UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 10-Q
x Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2013
¨ Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the transition period from ___________ to _____________
Commission File No. 000-53212
BEESFREE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada | 92-0189305 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
or organization) |
2101 Vista Parkway, Suite 122
West Palm Beach, FL 33411
(Address of principal executive offices)
(561) 939-4860
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports); and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files.) Yes x No ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer ¨ | Accelerated filer ¨ |
Non- accelerated filer (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) ¨ | Smaller reporting company x |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ¨ No x
As of May 17, 2013, the registrant had 16,235,000 shares of common stock, $0.001 par value, issued and outstanding.
Table of Contents
PART I. | ||
FINANCIAL INFORMATION | ||
Item 1. | Financial Statements | |
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2013 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2012 | 1 | |
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, and for the Period from August 4, 2011 (Inception) to March 31, 2013 | 2 | |
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, and for the Period from August 4, 2011 (Inception) to March 31, 2013 | 3 | |
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements | 4 | |
Item 2. | Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. | 12 |
Item 3. | Qualitative and Quantitative Disclosures About Market Risk. | 16 |
Item 4. | Controls and Procedures | 17 |
PART II. | ||
OTHER INFORMATION | ||
Item 1. | Legal Proceedings. | 19 |
Item 1A. | Risk Factors. | 19 |
Item 2. | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds. | 19 |
Item 3. | Defaults Upon Senior Securities. | 19 |
Item 4. | Mine Safety Disclosures. | 19 |
Item 5. | Other Information. | 19 |
Item 6. | Exhibits. | 19 |
Signatures. | 20 |
BEESFREE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(A Development Stage Company)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
March 31, 2013 | December 31, 2012 | |||||||
(unaudited) | ||||||||
Assets | ||||||||
Current Assets | ||||||||
Cash | $ | 81,478 | $ | 42,948 | ||||
Prepaid expenses | 53,710 | 97,541 | ||||||
Total Current Assets | 135,188 | 140,489 | ||||||
Intangible assets | 1,650 | 1,650 | ||||||
Deposit | 3,125 | 3,125 | ||||||
Total Assets | $ | 139,963 | $ | 145,264 | ||||
Liabilities and Stockholders' Deficiency | ||||||||
Current Liabilities | ||||||||
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | $ | 199,238 | $ | 86,180 | ||||
Share issuance liability | - | 5,800 | ||||||
Accrued dividends on preferred stock | 262,222 | 198,432 | ||||||
Derivative liabilities | 415,089 | 730,174 | ||||||
Total Current Liabilities | 876,549 | 1,020,586 | ||||||
Convertible note payable (net of debt discount of $167,954 as of March 31, 2013 ) | 42,046 | - | ||||||
Total Liabilities | 918,595 | 1,020,586 | ||||||
Commitments and contingencies | ||||||||
Stockholders' Deficiency | ||||||||
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized in the following classes: | ||||||||
Series A Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, $1 stated value, 3,500,000 shares designated; 2,200,000 shares issued and outstanding (aggregate liquidation preference $2,431,332 and $2,383,812 as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively) | 2,200 | 2,200 | ||||||
Series B Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, $175 stated value, 50,000 shares designated; 3,099 shares issued and outstanding (aggregate liquidation preference $573,215 and $556,945 as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively) | 3 | 3 | ||||||
Common stock, $0.001 par value; 200,000,000 shares authorized; 16,235,000 and 16,225,000 issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively | 16,235 | 16,225 | ||||||
Additional paid-in-capital | 2,067,297 | 2,059,872 | ||||||
Deficit accumulated during the development stage | (2,864,367 | ) | (2,953,622 | ) | ||||
Total Stockholders' Deficiency | (778,632 | ) | (875,322 | ) | ||||
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Deficiency | $ | 139,963 | $ | 145,264 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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BEESFREE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(A Development Stage Company)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited)
Three Months Ended March 31, | Three Months Ended March 31, | Period from August 4, 2011 (Inception) to March 31, | ||||||||||
2013 | 2012 | 2013 | ||||||||||
Revenue | $ | - | $ | - | $ | — | ||||||
Operating Expenses | ||||||||||||
Research and development expenses | 65,344 | 22,500 | 491,594 | |||||||||
Merger expenses | - | - | 415,000 | |||||||||
General and administrative expenses | 263,075 | 444,879 | 2,110,514 | |||||||||
Total Operating Expenses | 328,419 | 467,379 | 3,017,108 | |||||||||
Change in fair value of derivative liabilities | 487,285 | 23,200 | 420,784 | |||||||||
