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As
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission October 7, 2010 File No.
333-165682
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
AMENDMENT
NO. 3 TO
FORM
S-1
REGISTRATION
STATEMENT
UNDER
THE
SECURITIES
ACT OF 1933
NUGEN HOLDINGS,
INC.
(Name of
Small Business Issuer in its Charter)
Delaware
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3621
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29-1946130
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(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
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(Primary Standard Industrial
Classification Code)
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
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NuGen
Holdings, Inc
44645
Guilford Drive, Suite 201
Ashburn,
VA 20147
(703)
858-0036
(Address
and telephone number of
principal
executive offices and principal
place
of business)
Eric
Takamura
Chief
Executive Officer
NuGen
Holdings, Inc
44645
Guilford Drive, Suite 201
Ashburn,
VA 20147
(703)
858-0036
(Name,
address and telephone
Number
of agent for service)
Copies
of all Communications to:
David
Lubin & Associates, PLLC
David
Lubin, Esq.
5 North
Village Avenue
Rockville
Centre, NY 11570
Telephone
No.: (516) 887-8200
Facsimile:
(516) 887-8250
Approximate
date of proposed sale to the public: From time to time after the effectiveness
of the registration statement.
If this
Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule
462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, please check the following box and list
the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective
registration statement for the same offering. ¨
If this
Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the
Securities Act of 1933, check the following box and list the Securities Act
registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement
for the same offering. ¨
If this
Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the
Securities Act of 1933, check the following box and list the Securities Act
registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement
for the same offering. ¨
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a small reporting company. See
the definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “small
reporting company”:
Large
accelerated filer
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¨
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Accelerated
filer
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¨
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Non-accelerated
filer
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¨
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Smaller
reporting company
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x
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(Do not
check if a smaller reporting company)
CALCULATION
OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of each class of securities to
be registered
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Amount to be
registered (1)
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Proposed
maximum
offering price per
share
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Proposed
maximum
aggregate
offering price
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Amount of
registration fee (3)
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Common
Stock, par value $.001
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25,620,007
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$
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1.00
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(2)
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$
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25,620,007
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$
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1,826.71
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Total
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25,620,007
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$
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1.00
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$
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25,620,007
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$
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1,826.71
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1)
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Represents
shares of common stock that may be sold by the selling stockholders
including: (i) 25,260,007 shares currently owned by the selling
stockholders and (ii) 360,000 shares issuable upon the exercise of
warrants owned by the selling stockholders. In the event of a stock split,
stock dividend or similar transaction involving our shares of common
stock, the number of shares registered shall automatically be increased to
cover the additional shares of common stock issuable pursuant to Rule 416
under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.
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2)
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The
offering price has been estimated solely for the purpose of computing the
amount of the registration fee in accordance with Rule 457(o). Our common
stock is not traded and any national exchange and in accordance with Rule
457, the offering price was determined by us arbitrarily based on the
price shares were sold to the selling security holders in private
placement transactions plus an increase due to the fact that the shares
are being registered and will be liquid. The selling shareholders may sell
shares of our common stock at a fixed price of $1.00 per share until our
shares are quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board and thereafter at prevailing
market prices or privately negotiated prices. There can be no assurance
that a market maker will agree to file the necessary documents with the
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”), which operates the OTC
Electronic Bulletin Board, nor can there be any assurance that such an
application for quotation will be approved. We have agreed to bear the
expenses relating to the registration of the shares for the selling
security holders. We will not receive proceeds from the sale of shares
from the selling shareholders.
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3)
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$1,781.92
previously paid and $44.79 being paid with this
filing.
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THE
REGISTRANT HEREBY AMENDS THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON SUCH DATE OR DATES AS
MAY BE NECESSARY TO DELAY ITS EFFECTIVE DATE UNTIL THE REGISTRANT SHALL FILE A
FURTHER AMENDMENT WHICH SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT
SHALL THEREAFTER BECOME EFFECTIVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 8(a) OF THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 OR UNTIL THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT SHALL BECOME
EFFECTIVE ON SUCH DATE AS THE COMMISSION, ACTING PURSUANT TO SAID SECTION 8(a),
MAY DETERMINE.
PRELIMINARY
PROSPECTUS SUBJECT TO COMPLETION DATED October __, 2010
NUGEN
HOLDINGS, INC.
25,260,007
shares of common stock and
360,000
shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of warrants
The
prospectus relates to the resale by certain selling security holders of NuGen
Holdings, Inc. of up to 24,151,513 shares of our common stock in connection with
the resale of:
up to
25,260,007 shares of common stock issued and outstanding; and
up to
360,000 shares of our common stock which may be issued upon exercise of a
warrant issued to one individual in connection with the private placement that
closed in February 2010.
Upon the
effectiveness of this prospectus, the selling security holders will sell at a
fixed price per share of $1.00 per share until our shares are quoted on the OTC
Bulletin Board and thereafter at prevailing market prices or privately
negotiated prices. Each of the selling stockholders may be deemed to be an
"underwriter", as such term is defined in the Securities Act of
1933.
There has
been no market for our securities and a public market may not develop, or, if
any market does develop, it may not be sustained. As of October 5, 2010, we had
50,381,564 shares of common stock issued and outstanding. Our common stock is
not traded on any exchange or in the over-the-counter market. After the date of
this prospectus, we expect to have an application filed with the Financial
Industry Regulatory Authority for our common stock to eligible for trading on
the OTC Bulletin Board. Until our common stock becomes eligible for trading on
the OTC Bulletin Board, the selling security holders will be offering our shares
of common stock at a fixed price of $1.00 per common share.
OUR
BUSINESS IS SUBJECT TO MANY RISKS AND AN INVESTMENT IN OUR SHARES OF COMMON
STOCK WILL ALSO INVOLVE A HIGH DEGREE OF RISK. YOU SHOULD CAREFULLY CONSIDER THE
FACTORS DESCRIBED UNDER THE HEADING “RISK FACTORS” BEGINNING ON PAGE 3 BEFORE
INVESTING IN OUR SHARES OF COMMON STOCK.
NEITHER
THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION HAS
APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED OF THESE SECURITIES OR DETERMINED IF THIS PROSPECTUS IS
TRUTHFUL OR COMPLETE. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL
OFFENSE.
The
information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. This
prospectus is included in the registration statement that was filed by us with
the Securities and Exchange Commission. The selling stockholders may not sell
these securities until the registration statement becomes effective. This
prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and is not soliciting an
offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not
permitted.
The date
of this prospectus is October __, 2010
The
following table of contents has been designed to help you find information
contained in this prospectus. We encourage you to read the entire
prospectus.
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
Page
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Prospectus
Summary
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2
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Risk
Factors
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4
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Use
of Proceeds
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10
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Determination
of Offering Price
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10
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Dilution
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10
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Market
Information
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11
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Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations
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Management
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Executive
Compensation
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25
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Certain
Relationships and Related Transactions
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Security
Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management
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28
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Description
of Securities
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29
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Selling
Security Holders
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30
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Plan
of Distribution
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35
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Legal
Matters
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37
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Interest
of Named Experts and Counsel
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37
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Changes
in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial
Disclosure
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Indemnification
for Securities Act Liabilities
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Where
You Can Find More Information
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Financial
Statements
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F-1
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Information
not Required in Prospectus
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1
PROSPECTUS
SUMMARY
The following summary highlights
selected information contained in this prospectus. This summary does not contain
all the information you should consider before investing in the securities.
Before making an investment decision, you should read the entire prospectus
carefully, including the "Risk Factors" section, the Financial Statements and
the Notes to the Financial Statements.
Our
Company
As a
result of our merger with NuGen Mobility, Inc. in January 2010, we are, through
our NuGen subsidiary, engaged in the development, design, and marketing of a
technology related to creating a permanent magnet electrical motor systems. Our
revenue is derived primarily from contract research and development engineering
services. Our technology relates to specialty electric drive engines and related
components. This technology is currently being sold directly to original
equipment manufacturers (“OEMs”) pursuant to technical assistance agreements.
The agreements generally provide for us to engineer our technology to run in
various platforms (e.g. vehicles, electric generators and motors) and to be
adapted to a customer’s particular application. We offer these services from our
facility located in Virginia, to customers that require high-efficiency,
reliable, compact permanent magnet electrical motor systems, controllers,
vehicle interface modules (including energy storage, management and monitoring
systems) and related software. Our technology is used primarily to convert
electrical power into mechanical power so that mechanical power can be used to
propel a vehicle or run a generator and may be used in markets ranging from
electric/hybrid electric vehicles to materials handling equipment, distributive
power, ground support equipment, motion control, and military systems. For the
nine months ended June 30, 2010, sales to two customers, both based in India,
accounted for more than 89% of our revenues and for the years ended September
30, 2009 and 2008, one customer, which is located in India, accounted for 84% of
our revenues.
Our
offices are located at 44645 Guilford Drive, Suite 201, Ashburn, Virginia and
our telephone number is: (703) 858-0036.
Corporate
Information
We were
incorporated as a Delaware corporation on September 27, 2007 under the name
“Expedite 1, Inc.” and on February 11, 2008, pursuant to a change of control,
changed our name to InovaChem, Inc. Prior to our acquisition of NuGen Mobility,
Inc., InovaChem was an early development stage company with no revenues and no
business operations. It was anticipated that InovaChem would develop a strategic
plan to reduce certain food, pharmaceutical and other products’ costs by
utilizing new technologies. Due to the uncertainty of the state of the economy,
InovaChem was unable to pursue this opportunity and had conducted virtually no
business other than organizational matters, and filings of periodic reports with
the SEC. InovaChem abandoned this strategic plan and sought to acquire an
operating company.
NuGen
Mobility, Inc was organized as a Delaware corporation on September 8, 2006 for
the purpose of engaging in research, development and manufacture of permanent
magnet electrical motor systems and related electric controls.
On
January 29, 2010, InovaChem completed the acquisition of NuGen Mobility, Inc
(“NuGen” or “NuGen Mobility”), through a reverse subsidiary merger (the
“Merger”) pursuant to which NuGen became InovaChem’s wholly-owned subsidiary. As
a result of the Merger, we intend to carry on NuGen’s business as our sole line
of business and will no longer be in the previous business of attempting to
utilize new technologies to reduce certain food, pharmaceutical and other
products’ costs. On February 26, 2010, our board of directors and stockholders
approved an amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation changing the
Company’s name from InovaChem, Inc. to NuGen Holdings, Inc. The Certificate of
Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation became effective on March 4,
2010.
The
Merger resulted in a change in control of our company and also a change in some
of the members of our management team. Our fiscal year remained September
30.
The
Merger is being accounted for as a reverse acquisition and recapitalization.
NuGen is the acquirer for accounting purposes and NuGen Holdings, formerly known
as InovaChem, is the acquiree. Accordingly, NuGen’s historical financial
statements for periods prior to the acquisition become those of the acquirer
retroactively restated for the equivalent number of shares received in the
Merger. The accumulated deficit of NuGen is carried forward after the
acquisition. Operations prior to the Merger are those of NuGen. Earnings per
share for the period prior to the Merger are restated to reflect the equivalent
number of shares outstanding.
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The
Offering
Shares
of common stock being registered
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25,620,007
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Total
shares of common stock outstanding as of the date of this
prospectus
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50,381,564(1)
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Number
of shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of warrants (included
in the 25,620,007 number above)
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360,000
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Total
proceeds raised by us from the disposition of the common stock by the
selling security holders or their transferees
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We
will receive no proceeds from the disposition of already outstanding
shares of common stock by the selling security holders or their
transferees.
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We
may receive proceeds of up to $360 from the exercise of the warrants
(exercisable until March 16, 2011) covered by this
prospectus.
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Market
for our common stock
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There
has been no market for our securities. Our common stock is not traded on
any exchange or on the over-the-counter market. After the effective date
of the registration statement relating to this prospectus, we hope to have
a market maker file an application with the FINRA for our common stock to
eligible for trading on the Over The Counter Bulletin Board. We do not yet
have a market maker who has agreed to file such
application.
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There
is no assurance that a trading market will develop, or, if developed, that
it will be sustained. Consequently, a purchaser of our common stock may
find it difficult to resell the securities offered herein should the
purchaser desire to do so when eligible for public
resale.
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(1)Does
not give effect to options to acquire up to 2,400,000 shares of common stock,
warrants to acquire up to 360,000 shares of common stock and options to acquire
up to 4,666,667 shares of Series A Preferred Stock.
Risk
Factors
We urge
you to read the "Risk Factors" section beginning on page 7 of this Prospectus so
that you understand the risks associated with an investment in our common
stock.
Summary
Historical Financial Information
The
following tables set forth our summary historical financial information. The
summary historical financial information has been derived from our audited
financial statements, presented elsewhere herein, for the fiscal years ended
September 30, 2009 and 2008, and from our unaudited financial statements for the
fiscal year ended September 30, 2007 and from our unaudited financial
statements, presented elsewhere herein, for the three and nine months ended June
30, 2010 and 2009. You should read this information together with the financial
statements and the notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this Prospectus and the
information under “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations”.
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NuGen
Holdings, Inc.
Summary
Historical Financial Information
For the
years ended September 30, 2009, 2008 and 2007, and
For the
three and nine months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009
For Years Ended
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For the Three Months ended
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For the Nine Months ended
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September 30,
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June 30,
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June 30,
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2009
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2008
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2007
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2010
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2009
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2010
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2009
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Statement
of Operations Data:
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Revenues
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$ | 796,847 | $ | 624,695 | $ | 308,696 | $ | 50,126 | $ | 292,226 | $ | 261,394 | $ | 537,751 | ||||||||||||||
Total
cost of goods sold
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584,987 | 582,700 | 459,566 | 181,149 | 154,750 | 493,374 | 445,533 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Gross
profit (loss)
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211,860 | 41,995 | (150,870 | ) | (131,023 | ) | 137,476 | (231,980 | ) | 92,218 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total
operating expenses
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376,854 | 382,339 | 1,884,795 | 407,569 | 108,155 | 902,998 | 258,250 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Net
loss from operations
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(164,994 | ) | (340,344 | ) | (2,035,665 | ) | (538,592 | ) | 29,321 | (1,134,978 | ) | (166,814 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Total
other income and (expense)
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(157,515 | ) | (149,239 | ) | (42,089 | ) | (8,473 | ) | (39,482 | ) | (49,542 | ) | (116,814 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Net
loss
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$ | (322,509 | ) | $ | (489,583 | ) | $ | (2,077,754 | ) | $ | (547,065 | ) | $ | (10,161 | ) | $ | (1,184,520 | ) | $ | (282,846 | ) | |||||||
Net
loss per share - basic and diluted
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$ | (0.01 | ) | $ | (0.02 | ) | $ | (0.08 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | (0.00 | ) | $ | (0.03 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) | |||||||
Weighted
average number of shares outstanding during the period - basic and
diluted
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27,133,384 | 27,133,384 | 27,133,384 | 50,381,564 | 27,133,384 | 39,840,063 | 27,133,384 |
As of
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September 30,
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June 30,
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2009
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2008
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2007
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2010
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Balance
Sheet Data:
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Cash
and Equivalents
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$ | 58,929 | $ | 72,060 | $ | 2,348 | $ | 517,484 | ||||||||
Total
Assets:
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$ | 291,387 | $ | 219,080 | $ | 51,689 | $ | 823,863 | ||||||||
Total
Debt:
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$ | 987,979 | $ | 841,784 | $ | 875,175 | $ | 606,174 | ||||||||
Shareholders' Deficit:
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$ | (1,387,970 | ) | $ | (2,412,154 | ) | $ | (1,922,571 | ) | $ | (271,493 | ) |
RISK
FACTORS
There
are numerous and varied risks, known and unknown, that may prevent us from
achieving our goals. If any of these risks actually occur, our business,
financial condition or results of operation may be materially adversely
affected. In such case, the trading price of our Common Stock could decline and
investors could lose all or part of their investment.
Risks
Related to the Company’s Business and Industry
We
have a limited operating history and net losses which make it difficult to
evaluate our operations.
We are
still an early stage company. We have had limited assets and operations since
our organization. We have generated revenues of $624,695 and $796,847, for the
fiscal years ending September 30, 2008 and 2009 respectively. For the nine
months ending June 30, 2009 and 2010, we generated revenues of $537,751 and
$261,394, respectively. We had net losses of $489,583 and $322,509, for the
fiscal years ending September 30, 2008 and 2009 respectively, and net losses for
the nine months ending June 30, 2009 and 2010 of $282,846 and $1,184,520,
respectively. We face all of the risks, uncertainties, expenses, delays,
problems and difficulties typically encountered in developing and
commercializing our services and technology. It is possible that we will have
unanticipated expenses, problems or technical difficulties that could cause
material delays in the development, regulatory approval or market acceptance of
our technology and services.
We
estimate that we only have sufficient funds to continue operations until
November 2010 and we will need additional funds to continue operations at
current levels.
We
estimate that at our current rate of expenditures, we only have sufficient funds
to continue operations until approximately November 2010. Accordingly, we
require additional financing through public or private debt or equity financings
to continue operations and to fund the commercialization of our technology and
effectuate our business plan. As we are generating negative cash flow from our
operations, we will be totally dependent on external sources of financing for
the foreseeable future, for which we have no commitments. We may not be able to
raise additional capital when needed or, if we are able to raise additional
capital, it may not be on favorable terms. Any such additional capital would be
likely to dilute our then-existing stockholders and may have rights, preferences
and privileges that are senior to the shares held by existing stockholders. Our
failure to raise additional funds in the future will adversely affect our
business operations, and may require us to suspend our operations, which in turn
may result in a loss to the purchasers of our Common Stock.
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have
a going concern opinion from our auditors, indicating the possibility that we
may not be able to continue to operate.
As
reflected in our financial statements for the nine months ended June 30, 2010
and 2009, we had negative cash flows from operations of $974,308 and $178,237
during the nine months ending June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and had net
losses of $1,184,520 and $282,846 during such periods. We have not yet
established an ongoing source of revenues sufficient to cover our operating
costs to allow us to continue as a going concern. Furthermore, we anticipate
generating losses for at least the next 12 months. These factors raise
substantial doubt that we will be able to continue operations as a going
concern. Our independent auditors included an explanatory paragraph in their
report for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 on the
accompanying financial statements regarding concerns about our ability to
continue as a going concern. Our financial statements contain additional note
disclosures describing the circumstances that lead to this disclosure by our
independent auditors.
Our
ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon our generating cash
flow sufficient to fund operations and reducing operating expenses. Our business
strategy may not be successful in addressing these issues. If we cannot continue
as a going concern, our stockholders may lose their entire investment in
us.
Historically,
we have derived a majority of our revenues from one customer. The loss of this
customer will have a significant impact on our operations.
Revenue
from Mahindra Group, an Indian based business, totaled $671,649 and $525,000 for
the years ended September 30, 2009 and September 30, 2008, respectively, or 84%
of total revenues for both years. Revenue from Mahindra Group for the nine
months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009 was $117,624 and $465,503, respectively, or
45.0% and 86.6% of total revenues for such periods. Our technical assistance
agreement with Mahindra Group was entered into in June 2009, has a 30-month term
and may be terminated at any time upon 30 days’ notice. Our other material
agreement with BSA Motors was entered into in September 2009, has a 12 month
term and may be terminated by BSA Motors upon 30 days notice. The termination of
these agreements or the failure to diversify our customers so that we are not
dependent on a limited number of customers could result in a significant
decrease in our earnings.
As
our revenues increase, we may have to pay a premium to New Generation Motors
which will have the effect of decreasing our profitability.
We are
obligated to pay 2.5% of gross revenues to New Generation Motors until 2014 if
we have satisfied our current obligation to pay them the principal and accrued
interest on the outstanding $596,108 loan from New Generation Motors. While the
increase in revenues will prove beneficial to us, if we are not able to curtail
general administrative expenses as a result of such revenue increases, the
premium to be paid to New Generation Motors could adversely affect our
profitability.
As
we have a limited history, it may be unable to accurately predict our future
operating expenses, which could cause us to experience cash shortfalls in future
periods.
We have a
limited history with regard to expenses and may be unable to accurately forecast
our cash needs for the pre-operating months. There can be no assurance we will
raise sufficient capital to carry out our business plan.
If
we are unable to adequately protect our intellectual property, our business
prospects may be harmed.
Our
long-term success largely depends on our ability to market our technology. In
order to legally protect our technology we must:
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obtain and protect our patents,
if issued, or the rights to our patents both domestically and
abroad;
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operate without infringing upon
the proprietary rights of others;
and
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prevent others from successfully
challenging or infringing our proprietary
rights.
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If we
fail to obtain or maintain patent protections, we may not be able to prevent
third parties from using our proprietary rights. We will be able to protect our
proprietary rights from unauthorized use only to the extent that these rights
are covered by valid and enforceable patents or are effectively maintained as
trade secrets. Until a patent is issued, the claims covered by the patent may be
narrowed or removed entirely, and therefore we may not obtain adequate patent
protection. As a result, we may face unanticipated competition, or conclude that
without patent rights the risk of bringing a new product to the market is too
great, thus adversely affecting operating results. Assuming we are able to
achieve patent protection, the patent position of technology companies involves
complex legal and factual questions, and, therefore, we cannot predict with
certainty whether we will be able to ultimately enforce any issued patents or
proprietary rights. Any patents that we acquire in the future or licenses may be
challenged invalidated or circumvented and may not provide us with adequate
protection against competitors. The laws of certain foreign countries do not
protect our intellectual property rights to the same extent as the laws of the
United States. Accordingly, we may be forced to engage in costly and time
consuming litigation in order to protect its intellectual property
rights.
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We also
rely on trade secrets to protect our technology, especially where we do not
believe patent protection is appropriate or obtainable. However, trade secrets
are difficult to protect. While we believe we use reasonable efforts to protect
trade secrets, our employees, consultants, contractors, and other advisors may
unintentionally or willfully disclose proprietary information to competitors.
Enforcing a claim that a third party illegally obtained and is using trade
secrets is expensive and time consuming, and the outcome is unpredictable.
Moreover, our competitors may independently develop equivalent knowledge,
methods and know-how.
We
are doing business in foreign jurisdictions and our one patent in a foreign
jurisdiction has lapsed. Our other patents have not been issued in any foreign
jurisdictions. The failure to obtain patent protections in foreign jurisdictions
could adversely affect our future operations.
Other
than a patent in India which has lapsed, we do not have any patents in any other
foreign jurisdictions. If we fail to reinstate this patent, we may not be able
to prevent third parties from using our proprietary rights. We will be able to
protect our proprietary rights covered by this patent from unauthorized use only
to the extent that we are able to reinstate this patent, if at all, prior to any
such unauthorized use or there is not a filed patent filed by a third party
prior to reinstatement, if at all. Even if we are successful at reinstating this
patent, we might have to enforce our contractual right against a former employee
of New Generation Motors who co-wrote the patent. Although this former employee
is contractually obligated to assign all his rights to the patent to the Company
as the successor to New Generation Motors, there is no assurance that he will
make such assignment without us first expending time and money. As a result, we
may face unanticipated competition, or conclude that without patent rights the
risk of bringing a new product to the market is too great, thus adversely
affecting operating results We believe that there is a market for our technology
in a variety of foreign countries though to date, most of our revenue has been
generated from Indian based businesses. Our ability to successfully expand our
operations may require us to be able to protect our intellectual property in
foreign jurisdictions, which will require us to attempt to seek patent
protection in such jurisdictions in the future, which is timely, expensive, and
may not result in issued patents. The failure to obtain patents in foreign
jurisdictions may adversely affect our future operations in that our technology
may be utilized by competitors.
If
a third party claims we are infringing on our intellectual property rights, we
may incur significant litigation or licensing expenses, or be prevented from
further developing or commercializing our technology.
Our
commercial success depends in part on our ability to operate without infringing
the patents and other proprietary rights of third parties. A third party may
assert that we have infringed his, her or its patents and proprietary rights or
challenge the validity of any patents we may receive in the future or our
proprietary rights. Likewise, we may need to resort to litigation to enforce any
patent rights we receive in the future or to determine the scope and validity of
a third party's proprietary rights, which litigation, even if successful, is
expensive and time consuming.
While we
are not aware of any third party that is infringing on our intellectual property
rights nor do we have any reason to believe that we are infringing on the
intellectual property rights of any third parties, any legal proceeding with
respect to these matters could significantly harm our business. If we do not
prevail in this type of litigation, we may be required to:
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redesign our technologies so that they do not infringe others patents
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activities relating to the affected technology or service if a license
from the third party is necessary but not available on acceptable terms,
if at all.
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addition, the defense and prosecution of intellectual property suits,
interferences, oppositions and related legal and administrative proceedings in
the United States and elsewhere, even if resolved in our favor, could be
expensive and time consuming and could divert financial and managerial
resources. Some of our competitors may be able to sustain the costs of complex
patent litigation more effectively than we can because they have substantially
greater financial resources.
Technological
advances, the introduction of new products, and new design and manufacturing
techniques could adversely affect our operations unless we are able to adapt to
the resulting change in conditions.
Our
future success and competitive position depend to a significant extent upon our
proprietary technology. We must make significant investments to continue to
develop and refine our technologies. We will be required to expend substantial
funds for and commit significant resources to the conduct of research and
development activities, the engagement of additional engineering and other
technical personnel, and the enhancement of design and manufacturing processes
and techniques. Our future operating results will depend to a significant extent
on our ability to design and manufacture technology for products requested by
customers. There can be no assurance that our technology will receive or
maintain customer or market acceptance. Our inability to design and manufacture
technology on a timely and cost-effective basis could have a material adverse
effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and
liquidity.
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We
have international operations and, therefore, are subject to additional
financial and regulatory risks.
We do
business with international companies in foreign countries and currently intend
to increase our level of international business activity. Our overseas
operations are subject to various risks, including:
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taxes, regulations, interpretations and court decisions that are not
always fully developed and that may be retroactively or arbitrarily
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currently intend to expand our operations into selected international markets.
However, we may be unable to execute our business model in these markets or new
markets. Further, foreign providers of services and technology may have a
substantial advantage over us in attracting consumers and businesses in their
country due to earlier established businesses in that country, greater knowledge
with respect to the cultural differences of consumers and businesses residing in
that country and/or their focus on a single market.
In
pursuing an international expansion strategy, we face additional risks,
including:
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which may vary country by country, that may impact how we conduct our
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We will
be subject to federal licensing requirements with respect to the sale in foreign
countries of certain products. In addition, we are obligated to comply with a
variety of federal, state and local regulations, both domestically and abroad,
governing certain aspects of our operations. The failure to obtain applicable
governmental approval and clearances could adversely our business.
Like
other companies which operate internationally, we are subject to the Foreign
Corrupt Practices Act and other laws which prohibit improper payments to foreign
governments and their officials. Violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
may result in severe criminal penalties, which could have a material adverse
effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and
liquidity.
We
may be subject to extensive federal, state and local regulations of our
operations.
Our
operations are subject to a variety of federal, state and local laws and
regulations governing, among other things, , emissions to air, discharges to
water, noise, the generation, handling, storage, transportation, treatment and
disposal of waste and other materials and health and safety matters. To date,
because of, among other things, the limited nature of our operations, these
regulations have not had a significant impact on our operations. If and when we
expand our activities, compliance with these laws and regulations may adversely
affect our operations.
We
may encounter intense competition from competitors many of which are more
established than us and have greater resources than us.
We face
competition from established and emerging manufacturers, which could divert
prospective customers to our competitors. We currently compete in the industrial
and automotive markets. Some companies not traditionally serving our market
could enter our market, causing reduced revenue and sales opportunities. We
expect existing competitors and new entrants to these industries to increase and
to constantly revise and improve their business models. Many of these entities
have significantly greater research and development capabilities and budgets
than we do, as well as substantially more marketing, manufacturing, financial
and managerial resources. These entities represent significant competition for
us. Acquisitions of, or investments in, competing companies by large
corporations could increase potential competitors’ resources. Since our
resources are limited, we may not be able to compete with these larger
competitors.
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We
are dependent upon our management team, and the loss of any of these individuals
would harm our business.
We rely
heavily on the expertise, experience and continued service of our senior
management. The loss of such key personnel could materially adversely affect us.
If such management was to leave we could face substantial difficulty in hiring
qualified successors and could experience loss in productivity while any
successor obtains necessary training and experience. We have entered into
employment agreements three executive officers but there can be no assurance
that the terms of any such agreement will be sufficient to retain such
executives.
Our
ability to implement our business plan depends on our ability to attract and
retain key personnel.
Our
future success depends on our ability to attract and retain highly qualified
research and development, technical, and managerial personnel. Competition for
such personnel is intense, and we cannot guarantee that we will be able to
attract or retain a sufficient number of highly qualified employees in the
future. If we are unable to hire and retain personnel in key positions, our
business, financial condition and operating results could be materially
adversely affected.
Difficulties
managing growth could adversely affect our business, operating results and
financial condition.
The
growth of our business may require increased demands on our management,
workforce and facilities. If we achieve growth in our operations in the next few
years, such growth could place a strain on our management, and our
administrative, operational and financial infrastructure. Our ability to manage
our operations and growth requires the continued improvement of operational,
financial and management controls, reporting systems and procedures. In
addition, we will need to attract, train, manage and retain qualified management
and other personnel to manage our future operations. If we are unable to manage
our growth effectively or if we are unable to attract additional highly
qualified personnel, our business, operating results and financial condition may
be materially adversely affected.
We
may be subject to liability claims resulting from our technology.
There can
be no assurance that product liability issues will not arise that would
adversely impact our business. Although we have product liability insurance,
there is no assurance that such policy will be adequate to cover any potential
claims or that we will maintain such policy coverage in the future.
Our
ability to implement our business plan depends on the viability of our strategic
partners and key customers.
There can
be no assurance that the stability of our strategic partners and key customers
remain in good financial health. This could adversely affect sales, time to
collection of revenues.
Since
our stock is registered with the SEC, we are subject to certain federal
securities rules and regulations.
We are
subject to the federal securities rules and regulations, including proxy rules
and regulations. We failed to file with the SEC and deliver to shareholders an
Information Statement notifying our shareholders about the action taken by
majority shareholder approval to amend our Certificate of Incorporation to
change the name of our company to NuGen Holdings, Inc., effective March 4, 2010,
except by a notice sent to each shareholder on February 26, 2010 pursuant to
Delaware law disclosing such action taken by the holders of a majority of our
common stock on February 26, 2010. On August 17, 2010, we filed a preliminary
information statement with the SEC which we subsequently withdrew on September
27, 2010, since the action had already been taken and to avoid confusion for our
shareholders.
