Unassociated Document
United States Securities and Exchange
Commission
Washington, DC 20549-0306
Division of Corporate
Finance
Mail Stop 3561
Re:
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Cavitation Technologies, Inc.
Form 10-K for Fiscal Year Ended
June 30, 2009
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Registration Statement File No.
0-29901
November 17, 2010
Ladies
and Gentlemen,
This
letter is in response to your supplemental comment letter dated October 22,
2010. Our responses to your letter are as follows below. For your
convenience, we have inserted the entire business summary to more easily allow
you to assimilate our responses.
We note the disclosure
provided in response to comment one from our letter dated August 24,
2010. Please provide the disclosure required by item 104(h)(4)(vii)
of Regulation S-K regarding patents. Disclose the patents and their
duration.
A: Our
technology is embodied in United States Patent # 7,762,715 which was issued July
27, 2010. This patent relates to a method for processing a fluidic
mixture in a multi-stage hydrodynamic cavitation device and is used for
processing heterogeneous fluids by the controllable formation of cavitation
bubbles. The patent will expire February 27,
2029. However, since this patent was issued on July 27, 2010 which is
outside of the June 30, 2009 10K period, we are not disclosing it in this 10K-A
but will instead include it in the 2010 10K-A
We note the disclosure provided in
response to comment one from our letter dated August 24, 2010. Please
remove the reference to “increased profitability for refiners” as there is no
guarantee this systems [sic] will increase profitability. Also,
remove the statement that “not only does yield improve by [sic] costs are
reduced as well”. In addition, provide clear disclosure when
discussing the intent of your product to reduce operating costs and improve
yield that there is no guarantee that the actual final product developed will
actually achieve these results.
A: We have amended the relevant portions
of our business discussion to read as set forth below. Rather than
remove the reference to “increased profitability for refiners, we have stressed
that the system is designed to improve the yield”. Based on the
sources quoted below, if the yield is increased, the system has potential to
result in an increase in profitability (due to less oil loss). We
have stressed that if the design is
successful, the system has
the potential to result in increased profitability rather than making any kind
of guarantee of profitability. We have also further emphasized the fact
that the basis for these representations is testing that was previous
conducted. The prior version had already described the nature of the
testing. We have also added language to further emphasize that there
are no guarantees as to forward looking statements.
The language is set forth
below:
During
the refining process, there is a certain volume of oil that is lost and trapped
in gums. Oil trapped in gums reduces the yield. That is, the
efficiency or yield of the refining process is measured by minimizing oil loss.
Our Green D+ Plus
System is designed to improve the efficiency of the process by reducing
the amount of oil that is lost or remains trapped in gums. A means
for detecting the percentage of oil present in gums is the Acetone Insoluble
(AI) test. The industry average AI reading is approximately 70%. The
higher the AI reading, the lower the amount of oil trapped in gums, and
therefore the higher the yield. As yield increases, profitability for the
refiner increases. Our system is designed to improve yield which,
if successful, has the potential to result in an increase in profitability
for refiners. A source for industry average AI readings is as
follows: “Crude soybean lecithin
contains about 70% AI” M.L. Nollet “The
Handbook for Food Analysis: Physical Characterization and Nutrient
Analysis” page
350. As well as “AI% in dried gums – 65-
70%”, Logan, Andrew and Laval, Alfa “Degumming
and Centrifuge Selection, Optimization and Maintenance” pages 10 and
13. There is additional support for this in the following
issued patent: Orthoefer, Frank T.
“Cold -Water Dispersible Lecithin Concentrates” U.S. Patent #4,200,551 issued April 29,
1980. The relevant portion of the patent confirms “A commercial lecithin
product is then obtained by drying the wet gum. Such commercial lecithin
products generally have acetone insoluble (A.I) of at least 50 and are most
typically within about the 60 to about 65 A.I. range”.
With respect to the requested removal of
the statement “not only
does yield improve but
costs are reduced as well”,
we have instead changed the paragraph to indicate that as a result of the lab
testing described below there was a reduction in use of degumming
agents. Our testing indicated that in addition to improved yield, the
reduction in the
consumption of degumming agents is reduced. It is our belief that a
reduction in degumming agents is a cost savings to the plant. As you
have indicated, we have no guarantee that the final develop product will achieve
these results in large scale or in commercially viable
applications. Therefore we have inserted the following
language
“ Accordingly, our testing
indicates that not only does yield improve but costs are reduced as well
due to a reduction in the consumption of degumming agents. There
can be no guarantee that the results generated from testing will yield the same
savings results in a commercially viable application.”.
The complete paragraph is set forth
below.
During
July and September 2009, the Company conducted a number of tests at our
Chatsworth, California facility using a commercial scale, (not a small-scale or
lab bench test unit) flow-through Green D + Plus System with a
daily capability of 200 tons of oil. The batch volumes ranged from 20
to 40 liters at a time. Oil samples were sent to Mid Continent
Laboratories (Memphis, Tennessee) an independent lab certified by the American
Oil Chemists Society (AOCS). The oil samples were analyzed by Mid
Continent before and after treatment. Mid Continent conducted the
analysis in accordance with AOCS official method Ja 4-46 for measuring
AI. Results show better than industry average AI readings which
indicate that our Green D+ Plus System is able to
produce a yield higher than the industry average. The higher yield/less oil loss
is due to a reduction in the consumption of degumming
reagents. Accordingly, our testing indicates that not only
does yield improve but costs are reduced as well due to a reduction in the
consumption of degumming agents. There can be no guarantee that the
results generated from testing will yield the same savings results in a
commercially viable application.
To provide context for the response, we
have attached the complete
and amended business summary.
The following discussion includes
forward-looking statements, including but not limited to, management’s
expectations of competition; revenues, margin, expenses and other operating
results or ratios; operating efficiencies; economic conditions; cost savings;
capital expenditures; liquidity; capital requirements; acquisitions and
integration costs; operating models; exchange rate fluctuations and rates of
return. We disclaim any duty to update any forward-looking
statements.
Hydrodynamic Technology, Inc., or the
("Company") was incorporated 29 January 2007 as a California corporation. It is a wholly
owned operating subsidiary of Cavitation Technologies, Inc., a Nevada corporation, and the parent company.
The Company designs and engineers environmentally friendly NANO technology based
systems
that have potential commercial applications
in markets such as vegetable oil refining, renewable fuels, water purification, alcoholic beverage enhancement,
algae oil extraction, and crude oil yield
enhancement. Our investment in R&D since inception on January 27,
2007 through June 30, 2009 is
$2,438,498.
R&D
has led to potential commercial products which include the Green D+Plus” System – a
vegetable oil refining system, and the “Bioforce 9000 Skid System” which
performs the transesterification process during the production of biodiesel.