Interest expense | (5,821 | ) | - | (5,821 | ) | |||||||
Net Income (Loss) | $ | 153,045 | $ | (444,179 | ) | $ | (2,602,145 | ) | ||||
Dividends to Preferred Stockholders | (63,790 | ) | (44,000 | ) | (262,222 | ) | ||||||
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Common Stockholders | $ | 89,255 | $ | (488,179 | ) | $ | (2,864,367 | ) | ||||
Basic and Diluted Net Income (Loss) per Share | $ | 0.01 | $ | (0.03 | ) | |||||||
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding - basic and diluted | 16,230,222 | 16,150,000 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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BEESFREE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(A Development Stage Company)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)
Three Months Ended March 31, | Three Months Ended March 31, | Period from August 4, 2011 (Inception) to March 31, | ||||||||||
2013 | 2012 | 2013 | ||||||||||
Cash Flows from Operating Activities | ||||||||||||
Net income (loss) | $ | 153,045 | (444,179 | ) | $ | (2,602,145 | ) | |||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities: | ||||||||||||
Amortization of deferred debt discount | 4,246 | — | 4,246 | |||||||||
Stock-based compensation | 1,636 | — | 134,931 | |||||||||
Change in fair value of warrants | (487,285 | ) | (23,200 | ) | (420,784 | ) | ||||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||||||
Deposits | — | (975 | ) | (3,125 | ) | |||||||
Prepaid expenses and other assets | 43,831 | (1,967 | ) | (53,710 | ) | |||||||
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | 113,057 | 25,739 | 199,236 | |||||||||
Total Adjustments | (324,515 | ) | (403 | ) | (139,206 | ) | ||||||
Net Cash Used in Operating Activities | (171,470 | ) | (444,582 | ) | (2,741,351 | ) | ||||||
Net Cash From Investing Activities | — | — | — | |||||||||
Cash Provided by Financing Activities | ||||||||||||
Proceeds from issuance of convertible debentures | — | — | 1,000,000 | |||||||||
Proceeds from sale of convertible preferred stock, net of costs | — | — | 1,714,104 | |||||||||
Proceeds from sale of convertible note payable | 210,000 | — | 210,000 | |||||||||
Fees paid to third-parties in connection with sale of convertible preferred stock | — | — | (111,775 | ) | ||||||||
Proceeds from issuance of founders' common stock | — | — | 10,300 | |||||||||
Proceeds from sale of common stock | — | — | 200 | |||||||||
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities | 210,000 | — | 2,822,829 | |||||||||
Net (Decrease) Increase in Cash | 38,530 | (444,582 | ) | 81,478 | ||||||||
Cash - Beginning | 42,948 | 1,053,379 | — | |||||||||
Cash - Ending | $ | 81,478 | $ | 608,797 | $ | 81,478 | ||||||
Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities: | ||||||||||||
Conversion of convertible debentures into convertible preferred stock | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 1,000,000 | ||||||
Warrants issued in connection with convertible preferred stock | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 663,673 | ||||||
Warrants issued in connection with convertible notes payable | $ | 168,000 | $ | - | $ | 168,000 | ||||||
Fair value of conversion option | $ | 4,200 | $ | - | $ | 4,200 | ||||||
Dividends accrued on convertible preferred stock | $ | 63,790 | $ | 44,000 | $ | 262,222 | ||||||
Settlement of share issuance liability | $ | 5,800 | $ | - | $ | 5,800 | ||||||
Shares issued relating to merger recapitalization | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 4,000 | ||||||
Shares issued related to acquisition of intangible asset | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 1,650 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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BEESFREE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
Note 1 - Nature of Operations and Basis of Presentation
BeesFree, Inc. (and including its subsidiaries, “BeesFree” or the “Company”) is a development stage company which has developed a proprietary composite food supplement for honeybees, BeesVita PlusTM, that prevents the effects of colony collapse disorder (“CCD”). CCD is a phenomenon in which worker bees from a beehive or colony abruptly disappear effectively killing the colony. The Company’s goal is to initially sell products directly to large beekeepers in the United States, Europe and Argentina. The Company has not commenced principal operations of selling its product, nor has it generated any revenues from operations.
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and disclosures required by GAAP for annual financial statements. In the opinion of management, such statements include all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring items) which are considered necessary for a fair presentation of the condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company as of March 31, 2013, for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, and for the period from August 4, 2011 (inception) to March 31, 2013. The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2013 are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for the full year ending December 31, 2013.
