0001062993-21-001413.txt : 20210216 0001062993-21-001413.hdr.sgml : 20210216 20210212174153 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001062993-21-001413 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 6-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 8 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20201031 FILED AS OF DATE: 20210216 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20210212 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MICROMEM TECHNOLOGIES INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001085921 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-COMPUTER PROGRAMMING SERVICES [7371] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: A6 FISCAL YEAR END: 1031 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 6-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-26005 FILM NUMBER: 21630169 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 121 RICHMOND ST W STREET 2: SUITE 304 CITY: TORONTO STATE: A6 ZIP: M5H 2K1 BUSINESS PHONE: 416-364-6513 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 121 RICHMOND ST W STREET 2: SUITE 304 CITY: TORONTO STATE: A6 ZIP: M5H 2K1 6-K 1 form6k.htm FORM 6-K Micromem Technologies Inc.: Form 6-K - Filed by newsfilecorp.com

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

February 2021

Commission File Number 0-26005

MICROMEM TECHNOLOGIES INC.

121 Richmond Street West, Suite 304, Toronto, ON M5H 2K1

[Indicate by checkmark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.]

Form 20-F [X]     Form 40-F [  ]

             [Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.]

Yes [  ]     No [X] 

[If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with rule 12g3-2(b):        N/A

This report on Form 6-K is hereby incorporated by reference in the registration statement on Form F-3 (Registration No. 333-134309) of Micromem Technologies Inc. and in the prospectus contained therein, and this report on Form 6-K shall be deemed a part of such registration statement from the date on which this report is filed, to the extent not superseded by documents or reports subsequently filed or furnished by Micromem Technologies Inc. under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

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.

   
 

MICROMEM TECHNOLOGIES INC.

   

 

By:       /s/ Joseph Fuda              
Date: February 12, 2021        Name: Joseph Fuda

 

       Title:   Chief Executive Officer

 


Exhibit Index

Exhibit   Description
   
99.1   Annual Financial Statements for the year ended October 31, 2020
99.2   Management's Discussion and Analysis for the year ended October 31, 2020
99.3   Form 52-109F1 Certification of Annual Filings Full Certificate - CEO
99.4   Form 52-109F1 Certification of Annual Filings Full Certificate - CFO

 


EX-99.1 2 exhibit99-1.htm EXHIBIT 99.1 Micromem Technologies Inc.: Exhibit 99.1 - Filed by newsfilecorp.com

 

 


Micromem Technologies Inc.
Consolidated Financial Statements

For the years ended October 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018
(Expressed in United States Dollars)




Micromem Technologies Inc.
Consolidated Financial Statements

For the years ended October 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018
(Expressed in United States Dollars)


Contents  
   
Independent Auditors' Report 1
   
Consolidated Financial Statements:  
   
Consolidated Statements of Financial Position 2
   
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss 3
   
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity 4
   
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows 5
   
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 6 - 24


Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of Micromem Technologies Inc.

Opinion on the Consolidated Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated statements of financial position of Micromem Technologies Inc. (the Company) as of October 31, 2020 and 2019, and the related consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss, changes in equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three year period ended October 31, 2020, 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 consolidated financial position of the Company as of October 31, 2020 and 2019, and the results of its consolidated operations and its consolidated cash flows for each of the years in the three year period ended October 31, 2020, in conformity with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board.

Material Uncertainty Related to Going Concern

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company has suffered recurring losses from operations and has a net capital deficiency that raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. Management's plans in regard to these matters are also described in Note 2. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

Change in Accounting Principle

As discussed in Note 5(a) to the consolidated financial statements, the Company has changed its method of accounting for leases as of November 1, 2019 due to the adoption of IFRS 16.

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 audit 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 consolidated 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 consolidated financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Chartered Professional Accountants

Licensed Public Accountants

We have served as the Company's auditor since 2017

Toronto, Canada

February 12, 2021

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Micromem Technologies Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Financial Position

As at October 31, 2020 and 2019

(Expressed in United States dollars)


                 
  Notes     2020     2019  
                 
Assets                
Current                
Cash 20   $ 191,479   $ 46,056  
Prepaid expenses and other receivables       25,421     14,751  
Total current assets       216,900     60,807  
Property and equipment 7     49,249     2,677  
Patents 8     11,877     20,000  
Total assets     $ 278,026   $ 83,484  
                 
Liabilities                
Current                
Trade payables and other liabilities 20(c)   $ 767,949   $ 997,632  
Current lease liability 9     36,442     -  
Convertible debentures 11,20     3,081,518     2,599,074  
Derivative liabilities 11,20     533,562     765,425  
Total current liabilities       4,419,471     4,362,131  
Long-term lease liability 9     15,628     -  
Long-term loan 10     30,269     -  
Total liabilities       4,465,368     4,362,131  
                 
Shareholders' Deficiency                
Share capital 12     85,463,642     84,153,696  
Contributed surplus       27,810,586     27,757,639  
Equity component of convertible debentures 11     23,952     50,147  
Accumulated deficit       (117,485,522 )   (116,240,129 )
Total shareholders' deficiency       (4,187,342 )   (4,278,647 )
Total liabilities and shareholders' deficiency     $ 278,026   $ 83,484  
                 
Going concern 2              
Contingencies 19              
Subsequent events 23              

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

Approved on behalf of the Board of Directors:

"Joseph Fuda"

 

"Alex Dey"

Director

 

Director

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Micromem Technologies Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss

For the years ended October 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018

(Expressed in United States dollars)


  Notes     2020     2019     2018  
                       
                       
Operating expenses                      
General and administrative 16(a)   $ 154,007   $ 197,208   $ 305,338  
Professional, other fees and salaries 16(b)     462,124     441,981     747,280  
Recovery of reserve for litigation costs 18(b)     (205,788 )   -     -  
Stock-based compensation 13     -     -     140,612  
Development costs (recovery)       -     (41,546 )   (130,069 )
Travel and entertainment       23,903     52,568     101,496  
Amortization of property and equipment 7     27,735     3,175     3,922  
Amortization of patents 8     8,123     152,962     156,960  
Impairment of patents 8     -     223,143     -  
Foreign exchange gain 20(a)     1,447     (40,548 )   (117,779 )
Total operating expenses       471,551     988,943     1,207,760  
                       
Other expenses (income)                      
Accretion expense 11     1,099,818     1,517,436     2,039,344  
Convertible debt interest expense 11     441,369     496,172     504,778  
Financing costs 11     35,500     72,476     40,414  
Gain on revaluation of derivative liabilities 11     (771,920 )   (343,436 )   (1,094,718 )
Loss on conversion of convertible debentures 11     96,484     101,919     63,852  
Gain on extinguishment of convertible debentures 11     (127,409 )   (646 )   (399,191 )
Total other (income) expenses       773,842     1,843,921     1,154,479  
Net loss before income tax provision       (1,245,393 )   (2,832,864 )   (2,362,239 )
Income tax provision 15     -     -     -  
Total comprehensive loss     $ (1,245,393 ) $ (2,832,864 ) $ (2,362,239 )
                       
Weighted average number of outstanding shares, basic and diluted 14     377,380,476     288,398,051     237,242,674  
Basic and diluted loss per share 14   $ -   $ (0.01 ) $ (0.01 )

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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Micromem Technologies Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity

For the years ended October 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018

(Expressed in United States dollars)


  Notes   Number of shares     Share capital     Contributed surplus     Equity component of convertible debentures     Accumulated deficit     Total  
Balance at November 1, 2017     228,562,711   $ 80,198,194   $ 27,360,676   $ 62,050   $ (111,045,026 ) $ (3,424,106 )
Private placements of
      shares for cash
12   14,739,272     866,200     -     -     -     866,200  
Shares issued on settlement
      of accounts payable
    79,765     13,379     -     -     -     13,379  
Stock-based compensation     -     -     140,612     -     -     140,612  
Convertible debentures converted
      into common shares
11   16,220,951     1,205,130     -     -     -     1,205,130  
Expiry of convertible debenture
      conversion option
    -     -     129,621     (129,621 )   -     -  
Renewal of convertible
      debentures
    -     -     -     137,854     -     137,854  
                                       
Net loss     -     -     -     -     (2,362,239 )   (2,362,239 )
                                       
Balance at October 31, 2018     259,602,699   $ 82,282,903   $ 27,630,909   $ 70,283   $ (113,407,265 ) $ (3,423,170 )
Private placements of shares
      for cash
12   4,961,059     212,968     -     -     -     212,968  
Financing costs converted
      into common shares
    350,000     21,000     -     -     -     21,000  
Convertible debentures converted
      into common shares
11   82,038,963     1,636,825     -     -     -     1,636,825  
Expiry of convertible debenture
      conversion option
11   -     -     126,730     (126,730 )   -     -  
Renewal of convertible
      debentures
11   -     -     -     106,594     -     106,594  
                                       
Net loss     -     -     -     -     (2,832,864 )   (2,832,864 )
                                       
Balance at October 31, 2019     346,952,721   $ 84,153,696   $ 27,757,639   $ 50,147   $ (116,240,129 ) $ (4,278,647 )
Private placements of shares
      for cash
12   10,996,994     425,789     -     -     -     425,789  
Convertible debentures converted
      into common shares
11   44,237,644     859,331     -     -     -     859,331  
Expiry of convertible debenture
      conversion option
11   -     -     52,947     (52,947 )   -     -  
Renewal of convertible
      debentures
11   -     -     -     26,752     -     26,752  
Shares issued on settlement of
      accounts payable
    365,094     24,826     -     -     -     24,826  
                                       
Net loss     -     -     -     -     (1,245,393 )   (1,245,393 )
                                       
Balance at October 31, 2020     402,552,453   $ 85,463,642   $ 27,810,586   $ 23,952   $ (117,485,522 ) $ (4,187,342 )

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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Micromem Technologies Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

For the years ended October 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018

(Expressed in United States dollars)


    Notes   2020     2019     2018  
Operating activities                      
Net loss     $ (1,245,393 ) $ (2,832,864 ) $ (2,362,239 )
Items not affecting cash:                      
Amortization of property and equipment   7   27,735     3,175     3,922  
Amortization of patents   8   8,123     152,962     156,960  
Impairment of patents       -     223,143     -  
Bad debt expense       -     -     10,000  
Accretion expense   11,17   1,099,818     1,517,436     2,039,344  
Accrued interest on convertible debentures   11,17   285,679     164,243     125,328  
Convertible debenture interest converted   11,17   21,160     63,409     47,435  
Loss on conversion of convertible debentures   11   96,484     101,919     63,852  
Gain on revaluation of derivative liabilities   11,17   (771,920 )   (343,436 )   (1,094,718 )
Gain on extinguishment of convertible debentures   11,17   (127,409 )   (646 )   (399,191 )
Shares issued for financing costs   11,17   7,500     21,000     -  
Stock-based compensation   13   -     -     140,612  
Loss on disposal of property and equipment       -     5,000     220  
Foreign exchange loss (gain)   20   78,004     (136,606 )   (87,033 )
        (520,219 )   (1,061,265 )   (1,355,508 )
Net changes in non-cash working capital:                      
Decrease in development costs receivable       -     81,841     324,016  
Decrease (increase) in prepaid expenses and other receivables       (10,670 )   1,980     33,582  
Increase (decrease) in trade payables and other liabilities       (229,683 )   (4,993 )   (341,399 )
Cash flows used in operating activities       (760,572 )   (982,437 )   (1,339,309 )
                       
Investing activity                      
Purchase of property and equipment       -     -     (3,548 )
Patents   8   -     -     (121,603 )
Cash flows used in investing activity       -     -     (125,151 )
                       
Financing activities                      
Repayment of lease liability   9   (11,423 )   -     -  
Proceeds from long-term debt   10   30,269     -     -  
Private placements of shares for cash   12   425,789     212,968     866,200  
Proceeds from issuance of convertible debentures   17   612,279     780,891     1,457,983  
Repayments of convertible debentures   17   (150,920 )   (172,198 )   (662,080 )
Cash flows provided by financing activities       905,995     821,661     1,662,103  
Net change in cash       145,423     (160,776 )   197,643  
Cash - beginning of year       46,056     206,832     9,189  
Cash - end of year     $ 191,479   $ 46,056   $ 206,832  
                       
Supplemental cash flow information                      
Interest paid (classified in operating activities)   9,11 $ 155,690   $ 353,214   $ 322,930  
Interest paid on non-convertible debt     $ 8,081   $ -   $ -  
Interest paid on lease liability   9 $ 14,081   $ -   $ -  
Income taxes paid   15 $ -   $ -   $ -  
Carrying amount of convertible debentures converted into common shares   17 $ 762,847   $ 1,636,825   $ 1,205,130  
Shares issued on settlement of accounts payable     $ 24,826   $ -   $ 13,379  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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Micromem Technologies Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended October 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018
(Expressed in United States dollars, unless otherwise noted)

1.  Reporting entity and nature of business

Micromem Technologies Inc. ("Micromem" or the "Company") is incorporated under the laws of the Province of Ontario, Canada. Micromem is a publicly traded company with its head office located at 121 Richmond Street West, Suite 304, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Company's common shares are currently listed on the Canadian Securities Exchange under the trading symbol "MRM" and on the Over the Counter Venture Market under the trading symbol "MMTIF".

The Company develops, based upon proprietary technology, customized sensor applications for companies (referred to as “development partners”) operating internationally in various industry segments. The Company has not generated commercial revenues through October 31, 2020 and is devoting substantially all its efforts to securing commercial revenue opportunities.

2.  Going concern

These consolidated financial statements have been prepared with the assumption that the Company will be able to realize its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business for the foreseeable future.

There are material uncertainties related to conditions and events that cast significant doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern and ultimately on the appropriateness of the use of the accounting principles applicable to a going concern. During the year ended October 31, 2020, the Company reported a net loss and comprehensive loss of $1,245,393 (2019 - $2,832,864, 2018 - $2,362,239) and negative cash flow from operations of $760,572 (2019 - $982,437, 2018 - $1,339,309). The Company's working capital deficiency as at October 31, 2020 was $4,202,571 (2019 – $4,301,324).