Risks
Relating to the Market for Our Common Stock
We
incur increased costs as a result of being a public company.
As a
result of the Merger, NuGen Mobility became the operating subsidiary of a public
reporting company. As a public reporting company, we expect to incur significant
additional legal, accounting and other expenses that we would not otherwise
incur as a private company. In addition, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as well
as related rules subsequently implemented by the Securities and Exchange
Commission has required changes in corporate governance practices of public
companies. We expect these rules and regulations to make some activities more
time-consuming and costly. We cannot predict or estimate the amount of
additional costs we will incur or the timing of such costs.
Insiders
have substantial control over and could delay or prevent a change in corporate
control, which may negatively affect your investment.
Our
executive officers and directors beneficially own, in the aggregate, 48.6% of
our outstanding Common Stock.
Further,
Ronald Takamura, the brother of our Chief Executive Officer, beneficially owns
15.7% of our outstanding Common Stock. The interests of such persons may differ
from the interests of other stockholders. These stockholders, if acting
together, would be able to significantly influence all matters requiring
approval by our stockholders, including the election of directors and the
approval of mergers or other business combination transactions. In addition,
such persons’ stock ownership may discourage a potential acquirer from making a
tender offer or otherwise attempting to obtain control of us, which in turn
could reduce our stock price or prevent our stockholders from realizing a
premium over our stock price.
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There
is no market for our Common Stock and there can be no assurance that one will
ever develop or be sustained.
There is
currently no trading market for our Common Stock. We do not anticipate that an
active trading market in our common stock will develop in the near future
because of our limited revenues to date, our history of losses, the limited
number of shares that may currently be traded and the lack of interest on the
part of securities brokerage firms in us. We anticipate our Common Stock will be
quoted on the automated quotation service, known as the OTC Bulletin Board but
no market makers have committed to becoming market makers for our common stock
and none may do so.
“Penny
Stock” rules may make buying or selling our common stock difficult.
Trading
in our common stock is subject to the “penny stock” rules. The Securities and
Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has adopted regulations that generally define a
penny stock to be any equity security that has a market price of less than $5.00
per share, subject to certain exceptions. These rules require that any
broker-dealer that recommends our common stock to persons other than prior
customers and accredited investors, must, prior to the sale, make a special
written suitability determination for the purchaser and receive the purchaser’s
written agreement to execute the transaction. Unless an exception is available,
the regulations require the delivery, prior to any transaction involving a penny
stock, of a disclosure schedule explaining the penny stock market and the risks
associated with trading in the penny stock market. In addition, broker-dealers
must disclose commissions payable to both the broker-dealer and the registered
representative and current quotations for the securities they offer. The
additional burdens imposed upon broker-dealers by such requirements may
discourage broker-dealers from effecting transactions in our common stock, which
could severely limit the market price and liquidity of our common
stock.
We
may, in the future, issue additional common shares, which would reduce
investors’ percent of ownership and may dilute our share value.
Our
Certificate of Incorporation authorizes the issuance of 200 million shares of
common stock .As of the date of this Prospectus, there are outstanding
50,381,564 shares of common stock and options to acquire 2,400,000 shares of
common stock at an exercise price of $0.45 per share. Said exercise price is
less than the price of the shares being offered by the selling security holders
in this prospectus. 1,900,000 of these options, none of which are included in
this Prospectus, were issued to officers, directors and key
employees. In addition, Mr. Uzi Harel has the right to purchase
360,000 of common stock issuable upon exercise of warrants with an exercise
price of $0.001 per share. The future issuance of common stock or
convertible securities may result in substantial dilution in the percentage of
our common stock held by our then existing shareholders. We may value any common
stock issued in the future on an arbitrary basis. The issuance of common stock
for future services or acquisitions or other corporate actions may have the
effect of diluting the value of the shares held by our investors, and might have
an adverse effect on any trading market, if one is established, for the common
stock.
We
have the right to issue up to an additional 143,000,000 shares of common stock,
which may deter hostile takeovers or delay changes in management
control
Our board
of directors, without further shareholder approval, is currently able to
authorize the issuance of approximately up to an additional 143,000,000 shares
of common stock, after giving effect to outstanding shares of common stock and
rights (including potential rights) to acquire common stock. As a result, such
shares of common stock could be issued quickly and easily, and on terms
favorable to, to our insiders or others associated with management, which could
prevent a change in control or make the removal of management more
difficult.
We
have the right to issue up to 50,000,000 shares of "blank check" preferred
stock, which may adversely affect the voting power of the holders of other of
our securities and may deter hostile takeovers or delay changes in management
control.
We are
authorized to issue 50,000,000 shares of preferred stock, none of which is
issued and outstanding, although we have an agreement to issue up to 4,666,667
shares of Series A Preferred Stock. See “Business-Recent Developments and Change
in Control- Private Placement”. Our board of directors has the right, without
shareholder approval, to issue preferred shares with rights superior to the
rights of the holders of shares of common stock. As a result, preferred shares
could be issued quickly and easily, negatively affecting the rights of holders
of common shares and could be issued with terms calculated to delay or prevent a
change in control or make removal of management more difficult. Because we may
issue up to 50,000,000 shares of preferred stock in order to raise capital for
our operations, your ownership interest may be diluted which results in your
percentage of ownership in us decreasing.
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Our agreement to issue preferred
stock to certain investors will further dilute the interests of our common
shareholders Although we have not yet commenced negotiating the specific
terms of the preferred stock that eleven shareholders have the right to
purchase, the general terms of these shares will dilute the interests of our
common shareholders when these preferred shares are issued. The extent of such
dilution is immeasurable prior to finalizing the specific terms of the common
stock and therefore the effect on common stockholders’ interests is currently
not able to be determined. Moreover, the conversion rate of the preferred shares
will be subject to full-ratchet anti-dilution protection, so that we shall
issue, free of charge to each holder of such preferred stock, such additional
shares of preferred stock so that the total number of shares held by the such
holder equals that number that will be issued at the lower price during the 18
months following a closing with respect to such preferred stock. We also expect
to provide the holders pre-emptive rights and the right to designate one person
to serve as a member of our board of directors. Upon exercise of the right to
purchase the preferred stock, the investors will also receive options, warrants
or other similar rights to acquire our common stock equal to the total value of
the investors’ investment in the preferred stock, based on a share value of
$0.15 per share. We tentatively agreed that if we would ever grant certain
rights to shareholders holding a prescribed percentage of our stock, the holders
of the preferred shares would have the right to cumulate their shareholdings to
determine if they are entitled to such rights. We also agreed to give these 11
investors an additional 10% of the value of their investment in preferred stock
based on a share value of $0.15 per share. The method of determining the value
of their investment, as well as the type of additional consideration to be
provided to the investors of the preferred stock, is unknown. If and when the
preferred shares are purchased, Mr. Eric Takamura will grant each investor of
the preferred the right for eighteen months to purchase shares of common stock
fromfor $0.50 per share. The purchase price of this option will be $250. All
these rights will only be granted to these 11 investors, and therefore the
rights belonging to all the other shareholders will be adversely impacted as a
result of the issuance of the preferred stock. The extent of the effect of
granting superior rights to the purchasers of the Preferred Stock on our
existing common stockholders is unable to be determined until the terms of the
Preferred Stock are negotiated, however, it is possible that the investors may
obtain voting rights that substantially eliminate the voting power of our common
stockholders and their ability to affect the corporate actions of our
company.
If
the Preferred Stock is issued, the holders of Preferred Stock will have the
right to designate one director.
If
issued, the holders of Preferred Stock will have the right to designate one
director. Inasmuch as the certificate of designation with respect to such
preferred stock has not yet been filed, the mechanics as to how such right will
be exercised have not been definitively determined. If and when an arrangement
is negotiated and finalized the right to appoint a director to our board will
give the preferred stock holders, whose interests may differ from those of the
holders of our common stock, the right to vote on certain corporate matters
considered by the board. Until such time as the Preferred Stock is issued and
the terms of a Certificate of Designation determined uncertainty may exist as to
the final Board composition and how such director will be
appointed.
The
risk of our revenues and profitability fluctuating from period to
period.
Our
results of operations for any quarter, half year or year are not necessarily
indicative of results to be expected in future periods. Our operating results
have historically been, and we expect they will continue to be, subject to
quarterly, half yearly and yearly fluctuations as a result of a number of
factors, including:
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businesses;
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variations in costs, sales prices
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changes in customer demand and/or
our supply chains, which in turn will often depend upon market conditions
for the relevant services and products, the success of our customers' or
suppliers' businesses, industry trends, and other
factors;
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OF PROCEEDS
The
shares of common stock covered by this prospectus are issued and outstanding and
owned by the selling stockholders. Each of the selling stockholders will receive
all of the net proceeds from the sale of shares by that stockholder. We will not
receive any of the proceeds from the sale or other disposition of the shares
common stock covered by this prospectus. We are responsible for the fees, costs
and expenses of this offering.
This
prospectus also covers 360,000 shares of common stock which would be issued if
the warrant holder exercises his warrant. In such instance, we would receive
$360 if the warrant is exercised in its entirety.
DETERMINATION
OF OFFERING PRICE
The $1.00
per share offering price of our common stock was determined arbitrarily by us.
There is no relationship whatsoever between this price and our assets, earnings,
book value or any other objective criteria of value. We intend to apply to the
Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board electronic quotation service for the trading of
our common stock. If our common stock becomes quoted and a market for the stock
develops, the actual price of stock will be determined by prevailing market
prices at the time of sale or by private transactions negotiated by the selling
shareholders named in this prospectus. The offering price would thus be
determined by market factors and the independent decisions of the selling
shareholders named in this prospectus.
DILUTION
The
shares to be sold by the selling shareholders are shares of common stock that
are currently issued and outstanding or that are issuable upon the exercise of
outstanding warrants. Our net tangible book value per share is less than $0.01
per share compared to the selling price of $1.00 per share (until such times as
our shares are listed on the Bulletin Board). Accordingly, there will be no
dilution to our existing shareholders.
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MARKET
INFORMATION
There is
no trading market for our Common Stock. To be quoted on the OTCBB, a market
maker must file an application on our behalf in order to make a market for our
common stock. We have engaged in preliminary discussions with an FINRA Market
Maker to file our application on Form 211 with the FINRA, but as of the date of
this prospectus, no filing has been made. We are not obligated to register any
shares under the Securities Act for sale by security holders, although we are
hereby filing this registration statement for the registration of 25,620,007
shares of Common Stock on behalf of the selling stockholders.
As of the
date of this Prospectus, there were approximately 106 holders of record of our
common stock.
We have
not declared or paid any cash dividends on our common stock nor do we anticipate
paying any in the foreseeable future. Furthermore, we expect to retain any
future earnings to finance its operations and expansion. The payment of cash
dividends in the future will be at the discretion of our Board of Directors and
will depend upon our earnings levels, capital requirements, any restrictive loan
covenants and other factors the Board considers relevant.
Securities
Authorized For Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plan
As of
September 30, 2009, we had no shares of common stock subject to any outstanding
awards or available for future awards under equity compensation plans. Our 2008
Stock Option Plan, which was adopted by the Board on June 30, 2008, specifically
provided for its effectiveness within 12 months of its adoption by vote of the
shareholders; as of September 30, 2009 the shareholders did not vote to adopt or
reject the option plan. Accordingly, the 2008 Stock Option Plan is no longer
effective and any previous options granted thereunder are null and
void.
In
February 2010, our board of directors adopted the 2010 Stock Option Plan. The
total number of shares of common stock available under this Plan equals the sum
of (i) 5,000,000, plus (ii) the number of shares with respect to awards that
terminate without being exercised, are exchanged for awards that do not involve
shares of common stock, or are settled in cash in lieu of shares of common
stock. Currently there are 2,400,000 options granted under this
Plan.
MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS
Forward-Looking
Statements
We
caution readers that this Prospectus includes “forward-looking statements”
.Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations rather than
historical facts and they are indicated by words or phrases such as
“anticipate,” “could,” “may,” “might,” “potential,” “predict,” “should,”
“estimate,” “expect,” “project,” “believe,” “intend,” “plan,” “envision,”
“continue,” target,” “contemplate,” or “will” and similar words or phrases or
corporate terminology. We have based such forward-looking statements on our
current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections. While we believe
these expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections are reasonable, such
forward-looking statements are only predictions and involve known and unknown
risks and uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results,
performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results,
performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking
statements, many of which are beyond our control.
Some of
the factors that could affect our financial performance, cause actual results to
differ from our estimates or underlie such forward-looking statements are set
forth in various places in this Prospectus. These factors include, but are not
limited to:
general
economic conditions,
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ability to evaluate and predict our future operations and expenses, being
an early stage development company with limited assets and no current
operations,
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product-related liability
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intellectual property and trade secrets, both domestically and
abroad,
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key management, technical, and research and development
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technology for new and competing products, and new design and
manufacturing techniques developed by our
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involved in operating in various foreign markets, including India and
China,
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cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. We
undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements to
reflect new information or the occurrence of unanticipated events or
otherwise.
Recent
Developments
On
January 29, 2010, we completed the acquisition of NuGen Mobility. As a result of
this merger, we are now engaged in the research, development and sale of
permanent magnet electric motors and the electronic controls for such motors.
Our facility is located in Ashburn, VA. Our revenue is derived primarily from
contract research and development services to customers in the automotive and
industrial markets.
Our
merger with NuGen Mobility has been accounted for as a recapitalization rather
than as a business combination. As a result, the historical financial statements
of NuGen Mobility are the historical financial statements. Accordingly, our
financial statements subsequent to the merger consist of the balance sheets of
NuGen Holdings, Inc. and NuGen Mobility, Inc., the historical operations of
NuGen Mobility, Inc. and the operations of both NuGen Holdings and NuGen
Mobility from January 29, 2010 (date of merger) forward. As a result of the
merger, the historical financial statements of NuGen Holdings, Inc. for the
period prior to January 29, 2010, are not presented herein.
We
currently generate revenue primarily from contract research and development
services and may derive additional revenues in the future from the sale or
license of our technology to customers. Our technology is related to specialty
electric drive engines and related components. This technology is currently
being sold directly to OEMs pursuant to technical assistance agreements. The
agreements generally provide for us to engineer our products to run in various
platforms (e.g. vehicles, electric generators and motors). Our technology is
used primarily to convert electrical power into mechanical power so that
mechanical power can be used to propel a vehicle or run a generator. As our
technology can be adapted for a particular application, our services utilizing
our technology is customarily included in an engineering service component.
Accordingly, the Company reflects its revenue in one line on its financial
statements.
Results
of Operations
We
generated revenues of $624,695 and $796,847, for the fiscal years ending
September 30, 2008 and 2009 respectively. We generated revenues of $50,126 and
$292,226, for the three months ending June 30, 2010 and 2009 respectively, and
$261,394 and $537,751 in revenues for the nine months ending June 30, 2010 and
2009, respectively. We had net losses of $489,583 and $322,509, for the fiscal
years ending September 30, 2008 and 2009 respectively, net losses of $547,065
and $10,161, for the three months ending June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively,
and net losses of $1,184,520 and $282,846 for the nine months ending June 30,
2010 and 2009, respectively.
Results
of Operations— Comparison of Three Months Ending June 30, 2010 and
2009
Revenues. Our sales decreased
by $242,100 to $50,126 for the quarter ended June 30, 2010 from $292,226 for the
quarter ended June 30, 2009. For the quarter ended June 30, 2010 we had $6,543
in sales to Mahindra, $15,624 in sales to BSA Motors and $27,959 in sales to
Solar Car Race participants, versus sales for the quarter ended June 30, 2009 of
$270,503 to Mahindra and $21,723 to various Solar Car Race participants. The
sales to Mahindra and BSA Motors were primarily for engineering services. The
changes in sales are attributable to 2010 sales pursuant to the Company’s
Technical Assistance Agreement with Mahindra dated June 9, 2009 (Exhibit 10.5)
versus 2009 sales pursuant to the Company’s Technical Assistance Agreement with
Mahindra dated February 22, 2008. Additionally our technology are generally sold
directly to original equipment manufacturers and that as our technology is often
adapted for a particular application, the sale customarily includes an
engineering service component as well. The nature of the 2008 Agreement involved
higher direct costs for raw materials than the 2009 Agreement. Labor for the
2009 Agreement was higher than the 2008 Agreement. Accordingly, the margins were
affected by the change in the contract not the change of
customers.
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Gross Profit (Loss). Our
gross (loss) was $131,023 for the quarter ended June 30, 2010 versus a gross
profit of $137,476 for the quarter ended June 30, 2009, primarily due to lower
revenues in 2010 and increases in direct labor expenses in 2010 versus 2009 as
staffing levels were increased from 6 employees in fiscal 2009 to 9 employees in
fiscal 2010. The new staff consists of an additional engineer as well as
increases to the production staff.
Operating Expenses. Our
operating expenses increased by $299,414 for the quarter ended June 30, 2010
from $108,155 for the quarter ended June 30, 2009. Operating expenses consist
primarily of compensation, rent and office, professional fees and travel
expenses. The increase consisted primarily of an increase in our compensation
expense of $188,207. $171,446 of the increase was due primarily to the increase
of the number of executive officers receiving compensation (four officers in
2010 compared to only one executive in 2009) which includes an increase in the
rate of compensation paid to such officers, in fiscal 2010 as compared to fiscal
2009, of approximately $7,500. We currently estimate that the current
compensation rates will remain steady in the short term. Professional fees and
travel expenses were increased due to the increased cost of being a publicly
reporting company as well as additional travel expenses associated with the
increased number of executive officers in 2010.
Other Expenses. These
expenses consist of interest expenses. Interest expenses for fiscal period ended
2010 decreased by $30,333 from $39,482 in 2009 primarily due to the conversion
of a large portion of our debt to equity in January 2010. Additionally, the
bridge loans made by our Chairman and CEO, Eric Takamura, were forgiven at the
end of our fiscal 2009 year resulting in reduced interest expense in
2010.
Results
of Operations— Comparison of Nine months Ending June 30, 2010 and
2009
Revenues. Our sales decreased
by $276,357 to $261,394 for the nine months ended June 30, 2010 from $537,751
for the nine months ended June 30, 2009. For the nine months ended June 30, 2010
the Company had $117,624 in sales to Mahindra, pursuant to our Technical
Assistance Agreement dated June 9, 2009, and $114,676 in sales to BSA Motors,
and $29,094 in sales to various Solar Car Race participants, versus sales for
the nine months ended June 30, 2009 of $465,503 to Mahindra, pursuant to our
Technical Assistance Agreement dated February 22, 2008 and $72,248 in sales to
various Solar Car Race participants. The sales to BSA Motors were primarily for
engineering services.
The
agreements with Mahindra were structured in this matter to enable us to divide
the project into manageable segments. The preliminary conceptual work and
demonstration of the technology in the initial phase with Mahindra proved that
the intended targets were feasible and generated $465,503 in sales. When we
entered into the second phase with Mahindra by executing the Technical
Assistance Agreement dated June 30, 2009, our objective was the final production
design and setup for any toolings required for manufacturing in order to proceed
to mass production phase. We were more focused on achieving this objective than
on the amount of sales this contract would generate. Accordingly, we only
generated $117,624 in sales from this agreement. In the future, as we expect our
technology to be more acceptable we would hope to generate more revenues as our
contractual relationship with our customers continue. We do not expect to have
less revenues from a customer but hope to increase the amount of revenues
generated from each customer.
Gross Profit (Loss). Our
gross (loss) was $231,980 for the nine months ended June 30, 2010 versus a gross
profit of $92,218 for the nine months ended June 30, 2009, primarily due to
lower revenues in 2010 and increases in direct labor expenses in 2010 versus
2009 as staffing levels were increased from 6 employees in fiscal 2009 to 9
employees in fiscal 2010. The new staff consists of an additional engineer as
well as increases to the production staff.
Operating Expenses. Our
operating expenses increased by $644,748 for the nine months ended June 30, 2010
from $258,250 for the nine months ended June 30, 2009. Operating expenses
consist primarily of compensation, rent and office, professional fees and travel
expenses. The increase consisted primarily of an increase in our compensation
expense of $428,761. $215,650 of the increase was due primarily to the increase
in the number of executive officers receiving compensation (four in 2010
compared to only one executive in 2009) which includes an increase in the rate
of compensation paid to such officers, in fiscal 2010 as compared to fiscal
2009, of approximately $22,500. We currently estimate that the current
compensation rates will remain steady in the short term. Professional fees and
travel expenses were increased due to the increased cost of being a publicly
reporting Company as well as additional travel expense associated with the
increased number of executive officers in 2010.
Other Expenses. These
expenses consist of interest expenses. Interest expenses for fiscal 2010
decreased by $65,807 from $116,814 in 2009 primarily due to the conversion of a
large portion of our debt to equity in January 2010. Additionally, the bridge
loans made by our Chairman and CEO, Eric Takamura, were forgiven at the end of
our fiscal 2009 year resulting in reduced interest expense in 2010.
Results
of Operations— Comparison of Fiscal Years Ending September 30, 2009 and
2008
Revenues. Our sales increased
by $172,152 to $796,847 for the year ended September 30, 2009 from $624,695 for
the year ended September 30, 2008. The increase in revenues was primarily due to
an increase in sales to Mahindra, pursuant to our Technical Assistance Agreement
dated June 9, 2009, consisting primarily of engineering services, in the amount
of $176,649. The Company also had an increase in its sales to Solar Car Race
participants in the amount of $3,913 and decreases in its sales to the US
Department of Defense’s Small Business Innovation Research (“SBIR”) program of
$7,927.
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Gross Profit. Our gross
profit increased by $169,865 to $211,860 for the year ended September 30, 2009
from $41,995 for the year ended September 30, 2008. The increase in gross profit
was primarily due to$172,152 increase in our sales, increases in our direct
costs of $51,601 and decreases in our direct labor costs of $49,315. The
increases in our direct costs was the result of the Mahindra work done in fiscal
year 2009 which included the building and delivering of certain prototype motors
and controllers. The Mahindra services provided in FY 2008 were strictly for
engineering services pursuant to our Technical Assistance Agreement dated
February 22, 2008.. The decrease in direct labor costs was due to allocating
less of our engineers’ time to specific jobs.
Operating Expenses. Our
operating expenses decreased by $5,485 for the year ended September 30, 2009
from $382,339 for the year ended September 30, 2008. Operating expenses consist
primarily of compensation, rent and office, professional fees and travel
expenses. The increase consisted primarily of an increase in our compensation
expense of $53,484 due to the additional expense of hiring more employees as
well as a lesser allocation of engineer’s wages to direct labor. Our rent and
office expense increased by $9,415; our travel expense increased by $5,719; and,
other expenses increased by $6,928. These expenses were reduced by a decrease in
our professional fees expense of $81,031 due to a decrease in our consultation
with legal counsel.
Other
Expenses. These expenses consist of interest expenses. Interest expenses for
fiscal 2009 increased by $8,276 from $149,239 in 2008 primarily due to a higher
level of indebtedness in fiscal 2009 than in 2008. The bridge loans made by our
Chairman and CEO, Eric Takamura, were forgiven at the end of our fiscal 2009
which had no effect on the interest expense in fiscal 2009.
Results
of Operations— Comparison of Fiscal Years Ending September 30, 2008 and
2007
Revenues. Our sales increased
by $315,999 to $624,695 for the year ended September 30, 2008 from $308,696 for
the year ended September 30, 2007. The increase in revenues was primarily due to
our initial sales to Mahindra, pursuant to our Technical Assistance Agreement
dated June 9, 2009, in the amount of $525,000. This was partially offset by
decreases in our sales to Solar Car Race participants in the amount of $131,048
and decreases in our sales to the Department of Defense (SBIR) in the amount of
$79,472.
Gross Profit. Our gross
profit increased by $108,875 to $41,995 for the year ended September 30, 2008
from ($150,870) for the year ended September 30, 2007. The increase in gross
profit was primarily due to our initial sales to Mahindra pursuant to our
Technical Assistance Agreement dated February 22, 2008, which started in fiscal
2008, a reduction in our direct costs of $25,232 due to lower Solar Car Race
revenues, and was partially offset by an increase in direct labor of
$148,366.
Operating Expenses. Our
operating expenses decreased by $382,339 for the year ended September 30, 2008
from $1,884,795 for the year ended September 30, 2007. We recognized $1,512,448
in Impairment expenses related to the asset purchase from New Generation Motors
in fiscal 2007. Operating expenses consist primarily of compensation, rent and
office, professional fees and travel expenses. The decrease due to the lack of
Impairment Expense in fiscal 2008 was partially offset by an increase in our
compensation expense of $41,573 due to the additional expense of hiring more
employees as well as an higher allocation of engineer’s wages to direct labor.
Our rent and office expense increased by $63,910 primarily due to a full year’s
rent expense in fiscal 2008; our travel expense increased by $1,172; and, other
expenses increased by $17,434. These expenses were reduced by a decrease in our
professional fees expense of $114,097 due to higher legal fees in connection
withr our asset purchase with New Generation Motors in 2007.
Other Expenses. These
expenses consist of interest expenses. Interest expenses for fiscal 2008
increased by $107,150 over fiscal 2007 primarily due to a full year of interest
expense for the bridge loans made by our shareholders, Eric Takamura and Ron
Takamura and for the promissory notes held by New Generation Motors, Jardine
Capital Corp. (“Jardine”) and Four M International, Inc. (“Four
M”).
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
Our
principal source of funds has been equity provided by our stockholders, various
borrowings (including borrowings from a principal stockholder) and sales to our
customers. Our principal use of funds has been for operating expenses and direct
labor costs. We estimate that we have sufficient funds to continue operations
until approximately November 2010 (without giving effect to exercise of options
to acquire our Series A Preferred Stock which if exercised, as to which no
assurance can be given, would raise between $500,000 to $700,000) and we will
require additional funds to continue operations thereafter. There can be no
assurance that we will be able to raise such funds if and when we wish to do so
or on terms acceptable to us. This raises substantial doubt about our ability to
continue as a going concern. . Specifically, in the event that we are not
successful at raising capital to a level sufficient to pay our expenditures, we
are prepared to reduced our administrative overhead and reduce our marketing and
public relations expenditures. If we are unable to cut expenses to
earn profits or raise additional debt or equity capital we will have to
discontinue operations. The doubt about our ability to continue as a
going concern was reflected in the opinion of our auditors expressed with
respect to our financial statements for the years ended September 30, 2009 and
2008 which opinion was qualified on a “going concern basis”. The auditors noted
that in light of our negative cash flow from operations, our working capital
deficiency and stockholders’ deficiency, there was substantial doubt about our
ability to continue as a going concern. Management currently intends to attempt
to raise additional capital through public or private offerings, the conversion
of its preferred stock option, the acquisition of a company; or merger with or
into another company.
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Our
working capital was $305,479, at June 30, 2010 compared to a working capital
deficiency of $801,592 at September 30, 2009. Net cash used in operating
activities was $974,308 and $178,237 for the nine months ended June 30, 2010 and
2009, respectively. Cash flow used in operations increased during the most
recent nine months primarily due to the increase in our net loss. Cash flows
from financing activities provided, in the nine months ended June 30, 2010,
$1,437,438 and was primarily due to the net proceeds from the sale of the
Company’s equity securities as well as two bridge loans, which were converted in
the private placement to common stock. At June 30, 2010, we had $517,484 of cash
on hand.
In
connection with the Company’s private offering of its common stock, on January
29, 2010 and February 16, 2010, the Company issued an aggregate of 6,266,669 and
3,599,999, respectively, shares of Common Stock in the Private Placement at a
purchase price of $0.15 per share for total cash proceeds of $1,480,000 and paid
offering costs of $85,757. In addition the Company has issued 1,000,000 shares
to its placement agent in connection with the offering. The Company also issued
warrants valued at $53,640, as a finders fee, exercisable until March 16, 2011,
at an exercise price of $0.001 per share, to acquire an aggregate of 360,000
shares of common stock. Also, in connection with the Merger, holders of an
aggregate of $915,475 of outstanding indebtedness of NuGen converted their
promissory notes (based on a $0.15 per share conversion price) into an aggregate
of 6,103,166 shares of Common Stock (“Debt Conversion”). This number includes
the 466,667 shares which were converted by an individual holding $70,000 of
indebtedness not represented by a note.
As of
June 30 2010, the Company had a total of $606,174 of debt outstanding. The
primary component of this total, $599,806 owed to New Generation Motors, is the
only material financing agreement the Company has in place at the present time.
The Company also has the potential exercise of options to acquire our Series A
Preferred Stock which could raise between $500,000-$700,000. The Company is not
currently in default with respect to any material financing
arrangement.
At
September 30, 2009 and 2008, the loans with Four M and Jardine were in technical
default because NuGen Mobility did not provide the lenders with the financial
information required pursuant to the loan and had not paid principal or interest
which was due. The notice regarding such default was provided on January 22,
2009. Accordingly, they are classified under the current portion of long-term
debt on the Company’s Balance Sheets. These loans were converted to equity in
the Merger in January 2010.
Critical
Accounting Policies
We have
identified the accounting policies outlined below as critical to our business
operations and an understanding of our results of operations. The list is not
intended to be a comprehensive list of all of our accounting policies. In many
cases, the accounting treatment of a particular transaction is specifically
dictated by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, with
no need for management's judgment in their application.
Revenue and Cost
Recognition - We
currently generate revenue primarily from contract research and development
services and may derive additional revenues in the future from the sale or
license of our technology to customers.
Revenue
relating to long-term fixed price contracts is recognized using the percentage
of completion method. Under the percentage of completion method, contract
revenues and related costs are recognized based on the percentage that costs
incurred to date bear to total estimated costs.
Changes
in job performance, estimated profitability and final contract settlements may
result in revisions to cost and revenue, and are recognized in the period in
which the revisions are determined.
Contract
costs include all direct materials, subcontract and labor costs and other
indirect costs. Selling, general and administrative costs are charged to expense
as incurred. At the time a loss on a contract becomes known, the entire amount
of the estimated loss is accrued.
In
accordance with ASC 360, "Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of
Long-Lived Assets", the Company reviews the carrying value of intangibles and
other long-lived assets for impairment at least annually or whenever events or
changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not
be recoverable. Recoverability of long-lived assets is measured by comparison of
its carrying amount to the undiscounted cash flows that the asset or asset group
is expected to generate. If such assets are considered to be impaired, the
impairment to be recognized is measured by the amount by which the carrying
amount of the property, if any, exceeds its fair market value.