These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related disclosures of the Company as of December 31, 2012 and for the period from August 4, 2011 (inception) to December 31, 2012, which were filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on Form 10-K on March 29, 2013.
Note 2 - Going Concern and Management Liquidity Plans
The Company is currently in the development stage, has not yet generated any revenues, and has incurred net losses since inception. As of March 31, 2013, the Company had cash of approximately $81,000 and a working capital deficiency of approximately $741,000. The Company believes that its current cash on hand will be sufficient to fund its projecting operating requirements only through May 2013. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
The Company's primary source of operating funds since inception has been cash proceeds from the issuance of common shares to its founders, proceeds from the issuance of convertible debentures, the sale of preferred stock and warrants in private placements and the sale of a convertible secured note. The Company intends to raise additional capital through private debt and equity investors, but there can be no assurance that these funds will be available on terms acceptable to the Company, or will be sufficient to enable the Company to fully complete its development activities or sustain operations. If the Company is unable to raise sufficient additional funds, it will have to develop and implement a plan to further extend payables, reduce overhead, or scale back its current business plan until sufficient additional capital is raised to support further operations. There can be no assurance that such a plan will be successful.
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BEESFREE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
Note 2 - Going Concern and Management Liquidity Plans (continued)
Accordingly, the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, which contemplate continuation of the Company as a going concern and the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. The carrying amounts of assets and liabilities presented in the financial statements do not necessarily purport to represent realizable or settlement values. The condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustment that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Note 3 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Principles of Consolidation
The condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company include the accounts of BeesFree, Inc. and its subsidiaries. All significant intercompany transactions have been eliminated in the consolidation.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the period. Actual results could differ from these estimates. The Company’s significant estimates and assumptions include the fair value of the Company’s stock, stock-based compensation, derivative liabilities and the valuation allowance relating to the Company’s deferred tax assets.
Net Income (Loss) per Share
The Company computes basic net income (loss) per share by dividing net income (loss) per share available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period and excludes the effects of any potentially dilutive securities. Diluted earnings per share, if presented, would include the dilution that would occur upon the exercise or conversion of all potentially dilutive securities into common stock using the “treasury stock” and/or “if converted” methods as applicable. The computation of basic and diluted loss per share as of March 31, 2013 and 2012 excludes potentially dilutive securities when their inclusion would be anti-dilutive, or if their exercise prices were greater then the average market price of the common stock during the period.
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BEESFREE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
Note 3 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
Net Income (Loss) per Share (continued)
Potentially dilutive securities excluded from the computation of basic and diluted net income (loss) per share are as follows:
March 31, 2013 | March 31, 2012 | |||||||
Warrants to purchase common stock | 4,029,900 | 2,320,000 | ||||||
Options to purchase common stock | 2,000,000 | - | ||||||
Shares issuable upon conversion of convertible note | 140,000 | - | ||||||
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock | 2,200,000 | 2,200,000 | ||||||
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock | 361,550 | - | ||||||
Totals | 8,731,450 | 4,520,000 |
Share-based Compensation
The Company measures the cost of services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments based on the fair value of the award. For employees and directors, the fair value of the award is measured on the grant date and amortized over the respective employment agreements or director service periods. For non-employees, the fair value of the award is measured on the commitment date and generally remeasured on interim financial reporting dates until the service period is complete. The fair value amount is then recognized over the period during which services are required to be provided in exchange for the award, usually the vesting period. Stock-based compensation expense is recorded by the Company in the same expense classifications in the consolidated statements of operations as if such amounts were paid in cash.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The Company measures the fair value of financial assets and liabilities based on the guidance of ASC 820 “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures” which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. ASC 820 defines fair value as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. ASC 820 also establishes a fair value hierarchy, which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value.
