UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
(Mark One)
xANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013
or
oTRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from ____________ to ____________
Commission File Number: 0-21802
N-VIRO INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 34-1741211
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
2254 Centennial Road Toledo, Ohio 43617
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (419) 535-6374
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act: None
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes o No x
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act. Yes o No x
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for at least the past 90 days. Yes o No x
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 x No o
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. 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. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
Accelerated filer
Non-accelerated filer
Smaller reporting company
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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 aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates computed by reference to the price at which the common equity was last sold, or the average bid and asked price of such common equity, as of the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter: $6,661,000.
The number of shares of Common Stock of the registrant outstanding as of May 1, 2014 was 7,055,196.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
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INDEX
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions and Director Independence
Principal Accountant Fees and Services
Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules
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PART I
Cautionary Statement with Respect to Forward-Looking Statements
This annual report on Form 10-K contains statements that are forward-looking. We caution that words used in this document such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “may,” and “optimistic,” as well as similar words and expressions used herein, identify and refer to statements describing events that may or may not occur in the future. These forward-looking statements and the matters to which they refer are subject to considerable uncertainty that may cause actual results to be materially different from those described herein. There are numerous factors that could cause actual results to be different than those anticipated or predicted by us, including: (i) a deterioration in economic conditions in general; (ii) a decrease in demand for our products or services in particular; (iii) our loss of a key employee or employees; (iv) regulatory changes, including changes in environmental regulations, that may have an adverse affect on the demand for our products or services; (v) increases in our operating expenses resulting from increased costs of labor and/or consulting services; (vi) our inability to exploit existing or secure additional sources of revenues or capital to fund operations; (vii) a failure to collect upon or otherwise secure the benefits of existing contractual commitments with third parties, including our customers; and (viii) other factors and risks identified in this Form 10-K, including under the caption "Risk Factors." This list provides examples of factors that could affect the results described by forward-looking statements contained in this Form 10-K; however, this list is not exhaustive. Many other factors could impact our business and it is impossible to predict with any accuracy which factors could result in negative impacts. Although we believe that the forward-looking statements contained in this Form 10-K are reasonable, we cannot provide you with any guarantee that the anticipated results will not be adverse and that the anticipated results will be achieved. All forward-looking statements in this Form 10-K are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained in this section and you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements contained in this Form 10-K. In addition to the risks listed above, other risks may arise in the future, and we disclaim any obligation to update information contained in any forward-looking statement ..
Item 1.
Business
General
We were incorporated in Delaware in April 1993, and became a public company in October 1993. Our current business focus is to market our N-Viro FuelTM technology, which produces a renewable alternative fuel product out of certain bio-organic wastes. This N-Viro Fuel process has been acknowledged by the USEPA as a fuel product that can be used to produce alternative energy. In this business strategy, the primary objective is to identify allies, public and private, which will allow the opportunity for N-Viro to build, own and operate N-Viro Fuel facilities either on its own or in concert with others.
We have operated a biosolids processing facility located in Volusia County, Florida. This facility produced the N-Viro SoilTM agricultural product, and has provided us with working and development capital. Until November 2011 we operated a similar facility for a period in excess of 20 years in Toledo, Ohio, but our 2011 contract was not renewed. Commencing in March 2014, we are relocating the operations of the Volusia County facility to an all-new site in Bradley (Polk County), Florida. Our goal is to continue to operate the Florida business in this new facility and aggressively market our N-Viro Fuel technology. These patented processes are best suited for current and future demands, satisfying both waste treatment needs as well as domestic and international directives for clean, renewable alternative fuel sources.
From the start-up in April 2011 to September 2011, we operated the first full-scale N-Viro Fuel™ mobile processing facility in western Pennsylvania. The purpose of the mobile system is to prepare quantities of N-Viro Fuel™ to facilitate necessary testing with cooperating power facilities. In September 2011 an initial 10% substitution for coal test was performed at a western Pennsylvania power generator. In July 2012 the positive results of this test resulted in a letter agreement with the same power producer to perform a second and final 20% substitution test of N-Viro Fuel. We are required to obtain permitting from the Pennsylvania DEP for the mobile facility and the permit application was submitted in January 2013. The permit review is in process and we expect to be issued the necessary
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permits in the first half of 2014. Once both the permitting and testing are complete, we expect to negotiate long-term agreements for the N-Viro Fuel product with this power generation company.
Thereafter we intend to migrate this mobile system and make it available for use to demonstrate the N-Viro Fuel process to other municipalities and provide required test fuel quantities for power companies throughout the United States. We expect this mobile system to be a key component in developing N-Viro Fuel™ facilities for several years to come.
We also own and sometimes license various N-Viro processes and patented technologies to treat and recycle wastewater and other bio-organic wastes, utilizing certain alkaline and mineral by-products produced by the cement, lime, electrical generation and other industries. To date, the N-Viro Process has been commercially utilized for the recycling of wastewater sludge from municipal wastewater treatment facilities. All N-Viro products produced according to the N-Viro Process specifications, are "exceptional quality" sludge products under the 40 CFR Part 503 Sludge Regulations promulgated under the Clean Water Act of 1987 (the "Part 503 Regs").
N-Viro FuelTM
N-Viro Fuel™ is a relatively new and patented biomass alternative energy fuel process that produces a product that has physical and chemical characteristics similar to certain coals and is created from municipal biosolids, collectable animal manure, pulp and paper sludge and possibly other organic wastes. N-Viro Fuel is manufactured by blending the waste material(s) with one or more alkaline products, followed by thorough drying of the mixture using a thermal evaporative process. The resulting product can be easily blended with coal, waste coal, petroleum coke and/or other biomass-type fuels, and burned as a partial fuel substitute in combustion power plants. N-Viro Fuel satisfied initial guidelines set forth by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to qualify as an alternative energy source that may be utilized in commercial power generation, subject to state permitting. Secondary and waste-derived fuel sources now also require a non-waste determination for use by power producers under applicable Federal regulations (40 CFR 241.3). This determination requires that the resulting fuel product be managed as a valuable commodity, have a meaningful heating value, and have comparable contaminant levels to the primary fuel being supplemented. We have and will continue to seek any required new determinations as may be necessary under this new non-waste requirement as we have in the past. The N-Viro Fuel technology, utilizing an alkaline/heat process to produce a fuel product, still satisfies requirements of the USEPA 40 CFR part 503 regulations and is a safe product usable for agriculture as well as for energy production.
Our N-Viro Fuel technology can convert waste products presently being landfilled or land applied into safe, beneficial and renewable long-term energy solutions as part of a renewable-energy economy. Attaining and maintaining this status means that N-Viro Fuel technology is now a likely candidate to qualify for certain economic incentives that may be granted to alternative energy technologies, and a catalyst for obtaining permits more efficiently in each state. We plan to accelerate our development efforts as this designation is an important factor for our potential energy partners.
N-Viro Process Facilities
Florida N-Viro, LP, a processing facility and wholly-owned subsidiary, has been in continuous operation since 1995 in Florida, and represented 97% of our total revenue in 2013. The facility is located in Volusia County and through April 2014 processed regional biosolids for multiple communities and maintains contracts with Altamonte Springs, Bunnell, New Smyrna Beach, Palm Coast, Port Orange, the Tohopekaliga Water Authority and Volusia County. Additionally, the company works with other regional biosolids management companies and has worked with other municipalities with short-term and interim agreements.
In September 2013, we identified a new location in Bradley (Polk County), Florida to replace the Volusia County facility. Bradley has advantages geographically to biosolids customers and end-users making that location preferable to Volusia County. Florida N-Viro, LP closed the Volusia County facility for incoming biosolids effective April 12, 2014. The new facility, doing business as Mulberry Processing, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of N-Viro, is expected to open in June 2014.
Our Volusia County facility operates under and is regulated by a permit issued by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. We leased the processing facility from Volusia County on a five year renewal of our
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contract and lease agreement, and it expired in April 2014. The Bradley facility has received its operating permit that is substantially identical to the Volusia County permit in all key respects, and is for a five (5) year term effective in April 2014. We believe we have a satisfactory operating history and positive relationship with the regulatory agencies.
Florida N-Viro derives revenue from several sources. Each municipal customer compensates N-Viro for the processing of their waste materials. Florida N-Viro also receives revenue from utilizing the alkaline products produced by regional power utilities, including Cedar Bay Generating, through a supply agreement with Headwaters Corporation and Jacksonville Electric Authority. We have also been successful in marketing our N-Viro Soil to local agricultural markets.
Our first N-Viro processing facility was located in Toledo, Ohio and was managed by us through a series of renewals of a contract management agreement with the City of Toledo from our inception through most of 2011 when the existing contract was not renewed. Under this contract, we processed Toledo's wastewater biosolids and sold the resulting N-Viro Soil product to the agricultural market throughout Northwest Ohio.
The N-Viro Process
The N-Viro Soil Process involves mixing wastewater residuals (sludge) proportionally with an alkaline admixture and then subjecting the mixture to a controlled period of storage, mechanical turning and/or accelerated drying. The N-Viro Process stabilizes and pasteurizes the wastewater residuals, reduces odors to acceptable levels, neutralizes or immobilizes various constituents and generates N-Viro Soil™, a product which has a granular appearance similar to soil and has multiple agricultural uses. N-Viro and its licensees have successfully marketed and distributed all N-Viro Soil product produced for beneficial reuse.
The alkaline products used in all N-Viro Processes consist of by-products from the cement or lime industry and certain fly ashes from coal-fired systems used in electric power generation. The particular admixture that is used usually depends upon economics and availability in local markets. We are a distributor of alkaline admixtures for others. We also work with established by-product marketers to identify and utilize available materials. We generally charge a mark-up over our cost for alkaline admixtures sold to third parties.
Our original N-Viro Process was enhanced in the 1990’s with the addition of advanced mechanical drying known as the N-Viro BioDry process. BioDry had been successfully implemented in five plants operating in Canada.
Sales and Marketing of N-Viro Process
We market our technologies principally through internal sales efforts. All domestic sales and marketing are controlled by management. The primary focus of our marketing efforts is towards the full commercialization of our N-Viro Fuel™ technologies.
The N-Viro Fuel market requires us to work within two different and unique regulatory segments. First, our N-Viro Fuel facilities must satisfy biosolids permit requirements for the 40 CFR Part 503 regulations. Second, the finished fuel product must comply with each individual power generator’s emission permit requirements and must qualify as a non-waste fuel. To satisfy the air permitting requirements in the power generation facilities, N-Viro has procured, permitted, constructed and operated a mobile facility to produce N-Viro Fuel on a commercial full-scale basis. We will continue to introduce this mobile facility to different municipalities and power generation plants to demonstrate the regulatory and power effectiveness of our process with our ultimate goal being to permit, build, own and operate permanent N-Viro Fuel processing facilities. We can provide no assurance of our ability to negotiate long-term arrangements from the mobile facility’s performance.
International Sales and Marketing. In certain countries outside the United States, we have sold or licensed the N-Viro Process through agents. In their respective territories, the agents market licenses for the N-Viro Processes, serve as distributors of alkaline admixture, oversee quality control of the installed N-Viro facilities, enforce the terms of the license agreements with licensees and market N-Viro Soil. In general, the agents have paid one-time, up-front fees to us for the rights to market or use the N-Viro Process in their respective territories. Typically, the agreements with the agents provide for us to receive a portion of the up-front license fees, ongoing royalty fees paid by the licensees, a portion of the proceeds from the distribution and resale of alkaline admixture and the sale of N-Viro Soil.
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Agents have total responsibility and control over the marketing and contracts for N-Viro technology, subject only to license models or minimum agreements with us.
The following table sets forth our current Agent and the territorial rights of that Agent:
Agent
Territory
CRM Technologies
Israel, Greece and Eastern Europe
In an effort to expand facility development internationally, in late 2012 we entered into a Joint Development Agreement with Hong Heng Energy (HK) Co., LTD, headquartered in Fuzhou, Fujian, China. This agreement calls for the parties to jointly identify and develop facilities in China. These efforts are ongoing.
Earnings Variation Due to Business Cycles and Seasonal Factors. Our operating results can experience quarterly or annual variations due to business cycles, seasonality and other factors. During the last fiscal quarter of 2013, approximately 98% of our revenue was from our management-run operation, 1% from other domestic third party agreements and 1% from foreign agreements or research and development grants. Sales of the N-Viro technology are affected by general fluctuations in the business cycles in the United States and worldwide, instability of economic conditions and interest rates, as well as other factors.
Risks of Doing Business in Other Countries. We conduct a very small amount of business in markets outside the United States, and expect to continue these endeavors as well as to expand our international presence through new development. In addition to the risk of currency fluctuations, the risks associated with conducting business outside the United States include: social, political and economic instability; slower payment of invoices; underdeveloped infrastructure; underdeveloped legal systems; and nationalization. We have not entered into any currency swap agreements which may reduce these risks. We may enter into such agreements in the future if it is deemed necessary to do so. We cannot predict the full impact of this economic instability, but it could have a material adverse effect on revenues and profits especially if international development activities result in increased international business.
Research and Development
We continue to investigate methods to shorten drying time, improve the N-Viro Fuel process, substitute various other materials for use as alkaline admixtures and improve the quality and attractiveness of N-Viro Fuel to a variety of end-users. We see opportunities to improve the efficiency of our process through the utilization of alterative heat sources such as methane, waste heat solid fuel and gasification technologies, as viable alternatives to the use of natural gas for process drying.
In 2007 we performed a full scale test of the N-Viro Fuel product at the T.B. Simon Power Plant located on the campus of Michigan State University. The successful results of this first full test encouraged us to focus primarily on the development of the N-Viro Fuel technology. In September 2011, we performed a multiple day 10% N-Viro Fuel test with a Pennsylvania power producer, utilizing our mobile facility for the production of the test fuel. This test was successful as it demonstrated that N-Viro Fuel did not adversely affect boiler operation, did not cause a negative impact on resulting ash and did not exceed monitored stack air emissions. This successful test is expected to be followed by a 20% test in 2014 once all environmental permits have been received, with full stack monitoring being utilized to allow for full permitting at that site for the use of N-Viro Fuel.
Patents and Proprietary Rights
Processing Biosolids Patents
We have several patents and licenses relating to the treatment and processing of biosolids. While there is no one single patent that is alone material to our business, we believe that our aggregate patents are important to our prospects for future success. We cannot be certain, however, that future patent applications will successfully be issued as patents, or that any already issued patents will give us a competitive advantage. It is also possible that our patents could be successfully challenged or circumvented by competitors or other parties. In addition, we cannot assure that our treatment processes do not infringe on patents held by third-parties or their proprietary rights. We are not aware of any such infringement.
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N-Viro Fuel Patents
We hold several patents relating to N-Viro Fuel. In the N-Viro Fuel process, waste products, which can include domestic sewage sludge, manures and other materials, are treated with mineral by-products, dried by a mechanical dryer, and converted into a renewable fuel that can be used as a substitute for coal in coal-fired boilers and kilns. We are actively marketing the N-Viro Fuel process in response to the national policy encouraging both alternative energy generation as well as attaining the highest and best reuse of waste materials.
In addition, we make use of our trade secrets or "know-how" developed in the course of our experience in the marketing of our services. To the extent that we rely upon trade secrets, unpatented know-how and the development of improvements in establishing and maintaining a competitive advantage in the market for our services, we can provide no assurance that such proprietary technology will remain a trade secret or that others will not develop substantially equivalent or superior technologies to compete with our services.
Industry Overview
Under the Part 503 Regulations, landfills, surface disposal and incineration remain permissible sludge management alternatives, but these conventional disposal options have become subject to more stringent regulatory standards. The vast majority of states have enacted site restrictions and/or other management practices governing the disposal of sludge in landfills or surface disposal. Amendments to the Clean Air Act governing incineration and disposal of residual ash also impose stricter air emission standards for incineration in general, and the Part 503 Regulations impose additional specific pollutant limits for sludge to be incinerated and for the resulting air emissions.
Surface disposal of sludge involves the placement of sludge on the land, often at a dedicated site for disposal purposes. The Part 503 Regulations subject surface disposal to increased regulation by requiring, among other things, run-off and leachate collection systems, methane monitoring systems and monitoring of, and limits on, pollutant levels. In addition, sludge placed in a surface disposal site are often required to meet certain standards with respect to pathogen levels relating to coliform or salmonella bacteria counts ("Class B" pathogen levels), levels of various pollutants, including metals, and elimination of attractiveness to pests, such as insects and rodents.
Land application for beneficial use involves the application of sludge or sludge-based products, for non-disposal purposes, including agricultural, silvicultural and horticultural uses and for land reclamation. Under the Part 503 Regulations, N-Viro Soil is a product that meets certain stringent standards. "Class A" pathogen levels”, levels of various pollutants, including metals, and elimination of attractiveness to pests, such as insects and rodents, are considered by the EPA to be "exceptional quality" products. The Class A pathogen levels are significantly more stringent than the Class B pathogen levels.
"Exceptional quality" products are treated by the USEPA as safe products, thereby exempting these products from many federal restrictions on their use. All N-Viro products that are produced according to N-Viro Process specifications meet the pollutant concentration limits and other standards set forth in the Part 503 Regulations, and therefore qualify as an "exceptional quality" product that exceeds the USEPA's standards for unrestricted use.
Competition
We are in direct and indirect competition with other businesses, including disposal and other wastewater sludge treatment businesses, some of which are larger and more firmly established and may have greater marketing and development budgets and capital resources than us. There can be no assurance that we will be able to maintain a competitive position in the sludge treatment industry.
We compete against companies in a highly competitive market and have fewer resources than many of those companies. Our business competes within and outside the United States principally on the basis of pricing, reliability of our services provided, product quality, specifications and technical support. Competitive pressures and other factors could cause us to lose market share or could result in decreases in prices, either of which could have a material adverse effect on our financial position and results of operation.
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Environmental Regulation
Various environmental protection laws have been enacted and amended during recent decades in response to public concern over the environment. Our operations and those of our licensees are subject to these evolving laws and the implementing regulations. The primary United States environmental laws which we believe may be applicable to the N-Viro Process and the land application of N-Viro SoilTM include Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”), the Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (“Clean Water Act”), the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, (“CERCLA”) and the Pollution Prevention Act of 1990 (“PPA”). These laws regulate the management and disposal of wastes, control the discharge of pollutants into the water, provide for the investigation and remediation of contaminated land and groundwater resources and establish a pollution prevention program. In addition, various states have implemented environmental protection laws that are similar to the applicable federal laws. States also may require, among other things, permits to construct N-Viro facilities and to sell and/or use N-Viro SoilTM. There can be no assurance that any such permits will be issued.
