Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Note 7 - Stockholders' Deficit

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Note 7 - Stockholders' Deficit
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Notes  
Note 7 - Stockholders' Deficit

NOTE 7 - STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

 

Board of Directors fees

 

The Company recorded directors’ fees of $10,000 and $10,000 during the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, representing the cash fees.

Stock Issuances

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2020, the Company issued 156,252 shares at $.16 per share for proceeds of $25,000.

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2019, the Company issued 1,500,000 shares at $.10 per share for proceeds of $150,000. In addition, the Company issued 4,649,291 shares of the Company’s common stock for the conversion of $464,929 of Due to and Loans Payable – related party at $.10 per share.

Stock Warrants Exercised

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2020, HEP Investments, a principal shareholder and related party, assigned warrants to purchase 3,750,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock to third party investors. These warrants were exercised at $.10 per share resulting in a capital raise of $375,000. Due to nature of this transaction, the Company considered the warrants to be contributed capital from a majority shareholder and recorded equity related finance charges. The warrants were valued at $453,441 using the Black Scholes pricing model relying on the following assumptions: volatilities ranging from 128.20% to 142.46%; annual rate of dividends 0%; discount rates ranging from 0.66% to 1.65%.

 

In addition, the Company issued 10,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock at $.10 per share for proceeds of $1,000 from the exercise of warrants.

 

2019 Omnibus Long-Term Incentive Plan

 

On November 29, 2019, after approval from the Board, the Company entered into and adopted the 2019 Omnibus Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “2019 Incentive Plan”) for the purpose of enhancing the Registrant’s ability to attract and retain highly qualified directors, officers, key employees and other persons and to motivate such persons to improve the business results and earnings of the Company by providing an opportunity to acquire or increase a direct proprietary interest in the operations and future success of the Company. The 2019 Incentive Plan will be administered by the compensation committee of the Board who will, amongst other duties, have full power and authority to take all actions and to make all determinations required or provided for under the 2019 Incentive Plan. Pursuant to the 2019 Incentive Plan, the Company may grant options, share appreciation rights, restricted shares, restricted share units, unrestricted shares and dividend equivalent rights. The Plan has a duration of 10 years.

 

Subject to adjustment as described in the 2019 Incentive Plan, the aggregate number of common shares (“Shares”) available for issuance under the 2019 Incentive Plan is One Hundred Two Million (102,000,000) Shares. The exercise price of each Share subject to an Option (as defined in the 2019 Incentive Plan) shall be at least the Fair Market Value (as defined in the 2019 Incentive Plan) (except in the case of a more than 10% shareholder of the Company, in which case the price should not be less than 110% of the Fair Market Value) on the date of the grant of a Share and shall have a term of no more than ten years. As of March 31, 2020, 37,500,000 Options have been issued with terms between 5 years and 10 years. Based on certain performance milestones, the Agreements also provide for the issuance of an additional 19,000,000 options of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of at least the Fair Market Value (as defined in the 2019 Omnibus Long-term Incentive Plan) on the date of the grant of a Share and shall have a term of no more than ten years.

 

Common Stock Options

 

A summary of the status of the Company’s Options related to the 2019 Incentive Plan is presented below:

 

 

 

March 31, 2020

 

December 31, 2019

 

 

Number of

Options

 

Weighted

Average Exercise

Price

 

Number of

Options

 

Weighted

Average Exercise

Price

Outstanding, beginning of year

 

29,000,000

$

0.10

 

-

$

-

Issued

 

8,500,000

 

0.15

 

29,000,000

 

0.10

Outstanding, end of period

 

37,500,000

$

0.11

 

29,000,000

$

0.10

 

Options outstanding and exercisable by price range as of March 31, 2020 were as follows:

 

 

Outstanding Options

 

Exercisable Options

Range of

 

Number

 

Average

Weighted

Remaining

Contractual

Life in Years

 

Exercise

Price

 

Number

 

Weighted

Average

Exercise Price

$

0.10

 

28,000,000

 

9.63

$

0.10

 

28,000,000

$

0.10

 

0.13

 

3,500,000

 

4.95

 

0.13

 

3,500,000

 

0.13

 

0.14

 

1,000,000

 

9.69

 

0.14

 

1,000,000

 

0.14

 

0.15

 

2,000,000

 

9.93

 

0.15

 

2,000,000

 

0.15

 

0.16

 

3,000,000

 

4.86

 

0.16

 

3,000,000

 

0.16

 

 

 

37,500,000

 

8.83

 

 

 

37,500,000

$

0.11

 

Executive Compensation

 

On March 4, 2020, the Company entered into an employment letter with Philip Rice, Chief Financial Officer of the Company (“Agreement”). Under the terms of the Agreement, Mr. Rice will serve as Chief Financial Officer of the Company for one year, 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 the Agreement. Mr. Rice will receive an annual base salary, commencing on January 1, 2020, of $280,000 (“Base Salary”). The Base Salary shall increase to $300,000, when the following event occurs: within one (1) year after the Effective Date, the Company enters into a term sheet and receives the related financing to receive at least $15,000,000 in equity or other form of investment or debt (“Third Party Financing”) on terms satisfactory to the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”). On the date the Agreement was executed, Mr. Rice received a $25,000 retention bonus and was issued a fully-vested nonqualified stock option to purchase 2,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at a price $0.15 per share with a term of 10 years (these options were valued at $297,248 using the Black Scholes pricing model relying on the following assumptions: volatility 163.68%; annual rate of dividends 0%; discount rate 1.02%).

