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Principal Solar Inc (PK) | USOTC:PSWW | OTCMarkets | Common Stock |
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0.00 | 0.00% | 0.0001 | 0.0001 | 0.0002 | 0.00015 | 0.0001 | 0.00015 | 526,771 | 17:10:35 |
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2016
Commission File No. 333-193058
PRINCIPAL SOLAR, INC.
( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter )
Delaware |
27-3096175 |
( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) |
( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) |
2560 King Arthur Blvd Suite 124 PMB 65
Lewisville, TX 75056
( Address of principal executive offices )
(855) 774-7799
( Registrant’s telephone number, including area code )
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☑ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes ☑ No ☐ ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer ☐ |
Accelerated filer ☐ |
Non-accelerated filer ☐ |
Smaller reporting company ☑ |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☑
The number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s common stock as of May 13, 2016, was 5,564,2580.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Introductory Comment |
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Forward-Looking Statements |
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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION |
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Item 1 |
Financial Statements |
3 |
Item 2 |
Management’s Discussion And Analysis Of Financial Condition And Results Of Operations |
18 |
Item 3 |
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk |
20 |
Item 4 |
Controls And Procedures |
20 |
PART II – OTHER INFORMATION |
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Item 1 |
Legal Proceedings |
22 |
Item 2 |
Unregistered Sales Of Equity Securities And Use Of Proceeds |
23 |
Item 6 |
Exhibits |
24 |
SIGNATURES |
24 |
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Exhibit Index |
25 |
INTRODUCTORY COMMENT
In this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the terms "we," "us," "our," "Company," “PSWW”, “PSI”, and “Principal Solar” refer to Principal Solar, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its subsidiaries.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
When used in this Report, the words “may,” “will,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “continue,” “estimate,” “intend,” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”) and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) regarding events, conditions and financial trends which may affect the Company’s future plans of operations, business strategy, operating results, and financial position. Such statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks and uncertainties and actual results may differ materially from those included within the forward-looking statements for various reasons, including those identified under Risk Factors included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on April 14, 2016. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. Except as required under federal securities laws and the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, the Company does not undertake, and specifically declines, any obligation to update any of these statements or to publicly announce the results of any revisions to any forward-looking statements after the distribution of this report, whether as a result of new information, future events, changes in assumptions, or otherwise.
PART I
ITEM 1 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
PRINCIPAL SOLAR, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
March 31, 2016 |
December 31, 2015 |
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ASSETS |
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Current Assets |
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Cash and equivalents |
$ | 263,871 | $ | 498,330 | ||||
Accounts receivable |
- | 1,949 | ||||||
Prepaid assets |
29,154 | 43,116 | ||||||
Other receivable |
1,624,000 | 1,624,000 | ||||||
Total current assets |
1,917,025 | 2,167,395 | ||||||
Other Assets |
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Construction in progress |
12,791,661 | 9,567,324 | ||||||
Total other assets |
12,791,661 | 9,567,324 | ||||||
Total assets |
$ | 14,708,686 | $ | 11,734,719 | ||||
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY |
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Current Liabilities |
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Accounts payable |
$ | 1,050,748 | $ | 513,363 | ||||
Compensation payable |
424,248 | 390,702 | ||||||
Interest payable |
191,604 | 60,892 | ||||||
Accrued expenses and other liabilities |
204,816 | 97,754 | ||||||
Note payable for insurance premiums |
21,099 | 33,495 | ||||||
Note payable, related party |
300,000 | - | ||||||
Arowana notes payable |
8,149,191 | 5,871,119 | ||||||
Commissions payable |
1,540,000 | 1,540,000 | ||||||
Mediation settlement |
800,000 | 800,000 | ||||||
Liabilities arising from reverse merger |
1,003,839 | 1,003,839 | ||||||
Total current liabilities |
13,685,545 | 10,311,164 | ||||||
Total liabilities |
13,685,545 | 10,311,164 | ||||||
Commitments and Contingencies |
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Stockholders' Equity |
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Preferred stock: $0.01 par value; 2,000,000 shares authorized; 500,000 designated as Series A and 0 shares outstanding at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 |
- | - | ||||||
Common stock: $0.01 par value, 15,000,000 shares authorized, 5,564,258 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 |
55,642 | 55,642 | ||||||
Additional paid-in capital |
12,364,250 | 12,355,916 | ||||||
Accumulated deficit |
(11,396,751 | ) | (10,988,003 | ) | ||||
Total stockholders' equity |
1,023,141 | 1,423,555 | ||||||
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity |
$ | 14,708,686 | $ | 11,734,719 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
PRINCIPAL SOLAR, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended . March 31, |
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2016 |
2015 |
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Revenues |
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Power generation |
$ | 5,010 | $ | 184,075 | ||||
Total revenues |
5,010 | 184,075 | ||||||
Cost of revenues |
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Depreciation |
- | 75,495 | ||||||
Direct operating costs |
5,024 | 52,227 | ||||||
Total cost of revenues |
5,024 | 127,722 | ||||||
Gross profit (loss) |
(14 | ) | 56,353 | |||||
General and administrative expenses |
277,557 | 919,671 | ||||||
Operating loss |
(277,571 | ) | (863,318 | ) | ||||
Other expense |
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Interest expense |
131,177 | 333,474 | ||||||
Loss on derivative liability warrants |
- | 19,215 | ||||||
Total other expense |
131,177 | 352,689 | ||||||
Loss before provision for income taxes |
(408,748 | ) | (1,216,007 | ) | ||||
Provision for income taxes |
- | 1,233 | ||||||
Net loss |
(408,748 | ) | (1,217,240 | ) | ||||
Income attributable to noncontrolling interest in subsidiary |
- | 6,483 | ||||||
Net loss attributable to common stockholders |
$ | (408,748 | ) | $ | (1,223,723 | ) | ||
Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted |
$ | (0.07 | ) | $ | (0.23 | ) | ||
Weighted average shares outstanding, basic and diluted |
5,564,258 | 5,435,120 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
PRINCIPAL SOLAR, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
(Unaudited)
Common Stock |
Additional Paid-in |
Accumulated |
Principal Solar, Inc. |
Non- Controlling |
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Shares |
Amount |
Capital |
Deficit |
Total |
Interest |
Total |
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December 31, 2015 |
5,564,258 | $ | 55,642 | $ | 12,355,916 | $ | (10,988,003 | ) | $ | 1,423,555 | $ | - | $ | 1,423,555 | ||||||||||||||
Stock-based employee compensation expense |
- | - | 8,334 | - | 8,334 | - | 8,334 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Net income |
- | - | - | (408,748 | ) | (408,748 | ) | - | (408,748 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
March 31, 2016 |
5,564,258 | $ | 55,642 | $ | 12,364,250 | $ | (11,396,751 | ) | $ | 1,023,141 | $ | - | $ | 1,023,141 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
PRINCIPAL SOLAR, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended March 31, |
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2016 |
2015 |
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OPERATING ACTIVITIES |
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Net loss |
$ | (408,748 | ) | $ | (1,217,240 | ) | ||
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: |
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Depreciation |
- | 75,494 | ||||||
Stock-based employee compensation expense |
8,334 | 341,071 | ||||||
Stock-based advisor compensation expense |
- | 75,000 | ||||||
Loss on derivative liability on warrants |
- | 19,215 | ||||||
Amortization of debt discounts |
- | 206,480 | ||||||
Change in operating assets and liabilities: |
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Accounts receivable |
1,949 | (17,645 | ) | |||||
Prepaid assets |
13,962 | 12,875 | ||||||
Accounts payable |
537,384 | 50,551 | ||||||
Compensation payable |
33,546 | 116,500 | ||||||
Interest payable |
130,712 | 32,842 | ||||||
Accrued expenses and other liabilities |
107,062 | 39,567 | ||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities |
424,201 | (265,290 | ) | |||||
INVESTING ACTIVITIES |
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Construction in progress |
(3,224,336 | ) | (2,202,092 | ) | ||||
Net cash used in investing activities |
(3,224,336 | ) | (2,202,092 | ) | ||||
FINANCING ACTIVITIES |
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Proceeds from Arowana note |
2,278,072 | - | ||||||
Proceeds from sale of common stock |
- | 1,679,001 | ||||||
Proceeds from convertible debenture payable (Alpha) |
- | 1,250,000 | ||||||
Payment of acquisition note payable |
- | (62,455 | ) | |||||
Proceeds from convertible note, non-related party |
- | 50,000 | ||||||
Proceeds from short-term note, related party |
300,000 | - | ||||||
Payments on note payable for insurance premiums |
(12,396 | ) | (16,268 | ) | ||||
Change in restricted cash |
- | 28,451 | ||||||
Net cash used in financing activities |
2,565,676 | 2,928,729 | ||||||
(Decrease) increase in cash and equivalents |
(234,459 | ) | 461,347 | |||||
Cash and equivalents, beginning of period |
498,330 | 104,328 | ||||||
Cash and equivalents, end of period |
$ | 263,871 | $ | 565,675 | ||||
Supplemental Disclosures |
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Interest paid |
$ | 465 | $ | 94,152 | ||||
Income taxes paid |
$ | - | $ | - | ||||
Non-Cash Transactions: |
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Discount on covertible debenture recorded as a derivative liability |
$ | - | $ | 1,250,000 | ||||
Construction in progress in accounts payable |
473,407 | 349,950 | ||||||
Deposit applied to construction in progress |
- | 250,000 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
PRINCIPAL SOLAR, INC.
