Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We maintain disclosure controls
and procedures that are designed to ensure that material information required to be disclosed in our periodic reports filed under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or 1934 Act, is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified
in the SEC’s rules and forms and to ensure that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our
Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) as appropriate, to allow timely decisions
regarding required disclosure. We carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including
the principal executive officer and the principal financial officer (principal financial officer), of the effectiveness of the design
and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rule 13(a)-15(e) under the 1934 Act, as of the end of the period
covered by this report. During evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2021 conducted as part of our annual
audit and preparation of our annual financial statements, the CEO and CFO conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and
operations of our disclosure controls and procedures and concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective due
to the lack of segregation of duties resulting from our small size.
Management’s Report on Internal Control
over Financial Reporting
Management is responsible
for the preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements included in this annual report. The financial statements have been
prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and reflect management’s judgment
and estimates concerning effects of events and transactions that are accounted for or disclosed.
Management is also responsible
for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. Our internal control over financial reporting includes
those policies and procedures that pertain to our ability to record, process, summarize and report reliable data. Management recognizes
that there are inherent limitations in the effectiveness of any internal control over financial reporting, including the possibility of
human error and the circumvention or overriding of internal control. Accordingly, even effective internal control over financial reporting
can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement presentation. Further, because of changes in conditions, the
effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting may vary over time.
Management regularly assesses
controls and did so most recently for our financial reporting as of December 31, 2021. This assessment was based on criteria for effective
internal control over financial reporting described in the Internal Control Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring
Organizations (COSO) of the Treadway Commission. Based on this assessment, management has concluded that our internal control over financial
reporting was not effective as of December 31, 2021 due to the lack of segregation of duties resulting from our small size. In addition,
due to the lack of segregation of duties and limited resources, the Company has a small accounting staff to prepare and review its financial
statements.
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In light of the material weakness,
we performed additional analyses and procedures in order to conclude that our consolidated financial statements for the year ended December
31, 2021 included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K were fairly stated in accordance with US GAAP. Accordingly, management believes that
despite our material weakness, our consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2021 are fairly stated, in all material
respects, in accordance with US GAAP.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial
Reporting
There were no changes in
our internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act, during the quarter ended
December 31, 2021 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Attestation Report of the Registered Public Accounting Firm
This Annual Report on Form
10-K does not include an attestation report by our independent registered public accounting firm, regarding internal control over financial
reporting. As a smaller reporting company, our internal control over financial reporting was not subject to audit by our independent registered
public accounting firm pursuant to rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission that permit us to provide only management’s report.
ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION
Nasdaq Notice
On February 9, 2022, the
Company received notice from The Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”) that the closing bid price for the Company’s common
stock had been below $1.00 per share for the previous 30 consecutive business days, and that the Company is therefore not in compliance
with the minimum bid price requirement for continued inclusion on The Nasdaq Capital Market under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) (the
“Rule”). Nasdaq’s notice has no immediate effect on the listing or trading of the Company’s common stock on The
Nasdaq Capital Market. The notice indicates that the Company will have 180 calendar days, until August 8, 2022, to regain compliance with
this requirement. The Company can regain compliance with the $1.00 minimum bid listing requirement if the closing bid price of its common
stock is at least $1.00 per share for a minimum of ten (10) consecutive business days during the 180-day compliance period. If the Company
does not regain compliance during the initial compliance period, it may be eligible for additional time to regain compliance. To qualify,
the Company will be required to meet the continued listing requirement for market value of its publicly held shares and all other Nasdaq
initial listing standards, except the bid price requirement, and will need to provide written notice to Nasdaq of its intention to cure
the deficiency during the second compliance period by effecting a reverse stock split, if necessary. If the Company is not eligible or
it appears to Nasdaq that the Company will not be able to cure the deficiency during the second compliance period, Nasdaq will provide
written notice to the Company that the Company’s common stock will be subject to delisting. In the event of such notification, the
Company may appeal Nasdaq’s determination to delist its securities, but there can be no assurance that Nasdaq would grant the Company’s
request for continued listing. The Company intends to actively monitor the minimum bid price of its common stock and may, as appropriate,
consider available options to regain compliance with the Rule. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to regain compliance
with the Rule or will otherwise be in compliance with other Nasdaq listing criteria.