ASC 820 describes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:
Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities
Level 2 — quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets or inputs that are observable
Level 3 — inputs that are unobservable based on an entity’s own assumptions, as there is little, if any, related market activity. (for example, cash flow modeling inputs based on assumptions)
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BEESFREE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
Note 3 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Continued)
Financial liabilities as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 measured at fair value on a recurring basis are summarized below:
Quoted Prices | Significant | |||||||||||||||
in Active | Other | Significant | ||||||||||||||
Markets for | Observable | Unobservable | ||||||||||||||
March 31, | Identical Assets | Inputs | Inputs | |||||||||||||
2013 | (Level 1) | (Level 2) | (Level 3) | |||||||||||||
Derivative liabilities | $ | 415,089 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 415,089 |
Quoted Prices | Significant | |||||||||||||||
in Active | Other | Significant | ||||||||||||||
Markets for | Observable | Unobservable | ||||||||||||||
December 31, | Identical Assets | Inputs | Inputs | |||||||||||||
2012 | (Level 1) | (Level 2) | (Level 3) | |||||||||||||
Derivative liabilities | $ | 730,174 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 730,174 |
The Company determined that the warrants issued in connection with Preferred Stock financing transactions in December 2011 and October 2012 and the conversion option related to a convertible note (See Note 4) did not have fixed settlement provisions and are deemed to be derivative financial instruments, since the exercise prices were subject to adjustment based on certain subsequent equity issuances. Accordingly, the Company was required to record the warrants and conversion option as liabilities and mark to market all such derivatives to fair value each reporting period. Such instruments were classified within Level 3 of the valuation hierarchy.
The fair value of the warrants and the conversion option on the issuance date was calculated using a compound option model that includes characteristics of both a binomial lattice and the Black-Scholes formula with the following weighted average assumptions:
Dividend Yield | 0.00% | |||
Volatility | 100.00% | |||
Risk-free Interest Rate | 0.27-0.89% | |||
Expected Lives | 2.0 – 5.0 years |
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BEESFREE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
Note 3 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Continued)
The risk-free interest rate is the United States Treasury rate for the day of the grant having a term equal to the contractual life of the warrant. An increase in the risk-free interest rate will increase the fair value and the related change in fair value. The volatility is a measure of the amount by which the Company’s share price has fluctuated or is expected to fluctuate. Since the Company’s common stock has not been publicly traded for a long period of time, an average of the historic volatility of comparative companies was used. The dividend yield is 0% as the Company has not made any dividend payment and has no plans to pay dividends in the foreseeable future.
Level 3 liabilities are valued using unobservable inputs to the valuation methodology that are significant to the measurement of the fair value of the warrant liabilities. For fair value measurements categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, who reports to the Chief Executive Officer, determine its valuation policies and procedures.
The development and determination of the unobservable inputs for Level 3 fair value measurements and fair value calculations are the responsibility of the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and are approved by the Chief Executive Officer. Currently, Joseph N. Fasciglione serves as both Interim Chief Financial Officer and Interim Chief Executive Officer.
Level 3 financial liabilities consist of the warrant liabilities for which there is no current market for these securities such that the determination of fair value requires significant judgment or estimation. Changes in fair value measurements categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy are analyzed each period based on changes in estimates or assumptions and recorded as appropriate.
Significant observable and unobservable inputs include stock price, exercise price, annual risk free rate, term, and expected volatility, and are classified within Level 3 of the valuation hierarchy. An increase or decrease in volatility, in isolation, can significantly increase or decrease the fair value of the warrant. Changes in the values of the derivative liabilities are recorded in Change in Fair Value of Warrants on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations. From August 4, 2011 (inception) to March 31, 2013, there were no transfers between levels in the fair value hierarchy.
The following table sets forth a summary of the changes in the fair value of the Company’s Level 3 financial liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis for the three months ended March 31, 2013:
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BEESFREE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
Note 3 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Continued)
2013 | |||||
Balance - Beginning of period | $ | 730,174 | |||
Aggregate fair value of derivative instruments issued | 172,200 | ||||
Change in fair value of warrants | (487,285 | ) | |||
Balance - End of period | $ | 415,089 |
Subsequent events
Management has evaluated subsequent events or transactions occurring through the date on which the condensed consolidated financial statements were issued.
Note 4 – Senior Secured Convertible Note
On March 13, 2013, the Company entered into a Senior Secured Convertible Note agreement (the “Note”) with an investor in the principal amount of $210,000. The Note is collateralized by all of the assets of the Company and bears interest at a rate of 15% per annum, compounded quarterly. Principal and accrued interest on the Note is convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at an initial conversion price of $1.50 per share (“Initial Conversion Price”). Principal and accrued interest on the Note is due and payable twenty-four (24) months from the date of the Purchase Agreement (the “Maturity Date”). The investor also received a Warrant exercisable for a period of five years from issuance to purchase 1,400,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock (the “Warrant Shares”) at an initial exercise price of $1.50 per share. The warrant contains certain cashless exercise provisions. The Note and Warrant Shares are subject to certain registration rights.
