10QSB 1 form10-qsb.txt SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-QSB [X] Quarterly Report Under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2003 [_] Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 For the transition period from __________ to _____________. COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 0-14266 POLLUTION RESEARCH AND CONTROL CORP. (Exact Name of Small Business Issuer as Specified in its Charter) CALIFORNIA 95-2746949 ------------------------------- ------------------- (State or Other Jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer Incorporation or Organization) Identification No.) 9300 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD, SUITE 308 BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA 90212 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (310) 248-3655 (Issuer's Telephone Number, Including Area Code) Check whether the issuer: (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the past 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for past 90 days. Yes [_] No [X] State the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common equity, as of the latest practicable date: Common Stock, no par value, 14,809,790 shares issued and outstanding as of May 14, 2003. Transitional Small Business Disclosure Format (check one): Yes[_] No [X] Page 1 POLLUTION RESEARCH AND CONTROL CORP. INDEX PAGE PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION...............................................3 Item 1. Financial Statements................................................3 Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2003.....................3 Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three months ended March 31, 2003 and March 31, 2002................4 Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) for the three months ended March 31, 2003.................5 Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three months ended March 31, 2003 and March 31, 2002................6 Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements..........................7 Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations ..........................................8 Item 3. Controls and Procedures ...........................................17 PART II OTHER INFORMATION..................................................17 Item 2. Legal Proceedings..................................................17 Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K...................................18 Page 2 PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS POLLUTION RESEARCH AND CONTROL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET ==========================
March 31, 2003 ----------- (Unaudited) ASSETS CURRENT ASSETS: Cash $ 12,199 Accounts receivable, trade 30,000 Inventories 20,000 Prepaid expenses 56,876 ---------- Total Current Assets $ 119,075 ========== LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT) CURRENT LIABILITIES: Accounts payable, trade $ 182,180 Accrued liabilities 251,000 Notes payable and convertible debt 1,652,526 Accrued interest expense 348,522 ---------- Total Current Liabilities 2,434,228 ---------- COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT): Preferred stock, no par value, 20,000,000 shares authorized, -0- issued and outstanding - Common stock, no par value, 30,000,000 shares authorized, 14,194,567 issued and outstanding 11,114,750 Additional paid-in capital 2,900,167 Accumulated (deficit) (16,330,070) ------------ Total Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) (2,315,153) ------------ $ 119,075 ============
SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Page 3 POLLUTION RESEARCH AND CONTROL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the three months ended March 31, 2003 2002 (Unaudited) (Unaudited) REVENUES $ - $ 30,000 ------------- ------------ COST OF GOODS SOLD - 8,600 ------------- ------------ GROSS PROFIT - 21,400 ------------- ------------ OPERATING EXPENSES: Selling, general and administrative 99,914 214,495 ------------- ------------ (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS (99,914) (193,095) ------------- ------------ OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE): Interest income 48 - Interest expense (49,783) (58,775) Beneficial conversion feature of convertible debt - (113,000) Amortization of loan fees (30,000) - ------------- ------------ Net Other Income (Expense) (79,735) (171,775) ------------- ------------ (LOSS) FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS (179,649) (364,870) ------------- ------------ DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS: (Loss) from operations of discontinued subsidiaries - (149,745) Gain on disposal of subsidiary - 1,490,553 ------------- ------------ Total Income From Discontinued Operations - 1,340,808 ------------- ------------ NET INCOME (LOSS) $ (179,649) $ 975,938 ============= ============ NET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE - BASIC AND DILUTED: Continuing operations $ (0.01) $ (0.06) Discontinued operations: Loss from operations - (0.03) Gain on disposal - 0.25 ------------- ------------ $ (0.01) $ 0.16 ============= ============ WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING, BASIC AND DILUTED 12,657,459 6,032,771 ============= ============
SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Page 4 POLLUTION RESEARCH AND CONTROL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT) FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2003 (Unaudited)
COMMON STOCK Additional Accumulated (TotaliStockholders' Shares Amount Paid In (Deficit) Equity (Deficit) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Balances, December 31, 2002 10,873,392 $10,813,330 $2,870,167 $ (16,150,421) $ (2,466,924) Common stock issued for services 57,000 11,280 - - 11,280 Conversion of convertible debt and 578,849 78,500 - - 78,500 accrued interest Stock issued in private placement, 2,385,326 175,640 - - 175,640 net of offering costs of $19,491 Fair market value of repriced warrants - - 30,000 - 30,000 Exercise of warrants 300,000 36,000 - - 36,000 Net (loss) for the period - - - (179,649) (179,649) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Balances, March 31, 2003 14,194,567 $11,114,750 $2,900,167 $ (16,330,070) $ (2,315,153) ======================================================================
SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Page 5 POLLUTION RESEARCH AND CONTROL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the three months ended March 31, ----------------------------------- 2003 2002 ------------ -------------- CASH FLOWS FROM (TO) OPERATING ACTIVITIES: Reconciliation of net (loss) to net cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities: Net (loss) from continuing operations $ (179,649) $ (364,870) Beneficial conversion feature of convertible debt - 113,000 Stock issued for services 11,280 29,050 Fair market value of repriced warrants 30,000 - Changes in assets and liabilities Accounts receivable - (30,000) Inventories - - Prepaid Expenses (10,938) - Accounts payable and accrued expenses (59,452) 70,971 ------------ -------------- Net Cash (Used in) Operating Activities (208,759) (181,849) ------------ -------------- CASH FLOWS FROM (TO) INVESTING ACTIVITIES: Net Cash (Used in) Investing Activities - - ------------ -------------- CASH FLOWS FROM (TO) FINANCING ACTIVITIES: Proceeds from issuance of common stock 195,131 50,000 Payment of offering costs (19,491) (5,000) Proceeds from exercise of warrants 36,000 - ------------ -------------- Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities 211,640 45,000 ------------ -------------- INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH 2,881 (136,849) CASH, beginning of period 9,318 142,754 ------------ -------------- CASH, end of period $ 12,199 $ 5,905 ============ ==============
SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Page 6 1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-QSB and Item 310 of Regulation S-B. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments that, in the opinion of management, are considered necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position, results of operations, and cash flows for the periods presented. The results of operations for such periods are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for the full fiscal year or for any future period. The accompanying financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements of Pollution Research and Control Corp. included in our Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002. 2. STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY During the three months ended March 31, 2003, the Company sold 2,385,326 shares of common stock for $195,131, $50,000 of which had been received prior to December 31, 2002, and had been recorded as a liability. The Company paid a $19,491 placement fee to a company controlled by its President and CEO. Certain investors received warrants to purchase 214,300 shares of common stock at prices ranging from $0.27 to $0.65 per share. In addition, the Company issued 57,000 shares of its common stock for services, valued at $11,800, the fair market value of the stock on the date issuable. During the three months ended March 31, 2003, the Company agreed to reprice warrants to purchase 300,000 shares of common stock related to outstanding debt from $2.25 and $4.50 per share to $0.12 per share. The repriced warrants were valued at $30,000, the fair market value using the Modified Black-Scholes European pricing model. The average risk-free interest rate used was 1.19%, volatility was estimated at 93% and the expected life was one day. The value of the repriced warrants was expensed as loan fees. The warrants to purchase 300,000 shares of common stock were immediately exercised for proceeds of $36,000. At March 31, 2003, the Company offered to reprice warrants to purchase 260,191 shares of common stock issued as incentive to exercise warrants from $4.00 per share to $0.10 per share. The repriced warrants will be valued at the fair market value using the Modified Black-Scholes European pricing model and will be recorded as a reduction of the net proceeds generated from the subsequent exercise of the warrants. Subsequent to period end, the warrants to purchase 260,191 shares of common stock were exercised for proceeds of $26,019. Subsequent to period end and through the date of this report, the Company sold 667,500 shares of common stock for $44,708. 3. CONVERTIBLE DEBT During the three months ended March 31, 2003, certain convertible debt holders converted debt of $35,000 to 258,997 shares of the Company's common stock. In addition, certain convertible debt holders converted $43,500 of accrued interest on the convertible debt to 319,852 shares of the Company's common stock. 4. BRIDGE NOTE During April 2003, the Company borrowed $75,000, due the earlier of May 10, 2003, or upon the Company raising additional funds in excess of $75,000. The loan bears interest at 18% per year and may be extended by mutual consent. As additional consideration, the Company paid the lender a closing fee of $5,000 and issued 75,000 shares of the Company's common stock to the lender. The Company paid a $7,500 loan fee to a company owned by its President and Chief Executive Officer. Page 7 ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements provided under Part I, Item 1 of this quarterly report on Form 10-QSB. Certain statements contained herein may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially, as discussed more fully herein. The forward-looking information set forth in this quarterly report on Form 10-QSB is as of May 14, 2003, and we undertake no duty to update this information. If events occur subsequent to May 14, 2003, that make it necessary to update the forward-looking information contained in this Form 10-QSB, the updated forward-looking information will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in a quarterly report on Form 10-QSB or a current report on Form 8-K. More information about potential factors that could affect our business and financial results is included in the section entitled "Cautionary Statements and Risk Factors." OVERVIEW AND RECENT DEVELOPMENTS Historically, our core business had been the design, manufacture and marketing of automated continuous monitoring instruments used to detect and measure various types of air pollution, such as "acid rain," "ozone depletion" and "smog episodes," primarily through our then wholly-owned subsidiary, Dasibi. We also supplied computer-controlled calibration systems that verify the accuracy of our instruments, data loggers to collect and manage pollutant information and our final reporting software for remote centralized applications. We did not recognize material revenues from these products. Beginning in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2001, we began to shift our business focus and strategy to the bio-terrorism detection device and medical diagnostic equipment markets. On March 19, 2002, upon approval by our board of directors, we entered into a binding letter of intent to sell all of the outstanding shares of Dasibi to an individual. Effective March 25, 2002, we consummated the sale pursuant to the terms and conditions of the binding letter of intent. The consideration we