $3.50 | | | 551,443 | | | 551 | | | 1,929,499 | | | - | | | - | | | 1,930,050 | |
| - at $4.00 | | | 915,125 | | | 915 | | | 3,659,585 | | | (386,329 | ) | | - | | | 3,274,171 | |
Capital stock issued for commission | - at $4.00 | | | 81,337 | | | 82 | | | 325,266 | | | - | | | - | | | 325,348 | |
Less: commission | | | | - | | | - | | | (325,348 | ) | | - | | | - | | | (325,348 | ) |
commission | | | | - | | | - | | | (24,900 | ) | | - | | | - | | | (24,900 | ) |
Capital stock issued for cash pursuant to exercise of | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
warrants | - at $1.00 | | | 420,000 | | | 420 | | | 419,580 | | | - | | | - | | | 420,000 | |
Stock-based compensation | | | | - | | | - | | | 364,000 | | | - | | | - | | | 364,000 | |
Capital stock issued for consulting services | - at $4.68 | | | 100,000 | | | 100 | | | 467,900 | | | - | | | - | | | 468,000 | |
Net loss from continuing operations | | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | (14,152,210 | ) | | (14,152,210 | ) |
Net loss from discontinued operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (1,935 | ) | | (1,935 | ) |
Capital contribution from subsidiary on disposition | | | - | | | - | | | (6,000 | ) | | - | | | - | | | (6,000 | ) |
Balance, December 31, 2005 | | | | 17,814,123 | | | 17,814 | | | 17,550,488 | | | 40,000 | | | (16,074,412 | ) | | 1,533,890 | |
Cancellation of shares | | | | (4,000,000 | ) | | (4,000 | ) | | 4,000 | | | - | | | - | | | - | |
Stock-based compensation | | | | - | | | - | | | 529,673 | | | - | | | - | | | 529,673 | |
Capital stock issued for cash | - at $0.75 | | | 317,334 | | | 317 | | | 237,683 | | | - | | | - | | | 238,000 | |
Less: share issue costs | | | | - | | | - | | | (6,300 | ) | | - | | | - | | | (6,300 | ) |
Net loss for the year | | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | (2,480,288 | ) | | (2,480,288 | ) |
Balance, December 31, 2006 | | | | 14,131,457 | | | 14,131 | | | 18,315,544 | | | 40,000 | | | (18,554,700 | ) | | (185,025 | ) |
Capital stock issued for cash: | - at $0.50 | | | 220,000 | | | 220 | | | 109,780 | | | (40,000 | ) | | - | | | 70,000 | |
| - at $0.80 | | | 250,000 | | | 250 | | | 199,750 | | | - | | | - | | | 200,000 | |
| - at $1.10 | | | 2,230,924 | | | 2,231 | | | 2,451,785 | | | (3,300 | ) | | - | | | 2,450,716 | |
Capital stock issued for commission | | | | 126,090 | | | 126 | | | (126 | ) | | - | | | - | | | - | |
Less: commission - cash | | | | - | | | - | | | (64,021 | ) | | - | | | - | | | (64,021 | ) |
Stock as bonus | - at $0.86 | | | 750,000 | | | 750 | | | 644,250 | | | - | | | - | | | 645,000 | |
Stock issued to settle accounts payable | - at $1.00 | | | 158,000 | | | 158 | | | 157,842 | | | - | | | - | | | 158,000 | |
Stock-based compensation | | | | - | | | - | | | 533,252 | | | - | | | - | | | 533,252 | |
Net loss for the year | | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | (5,056,117 | ) | | (5,056,117 | ) |
Balance, December 31, 2007 | | | | 17,866,471 | | $ | 17,866 | | $ | 22,348,056 | | $ | (3,300 | ) | $ | (23,610,817 | ) | $ | (1,248,195 | ) |
SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES
ACRONGENOMICS, INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN CAPITAL DEFICIT
for the period August 17, 1999 (Date of Inception) to September 30, 2009
(Stated in US Dollars)
(Unaudited)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Deficit | | | | |
| | | | Common Stock | | | | | | Accumulated | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Additional | | | Share | | | During the | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Paid-in | | | Subscriptions | | | Development | | | | |
| | | | Shares | | | Par Value | | | Capital | | | (Receivable) | | | Stage | | | Total | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Balance, December 31, 2007 | | | | 17,866,471 | | $ | 17,866 | | $ | 22,348,056 | | $ | (3,300 | ) | $ | (23,610,817 | ) | $ | (1,248,195 | ) |
Stock Subscriptions | | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | 29,800 | | | - | | | 29,800 | |
Capital stock issued for cash: | - at $0.80 | | | 1,250,010 | | | 1,250 | | | 998,758 | | | - | | | - | | | 1,000,008 | |
| - at $1.10 | | | 90,000 | | | 90 | | | 98,910 | | | - | | | - | | | 99,000 | |
| - at $0.40 | | | 1,450,250 | | | 1,450 | | | 578,650 | | | - | | | - | | | 580,100 | |
Capital stock issued for consulting and management fees | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - at $0.95 | | | 150,000 | | | 150 | | | 142,350 | | | - | | | - | | | 142,500 | |
| - at $0.53 | | | 150,000 | | | 150 | | | 79,350 | | | - | | | - | | | 79,500 | |
| - at $0.27 | | | 1,650,000 | | | 1,650 | | | 443,850 | | | - | | | - | | | 445,500 | |
Less: commission - cash | | | | - | | | - | | | (169,460 | ) | | - | | | - | | | (169,460 | ) |
Capital stock issued to settle accounts payable: | - at $0.95 | | | 150,000 | | | 150 | | | 142,350 | | | - | | | - | | | 142,500 | |
| - at $0.79 | | | 1,150,000 | | | 1,150 | | | 907,350 | | | - | | | - | | | 908,500 | |
Beneficial conversion feature on convertible notes | | | | - | | | - | | | 482,124 | | | - | | | - | | | 482,124 | |
Stock-based compensation | | | | - | | | - | | | 454,919 | | | - | | | - | | | 454,919 | |
Net loss for the year | | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | (3,022,005 | ) | | (3,022,005 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Balance, December 31, 2008 | | | | 23,906,731 | | | 23,906 | | | 26,507,207 | | | 26,500 | | | (26,632,822 | ) | | (75,209 | ) |
Capital stock issued for subscription receivable | - at $0.40 | | | 66,250 | | | 66 | | | 26,434 | | | (26,500 | ) | | - | | | - | |
Stock Subscriptions – Note 7 | | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | 42,000 | | | - | | | 42,000 | |
Capital stock issued for cash | - at $0.40 | | | 1,452,500 | | | 1,453 | | | 579,547 | | | - | | | - | | | 581,000 | |
Less: commission | | | | - | | | - | | | (56,600 | ) | | - | | | - | | | (56,600 | ) |
Stock-based compensation – Note 7 | | | | - | | | - | | | 24,912 | | | - | | | - | | | 24,912 | |
Net loss for the period | | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | (637,117 | ) | | (637,117 | ) |
Balance, September 30, 2009 | | | | 25,425,481 | | $ | 25,425 | | $ | 27,081,500 | | $ | 42,000 | | $ | (27,269,939 | ) | $ | (121,014 | ) |
SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES
ACRONGENOMICS, INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
NOTES TO THE INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2009 and 2008
(Stated in US Dollars)
(Unaudited)
Note 1 | Nature of Operations and Ability to Continue as a Going Concern |
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| The Company was incorporated in the State of Nevada, USA on August 17, 1999 as Cellway Ventures Inc. Effective February 25, 2004, the Company changed its name to Acrongenomics, Inc. |
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| The Company is in the development stage. The Company’s business is research and development in the field of life science including BioLED technology. |
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| These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America on a going concern basis, which assumes that the Company will continue to realize its assets and discharge its obligations and commitments in the normal course of operations. Realization values may be substantially different from carrying values as shown and these financial statements do not give effect to adjustments that would be necessary to the carrying values and classification of assets and liabilities should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern. At September 30, 2009, the Company had not yet achieved profitable operations, had accumulated losses of $27,269,939 since its inception, has a working capital deficiency of $1,201,887 and expects to incur further losses in the development of its business, all of which casts substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The Company’s ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon its ability to generate future profitable operations and/or to obtain the necessary financing to meet its obligations and repay its liabilities arising from normal business operations when they come due. Management has no formal plan in place to address this concern but considers that the Company will be able to obtain additional funds by equity financing and/or related party advances, however there is no assurance of additional funding being available. |
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| These 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 year ended December 31, 2008. The interim results are not necessarily indicative of the operating results expected for the fiscal year ending on December 31, 2009. 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 herein are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. |
Acrongenomics, Inc.
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to the Interim Financial Statements
September 30, 2009 and 2008
(Stated in US Dollars)
(Unaudited)
Note 2 | Recently Issued Accounting Standards |
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| In December 2007, the FASB revised the authoritative guidance for business combinations, which establishes the principles and requirements for how the acquirer in a business combination (i) recognizes and measures in its financial statements the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed and any non- controlling interest in the acquiree, (ii) recognizes and measures the goodwill acquired in the business combination or a gain from a bargain purchase and (iii) determines what information to disclose to enable users of the financial statements to evaluate the nature and financial effects of the business combination. The guidance is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008. The impact of this guidance on the Company’s consolidated financial statements will ultimately depend on the terms of any future business transactions. |
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| In December 2007, the FASB issued guidance on accounting for collaborative arrangements related to the development and commercialization of intellectual property. This guidance discusses the appropriate income statement presentation and classification for the activities and payments between the participants in arrangements related to the development and commercialization of intellectual property. The sufficiency of disclosure related to these arrangements is also specified. This guidance was effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008 and, as a result, was effective for the Company as of January 1, 2009. The adoption of this guidance had no material impact on its financial position and results of operations. However, based upon the nature of the Company’s business, it could have a material impact on its financial position and results of operations in future years. |
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| In June 2008, the FASB issued guidance on determining whether an instrument (or embedded feature) is indexed to an entity’s own stock and whether the instrument (or embedded feature) would qualify as a scope exception under the guidance for accounting for derivative instruments. This guidance was effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008 and the adoption of this guidance did not have a material effect on its results of operations and financial condition. |
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| In May 2009, the FASB issued guidance related to accounting for and disclosure of events that happen after the date of the balance sheet but before the release of the financial statements. The guidance requires the disclosure of the date through which an entity has evaluated subsequent events and the basis for selecting that date. This guidance was effective for reporting periods ending after June 15, 2009. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material effect on its financial position or results of operations. |
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| In June 2009, the FASB issued the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“Codification”) establishing the sole source of authoritative U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). Pursuant to the provisions of the Codification, the Company has updated references to GAAP in its financial statements for the period ended September 30, 2009. The adoption of the Codification did not impact the Company’s financial position or results of operations. |
Acrongenomics, Inc.
