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Registration Statement No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM S-1
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
XERIANT,
INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Nevada
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6719
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27-1519178
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(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
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(Primary Standard Industrial
Classification Code Number)
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
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Innovation Centre 1 3998 FAU Boulevard, Suite
309
Boca Raton, Florida 33431
(561)
491-9595
(Address and telephone number of registrant’s principal executive
offices)
Keith Duffy
Chief Executive Officer
Xeriant, Inc.
Innovation Centre 1 3998 FAU Boulevard, Suite
309
Boca Raton, Florida 33431
(561)
491-9595
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including
area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
David Ficksman, Esq.
TroyGould PC
1801 Century Park East, 16th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Tel.: (310) 553-4441
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M.Ali Panjwani
Pryor Cashman LLP
7 Times Square
New York, New York 10036-6569
Tel: (212) 326-0820
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Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the
public:
As soon as practicable after the effective date of this
registration statement becomes effective.
If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be
offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under
the Securities Act of 1933 check the following box: ☒
If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an
offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please
check the following box and list the Securities Act registration
statement number of the earlier effective registration statement
for the same offering. ☐
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule
462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list
the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier
effective registration statement for the same offering. ☐
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule
462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list
the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier
effective registration statement for the same offering. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large
accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a
smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the
definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,”
“smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
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Smaller reporting company
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Accelerated filer
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Emerging growth company
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Non-accelerated filer
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the
registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period
for complying with any new or revised financial accounting
standards provided to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.
☐
We will apply for listing of our Common Stock on the Nasdaq Capital
Market
The registrant hereby amends this registration statement on
such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date
until the registrant shall file a further amendment which
specifically states that this registration statement shall
thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the
Securities Act of 1933 or until the registration statement shall
become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange
Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may
determine.
The information in this preliminary
prospectus is not complete and may be changed. These securities may
not be sold until the registration statement filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This preliminary
prospectus is not an offer to sell nor does it seek an offer to buy
these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not
permitted.
Subject to Completion, dated January 18,
2023
PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS
Units,
Each Consisting of One Share of Common Stock and a Warrant to
Purchase One Share of Common Stock

XERIANT, INC.
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We are offering
units (each a “Unit”), each unit consisting of one share of
common stock, par value $0.00001 per share and one warrant (each a
“Warrant”) at an assumed price of $
per Unit. Each Warrant is immediately exercisable, will
entitle the holder to purchase one share of common stock at an
exercise price of $
and will expire five (5) years from the date of issuance. The
Units have no stand-alone rights and will not be certificated or
issued as stand-alone securities. The shares of common stock and
Warrants may be transferred separately immediately upon issuance.
We will apply for listing of our common stock and Warrants on The
Nasdaq Capital Market and this offering is conditioned upon the
listing.
In connection with this offering, we will complete a one-for-____
reverse split of our common stock immediately prior to this
offering. All shares and per share information in this prospectus
reflects the one-for ____ reverse split.
Our common stock is currently quoted on the OTCQB under the symbol
“XERI”. On January 13, 2023, the last reported sale price of our
common stock on the OTCQB was $0.054 per share, which giving effect
to a 1-for-___ reverse split of our outstanding shares of common
stock, equates to $____ per share. Following the reverse stock
split, our common stock may not trade at a price consistent with
such reverse stock split. The actual public offering price per
share will be determined between us and the underwriters at the
time of pricing and may be at a discount to the current market
price. Therefore, the assumed public offering price used throughout
this prospectus may not be indicative of the final offering
price.
Investing in our securities involves risks. See “Summary of
Business Risks” on page 8 and “Risk Factors” beginning on page
13.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any
state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these
securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or
complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal
offense.
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Per Unit
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Total
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Price to the public(1)
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$
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$
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Underwriting discounts and commissions
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$
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$
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Proceeds to us (before expenses)(2)
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$
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$
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(1)
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The public offering price and underwriting discount and commissions
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per share of common stock of $
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underwriters, up to $100,000. We refer you to “Underwriting”
beginning on page 101 of this prospectus for additional information
regarding underwriting compensation.
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to purchase up to an additional ___ shares of common stock at the
public offering price and/or the Warrants to purchase an aggregate
of ___ shares of common stock at a price of $___ per share, in any
combination thereof, less underwriting discounts and commissions,
solely to cover over-allotments, if any.
The underwriter expects to deliver the shares on or about _____,
2023.
Prospectus dated _______, 2023
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We have not, and the underwriters have not, authorized
anyone to provide any information or to make any representations
other than those contained in this prospectus or in any free
writing prospectus prepared by or on behalf of us or to which we
have referred you. We take no responsibility for, and can provide
no assurance as to the reliability of, any other information that
others may give to you.
You should rely only on the information contained in this
prospectus. No dealer, salesperson or other person is authorized to
give information that is not contained in this prospectus. This
prospectus is not an offer to sell nor is it seeking an offer to
buy these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is
not permitted. The selling stockholders are offering to sell and
seeking offers to buy our common stock only in jurisdictions where
offers and sales are permitted. The information in this
prospectus is accurate only as of the date of this prospectus,
regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus or of any
sale of these securities.
All trademarks, trade names and service marks appearing in
this prospectus are the property of their respective owners. Solely
for convenience, the trademarks and trade names in this prospectus
are referred to without the ® and TM symbols, but such references should
not be construed as any indicator that their respective owners will
not assert, to the fullest extent under applicable law, their
rights thereto.
PROSPECTUS SUMMARY
The following summary highlights selected information contained
elsewhere in this prospectus and is qualified in its entirety by
the more detailed information and financial statements included
elsewhere in this prospectus. It does not contain all the
information that may be important to you and your investment
decision. You should carefully read this entire prospectus,
including the matters set forth under “Risk Factors,” “Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations,” and our financial statements and related notes
included elsewhere in this prospectus. In this prospectus, unless
context requires otherwise, references to “we,” “us,” “our,” “XERI”
“Xeriant,” or the “Company” refer to Xeriant, Inc. With regard to
the advanced materials business, except as specifically referred
to, our operations will be conducted through the joint venture with
Movychem s.r.o.
Company Overview
Xeriant, Inc. is dedicated to the acquisition, development and
commercialization of transformative technologies, including
eco-friendly specialty materials which can be successfully deployed
and integrated across multiple industry sectors, and disruptive
innovations related to the emerging aviation market called Advanced
Air Mobility, which include next-generation aircraft. We seek to
partner with and acquire strategic interests in visionary companies
that accelerate this mission.
Advanced Materials
A primary focus of our Company is the acquisition and commercial
exploitation of eco-friendly, advanced materials and chemicals
which have applications across a broad range of industries and the
potential to generate significant near-term revenue. The Company’s
commercialization strategy encompasses licensing arrangements and
joint ventures with major industry players, which would allow for
more rapid access to the market with reduced capital requirements
and financial risk. In addition to providing the production and
distribution infrastructure, these established partnering companies
can streamline testing and certification and add brand recognition
value. The advanced materials and chemicals may be sold as
standalone products, enhancements to existing products, or used in
the development of proprietary products under a new trademarked
brand owned by the Company. The Company is exploring manufacturing
and branding opportunities for specific products derived from
advanced materials and chemicals acquired or developed, which would
involve setting up production facilities, equipment, systems and
supply chain. Our plan to source and acquire strategic interests in
visionary companies developing, integrating, and commercializing
critical breakthrough technologies is underway with our first
successful advanced materials transaction executed in the second
quarter of 2022.
Effective April 2, 2022, we entered into a Joint Venture Agreement
with Movychem s.r.o, a Slovakian chemical company, setting forth
the terms for a joint venture (referred to herein as the Movychem
JV) to develop applications and commercialize a series of products
which incorporate an internationally patented flame-retardant
technology developed by Movychem under the trade name
Retacell®. The Movychem JV,
owned 50% by Xeriant and 50% by Movychem, subject to certain
funding conditions, has been granted the exclusive worldwide rights
to the intellectual property related to Retacell® and will be responsible for
developing applications and commercializing products derived from
Retacell®. Engineered over
two decades, Retacell® is a
versatile, biodegradable, non-toxic, high-performance thermal and
fire protection chemical agent that is custom formulated for each
application, based on the specific properties of the base material
and the fire protection requirements. Retacell® can be applied as a coating,
treatment, or infused during manufacturing into a variety of
materials, including recycled plastics and wood-based fiber.
In addition to becoming heat and fire resistant, the resulting
Retacell®-enhanced
materials are also water resistant.
On June 8, 2022, we announced the successful development of a
multi-purpose, high-strength fire- and water-resistant composite
panel made from a formulation of Retacell® and a cardboard
fiber-reinforced polymeric resin, which can be sourced from
recycled materials. The panel is fabricated through a compression
molding process and may be produced or cut in varying thicknesses
and sizes, including standard 48” x 96” sheets. Depending on the
application, the panel can have different colors, textures or
decorative finishes. Potential interior and exterior construction
applications include walls, ceilings, flooring, framing, siding,
roofing, and decking.
Pursuant to the Services Agreement with the Movychem JV, we are
planning to buildout manufacturing facilities in the United States
and Eastern Europe to meet the demand for Retacell® and Retacell®-infused products. The manufacturing
facilities will be owned and operated by us, and will wholesale
product to customers licensed by the Movychem JV. We have
identified potential sites, received bids for specialized
manufacturing equipment, developed timetables related to the action
plan, and hired a managing director with decades of experience to
oversee the projects.
Aerospace
Another area of interest for our Company is the emerging aviation
market called Advanced Air Mobility (AAM), the transition to more
efficient, eco-friendly, automated and convenient flight operations
enabled by the convergence of technological advancements in design
and engineering, composite materials, propulsion systems, battery
energy density and manufacturing processes. Next-generation
aircraft being developed for this market offer low-cost, on-demand
flight for passengers and cargo, utilizing lower altitude airspace
and bypassing the traditional hub and spoke airport network with
vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) capabilities. Many of these
lightweight aircraft are electrically powered through either hybrid
or pure battery systems, which allows for quieter, low emission
flights over urban areas, however with limited speed and range. The
adoption and integration of niche aerial services through AAM is
expected to provide benefits throughout the economy. We plan to
partner with and acquire strategic interests in visionary companies
that accelerate our mission of commercializing critical
breakthrough AAM technologies which enhance performance, increase
safety, and enable and support more efficient, autonomous, and
sustainable flight operations, including electric and
hybrid-electric passenger and cargo transport aircraft capable of
vertical takeoff and landing. Our plan to source and acquire
strategic interests in leading aerospace companies developing
breakthrough VTOL aircraft began in the second quarter of 2021.
Effective May 27, 2021, we entered into a Joint Venture Agreement
with XTI Aircraft Company (“XTI”), a privately owned OEM based in
Englewood, Colorado for the purpose of completing the preliminary
design of XTI’s TriFan 600, a 5-passenger plus pilot, hybrid
electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) fixed-wing
aircraft.
Through our joint venture with XTI, (referred to hereinafter as the
“XTI JV”), we were involved in the successful completion of the
preliminary design of their TriFan 600 eVTOL aircraft. The TriFan
600 is being designed to become the fastest, longest-range VTOL
aircraft in the world and the first commercial fixed-wing VTOL
airplane, with current pre-orders exceeding $3 billion in gross
revenues upon delivery of those aircraft.
While the purpose of the XTI JV has been achieved, XTI and Xeriant
continue to see value in the XTI JV for future collaboration in
Advanced Ari Mobility. Should XTI and Xeriant determine it is in
their best interest to terminate the XTI JV, then it will be
dissolved. Should the XTI JV be dissolved, as of December 31, 2022,
Xeriant would receive 5.5% equity ownership of XTI.
Management believes that our holding and operating company
structure has several advantages and will enable us to grow
rapidly, acquiring assets primarily through acquisitions, joint
ventures, strategic investments, and licensing arrangements. As a
publicly traded company, we offer our subsidiaries such benefits as
improved access to capital, higher valuations and lower risk
through the shared ownership of a diversified portfolio, while
allowing these entities to maintain independence in their distinct
operations to focus on their fields of expertise. Cost savings and
efficiencies may be realized from sharing non-operational functions
such as finance, legal, tax, sales & marketing, human
resources, purchasing power, as well as investor and public
relations.
Additionally, we are leveraging our relationship with Florida
Atlantic University to provide a collaborative research arm for
technologies that require additional validation and the backing of
a respected research institution for credibility. The university
also may provide access to various grants through the SBIR (Small
Business Innovation Research), STTR (Small Business Technology
Transfer, NSF (National Science Foundation) and other programs, and
if warranted, introductions into a number of government agencies,
such as DOD (Department of Defense) and DARPA (Defense Advanced
Research Projects Agency). We are pursuing strategic alliances with
companies that provide complementary technologies and access to new
markets.
SUMMARY OF BUSINESS RISKS
Investing in our common stock is highly speculative and involves a
significant degree of risk. You should carefully consider the risks
and uncertainties discussed under the section titled “Risk Factors”
elsewhere in this prospectus before making a decision to invest in
our common stock. Certain of the key business risks we face
include, without limitation:
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accomplish the design and engineering needed to demonstrate that
the technologies that are undertaken, will perform or operate as
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adversely impacted by the recent COVID-19 or other significant
public health conditions.
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including VTOL (Vertical Takeoff and Landing) aircraft and Unmanned
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contractors have wrongfully used or disclosed alleged trade secrets
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exclusivities to protect some of our product candidates, and our
ability to compete may be limited or eliminated if we are not able
to protect our products.
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proceedings relating to patent and other intellectual property
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which we or our joint venture partners may license intellectual
property rights from third parties or otherwise experience
disruptions to our business relationships with our licensors, we
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may prevent or delay our product development efforts and stop us
from commercializing or increase the costs of commercializing our
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secrets, know-how and other technological innovation, we may suffer
competitive harm.
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against third-party patents, invalidating third-party patents or
licensing third-party intellectual property, as a result of
litigation or other proceedings relating to patent and other
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reporting controls and procedures, it could cause us to fail to
meet our reporting obligations, result in the restatement of our
financial statements, harm our operating results, subject us to
regulatory scrutiny and sanction, cause investors to lose
confidence in our reported financial information and have a
negative effect on the market price for shares of our Common
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over our business and affairs and have actual or potential
interests that may depart from those of investors in the subsequent
financings.
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you may not be able to sell your common stock at or above the
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reports, or publish unfavorable research or reports about our
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stock so any returns will be limited to the value of our
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Amended and Restated Bylaws, and Nevada law may have anti-takeover
effects that could discourage, delay or prevent a change in
control, which may cause our stock price to decline.
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U.S. are expensive and time-consuming, and our management will be
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Implications of Being a Smaller Reporting
Company
We are a smaller reporting company as defined in the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. We may continue to be a smaller
reporting company even after we are no longer an emerging growth
company. We may take advantage of certain of the scaled disclosures
available to smaller reporting companies and will be able to take
advantage of these scaled disclosures for so long as (i) the market
value of our voting and non-voting common stock held by
non-affiliates is less than $250 million measured on the last
business day of our second fiscal quarter or (ii) our annual
revenue is less than $100 million during the most recently
completed fiscal year and the market value of our voting and
non-voting common stock held by non-affiliates is less than $700
million measured on the last business day of our second fiscal
quarter. Specifically, as a smaller reporting company, we may
choose to present only the two most recent fiscal years of audited
financial statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K and have
reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation,
and, similar to emerging growth companies, if we are a smaller
reporting company with less than $100 million in annual revenue, we
would not be required to obtain an attestation report on internal
control over financial reporting issued by our independent
registered public accounting firm.
Proposed Changes to Our Capital Structure
Reverse Stock Split
We plan to effect a 1-for-___ reverse split of our outstanding
shares of common stock prior to, or upon, effectiveness of the
registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. No
fractional shares will be issued in connection with the reverse
stock split and all such fractional interests will be rounded up to
the nearest whole number of shares of common stock. The conversion
and/or exercise prices of our issued and outstanding convertible
securities, including shares issuable upon exercise of outstanding
stock options and warrants, and conversion of our outstanding
convertible notes will be adjusted accordingly. All information
presented in this prospectus assumes a 1-for-___ reverse split of
our outstanding shares of common stock, and unless otherwise
indicated, all such amounts and corresponding conversion price
and/or exercise price data set forth in this prospectus have been
adjusted to give effect to the assumed reverse stock split.
Corporate Information
We were originally incorporated in Nevada on December 18, 2009
under the name Eastern World Solutions, Inc. The name changed to
Banjo & Matilda, Inc. on September 24, 2013. On June 22, 2020,
we changed our name from Banjo & Matilda, Inc. to Xeriant, Inc.
in the State of Nevada which was subsequently approved by FINRA
effective July 30, 2020 for the name and symbol change (XERI).
On April 16, 2019, we entered into a Share Exchange Agreement with
American Aviation Technologies, LLC (“AAT”), an aircraft design and
development company focused on the emerging segment of the aviation
industry of autonomous and semi-autonomous vertical take-off and
landing (VTOL) and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
On June 28, 2019, we spun out two wholly owned subsidiaries: Banjo
& Matilda (USA), Inc. and Banjo & Matilda Australia Pty
LTD.
On September 30, 2019, the acquisition of AAT closed, and AAT
became our wholly owned subsidiary.
On June 22, 2020, our name was changed from Banjo & Matilda,
Inc. to Xeriant, Inc.
On May 31, 2021, we entered into the XTI JV.
On April 2, 2022, we entered into the Movychem JV.
THE OFFERING
Units offered by us
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Warrant, each whole Warrant exercisable for one share of common
stock. The Warrants included with the Units are exercisable
immediately, have an exercise price of $
per share and expire five (5) years from the date of
issuance. The shares of common stock and Warrants that are part of
the Units are immediately separable.
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The underwriters have an option for a period of 45 days to purchase
up to an additional _____ shares of our common stock and/or
Warrants to purchase up to ___ additional shares of our common
stock (equal to 15% of the number of shares of common stock and
Warrants underlying the Units sold in the offering), from us in any
combination thereof.
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We estimate that the net proceeds from this offering will be
approximately $___, or approximately $____if the underwriters
exercise their over-allotment option in full, at an assumed
public offering price of $___ per Unit, after deducting the
underwriting discounts and commissions, the non-accountable expense
allowance payable to the underwriters, and estimated offering
expenses payable by us. We intend to use the net proceeds from this
offering to fund the acquisition of the global Movychem patents
through the the Movychem JV, fund a pilot manufacturing plant to
satisfy a portion of current demand for Retacell®-infused wallboards, and for working
capital and other general corporate purposes. See “Use of Proceeds”
for a more complete description of the intended use of proceeds
from this offering.
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Our executive officers, directors and any other holder(s) of five
percent (5.0%) or more of the outstanding shares of Common Stock
have agreed with the underwriters not to sell, transfer or dispose
of any shares or similar securities for a period of 180 days after
the date of this prospectus. For additional information regarding
our arrangement with the underwriters, please see
“Underwriting.”
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See “Risk Factors” on page 13 and other information included in
this prospectus for a discussion of factors to consider carefully
before deciding to invest in shares of our common stock.
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this offering is based on ______ shares of our common
stock outstanding as of November ____, 2022, assumes no exercise of
the Warrants included in the Units or exercise by the underwriters
of their over-allotment option, and excludes the following
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convertible notes and accrued interest in an aggregate principal
amount of $____ and accrued interest of $______ at a conversion
rate of $____ per share.
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outstanding common stock options issued to members of management,
consultants, and directors at a weighted average exercise price of
$____ per common share.
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common stock warrants at an average exercise price of $____ per
common share.
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issued to the underwriters as part of this offering at an exercise
price of $___ per common share (___% of the assumed public offering
price of $___ per share).
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stock to be effected immediately prior to the effectiveness of the
registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. No
fractional shares will be issued as a result of the reverse split.
Any fractional shares resulting from the reverse split will be
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Summary Financial Data
The following tables set forth our summary financial data as of
the dates and for the periods indicated. We have derived the
summary statement of operations data for the three months ended
September 30, 2022 and 2021 from our reviewed financial statements,
and June 30, 2022 and 2021 from our audited statements, which are
included elsewhere in this prospectus. The following summary
financial data should be read in conjunction with “Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations” and our financial statements and related notes and
other information included elsewhere in this prospectus. Our
historical results are not necessarily indicative of the results to
be expected in the future and are not necessarily indicative of the
results that may be expected for the full fiscal year ending June
30, 2023. All share and per share amounts presented herein have
been restated to reflect the implementation of the proposed
1-for-_____ reverse split of our outstanding shares of common stock
as if it had occurred at the beginning of the earliest period
presented.
Statement of Operations Data:
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|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
Three months ended September 30,
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|
Year ended June 30,
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|
2022
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|
|
2021
|
|
|
2022
|
|
|
2021
|
|
|
|
(UNAUDITED)
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|
(UNAUDITED)
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|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Operating expenses:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
General and administrative
|
|
|
545,569 |
|
|
|
1,201,002 |
|
|
|
4,216,613 |
|
|
|
368,296 |
|
Research and development
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2,340,575 |
|
|
|
5,267,581 |
|
|
|
373,112 |
|
Other operating expenses
|
|
|
190,416 |
|
|
|
710,636 |
|
|
|
1,528,004 |
|
|
|
1,457,813 |
|
Total operating expenses
|
|
|
735,985 |
|
|
|
4,252,213 |
|
|
|
11,012,198 |
|
|
|
2,199,221 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-Operating expenses:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amortization of debt discount
|
|
|
461,842 |
|
|
|
149,028 |
|
|
|
4,629,089 |
|
|
|
303,942 |
|
Loss on extinguishment of debt
|
|
|
3,570,366 |
|
|
|
535 |
|
|
|
536 |
|
|
|
186,954 |
|
Other non-operating expenses
|
|
|
49,328 |
|
|
|
46,139 |
|
|
|
240,372 |
|
|
|
12,485 |
|
Total other expense
|
|
|
4,081,536 |
|
|
|
195,702 |
|
|
|
4,869,997 |
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|
|
503,381 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
Net Loss
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$ |
(4,817,521 |
) |
|
|
(4,447,915 |
) |
|
$ |
(15,882,195 |
) |
|
|
(2,702,602 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss per share basic and diluted:
|
|
$ |
(0.01 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.01 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.05 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.01 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic and diluted
|
|
|
361,552,863 |
|
|
|
225,497,197 |
|
|
|
345,160,167 |
|
|
|
225,497,197 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated
financial statements.
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Balance Sheet Data:
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|
|
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|
September 30,
|
|
|
June 30,
|
|
|
|
2022
|
|
|
2022
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
|
|
$ |
498,039 |
|
|
$ |
1,065,945 |
|
Working capital
|
|
$ |
(5,551,721 |
) |
|
$ |
(3,002,259 |
) |
Total assets
|
|
$ |
749,901 |
|
|
$ |
1,269,676 |
|
Total liabilities
|
|
$ |
6,256,654 |
|
|
$ |
4,231,381 |
|
Accumulated deficit
|
|
$ |
(21,381,601 |
) |
|
$ |
(16,571,505 |
) |
Total stockholders' deficit
|
|
$ |
(5,506,663 |
) |
|
$ |
(2,961,705 |
) |
Total liabilities and stockholders' deficit
|
|
$ |
749,901 |
|
|
$ |
1,269,676 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated
financial statements.
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(1)
|
On an as adjusted basis to give further effect to the issuance and
sale of shares of common stock included in the Units to be sold in
this offering at an assumed public offering price of $___ per
share, after deducting the estimated underwriting discounts and
commissions, the non-accountable expense allowance payable to the
underwriters, and estimated offering costs payable by us.
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(2)
|
Each $1.00 increase (decrease) in the assumed public offering price
of $___ per share would increase (decrease) the pro forma as
adjusted amount of each of cash, working capital, total assets and
total stockholders’ equity (deficiency) by approximately $____,
assuming that the number of shares offered by us, as set forth on
the cover page of this prospectus, remains the same, and after
deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and the
non-accountable expense allowance payable to the underwriters. Each
increase (decrease) of 500,000 shares in the number of shares
offered by us at the assumed public offering price per share of $__
would increase (decrease) the pro forma amount of each of cash,
working capital, total assets and total stockholders’ equity
(deficiency) by approximately $___.
|
RISK FACTORS
An investment in our common stock involves a high degree of
risk. Before making an investment decision, you should give careful
consideration to the following risk factors, in addition to the
other information included in this prospectus, including our
financial statements and related notes, before deciding whether to
invest in shares of our common stock. The occurrence of any of the
adverse developments described in the following risk factors could
materially and adversely harm our business, financial condition,
results of operations or prospects. In that case, the trading price
of our common stock could decline, and you may lose all or part of
your investment.
RISKS RELATING TO OUR FINANCIAL POSITION AND CAPITAL
NEEDS
We are in our development stage and have limited
operating history.