The Company's success depends on the profitable commercialization of its proprietary sensor technology. There is no assurance that the Company will be successful in the profitable commercialization of its technology. Based upon its current operating and financial plans, management of the Company believes that it will have sufficient access to financial resources to fund the Company's planned operations through fiscal 2021; however, the ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is dependent upon its ability to secure additional financing and/or profitably commercialize its technology. These consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments to reflect the possible future effects on the recoverability and classification of assets or the amounts and classifications of liabilities that may result from the possible inability of the Company to continue as a going concern.

The COVID-19 pandemic creates additional risk for the Company if there is a prolonged industry slowdown in those sectors where the Company currently operates including the oil and gas sectors in particular. To date, the impact of the pandemic has resulted in the layoff of Company staff as of March 27, 2020. The Company has encountered delays in the commercial status plans of its technology with its primary customers. It secured a government backed loan of $40,000 CDN ($30,269 USD) which matures in December 2025 (Note 9) and received government wage subsidies of $85,455 CDN ($63,792 USD) (Note 16(b)(i)).

If the going concern assumption were not appropriate for these consolidated financial statements then adjustments would be necessary to the carrying value of assets and liabilities, the reported expenses and the statement of financial position classifications used; in such cases, these adjustments would be material.

3.  Basis of presentation

These consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS") as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board ("IASB") and interpretations issud by the IFRS Interpretations Committee ("IFRIC"). The Company applied, as of November 1, 2019, International Financial Reporting Standard ("IFRS") 16 Leases and IFRS Interpretations Committee ("IFRIC") 23 Uncertainty over income tax treatments. The nature and effect of those changes are disclosed in Note 4. The Company has not early adopted any other standard, interpretation or amendment that has been issued but is not yet effective.

These consolidated financial statements were authorized for issuance and release by the Company's Board of Directors on February 12, 2021.

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Micromem Technologies Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended October 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018
(Expressed in United States dollars, unless otherwise noted)

3.  Basis of presentation (continued)

(a) Basis of consolidation
   
 

These consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Micromem Technologies Inc. and its subsidiaries. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated upon consolidation. The Company applies the acquisition method to account for business combinations. Acquisition-related costs are expensed as incurred.

The Company's wholly-owned subsidiaries include:

     
  (i) Micromem Applied Sensors Technology Inc. ("MAST") which was incorporated in November 2007 and is domiciled in Delaware, United States. MAST has previously had the primary responsibility for the exploitation of the Company's technologies in conjunction with various strategic partners and customers.
     
  (ii) 7070179 Canada Inc. which was incorporated in October 2008 under the Canada Business Corporations Act in Ontario, Canada. The Company has assigned to this entity its rights, title and interests in certain patents, which it previously held, directly, in exchange for common shares of this entity.
     
 

(iii)

Inactive subsidiaries                                                                                                    

Domiciled in

 

 

Memtech International Inc.

Bahamas

 

 

Memtech International (USA) Inc., Pageant Technologies (USA) Inc.

United States

 

 

Pageant Technologies Inc., Micromem Holdings (Barbados) Inc.

Barbados

(b) Basis of measurement

These consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis, except for financial instruments designated at fair value through profit and loss which are measured at their fair value.

(c) Functional and presentation currency

These consolidated financial statements are presented in United States dollars ("USD"), which is the functional currency of the Company and all of its subsidiaries.

(d) Use of estimates and judgments

The preparation of these consolidated financial statements in conformity with IFRSs requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. These estimates are reviewed periodically and adjustments are made as appropriate in the reporting period they become known. Items for which actual results may differ materially from these estimates are described in the following section.

(i) Fair value of options and conversion features

The Company makes estimates and utilizes assumptions in determining the fair value for stock options and derivative liabilities based on the application of the Black-Scholes option pricing model or the binomial option pricing model, depending on the circumstances. These pricing models require management to make various assumptions and estimates that are susceptible to uncertainty, including the volatility of the share price, expected dividend yield, expected term, expected risk-free interest rate, and exercise price in the binomial option pricing model.

(ii) Useful lives and recoverability of long-lived assets

Long-lived assets consist of property and equipment and patents. Amortization is dependent upon estimates of useful lives and impairment is dependent upon estimates of recoverable amounts. These are determined through the exercise of judgment and are dependent upon estimates that take into account factors such as economic and market conditions, frequency of use, anticipated changes in laws, and technological improvements.

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Micromem Technologies Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended October 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018
(Expressed in United States dollars, unless otherwise noted)

3.  Basis of presentation (continued)

(d)  Use of estimates and judgments (continued)

(iii)  Income taxes

Income taxes and tax exposures recognized in the consolidated financial statements reflect management's best estimate of the outcome based on facts known at the reporting date. When the Company anticipates a future income tax payment based on its estimates, it recognizes a liability. The difference between the expected amount and the final tax outcome has an impact on current and deferred taxes when the Company becomes aware of this difference.

When the Company incurs losses for income tax purposes, it assesses the probability of taxable income being available in the future, based on budgeted forecasts. These forecasts are adjusted for certain non-taxable income and expenses and specific rules on the use of unused credits and tax losses. When the forecasts indicate that sufficient future taxable income will be available to deduct the temporary differences, a deferred tax asset is recognized for all deductible temporary differences.

(iv)  Going concern assumption

The Company applies judgment in assessing whether material uncertainties exist that would cause doubt as to the whether the Company could continue as a going concern.

4.  Summary of significant accounting policies

The principal accounting policies applied to the preparation of these consolidated financial statements are set out below:

(a)  Foreign currency translation

These consolidated financial statements are presented in USD, which is the functional currency of the Company and all of its subsidiaries. At each reporting date, foreign currency denominated monetary assets and liabilities are translated at year- end exchange rates. Nonmonetary assets and liabilities that are measured in terms of historical cost in a foreign currency are translated using the exchange rate at the date of the transaction. Income and expenses, and cash flows of foreign operations, are translated into USD using annual average exchange rates. Exchange differences arising from operating transactions are recorded in operating profit or loss for the period; exchange differences related to financing transactions are recognized in finance income or directly in equity.

(b)  Financial instruments

The Company aggregates similar financial instruments into classes based on their nature and characteristics. All financial assets except those classified as fair value through profit or loss are reviewed at each reporting date to determine whether there is any indication of impairment. Financial assets are considered to be impaired when there is objective evidence that the estimated future cash flows of the investment have been affected as a result of one or more events that occurred after the initial recognition.

The Company's accounting policy for each class of financial instruments is as follows:

(i)  Fair value through profit or loss

Financial instruments classified as fair value through profit or loss are reported at fair value at each reporting date, and any change in fair value is recognized in net income in the period during which the change occurs. In these consolidated financial statements, cash and derivative liabilities have been classified as fair value through profit or loss.

(ii)  Loans and receivables and other financial liabilities

Financial instruments classified as loans and receivables and other financial liabilities are carried at amortized cost using the effective interest method. Transaction costs are included in the amount initially recognized. In these consolidated financial statements, trade payables and other liabilities and convertible debentures have been classified as other financial liabilities.

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Micromem Technologies Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended October 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018
(Expressed in United States dollars, unless otherwise noted)

   

4.  Summary of significant accounting policies (continued)

(c)  Convertible debentures and derivative liabilities

The Company issues convertible debentures used as bridge loans, which can be converted into common shares at the option of the holder, into a fixed number of shares for a fixed amount of consideration, or into a fixed number of shares for a variable amount of consideration, or into a variable number of shares.

(i)  Initial recognition

Upon initial recognition, the Company determines whether the convertible debentures consist of liability and equity components, or if both components represent liabilities.

For convertible debentures which provide conversion into a fixed number of shares, the liability component is recognized initially at the fair value of a similar, non-convertible liability. The equity component is recognized as the difference between the fair value of the instrument as a whole and the fair value of the liability component. Any directly attributable transaction costs are allocated to the liability and equity components in proportion to their initial carrying amounts.

For convertible debentures which provide conversion into a variable number of shares or into a fixed number of shares for a variable amount of consideration, the conversion option is accounted for as an embedded derivative, which is separated from the host contract. Upon initial recognition, the derivative liability is valued at fair value using a Black Scholes or a binomial pricing model. The carrying amount of the convertible debenture is recognized as the difference between the fair value of the instrument as a whole and the fair value of the derivative liability. Any directly attributable transaction costs allocated to the derivative liability are expensed in the period.

(ii)  Modifications and extinguishments

To the extent there are changes to the terms of outstanding convertible debentures, these changes may be recorded as a modification or an extinguishment. A substantial change in the terms of an existing financial liability is accounted for as an extinguishment of the original financial liability and the recognition of a new financial liability. The terms are substantially different if the discounted present value of the cash flows under the new terms is at least 10% different from the discounted present value of the remaining cash flows of the original financial liability. For a modification that does not result in derecognition, a gain or loss will be recognised in profit or loss for the difference between the original contractual cash flows and the modified cash flows discounted at the original effective interest rate.

(d)  Property and equipment

Property and equipment are recorded at cost and are amortized over their estimated useful lives at the following annual rates and methods:

 

Method                        

Rate

Computers

Declining balance

30%

Furniture and equipment

Declining balance

30%

Right-of-use asset

Straight-line

over remaining 21 month lease term

(e)  Impairment of long-lived assets

The Company follows the guidelines prescribed in IAS 36 with respect to the measurement for impairment of assets. The carrying amounts of property and equipment and patents are reviewed for impairment when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amounts may not be recoverable. When the carrying amount exceeds the estimated recoverable amount, the assets are written down to their recoverable amount.

The recoverable amount of long-lived assets is the greater of fair value less costs to sell and value in use. Impairment losses are recognized in the consolidated statements of loss and comprehensive loss.

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Micromem Technologies Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended October 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018
(Expressed in United States dollars, unless otherwise noted)

4.  Summary of significant accounting policies (continued)

(f)  Development costs

Research costs are expensed in the period incurred. Development costs are expensed as incurred unless they meet the criteria for capitalization. Expenditures during the development phase are capitalized if the Company can demonstrate each of the following criteria: (i) the technical feasibility of completing the asset so that it will be available for use or sale, (ii) its intention to complete the asset and use or sell it, (iii) its ability to use or sell the asset, (iv) how the asset will generate probable future economic benefits, (v) the availability of adequate technical, financial and other resources to complete the development and to use or sell the asset, and (vi) its ability to measure reliably the expenditure attributable to the asset during its development; otherwise, these costs are expensed as incurred. Costs to be recovered from development partners are recorded to development costs receivable. Payments received from development partners on projects are recorded to income as a recovery of costs incurred and reduce the outstanding receivable. There were no development costs incurred or recovery of such costs in 2020. Recovery of historic development costs in 2019 amounted to $41,546.

(g)  Patents

Patents are recorded at cost and are amortized on a straight line basis over their estimated useful lives of 5 years.

(h)  Stock-based compensation and other stock-based payments

Where equity instruments are granted to employees, they are recorded at the fair value of the equity instrument granted at the grant date. The grant date fair value is recognized in net income over the vesting period. Where equity instruments are granted to non-employees, they are recorded at the fair value of the goods or services received. When the value of goods or services received in exchange for the stock-based payment cannot be reliably estimated, the fair value is measured by use of a valuation model. The cost recognized for all equity-settled stock-based payments are reflected in contributed surplus, until the instruments are exercised. Upon exercise, shares are issued from treasury and the amount previously reflected in contributed surplus along with any proceeds paid upon exercise, are credited to share capital.

(i)  Government grants

The Company recognises government grants when there is reasonable assurance of compliance with grant conditions and that the grants will be received. Government grants are recognised in profit or loss on a systematic basis over the periods when the related expenses are incurred and are presented in the consolidated financial statements as a reduction of these expenses. A government grant that becomes receivable as compensation for expenses already incurred is recognised in profit or loss of the period in which it becomes receivable.

(j)  Income taxes

The Company accounts for its income taxes using the deferred tax assets and liabilities method. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the difference between the carrying amount and the tax basis of the assets and liabilities. Any change in the net amount of deferred income tax assets and liabilities is included in profit or loss or equity. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are determined based on enacted or substantively enacted tax rates and laws which are expected to apply to taxable profit for the years in which the assets and liabilities will be recovered or settled. Deferred income tax assets are recognized when it is probable they will be realized. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are not discounted.

(k)  Provisions

Provision for risks and expenses are recognized for probable outflows of resources that can be estimated and that result from present obligations resulting from past events. In the case where a potential obligation resulting from past events exists, but where occurrence of the outflow of resources is not probable or the estimate is not reliable, these contingencies are disclosed. Provisions, if any, are measured based on management's best estimates of outcomes on the basis of facts known at the reporting date.

(l)  Share capital

Share capital is presented at the fair value of the shares issued. Costs related to the issuance of shares are reported in equity, net of tax, as a deduction from the issuance proceeds.

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Micromem Technologies Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended October 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018
(Expressed in United States dollars, unless otherwise noted)

4.  Summary of significant accounting policies (continued)

(m)  Earnings or loss per share

The Company presents basic and diluted earnings per share data for its common shares. Basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing the profit or loss attributable to common shareholders of the Company by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share is determined by adjusting the profit or loss attributable to common shareholders and the weighted average number of common shares outstanding, for the effects of all potentially dilutive common shares, which comprise stock options and convertible debentures.

5.  Adoption of new accounting pronouncements

(a)  IFRS 16 Leases

IFRS 16 replaces the previous guidance on leases. This standard provides a single recognition and measurement model to be applied by lessees to leases, with required recognition of assets and liabilities for most leases. This standard is effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2019, with early adoption permitted. The Company has adopted this new standard as of its effective date, in accordance with the transitional provisions specified in IFRS 16. The Company has applied the following practical expedients:

(i)  The Company applied the simplified transition approach and did not restate comparative information. As a result, the Company recognized the cumulative effect of initially applying IFRS 16 as an adjustment to the accumulated deficit as at November 1, 2019.

(ii)  The Company elected to apply IFRS 16 only to contracts that were previously identified as leases. Contracts that were not identified as leases under IAS 17 and IFRIC 4 - Determining whether an arrangement contains a lease, were not reassessed for whether there is a lease. The Company applied the definition of a lease under IFRS 16 to contracts entered into or changed on or after November 1, 2019.

(iii)  The present value of remaining minimum lease payments is capitalized as an asset and offsetting lease liability recognized. As the interest rate implicit in the lease cannot be readily determined, management applied the Company's incremental borrowing rate (based on recent non-convertible debentures) of 24% per annum as the discount rate.

