NOTE 10 - STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)

Board of Directors fees

On September 30, 2020, the board of directors granted to three of its directors warrants to purchase 6,250 shares of common stock and the Chairman of the Board warrants to purchase 125,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $8.00 per share. The warrants have a term of five years and vest immediately. The warrants were valued at $1,248,616 using the Black Scholes pricing model relying on the following assumptions: volatility 144.93%; annual rate of dividends 0%; discount rate 0.28%. In addition, each director is entitled to receive $10,000 for each annual term served.

The Company recorded aggregate directors’ fees of $38,897 and $1,272,866 during the nine months ended September 30, 2021, and 2020, respectively, representing common stock warrants and cash fees paid or accrued.

Recapitalization - Reverse Stock Split

On November 11, 2020, ZIVO’s stockholders approved a reverse stock split of its common stock within the range of 1-for-25 to 1-for-120 of our authorized, issued, and outstanding shares of common stock. The Board was given discretion to determine the final ratio, effective date, and date of filing of the certificate of amendment to our articles of incorporation, as amended, in connection with the reverse stock split.

On May 27, 2021, the Company filed a certificate of amendment to its articles of incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada (the “Certificate of Amendment”) to (i) effectuate a reverse stock split (the “Reverse Stock Split”) of its issued and outstanding shares of common stock and treasury shares on a 1-for-80 basis and (ii) decrease the number of total authorized shares of Common Stock of the Company from 1,200,000,000 to 150,000,000 shares. The Certificate of Amendment became effective at 12:01 a.m. (Eastern Time) on May 28, 2021 (the “Effective Time”). 

As of the Effective Time, every 80 shares of issued and outstanding Common Stock were converted into one share of Common Stock. No fractional shares were issued in connection with the Reverse Stock Split. Instead, a holder of record of old Common Stock as of immediately prior to the Effective Time who would otherwise have been entitled to a fraction of a share was entitled to receive cash in lieu thereof.

The Company’s transfer agent, Issuer Direct Corporation acted as the exchange agent for the Reverse Stock Split. The Reverse Stock Split did not alter the par value of the Company’s common stock or modify any voting rights or other terms of the Common Stock. In addition, pursuant to their terms, a proportionate adjustment was made to the per share exercise price and number of shares issuable under all of the Company’s outstanding stock options and warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock, and the number of shares authorized and reserved for issuance pursuant to the Company’s equity incentive plan will be reduced proportionately.

All issued and outstanding common stock and per share amounts contained in the financial statements have been retroactively adjusted to reflect this Reverse Stock Split for all periods presented. In addition, a proportionate adjustment was made to the per share exercise price and the number of shares issuable upon the exercise of all outstanding stock options, restricted stock units and warrants to purchase shares of common stock. A proportionate adjustment was also made to the number of shares reserved for issuance pursuant to the Company’s equity incentive compensation plans to reflect the Reverse Stock Split.

Stock Issuances

During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Company issued 139,664 shares for proceeds of $1,514,970, to private investors. In addition, during this same period, a related party purchased 4,464 shares of the Company’s common stock at $11.20 per share for proceeds of $50,000. The Company, on June 15, 2021, issued 5,000 shares of restricted common stock to CorProminence, LLC (d/b/a COREir) for services in accordance with the consulting agreement between COREir and the Company (See Note 11 – Commitment and Contingencies). The shares were value at the market price on June 15, 2021, $4.48 per share for a total expense of $22,400

On June 2, 2021, the Company completed its planned public offering of common stock shares and common stock warrants. The Company issued 2,760,000 units (each unit consisting of one share of the Company’s common stock and one 5 year warrant (“registered warrant”) to purchase one share of common stock for $5.50 per share) for gross proceeds of $13,800,000, and net proceeds of $12,177,362 after related underwriting and other costs of $1,622,638.

On July 1, 2021, the underwriters of the June 2, 2021, Offering exercised their overallotment option and purchased an additional 150,000 shares of the Company’s stock at $4.99 per share for gross proceeds of $748,500, and net proceeds of $673,309 after related underwriting and other costs of $75,191. 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company issued 1,953 shares at $12.80 per share for proceeds of $25,000, to private investors.

Stock Warrants Exercised

During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, warrants to purchase 139,100 shares of the Company’s common stock were exercised on a “cashless” basis resulting in the issuance of 54,361 shares of common stock.

In September 2021, two groups of the Company’s public traded warrants were exercised resulting the Company issuing 198,503 shares of common stock. The exercise price of the warrants was $5.50 per share, resulting in gross cash proceeds to the Company of $1,091,767.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, HEP Investments, a principal shareholder and related party, assigned warrants to purchase 53,125 shares of the Company’s Common Stock to third party investors. These warrants were exercised at $8.00 per share resulting in proceeds of $425,000. Due to the 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 $495,501 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 0.41% to 1.65%.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, warrants to purchase 70,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock were exercised on a “cashless” basis resulting in the issuance of 28,550 shares of common stock.

In addition, the Company issued 79,813 shares of the Company’s Common Stock for proceeds of $600,400 from the exercise of warrants.

Sale of Common Stock Warrants

During the nine months ending September 30, 2021, and in connection with the License Co-Development Participation Agreements (“Participation Agreements”) (see Note 9), the Company sold warrants to purchase 5,624 shares of common stock for $55,697. The warrants were valued based on the Black Scholes pricing model relying on the following assumptions: volatility 129.13% to 140.20%; annual rate of dividends 0%; discount rate 0.41% to 0.87%.

On June 2, 2021, the Company completed its planned public offering of common stock shares and common stock warrants. As part of the transaction, the Company sold 414,000 warrants (“registered warrants”) to purchase up to an aggregate 414,000 shares of common stock at $5.50 per share with a life of 5 years from the date of purchase, from the overallotment option that was exercised by the underwriter for $4,140. Additionally, the underwriters exercised their options to purchase 8% of the number of common shares in the offering or warrants for 220,800 common shares, for an aggregate price to the Company of $100 (“Representative Warrants”).

During the nine months ending September 30, 2020, in connection with the License Co-Development Participation Agreements (“Participation Agreements”) (see Note 9), the Company sold warrants to purchase 66,563 shares of common stock for $540,092. The warrants were valued based on the Black Scholes pricing model relying on the following assumptions: volatility 145.06% to 154.26%; annual rate of dividends 0%; discount rate 0.26% to 0.44%.

2019 Omnibus Long-Term Incentive Plan

Prior to the adoption of the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan, the Company maintained a 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. Following the approval by the shareholders of the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (see Note 13 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS: 2021 Equity Incentive Plan), no additional awards have been or will be made under the 2019 Incentive Plan. The 2019 Incentive Plan is administered by the compensation committee of the Board who will, amongst other duties, has full power and authority to take all actions and to make all determinations required or provided for under the 2019 Incentive Plan. As of September 30, 2021, 781,250 Options had been issued under the 2019 Incentive Plan with terms between 5 years and 10 years.

Common Stock Options

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

Options outstanding and exercisable by price range as of September 30, 2021, were as follows:

Common Stock Warrants - Unregistered

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

Unregistered warrants outstanding and exercisable by price range as of September 30, 2021, were as follows:

Common Stock Warrants - Registered

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

Registered warrants outstanding and exercisable by price range as of September 30, 2021, were as follows: