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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
     
þ   QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2009
OR
     
o   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from                      to                     
Commission File No. 000-24455
TORVEC, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
     
New York   16-1509512
(State or other jurisdiction of   (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)   Identification No.)
1999 Mt. Read Blvd. Building 3, Rochester, New York 14615
(Address of principal executive offices and Zip Code)
(585) 254-1100
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes þ No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months(or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes o No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
             
Large accelerated filer o   Accelerated filer o   Non-accelerated filer o   Smaller reporting company þ
        (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)    
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No þ
APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS:
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date:
     
Class   Number of Shares Outstanding at
Common Stock, $.01 par value   May 11, 2009
    33,514,486
 
 

 

 


 

TORVEC, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(a development stage company)
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  Exhibit 31.1
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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
TORVEC, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(a development stage company)
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
                 
    March 31, 2009     December 31, 2008  
    (Unaudited)          
 
ASSETS
               
Current assets:
               
Cash
  $ 124,000     $ 304,000  
Accounts Receivable
    175,000        
Prepaid expenses and other receivables
    102,000       102,000  
 
           
 
               
Total current assets
    401,000       406,000  
 
           
 
               
Property and Equipment:
               
Office equipment
    68,000       68,000  
Shop equipment
    139,000       139,000  
Leasehold improvements
    213,000       213,000  
Transportation equipment
    106,000       106,000  
 
           
 
               
 
    526,000       526,000  
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization
    (253,000 )     (237,000 )
 
           
 
               
Net property and equipment
    273,000       289,000  
 
           
 
               
Total Assets
  $ 674,000     $ 695,000  
 
           
 
               
LIABILITIES
               
Current liabilities:
               
Notes payable, current portion
  $ 15,000     $ 15,000  
Accounts payable and Accrued Liabilities
    241,000       177,000  
Deferred Compensation and Other
    948,000       755,000  
 
           
 
               
Total current liabilities
    1,204,000       947,000  
 
           
 
               
Deferred revenue
    800,000       800,000  
Deferred rent expense
    36,000       39,000  
Notes payable, net of current portion
    25,000       29,000  
 
           
 
               
Total liabilities
    2,065,000       1,815,000  
 
           
 
               
Commitments and contingencies
               
 
               
STOCKHOLDERS’ CAPITAL DEFICIT
               
Preferred stock, $.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized
               
3,300,000 designated as Class A, convertible Non-voting, cumulative dividend $.40 per share, per annum, March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008: 707,101 shares issued and outstanding (liquidation preference $3,930,912 and $3,858,015, respectively)
               
300,000 designated as Class B, convertible Non-voting, cumulative dividend $.50 per share, per annum, March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008: 97,500 shares issued and outstanding (liquidation preference $372,477 and $360,339, respectively)
    8,000       8,000  
Common stock, $.01 par value, 400,000,000 shares authorized, 33,248,816 and 32,811,422 issued and outstanding, at March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively
    332,000       328,000  
Additional paid-in capital
    48,909,000       48,485,000  
Deficit accumulated during the development stage
    (50,640,000 )     (49,941,000 )
 
           
Total Torvec, Inc. Stockholders’ Capital Deficit
    (1,391,000 )     (1,120,000 )
Noncontrolling Interest of Subsidiary
           
Total Stockholders’ Capital Deficit
    (1,391,000 )     (1,120,000 )
 
           
 
               
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Capital Deficit
  $ 674,000     $ 695,000  
 
           
See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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TORVEC, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(a development stage company)
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
                         
    Three Months     Three Months        
    ended     ended     September 25, 1996  
    March 31,     March 31,     (Inception) through  
    2009     2008     March 31, 2009  
 
                       
Revenue
  $ 175,000     $ 15,000     $ 422,000  
Cost of Goods Sold
    90,000       5,000       315,000  
 
                 
 
                       
Gross Profit
    85,000       10,000       107,000  
 
                       
Costs and expenses
                       
Research and development
    133,000       148,000       15,468,000  
General and administrative
    651,000       1,047,000       37,627,000  
Asset Impairment
                1,071,000  
 
                 
 
                       
Loss from operations
    (699,000 )     (1,185,000 )     (54,059,000 )
Other Income
          1,000       260,000  
 
                 
 
                       
Loss before Reversal of Liability and tax benefit
    (699,000 )     (1,184,000 )     (53,799,000 )
Reversal of liability on cancellation of debt
                1,541,000  
 
                 
 
                       
Net Loss Before Income Tax Provision
    (699,000 )     (1,184,000 )     (52,258,000 )
Income Tax Benefit
                346,000  
 
                 
Net Loss
    (699,000 )     (1,184,000 )     (51,912,000 )
Less: Net loss attributable to the Noncontrolling interest in subsidiary
                1,272,000  
 
                 
Net Loss attributable to Torvec, Inc.
  $ (699,000 )   $ (1,184,000 )   $ (50,640,000 )
Preferred stock beneficial conversion feature
                763,000  
Preferred stock dividend
    83,000       83,000       1,259,000  
 
                 
 
                       
Net Loss attributable to Torvec, Inc. common stockholders
  $ (782,000 )   $ (1,267,000 )   $ (52,662,000 )
 
                       
Basic and Diluted net loss per share attributable Torvec, Inc. common stockholders
    (0.02 )     (0.04 )        
 
                 
 
                       
Weighted average number of shares of Common stock, Basic and Diluted
    32,982,000       31,783,000          
 
                 
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TORVEC, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(a development stage company)
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
                         
                    September 25,  
    Three months Ended     1996 (Inception)  
    March 31,     Through  
    2009     2008     March 31, 2009  
Cash flows from operating activities:
                       
 
                       
Net loss
  $ (699,000 )   $ (1,184,000 )   $ (50,640,000 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
                       
 
                       
Loss attributable to noncontrolling interest in consolidated subsidiary
                (1,272,000 )
Accrued Payroll Taxes
                109,000  
Depreciation and amortization
    16,000       18,000       2,466,000  
Loss on impairment of license
                1,071,000  
Impairment of goodwill
                19,000  
Gain on sale of fixed assets
                (10,000 )
Compensation expense attributable to common stock in Subsidiary
                619,000  
Common stock issued for services
    366,000       538,000       13,502,000  
Shares issued for future consulting services
                103,000  
Stockholder contribution of services
                2,409,000  
Gain on cancellation of debt
                (1,541,000 )
Contribution to Capital, Ford Truck
                16,000  
Common Stock Issued in connection with Commercializing Event
                36,000  
Compensatory common stock, options and warrants
          249,000       17,835,000  
Changes in:
                       
Accounts receivable
    (175,000 )     (300,000 )     (175,000 )
Prepaid expenses and other receivables
          (46,000 )     59,000  
Deferred Revenue
          (26,000 )     709,000  
Deferred rent
    (3,000 )     33,000       36,000  
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
    319,000       201,000       4,315,000  
Deferred Compensation and Other
          398,000       600,000  
 
                 
 
                       
Net cash used in operating activities
    (176,000 )     (119,000 )     (9,734,000 )
 
                 
 
                       
Cash flows from investing activities:
                       
 
                       
Purchase of property and equipment
          (8,000 )     (360,000 )
Cost of acquisition
                (16,000 )
Proceeds from sale of fixed asset
                10,000  
 
                 
 
                       
Net cash used in investing activities
          (8,000 )     (366,000 )
 
                 
 
                       
Cash flows from financing activities:
                       
Net proceeds from sales of common stock and upon exercise of options and warrants
                6,699,000  
Net proceeds from sales of preferred stock
                3,537,000  
Net proceeds from sale of subsidiary stock
                234,000  
Proceeds from long — term borrowings
                85,000  
Repayments of long — term debt
    (4,000 )     (2,000 )     (69,000 )
Proceeds from stockholders’ loan and advances
                250,000  
Repayment of stockholders’ loan and advances
                (147,000 )
Distributions
                (365,000 )
 
                 
 
                       
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
    (4,000 )     (2,000 )     10,224,000  
 
                 
 
                       
Net decrease in cash
    (180,000 )     (129,000 )     124,000  
Cash at beginning of period
    304,000       192,000          
 
                 
 
                       
Cash at end of period
  $ 124,000     $ 63,000     $ 124,000  
 
                 
 
                       
Supplemental Disclosures:
                       
Interest paid
  $ 1,000     $ 2,000     $ 25,000  
Income Tax Paid
  $     $     $ 1,000  
Non cash investing and financing activities:
                       
Shares issued for acquisition leasehold improvements
  $     $ 61,000     $ 166,000  
Issuance of common stock in settlement of payables
    62,000       64,000       148,000  
Preferred stock issued in payment of dividend
                39,000  
Shares issued for acquisition of Variable Gear
                19,000  
Issuance of common stock for license
                3,405,000  
 
                       
Issuance of common stock, warrant and options in settlement of liabilities, except notes payable
                2,907,000  
Notes Payable exchanged for common stock
                50,000  
Advance settled with common stock
                25,000  
Loss on exchange of minority interest
                232,000  
Shares issued for future consulting services
                103,000  
Issuance of common stock for a finder fee
                225,000  
Advance from stockholder
                250,000  
Contribution of FTV Ford Truck
                16,000  
ICE payable netted against receivable
                91,000  
Common stock issued in settlement of payable
                58,000  
Common stock issued in settlement of Patent expense
                117,000  
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TORVEC, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(a development stage company)
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE A — The Company and Basis of Presentation
The interim information contained herein with respect to the three month periods ended March 31, 2009 and 2008 and the period from September 25, 1996 (inception) through March 31, 2009 has not been audited but was prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and instructions for Form 10-Q. Accordingly, the condensed consolidated financial statements do not include all information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for financial statements. Included are ordinary adjustments which in the opinion of management are necessary for a fair presentation of the financial information for the three month periods ended March 31, 2009 and 2008 and since inception. The results are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the entire year.
Torvec, Inc. (the “company”) was incorporated as a New York State business corporation in September 1996. The company, which is in the development stage, has developed technology for use in automotive applications. In September, 1996, the company acquired numerous patents, inventions and know-how contributed by Vernon E. Gleasman, James Y. Gleasman and Keith E. Gleasman (the “Gleasmans”). The company has developed, designed and intends to commercialize its infinitely variable transmissions, its pumps/motors, its IsoTorque differential, its constant velocity joint and the substructure and components of its full terrain vehicle.
The company’s financial statements have been prepared assuming that it will continue as a going concern. For the period from September 1996 (inception) through March 31, 2009, the company has accumulated a deficit of $50,640,000, and at March 31, 2009 has a working capital deficit of $803,000 and a stockholders’ deficit of $1,391,000. The company has been dependent upon equity financing and advances from stockholders to meet its obligations and sustain operations. The company’s efforts have been principally devoted to the development of its technologies and commercializing its products. Management believes that based upon its current cash position, its budget for its business operations through March 31, 2010 and collectability of its receivables in the ordinary course of business; the company will not be able to meet its anticipated cash requirements through March 31, 2010.