At
inception, the Company implemented ASC 718, “Share-Based Payment” which requires
the fair value of all stock-based employee compensation awarded to employees to
be recorded as an expense over the related requisite service period. The
statement also requires the recognition of compensation expense for the fair
value of any unvested stock option awards outstanding at the date of adoption.
The Company values any employee or non-employee stock based compensation at fair
value using the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model.
Recent
Accounting Pronouncements
In May
2009, the FASB issued ASC 805 “Subsequent Events”. ASC 805 establishes general
standards of accounting for and disclosure of events that occur after the
balance sheet date but before financial statements are issued or are available
to be issued. ASC 805 sets forth (1) the period after the balance sheet date
during which management of a reporting entity should evaluate events or
transactions that may occur for potential recognition or disclosure in the
financial statements, (2) the circumstances under which an entity should
recognize events or transactions occurring after the balance sheet date in its
financial statements and (3) the disclosures that an entity should make about
events or transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date. ASC 805 is
effective for interim or annual financial periods ending after June 15, 2009.
The adoption of this statement did not have a material effect on our financial
statements.
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In June
2009, the FASB issued Financial Accounting Standards Codification No. 860. ASC
860 improves the relevance, representational faithfulness, and comparability of
the information that a reporting entity provides in its financial statements
about a transfer of financial assets; the effects of a transfer on its financial
position, financial performance, and cash flows; and a transferor’s continuing
involvement, if any, in transferred financial assets. ASC 860 is effective as of
the beginning of each reporting entity’s first annual reporting period that
begins after November 15, 2009, for interim periods within that first annual
reporting period and for interim and annual reporting periods thereafter. We are
evaluating the impact the adoption of ASC 860 will have on our financial
statements.
In June
2009, the FASB issued ASC 105 Accounting Standards Codification and the
Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. The FASB Accounting
Standards Codification TM (the “Codification”) has become the source of
authoritative accounting principles recognized by the FASB to be applied by
nongovernmental entities in the preparation of financial statements in
accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”). All existing
accounting standard documents are superseded by the Codification and any
accounting literature not included in the Codification will not be
authoritative. Rules and interpretive releases of the SEC issued under the
authority of federal securities laws, however, will continue to be the source of
authoritative generally accepted accounting principles for SEC registrants.
Effective September 30, 2009, all references made to GAAP in our consolidated
financial statements will include references to the new Codification. The
Codification does not change or alter existing GAAP and, therefore, will not
have an impact on our financial position, results of operations or cash
flows.
In June
2009, the FASB issued changes to the consolidation guidance applicable to a
variable interest entity (VIE). FASB ASC Topic 810, "Consolidation," amends the
guidance governing the determination of whether an enterprise is the primary
beneficiary of a VIE, and is, therefore, required to consolidate an entity, by
requiring a qualitative analysis rather than a quantitative analysis. The
qualitative analysis will include, among other things, consideration of who has
the power to direct the activities of the entity that most significantly impact
the entity's economic performance and who has the obligation to absorb losses or
the right to receive benefits of the VIE that could potentially be significant
to the VIE. This standard also requires continuous reassessments of whether an
enterprise is the primary beneficiary of a VIE. FASB ASC 810 also requires
enhanced disclosures about an enterprise's involvement with a VIE. Topic 810 is
effective as of the beginning of interim and annual reporting periods that begin
after November 15, 2009. This will not have an impact on our financial position,
results of operations or cash flows.
Off
Balance Sheet Arrangements
In August
2007, our subsidiary, NuGen Mobility entered into an asset purchase agreement
pursuant to which it acquired substantially all of the assets, and specified
liabilities of New Generation Motors Corporation, a Delaware corporation. The
agreement requires the payment to New Generation Motors of $1,000,000 pursuant
to a promissory note, which bears simple interest at the rate of six percent.
The principal amount of this note was reduced to $596,108 by the application of
$403,892 in credits. These credits consist of:
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(i)
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an aggregate of $273,741 in
operational loans made by our principal shareholders to New Generation
Motors to allow them to continue operations prior to August
2007,
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(ii)
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$101,804
in customer deposits that they retained though we were responsible for
fulfilling such customer orders,
and
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(iii)
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$29,068
in amounts we agreed to pay to New Generation Motors’s landlord for back
rent.
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The
principal and interest on the loan is to be repaid, on a quarterly basis, until
all amounts due thereon have been paid. The amount of each payment is equal to
the greater of:
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(i)
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$7,500,
and
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(ii)
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the
product obtained by multiplying our Gross Revenues (as defined) for the
quarter by the applicable percentage
rate.
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The
applicable percentage rate increases by one percentage point per year beginning
at 2% for 2007 increasing to 6% for 2011 and all subsequent years. The payment
is first applied to the accrued interest on the loan and the remainder, if any,
to the principal amount owed. As of the date hereof, an aggregate of $ 67,500
has been paid (nine quarterly payments of $7,500 per quarter) and all of the
payments have been applied to accrued interest. Accordingly, the principal
balance of the loan has been $596,108 since August 2007.
In
addition, if prior to July 13, 2014 we have paid this note in full, we are also
required to pay until July 13, 2014, on a quarterly basis, the product obtained
by multiplying 2.5% by the Gross Revenues in the applicable quarter. Gross
Revenues is defined as
(i)all
fees and other revenue that NuGen Mobility receives from any
source,
(ii) the
then-current fair market value of (x)the assets purchased from New Generation
Motors, or (y)the business (as a going concern) or portion thereof sold or
otherwise transferred to our affiliate, and
(iii)the
proceeds from the sale or other disposition by NuGen Mobility to any other third
party of all or any portion of (x) the assets and/or (y) the business as a going
concern. To date, we have not been required to make any such
payments.
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Included
in the purchased assets is a license agreement with Bajaj Auto Ltd. pursuant to
which they have licensed our technology. Bajaj Auto is an Indian based
manufacturer of two and three-wheel vehicles. The license agreement covers our
technology which is embedded in the Bajaj three-wheel Auto-Rickshaw.
As part
of this asset purchase agreement, we agreed to assume New Generation Motor’s
commitment to reimburse a conditional grant of $700,000 that they had received
from The ICICI Limited, an Indian public banking company. We do not have a
written assignment from ICICI Limited regarding our assumption of this
commitment. This conditional grant is only required to be paid back once Bajaj
begins paying us the licensing fees mentioned above. We will then be obligated
to pay ICICI a royalty on the licensing fees received from Bajaj agreement until
$1,400,000 is repaid based upon a schedule in the agreement. Since the dates
provided for in the schedule to the agreement have passed, the agreement
provides that if the actual sales deviate substantially, the royalty schedule
will have to be changed. To date, the parties have not updated the schedule of
royalty payments. Additionally, the Indian export bank also provided a loan of
$500,000 to New Generation Motors. In connection with this asset purchase
agreement, NuGen Mobility assumed this $500,000 loan on the condition that the
loan would be converted to a conditional grant (similar to the conditional grant
executed by New Generation Motors and ICICI in 2001). In 2006, both New
Generation Motors and ICICI agreed to convert this second $500,000 loan to a
conditional grant under the same terms and conditions as the previous 2001
agreement. However we do not have a signed document indicating such agreement.
Currently, no demand has been made to NuGen Mobility for payment; accordingly,
we do not reflect this as a liability on our balance sheet but rather we include
it under “Commitments and Contingencies” in our financial statement
footnotes.
As of
June 30, 2010, no payments are owed to ICICI, as Bajaj is not actively marketing
its product at present.
Accounting
Treatment
The
Merger is being accounted for as a reverse acquisition and recapitalization.
NuGen is the acquirer for accounting purposes and NuGen Holdings, formerly
InovaChem, is the acquiree. Accordingly, NuGen’s historical financial statements
for periods prior to the acquisition become those of the acquirer retroactively
restated for the equivalent number of shares received in the Merger. The
accumulated deficit of NuGen is carried forward after the acquisition.
Operations prior to the Merger are those of NuGen. Earnings per share for the
period prior to the Merger are restated to reflect the equivalent number of
shares outstanding.
BUSINESS
Corporate
Background
We were
incorporated as a Delaware corporation on September 27, 2007 under the name
“Expedite 1, Inc.” –we were formed for the purpose of acquiring an operating
business. On February 11, 2008, Exchequer, Inc., an entity affiliated with Henry
Toh, our Vice Chairman purchased all of the 100,000 outstanding shares of our
common stock from the original sole stockholder for $97,000. We were then
renamed InovaChem, Inc. Following the purchase, we declared a stock dividend of
8.7 shares for every share of our common stock issued and outstanding, and
accordingly, issued pursuant to such stock dividend, 870,000 shares of common
stock to Exchequer, Inc. Contemporaneously therewith, we also issued 1,530,000
shares of common stock to five investors for an aggregate purchase price of
$153,000, of whichExchequer purchased 30,000 shares for $3,000.
In June
2008, we acquired, through a reverse subsidiary merger, Trinterprise LLC. As a
result of this merger, the owners of Trinterprise became the owners of
approximately 80% of our outstanding common stock. We contemplated that as a
result of the Trinterprise acquisition that we would be engaged in the
production and sale of sucralose and would pursue a strategic plan to reduce
certain food, pharmaceutical and other products’ costs by using new
technologies. Due to the uncertainty of the state of the economy and the
inability to raise needed capital, InovaChem was unable to pursue this
opportunity, abandoned this strategic plan and sought to acquire an operating
company, which culminated in January 2010 in our acquisition of NuGen Mobility,
Inc. We continue to own the net assets (approximately $(62,000)) of the
Trinterprise business though we do not have any intention of exploiting such
assets. Until our acquisition of NuGen Mobility, we had not engaged in any
significant operational activities and our business activities have generally
been limited to organizational matters, the filing of reports with the SEC and
the search for a viable business opportunity.
NuGen was
organized as a Delaware corporation on September 8, 2006 under the name “NuGen
Mobility, Inc.” for the purpose of engaging in research, development and
manufacture of permanent magnet electric motors and related electric
controls.
In August
2007, NuGen acquired substantially all of the assets, and certain liabilities of
New Generation Motors Corporation, a Delaware corporation organized in May 2001,
related to its business of designing, manufacturing, marketing and licensing
axial flux and other electric motors. NuGen Mobility and New Generation Motors
had different boards of directors, different officers and different
stockholders. Some of New Generation Motors engineers were hired by NuGen
Mobility. Eric Takamura, the Company’s chief executive officer, had a minor
interest (1.75% ownership) in New Generation Motors, where he served as chief
operating officer. Mr. Takamura believed that the New Generation Motors board
and stockholders were not taking an active role in the company and it was
effectively insolvent. Believing in its value and potential, Mr. Takamura
decided to form NuGen Mobility and purchase New Generation Motors’ assets. None
of New Generation Motors' shares were held by our affiliates at the time of
NuGen Mobility's acquisition of the assets of New Generation
Motors.
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Recent
Developments and Change in Control
Merger
and Changes in Control
On
January 29, 2010, pursuant to the Merger Agreement dated January 29, 2010 by and
among NuGen Holdings, formerly known as InovaChem, NuGen and InovaChem Mergerco
II, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of NuGen Holdings, and the other parties
identified therein, InovaChem Mergerco II merged with and into NuGen, and NuGen,
as the surviving corporation, became a wholly-owned subsidiary of NuGen
Holdings.
Upon the
closing of this merger (the “Merger”), each issued and outstanding share of
NuGen’s common stock was converted into 24,422.48 shares of NuGen Holding’s
common stock. As a result, an aggregate of 27,133,384 shares of our common
stock, par value $0.001 per share were issued to the two shareholders of NuGen,
Eric Takamura, our Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, and Ron
Takamura.
Effective
upon the closing of the Merger, William Zuo, Shao Jun Xu and Xiaojing Li
resigned from all of their respective positions as officers and directors of
Inovachem. On the same date, the board of directors appointed Eric Takamura as
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, President and a director and John Salatino as
Vice President of Engineering and Programs. Henry Toh retained his position as
Vice Chairman of our board of directors and Executive Vice President of
Corporate Development, Alan Pritzker retained his position as Chief Financial
Officer and Michael Kleinman remained on the board of directors of our
company.
Debt
Conversion and Redemption
In
connection with the Merger, holders of an aggregate of $915,475 of outstanding
indebtedness of NuGen converted their promissory notes (based on a $0.15 per
share conversion price) into an aggregate of 6,103,167 shares of Common Stock
(“Debt Conversion”). Included in this amount was $465,476 of indebtedness owed
Ronald Takamura, brother of our Chairman and CEO and $57,938 of indebtedness
owed to Four M International. Henry Toh, Vice Chairman of our board of directors
and an officer of our company is an officer and director of Four M
International.
Simultaneous
with the closing of the Merger, 15,236,667 shares of Common Stock were redeemed
by NuGen Holdings for a cash payment of $152. Included in this amount was
5,884,167 shares redeemed from our former Chairman & CEO, William Zuo;
5,884,167 shares redeemed from our former Secretary and VP, Xiaojing Li; 71,667
shares redeemed from our current officer and director, Henry Toh; and 3,433,333
shares redeemed from our former Chief Science and Technical Officer, Shao Jun
Xu.
Private
Placement
On
February 11, 2010, we closed on the private placement and we issued an aggregate
of 9,866,668 shares of Common Stock in a private placement (the “Private
Placement”) at a purchase price of $0.15 per share for aggregate gross proceeds
of approximately $1,480,000. Said amount includes 466,667 shares issued to an
individual upon conversion of his $70,000 accounts payable. Each investor in
such private placement had the right to purchase an option from Eric Takamura,
our Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, President and a director, to purchase
until January or February 2012, up to 50,000 shares of his common stock for an
exercise price of $0.50 per share. The purchase price of this option was $250,
and an aggregate of 2,595,000 shares are subject to purchase from Eric Takamura.
We accepted some investments for less than $25,000 and there were also investors
who chose to purchase fewer options than they were entitled to purchase. A total
of 33 investors purchased options to purchase an aggregate of 2,595,000
shares.
In
connection with this private placement, we issued Martinez-Ayme Securities
(“Martinez”), the placement agent, 1,000,000 shares of common stock and a cash
commission of $52,725 as a result of the consummation of the Private
Placement.
In
connection therewith, Mr. Takamura, our chief executive officer, pledged
1,000,000 shares of common stock he owns to a representative of eleven of the
investors to secure his obligation to transfer to such investors his shares if
we issue prior to August 11, 2011, with certain exceptions, shares of common
stock or securities convertible into common stock at a price below $0.15 per
share. We also entered into an agreement with a representative of these eleven
accredited investors confirming that such investors have the right, but not the
obligation, to purchase, in the aggregate, a minimum of $500,000 and a maximum
of $700,000 of our Class A Preferred Stock (the “Preferred Stock”) at a price of
$0.15 per share. This right is exercisable beginning on the effective date of
our registration statement until August 10, 2010, subject to a 60 day extension
if the registration statement is not effective by August 10, 2010.The investors
may exercise this right on August 10, 2010 even if the registration statement is
not effective by such date. We also issued the representative of such investors
warrants to acquire until March 16, 2011, 360,000 shares of our common stock at
an exercise price of $0.001 per share. We have not yet filed a certificate of
designation designating this Preferred Stock. Since we have not heard from the
investors or their counsel, negotiations regarding the terms of the certificate
of designation with respect to the Series A Preferred Stock have not commenced.
When authorized, we expect that the preferred stock will be convertible into one
share of common stock and be subject to adjustment for issuances of securities
to third parties at a price less than $0.15 per share on a “full-ratchet basis”
(i.e., so that we shall issue, free of charge to each holder of such preferred
stock, such additional shares of Preferred Stock so that the total number of
shares held by the such holder equals that number that would have been issued at
the lower price.) during the 18 months following a closing with respect to such
issuance. We also expect to provide the holders pre-emptive rights and the right
to designate one person to serve as a member of our board of directors. Upon
exercise of the right to purchase the Preferred Stock, the investors will also
receive options, warrants or other similar rights to acquire our common stock
equal to the total value of the investors’ investment in the Preferred Stock,
based on a share value of $0.15 per share. Since we have not
commenced negotiating the terms of the certificate of designation, we are unsure
as to the form the options, warrants or similar rights would take. We have not
heard from the potential purchasers of the preferred stock or their counsel
regarding this transaction. However, there will be included in either
the terms of the Preferred Stock or pursuant to a separate convertible security,
the right to purchase an additional share of common stock at $0.15 per
share.
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We
tentatively agreed that if we would ever grant certain rights to shareholders
holding a prescribed percentage of our stock, the holders of the preferred
shares would have the right to cumulate their shareholdings to determine if they
are entitled to such rights. For example, if we would ever provide that more
than 70% of the holders of our shares could require us to file a registration
statement on their behalf, the holders of the preferred shares could aggregate
their holdings to be part of that group. We also agreed give these 11 investors
an additional 10% of the value of their investment in preferred stock based on a
share value of $0.15 per share. The exact value of such additional equity and
the form of the additional consideration and the method for determining such
value has not yet been negotiated and is presently unknown. If and when the
preferred shares are purchased, each investor will also have the right for 18
months to purchase shares of common stock from Mr. Takamura for an exercise
price of $0.50 per share.
Business
We are,
through our NuGen subsidiary, engaged in the development, design, and marketing
of a technology related to creating a permanent magnet electrical motor systems.
Our revenue is derived primarily from contract research and development
engineering services. Our technology relates to specialty electric drive engines
and related components. This technology is currently being sold directly to
original equipment manufacturers (“OEMs”) pursuant to technical assistance
agreements. The agreements generally provide for us to engineer our technology
to run in various platforms (e.g. vehicles, electric generators and motors) and
to be adapted to a customer’s particular application. We offer these services
from our facility located in Virginia, to customers that require
high-efficiency, reliable, compact permanent magnet electrical motor systems,
controllers, vehicle interface modules (including energy storage, management and
monitoring systems) and related software. Our technology is used primarily to
convert electrical power into mechanical power so that mechanical power can be
used to propel a vehicle or run a generator and may be used in markets ranging
from electric/hybrid electric vehicles to materials handling equipment,
distributive power, ground support equipment, motion control, and military
systems.
Our
high-efficiency, compact motors, controllers, energy storage management and
monitoring systems (a related component to the drive system that monitors and
manages the use of an energy storage system such as, but not limited to, a
battery) and related software have applications in markets ranging from
electric/hybrid electric vehicles to materials handling equipment, distributive
power, ground support equipment, motion control, and military
applications.
Our
proprietary, variable gap, axial flux technology (for these purposes, a motor in
which the magnetic fields run parallel to the access of rotation)
combines:
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very high efficiency and torque
density capability(generally, the amount of turning force in relation to weight of the
electro-magnetic components of the
motor);and
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low or zero
emissions.
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Our
current business plan is to expand on our established technology and market
presence in the sale of proprietary and highly efficient, variable gap, axial
flux, permanent magnet electric motors ranging from 1kW(to drive a two wheel
vehicle) to 120 kW(to drive a truck or bus), for a broad range of commercial
markets.
We are in
the process of applying for several U.S. government grants under the American
Recovery Act to facilitate domestic manufacturing and/or sales. If and when
federal grant money becomes available to us, we hope to move quickly to
commercial agreements for the US domestic market.
Our
current primary market focus is the electric vehicle market in China and India
where we believe, urban air and noise pollution and high fuel costs make our
technology very attractive. China and India are currently the two largest
markets in the world for electric vehicles and these markets will be
instrumental in our strategy to become the lowest cost provider of light
electric vehicles with the best performance in terms of efficiency and torque,
and speed.
Strategic
Relationships and Customers
Mahindra
Group
In June
2009, we entered into a 30-month technical assistance agreement for light
transport vehicle drive systems with Mahindra Group, a leading manufacturer in
India of utility vehicles, parts and accessories (“Mahindra”), to effectuate the
next phases of integration of drive systems into 4 wheel transport vehicles.
Under the agreement we will provide technical services including engineering,
for electric drive and drive system components (i.e. systems that convert
electrical power to mechanical power that will propel the vehicle and the
related components, such as components that monitor and manage the use of the
stored power). Our relationship with Mahindra has not changed, but the
development of the project has progressed since we first entered the contractual
relationship with Mahindra. The initial phase of the agreement was the
preliminary conceptual work and technology demonstrated to prove that the
intended targets were feasible. Upon completion of this phase and the
consummation of the 2008 agreement with Mahindra, we entered into the June 2009
technical assistance agreement with an objective to complete the final
production design, including setting up the necessary tooling for manufacture.
If and when this current phase is successfully completed, both parties could
proceed to the mass production phase (i.e., commercial sales) which would
require another agreement to be entered into by Mahindra and the Company. The
total amount payable under this agreement is approximately $726,000(including
approximately $30,000 in reimbursable travel expenses), of which we have billed
Mahindra approximately $558,000 and have been paid approximately $447,000 to
date. We have been delayed in fulfilling this contract because of a six month
delay in the commencement of the project, changes in the allocation of resources
requested by Mahindra and engineering changes that arose during the project due
to internal market feedback requiring modifications for mounting purposes and
use on additional vehicle platforms that Mahindra is considering. The agreement
may be terminated by Mahindra at any time upon 30 days prior
notice.
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Bajaj Auto Ltd
As a
result of our acquisition of certain assets of New Generation Motors in 2007, we
believe that we are a party to a master license agreement with Bajaj Auto Ltd.
(“Bajaj Auto”), pursuant to which, among other things, Bajaj Auto had (i)
exclusive distribution licenses and the right to use one of our proprietary
engineering designs (EMS-401-043) in their three- wheeled vehicle for sale
anywhere in the world other than the United States (it is a non-exclusive right
in the U.S), (ii) the exclusive license and right for the manufacturing
specifications and technologies for use in their 3-wheeled vehicles that consist
of an integrated electric motor and controller( which right applies to Bajaj
Auto products built and marketed in India) and (iii) non-exclusive licenses for
the manufacture and distribution of our product (EMS-401-043) in their various
two- three- and four- wheeled vehicles, which right is exclusive in India with
respect to two-wheeled vehicles. Although there was no express consent by Bajaj
of the assignment from New Generation Motors to NuGen, we believe that Bajaj has
been acting towards us in accordance with the terms of the master license
agreement. However, since commercial production did not commence within 3 years
of the agreement with Bajaj, in accordance with the terms of the agreement all
rights became non-exclusive.
In
consideration of the grant of such licenses, Bajaj Auto agreed to pay a $645,500
fee of which $245,500 was paid to New Generation Motors. The $400,000 balance of
such fee is to be paid, if at all, as follows: (i) $250,000 for the first 625
units of Bajaj Auto’s three wheeler products sold, based on a rate of $400 per
unit; (ii) $ 50,000 upon the commencement of commercial production, which is
defined as the completion of the initial 1,200 units and the remittance of
preproduction technology fees) of the products; (iii) $ 50,000 on completion of
cumulative sale from the date of commencement of commercial production of 5,000
units of specified products; and (iv) $ 50,000 on completion of cumulative sale
from the date of commencement of commercial production of 10,000 units of
specified products.
We have
exclusive rights for the manufacture and sale of any improvements, modifications
or developments in the technology in the US. Technical support supplied by us
under the agreement is at the rate of $500 per day. Under the agreement, Bajaj
is obligated to supply us with the first 300 units at cost and thereafter at 10%
above cost. The term of the agreement is until the earlier of December 7, 2015
or 7 years from payment of 1,200 initial units and payments of a pre-production
technology fee, and may be terminated by Bajaj upon 90 days’ notice. Because
Bajaj is not actively marketing its product at present, no assurance can be
given that we will receive any payments pursuant to this agreement.
BSA
Motors of India
We are a
party to a 12-month technical support agreement with BSA Motors of India, a
subsidiary of the Murugappa Group (“BSA Motors”). BSA Motors is in the business
of designing, manufacturing and marketing electric, hybrid electric and standard
internal combustion engine two-wheelers (2w) currently primarily in India.
Pursuant to the agreement, which was entered into in September 2009, we will
provide technical support, including prototype development and demonstration,
concept design and development and improvements for motor and controller systems
for BSA Motors electric scooters with the long-term goal of becoming BSA Motors’
power train systems supplier. The agreement provides that we will not provide
technical support regarding the development, manufacture or marketing of axial
flux powertrain or new powertrain systems for 2-wheeler platforms to other OEMs
during the term of the agreement in India and that BSA Motors will not develop
new axial flux powertrain with any party other than us. BSA Motors also has a
right of first refusal for the commercial application in India of motors and
controllers for electric 2-wheelers developed by us. The total value of the
agreement is approximately $132,000, of which we have billed and have been paid
$39,000 to date. The agreement may be terminated by BSA Motors upon 30 days'
notice to us. The BSA products discussed are about half the power and size, such
as 2kW vs. 8kW, as those in the Bajaj agreement described above.
US
Department of Defense
We have a
two-year agreement, effective September 2009, with the United States Department
of Defense (“DOD”) for a Phase II (contract value ranging from
$500,000-$750,000) Small Business Innovation Research program (“SBIR”) with the
US Army to demonstrate our variable gap control technology for electric
generators and motors for the purpose of validating applicability, performance
and reliability on future platforms and to produce prototypes. We have a
consultant specializing in this area to facilitate our efforts. We also plan to
coordinate the SBIR efforts to our ‘Micro-Truck’ drive system to increase the
marketability and performance of that system. Although the Company does not
currently foresee not being able to perform under the agreement, the contract as
stated is a fixed price contract based on deliverables and milestones. In the
event that the Company would not be able to deliver and complete the work as
described in the contract, due to such factors as the overall financial
stability of the Company, “force majeure” events, or reallocation of government
budgets, the contract may be temporarily or indefinitely
terminated.
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Niche/Specialized
Market
We also
have had a market in motors and controllers for solar racing teams worldwide,
where our variable gap, in-wheel motors continue to produce winners in solar
racing competition. Solar car competition participants may include future
automotive and other EV industry engineers from top universities. More than 25%
of the teams currently engaged in these activities have been, or are currently,
our customers. The solar car market offers a unique opportunity for us as it
provides benefits beyond sales and revenue. This niche market requires the most
advanced systems that are available and pushes technology to the edge and
inspires new continuing development that may not make general commercial sense.
This offers us a market segment that allows for continued research and
development to test products in extreme conditions so that we may apply the
technology and lessons learned to primary commercial markets. Using our
technology in solar cars has been beneficial in adopting our technology, at
minimal cost for use in various platforms. We need to constantly ensure that our
technology is adaptable to different platforms; having our technology utilized
in the solar car competition provides us with a low cost opportunity to test our
technology.
The
Market
Primary
markets for our core technology of variable gap, axial flux, permanent magnet
motors include:
• Low and
Zero Emission Vehicles in Developing Countries: Worldwide requirements to reduce
hydrocarbon fuel consumption and air pollution have created a large and emerging
market for efficient, inexpensive and reliable, low and zero emission electric
drive vehicles using batteries, fuel cells or hybrid configurations. Electric
drive systems can be employed in the entire spectrum of small passenger vehicles
including scooters, motorcycles, three-wheelers, neighborhood electric vehicles,
compact cars, micro pickups and micro busses. We are targeting the entire
segment of the small vehicle traction market and propose to supply electric
drive systems technology with all prime movers.
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Three-wheelers In India: Bajaj currently builds approximately 300,000
three-wheel and 2,000,000 two-wheel vehicles per year. After five years of
developmental and functional testing, Bajaj began limited commercial production
of Eco-Ricks, its all electric auto rickshaw, in December 2006 for additional
public testing.
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Four-wheelers: (Light Commercial Vehicles) under our agreement with Mahindra, we
currently anticipate that Mahindra will produce a minimum of 1,200 vehicles for
further market testing and evaluation.
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Two-wheelers: 20 two-wheel scooters for Bajaj were built, tested and certified
by the government of India. Four additional platforms with intended deployments
in late 2010 early 2011 are being considered with BSA Motors.
• Further
extension of this vertical market includes applications such as electric
all-terrain vehicles (were Company management estimates, based solely on
informal discussions between Company management and representatives of Mahindra,
volumes could exceed 10,000 vehicles per year), golf carts (with about 250,000
vehicle sales per year in the US), neighborhood electric vehicles, quadracycles,
citicars and electric motor applications for 15’ to 45’ sailboats.
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Materials Handling Equipment and Defense Applications: Airport ground support
equipment, including baggage tractors and belt loaders are often powered by
electric drive systems. We have supplied our technologies and products to Harlan
Corporation for use in integrated starter generator units in their ground
support vehicles.
Competition
All of
the markets in which we operate are highly competitive. The markets served by
the technology segment are additionally characterized by rapid changes due to
technological advances that can render existing technologies and products
obsolete.
We hope
to market our advanced electric propulsion systems and components to vehicle
original equipment manufacturers and their suppliers throughout the world for
use in electric, hybrid electric, plug-in hybrid electric and fuel cell electric
vehicles. In recent years, the market for hybrid electric automobiles has begun
to emerge, led by the introduction and market success of hybrid electric
vehicles manufactured by Toyota, Lexus, Honda, Ford and General Motors.
Recently, International Truck and Engine Corporation, Freightliner Trucks and
Peterbilt Motors Company announced plans to begin production of hybrid electric
medium-duty trucks and Caterpillar, Inc. introduced a belt-less engine/electric
tracked bulldozer. As a result, we expect additional vehicle makers in both
on-road and off-road markets to develop and introduce a variety of hybrid
electric vehicles as the market acceptance of these vehicles continues to grow.
To our knowledge, none of these companies manufacture axial flux motors, however
their end application or market is the same market where our motors may be
utilized. We believe that we are able to compete due to our topology or style of
motor which offers unique characteristics. Our topology of motor is typically
much shorter in length but larger in diameter than other styles of motors.
Depending on the application and end use, this offers other potential options
for the customers that the other competitors may not offer. In addition, our
topology of motor generally offers greater torque capability for the same power
level thus operating at lower speeds while still maintaining equivalent if not
better efficiencies whereby the other systems typically will operate at higher
speeds and lower torque to achieve the same power levels.
We cannot
assure that we will be able to compete successfully in this market or any other
market that now exists or may develop in the future. There are numerous
companies developing products that do or soon will compete with our systems.
Some of these companies possess significantly greater financial, personnel and
other resources than we do, including established supply arrangements and volume
manufacturing operations. In addition, the U.S. government's Stimulus Bill is
expected to award substantial financial grants and loans to companies engaged in
the development and manufacture of energy efficient, low emission vehicles and
the components that enable their operation. Companies that receive awards under
the Stimulus Bill may have substantially greater financial resources available
to them which could improve their ability to compete with us. We believe our
principal competitors for axial motors and similar products include Honda,
Toyota, General Motors, Daimler, Hitachi, Toshiba, Siemens, Delphi, Danaher,
Enova and United Technologies Corp., UQM Technologies, Inc. and Azure
Dynamics.