The Initial Conversion Price and the exercise price of the Warrant Shares are subject to full-ratchet price protection in the event that the Company issues or sells, or is deemed to have issued or sold, subject to certain standard exceptions, any shares of its common stock or securities convertible into common stock for consideration per share less than the Initial Conversion Price. As such, the Company determined that the conversion option and warrants, as originally issued, did not contain fixed settlement provisions due to price protection adjustments based on certain subsequent equity issuances. As such, the Company was required to record the conversion option and warrants as derivative liabilities and mark to market all such derivatives to fair value each reporting period through March 31, 2013.
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BEESFREE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
Note 4 – Senior Secured Convertible Note (Continued)
The gross proceeds of the convertible note in the amount of $210,000 were recorded net of a debt discount of $172,200. The debt discount consisted of $168,000 related to the fair value of the warrants and $4,200 related to the fair value of the embedded conversion option. The warrants and conversion option were valued using a compound option model that includes characteristics of both a binomial lattice and the Black-Scholes formula. (See Note 3) The debt discount of $172,200 is being accreted over the term of the note. Accordingly, the Company recorded a charge of $4,246 to interest expense for the three months ended March 31, 2013. The change in fair value of the derivative liabilities related to the Note were deemed de minimus to the condensed consoldiated financial statements from the date of issuance (March 13, 2013) to March 31, 2013.
Note 5 – Stockholders’ Deficiency
Options
The Company recorded $1,636 and $134,931 of stock based compensation expense for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and for the period from August 4, 2011 (Inception) to March 31, 2013, respectively. As of March 31, 2013, there was $2,237 of total unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested employee stock options not subject to performance criteria. This expense is expected to be recognized over a remaining weighted-average period of approximately 0.26 years.
Preferred Stock
During the three months ended March 31, 2013, the Company issued a Senior Secured Convertible Note Agreement with an initial conversion price of $1.50 per share (see Note 4). Accordingly, due to certain ratchet provisions, the Company reduced the per share conversion price of certain previously issued shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock from $1.75 to $1.50. As of March 31, 2013, the Company’s Series B Convertible Preferred Stock is convertible into 361,550 shares of common stock. Since the host Series B Convertible Preferred instrument was deemed to be an equity instrument, the conversion option was considered to have economic characteristics and risks that are clearly and closely related to the host contract and the embedded conversion option was not been bifurcated from the host instrument.
Note 6 – Commitments, Agreements and Contingencies
Litigations, Claims and Assessments
In the normal course of business, the Company may be involved in legal proceedings, claims and assessments arising in the ordinary course of business. Such matters are subject to many uncertainties, and outcomes are not predictable with assurance. There are no such matters that are deemed material to the condensed consolidated financial statements as of March 31, 2013.
Consulting Agreements
On February 12, 2013, pursuant to terms of consulting agreement, the Company issued 10,000 shares of of common stock as part of compensation for services rendered. The fair value of the shares issued was $5,800, based on the fair value of the shares on the date of the date issued.
Note 7 – Subsequent Events
On April 15, 2013, David W. Todhunter resigned as President, Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Subsequently the Company announced that Juan Carlos Trabucco, a director of the Company, was appointed to serve as interim President and Chief Executive Officer and that Joseph N. Fasciglione, the Controller, Assistant Treasurer and Assistant Secretary of the Company, was appointed to serve as interim Chief Financial Officer.
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BEESFREE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
Note 7 – Subsequent Events (Continued)
On April 17, 2013, Joseph Becker resigned as a director of the Company.
On May 13, 2013, Juan Carlos Trabucco, a director and the Interim President and Chief Executive Officer of BeesFree, Inc. (the “Company”), passed away. Subsequently, the Company appointed Joseph N. Fasciglione, the Company’s Interim Chief Financial Officer, to serve as Interim President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company pending the Company’s selection of a successor to serve as President and Chief Executive Officer.
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and other written reports made from time to time by us that are not historical facts constitute so-called “forward-looking statements,” all of which are subject to risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as “expects,” “plans,” “will,” “forecasts,” “projects,” “intends,” “estimates,” and other words of similar meaning. Forward-looking statements are likely to address our growth strategy, financial results and product and development programs, among other things. One must carefully consider any such statement and should understand that many factors could cause actual results to differ from our forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include but are not limited to those detailed from time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission or otherwise. These factors may include inaccurate assumptions and a broad variety of other risks and uncertainties, including some that are known and some that are not. No forward-looking statement can be guaranteed and actual future results may vary materially.
