UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 10-Q

(Mark One)

x	QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
	For the quarterly period ended November 30, 2017
or
¨	TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
	For the transition period from ________________ to ________________

 

Commission File Number 333-199213

ARTELO BIOSCIENCES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada	33-1220924
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

888 Prospect Street, Suite 210, La Jolla, CA	92037
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

(760) 943-1689

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. x YES     o NO

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

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

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

Large accelerated filer	¨	Accelerated filer	¨
Non-accelerated filer	¨ (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)	Smaller reporting company	x
		Emerging growth company	¨

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act) o YES     x NO

APPLICABLE ONLY TO ISSUERS INVOLVED IN BANKRUPTCY

PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PRECEDING FIVE YEARS

Check whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports required to be filed by Sections 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court. o YES     o NO

APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

11,472,302 common shares issued and outstanding as of January 16, 2018.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION		3
Item 1.	Financial Statements	3
Item 2.	Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition or Plan of Operation	9
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	15
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	15
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION		16
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	16
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	16
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	18
Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	18
Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	18
Item 5.	Other Information	18
Item 6.	Exhibits	18
SIGNATURES		19

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

ARTELO BIOSCIENCES, INC.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Unaudited)

	November 30,			August 31,
	2017			2017
ASSETS
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	412,440		$	572,775
Prepaid expenses and deposits		16,285			1,500
Other receivable		767			-
Total Current Assets		429,492			574,275
Equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $72 and $nil, respectively		795			-
TOTAL ASSETS		430,287			574,275
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$	133,973		$	28,576
Due to related party		2,308			862
Total Current Liabilities		136,281			29,438
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Preferred Stock, par value $0.001, 50,000,000 shares authorized, 0 and 0 shares issued and outstanding as of November 30, 2017, and August 31, 2017, respectively		-			-
Common Stock, par value $0.001, 150,000,000 shares authorized, 11,352,302 and 11,327,302 shares issued and outstanding as of November 30, 2017 and August 31, 2017, respectively		11,352			11,327
Additional paid-in capital		855,168			827,942
Accumulated deficit		(572,146	)		(295,089	)
Accumulated other comprehensive gain (loss)		(368	)		657
Total Stockholders’ Equity		294,006			544,837
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY	$	430,287		$	574,275

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

 

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ARTELO BIOSCIENCES, INC.

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Unaudited)

	Three months ended
	November 30,
	2017			2016
OPERATING EXPENSES
General and administrative	$	136,564		$	313
Professional fees		107,345			9,204
Research and development		33,076			-
Depreciation		72			-
Total Operating Expenses		277,057			9,517
Loss from Operations		(277,057	)		(9,517	)
NET LOSS	$	(277,057	)	$	(9,517	)
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
Foreign currency translation adjustments		(1,025	)		-
Total Other Comprehensive Loss		(1,025	)		-
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE LOSS	$	(278,082	)	$	(9,517	)
Basic and Diluted Loss per Common Share	$	(0.02	)	$	(0.00	)
Basic and Diluted Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding		11,345,635			7,640,000

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

 

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ARTELO BIOSCIENCES, INC.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

	Three months ended
	November 30,
	2017			2016
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net loss	$	(277,057	)	$	(9,517	)
Depreciation		72			-
Stock based compensation		17,251			-
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Prepaid expenses		(14,785	)		-
Other receivable		(767	)		-
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		105,397			(2,889	)
Net cash used in operating activities		(169,889	)		(12,406	)
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Purchase of equipment		(867	)		-
Net cash used in investing activities		(867	)		-
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Collection from stock subscription		10,000			-
Advance from related party		9,951			12,406
Repayment to related party		(8,505	)		-
Net cash provided by financing activities		11,446			12,406
Effects on changes in foreign exchange rate		(1,025	)		-
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents		(160,335	)		-
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period		572,775			3,590
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period	$	412,440		$	3,590
Supplemental Cash Flow
Cash paid for interest	$	-		$	-
Cash paid for income taxes	$	-		$	-
Non-cash financing and investing activities:
Loan forgiven by previous shareholder	$	-		$	16,856

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

 

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ARTELO BIOSCIENCES, INC.

 Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

For the Three Months Ended November 30, 2017

NOTE 1 - ORGANIZATION AND DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

ARTELO BIOSCIENCES, INC. (the “Company”) is a Nevada corporation incorporated on May 2, 2011. It is based in San Diego County, California. The accounting and reporting policies of the Company conform to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, and the Company’s fiscal year end is August 31.

Effective on February 10, 2017, the Company changed its name from “KNIGHT KNOX DEVELOPMENT CORP.,” to “REACTIVE MEDICAL INC.” On April 14, 2017, the Company changed its name from “REACTIVE MEDICAL INC.” to “ARTELO BIOSCIENCES, INC”.

In May 2017, the Company registered fully owned subsidiaries in England and Wales, Trinity Reliant Ventures Limited, and Trinity Research & Development Limited. Operations in the subsidiary have been consolidated in the financial statements.

The Company intends to license, develop and commercialize novel cannabinoid therapeutic treatments. To date, the Company’s activities have been limited to its formation and the raising of equity capital.

NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Presentation

The Company prepares its financial statements in accordance with rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and accounting principles generally accepted (“GAAP”) in the United States of America. The accompanying interim financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information in accordance with Article 8 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. In the Company’s opinion, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three months ended November 30, 2017 are not necessarily indicative of the results for the full year. While management of the Company believes that the disclosures presented herein are adequate and not misleading, these interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and the footnotes thereto for the year ended August 31, 2017 contained in the Company’s Form 10-K filed on November 29, 2017.

Basis of Consolidation

The financial statements have been prepared on a consolidated basis, with the Company’s fully owned subsidiary Trinity Reliant Ventures Limited. No intercompany balances or transactions exist during the period ended November 30, 2017.

NOTE 3 - GOING CONCERN

The Company’s financial statements are prepared using accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America applicable to a going concern which contemplates the realization of assets and liquidation of liabilities in the normal course of business. The Company has not established an ongoing source of revenues sufficient to cover its operating cost, and requires additional capital to commence its operating plan. The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is dependent on the Company obtaining adequate capital to fund operating losses until it becomes profitable. If the Company is unable to obtain adequate capital, it could be forced to cease operations. These factors raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern.

In order to continue as a going concern, the Company will need, among other things, additional capital resources. Management’s plan to obtain such resources for the Company include: sales of equity instruments; traditional financing, such as loans; and obtaining capital from management and significant stockholders sufficient to meet its minimal operating expenses. However, management cannot provide any assurance that the Company will be successful in accomplishing any of its plans.

 

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There is no assurance that the Company will be able to obtain sufficient additional funds when needed or that such funds, if available, will be obtainable on terms satisfactory to the Company. In addition, profitability will ultimately depend upon the level of revenues received from business operations. However, there is no assurance that the Company will attain profitability. The accompanying financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern.

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and the liquidation of liabilities in the normal course of business. During the three months ended November 30, 2017, the Company has a net loss of $277,057. As at November 30, 2017, the Company had an accumulated deficit of $572,146 and has earned no revenues. The Company intends to fund operations through equity financing arrangements, which may be insufficient to fund its capital expenditures, working capital and other cash requirements for future periods.

NOTE 4 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

During the three months ended November 30, 2017, the president of the Company incurred $440 of expenses on behalf of the Company. The amount owing to the related party as of November 30, 2017 and August 31, 2017 is $1,302 and $862, respectively. The amounts are non-interest bearing, and have no terms of repayment.

During the three months ended November 30, 2017, the former President, and current Senior Vice President, European Operations, who is a major shareholder paid rent expense on behalf of the Company, and paid for expenses on behalf of the company for a total of $9,511. The amount of $8,505 was repaid during the three months ended November 30, 2017. The amount owing to the related party as of November 30, 2017 and August 31, 2017 is $1,006 and $0, respectively. The amounts are non-interest bearing, and have no terms of repayment.

The Company has an employment contract with a key employee, Mr. Gregory Gorgas, who is an officer of the Company. As of November 30, 2017, no salary is owed nor has been paid.

The amounts and terms of the above transactions may not necessarily be indicative of the amounts and terms that would have been incurred had comparable transactions been entered into with independent third parties.

During the three months ended November 30, 2017, the company recorded $17,251 of stock compensation expense for five members of the Company’s Board of Directors.