In accordance with the practical expedients applied, the Company has recognized lease liabilities and right-of-use assets at the date of initial application for leases previously classified as operating leases in accordance with IAS 17. There were no onerous lease contracts that would have required an adjustment to the right-of-use assets at the date of initial application. The Company has no short term leases.

The change in accounting policy had the following impact on the statement of financial position:

      As at November 1, 2019   
      Previously     Impacts from     Restated  
      stated     adoption        
Impact of IFRS 16 on statement of financial position                  
                     
Right-of-use asset Note 7   -     74,307     74,307  
                     
Current lease liability Note 9   -     36,442     36,442  
                     
Non-current lease liability Note 9   -     37,865     37,865  

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Micromem Technologies Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended October 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018
(Expressed in United States dollars, unless otherwise noted)

5.  Adoption of new accounting pronouncements (continued)

(a)  IFRS 16 Leases (continued)

The following is the Company's policy for accounting for lease contracts in accordance with IFRS 16:

At the inception of a contract, the Company assesses whether a contract is, or contains a lease. A contract is, or contains a lease if the contract conveys the right to control the use of an identified asset for a period of time in exchange for consideration. The Company recognizes a right-of-use asset and a lease liability at the commencement date of the lease. The right-of-use asset is initially measured at cost, which comprises the initial amount of the lease liability adjusted for any lease payments made at or before the commencement date, plus any initial direct costs incurred and an estimate of costs to dismantle and remove the underlying asset, less any lease incentives received. The right-of-use asset is subsequently depreciated using the straight-line method from the commencement date to the earlier of the end of the useful life of the right-of-use asset or the end of the lease term. In addition, the right-of-use assets are adjusted for impairment losses, if any. The estimated useful lives and recoverable amounts of right-of-use assets are determined on the same basis as those of property and equipment. The lease liability is initially measured at the present value of the lease payments that are not paid at the commencement date, discounted using the interest rate implicit in the lease or, if that rate cannot be readily determined, the Company's incremental borrowing rate currently set at 24%. The lease liability is subsequently measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method. The Company has elected not to recognize right-of-use assets and lease liabilities for short-term leases (lease term of 12 months or less) and leases for which the underlying asset is of low value as there are none. The Company recognizes the lease payments associated with these leases as an expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

(b)  IFRIC 23 Uncertainty over income tax treatments

IFRIC 23 clarifies the application of recognition and measurement requirements in IAS 12, Income Taxes, when there is uncertainty over income tax treatments. It specifically addresses whether an entity considers each tax treatment independently or collectively, the assumptions an entity makes about the examination of tax treatments by taxation authorities, how an entity determines taxable profit (tax loss), tax bases, unused tax losses, unused tax credits and tax rates, and how an entity considers changes in facts and circumstances. IFRIC 23 became effective for the annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2019, with earlier application permitted. The Company has adopted this interpretation as of its effective date and assessed no significant impact as a result of the adoption of this interpretation.

6.  New and revised standards and interpretations issued but not yet effective

Certain pronouncements were issued by the IASB or the IFRIC that are mandatory for accounting periods commencing on or after January 1, 2020. Many are not applicable or do not have a significant impact to the Company and have been excluded. The following have not yet been adopted and are being evaluated to determine their impact on the Company.

(a)  IAS 1 Presentation of Financial Statements and IAS 8 Accounting Policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates and Errors

IAS 1 and IAS 8 were amended in October 2018 to refine the definition of materiality and clarify its characteristics. The revised definition focuses on the idea that information is material if omitting, misstating or obscuring it could reasonably be expected to influence decisions that the primary users of general purpose financial statements make on the basis of those financial statements. The amendments are effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2020, with earlier adoption permitted. The Company will adopt this interpretation as of its effective date. The Company has performed a preliminary analysis and has not assessed any significant impacts as a result of the adoption of these amendments.

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Micromem Technologies Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended October 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018
(Expressed in United States dollars, unless otherwise noted)

7.  Property and equipment

    November 1,     Additions /     Restatement     November 1,     Additions /     October 31,  
    2018     Disposals     Note 4(a)     2019     Disposals     2020  
Cost                                    
Computers $ 35,416   $ (3,376 ) $ -   $ 32,040   $ -   $ 32,040  
Right-of-use assets   -     -     74,307     74,307     -     74,307  
  $ 35,416               $ 106,347   $ -   $ 106,347  
Accumulated amortization                                    
Computers $ 26,188   $ 3,175   $ -   $ 29,363   $ 714   $ 30,077  
Right-of-use assets   -     -     -     -     27,021     27,021  
  $ 26,188               $ 29,363   $ 27,735   $ 57,098  
                                     
Net book value $ 9,228               $ 76,984         $ 49,249  

8.  Patents

    November 1,                 November 1,           October 31,  
    2018     Additions     Impairment     2019     Additions     2020  
Cost $ 904,431   $ -   $ (223,143 ) $ 681,288   $ -   $ 681,288  
Accumulated amortization   508,326     152,962     -     661,288     8,123     669,411  
Net book value $ 396,105               $ 20,000         $ 11,877  

The Company holds several patents in the United States for its Multimodal Fluid Condition Sensor Platform. In prior years, the Company had negotiated with a major automotive company and a Tier 1 manufacturer for the development and commercial exploitation of this patented technology. In 2019, the Company discontinued provisional patent applications in international jurisdictions and determined that the patents were impaired as its carrying amount was higher than its recoverable amount. The value in use, measured as the present value of the future cash flows expected to be derived from this asset class, had been estimated at a minimum of $20,000 at October 31, 2019. Accordingly, the Company recorded an impairment reserve of $223,143 in fiscal year 2019. The Company maintains that there remains significant potential value in its existing patents in terms of potential licensing agreements and royalty fees once it begins to exploit this asset class in the future.

9.  Leases

(a)  Maturity analysis of lease obligations

The following represents a maturity analysis of the Company's undiscounted principal amount of contractual lease obligations as at October 31, 2020.

    CDN  
Less than one year $ 48,060  
Two to five years   32,040  
  $ 80,100  

(b)  Supplemental disclosure

For the year ended October 31, 2020, the Company recognized $14,081 of interest expense on lease obligations in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. The Company further recognized total cash outflow of $11,423 relating to leases.

10.  Long-term loan

On April 15, 2020, the Company obtained a $40,000 CDN ($30,269 USD) interest-free loan from the Government of Canada under the Canada Emergency Business Account ("CEBA") program to cover its operating costs. The term loan matures on December 31, 2025. Repaying the balance of the loan on or before December 31, 2022 will result in a loan forgiveness of $10,000 CDN ($7,567 USD). Effective January 1, 2023, any outstanding balance on the term loan shall bear interest at a rate of 5% per annum. As the Company does not yet know whether they will be able to meet the terms of forgiveness, no amount has been recognized to income.

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Micromem Technologies Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended October 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018
(Expressed in United States dollars, unless otherwise noted)

11.  Convertible debentures

The Company issues three types of convertible debentures: USD denominated convertible debentures with an equity component, Canadian dollar ("CDN") denominated convertible debentures with an embedded derivative due to variable consideration payable upon conversion caused by foreign exchange, and USD denominated convertible debentures with an embedded derivative caused by variable conversion prices.

       
    Convertible debentures     Derivative liabilities     Equity component of
convertible debentures
 
    2020     2019     2020     2019     2020     2019  
(a) $ 2,881,719   $ 2,511,514   $ 197,270   $ 204,366   $ 23,952   $ 50,147  
(b)   199,799     87,560     336,292     561,059     -     -  
  $ 3,081,518   $ 2,599,074   $ 533,562   $ 765,425   $ 23,952   $ 50,147  

(a) USD denominated debentures with equity components and CDN denominated debentures with embedded derivatives

All loan principal amounts are expressed in original currency and all remaining dollar amounts expressed in USD. Convertible debentures outstanding as at October 31:

          CDN  
    USD (equity component)     CDN (embedded derivative)  
    2020     2019     2020     2019  
Loan principal                        
Opening balance $ 931,000   $ 931,000   $ 2,271,017   $ 2,234,294  
Issuance during the year   185,200     -     17,052     165,266  
Repayment or conversion   (20,000 )   -     (158,364 )   (128,543 )
Outstanding at year-end $ 1,096,200   $ 931,000   $ 2,129,705   $ 2,271,017  
                         
Terms of loan                        
Annual interest rate   12% - 24%     12% -  24%     12% - 24%     12% -  24%  
Effective annual interest rate   24%     24% - 36%     12% - 1270%     13% - 645%  
Conversion price to common shares $ 0.03 - $0.07   $ 0.04 - $0.07   $ 0.05 - $0.14   $ 0.05 - $0.15  
Remaining life (in months)   1 - 9     1 - 6     0 - 6     0 - 12  
                         
Consolidated Statement of Financial Position                        
Carrying value of loan principal $ 1,083,375   $ 906,993   $ 1,403,787   $ 1,464,416  
Interest payable   151,387     18,661     243,170     121,444  
Convertible debentures $ 1,234,762   $ 925,654   $ 1,646,957   $ 1,585,860  
                         
Derivative liabilities $ -   $ -   $ 197,270   $ 204,366  
Equity component of convertible debentures $ 23,952   $ 50,147   $ -   $ -  
                         
Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Loss                        
Accretion expense $ 37,934   $ 118,749   $ 723,641   $ 914,780  
Interest expense $ 194,091   $ 191,001   $ 215,923   $ 229,673  
Gain on revaluation of derivative liabilities $ -   $ -   $ (590,625 ) $ (846,401 )
Loss on conversion of convertible debentures $ -   $ -   $ -   $ -  
Loss (gain) on extinguishment of convertible debentures $ -   $ -   $ (10,919 ) $ (2,865 )
                         
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity                        
Amount of principal converted to common shares $ 20,000   $ -   $ 35,000   $ -  
Amount of interest converted to common shares $ 447   $ -   $ 1,168   $ -  
                         
Number of common shares issued on conversion of convertible debentures   511,175     -     731,440     -  
                         
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows                        
Amount of principal repaid in cash $ -   $ -   $ 93,721   $ 96,598  
Amount of interest repaid in cash $ 60,918   $ 187,440   $ 93,005   $ 159,801  

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Micromem Technologies Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended October 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018
(Expressed in United States dollars, unless otherwise noted)

11.  Convertible debentures (continued)

(b)  USD denominated debentures with embedded derivatives

During the year ended October 31, 2020, the Company has incurred $35,500 (2019 - $72,476; 2018 - $40,414) in financing costs which primarily consist of early repayment premiums and administrative fees relating to the convertible debentures, of which $7,500 (2019 - $21,000; 2018 - $nil) was converted into common shares.

Convertible debentures outstanding as at October 31, 2020:

    (i)     (ii)  
    2020     2019     2020     2019  
                         
Loan principal                        
Opening balance $ 304,000   $ 213,600   $ 121,000   $ 101,250  
Issuance during the year   449,000     563,600     273,770     307,250  
Conversion   (447,000 )   (397,600 )   (106,000 )   (287,500 )
Repayment   (80,000 )   (75,600 )   -     -  
Outstanding at year-end $ 226,000   $ 304,000   $ 288,770   $ 121,000  
                         
Terms of loan                        
Annual interest rate   4%     4%     2% - 10%     10%  
Effective annual interest rate   4070% -     139% -     2573% -     4338% -  
    5278%     5044%     20559%     5368%  
Conversion price to common shares   (i)     (i)     (ii)     (ii)  
Remaining life (in months)   9 - 12     6 - 11     0 - 5     3 - 12  
Consolidated Statement of Financial Position                        
Carrying value of loan principal $ 56   $ 39,993   $ 165,564   $ 23,429  
Interest payable   14,515     10,953     19,664     13,185  
Convertible debentures $ 14,571   $ 50,946   $ 185,228   $ 36,614  
                         
Derivative liabilities $ 153,804   $ 370,759   $ 182,489   $ 190,300  
                         
Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Loss                        
Accretion expense $ 136,533   $ 57,111   $ 201,711     165,753  
Interest expense $ 11,390   $ 27,053   $ 19,965     21,916  
Gain on revaluation of derivative liabilities $ (73,082 ) $ 196,842   $ (106,213 )   294,673  
Loss on conversion of convertible debentures $ 54,436   $ 49,738   $ 42,048     281  
Loss (gain) on extinguishment of convertible debentures $ (116,490 ) $ 2,219   $ -     -  
                         
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity                        
Amount of principal converted to common shares $ 447,000   $ 397,600   $ 106,000   $ 287,500  
Amount of interest converted to common shares $ 6,060   $ 23,100   $ 20,986   $ 21,969  
Number of common shares issued on conversion of convertible debentures   29,409,479     29,106,847     13,585,550     33,421,726  
                         
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows                        
Amount of principal repaid in cash $ 80,000   $ 75,600   $ -   $ -  
Amount of interest repaid in cash $ 1,767   $ 5,973   $ -   $ -  

(i)  Conversion price defined as 75% multiplied by the average of the lowest 3 closing stock prices for the 10 trading days prior to conversion date.

(ii)  Conversion price defined as 75% multiplied by the lowest stock price for the 20 trading days prior to conversion date.

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Micromem Technologies Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended October 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018
(Expressed in United States dollars, unless otherwise noted)

11.  Convertible debentures (continued)

(b)  USD denominated debentures with embedded derivatives

Convertible debentures outstanding as at October 31, 2020:


    (iii)  
    2020     2019  
Loan principal            
Opening balance $ -   $ 308,000  
Conversion   -     (308,000 )
Outstanding at year-end $ -   $ -  
Terms of loan            
Annual interest rate   n/a     5%  
Effective annual interest rate   n/a     5234%  
Conversion price to common shares   (iii)     (iii)  
Remaining life (in months)   n/a     n/a  
Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Loss            
Accretion expense $ -   $ 261,042  
Interest expense $ -   $ 22,443  
Gain on revaluation of derivative liabilities $ -   $ 11,451  
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity            
Amount of principal converted to common shares $ -   $ 308,000  
Amount of interest converted to common shares $ -   $ 18,339  
Number of common shares issued on conversion of convertible debentures   -     19,510,390  

(iii)  Conversion price defined as 75% multiplied by lowest stock price for the 15 trading days prior to conversion date.

