NOTES
TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
Note
1 - Organization and Operations
alpha-En
Corporation (the “Company”) was incorporated in Delaware on March 7, 1997.
Since
2008, the focus of the Company’s business has been developing new technologies for manufacturing highly pure lithium metal,
a raw material for use in lightweight, high energy density batteries, in an environmentally friendly manner for commercial purposes.
In 2013, the Company invented a new process for the production of highly pure lithium metal and associated products at room temperature.
The Company subsequently broadened its focus to develop products and processes derived from the Company’s new core proprietary
technology, including battery components and compounds of lithium.
Note
2 - Going Concern and Liquidity
The
Company’s condensed financial statements have been prepared assuming that it will continue as a going concern, which contemplates
continuity of operations, realization of assets, and liquidation of liabilities in the normal course of business.
As
reflected in the condensed financial statements, the Company had an accumulated deficit of approximately $28.2 million at June
30, 2019, a net loss of approximately $2.6 million and approximately $740,000 net cash used in operating activities for the six
months ended June 30, 2019. These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
The
Company is attempting to further develop the intellectual property associated with its technology; broaden its patent portfolio;
scale up its production of various products; and begin generating revenue; however, the Company’s cash position is not sufficient
to support its daily operations for the foreseeable future. The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is dependent
upon its ability to raise additional funds by way of a public or private offering and its ability to further develop its technology
and generate sufficient revenue. While the Company believes in the viability of its technology and in its ability to raise additional
funds by way of a public or private offering, there can be no assurances to that effect.
The
condensed financial statements do not include any adjustments related to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset
amounts or the amounts and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a
going concern.
Note
3 - Significant and Critical Accounting Policies and Practices
Basis
of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation
The
unaudited condensed balance sheet at December 31, 2018 was derived from audited annual financial statements but does not
contain all of the footnote disclosures from the annual financial statements. The unaudited condensed financial statements have
been prepared by the Company pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”)
and reflect all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments unless otherwise indicated) which, in the opinion of management,
are necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim periods presented.
Certain
information in footnote disclosures normally included in the financial statements prepared in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America have been condensed or omitted pursuant to the SEC rules and regulations for
interim reporting. The financial results for the periods presented may not be indicative of the full year’s results.
These
unaudited condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial
statements and the notes thereto for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 included in the Company’s Annual Report on
Form 10-K filed on April 1, 2019.
Use
of Estimates
The
Company’s condensed financial statements include certain amounts that are based on management’s best estimates and
judgments. The Company’s significant estimates include, but are not limited to, useful lives assigned to long-lived assets,
fair value used in estimating the value of warrants, stock-based compensation, accrued expenses and provisions for income taxes.
Due to the uncertainty inherent in such estimates, actual results may differ from these estimates.
ALPHA-EN
CORPORATION
NOTES
TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
Restricted
Cash
The
following is a summary of cash and restricted cash total as presented in the statements of cash flows for as of June 30, 2019
and 2018 (dollars are in thousands):
|
|
As of June 30,
|
|
|
|
2019
|
|
|
2018
|
|
Cash
|
|
$
|
763
|
|
|
$
|
1,089
|
|
Restricted cash
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
15
|
|
Long-term deposit
|
|
|
35
|
|
|
|
35
|
|
Total cash and restricted cash
|
|
$
|
798
|
|
|
$
|
1,139
|
|
Leases
Effective
January 1, 2019, the Company accounts for its leases under ASC 842, Leases. Under this guidance, arrangements meeting the definition
of a lease are classified as operating or financing leases and are recorded on the consolidated balance sheet as both a right
of use asset and lease liability, calculated by discounting fixed lease payments over the lease term at the rate implicit in the
lease or the Company’s incremental borrowing rate. Lease liabilities are increased by interest and reduced by payments each
period, and the right of use asset is amortized over the lease term. For operating leases, interest on the lease liability and
the amortization of the right of use asset result in straight-line rent expense over the lease term. Variable lease expenses,
if any, are recorded when incurred.
In
calculating the right of use asset and lease liability, the Company elects to combine lease and non-lease components. The Company
excludes short-term leases having initial terms of 12 months or less from the new guidance as an accounting policy election and
recognizes rent expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
The
Company continues to account for leases in the prior period financial statements under ASC Topic 840.
Other
than above, there have been no material changes in the Company’s significant accounting policies to those previously disclosed
in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K, which was filed with the SEC on April 1, 2019.
