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EX-32.1 - CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER - CRAILAR TECHNOLOGIES INCexhibit32-1.htm

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

FORM 10-Q

[ X ] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2011

[ ] TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from _____to _____

Commission File Number: 000-50367

NATURALLY ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES INC.
(Exact name of small business issuer as specified in its charter)

British Columbia 98-0359306
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

402-1008 Homer Street  
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6B 2X1
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(604) 683-8582
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

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

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

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

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

Large accelerated filer [ ] Accelerated filer [ ]
Non-accelerated filer [ ] (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) Smaller reporting company [ X ]

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

State the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common equity, as of the latest practicable date.
41,121,204 shares of common stock as of August 10, 2011.



NATURALLY ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES INC.
 
Quarterly Report On Form 10-Q
For The Quarterly Period Ended
June 30, 2011
 
INDEX

PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION 4
  Item 1. Financial Statements 4
  Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 13
  Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk 13
  Item 4. Controls and Procedures 22
       
PART II – OTHER INFORMATION 23
  Item 1. Legal Proceedings 23
  Item 1A. Risk Factors 23
  Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds 23
  Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities 23
  Item 4. (Removed and Reserved) 25
  Item 5. Other Information 25
  Item 6. Exhibits 25

2


FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This quarterly report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements in this quarterly report include, among others, statements regarding our capital needs, business plans and expectations. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to the following:

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

Forward-looking statements are made, without limitation, in relation to operating plans, property exploration and development, availability of funds, environmental reclamation, operating costs and permit acquisition. Any statements contained herein that are not statements of historical facts may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may”, “will”, “should”, “expect”, “plan”, “intend”, “anticipate”, “believe”, “estimate”, “predict”, “potential” or “continue”, the negative of such terms or other comparable terminology. Actual events or results may differ materially. In evaluating these statements, you should consider various factors, including the risks outlined in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010, this quarterly report on Form 10-Q, and, from time to time, in other reports that we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). These factors may cause our actual results to differ materially from any forward-looking statement. Given these uncertainties, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements.

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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

The following unaudited interim financial statements of Naturally Advanced Technologies, Inc. (sometimes referred to as “we”, “us” or “our Company”) are included in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q:

  Page
Consolidated Balance Sheets 5
Consolidated Statements of Operations 6
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows 7
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 8

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Naturally Advanced Technologies, Inc.
 
(A Development Stage Company)
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In US Dollars)
(Unaudited)
    June 30,     December 31,  
    2011     2010  
ASSETS            
             
Current            
     Cash and cash equivalents $  947,948   $  18,493  
     Accounts receivable   50,028     30,826  
     Inventory   24,000     -  
     Prepaid expenses and other   81,063     74,946  
     Current assets of discontinued operations   -     2,346  
    1,103,039     126,611  
Property and Equipment   127,622     58,783  
Intangible Assets   69,265     73,500  
             
  $  1,299,926   $  258,894  
             
LIABILITIES            
             
Current            
     Accounts payable $  449,472   $  526,239  
     Customer Deposits (Note 5)   375,000     125,000  
     Accrued Liabilities (Note 4)   410,675     324,861  
     Due to related party (Note 2)   928,036     956,945  
     Note payable (Note 4)   200,000     200,000  
    2,363,183     2,133,045  
             
Derivative liability   1,985,807     640,491  
    4,348,990     2,773,536  
             
             
STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT            
Capital Stock (Note 3)            
Authorized: 100,000,000 common shares without par value            
Issued and outstanding : 37,032,529 common shares
(December 31, 2010 - 35,313,202)
 
13,788,786
   
10,778,742
 
             
Additional Paid-in Capital   3,155,316     2,770,402  
             
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss   (134,862 )   (125,154 )
             
Deficit   (11,485,251 )   (11,485,251 )
             
Deficit accumulated in the development stage   (8,373,053 )   (4,453,381 )
             
    (3,049,064 )   (2,514,642 )
  $  1,299,926   $  258,894  

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

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Naturally Advanced Technologies, Inc.
(A Development Stage Company)
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(In US Dollars)
(Unaudited)
  Cumulative  
    For the three month period ended     For the six month period ended     from  
    June 30,     June 30,     October 1,  
          2010           2010     to  
          (Restated           (Restated     June 30,  
    2011     Note 6)     2011     Note 6)     2011  
                               
Expenses                              
                               
       Advertising and promotion $  54,780   $  50,628   $  109,603   $  102,861   $  397,207  
       Amortization and depreciation   11,123     8,453     21,298     16,730     66,547  
       Consulting and contract labour (Note 2 and 3)   453,176     81,527     623,407     209,807     1,428,558  
       General and administrative   137,408     104,315     246,765     193,394     776,959  
       Interest   42,896     89,397     78,860     123,339     278,892  
       Professional fees   86,147     69,931     198,516     96,946     540,364  
       Research and development   284,872     133,858     448,069     259,999     1,281,731  
       Salaries and benefits (Note 2 and 3)   337,917     265,858     694,775     478,026     2,120,923  
          -           -     -  
Loss before other items   1,408,319     803,967     2,421,293     1,481,102     6,891,181  
                               
Other Items                              
       Other income   -     -     -     150     1,177  
       Write down of equipment   -     -     -     -     (94,486 )
       Fair value adjustment of derivative liability   (1,083,922 )   82,876     (1,498,379 )   59,987     (1,399,880 )
                               
Loss from continuing operations   (2,492,241 )   (721,091 )   (3,919,672 )   (1,420,965 )   (8,384,370 )
                               
Gain (Loss) from discontinued operations   -     (22,055 )   -     11,374     11,317  
                               
Net loss for the period $  (2,492,241 ) $  (743,146 ) $  (3,919,672 ) $  (1,409,591 ) $  (8,373,053 )
                               
Loss from continuing operations per share (basic and diluted) $  (0.07 ) $  (0.02 ) $  (0.11 ) $  (0.04 )    
                               
Earnings (Loss) from discontinued operations per share (basic and diluted) $  0.00   $  0.00   $  0.00   $  0.00      
                               
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding (basic and diluted)   36,446,431     34,318,198     35,958,979     33,851,332      

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

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Naturally Advanced Technologies, Inc.
(A Development Stage Company)
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(In US Dollars)
                Cumulative from  
    For six months ended June 30,     October 1, 2009  
          2010 (Restated     to  
    2011     Note 6)   June 30, 2011  
                   
Cash flows from (used in) operating activities                  
 Net loss from continuing operation for the period $  (3,919,672 ) $  (1,420,965 )   (8,384,370 )
 Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash from operating activities                  
 Amortization and depreciation   21,298     16,730     66,547  
 Write down of equipment   -     -     94,486  
 Stock based compensation   796,740     372,475     1,976,164  
 Non cash finance charge   -     54,580     -  
 Gain on foreign exchange   -     -     (71,990 )
 Fair value adjustment of derivative liability   1,498,379     (59,987 )   1,399,880  
                   
Changes in working capital assets and liabilities                  
 (Increase) decrease in accounts receivable   (19,202 )   (768 )   26,919  
 (Increase) in inventory   (24,000 )   -     (24,000 )
 (Increase) decrease in prepaid expenses   (6,117 )   8,050     (10,938 )
 (Decrease) increase in accounts payable   (76,767 )   72,604     111,611  
 Increase in customer deposits   250,000     -     375,000  
 Increase (decrease) in accrued liabilities   85,814     (174,517 )   280,986  
 (Decrease) increase in due to related parties   (28,909 )   (79 )   28,036  
                   
 Net cash used in operating activities of continuing operations   (1,422,436 )   (1,131,877 )   (4,131,669 )
                   
 Net cash provided by discontinued operations   2,346     30,240     79,982  
 Net cash flows used in operating activities   (1,420,090 )   (1,101,637 )   (4,051,687 )
                   
Cash flows used in investing activities                  
 Purchase of property and equipment   (76,899 )   (225 )   (115,986 )
 Acquisition of trademarks and license   (9,003 )   (5,077 )   (21,918 )
                   
Net cash flows used in investing activities   (85,902 )   (5,302 )   (137,904 )
                   
Cash flows from (used in) financing activities                  
 Issuance of capital stock   2,445,155     1,620,937     4,119,823  
 Notes payable         -        
 Related parties payments   -     -     (69,015 )
Net cash flows from financing activities   2,445,155     1,620,937     4,050,808  
                   
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents   (9,708 )   (58,447 )   33,284  
                   
Increase (decrease) in cash   929,455     455,551     (105,499 )
                   
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period   18,493     421,452     1,053,447  
                   
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period $  947,948   $  877,003   $  947,948  
                   
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION                  
AND NON-CASH FINANCING AND INVESTING ACTIVITIES:                  
     Cash paid for interest $  89,140   $  54,480     -  
     Cash paid for income taxes $  -   $  -   $  -  
     Capital stock issued in settlement of accounts payable $  -   $  -   $  -  
     Capital stock issued as finance fee $  -   $  -   $  -  

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

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Naturally Advanced Technologies Inc.
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
June 30, 2011
(Unaudited)

1.