We are a development-stage enterprise with a limited operating
history with no sales, and operating losses since its inception. We
will need to continue building our organization and team to
competently evaluate and secure business opportunities for the
development of sophisticated technologies. As an early-stage
business we will likely encounter unforeseen costs, expenses,
competition and other problems to which such businesses are often
subject. Our likelihood of success will depend on the problems,
uncertainties, unexpected costs, difficulties, complications and
delays frequently encountered in developing and expanding a new
business and the competitive environment in which we plan to
operate. If we fail to successfully address these risks, our
business, financial condition and results of operations would be
materially harmed.
We anticipate operating losses to continue into the
foreseeable future and substantial additional capital may be
required that may not be available on acceptable
terms.
Currently, there is no revenue being generated and we have
significant operating losses that are expected to continue into the
foreseeable future. There is no assurance that we will be
able to raise the capital that will be required to sustain
operations and execute its business plan, which involves raising
capital for acquisitions as well as developing and commercializing
technologies. We are especially focused on the green advanced
chemicals business, namely the exploitation of Retacell® technology, which requires
establishing manufacturing operations though a Services Agreement
between the Company and the Movychem JV. Additionally, the
Joint Venture Agreement with Movychem requires us to fund $25,000
per month through April 2024, and invest $2,000,000 in the Movychem
JV within five business days of the closing of a financing in which
Xeriant receives net proceeds of at least $3,000,000, to acquire
50% ownership of the Movychem patents and intellectual
property.
We expect capital outlays and operating expenditures to increase as
we expand our product offerings and marketing activities. Our
business or operations may change in a manner that would consume
available funds more rapidly than anticipated, and substantial
additional funding may be required to maintain operations, fund
expansion, develop new or enhanced products or services, acquire
complementary products, businesses or technologies or otherwise
respond to competitive pressures and opportunities. Furthermore,
any equity or debt financings, if available at all, may be on terms
which are not favorable to the Company (and therefore its
shareholders) and, in the case of a new equity offering by the
Company, existing shareholders will be diluted unless they purchase
their proportionate share of the equity offering. If adequate
capital is not available on economically viable terms and
conditions, the Company’s business, operating results and financial
condition may be materially adversely affected.
We will require additional capital to satisfy our
commitments in the Movychem joint venture.
The joint venture with Movychem, s.r.o., requires Xeriant to fund
$2,000,000 by February 15, 2023. Xeriant has a 30-day
automatic extension and can pay Movychem a $100,000 fee to extend
the Joint Venture Agreement for another 30 days thereafter,
assuming there are no defaults from Movychem. The Joint
Venture Agreement grants to Movychem the right to dissolve the
Movychem JV in the event that the Company fails to make any of its
capital contributions in which case the Movychem JV will be
required to grant back to Movychem all joint venture intellectual
property and the assignment to Movychem of any outstanding
licenses. Additionally, the Services Agreement will be amended to
provide that the 40% of royalties to be paid by to the Company will
be limited to licensees who were first introduced to the Movychem
JV or Movychem, as the case may be. We will satisfy our obligations
to fund the $2,000,000 out of the proceeds of this
offering.
We will need to meet the obligations required by the
Auctus Fund, LLC Senior Secured Note and the Amendments to the
Note.
The Senior Secured Note and its Amendments have a March 15, 2023
maturity. One of the obligations of the Company is to uplist
to a major exchange. If we do not perform under the Note, and
Auctus elects to enforce the Note, we may lose all or substantially
all of our assets. If Auctus elects to convert the note into shares
of our Common Stock, our shareholders could experience
substantial.
Not obtaining sufficient financing will jeopardize our
operations and the ability to execute our business
plan.
In addition to the projected proceeds from this offering, we will
continue to attempt to raise additional debt and/or equity
financing to fund future operations and to provide additional
working capital. However, there is no assurance that such financing
will be consummated or obtained in sufficient amounts necessary to
meet our needs. If cash resources are insufficient to satisfy our
on-going cash requirements, the Company will be required to scale
back or discontinue its product development programs or obtain
funds if available (although there can be no certainties) through
strategic alliances that may require us to relinquish rights to its
technology, substantially reduce or discontinue its operations
entirely. No assurance can be given that any future financing will
be available or, if available, that it will be on terms that are
satisfactory to us. Even if we is able to obtain additional
financing, it may contain undue restrictions on our operations, in
the case of debt financing, or cause substantial dilution for our
stockholders, in the case of equity financing. As a result, we can
provide no assurance as to whether or if we will ever be
profitable. If we are not able to achieve and maintain
profitability, the value of our company and our common stock could
decline significantly.
Our recurring operating losses have raised substantial
doubt regarding our ability to continue as a going
concern.
Our recurring operating losses raise substantial doubt about our
ability to continue as a going concern. This condition is expected
to continue for the foreseeable future until we can produce
sufficient revenues to cover our costs. as we seek to raise funding
and invest in our operations as well as our sales and marketing
efforts. Given this financial situation, no assurances can be given
that we will be able to raise capital in the future on acceptable
terms, or at all. As a result, our independent registered
public accounting firm included an explanatory paragraph in its
report in our financial statements for the most recent fiscal years
with respect to this uncertainty. The perception of our ability to
continue as a going concern may make it more difficult for us to
obtain financing for the continuation of our operations and could
result in the loss of confidence by investors, partners and
employees.
RISKS RELATING TO OUR BUSINESS OPERATIONS
There is no assurance that we or our affiliates will be
able to accomplish the design and engineering needed to demonstrate
that the technologies that are undertaken, will perform or operate
as planned.
Because of unanticipated technological hurdles or the inability to
assemble a qualified team to address these challenges, we may not
be able to meet the technology development and performance
objectives that are needed to be competitive in the various
targeted markets.
The development timeline for the development of certain
technologies could expand.
Due to unexpected challenges, the length of time to develop certain
technologies, may become expanded, causing cost overruns and
potentially demanding the infusion of large amounts of capital and
other financing, which may not be available. Because of the long
timeline, there is also uncertainty regarding the uniqueness or
advantages of the technologies at the time they are introduced into
the market.
Some technologies are still being developed and
specific market applications have not been
finalized.
Because some of the anticipated technologies will be in an early
stage of development, there is no certainty as to which market
applications will be prioritized and targeted as well as the
associated timelines and costs involved when we reach that point of
determination after a technology has been proven. There is no
assurance that the required selling price of our technologies will
be competitive.
We will face significant industry
competition.
Most of the targeted technologies will face significant competition
from industry leaders or from well-funded entrants in the
marketplace. We could face significant competition from companies
who have developed or are developing alternative technologies that
could render acquired technologies less competitive than planned.
Many existing potential competitors are well-established, have or
may have longer-standing relationships with customers and potential
business partners, have or may have greater name recognition, and
have or may have access to substantially greater financial,
technical and marketing resources.
If we are unable to effectively manage our growth, our
ability to implement our business strategy and our operating
results will likely be materially adversely
affected.
Implementation of our business plan will likely place a significant
strain on our management who must develop administrative, operating
and financial infrastructures. To manage our business and planned
growth effectively, we must successfully develop, implement,
maintain and enhance our financial and accounting systems and
controls, identify, hire and integrate new personnel and manage
expanded operations. Salary and benefits of additional personnel
can be expected to place significant stress on our financial
condition, and the availability of such qualified personnel may be
limited. There is no assurance that we will be able to manage the
operational requirements related to implementing our business
strategy.
We are dependent on key personnel.
Our success depends on our ability to identify, hire, train and
retain highly qualified, specialized and experienced management and
technical personnel. In addition, as we enter new areas of
technology, we will need to hire additional highly skilled
personnel. Competition for personnel with the required knowledge,
skill and experience may be significant, and we may not be able to
attract, assimilate or retain such personnel. The inability to
attract and retain the necessary managerial and technical personnel
could have a material adverse effect our business, results of
operations and financial condition.
We are dependent on the Movychem JV for a significant
part of our operations.
A significant part of our projected operations is expected to come
from the Movychem JV. The management committee of the Movychem JV
consists of five members of which we have the right to designate
two, Movychem has the right to elect two, and the fifth member will
be selected by the existing committee members. Accordingly, we do
not have direct control of the operations of the Joint Venture.
Operations could be adversely affected by interruptions
from suppliers of components that are beyond our
control.
Our technology, product development and sales could be adversely
affected by interruptions in the supply of necessary components
which are sourced from a variety of domestic and international
vendors, suppliers and distributors. We are also dependent upon
third parties to timely deliver supplies that meet our
specifications at competitive prices. Shortages or interruptions in
the supply of these items, including electronic components, raw
materials and chemicals could adversely affect the availability,
quality and cost of items we sell. If such shortages result in
increased cost of our supplies, we and may not be able to pass
along all of such increased costs to our customers. Such shortages
or disruptions could be caused by transportation issues, inclement
weather, natural disasters, increased demand, problems in
production or distribution, restrictions on imports or exports, the
inability of vendors to obtain credit, political instability in the
countries in which suppliers and distributors are located, the
financial instability of suppliers and distributors, suppliers’ or
distributors’ failure to meet our standards, product quality
issues, inflation, the price of gasoline, other factors relating to
the suppliers and distributors and the countries in which they are
located, safety regulations, warnings or advisories or the prospect
of such pronouncements, the cancellation of supply or distribution
agreements or an inability to renew such arrangements or to find
replacements on commercially reasonable terms, or other conditions
beyond our control. A shortage or interruption in the availability
of certain electronic components, like servos and switchboards for
industrial manufacturing equipment, chemicals, raw materials or
supplies could increase costs and limit the availability of
products critical to our operations, which in turn could lead to a
significant reduction in our revenue.
Changes in the economy could have a detrimental impact
on the Company.
Changes in the general economic climate could have a detrimental
impact on our revenue. It is possible that recessionary pressures
and other economic factors (such as declining incomes, future
potential rising interest rates, higher unemployment and tax
increases) may adversely affect the Company. A worsening economy
such as we are currently experiencing due to the Covid-19 pandemic
may have a material adverse effect on our financial results and on
your investment.
Our business, results of operations and financial
condition may be adversely impacted by the recent COVID-19 or other
significant public health conditions.
The COVID-19 pandemic negatively affected the U.S. and global
economy over the past two years, resulting in significant travel
restrictions, including mandated closures and orders to
“shelter-in-place,” and created significant disruption of supply
chains and the financial markets. The extent to which our
operations may be impacted by the COVID-19 or other public health
conditions cannot be accurately predicted, including actions by
government authorities to contain an outbreak or treat its impact.
We may experience materially adverse impacts to our business due to
a number of potential economic conditions. The impact of
significant public health conditions may also exacerbate other
risks discussed in these risk factors, any of which could have a
material effect on us.
Our success is dependent upon our keeping pace with the
advances in technology.
We are positioned as a technology company. Some of our initiatives
will be dependent on the technology of other companies. Systems and
components may be impacted by rapid changes in technology,
including the emergence of new industry standards and practices
that could require us to make modifications to its platform. Our
performance will depend, in part, on our ability to continue to
enhance our existing technology or develop new technology that
addresses the increasingly sophisticated and varied needs of the
market, license leading technologies and respond to technological
advances and emerging industry standards and practices on a timely
and cost-effective basis. The development of our proprietary
technology entails significant technical as well as business risks.
We may be unsuccessful in using new technologies effectively or
adapting its systems or other proprietary technology to the
requirements of emerging industry standards. If we are unable to
adapt to these changes and demands, our results of operations and
financial condition could be materially and adversely affected.
We could face liability or disruption from security
breaches.
Our technology and development process involves the storage of
critical, secure and proprietary information. Our communications
and computer infrastructure is potentially vulnerable to both
physical and electronic invasions, such as cyberattacks and
security breaches. We may be required to expend significant capital
and other resources to defend against and lessen or correct the
adverse effects of these invasions. Any such invasion could result
in significant damage to us. A person who is able to circumvent the
security measures employed by us could capture proprietary
information; alter or destroy our information; or cause
interruptions of our operations.
We have broad discretion in the use of
capital.
We have broad discretion with respect to the specific application
of capital. There can be no assurance that determinations made by
us relating to the specific allocation of capital will permit us to
achieve our business objectives.
Many of the regulations involving Advanced Air Mobility
(AAM), including VTOL (Vertical Takeoff and Landing) aircraft and
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) are still being
established
The USDOT, FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) and other agencies
at the federal, state and local levels are beginning to address
some of the numerous certification, regulatory and legal challenges
associated with AAM, including VTOL aircraft, UAV and unmanned
aerial systems (UAS). A comprehensive set of standards and
enforcement procedures for these new transport systems will need to
be developed. New aircraft and their operators must undergo
rigorous testing and certification, which may require new or
modified airworthiness certification standards. These aircraft will
also need to comply with existing regulations or be the subject of
new regulations to cover their activities. Current regulations
govern operating BVLOS (beyond visual line of sight), passenger
transport, operating over people and public streets, privacy,
transporting commercial cargo across state lines and
instrument-based flight. The integration of UAS and UAM into the
National Airspace System and air traffic management is a critical
factor, requiring a remote identification process for these
aircraft. The FAA’s Unmanned Aircraft System Integration Pilot
Program (IPP) will provide certification necessary to operate UAVs
for certain applications. It is uncertain how new or changed laws
and regulations will affect the introduction of new aerial
platforms into the marketplace. The time and costs involved in
obtaining these certifications and regulatory compliance may
adversely impact the development process.
Litigation may adversely affect our business, financial
condition, and results of operations.
From time to time in the normal course of our business operations,
we may become subject to litigation that may result in liability
material to our financial statements as a whole or may negatively
affect our operating results if changes to our business operations
are required. The cost to defend such litigation may be significant
and may require a diversion of our resources. There also may be
adverse publicity associated with litigation that could negatively
affect customer perception of our business, regardless of whether
the allegations are valid or whether we are ultimately found
liable. Insurance may not be available at all or in sufficient
amounts to cover any liabilities with respect to these or other
matters. A judgment or other liability in excess of our insurance
coverage for any claims could adversely affect our business and the
results of our operations.
Our insurance coverage may be inadequate to cover all
significant risk exposures.
While we intend to maintain insurance for certain risks, the amount
of our insurance coverage may not be adequate to cover all claims
or liabilities, and we may be forced to bear substantial costs
resulting from risks and uncertainties of our business. It is also
not possible to obtain insurance to protect against all operational
risks and liabilities. The failure to obtain adequate insurance
coverage on terms favorable to us, or at all, could have a material
adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of
operations. We do not have any business interruption insurance. Any
business disruption could result in substantial costs and diversion
from our executing our business plan.
RISKS RELATED TO OUR DEPENDENCE ON THIRD
PARTIES
We may fail to retain or recruit necessary personnel,
and we may be unable to secure the services of
consultants.
As of the date of this filing, most of our management team of five
people is currently paid as consultants or independent contractors.
Keith Duffy, CEO, has an Employment Agreement, but is also paid as
a contractor through his entity, Ancient Investments, LLC. We
also have engaged and plan to continue to engage outside
consultants called Senior Advisors to advise us and have been and
will be required to retain additional consultants and employees.
Our future performance will depend in part on our ability to
successfully integrate newly hired officers into our management
team and our ability to develop an effective working relationship
among senior management.
Certain of our directors, officers, advisors, and consultants serve
as officers, directors, advisors, or consultants of other companies
that might be developing competitive products. Other than corporate
opportunities, none of our directors are obligated under any
agreement or understanding with us to make any additional products
or technologies available to us. Similarly, we can give no
assurances, and we do not expect, and stockholders should not
expect, that any product or technology identified by any of our
directors or affiliates in the future would be made available to us
other than corporate opportunities. We can give no assurances that
any such other companies will not have interests that are in
conflict with its interests.
Losing key personnel or failing to recruit necessary additional
personnel would impede our ability to attain our development
objectives. There is intense competition for qualified personnel in
the technology field, and we may not be able to attract and retain
the qualified personnel we need to develop our business.
We rely on independent organizations, advisors and consultants to
perform certain services for us, including handling substantially
all aspects of regulatory approval, manufacturing, marketing, and
sales. We expect that this will continue to be the case. Such
services may not always be available to us on a timely
basis.
We may be subject to claims that our consultants or
independent contractors have wrongfully used or disclosed alleged
trade secrets of their other clients or former employers to
us.
As is common in the technology industry, we engage the services of
consultants to assist in the development of our products. Many of
these consultants were previously employed at or may have
previously been or are currently providing consulting services to,
other technology companies, including our competitors or potential
competitors. We may become subject to claims that we or our
consultants have inadvertently or otherwise used or disclosed trade
secrets or other proprietary information of our former employers or
their former or current customers. Litigation may be necessary to
defend against these claims. Even if we are successful in defending
against these claims, litigation could result in substantial costs
and be a distraction to management.
RISKS RELATED TO OUR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
The intellectual property relating to our projected
principal operations is not under our direct
control.
As of the date of this prospectus, the principal portion of the
intellectual property for our business relates to advanced
materials. Such intellectual property is owned by the Movychem JV,
and its exploitation and development depends on the Movychem JV. As
discussed in this prospectus, we do not have direct control of the
Movychem JV in that we have the right to nominate only two of a
five-member management committee.
Misappropriation of our intellectual property and
proprietary rights could impair our competitive
position.
Our success of will depend to some extent upon our proprietary
patented technology. The legal protections available to us can
afford only limited protection, and these means of protecting our
intellectual property may be inadequate. We rely and will continue
to rely on patent, trademark, trade secret and copyright laws,
confidentiality agreements, employment agreements, work for hire
agreements, and technical measures to protect its intellectual
property. We cannot assure that the steps taken by it will prevent
misappropriation of its technology or that the agreements entered
into for that purpose will be enforceable. Effective trademark,
service mark, copyright and trade secret protection may not be
available in every jurisdiction in which our products and services
are made available online. Our intellectual property may be subject
to even greater risk in foreign jurisdictions, as the laws of many
countries do not protect intellectual property to the same extent
as the laws of the United States. As part of its confidentiality
procedures, we generally will enter into agreements with its
employees and consultants and limit access to our trade secrets and
technology. We cannot assure or assume, however, that former
employees will not seek to start or enhance other competing
products or services to our detriment, our business, results of
operations and financial condition. Nevertheless, management
believes that the technical and creative skills of its personnel,
continued development of its proprietary systems and technology, as
well as brand name recognition and development are more essential
in establishing and maintaining a competitive market position.
Despite efforts to protect its proprietary rights, unauthorized
persons may attempt to copy aspects of our products or services or
to obtain and use information that we regard as proprietary.
Policing unauthorized use of its proprietary rights is difficult
and requires constant attention. We may be required to spend
significant resources to monitor and police its intellectual
property rights. We may not be able to detect infringement and may
lose its competitive position in the market before it is able to
ascertain any such infringement. In addition, competitors may
design around our proprietary technology or develop competing
technologies.
Intellectual property litigation may be necessary in the future to
enforce our intellectual property rights, to protect our trade
secrets, to determine the validity and scope of the proprietary
rights of others or to defend against claims of infringement by us.
Other companies, including competitors, may obtain patents or other
proprietary rights that would prevent, limit or interfere with our
ability to make, use or sell its products and services. Any such
litigation by or against us, whether the claims are valid or not,
could result in our incurring substantial costs and diversion of
resources, including the attention of senior management. If we are
unsuccessful in such legal proceedings, we could be subjected to
significant damages; be required to license technology that is
critical to our operations, if a license is available at a cost
which we can pay; or be required to develop replacement
technologies at substantial cost to us in money and time. Any of
these results could materially and adversely affect our business,
results of operations and financial condition.
We rely on patents and patent applications and various
regulatory exclusivities to protect some of our product candidates,
and our ability to compete may be limited or eliminated if we are
not able to protect our products.
The patent positions of companies such as ours are uncertain and
involve complex legal and factual questions. We may incur
significant expenses in protecting our intellectual property and
defending or assessing claims with respect to intellectual property
owned by others. Any patent or other infringement litigation by or
against us could cause us to incur significant expenses and divert
the attention of our management.
Others may file patent applications or obtain patents on similar
technologies that compete with our products or those of our joint
ventures. We cannot predict how broad the claims in any such
patents or applications will be and whether they will be allowed.
Once claims have been issued, we cannot predict how they will be
construed or enforced. We and/or our joint ventures may infringe
upon intellectual property rights of others without being aware of
it. If another party claims we are infringing their technology, we
could have to defend an expensive and time-consuming lawsuit, pay a
large sum if we are found to be infringing, or be prohibited from
selling or licensing our products unless we obtain a license or
redesign our products, which may not be possible.
We and/or our joint ventures also rely on trade secrets and
proprietary know-how to develop and maintain our or our joint
venture’s competitive position. Some of our current or former
employees, consultants, scientific advisors, contractors, current
or prospective corporate collaborators, may unintentionally or
willfully disclose our confidential information to competitors or
use our proprietary technology for their own benefits. Furthermore,
enforcing a claim alleging the infringement of our trade secrets
would be expensive and difficult to prove, making the outcome
uncertain. Our competitors may also independently develop similar
knowledge, methods, and know-how or gain access to our proprietary
information through some other means.
We may incur substantial costs as a result of
litigation or other proceedings relating to patent and other
intellectual property rights, as well as costs associated with
lawsuits.
If any other person filed patent applications, or is issued
patents, claiming technology also claimed by us, we may be required
to participate in interference or derivation proceedings in the
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to determine priority and/or
ownership of the invention. Our licensors or we may also need to
participate in interference proceedings involving issued patents
and pending applications of another entity.
The intellectual property environment in our industry is
particularly complex, constantly evolving and highly fragmented.
Other companies and institutions have issued patents and have filed
or will file patent applications that may issue into patents that
cover or attempt to cover products, processes or technologies
similar to us. We have not conducted freedom-to-use patent searches
on all aspects of our product candidates or potential product
candidates and may be unaware of relevant patents and patent
applications of third parties. In addition, the freedom-to-use
patent searches that have been conducted may not have identified
all relevant issued patents or pending patent applications. We
cannot provide assurance that our proposed products in this area
will not ultimately be held to infringe one or more valid claims
owned by third parties which may exist or come to exist in the
future or that in such case we will be able to obtain a license
from such parties on acceptable terms.
We cannot guarantee that our technologies will not conflict with
the rights of others. In some foreign jurisdictions, we could
become involved in opposition proceedings, either by opposing the
validity of others’ foreign patents or by persons opposing the
validity of our foreign patents.
We may also face frivolous litigation or lawsuits from various
competitors or from litigious securities attorneys. The cost of any
litigation or other proceeding relating to these areas, even if
deemed frivolous or resolved in our favor, could be substantial and
could distract management from its business. Uncertainties
resulting from initiation and continuation of any litigation could
have a material adverse effect on our ability to continue our
operations.
If we infringe the rights of others, we could be
prevented from selling products or forced to pay
damages.
If our products, methods, processes, and other technologies are
found to infringe the rights of other parties, we could be required
to pay damages, or may be required to cease using the technology or
to license rights from the prevailing party. Any prevailing party
may be unwilling to offer us a license on commercially acceptable
terms.
We cannot be certain we will be able to obtain patent
protection to protect our product candidates and
technology.
We cannot be certain that all patents applied for will be issued.
If a third party has also filed a patent application relating to an
invention claimed by us or one or more of our licensors, we may be
required to participate in an interference or derivation proceeding
declared or instituted by the United States Patent and Trademark
Office, which could result in substantial uncertainties and cost
for us, even if the eventual outcome is favorable to us. The degree
of future patent protection for our product candidates and
technology is uncertain. For example:
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we or our licensors might not have been the first to make the
inventions covered by our issued patents, or pending or future
patent applications;
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we or our licensors might not have been the first to file patent
applications for the inventions;
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others may independently develop duplicative, similar or
alternative technologies;
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it is possible that our patent applications will not result in an
issued patent or patents, or that the scope of protection granted
by any patents arising from our patent applications will be
significantly narrower than expected;
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any patents under which we hold ultimate rights may not provide us
with a basis for commercially-viable products, may not provide us
with any competitive advantages or may be challenged by third
parties as not infringed, invalid, or unenforceable under United
States or foreign laws;
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any patent issued to us in the future or under which we hold rights
may not be valid or enforceable; or
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we may develop additional technologies that are not patentable and
which may not be adequately protected through trade secrets; for
example, if a competitor independently develops duplicative,
similar, or alternative technologies.
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If we fail to comply with our obligations in the
agreements under which we or our joint venture partners may license
intellectual property rights from third parties or otherwise
experience disruptions to our business relationships with our
licensors, we could lose rights that are important to our
business.
We have entered and may be required to enter into agreements that
are important to our business, including our joint venture
agreements with XTI Aircraft Company and Movychem s.r.o. These
agreements have imposed various diligence, milestone payment,
royalty and other obligations on us. For example, if we enter into
exclusive agreements with various third parties (for example,
universities and research institutions), we may be required to use
commercially reasonable efforts to engage in various development
and commercialization activities with respect to licensed products
and may need to satisfy specified milestones and royalty payment
obligations. If we fail to comply with any obligations under our
agreements with any of these licensors, we may be subject to
termination of the license agreements in whole or in part;
increased financial obligations to our licensors or loss of
exclusivity in a particular field or territory, in which case our
ability to develop or commercialize products covered by the license
agreements will be impaired.