Both the Bioforce 9000
and the Green D+ Plus
Systems use our
unique patents pending, continuous flow-through, hydrodynamic NANO Technology in the form of,
multi-stage cavitation reactors. Our technology process creates small particles
in some cases smaller than one micron (nano particles) and bonds these particles
at the molecular level. These reactors have no moving parts and are scalable to
high volumes. To date the Company has sold no products and has
received no revenue from product sales.
Our Green D+ Plus
System uses a patent pending NANO Cavitation Process that
is designed to convert crude non-degummed vegetable oils into high quality
de-gummed oils at lower costs and higher yields. Our Green D+ Plus System is
designed to be used in the vegetable oil refining process to reduce operating
costs and improve yield by increasing the efficiency in separating vegetable
oils from impurities (gums). We are conducting tests in order to
demonstrate that our system can reduce operating costs by reducing the need for
chemicals. In addition, we are also conducting tests with the
intention of demonstrating that our system can increase yield.
During
the refining process, there is a certain volume of oil that is lost and trapped
in gums. Oil trapped in gums reduces the yield. That is, the
efficiency or yield of the refining process is measured by minimizing oil loss.
Our Green D+ Plus
System is designed to improve the efficiency of the process by reducing
the amount of oil that is lost or remains trapped in gums. A means
for detecting the percentage of oil present in gums is the Acetone Insoluble
(AI) test. The industry average AI reading is approximately 70%. The
higher the AI reading, the lower the amount of oil trapped in gums, and
therefore the higher the yield. As yield increases, profitability for the
refiner increases. Our system is designed to improve yield which,
if successful, has the potential to result in an increase in profitability
for refiners. A source for industry average AI readings is as
follows: “Crude soybean lecithin
contains about 70% AI” M.L. Nollet “The
Handbook for Food Analysis: Physical Characterization and Nutrient
Analysis” page
350. As well as “AI% in dried gums – 65-
70%”, Logan, Andrew and Laval, Alfa “Degumming
and Centrifuge Selection, Optimization and Maintenance” pages 10 and
13. There is additional support for this in the following
issued patent: Orthoefer, Frank T.
“Cold -Water Dispersible Lecithin Concentrates” U.S. Patent #4,200,551 issued April 29,
1980. The relevant portion of the patent confirms “A commercial lecithin
product is then obtained by drying the wet gum. Such commercial lecithin
products generally have acetone insoluble (A.I) of at least 50 and are most
typically within about the 60 to about 65 A.I. range”.
During
July and September 2009, the Company conducted a number of tests at our
Chatsworth, California facility using a commercial scale, (not a small-scale or
lab bench test unit) flow-through Green D + Plus System with a
daily capability of 200 tons of oil. The batch volumes ranged from 20
to 40 liters at a time. Oil samples were sent to Mid Continent
Laboratories (Memphis, Tennessee) an independent lab certified by the American
Oil Chemists Society (AOCS). The oil samples were analyzed by Mid
Continent before and after treatment. Mid Continent conducted the
analysis in accordance with AOCS official method Ja 4-46 for measuring
AI. Results show better than industry average AI readings which
indicate that our Green D+ Plus System is able to
produce a yield higher than the industry average. The higher yield/less oil loss
is due to a reduction in the consumption of degumming
reagents. Accordingly, our testing indicates that not only
does yield improve but costs are reduced as well due to a reduction in the
consumption of degumming agents. There can be no guarantee that the
results generated from testing will yield the same savings results in a
commercially viable application.
This
system is scheduled for operational testing during 2010. Following successful
testing, we expect to bring the Green D+Plus to market in the
latter half of 2010 or early 2011
The
global target market for our Green D+ Plus
System includes approximately 300 major (greater than 200 tons per day
processing capability) vegetable oil de-gumming plants. The global demand for
processed vegetable oils has grown consistently from 84.7 million metric tons in
1999 to 126 million metric tons in 2008. We believe there will continue to be
growing demand for technology that processes vegetable oils at lower costs
and/or higher yields. To date the Company has
sold no products and recognized no revenue.
Our fully
automated Bioforce 9000
NANO Reactor Skid System performs the transesterification process during
the production of biodiesel; that is, it fully converts all mono-, di-, and
tri-glycerides contained in feedstock (such as animal fats and vegetable oils)
into methyl esters (crude biodiesel). We believe the Bioforce 9000 offers
potential advantages including the ability to use multiple feedstocks with up to
3% free fatty acids (FFA) simultaneously.
The first
installation of our Bioforce 9000
is included in a biodiesel production plant that is under construction
and is expected to be fully operational before the end of 2009 in Moberly,
Missouri. The installation of our
system in the Moberly, Missouri plant was accomplished through the
sale of our system to a
third-party sub-contractor pursuant to a standard purchase order. The
total purchase price for the system was $130,000.00. The material terms of
the purchase order are a 20% ($26,000) down- payment and the 80% balance
($104,000) due upon delivery of the system. We
received a $26,000 deposit from this third party sub-contractor but have not
received the balance, so we are unable to book the transaction as revenue. We
allowed our customer, with whom we had a good working relationship, to install our equipment without payment
because they themselves had not yet been paid by the contractor working on the
Moberly plant installation. At that point in time we had the choice of taking
our equipment back, or allowing the transaction to continue with the expectation we would be
paid. We elected to allow the transaction to continue because we felt it
was important to have our equipment installed in a plant that was expected to
become operational. As of September 28, 2009, our third party sub-contractor (the customer) has not been paid, and we, accordingly,
have not been paid.
To date
we have sold no products and have recorded no revenue other than $26,000
recorded as Deferred Income on our balance sheet. This amount represents a down
payment for the Bioforce 9000
System described above.
We believe the Bioforce 9000 provides a
variety of advantages including the consumption of less energy. The
total energy (electricity and steam) required to produce a gallon of industry
standard biodiesel using competitive technology ranges from $0.02/gal. to
$0.05/gal., depending on production capacity, feedstock, and other factors. Our
Bioforce 9000 Skid
System applies only to the transesterification portion of the biodiesel
production process. The energy consumed by a competitive
transesterification process ranges from $0.004 to $0.01 to produce
one gallon of biodiesel (the Hielscher Ultrasonics, GmbH, website at
http://www.hielscher.com/ultrasonics/biodiesel_transesterification_01.htm states “The
resulting costs for the ultrasonication vary between 0.1ct and 1.0ct per
liter (0.4ct to
1.9ct/gallon) when used in commercial scale”. Testing
suggests that our 24GPM Bioforce 9000 uses as little
as 0.08ct for each gallon of biodiesel produced based on 8.20KwH.
