S-1: General form of registration statement for all companies including face-amount certificate companies
Published on May 7, 2021
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 7,
2021
Registration No. 333-______
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM S-1
REGISTRATION
STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Commission File Number:
000-30262
KNOW LABS,
INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in charter)
Nevada
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation or
organization)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
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3920
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(Primary
Standard Industrial Classification Number)
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500 Union Street, Suite 810,
Seattle, Washington USA
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98101
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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206-903-1351
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(Registrant's
telephone number, including area code)
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N/A
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(Former
name, address, and fiscal year, if changed since last
report)
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Ronald P. Erickson, Chairman of the Board
Know Labs, Inc.
500 Union Street, Suite 810
Seattle, WA 98101
206-903-1351
(Name,
address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area
code, of agent for service)
Copies
to:
Jessica
M. Lockett, Esq.
Lockett
+ Horwitz, A Professional Law Corporation
14
Orchard, Suite 200
Lake
Forest, California 92630
(949)
540-6540
Approximate date of
commencement of proposed sale to public: As soon as practicable after this Registration
Statement is declared effective.
If any of the
securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a
delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the
Securities Act of 1933, check the following
box. ☒
If this Form is
filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to
Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box
and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the
earlier effective registration statement for the same
offering. ☐
If this Form is a
post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under
the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities
Act registration statement number of the earlier effective
registration statement for the same offering.
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post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under
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Act registration statement number of the earlier effective
registration statement for the same offering.
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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.
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filer
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Accelerated
filer
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Non-accelerated
filer (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
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company
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Emerging growth
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Title of Each Class
of Securities to
be Registered
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Amount to be
Registered (1)
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Proposed Maximum
Offering
Price Per Unit (2)
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Proposed Maximum
Aggregate
Offering Price
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Amount of
Registration Fee
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Common
Stock, $0.001 par value per share, underlying the
Principal
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of
8% Unsubordinated Convertible Notes (3)
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7,104,500
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$2.00
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$14,209,000
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$1,550.20
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Common
Stock, $0.001 par value per share, underlying the
Interest
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of
8% Unsubordinated Convertible Notes (3)
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568,360
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2.00
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1,136,720
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124.02
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Common
Stock, $0.001 par value per share, issuable upon
exercise
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of
Investor Warrants (3)
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3,552,250
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2.40
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8,525,400
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1,015.38
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Common
Stock, $0.001 par value per share, issuable upon
exercise
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of
Placement Agent Private Placement Offering Warrants
(4)
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492,090
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2.40
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1,181,016
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128.85
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Total
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11,717,200
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$2.14
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$25,052,136
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$2,818.44
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CALCULATION
OF REGISTRATION FEE
(1) In the event of
a stock split, stock dividend or similar transaction involving our
common stock, in order to prevent dilution, the number of shares
registered shall be automatically increased to cover the additional
shares in accordance with Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the “Securities
Act”).
(2) Estimated in
accordance with Rule 457(c) of the Securities Act, solely for the
purposes of calculating the registration fee based upon the average
of the high and low prices as reported on the Over the Counter
Bulletin Board ("OTCBB") as of May 5, 2021.
(3) This
Registration Statement covers the resale by our selling
shareholders (the "Selling Shareholders") of:
(i) up to 7,104,500
shares of common stock underlying the conversion of principal
amount of registrants 8% Unsubordinated Convertible Notes
(“Principal Shares”)
(ii) up to 568,360
shares of common stock issuable by the registrant upon the
conversion of interest accrued under the 8% Unsubordinated
Convertible Notes (“Interest Shares”) (The Principal
Shares and Interest Shares are referred to collectively as the
“Shares”).
(iii) up to
3,552,250 shares (the "Investor Warrant Shares") of common stock
issuable upon the exercise of outstanding investor's warrants (the
"Investor Warrants") at an exercise price of $2.40 that were
previously issued to the Selling Shareholders in connection with 8%
Unsubordinated Convertible Notes offering that closed on March 15,
2021.
(4) We are registering 492,090 shares of our common
stock issuable upon the exercise of outstanding placement agent
warrants (the “Placement Agent Warrants”) at an
exercise price of $2.40 per share that were previously issued to
Boustead Securities, LLC and its assigns (collectively
“Placement Agent”) pursuant to an engagement agreement
dated November 6, 2018 (the “Boustead Offering Engagement
Agreement”), which provides that the Placement Agent shall
receive warrants to purchase the common stock of the Company in
connection with the 8% Unsubordinated Convertible Note Offering
(the “Offering”). In the event of stock splits, stock
dividends or similar transactions involving the common stock, the
number of common shares registered shall, unless otherwise
expressly provided, automatically be deemed to cover the additional
securities to be offered or issued pursuant to Rule 416 promulgated
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities
Act”). In the event that the provisions of the agreements
require the registrant to issue more shares than are being
registered in this registration statement, for reasons other than
those stated in Rule 416 of the Securities Act, the registrant will
file a new registration statement to register those additional
shares.
THE
REGISTRANT HEREBY AMENDS THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON SUCH DATE
OR DATES AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO DELAY ITS EFFECTIVE DATE UNTIL THE
REGISTRANT SHALL FILE A FURTHER AMENDMENT WHICH SPECIFICALLY
STATES THAT THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT SHALL THEREAFTER BECOME
EFFECTIVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 8(A) OF THE SECURITIES
ACT OF 1933 OR UNTIL THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT SHALL BECOME
EFFECTIVE ON SUCH DATE AS THE COMMISSION, ACTING PURSUANT TO SAID
SECTION 8(A), MAY DETERMINE.
THE INFORMATION IN
THIS PROSPECTUS IS NOT COMPLETE AND MAY BE CHANGED. THE SELLING
SHAREHOLDERS MAY NOT SELL THESE SECURITIES UNTIL THE REGISTRATION
STATEMENT FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION IS
EFFECTIVE. THIS PROSPECTUS IS NOT AN OFFER TO SELL THESE SECURITIES
AND IT IS NOT SOLICITING AN OFFER TO BUY THESE SECURITIES IN ANY
STATE WHERE THE OFFER OR SALE IS NOT PERMITTED.
Subject
to completion, dated [_], 2021
Know Labs, Inc.
500
Union Street, Suite 810
Seattle,
WA 98101
206-903-1351
PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS
This
prospectus covers the resale by the Selling Stockholders (the
“Selling Stockholders”):
(i) up to 7,104,500 shares of common stock underlying the principal,
and up to 568,360 shares
underlying the interest accrued, of registrants 8% Unsubordinated
Convertible Notes (the “Notes”), which have a
conversion price that is the lesser of $2.00 per share or a twenty
five percent (25%) discount to the price per share paid by
investors a future Qualified Financing (the
“Shares”).
(ii) up to 3,552,250 shares (the "Investor Warrant Shares") of common
stock issuable upon the exercise of outstanding investor's warrants
(the "Investor Warrants") at an exercise price of $2.40 that were
previously issued to the Selling Shareholders in connection with
the Notes Offering that closed on March 15,
2021.
(iii) 492,090 shares of our common stock issuable
upon the exercise of outstanding placement agent warrants (the
“Placement Agent Warrants”) at an exercise price of
$2.40 per share that were previously issued to Boustead Securities,
LLC and its assigns (collectively “Placement Agent”)
pursuant to an engagement agreement dated November 6, 2018 (the
“Boustead Offering Engagement Agreement”) which
provides that the Placement Agent shall receive warrants to
purchase the common stock of the Company in connection with the 8%
Unsubordinated Convertible Note Offering (the
“Offering”).
The
common stock covered by this prospectus may be offered for resale
from time to time by the Selling Stockholders identified in this
prospectus in accordance with the terms described in the section
entitled “Plan of Distribution.”
We
are not selling any shares of our common stock in this offering
and, as a result, we will not receive any proceeds from the sale of
the common stock covered by this prospectus. All of the net
proceeds from the sale of our common stock will go to the Selling
Stockholders. Upon exercise of the Investor Warrants and Placement
Agent Warrants, however, we will receive up to $2.40 per share. Any
proceeds received from the exercise of such warrants will be used
for general working capital and other corporate
purposes.
The
Selling Stockholders may sell common stock from time to time at
prices established on the Over the Counter Bulletin Board ("OTCBB")
or as negotiated in private transactions, or as otherwise described
under the heading "Plan of Distribution." The common stock may be
sold directly or through agents or broker-dealers acting as agents
on behalf of the Selling Stockholders. The Selling Stockholders may
engage brokers, dealers or agents who may receive commissions or
discounts from the Selling Stockholders. We will pay all the
expenses incident to the registration of the shares; however, we
will not pay for sales commissions or other expenses applicable to
the sale of our common stock registered hereunder.
Our common stock is
quoted on the OTCQB Marketplace, operated by OTC Markets Group,
under the symbol "KNWN". On May 5, 2021, the last reported sale
price for our common stock on the OTCQB Marketplace was $1.98 per
share.
On May 24, 2018,
the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”)
announced the effectiveness of a change in the Company’s name
from Visualant Incorporated to Know Labs, Inc. and a change in our
ticker symbol from VSUL to the new trading symbol KNWN which became
effective on the opening of trading as of May 25, 2018. In
addition, in connection with the name change and symbol change, we
were assigned the CUSIP number of 499238103.
INVESTING
IN OUR SECURITIES INVOLVES A HIGH DEGREE OF RISK. SEE THE SECTION
ENTITLED "RISK FACTORS" BEGINNING ON PAGE 8 IN THIS PROSPECTUS. YOU
SHOULD CAREFULLY CONSIDER THESE RISK FACTORS, AS WELL AS THE
INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS PROSPECTUS, BEFORE YOU
INVEST.
NEITHER
THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR ANY STATE SECURITIES
COMMISSION HAS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED OF THESE SECURITIES OR
DETERMINED IF THIS PROSPECTUS IS TRUTHFUL OR COMPLETE. ANY
REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
No dealer, salesperson or any other person is authorized to give
any information or make any representations in connection with this
offering other than those contained in this prospectus and, if
given or made, the information or representations must not be
relied upon as having been authorized by us. This prospectus does
not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to
buy any security other than the securities offered by this
prospectus, or an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to
buy any securities by anyone in any jurisdiction in which the offer
or solicitation is not authorized or is unlawful.
The date of this prospectus is [_],
2021
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
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Page
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Prospectus
Summary
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1
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Summary of the
Offering
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5
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Summary Financial
Information
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7
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Risk
Factors
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8
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Special Note
Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
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20
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Use of
Proceeds
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Price Range of Our
Common Stock
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Dividend
Policy
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Capitalization
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Dilution
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Selling Security
Holders
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Plan of
Distribution
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29
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Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations
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31
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Description of Our
Business
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Management
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Executive and
Director Compensation
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50
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Certain
Relationships and Related Party Transactions
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54
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Principal
Stockholders
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57
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Description of
Capital Stock
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59
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Description of
Securities Being Registered
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61
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Legal
Matters
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64
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Experts
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64
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Where You Can Find
More Information
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64
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Index to Financial
Statements
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You should rely
only on the information contained in this prospectus and any
applicable prospectus supplement. We have not authorized anyone to
provide you with different or additional information. If anyone
provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should
not rely on it. The information contained in this prospectus is
accurate only as of the date of this prospectus, regardless of the
time of delivery of this prospectus or any sale of securities
described in this prospectus. This prospectus is not an offer to
sell these securities and it is not soliciting an offer to buy
these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not
permitted. You should assume that the information appearing in this
prospectus or any prospectus supplement, as well as information we
have previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
is accurate as of the date on the front of those documents only.
Our business, financial condition, results of operations and
prospects may have changed since those dates.
For investors
outside the United States: neither we nor the underwriters have
done anything that would permit this offering or possession or
distribution of this prospectus or any free writing prospectus we
may provide to you in connection with this offering in any
jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required, other than
in the United States. You are required to inform yourselves about
and to observe any restrictions relating to this offering and the
distribution of this prospectus and any such free writing
prospectus outside of the United States.
Unless otherwise
indicated, information contained in this prospectus concerning our
industry and the markets in which we operate, including our general
expectations and market position, market opportunity and market
share, is based on information from our own management estimates
and research, as well as from industry and general publications and
research, surveys and studies conducted by third parties.
Management estimates are derived from publicly available
information, our knowledge of our industry and assumptions based on
such information and knowledge, which we believe to be reasonable.
Our management estimates have not been verified by any independent
source, and we have not independently verified any third-party
information. In addition, assumptions and estimates of our and our
industry's future performance are necessarily subject to a high
degree of uncertainty and risk due to a variety of factors,
including those described in "Risk Factors". These and other
factors could cause our future performance to differ materially
from our assumptions and estimates. See "Special Note Regarding
Forward-Looking Statements".
Our trademarks
Chroma™ and
Bio-RFID™ are used throughout this prospectus. This
prospectus also includes trademarks, trade names and service marks
that are the property of other organizations. Solely for
convenience, trademarks and trade names referred to in this
prospectus appear without the ® and ™ symbols, but those
references are not intended to indicate, in any way, that we will
not assert, to the fullest extent under applicable law, our rights
or that the applicable owner will not assert its rights, to these
trademarks and trade names.
PROSPECTUS SUMMARY
This summary highlights information contained elsewhere in this
prospectus. This summary does not contain all of the information
you should consider before investing in our common stock. You
should read this entire prospectus carefully, especially the "Risk
Factors" section of this prospectus and our financial statements
and the related notes appearing at the end of this prospectus,
before making an investment decision. As used in this prospectus,
unless the context otherwise requires, references to "we," "us,"
"our," "our company," “Know Labs, Inc.” and "Know Labs"
refer to Know Labs, Inc. and our wholly-owned subsidiaries
RAAI Lighting, Inc. and Particle, Inc.
, unless the context otherwise requires.
On May 24, 2018, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
(“FINRA”) announced the effectiveness of a change in
our name from Visualant Incorporated to Know Labs, Inc. and a
change in our ticker symbol from VSUL to the new trading symbol
KNWN which became effective on the opening of trading as of May 25,
2018. In addition, in connection with the name change and symbol
change, we were assigned the CUSIP number of
499238103.
BACKGROUND AND CAPITAL STRUCTURE
Know Labs, Inc. was incorporated under the laws of
the State of Nevada in 1998. Since 2007, we have been
focused primarily on research and development of proprietary
technologies which can be used to authenticate and diagnose a wide variety of
organic and non-organic substances and materials. Our Common
Stock trades on the OTCQB Exchange under the symbol
“KNWN.”
BUSINESS
The
Company is focused on the development and commercialization of
proprietary technologies which are capable of uniquely identifying
or authenticating almost any substance or material using
electromagnetic energy to record, detect, and identify the unique
“signature” of the substance or material. We call these
our “Bio-RFID™” and “ChromaID™”
technologies.
More
recently, we have focused upon extensions and new patentable
inventions that are derived from and extend beyond our ChromaID
technology and intellectual property. We call this new technology
“Bio-RFID.” The rapid advances made with our Bio-RFID
technology in our laboratory have caused us to move quickly into
the commercialization phase of our Company as we work to create
revenue generating products for the marketplace. Today, the sole
focus of the Company is on its Bio-RFID technology, its
commercialization and development of related patent
assets.
On April 30, 2020 the Company incorporated
a subsidiary corporation, Particle, Inc. for the purpose of
research and development on non-core Company intellectual property.
The first research activity, undertaken by a separate Particle team
has been on standard threaded light
bulbs that have a warm white light that can inactivate germs,
including bacteria and viruses. On June 1, 2020, we approved and ratified entry
into an intercompany Patent License Agreement dated May 21, 2020
with Particle. Pursuant to the Agreement, Particle received an
exclusive non-transferrable license to use certain patents and
trademarks of the Company, in exchange the Company shall receive:
(i) a one-time fee of $250,000 upon a successful financing of
Particle, and (ii) a quarterly royalty payment equal to the greater
of 5% of the Gross Sales, net of returns, from Particle or $5,000.
As of March 31, 2021 the operations of Particle have generated no
sales and operations are just commencing. The first product, the
Particle bulb can be used in households, businesses and other
facilities to inactivate bacteria and viruses. Through
internal preliminary testing, Particle personnel has confirmed the
bulb’s efficacy in inactivating common germs such as
E. coli and Staphylococcus. Preliminary study
results from Texas Biomedical Research Institute indicate the
Particle bulb’s ability to inactivate SARS-CoV-2, the virus
that causes COVID-19. The Particle team is working on
certification, labeling, product manufacturing and related
go-to-market requirements; as well as business development
activities related to interest from potential strategic and channel
partners in both consumer and business applications.
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In 2010, we acquired TransTech Systems, Inc. as an
adjunct to our business. TransTech was a distributor of products
for employee and personnel identification and authentication.
TransTech historically provided substantially all of the
Company’s revenues. The financial results from our TransTech
subsidiary had been diminishing as vendors of their products
increasingly moved to the Internet and direct sales to their
customers. While it did provide our current revenues, it was not
central to our current focus as a Company. Moreover, we wrote down
any goodwill associated with its historic acquisition.
TransTech ceased operation on June 30, 2020.
The Know Labs Technology
We
have internally and under contract with third parties developed
proprietary platform technologies to uniquely identify or
authenticate almost any material and substance. Our technology
utilizes electromagnetic energy along the electromagnetic spectrum
to perform analytics which allow the user to identify and
authenticate substances and materials depending upon the
user’s unique application and field of use. The
Company’s proprietary platform technologies are called
Bio-RFID and ChromaID.
Our
latest technology platform is called Bio-RFID. Working in our lab
over the last two years, we have developed extensions and new
inventions derived in part from our ChromaID technology which we
refer to as Bio-RFID technology. We are rapidly advancing the
development of this technology. We have announced over the past
year that we have successfully been able to non-invasively
ascertain blood glucose levels in humans. We are building the
internal and external development team necessary to commercialize
this newly discovered technology as well as make additional patent
filings covering the intellectual property created with these new
inventions. The first applications of our Bio-RFID technology will
be in a product marketed as a Glucose Monitor. It will provide the
user with real time information on their blood glucose levels. This
product will require US Food and Drug Administration approval prior
to its introduction to the market.
We
have also announced the results of laboratory-based comparison
testing between our Bio-RFID technology and the leading continuous
glucose monitors from Abbott Labs (Freestyle Libre®) and
DexCom (G5®). These results provide evidence of a high degree
of correlation between our Bio-RFID based technology and the
current industry leaders and their continuous glucose monitors. Our
technology is fundamentally differentiated from these industry
leaders as our technology completely non-invasively monitors blood
glucose levels.
We
plan to begin the process of obtaining US Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) approval of our non-invasive blood glucose
monitoring device as soon as possible. To guide us in that
undertaking we previously announced the hiring of a Chief Medical
Officer and formed a Medical and Regulatory Advisory Board to guide
us through the FDA process. We are unable, however, to estimate the
time necessary for such approval nor the likelihood of success in
that endeavor.
Our
ChromaID patented technology utilizes light at the photon
(elementary particle of light) level through a series of emitters
and detectors to generate a unique signature or
“fingerprint” from a scan of almost any solid, liquid
or gaseous material. This signature of reflected or transmitted
light is digitized, creating a unique ChromaID signature. Each
ChromaID signature is comprised of from hundreds to thousands of
specific data points.
The
ChromaID technology looks beyond visible light frequencies to areas
of near infra-red and ultraviolet light and beyond that are outside
the humanly visible light spectrum. The data obtained allows us to
create a very specific and unique ChromaID signature of the
substance for a myriad of authentication, verification and
identification applications.
Traditional
light-based identification technology, called spectrophotometry,
has relied upon a complex system of prisms, mirrors and visible
light. Spectrophotometers typically have a higher cost and utilize
a form factor (shape and size) more suited to a laboratory setting
and require trained laboratory personnel to interpret the
information. The ChromaID technology uses lower cost LEDs and
photodiodes and specific electromagnetic frequencies resulting in a
more accurate, portable and easy-to-use solution for a wide variety
of applications. The ChromaID technology not only has significant
cost advantages as compared to spectrophotometry, it is also
completely flexible is size, shape and configuration. The ChromaID
scan head can range in size from endoscopic to a scale that could
be the size of a large ceiling-mounted florescent light
fixture.
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In
normal operation, a ChromaID master or reference scan is generated
and stored in a database. We call this the ChromaID Reference Data
Library. The scan head can then scan similar materials to identify,
authenticate or diagnose them by comparing the new ChromaID digital
signature scan to that of the original or reference ChromaID
signature or scan result. Over time, we believe the ChromaID
Reference Libraries can become a significant asset of the Company,
providing valuable information in numerous fields of use. The
Reference Data Libraries for our newly developed Bio-RFID will have
a similar promise regarding their utility and value.
Bio-RFID and ChromaID: Foundational Platform
Technologies
Our
Bio-RFID and ChromaID technologies provide a platform upon which a
myriad of applications can be developed. As platform technologies,
they are analogous to a smartphone, upon which an enormous number
of previously unforeseen applications have been developed. Bio-RFID
and ChromaID technologies are “enabling” technologies
that bring the science of electromagnetic energy to low-cost,
real-world commercialization opportunities across multiple
industries. The technologies are foundational and, as such, the
basis upon which the Company believes significant businesses can be
built.
As
with other foundational technologies, a single application may
reach across multiple industries. The Bio-RFID technology can
non-invasively identity the presence and quantity of glucose in the
human body. By extension, there may be other molecular structures
which this same technology can identity in the human body which,
over time, the Company will focus upon. They may include the
monitoring of drug usage or the presence of illicit drugs. They may
also involve identifying hormones and various markers of
disease.
Similarly,
the ChromaID technology can, for example effectively differentiate
and identify different brands of clear vodkas that appear identical
to the human eye. By extension, this same technology could identify
pure water from water with contaminants present. It could provide
real time detection of liquid medicines such as morphine that have
been adulterated or compromised. It could detect if jet fuel has
water contamination present. It could determine when it is time to
change oil in a deep fat fryer. These are but a few of the
potential applications of the ChromaID technology based upon
extensions of its ability to identify different
liquids.
The
cornerstone of a company with a foundational platform technology is
its intellectual property. We have pursued an active intellectual
property strategy and have been granted 14 patents. We currently
have a number of patents pending and continue, on a regular basis
the filing of new patents. We possess all right, title and interest
to the issued patents.
Product Strategy
We
are currently undertaking internal development work on potential
products for the commercial marketplace. We have announced the
development of our non-invasive glucose monitor and our desire to
obtain US Food and Drug Administration approval for the marketing
of this product to the diabetic and pre-diabetic population. We
have also announced the engagement of a manufacturing partner we
will work with to bring this product to market. We will make
further announcements regarding this product as development,
testing, manufacturing and regulatory approval work
progresses.
Currently
we are focusing our efforts on productizing our Bio-RFID technology
as we move it out of our research laboratory and into the
marketplace.
Properties
and Operating Leases
We
are obligated under various non-cancelable operating leases for our
various facilities and certain equipment.
Corporate Offices
On
April 13, 2017, we leased our executive office located at 500 Union
Street, Suite 810, Seattle, Washington, USA, 98101. We lease 943
square feet and the net monthly payment is $2,672. The monthly
payment increases approximately 3% each year and the lease expires
on May 31, 2022.
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Lab Facilities and Executive Offices
On February 1,
2019, we leased our lab facilities and executive offices located at
915 E Pine Street, Suite 212, Seattle, WA 98122. We lease 2,642
square feet and the net monthly payment is $8,256. The monthly
payment increases approximately 3% on July 1, 2019 and annually
thereafter. The lease expires on June 30, 2021 and can be
extended.
Risks
That We Face
Our business is
subject to a number of risks of which you should be aware before
making an investment decision. We are
exposed to various risks related to our business and financial
position (specifically our need for additional financing), this
offering, and our common stock. These risks are discussed
more fully in the "Risk Factors" section of this prospectus
beginning on page 8.
Corporate Information
We were incorporated under the laws of the State
of Nevada on October 8, 1998. Our executive offices are located at
500 Union Street, Suite 810, Seattle, WA 98101. Our telephone
number is (206) 903-1351 and our principal website address is
located at www.knowlabs.co. The information contained on, or
that can be accessed through, our website is not incorporated into
and is not a part of this prospectus. You should not rely on our
website or any such information in making your decision whether to
purchase our common stock.
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SUMMARY OF THE OFFERING
Securities
offered:
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11,717,200
shares of common stock, which
includes:
(i) up to 7,104,500 shares of common stock underlying the principal,
and up to 568,360 shares
underlying the interest accrued, of registrants 8% Unsubordinated
Convertible Notes (the “Notes”), which have a
conversion price that is the lesser of $2.00 per share or a twenty
five percent (25%) discount to the price per share paid by
investors a future Qualified Financing (the
“Shares”)
(ii) up to 3,552,250 shares (the "Investor Warrant Shares") of common
stock issuable upon the exercise of outstanding investor's warrants
(the "Investor Warrants") at an exercise price of $2.40 that were
previously issued to the Selling Shareholders in connection with
the Notes Offering that closed on March 15,
2021.
(iii) 492,090 shares of our common stock issuable
upon the exercise of outstanding placement agent warrants (the
“Placement Agent Warrants”) at an exercise price of
$2.40 per share that were issued to Boustead Securities, LLC and
its assigns (collectively “Placement Agent”) pursuant
to an engagement agreement dated November 6, 2018 (the
“Boustead Offering Engagement Agreement”) which
provides that the Placement Agent shall receive warrants to
purchase the common stock of the Company in connection with the 8%
Unsubordinated Convertible Note Offering (the
“Offering”).
Our Common Stock is
described in further detail in the section of the prospectus titled
“DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES”
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Common stock
outstanding before the offering (1):
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28,257,467
shares
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Common stock to be
outstanding after this offering (2):
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39,974,667
shares
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Use of
Proceeds:
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We
will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of shares of
common stock by the Selling Stockholders. Upon exercise of the
Investor Warrants, however, we will receive up to $2.40 per share
or such lower price as may result from the anti-dilution protection
features of such warrants. Any proceeds received from the exercise
of such warrants will be used for general working capital and other
corporate purposes.
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Terms of
Warrants:
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The Investor
Warrants and Placement Agent Warrants entitles the holder thereof
to purchase one common share at an exercise price or $2.40 per full
share, for a five year period after the date of issuance (March 15,
2026). The price per Warrant Share shall be subject to adjustment
for stock splits, combinations, and similar recapitalization events
and anti-dilution protection features.
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Risk
Factors:
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An
investment in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. You
should carefully consider the risk factors set forth under the
"Risk Factors" section hereunder and the other information
contained in this prospectus before making an investment decision
regarding our common stock. Our common stock should not be
purchased by investors who cannot afford the loss of their entire
investment.
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OTCQB
Symbol:
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Our common stock is
currently quoted on the OTCQB (the “OTCQB”) under the
symbol “KNWN”.
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Reverse
Split:
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On June 17, 2015,
we effected a 1-for-150 reverse stock split of our common stock.
All warrant, option, share and per share information in this
prospectus gives retroactive effect to the 1-for-150 split with all
numbers rounded up to the nearest whole share.
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(1)
The number of
shares of our common stock outstanding before this offering is
based on 28,257,467 shares of our common stock outstanding as
of March 31, 2021, and excludes, as of that date:
●
14,776,985 shares of our common stock issuable upon the
exercise of outstanding stock options outstanding at a
weighted-average exercise price of $1.509 per share;
● 21,049,264
common shares (9,020,264 common shares at the current price of
$0.25 per share, 4,924,500 common shares at the current price of
$1.00 per share and 7,104,500 common shares at the current price of
$2.00 per share) reserved and are issuable upon conversion of
convertible debentures of $19,133,500;
● 1,785,715
shares of Series C Preferred
Stock outstanding, which could potentially be converted into
5,000,000 shares of common stock, at an exercise price of
$0.25, subject to certain adjustments.
● 3,108,356
shares of our common stock issuable upon the conversion of Series D
Convertible Preferred Stock, at an exercise price of $0.25, subject
to certain adjustments. These shares of common stock are being
registered in this offering; and
● 23,440,456
warrants to purchase shares of our common stock at an exercise
price of $0.974 subject to certain adjustments.
(2)
This
total includes the following:
(i) up to 7,104,500 shares of common stock underlying the principal,
and up to 568,360 shares
underlying the interest accrued, of registrants 8% Unsubordinated
Convertible Notes (the “Notes”), which have a
conversion price that is the lesser of $2.00 per share or a twenty
five percent (25%) discount to the price per share paid by
investors a future Qualified Financing (the
“Shares”)
(ii) up to 3,552,250 shares (the "Investor Warrant Shares") of common
stock issuable upon the exercise of outstanding investor's warrants
(the "Investor Warrants") at an exercise price of $2.40 that were
previously issued to the Selling Shareholders in connection with
the Notes Offering that closed on March 15,
2021.
(iii) 492,090
shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise of
outstanding placement agent warrants (the “Placement Agent
Warrants”) at an exercise price of $2.40 per share that were
previously issued to Boustead Securities, LLC and its assigns
(collectively “Placement Agent”) pursuant to an
engagement agreement dated November 6, 2018 (the “Boustead
Offering Engagement Agreement”) which provides that the
Placement Agent shall receive warrants to purchase the common stock
of the Company in connection with the 8% Unsubordinated Convertible
Note Offering (the “Offering”).
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SUMMARY
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
The following
tables set forth a summary of our historical financial data as of,
and for the period ended on, the dates indicated. We have derived
the statements of operations data for the six months ended March
31, 2021 and the years ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 from our
audited financial statements included in this prospectus.
Historical results for any prior period are not necessarily
indicative of results to be expected in any future period. You
should read the following summary financial data together with our
financial statements and the related notes appearing at the end of
this prospectus and the "Capitalization” and "Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations" sections of this prospectus.
Statements
of Operations Data:
(in thousands,
except for share and per share data)
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Six Months
Ended,
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Years Ended
September 30,
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March 31,
2021
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2020
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2019
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2017
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2016
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2015
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STATEMENT OF
OPERATIONS DATA:
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Net
revenue
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$122
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$1,805
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$4,874
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$6,024
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$6,291
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Cost of goods
sold
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70
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1,378
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3,966
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5,036
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5,274
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Gross
profit
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-
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52
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427
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908
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988
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1,017
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Research and
development expenses
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2,225
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2,034
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1,258
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79
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326
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363
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General and
administrative expenses
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3,940
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4,844
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4,182
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3,088
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3,355
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2,984
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Impairment of
goodwill
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-
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-
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984
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-
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Operating
loss
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(6,165)
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(6,826)
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(5,013)
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(3,243)
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(2,693)
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(2,330)
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Other income
(expense)
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(4,508)
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(6,737)
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(2,599)
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(658)
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947
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(271)
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Net
loss
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(10,673)
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(13,563)
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(7,612)
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(3,901)
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(1,746)
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(2,601)
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Income tax
expense
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-
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30
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Net
loss
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$(10,673)
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$(13,563)
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$(7,612)
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$(3,901)
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$(1,746)
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$(2,631)
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Net loss per
share
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$(0.41)
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$(0.62)
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$(0.42)
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$(1.01)
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$(1.22)
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$(2.33)
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Weighted average
number of shares
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25,951,403
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21,791,058
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18,053,848
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3,844,840
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1,428,763
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1,131,622
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Balance
Sheet Data:
(in
thousands)
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As
of
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March 31,
2021
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BALANCE SHEET
DATA:
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Total current
assets
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$15,697
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Total
assets
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15,908
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Total current
liabilities
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8,062
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Total
liabilities
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8,494
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Stockholders’
equity
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$7,414
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RISK FACTORS
Purchasing our Common Stock involves a high degree of risk. You
should carefully consider the following risk factors, together with
all of the information included in this Prospectus, before you
decide to purchase shares of our Common Stock. We believe the risks
and uncertainties described below are the most significant we face.
Additional risks and uncertainties of which we are unaware, or that
we currently deem immaterial, also may become important factors
that affect us. If any of the following risks occur, our business,
operating results, and financial condition could be materially and
adversely affected. In that case, the trading price of our Common
Stock could decline, and you may lose all or part of your
investment.
Risks Related to Pandemics
The near-term effects of the recent COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic
are known, as they adversely affected our business. Longer term effects are not immediately known and
may adversely affect our business, results of operations, financial
condition, liquidity and cash flow.
Presently, the
impact of COVID-19 has had adverse effects on our business by
slowing down our ability to work with third parties outside of
Seattle on testing and validation. It is difficult to predict what
other adverse effects, if any, COVID-19 can have on our business,
or against the various aspects of same.
As of the date of
April 2021, COVID-19 coronavirus has been declared a pandemic by
the World Health Organization, has been declared a National
Emergency by the United States Government and has resulted in
several states being designated disaster zones. COVID-19
coronavirus caused significant volatility in global markets. The
spread of COVID-19 coronavirus has caused public health officials
to recommend precautions to mitigate the spread of the virus,
especially as to travel and congregating in large numbers. In
addition, certain states and municipalities have enacted
quarantining and “shelter-in-place” regulations which
severely limit the ability of people to move and travel and require
non-essential businesses and organizations to close. While some
states have lifted certain “shelter-in-place”
restrictions and travel bans, as they are removed there is no
certainty that an outbreak will not occur and additional
restrictions imposed again in response. Additionally, several
states have lifted restrictions only to reimpose such restrictions
as the number of cases rise again. Lastly, as vaccinations become
readily available we cannot predict what restrictions may be
imposed in the event of a vaccine mandate for travel to and from
particular destinations.
It is unclear how
such restrictions, which will contribute to a general slowdown in
the global economy, will affect our business, results of
operations, financial condition and our future strategic plans.
Further, while many businesses have survived the past year, and
some thrived, as COVID-19 becomes more controlled, we cannot
predict how the global economy will respond to the return to
normalcy, or whether it will continue to sustain
steadily.
Shelter-in-place,
essential-only travel regulations, and vaccine mandates could
negatively impact our employees, partners, and customers. In
addition, we still could experience significant supply chain
disruptions due to interruptions in operations at any or all of our
suppliers’ facilities or downline suppliers. If we experience
significant delays in receiving our products, we will experience
delays in fulfilling orders and ultimately receiving payment, which
could result in loss of sales and a loss of customers, and
adversely impact our financial condition and results of operations.
The current status of COVID-19 coronavirus closures and
restrictions could also negatively impact our ability to receive
funding from our existing capital sources as each business is and
has been affected uniquely.
If any of our
employees, consultant, customers, or visitors were to become
infected we could be forced to close our operations temporarily as
a preventative measure to prevent the risk of spread which could
delay our progress and interfere with our ability to meet
obligations.
In addition, our
headquarters are located in Seattle, Washington which has been the
subject of large COVID-19 outbreak resulting in restrictions on
individuals and businesses. It is unclear at this time how these
restrictions will be continued and/or amended as the pandemic
evolves. We are hopeful that COVID-19 closures will have only a
limited effect on our operations and revenues.
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General securities
market uncertainties resulting from the COVID-19
pandemic.
Since the outset of
the pandemic the United States and worldwide national securities
markets have undergone unprecedented stress due to the
uncertainties of the pandemic and the resulting reactions and
outcomes of government, business and the general population. These
uncertainties have resulted in declines in all market sectors,
increases in volumes due to flight to safety and governmental
actions to support the markets. As a result, until the pandemic has
stabilized, the markets may not be available to the Company for
purposes of raising required capital. Should we not be able
to obtain financing when required, in the amounts necessary to
execute on our plans in full, or on terms which are economically
feasible we may be unable to sustain the necessary capital to
pursue our strategic plan and may have to reduce the planned future
growth and/or scope of our operations.
Risks Relating to the Company Generally
We need additional financing to support our technology development
and ongoing operations, pay our debts and maintain ownership of our
intellectual properties.
We are currently
operating at a loss. We believe that our cash on hand will be
sufficient to fund our operations through March 15, 2023.
We may need additional financing to
implement our business plan and to service our ongoing operations,
pay our current debts (described below) and maintain ownership of
our intellectual property. There can be no assurance that we will
be able to secure any needed funding, or that if such funding is
available, the terms or conditions would be acceptable to us. If we
are unable to obtain additional financing when it is needed, we
will need to restructure our operations and/or divest all or a
portion of our business. We, including our
wholly owned subsidiary Particle, are each seeking additional
capital through a combination of private and public equity
offerings, debt financings and strategic collaborations. Debt
financing, if obtained, may involve agreements that include
covenants limiting or restricting our ability to take specific
actions, such as incurring additional debt, and could increase our
expenses and require that our assets secure such debt. Equity
financing, if obtained, could result in dilution to our
then-existing stockholders and/or require such stockholders to
waive certain rights and preferences. If such financing is not
available on satisfactory terms, or is not available at all, we may
be required to delay, scale back, eliminate the development of
business opportunities and our operations and financial condition
may be materially adversely affected. There can be no assurance that we
will be able to sell that number of shares, if
any.
We need to continue as a going concern if our business is to
succeed.
Because of our recurring losses and negative cash
flows from operations, the audit report of our independent
registered public accountants on our consolidated financial
statements for the year ended September 30, 2020 contains an
explanatory paragraph stating that there is substantial doubt about
our ability to continue as a going concern. Factors
identified in the report include our historical net losses,
negative working capital, and the need for additional financing to
implement our business plan and service our debt repayments. If we
are not able to attain profitability in the near future our
financial condition could deteriorate further, which would have a
material adverse impact on our business and prospects and result in
a significant or complete loss of your investment. Further, we may
be unable to pay our debt obligations as they become due, which
include obligations to secured creditors. If we are unable to
continue as a going concern, we might have to liquidate our assets
and the values we receive for our assets in liquidation or
dissolution could be significantly lower than the values reflected
in our financial statements. Additionally, we are
subject to customary operational covenants, including limitations
on our ability to incur liens or additional debt, pay dividends,
redeem stock, make specified investments and engage in merger,
consolidation or asset sale transactions, among other restrictions.
In addition, the inclusion of an explanatory paragraph regarding
substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern
and our lack of cash resources may materially adversely affect our
share price and our ability to raise new capital or to enter into
critical contractual relations with third
parties.
As of March 31,
2021, we
owe approximately $2,731,552 and if we do not satisfy these
obligations, the lenders may have the right to demand payment in
full or exercise other remedies.
Mr. Erickson, our current chairman, and/or
entities with which he is affiliated also have accrued
compensation, travel and interest of approximately $476,486
as of March 31,
2021.
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We owe $2,255,066
under various convertible promissory notes as of March 31, 2021
including $1,184,066 owed to entities controlled by our
chairman.
We may need additional financing, to service
and/or repay these debt obligations. If we raise additional capital
through borrowing or other debt financing, we may incur substantial
interest expense. If and when we raise more equity capital in the
future, it will result in substantial dilution to our current
stockholders.
We have a history of operating losses and there can be no assurance
that we can achieve or maintain profitability.
We have experienced net losses since inception. As
of March 31, 2021, we had an
accumulated deficit of $66,639,000 and net losses in the amount of
$10,673,000, $13,563,000, and
$7,612,000 for the six months ended March 31, 2021 and the years
ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. During the
six months ended March 31,
2021, we incurred non-cash expenses of
$7,028,000.
There can be no assurance that we will achieve or
maintain profitability. If we achieve
profitability in the future, we may not be able to sustain
profitability in subsequent periods. Failure to become and remain
profitable would impair our ability to sustain operations and
adversely affect the price of our common stock and our ability to
raise capital. Our operating expenses may increase as we spend
resources on growing our business, and if our revenue does not
correspondingly increase, our operating results and financial
condition will suffer. Our
ChromaID and Bio-RFID and Particle businesses have produced minimal
revenues and may not produce significant revenues in the near term,
or at all, which would harm our ability to continue our operations
or obtain additional financing and require us to reduce or
discontinue our operations. You must consider our business and
prospects in light of the risks and difficulties we will encounter
as business with an early-stage technology in a new and rapidly
evolving industry. We may not be able to successfully address these
risks and difficulties, which could significantly harm our
business, operating results and financial
condition.
If the company were to dissolve or wind-up operations, holders of
our common stock would not receive a liquidation
preference.
If
we were to wind-up or dissolve our company and liquidate and
distribute our assets, our common stockholders would share in our
assets only after we satisfy any amounts we owe to our creditors
and preferred equity holders. If our liquidation or
dissolution were attributable to our inability to profitably
operate our business, then it is likely that we would have material
liabilities at the time of liquidation or
dissolution. Accordingly, it is very unlikely that
sufficient assets will remain available after the payment of our
creditors and preferred equity holders to enable common
stockholders to receive any liquidation distribution with respect
to any common stock.
We may not be able to generate sufficient revenue from the
commercialization of our ChromaID and Bio-RFID technology and
related products to achieve or sustain profitability.
We
are in the early stages of commercializing our ChromaID and
Bio-RFID technology. Failure to develop and sell products
based upon our ChromaID and Bio-RFID technology, grant additional
licenses and obtain royalties or develop other revenue streams will
have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition
and results of operations.
To date, we have generated minimal revenue from
sales of our ChromaID and Bio-RFID products. We believe that our
commercialization success is dependent upon our ability to
significantly increase the number of customers that are using our
products. In addition, demand for our products may not
materialize, or increase as quickly as planned, and we may
therefore be unable to increase our revenue levels as expected. We
are currently not profitable. Even if we succeed in introducing our technology
and related products to our target markets, we may not be able to
generate sufficient revenue to achieve or sustain
profitability.
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We currently rely in part upon
external resources for engineering and product development
services. If we are unable to secure an engineering or product
development partner or establish satisfactory engineering and
product development capabilities, we may not be able to
successfully commercialize our ChromaID and Bio-RFID
technology.
Our success depends
upon our ability to develop products that are accurate and provide
solutions for our customers. Achieving the desired results for our
customers requires solving engineering issues in concert with them.
Any failure of our ChromaID and Bio-RFID technology or related
products to meet customer expectations could result in customers
choosing to retain their existing methods or to adopt systems other
than ours.
We have not
historically had sufficient internal resources which can work on
engineering and product development matters. We have used third
parties in the past and will continue to do so. These resources are
not always readily available and the absence of their availability
could inhibit our research and development efforts and our
responsiveness to our customers. Our inability to secure those
resources could impact our ability to provide engineering and
product development services and could have an impact on our
customers’ willingness to use our technology.
We are in the early stages of commercialization and our ChromaID
and Bio-RFID technology and related products may never achieve
significant commercial market acceptance.
Our
success depends on our ability to develop and market products that
are recognized as accurate and cost-effective. Many of our
potential customers may be reluctant to use our new technology.
Market acceptance will depend on many factors, including our
ability to convince potential customers that our ChromaID and
Bio-RFID technology and related products are an attractive
alternative to existing light-based technologies. We will need to
demonstrate that our products provide accurate and cost-effective
alternatives to existing light-based authentication technologies.
Compared to most competing technologies, our technology is
relatively new, and most potential customers have limited knowledge
of, or experience with, our products. Prior to implementing our
technology and related products, some potential customers may be
required to devote significant time and effort to testing and
validating our products. In addition, during the implementation
phase, some customers may be required to devote significant time
and effort to training theirpersonnel on appropriate practices to
ensure accurate results from our technology and products. Any
failure of our technology or related products to meet customer
expectations could result in customers choosing to retain their
existing testing methods or to adopt systems other than
ours.
Many factors influence the perception of a system including its use
by leaders in the industry. If we are unable to induce industry
leaders in our target markets to implement and use our technology
and related products, acceptance and adoption of our products could
be slowed. In addition, if our products fail to gain significant
acceptance in the marketplace and we are unable to expand our
customer base, we may never generate sufficient revenue to achieve
or sustain profitability.
Our management has concluded that we have material weaknesses in
our internal controls over financial reporting and that our
disclosure controls and procedures are not effective.
A
material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of
deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such
that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement
of a company's annual or interim financial statements will not be
prevented or detected on a timely basis. During the audit of our
financial statements for the year ended September 30,
2020,
Management
identified the following material weakness during its assessment of
internal controls over financial reporting:
Personnel: We do not employ a full time
Chief Financial Officer. Our Chairman serves as interim Chief
Financial Officer. We also utilize a consultant who is a qualified
Chief Financial Officer to assist with our financial reporting.
This consultant has increased his involvement in the
Company.
If
these weaknesses continue, investors could lose confidence in the
accuracy and completeness of our financial reports and other
disclosures.
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The Company’s TransTech subsidiary closed on June 30,
2020.
TransTech was not
able to successfully address their revenue which resulted in their
closure on June 30, 2020. The loss of the TransTech subsidiary
revenue has impacted our top line revenues and our operating
results and may result in future expenses associated with its
closure.
The Company Particle, Inc. subsidiary was incorporated April 30,
2020 and has limited operating history.
Particle, Inc. was
incorporated April 30, 2020 and to date has engaged in activities
consisting primarily of research and development on threaded light bulbs that have a warm white
light that can inactivate germs, including bacteria and
viruses. On June 1, 2020, we
approved and ratified entry into an intercompany Patent License
Agreement dated May 21, 2020 with Particle. Pursuant to the
Agreement, Particle received an exclusive non-transferrable license
to use certain patents and trademarks of the Company, in exchange
the Company shall receive: (i) a one-time fee of $250,000 upon a
successful financing of Particle, and (ii) a quarterly royalty
payment equal to the greater of 5% of the Gross Sales, net of
returns, from Particle or $5,000. As of March 31, 2021 the
operations of Particle have generated no sales and operations are
just commencing. The first product, the Particle bulb can be used
in households, businesses and other facilities to inactivate
bacteria and viruses. Through internal preliminary testing,
Particle personnel has confirmed the bulb’s efficacy in
inactivating common germs such as E. coli and Staphylococcus. A world renowned,
CDC-regulated biosafety level-4 laboratory is currently testing the
Particle bulb’s ability to inactivate SARS-CoV-2, the virus
that causes COVID-19.
To date, we have generated no revenue from
Particle. We may not generate revenues in the near future while
products are being developed. We believe that Particle’s
commercialization success is dependent upon its ability to develop
successful products to take to market. . In addition, once developed, demand for its
products may not materialize, or increase as quickly as planned,
and we may therefore be unable to increase our revenue levels as
expected. Even if we succeed in introducing our technology
and related products to our target markets, we may not be able to
generate sufficient revenue to achieve or sustain
profitability.
We are dependent on key personnel.
Our success depends to a significant degree upon
the continued contributions of key management and other personnel,
some of whom could be difficult to replace, including Ronald P.
Erickson, our Chairman and Phil Bosua, our Chief Executive Officer.
We maintain key person life insurance on our Chief Executive
Officer, Phil Bosua. Our success will depend on the performance of
our officers, our ability to retain and motivate our officers, our
ability to integrate new officers into our operations, and the
ability of all personnel to work together effectively as a
team. Our failure to retain and recruit officers and
other key personnel could have a material adverse effect on our
business, financial condition and results of
operations. Our success also
depends on our continued ability to identify, attract, hire, train,
retain and motivate highly skilled technical, managerial,
manufacturing, administrative and sales and marketing personnel.
Competition for these individuals is intense, and we may not be
able to successfully recruit, assimilate or retain sufficiently
qualified personnel. In particular, we may encounter difficulties
in recruiting and retaining a sufficient number ofqualified
technical personnel, which could harm our ability to develop new
products and adversely impact our relationships with existing and
future customers. The inability to attract and retain necessary
technical, managerial, manufacturing, administrative and sales and
marketing personnel could harm our ability to obtain new customers
and develop new products and could adversely affect our business
and operating results.
We have limited insurance which may not cover claims by third
parties against us or our officers and directors.
We
have limited directors’ and officers’ liability
insurance and commercial liability insurance policies. Claims by
third parties against us may exceed policy amounts and we may not
have amounts to cover these claims. Any significant claims would
have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition
and results of operations. In addition, our limited
directors’ and officers’ liability insurance may affect
our ability to attract and retain directors and
officers.
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Our inability to effectively protect our intellectual property
would adversely affect our ability to compete effectively, our
revenue, our financial condition and our results of
operations.