NOTE 5 - EQUITY

Preferred shares

The Company has authorized 50,000,000 shares of preferred stock with a par value of $0.001.

During the three months ended November 30, 2017, there were no issuances of preferred stock.

Common Shares

The Company has authorized 150,000,000 common shares with a par value of $0.001 per share. Each common share entitles the holder to one vote, in person or proxy, on any matter on which action of the stockholders of the company is sought.

During the three months ended November 30, 2017, the Company received $10,000 that has been recorded as stock issued in relation to a subscription agreement on June 30, 2017, for the issuance of 25,000 common shares.

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Per the terms of the subscription agreement, following the closing date until the earlier of (i) the date that the registration is declared effective by the SEC, or (ii) the date the shares become freely tradable, if the Company issues any common stock or common stock equivalent entitling the holder to acquire common stock at a price below $0.40, the Company will be required to issue the subscribers that number of additional unites equal to the difference between the units issued at closing, and the number units the Company would have issued to the subscriber had the offering been completed at this discounted price.

Warrants

In relation to the common stock related to subscription agreement, each individual investor received warrants with the purchase of the stock. For each share purchased, the investor will receive one Series A Common Stock Purchase Warrant to purchase one share of the Company’s common stock for a period of five years from the date of the share subscription at June 30, 2017 at a price of $1.00 per share.

As of November 30, 2017, there are 1,952,303 Series A Common Stock Purchase Warrants outstanding, with a weighted average life remaining of 4.58 years, and average exercise price of $1.00.

NOTE 7 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

On December 20, 2017, the Company entered into a Material and Data Transfer, Option and License Agreement (the “License Agreement”) with NEOMED Institute, a Canadian not-for-profit corporation (“NEOMED”), that provides the Company with up to twelvemonths from the date of receipt by the Company of the required materials to conduct certain non-clinical research studies, diligence and technical analyses with NEOMED’s proprietary therapeutic compound NEO1940 (the “Compound” and an option (the “Option”) for an exclusive worldwide license to develop and commercialize products comprising or containing the Compound. In clinical development studies with NEOMED’s prior sponsor, NEO1940 was dosed in over 200 subjects. The License Agreement has an effective date of January 2, 2018 (the “Effective Date”).

NEOMED, without additional consideration and at NEOMED’s sole cost, has agreed to deliver to the Company certain technology transfer materials and the quantity of the Compound substance specified in a research plan, both as set out under the License Agreement.

The Company will evaluate the Compound and then decide whether to exercise the Option. . Upon exercise of the Option, NEOMED will provide the Company with an exclusive worldwide license under all of NEOMED’s intellectual property rights covering the Compound (“Licensed IP Rights”) to research, develop, make, have made, use, offer for sale, sell, have sold and import products containing the Compound and otherwise exploit the Licensed IP Rights in all fields.

On the Effective Date, the Company issued 120,000 shares of its common stock to NEOMED.

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition or Plan of Operation

This quarterly report contains forward-looking statements. These statements relate to future events or our future financial performance. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may”, “should”, “expects”, “plans”, “anticipates”, “believes”, “estimates”, “predicts”, “potential” or “continue” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. These statements are only predictions and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our or our industry’s actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. Except as required by applicable law, including the securities laws of the United States, we do not intend to update any of the forward-looking statements to conform these statements to actual results.

Our unaudited financial statements are stated in United States Dollars (US$) and are prepared in accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and the related notes that appear elsewhere in this quarterly report. The following discussion contains forward-looking statements that reflect our plans, estimates and beliefs. Our actual results could differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those discussed below and elsewhere in this quarterly report.

Our financial statements are stated in United States Dollars (US$) and are prepared in accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).

In this quarterly report, unless otherwise specified, all dollar amounts are expressed in United States dollars and all references to “common shares” refer to the common shares in our capital stock.

As used in this quarterly report, the terms “we”, “us”, “our” and “our company” mean Artelo Biosciences, Inc., and our wholly owned subsidiaries, Trinity Reliant Ventures Limited, in Ireland, and Trinity Research & Development Limited, in England and Wales unless otherwise indicated.

