10-K 1 v464014_10k.htm 10-K

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Form 10-K

 

(Mark One)

 

x ANNUAL REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016

 

¨   TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM __________ TO __________

 

COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 000-54697

 

3DICON CORPORATION

(Name of small business issuer in its charter)

 

OKLAHOMA 73-1479206
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)

 

6804 South Canton Avenue, Suite 150, Tulsa, OK 74136

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

Issuer's telephone Number: (918) 494-0505

 

Securities registered under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act: None.

 

Securities registered under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act: None

 

Indicate by check mark is the issuer is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.

Yes  ¨  No  x

 

Indicate by check if the issuer is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.

Yes  ¨  No   x

 

Indicate by check mark whether the issuer (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the past 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes   x   No     ¨

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes   x  No    ¨

 

Indicate by check if disclosure of delinquent filers in response to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein and will not be contained, to the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.   ¨

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.  See the definitions of "large accelerated filer", "accelerated filer", and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer   ¨ Accelerated filer  ¨
Non-accelerated filer  ¨ Smaller reporting company  x

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes  ¨  No   x

 

The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates, computed by reference to the average bid and asked price of such common equity as of June 30, 2016 was $1,178,810.

 

As of April 7, 2017, the issuer had 1,481,754,533 outstanding shares of Common Stock.

 

   

 

 

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE: NONE

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

    Page  
  PART I  
  Forward Looking Statements 1
Item 1. Business 1
Item 1A. Risk Factors 11
Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments 23
Item 2. Properties 23
Item 3. Legal Proceedings 23
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosure 23
     
  PART II  
Item 5. Market for Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities 24
Item 6. Selected Financial Data 25
Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 25
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk 30
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data 30
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure 30
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures 30
Item 9B. Other Information 31
     
  PART III  
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers, Promoters and Control Persons; Compliance With Section 16(A) of the Exchange Act 32
Item 11. Executive Compensation 37
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters 39
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence 40
Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services 40
     
  PART IV  
Item 15. Exhibits 42

 

   

 

 

PART I

 

This Annual Report on Form 10-K includes the accounts of 3DIcon Corporation, an Oklahoma corporation, together with its wholly-owned subsidiary, Coretec Industries LLC, a North Dakota limited liability corporation based in Fargo, North Dakota (individually referred to as “Coretec”). References in this Report to “3DIcon”, “we”, “our”, “us” or the “Company” refer to 3DIcon Corporation and its consolidated subsidiary unless context dictates otherwise.

 

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

Certain statements in this report, including information incorporated by reference, are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. Forward-looking statements reflect current views about future events and financial performance based on certain assumptions. They include opinions, forecasts, intentions, plans, goals, projections, guidance, expectations, beliefs or other statements that are not statements of historical fact. Words such as “will,” “may,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “expects,” “plans,” “believes,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “estimates,” “approximates,” “predicts,” “forecasts,” “potential,” “continue,” or “projects,” or the negative or other variation of such words, and similar expressions may identify a statement as a forward-looking statement. Any statements that refer to projections of our future financial performance, our anticipated growth and trends in our businesses, our goals, strategies, focus and plans, and other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including statements expressing general optimism about future operating results and the development of our products, are forward-looking statements.

 

Although forward-looking statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K reflect the good faith judgment of our management, such statements can only be based on facts and factors currently known by us. Consequently, forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties and actual results and outcomes may differ materially from the results and outcomes discussed in or anticipated by the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences in results and outcomes include, without limitation, those specifically addressed under the heading “Risk Factors” below, as well as those discussed elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Readers are urged not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. We file reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). You can read and copy any materials we file with the SEC at the SEC's Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549. You can obtain additional information about the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. In addition, the SEC maintains an Internet site (www.sec.gov) that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC, including us.

 

We undertake no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements in order to reflect any event or circumstance that may arise after the date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Readers are urged to carefully review and consider the various disclosures made throughout the entirety of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, which attempt to advise interested parties of the risks and factors that may affect our businesses, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.

 

ITEM 1. BUSINESS

 

Organizational History 

 

3DIcon Corporation was incorporated on August 11, 1995, under the laws of the State of Oklahoma as First Keating Corporation. Our articles of incorporation were amended August 1, 2003 to change our name to 3DIcon Corporation in order to reflect our change in focus from marketing and distributing books to the development of 360-degree holographic technology. From April 2004 through March 2010, we engaged the University of Oklahoma (the “University” or “OU”) under a Sponsored Research Agreement (“SRA”) to conduct studies related to our volumetric three dimensional display systems. The development to date has resulted in multiple new technologies, two working laboratory prototypes (Lab Proto 1 and Lab Proto 2), and eight provisional patents; five of the eight provisional patents have been combined and converted to five utility patents. Under the SRA, the Company has obtained the exclusive worldwide marketing rights to these 3D display technologies, our CSpace® technology (“CSpace”).

 

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On September 30, 2016, we closed a transaction contemplated by a Share Exchange Agreement dated May 31, 2016 (the “Share Exchange Agreement”) with Coretec, and four Coretec members (the “Members”), which Members held all outstanding membership interests in Coretec. Pursuant to the Share Exchange Agreement, Coretec became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, and the Company issued an aggregate 4,760,872 shares of the Company’s Series B Convertible Preferred Stock to the Members, resulting in their collective beneficial ownership of approximately 65% of the Company’s common stock on a fully-diluted basis, which shares are subject to a one-year lock up agreement. The Series B Convertible Preferred Stock is convertible into 1,914 shares, or an aggregate of 9,112,309,008 shares of common stock. Since the parties agreed and acknowledged that such conversion shares are not available for issuance, the Company agreed to take action to proceed in good faith to cause a corporate action that would allow the Company to issue such conversion shares (the “Capitalization Adjustment”). In the event that Capitalization Adjustment is not completed by May 30, 2017, the Members have an option, but not the obligation, to rescind the Share Exchange Agreement by surrendering for cancellation all consideration paid by the Company and the Company returning all membership interests in Coretec.

 

Background of the Share Exchange Agreement.

 

In the fourth quarter of 2015, it was determined that federal funding, while still a viable source, was a longer term prospect than originally planned. In addition, the low price of our stock, made it extremely difficult to raise capital without significant dilution. Victor Keen, who was then CEO and Chairman, funded the Company with $250,000, simultaneously with holders of debt totaling over $1 million agreeing to convert into equity. The Company also began to look for an acquisition, merger or partnership to improve the Company’s position. After exploring several alternatives, it was determined that a combination with Coretec represented the best potential outcome for the Company. The combination of the two companies provides a significant number of opportunities to increase shareholder value by:

 

·Providing technological support to advance the refinement of CSpace® image material;
·Adding recognized expertise to the team;
·Creating the opportunity for near-term revenue; and
·Adding a significant portfolio of Intellectual Property (IP).

 

Overview of the Consolidated Company.

 

Coretec’s Technology. Coretec’s underlying technology is based on the production of a high value liquid silicon precursor, cyclohexasilane (“CHS”). A key advantage of CHS is that it remains in liquid form at room temperature and does not convert to a gas until heated above 400°F. This compares to materials commonly used for manufacturing silicon-based semiconductors and solar cells (monosilane or trichlorosilane) that have much lower boiling points which leads to higher cost handling and shipping. Another key advantage of CHS is that the production rate of the silicon-forming step can be increased by a factor of six relative to the currently used materials, leading to significant cost savings. We anticipate that CHS will first be used as an alternative to monosilane or trichlorosilane when adding silicon to lithium ion batteries or when used in manufacturing silicon-based semiconductors.

 

We also see longer term potential in several emerging markets where there are opportunities in the conversion of CHS into nanoparticles and nanowires for use in such emerging, high-growth markets as:

 

·Energy storage
·Solid state lighting
·Authentication of critical documentation
·Printable electronics
·Building-integrated solar energy

 

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Coretec’s IP portfolio of silicon-based materials in-licensed rights pursuant to an exclusive, global licensing agreement (the “License”) entered into between Coretec and the NDSU Research Foundation (NDSU/RF) in June 2016. The License provides access to 11 existing and three pending patents representing the global intellectual property around this silicon-based technology for all the markets we have identified. In addition, Coretec has an option to acquire the exclusive licensing rights to an additional 16 patents within the next 12 months.

  

Enhancement of CSpace. A key challenge in the development of CSpace® has been the development of the material to be used for the image chamber. 3DIcon had been exploring a variety of glass alternatives under a Joint Development Agreement with Schott Defense, a global leader in specialty glass materials. While progress continued to be made, it was concluded that limitations remained, primarily in weight and cost.

 

A key virtue of having access to the Coretec IP portfolio of silicon-based materials is that we can now use all of the manufacturing infrastructure and knowledge that is available for optical plastics for the CSpace® image chamber. The benefit to CSpace® is that silicon-based optical plastics can be molded into a broad range of shapes and allow the image chamber to be much lighter and much lower in cost than the glass material we worked with before.

 

Near-Term Revenue Opportunities. Opportunities for near-term revenue continue to be explored in battery and microelectronic markets. Interest in the use of silicon in Li-ion batteries continues to increase driven by the growing demand for electrical vehicles and home energy storage systems for backup power. Discussions are ongoing with suppliers of Li-ion battery anode materials that are seeking next generation materials to further increase performance while improving lifetime, safety and reliability. We believe these suppliers will be well positioned to take advantage of the benefits provided by CHS when combined as a liquid with other powder based materials. While we believe the use of CHS in Li-ion batteries will provide near term revenue, we also continue to explore revenue opportunities in microelectronics and especially those early adopter markets where advanced microelectronics are being developed in lower volumes and with less price sensitivity. 

 

Recent Developments. On December 13, 2016, we entered into a Supply Agreement (the “Supply Agreement”) with Gelest Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation (“Gelest”). This Supply Agreement is for the purchase and sale of Cyclohexasilane (CHS) as set forth in the Supply Agreement (the “Products”), pursuant to which the Company agrees to use Gelest as a primary source to manufacture the Products for a period of three years.  NDSU provided raw materials required to produce CHS to Gelest in January, 2017. Efforts by Gelest to scale the manufacturing process for CHS are ongoing with the goal of producing up to 400 grams of material that will be available for sale to potential customers. An initial estimate of pricing for the Products is set forth in the Supply Agreement, which varies from $28/gram to $35/gram based on the quantity and quality of material that is being purchased. We believe this price is competitive with competing higher order silanes such as trisilane and neopentasilane while offering a number of advantages. 

 

Overview of Business

 

Coretec Business

 

Coretec Industries LLC, a North Dakota limited liability corporation based in Fargo, was established in 2015 to create technology based solutions (products and services) that address energy-related market needs globally. Coretec was founded by three corporate entities: EOS Management LLC, Carlton James North Dakota, Ltd., and ChymaTek Energy Solutions, LLC. Principals supporting the business include Dennis Anderson, Simon Calton, and Ronald Dombrowski. The principals have combined expertise in forming and managing technology based startups, fundraising, sales, and marketing. They are advised by Dr. Philip Boudjouk, an expert in silicon chemistry and Doug Freitag, an expert in the application of Si materials and Federal business development.

 

Coretec’s business model is to identify and license technology created by major universities, institutes, national laboratories and other research centers. Where technology does not already exist, research is to be sponsored. The initial candidates for licensing will include silicon technologies developed by the group of Dr. Philip Boudjouk at North Dakota State University (“NDSU”). These technologies include methods to produce and process cyclohexasilane (C6H12), “stacked” polysilane ((R2Si)n) and their alloys with various dopants into liquid silane, Si and SiC thin films, Si nanowires and Si QDs. Future technologies will include high refractive index siloxane polymers (HRISP).

  

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Technology licensed by Coretec is used to form partnerships with established manufacturers and distributors in global markets of interest. Early adoption of these technologies is anticipated in markets for battery energy storage (Li-ion), solid-state lighting (LEDs), solar energy (BIPV) and printable electronics (Asset Monitoring). These respective supply chains include material suppliers, process tool suppliers, subcomponent suppliers and OEMs. We will first form strategic partnerships with specialty material suppliers with expertise in Si. Once the supply of our materials has been established, we will form partnerships with OEMs and their suppliers in the respective markets looking for a competitive advantage we believe we can provide.

 

Coretec Overview

 

Coretec is developing, testing, and providing new and/or improved technologies and resulting product solutions for energy-related industries including, but not limited to oil/gas, renewable energy, energy conservation, and distributed energy industries. Many of these technologies and resulting product solutions also have application to the broader markets of anti-counterfeit packaging, medical devices, electronics, photonics, and displays. The initial technologies and product solutions are based on new innovations in cyclohexasilane (C6H12), Si QDs, “stacked” polysilane ((R2Si)n), their alloys with various dopants, and in the future, high refractive index siloxane polymers (HRISP). Early adoption of these technologies and resulting product solutions is anticipated in markets for energy storage (Li-ion batteries), solid-state lighting (LEDs), solar energy (BIPV) and printable electronics (Asset Monitoring).

 

Coretec was founded by three corporate entities:

 

·EOS Management LLC

oExpertise and experience in equipment and services for oil/gas industry.

 

  · Carlton James North Dakota Ltd.

  o Expertise and experience in procuring and managing investments and financial services.

 

  · ChymaTek Energy Solutions LLC

  o Expertise and experience in R&D and commercialization of material and chemical technologies.

 

Business Model

 

Coretec’s business model includes monitoring the ever-growing catalogue of new technologies and valuable IP for licensing opportunities that could lead to incremental improvements and/or additional features in resulting products or lead to next generation products for use by energy-related industries and is created and held within universities and other parties that may lack financial resources and/or interest to further develop and commercialize them.

 

Additionally, where needs exist, but new technologies and resulting products are not currently available, conduct research and development (“R&D”) activities through sponsored projects performed at major universities, institutes, national laboratories and other research centers. Coretec will leverage existing, world-class expertise, experience, and laboratory facilities that reside in these non-profit, R&D entities for R&D, testing, and “proof of concept” studies up to and including at the device level that may be required to create commercialization opportunities.

 

Following these “proof of concept studies”, commercialization opportunities (e.g., manufacturing, marketing, sales) created for its technologies and IP will include, but are not limited to:

 

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  · joint ventures or other business collaborations with Coretec’s joint development partners who can manufacture, market and sell new or improved products (based upon Coretec’s technologies and IP) into existing or new supply chains (that the partner company/companies already have an established, significant presence or can capture and grow market share); or

  · manufacturing, marketing and selling its own products; or

  · creating “exit strategies” such as:

  o sale of one or more technologies and IP to the private sector;

  o license and/or sublicense one or more technologies and IP to the private sector; or

  o other business transactions, e.g., merger, acquisition, spinoffs.

 

Research & Development

 

Coretec’s priorities for R&D and commercialization are customer/market-driven and guided by the needs and specifications of the energy-related industries served. Identified customer/market-driven opportunities include:

 

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New and novel silicon-based materials that facilitate “greener” more eco-friendly energy production, including: 

 

  o lower cost, longer life, higher capacity battery energy storage systems, e.g., Li-ion batteries (LiBs), for use in transportation and distributed power generation systems;

  o more aesthetically appealing, lower cost building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV); and

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flexible and/or printable electronics for use in monitoring the condition of distributed or remote assets, e.g., wind power and embedded, wireless sensors to detect corrosion and other changes in pipelines;

 

 

  · New and novel silicon-based materials that facilitate “greener” more energy efficient products, including encapsulation of high brightness LEDs to improve light extraction and solar cells to improve full spectrum light collection;

 

  · New and novel silicon-based materials that facilitate more efficient and eco-friendly exploration and monitoring of distributed energy industries, including imaging materials for visualizing oil and gas exploration and distribution data using volumetric 3D displays;

 

  · New and novel silicon-based materials that prevent illegal imitation or reproduction of a product or service used within energy-related industries, including trusted supply (anti-counterfeit packaging) products for supply chain assurance, currency, identity documents, lottery tickets, etc.

 

Future Revenue

 

In the future, we foresee additional and greater revenue coming from one or more business transactions such as:

 

  · sale of Coretec’s novel silicon-based materials that improve or otherwise enhance performance of various products, e.g., Li-ion batteries, electronics, PV/solar cells, and displays and/or other optical-based devices;

 

  · a share of the revenue coming from the sale of jointly developed product(s) and/or from one or more joint ventures with strategic partners; and/or

 

  · sale of technology/technologies and associated IP to joint development partners or other companies.

 

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Gelest Supply Agreement

 

Pursuant to our Supply Agreement with Gelest Inc. we agreed to use Gelest as a primary source to manufacture our CHS Products for a period of three years.  The Supply Agreement provides us the opportunity to scale the manufacturing process for CHS and with the initial goal of producing up to 400 grams of material that will be available for sale to potential customers. An initial estimate of pricing for the Products is set forth in the Supply Agreement, which varies from $28/gram to $35/gram based on the quantity and quality of material that is being purchased. We believe this price is competitive with competing higher order silanes such as trisilane and neopentasilane while offering a number of competitive advantages.

 

Competition

 

Based on our market research and competitive analysis, we have concluded that that our Cyclohexasilane technology is unique and provides an advantage in that it will allow 1) production at high yields at low cost using readily available raw materials, 2) storage, transport and use as a liquid at room temperature 3) processing of the liquid into fibers, particles, and films that when heated forms silicon, and 4) the simple addition of dopants to the liquid at an atomic level that when heated forms doped silicon. Competing silanes provided by numerous manufacturers exist as a gas at room temperature and are explosive resulting in greater cost during storage, handling, transportation and use. Our closest competitor is cyclopentasilane which exists as a gas at room temperature and has proven costly and difficult to manufacture. Other competitors exist in specific applications. For example, graphene and carbon nanotubes are potential competitors in printable electronics but are only now emerging and require purification that is proving costly.   

 

Licenses

 

Coretec’s first priority is providing new or improved silicon-based materials that meet the needs and specifications of: a) battery energy storage (Li-ion batteries), b) solid-state lighting (LEDs), c) solar energy (BIPV) and d) printable electronics (Asset Monitoring) markets. To achieve this priority, Coretec will license certain silicon-based material technologies and IP that are derived from or are based upon new innovations in cyclohexasilane (Si6H12), Si QDs, “stacked” polysilane ((R2Si)n) and unique processes developed for their application. The material technologies and IP were invented by NDSU and are owned by NDSU’s authorized assignee, the NDSU/RF. Coretec has licensed from NDSU/RF a portfolio of silicon-related technologies and IP beginning with four inventions or intellectual property cases (NDSU/RF labels its intellectual property cases as “RFTs”). An option to license ten additional inventions, one of which is a provisional patent, within 18 months has been requested.

 

Patent Rights for Licensed Technologies:

 

Tech

Id

   Country   Title  

Lead PI +

other

inventors

   File Date  

Application

No.

   App Type   Status
RFT-0039   Germany   Compounds Containing Tetra-deca-chloro-cyclo-hexasilane Dianion   Philip Boudjouk + Bhanu Chauha, Beon Kyu Kim, Michael Remington       69808403.9   Utility (UTIL)   Issued
Italy   N98306581.4 Nationalized PCT Issued
Japan 1998-08-27 241193/98 Nationalized PCT Issued
USA 1998-03-30 09/050,141 Utility (UTIL) Issued
UK   98306581.4 Nationalized PCT Pending
France   98306581.4 Nationalized PCT Pending
Europe  1998-08-18 98306581.4   Nationalized PCT Issued
RFT-0265   USA   Method of Forming Functionalized Silanes   Douglas Schulz + Xuliang Dai, Kendric Nelson, Philip Boudjouk   2010-11-17   12/993,239   Nationalized PCT   Issued
Japan 2010-11-22 2011-511749 Nationalized PCT Issued
RFT-0324   USA   Method of Producing Polyalkylated Oligoalkylenepolyamines   Arumugasamy Elangovan   2012-07-18   US 13/522,803   Nationalized PCT   Issued
Japan 2012-08-03 2012-552112 Nationalized PCT Pending
RFT-0325   Japan   Method of Producing Cyclohexasilane Compounds   Arumugasamy Elangovan + Kenneth Anderson, Douglas Schulz, Philip Boudjouk   2012-07-23   2012-551225   Nationalized PCT   Issued
USA 2012-07-13 13/522,289 Nationalized PCT Issued
South Korea 2012-08-21 2012-7021848 Nationalized PCT Pending
Europe 2012-08-21 11737505.5 Nationalized PCT Pending

 

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Patent Rights for Optioned Technologies

 

Tech

Id

   Country   Title  

Lead PI + other

inventors

   File Date   Application No.   App Type   Status
RFT-0311   USA   Liquid Silane-Based Compositions and Methods for Producing Silicon-Based Materials   Douglas Schulz + Justin Hoey, Xiangfa Wu, Iskander Akhatov, Arumugasamy Elangovan, Philip Boudjouk, Larry Pederson, Jeremiah Smith, Xuliang Dai, Sijin Han   2012-10-05   13/645,551   Utility   Issued
  Japan       2012-10-01   2013-503933       Issued
  South Korea       2012-10-03   10-2012-7028666   Nationalized PCT   Pending
RFT-0311A   USA   Liquid Silane-Based Compositions and Methods of Fabrication  

Robert Salier + Justin Hoey

Philip Boudjouk + Xuliang Dai, Arumugasamy Elangovan, Kenneth Anderson, Sijin Han

   2014-03-22   14/222,604   Nationalized PCT   Pending
  Japan       2014-03-28   2014-533518   Nationalized PCT   Pending
  South Korea           2014-7009881   PCT   Pending
RFT-315   USA   Method and Apparatus for Aerosol Direct Write Printing   Justin Hoey +Iskander Akhatov,Douglas Schulz, Orven Swenson   2014-03-10   14/202,801  

Continuation in Part (CIP)

 

   Pending

RFT-447

 

   USA   Synthesis of Silicon Containing Materials Using Liquid Hydrosilane Compositions through Direct Injection   Guruvenket Srinivasan + Robert Sailer, Justin Hoey   2014-03-14   PCT/US2014/029451   PCT   Pending
  Japan            2013-503100     Pending
RFT-0449   USA   Silicon Materials from the Processing of Liquid Silanes and Heteroatom Additives   Philip Boudjouk + Guruvenket Srinivasan, Xuliang Dai, Justin Hoey, Kenneth Anderson, Matthew Frohlich   2014-03-14   PCT/US2014/029789   PCT   Pending
  Japan           2013-503222      Pending
RFT-0454   USA   Synthesis of SI-Based Nano-Materials using Liquid Silanes   Guruvenket Srinivasan + Kenneth Anderson, Justin Hoey, Robert Sailer   2014-09-11   PCT/US2014/055271   PCT   Pending
  S. Korea                 Pending
  Japan                 Pending
  Europe           14844950.7      Pending
RFT-0498   USA  

Production of 1-Dimensional Supramolecular Assemblies Comprised of Cyclopentasilane and Cyclohexasilane Rings Linked by Atoms, Molecules, and Ions

   Philip Boudjouk + Kenneth Anderson, Ryan Schwiderski   2015-06-19   62/182,149   Provisional   Pending
RFT-501    USA  

Surface Modified Silicon Quantum Dots

 

   Philip Boudjouk   2015-08-20  

PCT/US2016

/047904

   PCT   Pending

 

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Licensing rights include: worldwide, royalty-bearing, exclusive, perpetual rights, with the right to sublicense without restrictions for the duration of the applicable issued patents or those patent claims licensable by NDSU Research Foundation and to exercise all due rights thereto including, but not limited to, make, have made, use, offer to sell, sell, import, and otherwise transfer specified technologies and associated intellectual property and any and all derivative works thereof for the fields of use in:

 

·energy generation and related applications (e.g., PV/solar, etc.)
·energy storage and related applications (e.g., batteries, etc.)
·printable/flexible electronics of any and all kinds
·displays, lighting, lasers, medical imaging and related applications (etc. OLED, LEDs, x-ray imaging, radiation detection, etc.)
·other devices, sensors, etc. utilizing silicon in any composition, form or type whatsoever.