 

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The company is actively seeking additional sources of capital. There can be no assurance that the company will be able to raise sufficient capital on acceptable terms. Without sufficient additional capital or long term debt and ultimately profitable operating results, the company will not be able to continue as a going concern. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of asset carrying amounts or the amounts and classification of liabilities that may result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
NOTE B — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
[1]   Consolidation:
 
    The financial statements include the accounts of the company, its majority-owned subsidiary, Ice Surface Development, Inc. (56% owned at March 31, 2009 and 2008), and its wholly-owned subsidiaries Iso-Torque Corporation, IVT Diesel Corp. and Variable Gear LLC. All material intercompany transactions and account balances have been eliminated in consolidation.
 
[2]   Cash and Cash Equivalents:
 
    Cash and cash equivalents include time deposits, certificates of deposit, and all highly liquid debt instruments with original maturities of three months or less. The company maintains cash and cash equivalents at financial institutions which periodically may exceed federally insured amounts.
 
[3]   Use of Estimates:
 
    The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles 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 revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Such estimates are used in valuing the useful lives of its fixed assets and the future realizable value of such assets. These estimates are subject to a high degree of judgment and potential change. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
[4]   Loss per Common Share:
 
    Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 128, “Earnings Per Share,” requires the presentation of basic earnings per share, which is based on common stock outstanding, and dilutive earnings per share, which gives effect to options, warrants and convertible securities in periods when they are dilutive. For the three month periods ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, the company excluded 2,587,699 and 3,107,649 potential common shares, respectively, relating to convertible preferred stock outstanding, options and warrants from its diluted net loss per common share calculation because they are anti-dilutive.

 

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[5]     Income Taxes:
 
    The company accounts for income taxes using the asset and liability method described in SFAS No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes,” the objective of which is to establish deferred tax assets and liabilities for the temporary differences between the financial reporting and the tax bases of the company’s assets and liabilities at enacted tax rates expected to be in effect when such amounts are realized or settled. A valuation allowance related to deferred tax assets is recorded when it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. We adopted the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board interpretation No. 48 Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes (“FIN 48”) an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109 (“SFAS 109”) on January 1, 2008As a result of the implementation of FIN 48, we recognized no adjustment for uncertain tax provisions. At the adoption date of January 1, 2008, we had a deferred tax asset which was fully reserved by a valuation allowance to reduce the deferred tax asset to the amount that more likely than not to be realized. We recognize interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions in general and administrative expense. As of March 31, 2009, we have not recognized an increase or decrease to reserves for uncertain tax positions nor have we accrued interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions. The tax years 2006 — 2008 remain open to examination by the major tax jurisdictions to which we are subject.
 
[6]   Fair Value of Financial Instruments:
 
    The carrying amount of cash, prepaid expenses, accounts payable and accrued expenses approximates their fair value due to the short maturity of those instruments.
 
[7]   Stock-based Compensation:
 
    In December 1997, the Board of Directors of the company approved a Stock Option Plan (the “Plan”) which provided for the grant of up to 2,000,000 shares of common stock, pursuant to which officers, directors, key employees and key consultants/advisors were eligible to receive incentive, nonstatutory or reload stock options. The Plan was terminated as of May 27, 2008 as to the grant of additional options. 641,848 previously granted and outstanding options remain exercisable in accordance with the terms of the options.
 
    Effective January 1, 2006, we adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 123(R), “Share Based Payment.” We elected to use the modified prospective transition method; therefore, prior period results were not restated. Prior to the adoption of SFAS 123(R), stock-based compensation expense related to stock options was not recognized in the results of operations if the exercise price was at least equal to the market value of the common stock on the grant date, in accordance with Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees”.
 
    SFAS 123R requires all share-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options, to be recognized as compensation expense over the requisite service period (generally the vesting period) in the financial statements based on their fair values. Under the modified prospective transition method, awards that were granted, modified, or settled on or after January 1, 2006 are measured and accounted for in accordance with SFAS 123(R). Unvested equity-classified awards that were granted prior to January 1, 2006 will continue to be accounted for in accordance with SFAS 123, except that the grant date fair value of all awards are recognized in the results of operations over the remaining vesting periods. The impact of forfeitures that may occur prior to vesting is also estimated and considered in the amount recognized. In addition, the realization of tax benefits in excess of amounts recognized for financial reporting purposes will be recognized as a financing activity in accordance with SFAS 123(R).
 
    No tax benefits were attributed to the stock-based compensation expense because a valuation allowance was maintained for substantially all net deferred tax assets. We elected to adopt the alternative method of calculating the historical pool of windfall tax benefits as permitted by FASB Staff Position (FSP) No. SFAS 123(R)-c, “Transition Election Related to Accounting for the Tax Effects of Share-Based Payment Awards.” This is a simplified method to determine the pool of windfall tax benefits that is used in determining the tax effects of stock compensation in the results of operations and cash flow reporting for awards that were outstanding as of the adoption of SFAS 123(R).
 
[8]   Revenue Recognition:
 
    The company’s terms provide that customers are obligated to pay for products sold to them within a specified number of days from the date that title to the products is transferred to the customers. The company’s standard terms are typically net 30 days. The company recognizes revenue when transfer of title occurs, risk of ownership passes to a customer at the time of shipment or delivery depending on the terms of the agreement with a particular customer and collection is reasonably assured. The sale price of the company’s products is substantially fixed and determinable at the date of the sale based upon purchase orders generated by a customer and accepted by the company.

 

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[9]   Recent Accounting Pronouncements:
 
    In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141 (revised 2007), “Business Combinations”, which replaces FASB Statement No. 141. SFAS 141(R) establishes principles and requirements for how an acquirer recognizes and measures in its financial statements the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, any non controlling interest in the acquiree and the goodwill acquired. The Statement also establishes disclosure requirements which will enable users to evaluate the nature and financial effects of the business combination. SFAS 141(R) will change how business combinations are accounted for and will impact financial statements both on the acquisition date and in subsequent periods. The adoption of SFAS No. 141(R) did not have an impact on the Company’s financial position and results of operations although it may have a material impact on accounting for business combinations in the future which can not currently be determined.
 
    In April 2009, the FASB issued FSP 141(R)-1 “Accounting for Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed in a Business Combination That Arises from Contigencies” (“SFAS 141(R)-1”). For business combinations, the standard requires the acquirer to recognize at fair value an asset acquired or liability assumed from a contingency if the acquisition date fair value can be determined during the measurement period. SFAS 141(R)-1 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning on or after December 15, 2008, with early adoption prohibited. As such, the company is required to adopt these provisions at the beginning of the fiscal year January 1, 2009. SFAS 141(R)-1 will be applied prospectively for acquisitions in 2009 or thereafter.
 
    In December 2008, the FASB issued Statement No. 160, “Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements, an amendment of ARB No. 51” (“SFAS 160”). The standard changes the accounting for noncontrolling (minority) interests in consolidated financial statements including the requirements to classify noncontrolling interests as a component of consolidated stockholders’ equity, and replace references “minority interest” with noncontrolling interests. Additionally, SFAS 160 revises the accounting for both increases and decreases in a parent’s controlling ownership interest. The company has adopted the standard as of January 1, 2009. The adoption of SFAS 160 did not have a significant impact on the company’s financial position.
 
    In June 2008, the FASB Task Force reached a consensus-for-exposure that an entity should determine whether an equity-linked financial instrument (or embedded feature) is indexed to its own stock first by evaluating the instrument’s contingent exercise provisions, if any, and then by evaluating the instrument’s settlement provisions. Issue No. 07-5 (EITF 07-5), “Determining Whether an Instrument (or Embedded Feature) Is Indexed to an Entity’s Own Stock.” Paragraph 11(a) of FAS 133 specifies that a contract issued or held by the reporting entity that is both (a) indexed to its own stock and (b) classified in stockholders’ equity in its statement of financial position shall not be considered a derivative financial instrument for purposes of applying that Statement. If a freestanding financial instrument (for example, a stock purchase warrant) meets the scope exception in paragraph 11(a) of FAS 133, it is classified as an equity instrument and is not accounted for as a derivative instrument. The adoption of EITF 07-5 did not have a significant impact on the company’s financial position.
 
    In May 2008, FASB issued FAS No. 162, “The Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles” (“FAS 162”). This statement documents the hierarchy of the various sources of accounting principles and the framework for selecting the principles used in preparing financial statements. FAS 162 is effective 60 days following the Securities and Exchange Commission’s approval of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board amendments to AU Section 411, “The Meaning of Present Fairly in Conformity With Generally Accepted Accounting Principles”. FAS 162 did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.
 
    In April 2009, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position No. FAS 107-1 and APB 28-1, “Interim Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments,” which requires disclosures about fair value of financial instruments for interim reporting periods of publicly traded companies as well as in annual financial statements. This Staff Position is effective for interim reporting periods ending after June 15, 2009, with early adoption permitted for periods ending after March 15, 2009. The Company does not expect the adoption of this accounting pronouncement to have a material impact on the financial statements.