In addition, disputes may arise regarding intellectual property
subject to a license agreement, including:
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the scope of rights granted under the license agreement and other
interpretation-related issues;
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the extent to which our technology, products, methods and processes
infringe on intellectual property of the licensor that is not
subject to the licensing agreement;
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our diligence obligations under the license agreement and what
activities satisfy those obligations;
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if a third party expresses interest in an area under a license that
we are not pursuing, under the certain terms of our license
agreement, we may be required to sublicense rights in that area to
the third party, and that sublicense could harm our business;
and
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the ownership of inventions and know-how resulting from the joint
creation or use of intellectual property by our licensors and
us.
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If disputes over the intellectual property that we have licensed
prevent or impair our ability to maintain our current licensing
arrangements on acceptable terms, we may be unable to successfully
develop and commercialize the affected product candidates.
We may need to obtain licenses from third parties to advance our
research to allow commercialization of our product candidates. We
may fail to obtain any of these licenses at a reasonable cost or on
reasonable terms, if at all. In that event, we would be unable to
further develop and commercialize one or more of our product
candidates, which could harm our business significantly.
We may infringe the intellectual property rights of
others, which may prevent or delay our product development efforts
and stop us from commercializing or increase the costs of
commercializing our product candidates.
Our success will depend in part on our ability to operate without
infringing the proprietary rights of third parties. We cannot
guarantee that our products or product candidates, or manufacture
or use of our products or product candidates, will not infringe
third-party patents. Furthermore, a third party may claim that we
are using inventions covered by the third party’s patent rights and
may go to court to stop us from engaging in our normal operations
and activities, including making or selling our product candidates
or products. These lawsuits are costly and could affect our results
of operations and divert the attention of managerial and scientific
personnel. Some of these third parties may be better capitalized
and have more resources than us. There is a risk that a court would
decide that we are infringing the third party’s patents and would
order us to stop the activities covered by the patents. In that
event, we may not have a viable way to get around the patent and
may need to halt commercialization of the relevant product
candidate(s) or product(s). In addition, there is a risk that a
court will order us to pay the other party damages for having
violated the other party’s patents. In addition, we may be
obligated to indemnify our licensors and collaborators against
certain intellectual property infringement claims brought by third
parties, which could require us to expend additional resources. The
aerospace and technology industries have produced a proliferation
of patents, and it is not always clear to industry participants,
including us, which patents cover various types of products or
methods. The coverage of patents is subject to interpretation by
the courts, and the interpretation is not always uniform.
If we are sued for patent infringement, we would need to
demonstrate that our products or methods either do not infringe the
claims of the relevant patent or that the patent claims are invalid
or unenforceable, and we may not be able to do this. Proving
invalidity is difficult. For example, in the United States, proving
invalidity requires a showing of clear and convincing evidence to
overcome the presumption of validity enjoyed by issued patents.
Even if we are successful in these proceedings, we may incur
substantial costs and divert management’s time and attention in
pursuing these proceedings, which could have a material adverse
effect on us. If we are unable to avoid infringing the patent
rights of others, we may be required to seek a license, which may
not be available, and then we will have to defend an infringement
action or challenge the validity of the patent in court. Patent
litigation is costly and time consuming. We may not have sufficient
resources to bring these actions to a successful conclusion. In
addition, if we do not obtain a license, fail to develop or obtain
non-infringing technology, fail to defend an infringement action
successfully or have infringed patents declared invalid or
unenforceable, we may incur substantial monetary damages, encounter
significant delays in bringing our product candidates to market and
be precluded from manufacturing or selling our product
candidates.
We cannot be certain that others have not filed patent applications
for technology covered by our pending applications, or that we were
the first to invent the technology, because:
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some patent applications in the United States may be maintained in
secrecy until the patents are issued;
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patent applications in the United States are typically not
published until 18 months after the priority date; and
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publications in the scientific literature often lag behind actual
discoveries.
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Our competitors may have filed, and may in the future file, patent
applications covering technology similar to ours. Any such patent
applications may have priority over our patent applications, which
could further require us to obtain rights to issued patents
covering such technologies. If another party has filed US patent
applications on inventions similar to ours that claims priority to
any applications filed prior to the priority dates of our
applications, we may have to participate in an interference
proceeding declared or a derivation proceed instituted by the USPTO
to determine priority of invention in the United States. The costs
of these proceedings could be substantial, and it is possible that
such efforts would be unsuccessful if, unbeknownst to us, the other
party had independently arrived at the same or similar inventions
prior to our own inventions, resulting in a loss of our U.S. patent
position with respect to such inventions. Other countries have
similar laws that permit secrecy of patent applications, and thus
the third party’s patent or patent application may be entitled to
priority over our applications in such jurisdictions.
Some of our competitors may be able to sustain the costs of complex
patent litigation more effectively than we can because they have
substantially greater resources. In addition, any uncertainties
resulting from the initiation and continuation of any litigation
could have a material adverse effect on our ability to raise the
funds necessary to continue our operations.
We may be subject to claims that our employees,
consultants or independent contractors have wrongfully used or
disclosed alleged trade secrets.
As is common in the aerospace and technology industries, we may
employ individuals who were previously employed at aerospace and
technology companies, including our competitors or potential
competitors. Although we try to ensure that our employees,
consultants and independent contractors do not use the proprietary
information or know-how of others in their work for us, we may be
subject to claims that we or our employees, consultants or
independent contractors have inadvertently or otherwise used or
disclosed trade secrets or other proprietary information of their
former employers. Litigation may be necessary to defend against
these claims. If we fail in defending any such claims, in addition
to paying monetary damages, we could lose valuable intellectual
property rights or personnel, which could adversely impact our
business. Even if we are successful in defending against these
claims, litigation could result in substantial costs and be a
distraction to management.
Our intellectual property may not be sufficient to
protect our products from competition, which may negatively affect
our business as well as limit our partnership or acquisition
appeal.
We may be subject to competition despite the existence of
intellectual property we license, or we or our joint ventures own.
We can give no assurances that our intellectual property will be
sufficient to prevent third parties from designing around the
patents we own or license and developing and commercializing
competitive products. The existence of competitive products that
avoid our intellectual property could materially adversely affect
our operating results and financial condition. Furthermore,
limitations, or perceived limitations, in our intellectual property
may limit the interest of third parties to partner, collaborate or
otherwise transact with us, if third parties perceive a higher than
acceptable risk to commercialization of our products or future
products.
Our approach involves filing patent applications covering new
methods of use and/or new formulations of previously known, studied
and/or marketed devices. Although the protection afforded by
patents issued from our patent applications may be significant,
when looking at our patents’ ability to block competition, the
protection offered by our patents may be, to some extent, more
limited than the protection provided by patents claiming the
composition of matter previously unknown. If a competitor were able
to successfully design around any method of use and formulation
patents we may have in the future, our business and competitive
advantage could be significantly affected.
We may elect to sue a third party, or otherwise make a claim,
alleging infringement or other violation of patents, trademarks,
trade dress, copyrights, trade secrets, domain names or other
intellectual property rights that we either own or license. If we
do not prevail in enforcing our intellectual property rights in
this type of litigation, we may be subject to:
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paying monetary damages related to the legal expenses of the third
party;
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facing additional competition that may have a significant adverse
effect on our product pricing, market share, business operations,
financial condition, and the commercial viability of our products;
and
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restructuring our company or delaying or terminating select
business opportunities, including, but not limited to, research and
development, and commercialization activities, due to a potential
deterioration of our financial condition or market
competitiveness.
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A third party may also challenge the validity, enforceability or
scope of the intellectual property rights that we license or own;
and, the result of these challenges may narrow the claim scope of
or invalidate patents that are integral to our product candidates
in the future. There can be no assurance that we will be able to
successfully defend patents we own or licensed in an action against
third parties due to the unpredictability of litigation and the
high costs associated with intellectual property litigation,
amongst other factors.
The laws of some jurisdictions do not protect intellectual property
rights to the same extent as the laws or rules and regulations in
the United States and Europe, and many companies have encountered
significant difficulties in protecting and defending such rights in
such jurisdictions. The legal systems of certain countries,
particularly certain developing countries, do not favor the
enforcement of patents, trade secrets and other intellectual
property protection, which could make it difficult for us to stop
the infringement of our patents or marketing of competing products
in violation of our proprietary rights generally. Proceedings to
enforce our patent rights in other jurisdictions, whether or not
successful, could result in substantial costs and divert our
efforts and attention from other aspects of our business, could put
our patents at risk of being invalidated, rendered unenforceable or
interpreted narrowly and our patent applications at risk of not
issuing, and could provoke third parties to assert claims against
us. We may not prevail in any lawsuits that we initiate, and the
damages or other remedies awarded, if any, may not be commercially
meaningful. Accordingly, our efforts to enforce our intellectual
property rights around the world may be inadequate to obtain a
significant commercial advantage from the intellectual property
that we develop or license. Furthermore, while we intend to protect
our intellectual property rights in our expected significant
markets, we cannot ensure that we will be able to initiate or
maintain similar efforts in all jurisdictions in which we may wish
to market our products or product candidates. Accordingly, our
efforts to protect our intellectual property rights in such
countries may be inadequate, which may have an adverse effect on
our ability to successfully commercialize our product candidates in
all of our expected significant foreign markets. If we or our
licensors encounter difficulties in protecting, or are otherwise
precluded from effectively protecting, the intellectual property
rights important for our business in such jurisdictions, the value
of these rights may be diminished, and we may face additional
competition from others in those jurisdictions.
Changes to patent law, for example the Leahy-Smith America Invests
Act, AIA or Leahy-Smith Act, of 2011 and the Patent Reform Act of
2009 and other future article of legislation in the U.S., may
substantially change the regulations and procedures surrounding
patent applications, issuance of patents, prosecution of patents,
challenges to patent validity, and patent enforcement. We can give
no assurances that our patents and those of our licensor(s) can be
defended or will protect us against future intellectual property
challenges, particularly as they pertain to changes in patent law
and future patent law interpretations.
In addition, enforcing and maintaining our intellectual property
protection depends on compliance with various procedural, document
submission, fee payment and other requirements imposed by the U.S.
Patent and Trademark Office and courts, and foreign government
patent agencies and courts, and our patent protection could be
reduced or eliminated for non-compliance with these
requirements.
If we are not able to protect and control our
unpatented trade secrets, know-how and other technological
innovation, we may suffer competitive harm.
We also rely on proprietary trade secrets and unpatented know-how
to protect our research and development activities, particularly
when we do not believe that patent protection is appropriate or
available. However, trade secrets are difficult to protect. We will
attempt to protect our trade secrets and unpatented know-how by
requiring our employees, consultants, collaborators, and advisors
to execute a confidentiality and non-use agreement. We cannot
guarantee that these agreements will provide meaningful protection,
that these agreements will not be breached, that we will have an
adequate remedy for any such breach, or that our trade secrets will
not otherwise become known or independently developed by a third
party. Our trade secrets, and those of our present or future
collaborators that we utilize by agreement, may become known or may
be independently discovered by others, which could adversely affect
the competitive position of our product candidates.
We may incur substantial costs enforcing our patents,
defending against third-party patents, invalidating third-party
patents or licensing third-party intellectual property, as a result
of litigation or other proceedings relating to patent and other
intellectual property rights.
We may be unaware of or unfamiliar with prior art and/or
interpretations of prior art that could potentially impact the
validity or scope of our patents, pending patent applications, or
patent applications that we will file. We may have elected, or
elect now or in the future, not to maintain or pursue intellectual
property rights that, at some point in time, may be considered
relevant to or enforceable against a competitor.
We take efforts and enter into agreements with employees,
consultants, collaborators, and advisors to confirm ownership and
chain of title in intellectual property rights. However, an
inventorship or ownership dispute could arise that may permit one
or more third parties to practice or enforce our intellectual
property rights, including possible efforts to enforce rights
against us.
We may not have rights under some patents or patent applications
that may cover technologies that we use in our research, product
candidates and particular uses thereof that we seek to develop and
commercialize, as well as synthesis of our product candidates.
Third parties may own or control these patents and patent
applications in the United States and elsewhere. These third
parties could bring claims against us or our collaborators that
would cause us to incur substantial expenses and, if successful
against us, could cause us to pay substantial damages. Further, if
a patent infringement suit were brought against us or our
collaborators, we or they could be forced to stop or delay
research, development, manufacturing or sales of the product or
product candidate that is the subject of the suit. We or our
collaborators therefore may choose to seek, or be required to seek,
a license from the third-party and would most likely be required to
pay license fees or royalties or both. These licenses may not be
available on acceptable terms, or at all. Even if we or our
collaborators were able to obtain a license, the rights may be
nonexclusive, which would give our competitors access to the same
intellectual property. Ultimately, we could be prevented from
commercializing a product or product candidate or forced to cease
some aspect of our business operations, as a result of patent
infringement claims, which could harm our business.
There has been substantial litigation and other legal proceedings
regarding patent and other intellectual property rights in the
broad technology industry. Although we are not currently a party to
any patent litigation or any other adversarial proceeding,
including any interference or derivation proceeding declared or
instituted before the United States Patent and Trademark Office,
regarding intellectual property rights with respect to our
products, product candidates and technology, it is possible that we
may become so in the future. We are not currently aware of any
actual or potential third-party infringement claim involving our
product candidates. The cost to us of any patent litigation or
other proceeding, even if resolved in our favor, could be
substantial. The outcome of patent litigation is subject to
uncertainties that cannot be adequately quantified in advance,
including the demeanor and credibility of witnesses and the
identity of the adverse party, especially in the aerospace and
technology related patent cases that may turn on the testimony of
experts as to technical facts upon which experts may reasonably
disagree. Some of our competitors may be able to sustain the costs
of such litigation or proceedings more effectively than we can
because of their substantially greater financial resources. If a
patent or other proceeding is resolved against us, we may be
enjoined from researching, developing, manufacturing or
commercializing our products or product candidates without a
license from the other party and we may be held liable for
significant damages. We may not be able to obtain any required
license on commercially acceptable terms or at all.
Uncertainties resulting from the initiation and continuation of
patent litigation or other proceedings could harm our ability to
compete in the marketplace. Patent litigation and other proceedings
may also absorb significant management time.
If we are unable to protect our intellectual property
rights, our competitors may develop and market products with
similar features that may reduce demand for our potential
products.
The following factors are important to our success:
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receiving patent protection for our product candidates;
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preventing others from infringing our intellectual property rights;
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maintaining our patent rights and trade secrets.
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We will be able to protect our intellectual property rights in
patents and trade secrets from unauthorized use by third parties
only to the extent that such intellectual property rights are
covered by valid and enforceable patents or are effectively
maintained as trade secrets.
Because issues of patentability involve complex legal and factual
questions, the issuance, scope and enforceability of patents cannot
be predicted with certainty. Patents may be challenged,
invalidated, found unenforceable, or circumvented. United States
patents and patent applications may be subject to interference and
derivation proceedings, United States patents may also be subject
to post grant proceedings, including re-examination, derivation,
Inter Partes Review and Post Grant Review, in the United
States Patent and Trademark Office and foreign patents may be
subject to opposition or comparable proceedings in corresponding
foreign patent offices, which could result in either loss of the
patent or denial of the patent application or loss or reduction in
the scope of one or more of the claims of the patent or patent
application. In addition, such interference, derivation, post grant
and opposition proceedings may be costly. Thus, any patents that we
own or license from others may not provide any protection against
competitors. Furthermore, an adverse decision in an interference or
derivation proceeding can result in a third-party receiving the
patent rights sought by us, which in turn could affect our ability
to market a potential product to which that patent filing was
directed. Our pending patent applications, those that we may file
in the future, or those that we may license from third parties may
not result in patents being issued. If issued, they may not provide
us with proprietary protection or competitive advantages against
competitors with similar technology. Furthermore, others may
independently develop similar technologies or duplicate any
technology that we have developed. Many countries, including
certain countries in Europe, have compulsory licensing laws under
which a patent owner may be compelled to grant licenses to third
parties. For example, compulsory licenses may be required in cases
where the patent owner has failed to “work” the invention in that
country, or the third-party has patented improvements. In addition,
many countries limit the enforceability of patents against
government agencies or government contractors. In these countries,
the patent owner may have limited remedies, which could materially
diminish the value of our patents. Moreover, the legal systems of
certain countries, particularly certain developing countries, do
not favor the enforcement of patents and other intellectual
property protection, which makes it difficult to stop
infringement.
In addition, our ability to enforce our patent rights depends on
our ability to detect infringement. It is difficult to detect
infringers who do not advertise or otherwise promote the
compositions that are used in their products. Any litigation to
enforce or defend our patent rights, even if we prevail, could be
costly and time-consuming and would divert the attention of
management and key personnel from business operations.
We will also rely on trade secrets, know-how and technology, which
are not protected by patents, to maintain our competitive position.
We will seek to protect this information by entering into
confidentiality agreements with parties that have access to it,
such as strategic partners, collaborators, employees, contractors
and consultants. Any of these parties may breach these agreements
and disclose our confidential information or our competitors might
learn of the information in some other way. If any trade secret,
know-how or other technology not protected by a patent were
disclosed to, or independently developed by, a competitor, our
business, financial condition and results of operations could be
materially adversely affected.
RISKS RELATED TO OWNING OUR COMMON STOCK AND THIS
OFFERING
We do not intend to pay cash dividends on our common
stock in the foreseeable future.
We
currently anticipate that we will retain all future earnings, if
any, to finance the growth and development of our business and do
not anticipate paying cash dividends on our common stock in the
foreseeable future. Any payment of cash dividends will depend upon
our financial condition, capital requirements, earnings and other
factors deemed relevant by our board of directors.
If we are unable to establish appropriate internal
financial reporting controls and procedures, it could cause us to
fail to meet our reporting obligations, result in the restatement
of our financial statements, harm our operating results, subject us
to regulatory scrutiny and sanction, cause investors to lose
confidence in our reported financial information and have a
negative effect on the market price for shares of our Common
Stock.
Effective internal controls are necessary for us to provide
reliable financial reports and to effectively prevent fraud. We
maintain a system of internal control over financial reporting,
which is defined as a process designed by, or under the supervision
of, our principal executive officer and principal financial
officer, or persons performing similar functions, and effected by
our Board of Directors, management and other personnel, to provide
reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial
reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external
purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles.
As a public company, we have significant additional requirements
for enhanced financial reporting and internal controls. We are
required to document and test our internal control procedures in
order to satisfy the requirements of Section 404 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, which requires annual management
assessments of the effectiveness of our internal controls over
financial reporting. The process of designing and implementing
effective internal controls is a continuous effort that requires us
to anticipate and react to changes in our business and the economic
and regulatory environments and to expend significant resources to
maintain a system of internal controls that is adequate to satisfy
our reporting obligations as a public company.
We cannot assure you that we will, in the future, identify areas
requiring improvement in our internal control over financial
reporting. We cannot assure you that the measures we will take to
remediate any areas in need of improvement will be successful or
that we will implement and maintain adequate controls over our
financial processes and reporting in the future as we continue our
growth. If we are unable to establish appropriate internal
financial reporting controls and procedures, it could cause us to
fail to meet our reporting obligations, result in the restatement
of our financial statements, harm our operating results, subject us
to regulatory scrutiny and sanction, cause investors to lose
confidence in our reported financial information and have a
negative effect on the market price for shares of our Common
Stock.
The market price of our Common Stock may be
volatile.
The market price of our Common Stock may be highly volatile. Some
of the factors that may materially affect the market price of our
Common Stock are beyond our control, such as changes in financial
estimates by industry and securities analysts, conditions or trends
in the industry in which we operate or sales of our Common Stock,
as well as other factors, such as investor perceptions of the
prospects for the advanced materials and technology industry. These
factors may materially adversely affect the market price of our
Common Stock, regardless of our performance. In addition, public
stock markets have experienced extreme price and trading volume
volatility. This volatility has significantly affected the market
prices of securities of many companies for reasons frequently
unrelated to the operating performance of the specific companies.
These broad market fluctuations may adversely affect the market
price of our Common Stock.
Our directors and executive officers can exert
significant control over our business and affairs and have actual
or potential interests that may depart from those of investors in
the subsequent financings.
The interests of our directors and officers may differ from the
interests of our other stockholders, including purchasers of our
securities, in future financings. As a result, based on their board
seats and offices, such persons will have significant influence
over and control all corporate actions requiring stockholder
approval, irrespective of how the Company’s other stockholders, may
vote, including the following actions:
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to effect or prevent a merger, sale of assets or other corporate
transaction; and
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This concentration of ownership by itself may have the effect of
impeding a merger, consolidation, takeover or other business
consolidation, or discouraging a potential acquirer from making a
tender offer for the Common Stock which in turn could reduce our
stock price or prevent our stockholders from realizing a premium
over our stock price.
We may issue more shares in a future financing or
pursuant to existing agreements which will result in substantial
dilution.
Our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation authorizes
the issuance of a maximum of 5,000,000,000 shares of Common Stock
and a maximum of 100,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock. Any future
merger or acquisition effected by us would result in the issuance
of additional securities without stockholder approval and the
substantial dilution in the percentage of our Common Stock held by
our then existing stockholders. Moreover, the Common Stock issued
in any such merger or acquisition transaction may be valued on an
arbitrary or non-arm’s-length basis by our management, resulting in
an additional reduction in the percentage of Common Stock held by
our then existing stockholders. Additionally, we expect to seek
additional financing in order to provide working capital to the
operating business. Our Board of Directors has the power to issue
any or all of such authorized but unissued shares without
stockholder approval. To the extent that additional shares of
Common Stock or Preferred Stock are issued in connection with and
following a business combination or otherwise, dilution to the
interests of our stockholders will occur and the rights of the
holders of Common Stock might be materially and adversely
affected.
Our Board of Directors is authorized to issue Preferred
Stock without obtaining shareholder approval.
Our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation authorizes
the issuance of up to 100,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock with
designations, rights and preferences determined from time to time
by the Board of Directors. Accordingly, our Board of Directors is
empowered, without stockholder approval, to issue Preferred Stock
with dividend, liquidation, conversion, voting, or other rights
which could adversely affect the voting power or other rights of
the holders of the Common Stock. In the event of issuance, the
Preferred Stock could be utilized, under certain circumstances, as
a method of discouraging, delaying or preventing a change in
control of the Company. Although we have no present intention to
issue any shares of Preferred Stock, there can be no assurance that
the Company will not do so in the future.
An active trading market for our common stock may not
develop, and you may not be able to sell your common stock at or
above the public offering price.
Prior to the consummation of this offering, there has been a
limited public market for our common stock. An active trading
market for shares of our common stock may never develop or be
sustained following this offering. If an active trading market does
not develop, you may have difficulty selling your shares of common
stock at an attractive price, or at all. The price for our Units in
this offering will be determined by negotiations between us and the
underwriters, and it may not be indicative of prices that will
prevail in the open market following this offering. Consequently,
you may not be able to sell your common stock at or above the
public offering price or at any other price or at the time that you
would like to sell. An inactive market may also impair our ability
to raise capital by selling our common stock, and it may impair our
ability to attract and motivate our employees through equity
incentive awards and our ability to acquire other companies,
products or technologies by using our common stock as
consideration.
The Warrants are speculative in
nature.
The Warrants offered hereby do not confer any rights of common
stock ownership on their holders, such as voting rights or the
right to receive dividends, but rather merely represent the right
to acquire shares of common stock at a fixed price. Specifically,
commencing on the date of issuance, holders of the Warrants may
exercise their right to acquire the common stock and pay an
exercise price of $ _, or
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of the public offering price of a Unit. Moreover, following this
offering, the market value of the Warrants is uncertain and there
can be no assurance that the market value of the Warrants will
equal or exceed their public offering price. Furthermore, each
Warrant will expire five (5) years from the original issuance date.
In the event our common stock price does not exceed the exercise
price of the Warrants during the period when the Warrants are
exercisable, the Warrants may not have any value.
Holders of the Warrants will have no rights as a common
stockholder until they acquire our common stock.
Until you acquire shares of our common stock upon exercise of your
Warrants, you will have no rights with respect to shares of our
common stock issuable upon exercise of your Warrant. Upon exercise
of your Warrant, you will be entitled to exercise the rights of a
common stockholder as to the security exercised only as to matters
for which the record date occurs after the exercise.
There is no established market for the Warrants to
purchase shares of our common stock being offered in this
offering.
There is no established trading market for the Warrants and we do
not expect a market to develop. Although the Warrants have been
approved for listing on The NASDAQ Capital Market, subject to
official notice of issuance, there can be no assurance that there
will be an active trading market for the warrants. Without an
active trading market, the liquidity of the warrants will be
limited.
Provisions of the Warrants offered by this prospectus
could discourage an acquisition of us by a third
party.