 

Coretec’s business and commercialization model is based in part upon establishing joint development partnerships with companies that are commercially successful and financially sound as well as deeply embedded in the supply chains for the aforementioned energy-related products. For example, Coretec is developing a strategic partnership with a domestic supplier of silicon-based materials that will facilitate further development and scale-up of Si6H12 plus chemical derivatives and other materials based on Si6H12. This strategic partnership will enable Coretec to supply large quantities of these novel silicon materials to those companies interested in producing prototype batteries, electronics, and PV/solar cells for testing and commercial evaluation. Coretec will continue to seek other such strategic partnerships within the private sector.

 

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Products

 

Coretec, under licenses from NDSU/RF, has commercial rights to certain key inventions created by NDSU that are based, in part or whole, on novel silicon-based materials. These silicon-based materials can be used to make new or improved products and other commercial applications. Coretec will be working with strategic partners to incorporate such novel materials into such new or improved products to the marketplace. Coretec’s business model features revenue coming initially from licenses granted to strategic partners to be followed by future sales of products developed and made by Coretec and/or through joint ventures with other companies.

 

Specifically, Coretec’s license agreement with NDSU/RF currently provides rights to four patents for silicon-based, composition technologies (RFT-0039, 0265, 0324, 0325). Coretec has also acquired the right to license an additional portfolio of eight (8) patents for conversion of these silicon-based composition technologies in silicon films, particles of various shapes and silicon particles (QDs) and sizes (RFT-0311, 0311A, 0315, 0336, 0449, 0454, 0447, 0501) and one (1) additional provisional patent (RFT-0498) that will further extend the coverage of silicon-based composition technologies.

 

These licensed patents and patent applications (and other, related intellectual property including know-how, show-how, and trade secrets) concern various chemical compositions such as silanes (compounds containing a Si-H bond) and other silicon based materials including, but not limited to, cyclohexasilane (“Si6H12” or “CHS”) and related dianion salt, various “doped” derivatives of Si6H12, and “stacked” polysilanes. These novel materials and processes will be used to produce new or improved energy storage (Li-ion batteries), solid-state lighting (LEDs), solar energy (BIPV), printable electronics (Asset Monitoring) and other commercially important products and applications.

 

Patents covered by the option to license concern deposition technologies that can be used to apply silanes like Si6H12 and other silicon-based materials such as collimated aerosol beam-direct write deposition (“CAB-DW”), micro-cold spray (“MCS”), and plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (“PECVD”). These patents also include processes to convert the licensed materials into Si6H12-based nanoparticles or quantum dots. A decision to convert the option into a license will occur within 18 months from the effective date of the license agreement with NDSU/RF and be based on issuance of the provisional patents and customer feedback on market needs for these processes versus alternative processes that may be considered and already in use.

 

3DIcon Business

 

3DIcon is developing a patented volumetric 3D display technology that was developed by and with the University under an SRA. The development to date has resulted in multiple new technologies, two working laboratory prototypes (Lab Proto 1 and Lab Proto 2), and eight provisional patents; five of the eight provisional patents have been combined and converted to five utility patents. Under the SRA, the Company has obtained the exclusive worldwide marketing rights to these 3D display technologies.

 

On May 26, 2009, the United States Patent and Trademark Office ("USPTO") approved the patent called "Volumetric Liquid Crystal Display" for rendering a three-dimensional image and converted it to US patent No. 7,537,345. On December 28, 2010, USPTO approved the patent called “Light Surface Display for Rendering a Three-Dimensional Image,” and issued the United States Patent No. 7,858,913. On August 21, 2012, the USPTO approved a continuation patent called “3D Volumetric Display” and issued the US Patent No. 8,247,755. These patents describe the foundation of what is called CSpace® technology (“CSpace”).

 

3DIcon Overview

 

3DIcon intends to commercialize the CSpace volumetric 3D technology through a combination of government funded research and development contracts, joint development agreements with industry partners and technology licensing agreements for high value applications in military planning, cyber data analysis, battlespace visualization, oil and gas exploration and medical imaging.

 

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Commercialization Strategy and Target Applications

 

The Company plans to commercialize the CSpace volumetric 3D technology through customer funded research and development contracts and technology licensing agreements for high value applications like air traffic control, design visualization, and medical imaging. The Company plans to develop products for contract engineering and with joint development customers. At this time the Company does not have any commercialized products and does not plan to develop its own products based on the CSpace technology due to the high value / low volume nature of the best-fit initial applications for this technology. These applications include but are not limited to the following:

 

·Healthcare (diagnostics, surgical planning, training, telemedicine, biosurveillance);
·Cyber Security Data Visualization;
·Military (operational planning, training, modeling and simulation, battlespace awareness, damage assessment, autonomous piloting);
·Physical Security (passenger, luggage & cargo screening);
·Mining, Oil & Gas Exploration; or
·Meteorological and Oceanographic data visualization.

 

Competition

 

Based on our market research and competitive analysis to date, we have concluded that the CSpace volumetric technology is unique and advantaged versus other 3D technologies in that it can deliver both 1) a true 360 degree viewing experience for multiple simultaneous users, and 2) high image quality, high reliability and large image size. Rear projection 3D displays such as those from Zecotek, Setred, and EuroLCDs (formerly LC Tech LightSpace) do not provide a 360 degree viewing experience and are typically limited to one or two users. Early proof of concept work done on infrared active phosphor displays by 3D Display Laboratories proved to not be scalable due to limited phosphor persistence and vector scanning limitations. While holographic and light field displays show promise, they do not deliver a true 360 degree viewing experience and cost effective multiple user systems do not appear feasible due to current and expected pixel density, data bandwidth and compute power limitations.

 

History of 3D Technology Research and Development at the University of Oklahoma

 

Beginning in 2007 the University, under an SRA with 3DIcon, undertook the development of high potential 3D display technologies.

 

It is anticipated that Coretec’s technology will play a key role in the continued development of an image space material for CSpace.

 

Intellectual Property History, Status & Rights

 

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) approved the pending patent called "Volumetric Liquid Crystal Display" for rendering a three-dimensional image and converted it to US patent No. 7,537,345. On July 16, 2013, USPTO approved the pending patent called “Computer System with Digital Micromirror Device,” and issued US patent No. 8,487,865.

 

CSpace Patents are as follow: On December 28, 2010, USPTO approved the pending patent called “Light Surface Display for Rendering a Three-Dimensional Image,” and issued the US Patent No. 7,858,913. On August 21, 2012, the USPTO approved a continuation patent called “3D Volumetric Display” and issued the US Patent No. 8,247,755. On December 13, 2011, USPTO approved a continuation patent called “3D Light Surface Display,” and issued the US Patent No. 8,075,139.

 

Through a SRA with the University, we have obtained the exclusive worldwide marketing rights to certain 3D display technologies under development by the University. The development to date has resulted in the University filing eight provisional patents; five of the eight provisional patents have been combined and converted to five utility US patents, one pending European patent and one pending Japanese patent.

 

In addition, 3Dicon owns exclusively two U.S. patents as noted below.

 

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Key Patents Exclusively Licensed to 3DIcon from OU:

 

United States Patents Granted

  · “3D Volumetric Display” - 8,247,755, August 21, 2012

  · “3DLight Surface Display” - 8,075,139, December 13, 2011

  · “Light Surface Display for Rendering a Three-Dimensional Image” - 7,858,913, December 28, 2010

  · “Volumetric Liquid Crystal Display”-  7,537,345, May 26, 2009

  · “Computer System with Digital Micromirror Device” – 8,487,865, July 16, 2014

 

International Patents Granted-Japan

  · “Light Surface Display for Rendering a Three-Dimensional Image” - Japanese Patent Number 5,594,718, August 15, 2014

 

International Patents Pending-Europe

  · “Light Surface Display for Rendering a Three-Dimensional Image” - European Application Number EP07755984, filed April 25, 2007

 

Key Patents Exclusively Owned by 3DIcon:

  · “Ultra High-Resolution Volumetirc Three-Dimensional Display”-9,423,682, August 23, 2016

  · “Hloform 3D Projection Display”-2014/02680162A1, September 18, 2014

 

Employees

 

We had three employees as of April 7, 2017: Mr. Michael Kraft, Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Ronald Robinson, Chief Financial Officer and Ms. Judith Keating, Company Secretary and Director of Investor Relations. None of our employees are covered by a collective bargaining agreement. We consider relations with our employees to be good.

 

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

 

Risks Relating to Our Businesses

 

We have a limited operating history, as well as a history of operating losses.

 

We have a limited operating history. We cannot assure you that we can achieve revenue or sustain revenue growth or profitability in the future. We have a cumulative net loss of $880,104 for the period from inception (June 2, 2015) to December 31, 2016. Our operations are subject to the risks and competition inherent in the establishment of a business enterprise. Unanticipated problems, expenses, and delays are frequently encountered in establishing a new business and marketing and developing products. These include, but are not limited to, competition, the need to develop customers and market expertise, market conditions, sales, marketing and governmental regulation. Our failure to meet any of these conditions would have a materially adverse effect upon us and may force us to reduce or curtail our operations. Revenues and profits, if any, will depend upon various factors. We may not achieve our business objectives and the failure to achieve such goals would have an adverse impact on our business.

 

We may be unable to successfully integrate and develop the vertical synergies anticipated by or complete all obligations under the Share Exchange Agreement.

 

Integration of 3DIcon and Coretec may be a complex, time-consuming and costly process requiring the employment of additional personnel, including key management and accounting personnel. Additionally, the integration of the 3DIcon and Coretec businesses may require significant financial resources that would otherwise be available for the ongoing development or expansion of existing operations. Unanticipated problems, delays, costs or liabilities may also be encountered in the development of these businesses. Failure to successfully and fully integrate and develop these businesses and operations may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. The difficulties of combining the acquired operations include, among other things:

 

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  •  operating a significantly larger combined organization;

 

  •  coordinating geographically disparate organizations, systems and facilities;

 

  • consolidating corporate technological and administrative functions;

 

  •  integrating internal controls and other corporate governance matters;

 

  •  the diversion of management’s attention from other business concerns;

 

  •  hiring additional management and other critical personnel; and

  

  •  potential environmental or regulatory liabilities and title problems.

 

In addition, we may not realize all of the anticipated benefits from the Share Exchange Agreement, such as increased earnings, cost savings and revenue enhancements, for various reasons, including difficulties integrating operations and personnel, higher than expected acquisition and operating costs, unknown liabilities, inaccurate reserve estimates and fluctuations in markets. If these benefits do not meet the expectations of financial or industry analysts, the market price of our shares may decline.

 

Our research and development efforts with respect to new technologies may not result in customer or market acceptance. Some or all of those technologies may not successfully make the transition from the research and development stage to cost-effective production as a result of technology problems, competitive cost issues, yield problems, and other factors. Even if we successfully complete a research and development effort with respect to a particular technology, our customers may decide not to introduce or may terminate products utilizing the technology for a variety of reasons, including difficulties with other suppliers of components for the products, superior technologies developed by our competitors and unfavorable comparisons of our solutions with these technologies, price considerations and lack of anticipated or actual market demand for the products.

 

Our business could be harmed if we are unable to develop and utilize new technologies that address the needs of our customers, or our competitors or customers develop and utilize new technologies more effectively or more quickly than we can. Any investments made to enhance or develop new technologies that are not successful could have an adverse effect on our net revenue and operating results.

 

Fluctuations in direct or indirect raw material costs could have an adverse impact on our business.

 

The availability and prices of raw material inputs may be influenced by supply and demand, changes in world politics, unstable governments in exporting nations and inflation. The prices of our direct and indirect raw materials have been, and we expect them to continue to be, volatile. If the cost of direct or indirect raw materials increases significantly and we are unable to offset the increased costs with higher selling prices, our profitability will decline. Additionally, we may not be able to obtain lower prices from our suppliers should our sale prices decrease. Increases in prices for our products could also hurt our ability to remain both competitive and profitable in the markets in which we compete.

 

Future raw material prices may be impacted by new laws or regulations, suppliers’ allocations to other purchasers, changes in our supplier manufacturing processes as some of our products are byproducts of these processes, interruptions in production by suppliers, natural disasters, volatility in the price of crude oil and related petrochemical products and changes in exchange rates.

 

We operate in industries that are subject to significant fluctuation in supply and demand and ultimately pricing that affects our revenue and profitability.

 

For example, the LED lighting industry is in the relatively early stages of adoption and is characterized by constant and rapid technological change, rapid product obsolescence and price erosion, evolving standards, short product life-cycles and fluctuations in product supply and demand. The LED industry has experienced significant fluctuations, often in connection with, or in anticipation of, product cycles and changes in general economic conditions. As the markets for our products mature, additional fluctuations may result from variability and consolidations within the industry’s customer base. These fluctuations have been characterized by lower product demand, production overcapacity, higher inventory levels and increased pricing pressure. These fluctuations have also been characterized by higher demand for key components and equipment used in, or in the manufacture of, our products resulting in longer lead times, supply delays and production disruptions.

 

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We operate in a highly competitive industry.

 

The silane chemical markets are global, capital intensive and highly competitive. Our competitors may have greater financial resources, as well as other strategic advantages, to maintain, improve and possibly expand their facilities, and as a result, they may be better positioned to adapt to changes in the industry or the global economy. The advantages that our competitors have over us could have a material adverse effect on our business. In addition, new entrants may increase competition in our industry, which could have a material adverse effect on our business. An increase in the use of substitutes for certain of our products also could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and operations.

 

Environmental, Health and Safety Regulation—Compliance with extensive environmental, health and safety laws could require material expenditures or changes in our operations.

 

Our operations are subject to extensive environmental, health and safety laws and regulations at national, international and local levels in numerous jurisdictions. In addition, our production facilities and a number of our distribution centers require operating permits that are subject to renewal and, in some circumstances, revocation. The nature of the chemicals industry exposes us to risks of liability under these laws and regulations due to the production, storage, transportation, disposal and sale of chemicals and materials that can cause contamination or personal injury if released into the environment.

  

A reduction or disruption in our production capacity or our supplies, or an incorrect forecast, could negatively impact our business.

 

Our production capacity could be affected by manufacturing problems. Difficulties in the production process could reduce yields or interrupt production, and, as a result of such problems, we may not be able to deliver products on time or in a cost-effective, competitive manner. As the complexity of both our products and our fabrication processes has become more advanced, manufacturing tolerances have been reduced and requirements for precision have become more demanding. In the past, we have experienced delays in delivery and product quality. Our failure to adequately manage our capacity or maintain product quality could have a negative impact on net sales and harm our customer relationships.

 

Furthermore, we may suffer disruptions in our manufacturing operations, either due to production difficulties such as those described above or as a result of external factors beyond our control. We manufacture combustible materials in our manufacturing process and are therefore subject to the risk of explosions and fires, which can cause major disruptions to our operations. If operations at a manufacturing facility are interrupted, we may not be able to shift production to other facilities on a timely basis or at all. In addition, certain of our products are only capable of being produced at a single manufacturing facility due to unique manufacturing requirements and to the extent that any of these facilities fail to produce these products, this risk will be increased. Even if a transfer is possible, transitioning production of a particular type of material from one of our facilities to another can take between three to six months to accomplish, and in the interim period we would likely suffer extensive or total supply disruption and incur substantial costs. Such an event could have a material negative impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

Our ability to meet customer demands also depends on our ability to obtain timely and adequate delivery of materials, parts and components from our suppliers. From time to time, suppliers may extend lead times, limit the amounts supplied to us or increase prices due to capacity constraints or other factors. Supply disruptions may also occur due to shortages in critical resources, such as Lithium aluminum hydride, other specialized chemicals or energy or other general supplier disruptions. A reduction or interruption in supplies or a large increase in the price of one or more supplies could have a material negative impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations. 

 

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If we do not keep pace with technological innovations, our products may not remain competitive and our revenue and operating results may suffer.

 

We operate in rapidly changing highly competitive markets. Technological advances, the introduction of new products and new design techniques could adversely affect our business unless we are able to adapt to changing conditions. Technological advances could render our solutions less competitive or obsolete, and we may not be able to respond effectively to the technological requirements of evolving markets. Therefore, we will be required to expend substantial funds for and commit significant resources to enhancing and developing new technology which may include purchasing advanced design tools and test equipment, hiring additional highly qualified engineering and other technical personnel, and continuing and expanding research and development activities on existing and potential human interface solutions.

 

We may not be able to achieve the target specifications for the second and third generation CSpace laboratory prototypes.

 

The process of developing new highly technical products and solutions is inherently complex and uncertain. It requires accurate anticipation of customer's changing needs and emerging technological trends. We must make long-term investments and commit significant resources before knowing whether these investments will eventually result in products that achieve customer acceptance and generate the revenues required to provide desired returns. If we fail to achieve and meet our target specifications in the development of the second and third generation CSpace laboratory prototypes, we could lose market position and customers to our competitors and that could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.

 

We may not be able to secure the customer funding necessary to develop the CSpace Trade Show Prototype.

 

An important part of our business strategy moving forward is the development of our Lab Proto 3.  While we believe this prototype will enable us to secure customer funded development contracts whereby our customer would provide part or all of the funding necessary to develop products for or with the customer and to secure technology licensing agreements, there can be no assurances that this will occur.  If we are unable to secure customer funded development contracts we will likely not be able to develop our CSpace Trade Show Prototype.  Without the CSpace Trade Show Prototype we will not be able to successfully implement our business strategy for our volumetric 3D Display products, which could cause harm to our competitive position and financial condition.

  

We may not be able to successfully license the CSpace technology to customers.

 

A significant portion of our expected future revenues will be generated through licensing our CSpace technology to third parties such as Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Siemens, and General Electric.  However, there is no guarantee we will be able to successfully license our CSpace technology to such companies or to other third parties.  If we fail to successfully license our CSpace technology it could negatively impact our revenue stream and financial condition.

 

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We may not be able to compete successfully in the markets applicable to our volumetric 3D display technology.

 

Although the volumetric 3D display technology that we are attempting to develop is new, and although at present we are aware of only a limited number of companies that have publicly disclosed their attempts to develop similar technology, we anticipate a number of companies are or will attempt to develop technologies/products that compete or will compete with our technologies. Further, even if we are the first to market with a technology of this type, and even if the technology is protected by patents or otherwise, because of the vast market and communications potential of such a product, we anticipate the market will be flooded by a variety of competitors (including traditional display companies), many of which will offer a range of products in areas other than those in which we compete, which may make such competitors more attractive to prospective customers. In addition, many if not all of our competitors and potential competitors will initially be larger and have greater financial resources than we do. Some of the companies with which we may now be in competition, or with which we may compete in the future, have or may have more extensive research, marketing and manufacturing capabilities and significantly greater technical and personnel resources than we do, and may be better positioned to continue to improve their technology in order to compete in an evolving industry. Further, technology in this industry may evolve rapidly once an initially successful product is introduced, making timely product innovations and use of new technologies essential to our success in the marketplace. The introduction by our competitors of products with improved technologies or features may render any product we initially market obsolete and unmarketable. If we or our partners are not able to deliver to market products that respond to industry changes in a timely manner, or if our products do not perform well, our business and financial condition will be adversely affected.

 

The technologies being developed may not gain market acceptance.

 

The products that we are currently developing utilize new technologies. As with any new technologies, in order for us to be successful, these technologies must gain market acceptance. Since the technologies that we anticipate introducing to the marketplace will exploit or encroach upon markets that presently utilize or are serviced by products from competing technologies, meaningful commercial markets may not develop for our technologies.

 

In addition, the development efforts of 3DIcon and the University on the 3D technology are subject to unanticipated delays, expenses or technical or other problems, as well as the possible insufficiency of funding to complete development. Our success will depend upon the ultimate products and technologies meeting acceptable cost and performance criteria, and upon their timely introduction into the marketplace. The proposed products and technologies may never be successfully developed, and even if developed, they may not satisfactorily perform the functions for which they are designed. Additionally, these may not meet applicable price or performance objectives. Unanticipated technical or other problems may occur which would result in increased costs or material delays in their development or commercialization.

 

If we are unable to successfully retain existing management and recruit qualified personnel having experience in our business, we may not be able to continue our operations.

 

Our success depends to a significant extent upon the continued services of our Board of Directors, management officers and other technical advisors.  Our success also depends on our ability to attract and retain other key executive officers.

 

There is substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. If we do not continue as a going concern, investors will lose their entire investment.

 

We have a limited operating history. Since our inception, we have incurred net losses. As of December 31, 2016, we had a working capital deficiency of $496,100. We believe these conditions indicate that there is substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern within the next twelve months from the date of this filing. Our auditors have expressed substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. These concerns arise from the fact that we have insufficient revenues to fund development and operating expenses. If we are unable to continue as a going concern, you could lose your entire investment in us.