A delisting of our common stock is likely to reduce
the liquidity of our common stock and may inhibit or preclude our ability to raise additional financing.
2022 Convertible Note
On
March 28, 2022, the Company entered into Securities Purchase Agreement with an accredited investor providing for the sale by the Company
to the investor of a Convertible Note in the amount of $4,000,000 (the “2022 Convertible Note”). In addition to the 2022 Convertible
Note, the investor will also receive a Stock Purchase Warrant (the “2022 Warrant”) to acquire an aggregate of 1,333,333 shares
of common stock. The 2022 Warrants will be exercisable for five years at an exercise price of $1.25. The financing will close on or about
April 15, 2022.
The
2022 Convertible Note will bear interest at 1% per annum payable at maturity and matures ten years from issuance. The investor may elect
to convert all or part of the 2022 Convertible Note, plus accrued interest, at any time into shares of common stock of the Company at
a conversion price equal to 95% of the average of the highest three trading prices for the common stock during the 20-trading day period
ending one trading day prior to the conversion date but in no event will the conversion price be lower than $0.75 per share.
The investor agreed to restrict
its ability to convert the 2022 Convertible Note and exercise the 2022 Warrants and receive shares of common stock such that the number
of shares of common stock held by the investor after such conversion or exercise does not exceed 4.99% of the then issued and outstanding
shares of common stock. Further, Investor agreed to not sell or transfer any or all of the shares of common stock underlying the 2022
Convertible Note or the 2022 Warrant for a period of 90 days beginning on the closing date (the “Lock-Up Period”). Following
the expiration of the Lock-Up Period, the investor has agreed to limit its sale or transfer of such shares of common stock to a maximum
monthly amount equal to 20% of the shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the 2022 Convertible Note. The Company agreed to
use its reasonable best efforts to file a registration statement on Form S-3 (or other appropriate form) providing for the resale by the
investor of the shares of common stock underlying the 2022 Convertible Note and the 2022 Warrant.
ITEM 9C. DISCLOSURE REGARDING FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS
THAT PREVENT INSPECTIONS.
Not
applicable.
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PART III
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Directors and Executive Officers
Below are the names of and
certain information regarding our executive officers and directors as of the date hereof:
Name
Age
Position
Wenzhao Lu
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Chairman of the Board of Directors
David Jin, MD, PhD
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Chief Executive Officer, President and Director
Meng Li
44
Chief Operating Officer, Secretary and Director
Luisa Ingargiola
54
Chief Financial Officer
Steven A. Sanders
76
Director
Yancen Lu
47
Director
Wilbert J. Tauzin II
78
Director
William B. Stilley, III
54
Director
Tevi Troy
54
Director
Yue “Charles” Li
48
Director
Officers are elected annually
by the Board of Directors (subject to the terms of any employment agreement), at our annual meeting, to hold such officer until an officer’s
successor has been duly appointed and qualified, unless an officer sooner dies, resigns or is removed by the Board.
The principal occupation
and business experience during at least the past five years for our executive officers and directors is as follows:
Wenzhao Lu, Chairman of the Board of Directors
Mr. Wenzhao Lu is our Chairman
of the Board. He is a seasoned healthcare entrepreneur with extensive operational knowledge and experience in China. He has been serving
as Chairman of the Board for the Daopei Medical Group, or DPMG, since 2010. Under his leadership, DPMG has recently expanded its clinical
network involving a state-of-the-art stem cell bank at Wuhan Biolake, three top-ranked private hospitals (located in Beijing, Shanghai,
and Hebei), specialty hematology laboratories, as well as a hematology research institute, with more than 100 partnering and collaborating
hospitals in China. DPMG was founded by Professor Daopei Lu, a renowned hematologist pioneering in hematopoietic stem cell transplant
and member of the Academy of Engineering in China. Mr. Wenzhao Lu received a Bachelor of Arts from Temple University Tyler School of Arts
in 1988 and subsequently worked as senior Art Director at Ogilvy & Mather Advertising Company. Prior to joining DPMG, Mr. Lu served
as Chief Operating Officer for BioTime Asia Limited, which is a subsidiary of BioTime, Inc. (NYSE American: BTX) in 2009. Mr. Lu is qualified
to serve as a director because of his extensive operational knowledge of, and executive level management experience in, the healthcare
industry.