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to the Interim Financial Statements
September 30, 2009 and 2008
(Stated in US Dollars)
(Unaudited)
Note 3 | Investment in Molecular Vision Ltd. |
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| The Company’s investment in Molecular Vision Ltd. (“Molecular”) is summarized as follows: |
| | | Number of Molecular | | | | |
| | | shares owned | | | Amount | |
| | | | | | | |
| Balance - December 31, 2008 | | 33,734 | | $ | 791,230 | |
| Acquisition of Molecular shares for GBP £166,042 | | 19,426 | | | 275,501 | |
| | | | | | | |
| Balance as at September 30, 2009 | | 53,160 | | $ | 1,066,731 | |
| The 53,160 shares owned in Molecular above represent 17.2% of the total issued shares of Molecular as at September 30, 2009 (December 31, 2008 - 17.2_%). |
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Note 4 | Convertible Promissory Notes Payable |
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| On June 12, 2008, the Company was loaned $394,136 by a director of the Company by the issuance of a convertible promissory note, payable on demand, with interest accruing on the balance of principal outstanding at 8% per annum, compounded monthly and payable monthly. Effective March 1, 2009, the interest rate on the note increased to 10% per annum. On July 15, 2009, the Company was loaned an additional $150,000 by the same director of the Company by issuance of a convertible promissory note, payable on demand, with interest accruing on the balance of the principal outstanding at 10% per annum compounded monthly and payable monthly. The Company agreed to pay to the lenders a 5% fee ($7,500) to cover the cost of obtaining funds. Both notes may be converted into units of the Company at any time and at the option of the lender at the rate of $0.40 per unit. Each unit will consist of one common share and one share purchase warrant exercisable at $0.75 per share for a period of two years from the date of issuance. The notes are collaterized by an interest in all property of the Company. |
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| Effective for the renewal of the original convertible promissory note, and for the additional note totaling $150,000, if they are not converted and are repaid in full, they will be repaid in Canadian dollars, at a rate not less than US $1 = $CDN 1.27. The Company’s obligation to repay the notes in Canadian dollars at an exchange rate of not less than $US 1 = $CDN 1.27 represents a derivative liability based on the US – Canadian dollar exchange rate and for which the Company is required to measure the change in its fair value. As at September 30, 2009, this derivative liability had a fair value of $107,515 (December 31, 2008: $Nil). |
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Note 5 | Loans Payable |
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| Loans payable are unsecured, non-interest bearing and have no specific terms for repayment. |
Acrongenomics, Inc.
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to the Interim Financial Statements
September 30, 2009 and 2008
(Stated in US Dollars)
(Unaudited)
Note 6 | Related Party Transactions |
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| The Company incurred the following charges with directors and officers, companies with a common director and former director, an officer and director of a company of which a former officer and director is the spouse of the Company’s president; the research and development expenditures were paid to a company in which a former officer and director of the Company is the spouse of the Company’s former president: |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | August 17, | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1999 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (Date of | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Inception) | |
| | | For the Three Months Ended | | | For the Nine Months Ended | | | to | |
| | | September 30, | | | September 30, | | | September 30, | |
| | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2009 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Accounting fees | $ | 12,994 | | $ | 14,913 | | $ | 64,699 | | $ | 53,258 | | $ | 339,842 | |
| Consulting fees | | 34,500 | | | 15,435 | | | 123,500 | | | 191,383 | | | 661,151 | |
| Legal fees | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | 60,656 | |
| Management fees | | - | | | 99,920 | | | - | | | 369,829 | | | 2,747,128 | |
| Rent | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | 36,000 | |
| Research and | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| development | | - | | | - | | | - | | | 648,407 | | | 6,252,596 | |
| Interest and accretion on | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| convertible Promissory | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| note - Note 4 | | 19,781 | | | 8,059 | | | 35,504 | | | 167,268 | | | 344,991 | |
| | $ | 67,275 | | $ | 138,327 | | $ | 223,703 | | $ | 1,430,415 | | $ | 10,442,364 | |
| Research and development expenditures charged by a related company were comprised of testing costs of the molecular diagnostic test products. |
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| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities at September 30, 2009 includes $ 172,156 (December 31, 2008: $149,062) owing to companies with a common director, a former director and a company of which a former officer and director is the spouse of the Company’s former president for accounting, management and consulting services received. |
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Note 7 | Common Stock |
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| On February 1, 2008, the Company issued 90,000 units at $1.10 per unit for total proceeds of $99,000. Each unit consisted of one share and one half common share purchase warrant exercisable for 18 months at a price of $1.50 per warrant. |
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| On February 1, 2008, the Company issued a total of 300,000 common shares to two consultants at a quoted market price of $0.95 per share for a total of $285,000 for their consulting services performed for the Company, of which 150,000 common shares were issued in respect of amounts previously accrued in accounts payable. |
Acrongenomics, Inc.
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to the Interim Financial Statements
September 30, 2009 and 2008
(Stated in US Dollars)
(Unaudited)
Note 7 | Common Stock– (cont’d) |
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| On February 14, 2008, the Company issued 1,150,000 common shares to two consultants at a quoted market price of $0.79 per share for a total of $908,500 to settle accounts payable for past consulting services performed for the Company. |
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| On February 15, 2008, the Company issued 1,250,010 units at $0.80 per unit for total proceeds of $1,000,008. Each unit consisted of one share and one common share purchase warrant exercisable for 18 months at a price of $1.60 per warrant. |
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| Between July 2, 2008 and February 6, 2009, the Company issued 2,141,500 units at $0.40 per unit for total proceeds of $856,600 (2008: 1,450,250 units for total proceeds of $580,100). Each unit consisted of one common share and one share purchase warrant exercisable at $0.75 until April 20, 2009. |
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| On June 12, 2008, the Company issued 150,000 common shares to two consultants at a quoted market price of $0.53 per share for a total of $79,500 for their consulting services performed for the Company. |
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| On November 14, 2008, the Company issued 200,000 common shares to one consultant at a quoted market price of $0.27 per share for a total of $54,000 for consulting services rendered to the Company. |
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| On December 12, 2008, the Company issued 1,450,000 common shares to three consultants at a quoted market price of $0.27 per share for a total of $391,500 for their consulting services rendered to the Company. |
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| On February 6, 2009, the Company issued 625,000 units pursuant to a private placement at $0.40 per share for total proceeds of $250,000. Each unit consisted of one share and one common share purchase warrant exercisable at $0.75 for a period of two (2) years. The Company paid a commission of $25,000 on this placement. |
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| On February 6, 2009, the Company issued 66,250 units pursuant to a subscription receivable of $26,500 as at December 31, 2008. Each unit consisted of one share and one common share purchase warrant exercisable at $0.75 for a period of two (2) years. |
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| On May 15, 2009, the Company issued 525,000 units pursuant to a private placement at $0.40 per share for total proceeds of $210,000. Each unit consisted of one share and one common share purchase warrant exercisable at $0.75 for a period of two (2) years. The Company paid a commission of $16,000 on this placement. |
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| On September 16, 2009, the Company issued 165,000 units pursuant to a private placement at $0.40 per share for total proceeds of $66,000. Each unit consisted of one share and one common share purchase warrant exercisable at $0.75 for a period of two (2) years. The Company paid a commission of $5,900 on this placement. |
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| On September 30, 2009, the Company issued 137,500 units at $0.40 per unit for total proceeds of $55,000. Each unit consists of one share and one common share purchase warrant exercisable at $0.75 for a period of two (2) years. The Company paid a commission of $9,700 on this placement. |
Acrongenomics, Inc.
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to the Interim Financial Statements
September 30, 2009 and 2008
(Stated in US Dollars)
(Unaudited)
Note 7 | Common Stock – (cont’d) |
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| Commitments |
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| a) | Share Purchase Warrants A summary of changes in the Company’s share purchase warrants for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008 outstanding is presented below: |
| | |
| | September 30, 2009 | December 31, 2008 |
| | | Weighted | | Weighted |
| | | Average | | Average |
| | Number of | Exercise | Number of | Exercise |
| | Warrants | Price | Warrants | Price |
| | | | | |
| Outstanding, beginning of | 3,257,870 | $1.20 | 1,548,213 | $1.42 |
| period | | | | |
| Issued | 1,518,750 | $0.75 | 2,745,260 | $1.15 |
| Expired | (3,257,870) | $1.21 | (1,035,603) | $1.37 |
| | | | | |
| Outstanding, end of period | 1,518,750 | $0.75 | 3,257,870 | $1.20 |
The following table summarizes the warrants outstanding as at September 30, 2009:
| Number Outstanding | | Exercise | |
| and Exercisable | | Price | Expiry Date |
| | | | |
| 20,000 | | $0.75 | January 31, 2011 |
| 671,250 | | $0.75 | February 28, 2011 |
| 525,000 | | $0.75 | May 31, 2011 |
| 302,500 | | $0.75 | September 30, 2011 |
| | | | |
| 1,518,750 | | | |
Acrongenomics, Inc.