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 1 - OVERVIEW
Basis of Presentation
The unaudited consolidated financial statements and related notes of have been prepared pursuant to Article 8-03 of the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Accordingly, certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP") have been omitted. In the opinion of management, all adjustments and information (consisting only of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation of the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been included.
The year-end balance sheet was derived from the Company’s audited financial statements. The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements and related notes should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited financial statements included in its 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K. The results of operations for the periods reflected herein are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.
Going Concern
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern. As of March 31, 2016, the Company has an accumulated deficit of approximately $11.4 million, and the Company has cumulatively had negative cash flows from operations since inception. Further, the Company is not considering any new large utility-scale solar projects at this time. Its ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon the ability of the Company to collect its amounts receivable and dispose of its remaining development assets under development in order to meet its obligations, pay its liabilities arising from normal business operations when they come due, and potentially develop and execute upon a new business strategy. The outcome of these matters cannot be predicted with any certainty at this time and raise substantial doubt that the Company will be able to continue as a going concern. These consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments to the amounts and classification of assets and liabilities that may be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.
Concentration
Historically, approximately 96% of our consolidated power generation revenue arose from our Powerhouse One solar installation. The Powerhouse One subsidiary was sold in August 2015. As of the date of this report, the Company does not have any expectation of replacing the revenue generated by its Powerhouse One subsidiary with any other solar project.
NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2016-02, "Leases (Topic 842)". ASU 2016-02 requires all leases in excess of 12 months to be reported on the balance sheet as a liability based on the net present value of the expected lease payments, and a right-to-use asset for the term of the lease. On the statement of operations, capital leases will continue to be treated as financing transactions, meaning interest and amortization will be included as rent expense. Because interest is calculated on a declining balance over time, the cost of capital leases will look more expensive at the beginning of a lease. Leases that qualify as operating leases will be reported as rent expense. The standard is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018. We are evaluating the impact of this standard on our consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows.
In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-09 Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718) Improvement to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting , which affects the accounting for the income tax consequences of share-based payments, the classifications of awards as either equities or liabilities, and the classification on the statement of cash flows. ASU No. 2016-09 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, and for interim periods within those annual periods. We are evaluating the impact of this standard on our consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows.
Principles of Consolidation
The Company consolidates the financial position, results of operations, and cash flows of all majority-owned subsidiaries. The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company (including the dba Principal Solar Institute) and its subsidiaries SunGen Mill 77, LLC; SunGen Step Guys, LLC; and Powerhouse One, LLC (through the date of sale, July 1, 2015). All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Fair Value
Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. We believe the carrying values of our current assets and current liabilities approximate their fair values, and the carrying value of our notes payable approximate their estimated fair value for debts with similar terms, interest rates, and remaining maturities currently available to companies with similar credit ratings.
All related party transactions are evaluated by our officers and/or Board of Directors who take into account various factors, including their fiduciary duty to the Company; the relationships of the related parties to the Company; the material facts underlying each transaction; the anticipated benefits to the Company and related costs associated with such benefits; and the terms the Company could receive from an unrelated third party. Despite this review, related party transactions may not be recorded at fair value.
We do not engage in hedging activities, but did have a derivative instrument treated as a liability whose value was measured on a recurring basis (see "Fair Value Instruments" and "Derivative Liability on Warrants" included herein).
Fair Value Instruments
On March 2, 2015, the Company entered into a convertible debenture with Alpha Capital Anstalt ("Alpha") (See NOTE 6 "Convertible Debenture (Alpha)"). In connection with the loan, the Company granted Alpha complex warrants with certain "down round" protection. As such, they were treated as a derivative liability and were valued using a binomial lattice-based option valuation model using holding period assumptions developed from the Company's business plan and management assumptions, and expected volatility from comparable companies including OTC Pink® and small-cap companies. Increases or decreases in the Company's share price, the volatility of the share price, changes in interest rates in general, and the passage of time all impacted the value of these warrants. The Company re-valued these warrants at the end of each reporting period and any changes are reflected as gains or losses in current period results. (See NOTE 10 - DERIVATIVE LIABILITY ON WARRANTS). In August 2015, all principal and interest pursuant to the convertible debenture was paid in full thus eliminating the terms giving rise to a potential down round price adjustment of the warrants. As such, a final re-valuation as of the repayment date was recorded and the warrants are now considered equity instruments.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of our financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires us to, on an ongoing basis, make significant estimates and judgments that affect the reported values of assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions we believe are reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for our conclusions. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. Such differences could have a material impact on our future financial position, results of operations, and cash flows.
Cash and Equivalents
We consider cash, deposits, and short-term investments with original maturities of three months or less as cash and equivalents. Our deposits are maintained primarily in two financial institutions and, at times, may exceed amounts covered by U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insurance.
Accounts Receivable
Accounts receivable are stated at amounts management expects to collect from outstanding balances. Management provides for probable uncollectible amounts through a charge to earnings and a credit to a valuation allowance based on its assessment of individual accounts. No allowance has been recorded in the accompanying financial statements.
Other Receivable
Other receivable reflects the remaining amount due from the August 2015 assignment of Principal Sunrise IV. Payable by the assignee at the project's commercial operation date ("COD"), the project is expected to reach COD in June 2016. No allowance has been recorded against the receivable.
Construction in Progress
The Company records as construction in progress those items of a capital and expense nature necessary to develop, construct, and place into service a solar project. Such costs consists primarily of the cost of the project company's acquisition rights, equipment costs, interconnection costs, and the costs of independent engineers, valuation firms, and rent, property taxes, financing costs, and insurance during the construction period.
Long-Lived Assets
The recoverability of the carrying value of long-lived assets is assessed when an indicator of impairment has been identified.
For purposes of recognition and measurement of an impairment loss, a long-lived asset or group of assets is combined with other assets and liabilities at the lowest level for which identifiable cash flows are largely independent of the cash flows of other assets and liabilities.
For long-lived assets, when impairment indicators are present, the Company compares undiscounted future cash flows, including the eventual disposition of the asset group at market value, to the asset group’s carrying value to determine if the asset group is recoverable. If undiscounted cash flows are less than carrying value, the excess of carrying value over fair value is expensed in the period in which it is estimated to have occurred.
