Metalert, Inc 10-K for FY2019
Metalert, Inc. (MLRT)
About this 10-K
Metalert, Inc filed this 10-K on March 30, 2020, covering the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019 (FY2019).
Headline figures
Fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, as reported in this filing, compared with the same period a year earlier where the filing states it.
- Revenue
- $1.5M
- up 118.4% from $687.04K a year earlier
- Net loss
- $586.33K
- compared with a net loss of $1.76M a year earlier
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
(Mark One)
| [X] | ANNUAL REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
| For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019 |
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Commission File Number 000-53046
GTX Corp
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Nevada | 98-0493446 | |
| (State of incorporation) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 117 W 9th Street; Suite 1214, Los Angeles, CA 90015 | 213-489-3019 | |
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The aggregate market value of registrant’s common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant, based upon the closing price of a share of the registrant’s common stock on June 30, 2019 was approximately $494,469. At March 30, 2020, there were 80,132,038 shares of the registrant’s common stock outstanding.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS AND OTHER INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS REPORT
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The assumptions used for purposes of the forward-looking statements specified in the following information represent estimates of future events and are subject to uncertainty as to possible changes in economic, legislative, industry, and other circumstances. As a result, the identification and interpretation of data and other information and their use in developing and selecting assumptions from and among reasonable alternatives requires the exercise of judgment. To the extent that the assumed events do not occur, the outcome may vary substantially from anticipated or projected results, and, accordingly, no opinion is expressed on the achievability of those forward-looking statements. No assurance can be given that any of the assumptions relating to the forward-looking statements specified in the following information are accurate, and we assume no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements.
Note Regarding Reverse Stock Split
The Company effected a reverse split of its outstanding common stock, par value $0.0001, at a ratio of 1-for-75, effective as of June 22, 2018 (the “Reverse Split”), for the purpose of complying with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2). All share and per share amounts have been restated as if the split occurred as of the earliest period presented.
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| ITEM 1. | DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS |
Unless otherwise noted, the terms “GTX Corp”, the “Company”, “we”, “us”, and “our” refer to the ongoing business operations of GTX Corp and our wholly-owned subsidiaries, Global Trek Xploration, Inc. and LOCiMOBILE, Inc.
BUSINESS OVERVIEW & INTRODUCTION
GTX Corp (GTX) is a technology company that owns and operates two wholly owned subsidiaries engaged in the growing multi-billion-dollar location based wearable technology and real-time location systems (“RTLS”) industry. GTX designs, manufactures and sells various interrelated and complementary products and services for the purpose of tracking and monitoring people and high value assets in real time. GTX owns 100% of the issued and outstanding capital stock of its two subsidiaries - Global Trek Xploration, Inc. (“Global Trek Xploration”) and LOCiMOBILE, Inc. (“LOCiMOBILE”). The two subsidiaries operate in various interrelated sectors of real-time location systems (“RTLS”) and the wearable technology industry. Through these subsidiaries, GTX Corp is engaged in the design, development, manufacturing, distribution, sales and support of related products and services, for the consumer, enterprise and military. Utilizing GPS, cellular, Bluetooth Low Energy (“BLE”), Near Field Communications (“NFC”), Radio Frequency (“RF”), and WiFi technologies through a proprietary enterprise monitoring platform and licensing subscription business model, the Company offers a complete end to end solution of hardware, middleware, apps, connectivity, and professional services that can track and monitor people or assets at the touch of a button in real-time. In addition to selling products and monthly service subscriptions, the Company also generates revenues through licensing its technology and intellectual property.
Global Trek Xploration was founded in 2002, and as part of a reverse merger became publicly traded in 2008, as a 100% wholly owned subsidiary of GTX Corp (OTC: GTXO), which operates out of Los Angeles, California, with distributors and customers across the globe in over 35 countries. GTX’s, patented, comprehensive, end-to-end hardware, software and middleware platform delivers tracking and monitoring solutions in vertical niche markets worldwide. We answer the “where is” question: such as, where is my mother, child, employee, soldier, pet, drone, rifle, artwork, or other high value assets, through its proprietary IoT (“Internet of Things”) enterprise platform.
Since inception, GTX has developed and commercially launched numerous products, including, our GPS Smart Shoes, SmartSoles, Bluetooth Low Energy (“BLE”) SmartSoles, hand-held GPS tracking devices, a proprietary custom military personnel and asset tracking solution, a weapons tracker, pet tracker, infant tracker and more than 20 smartphone and tablet Apps, all supported by our hosted and scalable backend monitoring platform and intellectual property portfolio. The Company has multiple lines of business units comprising of our core wearable tech SmartSole line, Military, OEM and professional services, mobile and digital, Near field Communications (NFC) asset tracking and intellectual property licensing. The business units generate various revenue streams, such as product sales, recurring subscriptions, software and intellectual property (IP) licensing, fees for custom hardware and software development, professional consulting, and support and maintenance services. Many of our products are protected by GTX’s IP portfolio of issued patents, licensed patents, patents pending, registered trademarks, copyrights, URLs and a library of proprietary hardware designs and software.
BUSINESS UNITS
| 1) | Wearable Technology - Our SmartSole line of wearable footwear technology is designed for people with cognitive memory disorders, such as Alzheimer’s, dementia, autism and traumatic brain injury (“TBI”). Currently that number is estimated at 100 million worldwide and expected to reach 277 million by 2050. Typically, these people tend to wander and require some wander guard technology and remote oversight. The SmartSoles are comfortable orthotic insoles embedded with a GPS and cellular tracking module, so that a caregiver can know in real time where a loved one is at the touch of a button from any smartphone or computer. Approximately 9 million people in the U.S. and over 100 million worldwide are affected with some sort of cognitive memory disorder. |
| 2) | Military and Custom Development - for tracking military personnel, and high value assets, such as drones, small light weight cargo, and other high value mobile assets that require our robust, small footprint and low power consumption hardware platform. |
| 3) | Mobile Apps – mobile and digital for the work force, such as salespersons, journalists, electricians, plumbers, food delivery, property management agents, cleaning services and other industries that require knowing the whereabouts of an employee or contractor in real time but that don’t want to invest in costly GPS devices, instead would rather leverage a user’s smartphone. |
| 4) | IP licensing- many of our patents were issued over 10 years ago and have garnered interest within the tech community. GTX is currently engaged in a licensing and monetization campaign. Over 150 companies that could potentially license some or all our IP have been identified. |
| 5) | Short Range and Logistics – our BLE and NFC technology for tracking people in designated areas, such as seniors in assisted living communities or valuable assets across the supply chain, such as expensive wines, foods or pharmaceuticals. BLE - Bluetooth Low Energy and NFC – Near Field Communication are a short-range wireless technology that triggers data exchange from one device to another. The chip is about the size of a nickel and can be attached, embedded, sewn, glued, embroidered and even ironed on or otherwise affixed to just about any person or product, including print materials, packaging and wearables. |
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CORPORATE STRATEGY
Management’s corporate strategy is to continue to build and develop GTX as a technology company that provides turnkey solutions for the consumer, enterprise and government in the field of tracking and monitoring people and high value assets. Most of the GTX product lines are sold with a monthly, quarterly or annual subscription service plan or licensing fees ranging from $2.00 to $35.00, per month per monitored asset. In addition to product sales and recurring service fees, the Company also generates revenues through software and IP licensing. Many of our patents have filing dates going back to 2004, 2005 and 2006 and still have open continuations. Our legal team is constantly identifying new companies that are a potential licensee candidate. Since the start of our licensing campaign we have identified over 150 potential companies and signed 14 agreements throughout 2019, ranging from the low five figures to the mid six figures.
As part of our long-term growth strategy we are focused on launching new products, adding new subscribers and signing new licensing agreements so that we can build a steady base of recurring revenues. Product sales and building out our patent portfolio are the key drivers for growth. The more products we develop and sell the more subscribers we bring onboard. And, as our patent portfolio grows and evolves so do our licensing opportunities. To date we have built a network of strategic partners, a robust technology platform of proprietary hardware and software and a growing intellectual property (IP) portfolio. The GTX product lines of embedded smart wearable GPS devices, Stand-Alone GPS devices, Digital Apps, BLE/NFC solution and encrypted RF military personnel and asset tracking solutions are sold both direct to consumer (“B2C”) and business to business (“B2B”) and direct to the Military, through our global network of resellers, affiliates, distributors, non-profit organizations, government agencies, police departments, manufacturers reps and retailers. The Company has been ramping up its product distribution and sales channels and, as of December 31, 2019, the Company had live units in the field and / or paying subscribers in over 35 countries, with well-established customers and distributors in Canada, Mexico, Europe, Latin America, Asia, the Middle East and Africa. In the U.S. the Company sells direct to the consumer through its online ecommerce platform, a host of retailers and resellers along with hundreds of online affiliates. The Company also manages direct B2B enterprise and government sales through its business development team and advisors. The B2B initiatives comprise of supporting existing distributors along with bringing on new distributors, working with U.S. and Foreign Military agencies, to support existing business and secure new business, and domestically to work with local, state and federal agencies in order to acquire reimbursement codes for its line of SmartSoles. To date GTX has been issued a vendor number for reimbursement in 11 U.S. states and internationally in Canada, Norway, Sweden and in the U.K. the National Health Services (“NHS”) began conducting regional pilots for the wander assistive GPS SmartSoles, in urban centers with high populations of seniors afflicted with dementia. Under these reimbursement programs, the SmartSoles are either partially (50% to 60%) or sometimes up to (100% including the monthly subscriptions) paid for or subsidized by the local, state or federal agencies. We have also applied for grants and private insurance reimbursement along with other health and municipal services in several other countries. Where granted, the subsidies lower the cost of acquiring and owning our tracking products, which can result in an increase in customers and revenues.
INDUSTRY OVERVIEW
Smart wearable technology is becoming ubiquitous and it is starting to find its way into all parts of the global society. Miniature electronic devices that are worn by a person, commonly referred to as wearables, are continuing on a strong upward trajectory evident by the likes of Nike, Garmin, Google, Samsung, Apple, Verizon and a host of other fortune 100 companies that have entered into this space. Wearable Technology is on the rise in personal fitness, wellness, healthcare and business use. CCS Insight (a provider of market information, data analysis and market intelligence) recently updated its outlook on the future of wearable tech, indicating that 411 million smart wearable devices, worth a staggering $34 billion, will be sold in 2020. And according to IDC, which recently reported that the global wearables market grew 31.4 percent during the fourth quarter of 2018, reaching a new high. Moreover, year-end 2018 shipments totaled an impressive 172.2 million units, up 27.5 percent from 135 million shipments in 2017.
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Location-Based Services (LBS) and Real-Time Location Systems (RTLS), published by Markets and Markets, are expected to grow from USD 16.0 billion in 2019 to USD 40.0 billion by 2024, at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (“CAGR”) of 20.1%. This growth will be fueled because it is now possible for a network of physical objects (humans, vehicles, buildings, infrastructure, equipment of all shapes and types) to collect and exchange data and to communicate and work together. This enables devices, sensors and systems to operate autonomously in pursuit of goals and objectives set by the human architects of the system. We believe that accurately identifying the location of a person or assets in real time will be a key driver in many applications for the consumer, enterprise and government sectors.
The Caregiving Innovation Frontiers (“CIF”) study by the Longevity Network, used analysis and research from Parks Associates found that an estimated 117 million Americans will need assistance of some kind by 2020, but the number of unpaid caregivers is only expected to reach 45 million in the same year. This demand represents a $279 billion revenue opportunity over the next four years across six different business areas identified in the study, with 80% of spending being out-of-pocket costs. Technology solutions and remote health monitoring systems that enable family caregivers to monitor the location of elderly persons could provide key relief, according to the report. The CIF report outlined six areas for business opportunities, with huge potential for revenue grabs. Technology represents an opportunity across all the service areas, according to the Association of American Retired Persons (AARP). Most family caregivers (67% of them) want to use technology to monitor their loved one’s health and safety, but only about 10% are doing so right now, leaving a lot of room for growth.
In our ever-mobile society, it helps to know where we are and where we are going. Same with caregivers of seniors suffering from Alzheimer’s and dementia, freight forwarding companies wanting to know where their packages are, and employers wanting to know where their field workers are. Many parents desire to have the ability to know where their children are and where they are going. Having such information is now possible with access to real-time information delivered on-demand through miniaturized, low power consumption locator systems and technologies such as ours.
The rising need for real-time location systems (RTLS) and wearable location-based services (LBS) is influenced by several factors, among them:
| ● | Universal awareness and expanding penetration of GPS enabled mobile smartphones & tablets (estimated 2 billion devices). | |
| ● | Personal and asset security concerns affecting a greater portion of the population. This includes the increased awareness related to global terrorism, active shootings, natural disasters and general unrest. | |
| ● | Increasing numbers of elderly or memory impaired (Alzheimer’s, dementia, autism, etc. approximately 9 million in U.S. and according to the World Health Organization who estimates that Alzheimer’s will reach 135 million worldwide by 2050). | |
| ● | Corporations needing to manage worker productivity, efficiency and logistics. | |
| ● | Government agencies, law enforcement and military need to track personnel and assets. | |
| ● | Massive lifestyle adoption of location-based advertising and social networking. |
GTX Management believes that more and more consumers, enterprises and government agencies are realizing the importance of using tracking and monitoring information technology. The technology growth story has long focused on the consumer, but as enterprises in every industry sector, including the government sector, look to technology to facilitate and transform their own operations, the opportunities for technology companies have broadened considerably. The following information illustrates the ways in which various tech markets are expected to grow.
The LBS and RTLS market has grown considerably over the past few years and is expected to grow further with increasing portable personal digital assistant (“PDA”) based e-commerce. The overall market is expected to grow from $15.04 billion in 2016 to $77.84 billion by 2021, at a CAGR of 38.9%.
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CORPORATE STRUCTURE
GTX Corp is a Nevada corporation which operates two 100% wholly owned subsidiaries Global Trek Xploration, Inc. and LOCiMobile, Inc.
Global Trek Xploration is a California corporation which engages in the business of, design, development, manufacturing and sales of Global Positioning Satellite (“GPS”), Cellular, Radio Frequency (“RF”) Near Field Communications (“NFC”) WiFi and Bluetooth low energy (“BLE”) monitoring and tracking solutions. GTX is vertically integrated and provides hardware, software and connectivity, delivering a location-based platform that enables subscribers to track in real time the whereabouts of people, or high valued assets. Our proprietary GPS devices, which consist of a miniature quad-band General Packet Radio Service (“GPRS”) transceiver, custom antenna, circuitry, battery and inductive charging pad can be customized and integrated into numerous form factors. The finished products are then placed or worn so that their location and movement can be monitored in real time over the Internet through our 24x7 tracking portal or on a web-enabled cellular telephone. The tracking portal is fully scalable and has been licensed to several partners both in the U.S. and internationally. It is a secure platform equipped with a database, application-programming interface (“API”) for custom integration, and communication SMS gateway software and hardware. Subscriber internet communications are routed through GTX’s proprietary, fault-tolerant, carrier-class, and application-specific interface software. Our Location Data Center services are also offered to non-Global Trek Xploration products and hardware systems (i.e. handsets and personal electronics) of major electronics manufacturers through the offer and sale of exclusive licenses (either geographical, regional or product categories).
Markets that Global Trek Xploration is currently in, or is exploring, include:
| ● | Families with members who have Alzheimer’s and or dementia, including developmentally challenged adults; | |
| ● | Elder care support, life-style management and e-health applications; | |
| ● | Adults and children with cognitive disorders such as Autism and TBI; | |
| ● | High value asset tracking and location capability of drones, bikes, motorcycles, containers, luggage, artwork and other valuable assets that require monitoring or tracking; | |
| ● | Mobile work force; | |
| ● | Security for high-level executives, field workers, first responders, journalists, government employees; | |
| ● | Military and law enforcement; | |
| ● | Biometrics, health, safety and wellness; and | |
| ● | Accessories and peripherals. |
LOCiMOBILE, Inc., our other 100% wholly owned subsidiary, is a Nevada based corporation which developed and owns a suite of mobile tracking applications (“Apps”) that turn the latest Smartphones and tablets such as iPhone®, iPad, Google Android and other GPS enabled handsets into a tracking and location based real-time tracking device which can be viewed through our tracking portal or on any connected device with internet access. Additionally, we have released our newest enterprise App, Track My Work Force, which allows employers to easily track and monitor employees, drivers, sales reps, and more using their Smartphone, tablet or any wireless devices. The Company continues to rollout new and innovative products which will include a series of applications that will be geared for the enterprise user, by offering “private label” versions of our popular consumer Apps to companies looking for a more personalized and secure methods of keeping track of their employees. Our roadmap also consists of additional applications for the iPad, other tablets, TV’s, and more applications for the iPhone and Google Android operating systems. Our goal is to expand our user base community, increase the value of our brand, and generate revenues from App sales, monthly subscriptions and advertising.
PRODUCTS and SERVICES
| ● | GPS SmartSole – a wearable orthotic insole GPS tracking, monitoring and recovery solution for those at risk of wandering due to Alzheimer’s, dementia and autism. | |
| ● | Take Along Tracker 4G – a miniature tracking and SOS device that allows for GPS capabilities, plus 2G, 3G, GSM, data and voice as well as a 3-way motion sensor. | |
| ● | Track My Workforce – a mobile app allowing employers to monitor mobile employees like drivers and sales representatives through their Smartphone. | |
| ● | Sole Protector for GPS Smartsole – created specifically for the GPS SmartSole® in order to boost longevity, hygiene, covertness, protection and comfort. Extends the life of the SmartSole with increased shock absorption and water resistance. | |
| ● | Take Along Friends & the Invisabelt - A GPS cellular tracking and monitoring device for young children and toddlers. | |
| ● | GPSS (ground personnel safety system) - A proprietary real-real time GPS BLE and NFC monitoring system. | |
| ● | VeriTap - an NFC tag and middleware application designed to monitor logistics and assets in the supply chain. |
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CUSTOMERS
The Company, along with its international distributors, services thousands of consumers, hundreds of businesses, and dozens of local, state and federal government agencies, across 35 countries. GTX also sells products and services to the U.S. Military and law enforcement agencies and is an approved government contractor. Other GTX customers include public health authorities, municipalities and Universities, in the U.S., Canada and across Europe. GTX also has a vendor number in 11 U.S. States and sells to local and state agencies supported by Medicare and Medicaid. Other customers range from retailers, healthcare facilities, private schools, assisted living facilities, NGOs, small business enterprises, senior care homes, and security companies. The Company also has several branded products and sells direct to the consumer.
INTELECTUAL PROPERTY
GTX’s IP portfolio not only supports the Company’s core product lines by creating barriers of entry to competitors, but also underscores the Company’s intrinsic value and generates revenues from out bound licensing. Our early investment in IP dates back to 2002 and demonstrates GTX’s commitment to developing innovative technology in the growing wearable GPS, LBS and RTLS space. The GTX IP portfolio underpins its business and provides support across all its business units. The portfolio addresses three core areas: Footwear, Communication and Backend Server Processes and as of December 31, 2019 we had twenty-four (24) patents and several trademark registrations. These include nineteen (19) issued U.S. utility patents, two (2) issued U.S. design patents, and three (3) other pending U.S. utility patent applications. We also have three (3) issued foreign national patents which include one (1) Canadian utility patent and two (2) Mexican utility patents. We also have one (1) pending European foreign national patent application based on our U.S. filings. In addition to the five (5) comm protocol’s (program-to-program communications access methods), which falls under GTX U.S. Patent 8,760,286, commonly referred to as the 286 GTX patent family, GTX also has several patents on the device side and server side. The three (3) pronged IP protection approach (device, communication and server) is part of the overall intellectual property strategy protecting all aspects of the GTX enterprise and value of its hardware and platform.
GTX also has under license two (2) U.S. patent and twenty-one (21) foreign patents. Included under the IP portfolio GTX has U.S. trademark registrations including, but not limited to, registrations for the marks “LOCi” and “LOCIMOBILE.” In addition, another U.S. trademark application for “GPS SMART SOLE SATELLITE MONITORING AND REALTIME TRACKING”, “GTX CORP”, and “WITH YOU”.
As part of our outbound IP licensing monetization campaign in June 2016 we signed a revenue share monetization agreement with Inventergy Innovations, LLC (“Inventergy”), a subsidiary of Inventergy Global, Inc. (NASDAQ: INVT). Inventergy engaged a highly experienced IP litigation law firm, Cotman IP Law Group in order to support our outbound IP monetization and licensing efforts. Since our portfolio extends beyond our core footwear patents and into areas such as GPS watches, fitness wearables that track location, hand-held GPS devices, tracking apps on Smartphones, standalone GPS tracking devices and location based platforms in general, which represents a very sizable addressable market and due to the large size and scope of this market, the process of identifying potential licensee’s, formulating a strategy and the negotiations or litigation required a lot of time and resources, hence why we brought in a partner. Due to the confidentiality nature of these negotiations and legal proceedings both current and in the future, Inventergy and GTX are limited in making public announcements and usually bound to confidentiality agreements. We will however, be disclosing whatever information we can in our periodic reports. Furthering our current IP monetization strategy, GTX is also exploring licensing some of its other patents that are not part of the Invenergy agreement. This is still in an early phase with only a few exploratory conversations that have taken place so far.
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YEAR IN REVIEW
2019 was a transformative year for GTX Corp. We launched several new GPS tracking products, expanded our military business, added 2 new patents to our IP portfolio, signed 14 outbound IP licensing agreements, increased our R&D and started working on a 4G CatM1 NB-IoT SmartSole. We also entered into the logistics tracking business utilizing NFC and Blockchain technology, increased our overall subscriber base by 36%, and our revenues by 118%, took on no new convertible debt and reduced our outstanding debt and long term liabilities by approximately $151,000.
During 2019, the Company also continued expanding its B2B sales channels internationally and domestically, signed up new distributors, began new pilot programs, tested and launched new products, explored new business opportunities, and further advanced its work with George Mason University under their Phase II Machine Learning Wandering Prediction Research Grant. We did however, put our biometric project on hold with Flint Rehab as the grant funding did not come in by the end of the year as had been expected. We do plan to revisit this project once we complete the development of our new 4G CatM1 board, which will be part of our next generation miniaturized GPS tracking device platform. The board will utilize a host of new technologies, including, CatM1, NB-IoT, and enhanced Wifi, and Bluetooth, for better accuracy, faster location requests and less power consumption. This new hardware platform will be small enough to be embedded into our line of wearable technology and offered as a licensed hardware platform as well. We expect to have prototypes and go into certification and production in early second quarter of 2020. This new hardware platform should enable us to open new markets both in terms of geography, such as Japan, Korea and parts of Asia along with new vertical markets that will help drive our ongoing subscription model.
Throughout 2019, the Company and Inventergy signed 14 licensing agreements, which generated approximately $763,000 in IP licensing revenue, resulting in a 1,426% increase over the comparable period in 2018. As we expand the campaign and continue negotiations with other companies, we expect to sign additional agreements throughout 2020, however it is important to note there is no way for us to predict the timing or amount of these agreements. Every company we engage moves at its own pace, has different strategies, legal teams, budgets, etc. Even though in 2019 IP licensing represented a significant percentage of our revenues, IP licensing is still not considered part of our core business; it is a business unit we have been cultivating for three years and showing steady growth, however we work with different partners and stakeholders, such as Inventergy, and the several different legal teams across the country, all of which contribute to the direction, strategy and final decision process, making the projected revenue and outcome unpredictable.
On June 27th the Company closed an IP licensing agreement and asset sale transaction with Inpixon (NASDAQ: INPX) in the amount of $884,000, of which $250,000 was paid in cash and $634,000 was paid in marketable securities. As per the allocation schedule in the agreement, the Company is deferring $50,000 over a four year period for the non-compete clause ($3,125 over 16 quarters). This was the largest IP transaction GTX closed since 2016 when we closed the Inventergy transaction, which was also a NASDAQ company. Over the past three years we have closed multiple agreements and 2019 was by far our best year in terms of number of deals closed and dollars collected. Our IP business unit is growing, and we are optimistic for the future, but again we want to emphasize this is an unpredictable revenue stream and our focus remains on building a sustainable revenue stream through product sales and recurring subscriptions.
The Inpixon transaction has led to subsequent cross licensing for product sales, some consulting services that GTX has provided, and opened the door for continued cross collaboration for building and selling solutions across multiple verticals. GTX and the Inpixon team meet frequently to discuss and explore business opportunities that are mutually beneficial.
Even though overall subscriptions were up 36% for the year, this number along with product sales were lower than expected due to most of the cellular providers worldwide transitioned to 4G and 5G shutting down 2G and 3G in many parts of the world. Even though we had been planning for this and some of our customers were not affected, a technology overhaul of this magnitude did create some disruption in our business flow. Most of our distributors stopped placing new orders in the 4th quarter in order for them to sell out of their existing inventory ahead of receiving new inventory from us. And this had an impact on our B2C business as consumers were experiencing connectivity issues in certain geographical areas and suspended their subscriptions. In spite of these temporary setbacks we still had a positive year with moderate growth on the product and subscription side.
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Throughout 2019, GTX delivered orders to Edwards Air Force base and was under contract to provide replacement parts and equipment along with support and maintenance services. We successfully delivered to Hill Airforce Base and began the process to service the Sri Lanka Ministry of Defense. Government and military business is intensely complex, competitive, unpredictable and subject to rapid change. We compete with a large number of diverse companies attempting to enter or expand their presence in the market. This landscape creates a challenging environment for GTX, however we believe that due to the innovative functionality of our products, our many years of experience in GPS real time tracking systems and our IP, we should be able to somewhat successfully compete, and we expect to see continued military activity throughout 2020. Even though at this time we do not represent a significant presence in this market, it is a market sector that we are actively pursuing and, as a result of having been awarded several military contracts and being an approved U.S. military contractor, we have begun dialogue with Military branches from foreign countries. The process is slow and there is a tremendous amount of bureaucracy to get through along with language and cultural barriers, but we are starting to make progress, and expect to begin receiving orders in 2020.
Beginning in the second half of 2019, we also took the opportunity to start cleaning up our balance sheet, by paying down some long-term debt and accounts payable. In addition, as part of an overall plan to lower expenses, we repatriated 36 million shares of management stock which was part of a three-year employee retention plan. All non-vested shares were returned to treasury and thereby reducing quarterly non-cash expense by approximately $90,000. The board of directors is evaluating new less costly employee stock option plans (ESOP) and intends to select a new plan in 2020. Adding to our ongoing effort to enhance our balance sheet, the Company did not take on any new convertible debt throughout 2020.
TECHNOLOGY
GTX has developed a “carrier-class” architecture and hosts the servers in a facility Data Center (reliable to 99.999%). The local service center runs on redundant off-the-shelf servers. This enables cost-efficient expansion, without the need for application code changes.
Our current location tracking product design utilizes quad-band GSM/GPRS telephony chip sets and can be adapted to the prevalent GSM/GPRS wireless technologies. Our modules utilize advanced “weak signal server-enhanced” technology which provide rapid location identification. Each module is programmed with a unique identification number and uses standard cellular frequencies to communicate its location. The module is also programmed with a unique subscriber identification number allowing each owner to subscribe to different services.
We continue to modify and upgrade our modules for our SmartSoles and other GPS tracking products. The production and roll-out of version 2.5 of our SmartSole product is expected to be a benefit because, unlike the earlier versions, we will no longer have to custom make SmartSoles for our international distributors,so our manufacturing cost and time lines are reduced, and we have more flexibility to timely meet our customers’ requirements. Also, we now can bill for data charges in over 100 countries, thereby increasing our potential markets. The ability to produce a product that can be delivered to foreign market without customization and to bill for data charges in additional countries will enable us to increase our RPS (revenue per subscriber). Our core tracking products (SmartSole, Take-Along-Tracker, OEM modules and Track my Work Force App) are supported by the existing infrastructure for the worldwide cell network that provides coverage throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico and numerous other countries that operate on the global GSM Wireless networks. Our personal locator modules have the ability to operate on the networks of 290 carriers in over 210 countries.
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STRATEGIC RELATIONSHIPS and LICENSING
We offer location-based hardware and/or IoT data monitoring platform to third parties for the sale and distribution of location-based products/services in various vertical markets. We begin the process by entering into a platform test agreement or pilot program with a potential partner with the intent to transition into a long-term relationship. By establishing and building partnerships, through licensing agreements, OEM, and carrier relationships, we facilitate efficient entry into new markets leveraging each third parties core competencies. We enhance the value of our distribution channels by aligning our sales and marketing efforts with strategic partners, including co-branding, distribution and marketing with telecommunication companies, wireless carriers, national retailers and major consumer branded companies. We can customize our products into different form factors for the specific needs of customers. To date, the Company has created custom solutions for the monitoring of seniors with cognitive memory disorders by installing the GPS device into specially designed shoes and insoles; the monitoring of children by installing the GPS device into specially designed toys, belts, insoles and backpacks; and the monitoring of various high value assets such as drones, long guns and other mobile assets.
The Company has several key strategic relationships established both on the supply side and the distribution side. Some of the key partners on the supply side are Atlantic Footcare, which manufactures our SmartSoles, Telic and Mobilogix which manufactures our GPS and Cellular electronics, and Telefonica which provides our global connectivity. On the distribution side, we have numerous partnerships worldwide, ranging from distributors, health organizations, and retailers.
The Company continues to engage in new pilot programs domestically and internationally with these pilot programs being conducted by assisted living facilities, Government and Municipal agencies, Police departments, health organizations, retailers, distributors, universities, non-profits, special needs schools and independent sales organizations. The pilot programs generally last 2 to 4 months with a constant rotation of some pilots converting to commercial rollouts and new pilots coming in.
RESEARCH and DEVELOPMENT
As an emerging tech company our long-term growth is predicated on making investments in R&D and Intellectual Property. This year we took the opportunity to invest in our future, by ramping up NFC, BLE and 4G development projects. We are integrating our NFC tags with Blockchain technology and started developing a secured, scalable middleware layer that sits in-between our NFC devices and third-party backend platforms. We started working with several partners that provide various vertical specific Block chain, IoT and AI backend platforms but needed a secure and seamless flow of data from hardware to backend. This middleware lawyer is industry agnostic and is designed to help drive NFC hardware business and other IoT device sales. We also continued testing our Near Field Communication (NFC) Temperature Trackers, which provide real-time temperature sensing and data logging across the supply chain necessary with transportation of perishables; food, drinks, pharmaceuticals and other temperature sensitive products that can be negatively affected by conditions in transit. This is still a new business silo that has not begun generating revenues but we see this new technology as a natural extension into the world of asset tracking, taking us beyond humans to tracking and monitoring of perishable shipments of food, beverages, biopharmaceuticals, live organs and many other temperature sensitive shipments. In addition to temperature sensing we are now looking into NFC tags that can authenticate products, addressing the multibillion dollar worldwide counterfeit market.
GROWTH STRATEGY
We have developed a multi-prong business model approach; business-to-business (B2B), business-to-consumer (B2C), Government and Military sales, and licensing of our technology and IP. We have successfully proven out all our models in a small scale. With B2C, once we can hit critical mass with lower pricing, we will expand into the mass consumer markets. With B2B our strategy is to establish more partners and relationships with key industry leaders who will embed our technology into their products to sell to their established customer base. In addition, we plan to continue working with the Military both in the U.S. and abroad. Lastly, we plan to continue to identify companies that can license our IP. This approach requires time and capital to grow, however it is also diversified so that all our eggs are not in one basket and once scaled can show rapid growth. As a small and underfinanced company, we have managed to prove out these 4 models, they are all in play, we sell products everyday B2C, we have over a dozen distributors across the world, we have delivered several orders to the U.S. military and we have collected hundreds of thousands of dollars from IP licensing so far. Management believes that once we have the resources to scale any of these models or all of them, we can expect to see steady and sustainable growth.
Key elements of our growth strategy include:
| ● | Providing our Personal Locator hardware module to licensees to empower their products with our two-way GPS tracking capabilities; | |
| ● | OEM private label manufacturing; | |
| ● | A mass market retail price under $99.00 for Personal Location devices; | |
| ● | A monthly service fee structure, under $20.00; | |
| ● | Reduction in hardware size and cost in order to open new markets; | |
| ● | Continue expanding our medical reimbursement programs; | |
| ● | Rolling out bio metrics and NFC; | |
| ● | Expanding distribution channels; | |
| ● | Increasing the number of solutions for the military and law enforcement markets; | |
| ● | Ease of use at the location interface point as well as with the device, using state-of-the-art cloud computing and cloud application development and; | |
| ● | Expanding our IP monetization campaign. |
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COMPETITION
Personal location and asset tracking devices of various kinds are currently available from numerous vendors, and the number of competitive products is increasing rapidly in the marketplace. Furthermore, many of the location products and services are available at no cost to the user or are already included in other products. Nevertheless, we believe this rapidly growing market acceptance of the tracking solutions that we offer represents an opportunity as the intrinsic value of the tracking solutions is recognized and mass market adoption continues. The key competitive advantage for GTX in its lead SmartSole product is our innovative approach to embedding electronics inside a flexible footwear system, which advantage is protected by an extensive patent portfolio and first to market. Another key competitive advantage is our large and growing patent portfolio along with our ability, because we are a small company, to be agile and responsive while still having deep and long industry knowledge of the GPS space.