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to the Interim Financial Statements
September 30, 2009 and 2008
(Stated in US Dollars)
(Unaudited)
Note 7 | Common Stock – (cont’d) |
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| Commitments – (cont’d) |
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| b) | Stock Based Compensation Plan |
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| | In May, 2005, the Company adopted a stock option plan which provides for the granting of stock options to selected directors, officers, employees or consultants in an aggregate amount of up to 2,600,000 common shares of the Company and, in any case, the number of shares to be issued to any one individual pursuant to the exercise of options shall not exceed 10% of the issued and outstanding share capital. The grant of stock options, exercise prices and terms are determined by the Company's Board of Directors. |
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| | A summary of changes in the Company’s stock options for the year ended December 31, 2008 and the nine months ended September 30, 2009 is presented below: |
| | | September 30, 2009 | | | December 31, 2008 | |
| | | | | Weighted | | | | | Weighted | |
| | | | | Average | | | | | Average | |
| | | Number of | | Exercise | | | Number of | | Exercise | |
| | | Options | | Price | | | Options | | Price | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| Outstanding, beginning of | | | | | | | | | | |
| period | | 2,100,000 | | $0.86 | | | 3,500,000 | | $0.70 | |
| Granted | | - | | - | | | 700,000 | | $0.57 | |
| Cancelled | | - | | - | | | (2,100,000 | ) | $0.50 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| Outstanding, end of period | | 2,100,000 | | $0.86 | | | 2,100,000 | | $0.86 | |
| Exercisable, end of period | | 2,000,000 | | $0.86 | | | 1,800,000 | | $0.92 | |
At September 30, 2009, the following stock options were outstanding:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Aggregate | |
| Number of shares | | | | | | | Aggregate | | | Intrinsic | |
| Total | | Number | | Exercise | | Expiry | | | Intrinsic | | | Value | |
| Number | | Vested | | Price | | Date | | | Value | | | of Vested | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | options | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 600,000(1) | | 600,000 | | $ 1.00 | | March 22, 2012 | | $ | - | | $ | - | |
| 100,000(2) | | 100,000 | | $ 2.50 | | May 3, 2016 | | $ | - | | $ | - | |
| 600,000(3) | | 600,000 | | $ 0.50 | | February 12, 2017 | | $ | - | | $ | - | |
| 500,000(4) | | 500,000 | | $ 0.60 | | March 31, 2018 | | $ | - | | $ | - | |
| 100,000(5) | | 100,000 | | $ 0.50 | | April 1, 2018 | | $ | - | | $ | - | |
| 200,000(6) | | 100,000 | | $ 0.50 | | April 1, 2018 | | $ | - | | $ | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2,100,000 | | 2,000,000 | | | | | | | | | | | |
Acrongenomics, Inc.
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to the Interim Financial Statements
September 30, 2009 and 2008
(Stated in US Dollars)
(Unaudited)
Note 7 | Common Stock – (cont’d) |
| | | |
| Commitments – (cont’d) |
| | | |
| b) | Stock-Based Compensation Plan – (cont’d) |
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| | (1) | These options had fully vested in the year ended December 31, 2008. As such, there was no stock-based compensation expense recognized in the period ended September 30, 2009 on these outstanding options. |
| | | |
| | (2) | These options had fully vested at December 31, 2007. As such, there was no stock-based compensation expense recognized in the period ended September 30, 2009 on these outstanding options. |
| | | |
| | (3) | As at September 30, 2009, these options had fully vested. The fair value of these options on their grant date was calculated to be $198,000 which was being amortized on a straight-line basis over the vesting term. The Company recognized $11,647 (2008: $24,648) included with management fees in the financial statements for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2009. |
| | | |
| | (4) | These options fully vested during the year ended December 31, 2008. As such, there was no stock-based compensation expense recognized in the period ended September 30, 2009 on these outstanding options. |
| | | |
| | (5) | These options had fully vested as at December 31, 2008. As such, there was no stock-based compensation expense recognized in the period ended September 30, 2009 on these outstanding options. |
| | | |
| | (6) | As at September 30, 2009, 100,000 of these options were fully vested. The remaining 100,000 options vest as follows: 50,000 on October 1, 2009 and 50,000 on April 1, 2010. The fair value of these options on the grant date was calculated to be $106,000 for which the Company recognized $16,030 included with consulting fees for the year ended December 31, 2008. The remaining 150,000 unvested options were re-measured as at December 31, 2008 with their fair value calculated to be $37,650 for which the Company recognized $20,395 included with consulting fees in the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2008. The remaining 150,000 unvested options were re-measured as at March 31, 2009 with their fair value calculated to be $49,680 for which the Company recognized $15,368 included with consulting fees in the financial statements for the period ended March 31, 2009. The remaining 100,000 unvested options were re-measured as at June 30, 2009 with their fair value calculated to be $27,970 for which the Company recognized $1,071 included with consulting fees in the financial statements for the period ended June 30, 2009. The remaining 100,000 unvested options were re-measured as at September 30, 2009 with their fair value calculated to be $18,470 for which the Company reversed $3,174 of previously recognized stock-based compensation expense included in consulting fees in the financial statements for the period ended September 30, 2009. These options were re-measured at September 30, 2009 in accordance with the provisions of EITF 96- 18” Accounting for Equity Instruments That are Issued to Other Than Employees for Acquiring, or in conjunction with Selling, Goods or Services” using the Black – Scholes model with the following assumptions: Volatility - 134.62%, Risk –free interest rate – 3.91%, Expected life – 8.53 years and Dividend yield – 0.00% |
Acrongenomics, Inc.
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to the Interim Financial Statements
September 30, 2009 and 2008
(Stated in US Dollars)
(Unaudited)
Note 7 | Common Stock – (cont’d) |
| | |
| Commitments – (cont’d) |
| | |
| c) | Share Subscriptions |
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| | As at September 30, 2009, the Company had received $42,000 in respect of a private placement for 105,000 units at $0.40 per unit. Each unit will consist of one share and one common share purchase warrant exercisable at $0.75 for a period of two (2) years. The Company paid a commission of $5,500 on this placement. As at September 30, 2009, these shares had not been issued. |
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Note 8 | Contingencies |
| | |
| The Company is subject to various amounts claimed arising in the ordinary course of business and which are in dispute. There has not been any material amount accrued in the financial statements with respect to the various amounts claimed due to the Company being unable to make a reasonable estimate of any potential liability resulting from the resolution of these claims. |
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Note 9 | Subsequent Events |
| | |
| Subscription Agreement |
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| Subsequent to September 30, 2009, the Company received $20,000 pursuant to subscription agreements for 50,000 units at $0.40 per unit. Each unit consists of one common share and one share purchase warrant exercisable into one additional common share of the Company for $0.75 for a period of two (2) years from the date of issuance. Commissions of 10% were paid in connection with this subscription. |
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Note 10 | Deposit |
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| The Company agreed to acquire 60% of the outstanding shares of Vardisto Investments Ltd. (“Vardisto”), a private Cyprus company which has beneficial ownership in intellectual property. As consideration for this acquisition, the Company intends to issue 9,000,000 common shares of the Company to the vendor. This acquisition will be accounted for in accordance with SFAS 141(R) whereby the Company will recognize the assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, and any non-controlling interest in Vardisto at the acquisition date, measured at their fair values as of that date. The acquisition has not yet closed and is conditional upon various approvals and other events occurring. |
| | |
| During the period ended September 30, 2009, the Company advanced $14,142 (€10,000) to Vardisto as a deposit on the acquisition. |
Acrongenomics, Inc.
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to the Interim Financial Statements
September 30, 2009 and 2008
(Stated in US Dollars)
(Unaudited)
Note 11 | Non-cash Transactions |
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| Investing and financing activities that do not have a direct impact on current cash flows are excluded from the statements of cash flows. |
| |
| During the nine months ended September 30, 2008, the Company terminated the services of the former CEO. In accordance with the terms of the original employment agreement, the former CEO was to be issued common shares of the Company upon the achievement of certain milestones. The Company determined the milestones were likely to be achieved and accrued the shares to be issued as a liability. Upon the termination of the former CEO, the Company had accrued a liability of $491,749 and reallocated this balance accrued by reversing the accrued liability and recognizing a recovery in the Statement of Operations. |
| |
| During the nine months ended September 30, 2008, the Company issued 150,000 common shares at $0.95 per share as prepayment for consulting services to be received from February 1, 2008 to February 1, 2009 and at September 30, 2008, $47,500 was included in prepaid expenses. During the nine months ended September 30, 2008, the Company recorded consulting fees of $95,000 charged to the statements of operations. |
| |
| During the nine months ended September 30, 2008, the Company issued 150,000 common shares at $0.95 per share for consulting services provided to the Company during the period form April 1, 2007 to February 1, 2008. As at December 31, 2007, $128,250 had been accrued and included with accounts payable and accrued liabilities. During the nine months ended September 30, 2008, the Company recorded consulting fees of $14,250 charged to the statements of operations. |
| |
| During the nine months ended September 30, 2008, the Company issued 1,150,000 common shares at $0.79 per share and 550,000 common shares valued at $0.53 per share to the directors of the Company in recognition for their services provided. As at December 31, 2007, $817,650 had been accrued and included with accounts payable and accrued liabilities. During the six months ended June 30, 2008, the Company recorded management fees of $350,750 and consulting fees of $31,600 charged to the statements of operations. |
| |
| These transactions have been excluded from the statements of cash flows. |
Acrongenomics, Inc.