Revenue Recognition
Power generation revenue is recognized as delivered to the purchaser based upon electrical meters affixed to the solar array and measuring kilowatt-hours produced. Our current power generation operations do not generate renewable energy credits, performance-based incentives, or similar credits to the benefit of the Company.
Income Taxes
Income taxes are recorded under the asset and liability method under which deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the differences between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities using the enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.
Interest costs and penalties related to income taxes are classified as interest expense and general and administrative costs, respectively, in our consolidated financial statements. Income tax returns are subject to a three-year statute of limitations during which they are subject to audit and adjustment. We file income tax returns in the United States federal jurisdiction and certain states.
Equity Transaction Fair Values
The estimated fair value of our $.01 par value common stock ("Common Stock") issued in share-based payments is measured by the more relevant of (1) the prices received in private placement sales of our stock or (2) the Company's publically-quoted market price. We estimate the fair value of simple warrants and stock options when issued or, in the case of issuances to non-employees, when vested, using the Black-Scholes option-pricing ("Black-Scholes") model that requires the input of subjective assumptions. When valuing more complex warrants, options, or other derivative equity instruments, we use a binomial lattice-based option pricing model or Monte Carlo option pricing model, whichever management deems more appropriate under the circumstances. Recognition in stockholders’ equity and expense of the fair value of stock options awarded to employees is on the straight-line basis over the requisite service period. Subsequent changes in fair value are not recognized.
Net Loss per Share
Basic net income or loss per share is computed by dividing the net income or loss for the period by the weighted average number of shares of Common Stock outstanding for the period. Diluted income per share reflects the potential dilution of derivative securities by including other potential issuances of Common Stock including shares to be issued upon exercise of options and warrants and upon conversion of convertible debt. Potentially dilutive shares are not included in the event of a loss as the effect of doing so would be anti-dilutive. As of March 31, 2016, options to purchase 794,816 shares, and warrants to purchase 550,434 shares of our Common Stock have been excluded from the calculation of diluted loss per share, as their effect would have been anti-dilutive. As of March 31, 2015, options to purchase 765,590 shares and warrants to purchase 276,513 shares of our Common Stock, and 467,500 shares issuable upon the conversion of convertible notes payable have been excluded from the calculation of diluted loss per share as their effect would have been anti-dilutive.
NOTE 3 - LIABILITIES ARISING FROM REVERSE MERGER
Liabilities arising from the reverse merger represent long term real estate leases which had been abandoned, general unsecured liabilities, commercial liens, and tax liens filed with various states all associated with the Company’s pre-reverse merger operations, which were unknowingly assumed in the March 2011 reverse merger transaction. The statute of limitations for most of such liabilities is five years and for most liens is ten years, subject to renewal at the lien holders’ option, depending upon the jurisdiction. Although the liens accrue interest at between 8% and 12% per year, the Company has ceased accruing interest as it believes the liability recorded to date is adequate to cover the ultimate claims that may, one day, be presented. Liabilities not associated with a lien have been accrued based upon management’s estimation of the amount to be paid. Liabilities associated with a lien have been accrued at face value. Management believes all such liabilities have been indemnified by Pegasus Funds, LLC (and/or its affiliates or related parties, "Pegasus") to which (including its assigns) the Company issued 534,654 shares of its Common Stock as part of the reverse merger transaction. However, as the Company is obligor, the Company has recorded the liability. To date, only one lien holder has approached the Company concerning payment. Such lien holder is pursuing the former management of the Company first through litigation. To the extent such lien holder recovers the liability from the former management, the lien against the Company will be reduced.
In March 2015, the Company entered into a settlement agreement with Pegasus regarding its indemnification of the Company in regards to the legacy liabilities. In the settlement agreement, the Company agreed to accept the return of 215,154 shares of the original 534,654 shares of its Common Stock issued to Pegasus and its principals and affiliates in acquiring the shell company, Kupper Parker Communications, Inc., which later became Principal Solar, Inc. As the shares of Common Stock were initially issued in a common stock for preferred stock share exchange with Pegasus, the shares returned by Pegasus will be cancelled without further accounting recognition. The cancellation of 50,000 of the shares was effected in December 2015, and the remaining will be recognized for accounting purposes once they are received from Pegasus.
In the settlement with Pegasus, the Company preserved its rights to pursue the individual(s) serving as officers of Kupper Parker Communications, Inc. who, prior to the exchange of shares, had agreed in the Exchange Agreement to "satisfy and assume liability for the payment of any additional liabilities not identified" in the agreement. In April 2015, the Company filed a lawsuit against the remaining individual serving as an officer of Kupper Parker Communications, Inc. prior to the exchange of shares seeking an amount of $991,371 plus accruing interest and legal fees. Any recovery from the lawsuit is uncertain at this time, and such recovery would in no way diminish our potential obligation to third parties.
NOTE 4 - COMPENSATION PAYABLE
Certain members of the management team have deferred payment of their compensation for the benefit of the Company. No interest is accrued on such deferral and no formal terms of payment have been established.
NOTE 5 - DISPOSAL OF ASSETS
Disposition of Principal Sunrise V (aka IS 42)
The Company is negotiating to assign its interest in Principal Sunrise V to a buyer contingent upon the assignee's ability to secure the necessary tax equity and debt financing (approximately $108 million combined) to build and operate the project. Tax equity is defined as temporary equity invested whose primary source of return is monetizing the tax attributes of the underlying investment ("tax equity"). The parties have selected a date of June 30, 2016, to secure the financing and close the transaction, and such date may be extended by the parties. If completed, under the assignment agreement the Company would be repaid its cumulative investment through the closing date ($5.1 million at March 31, 2016) and a separate development fee up to $4.0 million. As a part of the assignment, the Company guaranteed the assignee a 10% after-tax rate of return, with any deficit being deducted from the development fee to be received by the Company. Due to its variable nature, the ultimate development fee received by the Company is expected to range between $0 and $4 million to be paid incrementally between closing and COD as the costs to construct the project become more certain. As a part of the transaction, the assignee has agreed to fund a portion of the development costs between signing and closing through a loan to the Company of up to $333 thousand, and the project seller has agreed to be paid their balance due at closing, both lessening the monthly cash burden to the Company.
There can be no assurance the assignment of Principal Sunrise V will be closed or closed upon the terms described above, and failure to close or to close timely would result in a loss of the Company's investment to date.
NOTE 6 - NOTES PAYABLE
Acquisition Note Payable
On June 17, 2013, Powerhouse One, LLC secured financing of $5,050,000 from Bridge Bank, National Association ("Bridge Bank") to acquire the membership interest (and the underlying solar arrays) of co-sellers, Vis Solis, Inc., a Tennessee limited liability company, and AstroSol, Inc., a Tennessee corporation. The note bore a fixed interest rate of 7.5% annually. In August 2015, as a part of the disposal of Powerhouse One, all principal and interest pursuant to the Acquisition Note Payable was paid in full.
In conjunction with the acquisition note payable, warrants to purchase 37,763 shares of Common Stock were issued to Bridge Bank with an exercise price of $4.00 and a contractual life of 10 years. The value of the warrants issued in connection with this debt, as determined using the Black-Scholes model, was $81,449 and was recorded as a discount to the debt. Amortization expense was $0 and $5,091 for the three months in 2015 and 2014, respectively.
The Bridge Bank warrants have cashless exercise rights, redemption rights providing the Company the right to redeem the warrants for $604,200, anti-dilution rights associated with subsequent offerings of equity securities, a term expiring on the first to occur of (i) the 10 year anniversary of the grant, (ii) the closing of the Company’s initial public offering, or (iii) the liquidation of the Company (each a “Termination Event”). In each case, unless exercised earlier, the warrants are automatically exercised on a cashless basis upon a Termination Event. The Company also provided the holder registration rights in connection with the grant of the warrants.
