The Black-Scholes option valuation model was developed for use in estimating the fair value of traded options, which have no vesting restrictions and are fully transferable. In addition, option valuation models require the input of highly subjective assumptions including the expected stock price volatility. As the Company’s stock options have characteristics significantly different than those of traded options, and because changes in the subjective input assumptions can materially affect the fair value estimate, in Management’s opinion, the existing models do not necessarily provide a reliable single measure of the fair value of its stock options.
All intrinsic values are zero. There were no options outstanding, granted or exercised during the fiscal year with an intrinsic value. All outstanding options are exercisable at September 30, 2009.
The Company has agreements with several consultants who provide financial, business and technical advice to the Company in connection with the research, development, marketing and promotion of its products and other matters. As part of their compensation, these consultants were granted warrants and nonqualified stock options to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock at prices representing the fair market value of the shares at the date of grant. Activity with respect to options and warrants granted to these consultants is summarized below:
On November 14, 2003, the Company completed a non-brokered private placement of 2,210,000 Units at $.50 per Unit ($1,105,000) to accredited investors. Each Unit is comprised of one share of Common Stock and one five-year warrant to buy one additional Common Share at $1.00. As of September 30, 2009, all 2,210,000 warrants expired.
In June 2005, in connection with the loan payable, each Lender received a Common Stock Purchase Warrant entitling the holder to purchase One Hundred Thousand (100,000) shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of ten cents ($.10) per share for a five-year period. The warrants were valued using the Black Scholes model at $24,000, which will be amortized as interest expense over the life of the notes.
On May 20, 2007, the Company agreed to extend and amend certain of the terms of the loans (collectively, the “Loan Extension”) made to the Company on June 14, 2005 (collectively, the “Original Loans”) by Mr. Saul, Richard Banakus, the Chairman, interim President and a director of the Company, and Regis Synan (individually, a “Lender” and collectively, the “Lenders”) in the amounts of $50,000, $50,000 and $50,000, respectively. Under the terms of the Loan Extension, the Lenders agreed to extend the maturity date of the Original Loans from June 14, 2007 to June 14, 2008. In consideration for the Loan Extension, the Company agreed to grant each Lender a common stock warrant (the “Loan Extension Warrants”) exercisable for Seventy Five Thousand (75,000) shares of the Common Stock for a five-year period at an exercise price of $0.20 per share of Common Stock. The warrants were valued using the Black Scholes model at $43,400, which is being amortized as interest expense over the life of the notes. As of September 30, 2009, 425,000 warrants are outstanding.
In February 2007, the Company completed a non-brokered private placement of 3,300,000 Units at $.10 per Unit ($330,000) to accredited investors. Each Unit is comprised of one share of Common Stock and one five-year warrant to buy one additional Common Share at $.10. On March 21, 2007 the Company closed on the sale of an additional 500,000 Units at $.10 per Unit ($50,000) to an accredited investor. On July 18, 2007 the Company closed on the sale of an additional 250,000 Units at $.14 per Unit ($35,000) to an accredited investor. As of September 30, 2009, 3,550,000 warrants are outstanding.
On May 22, 2007, Ronald J. Saul, a director of Hydron Technologies, Inc., lent the Company One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) (the “Loan”). The term of the Loan is six months and bears interest at the rate of ten percent (10%). Interest on the Loan is payable monthly and may be paid in cash, or at the option of the Company, in shares of common stock of the Company (“Common Stock”), valued for this purpose at the average of the high and low sale prices for a share of Common Stock averaged over the last ten days on which the Common Stock traded. In addition, in consideration of the Loan, the Company has granted Mr. Saul a common stock warrant (the “Loan Warrant”) exercisable for One Hundred Thousand (100,000 shares of Common Stock for a five-year period at an exercise price of $0.2115 per share of Common Stock. The warrants were valued using the Black Scholes model at $21,040, which is being amortized as interest expense over the life of the notes. As of September 30, 2009, 100,000 warrants are outstanding.
On October 3, 2007, the Company, closed on a private offering of 1,400,000 units (“Units”), comprised of one (1) share (“Share”) of its Common Stock and one (1) warrant (“Warrant”) for the purchase of one (1) share of Common Stock at $0.13. On October 30, 2007, the Company, closed on a private offering of 400,000 units (“Units”), comprised of one (1) share (“Share”) of its Common Stock and one (1) warrant (“Warrant”) for the purchase of one (1) share of Common Stock at $0.13. As of September 30, 2009, 1,800,000 warrants are outstanding.
On January 23, 2008, the Company, closed on a private offering of 600,000 units (“Units”), comprised of one (1) share (“Share”) of its Common Stock and one (1) warrant (“Warrant”) for the purchase of one (1) share of Common Stock at $0.13. As of September 30, 2009, 600,000 warrants are outstanding.