In addition to the discussion of the provisions of our certificate
of incorporation, our bylaws, certain provisions of the Warrants
offered by this prospectus could make it more difficult or
expensive for a third party to acquire us. The Warrants prohibit us
from engaging in certain transactions constituting “fundamental
transactions” unless, among other things, the surviving entity
assumes our obligations under the Warrants. These and other
provisions of the Warrants offered by this prospectus could prevent
or deter a third party from acquiring us even where the acquisition
could be beneficial to you.
The price of our common stock or Warrants may fluctuate
substantially.
You should consider an investment in our common stock and Warrants
to be risky, and you should invest in our Units only if you can
withstand a significant loss and wide fluctuations in the market
value of your investment. Some factors that may cause the market
price of our common stock or Warrants to fluctuate, in addition to
the other risks mentioned in this “Risk Factors” section and
elsewhere in this prospectus, are:
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sale of our common stock by our stockholders, executives, and
directors and our stockholders whose shares are being registered in
this offering;
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volatility and limitations in trading volumes of our shares of
common stock;
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possible delays in the expected recognition of revenue due to
lengthy and sometimes unpredictable sales timelines;
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the timing and success of introductions of new products or
technologies by us or our competitors or any other change in the
competitive dynamics of our industry, including consolidation among
competitors, customers or strategic partners;
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any delay in our submission for studies or product approvals or
adverse regulatory decisions, including failure to receive
regulatory approval for our product candidate;
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unanticipated safety concerns related to the use of our product
candidate;
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changes in our capital structure or dividend policy, future
issuances of securities, sales of large blocks of common stock by
our stockholders;
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announcements and events surrounding financing efforts, including
debt and equity securities;
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our inability to enter into new markets or develop new
products;
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reputational issues;
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competition from existing technologies and products or new
technologies and products that may emerge;
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announcements of acquisitions, partnerships, collaborations, joint
ventures, new products, capital commitments, or other events by us
or our competitors;
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changes in general economic, political and market conditions in or
any of the regions in which we conduct our business;
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changes in valuations of similar companies or groups of
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analyst research reports, recommendation and changes in
recommendations, price targets, and withdrawals of coverage;
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proprietary rights, and contractual obligations;
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practices and other dynamics; and
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other events or factors, many of which may be out of our
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In addition, if the market for stocks in our industry or industries
related to our industry, or the stock market in general,
experiences a loss of investor confidence, the trading price of our
common stock could decline for reasons unrelated to our business,
financial condition and results of operations. If any of the
foregoing occurs, it could cause our stock price to fall and may
expose us to lawsuits that, even if unsuccessful, could be costly
to defend and a distraction to management.
A sale or perceived sale of a substantial number of
shares of our common stock may cause the price of our common stock
to decline.
All of our executive officers and directors and certain of our
stockholders and warrant holders have agreed not to sell shares of
our common stock for a period of 180 days following this offering,
subject to extension under specified circumstances. See
“Underwriting.” Common stock subject to these lock-up agreements
will become eligible for sale in the public market upon expiration
of these lock-up agreements, subject to limitations imposed by Rule
144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. If our
stockholders sell substantial amounts of our common stock in the
public market, the market price of our common stock could fall.
Moreover, the perceived risk of this potential dilution could cause
stockholders to attempt to sell their shares and investors to short
our common stock. These sales also may make it more difficult for
us to sell equity or equity-related securities in the future at a
time and price that we deem reasonable or appropriate.
We have broad discretion in the use of the net proceeds
from this offering and may not use them
effectively.
Our management will have broad discretion in the application of the
net proceeds from this public offering, including for any of the
currently intended purposes described in the section entitled “Use
of Proceeds.” Because of the number and variability of factors that
will determine our use of the net proceeds from this offering,
their ultimate use may vary substantially from their currently
intended use. Our management may not apply our cash from this
offering in ways that ultimately increase the value of any
investment in our securities or enhance stockholder value. The
failure by our management to apply these funds effectively could
harm our business. Pending their use, we may invest the net
proceeds from this offering in short-term, investment-grade,
interest-bearing securities. These investments may not yield a
favorable return to our stockholders. If we do not invest or apply
our cash in ways that enhance stockholder value, we may fail to
achieve expected financial results, which may result in a decline
in the price of our shares of common stock, and, therefore, may
negatively impact our ability to raise capital, invest in or expand
our business, acquire additional products or licenses,
commercialize our product, or continue our operations.
Market and economic conditions may negatively impact
our business, financial condition and share
price.
Concerns over medical epidemics, energy costs, geopolitical issues,
the U.S. mortgage market and a deteriorating real estate market,
unstable global credit markets and financial conditions, and
volatile oil prices have led to periods of significant economic
instability, diminished liquidity and credit availability, declines
in consumer confidence and discretionary spending, diminished
expectations for the global economy and expectations of slower
global economic growth, increased unemployment rates, and increased
credit defaults in recent years. Our general business strategy may
be adversely affected by any such economic downturns (such as the
recent downturn related to the COVID-19 pandemic), volatile
business environments and continued unstable or unpredictable
economic, market, and geopolitical conditions, such as the current
situation in the Ukraine. If these conditions continue to
deteriorate or do not improve, it may make any necessary debt or
equity financing more difficult to complete, more costly, and more
dilutive. Failure to secure any necessary financing in a timely
manner and on favorable terms could have a material adverse effect
on our growth strategy, financial performance, and share price and
could require us to delay or abandon development or
commercialization plans.
If securities or industry analysts do not publish
research or reports, or publish unfavorable research or reports
about our business, our stock price and trading volume may
decline.
The trading market for our common stock will rely in part on the
research and reports that industry or financial analysts publish
about us, our business, our markets and our competitors. We do not
control these analysts. If securities analysts do not cover our
common stock after the closing of this offering, the lack of
research coverage may adversely affect the market price of our
common stock. Furthermore, if one or more of the analysts who do
cover us downgrade our stock or if those analysts issue other
unfavorable commentary about us or our business, our stock price
would likely decline. If one or more of these analysts cease
coverage of us or fails to regularly publish reports on us, we
could lose visibility in the market and interest in our stock could
decrease, which in turn could cause our stock price or trading
volume to decline and may also impair our ability to expand our
business with existing customers and attract new customers.
You will incur immediate dilution as a result of this
offering.
If you purchase common stock in this offering, you will pay more
for your shares than the net tangible book value of your shares. As
a result, you will incur immediate dilution of $___ per share,
representing the difference between the assumed public offering
price of $__ per share and our estimated as adjusted net tangible
book value as of September 30, 2022 of $___ per share. Accordingly,
should we be liquidated at our book value, you would not receive
the full amount of your investment.
Future sales and issuances of our common stock could
result in additional dilution of the percentage ownership of our
stockholders and could cause our share price to
fall.
We expect that significant additional capital will be needed in the
future to continue our planned operations, including increased
marketing, hiring new personnel, commercializing our product, and
continuing activities as an operating public company. To the extent
we raise additional capital by issuing equity securities, our
stockholders may experience substantial dilution. We may sell
common stock, convertible securities or other equity securities in
one or more transactions at prices and in a manner we determine
from time to time. If we sell common stock, convertible securities
or other equity securities in more than one transaction, investors
may be materially diluted by subsequent sales. Such sales may also
result in material dilution to our existing stockholders, and new
investors could gain rights superior to our existing
stockholders.
We do not intend to pay cash dividends on our shares of
common stock so any returns will be limited to the value of our
shares.
We currently anticipate that we will retain future earnings for the
development, operation and expansion of our business and do not
anticipate declaring or paying any cash dividends for the
foreseeable future. Any return to stockholders will therefore be
limited to the increase, if any, of our share price.
We may be at risk of securities class action
litigation
We may be at risk of securities class action litigation. If
we face such litigation, it could result in substantial costs and a
diversion of management’s attention and resources, which could harm
our business and results in a decline in the market price of our
common stock.
Our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation
and our Amended and Restated Bylaws, and Nevada law may have
anti-takeover effects that could discourage, delay or prevent a
change in control, which may cause our stock price to
decline.
Our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and our
Amended and Restated Bylaws, and Nevada law could make it more
difficult for a third party to acquire us, even if closing such a
transaction would be beneficial to our stockholders. We are
authorized to issue up to 100,000,000 shares of preferred stock.
This preferred stock may be issued in one or more series, the terms
of which may be determined at the time of issuance by our Board of
Directors without further action by stockholders. The terms of any
series of preferred stock may include voting rights (including the
right to vote as a series on particular matters), preferences as to
dividend, liquidation, conversion and redemption rights and sinking
fund provisions. The issuance of any preferred stock could
materially adversely affect the rights of the holders of our common
stock, and therefore, reduce the value of our common stock. In
particular, specific rights granted to future holders of preferred
stock could be used to restrict our ability to merge with, or sell
our assets to, a third party and thereby preserve control by the
present management.
Provisions of our Certificate of Incorporation and our Amended and
Restated Bylaws and Nevada law also could have the effect of
discouraging potential acquisition proposals or making a tender
offer or delaying or preventing a change in control, including
changes a stockholder might consider favorable. Such provisions may
also prevent or frustrate attempts by our stockholders to replace
or remove our management. In particular, the certificate of
incorporation and bylaws and Nevada law, as applicable, among other
things:
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provide the board of directors with the ability to alter the bylaws
without stockholder approval;
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place limitations on the removal of directors;
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establishing advance notice requirements for nominations for
election to the board of directors or for proposing matters that
can be acted upon at stockholder meetings; and
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provide that vacancies on the board of directors may be filled by a
majority of directors in office, although less than a quorum.
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Financial reporting obligations of being a public
company in the U.S. are expensive and time-consuming, and our
management will be required to devote substantial time to
compliance matters.
As a publicly traded company we incur significant additional legal,
accounting and other expenses. The obligations of being a public
company in the U.S. require significant expenditures and will place
significant demands on our management and other personnel,
including costs resulting from public company reporting obligations
under the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations regarding
corporate governance practices, including those under the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer
Protection Act, and the listing requirements of the stock exchange
on which our securities are listed. These rules require the
establishment and maintenance of effective disclosure and financial
controls and procedures, internal control over financial reporting
and changes in corporate governance practices, among many other
complex rules that are often difficult to implement, monitor and
maintain compliance with. Moreover, despite recent reforms made
possible by the JOBS Act, the reporting requirements, rules, and
regulations will make some activities more time-consuming and
costly, particularly after we are no longer an “emerging growth
company.” In addition, we expect these rules and regulations to
make it more difficult and more expensive for us to obtain director
and officer liability insurance. Our management and other personnel
will need to devote a substantial amount of time to ensure that we
comply with all of these requirements and to keep pace with new
regulations, otherwise we may fall out of compliance and risk
becoming subject to litigation or being delisted, among other
potential problems.
There will be a substantial number of common shares
eligible for future sale from the conversion of Series A Preferred
shares.
There were 780,132 shares of our Series A Preferred Stock
outstanding as of September 30, 2022. Each preferred share is
convertible into 1,000 common shares. Once converted, these shares
are eligible for resale under Rule 144. The sale, or availability
for sale, for the foregoing shares could adversely affect the
market price of our common stock or impair our ability to raise
capital through future sales of our common stock.
INFORMATION REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS
This prospectus contains forward-looking statements that involve
risks and uncertainties. You should not place undue reliance on
these forward-looking statements. All statements other than
statements of historical facts contained in this prospectus are
forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements in this
prospectus are only predictions. We have based these
forward-looking statements largely on our current expectations and
projections about future events and financial trends that we
believe may affect our business, financial condition and results of
operations. In some cases, you can identify these forward-looking
statements by terms such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,”
“could,” “depends,” “estimate,” “expects,” “intend,” “may,”
“ongoing,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,”
“will,” “would” or the negative of those terms or other similar
expressions, although not all forward-looking statements contain
those words. We have based these forward-looking statements on our
current expectations and projections about future events and trends
that we believe may affect our financial condition, results of
operations, strategy, short- and long-term business operations and
objectives, and financial needs. These forward-looking statements
include, but are not limited to, statements concerning the
following:
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our projected financial position and estimated cash burn rate;
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our estimates regarding expenses, future revenues and capital
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our need to raise substantial additional capital to fund our
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our dependence on third parties in the conduct of our joint
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our ability to obtain the necessary regulatory approvals to market
and commercialize our product candidates;
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the ultimate impact of the current coronavirus pandemic, or any
other health epidemic, or the situation in Ukraine on our business,
or the global economy as a whole;
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our ability to obtain and maintain intellectual property protection
for our product candidates;
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our ability to protect our intellectual property rights and the
potential for us to incur substantial costs from lawsuits to
enforce or protect our intellectual property rights;
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the possibility that a third party may claim we or our third-party
licensors have infringed, misappropriated or otherwise violated
their intellectual property rights and that we may incur
substantial costs and be required to devote substantial time
defending against claims against us;
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our ability to expand our organization to accommodate potential
growth and our ability to retain and attract key personnel;
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the potential for us to incur substantial costs resulting from
product liability lawsuits against us and the potential for these
product liability lawsuits to cause us to limit our
commercialization of our product candidate;
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market acceptance of our or our joint ventures’ product candidates,
the size and growth of the potential markets for our current
product candidate and any future product candidates we may seek to
develop, and our ability to serve those markets; and
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These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks,
uncertainties and assumptions, including those described in “Risk
Factors.” Moreover, we operate in a very competitive and rapidly
changing environment. New risks emerge from time to time. It is not
possible for our management to predict all risks, nor can we assess
the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which
any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to
differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking
statements we may make. In light of these risks, uncertainties and
assumptions, the forward-looking events and circumstances discussed
in this prospectus may not occur and actual results could differ
materially and adversely from those anticipated or implied in the
forward-looking statements.
You should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions
of future events. Although we believe that the expectations
reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we
cannot guarantee that the future results, levels of activity,
performance or events and circumstances reflected in the
forward-looking statements will be achieved or occur. Moreover,
except as required by law, neither we nor any other person assumes
responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of the
forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to update
publicly any forward-looking statements for any reason after the
date of this prospectus to conform these statements to actual
results or to changes in our expectations.
You should read this prospectus and the documents that we reference
in this prospectus and have filed with the SEC as exhibits to the
registration statement of which this prospectus is a part with the
understanding that our actual future results, levels of activity,
performance and events and circumstances may be materially
different from what we expect.
INDUSTRY AND MARKET DATA
This prospectus contains estimates and other statistical data made
by independent parties and by us relating to market size and growth
and other data about our industry. We obtained the industry and
market data in this prospectus from our own research as well as
from industry and general publications, surveys and studies
conducted by third parties. This data involves a number of
assumptions and limitations and contains projections and estimates
of the future performance of the industries in which we operate
that are subject to a high degree of uncertainty, including those
discussed in “Risk Factors.” We caution you not to give undue
weight to such projections, assumptions and estimates. Further,
industry and general publications, studies and surveys generally
state that they have been obtained from sources believed to be
reliable, although they do not guarantee the accuracy or
completeness of such information. While we believe that these
publications, studies and surveys are reliable, we have not
independently verified the data contained in them. In addition,
while we believe that the results and estimates from our internal
research are reliable, such results and estimates have not been
verified by any independent source.
EXPLANATORY NOTE REGARDING REVERSE STOCK SPLIT
We will effect a 1-for-____ reverse split of our outstanding shares
of common stock prior to or upon effectiveness of the registration
statement of which this prospectus forms a part. No fractional
shares will be issued in connection with the reverse stock split
and all such fractional interests will be rounded up to the nearest
whole number of shares of common stock. The conversion and/or
exercise prices of our issued and outstanding convertible notes
stock options and warrants, will be adjusted accordingly. All
information presented in this prospectus assumes a 1-for-___
reverse split of our outstanding shares of common stock, and unless
otherwise indicated, all such amounts and corresponding conversion
price and/or exercise price data set forth in this prospectus have
been adjusted to give effect to the assumed reverse stock
split.
USE OF PROCEEDS
We estimate that the net proceeds from our issuance and sale of
Units in this offering will be approximately $____, based on an
assumed public offering price of $__ per share, after deducting
estimated underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated
offering expenses payable by us. If the underwriters exercise their
over-allotment option to purchase additional shares in full, we
estimate that the net proceeds from this offering will be
approximately $___.
We intend to use $2,000,000 of the net proceeds to fund the
acquisition of the global Movychem patents through the Movychem JV,
$6,000,000 to fund a pilot manufacturing plant to satisfy a portion
of current demand for Retacell®-infused wallboards, and the balance
for general corporate purposes, including working capital.
If Auctus does not elect to convert the Senior Secured Note, we may
use up to $6,050,000 from the proceeds to repay the Note.
A $1.00 increase or decrease in the assumed public offering price
of $___ per share would increase or decrease the net proceeds from
this offering by approximately $___, assuming that the number of
shares offered by us, as set forth on the cover page of this
prospectus remains the same and after deducting the estimated
underwriting discounts and commissions and non-accountable expense
allowance payable to the underwriters.
This expected use of the net proceeds from this offering and our
existing cash represents our intentions based upon our current
plans, financial condition and business conditions. As a result,
our management will retain broad discretion over the allocation of
the net proceeds from this offering and our existing cash.
In the ordinary course of our business, we expect to from time to
time evaluate the acquisition of, investment in or in-license of
complementary products, technologies or businesses, and we could
use a portion of the net proceeds from this offering for such
activities. We currently do not have any agreements, arrangements
or commitments with respect to any potential acquisition,
investment or license.
Pending our use of the net proceeds from this offering, we intend
to invest the net proceeds in a variety of capital preservation
investments, including short-term, investment-grade,
interest-bearing instruments and government securities.
We would receive additional gross proceeds of $_____ if all of the
Warrants included in the Units are exercised. We intend to use any
such proceeds for working capital and general corporate
purposes.
DIVIDEND POLICY
We have never paid or declared any cash dividends on our common
stock, and we do not anticipate paying any cash dividends on our
common stock in the foreseeable future. We intend to retain all
available funds and any future earnings to fund the development and
expansion of our business. Any future determination to pay
dividends will be at the discretion of our board of directors and
will depend upon a number of factors, including our results of
operations, financial condition, future prospects, contractual
restrictions, restrictions imposed by applicable law and other
factors our board of directors deems relevant.
CAPITALIZATION
The following table sets forth our capitalization as of September
30, 2022 as described below:
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on an actual basis, as adjusted to give effect to a 1-for-____
reverse split of outstanding shares of common stock;
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on an as adjusted basis to give effect to the issuance and sale of
___ Units at an assumed public offering price of $___ per Unit,
after deducting the estimated underwriting discounts and
commissions, the non-accounting expense allowance payable to the
underwriters, and other estimated offering costs;
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As of September 30, 2022
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Actual
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As Adjusted
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(UNAUDITED)
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Cash
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$ |
498,039 |
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|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stockholders' equity:
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|
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|
|
|
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Preferred stock, $0.00001 per share, 100,000,000 shares authorized,
780,132 Series A Preferred stock and 1,000,000 Series B Preferred
stock issued and outstanding
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18 |
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|
|
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|
Common stock, $0.00001 par value per share, 5,000,000,000 shares
authorized, and 365,696,144 shares issued and outstanding
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|
|
3,657 |
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|
|
|
|
Common stock to be issued
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|
|
51,950 |
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|
|
|
|
Additional paid-in capital
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|
|
18,624,349 |
|
|
|
|
|
Accumulated deficit
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|
|
(21,381,601 |
) |
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|
|
Non-controlling interest
|
|
|
(2,805,036 |
) |
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|
|
|
Total stockholders' deficit
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$ |
(5,506,663 |
) |
|
$
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A $1.00 increase (decrease) in the assumed public offering price of
$___ per Unit would increase (decrease) the pro forma amount of
each of cash, total stockholders’ equity (deficiency) and total
capitalization by approximately $____, assuming that the number of
shares offered by us, as set forth on the cover page of this
prospectus, remains the same and after deducting estimated
underwriting discounts and commissions and the non-accountable
expense allowance payable to the underwriters. An increase
(decrease) of 500,000 shares included in the Units offered by us,
would increase (decrease) the pro forma amount of each of cash,
total stockholders’ equity and total capitalization by
approximately $___, assuming no change in the assumed public
offering price per Unit and after deducting estimated underwriting
discounts and commissions and the non-accountable expense allowance
payable to the underwriters.
The number of shares of our common stock to be outstanding after
this offering is based on 365,696,144 shares of common stock
outstanding as of September 30, 2022, as adjusted to give effect to
a 1-for-___ reverse split of our outstanding shares of common
stock, assumes no exercise of the Warrants included in the Units or
by the underwriters of their over-allotment option, and excludes
the following:
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_______ shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of our
convertible notes and accrued interest in an aggregate principal
amount of $ and accrued interest of $_______at a conversion rate of
$____ per share.
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_______ shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of
outstanding common stock options issued to members of management,
consultants, and directors at a weighted average exercise price of
$_____ per common share.
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______ shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of outstanding
common stock warrants at an average exercise price of $_____ per
common share.
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______ shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of
outstanding shares our Series A and Series B Convertible Preferred
Stock.
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___ shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of warrants to be
issued to the underwriters as part of this offering at an exercise
price of $___ per common share (___% of the assumed public offering
price of $___ per share).
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Except as otherwise indicated herein, all information in this
prospectus assumes or gives effect to:
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a 1-for-___ reverse split of our outstanding shares of common stock
to be effected immediately prior to the effectiveness of the
registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. No
fractional shares will be issued as a result of the reverse split.
Any fractional shares resulting from the reverse split will be
rounded up to the nearest whole share.
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no exercise by the underwriters of their option to purchase an
additional ___ shares of common stock.
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DILUTION
If you invest in our Units in this offering, your ownership
interest will be diluted to the extent of the difference between
the public offering price per share of our common stock and the pro
forma net tangible book value per share of our common stock
immediately after this offering.
As of September 30, 2022, we had a historical net tangible book
value of $(5,376,996), or $(0.015) per share of common stock, based
on 365,696,144 shares of common stock outstanding. Our historical
net tangible book value per share is the amount of our total
tangible assets less our total liabilities at September 30, 2022,
divided by the number of shares of common stock outstanding at
September 30, 2022.
As adjusted net tangible book value per share represents as
adjusted net tangible book value divided by the as adjusted total
number of shares outstanding as of September 30, 2022.
After giving effect to the issuance and sale of ___ shares of our
common stock included in the Units in this offering at an assumed
public offering price of $___ per share, and after deducting
estimated underwriting discounts and commissions, the
non-accountable expense allowance payable to the underwriters, and
estimated offering costs payable by us, our as adjusted net
tangible book value as of September 30, 2022 would have been $____,
or $___ per share. This represents an immediate increase in as
adjusted net tangible book value per share of $___ to existing
stockholders and immediate dilution of $___ in as adjusted net
tangible book value per share to new investors purchasing common
stock in this offering. Dilution per share to new investors is
determined by subtracting pro forma net tangible book value per
share after this offering from the assumed public offering price
per share paid by new investors. The following table illustrates
this dilution on a per share basis:
Assumed public offering price per Unit
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$
|
|
|
Historical net tangible book value per share as of September 30,
2022
|
|
$
|
0.015
|
|
|
|
|
|
Increase in as adjusted net tangible book value per share
attributable to new investors purchasing common stock in this
offering
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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As
adjusted net tangible book value per share after this offering
|
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|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Dilution per share to new investors purchasing Units in this
offering
|
|
|
|
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$
|
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|
The dilution information discussed above is illustrative only and
will change based on the actual public offering price and other
terms of this offering determined at pricing. A $1.00 increase in
the assumed public offering price of $___ per Unit would increase
our pro forma net tangible book value after this offering by
approximately $____ per share and the dilution to new investors
purchasing common stock in this offering by approximately $___ per
share, assuming that the number of shares offered by us, as set
forth on the cover page of this prospectus, remains the same and
after deducting estimated underwriting discount and commissions and
the non-accountable expense allowance payable to the underwriters.
A $1.00 decrease in the assumed public offering price of $___ per
Unit would decrease our pro forma net tangible book value after
this offering by approximately $___ per share and the dilution to
new investors purchasing common stock in this offering by
approximately $___ per share, assuming that the number of shares
offered by us, as set forth on the cover page of this prospectus,
remains the same and after deducting estimated underwriting
discount and commissions and the non-accountable expense allowance
payable to the underwriters.
An increase of 500,000 shares in the number of shares offered by
us, as set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, would
increase our pro forma net tangible book value after this offering
by approximately $___ per share and decrease the dilution to new
investors purchasing common stock in this offering by approximately
$___ per share, assuming no change in the assumed public offering
price per share and after deducting estimated underwriting
discounts and commissions and the non-accountable expense allowance
payable to the underwriters. A decrease of 500,000 shares in the
number of shares offered by us, as set forth on the cover page of
this prospectus, would decrease our pro forma net tangible book
value after this offering by approximately $___ per share and
increase the dilution to new investors purchasing common stock in
this offering by approximately $___ per share, assuming no change
in the assumed public offering price per share and after deducting
estimated underwriting discounts and commissions and the
non-accountable expense allowance payable to the underwriters.