Loss
Per Share
Basic
loss per share of common stock is computed by dividing net loss attributable to common stockholders by the weighted average number
of shares of common stock outstanding for the period. Diluted loss per share excludes the potential impact of common stock options,
convertible preferred stock and outstanding common stock purchase warrants because their effect would be anti-dilutive.
Securities
that could potentially dilute loss per share in the future that were not included in the computation of diluted loss per share
at June 30, 2019 and 2018 are as follows:
|
|
As of June 30,
|
|
|
|
2019
|
|
|
2018
|
|
Warrants to purchase common stock
|
|
|
5,767,292
|
|
|
|
4,719,292
|
|
Options to purchase common stock
|
|
|
19,869,000
|
|
|
|
15,824,000
|
|
Preferred stock convertible into common stock
|
|
|
4,508,812
|
|
|
|
2,290,860
|
|
Total
|
|
|
30,145,104
|
|
|
|
22,834,152
|
|
Recent
Accounting Pronouncements
The
Company considers the applicability and impact of all Accounting Standard Updates (“ASUs”). ASUs not discussed below
were assessed and determined to be either not applicable or are expected to have minimal impact on our balance sheets or statements
of operations.
In
July 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-11,
Earnings Per Share (Topic 260), Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (Topic 480)
and Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): I. Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Down Round Features; II. Replacement
of the Indefinite Deferral for Mandatorily Redeemable Financial Instruments of Certain Nonpublic Entities and Certain Mandatorily
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests with a Scope Exception
, (ASU 2017-11). Part I of this update addresses the complexity
of accounting for certain financial instruments with down round features. Down round features are features of certain equity-linked
instruments (or embedded features) that result in the strike price being reduced on the basis of the pricing of future equity
offerings. Current accounting guidance creates cost and complexity for entities that issue financial instruments (such as warrants
and convertible instruments) with down round features that require fair value measurement of the entire instrument or conversion
option. Part II of this update addresses the difficulty of navigating Topic 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity, because
of the existence of extensive pending content in the FASB Accounting Standards Codification. This pending content is the result
of the indefinite deferral of accounting requirements about mandatorily redeemable financial instruments of certain nonpublic
entities and certain mandatorily redeemable noncontrolling interests. The amendments in Part II of this update do not have an
accounting effect. This ASU is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15,
2018. The Company adopted this ASU on January 1, 2019 and the adoption did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial
position or results of operations.
ALPHA-EN
CORPORATION
NOTES
TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
In
February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) in order to increase transparency and comparability among organizations
by, among other provisions, recognizing lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet for those leases classified as
operating leases under previous GAAP. For public companies, ASU 2016-02 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December
15, 2018 (including interim periods within those periods) using a modified retrospective approach and early adoption is permitted.
In transition, entities may also elect a package of practical expedients that must be applied in its entirety to all leases commencing
before the adoption date, unless the lease is modified, and permits entities to not reassess (a) the existence of a lease, (b)
lease classification or (c) determination of initial direct costs, as of the adoption date, which effectively allows entities
to carryforward accounting conclusions under previous U.S. GAAP. In July 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-11, Leases (Topic 842):
Targeted Improvements, which provides entities an optional transition method to apply the guidance under Topic 842 as of the adoption
date, rather than as of the earliest period presented. The Company adopted Topic 842 on January 1, 2019, using the optional transition
method to apply the new guidance as of January 1, 2019, rather than as of the earliest period presented, and elected the package
of practical expedients described above. Based on the analysis, on January 1, 2019, the Company recorded right of use assets of
approximately $903,000, lease liability of approximately $1.0 million and eliminated deferred rent of approximately $115,000 (See
Note 8).
In
June 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-07,
Improvements to Nonemployee Share-Based Payment Accounting
, which simplifies the
accounting for share-based payments granted to nonemployees for goods and services. Under the ASU, most of the guidance on such
payments to nonemployees would be aligned with the requirements for share-based payments granted to employees. The amendments
are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December
15, 2020. Early adoption is permitted, but no earlier than an entity’s adoption date of Topic 606. The Company adopted this
new standard on January 1, 2019 and the adoption did not have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements and related
disclosures.
