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f10q1119a1_aurasystems.htm
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FORM 10-Q
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 10-Q/A
(Amendment No. 1)
☒
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended November
30, 2019
OR
☐
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from
__________ to __________
AURA SYSTEMS,
INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in
its charter)
Delaware
95-4106894
(State or other jurisdiction of
(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)
Identification No.)
10541 Ashdale Street
Stanton, CA 90680
(Address of principal executive offices
and zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including
area code: (310) 643-5300
Former name, former address and former fiscal
year, if changed since last report:
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant
(1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the 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 Web site, 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, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth
company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting
company,” and “emerging growth company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large Accelerated Filer
☐
Accelerated Filer
☐
Non-accelerated filer
☐
Smaller Reporting Company
☒
Emerging growth company 
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If an emerging growth company, indicate
by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial
accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant
is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No
☒
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Indicate the number of shares outstanding
of each of the issuer’s classes of Common Stock, as of the latest practicable date.
Class
Outstanding
December 31, 2019
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share
55,480,787 shares
AURA SYSTEMS, INC.
(Explanatory Note)
Aura Systems, Inc. (“Company”) is amending its
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended November 30, 2019, filed with the United States Securities Exchange Commission
(“SEC”) on January 14, 2020, solely for the purpose of restating the financial statements (unaudited) and the accompanying
notes to the financials due to certain adjustments that were recorded in the fourth quarter ended February 29, 2020; however,
to ensure comparability in year-to-year comparisons, these adjustments should be reflected in the financial statements for the
third quarter ended November 30, 2019.
In the three and nine-month period ended November 30, 2019,
the Company reported on its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q net income of approximately $1.5 million and $0.6 million, respectively,
attributed to $2.2 million of other income in connection with the cancellation of liabilities. These adjustments, all of which
were booked in the third quarter, were related to the cancellation of the following liabilities: accounts payable ($0.3 million),
unpaid wages and salaries ($1.5 million) and customer advances ($0.4 million). Also booked in the same quarter was a cancellation
of approximately $1.0 million of unpaid wages and salaries owed to a former chief executive officer, a related party, that was
accounted for as a capital transaction resulting in an adjustment to additional paid in capital of the same amount.
i. Accounts payable was understated by $296,255 and net income was overstated by the same amount with respect to trade payables
that were initially cancelled in the financial statements for the three and nine-months ended November 30, 2019 as a result of
a lapse of the statute of limitations. This cancellation was reversed in the Annual Report for the fiscal year ended February 29,
2020.
ii. Accrued expenses was understated by $1,508,067 and net income was overstated by the same amount with respect to unpaid wages
and salaries that were initially cancelled in the financial statements for the three and nine-months ended November 30, 2019 as
a result of a lapse of the statute of limitations. This cancellation was reversed in the Annual Report for the fiscal year ended
February 29, 2020.
iii. Customer advances was understated by $440,331 and net income was overstated by the same amount with respect to cash received
from customers that were initially cancelled in the financial statements for the three and nine-months ended November 30, 2019
as a result of a lapse of the statute of limitations. This cancellation was reversed in the Annual Report for the fiscal year ended
February 29, 2020.
iv. Accrued expense-related party was understated by $1,008,328 and additional paid-in-capital was overstated by the same amount
with respect to accrued expense-related party that was initially cancelled in the financial statements for the three and nine-months
ended November 30, 2019 as a result of a lapse of the statute of limitations. This cancellation was reversed in the Annual Report
for the fiscal year ended February 29, 2020.
v. Basic and dilutive earnings per share for the three and nine-months ended November 30, 2019 were overstated by $0.04 per common
share, respectively, due to the aggregate overstatement of net income of $2,244,654, respectively.
In this Form 10-Q/A, Amendment No.1, the Company is only restating
its financial statements and the accompanying notes to the financials for the three and nine-month period ended November 30, 2019
and the corresponding disclosure changes in Item II Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations (“MD&A”).
AURA SYSTEMS, INC.
INDEX
Index
Page No.
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1.
Financial Statements (Unaudited)
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Balance Sheets as of November 30, 2019 and February 28, 2019
1
Statements of Operations for the Nine months ended November 30, 2019 and 2018
2
Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine months ended November 30, 2019 and 2018
3
Notes to Financial Statements
5
ITEM 2.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
23
ITEM 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
28
ITEM 4.
Controls and Procedures
28
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
29
ITEM 1.
Legal Proceedings
29
ITEM 1A.
Risk Factors
30
ITEM 2.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
30
ITEM 3.
Defaults Upon Senior Securities
30
ITEM 4.
Mine Safety Disclosures
31
ITEM 5.
Other Information
31
ITEM 6.
Exhibits
32
SIGNATURES AND CERTIFICATIONS
33
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ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AURA SYSTEMS, INC.
BALANCE
SHEETS
November 30,
2019
February 28,
2019
(Unaudited
and Restated)
Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents
$ 122,876
$ 358,209
Inventory
53,163
-
Other current assets
51,492
59,849
Total current assets
227,531
418,058
Investment in joint venture
250,000
250,000
Total assets
$ 477,531
$ 668,058
Liabilities & Shareholders’ Deficit
Current liabilities
Accounts payable
$ 2,510,183
$ 2,635,664
Accrued expenses
2,574,328
2,197,129
Customer advances
440,331
1,136,542
Accrued expense-related party
1,008,328
1,008,328
Notes payable, current portion
1,167,536
847,537
Convertible notes payable and accrued interest-related party, net of discount
3,873,151
3,644,354
Notes payable and accrued interest-related party
6,551,591
6,156,375
Total current liabilities
18,125,446
17,625,929
Notes payable-related party
3,000,000
3,000,000
Note payable
546,181
215,181
Convertible notes payable
1,402,971
1,421,647
Total liabilities
23,074,599
22,262,757
Commitments and contingencies
-
-
Shareholders’ deficit
Common stock: $0.0001 par value; 150,000,000
shares authorized at November 30 and February 28, 2019; 55,230,787 and 53,714,145 issued and outstanding at November 30
and February 28, 2019, respectively
5,522
5,371
Additional paid-in capital
443,177,569
442,519,092
Accumulated deficit
(465,780,158 )
(464,119,161 )
Total shareholders’ deficit
(22,597,068 )
(21,594,699 )
Total liabilities and shareholders’ deficit
$ 477,531
$ 668,058
The accompanying notes are an integral part
of these financial statements.
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AURA
SYSTEMS, INC.
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited and Restated)
Three-months ended
November 30,
Nine-months ended
November 30,
2019
2018
2019
2018
Net revenue
$ 396,775
$ -
$ 744,850
$ 39,274
Cost of goods sold
115,655
37,032
147,752
110,026
Gross profit (loss)
281,119
(37,032 )
597,097
(70,752 )
Operating expenses
Engineering, research & development
30,472
138,417
123,024
302,293
Selling, general & administration
407,652
746,172
915,934
2,797,711
Total operating expenses
438,124
884,589
1,038,958
3,100,004
Loss from operations
(157,005 )
(921,621 )
(441,861 )
(3,170,756 )
Other expense:
Interest expense, net
283,928
295,221
885,731
848,593
Other (inome) expense
333,405
48,789
333,405
(304,142 )
Total other (income) expense
617,333
344,010
1,219,136
544,451
Net loss
$ (774,337 )
$ (1,265,631 )
$ (1,660,997 )
$ (3,715,207 )
Net loss per share
$ (0.01 )
$ (0.03 )
$ (0.03 )
$ (0.08 )
Basic weighted average shares outstanding
55,296,222
48,801,770
54,012,831
44,356,148
Diluted loss per share
$ (0.01 )
$ (0.03 )
$ (0.03 )
$ (0.08 )
Dilutive weighted average shares outstanding
55,296,222
48,801,770
54,012,831
44,356,148
See accompanying notes to these unaudited
financial statements.
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AURA SYSTEMS, INC.
STATEMENTS OF CASH
FLOWS
(Unaudited and Restated)
November 30,
2019
2018
Net loss
$ (1,660,996 )
$ (3,715,207 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash used in operating activities
Fair Market Value of warrants issued for services
-
438,826
Gain on settlement of debt
329,723
-
Stock issued for services
-
510
Decrease in
Inventory
(53,163 )
-
Other current assets
8,357
(8,804 )
Increase in
Accts payable, customer deposits and accrued expenses
885,500
1,382,524
Cash used in operating activities
(490,578 )
(1,902,151 )
Cash flows from financing activities
Issuance of common stock
295,245
-
Payment on notes payable
(40,000 )
(50,000 )
Proceeds from subscription receivable
-
1,225,000
Cash provided by financing activities
255,245
1,175,000
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
(235,333 )
(727,151 )
Beginning cash
358,209
748,008
Ending cash
$ 122,876
$ 20,857
Cash paid in the period for:
Interest
$ -
$ 37,500
Income taxes
$ -
$ -
Supplemental schedule of non-cash transactions:
Notes payable converted into shares of common stock
$ 13,159
$ -
Convertible notes converted into shares of common stock
$ 20,501
$ -
See accompanying notes to these unaudited
financial statements.
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AURA SYSTEMS, INC.
STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
(Unaudited and Restated)
Common Stock
Shares
Common Stock
Amount
Additional
Paid-In
Capital
Subscription
Receivable
Accumulated
Deficit
Total
Shareholders’
Deficit
Balance, February 28, 2018
41,437,035
$ 4,144
$ 438,247,091
$ (1,300,000 )
$ (461,616,731 )
$ (24,665,496 )
Proceeds from subscription receivable
-
-
-
500,000
-
500,000
Net loss
-
-
-
-
(1,036,382 )
(1,036,382 )
Balance, May 31, 2018
41,437,035
4,144
438,247,091
(800,000 )
(462,653,113 )
$ (25,201,878 )
Proceeds from subscription receivable
-
-
-
625,000
-
625,000
Shares issued for settlement (restated)
5,108,291
511
-
-
-
511
Prior year shares to be issued
2,256,444
226
2,280,735
-
-
2,280,961
Warrant expense
-
-
438,828
-
-
438,828
Net loss
-
-
-
-
(1,413,203 )
(1,413,203 )
Balance, August 31, 2018
48,801,770
4,880
440,966,654
(175,000)
(464,066,316 )
$ (23,269,782 )
Proceeds from subscription receivable
-
-
-
100,000
-
100,000
Net loss (restated)
-
-
-
-
(1,265,622 )
(1,265,622 )
Balance, November 30, 2018 (restated)
48,801,770
$ 4,880
$ 440,966,654
$ (75,000 )
$ (465,331,938 )
$ (24,435,404 )
Common Stock
Shares
Common Stock
Amount
Additional
Paid-In
Capital
Subscription
Receivable
Accumulated
Deficit
Total
Shareholders’
Deficit
Balance, February 28, 2019
53,714,145
$ 5,371
$ 442,519,092
$ -
$ (464,119,161 )
$ (21,594,699 )
Shares issued for cash
156,250
15
49,985
-
-
50,000
Net loss
-
-
-
-
(675,321 )
(675,321 )
Balance, May 31, 2019
53,870,395
$ 5,386
$ 442,569,077
$ -
$ (464,794,482 )
$ (22,220,020 )
Shares issued for cash
501,765
51
100,302
-
-
100,353
Shares issued for debt
1,030,385
103
329,620
-
-
329,723
Net loss
-
-
-
-
(211,339 )
(211,339 )
Balance, August 31, 2019
55,402,545
$ 5,540
$ 442,998,999
$ -
$ (465,005,821 )
$ (22,001,283 )
Shares issued for cash
725,000
72
144,928
-
-
145,000
Shares cancelled
(1,065,051 )
(107 )
-
-
-
(107 )
Shares issued for debt
168,293
17
33,642
-
-
33,659
Net loss (restated)
-
-
-
-
(774,337 )
(774,337 )
Balance, November 30, 2019 (restated)
55,230,787
$ 5,522
$ 443,177,569
$ -
$ (465,780,158 )
$ (22,597,068 )
See accompanying notes to these unaudited
financial statements.
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AURA SYSTEMS, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited and restated)
NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION AND OPERATIONS
Aura Systems, Inc., (“Aura”,
“We” or the “Company”) a Delaware corporation, was founded to engage in the development, commercialization,
and sales of products, systems, and components, using its patented and proprietary electromagnetic technology. Aura develops and
sells AuraGen ® axial flux mobile induction power systems to the industrial, commercial, and defense mobile power
generation markets. In addition, the Company has also developed and patented High Force Electromagnetic Linear Actuators which
it has sold in prior years.
NOTE 2 – ACCOUNTING POLICIES (restated)
Accounting principles
In the opinion of management, the accompanying
balance sheets and related interim statements of income and comprehensive income, and cash flows include all adjustments, consisting
only of normal recurring items, necessary for their fair presentation in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted
in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). Interim results are not necessarily indicative of results for a full
year. The information included in this Amended Form 10-Q/A, should be read in conjunction with information included in the Company’s
Amended Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended February 28, 2019 filed on October 24, 2019 with the United States Securities
and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).
Estimates
The preparation of financial statements
requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure
of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during
the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No.
2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) to increase transparency and comparability among organizations by recognizing lease assets and lease
liabilities on the balance sheet and disclosing key information about leasing arrangements. Topic 842 affects any entity that enters
into a lease, with some specified scope exemptions. The guidance in this Update supersedes Topic 840, Leases. The core principle
of Topic 842 is that a lessee should recognize the assets and liabilities that arise from leases. A lessee should recognize in
the statement of financial position a liability to make lease payments (the lease liability) and a right-of-use asset representing
its right to use the underlying asset for the lease term. For public companies, the amendments in this Update are effective for
fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company evaluated the
impact of the adoption of Topic 842 effective for the nine-months ended November 30, 2019 and the impact was none on the Condensed
Financial Statements.
The Company adopted Accounting Standards
Codification (“ASC”) 606. ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, establishes principles for reporting information
about the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from the entity’s contracts to provide
goods or services to customers. The core principle requires an entity to recognize revenue to depict the transfer of goods or
services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration that it expects to be entitled to receive in exchange for those
goods or services recognized as performance obligations are satisfied.
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The Company has assessed the impact of
the guidance by performing the following five steps analysis:
Step 1: Identify
the contract
Step 2: Identify
the performance obligations
Step 3: Determine
the transaction price
Step 4: Allocate
the transaction price
Step 5: Recognize
revenue
Re-classifications
Certain reclassifications have been made
to the comparative financial statements to conform to the current period presentation. The balance sheet as of February 28, 2019,
presented herein, includes a reclassification of $1,008,328 for accrued expense in relation to a related party obligation from
accrued expenses to a separate caption accrued expenses-related party.
NOTE 3 – GOING CONCERN (restated)
The accompanying financial statements have
been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. During the nine months ended November 30, 2019 and 2018,
the Company reported net losses of $1,660,997 and $3,715,207, respectively, and had negative cash flows from operating activities
of $490,578 and $1,902,151, respectively. The Company reclassified in the three-months ended November 30, 2019 approximately $0.3
million related to the shares issued to the Company’s president in August 2019 as other expense (see Note 5).
If the Company is unable to generate profits
on a sustained basis and is unable to continue to obtain financing for its working capital requirements, it may have to curtail
its business sharply or cease business altogether.
Substantial additional capital resources
will be required to fund continuing expenditures related to our research, development, manufacturing and business development activities.
The Company’s continuation as a going concern is dependent upon its ability to generate sufficient cash flow to meet its
obligations on a timely basis, to retain its current financing, to obtain additional financing, and ultimately to attain profitability.
The accompanying consolidated financial
statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, which
contemplate continuation of the Company as a going concern. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments
relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts or the amounts and classification of liabilities that
could result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Beginning with the second quarter of fiscal
year 2020, we increased operations of our AuraGen ® /VIPER business and during the second and third quarters of fiscal
2020, the Company recognized approximately $745,000 in revenue as compared to approximately $39,000 of revenue in the nine-month
period ended November 30, 2018. We plan to lease or acquire a new facility of approximately 50,000 square feet to support operations
during the remainder of fiscal 2020.
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NOTE 4 – NOTES PAYABLE
Notes payable consisted of the following:
November 30,
2019
February 28,
2019
Demand promissory notes payable with six individuals, carrying an interest rate of 10% (see Demand Promissory Notes below)
$ 768,537
$ 777,537
Note payable – related party, carrying an interest rate of 5% - see note 6, Breslow Note, for further details
3,000,000
3,000,000
Convertible Promissory Note dated August 10, 2012, due August 10, 2017, convertible into shares
of our common stock at a price of $0.76 per share. The note carries an interest rate of 7% with interest only payments due on
the 10 th of each month with the principal payment due on the maturity date. On January 30, 2017, this note was amended
providing, among other things, for the conversion of 80% of the principal and accrued interest into common stock at $1.386 per
share conditioned on the occurrence of certain future events the last of which was completed on February 14, 2018. See 7% Convertible
Promissory Notes – Dalrymple August 2012 for further details.
264,462
264,462
Convertible Promissory Note dated October 2, 2012, due October 2, 2017, convertible into shares
of our common stock at a price of $0.76 per share. The note carries an interest rate of 7% with interest only payments due on
the 2 nd of each month with the principal payment due on the maturity date. On January 30, 2017, this note was amended
providing, among other things, for the conversion of 80% of the principal and accrued interest into common stock at $1.386 per
share conditioned on the occurrence of certain future events the last of which was completed on February 14, 2018. See 7% Convertible
Promissory Notes – Dalrymple October 2012 for further details.
133,178
133,178
Senior secured convertible notes dated May 7, 2013, due May 7, 2014, convertible into shares of our common stock at a price of $0.75 per share. The notes carry an interest rate of 12% with interest due on the last day of the month. On January 30, 2017, this note was amended providing, among other things, for the conversion of 80% of the principal and accrued interest into common stock at $1.386 per share conditioned on the occurrence of certain future events the last of which was completed on February 14, 2018. See Convertible Debt – Kenmont Capital Partners, LPD Investments and Guenther for further details.
945,825
945,825
Senior secured convertible notes dated June 20, 2013, due June 20, 2014, convertible into shares of our common stock at a price of $0.50 per share. On January 30, 2017, this note was amended providing, among other things, for the conversion of 80% of the principal and accrued interest into common stock at $1.386 per share conditioned on the occurrence of certain future events the last of which was completed on February 14, 2018. See Convertible Debt – Dresner and Lempert for further details.
59,506
78,182
$ 1,402,971
$ 1,421,647
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In 2016, the Company and the Company’s former Chief Executive Officer, Melvin Gagerman, were named among several other defendants in a lawsuit filed by two secured creditors demanding repayment of loans totaling $125,000 plus accrued interest and exemplary damages. In January 2017, the Company entered into an agreement with all secured creditors other than the two plaintiffs. In September 2018 the court entered a judgment of approximately $235,000 plus legal fees in favor of the two secured creditors. The Company subsequently appealed this judgment and, in September 2019, reached a settlement agreement with these creditors for an aggregate principal amount of $315,000, including $80,000 of plaintiff’s legal expenses, and initial payment of $20,000, a payment schedule for monthly repayments of $10,000 commencing on October 15, 2019 and continuing for 12 months, and a final payment due on November 15, 2020.
245,180
285,000
On November 20, 2019, the Company entered into a preliminary agreement with Jiangsu Shengfeng, the Company’s Chinese joint venture (see Note 9), to return $700,000 previously advanced to the Company in September 2018 and recorded as part of customer advance on the balance sheet as of February 28, 2019. Following this agreement which consists of a non-interest bearing promissory note and a payment plan pursuant to which the $700,000 is paid over a 12-month period beginning March 15, 2020 through February 15, 2021. In the balance sheet as of November 30, 2019, the amount of $700,000 was reclassified to notes payable.
700,000
-
$ 6,116,688
$ 5,484,184
Less: Current portion
$ 1,167,536
$ 847,537
Long-term portion
$ 4,949,152
$ 4,636,647
DEMAND PROMISSORY NOTES
The Demand Promissory Notes are six individual
notes issued in 2015 that are payable on demand with an interest rate of 10% per annum. At February 28, 2019, the principal amount
of each note and the person/entity they are payable to are as follows: $10,000 Mr. Zeitlin, a former director of the Company; $30,000
Mr. Sook; $461,537 Mr. Macleod, a former president of the Company; $4,500 Mr. Howsmon, a former director of the Company; $4,500
El Pais, an entity controlled by Salvador Diaz, a current director of the Company (see Note 8). In November 2019, the principle
and accrued interest owed to Messrs. Howsmon and Diaz, respectively, in the amounts of $4,500 and $2,079, respectively, were settled
by the issuance of 32,895 shares of common stock to each person by applying a price of $0.20 per share.
