UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 10-Q

(Mark One)

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2021

OR

For the transition period from __________ to __________

COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 000-54697

THE CORETEC GROUP INC. 

(Exact Name of small business issuer as specified in its charter)

333 Jackson Plaza, Suite 1200, Ann Arbor, MI 48103

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

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

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

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). ☒ Yes    ☐ No

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

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

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

APPLICABLE ONLY TO ISSUERS INVOLVED IN BANKRUPTCY

PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PRECEDING FIVE YEARS

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports required to be filed by Sections 12, 13, or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court. Yes ☐  No ☐

As of May 13, 2021, the issuer had 247,054,580 outstanding shares of Common Stock.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Note 1 – Business Organization, Nature of Business and Basis of Presentation  

Nature of Business

The Coretec Group Inc. (the “Group”) (formerly 3DIcon Corporation) (“3DIcon”) was incorporated on August 11, 1995, under the laws of the State of Oklahoma as First Keating Corporation. The articles of incorporation were amended August 1, 2003 to change the name to 3DIcon Corporation. During 2001, First Keating Corporation began to focus on the development of 360-degree holographic technology. From January 1, 2001, 3DIcon’s primary activity has been the raising of capital in order to pursue its goal of becoming a significant participant in the development, commercialization and marketing of next generation 3D display technologies.

Coretec Industries, LLC (“Coretec”), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Group (collectively the “Company”), was organized on June 2, 2015 in the state of North Dakota. Coretec is currently developing, testing, and providing new and/or improved technologies, products, and service solutions for energy-related industries including, but not limited to oil/gas, renewable energy, and distributed energy industries. Many of these technologies and products also have application for medical, electronic, photonic, display, and lighting markets among others. Early adoption of these technologies and products is anticipated in markets for energy storage (Li-ion batteries), renewable energy (BIPV), and electronics (Asset Monitoring).

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared without audit pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in the consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. The Company believes that the disclosures made are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s year-end audited consolidated financial statements and related footnotes included in the previously filed Form 10-K, and in the opinion of management, reflects all adjustments necessary to present fairly the consolidated financial position of the Company. The consolidated results of operations for interim periods may not be indicative of the results which may be realized for the full year.  

Note 2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Principles of Consolidation

The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Group and its wholly owned subsidiary, Coretec. Intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Actual results could differ from the estimates and assumptions used.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

Long-lived assets, such as property and equipment and intangible assets, are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. If circumstances require a long-lived asset or asset group be tested for possible impairment, the Company first compares undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by that asset or asset group to its carrying value. If the carrying value of the long-lived asset or asset group is not recoverable on an undiscounted cash flow basis, impairment is recognized to the extent that the carrying value exceeds its fair value. Fair value is determined through various valuation techniques including discounted cash flow models, quoted market values and third-party independent appraisals, as considered necessary.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instrument held by the Company:

Current assets and current liabilities – The carrying value approximates fair value due to the short maturity of these items.

Notes payable – The fair value of the Company’s notes payable has been estimated by the Company based upon the liability’s characteristics, including interest rates, embedded instruments and conversion discounts. The carrying value approximates fair value.

Reclassification

Certain amounts in the prior period condensed statement of operations have been reclassified to conform to the presentation of the current year. These reclassifications had no effect on the previously reported net loss.

Basic and Diluted Loss Per Common Share 

Basic loss per common share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of vested common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted loss per share reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other instruments to issue common stock were exercised or converted into common stock. The following securities are excluded from the calculation of weighted average dilutive common shares because their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive: 

Subsequent Events

The Company evaluates events that have occurred after the balance sheet date but before the condensed consolidated financial statements are issued. Based upon the evaluation, the Company did not identify any recognized or non-recognized subsequent events that would have required adjustment or disclosure in the consolidated financial statements, except as disclosed in Note 5. 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

The following is a summary of recent accounting pronouncement recently adopted by the Company:  

In August 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-06, Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging—Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40). This ASU simplifies the accounting for convertible instruments. The guidance removes certain accounting models which separate the embedded conversion features from the host contract for convertible instruments. As a result, after adopting ASU 2020-06, the Company no longer separately presents the embedded conversion feature of its convertible debt within stockholders’ equity and interest expense is expected to decrease due to the elimination of the related debt discount amortization when compared to prior reporting. ASU 2020-06 was effective for the Company in the first quarter of 2024, with early adoption permitted in the first quarter of 2021 and could have been adopted using either a full or modified retrospective approach. The Company has adopted ASU 2020-06 under the modified retrospective approach for the 2021 fiscal year effective January 1, 2021. Adoption has resulted in an approximate $989,000 decrease in additional paid in capital from the derecognition of the beneficial conversion feature, $863,000 increase in long term debt from the derecognition of the discount associated with the beneficial conversion feature and $126,000 decrease to the opening balance of accumulated deficit, representing the cumulative interest expense recognized related to the amortization of the beneficial conversion feature. 