Basis of Presentation

   

These unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial reporting and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. They do not include all information and footnotes required by United States generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) for complete financial statement disclosure. However, except as disclosed herein, there have been no material changes in the information contained in the notes to the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2010, included in the Company’s Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Operating results for the six months ended June 30, 2011 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2011. These interim unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the information included in the Company’s Form 10-K filed on April 14, 2011 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

   

In the opinion of management, the accompanying balance sheet and related interim statement of operations, and cash flows include all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring items, necessary for their fair presentation in conformity with US GAAP. Preparing financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue, and expenses. Examples include: estimates of loss contingencies, product warranties, product life cycles, product returns, and stock-based compensation forfeiture rates. Actual results and outcomes may differ from management’s estimates and assumptions.

   

We evaluated events occurring between the end of our fiscal quarter, June 30, 2011 and the date the financial statements were issued.

   

Recent accounting pronouncements with future effective dates are not expected to have an impact on the Company’s financial statements.

   
2.

Related Parties Transactions


  a)

As at June 30, 2011, the Company owed $928,036 (December 31, 2010 - $956,945) to a director of the Company. The loan is secured by a subordinated charge on the assets of the Company. The loan bears interest rate of 12% and was due on July 12, 2011. An accrual for interest of $28,037 (December 31, 2010 - $56,945) has been included in due to related parties as at June 30, 2011. On July 12, 2011 the loan was repaid including all interest.

     
  b)

During the six month period ended June 30. 2011, $455,646 (2010 - $124,740) was incurred for remuneration to officers and directors of the Company. Of this amount, $284,646 (2010 - $158,511) was recorded as Salaries and Benefits expense and $171,000 (2010 - $90,000) was recorded as Contract Labour expense.

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Naturally Advanced Technologies Inc.
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
June 30, 2011
(Unaudited)

3.

Capital Stock

     

During the period ended June 30, 2011, the Company issued shares of common stock as follows:

     
a)

Total of 778,231 shares were issued pursuant to the exercise of employee and consultants options between $0.87 and $1.15 per share for proceeds of $801,658. Total of 698,231 options with total proceed of $716,258 were exercised by the directors and officers of the Company.

     
b)

Total of 852,412 shares issued pursuant to the exercise of warrants between $1.25 and $1.95 per share for proceeds of $1,534,899.

     
c)

Total of 39,451 shares issued pursuant to the exercise of agent’s warrants at $1.38 for proceeds of $ 54,442.

     
d)

Total of 49,233 units were issued pursuant to the exercise of agent’s warrants at $1.10 for proceeds of $ 54,156. Each agent’s unit consists of one common share and one half non- transferable common stock purchase warrant exercisable at $1.38 per share expiring September 2012.

Share purchase warrants outstanding at June 30, 2011, are summarized as follows:

    Weighted Average
    Remaining
Range of Exercise Prices Number of Shares Contractual Life (yr)
     
$1.10 - $1.95 1,012,439 1.34

  Share purchase warrants outstanding are:            
               
            Weighted-  
            Average  
      Shares     Exercise Price  
   Warrants outstanding at December 31, 2010   1,928,918   $  1.54  
   Warrants granted during the period   24,617     1.38  
   Warrants exercised during the period   (941,096 )   1.75  
   Warrants outstanding at June 30, 2011   1,012,439   $  1.34  

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Naturally Advanced Technologies Inc.
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
June 30, 2011
(Unaudited)

3.

Capital Stock (cont.)

Stock options outstanding at June 30, 2011 are summarized as follows:

    Weighted      
    Average Weighted   Weighted
Range of   Remaining Average   Average
Exercise    Number Contractual Exercise Number Exercise
Prices Outstanding Life (yr) Price Exercisable Price
           
$0.87 - $1.55    4,517,421 3.23 $1.11      1,993,137 $1.13

  Stock options outstanding are:            
               
            Weighted-Average  
      Shares     Exercise Price  
  Options outstanding, December 31, 2010   5,339,877   $  1.08  
  Options issued during the period   400,000     1.55  
  Options exercised during the period   (778,231 )   1.03  
  Options expired during the period   (444,225 )   1.15  
  Options outstanding, June 30, 2011   4,517,421   $  1.11  

During the six month period ended June 30, 2011, 778,231 options were exercised and a total of $411,826 has been reclassified from additional paid-in capital to capital stock.

During the six month period ended June 30, 2011, the Company granted a total of 400,000, five year common stock options to employees and consultants, exercisable at $1.55, with a fair value of $538,501. These options were granted under the terms of the Company’s 2010 Fixed Share Option Plan.

The fair value of options issued during the period ended June 30, 2011, was determined using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions:

  Risk-free interest rate   1.56%  
  Volatility factor   86%  
  Expected life of options, in years   5  
  Weighted average fair value of options granted $ 1.35  

During the six month period ended June 30, 2011, 1,223,354 (2010: 349,100) options vested under the Company’s 2010 Fixed Share Option Plan. A total expense of $796,740 (2010: $372,475) were recorded as stock-based compensation, of this amount $415,723 (2010-$152,221) was included in Consulting and Contract Labour expense and $381,017 (2010- $151,692) was included in Salaries and Benefits expense.

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Naturally Advanced Technologies Inc.
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
June 30, 2011
(Unaudited)

4.

Note Payable

   

As at June 30, 2011 the Company owed $200,000 (December 31, 2000 - $200,000) on a note payable which is due on August 22, 2011. The loan bears interest at a rate of 12% per annum. Included in accrued liabilities at June 30, 2011 is an accrual for interest of $163,408 (December 31 2010- $151,631). The note is secured by a fixed charge and a general security interest in all assets of the Company, subject and subordinate, to any borrowing by the Company with banks and lending institutions.

   
5.

Customer Deposit

   

As at June 30, 2011, the Company had received a refundable deposit of $375,000 (December 31, 2010 - $125,000) for goods to be manufactured.

   
6.

Restatement

   

The consolidated financial statements for the period ended June 30, 2010 have been restated to correct the accounting for warrants that were issued in connection with a previous private placement. The exercise price of these warrants is denominated in United States dollars, which differs from the Company’s functional currency (Canadian dollar) and therefore these warrants cannot be considered to be indexed to the Company’s own stock. Accordingly the fair value of the warrants must be accounted for as a derivative liability with changes in fair value recorded in the statement of operations.

   

The effect of the resulting adjustments on the company’s consolidated financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2010 is as follows:


  Consolidated statement of operations for the three month period ended June 30 2010        
      As previously              
      reported     Adjustment     As restated  
  Fair value adjustment of derivative liability $  -   $  (82,876 ) $ (82,876 )

  Consolidated statement of operations for the six month period ended June 30 2010        
      As previously              
      reported     Adjustment     As restated  
  Fair value adjustment of derivative liability $  -   $  (59,987 ) $  (59,987 )

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Naturally Advanced Technologies Inc.
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
June 30, 2011
(Unaudited)

7.

Subsequent Events


  a)

On July 8, 2011 the Company completed the public offering of 3,800,000 units (the “Units”) of the Company at a price of C$3.45 per Unit for aggregate gross proceeds of C$13,110,000 (the “Offering”). Each Unit is comprised of one common share and one half of one common share purchase warrant of the Company (each whole common share purchase warrant, a “Warrant”). Each Warrant entitles the holder thereof to acquire one common share of the Company at an exercise price of C$4.50 per common share at any time prior to July 8, 2013.

