UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-KSB
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ANNUAL
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF
1934
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For
the
Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2007
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TRANSITION
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF
1934
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transition period from _____ to _____
Commission
File Number 002-90539
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DNA SCIENCES, INC.
(Name
of
small business issuer in its charter)
Nevada
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59-2262718
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
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(I.R.S.
Employer
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incorporation
or organization)
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Identification
Number)
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25
Health Sciences Drive, Suite 113
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Stony
Brook, New
York
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11790
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(631)
444-6862
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(Address
of principal executive office)
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(Postal
Code)
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(Issuer's
telephone number)
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Securities
registered under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act: None
Securities
registered under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act: None
Check
whether the issuer is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13
or
15(d) of the Exchange Act o
Check
whether the issuer (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section
13 or
15(d) of the Exchange Act of 1934 during the past 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 o
Check
if
there is no disclosure of delinquent filers in response to Item 405 of
Regulation S-B contained in this form, and no disclosure will be contained,
to
the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information
statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-KSB or any
amendment to this Form 10-KSB. x
Indicate
by checkmark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined by Rule
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State
issuer’s revenues for its most recent fiscal year. $121,920
The
aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by
non-affiliates was $17.8 million, as computed by reference to the last sale
price of the Company’s Common Stock, as reported by the OTC Bulletin Board, on
January 10, 2008.
As
of
January 10, 2008, the Company had outstanding 190,761,603 shares of Common
Stock, par value $0.001 per share.
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1. Description of Business
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2. Description of Property
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5. Market for Common Equity and Related Stockholder
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6. Management's Discussion and Analysis or Plan of
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of the year Ended September 30, 2007 to the year ended September
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PART
I
Forward-looking
Information
This
Annual Report on Form 10-KSB
(including the section regarding Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations) contains forward-looking
statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933,
as
amended (the “Securities Act”) and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), including statements using terminology
such as “can”, “may”, “believe”, “designated to”, “will”, “expect”, “plan”,
“anticipate”, “estimate”, “potential” or “continue”, or the negative thereof or
other comparable terminology regarding beliefs, plans, expectations or
intentions regarding the future. You should read statements that contain
these
words carefully because they:
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We
believe it is important to
communicate our expectations. However, forward looking statements involve
risks
and uncertainties and our actual results and the timing of certain events
could
differ materially from those discussed in forward-looking statements as a
result
of certain factors, including those set forth under “Risk Factors,” “Business”
and elsewhere in this prospectus. All forward-looking statements and risk
factors included in this document are made as of the date hereof, based on
information available to us as of the date thereof, and we assume no obligations
to update any forward-looking statement or risk factor, unless we are required
to do so by law.
Item
1. Description of Business.
Corporate
History
We
are a
Nevadacorporation,
which was initially formed
under the laws of the State of Floridaas
Datalink Systems, Inc. in
1983. In 1998, we reincorporated in Nevada,
and in November of 2002, we changed
our name to our current name, Applied DNA Sciences, Inc. In November
2005, our corporate headquarters were relocated from Los Angeles,
Californiato
the Long Island High Technology
Incubator at Stony Brook Universityin
Stony
Brook, New
York, where we established
laboratories for
the manufacture of DNA markers and product prototypes, and DNA
authentication. To date, the company has a very limited operating
history, and as a result, the company’s operations have produced insignificant
revenues.
Overview
We
provide botanical DNA encryption,
embedment and authentication solutions that can help protect companies,
governments and consumers from counterfeiting, fraud, piracy, product diversion,
identity theft, and unauthorized intrusion into physical locations and
databases. Our SigNature Program provides a secure, accurate and
cost-effective means for our potential customers to incorporate our SigNature
DNA Markers in, and then quickly and reliably authenticate and identify,
a broad
range of items such as artwork and collectibles, fine wine, consumer products,
digital media, financial instruments, identity cards and other official
documents. Having the ability to reliably authenticate and identify
counterfeit versions of such items enables companies and governments to detect,
deter, interdict and prosecute counterfeiting enterprises and
individuals.
Our
SigNature Program enables our
potential clients to cost-effectively:
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give
assurance to manufacturers, suppliers, distributors, retailers
and
end-users that their products are authentic and can be forensically
authenticated;
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integrate
our SigNature DNA Markers with existing security solutions such
as
barcodes, radio frequency identification (RFID) tags, holograms,
microchips and other securities measures; and
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add
value to the “bottom-line” by helping to diminish product diversion and
counterfeiting.
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Counterfeit
and diverted products
continue to pose a significant and growing problem with consumer packaged
goods,
especially for prestige and established brands worldwide. Piracy,
identity theft and forged documents and items are also highly prevalent in
vertical markets such as digital media, fine art, luxury goods, and alcoholic
beverages. Key aspects of our strategy include:
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continuing
to improve and customize our solution to meet our potential customers’
needs;
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continuing
to develop and enhance our existing DNA marker authentication
technologies;
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expanding
our customer base both domestically and abroad by targeting high
volume
markets; and
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augmenting
our competitive position through strategic acquisitions and
alliances.
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Industry
Background
Counterfeiting,
product diversion,
piracy, forgery, identity theft, and unauthorized intrusion into physical
locations and databases create significant and growing problems to companies
in
a wide range of industries as well as governments and individuals worldwide. The U.S. Chamber
of Commerce reported in 2006 that counterfeiting and piracy cost the
U.S.economy
between $200-$250 billion per
year, or an estimated 750,000 American jobs, and pose a real threat to
consumer health and safety. The World Customs Organization and
Interpol estimate that annual global trade in illegitimate goods increased
from $5.5 billion in 1982 to roughly $600 billion in
2004.
Product
counterfeiting and diversion
particularly harms manufacturers of consumer products, especially for prestige
and established brands, and the consumers who purchase them. For
instance, according tothe
Gieschen Consultancy’s 2005
Document, Product and Intellectual Property Security Report, or DOPIP, consumer
products associated with worldwide counterfeit enforcement arrests, charges,
convictions, sentences and civil litigation in 2005 amounted to around $1.5
billion. This total includes:
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$695
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$283
million of clothing and accessories;
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$193
million of cigarettes and tobacco products;
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$61
million of drugs and other medical supplies;
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$36
million of toys and sports equipment;
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$35
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$12
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$11
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$11
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$10
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$123
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According
to this report, the value of
seizures and losses associated with counterfeit documents, products and
intellectual property in the United Statesalone
was $1.29 billion in
2005.
The
artworks and collectibles markets
are also particularly vulnerable to counterfeiting, forgery and
fraud. New works are produced and then passed off as originating from
a particular artistic period or source, authentic fragments are pieced together
to simulate an original work, and existing works are modified in order to
increase their purported value. Such phony artwork and collectibles
are then often sold with fake or questionable signatures and “provenance,” or
documented ownership histories that confirm authenticity.
Governments
are increasingly vulnerable
to counterfeiting, terrorism and other security threats at least in part
because
currencies, identity and security cards and other official documents can
be
counterfeited with relative ease. For instance, the DOPIP valued 2005
seizures and losses associated with counterfeit currency at around $609 billion,
and counterfeit identification at $124 million. Governments must also
enforce the various anti-counterfeiting and anti-piracy regimes of their
respective jurisdictions which becomes increasingly difficult with the continued
expansion of global trade.
The
digital and recording media
industry, including the segment that records computer software on compact
discs,
has long been a victim of piracy, or the production of illegal copies of
genuine
media or software, and the counterfeiting and distribution of imitation media
or
software. Compact discs, DVDs,
videotapes,
computer software and other digital and recording media that appears identical
to genuine products are sold at substantial discounts by vendors at street
and
night markets, via mail order catalogs and on the internet at direct retail
websites or at auction sites. In 2006 the Business
Software Alliance
("BSA") reported that in 2005, the United Stateslost
$6.9 billion as a result of
software piracy. The BSA also estimated that 21 percent of
software programs in the U.S.are
unlicensed and that since January 1,
2000, the BSA has settled with 1,668 companies for a total of $81,821,895.
In a white paper published in December 2005, the BSA and the IDC also reported
that they found in a 2004 study that the world spent more than $59 billion
for
commercial packaged software. Yet, software worth over $90 billion was
actually installed. In other words, for every two dollars worth of
software purchased legitimately, one dollar was obtained
illegally.
The
pharmaceutical industry also faces
major problems relative to counterfeit, diluted, or falsely labeled drugs
that
make their way through healthcare systems worldwide, posing a health threat
to
patients and a financial threat to drugmakers and distributors. In
2006 the Center for Medicine in the Public Interest predicted that
counterfeit drug sales will reach $75 billion globally in 2010, an increase
of
more than 90% from 2005. In February, 2006, the World Health Organization
("WHO") estimated that counterfeits account for more than 10% of the
global pharmaceuticals market, and 25% of pharmaceuticals consumed in
developing countries and that as much as 50% in some countries, are
counterfeit. According to the WHO, counterfeiting can apply to both
branded and generic products and counterfeit pharmaceuticals may include
products with the correct ingredients but fake packaging, with the wrong
ingredients, without active ingredients or with insufficient active
ingredients. The challenges presented by traditional counterfeiters
have recently been supplemented by the many websites, from direct retailers
to
auction sites, that offer counterfeit prescription drugs online. As a
result, the pharmaceutical industry and regulators are examining emerging
anti-counterfeit technologies, including radio-frequency identification tags
and
electronic product codes, known as EPCs, to help stem the wave of counterfeit
drugs and better track legitimate drugs from manufacturing through the supply
chain.
As
more and more companies in each of
these markets begin to address the problem of counterfeiting, we expect that
different systems will compete to be the leading standards by which products
can
be tracked across world markets. Historically, counterfeiting,
product diversion and other types of fraud have been combatted by embedding
various authentication systems and rare and easily distinguishable materials
into products, such as radio frequency identification (RFID) devices and
banknote threads in packaging, integrated circuit chips and magnetic strips
in
automatic teller machine cards, holograms on currency, elemental taggants
in
explosives, and radioactivity and rare molecules in crude oil. These
techniques are effective but have generally been reverse-engineered and
replicated by counterfeiters, which limits their usefulness as forensic methods
for authentication of the sources of products and other
items.
The
Applied DNA Solution
We
believe our solution, which we call
the SigNature Program, is as broadly applicable, convenient and inexpensive
as
existing authentication systems, while highly resistant to reverse-engineering
or replication, so that it can either be applied independently or supplement
existing systems in order to allow for a forensic level of authentication
of the
sources of a broad range of items, such as artwork and collectibles, fine
wine,
consumer products, digital and recording media, pharmaceuticals, financial
instruments, identity cards and official documents. The SigNature
Program first involves our design and manufacture of a highly customized
and
encrypted botanical DNA marker, or SigNature DNA Marker. The
SigNature DNA Marker is then encapsulated and stabilized so that it is resistant
to heat, organic solvents, chemicals and most importantly, ultraviolet, or
UV
radiation. Once it has been encapsulated, our SigNature DNA Embedment
system can be used to embed the SigNature DNA Marker directly onto products
or
other items or into special inks, threads and other media, which in turn
can be
incorporated into packaging or products. Once it is embedded, our
SigNature DNA Encryption Detector pen can instantly show the presence or
absence
of any of our SigNature DNA Markers, and our SigNature polymerase chain reaction
(PCR) Kits can provide rapid forensic level authentication of specific SigNature
DNA Markers.
We
believe that the key characteristics
and benefits of the SigNature Program are as follows:
We
Believe Our SigNature DNA Markers Are Virtually Impossible to Copy
In
creating unique SigNature DNA
Markers, we use DNA segments from one or more botanical sources, rearrange
them
into unique encrypted sequences, and then implement one or more layers of
anti-counterfeit techniques. Because the portion of DNA in a
SigNature DNA Marker used to identify the marker is so minute, it cannot
be
detected unless it is replicated billions of times over, or
amplified. This amplification can only be achieved by applying
matching strands of DNA, or a primer, and PCR techniques to the SigNature
DNA
Marker. The sequence of the relevant DNA in a SigNature DNA Marker
must be known in order to manufacture the primer for that DNA. As a
result, we believe the effort required to find, amplify, select and clone
the
relevant DNA in a SigNature DNA Marker would involve such enormous effort
and
expense that SigNature DNA Markers are virtually impossible to copy without
our
proprietary systems.
Simple
and Rapid Authentication
With
our advanced SigNature
DNA Marker detection devices
and PCR testing
kits, any of our customers
can quickly complete an on-site verification. When
our SigNature DNA
Encryption Detector pen comes in contact with our proprietary overt ink on
a
label or product package, a biochemical reaction triggers a reversible color
change from blue to pink and back to blue. Testing of this color
change can be repeated between 30 to 50 times. For forensic level
authentication, our SigNature PCR testing kits can produce absolute
authentication in less than 30 minutes using portable PCR
machines.
Low
Cost and High Accuracy
The
costs associated with the DNA
required to manufacture our SigNature DNA Markers are not significant since
the
amount of DNA required for each marker is so minute (for instance, only 3-5
parts per million when incorporated in an ink). We manufacture
the identifying segment of DNA to be used in a SigNature DNA
Marker by cloning them inside microorganisms such as yeast or
bacteria, which are highly productive and inexpensive to grow. As a
result, SigNature DNA Markers are relatively inexpensive when compared to
other
anti-counterfeiting devices such as RFIDs, EPCs, integrated circuit chips,
and
holograms. Our SigNature DNA Encryption Detectors,
which use color changing dyes and molecular "triggers" to instantly detect
SigNature DNA Markers, are also relatively inexpensive. At the
same time, the probability of mistakenly identifying a SigNature DNA
Marker is less than 1 in 1 trillion, so our authentication systems are
highly accurate, and in fact, our SigNature PCR Kits can authenticate to
a
forensic level.
Easily
Integrated with Other Anti-Counterfeit Technologies
Our
DNA Markers can be embedded onto
RFID devices, banknote threads, labels, serial numbers, holograms, and other
marking systems using inks, threads and other media. We believe that
combined with other traditional methods, our SigNature Program provides a
significant deterrent against counterfeiting, product diversion, piracy,
fraud
and identity theft.
Broad
Applicability and Ingestible
Our
SigNature DNA Markers can be
embedded into almost any consumer product, and virtually any other
item. For instance, the indelible SigNature DNA
Ink we produce is safe to consumeand
can be used in pharmaceutical drug
tablets and capsules. Use of our SigNature
DNA in ingestible
products and drugs will require approval of the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration (FDA). We have initiated a strategy to approach the
FDA during 2008.
Our
Strategy
We
expect to generate revenues
principally from sales of our SigNature Program. Key aspects of our
strategy include:
Customize
and Refine the SigNature Program to Meet Potential Customers’ Needs
We
are continuously attempting to
improve our SigNature Program by testing the incorporation of our DNA
Markers into different
media, such as newly configured labels, inks or packing elements, for use
in new
applications. Each prospective customer has specific needs and
employs varying levels of existing security technologies with which our solution
must be integrated. Our
goal is to
develop a secure and cost-effective system for each potential customer that
can
be incorporated into that potential customer’s
products or items themselves or their
packaging so that they can, for instance, be tracked throughout the
entire supply chain and distribution
system.
Continue
to Enhance Detection Technologies for Authentication of our SigNature DNA
Markers
We
have also identified and are further
examining opportunities to collaborate with companies and universities to
develop a new line of
detection technologies that will provide faster and more convenient ways
to
authenticate our SigNature DNA Markers.
Target
Potential High-Volume Markets
We
will continue to focus our efforts on
target vertical markets that are characterized by a high level of vulnerability
to counterfeiting, product diversion, piracy, fraud, identity theft, and
unauthorized intrusion into physical locations and databases. Today
our target markets include art and collectibles, fine wine, consumer products,
digital and recording media, pharmaceuticals, and homeland
security. If and when we have significantly penetrated these markets,
we intend to expand into additional related high volume
markets.
Pursue
Strategic Acquisitions and Alliances
We
intend to pursue strategic
acquisitions of companies and technologies that strengthen and complement
our
core technologies, improve our competitive positioning, allow us to penetrate
new markets, and grow our customer base. We also intend to work in
collaboration with potential strategic partners in order to continue to market
and sell new product lines derived from, but not limited to, DNA
technology.
Target
Markets
We
have begun offering our products and
services in Europe and the United Statesand
are targeting the following six
principal markets:
Art
& Collectibles
The
fine art and collectibles markets
are particularly vulnerable to counterfeiting, forgeries and
fraud. Phony artwork and collectibles are often sold with fake or
questionable signatures or attributions. We believe our SigNature DNA
Markers can safely be embedded directly in, and so can be used to designate
and
then authenticate all forms of artwork and collectibles, including paintings,
books, porcelain, marble, stone, bronzes, tapestries, glass and fine woodwork,
including frames. They can also be embedded in any original
supporting documentation related to the artwork or collectible, the signature
of
the artist and any other relevant material that would provide provenance,
such
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A
signed certificate or statement of authenticity from a respected
authority
or expert on the artist;
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An
exhibition or gallery sticker attached to the art or
collectible;
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An
original sales receipt;
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A
film or recording of the artist talking about the art or
collectible;
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An
appraisal from a recognized authority or expert on the art or collectible;
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Letters
or papers from recognized experts or authorities discussing the
art or
collectible.
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Fine
Wine
Vintners
and purveyors of fine wine are
also vulnerable to counterfeiting or product diversion. We believe
our SigNature Program can provide vintners, purveyors of fine wines and
organizations within the wine community several benefits:
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Verifed
authenticity increases potential customers' confidence in the product
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their purchase decision;
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For
the vintner, the SigNature Program can strengthen brand support
and
recognition, and offers the potential for improved marketability
and
sales; and
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SigNature
DNA Markers can be embedded in bottles, labels, or both at the
winery, and
easily authenticated at the location of the wine distributor or
auctioneer.
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Consumer
Products
Counterfeit
items are a significant and
growing problem with all kinds of consumer packaged goods, especially in
the
retail and apparel industries. According to the 2005 DOPIP, up to
$283 million worth of clothing and accessories worldwide are fake, as well
as
$12 million worth of fragrances and cosmetics are counterfeit each
year. In the United States,
$1.29 billion dollars worth of
seizures and losses were incurred resulting from counterfeit of apparel and
other consumer products. We have developed and are currently
marketing a number of solutions aimed at brand protection and authentication
for
the retail and apparel industries, including the clothing, accessories,
fragrances and cosmetics segments. Our SigNature Program can be used
by manufacturers in these industries to combat counterfeiting and piracy
of
primary, secondary and tertiary packaging, as well as the product itself,
and to
track products that have been lost in transit, whether misplaced or
stolen.
Digital
and Recording Media
The
digital and recording media
industry, including the segment that records computer software on compact
discs,
faces significant threats from piracy and the counterfeiting and distribution
of
imitation media or software. In 2007 the Business Software Alliance
("BSA") reported that in 2006, the United Statessoftware
industry lost $7.3 billion as a
result of software piracy, an increase of $400 million over the previous
year. . An independent study conducted by IDC for the BSA
reported that 21 percent of software in the United Statesis
unlicensed. Our SigNature
DNA Markers can be embedded onto digital and recording media products, such
as
CDs, DVDs, videotapes and computer software, as well as the packaging of
these
products.
Pharmaceuticals
The
pharmaceutical industry also faces
major problems relative to counterfeit, diluted, or falsely labeled drugs
that
make their way through healthcare systems worldwide, posing a health threat
to
patients and a financial threat to drugmakers and distributors. As a
result, the pharmaceutical industry and regulators are examining emerging
anti-counterfeit technologies, including RFID tags and EPCs to help stem
the
wave of counterfeit drugs and better track legitimate drugs from manufacturing
through the supply chain. Our SigNature DNA Markers can easily be
embedded directly into pharmaceutical packaging or into RFID tags or EPCs
attached to packaging, and since they are ingestible, may be applied
as part of a unit dose. In its 2004 report "Combating
Counterfeit Drugs," the Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") noted that
authentication technologies for pharmaceuticals (such as color-shifting inks,
holograms, taggants, or chemical markers embedded in a drug or its label)
have
been sufficiently perfected that they can now serve as a critical component
of a
layered approach to control counterfeit drugs. FDA's 2004 Report
acknowledged the importance of using one or more authentication technologies
for
drug products.
Homeland
Security
Governments
worldwide are increasingly
faced with the problems of counterfeit currencies, official documents, and
identity and security cards, as well as terrorism and other security
threats. Governments must also enforce the various
anti-counterfeiting and anti-piracy regimes of their respective jurisdictions
which becomes increasingly difficult with the continued expansion of global
trade. Our SigNature Program can provide secure, forensic, and
cost-effective anti-counterfeiting, anti-piracy and identification solutions
to
local, state, and federal governments as well as the defense contractors
and the
other companies that do business with them. Our SigNature Program can
be used for all types of identification and official documents, such
as:
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passports;
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lawful
permanent resident, or “green” cards;
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visas;
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drivers’
licenses;
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Social
Security cards;
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military
identification cards;
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national
transportation cards;
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security
cards for access to sensitive physical locations; and
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other
important identity cards, official documents and security-related
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Our
Technology
Every
living organism has a unique DNA
code that determines the character and composition of its cells. The
core technologies of our business allow us to use the DNA of everyday plants
to
mark objects in a unique manner that we believe can only be replicated at
great
expense, and then identify these objects by detecting the absence or presence
of
the DNA.
SigNature
DNA Encryption
Our
patent
pendingencryption system allows
us to isolate
strands of botanical DNA and then fragment and reconstitute them to form
unique
“DNA chimers”, or encrypted DNA segments, whose sequences are known only to
us.
SigNature
DNA Encapsulation
Our
patentedencapsulation
system allows us to apply
a protective coating to encrypted DNA chimers, creating a SigNature DNA Marker
that is resistant to heat, organic solvents, chemicals and UV radiation,
and so
can be identified for hundreds of years after being embedded directly, or
into
media applied or attached to the item to be marked.
SigNature
DNA Embedment
Our
patented
embedment
system allows us to
incorporate our SigNature DNA Markers into a broad variety of media, such
as
petroleum and petroleum derivatives, inks, dyes, laminates, glues, threads,
and
textiles.
SigNature
DNA Authentication
Our
patent
pendingforensic level authentication
methods
allow us to unlock the encrypted DNA chimers by using PCR techniques and
proprietary primers that were specifically designed by us to detect the DNA
sequences we encrypted and embedded into the product or other
item. Detection of the DNA chimers unique to a particular item or
series of items allows us to authenticate its or their
origin.
Products
and Services
Our
SigNature Program consists of three
steps: creating and encapsulating a specific encrypted DNA segment, applying
it
to a product or other item, and detecting the presence or absence of the
specific segment. We plan for the first two steps to be controlled
exclusively by Applied DNA and its certified agents to ensure the security
of
SigNature DNA Markers. Once applied, the presence of any of our
SigNature DNA Markers can be detected by us or a customer in a simple spot
test,
or a sample taken from the product or other item can be analyzed forensically
to
obtain definitive proof of the presence or absence of a specific type of
SigNature DNA Marker (e.g., one designed to mark a particular
product).
Creating
a Customer or Product-Specific SigNature DNA Marker
Our
SigNature DNA Markers are botanical
DNA segments custom manufactured by us to identify a particular class of
or
individual products or items. During this manufacturing process, we
scramble and encrypt a naturally occurring botanical DNA code segment or
segments, and then encapsulate the resulting DNA segment utilizing our
proprietary SigNature DNA Encapsulation system. We then record and store
the
sequence of the DNA segment in a secure database in order that we can later
detect it.
Embedding
the SigNature DNA Marker
Our
SigNature DNA Markers may be
directly embedded in products or other items, or otherwise attached by embedding
them into media that is incorporated in or attached to the product or
item. For example, we can embed SigNature DNA Markers directly in
paper, metal, plastics, stone, ceramic, and other materials. Media in
which we can embed SigNature DNA Markers include:
SigNature
DNA
Ink: Our
SigNature DNA Ink can be applied directly or on a label that is then affixed
to
the product or item. SigNature DNA Ink is highly durable and
degradation resistant. SigNature DNA Ink can be visible (colored) or
invisible. This makes it possible to mark products with a visible, or
overt, and/or invisible, or covert, SigNature DNA Marker on any tangible
surface
such as a label. The location of covert Signature DNA Markers on a
product are recorded and stored in a secure database. Similar media
like varnish and paints can also be used instead of ink. Examples of
products and other items onto which SigNature DNA Ink can be applied
include:
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artwork
and collectibles (paintings, artifacts, antiques, stamps, coins,
documents, collectibles and memorabilia);
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corporate
documents: (confidential, date and time dependent documents or
security
clearance documents);
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financial
instruments (currency, stock certificates, checks, bonds and
debentures);
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retail
items (event tickets, VIP tickets, clothing labels, luxury
products);
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pharmaceuticals
(tablet, capsule and pill surface printing); and
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other
miscellaneous items (lottery tickets, inspection stamps, custom
seals,
passports and visas, etc.).
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SigNature
DNA
Thread: Our
SigNature DNA Thread, which can consist of any fabric from cotton to wool,
is
embedded with SigNature DNA Markers and can be used to mark and authenticate
products and other items incorporating textiles. For example,
SigNature DNA Thread can be incorporated in a finished garment, bag, purse,
shoe
or other product or item. SigNature DNA Thread can help textile
vendors, clothing and accessory manufacturers and governments authenticate
thread, yarn and fabric at any stage in the supply chain. We can also
embed our SigNature DNA markers into raw cotton fiber before manufacture
of a
finished cotton textile product (e.g., a t-shirt) and authenticate a finished
cotton product.
Other
Security
Devices: Our
SigNature DNA Markers can also be embedded onto printed barcodes, RFID tags,
optical memory strips, holograms, tamper proof labels and other security
devices
incorporated into products and other items for various security-related
purposes.
SigNature
DNA Detection and Product Authentication
Level
1 “Spot Test”
Detection: Level
one
marker detection utilizes non–DNA based mechanisms such as optical reporter
markers and color shifting ink. Adding optical reporter markers to
our SigNature DNA affords the ability to quickly screen for the presence
or
absence of our SigNature DNA Markers using the portable hand held
detectors. Our SigNature DNA Encryption Detector pens, which are custom
manufactured to identify our SigNature DNA Markers, allow us or our customers
to
determine the presence or absence of these markers in around one second when
they have been embedded in a special overt DNA Ink. When the
SigNature DNA Encryption Detector is swiped over matching overt DNA Ink,
the
color of the ink temporarily changes from blue to pink, indicating the presence
of the markers, and validating the product or other item. Though this
detection process cannot distinguish between different types of SigNature
DNA
Markers, such as markers we have designed for one customer or product versus
another, it allows for instant sampling at any point in the supply
chain.
Level
2 Forensic DNA
Authentication: Our SigNature PCR Kits
allow
us or our customers to use a sample taken from the product or other item
to be
authenticated, and using our proprietary primers and PCR technology, determine
the sequences of DNA included in the sample, and conclude whether it includes
a
specific SigNature DNA Marker. This more elaborate test generally
requires about 30 minutes to complete. This authentication process
provides absolute certainty about the presence or absence of specific types
of a
SigNature DNA Marker.
Sales
and Marketing
We
have since inception only had sales
of our products in Europethrough
direct sales. As of
January 14, 2008, we had 2 employees devoted to and 3 employees engaged in
direct sales. We expect to hire additional sales directors and/or
consultants to assist us with sales and marketing efforts with respect to
our 6
target vertical markets.