David Jin, Chief Executive Officer, President
and Director
Dr. David Jin, MD, PhD, is
our Chief Executive Officer, President and a member of the Board of Directors. From 2009 to 2017, Dr. Jin has served as the Chief Medical
Officer of BioTime, Inc. (NYSE American: BTX), a clinical stage regenerative medicine company with a focus on pluripotent stem cell technology.
Dr. Jin also acts as a senior translational clinician-scientist at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and the Ansary Stem Cell Center
at Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University. Prior to his current endeavors, Dr. Jin was Chief Consultant/Advisor for various
biotech/pharmaceutical companies regarding hematology, oncology, immunotherapy and stem cell-based technology development. Dr. Jin has
been Principle Investigator in more than 15 pre-clinical and clinical trials, as well as author/co-author of over 80 peer-reviewed scientific
abstracts, articles, reviews, and book chapters. Dr. Jin studied medicine at SUNY Downstate College of Medicine in Brooklyn, New York.
He received his clinical training and subsequent faculty tenure at the New York-Presbyterian Hospital (the teaching hospital for both
Cornell and Columbia Universities) in the areas of internal medicine, hematology, and clinical oncology. Dr. Jin was honored as Top Chief
Medical Officer by ExecRank in 2012, as well as recognized by Leading Physicians of the World in 2015. Dr. Jin is qualified to serve as
a director because of his role with us, and his extensive operational knowledge of, and executive level management experience in, the
healthcare industry.
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Meng Li, Chief Operating Officer and Secretary
Ms. Meng Li is our Chief
Operating Officer and Secretary and a former member of the Board of Directors. Ms. Li has over 15 years of executive experience in international
marketing, branding, communications, and media investment consultancy. Ms. Li served as Managing Director at Maxus/GroupM (a WPP Group
company) where she was responsible for business P&L and corporate management from 2006 to 2015. Prior to joining Maxus/Group M, Ms.
Li worked for Zenith Media (a Publicis Group company) from 2000 to 2006 as Senior Manager. Ms. Li received a Bachelor of Arts in International
Economic Law from Dalian Maritime University in China.
Luisa Ingargiola, Chief Financial Officer
Luisa Ingargiola is our Chief
Financial Officer. Ms Ingargiola has significant experience serving as Chief Financial Officer or Audit Chair for multiple NASDAQ and
NYSE companies. She currently serves as Director and Audit Chair for several public companies including ElectraMeccanica (NASDAQ:SOLO),
AgEagle (NYSE:UAVS) and Progress Acquisition Corporation (NASDAQ:PGRWU). From 2007 through 2016, Ms. Ingargiola served as the Chief Financial
Officer and then Director at MagneGas Corporation (Nasdaq: MNGA. Prior to 2007, Ms. Ingargiola held various roles as Budget Director and
Investment Analyst in several private companies. Ms. Ingargiola graduated in 1989 from Boston University with a Bachelor’s degree
in Business Administration and a concentration in Finance. In 1996, she received her MBA in Health Administration from the University
of South Florida. Ms. Ingargiola is qualified to serve as a Chief Financial Officer because of her extensive knowledge corporate governance,
regulatory requirements, executive leadership and knowledge of, and experience in, financing and M&A transactions.
Steven A. Sanders, Director
Steven A. Sanders is a member
of the Board of Directors. Since January 2017, Mr. Sanders has been Of Counsel to the law firm of Ortoli Rosenstadt LLP. From July 2007
until January 2017, Mr. Sanders was a Senior Partner of Ortoli Rosenstadt LLP. From January 1, 2004 until June 30, 2007, he was Of Counsel
to the law firm of Rubin, Bailin, Ortoli, LLP. From January 1, 2001 to December 31, 2003, he was Counsel to the law firm of Spitzer &
Feldman PC. Mr. Sanders also serves as a Director of Helijet International, Inc. and Electrameccanica Vehicles Corp. (NASDAQ:SOLO). Additionally,
he has been a director at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts since October 2013 and has been a director of the Bay Street Theater since
February 2015. Mr. Sanders received his JD from Cornell University and his BBA from The City College of New York. Mr. Sanders is qualified
to serve as a director because of his corporate, securities and international law experience, including working with companies in the
life sciences industry.