Overview

We were incorporated under the laws of the State of Nevada on May 2, 2011 under the name Knight Knox Development Corp. Our principal address is 888 Prospect Street, Suite 210, La Jolla, California, USA and our European office is located at 29 Fitzwilliam Street, Upper, Dublin 2 Ireland. Our telephone number in North America is 760-943-1689 and our European office number is +353 (1) 443 4604.

From inception to January 2017 our business plan was that of a development stage e-commerce company with the intention of operating a fully functional auction site where customers would register for an account and sell and purchase goods and services. Beginning in April 2017, we changed our business plan and we are now focused on becoming a specialty biopharmaceutical company that intends to license, develop and commercialize novel cannabinoid therapeutic treatments, although we have licensed one provisional patent pertaining to a novel cannabinoid-based drug combination to date, we are not yet developing any such treatments.

On January 19, 2017, a majority of our stockholders and our board of directors approved a name change from Knight Knox Development Corp. to Reactive Medical Inc., to better reflect a change of direction of our business. In addition, the majority stockholder and our board of directors approved an increase to our authorized capital from 75,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 to 150,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 and 50,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001. The change of name became effective with the OTC Markets at the opening of trading on February 10, 2017 under the symbol “RMED”.

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On March 30, 2017, Mr. Peter O’Brien resigned his positions as President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer of the company and was appointed Senior Vice President of European Operations. On April 3, 2017, Mr. Gregory Gorgas was appointed President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary, Treasurer and a member of our board of directors. On that date, the Company entered into an employment contract with Mr. Gorgas, which commits the Company and Mr. Gorgas to specific rights and responsibilities, customary to industry standards. For example, upon fulfilling certain obligations, including raising capital in excess of $5,000,000. Mr. Gorgas will then be paid an annual salary of $250,000 and be eligible for additional compensation in the form of bonus, equity, and benefits, commensurate with industry standards. Per the terms of the employment agreement, that any investment in, or appointment to or continuing service on a board of directors or similar body of, any corporation or entity, must be approved in writing by the Company. The agreement includes non-competition terms. The employment agreement can only be terminated in accordance with the Term of Employment specified in the agreement.

Simultaneously, on April 3, 2017, Mr. Gorgas entered into a stock purchase agreement to purchase 1,760,000 common shares for a purchase price of $1,760.

On April 14, 2017, with the approval of its board of directors and shareholders owning a majority of our company’s issued and outstanding shares by written consent in lieu of a meeting, we filed a Certificate of Change with the Secretary of State of Nevada, changing our name to Artelo Biosciences, Inc., effective as of April 28, 2017. The change of name became effective on the OTC Markets on May 2, 2017 under the symbol “ARTL”.

On May 2, 2017, we entered into an Exclusive Patent License Agreement with Analog Biosciences, Inc. pursuant to which we obtained an exclusive license to two provisional patent applications, and any patent issued on such patent application, related to a combination product strategy to produce a synergy with cannabidiol which was previously assigned to Analog. We have discontinued development of the two provisional patents licensed from Analog.

On May 2, 2017, we entered into an Indemnification Agreement with its newly elected directors, Ms. Connie Matsui and Mr. Steven Kelly, who were appointed to our Board of Directors on the same date.

Pursuant to the Indemnification Agreement, our company agreed to indemnify Ms. Matsui and Mr. Kelly against all expenses, liability and loss, subject to certain limitations, arising out of their respective duties with our company. The indemnification agreement provides indemnification in addition to the indemnification provided by our company’s certificate of incorporation and by-laws and by applicable law. Among other things, the Indemnification Agreement expressly provides indemnification for Ms. Matsui and Mr. Kelly for expenses, liability and loss (actually or reasonably) incurred by each of them in connection with the investigation, defense, settlement or appeal of any proceeding relating to their respective duties with our company. In addition, we have agreed to advance expenses, subject to certain limitations, incurred by Ms. Matsui and Mr. Kelly in connection with the investigation, defense, settlement or appeal of any proceeding to which they are a party or are threatened to be made a party as a result of their respective duties with our company.

On May 4, 2017, we entered into a Note Repayment Agreement with Malibu Investments Limited, pursuant to which our company agreed to repay $31,500, representing all of the principal and accrued interest our company owed Malibu under a Senior Promissory Note dated November 18, 2016, in the principal amount of $30,000. The note was fully repaid during the year ended August 31, 2017.