The Part 503 Regulations. Historically, sludge management has involved either disposal, principally by landfilling, incineration, ocean dumping and surface disposal, or land application for beneficial use. Sewage sludge and the use and disposal thereof are regulated under the Clean Water Act. In 1993, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published the Part 503 Regulations under the Clean Water Act, implementing the EPA's "exceptional quality" program. These regulations establish sludge use and disposal standards applicable to public and privately-owned wastewater treatment plants in the United States, including publicly-owned treatment works, or POTWs. Under the Part 503 Regs, sludge products that meet certain stringent standards are considered to be "exceptional quality" (“Class A”) products and are not subject to as stringent federal restrictions on agricultural use or land application. N-Viro Soil™ is an "exceptional quality" product. Lower quality sludge products are subject to federal restrictions governing, among other items, the type and location of application, the volume of application and the cumulative application levels for certain pollutants. Agricultural application of these lower quality sludges in bulk amounts also requires an EPA permit. Agricultural and land applications of all sludge and sludge products, including N-Viro Soil™ and other "exceptional quality" products, are typically subject to state and local regulation and, in most cases, require a permit.
In order to ensure compliance with the Part 503 Regs, we review the results of regular testing of sludge required by the EPA to be conducted by wastewater treatment plants, and it reviews tests of N-Viro Soil™ produced at N-Viro facilities on a periodic basis. In general, we do not license or permit the ongoing use of the N-Viro Process to treat any sludge that may not be processed into an "exceptional quality" sludge product. Although N-Viro Soil™ exceeds the current federal standards imposed by the EPA for unrestricted agricultural use and land application, state and local authorities are authorized under the Clean Water Act to impose more stringent requirements than those promulgated by the EPA. Most states require permits for land application of sludge and sludge based products and several states have regulations for certain pollutants that impose more stringent numerical concentration limits than the federal rules.
The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. RCRA regulates all phases of hazardous waste generation, management and disposal. Waste is subject to regulation as a hazardous waste under RCRA if it is a solid waste specifically listed as a hazardous waste by the EPA or exhibits a defined hazardous characteristic. Although domestic sewage and mixtures of domestic sewage and other wastes that pass through a sewer system to a POTW are specifically exempted from the definition of solid waste, once treated by the POTW, the sewage sludge is considered a solid waste. Although neither the alkaline admixture nor wastewater sludge used in the N-Viro Process are presently regulated as hazardous waste under RCRA, states may impose restrictions that are more stringent than federal regulations. Accordingly, the raw materials used in the N-Viro Process may be regulated under some state hazardous waste laws as "special wastes," in which case specific storage and record keeping requirements may apply.
The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980. CERCLA imposes strict, joint and several liability upon owners and operators of facilities where a release of hazardous substances has occurred, upon parties who generated hazardous substances into the environment that were released at such facilities and upon parties who arranged for the transportation of hazardous substances to such facilities. We believe the N-Viro Process poses little risk of releasing hazardous substances into the environment that presently could result in liability under CERCLA.
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Other Environmental Laws. The Pollution Prevention Act of 1990 establishes pollution prevention as a national objective, naming it a primary goal wherever feasible. The act states that where pollution cannot be prevented, materials should be recycled in an environmentally safe manner. Additional laws or regulations impacting use or negatively classifying products like those produced by N-Viro are also a possibility. We believe that the N-Viro Process contributes to pollution prevention by providing an alternative to disposal.
State Regulations. State regulations typically require an N-Viro facility to obtain a permit for the sale of N-Viro Soil™ for agricultural use, and may require a site-specific permit by the user of N-Viro Soil™. In addition, in some jurisdictions, state and/or local authorities have imposed permit requirements for, or have prohibited, the land application or agricultural use of sludge products, including "exceptional quality" sludge products. Certain of our licensees operate in jurisdictions that require permits and have been able to obtain them for the N-Viro product. There can be no assurance that any such permits will be issued or that any further attempts to require permits for, or to prohibit, the land application or agricultural use of sludge products will not be successful.
In addition, many states enforce landfill restrictions for non-hazardous sludge. These regulations typically require a permit to sell or use sludge products as landfill cover material. There can be no assurance that N-Viro facilities or landfill operators will be able to obtain required permits.
Environmental impact studies may be required in connection with the development of future N-Viro facilities. Such studies are generally time consuming and may create delays in the construction process. In addition, unfavorable conclusions reached in connection with such a study could result in termination of or expensive alterations to the N-Viro facility being developed.
The costs of compliance are typically borne by our licensees, except in the case of direct sludge processing into a facility. Normally this cost is not material to us in relation to the total contract revenue.
Employees
As of December 31, 2013, we had nineteen (19) employees. Four of our employees were engaged in sales and marketing; two were in finance and administration and thirteen were in operations. We consider our relationship with our employees to be satisfactory.
Current Developments
We are currently in discussions with several companies in the fuel/power generation industries for the development and commercialization of the patented N-Viro Fuel™ technology. There can be no assurance that these discussions will be successful. We continue to focus on the development of regional biosolids processing facilities. Currently we are in negotiations with several privatization firms to permit and develop independent, regional facilities and for international facility development. We are also in the process of moving existing operation in Volusia County, Florida to a new location in Bradley (Polk County), Florida.
Securities and Exchange Commission
As a public company, we are required to file periodic reports, as well as other information, with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) within established deadlines. Any document we file with the SEC may be viewed or copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. Additional information regarding the Public Reference Room can be obtained by calling the SEC at (800) SEC-0330. Our SEC filings are also available to the public through the SEC’s web site located at www.sec.gov. Our Central Index Key (CIK) number with the SEC is 904896.
We maintain a corporate web site at www.nviro.com on which investors may access free of charge our annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and any amendments to those reports as soon as is reasonably practicable after filing such material with the SEC. Although not required to do so, we have also posted all filings on Form 8-K for the past three years on our site. In addition, we will voluntarily provide electronic or paper copies of our filings free of charge upon request to James K. McHugh, our Chief Financial Officer, at (419) 535-6374 or via e-mail tojmchugh@nviro.com. We also intend to avail ourselves of the ability to use social media to communicate with the public within the guidelines announced by the SEC in a release dated April 2, 2013.
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Item 1A.
Risk Factors
We have a history of losses and there can be no assurances regarding if and when we will achieve profitability. If we are unable to achieve profitable operations, we may need to raise additional capital to continue our operations, which may not be available on commercially reasonable terms or at all, and which may dilute our stockholders.
Since 2000, we have experienced net losses and we have not been consistently profitable on an annual basis. For the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, we incurred net losses of $1.65 million and $1.64 million, respectively. We believe our history of net losses is primarily due to our inability to add enough new sources of revenue to replace decreasing business from existing sources of revenue and, more recently, through a shift of our business toward lower margin products and services. Further, for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, we experienced high expenses for non-cash share based compensation in addition to a decrease in gross revenue. Additionally, in the fourth quarter of 2012 we recorded a large expense for a withdrawal liability from a pension fund that was funded by us for the benefit of our former employees at our City of Toledo operation. To achieve profitability, we must accomplish numerous objectives, including growth in our business, the development of new products and commercial relationships, and decreasing our costs. We can not foresee with any certainty whether we will be able to achieve these objectives in the future. Accordingly, we may not generate sufficient net revenue to achieve profitability.
Failure to maintain effective internal controls could have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results and stock price.
We have evaluated and will continue to evaluate our internal control procedures in order to satisfy the requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, which requires an annual management assessment of the design and effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting. We have previously identified a material weakness in our internal controls over financial reporting due to a lack of personnel to sufficiently monitor and process transactions. Due to our continuing lack of financial resources to hire and train accounting and financial personnel, we have not yet remedied this material weakness. At the beginning of 2012, as part of continued cost-cutting measures, we laid off one of our financial personnel that reported directly to the Chief Financial Officer. While we are not aware of any material errors to date, our inability to maintain the adequate internal controls may result in a material error in our financial statements. Moreover, effective internal controls, particularly those related to revenue recognition, are necessary for us to produce reliable financial reports and are important to helping prevent financial fraud. If we experience a material error in our financial statements or if we cannot provide reliable financial reports or prevent fraud, our business and operating results could be harmed, investors could lose confidence in our reported financial information, and the trading price of our stock could drop significantly.
Compliance with environmental laws and regulations may reduce, delay or prevent our realization of license revenues and/or facility revenue.
Our operations and our licensees and their operations are subject to increasingly strict environmental laws and regulations, including laws and regulations governing the emission, discharge, disposal and transportation of certain substances and related odor. Wastewater treatment plants and other plants at which our biosolids products or processes may be implemented are usually required to have permits, registrations and/or approvals from state and/or local governments for the operation of such facilities. Some facilities using our processes require air, wastewater, storm water, biosolids processing, use or siting permits, registrations or approvals. These licensees may not be able to maintain or renew their current permits or registrations or to obtain new permits or registrations. The process of obtaining a required permit or registration can be lengthy and expensive. They may not be able to meet applicable regulatory or permit requirements, and therefore may be subject to related legal or judicial proceedings that could have a materially adverse effect on our income derived from these facilities.
Any of the permits, registrations or approvals noted above, or related applications may be subject to denial, revocation or modification, or challenge by a third party, under various circumstances. In addition, if new environmental legislation or regulations are enacted or existing legislation or regulations are amended or are enforced
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differently, these facilities may be required to obtain additional, or modify existing, operating permits, registrations or approvals.
Maintaining, modifying or renewing current permits or registrations or obtaining new permits or registrations after new environmental legislation or regulations are enacted or existing legislation or regulations are amended or enforced differently may be subject to public opposition or challenge. Much of this public opposition and challenge, as well as related complaints, relates to odor issues, even when a facility is operated in compliance with odor requirements and even though they have worked hard to minimize odor from their operations. Public misperceptions about the business and any related odor could influence the governmental process for issuing such permits or registrations or for responding to any such public opposition or challenge. Community groups could pressure local municipalities or state governments to implement laws and regulations which could increase our costs of their operations that in turn could have a material and adverse effect on our business and financial condition.
Our ability to grow our revenues and operations may be limited by competition.
We provide a variety of technology and services relating to the treatment of wastewater residuals. We are in direct and indirect competition with other businesses that provide some or all of the same services including regional residuals management companies and national and international water and wastewater operations/privatization companies, technology suppliers, municipal solid waste companies and farming operations. Many of these competitors are larger and have significantly greater capital resources.
We derive a substantial portion of our revenue from services provided under municipal contracts, and many of these are subject to competitive bidding. We also intend to bid on additional municipal contracts, however, and may not be the successful bidder. In addition, some of our contracts will expire in the future and those contracts may not be renewed or may be renewed on less attractive terms. In 2011, we experienced just this possibility with respect to existing and material contracts in Toledo, Ohio and Seminole County, Florida, both of which were not renewed, albeit for different reasons. If we are not able to replace revenues from contracts lost through competitive bidding or from the renegotiation of existing contracts with other revenues within a reasonable time period, the lost revenue could have a material and adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operation.
Our customer contracts may be terminated prior to the expiration of their term.
A substantial portion of our revenue is derived from services provided under contracts and agreements with existing licensees and customers. Some of these contracts, especially those contracts with large municipalities, provide for termination of the contract by the customer after giving relative short notice (in some cases as little as ten days). In addition, some of these contracts may contain liquidated damages clauses, which may or may not be enforceable in the event of early termination of the contracts. If one or more of these contracts are terminated prior to the expiration of its term, and we are not able to replace revenues from the terminated contract or receive liquidated damages pursuant to the terms of the contract, the lost revenue could have a material and adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
A significant amount of our business comes from a limited number of customers and our revenue and profits could decrease significantly if we lost one or more of them as customers. Further, the agreement with our (then) second largest customer expired in November 2011, and our failure to renew that agreement has had a material adverse effect on our business, financial conditions and results of operations.
Our business depends on providing services to a limited number of customers. One or more of these customers may stop contracting for services from us or may substantially reduce the amount of services we provide them. Any cancellation, deferral or significant reduction in the services we provide these principal customers or a significant number of smaller customers could seriously harm our business and financial condition. For the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, our largest customer accounted for approximately 41% and 33% of our revenues, respectively. For the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, our top three customers accounted for approximately 68% and 60%, respectively, of our revenues. Our sludge processing agreement with the City of Toledo, Ohio, which was our largest customer for many years through 2010 and represented approximately 17% of our revenues in 2011, was not renewed at the end of 2011. Our failure to renew that agreement has had a material adverse effect on our business, financial conditions and results of operations. Additionally, regional economic considerations have made the
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supply of admixtures used in our processes more difficult to acquire due to coal-burning facilities operating less or not at all for unusually long periods of time.
The current economic downturn may cause us to experience delays of payment from our customers.
Our accounts receivable are derived primarily from municipal or local governments. Although our collection history has been good, from time to time a customer may not pay us on a timely basis because of adverse market conditions. In light of the current economic downturn, we may experience larger than expected delays in receiving payments on our accounts receivable. Given our history of losses and our limited cash resources, any significant payment delay by one of our customers, may force us to delay payment to our creditors, which may have a material and adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We are affected by unusually adverse weather conditions.
Our present business is adversely affected by unusual weather conditions and unseasonably heavy rainfall which can temporarily reduce the availability of land application sites in close proximity to our operations. In addition, revenues and operational results are adversely affected during months of inclement weather which limits the amount of land application that can be performed. Long periods of adverse weather could have a material negative effect on our business and financial condition. For example, our Daytona Florida operation is sometimes affected by unusually adverse weather conditions by lowering the demand for N-Viro Soil(TM) distribution to the local agricultural community.
Fuel cost variation could adversely affect our operating results and expenses.
The price and supply of fuel is unpredictable and fluctuates based on events outside our control, including demand for oil and gas, actions by oil and gas producers and war in oil producing countries. Because fuel is needed for the trucks that transport the processing materials and supplies for our operations and customers, price escalations or reductions in the supply of fuel could increase our operating expenses and have a negative impact on the results of operations. We are not always able to pass through all or part of the increased fuel costs due to the terms of certain customers' contracts and the inability to negotiate such pass through costs in a timely manner.
We are highly dependent on the services of our management team, the loss of any of whom may have a material adverse effect on our business and financial condition.
In 2010 we entered into employment agreements with our Chief Executive Officer, Timothy Kasmoch, our Executive Vice President and Chief Counsel, Robert Bohmer and our Chief Financial Officer, James McHugh, each of which contains non-compete and other provisions. The laws of each state differ concerning the enforceability of non-competition agreements. We cannot predict with certainty whether or not a court will enforce a non-compete covenant in any given situation based on the facts and circumstances at that time. If one of our key executive officers were to leave our employ and the courts refused to enforce the non-compete covenant, we might be subject to increased competition, which could have a material and adverse effect on our business and financial condition.
Our intellectual property may be misappropriated or subject to claims of infringement.
We attempt to protect our intellectual property rights through a combination of patent, trademark, and trade secret laws, as well as the use of non-disclosure and licensing agreements. Our failure to obtain or maintain adequate protection of our intellectual property rights for any reason could have a material adverse effect on our business and financial condition.
Our competitors, many of whom have substantially greater resources and have made substantial investments in competing technologies, may have applied for or obtained, or may in the future apply for and obtain, patents that will prevent, limit or otherwise interfere with our ability to offer services.
We also rely on unpatented proprietary technology. It is possible that others will independently develop the same or similar technology or otherwise obtain access to our unpatented technology. If we are unable to maintain the proprietary nature of our technologies, we could be materially adversely affected.
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There is only a limited trading market for our common stock, and it is possible that you may not be ableto sell your shares easily.
There is currently only a limited trading market for our common stock. Our common stock trades on the OTCQB, which is one of the quotation services for SEC-registered and reporting companies that trade over the counter ("OTC Markets"), under the symbol “NVIC”, with limited trading volume. We cannot assure you that a trading market will exist for our common stock.
We have never paid dividends on our shares of common stock.
We have not paid any cash dividends on our common stock heretofore, and we have no present intention of paying any cash dividends for the foreseeable future. Any determination to pay dividends in the future will be at the discretion of the board of directors.
Volatility in the trading price of our common stock could negatively impact the price of our common stock, and may eliminate a source of our potential revenue from exercises of stock options and stock purchase warrants.
During the period from January 1, 2012 through May 1, 2014, our common stock closing price fluctuated between a high of $1.95 and a low of $0.42. The trading price of our common stock could be subject to wide fluctuations in response to many factors, some of which are beyond our control, including general economic conditions, the thinly-traded nature of our common stock and the outlook of analysts and investors on our industry. Further, significant market fluctuations may adversely affect the trading price of our common stock. Over the past several years, we have relied on, in part, private placements of stock, exercises of stock options by current and former officers and directors, and, exercises of stock purchase warrants by investors for operating cash. Wide fluctuations in the price of our common stock or a stock price that is not significantly above the exercise price of outstanding stock options or warrants would likely reduce future exercises of stock options or warrants, and which would reduce or eliminate a historic source of cash for our operations.
Item 2.
Properties
Our executive and administrative offices are located in Toledo, Ohio. In April 2011, we signed a 68 month lease with a new lessor in Toledo, Deerpoint Development Company, Ltd (“Deerpoint”). The total minimum rental commitment for the years 2014 through 2016 is $40,800 each year. In late 2012 we negotiated a stock for rent deal with Deerpoint, issuing them 12,000 shares of our stock at a discounted price of $0.88 per share in exchange for three months rent, resulting in net additional expense of approximately $1,200 above the contracted amount, but saving us $9,342 of cash. We also lease various office equipment on a month-to-month basis.
In October 2010, we began to lease property in Emlenton, Pennsylvania under a lease with A-C Valley Industrial Park, for one year. After September 2011 we have been operating under a month-to-month lease at this location for one-half the rate under the original lease agreement.
In June 2009, we began to maintain an office/warehouse in West Unity, Ohio under a lease with D&B Colon Leasing, LLC, for one year. In June 2010, we renewed the lease for an additional year through May 31, 2011, and are currently operating under a month to month lease.
We presently maintain an office in Daytona Beach under a lease with the County of Volusia, Florida, which was renewed in March 2009 for five years. The total minimum rental commitment for the year ending December 31, 2014 is $12,000. Effective and subsequent to April 2014, we are operating on a month to month lease with Volusia County, until such time all of our assets and finished product have been moved off the site as approved by the County.
Our new property in Bradley, Florida will be operated under a lease agreement for terms currently under negotiation at the time of this filing. The lease term is expected initially to be for five years with renewals, at a fair market value for the property and equipment expected to be leased.
Management believes that all of our properties are adequately covered by insurance.
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Item 3.