Overview
We were incorporated on September 4, 2007, in the State of Nevada, initially to import and market environmentally friendly and biodegradable plastics, or bioplastic products, in the form of disposable utensils, plates, and cups. BeesFree USA, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“BeesFree-DE”) was incorporated August 4, 2011. On December 16, 2011, we entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with BeesFree-DE and BeesFree Acquisition Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“Acquisition Sub”), pursuant to which Acquisition Sub was merged with and into BeesFree-DE, and BeesFree-DE, as the surviving corporation, became our wholly-owned subsidiary (the “Merger”). Since the stockholders of BeesFree-DE owned a majority of our outstanding shares immediately following the Merger, and the management and Board of Directors of BeesFree-DE became the management and Board of Directors of the Company immediately following the Merger, the Merger was accounted for as a reverse merger and recapitalization. Accordingly, BeesFree-DE was the acquirer for accounting purposes and, consequently, the assets and liabilities and the historical operations that are reflected in the financial statements herein are those of BeesFree-DE and subsidiaries (the “Company” or “BeesFree”).
We have developed a proprietary composite food supplement for honeybees, BeesVita PlusTM, that prevents the effects of colony collapse disorder (“CCD”). CCD is a phenomenon in which worker bees from a beehive or colony abruptly disappear effectively killing the colony. Our goal is to initially sell our products directly to large beekeepers in the United States, Europe and Argentina.
We are also working on the BeespenserTM, an innovative and patent pending dispensing system that automates the BeesVita Plus application process.
We are a development stage enterprise. Our primary activities have been developing our business plan, filing patents, complying with the regulatory requirements to sell our product in various countries, developing an infrastructure to sell and deliver our product, and raising capital. We have not commenced our principal operations of selling our product, nor have we generated any revenues from our operations.
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We have incurred operating losses since inception and expect to incur additional operating losses in the future in connection with the development of our core products. As of March 31, 2013, we had a deficit accumulated during the development stage of $2,864,367 The operation and development of our business will require additional capital to fund our operations, research and development and other initiatives including business development activities in Argentina, Europe and other regions of the world.
Our near-term business strategy involves the following:
• continuing the registration and certification process in targeted jurisdictions;
• establishing partnerships with manufacturing facilities to produce our products;
• continuing implementation of a financial and operating system to maintain proper controls, books and records;
• continuing research and development activities with a focus on the development and improvement of product features and increased functionalities; and
• hiring and retaining additional qualified personnel.
Critical Accounting Policies
The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. The financial statements include estimates based on currently available information and our judgment as to the outcome of future conditions and circumstances. Significant estimates in these financial statements include the Company’s deferred tax asset, including a full valuation allowance, fair value of the Company’s derivative liabilities. Changes in the status of certain facts or circumstances could result in material changes to the estimates used in the preparation of the financial statements and actual results could differ from the estimates and assumptions.
For a description of our critical accounting policies which affect the significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our condensed consolidated financial statements, please refer to Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 under the caption “Critical Accounting Policies.” No changes have been made to these policies during the three months ended March 31, 2013.
Financial Operations Overview
Research and Development Expenses
Our research and development activities are conducted in Rome, Italy by our Chief Scientist, Dr. Francesca del Vecchio. Our current activities are intended to ensure that our proprietary chemical compound mixture, BeesFreeVita Plus™, addresses the latest research with respect to bee healthcare and CCD. Future activities will include on-going research and development, chemical compound production, quality testing of our chemical compounds, and the development of new features for our proprietary dispenser, the Beespenser™.
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General and Administrative Expenses
General and administrative expenses consist primarily of the costs associated with our general management, including salaries, consulting fees and corporate support expenses such as legal and accounting expenses. Continued increases will also likely result from the additional hiring of operational, marketing and research personnel. Currently we have 1 full time employee.
Results of Operations
Comparison of the three months ended March 31, 2013 and the three months ended March 31, 2012
Research and Development Expenses
Research and development expenses consist primarily of fees paid to our Chief Scientist and other consultants for the continuing development of our patent, our chemical compound, BeesFreeVita Plus™, and our dispenser, the Beespenser™. Research and development expenses were approximately $65,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2013, compared to approximately $23,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2012. The increase is primarily attributed to charges incurred for the testing of our product by an independent laboratory and rent for our lab facility in Italy. Research and development expenses are expensed as they are incurred.
