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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

[X]        ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2009

[  ]        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 000-51256

POWER AIR CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada

98-0433974

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation of organization)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

Suite 125-9 Burbidge Street, Coquitlam
British Columbia, Canada


V3K 7B2

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)

(604) 468-7771
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

Common Stock, Par Value $0.001
(Title of class)

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.
Yes [  ]  No [X]

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 of Section 15(d) of the Act.
Yes [  ]  No [X]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) 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.  Yes [X]  No [  ]

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

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

Large accelerated filer £
Non-accelerated filer £ (do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Accelerated filer £
Smaller reporting company T

Indicate by checkmark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes [  ]  No [X]


The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates of the registrant computed by reference to the price at which the registrant's common equity was last sold, as of March 31, 2009, (the last day of the registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter) was approximately $4,667,768.

The registrant had 14,470,378 shares of common stock outstanding as of January 11, 2010.

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

This annual report contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Any statements contained herein that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as "may", "will", "should", "expect", "plan", "intend", "anticipate", "believe", "estimate", "predict", "potential" or "continue", the negative of such terms or other comparable terminology. In evaluating these statements, you should consider various factors, including the assumptions, risks and uncertainties outlined in this annual report under "Risk Factors". These factors or any of them may cause our actual results to differ materially from any forward-looking statement made in this annual report. Forward-looking statements in this annual report include, among others, statements regarding:

  • our capital needs;
  • business plans; and
  • expectations.

While these forward-looking statements, and any assumptions upon which they are based, are made in good faith and reflect our current judgment regarding future events, our actual results will likely vary, sometimes materially, from any estimates, predictions, projections, assumptions or other future performance suggested herein. Some of the risks and assumptions include:

  • our need for additional financing;
  • our limited operating history;
  • our history of operating losses;
  • the competitive environment in which we operate;
  • changes in governmental regulation and administrative practices;
  • our dependence on key personnel;
  • conflicts of interest of our directors and officers;
  • our ability to fully implement our business plan;
  • our ability to effectively manage our growth; and
  • other regulatory, legislative and judicial developments.

We advise the reader that these cautionary remarks expressly qualify in their entirety all forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf. Important factors that you should also consider, include, but are not limited to, the factors discussed under "Risk Factors" in this annual report.

The forward-looking statements in this annual report are made as of the date of this annual report and we do not intend or undertake to update any of the forward-looking statements to conform these statements to actual results, except as required by applicable law, including the securities laws of the United States.

AVAILABLE INFORMATION

Power Air Corporation files annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements, and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). You may read and copy documents referred to in this Annual Report on Form 10-K that have been filed with the SEC at the SEC's Public Reference Room, 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. You may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. You can also obtain copies of our SEC filings by going to the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov.

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REFERENCES

As used in this annual report: (i) the terms "we", "us", "our", "Power Air" and the "Company" mean Power Air Corporation; (ii) "SEC" refers to the Securities and Exchange Commission; (iii) "Securities Act" refers to the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended; (iv) "Exchange Act" refers to the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and (v) all dollar amounts refer to United States dollars unless otherwise indicated.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

ITEM 1.

BUSINESS

5

ITEM 1A.

RISK FACTORS

16

ITEM 1B.

UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

22

ITEM 2.

PROPERTIES

22

ITEM 3.

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

22

ITEM 4.

SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

22

ITEM 5.

MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

23

ITEM 6.

SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

24

ITEM 7.

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

25

ITEM 7A.

QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

30

ITEM 8.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

30

ITEM 9.

CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

50

ITEM 9A(T).

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

50

ITEM 9B.

OTHER INFORMATION

51

ITEM 10.

DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

51

ITEM 11.

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

54

ITEM 12.

SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

56

ITEM 13.

CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE

57

ITEM 14.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES

59

ITEM 15.

EXHIBITS

59

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PART I

ITEM 1.             BUSINESS

Name and Incorporation

Our Company was formed under the laws of the State of Nevada on August 26, 2004 under the name "Fortune Partners, Inc." By an amendment to our Articles of Incorporation we changed our name to "Power Air Corporation" effective on December 22, 2005.

Our principal business offices are located at 9 Burbidge Street, Suite 125, Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada, V3K 7B2. Our telephone number is (604) 468-7771 and our facsimile number is (604) 468-7772.

We own 100% of the issued and outstanding share capital of Power Air Tech, Inc., which was formed under the laws of the State of Delaware in October of 1997, together with 50% of the issued and outstanding shares of Power Air (Canada) Corp. ("Power Air Canada"), which was formed under the laws of the Province of British Columbia, Canada, on December 12, 2005. Power Air (Canada) Corp. is considered a variable interest entity due to our Company's control over the operations and 100% funding of costs to date, and thus is considered a 100% consolidated subsidiary.

Our Corporate History

On September 30, 2005, we acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares of Power Air Tech, Inc. As a result of such acquisition, we are a development stage company engaged in the business of developing, manufacturing and marketing of fuel cell based commercial products.

This acquisition represented a change in control of our Company. The change in control, for accounting purposes, constitutes a re-capitalization of our Company and, therefore, the transaction has been accounted for as a reverse merger whereby Power Air Corporation is considered the acquired entity and the operations of Power Air Tech, Inc. have become the continuing operations of our Company.

Prior to the completion of the acquisition, the operations of Power Air Tech, Inc. focused on raising funds through a reverse merger with a public company, settling outstanding debt and maintaining its license with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory ("LLNL") in Livermore, California.

Our Business

Until recently, we held the exclusive world-wide license for the development and commercialization of the zinc air fuel cell ("ZAFC") technology developed through an extensive joint collaboration effort with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory ("LNLL") and the United States Department of Energy ("DOE"). We also held exclusive world-wide rights to a second LLNL patent pertaining to a low-cost process for recovering zinc and converting it to pellet form for reuse in the ZAFC system. LLNL is a leading United States Government research and development facility located in Livermore, California. Our agreement with LLNS terminated on November 3, 2009. Since then we have developed new, next generation ZAFC designs.

Our ZAFC technology is a metal oxide fuel cell using simple physical chemistry. It uses a combination of atmospheric oxygen and zinc pellets in a liquid alkaline electrolyte mixture referred to as an "electrolyte" to generate electricity. The by-products from the chemical reaction are zinc oxide and potassium zincates. The electrolyte used in the ZAFC fuel cells is potassium hydroxide, a chemical which is readily available in commercial quantities. In operation, the fuel cell consumes all of the zinc; and is operationally quiet, providing instantaneous stable electrical energy with zero greenhouse gas emissions.

Our objective is to commercialize the ZAFC technology to the stage where the technology can be incorporated into ZAFC products that can be manufactured and sold or leased for use as the power supply for commercial applications. We have completed initial development work on prototype zinc air fuel cells incorporating our technology. We plan to continue this development work in order to develop products incorporating our ZAFC technology that can be commercially marketed to consumers and businesses. In pursing this objective, we plan to undertake strategic relationships with original equipment manufacturers ("OEMs") who would incorporate our ZAFC technology into fuel cell powered products to be manufactured and sold by the OEM. As well, we plan to develop and design end-user commercial products that will be manufactured by third party contract manufacturers, and marketed and distributed by Power Air directly.

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We will continue technology development to develop a ZAFC based portable emergency generator designed for back-up or emergency use in homes and small businesses. We have developed prototypes of both of these products using our ZAFC technology. In order to complete development of commercial products, we will have to complete the following phases of development:

  • completion of technology development required to complete a "technology transfer" to product development
  • completion of the design, manufacture and testing of engineering prototypes;
  • completion of the design, manufacture, testing and certification of manufacturing prototypes; and
  • pilot production of commercial products.

We anticipate that our working capital at September 30, 2009 combined with a financing that is anticipated to close during the first quarter of calendar 2010, will be sufficient to enable us to complete the design and testing of engineering prototypes. Our ability to complete the certification and pilot production of commercial ZAFC generators will require that we obtain additional equity financing. We intend to raise additional equity financing to continue our technology and product development projects, to fund the manufacturing and packaging of our initial ZAFC Series inventories, to test and certify our auxiliary power packs, and to expand our engineering and sales/marketing headcount. However, we do not currently have such financing in place.

Our long-term goal is to be a commercially viable fuel cell company, powering low cost, silent, zero emission fuel cell based products developed with OEM partners for portable, stationary, light mobility and transportation markets. However, we have not yet completed the development of any products incorporating our ZAFC fuel cell technology that can be commercially marketed and sold. Further, we have not achieved any revenues to date and we are currently considered a development stage company. We anticipate achieving initial product revenues beginning in the fourth quarter of calendar 2010, and growing over the 2011 and 2012 calendar years, although there is no guarantee that we will achieve these results. We will require substantial additional financing for us to achieve our business objectives.

Industry Background

Generic Fuel Cells

A fuel cell is an electrochemical device, which cleanly converts chemical energy of a fuel and oxidant directly into low voltage direct current (DC) electricity. A fuel cell produces electricity and heat using a "fuel source" and oxygen. There is no conversion into heat by combustion of the fuel, and no conversion into mechanical energy, as is the case of a heat driven generator system. Thus, the efficiency of fuel cells is not a function of operating temperature.

The principal components of a fuel cell are catalytically activated electrodes for the fuel (anode) and the oxidant (cathode) plus an electrolyte to conduct between the two electrodes. In its operation the fuel cell creates DC power, which can be converted to AC power through an inverter. The fuel cell offers an alternative to existing power plants as a source of electrical power.

Commercialization of Fuel Cells

While generic fuel cells have been in existence for over a century, a recent expansion in demand for more efficient, stable and continuous supply of power, which can operate cleanly and quietly, has led to attempts to commercialize fuel cells as a source of power. Currently, batteries and engines provide reasonable power solutions in a broad number of markets and applications. However, each of these power solutions has its own inherent disadvantages. Engines are not suitable for many applications as they are noisy, polluting and unreliable as a power source. Batteries are not suitable for many applications as they are heavy, have to be recharged, have a variable life span and gradually lose power.

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Fuel cells have been presented as an alternative technology for power solutions as they do not possess some of the limitations of batteries and engines. Fuel cells offer an alternative solution as they can operate without the noise and emissions associated with hydrocarbon combustion and can provide a continuous source of electrical power.

Initial commercialization efforts have focused on polymer electrolyte membrane ("PEM") fuel cells that use hydrogen as a source of fuel. While PEM fuel cell prototypes have been tested in a variety of applications, conventional PEM fuel cells are costly to produce and operate, and the fuel (hydrogen) is difficult to distribute and store. These limitations have made commercialization of products powered by conventional PEM fuel cells difficult at present.

Our ZAFC Technology Solution

We believe that fuel cells incorporating our ZAFC technology offer the opportunity to deliver a fuel cell solution without the limitations of commercial products powered by conventional PEM fuel cells. We believe that our ZAFC technology offers the ability to develop and manufacture a fuel cell that has lower manufacturing and operating cost than conventional PEM fuel cells and that uses inexpensive, abundant and non-volatile zinc as its fuel, rather than hydrogen which is volatile and is difficult to distribute and store. Accordingly, our business objective is to develop ZAFC fuel cells that we will target for those segments of the power generation market that we believe will be most ready to accept a ZAFC fuel cell as an acceptable alternative to conventional sources of power. Based on our initial mapping of market opportunities, two markets show an immediate need that can be addressed in the short (next 24 months) to medium (24 to 48 months) term:

  • Mobile electronic devices are an emerging $6.5 Billion application opportunity for fuel cells. As devices increase in functionality, the larger screens, faster processors and extended RAM all require more power. This applies to cell phones, smart phones, laptop PCs and almost every portable device. For the more than 50 Million mobile workers in the US, these energy hungry devices have become mission critical and running out of power is not an option.
  • Power outages are becoming more and more frequent and widespread. Too often we are witnessing apartment and home occupants inconvenienced and in fact put into dangerous situations due to power outages caused by storms and technical failures. Residents are forced to cope with no lights, no heat, no information, spoiled food, and no working appliances for hours, days or even weeks at a time. Back-up generators are the current solution, but these generators cannot be used indoors, are noisy and polluting, heavy and messy. No back-up solution is offered whatsoever for apartment residents unless the whole building is backed up with a large diesel or natural gas generator.

In the medium to long term (48 to 72 months), we anticipate the steady emergence of hybrid electric vehicles which will require low cost, safe, rechargeable batteries or powerpacks, and the long term eventual emergence of fuel cell powered vehicles requiring safe, reliable, cost effective fuel cells. Currently, hybrid vehicles are using nickel metal hydride batteries, and much development is being done to improve lithium based batteries to make them safer and less costly for this application. Zinc air offers an excellent alternative to lithium as zinc is abundant, relatively inexpensive, intrinsically safe, and sustainable (recyclable for use over and over again). Recent publications by independent third parties have identified zinc air as the most logical choice for hybrid electric vehicles. We recognize this long term opportunity and we are positioning to participate in this market with technology development initiatives which are intended to result in rechargeable zinc air powerpacks and batteries for this application.

Anticipated Markets for Fuel Cells

Fuel cells have not yet reached the stage where they have achieved widespread commercial adoption. As such, we believe that the market for fuel cells is in its early stages and is still developing. Based on industry experience to date, and learning from the experience of other fuel cell manufacturers, particularly PEM fuel cell based companies where prototypes have been tested in a variety of applications, we believe that the markets for fuel cell based products will evolve as follows:

First-to-Market: Occasional use products, such as generator and battery substitutes for industrial, residential, and personal back-up power solutions, with low operating lifetime requirements:

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  • Emergency and mobile power packs
  • Emergency generators for residential and small business
  • Uninterruptible Power Supply ("UPS") back-up (PC's, Servers, Data Centres)
  • Telecom, Utility, Cable TV and Commercial Building back-up

Next-to-Market: Intermittent use products, such as longer running generators and light mobility vehicles, requiring longer operating life (i.e.: to 10,000 hours and over) and on-board fuel storage and re-fuelling logistics:

 

  • Alternate Power Units ("APUs") that power non-drive train functions for trucks, boats, RV's, and Military vehicles.
  • Seasonal (i.e.: cabins, cottages) and special events power supply units.
  • Light mobility fleet units such as forklifts, golf carts, scooters, airport ground support vehicles, military vehicles, small hybrid vehicles.
  • Hybrid electric vehicles.

Last-to-Market: Continuous use products, requiring operating lifetimes to 40,000 hours and fuel infrastructure support in place:

 

  • Co-Generation - residential or commercial heating and electricity supply using the existing natural gas (or other) infrastructure and reformers.
  • Grid replacement and "peaker" products.
  • Fuel cell automobiles
  • Large and Heavy Vehicles - e.g. Buses

Our Fuel Cell Technology

Until recently, we held rights to the ZAFC technology pursuant to a limited exclusive patent license agreement between Power Air Tech and Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC ("LLNS") dated October 15, 2007 (the "License Agreement"). Under the terms of the License Agreement, LLNS granted to Power Air Tech an exclusive, non-transferable, royalty-bearing license to make, use, sell, offer for sale and import products that incorporate the licensed patents in the United States and worldwide where the patent rights to the technology exist. The license rights were limited to a "field of use" described as the zinc air fuel technology for stationary and mobile applications. LLNS also granted to Power Air Tech the right to issue royalty-bearing sublicenses to third parties to the zinc air fuel technology for stationary and mobile applications. Our agreement with LLNS terminated on November 3, 2009. Since then we have developed new, next generation ZAFC designs. We have a patent pending with respect to this new design, as follows:

United States and Canada Patent Pending

Invention Disclosure Number

Patent Number

Title

Inventors

Issue Date

5334

P5910005/4

Electrolyte Management in Zinc / Air Systems

Gregory Roberts / Rehmanji Irfan

Pending

Our Fuel Cell Technology

The Zinc Air Fuel Cell

Our fuel cell technology is a metal oxide fuel cell using simple physical chemistry. It uses a combination of atmospheric oxygen and zinc pellets in a liquid alkaline electrolyte mixture referred to as an "electrolyte" to generate electricity. The by-products from the chemical reaction are zinc oxide and potassium zincates. The electrolyte used in the ZAFC fuel cells is potassium hydroxide, a chemical which is readily available in commercial quantities. In operation, the fuel cell consumes all of the zinc and is operationally quiet, providing instantaneous stable electrical energy with zero greenhouse gas emissions.

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Power Air Corp engineers achieved significant breakthroughs in the designing of a new, second generation ZAFC which we believe will patentable by Power Air Corp. The current, self-feeding design incorporates a hopper from which the zinc pellets, less than one millimeter in size, feed through a restricted opening into a cell to react with the flowing electrolyte during operation. The size of the lightweight fuel cell stack determines power (measured in kilowatts); the electrolyte reserve tank (together with the amount of zinc in the hopper) determines the total energy capacity (measured in kilowatt-hours) and operational cycle of the device.

The ZAFC Stack

The zinc-air fuel cell is constructed in a modular form of unit cells known as a ZAFC stack. The ZAFC stack forms the base platform component of our planned products. The ZAFC stack incorporates individual unit cells into a stack of fuel cells in a configuration that will enable us to specifically design, engineer, and package and brand a range of products that can be targeted at a range of applications suitable for the customers' requirements. By designing and incorporating ZAFC stacks into our products, we will be able to provide customized power/energy requirements.

The ZAFC stack is constructed in a modular form of unit cells, each of which is made up of a hopper, a self-feeding galvanic cell with air and refueling ports. The hoppers in each cell act as buffers to protect the air electrodes during refueling and handling. The cells are joined or molded together in a fuel stack module that is connected to an electrolyte storage tank that contains the electrolyte and discharge products. Each cell contains a lightweight plastic frame, a current collector, and a paper-thin air electrode. The plastic frame extends upwards to create a hopper which can hold additional zinc pellets that are fed into the cell as the zinc is used up in the cell. The lightweight cells generate the power from the ZAFC stack. The size of the lightweight fuel cell stack determines power (measured in kilowatts); and the electrolyte reserve tank (together with the amount of zinc in the hopper) determines, the total energy capacity (measured in kilowatt-hours) and operational cycle of the device.