 

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NOTE C — License from the Trustees of Dartmouth College
On November 28, 2000, the company’s majority-owned subsidiary, Ice Surface Development LLC (“ICE Surface”) entered into a 20-year exclusive license with the Trustees of Dartmouth College for land-based applications to a novel ice adhesion modification system developed by Dr. Victor Petrenko at Dartmouth’s Thayer School of Engineering. Under the license agreement the company made a single payment of $140,000 in 2000 for sponsored research. The license agreement provided for a royalty of 3.5% based on the value of net sales of licensed product with minimum annual payments of $10,000 for the first two years, $15,000 for the third year and $25,000 per year through 2021. In addition, the agreement provided for the payment of 50% of sub-license fee income.
Effective June 15, 2007, Ice Surface assigned the license to an unrelated company, Ice Engineering, LLC (“Ice Engineering”) in exchange for Ice Engineering’s agreement to pay the shareholders of Ice Surface an annual royalty equal to 5% of the annual gross revenues generated by the license and its agreement to assume the obligations to Dartmouth under the license.
Separately, Ice Engineering, agreed to reimburse approximately $3,500,000 of acquisition and maintenance costs expended by the company in connection with the ice technology. Pursuant to the reimbursement agreement, the company received $500,000 on June 15, 2007. Under the license assignment agreement, the $3,000,000 balance is to be paid at the rate of $300,000 per quarter commencing March 1, 2008, less approximately $91,000 in fees payable to Dartmouth College accrued through June 14, 2007 to be deducted from the first quarterly reimbursement amount. The company received the first installment of $209,000 due March 1, 2008 on April 3, 2008 and has not received any other installments due since that date.
On October 31, 2008, the company commenced an action in New York State Supreme Court, County of New York, Commercial Division against Ice Engineering, seeking the total balance owed by Ice Engineering to the company pursuant to an agreement entered into by the parties, effective June 15, 2007, namely, $2,700,000. Ice Engineering has counterclaimed for the $800,000 paid under the agreement thus far, alleging that the company failed to deliver certain “business information” to Ice Engineering as called for under the agreement. On April 14, 2009, the Court denied the company’s motion for summary judgment without prejudice to re-file and ordered the parties to proceed with discovery.
The company has accounted for the receipt of the reimbursement proceeds as a recovery of costs since such amounts represent an initial payment and is subject to additional installments and when payments received exceed the cost accumulated, revenue will be recorded under the cost recovery approach to the extent that the proceeds exceed the basis.
NOTE D — Related Party Transactions
[1]   On December 1, 1997, the company entered into three-year consulting agreements with Vernon, Keith and James Gleasman (major stockholders, directors and officers) whereby each was obligated to provide services to the company in exchange for compensation of $12,500 each per month. In 1997 the company granted each Vernon, Keith and James Gleasman 25,000 nonqualified common stock options, exercisable immediately at $5.00 per common share for ten years (Note H [6]). These options expired on November 30, 2007. For the years ended December 31,2003, 2002, 2001, 2000,1999, 1998 and 1997, the company incurred expenses amounting to approximately $450,000, $450,000, $450,000, $522,000, $528,000, $528,000 and $45,000, respectively, in connection with these agreements (which were extended for an additional three years, effective December 1, 2000, and amended to provide that compensation was payable, in the board of directors’ discretion, in common stock, cash or a combination).
 
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On September 30, 2002, the company granted 727,047 nonqualified common stock options, all exercisable immediately at $5.00 per common share, in settlement of approximately $653,000 of accrued consulting fees (see Note H [6]). These options expired unexercised on September 30, 2007.
On December 23, 2003, the company granted 166,848 nonqualified common stock options exercisable Immediately at $5.00 per common share, in settlement under the agreements for accrued consulting fees of approximately $265,000. These options are exercisable for ten years.
The company’s consulting agreements with Vernon, Keith and James Gleasman expired on December 1, 2003 and was not renewed.
Commencing January 1, 2004, each of the Gleasmans agreed to provide consulting services and assign new patents, existing patent improvements and all know-how in connection with all of their inventions to the company. In addition, Keith Gleasman agreed to continue as President and James Gleasman agreed to serve as the company’s chief executive officer and interim chief financial officer. During the year ended December 31, 2007, the company did not pay the Gleasmans any consulting fees for their services. The company recorded approximately $300,000, for the year ended December 31, 2007, for the estimated value of these services based upon the compensation payable under the previous consulting agreements.
On March 28, 2008 the board of directors approved the governance and compensation committee’s recommendation that, effective January 1, 2008, each of the Gleasmans be compensated at the rate of $300,000 per year. Such amount is payable in cash. No payment of all or any portion of the Gleasmans’ compensation shall be paid unless and until the company shall have the requisite cash available. The determination of the availability of the requisite amount of cash shall be made by the board of directors in the light of approved-budgets, existing and anticipated capital requirements and existing and estimated cash flows. Unpaid amounts are accumulated and carry over from one year to the next. No amount was paid to either of the Gleasmans under this compensation arrangement during the year ended December 31, 2008. The amount of unpaid compensation accrued as of December 31, 2008 and March 31, 2009 is $600,000 and $750,000, respectively. Since the company did not have the requisite cash available to pay the Gleasmans’ compensation under this arrangement with the company for the three month periods ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, the company accrued an aggregate $163,000 of compensation expense, including $13,000 of payroll taxes for both periods and recorded the compensation expense of $50,000 to research and development and $100,000 to general and administrative expense based upon management’s estimate.
[2]   During the three month periods ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, the company paid $25,350 for both periods to a member of the Gleasman family for administrative, technological and engineering consulting services. Management believes this compensation is reasonable.
[3]   During the three month periods ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, the company paid $23,270 for both periods to a family member of its general counsel for engineering services rendered to the company. Management believes this compensation is reasonable.
[4]   On September 14, 2007, the company moved its executive offices from Pittsford, New York to Rochester, New York, which includes both a manufacturing and executive office facility. The Rochester facility is owned by a partnership, in which Asher J. Flaum, a company director is a partner. On April 28, 2008, the company’s board of directors approved the terms of a lease and such lease was executed on April 29, 2008. (See Note I 4).

 

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[5]   On June 29, 2000, the company granted an exclusive world-wide license of all its automotive technologies to Variable Gear, LLC for the aeronautical and marine markets for $150,000 cash. The company recorded the receipt of the $150,000 as deferred revenue to be recognized when all conditions for earning such fees are complete. At the time of its formation and through June 6, 2007 when his interest was purchased, Robert C. Horton, a company shareholder, owned 51% of Variable Gear, LLC. On June 6, 2007, the company purchased Mr. Horton’s entire interest in Variable Gear for 5,000 shares of common stock for $19,250. During the year ended December 31, 2007, the company recognized the deferred revenue of $150,000 as other income and recorded an impairment of the goodwill of $19,250, since there were no operations of the entity since inception.
[6]   On August 18, 2006, the company granted 400,000 nonqualified common stock warrants valued at approximately $1,237,000 to a director of the company. The warrants are immediately exercisable at $3.27 per common share for a period of ten years.
[7]   On June 19, 2006, the company awarded an aggregate 360,000 nonqualified common stock warrants valued at approximately $629,000 to a director for additional services rendered by such director as chairman of the board’s executive committee during 2006.
[8]   On April 28, 2008, the board of directors approved a one-time payment to its chairman of the governance and compensation committee of $46,000 for special services rendered in connection with required compliance under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. This amount was paid by the issuance of 19,167 common shares valued as of the closing price on April 28, 2008. The company charged $46,000 to operations in connection with such services.
NOTE E — Stockholders’ Equity (Capital Deficit)
[1]   Class A Preferred stock:
In January 2002, the company authorized the sale of up to 2,000,000 shares of its Class A Non-Voting Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock (“Class A Preferred”) at $4.00 per share. Each share of Class A Preferred is convertible into one share of voting common stock and entitles the holder to dividends, at $.40 per share per annum. The holder has the right to convert after one year subject to board approval.
The company has sold an aggregate 780,456 Class A Preferred for aggregate proceeds of $3,062,046. The company has issued an aggregate 198,349 common stock warrants in connection with the sale of Class A Preferred to the holders of the Class A Preferred, all exercisable over a 10 year period at $.01 per common share. 182,099 of these warrants have been exercised through March 31, 2009.
The company did not sell any Class A Preferred or issue any warrants during the three month periods ended March 31, 2009 and 2008.
From April 19, 2004 through March 31, 2009, six Class A Preferred holders have converted an aggregate 73,355 Class A Preferred (including 14,944 Class A issued as dividends) into an equal number of common shares. For the three month period ended March 31, 2009, no Class A Preferred were converted. For the three month period ended March 31, 2008, 25,000 Class A Preferred were converted.
From September 2004 through March 31, 2009, an aggregate 14,944 Class A Preferred have been issued as dividends.
At March 31, 2009 and 2008, Class A Preferred dividends in arrears amounted to approximately $1,100,000 and $819,000, respectively.

 

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[2]   Class B Preferred stock:
On October 21, 2004, the company authorized the sale of up to 300,000 shares of its Class B Non-Voting Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock (“Class B Preferred”) at $5.00 per share. Each share of Class B Preferred pays cumulative dividends at $.50 per share per annum and is convertible into either one share of voting common stock of the company or one share of common stock of Iso-Torque Corporation under certain circumstances. The holder has the right to convert after one year subject to Board approval.
The company has sold an aggregate 97,500 Class B Preferred for aggregate proceeds of $487,500.
During the three month periods ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, the company did not sell any Class B Preferred. No Class B Preferred have been converted into common stock through March 31, 2009.
At March 31, 2009 and 2008, Class B Preferred dividends in arrears amounted to approximately $159,000 and $111,000, respectively.
[3]   Stock-Option Plan:
In December, 1997, the board of directors adopted and on May 28, 1998, the company’s shareholders ratified the creation of a Stock Option Plan (the “Option Plan”) which provides for the grant of up to 2,000,000 common stock options to officers, directors and consultants who are eligible to receive incentive, nonqualified or reload stock options. Options granted under the Option Plan are exercisable for a period of up to ten years from the date of grant at an exercise price which is not less than the per share trading price of the underlying common stock on the date of grant, except that the exercise period for options granted to a greater than 10% shareholder may not exceed five years and the exercise price may not be less than 110% of such trading price per share on the date of grant.
                                         
    Three Month Periods Ended March 31,  
    2009     2008  
            Weighted                     Weighted  
            Average     Aggregate             Average  
            Exercise     Intrinsic             Exercise  
    Shares     Price     Value     Shares     Price  
Outstanding at beginning of period
    641,848     $ 4.70               1,021,848     $ 4.77  
Granted
                               
Expired
                        (380,000 )      
 
                                       
Outstanding at end of period
    641,848       4.70     $       641,848       4.70  
 
                                       
Options exercisable at end of period
    641,848       4.70     $       641,848       4.70  
 
                                       
Options Vested and Expected to Vest
    641,848       4.70     $       641,848       4.70  
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The following table represents information relating to stock options outstanding at March 31, 2009:
                         
    Weighted     Weighted        
    Average     Average        
Options   Exercise     Remaining     Option  
Outstanding   Price     Life in Years     Exercisable  
 