General and Administrative Expenses
General and administrative expenses consist primarily of corporate support expenses such as legal and professional fees, investor relations and marketing expenses. General and administrative expenses were approximately $263,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2013, compared to $445,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2012. The decrease of $182,000 in 2013 over the prior period was primarily the result of a onetime consulting fee of $250,000 in the prior period offset by an an increase of $72,000 in travel and entertainment, marketing and financial expenses. We expect that our general and administrative expenses will increase as we incur additional costs to support the growth in our business.
Change in Fair Value of Derivative Liabilities
Gain on change in fair value of derivative liabilities was $487,285 for the three months ended March 31, 2013 compared to $23,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2012. The carrying value of the derivative liabilities is calculated using a compound option model that includes characteristics of both a binomial lattice and the Black-Scholes formula. These assumptions include the risk-free rate of interest, expected dividend yield, expected volatility, and the remaining contractual term of the award. The risk-free rate of interest is based on the U.S. Treasury rates appropriate for the expected term of the award. Expected dividend yield is projected at 0%, as the Company has not paid any dividends on its common stock since its inception and does not anticipate paying dividends on its common stock in the foreseeable future. Expected volatility is based on the historical volatilities of the common stock of comparable publicly traded companies.
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Interest Expense
Interest expense was approximately $6,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2013, compared to $-0- for the three months ended March 31, 2012. Interest expense consists of interest and the amortization of the deferred debt discount related to convertible notes.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
The Company is currently in the development stage, has not yet generated any revenues, and has incurred net losses since inception. As of March 31, 2013, the Company had cash of approximately $81,000 and a working capital deficiency of approximately $741,000. The Company believes that its current cash on hand will be sufficient to fund its projecting operating requirements only through May 2013. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
The Company's primary source of operating funds since inception has been cash proceeds from the issuance of common shares to its founders, proceeds from the issuance of convertible debentures, the sale of preferred stock and warrants in private placements and the sale of a convertible secured note. The Company intends to raise additional capital through private debt and equity investors, but there can be no assurance that these funds will be available on terms acceptable to the Company, or will be sufficient to enable the Company to fully complete its development activities or sustain operations. If the Company is unable to raise sufficient additional funds, it will have to develop and implement a plan to further extend payables, reduce overhead, or scale back its current business plan until sufficient additional capital is raised to support further operations. There can be no assurance that such a plan will be successful.
The condensed consolidated financial statements as of March 31, 2013 and for the periods then ended have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, which contemplate continuation of the Company as a going concern and the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. The carrying amounts of assets and liabilities presented in the financial statements do not necessarily purport to represent realizable or settlement values. The condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustment that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
In March 2013, we issued a secured convertible note and warrants to an accredited investor for gross proceeds of $210,000.
Future financings through equity investments are likely to be dilutive to the existing stockholders. Also, the terms of securities we issue in future capital transactions may be more favorable for our new investors. Newly issued securities may include preferences, superior voting rights, and the issuance of warrants or other derivative securities, which may have additional dilutive effects. Further, we may incur substantial costs in pursuing future capital and/or financing, including investment banking fees, legal fees, accounting fees, securities law compliance fees, printing and distribution expenses and other costs. We may also be required to recognize non-cash expenses in connection with certain securities we may issue, such as convertible notes and warrants, which may adversely impact our financial condition.
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Cash Flows
Net cash used in operating activities was $171,470 for the three months ended March 31, 2013, primarily reflecting our net income of $153,045 which was primarily a result of a change in fair value of warrants of $487,245. In addition, there was an increase in prepaid expenses and other assets of $43,831 and increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses of $113,057.
The Company did not conduct any investing activities during the three months ended March 31, 2013.
Cash provided by financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2013, was $210,000 from the issuance secured convertible note.
Capital Requirements and Resources
Our future capital requirements will depend on many factors, including:
• the speed and ease with which we are able to obtain regulatory approval in jurisdictions where we intend to sell our products;
• our ability to establish regional sales offices and hire quality regional sales managers;
• our efforts to improve the features and functionalities of our current proposed products and the development of additional products;
• our ability to capitalize on manufacturing efficiencies;
• the cyclical nature of the ordering patterns from our distributors and customers; and
• the fluctuation of the Argentine peso and the Euro against the U.S. dollar and other international currencies.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements or commitments that will have a current effect on our financial condition, lead to changes in our financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that is material to investors.
ITEM 3. QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Not applicable to “smaller reporting companies” under Item 305(e) of Regulation S-K.