The ZAFC system components are divided into five categories:

  • air cathodes;
  • cell frames and stand-offs;
  • current collector, metal plates and discs;
  • controllers, pumps and blowers; and
  • containers and filters.

The stack module is connected to an electrolyte storage tank containing electrolyte and discharge products, a blower to circulate air, a pump to circulate the electrolyte through the cells and over the zinc, and several other ancillary components depending on the specific application.

In operation zinc pellets are pushed along the base of horizontal fill tubes by the flowing electrolyte. The zinc pellets flow through slots to load each individual cell situated above the reaction cell.

The very narrow cell openings allow the particles to feed informally into the cell to form an open, loosely packed structure, which permits the oxidation of the zinc and easy flow of electrolyte. The electrolyte flows upward through the cell and hopper to remove heat and reaction by products.

The ZAFC based devices are self-contained and the electric power required to drive the ancillary air and electrolyte pumps is negligible, consuming less than four percent of the fuel cell stacks gross output.

The ZAFC has refueling capability in that the invariant materials (zinc and electrolyte) can be replaced during the discharge cycle. Topping up of ZAFC's electrolyte storage tank and zinc hopper can be performed in minutes. The residual zinc oxide can be recycled.

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Recycling and Recovery of Fuel

During operation, zinc is converted into zinc oxides that are retained in the electrolyte. At any period during discharge zinc can be recovered from the electrolyte and recycled for later re-use. The zinc is not consumed, in the sense of gasoline or diesel; rather, it operates as a carrier of electrical energy. Residual zinc oxide created during this process can be recycled back into reusable zinc (via electrolysis) so that it can again be processed into pellets and fed into the ZAFC stack.

Zinc oxides can be recycled to form new zinc by electrolysis using a simple process, which may be incorporated in the overall system or sited at a central or service station location.

There are zinc recovery systems using other processes that may be adaptable to our purposes with less development.

Advantages of our Zinc Air Fuel Cell Technology

We believe that our ZAFC technology offers a unique combination of advantages over alternative competing technologies and power solutions. These advantages include:

  • Economical Energy Source. We currently estimate that fuel cell products based on our ZAFC technology offer can be manufactured and marketed at lower costs than can be achieved for conventional PEM fuel cell power solutions. We believe that lower manufacturing and marketing costs will result in products based on our ZAFC technology being able to be competitively priced against incumbent technologies. The low capital cost of the ZAFC is as a result of its simple design and low operating temperature which allow the majority of components to be conventionally sourced and combined with low-cost fabrication techniques. In addition, the consumables used comprise zinc and potassium hydroxide, both of which are inexpensive and easily sourced.
  • High Specific Energy. The ZAFC has an energy output of approximately five to six times that of lead acid batteries of the same weight.
  • Rapid Refueling and Continuous Use. Products incorporating our ZAFC technology can be designed to be rapidly refuelable through an exchange of electrolyte and addition of zinc pellets, rather than being slowly recharged using electricity. This will allow products incorporating our ZAFC technology to be used for applications requiring near continuous use.
  • Environmental - Zero Airborne Emissions. Products incorporating our ZAFC technology will not produce any significant airborne emissions. The reaction by-product, zinc-oxide, is retained in the electrolyte and can be recycled via electrolysis.

  • Technology Safety Issues. Products incorporating our ZAFC technology will not face the safety, distribution, storage and sitting issues inherent in competing technologies, such as PEM fuel cells and generators that rely on flammable and explosive fuel types such as hydrogen or gasoline.

Development of our Zinc Air Fuel Cell Technology

Historical Development

Our ZAFC technology development started with a joint collaboration effort between Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and the United States Department of Energy. LLNL is a leading United States Government research and development facility located in Livermore, California. LLNL created the ZAFC using internal support and additional support from the International Lead Zinc Research Organization and the U.S. Department of Energy. Prior to September 30, 2005, over $6.0 million had been invested in the technology. From 1992 to 1997, LLNL and the DOE spent over $1 million on the original research concept and development of the ZAFC. Between 1998 and 2005, our now largest shareholders invested a further $5 million to bring the ZAFC to the prototype level. In the fiscal years ended September 30, 2006, 2007 and 2008, approximately $772,000, $1,316,000 and $1,352,000 was spent, respectively, in the development, engineering and testing of the technology. In our fiscal year ended September 30, 2009, we spent approximately $251,000 the further development, engineering and testing of this technology.

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Current State of Development

The following development of the technology and product concepts for ZAFC has been ongoing or completed to date:

Phase

Description

Development Work
Completed by:

Dates Work Completed

0

Initial Development of Zinc Air unit

LLNL, the Department of Energy and the International Lead Zinc Research Organization

1995

1

Patenting of cell design

LLNL

1995 and 1996

2

Experimentation with various air cathodes and sealants

LLNL and PAT

1998

3

Completion of multi-cell ZAFC unit for demonstration

LLNL and PAT

2000

4

Proof of Power Curve - successful testing of ZAFC

LLNL, PAT and Argonne National Laboratories

2001

5

Product Concept
-   ZAFC-based Emergency
     Backup Generator

Power Air Corporation


2006 / Q3

6

Program Concept
-   ZAFC-based Emergency
     Backup Generator

Power Air Corporation


Ongoing

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New 2nd &3rd generation of ZAFCs

Power Air Corporation

2009 / Q4 ~ On Going

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Manufactured Catalysts for Air Cathode

Power Air Corporation

2009 / Q4~ On Going

9

Inventing Catalysts & Air Cathode Testers

Power Air Corporation

2009 / Q4

10

Developing Electrolyte filtering systems

Power Air Corporation

2009 / Q4~ On Going

As a result of the completion of this development work, we have developed and configured initial prototypes based on individual ZAFC cell stacks (with an electrolyte storage tank to form a six-cell or twelve-cell basic unit). We have established in principal that a single cell can be configured with off-the-shelf electronics to provide 5V output at up to 2W and with a 40Wh capacity. In addition, stacks of six or twelve full-size ZAFC cells can be linked together (or scaled) to provide the desired power and energy capacity for a particular application. We have not experienced any adverse chemical or electrical side-effects as a result of combining fuel cells into stacks; however, we plan to continue testing and monitoring of these issues as we proceed with further development.

ZAFC Portable Emergency Generator

We will continue to focus technology resources on the development of our core ZAFC product as capital permits. We envision ZAFC products would be manufactured and marketed by an original equipment manufacturer or contract manufacturer under agreement with us. Our initial ZAFC product will initially be targeted to OEMs delivering power solutions to the business and residential backup and emergency power segment.

We will design our initial prototype for OEM integration into a ZAFC-based portable emergency generator designed for back-up or emergency use in homes and small businesses. This generator will be designed to be suitable for use both indoors (as it will not generate emissions) and outdoors. The generator will be designed to generate AC power at a rated power output of 1.25 or 2.5 Kilowatts, and to run for four to six hours continuously at fully rated power when fully fuelled.

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We plan to complete the following development work in order to achieve this objective:

Phase

Description of
Development Phase

Description of Development Work

Planned Timing

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Program Concept

We plan to complete the matching of engineering requirements and performance on key areas including electrolyte capacity and air cathode life - in parallel market opportunities with less stringent requirements will be evaluated and pursued if attractive

2010 / Q1

12

Engineering Prototype

With input of an OEM, we plan to complete the design, manufacture and testing of an engineering prototype incorporating our ZAFC fuel cell technology

2010 / Q3

13

Engineering Verification

This phase will consist of further construction and field testing of engineering prototypes

2010 / Q4

14

Manufacturing Prototype

With input from a manufacturing partner, we plan to design a commercial product with product design freeze and quality plan

2010 / Q4

15

Manufacturing Verification

This phase will consist of the construction and beta testing of manufacturing prototypes and completion of plan for launching the product into the market-place (Certification-UL/ CSA)

2011 / Q1

16

Pilot Production

This phase will consist of manufacturing pilot units of the product and confirmation that our initial required cost and quality targets have been met

2011 / Q2

17

Develop 5KW Generator

This phase will consist of R&D and manufacturing 5KW Generator

2011 / Q4

18

Develop 20KW Generator

This phase will consist of R&D and manufacturing of 20KW Generator that can be incorporate into electric vehicle.

2012 / Q4

The above timetable is an estimate prepared by our management based on our plans and objectives as they presently exist, and there are a number of contingencies that could cause our timetable not to be met.

It should be noted that certain core technology development projects will be conducted in parallel with the core ZAFC stack commercialization to ensure the ongoing development of intellectual property, reduce the reliance on third party suppliers for key components, and extend the potential applications for ZAFC technology. One such project that has been identified is the "Zinc Air Cathode" project. The output of such projects may be two to three years in the future but will open up additional market sectors through extended lifetime and lower costs. In all cases, we will make best efforts to ensure that our direct spending on such projects will be minimized through the use of government grants, tax incentives and co-development with other parties.

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Zinc Air Cathodes

Historically, air cathodes for all of our developments have been sourced from various third party vendors. The air cathode is a critical component in terms of performance, reliability and cost of any zinc air system. To date, we have found at least two vendors whose initial performance and projected costs meet target specifications. Concerns arise when looking at lifetime operating requirements, and being dependent on third parties for supply of a critical component of our end-user products. It is therefore seen as strategic to invest in the design of an air cathode specifically suited to our zinc air environment. In addition, this air cathode would be a product unto itself, giving us intellectual property protection and an additional revenue stream through licensing or product sales.

As such, we have established an air cathode development project in collaboration with the National Research Council's Institute for Fuel Cell Innovation in Vancouver. This project was announced in December, 2007, and project work began in January, 2008. The two-year project will be partially subsidized by the NRC, the Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP) and Scientific Research & Experimental Development tax credits. The project is designed to deliver a specialized electrode design (catalyst and support structure) that meets all target product specifications for Portable Emergency and UPS & Telecoms backup and also represents "patentable" intellectual property. Ideally a lower cost, better performing, and longer lifetime primary air cathode would result, suitable for use in our Indoor Generator.

At the end of 2009, we developed and manufactured our own catalyst that we believe is an improvement over what is currently available on the market. Over the next few months, we intend to test and collaborate with a Gas Diffusion Layer (GDL) manufacturer to create custom air cathode for our specific needs.

Subsequent Product Development

Assuming successful implementation of the 1.25 and 2.5 kW Portable Emergency Generator units, work will begin on a parallel path to develop UPS & Telecoms as well and Small Fleet products, as per OEM specifications/requirements.

Our ability to complete our current development work and this future development work will be subject to our ability to obtain the necessary financing to fund this development work. Further, our success in developing our initial product will be critical in enabling us to proceed to future development work. We may be forced to abandon plans for future development work if our initial product is not successful or we do not achieve the required financing.

In undertaking our development work, our intention is to continuously enhance our product range and to develop new generations of products. However, we do not plan to divert resources from the initial OEM module development unless significant investment in an alternative application is provided by an OEM. We plan to retain a strategic role in the assembly and distribution of products, which will ensure continuity of product service and quality for customers.

In undertaking our development work, we plan to outsource materials handling and manufacturing of components to existing component manufacturers. The aim of this strategy is to minimize capital costs in the setting up of manufacturing plants and to provide us with flexibility in sourcing of components and compliance of design specification rules in each country.

Prototyping and Testing

As we update the ZAFC design and complete our development work, we anticipate that many of the core components and materials will change. Each variation will require extensive single-cell and unit testing as well as forensic work. While it is reasonable to acquire some test and lab apparatus (load banks, etc.), we believe that many of the environmental tests may be more cost effectively undertaken in conjunction with a third party.

Manufacturing

We anticipate that manufacturing of any commercial products incorporating our core ZAFC cell or stack technology will be undertaken by an OEM or a contract manufacturer under agreement with us. At the same time, design of the products, especially design of the core ZAFC stack for the manufacturing prototype, will require extensive input from not only experienced designers and engineers, but also from experienced production staff. On September 27, 2006, we entered into a four phase Development and Pre-Manufacturing Agreement (the "Mid States Agreement") with Mid States Tool and Machine Inc. of Decatur, Indiana ("Mid States"). Mid States is an established plastics tooling and machining company that has advanced computer aided design and manufacturing capability to allow for the easy iteration of designs during the prototyping phase. Pursuant to the Mid States Agreement, Mid States will re-design, cost-reduce, tool and manufacture the ZAFC. It is still intended that Mid States will be one of our contract manufacturers for the initial ZAFC cells for use in our ZAFC commercial products in North America.

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Development, Engineering and Testing Facilities

In the third quarter of 2009, we moved our primary research and development facility to Vancouver, B.C., Canada from Livermore, California. We believe that we will have access to a very talented pool of engineers at greater value in Vancouver. This facility accommodates personnel required to implement the application design, development and commercialization phases of the ZAFC system. We plan to carry out the majority of our development and engineering work at our Vancouver facility.

National Research Council of Canada's Institute for Fuel Cell Innovation

We have also established a Canadian subsidiary, Power Air (Canada) Corporation. On March 31, 2007 our Canadian subsidiary extended a premises lease for office and laboratory space at the National Research Council of Canada's Institute for Fuel Cell Innovation (NRC-IFCI) in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The NRC-IFCI is widely considered to have the world's most advanced cluster of companies and organizations focused on fuel cell technologies. The lease was renewed on April 1, 2008 and expired on March 31, 2009.

Marketing & Sales

We plan to focus on delivering ZAFC based products and systems to the market in collaboration with OEMs and/or contract manufacturers. Our plan is to identify and enter into strategic relationships with OEMs and/or contract manufacturers that are interested in pursuing the commercialization of products incorporating our ZAFC technology. Partnering is expected to reduce the time required to commercialize our technology as it offers the ability to:

  • leverage market intelligence, specifications requirements, systems integration and product development expertise;
  • leverage the customer base for field trial activities and feedback;
  • leverage product design, certification and regulatory approval expertise; and
  • leverage marketing, sales, distribution, installation and service capabilities.

By partnering, our objective will be to avoid duplicating costly, already existing tooling, manufacturing, distribution, service and support infrastructures, thus enabling us to focus on cost reduction and improvement of our core technology offering.

For the ZAFC products, we plan to support the OEM systems integration, product development, codes and standards, and testing activities and participate with OEMs in end-user field trials.

We also plan to continue developing strategic relationships with a fuel solution business partner, and to collaborate with this partner to implement a fuel supply, distribution, siting, re-fueling logistics, and re-cycling business model. Commercialization of our zinc based product may be an important development for the zinc industry. Our product may represent a substantial new fuel market for zinc that zinc companies could supply to. The process of recycling the zinc, through electrolysis, could also offer a major sustainable revenue producing opportunity to companies in the zinc industry.

We also plan to develop market awareness for the ZAFC through identifiable brand imaging by introducing our new logo (with or without text) on all systems, similar to "INTEL inside".

 

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We plan to focus our marketing efforts on establishing relationships with major organizations, and we intend to pursue a Business 2 Business approach and target trade press in order to promote these relationships. We also plan to promote our technology via press releases and editorial write-ups in trade publications. We anticipate that the primary promotional and marketing effort will be performed in conjunction with our OEM, contract manufacturer, distributor, and zinc strategic partners.

Patents and Licenses

Power Air Corporation will not patent any patentable technologies until we are ready to commercialize our products. We have one patent that is pending in the USA and in Canada. Also, we have identified several additional patentable designs in the course of developing our core ZAFC technology and are in the process of filing additional provisional patent applications, but there can be no assurance that any of these provisional patents will be issued or that the provisional patent applications will not be challenged.

Government Approvals

One of our objectives will be to establish relationships with relevant regulators, government and industry agencies in regard to the endorsement of our technology and products. In particular, we plan to seek to align our technology and products in order to qualify for grants and assistance programs directed at end-users wishing to adopt clean power alternatives.

Government Regulation

If we are to introduce products incorporating our ZAFC designs into the marketplace, we will have to obtain Underwriters Laboratory and/or CSA International certifications for North America, and CE certifications for Europe and Asia prior to being able ship or install any product. Accordingly, we plan to design all products that we develop so that they will be able to pass all major certifications (North America, Europe, Asia) with the same design. The expense associated with this government regulatory compliance will be incorporated into the costs for the design and development of our products.

At this time, we do not know what additional requirements, if any, each jurisdiction will impose on our product or its installation. We also do not know the extent to which any new regulations may impact our ability to distribute, install and service our product. Once our product reaches the commercialization stage and we begin distributing our systems to our early target markets, the federal, state or local government entities may seek to impose regulations.

Competition

We face competition from a number of companies, some of which are larger and have greater resources than we do. Our competitors in the fuel cell industry include, among others, Medis, Plug Power, Revolt, Fuel Cell Energy, Inc., Electric Fuel Corporation, and PowerZinc Corporation. In addition, we will be attempting to displace established technology such as alkaline, lithium and lead-acid batteries and internal combustion engines in many of the markets we enter; however, many other companies are established in these markets with greater resources than we have.

ZAFC Emergency Generator Competition

Incumbent portable generators from McCullough, Briggs & Stratton, Coleman and Honda are well priced at between $120 and $600 per kW for the end-user product. However, the higher end, quieter models such as the Honda EU3000 are premium priced and in greatest demand for home use. In addition to virtually silent operation, Power Air's ZAFC-based products will have the advantages of indoor siting, no emissions, no fire hazard, no explosion hazard, no burn hazard (i.e.: to touch it when in operation), and recyclable fuel. To compete against incumbent portable generators, the OEM will have to offer the end-user a product at a reasonable premium, considering the advantages above, compared to the higher end portable generator price.

To compete against higher end fossil fuel portable generators, at an average of about $600 per kW, we believe a "Green" OEM alternative needs to deliver 1500+ hours of lifetime, 4 to 6 hours run-time at full load, and an end user price of:

  • Introduction:                      $1000 - $1200 per kW
  • Market Penetration:           $800 - $1000 per kW
  • Mass Market:                     $600 - $800 per kW

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Employees

As of September 30, 2009, we had nine full-time employees and one part-time employee.