Convertible Debenture (Alpha)
On March 2, 2015, the Company entered into a convertible debenture with Alpha to borrow $1,250,000. In August 2015, all principal and interest pursuant to the convertible debenture was paid in full. Amortization of the discount and interest expense recognized during the three months in 2015 totaled $209,722.
Notes Payable, Related Parties
In June 2014, the Company issued convertible notes of $250,000 each to two of its Board members, Messrs. Heller and Marmol, to fund deposits on potential future acquisitions. In August 2015, all principal and interest pursuant to the convertible notes were paid in full.
In December 2014, Michael Gorton, the Company's Chief Executive Officer, loaned to the Company pursuant to a convertible note $130,000. In August 2015, all principal and interest pursuant to the convertible note was paid in full.
In March 2016, a trust maintained by a contractor to the Company made a short-term unsecured loan to the Company in the amount of $300,000 under a short-term promissory note. The note bore a flat fee of $45,000 that was recorded as interest expense, and matures on June 24, 2016. Amounts outstanding beyond the maturity date bear interest at a rate of 12% per annum. Proceeds from the loan were used primarily for development costs of Principal Sunrise V.
Interest expense for the notes payable, related parties, recognized during the three months in 2016 and 2015 totaled $45,000 and $18,641, respectively.
Convertible Note Payable , Non-Related Party
In January 2015, the Company issued a convertible note to an unrelated party in the amount of $50,000. In August 2015, all principal and interest pursuant to the convertible note was paid in full. Interest expense for the notes payable, non-related party, recognized during the three months in 2015 totaled $1,266.
Arowana Notes
Additional Projects
On August 20, 2015, the Company issued a promissory note and security agreement to Arowana International Limited ("Arowana") in the original principal amount of $1,600,000. The note matures on December 31, 2016, and bears simple interest at the rate of 6% per annum (the "Arowana Note"). The note is convertible, at the option of the holder, into membership interests in our Principal Sunrise V project based upon a valuation not yet determinable.
The Company used the proceeds from the Arowana Note to make investments in two additional projects totaling 68MW AC ("Additional Projects"). The first of the two projects, 34.2MW AC in North Carolina, should begin construction in the second quarter of 2016 and is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2016. The second of the two projects, 33.8 MW AC also in North Carolina, is approximately 6 weeks behind the first. The Additional Projects serve as collateral for the Company’s obligations under the Arowana Note, which is otherwise unsecured and non-recourse to the Company.
Arowana continues to fund the development costs of the Additional Projects and, at March 31, 2016, the cumulative investment in the Additional Projects totaled $7.8 million, and the balance of the Arowana Note was $7.9 million, including interest. There can be no assurance Arowana will continue funding the two projects and failing to do so could, depending upon the finality, timing, and proceeds from the assignment of Principal Sunrise V, could cause the related power purchase agreements to be in default, resulting in a loss of all amounts invested to date.
Principal Sunrise V
Effective November 25, 2015, the Company issued a promissory note to Arowana in the principal amount of $269,688. The note matures on December 31, 2016, and bears simple interest at the rate of 12% per annum (the "Second Arowana Note").
The Company used the proceeds from the Second Arowana Note to make an interconnection payment for Principal Sunrise V, and the note is secured by proceeds from the expected disposition of the project.
NOTE 7 - COMMISSIONS PAYABLE
Carlyle Capital Markets, Inc.
In December 2013, the Company engaged Carlyle Capital Markets, Inc. and its affiliate, Friedman, Luzzatto & Co. (together "CCMI"), to assist it in identifying sources of and securing financing for its solar projects to be built. CCMI is a firm of three professionals having its sole office in Dallas, Texas and, though having a similar name, is not affiliated with the well-known and respected firm, The Carlyle Group, headquartered in Washington, D.C.
In more than 20 months, CCMI was unable to arrange financing of any type or amount and was unable to even generate enough interest to produce a financing proposal from a prospective investor or lender. With CCMI failing its promise, the Company raised money on its own to maintain operations and further its solar development efforts. Despite CCMI's failure to secure even a single financing proposal (let alone a proposal acceptable to the Company), and despite CCMI having no involvement in non-project related financing efforts undertaken by the Company, CCMI claimed an entitlement to extensive fees.
Initially set for arbitration in February 2016, the parties mediated the matter instead in November 2015 and settled with the Company paying CCMI $1.7 million in connection with the August 2015 assignment of Principal Sunrise IV. Funds to pay the settlement came from the $2.5 million escrow deposit established concurrent with the assignment of the project. Additionally, the Company agreed to pay CCMI 10% of any proceeds from financing or disposition of Principal Sunrise V (aka IS 42), should such event take place on or before July 30, 2016. The Company had accrued a Commission payable of $600 thousand at December 31, 2015, based upon its expected proceeds from the disposition of Principal Sunrise V, and funds to pay this later amount are expected to come from the financing or disposition of Principal Sunrise V.
Vis Solis, Inc.
In November 2014, the Company entered into a services agreement (the “Services Agreement”) with Vis Solis, Inc. ("VIS"), the minority interest holder of our former Powerhouse One subsidiary, wherein VIS would refer to the Company "economically viable solar generation projects" for acquisition; identify and source engineering procurement and construction firms; identify and source operations and maintenance contractors; among other things necessary to build, own, and operate solar projects. In exchange for its services, VIS would be compensated from the construction and permanent financing arranged by the Company based upon the installed kilowatts of each project the Company accepted, took under contract, and put into commercial operation. Any compensation owing to VIS from the Company under the Services Agreement would be due either at the project’s "Financial Close" or its COD.
In August 2015, the Company assigned its contractual rights to develop, finance, and put into commercial operation its project Principal Sunrise IV to Carolina Energy Partners II, LLC (“CEP”) as the Company had been unable to arrange either construction or permanent financing for this project.
In January 2016, the Company and VIS mediated the matter and reached a settlement wherein the Company will pay VIS $900 thousand to settle all matters between the parties and terminate the original agreement. As a part of its gain on sale and assignment of assets, the Company had accrued a commission payable of $900 thousand at December 31, 2015, and funds to pay such amount are expected to come from the earlier of COD of Principal Sunrise IV (upon which the Company expects to receive $1.6 million) or the disposition of Principal Sunrise V, if any.
NOTE 8 - MEDIATION SETTLEMENT
TCH Principal Solar, LP
In March 2015, TCH Principal Solar, LP ("TCH") made two equity investments in our Common Stock (March 5th and 25th) of $500 thousand each. In September 2015, it notified the Company it had realized the Company had completed an issuance of debt securities to Alpha, including warrants, immediately before its first equity investment in March and that TCH wanted an "equal deal" despite the disparity of security instruments and other terms. The Company responded to the notice with a list of questions and such questions went unanswered by TCH.
In January 2016, TCH demanded mediation to resolve the matter and the mediation occurred on March 3, 2016. The parties have agreed the Company would pay TCH an amount of $300 thousand and 10% of the proceeds from the disposition of Principal Sunrise V, if and when such occurs, with the total payment not to exceed $800 thousand. The Company had accrued an $800 thousand Mediation settlement at December 31, 2015, and funds to pay such amount are expected to come from proceeds from the disposition of Principal Sunrise V.
NOTE 9 - LEASES
The Company's solar array sits on a rooftop subject to a service agreement with initial terms equal to the energy sales agreement and having one or more renewal options. There are no separate rental payments in the case of rooftop installations. The Company's current solar array installations is as follows:
Installation |
Location |
kW |
Date |
Term |
Rent |
SunGen StepGuys |
Alfred, ME |
110 |
Sep 2009 |
25 yr. + |
None |
2 - 25-yr renewals |
Rent expense for Powerhouse One was $6,645 during the three months in 2015.
In each case, the Company is obligated to remove such installations at the end of the lease terms. As the expected termination dates are decades off, there is little experience de-installing solar arrays anywhere in the world, and costs are expected to be minimal, such removal costs have not been separately accounted for.