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ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed under the Exchange Act, is accumulated and communicated to management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
As required by Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act, we are required to carry out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on the Company’s evaluation, management concluded that due to the small size of its staff the Company’s, the lack of an audit committee of the board of directors or other independent body to oversee our internal controls over financial reporting and lack segregation of duties due to the limited nature and resources of the Company, the disclosure controls and procedures were not effective at a reasonable assurance level to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in our Exchange Act reports (i) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and (ii) is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our interim principal executive officer and interim principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure as of March 31, 2013.
Notwithstanding the conclusion that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of the end of the period covered by this report, the Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer believe that the condensed consolidated financial statements and other information contained in this report present fairly, in all material respects, our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting for the Company. Internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15(d)-15(f)) includes those policies and procedures that: (a) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Company; (b) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), and that receipts and expenditures of the Company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the Company; and (c) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the Company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
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Our management does not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures or our internal controls will prevent all errors and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have been detected.
As of March 31, 2013, we had identified certain matters that constituted a material weakness in our internal controls over financial reporting. Specifically, we have limited segregation of duties within our accounting and financial reporting functions. Segregation of duties within our company is limited due to the small number of employees that are assigned to positions that involve the processing of financial information. Although we are aware that segregation of duties within our company is limited, we believe (based on our current roster of employees and certain control mechanisms we have in place), that the risks associated with having limited segregation of duties are currently insignificant. We have performed additional analyses and other post-closing procedures to ensure that our financial statements contained in this report were prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and applicable SEC regulations. Management is in the process of determining how best to change our current system and implement a more effective system to insure that information required to be disclosed in the Company’s periodic reports has been recorded, processed, summarized and reported accurately. Our management acknowledges the existence of this problem, and intends to developed procedures to address them to the extent possible given limitations in financial and manpower resources. While management is working on a plan, no assurance can be made at this point that the implementation of such controls and procedures will be completed in a timely manner or that they will be adequate once implemented.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting or in other factors during the quarter ended March 31, 2013, that have materially affected, or were reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting, except as discussed below. The Company is a non-accelerated filer and is not subject to Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes Oxley Act. The Company believes that the implementation of plans for remediation of material weaknesses, referenced in the above section, will assist in improving internal controls over financial reporting.
On April 15, 2013, David W. Todhunter resigned as President, Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Subsequently the Company announced that Juan Carlos Trabucco, a director of the Company, was appointed to serve as interim President and Chief Executive Officer and that Joseph N. Fasciglione, the Controller, Assistant Treasurer and Assistant Secretary of the Company, was appointed to serve as interim Chief Financial Officer.
On May 13, 2013, Juan Carlos Trabucco, a director and the Interim President and Chief Executive Officer of BeesFree, Inc. (the “Company”), passed away. Subsequently, the Company appointed Joseph N. Fasciglione, the Company’s Interim Chief Financial Officer, to serve as Interim President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company pending the Company’s selection of a successor to serve as President and Chief Executive Officer. Currently, Mr. Fasciglione is the Company’s only employee.
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
We are not currently involved in any litigation that we believe could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations. There is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or by any court, public board, government agency, self-regulatory organization or body pending or, to the knowledge of the executive officers of our company or any of our subsidiaries, threatened against or affecting our company, our common stock, any of our subsidiaries or of our companies or our subsidiaries’ officers or directors in their capacities as such, in which an adverse decision could have a material adverse effect.
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS.
We are a smaller reporting company and are not required to provide information required by this item.
ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
There were no sales of unregistered equity securities during the quarter ended March 31, 2013.
ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES.
None.
ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES.
None.
ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION.
None.
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS
The exhibits required to be filed as part of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are listed in the Exhibit Index attached hereto and are incorporated herein by reference.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
BeesFree, Inc | |||
Date: | May 20, 2013 | By: | /s/ Joseph N. Fasciglione |
Interim Chief Executive Officer | |||
Interim Principal Executive Officer | |||
Date: | May 20, 2013 | By: | s/ Joseph N. Fasciglione |
Interim Chief Financial Officer and | |||
Interim Principal Accounting Officer |
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Exhibit No. | Exhibit Description | |
31.1 | Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Exchange Act of 2002 | |
32.1 | Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) of the Exchange Act and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | |
101.INS † | XBRL Instance Document. | |
101.SCH † | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document. | |
101.CAL † | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document. | |
101.LAB † | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document. | |
101.PRE † | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document. | |
101.DEF † | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document. |
†Furnished herewith. In accordance with Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, the information in these exhibits shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to liability under that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
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