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to the Interim Financial Statements
September 30, 2009 and 2008
(Stated in US Dollars)
(Unaudited)
Note 12 | Prior Period Correction |
| |
| In its prior fiscal year, during the nine months ended September 30, 2008, as a result of terminating its previous development agreement with Molecular Vision Ltd.(“MV”), the Company received a refund of $648,407 (GBP£ 345,000) from MV as consideration for terminating the development agreement in respect of funds that had been previously advanced and had yet to be utilized. In addition, the Company received 12,801 shares of MV which it determined had a value of $793,560 and accordingly had recorded a gain on disposal of rights under development agreement in the same amount. This refund of $648,407 had originally been recorded as: $289,289 (GBP£145,000) to purchase a further 4,367 shares of Molecular, $156,615 (GBP£78,500) applied to amounts owing to Molecular (applied to accounts payable at September 30, 2008) and the remaining $202,503 (GBP£101,500) to be refunded in cash to the Company (recorded as amount receivable at September 30, 2008 and received subsequent to September 30, 2008). However, subsequent to preparing the September 30, 2008 financial statements and prior to preparing the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2008, the Company determined that given its ongoing involvement with MV, the funds previously advanced should be charged to the Statement of Operations as research and development expenses. As well, the Company ascribed no value to the additional shares of MV it received and accordingly reversed the gain it had previously recorded. The cash refunded subsequent to September 30, 2008 was recorded as a reduction in the carrying value of the investment in MV. |
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| During the year ended December 31, 2008, the Company corrected an error in respect of the accounting for an accrued liability in the amount of $491,749 based on the fair value of performance shares that were to be issued to the to the former CEO of the Company. Upon his resignation, given that the shares were not going to be issued, the Company wrote off the liability and reflected the amount as a contribution to additional paid-in capital. Instead, the Company subsequently determined that the amount should be recorded as a recovery of management fees. |
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| The effects of these corrections on the financial statements for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 is as follows: |
| | | Three months | | | Nine months | |
| | | ended | | | ended | |
| | | September 30, | | | September 30, | |
| | | 2008 | | | 2008 | |
| | | | | | | |
| Statement of operations | | | | | | |
| Research and development | | | | | | |
| As previously reported | $ | - | | $ | - | |
| Previously advanced funds expensed | | - | | | 648,407 | |
| As restated | $ | - | | $ | 648,407 | |
| Management Fees | | | | | | |
| As previously reported | $ | 109,920 | | $ | 931,578 | |
| Recovery of fees expensed for performance shares not issued | | - | | | (491,749 | ) |
| As restated | $ | 109,920 | | $ | 439,829 | |
Acrongenomics, Inc.
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to the Interim Financial Statements
September 30, 2009 and 2008
(Stated in US Dollars)
(Unaudited)
Note 12 | Prior Period Correction -(cont'd) |
| | | Three months | | | Nine months | |
| | | ended | | | ended | |
| | | September 30, | | | September 30, | |
| | | 2008 | | | 2008 | |
| | | | | | | |
| Statement of operations – (cont’d) | | | | | | |
| Gain on disposal of rights under development agreement | | | | | | |
| As previously reported | $ | 793,560 | | $ | 793,560 | |
| Reverse recognition of gain | | (793,560 | ) | | (793,560 | ) |
| As restated | $ | - | | $ | - | |
| Foreign Exchange gain (loss) | | | | | | |
| As previously reported | $ | (52,714 | ) | $ | (45,340 | ) |
| Foreign exchange effect of transaction | | 52,714 | | | 52,714 | |
| As restated | $ | - | | $ | 7,374 | |
| | | | | | | |
| Net income (loss) for the period | | | | | | |
| As previously reported | $ | 427,573 | | $ | (1,269,513 | ) |
| Previously advanced research and development funds expensed | | - | | | (648,407 | ) |
| Recovery of fees expensed for performance shares not issued | | - | | | 491,749 | |
| Reverse recognition of gain on disposal of rights under the | | | | | | |
| development agreement | | (793,560 | ) | | (793,560 | ) |
| Foreign exchange | | 52,714 | | | 52,714 | |
| | $ | (313,273 | ) | $ | (2,167,017 | ) |
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| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
| Basic and diluted gain (loss) per share | | | | | | |
| As previously reported | $ | 0.02 | | $ | (0.06 | ) |
| Previously advanced research and development funds expensed | | - | | | (0.03 | ) |
| Recovery of fees expensed for performance shares not issued | | - | | | 0.02 | |
| Reverse recognition of gain | | (0.03 | ) | | (0.04 | ) |
| Foreign exchange | | - | | | - | |
| As restated | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | (0.11 | ) |
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| Statement of cash flows | | | | | | |
| Net cash used in operating activities | | | | | | |
| As previously reported | | | | $ | (843,418 | ) |
| Reverse portion of MV refund used to purchase MV shares | | | | | (289,289 | ) |
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| As restated | | | | $ | (1,132,707 | ) |
Acrongenomics, Inc.
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to the Interim Financial Statements
September 30, 2009 and 2008
(Stated in US Dollars)
(Unaudited)
Note 12 | Prior Period Correction -(cont'd) |
| | | Nine months | |
| | | ended | |
| | | September 30, | |
| | | 2008 | |
| | | | |
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| Statement of cash flows– (cont’d) | | | |
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| Net cash used in investing activities | | | |
| As previously reported | $ | (1,386,928 | ) |
| Reverse portion of MV refund used to purchase MV shares | | 289,289 | |
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| As restated | $ | (1,097,639 | ) |
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
Forward-Looking Statements
This quarterly report contains forward-looking statements. These statements relate to future events or our future financial performance. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may”, “should”, “expect”, “plan”, “anticipate”, “believe”, “estimate”, “predict”, “potential” or “continue” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. These statements are only predictions and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, including the risks in the section entitled “Risk Factors”, that may cause our company’s or our industry’s actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.
Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. Except as required by applicable law, including the securities laws of the United States, we do not intend to update any of the forward-looking statements to conform these statements to actual results.
In this quarterly report, unless otherwise specified, all dollar amounts are expressed in United States dollars and all references to “common shares” refer to the shares of our common stock.
As used in this quarterly report, the terms “we”, “us”, “our”, and “Acrongenomics” refer to Acrongenomics Inc., unless otherwise indicated.
Our Business
We are a development stage company focusing on investing and commercializing novel technology platforms concerning the life sciences sector.
On August 19, 2008, we entered into an agreement with Molecular Vision Limited of the United Kingdom which changed our relationship substantially, and changed the focus of our business. Until August 19, 2008, we had been operating pursuant to a development agreement dated February 27, 2007, whereby we funded the development of BioLED technology, combining microfluidics with an optical detection system based on polymer Light Emitting Diodes (commonly referred to as pLED), for use in future Point-of-Care diagnostic devices of Molecular Vision in return for a license to commercialize and sell the device. Molecular Vision owns and has been developing the BioLED technology. Under the August 19, 2008 interim agreement and formal agreements dated November 13, 2008, we and Molecular Vision terminated the development agreement, Molecular Vision agreed to pay us a royalty on product sales or license fees received by Molecular Vision for products or licenses based on Molecular Vision’s suite of patents, and, as well, we received 17,168 additional common shares of Molecular Vision. As a result of the restructuring of our relationship with Molecular Vision, we intend to be much less involved with the development of the BioLED technology than we have been in the past and we now intend to seek other development opportunities in fields possibly related or complimentary
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to the Molecular Vision technology.
On July 22, 2009, we purchased 19,426 additional shares in Molecular Vision for $275,500.71 (£166,042). Imperial Innovations, one of the shareholders of Molecular Vision had purchased shares from Molecular Vision to assist Molecular Vision with cash flow. Shareholders of Molecular Vision have a pre-emptive right, which gives each shareholder the right to acquire additional shares in order to maintain percentage ownership in Molecular Vision and ensure that its percentage ownership is not diluted. We had been informed that we needed to pay £166,042 to maintain our existing ownership of approximately 17.2% of the issued and outstanding shares of Molecular Vision and paid that amount to maintain our percentage ownership in Molecular Vision. As of November 16, 2009, we hold approximately 17.2% of the issued and outstanding shares of Molecular Vision.
Over the next 12 months we anticipate that Molecular Vision will continue to develop to prototype Point-of Care testing device for diabetes management and cardiovascular testing. We intend to continue to work toward finding more uses for the BioLED technology in the market and intend to continue to follow the development of the technology.
Effective January 31, 2009, we entered into a share exchange agreement with Vardisto Investments Limited, a private Cyprus company, and a shareholder of Vardisto Investments. Pursuant to the share exchange agreement, we agreed, among other things, to acquire 60% of the total outstanding share capital or 600 shares of common stock of Vardisto Investments in exchange for the issuance of 9,000,000 shares of our common stock. As at November 16, 2009, we have not issued the 9,000,000 shares to acquire Vardisto Investments.
Vardisto Investments’s main asset is its interest in Halldale Ventures Limited. Halldale Ventures is a private Cyprus company in which Vardisto Investments holds an 80% interest.
Effective January 30, 2009, Halldale Ventures entered into an asset purchase agreement with Maragrita Hadzopoulou-Cladaras. Pursuant to the asset purchase agreement, Halldale Ventures agreed, among other things, to acquire certain assets comprised mainly of intellectual property and certain research materials from Ms. Hadzopoulou-Cladaras in exchange for 20% of its issued and outstanding shares of common stock.
The assets purchased by Halldale Ventures pursuant to the asset purchase agreement include research materials and experimental results from the use of a compound referred to as “compound X” as an hypolipidemic agent and development of a cholesterol-lowering agent, in combination with essential oil derived from plants.
The share exchange agreement is conditional upon certain events occurring and there is no assurance that the transactions contemplated under the share exchange agreement will be completed. As at November 16, 2009, the transactions contemplated under the share exchange agreement had not been completed.
Results of Operations
Our operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 are described below.
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Revenue
We have not earned any revenues since our inception and we do not anticipate earning revenues until such time as we receive royalties from our investment with Molecular Vision, if any, or begin commercial production of our future research projects, if any.
Expenses
Our expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 were as follows:
| | Three | | | Three | | | Nine | | | Nine | |
| | Months | | | Months | | | Months | | | Months | |
| | Ended | | | Ended | | | Ended | | | Ended | |
| | September | | | September | | | September | | | September | |
| | 30, 2009 | | | 30, 2008 | | | 30, 2009 | | | 30, 2008 | |
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Accounting and audit fees | $ | 22,323 | | $ | 26,383 | | $ | 116,505 | | $ | 112,378 | |
Bank charges | | 710 | | | 893 | | | 1,644 | | | 3,311 | |
Consulting fees | | 61,324 | | | 20,204 | | | 245,978 | | | 506,114 | |
Legal fees | | 6,697 | | | 32,308 | | | 49,135 | | | 67,517 | |
Interest and accretion on notes payable | | 19,781 | | | 93,476 | | | 35,504 | | | 264,173 | |
Management fees | | - | | | 109,920 | | | 11,647 | | | 439,829 | |
Office and miscellaneous | | 182 | | | 3,150 | | | 2,393 | | | 7,114 | |
Public relations and donations | | - | | | - | | | 7,600 | | | 5,102 | |
Rent | | 15,280 | | | 4,355 | | | 45,837 | | | 32,238 | |
Research and development | | - | | | - | | | - | | | 648,407 | |
Transfer agent and filing fees | | 1,938 | | | 1,953 | | | 6,229 | | | 5,311 | |
Travel | | - | | | 20,642 | | | 4,496 | | | 83,088 | |
Total expenses | $ | 128,235 | | $ | 313,284 | | $ | 526,968 | | $ | 2,174,582 | |
Three Months Ended September 30, 2009 and 2008
Expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2009 decreased by $185,049 over the same period in 2008.