We rely on a combination of patent, trademark, and
trade secret laws, confidentiality procedures and licensing
arrangements to protect our intellectual property rights.
Obtaining
and maintaining a strong patent position is important to our
business. Patent law relating to the scope of claims in the
technology fields in which we operate is complex and uncertain, so
we cannot be assured that we will be able to obtain or maintain
patent rights, or that the patent rights we may obtain will be
valuable, provide an effective barrier to competitors or otherwise
provide competitive advantages. Others have filed, and in the
future are likely to file, patent applications that are similar or
identical to ours or those of our licensors. To determine the
priority of inventions or demonstrate that we did not derive our
invention from another, we may have to participate in interference
or derivation proceedings in the USPTO or in court that could
result in substantial costs in legal fees and could substantially
affect the scope of our patent protection. We cannot be assured our
patent applications will prevail over those filed by others. Also,
our intellectual property rights may be subject to other challenges
by third parties. Patents we obtain could be challenged in
litigation or in administrative proceedings such
as ex parte reexam, inter parties review,
or post grant review in the United States or opposition proceedings
in Europe or other jurisdictions.
There
can be no assurance that:
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of our existing patents will continue to be held valid, if
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will be issued for any of our pending applications;
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any
claims allowed from existing or pending patents will have
sufficient scope or strength to protect us;
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our patents will be issued in the primary
countries where our products are sold in order to protect our
rights and potential commercial
advantage; or
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any
of our products or technologies will not infringe on the patents of
other companies.
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If
we are enjoined from selling our products, or if we are required to
develop new technologies or pay significant monetary damages or are
required to make substantial royalty payments, our business and
results of operations would be harmed.
Obtaining
and maintaining a patent portfolio entails significant expense and
resources. Part of the expense includes periodic maintenance fees,
renewal fees, annuity fees, various other governmental fees on
patents and/or applications due in several stages over the lifetime
of patents and/or applications, as well as the cost associated with
complying with numerous procedural provisions during the patent
application process. We may or may not choose to pursue or maintain
protection for particular inventions. In addition, there are
situations in which failure to make certain payments or
noncompliance with certain requirements in the patent process can
result in abandonment or lapse of a patent or patent application,
resulting in partial or complete loss of patent rights in the
relevant jurisdiction. If we choose to forgo patent protection or
allow a patent application or patent to lapse purposefully or
inadvertently, our competitive position could suffer.
Legal
actions to enforce our patent rights can be expensive and may
involve the diversion of significant management time. In addition,
these legal actions could be unsuccessful and could also result in
the invalidation of our patents or a finding that they are
unenforceable. We may or may not choose to pursue litigation or
interferences against those that have infringed on our patents, or
used them withoutauthorization, due to the associated expense and
time commitment of monitoring these activities. If we fail to
protect or to enforce our intellectual property rights
successfully, our competitive position could suffer, which could
have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and
business.
Claims by others that our products infringe their patents or other
intellectual property rights could prevent us from manufacturing
and selling some of our products or require us to pay royalties or
incur substantial costs from litigation or development of
non-infringing technology.
In
recent years, there has been significant litigation in the United
States involving patents and other intellectual property rights. We
may receive notices that claim we have infringed upon the
intellectual property of others. Even if these claims are not
valid, they could subject us to significant costs. Any such claims,
with or without merit, could be time-consuming to defend, result in
costly litigation, divert our attention and resources, cause
product shipment delays or require us to enter into royalty or
licensing agreements. Such royalty or licensing agreements, if
required, may not be available on terms acceptable to us or at all.
We have engaged in litigation and litigation may be necessary in
the future to enforce our intellectual property rights or to
determine the validity and scope of the proprietary rights of
others. Litigation may also be necessary to defend against claims
of infringement or invalidity by others.A successful claim of
intellectual property infringement against us and our failure or
inability to license the infringed technology or develop or license
technology with comparable functionality could have a material
adverse effect on our business, financial condition and operating
results.
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If we are unable to secure a sales and marketing partner or
establish satisfactory sales and marketing capabilities at Know
Labs we may not be able to successfully commercialize our
technology.
If
we are not successful entering into appropriate collaboration
arrangements or recruiting sales and marketing personnel or in
building a sales and marketing infrastructure, we will have
difficulty successfully commercializing our technology, which would
adversely affect our business, operating results and financial
condition.
We
may not be able to enter into collaboration agreements on terms
acceptable to us or at all. In addition, even if we enter into such
relationships, we may have limited or no control over the sales,
marketing and distribution activities of these third parties. Our
future revenues may depend heavily on the success of the efforts of
these third parties. If we elect to establish a sales and marketing
infrastructure we may not realize a positive return on this
investment. In addition, we must compete with established and
well-funded pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies to recruit,
hire, train and retain sales and marketing personnel. Factors that
may inhibit our efforts to commercialize technology without
strategic partners or licensees include:
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recruit and retain adequate numbers of effective sales and
marketing personnel;
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the lack of
complementary products to be offered by sales personnel, which may
put us at a competitive disadvantage relative to companies with
more extensive product lines; and
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Government regulatory approval may be necessary before some of our
products can be sold and there is no assurance such approval will
be granted.
Our technology may
have a number of potential applications in fields of use which will
require prior governmental regulatory approval before the
technology can be introduced to the marketplace. For example, we
are exploring the use of our technology for certain medical
diagnostic applications, with an initial focus on the continuous
monitoring of blood glucose.
There is no
assurance that we will be successful in developing continuous
glucose monitoring (CGM) medical applications for our
technology.
If we were to be
successful in developing continuous glucose monitoring medical
applications of our technology, prior approval by the FDA and other
governmental regulatory bodies will be required before the
technology could be introduced into the
marketplace.
There is no
assurance that such regulatory approval would be obtained for a
continuous glucose monitoring medical diagnostic or other
applications requiring such approval.
The FDA can refuse
to grant, delay, and limit or deny approval of an application for
approval of a glucose monitoring device for many
reasons.
We may not obtain
the necessary regulatory approvals or clearances to market these
continuous glucose monitoring systems in the United States or
outside of the United States.
Any delay in, or
failure to receive or maintain, approval or clearance for our
products could prevent us from generating revenue from these
products or achieving profitability.
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Cybersecurity risks and cyber incidents could result in the
compromise of confidential data or critical data systems and give
rise to potential harm to customers, remediation and other
expenses, expose us to liability under HIPAA, consumer protection
laws, or other common law theories, subject us to litigation and
federal and state governmental inquiries, damage our reputation,
and otherwise be disruptive to our business and
operations.
Cyber incidents can
result from deliberate attacks or unintentional events. We collect
and store on our networks sensitive information, including
intellectual property, proprietary business information and
personally identifiable information of our customers. The secure
maintenance of this information and technology is critical to our
business operations. We have implemented multiple layers of
security measures to protect the confidentiality, integrity and
availability of this data and the systems and devices that store
and transmit such data. We utilize current security technologies,
and our defenses are monitored and routinely tested internally and
by external parties. Despite these efforts, threats from malicious
persons and groups, new vulnerabilities and advanced new attacks
against information systems create risk of cybersecurity incidents.
These incidents can include, but are not limited to, gaining
unauthorized access to digital systems for purposes of
misappropriating assets or sensitive information, corrupting data,
or causing operational disruption. Because the techniques used to
obtain unauthorized access, disable or degrade service, or sabotage
systems change frequently and may not immediately produce signs of
intrusion, we may be unable to anticipate these incidents or
techniques, timely discover them, or implement adequate
preventative measures.
These threats can
come from a variety of sources, ranging in sophistication from an
individual hacker to malfeasance by employees, consultants or other
service providers to state-sponsored attacks. Cyber threats may be
generic, or they may be custom-crafted against our information
systems. Over the past several years, cyber-attacks have become
more prevalent and much harder to detect and defend against. Our
network and storage applications may be vulnerable to cyber-attack,
malicious intrusion, malfeasance, loss of data privacy or other
significant disruption and may be subject to unauthorized access by
hackers, employees, consultants or other service providers. In
addition, hardware, software or applications we develop or procure
from third parties may contain defects in design or manufacture or
other problems that could unexpectedly compromise information
security. Unauthorized parties may also attempt to gain access to
our systems or facilities through fraud, trickery or other forms of
deceiving our employees, contractors and temporary
staff.
There can be no
assurance that we will not be subject to cybersecurity incidents
that bypass our security measures, impact the integrity,
availability or privacy of personal health information or other
data subject to privacy laws or disrupt our information systems,
devices or business, including our ability to deliver services to
our customers. As a result, cybersecurity, physical security and
the continued development and enhancement of our controls,
processes and practices designed to protect our enterprise,
information systems and data from attack, damage or unauthorized
access remain a priority for us. As cyber threats continue to
evolve, we may be required to expend significant additional
resources to continue to modify or enhance our protective measures
or to investigate and remediate any cybersecurity
vulnerabilities.
We may engage in acquisitions, mergers, strategic alliances, joint
ventures and divestures that could result in final results that are
different than expected.
In the normal course of business, we engage in
discussions relating to possible acquisitions, equity investments,
mergers, strategic alliances, joint ventures and divestitures. Such
transactions are accompanied by a number of risks, including the
use of significant amounts of cash, potentially dilutive issuances
of equity securities, incurrence of debt on potentially unfavorable
terms as well as impairment expenses related to goodwill and
amortization expenses related to other intangible assets, the
possibility that we may pay too much cash or issue too many of our
shares as the purchase price for an acquisition relative to the
economic benefits that we ultimately derive from such acquisition,
and various potential difficulties involved in integrating acquired
businesses into our operations.
From
time to time, we have also engaged in discussions with candidates
regarding the potential acquisitions of our product lines,
technologies and businesses. If a divestiture such as this does
occur, we cannot be certain that our business, operating results
and financial condition will not be materially and adversely
affected. A successful divestiture depends on various factors,
including our ability to effectively transfer liabilities,
contracts, facilities and employees to any purchaser; identify and
separate the intellectual property to be divested from the
intellectual property that we wish to retain; reduce fixed costs
previously associated with the divested assets or business; and
collect the proceeds from any divestitures.
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If
we do not realize the expected benefits of any acquisition or
divestiture transaction, our financial position, results of
operations, cash flows and stock price could be negatively
impacted.
We have made strategic acquisitions in the past and may do so in
the future, and if the acquired companies do not perform as
expected, this could adversely affect our operating results,
financial condition and existing business.
We
may continue to expand our business through strategic acquisitions.
The success of any acquisition will depend on, among other
things:
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other companies for the purchase of available
candidates;
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our ability to
value those candidates accurately and negotiate favorable terms for
those acquisitions;
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the availability of
funds to finance acquisitions and obtaining any consents necessary
under our credit facility;
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the ability to
establish new informational, operational and financial systems to
meet the needs of our business;
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achieve anticipated synergies, including with respect to
complementary products or services; and
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may not be successful in effectively integrating acquired
businesses and completing acquisitions in the future. We also may
incur substantial expenses and devote significant management time
and resources in seeking to complete acquisitions. Acquired
businesses may fail to meet our performance expectations. If we do
not achieve the anticipated benefits of an acquisition as rapidly
as expected, or at all, investors or analysts may not perceive the
same benefits of the acquisition as we do. If these risks
materialize, our stock price could be materially adversely
affected.
We are subject to corporate governance and internal control
requirements, and our costs related to compliance with, or our
failure to comply with existing and future requirements could
adversely affect our business.
We
must comply with corporate governance requirements under the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the Dodd–Frank Wall Street
Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, as well as additional
rules and regulations currently in place and that may be
subsequently adopted by the SEC and the Public Company Accounting
Oversight Board. These laws, rules, and regulations continue to
evolve and may become increasingly stringent in the future. The
financial cost of compliance with these laws, rules, and
regulations is expected to remain substantial.
We
cannot assure you that we will be able to fully comply with these
laws, rules, and regulations that address corporate governance,
internal control reporting, and similar matters in the future.
Failure to comply with these laws, rules and regulations could
materially adversely affect our reputation, financial condition,
and the value of our securities.
The
exercise prices of certain warrants, convertible notes payable and
the Series C and D Preferred Shares may require further
adjustment.
In the future, if
we sell our common stock at a price below $0.25 per share, the
exercise price of 8,108,356
outstanding shares of Series C and D Preferred Stock that adjust
below $0.25 per share pursuant to the documents governing such
instruments. In addition, the conversion price of Convertible Notes
Payable of $19,133,500 or 21,049,264 common shares (9,020,264
common shares at $0.25 per share, 4,924,500 common shares at $1.00
per share and 7,104,500 at $2.00) and
the exercise price of additional outstanding warrants to purchase
10,584,381 shares of common stock would adjust below $0.25 per
share pursuant to the documents governing such instruments.
Warrants totaling 4,599,707 would adjust below $1.20 per share
pursuant to the documents governing such instruments. Warrants
totaling 4,044,340 would adjust below $2.40 per share pursuant to
the documents governing such instruments.
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Risks
Relating to Our Stock
The price of our common stock is volatile, which may cause
investment losses for our stockholders.
The
market price of our common stock has been and is likely in the
future to be volatile. Our common stock price may fluctuate in
response to factors such as:
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Announcements by us regarding liquidity,
significant acquisitions, equity investments and
divestitures, strategic
relationships, addition or loss of significant customers and
contracts, capital expenditure commitments and litigation;
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of convertible or equity securities and related warrants for
general or merger and acquisition purposes;
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convertible debt for general or merger and acquisition
purposes;
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of a significant number of shares of our common stock by
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market and economic conditions;
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variations in our operating results;
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product introductions by us or our competitors;
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broad market and industry factors may have a material adverse
effect on the market price of our common stock, regardless of our
actual operating performance. These factors could have a material
adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of
operations.
Future issuance of additional shares of
common stock in Particle, Inc. could dilute the Company as majority
stockholders of Particle, Inc.
The Company is
currently the 100% shareholder in Particle, Inc.
In July 2020, Particle entered into
Simple Agreements for Future Equity (“SAFE”) with
twenty two accredited investors pursuant to which Particle received
$785,000 in cash in exchange for the providing the investor the
right to receive shares of the Particle stock. Through March 31,
2021, Through March 31, 2021, $1,125,000 has been raised through the sale of SAFE
instruments. We expect to issue 1,406,250 shares of the Particle stock that was initially
valued at $0.80 per share. The SAFE contained a number of
conversion and redemption provisions, including settlement upon
liquidity or dissolution events. The final price and share are not
known until settlement upon liquidity or dissolution events
conditions are achieved. The Company’s
ownership interest in Particle will be diluted when the
SAFE’s are converted to common stock.
Additionally, as
Particle develops, they may need to raise additional capital to
fund operations through the sale of equity or debt securities,
which may result in a dilution of the Company’s position. The
issuance of any additional securities could, among other things,
result in substantial dilution to the percentage ownership of the
Company.
The sale of a significant number of our shares of common stock
could depress the price of our common stock.
As of March 31,
2021, we had 28,257,467 shares of common stock issued and
outstanding, held by 137 stockholders of record. The number of
stockholders, including beneficial owners holding shares through
nominee names, is approximately 2,300. Each share of common stock
entitles its holder to one vote on each matter submitted to the
stockholders for a vote, and no cumulative voting for directors is
permitted. Stockholders do not have any preemptive
rights to acquire additional securities issued by the
Company. As of March 31, 2021, there were options
outstanding for the purchase of 14,786,995 common shares (including
unearned stock option grants totaling 11,775,745 shares related to
performance targets), warrants for the purchase of 23,440,456
common shares, and 8,108,356 shares of the Company’s
common stock issuable upon the conversion of Series C and Series D
Convertible Preferred Stock. In addition, the Company currently has
21,049,264 common shares (9,020,264 common shares at the current
price of $0.25 per share, 4,924,500 common shares at the current
price of $1.00 per share and 7,104,500 common shares at the current
price of $2.00 per share) reserved and are issuable upon conversion
of convertible debentures of $19,133,500. All of which could
potentially dilute future earnings per share but are excluded from
the March 31, 2021 calculation of net loss per share because their
impact is antidilutive.
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Significant
shares of common stock are held by our principal stockholders,
other company insiders and other large stockholders. As
“affiliates” of Know Labs, as defined under Securities
and Exchange Commission Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933,
our principal stockholders, other of our insiders and other large
stockholders may only sell their shares of common stock in the
public market pursuant to an effective registration statement or in
compliance with Rule 144.
These
options, warrants, convertible notes payable and convertible
preferred stock could result in further dilution to common
stockholders and may affect the market price of the common
stock.
Future issuance of additional shares of
common stock and/or preferred stock could dilute existing
stockholders. We have and may
issue preferred stock that could have rights that are preferential
to the rights of common stock that could discourage potentially
beneficial transactions to our common
stockholders.
Pursuant to our certificate of incorporation, we currently have
authorized 100,000,000 shares of common stock and 5,000,000 shares
of preferred stock. To the extent that common shares are available
for issuance, subject to compliance with applicable stock exchange
listing rules, our board of directors has the ability to issue
additional shares of common stock in the future for such
consideration as the board of directors may consider sufficient.
The issuance of any additional securities could, among other
things, result in substantial dilution of the percentage ownership
of our stockholders at the time of issuance, result in substantial
dilution of our earnings per share and adversely affect the
prevailing market price for our common stock.
An
issuance of additional shares of preferred stock could result in a
class of outstanding securities that would have preferences with
respect to voting rights and dividends and in liquidation over our
common stock and could, upon conversion or otherwise, have all of
the rights of our common stock. Our Board of
Directors’ authority to issue preferred stock could
discourage potential takeover attempts or could delay or prevent a
change in control through merger, tender offer, proxy contest or
otherwise by making these attempts more difficult or costly to
achieve. The issuance of preferred stock could impair
the voting, dividend and liquidation rights of common stockholders
without their approval.
Future capital raises may dilute our existing stockholders’
ownership and/or have other adverse effects on our
operations.
If we or Particle
raise additional capital by issuing equity securities, our existing
stockholders’ percentage ownership will be reduced and these
stockholders may experience substantial dilution. We may also issue
equity securities that provide for rights, preferences and
privileges senior to those of our common stock. If we raise
additional funds by issuing debt securities, these debt securities
would have rights senior to those of our common stock and the terms
of the debt securities issued could impose significant restrictions
on our operations, including liens on our assets. If we raise
additional funds through collaborations and licensing arrangements,
we may be required to relinquish some rights to our technologies or
candidate products, or to grant licenses on terms that are not
favorable to us.
We do not anticipate paying any cash dividends on our capital stock
in the foreseeable future.
We
have never declared or paid cash dividends on our capital stock. We
currently intend to retain all of our future earnings, if any, to
finance the growth and development of our business, and we do not
anticipate paying any cash dividends on our capital stock in the
foreseeable future. In addition, the terms of any future debt
agreements may preclude us from paying dividends. As a result,
capital appreciation, if any, of our common stock will be your sole
source of gain for the foreseeable future.
Anti-takeover provisions may limit the ability of another party to
acquire our company, which could cause our stock price to
decline.
Our
certificate of incorporation, as amended, our bylaws and Nevada law
contain provisions that could discourage, delay or prevent a third
party from acquiring our company, even if doing so may be
beneficial to our stockholders. In addition, these provisions could
limit the price investors would be willing to pay in the future for
shares of our common stock.
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Our articles of incorporation allow for our board to create new
series of preferred stock without further approval by our
stockholders, which could adversely affect the rights of the
holders of our common stock.
Our
Board of Directors has the authority to fix and determine the
relative rights and preferences of preferred stock. Our Board of
Directors also has the authority to issue preferred stock without
further stockholder approval. As a result, our Board of Directors
could authorize the issuance of a series of preferred stock that
would grant to holders the preferred right to our assets upon
liquidation, the right to receive dividend payments before
dividends are distributed to the holders of common stock and the
right to the redemption of the shares, together with a premium,
prior to the redemption of our common stock. In addition, our Board
of Directors could authorize the issuance of a series of preferred
stock that has greater voting power than our common stock or that
is convertible into our common stock, which could decrease the
relative voting power of our common stock or result in dilution to
our existing stockholders.
We or our manufacturers may be unable to obtain or maintain
international regulatory clearances or approvals for our current or
future products, or our distributors may be unable to obtain
necessary qualifications, which could harm our
business.
Sales
of the Know Labs products internationally are subject to foreign
regulatory requirements that vary widely from country to country.
In addition, the FDA regulates exports of medical devices from the
U.S. Complying with international regulatory requirements can be an
expensive and time-consuming process, and marketing approval or
clearance is not certain. The time required to obtain clearances or
approvals, if required by other countries, may be longer than that
required for FDA clearance or approvals, and requirements for such
clearances or approvals may significantly differ from FDA
requirements. We may rely on third-party distributors to obtain
regulatory clearances and approvals required in other countries,
and these distributors may be unable to obtain or maintain such
clearances or approvals. Our distributors may also incur
significant costs in attempting to obtain and in maintaining
foreign regulatory approvals or clearances, which could increase
the difficulty of attracting and retaining qualified distributors.
If our distributors experience delays in receiving necessary
qualifications, clearances or approvals to market our products
outside the U.S., or if they fail to receive those qualifications,
clearances or approvals, we may be unable to market our products or
enhancements in international markets effectively, or at
all.
Foreign
governmental authorities that regulate the manufacture and sale of
medical devices have become increasingly stringent and, to the
extent we market and sell our products outside of the U.S., we may
be subject to rigorous international regulation in the future. In
these circumstances, we would be required to rely on our foreign
independent distributors to comply with the varying regulations,
and any failures on their part could result in restrictions on the
sale of our product in foreign countries.
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SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS
This prospectus
includes statements that are, or may be deemed, "forward-looking
statements." In some cases, these forward-looking statements can be
identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, including the
terms "believes", "estimates", "anticipates", "expects", "plans",
"intends", "may", "could", "might", "will", "should",
"approximately" or, in each case, their negative or other
variations thereon or comparable terminology, although not all
forward-looking statements contain these words. They appear in a
number of places throughout this prospectus and include statements
regarding our intentions, beliefs, projections, outlook, analyses
or current expectations concerning, among other things, our ongoing
and planned exploration activities, our results of operations,
financial condition, liquidity, prospects, growth and strategies,
the length of time that we will be able to continue to fund our
operating expenses and capital expenditures, our expected financing
needs and sources of financing, the industry in which we operate
and the trends that may affect the industry or us.
By their nature,
forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties because
they relate to events, competitive dynamics, and technologies which are capable of uniquely
authenticating or diagnosing market developments and depend
on the economic circumstances that may or may not occur in the
future or may occur on longer or shorter timelines than
anticipated. Although we believe that we have a reasonable basis
for each forward-looking statement contained in this prospectus, we
caution you that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of
future performance and that our actual results of operations,
financial condition and liquidity, and the development of the
industry in which we operate may differ materially from the
forward-looking statements contained in this prospectus. In
addition, even if our results of operations, financial condition
and liquidity, and the development of the industry in which we
operate are consistent with the forward-looking statements
contained in this prospectus, they may not be predictive of results
or developments in future periods.
Any forward-looking
statements that we make in this prospectus speak only as of the
date of such statement, and we undertake no obligation to update
such statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date
of this prospectus.
You should also
read carefully the factors described in the "Risk Factors" section
of this prospectus to better understand the risks and uncertainties
inherent in our business and underlying any forward-looking
statements. As a result of these factors, we cannot assure you that
the forward-looking statements in this prospectus will prove to be
accurate. Furthermore, if our forward-looking statements prove to
be inaccurate, the inaccuracy may be material. In light of the
significant uncertainties in these forward-looking statements, you
should not regard these statements as a representation or warranty
by us or any other person that we will achieve our objectives and
plans in any specified timeframe, or at all. We disclaim any
obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement as a
result of new information, future events or for any other
reason.
USE OF PROCEEDS
We
are not selling any shares of our common stock in this offering
and, as a result, we will not receive any proceeds from the sale of
the common stock covered by this prospectus. All of the net
proceeds from the sale of our common stock will go to the Selling
Stockholders. Upon exercise of the Private Placement and Placement
Agent Warrants, however, we will receive up to $2.40 per share or
such lower price as may result from the anti-dilution protection
features of such warrants The Warrants may expire without having
been exercised. Even if some or all of these Warrants are
exercised, we cannot predict when they will be exercised and when
we would receive the proceeds. Any proceeds received from the
exercise of such warrants will be used for general working capital
and other corporate purposes. See “Selling Security
Holders” and “Plan of Distribution.”
With
the exception of any brokerage fees and commissions which are the
respective obligations of the Selling Stockholders, we are
responsible for the fees, costs and expenses of this Registration
Statement, which includes our legal and accounting fees, printing
costs, and filing and other miscellaneous fees and
expenses.
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PRICE
RANGE OF OUR COMMON STOCK
Our common stock is
currently quoted on the OTCQB under the symbol "KNWN". The
following table sets forth the range of the high and low sale
prices of the common stock for the periods indicated. The
quotations reflect inter-dealer prices, without retail markup,
markdown or commission, and may not represent actual transactions.
Consequently, the information provided below may not be indicative
of our common stock price under different conditions.
Trades in our
common stock may be subject to Rule 15g-9 of the Exchange Act,
which imposes requirements on broker/dealers who sell securities
subject to the rule to persons other than established customers and
accredited investors. For transactions covered by the rule,
broker/dealers must make a special suitability determination for
purchasers of the securities and receive the purchaser’s
written agreement to the transaction before the sale.
Period Ended
|
High
|
Low
|
Year Ending September 30, 2021
|
|
|
Through
May 5, 2021
|
$3.35
|
$1.85
|
March
31, 2021
|
$4.61
|
$1.60
|
December
31, 2020
|
$2.95
|
$1.10
|
|
|
|
Year Ending September 30, 2020
|
|
|
September
30, 2020
|
$3.45
|
$1.71
|
June
30, 2020
|
$2.65
|
$0.81
|
March
31, 2020
|
$2.90
|
$0.90
|
December
31, 2019
|
$1.95
|
$0.92
|
|
|
|
Year Ending September 30, 2019
|
|
|
September
30, 2019
|
$1.70
|
$1.20
|
June
30, 2019
|
$2.00
|
$1.26
|
March
31, 2019
|
$2.97
|
$0.90
|
December
31, 2018
|
$4.44
|
$0.85
|
As of May 5, 2021,
the high and low sales price of our common stock was $2.03 per
share and $1.87 per share, respectively. As of May 5, 2021, there
were 30,397,202 shares of common stock outstanding held by
approximately 137 stockholders of record. This number does not
include approximately 2,300 beneficial owners whose shares are held
in the names of various security brokers, dealers and registered
clearing agencies.
DIVIDEND
POLICY
We have never
declared or paid any cash dividends on our common stock and intend,
for the foreseeable future, to retain any future earnings to
finance the growth and development of our business. Our future
dividend policy will be determined by our Board of Directors on the
basis of various factors, including our results of operations,
financial condition, capital requirements and investment
opportunities.
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CAPITALIZATION
The following table
sets forth our cash and cash equivalents and capitalization as of
March 31, 2021 and on a pro forma basis to give effect to this
offering.
In thousands of
$
|
|
March 31,
2021
|
|
|
|
Actual
|
Pro Forma
(1)
|
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
Cash and cash
equivalents
|
Cash and cash
equivalents
|
$15,697
|
$25,403
|
|
|
|
|
Convertible notes
payable
|
Convertible notes
payable
|
$5,058
|
$2,255
|
|
|
|
|
STOCKHOLDERS'
EQUITY
|
STOCKHOLDERS'
EQUITY
|
|
|
Series C
Convertible Preferred Stock
|
Series C
Convertible Preferred Stock
|
$2
|
$2
|
Series D
Convertible Preferred Stock
|
Series D
Convertible Preferred Stock
|
1
|
1
|
Common
stock
|
Common
stock
|
28
|
45
|
Additional paid in
capital
|
Additional paid in
capital
|
74,022
|
102,844
|
Accumulated
deficit
|
Accumulated
deficit
|
(66,639)
|
(82,969)
|
Total
stockholders' equity
|
Total
stockholders' equity
|
$7,414
|
$19,923
|
Total
capitalization
|
Total
capitalization
|
$12,472
|
$22,178
|
(1) Pro Forma
balances include the issuance of the following:
(i) up to 7,104,500 shares of common stock underlying the principal,
and up to 568,360 shares
underlying the interest accrued, of registrants 8% Unsubordinated
Convertible Notes issued during the quarter ended March 31, 2021
(the “Notes”) totaling $14,209,000 (excluding notes
payable discount of $12,619,000 at March 31, 2021 which will be
amortized to interest expense) which have a conversion price that
is the lesser of $2.00 per share or a twenty five percent (25%)
discount to the price per share paid by investors a future
Qualified Financing (the “Shares”)
(ii) up to 3,552,250 shares (the "Investor Warrant Shares") of common
stock issuable upon the exercise of outstanding investor's warrants
(the "Investor Warrants") at an exercise price of $2.40 that were
previously issued to the Selling Shareholders in connection with
the Notes Offering that closed on March 15,
2021.
(iii) 492,090
shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise of
outstanding placement agent warrants (the “Placement Agent
Warrants”) at an exercise price of $2.40 per share that were
previously issued to Boustead Securities, LLC and its assigns
(collectively “Placement Agent”) pursuant to an
engagement agreement dated November 6, 2018 (the “Boustead
Offering Engagement Agreement”) which provides that the
Placement Agent shall receive warrants to purchase the common stock
of the Company in connection with the 8% Unsubordinated Convertible
Note Offering (the “Offering”) and assumes the holder
does not exercise its cashless exercise feature.
(iv) issuance of
4,924,500 shares of common stock related to $4,924,500 convertible
notes (excluding notes payable discount of $3,712,056 at March 31,
2021 which will be amortized to interest expense) issued in 2020
that are still outstanding at March 31, 2021 and will automatically
convert to common stock after one year.
You should read
this table together with the sections entitled "Summary Financial
Data" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations" and our financial statements
and the related notes included elsewhere in this
prospectus.
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The number of
shares of our common stock outstanding before this offering is
based on 28,257,467 shares of our common stock outstanding as
of March 31, 2021, and excludes, as of that date:
●
14,776,985 shares of our common stock issuable upon the
exercise of outstanding stock options outstanding at a
weighted-average exercise price of $1.509 per share;
● 21,049,264
common shares (9,020,264 common shares at the current price of
$0.25 per share, 4,924,500 common shares at the current price of
$1.00 per share and 7,104,500 common shares at the current price of
$2.00 per share) reserved and are issuable upon conversion of
convertible debentures of $19,133,500;
● 1,785,715
shares of Series C Preferred
Stock outstanding, which could potentially be converted into
5,000,000 shares of common stock, at an exercise price of
$0.25, subject to certain adjustments.
● 3,108,356
shares of our common stock issuable upon the conversion of Series D
Convertible Preferred Stock, at an exercise price of $0.25, subject
to certain adjustments. These shares of common stock are being
registered in this offering; and
● 23,440,456
warrants to purchase shares of our common stock at an exercise
price of $0.974 subject to certain adjustments.
The pro forma
information discussed above is to illustrate only and will change
based on the actual public offering price, number of shares and
other terms of this offering determined in pricing.
DILUTION
If
you invest in our common stock in this offering, your ownership
interest will be immediately diluted to the extent of the
difference between the public offering price per share of our
common stock and the pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value
per share of our common stock immediately after this
offering.
Our
historical net tangible book value of $7,413,756 is the amount of
our total tangible assets less our total liabilities as of March
31, 2021. Net historical tangible book value per share of $0.262 is
our historical net tangible book value deficit divided by
28,257,467 shares of common stock outstanding as March 31,
2021.
Pro
forma as adjusted net book value is our pro forma net tangible book
value, after giving effect to the sale of shares of our common
stock by the Selling Stockholders in this offering at a public
offering price of $2.00. Our pro forma as adjusted net book value
as of March 31, 2021, after giving effect to this offering would
have been approximately $19,923,000, or $0.444 per share. This
amount represents an immediate decrease in pro forma as adjusted
net tangible book value of $0.181 per share to our existing
stockholders, and an immediate dilution of $1.556 per share to new
investors participating in this offering. Dilution per share to new
investors is determined by subtracting pro forma as adjusted net
tangible book value per share after this offering from the public
offering price per share paid by new investors.
The
following table illustrates this dilution on a per share
basis:
Assumed
public offering price per share
|
|
$2.000
|
Pro
forma net tangible book value per share as of March 31,
2021
|
$0.262
|
|
Increase
in net tangible book value per share attributable to this
offering
|
$0.181
|
|
Pro
forma as adjusted net tangible book value per share after this
offering
|
|
$0.444
|
Amount
of dilution in net tangible book value per share to new investors
in this offering
|
|
$1.556
|
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The number of
shares of our common stock outstanding before this offering is
based on 28,257,467 shares of our common stock outstanding as
of March 31, 2021, and excludes, as of that date:
●
14,776,985 shares of our common stock issuable upon the
exercise of outstanding stock options outstanding at a
weighted-average exercise price of $1.509 per share;
● 21,049,264
common shares (9,020,264 common shares at the current price of
$0.25 per share, 4,924,500 common shares at the current price of
$1.00 per share and 7,104,500 common shares at the current price of
$2.00 per share) reserved and are issuable upon conversion of
convertible debentures of $19,133,500;
● 1,785,715
shares of Series C Preferred
Stock outstanding, which could potentially be converted into
5,000,000 shares of common stock, at an exercise price of
$0.25, subject to certain adjustments.
● 3,108,356
shares of our common stock issuable upon the conversion of Series D
Convertible Preferred Stock, at an exercise price of $0.25, subject
to certain adjustments. These shares of common stock are being
registered in this offering; and
● 23,440,456
warrants to purchase shares of our common stock at an exercise
price of $0.974 subject to certain adjustments.
We may choose to
raise additional capital through the sale of equity or convertible
debt securities due to market conditions or strategic
considerations even if we believe we have sufficient funds for our
current or future operating plans. To the extent that any of these
options or warrants are exercised, new options are issued under our
equity incentive plans or we issue additional shares of common
stock or other equity securities in the future, there may be
further dilution to new investors participating in this
offering.
SELLING SECURITY HOLDERS
This prospectus covers the resale by our Selling
Stockholders of 11,717,200 shares of common stock,
including:
(i) up to 7,104,500 shares of common stock underlying the principal,
and up to 568,360 shares
underlying the interest accrued, of registrants 8% Unsubordinated
Convertible Notes (the “Notes”), which have a
conversion price that is the lesser of $2.00 per share or a twenty
five percent (25%) discount to the price per share paid by
investors a future Qualified Financing (the
“Shares”)
(ii) up to 3,552,250 shares (the "Investor Warrant Shares") of common
stock issuable upon the exercise of outstanding investor's warrants
(the "Investor Warrants") at an exercise price of $2.40 that were
previously issued to the Selling Shareholders in connection with
the Notes Offering that closed on March 15,
2021.
(iii) 492,090 shares of our common stock issuable
upon the exercise of outstanding placement agent warrants (the
“Placement Agent Warrants”) at an exercise price of
$2.40 per share that were previously issued to Boustead Securities,
LLC and its assigns (collectively “Placement Agent”)
pursuant to an engagement agreement dated November 6, 2018 (the
“Boustead Offering Engagement Agreement”).
We
are registering these securities in order to permit the Selling
Stockholders to dispose of its shares of common stock from time to
time. The Selling Stockholders may decide to sell all, some, or
none of the securities listed below. See the section
entitled “Plan of Distribution.” We cannot
provide an estimate of the number of our securities that the
Selling Stockholders will hold in the future. For purposes of this
table, beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the
rules of the SEC and includes voting power and investment power
with respect to such securities.
The Selling Stockholders has had no material
relationship with us or our affiliates during the last three
years. Information regarding
prior securities transactions between the issuer (or any of its
predecessors) and the Selling Shareholders, any affiliates of the
Selling Shareholders, or any person with whom any Selling
Shareholder has a contractual relationship regarding the
transaction (or any predecessors of those persons) is set forth
below the Selling Stockholders table. To our knowledge, none of the Selling Stockholders
are a registered broker-dealer or an affiliate of a
broker-dealer, with the exception of the Placement Agent,
Boustead Securities, LLC and their assigns. All securities offered by an
affiliate of a broker-dealer were purchased by the seller in the
ordinary course of business, and, at the time of the purchase of
the securities to be resold, the seller had no agreements or
understandings, directly or indirectly, with any person to
distribute the securities.
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The
table below lists the Selling Stockholders and other information
regarding the beneficial ownership of the shares of common stock by
the Selling Stockholders. Column B lists the number of shares of
common stock beneficially owned by the Selling Stockholders prior
to this offering. Column C lists the shares of common stock covered
by this prospectus that may be disposed of by the Selling
Stockholders. Column D lists the warrant shares covered by this
prospectus that may be disposed of by the Selling Stockholders.
Column E lists the number of Placement Agent Warrants that will be
beneficially owned by the Selling Stockholders assuming all of the
shares covered by this prospectus are sold. Column F lists the
number of shares of common stock that will be beneficially owned by
the Selling Stockholders assuming all of the shares covered by this
prospectus are sold. Column G lists the percentage of shares of
common stock that will be beneficially owned by the Selling
Stockholders assuming all of the shares covered by this prospectus
are sold. Beneficial ownership has been determined in
accordance with Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act.
|
Securities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Beneficially
|
|
|
|
Securities
|
|
|
Owned
Prior to
|
Securities
|
Warrant
|
Placement
|
Beneficially
|
%
Beneficial
|
|
this
|
Being
|
Being
|
Agent
|
Owned
After
|
Ownership
|
Name
of Selling Shareholder (A)
|
Offering
(B)
|
Offered
(C)
|
Offered
(C)
|
Warrants
(D)
|
Offering
(E)
|
After
Offering (F)
|
Debt
Offering
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
James Scheffel
|
-
|
1,000,000
|
500,000
|
-
|
-
|
*
|
The Sunshine and Rain Asset
Management Irrevocable Trust
|
-
|
1,000,000
|
500,000
|
-
|
-
|
*
|
Jonathan Pepper
|
-
|
50,000
|
25,000
|
-
|
-
|
*
|
Jeremy and Ariel
Runnels
|
-
|
12,500
|
6,250
|
-
|
-
|
*
|
Palace Capital Partners,
LLC
|
-
|
125,000
|
62,500
|
-
|
-
|
*
|
Michael Foguth
|
-
|
250,000
|
125,000
|
-
|
-
|
*
|
Pacific Premier Trust, Custodian FBO
Brian G Swift Roth IRA
|
50,000
|
25,000
|
12,500
|
-
|
50,000
|
*
|
Jon D and Linda Gruber
Trust
|
700,000
|
200,000
|
100,000
|
-
|
700,000
|
2.4%
|
Jon D Gruber IRA
|
-
|
175,000
|
87,500
|
-
|
-
|
*
|
Gruber Family
Foundation
|
-
|
125,000
|
62,500
|
-
|
-
|
*
|
Linda Gruber (Jon D and Linda Gruber
Trust)
|
-
|
50,000
|
25,000
|
-
|
-
|
*
|
Jon D Gruber (Jon D and Linda Gruber
Trust)
|
-
|
100,000
|
50,000
|
-
|
-
|
*
|
Lindsay Gruber
Dunham
|
-
|
50,000
|
25,000
|
-
|
-
|
*
|
Jonathan Wyatt
Gruber
|
-
|
50,000
|
25,000
|
-
|
-
|
*
|
Potter Family
Trust
|
300,000
|
100,000
|
50,000
|
-
|
300,000
|
1.0%
|
Eight Family
Trust
|
25,000
|
25,000
|
12,500
|
-
|
25,000
|
*
|
Roy Rogers Survivors
Trust
|
-
|
312,500
|
156,250
|
-
|
-
|
*
|
Roy and Ruth Rogers Unitrust, UTD
09/28/89
|
-
|
37,500
|
18,750
|
-
|
-
|
*
|
Krueger Family Living
Trust
|
-
|
50,000
|
25,000
|
-
|
-
|
*
|
Intracoastal Capital,
LLC
|
125,000
|
500,000
|
250,000
|
-
|
125,000
|
*
|
Chris and Catherine
Gyben
|
-
|
25,000
|
12,500
|
-
|
-
|
*
|
David Nagelberg 2003 Revocable
Trust
|
100,000
|
100,000
|
50,000
|
-
|
100,000
|
*
|
Robert and Stephanie
Tucker
|
-
|
12,500
|
6,250
|
-
|
-
|
*
|
Near and Far Real
Estate
|
-
|
12,500
|
6,250
|
-
|
-
|
*
|
Michael Lofstedt
|
-
|
25,000
|
12,500
|
-
|
-
|
*
|
Barbara Weiner
|
-
|
12,500
|
6,250
|
-
|
-
|
*
|
Dewitt Cuyler Morris
Trust
|
25,000
|
50,000
|
25,000
|
-
|
25,000
|
*
|
Chris Gartner
|
-
|
17,500
|
8,750
|
-
|
-
|
*
|
Anshuman Chandra
|
25,000
|
25,000
|
12,500
|
-
|
25,000
|
*
|
-25-
Elliott Green
|
35,000
|
25,000
|
12,500
|
-
|
35,000
|
*
|
Michael and Susan
Lofstedt
|
-
|
12,500
|
6,250
|
-
|
-
|
*
|
Daniel
Cassinelli
|
50,000
|
20,000
|
10,000
|
-
|
50,000
|
*
|
Todd Baszucki
|
1,000,000
|
1,000,000
|
500,000
|
-
|
1,000,000
|
3.4%
|
Palladino Trust, Thomas M
Palladino
|
-
|
25,000
|
12,500
|
-
|
-
|
*
|
David Melfe
|
-
|
12,500
|
6,250
|
-
|
-
|
*
|
Frederick
Meltzer
|
-
|
50,000
|
25,000
|
-
|
-
|
*
|
Greg and Christina Baszucki Living
Trust
|
-
|
125,000
|
62,500
|
-
|
-
|
*
|
Ronald Anderson Family
Trust
|
25,000
|
12,500
|
6,250
|
-
|
25,000
|
*
|
Dean Delis
|
100,000
|
50,000
|
25,000
|
-
|
100,000
|
*
|
Vulcan Management/ William E.
Vogt
|
25,000
|
12,500
|
6,250
|
-
|
25,000
|
*
|
Michael Wiitala
|
-
|
25,000
|
12,500
|
-
|
-
|
*
|
Stanley Latham
|
-
|
50,000
|
25,000
|
-
|
-
|
*
|
Eastridge Revocable Trust/ Harold E.
Eastridge
|
30,000
|
50,000
|
25,000
|
-
|
30,000
|
*
|
Zlatica Vincini
|
130,000
|
12,500
|
6,250
|
-
|
130,000
|
*
|
Robert Spear
|
-
|
25,000
|
12,500
|
-
|
-
|
*
|
Taunya Sell IRA
|
-
|
17,500
|
8,750
|
-
|
-
|
*
|
Frans Sell IRA
|
-
|
7,500
|
3,750
|
-
|
-
|
*
|
Ted Schroth
|
-
|
25,000
|
12,500
|
-
|
-
|
*
|
Paul Zatychec
|
-
|
27,500
|
13,750
|
-
|
-
|
*
|
Joseph and Patricia Abrams Family
Trust
|
50,000
|
15,000
|
7,500
|
-
|
50,000
|
*
|
Karl L. Matthies
Trust
|
300,000
|
100,000
|
50,000
|
-
|
300,000
|
1.0%
|
Pierce Revocable Survivor Trust/
Kristy Waters Pierce
|
-
|
50,000
|
25,000
|
-
|
-
|
*
|
Mark Weber
|
-
|
12,500
|
6,250
|
-
|
-
|
*
|
Robert Kippel and Yana
Lykhman
|
-
|
17,500
|
8,750
|
-
|
-
|
*
|
Robert Smith
|
-
|
10,000
|
5,000
|
-
|
-
|
*
|
Robert L. Elwood
|
-
|
10,000
|
5,000
|
-
|
-
|
*
|
Larry D. Hines
|
-
|
5,000
|
2,500
|
-
|
-
|
*
|
Dhirendra Saxena
|
-
|
25,000
|
12,500
|
-
|
-
|
*
|
Russell Martz
|
-
|
25,000
|
12,500
|
-
|
-
|
*
|
Brad Beals
|
-
|
40,000
|
20,000
|
-
|
-
|
*
|
David B. Baszucki,
trustee of the Freedom Revocable Trust, dated February 28,
2017
|
-
|
125,000
|
62,500
|
-
|
-
|
*
|
Milton Ozaki
|
-
|
20,000
|
10,000
|
-
|
-
|
*
|
Scott Mitchell
|
-
|
37,000
|
18,500
|
-
|
-
|
*
|
Harlan Smith
|
-
|
10,000
|
5,000
|
-
|
-
|
*
|
Joseph and Marie
Longo
|
-
|
5,000
|
2,500
|
-
|
-
|
*
|
Harold and Kelly
Ashcraft
|
-
|
15,000
|
7,500
|
-
|
-
|
*
|
Fleetco, Inc./ Dale
Broadrick
|
1,613,018
|
75,000
|
37,500
|
-
|
1,613,018
|
5.5%
|
Matthew Wilcosh
|
-
|
25,000
|
12,500
|
-
|
-
|
*
|
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Robert Steele
|
-
|
50,000
|
25,000
|
-
|
-
|
*
|
Ultimate Investment Goup LLC/ Jens
and Cyndy Brynteson
|
-
|
12,500
|
6,250
|
-
|
-
|
*
|
Jack and Kathryn
Mattingly
|
-
|
5,000
|
2,500
|
-
|
-
|
*
|
Gregg and Coby
Knight
|
-
|
12,500
|
6,250
|
-
|
-
|
*
|
Thomas and Carolyn M
Hughes
|
25,000
|
15,000
|
7,500
|
-
|
25,000
|
*
|
Steve and Cynthia
Seamans
|
-
|
7,500
|
3,750
|
-
|
-
|
*
|
Brian Doench
|
-
|
25,000
|
12,500
|
-
|
-
|
*
|
Leslie Tolliver
|
-
|
5,000
|
2,500
|
-
|
-
|
*
|
Vicki Inglis and Haig Richard
Litten
|
-
|
10,000
|
5,000
|
-
|
-
|
*
|
Alan Robert
Annis
|
-
|
7,500
|
3,750
|
-
|
-
|
*
|
Jeremy and Cindy
Newman
|
-
|
52,500
|
26,250
|
-
|
-
|
*
|
Alisha Smith
|
-
|
10,000
|
5,000
|
-
|
-
|
*
|
Jacob Eis
|
-
|
25,000
|
12,500
|
-
|
-
|
*
|
Blake Bendett
|
-
|
25,000
|
12,500
|
-
|
-
|
*
|
John Jakovich
|
-
|
25,000
|
12,500
|
-
|
-
|
*
|
Boustead and Company Limited/ Keith
Moore
|
-
|
50,000
|
25,000
|
-
|
-
|
*
|
Gloria Pietsch
|
-
|
7,500
|
3,750
|
-
|
-
|
*
|
Mark and Kendra
Manduzzi
|
-
|
35,000
|
17,500
|
-
|
-
|
*
|
Boustead Securities
LLC/ Keith Moore
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
492,090
|
-
|
*
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Private
Placement
|
4,733,018
|
7,104,500
|
3,552,250
|
492,090
|
4,733,018
|
|
Interest
expense
|
-
|
568,360
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Grand
Total
|
4,733,018
|
7,672,860
|
3,552,250
|
492,090
|
4,733,018
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
registered
|
|
|
|
11,717,200
|
|
|
*Less
than 1% ownership.
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The price of the Company’s common stock on
the date the Selling Shareholders acquires securities by
which they can acquire the offered common stock was set at
approximately $2.00 per share which was the closing price of the
Company’s common stock as of January 25, 2021 (the date the
offering was originally commenced). The average closing stock price
between January 25, 2021 and April 23, 2021 was approximately
$3.103.
With the exception
of the $727,117 fee paid to Boustead Securities and their
affiliates or assign, no cash fee was paid to the Selling
Shareholders owning the 8% convertible notes, warrants and related
securities.