Legal Proceedings
In February 2013, our Board of Directors received a letter from counsel on behalf of one of our stockholders (“Counsel letter”), demanding a review by the Board of option plan issuances in 2010 and 2011 to members of management. In response, the Board formed a Special Committee to evaluate the 2004 and 2010 Stock Option Plans for the issuances in 2010 pursuant to the multi-year employment agreements with Messrs. Kasmoch, Bohmer and McHugh under the 2004 Option Plan, and the 2011 award to Mr. Kasmoch under the 2010 Option Plan. In May 2013, the Special Committee and the Board finished reviewing the awards and sent a letter in reply to the Counsel letter. The Board also approved an amendment to each the executive officer’s respective employment agreement, and renegotiated their option grants such that (i) no grant in any single year exceeds the Plan Limits, and, (ii) each employee return to respective Option Plan the number of options by which his annual grant exceeded the Plan Limits for any single year. Additional information is available in Item 11 “Executive Compensation” of this Form 10-K. As a result of these actions, there is currently a proposed settlement agreement in negotiation to resolve all claims arising out of the demand, and we anticipate a satisfactory resolution. We have accrued an estimated expense of $86,500 at December 31, 2013 to recognize the likely cost when a final settlement is reached. All but $20,000 of this expense will be for a non-cash component.
On November 15, 2013, Central States Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension Fund (“Central States”) filed an action in Illinois District Court on a withdrawal liability from an ERISA multi-employer plan. The principal withdrawal liability is approximately $405,000. We are presently working cooperatively with counsel for Central States to resolve this matter on a new payment schedule without incurring the expense of litigation. If these efforts fail we will engage counsel and proceed in the pending and stayed action.
Item 4.
Mine Safety Disclosures
None.
PART II
Item 5.
Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Market Information
Our shares of Common Stock are quoted on the OTCQB, which is one of the quotation services for SEC-registered and reporting companies that trade over the counter ("OTC Markets"), under the symbol “NVIC”. The prices quoted below reflect inter-dealer prices, without retail mark-up, mark-down or commission and may not represent actual transactions. The closing price range per share of the Common Stock since January 1, 2012, was as follows:
Quarter | High | Low |
First 2012 | $1.69 | $1.00 |
Second 2012 | $1.44 | $0.90 |
Third 2012 | $1.45 | $0.70 |
Fourth 2012 | $1.05 | $0.42 |
First 2013 | $1.95 | $0.90 |
Second 2013 | $1.80 | $1.05 |
Third 2013 | $1.70 | $1.20 |
Fourth 2013 | $1.75 | $1.25 |
Our stock price closed at $0.68 per share onMay 1, 2014.
Holders
As of May 1, 2014, the number of holders of record of our Common Stock was approximately 179.
Dividends
We have never paid dividends with respect to our Common Stock. Payment of dividends is within the discretion of our Board of Directors and would depend, among other factors, on our earnings, capital requirements and our operating and financial condition.
Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities
None.
Item 6.
Selected Financial Data
As a smaller reporting company we are not required to provide this information under Item 301 of Regulation S-K.
Item 7.
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Overview
The following is a discussion of our results of operations and financial position for the periods described below, and should be read in conjunction with our Financial Statements and Supplementary Data appearing elsewhere in this Form 10-K. The discussion includes various forward-looking statements about our markets, products, services and our results. These statements are based on certain assumptions that we consider reasonable. Our actual results may differ materially from these indicated forward-looking statements. Please see “Cautionary Statement with Respect to Forward-Looking Comments” and “Risk Factors” elsewhere in this annual report on Form 10-K.
The following table sets forth, as a percentage of total revenues for the periods presented, revenues related to each of (i) technology fees, (ii) facility management, (iii) products and services:
For the Year Ended December 31,
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Technology fees | 1.9% | 2.5% |
Facility management | 78.0% | 66.5% |
Products and services | 20.1% | 31.0% |
Totals | 100.0% | 100.0% |
Technology fee revenue is defined as: royalty revenue, which represent ongoing amounts received from licensees for continued use of the N-Viro Process and are typically based on volumes of sludge processed; license and territory fees, which represent non-recurring payments for the right to use the N-Viro Process in a specified geographic area or at a particular N-Viro facility; and research and development revenue, which represent payments from federal and state agencies awarded to us to fund ongoing site-specific research utilizing the N-Viro technology.
Facility management revenues are recognized under contracts where we manage the N-Viro Process ourselves to treat sludge, pursuant to a fixed price contract.
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Product and service revenue is defined as: alkaline admixture revenue, which represent ongoing payments from licensees arising from the sale and distribution of alkaline admixture by us to N-Viro facilities; service fee revenue for the management of alkaline admixture, which represent fees charged by us to manage and sell the alkaline admixture on behalf of a third party customer; N-Viro SoilTM sales, which represent revenue received from sales of N-Viro Soilsold by us; commissions earned on sales of equipment to an N-Viro facility; rental of equipment to a licensee or agent; and equipment sales, which represent the price charged for equipment held for subsequent sale.
Our policy is to record the revenues payable to us pursuant to agency and license agreements when we have fulfilled our obligations under the relevant contract, i.e., when earned, except when it pertains to a foreign license agreement. In the case of foreign licenses, revenue is recorded when cash is received and when we have fulfilled our obligations under the relevant foreign license agreement. The exception to this is our current agreement with our agent, CRM Technologies, and our Israeli customer, Dan-Viro, in which we have fulfilled our obligations under the contract and record revenues when earned, as they are a proven and reliable payor.
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Results of Operations
The following tables set forth, for the periods presented, (i) certain items in the Combined Statement of Operations, (ii) the percentage change of each such item from period to period and (iii) each such item as a percentage of total revenues in each period presented.
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Revenues | $ 3,380 | (5.7%) | $ 3,583 |
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Cost of revenues | 2,991 | (0.5%) | 3,006 |
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Gross profit | 389 | (32.7%) | 577 |
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Operating expenses | 2,045 | (10.4%) | 2,283 |
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Other income (expense) | 9 | (85.9%) | 67 |
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Loss before income taxes | (1,647) | * | (1,639) |
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Federal and state income taxes | - | * | - |
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Net loss | $ (1,647) | * | $ (1,639) |
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Cost of revenues | 88.5 |
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Gross profit | 11.5 |
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Operating expenses | 60.5 |
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Loss before income taxes | (48.7) |
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Net loss | (48.7%) |
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Comparison of Year Ended December 31, 2013 with Year Ended December 31, 2012
Our overall revenue decreased $203,000, or 6%, to $3,380,000 for the year ended December 31, 2013 from $3,583,000 for the year ended December 31, 2012. The net decrease in revenue was due primarily to the following:
a) Sales of alkaline admixture decreased $90,000 from the same period ended in 2012 – this decrease was the result of a decrease in demand with our Midwestern customers;
b) Revenue from the service fees for the management of alkaline admixture decreased $272,000 from the same period ended in 2012 – this decrease was attributed primarily to our Florida-area customers, which decreased $269,000 compared to the same period in 2012; and
c) Our processing revenue, including facility management revenue, showed a net increase of $177,000 over the same period ended in 2012. This was primarily from our Florida operation, which showed an increase of $202,000 in facility management and product revenue from 2012, and secondarily from both the loss of the Toledo operation, which accounted for $15,000 of the decrease – these were customers that were billed in early 2012 for the final sales of N-Viro Soil from that facility - and a decrease of $10,000 in royalty revenue from our Israeli agent, Dan-Viro; and
d) Our license fee revenue decreased $16,000 over the same period ended in 2012, and was attributed directly from our Israeli agent, Dan-Viro.
Our gross profit decreased $188,000, or 33%, to $389,000 for the year ended December 31, 2013 from $577,000 for the year ended December 31, 2012, and the gross profit margin decreased to 11.5% from 16.1% for the same periods. The decrease from the prior year in both gross profit and gross profit margin are due primarily to a decrease in total revenue and gross margin from our Florida operation. The total revenue attributable to Florida in 2013 was $3,284,000, a decrease of $69,000 from 2012. This revenue was generated at a gross margin of 10%, down from 15% in 2012. Florida contributed $336,000 of gross profit, a decrease of $190,000 over the same period in 2012. A majority of this decrease in Florida’s gross profit was from increased costs to truck sludge to process, which was transported by our subsidiary and third-party vendors at an increased cost to approved off-site disposal locations. These costs were incurred due to unprecedented and lengthy outages at the sources of the alkaline admixture required for the N-Viro process during the period, and the need to continue to serve our customers. Consequently we incurred greater costs to process and concurrently received lower alkaline admixture revenue for the duration of the supply shortages.
Our operating expenses decreased $238,000, or 10%, to $2,045,000 for the year ended December 31, 2013 from $2,283,000 for the year ended December 31, 2012. The decrease was primarily due to a decrease in pension withdrawal expense of $413,000, a decrease of $314,000 in employee compensation, a decrease of $15,000 in legal and professional fees, a decrease of $5,000 in auto, travel and office expense, a decrease of $18,000 in stockholder relations and a decrease of $8,000 in penalties, offset by a increase of $310,000 in consulting costs, a decrease in the gain on the sale of fixed assets of $124,000, an increase of $86,000 in litigation settlement expense and an increase in $18,000 in director costs. Of the total net increase of $100,000 in consulting, director, litigation settlement and employee compensation costs, $137,000 were for non-cash costs. Therefore, for the year ended December 31, 2013, actual cash outlays in these combined categories decreased by a total of $37,000 over the same period in 2012.
As a result of the foregoing factors, we recorded an operating loss of $1,656,000 for the year ended December 31, 2013 compared to an operating loss of $1,706,000 for the year ended December 31, 2012, a decrease in the loss of $50,000.
Our net nonoperating income (expense) decreased by $58,000 to net nonoperating income of $9,000 for the year ended December 31, 2013 from net nonoperating income of $67,000 for the similar period in 2012. The decrease in net nonoperating income was primarily due to a $43,000 decrease in the gain from liabilities extinguished, a decrease of $12,000 from the gain recorded in 2012 on the market price of warrants issued and an increase of $10,000 in interest expense, offset by an increase of $8,000 in amortization of the stock discount on convertible debentures issued in prior years.
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For the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, we have not recognized the future tax benefit of current or prior period losses due to our history of operating losses. Accordingly, our effective tax rate for each period was zero.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
We had a working capital deficit of $1,671,000 at December 31, 2013, compared to a working capital deficit of $927,000 at December 31, 2012, resulting in a decrease in working capital of $744,000. Current assets at December 31, 2013 included cash and cash equivalents of $81,000 (including restricted cash of $67,000), which is a decrease of $181,000 from December 31, 2012. The net negative change of $744,000 in working capital from December 31, 2012 was primarily from a $377,000 increase in the short term portion for the pension plan withdrawal liability, a $254,000 increase in the change in short-term liabilities over assets, an increase in the current asset of $85,000 for deferred stock and warrant costs issued for consulting services and a $28,000 increase in related party loans.
In 2013 our cash flow used by operating activities was $94,000, a decrease of $56,000 over the same period in 2012. The components of the decrease from 2012 in cash flow provided by operating activities was principally due to an increase of $479,000 in net current liabilities, a decrease of $124,000 in the gain on sale of fixed assets, a $71,000 increase in stock and stock derivatives issued for fees and services, a $12,000 decrease in the gain on the market price of warrants issued and a $6,000 increase in the provision for bad debt allowance, offset by a decrease of $418,000 in pension plan withdrawal liability, a decrease of $223,000 in net current assets and a decrease in depreciation and amortization of $99,000 and an increase in the net loss of $8,000. We reduced the cash flow used by operating activities by slowing down payments to vendors, specifically vendors not used for the direct production of revenue. Our accounts payable increased materially over accounts receivable in 2013, and this trend has continued into 2014.
We have modified our business model and have been evolving away from sales of alkaline admixture and royalty-based revenue agreements that typically generate a higher gross profit margin, to long-term and sustainable revenue based on integrated N-Viro technology and operations, but typically generating a lower gross profit margin. From 2006 to 2012, the percentage of combined revenues generated from our owned and operated facilities was: 2007 – 77%; 2008 – 94%; 2009 – 95%; 2010 – 96%; 2011 – 96%; 2012 – 94%; 2013 – 98%. We believe this shift will allow us to enhance future revenue and profits through growth, efficiency and revenue optimization.
The normal collection period for accounts receivable is approximately 30-60 days for the majority of customers. This is a result of the nature of the contracts, type of customer and the amount of time required to obtain the information to prepare the billing. We make no assurances that payments from our customer or payments to our vendors will become shorter and this may have an adverse impact on our continuing operations.
Until August 2013, we had a Commercial Line of Credit Agreement, or the Line, with Monroe Bank + Trust, or the Bank, up to $400,000 bearing interest at the Wall Street Journal Prime Rate (3.25% throughout 2013) plus 0.75%, but in no event less than 5.00%, and secured by a first lien on substantially all of our assets, except equipment. Two certificates of deposit totaling approximately $142,000 from the Bank were held as a condition of maintaining the Line. In August 2013, the Line was renewed with a new maturity date of October 2013 and a borrowing limit of $233,067. The Bank cashed in the two certificates of deposit held totaling approximately $142,000 and used them to pay down the Line, effectively reducing the borrowing capacity by $25,000. In October 2013, the Line was renewed again with a new maturity date of December 2013 and a borrowing limit of $218,067, further reducing the borrowing capacity by $15,000. In December 2013 we defaulted on the Line, and in April 2014 we signed a forbearance agreement with the Bank, temporarily restricting them from exercising certain rights and remedies available after our default. In addition to retaining certain rights and remedies, the Bank agreed to allow us to repay the Line over six months, with an immediate payment of approximately $39,000 including accrued interest, and successive monthly payments of $36,784 plus accrued interest at 5%, up to and including September 7, 2014 until a total of $218,000 in principal is repaid.
In April 2014, we issued a total of $67,500 worth of our common stock under a private placement to two existing stockholders to provide operating capital. The issuances included warrants to purchase additional shares of our common stock.
In December 2013, we borrowed a total of $55,000 from two existing stockholders to provide operating
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capital. Both notes payable were for a term of three months at an interest rate of 12%, and included warrants to purchase shares of our unregistered common stock. In the second quarter of 2014, both stockholders converted his respective note to our common stock at the fair market value of the stock at the time of conversion, and each received warrants to purchase unregistered common stock of the Company.
In December 2012, we borrowed $25,000 from a stockholder to provide operating capital. The note payable was for a term of three months at an interest rate of 12% and included warrants to purchase our common stock. In February 2013, the stockholder converted the note payable to our common stock at the fair market value of the stock at the time of conversion.
In November 2012, we received a Notice and Demand of Payment Withdrawal Liability from Central States Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension Fund (the “Notice”), the pension trustee that was funded by us for the benefit of our former employees at our City of Toledo operation. The Notice demanded a payment of $412,576, payable monthly over 20 years at an interest rate of approximately 2.8% at $2,250 per month, or approximately $27,000 per year. Payments at the end of the 20 year period would total $540,065. In 2012 we accrued a liability of $412,576 and recognized the expense. In December 2013, the Company received a Notice of Default from Central States. Subsequently the Fund’s trustee served the Company with a summons in a civil matter, and together with the Notice demands all amounts owed in withdrawal liability plus interest and penalties. The Company remains in negotiations with Central States to agree on terms and conditions of repayment.
In August 2011, we borrowed $200,000 with a Promissory Note payable to David and Edna Kasmoch, the parents of Timothy Kasmoch, our President and Chief Executive Officer, at 12% interest and prepaid for a period of three months, renewable for an additional three months by the prepayment of additional interest and secured by certain equipment. Mr. Kasmoch has personally guaranteed the repayment of this Note. We extended the Note on all due dates during 2012 and 2013, and the January and April due dates in 2014, and is now due July 30, 2014. We expect to extend the Note on or before the due date but pay the Note in full during 2014 or early 2015.
During 2013, we borrowed a total of $67,387 from two lenders to purchase insurance policies for general, property and directors & officers’ insurance coverage during the year. A total of two term notes were issued, ranging from 6.6% to 8.8% interest for a term not more than one year, monthly payments totaling $6,970 and each are unsecured. The total amount owed on these notes as of December 31, 2013 was approximately $31,600 and these notes are expected to be paid in full on the applicable maturity date, the last of which is August 2014.
From the beginning of 2006 through 2013, we have borrowed a total of $1,677,100 from ten lenders to purchase processing and automotive equipment. As of December 31, 2013, a total of three term notes are outstanding, ranging from 6.2% to 7.1% interest for terms ranging three to five years, monthly payments totaling approximately $6,000 and all secured by equipment. The total amount owed on all equipment-secured notes as of December 31, 2013 was approximately $93,400 and all notes are expected to be paid in full on the applicable maturity date, the last of which is in March 2016.
In 2009 we approved an offering of up to $1,000,000 of Convertible Debentures (the “Debentures”), convertible at any time into our unregistered common stock at $2.00 per share. The Debentures were issuable in $5,000 denominations, are unsecured and have a stated interest rate of 8%, payable quarterly to holders of record. We have timely paid all accrued interest due to all Debenture holders of record as of each quarter-end date starting in July 2009. At any time, we may redeem all or a part of the Debentures at face value plus unpaid interest.
During 2009 we issued $765,000 of Debentures to a total of twenty-three accredited investors, and one investor converted $10,000 of Debentures into unregistered common stock. During 2010 we issued $55,000 of Debentures, and three investors converted a total of $90,000 of Debentures into unregistered common stock. The Debentures matured at June 30, 2011, however sixteen investors holding Debentures totaling $455,000 elected to replace them with new ones that matured on June 30, 2013. All other features of the “expired” Debentures remained the same in the replacement ones, except for the new maturity date. Of the three investors totaling $265,000 who did not replace their existing Debentures with new ones, two investors totaling $215,000 had their Debentures repaid and one investor converted $50,000 into unregistered common stock concurrent at June 30, 2011.
At June 30, 2013, we held $455,000 of Debentures but defaulted and did not pay the holders the principal amount due, all of which currently remain outstanding. We will continue to accrue additional interest on the principal
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Because the fair market value of our common stock (the underlying security in the Debentures) may have been above the conversion price of $2.00 per share at the date of issuance, we were required under GAAP to record a discount given for certain (now) “expired” Debentures sold, which totaled $184,975. The discount was then required to be amortized as a period expense over the periods the Debentures were scheduled to be outstanding, which averaged 20 months, through the maturity date of June 30, 2011. Amortization expense on these “expired” Debentures for each of the twelve months ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 was $-0-.
For periods subsequent to June 30, 2011, we are required under GAAP to record a discount for certain Debentures replaced, which totals $32,737 and was recorded as a gain on debt modification during the quarter ended June 30, 2011. The discount is required to be amortized as a period expense over the next eight quarters the Debentures are scheduled to be outstanding. Amortization expense for each of the twelve months ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 was $8,184 and $16,368, respectively.