Research
and Development
Our
research and development efforts are
primarily focused on the development of prototypes of new versions of our
products using our existing technologies for review by prospective customers,
such as different types of SigNature DNA Ink and SigNature DNA
Thread. Nonetheless, we believe that our development of new and
enhanced technologies relating to our business may be important to our future
success, and we continue to examine whether investments in the research and
development of such technologies is merited.
Manufacturing
We
have the capability to manufacture
SigNature DNA Markers, covert DNA Ink, and SigNature PCR Kits at our
laboratories in Stony Brook. We rely upon other companies to
manufacture our overt color-changing DNA Ink and our SigNature DNA Encryption
Detector pens.
Commercial
Agreements
Biowell
Agreement. In
the first half of 2005, BiowellTechnology,
Inc. (“Biowell”)
transferred substantially
all of its intellectual property to Rixflex Holdings Limited, a British
Virgin
Islands company, and on July 12, 2005, Rixflex Holdings Limited merged
with and
into our wholly-owned subsidiary APDN (B.V.I.) Inc., a British Virgin Islandscompany. The
shareholders of
Rixflex Holdings Limited received 36 million shares of our common stock
in
consideration of this merger. In connection with the acquisition of
this Biowell intellectual property, we terminated our existing license
agreement and,
on July 12, 2005, we entered into a
license agreement with Biowell, under whichwe
granted Biowell an exclusive license
to sell, market, and sub-license certain of our products in Australia,
certain countries in Asiaand
certain Middle Eastern
countries. By letter dated November 1, 2007, we terminated Biowell’s
rights as licensee with respect to Australia,
Chinaand
certain other countries in
Asiabecause
of Biowell’s failure to pay us
certain fees, payments or consideration in connection with the grant of
the
license. In addition, we terminated the exclusivity of the license
with respect to certain Middle Eastern and other Asian countries
because of Biowell’s failure
to meet certain minimum annual net sales in each of the various countries
covered by the license.
HPT
Agreement. On
March 19, 2007, we entered into a Technology Reseller Agreement (the “HPT
Agreement”) with HPT International, LLC (“HPT”). In the HPT Agreement
we agreed to supply our SigNature DNA Markers to HPT to be affixed onto HPT's
holograms, Nylon 6 tags and other plastic or metal food tags. HPT has
been granted exclusive rights to affix our SigNature DNA Markers onto its
tagging products for distribution to its customers in the United Statesin
the poultry and kosher foods markets,
and non-exclusive rights to attach our SigNature DNA Markers onto its tagging
products for distribution to its customers worldwide. We will receive a fee
for
each SigNature DNA Marker that is attached to an HPT product and distributed
to
a third party, and for each forensic authentication test that we perform
at
HPT's request. HPT has been granted exclusive rights in the U.S.poultry
and kosher foods markets with
respect to new customers through March 18, 2008. After that date, HPT
will lose its exclusive rights if it does not realize certain sales goals
or
does not agree to certain minimum purchases during the subsequent year of
the
agreement. Under the HPT Agreement, HPT has the right to permanent
exclusivity in the U.S.poultry
and kosher foods markets if
realizes its sales goals for the first two years under the HPT Agreement
and
achieves an additional milestone to be agreed by us and HPT prior to March
18,
2009.
IIMAK
Agreement. On
April 18, 2007, we entered into a Joint Development and Marketing Agreement
with
International Imaging Materials, Inc., or IIMAK. In this agreement with IIMAK,
the parties agreed to jointly develop thermal transfer ribbons incorporating
our
SigNature DNA Markers to help prevent counterfeiting and product diversion
for
an initial six (6) month period. This period may be extended by mutual written
agreement. Upon the successful development of commercially feasible ribbons
incorporating SigNature DNA Markers, we will be paid royalties based on a
calculation of net receipts by IIMAK from sales of such products. We will
receive the exclusive right to supply DNA taggants to IIMAK and IIMAK will
receive the exclusive right to manufacture and sell such products
worldwide.
Printcolor
Screen
Ltd. Agreement. On May 30, 2007, we
entered
into a Technology Reseller Agreement with Printcolor Screen Ltd., or
Printcolor. Under the terms of the agreement, we have been granted
the exclusive right to supply our SigNature DNA Markers to Printcolor and
Printcolor has been granted rights to affix our SigNature DNA Markers onto
Printcolor products for distribution to its customers for an initial period
of
three years. This initial period will automatically renew for successive
one
year periods unless terminated earlier. We will be paid certain fees based
on
purchase orders received from Printcolor.
Supima
Cotton
Agreement. On
June 27, 2007, we entered into a Feasibility Study Agreement with Supima,
a
non-profit organization for the promotion of U.S.pima
cotton growers. In connection with
the agreement we undertook a study of the feasibility of establishing a method
or methods to authenticate and identify U.S.produced
pima cotton fibers. We received
payments from Supima upon signing of the agreement and in five monthly
installments beginning on July 6, 2007. Upon successful completion of
the feasibility study, we may offer authentication services to member companies
of Supima (as well as non−member companies) to confirm the Supima cotton content
of textile items such as apparel and home fashion products. We are obligated
to
pay Supima a percentage of any fees that we receive from such companies for
authentication services we provide them. We are also obligated to pay Supima
fifty percent of the aggregate amount of payments that we received from Supima
for the feasibility study out of any fees we receive from providing
authentication services. In addition, until the earlier of either (i) five
years
or (ii) the repayment to Supima of fifty percent of the aggregate amount
of
payments that we received from Supima for the feasibility study, we are
obligated to pay Supima a fee for each authentication service that we provide.
The agreement may be terminated by us or Supima after sixty (60) days upon
fourteen (14) days prior written notice.
Competition
The
principal markets for our SigNature
Program are intensely competitive. We compete with many existing
suppliers and new competitors continue to enter the market. Many of
our competitors, both in the United States and elsewhere, are major
pharmaceutical, chemical and biotechnology companies, or have strategic
alliances with such companies, and many of them have substantially greater
capital resources, marketing experience, research and development staff,
and
facilities than we do. Any of these companies could succeed in
developing products that are more effective than the products that we have
or
may develop and may be more successful than us in producing and marketing
their
existing products. Some of our competitors that operate in the
anti-counterfeiting and fraud prevention markets include: Applied Optical
Technologies, Authentix, ChemTAG, Collectors Universe Inc., Collotype, Data
Dot
Technology, Digimarc Corp., DNA Technologies, Inc., ID Global, Informium
AG,
Inksure Technologies, Kodak, L-1 Identity Solutions, Manakoa, SmartWater
Technology, Inc., Sun Chemical Corp, Tracetag and Warnex.
Some
examples of competing security
products include:
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fingerprint
scanner (a
system that scans fingerprints before granting access to secure
information or facilities);
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voice
recognition
software (software that authenticates users based on individual
vocal patterns);
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cornea
scanner (a
scanner that scan the iris of a user’s eye to compare with data in a
computer database);
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face
scanner (a
scanning system that use complex algorithms to distinguish one
face from
another);
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integrated
circuit chip &
magnetic strips (integrated circuit chips that receive and, if
authentic, send a correct electric signal back to the reader, and
magnetic
strips that contain information, both of which are common components
of
debit and credit cards);
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optically
variable
microstructures (these include holograms, which display images in
three dimensions and are generally difficult to reproduce using
advanced
color photocopiers and printing techniques, along with other devices
with
similar features);
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elemental
taggants and
fluorescence (elemental taggants are various unique substances that
can be used to mark products and other items, are revealed by techniques
such as x-ray fluorescence); and
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radioactivity
&
rare
molecules (radioactive substances or rare molecules which are
uncommon and readily detected).
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We
expect competition with our products
and services to continue and intensify in the future. We believe
competition in our principal markets is primarily driven by:
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product
performance, features and liability;
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price;
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timing
of product introductions;
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ability
to develop, maintain and protect proprietary products and
technologies;
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sales
and distribution capabilities;
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technical
support and service;
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brand
loyalty;
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applications
support; and
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breadth
of product line.
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If
a competitor develops superior
technology or cost-effective alternatives to our products, our business,
financial condition and results of operations could be significantly
harmed.
Proprietary
Rights
We
believe that our 7 patents, 14
patents pending, 2 registered trademarks, and 2 registered trademarks pending,
which are described in the table below, and our trademarks, trade secrets,
copyrights and other intellectual property rights are important assets for
us.
Patents
Issued:
Patent
Name
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Patent
No:
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Assignee
of Record
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Dated
Issued
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Jurisdiction
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Nucleic
Acid as Marker for Product Anticounterfeiting and
Identification
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89108443
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APDN
(B.V.I.) Inc.
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March
17,2000
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Taiwan
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Method
of using ribonucleic acid as product antifake mark and for
verification
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00107580.2
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Rixflex
Holdings
Limited
(2)
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February
2, 2005
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China
|
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EppenLocker
(A Leakage-Prevention Apparatus of Microcentrifuge)
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89204158
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APDN
(B.V.I.) Inc.
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March
10, 2000
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Taiwan
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Multiple
Tube Structure for Multiple PCR in a Closed Container
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89210575
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APDN
(B.V.I.) Inc.
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June
20, 2000
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Taiwan
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A
Device for Multiple Polymerase Chain Reactions In a Closed Container
and a
Method of Using Thereof
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89111477
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|
APDN
(B.V.I.) Inc.
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June
12, 2000
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Taiwan
|
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Method
for Mixing Nucleic Acid in Water Insoluble Media and Application
Thereof
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921221973
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APDN
(B.V.I.) Inc.
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|
August
11, 2003
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Taiwan
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A
Method of Utilizing Nucleic Acids as Markers for Product Anti-Counterfeit
Labeling and Verification
|
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US
7,115,301 B2
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Rixflex
Holdings Limited (2)
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October
3, 2006
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United
States
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Patents
Pending:
Patent
Name
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Application
No.
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|
Filed
in the Name of
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Dated
Filed
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Jurisdiction
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Method
for Mixing Nucleic Acid in Water Insoluble Media and Application
Thereof
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2002-294229
03007023.9
10/645,602
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Biowell
(1)
Rixflex
Holdings
Limited
(2)
Rixflex
Holdings Limited (2)
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August
31, 2002
March
27, 2003
August
22, 2003
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Japan
EU
United
States
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Method
of dissolving nucleic acid in water insoluble medium and its
application
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03155949.2
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Rixflex
Holdings
Limited
(2)
|
|
August
27, 2003
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China
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Novel
nucleic acid based steganography system and application
thereof
|
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10/909,431
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Rixflex
Holdings
Limited
(2)
|
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August
3, 2004
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United
States
|
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Cryptic
method of secret information carried in DNA molecule and its deencryption
method
|
|
921221490
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|
APDN
(B.V.I.) Inc.
|
|
August
6, 2003
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|
Taiwan
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Patent
Name
|
|
Application
No.
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Filed
in the Name of
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Dated
Filed
|
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Jurisdiction
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A
novel nucleic acid based steganography system and application
thereof
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03127517.6
61387/2004
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Biowell
(1)
Rixflex
Holdings
Limited
(2)
|
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August
6, 2003
August
4, 2004
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China
Korea
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A
novel method for coding based on nucleic acids and utility
thereof
|
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04018374.1
1-2004-00742
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Rixflex
Holdings
Limited
(2)
Rixflex
Holdings
Limited
(2)
|
|
August
3, 2004
August
4, 2004
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EU
Vietnam
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A
novel nucleic acid based steganography system and applications
thereof
|
|
092819
PI20043145
2004-225987
P-00200400374
764/CHE/2004
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Rixflex
Holdings
Limited
(2)
Biowell
(1)
Rixflex
Holdings
Limited
(2)
Rixflex
Holdings
Limited
(2)
Rixflex
Holdings
Limited
(2)
|
|
August
4, 2004
August
4, 2004
August
2, 2004
August
4, 2004
August
4, 2004
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Thailand
Malaysia
Japan
Indonesia
India
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|
Method
for classifying group ID of shoppers and transferring the shopping
discount to group development funds development
|
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92119302
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APDN
(B.V.I.) Inc.
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July
15, 2003
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Taiwan
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|
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|
Method
for transferring feedback foundation capable of identifying multiple
objects
|
|
03150071.4
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Rixflex
Holdings
Limited
(2)
|
|
July
31, 2003
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China
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Method
of Classifying Group ID of Shoppers and Transferring the Shopping
Discount
to Group Development Funds
|
|
PI20042889
092217
2004-200730
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|
Rixflex
Holdings
Limited
(2)
Rixflex
Holdings
Limited
(2)
Biowell
(1)
|
|
August
4, 2004
July
12, 2004
July
7, 2004
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Malaysia
Thailand
Japan
|
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|
System
and Method for authenticating multiple components associated with
a
particular product.
|
|
11/437,265
PCT/US2006/019660
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|
APDN
(B.V.I.) Inc.
APDN
(B.V.I.) Inc.
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|
May
19, 2005
May
19, 2006
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US
PCT
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|
System
and Method for Marking Textiles with Nucleic Acid
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10/825,968
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|
APDN
(B.V.I.) Inc.
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April
15, 2004
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US
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|
System
and Method for Marking Textiles with Nucleic Acids
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|
Publication
#20050112610
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APDN
(B.V.I.) Inc
|
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4/16/2003
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US
|
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System
and Method for Authenticating Multiple Components Associated with
a
Particular Good
|
|
Publication
# 22070048761
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|
APDN
(B.V.I.) Inc
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|
5/20/2005
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US
|
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|
System
and Method for Secure Document Printing and Detection
|
|
Application
# 60/874,425
|
|
APDN
(B.V.I.) Inc
|
|
12/12/2006
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US
|
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|
System
and Method for Authenticating Tablets
|
|
Application
#60/877,875
|
|
APDN
(B.V.I.) Inc
|
|
12/26/2006
|
|
US
|
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|
|
System
and Method for Authenticating Sports Identification Goods
|
|
Application
# 60/877,869
|
|
APDN
(B.V.I.) Inc.
|
|
12/29/2006
|
|
US
|
(1)
All
patents in the name of and patent applications filed in the name of Biowell
have
been assigned to our wholly-owned subsidiary APDN (B.V.I.) Inc., and we are
making efforts to ensure APDN (B.V.I.) is the assignee or filer of record,
as
the case may be.
(2)
All
patents in the name of and patent applications filed in the name of Rixflex
Holdings Limited, which merged into APDN (B.V.I.) Inc. on July 12, 2005,
have
been assigned to APDN (B.V.I.) Inc., and we are making efforts to
ensure APDN (B.V.I.) is the assignee or filer of record, as the case may
be.
Trademarks
Issued:
Trademark
|
|
Registration
No:
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|
Registered
Owner
|
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Registration
Date
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Jurisdiction
|
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APPLIED
DNA and model molecule design
|
|
846354
|
|
Applied
DNA Sciences Inc.
|
|
August
13, 2004
|
|
Mexico
|
|
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|
|
|
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APPLIED
DNA and model molecule design
|
|
846711
|
|
Applied
DNA Sciences Inc.
|
|
August
16, 2004
|
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Mexico
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
APPLIED
DNA and model molecule design
|
|
3392818
|
|
Applied
DNA Sciences Inc.
|
|
March
21, 2005
|
|
European
Community
|
|
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|
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|
BIOWELL
and Design
|
|
3,155,578
|
|
Rixflex
Holdings Limited (1)
|
|
October
17, 2006
|
|
United
States
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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BIOWELL
and Design
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2,675,941
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Rixflex
Holdings Limited (1)
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January
21, 2003
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United
States
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BIOWELL
and Design
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2,611,291
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Rixflex
Holdings Limited (1)
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August
27, 2002
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United
States
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BIOWELL
and Design
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4101159010000
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Biowell
(2)
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May
4, 2005
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South
Korea
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BIOWELL
and Design
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4,819,252
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Rixflex
Holdings Limited (1)
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November
19, 2004
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Japan
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(1)
All
registered trademarks in the name of Rixflex Holdings Limited have been assigned
to APDN (B.V.I.) Inc., and we are making efforts to ensure APDN (B.V.I.)
Inc. is
the registered owner.
(2)
All
registered trademarks in the name of Biowell have been assigned to APDN (B.V.I.)
Inc., and we are making efforts to ensure APDN (B.V.I.) Inc. is the
registered owner.
Trademarks
Pending:
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APPLIED
DNA
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76/549,861
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APDN
(B.V.I.) Inc.
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September
22, 2003
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SIGNATURE
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78/871,967
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APDN
(B.V.I.) Inc.
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April
28, 2006
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However,
there are events that are
outside of our control that pose a threat to our intellectual property rights
as
well as to our products and services. For example, effective
intellectual property protection may not be available in every country in
which
our products and services are distributed. The efforts we have taken
to protect our proprietary rights may not be sufficient or
effective. Any significant impairment of our intellectual property
rights could harm our business or our ability to compete. Protecting
our intellectual property rights is costly and time consuming. Any
increase in the unauthorized use of our intellectual property could make
it more
expensive to do business and harm our operating results. Although we
seek to obtain patent protection for our innovations, it is possible we may
not
be able to protect some of these innovations. Given the costs of
obtaining patent protection, we may choose not to protect certain innovations
that later turn out to be important. There is always the possibility
that the scope of the protection gained from one of our issued patents will
be
insufficient or deemed invalid or unenforceable. We also seek to
maintain certain intellectual property as trade secrets. This secrecy
could be compromised by third parties, or intentionally or accidentally by
our
employees, which would cause us to lose the competitive advantage resulting
from
these trade secrets.
Additionally,
litigation regarding
patents and other intellectual property rights is extensive in the biotechnology
industry. In the event of an intellectual property dispute, we may be forced
to
litigate. This litigation could involve proceedings instituted by the
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office or the International Trade Commission, as
well
as proceedings brought directly by affected third parties. Intellectual property
litigation can be extremely expensive, and these expenses, as well as the
consequences should we not prevail, could seriously harm our
business. If a third party claims an intellectual property right to
technology we use, we might need to discontinue an important product or product
line, alter our products and processes, pay license fees or cease our affected
business activities. Although we might under these circumstances
attempt to obtain a license to this intellectual property, we may not be
able to
do so on favorable terms, or at all.
Employees
Presently,we
employ a total of 7 full-time
employees and 3 part-time employees, including 2 in management, 4 in operations,
3 in sales and marketing and 1 in investor relations. None of our
employees are covered by collective bargaining agreements, and we believe
our
relations with our employees are favorable.
Available
Information
We
are subject to the informational
requirements of the Exchange Act, which requires us to file our Annual Reports
on Form 10-KSB, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-QSB, Current Reports on Form
8-K,
amendments to such reports and other information with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (“SEC”). This information is available at the
SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, NE,
Washington,
D.C. 20549. Information
on the
operation of the Public Reference Room can be obtained by calling the SEC
at
1-800-SEC-0330. Because we file documents electronically with the
SEC, you may also obtain this information by visiting the SEC’s website at
www.sec.gov. Our web site is located at www.adnas.com.
Item
2. Description of Property.
We
maintain our principal office at 25
Health Sciences Drive, Suite113,
Stony
Brook, New
York 11790.
We moved our principal office to the
Long Island High Technology Incubator, which is located on the campus of
Stony Brook University,
in November
2005. We believe
that our current office space and facilities are sufficient to meet our present
needs and do not anticipate
any difficulty securing alternative or additional space, as needed, on terms
acceptable to us.
Item
3. Legal Proceedings.
From
time to time, we may become
involved in various lawsuits and legal proceedings which arise in the ordinary
course of business. However, litigation is subject to inherent
uncertainties, and an adverse result in these or other matters may arise
from
time to time that may harm our business. Except as described below, we are
currently not aware of any such legal proceedings that we believe will have,
individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse affect on our business,
financial condition or operating results.
Paul
Reep v. Applied DNA Sciences, Inc. et al. (Los Angeles Superior Court Case
No.
BC345702):
Plaintiff
Paul Reep, a former employee,
commenced this action against us on January 10, 2006. Mr. Reep
asserts eight causes of action for breach of contract, breach of an oral
agreement, negligent misrepresentation, interference with prospective business
advantages, defamation, fraud, accounting and constructive trust, and unjust
enrichment. The relief sought includes declaratory relief,
unspecified compensatory damages, unpaid salary, unspecified penalties under
the
California Labor Code, interest, and attorneys’ fees. We successfully
moved the court to indefinitely stay all proceedings in this matter in light
of
a forum selection clause designating Nevadastate
courts as the proper
forum. We then agreed with Reep to consolidate this action with
another matter pending in Los Angeles County Superior Court, captioned Applied
DNA Sciences, Inc. v. Paul Reep, Case No. BC367661. Once this matter
was consolidated with our affirmative lawsuit against Reep, we filed a demurrer
to the first amended complaint. That demurrer resulted in several
causes of action being dismissed. Reep then filed a Second Amended
Complaint which asserts claims for breach of contract, declaratory relief,
wrongful termination and defamation. We answered the Second Amended
Complaint in November 2007 and denied all of the material
allegations. The trial in this matter is currently set for July
2008. We intend to vigorously defend against the claims asserted
against us.
Applied
DNA Sciences, Inc. v. Paul Reep et al. (Los Angeles County Superior Court
Case
No. BC 367661):
We
filed this action against the
defendants, Paul Reep, Adrian Butash, John Barnett, Chanty Cheang, Jaime
Cardona, Peter Brocklesby, Cheri Lu Brocklesby and Angela Wiggins on or about
March 9, 2007. In this matter, we have asked the court to make a
judicial determination that the defendants were unjustly enriched and breached
fiduciary duties owed to the company. Specifically, we maintain that
Reep and others knowingly accepted 1 million shares of unrestricted company
stock even though they knew the stock the Board of Directors had not approved
the issuance and Peter Brocklesby could not authorize such an issuance without
board approval. We have resolved its claims against all of the
defendants except Reep and the Brocklesbys. After the resolution of
the claims involving the other defendants, we agreed with Reep that this
case
should be consolidated with Paul Reep v. Applied DNA Sciences, Inc. et al,
Los
Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC345702. The trial in the
consolidated matter is currently set for April 2008. We intend to
vigorously prosecute our claims against Reep.
Douglas
A. Falkner v. Applied DNA Sciences, Inc./N.C. Industrial Commission File
No.
585698
Plaintiff
Douglas Falkner ("Falkner")
filed a worker’s compensation claim in North Carolinafor
an alleged work-related neck injury
that he alleges occurred on January 14, 2004. Falkner worked as
Business Development and Operations Manager at our sole East Coast office
at the
time of the alleged injury. Plaintiff Falkner was the only
employee employed by us in North Carolinaat
the time of the alleged injury and we
have employed no other employees in North Carolinaat
any other time. The claim
has been denied and is being defended on several grounds, including the lack
of
both personal and subject matter jurisdiction. Specifically, we
contend that we did not employ the requisite minimum number of employees
in
North Carolinaat
the time of the alleged injury and
that the company is therefore not subject to the North Carolina Workers'
Compensation Act. The claim was originally set for hearing in
January 2007, but was continued to allow the parties to engage in further
discovery.
Item
4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
None.
PART
II
Item
5. Market for Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters.
Market
Information
Our
Common Stock is traded
over-the-counter on The Over The Counter Bulletin Board (the “OTC Bulletin
Board”) maintained by the National Association of Securities Dealers under the
symbol “APDN.” There is no certainty that the Common Stock will continue to be
quoted or that any liquidity exists for our shareholders.
The
following table sets forth the
quarterly quotes of high and low prices for our Common Stock on the OTC Bulletin
Board during the fiscal years ended September 30, 2006 and September 30,
2007.
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Holders
As
of January 10, 2008, we had
approximately 1,283 holders of our common stock. The number of record
holders was determined from the records of our transfer agent and does not
include beneficial owners of common stock whose shares are held in the names
of
various security brokers, dealers, and registered clearing
agencies. The transfer agent of our common stock is American Stock
Transfer & Trust Company, 6201 15thAvenue,
Brooklyn,
New
York 11219.
Dividends
We
have never declared or paid any cash
dividends on our common stock. We do not anticipate paying any cash dividends
to
stockholders in the foreseeable future. In addition, any future determination
to
pay cash dividends will be at the discretion of the Board of Directors and
will
be dependent upon our financial condition, results of operations, capital
requirements, and such other factors as the Board of Directors deem
relevant.
Recent
Sales of Unregistered Securities
Other
than as previously described in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q-SB or
in our
Current Reports on Form 8-K, there were no sales of unregistered securities
during fiscal 2007.
Item
6. Management's Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operation.
The
following discussion should be read
in conjunction with our Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto,
included elsewhere within this report. The Annual Report on Form 10-KSB contains
forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities
Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act, including statements using terminology
such as “can”, “may”, “believe”, “designated to”, “will”, “expect”, “plan”,
“anticipate”, “estimate”, “potential” or “continue”, or the negative thereof or
other comparable terminology regarding beliefs, plans, expectations or
intentions regarding the future. You should read statements that contain
these
words carefully because they:
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our future expectations;
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contain
projections of our future results of operations or of our financial
condition; and
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other “forward-looking”
information.
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We
believe it is important to
communicate our expectations. However, forward looking statements involve
risks
and uncertainties and our actual results and the timing of certain events
could
differ materially from those discussed in forward-looking statements as a
result
of certain factors, including those set forth under “Risk Factors,” “Business”
and elsewhere in this prospectus. All forward-looking statements and risk
factors included in this document are made as of the date hereof, based on
information available to us as of the date thereof, and we assume no obligations
to update any forward-looking statement or risk factor, unless we are required
to do so by law.
Introduction
We
provide botanical DNA encryption,
embedment and authentication solutions that can help protect companies,
governments and consumers from counterfeiting, fraud, piracy, product diversion,
identity theft, and unauthorized intrusion into physical locations and
databases. Our SigNature Program provides a secure, accurate and
cost-effective means for customers to incorporate our SigNature DNA Markers
in,
and then quickly and reliably authenticate and identify, a broad range of
items
such as artwork and collectibles, fine wine, consumer products, digital media,
financial instruments, identity cards and other official
documents. Having the ability to reliably authenticate and identify
counterfeit versions of such items enables companies and governments to detect,
deter, interdict and prosecute counterfeiting enterprises and
individuals.
Our
SigNature Program enables our
potential clients to cost-effectively:
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assure
manufacturers, suppliers, distributors, retailers and end-users
that their
products are authentic and can be forensically
authenticated;
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integrate
our SigNature DNA Markers with existing security solutions such
as
barcodes, radio frequency identification (RFID) tags, holograms,
microchips and other securities measures; and
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add
value to the “bottom-line” by helping to diminish product diversion and
counterfeiting.
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Counterfeit
and diverted products
continue to pose a significant and growing problem with consumer packaged
goods,
especially for prestige and established brands worldwide. Piracy,
identity theft and forged documents and items are also highly prevalent in
vertical markets such as digital media, fine art, luxury goods, and alcoholic
beverages. Key aspects of our strategy include:
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to improve and customize our solution to meet our potential customers’
needs;
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continuing
to develop and enhance our existing DNA marker authentication
technologies;
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expanding
our customer base both domestically and abroad by targeting high
volume
markets; and
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augmenting
our competitive position through strategic acquisitions and
alliances.
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General
We
expect to generate revenues
principally from sales of our SigNature Program. We are currently
attempting to develop business in six target markets: art and collectibles,
fine
wine, consumer products, digital recording media, pharmaceuticals, and homeland
security driven programs. We intend to pursue both domestic and
international sales opportunities in each of these vertical
markets.
Critical
Accounting Policies
Financial
Reporting Release No. 60,
published by the SEC, recommends that all companies include a discussion
of
critical accounting policies used in the preparation of their financial
statements. While all these significant accounting policies impact our financial
condition and results of operations, we view certain of these policies as
critical. Policies determined to be critical are those policies that have
the
most significant impact on our consolidated financial statements and require
management to use a greater degree of judgment and estimates. Actual results
may
differ from those estimates.