Subsidiaries

We own 100% of the issued and outstanding share capital of Power Air Tech, Inc., which was formed under the laws of the State of Delaware in October of 1997. We also own 50% of the issued and outstanding shares of Power Air (Canada) Corp., which was formed under the laws of the Province of British Columbia, Canada, on December 12, 2005. Power Air (Canada) Corp. is considered a variable interest entity due to our control over the operations and 100% funding of costs to date, and thus is considered a 100% consolidated subsidiary.

ITEM 1A.           RISK FACTORS

An investment in our common stock involves a number of very significant risks. You should carefully consider the following risks and uncertainties in addition to other information in this annual report in evaluating our Company and our business before purchasing shares of our common stock. Our business, operating results and financial condition could be seriously harmed due to any of the following risks. The risks described below may not be all of the risks facing our Company. Additional risks not presently known to us or that we currently consider immaterial may also impair our business operations. You could lose all or part of your investment due to any of these risks.

Risks Related to Our Operating Results

Because we are currently a development stage company, we have no products available for sale or use and may lack the financial resources needed to bring products to market.

We are in the development stage and we have not completed the development of any products incorporating our ZAFC technology that can be commercially sold. We will not achieve commercialization of our products until such time, if ever, that we complete further development of our technology and design of products that may be commercially marketed and sold. Our long-term viability growth and profitability will depend upon successful testing, approval and commercialization of products incorporating our technology resulting from our research and development activities. Adverse or inconclusive results in the development and testing of these products could significantly delay or ultimately preclude commercialization of our technology.

If we are unable to develop any commercially viable ZAFC fuel cell based products that can be marketed and sold, then we may not be able to achieve revenues and our business may fail.

We cannot guarantee that we will be able to develop commercially viable fuel cell based products on the timetable we anticipate, or at all. The commercialization of our fuel cell products requires substantial technological advances to improve the efficiency, functionality, reliability, cost and performance of these systems and products and to develop commercial volume manufacturing processes for these systems and products. We cannot guarantee that we will be able to internally develop the technology necessary for commercialization of our fuel cell products, or that we will be able to acquire or license the required technology from third parties. Developing the technology for high-volume commercialization requires substantial capital, and we cannot assure you that we will be able to generate or secure sufficient funding on terms acceptable to us to pursue our high-volume commercialization plans. In addition, before we release any product to market, we subject it to numerous field tests. These field tests may encounter problems and delays for a number of reasons, many of which are beyond our control. If these field tests reveal technical defects or reveal that our products do not meet performance goals, including useful life, safety, and reliability, our commercialization schedule could be delayed, and potential purchasers may decline to purchase our systems and products. Our inability to develop commercially viable fuel cell based products that can be marketed and sold will result in our inability to earn revenues and achieve profitability, with the result that our business may fail.

Because we have not earned any revenues from operations, all our capital requirements have been met through financing and it is not certain we will be able to continue to find financing to meet our operating requirements.

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As of September 30, 2009, we had cash on hand of $424,235 and a working capital deficit of $928,326. Our business plan calls for significant expenses in connection with the development of our ZAFC business. Our capital requirements have been and will continue to be significant. We will be dependent on future financing to fund our research and development as well as other working capital requirements. There can be no assurance that such additional financing will be forthcoming or that it will result in sufficient capital for us to meet our expected working capital needs. Furthermore, in the event that our plans change or our assumptions change or prove inaccurate, we could be required to seek additional financing in greater amounts than is currently anticipated. Any inability to obtain additional financing when needed would have a material adverse effect on us, including possibly requiring us to significantly curtail or possibly cease our operations. In addition, any future equity financing may involve substantial dilution to our existing shareholders.

Our auditors have expressed substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.

Our audited financial statements for the period from inception to September 30, 2009 have been prepared assuming that we will continue as a going concern. Our auditors have expressed substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. Our financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty. We have incurred a net loss totaling $23,440,736 since inception to September 30, 2009.

Because we have only recently commenced business operations, we face a high risk of business failure and this could result in a total loss of your investment.

We have not earned any revenues and we have not achieved profitability as of the date of this annual report. Potential investors should be aware of the difficulties normally encountered by development stage companies and the high rate of failure of such enterprises. The likelihood of success must be considered in light of the problems, expenses, difficulties, complications and delays encountered in connection with the further commercialization of our ZAFC technology. These potential problems include, but are not limited to, unanticipated problems relating to costs and expenses that may exceed current estimates. We have no history upon which to base any assumption as to the likelihood that our business will prove successful, and we can provide no assurance to investors that we will generate any operating revenues or ever achieve profitable operations. If we are unsuccessful in addressing these risks, our business will likely fail and you will lose your entire investment.

Because we have only recently commenced business operations, we expect to incur operating losses for the foreseeable future.

We have never earned revenues and we have never been profitable. Prior to completing the commercialization of our ZAFC technology, we anticipate that we will incur increased operating expenses without realizing any revenues. We therefore expect to incur significant losses into the foreseeable future. If we are unable to generate significant revenues from the commercialization of our technology, our business will likely fail and you will lose your entire investment.

We have no commercialization or strategic funding agreements in place.

A key component of our business plan is to enter into strategic relationships with OEMs with whom we would work to design and develop products incorporating our ZAFC technology that would be manufactured, marketed and sold by the OEMs. Although we have collaboration and tooling agreements in place we currently have no commercialization or strategic partnership agreements in place to assist in the development and funding of additional prototypes. These agreements need to be completed as soon as reasonably possible. Our growth will depend, in large part, on such partnerships. If we are unable to develop and maintain these relationships, our ability to penetrate and compete successfully in the fuel cell market would be materially adversely affected, which would have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.

We could lose or fail to attract the personnel necessary to run our business.

Our success depends in large part on our ability to attract and retain key management, engineering, scientific, manufacturing and operating personnel. As we develop additional manufacturing capabilities and expand the scope of our operations, we will require more skilled personnel. Our failure to attract or retain qualified personnel could delay or result in our inability to complete our business plan for the commercialization of our ZAFC fuel cell technology.

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Our directors may experience conflicts of interest which may detrimentally affect our profitability.

Certain directors and officers may be engaged in, or may in the future be engaged in, other business activities on their own behalf and on behalf of other companies and, as a result of these and other activities, such directors and officers may become subject to conflicts of interest, which could have a material adverse effect on our business.

We have not achieved profitability, and we may not be able to effectively manage the demands required of a new business in our industry.

We have never earned revenues and we have never been profitable. There can be no assurance that we will effectively execute our business plan or manage any growth of our business, or that our future operating and financial forecast will be met. Future development and operating results will depend on many factors, including access to adequate capital, the completion and regulatory approval of marketable products, the demand for our products, the level of product and price competition, our success in setting up and expanding distribution channels and whether we can control costs. Many of these factors are beyond our control. In addition, our future prospects must be considered in light of the risks, expenses and difficulties frequently encountered in establishing a new business in our industry, which is characterized by intense competition, rapid technological change, highly litigious competitors, potential product liability and significant regulation. If we are unable to address these matters, or any of them, then we may not be able to successfully implement our business plan for the commercialization of our ZAFC fuel cell technology and achieve revenues or profitability.

Because we have a history of losses and anticipate continued losses through our development stage, we may lack the financial stability required to continue operations.

Since inception we have suffered recurring losses. We have funded our operations through the issuance of common stock in order to meet our strategic objectives. We anticipate that our losses will continue until such time, if ever, as we are able to generate sufficient revenues to support our operations. Our ability to generate revenue primarily depends on our success in completing development and obtaining regulatory approvals for the commercial sale of the products under development. There can be no assurance that any such events will occur, that we will attain revenues from commercialization of our products or that we will ever achieve profitable operations.

Even if we are able to successfully develop products incorporating our ZAFC fuel cell technology, our inability to successfully manufacture these products, either ourselves or through OEMs with whom we may enter into strategic relationships, would result in our inability to commercialize our technology and achieve revenues .

To successfully commercialize our ZAFC fuel cell technology, we must develop, either ourselves or through OEMs and/or contract manufacturers with whom we may enter into strategic relationships, the ability to manufacture our products in quantities in compliance with regulatory requirements and at an acceptable cost. We have no long-term experience in manufacturing products and could experience difficulties in development or manufacturing that could impair our ability to successfully commercialize products incorporating our ZAFC fuel cell technology. Moreover, there can be no assurance that we or OEMs and/or contract manufacturers with whom we may enter into strategic relationships will be successful in scaling up manufacturing operations sufficient to produce our products in sufficient volume and at acceptable manufacturing costs to generate market acceptance.

A mass market for our products may never develop or may take longer to develop than we anticipate.

Our zinc air products target emerging markets, and we do not know whether end-users will want to use them. The development of a mass market for our zinc air products may be affected by many factors, some of which are beyond our control, including the emergence of newer, more competitive technologies and products, the future cost of fuels used by our systems, regulatory requirements, consumer perceptions of the safety of our products and related fuels, and consumer reluctance to buy a new product, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows. In the event that consumers do not demand our products or if the market for our products develops slower than we anticipate, then our ability to achieve revenues and profitability will be impaired or delayed.

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We currently face and will continue to face significant competition.

Because zinc air products have the potential to replace existing power products, competition for our products will come from current power technologies, from improvements to current power technologies and from new alternative power technologies, including other types of fuel cells. Each of our target markets is currently serviced by existing manufacturers with existing customers and suppliers. Additionally, there are competitors working on developing technologies such as other types of fuel cells, advanced batteries and hybrid battery/internal combustion engines in each of our targeted markets. The fuel cell product market is becoming more competitive with products from many companies, many of which are larger with greater financial resources. Many large competitors may also eventually dominate the marketplace with access to significantly more financing than our Company. Across the United States, Canada, Europe and Japan, corporations, national laboratories and universities are actively engaged in the development and manufacture of fuel cell products and components. Each of these competitors has the potential to capture market share in each of our target markets. If competitors are able to introduce competing products that are more readily accepted by consumers or cost less than the products incorporating our technology, then a significant consumer demand for our products may not develop and we may not be able to achieve revenues or profitability.

Because we are significantly smaller than the majority of our competitors, we may lack the financial resources needed to capture market share.

The markets in which we intend to operate are dominated by several large firms with established products, and our success will be dependent upon acceptance of our products by the market as reliable, safe and cost-effective power solutions. It may be difficult or impossible for us to achieve such acceptance of our products in view of competitive market conditions. Many of our competitors have substantial financial resources, customer bases, manufacturing, marketing and sales capabilities, and businesses or other resources, which give them significant competitive advantages over us. Thus it is likely that they will be quicker to market than we will, with products that will compete with our products, should our products be successfully approved and commercialized. Moreover, even if we successfully bring our products to market ahead of our projected competitors, established competitors may be able to quickly bring products to market that would compete. In addition, the market is subject to constant introduction of new products and designs. Market acceptance of our products may be influenced by new products or technologies that come to market, which could render our products obsolete or prohibitively expensive. If we are unable to address these matters, or any of them, then our products may not be able to compete in the marketplace with products offered by competitors and we may not be able to achieve significant revenues or profitability.

Because we may not be able to obtain patents for the products and processes we are currently developing and testing, we may not be able to protect our intellectual property rights.

Our success will depend in part on whether we can obtain patent protection for our products and processes, preserve trade secrets and proprietary technology and operate without infringing upon patent or other proprietary rights of third parties. We cannot provide any assurance that we will be able to achieve any future patent protection for our technology. Established companies in our industry generally are aggressive in attempts to block new entrants to their markets, and may allege that our products, if successfully developed, interfere with the intellectual property rights of these companies. Our success will depend on our products not infringing patents that belong to others. Furthermore, the validity and breadth of claims in technology patents involve complex legal and factual questions and, therefore, are highly uncertain. Even if we are successful in obtaining patents for our technology there can be no assurance that we will be able to successfully assert our patents against competing products.

Moreover, patents are subject to complex factual and legal issues that may give rise to uncertainty as to the validity, scope and enforceability of a particular patent. Particularly, we cannot assure you that any of our pending or future patent applications will be issued with the breadth of claim coverage sought by us, if issued at all.

In addition, effective patent, trademark, copyright and trade secret protection may be unavailable, limited or not applied for in certain foreign countries.

We may be involved in intellectual property litigation that causes us to incur significant expenses or prevents us from selling our products.

We may become subject to lawsuits in which it is alleged that we have infringed the intellectual property rights of others or commence lawsuits against others who we believe are infringing upon our rights. Our involvement in intellectual property litigation could result in significant expense to us, adversely affecting the development of sales of the challenged product or intellectual property and diverting the efforts of our technical and management personnel, whether or not such litigation is resolved in our favor. In the event of an adverse outcome as a defendant in any such litigation, we may, among other things, be required to: pay substantial damages; cease the development, manufacture, use, sale or importation of products that infringe upon other patented intellectual property; expend significant resources to develop or acquire non-infringing intellectual property; discontinue processes incorporating infringing technology; or obtain licenses to the infringing intellectual property, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our business and financial results.

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We are dependent on third party suppliers for the supply of key materials and components for our products.

We have established relationships with third party suppliers, upon whom we rely to provide materials and components for our products. A supplier's failure to supply materials or components in a timely manner, or to supply materials and components that meet our quality, quantity or cost requirements, or our inability to obtain substitute sources for these materials and components in a timely manner or on terms acceptable to us, could harm our ability to manufacture our products. To the extent that the processes which our suppliers use to manufacture the materials and components are proprietary, we may be unable to obtain comparable materials or components from alternative suppliers, and that could adversely affect our ability to produce viable fuel cell products at a reasonable price or significantly raise our cost of producing such products. In addition, zinc is a key component of our fuel cells. While we do not anticipate significant near or long term shortages in the supply of zinc, increases in the price of zinc could adversely affect our ability to produce commercially viable zinc air products, or significantly raise our cost of producing such products.

We anticipate that we will be dependent upon OEMs to purchase certain of our products.

To be commercially useful, most of our zinc air products must be integrated into products manufactured by OEMs. We can offer no guarantee that OEMs will manufacture appropriate products or, if they do manufacture such products, that they will choose to use our zinc air products. Any integration, design, manufacturing or marketing problems encountered by OEMs could materially adversely affect our ability to achieve commercialization of products incorporating our ZAFC fuel cell technology.

Because product liability is inherent in our industry and insurance is expensive and difficult to obtain, we may be exposed to large lawsuits.

Our business exposes us to potential product liability risks, which are inherent in the testing, manufacturing, marketing and sale of our proposed products. While we will take precautions that we deem to be appropriate to avoid product liability suits against us, there can be no assurance that we will be able to avoid significant product liability exposure. Product liability insurance for our industry is generally expensive; to the extent it is available at all. We have not yet sought to obtain product liability coverage. We intend to obtain such coverage when it is apparent that our products will be marketable. There can be no assurance that we will be able to obtain such coverage on acceptable terms, or that any insurance policy will provide adequate protection against potential claims. A successful product liability claim brought against us may exceed any insurance coverage secured by us and could require us to pay a judgment or settlement amount that is substantial in terms of our available financial and capital resources.

Regulatory changes could hurt the market for products incorporating our zinc air technology.

Changes in existing government regulations and the emergence of new regulations with respect to zinc air or fuel cell products may hurt the market for our products. Environmental laws and regulations in the U.S. (particularly in California) and other countries have driven interest in fuel cell systems; and the deregulation of the electric utility industry in the U.S. and elsewhere has created market opportunities for fuel cell products in the portable, stationary, light mobility and transportation markets. We cannot guarantee that these laws and policies will not change. Changes in these laws and other laws and policies or the failure of these laws and policies to become more widespread could result in manufacturers abandoning their interest in fuel cell products or favoring alternative technologies. In addition, as products are introduced into our target markets, the U.S. and other governments may impose burdensome requirements and restrictions on the use of fuel cells or zinc air technology that could reduce or eliminate demand for some or all of our products. Accordingly, changes in government regulation could reduce demand for products incorporating our zinc air technology.

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Risks Related to Our Common Stock

The trading price of our common stock can be volatile.

The price of our common shares may increase or decrease in response to a number of events and factors, including: trends in the fuel cell markets in which we operate; changes in the market price of the commodities we use in our products; current events affecting the economic situation in North America; changes in financial estimates; our acquisitions and financings; quarterly variations in our operating results; the operating and share price performance of other companies that investors may deem comparable; and purchase or sale of blocks of our common shares. These factors, or any of them, may materially adversely affect the prices of our common shares regardless of our operating performance.

A decline in the price of our common stock could affect our ability to raise further working capital and adversely impact our operations.

A decline in the price of our common stock could result in a reduction in the liquidity of our common stock and a reduction in our ability to raise additional capital for our operations. Because our operations to date have been principally financed through the sale of equity securities, a decline in the price of our common stock could have an adverse effect upon our liquidity and our continued operations. A reduction in our ability to raise equity capital in the future would have a material adverse effect upon our business plan and operations, including our ability to continue our current operations. If our stock price declines, we may not be able to raise additional capital or generate funds from operations sufficient to meet our obligations.

Because our stock is traded on the OTC Bulletin Board and not a larger or more recognized exchange, investors may find it difficult to sell their shares or obtain accurate quotations for share prices.

Our common stock is traded on the OTC Bulletin Board. Investors may find it more difficult to dispose of, or to obtain accurate quotations as to the market value of our common stock than would otherwise be the case if our common stock was listed on a more recognized stock exchange or quotation service. In addition, trading in our common stock is currently subject to certain rules under the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), which require additional disclosure by broker-dealers in connection with any trades involving a stock defined as a "penny stock." Penny stocks are generally non-FINRA equity securities with a market price less than $5.00 per share. The penny stock rules require broker-dealers selling penny stocks to make certain disclosures about such stocks to purchasers thereof, and impose sales practice restrictions on broker-dealers in certain penny stock transactions. The additional burdens imposed upon broker-dealers by these rules may discourage them from effecting transactions in our common stock, which could limit the liquidity of the common stock and the ability of our stockholders to sell their stock in the secondary market.