(c)  Fair value of derivative liabilities outstanding

The fair value of the derivative liabilities is determined in accordance with the Black-Scholes or binomial option-pricing models, depending on the circumstances. The underlying assumptions are as follows:

 

2020

 

2019

Share price

$0.02

 

$0.02

Exercise price

$0.01 - $0.11

  

$0.01 - $0.11

Volatility factor (based on historical volatility)

100% - 187%

 

173% - 321%

Risk free interest rate

0.10% - 0.19%

 

1.67% - 1.69%

Expected life of conversion features (in months)

0 - 12

 

0 - 12

Expected dividend yield

0%

 

0%

CDN to USD exchange rate (as applicable)

0.7567

 

0.7582

Call value

$0.00 - $0.02

 

$0.00 - $0.02

Volatility was estimated using the historical volatility of the Company's stock prices for common shares.

12.  Share capital

(a)  Authorized and outstanding shares

The Company has two classes of shares as follows:

(i)  Special redeemable voting preference shares - 2,000,000 authorized, nil issued and outstanding.

(ii)  Common shares without par value – an unlimited number authorized. The holders of the common shares are entitled to receive dividends which may be declared from time to time, and are entitled to one vote per share at shareholder meetings of the Company. All common shares are ranked equally with regards to the Company's residual assets.

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Micromem Technologies Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended October 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018
(Expressed in United States dollars, unless otherwise noted)

12.  Share capital (continued)

(b)  Private placements

(i)  In 2020, the Company completed three private placements with investors consisting of common shares with no warrants, pursuant to prospectus and registration exemptions set forth in applicable securities law. The Company received net proceeds of $425,789 and issued a total of 10,996,994 common shares.

(ii) In 2019, the Company completed four private placements with investors consisting of common shares with no warrants, pursuant to prospectus and registration exemptions set forth in applicable securities law. The Company received net proceeds of $212,968 and issued a total of 4,961,059 common shares.

(iii) In 2018, the Company completed thirty-three private placements with investors consisting of common shares with no warrants, pursuant to prospectus and registration exemptions set forth in applicable securities law. The Company received net proceeds of $866,200 and issued a total of 14,739,272 common shares.

13.  Stock options

(a)  Stock option plan

Until September 8, 2020, under the Company’s fixed stock option plan (the “Plan”), the Company could grant up to 18,840,000 shares of common stock to directors, officers, employees or consultants of the Company and its subsidiaries. The exercise price of each option is equal to or greater than the market price of the Company's shares on the date of grant unless otherwise permitted by applicable securities regulations. An option's maximum term under the Plan is 10 years. Stock options are fully vested upon issuance by the Company unless the Board of Directors stipulates otherwise by Directors' resolution.

The Company held its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders on September 8, 2020. The authorized limit for stock options in the Company's plan was increased from 18.84 million options to 27.5 million options at the meeting.

(b)  Summary of changes


    Number of     Weighted  
    options     average  
          exercise price  
Outstanding at November 1, 2018   6,250,000   $ 0.29  
Expired   (520,000 )   0.34  
Outstanding at October 31, 2019   5,730,000   $ 0.25  
Cancelled   (2,040,000 )   0.25  
Expired   (1,490,000 )   0.46  
Outstanding at October 31, 2020   2,200,000   $ 0.10  

All options vest immediately upon issuance. There were no options issued to directors and officers during the year ended October 31, 2020 (2019 - nil; 2018 - 700,000) nor employees (2019 - nil; 2018 - 1,500,000).

(c)  Stock options outstanding at October 31, 2020

        Weighted average  
Date of issue   Expiry date   Number of     Exercise price     Remaining  
        options           contractual life  
                     (years)  
June 29, 2018   June 29, 2023   2,200,000     0.10     2.7  
Outstanding and exercisable at October 31, 2020   2,200,000   $ 0.10     2.7  

Subsequent to October 31, 2020, the Company granted 6.5 million stock options to employees, senior officers, directors and one consultant (Note 23(f)).

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Micromem Technologies Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended October 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018
(Expressed in United States dollars, unless otherwise noted)

14.  Loss per share

Basic and diluted loss per share are calculated using the following numerators and denominators:

Numerator   2020     2019     2018  
Loss attributable to common shareholders $ (1,245,393 ) $ (2,832,864 ) $ (2,362,239 )
Loss used in computation of basic and diluted loss per share $ (1,245,393 ) $ (2,832,864 ) $ (2,362,239 )
                   
Denominator                  
Weighted average number of common shares for computation of basic and diluted loss per share   377,380,476     288,398,051     237,242,674  

For the year ended October 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, all stock options and conversion features were anti-dilutive and, therefore, are excluded from the calculation of diluted loss per share.

15.  Income taxes

(a)  The Company has non-capital losses of approximately $31.1 million available to reduce future taxable income, the benefit of which has not been recognized in these consolidated financial statements. At October 31, 2020, the tax losses expire as follows:

    Canada     Other foreign     Total  
2026 $ 1,803,343   $ -   $ 1,803,343  
2027   1,516,471     -     1,516,471  
2028   -     -     -  
2029   1,554,181     461,496     2,015,677  
2030   2,096,995     1,880,897     3,977,892  
2031   1,263,375     18,526     1,281,901  
2032   1,400,147     325,793     1,725,940  
2033   1,697,116     157,463     1,854,579  
2034   2,455,152     679,089     3,134,241  
2035   2,774,535     570,901     3,345,436  
2036   3,256,074     441,019     3,697,093  
2037   2,606,582     232,719     2,839,301  
2038   1,762,145     -     1,762,145  
2039   1,576,315     3,923     1,580,238  
2040   531,199     -     531,199  
  $ 26,293,630   $ 4,771,826   $ 31,065,456  

(b)  In addition, the Company has available capital loss carry forwards of approximately $1.3 million to reduce future taxable capital gains, the benefit of which has not been recognized in these consolidated financial statements. Capital losses carry forward indefinitely.

(c)  Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effect of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and amounts used for income tax purposes. Significant components of the Company's deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows:

    2020     2019     2018  
Non-capital losses and other $ 8,232,346   $ 8,073,286   $ 7,698,859  
Capital losses   166,316     175,090     175,090  
Property, equipment, patents and deferred costs   1,666,788     1,668,632     1,567,228  
  $ 10,065,450     9,917,008   $ 9,441,177  
Deferred tax asset not recognized   (10,065,450 )   (9,917,008 )   (9,441,177 )
  $ -   $ -   $ -  

As at October 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company assessed that it is not probable that sufficient taxable profit will be available to use deferred income tax assets based on operating losses in prior years; therefore, there are no balances carried in the consolidated statements of financial position for such assets.

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Micromem Technologies Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended October 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018
(Expressed in United States dollars, unless otherwise noted)

15.  Income taxes (continued)

(d)  The reconciliation of income tax attributed to continuing operations computed at the statutory tax rates to income tax expense is as follows:

    2020     2019     2018  
Loss before income taxes $ (1,245,393 ) $ (2,832,864 ) $ (2,362,239 )
Statutory tax rate   26.50%     26.50%     26.50%  
Expected income tax recovery $ (330,029 ) $ (750,709 ) $ (625,993 )
Non-deductible expenses and other items   143,550     270,610     182,056  
Effect of exchange rate on deferred tax assets carried forward and other   38,037     4,269     225,846  
Effect of higher tax rates in foreign jurisdictions   -     -     -  
Change in deferred tax assets not recognized   148,442     475,830     218,091  
  $ -   $ -   $ -  

16.  Operating expenses

(a)  General and administrative

The components of general and administrative expenses are as follows:

    2020     2019     2018  
General and administrative $ 49,702   $ 56,720   $ 63,936  
Rent and occupancy   37,153     64,647     70,674  
Office insurance   2,024     26,812     117,615  
Investor relations, listing and filing fees   49,537     49,029     53,113  
Loss on settlement of accounts payable   15,591     -     -  
  $ 154,007   $ 197,208   $ 305,338  

(b)  Professional, other fees and salaries

The components of professional, other fees and salaries expenses are as follows:

    2020     2019     2018  
Professional fees $ 148,926   $ 157,354   $ 165,685  
Consulting fees   138,123     53,845     316,815  
Salaries and benefits   175,075     230,782     264,780  
  $ 462,124   $ 441,981   $ 747,280  

(i)  Wage subsidy

The Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) was announced by the Government of Canada on March 27, 2020 to enable companies negatively impacted by COVID-19 to re-hire workers. Under this program, qualifying businesses can receive up to 75% of their employees’ wages, with employers being encouraged to provide the remaining 25%.

For the year ended October 31, 2020, the Company recognized $85,455 CDN ($63,792 USD) of wage subsidy under this program, which has been recorded as a reduction of salaries expenses in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. This program has been extended until March 2021.

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Micromem Technologies Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended October 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018
(Expressed in United States dollars, unless otherwise noted)

17.  Supplemental cash flow information

The following provides a reconciliation of the cash flows from convertible debentures and derivative liabilities :

    2020     2019  
Balance - beginning of period $ 3,364,499   $ 3,126,687  
Cash flows from financing activities:            
Proceeds from issuance of convertible debentures   612,279     780,891  
Repayments of convertible debentures   (150,920 )   (172,198 )
Non-cash changes:            
Increase in loan principal (i)   -     60,000  
Accretion expense   1,099,818     1,517,436  
Accrued interest on convertible debentures   285,679     164,243  
Gain on revaluation of derivative liabilities   (771,920 )   (343,436 )
Gain on extinguishment of debt   (127,409 )   (646 )
Convertible debentures converted into common shares   (762,847 )   (1,636,825 )
Renewal of convertible debentures   (26,752 )   (106,594 )
Foreign exchange loss (gain)   92,652     (25,059 )
Balance - end of period $ 3,615,080   $ 3,364,499  

(i)  In accordance with the convertible debenture agreements, additional consideration was provided as of the conversion date, based on the stipulated conversion price.

18.  Key management compensation and related party transactions

The Company reports the following related party transactions:

(a)  Key management compensation

Key management personnel are persons responsible for planning, directing and controlling activities of the Company, including officers and directors. Compensation paid or payable to these individuals (or companies controlled by such individuals) are summarized as follows:

    2020     2019     2018  
Professional, other fees, and salaries $ 17,517   $ 4,684   $ 235,297  
Stock-based compensation   -     -     44,740  
  $ 17,517   $ 4,684   $ 280,037  

In 2020, these parties were not awarded any options (2019 - nil; 2018 - 700,000 options at an exercise price of $0.10).

Subsequent to October 31, 2020, the Company awarded 3 million stock options to key management as part of the total 6.5 million stock options issued (Note 23(f)).

(b)  Trade payables and other liabilities

At October 31, 2019, the Company reported $205,788 in trade payable and other liabilities, representing alleged outstanding wages and expenses payable to the former President of MAST, Mr. Steven Van Fleet. The alleged payables related to claims made by Mr. Van Fleet as amounts owing to him prior to his resignation as an officer and director of the Company on August 27th, 2018.

As described in Note 19(b) below, the Company has reversed this reserve in the fiscal year ended October 31, 2020 based on the developments in this legal matter in 2020. The reasonable value of Mr. Van Fleet’s claims against the Company as of October 31, 2020 is $nil.

As at October 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company reports $167,000 in trade payables and other liabilities owing to a company whose major shareholder was a former director of the Company and who has also previously served as its Chief Technology Officer. This individual was elected as a director on February 19, 2014 through September 8, 2020. The balance reported relates to alleged services provided in 2015; there have been no invoices submitted by this related party after October 31, 2015.

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Micromem Technologies Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended October 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018
(Expressed in United States dollars, unless otherwise noted)

18.  Key management compensation and related party transactions (continued)

(c)  Convertible debentures

In May 2019, the CEO of the Company provided for a short-term loan of $15,000 CDN ($11,450 USD). At October 31, 2019, $10,000 CDN ($7,582 USD) in loan principal was outstanding. In 2020, the remaining amount of loan principal was extinguished by participation of the CEO in the private placement which the Company completed at the time. The extinguishment of the debt for the shares received in the private placement resulted in an a loss on conversion of $14,000 CDN ($10,600 USD).

In January 2018, the CEO of the Company provided for a convertible debenture of $150,000 CDN ($114,086 USD). As at October 31, 2020, $10,001 CDN ($7,509 USD)(October 31, 2019 - $52,319 CDN, $39,756 USD) in loan principal remains outstanding.

19.  Contingencies

(a)  The Company has agreed to indemnify its directors and officers and certain of its employees in accordance with the Company's by-laws. The Company maintains insurance policies that may provide coverage against certain claims.

(b)  On October 7, 2018, the former President of MAST, Inc. (a wholly-owned subsidiary), Mr. Steven Van Fleet, filed a lawsuit against Micromem and MAST in New York State Supreme Court, Dutchess County. In the action, Mr. Van Fleet is seeking payment of $214,574 plus interest relating to alleged remuneration and expense reimbursements due to him prior to his resignation as an officer and director of Micromem and MAST on August 17, 2018. The Company answered the complaint on December 7, 2018 by denying the material allegations in Mr. Van Fleet's claims. In addition, the Company interposed 7 counterclaims against Mr. Van Fleet seeking, among other things: (i) damages of not less than $2.75 million,

(ii) specific performance to compel Mr. Van Fleet to comply with his contractual obligations which were required for the period of time that he served as an officer and director through to his resignation date; (iii) repayment of certain salary and expenses paid to Mr. Van Fleet; (iv) a direction for Mr. Van Fleet to turn over all Company property in his possession or control; (v) an accounting to determine all money and property belonging to the Company and/or MAST. On January 24, 2019, the Company amended its original answer and counterclaims to include, among other things, a demand for additional damages based on new information that had come to light. On February 8, 2019, Mr. Van Fleet, through his counsel, replied to and denied the material allegations in Micromem's counterclaims.

In January 2020, the court sent a schedule for completing discovery, which later had to be revised due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In May 2020, the court revised the discovery schedule, which required the parties to complete depositions and all remaining discovery by August 26, 2020.

Counsel for the parties agreed that Mr. Van Fleet’s deposition would proceed on July 31, 2020. The day before the deposition, Mr. Van Fleet’s counsel advised the Company’s counsel that if Mr. Van Fleet were to appear at the deposition, he would invoke his Fifth Amendment right not to incriminate himself with respect to the Company’s counterclaims, and that rather than doing so, Mr. Van Fleet had chosen not to appear for his deposition and would never appear for his deposition in the future.

