UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
x | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2010
o | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
Commission File Number: 001-09478
PureSafe Water Systems, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | | 86-0515678 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
25 Fairchild Avenue - Suite 250, Plainview, New York | | 11803 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
(516) 208-8250
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the past 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 o
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 o No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.
Large accelerated filer o | Accelerated filer o |
Non-accelerated filer o | 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 o No x
State the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date. As of May 18, 2010, 288,140,076 shares of common stock of the issuer were outstanding.
PureSafe Water Systems Inc. and Subsidiary
(A Development Stage Company Commencing January 1, 2002)
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
| | March 31, 2010 | | | December 31, 2009 | |
ASSETS | |
Current Assets: | | | | | | |
Cash | | $ | 48,722 | | | $ | 107,424 | |
Inventories | | | 218,768 | | | | 97,115 | |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | | | 55,943 | | | | 120,083 | |
Total Current Assets | | | 323,433 | | | | 324,622 | |
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Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $38,517 and $33,356, respectively | | | 119,756 | | | | 115,551 | |
Patents and trademarks, net of accumulated amortization of $25,030 and $23,504, respectively | | | 67,454 | | | | 68,980 | |
Other assets | | | 20,500 | | | | 20,500 | |
TOTAL ASSETS | | $ | 531,143 | | | $ | 529,653 | |
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIENCY | |
Current Liabilities: | | | | | | | | |
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | | $ | 863,741 | | | $ | 656,242 | |
Accrued compensation | | | 80,100 | | | | 84,000 | |
Accrued consulting and director fees | | | 142,000 | | | | 140,000 | |
Convertible notes payable to officer and director (including accrued interest of $39,442 and $14,685 and net of debt discount of $9,804 and $14,706, respectively) | | | 416,638 | | | | 99,979 | |
Convertible promissory note (including accrued interest of $22,319 and $9,194 and net of debt discount of $138,234 and $104,214, respectively) | | | 434,085 | | | | 279,980 | |
Promissory notes payable (including accrued interest of $140,805 and $127,221, respectively) | | | 299,027 | | | | 285,443 | |
Fair value of detachable warrants and options | | | 383,500 | | | | 286,100 | |
Fair value of embedded conversion options | | | 290,700 | | | | 197,900 | |
Accrued dividends payable | | | 190,328 | | | | 190,328 | |
Total Current Liabilities | | | 3,100,119 | | | | 2,219,972 | |
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Long Term Liabilities: | | | | | | | | |
Notes Payable | | | -- | | | | 236,624 | |
Notes payable to officers and directors | | | -- | | | | 287,000 | |
Total Long Term Liabilities | | | -- | | | | 523,624 | |
TOTAL LIABILITIES | | $ | 3,100,119 | | | $ | 2,743,596 | |
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Commitments and Contingencies | | | | | | | | |
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Stockholders' Deficiency: | | | | | | | | |
Preferred stock $.001 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized; 184,144 shares issued and outstanding (liquidation preference $2,619,325 and $2,592,250, as of March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively) | | | 184 | | | | 184 | |
Common stock, $.001 par value; 450,000,000 authorized; 284,770,809 shares issued and 284,766,409 shares outstanding at March 31, 2010; 272,162,945 shares issued and 272,158,545 outstanding at December 31, 2009 | | | 284,770 | | | | 272,162 | |
Additional paid-in capital | | | 30,819,719 | | | | 30,086,795 | |
Treasury Stock, at cost, 4,400 shares of common stock | | | (5,768 | ) | | | (5,768 | ) |
Subscriptions receivable - related party (including accrued interest of $38,134 and $33,076, respectively) | | | (375,334 | ) | | | (370,276 | ) |
Accumulated deficit (including $1,095,507 and $17,665,444 of deficit accumulated during development stage at March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively) | | | (33,292,547 | ) | | | (32,197,040 | ) |
Total Stockholders’ Deficiency | | | (2,568,976 | ) | | | (2,213,943 | ) |
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIENCY | | $ | 531,143 | | | $ | 529,653 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
PureSafe Water Systems Inc. and Subsidiary
(A Development Stage Company Commencing January 1, 2002)
Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations
| | Three Months Ended March 31, | | | January 1, 2002 To March 31, | |
| | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2010 | |
Sales | | $ | -- | | | $ | -- | | | $ | 471,290 | |
Costs and expenses (income): | | | -- | | | | -- | | | | | |
Cost of Sales | | | -- | | | | -- | | | | 575,680 | |
Selling, general and administrative, including stock-based compensation of $496,917 and $63,962 for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 and $3,875,724 for the period January 1, 2002 to March 31, 2010 | | | 934,246 | | | | 418,412 | | | | 11,755,813 | |
Non-dilution agreement termination costs | | | -- | | | | -- | | | | 2,462,453 | |
Research and development | | | 22,598 | | | | 2,234 | | | | 908,285 | |
Interest expense - including interest expense to a related party of $10,104 and $6,250 for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and $230,869 for the period Jan 1, 2002 to March 31, 2010 | | | 113,163 | | | | 45,079 | | | | 1,774,475 | |
Financing costs - extension of warrants | | | -- | | | | -- | | | | 74,700 | |
Interest expense - conversion provision | | | -- | | | | -- | | | | 113,000 | |
(Gain) loss on settlement of debt | | | -- | | | | -- | | | | 2,027,186 | |
Change in fair value of warrants and embedded conversion option | | | 25,500 | | | | 162,500 | | | | (459,351 | ) |
Total costs and expenses | | | 1,095,507 | | | | 628,225 | | | | 19,232,241 | |
Net (loss) | | | (1,095,507 | ) | | | (628,225 | ) | | | (18,760,951 | ) |
Deemed dividend on preferred stock | | | -- | | | | -- | | | | (2,072,296 | ) |
Preferred stock dividends | | | (27,075 | ) | | | (27,075 | ) | | | (861,498 | ) |
| | | (27,075 | ) | | | (27,075 | ) | | | (2,933,794 | ) |
Net loss attributable to common stockholders | | $ | (1,112,582 | ) | | $ | (655,300 | ) | | $ | (21,694,745 | ) |
Net loss attributable to common stockholders per common share - Basic and diluted | | $ | (0.01 | ) | | $ | (0.01 | ) | | | | |
Weighted average number of shares outstanding - Basic and diluted | | | 276,956,674 | | | | 239,169,385 | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
PureSafe Water Systems Inc. and Subsidiary
(A Development Stage Company Commencing January 1, 2002)
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Deficiency
| | Preferred Stock | | | Common Stock | | | Additional Paid-In | | | Treasury Stock at | | | Subscription | | | Accumulated | | | Total Stockholders’ | |
| | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | | | Capital | | | Cost | | | Receivable | | | Deficit | | | Deficiency | |
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Balance at December 31, 2009 | | | 184,144 | | | $ | 184 | | | | 272,162,945 | | | $ | 272,162 | | | $ | 30,086,795 | | | $ | (5,768 | ) | | | (370,276 | ) | | $ | (32,197,040 | ) | | $ | (2,213,943 | ) |