For 2014, we expect to maintain current operating results and have adequate cash or access to cash to adequately fund operations from cash generated from equity issuances and exercises of outstanding warrants and options, and by focusing on existing and expected new sources of revenue, especially from our new processing facility in Bradley and the deployment of the N-Viro Fuel technology. We expect that market developments favoring cleaner burning renewable energy sources and ongoing discussions with companies in the fuel and wastewater industries could provide enhanced liquidity and have a positive impact on future operations. We continue to pursue opportunities with strategic partners for the development and commercialization of the N-Viro Fuel technology both domestically and internationally. In addition, we are focusing on the development of regional biosolids processing facilities, and are currently in negotiations with potential partners to permit and develop independent, regional facilities.
There can be no assurance these discussions will be successful or result in new revenue or cash funding sources for the company. Our failure to achieve improvements in operating results, including through these potential sources of revenue, or in our ability to adequately finance or secure additional sources of funds would likely have a material adverse effect on our continuing operations.
Moreover, while we expect to arrange for replacement financing with other lending institutions, we have no borrowing availability under the line of credit. We have borrowed money from third parties and related parties and expect to be able to generate future cash from the exercise of common stock warrants and new equity issuances. We have slowed payments to trade vendors, and have renegotiated payment terms with several existing and prior vendors to lengthen the time and/or reduce the amount of cash to repay these trade payables. In 2012 we modified all outstanding common stock warrants to reduce their weighted average exercise price. In 2013 we further modified all outstanding warrants to enhance their exercisability and realized $124,000 in exercises in 2013. Beginning in March 2014, our operations in Volusia County, Florida, which now represent substantially all of our revenue, have been voluntarily delayed for a short time while we move our assets and employ personnel to our new site in Bradley, Florida. We consider our relationship with the current landlord to be satisfactory overall as we work together to reduce and eventually terminate operations on their site. While operations are expected to resume in Bradley in June 2014, this reduction in revenue, while temporary, has materially reduced available cash to fund current or prior expenses incurred.
For our financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2013, we have received an unqualified audit report from our independent registered public accounting firm that includes an explanatory paragraph describing their substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, our recurring losses, negative cash flow from operations and net working capital deficiency raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
At December 31, 2013, we did not have any material commercial commitments, including guarantees or standby repurchase obligations, or any relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, including entities often referred to as structured finance or special purpose entities or variable interest entities, which would have been established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements or other contractually narrow or limited purposes.
From time to time, during the normal course of business, we may make certain indemnities, commitments and guarantees under which we may be required to make payments in relation to certain transactions. These include: (i) indemnities to vendors and service providers pertaining to claims based on our negligence or willful misconduct and (ii) indemnities involving the accuracy of representations and warranties in certain contracts. Pursuant to Delaware law, we may indemnify certain officers and directors for certain events or occurrences while the officer or director is, or was, serving at our request in such capacity. We also have director and officer insurance coverage that limits our exposure and enables us to recover a portion of any future amounts that we may pay for indemnification purposes. We believe the applicable insurance coverage is generally adequate to cover any estimated potential liability for which we may provide indemnification. The majority of these indemnities, commitments and guarantees do not provide for any limitation of the maximum potential for future payments we could be obligated to make. We have not recorded any liability for these indemnities, commitments and other guarantees in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Critical accounting policies, estimates and assumptions
In preparing financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, management makes estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, as well as the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The following are the significant estimates and assumptions made in preparation of the financial statements:
Non-domestic license and territory fees – We do not recognize revenue on any non-domestic license or territory fee contracts until the cash is received, assuming all other tests of revenue recognition are met. Canada and Israel are excluded from this definition of non-domestic.
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts – We estimate losses for uncollectible accounts based on the aging of the accounts receivable and the evaluation and the likelihood of success in collecting the receivable. The balance of the allowance at December 31, 2013 and 2012 is $101,260 and $90,000, respectively.
Property and Equipment/Long-Lived Assets – Property and equipment is reviewed for impairment. The carrying amount of an asset (group) is considered impaired if it exceeds the sum of our estimate of the undiscounted future cash flows expected to result from the use and eventual disposition of the asset (group), excluding interest charges. Property, machinery and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. We believe the carrying amount is not impaired based upon estimated future cash flows.
Intangible Assets – Intangible assets deemed to have indefinite lives are tested for impairment by comparing the fair value with its carrying value. Significant estimates used in the determination of fair value include estimates of future cash flows. As required under current accounting standards, we test for impairment when events and circumstances indicate that the assets might be impaired and the carrying value of those assets may not be recoverable.
Income Taxes– We assume the deductibility of certain costs in income tax filings and estimate the recovery of deferred income tax assets, all of which is fully reserved.
New Accounting Standards – The Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB, has issued the following new accounting and interpretations, which may be applicable in the future to us:
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There are no Accounting Standards Updates expected to have a significant effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations.
Actual results could differ materially from the estimates and assumptions that we use in the preparation of our financial statements.
Item 7A.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
As a smaller reporting company we are not required to provide this information under Item 305 of Regulation S-K.
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Item 8.
Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
Index to Financial Statements
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS | F-4 |
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT) | F-5 |
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS | F-6 |
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | F-7 - F-23 |
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
Board of Directors
N-Viro International Corporation
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of N-Viro International Corporation (a Delaware Corporation) and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity (deficit), and cash flows for the years then ended. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the company's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of N-Viro International Corporation and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the years then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company’s recurring losses, negative cash flow from operations and net working capital deficiency raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans as to these matters are also discussed in Note 1. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
/s/ UHY LLP
UHY LLP
Farmington Hills, Michigan
June 2, 2014
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Unrestricted | $ 14,344 |
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Restricted | 66,592 |
| 209,181 |
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Trade | 299,992 |
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Other | 10,918 |
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Deferred costs - stock and warrants issued for services | 258,613 |
| 343,480 |
Prepaid expenses and other assets | 57,571 |
| 78,849 |
Total current assets | 708,030 |
| 984,697 |
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Property and equipment, net | 873,542 |
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Deferred costs - stock and warrants issued for services - long-term | 125,251 |
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Intangible and other assets, net | 68,294 |
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TOTAL ASSETS | $ 1,775,117 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Current maturities of long-term debt | $ 92,249 |
| $ 188,902 |
Notes payable - related parties, net of discount | 228,000 |
| 200,000 |
Convertible debentures, net of discount | 455,000 |
| 446,816 |
Line of credit | 218,000 |
| 370,000 |
Accounts payable | 850,702 |
| 597,426 |
Pension plan withdrawal liability | 404,672 |
| 27,003 |
Accrued liabilities | 130,608 |
| 81,343 |
Total current liabilities | 2,379,231 |
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Long-term debt, less current maturities | 32,818 |
| 92,014 |
Pension plan withdrawal liability - long-term | - |
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Total liabilities | 2,412,049 |
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Preferred stock, $.01 par value, Authorized - 2,000,000 shares |
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Authorized - 35,000,000 shares |
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Issued - 7,047,521 shares in 2013 and 6,664,087 shares in 2012 | 70,475 |
| 66,641 |
Additional paid-in capital | 29,864,113 |
| 28,630,416 |
Accumulated deficit | (29,886,630) |
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Total stockholders' deficit | (636,932) |
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REVENUES | $ 3,379,602 |
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COST OF REVENUES | 2,990,995 |
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Deemed dividend on extension of stock warrants | - | - | 608,610 | (608,610) | - | - |
Share-based compensation expense | 399,963 | 4,000 | 1,052,927 | - | - | 1,056,927 |
Exercise of stock warrants | 704 | 7 | 978 | - | - | 985 |
Issuance of common stock | 72,000 | 720 | 84,745 | - | - | 85,465 |
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Deemed dividend on extension of stock warrants | - | - | 178,200 | (178,200) | - | - |
Share-based compensation expense | 230,135 | 2,301 | 875,502 | - | - | 877,803 |
Warrants issued on loans | - | - | 32,400 | - | - | 32,400 |
Exercise of stock warrants | 128,539 | 1,285 | 122,653 | - | - | 123,938 |
Issuance of common stock | 24,760 | 248 | 24,942 | - | - | 25,190 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Issuance of stock, stock options and warrants for services | 1,118,492 |
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Loss on investment in Mahoning Valley N-Viro | - |
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Provision for bad debts | 26,260 |
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| 50,445 |
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Proceeds from stock warrant transactions | 123,908 |
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| 70,000 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
6
N-VIRO INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013 AND 2012
Note 1.
Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
The following is a summary of certain accounting policies followed in the preparation of these financial statements. The policies conform to generally accepted accounting principles and have been consistently applied in the preparation of the financial statements:
A.
Nature of Business – The Company owns and licenses the N-Viro Process, a patented technology to treat and recycle wastewater sludges and other bio-organic wastes, utilizing certain alkaline by-products produced by the cement, lime, electric utilities and other industries. Revenue and the related accounts receivable are due from companies acting as independent agents or licensees, principally municipalities.
B.
Use of Estimates – The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
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Principles of Consolidation – The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
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Going Concern - The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. The Company has negative working capital of approximately $1,683,000 at December 31, 2013, and has incurred recurring losses and negative cash flow from operations for the year ended December 31, 2013. Moreover, while the Company expects to arrange for replacement financing with other lending institutions, there is no borrowing availability under the line of credit.
The Company has borrowed money from third parties and related parties and expects to be able to generate future cash from the exercise of common stock warrants and new equity issuances, though there can be no assurance given that such issuances or exercises will be realized. The Company has slowed payments to trade vendors, and has renegotiated payment terms with several existing and prior vendors to lengthen the time and/or reduce the amount of cash to repay these trade payables. In 2012 the Company modified all outstanding common stock warrants to reduce their weighted average exercise price. In 2013 the Company further modified all outstanding warrants to enhance their exercisability and realized $124,000 in exercises in 2013. Beginning in March 2014, the Company’s operations in Volusia County, Florida, which now represent substantially all of its revenue, have been voluntarily delayed for a short time while the Company moves assets and employs personnel to the Company’s new site in Bradley, Florida. The Company considers its relationship with the current landlord to be satisfactory overall as we work together to reduce and eventually terminate operations on their site. While operations are expected to resume in June 2014, this reduction in revenue, while temporary, has materially reduced available cash to fund current or prior expenses incurred.
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Cash and Cash Equivalents – The Company has cash on deposit primarily in one financial institution which, at times, may be in excess of FDIC insurance limits.
For purposes of the statements of cash flows, the Company considers all certificates of deposit with initial maturities of 90 days or less to be cash equivalents.
Restricted cash consists of: two certificates of deposit and corresponding accrued interest which were held as collateral against the Company's line-of-credit through August 2013; one certificate of deposit and corresponding accrued interest which is held as collateral with a performance bond on behalf of one of the Company’s licensees; one certificate of deposit and corresponding accrued interest which is held as collateral on behalf of the Florida Department of Agriculture for the Company’s soil distribution license.
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N-VIRO INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013 AND 2012
Note 1.
Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)
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Accounts Receivable – The Company extends unsecured credit to customers under normal trade agreements, which require payment within 30 days. Accounts greater than 90 days past due amounted to $104,025 and $80,106 of receivables for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The Company's policy is not to accrue and record interest income on past due trade receivables. The Company does bill the customer finance charges on past due accounts and records the interest income when collected.
Credit is generally granted on an unsecured basis. Periodic credit evaluations of customers are conducted and appropriate allowances are established.
Management estimates an allowance for doubtful accounts, which was $101,260 and $90,000 as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The estimate is based upon management’s review of delinquent accounts and an assessment of the Company’s historical evidence of collections.
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Property and Equipment – Property, machinery and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation has been computed primarily by the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets. Generally, useful lives are five to fifteen years. Leasehold improvements are capitalized and amortized over the lesser of the life of the lease or the estimated useful life of the asset. Depreciation expense amounted to $178,688 and $269,215 in 2013 and 2012, respectively. Management has reviewed property and equipment for impairment when events and circumstances indicate that the assets might be impaired and the carrying values of those assets may not be recoverable. Management believes the carrying amount is not impaired based upon estimated undiscounted future cash flows.
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Intangible Assets – Patent costs and territory rights are recorded at cost and then amortized by the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives (periods ranging from one and one-half to seventeen years; weighted-average amortization periods for patents/related intangibles and territory rights were 14.1 years for both December 31, 2013 and 2012). Amortization expense amounted to $14,438 for both 2013 and 2012. Estimated amortization expense, based on these patent costs and territory rights at December 31, 2013, for each of the ensuing five years is as follows: 2014 - $11,000; 2015 - $11,000; 2016 - $9,000; 2017 - $7,000; 2018 - $4,000. Management has reviewed intangible assets for impairment when events and circumstances indicate that the assets might be impaired and the carrying values of those assets may not be recoverable.
The Company has capitalized the cost of acquiring certain customer licenses and contracts as part of the acquisition of Florida N-Viro on December 31, 2006. Amortization expense amounted to $3,219 in both 2013 and 2012. Estimated amortization expense, based on these capitalized license and contracts at December 31, 2013, for each of the ensuing five years is as follows: 2014 - $1,700; 2015 - $1,700; 2016 - $500; 2017 - $-0-; 2018 - $-0-.
I.
Revenue Recognition – Facility management revenue and royalty fees are recognized under contracts where the Company or licensees utilize the N-Viro Process to treat sludge, either pursuant to a fixed-price contract or based on volumes of sludge processed. Revenue is recognized as services are performed.
Alkaline admixture sales, alkaline admixture management service revenue and N-Viro SoilTM revenue are recognized upon shipment.
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N-VIRO INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013 AND 2012
Note 1.
Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)
License and territory fees are generated by selling the right to market or use the N-Viro Process in a specified territory. The Company's policy is to record revenue for the license agreements when all material services relating to the revenue have been substantially performed, conditions related to the contract have been met and no material contingencies exist. We do not recognize revenue on any non-domestic license or territory fee contracts until the cash is received, assuming all other tests of revenue recognition are met. Canada and Israel are excluded from this definition of non-domestic. Research and development revenue is recognized as work is performed to the contracting entity in accordance with the contract.
J.
Loss Per Common Share – Loss per common share has been computed on the basis of the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during each period presented. For the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, the effects of 2,555,981 and 2,905,981 stock options outstanding, respectively, 1,849,585 and 1,619,585 warrants to purchase common stock, respectively, and, debentures that are convertible to 227,500 shares of common stock are excluded from the diluted per share calculation because they would be antidilutive.
K.
Stock Options – The Company records share-based compensation expense using a fair-value based method of measurement that results in compensation costs for essentially all awards of stock-based compensation. Compensation costs are recognized over the requisite period or periods that services are rendered.
L.
New Accounting Standards – There are no Accounting Standards Updates expected to have a significant effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations.
M.
Income Taxes – Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are computed annually for differences between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities that will result in taxable or deductible amounts in the future based on enacted tax laws and rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized. Income tax expense is the tax payable or refundable for the current period plus or minus the change during the period in deferred tax assets and liabilities.
The accounting for uncertain tax positions requires the Company to evaluate each income tax position using a two step process which includes a determination as to whether it is more likely than not that the income tax position will be sustained, based upon technical merit and upon examination by the taxing authorities. At December 31, 2013 and 2012, there were no uncertain tax positions that required accrual. None of the Company’s federal or state income tax returns are currently under examination by the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) or state authorities. However, fiscal years 2010 and later remain subject to examination by the IRS and respective states.
N.
Supplemental Disclosure of Non-Cash Activity:
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| Catalyst Corner, LLC - value of stock issued on consulting agreement | 3,600 |
| - |
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| 104,000 |
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| 75,000 |
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N-VIRO INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013 AND 2012
Note 1.
Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)
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Segment Information– During 2013, the Company determined that it currently operates in one segment based on the financial information upon which the chief operating decision maker regularly assesses performance and allocates resources. The chief operating decision maker is the Chief Executive Officer.
Note 2.
Balance Sheet Data
The Company is at present not taking a charge for depreciation on certain assets located at its demo fuel site in Pennsylvania because these assets were not producing revenue in either 2012 or 2013.
Property and equipment (at cost):
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Deferred costs:
In December 2010, the Company executed a Financial Public Relations Agreement with Strategic Asset Management, Inc., or SAMI. The Company engaged SAMI as its non-exclusive financial public relations counsel for a term of three years. For its services, the Company issued SAMI 150,000 shares of the Company's unregistered common stock. The Company is recording a non-cash charge to earnings of approximately $305,000 ratably over a 36-month period starting in December 2010. For the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, the charge to earnings was approximately $97,271 and $101,500, respectively.
In August 2011, the Company issued 100,000 shares of common stock and granted 100,000 fully vested stock warrants to SAMI for additional services performed in connection with the December 2010 Financial Public Relations Agreement. To reflect the entire value of the stock and warrants issued, the Company took a non-cash charge to earnings of $285,700 through December 2013, the ending date of the agreement. For the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, the charge to earnings was approximately $91,300 and $95,200, respectively.
In October 2012, the Company issued 300,000 shares of common stock and granted 150,000 fully vested stock warrants to SAMI to extend the period of services performed in connection with the December 2010 Financial Public Relations Agreement for an additional two years, through December 2015. To reflect the entire value of the stock and warrants issued, the Company is taking a non-cash charge to earnings of $421,300 starting in 2013, over a 36 month period. For the year ended December 31, 2013, the charge to earnings was approximately $125,300.
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N-VIRO INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013 AND 2012
Note 2.
Balance Sheet Data (Continued)
In December 2010, the Company executed a Consulting Agreement, with SLD Capital Corporation, or SLD. The Company engaged SLD to provide business consulting services for a term of eighteen months. For its services, the Company issued SLD 110,000 shares of the Company's unregistered common stock. The Company recorded a non-cash charge to earnings of approximately $334,000 ratably over an 18-month period starting in December 2010. For the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, the charge to earnings was approximately $-0- and $99,000, respectively.
In November, 2011, the Company executed a Consulting Agreement with Rakgear, Inc. The Company engaged Rakgear to provide business consulting services for a term of one year. For its services, the Company issued Rakgear 50,000 shares of the Company's unregistered common stock. The Company recorded a non-cash charge to earnings of $73,000 ratably over a 12-month period starting in November 2011. For the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, the charge to earnings was approximately $-0- and $63,000, respectively.
In April 2013, the Company executed a Consulting Agreement with Rakgear, Inc. The Company engaged Rakgear to provide financial consulting services for a term of one year. For its services, the Company issued Rakgear 150,000 shares of the Company's unregistered common stock and 150,000 fully vested warrants to purchase unregistered shares of common stock at a price of $1.49 per warrant. To reflect the entire value of the stock issued, the Company is recording a non-cash charge to earnings of $487,900 ratably through March 2014, the ending date of the agreement. For the year ended December 31, 2013 the charge to earnings was approximately $365,900.