Several of our officers and directors reside outside the United States, with the result that it may be difficult for investors to enforce within the United States any judgments obtained against us or our directors or officers.

Several of our officers and directors are nationals and/or residents of countries other than the United States, and all or a substantial portion of such persons' assets are located outside the United States. As a result, it may be difficult for investors to effect service of process on our directors or officers, or enforce within the United States or Canada any judgments obtained against us or our officers or directors, including judgments predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the securities laws of the United States or any state thereof. Consequently, you may be effectively prevented from pursuing remedies under U.S. federal securities laws against them. In addition, investors may not be able to commence an action in a Canadian court predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the securities laws of the United States. The foregoing risks also apply to those experts identified in this annual report that are not residents of the United States.

Our stock is a penny stock. Trading of our stock may be restricted by the SEC's penny stock regulations and FINRA's sales practice requirements, which may limit a stockholder's ability to buy and sell our stock.

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Our stock is a penny stock. The Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") has adopted Rule 15g-9 which generally defines "penny stock" to be any equity security that has a market price (as defined) less than $5.00 per share or an exercise price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to certain exceptions. Our securities are covered by the penny stock rules, which impose additional sales practice requirements on broker-dealers who sell to persons other than established customers and "accredited investors". The term "accredited investor" refers generally to institutions with assets in excess of $5,000,000 or individuals with a net worth in excess of $1,000,000 or annual income exceeding $200,000, or $300,000 jointly with their spouse. The penny stock rules require a broker-dealer, prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from the rules, to deliver a standardized risk disclosure document in a form prepared by the SEC which provides information about penny stocks and the nature and level of risks in the penny stock market. The broker-dealer also must provide the customer with current bid and offer quotations for the penny stock, the compensation of the broker-dealer and its salesperson in the transaction, and monthly account statements showing the market value of each penny stock held in the customer's account. The bid and offer quotations, and the broker-dealer and salesperson compensation information, must be given to the customer orally or in writing prior to effecting the transaction and must be given to the customer in writing before or with the customer's confirmation. In addition, the penny stock rules require that prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from these rules, the broker-dealer must make a special written determination that the penny stock is a suitable investment for the purchaser, and receive the purchaser's written agreement to the transaction. These disclosure requirements may have the effect of reducing the level of trading activity in the secondary market for the stock that is subject to these penny stock rules. Consequently, these penny stock rules may affect the ability of broker-dealers to trade our securities. We believe that the penny stock rules discourage investor interest in and limit the marketability of our common stock. In addition to the "penny stock" rules promulgated by the SEC, FINRA has adopted rules that require that in recommending an investment to a customer, a broker-dealer must have reasonable grounds for believing that the investment is suitable for that customer. Prior to recommending speculative low-priced securities to their non-institutional customers, broker-dealers must make reasonable efforts to obtain information about the customer's financial status, tax status, investment objectives and other information. Under interpretations of these rules, FINRA believes that there is a high probability that speculative low priced securities will not be suitable for at least some customers. FINRA requirements make it more difficult for broker-dealers to recommend that their customers buy our common stock, which may limit your ability to buy and sell our stock and have an adverse effect on the market for our shares.

ITEM 1B.           UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

None.

ITEM 2.             PROPERTIES

On July 1, 2009, we entered into a long-term office and laboratory premises lease in Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada. The term commences on October 1, 2009 and is for 36 months expiring September 30, 2012. The monthly base rent effective October 1, 2009 is CDN$5,591 per month.

ITEM 3.             LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

We are not a party to any material legal proceedings nor are we aware of any legal proceedings pending or threatened against us or our properties

ITEM 4.             SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

No matters were submitted during the fourth quarter of our fiscal year to a vote of security holders, through the solicitation of proxies or otherwise.

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PART II

ITEM 5.             MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

Market Information

Our shares of common stock were quoted for trading on the OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol "PWAC.OB" in June 2005. On September 30, 2009, we effected a 1 for 10 reverse stock split and our symbol was changed to "PWAZ.OB". The market for our common stock is limited, volatile and sporadic. The following table sets forth the high and low bid prices relating to our common stock for the periods indicated. The information is based on post-reverse split prices. These quotations reflect inter-dealer prices without retail mark-up, mark-down, or commissions, and may not reflect actual transactions.

Quarter Ended

High Bid

Low Bid

September 30, 2009

$1.19

$0.27

June 30, 2009

$0.80

$0.20

March 31, 2009

$2.20

$0.60

December 31, 2008

$2.40

$0.60

September 30, 2008

$1.80

$0.80

June 30, 2008

$1.80

$0.90

March 31, 2008

$2.20

$0.70

December 31, 2007

$3.10

$1.60

Holders

As of January 11, 2010, we had 170 shareholders of record.

Dividend Policy

No dividends have been declared or paid on our common stock. We have incurred recurring losses and do not currently intend to pay any cash dividends in the foreseeable future.

Securities Authorized For Issuance Under Compensation Plans

The following table sets forth information as of September 30, 2009:

Equity Compensation Plan Information

 

Number of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options:
(a)                                  

Weighted average exercise price of outstanding options:
(b)                                  

Number of securities remaining available for future issuance under equity compensation plans (excluding securities reflected in column (a)
(c)                                  

(a)   Equity compensation
       plans approved by
       security holders

N/A

N/A

N/A

(b)   Equity compensation
       plans not approved by
       security holders (2006
       Incentive Option Plan)

50,000

$1.60

203,500

Total

50,000

$1.60

203,500

2006 Incentive Option Plan

On June 15, 2006, our Board of Directors ratified and approved the adoption of the 2006 Incentive Option Plan (the "2006 Plan"), under which an aggregate of 4,000,000 of our shares may be issued (400,000 shares on a post-reverse split basis). On October 16, 2006 the Board of Directors approved an increase of common shares authorized to be issued pursuant to the 2006 Stock Incentive Plan to 8,000,000 shares (800,000 shares on a post-reverse split basis).

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The purpose of the 2006 Plan is to enhance our long-term stockholder value by offering opportunities to our directors, officers, employees and eligible consultants to acquire and maintain stock ownership in order to give these persons the opportunity to participate in our growth and success, and to encourage them to remain in our service.

The 2006 Plan is to be administered by our Board of Directors or a committee appointed by and consisting of two or more members of the Board of Directors, which shall determine, among other things, (i) the persons to be granted awards under the 2006 Plan; (ii) the number of shares or amount of other awards to be granted; and (iii) the terms and conditions of the awards granted. We may issue restricted shares, options, stock appreciation rights, deferred stock rights, dividend equivalent rights, among others, under the 2006 Plan. An aggregate of 8,000,000 of our shares (800,000 shares on a post-reverse split basis) may be issued pursuant to the grant of awards under the 2006 Plan.

An award may not be exercised after the termination date of the award and may be exercised following the termination of an eligible participant's continuous service only to the extent provided by the administrator under the 2006 Plan. If the administrator under the 2006 Plan permits a participant to exercise an award following the termination of continuous service for a specified period, the award terminates to the extent not exercised on the last day of the specified period or the last day of the original term of the award, whichever occurs first. In the event an eligible participant's service has been terminated for "cause", he or she shall immediately forfeit all rights to any of the awards outstanding.

The foregoing summary of the 2006 Plan is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the 2006 Plan, a copy of which has been filed with the SEC.

Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities

Effective on May 12, 2009, we completed a non-brokered private placement pursuant to which we issued to five subscribers an aggregate of 1,300,000 units at a subscription price of $0.20 per unit for proceeds of $260,000. Each unit consists of one share of common stock and one non-transferable share purchase warrant. Each warrant entitles the holder to purchase an additional share of common stock at an exercise price of $0.20 per share until May 12, 2011. We relied on exemptions from registration under the Securities Act provided by Regulation S with respect to each of the five subscribers, in each case based on representations and warranties provided by the subscribers in their respective subscription agreements entered into between each subscriber and our Company.

Effective on September 4, 2009, we completed a non-brokered private placement pursuant to which we issued to one subscriber an aggregate of 400,000 units at a subscription price of $0.20 per unit for proceeds of $80,000. Each unit consists of one share of common stock and one non-transferable share purchase warrant. Each warrant entitles the holder to purchase an additional share of common stock at an exercise price of $0.20 per share until September 4, 2011. We relied on exemptions from registration under the Securities Act provided by Regulation S, based on representations and warranties provided by the subscriber in its subscription agreement entered into between the subscriber and our Company.

Effective on October 7, 2009, we completed a non-brokered private placement pursuant to which we issued to two subscribers an aggregate of 4,500,000 units at a subscription price of $0.20 per unit for proceeds of $900,000. Each unit consists of one share of common stock and one non-transferable share purchase warrant. Each warrant entitles the holder to purchase an additional share of common stock at an exercise price of $0.20 per share until October 7, 2011. We relied on exemptions from registration under the Securities Act provided by Regulation S with respect to each of the two subscribers, in each case based on representations and warranties provided by the subscribers in their respective subscription agreements entered into between each subscriber and our Company.

Effective on October 22, 2009, we issued to one subscriber 125,000 shares at a deemed subscription price of $0.20 for deemed proceeds of $25,000, pursuant to the terms of a release agreement. We relied on exemptions from registration under the Securities Act provided by Rule 506.

ITEM 6.             SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

We are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act and are not required to provide the information required under this item.

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

The following discussion of our financial condition, changes in financial condition, plan of operations and results of operations should be read in conjunction with (i) our audited consolidated financial statements as at September 30, 2009, September 30, 2008 and for the period from inception (October 15, 1997) to September 30, 2009 and (ii) the section entitled "Business", included in this annual report. The discussion contains forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Our actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of many factors, including, but not limited to, those set forth under "Risk Factors" and elsewhere in this annual report.

Plan of Operations

As more fully described under Item 1 "Business" above, our objective is to commercialize the ZAFC technology to the stage where the technology can be incorporated into ZAFC products that can be manufactured and sold for use as the power supply commercial applications. Smaller and shorter run-time products are, in general, easier to bring to market provided that miniaturization is not required.

Subject to receipt of sufficient financing, our specific plan of operations over the next twelve months is to continue improve the design of, and to manufacture ZAFC prototypes that can be commercialized with OEM partners. We plan to continue development work on a ZAFC based portable emergency generator designed for back-up or emergency use in homes and small businesses.

In order to complete development of commercial products, we will have to complete the following phases of development:

  • completion of technology development required to complete a "technology transfer" to product development ;
  • completion of the design, manufacture and testing of engineering prototypes ;
  • completion of the design, manufacture, testing and certification of manufacturing prototypes ; and
  • pilot production of commercial products.

Subject to the receipt of sufficient financing, we plan to spend approximately $3 million over the next twelve months in carrying out our plan of operations. At September 30, 2009, we had cash of $424,235 and a working capital deficit of $928,326. As such, we will need significant financing to pursue our plan of operations. We intend to raise additional equity financing to continue our technology and product development projects, to fund the manufacturing and packaging of our initial inventories, and to expand our engineering and sales/marketing headcount. However, we do not currently have such financing in place and there is no assurance we will be obtain to obtain sufficient financing.

Results of Operations

The following sets table sets out our consolidated losses for the periods indicated:

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From

October 15, 1997

(Date of Inception)

September 30,

September 30,

to September 30,

2009

2008

2009

Expenses

   Depreciation and amortization

$           93,866

$           95,249

$              254,524

   Development and engineering

250,519

1,351,858

5,628,931

   General and administrative

1,139,132

1,845,846

11,806,046

   License fees

104,313

109,621

650,297

   Marketing and selling

31,834

289,559

1,656,093

   Interest and finance fees 

141

757

3,440,414

 

Total Expenses

 

 

1,619,805

3,692,890

23,436,305

 

Loss before other items

(1,619,805 )

( 3,692,890 )

(23,436,305 )

Other items

   Write down of equipment

48,968

-

48,968

   Write down of inventory

13,945

-

13,945

   Gain on debt settlement

(13,556)

-

(13,556)

   Other income

(750)

(44,176)

(44,926)

 

48,607

(44,176)

74,431

Net Loss

$ (1,668,412)

$ (3,648,714)

$ (23,440,736)

 

Year Ended September 30, 2009 Compared to the Year Ended September 30, 2008

We recorded an operating loss of $1,619,805 and a net loss of $1,668,412 for the year ended September 30, 2009 as compared to a an operating loss of $3,692,890 and a net loss of $3,648,714 for the year ended September 30, 2008. The decrease in our operating and net loss was primarily due to a decrease in our expenditures as a result of our decreased operations in our fiscal year ended September 30, 2009.

Development and engineering expenses decreased to $250,519 from $1,351,858 for 2008 due to a decrease in our operations. Our development and engineering expenses consisted primarily of:

  • Salaries of $227,592 for 2009, as compared to $635,311 for 2008;
  • Fair value of vested stock options granted of $0 for 2009, as compared to $46,375 for 2008;
  • Supplies and development costs of $17,707 for 2009, as compared to $150,730 for 2008; and
  • Travel costs of $10,748 for 2009, as compared to $39,933 for 2008.

General and administrative expenses decreased to $1,139,132 for the year ended September 30, 2009 from $1,845,846 for the year ended September 30, 2008 due to a decrease in our operations. Our general and administrative expenses consisted primarily of:

  • Fees and salaries relating to our consultants, directors and administrative and management employees, which totaled $437,844 in 2009 compared to $717,819 in 2008;
  • Travel, meals and promotion, which totaled $95,280 for 2009 compared to $117,367 for 2008; and
  • Professional fees, including legal, accounting and audit fees, which totaled $265,231 for 2009 compared to $513,648 for 2008.

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Marketing and selling expenses totaled $31,834 for 2009 as compared to $289,559 for 2008. Included in marketing and selling expenses for 2009 are salary expenses of $8,829 as compared to $129,593 in 2008; advertising and promotional costs of $17,103 during 2009 as compared to $35,689 during 2008; and telephone, travel and automobile costs of $nil during 2009 as compared to $59,746 during 2008.

Also included in the Company's expenses for 2009 are license fees of $104,313, as compared to $109,621 for 2008. These fees are the annual license fee paid to LLNL. Final cancellation of license fees will be approximately $90,000.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

The following table sets forth our cash and working capital as of September 30, 2009 and September 30, 2008:

 

As of September 30, 2009
(Audited)

As of September 30, 2008
(Audited)

Cash reserves

$ 424,235

$     543,941

Working capital (deficit)

$ (928,326)

$     252,387

During the next 12 months we anticipate that we will become a revenue generating company, although there is no guarantee that we will achieve this objective.

Net Cash Used In Operating Activities

Operating activities in 2009 used cash of $902,071, compared to $3,084,873 in 2008, which reflects our recurring losses. Operating activities have primarily used cash as a result of the development and engineering of our technology, marketing and trade shows and administrative and fund raising activities.

Net Cash Used In Investing Activities

Investing activities used $57,635 in 2009 as compared to $131,512 in 2008. This cash was used to purchase property and equipment.

Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities

As we have had no revenues since inception, we have financed our operations primarily by using existing capital reserves, entering into settlements with debtors, obtaining debt financing and through private placements of our common shares. Net cash provided by financing activities for the year ended September 30, 2009 was $840,000 as compared to $1,500,000 during 2008.

Going Concern

We currently have no sources of revenue to provide incoming cash flows to sustain future operations. Our ability to emerge from the development stage with respect to any planned principal business activity is dependent upon whether we are successful in efforts to enter into OEM joint venture agreements, to raise additional equity financing and generate revenue, cash flow and attain profitable operations. There can be no assurance that we will be able to complete any of the above objectives. These factors raise substantial doubt regarding our ability to continue as a going concern. The consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which implies that we will continue to realize assets and discharge liabilities in the normal course of business. As at September 30, 2009 we had accumulated losses of $23,440,736 since inception with $424,235 cash on hand and a working capital deficit of $928,326. Our financial statements do not include any adjustments to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should we be unable to continue as a going concern.

Critical Accounting Policies

Our consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods.

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We regularly evaluate the accounting policies and estimates that we use to prepare our consolidated financial statements. In general, management's estimates are based on historical experience, on information from third party professionals, and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the facts and circumstances. Actual results could differ from those estimates made by management.

We believe that our critical accounting policies and estimates include the accounting for accounts receivable, marketable securities and long-lived assets reclamation costs, and accounting for legal contingencies.

Variable Interest Entity

On May 31, 2006 the Company's inactive Canadian subsidiary, Power Air (Canada) Corp. was 50% owned by a Canadian resident individual and 50% owned by the Company. On June 1, 2006 this subsidiary became active and Power Air (Canada) Corp. began conducting scientific research and experimental development activities in Canada ("SR&ED") and claiming for Canadian Scientific Research and Experimental Development tax credits. The Company funds 100% of the expenditures and is at risk for 100% of its losses, and as a result is the party with the controlling financial interest and the primary beneficiary. Power Air (Canada) Corp. has no other financing other than amounts received from Power Air Corporation. The Company has controlling financial interest and is the primacy beneficiary of Power Air (Canada) Corp., which is determined to be a variable interest entity.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, the reported amounts of fair value of stock based compensation and other stock based payments. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Development and Engineering Expenditures

Due to the Company's lack of revenues and forecast of significant capital required to develop products and a market for its products, the net realizable value of prototype material and intangible assets is not reasonably determinable. Accordingly, all research and development expenditures including the costs of prototype material and the cost of obtaining intangible assets such as patents, have been charged to operations.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company considers all highly liquid instruments with maturity of three months or less at the time of issuance to be cash equivalents. At September 30, 2009 and 2008, the Company had no cash equivalents.

Financial Instruments

Financial instruments, which include cash, other current assets, accounts payable and advance from related party were estimated to approximate their carrying values due to the immediate or short-term maturity of these financial instruments. Currently, the Company operates in Canada therefore it exposed to foreign exchange risk.