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Our
technology which can be utilized for power products competes primarily in the
automotive, heavy equipment, military, aerospace and medical products
industries. Each of these industries is extremely competitive. We face
substantial competition on a continuing basis from numerous companies, many of
whom possess longer operating histories, significantly greater financial
resources and marketing, distribution and manufacturing capability. Our
technology can be used for such power products such as the electronic amplifiers
and controllers are used to power and run electric motors. Presently most of
these power products are tuned to operate with our motors but are useable to be
able to run other types and manufactures electric motors. We believe our
principal competitors for power products include Advanced Motors and Drives,
Allied Motion, Emerson Electric, General Electric, Moog, Rockwell International,
Baldor, Hitachi, Hyundai, Toshiba, Siemens, Delphi, Danaher, United
Technologies, UQM Technologies, Inc., L-3 Communications and Enova.
We
believe that we compete and that we will continue to be able to compete with our
competitors in the engine drive and power product markets based on the limited
number of competitors for axial flux motors, price, and our reputation with
customers with whom we have worked. The competitive disadvantages that we face
include that we are not as well known as many of our competitors who have
greater resources (financial, engineering and otherwise) than we
have.
Technology,
Competitive Advantage, Value Proposition
Our high
efficiency variable gap, axial flux, permanent magnet (“PM”) motors are
different from conventional electric motors due to the different path of their
magnetic flux.
Axial Flux Technology: In
conventional motors the flux flows radially (i.e. outward from the access of
rotation) through the air gap between the rotor (the rotating part of the motor)
and the stator (the stationary part of the motor). However, in axial flux
motors, the flux flows parallel to the axis of the motor. The motor, often
referred to as a “pancake” rotor, can be made much thinner and lighter, with the
same performance.
Our key
competitive advantage is that our motors offer high torque density and
installation in tight spaces, like inside wheel housings. This has been very
compelling to companies like Bajaj that seek low-cost, high efficiency motors
for conversion from internal combustion to electric propulsion in small
vehicles.
An
additional competitive advantage of axial flux motors over conventional series
wound or induction motors is their efficiency.
Variable Gap Technology: In
our permanent magnet (“PM”) motors, the magnets create the working flux. This is
different than an AC induction motor which is current-driven and does not use a
permanent magnet. This fact is central to why a PM motor can be more efficient
than other motors. Unfortunately, this is the same property that causes the most
significant limitation of a PM motor; the permanent field causes a fixed
relationship between winding current and motor torque. This relationship or
“torque constant” (kT), also defines a fixed top speed of a PM motor. The higher
the kT, the lower the top motor speed.
An axial
flux PM motor is different than a radial flux PM motor, because the kT can be
varied, without causing power loss by simply altering a critical geometry of the
motor. Although there are many different contributors to the torque constant,
the one of interest to us is the distance between the magnet rotor and the
stator. In axial flux motors, the rotor and stator are adjacent discs and the
“gap” is the space between the disks. By moving one of these discs axially
relative to the other, the torque constant can be adjusted. This geometry can be
varied statically (in the factory, simply with different spacers) or dynamically
(by the vehicle controller). The result is optimal performance for various uses
or drive conditions from the same electric motor. The variable gap allows for
application-specific optimization of power, torque, and speed, while maximizing
efficiency across the operating range. Application of this technology makes
electric motors very efficient and can result in energy savings.
Efficiency
can vary due to many factors. In accordance with National Electrical
Manufacturers Association/International Electrical Technical Commission motor
standard, general nominal efficiency of electric motors range from 78.8% to
92.4% efficiency depending on the size and power of the motor. In accordance
with Energy Policy Act standards, premium efficiency electric motors achieve
peak target efficiencies up to 95%. There is very limited data available
regarding other axial flux motors since this a new topology of motor that very
few if any have worked on. Stated unvalidated efficiencies have been seen from
60% to 95%. Our typical motors have total peak system efficiencies ranging from
92% to 96%. Removing the electronics from the system places the motors peak
efficiencies in the range of 96% to 98%.
New Applications, In-Wheel
Motors: We believe that there are other applications for this technology
in low tech products ranging from ceiling fans to floor buffers; and to high
tech products ranging from flywheels and military actuators. However, our
primary focus is in-and near-wheel motors, that we have been selling for solar
racing. Application of in-wheel technology plays to the strength of axial flux
motors and our variable gap technology, and we believe is a compelling motive
traction solution for electric, hybrid and fuel cell powered
vehicles.
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Manufacturing
We
manufacture our axial flux motor system for our customers on a small scale
basis. In particular, we are focused on the manufacture of prototypes requested
by customers and the customization of our technology in these products in
accordance with customer specifications. These activities are conducted in our
Virginia based facilities. If and when there is significantly increased demand
for our technology, we will have to outsource the manufacture of products
containing our axial motor to others. In anticipation of increased demand for
our technology, we are exploring outsourcing opportunities in China, though no
assurance can be given that such capability will be required or if required,
that we will be able to secure an outsourcing arrangement on satisfactory
terms.
Research
and Development Activities
Our
research and development activities are included as part of the engineering and
other services that are performed on a contract basis for our customers. We are
generally not engaged in independent research and development
activities.
Intellectual
Property
We
currently have three US patents and one foreign patent which has lapsed as
follows:
U.S.
Patent #6,348,751 B1- " Dual Starter Motor with Selectively Variable Air
Gaps"
U.S.
Patent #6,137,203-“Stator for an Axial Flux Motor Using at least Two Phases of
Electrical Current”
U.S.
Patent #6,975,082 B2- “Variable Speed Drive System
Including Synchronous
Electric Motor”-We have not received assignment
documents from one of the two inventors with respect to this
patent. Such inventor was an employee of New Generation Motors and
had a contractual obligation in connection with his employment to assign
inventions made by him. We have legal rights to the patent, by virtue
of an assignment from at least one of the inventors. We
are presently using the patent in all of our current programs.
India PCT #
822/MUM/2003- -Compact Drive system for Electrically operated road
vehicle-the Company is in the process of seeking the reinstatement of this
lapsed patent.
NuGen's
United States patents are due to expire between 2017 and 2024, subject to the
payment of maintenance fees to the USPTO.
The
Indian patent expired because of the non-payment of the renewal fee for the 6th
year annuity and is considered abandoned. Indian patent counsel
initiated restoration proceedings on April 9, 2010. According to
Indian patent counsel, the Indian patent office will take up to 12 months to
complete the restoration proceedings. Indian patent counsel will
effect the assignment of all rights in the patent from New Generation Motors to
NuGen Mobility upon completion of the restoration proceedings. Once
restored the patent will expire in 2024. No portion of our current
business relies on this patent as it is a form patent covering the product that
we licensed with Bajaj. In the future, when and if Bajaj begins production, then
it will apply to those sales.
Property
We lease
approximately 6,500 square feet of space for our executive offices (which
includes our production facility), located at 44645 Gilford Drive, Suite 201,
Ashburn, Virginia, under a month-to-month lease for a monthly rental of
$6,589.
Employees
We
currently have 6 full-time employees and one part-time employee.
Legal
Proceedings
There are
no pending legal proceedings to which we are a party is or in which to our
knowledge any director, officer or affiliate of the Company, any owner of record
or beneficially of more than 5% of any class of voting securities of the
Company, or security holder is a party adverse to the Company or has a material
interest adverse to the Company. The Company's property is not the subject of
any pending legal proceedings.
Directors
and Executive Officers
The
following table sets forth certain information regarding the members of our
board of directors and our executive officers as of the date of this
Prospectus:
Name
|
Age
|
Title
|
||
Eric
Takamura
|
40
|
Chairman,
Chief Executive Officer, President and Director
|
||
John
Salatino
|
54
|
Vice
President of Engineering and Programs
|
||
Henry
Toh
|
52
|
Vice
Chairman, Executive Vice President of Corporate Development and
Director
|
||
Alan
Pritzker
|
56
|
Chief
Financial Officer and Secretary
|
||
Michael
Kleinman, M.D.
|
53
|
Director
|
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Our
directors hold office for one-year terms and until their successors have been
elected and qualified. Our officers are elected annually by the board of
directors and serve at the discretion of the board.
There are
no familial relationships among any of our directors or officers. None of our
directors or officers has served, during the past five years, as a director in
any other company with a class of securities registered pursuant to Section 12
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or
subject to the requirements of Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act or any company
registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended except Mr. Toh who serves on the board of directors of four-public
companies as described in his biography below and Dr. Kleinman who is a director
of American Surgical Holdings, Inc We are not aware of any proceedings to which
any of our officers or directors, or any associate of any such officer or
director, is a party adverse to us or any of our subsidiaries or has a material
interest adverse to us or any of our subsidiaries.
If we
issue Series A Preferred Stock, the holders of such stock will be entitled to
designate one person to serve as a member of our board of
directors.
Biographies
Eric
Takamura, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President
Mr.
Takamura became our Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President on January
29, 2010. Mr. Takamura served as President and Chief Executive Officer and
director of NuGen since its inception in 2006. Mr. Takamura has 16 years
experience in PM motors, having previously served as Chief Operating Officer of
New Generation Motors from May 2004 to January 2007, and Director of Engineering
and Marketing, from May 2002 to May 2004. Prior to joining New
Generation Motors, from 1994 to1996, Mr. Takamura was a lab researcher and
engineer at the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, D.C. where he worked on
tribology assignments. Mr. Takamura has a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering
and a Masters in Transportation & Safety from The George Washington
University. Mr. Takamura’s engineering background and extensive experience in
our industry and in senior management roles provides us with an in-depth
understanding of our industry and its opportunities and challenges and
operational experience. As our President and Chief Executive Officer, Mr.
Takamura provides essential insight and guidance to our board of directors from
an insider perspective of our day-to-day operations. The foregoing led to the
conclusion of our board that Mr. Takamura should serve as a director of our
company.
Mr.
Salatino has served as Vice President of Engineering and Programs since the
Merger on January 29, 2010. Mr. Salatino has 25 years of experience in
developing control and monitoring systems for vehicles ranging from military
ground and air transport and fighting vehicles to commercial electric bicycles,
scooters, assisted mobility and mining equipment. Mr. Salatino has 20 years
experience at GE Aerospace, a defense and aerospace company, where he held
positions in engineering development and management for military and commercial
control systems and electronics packaging for turrets, propulsion systems and
vehicle systems, and for advanced development of core technologies. From July
2007 to February 2010, Mr. Salatino was an engineering manager at Texas
Instruments, a a semiconductor company focusing on battery management integrated
circuits for hybrid and battery electric vehicles. From March 2006 to June 2007,
Mr. Salatino was VP Engineering and Programs at New Generation Motors. From
November 2002 to February 2006, Mr. Salatino was the Engineering Director for EV
motor and controls at WaveCrest Laboratories, an automotive company.
Additionally, Mr. Salatino has a BS degree in Electrical Engineering from
Northeastern University and a MS degree in Computers and Systems from Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute.
Henry
Toh, Vice Chairman and Executive Vice President of Corporate
Development
Mr. Toh
has served as Vice Chairman of our board of directors and Executive Vice
President of Corporate Development since February 2008. Mr. Toh is currently
serving as a director of four other publicly traded companies. Since April 2007,
Mr. Toh has served as a director of American Surgical Holdings Inc, a
company specializing in staffing of surgical assistants. From January 2004 until
June 2009, Mr. Toh has served as a director of Isolagen, Inc., a company which
specialized in cellular therapy. Since 2001, Mr. Toh has served as a director of
Teletouch Communications Inc., a wireless communications company. Since 1992,
Mr. Toh has served as an officer and director of C2 Global
Technologies Inc., a publicly held voice-over-IP company. Since
December 1998, Mr. Toh has served as a director of IDNA, Inc., a
specialized finance and entertainment company. From September 2004 until
August 2005, Mr. Toh served as a director of Vaso Active
Pharmaceuticals Inc., a healthcare products manufacturer. From 1992 to August
2008, Mr. Toh served as an officer and director of Four M
International, Inc., a privately held offshore investment entity.
Mr. Toh began his career with KPMG Peat, Marwick from 1980 to 1992, where
he specialized in international taxation and mergers and acquisitions.
Mr. Toh is a graduate of Rice University. Mr. Toh’s experience
and skill in financial matters and his experience as a director of
other public companies provides our board with insight into the financial
markets, various financing strategies and strategic advice and led to the
conclusion of our board that Mr. Toh should serve as a director of our
company.
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Alan
Pritzker, Chief Financial Officer
Mr.
Pritzker has served as Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of InovaChem since
February 2008. Mr. Pritzker’s corporate experience includes supervision of
finance, accounting, information technology, office services, human resources
and risk management. Additionally, Mr. Pritzker has expertise in SEC reporting
having been the chief financial officer of publicly traded entities for over 16
years. Mr. Pritzker is employed by North Point Consultants, Inc. (“North
Point”), a consulting firm that he founded in 2001. North Point provides
accounting and administrative services to various companies. Mr. Pritzker was
the Chief Financial Officer of Labock Technologies, Inc., an armored vehicle and
armoring products manufacturer, from March 2005 until December 2006 and was
Chief Financial Officer of Commodore Cruise Lines, a publicly traded cruise line
company from July 1995 until May 2002. Mr. Pritzker was the principal accounting
officer of Regency Cruises from 1985 to 1995. Prior thereto, Mr. Pritzker was
employed by Holland America Line and Vacation Travel Concepts in various
accounting and finance positions. Mr. Pritzker is a graduate of Brooklyn
College.
Michael
Kleinman, Director
Dr.
Kleinman, M.D. has served as a director of InovaChem since June 2008. Dr.
Kleinman has served as a director of American Surgical Holdings Inc., a company
quoted on the Over the Counter Bulletin Board, since April 2007. Dr. Kleinman
graduated from Rice University and attained his medical degree at the University
of Texas, Albert Einstein College of Medicine in Dallas, Texas in 1983. He is a
Board certified surgeon with a private practice in Houston, Texas, Clinical
Assistant Professor of Surgery at Baylor University and at the University of
Texas, Physician Liaison for Memorial Care System, Fellow of the American
College of Surgeons, Member of the American Society of General Surgeons, the
Society of American Gastrointestinal Laparoscopic Surgery, Houston Surgical
Society, Harris County Medical Society, the American Medical Association and
past member of the Texas Medical Association, International College of Surgeons,
American College of Physician Executives, and the American Board of Utilization
Review Physicians. He also received the Physicians’ Recognition Award in 2003
and 2006, and 10 citations for top doctors. . Further, as he is not employed by
us, Dr. Kleinman is in a position to provide the board with an independent
perspective on our activities. Dr. Kleinman’s science background, as well
as his qualification as a director of another company, facilitates his
understanding of, and ability to contribute to, technical issues that are
addressed from time to time by our board and led to the conclusion of our Board
that Dr. Kleinman should serve as a director of our company..
The table
below sets forth information concerning compensation paid, earned or accrued by
our chief executive officer (“Named Executive Officer”) for the last two fiscal
years. No other executive officer earned compensation in excess of $100,000
during our 2009 fiscal year.
SUMMARY
COMPENSATION TABLE
Name and
principal
position
|
Year
|
Salary ($)
|
Bonus
($)
|
Stock
Awards
($)
|
Option
Awards
($)
|
Non-Equity
Incentive Plan
Compensation ($)
|
Nonqualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings
($)
|
All Other
Compensation
($)
|
Total ($)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
William
Zuo,
|
2009
|
75,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chairman
and CEO(3)
|
2008
|
75,000 | (1) | 0 | 90,000 | (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Eric
Takamura
|
2009
|
150,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chairman
and CEO (4)
|
2008
|
150,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150,000 |
(1)
|
Represents a pro rata three-month
accrual of Mr. Zuo’s annual base salary of $300,000 which
commenced July 1, 2008, through September 30, 2008. Pursuant to
the terms of the employment agreement, Mr. Zuo was entitled to receive an
annual base salary of $300,000, subject to review and increase at our
board of directors' discretion. We elected to defer payment of some or all
of the compensation to our Chairman and our other executives until such
time as our financial situation permits payment of such compensation. All
deferred amounts are reflected in the table. The total cash amount paid to
our Chairman and CEO in each of fiscal 2009 and fiscal 2008 was $11,250.
Beginning January 1, 2009, we stopped paying and accruing salaries to all
of our officers.
|
(2)
|
Pursuant to the employment
agreements entered into with Mr. Zuo, we issued 300,000 shares of common
stock which were valued by us at $0.30 per
share.
|
(3)
|
Mr. Zuo resigned from our company
upon the closing of the Merger on January 29,
2010.
|
(4)
|
The base salary represents
accrual of salary for each of the years ending September 30, 2009 and
2008. Mr. Takamura was never paid his compensation for the two years
listed above and forgave the debt owed him by the Company for unpaid
salary, as well as other debts owed him, as of September 30, 2009.
Includes his compensation from NuGen Mobility for services rendered to
NuGen Mobility prior to our acquisition of such
entity.
|
Mr. Zuo
was entitled to 300,000 options to purchase shares of our common stock pursuant
to the 2008 Stock Option Plan, but no options ever vested and any issued options
terminated as a result of not receiving shareholder approval for the adoption of
such plan.
Employment
Agreements
As a
result of the Merger, employment agreements with all of our executive officers
at such time were terminated and such individuals released us from any liability
under such agreements.
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Employment
Agreements with Messrs. Takamura and Pritzker
On
February 9, 2010, we Inc. entered into agreements pursuant to which we employed
Eric Takamura as our Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and Alan
Pritzker as our Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Takamura’s annual base salary is
$180,000 and he is entitled to a signing bonus of $30,000 and Mr. Pritzker’s
annual base salary is $120,000 and he is entitled to a signing bonus of $10,000.
The signing bonuses were paid. We granted Messrs. Takamura and Pritzker,
pursuant to our 2010 Stock Option Plan, options to acquire 900,000 shares and
150,000 shares of our common stock, respectively. The employment agreements also
provide that they are entitled to receive such other benefits as may be made
available by us to our employees and key executive officers (and with respect
life, medical, health and death plans, such coverage is, with specified
exceptions and limitations, to be provided to the employee and his family at our
expense until the expiration of the applicable employee’s non-compete period
(which may be as long as one year following termination of his employment)) and,
in the discretion of our board of directors, annual bonuses (including a
pro-rata annual bonus following termination without cause or for good reason if
such bonus was awarded by the board). Mr. Takamura’s employment agreement
provides that it is anticipated that he will receive an annual bonus of 100% of
his base salary and Mr. Pritzker’s employment agreement provides that it is
anticipated that he will receive an annual bonus of 25% of his base
salary.
The term
of employment is, in the case of Mr. Takamura for three years, and in the case
of Mr. Pritzker, one year, in each case commencing January 1, 2010 (the
effective date of these agreements), and the term of employment is renewed
automatically for successive one year periods unless we or the employee gives
notice of non-renewal at least 90 days prior to the expiration of the applicable
term. We may terminate the employment of an employee before the stated
expiration date for “Cause” (as defined in the applicable employment agreement)
in which case we are only obligated to pay the employee his unpaid base salary
through the termination date; provided, however, if the
reason for terminating him for “Cause” is due to his material uncured breach of
his employment agreement, we must pay him his base salary (as in effect at the
time of termination) for, in the case of Mr. Takamura, nine months, and, in the
case of Mr. Pritzker, three months, following termination of
employment.
In
the event of change of control), sale of substantially all of the
assets of the Company or the merger out of existence of the Company should
occur, all stock options awarded under the employment agreement will immediately
vest and become exercisable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the stock options
will terminate immediately following a termination of the executive for “Cause”
and upon 180 days upon the voluntary termination of service by Mr. Takamura and
upon 90 days upon the voluntary termination of service by Mr. Pritzker if not
for “Good Reason.”
Letter
with John Salatino
Effective
February 11, 2010, InovaChem, Inc. signed a letter with John Salatino pursuant
to which he is to serve as our VP of Engineering and Programs. The letter
contemplates that, among other things, the terms of his employment will be
formalized in an employment agreement, which to date has not been entered into.
Mr. Salatino will serve in such capacity for two years, his annual base salary
will be $160,000 and $180,000 in the first and second year of his employment,
respectively, he will receive a $20,000 signing bonus within ten days of
entering into an agreement, he will be eligible for a variable performance based
bonus plan with the envisioned annual bonus, if all our goals are met, of 25% of
his base salary, he will be entitled to other benefits provided to management
employees, in the event he is terminated, he will be entitled to severance equal
to the greater of the remaining term of his contract or six months of his annual
salary, and he will be granted an option to acquire an aggregate of 400,000
shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.15 per share, which option
may be exercised on a cashless basis and may be exercised until February 29,
2012. Generally, options to acquire 100,000 shares may be exercised on a
cumulative basis during the two weeks preceding August 31, 2010, February 28,
2011, August 31, 20111, and February 29, 2012 subject to accelerated exercise
upon a change in control as provided therein and the right to exercise his
remaining option in the event of the termination of his
employment.
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Mr.
Salatino has been granted an option for a cashless purchase of 400,000 shares of
common stock at an exercise price of $0.15 per share which option expires on
February 29, 2012. In the event of a change of ownership of the Company or if
Eric Takamura is no longer Chairman of the Board or Chief Executive Officer, all
the shares will be allowed to be exercised by a cashless exercise. Upon a change
of control, the option will become vested
Compensation
of Mr. Toh
Henry
Toh, our Vice Chairman and Executive Vice President of Corporate Development, is
an employee at will and receives a base salary of $90,000 per
year.
Equity
Awards
No stock
options or stock appreciation rights were outstanding with respect to any of our
directors or executive officers as of September 30, 2009.
On
February 9, 2010, pursuant to the 2010 Stock Option Plan, we granted to the
following executive officers stock options to acquire the number of shares of
our common stock set forth next to such person’s name:
Eric
Takamura
|
900,000
|
|||
Henry
Toh
|
450,000
|
|||
Alan
Pritzker
|
150,000
|
Subject
to vesting, these options are exercisable during the ten years from the grant
date at an exercise price of $0.45 per share. The options vest pro rata in 24 equal monthly
installments as of the last day of each fiscal month), with the first
installment vesting as of January 1, 2010. All of the options vest immediately
upon a Change of Control Event. These options terminate immediately following
the termination of such person’s employment with us for “Cause” (as defined in
such employee’s employment agreement described above and other than Cause
relating to the employee’s material uncured breach of his employment agreement
in which case the options terminate in accordance with their stated term) and
180 days after such person voluntarily terminates his employment other than for
“Good Reason.”
See
“-Letter with John Salatino” for information regarding his options.
Compensation
of Directors
No
compensation has been paid to any of our directors in consideration for their
services rendered in their capacity as directors during our fiscal year ended
September 30, 2009. Commencing February 2010, the Board determined that an
independent director will receive $1,000 for each board meeting attended and
$500 for each committee meeting attended. No compensation for serving
on a committee will be paid to a committee member without the approval of all of
the members of the Board. As appropriate, another member of the Board may be
requested to attend a committee meeting in order to determine that a committee
meeting of a one-person committee has occurred.
Director
and Officer Liability Insurance
We
currently have directors’ and officers’ liability insurance insuring our
directors and officers against liability for acts or omissions in their
capacities as directors or officers, subject to certain exclusions. Such
insurance also insures us against losses which we may incur in indemnifying our
officers and directors.
Code
of Ethics
We intend
to adopt a code of ethics that applies to our officers, directors and employees,
including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, but have not
done so to date due to our relatively small size.
Board
Committees
Our board
of directors has established an audit committee, a compensation committee and a
corporate governance committee. The members of each committee are appointed by
the board of directors and serve one year terms. The composition and
responsibilities of each committee are described below. Our board of directors
has not appointed a nominating committee and has not yet adopted procedures by
which security holders may recommend nominees to our board of
directors.
Audit Committee. The sole
member of our audit committee is Dr. Michael Kleinman. The audit committee’s
functions include overseeing the integrity of our financial statements, our
compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, , the performance of our
internal audit function and controls regarding finance, accounting, legal
compliance and ethics that management and our board of directors have
established and making recommendations with respect to the selection and
qualifications of our independent registered public accounting firm. In this
oversight capacity, the audit committee reviews the scope, timing and fees for
the annual audit and the results of audit examinations performed by the internal
auditors and independent registered accounting firm, including any
recommendations to improve the system of accounting and internal controls. The
audit committee is comprised of outside directors who are not officers or
employees of us or our subsidiaries. In the opinion of the board of directors,
Dr. Kleinman is “independent” as that term is defined in the rules of the New
York Stock Exchange.
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Compensation Committee. The
sole member of our compensation committee is Dr. Michael Kleinman. The
compensation committee determines the goals and objectives, and makes
determinations regarding the salary and bonus for the CEO, approves salaries and
bonuses for the other executive officers, administers our incentive compensation
plans and makes recommendations to the board of directors and senior management
regarding our compensation programs.
Governance Committee. The
sole member of our nominating and governance committee is Dr. Michael Kleinman.
The governance committee is responsible for evaluating our governance and the
governance of our board and its committees, monitoring our compliance and that
of the board and its committees with our corporate governance guidelines,
evaluating our corporate governance guidelines and reviewing those matters that
require the review and consent of the independent directors of the board and
that are not otherwise within the responsibilities delegated to another
committee of the board.
CERTAIN
RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE
From
October 2006 to January 2009, Eric Takamura, our Chairman, Chief Executive
Officer, President, and a director and a principal stockholder, made loans to us
in the aggregate principal amount of $551,382 at an interest rate of 10.2% per
annum. On September 30, 2009, Eric Takamura agreed to forgive $1,346,693 owed to
him by our company ($686,169 of which was pursuant to such outstanding loans and
accrued interest thereon, and $660,524 was for accrued and unpaid
salary).
Eric
Takamura was Chief Operating Officer of New Generation Motors from June 2004 to
February 27, 2007. Henry Toh, Vice Chairman of our board of directors and an
officer, is an officer and a director of Four M International, Inc. (“Four M”).
In connection with the Asset Purchase Agreement dated July 13,2007, NuGen
Mobility, among other things, assumed outstanding indebtedness to Four M in the
amount of $62,500, pursuant to a one-year promissory note, dated April 23, 2003,
payable at an interest rate of 5.5% per annum, in monthly installments
commencing May 23, 2003. NuGen Mobility assumed this debt as a
condition to the completion of the transaction imposed by New Generation
Motors. In connection with the Merger, Four M received 386,250 shares in
exchange for the cancellation of indebtedness of $57,938 which was still
outstanding.
From
August 2006 to June 2009, Ron Takamura, a principal stockholder and brother of
Eric Takamura, our Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, President, and a director
and a principal stockholder, made loans to us in the aggregate principal amount
of $371,500, at interest rates of 10.2%. As of December 31, 2009 these loans
accrued a total of $93,976 of interest thereon. We issued 3,103,173 shares of
Common Stock to Ron Takamura in the Private Placement as a result for the
cancellation of his debt (including accrued interest).
In
December 2006, NuGen Mobility entered into an agreement with Hamilton Clarke, an
investor relations firm that was a 10% shareholder at that time and whose shares
were acquired by Eric Takamura in November 2009, to provide financial
advisory services. NuGen Mobility granted the firm 111 shares of its Common
Stock per the terms of the agreement. In January 2008 NuGen terminated its
agreement with the firm and converted the $35,650 it owed the firm into a note
payable. Interest accrued on this loan at the rate of 1% per annum.
$25,000 was repaid by NuGen Mobility on February 22, 2010 and the remaining
balance was forgiven by the consultant and the note was terminated
Director
Independence
We are
not subject to listing requirements of any national securities exchange or
national securities association and, as a result, we are not at this time
required to have our board comprised of a majority of “independent directors.”
Notwithstanding, in the opinion of the board of directors, Dr. Kleinman is
“independent” as that term is defined in the rules of the New York Stock
Exchange.
SECURITY
OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
The
following table lists, as of the date of this Prospectus, the number of shares
of our common stock that are beneficially owned by (i) each person or entity
known to us to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of our common stock; (ii)
each executive officer and director of our company; and (iii) all executive
officers and directors as a group. Information relating to beneficial ownership
of Common Stock by our principal shareholders and management is based upon
information furnished by each person using “beneficial ownership” concepts under
the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Under these rules, a person
is deemed to be a beneficial owner of a security if that person has or shares
voting power, which includes the power to vote or direct the voting of the
security, or investment power, which includes the power to vote or direct the
voting of the security. The person is also deemed to be a beneficial owner of
any security of which that person has a right to acquire beneficial ownership
within 60 days. Under the Securities and Exchange Commission rules, more than
one person may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of the same securities, and a
person may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of securities as to which he or
she may not have any pecuniary beneficial interest. Except as noted below, each
person has sole voting and investment power.
The
percentages below are calculated based on 50,381,564 shares of our common stock
issued and outstanding as of the date of this Prospectus. Unless otherwise
indicated, the address of each person listed is NuGen Holdings, Inc, 44645
Gilford Drive, Suite 201, Ashburn, Virginia 20147.
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Percentage of
|
||||||||
Number of Shares
|
Common Stock
|
|||||||
of Common Stock
|
Beneficially
|
|||||||
Name of Beneficial Owner
|
Beneficially Owned
|
Owned
|
||||||
Eric
Takamura
|
22,624,375 | (1) (2) (3) |
44.57 | % | ||||
Henry
Toh
|
1,832,500 | (4) | 3.62 | % | ||||
Alan
Pritzker
|
279,167 | (5) | * | |||||
Michael
Kleinman, M.D.
|
116,667 | * | ||||||
John
Salatino
|
166,667 | (6) | * | |||||
All
directors and executive officers as a group (5 persons)
|
25,019,376 | 48.89 | % | |||||
Ronald
Takamura
|
7,987,182 | 15.61 | % |
* Less
than 1%
(1)
Includes 1,200,000 shares which are pledged to secure the repayment of a
two-year 5% promissory note in the principal amount of $300,000 entered into by
Mr. Takamura in November 2009. Also, includes the pledge of 1,000,000 of his
shares of common stock to a representative of eleven investors to secure his
obligation to transfer to such investors his shares if we issue, with certain
exceptions shares of common stock or securities convertible into, or exercisable
for, common stock at a price below $0.15 per share during the period ending
August 11, 2011. Does not include shares owned by his brother, Ronald Takamura,
over which he disclaims beneficial ownership.