Accounting and audit fees
Accounting and audit fees for the three months ended September 30, 2009 decreased by $4,060 compared to the same period in 2008. This was primarily the result of a decrease in our audit and accounting fees for the three months ended September 30, 2009.
Consulting fees
The consulting fees for the three months ended September 30, 2009 increased by $41,120 compared to the same period in 2008. This was primarily the result of our company having more consultants than in 2008.
Legal fees
Legal fees for the three months ended September 30, 2009 decreased by $25,611 compared to the same period in 2008. In 2008, we required agreements for Vardisto Investments and legal
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review of agreements with Molecular Vision, which were not required for the period ended September 30, 2009.
Interest and accretion on notes payable
Interest and accretion on notes payable for the three months ended September 30, 2009 decreased by $73,695 compared to the same period in 2008. In the three months ended September 30, 2008 we reported an expense based on the option for the conversion of shares on two promissory notes into shares of our common stock at $0.40 per share.
Management fees
Management fees for the three months ended September 30, 2009 decreased by $109,920 compared to the same period in 2008. This was primarily the result of our company not granting any options or paying any other management fees during the three months ended September 30, 2009, which was the case for the three months ended September 30, 2008.
Rent Expense
Rent expense for the three months ended September 30, 2009 increased by $10,925 compared to the same period in 2008 due to our rent agreement with Vardisto Investments at $5,000 per month.
Travel expenses
Travel expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2009 decreased by $20,642 compared to the same period in 2008. This was primarily the result of a reduction in travel during the three months ended September 30, 2009.
Nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008
Expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 decreased by $1,647,614 over the same period in 2008.
Accounting and audit fees
Accounting and audit fees for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 increased by $4,127 compared to the same period in 2008. This was due to increase in accounting and auditing fees.
Consulting fees
Consulting fees for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 decreased substantially by $260,136 compared to the same period in 2008. This was primarily the result of reduction in stock-based compensation.
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Legal fees
Legal fees for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 decreased by $18,382 due to additional work for agreements required on Vardisto Project and Molecular Vision during the nine months ended September 30, 2008.
Interest and accretion on notes payable
Interest and accretion of notes payable for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 decreased substantially by $228,669. This is due to reporting in 2008 the option of conversion of shares on the promissory notes outstanding.
Management fees
Management fees for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 decreased by $428,182 compared to the same period in 2008. This was primarily the result of our company granting a significant amount of options during the nine months ended September 30, 2008, the compensation expense of which was classified as management fees. We did not grant any options, but $11,647 was recorded as management fee from expensing a previous prepaid in the nine months ended September 30, 2009.
Rent expense
Rent expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 increased by $13,599 compared to the same period in 2008 due to our rent agreement with Vardisto Investments at $5,000 per month.
Research and development
Research and development for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 decreased substantially by $648,407 compared to the same period in 2008. This is due to development agreement with Molecular Vision not existing in 2009.
Travel expense
Travel expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 decreased substantially by $78,592 compared to the same period in 2008. This is primarily due to termination of a consulting agreement, which required the consultant to travel to various locations to meet with potential investors.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Working Capital
| | At September 30, | | | At December 31, | |
| | 2009 | | | 2008 | |
Cash | $ | 3,939 | | $ | 22,044 | |
Current Assets | | 18,939 | | | 39,662 | |
Current Liabilities | | 1,220,826 | | | 906,101 | |
Working Capital (Deficit) | $ | (1,201,887 | ) | $ | (866,439 | ) |
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The increase in our working capital deficit of $335,448 was primarily due to an increase in our promissory notes, derivative liabilities and accounts payables.
Cash Flows
| | Nine | | | Nine | |
| | Months | | | Months | |
| | Ended | | | Ended | |
| | September | | | September | |
| | 30, 2009 | | | 30, 2008 | |
| | | | | | |
Net cash used in operating activities | | (444,862 | ) | | (1,132,707 | ) |
Net cash used in investing activities | | (289,643 | ) | | (1,097,639 | ) |
Net cash provided by financing activities | | 716,400 | | | 2,110,084 | |
Increase (decrease) in cash during the | | | | | | |
period | | (18,105 | ) | | (120,262 | ) |
Cash Used In Operating Activities
During the nine months ended September 30, 2009, we used net cash in operating activities in the amount of $444,862 primarily towards payments for our expense of office, consulting and professional fees.
Cash Used In Investing Activities
During the nine months ended September 30, 2009, we used cash in investing activities in the amount of $289,643. We used $275,501 towards acquiring additional shares in Molecular Vision and advanced $14,142 (£10,000) to Vardisto Investments as a deposit on the potential acquisition of Vardisto Investments.
Cash from Financing Activities
We received net cash of $716,400 from financing activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2009. Net cash generated by financing activities is attributable to cash received from the sale of shares net of commissions ($56,600) in the amount of $524,400, stock subscription in the amount of $42,000 and $150,000 from issuance of a new promissory note.
Cash Requirements
We have incurred operating losses since inception, have not generated any revenues, and have not achieved profitable operations. Our accumulated deficit from our inception on August 17, 1999 to September 30, 2009 was $27,269,939. This negative cash flow is attributable to our operating expenses, including but not limited to, research and development expenses, general and administration expenses and the payment of our audit fees and legal fees. We anticipate that our expenses will increase as we intend to focus on the development of our new project with Vardisto Investments. We estimate our expenses in the next 12 months will be approximately $1,800,000, generally falling in four major categories: Research and Development, General and Administrative, Investor Relations and Professional Fees.
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We estimate our operating expenses and working capital requirements for the next 12 months to be as follows:
Expense | | Amount | |
Research and Development/new projects | $ | 500,000 | |
General and Administrative | $ | 600,000 | |
Investor Relations | $ | 400,000 | |
Professional Fees | $ | 300,000 | |
| $ | 1,800,000 | |
We anticipate that research and development expenses will include our contributions to the research and development of the potential cholesterol-lowering agent that is currently in development by the subsidiary of the subsidiary that we intend to acquire. If we do not acquire that subsidiary, then we intend to seek out and acquire another, as yet unknown, technology and to spend approximately this amount on its research and development.
We anticipate that general and administrative expenses will include primarily travel expenses, office expenses, rent and consulting fees.
We anticipate that investor relations expenses will include the costs of paying for investor relations representatives, press releases, advertising related to promoting our company.
We anticipate that professional fees will include all payments to our outsourced attorneys, external accountants and independent auditors.
On February 6, 2009, we sold 625,000 units to one offshore investor at $0.40 per unit for gross proceeds of $250,000. Each unit consists of one share of our common stock and one warrant to purchase one share of our common stock at a price of $0.75 for a period of two years expiring at February 6, 2011. We paid 10% commission, $25,000, for the sale of these units.
On February 6, 2009, we issued 66,250 units to two offshore investors at $0.40 per unit for gross proceeds of $26,500. We received the proceeds in 2008. Each unit consists of one share of our common stock and one warrant to purchase one share of our common stock at a price of $0.75 for a period of two years expiring at February 6, 2011. As commissions for the sale of these units, we paid $1,800 and need to pay $850 more.
On May 15, 2009, we sold 525,000 units to three offshore investors at $0.40 per unit for gross proceeds of $210,000. Each unit consists of one share of our common stock and one warrant to purchase one share of our common stock at a price of $0.75 for a period of two years from the date of issuance. We paid $16,000 as commissions for the sale of these units.
During three months ended September 30, 2009, we sold 407,500 units to six offshore investors at $0.40 per unit for gross proceeds of $163,000. Each unit consists of one share of our common stock and one warrant to purchase one share of our common stock at a price of $0.75 for a period of two years from the date of issuance. We paid $16,300 as commissions for the sale of these units. 105,000 of these units are not yet issued while we have received $42,000 for them.
Subsequent to September 30, 2009, we sold 50,000 units to one offshore investor at $0.40 per unit for gross proceeds of $20,000. Each unit consists of one share of our common stock and one warrant to purchase one share of our common stock at a price of $0.75 for a period of two years from the date of issuance. We paid $2,000 as commissions for the sale of these units.
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On July 15, 2009, we signed a promissory note for $150,000 at 10.0% per annum with interest repayable monthly. The promissory note is on a demand basis and secured with assets of our company. We will pay to the lenders, a 5.0% fee ($7,500) to cover the cost of obtaining funds. We agreed to repay the promissory note in Canadian dollars no less than the amount payable in US dollars multiplied by 1.27. The lenders will have an option to convert the promissory note into units at a price of $0.40 per unit. Each unit will consist of one share of our common stock and one share purchase warrant exercisable into one share of our common stock at a price of $0.75 per share for a period of two years from the conversion date.
As of September 30, 2009, we had approximately $3,939 in cash. We do not have enough money to pay for our estimated operating expenses for the next 12 months. To obtain that money, we may sell shares in our equity securities or take on debt.
The current weak economic conditions in the United States and around the world could have harmful effects on our ability to raise money to fund our planned operations.
We believe that decreases in value of the shares of many companies worldwide will make selling shares of our common stock increasingly difficult. If we are not able to sell enough of our shares to meet our financial needs, we will have to consider borrowing the money we need. A tightening of credit conditions has also been experienced in the economy. Because of the credit crisis, it is possible that we would not be able to borrow adequate amounts to fund our operations on terms and at rates of interest we find acceptable and in the best interests of our company. If we are unable to obtain the amount of money that we need to fund our operations, then we will likely go out of business and investors will lose their entire investment in our company.
