COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES | On November 10, 2010, the Company entered into an employment agreement with its CEO, effective January 1, 2011 through the December 31, 2015. The term of the agreement is a five year period at an annual salary of $210,000. There is a 6% annual increase. For the year ending December 31, 2015, the annual salary was $281,027. The employee is also to receive a 20% bonus based on the annual based salary. Any stock, stock options bonuses have to be approved by the board of directors. On January 1, 2016 the agreement was renewed with the same terms for another 5 years with an annual salary of $297,889 for the year ended December 31, 2016. On January 1, 2017 the agreement renewed with the same terms for another 5 years, but with an annual salary of $315,764 for the year ended December 31, 2017. On January 1, 2019 the agreement renewed again with the same terms for another 5 years, but with an annual salary of $354,791 for the year ended December 31, 2018. As of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the accrued salary balance is $2,198,152 and $2,109,454, respectively. (See Note 9). On October 2, 2014, the Company entered into a letter agreement for an equity line of financing up to $7,500,000 (the “Letter Agreement”) with Calm Seas Capital, LLC (“Calm Seas”). Under the Letter Agreement, over a 24 month period from the effective date of a registration statement covering shares issuable to Calm Seas (the "Effective Date"), we may put to Calm Seas up to an aggregate of $7,500,000 in shares of our Class A common stock for a purchase price equal to 80% of the lowest price of our Class A common stock during the five consecutive trading days immediately following the date we deliver notice to Calm Seas of our election to put shares pursuant to the Letter Agreement. We may put shares bi-monthly. The dollar value that will be permitted for each put pursuant to the Letter Agreement will be the lesser of: (A) the product of (i) 200% of the average daily volume in the US market of our Class A common stock for the ten trading days prior to the date we deliver our put notice to Calm Seas multiplied by (ii) the average of the daily closing prices for the ten (10) trading days immediately preceding the date we deliver our put notice to Calm Seas, or (B) $100,000. We will automatically withdraw our put notice to Calm Seas if the lowest closing bid price used to determine the purchase price of the put shares is not at least equal to seventy-five percent (75%) of the average closing “bid” price for our Class A common stock for the ten (10) trading days prior to the date we deliver our put notice to Calm Seas. Notwithstanding the $100,000 ceiling for each bi-monthly put, as described above, we may at any time request Calm Seas to purchase shares in excess of such ceiling, either as a part of bi-monthly puts or as an additional put(s) during such month. If Calm Seas, in its sole discretion, accepts such request to purchase additional shares, then we may include the put for additional shares in our monthly put request or submit an additional put for such additional shares in accordance with the procedure set forth above. The Letter Agreement will terminate when any of the following events occur: ● Calm Seas has purchased an aggregate of $7,500,000 of our Class A common stock; or ● The second anniversary from the Effective Date. As of December 31, 2018, 78,089,079 shares of class A common stock were issued pursuant to the Letter Agreement and the Letter Agreement was terminated passing the second anniversary from the Effective Date. On January 20, 2015, the board of directors appointed Mr. Jonathan R. Rice as our Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Rice’s employment agreement has a term of one year and can be terminated by either the Company or Mr. Rice at any time. Under the employment agreement, Mr. Rice is entitled to an annual cash compensation of $120,000, which includes salary, health insurance, 401K retirement plan contributions, etc. The Company also agreed to reimburse Mr. Rice for his past educational expenses of approximately $11,000. In addition, Mr. Rice was issued a three-year warrant to purchase 2,000,000 shares of common stock of the Company at an exercise price of $0.001 per share (the “January 2015 Warrant”) pursuant to the employment agreement. Additionally, on May 28, 2015, the Company issued a three-year warrant to purchase 3,000,000 shares of common stock of the Company at an exercise price of $0.001 per share (the "May 20165 Warrant") to Mr. Rice. The 2,000,000 share warrant fully vested on October 28, 2016. For the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company recorded $121,448 for the warrants issued to Mr. Rice. On January 14, 2016, the Company signed a new employment agreement with Mr. Rice. The employment agreement has a term of one year and can be terminated by either the Company or Mr. Rice at any time. Under the employment agreement, Mr. Rice is entitled to annual cash compensation of $140,000, which includes salary, health insurance, 401K retirement plan contributions, etc. In addition, Mr. Rice was issued a three-year warrant to purchase 6,000,000 shares of common stock of the Company at an exercise price of $0.001 per share pursuant to the employment agreement. For the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company recorded $193,652 for the warrants issued to Mr. Rice in 2016. For the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company recorded $17,473 for the warrants issued to Mr. Rice in 2016. On January 9, 2018, the Company extended the expiration date of the January 2015 Warrant from January 19, 2018 to January 31, 2020 and on March 15, 2018, the Company signed an extension of its at-will employment agreement with its COO, extending the term to January 31, 2019. On March 25, 2019, the Company signed an extension of its at-will employment agreement with its COO, extending the term to January 1, 2020. As of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 the Company owes $20,044 and $24,433, respectively, to Mr. Rice for payroll payable. (A)License Agreement On May 8, 2006, the Company entered into a license agreement. Pursuant to the terms of the agreement, the Company paid a non-refundable license fee of $10,000. The Company will pay a license maintenance fee of $10,000 on the one year anniversary of this agreement and