(3)
Includes options exercisable within 60 days of the date hereof to acquire
375,000 shares of common stock. Does not include options to acquire 525,000
shares which are not exercisable within 60 days of the date hereof.
(4)
Includes options exercisable within 60 days of the date hereof to acquire
187,500 shares of common stock. Does not include options to acquire 262,500
shares which are not exercisable within 60 days of the date hereof.
(5)
Includes options exercisable within 60 days of the date hereof to acquire 62,500
shares of common stock. Does not include options to acquire 87,500 shares which
are not exercisable within 60 days of the date hereof.
(6)
Includes options exercisable within 60 days of the date hereof to acquire
166,667shares of common stock. Does not include options to acquire 233,333
shares which are not exercisable within 60 days of the date hereof
DESCRIPTION
OF SECURITIES
Common
Stock
We are
authorized to issue 200,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per
share, of which 50,381,564 shares are issued and outstanding as of the date of
this Prospectus. Each holder of our shares of our common stock is entitled to
one vote per share on all matters to be voted upon by the stockholders,
including the election of directors. The holders of shares of common stock have
no preemptive, conversion, subscription or cumulative voting rights. Other than
as provided below, there is no provision in our Certificate of Incorporation or
By-laws that would delay, defer or prevent a change in control of our
Company.
Preferred
Stock
We are
authorized to issue 50,000,000 shares of preferred stock, none of which is
issued and outstanding (although we have an agreement to issue shares of Series
A Preferred Stock). See “Business-Recent Developments and Change in Control-
Private Placement”. Our board of directors has the right, without shareholder
approval, to issue preferred shares with rights superior to the rights of the
holders of shares of common stock. As a result, preferred shares could be issued
quickly and easily, negatively affecting the rights of holders of common shares
and could be issued with terms calculated to delay or prevent a change in
control or make removal of management more difficult. Because we may issue up to
50,000,000 shares of preferred stock in order to raise capital for our
operations, your ownership interest may be diluted which results in your
percentage of ownership in us decreasing.
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Other
Outstanding Securities
We also
have outstanding: (i) options to acquire up to 2,400,000 shares of common
stock at exercise prices from $0.15 to $0.45 , (ii) a warrant to acquire up
to 360,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0,001 per share, and
(iii) options to acquire up to 4,666,667 shares of Series A Preferred Stock at
an exercise price of $0.15 .
Sales
Pursuant to Rule 144
No shares
of our common stock may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 until February 4, 2011, at
the earliest, and only if we file all reports and other materials required to be
filed by us pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the
preceding twelve months.
Transfer
Agent
Currently,
we act as our own transfer agent.
Anti-Takeover
Effect of Delaware Law, Certain By-Law Provisions
Certain
provisions of our By-Laws are intended to strengthen our board of director’s
position in the event of a hostile takeover attempt. These provisions have the
following effects:
·
|
they
provide that only business brought before an annual meeting by our board
of directors or by a stockholder who complies with the procedures set
forth in the By-Laws may be transacted at an annual meeting of
stockholders; and
|
·
|
they
provide for advance notice of certain stockholder actions, such as the
nomination of directors and stockholder
proposals.
|
We are
also subject to the provisions of Section 203 of the DGCL, an anti-takeover law.
In general, Section 203 prohibits a publicly held Delaware corporation from
engaging in a “business combination” with an “interested stockholder” for a
period of three years after the date of the transaction in which the person
became an interested stockholder, unless the business combination is approved in
a prescribed manner. For purposes of Section 203, a “business combination”
includes a merger, asset sale or other transaction resulting in a financial
benefit to the interested stockholder, and an “interested stockholder” is a
person who, together with affiliates and associates, owns, or within three years
prior, did own, 15% or more of the voting stock of the Delaware
corporation.
SELLING
SECURITY HOLDERS
The
selling shareholders named in the table titled 'Selling Shareholders' are
offering all of the shares of common stock offered through this prospectus.
Other than the costs of preparing this prospectus and a registration fee to the
SEC, we are not paying any costs relating to the sales by the selling security
holders. To our knowledge, none of the selling security holders is a registered
broker-dealer or an affiliate of a registered broker-dealer.
The
persons listed in the following table plan to offer the shares shown opposite
their respective names by means of this prospectus. The owners of the shares to
be sold by means of this prospectus are referred to as the “selling”
shareholders”. These shares may be sold by one or more of the following methods,
without limitations
|
·
|
A block trade in which a broker
or dealer so engaged will attempt to sell the shares as agent but may
position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the
transaction;
|
|
·
|
Purchase by a broker or dealer as
principal and resale by such broker or dealer for its account pursuant to
this prospectus;
|
|
·
|
Ordinary brokerage transactions
and transactions in which the broker solicits
purchasers
|
|
·
|
Face to face transactions between
sellers and purchasers without a
broker/dealer.
|
In
competing sales, brokers or dealers engaged by the selling shareholders may
arrange for other brokers or dealers to participate. Brokers or dealers may
receive commissions or discounts from selling shareholders in amounts to be
negotiated. As to any particular broker-dealer, this compensation might be in
excess of customary commissions. Neither, we nor the selling stockholders can
presently estimate the amount of such compensation.
The
selling shareholders and any broker/dealers who act in connection with the sale
of the shares will be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the
Securities Acts of 1933, and any commissions received by them and any profit on
any resale of the shares as a principal might be deemed to be underwriting
discounts and commissions under the Securities Act.
If any
selling shareholders enters into an agreement to sell his or her shares to a
broker/dealer as principal and the broker/dealer is acting as an underwriter, we
will file a post-effective amendment to the registration statement, of which
this prospectus is a part, identifying the broker/dealer, providing required
information concerning the plan of distribution, and otherwise revising the
disclosures in this prospectus as needed. We will also file the agreement
between the selling shareholder and the broker/dealer as an exhibit to the
post-effective amendment to the registration statement.
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We have
advised the selling shareholders that they and any securities broker/dealers or
others who will be deemed to be statutory underwriters will be subject to the
prospectus delivery requirements under the Securities Act of 1933. We have
advised each selling shareholder that in the event of a “distribution” of the
shares owned by the selling shareholder, such selling shareholder, any
“affiliated purchasers”, and any broker/dealer or other person who participates
in the distribution may be subject to Rule 102 of Regulation M under the
Exchange Act until their participation in that distribution is complete. Rule
102 makes it unlawful for any person who is participating in a distribution to
bid for or purchase stock of the same class, as is the subject of the
distribution. A “distribution” is defined in Rule 102 as an offering of
securities “that is distinguished from ordinary trading transaction by the
magnitude of the offering and the presence of special selling efforts and
selling methods”. We have advised the selling shareholders that Rule 101 of
Regulation M under the 1934 Act prohibits any “stabilizing bid” or “stabilizing
purchase” for purpose of pegging, fixing or stabilizing the price of the common
stock in connection with this offering.
Except as
reflected in the table below, to the Company’s knowledge, none of the selling
shareholders has, or had, any material relationship with our officers or
directors.
The
shares of common stock owned by the selling shareholders may be offered and sold
by means of this prospectus from time to time as market conditions permit. If
and when our common stock becomes quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board, the shares
owned by the selling shareholders may be sold in public market or in private
transactions for cash at prices to be determined at that time. We will not
receive any proceeds from the sale of the shares by the selling
shareholders.
Based
upon information available to us as of the date of this prospectus, the
following table sets forth the names of the selling shareholders, the number of
shares owned, the number of shares registered by this prospectus and the number
and percent of outstanding shares that the selling shareholders will own after
the sale of the registered shares, assuming all of the shares are sold. None of
the shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of Series A Preferred Stock
are being offered for sale by the selling stockholders as no shares of such
preferred stock have been issued nor are any shares of such preferred stock
reflected in this table. The information provided in the table and discussions
below has been obtained from the selling shareholders. The selling shareholders
may have sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of, or may sell, transfer or
otherwise dispose of, at any time or from time to time since the date on which
it provided the information regarding the shares beneficially owned, all or a
portion of the shares of common stock beneficially owned in transactions exempt
from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933. As used in
this prospectus, "selling shareholder" includes donees, pledgees, transferees or
other successors-in-interest selling shares received from the named selling
shareholder as a gift, pledge, distribution or other non-sale related
transfer.
Beneficial
ownership is determined in accordance with Rule 13d-3(d) promulgated by the
Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Unless otherwise noted,
each person or group identified possesses sole voting and investment power with
respect to the shares, subject to community property laws where
applicable.
Name of Selling Security Holders
|
Common Shares
owned by the
selling Security
Holder
|
Number of Shares
Offered by Selling
Security Holder
|
Number of
Shares and
Percent of
Total Issued
and
Outstanding
Held After the
Offering
# of
Shares
|
% of
Class
|
Date When Shares
Offered for Sale
Were
Acquired
|
Consideration
Paid for Shares
Offered for
Sale
|
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Eric
Takamura (1)
|
22,624,375 | (2) | 3,000,000 | 19,624,375 | 38.66 | % |
January
29, 2010
|
(3) | ||||||||||||||
Ronald
Takamura (4)
|
7,987,182 | (5) | 2,500,000 | (6) | 5,487,182 | 10.89 | % |
January
29, 2010
|
$ | 0.15 | ||||||||||||
Henry
Toh (7)
|
1,832,500 | (8) | 645,000 | 1,187,500 | 2.35 | % |
February
19, 2008
|
(9) | ||||||||||||||
Jardine
Capital Corp. (6) (10)
|
1,147,073 | 1,147,073 | - | 0.00 | % |
January
29, 2010
|
$ | 0.15 | ||||||||||||||
Uzi
HaLevy (11)
|
1,560,000 | 1,560,000 | - | 0.00 | % |
February
16, 2010
|
$ | 0.15 | ||||||||||||||
Po
Shin Wong
|
1,000,000 | (6) | 1,000,000 | - | 0.00 | % |
January
29, 2010
|
$ | 0.15 | |||||||||||||
Exchequer
Inc. (12)
|
1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | - | 0.00 | % |
February
19, 2008
|
$ | 0.10 | ||||||||||||||
David
H. Peterson
|
666,667 | 666,667 | - | 0.00 | % |
January
29, 2010
|
$ | 0.15 | ||||||||||||||
Jimin
Wang
|
500,000 | 500,000 | - | 0.00 | % |
January
29, 2010
|
$ | 0.15 | ||||||||||||||
Zeevi
Hi-Tec Investment Holdings (13)
|
1,200,000 | 1,200,000 | - | 0.00 | % |
February
16, 2010
|
$ | 0.15 | ||||||||||||||
Richard
G. McKee Jr.
|
400,000 | 400,000 | - | 0.00 | % |
January
29, 2010
|
$ | 0.15 | ||||||||||||||
3K
Partners, Ltd. (14)
|
800,000 | 800,000 | - | 0.00 | % |
February
16, 2010
|
$ | 0.15 | ||||||||||||||
Allen
Becker (15)
|
800,000 | 800,000 | - | 0.00 | % |
February
16, 2010
|
$ | 0.15 | ||||||||||||||
Arthur
Schechter (15)
|
800,000 | 800,000 | - | 0.00 | % |
February
16, 2010
|
$ | 0.15 | ||||||||||||||
Goldeneye
Partners II, Ltd. (16)
|
800,000 | 800,000 | - | 0.00 | % |
February
16, 2010
|
$ | 0.15 | ||||||||||||||
Lakeview
Investments, Inc. (17)
|
800,000 | 800,000 | - | 0.00 | % |
February
16, 2010
|
$ | 0.15 | ||||||||||||||
Four
M International (6) (18)
|
386,253 | 386,253 | - | 0.00 | % |
January
29, 2010
|
$ | 0.15 | ||||||||||||||
Edward
C. Gomez
|
333,333 | 333,333 | - | 0.00 | % |
January
29, 2010
|
$ | 0.15 | ||||||||||||||
Antonio
Martins
|
333,333 | 333,333 | - | 0.00 | % |
January
29, 2010
|
$ | 0.15 | ||||||||||||||
Ariel
Leibovitz (19)
|
600,000 | 600,000 | - | 0.00 | % |
February
16, 2010
|
$ | 0.15 | ||||||||||||||
Paul
Xiaoming Lee
|
300,000 | 300,000 | - | 0.00 | % |
February
19, 2008
|
$ | 0.10 | ||||||||||||||
Alan
Pritzker (20)
|
279,167 | 16,667 | 262,500 | 0.52 | % |
July
1, 2008
|
$ | 0.30 | ||||||||||||||
Stephen
& Kathy Najarian
|
200,000 | 200,000 | - | 0.00 | % |
January
29, 2010
|
$ | 0.15 | ||||||||||||||
Louis
Jack Staley
|
233,333 | 233,333 | - | 0.00 | % |
January
29, 2010
|
$ | 0.15 | ||||||||||||||
Adam
& Susan Finn Revocable Trust dtd Sept 27, 2006
|
166,667 | 166,667 | - | 0.00 | % |
January
29, 2010
|
$ | 0.15 | ||||||||||||||
Benjamin
S. Warren (21)
|
400,000 | 400,000 | - | 0.00 | % |
February
16, 2010
|
$ | 0.15 | ||||||||||||||
Bradley
Ray Freels
|
166,667 | 166,667 | - | 0.00 | % |
January
29, 2010
|
$ | 0.15 | ||||||||||||||
Charles
M Weiser IRA Guarantee & Trust Co Trustee
|
166,667 | 166,667 | - | 0.00 | % |
January
29, 2010
|
$ | 0.15 | ||||||||||||||
Equity
Trust Co Custodian FBO Anthony J. Padon IRA
|
166,667 | 166,667 | - | 0.00 | % |
February
16, 2010
|
$ | 0.15 | ||||||||||||||
Hugo
E. Garcia Jr.
|
166,667 | 166,667 | - | 0.00 | % |
January
29, 2010
|
$ | 0.15 | ||||||||||||||
ITC
Trading Company, LTD. (21) (22)
|
400,000 | 400,000 | - | 0.00 | % |
February
16, 2010
|
$ | 0.15 | ||||||||||||||
Jordan
Stuart Finn
|
166,667 | 166,667 | - | 0.00 | % |
January
29, 2010
|
$ | 0.15 | ||||||||||||||
Juan
Alberto Rincon
|
166,667 | 166,667 | - | 0.00 | % |
January
29, 2010
|
$ | 0.15 | ||||||||||||||
Ted
Izzatt
|
166,667 | 166,667 | - | 0.00 | % |
January
29, 2010
|
$ | 0.15 | ||||||||||||||
Xiaohua
Li
|
200,000 | 200,000 | - | 0.00 | % |
February
19, 2008
|
$ | 0.10 | ||||||||||||||
Xuan
Shirley Li
|
200,000 | 200,000 | - | 0.00 | % |
January
29, 2010
|
$ | 0.15 | ||||||||||||||
Stephen
H. McKnight
|
150,000 | 150,000 | - | 0.00 | % |
January
29, 2010
|
$ | 0.15 | ||||||||||||||
Edward
S. Taylor
|
166,667 | 166,667 | - | 0.00 | % |
January
29, 2010
|
$ | 0.15 | ||||||||||||||
Leba
Investments LP (23)
|
166,667 | 166,667 | - | 0.00 | % |
January
29, 2010
|
$ | 0.15 | ||||||||||||||
Ying-Shi
& Andy Lai
|
166,667 | 166,667 | - | 0.00 | % |
July
1, 2008
|
$ | 0.30 | ||||||||||||||
David
E. Houge
|
100,000 | 100,000 | - | 0.00 | % |
January
29, 2010
|
$ | 0.15 | ||||||||||||||
John
McClure
|
100,000 | 100,000 | - | 0.00 | % |
January
29, 2010
|
$ | 0.15 | ||||||||||||||
Tyler
Hughes
|
100,000 | 100,000 | - | 0.00 | % |
February
16, 2010
|
$ | 0.15 | ||||||||||||||
Elaine
Lau Wong
|
116,667 | 116,667 | - | 0.00 | % |
January
29, 2010
|
$ | 0.15 | ||||||||||||||
Hershel
M. & Hilda A. Rich (24)
|
200,000 | 200,000 | - | 0.00 | % |
February
16, 2010
|
$ | 0.15 | ||||||||||||||
Jackie
A. Reiner
|
83,333 | 83,333 | - | 0.00 | % |
January
29, 2010
|
$ | 0.15 | ||||||||||||||
William
J. Hickl III
|
83,333 | 83,333 | - | 0.00 | % |
January
29, 2010
|
$ | 0.15 |
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Zak
Elgamal
|
100,000 | 100,000 | - | 0.00 | % |
January
29, 2010
|
$ | 0.15 | ||||||||||||||
Shu
Rong Sun
|
83,334 | 83,334 | - | 0.00 | % |
July
1, 2008
|
$ | 0.30 | ||||||||||||||
Tim
M. Lam
|
83,334 | 83,334 | - | 0.00 | % |
July
16, 2008
|
$ | 0.30 | ||||||||||||||
Peter
Michaels (25)
|
75,000 | 75,000 | - | 0.00 | % |
June
30, 2008
|
(26) | |||||||||||||||
Mark
Lichtenstein
|
66,667 | 66,667 | - | 0.00 | % |
July
1, 2008
|
$ | 0.30 | ||||||||||||||
Mark
Lichtenstein
|
66,667 | 66,667 | - | 0.00 | % |
January
29, 2010
|
$ | 0.15 | ||||||||||||||
Kaixun
Liu
|
66,667 | 66,667 | - | 0.00 | % |
July
1, 2008
|
$ | 0.30 | ||||||||||||||
Lynn
Pamela Liu
|
66,667 | 66,667 | - | 0.00 | % |
July
1, 2008
|
$ | 0.30 | ||||||||||||||
Michael
Kleinman (27)
|
66,667 | 16,667 | 50,000 | 0.10 | % |
July
16, 2008
|
$ | 0.30 | ||||||||||||||
Xiaoxia
Neufer
|
66,667 | 66,667 | - | 0.00 | % |
January
29, 2010
|
$ | 0.15 | ||||||||||||||
Mario
L. Mendias
|
50,000 | 50,000 | - | 0.00 | % |
July
16, 2008
|
$ | 0.30 | ||||||||||||||
Michael
& Ellen Kleinman (27)
|
50,000 | 50,000 | - | 0.00 | % |
January
29, 2010
|
$ | 0.15 | ||||||||||||||
Robyn
S. Kravit (25)
|
50,000 | 50,000 | - | 0.00 | % |
June
30, 2008
|
(26) | |||||||||||||||
Shuguo
Sun
|
50,000 | 50,000 | - | 0.00 | % |
July
1, 2008
|
$ | 0.30 | ||||||||||||||
Andrew
Xia & Lucy Yangfei Li
|
33,334 | 33,334 | - | 0.00 | % |
July
1, 2008
|
$ | 0.30 | ||||||||||||||
Bing
Qiang Guo
|
33,334 | 33,334 | - | 0.00 | % |
July
1, 2008
|
$ | 0.30 | ||||||||||||||
Bolong
Cui & Ting Li
|
33,334 | 33,334 | - | 0.00 | % |
July
1, 2008
|
$ | 0.30 | ||||||||||||||
Hsiaoya
Chao & Lihua Ying
|
33,334 | 33,334 | - | 0.00 | % |
July
1, 2008
|
$ | 0.30 | ||||||||||||||
Mingfa
Qu
|
33,334 | 33,334 | - | 0.00 | % |
July
1, 2008
|
$ | 0.30 | ||||||||||||||
Yick
- Cheng Leung
|
33,334 | 33,334 | - | 0.00 | % |
July
1, 2008
|
$ | 0.30 | ||||||||||||||
Jacky
Kwun Man Lo & Tat Wing Wong
|
30,000 | 30,000 | - | 0.00 | % |
July
1, 2008
|
$ | 0.30 | ||||||||||||||
Yan
Fang Liu & Lin Jia
|
30,000 | 30,000 | - | 0.00 | % |
July
16, 2008
|
$ | 0.30 | ||||||||||||||
Lijuan
Wang & Maki Toyokawa
|
28,888 | 28,888 | - | 0.00 | % |
July
1, 2008
|
$ | 0.30 | ||||||||||||||
Xiaoxia
& Gregory Earl Neufer
|
28,888 | 28,888 | - | 0.00 | % |
July
1, 2008
|
$ | 0.30 | ||||||||||||||
Yiu
Fai Lo
|
20,000 | 20,000 | - | 0.00 | % |
July
1, 2008
|
$ | 0.30 | ||||||||||||||
Maki
Toyokawa & Gregory Matthews
|
18,888 | 18,888 | - | 0.00 | % |
July
1, 2008
|
$ | 0.30 | ||||||||||||||
Po
Shin Wong
|
16,667 | 16,667 | - | 0.00 | % |
July
16, 2008
|
$ | 0.30 | ||||||||||||||
Peter
Michaels (25)
|
16,667 | 16,667 | - | 0.00 | % |
July
16, 2008
|
$ | 0.30 | ||||||||||||||
Allexa
Shu-Ling & Jesse Chih-Yung Lin
|
16,667 | 16,667 | - | 0.00 | % |
July
1, 2008
|
$ | 0.30 | ||||||||||||||
Binshow
Paula Wang
|
16,667 | 16,667 | - | 0.00 | % |
July
1, 2008
|
$ | 0.30 | ||||||||||||||
Chen
Mien Peng
|
16,667 | 16,667 | - | 0.00 | % |
July
1, 2008
|
$ | 0.30 | ||||||||||||||
Cheng
Hung & Nancy Lee
|
16,667 | 16,667 | - | 0.00 | % |
July
16, 2008
|
$ | 0.30 | ||||||||||||||
Chiung-Fen
Lin Wang & Wang Jye Ren
|
16,667 | 16,667 | - | 0.00 | % |
July
16, 2008
|
$ | 0.30 | ||||||||||||||
Jack
Li
|
16,667 | 16,667 | - | 0.00 | % |
July
1, 2008
|
$ | 0.30 | ||||||||||||||
Jeannie
Ng (28)
|
16,667 | 16,667 | - | 0.00 | % |
July
16, 2008
|
$ | 0.30 | ||||||||||||||
Jianming
Zhang
|
16,667 | 16,667 | - | 0.00 | % |
July
1, 2008
|
$ | 0.30 | ||||||||||||||
Junxiang
Zhang
|
16,667 | 16,667 | - | 0.00 | % |
July
1, 2008
|
$ | 0.30 | ||||||||||||||
Richard
A. Kravit
|
16,667 | 16,667 | - | 0.00 | % |
July
16, 2008
|
$ | 0.30 | ||||||||||||||
Ruey
J. & Grace Y. Jou
|
16,667 | 16,667 | - | 0.00 | % |
July
16, 2008
|
$ | 0.30 | ||||||||||||||
Shu
Huei Yu
|
16,667 | 16,667 | - | 0.00 | % |
July
16, 2008
|
$ | 0.30 | ||||||||||||||
Shu
Mien Yang
|
16,667 | 16,667 | - | 0.00 | % |
July
1, 2008
|
$ | 0.30 | ||||||||||||||
Shu-Ying
Lin & Psei-Jen Joyce Yen
|
16,667 | 16,667 | - | 0.00 | % |
July
1, 2008
|
$ | 0.30 | ||||||||||||||
Sze-Ting
Feng
|
16,667 | 16,667 | - | 0.00 | % |
July
16, 2008
|
$ | 0.30 | ||||||||||||||
Tiffany
LiFen Lin
|
16,667 | 16,667 | - | 0.00 | % |
July
16, 2008
|
$ | 0.30 | ||||||||||||||
Xiaobo
& Jing Zhou
|
16,667 | 16,667 | - | 0.00 | % |
July
1, 2008
|
$ | 0.30 | ||||||||||||||
Xiaoyu
Shou & Ming Zhou
|
16,667 | 16,667 | - | 0.00 | % |
July
1, 2008
|
$ | 0.30 | ||||||||||||||
Yi
& Chaohui Zhang
|
16,667 | 16,667 | - | 0.00 | % |
July
1, 2008
|
$ | 0.30 | ||||||||||||||
Yiming
Zhang
|
16,667 | 16,667 | - | 0.00 | % |
July
1, 2008
|
$ | 0.30 | ||||||||||||||
Ying
Tak Lau
|
16,667 | 16,667 | - | 0.00 | % |
July
1, 2008
|
$ | 0.30 | ||||||||||||||
52,231,564 | 25,620,007 | 26,611,557 | 51.81 | % |
(1)
Chairman and CEO of the Company.
(2) The
number includes the 2,595,000 shares which are subject to being purchased from
Mr. Takamura for an exercise price of $0.50 per share until January / February
2012. Also, includes options exercisable within 60 days of the date hereof to
acquire 225,000 shares of common stock. Does not include options to acquire
675,000 shares which are not exercisable within 60 days of the date hereof. See
"Security Ownership of Beneficial Owners and Management" - Eric
Takamura
33
(3)
Shares acquired in Merger with NuGen Mobility, Inc.
(4)
Brother of Eric Takamura
(5)
4,884,009 Shares acquired in Merger with NuGen Mobility, Inc.; 3,103,173 shares
acquired through debt conversion @ $0.15 per share
(6)
Shares acquired through debt conversion
(7) Vice
Chairman of the Board and Executive VP of Corporate Development of the
Company.
(8) The
number includes options exercisable within 60 days of the date hereof to acquire
187,500 shares of common stock. Does not include options to acquire 262,500
shares which are not exercisable within 60 days of the date hereof. See
"Security Ownership of Beneficial Owners and Management" - Henry
Toh
(9)
Shares acquired in 2008 Merger with Trinterprise
(10)
Rocky Lai exercises sole voting power with respect to shares held
(11)
Includes 360,000 of common stock issuable upon exercise of warrants with an
exercise price of $0.001 per share. Also includes 700,000 shares of common stock
which could be issued if we authorize the issuance of the preferred shares
described above (see “Private Placement”) and he purchases his pro rata amount
of such shares based on $0.15 per share and converts the preferred shares to
common stock.
(12) Chao
Chun Lee exercises sole voting power with respect to shares held. Henry Toh, the
Company's Vice Chairman, is an officer of Exchequer but does not have any voting
or investment power with respect to these shares
(13) Gad
Zeevi exercises sole voting power with respect to shares held. Also includes
700,000 shares of common stock which could be issued if we authorize the
issuance of the preferred shares described above (see “Private Placement”) and
he purchases his pro rata amount of such shares based on $0.15 per share and
converts the preferred shares to common stock.
(14)
Audrey K. Wachsberg exercises sole voting power with respect to shares held.
Also includes 466,667 shares of common stock which could be issued if we
authorize the issuance of the preferred shares described above (see “Private
Placement”) and she purchases her pro rata amount of such shares based on $0.15
per share and converts the preferred shares to common stock.
(15) Also
includes 466,667 shares of common stock which could be issued if we authorize
the issuance of the preferred shares described above (see “Private Placement”)
and he purchases his pro rata amount of such shares based on $0.15 per share and
converts the preferred shares to common stock.
(16)
Barry M. Lewis exercises sole voting power with respect to shares held. Also
includes 466,667 shares of common stock which could be issued if we authorize
the issuance of the preferred shares described above (see “Private Placement”)
and he purchases his pro rata amount of such shares based on $0.15 per share and
converts the preferred shares to common stock.
(17) Alan
F. Levin exercises sole voting power with respect to shares held. Also includes
466,667 shares of common stock which could be issued if we authorize the
issuance of the preferred shares described above (see “Private Placement”) and
he purchases his pro rata amount of such shares based on $0.15 per share and
converts the preferred shares to common stock.
(18)
Takin Leung exercises sole voting power with respect to shares held
(19) Also
includes 350,000 shares of common stock which could be issued if we authorize
the issuance of the preferred shares described above (see “Private Placement”)
and he purchases his pro rata amount of such shares based on $0.15 per share and
converts the preferred shares to common stock.
(20) Mr.
Pritzker is the Company's Chief Financial Officer. Includes 16,667 shares of
common stock owned jointly with his wife. Also includes options exercisable
within 60 days of the date hereof to acquire 62,500 shares of common stock. Does
not include options to acquire 87,500 shares which are not exercisable within 60
days of the date hereof. See "Security Ownership of Beneficial Owners and
Management" - Alan Pritzker
(21) Also
includes 233,333 shares of common stock which could be issued if we authorize
the issuance of the preferred shares described above (see “Private Placement”)
and it purchases its pro rata amount of such shares based on $0.15 per share and
converts the preferred shares to common stock.
(22)
Benjamin Warren exercises sole voting power with respect to shares
held
(23)
Elliot F. Hahn exercises sole voting power with respect to shares
held
(24) Also
includes 116,667 shares of common stock which could be issued if we authorize
the issuance of the preferred shares described above (see “Private Placement”)
and it purchases its pro rata amount of such shares based on $0.15 per share and
converts the preferred shares to common stock.
(25)
Former Director of the Company
(26)
Shares acquired through 2008 issuance of common stock to Officers &
Directors
(27) Dr.
Kleinman is a Director of the Company
(28) Ms.
Ng is the wife of Henry Toh, Mr. Toh disclaims beneficial ownership of Ms. Ng's
shares
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PLAN
OF DISTRIBUTION
No
underwriters or brokers are involved or are expected to be involved in the
distribution. On January 29, 2010 we acquired NuGen pursuant to a reverse
subsidiary merger in which we issued 27,133,384 shares of common stock to the
two stockholders of NuGen. We also issued an aggregate of 16,969,834 shares of
common stock in connection with the Debt Conversion and the private placement
consummated in February 2010(inclusive of the 1,000,000 shares issued to
Martinez). Such shares, together with the remaining 6,278,346 shares, were
issued by us in transactions exempt from the Securities Act of 1933. A copy
of this prospectus will be mailed to each selling security holder upon
effectiveness. We will also mail copies of this prospectus to brokers and
dealers who may reasonably be expected in the future to trade or make a market
in our common stock. However, we do not anticipate that an active market for its
common stock will develop in the near future, and there can be no assurance that
a trading market will develop at any time.
The
selling shareholders will act independently of us in making decisions with
respect to the timing, manner and size of each sale. The selling shareholders
may sell the shares from time to time:
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·
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In transactions on the Pink
Sheets, the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board or on any national securities
exchange or U.S. inter-dealer system of a registered national securities
association on which our common stock may be listed or quoted at the time
of sale;
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In private transactions and
transactions otherwise than on these exchanges or systems or in the
over-the-counter market;
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·
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At a price of $1.00 per share for
the duration of the offering or until our shares are quoted on the OTC
Bulletin Board and thereafter at prevailing market prices or privately
negotiated prices;
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·
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In negotiated
transactions;
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·
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In a combination of such methods
of sale; or
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·
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Any other method permitted by
law.