If the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional
shares in full, the as adjusted net tangible book value per share
after giving effect to the offering would be $___ per share. This
represents an increase in as adjusted net tangible book value of
$___ per share to existing stockholders and dilution in as adjusted
net tangible book value of $___ per share to new investors.
The number of shares of our common stock to be outstanding after
this offering is based on 365,696,144 shares of common stock
outstanding as of September 30, 2022, as adjusted to give effect to
a 1-for-___ reverse split of our outstanding shares of common
stock, assumes no exercise of the Warrants included in the Units or
by the underwriters of their over-allotment option and excludes the
following:
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______ shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of our
convertible notes and accrued interest in an aggregate principal
amount of $_____ and accrued interest of $_____ at a conversion
rate of $___ per share.
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____ shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of outstanding
common stock options issued to members of management, consultants,
and directors at a weighted average exercise price of $___ per
common share.
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___ shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of outstanding
common stock warrants at an average exercise price of $___ per
common share.
|
|
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_____shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the
outstanding shares of our Series A and Series B Convertible
Preferred Stock
|
|
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|
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●
|
___ shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of warrants to be
issued to the underwriters as part of this offering at an exercise
price of $___ per common share (___% of the assumed public offering
price of $___ per share).
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Except as otherwise indicated herein, all information in this
prospectus assumes or gives effect to:
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a 1-for-____ reverse split of our outstanding shares of common
stock to be effected immediately prior to the effectiveness of the
registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. No
fractional shares will be issued as a result of the reverse split.
Any fractional shares resulting from the reverse split will be
rounded up to the nearest whole share.
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no exercise by the underwriters of their option to purchase an
additional ___ shares of common stock.
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To the extent that stock options or warrants are exercised, or we
issue additional shares of common stock in the future, there will
be further dilution to investors participating in this offering. In
addition, if we raise additional capital through the sale of equity
or convertible debt securities, the issuance of these securities
could result in further dilution to our stockholders.
SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
The following table sets forth our selected financial data as
of the dates and for the periods indicated. We have derived the
statement of operations data for the three months ended September
30, 2022 and 2021 from our reviewed statements, and June 30, 2022
and 2021 from our audited financial statements, which are included
elsewhere in this prospectus. The following summary financial data
should be read in conjunction with “Management’s Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and our
financial statements and related notes and other information
included elsewhere in this prospectus. Our historical results are
not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for
the full fiscal year ending June 30, 2023. All share and per share
amounts presented herein have been restated to reflect the
implementation of the proposed 1-for-____ reverse split of our
outstanding shares of common stock as if it had occurred at the
beginning of the earliest period presented.
Statement of Operations Data:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months ended September 30,
|
|
|
Year ended June 30,
|
|
|
|
2022
|
|
|
2021
|
|
|
2022
|
|
|
2021
|
|
|
|
(UNAUDITED)
|
|
|
(UNAUDITED)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Operating expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
General and administrative
|
|
|
545,569 |
|
|
|
1,201,002 |
|
|
|
4,216,613 |
|
|
|
368,296 |
|
Research and development
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2,340,575 |
|
|
|
5,267,581 |
|
|
|
373,112 |
|
Other operating expenses
|
|
|
190,416 |
|
|
|
710,636 |
|
|
|
1,528,004 |
|
|
|
1,457,813 |
|
Total operating expenses
|
|
|
735,985 |
|
|
|
4,252,213 |
|
|
|
11,012,198 |
|
|
|
2,199,221 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-Operating expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amortization of debt discount
|
|
|
461,842 |
|
|
|
149,028 |
|
|
|
4,629,089 |
|
|
|
303,942 |
|
Loss on extinguishment of debt
|
|
|
3,570,366 |
|
|
|
535 |
|
|
|
536 |
|
|
|
186,954 |
|
Other non-operating expenses
|
|
|
49,328 |
|
|
|
46,139 |
|
|
|
240,372 |
|
|
|
12,485 |
|
Total other expense
|
|
|
4,081,536 |
|
|
|
195,702 |
|
|
|
4,869,997 |
|
|
|
503,381 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Loss
|
|
$ |
(4,817,521 |
) |
|
|
(4,447,915 |
) |
|
$ |
(15,882,195 |
) |
|
|
(2,702,602 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss per share basic and diluted:
|
|
$ |
(0.01 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.02 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.05 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.01 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic and diluted
|
|
|
361,552,863 |
|
|
|
225,497,197 |
|
|
|
345,160,167 |
|
|
|
225,497,197 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated
financial statements.
|
Balance Sheet
Data:
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
June 30,
|
|
|
|
2022
|
|
|
2022
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
|
|
$ |
498,039 |
|
|
$ |
1,065,945 |
|
Working capital
|
|
$ |
(5,551,721 |
) |
|
$ |
(3,002,259 |
) |
Total assets
|
|
$ |
749,901 |
|
|
$ |
1,269,676 |
|
Total liabilities
|
|
$ |
6,256,654 |
|
|
$ |
4,231,381 |
|
Accumulated deficit
|
|
$ |
(21,381,601 |
) |
|
$ |
(16,571,505 |
) |
Total stockholders' deficit
|
|
$ |
(5,506,663 |
) |
|
$ |
(2,961,705 |
) |
Total liabilities and stockholders' deficit
|
|
$ |
749,901 |
|
|
$ |
1,269,676 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated
financial statements.
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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
This management’s discussion and analysis of the financial
condition and results of operations of Xeriant, Inc. and its
subsidiaries is supplemental to, and should be read in conjunction
with the complete financial statements and other Company
information contained in this filing. The discussion in this
section contains forward-looking statements that reflect our plans,
estimates, and beliefs that involve risks and uncertainties. Actual
future results could differ materially from those discussed below
for many reasons, including those set forth under the “Risk
Factors” and “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements”
section and elsewhere in this prospectus.
Our financial statements are prepared in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of
America (“GAAP”).
Objective
The objective of the Management’s Discussion and Analysis is to
detail material information, events, uncertainties and factors
impacting the Company and provide investors an understanding from
“Management’s perspective”.
Company Overview
We are dedicated to the acquisition, development and
commercialization of transformative technologies, including
eco-friendly specialty materials which can be successfully deployed
and integrated across multiple industry sectors, and disruptive
innovations related to the emerging aviation market called Advanced
Air Mobility, which include next-generation aircraft. We seek to
partner with and acquire strategic interests in visionary companies
that accelerate this mission.
Key Factors Affecting Our Performance
Public Company Costs
Our Common Stock will be registered with the SEC and listed on The
Nasdaq Capital Market, which will require us to hire additional
personnel and implement public company procedures and processes. We
expect to incur additional annual expenses as a public company for
internal controls compliance and public company reporting
obligations, directors’ and officers’ liability insurance, director
fees and additional internal and external accounting and legal and
administrative resources, including increased audit and legal
fees.
Impact of Inflation
Recent inflationary trends have led to a moderate increase in some
of the component ingredients used to manufacture our products.
Continued prolonged periods of inflationary pressure on some or all
costs may result in increased costs to produce our products that
could have an adverse effect on profits from sales of these
products or require us to increase prices for our products that
could adversely affect consumer demand for our products.
Impact of Supply Chain Disruption
While we have not had significant disruptions that materially
impacted our financial results, disruptions in supply chain could
disrupt the timing and profitability of our business. Because of
this, we continue to seek and expand the number of qualified
domestic suppliers and vendors used to source materials.
Reverse Stock Split
In connection with the closing of this Offering, our Board of
Directors approved a 1-for-____ reverse split of our outstanding
shares of common stock. Holders of a majority of our shares of
common stock have provided their consent for such reverse stock
split. We intend to implement such reverse stock split upon
receiving regulatory approval for such action, and concurrently
with the completion of the public offering.
Joint Venture with XTI
Aircraft
On May 31, 2021, we entered into a Joint Venture Agreement (the
“Agreement”) with XTI Aircraft Company (“XTI”), a Delaware
corporation, to form the XTI JV, with the purpose of completing the
preliminary design of XTI’s TriFan 600, a 5-passenger plus pilot,
hybrid electric, vertical takeoff, and landing (eVTOL) fixed wing
aircraft. Under the Agreement, Xeriant is contributing capital,
technology, and strategic business relationships, and XTI is
contributing intellectual property licensing rights and know-how.
XTI and the Company each own 50 percent of the XTI JV, and it is
managed by a management committee consisting of five members, three
appointed by us and two by XTI. The Agreement was effective on June
4, 2021, with an initial deposit of $1 million into the XTI JV. Our
financial commitment is up to $10 million, contributed as needed
based on the aircraft development timeline and budget. On August 4,
2022, XTI announced the completion of Preliminary Design Review,
which was the purpose of the XTI JV.
While the purpose of the XTI JV is complete, XTI and us continue to
see value in the XTI JV for future collaboration in Advanced Ari
Mobility. Should XTI and us determine it is in our respective best
interests to terminate the XTI JV, then it will be dissolved.
Should the XTI JV be dissolved, as of October 18, 2022, we would
receive a 5.5% equity ownership of XTI.
We analyzed the transaction under ASC 810 Consolidation, to
determine if the joint venture classifies as a Variable Interest
Entity (“VIE”). The joint venture qualifies as a VIE based on the
fact the XTI JV does not have sufficient equity to operate without
financial support from Xeriant. According to ASC 810-25-38, a
reporting entity shall consolidate a VIE when that reporting entity
has a variable interest (or combination of variable interests) that
provides the reporting entity with a controlling financial interest
on the basis of the provisions in paragraphs 810-10-25-38A through
25-38J. The reporting entity that consolidates a VIE is called the
primary beneficiary of that VIE. According to the XTI JV operating
agreement, the ownership interests are 50/50. However, the
agreement provides for a Management Committee of five members.
Three of the five members are from Xeriant. Additionally, Xeriant
has the right to invest up to $10,000,000 into the XTI JV. As such,
Xeriant has substantial capital at risk. Based on these two
factors, the conclusion is that Xeriant is the primary beneficiary
of the VIE. Accordingly, Xeriant has consolidated the VIE.
Joint Venture with
Movychem
On April 2, 2022, we entered into a Joint Venture Agreement with
Movychem s.r.o., setting forth the terms for the establishment of
the Movychem JV to develop applications and commercialize a series
of flame-retardant products in the form of polymer gels, powders,
liquids and pellets derived from technology developed by Movychem
under the brand name Retacell®. The Movychem JV is organized as a
Florida limited liability company and is owned 50% by each of the
Company and Movychem.
For its capital contribution to the Movychem JV, pursuant to a
Patent and Exclusive License and Assignment Agreement (the “Patent
Agreement”), Movychem is transferring to the Movychem JV all of its
interest to the know-how and intellectual property relating to
Retacell® exclusive of all
patents, and we are contributing the amount of $2,600,000 payable
(a) $600,000 at the rate of $25,000 per month over a 24 month
period and (b) $2,000,000 within five business days of a closing of
a financing in which we receive net proceeds of at least
$3,000,000. At such time as we make our $2,000,000 payment (and
assuming we are current with our then monthly capital
contributions), pursuant to the Patent Agreement, Movychem will
transfer all of its rights, title and interest to all of the
patents related to Retacell® for an amount equal to our aggregate
cash contributions to the Movychem JV plus 40% of all royalty
payments received by the Movychem JV for the licensing of
Retacell® products. Pending
assignment of the patents to the Movychem JV, pursuant to the
Patent Agreement, Movychem has granted to the Movychem JV an
exclusive worldwide license under the patents.
Concurrently with the execution of the Joint Venture Agreement, the
Movychem JV entered into a Services Agreement with us pursuant to
which we will provide to the Movychem JV technical services related
to the exploitation of the Retacell® intellectual property and corporate,
marketing, business development, communications and administrative
services as requested by the Movychem JV in exchange for 40% of all
royalty payments received by the Movychem JV for the licensing of
Retacell® products.
Under the Joint Venture Agreement, we have agreed to grant to
certain individuals affiliated with Movychem five-year warrants to
purchase an aggregate of 170,000,000 shares of our common stock at
an exercise price of $0.01 per share with vesting depending on the
satisfaction of various milestones as described therein.
The Joint Venture Agreement grants to Movychem the right to
dissolve the Movychem JV in the event that we fail to make any of
its capital contributions in which case the Movychem JV will be
required to grant back to Movychem all joint venture intellectual
property and the assignment to Movychem of any outstanding
licenses. Additionally, the Services Agreement will be amended to
provide that the 40% of royalties to be paid by to the Company will
be limited to licensees who were first introduced to the Movychem
JV or Movychem, as the case may be.
We analyzed the transaction under ASC 810 Consolidation, to
determine if the joint venture classifies as a Variable Interest
Entity (“VIE”). The Movychem JV qualifies as a VIE based on the
fact the Movychem JV does not have sufficient equity to operate
without financial support from both parties. According to ASC
810-25-38, a reporting entity shall consolidate a VIE when that
reporting entity has a variable interest (or combination of
variable interests) that provides the reporting entity with a
controlling financial interest on the basis of the provisions in
paragraphs 810-10-25-38A through 25-38J. The reporting entity that
consolidates a VIE is called the primary beneficiary of that VIE.
According to the Movychem JV operating agreement, the ownership
interests are 50/50 and the agreement provides for a management
committee of five members. Two of the five members are from Xeriant
and Movychem, respectively and one is appointed by mutual agreement
of the parties. Movychem is transferring to the Movychem JV all of
its interest to the know-how and intellectual property relating to
Retacell® exclusive of all
patents, and we are contributing cash. As such, both parties do not
have substantial capital at risk. Based on these two factors, the
conclusion is that no one is the primary beneficiary of the VIE.
Accordingly, Xeriant has not consolidated the VIE.
As
of September 30, 2022, we paid $214,013 to the Movychem JV.
Auctus Fund LLC Senior
Secured Note
On October 27, 2021, we issued a convertible note payable with
Auctus Fund, LLC (the “Auctus Note”) with the principal sum of
$6,050,000, which amount is the $5,142,500 actual amount of
the purchase price, hereof plus an original issue discount in the
amount of $907,500 and to pay interest on the unpaid principal
amount hereof at the rate of zero percent per annum from the issue
date until the note becomes due and payable, and $433,550 for
professional fees in completing the transactions. The Note had a
maturity date of February 15, 2023. The Auctus Note provides the
holder has the option to convert the principal balance and any
accrued interest to common stock of the Company at a conversion
price of lesser of (i) $0.1187 or (ii) 75% of the
offering price per share divided by the number of shares of common
stock. The Auctus Note is secured by the grant of a first priority
security interest in the assets of the Company. In connection with
the Auctus Note, we issued warrants indexed to an
aggregate 50,968,828 shares of common stock. The warrants
have a term of five years and an exercise price of $0.1187.
Effective August 1, 2022, we entered into an Amendment to Senior
Secured Promissory Note (the “First Amendment”) with Auctus
pursuant to which the parties agreed to amend the Auctus Note. The
Amendment (i) extended the maturity date of the Note to November 1,
2022 and (ii) extended the dates for the completion of the
acquisition of XTI Aircraft and the uplist of the Company’s common
stock to a national securities exchange to November 1, 2022. In
consideration of the Amendment, the Company agreed to (i) grant to
Auctus a new Warrant to purchase 25,000,000 shares of Common Stock
dated July 26, 2022 (the “Warrant”) at an exercise price of $0.09
per share; (ii) make a prepayment of the Note in the amount of
$100,000; and (iii) cause a director of the Company to cancel his
10b-5(1) Plan.
Effective December 27, 2022, we entered into a Second Amendment to
Senior Secured Promissory Note (the “Second Amendment”) with Auctus
pursuant to which the parties agreed to further amend the Auctus
Note. The Second Amendment (i) extended the maturity date of the
Note, the obligation to uplist to a national securities exchange
and acquisition of XTI Aircraft Company to March 15, 2023, and (ii)
extended the date to file an S-1 registration statement to uplist
the company’s common stock to a national securities exchange to
January 15, 2023. In consideration of the Amendment, the Company
agreed to (i) grant to Auctus a new Warrant to purchase 25,0000,000
shares of Common Stock dated December 27, 2022 (the “New Warrant”)
at an exercise price of $0.09 per share, and (ii) make two
pre-payment installments of $50,000 on January 15, 20123 and
February 15, 2023.
Also, effective December 27, 2022, we entered into a First
Amendment to common Stock Purchase Warrants with Auctus pursuant to
which the parties agreed to amend the time when the adjustments to
the exercise price and the number of shares issuable upon exercise
the prior warrants issued on October 27, 2021 terminate to 11:59
p.m., New York time, on the date that the Company’s Common Stock is
initially listed for trading on the Nasdaq National Market, Nasdaq
Small Cap Market, New York Stock Exchange, NYSE MKT or other
national securities exchange.
Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended September
30, 2022
The following discussion of the results of operations constitutes
management's review of the factors that affected the financial and
operating performance for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2022
and 2021. This discussion should be read in conjunction with the
financial statements and notes thereto contained elsewhere in this
report. The Company has a June 30 fiscal year end.
Comparison of the Three Months Ended September 30, 2022 to
the Three Months Ended September 30, 2021
|
|
For the three months ended September 30,
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(UNAUDITED)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2022
|
|
|
2021
|
|
|
Change
|
|
|
% Change
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating Expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
General and administrative expenses
|
|
$ |
545,569 |
|
|
$ |
1,201,002 |
|
|
$ |
(655,433 |
) |
|
|
-54.6 |
% |
Professional fees
|
|
|
90,060 |
|
|
|
29,541 |
|
|
|
60,519 |
|
|
|
204.9 |
% |
Related party consulting fees
|
|
|
94,000 |
|
|
|
82,500 |
|
|
|
11,500 |
|
|
|
13.9 |
% |
Research and development expense
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2,340,575 |
|
|
|
(2,340,575 |
) |
|
|
-100.0 |
% |
Sales and marketing expense
|
|
|
6,356 |
|
|
|
598,595 |
|
|
|
(592,239 |
) |
|
|
-98.9 |
% |
Total operating expenses
|
|
|
735,985 |
|
|
|
4,252,213 |
|
|
|
(3,516,228 |
) |
|
|
-82.7 |
% |
Operating loss
|
|
|
(735,985 |
) |
|
|
(4,252,213 |
) |
|
|
3,516,228 |
|
|
|
-82.7 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amortization of debt discount
|
|
|
(461,842 |
) |
|
|
(149,028 |
) |
|
|
(312,814 |
) |
|
|
209.9 |
% |
Financing fees
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(43,750 |
) |
|
|
43,750 |
|
|
|
-100.0 |
% |
Interest expense
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(2,389 |
) |
|
|
2,389 |
|
|
|
-100.0 |
% |
Loss from Movychem JV
|
|
|
(49,328 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(49,328 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
Loss on extinguishment of debt
|
|
|
(3,570,366 |
) |
|
|
(535 |
) |
|
|
(3,569,831 |
) |
|
|
667258.1 |
% |
Total other (expense)
|
|
|
(4,081,536 |
) |
|
|
(195,702 |
) |
|
|
(3,885,834 |
) |
|
|
1985.6 |
% |
Net loss
|
|
|
(4,817,521 |
) |
|
|
(4,447,915 |
) |
|
|
(13,179,593 |
) |
|
|
296.3 |
% |
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest
|
|
|
(7,425 |
) |
|
|
(1,177,816 |
) |
|
|
1,170,391 |
|
|
|
-99.4 |
% |
Net loss attributable to common stockholders
|
|
$ |
(4,810,096 |
) |
|
$ |
(3,270,099 |
) |
|
$ |
(14,349,984 |
) |
|
|
438.8 |
% |
Sales and marketing expenses
Total sales and marketing expenses were $6,356 and $598,595 for the
three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
During the three months ended September 30, 2022 our sales and
marketing expenses were associated with social media marketing
campaigns and press releases.
General and administrative expenses
Total general and administrative expenses were $545,569 and
$1,201,002 for the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021,
respectively. The change was primarily due to an increase in stock
issuances related to consulting fees and advisory board fees,
advisory board fees paid in cash, and an increase in travel,
meetings, and conferences.
Professional Fees
Total professional fees were $90,060 and $29,541 for the three
months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The
increase was primarily due to legal fees.
Related Party Consulting Fees
During the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, the
Company recorded $55,000 and $33,000 respectively, in consulting
fees to Ancient Investments, LLC, a Company owned by the Company’s
CEO, Keith Duffy and the Company’s Executive Director of Corporate
Operations, Scott Duffy. As of September 30, 2022, and June 30,
2022, $15,000 and $22,000 was recorded in accrued liabilities.
For the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, the Company
recorded $20,000 and $24,000 respectively, in consulting fees to
Edward DeFeudis, a Director of the Company. As of September 30,
2022, and June 30, 2022, $10,000 and $0 was recorded in accrued
liabilities.
During the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, the
Company recorded $14,000 and $18,000 respectively, in consulting
fees to AMP Web Services, a Company owned by the Company’s CIO,
Pablo Lavigna. As of September 30, 2022 and June 30, 2022, $7,000
and $7,000 was recorded in accrued liabilities.
During the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, the
Company recorded $5,000 and $7,500 respectively, in consulting fees
to Keystone Business Development Partners, a Company owned by the
Company’s CFO, Brian Carey.
Research and Development Expenses
Total research and development expenses were $0 and $2,340,575 for
the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
These research and development expenses were in connection with our
joint venture with XTI Aircraft Company for funding the preliminary
design phase in the development of an aircraft, called the TriFan
600.
Other Income (Expenses)
Total other expenses consist of amortization of debt discount
related to convertible notes, interest expense related to
convertible notes, and a loss on settlement of debt. Total other
expenses were $4,081,536 for the three months ended September 30,
2022 compared to $195,702 for the three months ended September 30,
2021. The increase was primarily due to recording the loss on
extinguishment of debt in the amount of $3,570,366 during three
months ended September 30, 2022.
Net loss
Total net loss for the three months ended September 30, 2022 and
2021 was $4,817,521 and $4,447,915, respectively. Total net
loss for the year ended June 30, 2022 was $15,882,195, compared to
$2,702,602 for the year ended June 30, 2021. The increase was
primarily due to research and development expense and the cost of
financings.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of September 30, 2022, we had a cash balance of $498,039 and a
working deficit of $5,551,721. Our net loss of $4,817,521 in the
three months ended September 30, 2022 was mostly funded by proceeds
raised from financings. We will need to raise working capital (or
refinance existing short-term debt to long-term debt) to fund
operations, the build out of a pilot manufacturing facility, and to
satisfy current obligations pursuant to a Joint Venture Agreement
with Movychem s.r.o. of $2,400,000. Future equity financings may be
dilutive to our stockholders. Alternative forms of future
financings may include preferences or rights superior to our common
stock. Debt financings may involve a pledge of assets and will rank
senior to our common stock. We have historically financed our
operations through best- efforts private equity and debt
financings. We do not have any credit or equity facilities
available with financial institutions, stockholders or third-party
investors, and will continue to rely on best efforts financings.
The failure to raise sufficient capital will likely cause us to
cease operations.
During the three months ended September 30, 2022, our operating
activities used $565,339 of net cash compared to using $2,727,742
of net cash flow in our operating activities during the same period
in 2021. This difference primarily resulted from the decrease of
operations such as research and development expense, which was
$,2,340,575 for the three months ended September 30, 2021 compared
with $0 for the same period in 2022.
Going Concern
The Company’s financial statements are prepared using the generally
accepted accounting principles applicable to a going concern, which
contemplates the realization of assets and liquidation of
liabilities in the normal course of business. At September 30, 2022
and June 30, 2022, the Company had $498,039 and $1,065,945 in cash
and $5,551,721 and $3,002,259 in negative working capital,
respectively. For the three months ended September 30, 2022 and
2021, the Company had a net loss of $4,817,521 and $4,447,915,
respectively. Continued losses may adversely affect the liquidity
of the Company in the future. Therefore, the factors noted above
raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going
concern. The recoverability of a major portion of the recorded
asset amounts shown in the accompanying balance sheets is dependent
upon continued operations of the Company, which in turn is
dependent upon the Company’s ability to raise additional capital,
obtain financing and to succeed in its future operations. The
financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the
recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts or
amounts and classification of liabilities that might be necessary
should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern. The
Company’s existence is dependent upon management’s ability to
develop profitable operations and resolve its liquidity
problems.
Stock
Sales
There were no stock sales during the three months ended September
30, 2022. During the year ended June 30, 2022, we received
$2,207,050 by selling 43,675,266 shares common stock, which
includes 4,308,600 shares issued based on the exercise of
warrants.
Convertible Notes
Issued
During the year ended June 30, 2022, we received $4,958,950 from
issuance of convertible debt.