received in exchange for the stock of Dasibi included, among other things, cancellation of $1.5 million of indebtedness, a perpetual, nonexclusive license to exploit all of Dasibi's intellectual property rights outside of mainland China, and an assignment by Dasibi of its inventory to us. Currently, we do not plan to pursue any business in the air pollution monitoring market; however, we may determine to engage in that business at a later date. In August 2002, we entered into a technology affiliates agreement with JPL to develop technology for our bio-terrorism detection equipment. The agreement provides that JPL will develop its proprietary bacterial spore detection technology for integration into our existing aerosol monitoring system. We anticipate this project be completed by the end of our third quarter 2003, though we may terminate the agreement at any time with written notice. We are entitled to receive a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to any technology developed under the terms of the agreement. The estimated cost of the project to us is $249,000. As of the date of this report, we have paid NASA $165,000 towards the project. BIO-TERRORISM DETECTION DEVICE MARKET The attacks of September 11, 2001, and the subsequent spread of anthrax spores have created a new sense of urgency in the public health systems across the world, and especially in the United States. The United States government has responded to this urgent need for preparedness against bio-terrorism by approving federal legislation to spend over $3 billion in 2002 to prepare the country against future bio-terrorist attacks. The objective is to accelerate development of technologies that lead to cost effective and timely detection of biological and chemical warfare agents as well as effective treatments. Spending, as well as additional research and development support, has been allocated to both the private and public sectors. We have retained an outside consultant specialized in government grants, to consistently screen the applicable grants for us. Our consultant identified a grant opportunity and developed and submitted a proposal to the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. At this time, we have not received any portion of these grants, and cannot assure you that we will receive any portion in Page 8 the future. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES CONSOLIDATION The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Pollution Research and Control Corp. and our wholly-owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. REVENUE RECOGNITION Revenue is recognized upon shipment of products. Title of goods is transferred when the products are shipped from our facility. Income not earned is recorded as deferred revenue. INVENTORIES Inventories are stated at the lower of cost (first-in first-out) basis or market. ADVERTISING EXPENSES We expense advertising costs as incurred. During the three month periods ended March 31, 2003 and 2002, we did not have significant advertising costs. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION We account for stock based compensation in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 123, "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation." This standard requires us to adopt the "fair value" method with respect to stock-based compensation of consultants and other non-employees. We did not change our method of accounting with respect to employee stock options; we continue to account for these under the "intrinsic value" method and to furnish the pro-forma disclosures required by SFAS 123. VALUATION OF THE COMPANY'S COMMON STOCK Unless otherwise disclosed, all stock based transactions entered into by us have been valued at the market value of our common stock on the date the transaction was entered into or have been valued using the Black-Scholes Model to estimate the fair market value. EARNINGS PER SHARE In 1997, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Statement No. 128, "Earnings Per Share." Statement 128 replaced the calculation of primary and fully diluted earnings per share with basic and diluted earnings per share. Unlike primary earnings per share, basic earnings per share excludes any dilutive effects of options, warrants and convertible securities. Diluted earnings per share is very similar to the previously reported fully diluted earnings per share. All earnings per share amounts for all periods have been presented, to conform to Statement 128 requirements. CASH EQUIVALENTS For purposes of reporting cash flows, we consider all short term, interest bearing deposits with original maturities of three months or less to be cash equivalents. FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS The carrying amounts of cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable, accrued expenses, notes payable and convertible debt approximate fair value because of the short maturity of these items. Page 9 IMPAIRMENT OF LONG-LIVED ASSETS We evaluate our long-lived assets by measuring the carrying amounts of assets against the estimated undiscounted future cash flows associated with them. At the time the carrying value of such assets exceeds the fair value of such assets, impairment is recognized. To date, no adjustments to the carrying value of the assets have been made. RESEARCH AND SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT COSTS In 2002, we entered into a technology affiliates agreement with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to develop technology for our planned bio-terrorism detection equipment. These costs are charged to expense as incurred. Research and development expense was $-0- during the three months ended March 31, 2003 and 2002. INCOME TAXES Deferred income taxes are recorded to reflect the tax consequences in future years of temporary differences between the tax basis of the assets and liabilities and their financial statement amounts at the end of each reporting period. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized. Income tax expense is the tax payable for the current period and the change during the period in deferred tax assets and liabilities. The deferred tax assets and liabilities have been netted to reflect the tax impact of temporary differences. At March 31, 2003, a full valuation allowance has been established for the deferred tax asset as management believes that it is more likely than not that a tax benefit will not be realized. USE OF ESTIMATES IN THE PREPARATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. RECLASSIFICATION Certain amounts reported in our financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2003, have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation. NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS In December 2002, the FASB issued SFAS No. 148, "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation-Transition and Disclosure-an amendment of SFAS No. 123." This statement amends SFAS No. 123, "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation," to provide alternative methods of transition for a voluntary change to the fair value based method of accounting for stock-based employee compensation from the intrinsic value based method of accounting. In addition, this statement amends the disclosure requirements of SFAS No. 123 to require prominent disclosures in both annual and interim financial statements about the method of accounting for stock-based employee compensation and the effect of the method used on reported results. Under the provisions of SFAS No. 148, companies that choose to adopt the accounting provisions of SFAS No. 123 will be permitted to select from three transition methods: Prospective method, Modified Prospective method and Retroactive Restatement method. The transition and annual disclosure provisions of SFAS No. 148 are effective for the fiscal years ending after December 15, 2002. We are currently evaluating SFAS No. 148 to determine if we will adopt SFAS No. 123 to account for employee stock options using the fair value method. In July 2002, the FASB issued SFAS No. 146, Accounting for Exit or Disposal Activities ("SFAS No. 146"). SFAS 146 applies to costs associated with an exit activity (including restructuring) or with a disposal of long-lived assets. Those activities can include eliminating or reducing product lines, terminating employees and contracts, and relocating plant facilities or personnel. SFAS 146 will require a company to disclose information about its exit and disposal activities, the related costs, and changes in those costs in the notes to the interim and annual financial statements that include the period in which an exit activity is initiated and in any subsequent period until the activity is completed. SFAS 146 supersedes Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No. 94-3, Liability Recognition for Certain Page 10 Employee Termination Benefits and Other Costs to Exit an Activity (including Certain Costs Incurred in a Restructuring), and requires liabilities associated with exit and disposal activities to be expensed as incurred and can be measured at fair value. SFAS 146 is effective prospectively for exit or disposal activities initiated after December 31, 2002, with earlier adoption encouraged. We have reviewed SFAS 146 and our adoption is not expected to have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements. In April 2002, the FASB issued SFAS No. 145, Rescission of FASB Statements No. 4, 44, and 64, Amendment of SFAS Statement No. 13, and Technical Corrections ("SFAS 145"). This statement rescinds the requirement in SFAS No. 4, Reporting Gains and Losses from Extinguishment of Debt, that material gains and losses on the extinguishment of debt be treated as extraordinary items. The statement also amends SFAS No. 13, Accounting for Leases, to eliminate an inconsistency between the accounting for sale-leaseback transactions and the accounting for certain lease modifications that have economic effects that are similar to sale-leaseback transactions. Finally the standard makes a number of consequential and other technical corrections to other standards. The provisions of the statement relating to the rescission of SFAS 4 are effective for fiscal years beginning after May 15, 2002. Provisions of the statement relating to the amendment of SFAS 13 are effective for transactions occurring after May 15, 2002, and the other provisions of the statement are effective for financial statements issued on or after May 15, 2002. We have reviewed SFAS 145 and our adoption is not expected to have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements. SFAS No. 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets, was effective for us for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2002, and addresses accounting and reporting for the impairment or disposal of long-lived assets. SFAS No. 144 supersedes SFAS No. 121, Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to Be Disposed Of and APB Opinion No. 30, Reporting the Results of Operations-Reporting the Effects of Disposal of a Segment of a Business. SFAS No. 144 retains the fundamental provisions of SFAS No. 121 and expands the reporting of discontinued operations to include all components of an entity with operations that can be distinguished from the rest of the entity and that will be eliminated from the ongoing operations of the entity in a disposal transaction. We do not believe that the new standard will have a material impact on our financial statements. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS THREEMONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2003 COMPARED TO THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2002 The following discussion does not include the discontinued operations of Dasibi, which are discussed later in this section. REVENUES. Revenues were $-0- for the three months ended March 31, 2003, compared to $30,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2002. This decrease was due to no sales during the three months ended March 31, 2003, as compared to the sale of one Model 7001 during the three months ended March 31, 2002. COST OF SALES. Cost of sales were $-0- for the three months ended March 31, 2003, compared to $8,600 or 29% of sales for the three months ended March 31, 2002. GROSS MARGIN. Gross margin was 71% of net revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2002. SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES. Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased $114,581, or 53%, to $99,914 for the three months ended March 31, 2003, from $214,495 for the three months ended March 31, 2002. The decrease in selling, general and administrative expense primarily is a result of decreased legal and accounting fees. Selling, general and administrative costs consisted primarily of accounting fees, legal fees, bio-detection product consulting and marketing expenses. (LOSS) FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS. Operating loss decreased $185,221, or 51%, to ($179,649) for the three months ended March 31, 2003, as compared to ($364,870) for the three months ended March 31, 2002. The decrease is primarily due to a substantial reduction in selling, general and administrative expenses. Page 11 OPERATIONS OF DASIBI-DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS. We have reported the operations of Dasibi as discontinued operations. We entered into a plan to spin-off Dasibi effective October 1, 2001, but later determined that the spin-off was not in the best interests of the shareholders. We sold Dasibi effective March 25, 2002. Dasibi had assets of approximately $967,000 and liabilities of approximately $2,072,000 as of December 31, 2001, and a loss from operations from October 1, 2001, to December 31, 2001, of approximately $813,770. Dasibi had a loss from operations of approximately $150,000 during the three months ended March 31, 2002. We recognized a gain of approximately $1,491,000 on the sale of Dasibi. LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES Net cash provided by (used in) our operating activities during the three months ended March 31, 2003, was ($208,759), and during the three months ended March 31, 2002, was ($181,849). Net cash provided by (used in) our investing activities was $-0- during the three months ended March 31, 2003 and 2002. Net cash provided by financing activities during the three months ended March 31, 2003, was $211,640, and during the three months ended March 31, 2002 was $45,000. Our total cash and cash equivalent balance at March 31, 2003, was $12,199, as compared to March 31, 2002, which was $5,905. Because of our limited cash balances, we may not be able to continue operations at our current levels. Our cash flow is dependent on development of products in a cost efficient manner that are commercially accepted on a timely basis, acceptance of our technology, the signing of contracts, collections, all of which are difficult to predict with accuracy. Historically, we have financed operations through private debt and the issuance of common stock. Since our financial position has deteriorated, financial institutions have been unwilling to lend to us and the cost of obtaining working capital from investors has been expensive. During the three months ended March 31, 2003, and through the date of this report, we have debt financing under various terms, as follows: A. Three one-year loans from unaffiliated individuals evidenced by promissory notes with an aggregate face amount of $300,000, maturing June 1, 2001, with interest at the rates of 11% and 12% per annum. These loans were initially made in 1999 and restructured in 2000. These notes were due in June 2001 and are currently in default. B. One subordinated convertible debenture with a face amount of $500,000, due June 2002 and verbally extended to a date to be mutually agreed upon by the parties, with interest at the rate of 12% per annum, convertible at a conversion price of the lesser of $2.16 or 80% of the market price on the date of conversion. As of the date of this report $200,000 had been converted to common stock and the outstanding balance is $300,000. C. One convertible debenture with a face amount of $500,000 and interest at a rate of 12% per annum, originally due February 23, 2001, and convertible at a conversion price of the lesser of $2.00 or 80% of the market price on the date of conversion. During 2002 the maturity date of the debenture was extended to February 23, 2004, in exchange for a reduction in the conversion price to 70% of the market price on the date of conversion. As of the date of this report, $320,000 had been converted to common stock and the outstanding balance is $180,000. Page 12 D. One loan to Dasibi China, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of ours, evidenced by a promissory note with a face amount of $75,000, maturing on the extended due date of June 30, 2002, and further verbally extended to a date to be mutually agreed upon by the parties, with interest at the rate of 10% per annum. E. One loan from Delta Capital evidenced by a promissory note with a face amount of $200,000, maturing on the extended due date of June 30, 2002, and further verbally extended to a date to be mutually agreed upon by the parties, with interest at the rate of 18% per annum. F. Eight convertible debentures with a total face amount of $365,000, due July 17, 2002, and verbally extended to a date to be mutually agreed upon by the parties, with interest at the rate of 9% per annum, convertible at a conversion price of the lesser of $2.34 or 80% of the market price on the date of conversion. As of the date of this report, the outstanding balance is $290,000. G. During April 2002, we borrowed $22,526, due the earlier of June 29, 2002, or upon us raising funds in excess of $30,000, bearing interest at 10% per annum. We did not raise these funds. The lender has verbally agreed to extend the terms of the note to a date to be mutually agreed upon by the parties. H. During June 2002, we borrowed $35,000, due the earlier of September 10, 2002, or upon us raising funds in excess of $50,000, bearing interest at 10% per annum. If the loan was not repaid within 30 days after the due date, the holder was to receive 50,000 shares of our common stock. The note has not been repaid and the lender has verbally agreed to extend the terms of the note to a date to be mutually agreed upon by the parties. The 50,000 shares of our common stock have not been issued. I. Demand note for $250,000 under Ex-Im Bank authorization at Wall Street Journal Prime +3% per annum, maturing on an extended due date of June 30, 2002, and currently in default. J. During April 2003, we borrowed $75,000, due the earlier of May 10, 2003, or upon us raising additional funds in excess of $75,000. The loan bears interest at 18% per year and may be extended by mutual consent. As additional consideration, we paid the lender a closing fee of $5,000 and issued 75,000 shares of our common stock. Our working capital deficit at March 31, 2003, was $2,315,153. We require immediate financing to repay our indebtedness and continue operations. We require at least $1.5 million in the next six to twelve months to complete the re-engineering of our existing product, continue development of future products and continue to execute our business plan, which includes increasing our presence in the bio-terrorism detection and medical diagnostic equipment markets. We actively continue to pursue additional equity or debt financings but at the date hereof, do not have any funding commitments. Currently, our cash on hand, together with cash generated by operations, cannot sufficiently fund future operating losses and capital requirements. If we are unable to obtain financing on terms acceptable to us, or at all, we will not be able to accomplish any or all of our initiatives and will be forced to consider steps that would protect our assets against our creditors. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS During the three months ended March 31, 2003, we sold 2,385,326 shares of common stock for $195,131, $50,000 of which was received prior to December 31, 2002, and was recorded as a liability. In connection with this financing, we paid a placement fee in the amount of $19,491 to a company controlled by our President and Chief Executive Officer. In connection with current and near-future financing, we intend to continue to pay a 10% placement fee to a company controlled by our President and Chief Executive Officer for any money raised. CAUTIONARY STATEMENTS AND RISK FACTORS The risks and uncertainties described below are not the only risks and uncertainties we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial also may impair our business operations. If any of the following risks actually occur, our business, results of operations and financial condition could suffer. In that event the trading price of our common stock could decline, and our shareholders may lose all or part of their investment in our common stock. The risks discussed below also include forward-looking statements Page 13 and our actual results may differ substantially from those discussed in these forward-looking statements. OUR INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT EXPRESSES DOUBT ABOUT OUR ABILITY TO CONTINUE AS A GOING CONCERN. At December 31, 2002, our independent auditors' report, dated March 11, 2003, includes an explanatory paragraph relating to substantial doubt as to our ability to continue as a going concern, due to our working capital deficit at December 31, 2002, and the sale of our operating subsidiary. We have experienced operating losses since the date of the auditors' report and in prior years. We have been unable to pay all of our creditors and certain other obligations in accordance with their terms. We have limited cash on hand and short-term investments and we do not expect to generate material cash from operations. We have attempted to raise additional capital through debt or equity financing and to date have had limited success. If we are unable to obtain financing on terms acceptable to us, or at all, we will not be able to accomplish any or all of our initiatives and will be forced to consider steps that would protect our assets against our creditors. WE NEED ADDITIONAL CAPITAL TO FUND OUR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES. IF WE OBTAIN FINANCING, EXISTING SHAREHOLDER INTERESTS MAY BE DILUTED AND IF WE CANNOT OBTAIN ADEQUATE FINANCING, WE MAY CEASE OPERATIONS. The current down-trend in the financial markets have made it extremely difficult for us to raise additional capital for our research and development activities. If we cannot raise additional capital, we will not be able to pursue our business strategies as scheduled, or at all, and we may cease operations. If we raise additional funds by issuing equity or convertible debt securities, the percentage ownership of our shareholders will be diluted. In addition, any convertible securities issued may not contain a minimum conversion price, which may make it more difficult for us to raise financing and may cause the market price of our common stock to decline because of the indeterminable overhang that is created by the discount to market conversion feature. In addition, any new securities could have rights, preferences and privileges senior to those of our common stock. Furthermore, we cannot be certain that additional financing will be available when and to the extent we require or that, if available, it will be on acceptable terms. WE HAVE A HISTORY OF LOSSES AND WE DO NOT ANTICIPATE THAT WE WILL BE PROFITABLE IN FISCAL 2003. We have not been profitable in the past years and had an accumulated deficit of $16.3 million as of March 31, 2003. During the three months ended March 31, 2003, we incurred a net loss of $180,000. Achieving profitability depends upon numerous factors, including out ability to develop, market and sell commercially accepted products timely and cost-efficiently. We do not anticipate that we will be profitable in fiscal 2003. WE CANNOT GUARANTEE THAT OUR BIOTERRORISM DETECTION DEVICE WILL WORK OR BE COMMERCIALLY VIABLE. Our product in development requires further research, development, laboratory testing, and demonstration of commercial scale manufacturing before it can be proven to be commercially viable. Potential products that appear to be promising at early stages of development may not reach the market for a number of reasons. These reasons include the possibilities that the product may be ineffective, unsafe, difficult or uneconomical to manufacture on a large scale, fail to achieve market acceptance, or is precluded from commercialization by proprietary rights of third parties. Our product development efforts may be unsuccessful and the failure of our research and development activities to result in a commercially viable product would materially adversely affect our future prospects. OUR RELIANCE ON THIRD PARTIES FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MAY AFFECT OUR FUTURE PROSPECTS. We do not maintain our own laboratory and we do not employ our own researchers. We have contracted with third parties in the past to conduct research and development activities and we expect to continue to do so in the future. Because we rely on third parties for our research and development activities, we have less direct control over those activities and cannot assure you that the research will be done properly or in a timely manner. Our inability to Page 14 conduct research and development may delay or impair our ability to commercialize our technology. The cost and time to establish or locate an alternative research and development facility to develop our technology could have a materially adverse affect on our future prospects. OUR PRODUCTS MAY NOT BE COMMERCIALLY ACCEPTED WHICH WILL ADVERSELY AFFECT OUR REVENUES AND PROFITABILITY. Our ability to enter into the bio-terrorism detection device market, establish brand recognition and compete effectively depend upon many factors, including broad commercial acceptance of our products. If our products are not commercially accepted, we will not recognize meaningful revenue and our results of operation will be materially adversely affected. The success of our products will depend in large part on the breadth of the information these products capture and the timeliness of delivery of that information. The commercial success of our products also depends upon the quality and acceptance of other competing products, general economic and political conditions and other tangible and intangible factors, all of which can change and cannot be predicted with certainty. We cannot assure you that our new products will