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Proceeds from sale of common stock and warrants: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$0.053 per share – January 29, 2010 | | | -- | | | | -- | | | | 1,886,792 | | | | 1,887 | | | | 98,113 | | | | -- | | | | -- | | | | -- | | | | 100,000 | |
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Common stock issued in repayment of debt: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$0.0510 per share – February 1, 2010 | | | -- | | | | -- | | | | 2,604,608 | | | | 2,605 | | | | 130,230 | | | | -- | | | | -- | | | | -- | | | | 132,835 | |
$0.055 per share – February 19, 2010 | | | -- | | | | -- | | | | 1,741,464 | | | | 1,741 | | | | 94,039 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 95,780 | |
Common stock issued for services | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$0.051 per share – February 1, 2010 | | | -- | | | | -- | | | | 2,375,000 | | | | 2,375 | | | | 117,475 | | | | -- | | | | -- | | | | -- | | | | 119,850 | |
$0.057 per share – February 1, 2010 | | | -- | | | | -- | | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,000 | | | | 112,000 | | | | -- | | | | -- | | | | -- | | | | 114,000 | |
$0.057 per share – February 9, 2010 | | | -- | | | | -- | | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,000 | | | | 112,000 | | | | -- | | | | -- | | | | -- | | | | 114,000 | |
Accrued interest | | | -- | | | | -- | | | | -- | | | | -- | | | | -- | | | | -- | | | | (5,058 | ) | | | -- | | | | (5,058 | ) |
Reclassification of warrants to derivative liability, net | | | -- | | | | -- | | | | -- | | | | -- | | | | (80,000 | ) | | | -- | | | | -- | | | | -- | | | | (80,000 | ) |
Amortization of warrants and options for employees and non-employees | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 149,067 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 149,067 | |
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Net loss | | | -- | | | | -- | | | | -- | | | | -- | | | | -- | | | | -- | | | | | | | | (1,095,507 | ) | | | (1,095,507 | ) |
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BALANCE – March 31 2010 | | | 184,144 | | | $ | 184 | | | | 284,770,809 | | | $ | 284,770 | | | $ | 30,819,719 | | | $ | (5,768 | ) | | $ | (375,334 | ) | | $ | (33,292,547 | ) | | $ | (2,568,976 | ) |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
PureSafe Water Systems Inc. and Subsidiary
(A Development Stage Company Commencing January 1, 2002)
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
| | Three Months Ended March 31, | | | For the Period From January 1, 2002 through | |
Cash Flows from Operating Activities: | | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | March 31, 2010 | |
Net loss | | $ | (1,095,507 | ) | | | (628,225 | ) | | $ | (18,760,951 | ) |
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities - | | | | | �� | | | | | | | |
Loss on Sale of Property and Equipment | | | -- | | | | -- | | | | 8,177 | |
Depreciation and amortization | | | 5,450 | | | | 6,418 | | | | 45,349 | |
Amortization of patents and trademarks | | | 1,526 | | | | 1,317 | | | | 23,648 | |
Interest expense - amortization of deferred financing | | | -- | | | | -- | | | | 22,530 | |
Stock based compensation | | | 496,917 | | | | 63,962 | | | | 3,885,924 | |
Interest expense - conversion provision | | | -- | | | | -- | | | | 113,000 | |
Interest receivable | | | (5,058 | ) | | | (4,988 | ) | | | (38,134 | ) |
Accretion of debt discount | | | 55,582 | | | | 34,797 | | | | 743,403 | |
Change in fair value of warrants and embedded conversion option | | | 25,500 | | | | 162,500 | | | | (459,351 | ) |
(Gain)/loss on settlement of debt | | | -- | | | | -- | | | | 2,027,187 | |
Non-dilution agreement termination cost | | | -- | | | | -- | | | | 2,462,453 | |
Inventory reserve | | | -- | | | | -- | | | | 159,250 | |
Write-off of stock subscription receivable | | | -- | | | | -- | | | | 21,800 | |
Financing costs - warrant extension | | | -- | | | | -- | | | | 74,700 | |
Change in assets and liabilities - | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | | | 64,140 | | | | 17,035 | | | | (5,699 | ) |
Inventories | | | (121,653 | ) | | | -- | | | | (218,768 | ) |
Other assets | | | -- | | | | -- | | | | (11,081 | ) |
Accounts payable, accrued expenses, accrued dividends, accrued compensation, accrued consulting and director fees, customer deposits and other current liabilities | | | 249,058 | | | | 186,587 | | | | 2,750,778 | |
Net Cash Used in Operating Activities | | | (324,045 | ) | | | (160,597 | ) | | | (7,155,785 | ) |
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Cash Flows from Investing Activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Purchase of property and equipment | | | (9,656 | ) | | | -- | | | | (177,633 | ) |
Patent costs | | | -- | | | | | | | | (66,429 | ) |
Proceeds from sale of property & equipment | | | -- | | | | -- | | | | 4,350 | |
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities | | | (9,656 | ) | | | -- | | | | (239,712 | ) |
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Cash Flows from Financing Activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Reduction of stock subscription receivable | | | -- | | | | -- | | | | 65,700 | |
Proceeds from sale of preferred stock | | | -- | | | | -- | | | | 1,130,127 | |
Proceeds from sale of common stock | | | 100,000 | | | | 195,500 | | | | 4,501,060 | |
Proceeds from exercise of warrants | | | -- | | | | -- | | | | 9,350 | |
Proceeds from sale of common stock to be issued | | | -- | | | | -- | | | | 300,000 | |
Deferred financing costs | | | -- | | | | -- | | | | (22,530 | ) |
Proceeds from convertible promissory note | | | 175,000 | | | | -- | | | | 1,350,000 | |
Proceeds from officers and directors convertible loans | | | -- | | | | -- | | | | 350,000 | |
Repayment of notes payable | | | -- | | | | -- | | | | (274,999 | ) |
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities | | | 275,000 | | | | 195,500 | | | | 7,408,708 | |
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Net increase (decrease) in cash | | | (58,701 | ) | | | 34,903 | | | | 13,211 | |
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Cash at beginning of period | | | 107,423 | | | | 29,411 | | | | 35,511 | |
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Cash at end of period | | | 48,722 | | | | 64,314 | | | | 48,722 | |
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Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Cash paid during the year for interest | | | 335 | | | | 567 | | | | 371,878 | |
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Non-Cash Investing Activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Notes Receivable for common stock issued | | | | | | | -- | | | | | |
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Non-Cash Financing Activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Compensation satisfied by issuance of common stock | | | 84,000 | | | | -- | | | | 139,250 | |
Common stock issued in satisfaction of liabilities | | | 144,615 | | | | 27,368 | | | | 7,492,908 | |
Reclassification of equity instrument to derivative liabilities | | | (80,000 | ) | | | 18,900 | | | | 439,066 | |
Cancellation of debt for no consideration | | | -- | | | | -- | | | | 1,327,321 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
PureSafe Water Systems Inc. and Subsidiary
(A Development Stage Company Commencing January 1, 2002)
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
NOTE 1: DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS.