In February 2012, the Company issued 15,000 shares of unregistered common stock to Financial Insights, for investor relations services for a three month period. The Company recorded a non-cash charge to earnings of $19,500 ratably during the subsequent three month period for these shares. In July 2012, Financial Insights returned all of these shares of common stock to the Company as part of an agreement and the Company reversed this charge to earnings in the third quarter of 2012.
In March 2012, the Company issued 80,000 shares of unregistered common stock to Newport Coast Securities for financial and investor relations services for a three month period. To reflect the entire value of the stock issued, the Company recorded a non-cash charge to earnings of $104,000 ratably during the subsequent three month period.
In August 2012, the Company issued 60,000 shares of unregistered common stock to Equiti-trend Advisors LLC/JT Trading, LLC for public relations and corporate communication services. To reflect the entire value of the stock issued, the Company recorded a non-cash charge to earnings of $75,000 ratably through January 2013, the ending date of the agreement. For the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, the charge to earnings was approximately $14,500 and $60,500, respectively.
In January 2013, the Company issued 70,000 shares of unregistered common stock to Webracadabra Internet Works, LLC, dba Oregon Resource Innovations, for financial consulting services to be performed over a six month period. To reflect the entire value of the stock issued, the Company recorded a non-cash charge to earnings of $70,000 ratably through July 2013, the ending date of the agreement.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013 AND 2012
Note 2.
Balance Sheet Data (Continued)
The following is a summary of Deferred Costs – stock and warrants issued for services as of December 31:
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The following is a summary of Intangible and Other Assets, Net as of December 31:
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| 82 |
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| 38,440 |
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N-VIRO INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013 AND 2012
Note 3.
Pledged Assets, Line of Credit and Long-Term Debt
Until August 2013, the Company had a Commercial Line of Credit Agreement, or the Line, with Monroe Bank + Trust, or the Bank, up to $400,000 bearing interest at the Wall Street Journal Prime Rate (3.25% throughout 2013) plus 0.75%, but in no event less than 5.00%, and secured by a first lien on substantially all assets (except equipment) of the Company. Two certificates of deposit totaling approximately $142,000 from the Bank were held as a condition of maintaining the Line. In August 2013, the Line was renewed with a new maturity date of October 2013 and a borrowing limit of $233,067. The Bank cashed in the two certificates of deposit held totaling approximately $142,000 and used them to pay down the Line, effectively reducing the borrowing capacity by $25,000. In October 2013, the Line was renewed again with a new maturity date of December 2013 and a borrowing limit of $218,067, further reducing the borrowing capacity by $15,000. In December 2013 the Company defaulted on the Line, and in April 2014 the Company signed a forbearance agreement with the Bank, temporarily restricting them from exercising certain rights and remedies available after the Company’s default. In addition to retaining certain rights and remedies, the Bank agreed to allow the Company to repay the Line over six months, with an immediate payment of approximately $39,000 including accrued interest, and successive monthly payments of $36,784 plus accrued interest at 5%, up to and including September 7, 2014 until a total of $218,000 in principal is repaid.
In December 2013, the Company borrowed a total of $28,000, net of debt discount of $27,000, from two existing stockholders to provide operating capital. Both notes payable were for a term of three months at an interest rate of 12%, and included warrants to purchase common stock of the Company. In the second quarter of 2014, both stockholders converted their respective note to common stock of the Company at the fair market value of the stock at the time of conversion.
In August 2011, the Company borrowed $200,000 with a Promissory Note payable to David and Edna Kasmoch, the parents of Timothy Kasmoch, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, at 12% interest and prepaid for a period of three months, renewable for an additional three months by the prepayment of additional interest and secured by certain equipment. Mr. Kasmoch has personally guaranteed the repayment of this Note. The Company extended the Note on all four due dates during 2012 and 2013, and the January and April due dates in 2014, and the Note is now due July 30, 2014. The Company expects to extend the Note on or before the due date but pay the Note in full during 2014 or early 2015.
During 2013, the Company borrowed a total of $67,387 from two lenders to purchase insurance policies for general, property and directors & officers’ insurance coverage during the year. A total of two term notes were issued, ranging from 6.6% to 8.8% interest for a term not more than one year, monthly payments totaling $6,970 and each are unsecured. The total amount owed on these notes as of December 31, 2013 was approximately $31,600 and these notes are expected to be paid in full on the applicable maturity date, the last of which is August 2014.
From the beginning of 2006 through 2013, the Company has borrowed a total of $1,677,100 from ten lenders to purchase processing and automotive equipment. As of December 31, 2013, a total of three term notes are outstanding, ranging from 6.2% to 7.1% interest for terms ranging three to five years, monthly payments totaling approximately $6,000 and all secured by equipment. The total amount owed on all equipment-secured notes as of December 31, 2013 was approximately $93,400 and all notes are expected to be paid in full on the applicable maturity date, the last of which is in March 2016.
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N-VIRO INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013 AND 2012
Note 3.
Pledged Assets, Line of Credit and Long-Term Debt (Continued)
In November 2012, the Company received a Notice and Demand of Payment Withdrawal Liability from Central States Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension Fund (the “Notice”), the pension trustee that was funded by the Company for the benefit of its former employees at its City of Toledo operation. The Notice demanded a payment of $412,576, payable monthly over 20 years at an interest rate of approximately 2.8% at $2,250 per month, or approximately $27,000 per year. Payments at the end of the 20 year period would total $540,065. In December 2013, the Company received a Notice of Default from Central States, and subsequently the Fund’s trustee served the Company with a summons in a civil matter, and together with the Notice demanded all amounts owed in withdrawal liability plus interest and penalties. The Company remains in negotiations with Central States to agree on terms and conditions of repayment.
In December 2012, the Company borrowed $25,000 from a stockholder to provide operating capital. The Note Payable was for a term of three months at an interest rate of 12%. In February 2013, the stockholder converted the Note Payable to common stock at the fair market value of the stock at the time of conversion.
In 2009 the Company approved an offering of up to $1,000,000 of Convertible Debentures (the “Debentures”), convertible at any time into our unregistered common stock at $2.00 per share. The Debentures were issuable in $5,000 denominations, are unsecured and have a stated interest rate of 8%, payable quarterly to holders of record. The Company has timely paid all accrued interest due to all Debenture holders of record as of each quarter-end date starting in July 2009. At any time, the Company may redeem all or a part of the Debentures at face value plus unpaid interest.
During 2009 the Company issued $765,000 of Debentures to a total of twenty-three accredited investors, and one investor converted $10,000 of Debentures into unregistered common stock. During 2010 the Company issued $55,000 of Debentures, and three investors converted a total of $90,000 of Debentures into unregistered common stock. The Debentures matured at June 30, 2011, however sixteen investors holding Debentures totaling $455,000 elected to replace them with new ones that matured at June 30, 2013. All other features of the “expired” Debentures remained the same in the replacement ones, except for the new maturity date. Of the three investors totaling $265,000 who did not replace their existing Debentures with new ones, two investors totaling $215,000 had their Debentures repaid and one investor converted $50,000 into unregistered common stock concurrent at June 30, 2011.
At June 30, 2013, the Company held $455,000 of Debentures but defaulted and did not pay the holders the principal amount due, all of which currently remain outstanding. The Company will continue to accrue additional interest on the principal amount at the rate set forth in the Debenturesuntil the principal amount is paid in full. Subsequent to June 30, 2013, the Company has paid and expects to pay all accrued interest due and the principal amount to all outstanding holders of the Debentures, after completing substitute financial arrangements, though there can be no assurance of the timing of receipt of these funds and amounts available from these substitute arrangements.
Because the fair market value of the Company’s common stock (the underlying security in the Debentures) may have been above the conversion price of $2.00 per share at the date of issuance, the Company was required under GAAP to record a discount given for certain (now) “expired” Debentures sold, which totaled $184,975. The discount was then required to be amortized as a period expense over the periods the Debentures were scheduled to be outstanding, which averaged 20 months, through the maturity date of June 30, 2011. Amortization expense on these “expired” Debentures for each of the twelve months ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 was $-0-.
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N-VIRO INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013 AND 2012
Note 3.
Pledged Assets, Line of Credit and Long-Term Debt (Continued)
For periods subsequent to June 30, 2011, the Company is required under GAAP to record a discount for certain Debentures replaced, which totals $32,737 and was recorded as a gain on debt modification during the quarter ended June 30, 2011. The discount is required to be amortized as a period expense over the next eight quarters the Debentures are scheduled to be outstanding. Amortization expense for each of the twelve months ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 was $8,184 and $16,368, respectively.
Approximate aggregate maturities of long-term debt for the years ending December 31 are as follows: 2014 - $1,207,000; 2015 - $27,000; 2016 - $6,000; 2017 - $-0-; 2018 - $-0-.
Long-term debt at December 31, 2013 and 2012 is as follows:
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Note 4.
Related Party Transactions
In August 2011, the Company borrowed $200,000 with a Promissory Note payable to David and Edna Kasmoch, the parents of Timothy Kasmoch, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer. More details can be found in Note 3, Pledged Assets, Line of Credit and Long-Term Debt.
During 2012 the Company paid Terri Kasmoch, the spouse of Timothy Kasmoch, as an employee for business development, web site and company media marketing and stock promotion efforts for the Company. From February 2012 through her ending employment date of October 31, 2012, Ms. Kasmoch participated with the executives of the Company in reducing the salary paid to her by 10% and deferring this to a future date. Effective November 1, 2012, Ms. Kasmoch resigned from employment from the Company. Her deferred salary remains unpaid as of December 31, 2013.
During 2013, the Company sold used equipment to Tri-State Garden Supply dba Gardenscape, a company owned and managed by the extended family of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Timothy Kasmoch. Cash proceeds realized totaled $30,000 on the sale, of which $10,000 was classified as an Other Receivable at December 31, 2013.
The following table summarizes these payments for 2013 and 2012 and the balance to each of any monies owed as of December 31, 2013:
| Payee | Year | Gross Payroll | Gross Proceeds sale of equipment | Total | Account payable bal. at December 31 | Account receivable bal. at December 31 |
| Terri Kasmoch | 2012 | $ 43,333 | $ - | $ 43,333 | $ 3,900 | - |
| Gardenscape | 2013 | - | 30,000 | 30,000 | - | $ 10,000 |
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15
N-VIRO INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013 AND 2012
Note 5.
Equity Transactions
In July 2010, the Company executed a Purchase Agreement, License and Development Agreement and Registration Rights Agreement (the “Agreements”), with VC Energy I, LLC of Las Vegas, NV, or VC Energy. Concurrently, the Company sold VC Energy 200,000 shares of the Company's unregistered common stock, issued VC Energy 200,000 warrants and granted VC Energy an option to acquire another 400,000 common shares and 400,000 warrants.
In August 2011, the Company and VC Energy signed a Termination Agreement and terminated the License and Development Agreement, a Promissory Note and an Escrow Agreement. All other agreements between the Company and VC Energy remained in force, with certain exceptions. In April 2012, the Company and VC Energy terminated the remaining agreements in effect. As a result, the Company was no longer required to account for the future changes in the Company’s stock price after the second quarter of 2012, with regards to the warrants previously held by VC Energy.
In April 2012, the Company and VC Energy terminated the remaining agreements in effect, and VC Energy waived certain provisions regarding the remaining warrants held, including the removal of the “down-round” provision, and subsequently assigned those warrants to other, non-VC Energy holders. As a result, the Company was no longer required to account for the future changes in the Company’s stock price after the second quarter of 2012, with regards to the fair value of the warrants previously held by VC Energy.
In both the VC Energy Agreements and its Amendment, the Company accounted for the warrants issued within the transaction with a provision that protects holders from declines in the stock price (“down-round” provisions) as a derivative security at fair value with future changes in fair value recorded in earnings. As of December 31, 2013, VC Energy owns no warrants and correspondingly the Company has no liability recorded. However, through the second quarter of 2012, the Company was periodically required to re-measure the fair value of the remaining warrants at the Balance Sheet date, with adjustments in the value recorded through the income statement as a gain or loss. During the twelve months ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, the Company recorded a gain of $-0- and $12,196, respectively, on the revaluation and partial cancellation from the two issuances of the warrants to the end of the period.
In 2010 through 2012, the Company issued stock warrants and shares of unregistered Common Stock to Strategic Asset Management, Inc., (“SAMI”), as compensation for services rendered by SAMI to the Company under a Financial Public Relations Agreement, effective as of December 15, 2010. More details of this Agreement are contained in Note 2.
In February 2012, the Company issued 15,000 shares of unregistered common stock to Financial Insights, for investor relations services. In July 2012, Financial Insights returned all of these shares of common stock to the Company as part of an agreement. More details of this Agreement are contained in Note 2.
In March 2012, the Company issued 80,000 shares of unregistered common stock to Newport Coast Securities for financial and investor relations services for a three month period. More details of this Agreement are contained in Note 2.
In August 2012, the Company issued 60,000 shares of unregistered common stock to Equiti-trend Advisors LLC/JT Trading, LLC for public relations and corporate communication services over a six month period. More details of this Agreement are contained in Note 2.
In January 2013, the Company issued 70,000 shares of unregistered common stock to Webracadabra Internet Works, LLC, dba Oregon Resource Innovations, for financial consulting services over a six month period. More details of this Agreement are contained in Note 2.
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N-VIRO INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013 AND 2012
Note 5.
Equity Transactions (continued)
In April 2013, the Company issued 150,000 shares of unregistered common stock and 150,000 warrants to purchase unregistered shares of common stock to Rakgear, Inc. for financial consulting services. More details of this Agreement are contained in Note 2.
In March 2012, the Company automatically extended the expiration date of the warrants by one (1) year to two warrant holders, Timothy R. Kasmoch, President and CEO of the Company, and, Strategic Asset Management Co, Inc., holders of 50,000 and 120,000 warrants, respectively, and both were extended to March 2013.
In April 2012, the Company modified all Company warrants whose expiration date was before December 31, 2015, by extending that expiration date to December 31, 2015, and to modify all Company warrants, regardless of their expiration date, by reducing the exercise price to $1.00. All other terms and conditions of each class of warrant remain unchanged.
During 2013 a total of 128,539 warrants were exercised and shares of unregistered restricted stock were issued to one insider and four non-insider owners for total net cash proceeds of $124,000. These proceeds were all used for operating expenses. Simultaneously and subject to the same terms and conditions and as further inducement to exercise the warrants, the Company issued a total of 128,539 warrants to these same owners as “replacement warrants” to acquire shares of our common stock at $1.00 per share, a price which was below the closing price of the stock on the date of each transaction. In all instances the shares and the warrants issued and sold were in a private offering transaction pursuant to an exemption under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 for transactions by an issuer not involving a public offering.
For the March and April 2012 extensions as well as the 2013 replacement warrants, the incremental fair value associated with these transactions has been determined using the Black-Scholes model and has been recorded as a deemed dividend to common stockholders in the accompanying Statement of Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit). For the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, the deemed dividend was $178,200 and $608,610, respectively.
In addition to its first stock option plan approved in 1993, the Company has a stock option plan approved in May 2004, amended in June 2008 and again in August 2009 (the “2004 Plan”), for directors and key employees under which 2,500,000 shares of common stock may be issued. The Company also has a stock option plan approved in July 2010 (the “2010 Plan”), for directors and key employees under which 5,000,000 shares of common stock may be issued. Unless otherwise stated in the stock option agreement, options are 20% vested on the date of grant, with the balance vesting 20% per year over the next four years, except for directors whose options vest six months from the date of grant. Options were granted in 2012 and 2013 from both the 2004 and 2010 Plans at the approximate market value of the stock at date of grant, as defined in each of the plans.
Pursuant to their respective five-year employment agreements, in March 2010 a total of 890,000 stock options were granted to the three executive officers of the Company. Twenty percent of the options vested immediately on the date of grant, with the balance of the options to vest in equal annual installments over the next four years on the anniversary date of the original grant. These options were granted pursuant to the 2004 Plan, are for a period of ten years and are intended as Incentive Stock Options. To reflect the value of the stock options granted for the employment services provided, the Company was taking a charge to earnings totaling approximately $2,358,000 through March 2014. For the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, this charge was $176,800 and $471,539, respectively.
In May 2013, in connection and effective with their respective Amendment to Employment Agreement, the Board approved both a return of previously granted options and a new grant of stock options to Messrs. Kasmoch, Bohmer and McHugh, which are immediately exercisable for shares of the Company's common stock. The grants were made pursuant to both the 2004 Plan and the 2010 Plan.
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N-VIRO INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013 AND 2012
Note 5.
Equity Transactions (continued)
All grants awarded were priced at $1.25, in accordance with both the 2004 Plan and 2010 Plan. Future grants required under each officer’s Amendment will be priced at the time of grant. The Company took a non-cash charge to earnings of approximately $6,500 in the second quarter of 2013 to reflect the grant awarded to Mr. McHugh only, to reflect the net increase to him of 5,000 options granted currently. More information on these equity transactions is contained in this Form 10-K under Item 11, “Executive Compensation”.
During the year ended December 31, 2013, the Company granted stock options totaling 50,000 shares, for 25,000 shares each in May and December, exclusive of the officers, to all outside directors. All options granted are for a period of ten years. The options became fully vested six months after the date of grant, and were priced, pursuant to the 2010 Plan, at $1.30 and $1.52, respectively, for a total expense of approximately $70,000, expensed ratably in 2013 and 2014 over each subsequent six-month period. More information on these equity transactions is contained in this Form 10-K under Item 10, “Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance”.
During the year ended December 31, 2012, the Company granted stock options totaling 45,000 shares, for 25,000 and 20,000 shares in April and November, respectively, exclusive of the officers, to all outside directors. All options granted are for a period of ten years. The options became fully vested six months after the date of grant, and were priced, pursuant to the 2010 Plan, at $1.12 and $0.88, respectively, for a total expense of approximately $47,000, expensed ratably in 2012 and 2013 over each subsequent six-month period. More information on these equity transactions is contained in this Form 10-K under Item 10, “Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance”.
In May 2013, the Company appointed Michael Burton-Prateley as a special advisor to the Board of Directors for a term of one year. For his services, the Company issued Mr. Burton-Prateley 25,000 stock options under the Company’s 2004 Plan at a price of $1.28 per option that vested immediately. To reflect the entire value of the options issued, the Company recorded a non-cash charge to earnings of $31,240 during the second quarter of 2013.
Also in May 2013, the Company granted 25,000 stock options to one employee. The options granted are for a period of ten years, are exercisable at $1.28 per share and vested immediately at the date of grant. These options were granted pursuant to the 2004 Plan and are intended as Incentive Stock Options. To reflect the entire value of the stock options granted, the Company recorded a charge to earnings of approximately $32,500 in the second quarter of 2013.