We
believe that given current facts and
circumstances, it is unlikely that applying any other reasonable judgments
or
estimate methodologies would cause a material effect on our consolidated
results
of operations, financial position or liquidity for the periods presented
in this
report.
The
accounting policies identified as
critical are as follows:
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Equity
issued with registration rights;
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Revenue
recognition;
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Allowance
for Doubtful Accounts;
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Warrant
liability; and
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Fair
value of intangible assets.
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Equity
Issued with Registration Rights
In
connection with placement of our
convertible notes and warrants to certain investors during the fiscal quarters
ended December 31, 2003, December 31, 2004, March 31, 2005, March 31, 2006
and
June 30, 2006, we granted certain registration rights that provide for
liquidated damages in the event of failure to timely perform under the
agreements. Although these notes and warrants do not provide for net-cash
settlement, the existence of liquidated damages provides for a defacto net-cash
settlement option. Therefore, the common stock underlying the notes
and warrants subject to such liquidated damages does not meet the tests required
for shareholders’ equity classification in the past, and accordingly has been
reflected between liabilities and equity in our previous consolidated balance
sheet.
In
September 2007, we exchanged our
common stock for the remaining Secured Convertible Promissory
Note that contained embedded derivatives such as certain conversion
features, variable interest features, call options and default
provisions.
The
Company has an accumulative accrual
of $11,750,941 in liquidating damages in relationship to the previously
outstanding convertible promissory notes and related
warrants.
Revenue
Recognition
Revenues
are derived from research, development, qualification and production testing
for
certain commercial products.
Revenue
from fixed price testing contracts is generally recorded upon completion
of the
contracts, which are generally short-term, or upon completion of identifiable
contractual tasks. At the time the Company enters into a contract that includes
multiple tasks, the Company estimates the amount of actual labor and other
costs
that will be required to complete each task based on historical experience.
Revenues are recognized which provide for a profit margin relative to the
testing performed. Revenue relative to each task and from contracts which
are
time and materials based is recorded as effort is expended. Billings in excess
of amounts earned are deferred. Any anticipated losses on contracts are charged
to income when identified. To the extent management does not accurately forecast
the level of effort required to complete a contract, or individual tasks
within
a contract, and the Company is unable to negotiate additional billings with
a
customer for cost over-runs, the Company may incur losses on individual
contracts. All selling, general and administrative costs are treated as period
costs and expensed as incurred.
Allowance
for Uncollectible Receivables
The
Company maintains an allowance for doubtful accounts for estimated losses
resulting from the inability of customers to make required payments. The
Company
uses a combination of write-off history, aging analysis and any specific
known
troubled accounts in determining the allowance. If the financial condition
of
customers were to deteriorate, resulting in an impairment of their ability
to
make payments, additional allowances could be required.
Warrant
Liability
In
connection with the placement of
certain debt instruments, as described above, we issued freestanding warrants.
Although the terms of the warrants do not provide for net-cash settlement,
in
certain circumstances, physical or net-share settlement is deemed to not
be
within our control and, accordingly, we were required to account for these
freestanding warrants as a derivative financial instrument liability, rather
than as shareholders’ equity.
The
warrant liability is initially
measured and recorded at its fair value, and is then re-valued at each reporting
date, with changes in the fair value reported as non-cash charges or credits
to
earnings. For warrant-based derivative financial instruments, the Black-Scholes
option pricing model is used to value the warrant liability.
The
classification of derivative
instruments, including whether such instruments should be recorded as
liabilities or as equity, is re-assessed at the end of each reporting period.
Derivative instrument liabilities are classified in the balance sheet as
current
or non-current based on whether or not net-cash settlement of the derivative
instrument could be required within 12 months of the balance sheet
date.
In
December 2006, the FASB issued FSP
EITF 00-19-2, Accounting for Registration Payment Arrangements ("FSP 00-19-2")
which addresses accounting for registration payment arrangements. FSP 00-19-2
specifies that the contingent obligation to make future payments or otherwise
transfer consideration under a registration payment arrangement, whether
issued
as a separate agreement or included as a provision of a financial instrument
or
other agreement, should be separately recognized and measured in accordance
with
FASB Statement No. 5, Accounting for Contingencies. FSP 00-19-2 further
clarifies that a financial instrument subject to a registration payment
arrangement should be accounted for in accordance with other applicable
generally accepted accounting principles without regard to the contingent
obligation to transfer consideration pursuant to the registration payment
arrangement. For registration payment arrangements and financial instruments
subject to those arrangements that were entered into prior to the
issuance of EITF 00-19-2, this guidance shall be effective for financial
statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006 and
interim
periods within those fiscal years.
As
described above, as of September 30,
2007, we exchanged common stock for the previously issued Convertible Promissory
Notes that contained certain embedded derivative financial
instruments. As a result, the Company reclassified the warrant
liabilities recorded in conjunction with the convertible promissory notes
to
equity as of the conversion date of the remaining note. We do not use
derivative instruments to hedge exposures to cash flow, market, or foreign
currency risks.
Fair
Value of Intangible Assets
We
have adopted SFAS No. 142, Goodwill
and Other Intangible Assets, whereby we periodically test our intangible
assets
for impairment. On an annual basis, and when there is reason to suspect that
their values have been diminished or impaired, these assets are tested for
impairment, and write-downs will be included in results from
operations. During the years ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, our
management performed an evaluation of the Company’s intangible assets
(intellectual property) for purposes of determining the implied fair value
of
the assets at September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The test indicated
that
the recorded remaining book value of its intellectual property exceeded its
fair
value for the year ended September 30, 2006, as determined by discounted
cash
flows. As a result, upon completion of the assessment, management
recorded a non-cash impairment charge of $5,655,011, net of tax, or $0.05
per
share during the year ended September 30, 2006 to reduce the carrying value
of
the patents to $2,091,800. Considerable management judgment is necessary
to
estimate the fair value. Accordingly, actual results could vary
significantly from management’s estimates.
Use
of Estimates
In
preparing financial statements in
conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States
of
America, management is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect
the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent
assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and revenue
and
expenses during the reporting period. The most significant estimates relate
to
the estimation of percentage of completion on uncompleted contracts, valuation
of inventory, allowance for doubtful accounts and estimated life of customer
lists. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Comparison
of the year Ended September 30, 2007 to the year ended September 30,
2006
Revenues
During
the year ended September 30,
2007, we transitioned from a development stage enterprise to an operating
company. For the years ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, we
generated $121,920 and $18,900 in revenues from operations, respectively.
Our cost of sales for the year ended September 30, 2007 was $23,073,
netting us a gross profit of $98,847. For September 30, 2006, our
cost of sales was $15,639, netting us a gross profit of
$3,261.
Costs
and Expenses
Selling,
General and Administrative
Selling,
general and administrative
expenses for the twelve months ended September 30, 2007 increased 41.9% to
$12.1
million from $8.53 million in the same period in 2006. See a
discussion of non cash items below in the Liquidity & Capital Resources
section. Included within the selling, general and administrative
expenses for the years ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 was expensed relating
to fund raising and consultant costs of $7.9 million and $3.6 million,
respectively.
Research
and Development
Research
and development expenses
decreased $42,346 for the twelve months ended September 30, 2007 compared
to the
same period in 2006 from $153,191 to $110,845 primarily due to reduced activity
in research and development and a change in focus to marketing
activities.
Depreciation
and Amortization
In
the twelve months ended September 30,
2007, depreciation and amortization decreased $937,717 for the period compared
to 2006 from $1,370,299 to $432,582. The decrease is attributable to
the decrease in intangible amortization due to the impairment write off in
the
year ended September 30, 2006.
Impairment
of intangible asset(s)
During
the year ended September 30, 2007
and 2006, we performed an evaluation of our intangible assets (intellectual
property) and determined that the implied fair carrying value exceeded its
fair
value at September 30, 2006. Accordingly, we recorded a non cash
impairment charge to operations of $5.7 million in the year ended September
30,
2006 as compared to $0.00 for this year.
Total
Operating Expenses
Total
operating expenses decreased to
$12.6 million from $15.7 million, or a decrease of $3.1 million primarily
due to
the impairment in intangible assets charged to operation in the year ended
September 30, 2006.
Other
Income/Loss
Other
income for the twelve months ended
September 30, 2007 decreased from a gain of $16.9 million to $1.4 million
due to
a smaller increase in fair value of warrant liabilities and debt
derivatives.
Interest
Expenses
Interest
expenses for the twelve months
ended September 30, 2007, decreased to $2.2 million from $3.6 million in
the
same period of 2006, a decrease of $1.4 million as a result of conversion
of our
debt instruments to common stock.
Net
Income (loss)
Net
loss for the twelve months ended
September 30, 2007 increased to a loss of $13.3 million from a loss of $2.4
million in the prior period as a result of the combination of factors described
above.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
Our
liquidity needs consist of our
working capital requirements, indebtedness payments and research and development
expenditure funding. Historically, we have financed our operations
through the sale of equity and convertible debt as well as borrowings from
various credit sources.
As
of September 30, 2007, we had a
working capital deficit of $13.8 million. For the year ended
September 30, 2007, we generated a net cash flow deficit from operating
activities of $2.3 million consisting primarily of year to date losses of
$13.3
million. Non cash adjustments included $.4 million in depreciation
and amortization charges, $.9 million for options, warrants and common stock
issued in exchange for services, $2.7 million in financing costs and debt
discounts attributable to convertible debentures and net change in net increase
in current liabilities of $8.3 million net with a non cash adjustment of
$1.4
million for income attributable to re-pricing of warrants and debt
derivatives. Cash used in investing activities totaled $0.4 million,
which was utilized for acquisition of property and equipment and funds held
in
escrow. Cash provided by financing activities for the year ended
September 30, 2007 totaled $1.5 million consisting of proceeds from issuance
of
convertible debt.
We
expect capital expenditures to be
less than $100,000 in fiscal 2008. Our primary investments will be in laboratory
equipment to support prototyping and our authentication
services.
Exploitation
of potential revenue
sources will be financed primarily through the sale of securities and
convertible debt, exercise of outstanding warrants, issuance of notes payable
and other debt or a combination thereof, depending upon the transaction size,
market conditions and other factors.
While
we have raised capital to meet our
working capital and financing needs in the past, additional financing is
required within the next 12 months in order to meet our current and projected
cash flow deficits from operations and development. We have sufficient funds
to
conduct our operations for approximately nine months. Our financing
through a private placement offering since our year end is discussed below.
There can be no assurance that financing will be available in amounts or
on
terms acceptable to us, if at all.
By
adjusting our operations and
development to the level of capitalization, we believe we have sufficient
capital resources to meet projected cash flow deficits. However, if during
that
period or thereafter, we are not successful in generating sufficient liquidity
from operations or in raising sufficient capital resources, on terms acceptable
to us, this could have a material adverse effect on our business, results
of
operations liquidity and financial condition.
Our
registered independent certified
public accountants have stated in their report dated January 14, 2008, that
we
have incurred operating losses in the last two years, and that we are dependent
upon management's ability to develop profitable operations. These factors
among
others may raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going
concern.
Product
Research and Development
We
anticipate spending approximately
$150,000_ for product research and development activities during the next
twelve
(12) months.
Acquisition
of Plant and Equipment and Other Assets
We
do not anticipate the sale of any
material property, plant or equipment during the next 12 months. We
do anticipate spending approximately $100,000 on the acquisition of leasehold
improvements during the next 12 months. We believe our current leased
space is adequate to manage our growth, if any, over the next 2 to 3
years.
Number
of Employees
We
currently have seven employees and
three part-time employees. The company expects to increase its
staffing dedicated to sales, product prototyping, manufacturing of DNA markers
and forensic authentication services. Expenses related to travel,
marketing, salaries, and general overhead will be increased as necessary
to
support our growth in revenue. In order for us to attract and retain
quality personnel, we anticipate we will have to offer competitive salaries
to
future employees. We anticipate that it may become desirable to add
additional full and or part time employees to discharge certain critical
functions during the next 12 months. This projected increase in
personnel is dependent upon our ability to generate revenues and obtain sources
of financing. There is no guarantee that we will be successful in
raising the funds required or generating revenues sufficient to fund the
projected increase in the number of employees. As we continue to
expand, we will incur additional costs for personnel.
Recent
Debt and Equity Financing
Transactions
In
fiscal 2006, we completed three
private placements of convertible debt and associated warrants. On November
3,
2005, we issued and sold a promissory note in the principal amount of $550,000
to Allied International Fund, Inc. ("Allied"). Allied in turn financed a
portion
of the making of this loan by borrowing $450,000 from certain persons, including
$100,000 from Dr. Hayward, a director, our President and Chief Executive
Officer. The terms of the promissory note provided that we issue upon the
funding of the note warrants to purchase 5,000,000 shares of our common stock
at
an exercise price of $0.50 per share to certain persons designated by Allied.
On
November 9, 2005, we issued nine warrants to Allied and eight other persons
to
purchase an aggregate of 5,500,000 shares of our
common
stock at an exercise price of
$0.50 per share. These warrants included a warrant to purchase 1,100,000
shares
that was issued to Dr. Hayward, a director, our President and Chief Executive
Officer. We paid $55,000 in cash to VC Arjent, Ltd. for its services as the
placement agent with respect to this placement. All principal and accrued
but
unpaid interest under the promissory note was paid in full shortly after
the
closing of and from the proceeds of a private placement we completed on March
8,
2006. On March 8, 2006, we issued and sold an aggregate of 30 units
consisting of (i) a $50,000 principal amount secured convertible promissory
note
bearing interest at 10% per annum and convertible at $0.50 per share, and
(ii) a
warrant to purchase 100,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price
of
$0.50 per share, for aggregate gross proceeds of $1.5 million. The units
were
sold pursuant to subscription agreements by and between each of the purchasers
and Applied DNA Operations Management, Inc., a Nevadacorporation
and our wholly owned
subsidiary (our “Subsidiary”). The $2.050 million in gross proceeds from these
first two offerings were held by our Subsidiary for our benefit and used
to fund
commissions, fees and expenses associated with the placements, to repay the
outstanding promissory note described above plus accrued interest thereunder,
to
fund financing fees, consultants and public reporting costs, salaries and
wages,
research and development, facility costs as well as general working capital
needs. On March 24, 2006, we commenced an offering (the “Offshore
Offering”) of up to 140 units, at a price of $50,000 per unit, for a maximum
offering of $7 million for sale to “accredited investors” who are not “U.S.
persons.” The units being sold as part of the Offshore Offering
consisted of (i) a $50,000 principal amount secured convertible promissory
note,
and (ii) a warrant to purchase 100,000 shares of our common stock at a price
of
$0.50 per share. On May 2, 2006, we closed on the first tranche of
the Offshore Offering in which we sold 20 units for aggregate gross proceeds
of
$1,000,000. We paid Arjent Limited $375,000 in commissions, fees and expenses
from these gross proceeds. On June 15, 2006, we completed the second
tranche of the Offshore Offering in which we sold 59 units for aggregate
gross
proceeds of $2,950,000. We paid Arjent Limited $442,500 in commissions, fees
and
expenses from these gross proceeds. Additionally, on July 10, 2006 we
issued 2.4 million shares of our common stock to Arjent Limited at $0.001
per
share as partial consideration for its services in connection with the Offshore
Offering.
During
fiscal 2007, we issued sold an
aggregate principal amount of $850,000 in secured convertible promissory
notes
bearing interest at 10% per annum and warrants to purchase an aggregate of
1,700,000 shares of our common stock to Dr. James A. Hayward, a director,
the
Chairman of the Board of Directors, our President and Chief Executive Officer,
as follows:
On
April 23, 2007, we issued and sold a
$100,000 principal amount secured promissory note bearing interest at a rate
of
10% per annum and a warrant to purchase 200,000 shares of our common
stock. The promissory note and accrued but unpaid interest thereon
are convertible into shares of common stock of the Company at a price of
$0.50
per share by the holder of the promissory note at any time from April 23,
2007
through April 22, 2008, and shall automatically convert on April 22, 2008
at a
conversion price of $0.15. The warrant is exercisable for a four-year
period commencing on April 23, 2008, and expiring on April 22, 2012, at a
price
of $0.50 per share. The warrant may be redeemed at our option at a redemption
price of $0.001 upon the earlier of (i) April 22, 2010, and (ii) the date
our
common stock has traded on The Over the Counter Bulletin Board at or above
$1.00
per share for 20 consecutive trading days.
On
June 30, 2007, we issued and sold a
$250,000 principal amount secured promissory note bearing interest at a rate
of
10% per annum and a warrant to purchase 500,000 shares of our common
stock. The promissory note and accrued but unpaid interest thereon
are convertible into shares of our common stock at a price of $0.50 per share
by
the holder of the promissory note at any time from June 30, 2007 through
June
29, 2008, and shall automatically convert on June 30, 2008 at a conversion
price
of $0.087732076 per share, which is equal to a 20% discount to the average
volume, weighted average price of our common stock for the ten trading days
prior to issuance. The warrant is exercisable for a four-year period
commencing on June 30, 2008, and expiring on June 29, 2012, at a price of
$0.50
per share.
On
July 30, 2007, we issued and sold a
$200,000 principal amount secured promissory note bearing interest at a rate
of
10% per annum and a warrant to purchase 400,000 shares of our common
stock. The promissory note and accrued but unpaid interest thereon
are convertible into shares of our common stock at a price of $0.50 per share
by
the holder of the promissory note at any time from July 30, 2007 through
July
29, 2008, and shall automatically convert on July 30, 2008 at a conversion
price
of $0.102568072 per share, which is equal to a 20% discount to the average
volume, weighted average price of our common stock for the ten trading days
prior to issuance. The warrant is exercisable for a four-year period
commencing on July 30, 2008, and expiring on July 29, 2012, at a price of
$0.50
per share.
On
September 28, 2007, we issued and
sold a $300,000 principal amount secured promissory note bearing interest
at a
rate of 10% per annum and a warrant to purchase 600,000 shares of our common
stock. The promissory note and accrued but unpaid interest thereon
are convertible into shares of our common stock at a price of $0.50 per share
by
the holder of the promissory note at any time from September 28, 2007 through
September 27, 2008, and shall automatically convert on September 28, 2008
at a
conversion price of $0.066429851 per share, which is equal to a 20% discount
to
the average volume, weighted average price of our common stock for the ten
trading days prior to issuance. The warrant is exercisable for a
four-year period commencing on September 28, 2008, and expiring on September
27,
2012, at a price of $0.50 per share.
In
addition, on June 27, 2007, we
completed a private placement offering of convertible debt and associated
warrants in which we issued and sold to certain investors an aggregate of
3
units of our securities, each unit consisting of (i) a $50,000 Principal
Amount
of 10% Secured Convertible Promissory Note and (ii) warrants to purchase
100,000
shares of our common stock. The notes and accrued but unpaid interest thereon
are convertible into shares of our common stock at a price of $0.50 per share
by
the holders of the notes at any time from June 27, 2007 to June 26, 2008,
and
shall automatically convert at $0.15 per share on June 27, 2008. At any time
prior to conversion, we have the right to prepay the notes and accrued but
unpaid interest thereon upon 3 days notice (during which period the holders
can
elect to convert the notes). The warrants are exercisable for a four
year period commencing on June 27, 2008, and expiring on June 26, 2012, at
a
price of $0.50 per share.
We
presently do not have any available
credit, bank financing or other external sources of liquidity. Due to our
brief
history and historical operating losses, our operations have not been a source
of liquidity. We will need to obtain additional capital in order to expand
operations and become profitable. We intend to pursue the building of a
re-seller network outside the United States,
and if successful, the re-seller
agreements would constitute a source of liquidity and capital over time.
In
order to obtain capital, we may need to sell additional shares of our common
stock or borrow funds from private lenders. There can be no assurance that
we
will be successful in obtaining additional funding and execution of re-seller
agreements outside the Unites States.
From
October through December 2007, we
issued and sold to investors an aggregate of $2,650,000 10% Secured Convertible
Promissory Notes with an automatic conversion one year from issuance at a
conversion price which is equal to a discount to the average volume, weighted
average price of our common stock for the ten trading days prior to
issuance. The notes are convertible into shares of the Company’s
common stock at any time, at the option of the noteholder, prior to automatic
conversion date, at the greater of (i) 50% of the average price of the Company’s
common stock for the ten trading days prior to the date of the notice of
conversion and (ii) the automatic conversion price. In conjunction
with the issuance and sale of the 10% Secured Convertible Promissory Notes,
we
issued warrants to purchase 5,300,000 shares of our common stock for cash
or
cashless basis at $0.50 per share exercisable over four years with certain
redemption features.
We
believe we may be required to seek
additional capital to sustain or expand our prototype and sample manufacturing,
and sales and marketing activities, and to otherwise continue our business
operations beyond that date. We have no commitments for any future
funding, and may not be able to obtain additional financing or grants on
terms
acceptable to us, if at all, in the future. If we are unable to
obtain additional capital this would restrict our ability to grow and may
require us to curtail or discontinue our business
operations. Additionally, while a reduction in our business
operations may prolong our ability to operate, that reduction would harm
our
ability to implement our business strategy. If we can obtain any
equity financing, it may involve substantial dilution to our then existing
shareholders.
Additional
investments are being sought,
but we cannot guarantee that we will be able to obtain such investments.
Financing transactions may include the issuance of equity or debt securities,
obtaining credit facilities, or other financing mechanisms. However, the
trading
price of our common stock and the downturn in the U.S.stock
and debt markets could make it
more difficult to obtain financing through the issuance of equity or debt
securities. Even if we are able to raise the funds required, it is possible
that
we could incur unexpected costs and expenses, fail to collect significant
amounts owed to us, or experience unexpected cash requirements that would
force
us to seek alternative financing. Further, if we issue additional equity
or debt
securities, stockholders may experience additional dilution or the new equity
securities may have rights, preferences or privileges senior to those of
existing holders of our common stock. If additional financing is not available
or is not available on acceptable terms, we will have to curtail our
operations.
Substantially
all of the real property
used in our business is leased under operating lease
agreements.
Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangements
We
do not have any off-balance sheet
arrangements.
Inflation
The
effect of inflation on the Company's revenue and operating results was not
significant.
Going
Concern
The
financial statements included in
this filing have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting
principles that contemplate our continuance as a going concern. Our auditors,
in
their report dated January 14, 2008, have expressed substantial doubt about
our
ability to continue as going concern. Our cash position may be inadequate
to pay
all of the costs associated with the testing, production and marketing of
our
products. Management intends to use borrowings and the sale of equity or
convertible debt to mitigate the effects of its cash position, however no
assurance can be given that debt or equity financing, if and when required
will
be available. The financial statements do not include any adjustments relating
to the recoverability and classification of recorded assets and classification
of liabilities that might be necessary should we be unable to continue
existence.
Factors
That Could Affect Future Results
Because
of the following factors, as
well as other variables affecting our operating results and financial condition,
past financial performance may not be a reliable indicator of future
performance, and historical trends should not be used to anticipate results
or
trends in future periods.
Risks
Relating to Our Business:
We
have a Short Operating History, a Relatively New Business Model, and Have
Not
Produced Significant Revenues. This Makes it Difficult to Evaluate
Our Future Prospects and Increases the Risk That We Will Not Be
Successful.
We
have a short operating history with
our current business model, which involves the marketing, sale and distribution
of botanical DNA encryption, embedment and authentication products and services,
which are based on technologies that we acquired in July 12, 2005 from Biowell
Technology, Inc. (“Biowell”). We first derived revenue from this
model in the second calendar quarter of 2006, which was
insignificant. Prior to the July 12, 2005 acquisition, our operations
consisted principally of providing marketing and business development services
to Biowell. As a result, we have a very limited operating history for
you to evaluate in assessing our future prospects. We have
transitioned this year from a developmental stage to an early-stage growth
enterprise. Our operations since inception have not produced significant
revenues, and may not produce significant revenues in the near term, or at
all,
which may harm our ability to obtain additional financing and may require
us to
reduce or discontinue our operations. If we create revenues in the
future, prior to our introduction of any new products, we will derive all
such
revenues from the sale of botanical DNA encryption, encapsulation, embedment
and
authentication products and services, which is an immature
industry. You must consider our business and prospects in light of
the risks and difficulties we will encounter as an early-stage company in
a new
and rapidly evolving industry. We may not be able to successfully
address these risks and difficulties, which could significantly harm our
business, operating results, and financial condition.
We
Have a History Of Losses Which May Continue, and Which May Harm Our Ability
to
Obtain Financing and Continue Our Operations.
We
incurred net losses of $13.3 million
for the year ended September 30, 2007 and $2.4 million for the year ended
September 30, 2006. These net losses
have principally been the result
of the various costs associated with our selling, general and administrative
expenses as we commenced operations, acquired, developed and validated
technologies, began marketing activities, and our interest expense on notes
and
warrants we issued to obtain financing. Our operations are subject to
the risks and competition inherent in a company moving from the development
stage to a new growth enterprise. We may not generate
sufficient revenues
from operations to achieve or sustain profitability
on a quarterly,
annual or any other basis in the future. Our revenues and profits,
if any, will depend upon various factors, including whether our existing
products and services or any new products and services we develop will achieve
any level of market acceptance. If we continue to incur losses, our
accumulated deficit will continue to increase, which might significantly
impair
our ability to obtain additional financing. As a result, our
business, results of operations and financial condition would be significantly
harmed, and we may be required to reduce or terminate our
operations.
If
We Are Unable to Obtain Additional Financing Our Business Operations Will
be
Harmed or Discontinued, and If We Do Obtain Additional Financing Our
Shareholders May Suffer Substantial Dilution.
We
believe
that our existing capital
resources will enable us to fund our operations until approximately
September 2008. We believe we will
be
required to seek additional capital to sustain or expand our prototype and sample manufacturing,
and sales
and marketing activities, and to otherwise continue our business operations
beyond that date. We have no commitments
for any future
funding, and may not be able to obtain additional financing or grants on terms
acceptable to us, if at
all, in the
future. If we are unable to obtain additional
capital this would
restrict our ability to grow and may require us to curtail or discontinue
our
business operations. Additionally, while a reduction in our business
operations may prolong our ability to operate, that reduction would harm
our
ability to implement our business strategy. If we can obtain any
equity financing, it may involve substantial dilution to our then existing
shareholders.
Our
Independent Auditors Have Expressed Substantial Doubt About Our Ability to
Continue As a Going Concern, Which May Hinder Our Ability to Obtain Future
Financing.
In
their report dated January 14, 2008,
our independent auditors stated that our financial statements for the year
ended
September 30, 2007 were prepared assuming that we would continue as a going
concern, and that they have substantial doubt about our ability to continue
as a
going concern. Our auditors’ doubts are based on our incurring net
losses of $13.3 million for the year ended September 30, 2007. We
continue to experience net operating losses. Our ability to continue
as a going concern is subject to our ability to generate a profit and/or
obtain
necessary funding from outside sources, including by the sale of our securities,
obtaining loans from financial institutions, or obtaining grants from various
organizations or governments, where possible. Our continued net
operating losses and our auditors’ doubts increase the difficulty of our meeting
such goals and our efforts to continue as a going concern may not prove
successful.
If
Our Existing Products and Services are Not Accepted by Potential Customers
or We
Fail to Introduce New Products and Services, Our Business, Results of Operations
and Financial Condition Will be Harmed.