NOTE 10 - DERIVATIVE LIABILITY ON WARRANTS
On March 2, 2015, the Company issued warrants to purchase 234,375 shares of Common Stock with a 66-month contractual term to Alpha in connection with the issuance of convertible debentures (See NOTE 6 "Convertible Debenture (Alpha)"). The warrants were immediately exercisable into the Company’s Common Stock with an exercise price of $6.00 per share.
However, as the warrants had “down round” protection, they were treated as a derivative liability and were valued each period using a binomial lattice-based option valuation model using holding period assumptions developed from the Company's business plan and management assumptions, and expected volatility from comparable companies including OTC Pink ® and small-cap companies. Increases or decreases in the Company's share price, the volatility of the share price, changes in interest rates in general, and the passage of time all impacted the value of these warrants. On May 6, 2015, the Company issued Series A Preferred stock (NOTE 11 “Preferred Stock”) resetting the exercise price of the warrants to $4.00 per share, and the valuation was updated and reflected in the balance sheet.
Input assumptions on the issuance date were as follows:
Estimated fair value |
$ | 6.77 | ||
Expected life (years) |
5.51 | |||
Risk free interest rate |
1.65 | % | ||
Volatility |
146.11 | % |
In this issuance of convertible debentures and warrants, completed as a result of arm's length negotiations between unrelated parties, the value of the warrants alone exceeded the proceeds received. The Company's need for ongoing financing made the transaction attractive, despite the economics of the transaction. The application of GAAP, resulted in a loss on the date of issuance of $336,884, offset by a subsequent gain of $317,669 stemming from the subsequent movement in the price of our Common Stock, together resulting in a net gain on derivative liability warrants of $19,215 for the period ended March 31, 2015.
NOTE 11 – CAPITAL STOCK
Preferred Stock
At December 31, 2015, the Company had authorized 2,000,000 shares of $.01 par value Class A preferred stock.
Common Stock
At December 31, 2015, the Company had authorized 15,000,000 shares of $.01 par value Common Stock, and it trades on the OTC Pink ® under the symbol “PSWW.” Holders of our Common Stock are entitled to one vote per share and receive dividends or other distributions when, and if, declared by our Board of Directors. In addition to shares outstanding, we have reserved 966,090 shares for issuance upon exercise of equity incentive awards with options to purchase 794,816 shares of Common Stock outstanding at March 31, 2016.
Restricted Stock
In January 2015, the Company awarded to an engineering firm, in exchange for its services on Principal Sunrise IV, 12,500 restricted shares pursuant to the 2014 Equity Incentive Plan. The value of the shares on the date of grant totaled $37,500 and the amount was capitalized as construction in progress.
Stock Options
The Company maintains the 2014 Equity Incentive Plan (the "Plan"), pursuant to which 794,816 of the total 966,090 shares of Common Stock reserved have been issued to date. The exercise of options, if any, will result in the issuance of new share by the Company.
20 16 Issuances
There have been no issuances in 2016.
20 15 Issuances
In February 2015, the Company granted options to purchase 6,250 shares of Common Stock having an exercise price of $6.00 per share, a 10-year term, and immediate vesting to each of five directors as a discretionary bonus. The Company also granted in February 2015, options to acquire 6,000 shares of Common Stock to each of two advisors. The options have an exercise price of $6.00 per share, immediate vesting, and expiration dates extending to 5-years based upon their continued service of two years from the grant date. Finally, the Company granted to a consultant in February 2015, options to acquire 6,250 shares of Common Stock. The options have an exercise price of $6.00 per share, immediate vesting, and expiration dates extending to 10-years based upon continued service of three years from the date of grant.
In each case above, the options were valued using the Black-Scholes model, and the resulting equity-based compensation expense included in general and administrative expense was $0 and $37,500 for the periods ended March 31, 2016 and March 31, 2015, respectively.
As the Company does not have a significant history of post vesting exercises to estimate an expected life of the option, the simplified method was used wherein the expected life becomes the mid-point of the options vesting date and their contractual life. The valuation of all of the option issuances in 2015 were based upon the following parameters:
Estimated fair value |
$6.00 | |||||
Expected life (years) |
2.5 | to | 5.0 | |||
Risk free interest rate |
.052% | to | 1.58% | |||
Volatility |
146% | to | 207% |
As the Company does not have a significant history of post vesting exercises to estimate an expected life of the option, the simplified method was used wherein the expected life becomes the mid-point of the options vesting date and their contractual life.
Warrants
The Company had 550,434 warrants outstanding at March 31, 2016, with a weighted average term of 4.3 years and a weighted average exercise price of $5.86 per share.
NOTE 12 - NONCONTROLLING INTEREST
Prior to its sale effective July 1, 2015, the original owners of Powerhouse One continued to own approximately 11% of the membership interest of the limited liability company. The noncontrolling interests of equity investors in Powerhouse One was reported on the consolidated balance sheet and statement of operations as "Noncontrolling interest in subsidiary" ("noncontrolling interest") and reflected their respective interests in the equity and the income or loss of the limited liability company.
NOTE 13 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Other than the Board member options described herein in a NOTE 11 "Stock Options”, and the issuance of convertible notes described herein in the NOTE 6 "Notes Payable, Related Parties", no other related party transactions occurred during 2016 and 2015.
NOTE 14 - TAXES
Our estimated $13.3 million federal income tax net operating loss carryover expires over the period from 2030 through 2035. Our federal and state income tax returns are not under examination by any taxing authorities and no statute extensions have been granted; therefore, only our December 31, 2012 to 2015 tax returns are subject to examination.
Management has evaluated all tax positions and determined that no uncertain tax positions exist at this time. As a result, no amounts have been recorded related to a tax position more likely than not to be sustained. The Company classifies interest and penalties related to income taxes, if any, as interest expense and general and administrative costs, respectively, in our consolidated financial statements.
The Company has established a valuation allowance to fully reserve the net deferred tax assets for all periods due to the uncertainty of the timing and amounts of future taxable income.
NOTE 15 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Contingent Obligation
In connection with the assignment of Principal Sunrise IV (see NOTE 5 "DISPOSAL OF ASSETS"), the Company became contingently liable to the solar project's original developer in the amount of $600,000, if and only if the assignee of the Company's rights to that project fails to pay the original developer a like amount at the commercial operation date. No liability has been recorded in the financial statements as the failure of the assignee to pay the amount when due is not probable.
Stueben Investment
Effective June 14, 2013, the Company entered into a Subscription Agreement with Steuben Investment Company II, L.P. (“Steuben”). Pursuant to the subscription agreement, Steuben purchased 727,273 shares of the Company’s Common Stock for an aggregate of $1,600,000 or $2.20 per share. As additional consideration in connection with the subscription, the Company granted Steuben warrants to purchase 545,455 shares of the Company’s Common Stock with an exercise price of $4.00 per share and a term of 10 years. The Company also provided Steuben registration rights whereby the Company was required to file a registration statement and take all necessary actions to maintain the availability of Rule 144 for a period of two years following its effective date. The registration statement became effective on February 3, 2015.
In the event we fail to take all necessary actions to enable Steuben to sell shares pursuant to Rule 144, we may have to pay to Steuben penalties totaling $216,000 which could have a material adverse effect on our available cash, limit our ability to raise capital, and negatively impact our results of operations. The Company has not accrued a liability for this potential penalty, as it believes the payment of any such penalty is not probable.
NOTE 16 - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Note Payable, Related Party
In April 2016, a trust maintained by the Company's Director, Guillermo Marmol, made a short-term unsecured loan to the Company in the amount of $200,000. The promissory note bore a fee of 15% of the face amount, matures at the earlier of i) the financial closing of the disposition of Principal Sunrise V, ii) the receipt of remaining amounts due from the August 2015 assignment of Principal Sunrise IV, or iii) July 29, 2016. Amounts outstanding beyond the maturity date bear interest at a rate of 10% compounded daily. Proceeds were used primarily to pay development costs of the Principal Sunrise V project.
