Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON
EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
Our shares are quoted on the
Pink Sheets operated by OTC Markets, Inc. under the symbol “AUSI”. Set forth below are high and low bid prices for our common
stock for each quarterly period in the two most recent Fiscal years. Such quotations reflect inter-dealer prices, without retail mark-up,
markdown or commissions and may not necessarily represent actual transactions in the common stock. We had approximately 3,400 stockholders
of record as of May 19, 2023.
Period
High
Low
Fiscal 2023
First Quarter ended May 31, 2022
$ 0.48
$ 0.24
Second Quarter ended August 31, 2022
$ 0.45
$ 0.20
Third Quarter ended November 30, 2022
$ 0.55
$ 0.17
Fourth Quarter ended February 28, 2023
$ 0.52
$ 0.19
Fiscal 2022
First Quarter ended May 31, 2021
$ 0.52
$ 0.24
Second Quarter ended August 31, 2021
$ 0.58
$ 0.23
Third Quarter ended November 30, 2021
$ 0.73
$ 0.38
Fourth Quarter ended February 28, 2022
$ 0.80
$ 0.22
On May 19, 2023, the reported closing sales price for our common stock
was $0.20.
Dividend Policy
We have not paid any dividends
on our common stock and we do not anticipate paying any dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future.
Sales of Unregistered Securities
During the year ended February
28, 2023, we issued 11,529,242 shares of common stock, for a total of approximately $3,270,000.
During the year ended February
28, 2022, we issued 12,016,095 shares of common stock, for a total of approximately $3,276,000 inclusive of 1,571,429 and 245,001 shares
of common stock in settlement of $550,000 of debt and approximately $74,000 for services, respectively.
Funds raised were for general
corporate working capital purposes. All such securities were issued and sold in reliance on the exemption from registration contained
in Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, and the certificates representing such securities contain a restrictive legend reflecting
the limitations on future transfer of those securities. The offer and sale of these securities was made without public solicitation or
advertising. The investors represented to us that they were knowledgeable and sophisticated and were experienced in business and financial
matters so as to be capable of evaluating an investment in our securities and were an “accredited investor” within the meaning
of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933. Each of these investors was afforded full access to information regarding
our business.
Repurchases of Equity Securities
We did not repurchase
any shares of our common stock during the fiscal years ended February 28, 2023 and February 28, 2022.
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ITEM 6. [Reserved]
As a smaller reporting
company, we are not required to provide disclosure under this Item 6.
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