Income Taxes

Deferred income taxes are provided for tax effects of temporary differences between the tax basis of asset and liabilities and their reported amounts in the financial statements. The Company uses the liability method to account for income taxes, which requires deferred taxes to be recorded at the statutory rate expected to being in effect when the taxes are paid. Valuation allowances are provided for a deferred tax asset when it is more likely than not that such asset will not be realized.

Management evaluates tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. The evaluation of a tax position includes a determination of whether a tax position should be recognized in the financial statements, and such a position should only be recognized if the Company determines that it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained upon examination by the tax authorities, based upon the technical merits of the position. For those tax positions that should be recognized, the measurement of a tax position is determined as being the largest amount of benefit that is greater than fifty percent likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement.

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Stock-Based Compensation

The Company has estimated the fair value of each award as of the date of grant or assumption using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, which was developed for use in estimating the value of traded options that have no vesting restrictions and that are freely transferable. The Black-Scholes option pricing model considers, among other factors, the expected life of the award and the expected volatility of the Company's stock price.

Foreign Currency Translation

The Company's functional and reporting currency is the United States dollar. Foreign currency transactions mainly occur in Canadian currency. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in Canadian dollars are translated into United States dollars at rates of exchange in effect at the balance sheet date. Non-monetary assets, liabilities and items recorded in income arising from transactions denominated in Canadian currencies are translated at rates of exchange in effect at the date of the transaction. Any gain or loss on foreign currency translation is included in operations. To date, such amounts have not been significant.

Property and Equipment

Depreciation is provided on all property and equipment utilizing the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives of five years, except leasehold improvements, which are amortized over the term of the lease.

Recently Adopted Accounting Standards

In December 2007, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") established principles and requirements for how the acquirer of a business recognizes and measures in its financial statements the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, and any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree. The statement also provides guidance for recognizing and measuring the goodwill acquired in the business combination and determines what information to disclose to enable users of the financial statements to evaluate the nature and financial effects of the business combination. The guidance became effective for the fiscal years and interim periods beginning on or after December 15, 2008. The adoption did not have a material impact on the Company's results of operations and financial position.

In December 2007, the FASB issued guidance to establish accounting and reporting standards for noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary and for the deconsolidation of a subsidiary. The guidance became effective for the fiscal years and interim periods beginning on or after December 15, 2008. The adoption did not have a material impact on the Company's results of operations and financial position.

In March 2008, the FASB issued guidance to improve financial reporting about derivative instruments and hedging activities by requiring enhanced disclosures to enable investors to better understand their effects on an entity's financial position, financial performance, and cash flows. The guidance achieves these improvements by requiring disclosure of the fair values of derivative instruments and their gains and losses in a tabular format. It also provides more information about an entity's liquidity by requiring disclosure of derivative features that are credit risk-related. Finally, it requires cross-referencing within footnotes to enable financial statement users to locate important information about derivative instruments. The guidance became effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008, and was adopted by the Company beginning in the first quarter of 2009. The adoption had no material impact on the Company's financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

In May 2009, the FASB issued guidance that establishes general standards of accounting for and disclosure of events that occur subsequent to the balance sheet date but before financial statements are issued. The statement defines two types of subsequent events (1) recognized subsequent events, which provide additional evidence about conditions that existed at the balance sheet date, and (2) non-recognized subsequent events, which provide evidence about conditions that did not exist at the balance sheet date, but arose before the financial statements were issued. Recognized subsequent events are required to be recognized in the financial statements, and non-recognized subsequent events are required to be disclosed. The guidance requires entities to disclose the date through which subsequent events have been evaluated and the basis for the date. The adoption had no material impact on the Company's financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

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Recent Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted

In June 2009, the FASB issued the Accounting Standards Codification, which establishes a sole source of U.S. authoritative generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). The Codification is meant to simplify user access to all authoritative accounting guidance by reorganizing U.S. GAAP pronouncements into approximately ninety accounting topics within a consistent structure; its purpose is not to create new accounting and reporting guidance. The adoption of this guidance will not have an effect on the Company's consolidated results of operations, financial position or cash flows.

Other pronouncements issued by the FASB or other authoritative accounting standards groups with future effective dates are either not applicable or are note expected to be significant to the financial statements of the Company.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We have not entered into any off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes of financial condition, revenues, expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that is material to investors.

ITEM 7A.           QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

We are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act and are not required to provide the information required under this item.

ITEM 8.             FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

See the following pages.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Stockholders and Board of Directors of Power Air Corporation:

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Power Air Corporation (a development stage company) as at September 30, 2009 and 2008 and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders' deficit and cash flows for the years ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 and the period from October 15, 1997 (inception) through September 30, 2009. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. The financial statements of the Company, for the period from October 15, 1997 (inception) through June 30, 2005 were audited by other auditors whose report dated September 2, 2005 included an explanatory paragraph regarding the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. The financial statements of Power Air Tech Inc for the period from October 15, 1997 (date of inception) to June 30, 2005 reflect a total net loss of $4,105,418 of the related cumulative totals. The other auditors' report has been furnished to us, and our opinion, insofar as it relates to amounts included for such prior periods, is based solely on the report of such other auditors.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform an audit to obtain reasonable assurance whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, these consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Power Air Corporation as at September 30, 2009 and 2008 and the results of its operations, and cash flows for the years ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 and for the period from October 15, 1997 (inception) through September 30, 2009 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 1 to the financial statements, the Company has not generated revenues since inception, has incurred losses in developing its business, and further losses are anticipated. The Company requires additional funds to meet its obligations and the costs of its operations. These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. Management's plans in this regard are described in Note 1. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

Dale Matheson Carr-Hilton Labonte LLP
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS

Vancouver, Canada
January 12, 2010

 

 

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Power Air Corporation
(A Development Stage Company)
Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

September 30,

September 30,

2009

2008

ASSETS

Current assets

Cash

$ 424,235

$ 543,941

Other current assets

27,263

107,516

 

Total Current Assets

 

451,498

651,457

Property and equipment (Note 3)

247,574

332,773

 

Total Assets

 

$ 699,072

$ 984,230

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)

Current liabilities

Accounts payable (Note 4 and 7)

$ 482,895

$ 93,303

Accrued liabilities (Note 4 and 8)

396,929

305,767

Advance from related party (Note 4)

500,000

-

 

Total Current Liabilities

 

1,379,824

399,070

 

Commitments and Contingencies (Notes 1, 5, 7 and 8 )

Subsequent Events (Note 12)

Stockholders' equity (deficit)

Common stock (Note 6), 37,500,000 shares authorized, $0.001 par value;

9,845,378 and 8,145,367 shares issued and outstanding respectively

9,845

8,145

Additional paid-in capital

22,687,639

22,349,339

Shares to be issued (Note 4)

62,500

-

Deficit accumulated during the development stage

(23,440,736)

(21,772,324)

 

Total Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)

 

(680,752)

585,160

 

Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

 

$ 699,072

$ 984,230

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements

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Power Air Corporation
(A Development Stage Company)
Consolidated Statement of Operations

From

October 15, 1997

(Date of Inception)

September 30,

September 30,

to September 30,

2009

2008

2009

Expenses

Depreciation and amortization

$ 93,866

$ 95,249

$ 254,524

Development and engineering

250,519

1,351,858

5,628,931

General and administrative (Note 4)

1,139,132

1,845,846

11,806,046

License fees

104,313

109,621

650,297

Marketing and selling

31,834

289,559

1,656,093

 

Interest and finance fees

 

141

757

3,440,414

 

Total Expenses

 

 

1,619,805

3,692,890

23,436,305

 

Loss before other items

(1,619,805)

( 3,692,890 )

(23,436,305 )

 

Other items

Write down of equipment (Note 3)

48,968

-

48,968

Write down of inventory

13,945

-

13,945

Gain on debt settlement

(13,556)

-

(13,556)

Interest and other income

(750)

(44,176)

(44,926)

 

48,607

(44,176)

4,431

 

Net Loss

 

 

 

$ (1,668,412)

$ (3,648,714)

$ (23,440,736))

 

Net Loss Per Share

 

 

$ (0.19)

$ (0.51)

 

Weighted Average Shares Outstanding

 

8,634,957

7,216,598

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements

33


Power Air Corporation
(A Development Stage Company)
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

From

October 15, 1997

(Date of Inception)

September 30,

September 30,

to September 30,

2009

2008

2009

Operating Activities:

Net Loss

$ (1,668,412)

$ (3,648,714)

$ (23,440,736 )

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash used in operating activities

Amortization of deferred financing costs

-

-

3,281,323

Amortization of property and equipment

93,866

95,249

254,523

Write down of equipment

48,968

-

48,968

Write down of inventory

13,945

-

13,945

Shares and warrants issued for consulting services

-

34,897

196,772

Shares issued for employee bonus

-

-

288,000

Stock based compensation

-

163,503

2,497,534

 

Expenses settled with issuance of common shares

-

-

2,195,114

Changes in operating assets and liabilities

Other current assets

66,308

30,997

(16,208)

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

543,254

239,195

1,011,154

 

Net Cash Used in Operating Activities

(902,071 )

(3,084,873 )

(13,669,611 )

 

Investing Activities:

Purchases of property and equipment

(57,635)

(131,512)

(551,065)

 

Net Cash Used in Investing Activities

(57,635)

(131,512)

(551,065)

 

Financing Activities:

Proceeds from related party loans

500,000

-

4,398,090

Repayment of related party loans

-

-

(157,094)

Proceeds from promissory notes

-

-

2,190,000

Repayments of promissory notes

-

-

(2,190,000)

Proceeds from issuance of common stock

340,000

1,500,000

11,059,926

Debt issuance costs

-

-

(357,317)

Deferred financing costs

-

-

(28,047)

Share issuance costs

-

-

(270,647)

 

Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities 


840,000

1,500,000

14,644,911

 

Increase (decrease) in Cash

(119,706)

(1,716,385)

424,235

Cash, Beginning of year 

 

543,941

2,260,326

-

 

Cash, End of year

$ 424,235

$ 543,941

$ 424,235

 

Cash paid for interest

 

$                 -

$                 -

$                 -

 

Cash paid in income taxes

$                 -

$                 -

$                 -

 

Non-cash Investing and Financing Activities - Note 11

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements

 

34


Power Air Corporation
(A Development Stage Company)
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Deficit
From October 15, 1997 (Date of Inception) to September 30, 2009

               Common Stock               



Subscription Receivable
     $     

Number of
Shares

Amount
     $     

Additional Paid-In Capital
     $     


Deficit During the Development Stage
     $     

Total
     $     

Balance from October 15, 1997 (date of inception) to

June 30, 2005

1,000

1

999

-

(4,105,418)

(4,104,418)

Re-capitalization transactions

Shares of Power Air Corporation

1,875,000

1,875

16,875

-

-

18,750

Cancellation of founders stock

(155,000)

(155)

155

-

-

-

Shares issued to shareholders of Power Air Tech, Inc.

to effect the reverse merger

1,469,342

1,469

(1,469)

-

-

-

Shares issued for compensation

454,546

455

2,510,909

-

-

2,511,364

Shares acquired by legal parent

(1,000)

(1)

(9)

-

-

(10)

Shares issues to settle debt

337,840

338

1,867,220

-

-

1,867,558

Forgiveness of related party debt of PAT as a

condition precedent to the reverse merger

-

-

2,173,045

-

-

2,173,045

Net liabilities assumed in recapitalization

-

-

(89,482)

-

-

(89,482)

Unit private placement - $6.50

207,745

208

1,350,137

-

-

1,350,345

Share subscription

-

-

-

(161,850)

-

(161,850)

Share issuance costs

-

-

(155,035)

-

-

(155,035)

Net loss

 

 

-

-

-

-

(2,625,261)

(2,625,261)

 

Balance, September 30, 2005

4,189,473

4,190

7,673,345

(161,850)

(6,730,679)

785,006

Subscription received

-

-

-

161,850

-

161,850

Unit private placement - $6.50

110,592

111

718,735

-

-

718,846

Unit private placement - $11.00

179,257

179

1,971,650

-

-

1,971,829

Shares issued for share issuance costs

1,760

2

(2)

-

-

-

Shares issued for employee bonuses

30,000

30

254,970

-

-

255,000

Shares issued for consulting services

8,750

9

61,241

-

-

61,250

Shares issued for options exercised

15,000

15

97,485

-

-

97,500

Share issuance costs

-

-

(250,241)

-

-

(250,241)

Fair value of vested stock options

-

-

1,819,298

-

-

1,819,298

Net loss

 

-

 

 

 

-

(4,508,029)

(4,508,029)

 

Balance, September 30, 2006

4,534,832

4,536

12,346,481

-

(11,238,708)

1,112,309

35


 

Power Air Corporation
(A Development Stage Company)
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Deficit
From October 15, 1997 (Date of Inception) to September 30, 2009

Balance, September 30, 2006

4,534,832

4,536

12,346,481

-

(11,238,708)

1,112,309

Shares issued for consulting services

26,250

26

100,599

-

-

100,625

Shares issued pursuant to a private placement

20,000

20

79,980

-

-

80,000

Shares issued for employee bonuses

10,000

10

32,990

-

-

33,000

Shares issued pursuant to a unit private placement

-

-

-

at $3.50 per share

1,428,571

1,428

4,998,572

-

-

5,000,000

Shares issued pursuant to conversion of equity certificates

at a fair value of $3.45 per share

625,725

625

2,158,625

-

-

2,159,250

Warrants issued pursuant to conversion

of equity certificates

-

-

736,709

-

-

736,709

Fair value of vested stock options

-

-

198,483

-

-

198,483

Net loss

 

-

-

-

-

(6,884,902)

(6,884,902)

 

Balance, September 30, 2007

6,645,378

6,645

20,652,439

-

(18,123,610)

2,535,474

Warrants issued for consulting services

-

-

34,897

-

-

34,897

Shares issued pursuant to a unit private placement

at $1.00 per share (Note 6 (a))

1,500,000

1,500

1,498,500

-

-

1,500,000

Fair value of vested stock options

-

-

163,503

-

-

163,503

Net Loss

 

 

-

-

-

-

(3,648,714)

(3,648,714)

 

Balance, September 30, 2008

 

 8,145,378

8,145

22,349,339

-

(21,772,324)

585,160

Shares issued pursuant to a unit private placement

at $0.20 per share (Note 6 (b))

1,700,000

1,700

338,300

-

-

340,000

Share subscription

-

-

-

62,500

-

62,500

Net Loss

-

-

-

-

(1,668,412)

(1,668,412)

 

Balance, September 30, 2009

9,845,378

9,845

22,687,639

62,500

(23,440,736)

(680,752)

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements

 

36


Power Air Corporation
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2009 and 2008

1.       Nature of Operations and Continuance of Business

Power Air Corporation (the "Company" or "PAC") (formerly Fortune Partners, Inc. or "FPI") was incorporated in the State of Nevada on August 26, 2004. Pursuant to a Share Exchange Agreement (the "Agreement") dated September 30, 2005, the Company acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares of Power Air Tech, Inc. ("PAT") and issued, in total, 22,617,275 common shares to the shareholders of PAT, the Chief Operating Officer of PAT and the majority of the creditors of PAT, resulting in PAT shareholders and related parties and creditors gaining a 57% control position of PAC (collectively the "PAT Acquisition"). Prior to the PAT Acquisition, the Company's principal business was the acquisition and exploration of mineral properties. As such, the PAT Acquisition by the Company was considered a re-capitalization of PAT and PAT is considered the acquirer for accounting and financial reporting purposes. The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company since the PAT Acquisition on September 30, 2005, and the historical accounts of PAT since the date of its inception on October 15, 1997. All significant inter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated upon consolidation. The name of the combined company was changed on December 21, 2005 to Power Air Corporation pursuant to a Form 14A proxy/consent statement, which was filed by the Company with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on November 9, 2005 and approved by a majority of the Company's shareholders on December 20, 2005.

PAT was incorporated in the State of Delaware on October 15, 1997 and operated its business in the State of California. PAC, through its acquisition of PAT, is in the business of developing, manufacturing and marketing zinc air fuel cell based commercial products. PAT had the exclusive worldwide license to the Zinc-Air Fuel Cell ("ZAFC") Technology, that was developed at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory ("LLNL"), in Livermore, California, for all fields of use (stationary, portable and mobile applications) and commercialization. On November 3, 2009, the agreement with LLNL was terminated.

The ZAFC uses a combination of oxygen and zinc pellets in a liquid alkaline mixture that generates electricity and at the same time creates residual zinc oxide that can be recycled back into reusable zinc, via electrolysis, so that it can again be used to create zinc pellets which can again be fed into the ZAFC stack.

The Company is a development stage company. In a development stage company, management devotes most of its activities to developing a market for its products. The Company is presently in its developmental stage and currently has no sources of revenue to provide incoming cash flows to sustain future operations. The ability of the Company to emerge from the development stage with respect to any planned principal business activity is dependent upon its successful efforts to enter into Original Equipment Manufacturer ("OEM") joint venture and/or collaboration agreements, to successfully complete technology and product development activity, to raise additional equity financing and generate revenue and cash flows, and to attain profitable operations. Management has plans to seek additional capital through equity offerings. There is no guarantee that the Company will be able to complete any of the above objectives. These factors raise substantial doubt regarding the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. These consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which implies the Company will continue to realize its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business. As of September 30, 2009, the Company has a working deficit of $928,326 and accumulated losses of $23,440,736 since inception. These financial statements do not include any adjustments to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.