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The
selling shareholders may effect such transactions by offering and selling the
shares directly to or through securities broker-dealers, and such broker-dealers
may receive compensation in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions
from the selling shareholders and/or the purchasers of the shares for whom such
broker-dealers may act as agent or to whom the selling shareholders may sell as
principal, or both, which compensation as to a particular broker-dealer might be
in excess of customary commissions.
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If our
common stock becomes traded on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board electronic
quotation service, then the sales price to the public will vary according to the
selling decisions of each selling shareholder and the market for our stock at
the time of resale. In these circumstances, the sales price to the public may
be:
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·
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The market price of our common
stock prevailing at the time of
sale;
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·
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A price related to such
prevailing market price of our common stock;
or
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·
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Such other price as the selling
shareholders determine from time to
time.
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We can
provide no assurance that all or any of the common stock offered will be sold by
the selling shareholders named in this prospectus.
We will
cover all the expenses in connection with the registration of our common stock
in this prospectus. The selling shareholders, however, will pay any commissions
or other fees payable to brokers or dealers in connection with any sale of the
common stock.
On or
prior to the effectiveness of the registration statement to which this
prospectus is a part, we will advise the selling shareholders that they and any
securities broker-dealers or others who may be deemed to be statutory
underwriters will be governed by the prospectus delivery requirements under the
Securities Act. Under applicable rules and regulations under the Securities
Exchange Act, any person engaged in a distribution of any of the shares may not
simultaneously engage in market activities with respect to the common stock for
the applicable period under Regulation M prior to the commencement of such
distribution. In addition and without limiting the foregoing, the selling
shareowners will be governed by the applicable provisions of the Securities and
Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations thereunder, including without
limitation Rules 10b-5 and Regulation M, which provisions may limit the timing
of purchases and sales of any of the shares by the selling shareholders. All of
the foregoing may affect the marketability of our securities.
On or
prior to the effectiveness of the registration statement to which this
prospectus is a part, we will advise the selling shareholders that the
anti-manipulation rules under the Securities Exchange Act may apply to sales of
shares in the market and to the activities of the selling security owners and
any of their affiliates. We have informed the selling shareholders that they may
not:
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·
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Engage in any stabilization
activity in connection with any of the
shares;
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·
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Bid for or purchase any of the
shares or any rights to acquire the
shares;
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·
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Attempt to induce any person to
purchase any of the shares or rights to acquire the shares other than as
permitted under the Securities Exchange Act;
or
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·
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Effect any sale or distribution
of the shares until after the prospectus shall have been appropriately
amended or supplemented, if required, to describe the terms of the sale or
distribution.
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Penny
Stock Regulations
Our
shares are "penny stocks" covered by Section 15(g) of the Exchange Act, and
Rules 15g-1 through 15g-6 and Rule 15g-9 promulgated thereunder and as a result,
additional sales practice requirements may be imposed on broker/dealers who sell
our securities .While Section 15(g) and Rules 15g-1 through 15g-6 apply to
brokers-dealers, they do not apply to us.
Rule
15g-1 exempts a number of specific transactions from the scope of the penny
stock rules.
Rule
15g-2 declares unlawful broker/dealer transactions in penny stocks unless the
broker/dealer has first provided to the customer a standardized disclosure
document.
Rule
15g-3 provides that it is unlawful for a broker/dealer to engage in a penny
stock transaction unless the broker/dealer first discloses and subsequently
confirms to the customer current quotation prices or similar market information
concerning the penny stock in question.
Rule
15g-4 prohibits broker/dealers from completing penny stock transactions for a
customer unless the broker/dealer first discloses to the customer the amount of
compensation or other remuneration received as a result of the penny stock
transaction.
Rule
15g-6 requires broker/dealers selling penny stocks to provide their customers
with monthly account statements.
Rule
15g-9 requires broker/dealers to approved the transaction for the customer's
account; obtain a written agreement from the customer setting forth the identity
and quantity of the stock being purchased; obtain from the customer information
regarding his investment experience; make a determination that the investment is
suitable for the investor; deliver to the customer a written statement for the
basis for the suitability determination; notify the customer of his rights and
remedies in cases of fraud in penny stock transactions; and, the FINRA's toll
free telephone number and the central number of the North American
Administrators Association, for information on the disciplinary history of
broker/dealers and their associated persons. The application of the penny stock
rules may affect your ability to resell your shares.
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The 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, the FINRA believes that there is a high probability that
speculative low priced securities will not be suitable for at least some
customers. The FINRA requirements make it more difficult for broker/dealers to
recommend that their customers buy our common stock, which may have the effect
of reducing the level of trading activity and liquidity of our common stock.
Further, many brokers charge higher transactional fees for penny stock
transactions. As a result, fewer broker/dealers may be willing to make a market
in our common stock, reducing a stockholder's ability to resell shares of our
common stock
Again,
the foregoing rules apply to broker/dealers. They do not apply to us in any
manner whatsoever. Since our shares are covered by Section 15(g) of the Exchange
Act, which imposes additional sales practice requirements on broker/dealers,
many broker/dealers may not want to make a market in our shares or conduct any
transactions in our shares. As such, your ability to dispose of your shares may
be adversely affected.
Blue Sky
Restrictions on Resale
If a
selling security holder wants to sell shares of our common stock under this
registration statement in the United States, the selling security holders will
also need to comply with state securities laws, also known as "Blue Sky laws,"
with regard to secondary sales. All states offer a variety of exemption from
registration for secondary sales. Many states, for example, have an exemption
for secondary trading of securities registered under Section 12(g) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or for securities of issuers that publish
continuous disclosure of financial and non-financial information in a recognized
securities manual, such as Standard & Poor's. The broker for a selling
security holder will be able to advise a selling security holder which states
our common stock is exempt from registration with that state for secondary
sales.
Any
person who purchases shares of our common stock from a selling security holder
under this registration statement who then wants to sell such shares will also
have to comply with Blue Sky laws regarding secondary sales. When the
registration statement becomes effective, and a selling security holder
indicates in which state(s) he desires to sell his shares, we will be able to
identify whether it will need to register or it will rely on an exemption there
from.
LEGAL
MATTERS
David
Lubin & Associates, PLLC, 5 North Village Avenue, Suite 1100, Rockville
Centre, New York, will opine upon the validity of the common stock offered by
this prospectus.
INTEREST
OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL
No expert
or counsel named in this prospectus as having prepared or certified any part of
this prospectus or having given an opinion upon the validity of the securities
being registered or upon other legal matters in connection with the registration
or offering of the common stock was employed on a contingency basis, or had, or
is to receive, in connection with the offering, a substantial interest, direct
or indirect, in the registrant or any of its parents or subsidiaries. Nor was
any such person connected with the registrant or any of its parents or
subsidiaries as a promoter, managing or principal underwriter, voting trustee,
director, officer, or employee.
The
consolidated financial statements of NuGen Mobility, Inc. as of and for the
years ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 appearing in this prospectus have been
audited by Webb & Company, P.A. Independent Registered Public Accountants,
as set forth in their report thereon appearing elsewhere herein, and are
included in reliance upon such report given upon the authority of such firm as
experts in accounting and auditing.
On
December 28, 2009 our Board of Directors approved the dismissal of Salberg &
Company, P.A. (“SalbergCo”) as our principal independent registered public
accountants.
SalbergCo
was the independent registered public accounting firm for our financial
statement periods from February 11, 2008 (inception) to September 30, 2008 and
for the interim periods since then. The report of SalbergCo’s on our financial
statements from February 11, 2008 (inception) to September 30, 2008 did not, (a)
contain an adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, (b) was not modified as to
uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles, except that there was an
explanatory paragraph describing conditions that raised substantial doubt about
the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern, or (c) did not contain any
disagreements on any matters of accounting principles or practices financial
statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedures, which disagreements, if
not resolved to the satisfaction of SalbergCo would have caused it to make
reference to the subject matter of the disagreements in connection with its
reports. None of the reportable events set forth in Item 304(a)(1)(iv)(B) of
Regulation S-K occurred during the period in which SalbergCo served as our
principal independent accountants.
We
engaged Webb & Company, P.A. of Boynton Beach, Florida, as our principal
independent registered public accountants as of December 28, 2009.We did not
consult with Webb & Company, P.A. regarding either the application of
accounting principles to a specific transaction, either completed or proposed,
or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on our financial statements.
Neither a written report nor oral advice was provided to us by Webb &
Company, P.A. that they concluded was an important factor considered by us in
reaching a decision as to the accounting, auditing or financial reporting
issue. We did not consult Webb & Company, P.A. regarding any matter
that was either the subject of a “disagreement” (as defined in Item
304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and the related instructions) or any of the
reportable events set forth in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K and related
instructions.
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INDEMNIFICATION
FOR SECURITIES ACT LIABILITIES
The DGCL
allows us, and in specified circumstances requires us, to indemnify our
directors, officers, employees and agents to the extent and in the manner
provided for by the DGCL. We believe that the DGCL provisions permitting or
mandating indemnification allows us to attract and retain qualified persons
as directors and officers. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising
under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Act" or "Securities Act") may be
permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling us pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, or otherwise, we have been advised that in the opinion of
the Securities and Exchange Commission, such indemnification is against public
policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.
WHERE
YOU CAN FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
We file
reports, proxy statements, and other information with the SEC. We have also
filed a registration statement on Form S-1 (Commission file No. 333-165682),
including exhibits, with the SEC with respect to the shares being offered in
this offering. This prospectus is part of the registration statement, but it
does not contain all of the information included in the registration statement
or exhibits. You may read and copy the registration statement and our other
filed reports, proxy statements, and other information at the SEC's Public
Reference Room at Room 1580, 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. You can
obtain information about operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the
SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. The SEC also maintains an Internet site that contains
reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding
issuers that file electronically with the SEC at http://www.sec.gov. Copies of
the materials filed with the SEC can be obtained from the public reference
section of the SEC at prescribed rates. Statements contained in this prospectus
as to the contents of any contract or other document filed as an exhibit to the
registration statement are not necessarily complete and in each instance
reference is made to the copy of the document filed as an exhibit to the
registration statement, each statement made in this prospectus relating to such
documents being qualified in all respect by such reference.
For
further information about us and the securities being offered under this
prospectus, reference is hereby made to the registration statement, including
the exhibits thereto and the financial statements, notes, and schedules filed as
a part thereof.
38
NUGEN
HOLDINGS, INC.
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of
June 30, 2010
(UNAUDITED)
Table of
Contents
Page #
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FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
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Condensed
Consolidated Balance Sheets
|
F-1
|
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Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Operations
|
F-2
|
||
Condensed
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Deficit
|
F-3
|
||
Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
|
F-4
|
||
Notes
to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
|
F-5
|
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
June
30,
|
September
30,
|
|||||||
2010
|
2009
|
|||||||
(UNAUDITED)
|
||||||||
ASSETS
|
||||||||
Current
assets
|
||||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
$
|
517,484
|
$
|
58,929
|
||||
Accounts
receivable, net
|
86,249
|
214,006
|
||||||
Prepaid
expenses
|
13,709
|
5,491
|
||||||
Inventory
|
186,224
|
-
|
||||||
Total
current assets
|
803,666
|
278,426
|
||||||
Machiney
& Equipment, Net
|
12,832
|
5,596
|
||||||
Other
Assets
|
7,365
|
7,365
|
||||||
$
|
823,863
|
$
|
291,387
|
|||||
Current
liabilities
|
||||||||
Current
portion of long term liabilities
|
$
|
9,005
|
$
|
388,640
|
||||
Accounts
payable and accrued expenses
|
339,182
|
199,447
|
||||||
Customer
deposits
|
150,000
|
-
|
||||||
Due
to related parties
|
-
|
491,931
|
||||||
Total
current liabilities
|
498,187
|
1,080,018
|
||||||
Long-Term
Notes Payable
|
597,169
|
599,339
|
||||||
Total
liabilities
|
1,095,356
|
1,679,357
|
||||||
Commitments
and contingencies
|
||||||||
Stockholders'
deficit
|
||||||||
Preferred
stock - $0.001 par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized, none issued and
outstanding
|
-
|
-
|
||||||
Common
stock - $0.001 par value; 200,000,000 shares authorized, 50,381,564 and
27,133,384 shares issued and outstanding
|
50,382
|
27,133
|
||||||
Additional
paid-in capital
|
3,752,848
|
1,475,100
|
||||||
Accumulated
deficit
|
(4,074,723
|
)
|
(2,890,203
|
)
|
||||
Total
stockholders' deficit
|
(271,493
|
)
|
(1,387,970
|
)
|
||||
$
|
823,863
|
$
|
291,387
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed unaudited financial
statements
F-1
NUGEN
HOLDINGS, INC.
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(UNAUDITED)
For
the Three Months ended
|
For
the Nine Months ended
|
|||||||||||||||
June
30,
|
June
30,
|
|||||||||||||||
2010
|
2009
|
2010
|
2009
|
|||||||||||||
Revenues
|
$
|
50,126
|
$
|
292,226
|
$
|
261,394
|
$
|
537,751
|
||||||||
Direct
costs
|
22,534
|
13,707
|
46,537
|
95,734
|
||||||||||||
Direct
labor
|
158,615
|
141,043
|
446,837
|
349,799
|
||||||||||||
Gross
profit (loss)
|
(131,023
|
)
|
137,476
|
(231,980
|
)
|
92,218
|
||||||||||
Operating
expenses
|
||||||||||||||||
Compensation
|
245,817
|
57,610
|
571,637
|
142,876
|
||||||||||||
Rent
& office
|
25,240
|
30,629
|
73,147
|
72,566
|
||||||||||||
Professional
fees
|
51,288
|
-
|
83,612
|
2,870
|
||||||||||||
Travel
expenses
|
63,558
|
10,157
|
126,098
|
17,129
|
||||||||||||
Other
general and administrative expenses
|
21,666
|
9,759
|
48,504
|
22,809
|
||||||||||||
Total
operating expenses
|
407,569
|
108,155
|
902,998
|
258,250
|
||||||||||||
Net
loss from operations
|
(538,592
|
)
|
29,321
|
(1,134,978
|
)
|
(166,032
|
)
|
|||||||||
Other
income and (expense)
|
||||||||||||||||
Interest
income
|
676
|
-
|
1,465
|
-
|
||||||||||||
Interest
expense
|
(9,149
|
)
|
(39,482
|
)
|
(51,007
|
)
|
(116,814
|
)
|
||||||||
Total
other income and (expense)
|
(8,473
|
)
|
(39,482
|
)
|
(49,542
|
)
|
(116,814
|
)
|
||||||||
Net
loss
|
$
|
(547,065
|
)
|
$
|
(10,161
|
)
|
$
|
(1,184,520
|
)
|
$
|
(282,846
|
)
|
||||
Net
loss per share - basic and diluted
|
$
|
(0.01
|
)
|
$
|
(0.00
|
)
|
$
|
(0.03
|
)
|
$
|
(0.01
|
)
|
||||
Weighted
average number of shares outstanding
|
||||||||||||||||
during the period - basic and diluted
|
50,381,564
|
27,133,384
|
39,840,063
|
27,133,384
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed unaudited financial
statements
F-2
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT
(UNAUDITED)
From
October 1, 2009 to June 30, 2010
Preferred Stock
|
Common Stock
|
Additional
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number
of
|
Par
|
Number
of
|
Par
|
Paid-in
|
Accumulated
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares
|
Value
|
Shares
|
Value
|
Capital
|
Deficit
|
Total
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance
at September 30, 2009
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
27,133,384
|
$
|
27,133
|
$
|
1,475,100
|
$
|
(2,890,203
|
)
|
$
|
(1,387,970
|
)
|
||||||||||||||
Contributed
services
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
37,500
|
-
|
37,500
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Recapitalization
|
-
|
-
|
6,278,346
|
6,279
|
(68,544
|
)
|
-
|
(62,265
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock for cash, net
|
-
|
-
|
9,866,668
|
9,866
|
1,384,377
|
-
|
1,394,243
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock in exchange for debt
|
-
|
-
|
6,103,166
|
6,104
|
909,371
|
-
|
915,475
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock for services in connection with private
placement
|
-
|
-
|
1,000,000
|
1,000
|
(1,000
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Vesting
of stock options
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
16,044
|
-
|
16,044
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Net
loss from October 1, 2009 to June 30, 2010
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(1,184,520
|
)
|
(1,184,520
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Balance
at June 30, 2010
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
50,381,564
|
$
|
50,382
|
$
|
3,752,848
|
$
|
(4,074,723
|
)
|
$
|
(271,493
|
)
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed unaudited financial
statements
F-3
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)
For
the Nine Months Ended
|
||||||||
June
30,
|
||||||||
2010
|
2009
|
|||||||
Cash
flows from operating activities:
|
||||||||
Net
loss
|
$
|
(1,184,520
|
)
|
$
|
(282,846
|
)
|
||
Adjustments
to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating
activities:
|
||||||||
Contributed
services
|
37,500
|
-
|
||||||
Vesting
of stock options
|
16,044
|
-
|
||||||
Depreciation
expense
|
1,399
|
1,399
|
||||||
Gain
on settlement of debt
|
(10,592
|
)
|
-
|
|||||
Changes
in operating assets and liabilities:
|
||||||||
Accounts
receivable
|
127,757
|
(111,406
|
)
|
|||||
Prepaid
expenses
|
(6,623
|
)
|
-
|
|||||
Inventory
|
(186,224
|
)
|
-
|
|||||
Customer
deposits
|
150,000
|
10,390
|
||||||
Accounts
payable and accrued expenses
|
80,951
|
204,226
|
||||||
Net
cash used in operating activities
|
(974,308
|
)
|
(178,237
|
)
|
||||
Cash
flows from investing activities:
|
||||||||
Cash
acquired in recapitalization
|
4,060
|
|||||||
Purchase
of property and equipment
|
(8,635
|
)
|
-
|
|||||
Net
cash used in investing activities
|
(4,575
|
)
|
-
|
|||||
Cash
flows from financing activities:
|
||||||||
Proceeds
from sale of common stock, net
|
1,394,243
|
-
|
||||||
Proceeds
from issuance of notes payable
|
70,000
|
150,000
|
||||||
Principal
payments on debt
|
(26,805
|
)
|
(1,503
|
)
|
||||
Net
cash provided by financing activities
|
1,437,438
|
148,497
|
||||||
Net
increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
|
458,555
|
(29,740
|
)
|
|||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at beginning of period
|
58,929
|
72,060
|
||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at end of period
|
$
|
517,484
|
$
|
42,320
|
||||
Supplemental
disclosure of cash flow information:
|
||||||||
Cash
paid during the period for interest
|
$
|
32,474
|
$
|
23,421
|
||||
Cash
paid during the period for taxes
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
||||
Supplemental
disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities:
|
||||||||
Conversion
of debt to equity in connection with merger
|
$
|
915,475
|
$
|
-
|
||||
Net
non-cash assets and (liabilities) assumed in
recapitalization
|
$
|
(62,265
|
)
|
$
|
-
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed unaudited financial
statements
F-4
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AS
OF JUNE 30, 2010
(UNAUDITED)
NOTE
A - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Merger
On
January 29, 2010, InovaChem, Inc., a Delaware corporation, completed the
acquisition of NuGen Mobility, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“NuGen” or “NuGen
Mobility”), pursuant to the Merger Agreement dated January 29, 2010(the “Merger
Agreement”), by and among InovaChem, Inc., NuGen and InovaChem Mergerco II,
Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of InovaChem, Inc. Pursuant to the terms of the
Merger Agreement, NuGen merged (the “Merger”) with and into InovaChem Mergerco
II, and NuGen, as the surviving corporation, became a wholly-owned subsidiary of
InovaChem, Inc. On February 26, 2010, the board of directors and stockholders
approved an amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation changing the
Company’s name from InovaChem, Inc. to NuGen Holdings, Inc. (the “Company” or
“NuGen Holdings”). The Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of
Incorporation became effective on March 4, 2010.
Upon the
closing of the Merger contemplated by the Merger Agreement, each issued and
outstanding share of NuGen’s common stock was converted into 24,422.48 shares of
NuGen Holdings’ common stock. As a result, an aggregate of 27,133,384 shares of
NuGen Holdings’ common stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Common Stock”) were
issued to the two shareholders of NuGen. Simultaneous with the closing of the
Merger, 15,236,667 shares of Common Stock were redeemed by NuGen Holdings for a
cash payment of $152. Following the redemption of these shares, the two
shareholders of NuGen owned approximately 81% of NuGen Holdings.
The
Merger is being accounted for as a reverse acquisition and recapitalization.
NuGen is the acquirer for accounting purposes and NuGen Holdings is the
acquiree. Accordingly, NuGen’s historical financial statements for periods prior
to the acquisition become those of the acquirer retroactively restated for the
equivalent number of shares received in the Merger. The accumulated deficit of
NuGen is carried forward after the acquisition. Operations prior to the Merger
are those of NuGen. Earnings per share for the period prior to the Merger are
restated to reflect the equivalent number of shares outstanding.
Description of
Business
The
Company is engaged, through its wholly-owned subsidiary NuGen, in the research,
development and sale of permanent magnet electric motors and the electronic
controls for such motors. Our facility is located in Ashburn, VA. Our revenue is
derived primarily from contract research and development engineering services.
Our technology relates to specialty electric drive engines and related
components. This technology is currently being sold directly to original
equipment manufacturers (“OEMs”) pursuant to technical assistance agreements.
The agreements generally provide for us to engineer our technology to run in
various platforms (e.g. vehicles, electric generators and motors) and to be
adapted to a customer’s particular application. We offer these services from
our facility located in Virginia, to customers that require
high-efficiency, reliable, compact permanent magnet electrical motor systems,
controllers, vehicle interface modules (including energy storage, management and
monitoring systems) and related software. Our technology is used primarily to
convert electrical power into mechanical power so that mechanical power can be
used to propel a vehicle or run a generator and may be used in markets ranging
from electric/hybrid electric vehicles to materials handling equipment,
distributive power, ground support equipment, motion control, and military
systems.
Basis of
Presentation
The
accompanying condensed unaudited financial statements have been prepared in
accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of
America and the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and
Exchange Commission for interim financial information. Accordingly, they do not
include all the information and footnotes necessary for a comprehensive
presentation of financial position and results of operations. It is management's
opinion, however, that all material adjustments (consisting of normal recurring
adjustments) have been made which are necessary for a fair financial statement
presentation. The results for the interim period are not necessarily indicative
of the results to be expected for the year.
For
further information, refer to the audited financial statements and footnotes of
the NuGen Mobility, Inc. for the years ended September 30, 2009 and 2008,
included in the Company's Form 8-K as exhibit 99.1 filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on February 4, 2010.
The
consolidated financial statements include the accounts of NuGen Holdings, Inc,
and its wholly owned subsidiaries, NuGen Mobility, Inc., and Trinterprise, LLC.
All significant inter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated in
consolidation.
Cash and Cash
Equivalents
We
consider cash on hand and investments with original maturities of three months
or less to be cash and cash equivalents. The Company at times has cash in banks
in excess of FDIC insurance limits. The Company had approximately $141,359 in
excess of FDIC insurance limits as of June 30, 2010.
F-5
NUGEN
HOLDINGS, INC.
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AS
OF JUNE 30, 2010
(UNAUDITED)
Accounts
Receivable
We extend
unsecured credit to most of our customers following a review of the customers'
financial condition and credit history. We establish an allowance for doubtful
accounts based upon a number of factors including the length of time accounts
receivables are past due, the customer's ability to pay its obligation to us,
the condition of the general economy, estimates of credit risk, historical
trends and other information. Accounts receivable are deemed to be past due when
they have not been paid by their contractual due date. We write off accounts
receivable when they become uncollectible against our allowance for doubtful
accounts. At June 30, 2010, no allowance for doubtful accounts was deemed
necessary.
Inventory
Inventory
is stated at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out basis) or market (net
realizable value). At June 30, 2010 the Company had $186,224 of work in process
inventory.
Machinery and
Equipment
Machinery
and equipment is stated at cost. Depreciation is computed using the
straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets, which range
from 3 to 5 years. Maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred.
Depreciation expense for the nine months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009 was $1,399
and $1,399, respectively.
Impairment of Long-Lived
Assets
We
periodically evaluate whether circumstances or events have affected the
recoverability of long-lived assets including intangible assets with finite
useful lives. The assessment of possible impairment is based on our ability to
recover the carrying value of the asset or groups of assets from expected future
cash flows estimated by management. If expected future cash flows are less than
the carrying value, an impairment loss is recognized to adjust the asset to fair
value as determined by expected discounted future cash flows.
Revenue
and Cost Recognition
We
currently generate revenue primarily from contract research and development
services and may derive additional revenues in the future from the sale of our
products to customers. We currently generate revenue primarily from contract
research and development services and may derive additional revenues in the
future from the sale of our products to customers. Our products are specialty
electric drive engines and related components. These products are a direct
result of the services to design and build each unit, which each are built to
each customer’s specifications. We account for the products sold as one unit. We
intend in the future to derive revenue from sales of products and will recognize
the sale at the time title to the goods and the benefits and risks of ownership
passes to the customer which is typically when products are shipped based on the
terms of the customer purchase agreement.
Some
customers are asked to provide deposits prior to the Company accepting their
orders. Customer Deposits are reflected on the balance sheet as a current
liability and are reclassified to revenue at the time when title to the goods
and the benefits and risks of ownership passes to the customer.
Revenue
relating to long-term fixed price contracts is recognized using the percentage
of completion method. Under the percentage of completion method, contract
revenues and related costs are recognized based on the percentage that costs
incurred to date bear to total estimated costs.
Contract
costs include all direct materials, subcontract and labor costs. Selling,
general and administrative costs are charged to expense as incurred. At the time
a loss on a contract becomes known, the entire amount of the estimated loss is
accrued.
F-6
NUGEN
HOLDINGS, INC.
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AS
OF JUNE 30, 2010
(UNAUDITED)
Income
Taxes
The
Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with ASC 740, Income Tax. Under
the asset and liability method of ASC 740, deferred tax assets and liabilities
are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences
between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and
liabilities and their respective tax basis and operating loss and tax credit
carry-forwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted
tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those
temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The valuation of
deferred tax assets may be reduced if future realization is not
assured.
The
effect of a change in tax rates on deferred tax assets and liabilities is
recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment
date.
Research and
Development
Costs of
researching and developing new technology, or significantly altering existing
technology, are expensed as incurred.
Stock-Based
Compensation
In
December 2004, the FASB issued FASB Accounting Standards Codification No. 718,
Compensation – Stock
Compensation . Under FASB Accounting Standards Codification No. 718,
companies are required to measure the compensation costs of share-based
compensation arrangements based on the grant-date fair value and recognize the
costs in the financial statements over the period during which employees are
required to provide services. Share-based compensation arrangements include
stock options, restricted share plans, performance-based awards, share
appreciation rights and employee share purchase plans. As such, compensation
cost is measured on the date of grant at their fair value. Such compensation
amounts, if any, are amortized over the respective vesting periods of the option
grant. The Company applies this statement prospectively.
Equity
instruments (“instruments”) issued to other than employees are recorded on the
basis of the fair value of the instruments, as required by FASB Accounting
Standards Codification No. 718. FASB Accounting Standards Codification No. 505,
Equity Based Payments to
Non-Employees defines the measurement date and recognition period for
such instruments. In general, the measurement date is when either a (a)
performance commitment, as defined, is reached or (b) the earlier of (i) the
non-employee performance is complete or (ii) the instruments are vested. The
measured value related to the instruments is recognized over a period based on
the facts and circumstances of each particular grant as defined in the FASB
Accounting Standards Codification.
Basic
earnings per share is computed by dividing income or loss available to common
stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during
the periods presented. Diluted earnings per share is computed by dividing income
or loss available to common stockholders by all outstanding and potentially
dilutive shares during the periods presented, unless the effect is antidilutive.
As of June 30, 2010, there were 360,000 warrants and 2,400,000 options
outstanding to purchase the Company’s common stock. These options and warrants
have not been included in the weighted average number of shares as their effect
would have been anti-dilutive.
Use of
Estimates
The
preparation of financial statements, in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America, requires management to make
estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and
liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of
the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during
the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those
estimates.
The
carrying amounts on the Company’s financial instruments including accounts
payable, approximate fair value due to the relatively short period to maturity
for this instrument.
F-7
NUGEN
HOLDINGS, INC.
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AS
OF JUNE 30, 2010
(UNAUDITED)
Recent Accounting
Pronouncements
In
October 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued an
Accounting Standard Update (“ASU”) No. 2009-13, which addresses the accounting
for multiple-deliverable arrangements to enable vendors to account for products
or services separately rather than as a combined unit and modifies the manner in
which the transaction consideration is allocated across the separately
identified deliverables. The ASU significantly expands the disclosure
requirements for multiple-deliverable revenue arrangements. The ASU will be
effective for the first annual reporting period beginning on or after June 15,
2010, and may be applied retrospectively for all periods presented or
prospectively to arrangements entered into or materially modified after the
adoption date. Early adoption is permitted, provided that the guidance is
retroactively applied to the beginning of the year of adoption. The Company does
not expect the adoption of ASU No. 2009-13 to have any effect on its financial
statements upon its required adoption on January 1, 2011.
NOTE
B – GOING CONCERN
As
reflected in the accompanying condensed unaudited financial statements, the
Company has working capital of $305,479, an accumulated deficit of $4,074,723
and negative cash flows from operations of $974,308 during the nine months ended
June 30, 2010. This raises substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a
going concern. The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is
dependent on the Company’s ability to generate additional revenues from
operations, raise additional funds and implement its business plan. The
financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary if
the Company is unable to continue as a going concern.
Management
believes that actions presently being taken to obtain additional revenues and
funding, and to implement its strategic plans provide the opportunity for the
Company to continue as a going concern. There can be no assurance that the
Company will be able to raise such funds if and when it wishes to do so or on
terms acceptable to us. This raises substantial doubt about our ability to
continue as a going concern. Specifically, in the event that the Company is not
successful at raising capital to a level sufficient to pay its expenditures, the
Company will have to reduce administrative overhead and reduce marketing and
public relations expenditures. If the Company is unable to cut
expenses to earn profits or raise additional debt or equity capital the Company
will have to discontinue operations.