     
 

The Company has paid 6% of the gross proceeds of the offering and has granted option (the “Compensation Option” equal to 6% of the offerings. Compensation Option entitles the underwriter to purchase one unit (the “Compensation Unit”) for 24 months after closing of the Offering. Each Compensation unit includes one common share (the “Compensation Share”) and one half of one warrant (the “Compensation Warrant”). Each Compensation Warrant is exercisable for 24 months after closing at $4.5 per warrant. The Company has also granted to the syndicate of underwriters, an option (the “Over-Allotment Option”), exercisable in whole or in part at any time up to 30 days following the closing of the Offering, to purchase up to an additional 15% of the Offering solely to cover over-allotments, if any, and for market stabilization purposes. Over-Allotment Option entitles the underwriter to purchase maximum of 570,000 units (the “Over- Allotment Unit”) at offering price, maximum 285,000 warrants (the “Over-Allotment Warrant”) at $0.32.

     
  b)

The Underwriter’s Over-Allotment Option has been partially exercised and the Underwriters have purchased an additional 212,500 Over-Allotment Unit at C$3.45 per unit, and 100,445 Over- Allotment Warrant, at C$0.32 per warrant, for aggregate gross proceeds to the Company of approximately C$765,267. Each Over-Allotment Unit is comprised of one common share and one half of one common share purchase warrant of the Company. Each whole warrant entitles the holder thereof to acquire one common share of the Company at an exercise price of C$4.50 per common share at any time prior to July 8, 2013.

     
  c)

On July 12, 2011, the Company repaid a related party loan in full (Note 2a).

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following discussion and analysis of our results of operations and financial position should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and the notes thereto included elsewhere in this Report. Our consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. All references to dollar amounts in this section are in U.S. dollars unless expressly stated otherwise.

The matters discussed in this Report that are not historical or current facts deal with potential future circumstances and developments. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the development plans for the Company’s growth, trends in the results of the Company’s development, anticipated development plans, operating expenses and the Company’s anticipated capital requirements and capital resources. As such, these forward-looking statements may include words such as “plans”, “intends”, “anticipates”, “should”, “estimates”, “expects”, “believes”, “indicates”, “targeting”, “suggests” and similar expressions. The actual results are expected to differ from these forward-looking statements and these differences may be material.

In this Report, “NAT”, “we”, “us”, “our” and the “Company” refer to Naturally Advanced Technologies Inc. and its subsidiaries, unless the context otherwise requires.

OVERVIEW

We are a Green Tech company focused on providing environmentally friendly textile, composite, biomass and pulping solutions through the cost effective process of converting industrial hemp, flax and other bast fiber crops via our patented CRAiLAR® and CRAiLEXTM technologies. We are bringing sustainable bast fiber-based products to market, providing environmentally friendly natural fiber alternatives for a broad range of existing and emerging product applications, with equivalent or superior performance characteristics to cotton, wood or fossil-fuel based competitors. As of the date of this Report, our business operations consist of the development and execution of our proprietary processing platforms called CRAiLAR® and CRAiLEXTM technology, which are bast fiber processing technologies targeted at the textile, pulping, composite and plastics industries.

The Naturally Advanced Technologies Solution

Bast fiber from flax and hemp is known to combine attractive performance characteristics with superior agronomic properties, providing sustainable, natural product solutions for a vast range of market applications.

However, two factors have created a barrier to the exploitation of these crops: 1) until recently industrial hemp cultivation was prohibited in much of the developed world, and 2) the technologies had not been developed to transform raw bast fiber into the quality of products that was demanded.

The first barrier is no longer an issue, with commercial hemp cultivation legalized in Canada in 1998. The U.S. is one of the last countries that still actively discourage hemp cultivation.

We believe that we have dismantled the second barrier. In concert with our key technology partners, Alberta Innovates --Technology Futures (formerly the Alberta Research Council) and the National Research Council, we have developed proprietary technologies (the CRAiLAR® and CRAiLEXTM platforms) to process flax/hemp fiber into superior decorticated bast fiber, bast fiber, dissolving pulp and fluff pulp; all environmentally friendly products that are fully fungible with traditional pulp and cotton processing lines. These products offer the comfort apparel, absorbent pulp and paper, and performance apparel sectors the ability to substitute superior natural fiber alternatives into their existing production lines, while unlocking a host of additional commercial opportunities in existing and emerging markets.

We are developing proprietary technology for the engineering, processing and production of textile fibers, composite materials, cellulose pulp, and their resulting byproducts. Developed in collaboration with the National Research Council of Canada and Alberta Innovates -- Technology Futures, the CRAiLAR and CRAiLEX biomass technology platforms offer cost-effective and environmentally friendly processing and production of industrial flax and hemp for global textile, composite material, pulp and paper and energy markets. We have the global exclusive rights to any new intellectual property developed under these collaborations. The technology developed is expected to displace some cotton and organic cotton use in textiles, some polyester and nylon use in performance textiles, some fiberglass use in composite materials, some wood pulp use in pulp and paper applications and some oil and gas use in energy markets. The feedstock sources are environmentally efficient bast fibers such as flax and industrial hemp. During the third quarter of 2008, fiber was spun and then knitted into fabric suitable for T-shirts or other knit garments using the CRAiLAR® Organic Fibers technology.

As a result of testing of CRAiLAR Organic Fibers at NC State University during the third quarter of 2008, we entered into joint development agreements with Hanesbrands and Georgia Pacific Consumer Products. We will be conducting further evaluation of its CRAiLAR Organic Fibers with both commercialization partners over the course of the next several months, with a view to arriving at commercialization terms at the successful conclusion of those trials.

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We are organized into two brand platforms to best develop, test and commercialize our technology platforms. These include:

1. CRAiLAR Fibers: (near term development/ commercialization) The CRAiLAR Fibers division is responsible for CRAiLAR applications in the apparel and textile industries. Using the core fiber from the bast fiber crop, CRAiLAR Fibers can be spun into a traditional yarn, or formed into a mat using non woven technology.

2. CRAiLEX : (near term development/ commercialization) Focused on applications for our eco-friendly cellulosic pulp, the Advanced Materials division develops technologies for the processing of these cellulose-based fibers in Pulp and Paper, Bioplastics and Performance Apparel industries.

Recent Developments

On September 20, 2010, we announced that we have created a sustainable, commercially viable complement to cotton using flax as a raw material. After successfully transforming hemp fibers into yarns and fabrics with the desirable qualities of cotton, we are now engaged in a strategic shift to use flax fibers as the foundation for the next phase of our proprietary CRAiLAR Fiber technology.

We believe that compared to current cotton prices, flax is a cost-effective raw material for fiber production. The CRAiLAR process can also be used with the stalk portion of the oilseed flax plant -- traditionally cultivated for food and industrial applications -- which would normally be discarded during processing. We believe that making use of this byproduct, in addition to processing fiber-variety flax, enhances CRAiLAR’s sustainability factor.

The all-natural CRAiLAR process removes the binding agents from flax that contribute to its stiff texture. The process bathes bast fibers in a proprietary enzyme wash that transforms them into soft, yet strong and durable textile fibers, which can be used in both fashion and industrial applications. We believe that fibers made through the CRAiLAR process have the comfort and breathability of cotton, with the strength, moisture-wicking properties and shrink-resistance of sturdy bast fibers. Our recent trials have shown that flax can be spun on existing machinery to produce a yarn that can be used alone or blended with other fibers.

On January 18, 2011, we announced that we have joined forces with Hanesbrands Inc. and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) in a cooperative research project designed to cultivate and evaluate the viability of various flax strains for use in CRAiLAR technology. The project takes place in South Carolina and has an initial term of one year with a renewal option for two additional years.

On March 17, 2011, we announced that we signed a ten-year CRAiLAR® fiber supply agreement with Hanesbrands Inc. to commercialize the Company’s proprietary fibers.

On April 14, 2011, we announced that we had entered into a short term CRAiLAR® Flax fiber development agreement with Levi Strauss & Co. beginning in April 2011 to support evaluation of processing CRAiLAR flax fiber in woven casual apparel products, specifically denim and non-denim, bottom and top weight fabrics.

In June 2011 the Company entered into a short-term CRAiLAR Flax fiber development agreement with Cintas Corporation beginning June 2011 to support evaluation of processing CRAiLAR flax fiber in corporate identity uniform programs.

In June 2011 the Company entered into a joint development agreement with Hercules Incorporated, a subsidiary of Ashland Inc., beginning June 2011 to support evaluation of CRAiLEX cellulosic products for multiple products.