We do not expect that the difficult economic conditions are likely to improve significantly in the near future. Further deterioration of the economy, and even consumer fear that the economy will deteriorate further could intensify the adverse effects of these difficult market conditions.
Going Concern
We have historically incurred losses and have incurred a net loss of $193,498 for the three months ended September 30, 2009 and $637,117 for the nine months ended September 30, 2009. Because of these historical losses, we will require additional working capital to develop our business operations. We intend to raise additional working capital through equity financing, bank financing and/or advances from related parties or stockholder loans.
The continuation of our business is dependent upon obtaining further financing and achieving a break even or profitable level of operations. The issuance of additional equity securities by us could result in a significant dilution in the equity interests of our current or future stockholders. Obtaining commercial loans, assuming those loans would be available, will increase our liabilities and future cash commitments.
There are no assurances that we will be able to either (i) achieve a level of revenues adequate to generate sufficient cash flow from operations; or (ii) obtain additional financing through either equity financing and/or bank financing necessary to support our working capital requirements. To the extent that funds generated from operations and any equity financing and/or bank financing are insufficient, we will have to raise additional working capital. No assurance can be
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given that additional financing will be available, or if available, will be on terms acceptable to us. If adequate working capital is not available we may scale down or even cease our operations.
Our auditors have included an explanatory paragraph in the audit report of the year-ended December 31, 2008 financial statements that we are in the development stage, we have not yet achieved profitable operations and we are dependent on our ability to raise capital from shareholders or other sources to meet our obligations and repay our liabilities arising from normal business operations when they come due.
These conditions raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. The financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of asset carrying amounts or the amount and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should we be unable to continue as a going concern.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We have no off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that is material to our stockholders.
Application of Critical Accounting Policies
Our financial statements and accompanying notes are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States. Preparing financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses. These estimates and assumptions are affected by management’s application of accounting policies. We believe that understanding the basis and nature of the estimates and assumptions involved with the following aspects of our financial statements is critical to an understanding of our financial statements.
We base our assumptions and estimates on historical experience and other sources that we believe to be reasonable at the time. Actual results may vary from our estimates due to changes in circumstances, weather, politics, global economics, mechanical problems, general business conditions and other factors. Our significant estimates are related to the valuation of warrants and options.
There are accounting policies that we believe are significant to the presentation of our financial statements. The most significant of these accounting policies relates to the valuation of intellectual property, the accounting for our research and development expenses and stock-based compensation expenses.
Investment in Molecular Vision Limited
We have made an equity investment in Molecular Vision Limited, a privately held company incorporated in Great Britain and whose business is complementary to our business. This investment is accounted for under the cost method of accounting, as we held less than 20% of the voting stock outstanding and did not exert significant influence over this company. We assess the
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recoverability of this investment by reviewing various indicators of impairment and by determining the fair value of this investment by performing a discounted cash flow analysis of estimated future cash flows. We record an impairment of this investment when a decline in value is determined to be other-than-temporary.
Stock-based Compensation
We account for all of our stock-based payments and awards under the fair value based method.
Stock-based payments to non-employees are measured at the fair value of the consideration received, or the fair value of the equity instruments issued, or liabilities incurred, whichever is more reliably measurable. The fair value of stock-based payments to non-employees is periodically re-measured until the counterparty performance is complete, and any change therein is recognized over the vesting period of the award and in the same manner as if we had paid cash instead of paying with or using equity based instruments. The cost of the stock-based payments to non-employees that are fully vested and non-forfeitable as at the grant date is measured and recognized at that date, unless there is a contractual term for-services in which case such compensation would be amortized over the contractual term.
We account for the granting of share purchase options to employees using the fair value method whereby all awards to employees will be recorded at fair value on the date of the grant. Share based awards granted to employees with a performance condition are measured based on the probable outcome of that performance condition during the requisite service period. We assess the probability of any performance condition being achieved and we accrue the value of the award if it is probable that a performance condition will be achieved. Compensation costs for stock-based payments to employees that do not include performance conditions are recognized on a straight-line basis. The fair value of all share purchase options are expensed over their vesting period with a corresponding increase to additional capital surplus. Upon exercise of share purchase options, the consideration paid by the option holder, together with the amount previously recognized in additional capital surplus, is recorded as an increase to share capital.
We use the Black-Scholes option valuation model to calculate the fair value of share purchase options at the date of the grant. Option pricing models require the input of highly subjective assumptions, including the expected price volatility. As allowed by SFAS No. 123R for companies with a short period of publicly traded stock history, our estimate of expected volatility is based on the average expected volatilities of a sampling of ten companies with similar attributes to us, including industry, stage of life cycle, size and financial leverage. We use the “simplified method” for determining the expected life of the options granted as permitted under the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 110 (SAB 110), which allow a company to continue to use the “simplified method” under certain circumstances. SFAS No. 123R does not allow companies to account for option forfeitures as they occur. Instead, estimated option forfeitures must be calculated upfront to reduce the option expense to be recognized over the life of the award and updated upon the receipt of further information as to the amount of options expected to be forfeited.
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Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
In December 2007, FASB issued Statement No. 141 (Revised 2007), Business Combinations (“SFAS 141(R)”) and SFAS No. 160, Accounting and Reporting of Non-controlling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements, an amendment of ARB No. 51 (“SFAS 160”). SFAS 141(R) requires companies to: (i) recognize, with certain exceptions, 100% of the fair values of assets acquired, liabilities assumed, and non-controlling interests in acquisitions of less than a 100% controlling interest when the acquisition constitutes a change in control of the acquired entity; (ii) measure acquirer shares issued in consideration for a business combination at fair value on the acquisition date; (iii) recognize contingent consideration arrangements at their acquisition-date fair values, with subsequent changes in fair value generally reflected in earnings; (iv) with certain exceptions, recognize pre-acquisition loss and gain contingencies at their acquisition-date fair values; (v) capitalize in-process research and development (“IPR&D”) assets acquired; (vi) expense, as incurred, acquisition-related transaction costs; (vii) capitalize acquisition-related restructuring costs only if the criteria in SFAS No. 146, Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities , are met as of the acquisition date; and (viii) recognize changes that result from a business combination transaction in an acquirer’s existing income tax valuation allowances and tax uncertainty accruals as adjustments to income tax expense.
SFAS 141(R) is required to be adopted concurrently with SFAS 160 and is effective for business combination transactions for which the acquisition date is on or after the beginning of the first annual reporting period beginning on or after December 15, 2008. We do not believe the adoption of these statements will have a material impact on significant acquisitions completed after January 1, 2009.
In December 2007, the Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) reached a consensus on EITF No. 07-01, Accounting for Collaborative Arrangements Related to the Development and Commercialization of Intellectual Property (“EITF 07-01”). EITF 07-01 discusses the appropriate income statement presentation and classification for the activities and payments between the participants in arrangements related to the development and commercialization of intellectual property. The sufficiency of disclosure related to these arrangements is also specified. EITF 07-01 was effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008. As a result, EITF 07-01 was effective for our company as of January 1, 2009. We expect that the adoption of EITF 07-01 will have minimal, if any, impact on our financial position and results of operations. However, based upon the nature of our business, EITF 07-01 could have a material impact on our financial position and results of operations in future years.
In April 2008, the FASB issued FSP 142-3, “Determination of the Useful Life of Intangible Assets.” This FSP amends the factors that should be considered in developing renewal or extension assumptions used to determine the useful life of a recognized intangible asset under FASB Statement No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets.” The intent of this FSP is to improve the consistency between the useful life of a recognized intangible asset under Statement 142 and the period of expected cash flows used to measure the fair value of the asset under FASB Statement No. 141 (Revised 2007), “Business Combinations,” and other U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). This FSP was effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, and interim periods within those fiscal years. We do not expect the adoption of FAS 142-3 to have a material effect on our results of operations and financial condition.
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In May 2008, the FASB issued FSP No. APB 14-1, “Accounting for Convertible Debt Instruments That May Be Settled in Cash upon Conversion (Including Partial Cash Settlement)” (“FSP APB 14-1”). FSP APB 14-1 applies to convertible debt instruments that, by their stated terms, may be settled in cash (or other assets) upon conversion, including partial cash settlement, unless the embedded conversion option is required to be separately accounted for as a derivative under SFAS 133. Convertible debt instruments within the scope of FSP APB 14-1 are not addressed by the existing APB 14. FSP APB 14-1 requires that the liability and equity components of convertible debt instruments within the scope of FSP APB 14-1 be separately accounted for in a manner that reflects the entity’s nonconvertible debt borrowing rate. This requires an allocation of the convertible debt proceeds between the liability component and the embedded conversion option (i.e., the equity component). The difference between the principal amount of the debt and the amount of the proceeds allocated to the liability component will be reported as a debt discount and subsequently amortized to earnings over the instrument’s expected life using the effective interest method. FSP APB 14-1 was effective for our fiscal year beginning January 1, 2009 and will be applied retrospectively to all periods presented. We do not expect the adoption of this FSP to have a material effect on our results of operations and financial condition.
In June 2008, the FASB reached consensus on EITF Issue No. 07-05 (‘EITF 07-05”), “Determining Whether an Instrument (or embedded feature) Is Indexed to an Entity’s Own Stock.” EITF 07-05 clarifies the determination of whether an instrument (or an embedded feature) is indexed to an entity’s own stock, which would qualify as a scope exception under SFAS 133. EITF 07-05 was effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008. We do not expect the adoption of this EITF Issue to have a material effect on our results of operations and financial condition.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted
In May 2009, the FASB issued SFAS No. 165, “Subsequent Events.” This statement establishes guidance related to accounting for and disclosure of events that happen after the date of the balance sheet but before the release of the financial statements. SFAS No. 165 is effective for reporting periods ending after June 15, 2009. We do not expect the adoption of this statement to have a material effect on our results of operations or financial position.