In February 2018, the Company issued 192,641
shares of its common stock to Steven Veen in satisfaction of $267,000 in debt. Despite this issuance, Mr. Veen claims to continue
to be entitled to repayment of the $267,000 debt. Mr. Veen has, to-date, not surrendered the shares issued to him in fulfillment
of the debt he claims to be still owed and continues to own the 192,641 shares as of the date of this filing. The Company’s
new management team is in the process of investigating the circumstances surrounding Mr. Veen.
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CONVERTIBLE
DEBT
Kenmont
Capital Partners
On
May 7, 2013, the Company transferred 4 notes payable with a total principal value of $1,000,000 together with accrued interest,
and consulting fees to a senior secured convertible note with a principal value of $1,087,000 (“New Kenmont Note”)
and warrants to Kenmont Capital Partners LP. The New Kenmont Note had a 1-year maturity date and was convertible into shares of
common stock at the conversion price of $0.75 per share. The warrants were subsequently exercised. The Company recorded $342,020
as a discount, which has been fully amortized. There is a remaining principal balance of $549,954 as of November 30, 2019.
LPD
Investments
On
May 7, 2013, the Company transferred 2 note payables with a total principal value of $550,000 together with accrued interest to
a senior secured convertible note with a principal value of $558,700 (“New LPD Note”) and warrants to LPD Investments,
Ltd. The New LPD Note had a 1-year maturity date and was convertible into shares of common stock at the conversion price of $0.75
per share. The warrants were subsequently exercised. The Company recorded $175,793 as a discount, which has been fully amortized.
There is a remaining principal balance of $163,677 as of November 30, 2019.
Guenther
On
May 7, 2013, the Company entered into an agreement with an individual, Mr. Guenther, for the sale of $750,000 of secured convertible
note payable (the “Note”) and warrants. The Note had a 1-year maturity date and was convertible into shares of common
stock at the conversion price of $0.75 per share. The warrants entitle the holder to acquire 1,000,000 shares and have an initial
exercise price of $0.75 per share and have a 7-year term. The Company recorded $235,985 as a discount, which has been fully amortized.
There is a remaining principal balance of $232,194 as of November 30, 2019.
Dresner
and Lempert
On
June 20, 2013, the Company entered into an agreement with two individuals, Mr. Dresner and Mr. Lempert, a current board member,
for the sale of $200,000 of secured convertible notes payable (the “Notes”) and warrants. The Notes had a 1-year maturity
date and were convertible into shares of common stock at the conversion price of $0.50 per share. The warrants were subsequently
exercised. The Company recorded $39,152 as a discount, which has been fully amortized. There is a remaining principal balance
of $59,506 as of November 30, 2019. On November 27, 2019, the principal amount owed to Mr. Lempert of $18,676 and accrued interest
of $1,825 were settled by the issuance of 102,503 shares of common stock to Mr. Lempert at the price of $0.20 per share (see Note
8).
Abdou
and Abdou
On
June 20, 2013, the Company entered into an agreement with two individuals, Mr. M. Abdou and Mr. W. Abdou, for the sale of $125,000
of secured convertible notes payable (the “Notes”) and warrants. The Notes had a 1-year maturity date and were convertible
into shares of common stock at the conversion price of $0.50 per share. The warrants were subsequently exercised. The Company
recorded $24,470 as a discount, which has been fully amortized. There is a remaining balance of $125,000 as of February 28, 2018.
In 2016, the Company and the Company’s former Chief Executive Officer, Melvin Gagerman, were named among several other defendants
in a lawsuit filed by the Messrs. Abdou demanding repayment of loans totaling $125,000 plus accrued interest and exemplary damages.
In January 2017, the Company entered into an agreement with all secured creditors other than Mr. W. Abdou and Mr. M. Abdou. In
September 2018 the court entered a judgment of approximately $235,000 plus legal fees in favor of the Messrs. Abdou. The Company
subsequently appealed this judgment and, in September 2019, reached a settlement agreement with these creditors for an aggregate
principal amount of approximately $315,000. There is a remaining principal balance of approximately $245,000 as of November 30,
2019 following principal payments of aggregate $40,000 during the third quarter of fiscal 2020 and the proceeds from the November
2019 sales of approximately 111,000 shares held by Messrs. Abdou in the amount of $30,000 applied to the principle amount of the
note.
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Kopple
Notes
On
August 19, 2013, the Company entered into an agreement with Robert Kopple, a former member of its Board of Directors for the sale
of $2,500,000 of convertible notes payable (the “Kopple Notes”) that were subsequently adjusted in 2014 to $2,000,000
of convertible notes and related warrants. The Kopple Notes carry a base interest rate of 9.5%, have a 4-year maturity date and
are convertible into shares of common stock at the conversion price of $3.50 per share. The warrants were subsequently exercised.
The Company recorded $667,118 as a discount, which has been fully amortized. The Company also entered into a demand note payable
with this individual in the amount of $20,000, which bears interest at a rate of 5%. As of November 30, 2019, the balance of the
$2,000,000 note including interest is $3,849,978, and the balance of the demand note payable including interest is $23,173. The
total owed under these two notes is $3,873,151.
7%
Convertible Promissory Notes:
Dalrymple
– August 2012
On
August 10, 2012 the Company entered into an agreement with an individual, Mr. Dalrymple, for the sale of $1,000,000
of unsecured Convertible Promissory Note. The Convertible Promissory Note balance together with all accrued interest thereon was
due and payable on August 10, 2017 and the annual interest rate was 7% per annum and was due to be repaid 5 years from the closing
date. The Company recorded $310,723 as a debt discount, which will be amortized over the life of the note . There
is a remaining principal balance of $264,462 as of November 30, 2019
Dalrymple
– October 2012
On
October 2, 2012 the Company entered into an agreement with an individual, Mr. Dalrymple, for the sale of $500,000 of
unsecured Convertible Promissory Note. This Convertible Promissory Note balance together with all accrued interest thereon was
due and payable on October 2, 2017 and the annual interest rate was 7% per annum and was due to be repaid 5 years from the closing
date. The Company recorded $137,583 as a debt discount, which will be amortized over the life of the note . There is a remaining
principal balance of $133,178 as of November 30, 2019.
On
January 30, 2017 the Company entered into an agreement entitled First Amendment to Transaction Documents with five of seven secured
creditors holding a security interest in all of the Company’s assets except for its patents and other intellectual properties.
These creditors are the seven listed above under Convertible Debt and include the following: Kenmont Capital Partners, LPD Investments,
Guenther, Dresner, Lempert and Mr. M. Abdou and Mr. W. Abdou. All of the creditors entered into the January 30, 2017 agreement
with the exception of the Messrs. Abdou. The original agreement dated May 7, 2013 provided that if at least 75% of the stock issuable
upon conversion of the convertible notes votes to amend the agreement and/or waive any conditions or defaults, then any such amendments
or waivers shall be binding on all secured creditors. The five secured creditors signing the amendment total in excess of 95%
of the issuable stock upon conversion and, therefore the agreement is binding on all seven of the secured creditors. The agreement
provided that all accrued and unpaid interest will be added to the principal amount. The amended note provided for no interest
from November 1, 2016 to February 14, 2018, the date at which the 1-for-7 reverse stock split became effective at which time 80%
of the total debt including accrued interest was converted into shares of common stock and a new five year 5% per annum convertible
note was issued for the remainder. The new amended and restated senior convertible notes have a maturity date of January 30, 2022.
The five creditors and the Company entered into a Second Amendment to Transaction Documents on March 14, 2017 and a Third Amendment
to Transaction Documents on April 8, 2017, both of which extended the required date of the stockholder approval of the 1-for-7
reverse stock split, which was completed on February 14, 2018. The amended and restated senior convertible notes also require
the Company to make a “Required Cash Payment” as defined in the agreement if the Company receives at least $4,000,000
in aggregate gross proceeds from the sale of equity securities (including securities convertible into equity securities) of the
Company in one or a series of related transactions. The Required Cash Payment is equal to the current outstanding balance of the
notes, which was $1,092,542 at November 30, 2019, plus any outstanding accrued interest.
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NOTE
5 – ACCRUED EXPENSES (restated)
Accrued
expenses consisted of the following:
November 30,
2019
February 28,
2019
Accrued
payroll and related expenses
$ 1,840,903
$ 1,723,691
Accrued interest
681,586
428,625
Other
51,839
44,812
Total
$ 2,574,328
$ 2,197,128
Accrued
payroll and related expenses consist primarily of salaries and vacation time accrued but not paid to employees due to our lack
of financial resources. Also, on August 28, 2019, the board approved a stock issuance of 1,030,385 to Cipora Lavut, the Company’s
President, at a fair value of $329,723, for full satisfaction of prior amounts owed to her up to August 28, 2019. This amount
was recorded as a reduction of accrued payroll expense in the second quarter but determined in the third quarter of 2020 to be
accounted for as other expense.
NOTE
6 – INVENTORY
During
fiscal 2019 and at February 28, 2019, the Company fully reserved its usable inventory on the basis that production and revenues
during the fiscal years 2017 to 2019 were nil and future production requirements were uncertain. During fiscal 2020, the Company
has increased production of its AuraGen product and has generated approximately $745,000 in current year revenues. As a result,
the Company recognized approximately $53,000 of inventory on its balance sheet as of November 30, 2019 consisting of $44,500 of
raw materials, $4,600 of work in process and $3,900 of finished goods inventory.
NOTE
7 – SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (restated)
Common
Stock
During
the nine months ended November 30, 2019, the Company issued 2,581,875 shares of common stock for $658,737, of which 1,030,385
was issued in satisfaction of amounts owed to Cipora Lavut of $329,723, 168,475 shares were issued to three persons in settlement
of $33,660 of debt principle and accrued interest, and 1,383,015 shares and 10,000 warrants were issued for cash in the amount
of $295,354. The aggregate 10,000 warrants were issued to three investors with immediate vesting, an exercise price of $1.40,
and a 5-year term. In October 2019, 1,065,051 shares previously issued in error to a former debtholder were cancelled.