The 8% notes and
warrants will be adjusted proportionately in the event of
dividends, splits, or other reclassifications. With respect to the
conversion and exercise price adjustments for events requiring
adjustments,
DESCRIPTION OF 8% UNSUBORDINATED NOTE OFFERING AND
WARRANTS
On March 15, 2021, the Company closed private placement for gross
proceeds of $14,209,000 in exchange for issuing Subordinated
Convertible Notes and 3,552,250 Warrants in a private placement to
accredited investors, pursuant to a series of substantially
identical Securities Purchase Agreements, Common Stock Warrants,
and related documents. The Convertible Notes will be
automatically converted to Common Stock at $2.00 per share on the
one year anniversary starting on March 15, 2022.
The Convertible
Notes had an original principal amount of $14,209,000 and bear annual interest of 8%.
Both the principal amount and the interest are payable on a
payment-in-kind basis in shares of Company’s Common
Stock
Both
the principal amount of and the interest are payable on a
payment-in-kind basis in shares of Common Stock of the Company.
They are due and payable in common stock on the earlier of (a)
mandatory and automatic conversion of the Convertible Notes into a
financing that yields gross proceeds of at least $10,000,000 or (b)
on the one-year anniversary of the Convertible Notes. Investors
will be required to convert their Convertible Notes into Common
Stock in any $10,000,000 financing at a conversion price per share
equal to the lower of (i) $2.00 per share or (ii) a 25% discount to
the price per share paid by investors in the $10,000,000 Financing.
If the Convertible Notes have not been paid or converted prior to
the Maturity Date, the outstanding principal amount of the
Convertible Notes will be automatically converted into shares of
Common Stock at the lesser of (a) $2.00 per share or (b) any
adjusted price resulting from the application of a “most
favored nations” provision, which requires the issuance of
additional shares of Common Stock to investors if the Company
issues certain securities at less than the then-current conversion
price.
The
Warrants were granted on a 1:0.5 basis (one-half Warrant for each
full share of Common Stock into which the Convertible Notes are
convertible). The Warrants have a five-year term and an exercise
price equal to $2.40 or 120% of the per share conversion price of
the Qualified Financing or other mandatory conversion.
The
Convertible Notes are convertible into an aggregate 7,104,500
shares of Common Stock, subject to certain adjustments, and the
3,552,250 Warrants are initially exercisable for shares of Common
Stock at an exercise price of $2.40 per share of Common Stock, also
subject to certain adjustments.
In
connection with the private placement, the Placement Agent for the
Convertible Notes and the Warrants received a cash fee of $727,117
and warrants to purchase 492,090 shares of the Company’s
common stock, all based on 8% of gross proceeds to the
Company.
As
part of the Purchase Agreement, the Company entered into a
Registration Rights Agreement, which grants the investors
“demand” and “piggyback” registration
rights to register the shares of Common Stock issuable upon the
conversion of the Convertible Notes and the exercise of the
Warrants with the Securities and Exchange Commission for resale or
other disposition. In addition, the Convertible Notes are
subordinated to certain senior debt of the Company pursuant to a
Subordination Agreement executed by the investors.
The
Convertible Notes and Warrants were issued in transactions that
were not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the “Act”) in reliance upon applicable exemptions from
registration under Section 4(a)(2) of the Act and/or Rule 506 of
SEC Regulation D under the Act.
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Boustead
Securities, LLC a FINRA member, acted as our exclusive placement
agent. They have received an 8% cash fee and 8% in warrants which
are exercisable for 5 years at an exercise price of $2.40. The
Placement Agent Warrants have a cashless exercise
feature.
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
We are registering under this prospectus (i) up to
7,104,500 shares of common stock underlying the principal, and up
to 568,360 shares underlying the interest accrued, of registrants
8% Unsubordinated Convertible Notes (the “Notes”),
which have a conversion price that is the lesser of $2.00 per share
or a twenty five percent (25%) discount to the price per share paid
by investors a future Qualified Financing (the
“Shares”); (ii) up to 3,552,250 shares (the "Investor
Warrant Shares") of common stock issuable upon the exercise of
outstanding investor's warrants (the "Investor Warrants") at an
exercise price of $2.40 that were previously issued to the Selling
Shareholders in connection with the Notes Offering that closed
March 15, 2021; and (iii) 492,090 shares of our common stock
issuable upon the exercise of outstanding placement agent warrants
(the “Placement Agent Warrants”) at an exercise price
of $2.40 per share that were previously issued to Boustead
Securities, LLC and its assigns (collectively “Placement
Agent”) pursuant to an engagement agreement dated November 6,
2018 (the “Boustead Offering Engagement Agreement.
We are required under the terms of the
Securities Purchase Agreement between the Company and the investors
to register the common stock issuable upon conversion of the 8%
Unsubordinated Convertible Notes, Investor Warrants and
Placement Agent Warrants.
We
are not selling any shares of our common stock in this offering
and, as a result, we will not receive any proceeds from the sale of
the common stock covered by this prospectus. All of the net
proceeds from the sale of our common stock will go to the Selling
Stockholders. We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale
of shares of common stock by the Selling Stockholders. Upon
exercise of the Investor Warrants and Placement Agent Warrants,
however, we will receive up to $2.40 per share, or such lower price
as may result from the anti-dilution protection features of such
warrants. Any proceeds received from the exercise of such warrants
will be used for general working capital and other corporate
purposes.
The
Selling Stockholders may decide not to sell any of its shares of
common stock or may sell all or a portion of its shares of common
stock. The Selling Stockholders will act independently
of us in making decisions with respect to the timing, manner and
size of any sale of shares, and may sell the shares directly or
through one or more broker-dealers or agents. To the
extent that the Selling Stockholders employs broker-dealers or
other agents in connection with the sale of its stock, the Selling
Stockholders will pay any commissions, discounts or other amounts
due to such broker-dealers or agents. To our knowledge,
the Selling Stockholders has not entered into any agreement,
arrangement or understanding with any particular broker-dealer or
market maker with respect to the sale or distribution of the shares
of common stock offered hereby.
The
Selling Stockholders, which as used herein includes its donees,
pledgees, transferees or other successors-in-interest selling
shares of common stock or interests in shares of common stock
received after the date of this prospectus from a Selling
Stockholders as a gift, pledge, partnership distribution or other
transfer, may, from time to time, sell, transfer or otherwise
dispose of any or all of its shares of common stock or interests in
shares of common stock on any stock exchange, market or trading
facility on which the shares are traded, or in private
transactions. These dispositions may be at fixed prices,
at prevailing market prices at the time of sale, at prices related
to the prevailing market price, at varying prices determined at the
time of sale, or at negotiated prices.
The
Selling Stockholders may use any one or more of the following
methods when disposing of shares or interests therein:
-
ordinary
brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer
solicits purchasers;
-
block
trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the shares
as agent, but may position and resell a portion of the block as
principal to facilitate the transaction;
-
purchases
by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for
its account;
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-
an
exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the
applicable exchange;
-
privately
negotiated transactions;
-
short
sales effected after the date the Registration Statement of which
this prospectus is a part is declared effective by the
SEC;
-
through
the writing or settlement of options or other hedging transactions,
whether through an options exchange or otherwise;
-
broker-dealers
may agree with the Selling Stockholders to sell a specified number
of such shares at a stipulated price per share;
-
a
combination of any such methods of sale; and
-
any
other method permitted by applicable law.
The
Selling Stockholders may, from time to time, pledge or grant a
security interest in some or all of the shares of common stock
owned by it and, if it defaults in the performance of its secured
obligations, the pledgees or secured parties may offer and sell the
shares of common stock, from time to time, under this prospectus,
or under an amendment to this prospectus under Rule 424(b)(3) or
other applicable provision of the Securities Act amending the list
of Selling Stockholders to include the pledgee, transferee or other
successors in interest as Selling Stockholders under this
prospectus. The Selling Stockholders also may transfer
the shares of common stock in other circumstances, in which case
the transferees, pledgees or other successors in interest will be
the Selling Stockholders for purposes of this
prospectus.
In
connection with the sale of our common stock or interests therein,
the Selling Stockholders may enter into hedging transactions with
broker-dealers or other financial institutions, which may in turn
engage in short sales of the common stock in the course of hedging
the positions they assume. The Selling Stockholders may
also sell shares of our common stock short and deliver these
securities to close out its short positions, or loan or pledge the
common stock to broker-dealers that in turn may sell these
securities. The Selling Stockholders may also enter into
option or other transactions with broker-dealers or other financial
institutions or the creation of one or more derivative securities
which require the delivery to such broker-dealer or other financial
institution of shares offered by this prospectus, which shares such
broker-dealer or other financial institution may resell pursuant to
this prospectus as supplemented or amended to reflect such
transaction.
The
aggregate proceeds to the Selling Stockholders from the sale of the
common stock will be the purchase price of the common stock less
discounts or commissions, if any. The Selling
Stockholders reserves the right to accept and, together with its
agents from time to time, to reject, in whole or in part, any
proposed purchase of common stock to be made directly or through
agents. We will not receive any of the proceeds from
these stock sales by the Selling
Stockholders.
The
Selling Stockholders also may resell all or a portion of its shares
of common stock in open market transactions in reliance upon Rule
144 under the Securities Act of 1933, provided that it meets the
criteria and conform to the requirements of that
rule.
To
the extent required, the shares of our common stock to be sold, the
names of the Selling Stockholders(s), the respective purchase
prices and public offering prices, the names of any agents, dealer
or underwriter, any applicable commissions or discounts with
respect to a particular offer will be set forth in an accompanying
prospectus supplement or, if appropriate, a post-effective
amendment to the Registration Statement that includes this
prospectus.
In
order to comply with the securities laws of some states, if
applicable, the common stock may be sold in these jurisdictions
only through registered or licensed brokers or
dealers. In addition, in some states the common stock
may not be sold unless it has been registered or qualified for sale
or an exemption from registration or qualification requirements is
available and is complied with.
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We
have advised the Selling Stockholders that the anti-manipulation
rules of Regulation M under the Exchange Act may apply to sales of
shares in the market and to the activities of the Selling
Stockholders and its affiliates. In addition, to the
extent applicable we will make copies of this prospectus as it may
be supplemented or amended from time to time available to the
Selling Stockholders for the purpose of satisfying the prospectus
delivery requirements of the Securities Act. The Selling
Stockholders may indemnify any broker-dealer that participates in
transactions involving the sale of the shares against certain
liabilities, including liabilities arising under the Securities
Act.
We have agreed to indemnify the Selling
Stockholders against liabilities, including liabilities under the
Securities Act and state securities laws, arising out of or based
upon any untrue statement or
alleged untrue statement of a
material fact contained in the
Registration Statement, prospectus, prospectus supplement, or
any information incorporated by
reference therein, or arising out of or based upon any omission or
alleged omission to state a material fact necessary in order to
make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances
under which they were made, not misleading; provided, however, that
we will not be liable for any liabilities finally adjudicated to be
caused solely by a false statement of material fact contained
within written information provided by such the Selling
Stockholders expressly for the purpose of including it in this
Registration Statement or the prospectus that is part of this
Registration Statement.
We
also have agreed with the Selling Stockholders to keep the
Registration Statement of which this prospectus constitutes a part
effective until the earlier of (1) the date on which all of the
shares covered by this prospectus have been sold, or (2) the date
on which all of the shares may be sold without restriction pursuant
to Rule 144 of the Securities Act.
MANAGEMENT'S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
AND
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition
and results of operations should be read together with our
consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes appearing
elsewhere in this Prospectus. This discussion contains
forward-looking statements, based upon our current expectations and
related to future events and our future financial performance, that
involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results may differ
materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking
statements as a result of various factors, including those set
forth under “Risk Factors,” “Forward-Looking
Statements,” and elsewhere in this Prospectus.
BACKGROUND AND CAPITAL
STRUCTURE
Know Labs, Inc. was incorporated under the laws of
the State of Nevada in 1998. Since 2007, we have been
focused primarily on research and development of proprietary
technologies which can be used to authenticate and diagnose a wide variety of
organic and non-organic substances and materials. Our Common
Stock trades on the OTCQB Exchange under the symbol
“KNWN.”
Overview
We
are focused on the development and commercialization of proprietary
technologies which are capable of uniquely identifying or
authenticating almost any substance or material using
electromagnetic energy to record, detect, and identify the unique
“signature” of the substance or material. We call these
our “Bio-RFID™” and “ChromaID™”
technologies.
More
recently, we have focused upon extensions and new patentable
inventions that are derived from and extend beyond our ChromaID
technology and intellectual property. We call this new technology
“Bio-RFID.” The rapid advances made with our Bio-RFID
technology in our laboratory have caused us to move quickly into
the commercialization phase of our Company as we work to create
revenue generating products for the marketplace. Today, the sole
focus of the Company is on its Bio-RFID technology, its
commercialization and development of related patent
assets.
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On April 30, 2020 the Company incorporated
a subsidiary corporation, Particle, Inc. for the purpose of
research and development on non-core Company intellectual property.
The first research activity, undertaken by a separate Particle team
has been on standard threaded light
bulbs that have a warm white light that can inactivate germs,
including bacteria and viruses. On June 1, 2020, we approved and ratified entry
into an intercompany Patent License Agreement dated May 21, 2020
with Particle. Pursuant to the Agreement, Particle received an
exclusive non-transferrable license to use certain patents and
trademarks of the Company, in exchange the Company shall receive:
(i) a one-time fee of $250,000 upon a successful financing of
Particle, and (ii) a quarterly royalty payment equal to the greater
of 5% of the Gross Sales, net of returns, from Particle or $5,000.
As of March 31, 2021 the operations of Particle have generated no
sales and operations are just commencing. The first product, the
Particle bulb can be used in households, businesses and other
facilities to inactivate bacteria and viruses. Through
internal preliminary testing, Particle personnel has confirmed the
bulb’s efficacy in inactivating common germs such as
E. coli and Staphylococcus. Preliminary study
results from Texas Biomedical Research Institute indicate the
Particle bulb’s ability to inactivate SARS-CoV-2, the virus
that causes COVID-19. The Particle team is working on
certification, labeling, product manufacturing and related
go-to-market requirements; as well as business development
activities related to interest from potential strategic and channel
partners in both consumer and business applications.
In 2010, we acquired TransTech Systems, Inc. as an
adjunct to our business. TransTech was a distributor of products
for employee and personnel identification and authentication.
TransTech historically provided substantially all of the
Company’s revenues. The financial results from our TransTech
subsidiary had been diminishing as vendors of their products
increasingly moved to the Internet and direct sales to their
customers. While it did provide our current revenues, it was not
central to our current focus as a Company. Moreover, we wrote down
any goodwill associated with its historic acquisition.
TransTech ceased operation on June 30, 2020.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The
following table presents certain consolidated statement of
operations information and presentation of that data as a
percentage of change from period-to-period.
(dollars in
thousands)
|
Six Months Ended
March 31,
|
|||
|
2021
|
2020
|
$
Variance
|
%
Variance
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue
|
$-
|
$122
|
$(122)
|
-100.0%
|
Cost of
sales
|
-
|
70
|
(70)
|
100.0%
|
Gross
profit
|
-
|
52
|
(52)
|
-100.0%
|
Research and
development expenses
|
2,225
|
938
|
1,287
|
-137.2%
|
Selling, general
and administrative expenses
|
3,940
|
2,543
|
1,397
|
-54.9%
|
Operating
loss
|
(6,165)
|
(3,429)
|
(2,736)
|
-79.8%
|
Other (expense)
income:
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
expense
|
(4,508)
|
(2,981)
|
(1,527)
|
-51.2%
|
Other income
(expense)
|
-
|
64
|
(64)
|
-100.0%
|
Total other income
(expense)
|
(4,508)
|
(2,917)
|
(1,591)
|
-54.5%
|
(Loss) before
income taxes
|
(10,673)
|
(6,346)
|
(4,327)
|
-68.2%
|
Income taxes -
current (benefit)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
0.0%
|
Net
(loss)
|
$(10,673)
|
$(6,346)
|
$(4,327)
|
-68.2%
|
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SIX MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2021 COMPARED TO THE SIX MONTHS ENDED
MARCH 31, 2020
Sales
Revenue for the six months ended March 31, 2021
decreased $122,000 to $0 as compared to $122,000 for the six months
ended March 31, 2020. TransTech closed June 30,
2020.
Cost of Sales
Cost of sales for the six months ended March 31,
2021 decreased $70,000 to $0 as compared to $70,000 for the six
months ended March 31, 2020. TransTech closed June 30,
2020.
Research and Development Expenses
Research and development expenses for the six
months ended March 31, 2021 increased $1,287,000 to $2,225,000 as
compared to $938,000 for the six months ended March 31, 2020. The
increase was due to increased personnel, use of consultant
and expenditures related to the
development of our Bio-RFID™ and Particle
technologies.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
Selling, general and administrative expenses for
the six months ended March 31, 2021 increased $1,397,000
to $3,940,000 as compared to
$2,543,000 for the six months ended March 31,
2020.
The increase primarily was due to (i) increased
stock based compensation of $987,000; (ii) increased other expenses
of $78,000; (iii) increased Particle expenses of $378,000
(primarily payroll, and stock based compensation); offset by (iv)
decreased TransTech expenses of $46,000 (primarily salaries and
rent). As part of the selling, general and administrative expenses
for the six months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, we recorded
$95,000 and $83,000, respectively, of investor relation expenses and business
development expenses.
Other (Expense), Net
Other
expense, net for the six months ended March 31, 2021 was $4,508,000
as compared to other expense, net of $2,917,000 for the six months
ended March 31, 2020. The other expense, net for the six months
ended March 31, 2021 included interest expense of $4,508,000
related to convertible notes payable and the amortization of the
beneficial conversion feature.
The other expense for the six months ended
March 31, 2020 included (i) interest
expense of $2,981,000; offset by (ii) other income of
$64,000.
Net Loss
Net loss for the six months ended March 31,
2021 was $10,673,000 as
compared to $6,346,000 for the six months ended March 31, 2020. The
net loss for the six months ended March 31, 2021 included
non-cash expenses of
$7,028,000. The non-cash items
include (iv) depreciation and amortization of
$129,000; (v) issuance for
capital stock for services and expenses of $203,000; (vi) stock
based compensation- warrants of $2,194,000; (vii) stock based compensation- stock options of
$303,000; and (viii)
amortization of debt discount as interest expense of
$4,199,000. On December 15,
2020, we issued a warrant to Ronald P. Erickson for 2,000,000
shares of common stock. The five year warrant is convertible at
$1.53 per share and was valued using a “Black-Scholes”
model at $1,812,000.
The net loss for the six months ended March
31, 2020 included non-cash items of
non-cash expenses of $4,510,000. The non-cash items include (i)
depreciation and amortization of $121,000; (ii) issuance of capital
stock for services and expenses of $1,026,000; (iii) stock based
compensation of $566,000; (iv) amortization of debt discount as
interest expense of $2,792,000; and (v) other of $5,000.
TransTech’s net income from
operations was $68,000 for the six months ended March 31,
2020.
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We expect losses to continue as we commercialize
our ChromaID™ and Bio-RFID™ technology.
(dollars in
thousands)
|
Year Ended
September 30,
|
|||
|
2020
|
2019
|
$
Variance
|
%
Variance
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue
|
$122
|
$1,805
|
$(1,683)
|
-93.2%
|
Cost of
sales
|
70
|
1,378
|
(1,308)
|
94.9%
|
Gross
profit
|
52
|
427
|
(375)
|
-87.8%
|
Research and
development expenses
|
2,034
|
1,258
|
776
|
-61.7%
|
Selling, general
and administrative expenses
|
4,844
|
4,182
|
662
|
-15.8%
|
Operating
loss
|
(6,826)
|
(5,013)
|
(1,813)
|
-10.3%
|
Other (expense)
income:
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
expense
|
(6,094)
|
(2,945)
|
(3,149)
|
-106.9%
|
Other income
(expense)
|
65
|
(10)
|
75
|
750.0%
|
(Loss) gain on debt
settlements
|
(708)
|
356
|
(1,064)
|
-298.9%
|
Total other income
(expense)
|
(6,737)
|
(2,599)
|
(4,138)
|
-159.2%
|
(Loss) before
income taxes
|
(13,563)
|
(7,612)
|
(5,951)
|
-78.2%
|
Income taxes -
current (benefit)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
0.0%
|
Net
(loss)
|
$(13,563)
|
$(7,612)
|
$(5,951)
|
-78.2%
|
YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 COMPARED TO THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER
30, 2019
Sales
Revenue for the year ended September 30, 2020
decreased $1,683,000 to
$122,000 as compared to
$1,805,000 for the year ended
September 30, 2019. The decrease was due to lower sales resulting
from the planned closure of TransTech. We completely shut
down TransTech on June 30, 2020.
Cost of Sales
Cost of sales for the year ended September 30,
2020 decreased $1,308,000 to
$70,000 as compared to
$1,378,000 for the year ended
September 30, 2019. The decrease was due to lower sales by
TransTech. We shut down TransTech on June 30,
2020.
Research and Development Expenses
Research and development expenses for the year
ended September 30, 2020 increased $776,000 to $2,034,000 as compared to $1,258,000 for the year ended September 30, 2019. The
increase was due to the hiring of additional personnel, the
use of consultant and expenditures
related to the development of our Bio-RFID™ and
Particle technologies, including working toward FDA
approval.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
Selling, general and administrative expenses for
the year ended September 30, 2020 increased $662,000
to $4,844,000 as compared to $4,182,000 for the year ended September 30,
2019.
The increase primarily was due to: (i) increased
stock based compensation of $560,000; and (ii) increased Particle
expenses of $514,061 (primarily payroll, consulting, product
development and marketing); and offset by (iii) decreased TransTech
expenses of $415,000 (primarily
salaries and rent). As part of the selling, general and
administrative expenses for the year ended September 30,
2020, we recorded $176,000
of investor relation expenses and
business development expenses.
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Other (Expense), Net
Other expense, net
for the year ended September 30, 2020 was $6,737,000 as compared to
other expense, net of $2,599,000 for the year ended September 30,
2019. The other expense for the year ended September 30, 2020
included (i) interest expense of $6,094,000 and (ii) loss on debt
settlement of $708,000, offset by (iii) other income of $65,000.
The interest expense related to
convertible notes payable and the amortization of the beneficial
conversion feature and value of warrants issued. During the
year ended September 30, 2020, we closed a private placement and
received gross proceeds of $5,639,500 in exchange for issuing
Subordinated Convertible Notes and Warrants in a private placement
to accredited investors, pursuant to a series of substantially
identical Securities Purchase Agreements, Common Stock Warrants,
and related documents. The gain on
debt settlements related to the settlement of old accounts
payable. On July 1, 2020, we entered into a Settlement
Agreement and General Mutual Release with a shareholder of the
Company. On July 6, 2020, the shareholder paid $125,000 to us and
we issued 500,000 shares of common stock. We accrued for the loss
on debt settlement of $825,000 as of June 30, 2020. This loss was
reduced by a gain on settlement of certain TransTech liabilities of
approximately $117,000.
The other expense for the year ended September 30,
2019 included (i) interest expense of $2,945,000; (ii) other income
of $10,000; and offset by (iii) gain on debt settlements of
$356,000. The interest expense related to convertible notes payable
and the amortization of the beneficial conversion feature and the
value of warrants issued. During the year ended September
30, 2019, we closed a private placement and received gross proceeds
of $4,242,490 in exchange for issuing Subordinated Convertible
Notes and Warrants in a private placement to 54 accredited
investors, pursuant to a series of substantially identical
Securities Purchase Agreements, Common Stock Warrants, and related
documents. The gain on debt
settlements related to the settlement of old accounts
payable.
Net Loss
Net loss for the year ended September 30,
2020 was $13,563,000
as compared to $7,612,000
for the year ended September 30, 2019.
The net loss for the year ended September 30, 2020 included
non-cash expenses of
$9,366,000. The non-cash items
include (iv) depreciation and amortization of
$243,000; (v) issuance of
capital stock for services and expenses of
$1,045,000; (vi) stock based
compensation of $1,702,000;
(vi) amortization of debt discount as interest expense of
$5,663,000; (vii) loss on debt
settlement of $825,000; and (viii) other of $5,000, offset by (ix)
gain on debt settlement of $117,000.
The net loss for the year ended September 30,
2019 included non-cash items of
(i) depreciation and amortization of $259,000; (ii) stock based
compensation of $1,260,000; (iii) issuance of capital stock for
services and expenses of $349,000; (iv) amortization of debt
discount of $2,771,000; and (v) other of $34,000; and (vi) offset
by non-cash gain on accounts payable of
$356,000.
We expect losses to continue as we commercialize
our ChromaID™ and Bio-RFID™ technology.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31,
2021
Liquidity is the
ability of a company to generate funds to support its current and
future operations, satisfy its obligations, and otherwise operate
on an ongoing basis. Significant factors in the management of
liquidity are funds generated by operations, levels of accounts
receivable and accounts payable and capital
expenditures.
We had cash of approximately $15,697,000
and net working capital of
approximately $12,757,000 (net
of convertible notes payable and right of use asset and
liabilities) as of March 31, 2021. We have experienced net losses since
inception and we expect losses to continue as we commercialize our
ChromaID™ technology. As of March 31, 2021, we had an accumulated deficit of
$66,639,000 and net losses in
the amount of $10,673,000,
$13,563,000, and $7,612,000 for the six months ended March 31, 2021
and the years ended 2020 and 2019, respectively. During the
six months ended March 31, 2021, the Company incurred non-cash
expenses of $7,028,000.
The opinion of our
independent registered public accounting firm on our audited
financial statements as of and for the year ended September 30,
2020 contains an explanatory paragraph regarding substantial doubt
about our ability to continue as a going concern.
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On March 15, 2021, we closed private placement for gross proceeds of
$14,209,000 in exchange for issuing Subordinated Convertible Notes
and 3,552,250 Warrants in a private placement to accredited
investors, pursuant to a series of substantially identical
Securities Purchase Agreements, Common Stock Warrants, and related
documents. The Convertible Notes will be automatically
converted to our Common Stock at $2.00 per share on the one year
anniversary starting on March 15, 2022.
The Convertible
Notes had an original principal amount of $14,209,000 and bear annual interest of 8%.
Both the principal amount and the interest are payable on a
payment-in-kind basis in shares of our Common Stock
We believe that our cash on hand including funding closed since
March 31, 2021 will be sufficient to fund our operations through
March 31, 2023.
We
have financed our corporate operations and our technology
development through the issuance of convertible debentures, the
issuance of preferred stock, the sale of common stock and the
exercise of warrants.
The
proceeds of warrants which are not expected to be cashless are
expected to generate potential proceeds of up to
$24,728,130.
Operating Activities
Net cash used in operating activities for the six
months ended March 31, 2021 was $3,247,000. This amount was primarily related to (i) a net
loss of $10,673,000; offset by
(ii) working capital changes of $398,000; and (iii) non-cash
expenses of $7,028,000. The
non-cash items include (iv) depreciation and amortization of
$129,000; (v) issuance for
capital stock for services and expenses of $203,000; (vi) stock
based compensation- warrants of $2,194,000; (vii) stock based compensation- stock options of
$303,000; and (viii)
amortization of debt discount as interest expense of
$4,199,000.
On
December 15, 2020, we issued a warrant to Ronald P. Erickson for
2,000,000 shares of common stock. The five year warrant is
convertible at $1.53 per share and was valued using a
“Black-Scholes” model at $1,812,000.
On March 15, 2021, we closed private placement for gross proceeds of
$14,209,000 in exchange for issuing Subordinated Convertible Notes
and 3,552,250 Warrants in a private placement to accredited
investors, pursuant to a series of substantially identical
Securities Purchase Agreements, Common Stock Warrants, and related
documents. The Convertible Notes will be automatically
converted to our Common Stock at $2.00 per share on the one year
anniversary starting on March 9, 2022.
The Convertible
Notes had an original principal amount of $14,209,000 and bear annual interest of 8%.
Both the principal amount and the interest are payable on a
payment-in-kind basis in shares of our Common Stock.
Investing Activities
Net
cash used in investing activities for the six months ended March
31, 2021 and 2020 was $35,000 and $28,000, respectively. This
amount was primarily related to the investment in equipment for
research and development.
Financing Activities
Net cash provided by financing activities for the
six months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 was $14,681,000
and $592,000,
respectively. This amount was
primarily related to (i) issuance of Simple Agreements for future
Equity of $340,000; (ii)
$14,209,000 related to proceeds from convertible notes payable;
(iii) proceeds from notes payable- PPP of $206,000;and (iv) proceed
from the issuance of common stock for the exercise of warrants of
$653,000;and offset by (v) payment of issuance costs from notes
payable of $727,000.
On March 15, 2021, we closed private placement for gross proceeds of
$14,209,000 in exchange for issuing Subordinated Convertible Notes
and 3,552,250 Warrants in a private placement to accredited
investors, pursuant to a series of substantially identical
Securities Purchase Agreements, Common Stock Warrants, and related
documents. The Convertible Notes will be automatically
converted to our Common Stock at $2.00 per share on the one year
anniversary starting on March 9, 2022.
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The Convertible
Notes had an original principal amount of $14,209,000 and bear annual interest of 8%.
Both the principal amount and the interest are payable on a
payment-in-kind basis in shares of our Common Stock
Our contractual cash obligations as of
March 31, 2021 are summarized in the
table below:
|
|
Less
Than
|
|
|
Greater
Than
|
Contractual Cash
Obligations (1)
|
Total
|
1
Year
|
1-3
Years
|
3-5
Years
|
5
Years
|
Operating leases
|
$67,817
|
$61,845
|
$5,972
|
$-
|
$-
|
Convertible notes payable
(1)
|
21,388,566
|
21,388,566
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Simple Agreements for Future Equity
(SAFE) (1)
|
1,125,000
|
1,125,000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
$22,581,383
|
$22,575,411
|
$5,972
|
$-
|
$-
|
(1)
Convertible notes
payable includes $21,388,566 that converts into common stock at the
maturity date during 2021 and 2022. Through March 31, 2021, $1,125,000
has been raised through the sale of
SAFE instruments. We expect to issue 1,406,250 shares of the Particle stock that was initially
valued at $0.80 per share. We expect to incur capital
expenditures related to the development of the “Bio-RFID™” and
“ChromaID™” technologies. None of the
expenditures are contractual obligations as of March 31,
2021.
Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangements
We do not have any
off-balance sheet arrangements (as that term is defined in Item 303
of Regulation S-K) that are reasonably likely to have a current or
future material effect on our financial condition, revenue or
expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or
capital resources.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,
2020
Liquidity is the
ability of a company to generate funds to support its current and
future operations, satisfy its obligations, and otherwise operate
on an ongoing basis. Significant factors in the management of
liquidity are funds generated by operations, levels of accounts
receivable and accounts payable and capital
expenditures.
We had cash of approximately $4,298,000
and net working capital of
approximately $1,801,000 (net
of convertible notes payable and right of use asset and
liabilities) as of September 30, 2020. We have experienced net losses since
inception and we expect losses to continue as we commercialize our
ChromaID™ technology. We have experienced net losses since
inception. As of September 30, 2020, we had an accumulated deficit of
$54,966,000 and net losses in
the amount of $13,563,000 and
$7,612,000 for the years ended September 30, 2020 and 2019,
respectively. During the years
ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, we incurred non-cash
expenses of $9,366,000 and $4,319,000, respectively. We believe that our
cash on hand will be sufficient to fund our operations through
September 30, 2021.
During the year
ended September 30, 2020, we closed additional rounds of a debt
offering and received gross proceeds of $5,639,500 in exchange for
issuing Subordinated Convertible Notes and Warrants in a private
placement to accredited investors, pursuant to a series of
substantially identical Securities Purchase Agreements, Common
Stock Warrants, and related documents. The Convertible Notes are
initially convertible into 5,639,500 shares of Common Stock,
subject to certain adjustments, and the Warrants are initially
exercisable for 2,819,750 shares of Common Stock at an exercise
price of $1.20 per share of Common Stock, also subject to certain
adjustments. In connection with the debt offering, the placement
agent for the Convertible Notes and the Warrants received a cash
fee of $411,950 and warrants to purchase 615,675 shares of the
Company’s common stock, all based on 6.3-8%% of gross
proceeds to the Company.
During July 2020,
Particle closed funding of $785,000 for Simple Agreements for
Future Equity (SAFE) and received gross proceeds of $733,585 in a
private placement to accredited investors. In connection with the
private placement, the placement agent for the private placement
received a cash fee of $47,100. Particle is currently trying to
raise equity capital which upon meeting certain thresholds would
automatically convert the SAFE instruments to comment
stock.
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We may need additional financing to implement our
business plan and to service our ongoing operations and pay our
current debts. There can be no assurance that we will be able to
secure any needed funding, or that if such funding is available,
the terms or conditions would be acceptable to us. If we are unable
to obtain additional financing when it is needed, we will need to
restructure our operations, and divest all or a portion of our
business. We may seek additional
capital through a combination of private and public equity
offerings, debt financings and strategic collaborations. Debt
financing, if obtained, may involve agreements that include
covenants limiting or restricting our ability to take specific
actions, such as incurring additional debt, and could increase our
expenses and require that our assets secure such debt. Equity
financing, if obtained, could result in dilution to our
then-existing stockholders and/or require such stockholders to
waive certain rights and preferences. If such financing is not
available on satisfactory terms, or is not available at all, we may
be required to delay, scale back, or eliminate the development of
business opportunities and our operations and financial condition
may be materially adversely affected.
We
have financed our corporate operations and our technology
development through the issuance of convertible debentures, the
issuance of preferred stock, the sale of common stock and the
exercise of warrants.
The
proceeds of warrants which are not expected to be cashless could
generate potential proceeds of up to $8,519,000.
Operating Activities
Net cash used in operating activities for the
years ended September 30, 2020 was $3,914,000. This amount was primarily related to (i) a net
loss of $13,563,000; offset by
(ii) working capital changes of $283,000; and (iii) non-cash expenses of
$9,366,000. The non-cash items
include (iv) depreciation and amortization of
$243,000; (v) issuance of
capital stock for services and expenses of
$1,045,000; (vi) stock based
compensation of $1,702,000;
(vi) amortization of debt discount as interest expense of
$5,663,000; (vii) loss on debt
settlement of $825,000; and (viii) other of $5,000, offset by (ix)
gain on debt settlement of $117,000.
Investing Activities
Net cash used in investing activities for the
years ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 was $70,000 and $80,000, respectively. This amount was primarily related to the
investment in equipment for research and
development.
Financing Activities
Net cash provided by financing activities for the
years ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 was $6,381,000 and $4,150,000. These amounts was primarily related to (i)
issuance of convertible notes payable of $5,640,000; (ii) issuance
of common stock for warrant exercises of $8,000; (iii) proceeds
from notes payable of $226,000; (iv) proceeds for Simple Agreements
for Future Equity of $785,000; and proceeds from issuance of shares
related to debt settlement of $125,000; offset by (v) payments of
issuance costs from convertible notes payable of
$480,000.
Our contractual cash obligations as of
September 30, 2020 are summarized in
the table below:
|
|
Less
Than
|
|
|
Greater
Than
|
Contractual Cash
Obligations (1)
|
Total
|
1
Year
|
1-3
Years
|
3-5
Years
|
5
Years
|
Operating leases
|
$137,521
|
$113,553
|
$23,968
|
$-
|
$-
|
Convertible notes
payable
|
7,894,566
|
7,894,566
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
$8,032,087
|
$8,008,119
|
$23,968
|
$-
|
$-
|
(1) Convertible
notes payable includes $5,639,500 that converts into common stock
at the maturity date during 2020 and 2021 and $2,255,066 under
various convertible promissory notes as of September 30, 2020
including $1,184,066 owed to entities controlled by our chairman.
We expect to incur capital expenditures related to the development
of the “Bio-RFID™”
and “ChromaID™” technologies. None of the
expenditures are contractual obligations as of September 30,
2020.
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Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangements
We do not have any
off-balance sheet arrangements (as that term is defined in Item 303
of Regulation S-K) that are reasonably likely to have a current or
future material effect on our financial condition, revenue or
expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or
capital resources.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES
The
application of GAAP involves the exercise of varying degrees of
judgment. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates and
judgments based on historical experience and various other factors
that are believed to be reasonable under the
circumstances.
Actual
results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions
or conditions. We believe that of our significant accounting
policies (see summary of significant accounting policies more fully
described in Note 2 to the financial statements set forth in this
report), the following policies involve a higher degree of judgment
and/or complexity:
Fair Value Measurements and Financial
Instruments – ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurement and Disclosures,
defines fair value as the exchange price that would be received for
an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the
principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in
an orderly transaction between market participants on the
measurement date. This topic also establishes a fair
value hierarchy, which requires classification based on observable
and unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. The
fair value hierarchy distinguishes between assumptions based on
market data (observable inputs) and an entity’s own
assumptions (unobservable inputs).
Derivative Financial Instruments
–Pursuant to ASC 815 “Derivatives and
Hedging”, we evaluate all of our financial instruments to
determine if such instruments are derivatives or contain features
that qualify as embedded derivatives. We then determines if
embedded derivative must be bifurcated and separately accounted
for. For derivative financial instruments that are accounted for as
liabilities, the derivative instrument is initially recorded at its
fair value and is then re-valued at each reporting date, with
changes in the fair value reported in the consolidated statements
of operations. For stock-based derivative financial instruments, we
use a Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing model to value the
derivative instruments at inception and on subsequent valuation
dates. The classification of derivative instruments, including
whether such instruments should be recorded as liabilities or as
equity, is evaluated at the end of each reporting period.
Derivative instrument liabilities are classified in the balance
sheet as current or non-current based on whether or not net-cash
settlement of the derivative instrument could be required within
twelve months of the balance sheet date.
Stock Based Compensation – We have share-based compensation plans
under which employees, consultants, suppliers and directors may be
granted restricted stock, as well as options and warrants to
purchase shares of our common stock at the fair market value at the
time of grant. Stock-based compensation cost to employees is
measured by us at the grant date, based on the fair value of the
award, over the requisite service period under ASC 718. For options
issued to employees, we recognize stock compensation costs
utilizing the fair value methodology over the related period of
benefit.
Convertible Securities
– Based upon ASC 815-15,
we have adopted a sequencing approach regarding the application of
ASC 815-40 to convertible securities. We will evaluate our
contracts based upon the earliest issuance date. In the event
partial reclassification of contracts subject to ASC 815-40-25 is
necessary, due to our inability to demonstrate we have sufficient
shares authorized and unissued, shares will be allocated on the
basis of issuance date, with the earliest issuance date receiving
first allocation of shares. If a reclassification of an instrument
were required, it would result in the instrument issued latest
being reclassified first.
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BUSINESS
We
are focused on the development, marketing and sales of proprietary
technologies which are capable of uniquely identifying or
authenticating almost any substance or material using
electromagnetic energy to record, detect, and identify the unique
“signature” of the substance or material. We call these
our “Bio-RFID™” and “ChromaID™”
technologies.
Historically,
the Company focused on the development of our proprietary ChromaID
technology. Using light from low-cost LEDs (light emitting diodes)
the ChromaID technology maps the color of substances, fluids and
materials. With our proprietary processes we can authenticate and
identify based upon the color that is present. The color is both
visible to us as humans but also outside of the humanly visible
color spectrum in the near infra-red and near ultra-violet and
beyond. The Company’s ChromaID scanner sees what we like to
call “Nature’s Color Fingerprint.” Everything in
nature has a unique color identifier and with ChromaID the Company
can see, and identify, and authenticate based upon the color that
is present. The Company’s ChromaID scanner is capable of
uniquely identifying and authenticating almost any substance or
liquid using light to record, detect and identify its unique color
signature. More recently, the Company has focused upon extensions
and new inventions that are derived from and extend beyond our
ChromaID technology. The Company calls this new technology
“Bio-RFID.” The rapid advances made with our Bio-RFID
technology in our laboratory have caused us to move quickly into
the commercialization phase of our Company as we work to create
revenue generating products for the marketplace. Today, the sole
focus of the Company is on its Bio-RFID technology and its
commercialization.
On April 30, 2020,
we incorporated Particle, Inc., a Nevada corporation
(“Particle”). We are the sole shareholder. As a result,
Particle is a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.
Particle shall utilize our corporate offices and is expected focus
on the development and commercialization of our extensive
intellectual property relating to electromagnetic energy outside of
the medical diagnostic arena, which remains the parent
company’s singular focus with its initial product, the
UBAND™ non-invasive continuous glucose monitor. On June 1, 2020, we approved and ratified entry
into an intercompany Patent License Agreement (the
“Agreement”) dated May 21, 2020 with Particle whereby
Particle shall receive an exclusive non-transferrable license to
use certain patents and trademarks of the Company, in exchange we
shall receive: (i) a one-time fee of $250,000 upon a successful
financing of Particle, and (ii) a quarterly royalty payment equal
to the greater of 5% of the Gross Sales, net of returns, from
Particle, Inc. or $5,000.
In 2010, we acquired TransTech Systems, Inc. as an
adjunct to our business. TransTech is a distributor of products for
employee and personnel identification and authentication. TransTech
has historically provided substantially all of the Company’s
revenues. The financial results from our TransTech subsidiary have
been diminishing as vendors of their products increasingly move to
the Internet and direct sales to their customers. While it does
provide our current revenues, it is not central to our current
focus as a Company. Moreover, we have written down any goodwill
associated with its historic acquisition. We expect to shut
down TransTech completely by June 30, 2020.
The Know Labs Technology
We
have internally and under contract with third parties developed
proprietary platform technologies to uniquely identify or
authenticate almost any material and substance. Our technology
utilizes electromagnetic energy along the electromagnetic spectrum
to perform analytics which allow the user to identify and
authenticate substances and materials depending upon the
user’s unique application and field of use. The
Company’s proprietary platform technologies are called
Bio-RFID and ChromaID.
Our
latest technology platform is called Bio-RFID. Working in our lab
over the last two years, we have developed extensions and new
inventions derived in part from our ChromaID technology which we
refer to as Bio-RFID technology. We are rapidly advancing the
development of this technology. We have announced over the past
year that we have successfully been able to non-invasively
ascertain blood glucose levels in humans. We are building the
internal and external development team necessary to commercialize
this newly discovered technology as well as make additional patent
filings covering the intellectual property created with these new
inventions. The first applications of our Bio-RFID technology will
be in a product marketed as a Glucose Monitor. It will provide the
user with real time information on their blood glucose levels. This
product will require US Food and Drug Administration approval prior
to its introduction to the market.
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We
have also announced the results of laboratory-based comparison
testing between our Bio-RFID technology and the leading continuous
glucose monitors from Abbott Labs (Freestyle Libre®) and
DexCom (G5®). These results provide evidence of a high degree
of correlation between our Bio-RFID based technology and the
current industry leaders and their continuous glucose monitors. Our
technology is fundamentally differentiated from these industry
leaders as our technology completely non-invasively monitors blood
glucose levels.
We
plan to begin the process of obtaining US Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) approval of our non-invasive blood glucose
monitoring device as soon as possible. To guide us in that
undertaking we previously announced the hiring of a Chief Medical
Officer and formed a Medical and Regulatory Advisory Board to guide
us through the FDA process. We are unable, however, to estimate the
time necessary for such approval nor the likelihood of success in
that endeavor.
Our
ChromaID patented technology utilizes light at the photon
(elementary particle of light) level through a series of emitters
and detectors to generate a unique signature or
“fingerprint” from a scan of almost any solid, liquid
or gaseous material. This signature of reflected or transmitted
light is digitized, creating a unique ChromaID signature. Each
ChromaID signature is comprised of from hundreds to thousands of
specific data points.
The
ChromaID technology looks beyond visible light frequencies to areas
of near infra-red and ultraviolet light and beyond that are outside
the humanly visible light spectrum. The data obtained allows us to
create a very specific and unique ChromaID signature of the
substance for a myriad of authentication, verification and
identification applications.
Traditional
light-based identification technology, called spectrophotometry,
has relied upon a complex system of prisms, mirrors and visible
light. Spectrophotometers typically have a higher cost and utilize
a form factor (shape and size) more suited to a laboratory setting
and require trained laboratory personnel to interpret the
information. The ChromaID technology uses lower cost LEDs and
photodiodes and specific electromagnetic frequencies resulting in a
more accurate, portable and easy-to-use solution for a wide variety
of applications. The ChromaID technology not only has significant
cost advantages as compared to spectrophotometry, it is also
completely flexible is size, shape and configuration. The ChromaID
scan head can range in size from endoscopic to a scale that could
be the size of a large ceiling-mounted florescent light
fixture.
In
normal operation, a ChromaID master or reference scan is generated
and stored in a database. We call this the ChromaID Reference Data
Library. The scan head can then scan similar materials to identify,
authenticate or diagnose them by comparing the new ChromaID digital
signature scan to that of the original or reference ChromaID
signature or scan result. Over time, we believe the ChromaID
Reference Libraries can become a significant asset of the Company,
providing valuable information in numerous fields of use. The
Reference Data Libraries for our newly developed Bio-RFID will have
a similar promise regarding their utility and value.
Bio-RFID and ChromaID: Foundational Platform
Technologies
Our
Bio-RFID and ChromaID technologies provide a platform upon which a
myriad of applications can be developed. As platform technologies,
they are analogous to a smartphone, upon which an enormous number
of previously unforeseen applications have been developed. Bio-RFID
and ChromaID technologies are “enabling” technologies
that bring the science of electromagnetic energy to low-cost,
real-world commercialization opportunities across multiple
industries. The technologies are foundational and, as such, the
basis upon which the Company believes significant businesses can be
built.
As
with other foundational technologies, a single application may
reach across multiple industries. The Bio-RFID technology can
non-invasively identity the presence and quantity of glucose in the
human body. By extension, there may be other molecular structures
which this same technology can identity in the human body which,
over time, the Company will focus upon. They may include the
monitoring of drug usage or the presence of illicit drugs. They may
also involve identifying hormones and various markers of
disease.
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Similarly,
the ChromaID technology can, for example effectively differentiate
and identify different brands of clear vodkas that appear identical
to the human eye. By extension, this same technology could identify
pure water from water with contaminants present. It could provide
real time detection of liquid medicines such as morphine that have
been adulterated or compromised. It could detect if jet fuel has
water contamination present. It could determine when it is time to
change oil in a deep fat fryer. These are but a few of the
potential applications of the ChromaID technology based upon
extensions of its ability to identify different
liquids.
The
cornerstone of a company with a foundational platform technology is
its intellectual property. We have pursued an active intellectual
property strategy and have been granted 14 patents. We currently
have a number of patents pending and continue, on a regular basis
the filing of new patents. We possess all right, title and interest
to the issued patents.
Our Patents and Intellectual Property
We
believe that our 14 patents, patent applications, registered
trademarks, and our trade secrets, copyrights and other
intellectual property rights are important assets. Our issued
patents will expire at various times between 2027 and 2039. Pending
patents, if and when issued, may have expiration dates that extend
further in time. The duration of our trademark registrations varies
from country to country. However, trademarks are generally valid
and may be renewed indefinitely as long as they are in use and/or
their registrations are properly maintained.
The
issued patents cover the fundamental aspects of the Know Labs
ChromaID and Bio-RFID technology and a number of unique
applications. We have filed patents on the fundamental aspects of
our Bio-RFID technology and growing number of unique applications.
We will continue to expand the Company’s patent portfolio.
Know Labs has applied for four patents related specifically to its
technology.
Additionally,
significant aspects of our technology are maintained as trade
secrets which may not be disclosed through the patent filing
process. We intend to be diligent in maintaining and securing our
trade secrets.
The
patents that have been issued to Know Labs and their dates of
issuance are:
On
August 9, 2011, we were issued US Patent No. 7,996,173 B2 entitled
“Method, Apparatus and Article to Facilitate Distributed
Evaluation of Objects Using Electromagnetic Energy,” by the
United States Office of Patents and Trademarks. The patent expires
August 24, 2029.