On April 9, 2008, the Company borrowed Forty Thousand Dollars ($40,000) (the “Loan”) from Richard Banakus, the Chairman, interim President and a director of the Company (the “Lender”). In connection with the Loan, the Lender received a common stock purchase warrant (the “Warrant”) entitling Mr. Banakus to purchase Fifty Thousand (50,000) shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of Eight and Four-Tenths of a Cent ($.084) per share for a five-year period. The Warrant provides that in the event that the Company shall grant “piggy back” registration rights to any other party to cause the Company’s Common Stock or any security exercisable or exchangeable for, or convertible into, shares of Common Stock to be included in a registration statement filed by the Company for sale by any selling shareholder or by the Company, the Company will grant the holders of Warrant similar registration rights. The warrants were valued using the Black Scholes model at $4,200, which is being amortized as interest expense over the life of the notes. As of September 30, 2009, 50,000 warrants are outstanding.
The Company recognized $10,780 and $21,156 in share based compensation expense for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively. No options were granted to employees during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2009. Options to purchase 65,000 shares were granted to employees during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2008.
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Note 9. Equity
Common Stock
For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, the Company recorded stock-based compensation expense of $10,780 and $21,156 respectively
During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2008, the Company issued 62,500 shares of common stock in connection with the exercise of common stock options for net proceeds of $12,500. Of these options, 62,500 were exercised at $0.20.
In connection with loans payable to the Company during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2008 the Company issued 24,008 shares of common stock, interest on the Loans may be paid in cash, or at the option of the Company, in shares of common stock of the Company (“Common Stock”), valued for this purpose at the average of the high and low sale prices for a share of Common Stock averaged over the last ten days on which the Common Stock traded.
On October 3, 2007, the Company, closed on a private offering of 1,400,000 units (“Units”), comprised of one (1) share (“Share”) of its Common Stock and one (1) warrant (“Warrant”) for the purchase of one (1) share of Common Stock. The Company received gross proceeds of One Hundred Seventy Five Thousand Dollars ($175,000) from the sale of Units in the Offering.
Among the individuals who purchased Units in the Offering is Ronald J. Saul, a director of the Company who together with his spouse purchased 300,000 Units pursuant to two separate subscription agreements. Mr. Saul and his spouse paid for 200,000 Units by the cancellation of certain indebtedness owed to them by the Company evidenced by a promissory note in the principal amount of Twenty Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000) and paid for 100,000 Units by payment in cash.
On October 30, 2007, the Company, closed on a private offering of 400,000 units (“Units”), comprised of one (1) share (“Share”) of its Common Stock and one (1) warrant (“Warrant”) for the purchase of one (1) share of Common Stock of the Company for each Unit purchased or a total of 400,000 Shares and 400,000 Warrants to purchase Shares. The Company received gross cash proceeds of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) from the sale of Units in the Offering. Ronald J. Saul, a director of the Company, purchased the 400,000 Units together with his (“Units”), Ronald J. Saul, a director of the Company, purchased the 400,000 Units together with his spouse pursuant to a subscription agreement dated October 30, 2007.
On January 23, 2008, the Company, closed on a private offering of 600,000 units (“Units”), comprised of one (1) share (“Share”) of its Common Stock and one (1) warrant (“Warrant”) for the purchase of one (1) share of Common Stock. The Company received gross proceeds of Seventy Five Thousand Dollars ($75,000) from the sale of Units in the Offering.
Among the individuals who purchased Units in the Offering is Ronald J. Saul, a director of the Company who together with his spouse purchased 200,000 Units and Richard Banakus, the Chairman, interim president and a director of the Company, who purchased 200,000 units pursuant to a subscription agreement.
On April 9, 2008, the Company borrowed Forty Thousand Dollars ($40,000) (the “Loan”) from Richard Banakus, the Chairman, interim President and a director of the Company (the “Lender”). In connection with the Loan, the Company issued to the Lender a promissory note in the principal amount of Forty Thousand Dollars (the “Note”) providing for the payment of principal and interest at the rate of five percent (5%) per annum, in a balloon payment on the earlier of (i) ninety (90) days from the date of April 9, 2008, or (ii) the date of the closing of a transaction with net proceeds payable to the Company from any debt or equity transaction.
In addition, in connection with the Loan, the Lender received a common stock purchase warrant (the “Warrant”) entitling Mr. Banakus to purchase Fifty Thousand (50,000) shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of Eight and Four-Tenths of a Cent ($.084) per share for a five-year period. The Warrant provides that in the event that the Company shall grant “piggy back” registration rights to any other party to cause the Company’s Common Stock or any security exercisable or exchangeable for, or convertible into, shares of Common Stock to be included in a registration statement filed by the Company for sale by any selling shareholder or by the Company, the Company will grant the holders of Warrant similar registration rights. The warrants were valued using the Black Scholes model at $4,200, which is being amortized as interest expense over the life of the notes.
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Preferred Stock
On July 30, 2008, Hydron Technologies, Inc., the Company, closed on a private offering (the “Offering”) of thirteen thousand (13,000) of its Series A Preferred Shares. The Company received aggregate gross proceeds of $1,010,000 from the sale of the Series A Preferred Shares in the Offering. After issuance of the Series A Preferred Shares sold in the Offering, the Company has a total of 13,000 Series A Preferred Shares outstanding.