NOTE
C – DEBT
Long-term
debt consists of:
June 30, 2010
|
September 30, 2009
|
|||||||
(UNAUDITED)
|
||||||||
Promissory
note dated August 23, 2007
|
$
|
596,108
|
$
|
596,108
|
||||
Promissory
notes dated July 13, 2007
|
-
|
230,089
|
||||||
Promissory
note dated June 5, 2009
|
-
|
150,000
|
||||||
Related
Parties
|
-
|
491,931
|
||||||
Other
|
10,066
|
11,782
|
||||||
606,174
|
1,479,910
|
|||||||
Less:
current portion
|
9,005
|
880,571
|
||||||
Total
long term debt
|
$
|
597,169
|
$
|
599,339
|
Pursuant
to the Promissory Note dated as of August 23, 2007 the Company accrues interest
on the loan at the rate of 6% per annum. Quarterly payments are made based on a
formula that multiplies the revenue of NuGen’s gross revenues by 2% for calendar
year 2007, 3% for calendar year 2008, 4% for calendar year 2009, 5% for calendar
year 2010 and 6% for calendar year 2011 and for all subsequent years until the
loan is paid in full. In all years NuGen is required to pay a minimum of $7,500
per quarter and any payment made that exceeds the amount that would be due under
the formula shall be treated as an advance against subsequent quarterly amounts
due in excess of the $7,500 minimum payment.
F-8
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AS
OF JUNE 30, 2010
(UNAUDITED)
As of
June 30, 2010, no payments of principal have been made as NuGen’s quarterly
revenues, multiplied by the appropriate percentage, have not exceeded the $7,500
minimum payment. The payments made have gone towards accrued interest only.
Additionally, further revenue contingent payments may be owed, in the future
(see Note E – Commitments and Contingencies – below).
Pursuant
to the Promissory Notes dated as of July 13, 2007, the Company accrued interest
on these loans at the rate of 10% per annum. As the Company has not made
payments of principal that were due in the past, the loans were in technical
default. Accordingly, they are classified under the Current portion of long-term
debt on the Company’s September 30, 2009 Balance Sheet. These amounts were
converted to equity in January 2010 (See Note F – Stockholders’
Equity).
Pursuant
to the Promissory Note dated as of June 5, 2009, the Company accrued interest on
this loan at the rate of 5.6% per annum. As the note was due on demand, it is
classified under the current portion of long-term debt on the Company’s
September 30, 2009 Balance Sheet. These amounts were converted to equity in
January 2010 (See Note F – Stockholders’ Equity).
In
November 2007, the Company purchased computer equipment and issued a four year
note payable, included in “Other” on the above table, in the amount of $9,326.
The Company accrues interest on this loan at the rate of 18.45% per annum and
makes monthly fixed payments of interest and principal.
In
December 2009 and January 2010, the Company received $50,000 and $20,000,
respectively as bridge loans. The loans bear interest at 5% per annum
and were converted in January 2010 in exchange for 466,667 shares of
the Company’s common stock in connection with its private
placement.
NOTE
D - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Related
Parties
A
significant shareholder of the Company is the brother of the Company’s Chairman,
CEO and President. This shareholder loaned a total of $371,500 to the Company
between August 2007 and September 2009 which is included in the Balance Sheet of
the Company in Due to related parties, along with $93,976 of accrued interest at
December 31, 2009. These amounts were converted to 3,103,173 shares of the
Company’s common stock in January 2010 valued at a recent cash offering price
(See Note F Stockholders’ Equity).
Concentration of Credit
Risk
We have
historically derived significant revenue from a few key customers. Revenue from
one of our customers totaled $117,624 and $465,503 for the nine months ended
June 30, 2010 and 2009 respectively which was 45 percent and 87 percent of total
revenue respectively. Revenue from another customer totaled 114,676 for the nine
months ended June 30, 2010 which was 44 percent of our 2010 revenues. Accounts
receivable from these two customers equaled 95 percent of our total accounts
receivable as of June 30, 2010.
NOTE
E - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
In August
2007, our subsidiary, NuGen Mobility entered into an asset purchase agreement
pursuant to which it acquired substantially all of the assets, and specified
liabilities of New Generation Motors Corporation, a Delaware corporation. The
agreement requires the payment to New Generation Motors of $1,000,000 pursuant
to a promissory note, which bears simple interest at the rate of six percent.
The principal amount of this note was reduced to $596,108 by the application of
$403,892 in credits. These credits consist of (i) an aggregate of $273,741 in
operational loans made by our principal shareholders to New Generation Motors to
allow them to continue operations prior to August 2007, (ii) $101,804 in
customer deposits that they retained though we were responsible for fulfilling
such customer orders, and (iii) $29,068 in amounts we agreed to pay to New
Generation Motors’s landlord for back rent.
The
principal and interest on the loan is to be repaid, on a quarterly basis, until
all amounts due thereon have been paid. The amount of each payment is equal to
the greater of (i) $7,500 and (ii) the product obtained by multiplying our Gross
Revenues (as defined) for the quarter by the applicable percentage rate. The
applicable percentage rate increases by one percentage point per year beginning
at 2% for 2007 increasing to 6% for 2011 and all subsequent years. The payment
is first applied to the accrued interest on the loan and the remainder, if any,
to the principal amount owed. As of the date hereof, an aggregate of $75,000 has
been paid (10 quarterly payments of $7,500 per quarter) and all of the payments
have been applied to accrued interest. Accordingly, the principal balance of the
loan has been $596,108 since August 2007.
F-9
NUGEN
HOLDINGS, INC.
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AS
OF JUNE 30, 2010
(UNAUDITED)
In
addition, if prior to July 13, 2014 we have paid this note in full, we are also
required to pay until July 13, 2014, on a quarterly basis, the product obtained
by multiplying 2.5% by the Gross Revenues in the applicable quarter. Gross
Revenues is defined as (i) all fees and other revenue that NuGen Mobility
receives from any source, (ii) the then-current fair market value of (x) the
assets purchased from New Generation Motors, or (y) the business (as a going
concern) or portion thereof sold or otherwise transferred to our affiliate, and
(iii) the proceeds from the sale or other disposition by NuGen Mobility to any
other third party of all or any portion of (x) the assets and/or (y) the
business as a going concern. To date, we have not been required to make any such
payments.
As part
of this transaction, NuGen acquired a license agreement with an Indian
manufacturer in which its technology is embedded in that manufacturer’s
three-wheel Auto-Rickshaw. In connection with this contract, NuGen also agreed
to assume the commitment, entered into by the Seller, for a conditional grant of
$700,000 from an Indian export bank, which will be paid back through a 2%
royalty on the license agreement until $1,400,000 is paid back. Additionally,
the Indian export bank also provided a loan of $500,000 to the Seller. In
connection with this asset purchase agreement, NuGen Mobility assumed this
$500,000 loan on the condition that the loan would be converted to a conditional
grant (similar to the $700,000 conditional grant). The Company reached such
agreement with the Indian export bank but the Company and such bank never
ratified such agreement. As of June 30, 2010 no payments are owed to the Indian
export bank, as the Indian manufacturer is not actively marketing the product at
present and no payments are required until sales from this product are
generated.
Lease
Commitments
Rental
expense for the nine months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009 was $61,478 and $59,099
respectively.
Employment
Agreements
During
the quarter ending March 31, 2010, we entered into employment agreements with
our Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), our Chief Financial
Officer (CFO) and our VP of Engineering and Programs (VP Engineering). The
agreements, for the CEO, VP Engineering and CFO, provide for annual salaries, of
$180,000, $160,000 and $120,000 respectively; signing bonuses of $30,000,
$20,000 and $10,000 respectively; and, grants of options to purchase 900,000,
400,000 and 150,000 shares of our common stock, respectively. The shares subject
to the options for the CEO and CFO have an exercise price of $0.45 per share and
vest pro ratably in 24 equal monthly installments as of the last day of each
month commencing January 1, 2010. The shares subject to the options for the VP
Engineering are at an exercise price of $0.15 per share, which option may be
exercised on a cashless basis and may be exercised until February 29, 2012.
Generally, options to acquire 100,000 shares may be exercised on a cumulative
basis during the two weeks preceding August 31, 2010, February 28, 2011, August
31, 2011, and February 29, 2012 subject to accelerated exercise upon a change in
control as provided therein and the right to exercise his remaining option in
the event of the termination of his employment.
As part
of this transaction, NuGen acquired a license agreement with an Indian
manufacturer in which its technology is embedded in that manufacturer’s
three-wheel Auto-Rickshaw. In connection with this contract, NuGen also agreed
to assume the commitment, entered into by the Seller, for a conditional grant of
$700,000 from an Indian export bank, which is only required to be paid back once
the Indian manufacturer begins paying the Company licensing fees. NuGen does not
have a written assignment from the Indian export bank regarding its assumption
of this commitment. NuGen will then be obligated to pay the Indian export bank a
royalty received from the Indian manufacturer until $1,400,000 is repaid based
on a schedule in the agreement. Since the dates provided for in the schedule to
the agreement have passed, the agreement provides that if the actual sales
deviate substantially, the royalty schedule will have to be changed. To date,
the parties have not updated the schedule of royalty payments. Additionally, the
Indian export bank also provided a loan of $500,000 to the Seller. In
connection with this asset purchase agreement, NuGen assumed this $500,000 loan
on the condition that the loan would be converted to a conditional grant
(similar to the $700,000 conditional grant). In 2006, both the Seller and the
Indian export bank agreed to convert this second $500,000 loan to a
conditional grant under the same terms and conditions as the previous agreement.
However NuGen does not have a signed document indicating such agreement.
Currently, no demand has been made to NuGen for payment; accordingly, it is not
reflected as a liability on the Company’s balance sheet but rather it is
included under “Commitments and Contingencies”. As of June 30, 2010 no payments
are owed to the Indian export bank, as the Indian manufacturer is not actively
marketing the product at present and no payments are required until sales from
this product are generated.
NOTE
F – STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)
Immediately
prior to the Merger described in Note A, the Company redeemed shares of stock
from certain of its pre-merger stockholders such that a total of 6,278,346
shares of the Company’s common stock were outstanding prior to the
Merger.
In
connection with the Merger an aggregate of 27,133,384 shares of the Company’s
common stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Common Stock”) were issued to the
shareholders of NuGen. Following the redemption of the shares, the two
shareholders of NuGen owned approximately 81% of NuGen Holdings.
In
connection with the Company’s private offering of its common stock, on January
29, 2010 and February 16, 2010, the Company issued an aggregate of 6,266,669 and
3,599,999, respectively, shares of Common Stock in the Private Placement at a
purchase price of $0.15 per share for total cash proceeds of $1,480,000 and paid
offering costs of $85,757. In addition the Company has issued 1,000,000 common
shares to its placement agent in connection with the offering. The Company also
issued warrants valued at $53,640, as a finder’s fee, exercisable until March
16, 2011, at an exercise price of $0.001 per share, to acquire an aggregate of
360,000 shares of common stock.
Conversion of debt to
equity
In
connection with the Merger, holders of an aggregate of $915,475 of outstanding
indebtedness of NuGen converted their promissory notes (based on a recent cash
offering price of $0.15 per share) into an aggregate of 6,103,166 shares of
Common Stock (“Debt Conversion”). As the shares were valued at a recent cash
offering price, no gain or loss was recorded on the conversion.
F-10
NUGEN
HOLDINGS, INC.
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AS
OF JUNE 30, 2010
(UNAUDITED)
Contributed
Capital
During
the quarter ended December 31, 2009, the Company’s CEO worked for the Company
without compensation. Included in Compensation expense is $37,500 of contributed
capital by the CEO. Management believes its estimate of the value of this
contributed service is reasonable.
Valuation of Stock-Based
Awards, Common Stock and Warrants
Stock-Based
Compensation
We
adopted the fair value method of accounting for our stock options granted to
employees which requires us to measure the cost of employee services received in
exchange for the stock options, based on the grant date fair value of the award.
The fair value of the awards is estimated using the Black-Scholes option-pricing
model. The resulting cost is recognized over the period during which an employee
is required to provide service in exchange for the award, usually the vesting
period which is generally two years.
We
amortize the fair value of our stock-based compensation for equity awards
granted on a straight-line basis, which we believe better reflects the level of
service to be provided by our employees over the vesting period of the
awards.
The fair
value of each new employee option awarded was estimated using the Black-Scholes
option-pricing model with the following weighted-average
assumptions.
Risk-free
interest rate
|
2.2
|
%
|
||
Expected
term (in years)
|
2
|
|||
Expected
volatility
|
82
|
%
|
||
Dividend
yield
|
0
|
%
|
The
Black-Scholes option-pricing model requires inputs such as the risk-free
interest rate, expected term and expected volatility. Further, the forfeiture
rate also affects the amount of aggregate compensation. These inputs are
subjective and generally require significant judgment.
The
risk-free interest rate that we use is based on the United States Treasury yield
in effect at the time of grant for zero coupon United States Treasury notes with
maturities approximating each grant’s expected life. Given our limited history
with employee grants, we use the “simplified” method in estimating the expected
term for our employee grants. The “simplified” method, as permitted by the SEC,
is calculated as the average of the time-to-vesting and the contractual life of
the options.
Our
expected volatility is derived from the historical volatilities of several
unrelated public companies within industries related to our business, including
the automotive OEM and battery technology industries, because we have no trading
history on our common stock. When making the selections of our peer companies
within industries related to our business to be used in the volatility
calculation, we also considered the stage of development, size and financial
leverage of potential comparable companies. Our historical volatility is
weighted based on certain qualitative factors and combined to produce a single
volatility factor. We have not estimated our forfeiture rate as these are the
first options granted by us after our merger in January 2010.
We
account for stock options issued to nonemployees also based on their estimated
fair value determined using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. However, the
fair value of the equity awards granted to nonemployees is re-measured as the
awards vest, and the resulting increase in value, if any, is recognized as
expense during the period the related services are rendered.
Stock-based
compensation expense for the nine months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009 was
$16,044 and $0, respectively.
Common
Stock Valuation
We
granted stock options with exercise prices equal or greater than the fair value
of our common stock as determined at the date of grant by our Board of
Directors. Because there has been no public market for our common stock, our
Board of Directors has determined the fair value of our common stock by
considering a number of objective and subjective factors, including the
following:
• arm’s
length, third-party sales of our stock; and
F-11
NUGEN
HOLDINGS, INC.
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AS
OF JUNE 30, 2010
(UNAUDITED)
• our
operating and financial performance;
• the
lack of liquidity of our capital stock;
Equity
Awards
On
February 9, 2010, pursuant to the 2010 Stock Option Plan, the Company granted
options to acquire an aggregate of 2,000,000 shares of the Company’s common
stock to several executive officers and employees. Subject to vesting, these
options are exercisable during the ten years from the grant date at an exercise
price of $0.45 per share. The options vest pro rata in 24 equal monthly
installments as of the last day of each fiscal month, with the first installment
vesting as of January 1, 2010. All of the options vest immediately upon a Change
of Control Event. These options terminate immediately following the termination
of such person’s employment with the Company for “Cause” (as defined in such
employee’s employment agreement described above and other than Cause relating to
the employee’s material uncured breach of his employment agreement in which case
the options terminate in accordance with their stated term) and 180 days after
such person voluntarily terminates his employment other than for “Good Reason”
(as defined in such person’s employment agreement.
On
February 11, 2010, the Company granted an option to acquire an aggregate of
400,000 shares of its common stock to an executive officer of the Company at an
exercise price of $0.15 per share, which option may be exercised on a cashless
basis and may be exercised until February 29, 2012. Generally, options to
acquire 100,000 shares may be exercised on a cumulative basis during the two
weeks preceding August 31, 2010, February 28, 2011, August 31, 2011, and
February 29, 2012, subject to accelerated exercise upon a change in control and
the right to exercise the remaining option in the event of the termination of
employment.
The
following tables summarize all stock option and warrant grants to employees and
consultants for the nine months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, and the related
changes during these periods are presented below.
Number of
Options
|
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
|
|||||||
Stock
Options
|
||||||||
Balance
at September 30, 2009
|
-
|
-
|
||||||
Granted
|
2,400,000
|
$
|
0.40
|
|||||
Exercised
|
-
|
|||||||
Forfeited
|
-
|
|||||||
Balance
at June 30, 2010
|
2,400,000
|
$
|
0.40
|
|||||
Options
Exercisable at June 30, 2010
|
479,167
|
$
|
$0.40
|
|||||
Weighted
Average Fair Value of Options Granted During 2010
|
$
|
$0.40
|
Of the
total options granted, 479,167 are fully vested, exercisable and
non-forfeitable.
The
following table summarizes information about stock options and warrants for the
Company as of June 30, 2010:
2010 Options Outstanding |
Options Exercisable
|
|||||||||||||||||
Range of
Exercise
Price
|
Number
Outstanding at
June 30, 2010
|
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual Life
|
Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
|
Number
Exercisable at
June 30, 2010
|
Weighted
Average Exercise
Price
|
|||||||||||||
$ |
0.15
|
400,000
|
9.5
years
|
$
|
0.15
|
83,333
|
$
|
0.15
|
||||||||||
$ |
0.45
|
2,000,000
|
9.5
years
|
$
|
0.45
|
395,833
|
$
|
0.45
|
2010 Warrants Outstanding |
Warrants Exercisable
|
|||||||||||||||||
Range of Exercise
Price
|
Number
Outstanding at
June 30, 2010
|
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual Life
|
Weighted
Average Exercise
Price
|
Number
Exercisable at
June 30, 2010
|
Weighted
Average Exercise
Price
|
|||||||||||||
$ |
0.001
|
360,000
|
.67
years
|
$
|
0.001
|
360,000
|
$
|
0.001
|
F-12
NUGEN
HOLDINGS, INC.
FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED
SEPTEMBER
30, 2009 AND 2008
F-13
NUGEN HOLDINGS,
INC.
CONTENTS
Page
#
|
|
REPORT
OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
|
F-15
|
BALANCE
SHEETS AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 AND 2008.
|
F-16
|
STATEMENTS
OF OPERATIONS FOR THE YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 AND
2008.
|
F-17
|
STATEMENTS
OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT FOR THE YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2009
AND 2008.
|
F-18
|
STATEMENTS
OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 AND
2008.
|
F-19
|
NOTES
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
|
F-20
- F-24
|
F-14
REPORT
OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the
Board of Directors of:
NuGen
Holdings, Inc.
We have
audited the accompanying balance sheets of NuGen Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”)
as of September 30, 2009 and 2008 and the related statements of operations,
changes in stockholders’ deficit and cash flows for the years then
ended. 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.
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 the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the
financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit 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, the financial statements referred to above present fairly in all
material respects, the financial position of NuGen Holdings, Inc. as September
30, 2009 and 2008 and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the
years then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in
the United States of America.
The
accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that
the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note B
to the financial statements, the Company has a negative cash flow from
operations of $154,326, a working capital deficiency of $801,592 and a
stockholders' deficiency of $1,387,970. These factors
raise substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going
concern. Management's plans concerning these matters are also described in
Note B. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might
result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
WEBB
& COMPANY, P.A.
Certified
Public Accountants
Boynton
Beach, Florida
December
21, 2009
F-15
NUGEN
HOLDINGS, INC.
BALANCE
SHEETS
September 30,
|
||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||
ASSETS
|
||||||||
Current
assets
|
||||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
$
|
58,929
|
$
|
72,060
|
||||
Accounts
receivable
|
214,006
|
129,203
|
||||||
Prepaid
expenses
|
5,491
|
2,991
|
||||||
Total
current assets
|
278,426
|
204,254
|
||||||
Machinery
& equipment, net
|
5,596
|
7,461
|
||||||
Other
assets
|
7,365
|
7,365
|
||||||
$
|
291,387
|
$
|
219,080
|
|||||
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT
|
||||||||
Current
liabilities
|
||||||||
Current
portion of long term liabilities
|
$
|
388,640
|
$
|
239,980
|
||||
Accounts
payable and accrued expenses
|
199,447
|
457,946
|
||||||
Customer
deposits
|
-
|
27,110
|
||||||
Due
to related parties
|
491,931
|
1,304,394
|
||||||
Total
current liabilities
|
1,080,018
|
2,029,430
|
||||||
Long-term
notes payable
|
599,339
|
601,804
|
||||||
Total
liabilities
|
1,679,357
|
2,631,234
|
||||||
Commitments
and contingencies
|
||||||||
Stockholders'
deficit
|
||||||||
Preferred
stock - $0.001 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized, none issued and
outstanding
|
||||||||
Common
stock - $0.001 par value; 200,000,000 shares authorized, 27,133,384 shares
issued and outstanding
|
27,133
|
27,133
|
||||||
Additional
paid-in capital
|
1,475,100
|
128,407
|
||||||
Accumulated
deficit
|
(2,890,203
|
)
|
(2,567,694
|
)
|
||||
Total
stockholders' deficit
|
(1,387,970
|
)
|
(2,412,154
|
)
|
||||
$
|
291,387
|
$
|
219,080
|
See
accompanying notes to the financial statements
F-16
NUGEN
HOLDINGS, INC.
STATEMENTS OF
OPERATIONS
For Years Ended
|
||||||||
September 30,
|
||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||
Revenues
|
$
|
796,847
|
$
|
624,695
|
||||
Direct
costs
|
103,122
|
51,520
|
||||||
Direct
labor
|
481,865
|
531,180
|
||||||
Total
cost of goods sold
|
584,987
|
582,700
|
||||||
Gross
profit
|
211,860
|
41,995
|
||||||
Operating
expenses
|
||||||||
Compensation
|
196,818
|
143,334
|
||||||
Rent
& office
|
96,995
|
87,580
|
||||||
Professional
fees
|
12,817
|
93,848
|
||||||
Travel
expenses
|
36,827
|
31,108
|
||||||
Other
general and administrative expenses
|
33,397
|
26,469
|
||||||
Total
operating expenses
|
376,854
|
382,339
|
||||||
Net
loss from operations
|
(164,994
|
)
|
(340,344
|
)
|
||||
Other
income and (expense)
|
||||||||
Interest
expense
|
(157,515
|
)
|
(149,239
|
)
|
||||
Total
other income and (expense)
|
(157,515
|
)
|
(149,239
|
)
|
||||
Net
loss
|
$
|
(322,509
|
)
|
$
|
(489,583
|
)
|
||
Net
loss per share - basic and diluted
|
$
|
(0.01
|
)
|
$
|
(0.02
|
)
|
||
Weighted
average number of shares outstanding during the year - basic and
diluted
|
27,133,384
|
27,133,384
|
See
accompanying notes to the financial statements
F-17
NUGEN
HOLDINGS, INC.
STATEMENTS
OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT
FOR THE YEARS ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 AND 2008
Common Stock
|
Additional
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of
|
Par
|
Paid-in
|
Deferred
|
Accumulated
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Shares
|
Value
|
Capital
|
Compensation
|
Deficit
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Balance
at September 30, 2007
|
27,133,384
|
$
|
27,133
|
$
|
128,407
|
$
|
(4,782
|
)
|
$
|
(2,078,111
|
)
|
$
|
(1,927,353
|
)
|
||||||||||
Recognition
of deferred compensation
|
4,782
|
4,782
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Net
loss from October 1, 2007 to September 30, 2008
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(489,583
|
)
|
(489,583
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||||
Balance
at September 30, 2008
|
27,133,384
|
27,133
|
128,407
|
-
|
(2,567,694
|
)
|
(2,412,154
|
)
|
||||||||||||||||
Forgiveness
of debt, related party
|
1,346,693
|
-
|
1,346,693
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Net
loss from October 1, 2008 to September 30, 2009
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(322,509
|
)
|
(322,509
|
)
|
||||||||||||||||
Balance
at September 30, 2009
|
27,133,384
|
$
|
27,133
|
$
|
1,475,100
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
(2,890,203
|
)
|
$
|
(1,387,970
|
)
|
See
accompanying notes to the financial statements
F-18
NUGEN
HOLDINGS, INC.
STATEMENTS OF CASH
FLOWS
For Years Ended
|
||||||||
September 30,
|
||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||
Cash
flows from operating activities:
|
||||||||
Net
loss
|
$
|
(322,509
|
)
|
$
|
(489,583
|
)
|
||
Adjustments
to reconcile net loss to net cash (used in) provided by operating
activities:
|
||||||||
Depreciation
expense
|
1,865
|
1,865
|
||||||
Deferred
compensation
|
-
|
4,782
|
||||||
Changes
in operating assets and liabilities:
|
||||||||
Accounts
receivable
|
(84,803
|
)
|
(114,924
|
)
|
||||
Prepaid
expenses
|
(2,500
|
)
|
(2,991
|
)
|
||||
Other
assets
|
-
|
(1,001
|
)
|
|||||
Accounts
payable and accrued expenses
|
158,447
|
279,191
|
||||||
Due
to related parties
|
95,174
|
87,550
|
||||||
Net
cash (used in) operating activities
|
(154,326
|
)
|
(235,111
|
)
|
||||
Cash
flows from financing activities:
|
||||||||
Proceeds
from issuance of note payable
|
150,000
|
-
|
||||||
Proceeds
from issuance of note payable, related parties
|
-
|
324,650
|
||||||
Principal
payments on debt
|
(3,804
|
)
|
(19,827
|
)
|
||||
Principal
payments on related party debt
|
(5,001
|
)
|
-
|
|||||
Net
cash provided by financing activities
|
141,195
|
304,823
|
||||||
Net
(decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents
|
(13,131
|
)
|
69,712
|
|||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at beginning of year
|
72,060
|
2,348
|
||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at end of year
|
$
|
58,929
|
$
|
72,060
|
||||
Supplemental
disclosure of cash flow information:
|
||||||||
Cash
paid during the period for interest
|
$
|
55,047
|
$
|
37,413
|
||||
Cash
paid during the period for taxes
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
Supplemental
Schedule of noncash investing and financing activities:
In
September 2009, the Company’s Chairman, CEO & President, who is also a major
shareholder, forgave $1,346,693 of indebtedness owed him by the Company. This
amount was credited to Additional Paid-in Capital.
During
2008 the Company purchased computer equipment and issued a note payable for
$9,326.
See
accompanying notes to the financial statements
F-19
NUGEN
HOLDINGS, INC.
NOTES
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 AND 2008
NOTE
A - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Description of
Business
NuGen
Holdings, Inc. is engaged in the research, development and manufacture of
permanent magnet electric motors and the electronic controls for such motors.
Our revenue is derived primarily from contract research and development
engineering services. Our technology relates to specialty electric drive engines
and related components. This technology is currently being sold directly to
original equipment manufacturers (“OEMs”) pursuant to technical assistance
agreements. The agreements generally provide for us to engineer our technology
to run in various platforms (e.g. vehicles, electric generators and motors) and
to be adapted to a customer’s particular application. We offer these services
from our facility located in Virginia, to customers that require
high-efficiency, reliable, compact permanent magnet electrical motor systems,
controllers, vehicle interface modules (including energy storage, management and
monitoring systems) and related software. Our technology is used primarily to
convert electrical power into mechanical power so that mechanical power can be
used to propel a vehicle or run a generator and may be used in markets ranging
from electric/hybrid electric vehicles to materials handling equipment,
distributive power, ground support equipment, motion control, and military
systems.
Cash and Cash
Equivalents
We
consider cash on hand and investments with original maturities of three months
or less to be cash and cash equivalents.
Accounts
Receivable
We extend
unsecured credit to most of our customers following a review of the customers'
financial condition and credit history. We establish an allowance for doubtful
accounts based upon a number of factors including the length of time accounts
receivables are past due, the customer's ability to pay its obligation to us,
the condition of the general economy, estimates of credit risk, historical
trends and other information. Accounts receivable are deemed to be past due when
they have not been paid by their contractual due date. We write off accounts
receivable when they become uncollectible against our allowance for doubtful
accounts. At September 30, 2009 and 2008, no allowance for doubtful accounts was
deemed necessary.
Machinery and
Equipment
Machinery
and equipment is stated at cost. Depreciation is computed using the
straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets, which range
from 3 to 5 years. Maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred.
Depreciation expense for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 was
$1,865 and $1,865, respectively.
Impairment of Long-Lived
Assets
We
periodically evaluate whether circumstances or events have affected the
recoverability of long-lived assets including intangible assets with finite
useful lives. The assessment of possible impairment is based on our ability to
recover the carrying value of the asset or groups of assets from expected future
cash flows estimated by management.
If
expected future cash flows are less than the carrying value, an impairment loss
is recognized to adjust the asset to fair value as determined by expected
discounted future cash flows.
Revenue and Cost
Recognition
We
currently generate revenue primarily from contract research and development
services and may derive additional revenues in the future from the sale of our
products to customers. We currently generate revenue primarily from contract
research and development services and may derive additional revenues in the
future from the sale of our products to customers. Our products are specialty
electric drive engines and related components. These products are a direct
result of the services to design and build each unit, which each are built to
each customer’s specifications. We account for the products sold as one unit. We
intend in the future to derive revenue from sales of products and will recognize
the sale at the time title to the goods and the benefits and risks of ownership
passes to the customer which is typically when products are shipped based on the
terms of the customer purchase agreement.
Income
Taxes
The
Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with ASC 740, Income Tax. Under
the asset and liability method of ASC 740, deferred tax assets and liabilities
are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences
between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and
liabilities and their respective tax basis and operating loss and tax credit
carry-forwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted
tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those
temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The valuation of
deferred tax assets may be reduced if future realization is not
assured.
F-20
NUGEN
HOLDINGS, INC.
NOTES
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 AND 2008
The
effect of a change in tax rates on deferred tax assets and liabilities is
recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment
date.
Research and
Development
Costs of
researching and developing new technology, or significantly altering existing
technology, are expensed as incurred.
Loss per Common
Share
Basic
earnings per share is computed by dividing income or loss available to common
stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during
the periods presented. Diluted earnings per share is computed by dividing income
or loss available to common stockholders by all outstanding and potentially
dilutive shares during the periods presented, unless the effect is
antidilutive.
Use of
Estimates
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America, requires management to make
estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and
liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of
the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during
the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those
estimates.
New Accounting
Pronouncements
In
June 2009, the FASB issued ASC 105 Accounting Standards
Codification TM and the
Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. The FASB
Accounting Standards Codification TM (the “Codification”) has become the source
of authoritative accounting principles recognized by the FASB to be applied by
nongovernmental entities in the preparation of financial statements in
accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”). All existing
accounting standard documents are superseded by the Codification and any
accounting literature not included in the Codification will not be
authoritative. Rules and interpretive releases of the SEC issued under the
authority of federal securities laws, however, will continue to be the source of
authoritative generally accepted accounting principles for SEC registrants.
Effective September 30, 2009, all references made to GAAP in our
consolidated financial statements will include references to the new
Codification. The Codification does not change or alter existing GAAP and,
therefore, will not have an impact on our financial position, results of
operations or cash flows.