The
global demand for petroleum-based diesel is about 345 billion
gallons/year. The global demand for biodiesel is only about 3 billion
gallons/year. This number is not expected to grow dramatically in the
foreseeable future for a number of reasons. We have been impacted by
the downturn in the worldwide economy and the slowdown in the demand for
biodiesel. Failure of congress to renew the biodiesel tax credits would impede
growth of the biodiesel market. At this time, there can be no assurance that tax
credits supporting the biodiesel industry will be renewed. Factors which can
spur the demand for biodiesel and our products include legislation which
mandates increased use of biodiesel, a reduction in the cost of raw materials
(feedstock) used in the production of biodiesel, and an increase in the price of
competitive products such as petroleum-based diesel fuel. These factors along
with adverse economic conditions may continue to negatively affect our
potential revenues and profitability into the foreseeable
future.
Competition
We have a
variety of competitors, large and small. The biodiesel market and other markets
in which we compete are highly competitive markets offering essentially
commodity products. There are a number of competitors in the biodiesel industry,
many of which have a longer operating history and stronger financial
capabilities than we do, and there is at least one other company which professes
to offer hydrodynamic cavitation technology. Other companies use rotor-stator
and ultrasonic cavitation technologies. Competitors in the edible oil refining
industry include well-known companies which have longer operating histories and
stronger financial capabilities than we do. We differentiate ourselves by the
designs, processes, and applications described in our patents pending
applications. We compete by offering solutions that we believe can reduce
operating expenses vis-à-vis current technology.
Due to the nature of our products, we
have incurred no costs with respect to environmental compliance with federal, state, and local
laws. To our knowledge, our products do not
require governmental approval, and we do not foresee that governmental
regulations will have a material impact on our
business.
Our success will depend in part on our
ability to obtain patents, maintain trade secrets, and operate without
infringing on the proprietary rights of others both in the United States and other countries. We have
seven patent applications pending and have
applied for three international patents which apply to our reactors, systems,
and processes. Our patents pending apply to
potential commercial applications in markets such as vegetable oil refining,
renewable fuels production, water purification, crude oil yield enhancement, and
alcoholic beverage enhancement. We plan to continue to apply for new and
improved patents on a regular basis.
There can be no assurances that patents
issued to the Company will not be challenged, invalidated, or circumvented, or
that the rights granted hereunder will provide proprietary protection or
competitive advantage to the Company.
We are a public company with stock
traded on the Over the Counter Bulletin Board with ticker symbol
CVAT. Our stock is also traded on the Berlin and Stuttgart Stock Exchanges with the
symbol WTC. Our single location is our headquarters in Chatsworth, CA. We have a total of four
employees comprised of four full-time employees and no part time
employees and have engaged numerous consultants and independent contractors
over the past two years.
Please disclose the total number of
employees and the number of full time employees, as required by Item
101(h)(4)(xii) of Regulation S-K.
Our amended disclosure will read as
follows:
We
have a total of four employees comprised of four full-time employees and no part
time employees and have engaged numerous consultants and independent contractors
over the past two years.
Unregistered
Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Comment 4
We
reissue comment 5 from our letter dated August 24, 2010. For each
transaction discussed in this section, provide the disclosure required by item
701(d) of Regulation S-K. For each separate transaction, please
indicate the section of the Securities Act or the rule of the Commission under
which each exemption from registration was claimed and briefly state the facts
relied upon to make the exemption available. In addition, name the
persons or identify the class of persons to whom the securities were
sold. See item 701(b) of Regulation S-K. We are unable to
locate such disclosure for each separate transaction discussed.
Our
amended disclosure will read as follows:
On
October 3, 2008, the Company issued 210,000 units comprised of five shares of
its Series A-1 Preferred Stock (total of 1,050,000 preferred shares) and one
warrant to purchase one share of common stock at $0.75 per share for total
proceeds of $525,000 which were placed in escrow. Upon the closing of escrow on
October 3, 2008, $400,000 was used to purchase 50.5% of the outstanding shares
of Bio (see Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements), and the remaining
$125,000 was distributed to the Company. The shares of Company stock were sold
in compliance with Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended to 5
accredited, non-affliated investors who had a pre-existing relationship with the
Company’s management. Those purchasers were Barhnart Holdings, Ltd., GDK
Investments, Gregory Shukman, Tatiana Tessmer and Lyudmilla
Yeschenko. The shares were issued in reliance on Section 4(2) of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The shares were not offered via general
solicitation to the public but solely to a limited number of accredited
investors who had a pre-existing relationship with the Company. No sales
commissions or other remuneration was paid in connection with these
sales.
On
October 24, 2008, the Company entered into a share exchange agreement with Bio
in which Bio acquired all of the outstanding shares of the Company’s
stockholders. Bio Energy, Inc. issued 18,750,000 shares of its common stock to
the stockholders of Hydrodynamic Technology, Inc. in exchange for all the
outstanding shares of Hydrodynamic Technology, Inc. Under the terms of the
share exchange agreement, Bio performed a 7.5-to-1 forward stock split of its
outstanding shares of common stock.
On
October 24, 2008, in connection with the reverse merger, all shares of Series
A-1 Preferred Stock were converted to common shares of Bio. The accompanying
financial statements have retroactively shown the recapitalization for all
periods presented. As a result of the merger with Bio, the Company no longer has
any Series A-1 Preferred Stock authorized or issued. In connection with the Bio
transaction, 410,000 warrants to purchase 410,000 shares of Common Stock of
Hydro converted into 279,800 warrants to purchase 279,800 shares of Common Stock
of Bio.
On March
17, 2009, the Company filed Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation,
which authorized the Company to issue up to 100,000,000 shares of Common Stock
and 10,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, of which 5,000,000 shares are
designated as Series A Preferred Stock and 5,000,000 shares are designated
Series B Preferred Stock, with the rights, preferences and privileges of the
Series B Preferred Stock to be designated by the Board of
Directors. Each share of Common Stock and Preferred Stock has a par
value of $0.001.
On March
17, 2009 the Company issued 111,111 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred
Stock to Barnhart Holdings, Ltd., a foreign non-affiliated investor at a
purchase price of $0.90 per share for a total purchase price of
$100,000. Each share of Series A Preferred Stock is convertible at
the owner’s option into 1.125 shares of common stock. The preferred shares
are convertible into shares of Common Stock of the Company at any time at the
election of the holder but will automatically convert to Common Stock on March
17, 2012. The shares were issued in reliance on Section 4(2) of the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended. The
shares were not offered via general solicitation to the public but solely to
Barnhart Holdings, Ltd. The
Company issued restricted shares in connection with this issuance. No sales commissions or other
remuneration was paid in connection with these sales.