The note is i) subordinated to payment of amounts due under that certain settlement reached with Vis Solis (See NOTE 7 Commissions Payable - Vis Solis); ii) pari pasu to repayment of amounts outstanding under that certain promissory note with a trust maintained by a contractor to the Company; and iii) senior to all other unsecured debts of the Company.
ITEM 2 MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
This Item 2 should be read in the context of the information included in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and elsewhere in this Quarterly Report, including our financial statements and accompanying notes in Item 1 of this Quarterly Report.
BUSINESS
Historically, our business plan has been to acquire, build, own, and operate profitable, large-scale solar generation facilities (collectively, "solar development"). The Company has failed to secure sufficient project financing to build large-scale solar generation facilities as planned, and is not considering any new large utility-scale solar projects at this time. Currently, the Company is negotiating to assign its interest in its Sunrise V (IS 42) project in order to create liquidity or otherwise remove obligations of the Company regarding current projects. The consummation of any agreement is subject to entering into a separate construction contract, and final closing is subject to the buyer securing financing and other conditions, some of which may be beyond the Company’s control. If all of the conditions are satisfied, the consummation of the assignment is expected to occur in the second quarter of 2016. Failure to complete the dispositions, or complete them on expected terms, could cause the Company to lose its cumulative investment in one or more of the projects and cause it to cease operations.
COMPARISON OF OPERATING RESULTS
(all amounts rounded to the nearest thousand)
Three Months Ended March 31 2016 and 2015
Power generation revenue was $5 thousand in 2016 compared to $184 thousand in 2015, a decrease of $179 thousand; and total costs of revenues was $5 thousand compared to $128 thousand in 2015, a decrease of $123 thousand. Both decreases are due primarily to the sale of our Powerhouse One subsidiary effective July 1, 2015.
The decrease in general and administrative expenses of approximately $642 thousand was comprised of:
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a net decrease of $370 thousand in equity compensation as 2015 included a general grant of options to management and Board members and advisors resulting in a non-cash expense of $335 thousand; further reduced by the $35 thousand of amortization that ended in 2015 |
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a net decrease in consulting fees of $164 thousand resulting from the reimbursement of fees incurred for individuals working on the additional projects on behalf of the secured lender |
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a net decrease of $73 thousand in legal, investor relations, and filings fees incurred in 2015 in anticipation of a public offering later withdrawn |
Results of operations were also impacted significantly from the following:
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a net decrease in interest expense of $202 thousand resulting primarily from the repayment in August 2015 of related party notes saving $37 thousand; repayment of the acquisition note payable to Bridge Bank in August 2015 saving $85 thousand; a decrease of interest expense of $201 thousand reflecting the amortization of the discount on debt (primarily convertible debentures); an increase resulting from a new promissory note with Arowana incurring $86 thousand; and a fee of $45 thousand resulting from a new related party note |
COMPARISON OF BALANCE SHEETS
(all amounts rounded to the nearest thousand)
Significant changes in the balance sheet between March 31, 2016, and December 31, 2015, include the following:
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Construction in progress increased by $3.2 million between December 2015 and March 2016 to $12.8 million reflecting further development of Principal Sunrise V and the additional projects. Related, Arowana note payable has increased by $2.3 million reflecting their continued funding of the additional projects. |
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Interest payable has increased by $131 thousand reflecting additional accruals on the Arowana note payable ($86 thousand) and a fee related to a new note payable, related party ($45 thousand). |
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Accrued expenses of $205 thousand is composed primarily of accrued legal fees incurred in connection with financing the construction in progress ($179 thousand); and fees incurred in connection with our public filings ($13 thousand) and mediation ($8 thousand) |
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Accounts payable and compensation payable have both increased, $537 thousand and $33 thousand, respectively resulting from the Company's lack of funding |
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Sources of Liquidity and Trends In Liquidity
In August 2015, the Company sold its primary source of revenue, Powerhouse One representing 96% of its historical revenues. Also, in August 2015, the Company assigned its interest in its most advanced solar project then under development, Principal Sunrise IV. Proceeds from these two transactions, approximately $11.6 million, was used to repay debts, repay other current obligations, fund the continued development of Principal Sunrise V, and fund ongoing administrative needs. Still, the company has significant negative working capital.
Stemming from its assignment of Principal Sunrise IV in August 2015, the Company is owed $1.6 million by the assignee and it is payable at the project's commercial operation date ("COD"). The project is expected to reach COD in June 2016.
The Company is negotiating to assign its interest in Principal Sunrise V to a buyer contingent upon the assignee's ability to secure the necessary tax equity and debt financing (approximately $108 million combined) to build and operate the project. Tax equity is defined as temporary equity invested whose primary source of return is monetizing the tax attributes of the underlying investment ("tax equity"). The parties have selected a date of June 30, 2016, to secure the financing and close the transaction, and such date may be extended by the parties. If completed, under the assignment agreement the Company would be repaid its cumulative investment through the closing date ($5.1 million at March 31, 2016) and a separate development fee up to $4.0 million. As a part of the assignment, the Company guaranteed the assignee a 10% after-tax rate of return, with any deficit being deducted from the development fee to be received by the Company. Due to its variable nature, the ultimate development fee received by the Company is expected to range between $0 and $4 million to be paid incrementally between closing and COD as the costs to construct the project become more certain. As a part of the transaction, the assignee has agreed to fund a portion of the development costs between signing and closing through a loan to the Company of up to $333 thousand, and the project seller has agreed to be paid their balance due at closing, both lessening the monthly cash burden to the Company.
There can be no assurance the assignment of Principal Sunrise V will be closed or closed upon the terms described above, and failure to close or to close timely would result in a loss of the Company's investment to date.
The above two items represent the Company's total expected near-term funding, against which settlements, debt repayment, and other obligations range between $3.2 and $4.7 million leaving the Company with funds estimated to range between $1.8 million and $7.3 million to potentially develop and execute a new business strategy. Unlike in prior periods, the Company considers it unlikely that it will raise additional funds through the sale of debt or equity securities in the near term.
OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS
Principal Sunrise V (aka IS 42)
On March 2, 2015, the Company entered into a Membership Interest Purchase Agreement ("MIPA") with Innovative Solar Systems, LLC, a solar developer operating primarily in North Carolina, to acquire Innovative Solar 42, LLC ("IS 42"), the owner of a 72.9mw AC solar project to be built in Fayetteville, North Carolina. PSI agreed to pay Innovative Solar Systems, LLC $5,832,000 for 100% of the membership interest of IS 42 in a series of payments between execution of the MIPA and the financial close, and a total of $1.5 million has been paid to date. As a part of the potential disposition of IS 42, the seller has agreed to defer all remaining payments to a cumulative amount of 90% of the purchase price to financial close, with the remaining 10% paid at COD. Failure by the Company to make any of the future payments may result in the loss of all payments made to date.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES
We use estimates throughout our statements and changes in estimates could have a material impact on our operations and financial position. We consider an accounting estimate to be critical if: (1) the estimate requires us to make assumptions about matters that are highly uncertain at the time the estimate is made or (2) changes in the estimate are reasonably likely to occur from period to period, or use of different estimates we reasonably could have used in the current period, would have a material impact on our financial condition or results of operations.
There have been no changes in the critical accounting policies disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed April 14, 2016.
ITEM 3 QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Our primary market risk is the continued acceptance of our debt and equity securities, the sale of which is necessary to finance our administrative and acquisition-related needs. See "Liquidity and Capital Resources" in Item 2 herein. There have been no changes in management's assessment of its risk as disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed April 14, 2016.
ITEM 4 CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time period specified in the SEC's rules and forms and is accumulated and communicated to the Company's management, as appropriate, in order to allow timely decisions in connection with required disclosure.