During
the six months ended August 31, 2018 (restated), the Company issued 7,364,735 shares of common stock, valued at $2,280,964, in
fulfillment of a contractual obligation owed to BetterSea, LLC. The number of shares issued was based on the then-outstanding
closing quote of the stock. The issuance of the shares was previously reported by the Company. The Company also paid $20,000 in
legal fees related to legal expense associated with the Company’s delays in the issuance of the stock.
During
the nine months ended November 30, 2018, the Company issued 742,857 warrants to a member of its board of directors. The warrants
have a term of five years and an exercise price of $1.40. The Company recorded an expense of $312,072 for the issuance of these
warrants. During the nine months ended November 30, 2018, the Company re-priced to $1.40 all outstanding employee stock options
and warrants that had a previous exercise price greater than $1.40. The Company recorded an expense of $105,352 as a result of
the re-pricing.
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Employee
Stock Options
The
2006 Employee Stock Option Plan
In
September 2006, our Board of Directors adopted the 2006 Employee Stock Option Plan, subject to shareholder approval, which was
obtained at a special shareholders meeting in 2009. Under the 2006 Plan, the Company may grant options for up to the greater of
Three Million (3,000,000) or 10% of the number of shares of the Common Stock of Aura from time to time outstanding. The shares
of Common Stock available under the 2006 Plan was increased to the greater of Ten Million shares (10,000,000) or 15% of the number
of shares of Common Stock of Aura from time to time outstanding at the October 2011 shareholders meeting. The exercise price of
each option shall be at least equal to the fair market value of such shares on the date of grant. The term of the options may
not be greater than ten years, and they typically vest over a three-year period. No options were issued during the nine-month
period ended November 30, 2019. Activity in the plan for the nine-month period ended November 30, 2019 is as follows:
Number
of
Shares
Exercise
Prices
Weighted
Average
Intrinsic
Value
Outstanding,
February 28, 2019
647,000
$ 1.40
$ -
Granted
-
-
-
Exercised
-
-
-
Cancelled
(75,000 )
1.40
-
Outstanding,
November 30, 2019
572,000
$ 1.40
$ -
Information
regarding the options outstanding and exercisable as of November 30, 2019 follows:
Options
Outstanding
Exercisable
Options
Range
of
Exercise Price
Number
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Life
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Life
Number
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
$ 1.40
572,000
.25
Yr
$ 1.40
.25 Yr
572,000
$ 1.40
The
2011 Director and Executive Officers Stock Option Plan
In
October 2011 shareholders approved the 2011 Director and Executive Officers Stock Option Plan at the Company’s annual meeting.
Under the 2011 Plan, the Company may grant options for up to 15% of the number of shares of Common Stock of the Company from time
to time outstanding. Pursuant to this plan, the Board or a committee of the Board may grant an option to any person who is elected
or appointed a director or executive officer of the Company. The exercise price of each option shall be at least equal to the
fair market value of such shares on the date of grant. The term of the options may not be greater than five years. Activity in
the plan for the nine-month period ended November 30, 2019 is as follows:
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Warrants
Activity
in issued and outstanding warrants is as follows:
Number
of
Shares
Exercise
Prices
Outstanding,
February 28, 2019
7,490,987
$ 1.40
Granted
10,000
1.40
Exercised
-
-
Cancelled
(85,714 )
-
Outstanding,
November 30, 2019
7,415,273
$ 1.40
Information
regarding the warrants outstanding and exercisable as of November 30, 2019 follows
Range
of
Exercise
Price
Stock
Warrants
Outstanding
Stock
Warrants
Exercisable
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price of
Warrants
Outstanding
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price of
Warrants
Exercisable
$
1.40
7,415,273
7,415,273
2.76
Yrs.
$
1.40
$
1.40
NOTE
8 – RELATED PARTIES TRANSACTIONS
Breslow
Note
On
January 24, 2017 the Company entered into a Debt Refinancing Agreement with Mr. Breslow, a former Director of the Company. Pursuant
to the agreement, both Mr. Breslow and the Company acknowledged that total debt owed to Mr. Breslow was $23,872,614 including
$8,890,574 of accrued interest. Mr. Breslow agreed to cancel and forgive all interest due, waive all events of default and sign
a new five-year convertible note in the amount of $14,982,041 providing for no interest for nine months and interest of 5% per
annum thereafter payable monthly in arrears. The note also provides various default provisions. In accordance with the agreement,
on February 14, 2018, the effective date of the 1-for-7 reverse stock split, $11,982,041 of the note was converted into 7,403,705
shares of common stock and the then accrued interest of $9,388,338 was forgiven. A new $3,000,000 five-year note representing
the remaining balance was entered into. The note bears interest at a rate of 5% per annum payable monthly in arrears.
Kopple
Note
At
November 30, 2019, the balance in notes payable and accrued interest-related party, current of $6,551,591, consists primarily
of the Kopple (a former Board member) note of $6,415,109 and the Gagerman note of $136,482 (see below). The Kopple note has a
principal balance of $3,587,322 plus accrued interest of $2,827,787. At November 30, 2019, the balance in convertible notes payable
and accrued interest-related party consists of $2,000,000 of unsecured convertible notes payable plus accrued interest of $1,849,978
and an unsecured convertible note of $20,000 plus accrued interest of $3,173 to Mr. Kopple.
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Gagerman
Note
The
notes payable and accrued interest-related party, currrent balance also includes $82,000 of unsecured notes payable plus accrued
interest of $54,482 owed to Melvin Gagerman, the Company’s former CEO and CFO, pursuant to a demand note entered into on
April 5, 2014.
Other
Related Party Transactions
In
November 2019, two members of the board of directors, Messrs. Diaz-Verson and Lempert, agreed to cancel their outstanding debt
with the Company in the amounts of $6,579 and $20,500, respectively, in exchange for 32,895 and 102,503 shares of common stock
at a conversion price of $0.20 per share. On the dates of the exchange, November 26 and November 27, 2019, respectively, the closing
prices of the Company’s common stock was $0.21 and $0.22 per share, respectively (see Note 4). The loss on extinguishment
of debt of approximately $2,700 was recorded as part of additional paid-in-capital.
NOTE
9 – COMMITMENTS & CONTINGENCIES
Leases
Our
facilities consist of approximately 20,000 square feet in Stanton, California and an additional storage facility in Santa Clarita,
California. The Stanton facility is used for some assembly and testing of AuraGen ® /VIPER systems and is rented
on a month-to-month basis. The rent for the Stanton facility is $10,000 per month and the storage facility is an additional $5,000
per month, both on a month-to-month basis. Our current Stanton facility is not sufficient to support the expected operations and
the Company is evaluating new facility options to be used for limited production, testing, warehousing and engineering, as well
as needed office space for support staff. The Company also rents temporary storage space on a month-to-month basis. Commencing
in February 2019, the Company began renting approximately 300 square feet of office space in Irvine, California at a cost of $
2,350 per month on a month-to-month basis. In July 2019, the Company ceased renting this office space.
Following
the adoption of Topic 842, Leases, as of the start of fiscal year 2020, the Company determined that there was no impact on its
Condensed Financial Statements during the nine-month period ended November 30, 2019. The standard requires entities to evaluate
all lease transactions including leases previously classified as operating leases, and, if required under Topic 842, a right-to-use
asset and a corresponding lease liability may be recorded on the balance sheet in the period in which a lease commences.
Joint
Venture
In
March 2017 the Company entered into a joint venture with a Chinese partner to form Jiangsu Shengfeng Mobile Power Technology Co.,
Ltd. (“Jiangsu Shengfeng”) to address the Chinese market. Under the Jiangsu Shengfeng joint venture agreement, Aura
owns 49% of the venture and our Chinese partner owns 51%. The Chinese partner is to contribute approximately $9.25 million to
the venture –– principally in the form of facilities and equipment as wells as approximately $500,000 in cash. The
Company contributed to the venture in the form of $250,000 in cash as well as a limited license to the joint venture to manufacture,
sell and service the AuraGen ® products within China. The limited license sold to the Jiangsu Shengfeng joint venture,
however, does not permit Jiangsu Shengfeng to manufacture the AuraGen ® rotor; rather, the joint venture is required
to purchase all rotor subassemblies as well as certain software elements directly from the Company. Jiangsu Shengfeng’s
board of directors consists of three members appointed by the Company and three appointed by our Chinese partner; Jiangsu Shengfeng’s
CEO is appointed by our Chinese partner while its CFO and director for quality assurance and control are appointed by Aura.
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In
addition, Jiangsu Shengfeng is required to purchase a minimum of $1,250,000 of product from the Company supported by letters of
credit for distribution until their factory is built, equipment installed, and staff hired and properly trained by Aura personnel.
During fiscal 2019, Jiangsu Shengfeng placed a $1,000,000 order with the Company including a $700,000 advance payment. Aura has
also committed to supply personnel for nine months at no cost other than to be reimbursed for travel, room and board. This commitment
has been fulfilled and Aura is under no further obligation to supply personnel at no cost. The agreement was subject to the approval
of the Chinese Government which was received in April 2017. Mr. Song, the majority shareholder of the Chinese partner of the joint
venture, invested $2,000,000 in Aura’s common shares at a price of $1.40 per share. On November 20, 2019, the Company reached
a preliminary agreement with Jiangsu Shengfeng, the Company’s Chinese joint venture regarding the return of $700,000 previously
advanced to the Company in September 2018 and previously recorded as a customer advance on the balance sheet as of February 28,
2019. The preliminary agreement reached consists of a non-interest-bearing promissory note and a payment plan pursuant to which
the $700,000 is paid over a 12-month period beginning March 15, 2020 and February 15, 2021. In the balance sheet as of November
30, 2019, the amount of $700,000 was reclassified to notes payable.
Contingencies
We
are subject to the legal proceedings and claims discussed below as well as certain other legal proceedings and claims that have
not been fully resolved and that have arisen in the ordinary course of business. Our management evaluates our exposure to these
claims and proceedings individually and in the aggregate and evaluates potential losses on such litigation if the amount of the
loss is estimable and the loss is probable. However, the outcome of legal proceedings and claims brought against the Company is
subject to significant uncertainty. Although management considers the likelihood of such an outcome to be remote, if one or more
of these legal matters were resolved against the Company for amounts in excess of management’s expectations, the Company’s
consolidated financial statements for that reporting period could be materially adversely affected. The Company settled certain
matters subsequent to year end that did not individually or in the aggregate have a material impact on the Company’s financial
condition or operating results.