Key differentiators between ourselves and the competition is:
B2B:
| ● | Providing a comprehensive fully integrated, patented end-to-end solution comprised of hardware, software, and global connectivity, that can be embedded or OEM into other companies’ product lines. | |
| ● | Being small and nimble we can provide faster turnaround times and lower pricing, which has been a key advantage in our military business. |
B2C:
| ● | Our BLE & GPS SmartSole is the only non-visible, non-intrusive tracking and monitoring solution. |
There are numerous competitors for GPS products in general, and for our LOCiMOBILE® smart phone applications, including Location Based Technologies, Inc., Google Latitude, Foursquare, Trimble Navigation, Inc., Brick House Security, Verizon, and Trackimo, Inc. Many of our competitors are better financed than we are and/or have greater marketing and scientific resources than we can provide. We are also aware of a number of domestic and foreign competitors that offer much lower quality products in order to gain market share. The U.S. Government systems integration business is intensely competitive and subject to rapid change due to new requirements and budget allocation. We compete with a large number of military suppliers and other large and diverse companies attempting to enter or expand their presence in the U.S. Government market. Many of the existing and potential competitors have greater financial, operating and technological resources than we have. The competitive environment may require us to make changes in our pricing, services or marketing. The competitive bidding process involves substantial costs and a number of risks, including significant cost and managerial time to prepare bids and proposals for contracts that may not be awarded to us, or that may be awarded, but for which we do not receive meaningful revenues. Accordingly, our success depends on our ability to develop services and products that address changing needs and to provide people and technology needed to deliver these services and products. In the government services sector our competition includes large systems integrators and defense contractors. Some of these competitors include global defense and IT service companies such as, Northrop Grumman and Raytheon. However so far being small and nibble along with our ability to deliver product and services, quickly, at a fair market price and customize products on demand, have been to our advantage, over many larger competitors.
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EMPLOYEES AND CONSULTANTS
As of December 31, 2019, the Company had nine full-time and part-time employees along with five commission-based sales personnel. Any selling, marketing, technical, IT and/or software development work that is not handled by our employees, advisors, or sales personnel, is outsourced to qualified contractors and consultants. The Company has over a dozen active outside consultants and contractors which are hired on an as needed basis.
GENERAL
We maintain several Internet websites, blogs and social media sites including; www.gtxcorp.com, www.locimobile.com, www.trackmyworkforce.co, www.gpssmartsole.com, www.codeamberalertag.com and www.gpstrackingapps.com. Our annual reports, quarterly reports, current reports on Form 8-K and amendments to such reports filed or furnished pursuant to section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and other information related to this Company, are available, free of charge, on our corporate website as soon as we electronically file those documents with, or otherwise furnish them to, the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company’s various Internet websites and the information contained therein, or connected thereto, are not, and are not intended, to be incorporated into this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Our principal executive offices are located at 117 W 9th Street, Los Angeles, California, 90015 and our main telephone number is (213) 489-3019. The information on, or that can be accessed through, our websites is not part of this report, and you should not rely on any such information in making any investment decision relating to our common stock.
GOVERNMENT REGULATION
We are subject to federal, state and local laws and regulations applied to businesses generally as well as FCC, IC and CE wireless device regulations and controls. We believe that we are in conformity with all applicable laws in all relevant jurisdictions. We do not believe that our operations are subject to any environmental laws and regulations of the United States nor the states in which they operate.
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Investing in our common stock is highly speculative and involves a high degree of risk. Any potential investor should carefully consider the risks and uncertainties described below before purchasing any shares of our common stock. The risks described below are those we currently believe may materially affect us. If any of them occur, our business, financial condition, operating results or cash flow could be materially harmed. As a result, the trading price of our stock could decline, and you might lose all or part of your investment. Our business, financial condition and operating results, or the value of any investment you make in the stock of our company, or both, could be adversely affected by any of the factors listed and described below. These risks and uncertainties, however, are not the only ones that we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us, or that we currently think are immaterial, may also impair our business operations or the value of your investment.
RISKS RELATED TO OUR BUSINESS
We will need additional funding in the near future to continue our current level of operations and growth.
As of December 31, 2019, we had a working capital deficit of $3,630,942 and an accumulated deficit of $23,559,519. In addition, for the year ended December 31, 2019, we had a loss of $586,325. Revenues generated from our current operations are not sufficient to pay our on-going operating expenses. In addition to product and services sales, our working capital needs in 2019 were partially funded by the $763,000 of licensing income that we received from our LLC partnership with Inventergy Innovations and the Inpixon transaction, a term loan for $50,000, the sale of our preferred securities as part of a Securities Purchase Agreement (“SPA”) for $150,000 and drawing down $105,000 on our Lines of Credit. Therefore, we continue to obtain additional funding from the sale of our securities or from strategic transactions in order to fund our current level of operations.
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Aside from continuing these loan transactions, we have not identified the sources for additional financing that we may require, and we do not have commitments from third parties to continue to provide this financing. Being a micro-cap stock, certain investors may be unwilling to invest in our securities. There is no assurance that sufficient funding through a financing will be available to us at acceptable terms or at all. Historically, we have raised capital through the issuance of convertible debt securities or straight equity securities. However, given the risks associated with our business, the risks associated with our common stock, the worldwide financial uncertainty that has affected the capital markets, and our status as a small, unknown public company, we expect in the near future, we will have a great deal of difficulty raising capital through traditional financing sources. Therefore, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to raise capital, or if we are able to raise capital, that such capital will be in the amounts needed. Our failure to raise capital, when needed, and in sufficient amounts, will severely impact our ability to continue to develop our business as planned. In addition, if we are unable to obtain funding as, and when needed, we may have to further reduce and/or cease our future operations. Any additional funding that we obtain in an equity or convertible debt financing is likely to reduce the percentage ownership of the company held by our existing security holders.
Based on the above factors, our auditors have concluded that there is substantial doubt as to our ability to continue as a going concern.
There is substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern.
The consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which assumes the Company will be able to realize its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business for the foreseeable future. The Company has incurred net losses of $586,325 and $1,758,182 for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, has incurred losses since inception resulting in an accumulated deficit of $23,559,519 as of December 31, 2019, and has negative working capital of $3,630,942 as of December 31, 2019. A significant part of our negative working capital position at December 31, 2019 consisted of $1,407,278, of amounts due to various accredited investors of the Company for convertible promissory notes, loans and a letter of credit. The Company anticipates further losses in the development of its business.
The ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon the Company generating profitable operations in the future and/or obtaining the necessary financing to meet its obligations and repay its liabilities arising from normal business operations when they come due. The Company’s ability to raise additional capital through the future issuances of debt or equity is unknown. The obtainment of additional financing, the successful development of the Company’s contemplated plan of operations, or its attainment of profitable operations are necessary for the Company to continue operations. The ability to successfully resolve these factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The consolidated financial statements of the Company do not include any adjustments that may result from the outcome of these aforementioned uncertainties.
We have had operating losses since formation and expect to continue to incur net losses for the near term.
We currently have a working capital deficit and our current and projected revenues are not sufficient to fund our anticipated operating needs. We have reported net losses of $586,325 and $1,758,182 for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. While we anticipate that revenues will increase in 2020, unless our sales increase substantially in the near future, we will continue to incur net losses in the near term, and we may never be able to achieve profitability. In order to achieve profitable operations, we need to significantly increase our revenues from the sales of product, subscriptions and licensing fees. We cannot be certain that our business will ever be successful or that we will generate significant revenues and become profitable. As a result, an investment in our company is highly speculative and no assurance can be given that our business model will be successful and, therefore, that our stockholders will realize any return on their investment or that they will not lose their entire investment.
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Our current sources of funding are limited, and any additional funding that we may obtain may be on unfavorable terms and may significantly dilute our existing shareholders.
We have not identified sources to fund our current and proposed operating activities. The amount of revenues that we currently generate is not sufficient to fund our operating expenses. As a result, unless and until our revenues increase significantly in the near future, we will have to obtain additional public or private equity financings or debt financings in order to continue our operations. Any additional funding that we obtain in a financing is likely to reduce the percentage ownership of the Company held by our existing security-holders. The amount of this dilution may be substantial based on our current stock price, and could increase if the trading price of our common stock declines at the time of any financing from its current levels. To the extent we raise additional capital by issuing equity securities, our stockholders will experience further dilution. If we raise funds through debt financings, we may become subject to restrictive covenants. We may also attempt to raise funds through corporate collaboration and licensing arrangements. To the extent that we raise additional funds through such means, we may be required to relinquish some rights to our technologies or products, or grant licenses on terms that are not favorable to us. There can be no assurance that financing will be available in amounts or on terms acceptable to us, if at all. If we are unable to obtain the needed additional funding, we will have to reduce or even totally discontinue our operations, which would have a significant negative impact on our stockholders and could result in a total loss of their investment in our stock.
Our future capital requirements, and our currently projected operating and liquidity requirements, will depend on many factors, including:
| ● | The ramping and scaling of the GPS SmartSole® and BLE SmartSole; | |
| ● | Supporting growth with advertising and marketing; | |
| ● | Our ongoing general and administrative expenses related to our being a reporting company; | |
| ● | The cost of developing and improving our products and technologies thru R&D and staying competitive; and | |
| ● | The maintenance and the ongoing development of our IP portfolio. |
Funding, especially on terms acceptable to us, may not be available to meet our future capital needs because of the state of the credit and capital markets. Global market and economic conditions have been, and continue to be, disruptive and volatile. The cost of raising money in the debt and equity capital markets for smaller companies like ours has increased substantially while the availability of funds from those markets has diminished significantly. Also, low valuations and decreased appetite for equity investments, among other factors, may make the equity markets difficult to access on acceptable terms or unavailable altogether.
If adequate funds are not available, we may be required to delay, scale-back or eliminate our product enhancement and new product development programs. There can be no assurance that additional financing will be available on acceptable terms or at all, if and when required.
Our projected revenues in 2020 rely on the scaling of the GPS and BLE SmartSole®, adding subscribers, increasing our military business, growing our OEM and IP monetization business.
We completed the development and testing of our second-generation footwear product, the GPS and BLE SmartSole® in 2014 and began commercially shipping the product at the beginning of 2015. However, we have not generated adequate revenues in 2018 from the sales of the SmartSoles and from on-going subscription fees to cover operating expenses. Our revenue projections for 2019 assume that the revenues we generated from the SmartSole will increase from the amount generated in 2018 and that our other business units will grow accordingly. However, we cannot predict the future and continued market acceptance of the SmartSole product line. Accordingly, it is uncertain whether our revenues will equal our internally projected levels. Failure to reach our target revenue levels will materially, and adversely, affect our financial condition.
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We may never receive significant additional revenues from our strategic agreement with Inventergy Innovations, LLC.
On June 16, 2016, the Company entered into a Definitive Agreement with Inventergy Innovations, LLC, a subsidiary of Inventergy Global, Inc. (NASDAQ: INVT). The purpose of the Definitive Agreement is to allow Inventergy to monetize three of the Company’s location based patents. Inventergy Innovations intends to generate a return by either licensing these patents to third parties, sell the patents, or to initiate a patent infringement suit against potential infringers and seek damages from infringers. The Company owns a 45% interest in Inventergy Innovations. Therefore, if Inventergy Innovations is successful in monetizing the three patents, the potential return to the Company from its arrangement with Inventergy could be substantial. However, the Company cannot predict the amount Inventergy will be able to generate as a return from these patents, how much revenue Inventergy could generate, or when such returns would be realized. There are numerous risks associated with monetizing the three patents, including Inventergy’s ability to fund protracted infringement litigation with potential infringers, its ability to successfully out-license the rights, and its determination and willingness to pursue these patented rights.
The nature of our business is speculative and dependent on a number of variables beyond our control that cannot be reliably ascertained in advance.
The revenues and profits of an enterprise involved in the location based business are generally dependent upon many variables. Our customer appeal depends upon factors which cannot be reliably ascertained in advance and over which we have no control, such as unpredictable customer and media reviews, industry analyst commentaries, and comparisons to competitive products. As with any relatively new business enterprise operating in a specialized and intensely competitive market, we are subject to many business risks which include, but are not limited to, unforeseen marketing difficulties, excessive research and development expenses, unforeseen negative publicity, competition, product liability issues, manufacturing and logistical difficulties, and lack of operating experience. Many of the risks may be unforeseeable or beyond our control. There can be no assurance that we will successfully implement our business plan in a timely or effective manner, that we will be able to generate sufficient interest in our products, or that we will be able to market and sell enough products and services to generate sufficient revenues to continue as a going concern.
Our wireless location products and technologies have to continuously evolve and respond to market changes. If we are unable to commercially release products that are accepted in the market or that generate significant revenues, our financial results will continue to suffer.
Wireless technology is rapidly changing, as are the products that our customers are demanding. In order to be able to provide our customers with the products and services that they desire, we too must continuously develop and offer new and improved products and services. We have attempted to adjust our product offerings to address changing market conditions by offering products such as proprietary GPS enabled transport containers, footwear location products, and a variety of smartphone location Apps, secure backpacks, etc. These products have met with short-term or limited commercial success, and there can be no assurances that consumer or commercial demand for our future products will meet, or even approach, our expectations. In addition, our pricing and marketing strategies may not be successful. Lack of customer demand, a change in marketing strategy and changes to our pricing models could dramatically alter our financial results. Unless we are able to release location based products that meet a significant market demand, we will not be able to improve our financial condition or the results of our future operations.
In order for our products to be successful, we need to establish market recognition quickly, following the introduction of our products.
We believe it is imperative to our success that we obtain significant market recognition in order to compete in our various markets. Accordingly, it is important that we establish market recognition for our brands in order to be able to continue to be a material participant in the large markets that we are addressing. To date, we have utilized various marketing and free media exposure and have tried to build market recognition both directly for our products and also by tying our products to our LOCiMOBILE Apps and the Code Amber Alertag brand that we own. However, because of our lack of funding and limited resources, our ability to quickly establish our brands may be severely hampered.
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We may encounter manufacturing or assembly problems for our products, which would adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.
To date, we have only manufactured a limited number of products. In addition, we are continually redesigning and enhancing our products and we are designing new products based on that technology that we hope to manufacture and market in the near future. The manufacture and assembly of our products involves complex and precise processes, some of which have subcontracted to other companies and consultants. To date, we have experienced some quality issues with the limited production of some of our initial products. Although we continue to address these issues, we have only manufactured a limited quantity of products and so we do not yet know whether we will encounter any serious problems in the production of larger quantities of our existing or new products. Any significant problems in manufacturing, assembling or testing our products could delay the sales of our products and have an adverse impact on our business and prospects. The willingness of manufacturers to make the product, or lack of availability of manufacturing capacity, may have an adverse impact on the availability of our products and on our ability to sell our products. Manufacturing difficulties will harm our ability to compete and adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition, and may hinder our ability to grow our business as we expect.
We primarily depend upon two manufacturers for the components of our SmartSole and if we encounter problems with these manufacturers there is no assurance that we could obtain products from other manufacturers without significant disruptions to our business.
The principal components and subassemblies of our products are currently manufactured for us by two manufacturers. Although we could arrange for other manufacturers to supply these components and subassemblies, there is no assurance that we could do so without undue cost, expense and delay. If our manufacturers are unable to provide us with adequate supplies of high-quality components on a timely and cost-efficient basis, our operations will be disrupted and our net revenue and profitability will suffer. Moreover, if those manufacturers cannot consistently produce high-quality products that are free of defects, we may experience a high rate of product returns, which would also reduce our profitability and may harm our reputation and brand. Although we believe that we could locate alternate contract manufacturers, our operations would be impacted until alternate manufacturers are found.
Our markets are highly competitive, and our failure to compete successfully would limit our ability to sell our products, attract and retain customers and grow our business.
Our markets are highly competitive, and we expect that both direct and indirect competition will increase in the future. Within each of our markets, we encounter direct competition from various larger U.S. and non-U.S. competitors. The adoption of new technology in the communications industry likely will intensify the competition for improved wireless location technologies. The wireless location services market has historically been dominated by large companies, such as Siemens AG, AT&T and LoJack Corporation. In addition, a number of other companies such as Trimble Navigation, Zoomback, Verizon, FireFly, Disney, Mattel, Digital Angel Corporation, Location-Based Technologies, Inc. and WebTech Wireless Inc. either have announced plans for new products or have commenced selling products that are similar to our wireless location products, and new competitors are emerging both in the U.S. and abroad to compete with our wireless location services products. Due to the rapidly evolving markets in which we compete, additional competitors with significant market presence and financial resources may enter those markets, thereby further intensifying competition, adversely affecting our sales, and adversely affecting our business and prospects.
We may not be successful in developing our new products and services.
The market for telecommunications based products and services is characterized by rapid technological change, changing customer needs, frequent new product introductions and evolving industry standards. These market characteristics are exacerbated by the emerging nature of this market and the fact that many companies are expected to continually introduce new and innovative products and services. Our success will depend partially on our ability to introduce new products, services and technologies continually and on a timely basis and to continue to improve the performance, features and reliability of our products and services in response to both evolving demands of prospective customers and competitive products. There can be no assurance that any of our new or proposed products or services will maintain the limited market acceptance that we have to date established. Our failure to design, develop, test, market and introduce new and enhanced products, technologies and services successfully so as to achieve market acceptance could have a material adverse effect upon our business, operating results and financial condition.
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There can be no assurance that we will not experience difficulties that could delay or prevent the successful development, introduction or marketing of new or enhanced products and services, or that our new products and services will adequately satisfy the requirements of prospective customers and achieve significant acceptance by those customers. Because of certain market characteristics, including technological change, changing customer needs, frequent new product and service introductions and evolving industry standards, the continued introduction of new products and services is critical. Delays in the introduction of new products and services may result in customer dissatisfaction and may delay or cause a loss of revenue. There can be no assurance that we will be successful in developing new products or services or improving existing products and services that respond to technological changes or evolving industry standards.
In addition, new or enhanced products and services introduced by us may contain undetected errors that require significant design modifications. This could result in a loss of customer confidence which could adversely affect the use of our products, which in turn, could have a material adverse effect upon our business, results of operations or financial condition.
Our software products are complex and may contain unknown defects that could result in numerous adverse consequences, resulting in costly litigation or diverting management’s attention and resources.
Complex software products such as those associated with our products often contain latent errors or defects, particularly when first introduced, or when new versions or enhancements are released. We have experienced and addressed errors and defects in the software associated with our products, but do not believe these errors will have a material negative effect in the future on the functionality of the products. However, there can be no assurance that, despite testing, additional defects and errors will not be found in the current version, or in any new versions or enhancements of this software or any of our products, any of which could result in damage to our reputation, the loss of sales, a diversion of our product development resources, and/or a delay in market acceptance, and thereby materially adversely affecting our business, operating results and financial condition. Furthermore, there can be no assurance that our products will meet all of the expectations and demands of our customers. The failure of our products to perform to customer expectations could give rise to warranty claims. Any of these claims, even if not meritorious, could result in costly litigation or divert management’s attention and resources. Any product liability insurance that we may carry could be insufficient to protect us from all liability that may be imposed under any asserted claims.
We cannot accurately predict our future revenues and expenses.
We are currently developing various sources of revenues based on market conditions and the type of products that we are marketing. Our sales will not become stable and predictable until we either have a larger installed base of users for our tracking devices (which will provide us with predictable, monthly revenues), we enter into other license agreements that provide us with regular royalties or subscription revenues, or we consummate other large scale enterprise contracts. As such, the amount of revenues we receive from the sale and use of our products, our subscriptions, and our licensing agreements, will fluctuate and depend upon our customer’s willingness to buy our products, and for our partner’s abilities to sell the products that contain our technology. As with any developing enterprise operating in a specialized and intensely competitive market, we are subject to many business risks which include, but are not limited to, unforeseen negative publicity, competition, product liability and lack of operating experience. Many of the risks may be unforeseeable or beyond our control. There can be no assurance that we will successfully implement our business plan in a timely manner, or generate sufficient interest in our products or services, or that we will be able to market and sell enough products and services to generate sufficient revenues to continue as a going concern.
Our expense levels in the future will be based, in large part, on our expectations regarding future revenue, and as a result net income/loss for any quarterly period in which material orders are delayed could vary significantly. In addition, our costs and expenses may vary from period to period because of a variety of factors, including our research and development costs, our introduction of new products and services, cost increases from third-party service providers or product manufacturers, production interruptions, changes in marketing and sales expenditures, and competitive pricing pressures.
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There are risks of international sales and operations.
We anticipate that a growing, and potentially substantial portion of our future revenue from the sale of our products and services may be derived from customers located outside the United States. As such, a portion of our sales and operations could be subject to tariffs and other import-export barriers, currency exchange risks and exchange controls, foreign product standards, potentially adverse tax consequences, longer payment cycles, problems in collecting accounts receivable, political instability, and difficulties in staffing and managing foreign operations. Although we intend to monitor our exposure to currency fluctuations and currently the U.S. dollar is very strong giving us a significant buying advantage, there can be no assurance that exchange rate fluctuations will not have an adverse effect on our results of operations or financial condition. In the future, we could be required to sell our products and services in other currencies, which would make the management of currency fluctuations more difficult and expose our business to greater risks in this regard.
Our products may be subject to numerous foreign government standards and regulations that are continually being amended. Although we will endeavor to satisfy foreign technical and regulatory standards, there can be no assurance that we will be able to comply with foreign government standards and regulations, or changes thereto, or that it will be cost effective for us to redesign our products to comply with such standards or regulations. Our inability to design or redesign products to comply with foreign standards could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Because of the global nature of the telecommunications business, it is possible that the governments of other states and foreign countries might attempt to regulate our transmissions or prosecute us for violations of their laws. There can be no assurance that violations of local laws will not be alleged by state or foreign governments, that we might not unintentionally violate such law, or that such laws will not be modified, or new laws enacted, in the future.
Any of the foregoing factors could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, and financial condition.
If we fail to develop and maintain an effective system of internal controls, we may not be able to accurately report our financial results or prevent fraud. As a result, our current and potential stockholders could lose confidence in our financial reports, which could harm our business and the trading price of our common stock.
Effective internal controls are necessary for us to provide reliable financial reports and effectively prevent fraud. Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 requires us to evaluate and report on our internal controls over financial reporting and, depending on our future growth, may require our independent registered public accounting firm to annually attest to our evaluation, as well as issue their own opinion on our internal controls over financial reporting. The process of implementing and maintaining proper internal controls and complying with Section 404 is expensive and time consuming. We cannot be certain that the measures we will undertake will ensure that we will maintain adequate controls over our financial processes and reporting in the future. Furthermore, if we are able to rapidly grow our business, the internal controls that we will need will become more complex, and significantly more resources will be required to ensure our internal controls remain effective. Failure to implement required controls, or difficulties encountered in their implementation, could harm our operating results or cause us to fail to meet our reporting obligations. If we or our auditors discover a material weakness in our internal controls, the disclosure of that fact, even if the weakness is quickly remedied, could diminish investors’ confidence in our financial statements and harm our stock price. In addition, non-compliance with Section 404 could subject us to a variety of administrative sanctions, including the suspension of trading, ineligibility for future listing on one of the Nasdaq Stock Markets or national securities exchanges, and the inability of registered broker-dealers to make a market in our common stock, which may reduce our stock price.
We may suffer from product liability claims.
Faulty operation of our products may result in product liability claims brought against us. Regardless of the merit or eventual outcome, product liability claims may materially adversely affect our business and further result in:
| ● | decreased demand for our products or withdrawal of the products from the market; | |
| ● | injury to our reputation and significant media attention; | |
| ● | costs of litigation; and | |
| ● | substantial monetary awards to plaintiffs. |
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We have purchased annual product liability insurance with liability limits of $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 in the aggregate. This coverage may not be sufficient to fully protect us against product liability claims. We intend to expand our product liability insurance coverage as sales of our products expand. Our inability to obtain sufficient product liability insurance at an acceptable cost to protect against product liability claims could prevent or limit the commercialization of our products and expose us to liability in excess of our coverage.
Our ability to compete could be jeopardized and our business seriously compromised if we are unable to protect ourselves from third-party challenges or infringement of the proprietary aspects of the wireless location products and technology we develop.
Our products utilize a variety of proprietary rights that are critical to our competitive position. Because the technology and intellectual property associated with our wireless location products are evolving and rapidly changing, our current intellectual property rights may not adequately protect us in the future. We rely on a combination of patent, copyright, trademark and trade secret laws and contractual restrictions to protect the intellectual property utilized in our products. Despite our efforts to protect our proprietary rights, unauthorized parties may attempt to copy or otherwise obtain and use our products or technology. In addition, monitoring unauthorized use of our products is difficult and we cannot be certain the steps we have taken will prevent unauthorized use of our technology. Also, it is possible that no additional patents or trademarks will be issued from our currently pending or future patent or trademark applications. Because legal standards relating to the validity, enforceability and scope of protection of patent and intellectual property rights are uncertain and still evolving, the future viability or value of our intellectual property rights is uncertain. Moreover, effective patent, trademark, copyright and trade secret protection may not be available in some countries in which we distribute or anticipate distributing our products. Furthermore, our competitors may independently develop similar technologies that limit the value of our intellectual property, design or patents. In addition, third parties may at some point claim certain aspects of our business infringe their intellectual property rights. While we are not currently subject to nor aware of any such claim, any future claim (with or without merit) could result in one or more of the following:
| ● | Significant litigation costs; | |
| ● | Diversion of resources, including the attention of management; | |
| ● | Our agreement to pay certain royalty and/or licensing fees; | |
| ● | Cause us to redesign those products that use such technology; or | |
| ● | Cessation of our rights to use, market, or distribute such technology. |
Any of these developments could materially and adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition. In the future, we may also need to file lawsuits to enforce our intellectual property rights, to protect our trade secrets, or to determine the validity and scope of the proprietary rights of others. Whether successful or unsuccessful, such litigation could result in substantial costs and diversion of resources. Such costs and diversion could materially and adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition.
We depend on our key personnel to manage our business effectively in a rapidly changing market. If we are unable to retain our key employees, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be harmed.
Our future success depends to a significant degree on the skills, efforts and continued services of our executive officers and other key engineering, manufacturing, operations, sales, marketing and support personnel. If we were to lose the services of one or more of our key executive officers or other key engineering, manufacturing, operations, sales, marketing and support personnel, we may not be able to grow our business as we expect, and our ability to compete could be harmed, adversely affecting our business and prospects.
Our products depend on continued availability of GPS and cellular wireless telecommunications systems.
Our products use existing GPS and cellular wireless telecommunications systems to identify the position of our products. Any temporary or permanent change in the availability of these systems, or any material change in the existing infrastructure and our ability to access those systems, would materially and adversely affect our business, operating results and financial condition may be materially and adversely affected.
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Rapid technological change in our market and/or changes in customer requirements could cause our products to become obsolete or require us to redesign our products, which would have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results and financial condition.
The market for our products is characterized by rapid technological change, frequent new product introductions and enhancements, uncertain product life cycles, changing customer demands and evolving industry standards, any of which can render existing products obsolete. We believe that our future success will depend in large part on our ability to develop new and effective products in a timely manner and on a cost-effective basis. As a result of the complexities inherent in our products, major new products and product enhancements can require long development and testing periods, which may result in significant delays in the general availability of new releases or significant problems in the implementation of new releases. In addition, if we or our competitors announce or introduce new products our current or future customers may defer or cancel purchases of our products, which could materially adversely affect our business, operating results and financial condition. Our failure to develop successfully, on a timely and cost effective basis, new products or new product enhancements that respond to technological change, evolving industry standards or customer requirements would have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results and financial condition.
Changes in the government regulation of our wireless location products or wireless carriers could harm our business.
Our products, wireless carriers and other components of the communications industry are subject to domestic government regulation by the Federal Communications Commission (the “FCC”) and international regulatory bodies. If we are unable to satisfy all of the regulations of the FCC or any other regulatory body, we could be prevented from releasing one or more of our products, which could materially and adversely affect our future revenues. In addition, any delay in obtaining FCC and other regulatory approval could likewise have a negative impact on our business and on our relationships with our customers. These regulatory bodies could enact regulations that affect our products or the service providers which distribute our products, such as limiting the scope of the service providers’ market, capping fees for services provided by them or imposing communication technology standards which impact our products. Changes in these regulations could affect our products and, thereby, adversely affect our business and operations.
Future acquisitions or strategic investments may not be successful and may harm our operating results.
As part of our strategy, we have acquired or established smaller businesses, and we may do so in the future. For example, in the past we established our LOCiMOBILE, Inc. subsidiary and purchased our Code Amber News Service, Inc. subsidiary, which was discontinued in February 2015. Future acquisitions or strategic investments could have a material adverse effect on our business and operating results because of:
| ● | The assumption of unknown liabilities, including employee obligations. Although we normally conduct extensive legal and accounting due diligence in connection with our acquisitions, there are many liabilities that cannot be discovered, and which liabilities could be material. | |
| ● | We may become subject to significant expenses related to bringing the financial, accounting and internal control procedures of the acquired business into compliance with U.S. GAAP financial accounting standards and the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002. | |
| ● | Our operating results could be impaired as a result of restructuring or impairment charges related to amortization expenses associated with intangible assets. | |
| ● | We could experience significant difficulties in successfully integrating any acquired operations, technologies, customers’ products and businesses with our existing operations. | |
| ● | Future acquisitions could divert substantial capital and our management’s attention. | |
| ● | We may not be able to hire the key employees necessary to manage or staff the acquired enterprise operations. |
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Our executive officers and directors have the ability to significantly influence matters submitted to our stockholders for approval.
As of March 30, 2020, our executive officers and directors, in the aggregate, beneficially own shares representing approximately 1.18% of our common stock. Beneficial ownership includes shares over which an individual or entity has investment or voting power and includes shares that could be issued upon the exercise of options and warrants within 60 days after the date of determination. On matters submitted to our stockholders for approval, holders of our common stock are entitled to one vote per share. If our executive officers and directors choose to act together, they would have significant influence over all matters submitted to our stockholders for approval, as well as our management and affairs. For example, these individuals, if they chose to act together, would have significant influence on the election of directors and approval of any merger, consolidation or sale of all or substantially all of our assets. This concentration of voting power could delay or prevent an acquisition of our company on terms that other stockholders may desire.
Failure to manage growth effectively could adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition.
The success of our future operating activities will depend upon our ability to expand our support system to meet the demands of our growing business. Any failure by our management to effectively anticipate, implement, and manage changes required to sustain our growth would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations. We cannot assure you that we will be able to successfully operate acquired businesses, become profitable in the future, or effectively manage any other change.
RISKS RELATED TO AN INVESTMENT IN OUR SECURITIES
The resale of shares by the holders of our convertible promissory notes and our other investors could depress the market price of our common stock.
We have issued a substantial amount of convertible promissory notes in the recent past to fund our working capital and other financial needs and may need to do so in the future. A number of the holders of these convertible notes have been converting these promissory notes into shares of our common stock. In addition, a substantial additional number of shares are issuable upon the conversion of currently outstanding convertible notes. The resale of a significant number of these shares into the public market by the investors could depress the market price of our common stock.
Our convertible notes may be converted into shares of our common stock at less than the then-prevailing market price for our common stock if the lenders chooses to convert the notes.
As of December 31, 2019, we had short term convertible notes with outstanding principal balances totaling $1,099,278 and during the first quarter of 2020 we did not enter into any additional short term convertible notes all of which can potentially be convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at prices less than the then-prevailing market price. The lenders for these convertible notes have a financial incentive to convert the notes and realize the profit equal to the difference between the conversion price and the market price. If the convertible notes are converted, the price of our common stock could decrease. See further discussion regarding the conversion features of our convertible debentures in footnote 8 of our Financial Statements included herein.
During 2019, we converted notes payable with principal balances of approximately $158,105 owed to various investors into 37,606,359 shares of our common stock. Our average market price during 2019 was $0.01133 per share. Although our goal is to limit future issuances of such convertible notes, no assurance can be given that we will not have to raise funds from these types of investments in the future.
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Our common stock is thinly traded and the price of our common stock may be negatively impacted by factors that are unrelated to our operations.
Our common stock is currently quoted on the OTCBB. Trading of our stock through the OTCBB is frequently thin and highly volatile. The market price of our common stock could fluctuate substantially due to a variety of factors, including market perception of our ability to achieve our business objectives, trading volume in our common stock, changes in general conditions in the economy and the financial markets, or other developments which affect us or our industry. In addition, the stock market is subject to extreme price and volume fluctuations. This volatility has had a significant effect on the market price of securities issued by many companies for reasons unrelated to their operating performance and could have the same effect on our common stock.