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N-VIRO INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013 AND 2012
Note 5.
Equity Transactions (continued)
The following summarizes the stock options activity for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012:
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The Company records compensation expense for stock options based on the estimated fair value of the options on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes valuation model. The Company uses historical data among other factors to estimate the expected price volatility, the expected term and the expected forfeiture rate of the option. The risk-free rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the date of grant for the expected term of the option.
The following assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of options granted:
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Expected dividend yield | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Weighted average volatility | 267.6% | 247.7% |
Risk free interest rate | 1.8 - 2.9% | 1.6 - 2.0% |
Expected term (in years) | 7 | 7 |
Note 6.
Revenue and Major Customers
For the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, the Company’s largest customer accounted for approximately 41% and 33% of our revenues, respectively. For the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, the top three customers accounted for approximately 68% and 60%, respectively, of the Company’s revenues. Florida operations accounted for approximately 97% and 94% of consolidated revenue during the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The accounts receivable balance due (which are unsecured) for these three Florida customers at December 31, 2013 and 2012 was approximately $211,000 and $124,000, respectively. Beginning in March 2014, the Company’s operations in Florida have been voluntarily delayed for a short time while the Company moves assets and employs personnel to
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N-VIRO INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013 AND 2012
Note 6.
Revenue and Major Customers (continued)
a new site in Bradley, Florida. While operations are expected to resume in Bradley in June 2014, this reduction in revenue, while temporary, has materially reduced available cash to fund current or prior expenses incurred.
The sludge processing agreement with the City of Toledo, Ohio, who was the Company’s largest customer for many years through 2010 and represented approximately 17% of the consolidated revenues in 2011, was not renewed at the end of 2011. The City of Toledo’s failure to renew that agreement has had a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial conditions and results of operations.
Additionally, economic considerations have made the supply of admixtures used in our processes more difficult to acquire due to coal-burning facilities operating less or not at all, primarily from the decrease in natural gas prices in the commercial marketplace.
A substantial portion of the Company's revenue is derived from services provided under contracts and agreements with existing licensees. Some of these contracts, especially those contracts with large municipalities, provide for termination of the contract by the customer after giving relatively short notice (in some cases as little as ten days). In addition, some of these contracts contain liquidated damages clauses, which may or may not be enforceable in the event of early termination of the contracts. If one or more of these contracts are terminated prior to the expiration of its term, and the Company is not able to replace revenues from the terminated contract or receive liquidated damages pursuant to the terms of the contract, the lost revenue could have a material and adverse effect on its business and financial condition.
Note 7.
Commitments and Contingencies
In 2010, the Company and Timothy R. Kasmoch, the President and Chief Executive Officer, entered into an Employment Agreement for a five-year term. Mr. Kasmoch is to receive an annual base salary of $150,000, subject to an annual discretionary increase. In addition, Mr. Kasmoch is eligible for an annual cash bonus and was granted stock options from the Company’s Second Amended and Restated 2004 Stock Option Plan. Generally, the Agreement may be terminated by the Company with or without cause or by the Employee for any reason.
In 2010, the Company and Robert W. Bohmer, the Executive Vice President and General Counsel, entered into an Employment Agreement for a five-year term. Mr. Bohmer is to receive an annual base salary of $150,000, subject to an annual discretionary increase. In addition, Mr. Bohmer is eligible for an annual cash bonus and was granted stock options from the Company’s Second Amended and Restated 2004 Stock Option Plan. Generally, the Agreement may be terminated by the Company with or without cause or by the Employee for any reason.
In May 2014, the Company and Mr. Bohmer agreed to an adjustment to his employment contract, making him a part-time employee and adjusting his salary to $57,200. Additional information is available in “Item 11 Executive Compensation” in this Form 10-K.
In 2010, the Company and James K. McHugh, the Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer, entered into an Employment Agreement for a five-year term. Mr. McHugh is to receive an annual base salary of $125,000, subject to an annual discretionary increase. In addition, Mr. McHugh is eligible for an annual cash bonus and was granted stock options from the Company’s Second Amended and Restated 2004 Stock Option Plan. Generally, the Agreement may be terminated by the Company with or without cause or by the Employee for any reason.
On May 16, 2013, the Company’s Board of Directors approved an amendment to each of the Company’s executive officer’s respective employment agreement only as it applied to the stock option grant. Additional information is available in “Item 11 Executive Compensation” in this Form 10-K.
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N-VIRO INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013 AND 2012
Note 7.
Commitments and Contingencies (continued)
In February 2013, the Company received a letter from counsel on behalf of one of its stockholders (“Counsel letter”), demanding a review by the Board of option plan issuances in 2010 and 2011 to members of management. In response, the Board formed a Special Committee to evaluate the 2004 and 2010 Stock Option Plans for the issuances in 2010 pursuant to the multi-year employment agreements with Messrs. Kasmoch, Bohmer and McHugh under the 2004 Option Plan, and the 2011 award to Mr. Kasmoch under the 2010 Option Plan. In May 2013, the Special Committee and the Board finished reviewing the awards and sent a letter in reply to the Counsel letter. The Board also approved an amendment to each the executive officer’s respective employment agreement, and renegotiated their option grants such that (i) no grant in any single year exceeds the Plan Limits, and, (ii) each employee return to respective Option Plan the number of options by which his annual grant exceeded the Plan Limits for any single year. Additional information is available in “Item 11 Executive Compensation” of this Form 10-K. As a result of these actions, there is currently a proposed settlement agreement in negotiation to resolve all claims arising out of the demand, and the Company anticipates a satisfactory resolution. The Company has accrued an estimated expense of $86,500, recorded as a trade account payable, at December 31, 2013 to recognize the likely cost when a final settlement is reached. All but $20,000 of this expense will be for a non-cash component.
On May 16, 2013, the Company’s Board of Directors approved an amendment to each of the Company’s executive officer’s respective employment agreement. Additional information is available in the Form 8-K filed by the Company on May 22, 2013.
The Company’s executive and administrative offices are located in Toledo, Ohio. In April 2011, the Company signed a 68 month lease with Deerpoint Development Co., Ltd. The total minimum rental commitment for the years 2014 through 2016 is $40,800 each year. The total rental expense included in the statements of operations for the year ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 is approximately $30,600 and $38,600, respectively. Additional information is available in “Item 2 Properties” in this Form 10-K.
In October 2010, the Company began to lease property in Emlenton, Pennsylvania under a lease with A-C Valley Industrial Park, for one year. After September 2011, the Company operated under a month-to-month lease agreement, for a reduced rate. The total rental expense included in the statements of operations for each of the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 is $12,000.
In June 2009, the Company began to maintain an office in West Unity, Ohio under a lease with D&B Colon Leasing, LLC, for one year. In June 2010, the Company renewed the lease for an additional year through May 31, 2011, and is currently operating under a month to month lease. The total rental expense included in the statements of operations for each of the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 is $30,000.
The Company maintains an office in Daytona Beach under a lease with the County of Volusia, Florida, which was renewed in March, 2009 for five years. The total minimum rental commitment for the year ending December 31, 2014 is $12,000. The total rental expense included in the statements of operations for each of the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 is $48,000. Effective and subsequent to April 2014, we are operating on a month to month lease with Volusia County, until such time all of our assets and finished product have been moved off the site as approved by the County.
Management believes that all of the Company’s properties are adequately covered by insurance.
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N-VIRO INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013 AND 2012
Note 7.
Commitments and Contingencies (continued)
The Company operates in an environment with many financial risks, including, but not limited to, major customer concentrations, customer contract termination provisions, competing technologies, infringement and/or misappropriation of intellectual property rights, the highly competitive and, at times, seasonal nature of the industry and worldwide economic conditions. Various federal, state and governmental agencies are considering, and some have adopted, laws and regulations regarding environmental protection which could adversely affect the business activities of the Company. The Company cannot predict what effect, if any, current and future regulations may have on the operations of the Company.
From time to time the Company is involved in legal proceedings and subject to claims which may arise in the ordinary course of business. Certain unsecured creditors have brought civil action against the Company related to nonpayment. The Company has not accrued any additional amount related to these charges, but continue to negotiate payment plans to satisfy these creditors.
Note 8.
Income Tax Matters
The composition of the deferred tax assets and liabilities at December 31, 2013 and 2012 is as follows:
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N-VIRO INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013 AND 2012
Note 8.
Income Tax Matters (continued)
The income tax provisions differ from the amount of income tax determined by applying the U.S. Federal income tax rate to pre-tax income from continuing operations for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 and are as follows:
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| Nondeductible (return of) stock options and warrants | (582,700) |
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The net operating losses available at December 31, 2013 to offset future taxable income total approximately $16,300,000 and expire principally in years 2018 - 2033.
Note 9.
Subsequent Events
In April 2014, the Company issued a total of $67,500 worth of its common stock under a private placement to two existing stockholders to provide operating capital. The issuances included warrants to purchase additional shares of common stock of the Company.
In April 2014, the Company extended the $200,000 Promissory Note payable to a related party of Timothy Kasmoch, for an additional three months. Additional details of this Note are provided in Note 3, Pledged Assets, Line of Credit and Long-Term Debt.
In October 2013, the Company entered into a contract to purchase real estate in Central Florida with a view towards the construction of a new facility. Due to financial constraints, in March 2014 the Company assigned the contract to purchase to a limited liability company (“BGH”) that is owned by David Kasmoch, the father of Timothy Kasmoch, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer. Concurrently, BGH closed on the purchase of the property, and as a condition to closing the seller of the property required the Company to guarantee payment of the financed portion of the purchase price of approximately $214,600.
In December 2013, the Company borrowed a total of $55,000 from two existing stockholders to provide operating capital. Both Notes Payable were for a term of three months at an interest rate of 12% and included warrants to purchase unregistered common stock of the Company. In the second quarter of 2014, the stockholders converted the Notes Payable to common stock at the fair market value of the stock at the time of each conversion, and each received warrants to purchase unregistered common stock of the Company.
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Item 9.
Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
None
Item 9A.
Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Commission's rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives.
As of the end of the period covered by this report, management carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and Rule 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act). Based upon the evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective at a reasonable assurance level to ensure that information we are required to disclose in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms. Our history of losses has severely limited our budget to hire and train enough accounting and financial personnel needed to adequately provide this function. Consequently, we lack sufficient technical expertise, reporting standards and written policies and procedures regarding disclosure controls and procedures.
Because of the inherent limitations in all disclosure control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, will be or have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake. Additionally, disclosure controls can be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people and/or by management override of such controls. The design of any system of disclosure controls also is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Over time, disclosure controls and procedures may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, and/or the degree of compliance with the policies and procedures may deteriorate. Also, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected.
Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. Our internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of consolidated financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting based on the framework established by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) as set forth in Internal Control - Integrated Framework. Based on our evaluation, our principal executive officer and our principal financial officer concluded that our internal controls over financial reporting were not effective as of December 31, 2013 for the reasons described below.
We lack personnel in accounting and financial staff to sufficiently monitor and process financial transactions in an efficient and timely manner. Our history of losses has severely limited our budget to hire and train
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enough accounting and financial personnel needed to adequately provide this function. Consequently, we lacked sufficient technical expertise, reporting standards and written policies and procedures. Specifically, controls were not effective to ensure that significant non-routine transactions, accounting estimates, and other adjustments were appropriately reviewed, analyzed and monitored by competent accounting staff on a timely basis.
We continue to develop and implement a remediation plan to address the material weakness. To date, our remediation efforts have included adoption of an expense reimbursement policy and the hiring of an employee to assist in the financial area of our business. However, due to our continuing lack of financial resources to hire and train accounting and financial personnel, we have not yet fully remedied this material weakness.
During the quarter ended December 31, 2013, there were no material changes in the Company's internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal control over financial reporting.
While we are not aware of any material errors to date, our inability to maintain the adequate internal controls may result in a material error in our financial statements. Further, because of its inherent limitations, internal controls over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. It should be noted that any system of controls, however well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, and not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the system will be met. In addition, the design of any control system is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
This annual report does not include an audit or attestation report of our registered public accounting firm regarding our internal control over financial reporting because the attestation report requirement has been removed for “smaller reporting companies” under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010.
Item 9B.
Other Information
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PART III
Item 10.
Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
DIRECTORS OF THE COMPANY
Currently the Board is currently composed of four Class I Directors: Carl Richard, Joseph H. Scheib, Mark D. Hagans and Michael P. Burton-Prateley; and four Class II Directors: James H. Hartung, Timothy R. Kasmoch, Thomas L. Kovacik and Gene K. Richard (whose terms will expire upon the election and qualification of directors at the annual meetings of stockholders to be held in 2015 and 2014, respectively). At each annual meeting of stockholders, directors will be elected for a full term of two years to succeed those directors whose terms are expiring.
The following table sets forth the names and ages of our directors.
Name | Age | Position |
Michael P. Burton-Prateley | 51 | Class I Director |
Mark D. Hagans | 47 | Class I Director |
James H. Hartung | 71 | Class II Director *, Chairman of the Board |
Timothy R. Kasmoch | 52 | Class II Director *, President and Chief Executive Officer |
Thomas L. Kovacik | 66 | Class II Director * |
Carl Richard | 87 | Class I Director |
Gene K. Richard | 54 | Class II Director * |
Joseph H. Scheib | 57 | Class I Director |
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* Directors with terms expiring in 2014.
Michael P. Burton-Prateley is an executive team member of BBM Energy, headquartered in London, England, and has an extensive background within the investment-banking sector. He has advised on a broad range of transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, corporate financing, corporate restructuring, post acquisition integration and joint ventures/strategic partnerships and alliances. He is also an experienced international corporate financier and management consultant. Mr. Burton-Prateley earned an Economics Degree from Manchester University in Manchester, England, and a Masters Degree in Management from Templeton College at the University of Oxford, England. Mr. Burton-Prateley is a Chartered Accountant in the UK, having qualified with KPMG. Mr. Burton-Prateley has served as our director since his recent appointment in April 2014. Mr. Burton-Prateley’s qualifications to serve as a director of the Company consist of strong financial, asset management and global business experience. Given his extensive knowledge and experience in finance, Mr. Burton-Prateley has been determined to be an audit committee financial expert by the Board.
Mark D. Hagans is an attorney and partner with the law firm of Plassman, Rupp, Hagans & Newton, of Archbold, Ohio, and his practice focuses on corporation, taxation and banking law. Mr. Hagans serves on numerous Boards of directors, including the Fulton County Health Center, where he is presently the Treasurer and chair of the Finance Committee. Mr. Hagans earned his law degree from the University of Toledo. Mr. Hagans has served as our director since December 2006 and is a member of the Board's Audit, Finance and Technology Committees. Mr. Hagans’ experience as a lawyer and businessman enables him to bring valuable resources to the Board.
James H. Hartung is the former President and Chief Executive Officer of the Toledo-Lucas County (Ohio) Port Authority, a position he held from 1994 until 2008. Mr. Hartung has served as our Director since January 2006 and is a member of the Board's Compensation and Nominating Committees. Mr. Hartung presently also serves as the Chairman of the Board/Executive Vice-President at Seasnake World Wide Marketing LLC, a marketing concern commercializing the Seasnake shipping system for the marine transportation of liquid, dry bulk, break-bulk and inter-modal container cargo; and is actively engaged in maritime/economic development consulting in domestic and international markets for Port Development Solutions, LLC, where he serves as Managing Director/Partner. Mr. Hartung’s qualifications to serve as a director and our Chairman of the Board consist of several years experience as
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a businessman, as an organizational leader and community organizer, and in dealings with local government and related agencies that enable him to bring valuable insights to the Board.
Timothy R. Kasmoch has been our President and Chief Executive Officer since February 2006 and a director since January 2006. Previously, Mr. Kasmoch held various positions including Vice President of a privately held soil management company, that provided trucking and equipment services to us in the past, where he led the composting division to extract the highest value possible from organic feedstock into marketable products for the lawn and garden industry and helped them achieve record expansion in the 1990’s. Mr. Kasmoch pursued the acquisition of an international soil mining company and as their President, focused on creating value through continuous improvements that balanced financial measures with quality and customer service. Mr. Kasmoch is a member of the Board’s Finance and Technology Committees. His qualifications to serve as our director consist of being active in the area of soil management and conservation for over twenty years and bringing extensive experience in environmental management, operations and strategic planning. He is the only “insider” on the Board and strongly encourages open communication with all Company stakeholders.
Thomas L. Kovacik is the Executive Director of Transportation Advocacy Group of Northwest Ohio (“TAGNO”), a strategic planning organization working with local and Ohio transportation and economic development officials, and the President of Kovacik Consulting, a business consulting company. Mr. Kovacik was previously employed by us from 1992 to 1995 as President of Great Lakes N-Viro, at the time one of our divisions. Mr. Kovacik has also held various positions with local government, including Chief Operating Officer and Safety Director for the City of Toledo, utilities and environmental companies, and earned a masters degree from Bowling Green State University in Geochemistry. Mr. Kovacik has served as our Director since December 2006, and is a member of the Board’s Compensation and Technology Committees. Mr. Kovacik’s qualifications to serve as a director of the Company consist of his experience in the environmental, government and utilities industries, and his prior position with us as a divisional president. His strength instrategic planning and transactional experience offers a unique perspective to the Board.
Carl Richardis the former Executive Vice-President of P.R. Transportation, a trucking company that was located in Toledo, Ohio, and was a consultant to us from January 2006 to April 2007. Mr. Richard served as Vice-President of C.A. Transportation from 1988 through 2000 and as Vice-President of R.O.S.S. Investments, a real estate holding company, from 1980 through 2000. Mr. Richard has served as our director since December 2004 and is a member of the Board’s Nominating Committee. Mr. Richard’s qualifications to serve as a director of the Company consist of his extensive experience in the transportation and trucking industry.
Gene K. Richardhas been an Associate Pathologist with Consultants in Laboratory Medicine of Greater Toledo, Ohio, since June 2008. Dr. Richard was the Associate Director of Clinical Chemistry at Methodist Hospitals of Dallas, Texas from August 1998 to July 2008, while concurrently a partner with Surgical Pathologists of Dallas and a partner with Laboratory Physicians Association. Dr. Richard has an extensive background in clinical and anatomic pathology and specializes in surgical pathology and cytopathology. Dr. Richard was educated at the Ohio State University College of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Memorial Hospital for Cancer & Allied Diseases in New York, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York and the North Shore University Hospital at Cornell University, and has been Board Certified in Anatomic & Clinical Pathology since 1992. Dr. Richard has served as our director since his recent appointment in April 2014. Dr. Richard’s qualifications to serve as a director of the Company consist of his strong educational and medical experience.