 

We will need significant additional capital, which we may be unable to obtain.

 

Our capital requirements in connection with our development activities and transition to commercial operations have been and will continue to be significant. As of April 7, 2017, we require approximately $1.4 million  of additional funds through December 2017 to continue research, development and testing of our technologies, to obtain intellectual property protection relating to our technologies when appropriate, and to improve and market our technologies. There can be no assurance that financing will be available in amounts or on terms acceptable to us, if at all.

 

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Risks Related to Our Intellectual Property

 

If we fail to establish, maintain and enforce intellectual property rights with respect to our technology and/or licensed technology, our financial condition, results of operations and business could be negatively impacted.

 

Our ability to establish, maintain and enforce intellectual property rights with respect to our technology and the University’s ability to establish, maintain and enforce intellectual property rights with respect to our exclusively licensed technologies will be a significant factor in determining our future financial and operating performance. We seek to protect our intellectual property rights by relying on a combination of patent, trade secret and copyright laws. We also use confidentiality and other provisions in our agreements that restrict access to and disclosure of its confidential know-how and trade secrets.

 

Outside the patents and pending patent applications directly granted to us or are in-licensed to us, we seek to protect our technology as trade secrets and technical know-how. However, trade secrets and technical know-how are difficult to maintain and do not provide the same legal protections provided by patents. In particular, only patents will allow us to prohibit others from using independently developed technologies that are similar. If competitors develop knowledge substantially equivalent or superior to our trade secrets and technical know-how, or gain access to our knowledge through other means such as observation of our technology that embodies trade secrets at customer sites that we do not control, the value of our trade secrets and technical know-how would be diminished.

 

While we strive to maintain systems and procedures to protect the confidentiality and security of our trade secrets and technical know-how, these systems and procedures may fail to provide an adequate degree of protection. For example, although we generally enter into agreements with our employees, consultants, advisors, and strategic partners restricting the disclosure and use of trade secrets, technical know-how and confidential information, we cannot provide any assurance that these agreements will be sufficient to prevent unauthorized use or disclosure. In addition, some of the technology deployed at customer sites in the future, which we do not control, may be readily observable by third parties who are not under contractual obligations of non-disclosure, which may limit or compromise our ability to continue to protect such technology as a trade secret.

 

While we are not currently aware of any infringement or other violation of our intellectual property rights, monitoring and policing unauthorized use and disclosure of intellectual property is difficult. If we learned that a third party was in fact infringing or otherwise violating our intellectual property, we may need to enforce our intellectual property rights through litigation. Litigation relating to our intellectual property may not prove successful and might result in substantial costs and diversion of resources and management attention.

 

If our technology is licensed to customers at some point in the future, the strength of the intellectual property under which we would grant licenses can be a critical determinant of the value of such potential licenses. If we are unable to secure, protect and enforce our intellectual property now and in the future, it may become more difficult for us to attract such customers.  Any such development could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations.

 

We may face claims that we are violating the intellectual property rights of others.

 

Although we are not aware of any potential violations of others’ intellectual property rights, we may face claims, including from direct competitors, other companies, scientists or research universities, asserting that our technology or the commercial use of such technology infringes or otherwise violates the intellectual property rights of others. We cannot be certain that our technologies and processes do not violate the intellectual property rights of others. If we are successful in developing technologies that allow us to earn revenues and our market profile grows we could become increasingly subject to such claims.

 

We may also face infringement claims from the employees, consultants, agents and outside organizations we have engaged to develop our technology. While we have sought to protect ourselves against such claims through contractual means, we cannot provide any assurance that such contractual provisions are adequate, and any of these parties might claim full or partial ownership of the intellectual property in the technology that they were engaged to develop.

 

If we were found to be infringing or otherwise violating the intellectual property rights of others, we could face significant costs to implement work-around methods, and we cannot provide any assurance that any such work-around would be available or technically equivalent to our potential technology. In such cases, we might need to license a third party’s intellectual property, although any required license might not be available on acceptable terms, or at all. If we are unable to work around such infringement or obtain a license on acceptable terms, we might face substantial monetary judgments against us or an injunction against continuing to use or license such technology, which might cause us to cease operations.

 

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In addition, even if we are not infringing or otherwise violating the intellectual property rights of others, we could nonetheless incur substantial costs in defending ourselves in suits brought against us for alleged infringement. Also, if we are to enter into a license agreement in the future and it provides that we will defend and indemnify our customer licensees for claims against them relating to any alleged infringement of the intellectual property rights of third parties in connection with such customer licensees’ use of such technologies, we may incur substantial costs defending and indemnifying any customer licensees to the extent they are subject to these types of claims. Such suits, even if without merit, would likely require our management team to dedicate substantial time to addressing the issues presented. Any party bringing claims might have greater resources than we do, which could potentially lead to us settling claims against which we might otherwise prevail on the merits.

  

Any claims brought against us or any customer licensees alleging that we have violated the intellectual property of others could have negative consequences for our financial condition, results of operations and business, each of which could be materially adversely affected as a result.

 

At this time, we do not own all of the intellectual property in Volumetric Liquid Crystal Display or Light Surface Display for Rendering Three-Dimensional Images, and, apart from the SRA with the University and the exclusive worldwide marketing rights thereto, we have no contracts or agreements pending to acquire the intellectual property.

 

Although we have obtained exclusive worldwide marketing rights to “Volumetric Liquid Crystal Display” and “Light Surface Display for Rendering Three-Dimensional Images”, two technologies vital to our business and growth strategy, we do not own all of the intellectual property in these technologies.  Although our exclusive worldwide marketing rights to these technologies stand alone and are independent of the SRA, outside of our SRA with the University, we have no pending agreements to obtain or purchase ownership over all intellectual property in these technologies.  Should the University lose their rights in such technologies or we are otherwise unable to utilize the rights obtained in such agreements it would be difficult to successfully implement our business strategy going forward and our stock value would likely decrease.

 

Our subsidiary, Coretec, does not own any patents and relies on the patents we license from NDSU Research Foundation.

 

We do not currently own any patents related to our silicon-based businesses and only have an exclusive worldwide license to certain intellectual property owned by NDSU Research Foundation pursuant to a license agreement between Coretec and NDSU Research Foundation. Under the license agreement with NDSU, NDSU retains ownership of the licensed patents. If we were to default under the license agreement, then our rights to NDSU’s intellectual property would be extinguished and we would lose all rights to operate the license. In such an event, we would effectively cease to operate in the silicon-based businesses unless we re-obtained licensing with NDSU.

 

Risks Relating to Our Current Financing Arrangements:

 

We have a limited number of unreserved shares available for future issuance, which may impair our ability to conduct future financing and other transactions.

 

Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation currently authorizes us to issue up to 1,500,000,000 shares of common stock and 7,100,000 shares of preferred stock. As of April 7, 2017, we had a total of 18,245,467 shares of common stock that were authorized but unissued, and we have currently reserved 18,103,223 of these shares for future issuance pursuant to outstanding equity awards, our equity plans, warrants and convertible notes. In addition, we have Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred that are convertible into more shares of common stock than we have available for issuance. As a result, our ability to issue shares of common stock other than pursuant to existing arrangements or outstanding derivative securities will be limited until such time, if ever, that we are able to amend our amended and restated certificate of incorporation to allow for an increased number of authorized but unissued shares or shares currently reserved for issuance otherwise become available (for example, due to the termination of the underlying agreement to issue the shares).

 

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If we are unable to enter into new arrangements to issue shares of our common stock or securities convertible or exercisable into shares of our common stock, our ability to complete equity-based financings or other transactions that involve the potential issuance of our common stock or securities convertible or exercisable into our common stock, will be limited. In lieu of issuing common stock or securities convertible into our common stock in any future equity financing transactions, we may need to issue some or all of our authorized but unissued shares of preferred stock, which would likely have superior rights, preferences and privileges to those of our common stock, or we may need to issue debt that is not convertible into shares of our common stock, which may require us to grant security interests in our assets and property and/or impose covenants upon us that restrict our business. If we are unable to issue additional shares of common stock or securities convertible or exercisable into our common stock, our ability to enter into strategic transactions such as acquisitions of companies or technologies, may also be limited. If we propose to amend our amended and restated certificate of incorporation to increase our authorized shares of common stock, such a proposal would require the approval by the holders of a majority of our outstanding shares of common stock, and we cannot assure you that such a proposal would be adopted. If we are unable to complete financing, strategic or other transactions due to our inability to issue additional shares of common stock or securities convertible or exercisable into our common stock, our financial condition and business prospects may be materially harmed.

 

There are a large number of shares underlying our convertible debentures, and warrants  that may be available for future sale and the sale of these shares may depress the market price of our common stock.

 

As of April 7, 2017, we had 1,481,754,533 shares of common stock issued and outstanding and convertible debentures outstanding that may be converted into estimated 9,796,180,281 shares of common stock at current market prices, although the Company currently would not have enough authorized shares to issue such estimated conversion shares. The number of shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the outstanding convertible debentures may increase if the market price of our stock declines. We also have outstanding warrants issued to Golden State Equity Investors, Inc. f/k/a Golden Gate Investors ("Golden State") to purchase 18,318 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $381.50. Additionally, there are warrants to purchase 19,250,000 common shares at an exercise price of $0.0055, which warrants were issued to investors that also purchased 385,000 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, which remaining shares are convertible into an aggregate of 34,500,000 shares of common stock. We have 6,558,345 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock that are convertible to common shares (see Note 7 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements). The sale of the shares underlying the convertible debentures, the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, Series B Convertible Preferred Stock and warrants may adversely affect the market price of our common stock.

 

Our obligation to issue shares upon conversion of our convertible debentures is essentially limitless. Additionally, as of April 7, 2017, we have only 18,245,467 unissued authorized shares available.

  

The conversion price of our convertible debentures  is continuously adjustable, which could require us to issue a substantially greater number of shares, which will cause dilution to our existing stockholders.

 

The following is an example of the amount of shares of our common stock that are issuable, upon conversion of our 4.75% $100,000 convertible debenture (excluding accrued interest) issued to Golden State on November 3, 2006, based on the remaining principal balance of $64,125 and market prices 25%, 50% and 75% below the market price as of April 7, 2017 of $0.0009.

 

        Effective   Number   % of 
% Below   Price Per   Conversion   of Shares   Outstanding 
Market   Share   Price   Issuable(1)   Stock 
 25%  $0.0007   $0.0005    13,061,787,457    882%
 50%  $0.0005   $0.0004    19,593,001,809    1,322%
 75%  $0.0002   $0.0002    39,186,644,865    2,645%

 

(1) Shares issuable exclude 18,318 shares underlying the remaining warrants exercisable at $381.50 per share.

 

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As illustrated, the number of shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of our convertible debentures will increase if the market price of our stock declines, which will cause dilution to our existing stockholders.

 

The continuously adjustable conversion price feature of our convertible debentures may encourage investors to make short sales in our common stock, which could have a depressive effect on the price of our common stock.

 

So long as the market price of our stock is below $4.00, the issuance of shares in connection with the conversion of the $100,000 convertible debenture results in the issuance of shares at an effective 20% discount to the trading price of the common stock prior to the conversion. The significant downward pressure on the price of the common stock as the selling stockholders convert and sell material amounts of common stock could encourage short sales by investors. This could place further downward pressure on the price of the common stock. The selling stockholders could sell common stock into the market in anticipation of covering the short sale by converting their securities, which could cause the further downward pressure on the stock price. In addition, not only the sale of shares issued upon conversion or exercise of debentures and warrants, but also the mere perception that these sales could occur, may adversely affect the market price of the common stock.

 

The issuance of shares upon conversion of outstanding Series A and Series B Preferred Stock, the convertible debentures and exercise of outstanding warrants may cause immediate and substantial dilution to our existing stockholders.

 

The issuance of shares upon conversion of our outstanding Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, convertible debentures and exercise of warrants would result in substantial dilution to the interests of other stockholders since the selling stockholders may ultimately convert and sell the full amount issuable on conversion. Although Golden State may not convert its convertible debenture and/or exercise their warrants if such conversion or exercise would cause it to own more than 9.9% of our outstanding common stock, this restriction does not prevent the selling stockholders from converting and selling some of their holdings and then converting the rest of their holdings. In this way, assuming the market price remains at a level acceptable to the selling stockholders, the selling stockholders could continue on a "conversion-sell-conversion" trend while never holding more than 9.9% of our common stock. Further, under the convertible debenture there is theoretically no upper limit on the number of shares that may be issued, which will have the effect of further diluting the proportionate equity interest and voting power of holders of our common stock.

 

If we are unable to issue shares of common stock upon conversion of the convertible debenture as a result of our inability to increase our authorized shares of common stock or as a result of any other reason, we are required to pay penalties to Golden State, redeem the convertible debenture at 130% and/or compensate Golden State for any buy-in that it is required to make.

 

If we are unable to issue shares of common stock upon conversion of the convertible debenture as a result of our inability to increase our authorized shares of common stock or as a result of any other reason, we are required to:

 

·Pay late payments to Golden State for late issuance of common stock upon conversion of the convertible debenture, in the amount of $100 per business day after the delivery date for each $10,000 of convertible debenture principal amount being converted or redeemed;

 

·In the event we are prohibited from issuing common stock, or fail to timely deliver common stock on a delivery date, or upon the occurrence of an event of default, then at the election of Golden State, we must pay to Golden State a sum of money determined by multiplying up to the outstanding principal amount of the convertible debenture designated by Golden State by 130%, together with accrued but unpaid interest thereon; and

 

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·If ten days after the date we are required to deliver common stock to Golden State pursuant to a conversion, Golden State purchases (in an open market transaction or otherwise) shares of common stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by Golden State of the common stock which it anticipated receiving upon such conversion (a "Buy-In"), then we are required to pay in cash to Golden State the amount by which its total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the shares of common stock so purchased exceeds the aggregate principal and/or interest amount of the convertible debenture for which such conversion was not timely honored, together with interest thereon at a rate of 15% per annum, accruing until such amount and any accrued interest thereon is paid in full.

  

In the event that we are required to pay penalties to Golden State or redeem the convertible debentures held by Golden State, we may be required to curtail or cease our operations.

 

Risks Relating to Our Common Stock:

 

The price of our common stock is volatile and fluctuations in our operating results and announcements and developments concerning our business affect our stock price, which may cause investment losses for our stockholders.

 

The market for our common stock is highly volatile and the trading price of our stock on the OTC Pink Marketplace is subject to wide fluctuations in response to, among other things, operating results, the number of stockholders desiring to sell their shares, changes in general economic conditions and the financial markets, the execution of new contracts and the completion of existing agreements and other developments affecting us. In addition, statements or changes in opinions, ratings, or earnings estimates made by brokerage firms or industry analysts relating to our market or relating to us could result in an immediate and adverse effect on the market price of our common stock. The highly volatile nature of our stock price may cause investment losses for our shareholders. In the past, securities class action litigation has often been brought against companies following periods of volatility in the market price of their securities. If securities class action litigation is brought against us, such litigation could result in substantial costs while diverting management’s attention and resources.

 

Our common stock is subject to the "Penny Stock" rules of the SEC and the trading market in our securities is limited, which makes transactions in our stock cumbersome and may reduce the value of an investment in our stock.

 

The Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted Rule 15g-9 which establishes the definition of a "penny stock," for the purposes relevant to us, as any equity security that has a market price of less than $5.00 per share or with an exercise price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to certain exceptions. For any transaction involving a penny stock, unless exempt, the rules require:

 

·That a broker or dealer approve a person's account for transactions in penny stocks; and

 

·The broker or dealer receives from the investor a written agreement to the transaction, setting forth the identity and quantity of the penny stock to be purchased.

 

In order to approve a person's account for transactions in penny stocks, the broker or dealer must:

 

·Obtain financial information and investment experience objectives of the person; and

 

·Make a reasonable determination that the transactions in penny stocks are suitable for that person and the person has sufficient knowledge and experience in financial matters to be capable of evaluating the risks of transactions in penny stocks.

 

The broker or dealer must also deliver, prior to any transaction in a penny stock, a disclosure schedule prescribed by the Commission relating to the penny stock market, which, in highlight form:

 

·Sets forth the basis on which the broker or dealer made the suitability determination; and

 

·That the broker or dealer received a signed, written agreement from the investor prior to the transaction.

 

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Generally, brokers may be less willing to execute transactions in securities subject to the "penny stock" rules. This may make it more difficult for investors to dispose of our common stock and cause a decline in the market value of our stock.

 

Disclosure also has to be made about the risks of investing in penny stocks in both public offerings and in secondary trading and about the commissions payable to both the broker-dealer and the registered representative, current quotations for the securities and the rights and remedies available to an investor in cases of fraud in penny stock transactions. Finally, monthly statements have to be sent disclosing recent price information for the penny stock held in the account and information on the limited market in penny stocks.

 

Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) sales practice requirements may limit a shareholder’s ability to buy and sell our common stock.

 

In addition to the “penny stock” rules described above, FINRA has adopted rules that require that in recommending an investment to a customer, a broker-dealer must have reasonable grounds for believing that the investment is suitable for that customer. Prior to recommending speculative low priced securities to their non-institutional customers, broker-dealers must make reasonable efforts to obtain information about the customer’s financial status, tax status, investment objectives and other information. Under interpretations of these rules, FINRA believes that there is a high probability that speculative low priced securities will not be suitable for at least some customers. FINRA requirements make it more difficult for broker-dealers to recommend that their customers buy our common stock, which may limit your ability to buy and sell our stock and have an adverse effect on the market for our shares.

 

Our stock is thinly traded, so you may be unable to sell your shares at or near the quoted bid prices if you need to sell a significant number of your shares.

 

The shares of our common stock are thinly-traded on the OTC Pink Marketplace, meaning that the number of persons interested in purchasing our common stock at or near bid prices at any given time may be relatively small or non-existent.  As a consequence, there may be periods of several days or more when trading activity in our shares is minimal or non-existent, as compared to a seasoned issuer which has a large and steady volume of trading activity that will generally support continuous sales without an adverse effect on share price. We cannot give you any assurance that a broader or more active public trading market for our common stock will develop or be sustained, or that current trading levels will be sustained. Due to these conditions, we can give you no assurance that you will be able to sell your shares at or near bid prices or at all if you need money or otherwise desire to liquidate your shares.

 

Shares eligible for future sale may adversely affect the market.

 

From time to time, certain of our stockholders may be eligible to sell all or some of their shares of common stock by means of ordinary brokerage transactions in the open market pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act, subject to certain limitations. In general, pursuant to amended Rule 144, non-affiliate stockholders may sell freely after six months subject only to the current public information requirement. Affiliates may sell after six months subject to the Rule 144 volume, manner of sale (for equity securities), and current public information and notice requirements. Any substantial sales of our common stock pursuant to Rule 144 may have a material adverse effect on the market price of our common stock.

 

We could issue additional common stock, which might dilute the book value of our common stock.

 

Our Board of Directors has authority, without action or vote of our shareholders, to issue all or a part of our authorized but unissued shares. Such stock issuances could be made at a price that reflects a discount or a premium from the then-current trading price of our common stock. In addition, in order to raise capital, we may need to issue securities that are convertible into or exchangeable for a significant amount of our common stock. These issuances would dilute the percentage ownership interest, which would have the effect of reducing your influence on matters on which our shareholders vote, and might dilute the book value of our common stock. You may incur additional dilution if holders of stock options, whether currently outstanding or subsequently granted, exercise their options, or if warrant holders exercise their warrants to purchase shares of our common stock.

 

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Our common stock could be further diluted as a result of the issuance of convertible securities, warrants or options.

 

In the past, we have issued convertible securities (such as convertible debentures and notes), warrants and options in order to raise money or as compensation for services and incentive compensation for our employees and directors. We have shares of common stock reserved for issuance upon the exercise of certain of these securities and may increase the shares reserved for these purposes in the future. Our issuance of these convertible securities, options and warrants could affect the rights of our stockholders, could reduce the market price of our common stock or could result in adjustments to exercise prices of outstanding warrants (resulting in these securities becoming exercisable for, as the case may be, a greater number of shares of our common stock), or could obligate us to issue additional shares of common stock to certain of our stockholders.

 

We do not intend to pay dividends.

 

We do not anticipate paying cash dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future. We may not have sufficient funds to legally pay dividends. Even if funds are legally available to pay dividends, we may nevertheless decide in our sole discretion not to pay dividends. The declaration, payment and amount of any future dividends will be made at the discretion of our board of directors, and will depend upon, among other things, the results of our operations, cash flows and financial condition, operating and capital requirements, and other factors our board of directors may consider relevant. There is no assurance that we will pay any dividends in the future, and, if dividends are paid, there is no assurance with respect to the amount of any such dividend.

 

If we fail to maintain effective internal controls over financial reporting, the price of our common stock may be adversely affected.

 

Our internal control over financial reporting may have weaknesses and conditions that could require correction or remediation, the disclosure of which may have an adverse impact on the price of our common stock.  We are required to establish and maintain appropriate internal controls over financial reporting.  Failure to establish those controls, or any failure of those controls once established, could adversely affect our public disclosures regarding our business, prospects, financial condition or results of operations.  In addition, management’s assessment of internal controls over financial reporting may identify weaknesses and conditions that need to be addressed in our internal controls over financial reporting or other matters that may raise concerns for investors.  Any actual or perceived weaknesses and conditions that need to be addressed in our internal control over financial reporting or disclosure of management’s assessment of our internal controls over financial reporting may have an adverse impact on the price of our common stock.

  

We are required to comply with certain provisions of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and if we fail to comply in a timely manner, our business could be harmed and our stock price could decline.

 

Rules adopted by the SEC pursuant to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 require an annual assessment of internal controls over financial reporting, and for certain issuers an attestation of this assessment by the issuer’s independent registered public accounting firm.  The standards that must be met for management to assess the internal controls over financial reporting as effective are evolving and complex, and require significant documentation, testing, and possible remediation to meet the detailed standards.  We expect to incur significant expenses and to devote resources to Section 404 compliance on an ongoing basis.  It is difficult for us to predict how long it will take or how costly it will be to complete the assessment of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting for each year and to remediate any deficiencies in our internal control over financial reporting. As a result, we may not be able to complete the assessment and remediation process on a timely basis.  In addition, although attestation requirements by our independent registered public accounting firm are not presently applicable to us we could become subject to these requirements in the future and we may encounter problems or delays in completing the implementation of any resulting changes to internal controls over financial reporting.  In the event that our Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer determine that our internal control over financial reporting is not effective as defined under Section 404, we cannot predict how regulators will react or how the market prices of our shares will be affected; however, we believe that there is a risk that investor confidence and share value may be negatively affected.