On April
22, 2009, the Company issued 166,666 shares of common stock at $0.60 per share
and 66,666 warrants to purchase 66,666 shares of Common Stock at an exercise
price of $1.50 per share for a total consideration of $100,000 to San Francisco
Securities Inc, a non-affiliated accredited investor. The warrants
vest immediately and have a contractual life of 3 years. The total value of the
warrants issued amounted to $0. The value was determined using the
Black-Scholes valuation model with input assumptions of (1) volatility of 64%,
(2) expected life of 1.5 years, (3) risk free rate of 0.76%, and (4) expected
dividends of zero. The shares were issued in reliance on Section 4(2)
of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The shares were not offered via general
solicitation to the public but solely to San Francisco Securities, Inc.
The Company issued
restricted shares in connection with this issuance. No sales commissions or other
remuneration was paid in connection with these sales.
On June
3, 2009, the Company issued 166,666 shares of common stock to Boris Zheleznyak
for a purchase price of $100,000 along with Warrants to purchase 166,666 shares
of Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.60 per share. Boris
Zheleznyak is not affiliated with the Company. The above referenced shares of
Common Stock and warrants were issued in reliance on Section 4(2) of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The note and warrant was not offered via general solicitation to
the public but solely to Boris Zheleznyak. No sales commissions or other
remuneration was paid in connection with these sales.
On June
18, 2009, the Company issued 100,000 shares of Common Stock to San Francisco
Securities, Inc. at a purchase price of $0.50 per share along with 100,000
warrants with an exercise price of $1.25 per share. On June 29, 2010, the
Company issued 100,000 shares of Common Stock to GDK Investments at a purchase
price of $0.50 per share along with 100,000 warrants with an exercise price of
$1.25 per share. San Francisco Securities, Inc. is not affiliated
with the Company. The above referenced shares of Common Stock and warrants were
issued in reliance on Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended. The note and warrant was not offered via general solicitation to
the public but solely to San Francisco Securities,
Inc. No sales commissions
or other remuneration was paid in connection with these
sales.
The above
mentioned warrants vest immediately and have a contractual life ranging from 3
to 5 years.
We issued
530,000 warrants for services in fiscal 2009. The total value of the warrants
issued for services amounted to $146,043. The value was determined
using the Black-Scholes valuation model with input assumptions of (1) volatility
of 64%, (2) expected life ranging from 3 to 5 years, (3) risk free rate ranging
from 0.845% to 1.23%, and (4) expected dividends of zero.
On
December 18, 2008 we issued a 4-year warrant to purchase 33,333 shares of Common
Stock to Lyudmilla Yeschenko at an exercise price of $1.50 per share along with
a $50,000 promissory note bearing interest at the rate of 12% per annum.
Lyudmilla Yeschenkois not affiliated with the Company. The above
referenced note and warrant was issued in reliance on Section 4(2) of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The note and warrant was not offered via general solicitation to
the public but solely to Ms. Yeschenko. No sales commissions or other
remuneration was paid in connection with these sales.
On
December 20, 2008, we issued a 4-year warrant to purchase 16,667 shares of
Common Stock to Christopher Tucker, at an exercise price of $1.50 per share,
along with a $25,000 promissory note bearing interest at the rate of 12% per
annum. Mr. Tucker not affiliated with the Company. The above
referenced note and warrant was issued in reliance on Section 4(2) of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The note and warrant was not offered via general solicitation to
the public but solely to Mr. Tucker. No sales commissions or other
remuneration was paid in connection with these sales.
On
December 20, 2008, we issued a 4-year warrant to purchase 33,333 shares of
Common Stock to Jeffery Neustadt, at an exercise price of $1.50 per share, along
with a $50,000 promissory note beating interest at the rate of 12% per annum.
Mr. Neustadt not affiliated with the Company. The above referenced
note and warrant was issued in reliance on Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of
1933, as amended. The note and warrant was not offered via general solicitation to
the public but solely to Mr. Neustadt. No sales commissions or other
remuneration was paid in connection with these sales.
On
January 29, 2009 we issued a 4-year warrant to purchase 3,333 shares of Common
Stock to Erena Karakis, at an exercise price of $1.50 per share, along with a
promissory note in the amount of $5,000 bearing interest at the
rate of 12% per annum. Ms. Karakis not affiliated with
the Company. The above referenced note and warrant was issued in reliance on
Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The note and warrant was not offered via general solicitation to
the public but solely to Ms. Karakis. No sales commissions or other
remuneration was paid in connection with these sales.
On
February 11, 2009 we issued a 4-year warrant to purchase 66,667 shares of Common
Stock to Barnhart Holdings, Ltd. at an exercise price of $1.50 per share, along
with a $100,000 promissory note bearing interest at the rate of 12% per annum.
Barnhart Holdings Ltd. is not affiliated with the Company. The
above referenced note and warrant was issued in reliance on Section 4(2) of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The note and warrant was not offered via general solicitation to
the public but solely to Barhnart Holdings, Ltd. No sales commissions or other
remuneration was paid in connection with these sales.
On
February 18, 2009 we issued a 4-year warrant to purchase 3,333 shares of Common
Stock to Mark Escalante at an exercise price of $1.50 per share, along with a
$5,000 promissory note bearing interest at the rate of 12% per annum. Mr.
Escalante is not affiliated with the Company. The above referenced
note and warrant was issued in reliance on Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of
1933, as amended. The note and warrant was not offered via general solicitation to
the public but solely to Mr. Escalante. No sales commissions or other
remuneration was paid in connection with these sales.
On
September 22, 2008 we issued 50,000 shares of Common Stock to RL Hartshorn, the
Company’s CFO, for services rendered. The shares were issued in reliance on
Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The shares were not
offered via general solicitation to the public but solely to the aforementioned
purchaser or service provider. The Company issued restricted shares
in connection with these issuances. No sales commissions or other
remuneration was paid in connection with these issuances.
On
December 3, 2008 we issued 40,000 shares of Common Stock to James Fuller for
advisory board services. The shares were issued in reliance on Section 4(2)
of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The shares were not offered via
general solicitation to the public but solely to the aforementioned purchaser or
service provider. The Company issued restricted shares in connection
with these issuances. No sales commissions or other remuneration was
paid in connection with these issuances.
On
December 3, 2008 we issued 10,000 shares of Common Stock to Damon Germain for
consulting services. The shares were issued in reliance on Section 4(2) of
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The shares were not offered via general
solicitation to the public but solely to the aforementioned purchaser or service
provider. The Company issued restricted shares in connection with
these issuances. No sales commissions or other remuneration was paid
in connection with these issuances.
On
December 3, 2008 we issued 25,000 shares of Common Stock to Paul Knerr for
consulting services. The shares were issued in reliance on Section 4(2) of
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The shares were not offered via general
solicitation to the public but solely to the aforementioned purchaser or service
provider. The Company issued restricted shares in connection with
these issuances. No sales commissions or other remuneration was paid
in connection with these issuances.