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
The Company's principal executive officer and its principal financial officer carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of March 31, 2016, pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-15. Such disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company is accumulated and communicated to the appropriate management on a basis that permits timely decisions regarding disclosure. Based upon that evaluation, the Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded the Company's disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2016, were effective.
Changes In Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting during the period ended March 31, 2016, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Limitations on the Effectiveness of Controls
The Company’s disclosure controls and procedures provide the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer with reasonable assurances that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures will achieve their objectives. However, the Company’s management does not expect that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures or the Company’s internal control over financial reporting can or will prevent all human error. A control system, no matter how well designed and implemented, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Furthermore, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are internal resource constraints, and the benefit of controls must be weighed relative to their corresponding costs. Because of the limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide complete assurance that all control issues and instances of error, if any, within the Company’s company are detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty, and that breakdowns can occur due to human error or mistake. Additionally, controls, no matter how well designed, could be circumvented by the individual acts of specific persons within the organization. The design of any system of controls is also based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated objectives under all potential future.
We are a smaller reporting company and are required to comply with the internal control reporting and disclosure requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act for fiscal years ending on or after July 15, 2007. Although we are working to comply with these requirements, we have limited financial personnel making compliance with Section 404 - especially with segregation of duty control requirements – very difficult, if not impossible, and cost prohibitive. While the SEC has indicated it expects to issue supplementary regulations easing the burden of Section 404 requirements for small entities like us, such regulations have not yet been issued.
PART II
ITEM 1 LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
Legacy Lia bilities
Liabilities arising from the reverse merger represent long term real estate leases which had been abandoned, general unsecured liabilities, commercial liens, and tax liens filed with various states all associated with the Company’s pre-reverse merger operations, which were unknowingly assumed in the March 2011 reverse merger transaction. The statute of limitations for most of such liabilities is five years and for most liens is ten years, subject to renewal at the lien holders’ option, depending upon the jurisdiction. Although the liens accrue interest at between 8% and 12% per year, the Company has ceased accruing interest as it believes the liability recorded to date is adequate to cover the ultimate claims that may, one day, be presented. Liabilities not associated with a lien have been accrued based upon management’s estimation of the amount to be paid. Liabilities associated with a lien have been accrued at face value. Management believes all such liabilities have been indemnified by Pegasus Funds, LLC (and/or its affiliates or related parties, "Pegasus") to which (including its assigns) the Company issued 534,654 shares of its Common Stock as part of the reverse merger transaction. However, as the Company is obligor, the Company has recorded the liability. To date, only one lien holder has approached the Company concerning payment. Such lien holder is pursuing the former management of the Company first through litigation. To the extent such lien holder recovers the liability from the former management, the lien against the Company will be reduced.
In March 2015, the Company entered into a settlement agreement with Pegasus regarding its indemnification of the Company in regards to the legacy liabilities. In the settlement agreement, the Company agreed to accept the return of 215,154 shares of the original 534,654 shares of its Common Stock issued to Pegasus and its principals and affiliates in acquiring the shell company, Kupper Parker Communications, Inc., which later became Principal Solar, Inc. As the shares of Common Stock were initially issued in a common stock for preferred stock share exchange with Pegasus, the shares returned by Pegasus will be cancelled without further accounting recognition. The cancellation of 50,000 of the shares was effected in December 2015, and the remaining will be recognized for accounting purposes once they are received from Pegasus.
In the settlement with Pegasus, the Company preserved its rights to pursue the individual(s) serving as officers of Kupper Parker Communications, Inc. who, prior to the exchange of shares, had agreed in the Exchange Agreement to "satisfy and assume liability for the payment of any additional liabilities not identified" in the agreement. In April 2015, the Company filed a lawsuit against the remaining individual serving as an officer of Kupper Parker Communications, Inc. prior to the exchange of shares seeking an amount of $991,371 plus accruing interest and legal fees. Any recovery from the lawsuit is uncertain at this time, and such recovery would in no way diminish our potential obligation to third parties.
Carlyle Capital Markets, Inc.
In December 2013, the Company engaged Carlyle Capital Markets, Inc. and its affiliate, Friedman, Luzzatto & Co. (together "CCMI"), to assist it in identifying sources of and securing financing for its solar projects to be built. CCMI is a firm of three professionals having its sole office in Dallas, Texas and, though having a similar name, is not affiliated with the well-known and respected firm, The Carlyle Group, headquartered in Washington, D.C.
In more than 20 months, CCMI was unable to arrange financing of any type or amount and was unable to even generate enough interest to produce a financing proposal from a prospective investor or lender. With CCMI failing its promise, the Company raised money on its own to maintain operations and further its solar development efforts. Despite CCMI's failure to secure even a single financing proposal (let alone a proposal acceptable to the Company), and despite CCMI having no involvement in non-project related financing efforts undertaken by the Company, CCMI claimed an entitlement to extensive fees.
Initially set for arbitration in February 2016, the parties mediated the matter instead in November 2015 and settled with the Company paying CCMI $1.7 million in connection with the August 2015 assignment of Principal Sunrise IV. Funds to pay the settlement came from the $2.5 million escrow Deposit established concurrent with the assignment of the project. Additionally, the Company agreed to pay CCMI 10% of any proceeds from financing or disposition of Principal Sunrise V (aka IS 42), should such event take place on or before July 30, 2016. The Company had accrued a Commission payable of $600 thousand at December 31, 2015, based upon its expected proceeds from the disposition of Principal Sunrise V, and funds to pay this later amount are expected to come from the disposition of Principal Sunrise V.
Vis Solis, Inc.
In November 2014, the Company entered into a services agreement (the “Services Agreement”) with Vis Solis, Inc. ("VIS"), the minority interest holder of our former Powerhouse One subsidiary, wherein VIS would refer to the Company "economically viable solar generation projects" for acquisition; identify and source engineering procurement and construction firms; identify and source operations and maintenance contractors; among other things necessary to build, own, and operate solar projects. In exchange for its services, VIS would be compensated from the construction and permanent financing arranged by the Company based upon the installed kilowatts of each project the Company accepted, took under contract, and put into commercial operation. Any compensation owing to VIS from the Company under the Services Agreement would be due either at the project’s "Financial Close" or its COD.
In August 2015, the Company assigned its contractual rights to develop, finance, and put into commercial operation its project Principal Sunrise IV to Carolina Energy Partners II, LLC (“CEP”) as the Company had been unable to arrange either construction or permanent financing for this project.
In January 2016, the Company and VIS mediated the matter and reached a settlement wherein the Company will pay VIS $900 thousand to settle all matters between the parties and terminate the original agreement. As a part of its Gain on sale and assignment of assets, the Company had accrued a Commission payable of $900 thousand at December 31, 2015, and funds to pay such amount are expected to come from the earlier of COD of Principal Sunrise IV (upon which the Company expects to receive $1.6 million) or the disposition of Principal Sunrise V, if any.
TCH Principal Solar, LP
In March 2015, TCH Principal Solar, LP ("TCH") made two equity investments in our Common Stock (March 5th and 25th) of $500 thousand each. In September 2015, it notified the Company it had realized the Company had completed an issuance of debt securities to Alpha Capital Anstalt, including warrants, immediately before its first equity investment in March and that TCH wanted an "equal deal" despite the disparity of security instruments and other terms. The Company responded to the notice with a list of questions and such questions went unanswered by TCH.
In January 2016, TCH demanded mediation to resolve the matter and the mediation occurred on March 3, 2016. The parties have agreed the Company would pay TCH an amount of $300 thousand and 10% of the proceeds from the disposition of Principal Sunrise V, if and when such occurs, with the total payment not to exceed $800 thousand. The Company had accrued an $800 thousand Mediation settlement at December 31, 2015, and funds to pay such amount are expected to come from proceeds from the disposition of Principal Sunrise V.
ITEM 1A RISK FACTORS
There are no additional risk factors beyond those included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on April 14, 2016.