On
December 13, 2011, we were issued US Patent No. 8,076,630 B2
entitled “System and Method of Evaluating an Object Using
Electromagnetic Energy” by the United States Office of
Patents and Trademarks. The patent expires November 7,
2028.
On
December 20, 2011, we were issued US Patent No. 8,081,304 B2
entitled “Method, Apparatus and Article to Facilitate
Evaluation of Objects Using Electromagnetic Energy” by the
United States Office of Patents and Trademarks. The patent expires
July 28, 2030.
On
October 9, 2012, we were issued US Patent No. 8,285,510 B2 entitled
“Method, Apparatus, and Article to Facilitate Distributed
Evaluation of Objects Using Electromagnetic Energy” by the
United States Office of Patents and Trademarks. The patent expires
July 31, 2027.
On
February 5, 2013, we were issued US Patent No. 8,368,878 B2
entitled “Method, Apparatus and Article to Facilitate
Evaluation of Objects Using Electromagnetic Energy by the United
States Office of Patents and Trademarks. The patent expires July
31, 2027.
On
November 12, 2013, we were issued US Patent No. 8,583,394 B2
entitled “Method, Apparatus and Article to Facilitate
Distributed Evaluation of Objects Using Electromagnetic Energy by
the United States Office of Patents and Trademarks. The patent
expires July 31, 2027.
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On
November 21, 2014, we were issued US Patent No. 8,888,207 B2
entitled “Systems, Methods, and Articles Related to
Machine-Readable Indicia and Symbols” by the United States
Office of Patents and Trademarks. The patent expires February 7,
2033. This patent describes using ChromaID to see what we call
invisible bar codes and other identifiers.
On
March 23, 2015, we were issued US Patent No. 8,988,666 B2 entitled
“Method, Apparatus, and Article to Facilitate Evaluation of
Objects Using Electromagnetic Energy” by the United States
Office of Patents and Trademarks. The patent expires July 31,
2027.
On
May 26, 2015, we were issued US Patent No. 9,041,920 B2 entitled
“Device for Evaluation of Fluids using Electromagnetic
Energy” by the United States Office of Patents and
Trademarks. The patent expires March 12, 2033. This patent
describes a ChromaID fluid sampling devices.
On
April 19, 2016, we were issued US Patent No. 9,316,581 B2 entitled
“Method, Apparatus, and Article to Facilitate Evaluation of
Substances Using Electromagnetic Energy” by the United States
Office of Patents and Trademarks. The patent expires March 12,
2033. This patent describes an enhancement to the foundational
ChromaID technology.
On
April 18, 2017, we were issued US Patent No. 9,625,371 B2 entitled
“Method, Apparatus, and Article to Facilitate Evaluation of
Substances Using Electromagnetic Energy.” The patent expires
July 2027. This patent pertains to the use of ChromaID technology
for the identification and analysis of biological tissue. It has
many potential applications in medical, industrial and consumer
markets.
On
May 30, 2017, we were issued US Patent No. 9,664.610 B2 entitled
“Systems for Fluid Analysis Using Electromagnetic Energy that
is reflected a Number of Times through a Fluid Contained within a
Reflective Chamber.” This patent expires approximately in
approximately March 2034. This patent pertains to a method for the
use of the Company’s technology analyzing
fluids.
On
April 4, 2018, we were issued US Patent No. 9,869,636 B2, entitled
“Device for Evaluation of Fluids Using Electromagnetic
Energy.” The patent expires in approximately April 2033. This
patent pertains to the use of ChromaID technology for evaluating
and analyzing fluids such as those following through an IV drip in
a hospital or water, for example.
On
February 4, 2020, we were issued US Patent No. 10,548,503 B2,
entitled “Health Related Diagnostics Employing Spectroscopy
in Radio/Microwave Frequency Band. The patent expires in
approximately May 2039. This patent pertains to the use of Bio-RFID
technology for medical diagnostics.
Product Strategy
We
are currently undertaking internal development work on potential
products for the commercial marketplace. We have announced the
development of our non-invasive glucose monitor and our desire to
obtain US Food and Drug Administration approval for the marketing
of this product to the diabetic and pre-diabetic population. We
have also announced the engagement of a manufacturing partner we
will work with to bring this product to market. We will make
further announcements regarding this product as development,
testing, manufacturing and regulatory approval work
progresses.
Currently
we are focusing our efforts on productizing our Bio-RFID technology
as we move it out of our research laboratory and into the
marketplace.
Research and Development
Our current research and development efforts are
primarily focused on improving our Bio-RFID technology, extending
its capacity and developing new and unique applications for this
technology. As part of this effort, we conduct on-going laboratory
testing to ensure that application methods are compatible with the
end-user and regulatory requirements, and that they can be
implemented in a cost-effective manner. We are also actively
involved in identifying new applications. Our current internal team
along with outside consultants have considerable experience working
with the application of our technologies and their application. We
engage third party experts as required to supplement our internal
team. We believe that continued development of new and enhanced
technologies is essential to our future success. We incurred
expenses of $2,225,000 and
$938,000 for the six months
ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, on development
activities.
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On April 30, 2020,
the Company approved and ratified the incorporation of Particle.
Particle is focused on the development and commercialization of the
Company’s extensive intellectual property relating to
electromagnetic energy outside of the medical diagnostic arena
which remains the parent company’s singular focus.
Since incorporation, Particle has
engaged in research and development activities on threaded light
bulbs that have a warm white light and can inactivate germs,
including bacteria and viruses.
Merger with RAAI Lighting, Inc.
On
April 10, 2018, we entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger
with 500 Union Corporation, a Delaware corporation and a wholly
owned subsidiary of the Company, and RAAI Lighting, Inc., a
Delaware corporation. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, we have
acquired all the outstanding shares of RAAI’s capital stock
through a merger of Merger Sub with and into RAAI (the
“Merger”), with RAAI surviving the Merger as a wholly
owned subsidiary of the Company.
Under
the terms of the Merger Agreement, each share of RAAI common stock
issued and outstanding immediately before the Merger (1,000 shares)
were cancelled and we issued 2,000,000 shares of our common stock.
As a result, we issued 2,000,000 shares of its common stock to
Phillip A. Bosua, formerly the sole stockholder of RAAI. The
consideration for the Merger was determined through arms-length
bargaining by the Company and RAAI. The Merger was structured to
qualify as a tax-free reorganization for U.S. federal income tax
purposes. As a result of the Merger, the Company received certain
intellectual property, related to RAAI.
Corporate Name Change and Symbol Change
On May 24, 2018,
the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”)
announced the effectiveness of a change in our name from Know Labs
Incorporated to Know Labs, Inc. and a change in our ticker symbol
from VSUL to the new trading symbol KNWN which became effective on
the opening of trading as of May 25, 2018. In addition, in
connection with the name change and symbol change, we were assigned
the CUSIP number of 499238103.
Employees
As of March 31, 2021, we had 10 full-time employees. Our senior
management and five other personnel are located in our Seattle,
Washington offices. We also utilize consulting firms and people to
supplement our workforce.
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MANAGEMENT
Identification
of Directors and Executive Officers
The following table
sets forth certain information about our current directors and
executive officers:
Name
|
Age
|
Director/
Executive Officer
|
|
Directors-
|
|
|
|
Ronald P.
Erickson
|
77
|
Chairman and
Interim Chief Financial Officer (1)
|
|
Phillip A.
Bosua
|
47
|
Chief Executive
Officer and Director
|
|
Jon
Pepper
|
69
|
Director
(2)
|
|
Ichiro
Takesako
|
62
|
Director
|
|
William A.
Owens
|
81
|
Director
(3)
|
|
(1) Chairman of the
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.
(2) Chairman of the
Audit Committee
(3) Chairman of the
Compensation Committee
All directors hold
office until their successors are duly appointed or until their
earlier resignation or removal.
Background and Business Experience
Ronald P. Erickson
has been a director and officer of
Know Labs since April 2003. He was appointed as our CEO and
President in November 2009 and as Chairman of the Board in February
2015. Previously, Mr. Erickson was our President and Chief
Executive Officer from September 2003 through August 2004 and was
Chairman of the Board from August 2004 until May 2011. Mr.
Erickson stepped down as Chief Executive Officer on April 10,
2018.
A
senior executive with more than 30 years of experience in the high
technology, telecommunications, micro-computer, and digital media
industries, Mr. Erickson was the founder of Know Labs. He is
formerly Chairman, CEO and Co-Founder of Blue Frog Media, a mobile
media and entertainment company; Chairman and CEO of eCharge
Corporation, an Internet-based transaction procession
company, Chairman, CEO and Co-founder of GlobalTel
Resources, a provider of telecommunications services; Chairman,
Interim President and CEO of Egghead Software, Inc. a software
reseller where he was an original investor; Chairman and CEO of
NBI, Inc.; and Co-founder of MicroRim, Inc. the database software
developer. Earlier, Mr. Erickson practiced law in Seattle and
worked in public policy in Washington, DC and New York, NY.
Additionally, Mr. Erickson has been an angel investor and board
member of a number of public and private technology
companies. In addition to his business activities, Mr.
Erickson is Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Central Washington
University where he received his BA degree. He also holds a MA from
the University of Wyoming and a JD from the University of
California, Davis. He is licensed to practice law in the State of
Washington.
Mr.
Erickson is our founder and was appointed as a director because of
his extensive experience in developing technology
companies.
Phillip A. Bosua was
appointed a director and Chief Executive Officer of the Company on
April 10, 2018. Previously, Mr. Bosua served as our Chief Product
Officer since August 2017 and we entered into a Consulting
Agreement on July 7, 2017. From September 2012 to February 2015, he
was the founder and Chief Executive Officer of LIFX Inc. (where he
developed and marketed an innovative “smart” light
bulb) and from August 2015 until February 2016 was Vice President
Consumer Products at Soraa (which markets specialty LED light
bulbs). From February 2016 to July 2017, Mr. Bosua was the founder
and CEO of RAAI, Inc. (where he continued the development of his
smart lighting technology). From May 2008 to February 2013 he
was the Founder and CEO of LimeMouse Apps, a leading developer of
applications for the Apple App Store.
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Mr.
Bosua was appointed as a director because of his extensive
experience in developing technology companies.
Ichiro Takesako
has served as a director since
December 28, 2012. Mr. Takesako has held executive positions with
Sumitomo Precision Products Co., Ltd or Sumitomo since 1983. Mr.
Takesako graduated from Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan where he
majored in Social Science and graduated with a Degree of Bachelor
of Social Science.
In
the past few years, Mr. Takesako has held the following executive
position in Sumitomo and its affiliates:
June
2008:
|
appointed
as General Manager of Sales and Marketing Department of Micro
Technology Division
|
April
2009:
|
appointed
as General Manager of Overseas Business Department of Micro
Technology Division in charge of M&A activity of certain
business segment and assets of Aviza Technology, Inc.
|
July
2010:
|
appointed
as Executive Director of SPP Process Technology Systems, 100% owned
subsidiary of Sumitomo Precision Products then, stationed in
Newport, Wales
|
August
2011:
|
appointed
as General Manager, Corporate Strategic Planning Group
|
January
2013:
|
appointed
as Chief Executive Officer of M2M Technologies, Inc., a company
invested by Sumitomo Precision products
|
April
2013:
|
appointed
as General Manager of Business Development Department, in parallel
of CEO of M2M Technologies, Inc.
|
April
2014:
|
relieved
from General Manager of Business Development Department and is
responsible for M2M Technologies Inc. as its CEO
|
Mr.
Takesako was appointed as a Director based on his previous position
with Sumitomo and Sumitomo's previous significant partnership with
the Company.
Jon Pepper has served as an independent director since April
2006. Mr. Pepper founded Pepcom in 1980, a company that become the
industry leader at producing press-only technology showcase events
around the country and internationally. He sold his stake in the
corporation and retired as a partner at the end of 2018. Prior to
that, Mr. Pepper started the DigitalFocus newsletter, a
ground-breaking newsletter on digital imaging that was distributed
to leading influencers worldwide. Mr. Pepper has been closely
involved with the high technology revolution since the beginning of
the personal computer era. He was formerly a well-regarded
journalist and columnist; his work on technology subjects appeared
in The New
York Times, Fortune, PC Magazine, Men's
Journal, Working
Woman, PC Week, Popular Science
and many other well-known
publications. Pepper was educated at Union College in Schenectady,
New York and the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen. He
continues to be active in non-profit work and boards, and last year
founded Mulberry Tree Films, a non-profit that supports independent
high-quality documentary films.
Mr.
Pepper was appointed as a director because of his marketing skills
with technology companies.
William A. Owens has served as an
independent director since May 24, 2018. Mr. Owens is currently the
co-founder and executive chairman of Red Bison Advisory Group, a
company which identifies opportunities with proven enterprises in
China, the Middle East, and the United States and creates dynamic
partnerships focusing on natural resources (oil, gas and fertilizer
plants), real estate, and information and communication technology.
Most recently, he was the chairman of the board of CenturyLink
Telecom, the third largest telecommunications company in the United
States and was on the advisory board of SAP USA. Mr. Owens serves
on the board of directors at Wipro Technologies and is a director
of the following private companies: Humm Kombucha, a beverage
company and Versium. Mr. Owens is on the advisory board of the
following private companies: Healthmine, Platform Science, Sarcos,
Sierra Nevada Corporation, and Vodi. Mr. Owens is on the board of
trustees at EastWest Institute, Seattle University, and an advisor
to the Fiscal Responsibility Amendment (CFFRA) Association which
aims to establish a balanced budget amendment to the US
Constitution. He is also a member of the Council of Foreign
Relations.
From 2007 to 2015,
Mr. Owens was the Chairman and Senior Partner of AEA Investors
Asia, a private equity firm located in Hong Kong, and Vice Chairman
of the NYSE for Asia. Mr. Owens also served as the Chairman of
Eastern Airlines. He has served on over 20 public boards including
Daimler, British American Tobacco, Telstra, Nortel Networks, and
Polycom. Mr. Owens was the CEO/Chairman of Teledesic LLC, a Bill
Gates/Craig McCaw company bringing worldwide broadband through an
extensive satellite network and prior, was the President, COO/Vice
Chairman of Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC).
Mr. Owens has also served on the boards of the non-for-profit
organizations; Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Carnegie
Corporation of New York, Brookings Institution, and RAND
Corporation.
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Mr. Owens is a
four-star US Navy veteran. He was Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs
of Staff, the second-ranking United States military officer with
responsibility for reorganizing and restructuring the armed forces
in the post-Cold War era. He is widely recognized for bringing
commercial high-grade technology into the Department of Defense for
military applications
Mr. Owens is a 1962
honor graduate of the United States Naval Academy with a
bachelor’s degree in mathematics, bachelor’s and
master’s degrees in politics, philosophy and economics from
Oxford University, and a master’s degree in management from
George Washington University.
Mr. Owen was
appointed as a director because of his business skills with
technology companies.
Board
of Directors Composition
The
Board has three standing committees to facilitate and assist the
Board in the execution of its responsibilities. The committees are
currently the Audit Committee, the Nominating and Corporate
Governance Committee, and the Compensation Committee. The
Committees were formed in July 2010. The Audit and Compensation
Committees are comprised solely of non-employee, independent
directors. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee has
two management directors, Ronald P. Erickson as Chairman and
Phillip A. Bosua as a member. Charters for each committee are
available on our website at www.knowlabs.co. The discussion below
describes current membership for each of the standing Board
committees.
|
|
|
|
Nominations
and
|
Audit
|
|
Compensation
|
|
Corporate
Governance
|
Jon Pepper
(Chairman)
|
|
William A. Owens
(Chairman)
|
|
Ron Erickson
(Chairman)
|
William A.
Owens
|
|
Jon
Pepper
|
|
Phillip A.
Bosua
|
Ichiro
Takesako
|
|
Ichiro
Takesako
|
|
William A.
Owens
|
|
|
|
|
Jon
Pepper
|
There are no family
relationships among any of our directors or executive
officers.
Communication
with our Board of Directors
Our stockholders
and other interested parties may communicate with our Board of
Directors by sending written communication in an envelope addressed
to "Board of Directors" in care of the Secretary, 500 Union Street,
Suite 810, Seattle, Washington 98101.
Director Independence
The Board has affirmatively determined that Mr.
Pepper, Mr. Takesako and William A. Owens are each an
independent director. For
purposes of making that determination, the Board used
NASDAQ’s Listing Rules even though the Company is not
currently listed on NASDAQ.
Code
of Ethics
We have adopted
conduct and ethics standards titled the code of ethics, which is
available at www.knowlabs.co. These standards were adopted by our
Board of Directors to promote transparency and integrity. The
standards apply to our Board of Directors, executives and
employees. Waivers of the requirements of our code of ethics or
associated polices with respect to members of our Board of
Directors or executive officers are subject to approval of the full
board.
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Audit Committee
Our Board of
Directors established an audit committee in July 2010. Our audit committee provides
assistance to the Board in fulfilling its responsibilities to our
stockholders relating to: (1) maintaining the integrity of our
financial reports, including our compliance with legal and
regulatory requirements, (2) the independent auditor's
qualifications and independence, (3) the performance of our
internal audit function in cooperation with the independent
auditors, and (4) the preparation of the report required by
the rules of the SEC to be included in our annual proxy statement.
Our audit committee is directly responsible for the appointment,
compensation and oversight of the independent auditors (including
the resolution of any disagreements between management and the
independent auditors regarding financial reporting), approving in
advance all auditing services, and approving in advance all
non-audit servicesprovided by the independent auditors. The
independent auditors report directly to the committee. In addition,
our audit committee is to review our annual and quarterly financial
reports in conjunction with the independent auditors and financial
management.
Our Board of
Directors has adopted a written charter for the audit committee, a
copy of which is available on our website at www.knowlabs.co.
Compensation Committee
Our Board of
Directors established a compensation committee in July 2010. Our
compensation committee is responsible for: (1) reviewing and
approving goals and objectives underlying the compensation of our
Chief Executive Officer, evaluating the CEO's performance in
accordance with those goals and objectives, and determining and
approving the CEO's compensation; (2) recommending to the
board the compensation of executive officers other than the CEO,
subject to board approval; (3) administering any incentive
compensation and equity-based plans, subject to board approval;
(4) preparing the compensation report required by the rules
and regulations of the SEC for inclusion in our annual proxy
statement; and (5) periodically reviewing the results of our
executive compensation and perquisite programs and making
recommendations to the board with respect to annual compensation
(salaries, fees and equity) for our executive officers and
non-employee directors.
Our Board of
Directors has adopted a written charter for the compensation
committee, a copy of which is available on our website at
www.knowlabs.co.
Nominations and Governance Committee
Our Board of
Directors established the nominations and governance committee in
July 2010 for the purpose of: (1) assisting the board in
identifying individuals qualified to become board members and
recommending to the board the nominees for election as directors at
the next annual meeting of stockholders; (2) assist the board
in determining the size and composition of the board committees;
(3) develop and recommend to the board the corporate
governance principles applicable to us; and (4) serve in an
advisory capacity to the board and the Chairman of the Board on
matters of organization, management succession planning, major
changes in our organizational and the conduct of board
activities.
Our Board of
Directors has adopted a written charter for the nominations and
governance committee, a copy of which is available on our website
at www.knowlabs.co.
Involvement
in Certain Legal Proceedings
None
of our directors or executive officers has, during the past ten
years:
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Had
any petition under the federal bankruptcy laws or any state
insolvency law filed by or against, or had a receiver, fiscal
agent, or similar officer appointed by a court for the business or
property of such person, or any partnership in which he was a
general partner at or within two years before the time of such
filing, or any corporation or business association of which he was
an executive officer at or within two years before the time of such
filing;
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●
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Been
convicted in a criminal proceeding or a named subject of a pending
criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations and other minor
offenses);
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Been
the subject of any order, judgment, or decree, not subsequently
reversed, suspended, or vacated, of any court of competent
jurisdiction, permanently or temporarily enjoining him from, or
otherwise limiting, the following activities:
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Acting
as a futures commission merchant, introducing broker, commodity
trading advisor, commodity pool operator, floor broker, leverage
transaction merchant, any other person regulated by the Commodity
Futures Trading Commission, or an associated person of any of the
foregoing, or as an investment adviser, underwriter, broker or
dealer in securities, or as an affiliated person, director or
employee of any investment company, bank, savings and loan
association or insurance company, or engaging in or continuing any
conduct or practice in connection with such activity;
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Engaging
in any type of business practice; or
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◦
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Engaging
in any activity in connection with the purchase or sale of any
security or commodity or in connection with any violation of
federal or state securities laws or federal commodities
laws;
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Been
the subject of any order, judgment, or decree, not subsequently
reversed, suspended, or vacated, of any federal or state authority
barring, suspending, or otherwise limiting for more than 60 days
the right of such person to engage in any activity described in (i)
above, or to be associated with persons engaged in any such
activity;
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●
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Been
found by a court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action or by
the SEC to have violated any federal or state securities law, where
the judgment in such civil action or finding by the SEC has not
been subsequently reversed, suspended, or vacated; or
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●
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Been
found by a court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action or by
the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to have violated any
federal commodities law, where the judgment in such civil action or
finding by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission has not been
subsequently reversed, suspended, or vacated.
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Compliance with Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act
Our
executive officers, directors and 10% stockholders are required
under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act to file reports of
ownership and changes in ownership with the SEC. Copies of these
reports must also be furnished to us.
Based
solely on a review of copies of reports furnished to us, as of
September 30, 2020 our executive officers, directors and 10%
holders complied with all filing requirements except as
follows:
Jon
Pepper filed a Form 4 on January 23, 2020 that was required to be
filed on January 3, 2020.
Ichiro
Takesako filed a Form 4 on January 23, 2020 that was required to be
filed on January 3, 2020.
William
A. Owens filed a Form 4 on January 23, 2020 that was required to be
filed on January 3, 2020.
Phillip
A. Bosua filed a Form 4 on January 23, 2020 that was required to be
filed on January 3, 2020.
Ronald
P. Erickson filed a Form 4 on January 23, 2020 that was required to
be filed on January 3, 2020.
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EXECUTIVE
AND DIRECTOR COMPENSATION
The
following table provides information concerning remuneration of the
chief executive officer, the chief financial officer and another
named executive officer for the fiscal years ended September 30,
2020 and 2019:
Summary Compensation Table
The
following table provides information concerning remuneration of the
chief executive officer and the chief financial officer for the
fiscal years ended September 30, 2020 and 2019:
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All
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Stock
|
Option
|
Other
|
|
|
|
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Salary
|
Bonus
|
Awards
|
Awards
|
Compensation
|
Total
|
Name
|
Principal
Position
|
|
($)
|
($)
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($)
(3)
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($)
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($)
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($)
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Salary-
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Ronald P. Erickson
(1)
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Chairman of the
Board and Interim Chief Financial Officer
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9/30/20
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$
243,333
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$
-
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$
190,000
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$
394,000
|
$
-
|
$
827,333
|
|
|
9/30/19
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$
188,750
|
$
-
|
$
102,000
|
$
-
|
$
-
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$
290,750
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Phillip A. Bosua
(2)
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Chief Executive
Officer
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9/30/20
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$
288,333
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$
-
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$
285,000
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$
394,000
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$
-
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$
967,333
|
|
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9/30/19
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$
233,750
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$
-
|
$
-
|
$
-
|
$
-
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$
233,750
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(1) Mr. Erickson’s annual compensation from
October 1, 2018 to March 4, 2019 was $180,000, from March 5,
2019 to May 1, 2020, the annual compensation was $195,000, and from
May 5, 2020 to September 30, 2020, the annual compensation was
$215,000. The Compensation Committee
and the Board of Particle, Inc. compensated Ronald P. Erickson with
an annual salary of $120,000 from June 1, 2020. The 100,000
shares of restricted common stock issued on January 2, 2019 to Mr.
Erickson were valued at the grant date market value of $1.02 per
share. The 100,000 shares
of restricted common stock issued on January 1, 2020 to Mr.
Erickson were valued at the grant date market value of $1.90 per
share. The stock grant was authorized at $0.17 per share.
Mr. Erickson received a vested
stock option grant from Particle for 500,000 Particle shares valued
at $0.788 per share or $394,000.
(2) Mr. Bosua’s annual
compensation from October 1,
2018 to March 4, 2019 was $225,000, the annual compensation
was $225,000, from March 5,
2019 to May 1, 2020, the annual compensation was $240,000, and from
May 5, 2020 to September 30, 2020, the annual compensation was
$260,000. The Compensation Committee
and the Board of Particle, Inc. compensated Phillip A. Bosua with
an annual salary of $120,000 from June 1, 2020. The 150,000 shares of restricted common stock
issued on January 1, 2020 to Mr. Bosua were valued at the grant
date market value of $1.90 per share. Mr. Bosua received a
vested stock option grant from Particle for 500,000 Particle
shares valued at $0.788 per share or $394,000.
(3)
These amounts reflect the grant date market value as required by
Regulation S-K Item 402(n)(2), computed in accordance with FASB ASC
Topic 718.
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Grants of Stock Based Awards in Fiscal Year Then Ended September
30, 2020
The
Compensation Committee approved the following performance-based
incentive compensation to the Named Executive Officers during the
year ended September 30, 2020.
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All
Other
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All
Other
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Option
Awards;
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Estimated
Future Payouts Under
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Estimated
Future Payouts Under
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Stock
Awards;
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Number
of
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Exercise
or
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Non-Equity
Incentive Plan
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Equity
Incentive Plan
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Number
of
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Securities
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Exercise
or
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Grant
Date
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Awards
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Awards
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Shares
of
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Underlying
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Base Price
of
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Fair Value
of
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||||
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Grant
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Threshold
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Target
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Maximum
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Threshold
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Target
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Maximum
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Stock or
Units
|
Options
|
Option
Awards
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Stock
and
|
Name
|
|
Date
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($)
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($)
|
($)
|
(#)
|
(#)
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(#)
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(#)
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(#)
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($/Sh)
(3)
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Option
Awards
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Ronald P. Erickson
(1)
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11/4/19
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$-
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$-
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$-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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1,200,000
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$1.100
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$-
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|
7/2/20
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$-
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$-
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$-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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1,500,000
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$0.100
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0.788
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Phillip A. Bosua
(2)
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|
11/4/19
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$-
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$-
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$-
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-
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-
|
-
|
-
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1,200,000
|
$1.100
|
$-
|
|
|
7/2/20
|
$-
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$-
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$-
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-
|
-
|
-
|
-
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1,500,000
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$0.100
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0.788
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(1)
On November 4, 2019, the Company granted a stock
option grant to Ronald P. Erickson for 1,200,000 shares with an
exercise price of $1.10 per share. The performance grant expires
November 4, 2024 and vests upon uplisting to the NASDAQ or NYSE
exchanges. On July 2, 2020, Particle approved stock option
grants for 1,500,000 shares at $0.10 per share to Ronald P.
Erickson. The stock option grants vest (i) 33.3% upon issuance;
(ii) 33.3% after the first sale; and (iii) 33.4% after one million
in sales are achieved. Mr. Erickson
received a vested stock option grant from Particle for
500,000 Particle shares valued at $0.788 per share or $394,000. The
remaining 1,000,000 Particle options are milestone based and
expense will be recognized when the milestone is met or likely to
be met.
(2)
On November 4, 2019, the Company granted a stock
option grant to Philip A. Bosua for 1,200,000 shares with an
exercise price of $1.10 per share. The performance grant expires
November 4, 2024 and vests upon FDA approval of the UBAND blood
glucose monitor. On July 2, 2020, Particle approved stock
option grants for 1,500,000 shares at $0.10 per share to Phillip A.
Bosua. The stock option grants vest (i) 33.3% upon issuance; (ii)
33.3% after the first sale; and (iii) 33.4% after one million in
sales are achieved. Mr. Bosua received
a vested stock option grant from Particle for 500,000
Particle shares valued at $0.788 per share or $394,000. The remaining 1,000,000 Particle
options are milestone based and expense will be recognized when the
milestone is met or likely to be met.
(3)
These
amounts reflect the grant date market value as required by
Regulation S-K Item 402(n)(2), computed in accordance with FASB ASC
Topic 718.
Outstanding Equity Awards as of Fiscal Year Then Ended September
30, 2020
Our
Named Executive Officers have the following outstanding equity
awards as of September 30, 2020.
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Option
Awards
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Number
of
|
Number
of
|
|
|
|
Securities
|
Securities
|
|
|
|
Underlying
|
Underlying
|
|
|
|
Unexercised
|
Unexercised
|
Option
|
|
|
Options
|
Options
|
Exercise
|
Option
|
|
Exercisable
|
Unexerciseable
|
Price
|
Expiration
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Name
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(#)
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(#)
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($)
(3)
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Date
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Ronald P. Erickson
(1)
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-
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1,200,000
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$1.10
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11/4/24
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500,000
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1,000,000
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$0.10
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7/2/25
|
Phillip A. Bosua
(2)
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-
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1,200,000
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$1.10
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11/4/24
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500,000
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1,000,000
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$0.10
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7/2/25
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(1)
On November 4, 2019, the Company granted a stock
option grant to Ronald P. Erickson for 1,200,000 shares with an
exercise price of $1.10 per share. The performance grant expires
November 4, 2024 and vests upon uplisting to the NASDAQ or NYSE
exchanges. On July 2, 2020, Particle approved stock option
grants for 1,500,000 shares at $0.10 per share to Ronald P.
Erickson. The stock option grants vest (i) 33.3% upon issuance;
(ii) 33.3% after the first sale; and (iii) 33.4% after one million
in sales are achieved. Mr. Erickson
received a vested stock option grant from Particle for
500,000 Particle shares valued at $0.788 per share or $394,000. The
remaining 1,000,000 Particle options are milestone based and
expense will be recognized when the milestone is met or likely to
be met.
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(2)
On November 4, 2019, the Company granted a stock
option grant to Philip A. Bosua for 1,200,000 shares with an
exercise price of $1.10 per share. The performance grant expires
November 4, 2024 and vests upon FDA approval of the UBAND blood
glucose monitor. On July 2, 2020, Particle approved stock
option grants for 1,500,000 shares at $0.10 per share to Phillip A.
Bosua. The stock option grants vest (i) 33.3% upon issuance; (ii)
33.3% after the first sale; and (iii) 33.4% after one million in
sales are achieved. Mr. Bosua received
a vested stock option grant from Particle for 500,000
Particle shares valued at $0.788 per share or $394,000. The remaining 1,000,000 Particle
options are milestone based and expense will be recognized when the
milestone is met or likely to be met.
(3)
These
amounts reflect the grant date market value as required by
Regulation S-K Item 402(n)(2), computed in accordance with FASB ASC
Topic 718.
Option Exercises and Stock Vested
Our
Named Executive Officers did not have any option exercises during
the year ended September 30, 2020.
Pension Benefits
We
do not provide any pension benefits.
Nonqualified Deferred Compensation
We
do not have a nonqualified deferral program.
Employment Agreements
We
have an employment agreement with each of Ronald P. Erickson and
Phillip A. Bosua, which are summarized in tabular format
below.
Potential Payments upon Termination or Change in
Control
We have the following potential payments upon termination or change in
control with Ronald P. Erickson:
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Early
|
Not For
Good
|
Change
in
|
|
Executive
|
For
Cause
|
or
Normal
|
Cause
|
Control
|
Disability
|
Payments
Upon
|
Termination
|
Retirement
|
Termination
|
Termination
|
or
Death
|
Separation
|
on
9/30/2020
|
on
9/30/2020
|
on
9/30/2020
|
on
9/30/2020
|
on
9/30/2020
|
Compensation:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Base salary
(1)
|
$-
|
$-
|
$215,000
|
$215,000
|
$-
|
Performance-based
incentive
|
|
|
|
|
|
compensation
|
$-
|
$-
|
$-
|
$-
|
$-
|
Stock options
(2)
|
$-
|
$-
|
$2,202,000
|
$2,202,000
|
$-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Benefits and
Perquisites:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Health and welfare
benefits (3)
|
$-
|
$-
|
$26,388
|
$26,388
|
$-
|
Accrued vacation
pay
|
$-
|
$-
|
$72,769
|
$72,769
|
$-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
$-
|
$-
|
$2,516,157
|
$2,516,157
|
$-
|
(1)
Reflects a salary
for twelve months.
(2)
Reflects
the vesting of stock option grants.
(3)
Reflects
the cost of medical benefits for eighteen months.
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We
have the following potential payments upon termination or change in
control with Phillip A. Bosua:
|
|
Early
|
Not For
Good
|
Change
in
|
|
Executive
|
For
Cause
|
or
Normal
|
Cause
|
Control
|
Disability
|
Payments
Upon
|
Termination
|
Retirement
|
Termination
|
Termination
|
or
Death
|
Separation
|
on
9/30/2020
|
on
9/30/2020
|
on
9/30/2020
|
on
9/30/2020
|
on
9/30/2020
|
Compensation:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Base salary
(1)
|
$-
|
$-
|
$260,000
|
$260,000
|
$-
|
Performance-based
incentive
|
|
|
|
|
|
compensation
|
$-
|
$-
|
$-
|
$-
|
$-
|
Stock options
(2)
|
$-
|
$-
|
$2,202,000
|
$2,202,000
|
$-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Benefits and
Perquisites:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Health and welfare
benefits (3)
|
$-
|
$-
|
$22,572
|
$22,572
|
$-
|
Accrued vacation
pay
|
$-
|
$-
|
$-
|
$-
|
$-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
$-
|
$-
|
$2,484,572
|
$2,484,572
|
$-
|
(1)
Reflects a salary
for twelve months.
(2)
Reflects
the vesting of stock option grants.
(3)
Reflects
the cost of medical benefits for eighteen months.
We do not have any
potential payments upon termination or
change in control with our other Named Executive
Officers.
DIRECTOR COMPENSATION
We
primarily use stock options grants to incentive compensation to
attract and retain qualified candidates to serve on the Board. This
compensation reflected the financial condition of the Company. In
setting director compensation, we consider the significant amount
of time that Directors expend in fulfilling their duties to the
Company as well as the skill-level required by our members of the
Board. During the year ended September 30, 2020, Ronald P. Erickson
and Phillip A. Bosua did not receive any compensation for his
service as a director. The compensation disclosed in the
Summary Compensation Table on page __ represents the total
compensation for Mr. Erickson and Mr. Bosua.
Compensation Paid to Board Members
Our
independent non-employee directors are not compensated in
cash. The only compensation generally has been in the
form of stock awards. There is no formal stock compensation plan
for independent non-employee directors. Our non-employee directors
received the following compensation during the year ended September
30, 2020.
|
Stock
|
Option
|
Other
|
|
Name
|
Awards
|
Awards
(4)
|
Compensation
|
Total
|
Jon Pepper
(1)
|
$76,000
|
$52,815
|
$-
|
$128,815
|
Ichiro Takesako
(2)
|
76,000
|
52,815
|
-
|
128,815
|
William A. Owens
(3)
|
76,000
|
-
|
-
|
76,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
$228,000
|
$105,630
|
$-
|
$333,630
|
(1)
The
stock award for 40,000 shares was issued on January 1, 2020 to Jon
Pepper and was valued at $1.90 per share. The stock option grant
for 52,500 shares of common stock was issued on November 4, 2019 to
Mr. Pepper and was valued at the black scholes value of $1.006 per
share.
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(2)
The
stock award for 40,000 shares was issued on January 1, 2020 to
Ichiro Takesako and was valued at $1.90 per share. The stock option
grant for 52,500 shares of common stock was issued on November 4,
2019 to Mr. Takesako and was valued at the black scholes value of
$1.006 per share.
(3)
The
stock award for 40,000 shares was issued to William A. Owens on
January 1, 2020 and was valued at $1.90 per share.
(4) These
amounts reflect the grant date market value as required by
Regulation S-K Item 402(n)(2), computed in accordance with FASB ASC
Topic 718.
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Since October 1,
2018, we have engaged in the following reportable transactions with
our directors, executive officers, holders of more than 5% of our
voting securities and affiliates, or immediately family members of
our directors, executive officers and holders of more than 5% of
our voting securities.
Other
than the following transactions, none of the directors or executive
officers of the Company, nor any person who owned of record or was
known to own beneficially more than 5% of the Company’s
outstanding shares of its Common Stock, nor any associate or
affiliate of such persons or companies, has any material interest,
direct or indirect, in any transaction that has occurred during the
past fiscal year, or in any proposed transaction, which has
materially affected or will affect the Company.
With
regard to any future related party transaction, we plan to fully
disclose any and all related party transactions in the following
manner:
|
●
|
Disclosing such
transactions in reports where required;
|
|
●
|
Disclosing in any
and all filings with the SEC, where required;
|
|
●
|
Obtaining
disinterested director’s consent; and
|
|
●
|
Obtaining
shareholder consent where required.
|
Policies
and Procedures for Related Person Transactions
We have operated
under a Code of Conduct and Ethics since December 28, 2012. Our
Code of Conduct and Ethics requires all employees, officers and
directors, without exception, to avoid the engagement in activities
or relationships that conflict, or would be perceived to conflict,
with our interests.
Prior to the
adoption of our related person transaction policy, there was a
legitimate business reason for all the related person transactions
described above and we believe that, where applicable, the terms of
the transactions are no less favorable to us than could be obtained
from an unrelated person.
Our Audit Committee
reviews all relationships and transactions in which we and our
directors and executive officers or their immediate family members
are participants to determine whether such persons have a direct or
indirect material interest.
As required under
SEC rules, transactions that are determined to be directly or
indirectly material to us or a related person are
disclosed.
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Transactions
with Clayton Struve
Convertible Promissory Notes with Clayton A. Struve
The Company owes Clayton A. Struve $1,071,000
under convertible promissory or OID notes. The Company recorded
accrued interest of $75,301 and
$71,562 as of March 31, 2021 and September 30, 2020, respectively. On
December 23, 2020, the Company signed Amendments to the convertible
promissory or OID notes, extending the due dates to March 31, 2021.
On April 29, 2021, the Company signed Amendments to the convertible
promissory or OID notes, extending the due dates to September 30,
2021.
Mr. Struve also
invested $1,000,000 in the May 2019 Debt Offering.
Series C and D Preferred Stock and Warrants
On August 5, 2016,
the Company closed a Series C Preferred Stock and Warrant Purchase
Agreement with Clayton A. Struve, an accredited investor for the
purchase of $1,250,000 of preferred stock with a conversion price
of $0.70 per share. The preferred stock has a yield of 8% and an
ownership blocker of 4.99%. In addition, Mr. Struve received a
five-year warrant to acquire 1,785,714 shares of common stock at
$0.70 per share. On August 14,
2017, the price of the Series C
Stock were adjusted to $0.25 per share pursuant to the documents governing such
instruments. On March 31, 2021 and September 30, 2020 there are 1,785,715
Series C Preferred shares outstanding.
On January 5, 2021, the Company extended the due date to August 4,
2023.
As of March 31, 2021 and September 30, 2020, the Company has
$750,000 of Series D Preferred
Stock outstanding with Clayton A. Struve, an accredited investor.
On August 14, 2017, the price
of the Series D Stock were
adjusted to $0.25 per share pursuant
to the documents governing such instruments. The Series D
Preferred Stock is convertible into shares of common stock at a
price of $0.25 per share or by multiplying the number of Series D
Preferred Stock shares by the stated value and dividing by the
conversion price then in effect, subject to certain diluted events,
and has the right to vote the number of shares of common stock the
Series D Preferred Stock would be issuable on conversion, subject
to a 4.99% blocker. The Preferred
Series D has an annual yield of 8% The Series D Preferred
Stock is convertible into shares of common stock at a price of
$0.25 per share or by multiplying the number of Series D Preferred
Stock shares by the stated value and dividing by the conversion
price then in effect, subject to certain diluted events, and has
the right to vote the number of shares of common stock the Series D
Preferred Stock would be issuable on conversion, subject to a 4.99%
blocker. The Preferred Series D has an
annual yield of 8% if and when dividends are
declared.
Debt Offering
Mr. Struve invested
$1,000,000 in the Debt Offering which closed in May 2019. On March
18, 2020, Mr. Struve received 1,080,000 shares of common stock
related to the automatic conversion of the $1,000,000 invested in
the Debt Offering.
Amendments to Warrants
On January 5, 2021,
the Company extended the due date of the following warrants with
Clayton A. Struve, a major investor in the Company:
Warrant
No./Class
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Issue
Date
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No. Warrant
Shares
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Exercise
Price
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Original
Expiration Date
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Amended
Expiration Date
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Clayton Struve
Warrant
Series C Warrant
W98
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08-04-2016
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1,785,715
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$0.25
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08-04-2021
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08-04-2023
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Clayton Struve
Warrant
Series F Warrant
F-1
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11-14-2016
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187,500
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$0.25
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11-13-2021
|
11-13-2023
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Clayton Struve
Warrant
Series F Warrant
F-2
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12-19-2016
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187,500
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$0.25
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12-18-2021
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12-18-2023
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On January 28,
2021, Clayton A. Struve exercised warrants on a cashless basis for
889,880 shares of common stock at $0.25 per share, including
187,500 and 187,500 that were just extended as discussed
above.
Related Party Transactions with Ronald P. Erickson
On March 16, 2018,
we entered into a Note and Account Payable Conversion Agreement
pursuant to which (a) all $664,233 currently owing under the
J3E2A2Z Notes was converted to a Convertible Redeemable Promissory
Note in the principal amount of $664,233, and (b) all $519,833 of
the J3E2A2Z Account Payable was converted into a Convertible
Redeemable Promissory Note in the principal amount of $519,833
together with a warrant to purchase up to 1,039,666 shares of
common stock of the Company for a period of five years.
The initial exercise price of the
warrants described above is $0.50 per share, also subject to
certain adjustments. The warrants were valued at $110,545. Because
the note is immediately convertible, the warrants and beneficial
conversion were expensed as interest. we recorded accrued interest
of $180,627 and $145,202 as of
March 31, 2021 and September 30, 2020, respectively. On
December 8, 2020, the Company signed Amendment 4 to the convertible
promissory or OID notes, extending the due dates to March 31, 2021.
On April 29, 2021, we signed Amendment 5 to the convertible
promissory or OID notes, extending the due dates to September 30,
2021.
On
January 2, 2019, Mr. Erickson was issued 100,000 shares of
restricted common stock at the grant date market value of $1.02 per
share.
On
October 4, 2019, Ronald P. Erickson voluntarily cancelled a stock
option grant for 1,000,000 shares with an exercise price of $3.03
per share. The grant was related to performance and was not
vested.
On
November 4, 2019, we granted a stock option grant to Ronald P.
Erickson for 1,200,000 shares with an exercise price of $1.10 per
share. The performance grant expires November 4, 2024 and vests
upon uplisting to the NASDAQ or NYSE exchanges.
On
January 1, 2020, we issued 100,000 shares of restricted common
stock to Ronald P. Erickson. The shares were issued in accordance
with the 2011 Stock Incentive Plan and were valued at $1.90 per
share, the market price of our common stock, or
$190,000.
On
June 1, 2020, Mr. Erickson received a salary of $10,000 per month
for work on Particle, Inc.
Mr.
Erickson and/or entities with which he is affiliated also have
accrued compensation, travel and interest of approximately $597,177
and $487,932 as of September 30, 2020 and 2019,
respectively.
On July 2, 2020,
Particle issued a stock option grant for 1,500,000 shares at $0.10
per share to Ronald P. Erickson. The stock option grant vests (i)
33.3% upon issuance; (ii) 33.3% after the first sale; and (iii)
33.4% after one million in sales are achieved.
On December 15,
2020, we issued two stock option
grants to Ronald P. Erickson, one for 1,865,675 shares and one for
1,865,675 shares at an exercise price of $1.53 per share. The stock
option grants expire in five years. The stock option grants vest
when earned based on certain performance
criteria.
On February 9,
2021, Particle approved a stock option grant to Mr. Erickson
totaling 500,000 shares at an average of $0.80 per share. The stock
option grant vests (i) 33.3% with the first shipment; (ii) 33.3%
with $50 million in sales are achieved; and (iii) 33.4% after $200
million in sales are achieved.
Related Party Transaction with Phillip A. Bosua
On
October 4, 2019, Philip A. Bosua voluntarily cancelled a stock
option grant for 1,000,000 shares with an exercise price of $3.03
per share. The grants was related to performance and was not
vested.
On
November 4, 2019, we granted a stock option grant to Philip A.
Bosua for 1,200,000 shares with an exercise price of $1.10 per
share. The performance grant expires November 4, 2024 and vests
upon FDA approval of the UBAND blood glucose monitor.
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On January 1, 2020, we issued 150,000 shares of
restricted common stock to Phillip A. Bosua. The shares were issued in accordance with the
2011 Stock Incentive Plan and were valued at $1.90 per share, the
market price of our common stock, or $285,000.
On
June 1, 2020, Mr. Bosua received a salary of $10,000 per month for
work on Particle, Inc.
On July 2, 2020,
Particle issued a stock option grant for 1,500,000 shares at $0.10
per share to Philip A. Bosua.
The stock option grant vests (i) 33.3% upon issuance; (ii) 33.3%
after the first sale; and (iii) 33.4% after one million in sales
are achieved.
On December 15,
2020, we issued two stock option grant
to Phillip A. Bosua, one for 2,132,195 shares and one for 2,132,200
shares at an exercise price of $1.53 per share. The stock option
grants expire in five years. The stock option grants vest when
earned based on certain performance criteria.
On February 9,
2021, Particle approved a stock option grant to Mr. Bosua totaling
500,000 shares at an average of $0.80 per share. The stock option
grant vests (i) 33.3% with the first shipment; (ii) 33.3% with $50
million in sales are achieved; and (iii) 33.4% after $200 million
in sales are achieved.
On March 18, 2021,
the Company approved a $250,000 bonus for Mr. Bosua. The bonus was
recorded in accrued liabilities – related party as of March
31, 2021 and was paid during April 2021.
Related Party Transactions with Directors
On January 15,
2021, the Company issued 30,000 shares each to three directors
shares at an exercise price of $2.00 per share.
On January 15,
2021, the Company issued 20,000 warrants to purchase common stock
each to three directors shares at $2.00 per share. The warrants
expire on January 15, 2026.
Indemnification
Our articles of
incorporation provide that we will indemnify our directors and
officers to the fullest extent permitted by Nevada law. In
addition, we have an Indemnification Agreements with the current
Board of Directors.
PRINCIPAL
STOCKHOLDERS
The
following table sets forth certain information regarding the
ownership of our common stock as of March 31, 2021
by:
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each
director and nominee for director;
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each
person known by us to own beneficially 5% or more of our common
stock;
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each executive officer named in the summary
compensation table elsewhere in this report; and
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all
of our current directors and executive officers as a
group.
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The
amounts and percentages of common stock beneficially owned are
reported on the basis of regulations of the SEC governing the
determination of beneficial ownership of securities. Under the
rules of the SEC, a person is deemed to be a “beneficial
owner” of a security if that person has or shares voting
power,” which includes the power to vote or to direct the
voting of such security, or has or shares “investment
power,” which includes the power to dispose of or to direct
the disposition of such security. A person is also deemed to be a
beneficial owner of any securities of which that person has the
right to acquire beneficial ownership within 60 days. Under these
rules more than one person may be deemed a beneficial owner of the
same securities and a person may be deemed to be a beneficial owner
of securities as to which such person has no economic
interest.
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Unless
otherwise indicated below, each beneficial owner named in the table
has sole voting and sole investment power with respect to all
shares beneficially owned, subject to community property laws where
applicable. The address for each person shown in the table is c/o
Know Labs, Inc. 500 Union Street, Suite 810, Seattle Washington,
unless otherwise indicated.
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Shares
Beneficially Owned
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Amount
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Percentage
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Directors and
Officers-
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Ronald P. Erickson
(1)
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10,089,015
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27.4%
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Phillip A. Bosua
(2)
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3,692,500
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12.8%
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Jon Pepper
(3)
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455,500
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1.6%
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Ichiro Takesako
(4)
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242,500
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0.9%
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William A. Owens
(5)
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833,750
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2.9%
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Total Directors and
Officers (5 in total)
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15,313,265
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54.2%
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*
Less than 1%.