Yancen Lu, Director
Yancen Lu is a member of
the Board of Directors. Mr. Lu has more than 20 years of experience in investment banking and equity investment management. He is the
Founder and CEO of PagodaTree Partners, a healthcare PE fund. Before this, Mr. Lu was the Managing Director of FountainVest Partners.
In addition to his professionalism in securities, investment and capital management, Mr. Lu has a special focus and comprehensive understanding
of the global medical and healthcare industry. He served as Director of leading healthcare corporations including Sino Hospital Investment
Corporation (Hong Kong), Chang’an Hospital (the largest private hospital in Northwest China), and DIH Medical Technologies. Mr.
Lu received Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Engineering Economics from Tianjin University. Mr. Lu is qualified to serve
as a director because of his extensive operational knowledge of, and executive level management experience in, the healthcare industry.
Wilbert J. Tauzin II, Director
Wilbert J. Tauzin II is a
member of the Board of Directors. From December 2010 until March 1, 2014, Congressman Tauzin served as Special Legislative Counsel to
Alston & Bird LLP. From December 2004 to June 2010, Congressman Tauzin was President and Chief Executive Officer of the Pharmaceutical
Research and Manufacturers of America, a trade group that serves as one of the pharmaceutical industry’s top lobbying groups. He
served 12.5 terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, representing Louisiana’s 3rd Congressional District. From January 2001 through
February 2004, Congressman Tauzin served as Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. He also served as a senior member
of the House Resources Committee and Deputy Majority Whip. Prior to serving as a member of Congress, Congressman Tauzin was a member of
the Louisiana State Legislature, where he served as Chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee and Chief Administration Floor Leader.
He served as Lead Independent Director of LHC Group, a publicly traded provider of quality home health care, from 2005 to 2021 and retains
the role of Lead Independent Emeritus today. The Congressman also served on the Board of Entergy, a Fortune 500 company. In addition,
the Congressman chartered a Louisiana State Savings and Loan Association and Chaired its first Board. He received a Bachelor of Arts Degree
from Nicholls State University and a Juris Doctor degree from Louisiana State University. Congressman Tauzin is qualified to serve as
a director because of his extensive knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry and his experience as a director of several publicly-traded
and privately-held companies.
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William B. Stilley, III, Director
William B. Stilley is a member
of the Board of Directors. Mr. Stilley has been the chief executive officer and member of the board of directors of Adial Pharmaceuticals,
Inc. since December 2010. From August 2008 until December 2010, he was the vice president, business development and strategic projects
at Clinical Data, Inc. (NASDQ: CLDA). In September 2021, Mr. Stilley was appointed to serve as a member of the board of directors of Sysorex,
Inc., where he serves as chair of the audit committee. From February 2002, Mr. Stilley was the COO and CFO of Adenosine Therapeutics,
LLC until certain assets of Adenosine Therapeutics were acquired by Clinical Data, Inc. in August 2008. Mr. Stilley has advised both public
and private companies on financing and M&A transactions, has been the interim CFO of a public company, the interim Chief Business
Officer and then Advisor for Diffusion Pharmaceuticals from September 2015 through March 2018, and the COO and CFO of a number of private
companies. Before entering the business community, Mr. Stilley served as Captain in the U.S. Marine Corps. Mr. Stilley has an MBA with
honors from the Darden School of Business and a B.S. in Commerce/Marketing from the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia.
He currently serves on the Advisory Board of Virginia BIO, the statewide biotechnology organization. Mr. Stilley is qualified to serve
as a director because of his extensive knowledge of the biotechnology industry, significant executive leadership and operational experience,
and knowledge of, and experience in, financing and M&A transactions.