There
has been limited or no market
acceptance of our botanical DNA encryption, encapsulation, embedment and
authentication products and services to date. Some of the factors
that will affect whether we achieve market acceptance of our solutions
include:
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of the solutions in published research; and
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trends in anti-counterfeit and security solutions’
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The
expenses or losses associated with
the continued lack of market acceptance of our solutions will harm our business,
operating results and financial condition.
Rapid
technological changes and frequent
new product introductions are typical for the markets we serve. Our future success
may depend in part on
continuous, timely development and introduction of new products that address
evolving market requirements. We believe successful new product introductions
may provide a significant competitive advantage because customers invest
their
time in selecting and learning to use new products, and are often reluctant
to
switch products. To the extent we fail to introduce new and
innovative products, we may lose any market share we then have to our
competitors, which will be difficult or impossible to regain. Any inability,
for
technological or other reasons, to successfully develop and introduce new
products could reduce our growth rate or damage our business. We may
experience delays in the development and introduction of products. We
may not keep pace with the rapid rate of change in anti-counterfeiting and
security products’ research, and any new products acquired or developed by us
may not meet the requirements of the marketplace or achieve market
acceptance.
If
We Are Unable to Retain the Services of Drs. Hayward or Liang We May Not
Be Able
to Continue Our Operations.
Our
success depends to a significant
extent upon the continued service Dr. James A. Hayward, one of our directors,
our President and Chief Executive Officer; and Dr. Benjamin Liang, our Secretary
and Strategic Technology Development Officer. We do not have
employment agreements with Drs. Hayward or Liang. Loss
of the services of Drs.
Hayward or
Liang could
significantly harm our business,
results of operations and financial condition. We do not maintain
key-man insurance on the lives of Drs.Hayward or Liang.
The
Markets for our SigNature Program are Very Competitive, and We May be Unable
to
Continue to Compete Effectively in this Industry in the Future.
The
principal markets for our SigNature
Program are intensely competitive. We compete with many existing
suppliers and new competitors continue to enter the market. Many of
our competitors, both in the United States and elsewhere, are major
pharmaceutical, chemical and biotechnology companies, or have strategic
alliances with such companies, and many of them have substantially greater
capital resources, marketing experience, research and development staff,
and
facilities than we do. Any of these companies could succeed in
developing products that are more effective than the products that we have
or
may develop and may be more successful than us in producing and marketing
their
existing products. Some of our competitors that operate in the
anti-counterfeiting and fraud prevention markets include: Applied Optical
Technologies, Authentix, ChemTAG, Collectors Universe Inc., Collotype,
Data Dot
Technology, Digimarc Corp., DNA Technologies, Inc., ID Global, Informium
AG,
Inksure Technologies, Kodak, L-1 Identity Solutions, Manakoa, SmartWater
Technology, Inc., Sun Chemical Corp, Tracetag and Warnex.
We
expect this competition to continue
and intensify in the future. Competition in our markets is primarily driven
by:
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to develop, maintain and protect proprietary products and
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If
a competitor develops superior
technology or cost-effective alternatives to our products, our business,
financial condition and results of operations could be significantly
harmed.
We
Need to Expand Our Sales, Marketing and Support Organizations and Our
Distribution Arrangements to Increase Market Acceptance of Our Products and
Services.
We
currently have few sales, marketing,
customer service and support personnel and will need to increase our staff
to
generate a greater volume of sales and to support any new customers or the
expanding needs of existing customers. The employment market for
sales, marketing, customer service and support personnel in our industry
is very
competitive, and we may not be able to hire the kind and number of sales,
marketing, customer service and support personnel we are
targeting. Our inability to hire qualified sales, marketing, customer
service and support personnel may harm our business, operating results and
financial condition. We do not currently have any arrangements with
any distributors and we may not be able to enter into arrangements with
qualified distributors on acceptable terms or at all. If we are not
able to develop greater distribution capacity, we may not be able to generate
sufficient revenue to support our operations.
A
Manufacturer’s Inability or Willingness to Produce Our Goods on Time and to Our
Specifications Could Result in Lost Revenue and Net Losses.
Though
we manufacture prototypes,
samples and some of our own products, we currently do not own or operate
any
significant manufacturing facilities and depend upon independent third parties
for the manufacture of some of our products to our
specifications. The inability of a manufacturer to ship orders of
such products in a timely manner or to meet our quality standards could cause
us
to miss the delivery date requirements of our customers for those items,
which
could result in cancellation of orders, refusal to accept deliveries or a
reduction in purchase prices, any of which could harm our business by resulting
in decreased revenues or net losses upon sales of products, if any sales
could
be made.
If
We Need to Replace Manufacturers, Our Expenses Could Increase, Resulting
in
Smaller Profit Margins.
We
compete with other companies for the
production capacity of our manufacturers and import quota
capacity. Some of these competitors have greater financial and other
resources than we have, and thus may have an advantage in the competition
for
production and import quota capacity. If we experience a significant
increase in demand, or if our existing manufacturers must be replaced, we
will
need to establish new relationships with another or multiple
manufacturers. We cannot assure you that this additional third party
manufacturing capacity will be available when required on terms that are
acceptable to us or terms similar to those we have with our existing
manufacturers, either from a production standpoint or a financial
standpoint. We do not have long-term contracts with our
manufacturers, and our manufacturers do not produce our products
exclusively. Should we be forced to replace our manufacturers, we may
experience an adverse financial impact, or an adverse operational impact,
such
as being forced to pay increased costs for such replacement manufacturing
or
delays upon distribution and delivery of our products to our customers, which
could cause us to lose customers or lose revenues because of late
shipments.
If
a Manufacturer Fails to Use Acceptable Labor Practices, We Might Have Delays
in
Shipments or Face Joint Liability for Violations, Resulting in Decreased
Revenue
and Increased Expenses.
While
we require our independent
manufacturers to operate in compliance with applicable laws and regulations,
we
have no control over their ultimate actions. While our internal and vendor
operating guidelines promote ethical business practices and our staff and
buying
agents periodically visit and monitor the operations of our independent
manufacturers, we do not control these manufacturers or their labor practices.
The violation of labor or other laws by our independent manufacturers, or
by one
of our licensing partners, or the divergence of an independent manufacturer’s or
licensing partner’s labor practices from those generally accepted as ethical in
the United States, could interrupt, or otherwise disrupt the shipment of
finished products to us or damage our reputation. Any of these, in turn,
could
have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of
operations, such as the loss of potential revenue and incurring additional
expenses.
Failure
to License New Technologies Could Impair Sales of Our Existing Products or
Any
New Product Development We Undertake in the Future.
To
generate broad product lines, it is
advantageous to sometimes license technologies from third parties rather
than
depend exclusively on the development efforts of our own
employees. As a result, we believe our ability to license new
technologies from third parties is and will continue to be important to our
ability to offer new products. In addition, from time to time we are
notified or become aware of patents held by third parties that are related
to
technologies we are selling or may sell in the future. After a review
of these patents, we may decide to seek a license for these technologies
from
these third parties. There can be no assurance that we will be able
to successfully identify new technologies developed by others. Even
if we are able to identify new technologies of interest, we may not be able
to
negotiate a license on favorable terms, or at all. If we lose the
rights to patented technology, we may need to discontinue selling certain
products or redesign our products, and we may lose a competitive
advantage. Potential competitors could license technologies that we
fail to license and potentially erode our market share for certain
products. Intellectual property licenses would typically subject us
to various commercialization, sublicensing, minimum payment, and other
obligations. If we fail to comply with these requirements, we could
lose important rights under a license. In addition, certain rights
granted under the license could be lost for reasons beyond our control, and
we
may not receive significant indemnification from a licensor against third
party
claims of intellectual property infringement.
Our
Failure To Manage Our Growth In Operations and Acquisitions of New Product
Lines
and New Businesses Could Harm our Business.
Any
growth in our operations, if any,
will place a significant strain on our current management resources. To manage
such growth, we would need to improve our:
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operations
and financial systems;
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procedures
and controls; and
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training
and management of our employees.
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Our
future growth, if any, may be
attributable to acquisitions of new product lines and new
businesses. Future acquisitions, if successfully consummated, would
likely create increased working capital requirements, which would likely
precede
by several months any material contribution of an acquisition to our net
income. Our failure to manage growth or future acquisitions
successfully could seriously harm our operating results. Also,
acquisition costs could cause our quarterly operating results to vary
significantly. Furthermore, our stockholders would be diluted if we
financed the acquisitions by incurring convertible debt or issuing
securities.
Although
we currently only have
operations within the United States,
if we were to acquire an international
operation; we would face additional risks, including:
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difficulties
in staffing, managing and integrating international operations
due to
language, cultural or other differences;
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different
or conflicting regulatory or legal requirements;
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foreign
currency fluctuations; and
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diversion
of significant time and attention of our
management.
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Failure
to Attract and Retain Qualified Scientific, Production and Managerial Personnel
Could Harm Our Business.
Recruiting
and retaining qualified
scientific and production personnel to perform and manage prototype, sample,
and
product manufacturing and business development personnel to conduct business
development are critical to our success. In addition, our desired
growth and expansion into areas and activities requiring additional expertise,
such as clinical testing, government approvals, production, and marketing
will
require the addition of new management personnel and the development of
additional expertise by existing management personnel. Because the
industry in which we compete is very competitive, we face significant challenges
attracting and retaining a qualified personnel base. Although we
believe we have been and will be able to attract and retain these personnel,
we
may not be able to continue to successfully attract qualified
personnel. The failure to attract and retain these personnel or,
alternatively, to develop this expertise internally would harm our business
since our ability to conduct business development and manufacturing will
be
reduced or eliminated, resulting in lower revenues. We generally do
not enter into employment agreements requiring our employees to continue
in our
employment for any period of time.
Our
Intellectual Property Rights Are Valuable, and Any Inability to Protect Them
Could Reduce the Value of Our Products, Services and Brand.
Our
patents, trademarks, trade secrets,
copyrights and all of our other intellectual property rights are important
assets for us. There are events that are outside of our control that pose
a
threat to our intellectual property rights as well as to our products and
services. For example, effective intellectual property protection may
not be available in every country in which our products and services are
distributed. The efforts we have taken to protect our proprietary
rights may not be sufficient or effective. Any significant impairment
of our intellectual property rights could harm our business or our ability
to
compete. Protecting our intellectual property rights is costly and
time consuming. Any increase in the unauthorized use of our
intellectual property could make it more expensive to do business and harm
our
operating results. Although we seek to obtain patent protection for
our innovations, it is possible we may not be able to protect some of these
innovations. Given the costs of obtaining patent protection, we may
choose not to protect certain innovations that later turn out to be
important. There is always the possibility that the scope of the
protection gained from one of our issued patents will be insufficient or
deemed
invalid or unenforceable. We also seek to maintain certain
intellectual property as trade secrets. The secrecy could be compromised
by
third parties, or intentionally or accidentally by our employees, which would
cause us to lose the competitive advantage resulting from these trade
secrets.
Intellectual
Property Litigation Could Harm Our Business.
Litigation
regarding patents and other
intellectual property rights is extensive in the biotechnology industry.
In the
event of an intellectual property dispute, we may be forced to litigate.
This
litigation could involve proceedings instituted by the U.S. Patent and Trademark
Office or the International Trade Commission, as well as proceedings brought
directly by affected third parties. Intellectual property litigation can
be
extremely expensive, and these expenses, as well as the consequences should
we
not prevail, could seriously harm our business.
If
a third party claims an intellectual
property right to technology we use, we might need to discontinue an important
product or product line, alter our products and processes, pay license fees
or
cease our affected business activities. Although we might under these
circumstances attempt to obtain a license to this intellectual property,
we may
not be able to do so on favorable terms, or at all. Furthermore, a
third party may claim that we are using inventions covered by the third party’s
patent rights and may go to court to stop us from engaging in our normal
operations and activities, including making or selling our product candidates.
These lawsuits are costly and could affect our results of operations and
divert
the attention of managerial and technical personnel. A court may decide that
we
are infringing the third party’s patents and would order us to stop the
activities covered by the patents. In addition, a court may order us to pay
the
other party damages for having violated the other party’s patents. The
biotechnology industry has produced a proliferation of patents, and it is
not
always clear to industry participants, including us, which patents cover
various
types of products or methods of use. The coverage of patents is subject to
interpretation by the courts, and the interpretation is not always uniform.
If
we are sued for patent infringement, we would need to demonstrate that our
products or methods of use either do not infringe the patent claims of the
relevant patent and/or that the patent claims are invalid, and we may not
be
able to do this. Proving invalidity, in particular, is difficult
since it requires a showing of clear and convincing evidence to overcome
the
presumption of validity enjoyed by issued patents.
Because
some patent applications in the
United States may be maintained in secrecy until the patents are issued,
because
patent applications in the United States and many foreign jurisdictions are
typically not published until eighteen months after filing, and because
publications in the scientific literature often lag behind actual discoveries,
we cannot be certain that others have not filed patent applications for
technology covered by our or our licensor’s issued patents or pending
applications or that we or our licensors were the first to invent the
technology. Our competitors may have filed, and may in the future file, patent
applications covering technology similar to ours. Any such patent application
may have priority over our or our licensors’ patent applications and could
further require us to obtain rights to issued patents covering such
technologies. If another party has filed a United Statespatent
application on inventions similar
to ours, we may have to participate in an interference proceeding declared
by
the United States Patent and Trademark Office to determine priority of invention
in the United
States. The costs of these
proceedings could be substantial, and it is possible that such efforts would
be
unsuccessful, resulting in a loss of our United Statespatent
position with respect to such
inventions.
Some
of our competitors may be able to
sustain the costs of complex patent litigation more effectively than we can
because they have substantially greater resources. In addition, any
uncertainties resulting from the initiation and continuation of any litigation
could have a material adverse effect on our ability to raise the funds necessary
to continue our operations.
Accidents
Related to Hazardous Materials Could Adversely Affect Our Business.
Some
of our operations require the
controlled use of hazardous materials. Although we believe our safety procedures
comply with the standards prescribed by federal, state, local and foreign
regulations, the risk of accidental contamination of property or injury to
individuals from these materials cannot be completely eliminated. In the
event
of an accident, we could be liable for any damages that result, which could
seriously damage our business and results of operations.
Potential
Product Liability Claims Could Affect Our Earnings and Financial
Condition.
We
face a potential risk of liability
claims based on our products and services, and we have faced such claims
in the
past. Though we have product liability insurance coverage which we
will believe is adequate, we may not be able to maintain this insurance at
reasonable cost and on reasonable terms. We also cannot assure that
this insurance, if obtained, will be adequate to protect us against a product
liability claim, should one arise. In the event that a product
liability claim is successfully brought against us, it could result in a
significant decrease in our liquidity or assets, which could result in the
reduction or termination of our business.
Litigation
Generally Could Affect Our Financial Condition and Results of
Operations.
We
generally may be subject to claims
made by and required to respond to litigation brought by customers, former
employees, former officers and directors, former distributors and sales
representatives, and vendors and service providers. We have faced such claims
and litigation in the past and we cannot be sure that we will not be subject
to
claims in the future. In the event that a claim is successfully brought against
us, considering our lack of revenue and the losses our business has incurred
for
the period from our inception to September 30, 2007, this could result in
a
significant decrease in our liquidity or assets, which could result in the
reduction or termination of our business.
Our
failure to have our Registration Statement on Form SB-2 declared effective
by
the SEC could harm our ability to seek financing.
On
October 15, 2005 we filed a registration statement with the SEC registering
for
resale common stock issued upon conversion of convertible promissory notes
and
underlying warrants. In response to the SEC's comment and review
process we have filed eight amendments to the registration statement to
date. Such registration statement has yet to be declared effective
and there can be no assurance that it will be declared effective by the
SEC. If the registration statement is declared effective, we are
obligated to file additional registration statements with respect to subsequent
private placements of common stock issued upon convertible promissory notes
and
underlying warrants. Our failure to have the registration statement
declared effective may harm our ability to seek financing in the
future.
We
Are Obligated to Pay Liquidated Damages As a Result of Our Failure to Have
our
Registration Statement Declared Effective Prior to June 15, 2005, and any
Payment of Liquidated Damages Will Either Result in Depletion of Our Limited
Working Capital or Issuance of Shares of Common Stock Which Would Cause Dilution
to Our Existing Shareholders.
Pursuant
to the terms of a registration
rights agreement with respect to common stock underlying convertible notes
and
warrants we issued in private placements in November and December, 2003,
December, 2004, and January and February, 2005, if we did not have a
registration statement registering the shares underlying these convertible
notes
and warrants declared effective on or before June 15, 2005, we are obligated
to
pay liquidated damages in the amount of 3.5% per month of the face amount
of the
notes, which equals $367,885, until the registration statement is declared
effective. At our option, these liquidated damages can be paid in
cash or restricted shares of our common stock. To date we have
decided to pay certain of these liquidated damages in common stock, although
any
future payments of liquidated damages may, at our option, be made in
cash. If we decide to pay such liquidated damages in cash, we would
be required to use our limited working capital and potentially raise additional
funds. If we decide to pay the liquidated damages in shares of common
stock, the number of shares issued would depend on our stock price at the
time
that payment is due. Based on the closing market prices of $0.66,
$0.58, $0.70, $0.49, $0.32 and $0.20 for our common stock on July 15, 2005,
August 15, 2005, September 15, 2005, October 17, 2005, November 15, 2005
and
December 15, 2005, respectively, we issued a total of 3,807,375 shares of
common
stock in liquidated damages from August, 2005 to January, 2006 to persons
who
invested in the January and February, 2005 private placements. The
issuance of shares upon
any payment by us of further liquidated damages will have the effect of further
diluting the proportionate equity interest and voting power of holders of
our
common stock, including investors in this offering.
We
paid liquidated damages in the form
of common stock only for the period from June 15, 2005 to December 15, 2005,
and
only to persons who invested in the January and February, 2005 private
placements. We believe that we have no enforceable obligation to pay
liquidated damages to holders of any shares we agreed to register under the
registration rights agreement for periods after the first anniversary of
the
date of issuance of such shares, since they were eligible for resale under
Rule
144 of the Securities Act during such periods, and such liquidated damages
are
grossly inconsistent with actual damages to such
persons. Nonetheless, as of September 30, 2007, we have accrued $11.7
million in penalties representing further liquidated damages associated with
our
failure to have the registration statement declared effective by the deadline,
and have included this amount in accounts payable and accrued
expenses.
Matter
Voluntarily Reported to the Securities and Exchange Commission
During
the months of March, May, July
and August 2005, we issued a total of 8,550,000 shares of our common stock
to
certain employees and consultants pursuant to the 2005 Incentive Stock
Plan. We engaged our outside counsel to conduct an investigation of
the circumstances surrounding the issuance of these shares. On April
26, 2006, we voluntarily reported the findings from this investigation to
the
SEC, and agreed to provide the SEC with further information arising from
the
investigation. We believe that the issuance of 8,000,000 shares to
employees in July 2005 was effectuated by both our former President and our
former Chief Financial Officer/Chief Operating Officer without approval of
our
board of directors. These former officers received a total of
3,000,000 of these shares. In addition, it appears that the 8,000,000
shares issued in July 2005, as well as an additional 550,000 shares issued
to
employees and consultants in March, May and August 2005, were improperly
issued
without a restrictive legend stating that the shares could not be resold
legally
except in compliance with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The
members of the Company's management who effectuated the stock issuances no
longer work for the Company. These shares were not registered under
the Securities Act of 1933, or the securities laws of any state, and we believe
that certain of these shares may have been sold on the open market, though
we
have been unable to determine the magnitude of such sales. Since our
voluntary report of the findings of our internal investigation to the SEC
on
April 26, 2006, we have received no communication from the SEC or any third
party with respect to this matter. If violations of securities laws
occurred in connection with the resale of certain of these shares, the employees
and consultants or persons who purchased shares from them may have rights
to
have their purchase rescinded or other claims against us for violation of
securities laws, which could harm our business, results of operations, and
financial condition.
Risks
Relating to Our Common Stock:
There
Are a Large Number of Shares Underlying Our Options and Warrants That May
be
Available for Future Sale and the Sale of These Shares May Depress the Market
Price of Our Common Stock and Will Cause Immediate and Substantial Dilution
to
Our Existing Stockholders.
As
of January 10, 2008, we had
190,761,603 shares of common stock issued and outstanding and outstanding
options and warrants to purchase 81,464,464 shares of common
stock. All of the shares issuable upon exercise of our options and
warrants may be sold without restriction. The sale of these shares may adversely
affect the market price of our common stock. The issuance of shares
upon exercise of options and warrants will cause immediate and substantial
dilution to the interests of other stockholders since the selling stockholders
may convert and sell the full amount issuable on exercise.
If
We Fail to Remain Current on Our Reporting Requirements, We Could be Removed
From the OTC Bulletin Board Which Would Limit the Ability of Broker-Dealers
to
Sell Our Securities and the Ability of Stockholders to Sell Their Securities
in
the Secondary Market.
Companies
trading on The Over The
Counter Bulletin Board (the “OTC Bulletin Board”), such as us, must be reporting
issuers under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
and
must be current in their reports under Section 13, in order to maintain price
quotation privileges on the OTC Bulletin Board. If we fail to remain current
on
our reporting requirements, we could be removed from the OTC Bulletin Board.
As
a result, the market liquidity for our securities could be severely adversely
affected by limiting the ability of broker-dealers to sell our securities
and
the ability of stockholders to sell their securities in the secondary market.
Prior to May 2001, we were delinquent in our reporting requirements, having
failed to file our quarterly and annual reports for the years ended 1998
– 2000
(except the quarterly reports for the first two quarters of 1999). We have
been
current in our reporting requirements for the last five years, however,
there can be no assurance
that in the future we will always be current in our reporting
requirements.
We
May Note Be Able to Implement Section
404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 on a Timely Basis.
The
SEC, as directed by Section 404 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, adopted rules generally requiring each public company
to
include a report of management on the company's internal controls over financial
reporting in its annual report on Form 10-KSB that contains an assessment
by
management of the effectiveness of the company's internal controls over
financial reporting. This requirement will first apply to our annual report
on
Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008. Under current
rules,
commencing with our annual report for the fiscal year ending September 30,
2009
our independent registered accounting firm must attest to and report on
management's assessment of the effectiveness of our internal controls over
financial reporting.
We
have not yet developed a Section 404
implementation plan. We have in the past discovered, and may in the future
discover, areas of our internal controls that need improvement. How companies
should be implementing these new requirements including internal control
reforms
to comply with Section 404's requirements and how independent auditors will
apply these requirements and test companies' internal controls, is still
reasonably uncertain.
We
expect that we will need to hire
and/or engage additional personnel and incur incremental costs in order to
complete the work required by Section 404. We may not be able to
complete a Section 404 plan on a timely basis. Additionally, upon
completion of a Section 404 plan, we may not be able to conclude that our
internal controls are effective, or in the event that we conclude that our
internal controls are effective, our independent accountants may disagree
with
our assessment and may issue a report that is qualified. Any failure
to implement required new or improved controls, or difficulties encountered
in
their implementation, could harm our operating results or cause us to fail
to
meet our reporting obligations.
Our
Common Stock is Subject to the “Penny Stock” Rules of the SEC and the Trading
Market in Our Securities is Limited, Which Makes Transactions in Our Stock
Cumbersome and May Reduce the Value of an Investment in Our Stock.
The
SEC has adopted Rule 15g-9 which
establishes the definition of a “penny stock,” for the purposes relevant to us,
as any equity security that has a market price of less than $5.00 per share
or
with an exercise price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to certain
exceptions. For any transaction involving a penny stock, unless exempt,
the
rules require:
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that
a broker or dealer approve a person’s account for transactions in penny
stocks; and
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the
broker or dealer receive from the investor a written agreement
to the
transaction, setting forth the identity and quantity of the penny
stock to
be purchased.
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In
order to approve a person’s account
for transactions in penny stocks, the broker or dealer must:
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obtain
financial information and investment experience objectives of
the person;
and
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make
a reasonable determination that the transactions in penny stocks
are
suitable for that person and the person has sufficient knowledge
and
experience in financial matters to be capable of evaluating the
risks of
transactions in penny stocks.
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The
broker or dealer must also deliver,
prior to any transaction in a penny stock, a disclosure schedule prescribed
by
the SEC relating to the penny stock market, which, in highlight
form:
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sets
forth the basis on which the broker or dealer made the suitability
determination; and
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that
the broker or dealer received a signed, written agreement from
the
investor prior to the
transaction.
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Generally,
brokers may be less willing
to execute transactions in securities subject to the “penny stock” rules. This
may make it more difficult for investors to dispose of our common stock and
cause a decline in the market value of our stock.
Disclosure
also has to be made about the
risks of investing in penny stocks in both public offerings and in secondary
trading and about the commissions payable to both the broker-dealer and the
registered representative, current quotations for the securities and the
rights
and remedies available to an investor in cases of fraud in penny stock
transactions. Finally, monthly statements have to be sent disclosing recent
price information for the penny stock held in the account and information
on the
limited market in penny stocks.
Item
7. Financial Statements.
APPLIED
DNA SCIENCES, INC.
INDEX
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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Report
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
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F-1
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Consolidated
Balance Sheet as of September 30, 2007
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F-2
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Consolidated
Statements of Losses for the years ended September 30, 2007 and
2006
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F-3
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Consolidated
Statement of Deficiency in Stockholders' Equity for the
two years ended September
30,
2007
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F-4
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Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended September 30, 2007
and
2006
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F-7
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Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
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F-8
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RBSM
LLP
CERTIFIED
PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
REPORT
OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To
the
Board of Directors
Applied
DNA Sciences, Inc.
Stony
Brook, New York
We
have
audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Applied DNA Sciences,
Inc. (the “Company”) as of September 30, 2007 and the related consolidated
statements of losses, deficiency in stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for
each of the two years in the period ended September 30, 2007. These
financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s
management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these
financial statements based upon our audits.
We
conducted our audits in accordance with standards of the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board (United States of America). Those standards require
that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether
the financial statements are free of material misstatements. An audit
includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and
disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement
presentation. We believe our audits provide a reasonable basis for
our opinion.