When we issue additional shares in the future, it will likely result in the dilution of our existing stockholders.
Our articles of incorporation authorizes the issuance of up to 2,071,000,000 shares of common stock with a $0.0001 par value, of which 71,419,795 common shares were issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2019 (we also are authorized to issue 10,000,000 preferred shares with a par value of $0.0001, 1,000,000 of which have been issued and are outstanding Series-A, and 1,500 of which have been issued and outstanding Series-B). From time to time we may increase the number of shares available for issuance in connection with our equity compensation plans. Our board of directors may fix and determine the designations, rights, preferences or other variations of each class or series within each class of preferred stock and may choose to issue some or all of such shares to provide additional financing or acquire more businesses in the future.
The issuance of any shares for acquisition, licensing or financing efforts, upon conversion of any preferred stock or exercise of warrants and options, pursuant to our equity compensation plans, or otherwise may result in a reduction of the book value and market price of the outstanding shares of our common stock. If we issue any such additional shares, such issuance will cause a reduction in the proportionate ownership and voting power of all current stockholders.
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) sales practice requirements may also limit a stockholder’s ability to buy and sell our common stock.
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) has adopted rules that require that in recommending an investment to a customer, a broker-dealer must have reasonable grounds for believing that the investment is suitable for that customer. Prior to recommending speculative low priced securities to their non-institutional customers, broker-dealers must make reasonable efforts to obtain information about the customer’s financial status, tax status, investment objectives and other information. Under interpretations of these rules, FINRA believes that there is a high probability that speculative low priced securities will not be suitable for at least some customers. FINRA requirements make it more difficult for broker-dealers to recommend that their customers buy our common stock, which may limit your ability to buy and sell our stock and have an adverse effect on the market for our shares.
We have never paid dividends on our common stock and do not anticipate paying any in the foreseeable future.
We have never declared or paid a cash dividend on our common stock and we do not expect to pay cash dividends in the foreseeable future. If we do have available cash, we intend to use it to grow our business. Our payment of any future dividends will be at the discretion of our board of directors after taking into account various factors, including but not limited to our financial condition, operating results, cash needs, growth plans and the terms of any credit agreements that we may be a party to at that time. In addition, our ability to pay dividends on our common stock may be limited by Nevada corporate law. Accordingly, investors must rely on sales of their common stock after price appreciation, which may never occur, as the only way to realize a return on their investment. Investors seeking cash dividends should not purchase our common stock.
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The elimination of monetary liability against our directors, officers and employees under Nevada law and the existence of indemnification rights to our directors, officers and employees may result in substantial expenditures by us and may discourage lawsuits against our directors, officers and employees.
Our Amended and Restated Bylaws contain specific provisions that eliminate the liability of our directors for monetary damages to our company and stockholders, and permit indemnification of our directors and officers to the extent provided by Nevada law. We may also have contractual indemnification obligations under our employment agreements with our officers. The foregoing indemnification obligations could result in our company incurring substantial expenditures to cover the cost of settlement or damage awards against directors and officers, which we may be unable to recoup. These provisions and resultant costs may also discourage our company from bringing a lawsuit against directors and officers for breaches of their fiduciary duties, and may similarly discourage the filing of derivative litigation by our stockholders against our directors and officers even though such actions, if successful, might otherwise benefit our company and stockholders.
You may have difficulty selling our shares because they are deemed “penny stocks.”
Our common stock is currently quoted on the OTCBB under the symbol “GTXO.” Since our common stock is not listed on a national securities exchange, if the trading price of our common stock remains below $5.00 per share, trading in our common stock will be subject to the requirements of certain rules promulgated under the Exchange Act, which require additional disclosure by broker-dealers in connection with any trades involving a stock defined as a penny stock (generally, any non-national securities exchange equity security that has a market price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to certain exceptions). The additional burdens imposed upon broker-dealers could discourage broker-dealers from effecting transactions in our common stock, which could severely limit the market liquidity of the common stock and the ability of holders of the common stock to sell their shares.
Stockholders should be aware that, according to SEC Release No. 34-29093, the market for penny stocks has suffered in recent years from patterns of fraud and abuse. Such patterns include (1) control of the market for the security by one or a few broker-dealers that are often related to the promoter or issuer; (2) manipulation of prices through pre-arranged matching of purchases and sales and false and misleading press releases; (3) boiler room practices involving high-pressure sales tactics and unrealistic price projections by inexperienced sales persons; (4) excessive and undisclosed bid-ask differential and markups by selling broker-dealers; and (5) the wholesale dumping of the same securities by promoters and broker-dealers after prices have been manipulated to a desired level, along with the resulting inevitable collapse of those prices and with consequent investor losses. Our management is aware of the abuses that have occurred historically in the penny stock market. Although we do not expect to be in a position to dictate the behavior of the market or of broker-dealers who participate in the market, management will strive within the confines of practical limitations to prevent the described patterns from being established with respect to our securities. The occurrence of these patterns or practices could increase the volatility of our share price.
| ITEM 1B. | UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS |
None.
| ITEM 2. | DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTIES |
We have executive, administrative and operating offices at 117 W 9th Street, Suite 1214, Los Angeles, California 90015. Our office space is approximately 1,600 square feet and consists of executive and administrative work space for a base rent of $1,710 per month, on a month-to-month basis.
| ITEM 3. | LEGAL PROCEEDINGS |
From time to time, we may be involved in routine legal proceedings, as well as demands, claims and threatened litigation that arise in the normal course of our business. The ultimate amount of liability, if any, for any claims of any type (either alone or in the aggregate) may materially and adversely affect our financial condition, results of operations and liquidity. In addition, the ultimate outcome of any litigation is uncertain. Any outcome, whether favorable or unfavorable, may materially and adversely affect us due to legal costs and expenses, diversion of management attention and other factors. We expense legal costs in the period incurred. We cannot assure you that additional contingencies of a legal nature or contingencies having legal aspects will not be asserted against us in the future, and these matters could relate to prior, current or future transactions or events.
We are not currently a party to any material legal proceedings. We are not aware of any pending or threatened litigation against us that we expect will have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, liquidity, or operating results. However, legal claims are inherently uncertain, and we cannot assure you that we will not be adversely affected in the future by legal proceedings.
| ITEM 4. | MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES |
Not applicable
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| ITEM 5. | MARKET FOR COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES |
Market Information. Our common stock is quoted on the over-the-counter market on the OTCBB trading platform under the symbol “GTXO.” The following table sets forth the high and low sale prices for our common stock on the OTCBB for the periods indicated. The quotations below reflect inter-dealer prices, without retail mark-up, mark down, or commission, and may not necessarily represent actual transactions:
| Year Ended | ||||||||
| December 31, 2019 | ||||||||
| High | Low | |||||||
| Quarter ended March 31, 2019 | $ | 0.0242 | $ | 0.0087 | ||||
| Quarter ended June 30, 2019 | $ | 0.0298 | $ | 0.008 | ||||
| Quarter ended September 30, 2019 | $ | 0.016 | $ | 0.0035 | ||||
| Quarter ended December 31, 2019 | $ | 0.0115 | $ | 0.0043 | ||||
| Year Ended | ||||||||
| December 31, 2019 | ||||||||
| High | Low | |||||||
| Quarter ended March 31, 2018 | $ | 0.005 | $ | 0.0024 | ||||
| Quarter ended June 30, 2018 | $ | 0.0038 | $ | 0.0015 | ||||
| Quarter ended September 30, 2018 | $ | 0.0989 | $ | 0.0014 | ||||
| Quarter ended December 31, 2018 | $ | 0.045 | $ | 0.008 | ||||
Holders of Record. As of December 31, 2019, an aggregate of 71,419,795 shares of our common stock were issued and outstanding and were owned by approximately 271 holders of record, based on information provided by our transfer agent. The foregoing number of record holders does not include an unknown number of stockholders who hold their stock in “street name.”
Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities.
The following is a summary of transactions involving sales of our securities that were not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). Each offer and sale were exempt from registration under either Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act or Rule 506(b) under Regulation D of the Securities Act.
On January 16, 2019, we issued 2,447,308 shares of common stock to an investor for converting $12,383 in debt from a convertible note that was issued in the second quarter of 2017.
On February 4, 2019, we issued 1,700,000 shares of common stock to an investor for converting $9,282 in debt from a convertible note that was issued in the third quarter of 2017.
On February 4, 2019, we issued 3,000,000 shares of common stock to an investor for converting $6,000 in debt from a convertible note that was issued in the first quarter of 2018.
On February 13, 2019, we issued 1,600,000 shares of common stock to an investor for converting $8,736 in debt from a convertible note that was issued in the fourth quarter of 2017.
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On February 15, 2019, we issued 250,000 in warrants with a fair value of $2,500 to an advisor as part of their Advisory Agreement, with a strike price of $0.01 with a two year term.
On February 22, 2019, we issued 6,200,000 in restricted common stock to various consultants and advisors as part of their agreements.
On February 22, 2019, we issued 250,000 in restricted common stock to an investor as part of their note agreement.
On March 25, 2019, we issued 2,400,000 shares of common stock to an investor for converting $15,744 in debt from a convertible note that was issued in the fourth quarter of 2017.
On April 22, 2019, we issued 1,903,597 shares of common stock to an investor for converting $13,230 in debt from a convertible note that was issued in the fourth quarter of 2018.
On May 10, 2019, we issued a 2,500,000 warrant with a strike price of $0.011 to an accredited investor were related to financings with total fair value at grant date of $27,500.
On May 31, 2019, we issued 4,023,065 shares of common stock to an investor for converting $26,512 in debt from a convertible note that was issued in the fourth quarter of 2018.
On July 12, 2019, we issued 2,000,000 shares of common stock to an investor for converting $10,160 in debt from a convertible note that was issued in the third quarter of 2017
On August 12, 2019, we issued 1,732,389 shares of common stock to an investor for converting $8,558 in debt from a convertible note that was issued in the third quarter of 2017.
On September 6, 2019, we issued 2,000,000 shares of common stock to an investor for converting $7,440 in debt from a convertible note that was issued in the third quarter of 2017.
On September 20, 2019, we issued 3,000,000 shares of common stock to an investor for converting $9,000 in debt from a convertible note that was issued in the third quarter of 2017.
On October 3, 2019, we issued 2,900,000 shares of common stock to an investor for converting $9,902 in debt from a convertible note that was issued in the third quarter of 2017.
On October 4, 2019, we issued 2,500,000 shares of common stock to an investor for converting $5,950 in debt from a convertible note that was issued in the third quarter of 2017.
On October 11, 2019, we issued 1,900,000 shares of common stock to an investor for converting $4,522 in debt from a convertible note that was issued in the third quarter of 2017.
On November 11, 2019, we issued 1,900,000 shares of common stock to an investor for converting $5,054 in debt from a convertible note that was issued in the third quarter of 2017.
On November 22, 2019, we issued 20,000,000 in warrants to an investor as part of their Securities Purchase Agreement, with a strike price of $0.0025 with a five year term.
On December 5, 2019, we issued 2,600,000 shares of common stock to an investor for converting $8,632 in debt from a convertible note that was issued in the third quarter of 2017.
On December 20, 2019, we issued 10,000,000 in warrants to an investor as part of their Securities Purchase Agreement, with a strike price of $0.0025 with a five year term.
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Re-Purchase of Equity Securities.
None
Dividends.
We have never declared or paid cash dividends on our capital stock ad we do not anticipate declaring or paying cash dividends on our capital stock in the foreseeable future. Any payments of cash dividends will be at the discretion of our board of directors, and will depend upon our results of operations, earnings, capital requirements, legal and contractual restrictions, and other factors deemed relevant by our board of directors.
Equity Compensation Plan Information.
On March 14, 2008, we adopted the 2008 Equity Compensation Plan (the “2008 Plan”) pursuant to which were authorized to grant stock options, stock awards and stock appreciation rights of up to 7,000,000 shares of common stock to our employees, officers, directors and consultants. The 2008 Plan is administered by the Board of Directors of the Company.
| Number of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options | Weighted-average exercise price of outstanding options | Number of securities remaining
available for future issuance under equity compensation plans (excluding securities reflected in |
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| 2019 | ||||||||||||
| Equity compensation plans approved by security holders | - | $ | - | 2,234,877 | ||||||||
| Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders | - | - | - | |||||||||
| Total | - | $ | - | 2,234,877 | ||||||||
| ITEM 6. | SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA. |
Not applicable to a “smaller reporting company” as defined in Item 10(f)(1) of SEC Regulation S-K.
| ITEM 7. | MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS |
Overview
Business. GTX Corp and its subsidiaries (currently, Global Trek Xploration, Inc. and LOCiMOBILE, Inc.) are engaged in businesses that design, develop and sell various interrelated and complementary products and services in the Personal Location Services marketplace. Global Trek Xploration focuses on hardware and software design and development of products and services by offering a Global Positioning System (“GPS”), Bluetooth Low Energy (“BLE”) and cellular location platform that enables subscribers to track in real time the whereabouts of people, pets or high valued assets through a miniaturized transceiver module, wireless connectivity gateway, middleware and viewing portal. LOCiMOBILE, Inc. has developed and owns LOCiMobileTM, and Track My Work Force (“TMWF”), a suite of mobile tracking applications that turn the iPhone, Android, and other GPS enabled handsets into a tracking device which can then be tracked from handset to handset or through our Location Data Center tracking portal and which allows the user to send a map to the recipient’s phone showing the user’s location.
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Results of Operations
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and the related notes that appear elsewhere in this Annual Report.
The following table represents our statement of operations for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018:
| Years ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | 2018 | |||||||||||||||
| $ | % of Revenues |
$ | % of Revenues |
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| Product sales | 398,433 | 27 | % | 443,069 | 64 | % | ||||||||||
| Service income | 339,464 | 23 | % | 193,974 | 28 | % | ||||||||||
| IP royalties | 762,915 | 51 | % | 50,000 | 7 | % | ||||||||||
| Total revenues | 1,500,812 | 100 | % | 687,043 | 100 | % | ||||||||||
| Cost of goods sold | 193,490 | 13 | % | 213,000 | 31 | % | ||||||||||
| Gross Margin | 1,307,322 | 87 | % | 474,043 | 69 | % | ||||||||||
| Operating expenses: | ||||||||||||||||
| Wages and benefits | 605,557 | 40 | % | 742,780 | 108 | % | ||||||||||
| Professional fees | 267,634 | 18 | % | 316,541 | 46 | % | ||||||||||
| Sales and marketing expenses | 10,701 | 1 | % | 40,940 | 6 | % | ||||||||||
| General and administrative | 236,106 |
16 | % | 392,934 | 57 | % | ||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 1,119,998 | 75 | % | 1,493,195 | 217 | % | ||||||||||
| Gain/(loss) from operations | 187,324 | 12 | % | (1,019,152 | ) | -148 | % | |||||||||
| Other expense/income, net | (773,649 | ) | -52 | % | (739,030 | ) | -108 | % | ||||||||
| Net loss | (586,325 | ) | -39 | % | (1,758,182 | ) | -256 | % | ||||||||
Revenues
Revenues as a whole in fiscal 2019 increased by 118% or $813,769 in comparison to fiscal 2018, primarily because of the increase in sales related to IP license fee and service fee income. Services income increased 75%, which included an increase in professional fees. IP licensing income from Inventergy and Inpixon in fiscal 2019 increased 1426% or $712,915 with the settlement of 14 licensing agreements.
The Company’s goal is to generate recurring subscription revenues from the use of all of our tracking products.
We had a 44% increase in international subscribers and an 36% increase in total subscribers for fiscal 2019 compared to fiscal 2018.
During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company’s customer base and revenue streams were comprised of approximately 39.59% B2B (Wholesale Distributors and Enterprise Institutions), 8.80% B2C (consumers and government agencies who bought on the behalf of consumers, through our online ecommerce platform and through Amazon, Google and iTunes), 50.83% IP (our monetization campaign from consulting, licensing and asserting our patents) and 0.78% Military and Law Enforcement.
During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company’s customer base and revenue streams were comprised of approximately 33.47% B2B (Wholesale Distributors and Enterprise Institutions), 25.24% B2C (consumers and government agencies who bought on the behalf of consumers, through our online ecommerce platform and through Amazon, Google and iTunes), 7.85% IP (our monetization campaign from consulting, licensing and asserting our patents) and 33.45% Military and Law Enforcement.
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Cost of goods sold
Cost of goods sold decreased by 9% or $19,510 during fiscal 2019 in comparison to fiscal 2018, primarily due to revenue derived from higher margin revenues. As a result, total gross margin, increased from 69% in fiscal 2018 to 87% in fiscal 2019 due an increase in high margin revenue for IP and services.
Wages and benefits
Wages and benefits for fiscal 2019 decreased $137,223 or 18% compared to fiscal 2018 directly as a result of the one-time repatriation of $233,750 in non-cash stock-based compensation related to the company’s retention bonus.
Due to a growing economy and overall rising wages, we will need to increase the salaries of our entire staff in order to stay competitive in the market place and maintain employee retention going forward.
Professional fees
Professional fees consist of costs attributable to consultants and contractors who primarily spend their time on legal, accounting, product development, business development, corporate advisory services and investor relations. Such costs decreased $48,907 or 15% in fiscal 2019 compared to fiscal 2018. As a result, professional fees decreased as more responsibilities from outside contractors and consultants where transferred to in-house personnel.
Sale and marketing expenses
Sales and marketing expenses decreased by 74% or $30,239 during 2019 in comparison to 2018. The is as a result of generating more revenues for IP licensing and professional services which require less marketing support.
General and administrative
General and administrative costs during fiscal 2019 decreased by $156,828 or 36%, in comparison to fiscal 2018, mostly due to reductions in depreciation and amortization, travel and entertainment expenses, D&O insurance and a reduction in R&D expenses. We expect these numbers to increase as we ramp up R&D, travel and entertainment and D&O insurance due to an increase in our overall business.
Other expense/income, net
Other expense/income, net increased by 5%, or $34,619, from fiscal 2018 to fiscal 2019 primarily as a net result of non-cash losses from marketable securities, derivative expense, interest expense and the costs associated with related party notes. The accounting treatment for the bifurcation of the derivative liabilities embedded in our short-term convertible notes results in a net derivative, non-cash gain of $8,626. The derivative gain represents the change in fair value of the derivative liability during the period.
Net loss
Net loss during fiscal 2019 decreased by $1,171,857, or 67%, in comparison to the net loss incurred during fiscal 2018. However, loss from operations, which excludes mostly non-cash expenses decreased by 118% or 1,206,476 for the same period, making the Company profitable from operations for the year by $187,324.
On an earnings per share basis, we saw a reduction in share loss from ($0.08) in 2018 to ($0.01) in 2019.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of December 31, 2019, we had $125,200 in cash and $278,817 of other current assets, and $3,909,759 of current liabilities, resulting in a working capital deficit of $3,630,942 compared to $69,856 in cash and a working capital deficit of approximately $3,524,276 as of December 31, 2018.
Net cash used in operating activities was $140,934 for fiscal 2019 compared to net cash used of $416,348 for fiscal 2018. The decrease in net cash used in operating activities was largely attributed to the net change in non-cash items that includes: stock based compensation, repatriation of retention bonuses, gain on the extinguishment of debt, lower amortizations of debt discount and the interest and financing costs on note assignments.
Net cash provided by investing activities during fiscal 2019 was $42,778 and consisted of proceeds totaling $42,778 received from the sale of marketable securities, and $14,250 in equipment purchases in fiscal 2018.
Net cash provided by financing activities during fiscal 2019 was $153,500 and consisted of proceeds totaling $50,000 received from advances under a term loan agreement, $105,000 from two lines of credit and $150,000 in proceeds from the sale of preferred shares of stock with payments on debt and the lines of credit of $151,500. Net cash provided by financing activities during fiscal 2018 was $499,000 and consisted of proceeds totaling $495,000 received from advances under various convertible note payable agreements and $65,000 from a line of credit and $61,000 of payments on the debt. Thus, reducing our borrowings through notes by $445,000 or 79% from 2018 to 2019.
We expect to continue to generate revenues from all our business units from existing product sales, recurring subscriptions, software and Intellectual Property licensing, military and professional services. We also expect to see new revenues come in from recently launched products and products that are scheduled for launch throughout 2020 however, even though existing product sales and recurring subscriptions are starting to become more consistent, the amount of revenues is still unpredictable and may not be sufficient to fund all our working capital needs. Accordingly, we anticipate that we will have negative cash flow from our operations and, therefore, will have to raise additional capital in order to fund our operations in 2020.
In order to continue funding our working capital needs and our product development costs we entered into one (1) term loan agreement with an accredited investor and continued to draw upon our Lines of Credit with an accredited investor and our bank, which resulted in $105,000 of draws against this balance in fiscal year 2019. This line of credit with the accredited investor carries a 8.5% interest, with no prepayment penalty. Additionally, at the end of 2019, we entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (“SPA”) with an accredited investor which led to a $150,000 infusion of cash in return for Preferred B shares and Warrants.
In 2018, we entered into twelve (12) separate note and share purchase agreements with three separate, unaffiliated accredited investors. As a result, we issued convertible notes with a total principal balance of $590,000 (the “2018 Convertible Notes”). Some of the 2018 Convertible Notes carry various original issue discounts of 40%, a fixed conversion of $0.002 to $0.30, and has interest ranging between 1-12%. As a result, in exchange for the 2019 Convertible Notes, we received cash proceeds of $495,000. Additionally, we established a $500,000 Line of Credit with an accredited investor, which resulted in $65,000 of draws against this balance. This line of credit carries a 17% interest, no OID, no discount to market or prepayment penalties.
Subsequent to December 31, 2019, we have not borrowed any money to fund operations.
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In addition to continuing to incur normal operating expenses, we intend to continue our research and development efforts for our various technologies and products, including hardware, software, interface customization, and website development, and we also expect to further develop our sales, marketing and manufacturing programs associated with the commercialization, licensing and sales of our GPS devices and technology. We currently do not have sufficient capital on hand to fully fund our proposed research and development activities, which lack of product development may negatively affect our future revenues.
As noted above, based on budgeted revenues and expenditures, unless revenues increase significantly, we believe that our existing and projected sources of liquidity may not be sufficient to satisfy our cash requirements for the next twelve months. Accordingly, we will need to raise additional funds in 2020. The sale of additional equity securities will result in additional dilution to our existing stockholders. Sale of debt securities could involve substantial operational and financial covenants that might inhibit our ability to follow our business plan. Any additional funding that we obtain in a financing is likely to reduce the percentage ownership of the Company held by our existing security-holders. The amount of this dilution may be substantial based on our current stock price, and could increase if the trading price of our common stock declines at the time of any financing from its current levels. We may also attempt to raise funds through corporate collaboration and licensing arrangements. To the extent that we raise additional funds through collaboration and licensing arrangements, we may be required to grant licenses on terms that are not favorable to us. There can be no assurance that financing will be available in amounts or on terms acceptable to us, if at all. If we are unable to obtain the needed additional funding, we may have to further reduce our current level of operations, or, may even have to totally discontinue our operations.
We are subject to many risks associated with early stage businesses, including the above discussed risks associated with the ability to raise capital. Please see the section entitled “Risk Factors” for more information regarding risks associated with our business.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
There are no off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that is material to investors.
Inflation
Inflation and changing prices have had no effect on our net sales and revenues or on our income from continuing operations over our two most recent fiscal years.
Going Concern
The consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which assumes the Company will be able to realize its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business for the foreseeable future. The Company has incurred net losses of $586,325 and $1,758,182 for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, has incurred losses since inception resulting in an accumulated deficit of $23,559,519 as of December 31, 2019, and has negative working capital of $3,630,942 as of December 31, 2019. A significant part of our negative working capital position at December 31, 2019 consisted of $1,407,278, of amounts due to various accredited investors of the Company for convertible promissory notes, loans and a letter of credit. The Company anticipates further losses in the development of its business.
The ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon the Company generating profitable operations in the future and/or obtaining the necessary financing to meet its obligations and repay its liabilities arising from normal business operations when they come due. The Company’s ability to raise additional capital through the future issuances of debt or equity is unknown. The obtainment of additional financing, the successful development of the Company’s contemplated plan of operations, or its attainment of profitable operations are necessary for the Company to continue operations. The ability to successfully resolve these factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The consolidated financial statements of the Company do not include any adjustments that may result from the outcome of these aforementioned uncertainties.
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Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
The financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States. Because a precise determination of many assets and liabilities is dependent upon future events, the preparation of financial statements for a period necessarily involves the use of estimates which have been made using careful judgment.
The financial statements have, in management’s opinion, been properly prepared within reasonable limits of materiality and within the framework of the significant accounting policies summarized below.
We have identified the following critical accounting policies that are most important to the portrayal of our financial condition and results of operations and that require management’s most difficult, subjective or complex judgments, often as a result of the need to make estimates about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain. The following is a review of the more critical accounting policies and methods used by us.
Revenue Recognition
The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), (“ASC 606”). The underlying principle of ASC 606 is to recognize revenue to depict the transfer of goods or services to customers at the amount expected to be collected. ASC 606 creates a five-step model that requires entities to exercise judgment when considering the terms of contract(s), which include (1) identifying the contract or agreement with a customer, (2) identifying our performance obligations in the contract or agreement, (3) determining the transaction price, (4) allocating the transaction price to the separate performance obligations, and (5) recognizing revenue as each performance obligation is satisfied.
The Company does not have any significant contracts with customers requiring performance beyond delivery, and contracts with customers contain no incentives or discounts that could cause revenue to be allocated or adjusted over time. Shipping and handling activities are performed before the customer obtains control of the goods and therefore represent a fulfillment activity rather than a promised service to the customer. Revenue and costs of sales are recognized when control of the products transfers to our customer, which generally occurs upon shipment from our facilities. The Company’s performance obligations are satisfied at that time.
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We derive our revenues primarily from hardware sales, subscription services fees, IP licensing and professional services fees. Hardware includes our SmartSole, Military and other Stand-Alone Devices. Subscription services revenues consist of fees from customers accessing our cloud-based software solutions and subscription or license fees for our platform. Professional services and other revenues consist primarily of fees from implementation services, configuration, data services, training and managed services related to our solutions. IP licensing is related to our agreement with Inventergy whereby we have partnered in order to monetize our IP portfolio (see Note 3, below).
Product sales
At the inception of each contract, we assess the goods and services promised in our contracts and identify each distinct performance obligation. The Company recognizes revenue upon the transfer of control of promised products or services to the customer in an amount that depicts the consideration the Company expects to be entitled to for the related products or services. For the large majority of the Company’s sales, transfer of control occurs once product has shipped and title and risk of loss have transferred to the customer.
Services Income
The Company’s software solutions are available for use as hosted application arrangements under subscription fee agreements without licensing perpetual rights to the software. Subscription fees from these applications are recognized over time on a ratable basis over the customer agreement term beginning on the date the Company’s solution is made available to the customer. Our subscription contracts are generally one to three months in length. Amounts that have been invoiced are recorded in accounts receivable and deferred revenues or revenues, depending on whether the revenue recognition criteria have been met.
The majority of our professional services arrangements are recognized on a time and materials basis. Professional services revenues recognized on a time and materials basis are measured monthly based on time incurred and contractually agreed upon rates. Certain professional services revenues are based on fixed fee arrangements and revenues are recognized based on the proportional performance method. In some cases, the terms of our time and materials and fixed fee arrangements may require that we defer the recognition of revenue until contractual conditions are met. Data services and training revenues are generally recognized as the services are performed.
Licensing Revenue
Licensing revenue recorded by the Company relates exclusively to the Company’s License and Partnership agreement with Inventergy which provides for ongoing licensing based on monetization of IP licenses. The Company recognizes revenue for licensing under ASC 606, which provides revenue recognition constraints by requiring the recognition of revenue at the later of the following: 1) sale or usage of the products or 2) satisfaction of the performance obligations. The Company has satisfied its performance obligations and therefore recognizes licensing revenue when the sales to which the licensing relate are completed. During the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 the Company recognized 14 settlements for a total of $763,000 in licensing revenue and $0, respectively.
During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company’s customer base were comprised of approximately 39.59% B2B (Wholesale Distributors and Enterprise Institutions), 8.80% B2C (consumers and government agencies who bought on the behalf of consumers, through our online ecommerce platform and through Amazon, Google and iTunes), 50.83% IP (our monetization campaign from consulting, licensing and asserting our patents) and 0.78% Military and Law Enforcement. During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company’s customer base and revenue streams were comprised of approximately 33.47% B2B (Wholesale Distributors and Enterprise Institutions), 25.24% B2C (consumers and government agencies who bought on the behalf of consumers, through our online ecommerce platform and through Amazon, Google and iTunes), 7.85% IP (our monetization campaign from consulting, licensing and asserting our patents) and 33.45% Military and Law Enforcement.
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Product Warranty
The Company’s warranty policy provides repair or replacement of products (excluding GPS Shoe devices) returned for defects within ninety days of purchase. Warranty liabilities are recorded at the time of sale for the estimated costs that may be incurred under our standard warranty. As of December 31, 2019, products returned for repair or replacement have been immaterial. Accordingly, a warranty liability has not been deemed necessary.
Derivative Instruments
Our debt or equity instruments may contain embedded derivative instruments, such as conversion options, which in certain circumstances may be required to be bifurcated from the associated host instrument and accounted for separately as a derivative instrument liability.
Our derivative instrument liabilities are re-valued at the end of each reporting period, with changes in the fair value of the derivative liability recorded as charges or credits to income, in the period in which the changes occur. For bifurcated conversion options that are accounted for as derivative instrument liabilities, we determine the fair value of these instruments using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. This model requires assumptions related to the remaining term of the instrument and risk-free rates of return, our current Common Stock price and expected dividend yield, and the expected volatility of our Common Stock price over the life of the option.
Stock-based Compensation
Stock-based compensation expense is recorded for stock and stock options awarded in return for services rendered. The expense is measured at the grant-date fair value of the award and recognized as compensation expense on a straight-line basis, which is generally commensurate with the vesting period. The Company estimates forfeitures that it expects will occur and records expense based upon the number of awards expected to vest.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Please refer to footnote for management’s discussion of recent accounting pronouncements.
| ITEM 7A. | QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK. |
Not applicable to a “smaller reporting company” as defined in Item 10(f)(1) of SEC Regulation.
| ITEM 8. | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA |
The financial statements required by Item 8 are submitted in a separate section of this report, beginning on page F-1, and are incorporated herein and made a part hereof.
| ITEM 9. | CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE |
None.
| ITEM 9A. | CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES |
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining a system of disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e)) under the Exchange Act) that is designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time specified in the Commission’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by an issuer in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the issuer’s management, including its principal executive officer or officers and principal financial officer or officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
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Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act, as amended). Under the supervision and with the participation of management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2019. In making this assessment, management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”) in Internal Control—Integrated Framework. Based on our assessment, management identified continued weaknesses related to: (i) our internal review functions, (ii) a lack of segregation of incompatible duties within accounting functions, and (iii) insufficient personnel with an appropriate level of technical accounting knowledge, experience, and training in the application of GAAP commensurate with our complexity and our financial accounting and reporting requirements. As a result, management concluded that, as of December 31, 2019, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting were not effective for the size of our Company. Due to our size and the limited nature of our operations, segregation of all conflicting duties may not always be possible and may not be economically feasible. These weaknesses are due to our inadequate staffing during the period covered by this report and our lack of working capital to hire additional staff. Although management will periodically re-evaluate this situation, at this point it considers that the risk associated with such lack of segregation of duties and the potential benefits of adding employees to segregate such duties are not cost justified. We are in the process of determining how best to change our current system and implement a more effective system. However, there can be no assurance that implementation of any change will be completed in a timely manner or that it will be adequate once implemented. To the extent possible, we will implement procedures to assure that the initiation of transactions, the custody of assets and the recording of transactions will be performed by separate individuals.
This annual report does not include an attestation report of our registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting since one is not required.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There have been no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the annual reporting period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial reporting.
Limitations on Effectiveness of Controls and Procedures
In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives. In addition, the design of disclosure controls and procedures must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints and that management is required to apply judgment in evaluating the benefits of possible controls and procedures relative to their costs.
| ITEM 9B. | OTHER INFORMATION |
None.
| ITEM 10. | DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE |
Executive Officers and Directors. Each of our directors was elected by the stockholders and serves until his or her successor is elected and qualified.
The board of directors currently has no nominating or compensation committee.
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Our Chief Executive Officer serves pursuant to an employment agreement that was automatically extended for one year on March 14, 2019, and that will automatically be extended for successive one-year periods if not cancelled by either party. See “Item 10, Executive Compensation – Employment Agreements.”