In light of this development, on September 25, 2020 the Company’s counsel moved for a default, asking the court to strike Mr. Van Fleet’s claims and to enter a judgment in the Company’s favor on its counterclaims. Mr. Van Fleet has not submitted any opposition to the motion. Although the motion has not yet been decided, given that the facts and law support a default, and the motion is unopposed, we anticipate that the court will grant the motion striking Mr. Van Fleet’s claim and schedule a hearing to determine the Company’s damages on its counterclaims.

Based on these developments, we believe that, at October 31, 2020, the reasonable value of Mr. Van Fleet’s claims against the Company was $nil. Our belief has been confirmed by events since that date. While the Company may obtain a judgment for damages, we cannot currently predict the amount of damages, if any, that will be awarded and/or if a judgment will be collectible.

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Micromem Technologies Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended October 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018
(Expressed in United States dollars, unless otherwise noted)

20.  Financial risk management

(a)  Currency risk

Currency risk is the risk that the fair value of, or future cash flows from, the Company's financial instruments will significantly fluctuate due to changes in foreign exchange rates. The Company is exposed to currency risk to the extent that it incurs expenses and issues convertible debentures denominated in Canadian dollars (CDN). The Company manages currency risk by monitoring the Canadian position of these monetary financial instruments on a periodic basis throughout the course of the reporting period.

As at October 31, 2020, balances that are denominated in CDN are as follows:

    CDN  
    2020     2019  
Cash (bank indebtedness) $ 8,759   $ (3,188 )
Prepaid expenses and other receivables $ 33,594   $ -  
Trade payables and other liabilities $ 23,530   $ 387,766  
Convertible debentures (carrying value) $ 2,176,454   $ 2,010,940  
Derivative liabilities $ 260,692   $ 207,161  
Long-term loan $ 40,000   $ -  

A 10% strengthening of the US dollar against the CDN would decrease accumulated deficit by $169,114 as at October 31, 2020 (2019 - decrease accumulated deficit by $158,836). A 10% weakening of the USD against the CDN would have had the opposite effect of the same magnitude.

(b)  Interest rate risk

Interest rate risk is the risk that the fair value of, or future cash flows from, the Company's financial instruments will significantly fluctuate due to changes in market interest rates. The Company is exposed to interest rate risk on its interest- bearing convertible debentures. This exposure is limited due to the short-term nature of the convertible debentures.

(c)   Liquidity risk

Liquidity risk is the risk that the Company will not be able to meet its financial obligations as they become due. The Company's policy is to review liquidity resources and ensure that sufficient funds are available to meet financial obligations as they become due. Further, the Company's management is responsible for ensuring funds exist and are readily accessible to support business opportunities as they arise. The Company's funding is provided in the form of capital raised through the issuance of shares on conversion of convertible debentures. With the exception of the long-term loan, all financial liabilities are due within 1 year as at October 31, 2020.

(i)  Trade payables

The following represents an analysis of the maturity of trade payables:

    2020     2019  
Less than 30 days past billing date $ 252,413   $ 203,143  
31 to 90 days past billing date   25,683     13,259  
Over 90 days past billing date   489,853     781,230  
  $ 767,949   $ 997,632  

As at October 31, 2020, trade payables include $367,418 (2019 - $573,206) of invoices which the Company has disputed and/or are stale-dated. The Company does not anticipate that it will be required to discharge such amounts.

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Micromem Technologies Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended October 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018
(Expressed in United States dollars, unless otherwise noted)

20.  Financial risk management (continued)

(c)  Liquidity risk (continued)

(ii)  Convertible debentures and derivative liabilities

The following represents an analysis of the maturity of the convertible debentures and derivative liabilities:

    2020     2019  
    Convertible     Derivative     Convertible     Derivative  
    debentures     liabilities     debentures     liabilities  
Less than three months $ 1,335,853   $ 149,827   $ 754,799   $ 75,528  
Three to six months   806,477     190,055     1,168,349     71,326  
Six to twelve months   939,188     193,680     675,926     618,571  
  $ 3,081,518   $ 533,562   $ 2,599,074   $ 765,425  

(d)  Credit risk

Credit risk is the risk of financial loss to the Company if a customer or counterparty to a financial instrument fails to meet its contractual obligations, and arises principally from the Company's cash and other receivables. The maximum exposure to credit risk is the carrying value of these financial assets, which amounted to $213,695 as at October 31, 2020 (2019 - $49,236).

Cash of $191,479 as at October 31, 2020 (2019 - $46,056) is held with central banks and financial institution counterparties that are highly rated. The Company has assessed no significant change in credit risk and an insignificant loss allowance, which was not recognized in these consolidated financial statements.

21.  Fair value hierarchy

Assets and liabilities recorded at fair value in the consolidated statements of financial position are classified using a fair value hierarchy that reflects the significance of the inputs used in making the measurements. The fair value hierarchy has the following levels:

Level 1 - valuation based on quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets and liabilities. There are no assets or liabilities in this category in these consolidated financial statements.

Level 2 - valuation techniques based on inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. In these consolidated financial statements, derivative liabilities are included in this category.

Level 3 - valuation techniques using the inputs for the asset or liability that are not based on observable market data. There are no assets or liabilities in this category in these consolidated financial statements.

The Company's policy for determining when transfers between levels of fair value hierarchy occur is based on the date of the event or changes in circumstances that caused the transfer. During the years ended October 31, 2020 and 2019, there were no transfers between levels.

22.  Capital risk management

The Company's objectives when managing capital are to (i) maintain its ability to continue as a going concern in order to provide returns for shareholders and benefits for other stakeholders, (ii) ensure it has sufficient cash resources to further develop and market its technologies and (iii) maintain its ongoing operations. The Company defines its capital as its net assets, total assets less total liabilities. In order to secure the additional capital necessary to pursue these objectives, the Company may attempt to raise additional funds through the issuance of equity or convertible debentures or by securing strategic partners. The Company is not subject to externally imposed capital requirements and there has been no change with respect to the overall capital risk management strategy during the year ended October 31, 2020.

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Micromem Technologies Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended October 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018
(Expressed in United States dollars, unless otherwise noted)

23.  Subsequent events

Subsequent to October 31, 2020:

(a)  The Company secured seven (7) private placements with investors consisting of common shares with no warrants pursuant to prospectus and registrations set forth in applicable securities law. It realized net proceeds of $46,200 CDN and $60,000 USD and issued a total of 3,542,223 common shares.

(b) The Company settled interest debt of $204,233 CDN and $30,200 USD with the issuance of 6,953,755 common shares.

(c)  The Company repaid $25,000 CDN of convertible debentures. It also converted $40,000 CDN and $111,520 USD of convertible debentures through the issuance of 3,712,672 common shares.

(d)  The Company extended convertible debentures that were within 3 months of maturity date from October 31, 2020. Extension terms ranged from three (3) months to nine (9) months.

(e)  The Company secured $52,000 in convertible debentures with a 12 month term and conversion features which become effective six months after initiation date.

(f)  On November 13, 2020, the Company issued 6.5 million common stock options to directors, officers, employees and one consultant at a strike price of $0.05 USD ($0.07 CDN) per share. These stock options vested in full immediately upon issuance and have a 5 year term, expiring on November 13, 2025, if unexercised by that date.

(g)  The Company received an additional $20,000 CDN ($15,125 USD) loan under the Canadian government’s CEBA loan program under the same terms as the original loan of $40,000 secured in April 2020 (Note 10).

(h)  With respect to the Company’s litigation with Mr Van Fleet (Note 19(b)), the court ultimately extended his time to January 11, 2021 to submit opposition to the Company’s motion to dismiss Mr Van Fleet’s claims. The court also extended the deadline for him to submit his reply papers to January 20, 2021. Mr Van Fleet has failed to reply to the court within the prescribed timelines that the court set out and the Company’s motion to strike his claims is unopposed. The Company is currently pursuing potential damage claims against Mr. Van Fleet.

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MICROMEM TECHNOLOGIES INC.

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2020

PREPARED AS OF FEBRUARY 12, 2021

 

NOTICE TO READER

The Management's Discussion and Analysis ("MD&A") report for Micromem Technologies Inc. for the fiscal year October 31, 2020, as attached, is dated as of February 12, 2021, consistent with the date of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm report and with the original 52-109 CEO and CFO certification filings related thereto.

 

/s/ Dan Amadori /s/ Joseph Fuda
Dan Amadori, CFO Joseph Fuda, CEO
February 12 , 2021 February 12, 2021

 

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MICROMEM TECHNOLOGIES INC.

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2020

PREPARED AS OF FEBRUARY 12, 2021

INTRODUCTION

The following sets out the Management's Discussion and Analysis ("MD&A") of the financial position and result of operations for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2020 of Micromem Technologies Inc. (the "Company", "Micromem" or "we"). The MD&A should be read in conjunction with the Company's audited consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes for the fiscal years ending October 31, 2020 and 2019 which are prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board. Additional information regarding the Company is available on the SEDAR website at www.sedar.com.

The Company's shares are traded on the OTCQB under the symbol MMTIF and on the Canadian Securities Exchange ("CSE") under the symbol MRM. In November 2007, the Company incorporated Micromem Applied Sensor Technologies Inc. ("MAST") for the purpose of moving forward with the planned commercialization of its technology. 

Certain information provided by the Company in this MD&A and in other documents publicly filed throughout the year that are not recitation of historical facts may constitute forward-looking statements. The words "may", "would", "could", "will", "likely", "estimate", "believe", "expect", "forecast" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements.

Readers are cautioned that such statements are only predictions and the actual events or results may differ materially. In evaluating such forward-looking statements, readers should specifically consider the various factors that could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements.

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

This MD&A contains forward-looking statements and forward looking information within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation ("forward looking statements"). Any statements that express or involve discussions with respect to predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, assumptions, potentials, future events or performance (often, but not always, using words or phrases such as "believes", "expects" or "does not expect", "is expected", "anticipates" or "does not anticipate", or "intends" or stating that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will" be taken or achieved) are not statements of historical fact, but are "forward-looking statements". Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company, or developments in the Company's business or in its industry, to differ materially from the anticipated results, performance, achievements, or developments expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include disclosure regarding possible events, conditions or results of operations that are based on assumptions about future conditions, courses of action and consequences. Forward-looking statements may also include, without limitation, any statement relating to future events, conditions, or circumstances. The Company cautions you not to place undue reliance upon any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. Forward-looking statements relate to, among other things, the successful commercialization of our technology, comments about potential future revenues, joint development agreements and expectations of signed contracts with customers, etc. A number of inherent risks, uncertainties and factors affect the operations, performance and results of the Company and its business, and could cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations of estimated or anticipated events or results. Some of these risks and uncertainties include the risk of not securing required capital in future, the risks of not successfully concluding agreements with potential partners on a timely basis and the risks associated with commercializing and bringing to market our technology. These risks are affected by certain factors that are beyond the Company's control: the existence of present and possible future government regulation, competition that exists in the Company's business, uncertainty of revenues, markets and profitability, as well as those other factors discussed in this MD&A report. This list is not exhaustive of the factors that may affect any of the Company's forward-looking statements and reference should also be made to the Company's Annual Information Form (prepared and filed in the form of a Form 20-F Annual Report pursuant to The Securities Exchange Act of 1934) for a description of risk factors.


Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements that are incorporated by reference herein, except in accordance with applicable securities law.

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MICROMEM TECHNOLOGIES INC.

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2020

PREPARED AS OF FEBRUARY 12, 2021



TABLE OF CONTENTS:

1. OVERVIEW
   
2. COMMENTARY ON CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES
   
3. PROJECT UPDATES
   
4. DISCUSSION OF OPERATING RESULTS
   
5. RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES
   
6. GOING CONCERN
   
7. OTHER MATTERS
   
8. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
   



MICROMEM TECHNOLOGIES INC.

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2020

PREPARED AS OF FEBRUARY 12, 2021

1. OVERVIEW

Micromem is a company that develops customized, proprietary sensor-based solutions for large multinational corporations. It operates also through its wholly- owned subsidiary, Micromem Applied Sensor Technologies ("MAST").  Until  August 2018, MAST was  traditionally responsible for the development of market opportunities, maintaining customer relationships and the project management of the independent engineering subcontractors that it engaged once a client project was initiated.  Micromem and MAST are referred to interchangeably as "the Company" throughout this report.

In 2020, the Company had positive new developments in its business initiatives.  It also experienced client driven delays due to the Covid - 19  pandemic in terms of its commercialization strategies for the technology applications that it continued to pursue.  It continued to deal within very tight working capital constraints and was successful in raising additional capital in 2020 and through to the date of this report.  Our litigation with Steve Van Fleet, who resigned as an officer and director of the Company on August 17, 2018, continues. Mr Van Fleet has not attended any scheduled discoveries and has not appeared at scheduled court dates.  We have applied to the courts to have his claims against the Company dismissed and we are now pursuing our claims for damages against Mr Van Fleet.

Financing:

In 2020 the Company secured $425,789 of financing from private placements (2019: $212,968) and received proceeds of $612,279 (2019: $780,891) from the issuance of convertible debentures.  The Company  issued 44,237,644 common shares relating to the conversion by debenture holders of their debentures totaling $859,331 during the year (2019: issued 82,038,962 common shares relating to conversion of debentures totaling $1,636,825).

The Company's convertible debt structure is complex with 3 broad categories of such debt: (i) $CDN denominated debt with fixed conversion prices; (ii) $US denominated debt with fixed conversion prices, and (iii) $US denominated debt with variable conversion prices.  The term of the debt in each instance is typically between 4 months and 12 months.  In 2020 the Company has repaid certain convertible loans at maturity when due as requested by the debenture holder or converted the debenture into common shares at the request of the debenture holder, or extended the term of the debenture through negotiations with the debenture holder - in this latter case, certain terms of the loan - interest rate and/or conversion price - have, in some instances, been adjusted as part of the extension.

Under IFRS reporting, such loans require quarterly remeasurements.  The application of the remeasurement methodology is very specific. This is more fully discussed in Section 2; in summary, there are several non-cash related income and expense charges that arise from such remeasurements.  We recorded the following non-cash charges in the fiscal years ending October 31, 2020 and 2019 none of which impact the Company's cash flows:


    2020     2019     Changes  
Accretion expense $ 1,099,818   $ 1,517,436   $ (417,618 )
Loss on conversion of debentures   96,484     101,919     (5,435 )
Gain on revaluation of derivatives   (771,920 )   (343,436 )   (428,484 )
(Gain) loss on extinguishment of debentures   (127,409 )   (646 )   (126,763 )
Net expense $ 296,973   $ 1,275,273   $    

Business Developments in 2020:

(a) Chevron:

We maintained a dialogue with Chevron throughout 2020.