In
our
opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present
fairly,
in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of September
30, 2007, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of
the
two years in the period ended September 30, 2007 in conformity with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
The
accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company
will
continue as a going concern. As discussed in the Note K to the
accompanying financial statements, the Company is experiencing difficulty
in
generating cash flow to meet its obligations and sustain its operations,
which
raises substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going
concern. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that
might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
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RBSM,
LLP
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RBSM,
LLP
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Certified
Public Accountants
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McLean,
Virginia
January
14, 2008
APPLIED
DNA SCIENCES, INC
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEET
SEPTEMBER
30, 2007
ASSETS
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Current
assets:
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Cash
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$ |
25,185 |
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Prepaid
expenses
|
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101,000 |
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Restricted
cash (Note C)
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399,920 |
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Total
current assets
|
|
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526,105 |
|
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Property,
plant and equipment-net of accumulated depreciation of
$82,825
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105,537 |
|
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|
|
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|
Other
assets:
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|
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Deposits
|
|
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13,822 |
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Capitalized
finance costs-net of accumulated amortization of $7,997
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29,503 |
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Intangible
assets:
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Patents,
net of accumulated amortization of $25,445 (Note B)
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8,812 |
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Intellectual
property, net of accumulated amortization and write off of
$7,702,891 (Note B)
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1,728,009 |
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Total
Assets
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$ |
2,411,788 |
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LIABILITIES
AND DEFICIENCY IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
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Current
liabilities:
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Accounts
payable and accrued liabilities
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$ |
13,215,975 |
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Convertible
notes payable, net of unamortized discount (Note D)
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740,405 |
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Other
current liabilities (Note C)
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399,920 |
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Total
current liabilities
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14,356,300 |
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|
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Commitments
and contingencies (Note J)
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Deficiency
in Stockholders' Equity- (Note F)
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Preferred
stock, par value $0.001 per share; 10,000,000 shares authorized;
60,000
issued and outstanding
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6 |
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Common
stock, par value $0.001 per share; 410,000,000 shares authorized;
180,281,661 issued and outstanding
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180,281 |
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Additional
paid in capital
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128,448,584 |
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Accumulated
deficit
|
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(140,573,383 |
) |
Total
deficiency in stockholders' equity
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(11,944,512 |
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Total
liabilities and Deficiency in Stockholders' Equity
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$ |
2,411,788 |
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See
the accompanying notes to the consolidated financial
statements
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APPLIED
DNA SCIENCES, INC
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF LOSSES
YEARS
ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2007 AND 2006
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2007
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2006
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Sales
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$ |
121,920 |
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$ |
18,900 |
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Cost
of sales
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(23,073 |
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(15,639 |
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Gross
Profit
|
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98,847 |
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3,261 |
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Operating
expenses:
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Selling,
general and administrative
|
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12,096,444 |
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8,530,354 |
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Research
and development
|
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110,845 |
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153,191 |
|
Impairment
of intangible asset(s)
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- |
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5,655,011 |
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Depreciation
and amortization
|
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432,582 |
|
|
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1,370,299 |
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|
Total
operating expenses
|
|
|
12,639,871 |
|
|
|
15,708,855 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LOSS
FROM OPERATIONS
|
|
|
(12,541,024 |
) |
|
|
(15,705,594 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
gain in revaluation of debt derivative and warrant
liabilities
|
|
|
1,387,932 |
|
|
|
16,844,837 |
|
Other
income
|
|
|
977 |
|
|
|
79,488 |
|
Interest
expense
|
|
|
(2,152,718 |
) |
|
|
(3,628,968 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
loss before provision for income taxes
|
|
|
(13,304,833 |
) |
|
|
(2,410,237 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income
taxes (benefit)
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET
LOSS
|
|
$ |
(13,304,833 |
) |
|
$ |
(2,410,237 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
(loss) per share-basic and fully diluted
|
|
$ |
(0.10 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.02 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
average shares outstanding-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
and fully diluted
|
|
|
135,229,885 |
|
|
|
116,911,022 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See
the accompanying notes to the consolidated financial
statements
|
|
|
|
|
|
APPLIED
DNA SCIENCES, INC.
|
|
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCY IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
|
TWO
YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Preferred
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common
|
|
|
Additional
|
|
|
Common
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Preferred
|
|
|
Stock
|
|
|
Common
|
|
|
Stock
|
|
|
Paid
in
|
|
|
Stock
|
|
|
Accumulated
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
Capital
|
|
|
Subscribed
|
|
|
Deficit
|
|
|
Total
|
|
Balance,
October 1, 2005:
|
|
|
60,000 |
|
|
$ |
6 |
|
|
|
112,230,392 |
|
|
$ |
112,230 |
|
|
$ |
82,320,715 |
|
|
$ |
20,000 |
|
|
$ |
(89,924,554 |
) |
|
$ |
(7,471,603 |
) |
Common
stock issued in exchange for services at $0.50 per share in October
2005
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
400,000 |
|
|
|
400 |
|
|
|
199,600 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
200,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common
stock issued in exchange for consulting services at $0.75 per share
in
October 2005
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
100,000 |
|
|
|
100 |
|
|
|
74,900 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
75,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common
stock returned in October 2005, previously issued for services
at $0.60
per share
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(350,000 |
) |
|
|
(350 |
) |
|
|
(209,650 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(210,000 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common
stock issued pursuant to subscription at $0.50 per share in December
2005
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
40,000 |
|
|
|
40 |
|
|
|
19,960 |
|
|
|
(20,000 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common
stock to investors pursuant to registration rights agreement $0.51
per
share in December 2005
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
505,854 |
|
|
|
506 |
|
|
|
257,480 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
257,986 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common
stock returned in January 2006, previously issued for services
rendered at
$0.60 per share
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(250,000 |
) |
|
|
(250 |
) |
|
|
(149,750 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(150,000 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common
stock issued to investors pursuant to registration rights agreement
at
$0.32 per share in January 2006
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
806,212 |
|
|
|
806 |
|
|
|
257,182 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
257,988 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common
stock issued to investors pursuant to registration rights agreement
at
$0.20 per share in January 2006
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,289,927 |
|
|
|
1,290 |
|
|
|
256,695 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
257,985 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Subtotal
|
|
|
60,000 |
|
|
$ |
6 |
|
|
|
114,772,385 |
|
|
$ |
114,772 |
|
|
$ |
83,027,132 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
(89,924,554 |
) |
|
$ |
(6,782,644 |
) |
See
the
accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements
APPLIED
DNA SCIENCES, INC.
|
|
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCY IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
|
TWO
YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Preferred
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common
|
|
|
Additional
|
|
|
Common
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Preferred
|
|
|
Stock
|
|
|
Common
|
|
|
Stock
|
|
|
Paid
in
|
|
|
Stock
|
|
|
Accumulated
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
Capital
|
|
|
Subscribed
|
|
|
Deficit
|
|
|
Total
|
|
Subtotal
|
|
|
60,000 |
|
|
$ |
6 |
|
|
|
114,772,385 |
|
|
$ |
114,772 |
|
|
$ |
83,027,132 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
(89,924,554 |
) |
|
$ |
(6,782,644 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair
value of 200,000 warrants issued to consultants for services at
$0.22 per
warrant in January 2006
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
43,098 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
43,098 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common
stock issued in exchange for consulting services at $0.17 per share
in
February 2006
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
160,000 |
|
|
|
160 |
|
|
|
27,040 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
27,200 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common
stock issued in exchange for consulting services at $0.16 per share
in
February 2006
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
3,800,000 |
|
|
|
3,800 |
|
|
|
604,200 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
608,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common
stock returned in March 2006, previously issued for services rendered
at
$0.80 per share
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(150,000 |
) |
|
|
(150 |
) |
|
|
(119,850 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(120,000 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Previously
issued warrants reclassed to warrant liability
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(1,584,614 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(1,584,614 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common
stock issued in exchange for consulting services at $0.20 per share
in
July 2006
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2,400,000 |
|
|
|
2,400 |
|
|
|
477,600 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
480,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reclassification
of fair value of warrants to equity
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
153,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
153,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
loss
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(2,410,237 |
) |
|
|
(2,410,237 |
) |
Balance,
September 30, 2006
|
|
|
60,000 |
|
|
$ |
6 |
|
|
|
120,982,385 |
|
|
$ |
120,982 |
|
|
$ |
82,627,606 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
(92,334,791 |
) |
|
$ |
(9,586,197 |
) |
See
the
accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements
APPLIED
DNA SCIENCES, INC.
|
|
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCY IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
|
TWO
YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Preferred
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common
|
|
|
Additional
|
|
|
Common
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Preferred
|
|
|
Stock
|
|
|
Common
|
|
|
Stock
|
|
|
Paid
in
|
|
|
Stock
|
|
|
Accumulated
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
Capital
|
|
|
Subscribed
|
|
|
Deficit
|
|
|
Total
|
|
Balance,
September 30, 2006
|
|
|
60,000 |
|
|
$ |
6 |
|
|
|
120,982,385 |
|
|
$ |
120,982 |
|
|
$ |
82,627,606 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
(92,334,791 |
) |
|
$ |
(9,586,197 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common
stock issued in December 2006 in settlement of related party debt
at $2.28
per share
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
180,000 |
|
|
|
180 |
|
|
|
410,249 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
410,429 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common
stock issued in May 2007 in settlement of convertible debentures
at $0.11
per share
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
9,645,752 |
|
|
|
9,646 |
|
|
|
1,090,354 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,100,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common
stock issued in June 2007 in settlement of convertible debentures
at $0.11
per share
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
29,691,412 |
|
|
|
29,691 |
|
|
|
3,215,309 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
3,245,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Beneficial
conversion feature relating to convertible debentures
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
319,606 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
319,606 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common
stock issued in September 2007 in settlement of convertible debentures
at
$0.087 per share
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
19,782,112 |
|
|
|
19,782 |
|
|
|
1,705,218 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,725,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Effect
of reclassification of fair value of warrants
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
39,080,242 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(34,933,759 |
) |
|
|
4,146,483 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
loss
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(13,304,833 |
) |
|
|
(13,304,833 |
) |
Balance,
September 30, 2007
|
|
|
60,000 |
|
|
$ |
6 |
|
|
|
180,281,661 |
|
|
$ |
180,281 |
|
|
$ |
128,448,584 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
(140,573,383 |
) |
|
$ |
(11,944,512 |
) |
See
the
accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements
APPLIED
DNA SCIENCES, INC
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
YEARS
ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2007 AND 2006
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
Cash
flows from operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
loss
|
|
$ |
(13,304,833 |
) |
|
$ |
(2,410,237 |
) |
Adjustments
to reconcile net loss to net used in operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation
and amortization
|
|
|
432,582 |
|
|
|
1,370,299 |
|
Impairment
of intangible assets
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
5,655,011 |
|
Options
and warrants issued in exchange for services rendered
|
|
|
900,000 |
|
|
|
1,622,825 |
|
Income
attributable to repricing of warrants and debt derivatives
|
|
|
(1,387,932 |
) |
|
|
(16,844,837 |
) |
Financing
costs attributable to issuance of warrants
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2,271,000 |
|
Amortization
of beneficial conversion feature-convertible notes
|
|
|
63,631 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Amortization
of capitalized financing costs
|
|
|
1,057,084 |
|
|
|
636,013 |
|
Amortization
of debt discount attributable to convertible debentures
|
|
|
1,688,229 |
|
|
|
731,490 |
|
Common
stock issued in exchange for services rendered
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,390,200 |
|
Common
stock issued in connection with penalties pursuant to
registration
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
773,958 |
|
Common
stock canceled-previously issued for services rendered
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(480,000 |
) |
Change
in assets and liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Decrease
(increase) in accounts receivable
|
|
|
9,631 |
|
|
|
(5,621 |
) |
Decrease
(increase) in prepaid expenses and deposits
|
|
|
5,667 |
|
|
|
(106,667 |
) |
Decrease
(increase) in other assets
|
|
|
8,419 |
|
|
|
440 |
|
Increase
(decrease) in accounts payable and accrued liabilities
|
|
|
8,275,942 |
|
|
|
2,512,311 |
|
Net
cash used in operating activities
|
|
|
(2,251,580 |
) |
|
|
(2,883,815 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
flows from investing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Increase
in restricted cash held in escrow
|
|
|
(399,920 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Acquisition
(disposal) of property and equipment, net
|
|
|
(11,039 |
) |
|
|
(164,571 |
) |
Net
cash provided by (used in) investing activities
|
|
|
(410,959 |
) |
|
|
(164,571 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
flows from financing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds
fromconvertible debentures held in escrow
|
|
|
399,920 |
|
|
|
|
|
Net
proceeds from issuance of convertible notes
|
|
|
1,062,500 |
|
|
|
4,242,500 |
|
Net
cash provided by financing activities
|
|
|
1,462,420 |
|
|
|
4,242,500 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
increase in cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
(1,200,119 |
) |
|
|
1,194,114 |
|
Cash
and cash equivalents at beginning of period
|
|
|
1,225,304 |
|
|
|
31,190 |
|
Cash
and cash equivalents at end of period
|
|
$ |
25,185 |
|
|
$ |
1,225,304 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Supplemental
Disclosures of Cash Flow Information:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
paid during period for interest
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
Cash
paid during period for taxes
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-cash
transactions:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common
stock issued for services
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,390,200 |
|
Common
stock issued in exchange for previously incurred debt
|
|
|
16,200 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Common
stock canceled-previously issued for services rendered
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(480,000 |
) |
Common
stock penalty shares issued pursuant to Pending SB-2
registration
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
773,958 |
|
Fair
value of options and warrants issued to consultants for
services
|
|
|
900,000 |
|
|
|
1,622,825 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See
the accompanying notes to the consolidated financial
statements
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
APPLIED
DNA SCIENCES, INC
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER
30, 2007
NOTE
A — SUMMARY OF ACCOUNTING POLICIES
A
summary of the significant accounting
policies applied in the preparation of the accompanying financial statements
follows.
Business
and Basis of
Presentation
On
September 16, 2002, Applied DNA
Sciences, Inc. (the "Company") was incorporated under the laws of the State
of
Nevada. During
the year ended
September 30, 2007, we transitioned from a development stage enterprise to
an
operating company . The Company is principally devoted to developing
DNA embedded biotechnology security solutions in the United States.
To date, the Company has generated
minimum sales revenues from its services and products; it has incurred expenses
and has sustained losses. Consequently, its operations are subject to
all the risks inherent in the establishment of a new business
enterprise. For the period from inception through September 30, 2007,
the Company has accumulated losses of $140,573,383.
The
consolidated financial statements
include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Applied
DNA
Operations Management, Inc. All significant intercompany balances and
transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Estimates
The
preparation of the financial
statement in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires
management to make estimates and assumptions that affect certain reported
amounts and disclosures. Accordingly, actual results could differ
from those estimates.
Revenue
Recognition
Revenues
are derived from research,
development, qualification and production testing for
certain commercial products. Revenue from fixed price testing
contracts is generally recorded upon completion of the contracts, which are
generally short-term, or upon completion of identifiable contractual tasks.
At
the time the Company enters into a contract that includes multiple tasks,
the
Company estimates the amount of actual labor and other costs that will be
required to complete each task based on historical experience. Revenues are
recognized which provide for a profit margin relative to the testing performed.
Revenue relative to each task and from contracts which are time and materials
based is recorded as effort is expended. Billings in excess of amounts earned
are deferred. Any anticipated losses on contracts are charged to income when
identified. To the extent management does not accurately forecast the level
of
effort required to complete a contract, or individual tasks within a contract,
and the Company is unable to negotiate additional billings with a customer
for
cost over-runs, the Company may incur losses on individual contracts. All
selling, general and administrative costs are treated as period costs and
expensed as incurred.
For
revenue from product sales,
the Company recognizes revenue in accordance with Staff Accounting Bulletin
No.
104, REVENUE RECOGNITION ("SAB104"), which superseded Staff Accounting Bulletin
No. 101, REVENUE RECOGNITION IN FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ("SAB101"). SAB 101
requires that four basic criteria must be met before revenue can be recognized:
(1) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists; (2) delivery has occurred;
(3)
the selling price is fixed and determinable; and (4) collectability is
reasonably assured. Determination of criteria (3) and (4) are based on
management's judgments regarding the fixed nature of the selling prices of
the
products delivered and the collectability of those amounts. Provisions for
discounts and rebates to customers, estimated returns and allowances, and
other
adjustments are provided for in the same period the related sales are recorded.
The Company defers any revenue for which the product has not been delivered
or
is subject to refund until such time that the Company and the customer jointly
determine that the product has been delivered or no refund will be required.
At
September 30, 2007 the Company did not have any deferred
revenue.
SAB
104 incorporates Emerging Issues
Task Force 00-21 (“EITF 00-21”), MULTIPLE DELIVERABLE REVENUE ARRANGEMENTS. EITF
00-21 addresses accounting for arrangements that may involve the delivery
or
performance of multiple products, services and/or rights to use
assets. The effect of implementing EITF 00-21 on the Company’s
financial position and results of operations was not
significant.
APPLIED
DNA SCIENCES, INC
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER
30, 2007
NOTE
A — SUMMARY OF ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
Cash
Equivalents
For
the purpose of the accompanying
financial statements, all highly liquid investments with a maturity of three
months or less are considered to be cash equivalents.
Income
Taxes
The
Company has adopted Financial
Accounting Standard No. 109 (SFAS 109) which requires the recognition of
deferred tax liabilities and assets for the expected future tax
consequences of events that have been included in the financial statement
or tax
returns. Under this method, deferred tax liabilities and assets are determined
based on the difference between financial statements and tax basis of assets
and
liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the
differences are expected to reverse. Temporary differences between
taxable income reported for financial reporting purposes and income tax purposes
are insignificant.
Property
and
Equipment
Property
and equipment are stated at
cost and depreciated over their estimated useful lives of 3 to 5 years using
the
straight line method. At September 30, 2007 property and equipment
consist of:
|
|
|
|
Computer
equipment
|
|
$ |
27,404 |
|
Lab
equipment
|
|
|
54,973 |
|
Furniture
|
|
|
105,985 |
|
|
|
|
188,362 |
|
Accumulated
Depreciation
|
|
|
(82,825 |
) |
Net
|
|
$ |
105,537 |
|
Impairment
of Long-Lived
Assets
The
Company has adopted Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 144 (SFAS 144). The Statement
requires that long-lived assets and certain identifiable intangibles held
and
used by the Company be reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes
in
circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be
recoverable. Events relating to recoverability may include
significant unfavorable changes in business conditions, recurring losses,
or a
forecasted inability to achieve break-even operating results over an extended
period. The Company evaluates the recoverability of long-lived assets based
upon
forecasted undercounted cash flows. Should impairment in value be indicated,
the
carrying value of intangible assets will be adjusted, based on estimates
of
future discounted cash flows resulting from the use and ultimate disposition
of
the asset. SFAS No. 144 also requires assets to be disposed of be
reported at the lower of the carrying amount or the fair value less costs
to
sell.
During
the years ended September 30,
2007 and 2006, the Company management performed an evaluation of its intangible
assets (intellectual property) for purposes of determining the implied fair
value of the assets at each respective year. The test in September 30, 2006
indicated that the recorded remaining book value of its intellectual property
exceeded its fair value, as determined by discounted cash flows. As a
result, upon completion of the assessment, management recorded a non-cash
impairment charge of $5,655,011, net of tax, or $0.05 per share during the
year
ended September 30, 2006 to reduce the carrying value of the patents to
$2,091,800. Considerable management judgment is necessary to estimate the
fair
value. Accordingly, actual results could vary significantly from
management’s estimates (See Note B).
Comprehensive
Income
The
Company does not have any items of
comprehensive income in any of the periods presented.
APPLIED
DNA SCIENCES, INC
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER
30, 2007
NOTE
A — SUMMARY OF ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
Segment
Information
The
Company adopted Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 131, Disclosures about Segments of an
Enterpriseand
Related Information ("SFAS 131").
SFAS establishes standards for reporting information regarding operating
segments in annual financial statements and requires selected information
for
those segments to be presented in interim financial reports issued to
stockholders. SFAS 131 also establishes standards for related disclosures
about
products and services and geographic areas. Operating segments are identified
as
components of an enterprise about which separate discrete financial information
is available for evaluation by the chief operating decision maker, or decision
making group, in making decisions how to allocate resources and assess
performance. The information disclosed herein, materially represents
all of the financial information related to the Company's principal operating
segment.
Net
Loss Per
Share
The
Company has
adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No.
128, "Earnings Per Share," specifying
the computation, presentation and disclosure requirements of
earnings per share information. Basic earnings per share
has been calculated based upon
the weighted average number of common shares
outstanding. Stock options and warrants have
been excluded as common stock
equivalents in the diluted earnings per share because they are either
antidilutive, or their effect is not material. Fully diluted shares
outstanding were 175,256,340 and 199,930,486 for the years ended September
30,
2007 and 2006, respectively.
Stock
Based
Compensation
In
December 2002, the FASB issued SFAS
No. 148, "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation-Transition and Disclosure-an
amendment of SFAS 123." This statement amends SFAS No. 123,
"Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation," to provide alternative methods
of
transition for a voluntary change to the fair value based method of accounting
for stock-based employee compensation. In addition, this statement
amends the disclosure requirements of SFAS No. 123 to require
prominent disclosures in both annual and interim financial statements about
the
method of accounting for stock-based employee compensation and the effect
of the
method used on reported results. The Company has chosen to continue
to account for stock-based compensation using the intrinsic value method
prescribed in APB Opinion No. 25 and related
interpretations. Accordingly, compensation expense for stock options
is measured as the excess, if any, of the fair market value of the Company's
stock at the date of the grant over the exercise price of the related option.
The Company has adopted the annual disclosure provisions of SFAS No. 148
in its
financial reports for the year ended September 30, 2006 and for the subsequent
periods. The Company issued employee unvested employee options as stock-based
compensation during the year ended September 30, 2006 and therefore has no
unrecognized stock compensation related liabilities ended September 30, 2006.
For the year ended September 30, 2007; the Company did not issue any stock
based
compensation.
On
January 1, 2006, we adopted the fair
value recognition provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB")
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 123, Accounting
for
Stock Based Compensation, to account for compensation costs under our stock
option plans. We previously utilized the intrinsic value method under Accounting
Principles Board Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees
(as
amended) ("APB 25"). Under the intrinsic value method prescribed by APB 25,
no
compensation costs were recognized for our employee stock options because
the
option exercise price equaled the market price on the date of the grant.
Prior
to January 1, 2006 we only disclosed the pro forma effects on net income
and
earnings per share as if the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS 123(R)
had been utilized.
In
adopting SFAS No. 123(R), the Company
elected to use the modified prospective method to account for the transition
from the intrinsic value method to the fair value recognition method. Under
the
modified prospective method, compensation cost is recognized from the adoption
date forward for all new stock options granted and for any outstanding unvested
awards as if the fair value method had been applied to those awards as of
the
date of the grant. In the year ended September 30, 2007, the Company did
not
grant employee stock options.
APPLIED
DNA SCIENCES, INC
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER
30, 2007
NOTE
A — SUMMARY OF ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
Liquidity
As
shown in the accompanying
consolidated financial statements, the Company incurred a net loss of $
13,304,833 for the year ended September 30, 2007. The
Company's current liabilities exceeded its current assets by $13,830,195
as of
September 30, 2007.
Concentrations
of Credit
Risk
Financial
instruments and related items,
which potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk, consist
primarily of cash, cash equivalents and trade receivables. The
Company places its cash and temporary cash investments with high credit quality
institutions. At times, such investments may be in excess of the FDIC
insurance limit.
Research
and
Development
The
Company accounts for research and
development costs in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board's
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 2 ("SFAS 2"), "Accounting
for
Research and Development Costs. Under SFAS 2, all research and development
costs
must be charged to expense as incurred. Accordingly, internal research and
development costs are expensed as incurred. Third-party research and
development costs are expensed when the contracted work has been performed
or as
milestone results have been achieved. Company-sponsored research and development
costs related to both present and future products are expensed in the period
incurred. The Company incurred research and development expenses of
$110,845 and $153,191 for the years ended September 30, 2007 and 2006,
respectively.
Reclassifications
Certain
reclassifications have been made
in prior year's financial statements to conform to classifications used in
the
current year.
Advertising
The
Company follows the policy of
charging the costs of advertising to expense as incurred. The Company
charged to operations $12,923 and $16,084 as advertising costs for the year
ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
Intangible
Assets
The
Company amortized its intangible
assets using the straight-line method over their estimated period of
benefit. The estimated useful life for patents is five years while
intellectual property uses a seven year useful life. We periodically evaluate
the recoverability of intangible assets and take into account events or
circumstances that warrant revised estimates of useful lives or that indicate
that impairment exists. All of our intangible assets are subject to
amortization.
Restricted
cash / other
current liabilities
Restricted
cash is comprised of funds
deposited into an escrow account pending consummation of
the placement of convertible debt as of September 30, 2007 (see Note
L) . The related obligation is recorded as other current liabilities until
consummation.
APPLIED
DNA SCIENCES, INC
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER
30, 2007
NOTE
A — SUMMARY OF ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
Derivative
Financial
Instruments
The
Company's derivative financial
instruments consisted of embedded derivatives related to the 10% Secured
Convertible Promissory Notes (the “Serial Notes") issued in 2006. These embedded
derivatives included certain conversion features, variable interest features,
call options and default provisions. The accounting treatment of derivative
financial instruments required that the Company record the derivatives and
related warrants at their fair values as of the inception date of the Note
Agreement (estimated at $2,419,719) and at fair value as of each subsequent
balance sheet date. In addition, under the provisions of EITF Issue No. 00-19,
"Accounting for Derivative Financial Instruments Indexed to, and Potentially
Settled in, a Company's Own Stock," as a result of entering into the Notes,
the
Company was required to classify all other non-employee stock options and
warrants as derivative liabilities and mark them to market at each reporting
date. Any change in fair value was recorded as non-operating,
non-cash income or expense at each reporting date. If the fair value of the
derivatives is higher at the subsequent balance sheet date, the Company recorded
a non-operating, non-cash charge. If the fair value of the derivatives is
lower
at the subsequent balance sheet date, the Company recorded non-operating,
non-cash income. Conversion-related derivatives were valued using the Binomial
Option Pricing Model with the following assumptions: dividend yield of 0%;
annual volatility of 111 to 112%; and risk free interest rate of 4.96 to
5.15%
as well as probability analysis related to trading volume restrictions. The
remaining derivatives were valued using discounted cash flows and probability
analysis. The derivatives were classified as long-term liabilities (see Note
F).
In
December 2006, the FASB issued FSP
EITF 00-19-2, Accounting for Registration Payment Arrangements ("FSP 00-19-2")
which addresses accounting for registration payment arrangements. FSP 00-19-2
specifies that the contingent obligation
to make future payments or otherwise
transfer consideration under a registration payment arrangement, whether
issued
as a separate agreement or included as a provision of a financial instrument
or
other agreement, should be separately recognized and measured in accordance
with
FASB Statement No. 5, Accounting for Contingencies. FSP 00-19-2 further
clarifies that a financial instrument subject to a registration payment
arrangement should be accounted for in accordance with other applicable
generally accepted accounting principles without regard to the contingent
obligation to transfer consideration pursuant to the registration payment
arrangement. For registration payment arrangements and financial instruments
subject to those arrangements that were entered into prior to the issuance
of
EITF 00-19-2, this guidance shall be effective for financial statements issued
for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006 and interim periods within
those fiscal years.
In
September 2007, the Company exchanged
common stock for the remaining Secured Convertible Promissory Notes (see
Note D)
that contained embedded derivatives such as certain conversion features,
variable interest features, call options and default provisions as described
above. As a result, the Company reclassified the warrant liabilities recorded
in
conjunction with the convertible promissory notes to equity as of the conversion
date of the related debt. Additionally, the Company has an
accumulative accrual of $11,750,941 in liquidating damages in relationship
to
the previously outstanding convertible promissory notes and related warrants
(see Note
C).
New
Accounting
Pronouncements
In
July 2006, the FASB issued
Interpretation No. 48 (FIN 48). “Accounting
for
uncertainty in Income Taxes”.FIN 48 clarifies the
accounting for
Income Taxes by prescribing the minimum recognition threshold a tax position
is
required to meet before being recognized in the financial statements. It
also
provides guidance on derecognition, measurement, classification, interest
and
penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition and clearly
scopes income taxes out of SFAS 5, “Accounting
for
Contingencies”. FIN 48 is
effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. The Company
has
not yet evaluated
the impact of adopting FIN 48 on
our consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash
flows.
In
September 2006 the Financial Account
Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued its Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards 157, Fair Value Measurements. This Statement defines fair value,
establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted
accounting principles (GAAP), and expands disclosures about fair value
measurements. This Statement applies under other accounting pronouncements
that
require or permit fair value measurements, the Board having previously concluded
in those accounting pronouncements that fair value is the relevant measurement
attribute. Accordingly, this Statement does not require any new fair value
measurements. However, for some entities, the application of this Statement
will
change current practice. FAS 157 effective date is for fiscal years beginning
after November 15, 2007. The Company does not expect adoption of this standard
will have a material impact on its financial position, operations or cash
flows.