                       
641,848
  $ 4.70       4.56       641,848  
 
                 
As of March 31, 2009, the company did not have any unrecognized stock compensation related to unvested awards.
[5]   Business Consultants Stock Plan:
For the three month periods ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, the company issued 348,424 and 211,834 common shares to business consultants under the Business Consultants Stock Plan and charged approximately $350,000 and $538,000 to operations in connection with these share issuances. Share issuances are valued generally on the date immediately prior to the date of issuance, except for shares issued to pay invoices which are valued as of the invoice date and except for shares issued under the Nonmanagement Directors Plan which are valued as of the end of each month effective February 17, 2009. As of March 31, 2009, 3,215,884 shares are available for future issuances under the Business Consultants Stock Plan.
[6]   Nonmanagement Directors Plan:
On October 1, 2004, the board of directors approved a Nonmanagement Directors Plan pursuant to which each nonmanagement director is entitled to receive, if certain conditions are met, on an annual basis for services rendered as a director, warrants to purchase 12,000 shares of the company’s common stock at $.01 per share. In addition, the chairman of the audit committee is entitled to receive, on an annual basis for services rendered as chairman, additional warrants for 5,000 shares of the company’s common stock at $.01 per share.
Due to changes made to the Nonmanagement Directors Plan described below, the company did not issue any warrants under the plan for the three month periods ended March 31, 2009 and 2008. No previously issued warrants were exercised during the three month periods ended March 31, 2009 and 2008.
On October 10, 2007, the Nonmanagement Directors Plan was modified to increase the fees payable to the company’s nonmanagement directors. As adjusted, each nonmanagment director (a total of 5 persons) would receive $26,460 for board and committee service per annum. The chairman of the audit committee would receive an additional $12,600 per annum and the chairman of the nominating committee would receive an additional $5,355 per annum.
The Nonmanagement Directors Plan was also modified to provide that the chairman of the board, chairman of the executive committee and chairman of the governance and compensation committee, one person, will be paid an aggregate $110,000 per annum for all services rendered by him as a director and in such capacities. This proposal was made in the light of the risks associated with the positions he has undertaken as well as the fact that he is and has been since the summer of 2005, serving the company in these positions on a full-time basis. The proposal was also made in recognition of the fact that the services required to be performed by the chairman of the board’s executive committee and of its governance and compensation committee have expanded both in responsibilities covered and time expended . The effective date for these adjustments to the plan was July 1, 2007.

 

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On April 28, 2008, the plan was again modified to increase the compensation of the person serving as chairman of the board, chairman of the executive committee, chairman of the governance and compensation committee (one person) to $125,000 per annum.
During the three month period ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, the company issued 42,897 and 18,855 common shares under the plan to satisfy December 31, 2008 and 2007 payables in the amount of $62,201 and $58,449, respectively. As a result of an amendment to the plan on February 17, 2009, payments to nonmanagement directors are made monthly, effective for payments made for periods after December 31, 2008. During the three month period ended March 31, 2009, the company issued 46,073 common shares under the plan to satisfy liability incurred for January and February, 2009 in the amount of $41,466. As of April, 2009, the company issued 25,917 common shares under the plan to satisfy payables due March 31 2009 of $20,734.
[7]   Business, Financial and Engineering Consultants:
Through March 31, 2009, the company has issued 1,376,583 common stock warrants to various business, financial and engineering consultants, of which 91,583 have been exercised for proceeds of $915 and 445,000 cancelled in exchange for the participation of certain engineers in the company’s 2008 Commercializing Event Plan. (Note E [11]).
On March 28, 2008, the board approved the issuance of an aggregate 195,000 warrants, immediately exercisable at $5.00 per common share until 2016, to two engineering consultants who elected not to participate in the company’s 2008 Commercializing Event Plan. The company recorded a charge in the amount of $249,000 to general and administrative expense. For the three month period ended March 31, 2009, there were no shares issued under the Commercializing Event Plan.
[8]   Warrants:
As of March 31, 2009, outstanding warrants to acquire shares of the company’s common stock are as follows:
                 
            Number of  
Exercise         Shares  
Price     Expiration   Exercisable  
  (a )  
 
(a)   125,000 (a)
$ .75    
None
    500,000 (b)
$ .01    
None
    54,500 (c)
$ .01    
None
    39,000 (d)
$ 5.00    
2015
    255,000 (e)
$ .01    
None
    6,000 (f)
$ .01    
None
    16,250 (g)
$ 1.00    
None
    20,500 (h)
$ 3.27    
2016
    400,000 (i)
$ 3.75    
2016
    200,000 (j)
$ 5.00    
2017
    50,000 (k)
$ 5.00    
2017
    100,000 (l)
     
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(b)   On April 15, 2002, the company issued 1,000,000 warrants to purchase common stock at prices ranging from $.30 to $.75 to its then chairman of the board of directors and chief executive officer. Of the total warrants, 250,000 were exercisable at $.30, and 250,000 were exercisable at $.50 on the date the then board elected the executive to the board and named him chief executive officer. During the year ended December 31, 2002, 250,000 warrants were exercised for $.30 per share, resulting in proceeds of $75,000. During the year ended December 31, 2003, 250,000 warrants were exercised for $.50 per share, resulting in proceeds of $125,000. The remaining 500,000 warrants are exercisable upon the execution of the company of a binding agreement for the sale, transfer, license or assignment for value of any and/or all of its company’s automotive technology at $.75 per share. The company will record a charge representing the fair value of the warrants when the warrants become exercisable.
 
(c)   The company has issued an aggregate 123,500 warrants to its nonmanagement directors for services rendered to the board under its Nonmanagement Directors Stock Plan prior to its amendment on October 13, 2006. No further warrants are issuable under the Plan as modified by the board of directors on October 13, 2006 (See Note E [6]). An aggregate 69,000 warrants have been exercised for approximately $630 of proceeds, with 6,000 warrants exercised during the second quarter of 2008 for proceeds of $60. No warrants were exercised during the three month period ended March 31, 2009.
 
(d)   In 2005, the company issued 12,000 warrants to a consultant, immediately exercisable at .01 per common share. During 2005, 3,000 warrants were exercised for proceeds of $30. In 2006, the company issued 30,000 warrants to consultants exercisable immediately for a ten year term at $5.00 per common share.
 
(e)   During 2005, the company issued 210,000 warrants to certain engineering consultants, exercisable immediately for a ten year term at $5.00 per common share. During 2006, the company issued 295,000 warrants to certain engineering consultants exercisable over a ten year term at $5.00 per common share, but only exercisable if the company sells, licenses or otherwise transfers one or more technologies for value. The engineering consultants holding 445,000 of these warrants agreed to cancel them in the fourth quarter of 2008 in exchange for their participation in the company’s Commercializing Event Plan. On March 28, 2008, the company issued an aggregate 195,000 warrants exercisable until 2016 at $5.00 per common shares to two engineers who elected not to participate in the company’s 2008 Commercializing Event Plan. The company recorded a charge of $249,000 to general and administrative expense.
 
(f)   During 2005, the company issued 6,000 warrants to a consultant, exercisable immediately for a five year term at .01 per common share. None of these warrants have been exercised through March 31, 2009.
 
(g)   During 2005, the company issued 62,500 warrants to investors in connection with their purchase of 62,500 Class A Preferred, immediately exercisable at $.01 per common share. During 2006, the company issued 135,849 warrants to investors along with their purchase 162,000 Class A Preferred and 20,000 Class B Preferred, all immediately exercisable at $.01 per common share. At December 31, 2008 an aggregate 182,099 of these warrants have been exercised for proceeds of approximately $1,258. No additional warrants were issued in the three month period ended March 31, 2009.
 
(h)   During 2006, one investor purchased 20,500 warrants immediately exercisable immediately for a five year term at $1.00 per common share for a purchase price of $2,000. None of these warrants have been exercised through March 31, 2009.
 
(i)   During 2006, the company issued 400,000 warrants immediately exercisable for ten years at an exercise price of $3.27 per common share to a business consultant. None of these warrants have been exercised through March 31, 2009.

 

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(j)   During 2006, the company issued 200,000 warrants immediately exercisable for ten years at an exercise price of $3.75 per common share to its governmental affairs consultant. None of these warrants have been exercised through March 31, 2009.
 
(k)   During 2007, the company issued 50,000 warrants exercisable for ten years at $5.00 per common share upon the happening of a commercializing event. The warrants were issued to a consultant who assisted the company to potentially place its products in various state school bus programs. The company recorded a charge of $249,000 to general and administrative expenses. None of these warrants have been exercised through March 31, 2009.
 
(l)   During 2007, the company issued 100,000 warrants immediately exercisable for ten years at an exercise price of $5.00 per common share to two engineering consultants in connection with the company’s engagement to furnish constant velocity joints to a military contractor. The company recorded a charge of $401,000 to general and administrative expenses. None of these warrants have been exercised through March 31, 2009.
The following summarizes the activity of the company’s outstanding warrants for the three month periods ended March 31, 2009 and 2008.
                                 
                    Weighted        
            Weighted     Average        
            Average     Remaining     Aggregate  
            Exercise     Contractual     Intrinsic  
    Warrants     Price     Term     Value  
Outstanding at January 1, 2009
    1,766,250     $ 4.25     4.13 years   $ 1,063,043  
Granted
                               
Exercised
                               
Canceled or expired
                               
 
                       
Outstanding at March 31, 2009
    1,766,250     $ 4.25     4.13 years   $ 534,000  
 
                       
 
Exercisable at March 31, 2009
    1,141,250     $ 5.68     3.70 years   $  
 
                       
                                 
                    Weighted        
            Weighted     Average        
            Average     Remaining     Aggregate  
            Exercise     Contractual     Intrinsic  
    Shares     Price     Term     Value  
Outstanding at January 1, 2008
    2,084,950     $ 2.59     4.90 years   $ 3,072,861  
Granted
    195,000     $ 5.00     8.84 years        
Exercised
                               
Canceled or expired
                               
 
                       
Outstanding at March 31, 2008
    2,279,950     $ 3.30     4.86 years   $ 2,343,268  
 
                       
Exercisable at March 31, 2008
    1,654,950     $ 3.92     4.63 years   $  
 
                       
[9]   Issuance of Stock and Warrants by Subsidiary:
 
    In 2003, the company majority-owned subsidiary, Ice Surface issued 308,041 of its common stock at $.76 per share realizing aggregate proceeds of $234,000 in a private placement. These issuances reduced the company’s interest in Ice Surface from 72% to approximately 69.26%. Based on the company’s accounting policy, the change in the company’s proportionate share of Ice Surface’s equity resulting from the additional equity raised by the subsidiary is accounted for as a capital transaction.

 

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    In connection with the private placement, Ice Surface issued 53,948 warrants to the placement agent immediately exercisable at $.76 per common share through June 9, 2008. In addition, 50,000 warrants were issued by Ice Surface to a consultant immediately exercisable at $.76 per common share through June 9, 2008. In connection with the issuance of these warrants, a compensation charge of $36,000 was recognized. These warrants were cancelled effective June 7, 2007 upon the adoption by Ice Surface’s shareholders of a Plan for the complete liquidation and dissolution.
 