The following is a summary of recent accounting pronouncements that are relevant to the Company:

In May 2021, the FASB issued ASU 2021-04, Issuer’s Accounting for Certain Modifications or Exchanges of Freestanding Equity-Classified Written Call Options which clarifies the accounting for a modification or an exchange of a freestanding equity-classified written call option that remains equity classified after a modification or exchange and the related EPS effects of such transaction if recognized as an adjustment to equity.  Upon adoption on January 1, 2022, the Company will consider this guidance for modifications or exchanges of freestanding equity-classified written call options.

Note 3 –Notes Payable 

3.8% Insurance premium finance agreement, due June 2021 

The Company entered into an insurance financing agreement in August 2020 totaling $77,151. The monthly payments under the agreement are due in ten installments of $7,849. The Company made the first installment payment in September 2020 and installment payments of $23,547 during the three months ended March 31, 2021. 

10% Promissory note due January 2024, net

On October 4, 2019, the Company entered into a Credit Agreement and related Promissory Note with Diversified Alpha Fund of Navigator Global Fund Manager Platform SPC (DAF), the Lender. DAF is a segregated portfolio fund of Navigator Global Fund Manager Platform SPC.  DAF is managed and controlled by Mollitium Investment Management (Mollitium). Mollitium utilizes Diversified Global Investment Advisors Ltd. (DGIA) to act in an advisory role. DGIA maintains an Investment Committee to support the services to Mollitium.  Simon Calton serves as part of this five-member investment committee and in accordance with the investment committee’s guidelines, Mr. Calton does not participate in matters or voting that pertain to the Company due to his conflict of interest.  Investment advice provided by DGIA to Mollitium are recommendations only and the final decision on actions are the responsibility of Mollitium. Carlton James Global Management, Ltd (CJGM) serves as a distributer of investments by introducing funds available to the market of which DAF is included in CJGM’s group of funds. Compensation to CJGM occurs when investments are made into funds that they introduce.  CJGM is part of the Carlton James Group of which Mr. Calton is CEO.

The 10% Promissory Note, in a principal amount of $2,500,000, is due February 15, 2024 and has attached warrants to subscribe for and purchase 3,000,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.052 per share. Under the terms of the Credit Agreement, DAF will fund the Promissory Note in sixteen (16) tranches in amounts of $125,000 and $175,000 per month beginning in October 2019. The funding of the Promissory Note is at the discretion of DAF and may differ from the planned schedule. As of March 31, 2021, DAF has advanced $2,170,000 with the remaining $330,000 to be funded in 2021.  Interest is accrued monthly and paid in advance for the first 12 months and thereafter principal and interest payments shall be paid monthly in equal amounts, amortized over a 36-month period.

Under the terms of the Promissory Note, DAF has the right to elect to convert all or part of the Promissory Notes at a price equal to seventy percent (70%) of the average closing price of the Company’s common stock as reported on the over-the-counter quotation system on the OTC Markets during the fifteen (15) calendar days prior to the loan closing date of October 4, 2019, which calculates to $0.0329 per share.

Under the terms of the DAF Credit Agreement, warrants to subscribe for and purchase 3,000,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.052 per share are available to be issued to DAF. The warrants will be issued in amounts of 150,000 and 210,000 per month as the advance is received during the funding period. As of March 31, 2021, 2,604,000 warrants have been granted under the terms of the DAF Credit Agreement. The estimated value of the warrants granted monthly, with each advance, is calculated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The resulting estimated value of the warrant is used to proportionally allocate the fair value of the debt advance and the fair value of the warrants. The allocated cost of the warrants amounted to $62,785 and $135,706 during the three months ended March 31, 2021 and the year ended December 31, 2020, respectively, and is being amortized over the life of the debt. $11,088 was amortized during the three months ended March 31, 2021.

Additionally, under the terms of the Credit Agreement, the Company agreed to pay a commitment fee of 3% of each advance and reimburse DAF for certain expenses in connection with the preparation, interpretation, performance and enforcement of the Credit Agreement.

Those costs amounted to $10,350 and $42,000 for three months ended March 31, 2021 and the year ended December 31, 2020 and are being amortized over the life of the debt and $3,656 was amortized during the three months ended March 31, 2021.

On March 31, 2021, under the terms of the Credit Agreement, DAF converted $50,000 of the principle of the Promissory Note into 1,519,757 shares of common stock at $0.0329 per share. Related charges were made to interest expense for debt issue costs of $5,513 for the warrants and $1,269 for the deferred cost, during the three months ended March 31, 2021.

Note 4 – Commitments and Contingencies

Warrants

Warrants to subscribe for and purchase up to 3,000,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.052 per share were included under the terms of the DAF Credit Agreement. The warrants will be issued in amounts of 150,000 and 210,000 per month during the funding period. In the event that funding advances deviate from the planned schedule then warrants will be issued pro-rata at 1.2 warrants for every $1 of funding. Warrants granted under the terms of the DAF Credit Agreement as of March 31, 2021 total 2,604,000. The estimated value of the warrants granted monthly, with each advance, is calculated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The expected dividend yield is based on the average annual dividend yield as of the grant date. Expected volatility is based on the historical volatility of our stock. The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury Constant Maturity rates as of the grant date. The expected life of the warrant is based on historical exercise behavior and expected future experience. The resulting estimated value of the warrant is used to proportionally allocate the fair value of the debt advance and the fair value of the warrants.