PureSafe Water Systems, Inc. (the "Company") is a Delaware corporation engaged in the design and development of its technology to be used in the manufacture and sale of water purification systems, the PureSafe™ First Response Water System (the “PureSafe FRWS”), both within and outside of the United States. The Company's corporate headquarters is located in Plainview, New York.
NOTE 2: BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND ACCOUNTING POLICIES.
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for interim financial information. Accordingly, these interim financial statements do not include all of the information and footnotes required for annual financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary to make the financial statements not misleading have been included.
The operating results for the three months period ended March 31, 2010 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2010. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 13, 2010.
Use Of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.
The Company bases its estimates on historical experience and on various assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The most significant estimates, among other things, are used in accounting for the valuation allowances for deferred income taxes, expected realizable values for long-lived assets (primarily intangible assets) and contingencies, as well as the recording and presentation of the Company’s common stock, preferred stock, derivative liabilities, option and warrant issuances. Estimates and assumptions are periodically reviewed and the effects of any material revisions are reflected in the financial statements in the period that they are de termined to be necessary. Actual results could differ from those estimates and assumptions.
Principles of Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements of PureSafe Water Systems, Inc. include accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary. Intercompany transactions and balances are eliminated in consolidation.
Inventories
Inventory principally consists of raw materials that will be used to manufacture the water purification system machines. These amounts are stated at lower of first-in, first-out (“FIFO”) cost or market.
Stock-Based Compensation
The Company reports stock-based compensation under Accounting Standard Codification (“ASC”) 718 “Compensation – Stock Compensation”. ASC 718 requires all share-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options, to be recognized in the consolidated financial statements based on their fair values.
The Company accounts for equity instruments issued to non-employees as compensation in accordance with the provisions of ASC 718 , which require that each such equity instrument is recorded at its fair value on the measurement date, which is typically the date the services are performed.
The Black-Scholes option valuation model is used to estimate the fair values of options. The model includes subjective input assumptions that can materially affect the fair value estimates. The model was developed for use in estimating the fair value of traded options or warrants that have no vesting restrictions and that are fully transferable. The expected volatility is estimated based on the most recent historical period of time equal to the weighted average life of the subject option.
NOTE 3: GOING CONCERN.
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. The Company has incurred recurring losses from operations, has an accumulated deficit since its inception of approximately $33,292,000 and $32,197,000 as of March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively, and has a working capital deficiency of approximately $2,776,000 and $1,895,000 as of March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern.
The Company’s plans with respect to these matters include restructuring its existing debt and raising additional capital through future issuances of stock and/or debt. The Company is seeking to raise an additional $5 million in the next twelve months to fund the following activities: the production of 45 commercialized PureSafe FRWS units; submitting two commercialized units for all necessary certifications; launching a marketing program for the PureSafe FRWS, establishing a sales and marketing network; and concluding agreements with strategic partners for international marketing and manufacturing. Provided the Company obtains such financing, the Company believes that there will be revenue recognition by the third quarter of 2010.
For the first two quarters of 2010, management’s main focus is to produce two PureSafe FRWS standardized commercial units, complete the certification process and initiate the Company’s marketing plan. The Company expects to recognize the first sales of the PureSafe FRWS by the third quarter of 2010. The Company will cease being a development stage enterprise when it recognizes significant revenue from the sale of PureSafe FRWS units. The extent of these initiatives will be contingent upon the amount of capital raised.
The Company can give no assurance that such financing will be available on terms advantageous to us, or at all. Should the Company not be successful in obtaining the necessary financing to fund its operations, the Company would need to curtail certain or all of its operational activities. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.
NOTE 4: RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS.
The FASB, the Emerging Issues Task Force and the SEC have issued certain accounting standards updates and regulations as of March 31, 2010 that will become effective in subsequent periods; however, management of the Company does not believe that any of those updates would have significantly affected the Company’s financial accounting measures or disclosures had they been in effect during 2010 or 2009, and it does not believe that any of those pronouncements will have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements at the time they become effective.
NOTE 5: NET LOSS PER SHARE OF COMMON STOCK.
Basic loss per share was computed using the weighted average number of outstanding common shares. Diluted loss per share includes the effect of dilutive common stock equivalents from the assumed exercise of options, warrants, convertible preferred stock and convertible notes. Common stock equivalents were excluded in the computation of diluted loss per share since their inclusion would be anti-dilutive. Total shares issuable upon the exercise of warrants and conversion of preferred stock and convertible promissory notes for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 were as follows:
| | March 31, | |
| | 2010 | | | 2009 | |
Warrants | | | 39,103,516 | | | | 31,432,326 | |
Convertible promissory notes | | | 13,857,904 | | | | 9,537,463 | |
Convertible preferred stock | | | 1,545,760 | | | | 1,545,760 | |
Total | | | 54,507,180 | | | | 42,515,549 | |
NOTE 6: FAIR VALUE.