 

Mr. Rice shall also receive a bonus of $50,000 and a fully-vested nonqualified stock option to purchase 2,000,000 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), 10 year term, upon the closing, prior to December 31, 2020, of Third Party Financing which raises at least $15,000,000, as long as Mr. Rice was employed at the time of closing or was employed within one year prior to the closing. If, upon the closing prior to December 31, 2021 of Third Party Financing which raises at least $10,000,000 for the Company, Mr. Rice shall receive an additional bonus of $50,000, as long as Mr. Rice was employed at the time of closing or if employed within one year prior to the closing.

 

Mr. Rice’s Agreement provides that if a Change of Control (as defined in the Agreement) occurs and Mr. Rice is not offered substantially equivalent employment with the successor corporation or Mr. Rice’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. Rice’s unvested options will be fully vested and the restrictions on his restricted shares will lapse. Mr. Rice’s Agreement also provides for severance payments of, amongst other things, a lump sum payment of 300% of base salary and payment of 24 months of the base salary in such event.

 

Mr. Rice’s will receive the following severance benefits following a termination (as defined) of employment: a continuation of his Base Salary for one (1) year and a fully-vested, nonqualified stock option to purchase 1,000,000 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), 10 year term.

 

Prior to this Agreement, as compensation for serving as Chief Financial Officer, the Company, quarterly, issues warrants to purchase 50,000 shares of common stock to Philip M. Rice at the prevailing market price with a term of 5 years, provided that the preceding quarterly and annual filings were submitted in a timely and compliant manner, at which time such warrants would vest. On February 12, 2019, the Company issued the CFO warrants to purchase 50,000 shares of common stock at $.10. The warrants were valued at $4,766 using the Black Scholes pricing model relying on the following assumptions: volatility 180.46%; annual rate of dividends 0%; discount rate 2.53%.

Employment Agreements

 

In the three months ended March 31, 2020, the Company entered into Employment Letters (“Agreements”) with two of its key employees. The Agreements provide, among other items, for immediate issuance of 6,500,000 options of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of at least the Fair Market Value (as defined in the 2019 Omnibus Long-term Incentive Plan) on the date of the grant of a Share and shall have a term of five years (these options were valued at $898,975 using the Black Scholes pricing model relying on the following assumptions: volatility 183.87% and 184.19%; annual rate of dividends 0%; discount rate 0.79% and 1.45%). Based on certain performance milestones, the Agreements also provide for the issuance of an additional 10,000,000 options of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of at least the Fair Market Value (as defined in the 2019 Omnibus Long-term Incentive Plan) on the date of the grant of a Share and shall have a term of five years. The agreements provide for a base salary and cash performance bonuses.

 

Common Stock Warrants

 

A summary of the status of the Company’s warrants is presented below:

 

 

 

March 31, 2020

 

December 31, 2019

 

 

Number of

Warrants

 

Weighted

Average

Exercise

Price

 

Number of

Warrants

 

Weighted

Average

Exercise

Price

Outstanding, beginning of year

 

194,204,339

$

0.09

 

192,148,956

$

0.09

Issued

 

-

 

-

 

12,783,672

 

0.10

Exercised

 

3,760,000

 

0.10

 

(9,688,917)

 

-0.10

Cancelled

 

-

 

-

 

(345,205)

 

-0.11

Expired

 

-

 

-

 

(694,167)

 

0.17

Outstanding, end of period

 

190,444,339

$

0.09

 

194,204,339

$

0.09

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Warrants outstanding and exercisable by price range as of March 31, 2020 were as follows:

 

 

Outstanding Warrants

 

Exercisable Warrants

 

Exercise

Price

 

Number

 

Weighted

Remaining

Contractual

Life in Years

 

Exercise

Price

 

Number

 

Weighted

Average

Exercise

Price

$

0.05

 

1,250,000

 

1.45

$

0.05

 

1,250,000

$

0.05

 

0.06

 

16,050,000

 

2.34

 

0.06

 

16,050,000

 

0.06

 

0.07

 

3,000,000

 

2.45

 

0.07

 

3,000,000

 

0.07

 

0.08

 

36,905,977

 

1.93

 

0.08

 

36,905,977

 

0.08

 

0.09

 

704,833

 

1.43

 

0.09

 

704,833

 

0.09

 

0.10

 

127,278,734

 

3.06

 

0.10

 

127,278,734

 

0.10

 

0.11

 

2,204,795

 

3.16

 

0.11

 

2,204,795

 

0.11

 

0.12

 

100,000

 

1.87

 

0.12

 

100,000

 

0.12

 

0.14

 

2,550,000

 

3.50

 

0.14

 

2,550,000

 

0.14

 

0.18

 

400,000

 

4.75

 

0.18

 

400,000

 

0.18

 

 

 

190,444,339

 

2.76

 

 

 

190,444,339

$

0.09