Note
4 - Property and Equipment
The
components of property and equipment as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, at cost are (dollars in thousands):
|
|
Useful Life (Years)
|
|
|
June 30, 2019
|
|
|
December 31, 2018
|
|
Lab equipment
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
$
|
415
|
|
|
$
|
415
|
|
Office furniture and equipment
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
31
|
|
|
|
31
|
|
Leasehold improvement
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
|
379
|
|
|
|
379
|
|
Gross property and equipment
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
825
|
|
|
|
825
|
|
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(255
|
)
|
|
|
(193
|
)
|
Property and equipment, net
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
570
|
|
|
$
|
632
|
|
The
Company’s depreciation and amortization expense for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, was $30,000 and $27,000,
respectively. The Company’s depreciation and amortization expense for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, was $62,000
and $51,000, respectively.
Note
5 - Related Party Transactions
Advances
from Stockholders
From
time to time, stockholders of the Company advances funds to the Company for working capital purposes. Those advances are unsecured,
non-interest bearing and due on demand.
During
the six months ended June 30, 2019, the Company borrowed $50,000 from Steven M. Payne and subsequently the Company converted this
advance into Series B Preferred Stock. As of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the outstanding amounts of the advances from
related parties was approximately $36,000 and $36,000, respectively.
ALPHA-EN
CORPORATION
NOTES
TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
Note
6 - Temporary Equity
Series
A Preferred Stock
The
following table summarizes the Company’s Series A Preferred Stock activities for the six months ended June 30, 2019 (dollars
in thousands):
|
|
Series
A Preferred Stock
|
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
Total
Series A temporary equity as of December 31, 2018
|
|
|
4,208
|
|
|
$
|
4,208
|
|
Accrued
Series A Preferred Stock dividends
|
|
|
213
|
|
|
|
213
|
|
Total
Series A temporary equity as of June 30, 2019
|
|
|
4,421
|
|
|
$
|
4,421
|
|
As
of June 30, 2019, the Company has 4,421 shares of Series A Preferred Stock convertible into 2,528,812 shares of common stock,
and the dividends accrued and outstanding were $701,000 and reflected in carrying value of temporary equity.
Series
B Preferred Stock
On
April 16, 2019 the Company entered into a preferred stock purchase agreement (“Stock Purchase Agreement”) with
several accredited and institutional investors (including certain executives and members of the Company’s Board of Directors),
pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue and sell in a private placement up to 1,500 shares of its newly designated Series
B Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share, as well as warrants to purchase the Company’s common stock, at a purchase
price of $1,000 per unit, for total gross proceeds of up to $1.5 million. The Company has raised $970,000 from the issuance of
970 shares of Series B Preferred Stock and 970,000 warrants to purchase the Company’s common stock through June 30, 2019,
including $50,000 advances from related parties converted into Series B Preferred Stock.
Each
share of Series B preferred stock is convertible in 2,000 shares of common stock and is redeemable by the Company at any time
after the first anniversary. Upon liquidation of the Company, each share of Series B is entitled to receive a distribution of
assets before any distribution to holders of common stock, and after satisfaction of all liabilities,
in an amount equal to the original issuance price plus any accrued but unpaid dividends. The Series B preferred stock is entitled
to cumulative non-compounding dividends at an annual rate of 10%, which are to be paid quarterly. At the Company’s election
the dividend may be paid in either stock or cash.
On
the issuance date, the Company estimated the fair value of the warrants at $357,000 using the Black-Scholes option pricing model
using the following primary assumptions: contractual term of 5.0 years, volatility rate of 71.9%, risk-free interest rate of 2.40%
and expected dividend rate of 0%. Based on the warrant’s relative fair value to the fair value of the Series B Preferred
Stock, approximately $214,000 of the $357,000 of aggregate fair value was allocated to the warrants, creating a corresponding
preferred stock discount in the same amount.
Due
to the reduction of allocated proceeds to Series B Preferred Stock, the effective conversion price was approximately $0.39 per
share creating a beneficial conversion feature of $505,000 which reduced the carrying value of the Series B Preferred Stock. Since
the conversion option of the Series B Preferred Stock was immediately exercisable, the beneficial conversion feature was immediately
accreted to preferred dividends, resulting in an increase in the carrying value of the Series B Preferred Stock.
On
April 8, 2019, in connection with the sale and issuance of the Series B Preferred Stock, the Company filed with the Secretary
of State of the State of Delaware a certificate of designation establishing and designating the Series B Preferred Stock and the
rights, preferences, privileges and limitations thereof.
The
following table summarizes the Company’s Series B Preferred Stock activities for the six months ended June 30, 2019 (dollars
in thousands):