On
December 3, 2008, we issued 25,000 shares of Common Stock to Maxim Promtov for
consulting services. The shares were issued in reliance on Section 4(2) of
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The shares were not offered via general
solicitation to the public but solely to the aforementioned purchaser or service
provider. The Company issued restricted shares in connection with
these issuances. No sales commissions or other remuneration was paid
in connection with these issuances.
On
December 3, 2008, we issued 25,000 shares of Common Stock to Varvara Grichko for
consulting services. The shares were issued in reliance on Section 4(2) of
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The shares were not offered via general
solicitation to the public but solely to the aforementioned purchaser or service
provider. The Company issued restricted shares in connection with
these issuances. No sales commissions or other remuneration was paid
in connection with these issuances.
On
December 3, 2008, we issued 25,000 shares of Common Stock to Princeton Research
for consulting services. The shares were issued in reliance on Section 4(2)
of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The shares were not offered via
general solicitation to the public but solely to the aforementioned purchaser or
service provider. The Company issued restricted shares in connection
with these issuances. No sales commissions or other remuneration was
paid in connection with these issuances.
On
December 17, 2008, we issued 25,000 shares of Common Stock to Mi GMBH for
consulting services. The shares were issued in reliance on Section 4(2) of
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The shares were not offered via general
solicitation to the public but solely to the aforementioned purchaser or service
provider. The Company issued restricted shares in connection with
these issuances. No sales commissions or other remuneration was paid
in connection with these issuances.
On
December 17, 2008, we issued 25,000 shares of Common Stock to Todd Strickland
for consulting services. The shares were issued in reliance on Section 4(2)
of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The shares were not offered via
general solicitation to the public but solely to the aforementioned purchaser or
service provider. The Company issued restricted shares in connection
with these issuances. No sales commissions or other remuneration was
paid in connection with these issuances.
On
December 17, 2008 we issued 25,000 shares of Common Stock to Lina Minkovich for
consulting services. The shares were issued in reliance on Section 4(2) of
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The shares were not offered via general
solicitation to the public but solely to the aforementioned purchaser or service
provider. The Company issued restricted shares in connection with
these issuances. No sales commissions or other remuneration was paid
in connection with these issuances.
On
December 17, 2008 we issued 25,000 shares of Common Stock to Lilia Dmitrieva for
consulting services. The shares were issued in reliance on Section 4(2) of
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The shares were not offered via general
solicitation to the public but solely to the aforementioned purchaser or service
provider. The Company issued restricted shares in connection with
these issuances. No sales commissions or other remuneration was paid
in connection with these issuances.
On
February 27, 2009, we issued 12,500 shares of Common Stock to Shannon Stokes as
a performance bonus. The shares were issued in reliance on Section 4(2) of
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The shares were not offered via general
solicitation to the public but solely to the aforementioned purchaser or service
provider. The Company issued restricted shares in connection with
these issuances. No sales commissions or other remuneration was paid
in connection with these issuances.
On
February 27, 2009, we issued 12,500 shares of Common Stock to Stacie Jovancevic
for consulting services. The shares were issued in reliance on Section 4(2)
of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The shares were not offered via
general solicitation to the public but solely to the aforementioned purchaser or
service provider. The Company issued restricted shares in connection
with these issuances. No sales commissions or other remuneration was
paid in connection with these issuances.
On
February 27, 2009, we issued 12,500 shares of Common Stock to Dmitry Savelyev
for consulting services. The shares were issued in reliance on Section 4(2)
of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The shares were not offered via
general solicitation to the public but solely to the aforementioned purchaser or
service provider. The Company issued restricted shares in connection
with these issuances. No sales commissions or other remuneration was
paid in connection with these issuances.
On
February 27, 2009, we issued 10,000 shares of Common Stock to Coolgrip
International for consulting services. The shares were issued in reliance on
Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The shares were not
offered via general solicitation to the public but solely to the aforementioned
purchaser or service provider. The Company issued restricted shares
in connection with these issuances. No sales commissions or other
remuneration was paid in connection with these issuances.
On
February 27, 2009, we issued 25,000 shares of Common Stock to Mary Michelle
Azzato for consulting services. The shares were issued in reliance on Section
4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The shares were not offered via
general solicitation to the public but solely to the aforementioned purchaser or
service provider. The Company issued restricted shares in connection
with these issuances. No sales commissions or other remuneration was
paid in connection with these issuances.
On
February 27, 2009, we issued 12,500 shares of Common Stock to Bella Karakis for
legal services. The shares were issued in reliance on Section 4(2) of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The shares were not offered via general
solicitation to the public but solely to the aforementioned purchaser or service
provider. The Company issued restricted shares in connection with
these issuances. No sales commissions or other remuneration was paid
in connection with these issuances.
On
February 27, 2009, we issued 12,500 shares of Common Stock to Alan Cohen for
consulting services. The shares were issued in reliance on Section 4(2) of
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The shares were not offered via general
solicitation to the public but solely to the aforementioned purchaser or service
provider. The Company issued restricted shares in connection with
these issuances. No sales commissions or other remuneration was paid
in connection with these issuances.
On
February 27, 2009, we issued 25,000 shares of Common Stock to the Adept Group
for consulting services. The shares were issued in reliance on Section 4(2)
of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The shares were not offered via
general solicitation to the public but solely to the aforementioned purchaser or
service provider. The Company issued restricted shares in connection
with these issuances. No sales commissions or other remuneration was
paid in connection with these issuances.
On
February 27, 2009, we issued 12,500 shares of Common Stock to Alex Sulla for
consulting services. The shares were issued in reliance on Section 4(2) of
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The shares were not offered via general
solicitation to the public but solely to the aforementioned purchaser or service
provider. The Company issued restricted shares in connection with
these issuances. No sales commissions or other remuneration was paid
in connection with these issuances.
On
February 27, 2009, we issued 10,000 shares of Common Stock to Aru Ana, Inc. for
consulting services. The shares were issued in reliance on Section 4(2) of
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The shares were not offered via general
solicitation to the public but solely to the aforementioned purchaser or service
provider. The Company issued restricted shares in connection with
these issuances. No sales commissions or other remuneration was paid
in connection with these issuances.
On
February 27, 2009, we issued 25,000 shares of Common Stock to Crown Equity
Holdings for consulting services. The shares were issued in reliance on
Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The shares were not
offered via general solicitation to the public but solely to the aforementioned
purchaser or service provider. The Company issued restricted shares
in connection with these issuances. No sales commissions or other
remuneration was paid in connection with these issuances.
On
February 27, 2009, we issued 25,000 shares of Common Stock to Crown City Capital
Management for consulting services. The shares were issued in reliance on
Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The shares were not
offered via general solicitation to the public but solely to the aforementioned
purchaser or service provider. The Company issued restricted shares
in connection with these issuances. No sales commissions or other
remuneration was paid in connection with these issuances.