 

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ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 2. PROPERTIES

 

Our executive offices are located at 6804 South Canton Avenue, Suite 150, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74136. The Company signed an Office Lease Agreement (the “Lease Agreement”) on April 24, 2008. On July 2, 2015 the Lease Agreement was amended (amendment 3) to extend the expiration date to July 31, 2018.

 

In addition to the Company’s executive offices, Coretec leases offices at 505 Broadway North, Suite 208, Fargo, North Dakota 58102.

 

ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

We are not a party to any pending legal proceeding, nor is our property the subject of a pending legal proceeding, that is not in the ordinary course of business or otherwise material to the financial condition of our business. None of our directors, officers or affiliates is involved in a proceeding adverse to our business or has a material interest adverse to our business.

 

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

 

Not applicable.

 

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PART II

 

ITEM 5. MARKET FOR COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

 

Our common stock is quoted on the OTC Pink marketplace under the symbol “TDCP”.

 

For the periods indicated, the following table sets forth the high and low bid prices per share of common stock. These prices represent inter-dealer quotations without retail markup, markdown, or commission and may not necessarily represent actual transactions.

 

2017 Fiscal Year

 

   High   Low 
First Quarter ended March 31, 2017  $0.0019   $0.0007 

 

2016 Fiscal Year

 

   High   Low 
First Quarter ended March 31, 2016  $0.0005   $0.0002 
Second Quarter ended June 30, 2016  $0.0018   $0.0003 
Third Quarter ended September 30, 2016  $0.0012   $0.0003 
Fourth Quarter ended December 31, 2016  $0.0014   $0.0004 

 

2015 Fiscal Year

 

   High   Low 
First Quarter ended March 31, 2015  $0.0036   $0.0012 
Second Quarter ended June 30, 2015  $0.0022   $0.0007 
Third Quarter ended September 30, 2015  $0.0019   $0.0003 
Fourth Quarter ended December 31, 2015  $0.0005   $0.0001 

 

The market price of our common stock, like that of other technology companies, is highly volatile and is subject to fluctuations in response to variations in operating results, announcements of technological innovations or new products, or other events or factors. Our stock price may also be affected by broader market trends unrelated to our performance.

 

Holders

 

As of April 7, 2017 we had approximately 400 active holders of our common stock. The number of active record holders was determined from the records of our transfer agent and does not include beneficial owners of common stock whose shares are held in the names of various security brokers, dealers, and registered clearing agencies. Our transfer agent is Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, 17 Battery Place, New York, NY 10004.

 

Dividend Policy

 

We have not declared any dividends to date. We have no present intention of paying any cash dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future, as we intend to use earnings, if any, to generate growth. The payment of dividends, if any, in the future, rests within the discretion of our Board of Directors and will depend, among other things, upon our earnings, capital requirements and our financial condition, as well as other relevant factors. There are no restrictions in our Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws that restrict us from declaring dividends.

 

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Equity Compensation Plan Information

 

We have two stock-based compensation plans, the 2014 Equity Incentive Plan and the 2015 Equity Incentive Plan, together referred to herein as the “Stock Plans.” As of April 7, 2017, 22,973,131 options to purchase our common stock were issued and outstanding under the Stock Plans with a weighted-average price of $0.08.

 

The following table sets forth the information indicated with respect to our compensation plans under which our common stock is authorized for issuance.

 

   Number of       Number of securities 
   securities to be       remaining available 
   issued upon       for future issuance 
   exercise of       under equity 
   outstanding   Weighted average   compensation plans 
   options,   exercise price of   (excluding securities 
   warrants and   outstanding options,   reflected in 
Plan category  rights   warrants and rights   column (a)) 
   (a)   (b)   (c) 
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders   -    -    - 
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders:               
                
2014 Plan   50,000,000   $0.08    750,103 
2015 Plan   85,000,000    0.08    142,244 
Total   135,000,000   $0.08    892,347 

 

Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities

 

None.

 

ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATION

 

The following discussion and analysis should be read together with our financial statements and the related notes appearing elsewhere in this Report. This discussion contains forward-looking statements reflecting our current expectations that involve risks and uncertainties. See “Forward-Looking Statements” for a discussion of the uncertainties, risks and assumptions associated with these statements. Actual results and the timing of events could differ materially from those discussed in our forward-looking statements as a result of many factors, including those set forth under “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this Report.

 

Plan of Operation

 

Background: 

 

Coretec Industries, LLC, a North Dakota limited liability company (“Coretec”), was organized on June 2, 2015. Four Coretec members (the “Members”) held all outstanding membership interests in Coretec. Coretec was formed to create technology based solutions (products and services) that address energy-related market needs globally. Leveraging the expertise of its management in forming and managing technology based startups, funding raising, sales, and marketing. They are advised by Dr. Philip Boudjouk, an expert in silicon (“Si”) chemistry and Doug Freitag, an expert in the application of Si materials and Federal business development.

 

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On September 30, 2016 (the “Closing Date”), we closed a transaction contemplated by a Share Exchange Agreement dated May 31, 2016 (the “Share Exchange Agreement”) with 3DIcon Corporation (“3DIcon”). Pursuant to the Share Exchange Agreement, Coretec became a wholly-owned subsidiary of 3DIcon.

 

3DIcon was incorporated on August 11, 1995, under the laws of the State of Oklahoma as First Keating Corporation. The articles of incorporation were amended August 1, 2003 to change the name to 3DIcon Corporation. The initial focus of First Keating Corporation was to market and distribute books written by its founder, Martin Keating. During 2001, First Keating Corporation began to focus on the development of 360-degree holographic technology. On July 15, 2005, 3DIcon entered into a Sponsored Research Agreement (“SRA”) with the University of Oklahoma (the “University” or “OU”), which expired on January 14, 2007, under which they conducted a research project entitled "Investigation of 3-Dimensional Display Technologies”. On February 23, 2007, they entered into an SRA with the University, which expired on March 31, 2010, under which they conducted a research project entitled "3-Dimensional Display Development". The development to date has resulted in multiple new technologies, two working laboratory prototypes (Lab Proto 1 and Lab Proto 2), and eight provisional patents; five of the eight provisional patents have been combined and converted to five utility patents. Under the SRA, 3DIcon has obtained the exclusive worldwide marketing rights to these 3D display technologies.

 

The combination of the two companies provides a significant number of opportunities to increase shareholder value by: 

 

  · Providing technological support to advance the refinement of CSpace image material;

  · Adding recognized expertise to the team;

  · Creating the opportunity for near-term revenue; and

  · Adding a significant portfolio of Intellectual Property.

 

Combined Company Plans

 

Coretec’s Technology. Coretec’s underlying technology is based on the efficient production of a high value liquid silicon precursor, cyclohexasilane. A key advantage of cyclohexasilane (“CHS”) is that it is a liquid at room temperature and does not convert to a gas until heated above 400°F. This compares to materials commonly used for manufacturing silicon-based semiconductors and solar cells (monosilane or trichlorosilane) that have much lower boiling points which leads to higher cost handling and shipping. Another key advantage of CHS is that the production rate of the silicon-forming step can be increased by a factor of six relative to the currently used materials, leading to significant cost savings. The Company anticipates that CHS will first be used as an alternative to monosilane or trichlorosilane when adding silicon to lithium ion batteries or when used in manufacturing silicon-based semiconductors.

 

The Company also sees longer term potential in several emerging markets where there are opportunities in the conversion of CHS into nanoparticles and nanowires for use in such emerging, high-growth markets as:

 

  · Energy storage

  · Solid state lighting

  · Authentication of critical documentation

  · Printable electronics

  · Building-integrated solar energy

 

Coretec’s IP portfolio of silicon-based materials will be accessible to the Company as a result of the signing of an exclusive, global licensing agreement (the “License”) between Coretec and the NDSU Research Foundation (NDSU/RF) in June 2016.

 

The License provides access to 11 existing and three pending patents representing the global intellectual property around this silicon-based technology for all of these markets. In addition, Coretec has an option to acquire the exclusive licensing rights to an additional 16 patents within the next 18 months.

 

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Enhancement of CSpace. A key challenge in the development of CSpace® has been the development of the material to be used for the image chamber. 3DIcon had been exploring a variety of glass alternatives under a Joint Development Agreement with Schott Defense, a global leader in specialty glass materials. While progress continues to be made, it was concluded that limitations remained, primarily in weight and cost.

 

A key virtue of having access to the Coretec IP portfolio of Silicon-based materials is that 3DIcon can now use all of the manufacturing infrastructure and knowledge that’s available for optical plastics for the CSpace® image chamber. The benefit to CSpace® is that we can now mold the material into a broad range of shapes that is much lighter and much lower in cost than the glass material we worked with before. While this approach is being explored, alternative approaches continue to be considered.

 

Near-Term Revenue Opportunities. Opportunities for near-term revenue continue to be explored in battery and microelectronic markets. Interest in the use of silicon in Li-ion batteries continues to increase driven by the growing demand for electrical vehicles and home energy storage systems for backup power. Discussions are ongoing with suppliers of Li-ion battery anode materials that are seeking next generation materials to further increase performance while improving lifetime, safety and reliability. We believe these suppliers will be well positioned to take advantage of the benefits provided by CHS when combined as a liquid with other powder based materials. While we believe the use of CHS in Li-ion batteries will provide near term revenue, we also continue to explore revenue opportunities in microelectronics and especially those early adopter markets where advanced microelectronics are being developed in lower volumes and with less price sensitivity. 

 

Recent Developments

 

Supply Agreement

 

On December 13, 2016, we entered into a Supply Agreement (the “Supply Agreement”) with Gelest Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation (“Gelest”). This Supply Agreement is for the purchase and sale of Cyclohexasilane (CHS) as set forth in the Supply Agreement (the “Products”), pursuant to which the Company agrees to use Gelest as a primary source to manufacture the Products for a period of three years.  NDSU provided raw materials required to produce CHS to Gelest in January, 2017. Efforts by Gelest to scale the manufacturing process for CHS are ongoing with the goal of producing up to 400 grams of material that will be available for sale to potential customers. An initial estimate of pricing for the Products is set forth in the Supply Agreement, which varies from $28/gram to $35/gram based on the quantity and quality of material that is being purchased. We believe this price is competitive with competing higher order silanes such as trisilane and neopentasilane while offering a number of advantages. 

 

Authorization of Name Change

 

On February 21, 2017, the Board unanimously approved the proposal to seek stockholder approval and authorization to amend the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation to change the name of the Company to “The Coretec Group Inc.” (the “Name Change”) and thereafter change its trading symbol to a trading symbol resembling the name of the Company following the Name Change. On February 21, 2017, a majority of the Company’s stockholders adopted resolutions by written consent authorizing the Board to undertake the Name Change. This Name Change will become effective immediately upon the Company’s filing of the Name Change Amendment with the Secretary of State of the State of Oklahoma.

 

Authorization of Reverse Stock Split

 

On February 21, 2017 (the “Record Date”), the Board of Directors unanimously approved, and a majority of the Company’s stockholders, as of the Record Date, approved by written consent pursuant to Section 18-1073 of the Oklahoma Act, to permit the Company’s Board of Directors, in its sole discretion, to effectuate one or more consolidations of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock at some future date no later than the first anniversary of the Record Date, pursuant to which the shares of common stock would be combined and reclassified into one validly issued- fully paid and non-assessable share of common stock at a ratio (the “Reverse Split Ratio”) within the range of 1-for-50 and up to 1-for-300 (the “Reverse Split Range”), with each stockholder otherwise entitled to receive a fractional share of common stock as a result of the Reverse Stock Split.  If effectuating a Reverse Stock Split pursuant to the minimum stated Reverse Split Ratio, each 50 shares of the Company’s issued and outstanding common stock will be automatically converted into 1 share of common stock. If effectuating a Reverse Stock Split pursuant to the maximum stated Reverse Split Ratio, each 300 shares of our issued and outstanding common stock will be automatically converted into 1 share of common stock.

 

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Consulting Agreements

 

On January 22, 2017, the Company hired silicon materials expert Ragnar Avery as Vice President, CHS Marketing and Sales. Mr. Avery will lead new business development and sales initiatives for the Company’s proprietary liquid silicon precursor, CHS. The consulting agreement shall be effective as of February 1, 2017 and shall continue in full force and effect through February 1, 2018. The Company shall pay Mr. Avery a fee of $125 per hour for the first three months and $150 per hour thereafter.

 

On March 21, 2017, Doug Freitag resigned as Chief Executive Officer of the Company in order to allow Michael A. Kraft to take over in his place as the Company’s newly appointed Chief Executive Officer. In connection with Mr. Kraft’s appointment, the Company entered into a consulting agreement with Mr. Kraft, pursuant to which it agreed to compensate Mr. Kraft, $1,500 per day for his commitment to allocate seven days a month to the Company and a $25,000 bonus payable in the Company’s restricted stock upon the occurrence of certain events. In addition, the Company agreed to issue to Mr. Kraft, an option to purchase up to $50,000 of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price equal to the market price as of the date on which certain milestones are completed. Mr. Freitag will assume a strategic consulting role as the Company’s Vice President of Technology and will remain on the Company’s Board of Directors. Mr. Freitag will continue to be compensated $194 per hour pursuant to the consulting agreement he entered into with the Company in January 2017.

 

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016 COMPARED TO THE PERIOD FROM INCEPTION (JUNE 2, 2015) TO DECEMBER 31, 2015

 

Revenue

 

We did not have revenues for the year ended December 31, 2016 or for the period from inception (June 2, 2015) to December 31, 2015.

 

Research and Development Expenses

 

The research and development expenses were $300,985 for the year ended December 31, 2016, as compared to $4,798 for the period from inception (June 2, 2015) to December 31, 2015. The approximately $296,000 increase was a result of the cost related to the License Agreement signed with NDSU/RF in June 2016 of $136,000, the SRA signed with NDSU on August 14, 2015 of $79,000, R&D consultants’ fees of $43,000, payment of $18,000 under the Gelest supply agreement, and the amortization of patent cost related to the NDSU/RF License Agreement.

 

General and Administrative Expenses

 

Our general and administrative expenses were $383,784 for the year ended December 31, 2016, as compared to $118,655 for the period from inception (June 2, 2015) to December 31, 2015. The approximately $265,000 net increase was a result of the increase in cost for consulting fees of $99,000 for our CEO, an increase of $31,000 for fees to our CFO, an increase of legal fees of $35,000 related to agreements signed in 2016, an increase in rent of $15,000 from our office in Tulsa and a full year of occupancy in North Dakota, an increase of bank service charges and computer expenses of $4,000, an increase in consultant fees of $42,000 from consolidating our operations, an increase in insurance expense of $14,000, an increase in salaries of $8,000, an increase in filing fees of $6,000 from our SEC reporting, an increase in marketing fees of $26,000, an increase in telephone expense of $3,000 and an increase in accounting fees for reviews and proforma information prepared in 2016 of $64,000. We also had a decrease in marketing expenses of $35,000 from a market survey prepared in the period from inception (June 2, 2015) to December 31, 2015 by Coretec, a decrease of $29,000 of guaranteed payments incurred to a former Coretec member paid in the period from inception (June 2, 2015) to December 31, 2015 and a $16,000 decrease in travel expenses incurred in the period from Inception (June 2, 2015) to December 31, 2015.

 

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Interest Expense

 

Interest expense was $60,082 for the year ended December 31, 2016, as compared to $11,800 for the period from inception (June 2, 2015) to December 31, 2015. The increase of $48,282 was a result of the increase of the principal balance due under our loan agreements with Carlton James ND, LTD and Victor F. Keen.

 

Financial Condition, Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Management remains focused on controlling cash expenses. We recognize our limited cash resources and plan our expenses accordingly. We intend to leverage stock-for-services wherever possible. The operating budget consists of the following expenses:

 

·Acceleration of research and development through increased research personnel as well as other research agencies.
·General and administrative expenses: salaries, insurance, investor related expenses, rent, travel, website, etc.
·Hiring executive officers for technology, operations and finance.
·Professional fees for accounting and audit; legal services for securities and financing; patent research and protection.

 

We had net cash of $594 at December 31, 2016. We had negative working capital of $496,100 at December 31, 2016.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2016, we used $572,800 of cash for operating activities, an increase of $463,844 or 426% compared to the period from inception (June 2, 2015) to December 31, 2015. The increase in the use of cash for operating activities was a result of the increase in the loss from operations of $609,598, the increase in amortization and interest of $27,279, the increase in prepaid expenses of $5,309 and a decrease of accounts payable of $112,608.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2016, there was $60,687 of net cash provided by investing activities, an increase of $73,492 or 574% compared to the period from inception (June 2, 2015) to December 31, 2015. The increase was primarily a result of $75,687 of cash acquired in reverse acquisition, partially offset by the purchase of $20,000 of intangible assets in the year ended December 31, 2016 compared to the purchase of equipment of $7,805 during the period from inception (June 2, 2015) to December 31, 2015.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2016, there was $503,896 of cash provided by financing activities, an increase of $373,324 or 286% compared to the period from inception (June 2, 2015) to December 31, 2015. The increase was due to proceeds from notes payable to related parties offset by the payments on our insurance financing agreement.

 

We expect to fund the ongoing operations through the existing financing in place (see below); through raising additional funds as permitted by the terms of Golden State financing as well as reducing our monthly expenses. Our ability to fund the operations of the Company is highly dependent on the underlying stock price of the Company.

 

Off Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

The Company does not engage in any off balance sheet arrangements that are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our consolidated financial condition, revenues, and results of operations, liquidity or capital expenditures.

 

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Significant Accounting Policies

 

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instrument held by the Company:

 

Current assets and current liabilities - The carrying value approximates fair value due to the short maturity of these items.

 

Notes payable - The fair value of the Company's notes payable has been estimated by the Company based upon the liability's characteristics, including interest rate. The carrying value approximates fair value.

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Actual results could differ from the estimates and assumptions used.

 

Intangible Assets

 

Intangible assets consist primarily of acquired patents. The Company acquired $1,400,000 of intangible assets in conjunction with the reverse acquisition. Intangible assets with finite lives are amortized on a straight-line basis over their useful lives.

 

Research and Development

 

Research and development costs are expensed as incurred. Research and development costs amounted to approximately $301,000 and $5,000 for the year ended December 31, 2016 and the period from inception (June 2, 2015) to December 31, 2015, respectively.

 

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

 

See the Recent Accounting Pronouncements section of Note 1 to our Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part II, Item 8 of this report for further details of recent accounting pronouncements.

 

ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

 

All financial information required by this Item is attached hereto at the end of this report beginning on page F-1 and is hereby incorporated by reference.

 

ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

 

None.

 

ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

Management's Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

Limitations on Effectiveness of Controls. In designing and evaluating our disclosure controls and procedures, management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives. In addition, the design of disclosure controls and procedures must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints and that management is required to apply its judgment in evaluating the benefits of possible controls and procedures relative to their costs.

 

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Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures. Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2016. The term “disclosure controls and procedures,” as defined in Rule 13a-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), means controls and other procedures of a company that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management, including our principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

Based on our evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of December 31, 2016, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective at the reasonable assurance level as we do not have personnel with sufficient experience with United States generally accepted accounting principles to address complex transactions. To help address this material weakness, management engaged financial consultants and performed additional analyses and other procedures.

 

Notwithstanding the assessment that our Internal Control Over Financial Reporting was not effective and that there is a material weakness as identified herein, we believe that our consolidated financial statements contained in this Annual Report fairly present our consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods covered thereby in all material respects.

 

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. There has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting identified in connection with the evaluation required by Rule 13a-15(d) of the Exchange Act that occurred during the quarter ended December 31, 2016 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting. 

 

ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION

 

None.

 

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PART III

 

ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, PROMOTERS AND CONTROL PERSONS; COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 16(A) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT

 

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND KEY EMPLOYEES

 

The following table sets forth the names and ages of the members of our Board of Directors and our executive officers and the positions held by each. There are no family relationships among any of our Directors and Executive Officers.

 

Name   Age   Position
Victor Keen   75   Director, Co-Chairman
Michael A. Kraft   54   Chief Executive Officer
Ronald Robinson   71   Chief Financial Officer
Ron Dombrowski   52   Director
Simon Calton   36   Director, Co-Chairman
Dennis Anderson   60   Director
Doug Freitag   61   Vice-President of Technology and Director

 

Victor Keen – Director, Co-Chairman

 

Mr. Keen is a significant shareholder in 3DIcon and has been a member of the Board since November 2007. Mr. Keen is a graduate of Harvard Law School and Trinity College. Until November 2010 he was the chair of the Tax Practice Group at Duane Morris LLP, an international law firm and one of the 100 largest law firms in the world. In November 2010, Mr. Keen became Of Counsel to the firm and has since devoted the majority of his time to charitable board memberships, as well as real estate investments and other ventures. For more than ten years Mr. Keen served on the board of Research Frontiers (NASDAQ: REFR), a developer of “Smart Glass” through licensees around the world. Mr. Keen has been an active investor in a number of private companies, both start up and later stage, including: Lending Tree, acquired by IAC Interactive Corp. (NASDAQ:IACI); Circle Lending, Inc., now part of Richard Branson’s Virgin Group; and Rollover Systems, Inc., a privately held company involved in the matching of individual IRA/pension accounts with appropriate managers. Mr. Keen is a co-founder and co-owner of Bantam Pharmaceutical LLC, a privately held biotechnology company founded in 2015 focusing on the discovery and development of innovative cancer therapies.

 

Michael A. Kraft – Chief Executive Officer

 

In addition to his role as 3DIcon CEO, Michael is a Mentor-in-Residence at the University of Michigan Technology Transfer Office and he is Founder/Managing Director of MKT Partners, LLC, an Executive Advisory and Interim C-Level firm focused on business development for materials science, performance materials and technology systems. Michael has served as an Executive in Residence for a large European PE Firm, CEO of Covaron Advanced Materials, Executive Officer and Vice President of Ceradyne Inc. (previously NASDAQ: CRDN), and GM at both Kulicke & Soffa and General Electric. As CEO/GM he has managed P&L’s from start-up to $300M and as a member of two executive teams grew shareholder value to >$1.4B by identifying critical business drivers, growing revenues and market share organically, building strategic partnerships, and completing accretive acquisitions.