Joseph H. Scheib has been the Controller for Verity Financial Group, Inc., a holding company for Verity Asset Management, Inc. and Verity Investments, Inc., a Registered Investment Advisor and a Registered Broker-Dealer, respectively, since June 2011. Mr. Scheib was the Chief Financial Officer of Broad Street Software Group, a comprehensive software technology company located in Edenton, North Carolina, a position he held from 2003 until 2010. From May 2000 until February 2003, Mr. Scheib was the Financial Operation Principal/Compliance Officer of Triangle Securities, LLC of Raleigh, North Carolina, an asset management, brokerage and investment banking firm. Mr. Scheib is a graduate of East Carolina University with a degree in accounting. Mr. Scheib has served as our Director since December 2004, and is a member of the Board’s Audit, Finance and Nominating Committees. Mr. Scheib’s qualifications to serve as a director of the Company consist of his strong financial and asset management experience and serving the Company in a financial oversight role as the Chair of the Audit Committee. Given his extensive knowledge and experience in finance, Mr. Scheib has been determined to be an audit committee financial expert by the Board.
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Key Relationships
Gene K. Richard is the son of Board member Carl Richard.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND BOARD MATTERS
Our Board of Directors
Our business, property and affairs are managed under the direction of our Board. We have determined that the Company’s interests are best served by having a Chairman of the Board who is independent of the management of the Company because it is our view this inherently strengthens board independence in dealing with issues that closely involve management. Our Chief Executive Officer has responsibility for setting our strategic direction and the day-to-day leadership and performance, while the Chairman of the Board has a greater focus on long-range Company goals and plans and governance of our Board of Directors. This balance between the two positions enables Mr. Kasmoch to focus on the operational and strategic challenges we presently face, with Mr. Hartung providing board leadership on matters of governance and management oversight.
Our Board, as a whole, has the responsibility for risk oversight of management. The role of our Board of Directors is to oversee the President and Chief Executive Officer, the Executive Vice President and the Chief Financial Officer in the operation of the Company, including management's establishment and implementation of appropriate practices and policies with respect to areas of potentially significant risk to us. Our Board considers risks to the Company as part of the strategic planning process and thorough review of compliance issues in committees of our Board, as appropriate. While the Board hasthe ultimate oversight responsibility for such risk management process, various committees of the Board are structured to oversee specific risks in the areas covered by their respective assignments such as audits or compensation. In addition, our Board may retain, on such terms as determined by the Board and in its sole discretion, independent legal, financial and other consultants and advisors to advise and assist the Board in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities. Currently, there are no such consultants in any category assisting or advising the Company.
Management is responsible for N-Viro’s day-to-day risk management, and the entire Board’s role is to engage in informed oversight. Our Chief Executive Officer is a member of the Board of Directors, and our Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President/General Counsel regularly attend Board meetings, which helps facilitate discussions regarding risk between the Board and our senior management, as well as the exchange of risk-related information or concerns between the Board and the senior management. The Board believes Mr. Kasmoch’s service as Chief Executive Officer and on the Board is appropriate because it bridges a critical gap between our management and the Board, enabling the Board to benefit from management’s perspective on our business while the Board performs its oversight function.
The Company’s philosophy about diversity among its Board members is discussed below under “Nominating Committee.”
Meetings of the Board of Directors
Our Board held eight meetings during 2013, consisting of two regular meeting and six special meetings. Each director attended 100% of the aggregate number of meetings held by the Board of Directors and the Committees of the Board of Directors on which he served. It is the policy of the Company that members of the Board attend the annual stockholder meeting. Failure to attend the annual stockholder meeting without good reason is a factor the Nominating Committee and Board will consider in determining whether or not to renominate a current Board member. All members of the Board serving at the time attended the 2013 Annual Meeting, except Messrs. Kovacik and Scheib.
Shareholder Communications with the Board
We encourage stockholder communications with directors. Stockholders may communicate with a particular director, all directors or the Chairman of the Board by mail or courier addressed to him or the entire Board in care of James K. McHugh, Corporate Secretary, N-Viro International Corporation, 2254 Centennial Road,
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Toledo, OH 43617. All correspondence should be in a sealed envelope marked “Confidential” and will be forwarded unopened to the director as appropriate.
Board Independence
Although we are not subject to the listing requirements of any stock exchange, we are committed to a board in which a majority of our members consist of independent directors, as defined under the NASDAQ rules. The Board has reviewed the independence of its members, applying the NASDAQ standards and considering other commercial, legal, accounting and familial relationships between the directors and us. The Board has determined that all of the directors and director nominees are independent other than Mr. Kasmoch, who is not an independent director by virtue of his current position as our President and Chief Executive Officer.
Code of Ethics
We have adopted a Code of Ethics which covers the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, which is administered and monitored by the Audit Committee of the Board. A copy of the Code of Ethics is attached as Exhibit 14.1 to this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, and is posted on our web site atwww.nviro.com under “Corporate Governance”.
Committees of the Board of Directors
The Board has the following standing committees: the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee, the Finance Committee, the Nominating Committee and the Technology Committee. The composition and function of each Committee is set forth below:
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Audit Committee
Our Audit Committee consisted of Messrs. Scheib and Hagans. In accordance with our Audit Committee Charter, each of the Audit Committee members must be “independent” as determined under the NASDAQ rules. The Audit Committee currently is not subject to, and does not follow, the independence criteria set forth in Section 10A of the Securities Exchange Act 1934, as amended. The Board has determined that each of the directors who serve on the Audit Committee are “independent” under the NASDAQ rules, meaning that none of them has a relationship with us that may interfere with their independence from us and our management. Further, the Board has determined that Messrs. Scheib and Burton-Prateley qualify as a “financial expert” as defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC").
The Audit Committee recommends the appointment of the outside auditor, oversees our accounting and internal audit functions and reviews and approves the terms of transactions between us and related party entities. During 2013, the Audit Committee met one time. The Audit Committee has retained UHY LLP to conduct the audit for the year ended December 31, 2013. The Audit committee is governed by a written charter, a copy of which was attached to the Proxy Statement for our annual meeting held on June 8, 2007.
Compensation Committee
The Compensation Committee determines officers’ salaries and bonuses and administers the grant of stock options pursuant to our stock option plans. The Compensation Committee does not have a written charter. The
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Compensation Committee consisted of Messrs. Kovacik and Hartung. The Compensation Committee met two times during 2013.
The Board has determined that all of the members of the committee are “independent” as determined under the NASDAQ standards.
Finance Committee
The Finance Committee, consisting of Messrs. Hagans, Kasmoch and Scheib, assists in monitoring our cash flow requirements and approves any internal or external financing or leasing arrangements. The Finance Committee does not have a written charter. The Finance Committee did not meet during 2013.
Nominating Committee
The Nominating Committee, consisting of Messrs. Scheib, Richard and Hartung, considers and recommends to the Board qualified candidates for election as Board members, and establishes and periodically reviews criteria for selection of directors. The Nominating Committee does not have a written charter. The Nominating Committee met one time during 2013.
The Board has determined that all of the members of the committee are “independent” as determined under the NASDAQ standards.
The Nominating Committee will consider candidates recommended by stockholders, directors, officers, third-party search firms and other sources for nomination as a director. The Committee considers the needs of the Board and evaluates each director candidate in light of, among other things, the candidate’s qualifications. Recommended candidates must be of the highest character and integrity, free of any conflicts of interest and possess the ability to work collaboratively with others, and have the time to devote to Board activities. All candidates will be reviewed in the same manner, regardless of the source of the recommendation. Presently, the Nominating Committee does not consider diversity as a characteristic in its selection of candidates except to the extent that the Nominating Committee seeks to expand the range of categories of experience and relationships in different aspects of the waste management process the Company requires for the different foci of its business and potential contacts with sources of business opportunity for the Company.
The Nominating Committee will consider all stockholder recommendations of proposed director nominees, if such recommendations are timely received under applicable SEC regulations and include all of the information required to be included as set forth in the By-Laws. To be considered “timely received,” recommendations must be received in writing at our principal executive offices, at N-Viro International Corporation, 2254 Centennial Road, Toledo, OH 43617, Attention: Chairman, Nominating Committee, c/o James K. McHugh, Corporate Secretary, no later than March 24, 2015.
All candidates recommended by stockholders should be independent and possess substantial and significant experience which would be of value to us in the performance of the duties of a director. In addition, any stockholder director nominee recommendation must include, at a minimum, the following information: the stockholder’s name; address; the number and class of shares owned; the candidate’s biographical information, including name, residential and business address, telephone number, age, education, accomplishments, employment history (including positions held and current position), and current and former directorships; and the stockholder’s opinion as to whether the stockholder recommended candidate meets the definitions of “independent” under the NASDAQ standards. In addition, the recommendation letter must provide the information that would be required to be disclosed in the solicitation of proxies for election of directors under federal securities laws. The stockholder must include the candidate’s statement that he/she meets these requirements; is willing to promptly complete the Questionnaire required of all officers, directors and candidates for nomination to the Board; will provide such other information as the Committee may reasonably request; consents to serve on the Board if elected; and a statement whether such candidate, if elected, intends to tender, promptly following such person’s election or re-election, an irrevocable resignation effective upon such person’s failure to receive the required vote for re-election at the next meeting at which such person would face re-election.
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Compensation of Directors
Our Board of Directors has approved the payment of cash compensation to non-employee directors in exchange for their service on the Board. The amount of cash compensation to be received by each non-employee director is $1,000 per regular meeting attended during each calendar year, and $500 per special meeting attended. Our Board of Directors generally has two meetings per calendar year. The Directors are reimbursed for out-of-pocket expenses incurred in attending meetings of the Board of Directors or any committees thereof. During 2013, the Board voluntarily waived the cash compensation for all of the regular and the special meetings, but received unregistered common stock in lieu of cash for attendance at the regular meetings, and no compensation in any form for the special meetings.
Under our current stock option plan, the N-Viro International Corporation 2010 Stock Option Plan (“2010 Plan”), each non-employee Director automatically receives a grant of options to purchase 5,000 shares of Common Stock for each regular meeting attended, and an option to purchase 2,500 shares of Common Stock for each special meeting attended, subject to a maximum of 30,000 options in any calendar year. During 2013, the Board voluntarily waived the grant of options for all of the special meetings.
Directors who are our employees do not receive any additional compensation for serving as Directors. Directors who are our consultants do not receive any additional cash compensation for serving as Directors, but do receive stock options per the provisions of the 2010 Plan.
See “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions” for additional compensation to directors.
DIRECTOR COMPENSATION
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Joseph Scheib | - | 2,000 | 13,995 | - | - | - | - | 15,995 |
Carl Richard | - | 2,000 | 13,995 | - | - | - | - | 15,995 |
James Hartung | - | 2,000 | 13,995 | - | - | - | - | 15,995 |
Mark Hagans | - | 2,000 | 13,995 | - | - | - | - | 15,995 |
Thomas Kovacik | - | 2,000 | 13,995 | - | - | - | - | 15,995 |
Timothy Kasmoch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| $ - | $ 10,000 | $ 69,975 | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ 79,975 |
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EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE COMPANY
Executive officers of the Company are appointed by the Board of Directors and hold office at the pleasure of the Board. Set forth below is biographical and other information on the current executive officers of the Company. Mr. Kasmoch also serves as a member of the Board and his biographical information is set forth above under the caption “Directors of the Company.”
Name | Age | Position |
Timothy R. Kasmoch | 52 | President and Chief Executive Officer |
Robert W. Bohmer | 44 | Executive Vice-President and General Counsel |
James K. McHugh | 55 | Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer |
Robert W. Bohmer has been our Executive Vice-President and General Counsel since July 2007. From 1996 until joining the Company, Mr. Bohmer had been a partner with the law firm of Watkins, Bates and Carey, LLP, Toledo, Ohio. From 2005 through June 2007, Mr. Bohmer had served as general outside counsel to the Company.
James K. McHugh has served as our Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer since January 1997. Prior to that date, Mr. McHugh served the Company in various financial positions since April 1992, and was a key member of the team that took the Company public in 1993.
SECTION 16(a) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, requires our directors and executive officers, and persons who own beneficially more than ten percent (10%) of the shares of our Common Stock, to file reports of ownership and changes of ownership with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC. Copies of all filed reports are required to be furnished to us pursuant to Section 16(a). Based solely on the reports received by us and on written representations from reporting persons, we believe that the current directors and executive officers complied with all applicable filing requirements during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013, with the following exceptions:
Carl Richard was late filing a Form 4 (Statement of Changes of Beneficial Ownership of Securities) in connection with three separate purchases of Common Stock on the open market that occurred between January 9 and January 11, 2013. The Form 4 was filed on January 16, 2013.
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Item 11.
Executive Compensation
Compensation of Executive Officers
The following table presents the total compensation paid to our Chief Executive Officer, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer during 2013 and 2012. There were no other executive officers who were serving at the end of 2013 or 2012 and whose total compensation exceeded $100,000.
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
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| Timothy R. Kasmoch | 2013 | 150,000 | - | - | (1,321,580) | - | - | 10,200 | (1,161,380) |
| President and CEO (1) | 2012 | 150,000 | - | - | 249,015 | - | - | 53,533 | 452,548 |
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| Robert W. Bohmer | 2013 | 150,000 | - | - | (444,166) | - | - | - | (294,166) |
| Executive V.P. | 2012 | 150,000 | - | - | 169,542 | - | - | - | 319,542 |
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| James K. McHugh | 2013 | 125,000 | - | - | (35,446) | - | - | 399 | 89,953 |
| Chief Financial Officer (2) | 2012 | 125,000 | - | - | 52,982 | - | - | 399 | 178,381 |
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For the “All Other Compensation” column, Mr. Kasmoch’s spouse was compensated in cash as an employee during 2012 for $43,333 until her resignation effective October 31, 2012. Additionally, Mr. Kasmoch was compensated in cash for the use of his personal vehicle for $10,200 for each of 2013 and 2012. Approximately 10% of the 2013 and 2012 amounts for both Mr. and Mrs. Kasmoch have been deferred and are expected to be paid in 2014.
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For the “All Other Compensation” column, Mr. McHugh is taxed on the imputed benefit of a life insurance policy that benefits his personal beneficiary for one-half the face value of the policy and N-Viro International Corporation for the other one-half.
(3)
Amounts listed are each executive’s gross salary per their March 2010 employment agreement. Starting in February 2012, all officers listed, in addition to Mr. Kasmoch’s spouse, voluntarily deferred 10% of their gross salary. In December 2012, each officer elected to be paid approximately $2,500 of their deferred balance in unregistered common stock of the Company. The balance of deferred salary continues to be accrued and is expected to be paid in 2014. The amount of deferred salary before related payroll taxes total approximately $79,500 at December 31, 2013.
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The amounts included in the Option Awards column include the aggregate fair value of options granted and/or expensed in the fiscal year computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. In May 2013, all three executives voluntarily returned stock option grants that were granted in 2010 as part of their respective employment agreement, and, in the case of Mr. Kasmoch only, a 2011 grant. The above table includes the value of the options returned that were previously disclosed in this Item 11 of the Form 10-K filed for the years ending December 31, 2010, 2011 and 2012. We continue to use the Black-Scholes model to measure the grant date fair value of stock options. For a discussion of the valuation assumptions used to value the options, see Note 5 to our Consolidated Financial Statements included in this annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013.
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Timothy R. Kasmoch | 250,000 | - | - | $ 2.00 | 12/30/16 | - | $ - | - | $ - |
Timothy R. Kasmoch | 2,500 | - | - | $ 1.70 | 2/15/16 | - | $ - | - | $ - |
Timothy R. Kasmoch | 25,000 | - | - | $ 1.94 | 7/11/19 | - | $ - | - | $ - |
Timothy R. Kasmoch | 243,000 | - | - | $ 2.23 | 7/22/19 | - | $ - | - | $ - |
Timothy R. Kasmoch | 75,000 | - | - | $ 3.27 | 3/18/20 | - | $ - | - | $ - |
Timothy R. Kasmoch | 100,000 | - | - | $ 1.63 | 8/10/21 | - | $ - | - | $ - |
Timothy R. Kasmoch | 125,000 | - | - | $ 1.25 | 5/16/23 | - | $ - | - | $ - |
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Robert W. Bohmer | 100,000 | - | - | $ 2.80 | 6/13/17 | - | $ - | - | $ - |
Robert W. Bohmer | 25,000 | - | - | $ 1.94 | 7/11/19 | - | $ - | - | $ - |
Robert W. Bohmer | 168,000 | - | - | $ 2.23 | 7/22/19 | - | $ - | - | $ - |
Robert W. Bohmer | 75,000 | - | - | $ 3.27 | 3/18/20 | - | $ - | - | $ - |
Robert W. Bohmer | 125,000 | - | - | $ 1.25 | 5/16/23 | - | $ - | - | $ - |
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James K. McHugh | 12,000 | - | - | $ 2.10 | 11/11/14 | - | $ - | - | $ - |
James K. McHugh | 50,000 | - | - | $ 2.00 | 12/31/16 | - | $ - | - | $ - |
James K. McHugh | 25,000 | - | - | $ 1.94 | 7/11/19 | - | $ - | - | $ - |
James K. McHugh | 68,000 | - | - | $ 2.23 | 7/22/19 | - | $ - | - | $ - |
James K. McHugh | 60,000 | - | - | $ 3.27 | 3/18/20 | - | $ - | - | $ - |
James K. McHugh | 45,000 | - | - | $ 1.25 | 5/16/23 | - | $ - | - | $ - |
All options awards were made granted under our current stock option plan described under the caption "Equity Compensation Plan Information."
Employment Agreements
Effective March 17, 2010, we entered into an Employment Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Mr. Timothy R. Kasmoch as our President and Chief Executive Officer, commencing February 26, 2010. The Agreement is for a five-year term commencing on February 26, 2010, provides for automatic renewal of successive one-year terms unless notice is provided ninety (90) days prior to the expiration of the then current term, pays Mr. Kasmoch an annual base salary of $150,000 subject to annual increase, and is eligible for an annual cash bonus in an amount to be determined. The Agreement also provides for a stock option grant of 470,000 options that vest over a five year period, pursuant to the Second Amended and Restated 2004 Stock Option Plan. A copy of this employment agreement was attached to a Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.1, filed by us on March 19, 2010.
Effective March 17, 2010, we entered into an Employment Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Mr. Robert W. Bohmer as our Executive Vice President and General Counsel, commencing February 26, 2010. The Agreement is for a five-year term commencing on February 26, 2010, provides for automatic renewal of successive one-year terms unless notice is provided ninety (90) days prior to the expiration of the then current term, pays Mr. Bohmer an annual base salary of $150,000 subject to an annual increase, and is eligible for an annual cash bonus in an amount to be determined. The Agreement also provides for a stock option grant of 320,000 options that vest over a five year period, pursuant to the Second Amended and Restated 2004 Stock Option Plan. A copy of this employment agreement was attached to a Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.1, filed by us on March 19, 2010.