 

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On July 31, 2017, we entered into an indemnification agreement with Douglas Blayney, MD, who was appointed to our Board of Directors on the same date.

Pursuant to the indemnification agreement, we agreed to indemnify Dr. Blayney against all expenses, liability and loss, subject to certain limitations, arising out of his respective duties with our company. The indemnification agreement provides indemnification in addition to the indemnification provided by our company’s certificate of incorporation and by-laws and by applicable law. Among other things, the indemnification agreement expressly provides indemnification for Dr. Blayney for expenses, liability and loss (actually or reasonably incurred by each of them in connection with the investigation, defense, settlement or appeal of any proceeding relating to their respective duties with our company. In addition, we have agreed to advance expenses, subject to certain limitations, incurred by Dr. Blayney in connection with the investigation, defense, settlement or appeal of any proceeding to which he is a party or are threatened to be made a party as a result of his respective duties with our company.

On August 1, 2017, Mr. Peter O’Brien, a member of our Board of Directors and our Senior Vice President – European Operations and our company entered into a stock purchase agreement with ALII Capital LLC, a Washington limited liability corporation pursuant to which Mr. O’Brien sold 300,000 shares of our stock owned by him for $300. Pursuant to the terms of the agreement, we granted ALII Capital demand registration rights for the shares purchased.

On September 20, 2017, we entered into indemnification agreements with each of Ms. Georgia Erbez and R. Martin Emanuele, PhD, who were appointed to our Board of Directors on the same date.

Pursuant to the indemnification agreements, we agreed to indemnify Ms. Erbez and Dr. Emanuele against all expenses, liability and loss, subject to certain limitations, arising out of their respective duties with our company. The indemnification agreements provide indemnification in addition to the indemnification provided by our company’s certificate of incorporation and by-laws and by applicable law. Among other things, the indemnification agreements expressly provides indemnification for Ms. Erbez and Dr. Emanuele for expenses, liability and loss (actually or reasonably incurred by each of them in connection with the investigation, defense, settlement or appeal of any proceeding relating to their respective duties with our company. In addition, we have agreed to advance expenses, subject to certain limitations, incurred by Ms. Erbez and Dr. Emanuele in connection with the investigation, defense, settlement or appeal of any proceeding to which they are a party or are threatened to be made a party as a result of their respective duties with our company.

On December 20, 2017, the Company entered into a Material and Data Transfer, Option and License Agreement (the “License Agreement”) with NEOMED Institute, a Canadian not-for-profit corporation (“NEOMED”), that provides the Company with up to twelvemonths from the date of receipt by the Company of the required materials to conduct certain non-clinical research studies, diligence and technical analyses with NEOMED’s proprietary therapeutic compound NEO1940 (the “Compound” and an option (the “Option”) for an exclusive worldwide license to develop and commercialize products comprising or containing the Compound. In clinical development studies with NEOMED’s prior sponsor, NEO1940 was dosed in over 200 subjects. The License Agreement has an effective date of January 2, 2018 (the “Effective Date”).

 

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NEOMED, without additional consideration and at NEOMED’s sole cost, has agreed to deliver to the Company certain technology transfer materials and the quantity of the Compound substance specified in a research plan, both as set out under the License Agreement.

The Company will evaluate the Compound and then decide whether to exercise the Option. . Upon exercise of the Option, NEOMED will provide the Company with an exclusive worldwide license under all of NEOMED’s intellectual property rights covering the Compound (“Licensed IP Rights”) to research, develop, make, have made, use, offer for sale, sell, have sold and import products containing the Compound and otherwise exploit the Licensed IP Rights in all fields.

We are a discovery research and development stage company and have commenced only minimal business operations and have not generated any revenues. We have been issued a “going concern” opinion by our auditor, based upon our reliance on the sale of our common stock as the sole source of funds for our current operations.

We have two wholly owned subsidiaries, Trinity Reliant Ventures Limited, in Ireland, and Trinity Research & Development Limited, in England and Wales.

We have never declared bankruptcy, been in receivership, or involved in any kind of legal proceeding.