Results of Operations for the Year Ended June 30,
2022
Comparison of the Year Ended June 30, 2022 Compared to the
Year Ended June 30, 2021
|
|
Year ended June 30,
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2022
|
|
|
2021
|
|
|
Change
|
|
|
% Change
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating Expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
General and administrative expenses
|
|
$ |
4,216,613 |
|
|
$ |
368,296 |
|
|
$ |
3,848,317 |
|
|
|
1044.9 |
% |
Professional fees
|
|
|
444,012 |
|
|
|
190,693 |
|
|
|
253,319 |
|
|
|
132.8 |
% |
Related party consulting fees
|
|
|
432,425 |
|
|
|
220,000 |
|
|
|
212,425 |
|
|
|
96.6 |
% |
Research and development expense
|
|
|
5,267,581 |
|
|
|
373,112 |
|
|
|
4,894,469 |
|
|
|
1311.8 |
% |
Sales and marketing expense
|
|
|
651,567 |
|
|
|
1,047,120 |
|
|
|
(395,553 |
) |
|
|
-37.8 |
% |
Total operating expenses
|
|
|
11,012,198 |
|
|
|
2,199,221 |
|
|
|
8,812,977 |
|
|
|
400.7 |
% |
Operating loss
|
|
|
(11,012,198 |
) |
|
|
(2,199,221 |
) |
|
|
(8,812,977 |
) |
|
|
400.7 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amortization of debt discount
|
|
|
(4,629,089 |
) |
|
|
(308,942 |
) |
|
|
(4,320,147 |
) |
|
|
1398.4 |
% |
Financing fees
|
|
|
(43,750 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(43,750 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
Interest expense
|
|
|
(138,944 |
) |
|
|
(7,485 |
) |
|
|
(131,459 |
) |
|
|
1756.3 |
% |
Loss from Movychem JV
|
|
|
(57,678 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(57,678 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
Loss on extinguishment of debt
|
|
|
(536 |
) |
|
|
(186,954 |
) |
|
|
186,418 |
|
|
|
-99.7 |
% |
Total other (expense)
|
|
|
(4,869,997 |
) |
|
|
(503,381 |
) |
|
|
(4,366,616 |
) |
|
|
867.5 |
% |
Net loss
|
|
$ |
(15,882,195 |
) |
|
$ |
(2,702,602 |
) |
|
$ |
(13,179,593 |
) |
|
|
487.7 |
% |
Total sales and marketing expenses were $651,567 and $1,047,120 for
the fiscal years ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. During
the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022 our sales and marketing
expenses were associated with social media marketing campaigns,
events and press releases.
General and administrative expenses
Total general and administrative expenses were $4,216,613 and
$368,296 for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2022 and 2021,
respectively. The change was primarily due to an increase in stock
issuances related to consulting fees and advisory board fees,
advisory board fees paid in cash, and an increase in travel,
meetings, and conferences.
Professional Fees
Total professional fees were $444,012 and $190,693 for the fiscal
years ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The increase was
primarily due to legal fees.
Related Party Consulting Fees
Total related party consulting fees were $432,425 and $220,000 for
the fiscal years ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The
related party consulting fees for fiscal year ended June 30, 2022
consisted of (i) $184,000 to Ancient Investments, LLC, a company
owned by Keith Duffy, CEO and Scott Duffy, Executive Director of
Operations, (ii) $86,000 for AMP Web Services, LLC, a company owned
by Pablo Lavigna, CIO, $122,000 to Edward DeFeudis, Director, and
(iii) $40,425 for Keystone Business Development Partners, LLC, a
company owned by Brian Carey, CFO. The consulting fees for June 30,
2021 consisted of i) $98,000 to Ancient Investments, LLC, a company
owned by Keith Duffy, CEO and Scott Duffy, Executive Director of
Operations, (ii) $49,500 for AMP Web Services, LLC, a company owned
by Pablo Lavigna, CIO, $40,000 to Edward DeFeudis, Director, and
(iii) $20,000 for Keystone Business Development Partners, LLC, a
company owned by Brian Carey, CFO.
Research and Development Expenses
Total research and development expenses were $5,267,581 and
$373,112 for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2022 and 2021,
respectively. These research and development expenses were in
connection with our joint venture with XTI Aircraft Company for
funding the preliminary design phase in the development of an
aircraft, called the TriFan 600.
Other Income (Expenses)
Total other expenses consist of amortization of debt discount
related to convertible notes, interest expense related to
convertible notes, and a loss on settlement of debt. Total other
expenses were $4,869,997 for the year ended June 30, 2022 compared
to $503,381 for the year ended June 30, 2021. The increase was
primarily due to recording the amortization of debt discount from
the convertible note signed for the year ended June 30, 2022 in the
amount of $4,629,089.
Net loss
Total net loss was $15,882,195 for the year ended June 30, 2022,
compared to $2,702,602 for the year ended June 30, 2021. The
increase was primarily due to research and development expense and
the cost of financings.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of June 30, 2022, we had a cash balance of $1,065,945 and a
working deficit of $3,002,259. Our net loss of $15,882,195 in the
year ended June 30, 2022 was mostly funded by proceeds raised from
financings. We will need to raise working capital (or refinance
existing short-term debt to long-term debt) to fund operations, the
build out of a pilot manufacturing facility, and to satisfy current
obligations pursuant to a Joint Venture Agreement with Movychem
s.r.o. of $2,600,000, and to the extent the Auctus Note is not
converted, to repay the Note. Future equity financings may be
dilutive to our stockholders. Alternative forms of future
financings may include preferences or rights superior to our common
stock. Debt financings may involve a pledge of assets and will rank
senior to our common stock. We have historically financed our
operations through best- efforts private equity and debt
financings. We do not have any credit or equity facilities
available with financial institutions, stockholders or third-party
investors, and will continue to rely on best efforts financings.
The failure to raise sufficient capital will likely cause us to
cease operations.
During the fiscal year 2022, our operating activities used
$6,927,249 of net cash compared to using $1,012,203 of net cash
flow in our operating activities during fiscal year 2021. This
difference primarily resulted from the increase of operations such
as research and development expense of $5,267,581 and non-cash
expense such as stock option expense of $3,248,181 and amortization
of debt discount of $4,629,089.
As
of September 30, 2022, we had a cash balance of $498,039 and a
working deficit of $5,651,721. Our net loss of $4,817,522 in the
three months ended September 30, 2022 was mostly funded by proceeds
raised from financings. We will need to raise working capital (or
refinance existing short-term debt to long-term debt) to fund
operations. Future equity financings may be dilutive to our
stockholders. Alternative forms of future financings may include
preferences or rights superior to our common stock. Debt financings
may involve a pledge of assets and will rank senior to our common
stock. We have historically financed our operations through best-
efforts private equity and debt financings. We do not have any
credit or equity facilities available with financial institutions,
stockholders or third-party investors, and will continue to rely on
best efforts financings. The failure to raise sufficient capital
will likely cause us to cease operations.
During the three months ended September 30, 2022, our operating
activities used $567,906 of net cash compared to using $2,727,742
of net cash flow in our operating activities during the three
months ended September 30 2021. This difference primarily a
decrease in stock-based compensation and stock issued for services
offset by higher amortization of debt discount.
Off Balance Sheet Items
We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements, financings, or
other relationships with unconsolidated entities or other persons,
also known as “special purpose entities” (SPEs).
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
The application of critical accounting policies is particularly
important to our financial condition and results of operations and
provides a framework for management to make significant estimates,
assumptions and other judgments. Although our management believes
that these estimates, assumptions and other judgments are
appropriate, they relate to matters that are inherently uncertain.
Accordingly, changes in the estimates, assumptions and other
judgments applied to these accounting policies could have a
significant impact on our financial condition and results of
operations as reflected in our consolidated financial
statements.
Our financial condition, results of operations and cash flow are
impacted by the methods, assumptions and estimates used in the
application of critical accounting policies. Management believes
that the areas described below require significant judgment in the
application of accounting policy or in making estimates and
assumptions in matters that are inherently uncertain and that may
change in subsequent periods. Our management has reviewed these
critical accounting policies, and the estimates and assumptions
regarding them, with our Auditor. In addition, our management has
also reviewed the following disclosures regarding the application
of these critical accounting policies with the Auditor.
Basis of
Presentation
The consolidated financial statements, which include the accounts
of the Company and American Aviation Technologies, LLC, its
subsidiary, the XTI JV, and the Movychem JV its joint ventures, and
are prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting
principles in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP). All
significant intercompany balances and transactions have been
eliminated. The consolidated financial statements, which include
the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary, and
related disclosures have been prepared pursuant to the rules and
regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The
Financial Statements have been prepared using the accrual basis of
accounting in accordance with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and presented in
US dollars. The fiscal year end is June 30.
Principles of
Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of
Xeriant, Inc., and American Aviation Technologies, LLC, the XTI JV,
and the Movychem JV. All significant intercompany balances and
transactions have been eliminated.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of
America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that
affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and
disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the
financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and
expenses during the reporting period. The most significant
assumptions and estimates relate to the valuation of beneficial
conversion features and warrants associated with convertible debt.
Actual results could differ from these estimates.
Fair Value Measurements and
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The Company adopted ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements. ASC
Topic 820 clarifies the definition of fair value, prescribes
methods for measuring fair value, and establishes a fair value
hierarchy to classify the inputs used in measuring fair value as
follows:
Level 1: Inputs are unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for
identical assets or liabilities available at the measurement
date.
Level 2: Inputs are unadjusted quoted prices for similar assets and
liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or
similar assets and liabilities in markets that are not active,
inputs other than quoted prices that are observable, and inputs
derived from or corroborated by observable market data.
Level 3: Inputs are unobservable inputs which reflect the reporting
entity's own assumptions on what assumptions the market
participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on
the best available information.
The estimated fair value of certain financial instruments,
including all current liabilities are carried at historical cost
basis, which approximates their fair values because of the
short-term nature of these instruments.
Deferred Taxes
The Company follows Accounting Standards Codification subtopic
740-10, Income Taxes ("ASC 740-10") for recording the provision for
income taxes. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are computed
based upon the difference between the financial statement and
income tax basis of assets and liabilities using the enacted
marginal tax rate applicable when the related asset or liability is
expected to be realized or settled. Deferred income tax expenses or
benefits are based on the changes in the asset or liability during
each period. If available evidence suggests that it is more likely
than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will
not be realized, a valuation allowance is required to reduce the
deferred tax assets to the amount that is more likely than not to
be realized. Future changes in such valuation allowance are
included in the provision for deferred income taxes in the period
of change. Deferred income taxes may arise from temporary
differences resulting from income and expense items reported for
financial accounting and tax purposes in different periods.
Deferred taxes are classified as current or non-current, depending
on the classification of assets and liabilities to which they
relate. Deferred taxes arising from temporary differences that are
not related to an asset or liability are classified as current or
non-current depending on the periods in which the temporary
differences are expected to reverse and are considered immaterial.
As of June 30, 2022 there are no deferred tax assets.
Cash and Cash
Equivalents
For purposes of the Statements of Cash Flows, the Company considers
highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months
or less to be cash equivalents. The Company has no cash
equivalents.
Accounts Receivable and
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
The Company monitors outstanding receivables based on factors
surrounding the credit risk of specific customers, historical
trends, and other information. The allowance for doubtful accounts
is estimated based on an assessment of the Company's ability to
collect on customer accounts receivable. There is judgment involved
with estimating the allowance for doubtful accounts and if the
financial condition of the Company's customers were to deteriorate,
resulting in their inability to make the required payments, the
Company may be required to record additional allowances or charges
against revenues. The Company writes-off accounts receivable
against the allowance when it determines a balance is uncollectible
and no longer actively pursues its collection. The allowance for
doubtful accounts is created by forming a credit balance which is
deducted from the total receivables balance in the balance sheet.
As of September 30, 2022 and 2021 there are no accounts
receivable.
Revenue
Recognition
Revenue includes product sales. The Company recognizes revenue from
product sales in accordance with Topic 606 "Revenue Recognition in
Financial Statements" which considers revenue realized or
realizable and earned when all of the following criteria are
met:
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For the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 as well as
the years ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, the Company had no
revenue.
Convertible
Debentures
If the conversion features of conventional convertible debt provide
for a rate of conversion that is below market value at issuance,
this feature is characterized as a beneficial conversion feature
("BCF"). A BCF is recorded by the Company as a debt discount
pursuant to ASC Topic 470-20 "Debt with Conversion and Other
Options." In those circumstances, the convertible debt is recorded
net of the discount related to the BCF, and the Company amortizes
the discount to interest expense, over the life of the debt. During
the year ended June 30, 2022, the Company recorded a BCF in the
amount of $2,615,419.
Fair Value of Financial
Instruments
Accounting Standards Codification subtopic 825-10, Financial
Instruments ("ASC 825-10") requires disclosure of the fair value of
certain financial instruments. The carrying value of cash, accounts
payable and accrued liabilities as reflected in the balance sheets,
approximate fair value because of the short-term maturity of these
instruments. All other significant financial assets, financial
liabilities and equity instruments of the Company are either
recognized or disclosed in the financial statements together with
other information relevant for making a reasonable assessment of
future cash flows, interest rate risk and credit risk. Where
practicable the fair values of financial assets and financial
liabilities have been determined and disclosed; otherwise only
available information pertinent to fair value has been
disclosed.
The Company follows Accounting Standards Codification subtopic
820-10, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures ("ASC 820-10") and
Accounting Standards Codification subtopic 825-10, Financial
Instruments ("ASC 825-10"), which permits entities to choose to
measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair
value.
Research and Development
Expenses
Expenditures for research and development are expensed as incurred.
The Company incurred research and development expenses of $0 and
$2,340,575 for the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021,
respectively. For the years ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 the
Company incurred research and development expenses of $5,267,581
and $373,112, respectively.
Sales and Marketing
Costs
The Company expenses sales and marketing costs as they are
incurred. The Company recorded sales and marketing expenses in the
amount of $6,356 and $598,595 for the three months ended September
30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. For the years ended June 30,
2022 and 2021 the Company incurred sales and marketing expenses of
$651,567 and $1,047,120, respectively.
Offering Costs
Costs incurred in connection with raising capital by the
issuance of common stock are recorded as contra equity and deducted
from the capital raised. There were no offering costs for the years
ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, and for the three months ended
September 30, 2022.
Income Taxes
The Company recognizes the effect of income tax positions only if
those positions are more likely than not of being sustained.
Recognized income tax positions are measured at the largest amount
that is greater than 50% likely of being realized. Changes in
recognition or measurement are reflected in the period in which the
change in judgment occurs. The Company records interest and
penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as a component of
general and administrative expenses. Our consolidated federal tax
return and any state tax returns are not currently under
examination.
The Company has adopted FASB ASC 740-10, Accounting for Income
Taxes, which requires an asset and liability approach to financial
accounting and reporting for income taxes. Deferred income tax
assets and liabilities are computed annually from differences
between the financial statement and tax basis of assets and
liabilities that will result in taxable or deductible amounts in
the future based on enacted tax laws and rates applicable to the
periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable
income. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to
reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be
realized.
Recent Accounting
Pronouncements
The Company has implemented all new accounting pronouncements that
are in effect. These pronouncements did not have any material
impact on the consolidated financial statements unless otherwise
disclosed, and the Company does not believe that there are any
other new accounting pronouncements that have been issued that
might have a material impact on its financial position or results
of operations.
BUSINESS
OUR BUSINESS SUMMARY
Introduction
Throughout history, aerospace has been at the leading edge of some
of the most important technological, design and engineering
breakthroughs. Everyday items like LED lights, camera phones, UV
blocking sunglasses and enriched baby formula have all been
developed by aerospace programs. Most recently, innovations in
materials science have enabled new air and spacecraft, with greater
safety and capabilities. Polymer and ceramic composites,
along with new superalloys, are becoming alternatives to
traditional metals used in air and spacecraft propulsion systems,
components and structures, providing greater heat resistance and
strength with reduced weight. The aerospace industry’s
continued ability to innovate has fueled Xeriant’s interest in
identifying disruptive technologies, products and trends arising
out of aerospace research.
Company Overview
We are dedicated to the acquisition, development and
commercialization of transformative technologies, including
eco-friendly specialty materials which can be successfully deployed
and integrated across multiple industry sectors, and disruptive
innovations related to the emerging aviation market called Advanced
Air Mobility, which include next-generation aircraft. We seek to
partner with and acquire strategic interests in visionary companies
that accelerate this mission.
Advanced Materials
A primary focus of our Company is the acquisition and commercial
exploitation of eco-friendly, advanced materials and chemicals
which have applications across a broad range of industries and the
potential to generate significant near-term revenue. Our
commercialization strategy encompasses licensing arrangements and
joint ventures with major industry players, which would allow for
more rapid access to the market with reduced capital requirements
and financial risk. In addition to providing the production and
distribution infrastructure, these established partnering companies
can streamline testing and certification and add brand recognition
value. The advanced materials and chemicals may be sold as
standalone products, enhancements to existing products, or used in
the development of proprietary products under a new trademarked
brand owned by us. We plan to explore manufacturing and branding
opportunities for specific products derived from advanced materials
and chemicals acquired or developed, which would involve setting up
production facilities, equipment, systems and supply chain. Our
plan to source and acquire strategic interests in visionary
companies developing, integrating, and commercializing critical
breakthrough technologies is underway with our first successful
advanced materials transaction executed in the second quarter of
2022.
On April 2, 2022, we entered into a Joint Venture Agreement with
Movychem s.r.o, setting forth the terms for a joint venture to
develop applications and commercialize a series of
flame-retardant products in the form of polymer
gels, powders, liquids and pellets derived from
technology developed by Movychem under the brand name
Retacell®. The Movychem JV
is owned 50% by Xeriant and 50% by Movychem. The Movychem JV has
been granted the exclusive worldwide rights to the intellectual
property related to Retacell® and is responsible for developing
applications and commercializing products derived from
Retacell®. Developed over
two decades, Retacell® is a
biodegradable non-toxic high-performance thermal and fire
protection chemical agent that is custom formulated to meet each
location’s specifications and can be applied as a coating,
treatment, or infused during manufacturing into a variety of
materials, including recycled plastics and wood-based
fiber.
On June 8, 2022, we announced the successful development of a
multi-purpose, high-strength fire- and water-resistant composite
panel made from a formulation of Retacell® and a cardboard
fiber-reinforced polymeric resin, which can be sourced from
recycled materials. The panel is fabricated through a compression
molding process and may be produced or cut in varying thicknesses
and sizes, including standard 48” x 96” sheets. Depending on the
application, the panel can have different colors, textures or
decorative finishes. Potential interior and exterior construction
applications include walls, ceilings, flooring, framing, siding,
roofing, and decking.
Pursuant to the Services Agreement with the Movychem JV, we are
planning to buildout manufacturing facilities in the United States
and Eastern Europe to meet the demand for Retacell® and Retacell®-infused products. The manufacturing
facilities will be owned and operated by Xeriant, and will
wholesale product to customers licensed by the Movychem JV. We have
identified potential sites, received bids for specialized
manufacturing equipment, developed timetables related to the action
plan, and hired a managing director with decades of experience to
oversee the projects.
Aerospace
Another area of interest for us is the emerging aviation market
called Advanced Air Mobility (AAM), the transition to more
efficient, eco-friendly, automated and convenient flight operations
enabled by the convergence of technological advancements in design
and engineering, composite materials, propulsion systems, battery
energy density and manufacturing processes. Next-generation
aircraft being developed for this market offer low-cost, on-demand
flight for passengers and cargo, utilizing lower altitude airspace
and bypassing the traditional hub and spoke airport network with
vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) capabilities. Many of these
lightweight aircraft are electrically powered through either hybrid
or pure battery systems, which allows for quieter, low emission
flights over urban areas, however with limited speed and range. The
adoption and integration of niche aerial services through AAM is
expected to provide benefits throughout the economy. We plan to
partner with and acquire strategic interests in visionary companies
that accelerate our mission of commercializing critical
breakthrough AAM technologies which enhance performance, increase
safety, and enable and support more efficient, autonomous, and
sustainable flight operations, including electric and
hybrid-electric passenger and cargo transport aircraft capable of
vertical takeoff and landing. Our plan to source and acquire
strategic interests in leading aerospace companies developing
breakthrough VTOL aircraft began in the second quarter of 2021.
Effective May 27, 2021, we entered into a Joint Venture Agreement
with XTI Aircraft Company, a privately owned OEM based in
Englewood, Colorado for the purpose of completing the preliminary
design of XTI’s TriFan 600, a 5-passenger plus pilot, hybrid
electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) fixed-wing
aircraft.
Through our joint venture with XTI, we were involved in the
successful completion of the preliminary design of their TriFan 600
eVTOL aircraft. The TriFan 600 is being designed to become the
fastest, longest-range VTOL aircraft in the world and the first
commercial fixed-wing VTOL airplane, with current pre-orders
exceeding $3 billion in gross revenues upon delivery of those
aircraft. The XTI JV is an important component in Xeriant’s plan to
bolster its position in AAM.
While the purpose of the XTI JV has been achieved, XTI and Xeriant
continue to see value in the XTI JV for future collaboration in
Advanced Ari Mobility. Should XTI and Xeriant determine it is in
their best interest to terminate the XTI JV, then it will be
dissolved. Should the the XTI JV be dissolved, as of October 18,
2022, Xeriant would receive 5.5% equity ownership of XTI.
Management believes that our holding and operating company
structure has several advantages and will enable us to grow
rapidly, acquiring assets primarily through acquisitions, joint
ventures, strategic investments, and licensing arrangements. As a
publicly traded company, we offer our subsidiaries such benefits as
improved access to capital, higher valuations and lower risk
through the shared ownership of a diversified portfolio, while
allowing these entities to maintain independence in their distinct
operations to focus on their fields of expertise. Cost savings and
efficiencies may be realized from sharing non-operational functions
such as finance, legal, tax, sales & marketing, human
resources, purchasing power, as well as investor and public
relations.
Additionally, we are leveraging our relationship with Florida
Atlantic University to provide a collaborative research arm for
technologies that require additional validation and the backing of
a respected research institution for credibility. The university
also may provide access to various grants through the SBIR (Small
Business Innovation Research), STTR (Small Business Technology
Transfer, NSF (National Science Foundation) and other programs, and
if warranted, introductions into a number of government agencies,
such as DOD (Department of Defense) and DARPA (Defense Advanced
Research Projects Agency). We are pursuing strategic alliances with
companies that provide complementary technologies and access to new
markets.
Industry Overview
Aerospace innovation has been at the forefront of many important
scientific, technological, design and engineering breakthroughs
which have had broad implications across non-aerospace sectors of
the economy. Research and development initiatives originally
intended for aerospace applications have contributed to advances in
health care, transportation, telecommunications, agriculture,
manufacturing and materials, and have led to the commercialization
of new technologies and products that have positively impacted our
daily lives.
One of the most recognized areas of research where the aerospace
industry has played a major role is polymer chemistry, which
includes the development of plastics technologies and fire
retardants in plastics, coatings and adhesives. Technical
improvements in aircraft design have shifted from a focus on speed
and range to efficiency and sustainability, creating the need for
advanced materials in aerostructures and engines that are
lightweight and resistant to extreme heat. Plastic composites using
carbon fiber are increasingly used in the structural components of
aircraft, replacing aluminum. Additionally, aircraft interior
design incorporates lighter, flame-resistant polymer materials and
engineered alloys for panels, seats and various components to
reduce weight.
Advanced polymer materials with superior performance
characteristics, including flame-resistance with non-toxic gases,
have wide applicability in the construction industry. Plastic
composite boards may be fabricated from a range of polymers,
including polypropylene (PP), polystyrene (PS), polyvinyl chloride
(PVC) and polyamide (PA), which are inherently water-resistant, and
reinforced with a variety of materials, including cardboard fiber,
fiberglass, wood or carbon, which provide increased mechanical
strength. Additives, surface treatments and decorative finishes can
further enhance the properties of the boards, which can be
manufactured in standard sizes and become a replacement for gypsum
and wood based structural panels such as drywall, plywood, OSB and
MDF, and flooring. Plastic composite boards made from recycled
plastics and fiber are considered green building products, not only
because they decrease the amount of waste materials from landfills,
but because they have insulating properties that can cut energy
costs. When infused with a non-toxic flame retardant, these
eco-friendly composite panels can be an effective passive fire
protection system, providing superior safety and minimizing
property damage from flame spread and smoke.
The construction industry is seeing an accelerating demand for
sustainable building practices, which is expected to drive the
market growth of green building materials, as well as promote the
use of non-toxic chemicals, including flame retardants. Green
building materials are an environmentally friendly solution because
they are produced from safe, recyclable products, which help in
conserving non-renewable resources and mitigating environmental and
human health considerations. Moreover, green building materials
have become a durable and energy-efficient solution that makes them
suitable for various infrastructure applications. As part of a
major rebuilding of aging infrastructure across the globe,
investments in renovations and retrofit construction, including the
replacement of decaying underground materials, often mandate the
use of green materials and building methods. New construction of
governmental buildings, office complexes, schools and residential
structures is increasingly employing eco-friendly alternatives for
insulation, concrete, wallboard and rebar, which often have similar
or superior performance when compared with conventional materials.