APPLIED
DNA SCIENCES, INC
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER
30, 2007
NOTE
A — SUMMARY OF ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
In
September 2006 the FASB issued its
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards 158 “Employers’ Accounting for
Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans”. This Statement improves
financial reporting by requiring an employer to recognize the overfunded
or
underfunded status of a defined benefit postretirement plan (other than a
multiemployer plan) as an asset or liability in its statement of financial
position and to recognize changes in that funded status in the year in which
the
changes occur through comprehensive income of a business entity or changes
in
unrestricted net assets of a not-for-profit organization. This Statement
also
improves financial reporting by requiring an employer to measure the funded
status of a plan as of the date of its year-end statement of financial position,
with limited exceptions. The effective date for an employer with publicly
traded
equity securities is as of the end of the fiscal year ending after December
15,
2006. The Company does not expect adoption of this standard will have a material
impact on its financial position, operations or cash flows
In
December 2006, the FASB issued FSP
EITF 00-19-2, Accounting for Registration Payment Arrangements ("FSP 00-19-2")
which addresses accounting for registration payment arrangements. FSP 00-19-2
specifies that the contingent obligation to make future payments or otherwise
transfer consideration under a registration payment arrangement, whether
issued
as a separate agreement or included as a provision of a financial instrument
or
other agreement, should be separately recognized and measured in accordance
with
FASB Statement No. 5, Accounting for Contingencies. FSP 00-19-2 further
clarifies that a financial instrument subject to a registration payment
arrangement should be accounted for in accordance with other applicable
generally accepted accounting principles without regard to the contingent
obligation to transfer consideration pursuant to the registration payment
arrangement. For registration payment arrangements and financial instruments
subject to those arrangements that were entered into prior to the issuance
of
EITF 00-19-2, this guidance shall be effective for financial statements issued
for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006 and interim periods within
those fiscal years. The Company adopted FSP 00-19-2 in the preparation of
the
financial statements.
In
February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS
No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities.”
SFAS 159 permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments,
and
certain other items, at fair value. SFAS 159 applies to reporting periods
beginning after November 15, 2007. The adoption of SFAS 159 is not expected
to
have a material impact on the Company’s financial condition or results of
operations.
In
December 2007, the FASB issued
SFAS No. 141(R),"Business
Combinations"("SFAS No. 141(R)"), which
establishes principles and requirements for how an acquirer recognizes and
measures in its financial statements the identifiable assets acquired, the
liabilities assumed, and any noncontrolling interest in an acquiree, including
the recognition and measurement of goodwill acquired in a business combination.
SFAS No. 141R is effective as of the beginning of the first fiscal year
beginning on or after December 15, 2008. Earlier adoption is
prohibited and the Company is currently evaluating the effect, if any, that
the
adoption will have on its financial position, results of operations or cash
flows.
In
December 2007, the FASB issued
SFAS No. 160, "Noncontrolling
Interest in Consolidated Financial Statements, an amendment of ARB
No. 51"("SFAS
No. 160"), which will change the accounting and reporting for minority
interests, which will be recharacterized as noncontrolling interests and
classified as a component of equity within the consolidated balance
sheets. SFAS No. 160 is effective as of the beginning of the first
fiscal year beginning on or after December 15, 2008. Earlier
adoption is prohibited and the Company is currently evaluating the effect,
if
any, that the adoption will have on its financial position, results of
operations or cash flows.
NOTE
B - ACQUISITION OF INTANGIBLE ASSETS
The
Company has adopted SFAS No. 142,
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, whereby the Company periodically tests
its
intangible assets for impairment. On an annual basis, and when there
is reason to suspect that their values have been diminished or impaired,
these
assets are tested for impairment, and write-downs will be included in
results from operations. There was no impairment of acquired intangibles
as of
September 30, 2007,
APPLIED
DNA SCIENCES, INC
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER
30, 2007
NOTE
B — ACQUISITION OF INTANGIBLE ASSETS (continued)
The
identifiable intangible assets acquired and their carrying value at September
30, 2007 is:
Trade
secrets and developed technologies (Weighted average life of 7
years)
|
|
$ |
9,430,900 |
|
Patents
(Weighted average life of 5 years
|
|
|
34,257 |
|
Total
Amortized identifiable intangible assets-Gross carrying
value:
|
|
$ |
9,465,157 |
|
Less:
|
|
|
|
|
Accumulated
Amortization
|
|
|
(2,073,325 |
) |
Impairment
(See below)
|
|
|
(5,655,011 |
) |
Net:
|
|
$ |
1,736,821 |
|
Residual
value:
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
During
the year ended September
30, 2006 the Company management performed an evaluation of its
intangible assets (intellectual property) for purposes of determining the
implied fair value of the assets at September 30, 2006. The test indicated
that
the recorded remaining book value of its intellectual property exceeded its
fair
value for the year ended September 30, 2006, as determined by discounted
cash
flows. As a result, upon completion of the assessment, management
recorded a non-cash impairment charge of $5,655,011, net of tax, or $0.05
per
share during the year ended September 30, 2006 to reduce the carrying value
of
the patents to $2,091,800. Considerable management judgment is necessary
to
estimate the fair value. Accordingly, actual results could vary
significantly from management’s estimates.
Total
amortization expense charged to
operations for the year ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 were $370,644 and
$1,354,101 respectively.
Estimated
amortization expense as of September 30, 2007 is as follows:
2008
|
|
$ |
370,643 |
|
2009
|
|
|
365,842 |
|
2010
|
|
|
363,792 |
|
2011
|
|
|
363,792 |
|
2012
and
thereafter
|
|
|
272,752 |
|
Total
|
|
$ |
1,736,821 |
|
NOTE
C – ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED LIABILITIES
Accounts
payable and accrued liabilities at September 30, 2007 are as
follows:
Accounts
payable
|
|
$ |
1,234,449 |
|
Accrued
consulting
fees
|
|
|
20,000 |
|
Accrued
interest
payable
|
|
|
19,603 |
|
Accrued
penalties relating to
registration rights liquidating damages
|
|
|
11,750,941 |
|
Other
accrued
expenses
|
|
|
190,982 |
|
Total
|
|
$ |
13,215,975 |
|
APPLIED
DNA SCIENCES, INC
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER
30, 2007
NOTE
C — ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED LIABILITIES (continued)
Restricted
cash/other
current liabilities
As
described in Note L below, the
Company issued 10% Secured Promissory Notes subsequent to September 30,
2007. At September 30, 2007, the Company received $399,920 held in
escrow relating to the placement of Convertible Notes pending acceptance
and
completion of the placement of the Notes (See Note L)..
Registration
Rights
Liquidated Damages
In
October 2003 and from December 2004
through February 2005, the Company issued Convertible Promissory Notes and
attached to the Notes were warrants to purchase the Company’s common
stock.
The
Company agreed to file a
registration statement and to be declared effective by the SEC for the common
stock underlying the Notes and related warrants as to permit public resale
thereof. The registration rights agreement provided for the payment
of liquidated damages if the stipulated registration deadlines were not met.
The
liquidated damages are equal to 3.5% per month, with no limitations
.
As
of September 30, 2007, the Company
has not had a registration statement declared effective relating to the common
stock underlying the Notes and related warrants and in accordance with EITF
00-19-2, the Company evaluated the likelihood of achieving registration
statement effectiveness . The Company has accrued $11,750,941 as of
September 30, 2007 to account for these potential liquidated damages until
the
expected effectiveness of the registration statement is
achieved.
NOTE
D – PRIVATE PLACEMENT OF
CONVERTIBLE NOTES
Convertible
notes payable
as of September 30, 2007 are as
follows:
10%
Secured Convertible Notes Payable, related party, dated April 23,
2007,
net of unamortized debt discount of $30,426 (see below)
|
|
$ |
69,574 |
|
10%
Secured Convertible Notes Payable dated June 27, 2007 (See
below)
|
|
|
100,000 |
|
10%
Secured Convertible Notes Payable dated June 27, 2007 (See
below)
|
|
|
50,000 |
|
10%
Secured Convertible Notes Payable, related party, dated June 30,
2007, net
of unamortized debt discount of $76,555 (see below)
|
|
|
173,445 |
|
10%
Secured Convertible Notes Payable, related party, dated July 30,
2007, net
of unamortized debt discount of $41,570 (see below)
|
|
|
158,430 |
|
10%
Secured Convertible Notes Payable, dated August 8, 2007, net of
unamortized debt discount of $27,869 (see below)
|
|
|
72,131 |
|
10%
Secured Convertible Notes Payable, related party, dated September
28,
2007, net of unamortized debt discount of $183,175 (see
below)
|
|
|
116,825 |
|
|
|
|
740,405 |
|
Less:
current portion
|
|
|
(740,405 |
) |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
APPLIED
DNA SCIENCES, INC
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER
30, 2007
NOTE
D — PRIVATE PLACEMENT OF CONVERTIBLE NOTES (continued)
10%
Secured Convertible
Promissory Notes dated March 8, 2006
On
March 8, 2006, in connection with a
private placement, the Company issued 10% Secured Convertible Promissory
Notes
in the aggregate principal amount of $1,500,000 (the "Serial Notes”) and
warrants to purchase 3,000,000 shares of the Company's common stock to
accredited investors. The Serial Notes bear interest at 10%, mature on September
7, 2007 and are convertible into the Company's common stock, at the holder’s
option, at fifty cents ($0.50) per share during the period from the date
of
issuance (March 8, 2006) through March 7, 2007. Should the holder of the
Serial
Note elect not to convert to the Company’s common stock on or before March 7,
2007, the outstanding principal, along with accrued and unpaid interest
automatically converts to the Company’s common stock at an amount equal to 80%
of the average bid price of the Company’s common stock on the Over-The-Counter
Bulletin Board for a period equal to ten (10) days prior to conversion on
the
maturity date of September 7, 2007. The full principal amount of the Serial
Notes is due upon a default under the terms of the Note Agreement. In addition,
the Company granted the investors a security interest in all of its assets
(see
Note B). The Company agreed to file a registration statement with the SEC
to
effect the registration of the shares of its common stock underlying the
Serial
Notes and the warrants within 30 days of the effective date of the Company’s
pending Registration Statement (SEC File 333 - 122848) being declared effective.
The Company also agreed to use its reasonable best efforts to cause the
registration statement to be declared effective no later than 180 days after
its
filing. If the Registration Statement is not filed and declared
effective as described above, the Company will be required to pay liquidated
damages in the form of cash to the holders of the Serial Notes, in an amount
equal to 2% of the unpaid principal balance per month if the above deadlines
are
not met. In the event of a default on the Serial Notes, the Serial Notes
will
bear interest at twelve percent (12%) per annum until paid.
The
warrants are exercisable until five
years from March 8, 2006 until March 7, 2011 at a price of $0.50 per share.
The
Company has the right, but not the obligation, to call these warrants for
$1.25
per share at the earlier of (i) one year from issuance or (ii) the date that
shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the Serial Notes and exercise
of the warrants are registered for resale and the Company’s common stock trades
at or above $1.25 per share for twenty (20) consecutive trading days. The
Notes
include certain features that are considered embedded derivative financial
instruments, such as a variety of conversion options, a variable interest
rate
feature, events of default and a variable liquidated damages
clause.
The
initial relative fair value assigned
to the embedded derivatives was $346,500.
In
conjunction with the Notes, the
Company issued warrants to purchase 3,000,000 shares of common stock. The
accounting treatment of the derivatives and warrants requires that the Company
record the warrants at their fair values as of the inception date of the
debt
issuance, which totaled $512,100.
The
Company recorded the fair value of
the derivatives ($346,500) and warrants ($ 512,100) to debt discount,
aggregating $858,600, which will be amortized to interest expense over the
term
of the Notes. Amortization of $537,010 and $321,590 was recorded for the
years
ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
In
September 2007, the Company issued
19,782,112 shares of its common stock in exchange for the convertible notes
dated March 8, 2006 and related accrued interest.
10%
Secured Convertible
Promissory Notes dated May 2, 2006
On
May 2, 2006, in connection with a
private placement, the Company issued 10% Secured Convertible Promissory
Notes
in the aggregate principal amount of $1,000,000 (the "Serial Notes”) and
warrants to purchase 2,000,000 shares of the Company's common stock to
accredited investors. The Serial Notes bear interest at 10%, mature on August
2,
2007 and are convertible into the Company's common stock, at the holder’s
option, at fifty cents ($0.50) per share during the period from the date
of
issuance (May 2, 2006) through May 2, 2007. Should the holder of the Serial
Note
elect not to convert to the Company’s common stock on or before May 2, 2007, the
outstanding principal, along with accrued and unpaid interest automatically
converts to the Company’s common stock at an amount equal to 80% of the average
bid price of the Company’s common stock on the Over-The-Counter Bulletin Board
for a period equal to ten (10) days prior to conversion on the maturity date
of
May 2, 2007. The full principal amount of the Serial Notes is due upon a
default
under the terms of the Note Agreement. In addition, the Company granted the
investors a security interest in all of its assets (see Note B). The Company
agreed to file a registration statement with the SEC to effect the registration
of the shares of its common stock underlying the Serial Notes and the warrants
within 30 days of the effective date of the Company’s pending Registration
Statement (SEC File 333 - 122848) being declared effective. The Company also
agreed to use its reasonable best efforts to cause the registration statement
to
be declared effective no later than 180 days after its filing. In the
event of a default on the Serial Notes, the Serial Notes will bear interest
at
twelve percent (12%) per annum until paid.
APPLIED
DNA SCIENCES, INC
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER
30, 2007
NOTE
D — PRIVATE PLACEMENT OF CONVERTIBLE NOTES (continued)
The
warrants are exercisable until four
years from May 2, 2007 until May 2, 2011 at a price of $0.50 per share. The
Company has the right, but not the obligation, to call these warrants for
$0.001
per share at the earlier of (i) one year from issuance and (ii) the date
that
shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the Serial Notes and exercise
of the warrants are registered for resale and the Company’s common stock trades
at and above $1.00 per share for twenty (20) consecutive trading
days. The Notes include certain features that are considered embedded
derivative financial instruments, such as a variety of conversion options,
a
variable interest rate feature, events of default and a variable liquidated
damages clause.
The
initial relative fair value assigned
to the embedded derivatives was $82,358.
In
conjunction with the Notes, the
Company issued warrants to purchase 2,000,000 shares of common stock. The
accounting treatment of the derivatives and warrants requires that the Company
record the warrants at their fair values as of the inception date of the
debt
issuance, which totaled $373,600.
The
Company recorded the fair value of
the derivatives ($82,358) and warrants ($373,600) to debt discount, aggregating
$455,958, which will be amortized to interest expense over the term of the
Notes. Amortization of $303,958 and $152,000 was recorded for the year ended
September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
In
May 2007, the Company issued
9,645,752 shares of its common stock in exchange for the convertible notes
dated
May 2, 2006 and related accrued interest.
10%
Secured Convertible
Promissory Notes dated June 15, 2006
On
June 15, 2006, in connection with a
private placement, the Company issued 10% Secured Convertible Promissory
Notes
in the aggregate principal amount of $2,950,000 (the "Serial Notes”) and
warrants to purchase 5,900,000 shares of the Company's common stock to
accredited investors. The Serial Notes bear interest at 10%, mature on August
2,
2007 and are convertible into the Company's common stock, at the holder’s
option, at fifty cents ($0.50) per share during the period from the one years
from the date of issuance (June 15, 2006) through June 15, 2007. Should the
holder of the Serial Note elect not to convert to the Company’s common stock on
or before June 15, 2007, the outstanding principal, along with accrued and
unpaid interest automatically converts to the Company’s common stock at an
amount equal to 80% of the average bid price of the Company’s common stock on
the Over-The-Counter Bulletin Board for a period equal to ten (10) days prior
to
conversion on the maturity date of June 15, 2007. The full principal amount
of
the Serial Notes is due upon a default under the terms of the Note Agreement.
In
addition, the Company granted the investors a security interest in all of
its
assets (see Note B). The Company agreed to file a registration statement
with
the SEC to effect the registration of the shares of its common stock underlying
the Serial Notes and the warrants within 30 days of the effective date of
the
Company’s pending Registration Statement (SEC File 333 - 122848) being declared
effective. The Company also agreed to use its reasonable best efforts to
cause
the registration statement to be declared effective no later than 180 days
after
its filing. In the event of a default on the Serial Notes, the Serial Notes
will
bear interest at twelve percent (12%) per annum until paid.
The
warrants are exercisable until four
years from June 15, 2007 until June 15, 2011 at a price of $0.50 per share.
The
Company has the right, but not the obligation, to call these warrants for
$0.001
per share at the earlier of (i) one year from issuance and (ii) the date
that
shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the Serial Notes and exercise
of the warrants are registered for resale and the Company’s common stock trades
at and above $1.00 per share for twenty (20) consecutive trading
days. The Notes include certain features that are considered embedded
derivative financial instruments, such as a variety of conversion options,
a
variable interest rate feature, events of default and a variable liquidated
damages clause.
APPLIED
DNA SCIENCES, INC
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER
30, 2007
NOTE
D — PRIVATE PLACEMENT OF CONVERTIBLE NOTES (continued)
The
initial relative fair value assigned
to the embedded derivatives was $175,321.
In
conjunction with the Notes, the
Company issued warrants to purchase 5,900,000 shares of common stock. The
accounting treatment of the derivatives and warrants requires that the Company
record the warrants at their fair values as of the inception date of the
debt
issuance, which totaled $929,840.
The
Company recorded the fair value of
the derivatives ($175,321) and warrants ($929,840) to debt discount, aggregating
$1,105,161, which will be amortized to interest expense over the term of
the
Notes. Amortization of $847,261 and $257,900 was recorded for the year ended
September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
In
June 2007, the Company issued
29,691,412 shares of its common stock in exchange for the convertible notes
dated June 15, 2007 and related accrued interest.
10%
Secured Convertible
Promissory Note dated April 23, 2007
On
April 23, 2007, the Company issued a
$100,000 related party convertible promissory note due April 23, 2008 with
interest at 10% per annum due upon maturity. The note is convertible
at any time prior to maturity, at the holder’s option, at $0.50 per
share. At maturity, the note, including any accrued and unpaid
interest, is convertible at $0.15 per share. The Company has granted the
noteholder a security interest in all the Company’s assets.
In
conjunction with the issuance of the
notes, the Company issued 200,000 warrants to purchase the Company’s common
stock at $0.50 per share over a five year term.
In
accordance with Emerging Issues Task
Force Issue 98-5, Accounting for Convertible Securities with a Beneficial
Conversion Features or Contingently Adjustable Conversion Ratios (“EITF 98-5”),
the Company recognized an embedded beneficial conversion feature present
in the
Convertible Note. The Company allocated a portion of the proceeds equal to
the
intrinsic value of that feature to additional paid-in capital. The Company
recognized and measured an aggregate of $13,333 of the proceeds, which is
equal
to the intrinsic value of the embedded beneficial conversion feature, to
additional paid-in capital and a discount against the Convertible Note. The
debt
discount attributed to the beneficial conversion feature is amortized over
the
Convertible Note’s maturity period (one year) as interest
expense.
In
connection with the placement of the
Convertible Notes the Company issued non-detachable warrants granting the
holders the right to acquire 200,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at
$0.50 per share. The warrants expire five years from the
issuance. In accordance with Emerging Issues Task Force Issue 00-27,
Application of Issue No. 98-5 to Certain Convertible Instruments (“EITF –
0027”), the Company recognized the value attributable to the warrants in the
amount of $40,840 to warrant liabilities (See note A above) and a discount
against the Convertible Note. The Company valued the warrants in
accordance with EITF 00-27 using the Black-Scholes pricing model and the
following assumptions: contractual terms of 5 years, an average risk free
interest rate of 4.55%, a dividend yield of 0%, and volatility of 207.45%.
The
debt discount attributed to the value of the warrants issued is amortized
over
the Convertible Note’s maturity period (one year) as interest
expense.
The
Company recorded the intrinsic value
of the embedded beneficial conversion feature ($13,333) and warrants ($40,840)
to debt discount, aggregating $54,173, which will be amortized to interest
expense over the term of the Notes. Amortization of $23,747 was recorded
for the
year ended September 30, 2007.
10%
Secured Convertible
Promissory Notes dated June 27, 2007
On
June 27, 2007, the Company issued
$150,000 convertible promissory notes due June 27, 2007 with interest at
10% per
annum due upon maturity. The note is convertible at any time prior to
maturity, at the holder’s option, at $0.50 per share. At maturity,
the note, including any accrued and unpaid interest, is convertible at $0.15
per
share. The Company has granted the noteholder a security interest in all
the
Company’s assets.
APPLIED
DNA SCIENCES, INC
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER
30, 2007
NOTE
D — PRIVATE PLACEMENT OF CONVERTIBLE NOTES (continued)
In
conjunction with the issuance of the
notes, the Company issued 300,000 warrants to purchase the Company’s common
stock at $0.50 per share over a five year term. The Company valued the warrants
using the Black-Scholes pricing model and the following assumptions: contractual
terms of 5 years, an average risk free interest rate of 4.55%, a dividend
yield
of 0%, and volatility of 207.45% as a charge against current
operations.
10%
Secured Convertible
Promissory Note dated June 30, 2007
On
June 30, 2007, the Company issued a
$250,000 related party convertible promissory note due June 30, 2008 with
interest at 10% per annum due upon maturity. The note is convertible
at any time prior to maturity, at the holder’s option, at $0.50 per
share. At maturity, the note, including any accrued and unpaid
interest, is convertible at $0.0877 per share. The Company has granted the
noteholder a security interest in all the Company’s assets.
In
conjunction with the issuance of the
notes, the Company issued 500,000 warrants to purchase the Company’s common
stock at $0.50 per share over a five year term.
In
accordance with Emerging Issues Task
Force Issue 98-5, Accounting for Convertible Securities with a Beneficial
Conversion Features or Contingently Adjustable Conversion Ratios (“EITF 98-5”),
the Company recognized an embedded beneficial conversion feature present
in the
Convertible Note. The Company allocated a portion of the proceeds equal to
the
intrinsic value of that feature to additional paid-in capital. The Company
recognized and measured an aggregate of $63,454 of the proceeds, which is
equal
to the intrinsic value of the embedded beneficial conversion feature, to
additional paid-in capital and a discount against the Convertible Note. The
debt
discount attributed to the beneficial conversion feature is amortized over
the
Convertible Note’s maturity period (one year) as interest
expense.
In
connection with the placement of the
Convertible Notes the Company issued non-detachable warrants granting the
holders the right to acquire 500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at
$0.50 per share. The warrants expire five years from the
issuance. In accordance with Emerging Issues Task Force Issue 00-27,
Application of Issue No. 98-5 to Certain Convertible Instruments (“EITF –
0027”), the Company recognized the value attributable to the warrants in the
amount of $38,900 to warrant liabilities (See note A above) and a discount
against the Convertible Note. The Company valued the warrants in
accordance with EITF 00-27 using the Black-Scholes pricing model and the
following assumptions: contractual terms of 5 years, an average risk free
interest rate of 4.92%, a dividend yield of 0%, and volatility of 123.8%.
The
debt discount attributed to the value of the warrants issued is amortized
over
the Convertible Note’s maturity period (one year) as interest
expense.
The
Company recorded the intrinsic value
of the embedded beneficial conversion feature ($63,454) and warrants ($38,900)
to debt discount, aggregating $102,354, which will be amortized to interest
expense over the term of the Notes. Amortization of $25,799 was recorded
for the
year ended September 30, 2007.
10%
Secured Convertible
Promissory Note dated July 30, 2007
On
July 30, 2007, the Company issued a
$200,000 related party convertible promissory note due July 30, 2008 with
interest at 10% per annum due upon maturity. The note is convertible
at any time prior to maturity, at the holder’s option, at $0.50 per
share. At maturity, the note, including any accrued and unpaid
interest, is convertible at $0.10257 per share. The Company has granted the
noteholder a security interest in all the Company’s assets.
In
conjunction with the issuance of the
notes, the Company issued 400,000 warrants to purchase the Company’s common
stock at $0.50 per share over a five year term.
In
accordance with Emerging Issues Task
Force Issue 98-5, Accounting for Convertible Securities with a Beneficial
Conversion Features or Contingently Adjustable Conversion Ratios (“EITF 98-5”),
the Company recognized an embedded beneficial conversion feature present
in the
Convertible Note. The Company allocated a portion of the proceeds equal to
the
intrinsic value of that feature to additional paid-in capital. The Company
recognized and measured an aggregate of $33,991 of the proceeds, which is
equal
to the intrinsic value of the embedded beneficial conversion feature, to
additional paid-in capital and a discount against the Convertible Note. The
debt
discount attributed to the beneficial conversion feature is amortized over
the
Convertible Note’s maturity period (one year) as interest
expense.
APPLIED
DNA SCIENCES, INC
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER
30, 2007
NOTE
D — PRIVATE PLACEMENT OF CONVERTIBLE NOTES (continued)
10%
Secured Convertible
Promissory Note dated July 30, 2007 (continued)
In
connection with the placement of the
Convertible Notes the Company issued non-detachable warrants granting the
holders the right to acquire 400,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at
$0.50 per share. The warrants expire five years from the
issuance. In accordance with Emerging Issues Task Force Issue 00-27,
Application of Issue No. 98-5 to Certain Convertible Instruments (“EITF –
0027”), the Company recognized the value attributable to the warrants in the
amount of $15,920 to warrant liabilities (See note A above) and a discount
against the Convertible Note. The Company valued the warrants in
accordance with EITF 00-27 using the Black-Scholes pricing model and the
following assumptions: contractual terms of 5 years, an average risk free
interest rate of 4.64%, a dividend yield of 0%, and volatility of 72.84%.
The
debt discount attributed to the value of the warrants issued is amortized
over
the Convertible Note’s maturity period (one year) as interest
expense.
The
Company recorded the intrinsic value
of the embedded beneficial conversion feature ($33,991) and warrants ($15,920)
to debt discount, aggregating $49,911, which will be amortized to interest
expense over the term of the Notes. Amortization of $8,341 was recorded for
the
year ended September 30, 2007.
10%
Secured Convertible
Promissory Note dated August 8, 2007
On
July 30, 2007, the Company issued a
$100,000 convertible promissory note due August 30, 2008 with interest at
10%
per annum due upon maturity. The note is convertible at any time
prior to maturity, at the holder’s option, at $0.50 per share. At
maturity, the note, including any accrued and unpaid interest, is convertible
at
$0.09627 per share. The Company has granted the noteholder a security interest
in all the Company’s assets.
In
conjunction with the issuance of the
notes, the Company issued 200,000 warrants to purchase the Company’s common
stock at $0.50 per share over a five year term.
In
accordance with Emerging Issues Task
Force Issue 98-5, Accounting for Convertible Securities with a Beneficial
Conversion Features or Contingently Adjustable Conversion Ratios (“EITF 98-5”),
the Company recognized an embedded beneficial conversion feature present
in the
Convertible Note. The Company allocated a portion of the proceeds equal to
the
intrinsic value of that feature to additional paid-in capital. The Company
recognized and measured an aggregate of $24,643 of the proceeds, which is
equal
to the intrinsic value of the embedded beneficial conversion feature, to
additional paid-in capital and a discount against the Convertible Note. The
debt
discount attributed to the beneficial conversion feature is amortized over
the
Convertible Note’s maturity period (one year) as interest
expense.