In
2017, the Company’s former COO was awarded approximately $238,000 in accrued salary and related charges by the California
labor board. The Company believes that this award does not reflect the amount owed which is significantly lower and is exploring
all its options and available remedies and is working toward an offer to settle this matter.
The
Company is presently engaged in a dispute with one of its former directors, Robert Kopple, relating to approximately $10 million
and approximately 3.15 million warrants which Mr. Kopple claims to be owed to him and his affiliates by the Company. In July 2017,
Mr. Kopple filed suit against the Company as well as against current director Mr. Diaz-Verson and former directors Mr. Breslow
and Mr. Howsmon, as well as Mr. Gagerman, the former CEO (not a director) in connection with these allegations. In 2018, the Court
sustained demurrers by Mr. Diaz-Verson, Mr. Breslow, Mr. Howsmon and Mr. Gagerman and as a result of these successful demurrers,
all four of these defendants have been dismissed from the suit. While the Company believes that it has certain valid defenses
in these matters, the Company is currently in settlement discussions with Mr. Kopple.
In
April 2018, the Company filed suit against its former counsel, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP alleging various acts of
malpractice and breach of fiduciary duty committed by the firm in connection with its representation of Aura. In June 2018, Kilpatrick
Townsend & Stockton LLP filed a cross-complaint against the Company claiming in excess of $400,000 in allegedly unpaid legal
fees. In January 2019, the Company reached a settlement with Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP, pursuant to which, among
other things, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP agreed to dismiss its cross-complaint and waive all unpaid legal fees. The
action and the cross-complaint were both subsequently dismissed.
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In
February 2018, the Company failed to issue shares of stock contractually owed to BetterSea, LLC. On August 15, 2018, 7,364,735
restricted shares were issued in fulfillment of this contractual obligation based on the then-outstanding closing quote of the
stock. The issuance of the shares was previously reported by the Company. The Company also paid $20,000 in legal fees related
to legal expense associated with the Company’s delays in the issuance of the stock.
In
May 2018, Shelley Scholnick dba JB Transporters brought suit against the Company claiming ongoing fees in excess of $52,000 owed
for the storage of the Company’s property. Notably, in June 2017, the Company had brought suit against J.B. Moving &
Delivery, a business operated and controlled by a relative of Scholnick, Jacob Binstok, for damages suffered by the Company as
a result of the defendant’s improper storage of the Company’s property and improper refusal to return such property.
In 2018, the Company successfully received a judgment against J.B. Moving & Delivery in the amount of approximately $114,000.
The Company disputes that any amount is now owed to Scholnick.
On
March 26, 2019, various stockholders of the Company controlling a combined total of more than 27.5 million shares delivered a
signed written consent to the Company removing Ronald Buschur as a member of the Company’s Board and electing Cipora Lavut
as a director of the Company. On March 27, 2019, those same stockholders delivered a further signed written consent to the
Company removing William Anderson and Si Ryong Yu as members of the Company’s Board and electing Robert Lempert and David
Mann as directors of the Company. These written consents represented a majority of the outstanding shares of the Company’s
common stock as of March 26, 2019 and March 27, 2019, respectively. Because of Aura’s refusal to recognize the
legal effectiveness of the consents, on April 8, 2019 the stockholders filed suit in the Court of Chancery of the State of
Delaware pursuant to Section 225 of the Delaware General Corporations Law, seeking an order confirming the validity of the
consents and declaring that Aura’s Board consists of Ms. Lavut, Mr. Mann, Mr. Lempert, Mr. Douglas and
Mr. Diaz-Versón, Jr. On July 8, 2019 the Court of Chancery entered final judgment in favor of the stockholder
plaintiffs, confirming that (a) Ronald Buschur, Si Ryong Yu and William Anderson had been validly removed by the holders of a
majority of the Company’s outstanding stock acting by written consent (b) Ms. Lavut, Mr. Mann and Mr. Lempert had been validly
elected by the holders of a majority of the Company’s outstanding stock acting by written consent, and (c) the Company’s
Board of Directors validly consists of Cipora Lavut, David Mann, Robert Lempert, Gary Douglas and Salvador Diaz-Versón,
Jr.
NOTE
10 – FINANCIAL STATEMENT RESTATEMENTS (Restated)
Restatement
of the Annual Report for the Fiscal Year Ended February 28, 2019
The
Company issued an amended report on Form 10-K/A on October 24, 2019 for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2019 that corrected
misstatements of its financial statements as of February 28, 2019. The following tables describe one of those misstatements, which
should have been recorded in the nine-months ended November 30, 2018.
i. Selling,
general & administrative expense was overstated by $1,991,740 in the statement of
operations for the three and nine-months ended November 30, 2108 due to an incorrect
fair value associated with common shares issued during August 2018 to BetterSea. The
basic and diluted loss per share was also overstated by $0.05 per share for the nine-months
ended November 30, 2018.
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AURA
SYSTEMS, INC.
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (RESTATED)
FOR THE NINE-MONTHS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 2018
Nine-months
ended November 30, 2018
Previously
Reported
Restatement
Adjustment
Restated
Net
revenue
$ 39,274
$ -
$ 39,274
Cost
of goods sold
110,026
-
110,026
Gross
loss
(70,752 )
-
(70,752 )
Operating
expenses
Engineering,
research & development
302,293
-
302,293
Selling,
general & administration
4,789,451
(1,991,740 )
i.
2,797,711
Total
operating expenses
5,091,744
(1,991,740 )
3,100,004
Income
(loss) from operations
(5,162,496 )
1,991,740
(3,170,756 )
Other
expense
Interest
expense, net
848,593
-
848,593
Other
income
(304,142 )
-
(304,142 )
Total
other expense
544,451
-
544,451
Net
income (loss)
$ (5,706,947 )
$ 1,991,740
$ (3,715,207 )
Basic
income (loss) per share
$ (0.13 )
$ 0.04
i
$ (0.08 )
Basic
weighted average shares outstanding
44,356,148
44,356,148
44,356,148
Diluted
income (loss) per share
$ (0.13 )
$ 0.04
i.
$ (0.08 )
Dilutive
weighted average shares outstanding
44,356,148
44,356,148
44,356,148
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AURA
SYSTEMS, INC.
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (RESTATED)
FOR THE NINE-MONTHS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 2018
Nine-months
ended November 30, 2018
Previously
Reported
Restatement
Adjustment
Restated
Net
loss
$ (5,706,947 )
$ 1,991,740
i
$ (3,715,207 )
Adjustments
to reconcile net loss to cash used in operating activities
FMV
of warrants issued for services
438,826
-
438,826
Gain
on settlement of debt
-
-
-
Stock
issued for services
1,992,250
(1,991,740 )
i
510
(Increase)
decrease in
Accounts
receivable
-
-
-
Other
current assets
(8,804 )
-
(8,804)
Increase
(decrease) in
Accts payable, customer deposits and accrued expen
1,382,524
-
1,382,524
Cash
used in operating activities
(1,902,151 )
-
(1,902,151 )
Cash
flows from financing activities
Issuance
of common stock
-
-
Payment
on notes payable
(50,000 )
-
(50,000 )
Proceeds
from subscription receivable
1,225,000
-
1,225,000
Cash
provided by financing activities
1,175,000
-
1,175,000
Net
incr (decr) in cash and cash equivalents
(727,151 )
-
(727,151 )
Beginning
cash
748,008
-
748,008
Ending
cash
$ 20,857
$ -
$ 20,857
Cash
paid in the period for:
Interest
$ 37,500
$ -
$ 37,500
Income
taxes
$ -
$ -
$ -
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Restatement
of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the Three and Nine-Months Ended November 30, 2019
In
the three and nine-month period ended November 30, 2019, the Company reported on its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q net income
of approximately $1.5 million and $0.6 million, respectively, attributed to $2.2 million of other income in connection with the
cancellation of liabilities. These adjustments, all of which were booked in the third quarter, were related to the cancellation
of the following liabilities: accounts payable ($0.3 million), unpaid wages and salaries ($1.5 million) and customer advances
($0.4 million). Also booked in the same quarter was a cancellation of approximately $1.0 million of unpaid wages and salaries
owed to a former chief executive officer, a related party, that was accounted for as a capital transaction resulting in an adjustment
to additional paid in capital of the same amount.
The
following tabular presentations set forth the effect of the restatements on the original amounts reported on the Quarterly Report
on Form 10-Q for the three and nine-months ended November 30, 2019, filed on January 14, 2020, and the restated amounts contained
herein on this Amended Quarterly Report.
i. Accounts
payable was understated by $296,255 and net income was overstated by the same amount
with respect to trade payables that were initially cancelled in the financial statements
for the three and nine-months ended November 30, 2019 as a result of a lapse of the statute
of limitations. This cancellation was reversed in the Annual Report for the fiscal year
ended February 29, 2020.
ii. Accrued
expenses was understated by $1,508,067 and net income was overstated by the same amount
with respect to unpaid wages and salaries that were initially cancelled in the financial
statements for the three and nine-months ended November 30, 2019 as a result of a lapse
of the statute of limitations. This cancellation was reversed in the Annual Report for
the fiscal year ended February 29, 2020.
iii. Customer
advances was understated by $440,331 and net income was overstated by the same amount
with respect to cash received from customers that were initially cancelled in the financial
statements for the three and nine-months ended November 30, 2019 as a result of a lapse
of the statute of limitations. This cancellation was reversed in the Annual Report for
the fiscal year ended February 29, 2020.
iv. Accrued
expense-related party was understated by $1,008,328 and additional paid-in-capital was
overstated by the same amount with respect to accrued expense-related party that was
initially cancelled in the financial statements for the three and nine-months ended November
30, 2019 as a result of a lapse of the statute of limitations. This cancellation was
reversed in the Annual Report for the fiscal year ended February 29, 2020.
v. Basic
and dilutive earnings per share for the three and nine-months ended November 30, 2019
were overstated by $0.04 per common share, respectively, due to the aggregate overstatement
of net income of $2,244,654, respectively.
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AURA SYSTEMS,
INC.