In June
2009, the FASB issued changes to the consolidation guidance applicable to a
variable interest entity (VIE). FASB ASC Topic 810, "Consolidation," amends the
guidance governing the determination of whether an enterprise is the primary
beneficiary of a VIE, and is, therefore, required to consolidate an entity, by
requiring a qualitative analysis rather than a quantitative analysis. The
qualitative analysis will include, among other things, consideration of who has
the power to direct the activities of the entity that most significantly impact
the entity's economic performance and who has the obligation to absorb losses or
the right to receive benefits of the VIE that could potentially be significant
to the VIE. This standard also requires continuous reassessments of whether an
enterprise is the primary beneficiary of a VIE. FASB ASC 810 also requires
enhanced disclosures about an enterprise's involvement with a VIE. Topic 810 is
effective as of the beginning of interim and annual reporting periods that begin
after November 15, 2009. This will not have an impact on the Company’s financial
position, results of operations or cash flows.
In June
2009, the FASB issued Financial Accounting Standards Codification No. 860 -
Transfers and Servicing. FASB ASC No. 860 improves the relevance,
representational faithfulness, and comparability of the information that a
reporting entity provides in its financial statements about a transfer of
financial assets; the effects of a transfer on its financial position, financial
performance, and cash flows; and a transferor's continuing involvement, if any,
in transferred financial assets. FASB ASC No. 860 is effective as of the
beginning of each reporting entity's first annual reporting period that begins
after November 15, 2009, for interim periods within that first annual reporting
period and for interim and annual reporting periods thereafter. The Company is
evaluating the impact the adoption of FASB ASC No. 860 will have on its
financial statements.
NOTE
B – GOING CONCERN
As
reflected in the accompanying financial statements, the Company has a working
capital deficiency of $801,592, a stockholders’ deficit of $1,387,970, an
accumulated deficit of $2,890,203 and negative cash flows from operations of
$154,326 during the year ended September 30, 2009. This raises substantial doubt
about its ability to continue as a going concern. The ability of the Company to
continue as a going concern is dependent on the Company’s ability to raise
additional capital and implement its business plan. The financial statements do
not include any adjustments that might be necessary if the Company is unable to
continue as a going concern.
F-21
NUGEN
HOLDINGS, INC.
NOTES
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 AND 2008
Management
believes that actions presently being taken to obtain additional loans, equity
funding, and to implement its strategic plans provide the opportunity for the
Company to continue as a going concern.
NOTE
C – DEBT
Long-term
debt consists of:
September
30, 2009
|
September
30, 2008
|
|||||||
Promissory
note dated August 23, 2007
|
$
|
596,108
|
$
|
596,108
|
||||
Promissory
notes dated July 13, 2007
|
230,089
|
231,751
|
||||||
Promissory
note dated June 5, 2009
|
150,000
|
-
|
||||||
Related
Parties
|
491,931
|
1,304,394
|
||||||
Other
|
11,782
|
13,925
|
||||||
1,479,910
|
2,146,178
|
|||||||
Less:
current portion
|
880,571
|
1,544,374
|
||||||
Total
long term debt
|
$
|
599,339
|
$
|
601,804
|
Pursuant
to the Promissory Note dated as of August 23, 2007 the Company accrues interest
on the loan at the rate of 6% per annum. Quarterly payments are made based on a
formula that multiplies the Company’s gross revenues by 2% for calendar year
2007, 3% for calendar year 2008, 4% for calendar year 2009, 5% for calendar year
2010 and 6% for calendar year 2011 and for all subsequent years until the loan
is paid in full. In all years the Company is required to pay a minimum of $7,500
per quarter and any payment made that exceeds the amount that would be due under
the formula shall be treated as an advance against subsequent quarterly amounts
due in excess of the $7,500 minimum payment.
As of
September 2009 no payments of principal have been made as the Company’s
quarterly revenues, multiplied by the appropriate percentage, have not exceeded
the $7,500 minimum payment. An aggregate of $ 67,500 of payments have been made
and have gone towards accrued interest only. Additionally, further revenue
contingent payments may be owed, in the future (see Note G – Commitments and
Contingencies – below).
Pursuant
to the Promissory Notes dated as of July 13, 2007, the Company accrues interest
on these loans at the rate of 10% per annum. As the Company has not made
payments of principal that were due, the loans are in technical default.
Accordingly, they are classified under the Current portion of long-term debt on
the Company’s Balance Sheets.
Pursuant
to the Promissory Note dated as of June 5, 2009, the Company accrues interest on
this loan at the rate of LIBOR plus 5% per annum (currently a total of 5.6%). As
the note is due on demand, it is classified under the current portion of
long-term debt on the Company’s Balance Sheet.
The
Company’s Chairman, CEO and President and his brother have loaned a total of
$551,382 and $371,500 to the Company, respectively. The Company accrues interest
on these loans at the rate of 10.2% per annum. As the Company has not made
payments of principal that were due, the loans are in technical default.
Accordingly, they are classified under the Current portion of long-term debt on
the Company’s Balance Sheets. The Company’s Chairman, CEO and President has
forgiven his debt as of September 30, 2009. (See note E – Related party
transactions).
In
November 2007, the Company purchased computer equipment and issued a four year
note payable in the amount of $9,326. The Company accrues interest on this loan
at the rate of 18.45% per annum and makes monthly fixed payments of interest and
principal.
In
January 2008, the Company converted $35,650 of accounts payable, for advisory
services and expenses, from a related party (see note E – Related party
transactions) into a note payable. The Company accrues interest on this loan at
the rate of 1% per annum. As the note was due in September 2008, the loan is in
technical default. Accordingly, it is classified under the current portion of
long-term debt on the Company’s Balance Sheets.
NOTE
D - INCOME TAXES
The
Company’s tax expense differs from the tax expense based on statutory rate for
the period ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 (computed by applying the U.S.
federal income tax rate of 34 percent to the loss before taxes), as
follows:
F-22
NUGEN
HOLDINGS, INC.
NOTES
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 AND 2008
Year Ended
|
Year Ended
|
|||||||
September
30, 2009
|
September
30, 2008
|
|||||||
Computed
"expected" tax benefit – Federal
|
$
|
(109,653
|
)
|
$
|
(166,458
|
)
|
||
Computed
"expected" tax benefit – State
|
(12,771
|
)
|
(19,387
|
)
|
||||
Increase
in taxes resulting from:
|
||||||||
In
kind contribution of services
|
-
|
1,815
|
||||||
Change
in valuation allowance
|
122,424
|
184,030
|
||||||
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
The tax
effects of temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of
deferred tax assets and liabilities at September 30, 2009 and 2008 is as
follows:
September
30, 2009
|
September
30, 2008
|
|||||||
Deferred
tax assets:
|
||||||||
Net
operating loss carry-forwards
|
$
|
(1,091,222
|
)
|
$
|
(968,798
|
)
|
||
Total
deferred tax assets
|
(1,091,222
|
)
|
(968,798
|
)
|
||||
Less
valuation allowance
|
1,091,222
|
968,798
|
||||||
Net
deferred tax assets, net
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
As of
September 30, 2009 we had net operating loss carry-forwards (NOL) of
approximately $2,874,663 for U.S. income tax purposes that expire in varying
amounts through 2029.
The
valuation allowance for deferred tax assets of $1,091,222 and $968,798 at
September 30, 2009 and September 30, 2008, respectively, relates principally to
the uncertainty of the utilization of certain deferred tax assets, primarily net
operating loss carry forwards in various tax jurisdictions. The Company
continually assesses both positive and negative evidence to determine whether it
is more-likely-than-not that the deferred tax assets can be realized prior to
their expiration. Based on the Company's assessment it has determined the
deferred tax assets are not currently realizable.
NOTE
E - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Forgiveness of
debt
The
Company’s Chairman, CEO and President agreed to forgive $1,346,693 of the notes
and salary owed him by the Company, as of September 30, 2009. The debt has been
reclassified to Paid in capital on the Company’s Balance Sheet as of September
30, 2009.
Related
Parties
A
significant shareholder of the Company is the brother of the Company’s Chairman,
CEO and President. He loaned a total of $371,500 to the Company between August
2007 and September 2009 which is included in the Balance Sheet of the Company in
Due to related parties at September 30, 2009.
In
December 2006 the Company entered into an agreement with a firm to provide
financial advisory services to the Company. The Company granted the firm 111
shares of its Common Stock per the terms of the agreement.
In
January 2008 the Company terminated its agreement with the firm and converted
the $35,650 it owed the firm into a note payable which is included in the
Balance Sheet of the Company in Due to related parties at September 30,
2009.
NOTE
F - SIGNIFICANT CUSTOMERS
We have
historically derived significant revenue from a few key customers. Revenue from
one customer totaled $671,649 and $525,000 for the years ended September 30,
2009 and 2008, respectively, which was 84 percent and 84 percent of total
revenue, respectively.
Accounts
receivable from this same customer were 96 percent and 97 percent of total
accounts receivable as of September 30, 2009 and 2008,
respectively.
F-23
NUGEN
HOLDINGS, INC.
NOTES
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 AND 2008
NOTE
G - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
In August
2007, our subsidiary, NuGen Mobility entered into an asset purchase agreement
pursuant to which it acquired substantially all of the assets, and specified
liabilities of New Generation Motors Corporation, a Delaware corporation. The
agreement requires the payment to New Generation Motors of $1,000,000 pursuant
to a promissory note, which bears simple interest at the rate of six percent.
The principal amount of this note was reduced to $596,108 by the application of
$403,892 in credits. These credits consist of (i) an aggregate of $273,741 in
operational loans made by our principal shareholders to New Generation Motors to
allow them to continue operations prior to August 2007, (ii) $101,804 in
customer deposits that they retained though we were responsible for fulfilling
such customer orders, and (iii) $29,068 in amounts we agreed to pay to New
Generation Motors’s landlord for back rent.
The
principal and interest on the loan is to be repaid, on a quarterly basis, until
all amounts due thereon have been paid. The amount of each payment is equal to
the greater of (i) $7,500 and (ii) the product obtained by multiplying our Gross
Revenues (as defined) for the quarter by the applicable percentage rate. The
applicable percentage rate increases by one percentage point per year beginning
at 2% for 2007 increasing to 6% for 2011 and all subsequent years. The payment
is first applied to the accrued interest on the loan and the remainder, if any,
to the principal amount owed. As of the date hereof, an aggregate of $ 67,500
has been paid (nine quarterly payments of $7,500 per quarter) and all of the
payments have been applied to accrued interest. Accordingly, the principal
balance of the loan has been $596,108 since August 2007.
In
addition, if prior to July 13, 2014 we have paid this note in full, we are also
required to pay until July 13, 2014, on a quarterly basis, the product obtained
by multiplying 2.5% by the Gross Revenues in the applicable quarter. Gross
Revenues is defined as (i) all fees and other revenue that NuGen Mobility
receives from any source, (ii) the then-current fair market value of (x) the
assets purchased from New Generation Motors, or (y) the business (as a going
concern) or portion thereof sold or otherwise transferred to our affiliate, and
(iii) the proceeds from the sale or other disposition by NuGen Mobility to any
other third party of all or any portion of (x) the assets and/or (y) the
business as a going concern. To date, we have not been required to make any such
payments.
As part
of the asset purchase in 2007, the Company acquired a license agreement with an
Indian manufacturer in which its technology is embedded in that manufacturer’s
three-wheel Auto-Rickshaw. In connection with this contract, the Company also
agreed to assume the commitment, entered into by the Seller, for a conditional
grant of $700,000 from an Indian export bank, which will be paid back through a
2% royalty on the license agreement until $1,400,000 is paid back. Additionally,
the Indian export bank also provided a loan of $500,000 to the Seller. In
connection with this asset purchase agreement, NuGen Mobility assumed this
$500,000 loan on the condition that the loan would be converted to a conditional
grant (similar to the $700,000 conditional grant). The Company reached such
agreement with ICICI but the Company and ICIC never ratified such agreement. As
of September 30, 2009 no payments are owed to the Indian export bank, as the
Indian manufacturer is not actively marketing the product at present and no
payments are required until sales from this product are generated.
Lease
Commitments
Rental
expense for the years ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively, was
$79,744 and $70,603.
As part
of this transaction, NuGen acquired a license agreement with an Indian
manufacturer in which its technology is embedded in that manufacturer’s
three-wheel Auto-Rickshaw. In connection with this contract, NuGen also agreed
to assume the commitment, entered into by the Seller, for a conditional grant of
$700,000 from an Indian export bank, which is only required to be paid back once
the Indian manufacturer begins paying the Company licensing fees. NuGen does not
have a written assignment from the Indian export bank regarding its assumption
of this commitment. NuGen will then be obligated to pay the Indian export bank a
royalty received from the Indian manufacturer until $1,400,000 is repaid based
on a schedule in the agreement. Since the dates provided for in the schedule to
the agreement have passed, the agreement provides that if the actual sales
deviate substantially, the royalty schedule will have to be changed. To date,
the parties have not updated the schedule of royalty payments. Additionally, the
Indian export bank also provided a loan of $500,000 to the Seller. In
connection with this asset purchase agreement, NuGen assumed this $500,000 loan
on the condition that the loan would be converted to a conditional grant
(similar to the $700,000 conditional grant). In 2006, both the Seller and the
Indian export bank agreed to convert this second $500,000 loan to a
conditional grant under the same terms and conditions as the previous agreement.
However NuGen does not have a signed document indicating such agreement.
Currently, no demand has been made to NuGen for payment; accordingly, it is not
reflected as a liability on the Company’s balance sheet but rather it is
included under “Commitments and Contingencies”. As of September 30, 2009 no
payments are owed to the Indian export bank, as the Indian manufacturer is not
actively marketing the product at present and no payments are required until
sales from this product are generated.
NOTE
H - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Private placement and
reverse merger
In
November, 2009, the NuGen Mobility Inc. and NuGen Holdings Inc., a Delaware
corporation based in Houston, Texas (“NuGen Holdings”), entered into a letter of
intent relating to the NuGen Holdings’ proposed acquisition of NuGen Holding for
approximately 80% of the capital stock of NuGen Holdings on a fully-diluted
basis (the “Consideration”). Consummation of the contemplated transaction is
subject to the negotiation and execution of a mutually satisfactory definitive
share exchange agreement or merger agreement (the “Definitive Agreement”),
setting forth the specific terms and conditions of the transaction. The
execution of the Definitive Agreement is subject to the consummation by NuGen
Holdings of a private placement of no less than $1,000,000, approval by the
Board of Directors of both NuGen Mobility and NuGen Holdings, approval by the
shareholders of NuGen Mobility and the completion by NuGen Holdings of a
satisfactory review of the legal, financial and business condition of NuGen
Mobility, including the receipt of NuGen Holdings’ financial statements audited
in accordance with applicable SEC rules. NuGen Mobility, Inc. and NuGen
Holdings are obligated to use their reasonable best efforts to negotiate in good
faith the Definitive Agreement, which will contain, among other standard terms
and conditions, representations, warranties, covenants, indemnities and other
provisions customary in transactions of this nature, including without
limitation, representations and warranties as to the condition of the title held
to the assets of NuGen Mobility, the financial statements of NuGen Holdings, the
payment of taxes and contingent liabilities. Any necessary third-party consents
shall be obtained prior to consummation of the Transaction, including but not
limited to any consents required to be obtained from NuGen
Mobility lenders, creditors, vendors and lessors. As of the date of
this report, the transaction has not closed.
Conversion of debt to
equity
Concurrent
with the private placement, the holders of approximately $750,000 of debt in the
Company have agreed to exchange their debt for shares of stock based upon the
$0.15 share price offered in the private placement. Included in this total is
$371,500 of debt held by the brother of the Company’s Chairman, President and
CEO.
F-24
PART
II
INFORMATION
NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Item 13.
OTHER EXPENSES OF ISSUANCE AND DISTRIBUTION.
The
following table sets forth the expenses in connection with the issuance and
distribution of the securities being registered hereby. All such expenses will
be borne by the registrant; none shall be borne by any selling
stockholders.
Securities
and Exchange Commission registration fee
|
$
|
1,826.71
|
||
Legal
fees and expenses (1)
|
50,000.00
|
|||
Accounting
fees and expenses (1)
|
15,000.00
|
|||
Printing
expenses
|
1,000.00
|
|||
Blue
sky fees and expenses
|
N/A
|
|||
Transfer
agent and registrar fees and expenses
|
N/A
|
|||
Miscellaneous
|
—
|
|||
Total
|
$
|
67,826.71
|
(1)
Estimated.
Item
14. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES AND
AGENTS.
Section
145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (“DGCL”) provides, in general, that
a corporation incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware, such as our
company, may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be
made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding
(other than a derivative action by or in the right of the corporation) by reason
of the fact that such person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of
the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a
director, officer, employee or agent of another enterprise, against expenses
(including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement
actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action,
suit or proceeding if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such
person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the
corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no
reasonable cause to believe such person’s conduct was unlawful. In the case of a
derivative action, a Delaware corporation may indemnify any such person against
expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such
person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if
such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed
to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, except that no
indemnification will be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to
which such person will have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless
and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or
any other court in which such action was brought determines such person is
fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses.
We are
also permitted to apply for insurance on behalf of any director, officer,
employee or other agent for liability arising out of his actions, whether or not
the DGCL would permit indemnification.
Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Company pursuant
to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Company has been advised that in
the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is
against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore,
unenforceable.
In the
event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the
payment by the Company of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or
controlling person of the Company in the successful defense of any action, suit
or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in
connection with the securities being registered, the Company will, unless in the
opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent,
submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such
indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities
Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such
issue.
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Item 15.
RECENT SALES OF UNREGISTERED SECURITIES.
On
January 29, 2010, pursuant to the Merger, each share of NuGen’s common stock
issued and outstanding immediately prior to the closing of the Merger was
converted into the right to receive one share of InovaChem’s common stock. An
aggregate of 27,133,384 shares of Common Stock were issued to the two holders of
NuGen’s common stock, Eric Takamura and Ronald Takamura. The securities were
offered and sold in reliance on the exemption from registration afforded by
Section 4(2) under the Securities Act.
In
connection with the Merger, 4 holders of an aggregate of $846,475 of outstanding
indebtedness of NuGen converted their promissory notes (based on a $0.15 per
share conversion price) into an aggregate of 5,636,499 shares of Common Stock
(“Debt Conversion”). Simultaneous with the closing of the Merger, 15,236,667
shares of Common Stock were redeemed by InovaChem for a cash payment of $152.
The securities were offered and sold in reliance on the exemption from
registration afforded by Section 4(2) under the Securities Act.
On
January 29, 2010, and in connection with the Merger we accepted subscriptions
(the “Private Placement”) from 29 investors to purchase a total of 6,733,336
shares at a purchase price of $0.15 per share, or gross proceeds of $1,010,000.
On February 11, 2010, we closed on the Private Placement and accepted
subscriptions from an additional thirteen investors for a total of 3,599,999
shares of our common stock at a purchase price of $0.15 per share, or gross
proceeds of $540,000. Each investor in this offering had the right to purchase
an option from Eric Takamura, our Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, President
and a director, to purchase 50,000 shares of his common stock for an exercise
price of $0.50 per share. The purchase price of this option was $250, and as of
March 4, 2010 an aggregate of 33 investors purchased this option from Mr.
Takamura for an aggregate of 2,595,000 shares. We also entered into an agreement
with a representative of eleven of these accredited investors confirming that
such investors have the right, but not the obligation, to purchase a minimum of
$500,000 and a maximum of $700,000 of our Class A Preferred Stock at a price of
$0.15 per share and issued to this representative warrants to acquire 360,000
shares of our common stock exercisable until March 2011 at an exercise price
of $0.001 per share.
This
offering was made solely to “accredited investors,” as that term is defined in
Regulation D under the Securities Act. The securities sold in this offering were
not registered under the Securities Act, or the securities laws of any state,
and were offered and sold in reliance on the exemption from registration
afforded by Section 4(2) and Regulation D (Rule 506) under the Securities Act
and corresponding provisions of state securities laws, which exempt transactions
by an issuer not involving any public offering.
In
connection with the Private Placement, we issued Martinez-Ayme Securities
(“Martinez”), the placement agent, 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock pursuant to
the exemption from registration afforded by Section 4(2) and Regulation D (Rule
506) under the Securities Act.
In July
2008, we sold a total of 1,423,346 shares of our common stock to an aggregate of
46 people pursuant to our private securities offering, at a price of $.30 per
share, for aggregate proceeds of $426,999. Such issuance were exempt was exempt
from the registration requirements of the Act pursuant to, among other things,
Section 4(2) thereunder.
In June
2008, we issued an aggregate of 925,000 shares of common stock to the following
officers and directors on the following dates for services provided to us:
300,000 shares to William Zuo, a former officer, on June 28, 2008,
150,000 shares to Henry Toh, an officer on June 28, 2008, 100,000 shares to Shao
Jun Xu, a former officer, on June 28, 2008, 100,000 shares to Xiaojing Li on
June 28, 2008, 100,000 shares to Alan
Pritzker, our CFO, on June 28, 2008, 75,000 shares to Peter Michaels, a former
director, on June 30, 2008, 50,000 shares to Michael Kleinman, a director, on
June 30, 2008-08 and 50,000 shares to Robyn Kravit, a former director, on June
30, 2008. Such issuances were exempt from the registration requirements of the
Act pursuant to, among other things, Section 4(2) thereunder.
In June
2008, in connection with our acquisition of Trinterprise, LLC pursuant to a
reverse subsidiary merger, we issued an aggregate of 16,666,667shares of our
common stock to the five members of Trinterprise. Such issuance was exempt from
the registration requirements of the Act pursuant to, among other things,
Section 4(2) thereunder.
On
February 11, 2008, Exchequer, Inc. purchased all of the 100,000 outstanding
shares of our common stock from our original sole stockholder. We were then
renamed InovaChem, Inc. Following the purchase, we declared a stock dividend of
8.7 shares for every share of our common stock issued and outstanding, for an
aggregate dividend issuance of 870,000 shares of common stock to Exchequer,
Inc.. Contemporaneously therewith, we issued 1,530,000 shares of common stock to
five investors for an aggregate of $153,000., which issuance was exempt from the
registration requirements of the Act pursuant to, among other things, Section
4(2) thereunder.
On or
about September 27, 2007, we issued 100,000 shares of our common stock to Sheila
Hunter for $100. Such transaction was exempt from the registration requirements
of the Act pursuant to, among other things, Section 4(2)
thereunder.
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Item 16.
Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
Exhibit No.
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Description
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2.1
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Merger
Agreement, dated as of January 29, 2010, among NuGen Mobility, Inc.,
InovaChem, Inc. and InovaChem Mergerco II, Inc. (2)
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2.2
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Certificate
of Merger, dated January 29, 2010, between NuGen Mobility, Inc. and
InovaChem Mergerco II, Inc.(2)
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3.1
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Certificate
of Incorporation , as amended
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3.2
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Amended
and Restated Bylaws
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4.1
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Warrant
dated March 24, 2010 issued to Uzi Halevy(1)
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4.2
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Option
Agreement with John Salatino dated March 18, 2010
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5.1
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Opinion
of David Lubin & Associates, PLLC (8)
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10.1
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Form
of Subscription Agreement for the Private Placement (3)
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10.2
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Stock
Redemption, dated as of November 17, 2009, among Inovachem, Inc., William
Zuo, Xiaojing Li, Shao Jun Xu and Lu Yiu (3)
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10.3.1
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Conversion
Agreement, dated as of January 29, 2010, among InovaChem and Jardine
Capital Corp.
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10.3.2
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Conversion
Agreement, dated as of January 29, 2010, among InovaChem and Four M
International, Inc.
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10.3.3
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Conversion
Agreement, dated as of January 29, 2010, among InovaChem and Po Shin
Wong
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10.3.4
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Conversion
Agreement, dated as of January 29, 2010, among InovaChem and Ron
Takamura
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10.4
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Asset
Purchase Agreement, dated July 13, 2007, between NuGen Mobility, Inc. and
New Generation Motors Corporation (6)
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10.5
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Technical
Assistance Agreement, dated June 9, 2009, between NuGen Mobility Inc. and
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.* (6)
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10.6
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Technical
Support Agreement, dated as of September 23, 2009, between NuGen
Mobility, Inc. and Tube Investments of India Limited: Division BSA
Motors & TI Cycles of India* (6)
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10.7
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Master
License Agreement, dated December 17, 2005 between New
Generation Motors Corporation and Bajaj Auto, Ltd.*
(6)
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10.8
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SBIR
Contract with the US Department of Defense* (6)
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10.9
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Engagement
letter between NuGen Mobility, Inc. and Martinez-Ayme Securities, dated
November 9, 2009(3)
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10.10
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6%
Promissory Note, dated August 23, 2007 made by NuGen Mobility, Inc in
favor of New Generation Motors(3)
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10.11
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Employment
Agreement dated as of January 1, 2010 by and between Eric Takamura and
InovaChem, Inc.(4)
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10.12
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Employment
Agreement dated as of January 1, 2010 by and between Alan Pritzker and
InovaChem, Inc.(4)
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10.13
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2010
Stock Option Plan(4)
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10.14
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Letter
Agreement dated as of February 11, 2010 by and between Inovachem, Inc
and the representative of certain investors (6)
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10.15
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Stock
Pledge Agreement dated as of February 11, 2010, between Eric Takamura and
Uzi Halevy (6)
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10.16
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Letter
between InovaChem, Inc and John Salatino(4)
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10.17
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Conditional
Grant Agreement, dated October 3, 2001 with The ICICI Limited
(6)
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10.18
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Conversion
Agreement dated January 29, 2010, among InovaChem, Inc., NuGen Mobility,
Inc. and Four M International, Inc. (8)
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10.19
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Acknowledgments
dated December 11, 2009 from each of William Zuo, Henry Toh, Xiaojing Li,
Shao Jun Xu, Alan Pritzker and Michael Kleinman
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10.20
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Employee
Secrecy, Invention and Noncompetition Agreement dated November 1, 1995
between Joel Jermakian and New Generation Motor
Corporation
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10.21
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Form
of Option Agreement granted by Eric Takamura
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10.22
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Stock
Purchase Agreement dated November 9, 2009 among Eric Takamura, Hamilton
Clark & Co. and NuGen Mobility, Inc.
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16.1
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Letter
from Salberg & Company, P.A(5)
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21.1
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Subsidiaries
of the Registrant (6)
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23.1
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Consent
of Webb & Company, P.A.
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23.2
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Consent
of David Lubin & Associates, PLLC (Included in Exhibit
5.1)
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(1)
Incorporated by reference to the corresponding exhibit filed with our
Registration Statement on Form S-1 on March 25, 2010.
(2)
Incorporated by reference to the corresponding exhibit filed with our Current
Report on Form 8-K/A on February 9, 2010
(3)
Incorporated by reference to the corresponding exhibit filed with our Current
Report on Form 8-K on February 4, 2010.
(4)
Incorporated by reference to the corresponding exhibit filed with our Current
Report on Form 8-K on February 17, 2010.
(5)
Incorporated by reference to the corresponding exhibit filed with our Current
Report on Form 8-K on December 29, 2009.
(6)
Incorporated by reference to the corresponding exhibit filed with our
Registration Statement on Form S-1on June 25, 2010
(7)
Incorporated by reference to the corresponding exhibit filed with our Current
Report on Form 8-K on March 8, 2010.
(8) Incorporated by reference to the corresponding exhibit filed with
our Registration Statement on Form S-1 on August 24, 2010.
*
Confidential Treatment has been requested with respect to certain portions of
this Exhibit.
Item
17. Undertakings
The
undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1)
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To file, during any period in
which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this
registration statement:
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(i) To
include any propectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of
1933;
(ii) To
reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date
of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment
thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change
in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the
total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was
registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum
offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the
Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) (§230.424(b) of this chapter) if, in the
aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20% change in
the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of
Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement.
(iii) To
include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to
such information in the registration statement;
(2) That,
for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933,
each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration
statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering
thereof.
(3) To
remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the
securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
offering.
(4) That,
for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any
purchaser:
(i) If
the registrant is relying on Rule 430B:
(A) Each
prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3shall be deemed to
be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was
deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and
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(B) Each
prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7 as
part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an
offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x) for the purpose of
providing the information required by section 10(a) of the Securities Act of
1933 shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as
of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after
effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the
offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability
purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such
date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement
relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that
prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be
deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof. Provided, however, that no
statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the
registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated
by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the
registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale
prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in
the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration
statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date;
or
(ii)
If the registrant is subject to Rule 430C, each prospectus filed pursuant to
Rule 424(b) as part of a registration statement relating to an offering, other
than registration statements relying on Rule 430B or other than prospectuses
filed in reliance on Rule 430A, shall be deemed to be part of and included in
the registration statement as of the date it is first used after effectiveness.
Provided, however, that
no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the
registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated
by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the
registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale
prior to such first use, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the
registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement
or made in any such document immediately prior to such date of first
use.
(5) That,
for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities
Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the
securities:
The
undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of
the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless
of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the
securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the
following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the
purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such
purchaser:
(i) Any
preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to
the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;
(ii) Any
free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the
undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned
registrant;
(iii) The
portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing
material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided
by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and
(iv) Any
other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned
registrant to the purchaser.
Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may
be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant
pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been
advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is,
therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against
such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred
or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the
successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter
has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public
policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of
such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly
caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Ashburn, the State of
Virginia, in the United States of America, on the 7 th day of
October, 2010.
NUGEN
HOLDINGS, INC
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By:
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/s/ Eric Takamura
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Eric
Takamura
Chief
Executive Officer
(Principal
Executive Officer)
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By:
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/s/ Alan Pritzker
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Alan
Pritzker
Chief
Financial Officer and Secretary
(Principal
Accounting Officer and Principal Financial
Officer)
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Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement
has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates
indicated.
SIGNATURE
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TITLE
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DATE
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/s/ Eric Takamura
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CEO and
Director
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October
7, 2010
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Eric
Takamura
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(principal
executive officer)
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/s/ Alan Pritzker
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Chief
Financial Officer and Secretary
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October
7, 2010
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Alan
Pritzker
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(principal
accounting officer and
principal
financial officer)
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/s/ Henry Toh
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Director
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October
7, 2010
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Henry
Toh
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/s/ Dr. Michael Kleinman
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Director
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October
7, 2010
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Dr.
Michael Kleinman
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