As previously reported, successful field testing of the interwell tracer device was conducted on-site at a California-based Chevron well site in 2019.  Sample testing was conducted for a 12-month period thereafter through March 2020.

Chevron curtailed development activity in 2020 after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.  Chevron continues to have interest in our interwell tracer technology. We anticipate that there will be continued opportunity to engage with Chevron with the potential for Micromem to generate commercial sales to Chevron.

Senior management at Chevron has been very supportive of Micromem's engagement with Romgaz during 2020.

(b) Romgaz:

Recap of 2020 developments:

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in delays in the execution of our commercial activity with Romgaz during the 2020 fiscal year.

We referenced in our Q2 MD&A commentary in June and again in or Q3 commentary in September that we were awaiting initial purchase orders for the interwell tracer technology application during fiscal 2020.

Our discussions with Romgaz have been continuous on a weekly basis throughout fiscal 2020 and have continued to progress since our October 31, 2020 fiscal year end.  The key go-forward points in these discussions, at the current date are as follows:

(i) We are anticipating an initial purchase order for several interwell tracer devices, similar to the technology that Chevron deployed in the California field trials referenced above.


(ii) Micromem will be commissioned to conduct/lead a development program to enhance and expand the analytics capabilities of the existing technology with the end goal of delivering a comprehensive analytics solution to Romgaz for its specific performance requirements in its gas wells.

(iii) Micromem and Romgaz are pursuing discussions whereby the technology application developed in (ii)  above will be manufactured on a commercial scale in Romania.  It is expected that the technology that will be manufactured in Romania will be suitable for both oil and gas well applications.  A joint venture agreement between Micromem and Romgaz is contemplated.

(iv) The working relationship between Micromem and Romgaz is expected to expand to include the development of other technology applications where Micromem has been active over the past five years.  We expect to finalize these working arrangements and move forward with these initiatives in 2021.  It is expected that Romgaz will provide the initial capital to launch this expanded working relationship.

Micromem go forward plans for 2021:

In anticipation of these developments with Romgaz in 2021, Micromem is planning for its business activity to include the following components: 

(i) Continuance of its working relationship with the developer of the ARTRA 171 technology which Chevron has successfully tested in on site testing of operating oil wells and for which we anticipate Romgaz purchase orders in 2021. 

(ii) We will pursue our plans to develop a captive, small engineering/product development team based in Toronto.  In this context, we announced a working relationship with a Toronto-based engineering/manufacturing group ( "Group")  in the aftermath of the departure of Steve Van Fleet in August 2018.  At that time, this Group provided technical guidance and assistance to Micromem as we navigated our discussions with Chevron, Repsol and Romgaz.  As our plans to establish this Toronto- based resource develop further, we expect this Group to have a significant role as a strategic partner to Micromem.

(iii) We will plan to add additional senior management to the Micromem  team  in  the project management ,engineering  and financial reporting areas of discipline .We will also look to recruit  additional corporate  directors to our Board .

(c) Repsol S.A. ("Repsol") 

We have had minimal dialogue with Repsol in 2020. We intend to resume the dialogue  in 2021.

COVID-19:


The impact on the Company of the COVID-19 pandemic during the 2020 fiscal year is discussed below; we believe have taken the appropriate steps to maintain our business and to protect our 5 person staff to ensure their wellbeing:

(a) We closed the office in mid-March, and it remains closed as of the date of this report.  Our staff is working remotely from their homes.

(b) We have utilized the Canada Employment Wage Subsidy program from the Canadian Federal Government to support our payroll obligations in 2020.

(c) We have utilized the Canadian Federal Government small business loan program and secured  a $40,000 CDN term loan which is as described in our consolidated financial statements.  An additional $20,000 of term loan financing under this program was secured in December 2020.

(d) We are in regular phone and electronic contact with our key service providers, subcontractors, and customers.

(e) All business-related travel was suspended as of March 10, 2020.

There remains substantial uncertainty as to the duration of the pandemic.  If the pandemic continues for an extended period of time in 2021, there may be repercussions to the Company's ongoing business which could be significant.

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MICROMEM TECHNOLOGIES INC.

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2020

PREPARED AS OF FEBRUARY 12, 2021
 

2.  COMMENTARY ON CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES:

This section of the report is intended to provide readers with additional information as to the nature of the reporting requirements, procedures, and impact of the convertible debt financings    that the Company has completed. The objective is to facilitate the reader's understanding of this complex aspect of the Company's financial statements.

(1) Overview: convertible debenture reporting

(a) We are required under IFRS reporting standards to measure the components of our convertible debt including the debt, the derivative liability, and the equity component of the face value of the debt, as appropriate, upon execution of the loan agreement with the investor.

(b) The measurement methodology that we employ is in accordance with prescribed guidelines under IFRS and International Accounting Guidelines. This methodology is either a Black Scholes pricing model or a binomial distribution measurement model, depending on which model is more suitable in each case. That determination is based on a subjective assessment by the Company.

(c) When we secure a convertible debenture from an investor, the terms which are finalized through negotiation with the investor will vary on a case by case basis in terms of the following aspects:

(i) Term (typically 2 months to 12 months).

(ii) Interest rate (typically 1 to 2% per month but, in some cases, between 5% - 10% per annum).

(iii) Conversion price (which may be fixed at initiation date or fixed after 6 months based on a formulaic calculation, denominated in Canadian dollars or U.S. Dollars, the latter being the functional currency of the Company and its subsidiaries).

(iv) The option for the Company to prepay the loan during the entire term of the loan or within an initial period of the term of the loan (typically up to 6 months).

(d) At maturity date of the debenture, the debenture holder may agree to extend the term of the loan for an additional period of time, either on the same basic terms as already exist or on renegotiated terms.


(2) Accounting measurements and periodic reporting of convertible debentures:

(a) To the extent that there is a derivative liability that arises in the initial measurement (1(a) above), we are required to revalue the derivative liability at each quarter end using prescribed Black Scholes or binomial methodology. Then, on a quarterly basis, we are required to report this gain or loss on the revaluation in our quarterly consolidated statement of income.

(b) To the extent that the face value of the loan - which is due at the maturity date - is greater than the amount that is assigned to the loan component of the total amount at inception of the loan (1(a) above), then this difference must be accreted over the term of the loan.  Typically, the loan term is from 2 months to 12 months.  Thus, over the term of the loan, we are required to report this accretion amount as an expense in our quarterly consolidated statement of income.

(c) To the extent that a loan is converted into common shares by the debenture holder, we will close out the loan at that point, record remaining accretion expense up to the date of conversion, remeasure the derivative liability to nil and calculate a net gain or loss on conversion of the loan.  The net gain or loss is reported in our consolidated statement of income.

(3) Impact on financial reporting:

The realities and complexities of this prescribed accounting treatment gives rise to complicated disclosures in our financial statements and footnotes:

(a) We report substantial accretion expense in our audited financial statements.

(b) Over time, barring significant volatility in the share price, we generally report a gain on the settlement of the derivative liabilities. However, the  quarterly revaluations  of the derivative liabilities  result  in significant  interim fluctuations. 

(c) The calculated effective interest rate on debt can be substantial. To illustrate,(for example) if the reported value of the debt is a small fraction of the face value at inception and it must be accreted to face value over the term (for example 2 months) then the effective rate of interest will be as high (in these reported financials) as 20,559% representing the rate that would be required  to step up the  reported value to the face value in the short period of the term of the loan.

It is essential, when reviewing our audited consolidated statements, to bear in mind the following:

a) Accretion expense is a non- cash item.

b) Gain or loss  on revaluation of derivatives in a non -cash item.

c) Gain or loss  on extinguishment of debentures  is a non -cash item.


d) Gain or loss  on conversion of debentures to common shares is a non -cash item.

(4) Additional Comments:

The Company notes the following:

a) We have had to resort to convertible debentures financing as a  primary means of securing financing over the past several years in order to continue our operations.

b) The actual interest expense on our convertible debentures which is interest paid to the debenture holders, is at a coupon rate ranging between 1% and 2% per month. The effective rate referenced above is an accounting measurement metric, not a payable obligation.

c) The use of convertible debentures has served to increase our outstanding number of shares over the past few years. The Company plans to deemphasize or eliminate this complex and expensive source of financing in future as it develops and grows its business and is better able to secure more conventional, lower cost financing.

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MICROMEM TECHNOLOGIES INC.

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2020

PREPARED AS OF FEBRUARY 12, 2021
 

3.  PROJECT UPDATES:

Since the resignation of Mr. Van Fleet in August 2018, the Company has worked diligently to establish a renewed dialogue with its active strategic partners.  Its management has engaged with Chevron and Repsol as well as with its engineering and design subcontractors.  It has forged a new business relationship with Romgaz, based in Romania and has engaged with additional engineering manufacturing and marketing resources to provide it with specialized expertise.  The Company's CEO and CFO, under the guidance of the  active board members, have assumed these responsibilities.

Update of Product Development Activity at October 31, 2020

The current status of our active development projects is as reported below:

Chevron:

Refer to the Chevron commentary provided in the Overview section on page 6 of this MD&A document.

Repsol:

We have previously reported on our initial activity with this Spanish energy conglomerate in our 2019 report. We intend to resume our  dialogue  in 2021.

Romgaz:

Romgaz is the state-controlled gas company in Romania.  We initiated a dialogue with the senior management team at Romgaz in May 2019.  The opportunity developed as a result of the progress that we had experienced with our Chevron initiative which, by that point, had advanced to the onsite pilot program referenced above.

We continued our initial discussions with Romgaz thereafter and, in October 2019, we announced that the Company had executed a letter of intent ("LOI") with Romgaz which afforded the Company the opportunity to sell the ARTRA technology units to Romgaz and to develop a robust analytics solution for the technology .

For the developments with Romgaz during the 2020 fiscal year, refer to the Romgaz commentary provided in the Overview section on pages 6-7 of this MD&A document.


Other Developments:

In last year's report we indicated that the Company was engaged in dialogue with an established private company that has engineering and manufacturing capabilities and commercial revenues in North America. As outlined in the Overview section of this MD&A document on page 8 under the caption of Micromem plans for 2021, we are anticipating that a formal working arrangement will be negotiated with this Toronto-based group in 2021.

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MICROMEM TECHNOLOGIES INC.

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2020

PREPARED AS OF FEBRUARY 12, 2021

4.  DISCUSSION OF OPERATING RESULTS:

(a)  Financial Position as at October 31, 2020:

    October 31, 2020     October 31, 2019  
    (US $000)     (US $000)  
             
Assets:            
   Cash   191     46  
   Deposits and other receivables   25     15  
    217     61  
             
   Property and equipment, net   49     3  
   Patents, net   12     20  
    278     84  
             
Liabilities:            
   Accounts payable and accrued liabilities   768     998  
   Current lease liability   36     -  
   Convertible debentures   3,082     2,599  
   Derivative liability   534     765  
    4,420     4,362  
             
Long-term lease liability   15     -  
Long-term lease loan   30     -  
    4,465     4,362  
             
Shareholders' Equity:            
   Share capital   85,463     84,154  
   Contributed surplus   27,811     27,758  
   Equity component of bridge loans   24     50  
   Deficit   (117,485 )   (116,240 )
    (4,187 )   (4,278 )
    278     84  

Commentary:

 

1.

The Company's working capital deficiency is $4,202,571 at October 31, 2020  (2019: deficiency of $4,301,324). 




 

2

 

In 2019 the Company evaluated its patent portfolio and its go forward strategy for its intellectual property portfolio. It decided that it would suspend its provisional patent filings in jurisdictions outside the United States where it has been issued several patents.

For financial reporting purposes the Company recorded an impairment reserve of $223,143 in 2019 and  it reflects an amortized  value of $11,877 as its patent assets at October 31, 2020. The Company believes that its patents remain as  a valuable asset to be exploited in future through the pursuit of licensing agreements with potential strategic partners.

 

 

 

 

3.

The Company continued to secure additional financing in 2020 through convertible bridge loans. Given the terms of the bridge loans, the Company has measured, as appropriate, the prescribed accounting treatment for these bridge loans and the related derivatives.  These loans were typically of a short-term nature and, in many cases, renewed on multiple occasions; the related financial reporting has become progressively more complex .Refer to Section 3 of this report for additional commentary.

 

 

 

 

 

The balance reported as bridge loans at October 31, 2020 is $3,081,518 (2019: $2,599,074) and the related derivative liability balance is $533,562 (2019: $765,425). The Company reports accretion expense on these debentures of $1,099,818 (2019: $1,517,436), a loss on the conversion of bridge loans to share capital of $94,834 (2019:  $101,919), a gain on the revaluation of the underlying derivative liabilities of $771,920 (2019: $343,436) and a gain on extinguishment of convertible debentures of $127,409 (2019: $646). Management generally employs a Black Scholes valuation model although, for certain of the loan transactions contracted for, it uses a binomial measurement model.

Management acknowledges that the cost of financing to the Company is significant; interest on the bridge loans is substantial. In 2020 we reported $441,369 of interest expense (2019: $496,172).