Tevi Troy, Director
Tevi Troy is a member of
the Board of Directors and a former Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Dr. Troy is a Senior Fellow
at the Bipartisan Policy Center in Washington. He has previously been the founder and CEO of the American Health Policy Institute and
a Senior Fellow at Hudson Institute. On August 3, 2007, Dr. Troy was unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the Deputy Secretary
of HHS. As Deputy Secretary, Dr. Troy was the chief operating officer of the largest civilian department in the federal government, with
a budget of $716 billion and over 67,000 employees. Dr. Troy has extensive White House experience, having served in several high-level
positions over a five-year period, culminating in his service as Deputy Assistant and then Acting Assistant to the President for Domestic
Policy. Dr. Troy has held high-level positions on Capitol Hill as well. From 1998 to 2000, Dr. Troy served as the Policy Director for
Senator John Ashcroft. From 1996 to 1998, Dr. Troy was Senior Domestic Policy Adviser and later Domestic Policy Director for the House
Policy Committee, chaired by Christopher Cox. In addition to his senior level government work and health care expertise, Dr. Troy is also
a best-selling presidential historian and the author of five books, including, most recently, “Fight House: Rivalries in the White
House from Truman to Trump,” which the Wall Street Journal listed as one of the top political books of 2020. Dr. Troy’s many
other affiliations include: contributing editor for Washingtonian magazine; member of the publication committee of National Affairs; member
of the Board of Fellows of the Jewish Policy Center; a Senior Fellow at the Potomac Institute; and a member of the Bipartisan Commission
on Biodefense. Dr. Troy has a B.S. in Industrial and Labor Relations from Cornell University and an M.A and Ph.D. in American Civilization
from the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Troy is qualified to serve as a director because of his extensive knowledge of the healthcare
industry and his significant leadership experience.
Yue “Charles” Li
Mr. Li has about 20 years
of experience in M&A and capital markets in China and the U.S. Mr. Li currently is a Managing Director at PagodaTree Partners, a private
equity company with a focus on healthcare in Beijing. Prior to PagodaTree, he was a senior executive at a major conglomerate in China
where he successfully closed $2 billion M&A transactions in healthcare and insurance areas. Previously, Mr. Li spent 8 years in Deloitte,
as a director of financial advisory services in Beijing and capital markets in New York. His key clients included Merrill Lynch, Blackrock,
KKR etc. In his early career, Mr. Li served for top tier financial institutions such as Credit Suisse and Fannie Mae, responsible for
asset allocation strategy and risk management for multibillion USD portfolios. Mr. Li received Master’s degree from the Olin School
of Business at Washington University in 2000 and a Bachelor of Engineering from Tianjin University in 1996. He is a CFA charter holder.
Mr. Li is qualified to serve as a director because of his extensive investment and executive level management experience.
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Board Composition
Our business and affairs
are organized under the direction of our board of directors, which currently consists of nine members. The primary responsibility of our
board of directors is to provide oversight, strategic guidance, counseling, and direction to our management team. Our board of directors
meets on a regular basis and additionally as required.
A majority of the authorized
number of directors constitutes a quorum of the Board of Directors for the transaction of business. The directors must be present at the
meeting to constitute a quorum. However, any action required or permitted to be taken by the Board of Directors may be taken without a
meeting if all members of the Board of Directors individually or collectively consent in writing to the action.
Director Independence
Our
board of directors currently consists of nine members. Our board of directors has determined that Yancen Lu, William B. Stilley,
III, Steven A. Sanders, Tevi Troy and Yue “Charles” Li, qualify as independent directors in accordance with the Nasdaq Capital
Market (“Nasdaq”) listing requirements. Mr. Wenzhao Lu, Dr. Jin, Meng Li and Wilbert Tauzin II are not considered independent.
Nasdaq’s independence definition includes a series of objective tests, such as that the director is not, and has not been for at
least three (3) years, one of our employees and that neither the director nor any of his or her family members has engaged in
various types of business dealings with us. In addition, as required by Nasdaq rules, our board of directors has made a subjective determination
as to each independent director that no relationships exist that, in the opinion of our board of directors, would interfere with the exercise
of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of a director. In making these determinations, our board of directors reviewed
and discussed information provided by the directors and us with regard to each director’s business and personal activities and relationships
as they may relate to us and our management. There are no family relationships among any of our directors or executive officers.