 

Michael completed the General Electric Crotonville Management Program with a Master of Management and Business from Penn State University. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering & Systems Science from Michigan State University and recently extended his executive education by completing courses in Strategic Planning and Technology Marketing at CalTech.

 

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Ron Dombrowski – Director

 

Ron Dombrowski will serve as a Director of the Company. Since August 2015, Mr. Dombrowski served as a member of Coretec’s Board of Directors. Between April 2015 and November 2015, he was Director of Sales and Marketing at Lifting Solutions Automation Inc. From August 2010 to April 2015 Mr. Dombrowski served as the Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Limited Solutions Automation Inc. He is a graduate of the Southern Illinois University with degrees in Electrical Engineering and Management. Mr. Dombrowski has also attended executive education programs at University of Phoenix and Marquette University.

 

Mr. Dombrowski has over 25 years of global sales and operations experience, growing and scaling both startups and Fortune 500 technology companies. We believe that Mr. Dombrowski is qualified to serve on our board of directors because of his background in sales and operations experience.

 

Simon Calton – Director, Co-Chairman

 

Simon Calton will serve as a Director of the Company. Simon Calton has over 12 years of experience in financing and company structuring and utilizes his experience to find opportunities in different sectors. Since 2008, Mr. Calton has structured a number of Alternative Investment Products geared around Construction and Development in the United States and United Kingdom. In 2012 he co-founded Carlton James North Dakota Ltd, which specializes in funding specific projects and developments throughout the United States. In 2007 Mr. Calton co-founded Carlton James Private and Commercial, a project investment, pension administration service and global financing firm which helps to fund projects around the globe.

 

We believe Mr. Calton is qualified to serve on our board of directors because of his extensive business and management experience.

 

Dennis Anderson – Director

 

Dennis Anderson will serve as a Director of the Company. Since June 2015 Mr. Anderson has been the President of Coretec Industries LLC. From June 2003 to May 2015 Mr. Anderson served as the Associate Vice President of the Office of Research and Creative Activities at North Dakota State University where he spent his time creating, procuring funding, and managing various high technology research centers and programs, especially those funded by both federal and state governmental agencies as well as small and large private sector partners. Mr. Anderson graduated with a B.Sc. (microbiology) from North Dakota State University and M.Sc. (virology) from Kansas State University.

 

He is an entrepreneur with over 23 years of experience in creating, funding, and/or managing technology-based startups and emerging companies primarily focused on research, development, and commercialization of new biotechnology and biopharmaceutical products for human and veterinary markets. He also has experience in intellectual property creation, procurement, development, technology transfer (including licensing), and commercialization of various technologies and associated IP in both private sector and academic settings. Mr. Anderson is a founding member of ChymaTek Energy Solutions, LLC which held equity interests in Coretec.

 

We believe that Mr. Anderson is qualified to serve on our board of directors because of his biotechnology and biopharmaceutical knowledge and experience.

 

Doug Freitag – Director

 

Doug Freitag brings a wealth of experience to his new role, including more than 30 years of commercializing advanced materials in the aerospace, electronics, photonics, medical, and building industries and more than 25 years of federal grant and contract funding expertise. He has served in various engineering and management positions while employed by Ford Motor Company, Lockheed Martin, and Honeywell. He started Bayside Materials Technology in 1993 supporting organizations including but not limited to Dow Corning, SCHOTT Government Services, LLC, Aduro Biotech, Cerus, DNA Electronics, General Electric, Triton Systems, UDRI, Avery Dennison, DuPont, Ancon Technologies, Honeywell, and Lockheed Martin. Support provided included research, development and transition of new technologies and Federal Business development. In 2016 alone he contributed to winning new Federal contracts for clients with a value of over $230 million. He has also served as the Technical Director for the US Advanced Ceramics Association for the past 20 years providing technical leadership during advocacy of policy and funding issues to the federal government. Mr. Freitag was hired by 3DIcon as a Federal business development expert in December of 2013 and has served as the VP for Technology and Business Development until recently. He has a BSME and MSME from Purdue University.

 

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We believe that Mr. Freitag is qualified to serve on our board of directors because of his extensive background in key industries to the Company’s target applications.

 

Ronald Robinson - Chief Financial Officer

 

Ronald Robinson was appointed Chief Financial Officer on January 28, 2013. He was a partner in three large local CPA firms spanning the last forty years, the latest of which was Sutton Robinson Freeman & Co., PC, from 1999 through 2010, of which he was the managing partner and performed SEC/PCOAB audits for several clients, including 3DIcon Corporation. He has been an SEC compliance and accounting consultant for 3DIcon Corporation since 2010. Mr. Robinson is a graduate of East Central University Ada, Oklahoma with a BS in Accounting.

 

Audit Committee

 

On February 25, 2008, the Board of Directors created an Audit Committee comprising of Mr. Victor Keen. We intend to continue to evaluate the composition of our Audit Committee.

 

Compensation Committee

 

On February 25, 2008, the Board of Directors created a Compensation Committee comprising of Mr. Victor Keen. We intend to continue to evaluate the composition of our Compensation Committee.

 

Nomination and Corporate Governance Committee

 

On February 25, 2008, the Board of Directors created Nominations and Corporate Governance Committee comprising of Mr. Victor Keen. We intend to continue to evaluate the composition of our Nominations and Corporate Governance Committee.

 

Director or Officer Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings

 

Our directors and executive officers were not involved in any legal proceedings as described in Item 401(f) of Regulation S-K in the past ten years.

 

Board Leadership Structure and Role in Risk Oversight

 

Although we have not adopted a formal policy on whether the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer positions should be separate or combined, in the past we determined that it was in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders to combine these roles. From the inception of the Company through June 13, 2011, Martin Keating served as our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Due to the small size and early stage of the Company, we believe it was most effective to have the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer positions combined. Since June 13, 2011, the role of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and the Chairman, or any member, of the Board of Directors was separated.

 

Our Board of Directors receives and reviews periodic reports from management, auditors, legal counsel, and others, as considered appropriate regarding our Company's assessment of risks. Our Board of Directors focuses on the most significant risks facing our Company and our Company's general risk management strategy, and also ensures that risks undertaken by us are consistent with the Board's appetite for risk. While the Board oversees our Company's risk management, management is responsible for day-to-day risk management processes. We believe this division of responsibilities is the most effective approach for addressing the risks facing our company and that our board leadership structure and role in risk oversight is effective. 

 

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Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings

 

To our knowledge, our directors and executive officers have not been involved in any of the following events during the past ten years:

 

1.any bankruptcy petition filed by or against such person or any business of which such person was a general partner or executive officer either at the time of the bankruptcy or within two years prior to that time;

 

2.any conviction in a criminal proceeding or being subject to a pending criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations and other minor offenses);

 

3.being subject to any order, judgment, or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any court of competent jurisdiction, permanently or temporarily enjoining him from or otherwise limiting his involvement in any type of business, securities or banking activities or to be associated with any person practicing in banking or securities activities;

 

4.being found by a court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action, the SEC or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to have violated a Federal or state securities or commodities law, and the judgment has not been reversed, suspended, or vacated;

 

5.being subject of, or a party to, any Federal or state judicial or administrative order, judgment decree, or finding, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, relating to an alleged violation of any Federal or state securities or commodities law or regulation, any law or regulation respecting financial institutions or insurance companies, or any law or regulation prohibiting mail or wire fraud or fraud in connection with any business entity; or

 

6.being subject of or party to any sanction or order, not subsequently reversed, suspended, or vacated, of any self-regulatory organization, any registered entity or any equivalent exchange, association, entity or organization that has disciplinary authority over its members or persons associated with a member.

 

Code of Ethics

 

We have not adopted a Code of Ethics and Business Conduct for Officers, Directors and Employees that applies to all of our officers, directors and employees.

 

Employment Agreements

 

We have not entered into employment agreements with any of our executive officers. However, in connection with Michael A. Kraft’s appointment as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, the Company and Mr. Kraft expect to put in place a written compensation plan.

 

Director Compensation

 

Our directors have not received monetary compensation for their service on the Board of Directors since 2012. Directors may receive compensation for their services and reimbursement for their expenses as shall be determined from time to time by resolution of the Board.

 

Except as below, none of the following parties has, since our date of incorporation, had any material interest, direct or indirect, in any transaction with us or in any presently proposed transaction that has or will materially affect us:

 

.       Any of our directors or officers;

.       Any person proposed as a nominee for election as a director;

.       Any person who beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, shares carrying more than 10% of the voting rights attached to our outstanding shares of common stock;

 

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.       Any member of the immediate family of any of the foregoing persons.

  

The Company issued an aggregate of 1,589,010 shares of the Company’s Series B Convertible Preferred in connection with Securities Purchase Agreements (the “Securities Purchase Agreements”) dated December 11, 2015. Pursuant the Securities Purchase Agreements, the Company had agreed to issue, and on March 23, 2016 issued, to certain officers, directors, consultants and service providers (collectively, “Recipients”) and the Recipients had agreed to accept, and on March 23, 2016 received, shares of Series B Preferred in consideration for the satisfaction, in lieu of cash payment, of an aggregate of $1,105,402.72 owed by the Company to the Recipients. Each Series B Preferred may be converted in whole or in part, from time to time, into One Thousand Nine Hundred Fourteen (1,914) shares of Common Stock. Among the Recipients were (i) Victor F. Keen, the Company’s former Chief Executive Officer, who received 1,193,582 shares of Series B Preferred in satisfaction of $685,354.62 owed to him under certain notes, in connection with certain advances he provided to the Company and for services he provided to the Company; (ii) Ronald W. Robinson, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, who received 85,771 shares of Series B Preferred in satisfaction of $90,291.25 owed to him for services he provided to the Company; (iii) Martin Keating, a former Director of the Company, who received 19,266 shares of Series B Preferred in satisfaction of $20,280.82 owed to him under certain notes and for services he provided to the Company; and (iv) Newton, O'Connor, Turner & Ketchum, PC, a law firm of which John O’Connor, a former Director of the Company, is a partner, that received 50,149 shares of Series B Preferred in satisfaction of $52,791.49 owed to it for services provided to the Company.

 

In addition to shares issued under the Securities Purchase Agreements, Victor F. Keen, the Company’s former CEO and current Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors, was issued an additional 152,386 shares of Series B Preferred in satisfaction of $87,500.00 owed to him as compensation as CEO prior to closing the Share Exchange Agreement.

 

Prior to Mr. Freitag’s appointment as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, he received compensation from the Company in his capacity as a consultant in the form of 5,000,000 shares of common stock and 44,769 shares of Series B Preferred issued under the Securities Purchase Agreement in lieu of cash payment of an aggregate of $47,034.00 owed to him by the Company.

 

On March 21, 2017, Doug Freitag resigned as Chief Executive Officer of the Company in order to allow Michael A. Kraft to take over in his place as the Company’s newly appointed Chief Executive Officer. In connection with Mr. Kraft’s appointment, the Company entered into a consulting agreement with Mr. Kraft, pursuant to which it agreed to compensate Mr. Kraft, $1,500 per day for his commitment to allocate seven days a month to the Company and a $25,000 bonus payable in the Company’s restricted stock upon the occurrence of certain events. In addition, the Company agreed to issue to Mr. Kraft, an option to purchase up to $50,000 of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price equal to the market price as of the date on which certain milestones are completed. Mr. Freitag will assume a strategic consulting role as the Company’s Vice President of Technology and will remain on the Company’s Board of Directors. Mr. Freitag will continue to be compensated $194 per hour pursuant to the consulting agreement he entered into with the Company in January 2017.

 

Risk Management

 

The Company does not believe risks arising from its compensation policies and practices for its employees are reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company.

 

Director Independence

 

Of the members of the Company’s Board of Directors, none of the members are considered to be independent under the listing standards of the Rules of NASDAQ set forth in the NASDAQ Manual.

 

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Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance

 

Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires our directors and executive officers and persons who own more than 10% of the issued and outstanding shares of our common stock to file reports of initial ownership of common stock and other equity securities and subsequent changes in that ownership with the SEC. Officers, directors and greater than ten percent stockholders are required by SEC regulation to furnish us with copies of all Section 16(a) forms they file. During the year ended December 31, 2016, all Section 16(a) filing requirements applicable to our officers, directors and greater than 10% beneficial owners were complied with.

  

ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

 

The following table sets forth all compensation earned in respect of our Chief Executive Officer and those individuals who received compensation in excess of $100,000 per year, collectively referred to as the named executive officers, for our last three completed fiscal years.

 

SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE

 

The following information is furnished for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014 for our principal executive officer and the two most highly compensated officers.

  

Name and
Principal
Position		  Year   Salary
($)		   Bonus
($)		   Stock
Awards
($)		   Option
Awards
($)		   Non-Equity
Incentive Plan
Compensation ($)		   Change in
Pension Value
and Non-Qualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings
($)		   All Other
Compensation ($)		   Total
($)		 
Victor Keen   2016   $87,500   $-   $-   $-   $-   $-   $-   $87,500 
Co-Chairman and   2015   $150,000   $-   $-   $-   $-   $-   $-   $150,000 
Former CEO*   2014   $150,000   $-   $-   $-   $-   $-   $-   $150,000 
                                              
Doug Freitag   2016   $100,517   $-   $4,500   $-   $-   $-   $-   $105,017 
Former CEO ***
   2015   $67,529   $-   $-   $-   $-   $-   $-   $67,529 
******   2014   $90,244   $-   $-   $-   $-   $-   $-   $90,244 
                                              
Mark Willner   2016   $-   $-   $-   $-   $-   $-   $-   $- 
Former CEO **   2015   $-   $-   $-   $-   $-   $-   $-   $- 
    2014   $162,000   $-   $-   $-   $-   $-   $-   $162,000 
                                              
Ronald Robinson   2016   $60,000   $-   $-   $-   $-   $-   $-   $60,000 
CFO ****   2015   $72,000   $-   $-   $-   $-   $-   $-   $72,000 
    2014   $72,000   $-   $-   $-   $-   $-   $-   $72,000 
                                              
Michael A. Kraft   2016   $-   $-   $-   $-   $-   $-   $-   $- 
CEO *****   2015   $-   $-   $-   $-   $-   $-   $-   $- 
    2014   $-   $-   $-   $-   $-   $-   $-   $- 
                                              
Martin Keating   2016   $-   $-   $-   $-   $-   $-   $-   $- 
Former Director   2015   $-   $-   $-   $-   $-   $-   $-   $- 
    2014   $-   $5,000   $-   $-   $-   $-   $-   $5,000 
                                              
Hakki Refai   2016   $-   $-   $-   $-   $-   $-   $-   $- 
Former Director of    2015   $36,000   $-   $-   $-   $-   $-   $-   $36,000 
Technology   2014   $144,000   $-   $-   $-   $-   $-   $-   $144,000 

 

*Victor Keen was Chief Executive Officer from November 1, 2013 to July 2016.

 

**Mark Willner was the Company’s Chief Executive Officer from March 19, 2012 to November 1, 2013.

 

***Doug Freitag was the company’s Chief Executive Officer from July 2016 to March 2017.

 

****Ronald Robinson was appointed CFO of the Company effective January 28, 2013.

 

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*****Michael A. Kraft was appointed CEO in March 2017.

 

******Includes compensation for consulting services prior to CEO position.

 

OUTSTANDING EQUITY AWARDS AT FISCAL YEAR END

 

The following table sets forth with respect to grants of options to purchase our common stock to the executive officers as of December 31, 2016:

 

Name  Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options
#
Exercisable		   Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options
#
Un-exercisable		   Equity
Incentive
Plan Awards:
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Unearned
Options
#		   Option
Exercise
Price
$		   Option
Expiration
Date		   Number
of
Shares
or Units
of Stock
That
Have Not
Vested
#		   Market
Value
of
Shares
or Units
of Stock
That
have
not
vested
$		   Equity
Incentive
Plan
Awards:
Number of
Unearned
Shares Units
or Other
Rights That
Have Not
Vested #		   Equity
Incentive
Plan
Awards
Market or
Payout
Value of
Unearned
Shares Units
or Other
Rights That
have not
Vested
$		 
Victor Keen, former CEO   11,078,538    -    -   $0.01 to 0.234    2018-2022    -    -    -    - 
Mark Willner, former CEO   228,572    -    -   $0.35    2017    -    -    -    - 

 

Director Compensation 2016

 

Name  Fees
Earned or
Paid in
Cash ($)		   Stock
Awards
($)		   Option
Awards
($)		   Non-Equity
Incentive Plan
Compensation
($)		   Change in
Pension
Value and
Nonqualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings ($)		   All Other
Compensation
($)		   Total ($) 
Victor Keen  $-    -    -    -    -    -   $- 
Martin Keating  $-    -    -    -    -    -   $- 
Doug Freitag  $-    -    -    -    -    -   $- 
Ron Dombrowski  $-    -    -    -    -    -   $- 
Simon Calton  $-    -    -    -    -    -   $- 
Dennis Anderson  $-    -    -    -    -    -   $- 

 

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ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

 

SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

 

The following table provides information about shares of common stock beneficially owned as of April 7, 2017 by:

 

·each director;

 

·each officer named in the summary compensation table;

 

·each person owning of record or known by us, based on information provided to us by the persons named below, to own beneficially at least 5% of our common stock; and

 

·all directors and executive officers as a group.

 

Name of Beneficial Owner 

 

Number of

Shares

Beneficially Owned(1)

   Class of Stock 

 

Percentage

Outstanding(2)

 
Victor Keen (3)   2,844,169,762   Common   20.19% 
              
Michael A. Kraft (4)   0   Common   * 
              
Ronald Robinson (5)   175,297,923   Common   1.25% 
              
Simon Calton (6)   2,722,303,254   Common   19.40% 
              
Dennis Anderson (7)   3,007,062,432   Common   21.43% 
              
Ronald Dombrowski (8)   1,093,475,856   Common   7.79% 
              
Doug Freitag (9)   90,515,606   Common   * 
              
All directors and executive officers as a group (7 person)   9,932,824,833   Common   70.52% 
              
5% Owners             
Carlton James North Dakota Ltd (10)   2,278,077,252   Common   16.23% 

 

* Less than 1%

 

  (1) Number of Shares Beneficially Owned assumes the conversion of all Series B Preferred shares into common stock. However, as of the date of this Report, the Company does not have sufficient authorized share of common stock to issue share into which the Series B Preferred are convertible. As contemplated by the Share Exchange Agreement, all holders of Series B Preferred have agreed to convert their shares into common stock upon the effectuation of any corporation capitalization action that would allow for such issuances.

  (2) Percentage ownership is determined based on shares owned together with securities exercisable or convertible into shares of common stock within 60 days of the date of this report, for each stockholder. Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC and generally includes voting or investment power with respect to securities. Furthermore, the percentages set forth in this column are based on the 1,481,754,533 issued and outstanding shares of common stock on April 7, 2017 and  the 12,552,672,330 shares issuable upon conversion of all Series B Preferred shares outstanding after the Share Exchange Agreement for an aggregate of 14,034,426,863 shares of TDCP common stock projected to be issued and outstanding after the capital adjustment contemplated by the Share Exchange Agreement that would allow for the issuance of such conversion shares.

 

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  (3) Represents 3,020,152 shares owned by Mr. Keen and (i) 11,078,538 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of vested options to purchase 11,078,538 shares of common stock at a weighted average of $0.09 per share; (ii) 26,500,000 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of a 265,000 shares of Series A convertible Preferred stock; (iii) 13,250,000 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of warrants to purchase shares of common stock; and (iv) 2,790,321,072 shares issuable upon conversion of the 1,457,848 shares of Series B Preferred held by Mr. Keen, including Mr. Keen’s prorated ownership of shares held by Carlton James North Dakota Ltd. Victor Keen is a Co-Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors.
  (4) In connection with the Company’s appointment of Mr. Kraft as CEO, the Company agreed to issue a $25,000 bonus in restricted stock upon the occurrence of certain events.  In addition, the Company agreed, upon the occurrence of such events, to issue an option to purchase up to $50,000 of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price equal to the market price as of the date the milestones are met.  Accordingly, Mr. Kraft’s beneficial ownership reflects 0 shares beneficially owned.

  (5) Represents 178,369 shares owned by Mr. Robinson, 999 shares in Mr. Robinson’s IRA, 43,061 shares owned by Robinson, Freeman, PC, a corporation of which Mr. Robinson owns a 50% interest, and 175,075,494 shares issuable upon conversion of the 91,471 shares of Series B Preferred held by Mr. Robinson. Ronald Robinson is our Chief Financial Officer.

  (6) Represents 2,722,303,254 shares issuable upon conversion of 1,422,311 shares of Series B Preferred held by Mr. Calton, including Mr. Calton’s prorated ownership of shares held by Carlton James North Dakota Ltd. Simon Calton is the Co-Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors.

  (7) Represents 3,007,062,432 shares issuable upon conversion of 1,571,088 shares of Series B Preferred held by Mr. Anderson. Dennis Anderson is a Director on the Company’s Board of Directors.

  (8) Represents 1,093,475,856 shares issuable upon conversion of 571,304 shares of Series B Preferred held by Mr. Dombrowski. Ronald Dombrowski is a Director on the Company’s Board of Directors.

  (9) Represents 5,000,000 shares owned by Mr. Frietag and 85,515,606 shares issuable upon conversion of 44,679 shares of Series B Preferred held by Mr. Frietag. Doug Frietag is the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and a Director on the Company’s Board of Directors.

  (10) Represents 2,278,077,252 shares issuable upon conversion of 1,190,218 shares of Series B Preferred held by Carlton James North Dakota Ltd. Shares held by Carlton James North Dakota Ltd., are controlled by all of its members.

 

ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE

 

Employment Agreements

 

We have not entered into employment agreements with any of our executive officers.

 

ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

 

Audit Fees

 

The aggregate fees billed by our principal accountants for the audit of our annual financial statements, review of financial statements included in the quarterly reports and other fees that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 were approximately $114,000 and $72,000, respectively.

 

Audit-Related Fees

 

The aggregate fees billed by our principal accountant for assurance and advisory services that were related to the performance of the audit or review of our financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 were $0 and $0, respectively.