4.  During the 2020 and 2019 fiscal years, the Company secured funding from various sources, the significant components include:

        2020     2019  
                 
   i) Private placements of shares for cash consideration $ 425,789   $ 212,968  
                 
  ii) Bridge loan financing   612,279     780,891  
                 
  iii) Bridge loan settlements for share consideration   859,331     1,636,825  
                 
  iv) Cost reimbursement provided by development partners   -     77,597  
                 
      $ 1,897,399   $ 2,708,281  

 


5. Operating Results:

The following table summarizes the Company's operating results for the years ended October 31, 2020 and 2019:

Discussion of Operating Results

 

Years ended October 31,

 

2020
($000)

2019
($000)

Administration

154

197

Professional fees and salaries

462

442

Recovery of reserve for litigation

(206)

-

Development expense (recovery)

-

(42)

Travel and entertainment

24

53

Amortization of property and equipment

28

3

Amortization of patents

8

153

Impairment of patents

-

223

Foreign exchange loss (gain)

1

(41)

Accretion expense

1,100

1,517

Convertible interest expense

441

496

Financing costs

36

72

Gain on revaluation of derivatives

(772)

(343)

Loss on conversion of debentures

96

102

(Gain) loss on extinguishment of debt

(127)

(1)

Net expenses

1,245

2,833

Net comprehensive income (loss)

(1,245)

(2,833)

Income (loss per share)

-

(0.01)

Fiscal 2020 Compared to Fiscal 2019

a) Administration costs were $154,007 in 2020 versus $197,208 in 2019.  These costs include rent and occupancy costs of $37,153 (2019: $64,647, the Company reported sublet income for a portion of its office space in 2020 and 2019); office insurance costs of $2,024 (2019: $26,812; the Company did not renew its D&O insurance coverage in 2020), investor relations, listings and filing fees of $49,537 (2019: $49,029), other general and administrative expenses of $49,702  (2019: $56,720) and  a loss  on settlement of accounts payable  of $15,591 (2019:  nil).


b) Professional and other fees and salaries costs were $462,124 in 2020 versus $441,981 in 2019. The components of these total costs include legal and audit related expenses of $148,926 (2019: $157,354) , 3rd party consulting fees of $138,123 (2019: $53,845), staff salaries and benefits of $175,075  (2019: $230,782).

The CFO has received no compensation from the Company since March 2018. The CEO of the Company has received $17,517 of salary in 2020 which amount is reported in staff salaries and benefits; he received $4,682 in 2019. 

Prior to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in January 2020, the Company entered into an agreement with a New York- based advisory group ("Advisor") whereby the Advisor would assist the Company in securing mid to long term institutional financing from different US -based financial groups.  The Company paid the Advisor a fee of $100,000 in January 2020 representing all fees and expenses due under the agreement.

The project was to extend for 6-9 months and was timed to coincide with the developments that we anticipated to occur with Romgaz by September 2020.

With the advent of COVID-19 in March 2020, the Romgaz project was delayed and we were unsuccessful in securing any institutional financing through  the Advisor during the period of their mandate.  The Company reported the $100,000 fee as part of the total 3rd party consulting  fees of $138,123 incurred in 2020.

c) Travel and entertainment expenses were $23,903 in 2020 ($52, 568 in 2019) .We limited travel expenses in 2020 as part of the broad effort to reduce the Company's operating expenses. Post  March 2020,  there were no corporate travel expenses incurred .

d) Development cost recoveries represent development costs incurred less costs reimbursed by our development partners which are paid at milestone dates under our joint development contracts. In 2020 ,we  did  not incur  any development costs and we  received no reimbursement of development  costs  from our development partners for  a net recovery  of development costs  of nil  (2019:  we  incurred $36,051 in development costs  and were reimbursed for $77,597 of development costs from our partners reimbursed  for a  net recovery  of $41,546).

e) There were no stock options grants awarded in  fiscal 2020 or 2019.  In 2018, the Company granted 2.2 million  common stock options to directors, officers, employees, and consultants; the related expense of $140,612 was calculated using the Black Scholes option-pricing model. In 2020 , a total of 2.2 million common stock options previously issued to employees , officers  and directors were cancelled .Subsequent  to October 31, 2020, the Company issued  an additional 6.5 million  stock options (Section  8).

f) Interest expense was $441,369 in 2020 versus  $496,172 in 2019.  This represents the actual interest expense obligations incurred by the Company based on the stated interest rates on the convertible debenture notes.

g) Amortization expense was $35,858 in 2020 consisting of $8,123 relating to patents and $27,735 relating to Capital Assets (2019: $156,137 consisting of $152,962 relating to patents and $3,175 relating to Capital Assets).  In 2019, the Company recorded an impairment reserve of  $ 223,143 on its patent portfolio based on its assessment of the net present value of the  portfolio as of October 31, 2019.


h) Financing costs were $35,500 in 2020 versus $72,476 in 2019.  These expenses relate to costs associated with the convertible debenture financings which the Company completed in 2020 and 2019. 

i) The loss  on foreign exchange reported in 2020 was $1,447 versus  a gain of $40,548 in 2019.  This included the exchange relating to the translation of $CDN denominated transactions during the year and to Canadian denominated assets and liabilities at fiscal quarter and year ends.  It also included the foreign exchange relating to the initiation, renewal, conversion and repayment of convertible debentures transactions during the fiscal years.  The Canadian dollar, relative  to the US dollar was $0.7601 at October 31, 2018 , $0.7509 at October 31, 2019 and  $0.7596 at October  31,2020 . 

j) The other expenses reported relate to the convertible debentures. These expenses are all non-cash expenses and compare as follows:

    2020     2019     Changes  
Accretion expense $ 1,099,818   $ 1,517,436   $ (417,618 )
Loss on conversion of debentures   96,484     101,919     (5,435 )
Gain on revaluation of derivatives   (771,920 )   (343,436 )   (428,484 )
(Gain) loss on extinguishment of debentures   (127,409 )   (646 )   (126,763 )
Net expense $ 296,973   $ 1,275,273   $ (978,300 )

k) The Company  reversed the accrual  that it  had  recorded in 2018-2019  of $205,788  with respect              to Mr. Van Fleet's claims against the Company. The current status  of the litigation  with Mr Van Fleet  is detailed in Section 7 (b)  and  Section 8 of this report .While the Company may  also obtain a judgment for damages, we cannot currently predict the amount of damages, if any, that will be awarded and/or if a judgment will be collectible; accordingly, the Company  has  not recognized  any amount receivable that  may  be forthcoming for damages that it  is seeking  in this matter.                                                                                                                             


C. Unaudited Quarterly Financial Information - Summary

 

 

 

 

 

Three months ended

(unaudited)

Revenues

Expenses

Income
(loss) in
period

Loss per

share

 

$

$

$

$

January 31, 2019

-

1,110,303

(1,110,303)

-

April 30, 2019

-

48,088

(48,088)

-

July 31, 2019

-

554,533

(554,533)

-

October 31, 2019

-

1,119,940

(1,119,940)

-

January 31, 2020

-

1,726,023

(1,726,023)

-

April 30, 2020

-

(1,071,746)

1,071,746

-

July 31, 2020

-

234,946

(234,946)

-

October 31, 2020

-

356,170

(356,170)

 

 

Three months ended
(unaudited)

Working
capital
(deficiency)

Capital
assets at NBV

Other Assets

Total Assets

Shareholders'
equity (deficit)

 

$

$

$

$

$

January 31, 2019

(4,488,643)

8,434

364,296

473,177

(4,115,813)

April 30, 2019

(4,158,247)

7,639

326,358

379,334

(3,824,250)

July 31, 2019

(4,189,540)

6,847

149,177

189,025

(4,033,516)

October 31, 2019

(4,301,324)

2,677

20,000

83,484

(4,278,647)

January 31, 2020

(5,387,954)

70,046

18,000

296,256

(5,331,481)

April 30, 2020

(4,140,569)

63,120

15,877

141,860

(4,061,572)

July 31, 2020

(3,994,076)

56,187

13,877

108,438

(3,974,641)

October 31, 2020

(4,202,571)

49,249

11,877

278,026

(4,187,342)

 

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MICROMEM TECHNOLOGIES INC.

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2020

PREPARED AS OF FEBRUARY 12, 2021

 

5.  RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES

There are a number of risks which may individually or in the aggregate affect the long-term commercial success of the Company, both known and unknown. An investment in the Company should be considered speculative due to the nature of the Company's activities and its current stage of development.

Stage of Development of Technology:

The Company has made strides in advancing its technology and in developing a product portfolio and in engaging customers in joint development projects. There remains the risk that the Company must successfully complete development work on these products to have available commercially viable products which can be licensed or sold.

Customers' Willingness to Purchase:

We have entered into joint development agreements whereby our prototype products are being subjected to rigorous testing by our partners. We expect to be successful in completing remaining development work on our product portfolio. If we are successful in doing so, our partners will then have to decide the extent to which they will adopt our technology for future use for their applications. The future revenue streams for the Company are dependent upon the rate of adoption by our customers and their willingness to do so.

Patent Portfolio:

The Company has spent time and effort and incurred significant costs with respect to the maintenance and development of our intellectual property portfolio. In 2019 it decided to abandon certain provisional patent filings in international jurisdictions which it believes does not impact on the core patent technology that the Company maintains.  Given the nature of IP development, the Company is subject to continuing risks that our patents could be successfully challenged and that our patent pending files may not ultimately be granted full patent status. While we continue to make  efforts to broaden our IP claims, this is an ongoing process and requires continued effort and vigilance. The Company does not have extensive in-house resources so as to manage its IP portfolio in this environment and has traditionally relied heavily on its patent attorneys for these services.


Financing:

The Company has successfully raised funding over the past several years to continue to support its development initiatives and fund the Company's corporate structure and overheads. The Company must continue to source financing in order to continue to support its business initiatives.

Competitors:

The Company is subject to competition from other entities that may have greater financial resources and more in-house technical expertise.

Management Structure:

The Company is highly dependent on the services of a small number of senior management team members. If one of these individuals were unavailable, the Company could encounter a difficult transition process.

Outstanding Lawsuit:

The Company is engaged in a lawsuit with Mr. Steven Van Fleet who, until his resignation on August 17, 2018, served as a director of the Company and as the President of the Company's wholly-owned subsidiary, MAST, Inc.  This matter is discussed further in Section 7 (b)  and Section 8 of this  MD&A  report.

Foreign Currency Exposure:

The Company expects to sell its products and license technologies in the United States, in Canada and abroad. It has raised financing in both $CDN and $USD. The Company has not hedged its foreign currency exposure.  Foreign currency fluctuations present an ongoing risk to the business.

COVID-19 Pandemic:

The impact on the Company of the COVID-19 pandemic during the 2020 fiscal year has  been outlined earlier in this report, including the steps that management  has taken in an attempt to maintain our  operations.  There remains  substantial uncertainty as to the duration of the pandemic.  If the pandemic continues for an extended period of time in 2021, there may  be repercussions to the Company's ongoing business which could be significant.

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MICROMEM TECHNOLOGIES INC.

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2020

PREPARED AS OF FEBRUARY 12, 2021

 

6.  GOING CONCERN

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the "going concern" basis, which presumes that the Company will be able to realize its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business for the foreseeable future.

There are material uncertainties related to conditions and events that cast significant doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a reasonable period of time in future.  During the year ended October 31, 2019 the Company reported a net loss and comprehensive loss of $1,245,393 (2019 - $2,832,864; 2018 - $2,362,239) and negative cash flow from operations of $760,572 (2019 - $982,437; 2018 - $1,339,309).  The Company's working capital deficiency as at October 31, 2020 is $4,202,571 (2019 - $4,301,324).

The Company's future success depends on the profitable commercialization of its proprietary  sensor technology. There is no assurance that the Company will be successful in the profitable commercialization of its technology. Based upon its current operating and financial plans, management of the Company believes that it will have sufficient access to financial resources to fund the Company's planned operations through fiscal 2021 and beyond; however, the ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is dependent on its ability to secure additional financing and/or to profitably commercialize its technology. The financial statements do not include any adjustments to reflect the possible future effects on the recoverability and classification of assets or the amounts and classifications of liabilities that may result from the possible inability of the Company to continue as a going concern.

The COVID 19 pandemic has had a significant impact of the Company's operations in 2020 as discussed in the body of this MD&A document.  There remains considerable uncertainty at this date as to the duration of the pandemic.  If the pandemic continues for an extended period of time in  2021, there may be repercussions to the Company's ongoing business which could be significant.

If the "going concern" assumption was not appropriate for these consolidated financial statements, then adjustments would be necessary to the carrying value of assets and liabilities, the reported expenses and the balance sheet classifications used; in such cases, these adjustments would be material.

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MICROMEM TECHNOLOGIES INC.

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2020

PREPARED AS OF FEBRUARY 12, 2021

 

7.  OTHER MATTERS

(a)  Critical Accounting Policies

The accounting policies the Company believes are critical to the financial reporting process include foreign currency translation, financial instruments, compound and hybrid financial instruments, derivative liabilities, conversion features of bridge loans, patents, impairment of long-lived  assets, patents, deferred development costs, revenue recognition, stock-based compensation and income taxes.  These critical accounting policies are set forth in Note 4 to our consolidated financial statements as of October 31, 2020.

(b)   Legal  matters: lawsuit vs Steven Van Fleet 

On October 7, 2018, the former President of MAST, Mr. Steven Van Fleet, filed a lawsuit against Micromem and MAST in New York State Supreme Court, Dutchess County.  In the action, Mr. Van Fleet was seeking payment of $214,574 plus interest relating to alleged remuneration and expense reimbursements due to him prior to his resignation as an officer and director of Micromem and MAST on August 17, 2018.

The Company answered the complaint December 7, 2018 by denying the material allegations in Mr. Van Fleet's claims.  In addition, the Company interposed 7 counterclaims against Mr. Van Fleet seeking, among other things: (i) damages of not less than $2.75 million, (ii) specific performance to compel Mr. Van Fleet to comply with his contractual obligations which were required for the period of time that he served as an officer and director through to his resignation date; (iii) repayment of certain salary and expenses  paid to Mr. Van Fleet; (iv) a direction for Mr. Van Fleet to turn over all Company property in his possession or control; and (v) an accounting to determine all money and property belonging to the Company and/or MAST.

On January 24, 2019, the Company amended its original answer and counterclaims to include, among other things, a demand for additional damages.

On February 8, 2019 Mr. Van Fleet, through his counsel, replied to and denied the material allegations in Micromem's counterclaims.

In January 2020, the court sent a schedule for completing discovery, which later had to be revised due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In May 2020, the court revised the discovery schedule, which required the parties to complete depositions and all remaining discovery by August 26, 2020.             