The following table sets forth information regarding our executive officers and directors.
| Name | Position Held | Age | Date First Appointed | |||
| Patrick E. Bertagna | President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board | 56 | March 14, 2008 | |||
| Alex McKean | Chief Financial Officer | 55 | October 3, 2011 | |||
| Christopher M. Walsh | Director | 70 | July 1, 2015 | |||
| Louis Rosenbaum | VP of Operations & Finance, Director | 69 | March 14, 2008 (Director) March 1, 2015 (VP) | |||
| Andrew Duncan | Director, Audit Committee Member, Corporate Secretary and Treasurer | 55 | April 2, 2010 |
Biographical Information
The following describes the backgrounds of current executive officers and directors. The Company currently has no independent directors, as defined in the NASDAQ rules governing members of boards of directors.
Mr. Bertagna is the director and the Chief Executive Officer of Global Trek Xploration and LOCiMOBILE, Inc. Mr. Rosenbaum is the VP of Operations and Finance and Mr. McKean is the Chief Financial Officer of each of those subsidiaries.
Patrick E. Bertagna – Director, Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman of the Board
Mr. Bertagna was the founder of Global Trek Xploration in September 2002 and has since served as its Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of GTX. He is co-inventor of our patented GPS footwear technology. His career spans over 35 years in building companies in both technology and consumer branded products.
Mr. Bertagna began his career in consumer products importing apparel from Europe and later went on to import and manufacture apparel, accessories and footwear in over 20 countries. In 1993, Mr. Bertagna transitioned into technology and founded Barcode World, Inc. a supply chain software company, enabling accurate tracking of consumer products from design to retail. In June 2002 after selling this company, Mr. Bertagna combined his two past careers in consumer products and tracking technology and founded GTX.
Mr. Bertagna was born in the South of France and is fluent in French and Spanish, has formed alliances with Fortune 500 companies such as IBM, AT&T, Sports Authority, Federated Stores, Netscape and GE. He has been a keynote speaker and has been awarded several patents (including, but not limited to U.S. Patent #’s: 8,154,401, 8,760,286, 9,219,978).
Mr. Bertagna has extensive knowledge of the manufacturing industry, internet software development, building intellectual property portfolios and overall experience in growing early stage high-tech companies. As a founder of Global Trek Xploration and co-inventor of the GPS Shoe, this knowledge enables Mr. Bertagna to be uniquely qualified to be CEO and on the Board of Directors.
Alex McKean – Chief Financial Officer
Mr. McKean was appointed as our Chief Financial Officer in 2015, previously he was our Interim Chief Financial Officer since October 2011. He is currently also the Chief Financial Officer of Encore Brands, Inc., a position he has held since October 2009. Previous to that, he acted as an independent management consultant under his own firm, SGT Enterprises, Inc. as well as an independent contractor with Robert Half International and Ajilon Finance. Prior to establishing his own firm, during 2004-2007 Mr. McKean was with Parson Consulting working in such areas as: strategy, financial modeling, SEC filings, process management and Sarbanes Oxley. Mr. McKean has held positions as a Controller and VP of Finance at 24:7 Film from 2002-2004, VP of Finance at InternetStudios.com from 2000-2002, Director of FP&A/SVP at Franchise Mortgage Acceptance Company from 1998-2000, as Corporate Accounting Manager/Treasurer of Polygram Filmed Entertainment from 1996-1998 and Assistant Treasurer/Controller for State Street Bank from 1989-1996.
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Mr. McKean holds an International MBA from Thunderbird’s School of Global Management and undergraduate degrees in Finance and Political Science from Trinity University.
Christopher M. Walsh - Director
Mr. Walsh joined this Company as its Chief Operating Officer in March 2008, as of June 30, 2015 we accepted his resignation of the position and transitioned him into a Director on July 1, 2015. Mr. Walsh began his career with Nike in 1974 and subsequently established and implemented Nike’s first manufacturing operation in the Far East. In 1989, Mr. Walsh joined Reebok International as Vice President of Production. In that role, he established the Company’s inaugural Asian organization headquartered in Hong Kong with satellite organizations across Asia, and also played a critical role on the Reebok Pump Task Force directing the manufacturing initiatives associated with the unique components of the Pump system. After Reebok, Mr. Walsh moved to LA Gear in 1992 and, as Chief Operating Officer, became a critical figure in the turnaround team assembled by LA Gear and was responsible for all research and development, design, manufacturing, sourcing, quality control, distribution and logistics.
Upon leaving LA Gear in 1995, Mr. Walsh founded CW Resources, a Los Angeles based firm providing design, development, manufacturing and licensing consulting services to an extensive client base, both domestic and international, within the footwear, apparel, textile, sporting goods and action sports industries. Since January 2005, he has served as an advisor to GTX spearheading their footwear research and development and marketing practices.
Mr. Walsh received a B.S. in Marketing from Boston College in 1973 and previously served on numerous organizational boards within the footwear and textile industries including The Two Ten International Footwear Foundation and The Footwear Distributors and Retail Association.
Louis Rosenbaum – VP of Operations and Finance, Director
Mr. Rosenbaum served as a member of GTX Board of Directors from September 2002 until June 2005 and then again from October 2007 until March 2008, at which time he became a director of GTX Corp. Subsequently, Mr. Rosenbaum was asked to act as the VP of Operations and Finance since March 1, 2015. Mr. Rosenbaum was a founder and early investor in Global Trek Xploration.
Mr. Rosenbaum has been the President of Advanced Environmental Services since July 1997. His responsibilities at Advanced Environmental Services encompass supervising all administrative and financial activities, including all contractual aspects of the business. Mr. Rosenbaum has been working in the environmental and waste disposal industry for the past eighteen years. He started with Allied Waste Services, a division of Eastern Environmental (purchased by Waste Management Inc. in 1998) in 1990.
Mr. Rosenbaum founded and was President of Elements, a successful clothing manufacturer that produced a line of upscale women’s clothing in Hong Kong, China, Korea and Italy, from 1978 to 1987.
Mr. Rosenbaum has a long history in the consumer products industry, electronics and software sales and development. Mr. Rosenbaum is a co-founder of GTX Corp, was the first large investor and has assisted in the overall vision and development of the Company since inception. Mr. Rosenbaum has served on numerous private and community public boards and this unique blend of experience and history, combined with his strategic and tactical insight, makes Mr. Rosenbaum an asset to the GTX Corp Board.
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Andrew Duncan – Head of International Business Development, Director, Member of Audit Committee, Corporate Secretary and Treasurer
Mr. Duncan has been working in the consumer electronics and technology licensing business for over 20 years. Since 2006 he has been the CEO of ClearPlay International, a software licensing company. Prior thereto, he founded Global TechLink Consultants Inc., a technology consultancy company, specializing in technology licensing, multimedia, communication and application technology on a global basis, including Interactive TV, Digital downloads/streaming and Consumer Electronics. From 1994 to 2001, Mr. Duncan worked as Vice President Consumer Electronics for Gemstar TV Guide International (Los Angeles USA).
Mr. Duncan earned his honors degree in Chemistry from Nottingham University and postgraduate qualifications in Marketing and Direct Marketing from London University (Kings College). He also has a Certificate of Business Management from the Anderson School of Business UCLA.
Mr. Duncan’s experience in global intellectual property, branding and licensing, uniquely qualifies him to serve on our Board. Mr. Duncan’s long involvement in global business development, with an extensive background working in both Europe and Asia as a business strategist for major corporations, directly assists the Board in its international strategic planning objectives and activities.
Director Qualifications and Diversity
Our Board of Directors (the “Board”) has not adopted a formal policy with regard to the consideration of diversity when evaluating candidates for election to the Board. However, our Board believes that membership should reflect diversity in its broadest sense, but should not be chosen nor excluded based on race, color, gender, national origin or sexual orientation. In this context, the Board does consider a candidate’s experience, education, industry knowledge, history with the Company, and differences of viewpoint when evaluating his or her qualifications for election to the Board. Whenever our Board evaluates a potential candidate, the Board considers that individual in the context of the composition of the Board as a whole.
The standards that our Board considers in selecting candidates (although candidates need not possess all of the following characteristics, and not all factors are weighted equally) include the director’s or nominee’s, Industry knowledge and contacts in industries served by the Company, independent judgment, ability to broadly represent the interests of all stockholders and other constituencies, maturity and experience in policy making decisions, business skills, background and relevant expertise that are useful to the company and its future needs, and other factors determined to be relevant by the Board.
Family Relationships
There are no family relationships among the Company’s directors, executive officers, or persons nominated or chosen by the Company to become directors or executive officers.
Director or Officer Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings
Our current directors and executive officers have not been involved in any legal proceedings as described in Item 401(f) of Regulation S-K in the past ten years.
Code of Business Conduct and Ethics.
We have adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics (the “Code”) that applies to our directors, officers and employees, including our principal executive officer and principal financial and accounting officer. A copy of our code of ethics will be furnished without charge to any person upon written request. Requests should be sent to: Secretary, GTX Corp, 117 W. 9th Street, #1214 Los Angeles, California 90015.
Compliance with Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act.
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 requires our executive officers and directors, and persons who own more than 10% of a registered class of the company’s equity securities, to file reports of ownership and changes in ownership with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Executive officers, directors and greater than 10% stockholders are required by SEC regulations to furnish the Company with copies of all Section 16(a) forms they file.
Based solely on its review of the copies of reporting forms received by the Company, the Company believes that no Forms 4’s were not filed as required under Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
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| ITEM 11. | EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION |
Summary Compensation Table. The following table sets forth the compensation for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 for services rendered to us by all persons who served as our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer and most highly compensated executive officers other than our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer (collectively, the “Named Executive Officers”) who received compensation in excess of $100,000 in 2019.
Summary Compensation Table
| Name and Principal Position | Fiscal Year Ended 12/31 | Salary ($) | Bonus ($) | Stock Awards ($) | Option Awards ($) | All Other Compensation ($)(3) | Total ($) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Patrick Bertagna(1) | 2019 | 150,000 | - | - | - | 25,000 | 175,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | 150,000 | - | - | - | 25,000 | 175,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alex McKean(2) | 2019 | 96,000 | - | - | - | - | 96,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | 96,000 | - | - | - | - | 96,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1) | Mr. Bertagna, our Chief Executive Officer has agreed to defer portions of his salary in an effort to preserve cash for other working capital needs of the Company. In 2019, Mr. Bertagna accrued wages and $10,000 for Board of Director fees thru December 31, 2019. As of December 31, 2019, Mr. Bertagna has accrued $53,225 of his 2019 salary compensation. |
| (2) | Mr. McKean, our Chief Financial Officer has agreed to defer portions of his salary in an effort to preserve cash for other working capital needs of the Company. As of December 31, 2019, Mr. McKean has accrued $46,200 of his 2019 salary compensation. |
| (3) | The values shown in this column include Director fees, additional employee benefits paid including travel, health insurance, auto lease payments and cellular phone service. |
Outstanding Equity Awards
None.
Long-Term Incentive Plans
There are no arrangements or plans in which we provide pension, retirement or similar benefits for directors or executive officers.
Director Compensation
We have no formal plan for compensating our directors for their service in their capacity as directors although such directors are expected to receive shares of common stock and/or options in the future to purchase common shares as awarded by our Board of Directors or (as to future options) a Compensation Committee which may be established in the future. Directors are entitled to reimbursement for reasonable travel and other out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with attendance at meetings of our Board of Directors. Our Board of Directors may award special remuneration to any director undertaking any special services on behalf of our company other than services ordinarily required of a director.
The following table summarizes the compensation of each of our directors who is not also a named executive officer for their service as a director for the year ended December 31, 2019. The compensation of Mr. Bertagna, who serves as a director and as our Chief Executive Officer, is described above in the Summary Compensation Table.
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DIRECTOR COMPENSATION
| Name | Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($) | Stock Awards ($) | Option Awards ($) | Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation ($) | Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings | All Other Compensation ($) | Total ($) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Louis Rosenbaum(1) | - | - | - | N/A | N/A | 10,000 | 10,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Andrew Duncan(2) | - | - | - | N/A | N/A | 10,000 | 10,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Christopher Walsh(3) | - | - | - | N/A | N/A | 10,000 | 10,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (1) | Mr. Rosenbaum has provided executive management services to the Company in previous years. Mr. Rosenbaum earned $96,000 in 2019 relating to operations and finance services, and $10,000 for Board of Director fees. As of December 31, 2019, Mr. Rosenbaum has deferred $34,200 of his 2019 consulting compensation and $10,000 of his director’s compensation. |
| (2) | Mr. Duncan also provides executive management services to the Company. Mr. Duncan earned $96,000 in 2019 for business development and intellectual property licensing services, and $10,000 for Board of Director fees. As of December 31, 2019, Mr. Duncan has deferred $34,200 of his 2019 consulting compensation and $10,000 of his director’s compensation. |
| (3) | Mr. Walsh, earned for $10,000 as payment for his time as a director in 2019. As of December 31, 2019, Mr. Walsh has deferred $10,000 of his 2019 director’s compensation. |
Employment Agreements
The following are summaries of the employment agreements with the Company’s executive officers:
Patrick E. Bertagna, our Chief Executive Officer and President, is employed pursuant to a written agreement dated as of March 14, 2008. The agreement was for a term of two years, but contained a provision under which the agreement is automatically extended for additional one-year periods unless either party provides written notice to the contrary at least 60 days prior to the end of the term then in effect. As such, Mr. Bertagna receives a base salary of $150,000 per year; however, in order to preserve cash for other working capital needs, Mr. Bertagna has agreed to accrue portions of his salary in the past and he is continuing to do so in 2019. He is entitled to adjustments to his base salary based on certain performance standards, at the Company’s discretion, as follows: (i) a bonus in an amount not less than fifteen percent (15%) of yearly salary, to be paid in cash or stock, if the Company has an increase in annual revenues and Mr. Bertagna performs his duties within the time frame budgeted for such duties at or below the cost budgeted for such duties and (ii) a bonus, to be paid in cash or stock at the Company’s sole discretion, equal to $12,500 for every one million of the Company’s outstanding common stock purchase warrants that are exercised.
Mr. Bertagna may also participate in any and all benefits and perquisites as are generally provided for the benefit of executive employees. The agreement terminates on his death, incapacity (after 180 days), resignation or cause as defined in the agreement. If he is terminated without cause, he is entitled to base salary, including back salary owed, all bonuses otherwise applicable, and medical benefits for twelve months.
Alex McKean, was appointed as the Company’s Interim Chief Financial Officer from October 3, 2011 and was appointed full-time in 2015. He is not employed pursuant to a written employment agreement.
2008 Equity Compensation Plan
We have adopted an equity incentive plan, the 2008 Equity Compensation Plan (the “2008 Plan”), pursuant to which we are authorized to grant options, restricted stock, unrestricted stock, and stock appreciation rights to purchase up to 7,000,000 shares of common stock to our employees (as such term is defined in the 2008 Plan), officers, directors and consultants. Awards under the 2008 Plan may consist of stock options (both non-qualified options and options intended to qualify as “Incentive Stock Options” under Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended), restricted and unrestricted stock awards and stock appreciation rights.
The 2008 Plan is administered by our Board of Directors or a committee appointed by the Board (the “Committee”). If appointed by the Board, the committee would consist of at least two members of the Board whose members shall, from time to time, be appointed by the Board. The Committee has the authority to interpret the 2008 Plan, to prescribe, amend, and rescind rules and regulations relating to it, to determine the persons to whom awards will be granted, the type of award to be granted, the number of awards to be granted, and the terms and provisions of stock options granted pursuant to the 2008 Plan, including the vesting thereof, subject to the provisions of the 2008 Plan, and to make all other determinations necessary or advisable for the administration of the 2008 Plan.
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The 2008 Plan provides that the purchase price of each share of common stock subject to an incentive stock option may not be less than 100% of the fair market value (as such term is defined in the 2008 Plan) of a share of our common stock on the date of grant (or not less than 110% of the fair market value in the case of a grantee holding more than 10% of our outstanding common stock). The aggregate fair market value (determined at the time the option is granted) of the common stock with respect to which incentive stock options are exercisable for the first time by the employee during any calendar year (under all such plans of the grantee’s employer corporation and its parent and subsidiary corporation) shall not exceed $100,000. No incentive stock option shall be exercisable later than the tenth anniversary of its grant; provided, however, that an incentive stock option granted to an employee holding more than 10% of our outstanding common stock shall not be exercisable later than the fifth anniversary of its grant.
The Committee shall determine the purchase price of each share of common stock subject to a non-qualified stock option. Such purchase price, however, shall not be less than 100% of the fair market value of the common stock on the date of grant. No non-qualified stock option shall be exercisable later than the tenth anniversary of its grant.
The plan also permits the grant of stock appreciation rights in connection with the grant of an incentive stock option or a non-qualified stock option, or unexercised portion thereof held by the grantee. The grant price of a stock appreciation right shall be at least at the fair market value of a share on the date of grant of the stock appreciation right, and be subject to such terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the provisions of the 2008 Plan, as shall be determined by the Committee. Each stock appreciation right may include limitations as to the time when such stock appreciation right becomes exercisable and when it ceases to be exercisable, which may be more restrictive than the limitations on the exercise of the stock option to which it relates. No stock appreciation right shall be exercisable with respect to such related stock option or portion thereof unless such stock option or portion shall itself be exercisable at that time. A stock appreciation right shall be exercised only upon surrender of the related stock option or portion thereof in respect of which the stock appreciation right is then being exercised. Upon the exercise of a stock appreciation right, a grantee shall be entitled to receive an amount equal to the product of (i) the amount by which the fair market value of a share of common stock on the date of exercise of the stock appreciation right exceeds the option price per share specified in the related incentive or non-qualified stock option and (ii) the number of shares of common stock in respect of which the stock appreciation right shall have been exercised. Further, a stock appreciation right shall be exercisable during the grantee’s lifetime only by the grantee.
The 2008 Plan also provides us with the ability to grant shares of common stock that are subject to certain transferability, forfeiture or other restrictions. The recipient of restricted stock grants, the type of restriction, the number of shares of restricted stock granted and other such provisions shall be determined by the Committee. The Board, in good faith and in its sole discretion, shall determine the fair market value with regards to awards of restricted stock.
The 2008 Plan also provides us with the ability to grant shares of unrestricted stock. The Committee shall determine and designate from time to time those persons who are to be granted unrestricted stock and number of shares of common stock subject to such grant. The Board, in good faith and in its sole discretion, shall determine the fair market value with regards to awards of unrestricted stock. The grantee shall hold common stock issued pursuant to an unrestricted stock award free and clear of all restrictions, except as otherwise provided in the 2008 Plan.
Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, awards granted under the 2008 Plan are not transferable other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution.
The 2008 Plan provides that in the event of a merger or change of control, the Committee may substitute stock options, stock awards and stock appreciation rights of the acquired company. Alternatively, the Committee may provide that the stock options, stock awards and stock appreciation rights shall terminate following notice by the Committee.
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The Board may, at any time, alter, amend, suspend, discontinue, or terminate the 2008 Plan; provided, however, that such action shall not adversely affect the right of grantees to stock awards or stock options previously granted and no amendment, without the approval of the stockholders of the Corporation, shall increase the maximum number of shares which may be awarded under the 2008 Plan in the aggregate, materially increase the benefits accruing to grantees under the 2008 Plan, change the class of employees eligible to receive options under the 2008 Plan, or materially modify the eligibility requirements for participation in the 2008 Plan.
| ITEM 12. | SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS |
The following table sets forth certain information as of March 30, 2020, regarding the beneficial ownership of our common stock by (i) each stockholder known by us to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of our common stock, (ii) by each of our executive officers named in the Summary Compensation Table and our directors and (iii) by all of our executive officers and directors as a group. Each of the persons named in the table has sole voting and investment power with respect to common stock beneficially owned. Unless otherwise noted in the table, the address for each of the persons identified is 117 W 9th Street; Suite 1214, Los Angeles, CA 90015. Beneficial ownership is calculated based upon 80,132,038 shares of common stock issued and outstanding as of March 30, 2020.
| Name and Address of Beneficial Owner | Amount and Nature of Beneficial Ownership(1) | Percent of Common Stock |
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| Patrick E. Bertagna | 312,509 shares | 0.47 |
% | |||||
| CEO and Chairman of the Board | ||||||||
| Alex McKean | 54,489 shares | 0.08 | % | |||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
| Louis Rosenbaum | 133,901 shares | 0.20 | % | |||||
| VP of Operations & Finance, Director | ||||||||
| Andrew Duncan | 205,848 shares | 0.31 | % | |||||
| Director, Corporate Secretary and Treasurer | ||||||||
| Christopher Walsh | 70,830 shares | 0.11 | % | |||||
| Director | ||||||||
| All directors and named executive officers as a group (5 persons) | 777,577 shares | 1.18 | % | |||||
| OPI, Inc. | 5,000,000 shares | 7.59 | % | |||||
| (1) | Under Rule 13d-3, a beneficial owner of a security includes any person who, directly or indirectly, through any contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship, or otherwise has or shares: (i) voting power, which includes the power to vote, or to direct the voting of shares; and (ii) investment power, which includes the power to dispose or direct the disposition of shares. Certain shares may be deemed to be beneficially owned by more than one person (if, for example, persons share the power to vote or the power to dispose of the shares). In addition, shares are deemed to be beneficially owned by a person if the person has the right to acquire the shares (for example, upon exercise of an option) within 60 days of the date as of which the information is provided. In computing the percentage ownership of any person, the amount of shares outstanding is deemed to include the amount of shares beneficially owned by such person (and only such person) by reason of these acquisition rights. As a result, the percentage of outstanding shares of any person as shown in this table does not necessarily reflect the person’s actual ownership or voting power with respect to the number of shares of common stock actually outstanding. |
Changes in Control. We are not aware of any arrangements which may result in “changes in control” as that term is defined by the provisions of Item 403 of Regulation S-K.
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| ITEM 13. | CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE |
Director Independence. One of our five directors is independent within the definition of “independence” as defined in the Nasdaq rules governing members of boards of directors.
Related Party Transactions. During 2019, officers and directors accrued $171,211 of deferred back salary and $40,000 of director fees.
Except as described above, there have been no related party transactions, or any other transactions or relationships required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404 of Securities and Exchange Commission Regulation S-K.
| ITEM 14. | PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES. |
The Audit Committee has appointed Weinberg & Co., LA. as our independent registered public accounting firm on June 13, 2018. The following table shows the fees that were paid or accrued by us for audit and other services provided by our current auditor Weinberg & Co., LA. and our previous auditor LBB & Associates Ltd., LLP:
| 2019 | 2018 | |||||||
| Audit Fees (1) | $ | 80,532 | $ | 90,642 | ||||
| Audit-Related Fees (2) | 1,500 |
- | ||||||
| Tax Fees (3) | 975 |
- | ||||||
| All Other Fees | - | - | ||||||
| Total | $ | 83,007 | $ | 90,642 | ||||
| (1) | Audit fees represent fees for professional services provided in connection with the audit of our annual financial statements and the review of our quarterly financial statements and those services normally provided in connection with statutory or regulatory filings or engagements including comfort letters, consents and other services related to SEC matters. This information is presented as of the latest practicable date for this annual report. |
| (2) | Audit-related fees represent fees for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of our financial statements and not reported above under “Audit Fees.” This category primarily includes services relating to our Registration Statement filed with the Securities Exchange Commission during 2011. |
| (3) | Weinberg & Co. LA does not provide us with tax compliance, tax advice or tax planning services. This is provided by Bessolo & Haworth, LLP. |
All audit related services, tax services and other services rendered by LBB & Associates Ltd., LLP were pre-approved by our Board of Directors or Audit Committee. The Audit Committee has adopted a pre-approval policy that provides for the pre-approval of all services performed for us by Weinberg & Co. LA. The policy authorizes the Audit Committee to delegate to one or more of its members pre-approval authority with respect to permitted services. Pursuant to this policy, the Board delegated such authority to the Chairman of the Audit Committee.
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| ITEM 15. | EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES |
EXHIBIT INDEX
The Company’s financial statements and related notes thereto are listed and included in this Annual Report beginning on page F-1. The following exhibits are filed with, or are incorporated by reference into, this Annual Report.
| (1) | Filed herewith. |
| (2) | Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form SB-2 as filed December 12, 2006. |
| (3) | Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 20, 2008. |
| (4) | Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K dated March 20, 2009. |
| (5) | Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K dated December 31, 2014. |
| (6) | Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 10-Q dated June 30, 2016. |
| (7) | Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 10-Q dated September 30, 2016. |
| (8) | Previously filed on May 22, 2008 as an exhibit to our Registration Statement on Form S-8, File No. 333-151114 and incorporated herein by reference. |
| (9) | Previously filed on October 3, 2011 as part of the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-177146) and incorporated herein by reference. |
| (10) | Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated November 21, 2016. |
| (11) | Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 10-Q dated March 31, 2017. |
| (12) | Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 10-Q dated September 30, 2017 |
| (13) | Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 10-Q dated March 31, 2018 |
| (14) | Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 10-Q dated June 30, 2018 |
| (15) | Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 10-Q dated September 30, 2018 |
| (16) | Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated October 22, 2018. |
| (17) | Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 27, 2019. |
| * | Certain portions of the Exhibit have been omitted based upon a pending request for confidential treatment filed by us with the SEC. The omitted portions of the Exhibit have been separately filed by us with the SEC |
| ITEM 16. | FORM 10-K SUMMARY |
Not applicable.
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In accordance with Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the company caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| GTX Corp | ||
| (Registrant) | ||
| Date: March 30, 2019 | By: | /s/ Patrick E. Bertagna |
| Patrick E Bertagna | ||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
| Name | Title | Date | ||
| /s/ Patrick E. Bertagna | Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer) | March 30, 2020 | ||
| /s/ Alex McKean | Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) | March 30, 2020 | ||
| /s/ Christopher Walsh | Director | March 30, 2020 | ||
| /s/ Louis Rosenbaum | Director, VP of Operations and Finance (Principal Accounting Officer) | March 30, 2020 | ||
| /s/ Andrew Duncan | Director, Treasurer, Secretary | March 30, 2020 |
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Stockholders and the Board of Directors
GTX Corp
Los Angeles, California
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of GTX Corp. (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in stockholders’ deficit, and cash flows for the years then ended, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “consolidated financial statements”). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the years then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Going Concern
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 1, the Company has incurred recurring operating losses and used cash in operations since inception, and has a stockholders’ deficit at December 31, 2019. These matters raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans in regard to these matters are also described in Note 1 to the financial statements. These consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Basis for Opinion
These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s consolidated financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2018.
/s/ Weinberg & Company, P.A.
Weinberg & Company, P.A.
Los Angeles, CA
March 30, 2020
| F-1 |
GTX CORP AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
| December 31, | ||||||||
| 2019 | 2018 | |||||||
| ASSETS | ||||||||
| Current assets: | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 125,200 | $ | 69,856 | ||||
| Accounts receivable, net | 47,818 | 97,572 | ||||||
| Inventory | 36,192 | 22,567 | ||||||
| Investment in marketable securities | 59,224 | 344 | ||||||
| Other current assets | 10,383 | 3,479 | ||||||
| Total current assets | 278,817 | 193,818 | ||||||
| Property and equipment, net | 18,404 | 58,388 | ||||||
| Intangible assets | 15,000 | 16,260 | ||||||
| Total assets | $ | 312,221 | $ | 268,466 | ||||
| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT | ||||||||
| Current liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | 203,126 | $ | 246,551 | ||||
| Accrued expenses | 441,082 | 438,552 | ||||||
| Accrued expenses, related parties | 680,119 | 332,174 | ||||||
| Deferred revenues | 70,072 | 26,000 | ||||||
| Convertible promissory note, net of discount, past due | 1,099,278 | 1,293,109 | ||||||
| Convertible notes, related parties | 884,546 | 884,546 | ||||||
| Notes payable | 308,000 | 265,000 | ||||||
| Derivative liabilities | 223,536 | 232,162 | ||||||
| Total current liabilities | 3,909,759 | 3,718,094 | ||||||
| Commitments and contingencies | ||||||||
| Stockholders’ deficit: | ||||||||
| Preferred stock series A, $0.001 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized; 1,000,000 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively | 100 | 100 | ||||||
| Preferred stock series B, $0.001 par value; 1,500 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2019 | 1 | - | ||||||
| Common stock, $0.0001 par value; 2,071,000,000 shares authorized; 71,419,795 and 63,363,436 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively | 7,142 | 6,336 | ||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 19,954,738 | 19,367,130 | ||||||
| Accumulated deficit | (23,559,519 | ) | (22,823,194 | ) | ||||
| Total stockholders’ deficit | (3,597,538 | ) | (3,449,628 | ) | ||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit | $ | 312,221 | $ | 268,466 | ||||
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
| F-2 |
GTX CORP AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
| Years Ended December 31, | ||||||||
| 2019 | 2018 | |||||||
| Product sales | $ | 398,433 | $ | 443,069 | ||||
| Service income | 339,464 | 193,974 | ||||||
| Licensing income | 762,915 | 50,000 | ||||||
| Total revenues | 1,500,812 | 687,043 | ||||||
| Cost of products sold | 62,243 | 172,442 | ||||||
| Cost of service revenue | 56,452 | 40,558 | ||||||
| Cost of licensing revenue | 74,795 | - | ||||||
| Total cost of goods sold | 193,490 | 213,000 | ||||||
| Gross margin | 1,307,322 | 474,043 | ||||||
| Operating expenses | ||||||||
| Wages and benefits | 605,557 | 742,780 | ||||||
| Professional fees | 267,634 | 316,541 | ||||||
| Sales and marketing expenses | 10,701 | 40,940 | ||||||
| General and administrative | 236,106 | 392,934 | ||||||
| Total operating expenses | 1,119,998 | 1,493,195 | ||||||
Income/(loss) from operations | 187,324 | (1,019,152 | ) | |||||
| Other income (expenses) | ||||||||
| Noncash financing costs on related party notes | - | (247,147 | ) | |||||
| Loss on marketable securities | (532,342 | ) | - | |||||
| Amortization of debt discount | (20,024 | ) | (394,239 | ) | ||||
| Change in fair value of derivative | 8,626 | 125,567 | ||||||
| Gain on settlement of debt | 27,500 | - | ||||||
| Interest expense and financing costs | (257,409 | ) | (223,211 | ) | ||||
| Total other income (expenses) | (773,649 | ) | (739,030 | ) | ||||
| Net loss | (586,325 | ) | (1,758,182 | ) | ||||
| Deemed dividend to Series-B preferred stockholders | (150,000 | ) | - | |||||
| Net loss attributable to common stockholders | $ | (736,325 | ) | $ | (1,758,182 | ) | ||
| Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - basic and diluted | 69,472,678 | 21,241,479 | ||||||
| Net loss per common share - basic and diluted | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | (0.08 | ) | ||
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
| F-3 |
GTX CORP AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
| Accumulated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preferred Stock | Additional | Other | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Series A | Series B | Common Stock | Paid-In | Comprehensive | Accumulated | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Capital | Loss | Deficit | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, December 31, 2017 | - | - | - | - | 9,389,982 | $ | 939 | $ | 18,855,596 | $ | (59,249 | ) | $ | (21,005,763 | ) | $ | (2,208,477 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fair value BCF on convertible note | - | - | - | - | - | - | 181,250 | - | - | 181,250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fair value of warrants issued to consultant and lender | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14,500 | - | - | 14,500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of common stock for services | - | - | - | - | 39,580,667 | 3,958 | 57,041 | - | - | 60,999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of common stock for conversion of debt | - | - | - | - | 11,116,826 | 1,111 | 193,718 | - | - | 194,829 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of common stock for financing | - | - | - | - | 856,000 | 86 | 19,004 | - | - | 19,090 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of warrants and bargain conversion feature | - | - | - | - | 2,419,961 | 242 | (242 | ) | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of preferred shares to the board | 1,000,000 | $ | 100 | - | - | 46,263 | 46,363 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cumulative effect of adopting ASU 2016-01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 59,249 | (59,249 | ) | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | (1,758,182 | ) | (1,758,182 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, December 31, 2018 | 1,000,000 | 100 | - | - | 63,363,436 | 6,336 | 19,367,130 | - | (22,823,194 | ) | (3,449,628 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of common stock for services | - | - | - | - | 6,200,000 | 620 | 76,260 | - | - | 76,880 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of common stock for conversion of debt | - | - | - | - | 37,606,359 | 3,761 | 154,344 | - | - | 158,105 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of common stock for financing | - | - | - | - | 250,000 | 25 | 3,075 | - | - | 3,100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of warrants for services | 54,791 | 54,791 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fair Value of common stock issued to management | - | - | (4,461 | ) | - | - | (4,461 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of preferred stock | 1,500 | 1 | - | - | 149,999 | - | - | 150,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deemed dividend on fair value of warrants & conversion feature associated with preferred stock | 150,000 | (150,000 | ) | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cancellation of retention bonus shares | (36,000,000 | ) | (3,600 | ) | 3,600 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | - | - | - | - | (586,325 | ) | (586,325 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, December 31, 2019 | 1,000,000 | $ | 100 | 1,500 | $ | 1 | 71,419,795 | $ | 7,142 | $ | 19,954,738 | $ | - | $ | (23,559,519 | ) | $ | (3,597,538 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
| F-4 |
GTX CORP AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
| Years Ended December 31, | ||||||||
| 2019 | 2018 | |||||||
| Cash flows from operating activities | ||||||||
| Net loss | $ | (586,325 | ) | $ | (1,758,182 | ) | ||
| Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: | ||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 41,244 | 73,356 | ||||||
| Gain on receipt of marketable securities from sale of license agreement | (634,000 | ) | 2,886 | |||||
| Loss on marketable securities | 532,342 | - | ||||||
| Stock-based compensation | 76,880 | 60,999 | ||||||
| Change in fair value of derivative | (8,626 | ) | (107,406 | ) | ||||
| Amortization of debt discount | 20,024 | 394,239 | ||||||
| Interest added to debt – related parties | - | 214,499 | ||||||
| Fair value of preferred stock issued for securities | - | 46,363 | ||||||
| Notes issued for services | - | 150,000 | ||||||
| Repatriation of retention bonus shares | (4,461 | ) | - | |||||
| Gain on the settlement of debt | (27,500 | ) | - | |||||
| Fair value of warrants issued for services | 54,791 | - | ||||||
| Common stock issued for financing | 3,100 | 21,090 | ||||||
| Interest added to convertible note balance | 11,250 | - | ||||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accounts receivable | 49,754 | (4,442 | ) | |||||
| Inventory | (13,625 | ) | 35,268 | |||||
| Other current and non-current assets | (6,904 | ) | 56,674 | |||||
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | (40,895 | ) | 143,736 | |||||
| Accrued expenses - related parties | 347,945 | 286,506 | ||||||
| Deferred revenues | 44,072 | (31,934 | ) | |||||
| Net cash used in operating activities | (140,934 | ) | (416,348 | ) | ||||
| Cash flows from investing activities | ||||||||
| Proceeds from the sale of marketable securities | 42,778 | - | ||||||
| Purchase of property and equipment | - | (14,250 | ) | |||||
| Net cash provided by/(used in) investing activities | 42,778 | (14,250 | ) | |||||
| Cash flows from financing activities | ||||||||
| Proceeds from convertible debt | - | 495,000 | ||||||
| Proceeds from issuance of preferred stock | 150,000 | - | ||||||
| Proceeds from notes payable | 155,000 | 65,000 | ||||||
| Payments on notes payable | (112,000 | ) | - | |||||
| Payments on convertible debt | (39,500 | ) | (61,000 | ) | ||||
| Net cash provided by financing activities | 153,500 | 499,000 | ||||||
| Net change in cash and cash equivalents | 55,344 | 68,402 | ||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period | 69,856 | 1,454 | ||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents, end of period | $ | 125,200 | $ | 69,856 | ||||
| Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: | ||||||||
| Income taxes paid | $ | - | $ | - | ||||
| Interest paid | $ | 33,651 | $ | 5,655 | ||||
| Supplemental disclosure of noncash investing and financing activities: | ||||||||
| Issuance of common stock for conversion of debt | $ | 158,105 | $ | 194,829 | ||||
| Debt discount on convertible notes and warrants | $ | - | $ | 272,146 | ||||
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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GTX CORP AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019 AND 2018
1. ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION
During the periods covered by these financial statements, GTX Corp and its subsidiaries (the “Company”, “GTX”, “we”, “us”, and “our”) were engaged in business operations that design, manufacture and sell various interrelated and complementary products and services in the wearable technology and Personal Location Services marketplace. GTX owns 100% of the issued and outstanding capital stock of its two subsidiaries - Global Trek Xploration, Inc. and LOCiMOBILE, Inc.