(1)
Reflects 1,458,085 shares of shares of common stock beneficially
owned by Ronald P. Erickson or entities controlled by Mr. Erickson
and warrants to purchase 3,894,666 shares of our common stock that
are exercisable within 60 days, and also includes 4,736,264 shares
of our common stock related to convertible debt that are
exercisable within 60 days. The address of Mr. Erickson is 500
Union Street, Suite 810, Seattle, WA 98101.
(2)
Reflects 3,005,000 shares of shares of common stock beneficially
owned by Phillip A. Bosua and vested stock option grants to
purchase 687,500 shares of our common stock that are exercisable
within 60 days.
(3)
Reflects 358,000 shares of shares of common stock beneficially
owned by Jon Pepper, vested stock option grants to purchase 52,500
shares of our common stock that are exercisable within 60 day and
warrants to purchase 45,000 shares of our common stock that are
exercisable within 60 days.
(4)
Reflects 170,000 shares of shares of common stock beneficially
owned Ichiro Takesako, vested stock option grants to purchase
52,500 shares of our common stock that are exercisable within 60
days and warrants to purchase 20,000 shares of our common stock
that are exercisable within 60 days.
(5)
Reflects 582,500 shares of shares of common stock beneficially
owned by William A. Owens and warrants to purchase 251,250 shares
of our common stock that are exercisable within 60
days.
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Shares
Beneficially Owned
|
|
|
Actual
|
Percent
|
|
|
|
Clayton
Struve(1)
|
19,511,071
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41.6%
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Dale
Broderick(2)
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2,988,536
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10.1%
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22,499,607
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(1) Reflects 849,000 shares beneficially owned by
Clayton A. Struve. This total also includes 6,269,715 warrants to
purchase shares of our common stock, 8,108,356 shares related to
the conversion of preferred stock into our common stock and
4,284,000 shares related to the conversion of debt into our common
stock. The 6,785,719 of warrants and all of the preferred stock and
convertible debt are currently priced at $0.25 per share, subject
to adjustment. Mr. Struve is subject to a 4.99% blocker.
The address of Mr. Struve is
175 West Jackson Blvd., Suite 440, Chicago, IL 60604.
(2)
Reflects the shares beneficially owned by Dale Broadrick. This
total includes 1,613,018 shares and a total of 1,225,518 warrants
to purchase shares of our common stock that are exercisable within
60 days, and 150,000 shares related to the conversion of debt into
our common stock. The address of Dale Broadrick is 3003 Brick
Church Pike, Nashville, Tennessee.
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DESCRIPTION
OF CAPITAL STOCK
General
The following
description of our capital stock and provisions of our articles of
incorporation and bylaws are summaries and are qualified by
reference to our articles of incorporation, as amended and
restated, and our bylaws, as amended and restated. We have filed
copies of these documents with the SEC as exhibits to our
Registration Statement, of which this prospectus forms a
part.
Authorized
Capital Stock
We have authorized
105,000,000 shares of capital stock, of which 100,000,000 are
shares of voting common stock, par value $0.001 per share, and
5,000,000 are shares of voting preferred stock, par value $0.001
per share.
As of March 31,
2021, the Company had 28,257,467 shares of common stock issued and
outstanding, held by 137 stockholders of record. The number of
stockholders, including beneficial owners holding shares through
nominee names, is approximately 2,300. Each share of common stock
entitles its holder to one vote on each matter submitted to the
stockholders for a vote, and no cumulative voting for directors is
permitted. Stockholders do not have any preemptive
rights to acquire additional securities issued by the
Company. As of March 31, 2021, there were options
outstanding for the purchase of 14,786,995 common shares (including
unearned stock option grants totaling 11,775,745 shares related to
performance targets), warrants for the purchase of 23,440,456
common shares, and 8,108,356 shares of the Company’s
common stock issuable upon the conversion of Series C and Series D
Convertible Preferred Stock. In addition, the Company currently has
21,049,264 common shares (9,020,264 common shares at the current
price of $0.25 per share, 4,924,500 common shares at the current
price of $1.00 per share and 7,104,500 common shares at the current
price of $2.00 per share) reserved and are issuable upon conversion
of convertible debentures of $19,133,500. All of which could
potentially dilute future earnings per share but are excluded from
the March 31, 2021 calculation of net loss per share because their
impact is antidilutive.
Capital
Stock Issued and Outstanding
The number of
shares of our common stock outstanding before this offering is
based on 28,257,467 shares of our common stock outstanding as
of March 31, 2021, and excludes, as of that date:
●
14,776,985 shares of our common stock issuable upon the
exercise of outstanding stock options outstanding at a
weighted-average exercise price of $1.509 per share;
● 21,049,264
common shares (9,020,264 common shares at the current price of
$0.25 per share, 4,924,500 common shares at the current price of
$1.00 per share and 7,104,500 common shares at the current price of
$2.00 per share) reserved and are issuable upon conversion of
convertible debentures of $19,133,500;
● 1,785,715
shares of Series C Preferred
Stock outstanding, which could potentially be converted into
5,000,000 shares of common stock, at an exercise price of
$0.25, subject to certain adjustments.
● 3,108,356
shares of our common stock issuable upon the conversion of Series D
Convertible Preferred Stock, at an exercise price of $0.25, subject
to certain adjustments. These shares of common stock are being
registered in this offering; and
● 23,440,456
warrants to purchase shares of our common stock at an exercise
price of $0.974 subject to certain adjustments.
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Voting
Common Stock
The Company
authorized 105,000,000 shares of capital stock, of which
100,000,000 are shares of voting common stock, par value $0.001 per
share, and 5,000,000 are shares preferred stock, par value $0.001
per share.
Holders of our
common stock are entitled to one vote for each share held on all
matters submitted to a vote of stockholders and do not have
cumulative voting rights for the election of directors. An election
of directors by our stockholders shall be determined by a plurality
of the votes cast by the stockholders entitled to vote on the
election. On all other matters, the affirmative vote of the holders
of a majority of the stock present in person or represented by
proxy and entitled to vote is required for approval, unless
otherwise provided in our articles of incorporation, bylaws or
applicable law. Holders of common stock are entitled to receive
proportionately any dividends as may be declared by our Board of
Directors, subject to any preferential dividend rights of
outstanding preferred stock.
In the event of our
liquidation or dissolution, the holders of common stock are
entitled to receive proportionately all assets available for
distribution to stockholders after the payment of all debts and
other liabilities and subject to the prior rights of any
outstanding preferred stock. Holders of common stock have no
preemptive, subscription, redemption or conversion rights. The
rights, preferences and privileges of holders of common stock are
subject to and may be adversely affected by the rights of the
holders of shares of any series of preferred stock that we may
designate and issue in the future.
As of March 31,
2021, the Company had 28,257,467 shares of common stock issued and
outstanding, held by 137 stockholders of record. The number of
stockholders, including beneficial owners holding shares through
nominee names, is approximately 2,300. Each share of common stock
entitles its holder to one vote on each matter submitted to the
stockholders for a vote, and no cumulative voting for directors is
permitted. Stockholders do not have any preemptive
rights to acquire additional securities issued by the
Company. As of March 31, 2021, there were options
outstanding for the purchase of 14,786,995 common shares (including
unearned stock option grants totaling 11,775,745 shares related to
performance targets), warrants for the purchase of 23,440,456
common shares, and 8,108,356 shares of the Company’s
common stock issuable upon the conversion of Series C and Series D
Convertible Preferred Stock. In addition, the Company currently has
21,049,264 common shares (9,020,264 common shares at the current
price of $0.25 per share, 4,924,500 common shares at the current
price of $1.00 per share and 7,104,500 common shares at the current
price of $2.00 per share) reserved and are issuable upon conversion
of convertible debentures of $19,133,500. All of which could
potentially dilute future earnings per share but are excluded from
the March 31, 2021 calculation of net loss per share because their
impact is antidilutive.
Voting
Preferred Stock
The
Company is authorized to issue up to 5,000,000 shares of preferred
stock with a par value of $0.001.
Series
C and D Preferred Stock and Warrants
On August 5, 2016,
the Company closed a Series C Preferred Stock and Warrant Purchase
Agreement with Clayton A. Struve, an accredited investor for the
purchase of $1,250,000 of preferred stock with a conversion price
of $0.70 per share. The preferred stock has a yield of 8% and an
ownership blocker of 4.99%. In addition, Mr. Struve received a
five-year warrant to acquire 1,785,714 shares of common stock at
$0.70 per share. On August 14,
2017, the price of the Series C
Stock were adjusted to $0.25 per share pursuant to the documents governing such
instruments. On March 31, 2021 and September 30, 2020 there are 1,785,715
Series C Preferred shares outstanding.
On January 5, 2021, the Company extended the due date to August 4,
2023.
As of March 31, 2021 and September 30, 2020, the Company has
$750,000 of Series D Preferred
Stock outstanding with Clayton A. Struve, an accredited investor.
On August 14, 2017, the price
of the Series D Stock were
adjusted to $0.25 per share pursuant
to the documents governing such instruments. The Series D
Preferred Stock is convertible into shares of common stock at a
price of $0.25 per share or by multiplying the number of Series D
Preferred Stock shares by the stated value and dividing by the
conversion price then in effect, subject to certain diluted events,
and has the right to vote the number of shares of common stock the
Series D Preferred Stock would be issuable on conversion, subject
to a 4.99% blocker. The Preferred
Series D has an annual yield of 8% The Series D Preferred
Stock is convertible into shares of common stock at a price of
$0.25 per share or by multiplying the number of Series D Preferred
Stock shares by the stated value and dividing by the conversion
price then in effect, subject to certain diluted events, and has
the right to vote the number of shares of common stock the Series D
Preferred Stock would be issuable on conversion, subject to a 4.99%
blocker. The Preferred Series D has an
annual yield of 8% if and when dividends are
declared.
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Series
F Preferred Stock
On
August 1, 2018, the Company filed with the State of Nevada a
Certificate of Designation establishing the Designations,
Preferences, Limitations and Relative Rights of Series F Preferred
Stock. The Designation authorized 500 shares of Series F Preferred
Stock. The Series F Preferred Stock shall only be issued to the
current Board of Directors on the date of the Designation’s
filing and is not convertible into common stock. As set forth in
the Designation, the Series F Preferred Stock has no rights to
dividends or liquidation preference and carries rights to vote
100,000 shares of common stock per share of Series F upon a Trigger
Event, as defined in the Designation. A Trigger Event includes
certain unsolicited bids, tender offers, proxy contests, and
significant share purchases, all as described in the Designation.
Unless and until a Trigger Event, the Series F shall have no right
to vote. The Series F Preferred Stock shall remain issued and
outstanding until the date which is 731 days after the issuance of
Series F Preferred Stock (“Explosion Date”), unless a
Trigger Event occurs, in which case the Explosion Date shall be
extended by 183 days. As of March 31, 2021 and September 30, 2020,
there are no Series F shares outstanding.
Securities Subject to Price Adjustments
In the future, if
the company sells its common stock at a price below $0.25 per
share, the exercise price of 8,108,356
outstanding shares of Series C and D Preferred Stock that adjust
below $0.25 per share pursuant to the documents governing such
instruments. In addition, the conversion price of Convertible Notes
Payable of $19,133,500 or 21,049,264 common shares (9,020,264
common shares at $0.25 per share, 4,924,500 common shares at $1.00
per share and 7,104,500 at $2.00) and
the exercise price of additional outstanding warrants to purchase
10,584,381 shares of common stock would adjust below $0.25 per
share pursuant to the documents governing such instruments.
Warrants totaling 4,599,707 would adjust below $1.20 per share
pursuant to the documents governing such instruments. Warrants
totaling 4,044,340 would adjust below $2.40 per share pursuant to
the documents governing such instruments.
DESCRIPTION
OF SECURITIES BEING REGISTERED
This prospectus covers the resale by the Selling
Stockholders named herein of up to 11,717,200 shares of our common stock. The common stock
covered by this prospectus will be offered for resale from time to
time by the Selling Stockholders identified in this prospectus in
accordance with the terms described in the section entitled
“Plan of Distribution.” We will not receive any of the
proceeds from the resale of the common stock by the Selling
Stockholders.
Common
Stock
The material terms
and provisions of our common stock and each other class of our
securities which qualifies or limits our common stock are described
under the caption “Description of Capital Stock” in
this prospectus.
Options
to Purchase Common Stock
Stock Incentive Plan
On March 21, 2013,
an amendment to the Stock Option Plan was approved by the
stockholders of the Company, increasing the number of shares
reserved for issuance under the Plan to 93,333 shares. On April 10, 2018, the Board
approved an amendment to its 2011 Stock Incentive Plan increasing
the number of shares of common stock reserved under the Incentive
Plan from 93,333 to 1,200,000. On August 7, 2018, the Board
approved an amendment to its 2011 Stock Incentive Plan increasing
the number of shares of common stock reserved under the Incentive
Plan from 1,200,000 to 2,000,000 to common shares. On January
23, 2019, the Board approved an amendment to its 2011 Stock
Incentive Plan increasing the number of shares of common stock
reserved under the Incentive Plan from 2,200,000 to 2,500,000 to
common shares. On May 22, 2019, the Compensation Committee
approved an amendment to its 2011 Stock Incentive Plan increasing
the number of shares of common stock reserved under the Incentive
Plan from 2,500,000 to 3,000,000 to common shares. On November 23,
2020, the Board of Directors increased the size of the stock
available under the Stock Option Plan by 9,750,000 shares. This
increase is based on an industry peer group study.
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There are currently 14,786,995 (including unearned stock option
grants totaling 11,775,745 shares related to performance targets)
options to purchase common stock at an
average exercise price of $1.509 per share outstanding as of
March 31, 2021 under the 2011 Stock
Incentive Plan.
On May 21, 2020,
Particle, Inc., our wholly owned subsidiary adopted its 2020 Stock
Option Plan pursuant to which Particle has reserved up to 8,000,000
shares of common stock of the Company that may be purchased through
the exercise of options under the plan at $0.10 per share. The
options are subject to a vesting schedule which commences six
months after issuance and all options must be exercised within two
years of vesting. As of March 31,
2021, the company had outstanding stock option grants for 7,200,000
shares.
Dividend
Policy
We have not
previously declared or paid any cash dividends on our common stock
and do not anticipate or contemplate paying dividends on our common
stock in the foreseeable future. We currently intend to use all of
our available funds to finance the growth and development of our
business. We can give no assurances that we will ever have excess
funds available to pay dividends. In addition, our articles of
incorporation restrict our ability to pay any dividends on our
common stock without the approval of 66% of our then outstanding
Series A Preferred Stock.
Anti-Takeover
Provisions
Nevada Revised Statutes
Acquisition of Controlling Interest
Statutes. Nevada's "acquisition of
controlling interest" statutes contain provisions governing the
acquisition of a controlling interest in certain Nevada
corporations. These "control share" laws provide generally that any
person who acquires a "controlling interest" in certain Nevada
corporations may be denied certain voting rights, unless a majority
of the disinterested stockholders of the corporation elects to
restore such voting rights. These statutes provide that a person
acquires a "controlling interest" whenever a person acquires shares
of a subject corporation that, but for the application of these
provisions of the Nevada Revised Statutes, would enable that person
to exercise (1) one-fifth or more, but less than one-third,
(2) one-third or more, but less than a majority or (3) a
majority or more, of all of the voting power of the corporation in
the election of directors. Once an acquirer crosses one of these
thresholds, shares which it acquired in the transaction taking it
over the threshold and within the 90 days immediately
preceding the date when the acquiring person acquired or offered to
acquire a controlling interest become "control shares" to which the
voting restrictions described above apply. Our articles of
incorporation and bylaws currently contain no provisions relating
to these statutes, and unless our articles of incorporation or
bylaws in effect on the tenth day after the acquisition of a
controlling interest were to provide otherwise, these laws would
apply to us if we were to (i) have 200 or more stockholders of
record (at least 100 of which have addresses in the State of Nevada
appearing on our stock ledger) and (ii) do business in the
State of Nevada directly or through an affiliated corporation. As
of December 31, 2019, we have less than 200 record stockholders. If
these laws were to apply to us, they might discourage companies or
persons interested in acquiring a significant interest in or
control of the company, regardless of whether such acquisition may
be in the interest of our stockholders.
Combinations with Interested
Stockholders Statutes. Nevada's
"combinations with interested stockholders" statutes prohibit
certain business "combinations" between certain Nevada corporations
and any person deemed to be an "interested stockholder" for two
years after the such person first becomes an "interested
stockholder" unless (i) the corporation's board of directors
approves the combination (or the transaction by which such person
becomes an "interested stockholder") in advance, or (ii) the
combination is approved by the board of directors and sixty percent
of the corporation's voting power not beneficially owned by the
interested stockholder, its affiliates and associates. Furthermore,
in the absence of prior approval certain restrictions may apply
even after such two-year period. For purposes of these statutes, an
"interested stockholder" is any person who is (x) the
beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of ten percent or more of
the voting power of the outstanding voting shares of the
corporation, or (y) an affiliate or associate of the
corporation and at any time within the two previous years was the
beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of ten percent or more of
the voting power of the then outstanding shares of the corporation.
The definition of the term "combination" is sufficiently broad to
cover most significant transactions between the corporation and an
"interested stockholder". Subject to certain timing requirements
set forth in the statutes, a ++corporation may elect not to be
governed by these statutes. We have not included any such provision
in our articles of incorporation.
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The effect of these
statutes may be to potentially discourage parties interested in
taking control of us from doing so if it cannot obtain the approval
of our Board of Directors.
Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws Provisions
Our articles of
incorporation, as amended and restated, and our bylaws, as amended
and restated, contain provisions that could have the effect of
discouraging potential acquisition proposals or tender offers or
delaying or preventing a change in control, including changes a
stockholder might consider favorable. In particular, our articles
of incorporation and bylaws, among other things:
● permit our
Board of Directors to alter our bylaws without stockholder
approval;
● provide
that vacancies on our Board of Directors may be filled by a
majority of directors in office, although less than a
quorum;
● authorize
the issuance of preferred stock, which can be created and issued by
our Board of Directors without prior stockholder approval, with
rights senior to our common stock, which may render more difficult
or discourage an attempt to obtain control of us by means of a
merger, tender offer, proxy contest or otherwise; and
● establish
advance notice procedures with respect to stockholder proposals
relating to the nomination of candidates for election as directors
and other business to be brought before stockholder meetings, which
notice must contain information specified in our
bylaws.
In addition, our
articles of incorporation restrict our ability to take certain
actions without the approval of at least 66% of the Series A
Preferred Stock then outstanding. These actions include, among
other things;
●
authorizing, creating, designating, establishing or issuing an
increased number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock or any other
class or series of capital stock ranking senior to or on a parity
with the Series A Preferred Stock;
● adopting a
plan for the liquidation, dissolution or winding up the affairs of
our company or any recapitalization plan (whether by merger,
consolidation or otherwise);
● amending,
altering or repealing, whether by merger, consolidation or
otherwise, our articles of incorporation or bylaws in a manner that
would adversely affect any right, preference, privilege or voting
power of the Series A Preferred Stock; and
● declaring
or paying any dividend (with certain exceptions) or directly or
indirectly purchase, redeem, repurchase or otherwise acquire any
shares of our capital stock, stock options or convertible
securities (with certain exceptions).
Such provisions may
have the effect of discouraging a third-party from acquiring us,
even if doing so would be beneficial to our stockholders. These
provisions are intended to enhance the likelihood of continuity and
stability in the composition of our Board of Directors and in the
policies formulated by them, and to discourage some types of
transactions that may involve an actual or threatened change in
control of our company. These provisions are designed to reduce our
vulnerability to an unsolicited acquisition proposal and to
discourage some tactics that may be used in proxy fights. We
believe that the benefits of increased protection of our potential
ability to negotiate with the proponent of an unfriendly or
unsolicited proposal to acquire or restructure our company outweigh
the disadvantages of discouraging such proposals because, among
other things, negotiation of such proposals could result in an
improvement of their terms.
However, these
provisions could have the effect of discouraging others from making
tender offers for our shares that could result from actual or
rumored takeover attempts. These provisions also may have the
effect of preventing changes in our management.
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Transfer
Agent
Our
transfer agent is American Stock Transfer & Trust Company
located at 6201 15th Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 11219, and their
telephone number is (800) 937-5449.
Offer
Restrictions Outside the United States
Other than in the
United States, no action has been taken by us or the underwriters
that would permit a public offering of the securities offered by
this prospectus in any jurisdiction where action for that purpose
is required. The securities offered by this prospectus may not be
offered or sold, directly or indirectly, nor may this prospectus or
any other offering material or advertisements in connection with
the offer and sale of any such securities be distributed or
published in any jurisdiction, except under circumstances that will
result in compliance with the applicable rules and regulations of
that jurisdiction. Persons into whose possession this prospectus
comes are advised to inform themselves about and to observe any
restrictions relating to the offering and the distribution of this
prospectus. This prospectus does not constitute an offer to sell or
a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities offered by this
prospectus in any jurisdiction in which such an offer or a
solicitation is unlawful.
LEGAL MATTERS
Unless otherwise
indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, Lockett +
Horwitz, A Professional Law Corporation, Lake Forest, California,
will provide opinions regarding the validity of the shares of our
Common Stock. Lockett + Horwitz, A Professional Law Corporation may
also provide opinions regarding certain other matters.
EXPERTS
BPM LLP, independent registered public
accounting firm, audited our financial statements as of September
30, 2020, and for the year then ended set forth in their report
which includes an explanatory paragraph relating to our ability to
continue as a going concern, included elsewhere in this prospectus.
We have included our September 30, 2020 financial statements in
this prospectus and elsewhere in this Registration Statement in
reliance on BPM LLP’s
report, given the authority of said firm as experts in accounting
and auditing.
Except as noted
below, no expert or counsel named in this prospectus as
having prepared or certified any part of this prospectus or having
given an opinion upon the validity of the securities being
registered or upon other legal matters in connection with the
registration or offering of the shares and warrants and its
underlying securities was employed on a contingency basis, or had,
or is to receive, in connection with the offering, a substantial
interest, direct or indirect, in the registrant or any of its
parents or subsidiaries. Nor was any such person connected with the
registrant or any of its parents or subsidiaries as a promoter,
managing or principal underwriter, voting trustee, director,
officer, or employee.
WHERE
YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We have filed with
the SEC a Registration Statement on Form S-1 under the
Securities Act of 1933 with respect to the shares of common stock
we are offering to sell. This prospectus, which constitutes part of
the Registration Statement, does not include all of the information
contained in the Registration Statement and the exhibits, schedules
and amendments to the Registration Statement. For further
information with respect to us and our common stock, we refer you
to the Registration Statement and to the exhibits and schedules to
the Registration Statement. Statements contained in this prospectus
about the contents of any contract, agreement or other document are
not necessarily complete, and, in each instance, we refer you to
the copy of the contract, agreement or other document filed as an
exhibit to the Registration Statement. Each of these statements is
qualified in all respects by this reference.
You may read and
copy the Registration Statement of which this prospectus is a part
at the SEC's public reference room, which is located at 100 F
Street, N.E., Room 1580, Washington, DC 20549. You can request
copies of the Registration Statement by writing to the Securities
and Exchange Commission and paying a fee for the copying cost.
Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for more information about
the operation of the SEC's public reference room. In addition, the
SEC maintains a website, which is located at www.sec.gov,
that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other
information regarding issuers that file electronically with the
SEC. You may access the Registration Statement of which this
prospectus is a part at the SEC's website.
We are subject to
the information reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 and are required to file reports, proxy statements and
other information with the SEC. All documents filed with the SEC
are available for inspection and copying at the public reference
room and website of the SEC referred to above. We maintain a
website at www.knowlabs.co. You may access our reports, proxy
statements and other information free of charge at this website as
soon as reasonably practicable after such material is
electronically filed with, or furnished to, the SEC. The
information on such website is not incorporated by reference and is
not a part of this prospectus.
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PROSPECTUS
KNOW LABS, INC.
500 Union Street, Suite 810
Seattle, WA 98101
7,104,500 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of
the Principal of the Notes;
568,360 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of
Interest on the Notes;
3,552,250 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of Investor
Warrants;
492,090 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of Placement
Agent Warrants;
DEALER PROSPECTUS DELIVERY OBLIGATION
Until _______________, 2021, all dealers that effect transactions
in these securities, whether or not participating in this offering,
may be required to deliver a prospectus. This is in addition to the
dealers' obligation to deliver a prospectus when acting as
underwriters and with respect to their unsold allotments or
subscriptions.
____________________, 2021
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KNOW LABS, INCORPORATED AND
SUBSIDIARIES
|
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
|
|
March
31,
2021
|
September
30,
2020
|
ASSETS
|
|
(Audited)
|
|
|
|
CURRENT
ASSETS:
|
|
|
Cash and cash
equivalents
|
$15,696,579
|
$4,298,179
|
Total current
assets
|
15,696,579
|
4,298,179
|
|
|
|
PROPERTY AND
EQUIPMENT, NET
|
121,047
|
128,671
|
|
|
|
OTHER
ASSETS
|
|
|
Intangible
assets
|
14,448
|
101,114
|
Other
assets
|
13,767
|
25,180
|
Operating lease
right of use asset
|
61,998
|
129,003
|
|
|
|
TOTAL
ASSETS
|
$15,907,839
|
$4,682,147
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)
|
|
|
|
|
|
CURRENT
LIABILITIES:
|
|
|
Accounts payable -
trade
|
$429,233
|
$487,810
|
Accounts payable -
related parties
|
5,347
|
5,687
|
Accrued
expenses
|
640,212
|
401,178
|
Accrued expenses -
related parties
|
734,326
|
591,600
|
Convertible notes
payable
|
5,057,510
|
3,967,578
|
Simple Agreements
for Future Equity
|
1,125,000
|
785,000
|
Current portion of
operating lease right of use liability
|
65,408
|
108,779
|
Deferred
revenue
|
4,988
|
-
|
Total current
liabilities
|
8,062,024
|
6,347,632
|
|
|
|
NON-CURRENT
LIABILITIES:
|
|
|
Notes payable-
PPP
|
431,803
|
226,170
|
Operating lease
right of use liability, net of current portion
|
256
|
23,256
|
Total non-current
liabilities
|
432,059
|
249,426
|
|
|
|
COMMITMENTS AND
CONTINGENCIES (Note 12)
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
STOCKHOLDERS'
EQUITY (DEFICIT)
|
|
|
Preferred stock -
$0.001 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized, 0 shares issued
and
|
|
|
outstanding at
3/31/2021 and 9/30/2020 respectively
|
-
|
-
|
Series C
Convertible Preferred stock - $0.001 par value, 1,785,715 shares
authorized,
|
|
|
1,785,715 shares
issued and outstanding at 3/31/2021 and 9/30/2020,
respectively
|
1,790
|
1,790
|
Series D
Convertible Preferred stock - $0.001 par value, 1,016,014 shares
authorized,
|
|
|
1,016,004 shares
issued and outstanding at 3/31/2021 and 9/30/2020,
respectively
|
1,015
|
1,015
|
Common stock -
$0.001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, 28,257,467 and
24,804,874
|
|
|
shares issued and
outstanding at 3/31/2021 and 9/30/2020, respectively
|
28,258
|
24,807
|
Additional paid in
capital
|
74,021,923
|
54,023,758
|
Accumulated
deficit
|
(66,639,230)
|
(55,966,281)
|
Total stockholders'
deficit
|
7,413,756
|
(1,914,911)
|
|
|
|
TOTAL LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)
|
$15,907,839
|
$4,682,147
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated
financial statements.
F-1
KNOW LABS,
INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES
|
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
|
|
Three Months
Ended,
|
Six Months
Ended,
|
||
|
March
31,
2021
|
March
31,
2020
|
March
31,
2021
|
March
31,
2020
|
|
|
|
|
|
REVENUE
|
$-
|
$4,546
|
-
|
$121,939
|
COST OF
SALES
|
-
|
3,791
|
-
|
69,726
|
GROSS
PROFIT
|
-
|
755
|
-
|
52,213
|
RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT EXPENSES
|
1,258,678
|
447,165
|
2,225,539
|
938,303
|
SELLING, GENERAL
AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
|
1,342,644
|
1,622,941
|
3,939,864
|
2,543,492
|
OPERATING
LOSS
|
(2,601,322)
|
(2,069,351)
|
(6,165,403)
|
(3,429,582)
|
|
|
|
|
|
OTHER INCOME
(EXPENSE):
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
expense
|
(2,772,296)
|
(1,301,674)
|
(4,507,546)
|
(2,981,164)
|
Other
income
|
-
|
40,512
|
-
|
65,220
|
Total other
(expense), net
|
(2,772,296)
|
(1,261,162)
|
(4,507,546)
|
(2,915,944)
|
|
|
|
|
|
LOSS BEFORE INCOME
TAXES
|
(5,373,618)
|
(3,330,513)
|
(10,672,949)
|
(6,345,526)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income tax
expense
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET
LOSS
|
$(5,373,618)
|
$(3,330,513)
|
(10,672,949)
|
$(6,345,526)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic and diluted
loss per share
|
$(0.20)
|
$(0.16)
|
(0.41)
|
$(0.33)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average
shares of common stock outstanding- basic and diluted
|
26,710,585
|
20,424,329
|
25,951,403
|
19,412,240
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated
financial statements.
F-2
KNOW LABS, INCORPORATED AND
SUBSIDIARIES
|
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
(DEFICIT)
|
|
Series C
Convertible
|
Series D
Convertible
|
|
|
Additional
|
|
Total
|
||
|
Preferred
Stock
|
Preferred
Stock
|
Common
Stock
|
Paid
in
|
Accumulated
|
Stockholders'
|
|||
|
Shares
|
$
|
Shares
|
$
|
Shares
|
$
|
Capital
|
Deficit
|
Equity
(Deficit)
|
Balance as of October 1,
2019
|
1,785,715
|
$1,790
|
1,016,004
|
$1,015
|
18,366,178
|
$18,366
|
$39,085,179
|
$(42,403,640)
|
$(3,297,290)
|
Stock compensation expense -
employee options
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
399,897
|
-
|
399,897
|
Stock option
exercise
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
73,191
|
73
|
(73)
|
-
|
-
|
Beneficial conversion
feature
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
330,082
|
-
|
330,082
|
Issuance of warrants to debt
holders
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
168,270
|
-
|
168,270
|
Issuance of warrants for services
related to debt offering
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
160,427
|
-
|
160,427
|
Issuance of common stock for
exercise of warrants
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
28,688
|
29
|
(29)
|
-
|
-
|
Net loss
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(3,015,013)
|
(3,015,013)
|
Balance as of December 31,
2019
|
1,785,715
|
1,790
|
1,016,004
|
1,015
|
18,468,057
|
18,468
|
40,143,753
|
(45,418,653)
|
(5,253,627)
|
Stock compensation expense -
employee options
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
165,829
|
-
|
165,829
|
Conversion of debt offering and
accrued interest (Note 7)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
4,114,800
|
4,115
|
4,110,685
|
-
|
4,114,800
|
Beneficial conversion feature (Note
7)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
105,535
|
-
|
105,535
|
Issuance of warrants to debt holders
(Note 7)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
21,214
|
-
|
21,214
|
Issuance of warrants for services
related to debt offering (Note 7)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
9,542
|
-
|
9,542
|
Issuance of common stock for
services
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
540,000
|
540
|
1,025,460
|
-
|
1,026,000
|
Issuance of common stock for
exercise of warrants
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
201,271
|
201
|
(201)
|
-
|
0
|
Net loss
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(3,330,513)
|
(3,330,513)
|
Balance as of March 31,
2020
|
1,785,715
|
1,790
|
1,016,004
|
1,015
|
23,324,128
|
23,324
|
45,581,817
|
(48,749,166)
|
(3,141,220)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance as of October 1,
2020
|
1,785,715
|
1,790
|
1,016,004
|
1,015
|
24,804,874
|
24,807
|
54,023,758
|
(55,966,281)
|
(1,914,911)
|
Stock compensation expense -
employee options
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
175,442
|
-
|
175,442
|
Conversion of debt offering and
accrued interest (Note 7)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
561,600
|
562
|
561,038
|
-
|
561,600
|
Issuance of warrant for services to
related party
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1,811,691
|
-
|
1,811,691
|
Issuance of common stock for
exercise of warrants
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
3,750
|
4
|
4,684
|
-
|
4,688
|
Net loss
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(5,299,331)
|
(5,299,331)
|
Balance as of December 31,
2020
|
1,785,715
|
1,790
|
1,016,004
|
1,015
|
25,370,224
|
25,372
|
56,576,613
|
(61,265,612)
|
(4,660,822)
|
Stock compensation expense -
employee options
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
127,407
|
-
|
127,407
|
Conversion of debt offering and
accrued interest (Note 7)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
210,600
|
211
|
210,395
|
-
|
210,606
|
Beneficial conversion feature (Note
7)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
9,769,683
|
-
|
9,769,683
|
Issuance of warrants to debt holders
(Note 7)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
4,439,317
|
-
|
4,439,317
|
Issuance of warrants for services
related to debt offering (Note 7)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1,667,281
|
-
|
1,667,281
|
Issuance of common stock for
services
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
97,000
|
97
|
202,723
|
-
|
202,820
|
Issuance of warrant for
services
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
382,566
|
-
|
382,566
|
Issuance of common stock for
exercise of warrants
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
2,579,643
|
2,578
|
645,938
|
-
|
648,516
|
Net loss
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(5,373,618)
|
(5,373,618)
|
Balance as of March 31,
2021
|
1,785,715
|
$1,790
|
1,016,004
|
$1,015
|
28,257,467
|
$28,258
|
$74,021,923
|
$(66,639,230)
|
$7,413,756
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated
financial statements.
F-3
KNOW LABS, INCORPORATED AND
SUBSIDIARIES
|
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
|
|
Six Months
Ended,
|
|
|
March
31,
2021
|
March
31,
2020
|
|
|
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CASH FLOWS FROM
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
|
|
|
Net
loss
|
$(10,672,949)
|
$(6,345,526)
|
Adjustments to
reconcile net loss to net cash (used in)
|
|
|
operating
activities
|
|
|
Depreciation and
amortization
|
129,257
|
120,745
|
Issuance of capital
stock for services and expenses
|
202,820
|
1,026,000
|
Stock based
compensation- warrants
|
2,194,257
|
-
|
Stock based
compensation- stock option grants
|
302,849
|
565,726
|
Amortization of
debt discount
|
4,198,105
|
2,792,398
|
Right of use,
net
|
634
|
(1,236)
|
Provision on loss
on accounts receivable
|
-
|
2,439
|
Loss on sale of
assets
|
-
|
4,358
|
Changes in
operating assets and liabilities:
|
|
|
Accounts
receivable
|
-
|
60,610
|
Prepaid
expenses
|
-
|
6,435
|
Inventory
|
-
|
7,103
|
Other long-term
assets
|
11,413
|
-
|
Accounts payable -
trade and accrued expenses
|
386,261
|
72,618
|
NET CASH
(USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES
|
(3,247,353)
|
(1,688,330)
|
|
|
|
CASH FLOWS FROM
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
|
|
|
Purchase of
research and development equipment
|
(34,967)
|
(27,739)
|
NET CASH (USED IN)
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
|
(34,967)
|
(27,739)
|
|
|
|
CASH FLOWS FROM
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
|
|
|
Proceeds from
convertible notes payable
|
14,209,000
|
715,000
|
Payments for
issuance costs from notes payable
|
(727,117)
|
(123,015)
|
Proceeds from
Simple Agreements for Future Equity
|
340,000
|
-
|
Proceeds from note
payable - PPP
|
205,633
|
|
Proceeds from
issuance of common stock for warrant exercise
|
653,204
|
-
|
NET CASH PROVIDED
BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES
|
14,680,720
|
591,985
|
|
|
|
NET INCREASE
(DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
|
11,398,400
|
(1,124,084)
|
|
|
|
CASH AND CASH
EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period
|
4,298,179
|
1,900,836
|
|
|
|
CASH AND CASH
EQUIVALENTS, end of period
|
$15,696,579
|
$776,752
|
|
|
|
Supplemental
disclosures of cash flow information:
|
|
|
Interest
paid
|
$-
|
$-
|
Taxes
paid
|
$-
|
$-
|
|
|
|
Non-cash investing
and financing activities:
|
|
|
Beneficial
conversion feature
|
$9,769,683
|
$435,617
|
Issuance of
warrants to debt holders
|
$4,439,317
|
$189,484
|
Issuance of
warrants for services related to debt offering
|
$1,667,281
|
$169,969
|
Cashless warrant
exercise (fair value)
|
$493,601
|
$57,490
|
Cashless stock
options exercise (fair value)
|
$-
|
$18,298
|
Conversion of debt
offering
|
$713,775
|
$3,800,424
|
Conversion of
accrued interest
|
$58,430
|
$314,376
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated
financial statements.
F-4
KNOW LABS, INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
The accompanying
unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements have been
prepared by Know Labs, Inc, formerly Visualant, Incorporated
(“the Company”, “us,” “we,” or
“our”) in accordance with U.S. generally accepted
accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial
reporting and rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission. Accordingly, certain information and footnote
disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in
accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted. In the opinion
of our management, all adjustments, consisting of only normal
recurring accruals, necessary for a fair presentation of the
financial position, results of operations, and cash flows for the
fiscal periods presented have been included.
These financial
statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial
statements and related notes included in our Annual Report filed on
Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2020, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on December
29, 2020. The results of operations for the six months ended March
31, 2021 are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for
the full fiscal year, or for any other fiscal
period.
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|
1.
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ORGANIZATION
|
Know Labs, Inc. (the “Company”) was
incorporated under the laws of the State of Nevada in 1998.
The Company has authorized 105,000,000 shares of capital stock, of
which 100,000,000 are shares of voting common stock, par value
$0.001 per share, and 5,000,000 are shares preferred stock, par
value $0.001 per share.
The
Company is focused on the development and commercialization of
proprietary technologies which are capable of uniquely identifying
or authenticating almost any substance or material using
electromagnetic energy to record, detect, and identify the unique
“signature” of the substance or material. The Company
calls these our “Bio-RFID™” and
“ChromaID™” technologies.
More
recently, the Company has focused upon extensions and new
patentable inventions that are derived from and extend beyond the
Company’s ChromaID technology and intellectual property. The
Company calls this new technology “Bio-RFID.” The rapid
advances made with the Company’s Bio-RFID technology in its
laboratory has caused the Company to move quickly into the
commercialization phase of our Company as we work to create revenue
generating products for the marketplace. Today, the sole focus of
the Company is on its Bio-RFID technology, its commercialization
and development of related patent assets.
On April 30, 2020 the Company incorporated
a subsidiary corporation, Particle, Inc. for the purpose of
research and development on non-core Company intellectual property.
The first research activity, undertaken by a separate Particle team
has been on standard threaded light
bulbs that have a warm white light that can inactivate germs,
including bacteria and viruses. On June 1, 2020, the Company approved and ratified
entry into an intercompany Patent License Agreement dated May 21,
2020 with Particle. Pursuant to the Agreement, Particle received an
exclusive non-transferrable license to use certain patents and
trademarks of the Company, in exchange the Company shall receive:
(i) a one-time fee of $250,000 upon a successful financing of
Particle, and (ii) a quarterly royalty payment equal to the greater
of 5% of the Gross Sales, net of returns, from Particle or $5,000.
As of March 31, 2021 the operations of Particle have generated no
sales and operations are just commencing. The first product, the
Particle bulb can be used in households, businesses and other
facilities to inactivate bacteria and viruses. Through
internal preliminary testing, Particle personnel has confirmed the
bulb’s efficacy in inactivating common germs such as
E. coli and Staphylococcus. Preliminary study
results from Texas Biomedical Research Institute indicate the
Particle bulb’s ability to inactivate SARS-CoV-2, the virus
that causes COVID-19. The Particle team is working on
certification, labeling, product manufacturing and related
go-to-market requirements; as well as business development
activities related to interest from potential strategic and channel
partners in both consumer and business applications.
In 2010, the Company acquired TransTech Systems,
Inc. as an adjunct to the Company’s business. TransTech was a
distributor of products for employee and personnel identification
and authentication. TransTech historically provided substantially
all of the Company’s revenues. The financial results from our
TransTech subsidiary had been diminishing as vendors of their
products increasingly moved to the Internet and direct sales to
their customers. While it did provide our current revenues, it was
not central to our current focus as a Company. Moreover, the
Company wrote down any goodwill associated with its historic
acquisition. TransTech ceased operation on June 30,
2020.
F-5
2.
|
GOING CONCERN
|
The Company
anticipates that it will record losses from operations for the
foreseeable future. As of March 31, 2021, the Company’s
accumulated deficit was $66,639,230. The Company has had
limited capital resources. These conditions raise substantial doubt
about our ability to continue as a going concern. The audit report
prepared by the Company’s independent registered public
accounting firm relating to our consolidated financial statements
for the year ended September 30, 2020 includes an explanatory
paragraph expressing the substantial doubt about the
Company’s ability to continue as a going
concern.
On March 15, 2021, the Company closed private placement for gross
proceeds of $14,209,000 in exchange for issuing Subordinated
Convertible Notes and 3,552,250 Warrants in a private placement to
accredited investors, pursuant to a series of substantially
identical Securities Purchase Agreements, Common Stock Warrants,
and related documents. The Convertible Notes will be
automatically converted to Common Stock at $2.00 per share on the
one year anniversary starting on March 15, 2022.
The Convertible
Notes had an original principal amount of $14,209,000 and bear annual interest of 8%.
Both the principal amount and the interest are payable on a
payment-in-kind basis in shares of Company’s Common
Stock
The Company
believes that its cash on hand will be sufficient to fund our
operations until March 15, 2023.
3.
SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES: ADOPTION OF ACCOUNTING
STANDARDS
Basis of Presentation – The accompanying consolidated
financial statements include the accounts of the Company.
Intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. The
preparation of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial
statements were prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted
accounting principles (“GAAP”).
Principles of
Consolidation – The
consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the
Company, its wholly owned subsidiaries, TransTech Systems, Inc. and
RAAI Lighting, Inc., and majority-owned subsidiary, Particle, Inc.
Inter-Company items and transactions have been eliminated in
consolidation. The ownership of
Particle not owned by the Company at March 31, 2021 is not material
and thus no non-controlling interest is
recognized.
Cash and Cash
Equivalents – The
Company classifies highly liquid temporary investments with an
original maturity of three months or less when purchased as cash
equivalents. The Company maintains cash balances at various
financial institutions. Balances at US banks are insured by the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation up to $250,000. The Company
has not experienced any losses in such accounts and believes it is
not exposed to any significant risk for cash on
deposit. At March 31, 2021, the Company had uninsured deposits in the amount
of $15,446,579.
Equipment – Equipment consists of machinery, leasehold
improvements, furniture and fixtures and software, which are stated
at cost less accumulated depreciation and amortization.
Depreciation is computed by the straight-line method over the
estimated useful lives or lease period of the relevant asset,
generally 2-5 years, except for leasehold improvements which are
depreciated over 5 years.
Long-Lived Assets
– The Company reviews its
long-lived assets for impairment annually or when changes in
circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not
be recoverable. Long-lived assets under certain circumstances are
reported at the lower of carrying amount or fair value. Assets to
be disposed of and assets not expected to provide any future
service potential to the Company are recorded at the lower of
carrying amount or fair value (less the projected cost associated
with selling the asset). To the extent carrying values exceed fair
values, an impairment loss is recognized in operating
results.
F-6
Intangible Assets – Intangible
assets are capitalized and amortized on a straight-line basis over
their estimated useful life, if the life is determinable. If the
life is not determinable, amortization is not recorded. We
regularly perform reviews to determine if facts and circumstances
exist which indicate that the useful lives of our intangible assets
are shorter than originally estimated or the carrying amount of
these assets may not be recoverable. When an indication exists that
the carrying amount of intangible assets may not be recoverable, we
assess the recoverability of our assets by comparing the projected
undiscounted net cash flows associated with the related asset or
group of assets over their remaining lives against their respective
carrying amounts. Such impairment test is based on the lowest level
for which identifiable cash flows are largely independent of the
cash flows of other groups of assets and liabilities. Impairment,
if any, is based on the excess of the carrying amount over the
estimated fair value of those assets.
Research and Development Expenses
– Research and development expenses consist of the cost of
employees, consultants and contractors who design, engineer and
develop new products and processes as well as materials, supplies
and facilities used in producing prototypes.
The Company’s current research and
development efforts are primarily focused on improving our Bio-RFID
technology, extending its capacity and developing new and unique
applications for this technology. As part of this effort, the
Company conducts on-going laboratory testing to ensure that
application methods are compatible with the end-user and regulatory
requirements, and that they can be implemented in a cost-effective
manner. The Company also is actively involved in identifying new
applications. The Company’s current internal team along with
outside consultants has considerable experience working with the
application of the Company’s technologies and their
applications. The Company engages third party experts as required
to supplement our internal team. The Company believes that
continued development of new and enhanced technologies is essential
to our future success. The Company incurred expenses of
$2,225,539, $2,033,726
and $1,257,872 for the six months ended March 31, 2021 and the
years ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, on
development activities.
Advertising – Advertising costs are charged to selling,
general and administrative expenses as incurred. Advertising and
marketing costs for the six months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020
were $169,000 and $0,
respectively.
Fair Value Measurements and Financial
Instruments – ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurement and Disclosures,
defines fair value as the exchange price that would be received for
an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the
principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in
an orderly transaction between market participants on the
measurement date. This topic also establishes a fair
value hierarchy, which requires classification based on observable
and unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. The
fair value hierarchy distinguishes between assumptions based on
market data (observable inputs) and an entity’s own
assumptions (unobservable inputs). The hierarchy
consists of three levels:
Level 1 –
Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and
liabilities;
|
Level 2 –
Inputs other than level one inputs that are either directly or
indirectly observable; and.
Level 3 -
Inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and
significant to the fair value measurement.
|
The recorded value
of other financial assets and liabilities, which consist primarily
of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, other current
assets, and accounts payable and accrued expenses approximate the
fair value of the respective assets and liabilities as of March 31,
2021 and September 30, 2020 are based upon the short-term nature of
the assets and liabilities.
The Company has a
money market account which is considered a level 1 asset. The
balance as of March 31, 2021 and September 30, 2020 was $15,160,697
and $4,252,959, respectively.
F-7
The following table
represents a roll-forward of the fair value of the Simple Agreement
for Future Equity (“SAFE”) for Particle, our wholly
owned subsidiary, which fair value is determined by Level 3
inputs:
|
$
|
Balance
as of October 1, 2019
|
$-
|
Proceeds
from issuance of SAFE
|
785,000
|
Fair
value adjustment
|
-
|
Balance
as of September 30, 2020
|
$785,000
|
Proceeds
from issuance of SAFE
|
340,000
|
Fair
value adjustment
|
-
|
Balance
as of March 31, 2021
|
$1,125,000
|
Fair value of the
SAFE on issuance was determined to be equal to the proceeds
received (see Note 8). There were no transfers among Level 1, Level
2, or Level 3 categories in the periods presented.
Derivative Financial Instruments
–Pursuant to ASC 815 “Derivatives and
Hedging”, the Company evaluates all of its financial
instruments to determine if such instruments are derivatives or
contain features that qualify as embedded derivatives. The Company
then determines if embedded derivative must bifurcated and
separately accounted for. For derivative financial instruments that
are accounted for as liabilities, the derivative instrument is
initially recorded at its fair value and is then re-valued at each
reporting date, with changes in the fair value reported in the
consolidated statements of operations. For stock-based derivative
financial instruments, the Company uses a Black-Scholes-Merton
option pricing model to value the derivative instruments at
inception and on subsequent valuation dates. The classification of
derivative instruments, including whether such instruments should
be recorded as liabilities or as equity, is evaluated at the end of
each reporting period. Derivative instrument liabilities are
classified in the balance sheet as current or non-current based on
whether or not net-cash settlement of the derivative instrument
could be required within twelve months of the balance sheet
date.