BALANCE SHEETS
Previously Reported as of November 30, 2019
Restatement
Adjustments
Restated
(Unaudited)
Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents
$ 122,876
$ 122,876
Inventory
53,163
53,163
Other current assets
51,492
51,492
Total current assets
227,531
227,531
Investment in joint venture
250,000
250,000
Total assets
$ 477,531
$ 477,531
Liabilities &
Shareholders’ Deficit
Current liabilities
Accounts payable
$ 2,213,927
$ 296,256
i.
$ 2,510,183
Accrued expenses
1,066,260
1,508,067
ii.
2,574,327
Customer advances
0
440,331
iii.
440,331
Accrued expense-related party
-
1,008,328
iv.
1,008,328
Notes payable, current portion
1,167,536
1,167,536
Convertible notes payable and accrued interest-related party, net of discount
3,873,151
3,873,151
Notes payable and accrued interest-related party
6,551,591
6,551,591
Total current liabilities
14,872,465
3,252,982
18,125,447
Notes payable-related party
3,000,000
3,000,000
Note payable
546,181
546,181
Convertible notes payable
1,402,971
1,402,971
Total liabilities
19,821,617
3,252,982
23,074,599
Commitments and contingencies
-
-
Shareholders’ deficit
Common stock: $0.0001 par value; 150,000,000 shares authorized at November 30 and February 28, 2019; 55,230,787 and 53,714,145 issued and outstanding at November 30 and February 28, 2019, respectively
5,522
5,522
Additional paid-in capital
444,185,896
(1,008,328
) iv.
443,177,568
Accumulated deficit
(463,535,504 )
( 2,244,654
) i-iii.
(465,780,158 )
Total shareholders’ deficit
(19,344,086 )
(3,252,982
)
(22,597,068 )
Total liabilities and shareholders’ deficit
$ 477,531
$ -
$ 477,531
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AURA SYSTEMS, INC.
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
Three-months ended
November 30, 2019
Nine-months
ended November 30, 2019
Previously
Reported
Restatement
Adjustments
Restated
Previously
Reported
Restatement
Adjustments
Restated
(unaudited)
(unaudited)
(unaudited)
(unaudited)
Net revenue
$ 396,775
$ 396,775
$ 744,850
$ 744,850
Cost of goods sold
115,655
115,655
147,752
147,752
Gross profit
281,119
281,119
597,097
597,097
Operating expenses
Engineering, research & development
30,472
30,472
123,024
123,024
Selling, general & administration
407,652
407,652
915,934
915,934
Total operating expenses
438,124
438,124
1,038,958
1,038,958
Loss from operations
(157,005 )
(157,005 )
(441,861 )
(441,861 )
Other expense:
Interest expense, net
283,928
283,928
885,731
885,731
Other (inome) expense
(1,911,249 )
2,244,654
i-iii.
333,405
(1,911,249 )
2,244,654
i-iii.
333,405
Total other (income) expense
(1,627,321 )
2,244,654
617,333
(1,025,518 )
2,244,654
1,219,136
Net income (loss)
$ 1,470,317
$ (2,244,654 )
$ (774,337 )
$ 583,657
$ (2,244,654 )
$ (1,660,997 )
Net income (loss) per share
$ 0.03
$ (0.04
)
v.
$ (0.01 )
$ 0.01
$ (0.04
)
v.
$ (0.03 )
Basic weighted average shares outstanding
55,296,222
55,296,222
55,296,222
54,012,831
54,012,831
54,012,831
Diluted income (loss) per share
$ 0.03
$ (0.04 )
v.
$ (0.01 )
$ 0.01
$ (0.04 )
v.
$ (0.03 )
Dilutive weighted average shares outstanding
55,296,222
55,296,222
55,296,222
54,012,831
54,012,831
54,012,831
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AURA SYSTEMS, INC.
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Nine-Months Ended November 30, 2019
Previously
Reported
Restatement
Adjustments
Restated
(unaudited)
(unaudited)
Net Income (loss)
$ 583,657
$ (2,244,654 )
$ (1,660,997 )
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to cash used in operating activities
Gain on settlement of debt
(1,911,141 )
(1,911,141 )
Decrease in
Inventory
(53,163 )
(53,163 )
Other current assets
8,357
8,357
Increase in
Accts payable, customer deposits and accrued expenses
881,711
2,244,654
3,126,365
Cash used in operating activities
(490,579 )
-
(490,579 )
Cash flows from financing activities
Issuance of common stock
295,245
295,245
Payment on notes payable
(40,000 )
(40,000 )
Proceeds from subscription receivable
295,245
295,245
Cash provided by financing activities
550,489
550,489
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
59,910
-
59,910
Beginning cash
358,209
-
358,209
Ending cash
$ 418,119
$ -
$ 418,119
Cash paid in the period for:
Interest
$ -
$ -
Income taxes
$ -
$ -
Supplemental schedule of non-cash transactions:
Notes payable converted into shares of common stock
$ 13,159
$ 13,159
Convertible notes converted into shares of common stock
$ 20,501
$ 20,501
Gain on cancellation of related party liability
$ 1,008,328
$ (1,008,328 )
$ -
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION
AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Forward Looking Statements
This Report contains forward-looking statements
within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Statements other than statements of historical fact included in this Report,
including the statements under the heading “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations,” regarding future events or prospects are forward-looking statements. The words “approximates,”
“believes,” “forecasts,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “intends,”
“plans” “would,” “could,” “should,” “seek,” “may,” or other
similar expressions in this Report, as well as other statements regarding matters that are not historical fact, constitute forward-looking
statements. We caution investors that any forward-looking statements presented in this Report are based on the beliefs of, assumptions
made by, and information currently available to, us. Such statements are based on assumptions and the actual outcome will be affected
by known and unknown risks, trends, uncertainties and factors that are beyond our control or ability to predict. Although we believe
that our assumptions are reasonable, they are not guarantees of future performance and some will inevitably prove to be incorrect.
As a result, our actual future results may differ from our expectations, and those differences may be material. Accordingly, investors
should use caution in relying on forward-looking statements to anticipate future results or trends.
Some of the risks and uncertainties that
may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by forward-looking
statements include the following:
●
Our ability to generate positive cash flow from operations;
●
Our ability to obtain additional financing to fund our operations;
●
The impact of economic, political and market conditions on us and our customers;
●
The impact of unfavorable results of legal proceedings;
●
Our exposure to potential liability arising from possible errors and omissions, breach of fiduciary duty, breach of duty of care, waste of corporate assets and/or similar claims that may be asserted against us;
●
Our ability to compete effectively against competitors offering different technologies;
●
Our business development and operating development;
●
Our expectations of growth in demand for our products; and
●
Other risks described under the heading “Risk Factors” in Part II, Item 1A of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and those risks discussed in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including those risks discussed under the caption “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended February 28, 2019, issued on October 24, 2019 (as the same may be updated from time to time in subsequent quarterly reports), which discussion is incorporated herein by this reference.
We do not intend to update or revise any
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise except to the extent required by
law. You should interpret all subsequent written or oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our
behalf as being expressly qualified by the cautionary statements in this Report. As a result, you should not place undue reliance
on these forward-looking statements.
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Overview
Beginning with fiscal 2017 through 2018,
we reduced our engineering, manufacturing, sales, and marketing activities to focus on renegotiating numerous financial obligations
and minimizing expenditures while we attempted to raise additional funding and pursue some initial engineering activities
In fiscal 2018, we successfully eliminated
approximately 68% of our total indebtedness. Specifically, our secured creditors converted approximately $5.73 million of secured
debt into approximately 4.1 million shares of our common stock. The converted debt represented approximately 80% of the total secured
debt of the Company. The balance of the secured debt (approximately $960,000) is to be paid to the secured creditors in cash if
we raise at least $4.0 million in proceeds through new equity offerings in one or a series of related offerings. Additionally,
in fiscal 2018, approximately $12.77 million of unsecured debt was converted into approximately 9.3 million shares of the Company’s
common stock and approximately $12.3 million of unsecured debt was forgiven. In total, during fiscal 2018, we eliminated a total
of approximately $30.23 million of debt.
As of the date of this filing, Robert Kopple,
our former Vice Chairman of the Board, is the only significant unsecured note holder that has not agreed to restructure his debt.
Mr. Kopple claims that he and his affiliates are owed approximately $10.3 million on terms significantly preferable to other similarly
situated unsecured creditors. We dispute Mr. Kopple’s claims. See “Part II-Other Information, Item 1. Legal Proceedings”
included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for information regarding the dispute with Mr. Kopple regarding these
transactions. Mr. Kopple has not accepted our numerous offers to restructure this debt.
On February 14, 2018, we effectuated a
one-for-seven reverse stock split.
In fiscal 2019, we began increasing our
engineering and manufacturing activities. We utilized contractors for these services in order to minimize our expense while we
continued to pursue new sources of financing. In July 2019, we began significantly increasing our sales, engineering, manufacturing
and marketing activities under our new management team.
Our business is based on the exploitation
of our patented mobile power solution known as the AuraGen ® for commercial and industrial applications and the VIPER
for military applications. Our business model consists of two major components: (i) sales and marketing, (ii) design and engineering.
(i) Our sales and marketing approaches
are composed of direct sales in North America and the use of agents, distributors and joint ventures for sales internationally.
In North America, our primary focus is in (a) mobile exportable power applications, (b) transport refrigeration, and (c) U.S. Military
applications.
(ii) The second component of our business
model is focused on the design of new products and engineering support for the sales activities described above. The engineering
support consists of the introduction of new features for our AuraGen ® solution such as higher power, different
voltages, three phase options, shore power systems, higher current solutions as well as interface kits for different platforms.
After reducing our engineering, manufacturing, sales, and marketing activities to focus on renegotiating numerous financial obligations
in fiscal 2018 and 2019, we expect modest engineering activities budgeted at approximately $200,000 during the fiscal 2020 year.
Operations.
During the first half of fiscal 2016, we
significantly reduced operations due to lack of financial resources. During the second half of fiscal 2016, our operations were
further disrupted when we were forced to move from our facilities in Redondo Beach, California to a smaller facility in Stanton,
California. During fiscal years 2017 to 2019, the Company reduced its engineering, manufacturing, sales, and marketing activities
to focus on renegotiating numerous financial obligations. During this time, our agreements with numerous customers, third party
vendors, and organizations and entities material to the operation of the Company business were canceled, delayed or terminated.
