Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Note 9 - Commitments and Contingencies

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Note 9 - Commitments and Contingencies
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Notes  
Note 9 - Commitments and Contingencies

NOTE 9- COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

Employment Agreement

 

On November 29, 2019, the Company entered into an amended and restated employment agreement with Andrew Dahl, Chief Executive Officer of the Company (“Mr. Dahl’s Employment Agreement” or the “Agreement”). Under the terms of Mr. Dahl’s Employment Agreement, Mr. Dahl will serve as chief executive officer of the Company for three years, with successive automatic renewals for one year terms, unless either party terminates the Agreement on at least sixty days’ notice prior to the expiration of the then current term of Mr. Dahl’s Employment Agreement. Mr. Dahl will receive an annual base salary, commencing on June 1, 2019, of $440,000 (“Base Salary”), of which $7,500 per month will be deferred until either of the following events occur: (i) within five (5) years after the Effective Date, the Company enters into a term sheet to receive at least $25,000,000 in equity or other form of investment or debt on terms satisfactory to the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”) including funding at closing on such terms of at least $10 million; or (ii) within twelve (12) months after the Effective Date that the Company receives revenue of at least $10 million. The Company has accrued $52,500 of the deferred salary as of December 31, 2019, reflected in accrued expenses on the Balance Sheet. The Base Salary shall be subject to annual review and increase (but not decrease) by the Board during the Employment Term with minimum annual increases of 4% over the previous year’s Base Salary.

 

Mr. Dahl is entitled to a Revenue Bonus (as defined in the Agreement) equal to 2% of the Company’s revenue contribution in accordance with a formula as detailed in the Agreement. No Revenue Bonus is payable in any year where there is an Operating Net Loss (as defined in the Agreement). For the 2020 fiscal year (January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020) (“Year One”), the Company shall pay Mr. Dahl a bonus equal to 50% of his Base Salary if the Company achieves revenues for Year One which are (w) at least $500,000; and (x) greater than that for the 12-month period immediately preceding Year One. In addition, for 2021 fiscal year (January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021) (“Year Two”), the Company shall pay Mr. Dahl a bonus equal to 50% of the Base Salary if the Company achieves revenues for Year Two which are (y) at least $500,000; and (z) greater than that for Year One.

 

Mr. Dahl was awarded a non-qualified option to purchase 28 million shares of the Company’s common stock at a price equal to the greater of $0.10 per share and the Fair Market Value (as defined in the 2019 Omnibus Long-term Incentive Plan).

 

Mr. Dahl will be entitled to non-qualified performance-based options having an exercise price equal to the greater of $.10 per share and the Fair Market Value (as defined in the 2019 Omnibus Long-term Incentive Plan), upon the attainment of specified milestones as follows: (i) Non-qualified option to purchase 1,000,000 common shares upon identification of bioactive agents in the Company product and filing of a patent with respect thereto; (ii) Non-qualified option to purchase 1,500,000 common shares upon entering into a contract under which the Company receives at least $500,000 in cash payments; (iii) Non-qualified option to purchase 1,500,000 common shares upon the Company entering into a co-development agreement with a research company to develop medicinal or pharmaceutical applications (where the partner provides at least $2M in cash or in-kind outlays); (iv) Non-qualified option to purchase 1,500,000 common shares upon the Company entering into a co-development agreement for nutraceutical or dietary supplement applications (where the partner provides at least $2M in cash or in-kind outlays); and (v) Non-qualified option to purchase 1,500,000 common shares upon the Registrant entering into a pharmaceutical development agreement.

 

As it relates to the Company‘s wholly-owned subsidiary, Wellmetrix, LLC (“Wellmetrix”), if and when at least $2 million in equity capital is raised from a third party and invested in Wellmetrix in an arms-length transaction, Mr. Dahl shall be granted a warrant to purchase an equity interest in Wellmetrix that is equal to the equity interest in Wellmetrix owned by the Company at the time of the first tranche of any such capital raise (the “Wellmetrix Warrant”). The Wellmetrix Warrant shall be fully vested as of the date it is granted and shall expire on the tenth (10th) anniversary of the grant date. Once granted, the Wellmetrix Warrant may be exercised from time to time in whole or in part, with Mr. Dahl retaining any unexercised portion. The exercise price for the Wellmetrix Warrant shall be equal to the fair market value of the interest in Wellmetrix implied by the pricing of the first tranche of any such capital raise.

 

Mr. Dahl’s Employment Agreement provides that if a Change of Control (as defined in the Agreement) occurs and Mr. Dahl is not offered substantially equivalent employment with the successor corporation or Mr. Dahl’s employment is terminated without Cause (as defined in the Agreement) during the three month period prior to the Change of Control or the 24-month period following the Change of Control, 100% of Mr. Dahl’s unvested options will be fully. Mr. Dahl’s Employment Agreement also provides for severance payments of, amongst other things, 300% of base salary and 2x the amount of the Revenue Bonus in such event.