The Company
determined that the conversion features for purposes of
bifurcation within its currently outstanding convertible notes
payable were immaterial and there was no derivative liability to be
recorded as of March 31, 2021 and
September 30, 2020.
Stock Based Compensation - The Company has share-based compensation plans
under which employees, consultants, suppliers and directors may be
granted restricted stock, as well as options and warrants to
purchase shares of Company common stock at the fair market value at
the time of grant. Stock-based compensation cost to employees is
measured by the Company at the grant date, based on the fair value
of the award, over the requisite service period under ASC 718. For
options issued to employees, the Company recognizes stock
compensation costs utilizing the fair value methodology over the
related period of benefit.
Convertible Securities
– Based upon ASC 815-15, we have
adopted a sequencing approach regarding the application of ASC
815-40 to convertible securities. We will evaluate our contracts
based upon the earliest issuance date. In the event partial
reclassification of contracts subject to ASC 815-40-25 is
necessary, due to our inability to demonstrate we have sufficient
shares authorized and unissued, shares will be allocated on the
basis of issuance date, with the earliest issuance date receiving
first allocation of shares. If a reclassification of an instrument
were required, it would result in the instrument issued latest
being reclassified first.
Net Loss per Share
– Under the provisions of ASC
260, “Earnings Per Share,” basic loss per common share
is computed by dividing net loss available to common stockholders
by the weighted average number of shares of common stock
outstanding for the periods presented. Diluted net loss per share
reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or
other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or converted
into common stock. As of March 31, 2021, the Company had
28,257,467 shares of common stock issued and outstanding. As of
March 31, 2021, there were options outstanding for the purchase of
14,786,995 common shares (including unearned stock option grants
totaling 11,775,745 shares related to performance targets),
warrants for the purchase of 23,440,456 common shares, and
8,108,356 shares of the Company’s common stock issuable
upon the conversion of Series C and Series D Convertible Preferred
Stock. In addition, the Company currently has 21,049,264 common
shares (9,020,264 common shares at the current price of $0.25 per
share, 4,924,500 common shares at the current price of $1.00 per
share and 7,104,500 common shares at the current price of $2.00 per
share ) reserved and are issuable upon conversion of convertible
debentures of $19,133,500. All of which could potentially dilute
future earnings per share but are excluded from the March 31, 2021
calculation of net loss per share because their impact is
antidilutive.
F-8
As of March 31,
2020, there were options outstanding for the purchase of 4,891,334
common shares (including unearned stock option grants totaling
2,680,000 shares related to performance targets), warrants for the
purchase of 17,755,448 common shares, and 8,108,356 shares of
the Company’s common stock issuable upon the conversion of
Series C and Series D Convertible Preferred Stock. In addition, the
Company currently had 10,167,804 common shares (9,020,264 common
shares at the current price of $0.25 per share and 1,147,540 common
shares at the current price of $1.00 per share) and are issuable
upon conversion of convertible debentures of $3,402,606. All of
which could potentially dilute future earnings per
share.
Comprehensive loss – Comprehensive
loss is defined as the change in equity of a business during a
period from non-owner sources. There were no differences between
net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 and
comprehensive loss for those periods.
Dividend Policy
– The Company has never paid any
cash dividends and intends, for the foreseeable future, to retain
any future earnings for the development of our business. Our future
dividend policy will be determined by the board of directors on the
basis of various factors, including our results of operations,
financial condition, capital requirements and investment
opportunities.
Use of Estimates
– The preparation of financial
statements in conformity with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates
and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and
liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at
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.
Recent
Accounting Pronouncements
Based on the
Company’s review of accounting standard updates issued since
the filing of the 2020 Form 10-K, there have been no other newly
issued or newly applicable accounting pronouncements that have had,
or are expected to have, a significant impact on the
Company’s consolidated financial statements.
Other accounting
standards that have been issued or proposed by the FASB or other
standards-setting bodies that do not require adoption until a
future date are not expected to have a material impact on the
Company’s consolidated financial statements upon
adoption.
4. FIXED
ASSETS
Property
and equipment as of March 31, 2021 and September 30, 2020 was
comprised of the following:
|
Estimated
Useful
Lives
|
March
31,
2021
|
September
30,
2020
|
Machinery
and equipment
|
2-3
years
|
$386,355
|
$355,272
|
Leasehold
improvements
|
5
years
|
3,612
|
3,612
|
Furniture
and fixtures
|
5
years
|
26,854
|
26,855
|
Software
and websites
|
|
-
|
-
|
Less:
accumulated depreciation
|
|
(299,011)
|
(257,068)
|
|
$117,810
|
$128,671
|
Total depreciation expense was $42,591
and $34,079 for the three months ended
March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. All equipment is used for
selling, general and administrative purposes and accordingly all
depreciation is classified in selling, general and administrative
expenses.
F-9
5. INTANGIBLE
ASSETS
Intangible
assets as of March 31, 2021 and September 30, 2020 consisted of the
following:
|
Estimated
|
March
31,
|
September
30,
|
|
Useful
Lives
|
2021
|
2020
|
|
|
|
|
Technology
|
3
years
|
$520,000
|
$520,000
|
Less:
accumulated amortization
|
|
(505,552)
|
(418,886)
|
Intangible
assets, net
|
|
$14,448
|
$101,114
|
Total amortization expense was $86,666
for the six months ended March 31,
2021 and 2020, respectively.
Merger with RAAI Lighting, Inc.
On
April 10, 2018, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of
Merger with 500 Union Corporation, a Delaware corporation and a
wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, and RAAI Lighting, Inc., a
Delaware corporation. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the Company
acquired all the outstanding shares of RAAI’s capital stock
through a merger of Merger Sub with and into RAAI (the
“Merger”), with RAAI surviving the Merger as a wholly
owned subsidiary of the Company.
The
fair value of the intellectual property associated with the assets
acquired was $520,000 estimated by using a discounted cash flow
approach based on future economic benefits. In summary, the
estimate was based on a projected income approach and related
discounted cash flows over five years, with applicable risk factors
assigned to assumptions in the forecasted results.
6. LEASES
The Company has
entered into operating leases for office and development
facilities. These leases have terms which range from two to three
years and include options to renew. These operating leases are
listed as separate line items on the Company's March 31, 2021 and
September 30, 2020 Consolidated
Balance Sheets and represent the Company’s right to use the
underlying asset for the lease term. The Company’s obligation
to make lease payments are also listed as separate line items on
the Company's March 31, 2021 and September 30, 2020 Consolidated Balance
Sheets. Based on the present value of the lease payments for the
remaining lease term of the Company's existing leases, the Company
recognized right-of-use assets and lease liabilities for operating
leases of approximately $250,000 on October 1, 2018. Operating
lease right-of-use assets and liabilities commencing after October
1, 2018 are recognized at commencement date based on the present
value of lease payments over the lease term. During the six months
ended March 31, 2021 and the year ended September 30, 2020, the Company had one
lease expire and recognized the rent payments as an expense in the
current period. As of March 31, 2021 and September 30, 2020, total right-of-use
assets and operating lease liabilities for remaining long term
lease was approximately $66,000 and $132,000, respectively. In the six months
ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company recognized approximately
$76,423 and $67,914, respectively in total lease costs for the
leases.
Because the rate
implicit in each lease is not readily determinable, the Company
uses its incremental borrowing rate to determine the present value
of the lease payments.
Information related
to the Company's operating right-of-use assets and related lease
liabilities as of and for the six months ended March 31, 2021 was
as follows:
Cash
paid for ROU operating lease liability
$69,625
Weighted-average
remaining lease term 1 years
Weighted-average
discount rate 7%
F-10
The minimum future
lease payments as of March 31, 2021 are as follows:
Year
|
$
|
2021
|
$61,845
|
2022
|
5,972
|
Imputed
interest
|
(2,153)
|
Total
lease liability
|
$65,664
|
7. CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE AND NOTE PAYABLE
Convertible
notes payable as of March 31, 2021 and September 30, 2020 consisted
of the following:
Convertible Promissory Notes with Clayton A. Struve
The Company owes Clayton A. Struve $1,071,000
under convertible promissory or OID notes. The Company recorded
accrued interest of $75,301 and
$71,562 as of March 31, 2021 and September 30, 2020, respectively. On
December 23, 2020, the Company signed Amendments to the convertible
promissory or OID notes, extending the due dates to March 31, 2021.
On April 29, 2021, the Company signed Amendments to the convertible
promissory or OID notes, extending the due dates to September 30,
2021.
Mr. Struve also
invested $1,000,000 in the May 2019 Convertible Debt
Offering.
Convertible
Redeemable Promissory Notes with Ronald P. Erickson and
J3E2A2Z
On March 16, 2018,
the Company entered into a Note and Account Payable Conversion
Agreement pursuant to which (a) all $664,233 currently owing under
the J3E2A2Z Notes was converted to a Convertible Redeemable
Promissory Note in the principal amount of $664,233, and (b) all
$519,833 of the J3E2A2Z Account Payable was converted into a
Convertible Redeemable Promissory Note in the principal amount of
$519,833 together with a warrant to purchase up to 1,039,666 shares
of common stock of the Company for a period of five years.
The initial exercise price of the
warrants described above is $0.50 per share, also subject to
certain adjustments. The warrants were valued at $110,545. Because
the note is immediately convertible, the warrants and beneficial
conversion were expensed as interest. The Company recorded accrued
interest of $180,627 and
$145,202 as of March 31, 2021 and September 30, 2020,
respectively. On December 8, 2020, the Company signed
Amendment 4 to the convertible promissory or OID notes, extending
the due dates to March 31, 2021. On April 29, 2021, the Company
signed Amendment 5 to the convertible promissory or OID notes,
extending the due dates to September 30, 2021.
Convertible
Debt Offering
Beginning in 2019,
the Company entered into series of debt offerings with similar and
consistent terms. The Company issued Subordinated Convertible Notes
and Warrants in a private placement to accredited investors,
pursuant to a series of substantially identical Securities Purchase
Agreements, Common Stock Warrants, and related documents. The notes
are convertible into one share of common stock for each dollar
invested in a Convertible Note Payable and automatically convert to
common stock after one year. The convertible notes contain
terms and conditions which are deemed to be a Beneficial Conversion
Feature (BCF). Warrants are issued to purchase common stock
with exercise prices of $1.20 and $2.40 per share and the number of
warrants are equal to 50% of the convertible note balance.
The Company compensates the placement agent with a cash fee and
warrants. Through December 31, 2020, the Company has raised
approximately $24 million through this offerings, of which
$14,209,000 and $715,000 were raised in the six months ended March
31, 2021 and 2020.
The Convertible
Notes issued during the six months ended March 31, 2021 are
initially convertible into 7,104,500 shares of Common Stock,
subject to certain adjustments, and the Warrants are initially
exercisable for 3,552,250 shares of Common Stock.
The fair value of
the Warrants issued to
debt holders during the six months ended March 31, 2021 was
$4,439,317 on the date of issuance and will be amortized over the
one-year term of the Convertible Notes.
F-11
In connection with
the debt offering during
the six months ended March 31, 2021, the placement agent for the
Convertible Notes and the Warrants received a cash fee of $727,117
and warrants to purchase 492,090 shares of the Company’s
common stock, all based on 2-8% of gross proceeds to the Company.
The warrants issued for these services had a fair value of
$1,667,281 at the date of issuance. The fair value of the warrants
was recorded as debt discount (with an offset to APIC) and will be
amortized over the one-year term of the Convertible Notes. The
$727,117 cash fee was recorded as issuance costs and will be
amortized over the one-year term of the related Convertible Notes.
During the six
months ended March 31, 2021, the Company recorded a debt discount of $9,769,683
associated with a beneficial conversion feature on the debt, which
is being accreted using the effective interest method over the
one-year term of the Convertible Notes.
During the six
months ended March 31, 2021, the Company issued 772,200 shares of
common stock related to the automatic conversion of Convertible
Notes and interest from a private placement to accredited investors
in 2020. The Convertible Notes and interested were automatically
converted to Common Stock at $1.00 per share on the one year
anniversary starting on October 17, 2020.
During the three
and six months ended March 31, 2021, amortization related to the
debt offerings of $4,198,105 and $1,596,980 of the beneficial conversion
feature, warrants issued to debt holders and placement agent was
recognized as interest expense in the consolidated statements of
operations.
Convertible notes
payable as of March 31, 2021 and September 30, 2020 are summarized
below:
|
March 31,
2021
|
September 30,
2020
|
Convertible
note- Clayton A. Struve
|
$1,071,000
|
$1,071,000
|
Convertible
note- Ronald P. Erickson and affiliates
|
1,184,066
|
1,184,066
|
2019
Convertible notes
|
4,242,490
|
4,242,490
|
2020
Convertible notes
|
5,639,500
|
5,639,500
|
Q2
2021 Convertible notes
|
14,209,000
|
-
|
Boustead
fee refund (originally booked as contra debt)
|
50,000
|
50,000
|
Less
conversions of 2019 and 2020 notes
|
(4,957,490)
|
(4,242,490)
|
Less
debt discount - BCF
|
(9,601,827)
|
(2,127,894)
|
Less
debt discount - warrants
|
(4,372,869)
|
(1,025,512)
|
Less
debt discount - warrants issued for services
|
(2,406,360)
|
(823,582)
|
|
$5,057,510
|
$3,967,578
|
Note
Payable
On April 30, 2020, the Company received
$226,170 under the Paycheck Protection Program of the U.S.
Small Business Administration’s 7(a) Loan Program pursuant to
the Coronavirus, Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act),
Pub. Law 116-136, 134 Stat. 281 (2020). As of March 31, 2021 and
September 30, 2020, the Company
recorded interest expense of $2,088 and $960, respectively. The Company is
utilizing the funds in accordance with the legal requirements and
expects this loan to be forgiven. Until the loan is legally
forgiven, the loan balance will outstanding. The Company expects to
start the application for the loan forgiveness during the three
months ended June 30, 2021.
On February 1, 2021, the Company received
$205,633 under the Paycheck Protection Program of the U.S.
Small Business Administration’s 7(a) Loan Program pursuant to
the Coronavirus, Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act),
Pub. Law 116-136, 134 Stat. 281 (2020). As of March 31, 2021, the
Company recorded interest expense of $237. The Company is utilizing
the funds in accordance with the legal requirements and expects
this loan to be forgiven. Until the loan is legally forgiven, the
loan balance will outstanding. The Company expects to start the
application for the loan forgiveness during the three months ended
June 30, 2021.
The Company
recorded $431,803 as a long term liability as of March 31,
2021.
F-12
8.
SIMPLE AGREEMENTS FOR FUTURE EQUITY
In
July 2020, Particle entered into Simple Agreements for Future
Equity (“SAFE”) with twenty two accredited investors
pursuant to which Particle received $785,000 in cash in exchange
for the providing the investor the right to receive shares of the
Particle stock. The Company expects to issue 981,250 shares of the
Particle stock that was initially valued at $0.80 per share. The
Company paid $47,100 in broker fees which were expensed as business
development expenses.
In
October 2020, Particle entered into Simple Agreements for Future
Equity (“SAFE”) with two accredited investors pursuant
to which Particle received $55,000 in cash in exchange for the
providing the investor the right to receive shares of the Particle
stock. The Company expects to issue 68,750 shares of the Particle
stock that was initially valued at $0.80 per share. The Company
paid $4,125 in broker fees which were expensed as business
development expenses.
During
the three months ended March 31, 2021, Particle entered into Simple
Agreements for Future Equity (“SAFE”) with five
accredited investors pursuant to which Particle received $340,000
in cash in exchange for the providing the investor the right to
receive shares of the Particle stock. The Company expects to issue
68,750 shares of the Particle stock that was initially valued at
$0.80 per share. The Company paid $23,660 in broker fees which were
expensed as business development expenses.
Through March 31, 2021, $1,125,000
has been raised through the sale of
SAFE instruments. We expect to issue 1,406,250 shares of the Particle stock that was initially
valued at $0.80 per share. The SAFE contained a number of
conversion and redemption provisions, including settlement upon
liquidity or dissolution events. The final price and share are not
known until settlement upon liquidity or dissolution events
conditions are achieved. The Company’s
ownership interest in Particle will be diluted when the
SAFE’s are converted to common stock. The Company elected the fair value option of
accounting for the SAFE.
9.
EQUITY
Authorized
Capital Stock
The Company
authorized 105,000,000 shares of capital stock, of which
100,000,000 are shares of voting common stock, par value $0.001 per
share, and 5,000,000 are shares preferred stock, par value $0.001
per share.
As of March 31,
2021, the Company had 28,257,467 shares of common stock issued and
outstanding, held by 137 stockholders of record. The number of
stockholders, including beneficial owners holding shares through
nominee names, is approximately 2,300. Each share of common stock
entitles its holder to one vote on each matter submitted to the
stockholders for a vote, and no cumulative voting for directors is
permitted. Stockholders do not have any preemptive
rights to acquire additional securities issued by the
Company. As of March 31, 2021, there were options
outstanding for the purchase of 14,786,995 common shares (including
unearned stock option grants totaling 11,775,745 shares related to
performance targets), warrants for the purchase of 23,440,456
common shares, and 8,108,356 shares of the Company’s
common stock issuable upon the conversion of Series C and Series D
Convertible Preferred Stock. In addition, the Company currently has
21,049,264 common shares (9,020,264 common shares at the current
price of $0.25 per share, 4,924,500 common shares at the current
price of $1.00 per share and 7,104,500 common shares at the current
price of $2.00 per share) reserved and are issuable upon conversion
of convertible debentures of $19,133,500. All of which could
potentially dilute future earnings per share but are excluded from
the March 31, 2021 calculation of net loss per share because their
impact is antidilutive.
Voting
Preferred Stock
The
Company is authorized to issue up to 5,000,000 shares of preferred
stock with a par value of $0.001.
F-13
Series
C and D Preferred Stock and Warrants
On August 5, 2016,
the Company closed a Series C Preferred Stock and Warrant Purchase
Agreement with Clayton A. Struve, an accredited investor for the
purchase of $1,250,000 of preferred stock with a conversion price
of $0.70 per share. The preferred stock has a yield of 8% and an
ownership blocker of 4.99%. In addition, Mr. Struve received a
five-year warrant to acquire 1,785,714 shares of common stock at
$0.70 per share. On August 14,
2017, the price of the Series C
Stock were adjusted to $0.25 per share pursuant to the documents governing such
instruments. On March 31, 2021 and September 30, 2020 there are 1,785,715
Series C Preferred shares outstanding.
On January 5, 2021, the Company extended the warrant expiration
date to August 4, 2023.
As of March 31, 2021 and September 30, 2020, the Company has
$750,000 of Series D Preferred
Stock outstanding with Clayton A. Struve, an accredited investor.
On August 14, 2017, the price
of the Series D Stock were
adjusted to $0.25 per share pursuant
to the documents governing such instruments. The Series D
Preferred Stock is convertible into shares of common stock at a
price of $0.25 per share or by multiplying the number of Series D
Preferred Stock shares by the stated value and dividing by the
conversion price then in effect, subject to certain diluted events,
and has the right to vote the number of shares of common stock the
Series D Preferred Stock would be issuable on conversion, subject
to a 4.99% blocker. The Preferred
Series D has an annual yield of 8% The Series D Preferred
Stock is convertible into shares of common stock at a price of
$0.25 per share or by multiplying the number of Series D Preferred
Stock shares by the stated value and dividing by the conversion
price then in effect, subject to certain diluted events, and has
the right to vote the number of shares of common stock the Series D
Preferred Stock would be issuable on conversion, subject to a 4.99%
blocker. The Preferred Series D has an
annual yield of 8% if and when dividends are
declared.
Series
F Preferred Stock
On
August 1, 2018, the Company filed with the State of Nevada a
Certificate of Designation establishing the Designations,
Preferences, Limitations and Relative Rights of Series F Preferred
Stock. The Designation authorized 500 shares of Series F Preferred
Stock. The Series F Preferred Stock shall only be issued to the
current Board of Directors on the date of the Designation’s
filing and is not convertible into common stock. As set forth in
the Designation, the Series F Preferred Stock has no rights to
dividends or liquidation preference and carries rights to vote
100,000 shares of common stock per share of Series F upon a Trigger
Event, as defined in the Designation. A Trigger Event includes
certain unsolicited bids, tender offers, proxy contests, and
significant share purchases, all as described in the Designation.
Unless and until a Trigger Event, the Series F shall have no right
to vote. The Series F Preferred Stock shall remain issued and
outstanding until the date which is 731 days after the issuance of
Series F Preferred Stock (“Explosion Date”), unless a
Trigger Event occurs, in which case the Explosion Date shall be
extended by 183 days. As of March 31, 2021 and September 30, 2020,
there are no Series F shares outstanding.
Securities Subject to Price Adjustments
In the future, if
the company sells its common stock at a price below $0.25 per
share, the exercise price of 8,108,356
outstanding shares of Series C and D Preferred Stock that adjust
below $0.25 per share pursuant to the documents governing such
instruments. In addition, the conversion price of Convertible Notes
Payable of $19,133,500 or 21,049,264 common shares (9,020,264
common shares at $0.25 per share, 4,924,500 common shares at $1.00
per share and 7,104,500 at $2.40) and
the exercise price of additional outstanding warrants to purchase
10,584,381 shares of common stock would adjust below $0.25 per
share pursuant to the documents governing such instruments.
Warrants totaling 4,599,707 would adjust below $1.20 per share
pursuant to the documents governing such instruments. Warrants
totaling 4,044,340 would adjust below $2.40 per share pursuant to
the documents governing such instruments.
Common Stock
All
of the offerings and sales described below were deemed to be exempt
under Rule 506 of Regulation D and/or Section 4(a)(2) of the
Securities Act. No advertising or general solicitation was employed
in offering the securities, the offerings and sales were made to a
limited number of persons, all of whom were accredited investors
and transfer was restricted by the company in accordance with the
requirements of Regulation D and the Securities Act. All issuances
to accredited and non-accredited investors were structured to
comply with the requirements of the safe harbor afforded by Rule
506 of Regulation D, including limiting the number of
non-accredited investors to no more than 35 investors who have
sufficient knowledge and experience in financial and business
matters to make them capable of evaluating the merits and risks of
an investment in our securities.
F-14
The
following equity issuances occurred during the six months ended
March 31, 2021:
The Company issued 772,700 shares of common stock related to the
automatic conversion of Convertible Notes and interest from a
private placement to accredited investors in 2020. The Convertible
Notes and interested were automatically converted to Common Stock
at $1.00 per share on the one year anniversary starting on October
17, 2020.
We issued 2,583,393 shares of common stock at an average price of
$0.493 per share related to the exercise of
warrants.
We
issued 97,000 shares related to services. The shares were valued at
the fair market value of $202,820.
Warrants to Purchase Common Stock
The
following warrant transactions occurred during the six months ended
March 31, 2021:
The
Company issued warrant to Ronald P. Erickson for 2,000,000 shares
of common stock. The five year warrant is exercisable on a cash or
cashless at $1.53 per share and was valued using a Black-Scholes
model at $1,811,691.
During
January 2021, the Company issued warrants to five directors and
service providers for 181,610 shares of common stock. The five year
warrant is convertible at $2.00 per share and was valued using a
Black-Scholes model at $382,566.
The Convertible
Notes issued during the six months ended March 31, 2021 are
initially convertible into 7,104,500 shares of Common Stock,
subject to certain adjustments, and the Warrants are initially
exercisable for 3,552,250 shares of Common Stock.
The fair value of
the Warrants issued to
debt holders during the six months ended March 31, 2021 was
$4,439,317 on the date of issuance and were amortized over the
one-year term of the Convertible Notes.
In connection with
the convertible debt offering
during the six months ended March 31, 2021, the placement agent for
the Convertible Notes and the Warrants received a cash fee of
$727,117 and warrants to purchase 492,090 shares of the
Company’s common stock, all based on 2-8% of gross proceeds
to the Company. The warrants issued for these services had a fair
value of $1,667,281 at the date of issuance. The fair value of the
warrants was recorded as debt discount (with an offset to APIC) and
will be amortized over the one-year term of the Convertible Notes.
The $727,117 cash fee was recorded as issuance costs and will be
amortized over the one-year term of the related Convertible
Notes.
We issued 2,583,393 shares of common stock at an average price of
$0.493 per share related to the exercise of warrants. Warrants to
exercise 229,853 shares of common stock were forfeited at an
average of $.417 per share.
A summary of the
warrants outstanding as of March 31, 2021 were as follows:
|
March
31, 2021
|
|
|
|
Weighted
|
|
|
Average
|
|
|
Exercise
|
|
Shares
|
Price
|
Outstanding
at beginning of period
|
20,016,367
|
$0.556
|
Issued
|
6,237,335
|
2.100
|
Exercised
|
(2,583,393)
|
(0.493)
|
Forfeited
|
(229,853)
|
(0.417)
|
Expired
|
-
|
-
|
Outstanding
at end of period
|
23,440,456
|
$0.974
|
Exerciseable
at end of period
|
23,440,456
|
|
F-15
The following table summarizes information about
warrants outstanding and exercisable as of March 31,
2021:
|
March
31, 2021
|
|||
|
Weighted
|
Weighted
|
|
Weighted
|
|
Average
|
Average
|
|
Average
|
Number
of
|
Remaining
|
Exercise
|
Shares
|
Exercise
|
Warrants
|
Life
( In Years)
|
Price
|
Exerciseable
|
Price
|
11,029,381
|
1.75
|
$0.250
|
11,029,381
|
$0.250
|
714,286
|
0.33
|
0.700
|
714,286
|
0.700
|
847,742
|
0.62
|
1.000
|
847,742
|
1.000
|
6,624,707
|
3.88
|
1.20-1.85
|
6,624,707
|
1.20-1.85
|
4,214,340
|
2.86
|
2.00-2.40
|
4,214,340
|
2.00-2.40
|
10,000
|
2.25
|
4.080
|
10,000
|
4.080
|
23,440,456
|
2.95
|
$0.974
|
23,440,456
|
$0.974
|
The significant
weighted average assumptions relating to the valuation of the
Company’s warrants issued during the six months ended March
31, 2021 were as
follows:
Dividend
yield
|
0%
|
Expected
life
|
3
years
|
Expected
volatility
|
140%-169%
|
Risk
free interest rate
|
0.4%
|
There were vested warrants of 23,440,456
with an aggregate intrinsic value of
$52,105,394.
10.
STOCK INCENTIVE PLANS
Know
Labs, Inc.
On January 23,
2019, the Board approved an amendment to its 2011 Stock Incentive
Plan increasing the number of shares of common stock reserved under
the Incentive Plan from 2,200,000 to 2,500,000 to common
shares. On May 22, 2019, the Compensation Committee approved
an amendment to its 2011 Stock Incentive Plan increasing the number
of shares of common stock reserved under the Incentive Plan from
2,500,000 to 3,000,000 to common shares. On November 23, 2020, the
Board of Directors increased the size of the stock available under
the Stock Option Plan by 9,750,000 shares. This increase is based
on an industry peer group study.
Determining Fair Value under ASC 718
The
Company records compensation expense associated with stock options
and other equity-based compensation using the Black-Scholes-Merton
option valuation model for estimating fair value of stock options
granted under our plan. The Company amortizes the fair value of
stock options on a ratable basis over the requisite service
periods, which are generally the vesting periods. The expected life
of awards granted represents the period of time that they are
expected to be outstanding. The Company estimates the
volatility of our common stock based on the historical volatility
of its own common stock over the most recent period corresponding
with the estimated expected life of the award. The Company bases
the risk-free interest rate used in the Black Scholes-Merton option
valuation model on the implied yield currently available on U.S.
Treasury zero-coupon issues with an equivalent remaining term equal
to the expected life of the award. The Company has not paid any
cash dividends on our common stock and does not anticipate paying
any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. Consequently, the
Company uses an expected dividend yield of zero in the
Black-Scholes-Merton option valuation model and adjusts share-based
compensation for changes to the estimate of expected equity award
forfeitures based on actual forfeiture experience. The effect of
adjusting the forfeiture rate is recognized in the period the
forfeiture estimate is changed.
F-16
Stock Option Activity
The
Company had the following stock option transactions during the six
months ended March 31, 2021:
During the six
months ended March 31, 2021, the Company issued stock option grants to fifteen employees and
consultants totaling 9,985,745 shares of common stock at an average
price of $1.677 per share. The stock option grants expire in five
years. The stock option grants vest when earned based on certain
performance criteria or quarterly over 4 years, with nothing earned
in the first two quarters.
During
the six months ended March 31, 2021, a consultant exercised a stock
option grant for 3,750 shares at $1.25 per share.
There are currently 14,786,995 (including unearned stock option
grants totaling 11,775,745 shares related to performance targets)
options to purchase common stock at an
average exercise price of $1.509 per share outstanding as of
March 31, 2021 under the 2011 Stock
Incentive Plan. The Company recorded $191,184 and $565,726
of compensation expense, net of
related tax effects, relative to stock options for the six months
ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 and in accordance with ASC 718. As
of March 31, 2021, there is
approximately $1,222,173, net
of forfeitures, of total unrecognized costs related to employee
granted stock options that are not vested. These costs are expected
to be recognized over a period of approximately 3.82
years.
Stock
option activity for the six months ended March 31, 2021 and the
years ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 were as
follows:
|
Weighted
Average
|
||
|
Options
|
Exercise
Price
|
$
|
Outstanding as of
September 30, 2018
|
2,182,668
|
$1.698
|
$3,706,519
|
Granted
|
2,870,000
|
2.615
|
7,504,850
|
Exercised
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Forfeitures
|
(520,000)
|
(3.906)
|
(2,031,000)
|
Outstanding as of
September 30, 2019
|
4,532,668
|
2.025
|
9,180,369
|
Granted
|
3,085,000
|
1.142
|
3,522,400
|
Exercised
|
(73,191)
|
(0.250)
|
(18,298)
|
Forfeitures
|
(2,739,477)
|
(2.593)
|
(7,103,921)
|
Outstanding as of
September 30, 2020
|
4,805,000
|
1.161
|
5,580,550
|
Granted
|
9,985,745
|
1.677
|
16,743,590
|
Exercised
|
(3,750)
|
(1.250)
|
(4,688)
|
Forfeitures
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Outstanding as of
March 31, 2021
|
14,786,995
|
$1.509
|
$22,319,452
|
The following table summarizes information about
stock options outstanding and exercisable as of March 31,
2021:
|
|
Weighted
|
Weighted
|
|
Weighted
|
|
|
Average
|
Average
|
|
Average
|
Range
of
|
Number
|
Remaining
Life
|
Exercise
Price
|
Number
|
Exercise
Price
|
Exercise
Prices
|
Outstanding
|
In
Years
|
Outstanding
|
Exerciseable
|
Exerciseable
|
$0.25
|
230,000
|
2.21
|
$0.250
|
143,750
|
$0.250
|
1.10-1.25
|
3,076,250
|
3.65
|
1.108
|
375,911
|
1.104
|
|
9,495,745
|
3.58
|
1.499
|
859,792
|
1.311
|
|
1,985,000
|
4.82
|
2.132
|
80,000
|
2.130
|
|
14,786,995
|
3.82
|
$1.509
|
1,459,453
|
$1.310
|
There were in the money stock options of
14,786,995 shares as of March 31, 2021
with an aggregate intrinsic value of $22,272,524.
F-17
Particle, Inc.
On May 21, 2020,
Particle approved a 2020 Stock Incentive Plan and reserved
8,000,000 shares under the Plan. The Plan requires vesting annually
over four years, with no vesting in the first two
quarters.
During the six
months ended March 31, 2021, Particle approved a stock option grant
to nine employees and consultants totaling 1,900,000 shares at an
average of $0.80 per share. The stock option grant vests (i) 33.3%
with the first shipment; (ii) 33.3% with $50 million in sales are
achieved; and (iii) 33.4% after $200 million in sales are
achieved.
During the six
months ended March 31, 2021, Particle approved stock option grants
to employees totaling 550,000 shares at $0.80 per share. The stock
option grants vest annually over four years, with no vesting in the
first two quarters.
As of March 31, 2021, the company had outstanding
stock option grants for 7,200,000 shares. The Company recorded
$111,365 and $0
of compensation expense, net of
related tax effects, relative to stock options for the six months
ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 and in accordance with ASC 718. As
of March 31, 2021, there is
approximately $729,917, net of
forfeitures, of total unrecognized costs related to employee
granted stock options that are not vested. These costs are expected
to be recognized over a period of approximately 4.48
years.
The following table summarizes information about
Particle stock options outstanding and exercisable as of
March 31, 2021:
|
|
Weighted
|
|
|
Weighted
|
|
|
Average
|
Weighted
|
|
Average
|
Range
of
|
Number
|
Remaining
Life
|
Average
|
Number
|
Exercise
Price
|
Exercise
Prices
|
Outstanding
|
In
Years
|
Exercise
Price
|
Exerciseable
|
Exerciseable
|
$0.10
|
4,600,000
|
4.26
|
$0.10
|
1,000,000
|
$0.10
|
|
2,600,000
|
4.86
|
$0.80
|
-
|
-
|
|
7,200,000
|
4.48
|
$0.35
|
1,000,000
|
$0.10
|
There were in the money stock options of
1,000,000 shares as of March 31, 2021
with an aggregate intrinsic value of $700,000. There is no active market for Particle, Inc.
stock at this time.
11.
|
OTHER SIGNIFICANT TRANSACTIONS AND TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED
PARTIES
|
Transactions
with Clayton A. Struve
See
Notes 7, 9 and 10 or related party transactions with Clayton A.
Struve.
On January 5, 2021, the Company extended the
warrant expiration date to August 4, 2023 with Clayton A.
Struve, a major investor in the Company:
Warrant
No./Class
|
Issue
Date
|
No. Warrant
Shares
|
Exercise
Price
|
Original
Expiration Date
|
Amended
Expiration Date
|
Clayton Struve
Warrant
Series C Warrant
W98
|
08-04-2016
|
1,785,715
|
$0.25
|
08-04-2021
|
08-04-2023
|
Clayton Struve
Warrant
Series F Warrant
F-1
|
11-14-2016
|
187,500
|
$0.25
|
11-13-2021
|
11-13-2023
|
Clayton Struve
Warrant
Series F Warrant
F-2
|
12-19-2016
|
187,500
|
$0.25
|
12-18-2021
|
12-18-2023
|
F-18
On January 28,
2021, Clayton A. Struve exercised warrants on a cashless basis for
889,880 shares of common stock at $0.25 per share, including
warrants for 187,500 and 187,500 that were just extended as
discussed above.
The Company owes Clayton A. Struve $1,071,000
under convertible promissory or OID notes. On April 29,
2021, the Company signed Amendments to the convertible promissory
or OID notes, extending the due dates to September 30,
2021.
Related Party Transactions with Ronald P. Erickson
See Notes 7, 9, 10 and 12 for related party
transactions with Ronald P. Erickson.
Mr. Erickson and/or entities with which he is
affiliated also have accrued compensation, travel and interest of
approximately $476,486 and
$597,177 as of March 31, 2021 and September 30, 2020,
respectively.
On
December 15, 2020, the Company issued a fully vested warrant to
Ronald P. Erickson for 2,000,000 shares of common stock. The five
year warrant is exercisable for cash or non-cash at $1.53 per share
and was valued using a Black-Scholes model at
$1,811,691.
On December 15,
2020, the Company issued two stock
option grants to Ronald P. Erickson, one for 1,865,675 shares and
one for 1,865,675 shares at an exercise price of $1.53 per share.
The stock option grants expire in five years. The stock option
grants vest when earned based on certain performance
criteria.
On February 9,
2021, Particle approved a stock option grant to Mr. Erickson
totaling 500,000 shares at an average of $0.80 per share. The stock
option grant vests (i) 33.3% with the first shipment; (ii) 33.3%
with $50 million in sales are achieved; and (iii) 33.4% after $200
million in sales are achieved.
On April 29, 2021,
the Company signed Amendment 5 to the convertible promissory or OID
notes with J3E2A2Z, extending the due dates to September 30,
2021.
Related Party Transactions with Phillip A. Bosua
See Notes 10 and 12 for related party transactions
with Phillip A. Bosua.
On December 15,
2020, the Company issued two stock
option grant to Phillip A. Bosua, one for 2,132,195 shares and one
for 2,132,200 shares at an exercise price of $1.53 per share. The
stock option grants expire in five years. The stock option grants
vest when earned based on certain performance
criteria.
On February 9,
2021, Particle approved a stock option grant to Mr. Bosua totaling
500,000 shares at an average of $0.80 per share. The stock option
grant vests (i) 33.3% with the first shipment; (ii) 33.3% with $50
million in sales are achieved; and (iii) 33.4% after $200 million
in sales are achieved.
On March 18, 2021,
the Company approved a $250,000 bonus for Mr. Bosua. The bonus was
recorded in accrued liabilities – related party as of March
31, 2021 and was paid during April 2021.
F-19
Related Party Transactions with Directors
On January 15,
2021, the Company issued 30,000 shares each to three directors
shares at an exercise price of $2.00 per share.
On January 15,
2021, the Company issued 20,000 warrants to purchase common stock
each to three directors shares at $2.00 per share. The warrants
expire on January 15, 2026.
12. COMMITMENTS, CONTINGENCIES AND LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
Legal Proceedings
The Company may
from time to time become a party to various legal proceedings
arising in the ordinary course of our business. The Company is
currently not a party to any pending legal proceeding that is not
ordinary routine litigation incidental to our
business.
Employment
Agreement with Phillip A. Bosua, Chief Executive
Officer
See
the Employment Agreement for Phillip A. Bosua that was disclosed in
Form 10-K filed with the SEC on December 29, 2020. Phillip A.
Bosua.
Employment
Agreement with Ronald P. Erickson, Chairman of the Board and
Interim Chief Financial Officer
See
the Employment Agreement for Ronald P. Erickson that was disclosed
in Form 10-K filed with the SEC on December 29, 2020.
Properties
and Operating Leases
See
the Property Leases that were disclosed in Form 10-K filed with the
SEC on December 29, 2020.
13.
SEGMENT REPORTING
The management of
the Company considers the business to have two operating segments
(i) the development of the Bio-RFID™” and
“ChromaID™” technologies; (ii) Particle, Inc.
technology; and (iii) TransTech, a distributor of products for employee
and personnel identification and authentication. TransTech has
historically provided substantially all of the Company’s
revenues. TransTech closed on June 30, 2020. Particle commenced
operations in the three months ended June 30,
2020.
F-20
The reporting for
the three and six months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 was as
follows (in thousands):
|
|
Gross
|
Net
|
Segment
|
Segment
|
Revenue
|
Margin
|
(Loss)
|
Assets
|
Three Months Ended March 31, 2021
|
|
|
|
|
Development
of the Bio-RFID™” and “ChromaID™”
technologies
|
$-
|
$-
|
$(4,950)
|
$15,759
|
Particle,
Inc. technology
|
-
|
-
|
(424)
|
149
|
TransTech
distribution business
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Total
segments
|
$-
|
$-
|
$(5,374)
|
$15,908
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended March 31, 2020
|
|
|
|
|
Development
of the Bio-RFID™” and “ChromaID™”
technologies
|
$-
|
$-
|
$(3,346)
|
$1,224
|
TransTech
distribution business
|
5
|
1
|
15
|
4
|
Total
segments
|
$5
|
$1
|
$(3,331)
|
$1,228
|
|
|
|
|
|
Six Months Ended March 31, 2021
|
|
|
|
|
Development
of the Bio-RFID™” and “ChromaID™”
technologies
|
$-
|
$-
|
$(9,874)
|
$15,759
|
Particle,
Inc. technology
|
-
|
-
|
(799)
|
149
|
TransTech
distribution business
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Total
segments
|
$-
|
$-
|
$(10,673)
|
$15,908
|
|
|
|
|
|
Six Months Ended March 31, 2020
|
|
|
|
|
Development
of the Bio-RFID™” and “ChromaID™”
technologies
|
$-
|
$-
|
$(6,418)
|
$1,224
|
TransTech
distribution business
|
122
|
52
|
72
|
4
|
Total
segments
|
$122
|
$52
|
$(6,346)
|
$1,228
|
During the six
months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company incurred non-cash expenses of
$7,027,922, and $4,510,430,
respectively.
14.
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
The
Company evaluated subsequent events, for the purpose of adjustment
or disclosure, up through the date the financial statements were
issued. Subsequent to March 31, 2021, there were the following
material transactions that require disclosure:
The Company issued 2,137,880 shares of common stock related to the
automatic conversion of Convertible Notes and interest from a
private placement to accredited investors in 2020. The Convertible
Notes and interested were automatically converted to Common Stock
at $1.00 per share on the one year anniversary.
On March 18, 2021,
the Company approved a $250,000 bonus for Mr. Bosua. The bonus was
recorded in accrued liabilities – related party as of March
31, 2021 and was paid during April 2021.
The Company owes Clayton A. Struve $1,071,000
under convertible promissory or OID notes. On April 29,
2021, the Company signed Amendments to the convertible promissory
or OID notes, extending the due dates to September 30,
2021.
On April 29, 2021,
the Company signed Amendment 5 to the convertible promissory or OID
notes with J3E2A2Z, extending the due dates to September 30,
2021.
F-21
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting
Firm
To the Board of
Directors and Stockholders of
Know Labs, Inc. and
subsidiaries
Opinion
on the Financial Statements
We have audited the
accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Know Labs, Inc. and
subsidiaries (the Company) as of September 30, 2020 and 2019, and
the related consolidated statements of operations,
stockholders’ deficit, and cash flows for each of the two
years in the period ended September 30, 2020 and the related notes
(collectively referred to as the consolidated financial
statements). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements
present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of
the Company as of September 30, 2020 and 2019, and the results of
its operations and its cash flows for each of the two years in the
period ended September 30, 2020, in conformity with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of
America.
Going Concern Uncertainty
The
accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared
assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern.
As discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements,
the Company has sustained a net loss from operations and has an
accumulated deficit since inception. These factors raise
substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as
a going concern. Management’s plans in this regard are
also described in Note 2. The consolidated financial
statements do not include any adjustments that might result from
the outcome of this uncertainty.
Basis
for Opinion
These consolidated
financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s
management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the
Company’s consolidated financial statements based on our
audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public
Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are
required to be independent with respect to the Company in
accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable
rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and
the PCAOB.
We conducted our
audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. 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, whether due to error
or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged
to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial
reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an
understanding of internal control over financial reporting, 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.
Our audits included
performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement
of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or
fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such
procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding
the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial
statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting
principles used and significant estimates made by management, as
well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated
financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a
reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ BPM
LLP
BPM LLP
We
served as the Company’s auditor since October
2019
Walnut
Creek, California
December
29, 2020
F-22
KNOW LABS, INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES
|
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
|
|
September
30,
2020
|
September
30,
2019
|
ASSETS
|
|
|
|
|
|
CURRENT
ASSETS:
|
|
|
Cash and cash
equivalents
|
$4,298,179
|
$1,900,836
|
Accounts
receivable, net of allowance of $0 and $40,000,
respectively
|
-
|
63,049
|
Prepaid
expenses
|
-
|
6,435
|
Inventories,
net
|
-
|
7,103
|
Total current
assets
|
4,298,179
|
1,977,423
|
|
|
|
PROPERTY AND
EQUIPMENT, NET
|
128,671
|
130,472
|
|
|
|
OTHER
ASSETS
|
|
|
Intangible
assets
|
101,114
|
274,446
|
Other
assets
|
25,180
|
13,766
|
Operating lease
right of use asset
|
129,003
|
243,526
|
|
|
|
TOTAL
ASSETS
|
$4,682,147
|
$2,639,633
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)
|
|
|
|
|
|
CURRENT
LIABILITIES:
|
|
|
Accounts payable -
trade
|
$487,810
|
$810,943
|
Accounts payable -
related parties
|
5,687
|
7,048
|
Accrued
expenses
|
401,178
|
460,055
|
Accrued expenses -
related parties
|
591,600
|
458,500
|
Convertible notes
payable
|
3,967,578
|
3,954,241
|
Note
payable
|
226,170
|
-
|
Simple Agreements
for Future Equity
|
785,000
|
-
|
Current portion of
operating lease right of use liability
|
108,779
|
124,523
|
Total current
liabilities
|
6,573,802
|
5,815,310
|
|
|
|
NON-CURRENT
LIABILITIES:
|
|
|
Operating lease
right of use liability, net of current portion
|
23,256
|
121,613
|
Total non-current
liabilities
|
23,256
|
121,613
|
|
|
|
COMMITMENTS AND
CONTINGENCIES (Note 14)
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
STOCKHOLDERS'
EQUITY (DEFICIT)
|
|
|
Preferred stock -
$0.001 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized, 0 shares issued
and
|
|
|
outstanding at
9/30/2020 and 9/30/2019 respectively
|
-
|
-
|
Series C
Convertible Preferred stock - $0.001 par value, 1,785,715 shares
authorized,
|
|
|
1,785,715 shares
issued and outstanding at 9/30/2020 and 9/30/2019,
respectively
|
1,790
|
1,790
|
Series D
Convertible Preferred stock - $0.001 par value, 1,016,014 shares
authorized,
|
|
|
1,016,004 shares
issued and outstanding at 9/30/2020 and 9/30/2019,
respectively
|
1,015
|
1,015
|
Common stock -
$0.001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, 24,804,874 and
18,366,178
|
|
|
shares issued and
outstanding at 9/30/2020 and 9/30/2019, respectively
|
24,807
|
18,366
|
Additional paid in
capital
|
54,023,758
|
39,085,179
|
Accumulated
deficit
|
(55,966,281)
|
(42,403,640)
|
Total stockholders'
equity (deficit)
|
(1,914,911)
|
(3,297,290)
|
|
|
|
TOTAL LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)
|
$4,682,147
|
$2,639,633
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated
financial statements.
F-23
KNOW LABS, INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES
|
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
|
|
Years
Ended,
|
|
|
September
30,
2020
|
September
30,
2019
|
|
|
|
REVENUE
|
$121,939
|
$1,804,960
|
COST OF
SALES
|
69,726
|
1,378,413
|
GROSS
PROFIT
|
52,213
|
426,547
|
RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT EXPENSES
|
2,033,726
|
1,257,872
|
SELLING, GENERAL
AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
|
4,844,415
|
4,181,687
|
OPERATING
LOSS
|
(6,825,928)
|
(5,013,012)
|
|
|
|
OTHER INCOME
(EXPENSE):
|
|
|
Interest
expense
|
(6,094,682)
|
(2,945,312)
|
Other
income
|
65,769
|
(9,561)
|
(Loss) gain on debt
settlements
|
(707,800)
|
355,569
|
Total other
(expense), net
|
(6,736,713)
|
(2,599,304)
|
|
|
|
LOSS BEFORE INCOME
TAXES
|
(13,562,641)
|
(7,612,316)
|
|
|
|
Income tax
expense
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
NET
LOSS
|
$(13,562,641)
|
$(7,612,316)
|
|
|
|
Basic and diluted
loss per share
|
$(0.62)
|
$(0.42)
|
|
|
|
Weighted average
shares of common stock outstanding- basic and diluted
|
21,791,058
|
18,053,848
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated
financial statements.