[10]   Shares Issued for Consulting Services:
 
    On September 17, 2005, certain consultants created a trust to enable them to sell business consultants shares issued to them by the company under their consultant agreements. The company issues business consultant common shares to the trust from time to time, contingent on the performance of services by the consultants under such consultant agreements. The company fair values the shares issued to the trust using the closing market price on the date immediately prior to the date of issuance. Amounts in excess of the consulting invoices are classified as shares issued for consulting services in stockholders’ (capital deficit) equity.
 
    The company issued an aggregate 373,295 business consultants shares valued at an aggregate $716,998 to the trust to satisfy the payment of invoices submitted by the consultants for services rendered for the year ended December 31, 2008. The trustee sold an aggregate 328,779 business consultants shares for aggregate proceeds of $597,119 during the year ended December 31, 2008 and distributed the proceeds from the trust to the consultants in payment of invoices submitted by the consultants.
 
    During the three month periods ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, the company issued 142,555 and 60,000 business consultants shares valued at $137,450 and $165,000, respectively, to the trust to satisfy the payment of invoices submitted by the consultants for services rendered during such periods. During the three month periods ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, the trustee sold 109,236 and 52,659 business consultant shares and distributed $112,436 and $158,034 in proceeds from the trust to the consultants in payment of invoices submitted by the consultants.
 
    The company’s payment obligations with respect to the consultant agreements are met once it has issued shares to the trust in accordance with directives received from the consultants and the consultants, not the company, bear the risk of loss in the event the proceeds of stock sales by the trustee are less than the value of the stock contributed to the trust by the company on the date of contribution.
 
[11]   Commercializing Event Plan:
 
    On October 13, 2006, the board of directors adopted a Commercializing Event Plan (“2006 Event Plan”) designed to reward the company’s directors, executives and certain administrative personnel for the successful completion of one or more commercializing events. No payments were made under the 2006 Event Plan and the 2006 Event Plan was terminated on October 31, 2007.
 
    On October 31, 2007, the board terminated the 2006 Event Plan and adopted a new 2007 Commercializing Event Plan (the “2007 Event Plan”). The 2007 Event Plan provides that upon the happening of any commercializing event, each of the directors and executive officers of the company as well as certain management personnel shall be entitled to share equally in 6% of the gross amount derived or to be derived from the commercializing event transaction(s). Similarly, certain of the company’s engineers are entitled to share equally in 2% of such gross amount.
 
    In order to actually receive payment under the 2007 Event Plan, each participant must be both a) employed by, a consultant to or associated with the company and b) judged to be “in good standing” with the company at the time payment is made, all as determined by the board as of the date of the board’s authorization of payments to be made.
 
    No payments were made under the 2007 Event Plan for the three months ended March 31, 2009. For the three months ended March 31, 2008, 3,648 business consultant shares were issued under the 2007 Event Plan.

 

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The company accounts for the settlement of its commission arrangements to non-employee consultants, directors, executives and certain administrative personnel with the issuance of its business consulting shares under SFAS 123(R) “Share Based Payment”, provided that there are sufficient shares under the business consultants plan. Under SFAS 123(R), the company measures commission arrangements at the fair value of the equity instruments issued. In the event that there are insufficient shares available to settle the obligation, the company will follow the provisions of EITF 00-19 “Accounting for Derivative Financial Instruments Indexed to, and Potentially Settled in, a Company’s Own Stock”. Under EITF 00-19, the company will record a liability instrument for the resulting changes in fair value from the date due to the end of each reporting period until such liability is satisfied.
In the fourth quarter of 2007, certain engineering consultants agreed to cancel 445,000 warrants issued in 2005 and 2006 in exchange for their participation in the 2007 Event Plan. The exchange of the warrants for the participation rights in a commercialization event did not result in an accounting charge. The warrants at the date of the exchange were considered to have no value because the underlying condition for vesting the warrants was not satisfied. The company determined that the fair value of the rights to be de minimis at the date of the exchange based on management’s estimate.
On March 28, 2008, the board of directors approved the grant of an aggregate 195,000 common stock warrants exercisable until December 1, 2016 at $5.00 per share to two engineering consultants in lieu of their participation in the 2008 Event Plan. The company valued the warrants at $249,000 using the Black-Scholes option/pricing model and charged operations.
March 31, 2008
Black-Scholes Inputs
         
Term
  8.84 years
Risk-free rate
    2.89 %
Volatility
    0.55  
Dividend yield
    0.0 %
NOTE F — Commitments and Other Matters
[1]   Consulting Agreements:
On June 30, 2005, the company entered into a non-exclusive two year consulting agreement for engineering design services. As part of the agreement, the company granted 100,000 stock options under its 1998 Stock Option Plan to acquire common shares. The option vested immediately and has a term of ten years. The exercise price for the option is $5.00 per share. The company valued the options at $247,000 using the Black-Scholes option/pricing model and charged operations. This agreement was terminated in the third quarter of 2005, although the options were not cancelled and remain outstanding for their term.
Beginning in 2005, the company entered into non-exclusive consulting agreements with various engineering consultants. Under the terms of the consulting agreements, the company will pay the amount of invoices submitted by the engineering consultants for services rendered, with such payment to be made, at the company’s discretion, in cash, business consultants stock or a combination thereof. In addition, in 2005, the company issued the engineers an aggregate 210,000 warrants exercisable immediately over a ten year term at $5.00 per common share. The company valued the warrants at $377,000 using the Black-Scholes option/pricing model and charged operations. 150,000 of these warrants were cancelled by the holders during the fourth quarter of 2007 in exchange for the holders’ participation in the company’s 2007 Commercializing Event Plan. See Note E [11].

 

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During the year ended December 31, 2006, the company issued 295,000 warrants exercisable immediately for ten years at $5.00 per common share to various engineering consultants. The company valued the warrants at $1,441,000 using the Black-Scholes option/pricing model and charged operations. All of these warrants were cancelled by the holders during the fourth quarter of 2007 in exchange for the holders’ participation in the company’s 2007 Commercializing Event Plan. See Note E [11].
During the year ended December 31, 2006, the company issued 200,000 common stock warrants in connection with its engagement of a governmental affairs consultant. The warrants are immediately excisable over a ten year term with an exercise price of $3.75 per common share and were valued at $948,165 using the Black-Scholes pricing model.
On February 6, 2009, the company signed a consulting agreement with a strategic planning, government relations, marketing and public relations firm to render consulting services for a one year period. Under the agreement, the company is obligated to pay the consulting firm $20,000 per month, except that, until the consultant has assisted the company secure an agreed-upon level of governmental and /or private funding, the company’s monthly obligation is limited to $4,000. As of March 31, 2009 no funding was secured as such, the Company’s monthly obligation is $4,000.
No additional securities were issued under new and/or existing consulting agreements during the three month period ended March 31, 2009 and no outstanding securities issued under these consulting agreements were exercised during the three month period ended March 31, 2009.
[2]   Leases:
The company leases a facility located at 1999 Mount Read Blvd., Rochester, New York. The facility consists of approximately 13,650 sq. ft., with executive and engineer offices, conference room, “clean room,” manufacturing and assembly space, automotive bays, dynamometer and lift facilities and approximately thirty acres of land suitable for vehicle testing and demonstration. On April 29, 2008, the company executed a five-year lease for the premises (with a December 1, 2007 lease commencement date) which provides for rent to be paid at a rate of $5,687.00 per month ($68,244.00 per annum) and in addition, for the payment of the company’s proportionate share of yearly real estate taxes and yearly common area operating costs. Under the lease, monthly rental payments commenced June 1, 2008. The lease contains three 5-year renewal options and grants an option to the company to lease up to an additional 7,000 sq. ft. of adjacent manufacturing and assembly space.
Rental payments and certain other payments due to the landlord is to be paid in common shares of the company, based upon the closing price per share on the 15th day of the calendar month immediately prior to the date any installment payment of monthly rent or other payment is due landlord.
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Note G— Management Agreement
On February 20, 2004 the company entered into an agreement with a management firm to develop and implement a business plan to commercialize its full terrain vehicle. In June, 2004, the company engaged three members of the management firm as the company’s chief executive officer, chief financial officer and chairman of its board of directors. In June, 2004 and in April, 2005, the company and the management firm purported to execute agreements reflecting the company-related capacities of the management firm’s three members and reflecting the management firm’s reorganization, respectively.
In September, 2005, the company commenced litigation challenging the validity of the June, 2004 and April, 2005 agreements. On March 6, 2009, the company and the management firm executed a Settlement Agreement and Release pursuant to which any and all claims and counterclaims the parties had or may have had arising out of or related to their relationship, arrangement or services provided one to the other were resolved and released and any and all obligations between and among them, specifically including the contested agreements, were terminated effective December 31, 2008.
No amount was paid to the management firm by the company during the three month periods ended March 31, 2009 and 2008.
NOTE H — Litigation
On October 31, 2008, the company commenced an action in New York State Supreme Court, County of New York, Commercial Division against Ice Engineering, seeking the total balance owed by Ice Engineering to the company pursuant to an agreement entered into by the parties, effective June 15, 2007, namely, $2,700,000. Under the agreement, in connection with Torvec’s assignment of the ice technology license, Ice Engineering agreed to reimburse Torvec for approximately $3,500,000 the company previously had expended acquiring and maintaining the license. Ice Engineering has paid approximately $800,000 but is in arrears with respect to installments due June 1, 2008, September 1, 2008 and December 1, 2008 and apparently has repudiated its remaining payment obligations under the agreement. Ice Engineering has counterclaimed for the $800,000 paid under the agreement thus far, alleging that the company failed to deliver certain “business information” to Ice Engineering as called for under the agreement.
On April 14, 2009, the Court denied the company’s motion for summary judgment without prejudice to re-file and ordered the parties to proceed with discovery.
NOTE I — Royalty Agreement
On December 12, 2007, the company granted High Density Poweretrain, Inc. of Waterford, Michigan (“HDP”) an exclusive, worldwide license to incorporate the company’s constant velocity joint technology in HDP’s family of highly-powered, multifueled, fuel efficient, light weight, cost effective internal combustion engines. In consideration for the grant of the license, the company will receive annual royalties equal to 5% of annual gross revenues generated by the sale of HDP’s multifuel engines, including all sublicense of such technology. There are no minimum royalty payments and the grant does not affect the company’s ability to commercialize its constant velocity joint technology in any other field and/or application. At March 31, 2009, the company did not receive any royalties under this agreement.
NOTE J— Accounts Receivable
On March 29, 2009, the company shipped seven infinitely variable transmissions to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for use in the next-generation lunar rover. The company invoiced NASA an aggregate $175,000 for these transmissions and received payment in full from NASA on April 27, 2009.