On
February 27, 2009, we issued 1,855 shares of Common Stock to Tomer Tal for legal
services. The shares were issued in reliance on Section 4(2) of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The shares were not offered via general
solicitation to the public but solely to the aforementioned purchaser or service
provider. The Company issued restricted shares in connection with
these issuances. No sales commissions or other remuneration was paid
in connection with these issuances.
On March
11, 2009, we issued 25,000 shares of Common Stock to Gauntam Chakrabarti for
consulting services. The shares were issued in reliance on Section 4(2) of
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The shares were not offered via general
solicitation to the public but solely to the aforementioned purchaser or service
provider. The Company issued restricted shares in connection with
these issuances. No sales commissions or other remuneration was paid
in connection with these issuances.
On March
11, 2009, we issued 3,850 shares of Common Stock to Tomer Tal for legal
services. The shares were issued in reliance on Section 4(2) of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The shares were not offered via general
solicitation to the public but solely to the aforementioned purchaser or service
provider. The Company issued restricted shares in connection with
these issuances. No sales commissions or other remuneration was paid
in connection with these issuances.
On March
22, 2009, we issued 50,000 shares of Common Stock to RL Hartshorn for services
rendered. The shares were issued in reliance on Section 4(2) of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The shares were not offered via general
solicitation to the public but solely to the aforementioned purchaser or service
provider. The Company issued restricted shares in connection with
these issuances. No sales commissions or other remuneration was paid
in connection with these issuances.
On April
23, 2009, we issued 9,805 shares of Common Stock to Tomer Tal for legal
services. The shares were issued in reliance on Section 4(2) of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The shares were not offered via general
solicitation to the public but solely to the aforementioned purchaser or service
provider. The Company issued restricted shares in connection with
these issuances. No sales commissions or other remuneration was paid
in connection with these issuances.
On May
28, 2009, we issued 12,500 shares of Common Stock to Bella Karakis for legal
services. The shares were issued in reliance on Section 4(2) of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The shares were not offered via general
solicitation to the public but solely to the aforementioned purchaser or service
provider. The Company issued restricted shares in connection with
these issuances. No sales commissions or other remuneration was paid
in connection with these issuances.
On May
28, 2009, we issued 30,000 shares of Common Stock to Michael Psomas for
accounting services. The shares were issued in reliance on Section 4(2) of
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The shares were not offered via general
solicitation to the public but solely to the aforementioned purchaser or service
provider. The Company issued restricted shares in connection with
these issuances. No sales commissions or other remuneration was paid
in connection with these issuances.
On May
28, 2009, we issued 8,923 shares of Common Stock to Tomer Tal for legal
services. The shares were issued in reliance on Section 4(2) of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The shares were not offered via general
solicitation to the public but solely to the aforementioned purchaser or service
provider. The Company issued restricted shares in connection with
these issuances. No sales commissions or other remuneration was paid
in connection with these issuances.
On June
3, 2009, we issued 12,500 shares of Common Stock to Bernard Reich for consulting
services. The shares were issued in reliance on Section 4(2) of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The shares were not offered via general
solicitation to the public but solely to the aforementioned purchaser or service
provider. The Company issued restricted shares in connection with
these issuances. No sales commissions or other remuneration was paid
in connection with these issuances.
On June
30, 2009, we issued 12,500 shares of Common Stock to Stanley Loft for consulting
services. The shares were issued in reliance on Section 4(2) of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The shares were not offered via general
solicitation to the public but solely to the aforementioned purchaser or service
provider. The Company issued restricted shares in connection with
these issuances. No sales commissions or other remuneration was paid
in connection with these issuances.
On
October 7, 2008, we issued an option to purchase 50,000 shares of Common Stock
at $1.00 per share and an option to purchase 35,000 shares of Common Stock at
$2.00 per share to Varvara Grichko. The option expires on August 31,
2016.
On
October 21, 2010, we issued an option to purchase 35,000 shares of Common Stock
at a purchase price of $2.00 per share to Barnhart Holdings, Ltd. The
option expires on September 21, 2010.
On
October 27, 2008, we issued an option to purchase 35,000 shares of Common Stock
at $1.00 per share to James Fuller. The option expires October 27,
2010.
On
October 28, 2008, we issued an option to purchase 50,000 shares of Common Stock
at $2.00 per share to Princeton Research of Nevada, Inc. The option
expires September 30, 2009.
On
January 19, 2009, we issued an option to purchase 50,000 shares of Common Stock
at $1.00 per share and an option to purchase 35,000 shares of Common Stock at
$2.00 per share to Gautam Chakrabarti. The option expires on August
31, 2016.
In
summary, for fiscal 2009 we issued 661,303 shares of common stock valued at
$639,673 to service providers who provided various services. We also
received $300,000 in cash in exchange for 533,332 common shares. In fiscal 2009,
we also issued 111,111 preferred shares for $100,000. In 2008, we
issued 3,456,550 shares of common stock valued at $1,823,400 to service
providers who supported largely our research and development
activities. In fiscal 2008, we also issued 1,000,000 shares
of preferred stock for $500,000. Further, for fiscal 2009, we
issued warrants to purchase 1,374,421 shares of Common Stock with exercise
prices ranging from $0.60 to $1.75 per share. The warrants vest
immediately and have a contractual life ranging from 1.5 to 5 years. The total
value of the warrants issued in conjunction with services provided and
convertible preferred debt amounted to $195,288. The value was
determined using the Black-Scholes valuation model with input assumptions of (1)
volatility of 64% - 148%, (2) expected life ranging from 1.5 to
5 years, (3) risk free rate ranging from 0.85% to 1.55%, and (4)
expected dividends of zero.”
Comment 5
We
reissue comment six from our letter dated August 24, 2010. Please
confirm that you will include in the amended Form 10-K disclosure required by
item 406 of Regulation S-K under the heading Code of Ethics.
The Company has not yet adopted a Code
of Ethics due to, among other things, its continuing search for qualified
outside directors and committee members. The Company expects it will
adopt a Code of Ethics prior to its next annual filing on Form 10-K and will undertake in such Form 10-K
filed with the Commission to provide any person without charge, upon request, a
copy of such code of ethics and explain the manner in which such request may be
made .
FORM 10K FOR
THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2010
Please check the box on the cover page
to indicate that you are a smaller reporting company.
We will check the box to indicate we are
a smaller reporting company.
Please ensure that the Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended June 30, 2010 is amended to fully comply with all comments
previously issued regarding for Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended June 30, 2009, as applicable.