ITEM 2 UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
Note Payable, Related Part ies
In March 2016, a trust maintained by contractor to the Company made a short-term unsecured loan to the Company in the amount of $300,000 under a short-term promissory note. The note bore a flat fee of $45,000 that was recorded as interest expense, and matures on June 24, 2016. Amounts outstanding beyond the maturity date bear interest at a rate of 12% per annum. Proceeds from the loan were used primarily for development costs of Principal Sunrise V.
In April 2016, a trust maintained by the Company's Director, Guillermo Marmol, made a short-term unsecured loan to the Company in the amount of $200,000. The promissory note bore a fee of 15% of the face amount, matures at the earlier of i) the financial closing of the disposition of Principal Sunrise V, ii) the receipt of remaining amounts due from the August 2015 assignment of Principal Sunrise IV, or iii) July 29, 2016. Amounts outstanding beyond the maturity date bear interest at a rate of 10% compounded daily. Proceeds were used primarily to pay development costs of the Principal Sunrise V project.
The note with Director Marmol is i) subordinated to payment of amounts due under that certain settlement reached with Vis Solis (See NOTE 7 Commissions Payable - Vis Solis); ii) pari pasu to repayment of amounts outstanding under that certain promissory note with a trust maintained by a contractor to the Company; and iii) senior to all other unsecured debts of the Company.
No underwriters were involved in the transactions described above. The Company’s issuance of Common Stock, convertible debt, warrants, and any Common Stock issuable upon conversion or exercise thereof, was, or will be, exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to exemptions from registration provided by Rule 506 of Regulation D and Sections 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, insofar as such securities were issued only to “accredited investors” within the meaning of Rule 501 of Regulation D. The recipients of these securities took such securities for investment purposes without a view to distribution. Furthermore, they each had access to information concerning the Company and its business prospects. There was no general solicitation or advertising for the purchase of the securities and the securities are restricted pursuant to Rule 144.
ITEM 6 EXHIBITS
The Exhibit Index immediately preceding the exhibits required to be filed with this report is incorporated herein by reference.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
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PRINCIPAL SOLAR, INC. |
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(Registrant) |
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/s/ Michael Gorton |
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Michael Gorton |
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Chief Executive Officer |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Description of Exhibit |
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2.1(1) |
Exchange Agreement (March 7, 2011), Principal Solar (Texas), the Company, the shareholders of Principal Solar (Texas) and Pegasus Funds LLC |
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3.1(13) |
Certificate of Incorporation (Delaware) (September 27, 2012) |
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3.2(13) |
Certificate of Ownership and Merger (Delaware) (October 3, 2012) |
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3.3(12) |
Bylaws |
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3.4 (10) |
Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation (May 6, 2015) |
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4.1(1) |
Form of Common Stock Certificate |
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4.2(5) |
2014 Equity Incentive Plan (June 11, 2014) |
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4.3(6) |
8% Senior Secured Convertible Debenture due September 2, 2015, with Alpha Capital Anstalt (March 2, 2015) |
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4.4(6) |
Common Stock Purchase Warrant with Alpha Capital Anstalt (March 2, 2015) |
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4.5(17) |
Binding Term Sheet to issue up to $2 million in Senior Secured Convertible Debentures dated July 1, 2015 |
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4.6(20) |
Convertible Corporate Promissory Note of $1.6 million with Arowana International Limited (August 20, 2015), as amended |
10.1(1) |
Employment Agreement with Michael Gorton (January 1, 2012) |
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10.2(1) |
Form of Nonstatutory Stock Option Agreement |
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10.3(1) |
Form of Nonstatutory Stock Option Grant Notice |
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10.4(1) |
Employment Agreement with R. Michael Martin |
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10.5(1) |
Common Stock Warrant to Purchase 151,050 Shares of Common Stock (Bridge Bank) (June 17, 2013) |
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10.6(1) |
Warrant to Purchase 2,181,818 Shares of Common Stock (Steuben Investment Company II, L.P.) (June 14, 2013) |
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10.7(1) |
Registration Rights Agreement (Steuben Investment Company II, L.P.) (June 14, 2013) |
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10.8(1) |
Purchase and Sale Agreement (Powerhouse One, LLC Acquisition) (December 31, 2012) |
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10.9(1) |
First Amendment to Purchase and Sale Agreement (Powerhouse One, LLC Acquisition) (June 2013) |
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10.10(1) |
Loan and Security Agreement (Powerhouse One, LLC Acquisition) (June 2013) |
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10.11(1) |
Pledge and Security Agreement dated June 10, 2013, by and between the Company, Vis Solis, Inc. and AstroSol, Inc. in favor of Bridge Bank |
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10.12(1) |
Guaranty dated June 10, 2013 by the Company in favor of Bridge Bank |
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10.13(1) |
Consulting Agreement with Carlyle Capital Markets, Inc. (December 4, 2013) |
10.37* |
Promissory Note with G. Marmol and G. Marmol Revocable Trust (April 1, 2016) |
10.38* | Settlement Agreement and Release of Claims between Principal Solar, Inc. and TCH Principal Solar, LP (May 3, 2016) |
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14.1(7) |
Code of Business Conduct (March 10, 2015) |
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21.1(15) |
Subsidiaries of the Registrant |
31.1* |
Certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) (Chief Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer) |
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32.1* |
Section 1350 Certification (Chief Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer) |
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99.1(1) |
Glossary |
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101.INS* |
XBRL Instance |
101.SCH* |
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema |
101.CAL* |
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation |
101.DEF* |
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition |
101.LAB* |
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels |
101.PRE* |
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation |
* Filed herewith.
(1) Filed as exhibits to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File: 333-193058), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 23, 2013, and incorporated herein by reference.
(2) Filed as exhibits to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1/A, Amendment No. 1 (File: 333-193058), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 2, 2014, and incorporated herein by reference.
(3) Filed as exhibits to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1/A, Amendment No. 2 (File: 333-193058), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 17, 2014, and incorporated herein by reference.
(4) Filed as exhibits to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1/A, Amendment No. 4 (File: 333-193058), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 20, 2014, and incorporated herein by reference.
(5) Filed as exhibits to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1/A, Amendment No. 5 (File: 333-193058), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 22, 2014, and incorporated herein by reference.
(6) Filed as exhibits to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K/A (File: 333-193058), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 5, 2015, and incorporated herein by reference.
(7) Filed as an exhibit to the Annual Report on Form 10-K (File: 333-193058), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 17, 2015, and incorporated herein by reference.
(8) Filed as exhibits to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1/A, Amendment No. 3 (File: 333-203075), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 5, 2015.
(9) Filed as an exhibit to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K (File: 333-193058) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 1, 2015, and incorporated herein by reference.
(10) Filed as an exhibit to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K (File: 333-193058) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 12, 2015, and incorporated herein by reference.
(11) Filed as an exhibit to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File: 333-193058) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 13, 2015, and incorporated herein by reference.
(12) Filed as exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File: 333-193058), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 23, 2013, and incorporated herein by reference.
(13) Filed as Exhibits to the Company’s Registration Statement Filed on Form S-1/A, Amendment No. 1 (File: 333-203075), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 19, 2015.
(14) Filed as Exhibits to the Company’s Registration Statements on Form S-1/A, Amendment No. 2 (File: 333-203075), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 21, 2015.
(15) Filed as Exhibits to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1/A, Amendment No. 3 (File: 333-203075), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 8, 2015.
(16) Filed as an Exhibit to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1/A, Amendment No. 4 (File: 333-203075), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 11, 2015.
(17) Filed as an exhibit to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K/A (File: 333-193058) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 8, 2015, and incorporated herein by reference.
(18) Filed as an exhibit to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K (File: 333-193058) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 17, 2015, and incorporated herein by reference.
(19) Filed as an exhibit to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File: 333-193058) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 19, 2015, and incorporated herein by reference.
(20) Filed as an exhibit to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K (File: 333-193058) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 27, 2015, and incorporated herein by reference.
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