On July 14, 2011 the Company entered into an agreement with Carolina Eastern Precision Ag, of Pamplico, S.C., to provide agronomic consultation to the Company and its contractors in the region. Under the terms of the agreement, Carolina Eastern will assist NAT in the recruitment of growers and contractors, and advise on all cultivation related to flax that will be turned into its branded CRAiLAR fiber including seeding rates, fertilization, and weed control. NAT plans to contract more than 15,000 acres of flax, grown as a winter crop, in its first year.

On July 8, 2011 the Company completed the public offering of 3,800,000 units (the “Units”) of the Company at a price of C$3.45 per Unit for aggregate gross proceeds of C$13,110,000 (the “Offering”). Each Unit is comprised of one common share and one half of one common share purchase warrant of the Company (each whole common share purchase warrant, a “Warrant”). Each Warrant entitles the holder thereof to acquire one common share of the Company at an exercise price of C$4.50 per common share at any time prior to July 8, 2013.

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On July 20, 2011 the Underwriter’s over-allotment option has been partially exercised and the Underwriters have purchased an additional 212,500 units (each a “Over-Allotment Unit”), at C$3.45 per Over-Allotment Unit, and 100,445 warrants (each a “Over-Allotment Warrant”) of the Company, at C$0.32 per Over-Allotment Warrant, for aggregate gross proceeds to the Company of approximately C$765,267. Each Over-Allotment Unit is comprised of one common share and one half of one common share purchase warrant of the Company. Each whole warrant entitles the holder thereof to acquire one common share of the Company at an exercise price of C$4.50 per common share at any time prior to July 8, 2013.

The Company plans to use the net proceeds from the Offering (including the net proceeds from the over-allotment option exercise) for capacity expansion, debt repayment, working capital and other general corporate purposes. The Company is confident that it now has the capital to achieve commercialization of its technology.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following discussion and analysis of our results of operations and financial position should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and the notes thereto included elsewhere in this Report. Our consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. All references to dollar amounts in this section are in U.S. dollars unless expressly stated otherwise.

The matters discussed in these sections that are not historical or current facts deal with potential future circumstances and developments. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the development plans for the Company’s growth, trends in the results of the Company’s development, anticipated development plans, operating expenses and the Company’s anticipated capital requirements and capital resources. As such, these forward-looking statements may include words such as “plans”, “intends”, “anticipates”, “should”, “estimates”, “expects”, “believes”, “indicates”, “targeting”, “suggests” and similar expressions. The actual results are expected to differ from these forward-looking statements and these differences may be material.


Three months ended June 30,   Six months ended June 30,  
2011 2010 % Change 2011 2010 % Change
Loss from Operations ($2,492,241) ($721,091) (246%) ($3,919,672) ($1,420,965) (175%)
Gain (Loss) from Discontinued Operations - ($22,055) - $ 11,374
Net Loss ($2,492,241) ($743, 146) (235%) ($3,919,672) ($1,409,591) (178%)
Loss/share Operations ($0.07) ($0.02) ($0.11) ($0.04)
Loss/share discontinued ($0.00) ($0.00) ($0.00) ($0.00)

Three Month Period Ended June 30, 2011, Compared to three Month Period Ended June 30, 2010

Revenue and Gross Margins

Our net operational loss from continuing operations during the three-month period ended June 30, 2011, was ($2,492,241) compared to ($721,091) during the three-month period ended June 30, 2010 (an increase in loss of $ 1,771,150). The increase in loss was due to a loss in the fair value adjustment of a derivative liability, an increase in stock based compensation, an increase in research and development cost and an increase in professional fees.

Operating Expenses

During the three-month period ended June 30, 2011, we recorded operating expenses of $1,408,319 compared to operating expenses of $803,967 for the same period in 2010. Operating expenses consisted of:

  • $54,780 (2010: $50,628) in advertising and promotion, an increase of 8%

  • $11,123 (2010: $8,453) in amortization and depreciation, an increase of 32%;

  • $453,176 (2010: $81,527) in consulting and contract labour, an increase of 456 %;

  • $137,408 (2010: $104,315) in general and administrative, an increase of 32%;

  • $42,896 (2010: $89,397) in interest, a decrease of 52%;

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  • $86,147 (2010: $69,931) in professional fees, an increase of 23 %;

  • $284,872 (2010: $133,858) in research and development, an increase of 113%; and

  • $337,917 (2010: $265,858) in salaries and benefits, an increase of 27%

Consulting and contract labor expenses increased to $453,176 for the three-month period ended June 30, 2011, from $81,527 compared to the same period in 2010 due to a bonus and an increase in stock based compensation.

General and administrative expenses increased to $137,408 for the three-month period ended June 30, 2011, compared to $104,315 for the same period in 2010. The increase in general and administrative expenses was primarily due to higher travel costs.

Interest expenses decreased to $42,896 for the three-month period ended June 30 2011, compared to $89,397 for the same period in 2010. A charge for extending the expiry date of share purchase warrants was included in interest expense the previous year.

Professional fees were $86,147 for the three month period ended June 30, 2011, compared to $69,931 for the same three month period in 2010. This was due to an increase in legal fees associated with an increase in commercial agreements and year end audit fees recognized in this quarter.

Research and development costs were $284,872 for the three-month period ended June 30, 2011, compared to $133,858 for the same three-month period in 2010. This was due to costs associated with the development of CRAiLEX and increased testing and development of CRAiLAR.

Salaries and benefits expenses increased to $337,917 for the three-month period ended June 30, 2011, compared with $265,858 for the same period in 2010. This increase was caused by an increase in stock based compensation and bonuses to management.

Net Loss

Our net loss during the three-month period ended June 30, 2011, was ($2,492,241, or $0.07 per share) compared to ($743,146, or $0.02 per share) during the three-month period ended June 30, 2010, which represents an increase in net loss of 235%. This increase in net loss was primarily due to the loss from the fair value adjustment of a derivative liability of $1,083,922 (2010 - a gain of $82,876), an increase in stock based compensation $421,247 (2010 - $175,069), and an increase in research and development costs to $284,872, (2010 - $133,858).

For the three-month period ended June 30, 2011, the weighted average number of shares outstanding was 36,446,431, compared to 34,318,198 at June 30, 2010.

Six Month Period Ended June 30, 2011, Compared to Six Month Period Ended June 30, 2010

Revenue and Gross Margins

Our net operational loss from continuing operations during the six-month period ended June 30, 2011, was ($3,919,672) compared to ($1,420,965) during the six-month period ended June 30, 2010 (an increase in loss of $2,498,707). The increase in loss was due to a loss in the fair value adjustment of a derivative liability, an increase in stock based compensation, an increase in research and development costs and an increase in professional fees.

Operating Expenses

During the six-month period ended June 30, 2011, we recorded operating expenses of $2,421,293 compared to operating expenses of $1,481,102 for the same period in 2010. Operating expenses consisted of:

  • $109,603 (2010: $102,861) in advertising and promotion, an increase of 7%;

  • $21,298 (2010: $16, 730) in amortization and depreciation, an increase of 27%;

  • $623,407 (2010: $209,807) in consulting and contract labour, an increase of 197%;

  • $246,765 (2010: $193,394) in general and administrative, an increase of 28%;

  • $78,860 (2010: $123,339) in interest, a decrease of 36%;

  • $198,516 (2010: $96,946) in professional fees, an increase of 105%;

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  • $448,069 (2010: $259,999) in research and development, an increase of 72%; and

  • $694,775 (2010: $478,026 ) in salaries and benefits, an increase of 45 %.

Consulting and contract labor expenses increased to $623,407 for the six-month period ended June 30, 2011, from $209,807 compared to the same period in 2010 due to a bonus and an increase in stock based compensation.

General and administrative expenses increased to $246,765 for the six-month period ended June 30, 2011, compared to $193,394 for the same period in 2010. The increase in general and administrative expenses was primarily due to higher travel costs.

Interest expenses decreased to $78,860 for the six-month period ended June 30 2011, compared to $123,339 for the same period in 2010. A charge for extending the expiry date of share purchase warrants was included in interest expense the previous year.

Professional fees were $198,516 for the six month period ended June 30, 2011, compared to $96,946 for the same month period in 2010. This was due to an increase in legal fees associated with an increase in commercial agreements.