achieve significant market acceptance or will generate significant revenue. If the marketplace does not broadly accept our products, our results of operations and financial condition could be materially and adversely affected. THE MARKET FOR OUR PLANNED PRODUCT IS RAPIDLY CHANGING AND COMPETITIVE. NEW PRODUCTS MAY BE DEVELOPED BY OTHERS, WHICH COULD IMPAIR OUR ABILITY TO DEVELOP, GROW OR MAINTAIN OUR BUSINESS AND BE COMPETITIVE. Our industry is subject to rapid and substantial technological change. Developments by others may render our technology and planned product noncompetitive or obsolete, or we may be unable to keep pace with technological developments or other market factors. Competition from other biotechnology companies, universities, government research organizations and others diversifying into the field is intense and is expected to increase. Many of these entities have significantly greater research and development capabilities and budgets than we do, as well as substantially greater marketing, manufacturing, financial, and managerial resources. These entities could represent significant competition for us. Our resources are limited and we may experience technical challenges inherent in developing our technology. Our competitors have developed or are in the process of developing technologies that are, or in the future may be, the basis for competition. Our competitors may use different methods to detect biological pathogens in a manner that is more effective and less costly than our planned product and, therefore, represent a serious competitive threat to us. WE HAVE ISSUED DEBENTURES CONVERTIBLE AT A PRICE DISCOUNT TO MARKET AND CONVERSION OF THESE SECURITIES MAY DEPRESS THE MARKET VALUE OF OUR SHARES. As of March 31, 2003, we have outstanding an aggregate of $770,000 in convertible debentures which are convertible into our common stock at 70-80% of the market price on the date of conversion. It may be difficult to raise financing and the market price of our common stock may decline because of the indeterminable overhang that is created by the discount to market conversion feature of these debentures. If the holders of these debentures convert their debentures at the discounted price of 20-30% below the market price the existing shareholders will suffer substantial dilution and our stock price may substantially decline. The following table illustrates the range in number of shares that may be issued upon conversion of our debentures that do not contain minimum conversion prices based on various historical trading prices of our common stock as set forth in the table:
ASSUMED CONVERSION PRICE $.10 $.15 $.20 ---- ---- ---- NO. OF SHARES ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION 7,770,000 5,133,333 3,850,000 PERCENT OF OUTSTANDING COMMON STOCK PRIOR TO ISSUANCE 54.7% 36.2% 27.1%
Page 15 In addition, large numbers of shares purchased at a discount could cause short sales to occur which would lower the bid price of the common stock. The term "short sale" means any sale of our common stock that the seller does not own or any sale that is consummated by the delivery of our common stock borrowed by, or for the account of, the seller. OUR COMMON SHARES HAVE BEEN DELISTED FROM THE NASDAQ STOCK MARKET. On June 11, 2002, we were notified by The Nasdaq Stock Market that we did not meet the continued listing requirements of The Nasdaq Small Capital Market and our common shares were delisted on the close of business on June 19, 2002. Our common stock currently is trading on the OTC Bulletin Board. It may be more difficult to raise additional debt or equity financing while trading on the OTC Bulletin Board. If we are unable to raise additional financing, we will not be able to accomplish our business objectives and may consider steps to protect our assets against creditors. OUR OUTSTANDING OPTIONS AND WARRANTS, AND CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES MAY DILUTE OUR SHAREHOLDERS' INTERESTS. As of March 31, 2003, we have granted options and warrants to purchase a total of 4,632,751 shares of common stock that have not been exercised and an aggregate of $770,000 outstanding debentures that are convertible based upon a conversion price of 70-80% of the market price on the date of conversion. To the extent these outstanding options and warrants are exercised or the convertible debentures are converted, our shareholders' interests will be diluted. THE LOSS OF OUR PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER MAY DISRUPT OUR BUSINESS. Our success depends in substantial part upon the services of Mr. Jacques Tizabi, our President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors. The loss of or the failure to retain the services of Mr. Tizabi could adversely affect the development of our business and our ability to realize or sustain profitable operations. We do not maintain key-man life insurance on Mr. Tizabi and have no present plans to obtain such insurance. WE HAVE LIMITED PROTECTION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND PROPRIETARY RIGHTS OF OUR PRODUCTS. We regard all or portions of the designs and technologies incorporated into our products as proprietary and attempt to protect them under trade secret laws. It has generally been our policy to proceed without patent protection. It may be possible for unauthorized third parties to copy certain portions of our products or to "reverse engineer" or otherwise obtain and use to our detriment information that we regard as proprietary. We cannot assure you that any of our efforts to protect our proprietary technology will be adequate or that our competitors will not independently develop technologies that are substantially equivalent or superior to our technologies. OUR STOCK PRICE IS VOLATILE. The trading price of our common stock has from time to time fluctuated widely and in the future may be subject to similar fluctuations in response to quarter-to-quarter variations in our operating results, announcements of technological innovations or new products by us or our competitors, general conditions in the bio-terrorism detection device industry in which we compete and other events or factors. In addition, in recent years, broad stock market indices, in general, and the securities of technology companies, in particular, have experienced substantial price fluctuations. Such broad market fluctuations also may adversely affect the future trading price of our common stock. POTENTIAL ANTI-TAKEOVER TACTICS THROUGH ISSUANCE OF PREFERRED STOCK RIGHTS MAY BE DETRIMENTAL TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS. Page 16 We are authorized to issue up to 20,000,000 shares of preferred stock, of which none