In
connection with the placement of the
Convertible Notes the Company issued non-detachable warrants granting the
holders the right to acquire 200,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at
$0.50 per share. The warrants expire five years from the
issuance. In accordance with Emerging Issues Task Force Issue 00-27,
Application of Issue No. 98-5 to Certain Convertible Instruments (“EITF –
0027”), the Company recognized the value attributable to the warrants in the
amount of $7,960 to warrant liabilities (See note A above) and a discount
against the Convertible Note. The Company valued the warrants in
accordance with EITF 00-27 using the Black-Scholes pricing model and the
following assumptions: contractual terms of 5 years, an average risk free
interest rate of 4.69%, a dividend yield of 0%, and volatility of 92.71%.
The
debt discount attributed to the value of the warrants issued is amortized
over
the Convertible Note’s maturity period (one year) as interest
expense.
The
Company recorded the intrinsic value
of the embedded beneficial conversion feature ($24,643) and warrants ($7,960)
to
debt discount, aggregating $32,603, which will be amortized to interest expense
over the term of the Notes. Amortization of $4,734 was recorded for the year
ended September 30, 2007.
APPLIED
DNA SCIENCES, INC
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER
30, 2007
NOTE
D — PRIVATE PLACEMENT OF CONVERTIBLE NOTES (continued)
10%
Secured Convertible
Promissory Note dated September 28, 2007
On
September 8, 2007, the Company issued
a $300,000 related party convertible promissory note due September 28, 2008
with
interest at 10% per annum due upon maturity. The note is convertible
at any time prior to maturity, at the holder’s option, at $0.50 per
share. At maturity, the note, including any accrued and unpaid
interest, is convertible at $0.06643 per share. The Company has granted the
noteholder a security interest in all the Company’s assets.
In
conjunction with the issuance of the
notes, the Company issued 600,000 warrants to purchase the Company’s common
stock at $0.50 per share over a five year term.
In
accordance with Emerging Issues Task
Force Issue 98-5, Accounting for Convertible Securities with a Beneficial
Conversion Features or Contingently Adjustable Conversion Ratios (“EITF 98-5”),
the Company recognized an embedded beneficial conversion feature present
in the
Convertible Note. The Company allocated a portion of the proceeds equal to
the
intrinsic value of that feature to additional paid-in capital. The Company
recognized and measured an aggregate of $151,604 of the proceeds, which is
equal
to the intrinsic value of the embedded beneficial conversion feature, to
additional paid-in capital and a discount against the Convertible Note. The
debt
discount attributed to the beneficial conversion feature is amortized over
the
Convertible Note’s maturity period (one year) as interest
expense.
In
connection with the placement of the
Convertible Notes the Company issued non-detachable warrants granting the
holders the right to acquire 600,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at
$0.50 per share. The warrants expire five years from the
issuance. In accordance with Emerging Issues Task Force Issue 00-27,
Application of Issue No. 98-5 to Certain Convertible Instruments (“EITF –
0027”), the Company recognized the value attributable to the warrants in the
amount of $32,580 to warrant liabilities (See note A above) and a discount
against the Convertible Note. The Company valued the warrants in
accordance with EITF 00-27 using the Black-Scholes pricing model and the
following assumptions: contractual terms of 5 years, an average risk free
interest rate of 4.23%, a dividend yield of 0%, and volatility of 102.39%.
The
debt discount attributed to the value of the warrants issued is amortized
over
the Convertible Note’s maturity period (one year) as interest
expense.
The
Company recorded the intrinsic value
of the embedded beneficial conversion feature($151,604)
and warrants ($32,580) to
debt discount, aggregating $184,184, which will be amortized to interest
expense
over the term of the Notes. Amortization of $1,009 was recorded for the year
ended September 30, 2007.
NOTE
E - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The
Company’s current and former
officers and shareholders have advanced funds to the Company for travel related
and working capital purposes. No formal repayment terms or
arrangements existed. There were no advances due at September 30,
2007
During
the year ended September 30,
2006, $ 18,900 of its sales of products , or 100% of total sales were made
to
Dr. Suwelack Skin & Health Care AG, (“Dr. Suwelack”), an entity in which the
Company’s Chief Executive Officer is President. As of September 30, 2007, there
were no amounts owed to the Company by Dr. Suwelak.
During
the years ended September 30, 2007 and 2006. the Company’s Chief Executive
Officer, or entities controlled by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, have
advanced funds to the Company in the form of convertible promissory notes
for
working capital purposes (see Note D)
NOTE
F - CAPITAL STOCK
The
Company is authorized to issue
410,000,000 shares of common stock, with a $0.001 par value per share as
the
result of a shareholder meeting conducted on May 16, 2007. Prior to
the May 16, 2007 share increase, the Company was authorized to issue 250,000,000
shares of common stock with a $0.001 par value per share. In addition, the
Company is authorized to issue 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock with
a
$0.0001 par value per share. The preferred stock
is convertible at
the option of the holder into common stock at the rate of twenty-five (25)
shares of common forevery
one share of preferred at the option of the holder .
APPLIED
DNA SCIENCES, INC
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER
30, 2007
NOTE
F — CAPITAL STOCK (continued)
Preferred
and Common Stock
Transactions During the Year Ended September 30, 2006
In
October 2005, the Company issued
100,000 shares of common stock in exchange for consulting services. The Company
valued the shares issued at approximately $0.75 per share for a total of
$75,000, which represents the fair value of the services received which did
not
differ materially from the value of the stock issued.
In
October 2005, the Company cancelled
350,000 shares previously issued for services valued at
$210,000.
In
October 2005, the Company issued
400,000 shares of common stock for services rendered at $0.50 per share for
a
total of $200,000 which represents the fair value of the services received
which
did not differ materially from value of the stock issued.
In
December, 2005, the Company issued
40,000 shares of common stock subscribed for cash at $0.50 per share for
a total
of $20,000 pursuant to the terms of a subscription payable. This issuance
is
considered exempt under Regulation D of the Securities Act of 1933 and Rule
506
promulgated thereunder.
In
December 2005, in connection with
debt financing, the Company issued 5,500,000 warrants to purchase the Company’s
common stock at an exercise price of $0.50 for five years. The fair
value attributable to the warrants of $563,750 was recorded as to current
period
operations with an offsetting adjustment to additional paid in
capital.
In
January, 2006, the Company cancelled
250,000 shares previously issued for services valued at
$150,000.
In
January 2006, the Company issued
2,096,139 penalty shares pursuant to a registration rights agreement. In
connection with the 7,371,000 million convertible debt financing in the quarter
ended March 31, 2005, the Company was obligated to complete a stock registration
by July 2005. Since the registration statement was not effective by July
2005,
the Company paid the required $257,985 of liquidated damages in shares of
Company stock accruing at the rate of 3.5% per month on the face value of
the
Notes for the month of November and December 2005. The Company valued the
shares
issued at approximately $0.25 per share for a total of $515,973. The Company
continues to accrue the penalties relating to the pending registration
statement.
In
February 2006, the Company issued
160,000 shares of common stock in exchange for consulting services. The Company
valued the shares issued at approximately $0.17 per share for a total of
$27,200, which represents the fair value of the services received which did
not
differ materially from the value of the stock issued
In
February 2006, the Company issued
3,800,000 shares of common stock in exchange for consulting services. The
Company valued the shares issued at approximately $0.16 per share for a total
of
$608,000, which represents the fair value of the services received which
did not
differ materially from the value of the stock issued
In
March 2006, the Company cancelled
150,000 shares previously issued for services valued at
$120,000.
In
July 2006, the Company issued
2,400,000 shares of common stock in exchange for consulting services. The
Company valued the shares at $0.20 per share for a total of $480,000, which
represents the fair value of the services received which did not differ
materially from the value of the stock issued.
Preferred
and Common Stock
Transactions During the Year Ended September 30, 2007:
In
December 2006, the Company issued
180,000 shares of common stock in settlement of a previously incurred related
party debt of $410,429. The Company valued the shares issued at
approximately $0.09 per share for a total of $16,200, which represents the
fair
value of the shares at the date of issuance. The Company recorded the
balance of the debt, or $394,229 from the extinguishment of a related party
debt
as additional paid in capital.
In
May 2007, the Company issued
9,645,752 shares of common stock in exchange for secured convertible promissory
notes of $1,000,000 and related accrued interest.
APPLIED
DNA SCIENCES, INC
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER
30, 2007
NOTE
F — CAPITAL STOCK (continued)
In
June 2007, the Company issued
29,691,412 shares of common stock in exchange for secured convertible promissory
notes of $2,950,000 and related accrued interest.
In
September 2007, the Company issued
19,782,112 shares of common stock in exchange for secured convertible promissory
notes of $1,500,000 and related accrued interest.
NOTE
G - STOCK OPTIONS AND WARRANTS
Warrants
The
following table summarizes the
changes in warrants outstanding and the related prices for the shares of
the
Company's common stock issued to non-employees of the Company. These warrants
were granted in lieu of cash compensation for services performed or financing
expenses in connection with the sale of the Company's common
stock.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Warrants
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding
|
|
|
Weighted
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercisable
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Remaining
|
|
|
Average
|
|
|
Weighted
|
|
|
Weighted
|
|
Exercise
|
|
|
Number
|
|
|
Contractual
|
|
|
Exercise
|
|
|
Average
|
|
|
Average
|
|
Prices
|
|
|
Outstanding
|
|
|
Life
(Years)
|
|
|
Price
|
|
|
Exercisable
|
|
|
Exercise
Price
|
|
$0.09
|
|
|
|
18,900,000 |
|
|
|
3.92 |
|
|
$ |
0.09 |
|
|
|
18,900,000 |
|
|
$ |
0.09 |
|
$0.10
|
|
|
|
9,105,464 |
|
|
|
6.84 |
|
|
$ |
0.10 |
|
|
|
9,105,464 |
|
|
$ |
0.10 |
|
$0.20
|
|
|
|
5,000 |
|
|
|
1.13 |
|
|
$ |
0.20 |
|
|
|
5,000 |
|
|
$ |
0.20 |
|
$0.50
|
|
|
|
18,650,000 |
|
|
|
3.55 |
|
|
$ |
0.50 |
|
|
|
18,650,000 |
|
|
$ |
0.50 |
|
$0.55
|
|
|
|
9,000,000 |
|
|
|
0.92 |
|
|
$ |
0.55 |
|
|
|
9,000,000 |
|
|
$ |
0.55 |
|
$0.60
|
|
|
|
8,847,000 |
|
|
|
1.67 |
|
|
$ |
0.60 |
|
|
|
8,847,000 |
|
|
$ |
0.60 |
|
$0.70
|
|
|
|
200,000 |
|
|
|
1.28 |
|
|
$ |
0.70 |
|
|
|
200,000 |
|
|
$ |
0.70 |
|
$0.75
|
|
|
|
17,727,000 |
|
|
|
2.00 |
|
|
$ |
0.75 |
|
|
|
17,727,000 |
|
|
$ |
0.75 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
82,434,464 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
82,434,464 |
|
|
|
|
|
Warrants
(continued)
Transactions
involving warrants are summarized as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
Average
|
|
|
|
Number
of
|
|
|
Price
Per
|
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
|
Share
|
|
Balance,
September 30, 2005
|
|
|
36,869,464 |
|
|
|
0.67 |
|
Granted
|
|
|
35,500,000 |
|
|
|
0.29 |
|
Exercised
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
Canceled
or expired
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
Outstanding
at September 30, 2006
|
|
|
72,369,464 |
|
|
|
0.48 |
|
Granted
|
|
|
11,200,000 |
|
|
|
0.18 |
|
Exercised
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
Canceled
or expired
|
|
|
(1,135,000 |
) |
|
|
(0.70 |
) |
Balance,
September 30, 2007
|
|
|
82,434,464 |
|
|
$ |
0.43 |
|
APPLIED
DNA SCIENCES, INC
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER
30, 2007
NOTE G
— STOCK OPTIONS AND WARRANTS (continued)
Employee
Stock
Options
The
following table summarizes the
changes in options outstanding and the related prices for the shares of the
Company's common stock issued to employees of the Company under a non-qualified
employee stock option plan.
Options
Outstanding
|
|
|
Options
Exercisable
|
|
Exercise
Prices
|
|
|
Number
Outstanding
|
|
|
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life
(Years)
|
|
|
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
|
|
|
Number
Exercisable
|
|
|
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
0.68 |
|
|
|
3,660,000 |
|
|
|
4.00 |
|
|
$ |
0.68 |
|
|
|
3,660,000 |
|
|
$ |
0.68 |
|
|
0.09 |
|
|
|
2,000,000 |
|
|
|
4.16 |
|
|
|
0.09 |
|
|
|
2,000,000 |
|
|
|
0.09 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,660,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,660,000 |
|
|
|
0.47 |
|
Transactions
involving stock options
issued to employees are summarized as follows:
|
|
Number
of
Shares
|
|
|
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price Per Share
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding
at October 1, 2005
|
|
|
3,660,000 |
|
|
$ |
0.68 |
|
Granted
|
|
|
2,000,000 |
|
|
|
0.09 |
|
Exercised
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
Cancelled
or expired
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
Outstanding
at September 30, 2006
|
|
|
5,660,000 |
|
|
$ |
0.47 |
|
Granted
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
Exercised
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
Canceled
or expired
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
Outstanding
at September 30, 2007
|
|
|
5,660,000 |
|
|
$ |
0.47 |
|
The
Company did not grant any employee
options during the year ended September 30, 2007.
Effective
January, 2006, the Company
adopted SFAS 123R and recognized compensation expense in its financial
statements in fiscal 2006. Prior to the adoption of SFAS 123R, the Company
accounted for its stock option plans according to Accounting Principles Board
Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees.” Accordingly, no
compensation costs were recognized upon issuance or exercise of stock options
for fiscal 2005.
SFAS
No. 123,
“Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation,” required the disclosure of the
estimated fair value of employee option grants and their impact on net income
using option pricing models that are designed to estimate the value of options
that, unlike employee stock options, can be traded at any time and are
transferable. In addition to restrictions on trading, employee stock options
may
include other restrictions such as vesting periods. Further, such models
require
the input of highly subjective assumptions, including the expected volatility
of
the stockprice.
NOTE
H – INCOME TAXES
The
Company has adopted Financial
Accounting Standard No. 109 which requires the recognition of deferred tax
liabilities and assets for the expected future tax consequences of events
that
have been included in the financial statement or tax returns. Under this
method,
deferred tax liabilities and assets are determined based on the difference
between financial statements and tax bases of assets and liabilities using
enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected
to reverse. Temporary differences between taxable income reported for financial
reporting purposes and income tax purposes are
insignificant.
APPLIED
DNA SCIENCES, INC
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER
30, 2007
NOTE
H – INCOME TAXES (continued)
At
September 30, 2007, the Company has
available for federal income tax purposes a net operating loss carryforward
of
approximately $140,000,000, expiring in the year 2027, that may be used
to
offset future taxable income. The Company has provided a valuation reserve
against the full amount of the net operating loss benefit, since in the
opinion
of management based upon the earnings history of the Company; it is more
likely
than not that the benefits will not be realized. Due to significant changes
in
the Company's ownership, as well as non compliance with filing requirements
of
coporate tax returns for past several years, the future use of its existing
net
operating losses may be limited. Components of deferred tax assets as of
September 30, 2007 are as follows:
Non
current:
|
|
|
|
Net
operating loss carryforward
|
|
$ |
49,000,000 |
|
Valuation
allowance
|
|
|
(49,000,000 |
) |
Net
deferred tax asset
|
|
$ |
— |
|
APPLIED
DNA SCIENCES, INC
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER
30, 2007
NOTE
I-LOSS PER SHARE
The
following table presents the
computation of basic and diluted losses per share:
|
|
For
the Year Ended
|
|
|
For
the Year Ended
|
|
|
|
September
30, 2007
|
|
|
September
30, 2006
|
|
Loss
available for common shareholders
|
|
$ |
(13,304,833 |
) |
|
$ |
(2,410,237 |
) |
Basic
and fully diluted loss per share
|
|
$ |
(0.10 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.02 |
) |
Weighted
average common shares outstanding
|
|
|
135,229,885 |
|
|
|
116,911,022 |
|
Net
loss per share is based
uponthe
weighted average of shares of common
stock outstanding
NOTE
J- COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Operating
Lease
Commitments
The
Company leases office space under
operating lease in Stony
Brook, New
Yorkfor its corporate use
from an entity
controlled by significant former shareholder, expiring in October 2008. In
November 2005, the Company vacated the Los Angeles facility to relocated
to the
new Stony Brook New York address Total lease rental expenses for the
years ended on September 30, 2007 and 2006, was $49,000 and $50,812,
respectively.
Commitments
for minimum rentals under
non-cancelable lease at September 30, 2007 are as follows:
Year
ended September 30,
|
|
$ |
82,218 |
|
2008
|
|
|
6,854 |
|
2009
|
|
|
- |
|
2010
|
|
|
- |
|
2011
|
|
$ |
- |
|
2012
and thereafter
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
$ |
99,102 |
|
Employment
and Consulting
Agreements
The
Company has consulting agreements
with outside contractors, certain of whom are also Company stockholders.
The
Agreements are generally month to month.
Litigation
In
January 2006, a former employee of
the Company filed a complaint alleging wrongful termination against the Company.
The former employee is seeking $230,000 in damages. The Company believes
that it
has meritorious defenses to the plaintiff’s claims and intends to vigorously
defend itself against the Plaintiff’s claims. Management believes the ultimate
outcome of this matter will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s
consolidated financial position or results of operations.
APPLIED
DNA SCIENCES, INC
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER
30, 2007
NOTE
J — COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (continued)
The
Company is subject to other legal
proceedings and claims, which arise in the ordinary course of its business.
Although
occasional adverse decisions or settlements may occur, the Company believes
that
the final disposition of such matters should not have a material adverse
effect
on its financial position, results of operations or liquidity.
Registration
of Company’s
Shares of Common Stock
Until
the
Company successfully completes its pending registration statement on
SEC Form
SB-2, the Company is subject to liquidated damages. In connection
with the $ 1,465,000 and $ 7,371,000 million convertible debt financing
during
the quarters ended December 31, 2004 and March 31, 2005, respectively,
, the
Company was obligated to deliver registered shares underlying the convertible
notes and warrants by July 2005. Since the registration was not effective
by
July 2005, the Company has been accruing and charging to operations the
stipulated liquidated damages in shares of Company stock accruing at
the rate of
3.5% per month on the face value of the previously issued convertible
notes.As
of September 30, 2007, the Company
has not had a registration statement declared effective relating to the
common
stock underlying the Notes and related warrants and in accordance with
EITF
00-19-2, the Company evaluated the likelihood of achieving registration
statement effectiveness . The Company has charged to operations
penalties of $7,725,585 for the year ended September 30, 2007 and has
accrued
$11,750,941 as of September 30, 2007 to account for these potential liquidated
damages until the expected effectiveness of the registration statement
is
achieved (see Note C).
Matters
Voluntarily Reported
to the SEC and Securities Act Violations
We
previously disclosed that we were investigating the circumstances surrounding
certain issuances of 8,550,000 shares to employees and consultants in July
2005,
and engaged outside counsel to conduct this investigation. We have
voluntarily reported our current findings from the investigation to the
SEC, and
we have agreed to provide the SEC with further information arising from
the
investigation. We believe that the issuance of 8,000,000 shares to
employees in July 2005 was effectuated by both our former President and
our
former Chief Financial Officer/Chief Operating Officer without approval
of the
Board of Directors. These former officers received a total of
3,000,000 of these shares. In addition, it appears that the 8,000,000 shares
issued in
July 2005, as well as an additional 550,000 shares issued to employees
and
consultants in March, May and August 2005, were improperly issued without
a
restrictive legend stating that the shares could not be resold legally
except in
compliance with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The members
of our management who effectuated the stock issuances that are being examined
in
the investigation no longer work for us. We believe that we may incur
significant costs and expenses in continuing this investigation. In the
event
that any of the exemptions from registration with respect to the issuance
of the
Company’s common stock under federal and applicable state securities laws were
not available, the Company may be subject to claims by federal and state
regulators for any such violations. In addition, if any purchaser of the
Company’s common stock were to prevail in a suit resulting from a violation of
federal or applicable state securities laws, the Company could be liable
to
return the amount paid for such securities with interest thereon, less
the
amount of any income received thereon, upon tender of such securities,
or for
damages if the purchaser no longer owns the securities. As of the date
of these
financial statements, the Company is not aware of any alleged specific
violation
or the likelihood of any claim. There can be no assurance that litigation
asserting such claims will not be initiated, or that the Company would
prevail
in any such litigation.
The
Company is unable to predict the extent of its ultimate liability with respect
to any and all future securities matters. The costs and other effects of
any
future litigation, government investigations, legal and
administrative
APPLIED
DNA SCIENCES, INC
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER
30, 2007
NOTE
J — COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (continued)
cases
and proceedings, settlements, judgments and
investigations, claims and changes in this matter could have a material adverse
effect on the Company’s financial condition and operating results
NOTE
K - GOING CONCERN
The
accompanying financial statements
have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization
of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business.
As shown in the accompanying financial statements during year ended September
30, 2007, the Company incurred a loss of $13,304,833. These factors among
others
may indicate that the Company will be unable to continue as a going concern
for
a reasonable period of time.
The
Company's existence is dependent
upon management's ability to develop profitable operations. Management is
devoting substantially all of its efforts to developing DNA embedded
biotechnology security solutions in the United Statesand
there can be no assurance that the
Company's efforts will be successful. However, the planned principal operations
have not commenced and no assurance can be given that management's actions
will
result in profitable operations or the resolution of its liquidity problems.
The
accompanying statements do not include any adjustments that might result
should
the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.
In
order to improve the Company's
liquidity, the Company's management is actively pursuing additional equity
financing through discussions with investment bankers and private investors.
There can be no assurance the Company will be successful in its effort to
secure
additional equity financing (see Note L) .
NOTE
L – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
From
October through December 2007, the
Company issued an aggregate of $2,650,000 10% Secured Convertible Promissory
Notes with an automatic conversion one year from issuance at a weighted average
conversion price of $0.0884. Additionally, the notes are convertible into
shares
of the Company’s common stock at any time, at the option of the noteholder,
prior to the automatic conversion date, at the greater of (i) 50% of the
average
price of the Company’s common stock for the ten trading days prior to the date
of the notice of conversion and (ii) the automatic conversion
price.
In
conjunction with the issuance of the
10% Secured Convertible Promissory Notes, the Company issued 5,300,000 warrants
to purchase its common stock for cash or on a cashless basis at $0.50 per share
exercisable over four years with certain redemption
features.
Additionally,
in conjunction with the
private placement of the above described notes, the Company paid an aggregate
of
$724,809 to its exclusive placement agent of which $327,500 was towards accrued
libilities.
On
November 5, 2007, Jun-Jei Sheu
resigned as a director of the Company.
On
December 21, 2007, the Board of
Directors appointed Kurt Jensen the Chief Financial Officer taking over the
position from Dr. James A. Hayward. Dr. Hayward will continue to
serve as President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of
Directors.
Item
8. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial
Disclosure.
There
have been no disagreements between
the Company and its accountants as to matters which require
disclosure.
Item
8A. Controls and Procedures
a)
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and
Procedures. As of September 30, 2007, our management carried out an evaluation,
under the supervision of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial
Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company's
system of disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to the Exchange Act
and
Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) promulgated thereunder. Based upon that
evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded
that the disclosure controls and procedures were not effective, as of the
date
of their evaluation, for the purposes of recording, processing, summarizing
and
timely reporting material information required to be disclosed in reports
filed
under the Exchange Act.
As
previously disclosed in our Current
Reports on Form 8-K, filed on May 18, 2006 and October 2, 2006, as a result
of comments raised by the SEC, we determined that accounting errors were
made
inconnection
with
|
·
|
accounting
for and disclosing the
fair value of warrants and options to acquire our common
stock issued to non-employees as a current period
expense;
|
|
·
|
accounting
for and disclosing the fair value of shares issued to a former
Director in
exchange for previously incurred debt;
|
|
·
|
accounting
for and disclosing the fair value of warrants issued to note holders
and
consultants having registration rights; and
|
|
·
|
accounting
for and disclosing the revaluation for warrant liabilities as of
each
reporting period.
|
Based
on the impact of the
aforementioned accounting errors, we determined to restate our consolidated
financial statements as of September 30, 2006 and the year then ended and
the
quarterly unaudited data for the first three quarters of
2006.
b)
Changes in internal controls. Except
as described below, there were no changes in internal controls over financial
reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that have
materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially effect, our internal
control over financial reporting.
Significant
Deficiencies in Disclosure Controls and Procedures or Internal
Controls
In
addition to the remedial measures
undertaken during the three months ended June 30, 2006 we previously disclosed
in our Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed on May 18, 2006, that we have
subsequently implemented the following additional measures
to address the
identified material weaknesses:
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·
|
We
reviewed all convertible securities to identify any securities
that may have embedded beneficial conversion features or
derivatives; and
|
|
·
|
We
have improved the supervision and training of our accounting staff
to
understand and implement applicable accounting requirements, policies
and
procedures applicable to the accounting and disclosure of convertible
securities and derivatives.
|
Item
8B. Other Information
None.
PART
III
Item
9. Directors, Executive Officers, Promoters and Control Persons.
The
following is a list of our
directors, executive officers and significant employees.
Name
|
Age
|
Title
|
Board
of
Directors
|
James
A. Hayward
|
54
|
Chief
Executive Officer,
President,
and
Chairman
of the Board
|
Director
|
Sanford
R. Simon
|
64
|
|
Director
|
Yacov
Shamash
|
57
|
|
Director
|
Kurt
Jensen
|
50
|
Chief
Financial Officer
|
|
Ming-Hwa
Benjamin Liang
|
44
|
Secretary
and Strategic
Technology
Development
Officer
|
|
Directors
are elected to serve until the
next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are elected
and
qualified. Currently there are three seats on our board of
directors.
Currently,
the members of our board of
directors do not receive any fees for being a director or attending meetings.
Our directors are reimbursed for out-of-pocket expenses relating to attendance
at meetings. Officers are elected by the Board of Directors and serve until
their successors are appointed by the Board of Directors. Biographical resumes
of each officer and director are set forth below.
Chief
Executive Officer – James A. Hayward
Dr.
James A. Hayward has been our
Chief Executive
Officer since March 17, 2006, prior to which he was acting Chief Executive
Officer since October 5, 2005. Since January 2006,
Dr. Hayward has
served as the part-time President of Dr. Suwelack Skinand Healthcare, a private
company that
manufactures biological matrices for wound care and skin care in Billerbeck,
Germany. Since
June 2004, Dr. Hayward
has been the
Chairman of Evotope Biosciences, Inc., a drug development company based in
Stony Brook,
New
York. Since 2001, Dr.
Hayward
has been a director of Q-RNA, Inc., a biotech company based in New York,
New
York. Since 2000, Dr.
Hayward
has been a General Partner of Double D Venture Fund, a venture capital firm
based in New
York, New
York. Between 1990 and July
2004,
Dr. Hayward
was the Chairman, President and
CEO of The Collaborative Group, Ltd., a provider of products and services
to the
biotechnology, pharmaceutical and consumer-product industries based in
Stony Brook,
New
York. Dr. Hayward received
his
bachelor’s degree in Biology and Chemistry from the State University of New York
at Oneonta in 1976, his Ph.D. in Molecular Biology from the State University
of
New York at Stony Brook in 1983, and an honorary Doctor of Science from Stony
Brook in 2000. Dr. Hayward has served on the boards of the Council on
Biotechnology, the Long Island Association, the Stony Brook Foundation, the
Research Foundation of State University of New York Board of Directors, the
New
York Biotechnology Association, the Long Island Life Sciences Initiative
and the
Ward Melville Heritage Organization.