In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, each of the then Series A Holders shall be entitled to be paid out of the assets of the Company available for distribution to shareholders an amount equal to $100 per Series A Preferred Share before payment is made to the Common Stock of the Company or any class or series of capital stock of the Company ranking junior to the Series A Preferred Shares. Except as required by law or pursuant to the protective provisions described below, the Series A Preferred Shares have no voting rights. Any dividends payable to holders of the Series A Preferred Shares shall be paid from funds received by the Company as a distribution made by the Partnership. The Series A Holders are not entitled to receive dividends from funds received by the Company from any other source.
Among the individuals who purchased Series A Preferred Shares in the Offering are (i) Richard Banakus, the Chairman, interim President and a director of the Company, who purchased 5,270 shares pursuant to a subscription agreement providing for payment by the cancellation of two promissory notes representing obligations of the Company to Mr. Banakus in the original principal amounts of $50,000 and $40,000 and the payment of $437,000 in cash; (ii) Ronald J. Saul, a director of the Company who together with his spouse purchased 1,500 shares pursuant to a subscription agreement providing for payment by the cancellation of two promissory notes representing obligations of the Company to Mr. Saul and his spouse in the original principal amounts of $100,000 and $50,000; and (iii) Karen Gray, a director of the Company who purchased 100 shares pursuant to a subscription agreement providing for payment of $10,000 in cash.
Note 10. Related Party
During the year ended September 30, 2008, the Company borrowed $40,000 from Hydron Royalty Partners Ltd., LLLP, a Florida limited liability partnership (the Partnership); The Company is the general partner of the Partnership which includes three directors of the Company and several significant shareholders of the Company as limited partners. Under the terms of the promissory note evidencing the loan, the partnership may, but is not obligated to, lend up to an aggregate $40,000 in principal amount to the Company. Amounts lent bear interest at 10% per annum. The outstanding principal and interest on the note is payable on December 6, 2008. The loan is still outstanding as of December 31, 2009.
Note 11. Management’s Plan
As a consequence of its participation in the Joint Venture, the Company’s need for cash is no longer tied to funding the working capital and other capital requirement of an operating business. Other than the obligation to pay dividends on the Series A Preferred Shares to the extent of distributions received from the Partnership from funds legally available, the Company will have only certain administrative costs, including legal and accounting costs relating to the preparation and filing of periodic reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission. As a result, the Company believes that its current capital balances will be sufficient to meet its working capital needs for at least the next year. Additionally, while the Company has retained certain liabilities, it has retained sufficient cash to meet them should they become payable and due.
The Company’s working capital was approximately ($165,000) at September 30, 2009, including cash and cash equivalents of approximately $120,000. Cash used by continuing operating activities was $227,790 and cash used in investing activities was $200,000 during the year ended September 30, 2009. This was offset by proceeds from discontinued operating activities of $108,896.
Hydron Continuing Operations
The Company’s continuing operations include:
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| 1. | Its 50% investment in the Joint Venture |
| 2. | Its ownership and licensing of its patented intellectual property |
| 3. | Its majority ownership of the Partnership |
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Investment in Brand Builders Rx, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Joint Venture”)
The Company owns a 50% interest in the Joint Venture and under the terms of the Joint Venture Agreement, will share in 50% of the Joint Venture net profits if earned. The Company’s risk is limited to its original investment.
Licensing of the Company’s Patented Intellectual Property
The Company continues to own its patented intellectual property (“IP”) but has licensed its user according to the terms agreed to in the Joint Venture Agreement. With the exception of the super-oxygenation technology the licensing is royalty free to the Joint Venture. The Joint Venture is however responsible to the Company for any royalties required to be paid by Hydron under the Hydron Agreement.
Majority ownership of Hydron Royalty Partners Ltd., LLLP (the “Partnership”)
The Company will continue to serve as General Partner and own the majority ownership percentage of the Partnership.
Note 12. Discontinued Operations
As described in Note 1, on November 11, 2008, the Company, entered into certain agreements with Brand Builders International, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Harezi”) relating to a joint venture between the Company and Harezi to be formed as Brand Builders Rx, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Joint Venture”). The Joint Venture was formed for the purpose of designing, marketing, selling, and managing certain technologies and products including, but not limited to, those contributed by the Company.
Pursuant to the Capital Contribution Agreement, the Company has agreed to contribute Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000) in cash and assign substantially all of its assets, other than certain excluded assets provided therein, and license or sublicense certain rights to the Company’s intellectual property, subject to performance and payment obligations of the Joint Venture and to the terms of the License Agreement entered into between the Company and the Joint Venture. The Company assigned such assets valued at $490,303 to the Joint Venture pursuant to the Assignment Agreement. The Company realized a loss from discontinued operations of $51,632.
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EXHIBIT INDEX | | | INDEX # |
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Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm - Sherb & Co. LLP | | | 23.2 |
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Certification of Interim President, Principal Financial and Accounting Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and Item 307 of Regulation S-K | | | 31.1 |
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Certification of Interim President, Principal Financial and Accounting Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C., Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | | | 32.1 |