Several developing countries are launching programs with subsidies
and incentives to spur growth in the market and spread awareness
about alternative construction methods with the goal of supplying
affordable and sustainable housing. In the U.S., LEED (Leadership
in Energy and Environmental Design) is the most widely used rating
system for green building practices.
Below are some compelling statistics and forecasts in support of
the development and commercialization of green building products,
including non-toxic flame-retardant chemicals:
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Sustainable investments total USD 35.3 trillion, or 36% of all
assets in five of the world's biggest markets, according to a
report from the Global Sustainable Investment Alliance.
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According to Research and Markets, global investments in
sustainable and green technologies for smart cities and
megaprojects is expected to reach USD 6.96 trillion by 2030, which
represents a CAGR of 24.2%, which is expected to result in a rising
demand for wood plastic composites and creating opportunities for
interior construction manufacturers.
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The global green building materials market exceeded USD 265 billion
in 2021 and is poised for a 12% CAGR from 2022 to 2028, reaching
USD 586 billion by 2028, based on a report by Global Market
Insights.
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The global green building materials market from residential
applications is set to account for USD 330 billion by 2028,
according to Global Market Insights.
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The global construction market size reached USD 12.6 trillion in
2020 and is expected to reach USD 22.4 trillion by 2028,
registering a CAGR of 7.4% during the forecast period, based on a
study by Emergen Research.
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The U.S. Census Bureau values the U.S. construction industry at USD
1.626 trillion as of November 2021.
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The global building materials market size is estimated to be worth
USD 1.121 trillion in 2022 and is forecast to reach USD 1.494
trillion by 2028 with a CAGR of 4.9% during the review period,
according to Market Reports World.
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The global drywall and gypsum board market size is estimated to
grow from USD 50.22 billion in 2020 to USD 95.15 billion in 2027,
registering a CAGR of 11.24% during the forecast period
(2021-2027), based on a report by Market Statsville Group.
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The global plywood market size is estimated to be valued at USD
80.5 billion in 2022, and is expected to reach a valuation of USD
115 billion by 2028, based on a CAGR of 6.1%, according to Future
Market Insights.
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According to Allied Market Research, the global OSB market size was
valued at USD 25.6 billion in 2020 and is projected to reach USD
44.3 billion by 2030, growing at a CAGR or 5.4% from 2021 –
2030.
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The global medium-density fiberboard market (MDF) size reached USD
22.4 billion in 2021, and is expected to reach USD 33.3 billion by
2027, exhibiting a CAGR of 6.7% during 2022-2027, based on a study
by IMARC Group.
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The global wood plastic composites market size was estimated at USD
5.76 billion in 2021 and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 11.5%
from 2022 to 2030, reaching USD 15.34 billion by 2030, according to
Grand View Research.
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Emergen Research estimates the global structural insulated panels
(SIPs) market was USD 409.4 million in 2020 and is expected to
register a CAGR of 5.2% during the forecast period, reaching 583.8
million in 2027.
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The global flame retardants market was valued at USD 12.81 billion
in 2021 and is expected to reach USD 20.73 billion by 2029,
registering a CAGR of 6.20% during the forecast period of
2022-2029, according to Data Bridge Market Research.
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In April 2022, the European Union unveiled a “Restrictions
Roadmap,” a proposal to eliminate up to 12,000 toxic chemicals,
including flame retardants, which have been linked to a number of
illnesses.
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Approximately 367 million metric tons of plastic waste are produced
globally each year, of which the U.S. generates 42 million metric
tons, more than any other country.
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12% of the global waste composition is plastic waste, which
partially consists of plastic packaging among other plastic
products and materials.
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Over 66 million metric tons of plastic is collected for recycling,
according to TheRoundup.org.
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There are currently 5.25 trillion pieces of plastic in our oceans,
according to TheRoundup.org.
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According to the World Bank, paper and cardboard make up 17% of the
global waste generated, the second-highest amount after food and
green waste.
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23.05% of the municipal solid waste generated in the U.S. in 2018
consisted of paper and paperboard, which was the #1 highest amount
generated of all materials including glass, metals, wood, textiles,
and more, according to the EPA.
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Countries all over the world are facing a housing crisis, with a
massive shortage of homes for expanding populations. and 100
million are homeless, according to United Nations’ statistics.
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India’s drive to bring homes to the country’s 1.3 billion people,
rising incomes and the best affordability in two decades will
unleash a $1.3 trillion wave of investment in housing over the next
seven years, according to CLSA India Pvt.
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The Indian government has provided initiatives like the Green
Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment (GRIHA) to promote green
buildings, as reported by Mordor Intelligence.
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By 2030, UN-Habitat estimates that 3 billion people, about 40 per
cent of the world’s population, will need access to adequate
housing, which translates into a demand for 96,000 new affordable
and accessible housing units every day.
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An estimated 1.6 billion people live in substandard housing, 100
million people worldwide are homeless, and one in four people live
in harmful conditions that to their health, safety and prosperity,
according to United Nations’ statistics.
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By 2050, the world population is projected to reach 9.8 billion,
according to the United Nations.
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The aerospace industry continues to evolve and adapt as market
conditions change and as technological innovation enables the
development of aircraft with new capabilities, applications and
business cases. Next-generation aircraft are more efficient,
sustainable, reliable, automated and safer through technological
improvements in design optimization and modeling, advanced
materials, AI, alternative propulsion systems and manufacturing
processes. Many of the airframe configurations enabled by these
developments are being designed for the emerging aviation market
called Advanced Air Mobility (AAM), the integration of new aircraft
designs and flight technologies to move people and cargo between
places not usually served by existing ground or air transportation.
Common technologies in AAM include electric propulsion, short and
vertical takeoff/landing techniques, composite materials, and the
ability to remotely or autonomously pilot aircraft. In addition to
being quieter with less or no carbon emissions, it is anticipated
that these new aircraft will have lower operating, maintenance, and
repair costs compared with other aircraft, including
helicopters.
Below are some compelling statistics and forecasts in support of
the development and commercialization of aerospace technologies
related to Advanced Air Mobility:
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Investment bank Morgan Stanley forecasts a USD 1 trillion total
addressable market for electrically powered autonomous passenger
and cargo air transport vehicles by 2040, and USD 9 trillion by
2050.
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Nearly half of all flights globally are short-haul routes, less
than 500 miles, which presents a significant opportunity for
electrically powered aircraft.
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Almost 3,000 general aviation airports in the U.S. have no
scheduled passenger flights but are being maintained by the federal
government through funds appropriated by Congress.
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These airports can be utilized for flights by electrically powered
to connect underserved areas, ultimately creating
a more distributed air transportation network.
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Between now and 2040, there will be an estimated global demand for
almost 40,000 new passenger and cargo aircraft, 75 percent of which
are smaller airliners targeting short-haul routes, according to
Airbus.
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Optimization of airframe configurations to improve aerodynamics,
including propulsion- airframe integration, can contribute as much
as 20-25 percent in fuel consumption reduction.
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In December 2019, the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) issued
new proposed rules for remote identification of unmanned aircraft,
indicating its serious intent to integrate these aircraft systems
into the national airspace.
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Agility Prime was recently created by the U.S. Air Force to help
accelerate the regulatory process for the integration of commercial
advanced air mobility vehicles, like flying cars, into our air
transportation system.
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In June 2020, the FAA in collaboration with NASA (National
Aeronautics and Space Administration) and industry organizations
published the Concept of Operations for Urban Air Mobility to
describe the envisioned operational environment that supports the
expected growth of flight operations in urban areas.
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The United Nations projects that by 2050, 68 percent of the world’s
population will live in urban areas, up from 55 percent today,
resulting in increased traffic congestion, stress and air
pollution.
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Airlines for America (A4A), the industry trade organization
representing the leading U.S. airlines, has committed to the
recommendations of the International Civil Aviation Organization
(ICAO), the United Nations body that sets standards and recommended
practices for international aviation, including carbon-neutral
growth from 2020 with an aspirational goal of a 50 percent
reduction in CO2 by 2050 relative to 2005 levels.
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The Advisory Council for Aeronautics Research in Europe has set
goals of a 75 percent reduction in CO2 emissions per passenger and
a 65 percent reduction in perceived noise emissions by 2050.
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The Research Park at Florida Atlantic
University
In August 2019, Xeriant was approved by the Florida Atlantic
Research and Development Authority to become a member and tenant of
the Research Park at Florida Atlantic University (FAU) in Boca
Raton, Florida, which is part of the university and adjacent to the
Boca Raton Airport. FAU is one of the top engineering schools in
the state, and part of the National Science Foundation’s
Industry/University Cooperative Research Center Program called the
Center for Advanced Knowledge Enablement (CAKE). The 70-acre
Research Park, home to many technology companies and research-based
organizations, is the site of Xeriant’s main office. FAU recently
opened a center for Artificial Intelligence and Connected Assured
Autonomy through their College of Engineering and Computer Science,
which is applicable to advanced aircraft systems. The Company is
engaging with FAU’s academic team, both faculty and students, to
assist in screening and validating various technologies and to work
together in a series of joint research initiatives. The
relationship with FAU gives us credibility, since few companies are
selected for membership in its research park and may provide access
to grant programs and financing opportunities. Universities
continue to be an indispensable source for novel discoveries in
science and technology, with an impressive history of innovations
that changed the world. Research parks have become the
intermediaries between these academic institutions and industry, a
hybrid of two diverse cultures that fosters a dynamic innovation
ecosystem of technology transfer, economic development and the
generation of skilled labor. Faculty members often play a direct
role in furthering the commercialization of technologies by
launching new companies.
Movychem Joint Venture
Effective April 2, 2022, we entered into a Joint Venture Agreement
with Movychem s.r.o, setting forth the terms for a joint venture to
develop applications and commercialize a series of
flame-retardant products in the form of polymer
gels, powders, liquids and pellets derived from
technology developed by Movychem under the name Retacell®. The Movychem JV is owned 50% by our
company and 50% by Movychem. The Movychem JV has been granted the
exclusive worldwide rights to the intellectual property related to
Retacell® and will be
responsible for developing applications and commercializing
products derived from Retacell®. Developed over two decades,
Retacell® is a
biodegradable non-toxic high-performance thermal and fire
protection chemical agent that is custom formulated to meet each
location’s specifications and can be applied as a coating,
treatment, or infused during manufacturing into a variety of
materials, including recycled plastics and wood-based fiber.
In addition to becoming heat and fire resistant, the resulting
Retacell®-enhanced
materials are also water resistant.
The management and control of the Movychem JV is exclusively vested
in a management committee (the “Management Committee”) which
consists of five members two of whom are appointed by the Company,
two of whom are appointed by Movychem and one of whom (the
“Independent Member”) is appointed by mutual agreement of the
parties. The Independent Member serves for a period of six months
for the first two terms with all subsequent terms to be for a
period of 12 months.
For its capital contribution to the Movychem JV, and pursuant to a
Patent and Exclusive License and Assignment Agreement (the “Patent
Agreement”), Movychem is transferring to the Movychem JV all of its
interest to the know-how and intellectual property relating to
Retacell® exclusive of all
patents, and the Company is contributing the amount of $2,600,000
payable (a) $600,000 at the rate of $25,000 per month over a 24
month period and (b) $2,000,000 within five business days of a
closing of a financing in which the Company receives net proceeds
of at least $3,000,000 but in no event later than February 15,
2023. At such time as the Company makes its $2,000,000 payment (and
assuming we are current with our then monthly capital
contributions), pursuant to the Patent Agreement, Movychem will
transfer all of its right, title and interest to all of the patents
related to Retacell® for an
amount equal to our aggregate cash contributions to the Movychem JV
plus 40% of all royalty payments received by the Movychem JV for
the licensing of Retacell®
products. Pending assignment of the patents to the Movychem JV,
pursuant to the Patent Agreement, Movychem has granted to the
Movychem JV an exclusive worldwide license under the patents.
Concurrently with the execution of the Joint Venture Agreement, the
Movychem JV entered into a Services Agreement (the “Services
Agreement”) with us pursuant to which we will provide to the
Movychem JV technical services related to the exploitation of the
Retacell® intellectual
property and corporate, marketing, business development,
communications and administrative services as requested by the
Movychem JV in exchange for 40% of all royalty payments received by
the Movychem JV for the licensing of Retacell® products.
Under the Joint Venture Agreement, we have agreed to grant to
certain individuals affiliated with Movychem five-year warrants
(the “Warrants”) to purchase an aggregate of 170,000,000 shares of
our common stock at an exercise price of $0.01 per share with
vesting depending on the satisfaction of various milestones as
described therein.
The Joint Venture Agreement grants to Movychem the right to
dissolve the Movychem JV in the event that we fail to make any of
our capital contributions in which case the Movychem JV will be
required to grant back to Movychem all joint venture intellectual
property and the assignment to Movychem of any outstanding
licenses. Additionally, the Services Agreement will be amended to
provide that the 40% of royalties to be paid by to us will be
limited to licensees who were first introduced to the Movychem JV
or Movychem, as the case may be.
XTI Joint Venture
On May 31, 2021, we entered into a Joint Venture Agreement with XTI
Aircraft Company to form the XTI JV, with the purpose of completing
the preliminary design of XTI’s TriFan 600, a 5-passenger plus
pilot, hybrid electric, vertical takeoff, and landing (eVTOL) fixed
wing aircraft. Under the Agreement, Xeriant is contributing
capital, technology, and strategic business relationships, and XTI
is contributing intellectual property licensing rights and
know-how. XTI and the Company each own 50 percent of the XTI JV.
The XTI JV is managed by a management committee consisting of five
members, three appointed by us and two by XTI. The Agreement was
effective on June 4, 2021, with an initial deposit of $1 million
into the XTI JV. Xeriant’s financial commitment is up to $10
million, as required by the aircraft development timeline and
budget. On August 4, 2022, XTI announced its completion of
Preliminary Design Review, which was the purpose of the XTI JV.
Intellectual Property
We own a 64% interest in our subsidiary, American Aviation
Technologies, LLC (AAT). AAT owns a patented VTOL drone/aircraft
concept called Halo. All intellectual property rights to Halo,
including patents and applications for patents, were acquired on
October 2, 2018. A Halo utility patent was filed on September 28,
2018, which was a continuation of U.S. Patent Application Serial
No. 12/157,180, filed June 5, 2008, which claimed the benefit of
and priority to U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 60/941,965,
filed June 5, 2007, with both prior applications fully incorporated
in their entireties and for all purposes. We received a Notice of
Allowance from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office dated June 10,
2019 on the major claims in the patent application, which indicated
the agency’s intent to issue a patent. we received an additional
Notice of Allowance dated June 22, 2020 covering additional Halo
claims. AAT received patent US 2020/0062385 A1 on February 27, 2020
and patent US 10,814,974 B2 on October 27, 2020.
Upon a capital contribution of $2,000,000 to the Movychem JV, and
pursuant to a Patent and Exclusive License and Assignment Agreement
(the “Patent Agreement”), Movychem will transfer all of its rights,
title and interest to all of the patents related to
Retacell® to the Movychem
JV. Pending assignment of the patents to the Movychem JV, and
pursuant to the Patent Agreement, Movychem has granted to the
Movychem JV an exclusive worldwide license to exploit the patents,
in which Xeriant owns a 50% stake.
As discussed in this prospectus, we currently intend to focus our
operations on the advanced materials business. The intellectual
property relating to that business is owned by the Movychem JV, of
which we have the right to designate two of the five members of the
management committee. Accordingly, we are subject to the risk that
the intellectual property for our principal business is not under
our direct control.
We have filed trademark applications with the U.S. Patent and
Trademark office for the following marks, including names, logos
and slogans: Xeriant name, Xeriant logo, “Innovation Soaring,”
“Evolution in Flight,” “Evolution of Flight” and “NexBoard.” The
Company is in the process of filing trademark applications for
“Sustainable Aerospace” and “EcoFlite.”
Market Opportunity
We have identified emerging areas of technology with exceptional
market opportunity, which is the basis for potential acquisitions,
strategic partnerships or licensing arrangements. We have
identified early-stage technology companies, as well as established
companies that have been confined to a limited geographical area,
have developed breakthrough, high-market-potential technologies,
and that are past the concept/seed capital stage. Some companies
are already generating revenue while others have a clear path to
revenue. Many are acquisition targets or have the potential for a
combination or roll-up. In some cases, their technology originated
and was developed out of an academic environment. As a strategic
partner or acquiror, we provide companies with access to capital,
liquidity through an exchange of equity, new market opportunities
and synergistic contacts, and university relationships for research
and grants, while maintaining partners’ operational independence.
We believe the entrepreneurial spirit, passion, and vision are
critical to success, and we provide strategic guidance, access to
financial markets, and investor liquidity.
We entered a 50-50 joint venture with Movychem s.r.o., for the
purpose of developing and commercializing applications and
specialty flame protectant products under the name
Retacell®. The number of
potential applications for Retacell® is almost unlimited, impacting a
broad range of industries from transportation and construction to
electronics and home furnishings, valued at over $5 Trillion. In
the aerospace industry, Retacell® is anticipated to have far reaching
implications for improving safety and reducing maintenance in
aircraft, with potential uses in airframe structures, cabin
interiors, wiring insulation and engine components.
Retacell®’s exceptional
fire protection properties have generated interest from key players
in the construction industry and building materials retailers in
the U.S., who are looking for more cost-effective and sustainable
fire protection solutions. The global green construction materials
market, estimated at $318 Billion in 2021, is projected to reach
$575 Billion by 2027, based on a report by Emergen Research.
According to Grand View Research, the global building materials
market related to gypsum wallboards, plywood, OSB, flooring and
siding was valued at USD 838.1 billion in 2021 and is forecasted to
reach USD 1.092.4 billion by 2025. The green building materials
market was valued at USD 256.5 billion in 2021 and is projected at
USD 350.3 billion in 2025, based on a study by Allied Market
Research.
We entered a 50-50 joint venture with XTI Aircraft Company to
complete the development of the TriFan 600, a hybrid-electric
fixed-wing VTOL aircraft that uses three ducted fans for vertical
lift. The TriFan 600 would be the fastest and longest-range VTOL
aircraft in the world, and the first commercial fixed-wing VTOL
airplane. The TriFan 600 has a maximum cruise speed of 345 mph and
a range of 850 miles with conventional takeoff and landing, and 700
miles when taking off and landing vertically, which is far superior
to other leading eVTOL aircraft in development. In comparison,
Lilium Jet, Joby Aviation’s S4, and the Archer Maker have maximum
cruise speeds of 175 mph, 200 mph, and 200 mph respectively, with
ranges of 150 miles, 150 miles, and 60 miles. The TriFan 600 can be
configured with the standard six seats (5 passengers + pilot), nine
seats for air taxi routes (8 passengers + pilot), or as an
emergency medical aircraft. As a scalable platform, there is also a
cargo variant called the TriFan 200 and a 12-15 seat model. XTI’s
management team includes the former top executives of Aereon
Supersonic, Gulfstream, Citation, Skunk Works, Textron, Cessna
Aircraft, and AVX Aircraft who, combined, have developed and
certified more than 40 new aircraft designs over their careers.
There are over 300 presales for the TriFan 600 representing over $3
billion in future revenue.
A cross-section of Morgan Stanley Research’s equity analysts last
year detailed how investment in autonomous flying aircraft is
accelerating. The BluePaper described implications for the future
of passenger travel, military and defense applications, and freight
and package transportation, and projected a total addressable
market of $1.5 trillion for autonomous aircraft by 2040.
Xeriant focuses on disruptive technology with broad applications
across high value industries. Categories include a broad range of
disciplines impacting areas such as advanced materials, artificial
intelligence (AI), sensors, communications, navigation and defense.
Target companies and technologies should have significant upside
potential, unique I/P, roll up or combination potential, have a
quality team in place to execute their business plan, and need
funding for execution or growth, etc.
Employees And Human Capital
As of the date of this filing, most of our management team of five
people is currently paid as consultants or independent contractors.
Keith Duffy, CEO, has an Employment Agreement, but is also paid as
a contractor through his entity, Ancient Investments, LLC. We
also have engaged and plan to continue to engage outside
consultants called Senior Advisors to advise us and have been and
will be required to retain additional consultants and employees.
Our future performance will depend in part on our ability to
successfully integrate newly hired officers into our management
team and our ability to develop an effective working relationship
among senior management.
MANAGEMENT
Directors and Executive Officers of Xeriant,
Inc.
The following sets forth information about our directors and
executive officers:
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Keith Duffy
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Scott Duffy
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Edward C. DeFeudis
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Pablo Lavigna
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Brian Carey
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Chief Financial Officer
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Keith Duffy, Chairman of
the Board and CEO
Mr. Duffy has over thirty years of experience in investment
banking, management, finance, strategic planning and operations,
and has been a principal in a number of start-up companies. He
arranged the merger of American Aviation Technologies with a public
company and established the relationship with Florida Atlantic
University (FAU), preparing the white paper that was presented to
the Research Park at FAU Authority. He was formerly the founder and
CEO of a public company and the founder and CEO of two bank holding
companies, a software development company and a biotech company now
trading on NASDAQ. Mr. Duffy trained to be a private pilot when he
was 16 years old and worked at an FBO at the Palm Beach
International Airport after college to further his knowledge of the
aviation industry. He has held a variety of management, accounting,
and finance positions over the years. He has been a licensed
securities broker and currently holds a real estate license and a
NMLS mortgage broker’s license in Florida. He has also served on
the Florida Bar Grievance Committee. Mr. Duffy attended Wake Forest
University and Rollins College, where he earned a B.A. Degree in
Business Administration and Mathematics in 1982.
Scott M. Duffy, Executive
Director, Corporate Operations
Scott Duffy has over thirty years of experience in management,
operations, strategic planning, information technology, statistical
analysis, marketing and promotion, and sales development. He has
collaborated with his brother Keith over many years to develop
plans and research for a wide range of start-up companies,
including American Aviation Technologies and the Halo project. As
Senior Vice President, Operations and Administration at Globe
Marketing Services, he was responsible for planning and
coordinating the activities of internal management and the support
staff to meet corporate objectives. As Newsstand Circulation
Director at American Media, one of the largest publishers in North
America, he was responsible for the $545 million retail sales
division, overseeing both international and domestic distribution.
Over his career he has been instrumental in increasing
profitability though optimizing core competencies. Mr. Duffy was a
co-founder and principal in a number of real estate development
projects beginning in 2006. Mr. Duffy trained to be a private pilot
when he was 16 years old and has always been interested in
aviation. He attended Wake Forest University and Rollins College,
where he earned a B.A. in Business Administration and Mathematics
in 1982.
David Zajac, Managing
Director of Chemicals and Advanced Materials
David Zajac has over 40 years of experience as a seasoned building
materials executive. Over his distinguished career, he has held
leadership positions with a number of international corporations in
the architectural and industrial coatings industries. His
background includes advisory work for private equity firms which
led to several mergers and acquisitions in the building products
space where he acted as CEO to run and integrate the newly combined
businesses. At PPG Industries, a global Fortune 500 company, he was
General Manager of its Architectural Coatings Division which
included Pittsburgh Paints, Lucite Paints and Olympic Stains. Dave
then became President of the Parker Paint Manufacturing Company
located in the Seattle area. Parker was a division of Williams
Holdings PLC based in England. He was also the COO of Flohr Metal
Fabricators in Seattle which was an engineering and metal
fabricating company producing marine infrastructure components and
seafood processing equipment. Dave is currently President and CEO
of AMF Building Products, a manufacturer of aluminum building
products used in the construction of multifamily, commercial, and
residential properties. Zajac founded AMF in 2010, after purchasing
WeatherGuard Building Products from a private equity firm. Dave
received his BA and MBA from Governors State University and has
completed management and international business Advanced Executive
programs at the Kellogg Business School at Northwestern University
and Oxford University in England.
Edward C. DeFeudis,
Director
Edward (Ted) C. DeFeudis has more than 25 years of experience in
private equity and has served as a C-level executive and director
in various public and private companies. He began his career at
Oppenheimer & Co. and Merrill Lynch, where he held Series 7,
63, and 65 financial securities licenses, as well as licenses for
life and health insurance. In 1998, Mr. DeFeudis founded a private
equity company, Lion Equity Holding Corp. His work in the capital
markets, dedicated to structuring and securing financing for
various mergers and acquisitions in a diverse range of early-stage
companies, has resulted in more than a billion dollars of capital
formation and significant job creation. Mr. DeFeudis’ ability to
analyze complex disruptive technology and his passion for
identifying blue water and first-mover opportunities, have
culminated in multiple high return exits. He enjoys engaging with
investors, analysts, stakeholders, and institutions, to delineate
corporate strategy, financial forecasts, and legal positioning, and
assists in the development and execution of investor relations and
corporate awareness programs. Mr. DeFeudis was the winner of the
2011 Harvard Business School New Ventures award for the
Southwestern United States for his foundational work in proprietary
cloud-based mobile banking and money transfer. Mr. DeFeudis
graduated from the University of New Hampshire with a Bachelor of
Arts in Political Science in 1995.