 

As of December 31, 2019, the milestone relating to the identification of bioactive agents in the Company product and the filing of a patent with respect thereto was met, thereby triggering the option to purchase 1,000,000 common shares. As per the Agreement, the Company issued a non-qualified option to purchase 1 million shares of the Company according to the 2019 Incentive Plan at an exercise price of $.14 with a term of 10 years (these options were valued at $138,806 using the Black Scholes pricing model relying on the following assumptions: volatility 164.37%; annual rate of dividends 0%; discount rate 1.84%).

 

The Company issued a non-qualified option to purchase 28 million shares of the Company according to the 2019 Incentive Plan at an exercise price of $.10 with a term of 10 years (these options were valued at $2,497,161 using the Black Scholes pricing model relying on the following assumptions: volatility 164.20%; annual rate of dividends 0%; discount rate 1.84%).

 

Investment Banking, M&A and Corporate Advisory Agreement

 

On February 21, 2018 the Company entered into a one-year agreement with an Investment Banking, Merger and Acquisition (M&A) and Corporate Advisory firm (“Firm”). Pursuant to the terms of the agreement, the Company issued a warrant to purchase 2,326,504 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $.10 for a term of five years. The warrants were valued at $245,040 using the Black Scholes pricing model relying on the following assumptions: volatility 177.09%; annual rate of dividends 0%; discount rate 2.69%. In addition to the contract fee, the Company could potentially be obligated to pay up to an 8% M&A transaction fee (as defined in the Agreement) plus a warrant to purchase shares of common stock equal to between 0.5% and 1.0%. As of December 31, 2018, the Company issued warrants to purchase 3,007,132 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $.13 with a term of 5 years to an investment banker. The warrants were valued at $374,511 using the Black Scholes pricing model relying on the following assumptions: volatility 180.13%; annual rate of dividends 0%; discount rate 2.65%. As a result of this issuance, any further potential obligation to pay a M&A transaction fee relating to warrants to purchase shares of common stock would be equal to 0.5% of the post financing fully shares outstanding at an exercise price equal to the valuation / share price of the financing (see Note 8 – Stockholders’ Deficiency).

 

On September 30, 2019, effective July 9, 2019, the Company entered into an agreement with a Financial Advisor. The Financial Advisor has been engaged in an exclusive arrangement in connection with the proposed securities offering and sale of up to $35 million of the Company’s Common Stock. The Company has agreed to pay the Financial Advisor, upon the acceptance of a successful funding transaction, a fee of 1% of the aggregate value of the transaction and a warrant to purchase up to 6,000,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $.10 for a term of five years. As of December 31, 2019, in connection with this agreement, no successful funding transactions have taken place and no warrants have been issued.

Supply Chain Consulting Agreement

 

On February 27, 2019, the Company entered into a Supply Chain Consulting Agreement with a consultant (“Consultant”) (see Note 8 – Stockholders’ Deficiency). In May 2019, the Company issued a supplemental warrant to purchase 5,000,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $.08 for a term of five years to the Consultant. The warrants were valued at $529,023 using the Black Scholes pricing model relying on the following assumptions: volatility 181.49%; annual rate of dividends 0%; discount rate 2.34%. In October 2019, 2,000,000 of those warrants were returned to the Company resulting in a reduction in the value of $211,609. On September 14, 2019, the parties entered into a First Amendment to the Supply Chain Consulting Agreement (“Supply Consulting Agreement Amendment”). The Supply Consulting Agreement Amendment provides that the Consultant will identify and help negotiate the terms of potential joint ventures involving algae production development projects or related transactions or business combinations (“Development Project”). The Supply Consulting Agreement provides for exclusivity in Southeast Asia; Oceania; Indian subcontinent; and Africa; with regions in the Middle East by mutual agreement. The closing of a Development Project (as acceptable to the Company) is defined as the date that the Company is able, financially and otherwise, to proceed with engineering and construction of algae production facilities, processing or warehousing facilities and supply chain development, or related business combinations rendering an equivalent outcome (in the reasonable determination of the Company), for the production, processing, transport, compliance, marketing and resale of its proprietary algae biomass. Upon the closing of a Development Project, the Company will pay cash fees of $300,000 to Consultant, pay an on-going monthly fee of $50,000 for 24 months and issue to Consultant a cashless warrant with a five-year term to purchase nineteen million (19,000,000) shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.10 per share. As of December 31, 2019, the Development Project has not closed, and the warrants have not yet been issued. The Board of Directors has also authorized the Company to issue to Consultant a cashless warrant with a five-year term to purchase 1,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.10 per share at its discretion. As of December 31, 2019, such warrant has not been issued.

 

Legal Contingencies

 

We may become a party to litigation in the normal course of business. In the opinion of management, there are no legal matters involving us that would have a material adverse effect upon our financial condition, results of operation or cash flows.