ASC 820 “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures” defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and requires enhanced disclosures about fair value measurements. As defined in ASC 820, fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The Standard clarifies that the exchange price is the price in an orderly transaction between market participants to sell an asset or transfer a liability at the measurement date and emphasizes that fair value is a market-based measurement and not an entity-specific measurement.
ASC 820 establishes the following hierarchy used in fair value measurements and expands the required disclosures of assets and liabilities measured at fair value:
| • | Level 1 – Inputs use quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company has the ability to access. |
| • | Level 2 – Inputs use other inputs that are observable, either directly or indirectly. These inputs include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets as well as other inputs such as interest rates and yield curves that are observable at commonly quoted intervals. |
| • | Level 3 – Inputs are unobservable inputs, including inputs that are available in situations where there is little, if any, market activity for the related asset or liability. |
In instances where inputs used to measure fair value fall into different levels in the above fair value hierarchy, fair value measurements in their entirety are categorized based on the lowest level input that is significant to the valuation. The Company’s assessment of the significance of particular inputs to these fair measurements requires judgment and considers factors specific to each asset or liability.
Liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis at March 31, 2010 are as follows:
| | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Liabilities (Level 1) | | | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | | | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | | | Balance at March 31, 2010 | |
Embedded conversion feature | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 290,700 | | | $ | 290,700 | |
Warrant and option liability | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 383,500 | | | $ | 383,500 | |
| | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 674,200 | | | $ | 674,200 | |
Financial assets are considered Level 3 when their fair values are determined using pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies or similar techniques and at least one significant model assumption or input is unobservable. Our Level 3 liabilities consist of derivative liabilities associated with the convertible debt that contains an indeterminable conversion share price and the tainted warrants as the Company cannot determine if it will have sufficient authorized common stock to settle such arrangements.
The following table provides a summary of the changes in fair value, including net transfers in and/or out, of all financial assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs during the nine months ended March 31, 2010
| | Embedded Conversion Feature | | | Warrant Liability | | | Total | |
Balance January, 1, 2010 | | $ | 197,900 | | | $ | 286,100 | | | $ | 484,000 | |
Included in income (expense) | | | 31,900 | | | | (6,400) | | | | 25,500 | |
Included in debt discount | | | 60,900 | | | | 23,800 | | | | 84,700 | |
Included in stockholder's equity | | | - | | | | 80,000 | | | | 80,000 | |
Transfers in and /or out of Level 3 | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
Balance March 31, 2010 | | $ | 290,700 | | | $ | 383,500 | | | $ | 674,200 | |
NOTE 7: STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIENCY.
Debt
In February 2010, the Company issued 4,346,072 shares of Common Stock in settlement of $228,615 of accounts payable due to multiple vendors which include 1,058,824 shares issued to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer in settlement of $54,000 accrued compensation and 588,235 shares issued to the Company’s Chief Financial Officer in settlement of $30,000 accrued compensation.
Cash
Through Equity Financing:
During the three months ended March 31, 2010, for gross proceeds of $100,000 the Company sold an aggregate of 1,886,792 shares of common stock and warrants to purchase additional 377,358 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.0636. The warrants have a term of three years.
Through Debt Financing:
During the three months ended March 31, 2010, the Company received gross proceeds of $175,000 through debt financing. The Company issued each lender a convertible promissory note bearing interest rate of 10% per annum with a term of one year. In connection with the placement, the Company also issued each lender a warrant to purchase aggregate 637,463 shares of common stock at exercise price of $0.0624 to $0.0720 per share. The warrants have a term of five years.
Services
In the first quarter of 2010, the Company issued an aggregate 1,175,000 shares of common stock to multiple employee and consultants per grant that was approved by the Company’s Board of directors on February 1, 2010. The shares were fully vested on the date of the grant and accordingly, Company recorded $58,650 of stock-based compensation in connection with this issuance.
In February 2010, the Company issued 600,000 shares of common stock to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer per grant that was approved by the Company’s Board of directors on February 1, 2010. The shares were fully vested on the date of the grant and accordingly, the Company recorded $30,600 of stock-based compensation in connection with this issuance.
In February 2010, the Company issued 600,000 shares of common stock to the Company’s Chief Financial Officer per grant that was approved by the Company’s Board of directors on February 1, 2010. The shares were fully vested on the date of the grant and accordingly, the Company recorded $30,600 of stock-based compensation in connection with this issuance.
In February 2010, the Company issued 2,000,000 shares to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. The issuance is part of the grant the Company awarded to the officer in April 2009 in which the Chief Executive Officer has the right to receive a total of 4,000,000 shares of common stock of which 2,000,000 shares were issued in April 2009 and the remaining 2,000,000 shares were to be issued on January 1, 2010. In addition to such stock grants, the officer was granted a five-year option to purchase an additional 3,000,000 shares of common stock. The option was made fully exercisable as of its grant date and has an exercise price of $0.041 per share. The Company incurred stock-based compensation $114,000 in connection with February 2010 issuance.
In February 2010, the Company issued 2,000,000 shares to the Company’s Chief Financial Officer. The issuance is part of the grant the Company awarded to the officer in April 2009 in which the Chief Financial Officer has the right to receive a total of 4,000,000 shares of common stock of which 2,000,000 shares were issued in April 2009 and the remaining 2,000,000 shares were to be issued in January 1, 2010. In addition to such stock grants, the officer was granted a five-year option to purchase an additional 3,000,000 shares of common stock. The option was made fully exercisable as of its grant date and has an exercise price of $0.041 per share. The Company incurred stock-based compensation $114,000 in connection with February 2010 issuance.
NOTE 8 - CONVERTIBLE PROMISSORY NOTES PAYABLE
In the first quarter of 2010, the Company sold and issued convertible promissory notes in the aggregate principal amount of $175,000 bearing interest at 10% per annum and warrants to purchase 637,463 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.0624 to $0.072 per share. The convertible notes mature in one year. The holders of the notes are entitled to convert all or a portion of the convertible note plus any unpaid interest, at the note holders’ sole discretion, into shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.052 to $0.06 per share.