During fiscal 2018, we successfully restructured in excess of $30 million of debt. During fiscal 2019, we continued to address
our financial needs, were able to ship a small quantity of product during fiscal 2019 and shipped a small amount to customers and
maintained a small inventory of finished product. During the nine-months ended November 30, 2020, we increased production and recognized
approximately $745,000 of revenue. Our marketing strategy during fiscal 2020 includes the following key activities:
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(i) One element of our business plan is
focused on electric transport refrigeration. The market is well understood and both social and economic forces are providing an
unprecedented opportunity to gain significant market share. Our immediate focus is on 20-k BTU/hr. midsize trucks and the 50-k
BTU/hr. trailers.
(ii) Another element of our business plan
is focused on our mobile power solution for military applications around the globe.
(iii) We also plan to seek joint venture
opportunities similar to the agreement we entered in China to explore other international opportunities.
Going Concern.
Our independent auditor has expressed doubt
about our ability to continue as a going concern and believes that our ability is dependent on our ability to implement our business
plan, raise capital and generate revenues (see Note 3 to the Condensed Financial Statements). See Report of Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firm on page F-1, together with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements for the fiscal
year ended February 28, 2019 on Form 10-K/A issued on October 24, 2019.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Our management’s discussion and analysis
of our financial conditions and results of operations are based upon our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared
in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The preparation of financial statements
requires management to make estimates and disclosures on the date of the financial statements. On an on-going basis, we evaluate
our estimates, including, but not limited to, those related to revenue recognition. We use authoritative pronouncements, historical
experience and other assumptions as the basis for making judgments. Actual results could differ from those estimates. We believe
that the following critical accounting policies affect our more significant judgments and estimates in the preparation of our consolidated
financial statements.
Revenue Recognition
We adopted Accounting Standards Codification
(“ASC”) 606. ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, establishes principles for reporting information about
the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from the entity’s contracts to provide goods
or services to customers. The core principle requires an entity to recognize revenue to depict the transfer of goods or services
to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration that it expects to be entitled to receive in exchange for those goods
or services recognized as performance obligations are satisfied.
We have assessed the impact of the guidance
by performing the following five steps analysis:
Step 1: Identify the
contract
Step 2: Identify
the performance obligations
Step 3: Determine
the transaction price
Step 4: Allocate
the transaction price
Step 5: Recognize
revenue
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Inventory Valuation and Classification
Inventories are valued at the lower of
cost (first-in, first-out) or market, on a standard cost basis. We review the components of inventory on a regular basis for excess
or obsolete inventory based on estimated future usage and sales. We have minimally operated and therefore have only produced minimal
product since late 2015. As a result, while we believe that a portion of the inventory has value, we are unable to substantiate
its demand and market value and as a result we elected to fully reserve our inventory it in its entirety as of February 28, 2019.
During fiscal year 2020, we increased production and, accordingly, we have assigned a value of $53,000 to our physical and book
inventory as of November 30, 2019.
Stock-Based Compensation
We account for stock-based compensation
under the provisions of FASB ASC 718, “Compensation – Stock Compensation”, which requires the measurement of
all share-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options, using a fair value-based method and the recording
of such expense in the consolidated statements of operations.
We account for stock option and warrant
grants issued and vesting to non-employees in accordance with FASB ASC 505-50, “Equity Based Payments to Non-Employees”,
whereas the fair value of the equity-based compensation is based upon the measurement date as determined at the earlier of either
(a) the date at which a performance commitment is reached or (b) at the date at which the necessary performance to earn
the equity instruments is complete.
For the past, several years and in accordance
with established public company accounting practice, we have consistently utilized the Black-Scholes option-pricing model to calculate
the fair value of stock options and warrants issued as compensation, primarily to management, employees, and directors. The
Black-Scholes option-pricing model is a widely-accepted method of valuation that public companies typically utilize to calculate
the fair value of options and warrants that they issue in such circumstances.
Results of Operations
Nine-months ended November 30, 2019
compared to nine-months ended November 30, 2018
Net revenues were $744,850 for the nine-months
ended November 30, 2019 (the “Nine-Months FY2020”) compared to $39,274 for the nine-months ended November 30, 2018
(the “Nine-Months FY2019”), or an increase of 1,796% compared to the same period of fiscal 2019. During the second
and third quarters of 2020, we delivered 116 generator units to a distribution customer as compared to 6 units in the same period
in the prior year for a military application.
Cost of goods sold were $147,752 in the
Nine-Months FY2020 compared to $110,026 in the Nine-Months FY2019 resulting in a gross profit of $597,097 and a loss of $70,752,
respectively, and gross margins of 80.0% and negative 180.2%, respectively. Gross profit and related gross margin for the Nine-Months
FY2020 shipments were high due to the utilization of inventory previously fully reserved. We do not expect gross margins above
80% to continue for shipments of generator units in future quarters as the availability of usable parts from fully reserved inventory
will decline.
Engineering, research and development expenses
were $123,024 in the Nine-Months FY2020, compared to $302,293 in the Nine-Months FY2019, or a decline of 59.3%. Beginning fiscal
2021, we expect to increase spend of research and development to include additional technical personnel, test and evaluation components,
capital equipment, larger space allocation to an annualized spend of $700,000.
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Selling, general and administrative expense
was $915,934 for the nine-months ended November 30, 2019 as compared to $2,797,711 during the comparable period of fiscal year
2019, or a decline of $1,881,777 (67%). During Nine-Months FY2019, we incurred an expense of $417,000 related to the repricing
of warrants and options, $432,000 of higher legal expenses, higher consulting expense and administrative headcount cost.
Net interest expense in the Nine-Months
FY2020 increased $37,138 or 4%, to $885,731 from $848,593 in the Nine-Months FY2019.
Our net loss for the Nine-Months FY2020
was reduced by $2,054,210, or 55%, to a net loss of $1,660,997 from a net loss of $3,715, 207 in the Nine-Months FY2019 due primarily
to (i) increased gross profit contribution of $0.6 million on higher levels of shipments and (ii) reduced operating expenses of
$2.1 million, offset partially by an increase of $0.6 million in other expense
Three months ended November 30, 2019
compared to three months ended November 30, 2018
Net revenues were $396,775 for the three-months
ended November 30, 2019 (the “Three-Months FY2020”) compared to $0 for the three-months ended November 30, 2018 (the
“Three-Months FY2019”). During the second quarter of 2020, we delivered 64 generator units to a distribution customer
as compared to 0 units in the same period in the prior year.
Cost of goods sold were $116,655 in the
Three-Months FY2020 compared to $37,032 in the Three-Months FY2019 resulting in a gross profit of $281,119 and a loss of $37,032,
respectively, and gross margins of 70.8% and a meaningless gross margin, respectively. Gross profit and related gross margin for
the Three-Months FY2020 shipments were high due to the utilization of inventory previously fully reserved. We do not expect gross
margins above 80% to continue for shipments of generator units in future quarters as the availability of usable parts from fully
reserved inventory will decline.
Engineering, research and development expenses
were $30,472 in the Three-Months FY2020, compared to $138,417 in the Three-Months FY2019, or a decrease of 78%
Selling, general and administrative expense
decreased $383,000 (48%) to $407,652 in the Three-Months FY2020 from $790,985 in the Three-Months FY2019. During Three-Months FY2020,
we incurred less cost for administrative headcount and consultancy cost by $250,000 and $150,000 in reduced legal fees.
Net interest expense in the Three-Months
FY2020 decreased $11,293 or 4%, to $283,928 from $295,221 in the Three-Months FY2019.
Net loss for the Three-Months FY2020 was
reduced by $491,294, or 39%, to a net loss of $774,337 from a net loss of $1,265,631 in the Three-Months FY2019 due primarily to
(i) increased gross profit contribution of $0.3 million on higher levels of shipments (ii) reduced operating expenses of $0.5 million,
offset partially by increase in other expense of $0.3 million.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Net cash used in operations for the nine
months ended November 30, 2019, was $490,578, a decrease of $1,411,573 from the comparable period in the prior fiscal year. Net
cash provided by financing activities during the nine-months ended November 30, 2019, was $255,245 consisting of (i) cash proceeds
from issuance of common stock of $295,245 partially and (ii) offset by $40,000 of principle payments on a note payable as compared
to cash provided by financing of $1,175,000 in the same period of fiscal 2019 consisting of (i) proceeds from a subscription receivable
of $1,225,000 and offset by (ii) principal payment of $50,000 on a note payable. The cash flow generated from our operations to
date has not been sufficient to fund our working capital needs, and we cannot predict when operating cash flow will be sufficient
to fund working capital needs.
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There were no acquisitions of property
and equipment during the Nine-Months FY2020 or the Nine-Months FY2019.
Accrued expenses as of November 30, 2019
increased $0.4 million to $2,574,328 from $2,197,129 due primarily to increase in accrued interest on notes payables outstanding
of $0.3 million and $0.1 million related to increased accrued payroll.
The Company had a deficit of $22.6 million
in shareholders’ equity as of November 30, 2019, compared to $21.6 million as of February 28, 2019 with the net change attributed
to net loss of approximately $1.7 million and the issuance of shares of $0.7 million.
In the past, in order to generate liquidity,
we have relied upon external sources of financing, principally equity financing and private indebtedness. We have no bank line
of credit and require additional debt or equity financing to fund ongoing operations.
The issuance of additional shares of equity
in connection with any such financing could dilute the interests of our existing stockholders, and such dilution could be substantial.
If we cannot raise needed funds, we would also be forced to make further substantial reductions in our operating expenses, which
could adversely affect our ability to implement our current business plan and ultimately our viability as a company.
ITEM 3. Quantitative and Qualitative
Disclosures About Market Risk
As a smaller reporting company, we are
not required to provide disclosure under this Item 3.