In June 2009, the FASB issued SFAS No.168, “The ‘FASB Accounting Standards Codification’ and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles” (“SFAS 168”). SFAS 168 establishes the “FASB Accounting Standards Codification” (“Codification”), which officially launched July 1, 2009, to become the source of authoritative U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) recognized by the FASB to be applied by nongovernmental entities. Rules and interpretive releases of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under authority of federal securities laws are also sources of authoritative U.S. GAAP for SEC registrants. The subsequent issuances of new standards will be in the form of Accounting Standards Updates that will be included in the Codification. Generally, the Codification is not expected to change U.S. GAAP. All other accounting literature excluded from the Codification will be considered non-authoritative. SFAS 168 is effective for financial statements issued for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. We will adopt SFAS 168 for our quarter ending September 30, 2009. We are currently evaluating the effect on our financial statement
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disclosures as all future references to authoritative accounting literature will be references in accordance with the Codification.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risks.
Not Applicable.
Item 4T. Controls and Procedures.
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
As required by Rule 13a-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer evaluated our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) as of September 30, 2009. Based on this evaluation, these officers concluded that as of September 30, 2009, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective. These officers determined that our disclosure controls and procedures were not adequate to ensure that the information required to be disclosed by our company in reports we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission and include controls and procedures designed to ensure that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
We continue to have material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting as disclosed in our annual report on Form 10-K filed on April 20, 2009. We have not implemented remediation measures for the material weaknesses described in our annual report due to lack of funds. These material weaknesses are in our internal control processes over procurement and disbursements, primarily related to lack of segregations of duties.
More specifically, management has identified the following weaknesses:
- Our company does not have a code of conduct or ethics.
- Our company does not have Human Resources policies and Procedures and Function Activities are not clearly defined.
- Our company does not have a specific Mission Statement or Key Performance indicators.
- Some tax returns have not been filed for our company. These are nil returns, as our company has not achieved profitability yet.
- Our company’s accounting staff does not have sufficient technical accounting knowledge relating to accounting for income taxes and complex US GAAP matters. Management corrected any errors prior to the release of our company’s September 30, 2009 financial statements.
We intend to implement remediation measures and such remediation activities include the following:
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- we intend to appoint independent members to our audit committee in our 2009 fiscal year;
- we intend to update the documentation of our internal control processes, including formal risk assessment of our financial reporting processes as well as codify a code of conduct and ethics;
- we intend to update our business plan to include a mission statement and document our key performance indicators; and
- we intend to engage the services of a professional tax preparer conversant with United States tax matters in order that we catch up on our United States tax filings in arrears.
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2009 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect our internal control over financial reporting.
Certifications
Certifications with respect to disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting under Rules 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 are attached to this quarterly report on Form 10-Q.
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings.
We know of no material, existing or pending legal proceedings to which we are a party or of which any of our properties is the subject. In addition, we do not know of any such proceedings contemplated by any governmental authorities. We know of no proceedings in which any of our directors, officers or affiliates, or any registered or beneficial stockholder is a party adverse to our company or has a material interest adverse to our company.
Item IA. Risk Factors.
Much of the information included in this report includes or is based upon estimates, projections or other “forward-looking statements”. Such forward-looking statements include any projections and estimates made by us and our management in connection with our business operations. While these forward-looking statements, and any assumptions upon which they are based, are made in good faith and reflect our current judgment regarding the direction of our business, actual results will almost always vary, sometimes materially, from any estimates, predictions, projections, assumptions or other future performance suggested herein. Such estimates, projections or other “forward-looking statements” involve various risks and uncertainties as outlined below. We caution the reader that important factors in some cases have affected and, in the future, could materially affect actual results and cause actual results to differ materially from the results expressed in any such estimates, projections or other “forward-looking statements”.
Shares of our common stock are speculative, especially since we are in the development stage of our new business. We operate in a volatile sector of business that involves numerous risks and uncertainties. The risks and uncertainties described below are not the only ones we face. Other risks and uncertainties, including those that we do not currently consider material, may impair
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our business. If any of the risks discussed below actually occur, our business, financial condition, operating results or cash flows could be materially adversely affected. This could cause the trading price of our securities to decline, and you may lose all or part of your investment. Prospective investors should consider carefully the risk factors set out below.
Risks Related to Our Company
The global financial crisis has had, and may continue to have, an impact on our business and financial condition.
The ongoing global financial crisis may limit our ability to access the capital markets at a time when we would like, or need, to raise capital, which could have an impact on our ability to react to changing economic and business conditions. Accordingly, if the global financial crisis and current economic downturn continue or worsen, our business, results of operations and financial condition could be materially and adversely affected.
We have not earned any revenues since our incorporation and only have a limited operating history in our current business, which raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.
Our company has a limited operating history in our current business and must be considered in the development stage. We have not generated any revenues since our inception and we will, in all likelihood, continue to incur operating expenses without significant revenues until Molecular Vision successfully develops its BioLED technology and commercializes its future Point-of-Care testing devices. Our primary source of funds has been the sale of our common stock. We cannot assure that we will be able to generate any significant revenues or income. These circumstances make us dependent on additional financial support until profitability is achieved. There is no assurance that we will ever be profitable, and our auditors have included an explanatory paragraph in their audit report dated April 13, 2009 for our financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2008 that we are in the development stage, we have not yet achieved profitable operations and we are dependent on our ability to raise capital from stockholders or other sources to meet our obligations and repay our liabilities arising from normal business operations when they come due. These factors, along with other matters as set forth in Note 1 to our financial statements, raise substantial doubt that we will be able to continue as a going concern. Our financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of these uncertainties.
Transactions contemplated under our share exchange agreement with Vardisto Investments Limited may not be completed and we may not obtain an interest in the development of the potential cholesterol-lowering agent. Even if we do obtain an interest in the potential cholesterol-lowering agent, there is no assurance that it will ever become commercially viable. We may never develop and commercialize any products. If this happens we will not become profitable and we will go out of business.
Transactions contemplated under our share exchange agreement with Vardisto Investments Limited may not be completed and we may not obtain an interest in the development of the potential cholesterol-lowering agent. Even if we do obtain an interest in the potential cholesterol-
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lowering agent, there is no assurance that it will ever become commercially viable. The development of life science technology is extremely risky and expensive. It is likely that we will never develop and sell a product that will make us profitable. If we never become profitable, we will go out of business and investors will lose all of the money they have invested in our company.
Risks Related to Our Business
Our likelihood of profit depends on our ability to obtain, develop and market a profitable life science technology. We currently do not have such a technology. If we are unable to obtain such a technology and successfully sell it, our company will likely fail and investors will lose their entire investment in our company.
We do not own any technology. We hold only an approximately 17.2 % interest in Molecular Vision’s BioLED technology, which is in the development stage. Molecular Vision has not begun the regulatory approval process. We have not realized a profit from our operations to date and there is little likelihood that we will realize any profits in the short or medium term. Any profitability in the future from our business will be dependent upon successful commercialization of a technology product, which will require significant additional research and development as well as clinical trials.
We need to raise additional financing to support the research and development of future business but we cannot be sure that we will be able to obtain additional financing on terms favorable to us when needed. If we are unable to obtain additional financing to meet our needs, our operations may be adversely affected or terminated.
Our ability to source and then develop a new technology is dependent upon our ability to raise significant additional financing when needed. If we are unable to obtain such financing, we will not be able to fully develop and commercialize our technology. Our future capital requirements will depend upon many factors, including:
- continued scientific progress in our research and development programs;
- costs and timing of conducting clinical trials and seeking regulatory approvals and patent prosecutions;
- competing technological and market developments;
- our ability to establish additional collaborative relationships; and
- the effect of commercialization activities and facility expansions if and as required.
We have limited financial resources and to date, no cash flow from operations and we are dependent for funds on our ability to sell our common stock, primarily on a private placement basis. There can be no assurance that we will be able to obtain financing on that basis in light of factors such as the market demand for our securities, the state of financial markets generally and other relevant factors. Any sale of our common stock in the future will result in dilution to existing stockholders. Furthermore, there is no assurance that we will not incur debt in the future, that we will have sufficient funds to repay our future indebtedness or that we will not default on our future debts, jeopardizing our business viability. Finally, we may not be able to borrow or raise additional capital in the future to meet our needs or to otherwise provide the capital
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necessary to conduct the development of our technology, which might result in the loss of some or all of your investment in our common stock.
We may be subject to intellectual property litigation such as patent infringement claims, which could adversely affect our business.
Our success will depend largely on our ability to develop and market life science technology without infringing the proprietary rights of others. Other patents could exist or could be filed which would prohibit or limit our ability to develop the technology we acquire in order to bring it to market. In the event of an intellectual property dispute, we may be forced to litigate. Intellectual property litigation would divert our attention away from developing the technology and marketing our potential products and be very expensive. An adverse outcome could affect our ability to develop or commercialize a potential product and could prevent us from becoming profitable.
Potential product liability claims could adversely affect our future earnings and financial condition.
We face an inherent business risk of exposure to product liability claims in the event that the use of our future products results in adverse effects. As a result, we may incur significant product liability exposure. We may not be able to maintain adequate levels of insurance at reasonable cost and/or reasonable terms. Excessive insurance costs or uninsured claims would add to our future operating expenses and adversely affect our financial condition.
Because most of our officers and directors are located in non-United States jurisdictions, you may have no effective recourse against the management for misconduct and may not be able to enforce judgment and civil liabilities against our officers, directors, experts and agents.
Most of our directors and officers are nationals and/or residents of countries other than the United States, and all or a substantial portion of their assets are located outside the United States. As a result, it may be difficult for you to enforce within the United States any judgments obtained against our officers or directors, including judgments predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the securities laws of the United States or any state of the United States.
If we are deemed to be an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, we may be required to institute burdensome compliance requirements and our activities may be restricted.
TheInvestment Company Act of 1940, or the “Investment Company Act,” contains substantive legal requirements that regulate the manner in which investment companies are permitted to conduct their business activities. If we are deemed to be an investment company under the Investment Company Act, we may be required to institute burdensome compliance requirements and our activities may be restricted, which would materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. In addition, our contracts would be voidable and a court could appoint a receiver to take control of and liquidate our business.