37


Power Air Corporation
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2009 and 2008

2.       Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

a)     Basis of Presentation

These consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company, its wholly-owned Delaware subsidiary, PAT, and its 50% owned Canadian subsidiary, Power Air (Canada) Corp., which is considered a variable interest entity due to mind, management and funding criteria, thus is 100% consolidated. All inter-company transactions and balances have been eliminated upon consolidation.

b)     Variable Interest Entity

On May 31, 2006 the Company's inactive Canadian subsidiary, Power Air (Canada) Corp. was 50% owned by a Canadian resident individual and 50% owned by the Company. On June 1, 2006 this subsidiary became active and Power Air (Canada) Corp. began conducting scientific research and experimental development activities in Canada ("SR&ED") and claiming for Canadian Scientific Research and Experimental Development tax credits. The Company funds 100% of the expenditures and is at risk for 100% of its losses, and as a result is the party with the controlling financial interest and the primary beneficiary. Power Air (Canada) Corp. has no other financing other than amounts received from Power Air Corporation. The Company has a controlling financial interest and is the primary beneficiary of Power Air (Canada) Corp., which was determined to be a variable interest entity and consequently 100% consolidated.

c)     Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, the reported amounts of fair value of stock based compensation and other stock based payments. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

d)     Basic and Diluted Net Income (Loss) Per Share

Basic loss per share (LPS) is computed by dividing net loss available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period. Diluted EPS gives effect to all dilutive potential common shares outstanding during the period using the treasury stock method and convertible preferred stock using the if-converted method. In computing diluted EPS, the average stock price for the period is used in determining the number of shares assumed to be purchased from the exercise of stock options or warrants. Diluted EPS excludes all dilutive potential shares if their effect is anti-dilutive.

e)     Comprehensive Loss

For all periods presented, the Company has no items that represent a comprehensive loss and, therefore, has not included a schedule of comprehensive loss in these financial statements.

 

38


Power Air Corporation
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2009 and 2008

2.       Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

f)     Development and Engineering Expenditures

Due to the Company's lack of revenues and forecast of significant capital required to develop products and a market for its products, the net realizable value of prototype material and intangible assets is not reasonably determinable. Accordingly, all research and development expenditures including the costs of prototype material and the cost of obtaining intangible assets such as patents, have been charged to operations.

g)     Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company considers all highly liquid instruments with maturity of three months or less at the time of issuance to be cash equivalents. At September 30, 2009 and 2008, the Company had no cash equivalents.

h)     Financial Instruments

Financial instruments, which include cash, other current assets, accounts payable and advance from related party were estimated to approximate their carrying values due to the immediate or short-term maturity of these financial instruments. The Company operates in Canada therefore it exposed to foreign exchange risk.

i)     Income Taxes

Deferred income taxes are provided for tax effects of temporary differences between the tax basis of asset and liabilities and their reported amounts in the financial statements. The Company uses the liability method to account for income taxes, which requires deferred taxes to be recorded at the statutory rate expected to being in effect when the taxes are paid. Valuation allowances are provided for a deferred tax asset when it is more likely than not that such asset will not be realized.

Management evaluates tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. The evaluation of a tax position includes a determination of whether a tax position should be recognized in the financial statements, and such a position should only be recognized if the Company determines that it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained upon examination by the tax authorities, based upon the technical merits of the position. For those tax positions that should be recognized, the measurement of a tax position is determined as being the largest amount of benefit that is greater than fifty percent likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement.

j)     Stock-Based Compensation

The Company has estimated the fair value of each award as of the date of grant or assumption using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, which was developed for use in estimating the value of traded options that have no vesting restrictions and that are freely transferable. The Black-Scholes option pricing model considers, among other factors, the expected life of the award and the expected volatility of the Company's stock price.

k)     Foreign Currency Translation

The Company's functional and reporting currency is the United States dollar. Foreign currency transactions mainly occur in Canadian currency. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in Canadian dollars are translated into United States dollars at rates of exchange in effect at the balance sheet date. Non-monetary assets, liabilities and items recorded in income arising from transactions denominated in Canadian currencies are translated at rates of exchange in effect at the date of the transaction. Any gain or loss on foreign currency translation is included in operations.

39


Power Air Corporation
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2009 and 2008

2.       Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

l)     Property and Equipment

Depreciation is provided on all property and equipment utilizing the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives of five years, except leasehold improvements, which are amortized over the term of the lease.

m)     New Accounting Standards

Recently Adopted Accounting Standards

In December 2007, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") establishes principles and requirements for how the acquirer of a business recognizes and measures in its financial statements the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, and any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree. The statement also provides guidance for recognizing and measuring the goodwill acquired in the business combination and determines what information to disclose to enable users of the financial statements to evaluate the nature and financial effects of the business combination. The guidance became effective for the fiscal years and interim periods beginning on or after December 15, 2008. The adoption did not have a material impact on the Company's results of operations and financial position.

In December 2007, the FASB issued guidance to establish accounting and reporting standards for noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary and for the deconsolidation of a subsidiary. The guidance became effective for the fiscal years and interim periods beginning on or after December 15, 2008. The adoption did not have a material impact on the Company's results of operations and financial position.

In March 2008, the FASB issued guidance to improve financial reporting about derivative instruments and hedging activities by requiring enhanced disclosures to enable investors to better understand their effects on an entity's financial position, financial performance, and cash flows. The guidance achieves these improvements by requiring disclosure of the fair values of derivative instruments and their gains and losses in a tabular format. It also provides more information about an entity's liquidity by requiring disclosure of derivative features that are credit risk-related. Finally, it requires cross-referencing within footnotes to enable financial statement users to locate important information about derivative instruments. The guidance became effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008, and was adopted by the Company beginning in the first quarter of 2009. The adoption had no material impact on the Company's financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

In May 2009, the FASB issued guidance that establishes general standards of accounting for and disclosure of events that occur subsequent to the balance sheet date but before financial statements are issued. The statement defines two types of subsequent events (1) recognized subsequent events, which provide additional evidence about conditions that existed at the balance sheet date, and (2) non-recognized subsequent events, which provide evidence about conditions that did not exist at the balance sheet date, but arose before the financial statements were issued. Recognized subsequent events are required to be recognized in the financial statements, and non-recognized subsequent events are required to be disclosed. The guidance requires entities to disclose the date through which subsequent events have been evaluated and the basis for the date. The adoption had no material impact on the Company's financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

40


Power Air Corporation
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2009 and 2008

2.       Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

m)     New Accounting Standards (continued)

Recent Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted

In June 2009, the FASB issued the Accounting Standards Codification, which establishes a sole source of U.S. authoritative generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). The Codification is meant to simplify user access to all authoritative accounting guidance by reorganizing U.S. GAAP pronouncements into approximately ninety accounting topics within a consistent structure; its purpose is not to create new accounting and reporting guidance. The adoption of this guidance will not have an effect on the Company's consolidated results of operations, financial position or cash flows.

Other pronouncements issued by the FASB or other authoritative accounting standards groups with future effective dates are either not applicable or are note expected to be significant to the financial statements of the Company.

3.       Property and Equipment




Cost



Accumulated Depreciation

Net Carrying Value September 30, 2009



Net Carrying Value September 30, 2008

Computer hardware

$

52,748

$

33,020

$

19,728

$

28,322

Computer software

14,199

7,858

6,341

9,186

Furniture, equipment and machinery

375,285

176,690

198,595

249,053

Leasehold improvements

15,118

629

14,489

46,212

Laboratory Equipment

8,421

-

8,421

-

 


$


465,771


$


218,197


$


247,574


$


332,773

 

During the year, the Company closed down its Livermore location which resulted in a $48,968 (2008 - $Nil) write down of property and equipment (Note 7(b)).

4.       Related Party Transactions

(a)     Directors' fees of $127,000 (2008-$138,660) were charged to general and administration expenses. Unpaid director's fees of $170,333 (2008 - $38,333) are due to five directors, which was included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities as at September 30, 2009.

(b)     As at September 30, 2009, the Company received an advance of $500,000 from a company controlled by a director. The advance was used to subscribe to 2,500,000 units of the Company's common stock issued subsequent to September 30, 2009 (Note 12).

(c)     Management fees of $24,538 (2008-$Nil) charged to general and administration expenses was incurred to an officer of the Company. As at the September 30, 2009, $8,860 (2008-$Nil) payable to the officer was included in accounts payable.

(d)     See Note 6 regarding equity financing raised during the period from a related party.

(e)     On August 28, 2009 the Company signed a settlement agreement with a former director of the Company. The Company agreed to pay $10,000 cash (paid before September 30, 2009) and issue 125,000 common shares of the Company for settlement of outstanding payable to the former director. As at September 30, 2009, $62,500, the fair value of the 125,000 common shares as at the date of the agreement, has been recorded as shares to be issued (Note 11).

41


Power Air Corporation
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2009 and 2008

5.       Contingency

The Company entered into an Investment Banking Agreement with a related party, FBP Capital Corp., a company related to a former officer. The original agreement was dated June 15, 2006 and amended August 15, 2006. The original agreement was for a fee of $5,000 per month for six months ending December 31, 2006 of which three payments of $5,000 ($15,000 in total) were made and charged to operations during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2006. The amended agreement commenced on September 15, 2006 for a period of six months expiring March 14, 2007 for a monthly fee of $14,083 per month of which one payment of $14,083 was charged to operations during fiscal 2006. The Company paid a further $29,083 during fiscal 2007 which was charged to operations. A balance of $41,333 is purported by FBP Capital Corp. to still be owing. The Company maintains it received a verbal acknowledgement that there were no more fees to be requested pursuant to this agreement. Contrary to this verbal agreement, FBP Capital Corp. has informed the Company that they intend on collecting the full amount of the agreement and have requested payment of $41,333. The Company maintains that no amounts are owing and will vigorously defend any claim that may be filed by FBP Capital Corp. against the Company. The Company has not accrued any amount in these financial statements as it believes no amount will be payable.

6.       Common Stock

Effective September 30, 2009 the Company's completed a reverse split of its shares of common shares at a ratio of one new share for every ten old shares held. The authorized share capital of the Company decreased from 375,000,000 common shares to 37,500,000 common shares with the par value remaining as $0.001 per common share after the reverse stock split. All references to shares of common stock and weighted average common shares outstanding in these financial statements have been restated to give affect to the 1:10 reverse stock split unless otherwise stated.

a)     Unit Private Placement - $1.00

On May 14, 2008, the Company received cash proceeds of $1,500,000 and issued 1,500,000 units at $1.00 per unit. Each unit consisted of one common share and one common share purchase warrant to acquire one additional share at $2.50 per share expiring on May 14, 2010 (The proceeds were received from a company with a common director).

b)     Unit Private Placement - $0.20

On May 12, 2009, the Company received cash proceeds of $260,000 and issued 1,300,000 units at $0.20 per unit. Each unit consisted of one common share and one common share purchase warrant to acquire one additional share at $0.20 per share expiring on May 12, 2011 ($100,000 of the proceeds were received from a company with a common director).

On September 4, 2009, the Company received cash proceeds of $80,000 and issued 400,000 units at $0.20 per unit. Each unit consisted of one common share and one common share purchase warrant to acquire one additional share at $0.20 per share expiring on September 4, 2011 (The proceeds were received from a company with a common director).

c)     Stock Options

No options were granted in fiscal 2009.

On June 19, 2008, the Board of Directors granted fully vested stock options to former officers of the Company to purchase up to an aggregate each of 80,000 common shares of the common stock of the Company, at a exercise price of the closing price of the Company's common shares on June 19, 2008 ($1.40 per share), for a period of up to five years, all in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Company's present Stock Incentive Plan.

 

42


Power Air Corporation
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2009 and 2008

6.       Common Stock (continued)

c)    Stock Options (continued)

On June 19, 2008, the Board of Directors granted fully vested stock options to employees of the Company to purchase up to an aggregate of 57,000 common shares of the common stock of the Company, at a exercise price of the closing price of the Company's common shares on June 19, 2008 ($1.40 per share), for a period of up to two years, all in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Company's present Stock Incentive Plan.

On April 11, 2008, the Board of Directors granted fully vested stock options to each of the directors of the Company to purchase up to an aggregate each of 10,000 common shares of the common stock of the Company, at a exercise price of the closing price of the Company's common shares on April 11, 2008 ($1.60 per share), for a period of up to five years, all in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Company's present Stock Incentive Plan.

The fair values of the stock options granted during fiscal 2008 were measured at the dates of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions:

   

2008

 
       

Expected dividend yield

 

0%

 

Risk free interest rate

 

2.57% to 3.57%

 

Expected volatility

 

120% to 143%

 

Expected life (in years)

 

2 to 5 years

 

The weighted-average grant-date fair values of options granted during 2008 were $0.11.

A summary of the Company's stock option activity is as follows:

Number of Options

Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
$

Balance, September 30, 2007
Expired/cancelled
Issued

311,500
(270,500)
147,000

 

6.20
6.70
1.50

 

Balance, September 30, 2008
Expired/cancelled

188,000
(138,000)

 

 

1.90
1.90

 

Balance, September 30, 2009

50,000

 

1.60

 

The following table summarizes stock options outstanding at September 30, 2009:

Outstanding and Exercisable

 

Number of Shares

Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (years)

Weighted Average Exercise Price
$

 


50,000


3.53


1.60

 

 

43


Power Air Corporation
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2009 and 2008

6.       Common Stock (continued)

d)     Warrants

A summary of the Company's common share purchase warrant activity is as follows:

Number of Warrants

Weighted Average
Exercise
Price
$

 

Balance, September 30, 2007

2,254,504

 

5.50

Expired

(200,220)

 

10.11

Issued

1,530,000

 

2.60

 

Balance, September 30, 2008

3,584,284

4.00

Expired

(2,084,284)

5.00

Issued

1,700,000

0.20

 

Balance, September 30, 2009

3,200,000

 

1.28

 

The following table summarizes warrants outstanding at September 30, 2009:

Number of Warrants

Exercise Price
     $     

Expiry Date

1,500,000

2.50

May 14, 2010

1,300,000

 

0.20

 

May 12, 2011

400,000

 

0.20

 

September 4, 2011

3,200,000

       
 

Warrants outstanding have a weighted average remaining life of 1.19 years.

On May 21, 2008, the Company issued 30,000 warrants, comprised of 15,000 at an exercise price of $4.50 and 15,000 at an exercise price of $6.00 that expire on July 16, 2009. The fair value of the 30,000 warrants was estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with an expected life of 1.75 years, a risk free interest rate of 4.87%%, a dividend yield of nil, and an expected volatility of 130%. A total of $34,897 as the value of the warrants was recorded as consulting fees in marketing and selling expenses.

7.       Commitments

a)     PAT entered into a Limited Exclusive Patent License Agreement with the LLNL in March 2001 (the "License Agreement"). Under the terms of the License Agreement the Company must prepay annual foreign filing fees and make minimum royalty payments of $100,000 due on February 28th, being two months after the start of each calendar year and each year thereafter until either party terminates the License Agreement. In November 2009, the License Agreement was terminated because PAC has developed all new cell designs. A total balance of $89,824 including pro-rated minimum annual royalty for 2009 and accrued interest was due upon the termination of the agreement. As at September 30, 2009, $75,889 was included accounts payable, being the proportionate balance owing up to September 30, 2009.

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Power Air Corporation
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2009 and 2008

7.       Commitments (continued)

b)     Livermore Lease commitments

(i)     On October 17, 2005, the Company entered into a long-term office and laboratory premises lease in Livermore, California. The lease term is 30 months expiring October 31, 2008. The monthly base rent effective November 1, 2006 was $7,000 per month, increasing to $7,933 per month on November 1, 2007. The estimated monthly operating charge is $2,050 per month. On August 20, 2007, the term of the lease was extended from November 1, 2008 to July 31, 2010 at a monthly base rent of $7,933.

(ii)    On July 23, 2007, the Company entered into a long-term laboratory premises lease adjacent to the premises noted in (i) with a term of 36 months expiring July 31, 2010. The monthly base rent was $4,518 per month and the estimated monthly operating charge is $1,100. Effective August 1, 2008 the base rent increased to $4,800 per month, and will further increase to $5,083 per month on August 1, 2009.

In October 2009, the Company signed a mutual release and indemnification to terminate the above leases prior to the expiry date. As at September 30, 2009, the Company accrued $78,078 in account payable for the termination of the leases.

(iii)  On July 1, 2009, the Company entered into a long-term office and laboratory premises lease in Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada. The term commenced on October 1, 2009 and is for 36 months expiring September 30, 2012. The monthly base rent effective October 1, 2009 is CDN$5,591 per month.

(iv)    On September 19, 2009, the Company entered into a short-term residential premise lease in Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada. The term commences on September 21, 2009 and is for 12 months where after the lease may continue on a month-to-month basis or another fixed length of time. The monthly base rent effective September 21, 2009 is CDN$1,500 per month.

(c)     On September 27, 2006, the Company entered into a four-phase Development and Pre-Manufacturing Agreement (the "Agreement") with Mid States Tool and Machine Inc. of Decatur, Indiana ("Mid States"). Pursuant to the Agreement, Mid States will re-design, cost-reduce, tool and manufacture the ZAFC. The Company paid $25,000 upon execution of this Agreement and will issue 350,000 stock options, in phases, exercisable at $7.50 per share. Upon completion of Phase 1 (Planning), a total of 50,000 stock options will be granted. Upon starting Phase 2 (Engineering Prototype), a cash payment of $25,000 will be made and upon completion of Phase 2 an additional 100,000 stock options will be granted. A final payment of $27,000 will be made upon Mid States delivering 4 demonstration prototypes at the end of Phase 2. A total of 100,000 stock options will be granted at the completion of Phase 3 (Manufacturing Prototype) and Phase 4 (Pilot Production). The cash payments do not include the costs of materials, labour (at Mid States' cost) or moulds. There have been no triggering events for the granting of the above options. It continues to be an option for Mid States to be one of the Company's contract manufacturer for the initial ZAFC cells for use in the Company's first ZAFC powered commercial products in North America.