each year thereafter. The Company will pay an annual research fee of $13,700 with first payment due January 2007, then on each subsequent anniversary of the effective date commencing May 4, 2007. The annual research fees are accrued by the Company for future payment. Pursuant to the terms of the agreement the Company may be required to pay additional fees aggregating up to a maximum of $10,000 a year for patent maintenance and prosecution relating to the licensed intellectual property. On October 28, 2011, the Company entered into a license agreement with the University of Notre Dame. Under the agreement, the Company received exclusive and non-exclusive rights to certain spider silk technologies including commercial rights with the right to sublicense such intellectual property. In consideration of the licenses granted under the agreement, the Company agreed to issue to the University of Notre Dame 2,200,000 shares of its common stock and to pay a royalty of 2% of net sales. The license agreement has a term of 20 years which can be extended on an annual basis after that. It can be terminated by the University of Notre Dame if the Company defaults on its obligations under the agreement and fails to cure such default within 90 days of a written notice by the university. The Company can terminate the agreement upon a 90 day written notice subject to payment of a termination fee of $5,000 if the termination takes place within 2 years after its effectiveness, $10,000 if the termination takes place within 4 years after its effectiveness and $20,000 if the Agreement is terminated after 4 years. On May 5, 2017, the Company signed an addendum to that agreement relating to tangible property and project intellectual property. On March 1, 2019, the Company singed an addendum to that agreement. The Company entered into a separate loan agreement and promissory noted dated March 1, 2019 as a payment for expenses paid by the University prior to January 31, 2019 totaling $265,244 and issued 4,025,652 shares of Class A common stock with a fair value of $281,659 as payment of certain debt. In the event of default the license agreement will be terminated (See Notes 6 and 7(E)). (B) Royalty and Research Agreements On May 1, 2008 the Company entered into a five year consulting agreement for research and development. Pursuant to the terms of the agreement, the Company will be required to pay $1,000 per month, or at the Company’s option, the consulting fee may be paid in the form of Company common stock based upon the greater of $0.05 per share or the average of the closing price of the Company’s shares over the five days preceding such stock issuance. On April 6, 2018, the Company issued 36,000 shares with a fair value of $1,076 ($0.0299/share) to a consultant as consideration for consulting fees owed from October 1, 2014 through December 31, 2018 of $21,000. The issuance of shares resulted in gain on settlement of accounts payable of $19,924. On April 1, 2018, the Company ended the consulting agreement and no additional compensation will be issued. (See Note 7 (B)). On December 26, 2006, the Company entered into an addendum to the intellectual property transfer agreement with Mr. Thompson, its CEO. In accordance with FASB Accounting Standards Codification No 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity On December 30, 2015, the Company entered into a cooperative agreement for the research and pilot production of hybrid silkworms in Vietnam. Under this agreement, the Company will establish a subsidiary in Vietnam where it will develop and produce hybrid silkworms. On April 24, 2018, the Company announced that it had received its investment registration certificate for its new Vietnamese subsidiary Prodigy Textiles Co,. Ltd. On May 1, 2018, the Company announced that it had received its enterprise registration certificate for its new Vietnamese subsidiary Prodigy Textiles Co,. Ltd (C) Consulting Agreement On February 9, 2018, the Company issued a 3-year warrant to purchase 3,000,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.056 per share to a consultant for services rendered. The warrants had a fair value of $52,660, based upon the Black-Scholes option-pricing model on the date of grant and are fully vested on the date granted. Warrants will be exercisable on August 9, 2019, and for a period of 2 years expiring on August 9, 2021. During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company recorded 52,660 as an expense for warrants issued (See Note 7 (C)). On February 20, 2018, the Company signed an agreement with a consultant to provide services. Under this agreement the consultant will receive a warrant for 600,000 shares of common stock and may be awarded additional warrants for up to 3,000,000 shares of common stock if performance metrics are achieved. On March 20, 2018, the Company issued a 4-year warrant to purchase 600,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.001 per share to a consultant for services rendered. The warrants had a fair value of $19,915, based upon the Black-Scholes option-pricing model on the date of grant and are fully vested on March 20, 2018. Warrants will be exercisable on March 20, 2019, and for a period of 3 years expiring on March 20, 2022. During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company recorded $19,915 as an expense for warrants issued (See Note 7 (C)). (D) Operating Lease Agreements Since September of 2015, we rent office space at 2723 South State Street, Suite 150, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104, which is our principal place of business. We pay an annual rent of $2,508 for conference facilities, mail, fax, and reception services located at our principal place of business. Rent expense for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 was $3,273 and $10,382, respectively. On January 23, 2017 the Company signed an 8 year property lease with the Company’s President for land in Texas where the Company grows its mulberry. The Company pays a monthly rent of $960. Rent expense – related party for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, was $6,153 and $2,880, respectively (See Note 9). On September 13, 2017, the Company signed a new two year lease commencing on October 1, 2017 and ending on September 30, 2019. The Company pays an annual rent of $39,200 for the year one of lease and $42,000 for the year two of lease for office and manufacturing space. |