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In order not to be regulated as an investment company under the Investment Company Act, unless we can qualify for an exemption, we must ensure that we are engaged primarily in a business other than investing, reinvesting, owning, holding or trading in securities (as defined in the Investment Company Act) and that we do not own or acquire “investment securities” having a value exceeding 40% of the value of our total assets (exclusive of United States government securities and cash items) on an unconsolidated basis. The Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted Rule 3a-1 that provides an exemption from registration as an investment company if a company meets both an asset and an income test and is not otherwise primarily engaged in an investment company business by, among other things, holding itself out to the public as such or by taking controlling interests in companies with a view to realizing profits through subsequent sales of these interests. A company satisfies the asset test of Rule 3a-l if it has no more than 45% of the value of its total assets (adjusted to exclude United States government securities and cash) in the form of securities other than interests in majority-owned subsidiaries and companies which it primarily and actively controls. A company satisfies the income test of Rule 3a-l if it has derived no more than 45% of its net income for its last four fiscal quarters combined from securities other than interests in majority owned subsidiaries and primarily controlled companies.
Risks Related to Our Common Stock
The current weak economic conditions around the world could have harmful effects on our company. If these harmful effects cause us to cease our development of medical technologies, then our stockholders will likely lose their entire investment in our company.
The current weak economic conditions in the United States and around the world could have harmful effects on our ability to raise money to fund our planned operations. If this happens, we would likely go out of business and our investors will lose their entire investment in our company.
We believe that decreases in value of the shares of many companies worldwide will make selling shares of our common stock increasingly difficult. If we are not able to sell enough of our shares to meet our financial needs, we will have to consider borrowing the money we need. A tightening of credit conditions has also been experienced in the economy. Because of the credit crisis, it is possible that we would not be able to borrow adequate amounts to fund our operations on terms and at rates of interest we find acceptable and in the best interests of our company. If we are unable to obtain the amount of money that we need to fund our operations, then we will likely go out of business and investors will lose their entire investment in our company.
Because we do not intend to pay any dividends on our common stock, investors seeking dividend income or liquidity should not purchase shares of our common stock.
We have not declared or paid any dividends on our common stock since our inception, and we do not anticipate paying any such dividends for the foreseeable future. Investors seeking dividend income or liquidity should not invest in our common stock.
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If we issue additional shares in the future, it will result in the dilution of our existing stockholders.
Our articles of incorporation authorize the issuance of up to 100,000,000 shares of common stock with a par value of $0.001. Our board of directors may choose to issue some or all of such shares to acquire one or more businesses or to provide additional financing in the future. The issuance of any such shares will result in a reduction of the book value and market price of the outstanding shares of our common stock. If we issue any such additional shares, such issuance will cause a reduction in the proportionate ownership and voting power of all current stockholders. Further, such issuance may result in a change of control of our company.
Our stock is considered a “penny stock” and certain securities rules may hamper the tradability of our shares in the market.
Shares of our common stock are subject to rules adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission that regulate broker-dealer practices in connection with transactions in “penny stocks”. “Penny stock” is defined to be any equity security that has a market price (as defined) less than $5.00 per share or an exercise price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to certain exceptions. Our common stock is covered by the penny stock rules, which impose additional sales practice requirements on broker-dealers who sell to persons other than established customers and “accredited investors.” The term “accredited investor” refers generally to institutions with assets in excess of $5,000,000 or individuals with a net worth in excess of $1,000,000 or annual income exceeding $200,000 or $300,000 jointly with their spouse. The penny stock rules require a broker-dealer, prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from the rules, to deliver a standardized risk disclosure document in a form prepared by the Securities and Exchange Commission which provides information about penny stocks and the nature and level of risks in the penny stock market. The broker-dealer also must provide the customer with current bid and offer quotations for the penny stock, the compensation of the broker-dealer and its salesperson in the transaction and monthly account statements showing the market value of each penny stock held in the customer’s account. The bid and offer quotations, and the broker-dealer and salesperson compensation information, must be given to the customer orally or in writing prior to effecting the transaction and must be given to the customer in writing before or with the customer’s confirmation. In addition, the penny stock rules require that prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from these rules, the broker-dealer must make a special written determination that the penny stock is a suitable investment for the purchaser and receive the purchaser’s written agreement to the transaction. These disclosure requirements may have the effect of reducing the level of trading activity in the secondary market for the stock that is subject to these penny stock rules. Consequently, these penny stock rules may affect the ability of broker-dealers to trade our securities.
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The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, or FINRA, has adopted sales practice requirements which may also limit a stockholder’s ability to buy and sell our stock.
In addition to the penny stock rules described above, FINRA has adopted rules that require that in recommending an investment to a customer, a broker-dealer must have reasonable grounds for believing that the investment is suitable for that customer. Prior to recommending speculative low priced securities to their non-institutional customers, broker-dealers must make reasonable efforts to obtain information about the customer’s financial status, tax status, investment objectives and other information. Under interpretations of these rules, FINRA believes that there is a high probability that speculative low priced securities will not be suitable for at least some customers. FINRA requirements make it more difficult for broker-dealers to recommend that their customers buy our common stock, which may limit your ability to buy and sell our stock and have an adverse effect on the market for our shares.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
Between July 20, 2009 and August 5, 2009, we sold 365,000 units to five offshore investors at $0.40 per unit for gross proceeds of $146,000. Each unit consists of one share of our common stock and one warrant to purchase one share of our common stock at a price of $0.75 for a period of two years from the date of issuance. We paid $14,600 as commissions for the sale of these units. We sold these units to five non-U.S. persons (as that term is defined in Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933) in offshore transactions relying on Regulation S.
On September 16, 2009, we issued 42,500 units to one offshore investor at $0.40 per unit for gross proceeds of $17,000. Each unit consists of one share of our common stock and one warrant to purchase one share of our common stock at a price of $0.75 for a period of two years from the date of issuance. We paid $1,700 as commissions for the sale of these units. We sold these units to one non-U.S. person (as that term is defined in Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933) in an offshore transaction relying on Regulation S.
On October 29, 2009, we issued 50,000 units to one offshore investor at $0.40 per unit for gross proceeds of $20,000. Each unit consists of one share of our common stock and one warrant to purchase one share of our common stock at a price of $0.75 for a period of two years from the date of issuance. We paid $2,000 as commissions for the sale of these units. We sold these units to one non-U.S. person (as that term is defined in Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933) in an offshore transaction relying on Regulation S.
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.
On July 22, 2009, we purchased 19,426 additional shares in Molecular Vision Limited of the United Kingdom for $275,500.71 (£166,042). Imperial Innovations, one of the shareholders of Molecular Vision had purchased shares from Molecular Vision to assist Molecular Vision with cash flow. Shareholders of Molecular Vision have a pre-emptive right, which gives each shareholder the right to acquire additional shares in order to maintain percentage ownership in Molecular Vision and ensure that its percentage ownership is not diluted. We had been informed that we needed to pay £166,042 to maintain our existing ownership of approximately 17.2% of the issued and outstanding shares of Molecular Vision and paid that amount to maintain our percentage ownership in Molecular Vision. As of November 16, 2009, we hold approximately 17.2% of the issued and outstanding shares of Molecular Vision. For more information regarding Molecular Vision, please see Item 2 of Part I “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Our Business.” Please see Item 2 of Part II “Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds” for the information relating to the unregistered sales of equity securities by us.
Item 6. Exhibits.
Exhibit No. | Document Name
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(3) | Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws |
3.1 | Articles of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to an exhibit to our registration statement on Form 10-SB filed on May 24, 2002, as amended) |
3.2 | Bylaws, as amended (incorporated by reference to an exhibit to our registration statement on Form 10- SB filed on May 24, 2002, as amended) |
(10) | Material Contracts |
10.1 | Agreement for the Sale of Stock between our company and Dr. Leftheris Georgakopoulos dated February 13, 2006 (incorporated by reference to an exhibit to our current report on Form 8-K filed February 16, 2006) |
10.2 | Development Agreement between our company and Molecular Vision Limited (incorporated by reference to an exhibit to our current report on Form 8-K filed on February 20, 2007) |
10.3 | Employment Agreement dated September 3, 2007 between our company and Dr. Dimitris Goundis (incorporated by reference to an exhibit to our current report on Form 8-K filed on September 28, 2007) |
10.4 | Letter Agreement dated February 1, 2008 with Molecular Vision Limited (incorporated by reference to an exhibit to our current report on Form 8-K filed on February 19, 2008) |
10.5 | Royalty Agreement dated November 13, 2008 with Molecular Vision Limited (incorporated by reference to an exhibit to our current report on Form 8-K filed on November 20, 2008) |
10.6 | Supplemental Agreement to the Subscription and Shareholders’ Agreement relating to Molecular Vision Limited dated November 13, 2008 (incorporated by reference to an exhibit to our current report on Form 8-K filed on November 20, 2008) |
10.7 | Option Agreement dated November 13, 2008 with Molecular Vision Limited to acquire additional 20,000 shares of Molecular Vision Limited (incorporated by reference to an exhibit to our current report on Form 8-K filed on November 20, 2008) |
10.8 | Deed of Termination and Release dated November 13, 2008 with Molecular Vision Limited (incorporated by reference to an exhibit to our current report on Form 8-K filed on November 20, 2008) |
10.9 | Share Exchange Agreement dated January 31, 2009 between our company, Vardisto Investments Limited and a certain shareholder of Vardisto Investments Limited (incorporated by reference to an exhibit to our current report on Form 8-K filed on March 12, 2009) |
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* Filed herewith.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
ACRONGENOMICS INC.
By: | /s/ Platon Tzouvalis | |
| Platon Tzouvalis | |
| President and Director | |
| (Principal Executive Officer) | |
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| Date: November 16, 2009 | |
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By: | /s/ Ron Lizée | |
| Ron Lizée | |
| Chief Financial Officer and Director | |
| (Principal Financial Officer and Principal | |
| Accounting Officer) | |
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| Date: November 16, 2009 | |