Our Current Business

We are an ethical development-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering, licensing, developing and commercializing treatments that modulate the endocannabinoid system. We intend to pursue technologies and programs that offer promising and proprietary approaches to cannabinoid-based therapies, including those derived from the cannabis plant and synthetic cannabinoids, as well as new chemical entities and compounds that promote the effectiveness of the endocannabinoid system. We are currently evaluating programs in each of the following areas: phytocannabinoids, synthetics, and new chemical entities. Our flagship program is designed to be a patent-protected cannabinoid drug combination treatment for a rare and orphan disease with vital unmet medical needs. We believe our programs have the potential to dramatically improve patient care in major markets, including the United States and Europe.

Our board and management have experience developing and commercializing ethical pharmaceutical products, including several first-in-class drugs in multiple therapeutic areas. As we build our pipeline and advance programs through the research and development process, we expect to evaluate partnerships with large pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical companies to collaborate on research, support clinical development, and enter into commercial licensing agreements. We intend to preserve our development and commercialization rights while embracing collaborations without hesitation in certain situations and territories where we believe there is a strong driver for maximum value creation.

To date, none of our product candidates have completed clinical development, been submitted for regulatory review or received marketing authorization from any regulatory agency. Therefore, we have not yet received revenue from the sale of any of our product candidates.

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Results of Operations

The following summary of our results of operations, for the three months ended November 30, 2017 and 2016, should be read in conjunction with our interim financial statements, as included in this Form 10-Q and our audited financial statements for the year ended August 31, 2017, as included in Form 10-K filed with the SEC on November 29, 2017.

Our financial statements have been prepared assuming that we will continue as a going concern and, accordingly, do not include adjustments relating to the recoverability and realization of assets and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should we be unable to continue in operation. We expect we will require additional capital to meet our long term operating requirements. We expect to raise additional capital through, among other things, the sale of equity or debt securities, but we cannot guarantee that we will be able to achieve same.

The following table provides selected financial data about our company as of November 30, 2017 and August 31, 2017.

Balance Sheet Data

	November 30,		August 31,
	2017		2017
Cash	$	412,440	$	572,775
Total Assets	$	430,287	$	574,275
Total Liabilities	$	136,281	$	29,438
Stockholders’ Equity	$	294,006	$	544,837

We have not generated any revenues since inception through November 30, 2017. The decrease in cash was primarily due to payments of expenses.

For the Three Months Ended November 30, 2017 Compared to the Three Months Ended November 30, 2016

	Three Months Ended
	November 30,
	2017			2016
Operating Expenses
General and administrative expense	$	119,313		$	313
Stock based compensation		17,251			-
Professional fees		107,345			9,204
Research and development		33,076			-
Depreciation		72			-
Total Operating Expenses		277,057			9,517
Loss from Operations		(277,057	)		(9,517	)
Provision for income taxes		-			-
Net Loss	$	(277,057	)	$	(9,517	)

Our operating expenses, for the three months ended November 30, 2017 were $277,057 compared to $9,517 for the same period in 2016. The increase in operating expenses were primarily due to the increased activity in developing our proposed business plan, which we expect will continue for the foreseeable future.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

Working Capital

	November 30,		August 31,
	2017		2017
Current Assets	$	429,492	$	574,275
Current Liabilities		136,281		29,438
Working Capital	$	293,211	$	544,837

Cash Flows

	Three months Ended
	November 30,
	2017			2016
Cash Flows used in operating activities	$	(169,899	)	$	(12,406	)
Cash Flows used in investing activities		(867	)		-
Cash Flows provided by financing activities		11,446			12,406
Net decrease in cash during period	$	(160,335	)	$	-

Cash Flow from Operating Activities

During the three months ended November 30, 2017, cash used in operating activities was $169,889 compared to cash used in operating activities of $12,406 during the period ended November 30, 2016. The cash used from operating activities during the three months ended November 30, 2017 primarily consisted of a net loss of $277,057 and a decrease in prepaid of $14,785, offset by stock based compensation of $17,251 and an increase in accounts payable and accrued liabilities of $14,785. The cash used from operating activities during the three months ended November 30, 2016 consisted of a net loss of $9,517 and a decrease in accounts payable and accrued liabilities of $2,889.

Cash Flow from Investing Activities

The company used $867 for a purchase of equipment during the three months ended November 30, 2017 

The company did not use any funds for investing activities during the three months ended November 30, 2016.