Research and development costs were $448,069 for the six-month period ended June 30, 2011, compared to $259,999 for the same period in 2010. This was due to costs associated with the development of CRAiLEX and increased testing and development of CRAiLAR.

Salaries and benefits expenses increased to $694,775 for the six-month period ended June 30, 2011, compared with $478,026 for the same period in 2010. This increase was caused by an increase in stock based compensation and bonuses to management.

Net Loss

Our net loss during the six-month period ended June 30, 2011, was ($3,919,672, or $0.11 per share) compared to ($1,409,591, or $0.04 per share) during the six-month period ended June 30, 2010, which represents an increase in net loss of 178%. This increase in net loss was primarily due to the loss from the fair value adjustment of a derivative liability of $1,498,379, (2010 - a gain of $59,987), an increase in stock based compensation to $796,740, (2010 – $372,475) and an increase in research and development costs to $448,069, (2010 - $259,999).

For the six-month period ended June 30, 2011, the weighted average number of shares outstanding was 35,958,979 compared to 33,851,332 at June 30, 2010.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

For the three-month period ended June 30, 2011, our current assets were $1,103,039 and our current liabilities were $2,363,183, which resulted in a working capital deficit of $1,260,144. As at June 30, 2011, total assets were $1,299,926, consisting of:

  • $947,948 in cash and cash equivalents;

  • $50,028 in accounts receivable;

  • $24,000 in inventory;

  • $81,063 in prepaid expenses and other;

  • $127,622 in property and equipment; and

  • $69,265 in intangible assets.

As at June 30, 2011, total liabilities were $3,376,417 and were comprised of:

  • $449,472 in accounts payable;

  • $375,000 in customer deposits

  • $410,675 in accrued liabilities;

  • $928,036 in due to related party;

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  • $200,000 in note payable; and

  • $1,985,807 in derivative liabilities

Stockholders’ Equity decreased by $534,422 from ($2,514,642) at December 31, 2010, to $(3,049,064) at June 30, 2011.

Cash Flows from Operating Activities

The cash flows used in operations of continuing operations for the six-month period ended June 30, 2011, were ($1,422,436) compared with ($1,131,877) for the same period in 2010. Cash flows used in operations for the six-month period ended June 30, 2011, consisted primarily of a net loss of ($3,919,672) from continuing operations, offset by certain items, including: stock based compensation of $796,740 (2010 - $372,475); fair value adjustment of derivative liability of $1,498,379 (2010 –($59,987)); increase in accounts receivable of ($19,202) (2010 – ($768)); increase in inventory ($24,000) (2010 - $nil); increase in prepaid expenses ($6,117) (2010 – decrease of $8,050); decrease in accounts payable of ($76,767) (2010 – increase of $72,604); an increase in customer deposits of $250,000 (2010- $Nil); an increase in accrued liabilities of $85,814, (2010 – a decrease of ($174,517)); and decrease in amounts due to related parties ($28,909), (2010 – ($79)).

Cash Flows from Investing Activities

The cash flows used in investing activities for the six-month period ended June 30, 2011, were ($85,902) compared to ($5,302) for the same period in 2010. Cash flows used in investing activities consisted of a purchase of property and equipment totaling $76,899 in 2011 (2010 - $225) and the acquisition of trademarks and licenses totaling $9,003 in 2011 (2010 - $5,077).

Cash Flows from Financing Activities

Cash flows provided by financing activities for the six month period ended June 30, 2011, totaled $2,445,155 versus $1,620,937 during the same period in 2010. The primary source of cash flows from financing activities during these two periods was the issuance of capital stock.

Effect of Exchange Rate

The effect of exchange rates on cash resulted in an unrealized loss of ($9,708) for the six months ended June 30, 2011, as compared with an unrealized loss of ($58,447) in the same period of 2010.

Discontinued Operations - HTNaturals

During fiscal 2009, we closed our apparel business, which operated under the brand name “HTnaturals”. The apparel business is classified as discontinued operations in our consolidated financial statements. We decided to close our apparel division to focus on our CRAiLAR® and CRAiLEXTM technology. The warehouse lease was not renewed, the sales team was terminated and all other elements of our apparel division were discontinued.

PLAN OF OPERATION

Management expects to continue expanding its business platform through the development and commercialization of CRAiLAR® Fibers and CRAiLEXTM Advanced Materials technology for bast fiber processing and production, with resulting textile, composite, pulp and fiber products expected to address inherent environmental problems currently affecting these industries.

CRAiLAR Fibers technology developed with the National Research Council (NRC) of Canada is a clean, sustainable, environmentally responsible fiber replacement that grows naturally, without excessive water and pesticide usage. CRAiLAR will be used in union with cotton, and when blended together, will create a much better performing fiber than cotton alone, taking on some of the characteristics of CRAiLAR, which are moisture management, durability, superior dye characteristics, and less shrinkage.

The all-natural, CRAiLAR process is the first to successfully remove the binding agents from flax that contribute to its stiff texture. The process bathes bast fibers in a proprietary enzyme wash that transforms them into soft, yet strong and durable textile fibers, which can be used in both fashion and industrial applications. CRAiLAR will be blended with cotton which will create a fiber that will have improved durability, superior dye characteristics and less shrinkage than a cotton only fiber.

CRAiLEX Advanced Materials technology was developed with Alberta Innovates — Technology Futures (formerly the Alberta Research Council). The unique pulping process does not require the numerous harsh chemicals or expensive pressurized equipment used in the traditional kraft pulping industry. The result is a superior dissolving pulp from the hemp and flax plants to be used in performance yarns, industrial additives and absorbent pulp and paper products.

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Naturally Advanced Technologies holds the exclusive worldwide license to these patented technologies and is working with several large corporations to commercialize these technologies.

Our technology was developed to work on all bast fiber crops including hemp and flax. Hemp was the initial focus as it is an emerging industry in Canada. As flax is also a bast fiber crop, the CRAiLAR process works very well without any modification. CRAiLAR is a versatile technology and also performs well on jute, kenaf, and other similar crops. At the end of April of 2010, we announced that we had successfully spun not only a hemp-cotton combination but we’d also successfully spun a flax-cotton combination. We found the CRAiLAR flax to be of very high quality and ideally suited for fine knit items such as T-shirts. While hemp is also well suited for knit garments, the legal issues surrounding the crop in the USA combined with the farming learning curve that will be necessary to begin the agricultural supply chain, make commercialization of this fiber more difficult than flax. Hemp grows larger and its fibers are coarser. Hemp is currently not able to be grown in the US while flax has no such restrictions. Flax has very similar properties to hemp but produces finer fibers and is well suited to be grown in the US. The environmental sustainability of flax is virtually identical to hemp with the exception that hemp produces more biomass per acre than flax. However, the flax plant generates a higher percentage of bast fiber per plant than hemp. Our testing on CRAiLAR Flax has shown that performance benefits are the same or similar to CRAiLAR Hemp.

Flax has been used for textile applications for thousands of years but when processed using traditional techniques, it is labor intensive, costly to process and has a rougher hand feel than cotton and polyester. Traditionally processed flax must also be spun on specialty linen machinery making it unviable for mass production.

Unlike hemp, flax may be legally grown in the USA. This presents some unique opportunities from a supply-chain perspective which can help accelerate the steps towards commercialization.

With cotton priced currently at $1.00 per pound, flax is a cost-effective raw material for fiber production. Flax is easy to grow with minimal use of herbicides, pesticides and engineered irrigation which significantly reduces costs as compared to other natural fibers.

The CRAiLAR process can also be used with the stalk portion of the oilseed flax plant --- traditionally cultivated for food and industrial applications --- which would normally be discarded during processing. Making use of this byproduct, in addition to processing fiber-variety flax, further enhances CRAiLAR’s sustainability factor. Potential uses for this fiber include coarser count yarns (such as denim), nonwovens, medical and composite material applications

The Company is currently working with a number of “big brand” customers in an effort to create “pull through” demand for our products and technology. The company believes that this is the fastest and most effective path to meaningful commercialization with the marketing support that large brand name companies are able to offer.