Effective May 1, 2014, Mr. Bohmer agreed to an adjustment to his employment contract, making him a part-time employee and allowing him to perform outside legal work with the law firm of Plassman, Rupp, Hagans & Newton with the balance of his professional time. Mark Hagans is a member of our board and a partner in that law
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practice. The modification clarifies that work done for us by Mr. Bohmer is as an employee, not as a practicing attorney, and Mr. Bohmer will do no legal work for us as an outside attorney. Mr. Bohmer’s salary was adjusted to $57,200.
Effective March 17, 2010, we entered into an Employment Agreement (the “Agreement”) with James K. McHugh to serve as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer commencing February 26, 2010. The Agreement is for a five-year term commencing on February 26, 2010 and provides for automatic renewal of successive one-year terms unless notice is provided ninety (90) days prior to the expiration of the then current term, pays Mr. McHugh an annual base salary of $125,000 subject to an annual increase, and is eligible for an annual cash bonus in an amount to be determined. The Agreement also provides for a stock option grant of 100,000 shares that vest over a five year period, pursuant to the Second Amended and Restated 2004 Stock Option Plan. A copy of this employment agreement was attached to a Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.1, filed by us on March 19, 2010.
Amendments to Employment Agreements with Changes to Employee Stock Options
At a meeting of our Board of Directors on May 10, 2013, we approved an amendment to the employment agreements of each of Messrs. Kasmoch, Bohmer and McHugh (each an “Amendment”) that modifies and reduces the stock option grants provided in each of their employment agreements under the Second Amended and Restated 2004 N-Viro International Corporation Stock Option Plan (the "2004 Plan"). In addition, Mr. Kasmoch’s Amendment modifies and reduces stock options granted to him in August of 2011 under the N-Viro International 2010 Stock Option Plan (the “2010 Plan”). Other than the changes to option grants summarized below, no other changes were made to the respective employment agreements between each named executive officer and the Company. We filed a copy of each such amendment as an exhibit to a Form 8-K filing on May 22, 2013.
On May 16, 2013, in connection and effective with their respective Amendments, the Board approved a grant of stock options to Messrs. Kasmoch, Bohmer and McHugh, which are immediately exercisable for shares of our common stock. The grants were made pursuant to both the 2004 Plan and the 2010 Plan.
The following table sets forth information about the stock option grants:
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Timothy Kasmoch | (395,000) | 25,000 | 25,000 |
| (400,000) | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | (445,000) |
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All grants awarded on May 16, 2013 were priced at $1.25, the prior ten trading day average closing price of our common stock, in accordance with both the 2004 Plan and 2010 Plan. Future grants required under each officer’s Amendment will be priced at the time of grant.
The awards to the officers were based on the recommendation of the Compensation Committee of the Board, which considered, among other things, each of the Officer’s willingness to accept a lower base compensation package.
In addition, the awards were part of the Compensation Committee’s response to the following: On January 23, 2013, our Board of Directors received a letter dated January 22, 2013 (the “Letter”) from a New York City based law firm, on behalf of one of our stockholders. The Letter alleged that certain option grants to certain of our executive officers in 2010 and 2011 exceeded annual amounts authorized under our 2004 and 2010 Option Plans (respectively, 25,000 options and 100,000 options, and together the “Plan Limits”), and demanded our Board investigate these claims, and if correct, that the option grants be rescinded. The letter also contained a request that we consider adopting certain unspecified corporate governance measures. We notified our stockholders of this demand through a Form 8-K filing on January 29, 2013.
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Subsequent to the Letter we formed an independent committee (the “Special Committee”) to investigate and report to the Board concerning the allegations in the Letter, and on April 24, 2013 counsel to the Special Committee sent a reply to the Letter. The Special Committee stated that it believed the respective grants under the 2004 and 2010 Plans were permissible based on the wording of the Plans and earlier interpretations of counsel to us concerning the operation of the Plans including the legal authority of the Compensation Committee and the Board to waive the Plan Limits.
The Special Committee also said the decision to grant multi-year awards was in aid of securing our key officers for an extended period of time without incurring the obligation to pay larger, market-driven salaries. The option awards were designed to retain key employees while providing upside for those officers if all of the shareholders benefitted through a higher per-share price. The Special Committee noted that none of the options have been exercised, no financial benefit has inured to any of these officers, and consequently, the Company and its stockholders have not been harmed in any manner.
The Special Committee concluded that the Compensation Committee and the Board did not act improperly. Nevertheless, in order to avoid potential litigation to interpret the Plans, the Special Committee recommended and the Board agreed to seek voluntary returns from the individual employees of a portion of their option grants that exceeded the Plan Limits and to adopt an interpretation that no future grant of an option would exceed the Plan Limits without stockholder approval, despite contrary language allowing that action in the Plans. Accordingly, the Special Committee, the Compensation Committee and the named employees renegotiated their option grants such that (i) no grant in any single year exceeds the Plan Limits, and, (ii) each employee returned to the Company’s Option Plan the number of options by which his annual grant exceeded the Plan Limits for any single year. The options returned were in excess of those issued using only the Plan Limits as the guideline.
Equity Compensation Plan Information
We maintain three stock option plans (only one is able to issue new grants after May 12, 2014) for directors, executive officers and key employees or outside subcontractors. The most recent plan (“2010 Plan”) was approved by the stockholders in August 2010. The 2010 Plan authorizes the Board of Directors or a committee thereof, to grant awards of incentive stock options and non-qualified stock options for up to a maximum of 5,000,000 shares of Common Stock. For all of the plans, the total number of options granted and outstanding as of May 1, 2014 was 2,210,981, and the number of options available for future issuance was 4,955,275. As of May 13, 2014 the 2004 Plan will no longer be able to grant stock options, and as of May 1, 2014 had 580,275 options available for future issuance. Currently, all of the plans are administered by the Board of Directors via a committee.
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Item 12.
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters
We had outstanding 7,055,196shares of Common Stock, $.01 par value per share, or the Common Stock, on May 1, 2014, which constitutes the only class of our outstanding voting securities.
Five Percent Stockholders
At May 1, 2014, the following were the only persons known to us to own beneficially more than 5% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock:
Title of Class | Name and Address of Beneficial Owner | Amount and Nature of Beneficial Ownership | Percentage of Outstanding Shares of Common Stock |
Common Stock | Timothy R. Kasmoch 312 Stryker Street Archbold, OH 43502 | 1,001,878(1) | 12.6% |
Common Stock | VC Energy I, LLC 3900 Paradise Road, Suite U Las Vegas, NV 89169 | 800,000(2) | 10.7% |
Common Stock | Joseph Giulii 7030 Cardin Road Philadelphia, PA 19128 | 679,328(3) | 9.5% |
Common Stock | Cooke Family Trust 90 Grande Brook Circle, #1526 Wakefield, Rhode Island 02879 | 627,717(4) | 8.9% |
Common Stock | Carl Richard 4030 Indian Road Apt. 302 Toledo, Ohio 43606 | 554,677(5) | 7.5% |
Common Stock | Robert W. Bohmer 2339 St. Roberts Lane Toledo, OH 43617 | 519,388(6) | 6.9% |
Common Stock | Joseph H. Scheib 6937 Hunters Way Raleigh, NC 27615 | 376,315(7) | 5.2% |
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The shares attributed to Mr. Kasmoch include 111,378 shares of Common Stock, 820,500 shares issuable upon exercise of options which are currently exercisable at prices ranging from $1.25 to $3.27 per share and 70,000 unregistered shares issuable upon exercise of warrants which are currently exercisable at a price of $1.00 per share.
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The shares attributed to VC Energy I, LLC include 400,000 shares owned beneficially and 400,000 unregistered shares issuable upon exercise of warrants which are currently exercisable at a price of $1.00 per share. This information was derived from the Schedule 13G filed on July 8, 2010.
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The shares attributed to Mr. Giulii include 554,328 shares owned beneficially and 125,000 unregistered shares issuable upon exercise of warrants which are currently exercisable at prices ranging from $1.00 to $1.37 per share. This information was derived from the Schedule 13G filed on March 11, 2014.
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The shares attributed to the Cooke Family Trust include 627,267 shares owned beneficially and 450 unregistered shares issuable upon exercise of warrants which are currently exercisable at a price of $1.00 per share. This information was derived from the Schedule 13D Amendment #5 filed on May 10, 2010 by the Cooke Family Trust.
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The shares attributed to Mr. Richard include 253,667 shares of Common Stock, 110,000 shares issuable upon exercise of options which are currently exercisable at prices ranging from $0.70 to $3.90 per share and 191,010 unregistered shares issuable upon exercise of warrants which are currently exercisable at prices ranging from $0.63 to $1.31 per share.
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The shares attributed to Mr. Bohmer include 6,388 shares of Common Stock, 493,000 shares issuable upon exercise of options which are currently exercisable at prices ranging from $1.25 to $3.27 per share and 20,000 unregistered shares issuable upon exercise of warrants which are currently exercisable at a price of $1.00 per share.
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The shares attributed to Mr. Scheib include 170,765 shares of Common Stock, 106,250 shares issuable upon exercise of options which are currently exercisable at prices ranging from $0.70 to $3.90 per share and 99,300 unregistered shares issuable upon exercise of warrants which are currently exercisable at prices ranging from $0.63 to $1.00 per share.
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Security Ownership of Management
The following table sets forth, as of May 1, 2014, unless otherwise specified, certain information with respect to the beneficial ownership of our shares of Common Stock by each person who is our director, a nominee for the Board, each of the Named Executive Officers, and by our directors and executive officers as a group. Unless otherwise noted, each person has voting and investment power, with respect to all such shares, based on 7,055,196shares of Common Stock outstanding on the record date. Pursuant to the rules of the SEC, shares of Common Stock which a person has the right to acquire within 60 days of the date hereof pursuant to the exercise of stock warrants or stock options are deemed to be outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of such person but are not deemed outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of any other person.
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| Michael Burton-Prateley | 26,235 | 2 | 0.37% |
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| Mark D. Hagans | 117,481 | 3 | 1.64% |
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| James H. Hartung | 135,441 | 4 | 1.89% |
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| Timothy R. Kasmoch | 1,001,878 | 5 | 12.61% |
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| Thomas L. Kovacik | 127,191 | 6 | 1.77% |
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| Carl Richard | 554,677 | 7 | 7.54% |
Common Stock |
| Gene K. Richard | 230,435 | 8 | 3.22% |
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| Joseph H. Scheib | 376,315 | 9 | 5.18% |
Common Stock |
| Robert W. Bohmer | 519,388 | 10 | 6.86% |
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| James K. McHugh | 297,450 | 11 | 4.06% |
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| All directors and executive officers as a group (10 persons) | 3,386,491 | 12 | 34.82% |
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Except as otherwise indicated, all shares are directly owned with voting and investment power held by the person named.
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Represents 1,235 shares of Common Stock owned by Mr. Burton-Prateley, 25,000 shares issuable upon exercise of options which are currently exercisable at a price of $1.28 per share.
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Represents 8,296 shares of Common Stock owned by Mr. Hagans, 89,185 shares issuable upon exercise of options which are currently exercisable at prices ranging from $0.88 to $3.90 per share and 20,000 unregistered shares issuable upon exercise of warrants which are currently exercisable at a price of $1.00 per share.
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Represents 6,505 shares of Common Stock owned by Mr. Hartung, 98,046 shares issuable upon exercise of options which are currently exercisable at prices ranging from $0.88 to $3.90 per share and 30,890 unregistered shares issuable upon exercise of warrants which are currently exercisable at a price of $1.00 per share.
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Represents 111,378 shares of Common Stock owned by Mr. Kasmoch, 820,500 shares issuable upon exercise of options which are currently exercisable at prices ranging from $1.25 to $3.27 per share and 70,000 unregistered shares issuable upon exercise of warrants which are currently exercisable at a price of $1.00 per share.
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Represents 5,691 shares of Common Stock owned by Mr. Kovacik, 101,500 shares issuable upon exercise of options which are currently exercisable at prices ranging from $0.88 to $3.90 per share and 20,000 unregistered shares issuable upon exercise of warrants which are currently exercisable at a price of $1.00 per share.
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Represents 253,667 shares of Common Stock owned by Mr. C. Richard, 110,000 shares issuable upon exercise of options which are currently exercisable at prices ranging from $0.70 to $3.90 per share and 191,010 unregistered shares issuable upon exercise of warrants which are currently exercisable at prices ranging from $0.63 to $1.31 per share.
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Represents 134,006 shares of Common Stock owned by Mr. G. Richard and 96,429 unregistered shares issuable upon exercise of warrants which are currently exercisable at prices ranging from $0.63 to $1.00 per share.
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Represents 170,765 shares of Common Stock owned by Mr. Scheib, 106,250 shares issuable upon exercise of options which are currently exercisable at prices ranging from $0.70 to $3.90 per share and 99,300 unregistered shares issuable upon exercise of warrants which are currently exercisable at prices ranging from $0.63 to $1.00 per share.
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Represents 6,388 shares of Common Stock owned by Mr. Bohmer, 493,000 shares issuable upon exercise of options which are currently exercisable at prices ranging from $1.25 to $3.27 per share and 20,000 unregistered shares issuable upon exercise of warrants which are currently exercisable at a price of $1.00 per share.
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Represents 17,450 shares of Common Stock owned by Mr. McHugh, 260,000 shares issuable upon exercise of options which are currently exercisable at prices ranging from $1.25 to $3.27 per share and 20,000 unregistered shares issuable upon exercise of warrants which are currently exercisable at a price of $1.00 per share.
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Represents 715,381 shares of Common Stock owned by the directors and officers, 2,103,481 shares issuable upon exercise of options which are currently exercisable at prices ranging from $0.70 to $3.90 per share and a total of 567,629 unregistered shares issuable upon exercise of warrants which are currently exercisable at a at prices ranging from $0.63 to $1.28 per share.
Item 13.
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions and Director Independence
During 2012, we paid Terri Kasmoch, the spouse of President and Chief Executive Officer Timothy Kasmoch, as an employee for business development, web site and company media marketing and stock promotion efforts for the Company. During 2013, we sold used equipment to Tri-State Garden Supply dba Gardenscape, a company owned and managed by the extended family of Timothy Kasmoch. For more detail, see Footnote 4 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8, “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” in this Form 10-K.
Director Independence
Although we are not subject to the listing requirements of any stock exchange, we are committed to a board in which a majority of our members consist of independent directors, as defined under the NASDAQ rules. The Board has reviewed the independence of its members, applying the NASDAQ standards and considering other commercial, legal, accounting and familial relationships between the directors and us. The Board has determined that all of the directors and director nominees are independent other than Mr. Kasmoch, who is not an independent director by virtue of his current position as our Chief Executive Officer.
Item 14.
Principal Accountant Fees and Services
Audit Fees
Audit services of UHY LLP (“UHY”) included the audit of our annual financial statements for 2013 and 2012, and services related to quarterly filings with the SEC through the reporting period ended September 30 in each of those years. Fees for these services totaled approximately $47,800 for 2013 and $69,400 for 2012.
Audit Related Fees
There were no fees billed for the years ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 for assurance and related services by UHY that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of our financial statements.
Tax Fees
There were no fees billed for the years ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 for professional services rendered by UHY for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning.
All Other Fees
There were no fees billed for the years ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 for assistance on accounting related matters.
Although the Audit Committee Charter does not explicitly require it, the Audit Committee approves all engagements of outside auditors before any work is begun on the engagement.
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PART IV
Item 15.
Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules
Exhibit
No.
Description
10.1
Commercial Line of Credit Agreement and Note dated October 15, 2008, between N-Viro International Corporation and Monroe Bank + Trust (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to Form 8-K filed October 27, 2008).
10.2
Employment Agreement, dated March 17, 2010 between Timothy R. Kasmoch and N-Viro International Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K filed March 19, 2010).
10.3
Employment Agreement, dated March 17, 2010 between Robert W. Bohmer and N-Viro International Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Form 8-K filed March 19, 2010).
10.4
Employment Agreement, dated March 17, 2010 between James K. McHugh and N-Viro International Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to Form 8-K filed March 19, 2010).
10.5
Amendment to employment agreement, dated May 16, 2013 between Timothy R. Kasmoch and N-Viro International Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K filed May 22, 2013).
10.6
Amendment to employment agreement, dated May 16, 2013 between Robert W. Bohmer and N-Viro International Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Form 8-K filed May 22, 2013).
10.7
Amendment to employment agreement, dated May 16, 2013 between James K. McHugh and N-Viro International Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to Form 8-K filed May 22, 2013).
10.8
The N-Viro International Corporation 2004 Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Form S-8 filed December 20, 2004).*
10.9
The N-Viro International Corporation Amended and Restated 2004 Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to the Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed May 14, 2008).*
10.10
The N-Viro International Corporation Second Amended and Restated 2004 Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to the Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed July 13, 2009).*
10.11
The N-Viro International Corporation 2010 Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to the Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed June 23, 2010).*
14.1
Code of Ethics of the Company.
21.1
List of subsidiaries of the Company.#
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23.1
Consent of UHY LLP.
24.1
Power(s) of Attorney.#
31.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2
Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2
Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101.INS
XBRL Instance Document #
101.SCH
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema #
101.CAL
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase #
101.LAB
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase #
101.PRE
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase #
101.DEF
XBRL Taxonomy Definition Linkbase Document #
#
Only included in Form 10-K filed electronically with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
*
Indicates a management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
N-VIRO INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
Dated: June 2, 2014
By: /s/ Timothy R. Kasmoch
Timothy R. Kasmoch, Chief Executive Officer and President
(Principal Executive Officer)
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Know all persons by these presents, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints James K. McHugh his attorney-in-fact, each with the power of substitution, for him in any and all capacities, to sign any amendments to this Form 10-K, and to file the same, with exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each of said attorneys-in-fact, or his substitutes, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Exchange Act, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the date indicated.
Dated: June 2, 2014
/s/ Timothy R. Kasmoch
/s/ James K. McHugh
Timothy R. Kasmoch, Chief Executive Officer,
James K. McHugh
President and Director
Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer
(Principal Executive Officer)
(Principal Financial Officer)
/s/ James H. Hartung*
/s/ Mark D. Hagans*
James H. Hartung, Director & Chairman of the Board
Mark D. Hagans, Director
/s/ Joseph H. Scheib*
/s/ Thomas L. Kovacik*
Joseph H. Scheib, Director
Thomas L. Kovacik, Director
/s/ Carl Richard*
/s/ Michael Burton-Prateley*
Carl Richard, Director
Michael Burton-Prateley
/s/ Gene K. Richard*
Gene K. Richard, Director
* by James K. McHugh, Attorney-In-Fact
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