Cash Flow from Financing Activities

During the three months ended November 30, 2017, the company received $9,951 as an advance from a related party, $10,000 the issuance of common shares and repaid $8,505 to a related party. During the three months ended November 30, 2016, the company received $12,406 as an advance from a related party.

 

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Going Concern

Our auditors issued a going concern opinion on our financial statements as of and for the period ended August 31, 2017. This means that there is substantial doubt that we can continue as an on-going business for the next twelve months unless we obtain additional capital to pay for our expenses. This is because we have not generated sufficient revenues to cover operating costs or raised enough funds. There is no assurance we will ever reach this point. Accordingly, we must raise sufficient capital from sources. We must raise cash to stay in business. In response to these problems, management intends to raise additional funds through public or private placement offerings. At this time, however, the Company does not have plans or intentions to raise additional funds by way of the sale of additional securities, other than pursuant to our current Offering.

Off Balance Sheet Arrangement

We do not have any relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, such as entities often referred to as structured finance or special purpose entities, which would have been established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements or other contractually narrow or limited purposes. In addition, we do not have any undisclosed borrowings or debt, and we have not entered into any synthetic leases. We are, therefore, not materially exposed to any financing, liquidity, market, or credit risk that could arise if we had engaged in such relationships.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

We prepare our financial statements in conformity with GAAP, which requires management to make certain estimates and apply judgments. We base our estimates and judgments on historical experience, current trends and other factors that management believes to be important at the time the financial statements are prepared. On a regular basis, we review our accounting policies and how they are applied and disclosed in our financial statements.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

As a “smaller reporting company”, we are not required to provide the information required by this Item.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Management’s Report on Disclosure Controls and Procedures

As of November 30, 2017, management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting based on the criteria for effective internal control over financial reporting established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”) in Internal Control-Integrated Framework (2013), and SEC guidance on conducting such assessments. Based on that evaluation, they concluded that, during the period covered by this report, such internal controls and procedures were not effective to detect the inappropriate application of US GAAP rules as more fully described below. This was due to deficiencies that existed in the design or operation of our internal controls over financial reporting that adversely affected our internal controls and that may be considered to be material weaknesses.

The matters involving internal controls and procedures that our management considered to be material weaknesses under the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board were: (1) lack of a functioning audit committee; (2) inadequate segregation of duties consistent with control objectives; and (3) management dominated by a single individual without adequate compensating controls. The aforementioned material weaknesses were identified by our Chief Executive and Financial Officer in connection with the review of our financial statements as of November 30, 2017.

Management believes that the material weaknesses set forth above did not have an effect on our financial results. However, management believes that the lack of a functioning audit committee and the lack of a majority of outside directors on our board of directors results in ineffective oversight in the establishment and monitoring of required internal controls and procedures, which could result in a material misstatement in our financial statements in future periods.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

During the period covered by this report there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

From time to time, we may become involved in litigation relating to claims arising out of its operations in the normal course of business. We are not involved in any pending legal proceeding or litigation and, to the best of our knowledge, no governmental authority is contemplating any proceeding to which we area party or to which any of our properties is subject, which would reasonably be likely to have a material adverse effect on us.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

Investing in our common stock involves risk. Before making an investment in our common stock, you should carefully consider the risk factors discussed in Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” of our Form 10-K for the year ended August 31, 2017. The risks described in the Form 10-K are those which we believe are the material risks we face, and such risks could materially adversely affect our business, prospects, financial condition, cash flows and results of operations. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may impact us. Except as set forth below, there have been no material changes in our risk factors from those previously disclosed in the Form 10-K.

If we fail to comply with our obligations to our licensor in our intellectual property license, we could lose license rights that are important to our business.

We are a party to the NEOMED Agreement, and we may enter into additional license agreements in the future. Our existing license agreements impose, and we expect that any future license agreements will impose, various diligence, product payment, royalty, insurance and other obligations on us. If we fail to comply with these obligations, our licensors may have the right to terminate these agreements, in which event we might not be able to develop and market any product candidate that is covered by these agreements. Termination of these licenses or reduction or elimination of our licensed rights may result in our having to negotiate new or reinstated licenses with less favorable terms. The occurrence of such events could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Even if we are successful in licensing or developing research programs and/or product candidates, we or our licensors must maintain the intellectual property.