 

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Power Air Corporation
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2009 and 2008

7.       Commitments (continued)

d)     On November 3, 2007 the Company signed a Collaborative Development Agreement (CDA) with the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) with an effective date of January 1, 2008, expiring December 31, 2009. Under the terms of the CDA, the Company and NRC will develop an optimal non-noble catalyst, a support structure for the catalyst and a low cost process suited to mass production of the related air cathodes. The Company will have the exclusive right to commercially exploit the Intellectual Property arising from this collaboration in relation to Zinc Air-based energy systems and the first right of refusal in fields of use other than Zinc Air-based energy systems. The Company is committed to pay NRC $256,840 over 18 months for services in 4 equal payments of $64,210 starting January 1, 2008. Both parties will review progress after 12 months to determine if results are promising enough to warrant continuation. In June, 2008, the Company announced that the National Research Council of Canada's (NRC) Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP) had granted the Company a $365,000 funding contribution towards a Collaborative research and development project with the NRC Institute for Fuel Cell Innovation (IFCI) to develop a proprietary Air Cathode suitable for use in Zinc Air based energy systems. This funding will be in the form of reimbursement of costs incurred by the Company. During the year ended September 30, 2009, the Company received $41,183 (2008 - $Nil) as reimbursement. The agreement was terminated on June 29, 2009. As at September 30, 2009, the Company accrued $50,789 in account payable for the termination of the agreement.

e)     During the year, the Company signed three consulting agreements and agreed to pay an aggregate of $29,000 per month as consulting fees to three consultants. The Company also agreed to pay bonus of $20,000 in cash and issue 20,000 shares to each consultant if certain bonus condition were achieved. As at September 30, 2009, the bonus condition had not yet been achieved and consequently the bonus was not accrued at September 30, 2009.

f)     During the year, the Company signed a consulting agreement with an officer of the Company. The Company agreed to pay a total of $5,000 each month as consulting fees. The Company also agreed to pay a bonus of $100,000 in cash and issue 200,000 shares if certain bonus conditions were achieved. As at September 30, 2009, the bonus condition has not yet achieved and consequently the bonus was not accrued at September 30, 2009.

8.       Development and engineering expense

In March 2008, the Company's Canadian subsidiary, Power Air (Canada) Corp ("PACC"), applied for and received SR&ED Investment Tax Credits from the Canadian Federal Government in the amount of $175,560 (CDN$187,972). The Company paid $39,664 (CDN$40,037) to a third party as consulting fees associated with processing these claims.

In 2009 PACC received SR&ED Investment Tax Credits in the amount of $97,202 (CDN$104,075) from Canadian federal government as SR&ED Investment Tax Credits for the year ended September 30, 2008 and paid $23,582 (CDN$25,409) as consulting fees associated with processing these claims.

As at September 30, 2009 $272,762 (CDN$292,047) was recorded as an accrued liability due to uncertainty regarding future potential audits of the SR&ED Investment Tax Credits by the Canadian Revenue Agency. See Note 10.

 

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Power Air Corporation
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2009 and 2008

9.       Segment Disclosures

The Company operates in one operating segment being the business of developing, manufacturing and marketing fuel cell based commercial products.

10.     Income Taxes

The Company has combined US and Canadian net operating losses of $ 10,397,000 carried forward available to offset US and Canadian taxable income in future years. Canadian tax losses of $1,652,000 and US tax losses of $8,745,000 begin expiring in fiscal 2026. The potential benefit of these combined US and Canadian net operating losses carried forward have not been recognized in the consolidated financial statements since the Company cannot be assured that it is more likely than not that such benefit will be realized in future years.

The Company carries on scientific research and experimental development activities ("SR&ED") in Canada. The Company filed a SR&ED claim for its SR&ED activity in its Canadian subsidiary for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2006, 2007 and 2008. These claims may be subject to audit by Canada Revenue Agency. See Note 8 above for an explanation of the amount received and recorded.

The Company is subject to United States federal and state income taxes at a rate of 40.72% and Canadian federal and provincial income tax at a rate of 30.25% (2008 - 31.9%). The reconciliation of the provision for income taxes at the United States and Canadian Federal statutory rate compared to the Company's income tax expense as reported is as follows:

September 30,
2009
         $         

September 30,
2008
         $         

United States

Canada

United States

Canada

Loss before income taxes

(1,251,841)

(416,571)

(2,812,828)

(835,886)

Statutory tax rate

40.72%

30.25%

40.72%

31.90%

 

Expected income tax recovery

510,000

126,000

1,145,000

267,000

Permanent differences

(3,000)

(1,000)

(85,000)

(16,000)

Tax Rate Changes

-

(6,000)

132,000

(115,000)

Other

-

(202,000)

183,000

-

Valuation allowance change

(507,000)

83,000

(1,375,000)

(136,000)

 

Provision for income taxes

-

-

-

-

 

 

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Power Air Corporation
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2009 and 2008

10.     Income Taxes (continued)

The significant components of deferred income tax assets and liabilities at September 30, 2009 and 2008 are as follows:

 

September 30,
2009
         $         

September 30,
2008
         $         

 

United States

Canada

United States

Canada

Net operating losses carried forward

3,561,000

413,000

3,182,000

496,000

Other

159,000

-

32,000

-

Valuation allowance

(3,720,000)

(413,000)

(3,214,000)

(496,000)

 

Net deferred income tax asset

-

-

-

-

 

The Company has uncertain tax positions for which the possible liability for penalties and interest is not currently reliably estimable by management.  Management has considered the likelihood and significance of possible penalties associated with its current and intended filing positions and has determined, based on their assessment, that such penalties, if any, would not be expected to be material.

Inherent uncertainties arise over tax positions taken, or expected to be taken, with respect to transfer pricing, inter-company charges and allocations, financing charges, fees, related party transactions, tax credits, tax based incentives and stock based transactions. Management has not recognized any tax benefits related to these uncertainties.

Disclosure concerning certain carry-forward tax pools, temporary and permanent timing differences in tax basis versus reported amounts may be impacted by assessing practices and tax code regulations when income tax returns are filed up to date. As a 100% valuation allowance has been provided against deferred tax assets reported in these financial statements, there would be no significant net impact to the current and deferred income tax disclosures or reconciliations reported.

11.     Non-cash Investing and Financing Activities

During the year ended September 30, 2009, the Company agreed to issue 125,000 common shares according to the terms of settlement agreement signed with former director (Note 4), and $62,500 was recorded as shares to be issued as at September 30, 2009.

During the year ended September 30, 2008, the Company issued 300,000 warrants with an estimated value of $34,897 and recorded as consulting fees in marketing and selling expenses.

 

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Power Air Corporation
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2009 and 2008

12.     Subsequent events

a)     Subsequent to September 30, 2009, the Company received cash proceeds of $400,000 and issued 2,000,000 units at $0.20 per unit. Each unit consisted of one common share and one common share purchase warrant to acquire one additional share at $0.20 per share for two years.

b)     Subsequent to September 30, 2009, the Company issued 2,500,000 units at $0.20 per unit for the $500,000 advanced as at September 30, 2009. Each unit consisted of one common share and one common share purchase warrant to acquire one additional share at $0.20 per share for two years (Note 4).

c)     Subsequent to the September 30, 2009, the Company issued 125,000 common shares according to the terms of a settlement agreement signed with former director (Note 4).

d)     Subsequent to the September 30, 2009, the Company signed two consulting agreements and agreed to pay an aggregate of $9,500 per month as consulting fees to two consultants.

e)     The Company evaluated subsequent events through the financial statements filing date of January 12, 2010.

 

 

 

 

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

We have had no disagreements with our principal independent accountants.

ITEM 9A(T).       CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Mr. Hak Jin Kim, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, has concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) were not effective as of the end of the period covered by this report, based on his evaluation of these controls and procedures required by paragraph (b) of Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15, due to the material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting as discussed below.

Management's Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting


Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Our internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Our internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that:

  • pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of our assets;
  • provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors; and
  • provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

As of September 30, 2009 we conducted an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of Mr. Hak Jin Kim, our principal executive officer (also our principal financial), of 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 (COSO) of the Treadway Commission. Based upon this assessment, we determined that there was a material weakness affecting our internal control over financial reporting. 

The matters involving internal controls and procedures that the Company's management consider to be potential material weaknesses under COSO and SEC rules are primarily due to the small size of our organization and include: 1) inadequate segregation of duties consistent with control objectives; (2) insufficient written policies and procedures for accounting and financial reporting with respect to the requirements and application of certain US GAAP and SEC disclosure requirements; and (3) ineffective controls over period end financial disclosure and reporting processes. The aforementioned matters taken together constitute a material weakness which was identified by the Company's principal executive officer/principal financial officer in connection with the preparation of our financial statements as of September 30, 2009 and communicated the matters to our management and board of directors.

Management's Remediation Initiatives

Although the Company is unable to meet all the standards under COSO because of the limited funds available to a company of our size and stage of development, we are committed to improving our financial organization. As funds become available, we will undertake to: (1) create a position to segregate duties consistent with control objectives, (2) increase our personnel resources and technical accounting expertise within the accounting function, and (3) prepare and implement sufficient written policies and checklists which will set forth procedures for accounting and financial reporting with respect to the requirements and application of US GAAP and SEC disclosure requirements.

 

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We will continue to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of our internal controls and procedures and our internal controls over financial reporting on an ongoing basis and are committed to taking further action and implementing additional enhancements or improvements, as necessary and as funds allow. However, because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that misstatements due to error or fraud will not occur or 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 error or mistake. The design of any system of controls is based in part on 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.  Projections of any evaluation of controls effectiveness to future periods are subject to risks.  

This annual report does not include an attestation report of the company's registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. Management's report was not subject to attestation by the company's registered public accounting firm pursuant to temporary rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission that permit the company to provide only management's report in this annual report.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during our fourth fiscal quarter of our fiscal year ended September 30, 2009 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

ITEM 9B.           OTHER INFORMATION

Not applicable.

ITEM 10.           DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Our directors and executive officers and their respective ages as of the date of this annual report are as follows:

Name

Age

Position with the Company

Hak Jin Kim

46

President, Secretary, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Director

Stephen Harrison

53

Director

William Potter

61

Director

Jahong Hur

39

Director

Joon Soo Shin

59

Director

The following describes the business experience of each of our directors and executive officers, including other directorships held in reporting companies:

Hak Jin Kim, President, Secretary, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Director

Mr. Kim became an officer and director of our Company on April 2, 2009. Mr. Kim has operated a consulting company in the area of technology, alternative energies, trading and investment, primarily with Korean companies, since 1985. In addition, since March 2009, Mr. Kim has served as the Director of Global Business Affairs of H-Plus Holdings Ltd., a major Company shareholder. Mr. Kim is not a director or officer of any other reporting company.

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Stephen Harrison, Director

Mr. Harrison became a director of our Company in September 2005 and currently serves as a member of the Audit Committee. With over 25 years of experience in the financial services, funds management and accounting fields, he was an Australian Director for Investec Funds Management, a subsidiary of one of the world's largest fund management and private investment banking groups, from 2000 to 2003, and was previously Chairman of the Australian Investment Committee for that group. In addition, he previously held the position of sole Australian Director for the Australian subsidiary of Sanford C. Bernstein, a large US-based fund manager, from 1998 to 2001. Mr. Harrison holds a number of directorships and senior management positions with companies based or operating in Australia.

William J. Potter, Director

Mr. Potter became a director of our Company effective September 2005. He is a member of our Audit Committee. Mr. Potter is an investment/merchant banker with more than 30 years of experience. He has managed closed-end funds in the United States and Canada and served on the boards of more than 20 United States domiciled public companies, as well as numerous foreign-based companies. Over the past five years, he has been the Chairman of Meredith Financial Group from April 2004 and the President of Ridgewood Group International Ltd. from June 1996 to March 2004. His current directorships include the National Foreign Trade Council, the nation's oldest lobbying organization; Aberdeen Asset Management Limited; and Alexandria Bancorp, a banking subsidiary of Canadian money manager Guardian Capital Group. Mr. Potter received an A.B. degree from Colgate University and a M.B.A. degree from Harvard University. Mr. Potter is also a director of the following other U.S. reporting companies: Aberdeen Asia Pacific Income Fund Inc. (1986 to present); Aberdeen Australia Equity Fund Inc. (1985 to present); and Aberdeen Global Fund Inc. (1991 to present).

Jahong Hur, Director

Appointed to our board of directors in August 2007, Mr. Hur is the founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of H-Plus Eco Ltd., H-Plus ENG Ltd., H-Plus Bio Ltd. and H-Plus SGS Ltd. (the H-Plus Group), all based in South Korea. H-Plus Group, through its H-Plus Eco subsidiary, signed a letter of intent with Power Air in the fall of 2006 to commercialize our ZAFC technology in Asia; and in June of this year, Mr. Hur participated as an investor in a $5 million private placement of Power Air's common stock. Mr. Hur has developed business networks with refineries, engineering companies and motor companies in South Korea, such as GS Caltex, GS E&C and Hyundai/Kia Motors. His first business, H-Plus Eco Ltd., was established in 2000 to focus on soil remediation and environmental engineering. Since that time, he has expanded and diversified his business interest to special gas manufacturing and supply and alternative energy.

Joon Soo Shin, Director

Appointed to our board of directors in August 2007, Mr. Shin is the Chairman of the SOMO Group. He joined the South Korea-based company in 1979 as the Chief Planning Officer of the SOMO Group and became the CEO of Sungam Marine Transport Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of SOMO, in 1982. In 1986, he became CEO of Donghwa Petroleum Co., Ltd., the predecessor of SOMO Petroleum which recently participated in Power Air's $5 million private placement. Mr. Shin has broad experience as a business executive in the energy sector. Prior to his appointment as Chairman of the SOMO Group in 1998, he served as CEO of all its subsidiaries. He also has extensive experience in the banking industry, having served as the Chairman of Sungam Mutual Credit Union and Hannam Investment Trust in the 1980s and 1990s. Over the past 20 years, he has been the President of the Rotary Club of Kwangjoo in South Korea and a special councilor of the Korean Chamber of Commerce & Industry. He holds a BCom in Management from Korea University and an MBA from Santa Clara University.

Term of Office

Our directors are appointed for a one-year term to hold office until the next annual general meeting of our stockholders or until they resign or are removed from the board in accordance with our bylaws. Our officers are appointed by our Board of Directors and hold office until they resign or are removed from office by the Board of Directors.

Audit Committee

We have an Audit Committee of our Board of Directors comprised of William J. Potter and Stephen Harrison. Our Board of Directors has determined that Mr. Potter qualifies as an audit committee financial expert.

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The Audit Committee meets with management and our external auditors to review matters affecting financial reporting, the system of internal accounting and financial controls and procedures and the audit procedures and audit plans. The Audit Committee reviews our significant financial risks, is involved in the appointment of senior financial executives and annually reviews our insurance coverage and any off-balance sheet transactions.

The Audit Committee is mandated to monitor our Company's audit and the preparation of financial statements and to review and recommend to the board of directors all financial disclosure contained in our Company's public documents. The Audit Committee is also be mandated to appoint external auditors, monitor their qualifications and independence and determine the appropriate level of their remuneration. The external auditors report directly to the Audit Committee and to the board of directors. The Audit Committee and board of directors each have the authority to terminate the external auditor's engagement (subject to confirmation by our stockholders). The Audit Committee also approves in advance any permitted services to be provided by the external auditors which are not related to the audit.

Family Relationships

There are no family relationships among our directors and officers.

Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings

None of our directors, executive officers or control persons has been involved in any of the following events during the past five years:

  1. any bankruptcy petition filed by or against any business of which such person was a general partner or executive officer either at the time of the bankruptcy or within two years prior to that time;
  2. any conviction in a criminal proceeding or being subject to a pending criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations and other minor offences);
  3. being subject to any order, judgment or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any court of competent jurisdiction, permanently or temporarily enjoining, barring, suspending or otherwise limiting his involvement in any type of business, securities or banking activities; or
  4. being found by a court of competent jurisdiction (in a civil action), the SEC or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to have violated a federal or state securities or commodities law, and the judgment has not been reversed, suspended or vacated.

Code of Ethics

Our Board of Directors has adopted a Code of Ethics that applies to all employees, officers and directors of our Company. A copy of the Code of Ethics may be obtained, without charge, upon request to the Secretary of our Company at Suite 125-9 Burbidge Street, Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada, Tel: (604) 468-7771, Fax: (604) 468-7772.

Compliance with Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act

Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires our directors and officers, and the persons who beneficially own more than 10% of our common stock, to file reports of ownership and changes in ownership with the SEC. Copies of all filed reports are required to be furnished to us pursuant to Rule 16a-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act. Based solely on the reports received by us and on the representations of the reporting persons, we believe that these persons have complied with all applicable filing requirements during the year ended September 30, 2009, except as follows:

Name

Number of Late Reports

Number of Transactions Not Reported on a Timely Basis

Jahong Hur

1

1

H-Plus Eco Ltd.

1

1

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ITEM 11.           EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

Compensation Discussion and Analysis

The following table sets forth the compensation paid to our executive officers during our fiscal years ended September 30, 2009 and September 30, 2008:

Summary Compensation Table






Name and Principal Position







Year






Salary
($)






Bonus
($)





Stock Awards
($)





Option Awards
($)

Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compen-sation
($)

Non-qualified Deferred Compen-sation Earnings
($)



All Other Compen-sation
($)






Total
($)

Hak Jin Kim (1)

President, Secretary, CEO & CFO

2009

24,538

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

24,538

2008

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Nil

N/A

N/A

Donald Ceci (2)
Former President & CEO

2009

59,835

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

59,835

2008

150,000

Nil

Nil

23,260 (3)

Nil

Nil

Nil

173,260

Minnie Wright (4)
Former Secretary, Treasurer & CFO

2009

58,333

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

58,333

2008

100,000

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

100,000

H. Dean Haley (5)
Former Chief Operating Officer

2009

92,306

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

92,306

2008

150,000

Nil

Nil

23,260 (6)

Nil

Nil

Nil

173,260

Alan Campbell (7)
Former Secretary, Treasurer & CFO

2009

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Nil

N/A

N/A

2008

150,000

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

150,000

Remy Kozak (8)
Former President &CEO

2009

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Nil

N/A

N/A

2008

144,000

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

144,000

Donald Prest (9)
Former Secretary, Treasurer & CFO

2009

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Nil

N/A

N/A

2008

100,000

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

100,000

(1) Mr. Kim became an officer of our Company on April 2, 2009.

(2) Mr. Ceci served as President and CEO from May 14, 2008 until April 2, 2009.