Global Trek Xploration, Inc. focuses on the design, manufacturing and sales distribution of its hardware, software, and connectivity, Global Positioning System (“GPS”) and Bluetooth Low Energy (“BLE”) monitoring and tracking platform, which provides real-time tracking and monitoring of people and high valued assets. Utilizing a miniature quad-band GPRS transceiver, antenna, circuitry, battery and inductive charging pad our solutions can be customized and integrated into numerous products whose location and movement can be monitored in real time over the Internet through our 24x7 tracking portal or on a web enabled cellular telephone. Our core products and services are supported by an IP portfolio of patents, patents pending, registered trademarks, copyrights, URLs and a library of software source code, all of which is also managed by Global Trek.
LOCiMOBILE, Inc., is the Companies digital platform which has been at the forefront of Smartphone application (“App”) development since 2008. With a suite of mobile applications that turn the iPhone, iPad, Android and other GPS enabled handsets into a tracking device which can be tracked from handset to handset or through our tracking portal or on any connected device with internet access. LOCiMOBILE has launched over 20 Apps across multi mobile device operating systems and continues to launch consumer and enterprise apps.
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The accompanying consolidated financial statements reflect the accounts of GTX Corp and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All significant inter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated.
On June 22, 2018, the Company effected a 1-for-75 reverse stock split of its common stock. All references to shares of common stock outstanding, average number of shares outstanding and per share amounts in these consolidated financial statements and notes to consolidated financial statements have been restated to reflect as if the reverse stock split occurred as of the earliest period presented.
Going Concern
The consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which assumes the Company will be able to realize its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business for the foreseeable future. The Company has incurred a net loss of $586,325 during the year ended December 31, 2019, has incurred losses since inception resulting in an accumulated deficit of $23,559,519 as of December 31, 2019 and has a stockholders’ deficit of $3,597,538 as of December 31, 2019. The Company anticipates further losses in the development of its business. These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date of the financial statements being issued. The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is dependent upon the Company’s ability to raise additional funds and implement its business plan. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern.
The ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon the Company generating profitable operations in the future and/or obtaining the necessary financing to meet its obligations and repay its liabilities arising from normal business operations when they come due. The Company’s ability to raise additional capital through the future issuances of debt or equity is unknown. The ability to obtain additional financing, the successful development of the Company’s contemplated plan of operations, or its ability to achieve profitable operations are necessary for the Company to continue operations, and there is no assurance that these can be achieved. The ability to successfully resolve these factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The consolidated financial statements of the Company do not include any adjustments that may result from the outcome of these aforementioned uncertainties.
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2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Revenue Recognition
The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), (“ASC 606”). The underlying principle of ASC 606 is to recognize revenue to depict the transfer of goods or services to customers at the amount expected to be collected. ASC 606 creates a five-step model that requires entities to exercise judgment when considering the terms of contract(s), which include (1) identifying the contract or agreement with a customer, (2) identifying our performance obligations in the contract or agreement, (3) determining the transaction price, (4) allocating the transaction price to the separate performance obligations, and (5) recognizing revenue as each performance obligation is satisfied.
The Company does not have any significant contracts with customers requiring performance beyond delivery, and contracts with customers contain no incentives or discounts that could cause revenue to be allocated or adjusted over time. Shipping and handling activities are performed before the customer obtains control of the goods and therefore represent a fulfillment activity rather than a promised service to the customer. Revenue and costs of sales are recognized when control of the products transfers to our customer, which generally occurs upon shipment from our facilities. The Company’s performance obligations are satisfied at that time.
All of the Company’s products are offered for sale as finished goods only, and there are no performance obligations required post-shipment for customers to derive the expected value from them.
The Company does not allow for returns, except for damaged products when the damage occurred pre-fulfillment. Damaged product returns have historically been insignificant. Because of this, the stand-alone nature of our products, and our assessment of performance obligations and transaction pricing for our sales contracts, we do not currently maintain a contract asset or liability balance for obligations. We assess our contracts and the reasonableness of our conclusions on a quarterly basis.
We derive our revenues primarily from hardware sales, subscription services fees, IP licensing and professional services fees. Hardware includes our SmartSole, Military and other Stand-Alone Devices. Subscription services revenues consist of fees from customers accessing our cloud-based software solutions and subscription or license fees for our platform. Professional services and other revenues consist primarily of fees from implementation services, configuration, data services, training and managed services related to our solutions. IP licensing is related to our agreement with Inventergy whereby we have partnered in order to monetize our IP portfolio (see Note 3, below).
Product sales
At the inception of each contract, we assess the goods and services promised in our contracts and identify each distinct performance obligation. The Company recognizes revenue upon the transfer of control of promised products or services to the customer in an amount that depicts the consideration the Company expects to be entitled to for the related products or services. For the large majority of the Company’s sales, transfer of control occurs once product has shipped and title and risk of loss have transferred to the customer.
Services Income
The Company’s software solutions are available for use as hosted application arrangements under subscription fee agreements without licensing perpetual rights to the software. Subscription fees from these applications are recognized over time on a ratable basis over the customer agreement term beginning on the date the Company’s solution is made available to the customer. Our subscription contracts are generally one to three months in length. Amounts that have been invoiced are recorded in accounts receivable and deferred revenues or revenues, depending on whether the revenue recognition criteria have been met.
The majority of our professional services arrangements are recognized on a time and materials basis. Professional services revenues recognized on a time and materials basis are measured monthly based on time incurred and contractually agreed upon rates. Certain professional services revenues are based on fixed fee arrangements and revenues are recognized based on the proportional performance method. In some cases, the terms of our time and materials and fixed fee arrangements may require that we defer the recognition of revenue until contractual conditions are met. Data services and training revenues are generally recognized as the services are performed.
Licensing Revenue
Licensing revenue recorded by the Company relates exclusively to the Company’s License and Partnership agreement with Inventergy which provides for ongoing royalties based on monetization of IP licenses. The Company recognizes revenue for royalties under ASC 606, which provides revenue recognition constraints by requiring the recognition of revenue at the later of the following: 1) sale or usage of the products or 2) satisfaction of the performance obligations. The Company has satisfied its performance obligations and therefore recognizes licensing revenue when the sales to which the license(s) relate are completed. During the year ended December 31, 2019 the Company recognized $650,000 from a license to one customer (Note 3) and revenue on 14 other settlements of $112,915 for a total of $762,915 in royalty revenue, there was $50,000 of licensing revenue in 2018.
Disaggregation of Net Sales
The following table shows the Company’s disaggregated net sales by product type:
| December 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | |||||||
| Product sales | $ | 398,433 | $ | 443,069 | ||||
| Service income | 339,464 | 193,974 | ||||||
| IP and consulting income | 762,915 | 50,000 | ||||||
| Total | $ | 1,500,812 | $ | 687,043 | ||||
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The following table shows the Company’s disaggregated net sales by customer type:
| December 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | |||||||
| B2B | $ | 594,157 | $ | 230,069 | ||||
| B2C | 132,071 | 176,974 | ||||||
| Military | 11,669 | 230,000 | ||||||
| IP | 762,915 | 50,000 | ||||||
| Total | $ | 1,500,812 | $ | 687,043 | ||||
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
We extend credit based on our evaluation of the customer’s financial condition. We carry our accounts receivable at net realizable value. We monitor our exposure to losses on receivables and maintain allowances for potential losses or adjustments. We determine these allowances by (1) evaluating the aging of our receivables; and (2) reviewing high-risk customers financial condition. Past due receivable balances are written off when our internal collection efforts have been unsuccessful in collecting the amount due. Our allowance for doubtful accounts was $12,028 as of December 31, 2019 and $15,918 as of December 31, 2018. The allowance fully reserves our accounts receivable balances over 90 days.
Shipping and Handling Costs
Shipping and handling costs are included in cost of goods sold in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.
Product Warranty
The Company’s warranty policy provides repair or replacement of products (excluding GPS Shoe devices) returned for defects within ninety days of purchase. The Company’s warranties are of an assurance-type and come standard with all Company products to cover repair or replacement should product not perform as expected. Provisions for estimated expenses related to product warranties are made at the time products are sold. These estimates are established using historical information about the nature, frequency and average cost of warranty claim settlements as well as product manufacturing and recovery from suppliers. Management actively studies trends of warranty claims and takes action to improve product quality and minimize warranty costs. The Company estimates the actual historical warranty claims coupled with an analysis of unfulfilled claims to record a liability for specific warranty purposes. As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, products returned for repair or replacement have been immaterial. Accordingly, a warranty liability has not been deemed necessary.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Material estimates relate to the assumptions made in determining reserves for uncollectible receivables, inventory reserves and returns, impairment analysis of long-term assets and deferred tax assets, accruals for potential liabilities and assumptions made in valuing the fair market value of equity transactions. Estimates are updated on an ongoing basis and are evaluated based on historical experience and current circumstances. Changes in facts and circumstances in the future may give rise to changes in these estimates which may cause actual results to differ from current estimates.
Fair Value Estimates
Pursuant to the Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) No. 820, “Disclosures About Fair Value of Financial Instruments”, the Company records its financial assets and liabilities at fair value. ASC No. 820 provides a framework for measuring fair value, clarifies the definition of fair value and expands disclosures regarding fair value measurements. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in an orderly transaction between market participants at the reporting date. ASC No. 820 establishes a three-tier hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in the valuation methodologies in measuring fair value:
| Level 1 - | Inputs are unadjusted, quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities at the measurement date. |
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| Level 2 - | Inputs (other than quoted prices included in Level 1) are either directly or indirectly observable for the asset or liability through correlation with market data at the measurement date and for the duration of the asset/liability’s anticipated life. | |
| Level 3 - | Inputs reflect management’s best estimate of what market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability at the measurement date. Consideration is given to the risk inherent in the valuation technique and the risk inherent in the inputs to the model. |
The carrying values for cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, investment in marketable securities, other current assets, accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximate their fair value due to their short maturities. The carrying values of notes payable and other financing obligations approximate their fair values because interest rates on these obligations are based on prevailing market interest rates.
The Company uses Level 2 inputs for its valuation methodology for the derivative liabilities.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash equivalents consist of highly liquid investments with insignificant rate risk and with original maturities of three months or less at the date of purchase.
Inventory
Inventory generally consists of raw materials and finished goods and is valued at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out) or net realizable value. The Company evaluates its inventory for excess and obsolescence on a regular basis. In preparing the evaluation the Company looks at the expected demand for the product, as well as changes in technology, in order to determine whether or not a reserve is necessary to record the inventory at net realizable value. For the years ending December 31, 2019 and 2018 the Company did not recognize any charges to expense associated with excess and obsolete inventory cost adjustments.
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization are calculated using the straight-line method over the estimated three-year useful lives of the assets. When property and equipment are retired or otherwise disposed of, the related cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the respective accounts, and any gain or loss is included in operations. Expenditures for maintenance and repairs are expensed as incurred.
Management assesses the carrying value of property and equipment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. If there is indication of impairment, management prepares an estimate of future cash flows expected to result from the use of the asset and its eventual disposition. If these cash flows are less than the carrying amount of the asset, an impairment loss is recognized to write down the asset to its estimated fair value.
Research and Development Costs
Research and development costs consist primarily of fees paid to consultants and outside service providers, patent fees and costs, and other expenses relating to the acquisition, design, development and testing of the Company’s products. Research and development expenditures are expensed as incurred and totaled ($3,880) and $25,163 for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
Concentrations
We currently rely on one manufacturer to supply us with our GPS SmartSole and one manufacturer to supply us with the GPS device included in the GPS SmartSole. The loss of either of these manufacturers could severely impede our ability to manufacture the GPS SmartSole.
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As of December 31, 2019, the Company had three customers representing approximately 74%, 9% and 4% of sales and two customers representing approximately 34% and 30% of total accounts receivable, respectively. The Company had four customers representing approximately 40%, 30%, 9% and 8% of sales and three customers representing approximately 54%, 12%, and 9% of total accounts receivable, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2018.
Intangible Assets
The Company records identifiable intangible assets acquired from other enterprises or individuals at cost. Intangible assets consist of a licensing agreement enabling the Company to sell its GPS-related vehicle tracking software and services which is being amortized over the life of the licensing agreement.
Marketable Securities
The Company’s securities investments that are acquired and held principally for the purpose of selling them in the near term are classified as trading securities. Trading securities are recorded at fair value based on quoted market price (level 1) on the balance sheet in current assets, with the change in fair value during the period included in earnings.
Derivative Instruments
Our debt or equity instruments may contain embedded derivative instruments, such as conversion options, which in certain circumstances may be required to be bifurcated from the associated host instrument and accounted for separately as a derivative instrument liability.
Our derivative instrument liabilities are re-valued at the end of each reporting period, with changes in the fair value of the derivative liability recorded as charges or credits to income, in the period in which the changes occur. For bifurcated conversion options that are accounted for as derivative instrument liabilities, we determine the fair value of these instruments using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. This model requires assumptions related to the remaining term of the instrument and risk-free rates of return, our current Common Stock price and expected dividend yield, and the expected volatility of our Common Stock price over the life of the option.
Net Loss Per Common Share
Basic loss per share is computed by dividing the net loss applicable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of outstanding common shares during the period. Shares of restricted stock are included in the basic weighted average number of common shares outstanding from the time they vest. Diluted loss per share is computed by dividing net loss applicable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding plus the number of additional common shares that would have been outstanding if all dilutive potential common shares had been issued. Shares of restricted stock are included in the diluted weighted average number of common shares outstanding from the date they are granted unless they are antidilutive. Diluted loss per share excludes all potential common shares if their effect is anti-dilutive. The following potentially dilutive shares were excluded from the shares used to calculate diluted earnings per share as their inclusion would be anti-dilutive:
| December 31, | ||||||||
| 2019 | 2018 | |||||||
| Warrants | 36,000,000 | 11,555,000 | ||||||
| Conversion shares upon conversion of notes | 40,480,550 | 48,534,191 | ||||||
| Total | 76,480,550 | 60,089,191 | ||||||
Income Taxes
The Company uses the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized by applying the statutory tax rates in effect in the years in which the differences between the financial reporting and tax filing bases of existing assets and liabilities are expected to reverse. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amounts expected to be realized.
Stock-based Compensation
The Company periodically issues common stock and stock options to officers, directors, and consultants for services rendered. Options vest and expire according to terms established at the issuance date of each grant. Stock grants, which are generally time vested, are measured at the grant date fair value and charged to operations ratably over the vesting period. Through December 31, 2018, the Company accounted for stock-based payments to officers and directors by measuring the cost of services received in exchange for equity awards utilizing the grant date fair value of the awards, with the cost recognized as compensation expense on the straight-line basis in the Company’s financial statements over the vesting period of the awards. The Company accounted for stock-based payments to Scientific Advisory Committee members and consultants by determining the value of the stock compensation based upon the measurement date at either (a) the date at which a performance commitment was reached or (b) at the date at which the necessary performance to earn the equity instruments was complete.
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In accordance with the Company’s adoption of Accounting Standards Update 2018-07, Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Nonemployee Share-Based Payment Accounting, effective January 1, 2019, stock options granted to outside consultants are now accounted for consistent with the accounting for stock-based payments to officers and directors, as described above, by measuring the cost of services received in exchange for equity awards utilizing the grant date fair value of the awards, with the cost recognized as compensation expense on the straight-line basis in the Company’s financial statements over the vesting period of the awards.
Segments
The Company operates in one segment for the manufacture and distribution of its products. In accordance with the “Segment Reporting” Topic of the ASC, the Company’s chief operating decision maker has been identified as the Chief Executive Officer and President, who reviews operating results to make decisions about allocating resources and assessing performance for the entire Company. Existing guidance, which is based on a management approach to segment reporting, establishes requirements to report selected segment information quarterly and to report annually entity-wide disclosures about products and services, major customers, and the countries in which the entity holds material assets and reports revenue. All material operating units qualify for aggregation under “Segment Reporting” due to their similar customer base and similarities in: economic characteristics; nature of products and services; and procurement, manufacturing and distribution processes. Since the Company operates in one segment, all financial information required by “Segment Reporting” can be found in the accompanying financial statements.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Credit Losses - Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments (“ASC 326”). The standard significantly changes how entities will measure credit losses for most financial assets, including accounts and notes receivables. The standard will replace today’s “incurred loss” approach with an “expected loss” model, under which companies will recognize allowances based on expected rather than incurred losses. Entities will apply the standard’s provisions as a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings as of the beginning of the first reporting period in which the guidance is effective. As small business filer, the standard will be effective for us for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2022. The Company is currently assessing the impact of adopting this standard on the Company’s financial statements and related disclosures.
Other recent accounting pronouncements issued by the FASB, its Emerging Issues Task Force, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and the Securities and Exchange Commission did not or are not believed by management to have a material impact on the Company’s present or future consolidated financial statements.
3. LICENSE AGREEMENTS
IP Monetization Agreement
On June 16, 2016, the Company entered into a Definitive Agreement with Inventergy Innovations, LLC (“Inventergy”), a subsidiary of Inventergy Global, Inc. (“INVT”). The Company partnered with Inventergy to monetize three (3) GTX Patents, which now due to ongoing continuations has grown to 5 Patents, were assigned to an Inventergy subsidiary (“Inventergy LBS, LLC”), and Inventergy assigned a 45% revenue share in net revenue collected on these patents to GTX.
Pursuant to a non-exclusive license back to GTX, GTX will still retain all use rights of the 5 patents. The agreement provides for ongoing royalties based on monetization of IP licenses. The Company recognizes revenue for these licenses upon execution of the licensing agreement. During the period ended December 31, 2019 thirteen licensing agreements were entered into for $247,500 of which our share is 45% or $111,375, plus extra residuals of $1,540.
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Inpixon Asset Purchase Agreement
On June 27, 2019 the Company completed its sale and licensing of certain assets and patents (the “Assets”) of GTX to Inpixon, consisting of a portfolio of global positioning system (“GPS”) technologies and intellectual property, including, but not limited to the following:
(a) an intellectual property portfolio that includes a registered patent, along with more than 20 pending patent applications or licenses to registered patents or pending applications relating to GPS technologies;
(b) a smart school safety network (“SSSN”) solution that consists of a combination of wristbands, gateways and proprietary backend software, which rely on the Bluetooth Low-Energy (“BLE”) protocol and a low-power enterprise wireless 2.4Ghz platform, to help school administrators identify the geographic location of students or other people or things (e.g., equipment, vehicles, tools, etc.) in order to, among other things, ensure the safety and security of students while at school;
(c) a personnel equipment tracking system (“P.E.T.S.”) and ground personnel safety system (“GPSS”), which includes a combination of hardware and software components, for a GPS and radio frequency (“RF”) based personnel, vehicle and asset-tracking solution designed to provide ground situational awareness and near real-time surveillance of personnel and equipment traveling within a designated area for, among other things, government and military applications; and,
(d) a right to 30% of royalty payments that may be received by GTX in connection with its ownership interest in Inventergy LBS, LLC (“Inventergy LBS”), which is the owner of certain patents related to methods and systems for communication with a tracking device.
The Assets were sold for aggregate consideration of $884,000 consisting of (i) $250,000 in cash delivered at the closing (the “Cash Consideration”) and (ii) 1,000,000 shares of Inpixon’s restricted common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Shares”) valued at $634,000 at the date of the sale. 100,000 of the Shares are subject to certain holdback restrictions and forfeiture for the purpose of satisfying indemnification claims. In addition, the Company and Inpixon entered into a six month consulting agreement, pursuant to which the Company will provide services to assist Inpixon with the transition of the assets acquired under the Agreement. Under the consulting agreement, the Company received monthly fees of $15,000 over the 6-month term of the consulting agreement commencing on July 1, 2019.
The Company analyzed and performed an assessment of the terms of the Asset Purchase Agreement with Inpixon pursuant to the provisions of ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC 606”). Under ASC 606, the objective when allocating the transaction price is for an entity to allocate the transaction price to each performance obligation (or distinct good or service) in an amount that depicts the amount of consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for transferring the promised goods or services to the customer. Based on the provisions of ASC 606, the Company determined $650,000 of the purchase price represented the value from the licensing agreements and was recognized as revenue at the date of the agreement as all performance obligations had been met; and $184,000 represented the fair value of the consulting services that amortized as revenue as the services were provided over 6 month period ending December 31, 2019. In addition, $50,000 was allotted to deferred revenue and is being amortized over a four year service period, of which $6,250 of this amount was amortized and $43,750 remains deferred at December 31, 2019.
4. INVESTMENTS IN MARKETABLE SECURITIES
The Company’s investments in marketable securities is comprised of shares of stock of two (2) entities with ownership percentages of less than 5%. The Company accounted for these investments pursuant to ASU 320, Investments – Debt and Equity Securities. As such, these investments were recorded at their market value as of December 31, 2019, with the change in fair value being reflected in the statement of operations. These investments consisted of the following:
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As of December 31, 2018, the Company owned 42,500 shares of Inventergy Global, Inc. common stock with a fair value of $344. The Company was able to obtain observable evidence that the investment had a market value of $0.02 per share, or an aggregate value of $850 as of the period then ended. As such, the Company recorded an unrealized gain from the change in market value of $506 during the year ended December 31, 2019 in its statement of operations.
In June 2019, the Company acquired 1,000,000 shares of Inpixon’s restricted common stock valued at $634,000, as consideration for the assets sold to Inpixon (see Note 3), and which accounted for less than 5% in equity of Inpixon. During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company sold 490,000 shares of common stock for $42,778. The Company was able to obtain observable evidence that the remaining 510,000 shares had a market value of $58,374 as of December 31, 2019. As such, the Company recorded a loss from the sale of the shares and change in fair value of the investment, offset of proceeds of $42,778 received from the sale, of $532,848 during the year ended December 31, 2019 which has been reflected in the statement of operations.
5. INVENTORY
Inventories consist of the following:
| December 31, | ||||||||
| 2019 | 2018 | |||||||
| Raw materials | $ | 690 | $ | 717 | ||||
| Finished goods | 35,502 | 21,850 | ||||||
| Total Inventories | $ | 36,192 | $ | 22,567 | ||||
6. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
Property and equipment, net, consists of the following:
| December 31, | ||||||||
| 2019 | 2018 | |||||||
| Software | $ | 25,890 | $ | 25,890 | ||||
| Website development | 91,622 | 91,622 | ||||||
| Software development | 294,751 | 294,751 | ||||||
| Equipment | 1,750 | 1,750 | ||||||
| Less: accumulated depreciation | (395,609 | ) | (355,625 | ) | ||||
| Total property and equipment, net | $ | 18,404 | $ | 58,388 | ||||
Depreciation expense for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 was $39,984 and $72,096, respectively, and is included in general and administrative expenses.
7. NOTES PAYABLE
The following table summarizes the components of our short-term borrowings:
| December 31, | ||||||||
| 2019 | 2018 | |||||||
| (a) Term loans | $ | 210,000 | $ | 200,000 | ||||
| (b) Line of credit | 98,000 | 65,000 | ||||||
| Total | $ | 308,000 | $ | 265,000 | ||||
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(a) Term loans
In 2015, the Company entered into an unsecured term loan agreement with a third party for an aggregate principal balance of $200,000 at an interest rate of 14% per annum. The term loan became due on April 14, 2017. The principal balance outstanding on the note as of December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 was $160,000 and $200,000, respectively, and is past due, with $40,000 in principal and $14,186 of accrued interest having been paid down in 2019.
In September of 2019, the Company entered into an unsecured term loan agreement with a third party for an aggregate principal balance of $50,000 at an interest rate of 5% per annum in relation to an Asset Purchase Agreement. The term loan becomes due on April 13, 2020. The principal balance outstanding on the note as of December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 was $50,000 and $0, respectively.
(b) Lines of Credit
The Company obtained a line of credit agreement with an accredited investor of $500,000 during 2018. There were three borrowings against the line as of December 31, 2018 for aggregate borrowings of $65,000 and two borrowing in 2019 for $65,000 for a total of $130,000. During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company repaid $32,000 in principal and all of its accrued interest of $19,465, resulting in a balance due of $ $98,000 as of December 31, 2019.
The line bears interest of 17%. The line is based upon GTXO providing the investor with purchase orders and use of proceeds, including production of goods schedules and loan repayment timelines. These loans/drawdowns are specifically for product, inventory and/or purchase order financing. Upon completion of the terms of the Line of Credit, GTX Corp. will issue to the investor 7,500,000 shares of GTXO common stock or $75,000 of GTXO common stock, whichever is greater.
The Company also has line of credit with its business bank, Union Bank, whereby funds can be borrowed at 2 points over prime. During the period ended December 31, 2019 had borrowed $40,000 and had repaid the entire balance. As such there is no balance outstanding as of December 31, 2019.
8. CONVERTIBLE PROMISSORY NOTES – PAST DUE
As of December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company had a total of $1,099,278 and $1,313,133, respectively, of convertible notes payable, which consisted of the following:
| December 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | |||||||
| a) Convertible Notes – with fixed conversion | $ | 894,000 | $ | 967,000 | ||||
| b) Convertible Notes – with variable conversion | 205,278 | 346,133 | ||||||
| Total | 1,099,278 | 1,313,133 | ||||||
| Less: Debt discount | - | (20,024 | ) | |||||
| Total convertible notes, net of debt discount | $ | 1,099,278 | $ | 1,293,109 | ||||
| a) | Included in Convertible Notes - with fixed conversion terms, are loans provided to the Company from various investors with principal balances totaling $894,000 as of December 31, 2019. These notes carry simple interest rates ranging from 0% to 14% per annum and with terms ranging from 1 to 2 years. In lieu of the repayment of the principal and accrued interest, the outstanding amounts are convertible, at the option of the note holder, generally at any time on or prior to maturity and automatically under certain conditions, into the Company’s common shares at $0.015 to $0.30 per share. These notes became due in 2017 and prior, and are currently past due. |
Convertible notes payable with principal balance of $517,500 were outstanding as of December 31, 2017. During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company entered into Convertible Promissory Agreements with accredited investors for an aggregate principal balance of $470,000. The Purchasers may convert their notes after six months into common shares in the Company at a price equal to $0.002 to $0.30. The notes bear interest from 1% to 12% mature at various dates ranging from four to six months. The notes were issued pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933. On the dates of the agreement, the closing price of the common stock range from $0.0018 to $0.23 per share. As the conversion price embedded in the note agreements was below the trading price of the common stock on the dates of issuance, a beneficial conversion feature (BCF) was recognized at the date of issuance. The Company recognized a debt discount at the date of issuance in the aggregate amount of $181,250 related to the intrinsic value of beneficial conversion feature. During the year ended December 31, 2018, we issued 5,900,000 shares of common stock to convert $40,500 of these outstanding convertible notes and paid down in cash the principal balance on three notes by $2,000. Also, during the same period, the Company entered into a Convertible Promissory Agreement with an accredited investor with a principal balance of $25,000. The Purchaser may convert their note after November 30, 2018 into common shares in the Company at a price equal to a 40% discount to market. The note bears interest of 1%. As part of the note agreement, the Company issued 500,000 shares of common stock and warrants to acquire 500,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $.04 per share. The Company recognized a debt discount at the date of issuance in the aggregate amount of $12,500 related to the fair value of the intrinsic value of the beneficial conversion feature and the equity instruments issued with the financing. During the year ended December 31, 2018 the Company repaid $3,000 of principal and $22,000 was outstanding as of December 31, 2018. |
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The balance of the valuation discount of notes with a fixed conversion as of December 31, 2017 was $52,712. During the period ended December 31, 2018 the Company recorded a valuation discount of $193,750 upon issuance of convertible notes payable and amortized $246,462 of debt discount leaving no remaining unamortized balance at December 31, 2018.
At December 31, 2018, balance of the Convertible Notes was $967,000. During the twelve months ended December 31, 2019, we issued 3,000,000 shares of common stock to convert $6,000 of these outstanding convertible notes (see Note 9) and made payments of $22,000. Additionally, an investor agreed to take $17,500 in cash to satisfy a $45,000 note, resulting in a $27,500 gain on the extinguishment of debt. As of December 31, 2019, balance of the Convertible Notes was $894,000. These notes are currently past due. | ||
| On certain of these notes the conversion price embedded in the note agreements was below the trading price of the common stock on the dates of issuance, and a beneficial conversion feature (BCF) was recognized at the date of issuance as a note discount. As of December 31, 2019, the unamortized discount was $0 and was fully amortized during the period ended December 31, 2019. | ||
| b) | Convertible notes payable with principal balance of $205,278 as of December 31, 2019 consists of loans provided to the Company from various investors. These notes are non-interest bearing and with terms ranging from 1 to 2 years. In lieu of the repayment of the principal and accrued interest, the outstanding amounts are convertible, at the option of the note holder, generally at any time on or prior to maturity and automatically under certain conditions, into the Company’s common shares at 60% of the lowest trading price in the prior 30 days. The Company determined that since the conversion floor of these notes had no limit to the conversion price, the Company could no longer determine if it had enough authorized shares to fulfil its conversion obligation. As such, pursuant to current accounting guidelines, the Company determined that the conversion feature of these notes created a derivative at the date of issuance which was recorded as a valuation discount that was fully amortized as of December 31, 2019. | |
Convertible notes payable with principal balance of $406,375 were outstanding as of December 31, 2017, During the year ended December 31, 2018, we issued 5,216,826 shares of common stock to convert $154,329 of outstanding convertible notes. In addition, we paid down $56,000 under the note agreements.