In July of 2009 we announced Joint Development Agreements with Hanesbrands Inc., and Georgia Pacific Consumer Products, for our CRAiLAR Fiber technology evaluation, and commercial scale up capability. Since then, we have conducted increasingly larger bulk commercial trials in both partners’ facilities to provide evidence of our ability to seamlessly integrate into existing natural fiber operations and to validate the performance attributes of our fiber, over the materials they would be replacing. On December 1, 2010, the Company announced that it had entered into a short-term supply agreement with Hanesbrands Inc. starting in December 2010 for the continued development of CRAiLAR Flax fiber.

The companies recently completed spinning trials using the CRAiLAR flax fibers, and the supply agreement allows for Hanesbrands to pre-purchase CRAiLAR Flax fiber from Naturally Advanced Technologies for additional product testing. The agreement calls for Hanesbrands to purchase up to $375,000 of CRAiLAR Flax fiber between December 1, 2010 and December 31, 2011.

In March 2011 we announced the signing of a Fiber Supply Agreement with Hanesbrands Inc. which defines how Hanesbrands will purchase, brand and determine joint pricing models for CRAiLAR fiber. The term of the commercialization agreement is for ten years and gives Hanesbrands exclusivity in certain clothing categories, for defined time periods.

In March 2011 we announced the signing of a short term Fiber Supply Agreement with Georgia Pacific LLC which allows GP to purchase quantities of Crailar Flax Fiber for the further evaluation of formed substrate applications. The companies recently completed successful trials using Crailar Flax Fiber in formed substrates, and this additional evaluation will allow the companies to identify additional opportunities for the use of Crailar Flax Fiber.

In April 2011 the Company entered into a short term CRAiLAR Flax fiber development agreement with Levi Strauss & Co. beginning in April 2011 to support evaluation of processing CRAiLAR flax fiber in woven casual apparel products, specifically denim and non-denim, bottom and top weight fabrics.

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In June 2011 the Company entered into a short-term CRAiLAR Flax fiber development agreement with Cintas Corporation beginning June 2011 to support evaluation of processing CRAiLAR flax fiber in corporate identity uniform programs.

In addition to the above agreements, the Company has identified the Kingstree area of South Carolina as an ideal region for growing winter flax crops.

As a result of identifying this geographical area as an ideal growing region, NAT incorporated a wholly-owned subsidiary, Naturally Advanced Technologies, US Inc. The purpose of this subsidiary is to develop a US based flax fiber industry based around our CRAiLAR fiber technology; from the contracting of crops through to the processing of the fiber.

Our first commercialization partner, Hanesbrands, is headquartered in North Carolina. Hanesbrands uses contract spinners located throughout the states of North and South Carolina. Therefore, being able to grow textile grade fiber in this region allows the Company to take advantage of strategic logistical opportunities.

NAT entered into a sub lease of a mid volume decortication facility located in Kingstree, South Carolina, in early August of 2010. The facility was originally established under a USDA flax initiative that failed to reach commercial viability. The equipment in this facility is designed to mechanically separate the flax fiber from the rest of the plant. This is the first step of our process before it goes through our patented CRAiLAR wet process. We intend to use this facility to prove out the viability of flax farming in this region, perfect our decortication process and to commence early volumes of CRAiLAR fiber to our commercial partners. In August 2011, NAT took over the lease for a term of one year.

In addition to signing our joint development agreements with Hanesbrands and Georgia Pacific, we licensed a third party processor of natural fibers, Littlewoods Inc. of Philadelphia, to run interim scale quantities of up to 40,000 pounds per week of CRAiLAR Fiber, to feed our commercialization scale up and additional market development plans, in denim, work wear, carpeting and home furnishings. To support that strategy, we also licensed our first commercial spinner of CRAiLAR Fiber yarns, Patrick Yarns of Kings Mountain, North Carolina. To date Patrick Yarns have shown CRAiLAR Fiber at the Outdoor Retail Show, and are sampling fiber to customers in the denim, carpeting and home furnishings industries. In addition, they are capable of supporting our development partners with scale up quantities to commercialization, should they be called upon to do so.

NAT announced in January of 2011 that it had entered into growing trials with Hanesbrands and the USDA-ARS, further developing the company’s agronomic know-how and its ability to produce fiber capable of being spun into finer-gauge yarns suitable for undergarments, shirting and finer-knit garments. These trials are designed to enable NAT to move to an unprecedented level of flax-fiber refinement by allowing the company to develop flax strains capable of accessing all sectors of the industry. The research project has resulted in 200 acres of flax being planted in the Kingstree region this past winter. The trial crop was harvested in mid May and will dew ret in the fields before being baled and then entering the CRAiLAR process. Summer crops such as cotton and soybeans will be planted in time for a full summer season proving the viability of flax as a winter rotation crop in the South East. The Company expects to contract significantly higher acreage for the 2011/2012 growing season. The Company has also identified other suitable North American growing regions.

In July 2011 the Company entered into an agreement with Carolina Eastern to provide agronomic consultation to NAT. Carolina Eastern will assist in the recruitment of growers and contractors and advise on all cultivation plans regarding flax. The companies plan to contract 15,000 acres of flax in the first year. To assist on the recruitment of growers Carolina Eastern and NAT hosted a farm day in Kingstree, SC in August, which was attended by approximately 90 growers interested in growing flax.

With the completion of our financing in July 2011, NAT intends to scale up production capacity with the purchase of the necessary equipment, facilities and agronomic systems. During the second half of the current year the company expects to be capable of producing approximately 40,000 pounds of Crailar per week. We expect production capacity to rise to approximately 600,000 pounds per week in early 2012 as the new equipment and facilities come on-line. Feedstock will come from both the prairies and the American Southeast.

Finally, the testing and evaluation of our CRAiLEX Advanced Materials pulping technology continues with a joint development agreement with Hercules Incorporated, a subsidiary of Ashland Inc.

CRAiLEX is the brand name for the purified pulp created from a patented process that is exclusively held by Naturally Advanced Technologies Inc. In recent tests, CRAiLEX has proven to exhibit higher-grade value pulps than other hard- or softwood pulps. The pulps are used by Ashland to create its line of cellulosic products including ethers and additives for multiple industries.

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HTnaturals

As the effect of the financial crisis took its toll on all sectors of retail industry, and our focus shifted in increasing intensity to our rapidly developing CRAiLAR® and CRAiLEXTM Fiber business, it became glaringly obvious that we needed to concentrate on our CRAiLAR and CRAiLEX technology business model and opportunity. As a result, we closed our HTnaturals business at the end of the third quarter of 2009, and continued to sell off our remaining inventory over the balance of the year. We have now fully transitioned to a “Green Tech” fiber company, with industry changing technologies in the natural fiber and forest pulping industries.

Note on Plan of Operation

While the Company expects that profitable operations will be achieved in the future, there can be no assurance that revenue, margins, and profitability will increase, or be sufficient to support operations over the long term. Management expects that the Company will need to raise additional capital to meet short and long-term operating requirements. Management believes that private placements of equity capital and debt financing may be adequate to fund the Company’s long-term operating requirements. Management may also encounter business endeavors that require significant cash commitments or unanticipated problems or expenses that could result in a requirement for additional cash. If the Company raises additional funds through the issuance of equity or convertible debt securities other than to current shareholders, the percentage ownership of current shareholders would be reduced, and such securities might have rights, preferences or privileges senior to the Company’s common stock. Additional financing may not be available upon acceptable terms, or at all. If adequate funds are not available or are not available on acceptable terms, the Company may not be able to take advantage of prospective business endeavors or opportunities, which could significantly and materially restrict business operations. Management is continuing to pursue external financing alternatives to improve the Company’s working capital position and to grow the business to the greatest possible extent.

MATERIAL COMMITMENTS

Rana Corp.

A significant commitment for us during fiscal year 2011 is the $200,000 owed on a note payable which was due on January 22, 2011. An extension of the amount due on May 22, 2011 has been granted to August 22, 2011. Included in accrued liabilities at June 30, 2011 is an accrual for interest of $163,408.

Loan from Directors

As at June 30, 2011, a director had advanced the Company a total amount of $900,000. The secured loan agreement has an interest rate of 12% and was originally due on February 16, 2011, but was extended until July 12, 2011. An accrual for interest of $28,037 has been included in amounts due to related party as at June 30, 2011. On July 12, 2011 the loan was repaid including all interest.

During January, two directors advanced the Company a total of $45,627. The term of the loan was for 90 days with a 12% per annum interest rate. An accrual for interest of $955 has been included in amounts due to related party as at March 31, 2011. The loans and interest were both paid back to the directors on April 27, 2011.