 

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Tax Fees

 

The aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by our principal accountant for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 were $1,000 and $0, respectively.

 

All Other Fees

 

The aggregate fees billed for products and services provided by our principal accountant for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 were $0 and $0, respectively.

 

Policy on Audit Committee Pre-Approval of Audit and Permissible Non-Audit Services of Independent Auditors

 

The Audit Committee's policy is to pre-approve all audit and permissible non-audit services provided by the independent auditors. These services may include audit services, audit-related services, tax services and other services. Pre-approval is generally provided for up to one year and any pre-approval is detailed as to the particular service or category of services and is generally subject to a specific budget. The independent auditors and management are required to periodically report to our Board of Directors regarding the extent of services provided by the independent auditors in accordance with this pre-approval, and the fees for the services performed to date. The Board of Directors may also pre-approve particular services on a case-by-case basis.

 

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PART IV

 

ITEM 15. EXHIBITS

 

3.1 Certificate of Incorporation (1)
   
3.2 Bylaws (1)
   
3.3 Amended Certificate of Incorporation (1)
   
3.4 Amended Certificate of Incorporation (1)
   
3.5 Amended Certificate of Incorporation (1)
   
3.6 Amended Certificate of Incorporation (3)
   
3.7 Amended Certificate of Incorporation (6)
   
3.8 Amendment to the Bylaws as of April 4, 2013 (14)
   
3.9 Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitation of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (20)
   
3.10 Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitation of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock (23)
   
3.11 Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Designation of the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock (25)
   
4.1 Convertible Promissory Note dated August 1, 2012 issued to JMJ Financial (7)
   
4.2 Form of Convertible Bridge Note (8)
   
4.3 Form of Convertible Debenture dated June 25, 2013 (18)
   
4.4 Senior Convertible Note dated October 1, 2013 (19)
   
4.5 Convertible Promissory Note dated March 5, 2015 (22)
   
4.6 Convertible Note dated March 4, 2015 (22)
   
10.1 Securities Purchase Agreement (1)
   
10.2 Amendment No. 1 to Securities Purchase Agreement and Debenture (1)
   
10.3 Registration Rights Agreement dated November 3, 2006(1)
   
10.4 $100,000 convertible debenture (1)
   
10.5 $1.25 million convertible debenture dated November 3, 2006 (1)
   
10.6 Common Stock Purchase Warrant (1)
   
10.7 Sponsored Research Agreement by and between 3DIcon Corporation and the Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma (1)
   
10.8 Sponsored Research Agreement Modification No. 1 by and between 3DIcon Corporation and the Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma (1)

 

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10.9 Sponsored Research Agreement Modification No. 2 by and between 3DIcon Corporation and the Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma (1)
   
10.10 Amendment No. 2 to Securities Purchase Agreement, Debentures, and Registration Rights Agreement (2)

  

10.11 Securities Purchase Agreement dated June 11, 2007 (2)

 

10.12 $700,000 Convertible Debenture (2)
   
10.13 $1.25 million convertible debenture dated November 21, 2007 (4)
   
10.14 Registration Rights Agreement dated November 21, 2007 (4)
   
10.15 Agreement to Convert Debt to Stock dated November 30, 2010 (5)
   
10.16 Agreement for At-Will Employment with Assignment of Inventions, dated June 13, 2011 (9)
   
10.17 Agreement for At-Will Employment with Assignment of Inventions, dated March 19, 2012 (10)
   
10.18 Registration Rights Agreement dated August 1, 2012 (11)
   
10.19 Form of Securities Purchase Agreement (8)
   
10.20 Amendment Agreement dated December 21, 2012 (12)
   
10.21 Form Amendment Agreement dated January 26, 2013 (13)
   
10.22 Third Amendment to Securities Purchase Agreement and Convertible Note, dated July 22, 2013 (15)
   
10.23 Settlement Agreement, dated July 17, 2013 (16)
   
10.24 Order Granting Approval of Settlement Agreement, dated July 26, 2013 (16)
   
10.25 Second Amendment to Securities Purchase Agreement and Convertible Note, dated July 30, 2013 (17)
   
10.26 Securities Purchase Agreement, dated October 1, 2013 (19)
   
10.27 Common Stock Purchase Warrant, dated October 1, 2013 (19)
   
10.28 Form of Common Stock Purchase Warrant (20)
   
10.29 Form of Securities Purchase Agreement (20)
   
10.30 Mutual Release, dated January 17, 2014 (21)
   
10.31 Stipulation of Dismissal with Prejudice, dated January 22, 2014 (21)
   
10.32 Securities Purchase Agreements dated December 11, 2015 (23)
   
10.33 Share Exchange Agreement dated May 31, 2016 (24)
   
10.34 Supply Agreement date December 13, 2016 (26)
   
23.1 Consent of Boulay PLLP
   
31.1 Certification by Chief Executive Officer, required by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) of the Exchange Act

 

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31.2 Certification by Chief Financial Officer, required by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) of the Exchange Act
   
32.1 Certification by Chief Executive Officer, required by Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) of the Exchange Act and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code
   
32.2 Certification by Chief Financial Officer, required by Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) of the Exchange Act and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code

 

101.INS XBRL Instance
   
101.SCH XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema
   
101.CAL XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation

  

101.DEF XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition
   
101.LAB XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels
   
101.PRE XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation

 

(1) Incorporated by reference to Form SB-2 as filed on December 15, 2006 (File No. 333-139420) and subsequently withdrawn on February 5, 2007
   
(2) Incorporated by reference to Form SB-2 as filed on June 14, 2007 (File No. 333-143761)
   
(3) Incorporated by reference to Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on December 7, 2010 (File No. 333-143761)
   
(4) Incorporated by reference to Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on November 26, 2007 (File No. 333-143761)
   
(5) Incorporated by reference to Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on December 23, 2010 (File No. 333-143761)
   
(6) Incorporated by reference to Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on May 2, 2012 (File No. 333-143761)
   
(7) Incorporated by reference to Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on August 7, 2012 (File No. 000-54697)
   
(8) Incorporated by reference to Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on August 31, 2012 (File No. 000-54697)
   
(9) Incorporated by reference to Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on June 14, 2011 (File No. 333-143761)
   
(10) Incorporated by reference to Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on March 21, 2012 (File No. 333-143761)
   
(11) Incorporated by reference to Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on August 7, 2012 (File No. 000-54697)
   
(12) Incorporated by reference to Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on December 31, 2012 (File No. 000-54697)
   
(13) Incorporated by reference to Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on January 31, 2013 (File No. 000-54697)
   
(14) Incorporated by reference to Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on April 5, 2013 (File No. 000-54697)
   
(15) Incorporated by reference to Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on July 26, 2013 (File No. 000-54697)
   
(16) Incorporated by reference to Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on July 31, 2013 (File No. 000-54697)
   
(17) Incorporated by reference to Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on August 5, 2013 (File No. 000-54697)

 

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(18) Incorporated by reference to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as filed on August 14, 2013 (File No. 000-54697)

 

(19) Incorporated by reference to Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on October 7, 2013 (File No. 000-54697)
   
(20) Incorporated by reference to Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on December 13, 2013 (File No. 000-54697)
   
(21) Incorporated by reference to Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on January 28, 2014 (File No. 000-54697)
   
(22) Incorporated by reference to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as filed on May 15, 2015 (File No. 000-54697)
   
(23) Incorporated by reference to Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on March 24, 2016 (File No. 000-54697)

 

(24) Incorporated by reference to Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on June 1, 2016 (File No. 000-54697)
   
(25) Incorporated by reference to Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on October 6, 2016 (File No. 000-54697)
   
(26) Incorporated by reference to Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on December 19, 2016 (File No. 000-54697)

 

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SIGNATURES

 

In accordance with Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

  3DICON CORPORATION
   
Date: April 14, 2017 /s/ Michael A. Kraft
  Name: Michael A. Kraft
  Title: Chief Executive Officer
    (Principal Executive Officer)
   
  /s/ Ronald W. Robinson
  Name: Ronald W. Robinson
  Title: Chief Financial Officer
    (Principal Financial Officer)

 

In accordance with the Exchange Act, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

SIGNATURE     TITLE   DATE
           
By: /s/ Victor F. Keen   Director   April 14, 2017
  Victor F. Keen        
           
By: /s/ Simon Calton   Director   April 14, 2017
  Simon Calton        
           
By: /s/ Doug Freitag   Director   April 14, 2017
  Doug Freitag        

 

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3DIcon CORPORATION

December 31, 2016 and 2015

 

CONTENTS

 

Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm F-1
   
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2016 and 2015 F-3
   
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2016 and the period from inception (June 2, 2015) to December 31, 2015 F-4
   
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity (Deficiency) for years ended December 31, 2016 and the period from inception (June 2, 2015) to December 31, 2015 F-5
   
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the year ended December 31, 2016 and the period from inception (June 2, 2015) to December 31, 2015 F-6
   
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements F-7

 

   

 

 

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Board of Directors and Stockholders

3DIcon Corporation

 

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of 3DIcon Corporation and its Subsidiary (the Company) as of December 31, 2016, and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in stockholders' equity and cash flows for the year then ended (collectively, the financial statements). These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.

 

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, 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. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of 3DIcon Corporation and its Subsidiary as of December 31, 2016, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the year then ended in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 1 to the financial statements, the Company has insufficient revenue and capital commitments to fund the development of its planned products and to pay operating expenses. This raises substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. Management's plans in regard to these matters also are described in Note 1. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

 

As discussed in Note 1 to the financial statements, the Company entered into a share exchange agreement treated as a reverse acquisition under the purchase method of accounting. The consolidated statements of operations reflect the historical results of Coretec Industries, LLC (the accounting acquirer). Other basis of presentation matters are also described in Note 1.

 

 

/s/ HOGANTAYLOR LLP

 

Tulsa, Oklahoma

April 14, 2017

 

 F-1 

 

 

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Members of

Coretec Industries, LLC

Fargo, North Dakota

 

We have audited the accompanying balance sheet of Coretec Industries, LLC, as of December 31, 2015, and the related statements of operations and members’ deficit, and cash flows for the period from June 2, 2015 to December 31, 2015. Coretec Industries, LLC’s management is responsible for these financial statements. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.

 

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Coretec Industries, LLC as December 31, 2015, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the period from June 2, 2015 to December 31, 2015, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern which contemplates continuation of operations, realization of assets and payment of liabilities in the ordinary course of business. As shown in the financial statements the Company is an early-stage entity and has incurred a net loss of approximately $135,000 during the year ended December 31, 2015, and as of that date, had a working capital deficiency of approximately $12,000 and net deficit of approximately $135,000. As described more fully in the notes to the financial statements, these conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty. Our opinion is not modified with respect to that matter.

 

/s/ Boulay PLLP

 

Minneapolis, Minnesota

 

April 28, 2016

 

 F-2 

 

 

3DIcon CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

   December 31, 
   2016   2015 
Assets          
Current assets:          
Cash  $594   $8,811 
Prepaid expenses   44,854    1,825 
Other intangible assets   12,778    - 
Due from related party   -    5,000 
Total current assets   58,226    15,636 
           
Property and equipment, net   6,131    7,247 
           
Other assets:          
Patents, net   1,379,943    - 
Goodwill   166,000    - 
Deposits-other   2,315    - 
Total other assets   1,548,258    - 
Total Assets  $1,612,615   $22,883 
           
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity (Deficiency)          
Current liabilities:          
Notes and debentures payable  $114,259   $- 
Accounts payable and accrued expenses   351,143    24,516 
Accrued interest payable - related party   71,309    3,048 
Accrued interest payable   17,615    - 
Total current liabilities   554,326    27,564 
           
Long term debt:          
Notes payable - related party   1,054,325    130,572 
Total Liabilities   1,608,651    158,136 
           
Stockholders' equity (deficiency):          
Preferred stock, Series A convertible, $0.0002 par value, 500,000 shares authorized; 345,000 and -0- shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively   69    - 
Preferred stock, Series B convertible, $0.0002 par value, 6,600,000 shares authorized; 6,558,345 and 4,760,872 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively   1,312    952 
Common stock $0.0002 par value, 1,500,000,000 shares authorized; 1,481,754,533 and -0- shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively   296,351    - 
Additional paid-in capital   586,336    (952)
Accumulated deficit   (880,104)   (135,253)
Total Stockholders' Equity (Deficiency)   3,964    (135,253)
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity (Deficiency)  $1,612,615   $22,883 

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements

 

 F-3 

 

 

3DIcon CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

 

       From Inception 
   Year Ended   (June 2, 2015) to 
   December 31,   December 31, 
   2016   2015 
Income:          
Revenue  $-   $- 
           
Expenses:          
Research and development   300,985    4,798 
General and administrative   383,784    118,655 
Interest   60,082    11,800 
           
Total expenses   744,851    135,253 
           
Net loss  $(744,851)  $(135,253)
           
Loss per share:          
Basic and diluted  $(0.002)  $N.A. 
           
Weighted average shares outstanding, basic and diluted   372,462,888    N.A. 

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements

 

 F-4 

 

 

3DIcon CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIENCY)

YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016 AND THE PERIOD FROM INCEPTION (JUNE 2, 2015) TO DECEMBER 31, 2015

 

   Series A Preferred Stock   Series B Preferred Stock   Common Stock   Additional         
       Par       Par       Par   Paid-In   Accumulated     
   Shares   Value   Shares   Value   Shares   Value   Capital   Deficit   Total 
Balance June 2, 2015   -   $-    4,760,872   $952    -   $-   $(952)  $-   $- 
Net loss for the period   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    (135,253)   (135,253)
Balance December 31, 2015   -    -    4,760,872    952    -    -    (952)   (135,253)   (135,253)
3DIcon's equity at the time of the reverse acquisition   345,000    69    1,797,473    360    1,481,754,533    296,351    587,288    -    884,068 
Net loss for the period   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    (744,851)   (744,851)
Balance December 31, 2016   345,000   $69    6,558,345   $1,312    1,481,754,533   $296,351   $586,336   $(880,104)  $3,964 

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements

 

 F-5 

 

 

3DIcon CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

       From Inception 
   For theYear Ended   (June 2, 2015) 
   December 31,   to December 31, 
   2016   2015 
Cash Flows from Operating Activities          
Net loss  $(744,851)  $(135,253)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:          
Depreciation   1,116    558 
Amortization   27,279    - 
           
Change in:          
Prepaid expenses   3,484    (1,825)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities   140,172    27,564 
           
Net cash used in operating activities   (572,800)   (108,956)
           
Cash Flows from Investing Activities          
Cash acquired in reverse acquisition   75,687    - 
Purchase of property and equipment   -    (7,805)
Net payments from (advances to) related party   5,000    (5,000)
Purchase of intangible assets   (20,000)   - 
           
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities   60,687    (12,805)
           
Cash Flows from Financing Activities          
Payments on insurance premium financing   (15,364)   - 
Proceeds from notes payable-related party   519,260    130,572 
Net cash provided by financing activities   503,896    130,572 
           
Net change in cash   (8,217)   8,811 
Cash, beginning of period   8,811    - 
           
Cash, end of period  $594   $8,811 
           
Supplement Disclosure of Cash flow Information          
Cash paid during the year for interest  $290   $8,752 
Non-cash investing activities          
Share exchange transaction  $884,068   $- 

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements

 

 F-6 

 

 

3DIcon CORPORATION

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Note 1 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies  

 

Nature of Business

 

3DIcon Corporation (“3DIcon”) was incorporated on August 11, 1995, under the laws of the State of Oklahoma as First Keating Corporation. The articles of incorporation were amended August 1, 2003 to change the name to 3DIcon Corporation. The initial focus of First Keating Corporation was to market and distribute books written by its founder, Martin Keating. During 2001, First Keating Corporation began to focus on the development of 360-degree holographic technology. From January 1, 2001, 3DIcon’s primary activity has been the raising of capital in order to pursue its goal of becoming a significant participant in the development, commercialization and marketing of next generation 3D display technologies.

 

Coretec Industries, LLC (“Coretec”), a wholly owned subsidiary of 3DIcon (collectively the “Company”), was organized on June 2, 2015 in the state of North Dakota. Coretec is currently developing, testing, and providing new and/or improved technologies, products, and service solutions for energy-related industries including, but not limited to oil/gas, renewable energy, and distributed energy industries. Many of these technologies and products also have application for medical, electronic, photonic, display, and lighting markets among others. Early adoption of these technologies and products is anticipated in markets for energy storage (Li-ion batteries), renewable energy (BIPV), and electronics (Asset Monitoring).

 

Reverse Acquisition

 

On May 31, 2016, 3DIcon entered into a Share Exchange Agreement (the “Share Exchange Agreement”) with Coretec and four Coretec members (the “Members”), which Members held all outstanding membership interests in Coretec. On September 30, 2016 (the “Closing Date”), the Company closed the transaction contemplated by the Share Exchange Agreement. Pursuant to the Share Exchange Agreement, the Members agreed to sell all their membership interests in Coretec to 3DIcon in exchange for 3DIcon’s issuance of an aggregate 4,760,872 shares of 3DIcon’s Series B Convertible Preferred Stock to the Members (the “Exchange”). Coretec became a wholly-owned subsidiary of 3DIcon and the former Members beneficially own approximately 65% of 3DIcon’s common stock on a fully-diluted basis. Upon the closing of the Share Exchange Agreement, two of 3DIcon’s Directors resigned and three new Directors associated with Coretec were nominated and elected, giving control of the board of directors to former Coretec Members. The 65% holders of 3DIcon common stock will be unable to sell that stock for a period of one year under the terms of a lock-up agreement reached between the parties. Victor Keen, the largest shareholder of 3DIcon prior to the reverse acquisition, is also a participant in the lock-up agreement.

 

Basis of Presentation

 

Under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), the acquisition is treated as a “reverse acquisition” under the purchase method of accounting (see Note 2). The consolidated statements of operations herein reflect the historical results of Coretec prior to the completion of the reverse acquisition since it was determined to be the accounting acquirer, and do not include the historical results of operations for 3DIcon prior to the completion of the acquisition. The pre-merger December 31, 2015 balance sheet presented herein reflects the assets and liabilities of Coretec. 3DIcon’s assets and liabilities were consolidated with the assets and liabilities of Coretec as of the September 30, 2016 consummation of the acquisition and are included in the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2016. The number of shares issued and outstanding and additional paid-in capital of 3DIcon have been retroactively adjusted to reflect the equivalent number of shares issued by 3DIcon in the Share Exchange Agreement, while Coretec’s historical members’ deficit is being carried forward as the Company’s accumulated deficit. All costs attributable to the reverse merger were expensed.

 

Principles of Consolidation

 

The consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2016 includes the accounts of 3DIcon and its wholly owned subsidiary, Coretec. The consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2015 reflects only the assets and liabilities of Coretec. The consolidated statements of operations and cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2016 include the accounts of Coretec for the entire year and the accounts of 3DIcon from September 30, 2016, the acquisition date, to December 31, 2016. The consolidated statements of operations and cash flows for the period from inception (June 2, 2015) to December 31, 2015 include the accounts of Coretec. Intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

 F-7 

 

 

3DIcon CORPORATION

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Reclassification

 

Certain amounts in prior periods have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. These reclassifications had no effect on previously reported net loss.

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Actual results could differ from the estimates and assumptions used.

 

Property and Equipment

 

Property and equipment are recorded at cost. Depreciation is recorded over the estimated useful lives using the straight-line method. Maintenance and repairs are expensed as incurred; major improvements and betterments are capitalized.

 

Estimated useful lives of property and equipment are as follows for the major classes of assets:

 

Asset Description    Estimated Lives
Furniture and fixtures   7 years

 

Intangible Assets

 

Intangible assets consist primarily of acquired patents. The Company acquired $1,400,000 of intangible assets in conjunction with the reverse acquisition discussed in Note 1 and Note 2. Intangible assets with finite lives are amortized on a straight-line basis over their useful lives.

 

Goodwill

 

Goodwill was acquired with the reverse merger discussed in Note 1 and Note 2. The Company evaluates the carrying value of goodwill on an annual basis and between annual evaluations if events occur or circumstances change that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of goodwill below its carrying amount. When assessing whether goodwill is impaired, management considers first a qualitative approach to evaluate whether it is more likely than not the fair value of the goodwill is below its carrying amount; if so, management considers a quantitative approach by analyzing changes in performance and market based metrics as compared to those used at the time of the initial acquisition. For the periods presented, no impairment charges were recognized.

 

Long-Lived Assets

 

Long-lived assets, such as property and equipment and intangible assets, are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. If circumstances require a long-lived asset or asset group be tested for possible impairment, the Company first compares undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by that asset or asset group to its carrying value. If the carrying value of the long-lived asset or asset group is not recoverable on an undiscounted cash flow basis, impairment is recognized to the extent that the carrying value exceeds its fair value. Fair value is determined through various valuation techniques including discounted cash flow models, quoted market values and third party independent appraisals, as considered necessary.

 

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instrument held by the Company:

 

Current assets and current liabilities - The carrying value approximates fair value due to the short maturity of these items.

 

Notes payable - The fair value of the Company's notes payable has been estimated by the Company based upon the liability's characteristics, including interest rate. The carrying value approximates fair value.

 

 F-8 

 

 

3DIcon CORPORATION

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Basic and Diluted Loss Per Common Share

 

Basic loss per common share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of vested common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other instruments to issue common stock were exercised or converted into common stock. Since the Closing Date of the Share Exchange Agreement occurred on September 30, 2016 and no common stock was issued to Coretec in the reverse acquisition, the Company did not compute weighted average common shares outstanding for the period from inception (June 2, 2015) to December 31, 2015.

 

The following securities are excluded from the calculation of weighted average dilutive common shares because their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive:

 

   December 31, 
   2016   2015 
Options   22,973,131    - 
Warrants   19,568,318    - 
Series A convertible preferred stock   34,500,000    - 
Series B convertible preferred stock   12,552,672,330    9,112,309,008 
Convertible debentures   8,014,940,004    - 
Total potentially dilutive shares   20,644,653,783    9,112,309,008 

 

Research and Development

 

Research and development costs are expensed as incurred. Research and development costs amounted to approximately $301,000 and $5,000 for the year ended December 31, 2016 and the period from inception (June 2, 2015) to December 31, 2015, respectively.