The Company accounted for the issuance of these convertible promissory notes in accordance with ASC 815 ”Derivatives and Hedging”. Accordingly, the warrants and the embedded conversion option of the convertible note are recorded as derivative liabilities at their fair market value and were marked to market through earnings at the end of each reporting period. The gross proceeds from the sale of the notes $175,000 were recorded net of a discount of $84,700. The debt discount consisted of approximately $23,800 related to the fair value of the warrants and approximately $60,900 related to the fair value of the embedded conversion option. The debt discount was being charged to interest expense ratably over the term of the convertible notes.
NOTE 9: RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS.
(a) | In March 2010, the Company issued to its Chief Executive Officer 1,058,824 shares of common stock in settlement of $54,000 accrued compensation and 588,235 shares issued to the Company’s Chief Financial Officer in settlement of $30,000 accrued compensation. |
(b) | In February 2010, the Company issued 2,000,000 shares to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. The issuance is part of the grant the Company awarded to the officer in April 2009 in which the chief executive officer has the right to receive a total of 4,000,000 shares of common stock, of which 2,000,000 shares were issued in April 2009 and the remaining 2,000,000 shares were to be issued on January 1, 2010. In addition to such stock grants, the officer was granted a five-year option to purchase an additional 3,000,000 shares of common stock. The option was made fully exercisable as of its grant date and has an exercise price of $0.041 per share. The Company incurred stock-based compensation $114,000 in connection with this issuance. |
(c) | In February 2010, the Company issued 2,000,000 shares to the Company’s Chief Financial Officer. The issuance is part of the grant the Company awarded to the officer in April 2009 in which the Chief Financial Officer was granted the right to receive a total of 4,000,000 shares of common stock of which 2,000,000 shares were issued in April 2009 and the remaining 2,000,000 shares were to be issued on January 2010. In addition to such stock grants, the officer was granted a five-year option to purchase an additional 3,000,000 shares of common stock. The option was made fully exercisable as of its grant date and has an exercise price of $0.041 per share. The Company incurred stock-based compensation $114,000 in connection with this issuance. |
(d) | In February 2010, the Company issued 600,000 shares of common stock to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer per grant that was approved by the Company’s Board of directors on February 1, 2010. The shares were fully vested on the date of the grant and accordingly, the Company recorded $30,600 of stock-based compensation in connection with this issuance. |
(e) | In February 2010, the Company issued 600,000 shares of common stock to the Company’s Chief Financial Officer per grant that was approved by the Company’s Board of directors on February 1, 2010. The shares were fully vested on the date of the grant and accordingly, the Company recorded $30,600 of stock-based compensation in connection with this issuance. |
NOTE 10: LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
Current legal proceedings to which the Company is a party are as follows:
In March 2007, a then director, John Clarke provided a $50,000 loan to the Company. The loan pays simple interest at the rate of 10% per annum and the principal was due to be paid on June 29, 2007. The loan carries an option provision that entitles the former director to convert his debt to shares of our common stock if the principal was not paid on the due date. The conversion price is the 50% of the average closing price of common stock over the three previous business days before demand for conversion is made. The former director has made a demand for conversion, but the date of the demand is currently in question.
On June 21, 2009, the Company was served with a complaint filed in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of Nassau, in which suit State Farm Fire & Casualty Company is the plaintiff. The suit is for approximately $202,000 in damages, resulting from a fire that occurred on or about December 16, 2008, allegedly as a result of a defective water cooler sold either by the Company or by Water Splash LLC, to which the Company had sold its water cooler business and related liabilities in November 2001. An amended complaint was filed on August 19, 2009, adding Water Splash LLC as a defendant. The claim by State Farm is on the basis that, as the insurance carrier, it is subrogated to the claim for damages of the owner of the property where the fire allegedly started by reason of a defect in the water cooler . Under the complaint, alternative claims for damages are made in negligence, breach of warranty, placing on the market a product in a defective and unreasonably dangerous condition and not fit for its intended use, failure to warn State Farm's subragor of the risks and defects associated with the water cooler which were not discoverable by reasonable inspection, and strict liability. The Company does not believe that it has any potential exposure by reason of this lawsuit and, in any event, any recovery by the plaintiff would be covered under the Company’s existing liability insurance policy. However, the Company cannot provide assurance that the outcome of this matter will not have a material effect on its financial condition or results of operations.
The Company has received a collection notice from Bircon, Ltd. for a $140,000 balance they claim is due. The Company is disputing such claim based on their breach of contract. The Company plans to vigorously defend any suit filed by Mr. Gil Tenne and /or Bircon Ltd.
NOTE 11: SUBSEQUENT EVENTS.
(a) | In April 2010, for gross proceeds of $200,000 the Company sold an aggregate of 3,373,667 shares of common stock and warrants to purchase additional 674,733 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.0636 to $0.0756. The warrants have a term of three years. |
(b) | On April 7, 2010, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, and the Company’s Chief Financial Officer each made loans of $100,000 to the Company. The loans accrue interest at the rate of 7% per annum. In addition, the Company issued warrants to each officer to purchase 431,034 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.059 per share. The loans are due and payable by or on October 7, 2010. The interests accrued on the loans are to be paid on the 7th day of each month until the loans mature and paid off. The loans were evidenced by the promissory notes the Company issued to the two officers which each contain a conversion clause that allow the officers at the officer’s sole option to convert the loan amount plus all accrued and unpaid interests due under the note into common stock. The conversion price was set at $0.059 per share, which was the closing market price of the common stock as of the closing date of the loans. |
The Company accounted for the issuance of the convertible promissory note in accordance with ASC 815 ”Derivatives and Hedging”. Accordingly, the warrants and the embedded conversion option of the convertible note are recorded as derivative liabilities at their fair market value and were marked to market through earnings at the end of each reporting period. The gross proceeds from the sales of the notes of $200,000 will be recorded net of a discount of $101,600. The debt discount consisted of $34,800 related to the fair value of the warrants and approximately $66,800 related to the fair value of the embedded conversion option. The debt discount will be charged to interest expense ratably over the term of the convertible note.
(c) | In May 2010, the Company received $175,000 as the consideration for the issuance of 1,788,147 shares of common stock and warrants to purchase additional 357,629 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.092 to $0.1516. The warrants have a life of 3 years. As of May 20, 2010, shares have not been issued. |
Item 2. | Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. |
Introductory Comment
The following Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and related notes contained elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, as well as our audited financial statements and related notes at and for the year ended December 31, 2009 contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on April 13, 2010.
Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”). To the extent that any statements made in this Form 10-Q contain information that is not historical, these statements are essentially forward-looking. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate” “expect,” “hope,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “product,” “seek,” “should,” “will,” “would ” and variations of such words. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that cannot be predicted or quantified and, consequently, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, without limitation:
• | our ability to raise capital to finance our research and development and operations, when needed and on terms advantageous to us; |
• | our ability to manage growth, profitability and marketability of our products; |
• | general economic and business conditions; |
• | the effect on our business of recent credit-tightening throughout the United States and the world, especially with respect to federal, state, local and foreign government procurement agencies, as well as quasi-public, charitable and private emergency response organizations; |
• | the effect on our business of recently reported losses within the financial, banking and other industries and the effect of such losses on the income and financial condition of our potential clients; |
• | the impact of developments and competition within the industries in which we intend to compete |
• | adverse results of any legal proceedings; |
• | the impact of current, pending or future legislation and regulation on water safety, including, but not limited to, changes in zoning and environmental laws and regulations within our target areas of operations; |
• | our ability to maintain and enter into relationships with suppliers, vendors and contractors of acceptable quality of goods and services on terms advantageous to us; |
• | the volatility of our operating results and financial condition; |
• | our ability to attract and retain qualified senior management personnel; and |
• | the other risks and uncertainties detailed in this Form 10-Q and, from time to time, in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
Readers of this Report on Form 10-Q should carefully consider such risks, uncertainties and other information, disclosures and discussions which contain cautionary statements identifying important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those provided in forward-looking statements. Readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements contained in this Form 10-Q. We do not undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements we may make in this Form 10-Q or elsewhere, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
General
PureSafe Water Systems, Inc. (herein referred to as the “Company”, “Puresafe”, “we”, “us” or “our”) was incorporated in Delaware in 1987. The manufacture and marketing of water coolers and filters constituted a substantial part of our business from 1993 until the fourth quarter of 2001, at which time such operations were sold and we began concentrating on the further development, manufacturing and marketing of a patented line of water purification systems. We have generated nominal revenues since we sold our water coolers and filters operations. Accordingly, we are deemed for accounting purposes to be a development stage enterprise since January 1, 2002 and are subject to a number of risks similar to those of other companies in an early s tage of development. The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming our company will continue as a going concern.
Results of Operations
Sales. We recorded zero sales for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009.
Until the fourth quarter of 2001, we were engaged in the manufacture and marketing of water coolers and water purification and filtration products. In the fourth quarter of 2001, such business was sold so that we could concentrate on the further development, manufacturing and marketing of a line of water purification systems. In 2007, new management made a strategic decision that the existing water filtration system had not produced any significant sales. New management further recognized that the existing unit required significantly more engineering. In 2007, we signed a contract with Bircon Ltd., an Israeli-based engineering consulting company, to design our new “PureSafe First Response Water System” (the “PureSafe FRWS”) line of water decontamination systems. & #160;In September 2009, we set up PureSafe Manufacturing & Research Corporation, a Delaware corporation that is wholly owned subsidiary of PureSafe Water Systems, Inc., to handle the production and research. We believe the PureSafe FRWS product will result in our first significant sales since 2001. We currently expect to recognize the first sales of the PureSafe product in the third quarter of 2010. We will cease being a development stage enterprise at the time of our recognition of significant revenue from sales of the PureSafe FRWS product.
Cost of sales. We recorded zero cost of sales for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009.
Selling, general and administrative. We incurred selling, general and administrative expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2010 of $934,246 compared to $418,412 for the same period in 2008. This increase of $515,834 was primarily a result of the increase of stock-based compensation from $63,962 for the first three months of 2009 to $496,917 of the same period of 2009, a $432,955 or 677% increase. Also, since we began the production of our first two commercialized units in January 2010, we have incurred a total of $73,450 in manufacturing overhead. Legal fees decreased $72,724 from $89,418 in the first three months of 2009 to $16,694 in the same period of 2010 due to less legal services required in this period.
We continue to increase spending in marketing related services. We spent $95,103 in the first three months of 2010, compared to $66,344 spent in the same period of 2009, a $28,759 or 43% increase. We expect spending in marketing related expenses will continue to grow, which include trade shows, advertisings, organized public relations campaign, etc. if the funding allows. On March 26, 2010 we entered into a long term management agreement with HEI, effectively January 1, 2010. Under the agreement, Hidell-Eyster International Inc., a consulting company, will provide us a management team to manage daily operations which include providing strategic planning at corporate level, overseeing all phases of manufacturing process, continued research and development of our PureSafe FRWS product line and marketing a nd sales.
Research and development for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 was $22,598 and $2,234, respectively, an increase of $20,364 or 912%. Since the beginning of 2010, we have spent considerable amount of funds on redesigning and modifying our FRWS unit from the prototype that was built and completed in July 2008, to be a standardized commercial unit. We understand the vital importance of research and development for our overall success. We are committed to continue to conduct research and development activities to ensure PureSafe FRWS has the most advanced technology within the water filtration equipment industry.
Interest expense (non-debt discount related) for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 was $57,581 and $10,281, respectively. The $47,300 or 460% increase in interest expense was primarily from accrued interest from the promissory notes that we issued to various vendors and our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer for a total of $523,624 accrued compensation that they agreed to defer until January 1, 2011. The promissory notes have an interest rate of 10% per annum.
Debt discount related interest expense for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 was $55,582 and $34,798, a $20,784 or 60% increase, respectively. We incurred a total of $50,680 in debt discount related to loans of which we received total of $550,000 from October 2009 through January 2010. The debt discount will be amortized over the term of the loans.
Changes in fair value of warrants and embedded conversion options for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 were $25,500 and $162,500, respectively. The decrease in fair value of warrants and embedded conversion option in 2010 primarily resulted from the decreased fair value of the common stock during the first quarter of 2010 compared with the same period in 2009.
Gain (loss) on settlement of debt for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 was $0 and $0.
For all the above-stated reasons, the net loss for three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 was $(1,095,507) and $(628,225), respectively.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of March 31, 2010, we maintained a cash balance of $48,722 as compared to $107,424 as of the same date in 2009.
Net cash used in the operating activities in the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 was $324,045 and $160,597, respectively. The $163,448 increase was primarily from the manufacturing overhead incurred in 2010. Since the beginning of 2010, we have started to manufacture two commercialized units. We spent considerable amount of cash on purchasing inventories, compensations paid to the production team and various production related expenses.