ITEM 4. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
The Company maintains disclosure controls
and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the specified time periods. For the last 3 fiscal years, these
control and procedures broke down due to insufficient capital to maintain such controls and procedures. Disclosure controls and
procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by
the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is accumulated and communicated to
its management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, as
appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. As of the end of the period covered by this report, the Company’s
management evaluated, with the participation of the Company’s Principal Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, the
effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures. Based on the evaluation, the Company’s Principal
Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that these controls and procedures were ineffective as of the end of the
period covered by this report in ensuring that information requiring disclosure is recorded, processed, summarized and reported
within the time periods specified by the SEC’s rules and forms. The Company continues to remediate the findings contained
in our Annual Report on Form 10-K/A, for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2019, issued on October 24, 2019.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There have been no other changes in our
internal control over financial reporting during our fiscal quarter ended November 30, 2019, not previously identified in our Annual
Report on Form 10-K/A, for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2019 and issued on October 24, 2019 which have materially affected
or are reasonably likely to materially affect our internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. Legal Proceedings
We are subject to the legal proceedings
and claims discussed below as well as certain other legal proceedings and claims that have not been fully resolved and that have
arisen in the ordinary course of business. Our management evaluates our exposure to these claims and proceedings individually and
in the aggregate and evaluates potential losses on such litigation if the amount of the loss is estimable and the loss is probable.
However, the outcome of legal proceedings and claims brought against the Company is subject to significant uncertainty. Although
management considers the likelihood of such an outcome to be remote, if one or more of these legal matters were resolved against
the Company for amounts in excess of management’s expectations, the Company’s consolidated financial statements for
that reporting period could be materially adversely affected. The Company settled certain matters subsequent to year end that did
not individually or in the aggregate have a material impact on the Company’s financial condition or operating results.
In 2017, the Company’s former COO
was awarded approximately $238,000 in accrued salary and related charges by the California labor board. The Company believes that
this award does not reflect the amount owed which is significantly lower and is exploring all its options and available remedies
and is working toward an offer to settle this matter.
In 2016, the Company and the Company’s
former Chief Executive Officer, Melvin Gagerman, were named among several other defendants in a lawsuit filed by two secured creditors
demanding repayment of loans totaling $125,000 plus accrued interest and exemplary damages. In January 2017, the Company entered
into an agreement with all secured creditors other than the two plaintiffs. In September 2018 the court entered a judgment of approximately
$235,000 in favor of the two secured creditors. The Company subsequently appealed this judgment and, in September 2019, reached
a settlement agreement with these creditors.
The Company is presently engaged in a dispute
with one of its former directors, Robert Kopple, relating to approximately $10 million and approximately 3.15 million warrants
which Mr. Kopple claims to be owed to him and his affiliates by the Company. In July 2017, Mr. Kopple filed suit against the Company
as well as against current director Mr. Diaz-Verson and former directors Mr. Breslow and Mr. Howsmon, as well as Mr. Gagerman,
the former CEO (not a director) in connection with these allegations. In 2018, the Court sustained demurrers by Mr. Diaz-Verson,
Mr. Breslow, Mr. Howsmon and Mr. Gagerman and as a result of these successful demurrers, all four of these defendants have been
dismissed from the suit. While the Company believes that it has certain valid defenses in these matters, the Company is currently
in settlement discussions with Mr. Kopple. If the settlement negotiation is unsuccessful, the Company intends to vigorously defend
against these claims. See “Liquidity and Capital Resources” in “Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis
of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for additional
information regarding the transactions under dispute with Mr. Kopple.
In April 2018, the Company filed suit against
its former counsel, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP alleging various acts of malpractice and breach of fiduciary duty committed
by the firm in connection with its representation of Aura. In June 2018, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP filed a cross-complaint
against the Company claiming in excess of $400,000 in allegedly unpaid legal fees. In January 2019, the Company reached a settlement
with Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP, pursuant to which, among other things, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP agreed
to dismiss its cross-complaint and waive all unpaid legal fees. The action and the cross-complaint were both subsequently dismissed.
In February 2018, the Company failed to
issue shares of stock contractually owed toBetterSea, LLC. On August 15, 2018, 7,364,735 restricted shares were issued in fulfillment
of this contractual obligation based on the then-outstanding closing quote of the stock. The issuance of the shares was previously
reported by the Company. The Company also paid $20,000 in legal fees related to legal expense associated with the Company’s
delays in the issuance of the stock.
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In May 2018, Shelley Scholnick dba JB Transporters
brought suit against the Company claiming ongoing fees in excess of $52,000 owed for the storage of the Company’s property.
Notably, in June 2017, the Company had brought suit against J.B. Moving & Delivery, a business operated and controlled by Scholnick’s
relative, Jacob Binstok, for damages suffered by the Company as a result of the defendant’s improper storage of the Company’s
property and improper refusal to return such property. In 2018, the Company successfully received a judgment against J.B. Moving
& Delivery in the amount of approximately $114,000. The Company disputes that any amount is now owed to Scholnick.
On March 26,
2019, various stockholders of the Company controlling a combined total of more than 27.5 million shares delivered a signed
written consent to the Company removing Ronald Buschur as a member of the Company’s Board and electing Cipora Lavut as
a director of the Company. On March 27, 2019, those same stockholders delivered a further signed written consent to the
Company removing William Anderson and Si Ryong Yu as members of the Company’s Board and electing Robert Lempert and
David Mann as directors of the Company. These written consents represented a majority of the outstanding shares of the
Company’s common stock as of March 26, 2019 and March 27, 2019, respectively. Because of Aura’s refusal
to recognize the legal effectiveness of the consents, on April 8, 2019 the stockholders filed suit in the Court of
Chancery of the State of Delaware pursuant to Section 225 of the Delaware General Corporations Law, seeking an order
confirming the validity of the consents and declaring that Aura’s Board consists of Ms. Lavut, Mr. Mann,
Mr. Lempert, Mr. Douglas and Mr. Diaz-Versón, Jr. On July 8, 2019 the Court of Chancery entered
final judgment in favor of the stockholder plaintiffs, confirming that (a) Ronald Buschur, Si Ryong Yu and William Anderson
had been validly removed by the holders of a majority of the Company’s outstanding stock acting by written consent (b)
Ms. Lavut, Mr. Mann and Mr. Lempert had been validly elected by the holders of a majority of the Company’s outstanding
stock acting by written consent, and (c) the Company’s Board of Directors validly consists of Cipora Lavut, David Mann,
Robert Lempert, Gary Douglas and Salvador Diaz-Versón, Jr.
ITEM 1A. Risk Factors
In addition to the other information set
forth in this report, you should carefully consider the risk factors disclosed in Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” of the Company’s
Annual Report on Form 10-K issued on June 13, 2019 and the Amended Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended February 28,
2019, issued on October 24, 2019.
ITEM 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of
Proceeds
During the nine-months ended November 30,
2019, we issued 1,383,015 shares of common stock for cash proceeds of $295,354.
ITEM 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.
As of the date of this filing, Robert Kopple,
the Company’s Vice Chairman of the Board, is the only significant unsecured note holder that has not agreed to restructure
his debt. Mr. Kopple claims to be owed approximately $5.3 million plus interest and approximately 3.14 million warrants on terms
significantly preferable to other similarly-situated unsecured creditors. To-date, Mr. Kopple has not accepted the Company’s
multiple offers to restructure his debt. The Company is presently engaged in a dispute with Mr. Kopple relating to the debt and
securities which Mr. Kopple claims to be owed to him and his affiliates by the Company. See, “Note 3 – Notes Payable”
and “Note 5 – Related Parties Transactions” to the Company’s condensed financial statements and “Liquidity
and Capital Resources” in “Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations” elsewhere in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q for additional information regarding amounts that may be owed
under the Company’s notes payable and the recent restructuring of certain Company debt.
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In June 2014, we entered into a Financing
Letter of Agreement (the “June 2014 Agreement”) with two affiliate entities of Mr. Kopple, KF Business Ventures and
the Kopple Family Partnership (the “Additional Kopple Parties”), pursuant to which the Additional Kopple Parties loaned
us an additional $1,000,000 (the “June 2014 Loan”). In connection with the June 2014 Loan, Mr. Kopple also added $202,205
in penalties and accrued interest, credited us with $200,000 for amounts previously repaid by us and consolidated several earlier
advances into a single new note (the “June 2014 Kopple Note”) in the principal amount of $2,715,2067 and bearing simple
interest at a rate of 10% per annum. We were also required to obtain a subordination agreement from the Breslow Parties in favor
of the Kopple Parties with respect to the June 2014 Kopple Note.
Pursuant to the June 2014 Agreement,
the Kopple Parties also placed various restrictions on our ability to raise additional capital, hire qualified personnel and pay
certain expenses without his prior approval for so long as the principal amount of his note remained outstanding. The June 2014
Kopple Note also required us to issue Mr. Kopple a stock purchase warrant (the “June 2014 Kopple Warrant”) to purchase
approximately 771,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.70 per share, to be exercisable for seven years. Additionally,
if we borrowed funds, issued capital stock or rights to acquire or convert into capital stock, or granted rights in respect to
territories to any person for cash consideration of more than $5 million in the aggregate after the date of the June 2014 Kopple
Note, we would be required to pay the entire amount of such cash consideration in excess of $5 million as a mandatory prepayment
of the June 2014 Kopple Note. Additionally, Mr. Kopple required a default provision providing that in the event that the entire
outstanding balance of the June 2014 Kopple Note was not paid in full prior to October 1, 2014, then for each consecutive calendar
month during the period beginning October 1, 2014 and ending March 31, 2015, we would issue to Mr. Kopple additional stock purchase
warrants, each to purchase 416,458 shares of our common stock, up to a maximum aggregate of approximately 2.5 million shares of
our common stock, at $0.70 per share (the “Kopple Penalty Warrants”), the Kopple Penalty Warranties to be exercisable
for seven years from the time of their respective issuances. In addition to the Kopple Penalty Warrants, the default provision
under the June 2014 Kopple Note provides for a 5% late charge on the total amount due plus 15% per year interest. We have not
repaid the Kopple Parties for the amounts loaned to us. Additionally, we have not issued any of the Kopple Penalty Warrants and
management believes that Mr. Kopple is not entitled to receive them. We have also cancelled the June 2014 Kopple Warrant.
We consider the transactions described above with Mr. Kopple
to be related party transactions.
ITEM 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable.
ITEM 5. Other Information.
None.
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ITEM 6.
Exhibits
31.1
Certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
31.2
Certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
32.1
Certification of PrincipalExecutive Officier and Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101.INS
XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH
XBRL Schema Document
101.CAL
XBRL Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF
XBRL Definition Linkbase
101.LAB
XBRL Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE
XBRL Presentation Linkbase Document
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Date: January 15, 2021
AURA SYSTEMS, INC.
(Registrant)
By:
/s/ David Mann
David Mann
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer and
Duly Authorized Officer)
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