Pablo Lavigna, Chief
Information Officer
Pablo Lavigna has over twenty years of experience in the
Information Technology and Software Engineering field. He developed
extensive experience as Director of Information Technology
operations at a private firm. Mr. Lavigna has developed and
implemented network security procedures and developed software for
multiple industries. He holds several Microsoft and CompTIA
certifications including Microsoft Certified System Engineer
(MCSE), Microsoft Certified System Administrator (MCSA), and
Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP), and CompTIA Security+. Mr.
Lavigna attended Florida International University where he earned
his degree in Information Technology and Business with Magna Cum
Laude Honors.
Brian Carey, Chief
Financial Officer
Brian Carey is an entrepreneur and business development specialist
who built and ran a successful accounting, tax and business
management firm for over 30 years. He started a financial
management/insurance and investment firm in 1984, then expanded it
to add accounting, tax preparation and business planning and
management services in 1986 called Carey Associates Accounting and
Tax Services. More recently, Mr. Carey was the owner and manager of
BCGR Tax and Financial Services. This company also provides
business start-up and development services to a limited number of
client/partner companies. He holds a Bachelor of Accounting Degree
from Penn State University.
Director Independence
Board Leadership Structure
and Role in Risk Oversight
Although we have not adopted a formal policy on whether the
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer should be separate or
combined, we have traditionally determined that it is in the best
interests of the Company and its shareholders to combine these
roles due to the small size and early stage of the Company
Family
Relationships
Keith Duffy, Chairman and CEO, and Scott Duffy, Executive Director,
are brothers.
Director Terms; Qualifications
Members of our board of directors serve until the next annual
meeting of stockholders, or until their successors have been duly
elected.
When considering whether directors and nominees have the
experience, qualifications, attributes and skills to enable the
board of directors to satisfy its oversight responsibilities
effectively in light of the Company’s business and structure, the
board of directors focuses primarily on the industry and
transactional experience, and other background, in addition to any
unique skills or attributes associated with a director.
Board of Directors and Corporate Governance
Concurrently with the closing of this offering, our Board of
Directors will consist of ____ members, consisting of
____________________.
Board Committees
We did not during 2021, and do not currently have an audit
committee, governance committee and compensation committee. We
intend to establish such committees concurrently with the closing
of this offering. We have, however, adopted charters for such
committees.
Audit Committee
The audit committee is responsible for overseeing: (i) our
accounting and reporting practices and compliance with legal and
regulatory requirements regarding such accounting and reporting
practices; (ii) the quality and integrity of our financial
statements; (iii) our internal control and compliance programs;
(iv) our independent auditors’ qualifications and independence and
(v) the performance of our independent auditors and our internal
audit function. In so doing, the audit committee maintains free and
open means of communication between our directors, internal
auditors and management.
Concurrently with the closing of this offering, the Audit Committee
will consist of ________, with Mr. ____ acting as Chairman and the
Audit Committee financial expert.
Compensation Committee
The compensation committee is responsible for reviewing and
approving the compensation of our executive officers and directors
and our performance plans and other compensation plans. The
compensation committee makes recommendations to our Board of
Directors in connection with such compensation and performance
plans.
Concurrently with the closing of this offering, the Compensation
Committee will consist of _________, _______, and ________ with Mr.
______ acting as Chairman.
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
The nominating and corporate governance committee is responsible
for (i) identifying, screening and reviewing individuals qualified
to serve as directors (consistent with criteria approved by our
Board of Directors) and recommending to our Board candidates for
nomination for election at the annual meeting of shareholders or to
fill board vacancies or newly created directorships; (ii)
developing and recommending to our Board of Directors and
overseeing the implementation of our corporate governance
guidelines (if any); (iii) overseeing evaluations of our Board of
Directors and (iv) recommending to our Board of Directors
candidates for appointment to board committees.
Concurrently with the closing of this offering, the Nominating and
Corporate Governance Committee will consist of _________, _______,
and ________ with Mr. ______ acting as Chairman.
Code of Ethics
We adopted a formal code of ethics within the meaning of Item 406
of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Act, that
applies to our principal executive officer, principal financial
officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons
performing similar functions and that that establishes, among other
things, procedures for handling actual or apparent conflicts of
interest. Our Code of Ethics is available at our website
www.xeriant.com/investor-relations/corporate-governance/.
Indemnification Agreements
We have entered into indemnification agreements for our directors
and executive officers. The Indemnification Agreement provides for
indemnification against expenses, judgments, fines and penalties
actually and reasonably incurred by an indemnitee in connection
with threatened, pending or completed actions, suits or other
proceedings, subject to certain limitations. The Indemnification
Agreement also provides for the advancement of expenses in
connection with a proceeding prior to a final, non-appealable
judgment or other adjudication, provided that the indemnitee
provides an undertaking to repay to us any amounts advanced if the
indemnitee is ultimately found not to be entitled to
indemnification by us. The Indemnification Agreement sets forth
procedures for making and responding to a request for
indemnification or advancement of expenses, as well as dispute
resolution procedures that will apply to any dispute between us and
an indemnitee arising under the Indemnification Agreement.
Executive Compensation
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Base Salary: The Company’s base salaries are
designed as a means to provide a fixed level of compensation in
order to attract and retain talent. The base salaries of our named
executive officers depend on their job responsibilities, the market
rate of compensation paid by companies in our industry for similar
positions, our financial position and the strength of our
business.
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Performance-Based Cash Awards: As part of the
Company’s executive compensation program, the board intends to
establish an annual performance-based cash award program for our
executive officers and other key employees based upon individual
performance and the Company’s performance. The award program will
also be designed to reinforce the Company’s goals and then current
strategic initiatives. The annual performance-based cash awards
will be based on the achievement of Company and individual
performance metrics established at the beginning of each fiscal
year by the compensation committee and our Board of Directors.
Following the end of each fiscal year, the compensation committee
will be responsible for determining the bonus amount payable to the
executive officer based on the achievement of the Company’s
performance and the individual performance metrics established for
such executive.
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Long-Term Equity Awards: Our Board of Directors
believes that equity ownership by our executive officers and key
employees encourages them to create long-term value and aligns
their interest with those of our stockholders. We grant annual
equity awards to our executive officers under our 2023 Equity
Incentive Plan. Our Board of Directors adopted and approved the
following 2023 Equity Incentive Plan and intends to submit it for
approval by our stockholders.
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2023 Equity Incentive Plan: The Company has _____
shares of Common Stock authorized and reserved for issuance under
our 2023 Equity Incentive Plan for option awards. This reserve may
be increased by the Board each year by up to the number of shares
of stock equal to 5% of the number of shares of stock issued and
outstanding on the immediately preceding December 31. Appropriate
adjustments will be made in the number of authorized shares and
other numerical limits in our 2023 Equity Incentive Plan and in
outstanding awards to prevent dilution or enlargement of
participants’ rights in the event of a stock split or other change
in our capital structure. Shares subject to awards granted under
our 2023 Equity Incentive Plan which expire, are repurchased or are
cancelled or forfeited will again become available for issuance
under our 2023 Equity Incentive Plan. The shares available will not
be reduced by awards settled in cash. Shares withheld to satisfy
tax withholding obligations will not again become available for
grant. The gross number of shares issued upon the exercise of stock
appreciation rights or options exercised by means of a net exercise
or by tender of previously owned shares will be deducted from the
shares available under our 2023 Equity Incentive Plan.
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●
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Awards may be granted under our 2023 Equity Incentive Plan to our
employees, including officers, director or consultants, and our
present or future affiliated entities. While we may grant incentive
stock options only to employees, we may grant non-statutory stock
options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock purchase
rights or bonuses, restricted stock units, performance shares,
performance units and cash-based awards or other stock-based awards
to any eligible participant.
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●
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The 2023 Equity Incentive Plan will be administered by our
compensation committee. Subject to the provisions of our 2023
Equity Incentive Plan, the compensation committee determines, in
its discretion, the persons to whom, and the times at which, awards
are granted, as well as the size, terms and conditions of each
award. All awards are evidenced by a written agreement between us
and the holder of the award. The compensation committee has the
authority to construe and interpret the terms of our 2023 Equity
Incentive Plan and awards granted under our 2023 Equity Incentive
Plan.
|
For the year ended June 30, 2022 and for the three months ended
September 30, 2022, no director or executive officer has received
compensation from the Registrant pursuant to any compensatory or
benefit plan. As of November 30, 2022, there was no written plan to
pay any compensation to any director or executive officer other
than an employment agreement for its CEO, Keith Duffy. We plan to
compensate our officers and directors for services to us with fixed
base salaries and stock or options to purchase stock upon listing
on NASDAQ.
Executive Compensation Policies as They Relate to Risk
Management
Management have considered whether our compensation policies might
encourage inappropriate risk taking by our executive officers and
other employees. Our board of directors has determined that the
current compensation structure aligns the interests of the
executive officers with those of the Company without providing
rewards for excessive risk taking by awarding a mix of fixed and
performance based or discretionary bonuses with the
performance-based compensation focused on profits as opposed to
revenue growth.
Employment Agreements
On February 19, 2021, we executed an employment agreement with
Keith Duffy to act as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company
and AAT, with an annual base salary of $180,000 (subject to
increases at the discretion of the Board of Directors) and the
issuance of 1,000,000 Series B Preferred Shares.
Consulting Agreements
None, although some of the officers are currently paid as
consultants of the Company.
Director Compensation
Edward DeFeudis, one of our directors, was compensated $122,000
during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022 because of the amount of
involvement in assisting our management.
Our Board of Directors approved the following compensation
for our named executive officers:
Executives Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year
End
None of the named executive officers exercised any stock options
during the year ended June 30, 2022 or held any outstanding stock
options as of June 30, 2022.
Executive Compensation
The following table shows information regarding the compensation
earned for the years ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 by our named
executive officers:
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
TABLE
Executive
|
|
Year
|
|
Salary
($)
|
|
|
Bonus
($)
|
|
|
Stock Awards ($)
|
|
|
Option Awards
($) (1)
|
|
|
Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation ($)
|
|
|
Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Earnings
($)
|
|
|
All Other Compensation ($)
|
|
|
Total
($)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Keith Duffy (1)
|
|
2022
|
|
$ |
107,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
107,000 |
|
|
|
2021
|
|
$ |
49,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
49,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Scott Duffy (1)
|
|
2022
|
|
$ |
92,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
92,000 |
|
|
|
2021
|
|
$ |
49,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
49,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pablo Lavigna (2)
|
|
2022
|
|
$ |
86,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
86,000 |
|
|
|
2021
|
|
$ |
49,500 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
49,500 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Brian Carey (3)
|
|
2022
|
|
$ |
40,425 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
40,425 |
|
|
|
2021
|
|
$ |
50,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
50,000 |
|
|
(1)
|
Paid as consulting fees for the years ended June 30, 2022 and 2021
to Ancient Investments, LLC, a company owned by Keith Duffy, CEO
and Scott Duffy, Executive Director of Operations. The Company
recorded $15,000 in accrued liabilities related to unpaid
compensation for Keith Duffy, for the year ended June 30, 2022.
|
|
|
|
|
(2)
|
Paid as consulting fees for the years ended June 30, 2022 and 2021
to AMP Web Services, LLC, a company owned by Pablo Lavigna,
CIO.
|
|
|
|
|
(3)
|
Paid as consulting fees for the years ended June 30, 2022 and 2021
to Keystone Business Development Partners, LLC, a company owned by
Brian Carey, CFO. The Company recorded $30,000 in accrued
liabilities related to unpaid compensation for Keith Duffy, for the
year ended June 30, 2021.
|
Director Compensation
The following table shows information regarding the compensation
earned during the years ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 by the members
of our board of directors.
DIRECTOR COMPENSATION TABLE
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Executive
|
|
Year
|
|
Salary
($)
|
|
|
Bonus
($)
|
|
|
Stock Awards ($)
|
|
|
Option Awards
($) (1)
|
|
|
Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation ($)
|
|
|
Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Earnings
($)
|
|
|
All Other Compensation ($)
|
|
|
Total
($)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Keith Duffy
|
|
2022
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
Director
|
|
2021
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Scott Duffy
|
|
2022
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
Director
|
|
2021
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Edward C. DeFeudis (1)
|
|
2022
|
|
$ |
122,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
122,000 |
|
Director
|
|
2021
|
|
$ |
40,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
40,000 |
|
|
(1)
|
Paid as consulting fees for the years ended June 30, 2022 and 2021
to Edward C. DeFeudis, a member of the board of directors.
|
The Board adopted a Non-Employee Director Compensation Policy (the
“Director Compensation Policy”) as following:
Annual Cash Compensation
Each Non-Employee Director will receive the cash compensation set
forth below for service on the Board. The annual cash compensation
amounts will be payable in equal quarterly installments, in arrears
following the end of each quarter in which the service occurred,
pro-rated for any partial months of service. All annual cash fees
are vested upon payment.
1.
|
Annual Board Service Retainer:
|
|
a.
|
All Non-Employee Directors other than the Board Chair: $
|
|
|
|
|
b.
|
Non-Employee Director who is the Board Chair: $
|
2.
|
Annual Committee Chair Service Retainer (in addition to Annual
Board Service Retainer):
|
|
a.
|
Chairman of the Audit Committee: $
|
|
|
|
|
b.
|
Chairman of the Compensation Committee: $
|
|
|
|
|
c.
|
Chairman of the Corporate Governance Committee: $
|
Equity Compensation
Equity awards will be granted under our 2023 Equity Incentive Plan
or any successor equity incentive plan (the “Plan”). All stock
options granted under this Director Compensation Policy will be
Nonstatutory Stock Options (as defined in the Plan), with a term of
ten years from the date of grant and an exercise price per share
equal to 100% of the Fair Market Value (as defined in the Plan) of
our underlying common stock on the date of grant.
(i) Initial Grant for New Directors. Without any
further action of the Board, each person who, after the Effective
Date, is elected or appointed for the first time to be a
Non-Employee Director will automatically, upon the date of his or
her initial election or appointment to be a Non-Employee Director,
be granted a Nonstatutory Stock Option to purchase _____ shares of
Common Stock (the “Initial Grant”), regardless of when such person
is elected or appointed to the Board. Each Initial Grant will fully
vest on the date of the annual meeting of the stockholders of the
Company (“Annual Meeting”) next following the Initial Grant.
(ii) Annual Grant. Without any further action of
the Board, at the close of business on the date of each Annual
Meeting following the Effective Date, each person who is then a
Non-Employee Director will automatically be granted a Nonstatutory
Stock Option to purchase a number of shares of Common Stock having
an Option Value (calculated on the date of grant) of $_____ (the
“Annual Grant”). Each Annual Grant will vest in a series of four
(4) successive equal quarterly installments over the one-year
period measured from the date of grant.
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PERSON
TRANSACTIONS
Except as described below and except for employment arrangements
which are described under “executive compensation,” since June 30,
2021, there has not been, nor is there currently proposed, any
transaction in which we are or were a participant, the amount
involved exceeds the lesser of $120,000 or 1% of the average of the
total assets at September 30, 2022, June 30, 2022 and 2021, and any
of our directors, executive officers, holders of more than 5% of
our common stock or any immediate family member of any of the
foregoing had or will have a direct or indirect material
interest.
Review, Approval or Ratification of Transactions with
Related Persons
Due to the small size of our Company, we do not at this time have a
formal written policy regarding the review of related party
transactions and rely on our full Board of Directors to review,
approve or ratify such transactions and identify and prevent
conflicts of interest. Our Board of Directors reviews any such
transaction in light of the particular affiliation and interest of
any involved director, officer or other employee or stockholder
and, if applicable, any such person’s affiliates or immediate
family members. Management aims to present transactions to our
Board of Directors for approval before they are entered into or, if
that is not possible, for ratification after the transaction has
occurred. If our Board of Directors finds that a conflict of
interest exists, then it will determine the appropriate action or
remedial action, if any. Our Board of Directors approves or
ratifies a transaction if it determines that the transaction is
consistent with our best interests and the best interest of our
stockholders.
Director Independence
As of the closing of this offering, our Board of Directors will
consist of ____ members: _______. Our Board of Directors undertook
a review of the composition of our Board of Directors and the
independence of each director. Based upon information requested
from and provided by each director concerning their background,
employment and affiliations, including family relationships, our
Board of Directors has determined that _________ qualify as
“independent” as that term is defined by NASDAQ Listing Rule
5605(a) (2).
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND
MANAGEMENT
Security Ownership
The table below sets forth as of December 31, 2022, information
with respect to beneficial ownership of the Company’s common and
preferred stock prior to the reverse stock split as contemplated in
this registration statement by:
|
·
|
Each person known to the Company to own beneficially more than 5%
of our outstanding common stock, either before or immediately after
the merger.
|
|
|
|
|
·
|
Each of the post-Merger directors and executive officers of the
Company.
|
|
|
|
|
·
|
All of our post-Merger directors and executive officers as a
group.
|
Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of
the Securities and Exchange Commission. Shares of common stock
subject to any warrants or options that are presently exercisable
or exercisable within 60 days of December 31, 2022, are deemed
outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership
of the person holding the warrants or options, but are not treated
as outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage
ownership of any other person. The numbers reflected in the
percentage ownership columns are based on a fully diluted basis of
the Company’s common stock outstanding after a conversion of the
Series A Preferred Stock into Common Shares. The persons named in
the table have sole voting and sole investment power with respect
to all shares beneficially owned, subject to community property
laws where applicable.
Name of Beneficial Owner
|
|
Number of Shares of Common Stock
|
|
|
Number of Series A Preferred Stock(5)
|
|
|
Total Fully Diluted Shares
|
|
|
Percentage Represented on a Fully Diluted
Basis
|
|
Micha Holdings, LLC (1)
|
|
|
1,000,000 |
|
|
|
97,000 |
|
|
|
98,000,000 |
|
|
|
8.56 |
% |
Ancient Investments, LLC (2)
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
200,000 |
|
|
|
200,000,000 |
|
|
|
17.46 |
% |
Basil Consulting, LLC (3)
|
|
|
2,632,853 |
|
|
|
96,862 |
|
|
|
99,494,853 |
|
|
|
8.69 |
% |
Christopher Sawchuk
|
|
|
21,927,637 |
|
|
|
100,000 |
|
|
|
121,927,637 |
|
|
|
10.65 |
% |
Spider Investments, LLC (4)
|
|
|
2,667,130 |
|
|
|
77,000 |
|
|
|
79,667,130 |
|
|
|
6.96 |
% |
Pablo Lavigna
|
|
|
13,454,545 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
13,454,545 |
|
|
|
1.17 |
% |
Brian Carey
|
|
|
203,025 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
203,025 |
|
|
|
0.02 |
% |
Director Nominee
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Director Nominee
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Director Nominee
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
All directors and executive officers as a group (four
persons)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
293,324,700 |
|
|
|
25.61 |
% |
Total shares
|
|
|
365,239,001 |
|
|
|
780,132 |
|
|
|
1,145,371,001 |
|
|
|
|
|
_____________
(1)
|
Alberto Silva has control and dispositive power over Micha
Holdings, LLC and is the beneficial owner of Micha Holdings,
LLC.
|
(2)
|
Keith Duffy is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the
Company, and Scott Duffy is the Executive Director of the Company,
and they are the beneficial owners of Ancient Investments, LLC.
|
(3)
|
Cameron Cox is an Advisor to the Company and has control and
dispositive power over the shares owned by Basil Consulting, LLC
and is the beneficial owner of Basil Consulting, LLC.
|
(4)
|
Edward C. DeFeudis is a Director of the Company, and has control
and dispositive power over Spider Investments, LLC and is the
beneficial owner of Spider Investments, LLC.
|
(5)
|
Each share of Series A Preferred Stock is convertible, at the
option of the holder thereof, at any time into shares of Common
Stock on a 1:1,000 basis.
|
DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL
STOCK
General
Upon completion of this offering, our authorized capital stock will
consist of 5,000,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.00001
per share, and 100,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value
$0.00001 per share.
As of September 30, 2022, there were 197 holders of record of our
common stock. As of September 30, 2022, there were 365,696,144
shares of common stock issued and outstanding. In addition, as of
September 30, 780,132 shares of Series A Preferred Stock and
1,000,000 of Series B Preferred Stock were issued and
outstanding.
The following description of our capital stock and provisions of
our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Amended
and Restated Bylaws to be effective upon the completion of this
offering is only a summary. You should also refer to our Articles
of Incorporation, a copy of which is filed as an exhibit to the
registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, and our
Amended and Restated Bylaws, a copy of which is filed as an exhibit
to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a
part.
Common Stock
We are authorized to issue up to a total of 5,000,000,000 shares of
common stock, par value $0.00001 per share. Holders of our common
stock are entitled to one vote for each share held on all matters
submitted to a vote of our stockholders. Holders of our common
stock have no cumulative voting rights.
Further, holders of our common stock have no pre-emptive or
conversion rights or other subscription rights. Upon our
liquidation, dissolution or winding-up, holders of our common stock
are entitled to share in all assets remaining after payment of all
liabilities and the liquidation preferences of any of our
outstanding shares of preferred stock. Subject to preferences that
may be applicable to any outstanding shares of preferred stock,
holders of our common stock are entitled to receive dividends, if
any, as may be declared from time to time by our board of directors
out of our assets which are legally available. Each outstanding
share of our common stock is, and all shares of common stock to be
issued in this offering when they are paid for will be, fully paid
and non-assessable.
The holders of a majority of the shares of our capital stock,
represented in person or by proxy, are necessary to constitute a
quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting. If a quorum
is present, an action by stockholders entitled to vote on a matter
is approved if the number of votes cast in favor of the action
exceeds the number of votes cast in opposition to the action, with
the exception of the election of directors, which requires a
plurality of the votes cast.
Preferred Stock
Our Board of Directors will have the authority, without further
action by the stockholders, to issue up to 100,000,000 shares of
preferred stock in one or more series and to fix the designations,
powers, preferences, privileges, and relative participating,
optional, or special rights as well as the qualifications,
limitations, or restrictions of the preferred stock, including
dividend rights, conversion rights, voting rights, terms of
redemption, and liquidation preferences, any or all of which may be
greater than the rights of the common stock. Our board of
directors, without stockholder approval, will be able to issue
convertible preferred stock with voting, conversion, or other
rights that could adversely affect the voting power and other
rights of the holders of common stock. Preferred stock could be
issued quickly with terms calculated to delay or prevent a change
of control or make removal of management more difficult.
Additionally, the issuance of preferred stock may have the effect
of decreasing the market price of our common stock and may
adversely affect the voting and other rights of the holders of
common stock. At present, we have no plans to issue any shares of
preferred stock following this offering.
Options
We plan to implement a 2023 Equity Incentive Plan, which will
provide for us to sell or issue restricted shares of common stock
or to grant incentive stock options or non-qualified stock options,
stock appreciation rights, and restricted stock unit awards for the
purchase of shares of common stock to employees, members of the
Board of Directors and consultants.
Anti-Takeover Provisions of Nevada Law, our Certificate of
Incorporation and our Amended and Restated Bylaws
Nevada Anti-Takeover Law and Charter and Bylaws
Provisions
NRS sections 78.378 to 78.3793 provide state regulation over the
acquisition of controlling interest in certain Nevada corporations
unless the articles of incorporation or bylaws of the corporation
provide that the provisions of these sections do not apply. This
statute currently does not apply to our company because in order to
be applicable, we would need to have a specified number of Nevada
residents as shareholders, and we would have to do business in
Nevada directly or through an affiliate.
Anti-Takeover Effects of Certain Provisions of Our
Charter Documents
Our articles of incorporation and bylaws contain provisions that
could delay or prevent changes in control or changes in our
management without the consent of our board of directors. These
provisions include the following:
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no cumulative voting in the election of directors, which limits the
ability of minority stockholders to elect director candidates;
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the exclusive right of our board of directors to elect a director
to fill a vacancy created by the expansion of the board of
directors or the resignation, death or removal of a director, which
prevents stockholders from being able to fill vacancies on our
board of directors;
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the ability of our board of directors to authorize the issuance of
additional shares of preferred stock and to determine the terms of
those shares, including preferences and voting rights, without
stockholder approval, which could adversely affect the rights of
our common stockholders or be used to deter a possible acquisition
of our company;
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the ability of our board of directors to alter our bylaws without
obtaining stockholder approval;
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the required approval of the holders of at least two-thirds of the
shares entitled to vote at an election of directors to adopt, amend
or repeal our bylaws or repeal the provisions of our articles of
incorporation and bylaws regarding the election and removal of
directors;
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a prohibition on stockholder action by written consent, which
forces stockholder action to be taken at an annual or special
meeting of our stockholders;
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the requirement that a special meeting of stockholders may be
called only by the chairman of the board of directors, the chief
executive officer, the president or the board of directors, which
may delay the ability of our stockholders to force consideration of
a proposal or to take action, including the removal of directors;
and
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advance notice procedures that stockhold |