During the period ended December 31, 2018, the Company had issued a Convertible Promissory Note as payment for services incurred under an Advisory Agreement with a third party for a principal balance of $55,125 under the same terms as the notes above. Additionally, the same party entered into two other Convertible Promissory Note agreements for services, one for $10,000 at a 40% discount to market with a 10% interest rate, and the other for $85,000 with a 2% discount rate. The Company determined that since the conversion floor of these notes had no limit to the conversion price, the Company could no longer determine if it had enough authorized shares to fulfil its conversion obligation. As such, pursuant to current accounting guidelines, the Company determined that the conversion feature of these notes created a derivative with a fair value totaling $96,556 at the date of issuances. The Company recorded $78,396 as a valuation discount to be amortized over the life of the note and the remaining $18,160 as a financing cost.
The unamortized valuation discount relating to these notes was $89,405 as of December 31, 2017. During the period ended December 31, 2018 the Company recorded a valuation discount of $78,396 upon issuance of convertible notes payable, and recorded amortization of debt discount of $147,777 as interest expense. Unamortized debt discount as of December 31, 2018 related to these notes was $20,024. At December 31, 2018, balance of the loans was $346,133. During the twelve months ended December 31, 2019, we issued 34,606,359 shares of common stock to convert $152,105 of outstanding convertible notes (see Note 9). In addition, certain of the notes included a penalty provision for non-payment which resulted in an additional finance charge of $11,250 being added to the principal balance. As of December 31, 2019, balance of the Convertible Notes was $205,278. These notes became due in 2019 and prior, and are currently past due. |
9. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Convertible Notes Due to Related Parties
On September 30, 2016, management elected to convert deferred salaries into long-term convertible promissory notes. The balance of such note at December 31, 2016 was $428,997. On December 31, 2017, management elected to transfer additional accrued salaries into long-term convertible promissory notes, due on March 31, 2019, totaling $241,050. The notes bear a 10% annual interest rate. Management shall have the right, but not the obligation to convert up to 50% of the amount advanced and accrued interest into shares, warrants or options of common or preferred stock of the Company at $0.75 per share. As of December 31, 2017, the outstanding balance on the convertible notes was $670,047.
During the period ended June 30, 2018, the Company recognized additional notes with an aggregate amount of $214,499 which represent 50% of the related party notes that matured on March 31, 2018. The notes are due on March 31, 2019. Such amount was recorded as noncash financing cost during the twelve months ended December 31, 2018. As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, the outstanding balance on the convertible promissory notes was $884,546.
On December 31, 2019 interest of $221,988 is deferred on the above notes and included in accrued expenses to related parties.
Accrued wages and costs - In order to preserve cash for other working capital needs, various officers, members of management, employees and directors agreed to defer portions of their wages and sometimes various out-of pocket expenses since 2011. As of December 31, 2019, and 2018, the Company owed $374,393 and $198,135, respectively, for such deferred wages and other expenses owed for other services which are included in the accrued expenses – related parties on the accompanying balance sheet.
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10. DERIVATIVE LIABILITIES
Under authoritative guidance used by the FASB on determining whether an instrument (or embedded feature) is indexed to an entity’s own stock, instruments which do not have fixed settlement provisions are deemed to be derivative instruments. The Company has issued certain convertible notes whose conversion price is based on a future market price. However, since the number of shares to be issued is not explicitly limited, the Company is unable to conclude that enough authorized and unissued shares are available to share settle the conversion option.
As a result, the conversion option is classified as a liability and bifurcated from the debt host and accounted for as a derivative liability in accordance with ASC 815 and will be re-measured at the end of every reporting period with the change in value reported in the statement of operations.
At December 31, 2017, the balance of the derivative liabilities was $261,172. During the period ended December 31, 2018, the Company recorded an additional derivative liability with a fair value of $78,396, recorded a gain on extinguishment of derivative liabilities of $119,099 related to notes that were converted and a change in fair value of $11,693. At December 31, 2018, the balance of the derivative liabilities was $232,162.
During the period ended December 31, 2019, the Company recorded a gain on extinguishment of derivative liabilities of $80,799 related to notes that were converted and a change in fair value of $72,173. At December 31, 2019, the balance of the derivative liabilities was $223,536.
At December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the derivative liabilities were valued using a probability weighted Black-Scholes-Merton pricing model with the following assumptions:
December 31, 2019 | December
31, 2018 | |||||||
| Conversion feature: | ||||||||
| Risk-free interest rate | 1.56 | % | 2.57 | % | ||||
| Expected volatility | 297.87 | % | 504.95 | % | ||||
| Expected life (in years) | .1 to .773 years | .1 to .773 years | ||||||
| Expected dividend yield | - | - | ||||||
| Fair Value: | ||||||||
| Conversion feature | $ | 223,536 | $ | 232,162 | ||||
The risk-free interest rate was based on rates established by the Federal Reserve Bank. The Company uses the historical volatility of its common stock to estimate the future volatility for its common stock. The expected life of the conversion feature of the notes was based on the remaining contractual term of the notes. The expected dividend yield was based on the fact that the Company has not paid dividends to its common stockholders in the past and does not expect to pay dividends to its common stockholders in the future.
11. INCOME TAXES
Reconciliations of the total income tax provision tax rate to the statutory federal income tax rate of 21%, 21%, and 34% for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, are as follows:
| 2019 | 2018 | |||||||
| Federal income tax benefit calculated at statutory rate | $ | 199,000 | $ | 598,000 | ||||
| State income tax benefit, net of federal benefit | 43,000 | 132,000 | ||||||
| Less: Stock based compensation expense | (26,000 | ) | (55,000 | ) | ||||
| Effect of rate change from 34% to 21% | (2,167,000 | ) | (2,102,000 | ) | ||||
| Change in valuation allowance | 1,951,000 | 1,427,000 | ||||||
| Net tax provision | $ | - | $ | - | ||||
The cumulative tax effect at the expected rate of 21% of significant items comprising our net deferred tax amount is as follows at December 31:
| 2019 | 2018 | |||||||
| Deferred tax asset attributable to: | ||||||||
| Net operating losses carried forward | $ | 3,502,539 | $ | 3,396,282 | ||||
| Less: Valuation allowance | (3,502,539 | ) | (3,396,282 | ) | ||||
| Net deferred tax asset | $ | - | $ | - | ||||
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At December 31, 2019, the Company had an unused net operating loss carryover approximating $16,686,446, subject to section 382 limitations, that is available to offset future taxable income, which expires beginning in 2028.
The Company established a full valuation allowance. The Company continually reviews the adequacy of the valuation allowance and recognizes a benefit from income taxes only when reassessment indicates that it is more likely than not that the benefits will be realized.
12. EQUITY
The Company has 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock authorized. From this pool the following preferred shares have been classified as:
Preferred Stock – Series A
During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company authorized 1,000,000 of preferred Series A preferred shares, which shares to have voting rights equal to two-thirds of all the issued and outstanding shares of common stock, shall be entitled to vote on all matters of the corporation, and shall have the majority vote of the board of directors. The subject preferred stock lacks any dividend rights, does not have liquidation preference, and is not convertible into common stock. During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company issued one million shares to certain officers and board members. The Company retained a third-party valuation firm whose input was utilized in determining the related per share valuation of the preferred shares. Based on Management’s assessment and the valuation report, the fair value of the preferred shares was determined to be $0.0463 per share or an aggregate of $46,363. The shares remain outstanding as of December 31, 2019.
Preferred Stock – Series B
During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company authorized 10,000 shares of preferred stock to be designated available for Series B preferred shares that have a value of $1,000 each and is convertible into common shares at the prevailing stock price for that given day. Holders shall be entitled to receive, and the Corporation shall pay, dividends on shares of Preferred Stock equal (on an as-if-converted-to-Common-Stock basis) to and in the same form as dividends actually paid on shares of the Common Stock when, as and if such dividends are paid on shares of the Common Stock. No other dividends shall be paid on shares of Preferred Stock, they shall have no voting rights and have liquidation preference.
During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company issued 1,500 Preferred B shares and 30,000,000 warrants to an accredited investor for their financings for an aggregate value of $150,000. The Preferred Shares shall have a conversion price equal to $0.0025, subject to adjustment for reverse and forward stock splits, stock dividends, stock combinations and other similar transactions of the Common Stock. The warrants are exercisable at a price of $0.0025 per share through November 2024.The Company considered the accounting effects of the existence of the conversion feature of the preferred stock, and the issuance of warrants at the date of issuance. In accordance with the current accounting standards, the Company determined that it should account for the fair value of the Conversion feature and relative fair value of the issued warrants (up to the face amount of the preferred Stock) as a deemed dividend and a charge to paid in capital.
Common Stock
The Company issued the following shares of common stock for the years ended December 31:
| 2019 | 2018 | |||||||||||||||
| Value of Shares | # of shares | Value of Shares | # of shares | |||||||||||||
| Shares issued for services rendered | $ | 76,880 | 6,200,000 | $ | 60,999 | 39,580,667 | ||||||||||
| Shares issued for conversion of debt | 158,105 | 37,606,359 | 194,829 | 11,116,826 | ||||||||||||
| Common shares issued upon exercise of warrants | - | - | - | 2,419,961 | ||||||||||||
| Shares issued for financing | 3,100 | 250,000 | 19,090 | 856,000 | ||||||||||||
| Total shares issued | $ | 238,085 | 44,056,359 | $ | 274,918 | 53,973,454 | ||||||||||
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Shares issued for services rendered were to various members of management, employees and consultants and are generally expensed as Stock-Based Compensation in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations. Also included are shares of common stock issued to our 2018 investors in conjunction with their note and share purchase agreements. Shares issued for conversion of debt relate to conversions of both short and long term debt as discussed in Note 8. Shares issued for financing in 2019 relate to shares granted to investors for their participation in the 2019 financings.
During the year ended December 31, 2019 the Company issued 6,200,000 shares of common stock with a fair value of $76,880 at the date of grant for services. During the year ended December 31, 2018 the Company issued 39,580,667 shares of common stock with a fair value of $60,999 at the date of grant for services.
On October 16, 2018, the Company created a long-term employment retention bonus plan and issued 39,500,000 of restricted common shares to the plan. The shares have a 3-year vesting period and those eligible, employees, directors and advisors must have been with the Company for at least 7 years with an additional 2 years necessary in order to participate in the plan and 3 to become fully vested. The shares will vest with a mandatory 2-year minimum requirement for such vesting to become valid with 33.4% in year two and 66.66% at the end of year three. If the individual leaves the Company prior to vesting the Company or its assignee retains the option to repurchase the unvested shares at par. The shares had a fair value of $1,086,250 at the date of grant, which cost will be amortized over the three-year vesting period. During the year ended December 31, 2018 the Company amortized $43,229 relating to shares vesting during the period.
During the year ending December 31, 2019, management and employees agreed to cancel 36 million shares of management’s stock and all shares were returned to treasury. As shares never vested, the Company reversed the previously recorded stock compensation costs. The remaining 3,500,000 shares continue to be amortized to expense as the shares vest. As a result, during the year ending December 31, 2019, the Company recognized net cost of ($4,461) related to the retention plan, and the remaining/adjusted balance of $57,483 in unamortized expense will be recognized as compensation cost as the remaining shares vest. The board is evaluating a new employee stock option plan (ESOP) and intends to select a new plan by the end of the 2020.
During the year ended December 31, 2019 the Company issued 250,000 shares of common stock with a fair value of $3,100 at the date grant for financing costs. During the year ended December 31, 2018 the Company issued 856,000 shares of common stock with a fair value of $19,090 at the date grant for financing costs.
Common Stock Warrants
Since inception, the Company has issued numerous warrants to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock to shareholders, consultants and employees as compensation for services rendered.
A summary of the Company’s warrant activity and related information is provided below (the exercise price and the number of shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of outstanding warrants have been adjusted to reflect a 1-for-75 reverse stock split.):
Exercise Price $ | Number of Warrants | |||||||
| Outstanding and exercisable at December 31, 2017 | 0.0125 - 0.03 | 13,852,000 | ||||||
| Warrants exercised | 0.0125 - 0.015 | (2,865,000 | ) | |||||
| Warrants granted | 0.01 - 0.04 | 750,000 | ||||||
| Warrants expired | 0.015 - 0.02 | (182,000 | ) | |||||
| Outstanding and exercisable at December 31, 2018 | 0.0125 - 0.04 | 11,555,000 | ||||||
| Warrants exercised | - | - | ||||||
| Warrants granted | 0.0025 - 0.011 | 35,250,000 | ||||||
| Warrants expired | 0.0125 - 2.25 | (10,805,000 | ) | |||||
| Outstanding and exercisable at December 31, 2019 | 0.0025 - 0.04 | 36,000,000 | ||||||
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| Stock Warrants as of December 31, 2019 | ||||||||||||||
| Exercise | Warrants | Remaining | Warrants | |||||||||||
| Price | Outstanding | Life (Years) | Exercisable | |||||||||||
| $ | 0.0025 | 30,000,000 | 4.98 | 30,000,000 | ||||||||||
| $ | 0.01 | 3,000,000 | 1.03 | 3,000,000 | ||||||||||
| $ | 0.011 | 2,500,000 | 1.00 | 2,500,000 | ||||||||||
| $ | 0.040 | 500,000 | 0.23 | 500,000 | ||||||||||
During the period ended December 31, 2018, 2,865,000 warrants were exercised on a cashless basis that resulted in the issuance of 2,419,962 shares of common stock, in addition warrants 182,000 expired and 750,000 were issued.
During the year ended December 31, 2019, 5,000,000 of the warrants issued were related to financings with total fair value at grant date of $49,992, and 250,000 warrants were issued related to an advisory agreement with total fair value at grant date of $4,799, 30,000,000 have a 2-year term and have a strike price of $0.01, and 2,500,000 has a 1.7-year term with a strike price of $0.011.
During the period ended December 31, 2019, no warrants were exercised, and 10,805,000 expired and 35,250,000 were granted. The 36,000,000 outstanding and exercisable warrants at December 31, 2019 has no intrinsic value.
Common Stock Options
Under the Company’s 2008 Plan, we are authorized to grant stock options intended to qualify as Incentive Stock Options, “ISO”, under Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, non-qualified options, restricted and unrestricted stock awards and stock appreciation rights to purchase up to 7,000,000 shares of common stock to our employees, officers, directors and consultants, with the exception that ISOs may only be granted to employees of the Company and its subsidiaries, as defined in the 2008 Plan.
The Plan provides for the issuance of a maximum of 7,000,000 shares of which, after adjusting for estimated pre-vesting forfeitures and expired options, approximately 2,235,000 were available for issuance as of December 31, 2019.
No options were granted during 2019 and 2018.
13. COMMITMENTS & CONTINGENCIES
Bonuses
The Company has an employment agreement with its CEO which, among other provisions, provide for the payment of a bonus, as determined by the Board of Directors, in amounts ranging from 15% to 50% of the executive’s yearly compensation, to be paid in cash or stock at the Company’s sole discretion, if the Company has an increase in year over year revenues and the Executive performs his duties (i) within the time frame budgeted for such duties and (ii) at or below the cost budgeted for such duties. No such bonuses were declared or accrued during the years ending December 31, 2019 or 2018.
Contingencies
From time to time, we may be involved in routine legal proceedings, as well as demands, claims and threatened litigation that arise in the normal course of our business. The ultimate amount of liability, if any, for any claims of any type (either alone or in the aggregate) may materially and adversely affect our financial condition, results of operations and liquidity. In addition, the ultimate outcome of any litigation is uncertain. Any outcome, whether favorable or unfavorable, may materially and adversely affect us due to legal costs and expenses, diversion of management attention and other factors. We expense legal costs in the period incurred. We cannot assure you that additional contingencies of a legal nature or contingencies having legal aspects will not be asserted against us in the future, and these matters could relate to prior, current or future transactions or events.
14. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
On January 15, 2020 we issued 500,000 shares of stock to a consulting firm at a price of $0.009 for a fair value of $4,500.
On January 22, 2020, we retired $10,200 in convertible debt and issued equity in the form of common stock of 3,400,000 shares.
On January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization (“WHO”) announced a global health emergency because of a new strain of coronavirus originating in Wuhan, China (the “COVID-19 outbreak”) and the risks to the international community as the virus spreads globally beyond its point of origin. In March 2020, the WHO classified the COVID-19 outbreak as a pandemic, based on the rapid increase in exposure globally.
The full impact of the COVID-19 outbreak continues to evolve as of the date of this report. As such, it is uncertain as to the full magnitude that the pandemic will have on our financial condition, liquidity, and future results of operations. Management is actively monitoring the impact of the global situation on our financial condition, liquidity, operations, suppliers, industry, and workforce. Given the daily evolution of the COVID-19 outbreak and the global responses to curb its spread, we are not able to estimate the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak on our results of operations, financial condition, or liquidity for the year ended December 31, 2020.
On January 31, 2020, a director resigned from the Company’s board of director’s, due to retirement.
On February 27, 2020 we issued 1,000,000 shares of stock to a consulting firm at a price of $0.017 for a fair value of $17,000.
On March 3, 2020, we retired $11,250 in convertible debt and issued equity in the form of common stock of 3,750,000 shares.
On March 6, 2020, we retired $35,000 in debt and $3,150 in accrued interest on convertible debt and issued equity in the form of common stock of 31,792 shares at a price of $1.20.
March 24, 2020, we received another $50,000 per the SPA from an approved investor.
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Exhibit 10.24
FORM OF
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This Securities Purchase Agreement (this “Agreement”) is dated as of December 20, 2019, between GTX Corp., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), and each purchaser identified on the signature pages hereto (each, including its successors and assigns, a “Purchaser” and collectively, the “Purchasers”).
WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Rule 506 promulgated thereunder, the Company desires to issue and sell to each Purchaser, and each Purchaser, severally and not jointly, desires to purchase from the Company, securities of the Company as more fully described in this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and each Purchaser agree as follows:
ARTICLE I.
DEFINITIONS
1.1 Definitions. In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement: (a) capitalized terms that are not otherwise defined herein have the meanings given to such terms in the Certificate of Designation (as defined herein), and (b) the following terms have the meanings set forth in this Section 1.1:
“Acquiring Person” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.7.
“Action” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(j).
“Affiliate” means any Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a Person, as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 405 under the Securities Act.
“Board of Directors” means the board of directors of the Company.
“Business Day” means any day except any Saturday, any Sunday, any day which is a federal legal holiday in the United States or any day on which banking institutions in the State of New York are authorized or required by law or other governmental action to close.
“Certificate of Designation” means the Certificate of Designation filed November 20, 2019 by the Company with the Secretary of State of Nevada, with a copy from the Secretary of State of Nevada attached hereto as Exhibit A.
“Closing” means the closing of the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to Section 2.1.
“Closing Date” means the Trading Day on which all of the Transaction Documents have been executed and delivered by the applicable parties thereto, and all conditions precedent to (i) the Purchasers’ obligations to pay the Subscription Amount and (ii) the Company’s obligations to deliver the Securities, in each case, have been satisfied or waived, but in no event later than the third Trading Day following the date hereof.
“Closing Statement” means the Closing Statement in the form on Annex A attached hereto.
“Commission” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Common Stock” means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share, and any other class of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or changed.
“Common Stock Equivalents” means any securities of the Company or the Subsidiaries which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock, including, without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, right, option, warrant or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock.
“Company Auditor” means Weinberg & Company, with offices located at 1925 Century Park East, Suite 1120, Los Angeles, CA 90067, and any successor accounting firm of the Company.
“Company Counsel” means Austin Legal Group with offices located at 3990 Old Town Avenue, San Diego, CA 92110.
“Conversion Shares” means the shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon conversion or redemption of the Preferred Stock in accordance with the Certificate of Designation.
“Disclosure Schedules” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1.
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
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“Exempt Issuance” means the issuance of (a) shares of Common Stock or options to employees, officers or directors of the Company pursuant to any stock or option plan duly adopted for such purpose, by a majority of the non-employee members of the Board of Directors or a majority of the members of a committee of non-employee directors established for such purpose for services rendered to the Company, and securities issued upon conversion or exercise of any securities issued hereunder, (b) securities upon the exercise or exchange of or conversion of any Securities issued hereunder and/or other securities exercisable or exchangeable for or convertible into shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding on the date of this Agreement, provided that such securities have not been amended since the date of this Agreement to increase the number of such securities or to decrease the exercise price, exchange price or conversion price of such securities (other than in connection with stock splits or combinations) or to extend the term of such securities, and (c) securities issued pursuant to acquisitions or strategic transactions approved by a majority of the disinterested directors of the Company, provided that such securities are issued as “restricted securities” (as defined in Rule 144) and carry no registration rights that require or permit the filing of any registration statement in connection therewith during the prohibition period in Section 4.13(a) herein, and provided that any such issuance shall only be to a Person (or to the equityholders of a Person) which is, itself or through its subsidiaries, an operating company or an owner of an asset in a business synergistic with the business of the Company and shall provide to the Company additional benefits in addition to the investment of funds, but shall not include a transaction in which the Company is issuing securities primarily for the purpose of raising capital or to an entity whose primary business is investing in securities.
“FCPA” means the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.
“GAAP” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(h).
“Indebtedness” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(bb).
“Intellectual Property Rights” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(o).
“Legend Removal Date” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.1(c).
“Liens” means a lien, charge, pledge, security interest, encumbrance, right of first refusal, preemptive right or other restriction.
“Lock-Up Agreement” means the Lock-Up Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and among the Company and each director and officer of the Company, in the form of Exhibit E attached hereto.
“Material Adverse Effect” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.1(b).
“Material Permits” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(n).
“Maximum Rate” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 5.17.
“Participation Maximum” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.12(a).
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“Participation Right Purchaser” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.12(a).
“Person” means an individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind.
“Preferred Stock” means 1,000 shares of the Company’s Series B Convertible Preferred Stock issued hereunder having the rights, preferences and privileges set forth in the Certificate of Designation.
“Pre-Notice” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.12(b).
“Pro Rata Portion” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.12(e).
“Proceeding” means an action, claim, suit, investigation or proceeding (including, without limitation, an informal investigation or partial proceeding, such as a deposition), whether commenced or threatened.
“Public Company Date” means the date on which the Company (or any successor/surviving entity in a reverse merger or other business combination transaction) becomes subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act.
“Public Information Failure” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.3(b).
“Public Information Failure Payments” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.3(b).
“Purchaser Party” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.10.
“Required Approvals” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(e).
“Required Minimum” means, as of any date, the maximum aggregate number of shares of Common Stock then issued or potentially issuable in the future pursuant to the Transaction Documents, including any Underlying Shares issuable upon exercise in full of all Warrants or conversion in full of all shares of Preferred Stock, ignoring any conversion or exercise limits set forth therein.
“Reverse Stock Split” means the filing of an amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of the Company with the State of Nevada for a reverse stock split in which the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock (but not the authorized shares of Common Stock) shall be combined at a ratio of 1-for-250, which amendment shall be filed with and accepted by the State of Nevada and evidence thereof delivered to the Purchasers.
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“Reverse Stock Split Date” means the date on which the Reverse Stock Split is effective for purposes of the State of Nevada.
“Rule 144” means Rule 144 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended or interpreted from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same purpose and effect as such Rule.
“Rule 424” means Rule 424 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended or interpreted from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same purpose and effect as such Rule.
“SEC Reports” means all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by the Company under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, including pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof, including the exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein.
“Securities” means the Preferred Stock, the Warrants and the Underlying Shares.
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Short Sales” means all “short sales” as defined in Rule 200 of Regulation SHO under the Exchange Act (but shall not be deemed to include locating and/or borrowing shares of Common Stock).
“Stated Value” means $1,000 per share of Preferred Stock.
“Subscription Amount” means, as to each Purchaser, the aggregate amount to be paid for the Preferred Stock and Warrants purchased hereunder as specified below such Purchaser’s name on the signature page of this Agreement and next to the heading “Subscription Amount,” in United States dollars and in immediately available funds.
“Subsequent Financing” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.12(a).
“Subsequent Financing Notice” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.12(b).
“Subsidiary” means any subsidiary of the Company as set forth on Schedule 3.1(a) and shall, where applicable, also include any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company formed or acquired after the date hereof.
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“Trading Day” means a day on which the principal Trading Market is open for trading.
“Trading Market” means any of the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the NYSE American, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the New York Stock Exchange, OTCQB, OTCQX or “Pink Sheets” published by OTC Markets Group, Inc. (or any successors to any of the foregoing).
“Transaction Documents” means this Agreement, the Certificate of Designation, the Warrants, the Lock-Up Agreement, all exhibits and schedules thereto and hereto and any other documents or agreements executed in connection with the transactions contemplated hereunder.
“Transfer Agent” means VStock Transfer, the current transfer agent of the Company, with a mailing address of 18 Lafayette Place, Woodmere, NY 11598, and any successor transfer agent of the Company.
“Underlying Shares” means the Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares.
“Variable Rate Transaction” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.13(b).
“VWAP” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time)), (b) if the Common Stock is quoted for trading on the OTCQB or OTCQX, as applicable, and if the OTCQB or OTCQX is not a Trading Market, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on OTCQB or OTCQX as applicable, (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on OTCQB or OTCQX and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported in the “Pink Sheets” published by OTC Markets Group, Inc. (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so reported, or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Purchasers of a majority in interest of the Securities then outstanding and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company.
“Warrants” means, collectively, the Common Stock purchase warrants delivered to the Purchasers at the Closings in accordance with Section 2.2(a) hereof, which Warrants shall be exercisable on the Reverse Stock Split Date and have a term of exercise equal to five (5) years from the Reverse Stock Split Date, in the form of Exhibit C attached hereto.
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“Warrant Shares” means the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants.
ARTICLE II.
PURCHASE AND SALE
2.1 Closing.
On the Closing Date, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, substantially concurrent with the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the parties hereto, the Company agrees to sell, and the Purchasers, severally and not jointly, agree to purchase, up to an aggregate of $50,000 of shares of Preferred Stock and Warrants. Each Purchaser shall deliver to the Company, via wire transfer, immediately available funds equal to such Purchaser’s Subscription Amount as set forth on the signature page hereto executed by such Purchaser, and the Company shall deliver to each Purchaser its shares of Preferred Stock with an aggregate Stated Value for each Purchaser equal to such Purchaser’s Subscription Amount as set forth on the signature page hereto executed by such Purchaser and a Warrant, as determined pursuant to Section 2.2(a), and the Company and each Purchaser shall deliver the other items set forth in Section 2.2 deliverable at the Closing (the “Closing”). Upon satisfaction of the covenants and conditions set forth in Sections 2.2 and 2.3, the Closing shall occur at such location as the parties shall mutually agree
2.2 Deliveries.
(a) On or prior to the Closing Date (except as otherwise indicated), the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to each Purchaser the following:
(i) this Agreement duly executed by the Company;
(ii) a certificate evidencing a number of shares of Preferred Stock equal to such Purchaser’s Subscription Amount at such Closing divided by the Stated Value, registered in the name of such Purchaser;
(iii) a Warrant registered in the name of such Purchaser to purchase up to a number of shares of Common Stock equal to 100% of such Purchaser’s Conversion Shares at such Closing, with an exercise price equal to $0.0025, subject to adjustment as set forth therein;
(iv) the Company shall have provided each Purchaser with the Company’s wire instructions, on Company letterhead and executed by the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer;
(v) the Lock-Up Agreements;
(vi) a letter from the Transfer Agent to the Purchasers certifying as to the Company’s reservation of at least the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion in full of the shares of Preferred Stock and exercise in full of the Warrants issued at such Closing; and
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(b) On or prior to the Closing Date (except as otherwise indicated), each Purchaser shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Company the following:
(i) this Agreement duly executed by such Purchaser;
(ii) such Purchaser’s Subscription Amount by wire transfer to the account specified in writing by the Company; and
2.3 Closing Conditions.
(a) The obligations of the Company hereunder in connection with each Closing are subject to the following conditions being met:
(i) the accuracy in all material respects (or, to the extent representations or warranties are qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect, in all respects) on the applicable Closing Date of the representations and warranties of the Purchasers contained herein (unless as of a specific date therein in which case they shall be accurate as of such date);
(ii) all obligations, covenants and agreements of each Purchaser required to be performed at or prior to the applicable Closing Date shall have been performed; and
(iii) the delivery by each Purchaser of the items set forth in Section 2.2(b) of this Agreement.
(b) The respective obligations of the Purchasers hereunder in connection with each Closing (except as set forth below) are subject to the following conditions being met:
(i) the accuracy in all material respects (or, to the extent representations or warranties are qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect, in all respects) when made and on the applicable Closing Date of the representations and warranties of the Company contained herein (unless as of a specific date therein in which case they shall be accurate as of such date);
(ii) all obligations, covenants and agreements of the Company required to be performed at or prior to the applicable Closing Date shall have been performed;
(iii) the delivery by the Company of the items set forth in Section 2.2(a) of this Agreement;
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(iv) there shall have been no Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Company since the date hereof; and
(v) from the date hereof to the Closing Date, trading in the Common Stock shall not have been suspended by the Commission or the Company’s principal Trading Market and, at any time prior to the applicable Closing, trading in securities generally as reported by Bloomberg L.P. shall not have been suspended or limited, or minimum prices shall not have been established on securities whose trades are reported by such service, or on any Trading Market, nor shall a banking moratorium have been declared either by the United States or New York State authorities nor shall there have occurred any material outbreak or escalation of hostilities or other national or international calamity of such magnitude in its effect on, or any material adverse change in, any financial market which, in each case, in the reasonable judgment of such Purchaser, makes it impracticable or inadvisable to purchase the Securities at the Closing.
ARTICLE III.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
3.1 Representations and Warranties of the Company. Except as set forth in the Disclosure Schedules, which Disclosure Schedules shall be deemed a part hereof and shall qualify any representation or otherwise made herein to the extent of the disclosure contained in the corresponding section of the Disclosure Schedules, the Company hereby makes the following representations and warranties to each Purchaser as of the date hereof and as of each Closing:
(a) Subsidiaries. All of the direct and indirect subsidiaries of the Company are set forth on Schedule 3.1(a). Except as set forth in Schedule 3.1(a), the Company owns, directly or indirectly, all of the capital stock or other equity interests of each Subsidiary free and clear of any Liens, and all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary are validly issued and are fully paid, non-assessable and free of preemptive and similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities. If the Company has no subsidiaries, all other references to the Subsidiaries or any of them in the Transaction Documents shall be disregarded.
(b) Organization and Qualification. The Company and each of the Subsidiaries is an entity duly incorporated or otherwise organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, with the requisite power and authority to own and use its properties and assets and to carry on its business as currently conducted. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in violation nor default of any of the provisions of its respective certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents. Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries is duly qualified to conduct business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation or other entity in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted or property owned by it makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing, as the case may be, could not have or reasonably be expected to result in: (i) a material adverse effect on the legality, validity or enforceability of any Transaction Document, (ii) a material adverse effect on the results of operations, assets, business or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (iii) a material adverse effect on the Company’s ability to perform in any material respect on a timely basis its obligations under any Transaction Document (any of (i), (ii) or (iii), a “Material Adverse Effect”) and no Proceeding has been instituted in any such jurisdiction revoking, limiting or curtailing or seeking to revoke, limit or curtail such power and authority or qualification.
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(c) Authorization; Enforcement. The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Company and no further action is required by the Company, the Board of Directors or the Company’s stockholders in connection herewith or therewith other than in connection with the Required Approvals. This Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party has been (or upon delivery will have been) duly executed by the Company and, when delivered in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof, will constitute the valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except (i) as limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and (iii) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law.
(d) No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party, the issuance and sale of the Securities and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby do not and will not: (i) conflict with or violate any provision of the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents, (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of the Company or any Subsidiary, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation (with or without notice, lapse of time or both) of, any agreement, credit facility, debt or other instrument (evidencing a Company or Subsidiary debt or otherwise) or other understanding to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party or by which any property or asset of the Company or any Subsidiary is bound or affected, or (iii) subject to the Required Approvals, conflict with or result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, injunction, decree or other restriction of any court or governmental authority to which the Company or a Subsidiary is subject (including federal and state securities laws and regulations), or by which any property or asset of the Company or a Subsidiary is bound or affected; except in the case of each of clauses (ii) and (iii), such as could not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
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(e) Filings, Consents and Approvals. The Company is not required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order of, give any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, any court or other federal, state, local or other governmental authority or other Person in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Transaction Documents, other than: (i) the filings required pursuant to Section 4.6 of this Agreement, (ii) the notice and/or application(s) to each applicable Trading Market for the issuance and sale of the Securities and the listing of the Underlying Shares for trading thereon in the time and manner required thereby, and (iv) the filing of Form D with the Commission and such filings as are required to be made under applicable state securities laws (collectively, the “Required Approvals”).