Our commercial success is significantly dependent on intellectual property related to any product candidates and technologies we may either acquire, license or develop internally. We are currently the licensee of two patent applications; however we intend to license additional technologies from pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, and research institutions. In addition, based upon our own discovery research initiatives, we filed a provisional patent application on December 11, 2017 on novel chemistry related to a potential cannabinoid formulation. We have not received action on any of the provisional applications whether obtained as licenses or as a result of our own research efforts.

 

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Our success depends in large part on our and our licensor’s ability to obtain and maintain patent protection in the United States and other countries with respect to our proprietary technology and product candidates. In some circumstances, we may not have the right to control the preparation, filing and prosecution of patent applications, or to maintain the patents, covering technology or products that we license from third parties. Therefore, we cannot be certain that these patents and applications will be prosecuted and enforced in a manner consistent with the best interests of our business. In addition, if third parties who license patents to us fail to maintain such patents, or lose rights to those patents, the rights we have licensed may be reduced or eliminated.

The patent position of biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies generally is highly uncertain, involves complex legal and factual questions and has in recent years been the subject of much litigation. As a result, the issuance, scope, validity, enforceability and commercial value of our and our licensor’s patent rights are highly uncertain. Our and our licensor’s pending and future patent applications may not result in patents being issued which protect our technology or products or which effectively prevent others from commercializing competitive technologies and products. Changes in either the patent laws or interpretation of the patent laws in the United States and other countries may diminish the value of our patents or narrow the scope of our patent protection. The laws of foreign countries may not protect our rights to the same extent as the laws of the United States. Publications of discoveries in the scientific literature often lag behind the actual discoveries, and patent applications in the United States and other jurisdictions are typically not published until 18 months after filing, or in some cases not at all. Therefore, we cannot be certain that we or our licensor were the first to make the inventions claimed in our owned and licensed patents or pending patent applications, or that we or our licensor were the first to file for patent protection of such inventions. Assuming the other requirements for patentability are met, the first to file a patent application is entitled to the patent. We may become involved in opposition or interference proceedings challenging our patent rights or the patent rights of others. An adverse determination in any such proceeding could reduce the scope of, or invalidate our patent rights, allow third parties to commercialize our technology or product candidates and compete directly with us, without payment to us, or result in our inability to manufacture or commercialize our product candidates without infringing third-party patent rights.

Even if any owned and/or licensed patent applications issue as patents, they may not issue in a form that will provide us with any meaningful protection, prevent competitors from competing with us or otherwise provide us with any competitive advantage. Our competitors may be able to circumvent our owned or licensed patents by developing similar or alternative technologies or products in a non-infringing manner. The issuance of a patent is not conclusive as to its scope, validity or enforceability, and our owned and licensed patents may be challenged in the courts or patent offices in the United States and abroad. Such challenges may result in patent claims being narrowed, invalidated or held unenforceable, which could limit our ability to stop or prevent us from stopping others from using or commercializing similar or identical technology and products, or limit the duration of the patent protection of our technology and product candidates. Given the amount of time required for the development, testing and regulatory review of new product candidates, patents protecting such candidates might expire before or shortly after such candidates are commercialized. As a result, our owned and licensed patent portfolio may not provide us with sufficient rights to exclude others from commercializing products similar or identical to ours.

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Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

None.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not Applicable.

Item 5. Other Information

None.

Item 6. Exhibits

Exhibit Number	Description
(10)	Material contracts
10.1	Material and Data Transfer, Option and License Agreement dated December 20, 2017 between the Company and NEOMED Institute*+
(31)	Rule 13a-14 (d)/15d-14d) Certifications
31.1*	Section 302 Certification by the Principal Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer
(32)	Section 1350 Certifications
32.1*	Section 906 Certification by the Principal Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer
101	Interactive Data File
101.INS**	XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH**	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL**	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF**	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB**	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE**	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

*	Filed herewith
**	Furnished herewith. XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language) information is furnished and not filed or a part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, is deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and otherwise is not subject to liability under these sections.
+	Portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment and the non-public information has been filed separately with the SEC.

 

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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.

	ARTELO BIOSCIENCES, INC.
	(Registrant)
Dated: January 16, 2018	/s/ Greg Gorgas
	Greg Gorgas
	President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Director
	(Principal Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)

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