(3) Mr. Ceci was granted 20,000 options exercisable at $1.40.

(4) Ms. Wright served as Secretary, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer from September 1, 2008 to April 2, 2009.

(5) Mr. Haley resigned as our Chief Operating Officer on April 2, 2009.

(6) Mr. Haley was granted 20,000 options exercisable at $1.40.

(7) Mr. Campbell served as interim Secretary, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer from January 29, 2008 until September 1, 2008.

(8) Mr. Kozak resigned as President and CEO on January 23, 2008.

(9) Mr. Prest resigned as Secretary, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer on January 29, 2008.

The following table sets forth information as at September 30, 2009 relating to outstanding equity awards for each named executive officer listed in the table above that served as an executive officer of our Company during the year ended September 30, 2009.

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Outstanding Equity Awards at Year End Table

 

Option Awards

Stock Awards

Name

Number of Securities Under-
lying Unexer-cised Options
(#)
Exercise-able

Number of Securities Under-lying Unexer-cised Options (#) Unexer-ciseable

Equity Inventive Plan Awards: Number of Securities Underlying Unexer-cised Unearned Options
(#)

Option Exercise Price
($)

Option Expiration Date

Number of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested
(#)

Market Value of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested
($)

Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights That Have Not Vested
(#)

Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Market or Payout Value of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights That Have Not Vested
($)

Hak Jin Kim

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Donald Ceci (1)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Minnie Wright (2)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

H. Dean Haley (3)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(1) Mr. Ceci served as President and CEO from May 14, 2008 until April 2, 2009.

(2) Ms. Wright resigned as our Secretary, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer on April 2, 2009.

(3) Mr. Haley resigned as our Chief Operating Officer on April 2, 2009.

The following table sets forth information relating to compensation paid to our directors in the fiscal year ended September 30, 2009.

Director Compensation Table

Name

Fees earned or paid in cash

Stock awards (2)
($)

Option awards (2), (3)
($)

Non-equity inventive plan compen-sation
($)

Non-qualified deferred compen-sation earnings
($)

All other compen-sation

($)

Total

($)

Hak Jin Kim (1)

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Stephen Harrison

30,000

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

35,000

William J. Potter

30,000

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

32,000

Jahong Hur

20,000

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

25,000

Joon Soon Shin

20,000

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

25,000

Paul D. Brock (2)

27,000

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

32,000

Donald Ceci(1), (3)

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

H. Dean Haley (1), (4)

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

(1) Compensation for Mr. Kim, Mr. Haley and Mr. Ceci are reported above in the Summary Compensation Table with respect to Named Executive Officers. Our officers who serve as directors do not receive additional compensation for serving as directors.

(2) Mr. Brock resigned as a Director on December 16, 2009, subsequent to our year ended September 30, 2009.

(3) Mr. Ceci resigned as a Director on June 8, 2009.

(4) Mr. Haley resigned as a Director on September 4, 2009.

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

The following table sets forth certain information concerning the number of shares of our common stock owned beneficially as of January 11, 2010 by: (i) each person (including any group) known to us to own more than 5% of our shares of common stock; (ii) each of our directors; (iii) each of our officers; and (iv) our officers and directors as a group. To our knowledge, each holder listed possesses sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares shown.

Title of Class

Name and Address of Beneficial Owner(1)

Amount and Nature of Beneficial Owner

Percent of Class(2)

 

Directors and Officers:

   

Common Stock

Hak Jin Kim
#1701-555 Austin Avenue
Coquitlam, BC, Canada V3K 6R8

0

*%

Common Stock

Stephen Harrison
Level 2, 33 York Street
Sydney, Australia 2000

10,000 (3)

*%

Common Stock

William J. Potter
30 Rockefeller Plaza, 27th Floor
New York, NY, USA, 10112

10,000 (3)

*%

Common Stock

Joon Soo Shin
SOMO Bldg., 984-1
Daechi-dong, Kangnam-ku
Seoul, Korea

4,010,000 (4)

24.3%

Common Stock

Jahong Hur
#901 Joongang Heights Park B 632
Shinsa-dong, Kagnam-gu
Seoul, Korea

11,401,429 (5)

57.4%

Common Stock

All executive officers and directors as a group
(5 persons)

15,431,429 (6)

70.4%

 

Major Stockholders:

   

Common Stock

Somo Petroleum Co., Ltd.
SOMO Bldg., 984-1
Daechi-dong, Kangnam-ku
Seoul, Korea

571,429

3.9%

Common Stock

Power Air Dynamics Limited (7)
Level 2, 33 York Street
Sydney, Australia 2000

1,469,342

10.2%

Common Stock

H-Plus Eco Ltd. (8)
6F, J-Tower, 158-3, Seokchon-Dong
Songpa-Gu, Seoul, Korea

4,800,000 (9)

28.5% (9)

Common Stock

H-Plus Holdings Ltd.(10)
7F, J-Tower, 158-3, Seokchon-Dong
Songpa-Gu, Seoul Korea

5,000,000 (11)

25.7% (11)

Common Stock

HDH Group, LLC (12)
3801 Albert Matthews Road
Columbia, TN USA 38401

883,158 (13)

6.1%

* Less than 1%.

(1)   Under Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act a beneficial owner of a security includes any person who, directly or indirectly, through any contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship, or otherwise has or shares: (i) voting power, which includes the power to vote, or to direct the voting of shares; and/or (ii) investment power, which includes the power to dispose or direct the disposition of shares. In addition, shares are deemed to be beneficially owned by a person if the person has the right to acquire the shares within 60 days of the date as of which the information is provided.

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(2)   Based on the 14,470,378 shares of our common stock issued and outstanding as of January 11, 2010. Percent column adds to greater than 100% because certain share holdings are reported as beneficially owned by more than one shareholder listed in this table.

(3)   Each of Mr. Harrison and Mr. Potter holds options to purchase 10,000 shares at an exercise price of $1.40 per share, expiring on April 11, 2013.

(4)   Mr. Shin holds (i) 2,000,000 shares, (ii) warrants to purchase 2,000,000 shares at an exercise price of $0.20 per share, expiring on October 7, 2011, and (iii) options to purchase 10,000 shares at $1.40 per share, expiring on April 11, 2013. In addition, Mr. Shin is a director, senior officer and shareholder of Somo Petroleum Co., Ltd., a private Korean company that owns 571,429 shares. However, Mr. Shin disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by Somo as voting and dispositive power in these shares resides with Somo.

(5)   These 11,401,429 shares consist of: (i) 1,091,429 shares held by Mr. Hur, (ii) 500,000 shares issuable to Mr. Hur upon exercise of share purchase warrants at an exercise price of $0.20 per share, expiring on May 12, 2011, (iii) 10,000 shares issuable upon exercise of options exercisable at $1.40 per share, expiring on April 11, 2013, (iv) 2,500,000 shares held by H. Plus Holdings Ltd. ("H-Plus Holdings"), which is wholly owned by Mr. Hur, (v) 2,500,000 shares issuable to H-Plus Holdings upon exercise of share purchase warrants at an exercise price of $0.20 per share, expiring on October 7, 2011, (vi) 2,400,000 shares held by H-Plus Eco Ltd. ("H-Plus Eco"), of which Mr. Hur is the Chief Executive Officer and a director, and (vii) 2,400,000 shares issuable to H-Plus Eco upon exercise of share purchase warrants (including 1,500,000 shares issuable at an exercise price of $2.50 per share, expiring on May 14, 2010, 500,000 shares issuable at an exercise price of $0.20 per share, expiring on May 12, 2011, and 400,000 shares issuable at an exercise price of $0.20 per share, expiring on September 4, 2011).

(6)   This figures represents (i) 7,991,429 shares, (ii) 40,000 shares issuable upon exercise of options and (iii) 7,400,000 shares issuable upon exercise of warrants.

(7)   An Australian corporation of which Stephen Harrison, one of our directors, is a shareholder and director. Mr. Harrison disclaims beneficial ownership over these shares as voting power in these shares resides with such corporation.

(8)   A Korean corporation of which Jahong Hur, one of our directors, is the Chief Executive Officer and a director.

(9)   Includes (i) 2,400,000 shares held by H-Plus Eco and (ii) 2,400,000 shares issuable to H-Plus Eco upon exercise of share purchase warrants (including 1,500,000 shares issuable at an exercise price of $2.50 per share, expiring on May 14, 2010, 500,000 shares issuable at an exercise price of $0.20 per share, expiring on May 12, 2011, and 400,000 shares issuable at an exercise price of $0.20 per share, expiring on September 4, 2011). These shares are also reported under the holdings of Mr. Hur above.

(10) A Korean corporation wholly owned by Jahong Hur.

(11)  Includes (i) 2,500,000 shares held by H. Plus Holdings and (ii) ) 2,500,000 shares issuable to H-Plus Holdings upon exercise of share purchase warrants at an exercise price of $0.20 per share, expiring on October 7, 2011. These shares are also reported under the holdings of Mr. Hur above.

(12) A Tennessee corporation over which H. Dean Haley, one of our former directors and officer, has voting and dispositive power.

(13) This figure represents 863,158 shares of common stock and stock options to purchase 20,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $1.40 per share until June 19, 2013.

Changes in Control

We are unaware of any contract, or other arrangement or provision, the operation of which may at a subsequent date result in a change of control of our Company.

ITEM 13.           CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE

Except as described below, none of the following parties has had any material interest, direct or indirect, in any transaction with us during our last fiscal year or in any presently proposed transaction that has or will materially affect us:

    1. any of our directors or officers;
    2. any person proposed as a nominee for election as a director;
    3. any person who beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, shares carrying more than 5% of the voting rights attached to our outstanding shares of common stock; or
    4. any member of the immediate family (including spouse, parents, children, siblings and in-laws) of any of the above persons.

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We had transactions with certain of our officers and directors during our fiscal years ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 as follows:

As at September 30, 2009, directors' fees of $127,000 (2008-$138,660) were charged to general and administration expenses. Unpaid director's fees of $170,333 (2008 - $38,333) are due to five directors, which was included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities as at September 30, 2009. The break-down of this $170,333 in unpaid directors fees is as follows:

  • Paul Brock: (35,000);
  • Stephen Harrison: (35,000);
  • William Potter: (35,000);
  • Joo-So Shin: (43,333); and
  • Jahong Hur: (25,000).

As at September 30, 2009, the Company received $500,000 from H-Plus Holding, which is controlled by one of our directors, Mr. Hur. The advance was used to subscribe for 500,000 units of the Company's common stock issued subsequent to September 30, 2009.

As at September 30, 2009, a management fee of $24,538 (2008-$Nil) charged to general and administration expenses was incurred to an officer of the Company (Mr. Kim). As at the September 30, 2009, $8,860 (2008-$Nil) payable to Mr. Kim was included in accounts payable.

On September 4, 2009, the Company received cash proceeds of $80,000 and issued 400,000 units at $0.20 per unit. Each unit consisted of one common share and one common share purchase warrant to acquire one additional share at $0.20 per share expiring on September 4, 2011. The proceeds were received from H-Plus Eco Ltd., a company whose President and Chief executive Officer (Mr. Hur) is also a director of our Company.

On August 28, 2009 the Company signed settlement agreement Mr. Haley, a former director of the Company. The Company agreed to pay $10,000 cash (paid before September 30, 2009) and issue 125,000 common shares of the Company for settlement of outstanding payable to the former director (issued subsequent to September 30, 2009).

On May 12, 2009, the Company received cash proceeds of $260,000 and issued 1,300,000 units at $0.20 per unit. Each unit consisted of one common share and one common share purchase warrant to acquire one additional share at $0.20 per share expiring on May 12, 2011 ($50,000 of the proceeds were received from Mr. Hur, a director of our Company, and a further $50,000 of the proceeds were received from H-Plus Eco Ltd., a company whose President and Chief executive Officer (Mr. Hur) is also a director of our Company.

On June 19, 2008, the Board of Directors granted (effective June 19, 2008) fully vested stock options to Don Ceci, former President and CEO, and Dean Haley, former Chairman, to purchase up to an aggregate each of 20,000 common shares of the common stock of the Company, at a exercise price of the closing price of the Company's common shares on the OTC Bulletin on June 19, 2008 ($1.40 per share), for an entire period of up to five years commencing on June 19, 2008, all in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Company's present Stock Incentive Plan.

On May 14, 2008, the Company received $1,500,000 and issued 1,500,000 units at $1.00 per unit. Each unit contained one common share and one common share purchase warrant to acquire one additional share at $2.50 per share expiring on May 14, 2010. The proceeds were received from H-Plus Eco Ltd., a company whose President and Chief executive Officer (Mr. Hur) is also a director of our Company.

On April 8, 2008, the Board of Directors granted (effective April 11, 2008) fully vested stock options to each of the five current independent Directors of the Company to purchase up to an aggregate each of 10,000 common shares of the common stock of the Company, at a exercise price of the closing price of the Company's common shares on the OTC Bulletin Board on April 11, 2008 ($1.60 per share), for an entire period of up to five years commencing on April 11, 2008, all in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Company's present Stock Incentive Plan.

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ITEM 14.           PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES

Dale Matheson Carr-Hilton LaBonte LLP served as our independent registered public accounting firm and audited our financial statements for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2009 and 2008. Aggregate fees for professional services rendered to us by our auditor are set forth below:

 

Year Ended
September 30, 2009 (estimated)

Year Ended
September 30, 2008

Audit Fees

$30,000

 

$26,000

 

Audit-Related Fees

$15,000

 

$19,000

 

Tax Fees

$10,000

 

$2,000

 

All Other Fees

          $Nil

 

          Nil

 

Total

$55,000

 

$47,000

 

Audit Fees

Audit fees are the aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by our independent auditors for the audit of our annual financial statements, the review of the financial statements included in each of our quarterly reports and services provided in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements.

Audit Related Fees

Audit related fees are the aggregate fees billed by our independent auditors for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of our financial statements and are not described in the preceding category.

Tax Fees

Tax fees are billed by our independent auditors for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning.

All Other Fees

All other fees include fees billed by our independent auditors for products or services other than as described in the immediately preceding three categories.

Policy on Pre-Approval of Services Performed by Independent Auditors

It is our audit committee's policy to pre-approve all audit and permissible non-audit services performed by the independent auditors. We approved all services that our independent accountants provided to us in the past two fiscal years.

ITEM 15.           EXHIBITS

The following exhibits are filed with this Annual Report on Form 10-K:

Exhibit
Number

Description of Exhibit

3.1

Articles of Incorporation, as amended. (filed herewith)

3.2

Bylaws. (1)

10.1

Share Exchange Agreement among the Company, the Vendor, Power Air, the HDH Group and Dean Haley, dated for reference effective on August 22, 2005. (2)

10.2

Limited Exclusive Patent License Agreement between the Regents of the University of California and Power Air Tech, Inc., dated March 2001. (3)

10.3

Development and Pre-Manufacturing Agreement dated September 27, 2006 between the Company and Mid States Tool and Machine Inc. (4)

 

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10.4

2006 Stock Incentive Plan. (5)

10.5

Financing Agreement dated March 4, 2007 among the Company, Paulson Investment Company, Inc. and High Capital Funding, LLC (including the form of the Secured Promissory Note, the form of the Equity Consideration Certificate, the form of the Security Agreement and the form of the Security and Pledge Agreement). (6)

10.6

Form of the Subscription Agreement between the Company and each of the purchasers for the April 2007 Note and the Equity Consideration Certificates. (6)

10.7

Form of the $0.35 Unit Private Placement Subscription Agreement between the Company and each of the purchasers of the Units under the June 2007 Private Placement Offering. (7)

10.8

Form of the Non-U.S. Share Purchase Warrant Certificate utilized with the June 2007 Private Placement Offering. (7)

10.9

Form of the $0.10 Unit Private Placement Subscription Agreement between the Company and the purchaser of the Units under the May 2008 Private Placement Offering. (8)

10.10

Form of the Share Purchase Warrant Certificate utilized with the May 2008 Private Placement Offering. (8)

21.1

Subsidiaries of the Company:
     Power Air Tech, Inc. (Delaware) (100%)
     Power Air (Canada) Corp. (British Columbia) (50%)

23.1

Auditor's Consent. (filed herewith)

31.1

Certification of Chief Executive Officer/Chief Financial Officer. (filed herewith)

32.1

Certification of Chief Executive Officer/Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. (filed herewith)

(1)   Previously filed with the SEC as an exhibit to our Registration Statement on Form SB-2 as originally filed with the SEC on December 2, 2004.
(2)   Previously filed with the SEC as an exhibit to our Current Report on Form 8-K as originally filed with the SEC on October 7, 2005.
(3)   Previously filed with the SEC as an exhibit to our Form SB-2 as originally filed with the SEC on June 12, 2006.
(4)   Previously filed with the SEC as an exhibit to our Form 10-KSB as originally filed with the SEC on January 10, 2007.
(5)   Previously filed with the SEC as an exhibit to our Form S-8 as originally filed with the SEC on July 3, 2006.
(6)   Previously filed with the SEC as an exhibit to our Form 8-K as originally filed with the SEC on April 16, 2007.
(7)   Previously filed with the SEC as an exhibit to our Form 8-K as originally filed with the SEC on June 11, 2007.
(8)   Previously filed with the SEC as an exhibit to our Form 8-K as originally filed with the SEC on May 20, 2008.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 and 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

POWER AIR CORPORATION

By:       "Hak Jin Kim"
             Name:    Hak Jin Kim
             Title:       President, Chief Executive Officer, Secretary,
                            Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer and a director
             Date:       January 12, 2010

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

By:        "Hak Jin Kim"
             Name:    Hak Jin Kim
             Title:       President, Chief Executive Officer, Secretary,
                            Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer and a director
             Date:       January 12, 2010

By:        "Stephen Harrison"
             Name:    Stephen Harrison
             Title:       Director
             Date:       January 12, 2010

By:        "William J. Potter"
             Name:    William J. Potter
             Title:       Director
             Date:       January 12, 2010

 

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