F-24
KNOW LABS, INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES
|
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS'
(DEFICIT)
|
|
Series A
Convertible
|
Series C
Convertible
|
Series D
Convertible
|
|
|
Additional
|
|
Total
|
|||
|
Preferred
Stock
|
Preferred
Stock
|
Preferred
Stock
|
Common
Stock
|
Paid
in
|
Accumulated
|
Stockholders'
|
||||
|
Shares
|
Amount
|
Shares
|
Amount
|
Shares
|
Amount
|
Shares
|
Amount
|
Capital
|
Deficit
|
(Deficit)
|
Balance as of October 1,
2018
|
20,000
|
$11
|
1,785,715
|
$1,790
|
1,016,004
|
$1,015
|
17,531,522
|
$17,531
|
$32,163,386
|
$(34,791,324)
|
$(2,607,591)
|
Stock compensation expense -
employee options
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1,141,674
|
-
|
1,141,674
|
Issuance of common stock for
services
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
245,000
|
245
|
348,655
|
-
|
348,900
|
Conversion of Series A Preferred
Stock
|
(20,000)
|
(11)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
80,000
|
80
|
(69)
|
-
|
-
|
Beneficial conversion feature (Note
10)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
2,857,960
|
-
|
2,857,960
|
Issuance of warrants to debt holders
(Note 10)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1,384,530
|
-
|
1,384,530
|
Issuance of warrants for services
related to debt offering (Note 10)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1,072,095
|
-
|
1,072,095
|
Stock based compensation- warrant
issuances
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
117,458
|
-
|
117,458
|
Issuance of common stock for warrant
exercise
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
509,656
|
510
|
(510)
|
-
|
(0)
|
Net loss
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(7,612,316)
|
(7,612,316)
|
Balance as of September 30,
2019
|
-
|
-
|
1,785,715
|
1,790
|
1,016,004
|
1,015
|
18,366,178
|
18,366
|
39,085,179
|
(42,403,640)
|
(3,297,290)
|
Stock compensation expense -
employee options
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1,702,085
|
-
|
1,702,085
|
Stock option
exercise
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
73,191
|
73
|
(73)
|
-
|
-
|
Conversion of debt offering and
accrued interest (Note 10)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
4,581,917
|
4,585
|
4,591,952
|
-
|
4,596,537
|
Beneficial conversion feature (Note
10)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
3,766,074
|
-
|
3,766,074
|
Issuance of warrants to debt holders
(Note 10)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1,824,998
|
-
|
1,824,998
|
Issuance of warrants for services
related to debt offering (Note 10)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
975,326
|
-
|
975,326
|
Issuance of common stock for
services
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
550,000
|
550
|
1,044,450
|
-
|
1,045,000
|
Issuance of common stock for
exercise of warrants
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
733,588
|
733
|
84,267
|
-
|
85,000
|
Issuance of shares related to
Settlement and Mutual Release and Subscription
Agreements
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
500,000
|
500
|
949,500
|
-
|
950,000
|
Net loss
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(13,562,641)
|
(13,562,641)
|
|
-
|
$-
|
1,785,715
|
$1,790
|
1,016,004
|
$1,015
|
24,804,874
|
$24,807
|
$54,023,758
|
$(55,966,281)
|
$(1,914,911)
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated
financial statements.
F-25
KNOW LABS, INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES
|
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
|
|
Years
Ended,
|
|
|
September
30,
2020
|
September
30,
2019
|
|
|
|
CASH FLOWS FROM
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
|
|
|
Net
loss
|
$(13,562,641)
|
$(7,612,316)
|
Adjustments to
reconcile net loss to net cash (used in)
|
|
|
operating
activities
|
|
|
Depreciation and
amortization
|
242,987
|
259,347
|
Issuance of capital
stock for services and expenses
|
1,045,000
|
348,900
|
Stock based
compensation- warrants
|
-
|
117,458
|
Stock based
compensation- stock option grants
|
1,702,085
|
1,141,674
|
Amortization of
debt discount
|
5,662,690
|
2,771,270
|
Right of use,
net
|
422
|
2,610
|
Loss on sale of
assets
|
4,663
|
32,777
|
(Gain) on debt
settlement
|
(117,200)
|
(355,000)
|
Loss related to
issuance of shares for debt settlement
|
825,000
|
-
|
Changes in
operating assets and liabilities:
|
|
|
Accounts
receivable
|
63,049
|
257,489
|
Prepaid
expenses
|
6,435
|
13,705
|
Inventory
|
7,103
|
196,479
|
Other
assets
|
(11,414)
|
(6,596)
|
Accounts payable -
trade and accrued expenses
|
218,018
|
(215,873)
|
Deferred
revenue
|
-
|
(55,959)
|
NET CASH
(USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES
|
(3,913,803)
|
(3,104,035)
|
|
|
|
CASH FLOWS FROM
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
|
|
|
Purchase of
research and development equipment
|
(70,134)
|
(79,932)
|
NET CASH (USED IN)
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
|
(70,134)
|
(79,932)
|
|
|
|
CASH FLOWS FROM
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
|
|
|
Proceeds from notes
payable
|
226,170
|
-
|
Repayments on line
of credit
|
-
|
(92,094)
|
Proceeds from
convertible notes payable
|
5,639,500
|
4,242,490
|
Proceeds from
Simple Agreements for Future Equity
|
785,000
|
-
|
Payments for
issuance costs from notes payable
|
(479,965)
|
-
|
Proceeds from
issuance of common stock for warrant exercise
|
85,575
|
-
|
Proeeds from
issuance of shares related to debt settlement
|
125,000
|
-
|
NET CASH PROVIDED
BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES
|
6,381,280
|
4,150,396
|
|
|
|
NET INCREASE IN
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
|
2,397,343
|
966,429
|
|
|
|
CASH AND CASH
EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period
|
1,900,836
|
934,407
|
|
|
|
CASH AND CASH
EQUIVALENTS, end of period
|
$4,298,179
|
$1,900,836
|
|
|
|
Supplemental
disclosures of cash flow information:
|
|
|
Interest
paid
|
$-
|
$22,521
|
Taxes
paid
|
$1,922
|
$-
|
|
|
|
Non-cash investing
and financing activities:
|
|
|
Beneficial
conversion feature
|
$3,766,074
|
$2,857,960
|
Issuance of
warrants to debt holders
|
$1,824,998
|
$1,384,530
|
Issuance of
warrants for services related to debt offering
|
$975,326
|
$1,072,095
|
Cashless warrant
exercise (fair value)
|
$111,554
|
$127,414
|
Cashless stock
options exercise (fair value)
|
$18,298
|
$-
|
Conversion of debt
offering
|
$4,245,448
|
$-
|
Conversion of
accrued interest
|
$351,089
|
$-
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated
financial statements.
F-26
KNOW LABS, INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
|
|
1.
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ORGANIZATION
|
Know Labs, Inc. (the “Company”) was
incorporated under the laws of the State of Nevada in 1998.
The Company has authorized 105,000,000 shares of capital stock, of
which 100,000,000 are shares of voting common stock, par value
$0.001 per share, and 5,000,000 are shares preferred stock, par
value $0.001 per share.
The
Company is focused on the development, marketing and sales of
proprietary technologies which are capable of uniquely identifying
or authenticating almost any substance or material using
electromagnetic energy to record, detect, and identify the unique
“signature” of the substance or material. The Company
call these our “Bio-RFID™” and
“ChromaID™” technologies.
Historically,
the Company focused on the development of our proprietary ChromaID
technology. Using light from low-cost LEDs (light emitting diodes)
the ChromaID technology maps the color of substances, fluids and
materials. With the Company’s proprietary processes we can
authenticate and identify based upon the color that is present. The
color is both visible to the Company as humans but also outside of
the humanly visible color spectrum in the near infra-red and near
ultra-violet and beyond. The Company’s ChromaID scanner sees
what we like to call “Nature’s Color
Fingerprint.” Everything in nature has a unique color
identifier and with ChromaID the Company can see, and identify, and
authenticate based upon the color that is present. The
Company’s ChromaID scanner is capable of uniquely identifying
and authenticating almost any substance or liquid using light to
record, detect and identify its unique color signature. Today the
Company is focused upon extensions and new inventions that are
derived from and extend beyond the Company’s ChromaID
technology. The Company calls this new technology
“Bio-RFID.” The rapid advances made with the
Company’s Bio-RFID technology in our laboratory have caused
us to move quickly into the commercialization phase as the Company
works to create revenue generating products for the marketplace.
Today, the sole focus of the Company is on its Bio-RFID technology
and its commercialization.
On April 30, 2020,
the Company approved and ratified the incorporation of Particle,
Inc., a Nevada corporation. The Company is the sole shareholder as
of the date of incorporation. Particle is now a direct, majority
owned subsidiary of the Company. Particle shall utilize the same
corporate offices as the Company and shall focus on the development
and commercialization of our extensive intellectual property
relating to electromagnetic energy outside of the medical
diagnostic arena which remains the parent company’s singular
focus with its Bio-RFID technology and its initial application ,
the non-invasive measurement of blood glucose
On
June 1, 2020, the Company approved and ratified entry into an
intercompany Patent License Agreement dated May 21, 2020 with our
majority owned subsidiary, Particle. Pursuant to the Agreement,
Particle shall receive an exclusive non-transferrable license to
use certain of our patents and trademarks, in exchange the Company
shall receive: (i) a one-time fee of $250,000 upon a successful
financing of Particle, and (ii) a quarterly royalty payment equal
to the greater of 5% of the Gross Sales, net of returns, from
Particle or $5,000.
In 2010, the Company acquired TransTech Systems,
Inc. as an adjunct to our business. Operating as an independent
subsidiary, TransTech was a distributor of products for employee
and personnel identification and authentication. TransTech
historically provided substantially all of the Company’s
revenues. The financial results from our TransTech subsidiary had
been diminishing as vendors of their products increasingly moved to
the Internet and direct sales to their customers. TransTech
closed on June 30, 2020.
2.
|
GOING CONCERN
|
The accompanying
financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis,
which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction
of liabilities in the normal course of business. The Company
incurred net losses of $13,562,641 and $7,612,316 for the years
ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Net cash used in
operating activities was $3,913,803 and $3,104,035 for the years
ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
The Company
anticipates that it will record losses from operations for the
foreseeable future. As of September 30, 2020, the Company’s
accumulated deficit was $55,966,281. The Company has
limited capital resources. These conditions raise substantial doubt
about our ability to continue as a going concern. The audit report
prepared by the Company’s independent registered public
accounting firm relating to our consolidated financial statements
for the year ended September 30, 2020 includes an explanatory
paragraph expressing the substantial doubt about the
Company’s ability to continue as a going
concern.
The Company
believes that its cash on hand will be sufficient to fund our
operations until September 30, 2021. The Company may need additional financing to
implement our business plan and to service our ongoing operations
and pay our current debts. There can be no assurance that we will
be able to secure any needed funding, or that if such funding is
available, the terms or conditions would be acceptable to us. If we
are unable to obtain additional financing when it is needed, we
will need to restructure our operations, and divest all or a
portion of our business. We may seek additional
capital through a combination of private and public equity
offerings, debt financings and strategic collaborations. Debt
financing, if obtained, may involve agreements that include
covenants limiting or restricting our ability to take specific
actions, such as incurring additional debt, and could increase our
expenses and require that our assets secure such debt. Equity
financing, if obtained, could result in dilution to the
Company’s then-existing stockholders and/or require such
stockholders to waive certain rights and preferences. If such
financing is not available on satisfactory terms, or is not
available at all, the Company may be required to delay, scale back,
eliminate the development of business opportunities and our
operations and financial condition may be materially adversely
affected.
F-27
3.
|
SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES: ADOPTION OF ACCOUNTING
STANDARDS
|
Basis of Presentation – The accompanying consolidated
financial statements include the accounts of the Company.
Intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. The
preparation of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial
statements were prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted
accounting principles (“GAAP”).
Principles of
Consolidation – The
consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the
Company, its wholly owned subsidiaries, TransTech Systems, Inc. and
RAAI Lighting, Inc., and majority-owned subsidiary, Particle, Inc.
Inter-Company items and transactions have been eliminated in
consolidation. The ownership of
Particle not owned by the Company at September 30, 2020 is not
material and thus no non-controlling interest is
recognized.
Cash and Cash
Equivalents – The
Company classifies highly liquid temporary investments with an
original maturity of three months or less when purchased as cash
equivalents. The Company maintains cash balances at various
financial institutions. Balances at US banks are insured by the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation up to $250,000. The Company
has not experienced any losses in such accounts and believes it is
not exposed to any significant risk for cash on
deposit. At September 30, 2020, the Company had uninsured deposits in the amount
of $4,048,719.
Accounts Receivable and Revenue –
The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with ASC Topic 606,
Revenue from Contracts with Customers, which requires the
application of the five-step-principles-based-accounting-model for
revenue recognition. These steps include (1) a legally enforceable
contract, written or unwritten is identified; (2) performance
obligations in the contracts are identified; (3) the transaction
price reflecting variable consideration, if any, is identified; (4)
the transaction price is allocated to the performance obligations;
and (5) revenue is recognized when the control of goods is
transferred to the customer at a particular time or over time. For
TransTech, the Company extends thirty day terms to some customers.
Accounts receivable were reviewed periodically for
collectability.
TransTech Systems Inc. sold products directly to
customers. the products were typically sold pursuant to purchase
orders placed by our customers, and our terms and conditions of
sale did not require customer acceptance. We accounted for a
contract with a customer when there is a legally enforceable
contract, which could be the customer’s purchase order, the
rights of the parties are identified, the contract has commercial
terms, and collectability of the contract consideration is
probable. The majority of our contracts had a single performance
obligation to transfer products and are short term in nature,
usually less than one year. Our revenue was measured based on the
consideration specified in the contract with each customer in
exchange for transferring products that is generally based upon a
negotiated, formula, list or fixed price. Revenue is recognized
when control of the promised goods is transferred to our customer,
which is either upon shipment from our dock, receipt at the
customer’s dock, or removal from consignment inventory at the
customer’s location, in an amount that reflects the
consideration we expected to be entitled to receive in exchange for
those goods. The Company shut down TransTech on June 30,
2020.
Allowance for Doubtful
Accounts - We maintain an allowance for uncollectible
accounts receivable. It is our practice to regularly review and
revise, when deemed necessary, our estimates of uncollectible
accounts receivable, which are based primarily on actual historical
return rates. We record estimated uncollectible accounts receivable
as selling, general and administrative expense. As of September 30,
2020 and 2019, there was a reserve for sales returns of $0 and
$40,000, respectively, which is minimal based upon our historical
experience. The Company shut
down TransTech on June 30, 2020.
Inventories – Inventories consisted primarily of
printers and consumable supplies, including ribbons and cards,
badge accessories, capture devices, and access control components
held for resale and are stated at the lower of cost or market on
the first-in, first-out (“FIFO”)
method. Inventories are considered available for resale
when drop shipped and invoiced directly to a customer from a
vendor, or when physically received by TransTech. The
Company records a provision for excess and obsolete inventory
whenever an impairment has been identified. There is a $0 and
$28,000 reserve for impaired inventory as of September 30, 2020 and
2019, respectively.
Equipment – Equipment consists of machinery, leasehold
improvements, furniture and fixtures and software, which are stated
at cost less accumulated depreciation and amortization.
Depreciation is computed by the straight-line method over the
estimated useful lives or lease period of the relevant asset,
generally 2-10 years, except for leasehold improvements which are
depreciated over 5 years.
Long-Lived Assets
– The Company reviews its
long-lived assets for impairment annually or when changes in
circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not
be recoverable. Long-lived assets under certain circumstances are
reported at the lower of carrying amount or fair value. Assets to
be disposed of and assets not expected to provide any future
service potential to the Company are recorded at the lower of
carrying amount or fair value (less the projected cost associated
with selling the asset). To the extent carrying values exceed fair
values, an impairment loss is recognized in operating
results.
Intangible Assets – Intangible
assets are capitalized and amortized on a straight-line basis over
their estimated useful life, if the life is determinable. If the
life is not determinable, amortization is not recorded. We
regularly perform reviews to determine if facts and circumstances
exist which indicate that the useful lives of our intangible assets
are shorter than originally estimated or the carrying amount of
these assets may not be recoverable. When an indication exists that
the carrying amount of intangible assets may not be recoverable, we
assess the recoverability of our assets by comparing the projected
undiscounted net cash flows associated with the related asset or
group of assets over their remaining lives against their respective
carrying amounts. Such impairment test is based on the lowest level
for which identifiable cash flows are largely independent of the
cash flows of other groups of assets and liabilities. Impairment,
if any, is based on the excess of the carrying amount over the
estimated fair value of those assets.
F-28
Research and Development Expenses
– Research and development expenses consist of the cost of
employees, consultants and contractors who design, engineer and
develop new products and processes as well as materials, supplies
and facilities used in producing prototypes.
The Company’s current research and
development efforts are primarily focused on improving our Bio-RFID
technology, extending its capacity and developing new and unique
applications for this technology. As part of this effort, the
Company conducts on-going laboratory testing to ensure that
application methods are compatible with the end-user and regulatory
requirements, and that they can be implemented in a cost-effective
manner. The Company also is actively involved in identifying new
applications. The Company’s current internal team along with
outside consultants has considerable experience working with the
application of the Company’s technologies and their
applications. The Company engages third party experts as required
to supplement our internal team. The Company believes that
continued development of new and enhanced technologies is essential
to our future success. The Company incurred expenses of
$2,033,726 and
$1,257,872 for the years
ended September 30, 2020 and
2019, respectively, on development activities.
Advertising – Advertising costs are charged to selling,
general and administrative expenses as incurred. Advertising and
marketing costs for the years ended September 30, 2020 and 2019
were $230,844 and $0, respectively.
Fair Value Measurements and Financial
Instruments – ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurement and Disclosures,
defines fair value as the exchange price that would be received for
an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the
principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in
an orderly transaction between market participants on the
measurement date. This topic also establishes a fair
value hierarchy, which requires classification based on observable
and unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. The
fair value hierarchy distinguishes between assumptions based on
market data (observable inputs) and an entity’s own
assumptions (unobservable inputs). The hierarchy
consists of three levels:
Level 1 –
Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and
liabilities;
|
Level 2 –
Inputs other than level one inputs that are either directly or
indirectly observable; and.
|
Level 3 -
Inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and
significant to the fair value measurement.
The recorded value
of other financial assets and liabilities, which consist primarily
of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, other current
assets, and accounts payable and accrued expenses approximate the
fair value of the respective assets and liabilities as of September
30, 2020 and 2019 are based upon the short-term nature of the
assets and liabilities.
The Company has a
money market account which is considered a level 1 asset. The
balance as of September 30, 2020 and 2019 was $4,252,959 and
$1,901,278, respectively.
The following table
represents a roll-forward of the fair value of the Simple Agreement
for Future Equity (“SAFE”) for which fair value is
determined by Level 3 inputs:
Balance
as of October 1, 2019
|
$-
|
Proceeds
from issuance of SAFE
|
785,000
|
Fair
value adjustment
|
-
|
Balance
as of September 30, 2020
|
$785,000
|
Fair value of the
SAFE on issuance was determined to be equal to the proceeds
received (see Note 11). There were no transfers among Level 1,
Level 2, or Level 3 categories in the periods
presented.
Derivative Financial Instruments
–Pursuant to ASC 815 “Derivatives and
Hedging”, the Company evaluates all of its financial
instruments to determine if such instruments are derivatives or
contain features that qualify as embedded derivatives. The Company
then determines if embedded derivative must bifurcated and
separately accounted for. For derivative financial instruments that
are accounted for as liabilities, the derivative instrument is
initially recorded at its fair value and is then re-valued at each
reporting date, with changes in the fair value reported in the
consolidated statements of operations. For stock-based derivative
financial instruments, the Company uses a Black-Scholes-Merton
option pricing model to value the derivative instruments at
inception and on subsequent valuation dates. The classification of
derivative instruments, including whether such instruments should
be recorded as liabilities or as equity, is evaluated at the end of
each reporting period. Derivative instrument liabilities are
classified in the balance sheet as current or non-current based on
whether or not net-cash settlement of the derivative instrument
could be required within twelve months of the balance sheet
date.
The Company
determined that the conversion features for purposes of
bifurcation within its currently outstanding convertible notes
payable were immaterial and there was no derivative liability to be
recorded as of September 30, 2020 and
2019.
F-29
Stock Based Compensation - The Company has share-based compensation plans
under which employees, consultants, suppliers and directors may be
granted restricted stock, as well as options and warrants to
purchase shares of Company common stock at the fair market value at
the time of grant. Stock-based compensation cost to employees is
measured by the Company at the grant date, based on the fair value
of the award, over the requisite service period under ASC 718. For
options issued to employees, the Company recognizes stock
compensation costs utilizing the fair value methodology over the
related period of benefit.
Convertible Securities
– Based upon ASC 815-15,
we have adopted a sequencing approach regarding the application of
ASC 815-40 to convertible securities. We will evaluate our
contracts based upon the earliest issuance date. In the event
partial reclassification of contracts subject to ASC 815-40-25 is
necessary, due to our inability to demonstrate we have sufficient
shares authorized and unissued, shares will be allocated on the
basis of issuance date, with the earliest issuance date receiving
first allocation of shares. If a reclassification of an instrument
were required, it would result in the instrument issued latest
being reclassified first.
Net Loss per Share
– Under the provisions of ASC
260, “Earnings Per Share,” basic loss per common share
is computed by dividing net loss available to common stockholders
by the weighted average number of shares of common stock
outstanding for the periods presented. Diluted net loss per share
reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or
other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or converted
into common stock. As of September 30, 2020, there were
options outstanding for the purchase of 4,805,000 common shares
(including unearned stock option grants totaling 2,630,000 shares
related to performance targets), warrants for the purchase of
20,016,367 common shares, and 8,108,356 shares of the
Company’s common stock issuable upon the conversion of Series
C and Series D Convertible Preferred Stock. In addition, the
Company currently has 14,659,764 common shares (9,020,264 common
shares at the current price of $0.25 per share and 5,639,500 common
shares at the current price of $1.00 per share) and are issuable
upon conversion of convertible debentures of $7,894,566. All of
which could potentially dilute future earnings per share but
excluded from the September 30, 2020 calculation of net loss per
share because their impact is antidilutive.
As of September 30,
2019, there were options outstanding for the purchase of 4,532,668
common shares (including unearned stock option grants totaling
2,410,000 and excluding certain stock option grants for a cancelled
kickstarter program), warrants for the purchase of 17,747,090
common shares, and 8,108,356 shares of the Company’s
common stock issuable upon the conversion of Series C and Series D
Convertible Preferred Stock. In addition, the Company currently has
13,262,779 common shares (9,020,264 common shares at the current
price of $0.25 per share and 4,242,490 common shares at the current
price of $1.00 per share) that are issuable upon conversion of
convertible debentures of $6,497,581. Issuance of more shares could
potentially dilute future earnings per share but are excluded from
the September 30, 2019 calculation of net loss per share because
their impact is antidilutive.
Comprehensive loss – Comprehensive
loss is defined as the change in equity of a business during a
period from non-owner sources. There were no differences between
net loss for the years ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 and
comprehensive loss for those periods.
Dividend Policy
– The Company has never paid any
cash dividends and intends, for the foreseeable future, to retain
any future earnings for the development of our business. Our future
dividend policy will be determined by the board of directors on the
basis of various factors, including our results of operations,
financial condition, capital requirements and investment
opportunities.
Use of Estimates
– The preparation of financial
statements in conformity with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates
and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and
liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at
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.
Recent
Accounting Pronouncements
In February 2016,
the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), which requires lessees to recognize
leases on-balance sheet and disclose key information about leasing
arrangements. The new standard establishes a right-of-use
(“ROU”) model that requires a lessee to recognize a ROU
asset and lease liability on the balance sheet for all leases with
a term longer than 12 months. Leases are now classified as finance
or operating, with classification affecting the pattern and
classification of expense recognition in the statement of
operations.
The Company adopted
the new standard on October 1, 2019 using the modified
retrospective method and the transition relief guidance provided by
the FASB in ASU 2018-11, Leases
(Topic 842): Targeted Improvements. Consequently, the
Company did not update financial information or provide disclosures
required under the new standard for dates and periods prior to
October 1, 2019. The Company elected the package of practical
expedients and did not reassess prior conclusions on whether
contracts are or contain a lease, lease classification, and initial
direct costs. In addition, the Company adopted the lessee practical
expedient to combine lease and non-lease components for all asset
classes and elected to not recognize ROU assets and lease
liabilities for leases with a term of 12 months or
less.
In August 2020, the
FASB issued ASU No. 2020-06, Debt
– Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20)
and Derivatives and Hedging – Contracts in Entity’s Own
Equity (Subtopic 815-40). The amendment is meant to simplify
the accounting for convertible instruments by removing certain
separation models in subtopic 470-20 for convertible instruments. The amendment also
changed the method used to calculate dilutes EPS for convertible
instruments and for instruments that may be settled in cash. The
amendment is effective
for years beginning after December 15, 2021, including interim
periods for those fiscal years. We are currently evaluating the
impact of adoption this standard on the Company’s consolidated financial statements
and related disclosures.
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Based on the
Company’s review of accounting standard updates issued since
the filing of the 2020 Form 10-K, there have been no other newly
issued or newly applicable accounting pronouncements that have had,
or are expected to have, a significant impact on the
Company’s consolidated financial statements.
Other accounting
standards that have been issued or proposed by the FASB or other
standards-setting bodies that do not require adoption until a
future date are not expected to have a material impact on the
Company’s consolidated financial statements upon
adoption.
4. ACCOUNTS
RECEIVABLE
Accounts receivable were $0 and $63,049, net of
allowance, as of September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The
Company has a total allowance for bad debt in the amount of $0 and
$40,000 as of September 30, 2020 and 2019,
respectively. The decrease is due to the shutdown of
TransTech on June 30, 2020.
5. INVENTORIES
Inventories
were $0 and $7,103 as of September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
Inventories consisted primarily of printers and consumable
supplies, including ribbons and cards, badge accessories, capture
devices, and access control components held for resale related to
our TransTech business which shut down on June 30, 2020. There was
a $0 and $28,000 reserve for impaired inventory as of September 30,
2020 and 2019, respectively.
6. FIXED
ASSETS
Property
and equipment as of September 30, 2020 and 2019 was comprised of
the following:
|
Estimated
|
|
|
|
Useful
Lives
|
September
30, 2020
|
September
30, 2019
|
Machinery
and equipment
|
2-10
years
|
$355,271
|
$412,238
|
Leasehold
improvements
|
2-3
years
|
3,612
|
3,612
|
Furniture
and fixtures
|
2-3
years
|
26,855
|
58,051
|
Software
and websites
|
3-
7 years
|
-
|
35,830
|
Less:
accumulated depreciation
|
|
(257,067)
|
(379,259)
|
|
$128,671
|
$130,472
|
Total depreciation expense was $69,655
and $86,016 for the year ended September 30, 2020
and 2019, respectively. All equipment
is used for selling, general and administrative purposes and
accordingly all depreciation is classified in selling, general and
administrative expenses.
The Company retired
assets at TransTech with a net book value of $4,358 as of June 30,
2020. TransTech was shut down on June 30, 2020.
7. INTANGIBLE
ASSETS
Intangible
assets as of September 30, 2020 and 2019 consisted of the
following:
|
Estimated
|
September
30,
|
September
30,
|
|
Useful
Lives
|
2020
|
2019
|
|
|
|
|
Technology
|
3
years
|
$520,000
|
$520,000
|
Less:
accumulated amortization
|
|
(418,886)
|
(245,554)
|
Intangible
assets, net
|
|
$101,114
|
$274,446
|
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Total
amortization expense was $173,332 and $173,331 for the years ended
September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
Merger with RAAI Lighting, Inc.
On
April 10, 2018, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of
Merger with 500 Union Corporation, a Delaware corporation and a
wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, and RAAI Lighting, Inc., a
Delaware corporation. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the Company
acquired all the outstanding shares of RAAI’s capital stock
through a merger of Merger Sub with and into RAAI (the
“Merger”), with RAAI surviving the Merger as a wholly
owned subsidiary of the Company.
The
fair value of the intellectual property associated with the assets
acquired was $520,000 estimated by using a discounted cash flow
approach based on future economic benefits. In summary, the
estimate was based on a projected income approach and related
discounted cash flows over five years, with applicable risk factors
assigned to assumptions in the forecasted results.
8. ACCOUNTS PAYABLE
Accounts
payable were $487,810 and $810,943 as of September 30, 2020
and 2019, respectively. Such liabilities consisted of amounts due
to vendors for inventory purchases and technology development,
external audit, legal and other expenses incurred by the
Company.
9. LEASES
The Company has
entered into operating leases for office and development
facilities. These leases have terms which range from two to three
years and include options to renew. These operating leases are
listed as separate line items on the Company's September 30, 2020
and September 30, 2019 Consolidated Balance Sheets and represent
the Company’s right to use the underlying asset for the lease
term. The Company’s obligation to make lease payments are
also listed as separate line items on the Company's September 30,
2020 and 2019 Consolidated Balance Sheets. Based on the present
value of the lease payments for the remaining lease term of the
Company's existing leases, the Company recognized right-of-use
assets and lease liabilities for operating leases of approximately
$250,000 on October 1, 2018. Operating lease right-of-use assets
and liabilities commencing after October 1, 2018 are recognized at
commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over
the lease term. During the year ended September 30, 2020 and 2019,
the Company had one lease expire and recognized the rent payments
as an expense in the current period. As of September 30, 2020 and
2019, total right-of-use assets and operating lease liabilities for
remaining long term lease was approximately $132,000 and $246,000,
respectively. In the year ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, the
Company recognized approximately $136,718 and $133,996,
respectively in total lease costs for the leases.
Because the rate
implicit in each lease is not readily determinable, the Company
uses its incremental borrowing rate to determine the present value
of the lease payments.
Information related
to the Company's operating right-of-use assets and related lease
liabilities as of and for the year ended September 30, 2020 was as
follows:
Cash
paid for ROU operating lease liability $136,738
Weighted-average
remaining lease term 1.3 years
Weighted-average
discount rate 7%
The minimum future
lease payments as of September 30, 2020 are as
follows:
Year
|
$
|
2021
|
$113,553
|
2022
|
23,968
|
Imputed
interest
|
(5,486)
|
Total
lease liability
|
$132,035
|
10. CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE AND NOTE PAYABLE
Convertible
notes payable as of September 30, 2020 and 2019 consisted of the
following:
Convertible Promissory Notes with Clayton A. Struve
The Company owes Clayton A. Struve $1,071,000
under convertible promissory or OID notes. The Company recorded
accrued interest of $71,562 and $62,171 as of September 30,
2020 and 2019, respectively. On
May 8, 2019, the Company signed Amendment 2 to the convertible
promissory or OID notes, extending the due dates to September 30,
2019. On November 26, 2019, the Company signed Amendments to the
convertible promissory or OID notes, extending the due dates to
June 30, 2020. Mr. Struve also invested $1,000,000 in the May 2019
Debt Offering. On May 11, 2020, the Company signed Amendments to
the convertible promissory or OID notes, extending the due dates to
September 30, 2020. On December 23, 2020, the Company signed
Amendments to the convertible promissory or OID notes, extending
the due dates to March 31, 2021.
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Convertible
Redeemable Promissory Notes with Ronald P. Erickson and
J3E2A2Z
On March 16, 2018,
the Company entered into a Note and Account Payable Conversion
Agreement pursuant to which (a) all $664,233 currently owing under
the J3E2A2Z Notes was converted to a Convertible Redeemable
Promissory Note in the principal amount of $664,233, and (b) all
$519,833 of the J3E2A2Z Account Payable was converted into a
Convertible Redeemable Promissory Note in the principal amount of
$519,833 together with a warrant to purchase up to 1,039,666 shares
of common stock of the Company for a period of five years.
The initial exercise price of the
warrants described above is $0.50 per share, also subject to
certain adjustments. The warrants were valued at $110,545. Because
the note is immediately convertible, the warrants and beneficial
conversion were expensed as interest. The Company recorded accrued
interest of $73,964 as of September 30, 2019. On May 8,
2019, the Company signed Amendment 1 to the convertible redeemable
promissory notes, extending the due dates to September 30, 2019 and
increasing the interest rate to 6%. On November 26, 2019, the
Company signed Amendment 2 to the convertible promissory or OID
notes, extending the due dates to March 31, 2020. On May 11, 2020,
the Company signed Amendment 3 to the convertible promissory or OID
notes, extending the due dates to September 30, 2020. On December
8, 2020, the Company signed Amendment 4 to the convertible
promissory or OID notes, extending the due dates to March 31,
2021.
Convertible
Debt Offering which Closed May 28, 2019
On May 28, 2019,
the Company closed additional rounds of a debt offering and
received gross proceeds of $4,242,515 in exchange for issuing
Subordinated Convertible Notes (the “Convertible
Notes”) and Warrants (the “Warrants”) in a
private placement to 54 accredited investors, pursuant to a series
of substantially identical Securities Purchase Agreements, Common
Stock Warrants, and related documents. The Convertible Notes will
be automatically converted to Common Stock at $1.00 per share on
the one year anniversary starting on February 15,
2020.
The Convertible
Notes had an original principal amount of $4,242,515 and bear
annual interest of 8%. Both the principal amount and the interest
are payable on a payment-in-kind basis in shares of Common Stock of
the Company (the “Common Stock”).
The Warrants were
granted on a 1:0.5 basis (one-half Warrant for each full share of
Common Stock into which the Convertible Notes are convertible). The
Warrants have a five-year term and an exercise price equal to 120%
of the per share conversion price of the Qualified Financing or
other mandatory conversion.
The Convertible
Notes are initially convertible into 4,242,515 shares of Common
Stock, subject to certain adjustments, and the Warrants are
initially exercisable for 2,121,258 shares of Common Stock at an
exercise price of $1.20 per share of Common Stock, also subject to
certain adjustments.
In connection with
the debt offering, the placement agent for the Convertible Notes
and the Warrants received a cash fee of $361,401 and warrants to
purchase 542,102 shares of the Company’s common stock, all
based on 8-10% of gross proceeds to the Company. The placement
agent has also received a $25,000 advisory fee. The warrants issued
for these services had a fair value of $1,072,095 at the date of
issuance. The fair value of the warrants was recorded as debt
discount (with an offset to APIC) and will be amortized over the
one-year term of the Convertible Notes. The $361,401 cash fee was
recorded as issuance costs and will be amortized over the one-year
term of the related Convertible Notes.
As part of the
Purchase Agreement, the Company entered into a Registration Rights
Agreement, which grants the investors “demand” and
“piggyback” registration rights to register the shares
of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of the Convertible
Notes and the exercise of the Warrants with the Securities and
Exchange Commission for resale or other disposition. In addition,
the Convertible Notes are subordinated to certain senior debt of
the Company pursuant to a Subordination Agreement executed by the
investors.
The Convertible
Notes and Warrants were issued in transactions that were not
registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
“Act”) in reliance upon applicable exemptions from
registration under Section 4(a)(2) of the Act and/or Rule 506 of
SEC Regulation D under the Act.
In accordance to
ASC 470-20-30, Debt with Conversion and Other Options, the guidance
therein applies to both convertible debt and other similar
instruments, including convertible preferred shares. The guidance
states that “the allocation of proceeds shall be based on the
relative fair values of the two instruments at time of issuance.
When warrants are issued in conjunction with a debt instrument as
consideration in purchase transactions, the amounts attributable to
each class of instrument issued shall be determined separately,
based on values at the time of issuance. The debt discount or
premium shall be determined by comparing the value attributed to
the debt instrument with the face amount thereof.
In conjunction with
the issuance of Convertible Notes and the Warrants, the Company
recorded a debt discount of $2,857,960 associated with a beneficial
conversion feature on the debt, which is being accreted using the
effective interest method over the one-year term of the Convertible
Notes. Intrinsic value of the beneficial conversion feature was
calculated at the commitment date as the difference between the
conversion price and the fair value of the common stock into which
the security is convertible, multiplied by the number of shares
into which the security is convertible. In accordance to ASC
470-20-30, if the intrinsic value of the beneficial conversion
feature is greater than the proceeds allocated to the convertible
instrument, the amount of the discount assigned to the beneficial
conversion feature shall be limited to the amount of the proceeds
allocated to the convertible instrument.
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The Warrants were
indexed to our own stock and no down round provision was
identified. The Warrants were not subject to ASC 718. Therefore,
the Company concluded that based upon the conversion features, the
Warrants should not be accounted for as derivative liabilities. The
fair value of the Warrants was $1,384,530 and was recorded as Debt
Discount (with an offset to APIC) on the date of issuance and
amortized over the one-year term of the notes.
During the year ended September 30, 2020, the
Company issued 4,581,917 shares
of common stock related to the automatic conversion of
Convertible Notes and interest from a private placement to
accredited investors in 2019. The Convertible Notes and interested
were automatically converted to Common Stock at $1.00 per share on
the one year anniversary starting on February 15,
2020.
Convertible
Debt Offering during the year ended September 30, 2020
During the year
ended September 30, 2020, the Company closed additional rounds of a
debt offering and received gross proceeds of $5,639,500 in exchange
for issuing Subordinated Convertible Notes and Warrants in a
private placement to accredited investors, pursuant to a series of
substantially identical Securities Purchase Agreements, Common
Stock Warrants, and related documents.
The Convertible
Notes are initially convertible into 5,639,500 shares of Common
Stock, subject to certain adjustments, and the Warrants are
initially exercisable for 2,819,750 shares of Common Stock at an
exercise price of $1.20 per share of Common Stock, also subject to
certain adjustments.
The fair value of
the Warrants issued to debt holders was $1,824,998 on the date of
issuance and will be amortized over the one-year term of the
Convertible Notes.
In connection with
the debt offering, the placement agent for the Convertible Notes
and the Warrants received a cash fee of $529,965 and warrants to
purchase 615,675 shares of the Company’s common stock, all
based on 6.3-8%% of gross proceeds to the Company. The warrants
issued for these services had a fair value of $1,016,797 at the
date of issuance. The fair value of the warrants was recorded as
debt discount (with an offset to APIC) and will be amortized over
the one-year term of the Convertible Notes. The $529,965 cash fee
was recorded as issuance costs and will be amortized over the
one-year term of the related Convertible Notes.
The Company
recorded a debt discount of $3,766,074 associated with a beneficial
conversion feature on the debt, which is being accreted using the
effective interest method over the one-year term of the Convertible
Notes.
During the year
ended September 30, 2020, amortization related to the 2019 and 2020
debt offerings of $5,662,690 of the beneficial conversion feature,
warrants issued to debt holders and placement agent was recognized
as interest expense in the consolidated statements of
operations.
Convertible notes
payable as of September 30, 2020 and 2019 are summarized
below:
|
September
30,
2020
|
September
30,
2019
|
Convertible
note- Clayton A. Struve
|
$1,071,000
|
$1,071,000
|
Convertible
note- Ronald P. Erickson and affiliates
|
1,184,066
|
1,184,066
|
2019
Convertible notes
|
4,242,490
|
4,242,515
|
Q1
2020 Convertible notes
|
520,000
|
-
|
Q2
2020 Convertible notes
|
195,000
|
-
|
Q3
2020 Convertible notes
|
4,924,500
|
-
|
Bousted
fee refund (originally booked as contra debt)
|
50,000
|
-
|
Less
conversions of 2019 notes
|
(4,242,490)
|
-
|
Less
debt discount - BCF
|
(2,127,894)
|
(1,273,692)
|
Less
debt discount - warrants
|
(1,025,512)
|
(616,719)
|
Less
debt discount - warrants issued for services
|
(823,582)
|
(652,919)
|
|
$3,967,578
|
$3,954,251
|
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Note
Payable
On April 30, 2020, the Company received
$226,170 under the Paycheck Protection Program of the U.S.
Small Business Administration’s 7(a) Loan Program pursuant to
the Coronavirus, Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act),
Pub. Law 116-136, 134 Stat. 281 (2020). During the year ended
September 30, 2020, the Company recorded interest expense of $960.
The Company is utilizing the funds in accordance with the legal
requirements and expects this loan to be forgiven. Until the loan
is legally forgiven, the loan balance will outstanding. The Company
expects to start the application for the loan forgiveness during
the three months ended December 31, 2020.
11.
|
SIMPLE AGREEMENTS FOR FUTURE EQUITY
|
In July 2020, Particle entered into Simple
Agreements for Future Equity (“SAFE”) with twenty two
accredited investors pursuant to which Particle received $785,000
in cash in exchange for the providing the investor the right to
receive shares of the Particle stock. The Company expects to issue
981,250 shares of the Particle stock that was initially valued at
$0.80 per share. The Company paid $47,100 in broker fees which were
expensed as business development expenses. The SAFE contained a
number of conversion and redemption provisions, including
settlement upon liquidity or
dissolution events. The final price and shares are not known until
settlement upon liquidity or dissolution events conditions are
achieved. The Company elected the fair value option of accounting
for the SAFE.
12.
EQUITY
Authorized
Capital Stock
The Company
authorized 105,000,000 shares of capital stock, of which
100,000,000 are shares of voting common stock, par value $0.001 per
share, and 5,000,000 are shares preferred stock, par value $0.001
per share.
Authorized
Capital Stock
The Company
authorized 105,000,000 shares of capital stock, of which
100,000,000 are shares of voting common stock, par value $0.001 per
share, and 5,000,000 are shares preferred stock, par value $0.001
per share.
As of September 30,
2020, the Company had 24,804,874 shares of common stock issued and
outstanding, held by 123 stockholders of record. The number of
stockholders, including beneficial owners holding shares through
nominee names, is approximately 2,300. Each share of common stock
entitles its holder to one vote on each matter submitted to the
stockholders for a vote, and no cumulative voting for directors is
permitted. Stockholders do not have any preemptive
rights to acquire additional securities issued by the
Company. As of September 30, 2020, there were options
outstanding for the purchase of 4,805,000 common shares (including
unearned stock option grants totaling 2,630,000 shares related to
performance targets), warrants for the purchase of 20,016,367
common shares, and 8,108,356 shares of the Company’s
common stock issuable upon the conversion of Series C and Series D
Convertible Preferred Stock. In addition, the Company currently has
14,659,764 common shares (9,020,264 common shares at the current
price of $0.25 per share and 5,639,500 common shares at the current
price of $1.00 per share) and are issuable upon conversion of
convertible debentures of $7,894,566. All of which could
potentially dilute future earnings per share.
Voting
Preferred Stock
The
Company is authorized to issue up to 5,000,000 shares of preferred
stock with a par value of $0.001.
Series A Preferred Stock
There
are 23,334 shares of Series A Preferred shares authorized. Series A
Preferred is entitled to the number of votes equal to the number of
whole shares of common stock into which the shares of Series A
Preferred held by such holder are then convertible as of the
applicable record date. The Series A Preferred was not be
redeemable without the consent of the holder.
On
January 29, 2019, a holder of Series A Preferred Stock converted
20,000 shares into 80,000 shares of common stock. There are no
Series A Preferred Stock outstanding as of January 29,
2019.
On
December 14, 2020, the Company cancelled the Certificate of
Designations for the Series A Preferred Stock.
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Series
C and D Preferred Stock and Warrants
On August 5, 2016,
the Company closed a Series C Preferred Stock and Warrant Purchase
Agreement with Clayton A. Struve, an accredited investor for the
purchase of $1,250,000 of preferred stock with a conversion price
of $0.70 per share. The preferred stock has a yield of 8% and an
ownership blocker of 4.99%. In addition, Mr. Struve received a
five-year warrant to acquire 1,785,714 shares of common stock at
$0.70 per share. On August 14,
2017, the price of the Series C
Stock were adjusted to $0.25 per share pursuant to the documents governing such
instruments. On September 30, 2020 and September 30, 2019 there are 1,785,715 Series
C Preferred shares outstanding.
As of September 30, 2020, and September 30, 2019, the Company has
1,016,014 of Series D Preferred
Stock outstanding with Clayton A. Struve, an accredited investor.
On August 14, 2017, the price
of the Series D Stock were
adjusted to $0.25 per share pursuant
to the documents governing such instruments.
The Series D
Preferred Stock is convertible into shares of common stock at a
price of $0.25 per share or by multiplying the number of Series D
Preferred Stock shares by the stated value and dividing by the
conversion price then in effect, subject to certain diluted events,
and has the right to vote the number of shares of common stock the
Series D Preferred Stock would be issuable on conversion, subject
to a 4.99% blocker. The Preferred
Series D has an annual yield of 8% The Series D Preferred
Stock is convertible into shares of common stock at a price of
$0.25 per share or by multiplying the number of Series D Preferred
Stock shares by the stated value and dividing by the conversion
price then in effect, subject to certain diluted events, and has
the right to vote the number of shares of common stock the Series D
Preferred Stock would be issuable on conversion, subject to a 4.99%
blocker. The Preferred Series D has an
annual yield of 8% if and when dividends are
declared.
Series
F Preferred Stock
On
August 1, 2018, the Company filed with the State of Nevada a
Certificate of Designation establishing the Designations,
Preferences, Limitations and Relative Rights of Series F Preferred
Stock. The Designation authorized 500 shares of Series F Preferred
Stock. The Series F Preferred Stock shall only be issued to the
current Board of Directors on the date of the Designation’s
filing and is not convertible into common stock. As set forth in
the Designation, the Series F Preferred Stock has no rights to
dividends or liquidation preference and carries rights to vote
100,000 shares of common stock per share of Series F upon a Trigger
Event, as defined in the Designation. A Trigger Event includes
certain unsolicited bids, tender offers, proxy contests, and
significant share purchases, all as described in the Designation.
Unless and until a Trigger Event, the Series F shall have no right
to vote. The Series F Preferred Stock shall remain issued and
outstanding until the date which is 731 days after the issuance of
Series F Preferred Stock (“Explosion Date”), unless a
Trigger Event occurs, in which case the Explosion Date shall be
extended by 183 days. As of September 30, 2020 and September 30,
2019, there are no Series F shares outstanding.
Securities Subject to Price Adjustments
In the future, if
the Company sells its common stock at a price below $0.25 per
share, the exercise price of 8,108,356
outstanding shares of Series C and D Preferred Stock that adjust
below $0.25 per share pursuant to the documents governing such
instruments. In addition, the conversion price of Convertible Notes
Payable of $7,894,566 or
14,659,764 common shares (9,020,264 common shares at the current
price of $0.25 per share and 5,639,500 common shares at the current
price of $1.00 per share) and the
exercise price of additional outstanding warrants to purchase
12,588,286 shares of common stock would adjust below $0.25 per
share pursuant to the documents governing such instruments.
Warrants totaling 5,191,636 would adjust below $1.20 per share
pursuant to the documents governing such
instruments.
Common Stock
All
of the offerings and sales described below were deemed to be exempt
under Rule 506 of Regulation D and/or Section 4(a)(2) of the
Securities Act. No advertising or general solicitation was employed
in offering the securities, the offerings and sales were made to a
limited number of persons, all of whom were accredited investors
and transfer was restricted by the company in accordance with the
requirements of Regulation D and the Securities Act. All issuances
to accredited and non-accredited investors were structured to
comply with the requirements of the safe harbor afforded by Rule
506 of Regulation D, including limiting the number of
non-accredited investors to no more than 35 investors who have
sufficient knowledge and experience in financial and business
matters to make them capable of evaluating the merits and risks of
an investment in our securities.
On November 9,
2019, a former employee exercised stock option grants on a cashless
basis. The former employee received 73,191 shares of common stock
for vested stock option grants. The stock option grant had an
exercise price of $0.25 per share.
During
the year ended September 30, 2020, the Company issued 550,000
shares of restricted common stock for services. The shares were
issued were valued at $1.90 per share, the market price of our
common stock, or $1,045,000.
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During the year ended September 30, 2020, the
Company issued 4,581,917 shares
of common stock related to the automatic conversion of
Convertible Notes and interest from a private placement to
accredited investors in 2019. The Convertible Notes and interested
were automatically converted to Common Stock at $1.00 per share on
the one year anniversary starting on February 15,
2020.
During the year ended September 30, 2020, the
Company issued 733,588 shares
of common stock at $0.889 per share related to the exercise of
warrants.
On
July 1, 2020, the Company entered into a Settlement Agreement and
General Mutual Release with a shareholder of the Company. On July
6, 2020, the shareholder paid $125,000 us and we issued 500,000
shares of common stock. We accrued for the loss on debt settlement
of $825,000 as of June 30, 2020 which represents the difference
between the fair market value of the stock and $125,000 paid by the
shareholder.
The
following equity issuances occurred during the year ended September
30, 2019:
During
the year ended September 30, 2019, the Company issued 509,656
shares of common stock at $0.25 per share to consultants and
investors related to the cashless exercise of
warrants.