As
required under Nasdaq rules and regulations, our independent directors meet in regularly scheduled executive sessions at which only independent
directors are present.
Family Relationships
There are no family relationships
among our directors or executive officers.
Board Leadership Structure and Role in Risk
Oversight
Our Board of Directors, or
the Board, is primarily responsible for overseeing our risk management processes on behalf of our company. The Board receives and reviews
periodic reports from management, auditors, legal counsel, and others, as considered appropriate regarding our company’s assessment
of risks. In addition, the Board focuses on the most significant risks facing our company and our company’s general risk management
strategy, and also ensures that risks undertaken by our company are consistent with the board’s appetite for risk. While the Board
oversees our company’s risk management, management is responsible for day-to-day risk management processes. We believe this division
of responsibilities is the most effective approach for addressing the risks facing our company and that our board leadership structure
supports this approach.
Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings
To our knowledge, our directors
and executive officers have not been involved in any of the following events during the past ten years:
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any bankruptcy petition filed by or against such person or any business of which such person was a general partner or executive officer either at the time of the bankruptcy or within two years prior to that time;
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any conviction in a criminal proceeding or being subject to a pending criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations and other minor offenses);
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being subject to any order, judgment, or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any court of competent jurisdiction, permanently or temporarily enjoining him from or otherwise limiting his involvement in any type of business, securities or banking activities or to be associated with any person practicing in banking or securities activities;
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being found by a court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action, the SEC or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to have violated a Federal or state securities or commodities law, and the judgment has not been reversed, suspended, or vacated;
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being subject of, or a party to, any Federal or state judicial or administrative order, judgment decree, or finding, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, relating to an alleged violation of any Federal or state securities or commodities law or regulation, any law or regulation respecting financial institutions or insurance companies, or any law or regulation prohibiting mail or wire fraud or fraud in connection with any business entity; or
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being subject of or party to any sanction or order, not subsequently reversed, suspended, or vacated, of any self-regulatory organization, any registered entity or any equivalent exchange, association, entity or organization that has disciplinary authority over its members or persons associated with a member.
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Board Committees
Establishment of Board Committees and Adoption of Charters
In November 2018, the Company
established a Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, a Compensation Committee and an Audit Committee (collectively, the “Committees”)
and approved and adopted charters to govern each of the Committees.
In connection with the establishment
of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, Compensation Committee and Audit Committee, the Board of Directors
of the Company appointed members to each such committee. Currently, all three committees are comprised of at least three (3) directors
meeting the requirements set forth in each applicable charter. The membership of these three standing committees of the Board of
Directors of the Company is as follows:
Nominating and Corporate
Governance Committee
Compensation Committee
Audit Committee
Steven Sanders (Chairman)
Yancen Lu (Chairman)
William Stilley (Chairman)
Tevi Troy
Steven Sanders
Yancen Lu
William Stilley
Tevi Troy
Steve Sanders
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
Our board of directors has
determined that each of the members of the Nominating and Governance Committee (the “Governance Committee”) are “independent
directors” as defined by Nasdaq. The Governance Committee generally responsible for recommending to our full board of directors’
policies, procedures, and practices designed to help ensure that our corporate governance policies, procedures, and practices continue
to assist the board of directors and our management in effectively and efficiently promoting the best interests of our stockholders. The
Governance Committee is also responsible for selecting and recommending for approval by our board of directors and our stockholders a
slate of director nominees for election at each of our annual meetings of stockholders, and otherwise for determining the board committee
members and chairmen, subject to board of directors ratification, as well as recommending to the board director nominees to fill vacancies
or new positions on the board of directors or its committees that may occur or be created from time to time, all in accordance with our
bylaws and applicable law. The Governance Committee’s principal functions include:
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developing and maintaining our corporate governance policy guidelines;
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developing and maintaining our codes of conduct and ethics;
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overseeing the interpretation and enforcement of our Code of Conduct and our Code of Ethics for Chief Executive Officer and Senior Financial and Accounting Officers;
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evaluating the performance of our board of directors, its committees, and committee chairmen and our directors; and
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selecting and recommending a slate of director nominees for election at each of our annual meetings of the stockholders and recommending to the board director nominees to fill vacancies or new positions on the board of directors or its committees that may occur from time to time.