are currently issued and outstanding. The issuance of preferred stock does not require approval by the shareholders of our common stock. Our Board of Directors, in its sole discretion, has the power to issue preferred stock in one or more series and establish the dividend rates and preferences, liquidation preferences, voting rights, redemption and conversion terms and conditions and any other relative rights and preferences with respect to any series of preferred stock. Holders of preferred stock may have the right to receive dividends, certain preferences in liquidation and conversion and other rights, any of which rights and preferences may operate to the detriment of the shareholders of our common stock. Further, the issuance of any preferred stock having rights superior to those of our common stock may result in a decrease in the value or market price of the common stock and, additionally, could be used by our Board of Directors as an anti-takeover measure or device to prevent a change in our control. ITEM 3. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES. Within 90 days prior to the filing date of our quarterly report on Form 10-QSB, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based on this evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective in timely alerting them to material information required to be included in our periodic SEC reports. In accordance with SEC requirements, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer note that, since the date of the most recent evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures to the date of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB, there have been no significant changes in our internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses. Our management, including the chief executive officer and our chief financial officer, does not expect that our disclosure controls or our internal controls will prevent all error and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty and that breakdowns can occur because of simple errors or mistakes. Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management override of the control. The design of any system of controls also is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions; over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. Because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected. PART II OTHER INFORMATION ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS. TAYLOR, TAYLOR & DREIFUS V POLLUTION RESEARCH AND CONTROL CORP. NO. 99-1100-CA01 CIRCUIT COURT ESCAMBIA, FLORIDA In June, 1999, a lawsuit was filed against us by Taylor, Taylor, & Dreifus, a Florida general partnership alleging default by our company under a promissory note and failure to make lease payments, all relating to a former subsidiary bankruptcy in 1998. The amount of claim is estimated at $300,000. We have filed a counterclaim against the partnership alleging that the note and lease payments are not due because of fraudulent representations Page 17 made at the time of acquisition of the former subsidiary business. Plaintiff has failed to pursue this action. WALT DISNEY WORLD CO. V. POLLUTION RESEARCH AND CONTROL CORP. AND DASIBI ENVIRONMENTAL CORP. (CASE NO. BC 274013 LOS ANGELES SUPERIOR COURT) On May 15, 2002, the above plaintiff filed a lawsuit alleging a single cause of action for unlawful detainer against us and our former wholly-owned subsidiary, Dasibi Environmental Corp. The complaint alleges that pursuant to a lease agreement, we owe the plaintiff unpaid rent in the amount of $249,366.85, and damages at the rate of $1,272.50 for each day Dasibi continued possession of the premises commencing May 1, 2002. Plaintiff has obtained a default judgment against us and a writ of execution has been obtained. ITEM 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K (a) Exhibits. 99.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 dated May 15, 2003. 99.2 Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 dated May 15, 2003. (b) Reports on Form 8 K None. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. POLLUTION RESEARCH AND CONTROL CORP. DATE MAY 15, 2003 /S/ JACQUES TIZABI ------------------------------------------- BY: JACQUES TIZABI ITS: PRESIDENT, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF POLLUTION RESEARCH AND CONTROL CORP. I, Jacques Tizabi, certify that: 1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-QSB of Pollution Research and Control Corp.; 2. Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report; Page 18 3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report; 4. The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have: a. Designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared; b. Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this quarterly report (the "Evaluation Date"); and c. Presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date; 5. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): a. All significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for the registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and b. Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal controls; and 6. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have indicated in this quarterly report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses. Date: May 15, 2003 BY: /S/ JACQUES TIZABI ---------------------------- JACQUES TIZABI CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Page 19 CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OF POLLUTION RESEARCH AND CONTROL CORP. I, Michael Collins, certify that: 1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-QSB of Pollution Research and Control Corp.; 2. Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report; 3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report; 4. The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have: a. Designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared; b. Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this quarterly report (the "Evaluation Date"); and c. Presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date; 5. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): a. All significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for the registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and b. Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal controls; and 6. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have indicated in this quarterly report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses. Date: May 15, 2003 BY: /S/ MICHAEL COLLINS --------------------------- MICHAEL COLLINS CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Page 20