We incurred $9,656 in capital expenditures in the first quarter of 2010 and $0 in the same period of 2009. The entire capital expenditures incurred in this quarter are for purchasing machines and tools for the production.
In the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, we raised $100,000 and $195,500 through sales of our common stock, respectively. Funds received in the first quarter of 2010 and 2009 from convertible promissory note were $175,000 and $0, respectively. From all the above activities, net cash provided by financing activities for first quarter of 2010 and 2009 was $275,000 and $195,500, respectively.
At March 31, 2010, we had a working capital deficit of approximately $2,776,000. Absent fluctuations due to market to market changes in our outstanding detachable warrants, options and embedded conversion option liabilities, we continue to suffer recurring losses from operations and have an accumulated deficit since inception of approximately $32,292,000. These conditions raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. Our plans with respect to these matters include restructuring its existing debt and raising additional capital through future issuances of stock and/or debt. We are seeking to raise an additional $5 million in the next twelve months to fund the following activities: the production of 45 commercialized PureSafe FRWS units; submitting two units for all necessary ce rtifications; launching a marketing program for the PureSafe FRWS, establishing a sales and marketing network; and concluding agreements with strategic partners for international marketing and manufacturing. Provided we obtain such financing, we believe that there will be revenue recognition by the third quarter of 2010.
For the first two quarters of 2010, our main focus is to produce two PureSafe FRWS standardized commercial units, complete the certification process and initiate our marketing plan. We expect to recognize the first sales of the PureSafe FRWS by the third quarter of 2010. We will cease being a development stage enterprise at the time of our recognition of significant revenue from the sale of PureSafe FRWS units. The extent of these initiatives will be contingent upon the amount of capital raised.
We can give no assurance that such financing will be available on terms advantageous to us, or at all. Should we not be successful in obtaining the necessary financing to fund its operations, we would need to curtail certain or all of its operational activities. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary should we be unable to continue as a going concern.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
The FASB, the Emerging Issues Task Force and the SEC have issued certain accounting standards updates and regulations as of March 31, 2010 that will become effective in subsequent periods; however, our management team does not believe that any of those updates would have significantly affected our financial accounting measures or disclosures had they been in effect during 2010 or 2009, and it does not believe that any of those pronouncements will have a significant impact on our consolidated financial statements at the time they become effective.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Our consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Preparation of the statements in accordance with these principles requires that we make estimates, using available data and our judgment, for such things as valuing assets, accruing liabilities and estimating expenses. We are currently in development stage as defined by Accounting Standard Codification (“ASC”) 915. The following is a list of what we believe are the most critical estimations that we make when preparing our consolidated financial statements.
Stock-Based Compensation
We reports stock-based compensation under ASC 718. ASC 718 requires all share-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options, to be recognized in the consolidated financial statements based on their fair values.
We account for equity instruments issued to non-employees as compensation in accordance with the provisions of ASC 718 and 505, which require that each such equity instrument is recorded at its fair value on the measurement date, which is typically the date the services are performed.
The Black-Scholes option valuation model is used to estimate the fair value of the options or their equivalent granted. The model includes subjective input assumptions that can materially affect the fair value estimates. The model was developed for use in estimating the fair value of traded options or warrants that have no vesting restrictions and that are fully transferable. The expected volatility is estimated based on the most recent historical period of time equal to the weighted average life of the options granted.
We have issued equity instruments in the past to raise capital and as a means of compensation to employees and for the settlement of debt.
Derivative Financial Instruments
In connection with the issuance of certain convertible promissory notes, the terms of the convertible notes included an embedded conversion feature which provided for a conversion of the convertible promissory notes into shares of our common stock at a rate which was determined to be variable. We determined that the conversion feature was an embedded derivative instrument pursuant to ASC 815 “Derivatives and Hedging”.
The accounting treatment of derivative financial instruments requires that we record the conversion option and related warrants at their fair values as of the inception date of the convertible debenture agreements and at fair value as of each subsequent balance sheet date. In addition, under the provisions of ASC 815, as a result of issuing the convertible promissory notes, we were required to reclassify all other non-employee warrants and options as derivative liabilities and record them at their fair values at each balance sheet date. Any change in fair value was recorded as non-operating, non-cash income or expense for each reporting period at each balance sheet date. We reassess the classification of the instruments at each balance sheet date. If the classification required under ASC 815 changes as a result of events during the per iod, the contract is reclassified as of the date of the event that caused the reclassification.
Income taxes
We account for income taxes under guidance provided by ASC 740 “Income Taxes” which prescribes a recognition threshold and a measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more-likely-than-not to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. Differences between tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return and the benefit recognized and measured pursuant to the interpretation are referred to as “unrecognized benefits.” A liability is recognized (or amount of net operating loss carry forward or amount of tax refundable is reduced) for an unrecognized tax benefit because it represents an enterprise’s potential future obligation to the taxing authority for a tax position that was not recognized as a result of applying the provisions of ASC 740.
In accordance with ASC 740, interest costs related to unrecognized tax benefits are required to be calculated (if applicable) and would be classified as “Interest expense, net” in the consolidated statements of operations. Penalties would be recognized as a component of “General and administrative expenses.”
Our uncertain tax positions are related to tax years that remain subject to examination by relevant tax authorities. We file income tax returns in the United States (federal) and in various state and local jurisdictions. We are no longer subject to federal, state and local income tax examinations by tax authorities for years prior to 2005.
Item 3. | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk. |
This Item is not applicable to smaller reporting companies.
Item 4T. | Controls and Procedures. |
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we have evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this report to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by us in reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the t ime periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. The design of any system of controls is also based in part on certain assumptions regarding the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Given these and other inherent limitations of control systems, there is only reasonable assurance that our controls will succeed in achieving their stated goals under all potential future conditions.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the first quarter of our 2010 fiscal year that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. | Legal Proceedings. |
Current legal proceedings to which we are a party are as follows:
In March 2007, a then director, John Clarke provided a $50,000 loan to our company. The loan pays simple interest at the rate of 10% per annum and the principal was due to be paid on June 29, 2007. The loan carries an option provision that entitles the former director to convert his debt to shares of our common stock if the principal was not paid on the due date. The conversion price is the 50% of the average closing price of common stock over the three previous business days before demand for conversion is made. The former director has made a demand for conversion, but the date of the demand is currently in question.