During 2021, the Nominating
and Corporate Governance Committee did not meet. The Governance Committee is governed by a written charter approved by our board of directors.
A copy of the Governance Committee’s charter is posted on the Company’s website at www.avalon-globocare.com in the “Investors”
section of the website. In identifying potential independent board of directors’ candidates with significant senior-level professional
experience, the Governance Committee solicits candidates from the board of directors, senior management and others and may engage a search
firm in the process. The Governance Committee reviews and narrows the list of candidates and interviews potential nominees. The final
candidate is also introduced and interviewed by the board of directors and the lead director if one has been appointed. In general, in
considering whether to recommend any particular candidate for inclusion in our board of directors’ slate of recommended director
nominees, the Governance Committee will apply the criteria set forth in our corporate governance guidelines. These criteria include the
candidate’s integrity, business acumen, commitment to understanding our business and industry, experience, conflicts of interest
and the ability to act in the interests of our stockholders. Further, specific consideration is given to, among other things, diversity
of background and experience that a candidate would bring to our board of directors. The Governance Committee does not assign specific
weights to particular criteria and no particular criterion is a prerequisite for each prospective nominee. We believe that the backgrounds
and qualifications of our directors, considered as a group, should provide a composite mix of experience, knowledge and abilities that
will allow our board of directors to fulfill its responsibilities. Stockholders may recommend individuals to the Governance Committee
for consideration as potential director candidates by submitting their names, together with appropriate biographical information and background
materials to our Governance Committee. Assuming that appropriate biographical and background material has been provided on a timely basis,
the Governance Committee will evaluate stockholder recommended candidates by following substantially the same process, and applying substantially
the same criteria, as it follows for candidates submitted by others.
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Audit Committee
We have a separately-designated
standing Audit Committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange
Act”). Our board of directors has determined that the members are all “independent directors” as defined by the rules
of Nasdaq applicable to members of an audit committee and Rule 10A-3(b)(i) under the Exchange Act. In addition, Mr. Stilley is an “audit
committee financial expert” as defined in Item 407(d)(5) of Regulation S-K and demonstrates “financial sophistication”
as defined by the rules of The NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. The Audit Committee is appointed by our board of directors to assist our board
of directors in monitoring (1) the integrity of our financial statements, (2) our compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, and
(3) the independence and performance of our internal and external auditors. The Audit Committee’s principal functions include:
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reviewing our annual audited financial statements with management and our independent auditors, including major issues regarding accounting and auditing principles and practices and financial reporting that could significantly affect our financial statements;
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reviewing our quarterly financial statements with management and our independent auditor prior to the filing of our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, including the results of the independent auditors’ reviews of the quarterly financial statements;
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recommending to the board of directors the appointment of, and continued evaluation of the performance of, our independent auditor;
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approving the fees to be paid to our independent auditor for audit services and approving the retention of our independent auditor for non-audit services and all fees for such services;
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reviewing periodic reports from our independent auditor regarding our auditor’s independence, including discussion of such reports with the auditor;
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reviewing the adequacy of our overall control environment, including internal financial controls and disclosure controls and procedures; and
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reviewing with our management and legal counsel legal matters that may have a material impact on our financial statements or our compliance policies and any material reports or inquiries received from regulators or governmental agencies.
During the year ended December
31, 2021, the audit committee met four times. A copy of the Audit Committee’s charter is posted on the Company’s website at
www.avalon-globocare.com in the “Investors” section of the website.
Meetings may be held from
time to time to consider matters for which approval of our Board of Directors is desirable or is required by law.