Annual Leases

The Company is committed to current annual lease payments totaling $ 204,453 for premises under lease. The leases expire in 2014. Approximate minimum lease payments over the remainder of the leases are as follows:

  $   
2011   90,113  
2012   57,315  
2013   34,215  
2014   22,810  
  $ 204,453  

NRC Agreements

Collaboration Agreement

In October 2007, the Company entered into a new joint collaboration agreement with the NRC to continue to develop a patentable enzyme technology for the processing of hemp fibers. The agreement is for three years and expires on May 9, 2010.

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On February 19, 2010, the Company signed an amendment to the agreement which will now expire on May 9, 2012. The Company will continue its joint collaboration of enzyme technology with the NRC; however, the research will refocus on cellulose technology for the production of lignocellulosic ethanol. The NRC is to be paid as it conducts work on the joint collaboration. There are no further costs or other off-balance sheet liabilities associated with the NRC agreement.

Over the term of the amended agreement, the Company will pay the NRC a total of $280,536 divided into nine payments up to May 9, 2012.

Technology License Agreement

On November 1, 2006, the Company entered into a technology license agreement with the NRC. The License Agreement provides the Company a worldwide license to use and sublicense the NRC technology called CRAILAR. The Company paid an initial $20,525 (CDN $25,000) fee and will pay an ongoing royalty of 3% on sales of products derived from the CRAILAR® process to the NRC with a minimum annual payment set at $14,190 (CDN$15,000) per year. During the year ended December 31, 2010 the Company paid $7,280 (CDN$7,500) and accrued $7,280 (CDN$7,500) of the minimum annual royalty.

Alberta Innovates – Technology Futures (“AITF”)

In June 2007, the Company entered into a Master Agreement for Technology Development with the Alberta Innovates –Technologies Futures (“AITF”) (the “Technology Agreement”) to further develop and commercialize bast fiber technology. The Technology Agreement is intended to act as an umbrella agreement for further bast fiber development planned to be performed by AITF under different Project Agreements. During the first six months of 2011 the Company paid AITF for specific tasks to further the development of AITF’s Technology, the amount paid was $57,582 (CDN$55,537. Under the terms of the Technology Agreement the Company will be entitled to an option for an exclusive, worldwide, royalty-bearing license to use any new intellectual property developed pursuant to a Project Agreement. The royalty based on this option will be 3% of gross sales for the first $50,000,000 and 1.5% of gross sales on excess of $50,000,000. The Technology Agreement is in effect as long as there is an active Project Agreement.

Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) Agreement

On July 1, 2011, the CEO of the Company became an employee who will receive $20,800 a month along with 300,000 options. The options will vest equally over the year.

Investor Relations Agreement

On August 9, 2010, the Company hired an unrelated firm to perform investor relations activities. The agreement term is one year with ninety days notice of termination by either party. The monthly retainer is $10,000 with 125,000 stock options exercisable at $1.01 expiring August 9, 2015.

OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS

As of the date of this Report, we do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that have, or are reasonably likely to have, a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that are material to investors. The term “off-balance sheet arrangement” generally means any transaction, agreement or other contractual arrangement to which an entity unconsolidated with us is a party, under which we have any obligation arising under a guarantee contract, derivative instrument or variable interest; or a retained or contingent interest in assets transferred to such entity or similar arrangement that serves as credit, liquidity or market risk support for such assets.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

Not applicable because we are a smaller reporting company.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Kenneth Barker, our Chief Executive Officer, and Guy Prevost, our Chief Financial Officer, have evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report. Based on that evaluation, they concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of June 30, 2011.

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No Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during our fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2011 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

We currently are not a party to any material legal proceedings and, to our knowledge, no such proceedings are threatened or contemplated.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

Not applicable because we are a smaller reporting company.

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

During the quarterly period ended June 30, 2011, we issued the following equity securities that were not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”):

  • On April 7, 2011, we issued 2,000 shares of our common stock upon exercise of previously issued share purchase warrants at an exercise price of C$1.50 per share. The shares were issued outside the United States to one non-U.S. Person (as such terms are defined in Regulation S) in reliance on Regulation S.

  • On April 19, 2011, we issued 5,000 shares of our common stock upon exercise of previously issued share purchase warrants at an exercise price of C$1.95 per share. The shares were issued outside the United States to one non-U.S. Person in reliance on Regulation S.

  • On April 25, 2011, we issued 25,000 shares of our common stock upon exercise of previously issued share purchase warrants at an exercise price of U.S.$1.25 per share. The shares were issued to an accredited investor in reliance on Regulation D. Also on April 25, 2011, we issued a further 7,137 shares of our common stock upon exercise of previously issued share purchase warrants at an exercise price of C$1.50 per share. The shares were issued outside the United States to one non-U.S. Person in reliance on Regulation S.

  • On April 28, 2011, we issued 100,000 shares of our common stock upon exercise of previously issued share purchase warrants at an exercise price of C$1.95 per share. The shares were issued outside the United States to one non-U.S. Person in reliance on Regulation S.

  • On May 2, 2011, we issued 32,556 shares of our common stock upon exercise of previously issued share purchase warrants at an exercise price of C$1.95 per share. The shares were issued outside the United States to four non-U.S. Persons in reliance on Regulation S.

  • On May 4, 2011, we issued 18,708 shares of our common stock upon exercise of previously issued share purchase warrants at an exercise price of C$1.95 per share. These shares were issued outside the United States to three non- U.S. Persons in reliance on Regulation S. Also on May 4, 2011, we issued a further 53,000 shares of our common stock upon exercise of previously issued share purchase warrants at an exercise price of US$1.25 per share. The shares were issued outside the United States to two non-U.S. Persons in reliance on Regulation S.

  • On May 5, 2011, we issued 8,334 shares of our common stock upon exercise of previously issued share purchase warrants at an exercise price of C$1.95 per share. The shares were issued outside the United States to two non-U.S. Persons in reliance on Regulation S.

  • On May 9, 2011, we issued 11,394 shares of our common stock upon exercise of previously issued share purchase warrants at an exercise price of C$1.50 per share and a further 17,500 shares of our common stock upon exercise of previously issued share purchase warrants at an exercise price of U.S.$1.25 per share. The shares were issued to an accredited investor in reliance on Regulation D.

  • On May 10, 2011, we issued 5,000 shares of our common stock upon exercise of previously issued share purchase warrants at an exercise price of C$1.95 per share. The shares were issued outside the United States to one non-U.S. Person in reliance on Regulation S.

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  • On May 12, 2011, we issued 70,593 shares of our common stock upon exercise of previously issued share purchase warrants at an exercise price of C$1.95 per share. These shares were issued outside the United States to one non-U.S. Person in reliance on Regulation S. Also on May 12, 2011, we issued a further 2,000 shares of our common stock upon exercise of previously issued share purchase warrants at an exercise price of C$1.50 per share. The shares were issued outside the United States to one non-U.S. Person in reliance on Regulation S.

  • On May 17, 2011, we issued 5,556 shares of our common stock upon exercise of previously issued share purchase warrants at an exercise price of C$1.95 per share. The shares were issued outside the United States to one non-U.S. Person in reliance on Regulation S.

  • On May 19, 2011, we issued 1,852 shares of our common stock upon exercise of previously issued share purchase warrants at an exercise price of C$1.95 per share. The shares were issued outside the United States to one non-U.S. Person in reliance on Regulation S.

  • On May 24, 2011, we issued 20,000 shares of our common stock upon exercise of previously issued share purchase warrants at an exercise price of C$1.95 per share. The shares were issued outside the United States to one non-U.S. Person in reliance on Regulation S.

  • On May 26, 2011, we issued 34,960 shares of our common stock upon exercise of previously issued share purchase warrants at an exercise price of C$1.20 per share and a further 17,480 shares of our common stock upon exercise of previously issued share purchase warrants at an exercise price of C$1.50 per share. The shares were issued outside the United States to two non-U.S. Persons in reliance on Regulation S.

  • On June 1, 2011, we issued 114,654 shares of our common stock upon exercise of previously issued share purchase warrants at an exercise price of C$1.95 per share. The shares were issued outside the United States to three non-U.S. Persons in reliance on Regulation S.