During
the year ended September 30, 2019, the Company issued 145,000
shares of common stock for services provided by two consultants.
The common stock was valued at the daily trading price of totaling
$246,900 or $1.703 per share.
On
January 2, 2019, the Company issued 100,000 shares of common stock
for services provided to Ronald P. Erickson. The shares were valued
at $102,000 or $1.02 per share.
On January 29,
2019, a holder of Series A Preferred Stock converted 20,000 shares
into 80,000 shares of common stock.
Warrants to Purchase Common Stock
The following warrant transactions occurred during
the year ended September 30, 2020:
During the year ended September 30, 2020, the
Company issued 733,588 shares
of common stock at $0.952 per share and cancelled warrants to
purchase 507,560 shares of
common stock at $$1.120 per share to related to the exercise of
warrants.
During the year ended September 30, 2020, the
Company issued 75,000 shares of
common stock at $1.95 per share. The warrant was valued at $1.770
per share.
Convertible
Debt Offering Warrants
The Warrants issued
for the 2020 convertible Debt Offering were granted on a 1:0.5
basis (one-half Warrant for each full share of Common Stock into
which the Convertible Notes are convertible). The Warrants have a
five-year term and an exercise price equal to 120% of the per share
conversion price of the Qualified Financing or other mandatory
conversion.
Warrants issued in
connection with 2020 convertible debt offering are initially
exercisable for 2,819,750 shares of Common Stock at an exercise
price of $1.20 per share of Common Stock, also subject to certain
adjustments.
In connection with
the 2020 convertible debt offering, the placement agent for the
Convertible Notes and the Warrants received warrants to 615,675
shares of the Company’s common stock, all based on 8% of
gross proceeds to the Company.
The
following warrants were issued during the year ended September 30,
2019:
The
Company cancelled warrants to purchase 70,011 shares of common
stock at $3.08 per share to consultants and investors related to
the cashless exercise of warrants or expiration of
warrants.
The
Company issued warrants to purchase 70,000 shares of common stock
at $1.61 to $2.72 per share to three consultants. The warrants were
valued at $30,325 or $1.989 per share. The warrants expire during
the first quarter of 2024.
The Company increased warrants by 120,000 shares
at $0.25 per shares related to the June 28, 2019 exercise of
warrants by a holder of Series A Preferred
Stock.
Private
Placement Warrants
The Warrants issued
for the private placements discussed above were granted on a 1:0.5
basis (one-half Warrant for each full share of Common Stock into
which the Convertible Notes are convertible). The Warrants have a
five-year term and an exercise price equal to 120% of the per share
conversion price of the Qualified Financing or other mandatory
conversion.
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Warrants are
initially exercisable for 2,121,258 shares of Common Stock at an
exercise price of $1.20 per share of Common Stock, also subject to
certain adjustments.
In connection with
the private placement, the placement agent for the Convertible
Notes and the Warrants received warrants to purchase 542,102 shares
of the Company’s common stock, all based on 8-10% of gross
proceeds to the Company.
A summary of the
warrants outstanding as of September 30, 2020 were as follows:
|
September
30,
2020
|
|
|
|
Weighted
|
|
|
Average
|
|
|
Exercise
|
|
Shares
|
Price
|
Outstanding
at beginning of period
|
17,747,090
|
$0.455
|
Issued
|
3,510,425
|
1.216
|
Exercised
|
(733,588)
|
(0.952)
|
Forfeited
|
(507,560)
|
(1.120)
|
Expired
|
-
|
-
|
Outstanding
at end of period
|
20,016,367
|
$0.556
|
Exerciseable
at end of period
|
20,016,367
|
|
The following table summarizes information about
warrants outstanding and exercisable as of September 30,
2020:
|
September
30, 2020
|
|||
|
Weighted
|
Weighted
|
|
Weighted
|
|
Average
|
Average
|
|
Average
|
Number
of
|
Remaining
|
Exercise
|
Shares
|
Exercise
|
Warrants
|
Life
( In Years)
|
Price
|
Exerciseable
|
Price
|
13,133,286
|
1.76
|
$0.250
|
13,133,286
|
$0.250
|
714,286
|
0.83
|
0.700
|
714,286
|
0.700
|
882,159
|
1.12
|
1.000
|
882,159
|
1.000
|
5,191,636
|
4.12
|
1.20-1.50
|
5,191,636
|
1.20-1.50
|
95,000
|
4.19
|
2.00-4.08
|
95,000
|
2.34-4.08
|
|
|
|
|
|
20,016,367
|
3.04
|
$0.556
|
20,016,367
|
$0.556
|
|
|
|
|
|
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The significant
weighted average assumptions relating to the valuation of the
Company’s warrants for the year ended September
30, 2020 were as
follows:
Assumptions
|
|
Dividend
yield
|
0%
|
Expected
life
|
5
years
|
Expected
volatility
|
176%-177%
|
Risk
free interest rate
|
1.51%-1.71%
|
There were vested and in the money warrants
of 19,996,367 with an aggregate
intrinsic value of $35,329,983.
13.
|
STOCK INCENTIVE PLANS
|
Know
Labs, Inc.
On January 23,
2019, the Board approved an amendment to its 2011 Stock Incentive
Plan increasing the number of shares of common stock reserved under
the Incentive Plan from 2,200,000 to 2,500,000 to common
shares. On May 22, 2019, the Compensation Committee approved
an amendment to its 2011 Stock Incentive Plan increasing the number
of shares of common stock reserved under the Incentive Plan from
2,500,000 to 3,000,000 to common shares. See Note 18 for increase
in option pool subsequent to September 30, 2020.
Determining Fair Value under ASC 718
The
Company records compensation expense associated with stock options
and other equity-based compensation using the Black-Scholes-Merton
option valuation model for estimating fair value of stock options
granted under our plan. The Company amortizes the fair value of
stock options on a ratable basis over the requisite service
periods, which are generally the vesting periods. The expected life
of awards granted represents the period of time that they are
expected to be outstanding. The Company estimates the
volatility of our common stock based on the historical volatility
of its own common stock over the most recent period corresponding
with the estimated expected life of the award. The Company bases
the risk-free interest rate used in the Black Scholes-Merton option
valuation model on the implied yield currently available on U.S.
Treasury zero-coupon issues with an equivalent remaining term equal
to the expected life of the award. The Company has not paid any
cash dividends on our common stock and does not anticipate paying
any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. Consequently, the
Company uses an expected dividend yield of zero in the
Black-Scholes-Merton option valuation model and adjusts share-based
compensation for changes to the estimate of expected equity award
forfeitures based on actual forfeiture experience. The effect of
adjusting the forfeiture rate is recognized in the period the
forfeiture estimate is changed.
Stock Option Activity
The Company had the following stock option
transactions during the year ended September 30,
2020:
During the year ended September 30, 2020, the
Company granted stock option grants to executives, directors and
consultants for 3,085,000 shares with a weighted average exercise price of
$1.142 per share. The grants expire in five years and generally
vest quarterly over four years. Stock option grants totaling
2,630,000 shares of common stock are
performance stock option grants and are not vested until the
performance is achieved.
During the year ended September 30, 2020,
executives and employees voluntarily cancelled stock option grants
for 2,739,477 shares with a
weighted average exercise price of $2.593 per
share.
On November 9,
2019, a former employee exercised stock option grants on a cashless
basis. The former employee received 73,191 shares of common stock
for vested stock option grants totaling 93,750 shares. The stock
option grant had an exercise price of $0.25 per share.
There are currently 4,805,000 (including unearned stock option
grants totaling 2,630,000 shares related to performance targets)
options to purchase common stock at an
average exercise price of $1.161 per share outstanding as of
September 30, 2020 under the 2011
Stock Incentive Plan. The Company recorded $868,314
and $1,141,674 of compensation
expense, net of related tax effects, relative to stock options for
the years ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 and in accordance with ASC 718. As
of September 30, 2020, there is
approximately $361,947, net of
forfeitures, of total unrecognized costs related to employee
granted stock options that are not vested. These costs are expected
to be recognized over a period of approximately 3.67
years.
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The
Company had the following stock option transactions during the year
ended September 30, 2019:
On October 31,
2018, the Board awarded stock option grants to two directors to
acquire 50,000 shares each of the Company’s common stock. The
grants had an exercise price of $3.03 per share and expire on
October 31, 2023. The grants vested immediately.
On October 31,
2018, the Board awarded Phillip A. Bosua a stock option grant to
acquire 1,000,000 shares of the Company’s common which vests
upon approval of the Company’s blood glucose measurement
technology by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The grants had
an exercise price of $3.03 per share and expire on October 31,
2023.
On October 31,
2018, the Board awarded Ronald P Erickson a stock option grant to
acquire 1,000,000 shares of the Company’s common which vests
upon the Company’s successful listing of its Common Stock on
NASDAQ or the New York Stock Exchange (including the NYSE American
Market). The grant had an exercise price of $3.03 per share and
expires on October 31, 2023.
On March 26, 2019,
the Board awarded two employees stock option grants totaling
260,000 shares of the Company’s common which vests upon
approval of the Company’s blood glucose measurement
technology by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The grant had
an exercise price of $1.50 per share and expires on March 26,
2024.
During April 2019,
the Board awarded stock option grants to two employees and a
consultant to acquire 185,000 shares of the Company’s common
stock. The grants had an exercise price from $1.39 per share to
$1.90 per share and expire during April 2024. Grants totaling
10,000 common shares vested immediately and grants totaling 50,000
vests quarterly over three years. Grants totaling 125,000 common
shares vest quarterly over four years, with no vesting during the
first six months.
On April 15, 2019,
the Board awarded an employee was granted a stock option grant to
acquire 50,000 shares of the Company’s common which vests
upon approval of the Company’s blood glucose measurement
technology by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The grants had
an exercise price of $1.50 per share and expire on April 15,
2024.
During July and
August of 2019, the Board awarded stock option grants to four
consultants to acquire 275,000 shares of the Company’s common
stock. The grants have an exercise price from $1.34 per share to
$1.40 per share and expire during July and August 2024. Grants
totaling 10,000 common shares vested immediately and grants
totaling 50,000 vest quarterly over three years. Grants totaling
15,000 common shares vest monthly over six months. A grant of
100,000 shares of common stock vests quarterly over four years,
with no vesting during the first six months. A grant for 100,000
shares of common stock vests quarterly over four years, with no
vesting during the first six months. A grant for 100,000 shares of
common stock vests upon approval of the Company’s blood
glucose measurement technology by the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration.
During the year
ended September 30, 2019, the Board four employees a stock option
grants to acquire 125,000 shares of the Company’s Common
stock for each $1,000,000 raised by the Company in revenue
generated in a planned Kickstarter campaign at a price range for
$1.50 to $3.03 per share. During the year ended September 30, 2019,
the Company recently decided that it would not undertake a
Kickstarter campaign. Options are expected to be cancelled or have
alternative Company milestones.
During
the year ended September 2019, stock option grants for 520,000
shares of common stock with an exercise price ranging from $3.03 to
$4.20 per share were forfeited.
Stock
option activity for the years ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 was
as follows:
|
|
Weighted
Average
|
|
|
Options
|
Exercise
Price
|
$
|
Outstanding as of
September 30, 2018
|
2,182,668
|
$1.698
|
$3,706,519
|
Granted
|
2,870,000
|
2.615
|
7,504,850
|
Exercised
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Forfeitures
|
(520,000)
|
(3.906)
|
(2,031,000)
|
Outstanding as of
September 30, 2019
|
4,532,668
|
2.025
|
9,180,369
|
Granted
|
3,085,000
|
1.142
|
3,522,400
|
Exercised
|
(73,191)
|
(0.250)
|
(18,298)
|
Forfeitures
|
(2,739,477)
|
(2.593)
|
(7,103,921)
|
Outstanding as of
September 30, 2020
|
4,805,000
|
$1.161
|
$5,580,550
|
|
|
|
|
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The following table summarizes information about
stock options outstanding and exercisable as of September
30, 2020:
|
|
Weighted
|
Weighted
|
|
Weighted
|
|
|
Average
|
Average
|
|
Average
|
Range
of
|
Number
|
Remaining
Life
|
Exercise
Price
|
Number
|
Exercise
Price
|
Exercise
Prices
|
Outstanding
|
In
Years
|
Outstanding
|
Exerciseable
|
Exerciseable
|
$0.25
|
230,000
|
2.71
|
$0.250
|
129,375
|
$0.250
|
1.10-1.25
|
2,940,000
|
4.10
|
1.10
|
306,250
|
1.103
|
1.28-1.52
|
1,500,000
|
4.10
|
1.33
|
695,313
|
1.310
|
1.79-2.25
|
135,000
|
3.75
|
1.37
|
66,250
|
1.961
|
|
4,805,000
|
3.67
|
$1.161
|
1,197,188
|
$1.158
|
There were in the money stock option grants
of 4,805,000 shares as of
September 30, 2020 with an aggregate intrinsic value of
$5,446,854.
Particle, Inc.
On May 21, 2020,
Particle approved a 2020 Stock Incentive Plan and reserved
8,000,000 shares under the Plan. The Plan requires vesting annually
over four years, with no vesting in the first two
quarters.
During July 2020,
Particle approved stock option grants to non-executive employees
and consultants totaling 2,250,000 shares at an average of $0.147
per share. The stock option grants vest annually over four years,
with no vesting in the first two quarters.
On July 2, 2020,
Particle approved stock option grants for 1,500,000 shares at $0.10
per share to both Phillip A. Bosua and Ronald P. Erickson. The
stock option grants vest (i) 33.3% upon issuance; (ii) 33.3% after
the first sale; and (iii) 33.4% after one million in sales are
achieved. The 500,000 vests stock option grants for both Mr. Bosua
and Erickson were valued at $0.788 per share or
$394,000.
The Company recorded $833,771 and $0 of compensation expense, net of related tax
effects, relative to stock options for the years ended September
30, 2020 and 2019 and in
accordance with ASC 718. As of September 30,
2020, there is approximately
$840,729, net of forfeitures,
of total unrecognized costs related to employee granted stock
options that are not vested. These costs are expected to be
recognized over a period of approximately 3.77
years.
The following table summarizes information about
Particle stock options outstanding and exercisable as of
September 30, 2020:
|
|
Weighted
|
|
|
Weighted
|
|
|
Average
|
Weighted
|
|
Average
|
Range
of
|
Number
|
Remaining
Life
|
Average
|
Number
|
Exercise
Price
|
Exercise
Prices
|
Outstanding
|
In
Years
|
Exercise
Price
|
Exerciseable
|
Exerciseable
|
$0.10
|
5,100,000
|
4.76
|
$0.10
|
1,116,170
|
$0.10
|
0.80
|
150,000
|
5.00
|
$0.80
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,250,000
|
4.77
|
$0.12
|
1,116,170
|
$0.10
|
There were in the money stock option grants
of 1,116,170 shares as of
September 30, 2020 with an aggregate intrinsic value of
$758,996.
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14.
|
OTHER SIGNIFICANT TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES
|
Related Party Transactions with Ronald P. Erickson
See
Notes 10, 13 and 15 for related party transactions with Ronald P.
Erickson.
On March 16, 2018,
the Company entered into a Note and Account Payable Conversion
Agreement pursuant to which (a) all $664,233 currently owing under
the J3E2A2Z Notes was converted to a Convertible Redeemable
Promissory Note in the principal amount of $664,233, and (b) all
$519,833 of the J3E2A2Z Account Payable was converted into a
Convertible Redeemable Promissory Note in the principal amount of
$519,833 together with a warrant to purchase up to 1,039,666 shares
of common stock of the Company for a period of five years.
The initial exercise price of the
warrants described above is $0.50 per share, also subject to
certain adjustments. The warrants were valued at $110,545. Because
the note is immediately convertible, the warrants and beneficial
conversion were expensed as interest. The Company recorded accrued
interest of $73,964 as of September 30, 2019. On May 8,
2019, the Company signed Amendment 1 to the convertible redeemable
promissory notes, extending the due dates to September 30, 2019 and
increasing the interest rate to 6%. On November 26, 2019, the
Company signed Amendment 2 to the convertible promissory or OID
notes, extending the due dates to March 31, 2020. On May 11, 2020,
the Company signed Amendment 3 to the convertible promissory or OID
notes, extending the due dates to September 30, 2020. On December
8, 2020, the Company signed Amendment 4 to the convertible
promissory or OID notes, extending the due dates to March 31,
2021.
On
January 2, 2019, Mr. Erickson was issued 100,000 shares of
restricted common stock at the grant date market value of $1.02 per
share.
On
October 4, 2019, Ronald P. Erickson voluntarily cancelted a stock
option grant for 1,000,000 shares with an exercise price of $3.03
per share. The grant was related to performance and was not
vested.
On
November 4, 2019, the Company granted a stock option grant to
Ronald P. Erickson for 1,200,000 shares with an exercise price of
$1.10 per share. The performance grant expires November 4, 2024 and
vests upon uplisting to the NASDAQ or NYSE exchanges.
On
January 1, 2020, the Company issued 100,000 shares of restricted
common stock to Ronald P. Erickson. The shares were issued in
accordance with the 2011 Stock Incentive Plan and were valued at
$1.90 per share, the market price of the Company’s common
stock, or $190,000.
On
June 1, 2020, Mr. Erickson received a salary of $10,000 per month
for work on Particle, Inc.
Mr.
Erickson and/or entities with which he is affiliated also have
accrued compensation, travel and interest of approximately $597,177
and $487,932 as of September 30, 2020 and 2019,
respectively.
On July 2, 2020,
Particle issued a stock option grant for 1,500,000 shares at $0.10
per share to Ronald P. Erickson. The stock option grant vests (i)
33.3% upon issuance; (ii) 33.3% after the first sale; and (iii)
33.4% after one million in sales are achieved.
Related Party Transaction with Phillip A. Bosua
On
October 4, 2019, Philip A. Bosua voluntarily cancelled a stock
option grant for 1,000,000 shares with an exercise price of $3.03
per share. The grants was related to performance and was not
vested.
On
November 4, 2019, the Company granted a stock option grant to
Philip A. Bosua for 1,200,000 shares with an exercise price of
$1.10 per share. The performance grant expires November 4, 2024 and
vests upon FDA approval of the UBAND blood glucose
monitor.
On January 1, 2020, the Company issued 150,000
shares of restricted common stock to Phillip A.
Bosua. The shares were issued in
accordance with the 2011 Stock Incentive Plan and were valued at
$1.90 per share, the market price of the Company’s common
stock, or $285,000.
On
June 1, 2020, Mr. Bosua received a salary of $10,000 per month for
work on Particle, Inc.
On July 2, 2020,
Particle issued a stock option grant for 1,500,000 shares at $0.10
per share to Philip A. Bosua.
The stock option grant vests (i) 33.3% upon issuance; (ii) 33.3%
after the first sale; and (iii) 33.4% after one million in sales
are achieved.
Stock
Issuances and Cancellations to Named Executive Officers and
Directors
During
the year ended September 30, 2019, two directors voluntarily
forfeited stock option grants for 100,000 shares of common stock at
$3.03 per share.
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On
November 4, 2019, the Company granted stock option grants to two
directors totaling 105,000 shares with an exercise price of $1.10
per share. The stock option grants expire in five years. The stock
option grants vested immediately.
On January 1, 2020, the Company issued 120,000
shares of restricted common stock to three
directors. The shares were issued in
accordance with the 2011 Stock Incentive Plan and were valued at
$1.90 per share, the market price of the Company’s common
stock, or $228,000.
15. COMMITMENTS, CONTINGENCIES AND LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
Legal Proceedings
The Company may
from time to time become a party to various legal proceedings
arising in the ordinary course of our business. The Company is
currently not a party to any pending legal proceeding that is not
ordinary routine litigation incidental to our
business.
Employment
Agreement with Phillip A. Bosua, Chief Executive
Officer
Phillip
A. Bosua was appointed our Chief Executive Officer on April 10,
2018. Previously, Mr. Bosua served as the Company’s Chief
Product Officer since August 2017. The Company entered into a
Consulting Agreement with Mr. Bosua’s company, Blaze Clinical
on July 7, 2017. From September 2012 to February 2015, Mr. Bosua
was the founder and Chief Executive Officer of LIFX Inc. (where he
developed and marketed an innovative “smart” light
bulb) and from August 2015 until February 2016 was Vice President
Consumer Products at Soraa (which markets specialty LED light
bulbs). From February 2016 to July 2017, Mr. Bosua was the founder
and CEO of RAAI, Inc. (where he continued the development of his
smart lighting technology). From May 2008 to February 2013 he was
the Founder and CEO of LimeMouse Apps, a leading developer of
applications for the Apple App Store.
On April 10, 2018, the Company entered into an
Employment Agreement with Mr. Bosua reflecting his appointment as
Chief Executive Officer. The Employment Agreement is for an initial
term of 12 months (subject to earlier termination) and will be
automatically extended for additional 12-month terms unless either
party notifies the other party of its intention to terminate the
Employment Agreement with at least ninety (90) days prior to
the end of the Initial Term or renewal term. Mr. Bosua was paid a base salary of $225,000 per
year, received 500,000 shares of common stock valued at $0.33 per
share and may be entitled to bonuses and equity awards at the
discretion of the Board or a committee of the Board. The Employment
Agreement provides for severance pay equal to 12 months of base
salary if Mr. Bosua is terminated without “cause” or
voluntarily terminates his employment for “good
reason.” From March 5, 2019 to May 1, 2020, the annual
compensation was $240,000, and from May 5, 2020 to September 30,
2020, the annual compensation was $260,000. The Compensation Committee and the Board of Particle,
Inc. compensated Phillip A. Bosua with an annual salary of $120,000
from June 1, 2020.
Employment
Agreement with Ronald P. Erickson, Chairman of the Board and
Interim Chief Financial Officer
On April 10, 2018, the Company entered into an
Amended Employment Agreement for Ronald P. Erickson which amends
the Employment Agreement dated July 1, 2017. The Agreement expires
March 21, 2019. automatically be extended for additional one
(1) year periods unless either Party delivers written notice of
such Party’s intention to terminate this Agreement at least
ninety (90) days prior to the end of the Initial Term or renewal
term.
Mr.
Erickson’s annual compensation was $180,000. Mr. Erickson is
also entitled to receive an annual bonus and equity awards
compensation as approved by the Board. The bonus should be paid no
later than 30 days following earning of the bonus. From
October 1, 2018 to March 4, 2019,
from March 5, 2019 to May 1, 2020, the annual compensation
was $195,000, and from May 5, 2020 to September 30, 2020, the
annual compensation was $215,000. The Compensation Committee and the Board of Particle
Inc. compensated Ronald P. Erickson with an annual salary of
$120,000 from June 1, 2020.
Mr. Erickson will
be entitled to participate in all group employment benefits that
are offered by the Company to its senior executives and management
employees from time to time, subject to the terms and conditions of
such benefit plans, including any eligibility
requirements.
If
the Company terminates Mr. Erickson’s employment at any time
prior to the expiration of the Term without Cause, as defined in
the Employment Agreement, or if Mr. Erickson terminates his
employment at any time for “Good Reason” or due to a
“Disability”, Mr. Erickson will be entitled to receive
(i) his Base Salary amount for one year; and (ii) medical benefits
for eighteen months.
Properties
and Operating Leases
The
Company is obligated under the following leases for its various
facilities.
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Corporate Offices
On
April 13, 2017, the Company leased its executive office located at
500 Union Street, Suite 810, Seattle, Washington, USA, 98101. The
Company leases 943 square feet and the net monthly payment is
$2,672. The monthly payment increases approximately 3% each year
and the lease expires on May 31, 2022.
Lab Facilities and Executive Offices
On February 1,
2019, the Company leased its lab facilities and executive offices
located at 915 E Pine Street, Suite 212, Seattle, WA 98122. The
Company leases 2,642 square feet and the net monthly payment is
$8,256. The monthly payment increases approximately 3% on July 1,
2019 and annually thereafter. The lease expires on June 30, 2021
and can be extended.
On June 26, 2020,
the Company leased temporary lab facilities located at 3131 Western
Avenue, Suite A350, Seattle, WA 98121. The Company leased 5,707
square feet and the net monthly payment is $11,414. The lease was
terminated August 31, 2020.
16.
INCOME TAXES
The Company has
incurred losses since inception, which have generated net operating
loss carryforwards. The net operating loss carryforwards
arise from United States sources.
Pretax losses
arising from United States operations were approximately $4,077,000
and $2,957,000 for the years ended September 30, 2020 and
2019.
The Company has net
operating loss carryforwards of approximately $36,209,000 which
expire in 2021-2038. Because it is not more likely than not that
sufficient tax earnings will be generated to utilize the net
operating loss carryforwards, a corresponding valuation allowance
of approximately $8,248,000 was established as of September 30,
2020. Additionally, under the Tax Reform Act of 1986, the amounts
of, and benefits from, net operating losses may be limited in
certain circumstances, including a change in control.
Section 382 of
the Internal Revenue Code generally imposes an annual limitation on
the amount of net operating loss carryforwards that may be used to
offset taxable income when a corporation has undergone significant
changes in its stock ownership. There can be no assurance that the
Company will be able to utilize any net operating loss
carryforwards in the future. The Company is subject to possible tax
examination for the years 2013 through 2020.
For
the year ended September 30, 2020, the Company’s effective
tax rate differs from the federal statutory rate principally due to
net operating losses, interest expense and warrants issued for
services.
The
principal components of the Company’s deferred tax assets at
September 30, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:
|
2020
|
2019
|
U.S. operations
loss carry forward at statutory rate of 21%
|
$6,536,413
|
$6,763,238
|
Deferred tax assets
related to timing differences-accruals
|
1,746,486
|
192,897
|
Total
|
8,282,899
|
6,956,135
|
Less Valuation
Allowance
|
(8,248,637)
|
(6,956,135)
|
|
|
|
Other
|
(34,263)
|
-
|
Deferred tax
liabilities
|
(34,263)
|
-
|
|
|
|
Net Deferred Tax
Assets
|
-
|
-
|
Change in Valuation
allowance
|
$(1,292,502)
|
$(813,996)
|
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A
reconciliation of the United States Federal Statutory rate to the
Company’s effective tax rate for the years ended September
30, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:
|
2020
|
2019
|
Federal Statutory
Rate
|
21.0%
|
21.0%
|
State
Taxes
|
0.9%
|
0.0%
|
Meals
|
0.0%
|
0.0%
|
Warrants Int.
Exp.
|
-8.8%
|
0.0%
|
PY
True-up
|
-3.8%
|
0.0%
|
Increase in Income
Taxes Resulting from:
|
|
|
Change
in Valuation allowance
|
-9.3%
|
-21.0%
|
Effective Tax
Rate
|
0.0%
|
0.0%
|
As of September 30,
2020, there were no uncertain tax positions. Management does not
anticipate any future adjustments in the next twelve months which
would result in a material change to its tax position. For the
years ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, the Company did not have
any interest and penalties.
17.
SEGMENT REPORTING
The management of
the Company considers the business to have two operating segments
(i) the development of the Bio-RFID™” and
“ChromaID™” technologies; (ii) Particle, Inc.
technology; and (iii) TransTech, a distributor of products for employee
and personnel identification and authentication. TransTech has
historically provided substantially all of the Company’s
revenues. TransTech was shut down on June 30, 2020. Particle
commenced operations in the three months ended June 30,
2020.
The reporting for
the year ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 was as follows (in
thousands):
|
|
|
Segment
|
|
|
|
Gross
|
Operating
|
Segment
|
Segment
|
Revenue
|
Margin
|
Profit
(Loss)
|
Assets
|
Year
Ended September 30, 2020
|
|
|
|
|
Development
of the Bio-RFID™” and “ChromaID™”
technologies
|
$-
|
$-
|
$(5,481)
|
$4,360
|
Particle,
Inc. technology
|
-
|
-
|
(1,280)
|
322
|
TransTech
distribution business
|
122
|
70
|
(65)
|
-
|
Total
segments
|
$122
|
$70
|
$(6,826)
|
$4,682
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year
Ended September 30, 2019
|
|
|
|
|
Development
of the Bio-RFID™” and “ChromaID™”
technologies
|
$-
|
$-
|
$(4,935)
|
$2,882
|
TransTech
distribution business
|
1,805
|
427
|
(78)
|
58
|
Total
segments
|
$1,805
|
$427
|
$(5,013)
|
$2,940
|
During years ended
September 30, 2020 and 2019, the Company incurred non-cash expenses of
$2,990,072 and $1,867,379.
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18.
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
The
Company evaluated subsequent events, for the purpose of adjustment
or disclosure, up through the date the financial statements were
issued. Subsequent to September 30, 2020, there were the following
material transactions that require disclosure:
Convertible
Notes Dated October 17, 2019
The Company issued 561,600 shares of common stock related to the
automatic conversion of Convertible Notes and interest from a
private placement to accredited investors in 2019. The Convertible
Notes and interested were automatically converted to Common Stock
at $1.00 per share on the one year anniversary.
2011
Stock Incentive Plan
On November 23,
2020, the Board of Directors increased the size of the stock
available under the Stock Option Plan by 9,750,000 shares. This
increase is based on an industry peer group study.
Convertible
Redeemable Promissory Notes with Ronald P. Erickson and
J3E2A2Z
On December 8,
2020, the Company signed Amendment 4 to the $1,184,066 convertible
promissory or OID notes, extending the due dates to March 31,
2021.
Convertible Promissory Notes with Clayton A. Struve
On December 23,
2020, the Company signed Amendments to the $1,071,000 convertible
promissory or OID notes, extending the due dates to March 31,
2021.
Stock Option Exercises and Issuances
A consultant
exercised a stock option grants on a cashless basis. The consultant
received 3,750 shares of common stock for vested stock option
grants and forfeited 11,250 shares. The stock option grant had an
exercise price of $1.25 per share.
The compensation committee of Particle, Inc.
issued a stock option grant to a consultant for 50,000 shares of
Particle common stock. The stock option grant had an
exercise price at $0.80 per share. The
grant vests annually over four years after a six month cliff
vesting period.
The Compensation committee issued a
stock option grant to a consultant for
140,000 shares at an exercise price of $1.24 per share. The stock
option grant expires in five years. The stock option grant vests
quarterly over four years after a six month cliff vesting
period.
On December 15,
2020, the Company issued 30,000 shares each to three directors
shares at an exercise price of $1.53 per share.
On December 15,
2020, the Company issued 20,000 warrants to purchase common stock
each to three directors shares at $1.53 per share. The warrants
expire on December 15, 2025.
On December 15,
2020, the Company issued a warrant for to purchase common stock for
2,000,000 shares to Ronald P. Erickson at $1.53 per share. The
warrants were issued for the extension of loans and deferral of
other expenses. The warrant expires on December 15,
2025.
On December 15,
2020, the Company stock option grant
to Ronald P. Erickson for 1,865,675 shares at an exercise price of
$1.53 per share. The stock option grant expires in five years. The
stock option grants vest when earned based on certain performance
criteria.
On December 15,
2020, the Company stock option grant
to Phillip A. Bosua for 2,132,195 shares at an exercise price of
$1.53 per share. The stock option grant expires in five years. The
stock option grants vest when earned based on certain performance
criteria.
Simple Agreement for Future Equity
Particle
entered into Simple Agreements for Future Equity
(“SAFE”) with two accredited investors pursuant to
which Particle received $55,000 in cash in exchange for the
providing the investor the right to receive shares of the Particle
stock. The Company expects to issue 44,000 shares of the Particle
stock that was initially valued at $0.80 per share. The Company
paid $1,800 in broker fees which were expensed as business
development expenses.
F-46
PART
II—INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
ITEM
13. OTHER EXPENSES OF ISSUANCE AND
DISTRIBUTION.
The
expenses payable by us in connection with the issuance and
distribution of the securities being registered other than
underwriting discounts and commissions, if any are set forth below.
Each item listed is estimated as follows:
Securities
and Exchange Commission registration fee
|
$2,942
|
Accountant's
fees and expenses
|
20,000
|
Legal
fees and expenses
|
15,000
|
Blue
Sky fees and expenses
|
5,000
|
Transfer
agent's fees and expenses
|
2,000
|
Miscellaneous
|
5,058
|
|
|
Total
expenses
|
$50,000
|
ITEM
14. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND
OFFICERS.
Nevada Revised
Statutes, or NRS, Sections 78.7502 and 78.751 provide us with
the power to indemnify any of our directors and officers. The
director or officer must have conducted himself/herself in good
faith and reasonably believe that his/her conduct was in, or not
opposed to, our best interests. In a criminal action, the director,
officer, employee or agent must not have had reasonable cause to
believe his/her conduct was unlawful.
Under NRS
Section 78.751, advances for expenses may be made by agreement
if the director or officer affirms in writing that he/she believes
he/she has met the standards and will personally repay the expenses
if it is determined such officer or director did not meet the
standards.
Our articles of
incorporation include an indemnification provision under which we
have the power to indemnify our directors, officers, employees and
other agents of the company to the fullest extent permitted by
applicable law.
We
have a directors’ and officers’ liability insurance
policy in place pursuant to which its directors and officers are
insured against certain liabilities, including certain liabilities
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and the Securities and
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
The underwriting
agreement we will enter into in connection with the offering of
common stock and warrants being registered hereby provides that the
underwriters will indemnify, under certain conditions, our
directors and officers (as well as certain other persons) against
certain liabilities arising in connection with such
offering.
ITEM
15. RECENT SALES OF UNREGISTERED
SECURITIES.
In
the three years preceding the filing of this Registration
Statement, we have issued the following securities that were not
registered under the Securities Act.
All
of the offerings and sales described below were deemed to be exempt
under Rule 506 of Regulation D and/or Section 4(a)(2) of the
Securities Act. No advertising or general solicitation was employed
in offering the securities, the offerings and sales were made to a
limited number of persons, all of whom were accredited investors
and transfer was restricted by the company in accordance with the
requirements of Regulation D and the Securities Act. All issuances
to accredited and non-accredited investorswere structured to comply
with the requirements of the safe harbor afforded by Rule 506 of
Regulation D, including limiting the number of non-accredited
investors to no more than 35 investors who have sufficient
knowledge and experience in financial and business matters to make
them capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in
our securities. We have not employed any underwriters in connection
with any of the below transactions, and the individuals and
entities to whom we issued securities are not affiliated with us.
Except as noted below, none of the holders of the securities have
any contractual rights to have such securities registered with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Year Ended September 30, 2018
We
issued 779,676 shares of common stock to Names Executive Officers,
directors, employees and consultants and for services during the
year ended September 30, 2018. We expensed $273,068.
On April 10, 2018,
we issued 2,000,000 shares of our common stock to Phillip A. Bosua
under the terms of the Merger Agreement with RAAI common stock. The
shares were valued at the fair market value of $520,000 or $0.26
per share.
8% Note Offering and Warrants for Fiscal Year 2019
On
June 25, 2018, we closed a private placement and received gross
proceeds of $1,750,000 ($1,710,000 as of June 30, 2018) in exchange
for issuing 7,000,000 (6,840,000 as of June 30, 2018) shares of
common stock and warrants to purchase 3,500,000 (3,420,000 as of
June 30, 2018) shares of common stock in a private placement to
accredited investors pursuant to a series of substantially
identical subscription agreements. The initial exercise price of
the warrants described above is $0.25 per share, subject to certain
adjustments, and they expired five years after their issuance. The
shares and the warrants described above were issued in transactions
that were not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the “Act”) in reliance upon applicable
exemptions from registration under Section 4(a)(2) of the Act
and/or Rule 506 of SEC Regulation D under the Act.
On June 25, 2018,
we issued 500,000 shares of our common stock to Phillip A. Bosua
under the terms of an Employment agreement dated April 10, 2018.
The shares were valued at the fair market value of $165,000 or
$0.33 per share.
We
closed debt conversions and issued 1,600,000 shares of common stock
in exchange for the conversion of $464,000, 230,000 shares in
exchange for $48,300 in legal services and 605,000 shares in for
$199.935 in preexisting debt owed by the Company to certain service
providers, all of whom are accredited investors. These shares were
issued in transactions that were not registered under the Act in
reliance upon applicable exemptions from registration under Section
4(a)(2) of the Act and/or Rule 506 of SEC Regulation D under the
Act.
During
the year ended September 30, 2018, we issued 158,000 shares of our
common stock related to warrant exercises that were valued at
$80,128.
On
September 23, 2018, we issued 3,334 shares of our common stock
related to the conversion of Series A Preferred Stock for
$834.
Year Ended September 30, 2019
The
following equity issuances occurred during the year ended September
30, 2019:
During
the year ended September 30, 2019, the Company issued 509,656
shares of common stock at $0.25 per share to consultants and
investors related to the cashless exercise of
warrants.
During
the year ended September 30, 2019, the Company issued 145,000
shares of common stock for services provided by two consultants.
The common stock was valued at the daily trading price of totaling
$246,900 or $1.703 per share.
On
January 2, 2019, the Company issued 100,000 shares of common stock
for services provided to Ronald P. Erickson. The shares were valued
at $102,000 or $1.02 per share.
On January 29,
2019, a holder of Series A Preferred Stock converted 20,000 shares
into 80,000 shares of common stock.
II-1
Year Ended September 30, 2020
On November 9,
2019, a former employee exercised stock option grants on a cashless
basis. The former employee received 73,191 shares of common stock
for vested stock option grants. The stock option grant had an
exercise price of $0.25 per share.
During
the year ended September 30, 2020, the Company issued 550,000
shares of restricted common stock for services. The shares were
issued were valued at $1.90 per share, the market price of our
common stock, or $1,045,000.
During the year ended September 30, 2020, the
Company issued 4,581,917 shares
of common stock related to the automatic conversion of
Convertible Notes and interest from a private placement to
accredited investors in 2019. The Convertible Notes and interested
were automatically converted to Common Stock at $1.00 per share on
the one year anniversary starting on February 15,
2020.
During the year ended September 30, 2020, the
Company issued 733,588 shares
of common stock at $0.889 per share related to the exercise of
warrants.
On
July 1, 2020, the Company entered into a Settlement Agreement and
General Mutual Release with a shareholder of the Company. On July
6, 2020, the shareholder paid $125,000 us and we issued 500,000
shares of common stock. We accrued for the loss on debt settlement
of $825,000 as of June 30, 2020 which represents the difference
between the fair market value of the stock and $125,000 paid by the
shareholder.
Six Months Ended March 31, 2021
The
following equity issuances occurred during the six months ended
March 31, 2021:
The Company issued 772,200 shares of common stock related to the
automatic conversion of Convertible Notes and interest from a
private placement to accredited investors in 2020. The Convertible
Notes and interested were automatically converted to Common Stock
at $1.00 per share on the one year anniversary starting on October
17, 2020.
We issued 2,583,393 shares of common stock at an average price of
$0.493 per share related to the exercise of
warrants.
We
issued 97,000 shares related to services. The shares were valued at
the fair market value of $202,820.
ITEM
16. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT
SCHEDULES.
The exhibits to the
Registration Statement are listed in the Exhibit Index attached
hereto and incorporated by reference herein.
ITEM
17. UNDERTAKINGS.
The
undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To
file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this Registration
Statement:
(i) To
include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the
Securities Act of 1933;
(ii) To
reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the
effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the
aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set
forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the
total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that
which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of
the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form
of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if,
in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more
than 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth
in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the
effective registration statement;
II-2
(iii) To
include any material information with respect to the plan of
distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement
or any material change to such information in the registration
statement.
(2) That,
for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities
Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to
be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered
therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be
deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3) To
remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any
of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
termination of the offering.
(4) That,
for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under
the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial
distribution of the securities: The undersigned registrant
undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the
undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement,
regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities
to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such
purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the
undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will
be considered to offer or sell such securities to such
purchaser:
(i) Any
preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant
relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule
424;
(ii) Any
free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on
behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the
undersigned registrant;
(iii)
The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the
offering containing material information about the undersigned
registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the
undersigned registrant; and
(iv)
Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by
the undersigned registrant to the purchaser.
Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act
of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling
persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or
otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that, in the opinion of
the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is
against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933and
is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by
the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer
or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense
of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director,
officer or controlling person in connection with the securities
being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its
counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent,
submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether
such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in
the Securities Act of 1933 and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue.
(5)
For
purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of
1933, the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as
part of this registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and
contained in a form of prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant
to Rule 424(b) (1) or (4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act shall
be deemed to be part of this registration statement as of the time
it was declared effective.
(6)
For
the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act
of 1933, each post-effective amendment that contains a form of
prospectus shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of
such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.
II-3
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the
registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that
it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-1 and has
duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of
Seattle, State of Washington, on May 7, 2021.
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KNOW LABS, INC.
|
|
|
|
|
|
By:
|
/s/
Ronald P. Erickson
|
|
|
Ronald
P. Erickson
Chairman
of the Board
|
|
|
|
|
By:
|
/s/ Ronald P. Erickson
|
|
|
Interim
Chief Financial Officer
|
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this
registration statement has been signed by the following persons in
the capacities and on the dates indicated.
SIGNATURES
|
|
TITLE
|
|
DATE
|
|
|
|
|
|
/s/
Phillip A. Bosua
|
|
Chief
Executive Officer and Director
|
|
May
7, 2021
|
Phillip
A. Bosua
|
|
(Principal
Executive Officer)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
/s/
Ronald P. Erickson
|
|
Chairman
of the Board and Interim Chief
|
|
May
7, 2021
|
Ronald
P. Erickson
|
|
Financial
Officer (Principal Financial/ Accounting Officer)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
/s/
Jon Pepper
|
|
Director
|
|
May
7, 2021
|
Jon
Pepper
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
/s/
Ichiro Takesako
|
|
Director
|
|
May
7, 2021
|
Ichiro
Takesako
|
|
|
|
|
/s/
William A. Owens
|
|
Director
|
|
May
7, 2021
|
William
A. Owens
|
|
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II-4
Exhibit
Index
Exhibit
No.
Description
Restatement of the
Articles of Incorporation dated September 13, 2013 (incorporated by
reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K/A2,
filed September 17, 2013)
Amended and
Restated Bylaws (incorporated by reference to the Company’s
Form 8-K, filed August 17, 2012)
Certificate of
Amendment to the Restatement of the Articles of Incorporation dated
June 11, 2015 (incorporated by reference to the Company’s
Current Report on Form 8-K, filed June 17, 2015)
Certificate of
Designations, Preferences and Rights of Series C Convertible
Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to the Company’s
Current Report on Form 8-K, filed August 11, 2016)
Form of Series C
Convertible Preferred Stock 2016 (incorporated by reference to the
Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, filed September
1, 2016)
Certificate of
Correction and Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights
of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference
to the Company’s Amended Current Report on Form 8-K/A, filed
January 9, 2017)
Certificate of
Designations, Preferences and Rights of Series D Convertible
Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to the Company’s
Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on February 10,
2017)
Amended and
Restated Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of
Series D Convertible Preferred Stock. (incorporated by reference to
the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed May 5,
2017)
Second Amended and
Restated Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of
Series D Convertible Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to
the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed July 19,
2018)
Articles of Merger
(incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on
Form 8-K, filed May 3, 2018)
Second Amended and
Restated Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of
Series D Convertible Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to
the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed July 20,
2018)
Certificate of
Designation of Series F Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference
to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed August 3,
2018)
2011 Stock
Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to the Company’s
Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, filed January 11,
2013)
Opinion of Lockett
+ Horwitz, A Professional Law Corporation (filed
herewith)
Form of Preferred
Stock and Warrant Purchase Agreement, Form of Amended and Restated
Registration Rights Agreement. and Form of Series F Warrant to
Purchase Common Stock by and between Visualant, Incorporated and
Clayton A. Struve (incorporated by reference to the Company’s
Current Report on Form 8-K, filed May 5, 2017)
Securities Purchase
Agreement dated August 14, 2017 by and between Visualant,
Incorporated and accredited investor (incorporated by reference to
the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed August 18,
2017)
II-5
Senior Secured
Convertible Redeemable Debenture dated December 12, 2017 by and
between Visualant, Incorporated and accredited investor.
(incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on
Form 8-K, filed December 22, 2017)
Senior Secured
Convertible Redeemable Debenture dated February 28, 2018 by and
between Visualant, Incorporated and accredited investor.
(incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on
Form 8-K, filed March 7, 2018)
Note and Account
Payable Conversion Agreement and related notes and warrants dated
January 31, 2018 by and between Visualant, Incorporated and J3E2A2Z
LP (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report
on Form 8-K, filed March 21, 2018)
Employment
Agreement dated April 10, 2018 by and between Visualant,
Incorporated and Phillip A. Bosua. (incorporated by reference to
the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed December 21,
2018)
Amended Employment
Agreement dated April 10, 2018 by and between Visualant,
Incorporated and Ronald P. Erickson. (incorporated by reference to
the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed December 21,
2018)
Agreement and Plan
of Merger, dated as of April 10, 2018, by and among Visualant,
Incorporated, 500 Union Corporation, and RAAI Lighting, Inc.
(incorporated by reference to the Company’s Annual Report on
Form 10-K, filed December 21, 2018)
Certificate of
Merger, dated as of April 10, 2018, by 500 Union Corporation
(incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on
Form 8-K, filed April 17, 2018)
Form of Securities
Purchase Agreement (incorporated by reference to the
Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed March 6,
2019)
Form of
Subscription Agreement, Subordinated Convertible Note, Common Stock
Purchase Warrant, Subordination and Registration Rights Agreement
(incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on
Form 8-K, filed March 6, 2019)
Amendment 4 dated
December 8, 2020 to Convertible Redeemable Promissory Note dated
January 31, 2018 by and between Know Labs, Inc. and J3E2A2Z LP.
(incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on
Form 8-K, filed December 9, 2020)
Amendment 4 dated
December 8, 2020 to Convertible Redeemable Promissory Note dated
January 31, 2018 by and between Know Labs, Inc. and J3E2A2Z LP.
(incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on
Form 8-K, filed December 9, 2020)
Amendment 4 dated
December 9, 2020 to Senior Secured Convertible Redeemable Note
dated September 30, 2016 by and between Know Labs, Inc. and Clayton
A. Struve. (incorporated by reference to the Company’s
Current Report on Form 8-K, filed December 29, 2020)
Amendment 4 dated
December 9, 2020 to Senior Secured Convertible Redeemable Note
dated August 14, 2017 by and between Know Labs, Inc. and Clayton A.
Struve. (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current
Report on Form 8-K, filed December 29, 2020)
Amendment 4 dated
December 9, 2020 to Senior Secured Convertible Redeemable Note
dated December 12, 2017 by and between Know Labs, Inc. and Clayton
A. Struve. (incorporated by reference to the Company’s
Current Report on Form 8-K, filed December 29, 2020)
Amendment 3 dated
December 9, 2020 to Senior Secured Convertible Redeemable Note
dated February 28, 2018 by and between Know Labs, Inc. and Clayton
A. Struve. (incorporated by reference to the Company’s
Current Report on Form 8-K, filed December 29, 2020)
Form of Securities
Purchase Agreement (incorporated by reference to the
Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed March 15,
2021)
Form of
Subscription Agreement, Subordinated Convertible Note, Common Stock
Purchase Warrant, Subordination and Registration Rights Agreement
(incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on
Form 8-K, filed March 15, 2021)
Code of Ethics
dated November 2018 (incorporated by reference to the
Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed November 27,
2018)
Letter dated
October 4, 2019 from SD Mayer and Associates, LLP. (incorporated by
reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed
October 8, 2019)
Subsidiaries of the
Registrant (filed herewith)
Consent of BPM LLP,
independent registered public accounting firm (filed
herewith)
Consent of Lockett
+ Horwitz, A Professional Law Corporation (included in Exhibit 5.1)
(filed herewith)
Audit Committee
Charter dated November 2018 (incorporated by reference to the
Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed November 27,
2018)
Compensation
Committee Charter dated November 2018 (incorporated by reference to
the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed November 27,
2018)
Nominations and
Corporate Governance Committee Charter dated November 2018
(incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on
Form 8-K, filed November 27, 2018)
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