Our 10K/A for the period ended June 30, 2010
will be
consistent with previously
issued comments for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2009 (as
applicable)
Please
disclose the material terms of the agreement with Desmet Ballestra Group and the
current status of this licensing and distribution agreement.
We will
insert the following description into the 10K/A with respect to the agreement
with the Desmet Ballestra Group.
In January 2010 we signed a
global Technology License,
Marketing & Collaboration Agreement with the n.v. Desmet Ballestra Group s.a.
(Desmet) who will market our Green D + Plus Nano Refining
System. Desmet is a global leader in providing equipment to
the $70B/yr. edible oil extraction and refining industry. Since its
founding in 1946, Desmet has built a global network that includes 1,300
employees, 17 global and 8 representative offices, and more than 5,700 lines in
a variety of applications.
Specifically,
Desmet will manage the global marketing, sales, and project execution of our
Green D + Plus Nano Refining
Systems. We will focus on developing additional Nano Reactor
applications and managing the intellectual property issues associated with these
new developments. Desmet also presents us with potential
opportunities in the palm oil industry and in enzymatic refining.
Salient
terms and conditions of the agreement include: 1. We, as
licensor will grant licenses to Desmet, licensee, for use of the Green D + Plus Nano Refining
technology. 2. Desmet will be the primary interface with the end-user
(site user). 3. In order to maintain exclusivity, Desmet must license
a minimum number of units in each of the first three years of the agreement.
4. The performance test conducted by Cavitation Technologies, Inc.
with regard to each system/license must demonstrate during a test period that
the system’s performance achieved contractual performance. 5. For
services provided, we will pay Desmet a variable commission. 6. The
initial term of the agreement is three years and will automatically extend
provided Desmet meets the terms of the agreement. The agreement is
currently in good standing.
Comment
9
Disclose the
material terms of the arrangement with the South Carolina refining
plant.
We will
insert the following description into the 10K/A with respect to our arrangement
with the South Carolina refining plant.
In June
2010 we completed a pilot test of our 40 GPM NANO Neutralization System at
a 200 tons/day commercial crude vegetable oil refining plant in South Carolina.
The system has been integrated and is operating at the plant. We have received
monthly payments of $5,000.00 from this facility for use of our system since May
2010. Because there is no written agreement with this client, amounts
received were recorded as Deferred Revenue in our balance sheet as of September
30, 2010. Although there is no written agreement, our understanding
of the material elements of this verbal agreement are that this facility will
continue to pay us monthly into the foreseeable future for the continued use of
our system.
Comment
10
We
note the memorandum of understanding with the refining plant in
Minnesota. Please disclose the material terms and file the agreement
as an exhibit.
We will
insert the following description into the 10K/A with respect to the memorandum
of understanding with the refining plant in Minnesota and file the MOU as an
exhibit.
In April
2010 we signed a memorandum of understanding with a vegetable oil refining plant
located in Minnesota for pilot testing a 40 GPM NANO Neutralization System on
a production line that processes 200 ton/day de-gummed oil. The material terms
and conditions of the memo included: 1. The plant was to conduct a
test to demonstrate the ability of our system to significantly reduce operating
costs in soybean oil refining. 2. The Minnesota plant pays all costs
of installation. 3. We have the right to access the
equipment, operating data, and to collect pre-process and post-process samples.
4. We received a small one-time payment of $15,000.00 to cover use of
our equipment. 5. The agreement terminated May 24, 2010.
Comment
11
Please
repeat in the business section the disclosure in the disclosure under “Royalty
Agreements” on page 16.
We will
repeat in the business section the disclosure set forth under “Royalty
Agreements” on Page 16 of the Form 10-K for the period ended June 30, 2010 which
reads as follows:
“We
entered into Patent Assignment Agreements with both our President and our CEO,
where certain devices and methods involved in the hydrodynamic cavitation
processes invented by the President and CEO have been assigned to the Company.
In exchange, we agreed to pay a royalty of 5% of future gross revenues to each
of the CEO and President for future licensing, leasing, and/or rental revenue
generated from products using the assigned technologies. In connection with an
employment agreement with a key employee, for any technologies invented by the
employee, the Company shall pay a royalty of 5% of future revenues received in
the first year and 3% in subsequent years from licensing, leasing, and rental
revenues associated with patents assigned from this employee. As of
June 30, 2010, we have not paid
any amounts related to these royalties”.
Comment 12
The
disclosure in footnotes three, four and five to the summary compensation table
are inconsistent with the representation in footnote two that the stock awards
are determined in accordance with ASC 718. Please revise to provide the amount
in the summary compensation table that reflects the aggregate grant date fair
value.
We note
that effective February 28, 2010 the Commission amended Item 402 of Regulation
S-K. Under the amendments to Item 402, companies are now required to report the
aggregate grant date fair value of any stock or option awards computed in
accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards
Codification Topic 718. In our Form 10-K for the years ended June 30, 2009 and
2010, and the period from January 29, 2007 (inception) through June 30, 2010, we
did not incorporate this amendment.
We will
therefore amend our Form 10-K with the following. Please note that in the
interest of brevity, in this response letter we are only showing the part that
changed.
As
restated
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Non-Equity
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Non-Qualified
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All
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Stock
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Option
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Incentive
Plan
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Deferred
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Other
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Year
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Salary
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Awards
(2)
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Awards
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Compensation
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Compensation
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Compensation
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Totals
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Roman
Gordon
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2010
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$
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195,000
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$
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800,000
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(3)
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$
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-
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$
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-
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$
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-
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$
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-
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$
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995,000
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Chief
Executive Officer
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2009
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$
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172,857
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$
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-
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$
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-
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$
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-
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$
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-
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$
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-
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$
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172,857
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Igor
Gorodnitsky
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2010
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$
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195,000
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(1)
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$
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800,000
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(4)
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$
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-
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$
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-
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$
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-
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$
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-
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$
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995,000
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President
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2009
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$
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172,857
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(1)
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$
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-
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$
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-
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$
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-
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$
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-
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$
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-
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$
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172,857
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R.L.
Hartshorn
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2010
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$
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-
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$
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263,750
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(5)
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$
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-
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$
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-
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$
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-
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$
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-
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$
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263,750
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Chief
Financial Officer
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2009
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$
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-
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$
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184,349
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(5)
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$
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-
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$
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-
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$
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-
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$
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-
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$
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184,349
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Previously
stated
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Non-Equity
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Non-Qualified
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All
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Stock
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Option
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Incentive
Plan
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Deferred
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Other
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Year
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Salary
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Awards
(2)
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Awards
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Compensation
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Compensation
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Compensation
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Totals
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Roman
Gordon
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2010
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$
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195,000
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$
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521,673
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(3)
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$
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-
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$
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-
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$
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-
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$
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-
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$
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716,670
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Chief
Executive Officer
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2009
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$
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172,857
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$
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-
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$
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-
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$
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-
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$
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$
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-
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$
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172,857
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Igor
Gorodnitsky
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2010
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$
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195,000
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(1)
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$
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521,673
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(4)
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$
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-
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$
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-
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$
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-
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$
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-
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$
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716,668
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President
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2009
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$
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172,857
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(1)
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$
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-
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$
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-
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$
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-
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$
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-
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$
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-
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$
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172,857
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R.L.