  • On June 10, 2011, we issued 40,741 shares of our common stock upon exercise of previously issued share purchase warrants at an exercise price of C$1.95 per share. The shares were issued outside the United States to two non-U.S. Persons in reliance on Regulation S.

  • On June 13, 2011, we issued 30,558 shares of our common stock upon exercise of previously issued share purchase warrants at an exercise price of C$1.95 per share. The shares were issued outside the United States to five non-U.S. Persons in reliance on Regulation S.

  • On June 16, 2011, we issued 26,760 shares of our common stock upon exercise of previously issued share purchase warrants at an exercise price of C$1.95 per share. These shares were issued outside the United States to five non-U.S. Persons in reliance on Regulation S. Also on June 16, 2011, we issued a further 5,000 shares of our common stock upon exercise of previously issued share purchase warrants at an exercise price of C$1.50 per share. The shares were issued outside the United States to one non-U.S. Person in reliance on Regulation S.

  • On June 23, 2011, we issued 16,852 shares of our common stock upon exercise of previously issued share purchase warrants at an exercise price of C$1.95 per share. These shares were issued outside the United States to two non-U.S. Persons in reliance on Regulation S. Also on June 23, 2011, we issued a further 5,834 shares of our common stock upon exercise of previously issued share purchase warrants at an exercise price of C$1.50 per share. The shares were issued outside the United States to two non-U.S. Persons in reliance on Regulation S.

  • On June 28, 2011, we issued 173,384 shares of our common stock upon exercise of previously issued share purchase warrants at an exercise price of C$1.95 per share. 99,680 of these shares were issued to two accredited investor in reliance on Regulation D, and the remaining 73,704 shares were issued outside the United States to six non-U.S. Persons in reliance on Regulation S.

Subsequent to the quarterly period ended June 30, 2011, we issued the following equity securities that were not registered under the Securities Act:

  • On July 4, 2011, we issued 58,175 shares of our common stock upon exercise of previously issued share purchase warrants at an exercise price of C$1.95 per share. These shares were issued outside the United States to seven non- U.S. Persons in reliance on Regulation S.

  • On July 8, 2011, we completed the public offering of 3,800,000 units (the “Units”) of the Company at a price of C$3.45 per Unit for aggregate gross proceeds of C$13,110,000 (the “Offering”). Each Unit is comprised of one common share and one half of one common share purchase warrant of the Company (each whole common share purchase warrant, a “Warrant”). Each Warrant entitles the holder thereof to acquire one common share of the Company at an exercise price of C$4.50 per common share at any time prior to July 8, 2013. The Units were issued outside the United States to non-U.S. Persons in reliance on Regulation S and within the United States in reliance on Rule 144A and Regulation D.

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The Company has paid to the underwriters 6% of the gross proceeds of the Offering (including with respect to the Over-Allotment Units as described below) and granted the underwriters options (the “Compensation Options”) to purchase that number of units (each, a “Compensation Unit”) equal to 6% of the number of Units sold in the Offering (including with respect to Over-Allotment Units as described below) at an exercise price of C$3.45 per Compensation Unit for 24 months after closing of the Offering. Each Compensation Unit includes one common share (each, a “Compensation Share”) and one half of one warrant (each, a “Compensation Warrant”). Each Compensation Warrant is exercisable for 24 months after closing at C$4.50 per common share.

The Company also granted the underwriters an option (the “Over-Allotment Option”), exercisable in whole or in part at any time up to 30 days following the closing of the Offering, to purchase up to an additional 570,000 units (each, an “Over-Allotment Unit”) at C$3.45 per Over-Allotment Unit and up to 285,000 warrants (each, an “Over-Allotment Warrant”) at C$0.32 per Over-Allotment Warrant.

Effective July 20, 2011, the underwriters’ Over-Allotment Option was partially exercised and the underwriters have purchased an additional 212,500 Over-Allotment Units at C$3.45 per unit, and 100,445 Over-Allotment Warrants at C$0.32 per warrant, for aggregate gross proceeds to the Company of approximately C$765,267. Each Over-Allotment Unit is comprised of one common share and one half of one common share purchase warrant of the Company. Each whole warrant entitles the holder thereof to acquire one common share of the Company at an exercise price of C$4.50 per common share at any time prior to July 8, 2013. The Over-Allotment Units and Over-Allotment Warrants were issued outside the United States to non-U.S. Persons in reliance on Regulation S and within the United States in reliance on Regulation D.

Item 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities

None.

Item 4. (Removed and Reserved)

Not applicable.

Item 5. Other Information

Not applicable

Item 6. Exhibits

Exhibit No. Document
3.1 Articles of Incorporation, as amended (1)
3.2

Bylaws (1)

10.1

Collaboration Agreement dated effective May 7, 2004 between Hemptown Clothing, Inc., and the National Research Council of Canada (2)

10.2

Renewed Collaboration Agreement dated effective December 7, 2007 between Crailar Fiber Technologies, Inc., and the National Research Council of Canada (2)

10.3

Amendment to the Renewed Collaboration Agreement dated effective February 19, 2010 between Naturally Advanced Technologies, Inc. and the National Research Council of Canada (2)

10.4

Master Agreement for Technology Development between Alberta Research Council and Crailar Fiber Technologies dated January 1, 2007 (3)

10.5

CEO Executive Services Agreement between Naturally Advanced Technologies Inc. and Meriwether Accelerators LLC dated November 27, 2007 with effective date of August 24, 2007 (4)

10.6

2006 Stock Option Plan (5)

10.7

Letter Agreement dated September 2, 2008 between Naturally Advanced Technologies Inc. and Lipper/Heilshorn & Associates, Inc. (6)

10.8

Renewal of CEO Executive Services Agreement Between Naturally Advanced Technologies Inc. And Meriwether Accelerators LLC dated October 14, 2008 (7)

10.9

2008 Fixed Share Stock Option Plan (8)

10.10 CEO Executive Services Agreement between Naturally Advanced Technologies Inc. and Kenneth Barker, dated for reference August 24, 2009

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10.11

Service Agreement between Naturally Advanced Technologies Inc. and OrganicWorks Marketing LLC dated November 25, 2010

10.12

Equipment Lease and Location Sublease dated August 9, 2010 between Naturally Advanced Technologies, Inc. and Eastern Flax of South Carolina, LLC. (11)

10.13

2010 Fixed Share Option Plan (12)

14.1

Corporate Governance Policy (9)

14.2

Corporate Disclosure Policy (9)

14.3

Securities Trading Policy (9)

14.4

Board of Directors Charter (9)

14.5

Terms of Reference for the Chief Financial Officer (9)

14.6

Terms of Reference of Committee Chairs (9)

14.7

Audit Committee Charter (9)

14.8

Corporate Governance Committee Charter (9)

14.9

Compensation Committee Charter (9)

14.10

Disclosure Charter Policy (9)

14.11

Code of Ethics (9)

14.12

Insider Trading and Reporting Guidelines (9)

31.1

Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) of the Exchange Act.

31.2

Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) of the Exchange Act.

32.1

Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.


(1)

Filed as an exhibit to our Form 10-KSB for fiscal year ended December 31, 2004, as filed with the SEC on March 31, 2005.

(2)

Filed as an exhibit to our Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on March 8, 2010.

(3)

Filed as an exhibit to our Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on June 25, 2007.

(4)

Filed as an exhibit to our Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on December 21, 2007.

(5)

Filed as an exhibit to our Form 10-KSB for fiscal year ended December 31, 2006 as filed with the SEC Commission on March 31, 2007.

(6)

Filed as an exhibit to our Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on September 8, 2008.

(7)

Filed as an exhibit to our Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on October 28, 2008.

(8)

Filed as an exhibit to our Form S-8 as filed with the SEC on October 10, 2008.

(9)

Filed as an exhibit to our Form 10-KSB for fiscal year ended December 31, 2007 as filed with the SEC on April 11, 2008.

(10)

Filed as an exhibit to our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010, as filed with the SEC on April 13, 2010.

(11)

Filed as an exhibit to our Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on August 12, 2010.

(12)

Filed as an exhibit to our Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2010, as filed with the SEC on November 15, 2011

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

NATURALLY ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES INC.

By: /s/ Kenneth C. Barker  
  Kenneth C. Barker  
  Chief Executive Officer, and a director  
  Date: August 12, 2011  
     
By:  /s/ Guy Prevost  
  Guy Prevost  
  Chief Financial Officer and a director  
  Date: August 12, 2011