 

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Item 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
PLAN OF OPERATION
  (a)   Overall Business Strategy
 
      From its inception in 1996, the company’s overall business plan has been to design, develop, build and commercialize its FTV ® worldwide, especially in the Asian, African, South and Central American and Eastern European markets. In addressing issues and solving problems encountered in the design and development of the FTV, the company designed and developed a number of automotive drive-line technologies—i.e. the company’s hydraulic pump/motor system, infinitely variable transmissions, Iso-Torque ® differential and constant velocity joint technology.
 
      The FTV ® has been developed and is ready for commercialization. In addition, each of the company’s other automotive technologies has been developed and are ready for commercialization — either independently on a stand-alone basis or as incorporated into the company’s FTV.
 
      In present circumstances, the company intends to produce, market and distribute FTV’s by entering into a joint venture relationship with an automotive manufacturer. The company intends to incorporate its drive-line technologies into the FTV to enhance its marketability and value. The company also intends to license and/or enter into supply contracts with automotive manufacturers, military contractors, tier-one suppliers and possibly end-users for its drive-line technologies independent of their utilization in the FTV.
 
  (b)   2009 Plan of Operation
 
      The company’s plan of operation during the year ending December 31, 2009 is as follows:
 
      1) to continue working with the U.S. Air Force to create an Advanced Combat Firefighting Vehicle capable of unprecedented speed, maneuverability with diverse applications for use in the most extreme and rugged terrain. The company has delivered an FTV ® to the Air Force in December 2008 to maximize the FTVs combat firefighting capabilities, including its robotic and autonomous potential, at Tyndale Air Force Base in Florida;
 
      2) to build a “second generation” FTV based upon the Air Force’s recommendations for delivery to the Air Force for integration in its Advanced Combat FirefightingVehicle Program;
 
      3) to explore interest in the FTV among other branches of the U.S. military, the Department of Homeland Security, FEMA, the U.S. Forestry Service, as well as state and municipal governmental units, in acquiring design-specific FTVs for boarder patrol, off-highway emergencies, as an environmentally-friendly vehicle for federal and state conservation and drug-enforcement efforts and, as a fast, highly maneuverable vehicle for combat and non-combat uses;

 

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      4) to explore the interest of a foreign truck manufacturer in licensing the rights to produce and market the FTV worldwide;
 
      5) to build an IsoTorque ® differential for evaluation by a major American automotive manufacturer for integration in its front-wheel drive vehicles. Previously, in 2008, the manufacturer had evaluated the IsoTorque differential in its rear-wheel drive vehicles;
 
      6) to redesign the axle used by a major international truck manufacturer to enable the manufacturer to integrate the company’s IsoTorque technology in its fleet of heavy-duty trucks.
 
      During the first quarter of 2009, the company shipped seven design-specific infinitely variable transmissions to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for use in that agency’s lunar rover in connection with NASA’s program titled “America’s return to the moon.” The company anticipates that it will continue to work in 2009 with NASA as an “official” drive-line consultant to the lunar rover project.
 
      Information regarding the company and all of its automotive inventions, including regular updates on technological and business developments, can be found on the company’s website, www.torvec.com.
 
  c)   Ice Technology License
 
      Through June 14, 2007, the company held a license to ice technology granted by the Trustees of Dartmouth College. This license was held through the company’s majority-owned subsidiary, Ice Surface Development, Inc. The license required the company to pay Dartmouth College a royalty of 3.5% of the net sales of licensed product with minimum annual payments of $25,000 through 2021. In addition, the license provided for the payment of 50% of sub-license fee income.
 
      Since its acquisition of the ice technology license, the company worked with the technology’s inventor, Dr. Victor Petrenko at Dartmouth’s Thayer School of Engineering, to refine the various methods of deicing and used its best efforts to sublicense such technology to one or more domestic and/or foreign glass manufacturers, automotive companies and other potential end-users. A considerable amount of additional development work was performed at the Dartmouth College’s Center for Ice Technology on the college’s campus, which work was supervised by Dr. Petrenko.
 
      In December, 2006, the company was informed by Dr. Petrenko that while the physics underlying the ice technology is still valid and the technology remains promising, he could not estimate a time frame when the technology would be mature enough for automotive commercialization.
 
      Given Dr. Petrenko’s assessment with respect to the ice technology, management concluded that the carrying amount of the ice technology license as of December 31, 2007 ($1,071,000) exceeded the estimated cash flows the company reasonably expected to receive and, therefore, determined the full amount of such excess should be recorded as an impairment in accordance with SFAS No. 144 as of and for the year ended December 31, 2006.
 
      During 2007, the company and Dr. Petrenko discussed the terms and conditions under which the company would accept Dr. Petrenko’s offer to purchase the license from the company. Effective June 15, 2007, the company assigned all of its rights, title and interest in and to the license to Dr. Petrenko’s company (Ice Engineering, LLC) in exchange for an agreement by Ice Engineering to pay the shareholders of Ice Surface Development a royalty equal to 5% of the gross revenues generated by the license and the assumption of the company’s obligations to Dartmouth College under the license.

 

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      Separately, Ice Engineering, LLC agreed to reimburse approximately $3,500,000 of acquisition and maintenance costs expended by the company in connection with the ice technology. Pursuant to the reimbursement agreement, the company received $500,000 on June 15, 2007. Under the license assignment agreement, the $3,000,000 balance is to be paid at the rate of $300,000 per quarter commencing March 1, 2008, less approximately $91,000 in fees payable to Dartmouth College accrued through June 14, 2007 to be deducted from the first quarterly reimbursement amount.
 
      Ice Engineering has paid approximately $800,000 under the assignment agreement but is in arrears with respect to quarterly installments due beginning June 1, 2008 and has repudiated its payment obligations under the agreement.
 
      On October 31, 2008, the company commenced an action in New York State Supreme Court, County of New York, Commercial Division against Ice Engineering, LLC seeking the total balance owed by Ice Engineering to the company pursuant to the agreement, namely, $2,700,000. Ice Engineering has counterclaimed for the $800,000 paid under the agreement thus far, alleging that the company failed to deliver certain “business information” to Ice Engineering as called for under the agreement.
 
      The company filed a motion for summary judgment with respect to its claims and on April 14, 2009, the Court denied the motion without prejudice which means that the company can re-file the motion after discovery has been completed. The parties are proceeding with discovery.
 
      The company has accounted for the receipt of reimbursement proceeds as a recovery of its cost since such amounts represent an initial payment and is subject to additional installments and when payments received exceed the cost accumulated revenue will be recorded under the cost recovery approach to the extent that the proceeds exceed the basis.
 
  (d)   Results of Operations
 
      The net loss for the three month period ended March 31, 2009 was $699,000 as compared to the three month period ended March 31, 2008 of a net loss of $1,184,000. The decrease in the net loss of $485,000 is principally related to the decrease by approximately $220,000 in professional fees for both legal and accounting services in the current year as compared to the prior year for the same period . In addition the stock based compensation decreased by $421,000 in current period as compared to the prior year period. The increase in gross profit by $75,000 is related to the company’s small quantity sales of products to various end users.
 
      Research and development expenses for the three month period ended March 31, 2009 amounted to $133,000 as compared to $148,000 for the three month period ended March 31, 2008. The decrease of $15,000 in the three month comparative is due to decreased cost associated with commercializing our technologies.
 
      General and administrative expense for the three month period ended March 31, 2009 amounted to $651,000 compared to $1,047,000 for the three month period ended March 31, 2008. This decrease of $396,000 in the three month comparative is due to the decrease in professional fees, as mentioned above and the decrease in stock based compensation of approximately $300,000 as compared to the prior year for the same period.

 

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  (f)   Liquidity and Capital Resources
 
      The company’s business activities during the three month period ended March 31, 2009 were funded principally through the receipt in the fourth quarter of 2008 of approximately $280,000 representing New York State corporation income tax refundable credits allocable to certain research and development expenses incurred in the years 2005-2007.
 
      For the three month periods ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, the company issued 437,394 and 230,689 common shares to business consultants under the Business Consultants Stock Plan in exchange for ongoing business advisory services, engineering services, legal fees, including patent services, internal accounting services and other corporate services. As of March 31, 2009, 3,215,884 shares are available for future issuances under the Business Consultants Stock Plan.
 
      On March 28, 2008 the board of directors approved the governance and compensation committee’s recommendation that, effective January 1, 2008, each of the Gleasmans be compensated at the rate of $300,000 per year. Such amount is payable in cash. No payment of all or any portion of the Gleasmans’ compensation shall be paid unless and until the company shall have the requisite cash available. The determination of the availability of the requisite amount of cash shall be made by the board of directors in the light of approved-budgets, existing and anticipated capital requirements and existing and estimated cash flows. Unpaid amounts are accumulated and carry over from one year to the next. No amount was paid to either of the Gleasmans under this compensation arrangement during the three month periods ended March 31, 2009 and 2008. The amount of cumulative unpaid compensation accrued as of March 31, 2009 is $786,000, including accrued payroll taxes of $36,000.
 
      At March 31, 2009, the company’s cash position was $124,000 and the company had a working capital deficit of $803,000.. The company’s cash position at anytime during the nine month periods ended March 31, 2009 was dependent upon its success in selling its preferred stock, the receipt of reimbursement monies with respect to its ice technology license and revenues generated by the sale of its products. Since our inception, we have incurred significant operating and net losses and have not generated positive cash flows from operations. The balance of cash and cash equivalents as of March 31, 2009 will not sufficient to meet our anticipated cash requirements through March 31, 2010, based on our present plan of operation. As a result, we are seeking to raise additional capital. Additional capital may not be available on acceptable terms or at all. Equity financings may be dilutive to existing stockholders. If we are unable to obtain sufficient capital as and when needed, we may be forced to delay, scale back or eliminate some or all of our operations including our research and development programs and commercialization plans, and/or license to third parties certain products or technologies that we would otherwise seek to commercialize independently. Our ability to continue is dependent on obtaining additional long-term financing and ultimately achieving profitable operating results. Please see Note A of our condensed consolidated financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2010. Unless we are able to obtain financing and ultimately achieve profitability we will not be able to continue as a going concern.
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  (g)   Critical Accounting Policies
 
      Revenue Recognition:
 
      The company’s terms provided that customers are obligated to pay for products sold to them within a specified number of days from the date that title to the products is transferred to the customers. The company’s standard terms are typically net 30 days. The company recognizes revenue when transfer of title occurs and risk of ownership passes to a customer at the time of shipment or delivery depending on the terms of the agreement with a particular customer. The sale price of the company’s products is substantially fixed and determinable at the date of the sale based upon purchase orders generated by a customer and accepted by the company.
 