(f) Issuance of the Securities. The Securities are duly authorized and, when issued and paid for in accordance with the applicable Transaction Documents, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens imposed by the Company other than restrictions on transfer provided for in the Transaction Documents. The Underlying Shares, when issued in accordance with the terms of the Transaction Documents, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens imposed by the Company other than restrictions on transfer provided for in the Transaction Documents. As of the Reverse Stock Split Date, the Company has reserved from its duly authorized capital stock a number of shares of Common Stock for issuance of the Underlying Shares at least equal to the Required Minimum.
(g) Capitalization. The capitalization of the Company as of the date hereof is as set forth on Schedule 3.1(g), which Schedule 3.1(g) shall also include the number of shares of Common Stock owned beneficially, and of record, by Affiliates of the Company as of the date hereof. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(g), since the date of its most recent audited financial statements, the Company has not issued any capital stock, other than pursuant to the exercise of employee stock options under the Company’s stock option plans, the issuance of shares of Common Stock to employees pursuant to the Company’s employee stock purchase plans and pursuant to the conversion and/or exercise of Common Stock Equivalents outstanding as of the date of the most recent annual financial statements. No Person has any right of first refusal, preemptive right, right of participation, or any similar right to participate in the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. Except as a result of the purchase and sale of the Securities or as set forth on Schedule 3.1(g), there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities, rights or obligations convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or giving any Person any right to subscribe for or acquire any shares of Common Stock or the capital stock of any Subsidiary, or contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any Subsidiary is or may become bound to issue additional shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents or capital stock of any Subsidiary. The issuance and sale of the Securities will not obligate the Company or any Subsidiary to issue shares of Common Stock or other securities to any Person (other than the Purchasers) and will not result in a right of any holder of Company securities to adjust the exercise, conversion, exchange or reset price under any of such securities. There are no outstanding securities or instruments of the Company or any Subsidiary that contain any redemption or similar provisions, and there are no contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any Subsidiary is or may become bound to redeem a security of the Company or such Subsidiary. The Company does not have any stock appreciation rights or “phantom stock” plans or agreements or any similar plan or agreement. All of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, have been issued in compliance with all federal and state securities laws, and none of such outstanding shares was issued in violation of any preemptive rights or similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities. No further approval or authorization of any stockholder, the Board of Directors or others is required for the issuance and sale of the Securities. There are no stockholders agreements, voting agreements or other similar agreements with respect to the Company’s capital stock to which the Company is a party or, to the knowledge of the Company, between or among any of the Company’s stockholders.
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(h) SEC Reports; Financial Statements. Attached hereto as Schedule 3.1(h) are the annual financial statements of the Company for the past two fiscal years. The financial statements of the Company on Schedule 3.1(h) comply in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the rules and regulations of the Commission with respect thereto as in effect at the time of filing. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (“GAAP”), except as may be otherwise specified in such financial statements or the notes thereto and except that unaudited financial statements may not contain all footnotes required by GAAP, and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended, subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal, immaterial, year-end audit adjustments. Following the Public Company Date, as of their respective dates, the SEC Reports complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as applicable, and none of the SEC Reports, when filed, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading and the Company has filed the SEC Reports on a timely basis or has received a valid extension of such time of filing and has filed any such SEC Reports prior to the expiration of any such extension.
(i) Material Changes; Undisclosed Events, Liabilities or Developments. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(i), since the date of the latest annual financial statement on Schedule 3.1(h): (i) there has been no event, occurrence or development that has had or that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) the Company has not incurred any liabilities (contingent or otherwise) other than (A) trade payables and accrued expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and (B) liabilities reflected in the Company’s financial statement issued subsequent to the latest annual financial statement, or than are not required to be reflected in the Company’s financial statements pursuant to GAAP, (iii) the Company has not altered its method of accounting, (iv) the Company has not declared or made any dividend or distribution of cash or other property to its stockholders or purchased, redeemed or made any agreements to purchase or redeem any shares of its capital stock and (v) the Company has not issued any equity securities to any officer, director or Affiliate, except pursuant to existing Company stock option plans. Following the Public Company Date, except for the issuance of the Securities contemplated by this Agreement, no event, liability, fact, circumstance, occurrence or development has occurred or exists, or is reasonably expected to occur or exist, with respect to the Company or its Subsidiaries or their respective businesses, prospects, properties, operations, assets or financial condition, that would be required to be disclosed by the Company under applicable securities laws at the time this representation is made or deemed made that has not been publicly disclosed at least 1 Trading Day prior to the date that this representation is made.
(j) Litigation. There is no action, suit, inquiry, notice of violation, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting the Company, any Subsidiary or any of their respective properties before or by any court, arbitrator, governmental or administrative agency or regulatory authority (federal, state, county, local or foreign) (collectively, an “Action”) which (i) adversely affects or challenges the legality, validity or enforceability of any of the Transaction Documents or the Securities or (ii) could, if there were an unfavorable decision, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary, nor any director or officer thereof, is or has been the subject of any Action involving a claim of violation of or liability under federal or state securities laws or a claim of breach of fiduciary duty. There has not been, and to the knowledge of the Company, there is not pending or contemplated, any investigation by the Commission involving the Company or any current or former director or officer of the Company.
(k) Labor Relations. No labor dispute exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is imminent with respect to any of the employees of the Company, which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. None of the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ employees is a member of a union that relates to such employee’s relationship with the Company or such Subsidiary, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to a collective bargaining agreement, and the Company and its Subsidiaries believe that their relationships with their employees are good. To the knowledge of the Company, no executive officer of the Company or any Subsidiary, is, or is now expected to be, in violation of any material term of any employment contract, confidentiality, disclosure or proprietary information agreement or non-competition agreement, or any other contract or agreement or any restrictive covenant in favor of any third party, and the continued employment of each such executive officer does not subject the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any liability with respect to any of the foregoing matters. The Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with all U.S. federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations relating to employment and employment practices, terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours, except where the failure to be in compliance could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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(l) Compliance. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary: (i) is in default under or in violation of (and no event has occurred that has not been waived that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would result in a default by the Company or any Subsidiary under), nor has the Company or any Subsidiary received notice of a claim that it is in default under or that it is in violation of, any indenture, loan or credit agreement or any other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties is bound (whether or not such default or violation has been waived), (ii) is in violation of any judgment, decree or order of any court, arbitrator or other governmental authority or (iii) is or has been in violation of any statute, rule, ordinance or regulation of any governmental authority, including without limitation all foreign, federal, state and local laws relating to taxes, environmental protection, occupational health and safety, product quality and safety and employment and labor matters, except in each case as could not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(m) Environmental Laws. The Company and its Subsidiaries, to the best of the Company’s knowledge, (i) are in compliance with all federal, state, local and foreign laws relating to pollution or protection of human health or the environment (including ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata), including laws relating to emissions, discharges, releases or threatened releases of chemicals, pollutants, contaminants, or toxic or hazardous substances or wastes (collectively, “Hazardous Materials”) into the environment, or otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of Hazardous Materials, as well as all authorizations, codes, decrees, demands, or demand letters, injunctions, judgments, licenses, notices or notice letters, orders, permits, plans or regulations, issued, entered, promulgated or approved thereunder (“Environmental Laws”); (ii) have received all permits licenses or other approvals required of them under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct their respective businesses; and (iii) are in compliance with all terms and conditions of any such permit, license or approval where in each clause (i), (ii) and (iii), the failure to so comply could be reasonably expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
(n) Regulatory Permits. The Company and the Subsidiaries possess all certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate federal, state, local or foreign regulatory authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses, except where the failure to possess such permits could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect (“Material Permits”), and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any Material Permit.
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(o) Title to Assets. The Company and the Subsidiaries have good and marketable title in fee simple to all real property owned by them and good and marketable title in all personal property owned by them that is material to the business of the Company and the Subsidiaries, in each case free and clear of all Liens, except for (i) Liens as do not materially affect the value of such property and do not materially interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property by the Company and the Subsidiaries and (ii) Liens for the payment of federal, state or other taxes, for which appropriate reserves have been made therefor in accordance with GAAP and, the payment of which is neither delinquent nor subject to penalties. Any real property and facilities held under lease by the Company and the Subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with which the Company and the Subsidiaries are in compliance.
(p) Intellectual Property. The Company and the Subsidiaries have, or have rights to use, all patents, patent applications, trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, trade names, trade secrets, inventions, copyrights, licenses and other intellectual property rights and similar rights as necessary or required for use in connection with their respective businesses and which the failure to so have could have a Material Adverse Effect (collectively, the “Intellectual Property Rights”). None of, and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received a notice (written or otherwise) that any of, the Intellectual Property Rights has expired, terminated or been abandoned, or is expected to expire or terminate or be abandoned, within two (2) years from the date of this Agreement. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received, since the date of the latest audited financial statements, a written notice of a claim or otherwise has any knowledge that the Intellectual Property Rights violate or infringe upon the rights of any Person, except as could not have or reasonably be expected to not have a Material Adverse Effect. To the knowledge of the Company, all such Intellectual Property Rights are enforceable and there is no existing infringement by another Person of any of the Intellectual Property Rights. The Company and its Subsidiaries have taken reasonable security measures to protect the secrecy, confidentiality and value of all of their intellectual properties, except where failure to do so could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(q) Insurance. The Company and the Subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as are prudent and customary in the businesses in which the Company and the Subsidiaries are engaged. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business without a significant increase in cost.
(r) Transactions with Affiliates and Employees. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(r), none of the officers or directors of the Company or any Subsidiary and, to the knowledge of the Company, none of the employees of the Company or any Subsidiary is presently a party to any transaction with the Company or any Subsidiary (other than for services as employees, officers and directors), including any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal property to or from, providing for the borrowing of money from or lending of money to or otherwise requiring payments to or from any officer, director or such employee or, to the knowledge of the Company, any entity in which any officer, director, or any such employee has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee, stockholder, member or partner, in each case in excess of $120,000 other than for (i) payment of salary or consulting fees for services rendered, (ii) reimbursement for expenses incurred on behalf of the Company and (iii) other employee benefits, including stock option agreements under any stock option plan of the Company.
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(s) Internal Accounting Controls. The Company and the Subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that: (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain asset accountability, (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization, and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences.
(t) Certain Fees. No brokerage or finder’s fees or commissions are or will be payable by the Company or any Subsidiary to any broker, financial advisor or consultant, finder, placement agent, investment banker, bank or other Person with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. The Purchasers shall have no obligation with respect to any fees or with respect to any claims made by or on behalf of other Persons for fees of a type contemplated in this Section that may be due in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.
(u) Private Placement. Assuming the accuracy of the Purchasers’ representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.2, no registration under the Securities Act is required for the offer and sale of the Securities by the Company to the Purchasers as contemplated hereby. The issuance and sale of the Securities hereunder does not contravene the rules and regulations of the Trading Market.
(v) Investment Company. The Company is not, and is not an Affiliate of, and immediately after receipt of payment for the Securities, will not be or be an Affiliate of, an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Company shall conduct its business in a manner so that it will not become an “investment company” subject to registration under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(w) Registration Rights. Other than as set forth on Schedule 3.1(w), each of the Purchasers, no Person has any right to cause the Company or any Subsidiary to effect the registration under the Securities Act of any securities of the Company or any Subsidiary.
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(x) Maintenance Requirements; DTC. The Company has not, in the 12 months preceding the date hereof, received notice from any Trading Market on which the Common Stock is or has been listed or quoted to the effect that the Company is not in compliance with the listing or maintenance requirements of such Trading Market. The Company is, and has no reason to believe that it will not in the foreseeable future continue to be, in compliance with all applicable listing and maintenance requirements. The Common Stock is currently eligible for electronic transfer through the Depository Trust Company or another established clearing corporation and the Company is current in payment of the fees to the Depository Trust Company (or such other established clearing corporation) in connection with such electronic transfer. Following the Public Company Date, the Company has taken no action designed to, or which to its knowledge is likely to have the effect of, terminating the registration of the Common Stock under the Exchange Act.
(y) Application of Takeover Protections. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(v), there are no control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement) or other similar anti-takeover provision under the Company’s certificate of incorporation (or similar charter documents) or the laws of its state of incorporation that is or could become applicable to the Purchasers as a result of the Purchasers and the Company fulfilling their obligations or exercising their rights under the Transaction Documents, including without limitation as a result of the Company’s issuance of the Securities and the Purchasers’ ownership of the Securities.
(z) Disclosure. Except with respect to the material terms and conditions of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, the Company confirms that neither it nor any other Person acting on its behalf has provided any of the Purchasers or their agents or counsel with any information that it believes constitutes or might constitute material, non-public information. The Company understands and confirms that the Purchasers will rely on the foregoing representation in effecting transactions in securities of the Company. All of the disclosure furnished by or on behalf of the Company to the Purchasers regarding the Company and its Subsidiaries, their respective businesses and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Disclosure Schedules to this Agreement, is true and correct and does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The press releases disseminated by the Company during the twelve months preceding the date of this Agreement taken as a whole do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made and when made, not misleading. The Company acknowledges and agrees that no Purchaser makes or has made any representations or warranties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby other than those specifically set forth in Section 3.2 hereof.
(aa) No Integrated Offering. Assuming the accuracy of the Purchasers’ representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.2, neither the Company, nor any of its Affiliates, nor any Person acting on its or their behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to buy any security, under circumstances that would cause this offering of the Securities to be integrated with prior offerings by the Company for purposes of (i) the Securities Act which would require the registration of any such securities under the Securities Act, or (ii) any applicable shareholder approval provisions of any Trading Market on which any of the securities of the Company are listed or designated.
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(bb) Solvency. Based on the consolidated financial condition of the Company as of the Closing Date, after giving effect to the receipt by the Company of the proceeds from the sale of the Securities hereunder, the Company’s assets do not constitute unreasonably small capital to carry on its business as now conducted and as proposed to be conducted including its capital needs taking into account the particular capital requirements of the business conducted by the Company, consolidated and projected capital requirements and capital availability thereof. The Company does not intend to incur debts beyond its ability to pay such debts as they mature (taking into account the timing and amounts of cash to be payable on or in respect of its debt). The Company has no knowledge of any facts or circumstances which lead it to believe that it will file for reorganization or liquidation under the bankruptcy or reorganization laws of any jurisdiction within one year from the Closing Date. Schedule 3.1(bb) sets forth as of the date hereof all outstanding secured and unsecured Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary, or for which the Company or any Subsidiary has commitments. For the purposes of this Agreement, “Indebtedness” means (x) any liabilities for borrowed money or amounts owed in excess of $10,000 (other than trade accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business), (y) all guaranties, endorsements and other contingent obligations in respect of indebtedness of others, whether or not the same are or should be reflected in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet (or the notes thereto), except guaranties by endorsement of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection or similar transactions in the ordinary course of business; and (z) the present value of any lease payments in excess of $10,000 due under leases required to be capitalized in accordance with GAAP. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in default with respect to any Indebtedness.
(cc) Tax Status. Except for matters that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, the Company and its Subsidiaries each (i) has made or filed all United States federal, state and local income and all foreign income and franchise tax returns, reports and declarations required by any jurisdiction to which it is subject, (ii) has paid all taxes and other governmental assessments and charges that are material in amount, shown or determined to be due on such returns, reports and declarations and (iii) has set aside on its books provision reasonably adequate for the payment of all material taxes for periods subsequent to the periods to which such returns, reports or declarations apply. There are no unpaid taxes in any material amount claimed to be due by the taxing authority of any jurisdiction, and the officers of the Company or of any Subsidiary know of no basis for any such claim.
(dd) No General Solicitation. Neither the Company nor any Person acting on behalf of the Company has offered or sold any of the Securities by any form of general solicitation or general advertising. The Company has offered the Securities for sale only to the Purchasers and certain other “accredited investors” within the meaning of Rule 501 under the Securities Act.
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(ee) Foreign Corrupt Practices. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary, nor to the knowledge of the Company or any Subsidiary, any agent or other person acting on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary, has (i) directly or indirectly, used any funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses related to foreign or domestic political activity, (ii) made any unlawful payment to foreign or domestic government officials or employees or to any foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns from corporate funds, (iii) failed to disclose fully any contribution made by the Company or any Subsidiary (or made by any person acting on its behalf of which the Company is aware) which is in violation of law or (iv) violated in any material respect any provision of FCPA.
(ff) Accountants. To the knowledge and belief of the Company, the Company Auditor: (i) is a registered public accounting firm as required by the Exchange Act and (ii) shall express its opinion with respect to the financial statements to be included in the Company’s Annual Report for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018.
(gg) Seniority. As of the Closing Date, other than the preferred stock outstanding as of the date hereof, no Indebtedness or other claim against the Company is senior to the Preferred Stock in right of payment, whether with respect to interest or upon liquidation or dissolution, or otherwise, other than indebtedness secured by purchase money security interests (which is senior only as to underlying assets covered thereby) and capital lease obligations (which is senior only as to the property covered thereby).
(hh) No Disagreements with Accountants and Lawyers. There are no disagreements of any kind presently existing, or reasonably anticipated by the Company to arise, between the Company and the accountants and lawyers formerly or presently employed by the Company and the Company is current with respect to any fees owed to its accountants and lawyers which could affect the Company’s ability to perform any of its obligations under any of the Transaction Documents.
(ii) Acknowledgment Regarding Purchasers’ Purchase of Securities. The Company acknowledges and agrees that each of the Purchasers is acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length purchaser with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby. The Company further acknowledges that no Purchaser is acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Company (or in any similar capacity) with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby and any advice given by any Purchaser or any of their respective representatives or agents in connection with the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby is merely incidental to the Purchasers’ purchase of the Securities. The Company further represents to each Purchaser that the Company’s decision to enter into this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents has been based solely on the independent evaluation of the transactions contemplated hereby by the Company and its representatives.
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(jj) Acknowledgment Regarding Purchaser’s Trading Activity. Anything in this Agreement or elsewhere herein to the contrary notwithstanding (except for Section 4.14 hereof), it is understood and acknowledged by the Company that: (i) none of the Purchasers has been asked by the Company to agree, nor has any Purchaser agreed, to desist from purchasing or selling securities of the Company or to hold the Securities for any specified term, (ii) past or future open market or other transactions by any Purchaser, before or after the closing of this or future private placement transactions, may negatively impact the market price of the Company’s publicly-traded securities, and (iii) each Purchaser shall not be deemed to have any affiliation with or control over any arm’s length counter-party in any “derivative” transaction.
(kk) Regulation M Compliance. The Company has not, and to its knowledge no one acting on its behalf has, (i) taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or to result in the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of any of the Securities, (ii) sold, bid for, purchased, or paid any compensation for soliciting purchases of, any of the Securities, or (iii) paid or agreed to pay to any Person any compensation for soliciting another to purchase any other securities of the Company.
(ll) [RESERVED]
(mm) Stock Option Plans. Each stock option granted by the Company under the Company’s stock option plan was granted (i) in accordance with the terms of the Company’s stock option plan and (ii) with an exercise price at least equal to the fair market value of the Common Stock on the date such stock option would be considered granted under GAAP and applicable law. No stock option granted under the Company’s stock option plan has been backdated. The Company has not knowingly granted, and there is no and has been no Company policy or practice to knowingly grant, stock options prior to, or otherwise knowingly coordinate the grant of stock options with, the release or other public announcement of material information regarding the Company or its Subsidiaries or their financial results or prospects.
(nn) Office of Foreign Assets Control. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of the Company or any Subsidiary is currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department (“OFAC”).
(oo) U.S. Real Property Holding Corporation. The Company is not and has never been a U.S. real property holding corporation within the meaning of Section 897 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the Company shall so certify upon Purchaser’s request.
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(pp) Bank Holding Company Act. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates is subject to the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended (the “BHCA”) and to regulation by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Federal Reserve”). Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates owns or controls, directly or indirectly, five percent (5%) or more of the outstanding shares of any class of voting securities or twenty-five percent or more of the total equity of a bank or any entity that is subject to the BHCA and to regulation by the Federal Reserve. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates exercises a controlling influence over the management or policies of a bank or any entity that is subject to the BHCA and to regulation by the Federal Reserve.
(qq) Money Laundering. The operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with applicable financial record-keeping and reporting requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, applicable money laundering statutes and applicable rules and regulations thereunder (collectively, the “Money Laundering Laws”), and no Action or Proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company or any Subsidiary with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company or any Subsidiary, threatened.
(rr) No Disqualification Events. With respect to the Securities to be offered and sold hereunder in reliance on Rule 506 under the Securities Act, none of the Company, any of its predecessors, any affiliated issuer, any director, executive officer, other officer of the Company participating in the offering hereunder, any beneficial owner of 20% or more of the Company’s outstanding voting equity securities, calculated on the basis of voting power, nor any promoter (as that term is defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) connected with the Company in any capacity at the time of sale (each, an “Issuer Covered Person” and, together, “Issuer Covered Persons”) is subject to any of the “Bad Actor” disqualifications described in Rule 506(d)(1)(i) to (viii) under the Securities Act (a “Disqualification Event”), except for a Disqualification Event covered by Rule 506(d)(2) or (d)(3). The Company has exercised reasonable care to determine whether any Issuer Covered Person is subject to a Disqualification Event. The Company has complied, to the extent applicable, with its disclosure obligations under Rule 506(e), and has furnished to the Purchasers a copy of any disclosures provided thereunder.
(ss) Other Covered Persons. The Company is not aware of any person (other than any Issuer Covered Person) that has been or will be paid (directly or indirectly) remuneration for solicitation of purchasers in connection with the sale of any Securities.
(tt) Notice of Disqualification Events. The Company will notify the Purchasers in writing, prior to the Closing Date of (i) any Disqualification Event relating to any Issuer Covered Person and (ii) any event that would, with the passage of time, become a Disqualification Event relating to any Issuer Covered Person.
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3.2 Representations and Warranties of the Purchasers. Each Purchaser, for itself and for no other Purchaser, hereby represents and warrants as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date to the Company as follows (unless as of a specific date therein, in which case they shall be accurate as of such date):
(a) Organization; Authority. Such Purchaser is either an individual or an entity duly incorporated or formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or formation with full right, corporate, partnership, limited liability company or similar power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents and performance by such Purchaser of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership, limited liability company or similar action, as applicable, on the part of such Purchaser. Each Transaction Document to which it is a party has been duly executed by such Purchaser, and when delivered by such Purchaser in accordance with the terms hereof, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of such Purchaser, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except (i) as limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and (iii) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law.
(b) Own Account. Such Purchaser understands that the Securities are “restricted securities” and have not been registered under the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law and is acquiring the Securities as principal for its own account and not with a view to or for distributing or reselling such Securities or any part thereof in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law, has no present intention of distributing any of such Securities in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law and has no direct or indirect arrangement or understandings with any other persons to distribute or regarding the distribution of such Securities in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law. Such Purchaser is acquiring the Securities hereunder in the ordinary course of its business.
(c) Purchaser Status. At the time such Purchaser was offered the Securities, it was, and as of the date hereof it is, and on each date on which it exercises any Warrants or converts any shares of Preferred Stock, it will be an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act.
(d) Experience of Such Purchaser. Such Purchaser, either alone or together with its representatives, has such knowledge, sophistication and experience in business and financial matters so as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment in the Securities, and has so evaluated the merits and risks of such investment. Such Purchaser is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the Securities and, at the present time, is able to afford a complete loss of such investment.
(e) General Solicitation. Such Purchaser is not, to such Purchaser’s knowledge, purchasing the Securities as a result of any advertisement, article, notice or other communication regarding the Securities published in any newspaper, magazine or similar media or broadcast over television or radio or presented at any seminar or, to the knowledge of such Purchaser, any other general solicitation or general advertisement.
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The Company acknowledges and agrees that the representations contained in this Section 3.2 shall not modify, amend or affect such Purchaser’s right to rely on the Company’s representations and warranties contained in this Agreement or any representations and warranties contained in any other Transaction Document or any other document or instrument executed and/or delivered in connection with this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
ARTICLE IV.
OTHER AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES
4.1 Transfer Restrictions.
(a) The Securities may only be disposed of in compliance with state and federal securities laws. In connection with any transfer of Securities other than pursuant to an effective registration statement or Rule 144, to the Company or to an Affiliate of a Purchaser or in connection with a pledge as contemplated in Section 4.1(b), the Company may require the transferor thereof to provide to the Company an opinion of counsel selected by the transferor and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the form and substance of which opinion shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to the effect that such transfer does not require registration of such transferred Securities under the Securities Act. As a condition of transfer, any such transferee shall agree in writing to be bound by the terms of this Agreement and shall have the rights and obligations of a Purchaser under this Agreement.
(b) The Purchasers agree to the imprinting, so long as is required by this Section 4.1, of a legend on any of the Securities in the following form:
[NEITHER] THIS SECURITY [NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THIS SECURITY IS [EXERCISABLE] [CONVERTIBLE]] HAS [NOT] BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THIS SECURITY [AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON [EXERCISE] [CONVERSION] OF THIS SECURITY] MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT WITH A REGISTERED BROKER-DEALER OR OTHER LOAN WITH A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION THAT IS AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” AS DEFINED IN RULE 501(a) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.
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The Company acknowledges and agrees that a Purchaser may from time to time pledge pursuant to a bona fide margin agreement with a registered broker-dealer or grant a security interest in some or all of the Securities to a financial institution that is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act and, if required under the terms of such arrangement, such Purchaser may transfer pledged or secured Securities to the pledgees or secured parties. Such a pledge or transfer would not be subject to approval of the Company and no legal opinion of legal counsel of the pledgee, secured party or pledgor shall be required in connection therewith. Further, no notice shall be required of such pledge.
(c) Certificates evidencing the Underlying Shares shall not contain any legend (including the legend set forth in Section 4.1(b) hereof): (i) while a registration statement covering the resale of such security is effective under the Securities Act, (ii) following any sale of such Underlying Shares pursuant to Rule 144, (iii) if such Underlying Shares are eligible for sale under Rule 144 or (iv) if such legend is not required under applicable requirements of the Securities Act (including judicial interpretations and pronouncements issued by the staff of the Commission). The Company shall cause its counsel to issue a legal opinion to the Transfer Agent promptly after the Effective Date or at such time as such legend is no longer required under this Section 4.1(c) if required by the Transfer Agent to effect the removal of the legend hereunder, or if requested by a Purchaser. If all or any shares of Preferred Stock are converted or any portion of a Warrant is exercised at a time when there is an effective registration statement to cover the resale of the Underlying Shares, or if such Underlying Shares may be sold under Rule 144 and the Company is then in compliance with the current public information required under Rule 144, or if the Underlying Shares may be sold under Rule 144 without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with the current public information required under Rule 144 as to such Underlying Shares and without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions or if such legend is not otherwise required under applicable requirements of the Securities Act (including judicial interpretations and pronouncements issued by the staff of the Commission) then such Underlying Shares shall be issued free of all legends. The Company agrees that following the Effective Date or at such time as such legend is no longer required under this Section 4.1(c), it will, no later than the earlier of (i) four (4) Trading Days and (ii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period (as defined below) following the delivery by a Purchaser to the Company or the Transfer Agent of a certificate representing Underlying Shares, as applicable, issued with a restrictive legend (such date, the “Legend Removal Date”), deliver or cause to be delivered to such Purchaser a certificate representing such shares that is free from all restrictive and other legends. The Company may not make any notation on its records or give instructions to the Transfer Agent that enlarge the restrictions on transfer set forth in this Section 4. Certificates for Underlying Shares subject to legend removal hereunder shall be transmitted by the Transfer Agent to the Purchaser by crediting the account of the Purchaser’s prime broker with the Depository Trust Company System as directed by such Purchaser. As used herein, “Standard Settlement Period” means the standard settlement period, expressed in a number of Trading Days, on the Company’s primary Trading Market with respect to the Common Stock as in effect on the date of delivery of a certificate representing Underlying Shares, as applicable, issued with a restrictive legend.
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(d) In addition to such Purchaser’s other available remedies, the Company shall pay to a Purchaser, in cash, (i) as partial liquidated damages and not as a penalty, for each $1,000 of Underlying Shares (based on the VWAP of the Common Stock on the date such Securities are submitted to the Transfer Agent) delivered for removal of the restrictive legend and subject to Section 4.1(c), $10 per Trading Day (increasing to $20 per Trading Day five (5) Trading Days after such damages have begun to accrue) for each Trading Day after the Legend Removal Date until such certificate is delivered without a legend and (ii) if the Company fails to (a) issue and deliver (or cause to be delivered) to a Purchaser by the Legend Removal Date a certificate representing the Securities so delivered to the Company by such Purchaser that is free from all restrictive and other legends and (b) if after the Legend Removal Date such Purchaser purchases (in an open market transaction or otherwise) shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by such Purchaser of all or any portion of the number of shares of Common Stock, or a sale of a number of shares of Common Stock equal to all or any portion of the number of shares of Common Stock that such Purchaser anticipated receiving from the Company without any restrictive legend, then, an amount equal to the excess of such Purchaser’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions and other out-of-pocket expenses, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased (including brokerage commissions and other out-of-pocket expenses, if any) (the “Buy-In Price”) over the product of (x) such number of Underlying Shares that the Company was required to deliver to such Purchaser by the Legend Removal Date multiplied by (y) the lowest closing sale price of the Common Stock on any Trading Day during the period commencing on the date of the delivery by such Purchaser to the Company of the applicable Underlying Shares (as the case may be) and ending on the date of such delivery and payment under this clause (ii). Nothing herein shall limit such Purchaser’s right to pursue actual damages for the Company’s failure to deliver certificates representing the Securities as required by the Transaction Documents and such Purchaser shall have the right to pursue all remedies available to it at low or in equity, including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief.
(e) Each Purchaser, severally and not jointly with the other Purchasers, agrees with the Company that such Purchaser will sell any Securities pursuant to either the registration requirements of the Securities Act, including any applicable prospectus delivery requirements, or an exemption therefrom, and acknowledges that the removal of the restrictive legend from certificates representing Securities as set forth in this Section 4.1 is predicated upon the Company’s reliance upon this understanding.
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4.2 Acknowledgment of Dilution. The Company acknowledges that the issuance of the Securities may result in dilution of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, which dilution may be substantial under certain market conditions. The Company further acknowledges that its obligations under the Transaction Documents, including, without limitation, its obligation to issue the Underlying Shares pursuant to the Transaction Documents, are unconditional and absolute and not subject to any right of set off, counterclaim, delay or reduction, regardless of the effect of any such dilution or any claim the Company may have against any Purchaser and regardless of the dilutive effect that such issuance may have on the ownership of the other stockholders of the Company.
4.3 Furnishing of Information; Public Information.
(a) If the Common Stock is not registered under Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act on the date hereof, the Company agrees to cause the Common Stock to be registered under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act on or prior to the earlier of (i) one hundred and fifty (150) days following the date hereof. Following the Public Company Date, and until the earliest of the time that (i) no Purchaser owns Securities or (ii) the Warrants have expired, the Company covenants to maintain the registration of the Common Stock under Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act and to timely file (or obtain extensions in respect thereof and file within the applicable grace period) all reports required to be filed by the Company after the date hereof pursuant to the Exchange Act even if the Company is not then subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, provided that, if after becoming subject to the Exchange Act, the Company is thereafter no longer required to file reports pursuant to the Exchange Act, the Company will, for as long as any Purchaser owns Securities, prepare and furnish to the Purchasers and make publicly available in accordance with Rule 144(c) such information as is required for the Purchasers to sell the Securities, including without limitation, under Rule 144. The Company further covenants that it will take such further action as any holder of Securities may reasonably request, to the extent required from time to time to enable such Person to sell such Securities without registration under the Securities Act, including, without limitation, within the requirements of the exemption provided by Rule 144.
(b) At any time during the period commencing from the six (6) month anniversary of the date hereof and ending at such time that all of the Securities may be sold without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with Rule 144(c)(1) and otherwise without restriction or limitation pursuant to Rule 144, if the Company (i) shall fail for any reason to satisfy the current public information requirement under Rule 144(c) or (ii) has ever been an issuer described in Rule 144(i)(1)(i) or becomes an issuer in the future, and the Company shall fail to satisfy any condition set forth in Rule 144(i)(2) (a “Public Information Failure”) then, in addition to such Purchaser’s other available remedies, the Company shall pay to a Purchaser, in cash, as partial liquidated damages and not as a penalty, by reason of any such delay in or reduction of its ability to sell the Securities, an amount in cash equal to one percent (1.0%) of the aggregate Subscription Amount of such Purchaser’s Securities on the day of a Public Information Failure and on every thirtieth (30th) day (pro rated for periods totaling less than thirty days) thereafter until the earlier of (a) the date such Public Information Failure is cured and (b) such time that such public information is no longer required for the Purchasers to transfer the Underlying Shares pursuant to Rule 144. The payments to which a Purchaser shall be entitled pursuant to this Section 4.3(b) are referred to herein as “Public Information Failure Payments.” Public Information Failure Payments shall be paid on the earlier of (i) the last day of the calendar month during which such Public Information Failure Payments are incurred and (ii) the third (3rd) Business Day after the event or failure giving rise to the Public Information Failure Payments is cured. In the event the Company fails to make Public Information Failure Payments in a timely manner, such Public Information Failure Payments shall bear interest at the rate of 1.5% per month (prorated for partial months) until paid in full. Nothing herein shall limit such Purchaser’s right to pursue actual damages for the Public Information Failure, and such Purchaser shall have the right to pursue all remedies available to it at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief.