Counsel for the parties agreed that Mr. Van Fleet's deposition would proceed on July 31, 2020.  The day before the deposition, Mr. Van Fleet's counsel advised the Company's counsel that if Mr. Van Fleet were to appear at the deposition, he would invoke his Fifth Amendment right not to incriminate himself with respect to the Company's counterclaims, and that rather than doing so, Mr. Van Fleet had chosen not to appear for his deposition and would never appear for his deposition in the future.                                                                                                                                                                       


In light of this development, on September 25, 2020 the Company's counsel moved for a default, asking the court to strike Mr. Van Fleet's claims and to enter a judgment in the Company's favor on its counterclaims.  Mr. Van Fleet has not submitted any opposition to the motion.  Although the motion has not yet been decided, given that the facts and law support a default, and the motion is unopposed, we anticipate that the court will grant the motion striking Mr. Van Fleet's claim and schedule a hearing to determine the Company's damages on its counterclaims.                                                                                                                                                         

Micromem has now filed for default judgement of all Mr. Van Fleet's alleged claims and is now seeking a judgement for damages against Mr. Van Fleet as contemplated in the counter-claim which it filed on January 24, 2019.

Based on these developments, we believe that, at October 31, 2020, the reasonable value of Mr. Van Fleet's claims against the Company was $nil. At October 31, 2020, the Company has eliminated the accrual of $205,788 which it reflected in its accounts at October 31, 2019 with respect to the alleged remuneration and expense reimbursements originally claimed by Mr. Van Fleet in October 2018. Refer also  to Section 8 (h) of this report . While the Company is currently seeking judgement for damages, it has not reflected any amount as receivable at October 31, 2020 as there is no certainty to date that damages will be awarded to the Company.

(c) Contingencies and Commitments

The Company may be subject to litigation, claims and governmental and regulatory proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business.  In such cases, the Company accrues a loss contingency for these matters when it is probable that a loss has been incurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. There are no such accruals reflected in the Company's accounts  at October 31, 2020.

The Company has extended its lease for premises through July 2022.  The lease term is for 5 years and stipulates base monthly rental expenses of $4,005 CDN.  Lease commitments are as follows - commitments less than one year of $48,060 CDN, years 2-5: $32,040 CDN.

(d)  Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

At October 31, 2020, the Company has no off-balance sheet financial commitments and does not anticipate entering into any contracts of such nature other than the addition of new operating leases for equipment and premises as may be required in the normal course of business.

(e)  Share Capital

At October 31, 2020, the Company reports 402,552,453 common shares outstanding (2019: 346,925,721). Additionally, the Company has 2,200,000 stock options outstanding with a weighted average exercise price of $0.10 per share (2019: 5,730,000 options outstanding with a weighted average exercise price of $0.25 per share).


(f)  Management and Board of Directors

At our  Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on September 8, 2020, Joseph Fuda,  Oliver Nepomuceno, and  Alex Dey were re-elected to serve on our Board of Directors. Brian Von Herzen was not put forward for reelection to  the  Board  at the  Annual Meeting. Joseph Fuda and Dan Amadori continue to serve as officers of the Company. Steven Van Fleet resigned as an officer and director of the Company on August 17, 2018.  As of October 31, 2020, the Company  remains  engaged in a lawsuit with Mr. Van Fleet, as outlined in Section 7(b) and Section 8 of this MD&A report

Our management team and directors, along with their 2020 remuneration, is presented as below:

Individual

Position

2020 remuneration


Cash

Options

Total

 

 

 

Joseph Fuda

President, Director

17,517

-

17,517

Oliver Nepomuceno

Director

-

-

-

Alex Dey

Director

-

-

-

Brian Von Herzen

Director

-

-

-

Dan Amadori

CFO

-

-

-

(g)  Transactions with Related Parties

The Company reports the following related party transactions:

Key management compensation:

Key management personnel are persons responsible for planning, directing and controlling activities of the Company, including officers and directors. Compensation paid or payable to these individuals (or companies controlled by such individuals) is summarized as:

    2020     2019     2018  
                   
Professional, other fees and salaries $ 17,517   $ 4,684   $ 235,297  
                   
Stock based compensation   -     -     44,740  
                   
  $ 17,517   $ 4,684   $ 280,037  

In 2020 and 2019, these parties were awarded a total of $nil options (2018 - 700,000 options at an exercise price of $0.10). In 2020  a total of  1.3 million common stock options previously  awarded to key management  were cancelled.  Subsequent to October 31, 2020, key management  was  awarded  an additional 3  million common stock options ( Section 8) .


Trade payables and other liabilities:

As at October 31, 2020 and 2019 the Company includes $167,000 in trade payables owing to a company whose major shareholder was a director of the Company from February 2014  through September 2020 and who has also previously served as its Chief Technology Officer. The balance reported relates to alleged services provided in 2015; there have been no invoices submitted by this related party after October 31, 2015.  The Company maintains  that  no amount is  payable to by  the Company.                                                                                                                                           

Convertible debentures:                                                                                                                                                         

In May 2019, an officer of the Company provided  a short-term loan of $15,000 CDN ($11,450 USD). At October 31, 2019, $10,000 CDN ($7,582 USD) in loan principal remains outstanding. In 2020, the remaining  amount of loan principal  was extinguished  by participation of the CEO in the private  placement  which the Company completed  at the time. The extinguishment  of the debt  for the shares received in the private placement  resulted in  a loss  on conversion  of $10,600.

In January 2018, an officer of the Company  provided a convertible debenture of $150,000 CDN ($114,138 USD). At October 31, 2020, $10,001 CDN ($7,509 USD)  remains outstanding  (October 31, 2019, $52,319 CDN ($39,756 USD);  October 31, 2018 - $ 100,862 CDN, $76,713 USD) .                                                                                                               

(h)  Liquidity and Capital Resources

Liquidity:

We currently report negative cash flow from operations. This result will only change once we are generating sufficient revenue from either license fees, royalties or the sale of products utilizing our technology. In 2020 and subsequent to the end of the fiscal year, the Company continued to raise additional financing.

We currently have no lines of credit in place. We must continue to obtain financing from investors or from clients in support of our development projects.

We have granted to our directors, officers, and employees options to purchase shares at prices that are at or above market price on the date of grant. At October 31, 2020 there are 2,200,000 options outstanding at an average exercise price of $0.10 per share. Subsequent to  October 31, 2020, the Company awarded  a total of an additional 6.5 million common stock options to directors,  officers, employees and one consultant ( Section 8) .

Capital Resources:   We have no commitments for capital expenditures as of October 31, 2020.

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MICROMEM TECHNOLOGIES INC.

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2020

PREPARED AS OF FEBRUARY 12 , 2021

 

8. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

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Subsequent to October 31, 2020:

(a) The Company secured seven (7) private placements with investors consisting of common shares with no warrants pursuant to prospectus and registrations set forth in applicable securities law. It realized net proceeds of $46,200 CDN and $60,000 USD and issued a total of 3,542,223 common shares.

(b) The Company settled interest debt of $204,233 CDN and $30,200 USD with the issuance of 6,953,755 common shares.

(c) The Company repaid  $25,000 CDN  of convertible  debentures. It also converted  $40,000 CDN  and $111,520 USD  of convertible debentures  through the issuance  of 3,712,672 common shares.

(d) The Company extended convertible debentures that were within 3 months of maturity date from October 31, 2020. Extension terms ranged from three (3) months to nine (9) months.

(e) The Company secured $52,000 in convertible debentures with a 12 month term and conversion features which become effective six months after initiation date.

(f) On November 13, 2020, the Company issued 6.5 million common stock options to directors, officers, employees and one consultant at a strike price of $0.05 USD ($0.07 CDN) per share. These stock options vested in full immediately upon issuance and have a 5 year term, expiring on November 13, 2025, if unexercised by that date.

(g) The Company received an additional $20,000 CDN ($15,125 USD) loan under the Canadian government's CEBA loan program under the same terms as the original loan of $40,000 secured in April 2020..

(h) With respect to the Company's litigation matter  as outlined in Section 7 (b) of this report, Mr Van Fleet  failed to reply to the court within the prescribed timelines that the court set out  (January 11, 2021) and the Company's motion to strike his claims is unopposed. The Company is currently pursuing potential damage claims against Mr. Van Fleet.



EX-99.3 4 exhibit99-3.htm EXHIBIT 99.3 Micromem Technologies Inc.: Exhibit 99.3 - Filed by newsfilecorp.com

FORM 52-109F1

CERTIFICATION OF ANNUAL FILINGS

FULL CERTIFICATE

I, Joseph Fuda, Chief Executive Officer of Micromem Technologies Inc., certify the following:

1. Review: I have reviewed the AIF, if any, annual financial statements and annual MD&A, including, for greater certainty, all documents and information that are incorporated by reference in the AIF  (together, the "annual filings") of Micromem Technologies Inc. (the "issuer") for the financial year ended October 31, 2020.

2. No misrepresentations: Based on my knowledge, having exercised reasonable diligence, the annual filings do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated or that is necessary to make a statement not misleading in light of the circumstances under which it was made, for the period covered by the annual filings.

3. Fair presentation: Based on my knowledge, having exercised reasonable diligence, the annual financial statements together with the other financial information included in the annual filings fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, financial performance and cash flows of the issuer, as of the date of and for the periods presented in the annual filings.

4. Responsibility: The issuer's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (DC&P) and internal control over financial reporting (ICFR), as those terms are defined in National Instrument 52-109 Certification of Disclosure in Issuers' Annual and Interim Filings, for the issuer.

5. Design: Subject to the limitations, if any, described in paragraphs 5.2 and 5.3, the issuer's other certifying officer(s) and I have, as at the financial year end

(a) designed DC&P, or caused it to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance that

(i) material information relating to the issuer is made known to us by others, particularly during the period in which the interim filings are being prepared; and

(ii) information required to be disclosed by the issuer in its annual filings, interim filings or other reports filed or submitted by it under securities legislation is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in securities legislation; and

(b) designed ICFR, or caused it 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 the issuer's GAAP.


5.1 Control framework: The control framework the issuer's other certifying officer(s) and I used to design the issuer's ICFR is Internal Control - Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission ("COSO").

5.2 ICFR - material weakness relating to design: N/A

5.3 Limitation on scope of design: N/A

6. Evaluation: The issuer's other certifying officer(s) and I have

(a) evaluated, or caused to be evaluated under our supervision, the effectiveness of the issuer's DC&P at the financial year end and the issuer has disclosed in its annual MD&A our conclusions about the effectiveness of DC&P at the financial year end based on that evaluation; and

(b) evaluated, or caused to be evaluated under our supervision, the effectiveness of the issuer's ICFR at the financial year end and the issuer has disclosed in its annual MD&A.

(i) our conclusions about the effectiveness of ICFR at the financial year end based on that evaluation; and

(ii) for each material weakness relating to operation existing at the financial year end

(A) a description of the material weakness;

(B) the impact of the material weakness on the issuer's financial reporting and its ICFR; and

(C) the issuer's current plans, if any, or any actions already undertaken, for remediating the material weakness.

7. Reporting changes in ICFR: The issuer has disclosed in its annual MD&A any change in the issuer's ICFR that occurred during the period beginning on August 1, 2020 and ended on October 31, 2020 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the issuer's ICFR.

8. Reporting to the issuer's auditors and board of directors or audit committee: The issuer's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of ICFR, to the issuer's auditors, and the board of directors or the audit committee of the board of directors any fraud that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the issuer's ICFR.

Date: February 12, 2021

/s/ Joseph Fuda

Joseph Fuda

Chief Executive Officer


EX-99.4 5 exhibit99-4.htm EXHIBIT 99.4 Micromem Technologies Inc.: Exhibit 99.4 - Filed by newsfilecorp.com

FORM 52-109F1

CERTIFICATION OF ANNUAL FILINGS

FULL CERTIFICATE

I, Dan Amadori, Chief Financial Officer of Micromem Technologies Inc., certify the following:

1. Review: I have reviewed the AIF, if any, annual financial statements and annual MD&A, including, for greater certainty, all documents and information that are incorporated by reference in the AIF  (together, the "annual filings") of Micromem Technologies Inc. (the "issuer") for the financial year ended October 31, 2020.

2. No misrepresentations: Based on my knowledge, having exercised reasonable diligence, the annual filings do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated or that is necessary to make a statement not misleading in light of the circumstances under which it was made, for the period covered by the annual filings.

3. Fair presentation: Based on my knowledge, having exercised reasonable diligence, the annual financial statements together with the other financial information included in the annual filings fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, financial performance and cash flows of the issuer, as of the date of and for the periods presented in the annual filings.

4. Responsibility: The issuer's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (DC&P) and internal control over financial reporting (ICFR), as those terms are defined in National Instrument 52-109 Certification of Disclosure in Issuers' Annual and Interim Filings, for the issuer.

5. Design: Subject to the limitations, if any, described in paragraphs 5.2 and 5.3, the issuer's other certifying officer(s) and I have, as at the financial year end

(a) designed DC&P, or caused it to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance that

(i) material information relating to the issuer is made known to us by others, particularly during the period in which the interim filings are being prepared; and

(ii) information required to be disclosed by the issuer in its annual filings, interim filings or other reports filed or submitted by it under securities legislation is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in securities legislation; and

(b) designed ICFR, or caused it 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 the issuer's GAAP.


5.1 Control framework: The control framework the issuer's other certifying officer(s) and I used to design the issuer's ICFR is Internal Control - Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission ("COSO").

5.2 ICFR - material weakness relating to design: N/A

5.3 Limitation on scope of design: N/A

6. Evaluation: The issuer's other certifying officer(s) and I have

(a) evaluated, or caused to be evaluated under our supervision, the effectiveness of the issuer's DC&P at the financial year end and the issuer has disclosed in its annual MD&A our conclusions about the effectiveness of DC&P at the financial year end based on that evaluation; and

(b) evaluated, or caused to be evaluated under our supervision, the effectiveness of the issuer's ICFR at the financial year end and the issuer has disclosed in its annual MD&A.

(i) our conclusions about the effectiveness of ICFR at the financial year end based on that evaluation; and

(ii) for each material weakness relating to operation existing at the financial year end

(A) a description of the material weakness;

(B) the impact of the material weakness on the issuer's financial reporting and its ICFR; and

(C) the issuer's current plans, if any, or any actions already undertaken, for remediating the material weakness.

7. Reporting changes in ICFR: The issuer has disclosed in its annual MD&A any change in the issuer's ICFR that occurred during the period beginning on August 1, 2020 and ended on October 31, 2020 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the issuer's ICFR.

8. Reporting to the issuer's auditors and board of directors or audit committee: The issuer's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of ICFR, to the issuer's auditors, and the board of directors or the audit committee of the board of directors any fraud that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the issuer's ICFR.

Date: February 12, 2021.

/s/ Dan Amadori

Dan Amadori

Chief Financial Officer


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