      In December 2008, the FASB issued Statement No. 160, “Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements, an amendment of ARB No. 51” (“SFAS 160”). The standard changes the accounting for noncontrolling (minority) interests in consolidated financial statements including the requirements to classify noncontrolling interests as a component of consolidated stockholders’ equity, and the elimination of “minority interest” accounting in results of operations with earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests reported as part of consolidated earnings. Additionally, SFAS 160 revises the accounting for both increases and decreases in a parent’s controlling ownership interest. The company has adopted the standard as of January 1, 2009. The adoption of SFAS 160 did not have a significant impact on the company’s financial position.
 
      In March 2008, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (“SFAS”) No. 161, “Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities-an amendment of FASB Statement No. 133”. SFAS 161 requires enhanced disclosures about an entity’s derivative and hedging activities. SFAS 161 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008 with early application encouraged. As such, the Company is required to adopt these provisions at the beginning of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009. in review of SFAS 161, the Company has determined that it is not applicable and will have no effect to its consolidated financial statements.

 

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      In May 2008, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 162 (SFAS 162), “The Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.” SFAS 162 identifies the sources of accounting principles and the framework for selecting the principles to be used in the preparation of financial statements of nongovernmental entities that are presented in conformity with U.S. GAAP. SFAS 162 will become effective 60 days following the SEC’s approval of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board amendments to AU Section 411, “The Meaning of Present Fairly in Conformity With Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.” This statement is not expected to result in a change in our current practice.
 
      In June 2008, the FASB Task Force reached a consensus-for-exposure that an entity should determine whether an equity-linked financial instrument (or embedded feature) is indexed to its own stock first by evaluating the instrument’s contingent exercise provisions, if any, and then by evaluating the instrument’s settlement provisions. Issue No. 07-5 (EITF 07-5), “Determining Whether an Instrument (or Embedded Feature) Is Indexed to an Entity’s Own Stock.” Paragraph 11(a) of FAS 133 specifies that a contract issued or held by the reporting entity that is both (a) indexed to its own stock and (b) classified in stockholders’ equity in its statement of financial position shall not be considered a derivative financial instrument for purposes of applying that Statement. If a freestanding financial instrument (for example, a stock purchase warrant) meets the scope exception in paragraph 11(a) of FAS 133, it is classified as an equity instrument and is not accounted for as a derivative instrument. The adoption of EITF 07-5 did not have a significant impact on the company’s financial position.
 
      In May 2008, FASB issued FAS No. 162, “The Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles” (“FAS 162”). This statement documents the hierarchy of the various sources of accounting principles and the framework for selecting the principles used in preparing financial statements. FAS 162 is effective 60 days following the Securities and Exchange Commission’s approval of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board amendments to AU Section 411, “The Meaning of Present Fairly in Conformity With Generally Accepted Accounting Principles”. FAS 162 did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.
 
      In April 2009, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position No. FAS 107-1 and APB 28-1, “Interim Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments,” which requires disclosures about fair value of financial instruments for interim reporting periods of publicly traded companies as well as in annual financial statements. This Staff Position is effective for interim reporting periods ending after June 15, 2009, with early adoption permitted for periods ending after March 15, 2009. The Company does not expect the adoption of this accounting pronouncement to have a material impact on the financial statements.
 
  (h)   Impact of Inflation
 
      Inflation has not had a significant impact on the company’s operations to date and management is currently unable to determine the extent inflation may impact the company’s operations during the three month period ended March 31, 2009.
 
  (i)   Quarterly Fluctuations
 
      As of March 31, 2009 and 2008, the company had not engaged in substantial revenue producing operations. Once the company actually commences significant revenue producing operations, the company’s operating results may fluctuate significantly from period to period as a result of a variety of factors, including purchasing patterns of consumers, the length of the company’s sales cycle to key customers and distributors, the timing of the introduction of new products and product enhancements by the company and its competitors, technological factors, variations in sales by product and distribution channel, product returns, and competitive pricing. Consequently, once the company actually commences significant revenue producing operations, the company’s product revenues may vary significantly by quarter and the company’s operating results may experience significant fluctuations.

 

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Item 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Not Applicable
Item 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
The company maintains disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the company in reports it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported on a timely basis and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including the chief executive officer and the chief financial officer, as appropriate, to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
The company’s management, including the chief executive officer and interim chief financial officer, conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Exchange Act) as of March 31, 2009 pursuant to Rule 13a-15(b) under the Exchange Act and has concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of March 31, 2009.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
The company’s management, with the participation of the company’s chief executive officer and interim chief financial officer, has concluded that there were no changes in the company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended March 31, 2009 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the company’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II — OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
(1)   On February 20, 2004 the company entered into an agreement with a management firm to develop and implement a business plan to commercialize its full terrain vehicle. In June, 2004, the company engaged three members of the management firm as the company’s chief executive officer, chief financial officer and chairman of its board of directors. In June, 2004 and in April, 2005, the company and the management firm purported to execute agreements reflecting the company-related capacities of the management firm’s three members and reflecting the management firm’s reorganization, respectively.
 
    In September, 2005, the company commenced litigation challenging the validity of the June, 2004 and April, 2005 agreements. On March 6, 2009, the company and the management firm executed a Settlement Agreement and Release pursuant to which any and all claims and counterclaims the parties had or may have had arising out of or related to their relationship, arrangement or services provided one to the other were resolved and released and any and all obligations between and among them, specifically including the contested agreements, were terminated effective December 31, 2008.
 
(2)   On October 31, 2008, the company commenced an action in New York State Supreme Court, County of New York, Commercial Division against Ice Engineering, LLC seeking the total balance owed by Ice Engineering to the company pursuant to an agreement entered into by the parties, effective June 15, 2007, namely, $2,700,000. Under the agreement, in connection with Torvec’s assignment of the ice technology license, Ice Engineering agreed to reimburse Torvec for approximately $3,500,000 the company previously had expended acquiring and maintaining the license. Ice Engineering has paid approximately $800,000 but is in arrears with respect to installments due June 1, 2008, September 1, 2008 and December 1, 2008 and apparently has repudiated its remaining payment obligations under the agreement. Ice Engineering has counterclaimed for the $800,000 paid under the agreement thus far, alleging that the company failed to deliver certain “business information” to Ice Engineering as called for under the agreement.
 
    The company filed a motion for summary judgment with respect to its claims and on April 14, 2009, the Court denied the motion without prejudice which means that the company can re-file the motion after discovery has been completed. The parties are proceeding with discovery.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
There have been no significant changes to the risk factors facing the company as disclosed in the company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, except as set forth in Part II, Item 1, Legal Proceedings.

 

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Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
None
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
None
Item 5. Other Information
None.
Item 6. Exhibits
Exhibits as required by Item 601 of Regulation S-K, as applicable, are attached to this quarterly report (Form 10-Q). The Exhibit Index is found on the page immediately succeeding the signature page, and the Exhibits follow on the pages immediately succeeding the Exhibit Index.
(2)   Plan of acquisition, reorganization, arrangement, liquidation, or succession
  2.1   Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated November 29, 2000 by and among Torvec Subsidiary Corporation, Torvec, Inc., UTEK Corporation and ICE Surface Development, Inc. incorporated by reference to Form 8-K filed November 30, 2000 and Form 8K/A filed February 12, 2001.
(3)   Articles of Incorporation, By-laws
  3.1   Certificate of Incorporation, incorporated by reference to Form 10-SB/A , Registration Statement, registering Company’s $.01 par value common stock under section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934;
 
  3.2   Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation dated August 30, 2000, incorporated by reference to Form SB-2 filed October 19, 2000;
 
  3.3   Certificate of Correction dated March 22, 2002, incorporated by reference to Form 10-KSB filed for fiscal year ended December 31, 2002;
 
  3.4   By-laws, as amended by shareholders on January 24, 2002, incorporated by reference to Form 10-KSB filed for fiscal year ended December 31, 2002;
 
  3.5   Certification of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation dated October 21, 2004 setting forth terms and conditions of Class B Preferred, incorporated by reference to Form 10-QSB filed for fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2004.
 
  3.6   Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation dated January 26, 2008 increasing the authorized common shares from 40,000,000 to 400,000,000 common shares, incorporated by reference to annual report (Form 10-K) filed for the calendar year ended December 31, 2006.
(4)   Instruments defining the rights of holders including indentures
None

 

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(9)   Voting Trust Agreement
None
(10)   Material Contracts
  10.1   Certain Employment Agreements, Consulting Agreements, certain assignments of patents, patent properties, technology and know-how to the Company, Neri Service and Space Agreement and Ford Motor Company Agreement and Extension of Term, all incorporated by reference to Form 10-SB/A, Registration Statement, registering Company’s $.01 par value common stock under section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934;
 
  10.2   The Company’s 1998 Stock Option Plan and related Stock Options Agreements, incorporated by reference to Form S-8, Registration Statement, registering 2,000,000 shares of the Company’s $.01 par value common stock reserved for issuance thereunder, effective December 17, 1998;
 
  10.3   The Company’s Business Consultants Stock Plan, incorporated by reference to Form S-8, Registration Statement, registering 200,000 shares of the Company’s $.01 par value common stock reserved for issuance thereunder, effective June 11, 1999, as amended by reference to Form S-8 Registration Statements registering an additional 200,000, 200,000, 100,000, 800,000, 250,000, 250,000, 350,000, 250,000, 2,500,000 and 5,000,000 shares of the Company’s $.01 par value common stock reserved for issuance thereunder, effective October 5, 2000, November 7, 2001, December 21, 2001, February 1, 2002, November 12, 2002, January 22, 2003, May 23, 2003, November 26, 2003, April 20, 2004 and October 13, 2006, respectively;
 
  10.4   Termination of Neri Service and Space Agreement dated August 31, 1999, incorporated by reference to Form 10-QSB filed for the quarter ended March 31, 1999;
 
  10.5   Operating Agreement of Variable Gear, LLC dated June 28, 2000, incorporated by reference to Form 10-QSB filed for the quarter ended March 31, 2000;
 
  10.6   License Agreement between Torvec, Inc. and Variable Gear, LLC dated June 28, 2000, incorporated by reference to Form SB-2 filed October 19, 2000;
 
  10.7   Investment Agreement with Swartz Private Equity, LLC dated September 5, 2000, together with attachments thereto, incorporated by reference to Form 8-K filed October 2, 2000;
 
  10.8   Extension of and Amendment to Consulting Agreement with James A. Gleasman, incorporated by reference to Form 10-KSB filed for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000;
 
  10.9   Extension of and Amendment to Consulting Agreement with Keith E. Gleasman, incorporated by reference to Form 10-KSB filed for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000;
 
  10.10   Extension of and Amendment to Consulting Agreement with Vernon E. Gleasman, incorporated by reference to Form 10-KSB filed for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000;
 
  10.11   Option and Consulting Agreement with Marquis Capital, LLC dated February 10, 1999, incorporated by reference to Form 10-QSB filed for quarter ended March 31, 2001;
 
  10.12   Option and Consulting Agreement with PMC Direct Corp., dated February 10, 1999, incorporated by reference to Form 10-QSB filed for quarter ended March 31, 2001;
 
  10.13   Investment Banking Services Agreement with Swartz Institutional Finance (Dunwoody Brokerage Services, Inc.) dated December 8, 2000, incorporated by reference to Form 10-QSB filed for quarter ended March 31, 2001;

 

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  10.14   Employment Agreement with Michael Martindale, Chief Executive Officer, dated August 1, 2001, incorporated by reference to Form 10-QSB filed for fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2001;
 
  10.15   Employment Agreement with Jacob H. Brooks, Chief Operating Officer, dated August 1, 2001, incorporated by reference to Form 10-QSB filed for fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2001;
 
  10.16   Employment Agreement with David K. Marshall, Vice-President of Manufacturing, dated September 1, 2001, incorporated by reference to Form 10-QSB filed for fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2001;
 
  10.17   Investment Banking Services Agreement with Swartz Institutional Finance (Dunwoody Brokerage Services, Inc.), as amended, dated October 23, 2001, incorporated by reference to Form 10-QSB filed for fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2001;
 
  10.18   Stock Option Agreement with Samuel Bronsky, Chief Financial and Accounting Officer, dated August 28, 2001, incorporated by reference to Form 10-QSB filed for fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2001;
 
  10.19   Pittsford Capital Group, LLC Agreement dated January 30, 2002, incorporated by reference to Form 10-KSB filed for fiscal year ended December 31, 2001;
 
  10.20   Gleasman-Steenburgh Indemnification Agreement dated April 9, 2002, incorporated by reference to Form 10-KSB filed for fiscal year ended December 31, 2001;
 
  10.21   Series B Warrant dated April 10, 2002, incorporated by reference to Form 10-KSB filed for fiscal year ended December 31, 2001;
 
  10.22   Billow Butler & Company, LLC investment banking engagement letter dated October 1, 2003, incorporated by reference to Form 10-QSB filed for fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2003;
 
  10.23   Letter of Acknowledgement and Agreement with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency dated February 4, 2004, incorporated by reference to Form 10-KSB filed for fiscal year ended December 31, 2003;
 
  10.24   Letter Agreement with CXO on the GO, L.L.C. dated February 20, 2004, incorporated by reference to Form 10-KSB filed for fiscal year ended December 31, 2003;
 
  10.25   Letter Amendment with CXO on the GO, L.L.C. dated February 23, 2004, incorporated by reference to Form 10-KSB filed for fiscal year ended December 31, 2003;
 
  10.26   Lease Agreement for premises at Powder Mills Office Park, 1169 Pittsford-Victor Road, Suite 125, Pittsford, New York 14534, dated July 16, 2004; incorporated by reference to Form 10-QSB filed for fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2004;
 
  10.27   Lease Agreement for testing facility and Mustang dynamometer, dated July 21, 2004; incorporated by reference to Form 10-QSB filed for fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2004;
 
  10.28   Advisory Agreement with PNB Consulting, LLC, 970 Peachtree Industrial Blvd., Suite 303, Suwanee, Georgia 30024; incorporated by reference to Form 10-QSB filed for fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2004;
 
  10.29   Agreement between Torvec and ZT Technologies, Inc. dated July 21, 2004, incorporated by reference to Form 10-QSB filed for fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2004;
 
  10.30   Assignment and Assumption of Lease between William J. Green and Ronald J. Green and Torvec, Inc. effective as of December 31, 2004, incorporated by reference to Form 10-KSB filed for fiscal year ended December 31, 2004;

 

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  10.31   Bill of Sale between Dynamx, Inc. and Torvec, Inc. for equipment and machinery, incorporated by reference to Form 10-KSB filed for fiscal year ended December 31, 2004;
 
  10.32   Lease and Services Agreement between Robert C. Horton as Landlord and Torvec, Inc. as Tenant dated March 18, 2005, incorporated by reference to Form 10-KSB filed for fiscal year ended December 31, 2004;
 
  10.33   Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release between Torvec, Inc. and ZT Technologies, Inc. dated March 29, 2005, incorporated by reference to Form 10-QSB filed for fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2005;
 
  10.34   Advisory Agreement between Robert C. Horton and Torvec, Inc. dated February 15, 2005, incorporated by reference to Form 10-QSB filed for fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2005;
 
  10.35   Lease and Services Agreement between Dennis J. Trask as Landlord and Torvec, Inc. as Tenant dated April 18, 2005, incorporated by reference to Form 10-QSB filed for fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2005;
 
  10.36   Consulting Agreement with Matthew R. Wrona, dated March 31, 2005, incorporated by reference to Form 10-QSB filed for fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2005;
 
  10.37   Option Agreement between Matthew R. Wrona and Torvec, Inc. dated March 31, 2005, incorporated by reference to Form 10-QSB filed for fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2005;
 
  10.38   Trust Agreement between Matthew R. Wrona, Donald Gabel, Lawrence Clark, Steven Urbanik, Floyd G. Cady, Jr., and Michael Pomponi as Grantors and Richard B. Sullivan as Trustee, dated September 22, 2005, incorporated by reference to Form 10-QSB filed for fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2005;
 
  10.39   Consultant Agreement with Floyd G. Cady, Jr., dated October 1, 2005, incorporated by reference to Form 10-QSB filed for fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2005;
 
  10.40   Consultant Agreement with Lawrence W. Clark, dated October 1, 2005, incorporated by reference to Form 10-QSB filed for fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2005;
 
  10.41   Consultant Agreement with Donald W. Gabel, dated October 1, 2005, incorporated by reference to Form 10-QSB filed for fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2005;
 
  10.42   Consultant Agreement with Michael A. Pomponi, dated October 1, 2005, incorporated by reference to Form 10-QSB filed for fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2005;
 
  10.43   Consultant Agreement with Steven Urbanik, dated October 1, 2005, incorporated by reference to Form 10-QSB filed for fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2005;
 
  10.44   Consultant Agreement with Kiwee Johnson, dated March 31, 2005, incorporated by reference to Form 10-QSB filed for fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2005;
 
  10.45   Confidentiality Agreement with Joseph B. Rizzo, dated October 24, 2005, incorporated by reference to Form 10-QSB filed for fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2005.
 
  10.46   Minutes of meeting Board of Directors Torvec, Inc., held October 19, 2004, creating the non-management directors plan, incorporated by reference to Form 10-KSB filed for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006.

 

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  10.47   Excerpts from minutes of the meeting of Board of Directors Torvec, Inc., adopting changes to the non-management directors plan creating, a commercialized event plan, approving an increase in shares to be issued under business consulting plan and adopting recommendation that shareholders increase number of authorized common shares from 40,000,000 to 400,000,000 common shares, incorporated by reference to Form 8-K filed on October 16, 2006.
 
  10.48   Order of Supreme Court of the State of New York with respect to litigation between the company and a management consulting firm, incorporated by reference to Form 8-K filed on June 20, 2006;
 
  10.49   Letter agreement with American Continental Group, LLC, executed on October 22, 2006, incorporated by reference to Form 8-K filed on October 30, 2006;
 
  10.50   New York State School Bus Proposal incorporated by reference to Form 10-Q filed for quarter ended March 31, 2006;
 
  10.51   Order of Supreme Court of the State of New York directing the Monroe County Clerk to release back to the company 40,000 common shares and 245,000 common stock warrants issued to a management consulting firm with which the company is in litigation and held in escrow by such Clerk by virtue of a previous court order and directing the return to the company of a $250,000 (less administrative fee) undertaking deposited with the Monroe County Treasurer in connection with the same litigation, incorporated by reference to Form 10-Q filed for the quarter ended March 31, 2008;
 
  10.52   License Assignment and Transfer Agreement by and between Ice Engineering, LLC and Torvec, Inc. made effective June 15, 2008 assigning license granted by Dartmouth College with respect to ice technology from Torvec to Ice Engineering, incorporated by reference to Form 8-K filed on July 18, 2008.
 
  10.53   License Agreement by and between High Density Powertrain and Torvec, Inc. dated December 12, 2008, incorporated by reference to current report (Form 8-K) filed December 14, 2008;
 
  10.54   Consulting Agreement by and between Clifford Carlson and Torvec, Inc. dated December 12, 2008, incorporated by reference to current report (Form 8-K) filed December 14, 2008;
 
  10.55   Minutes of meeting of Governance and Compensation Committee dated February 19, 2008 establishing compensation for the company’s president and chief executive officer and amending the company’s commercializing event plan, incorporated by reference to annual report (Form 10-K) filed for year ended December 31, 2007;
 
  10.56   Consulting Agreement by and between Capital Campaigns, Inc. and Torvec, Inc., dated February 6, 2009, incorporated by reference to annual report (Form 10-K) filed for the year ended December 31, 2008;
 
  10.57   Settlement and Release Agreement by and between CXO on the GO of Delaware, LLC, et. al and Torvec, Inc. et. al., dated March 6, 2009, incorporated by reference to annual report (Form 10-K) filed for the year ended December 31,2008;
(11)   Statement regarding computation of per share earnings (loss)
Not applicable
(14)   Code of Ethics
 
(16)   Letter on change in certifying accountant
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(18)   Letter regarding change in accounting principles
None
(20)   Other documents or statements to security holders
None
(21)   Subsidiaries of the registrant
 
    Ice Surface Development, Inc. (New York)
 
    Iso-Torque Corporation (New York)
 
    IVT Diesel Corp. (New York)
 
    Variable Gear, LLC (New York)
(22)   Published report regarding matters submitted to vote of security holders
None
(23)   Consents of experts and counsel
 
(24)   Power of attorney
None
(31.1)   Rule 13(a)-14(a)/15(d)-14(a) Certifications
 
(32)   Section 1350 Certifications
 
(99)   Additional exhibits
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SIGNATURES
In accordance with Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the Registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
         
  TORVEC, INC.
 
 
Date: May 15, 2009  By:   /s/ James Y. Gleasman    
    James Y. Gleasman, Chief Executive Officer   

 

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In accordance with the Exchange Act, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
         
Dated: May 15, 2009  By:   /s/ James Y. Gleasman    
    James Y. Gleasman, Chief Executive Officer and   
    Interim Chief Financial Officer   

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX
         
Exhibit    
No.   Description
       
 
  (31.1 )  
Rule 13(a)-14(a)/15(d)-14(a) Certifications
       
 
  (32 )  
Section 1350 Certifications

 

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