On March 2, 2021, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with a single institutional investor in a private placement to sell (i) 23,500,000 shares of its common stock, (ii) pre-funded warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 51,500,000 shares of its common stock, and (iii) warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 82,500,000 shares of its common stock for gross proceeds of approximately $6,000,000. The combined purchase price for one share of common stock and associated Warrant is $0.08 and for one Pre-Funded Warrant and associated Warrant is $0.0799. The sale of the securities under the Purchase Agreement closed on March 5, 2021. The pre-funded warrants have an exercise price of $0.0001 per share, subject to adjustment as set forth in the pre-funded warrants for stock splits, stock dividends, recapitalizations and similar events.  The pre-funded warrants will be exercisable immediately and may be exercised at any time until all of the pre-funded warrants are exercised in full. In addition, the Company agreed to issue to the placement agent (or its designees) warrants to purchase a number of shares equal to 8.0% of the aggregate number of shares and pre-funded warrant shares sold under the Purchase Agreement, or warrants to purchase an aggregate of up to 6,000,000 shares. The placement agent warrants generally will have the same terms as the warrants, except they will have an exercise price of $0.10.

Warrants Summary

The following table summarizes the Company’s warrant activity during the three months ended March 31, 2021:

Options

Stock options for employees, directors or consultants that vest immediately, are valued at the date of award, which does not precede the approval date, and compensation cost is recognized in the period the options are vested. Stock options generally become exercisable on the date of grant and expire based on the terms of each grant.

The estimated fair value of options for common stock granted is determined using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The expected dividend yield is based on the average annual dividend yield as of the grant date. Expected volatility is based on the historical volatility of our stock. The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury Constant Maturity rates as of the grant date. The expected life of the option is based on historical exercise behavior and expected future experience.

On June 8, 2020, the Board of Directors consented to a share exchange agreement with holders of 21,500,000 options awarded on August 7, 2019.  The agreement allows for holders to exchange their options for rule 144 common stock at an exchange rate of 0.6 shares per 1 option.  The modification of these options did not result in any additional compensation because there was no change in the fair value. During the three months ended March 31, 2021, 2,000,000 options have been exchanged for 1,200,000 shares that were issued under the executed exchange agreement.

The following table summarizes the Company’s option activity during the three-month period ended March 31, 2021:

The following table summarizes the Company’s options as of March 31, 2021:

Litigation, Claims, and Assessments

The Company may be involved in legal proceedings, claims and assessments arising in the ordinary course of business. In the opinion of management, such matters are currently not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements. The Company records legal costs associated with loss contingencies as incurred and accrues for all probable and estimable settlements. 

Office Leases

On June 30, 2020 the Company moved headquarters from Tulsa, Oklahoma to Ann Arbor, Michigan at which time the Company terminated the lease agreement in Tulsa. The Company continued to occupy the office space in Ann Arbor under the lease agreement that was executed on December 3, 2019. The Company signed a one-year lease in Ann Arbor, Michigan commencing January 1, 2020 with an annual rent obligation of $15,120 ($1,260 per month). The Company has renewed the Ann Arbor lease for 2021 under the same terms. Rent expense for the office operating leases was $3,780 and $8,262 for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

Supply Agreement

During June 2020, the Company entered into a supply agreement with Evonik Operations GmbH to purchase 500 grams of cyclohexasilane, Si6H12 (CHS) for $185,000. The supply agreement is valid until March 31, 2021, however, due to delays resulting from Covid-19, both companies agreed to extend the contract duration until all 500 grams of cyclohexasilane is delivered by Evonik. The Company paid Evonik Operations GmbH $92,500 on July 20, 2020, to initiate production of CHS, in accordance with the agreement. Delivery is expected during the months of May and June of 2021, at which time the Company will owe the remaining $92,500.

Note 5 – Subsequent Events

Options Granted

On April 7, 2021, the Company granted options (“Options”) to purchase a total of 18,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0002 per share (the “Common Stock”) at an exercise price of $0.15 per share. The Options are exercisable for a period of five (5) years from the date of issuance. Of the 18,000,000 total Options granted, (i) Options to purchase 2,000,000 shares of Common Stock were granted to Victor Keen, the Company’s co-chairman; (ii) Options to purchase 2,000,000 shares of Common Stock were issued to Simon Calton, the Company’s co-chairman (iii) Options to purchase 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock were issued to Ron Dombrowski, a Director of the Company’s Board of Directors; (iv) Options to purchase 4,000,000 shares of Common Stock were issued to Michael Kraft, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer; (v) Options to purchase 2,000,000 shares of Common Stock were issued to Matthew Hoffman, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer; and (vi) Options to purchase an aggregate of 7,000,000 shares of Common Stock were issued to various employees and consultants of the Company.

Conversion of convertible debt

On April 29, 2021, DAF provided notice to convert $180,000 of debt at the stated conversion price of $0.0329 per share, resulting in an issuance of 5,471,125 common shares.