Director
– Yacov Shamash
Dr.
Yacov Shamash has been a member of
the board of directors since March 17, 2006. Dr. Shamash is Vice
President of Economic Development at the State University of New York at
Stony
Brook. Since 1992, he has been the Dean of Engineering and Applied
Sciences and the Harriman Schoolfor
Management and Policy at the
University, and Founder of the New York State Centerfor
Excellence in Wireless Technologies
at the University. Dr. Shamash developed and directed the NSF
Industry/University Cooperative Research Center for the Design of Analog/Digital
Integrated Circuits from 1989 to 1992 and also served as Chairman of the
Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Washington State Universityfrom
1985 until 1992. Dr. Shamash also
serves on the Board of Directors of Keytronic Corp., Netsmart Technologies,
Inc., American Medical Alert Corp., and Softheon Corp.
Director
– Sanford R. Simon
Dr.
Sanford R. Simon has been a member
of the board of directors since March 17, 2006. Dr. Simon has been a
Professor of Biochemistry, Cell Biology and Pathology at Stony Brook since
1997. He joined the faculty at Stony Brook as an Assistant Professor
in 1969 and was promoted to Associate Professor with tenure in
1975. Dr. Simon was a member of the Board of Directors of The
Collaborative Group from 1995 to 2004. From 1967 to 1969 Dr. Simon was a
Guest
Investigator at Rockefeller University. Dr.
Simon received a B.A.
in Zoology and Chemistry from Columbia Universityin
1963, a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from
Rockefeller Universityin
1967, and studied as a postdoctoral
fellow with Nobel Prize winner Max Perutz in Cambridge,
England.
Chief
Financial Officer – Kurt Jensen
Kurt
H.
Jensen, M.Sc.(Cand. Merc.) has been our Chief Financial Officer since December
21, 2007, taking over the position from
Dr. Hayward. Mr. Jensen has been our Controller since
February 2006. Prior to that date, for a period of more than 23
years, he was employed by Point of Woods Homes, Inc. Mr. Jensen was
awarded a M.Sc. in Economics and Business Administration from the Copenhagen
Business School in 1983.
Secretary
and Strategic Technology Development Officer – Ming-Hwa Benjamin
Liang
Ming-Hwa
Benjamin Liang has been our
Secretary and Strategic Technology Development Officer since October
2005. Between May 1999 and September 2005, Mr. Liang has been the
director of research and development at Biowell Technology Inc. Mr.
Liang received a B.S. in Bio-Agriculture from Colorado State Universityin
1989, a M.S. in Horticulture from the
Universityof
Missouriat
Columbiain
1991, his Ph.D. in Plant Science from
the Universityof
Missouriat
Columbiain
1997 and his LL.M. in Intellectual
Property Law from Shih Hsin
University, Taiwanin
2004.
Code
of Ethics
The
Company has not yet adopted a Code
of Ethics. The Company's Board of Directors is in the process of
reviewing whether it should adopt a Code of Ethics given the scale and character
of its operations at this time.
Compliance
with Section 16(A) of the Exchange Act
Since
we are governed under Section
15(d) of the Exchange Act, we are not required to file reports of executive
officers and directors and persons who own more than 10% of a registered
class
of the Company's equity securities pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Exchange
Act.
Item
10. Executive Compensation.
Summary
Compensation Table
The
following table sets forth the
compensation paid by us during the fiscal years ended September 30, 2007
and
2006 to our Chief Executive Officer and the two highest paid employees whose
total compensation exceeded $100,000 during the fiscal year ended September
30,
2007. These key employees are referred to herein as the “named
executive officers.”
Name
and Principal Position
|
|
Fiscal
Year
|
|
Annual
Salary ($)
|
|
|
Total
($)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
James
A. Hayward (1)
|
|
2007
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Kurt
Jensen (2)
|
|
2007
|
|
|
108,077 |
|
|
|
108,077 |
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
59,295 |
|
|
|
59,295 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ben
Liang
|
|
2007
|
|
|
103,027 |
|
|
|
103,027 |
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
85,756 |
|
|
|
85,756 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
James
A. Hayward was appointed as Chief Executive Officer on October
5,
2005.
|
(2)
|
Kurt
Jensen was appointed Chief Financial Officer on December 21,
2007.
|
Compensation
Discussion and Analysis
Background
and Compensation Philosophy
We
currently have three named executive
officers, Dr. James A. Hayward, a director, our Chief Executive Officer,
President and Chairman of the Board of Directors, Kurt Jensen, who was our
Controller during fiscal 2007 and was appointed our Chief Financial Officer
on
December 21, 2007, and Ben Liang, our Secretary and Chief Technology
Officer. Dr. Hayward has elected not to receive compensation until
there is an improvement in the Company's financial and operating performance
and
prospects.
Our
Board of Directors has not adopted
or established a formal policy or procedure for determining the amount
of
compensation paid to our executive officers. No pre-established,
objective performance goals or metrics have been used by the Board of Directors
in determining the compensation of our executive
officers. Dr.
Hayward is involved in the Board's deliberations regarding executive
compensation and provides recommendations with respect to his and the
compensation of Mr. Jensen and Dr. Liang based on, among other things,
the Company’sfinancial
and operating performance and
prospects and
the
contributions made by Mr. Jensen and
Dr. Liang to the success of the Company.
Employment
Agreements
We
have
no employment agreements with our named executive officers.
Bonuses
and Deferred Compensation
In
fiscal 2007, we had no established
bonus, deferred compensation or retirement plan, although we may adopt such
compensation arrangements in the future. No bonuses were paid to our
named executive officers related to fiscal 2007.
Payment
of Post-Termination Compensation
We
do not
have change-in-control agreements with any of our executive officers, and
we are
not obligated to pay severance or other enhanced benefits to executive
officers
upon termination of their employment.
Equity
Compensation Plan Information
2002
Professional/Employee/Consultant Compensation Plan. In November of
2002, we
created a special compensation plan to pay the founders, consultants
and
professionals that had been contributing valuable services to us during
the
previous nine months. This plan, under which 2,000,000 shares of our
common stock were reserved for issuance, is called the
Professional/Employee/Consultant Compensation Plan (the “Compensation
Plan”). Share and option issuances from the Compensation Plan were to
be staggered over the following six to eight months, and consultants
that were
to continue providing services thereafter either became employees or
received
renewed contracts from us in July of 2003, which contracts contained
a more
traditional cash compensation component. Each qualified and eligible
recipient of shares and/or options under the Compensation Plan received
securities in lieu of cash payment for services. Each recipient agreed,
in his
or her respective consulting contract with us, to sell a limited number
of
shares monthly. In December of 2004, we adjusted the exercise price
of options under the Compensation Plan to $0.60 per share. As of September
30, 2007, a total of 1,440,000
shares have been
issued from, and options to purchase 560,000 shares have been issued
under the
Compensation Plan, and options to purchase 264,000 shares have been exercised
as
of that date.
2005
Incentive Stock
Plan. On January
26, 2005, the Board of Directors, and on February 15, 2005, the holders
of a
majority of the outstanding common stock of the Company approved the
Company’s
2005 Incentive Stock Plan and authorized the issuance of 16,000,000 shares
of
common stock as stock awards and stock options thereunder. On May 16,
2007, at the annual meeting of stockholders, the holders of a majority
of the
outstanding common stock of the Company approved an increase in the number
of
shares subject to the 2005 Incentive Stock Plan to 20,000,000shares
of common stock. The
2005 Incentive Stock Plan is designed to retain directors, executives,
and
selected employees and consultants by rewarding them for making contributions
to
our success with an award of shares of our common stock. As of September
30,
2007, a total of 8,550,000 shares have been issued and options to purchase
5,660,000 shares have been granted under the 2005 Incentive Stock
Plan.
The
Board of Directors, in their
discretion, may award stock and stock options to executive officers and
key
employees as part of their compensation for employment or for retention
purposes.
Plan
Category
|
|
Number
of Securities
to
be Issued Upon
Exercise
of
Outstanding
Options,
Warrants
and Rights
|
|
|
Weighted-Average
Exercise
Price of
Outstanding
Options,
Warrants
and Rights
|
|
|
Number
of Securities
Remaining
Available for
Future
Issuance Under
Equity
Compensation Plans
(Excluding
Securities
Reflected
in Column (a))
|
|
|
|
(a)
|
|
|
(b)
|
|
|
(c)
|
|
Professional/Consultant/
Employee Stock and Stock Option Compensation Plan approved
in November
2002
|
|
|
296,000 |
|
|
$ |
0.60 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2005
Incentive Stock Plan approved on January 26, 2005
|
|
|
5,660,000 |
|
|
$ |
0.47 |
|
|
|
5,790,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
5,956,000 |
|
|
$ |
0.59 |
|
|
|
5,790,000 |
|
2007
Director Compensation
Our
directors received no compensation
for their services as such in 2007.
Item
11. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management.
The
following table sets forth certain
information regarding the shares of our common stock beneficially owned as
of
September 30, 2007, (i) by each person who is known to us to beneficially
own
more than 5% of the outstanding common stock, (ii) by each of the executive
officers named in the table under “Executive Compensation” and by each of our
directors, and (iii) by all officers and directors as a
group.
BENEFICIAL
OWNER
|
|
TITLE
OF
CLASS
|
|
NUMBER
OF
SHARES
OWNED
(1)
|
|
PERCENTAGE
OF
CLASS
(2)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Jun-Jei
Sheu
25
Health Sciences Drive, Suite 113
Stony
Brook, New York 11790
|
|
Common
Stock
|
|
|
3,113,695 |
(3) |
1.6%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
James
A. Hayward
25
Health Sciences Drive, Suite 113
Stony
Brook, New York 11790
|
|
Common
Stock
|
|
|
7,759,400 |
(4) |
4.1%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Yacov
Shamash
25
Health Sciences Drive, Suite 113
Stony
Brook, New York 11790
|
|
Common
Stock
|
|
|
250,000 |
(5) |
*
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Kurt
Jensen
25
Health Sciences Drive, Suite 113
Stony
Brook, New York 11790
|
|
Common
Stock
|
|
|
580,000 |
(6) |
*
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ben
Liang
25
Health Sciences Drive, Suite 113
Stony
Brook, New York 11790
|
|
Common
Stock
|
|
|
478,650 |
(7) |
*
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sanford
R. Simon
25
Health Sciences Drive, Suite 113
Stony
Brook, New York 11790
|
|
Common
Stock
|
|
|
250,000 |
(5) |
*
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
All
directors and officers as a group (6persons)
|
|
Common
Stock
|
|
|
12,431,745 |
(8) |
6.5%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
*
indicates less than one percent |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
Beneficial
ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC
and
generally includes voting or investment power with respect to the
shares
shown. Except as indicated by footnote and subject to community
property
laws where applicable, to our knowledge, the stockholders named
in the
table have sole voting and investment power with respect to all
common
stock shares shown as beneficially owned by them. A person is deemed
to be
the beneficial owner of securities that can be acquired by such
person
within 60 days upon the exercise of options, warrants or convertible
securities (in any case, the "Currently Exercisable Options").
Each
beneficial owner's percentage ownership is determined by assuming
that the
Currently Exercisable Options that are held by such person (but
not those
held by any other person) have been exercised and
converted.
|
|
|
(2)
|
Based
upon 190,761,603 shares issued and outstanding on January 10,
2008.
|
|
|
(3)
|
Includes
315,859 shares owned by his wife and 254,354 shares owned by his
minor
children. Also includes 1,500,000 shares owned by Biowell, of which
company Dr. Sheu is deemed a beneficial owner.
|
|
|
(4) |
Includes
7,500,000 shares underlying currently exercisable
warrants.
|
|
|
(5)
|
Includes
250,000 shares underlying a currently exercisable
warrant.
|
|
|
(6)
|
Includes
40,000 shares held by a spouse and 500,000 immediately exercisable
options.
|
|
|
(7)
|
Includes
325,392 shares held by spouse.
|
|
|
(8) |
Includes
8,000,000
shares underlying currently exercisable options and
warrants. |
Item
12. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions.
During
the yearended
September
30, 2007, we issued
sold an aggregate
principal amount of $850,000
in secured convertible promissory
notes bearing interest at 10% per annum and warrants to purchase an aggregate
of
1,700,000
shares of our common stock to
James A. Hayward, our President, a director, the Chairman of the Board
of
Director and our Chief Executive Officer.
On
April 23, 2007, we issued and sold to
James A. Hayward a $100,000 principal amount secured promissory note (“April
Note”) bearing interest at a rate of 10% per annum and a warrant (“April
Warrant”) to purchase 200,000 shares of our common stock. On
June 30, 2007, we issued and sold to
James A. Hayward a $250,000 principal amount secured promissory note (“June
Note”) bearing interest at a rate of 10% per annum and a warrant (“June
Warrant”) to purchase 500,000 shares of our common stock. On July 30, 2007, we
issued and sold to James A. Hayward a $200,000 principal amount secured
promissory note (“July Note”) bearing interest at a rate of 10% per annum and a
warrant (“July Warrant”) to purchase 400,000 shares of our common
stock. On
September
28, 2007, we issued and sold
to James A. Hayward
a $300,000 principal
amount secured promissory note
(“SeptemberNote”)
bearing interest at a rate of 10%
per annum and a warrant (“SeptemberWarrant”)
to purchase 600,000shares
of our common
stock.
The
April Note and accrued but unpaid
interest thereon are convertible into shares of common stock of the Company
at a
price of $0.50 per share by the holder at any time from April 23, 2007,
through
April 22, 2008, and shall automatically convert on April 22, 2008 at a
conversion price of $0.15. At
any time prior to conversion, we have
the right to prepay the April Note and accrued but unpaid interest thereon
upon
3 days prior written notice (during which period the holder can elect to
convert
the note). The April Warrant is exercisable for a four-year period commencing
on
April 23, 2008, and expiring on April 22, 2012, at a price of $0.50 per
share.
The April Warrant may be redeemed at our option at a redemption price of
$0.01
upon the earlier of (i) April 22, 2010, and (ii) the date our common stock
has
traded on The Over the Counter Bulletin Board at or above $1.00 per share
for 20
consecutive trading days.
The
June Note and accrued but unpaid
interest thereon are convertible into shares of our common stock at a price
of
$0.50 per share by the holder of the promissory note at any time from June
30,
2007, through June 29, 2008, and shall automatically convert on June 30,
2008 at
a conversion price of $0.087732076 per share, which is equal to a 20% discount
to the average volume, weighted average price of our common stock for the
ten
trading days prior to issuance. At any time prior to conversion, we have
the
right to prepay the June Note and accrued but unpaid interest thereon upon
3
days prior written notice (during which period the holder can elect to
convert
the note). The June Warrant is exercisable for a four-year period commencing
on
June 30, 2008, and expiring on June 29, 2012, at a price of $0.50 per share.
The
June Warrant may be redeemed at our option at a redemption price of $0.01
upon
the earlier of (i) June 29, 2010, and (ii) the date our common stock has
traded
on The Over the Counter Bulletin Board at or above $1.00 per share for
20
consecutive trading days.
The
July Note and accrued but unpaid
interest thereon isconvertible
into shares of our common
stock at a price of $0.50 per share by the holder at any time from July
30,
2007, through July 29, 2008, and shall automatically convert on July 30,
2008 at
a conversion price of $0.102568072 per share, which is equal to a 20% discount
to the average volume, weighted average price of our common stock for the
ten
trading days prior to issuance. At any time prior to conversion, we have
the
right to prepay the July Note and accrued but unpaid interest thereon upon
3
days prior written notice (during which period the holder can elect to
convert
the note). The July Warrant is exercisable for a four-year period commencing
on
July 30, 2008, and expiring on July 29, 2012, at a price of $0.50 per share.
The
July Warrant may be redeemed at our option at a redemption price of $0.01
upon
the earlier of (i) July 29, 2010, and (ii) the date our common stock has
traded
on The Over the Counter Bulletin Board at or above $1.00 per share for
20
consecutive trading days.
The
SeptemberNote
and accrued but unpaid interest
thereon isconvertible
into shares of our common
stock at a price of $0.50 per share by the holder at any time from September 28, 2007,
through September
27, 2008, and shall
automatically convert on September 28, 2008
at a conversion price
of $0.066429851 per share,
which is equal to a 30%
discount to the average volume,
weighted average price of our common stock for the ten trading days prior
to
issuance. At any time prior to conversion, we have the right to prepay
the
SeptemberNote
and accrued but unpaid interest
thereon upon 3 days prior written notice (during which period the holder
can
elect to convert the note). The SeptemberWarrant
is
exercisable for a four-year period
commencing on September 28, 2008, and expiring on September 27, 2012, at
a price
of $0.50 per share. The
SeptemberWarrant
may
be redeemed at our option at a
redemption price of $0.01 upon the earlier of (i) September 27, 2010, and
(ii)
the date our common stock has traded on The Over the Counter Bulletin Board
at
or above $1.00 per share for 20 consecutive trading days.
Until
the
principal and interest under the April, June, July and September Notes
is paid
in full, or converted into our common stock, the April, June and July Notes
will
be secured by a security interest in all of our assets. This security
interest is pari passu
with the security interest granted to the holders of secured convertible
promissory notes issued in our private placement offerings.
We
have no policy regarding entering
into transactions with affiliated parties.
Item
13. Exhibits.
Exhibit
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Description
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2.1
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Articles
of Merger of Foreign and Domestic Corporations, filed December
19, 1998
with the Nevada Secretary of State, filed as an exhibit to the
annual
report on Form 10-KSB filed with the Commission on December 29,
2003 and
incorporated herein by reference.
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3.1
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Articles
of Incorporation of DCC Acquisition Corporation, filed April 20,
1998 with
the Nevada Secretary of State, filed as an exhibit to the annual
report on
Form 10-KSB filed with the Commission on December 29, 2003 and
incorporated herein by reference.
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3.2
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Articles
of Amendment of Articles of Incorporation of DCC Acquisition Corp.
changing corporation name to ProHealth Medical Technologies,
Inc.
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3.3
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Certificate
of Designations, Powers, preferences and Rights of the Founders'
Series of
Convertible Preferred Stock, filed as an exhibit to the annual
report on
Form 10-KSB filed with the Commission on December 29, 2003 and
incorporated herein by reference.
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3.4
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Articles
of Amendment of Articles of Incorporation of Applied DNA Sciences,
Inc.
increasing the par value of the company's common stock, filed on
December
3, 2003 with the Nevada Secretary of State, filed as an exhibit
to the
annual report on Form 10-KSB filed with the Commission on December
29,
2003 and incorporated herein by reference.
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3.5
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By-Laws
of Applied DNA Sciences, Inc., filed as an exhibit to the annual
report on
Form 10-KSB filed with the Commission on December 29, 2003 and
incorporated herein by reference.
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4.1
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Form
of Subscription Agreement, filed as an exhibit to the current report
on
Form 8-K filed with the Commission on January 28, 2005 and incorporated
herein by reference.
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4.2
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Form
of 10% Secured Convertible Promissory Note, filed as an exhibit
to the
current report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on January
28, 2005
and incorporated herein by reference.
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4.3
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Form
of Warrant Agreement, filed as an exhibit to the current report
on Form
8-K filed with the Commission on January 28, 2005 and incorporated
herein
by reference.
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4.4
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Registration
Rights Agreement, dated January 28, 2005, between the Company and
Vertical
Capital Partners, Inc., on behalf of the investors, filed as an
exhibit to
the current report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on January
28,
2005 and incorporated herein by reference.
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4.5
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Security
Agreement, dated January 28, 2005, between the Company and Vertical
Capital Partners, Inc., on behalf of the investors, filed as an
exhibit to
the current report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on January
28,
2005 and incorporated herein by reference.
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10.1
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Exclusive
License Agreement between Biowell Technology Corp. and Applied
DNA
Sciences, Inc. executed on October 8, 2002, filed as an exhibit
to the
registration statement on Form SB-2 filed with the Commission on
February
15, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference.
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10.2
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Sub-License
Agreement with G. A. Corporate Finance Ltd. Applied DNA Sciences,
Inc.,
executed on July 29, 2003, as amended, filed as an exhibit to the
current
report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on September 29, 2003
and
incorporated herein by reference.
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10.3
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Indemnification
Agreement with Larry Lee, filed as an exhibit to the registration
statement on Form SB-2 filed with the Commission on February 15,
2005 and
incorporated herein by reference.
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10.4
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Indemnification
Agreement with Robin Hutchison, filed as an exhibit to the registration
statement on Form SB-2 filed with the Commission on February 15,
2005 and
incorporated herein by reference.
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10.5
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Indemnification
Agreement with Peter Brocklesby, filed as an exhibit to the registration
statement on Form SB-2 filed with the Commission on February 15,
2005 and
incorporated herein by reference.
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10.6
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Indemnification
Agreement with Adrian Botash, filed as an exhibit to the registration
statement on Form SB-2 filed with the Commission on February 15,
2005 and
incorporated herein by reference.
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10.7
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Stock
Purchase Agreement, dated as of January 28, 2005, by and between
Applied
DNA Sciences, Inc. and Biowell Technology, Inc., filed as an exhibit
to
the current report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on February
2,
2005 and incorporated herein by reference.
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10.8
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Investment
Advisory Agreement, dated as of February 14, 2005, by and between
Applied
DNA Sciences, Inc. and First London Finance, Ltd., filed as an
exhibit to
the registration statement on Form SB-2 filed with the Commission
on
February 15, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference.
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10.9
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Amendment
to the License Agreement, dated as of November 2, 2004, by and
between
Applied DNA Sciences, Inc. and Biowell Technology Inc., filed as
an
exhibit to the registration statement on Form SB-2/A filed with
the
Commission on June 16, 2005 and incorporated herein by
reference.
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10.10
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Joint
Product Development and Marketing Agreement, dated as of November
10,
2004, by and between Applied DNA Sciences, Inc. and Hologrammas
S.A. de
C.V., filed as an exhibit to the registration statement on Form
SB-2/A
filed with the Commission on October 28, 2005 and incorporated
herein by
reference.
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10.11
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Cooperative
Research and Development Agreement, dated as of September 2, 2004,
by and
between Applied DNA Sciences, Inc. and Bechtel BWXT Idaho, LLC,
filed as
an exhibit to the registration statement on Form SB-2/A filed with
the
Commission on October 28, 2005 and incorporated herein by
reference.
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10.12
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Amendment
to the Cooperative Research and Development Agreement, dated as
of March
24, 2005, by and between Applied DNA Sciences, Inc. and Battelle
Energy
Alliance, LLC, filed as an exhibit to the current report on Form
8-K filed
with the Commission on May 10, 2005 and incorporated herein by
reference.
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10.13
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Stock
Purchase Amendment Agreement, dated as of July 12, 2005, by and
between
Applied DNA Sciences, Inc. and Biowell Technology, Inc., filed
as an
exhibit to the current report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission
on
July 21, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference.
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10.14
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License
Agreement, dated as of July 12, 2005, by and between Applied DNA
Sciences,
Inc. and Biowell Technology, Inc., filed as an exhibit to the current
report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on July 21, 2005 and
incorporated herein by reference.
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10.15
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Amendment
to the License Agreement, dated as of October 10, 2005, by and
between
Applied DNA Sciences, Inc. and Biowell Technology, Inc., filed
as an
exhibit to the registration statement on Form SB-2A filed with
the
Commission on October 28, 2005 and incorporated herein by
reference.
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10.16
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Consulting
Agreement, dated as of July 12, 2005, by and between Applied DNA
Sciences,
Inc. and Timpix International Limited, filed as an exhibit to the
current
report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on July 21, 2005 and
incorporated herein by reference.
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10.17
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Letter
of Engagement, dated as of June 20, 2005, by and between Applied
DNA
Sciences, Inc. and Trilogy Capital Partners, Inc., filed as an
exhibit to
the current report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on July
21, 2005
and incorporated herein by reference.
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31.1
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Certification
of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14 and Rule 15d-14(a),
promulgated under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended
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31.2
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Certification
of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14 and Rule 15d
14(a),
promulgated under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended
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32.1
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Certification
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section
906 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Chief Executive
Officer)
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32.2
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Certification
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section
906 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Chief Financial
Officer)
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Item
14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
The
following table sets forth fees
billed to us by our auditors during the fiscal years ended September 30,
2007
and 2006 for: (i) services rendered for the audit
of our annual
financial statements and the review of our quarterly financial statements,
(ii)
services by our auditor that are reasonably related to the performance of
the
audit or review of our financial statements and that are not reported
as Audit Fees, (iii) services
rendered in connection with tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning,
and
(iv) all other fees for services rendered.
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September
30, 2007
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September
30, 2006
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(i) |
Audit
Fees
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$ |
66,921 |
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$ |
221,362 |
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(ii) |
Audit
Related Fees
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$ |
34,500 |
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(iii) |
Tax
Fees
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- |
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(iv) |
All
Other Fees
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- |
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$ |
66,921 |
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$ |
255,862 |
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Audit
Fees
Consists
of fees billed for professional
services rendered for the audit of the Company’s
consolidated financial statements and
review of the interim consolidated financial statements included
in quarterly
reports and services that are normally provided by RBSM LLP in connection
with
statutory and regulatory filings or engagements.
Audit
Related Fees
Consists
of fees billed for assurance
and related services that are reasonably related to
the performance of
the audit or review of our consolidated financial statements and are not
reported under "Audit Fees." These services consist of responding to
SEC comments and the review of and consent to registration
statements.
Tax
Fees
Consists
of fees billed for professional
services for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning.
All
Other Fees
Consists
of fees for products and
services other than the services reported above. There were no management
consulting services provided in fiscal 2007
or
2006.
The
Board of Directorshas
considered whether the provision of
non-audit services is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant'sindependence.
Policy
on Audit Committee Pre-Approval of Audit and Permissible Non-Audit Services
of
Independent Auditors
We
currently do not have a designated
Audit Committee, and accordingly, the policy of our Board of Directors is
to
pre-approve all audit and permissible non-audit services provided by the
independent auditors. These services may include audit services,
audit-related services, tax services and other services. Pre-approval
is generally provided for up to one year and any pre-approval is detailed
as to
the particular service or category of services and is generally subject to
a
specific budget. The independent auditors and management are required
to periodically report to our Board of Directors regarding the extent of
services provided by the independent auditors in accordance with this
pre-approval, and the fees for the services performed to date. Our
Board of Directors may also pre-approve particular services on a case-by-case
basis.
Signatures.
In
accordance with the requirements of
the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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APPLIED
DNA SCIENCES, INC.
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Date:
January 15, 2008
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/s/
JAMES
A. HAYWARD
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James
A. Hayward
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Chief
Executive Officer
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Pursuant
to the requirements of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the
following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on
the
dates indicated.
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/s/
JAMES
A.
HAYWARD
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Chief
Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer), President, Chairman
of
the Board of Directors and Director
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January
15, 2008
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James
A. Hayward
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January
15, 2008
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/s/
KURT
JENSEN
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Chief
Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal
Accounting
Officer)
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Kurt
Jensen
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/s/
YACOV
SHAMASH
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Director
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January
15, 2008
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Yacov
Shamash
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/s/
SANFORD
R.
SIMON
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Director
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January
15, 2008
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Sanford
R. Simon
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