 

Income Taxes

 

The Company accounts for income taxes under an asset and liability approach that requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been recognized in the Company’s consolidated financial statements or tax returns. In estimating future tax consequences, the Company generally considers all expected future events other than enactments of changes in tax laws or rates. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates will be recognized as income or expense in the period that includes the enactment date. A valuation allowance is established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.

 

Prior to the reverse acquisition, Coretec elected to be taxed as a Partnership for federal and state income tax purposes. Under this election substantially all of the profits, losses, credits and deductions of Coretec were passed through to the individual members. Therefore, prior to the reverse acquisition, no provision or liability for income taxes has been included in these consolidated financial statements.

 

Prior to the reverse acquisition, 3DIcon’s tax benefits were fully offset by a valuation allowance due to the uncertainty that the deferred tax assets would be realized.  Management considers the likelihood of changes by taxing authorities in its filed income tax returns and recognizes a liability for or discloses potential changes that management believes are more likely than not to occur upon examination by tax authorities. Management has not identified any uncertain tax positions in filed income tax returns that require recognition or disclosure in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

The following is a summary of recent accounting pronouncements that are relevant to the Company:

 

In February 2016, the FASB issued accounting standards update (ASU) No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) intended to increase transparency and comparability among companies by requiring most leases to be included on the balance sheet and by expanding disclosure requirements. This is effective for public business entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early application is permitted for all public business entities and all nonpublic business entities upon issuance. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that this new guidance may have on its consolidated results of operations, cash flows, financial position and disclosures.

 

 F-9 

 

 

3DIcon CORPORATION

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-03, Interest – Imputation of Interest (Subtopic 835-30), Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs. The amendments in ASU 2015-03 require that debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be presented on the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability, consistent with debt discounts. The recognition and measurement guidance for debt issuance costs are not affected by this update. The provisions of ASU 2015-03 are effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The guidance in this ASU is to be applied on a retrospective basis. The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position and results of operations.

 

The FASB has issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. This ASU supersedes the revenue recognition requirements in FASB ASC 605 - Revenue Recognition and most industry-specific guidance throughout the Codification. The standard requires that an entity recognizes revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. On July 9, 2015, the FASB deferred the effective date of ASU No. 2014-09 from annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016 to annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017. This ASU should be applied retrospectively to each prior reporting period presented or retrospectively with the cumulative effect of initially applying the ASU recognized at the date of initial application. The adoption of this standard is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position and results of operations. 

 

The FASB has issued ASU 2014-12, Compensation - Stock Compensation (ASC Topic 718): Accounting for Share-Based Payments When the Terms of an Award Provide That a Performance Target Could Be Achieved after the Requisite Service Period. This ASU requires that a performance target that affects vesting, and that could be achieved after the requisite service period, be treated as a performance condition. As such, the performance target should not be reflected in estimating the grant date fair value of the award. This update further clarifies that compensation cost should be recognized in the period in which it becomes probable that the performance target will be achieved and should represent the compensation cost attributable to the period(s) for which the requisite service has already been rendered. The amendments in this ASU are effective for annual periods and interim periods within those annual periods beginning after December 15, 2015. The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial position and results of operations.

 

In August 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-15, Presentation of Financial Statements – Going Concern (Subtopic 205-40): Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern. This ASU explicitly requires management to evaluate, at each annual or interim reporting period, whether there are conditions or events that exist which raise substantial doubt about an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern and to provide related disclosures. The standard is effective for annual periods ending after December 15, 2016, and annual and interim periods thereafter, with early adoption permitted. The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial position and results of operations.

 

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-01, Business Combinations (Topic 805): Clarifying the Definition of a Business. This ASU provides a screen to determine when a set is not a business. The screen requires that when substantially all of the fair value of gross assets acquired (or disposed of) is concentrated in a single identifiable asset or a group of similar identifiable assets, the set is not a business. The amendments in this ASU are effective beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those periods and should be applied prospectively. The Company does not anticipate that the adoption of this standard will have a material impact on its consolidated financial position and results of operations.

 

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04, Intangibles – Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment. This ASU simplifies the subsequent measurement of goodwill by eliminating Step 2 from the goodwill test. Under Step 2, an entity had to perform procedures to determine the fair value at the impairment testing date of its assets and labilities following the procedure that would be required in determining the fair value of assets acquires and labilities assumed in a business combination. Instead, an entity should perform its annual, or intern, goodwill impairment test by comparing the fair value of a reporting unity with its carrying amount. The amendments in this ASU are effective beginning after December 15, 2019, however early adoption is permitted beginning January 1, 2017 and should be applied on a prospective basis. The Company does not anticipate that the adoption of this standard will have a material impact on its consolidated financial position and results of operations.

 

 F-10 

 

 

3DIcon CORPORATION

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Uncertainties

 

The Company has realized a cumulative net loss of $880,104 for the period from inception (June 2, 2015) to December 31, 2016, negative working capital of $496,100, and no revenues. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for a year following the issuance of these consolidated financial statements. The Company has insufficient revenue and capital commitments to fund the development of its planned products and to pay operating expenses.

 

The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern depends on the successful completion of the Company's capital raising efforts to fund the development of its planned products. The Company intends to continue to raise additional capital through debt and equity financings. There is no assurance that these funds will be sufficient to enable the Company to fully complete its development activities or attain profitable operations. There is no assurance that these funds will be sufficient to enable the Company to fully complete its development activities or attain profitable operations. If the Company is unable to obtain such additional financing on a timely basis or, notwithstanding any request the Company may make, the Company’s debt holders do not agree to convert their notes into equity or extend the maturity dates of their notes, the Company may have to curtail its development, marketing and promotional activities, which would have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations, and ultimately the Company could be forced to discontinue its operations and liquidate.

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. GAAP, which contemplates the continuation of the Company as a going concern and the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. The carrying amounts of assets and liabilities presented in the consolidated financial statements do not necessarily purport to represent realizable or settlement values. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

 

Under the terms of the Golden State Equity Investors, Inc (“Golden State”) 4.75% Convertible Debenture due on December 31, 2016, subsequently extended to June 1, 2017, Golden State is obligated to submit conversion notices in an amount such that Golden State receives 1% of the outstanding shares of the Company every calendar quarter for a period of one year. In connection with each conversion, Golden State is expected to simultaneously exercise a percentage of warrants equal to the percentage of the principal being converted. The warrants are exercisable at $381.50 per share. The number of warrants exercisable is subject to certain beneficial ownership limitations contained in the 4.75% Convertible Debenture (“the Beneficial Ownership Limitations”). The Beneficial Ownership Limitations prevent Golden State from converting on the 4.75% Convertible Debenture or exercising warrants if such conversion or exercise would cause Golden State’s holdings to exceed 9.99% of the Company’s issued and outstanding common stock. Subject to the Beneficial Ownership Limitations and provided that Golden State is able to sell the shares under Rule 144, Golden State is required to convert $85.71 of the 4.75% Convertible Debenture and exercise 857 warrants per month. Based upon the current stock price, the issued and outstanding shares as of December 31, 2016 and ignoring the impact of the Beneficial Ownership Limitations, the Company may receive up to $327,000 per month in funding for the duration of the debenture from Golden State as a result of warrant exercises. Additionally, the Company has issued 1,481,754,533 common shares of the authorized 1,500,000,000 common shares, leaving a balance of 18,245,467 common shares available to be issued.

 

Note 2 – Share Exchange Agreement

 

On May 31, 2016, 3DIcon entered into a Share Exchange Agreement with Coretec and its Members, which Members held all outstanding membership interests in Coretec. Pursuant to the Share Exchange Agreement, the Members agreed to sell all their membership interests in Coretec to 3DIcon in exchange for 3DIcon’s issuance of an aggregate 4,760,872 shares of 3DIcon’s Series B Convertible Preferred Stock to the Members.

 

Upon the closing of the Share Exchange Agreement on the Closing Date, considering any preferred stock on an “as converted” basis, approximately 65% of 3DIcon’s issued and outstanding common stock is now owned by the former Coretec Members. The remaining 35% is held by 3DIcon’s prior stockholders. Upon the closing of the Share Exchange Agreement, two of the former 3DIcon directors resigned and three new directors associated with Coretec were nominated and elected, giving control of the board of directors to the former Coretec Members. The 65% holders of 3DIcon common stock on an as converted basis will be unable to sell that stock for a period of one year under the terms of a lock-up agreement reached between the parties. Victor Keen, the largest shareholder of 3DIcon prior to the reverse acquisition, is also a participant in the lock-up agreement. 

 

Consummation of the Exchange was subject to customary conditions, including without limitation, (i) Coretec’s delivery to 3DIcon a representation letter attesting to each of the Members’ or their designees’ status as an “accredited investor;” (ii) Coretec’s delivery to 3DIcon a letter agreement executed by each of the Members or their designees, if any, agreeing to automatically convert the shares of Series B Preferred issued to them pursuant to the Share Exchange Agreement upon the occurrence of certain events; (iii) Coretec’s delivery to 3DIcon a lock up agreement executed by each of the Members or their designees, if any, in the form attached to the Share Exchange Agreement; (iv) Coretec’s delivery to 3DIcon a license agreement between Coretec and North Dakota State University allowing Coretec to license certain intellectual property concerning cyclohexasilane or other silicon-based materials; (v) the delivery to 3DIcon of the required Coretec audited and unaudited financial statements; and (vi) delivery by 3DIcon and Coretec all required consents to consummate all transactions contemplated by the Share Exchange Agreement.

 

 F-11 

 

 

3DIcon CORPORATION

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

The Company engaged a law firm to prepare the necessary documents for the Share Exchange Agreement, including resolutions of the entities authorizing the closing, preparation and filing of Form 14F, and filing of the Form 8K. As of December 31, 2016, the law firm had completed the engagement and the Company has expensed $100,000, $75,000 of which was recoginized in the financial statements of 3DIcon prior to the September 30, 2016 Share Exchange Agreement.

 

The Company has a complex equity structure which includes two series of preferred stock, common stock, warrants and options.  The acquisition date fair value of the consideration transferred was calculated as follows:

 

Company enterprise value  $1,378,026 
      
Less: interest bearing debt   (493,958)
      
Company equity value  $884,068 

 

The fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the closing date were based on management estimates, except for the patents which were valued by an independent valuation expert. Based upon the preliminary purchase price allocation, the following table summarizes the estimated provisional fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of acquisition:

 

Cash  $75,687 
Prepaid expenses   46,513 
Due from related party   52,019 
Patents   1,400,000 
Deposits   2,315 
Total assets acquired at fair value   1,576,534 
      
Accounts payable and accrued expenses   364,508 
Notes payable   89,465 
Notes payable - related party   404,493 
Total liabilities assumed   858,466 
Total identifiable net assets   718,068 
Goodwill   166,000 
Total preliminary purchase consideration  $884,068 

 

The purchase price exceeded the fair value of the net assets acquired by approximately $166,000, which was recorded as goodwill.

 

In connection with the reverse acquisition, the Company incurred approximately $110,000 for related transaction costs for the year ended December 31, 2016, which are included in general and administrative expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

 

The following unaudited pro forma results for the year ended December 31, 2016 and for the period from inception (June 2, 2015) to December 31, 2015 summarizes the consolidated results of operations of the Company, assuming the reverse acquisition had occurred on January 1, 2015 and after giving effect to the reverse acquisition adjustments, including amortization of tangible and intangible assets acquired in the transaction:

 

 F-12 

 

 

3DIcon CORPORATION

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

   For the Year Ended
December 31, 2016		   For the Period from
Inception (June 2, 2015) to
December 31, 2015		 
Net revenues  $-   $- 
Net loss  $(1,464,491)  $(1,115,897)

 

Note 3 – Property and Equipment

 

Property and equipment consists of the following:

 

   December 31,   Decmber 31, 
   2016   2015 
Furniture and fixtures  $7,805   $7,805 
Less: Accumulated depreciation   (1,674)   (558)
Totals  $6,131   $7,247 

 

Depreciation expense amounted to $1,116 and $558 for the year ended December 31, 2016 and for the period from inception (June 2, 2015) to December 31, 2015, respectively.

 

Note 4 – Patents

 

The following table sets forth patents:

 

   December 31, 2016   December 31, 2015     
   Gross           Gross             
   Carrying   Accumulated   Net Book   Carrying   Accumulated   Net Book   Useful Life 
   Amount   Amortization   Value   Amount   Amortization   Value   In Years 
                                    
Patents  $1,400,000   $(20,057)  $1,379,943   $-   $-   $-    17.45  

 

The patents were acquired with the September 30, 2016 reverse acquisition (see Note 2), therefore amortization expense is reflected for the three-month period ended December 31, 2016. Amortization expense for the next five fiscal years and thereafter is expected to be approximately $80,000 annually through the year ended December 31, 2034.

 

Note 5 – Debentures and Notes Payable

 

   December 31,   December 31, 
   2016   2015 
Notes and debentures payable:          
5.25% Insurance premium finance agreement, due June 2017  $24,794   $- 
9% Promissory note due June 2017   25,341    - 
4.75% Convertible debenture due June 2017   64,124    - 
Total notes and debentures payable  $114,259   $- 
           
Notes payable - related party:          
14% Term loan due June 2018  $213,993   $- 
14% Term loan due June 2018   440,500    - 
14% Term loan due June 2018   399,832    130,572 
Total notes payable - related party  $1,054,325   $130,572 

 

 F-13 

 

 

3DIcon CORPORATION

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

5.25% Insurance premium finance agreement, due June 2017 

 

On August 17, 2016, 3DIcon entered into an insurance premium finance agreement of $40,158. The agreement, which is payable in ten monthly installments of principal and interest of $4,112 and bears interest at 5.2%, is scheduled to mature in June 2017. The remaining balance due on the agreement as of December 31, 2016 was $24,794. The agreement is payable to a third party financing company for a portion of the Company’s annual insurance premiums.

 

9% Promissory note due June 2017

 

On April 26, 2016, 3DIcon signed a 9% Promissory Note with Golden State in the amount of $40,000. Interest is due monthly in the amount of $300. Golden State advanced the $40,000 on the note and, on June 16, 2016, applied $14,659 to fund the exercise of warrants under the terms of the 4.75% Convertible debenture (described below) held by Golden State, leaving $25,341 outstanding on the 9% Promissory note. Subsequent to December 31, 2016, Golden State extended the maturity date of their 9% promissory note payable to June 1, 2017.

 

4.75% Convertible debenture due June 2017

 

On November 3, 2006, 3DIcon issued to Golden State a 4.75% convertible debenture in a principal amount of $100,000, due December 31, 2014, subsequently extended to December 31, 2016 and most recently, June 1, 2017, and warrants to buy 28,571 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $381.50 per share. In connection with each conversion, Golden State is expected to simultaneously exercise a percentage of warrants equal to the percentage of the principal being converted.

 

The conversion price for the 4.75% $100,000 convertible debenture is the lesser of (i) $4.00 or (ii) 80% of the average of the five lowest volume weighted average prices (“VWAP”) during the twenty (20) trading days prior to the conversion. If Golden State elects to convert a portion of the debenture and, on the day that the election is made, the volume weighted average pre-split price is below $0.70, the Company shall have the right to prepay that portion of the debenture that Golden State elected to convert, plus any accrued and unpaid interest, at 135% of such amount. 

 

14% Term loan due June 2018, related party

 

On April 18 2016, 3DIcon entered into an unsecured loan agreement whereby Carlton James North Dakota Limited ("CJNDL”) agreed to provide 3DIcon a loan facility of up to $100,000. Under the terms of the agreement, 3DIcon shall pay interest on the outstanding unpaid balance at the rate of 1.167% per month. The interest is due quarterly and the principal is due June 29, 2018. CJNDL has advanced $213,993 ($113,993 in excess of the facility) on the loan. Subsequent to December 31, 2016, CJND agreed that the excess amount funded to date and any future funding under the loan will be done on the same terms and conditions as the original note. CJNDL is a party to the Share Exchange Agreement discussed in Note 2.

 

14% Term loan due June 2018, related party

 

On February 24, 2016, 3DIcon entered into an unsecured loan agreement whereby Victor Keen, former CEO of 3DIcon (“Keen”) agreed to provide 3DIcon a loan facility of up to $300,000. Under the terms of the agreement, 3DIcon shall pay interest on the outstanding unpaid balance at the rate of 1.167% per month. The interest is due quarterly and the principal is due June 29, 2018. Keen has advanced $440,500 through December 31, 2016 and an additional $136,000 subsequent to year end ($276,500 in excess of the facility) on the loan. Subsequent to December 31, 2016, Keen agreed that the excess amount funded to date and any future funding under the loan will be done on the same terms and conditions as the original note. Keen is a party to the Share Exchange Agreement discussed in Note 2.

 

14% Term loan due June 2018, related party

 

In June 2015, Coretec obtained a $500,000 revolving note agreement with CJNDL. The total amount of borrowings by Coretec shall not exceed $500,000. Coretec pays interest on the outstanding balance at the rate of 1.167% per month, payable on a quarterly basis. CJNDL has advanced $399,832 on the loan. Outstanding borrowings are secured by substantially all assets of the Company. The note is due on June 29, 2018.

 

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3DIcon CORPORATION

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Note 6 – Commitments

 

The Company entered into a consulting agreement dated July 15, 2016 with Mr. Phillip Boudjouk in the area of working as a scientific and technical consultant. The Company anticipates that Mr. Boudjouk’s work under this consulting agreement will be performed for the Company, in support of their business development, research, development, and commercialization activities. The consulting agreement was effective as of July 15, 2016 and shall continue in full force and effect through July 14, 2017. The Company shall pay Mr. Boudjouk a fee of $7,000 per month. During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company recognized $40,000 of expense under the terms of the agreement.

 

The Company entered into a one-year Independent Consulting Agreement with Concordia Financial Group (“Concordia”) effective August 1, 2016, and month-to-month thereafter. Under the terms of the agreement Concordia will provide business strategy services by assisting the Company by reviewing and evaluating the Company's plans, personnel, board composition, technology, development of business models, building financial models for projections, developing materials to describe the Company, developing capital sources and assisting and advising the Company in its financial negotiations with capital sources. Concordia also advises with respect to effective registration of offerings of Company securities, the management team, the Company's development of near and long-term budgets, marketing strategies and plans, and assists in presentations related to the above services. Concordia is paid an hourly fee of $185. The Company recognized expense of $21,830 and $0 during the years ended December 31, 2016 and from inception (June 2, 2015 to December 31, 2015, respectively.

 

The Company entered into a Sponsored Research Agreement (“SRA”) dated August 14, 2015 with North Dakota State University Research Foundation (“NDSU/RF”). With the proposed research for this project, NDSU/RF plans to make prototypical compounds and materials from Cyclohexasilane (“CHS”) and CHS derivatives with the potential; 1) to act as efficient photoactive materials for solar cells, 2) to serve in electro active devices for optimization of current and voltage performance, 3) to perform at high levels of efficiency as silicon anodes in lightweight batteries (silicon has more than 11 times the capacity of carbon in the ubiquitous carbon based batteries), and, 4) to be incorporated into to specialty inks for printed electronics applications. The research was conducted August 14, 2015 through August 31, 2016. The Company agreed to reimburse NDSU/RF for all costs incurred in performing the research up to a maximum amount of $70,000. On June 7, 2016 the Company and NDSU/RF mutually agreed to amend the SRA. Under the terms of the amendment the term was extended to June 30, 2017 and the consideration was increased by $120,000 to a maximum amount of $190,000. The Company recognized expense of $84,247 and $4,798 during the year ended December 31, 2016 and period from inception (June 2, 2015) to December 31, 2015, respectively, leaving a balance of $100,955.

 

Effective June 16, 2016, (the "Effective Date") Coretec (“Licensee”) and NDSU/RF signed an Exclusive License agreement (the “NDSU/RF Agreement") to have certain intellectual property rights (the “Patent Rights”), owned by NDSU/RF, developed and commercialized.

 

Under the terms of the NDSU/RF Agreement, NDSU/RF granted Coretec an exclusive license to make, have made, use, sell, or any combination of the foregoing, Licensed Products and Licensed Processes in the Field of Use and the Licensed Territory as defined in the NDSU/RF Agreement. Additionally NDSU/RF granted to Licensee a limited exclusive eighteen month option (the “Option Term”) to license Optioned Technologies' Patent Rights (“Optioned Technologies”), as described in the NDSU/RF Agreement. Licensee may only undertake technical, economic, and commercial evaluation of each optioned patent during the Option Term. Such evaluation by Licensee shall only be to determine if Licensee exercises its option and negotiates a license to such patent(s) as a Licensed Technology under the NDSU/RF Agreement and not to develop intellectual property or patents during the Option Term. Licensee agreed to actively and diligently evaluate Optioned Technologies so as to determine and report to NDSU/RF the status and progress toward the licensing of each patent listed in the NDSU/RF Agreement during the Option Term. If Licensee decides to not pursue any further evaluation of any patent or patent application of Optioned Technology Patent Rights in any quarter or during the previous quarter has not carried out any evaluation activities on any such patent or patent application, then any such patent or patent application shall be deleted from the NDSU/RF Agreement at the end of such quarter and all rights to such deleted Patent Rights shall revert to NDSU/RF.

 

In consideration for signing the NDSU/RF Agreement, Coretec agreed to pay NDSU/RF a license issue fee of $25,000 upon signing the NDSU/RF Agreement and an annual license maintenance fee of $25,000 beginning one year from the Effective Date of the NDSU/RF Agreement and annually thereafter in the event net sales of the Licensed Technology do not exceed three million dollars ($3,000,000) of which NDSU/RF shall receive a 6% royalty on the net sales. NDSU/RF shall also receive fifty percent (50%) of all sublicense fees received by Coretec. Coretec also agreed to pay to NDSU/RF all fees and costs relating to the filing, prosecution, and maintenance of the Patent Rights, whether such fees and costs were incurred before or after the Effective Date of this NDSU/RF Agreement and reimburse NDSU/RF for all prior invoiced patenting expenses (not to exceed to $227,111 as of April 1, 2016), (“LT Prior Expenses”). On an on-going basis, Coretec agreed to reimburse NDSU/RF patenting expenses invoiced after April 1, 2016 (“LT On-going Expenses”) and each month thereafter during the term of the Agreement. The LT On-going Expenses are due monthly within thirty days of being invoiced. The LT Prior Expenses of $227,111 are to be paid to NDSU/RF according to the following schedule:

 

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3DIcon CORPORATION

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

a.Twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) upon execution of the NDSU/RF Agreement
b.Quarterly payments of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000), beginning on October 31, 2016, and on January 31, 2017, April 30, 2017, July 31, 2017, October 31, 2017, January 31, 2018, April 30, 2018 and the remainder on July 31, 2018.