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4.4 Integration. The Company shall not sell, offer for sale or solicit offers to buy or otherwise negotiate in respect of any security (as defined in Section 2 of the Securities Act) that would be integrated with the offer or sale of the Securities in a manner that would require the registration under the Securities Act of the sale of the Securities or that would be integrated with the offer or sale of the Securities for purposes of the rules and regulations of any Trading Market such that it would require shareholder approval prior to the closing of such other transaction unless shareholder approval is obtained before the closing of such subsequent transaction.
4.5 Conversion and Exercise Procedures. Each of the form of Notice of Exercise included in the Warrants and the form of Notice of Conversion included in the Certificate of Designation set forth the totality of the procedures required of the Purchasers in order to exercise the Warrants or convert the Preferred Stock. Without limiting the preceding sentences, no ink-original Notice of Exercise or Notice of Conversion shall be required, nor shall any medallion guarantee (or other type of guarantee or notarization) of any Notice of Exercise or Notice of Conversion form be required in order to exercise the Warrants or convert the Preferred Stock. No additional legal opinion, other information or instructions shall be required of the Purchasers to exercise their Warrants or convert their Preferred Stock. The Company shall honor exercises of the Warrants and conversions of the Preferred Stock and shall deliver Underlying Shares in accordance with the terms, conditions and time periods set forth in the Transaction Documents.
4.6 Securities Laws Disclosure; Publicity. The Company shall file a Current Report on Form 8-K, including the Transaction Documents as exhibits thereto, with the Commission. From and after the issuance of such press release, the Company represents to the Purchasers that the Company shall have publicly disclosed all material, non-public information delivered to any of the Purchasers by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or any of their respective officers, directors, employees or agents in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. In addition, effective upon the issuance of such press release, the Company acknowledges and agrees that any and all confidentiality or similar obligations under any agreement, whether written or oral, between the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers, directors, agents, employees or Affiliates on the one hand, and any of the Purchasers or any of their Affiliates on the other hand, shall terminate. The Company shall not publicly disclose the name of any Purchaser in any press release, or include the name of any Purchaser in any filing with the Commission or any regulatory agency or Trading Market, without the prior written consent of such Purchaser, except to the extent such disclosure is required by law or Trading Market regulations, in which case the Company shall provide the Purchasers with prior notice of such disclosure permitted under this clause (b).
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4.7 Shareholder Rights Plan. No claim will be made or enforced by the Company or, with the consent of the Company, any other Person, that any Purchaser is an “Acquiring Person” under any control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement) or similar anti-takeover plan or arrangement in effect or hereafter adopted by the Company, or that any Purchaser could be deemed to trigger the provisions of any such plan or arrangement, by virtue of receiving Securities under the Transaction Documents or under any other agreement between the Company and the Purchasers.
4.8 Non-Public Information. Except with respect to the material terms and conditions of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, which shall be disclosed pursuant to Section 4.6, the Company covenants and agrees that neither the Company nor any other Person acting on its behalf will provide any Purchaser or its agents or counsel with any information that constitutes, or the Company reasonably believes constitutes, material non-public information, unless prior thereto such Purchaser shall have consented to the receipt of such information and agreed with the Company to keep such information confidential. The Company understands and confirms that each Purchaser shall be relying on the foregoing covenant in effecting transactions in securities of the Company. To the extent that the Company delivers any material, non-public information to a Purchaser without such Purchaser’s consent, the Company hereby covenants and agrees that such Purchaser shall not have any duty of confidentiality to the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, or any of their respective officers, directors, agents, employees or Affiliates, or a duty to the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers, directors, agents, employees or Affiliates not to trade on the basis of, such material, non-public information, provided that the Purchaser shall remain subject to applicable law. To the extent that any notice provided pursuant to any Transaction Document constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Company or any Subsidiaries, the Company shall simultaneously file such notice with the Commission pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K. The Company understands and confirms that each Purchaser shall be relying on the foregoing covenant in effecting transactions in securities of the Company.
4.9 Use of Proceeds. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.9 attached hereto, and to satisfy the condition in Section 2.3(b)(iv) herein, the Company shall use the net proceeds from the sale of the Securities hereunder for working capital purposes (including, without limitation, marketing, advertising and brand awareness) and shall not use such proceeds: (a) for the satisfaction of any portion of the Company’s debt (other than payment of trade payables in the ordinary course of the Company’s business and prior practices), (b) for the redemption of any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents, (c) for the settlement of any outstanding litigation or (d) in violation of FCPA or OFAC regulations.
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4.10 Indemnification of Purchasers. Subject to the provisions of this Section 4.10, the Company will indemnify and hold each Purchaser and its directors, officers, shareholders, members, partners, employees and agents (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title), each Person who controls such Purchaser (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act), and the directors, officers, shareholders, agents, members, partners or employees (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title) of such controlling persons (each, a “Purchaser Party”) harmless from any and all losses, liabilities, obligations, claims, contingencies, damages, costs and expenses, including all judgments, amounts paid in settlements, court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs of investigation that any such Purchaser Party may suffer or incur as a result of or relating to (a) any breach of any of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made by the Company in this Agreement or in the other Transaction Documents or (b) any action instituted against the Purchaser Parties in any capacity, or any of them or their respective Affiliates, by any stockholder of the Company who is not an Affiliate of such Purchaser Party, with respect to any of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents (unless such action is solely based upon a material breach of such Purchaser Party’s representations, warranties or covenants under the Transaction Documents or any agreements or understandings such Purchaser Party may have with any such stockholder or any violations by such Purchaser Party of state or federal securities laws or any conduct by such Purchaser Party which is finally judicially determined to constitute fraud, gross negligence or willful misconduct). If any action shall be brought against any Purchaser Party in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to this Agreement, such Purchaser Party shall promptly notify the Company in writing, and the Company shall have the right to assume the defense thereof with counsel of its own choosing reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser Party. Any Purchaser Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such action and participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Purchaser Party except to the extent that (i) the employment thereof has been specifically authorized by the Company in writing, (ii) the Company has failed after a reasonable period of time to assume such defense and to employ counsel or (iii) in such action there is, in the reasonable opinion of counsel, a material conflict on any material issue between the position of the Company and the position of such Purchaser Party, in which case the Company shall be responsible for the reasonable fees and expenses of no more than one such separate counsel. The Company will not be liable to any Purchaser Party under this Agreement (y) for any settlement by a Purchaser Party effected without the Company’s prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; or (z) to the extent, but only to the extent that a loss, claim, damage or liability is attributable to any Purchaser Party’s breach of any of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made by such Purchaser Party in this Agreement or in the other Transaction Documents. The indemnification required by this Section 4.10 shall be made by periodic payments of the amount thereof during the course of the investigation or defense, as and when bills are received or are incurred. The indemnity agreements contained herein shall be in addition to any cause of action or similar right of any Purchaser Party against the Company or others and any liabilities the Company may be subject to pursuant to law.
4.11 Reservation and Listing of Securities.
(a) Following the Reverse Stock Split Date, the Company shall maintain a reserve of the Required Minimum from its duly authorized shares of Common Stock for issuance pursuant to the Transaction Documents in such amount as may then be required to fulfill its obligations in full under the Transaction Documents.
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(b) Following the Reverse Stock Split Date, if, on any date, the number of authorized but unissued (and otherwise unreserved) shares of Common Stock is less than the Required Minimum on such date, minus the number of shares of Common Stock previously issued pursuant to the Transaction Documents, then the Board of Directors shall use commercially reasonable best efforts to amend the Company’s certificate or articles of incorporation to increase the number of authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock to at least the Required Minimum at such time (minus the number of shares of Common Stock previously issued pursuant to the Transaction Documents), as soon as possible and in any event not later than the 75th day after such date, provided that the Company will not be required at any time to authorize a number of shares of Common Stock greater than the maximum remaining number of shares of Common Stock that could possibly be issued after such time pursuant to the Transaction Documents.
(c) The Company hereby agrees to use best efforts to maintain the listing or quotation of the Common Stock on the Trading Market on which it is currently listed, and concurrently with the Closing, the Company shall apply to list or quote all of the Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares on such Trading Market and promptly secure the listing of all of the Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares on such Trading Market. The Company further agrees, if the Company applies to have the Common Stock traded on any other Trading Market, it will then include in such application all of the Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares, and will take such other action as is necessary to cause all of the Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares to be listed or quoted on such other Trading Market as promptly as possible. The Company will then take all action reasonably necessary to continue the listing or quotation and trading of its Common Stock on a Trading Market and will comply in all respects with the Company’s reporting, filing and other obligations under the bylaws or rules of the Trading Market. Following the Public Company Date, the Company shall establish and maintain the eligibility of the Common Stock for electronic transfer through the Depository Trust Company or another established clearing corporation, including, without limitation, by timely payment of fees to the Depository Trust Company or such other established clearing corporation in connection with such electronic transfer.
(d) The Company agrees to use best efforts to obtain the quotation of the Common Stock on the OTCQB or OTCQX as soon as possible following the date hereof.
(e) The Company shall use reasonable best efforts to take all necessary actions, including, without limitation, the approval by stockholders of the Company, to effect a Reverse Stock Split as soon as possible following the date hereof, but in no event later than June 30, 2020.
4.12 Participation in Future Financing.
(a) From the date hereof until the date that is the eighteen (18) month anniversary of the Effective Date, upon any issuance by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents for cash consideration, Indebtedness or a combination of units thereof (a “Subsequent Financing”), each Purchaser with a Subscription Amount of at least $100,000 (a “Participation Right Purchaser”) shall have the right to participate in up to an amount of the Subsequent Financing equal to 50% of the Subsequent Financing (the “Participation Maximum”) on the same terms, conditions and price provided for in the Subsequent Financing.
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(b) At least five (5) Trading Days prior to the closing of the Subsequent Financing, the Company shall deliver to each Participation Right Purchaser a written notice of its intention to effect a Subsequent Financing (“Pre-Notice”), which Pre-Notice shall ask such Participation Right Purchaser if it wants to review the details of such financing (such additional notice, a “Subsequent Financing Notice”). Upon the request of a Participation Right Purchaser, and only upon a request by such Participation Right Purchaser, for a Subsequent Financing Notice, the Company shall promptly, but no later than one (1) Trading Day after such request, deliver a Subsequent Financing Notice to such Participation Right Purchaser. The Subsequent Financing Notice shall describe in reasonable detail the proposed terms of such Subsequent Financing, the amount of proceeds intended to be raised thereunder and the Person or Persons through or with whom such Subsequent Financing is proposed to be effected and shall include a term sheet or similar document relating thereto as an attachment.
(c) Any Participation Right Purchaser desiring to participate in such Subsequent Financing must provide written notice to the Company by not later than 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth (5th) Trading Day after all of the Participation Right Purchasers have received the Pre-Notice that such Participation Right Purchaser is willing to participate in the Subsequent Financing, the amount of such Participation Right Purchaser’s participation, and representing and warranting that such Participation Right Purchaser has such funds ready, willing, and available for investment on the terms set forth in the Subsequent Financing Notice. If the Company receives no such notice from a Participation Right Purchaser as of such fifth (5th) Trading Day, such Participation Right Purchaser shall be deemed to have notified the Company that it does not elect to participate.
(d) If by 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth (5th) Trading Day after all of the Participation Right Purchasers have received the Pre-Notice, notifications by the Participation Right Purchasers of their willingness to participate in the Subsequent Financing (or to cause their designees to participate) is, in the aggregate, less than the total amount of the Subsequent Financing, then the Company may effect the remaining portion of such Subsequent Financing on the terms and with the Persons set forth in the Subsequent Financing Notice.
(e) If by 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth (5th) Trading Day after all of the Participation Right Purchasers have received the Pre-Notice, the Company receives responses to a Subsequent Financing Notice from Participation Right Purchasers seeking to purchase more than the aggregate amount of the Participation Maximum, each such Participation Right Purchaser shall have the right to purchase its Pro Rata Portion (as defined below) of the Participation Maximum. “Pro Rata Portion” means the ratio of (x) the Subscription Amount of Securities purchased on the Closing Date by a Participation Right Purchaser participating under this Section 4.12 and (y) the sum of the aggregate Subscription Amounts of Securities purchased on the Closing Date by all Participation Right Purchasers participating under this Section 4.12.
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(f) The Company must provide the Participation Right Purchasers with a second Subsequent Financing Notice, and the Participation Right Purchasers will again have the right of participation set forth above in this Section 4.12, if the Subsequent Financing subject to the initial Subsequent Financing Notice is not consummated for any reason on the terms set forth in such Subsequent Financing Notice within thirty (30) Trading Days after the date of the initial Subsequent Financing Notice.
(g) The Company and each Participation Right Purchaser agree that if any Participation Right Purchaser elects to participate in the Subsequent Financing, the transaction documents related to the Subsequent Financing shall not include any term or provision that, directly or indirectly, will, or is intended to, exclude one or more of the Participation Right Purchasers from participating in a Subsequent Financing, including, but not limited to, provisions whereby such Participation Right Purchaser shall be required to agree to any restrictions on trading as to any of the Securities purchased hereunder or be required to consent to any amendment to or termination of, or grant any waiver, release or the like under or in connection with, this Agreement, without the prior written consent of such Participation Right Purchaser.
(h) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 4.12 and unless otherwise agreed to by such Participation Right Purchaser, the Company shall either confirm in writing to such Participation Right Purchaser that the transaction with respect to the Subsequent Financing has been abandoned or shall publicly disclose its intention to issue the securities in the Subsequent Financing, in either case in such a manner such that such Participation Right Purchaser will not be in possession of any material, non-public information, by the tenth (10th) Business Day following delivery of the Subsequent Financing Notice. If by such tenth (10th) Business Day, no public disclosure regarding a transaction with respect to the Subsequent Financing has been made, and no notice regarding the abandonment of such transaction has been received by such Participation Right Purchaser, such transaction shall be deemed to have been abandoned and such Participation Right Purchaser shall not be deemed to be in possession of any material, non-public information with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
(i) Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 4.12 shall not apply in respect of an Exempt Issuance or a firm commitment underwritten offering of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents.
4.13 Subsequent Equity Sales.
(a) From the date hereof until the date that is six (6) months following the Effective Date, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary shall issue, enter into any agreement to issue or announce the issuance or proposed issuance of any shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents without the prior written consent of the Purchaser.
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(b) From the date hereof until such time as no Purchaser holds any of the Warrants, the Company shall be prohibited from incurring any Indebtedness or effecting or entering into an agreement to effect any issuance by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents (or a combination of units thereof) involving a Variable Rate Transaction. “Variable Rate Transaction” means a transaction in which the Company (i) issues or sells any debt or equity securities that are convertible into, exchangeable or exercisable for, or include the right to receive, additional shares of Common Stock either (A) at a conversion price, exercise price or exchange rate or other price that is based upon, and/or varies with, the trading prices of or quotations for the shares of Common Stock at any time after the initial issuance of such debt or equity securities or (B) with a conversion, exercise or exchange price that is subject to being reset at some future date after the initial issuance of such debt or equity security or upon the occurrence of specified or contingent events directly or indirectly related to the business of the Company or the market for the Common Stock or (ii) enters into, or effects a transaction under, any agreement, including, but not limited to, an equity line of credit or at-the-market offering, whereby the Company may issue securities at a future determined price. Any Purchaser shall be entitled to obtain injunctive relief against the Company to preclude any such issuance, which remedy shall be in addition to any right to collect damages.
(c) The Company shall not issue any new securities with an effective price per share that is lower than $0.005 (adjusted for reverse and forward stock splits, combinations and recapitalizations following the date hereof) without the consent of the Purchasers holding a majority of the outstanding shares of Preferred Stock.
(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 4.13 shall not apply in respect of an Exempt Issuance, except that no Variable Rate Transaction shall be an Exempt Issuance.
4.14 Equal Treatment of Purchasers. No consideration (including any modification of any Transaction Document) shall be offered or paid to any Person to amend or consent to a waiver or modification of any provision of the Transaction Documents unless the same consideration is also offered to all of the parties to the Transaction Documents. For clarification purposes, this provision constitutes a separate right granted to each Purchaser by the Company and negotiated separately by each Purchaser, and is intended for the Company to treat the Purchasers as a class and shall not in any way be construed as the Purchasers acting in concert or as a group with respect to the purchase, disposition or voting of Securities or otherwise.
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4.15 Company Acknowledgement on Certain Transactions. The Company expressly acknowledges and agrees that (i) no Purchaser makes any representation, warranty or covenant hereby that it will not engage in effecting transactions in any securities of the Company after the time that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are first publicly announced pursuant to the initial press release as described in Section 4.6, (ii) no Purchaser shall be restricted or prohibited from effecting any transactions in any securities of the Company in accordance with applicable securities laws from and after the time that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are first publicly announced pursuant to the initial press release as described in Section 4.6, and (iii) no Purchaser shall have any duty of confidentiality or duty not to trade in the securities of the Company to the Company or its Subsidiaries from and after the issuance of the initial press release as described in Section 4.6. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, each Purchaser agrees, severally and not jointly with any other Purchaser, that such Purchaser will not enter into any Short Sales from the period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on the date that such Purchaser no longer holds any Securities.
4.16 Form D; Blue Sky Filings. The Company agrees to timely file a Form D with respect to the Securities as required under Regulation D and to provide a copy thereof, promptly upon request of any Purchaser. The Company shall take such action as the Company shall reasonably determine is necessary in order to obtain an exemption for, or to qualify the Securities for, sale to the Purchasers at the Closing under applicable securities or “Blue Sky” laws of the states of the United States, and shall provide evidence of such actions promptly upon request of any Purchaser.
4.17 Most Favored Nation Provision. From the date hereof until the date on which no shares of Preferred Stock or Warrants remain outstanding, such Purchaser may elect, in its sole discretion, to exchange all or some of the shares of the Preferred Stock (but not the Warrants) then held by such Purchaser for additional securities (including any additional securities issued as part of a unit with such security) of the same type issued in such Subsequent Financing (such exchange to be made at the same time as the closing of such Subsequent Financing), on the same terms and conditions as the Subsequent Financing, based on the Stated Value multiplied by the number of shares of Preferred Stock being exchanged. By way of example, if the Company undertakes a Subsequent Financing of convertible debentures and warrants, each Purchaser shall have the right to participate in such Subsequent Financing and use the exchange of its shares of Preferred Stock as consideration, on a $1 for $1 basis, in lieu of cash consideration. The Company shall provide prior written notice of any such Subsequent Financing in the manner set forth in Section 4.12. This Section 4.17 shall not apply in connection with a firm commitment underwritten offering of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents.
4.18 Piggy-Back Registrations. If, at any time there is not an effective registration statement covering all of the Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares and the Company shall determine to prepare and file with the Commission a registration statement relating to an offering for its own account or the account of others under the Securities Act of any of its equity securities, other than on Form S-4 or Form S-8 (each as promulgated under the Securities Act) or their then equivalents relating to equity securities to be issued solely in connection with any acquisition of any entity or business or equity securities issuable in connection with the Company’s stock option or other employee benefit plans, then the Company shall deliver to each Purchaser a written notice of such determination and, if within fifteen days after the date of the delivery of such notice, any such Purchaser shall so request in writing, the Company shall include in such registration statement all or any part of such Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares such Purchaser requests to be registered.
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ARTICLE V.
MISCELLANEOUS
5.1 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated by any Purchaser, as to such Purchaser’s obligations hereunder only and without any effect whatsoever on the obligations between the Company and the other Purchasers, by written notice to the other parties, if the Closing has not been consummated on or before the fifth (5th) Trading Day following the date hereof; provided, however, that no such termination will affect the right of any party to sue for any breach by any other party (or parties).
5.2 Fees and Expenses. The Company shall deliver to each Purchaser, prior to the applicable Closing, a completed and executed copy of the Closing Statement, attached hereto as Annex A. Except as expressly set forth in the Transaction Documents to the contrary, each party shall pay the fees and expenses of its advisers, counsel, accountants and other experts, if any, and all other expenses incurred by such party incident to the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement. The Company shall pay all Transfer Agent fees (including, without limitation, any fees required for same-day processing of any instruction letter delivered by the Company and any conversion or exercise notice delivered by a Purchaser), stamp taxes and other taxes and duties levied in connection with the delivery of any Securities to the Purchasers.
5.3 Entire Agreement. The Transaction Documents, together with the exhibits and schedules thereto, contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, with respect to such matters, which the parties acknowledge have been merged into such documents, exhibits and schedules.
5.4 Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of: (a) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number or email attachment at the e-mail address as set forth on the signature pages attached hereto at or prior to 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on a Trading Day, (b) the next Trading Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile or email attachment at the facsimile number or e-mail address as set forth on the signature pages attached hereto on a day that is not a Trading Day or later than 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Trading Day, (c) the second (2nd) Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service or (d) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given. The address for such notices and communications shall be as set forth on the signature pages attached hereto. To the extent that any notice provided pursuant to any Transaction Document constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, the Company shall simultaneously file such notice with the Commission pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K.
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5.5 Amendments; Waivers. No provision of this Agreement may be waived, modified, supplemented or amended except in a written instrument signed, in the case of an amendment, by the Company and Purchasers which purchased at least 50.1% in interest of the Preferred Stock based on the initial Subscription Amounts hereunder or, in the case of a waiver, by the party against whom enforcement of any such waived provision is sought, provided that if any amendment, modification or waiver disproportionately and adversely impacts a Purchaser (or group of Purchasers), the consent of such disproportionately impacted Purchaser (or group of Purchasers) shall also be required. No waiver of any default with respect to any provision, condition or requirement of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any subsequent default or a waiver of any other provision, condition or requirement hereof, nor shall any delay or omission of any party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair the exercise of any such right. Any proposed amendment or waiver that disproportionately, materially and adversely affects the rights and obligations of any Purchaser relative to the comparable rights and obligations of the other Purchasers shall require the prior written consent of such adversely affected Purchaser. Any amendment effected in accordance with this Section 5.5 shall be binding upon each Purchaser and holder of Securities and the Company.
5.6 Headings. The headings herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.
5.7 Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their successors and permitted assigns. The Company may not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each Purchaser (other than by merger). Any Purchaser may assign any or all of its rights under this Agreement to any Person to whom such Purchaser assigns or transfers any Securities, provided that such transferee agrees in writing to be bound, with respect to the transferred Securities, by the provisions of the Transaction Documents that apply to the “Purchasers.”
5.8 No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person, except as otherwise set forth in Section 4.10.
5.9 Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of the Transaction Documents shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof. Each party agrees that all legal Proceedings concerning the interpretations, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and any other Transaction Documents (whether brought against a party hereto or its respective affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, partners, members, employees or agents) shall be commenced exclusively in the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein (including with respect to the enforcement of any of the Transaction Documents), and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any Action or Proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such Action or Proceeding is improper or is an inconvenient venue for such Proceeding. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such Action or Proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law. If any party shall commence an Action or Proceeding to enforce any provisions of the Transaction Documents, then, in addition to the obligations of the Company under Section 4.10, the prevailing party in such Action or Proceeding shall be reimbursed by the non-prevailing party for its reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such Action or Proceeding.
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5.10 Survival. The representations and warranties contained herein shall survive the Closing and the delivery of the Securities.
5.11 Execution. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which when taken together shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to each other party, it being understood that the parties need not sign the same counterpart. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission or by e-mail delivery of a “.pdf” format data file, such signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such facsimile or “.pdf” signature page were an original thereof.
5.12 Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions set forth herein shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and the parties hereto shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to find and employ an alternative means to achieve the same or substantially the same result as that contemplated by such term, provision, covenant or restriction. It is hereby stipulated and declared to be the intention of the parties that they would have executed the remaining terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions without including any of such that may be hereafter declared invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable.
5.13 Rescission and Withdrawal Right. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in (and without limiting any similar provisions of) any of the other Transaction Documents, whenever any Purchaser exercises a right, election, demand or option under a Transaction Document and the Company does not timely perform its related obligations within the periods therein provided, then such Purchaser may rescind or withdraw, in its sole discretion from time to time upon written notice to the Company, any relevant notice, demand or election in whole or in part without prejudice to its future actions and rights; provided, however, that, in the case of a rescission of a conversion of the Preferred Stock or exercise of a Warrant, the applicable Purchaser shall be required to return any shares of Common Stock subject to any such rescinded conversion or exercise notice concurrently with the return to such Purchaser of the aggregate exercise price paid to the Company for such shares and the restoration of such Purchaser’s right to acquire such shares pursuant to such Purchaser’s Warrant (including, issuance of a replacement warrant certificate evidencing such restored right).
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5.14 Replacement of Securities. If any certificate or instrument evidencing any Securities is mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company shall issue or cause to be issued in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation thereof (in the case of mutilation), or in lieu of and substitution therefor, a new certificate or instrument, but only upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of such loss, theft or destruction. The applicant for a new certificate or instrument under such circumstances shall also pay any reasonable third-party costs (including customary indemnity) associated with the issuance of such replacement Securities.
5.15 Remedies. In addition to being entitled to exercise all rights provided herein or granted by law, including recovery of damages, each of the Purchasers and the Company will be entitled to specific performance under the Transaction Documents. The parties agree that monetary damages may not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of any breach of obligations contained in the Transaction Documents and hereby agree to waive and not to assert in any Action for specific performance of any such obligation the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.
5.16 Payment Set Aside. To the extent that the Company makes a payment or payments to any Purchaser pursuant to any Transaction Document or a Purchaser enforces or exercises its rights thereunder, and such payment or payments or the proceeds of such enforcement or exercise or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside, recovered from, disgorged by or are required to be refunded, repaid or otherwise restored to the Company, a trustee, receiver or any other Person under any law (including, without limitation, any bankruptcy law, state or federal law, common law or equitable cause of action), then to the extent of any such restoration the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such enforcement or setoff had not occurred.
5.17 Usury. To the extent it may lawfully do so, the Company hereby agrees not to insist upon or plead or in any manner whatsoever claim, and will resist any and all efforts to be compelled to take the benefit or advantage of, usury laws wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, in connection with any Action or Proceeding that may be brought by any Purchaser in order to enforce any right or remedy under any Transaction Document. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained in any Transaction Document, it is expressly agreed and provided that the total liability of the Company under the Transaction Documents for payments in the nature of interest shall not exceed the maximum lawful rate authorized under applicable law (the “Maximum Rate”), and, without limiting the foregoing, in no event shall any rate of interest or default interest, or both of them, when aggregated with any other sums in the nature of interest that the Company may be obligated to pay under the Transaction Documents exceed such Maximum Rate. It is agreed that if the maximum contract rate of interest allowed by law and applicable to the Transaction Documents is increased or decreased by statute or any official governmental action subsequent to the date hereof, the new maximum contract rate of interest allowed by law will be the Maximum Rate applicable to the Transaction Documents from the effective date thereof forward, unless such application is precluded by applicable law. If under any circumstances whatsoever, interest in excess of the Maximum Rate is paid by the Company to any Purchaser with respect to indebtedness evidenced by the Transaction Documents, such excess shall be applied by such Purchaser to the unpaid principal balance of any such indebtedness or be refunded to the Company, the manner of handling such excess to be at such Purchaser’s election.
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5.18 Independent Nature of Purchasers’ Obligations and Rights. The obligations of each Purchaser under any Transaction Document are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Purchaser, and no Purchaser shall be responsible in any way for the performance or non-performance of the obligations of any other Purchaser under any Transaction Document. Nothing contained herein or in any other Transaction Document, and no action taken by any Purchaser pursuant hereto or thereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Purchasers as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Purchasers are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. Each Purchaser shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights, including, without limitation, the rights arising out of this Agreement or out of the other Transaction Documents, and it shall not be necessary for any other Purchaser to be joined as an additional party in any Proceeding for such purpose. Each Purchaser has been represented by its own separate legal counsel in its review and negotiation of the Transaction Documents. For reasons of administrative convenience only, each Purchaser and its respective counsel have chosen to communicate with the Company through EGS. EGS does not represent all of the Purchasers and only represents SEG. The Company has elected to provide all Purchasers with the same terms and Transaction Documents for the convenience of the Company and not because it was required or requested to do so by any of the Purchasers. It is expressly understood and agreed that each provision contained in this Agreement and in each other Transaction Document is between the Company and a Purchaser, solely, and not between the Company and the Purchasers collectively and not between and among the Purchasers.
5.19 Liquidated Damages. The Company’s obligations to pay any partial liquidated damages or other amounts owing under the Transaction Documents is a continuing obligation of the Company and shall not terminate until all unpaid partial liquidated damages and other amounts have been paid notwithstanding the fact that the instrument or security pursuant to which such partial liquidated damages or other amounts are due and payable shall have been canceled.
5.20 Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays, etc. If the last or appointed day for the taking of any action or the expiration of any right required or granted herein shall not be a Business Day, then such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding Business Day.
5.21 Construction. The parties agree that each of them and/or their respective counsel have reviewed and had an opportunity to revise the Transaction Documents and, therefore, the normal rule of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party shall not be employed in the interpretation of the Transaction Documents or any amendments thereto. In addition, each and every reference to share prices and shares of Common Stock in any Transaction Document shall be subject to adjustment for reverse and forward stock splits, stock dividends, stock combinations and other similar transactions of the Common Stock that occur after the date of this Agreement.
5.22 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. IN ANY ACTION, SUIT, OR PROCEEDING IN ANY JURISDICTION BROUGHT BY ANY PARTY AGAINST ANY OTHER PARTY, THE PARTIES EACH KNOWINGLY AND INTENTIONALLY, TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, HEREBY ABSOLUTELY, UNCONDITIONALLY, IRREVOCABLY AND EXPRESSLY WAIVES FOREVER TRIAL BY JURY.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the date first indicated above.
GTX CORP. |
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[PURCHASER SIGNATURE PAGES TO GTXO SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the date first indicated above.
Name of Purchaser: __________________________________________________________________________
Signature of Authorized Signatory of Purchaser: ____________________________________________
Name of Authorized Signatory: _______________________________________________________
Title of Authorized Signatory: ________________________________________________________
Email Address of Authorized Signatory: __________________________________________________________
Facsimile Number of Authorized Signatory: ________________________________________________________
Address for Notice to Purchaser:
Address for Delivery of Securities to Purchaser (if not same as address for notice):
Subscription Amount : $50,000.00
Shares of Preferred Stock : 50
Warrant Shares: 10,000,000
EIN Number: 84-3126650
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Annex A
CLOSING STATEMENT
Pursuant to the attached Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of the date hereto, the purchasers shall purchase up to $_____ of Preferred Stock and Warrants from GTX Corp. a Nevada corporation (the “Company”). All funds will be wired into an account maintained by the Company. All funds will be disbursed in accordance with this Closing Statement.
Disbursement Date: _____ ___, 2019
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| Total Amount Disbursed: | $ |
WIRE INSTRUCTIONS:
Please see attached.
Acknowledged and agreed to
this ___ day of _________, 2019
GTX CORP
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Exhibit 10.25
EXHIBIT 31.1
CERTIFICATIONS
PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF
THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002 CERTIFICATION
I, Patrick E. Bertagna, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of GTX Corp for the year ended December 31, 2019;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, 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;
c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation;
d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
| Date: March 30, 2020 | ||
| By: | /s/ PATRICK E. BERTAGNA | |
| Name: | Patrick E. Bertagna | |
| Its: | Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) | |
EXHIBIT 31.2
CERTIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF
THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002 CERTIFICATION
I, Alex McKean, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of GTX Corp for the year ended December 31, 2019;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, 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;
c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
| Date: March 30, 2020 | ||
| By: | /s/ ALEX MCKEAN | |
| Name: | Alex McKean | |
| Its: | Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) | |
EXHIBIT 32.1
Certification
Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act Of 2002
Pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (subsections (a) and (b) of section 1350, chapter 63 of title 18, United States Code), each of the undersigned officers of GTX Corp (the “Company”), does hereby certify, to such officer’s knowledge, that:
The Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 (the “Form 10-K”) of the Company fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the information contained in the Form 10-K fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
| Dated: March 30, 2020 | /s/ Patrick E. Bertagna |
| Chief Executive Officer | |
| Dated: March 30, 2020 | /s/ Alex McKean |
| Chief Financial Officer |
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.