On June 21, 2009, we were served with a complaint filed in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of Nassau, in which suit State Farm Fire & Casualty Company is the plaintiff. The suit is for approximately $202,000 in damages, resulting from a fire that occurred on or about December 16, 2008, allegedly as a result of a defective water cooler sold either by us or by Water Splash LLC, to which we had sold our water cooler business and related liabilities in November 2001. An amended complaint was filed on August 19, 2009, adding Water Splash LLC as a defendant. The claim by State Farm is on the basis that, as the insurance carrier, it is subrogated to the claim for damages of the owner of the property where the fire allegedly started by reason of a defect in the water cooler. Under the com plaint, alternative claims for damages are made in negligence, breach of warranty, placing on the market a product in a defective and unreasonably dangerous condition and not fit for its intended use, failure to warn State Farm's subragor of the risks and defects associated with the water cooler which were not discoverable by reasonable inspection, and strict liability. We do not believe that it has any potential exposure by reason of this lawsuit and, in any event, any recovery by the plaintiff would be covered under our existing liability insurance policy. However, we cannot provide assurance that the outcome of this matter will not have a material effect on our financial condition or results of operations.
We have received a collection notice from Bircon, Ltd. for a $140,000 balance they claim is due. We are disputing such claim based on their breach of contract. We plan to vigorously defend any suit filed by Mr. Gil Tenne and /or Bircon Ltd. We will be cancelling the warrants previously authorized for lack of performance.
This Item is not applicable to smaller reporting companies.
Item 2. | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds. |
The following table sets forth the sales of unregistered securities by the Company in the quarterly period ended March 31, 2010.
Date | Title and Amount(1) | Purchaser | Principal Underwriter | Total Offering Price/Underwriting Discounts |
| | | | |
February 1, 2010 | 2,000,000 shares of common stock issued as executive compensation. | Chief Executive Officer | NA | $0.057 per share/NA |
February 1, 2010 | Five-year Warrants to purchase 50,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.051 per share issued as employee compensation. | Corporate employee | NA | $-0-/NA |
February 1, 2010 | Five-year Warrants to purchase 50,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.051 per share issued as employee compensation. | Corporate employee | NA | $-0-/NA |
February 1, 2010 | Five-year Warrants to purchase 50,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.051 per share issued as employee compensation. | Corporate employee | NA | $-0-/NA |
February 1, 2010 | Five-year Warrants to purchase 25,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.051 per share issued as employee compensation. | Corporate employee | NA | $-0-/NA |
February9, 2010 | 2,000,000 shares of common stock issued as executive compensation. | Chief Financial Officer | NA | $0.057 per share/NA |
February 26, 2010 | 500,000 shares of common stock issued as executive compensation. | Corporate officer | NA | $0.051 per share/NA |
February 26, 2010 | 500,000 shares of common stock issued as executive compensation. | Corporate employee | NA | $0.051 per share/NA |
February 26, 2010 | 50,000 shares of common stock issued as employee compensation. | Corporate employee | NA | $0.051 per share/NA |
February 26, 2010 | 50,000 shares of common stock issued as employee compensation. | Corporate employee | NA | $0.051 per share/NA |
February 26, 2010 | 50,000 shares of common stock issued as employee compensation. | Corporate employee | NA | $0.051 per share/NA |
February 26, 2010 | 588,235 shares of common stock issued in settlement of $30,000 debt. | Chief Financial Officer | NA | $0.051 per share/NA |
February 26, 2010 | 1,058,824 shares of common stock issued in settlement of $54,000 debt. | Chief Executive Officer | NA | $0.051 per share/NA |
February 26, 2010 | 500,000 shares of common stock issued in settlement of $25,500 debt. | Corporate officer. | NA | $0.051 per share/NA |
February 26, 2010 | 457,549 shares of common stock issued in settlement of $23,335 debt. | Corporate employee | NA | $0.051 per share/NA |
March 2, 2010 | 1,741,464 shares of common stock issued in settlement of $95,780 debt. | Consultant | NA | $0.055/NA |
March 5, 2010 | 25,000 shares of common stock issued as employee compensation. | Corporate employee | NA | $0.051/NA |
March 5, 2010 | 600,000 shares of common stock issued as executive compensation. | Chief Financial Officer | NA | $0.051 per share/NA |
March 8, 2010 | Five-year Warrants to purchase 2,000,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.052 per share issued as executive compensation. | Chief Executive Officer | NA | $-0-/NA |
March 8, 2010 | Five-year Warrants to purchase 2,000,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.052 per share issued as executive compensation. | Corporate officer | NA | $-0-/NA |
March 18, 2010 | 600,000 shares of common stock issued as executive compensation. | Chief Executive Officer | NA | $0.051 per share/NA |
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March 22, 2010 | 943,396 shares of common stock and three year warrants to purchase 188,679 shares of common stock issued in 2010 private placement. | Private investor. | NA | $0.053/NA |
March 22, 2010 | 943,396 shares of common stock and three year warrants to purchase 188,679 shares of common stock issued in 2010 private placement. | Private investor. | NA | $.053/NA |
(1) The issuances to executives, employees, lenders, consultants and investors are viewed by the Company as exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Securities Act”), alternatively, as transactions either not involving any public offering, or as exempt under the provisions of Regulation D or Rule 701 promulgated by the SEC under the Securities Act.
Item 3. | Defaults Upon Senior Securities. |
None
Item 4. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
None.
Item 5. | Other Information. |
None
The following exhibits are being filed as part of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Exhibit Number | | Exhibit Description |
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| | Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Principal Executive Officer. |
| | Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Principal Financial Officer. |
| | Section 1350 Certification of Principal Executive Officer. |
| | Section 1350 Certification of Principal Financial Officer. |
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.
Dated: May 24, 2010 | PureSafe Water Systems, Inc. |
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| By: | /s/ Leslie J. Kessler | |
| | Leslie J. Kessler | |
| | Chief Executive Officer | |
| | (Duly Authorized Officer and Principal Executive Officer) | |
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| By: | /s/ Terry R. Kessler | |
| | Terry R. Kessler | |
| | Chief Financial Officer | |
| | (Duly Authorized Officer and Principal Financial Officer) | |
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