 

In regards to the Optioned Technologies, in the event Coretec exercises its option on the Optioned Technology, Coretec agreed to reimburse NDSU/RF for all prior invoiced patenting expenses (not to exceed $240,332 as of April 1, 2016) pertaining to the Optioned Technologies incurred and invoiced prior to April 1, 2016 (“OT Prior Expenses"). Licensee shall reimburse NDSU/RF for OT Prior Expenses of Optioned Technologies according to the following schedule:

 

a.Twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) upon the licensing of one or more of the Optioned Technologies on the effective date that the Optioned Technologies are licensed.
b.Quarterly payments of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) beginning on the next quarter after the effective date that the Optioned Technologies are licensed and paid by January 31, April 30, July 31, October 31, until all OT Prior Expenses on Optioned Technologies have been paid.

 

Beginning April 1, 2016 and during the Option Period, Licensee also agreed to reimburse NDSU/RF for all ongoing and future patenting expenses ("OT On-going Expenses") pertaining to Optioned Technologies accrued and invoiced after April 1, 2016. OT On-going Expenses of Optioned Technologies are to be reimbursed within thirty (30) days of being invoiced.

 

Licensee may terminate this NDSU/RF Agreement at any time by providing at least six (6) months written, unambiguous notice of such termination to NDSU/RF. Licensee shall remain obligated to pay all amounts due NDSU/RF through the effective date of the termination.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2016, Coretec recognized expense of $136,420 under the terms of the NDSU/RF Agreement. As of December 31, 2016, the remaining balance of the LT Prior Expenses to be paid under the terms of the agreement is $177,111.

 

As of the date of filing, the Company has not exercised the Optioned Technologies. The option term expires on December 16, 2017.

 

Supply Agreement

 

On December 13, 2016, the Company entered into a Supply Agreement (the “Supply Agreement”) with Gelest Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation (“Gelest”). This Supply Agreement is for the purchase and sale of CHS (or the “Products”) as set forth in the Supply Agreement, pursuant to which the Company agrees to use Gelest as a primary source to manufacture the Products for the duration of three years from the effective date.

 

An initial estimate of pricing for the Products is set forth in the Supply Agreement, which varies from $28/gram to $35/gram based on the quantity that is being purchased. Final pricing will be reviewed and adjusted annually based on prior year’s consumption and/or as the global economic conditions dictate, taking into account market conditions and raw material price fluctuations.

 

Under the terms of the Supply Agreement, Gelest will scale-up production of CHS, within their available capacity of 12-18 Kg per year, and further optimize the manufacturing process licensed by the purchaser from NDSU/RF. The term of this project is 90 days from the receipt of the first installment of YSi6Cl14 salt from the purchaser. The cost for scale-up and manufacturing optimization is $180,000 to be paid by the purchaser in two installments. The initial installment of $18,000 was paid upon finalizing this Supply Agreement. The second installment of $162,000 is to be paid net 30 days from availability for shipment of between 200 – 400 grams of the initial product of the quality stated in the Supply Agreement. As of the date of filing, the Company has not paid the second installment, as Gelest has yet to complete the production of material.

 

Note 7 – Preferred Stock, Warrants and Options

 

The terms of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, Series B Convertible Preferred Stock and Warrants are as follows: 

 

Series A Convertible Preferred Stock

 

A total of 500,000 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series A Preferred Stock”) have been authorized for issuance under the Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitation of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock of 3DIcon Corporation (the “Certificate of Designation”), which Certificate of Designation was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Oklahoma on December 11, 2013. The shares of Series A Preferred Stock have a par value of $0.0002 per share and a stated value of $1.00 per share (the “Stated Value”), and shall receive a dividend of 6% of their Stated Value per annum payable or upon conversion or redemption of Series A Preferred at the option of the Corporation. We have not paid any cash or stock dividends to the holders of our Series A Preferred. As of December 31, 2016 dividends in arrears totaled approximately $66,000. Under the Certificate of Designation, the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock have the following rights, preferences and privileges:

 

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3DIcon CORPORATION

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

The Series A Preferred Stock may, at the option of the Investor, be converted at any time after the first anniversary of the issuance of the Series A Preferred Stock or from time to time thereafter into 50,000,000 shares of Common Stock that such investor is entitled to in proportion to the 500,000 shares of Series A Preferred so designated in the Certificate of Designation.

 

The Series A Preferred Stock will automatically be converted into Common Stock anytime the 5 day average VWAP of the Company’s Common Stock prior to such conversion is equal to $0.05 or more. Such mandatory conversion would be converted by the same method described above for discretionary conversions. 

 

Except as otherwise required by law, the holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall not have voting rights or powers. 

 

In the event of any (i) liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary, or ii) sale, merger, consolidation, reorganization or other transaction that results in a change of control of the Company, each holder of a share of Series A Preferred shall be entitled to receive, subject to prior preferences and other rights of any class or series of stock of the Company senior to the Series A Preferred, but prior and in preference to any distribution of any of the assets or surplus funds of the Company to holders of Common Stock, or any other class or series of stock of the Company junior to the Series A Preferred, an amount equal to the Stated Value plus accrued and unpaid dividends (as adjusted for any stock dividends, combinations or splits with respect to such shares) (the “Preference Amount”). After such payment has been made to the holders of Series A Preferred of the full Preference Amount to which such holders shall be entitled, the remaining net assets of the Company available for distribution, if any, shall be distributed pro rata among the holders of Common Stock. In the event the funds or assets legally available for distribution to the holders of Series A Preferred are insufficient to pay the Preference Amount, then all funds or assets available for distribution to the holders of capital stock shall be paid to the holders of Series A Preferred pro rata based on the full Preference Amount to which they are entitled.

 

The Company may not declare, pay or set aside any dividends on shares of any class or series of capital stock of the Company (other than dividends on shares of Common Stock payable in shares of Common Stock) unless the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock shall first receive, or simultaneously receive, a dividend on each outstanding share of Series A Preferred in an amount equal to the dividend per share that such holders would have received had they converted their shares of Series A Preferred into shares of Common Stock immediately prior to the record date for the declaration of the Common Stock dividend in an amount equal to the average VWAP during the 5 trading days prior to the date such dividend is due.  

 

In regards to the implications of the Exchange Transaction on Section 6 of the Series A Certificate of Designation (“COD”), the Company’s position is that a “Liquidity Event” as defined in Section 6(b) of the COD, as the concept was intended by all the Company and investors purchasing the shares, has not occurred.

 

Series A Warrants

 

Each Unit under the Securities Purchase Agreement consists of warrants entitling the investor to purchase fifty (50) shares of Common Stock for each share of Series A Preferred purchased by such investor in the Private Placement, at an initial exercise price per share of $0.0055. The exercise price and number of shares of Common Stock issuable under the warrants are subject to adjustments for stock dividends, splits, combinations and similar events. On or after the first anniversary of the issuance of the warrants and prior to close of business on the fourth anniversary of the issuance of the warrants, the warrants may be exercised at any time upon the election of the holder, provided however, that an investor may at any given time convert only up to that number of shares of Common Stock so that, upon conversion, the aggregate beneficial ownership of the Company’s Common Stock (calculated pursuant to Rule 13d-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) of such investor and all persons affiliated with such investor, is not more than 4.99% of the Company’s Common Stock then outstanding (subject to adjustment up to 9.99% at the investor’s discretion upon 61 days’ prior notice).   

 

Series B Convertible Preferred Stock

 

On March 22, 2016, 3DIcon filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Oklahoma a Certificate of Designation (the “Certificate of Designation”), setting for the Preferences, Rights and Limitation of the Company’s Series B Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series B Preferred”). The Two Million (2,000,000) shares of Series B Preferred designated under the Certificate of Designation have a stated value of $1.00 per share (the “Stated Value”). Under the Certificate of Designation, the holders of the Series B Preferred have the following rights, preferences and privileges: 

 

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3DIcon CORPORATION

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

The holders of Series B Preferred are not entitled to receive dividends but have voting rights equal to the number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock into which their Series B Preferred can be converted, whether or not the shares are available for issuance.

 

At the option of the holder, Series B Preferred may be converted in whole or in part, from time to time, into One Thousand Nine Hundred Fourteen (1,914) shares of Common Stock. The Series B Preferred Stock will automatically be converted into Common Stock if (i) at anytime the 5 day average VWAP of the Company’s Common Stock prior to such automatic conversion is equal to $0.10 or more; or (ii) the Company enters into a transaction for which the Company enters into a share exchange agreement or agreement and plan of merger, which agreement is executed within ninety (90) days after the date of the Certificate of Designation and pursuant to which the Company thereafter becomes a consolidated company with another entity, and the Company issues equity securities of the Company. Such automatic conversion would be converted by the same method described above for discretionary conversions.  

 

In the event of any i) liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary, or ii) sale, merger, consolidation, reorganization or other transaction that results in a change of control of the Company, each holder of a share of Series B Preferred shall be entitled to receive, subject to prior preferences and other rights of any class or series of stock of the Company senior to the Series B Preferred, but prior and in preference to any distribution of any of the assets or surplus funds of the Company to holders of Common Stock, or any other class or series of stock of the Company junior to the Series B Preferred, an amount equal to the Stated Value (as adjusted for any stock dividends, combinations or splits with respect to such shares) (the “Preference Amount”). After such payment has been made to the holders of Series B Preferred of the full Preference Amount to which such holders shall be entitled, the remaining net assets of the Company available for distribution, if any, shall be distributed pro rata among the holders of Common Stock. In the event the funds or assets legally available for distribution to the holders of Series B Preferred are insufficient to pay the Preference Amount, then all funds or assets available for distribution to the holders of capital stock shall be paid to the holders of Series B Preferred pro rata based on the full Preference Amount to which they are entitled.

 

On September 30, 2016, 3DIcon filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Oklahoma a Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Designation, increasing the number of authorized shares of Series B Preferred Stock from 2,000,000 shares to 6,600,000 shares.

 

Pursuant to the Share Exchange Agreement (see Note 2), 3DIcon issued 4,760,872 shares of 3DIcon’s Series B Convertible Preferred Stock in the reverse acquisition of Coretec.

 

Golden State and Other Warrants

 

As of December 31, 2016, Golden State has warrants outstanding to purchase 18,318 shares of common stock at a price of $381.50 per share which expire December 31, 2016, subsequently extended to June 1, 2017. Global Capital has warrants outstanding to purchase 300,000 shares of common stock at a price of $0.0032 per shares which expire on March 31, 2019. Additionally, from the Series A preferred stock issuance, there are 6,000,000 warrants outstanding to purchase common shares at $0.0055 per share which expire December 31, 2017 and 13,250,000 warrants outstanding that were issued to Victor Keen, Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company, which expire on January 17, 2018.  

 

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3DIcon CORPORATION

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Warrants Summary

 

The following table summarizes the Company’s warrant activity during the year ended December 31, 2016:

 

           Weighted     
       Weighted   Average     
       Average   Remaining   Aggregate 
   Number of   Exercise   Life   Intrinsic 
   Warrants   Price   In Years   Value 
                 
Outstanding, December 31, 2015   19,789,516    0.40           
Granted   -    -           
Expired   (221,121)   3.15           
Exercised   (77)   381.50           
Outstanding, December 31, 2016   19,568,318   $0.36    1.0   $- 
                     
Exercisable, December 31, 2016   19,568,318   $0.36    1.0   $- 

 

The following table summarizes the Company’s warrants as of December 31, 2016:

 

Warrants Outstanding   Warrants Exercisable 
        Weighted     
    Outstanding   Average   Exercisable 
Exercise   Number of   Remaining Life   Number of 
Price   Warrants   In Years   Warrants 
              
$0.0055    19,250,000    1.0    19,250,000 
$0.0032    300,000    2.2    300,000 
$381.50    18,318    0.4    18,318 
      19,568,318    1.0    318,318 

 

Options Summary

 

Stock options for employees, directors or consultants that vest immediately, are valued at the date of award, which does not precede the approval date, and compensation cost is recognized in the period the options are vested. Stock options generally become exercisable on the date of grant and expire based on the terms of each grant.

 

The estimated fair value of options for common stock granted was determined using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The expected dividend yield is based on the average annual dividend yield as of the grant date. Expected volatility is based on the historical volatility of our stock. The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury Constant Maturity rates as of the grant date. The expected life of the option is based on historical exercise behavior and expected future experience.

 

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3DIcon CORPORATION

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

The following table summarizes the Company’s option activity during the year ended December 31, 2016:

 

           Weighted     
       Weighted   Average     
       Average   Remaining   Aggregate 
   Number of   Exercise   Life   Intrinsic 
   Options   Price   In Years   Value 
                 
Outstanding, December 31, 2015   23,030,274   $0.08           
Granted   -    -           
Expired   (57,143)   1.08           
Exercised   -    -           
Outstanding, December 31, 2016   22,973,131   $0.08    1.6   $- 
                     
Exercisable, December 31, 2016   22,973,131   $0.08    1.6   $- 

  

The following table summarizes the Company’s options as of December 31, 2016:

 

Options Outstanding   Options Exercisable 
        Weighted     
    Outstanding   Average   Exercisable 
Exercise   Number of   Remaining Life   Number of 
Price   Options   In Years   Options 
              
$0.01    20,000,000    1.3    20,000,000 
$0.18    1,314,959    3.5    1,314,959 
$0.23    1,034,739    5.5    1,034,739 
$0.35    342,856    0.6    342,856 
$1.40    169,534    4.4    169,534 
$1.93    46,428    1.8    46,428 
$8.40    58,901    1.2    58,901 
$35.00    5,714    1.3    5,714 
      22,973,131    1.6    22,973,131 

 

Note 8 – Incentive Stock Plan

 

In March 2014, the 3DIcon Corporation 2014 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2014 EIP”) was established. The total number of shares of stock which may be purchased or granted directly by options, stock awards or restricted stock purchase offers, or purchased indirectly through exercise of options granted under the 2014 EIP shall not exceed fifty million (50,000,000) shares. The shares are included in a registration statement filed March 2014. As of December 31, 2016, there were 750,103 shares available for issuance under the 2014 EIP. 

 

In March 2015, the 3DIcon Corporation 2015 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2015 EIP”) was established. The total number of shares of stock which may be purchased or granted directly by options, stock awards or restricted stock purchase offers, or purchased indirectly through exercise of options granted under the 2015 EIP shall not exceed eighty-five million (85,000,000) shares. The shares are included in a registration statement filed March 2015. There are 142,244 shares available for issuance under the 2015 EIP as of December 31, 2016. 

 

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3DIcon CORPORATION

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Note 9 – Office Lease

 

The Company entered into a lease agreement in June 2015 for office space in North Dakota that will expire in November 2017. The Company has an amended office lease in Tulsa, Oklahoma that will expire on July 31, 2018. At December 31, 2016, the minimum future lease payments to be paid under the non-cancellable leases are payable as follows:

 

2017  $44,000 
2018   13,000 

 

Rent expense for operating leases was $28,000 for the year ended December 31, 2016 and $13,000 from inception (June 2, 2015) to December 31, 2015.

 

Note 10 – Related Party Transactions

 

As of December 31, 2015 the Company advanced $5,000 to an entity partially owned by a former member of Coretec. This amount was due on demand and repaid in April 2016. 

 

The Company entered into a consulting agreement dated July 7, 2015 with Mr. Doug Freitag, who became the Company’s CEO on October 1, 2016. Mr. Freitag’s field of consultation was in the area of working as a federal business and private sector business consultant and technical consultant. The work under this consulting agreement was performed for the Company, in support of business development, research, development, and commercialization activities. The consulting agreement was effective as of July 2015 and continued in full force through July 2016 and will continue monthly thereafter, unless terminated under the terms of the agreement. On October 1, 2016, the Company entered into a consulting agreement with Mr. Doug Freitag which replaces the previous agreement but the terms are identical. The consulting agreement was effective as of October 1, 2016 and continued in full force and effect through December 31, 2016. The Company paid Mr. Freitag a fee of $185 per hour. The Company entered into a third consulting agreement on January 1, 2017 with Mr. Freitag. Under the terms of the one year agreement, Mr. Freitag’s fee is $194 per hour.

 

The Company paid Mr. Freitag a fee of $100,517 for the year ended December 31, 2016 and $13,198 during the period from inception (June 2, 2015) to December 31, 2015.

 

At September 30, 2016, pursuant to the Share Exchange Agreement, the Company had an aggregate balance of $300,500 of advances due to Mr. Victor Keen. During the year ended December 31, 2016, Mr. Keen advanced the Company an additional $140,000 such that as of December 31, 2016, an aggregate amount of $440,500 is due to Mr. Keen under the terms of a loan which is included in notes payable – related party (see Note 5). 

 

As of December 31, 2016, accrued interest related to the $300,000 14% Term loan due June 2018 amounted to $20,517 and interest expense was $16,005 during the year ended December 31, 2016.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2016, CJNDL, a company owned by Mr. Simon Calton, a director of the Company, advanced $613,825 to the Company under the terms of two loans, which are included in term loans (see Note 5).

 

As of December 31, 2016, accrued interest related to the $500,000 and $100,000 14% Term loans due June 2018 amounted to $50,791 and interest expense was $42,738 and $11,800 during the year ended December 31, 2016 and the period from inception (June 2, 2015) to December 31, 2015, respectively.

 

Note 11 – Subsequent Events

 

Authorization of Name Change

 

On February 21, 2017, the Board unanimously approved the proposal to seek stockholder approval and authorization to amend the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation to change the name of the Company to “The Coretec Group Inc.” (the “Name Change”) and thereafter change its trading symbol to a trading symbol resembling the name of the Company following the Name Change. On February 21, 2017, a majority of the Company’s stockholders adopted resolutions by written consent authorizing the Board to undertake the Name Change. This Name Change will become effective immediately upon the Company’s filing of the Name Change Amendment with the Secretary of State of the State of Oklahoma.

 

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3DIcon CORPORATION

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Authorization of Reverse Stock Split

 

On February 21, 2017 (the “Record Date”), the Board of Directors unanimously approved, and a majority of the Company’s stockholders, as of the Record Date, approved by written consent pursuant to Section 18-1073 of the Oklahoma Act, to permit the Company’s Board of Directors, in its sole discretion, to effectuate one or more consolidations of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock at some future date no later than the first anniversary of the Record Date, pursuant to which the shares of common stock would be combined and reclassified into one validly issued fully paid and non-assessable share of common stock at a ratio (the “Reverse Split Ratio”) within the range of 1-for-50 and up to 1-for-300 (the “Reverse Split Range”), with each stockholder otherwise entitled to receive a fractional share of common stock as a result of the Reverse Stock Split.  If effectuating a Reverse Stock Split pursuant to the minimum stated Reverse Split Ratio, each 50 shares of the Company’s issued and outstanding common stock will be automatically converted into 1 share of common stock. If effectuating a Reverse Stock Split pursuant to the maximum stated Reverse Split Ratio, each 300 shares of our issued and outstanding common stock will be automatically converted into 1 share of common stock.

 

Debentures Payable

 

Subsequent to December 31, 2016, Golden State extended their debenture and note payable to June 1, 2017.

 

Subsequent to December 31, 2016, Mr. Victor Keen advanced $136,000 to the Company under the terms of a loan which is described in notes payable – related party (see Note 5). 

 

7% Convertible promissory note due March 2019

 

On March 30, 2017, the Company issued to Victor F. Keen, Co-chairman of the Board of Directors, a 7% convertible promissory note in a principal amount of $250,000, due March 1, 2019 (“Maturity Date”). The promissory note shall automatically convert into eight percent (8%) of the fully diluted outstanding shares of common stock of the Company calculated after giving effect to (a) the exercise of all outstanding options, warrants or other rights to acquire shares of common stock of the Company, (b) the conversion of all outstanding convertible or exchangeable securities, and (c) after giving effect to the issuance of common stock upon conversion of this Note (the “Conversion Shares”). The conversion shall not occur until both of the following two events shall have occurred (the “Conversion Event”): (i) the consummation of the Reverse Split by the Company as reflected in the Preliminary Information Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 7, 2017, and (ii) the conversion of all of the Company’s issued and outstanding Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and Series B Convertible Preferred Stock into the Conversion Shares. If the Conversion Event has not occurred prior to the earlier to occur of the Maturity Date and the occurrence of an event of default, then this note shall not be automatically converted into the Conversion Shares and Mr. Keen may elect, at his sole discretion, (i) to have the outstanding principal balance of this note converted into the Conversion Shares; or (ii) to declare the outstanding principal balance of this note, together with all accrued interest, paid in accordance with the terms of the note. Such election may be made at any time on or following the Maturity Date or the occurrence of an event of default. Mr. Keen advanced the $250,000 subsequent to year end. This note is an unsecured obligation of the Company.

 

Consulting Agreements

 

On January 22, 2017, the Company hired silicon materials expert Ragnar Avery as Vice President, CHS Marketing and Sales. Mr. Avery will lead new business development and sales initiatives for the Company’s proprietary liquid silicon precursor, CHS. The consulting agreement shall be effective as of February 1, 2017 and shall continue in full force and effect through February 1, 2018. The Company shall pay Mr. Avery a fee of $125 per hour for the first three months and $150 per hour thereafter.

 

On March 21, 2017, Doug Freitag resigned as Chief Executive Officer of the Company in order to allow Michael A. Kraft to take over in his place as the Company’s newly appointed Chief Executive Officer. In connection with Mr. Kraft’s appointment, the Company entered into a consulting agreement with Mr. Kraft, pursuant to which it agreed to compensate Mr. Kraft, $1,500 per day for his commitment to allocate seven days a month to the Company and a $25,000 bonus payable in the Company’s restricted stock upon the occurrence of certain events. In addition, the Company agreed to issue to Mr. Kraft, an option to purchase up to $50,000 of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price equal to the market price as of the date on which certain milestones are completed. Mr. Freitag will assume a strategic consulting role as the Company’s Vice President of Technology and will remain on the Company’s Board of Directors. Mr. Freitag will continue to be compensated $194 per hour pursuant to the consulting agreement he entered into with the Company in January 2017.

 

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