Hartshorn
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2010
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$
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-
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$
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198,168
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(5)
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$
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-
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$
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-
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$
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-
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$
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-
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$
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198,163
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Chief
Financial Officer
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2009
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$
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-
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$
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184,349
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(5)
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$
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-
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$
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-
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$
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-
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$
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-
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$
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184,349
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With
respect to this amendment, we have concluded that Item 4.02 of Form 8-K is not
applicable because the change is not related to the Company’s consolidated
financial statements or a related audit report. We have also concluded that Item
5.02 of Form 8-K is not applicable because this is not related to the
establishment or modification of a compensatory plan, but rather it is simply
changing the tabular presentation of its cost.
Exhibits
Comment 13
Please ensure that you file as
exhibits, or incorporate by reference, as appropriate, in your amended Form 10-K
filing the following: the bylaws, revolving line of credit, the
convertible notes payable; the warrant purchase agreement; the company’s stock
option plan [etc]
A: We will file as exhibits
or incorporate by reference the relevant documents required to be filed pursuant
to item 601 of Regulation S-K.
Consolidated Statement of Operations,
Page 20
Comment 14
We
note your deemed dividends to preferred stockholders of $6,000 and $118,946, for
the years ended June 30, 2009 and 2010, respectively, and your cumulative deemed
dividends of $172,825 for the period from January 29, 2007 (inception) through
June 30, 2010. We further note that the consolidated statements of operations in
your Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2009 and for the cumulative period
from January 29, 2007 (inception) through June 30, 2009 do not include deemed
dividends. Please further explain to us what the deemed dividends represent,
tell us how you determined the amounts recorded as deemed dividends, and cite
the accounting guidance you followed.
In the
Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2009 and for the cumulative period from
January 29, 2007 (inception) through June 30, 2009, the earnings per share was
calculated in Note 4, not on the face of the consolidated statements of
operations. When preparing the consolidated financial statements for inclusion
in our Form 10-K for the years ended June 30, 2009 and 2010 and the period from
January 29, 2007 (inception) through June 30, 2010, we presented this
calculation on the face of the consolidated statements of
operations.
Additionally,
we corrected the number used from $107,835 to $118,946, a difference of $11,111.
The difference was the value of the beneficial conversion feature associated
with the issuance of Series A preferred stock on March 17, 2009. While it had
been properly recorded in the Company’s books and on its consolidated statements
of changes in stockholders’ deficit, it had not been included in the earnings
per share calculation. Inclusion of this amount did not change the earnings per
share.
We
performed an analysis under ASC 250 and SAB 108 and determined that since the
11,111 was properly included in the Company’s consolidated statements of changes
in stockholders’ deficit, and it furthermore did not change the earnings per
share, it was not necessary to restate the Company’s consolidated financial
statements as contained in our Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2009 and
for the cumulative period from January 29, 2007 (inception) through June 30,
2009.
With
respect to the basis for recording deemed dividends, they relate to the issuance
of Series A convertible preferred stock. Such issuances were made with
detachable stock purchase warrants. We performed our analysis in accordance APB
14 and EITF 98-5 (both replaced by ASC 470 as we adopted the Accounting
Standards Codification).
The
warrants were fair valued using the Black-Scholes option valuation model. That
fair value, along with the stated value of the preferred stock, was allocated on
a weighted average basis across the proceeds from the offering. As the
convertible preferred stock was immediately convertible, the discount applied to
the preferred stock as a result of the above allocation was accreted back into
the preferred stock as a dividend at the date of issuance.
We then
tested whether there was a beneficial conversion feature stemming from the
conversion price being lower than the fair value of the common stock that the
preferred is convertible into. A beneficial conversion feature was recorded as a
deemed dividend upon issuance as the preferred was immediately
convertible.
Comment
15
We
note the year ended June 30, 2009 net loss available to common shareholders per
share of $(0.10) reported in your 2009 Form 10-K differs from the year ended
June 30, 2009 net loss available to common shareholders per share of $(0.03)
reported in your 2010 Form 10-K due to the deemed dividends now recorded. Please
tell us how you considered FASB ASC 250-10 in determining whether an accounting
change or error correction has occurred. Also tell us how you considered the
reporting requirements of Item 4.02 of Form 8-K for this
difference.
Note 4 to
the consolidated financial statements included in our Form 10K for the years
ended June 30, 2009 and 2010 and the period from January 29, 2007 (inception)
through June 30, 2010 states that the weighted average number of shares used to
calculate the net loss per share has been retroactively restated to consider the
effect of the forward stock split on September 24, 2009 (3 for 1). The 2009 net
loss per share reported in the Company’s 2010 Form 10-K differs from the
corresponding figure in the Company’s 2009 Form 10-K is due to this split. It is
not related to the deemed dividend issue described above.
ITEM
9A(T) Controls and Procedures, page 37
Changes
in Internal Control over Financial Reporting, page 38
Comment
16
We
note that you concluded your ICFR was ineffective for the period ended June 30,
2009, and effective for the period ended June 30, 2010. Please tell
us how you considered Item 308T(b) of Regulation S-K requirement to disclose any
change in your ICFR identified in connection with the evaluation required by
paragraph (d) of Rule 240.13a-15 or Rule 240.15d-15 of the Exchange Act that has
materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, your
ICFR. In that regard, it appears to us that this change in your
ICFR conclusion would have resulted from a material change in your
ICFR.
Our
conclusion about the effectiveness of our Internal Controls over Financial
Reporting changed from “ineffective” to “effective” as we implemented
internal controls which we evaluated as working properly and
effectively. Changes
to our design and operations of our controls primarily related to the increased
use of outside consultants and implementation of new internal control
procedures.
Steps we
have taken
include:
a. With the assistance of an outside consultant, we were able to design,
implement, and test processes and procedures for Internal Controls over
Financial Reporting.
b. With the help of another outside consultant, we were able to raise our
knowledge and expertise of GAAP to a level that is consistent with our
conclusion that our internal controls are effective.
c. We updated and implemented new internal
control procedures
which address our risk
assessment process,
entity level control evaluations,
and testing of key controls over financial reporting.
d. We continue to monitor our internal control processes and procedures on
a regular basis
CAVITATION TECHNOLOGIES,
INC.
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By: s/Roman
Gordon/
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Chief Executive
Officer
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