Compensation Committee
Our compensation committee
consists of Yancen Lu, Steven Sanders and Tevi Troy. Our board of directors has determined that each of the members are an “independent
director” as defined by the Nasdaq rules applicable to members of a compensation committee. The Compensation Committee is responsible
for establishing the compensation of our senior management, including salaries, bonuses, termination arrangements, and other executive
officer benefits as well as director compensation. The Compensation Committee also administers our equity incentive plans. During the
year ended December 31, 2021, the Compensation Committee did not meet. The Compensation Committee is governed by a written charter approved
by the board of directors. A copy of the Compensation Committee’s charter is posted on the Company’s website at www.avalon-globocare.com in
the “Investors” section of the website. The Compensation Committee works with the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive
Officer and reviews and approves compensation decisions regarding senior management including compensation levels and equity incentive
awards. The Compensation Committee also approves employment and compensation agreements with our key personnel and directors. The Compensation
Committee has the power and authority to conduct or authorize studies, retain independent consultants, accountants or others, and obtain
unrestricted access to management, our internal auditors, human resources and accounting employees and all information relevant to its
responsibilities.
The responsibilities of the
Compensation Committee, as stated in its charter, include the following:
●
review and approve the Company’s compensation guidelines and structure;
●
review and approve on an annual basis the corporate goals and objectives with respect to compensation for the Chief Executive Officer;
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review and approve on an annual basis the evaluation process and compensation structure for the Company’s other officers, including salary, bonus, incentive and equity compensation; and
●
periodically review and make recommendations to the Board of Directors regarding the compensation of non-management directors.
The Compensation Committee
is responsible for developing the executive compensation philosophy and reviewing and recommending to the Board of Directors for approval
all compensation policies and compensation programs for the executive team.
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider
Participation
None
of our executive officers currently serves, or in the past year has served, as a member of the board of directors or compensation committee
of any entity that has one or more executive officers on our board of directors or compensation committee.
Code of Ethics
We have a code of ethics
that applies to all of our employees, including our principal executive officer, principal financial officer and principal accounting
officer, and the Board. A copy of this code is available in our employee handbook and under the “About Us – Code of Conduct”
section of our website at www.avalon-globocare.com. In addition, we intend to post on our website all disclosures that are required by
law or the listing standards of our applicable trading market concerning any amendments to, or waivers from, any provision of the code.
The reference to our website address does not constitute incorporation by reference of the information contained at or available through
our website, and you should not consider it to be a part of this report.
Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Our directors and executive
officers are indemnified as provided by the Delaware law and our Bylaws. These provisions state that our directors may cause us to indemnify
a director or former director against all costs, charges and expenses, including an amount paid to settle an action or satisfy a judgment,
actually and reasonably incurred by him or her as a result of him or her acting as a director. The indemnification of costs can include
an amount paid to settle an action or satisfy a judgment. Such indemnification is at the discretion of our board of directors and is subject
to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s policy regarding indemnification.
Insofar as indemnification
for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling us pursuant to
the foregoing provisions, or otherwise. We have been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission, such indemnification
is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.
Delinquent Section 16(a) Reports
Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires
the Company’s executive officers, directors, and persons who beneficially own more than ten percent of a registered class of the
Company’s equity securities, to file with the SEC initial reports of ownership and reports of changes in ownership of the Company’s
common stock. Such officers, directors, and persons are required by SEC regulation to furnish the Company with copies of all Section 16(a)
forms that they file with the SEC.
To our knowledge, based solely on review of the
copies of such reports and amendments to such reports with respect to the year ended December 31, 2021 filed with the SEC, all required
Section 16 reports under the Exchange Act for our directors, executive officers, principal accounting officer and beneficial owners
of greater than 10% of our common stock were filed on a timely basis during the year ended December 31, 2021.
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ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Executive Officers’ Compensation
The following table sets
forth information concerning all cash and non-cash compensation awarded to, earned by or paid to our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial
Officer and Chief Operation Officer during the last two (2) years. No other executive officer received compensation in excess of $100,000
during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021.
Summary Annual Compensation Table
Name and
Principal
Position
Fiscal
Year
Salary
Stock
Award
Option
Awards
Non-Equity
Incentive Plan
Compensation
Change in
Pension Value
and Non-
Qualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings
All Other
Compensation
Total
($)
($)
($)
($)
($)
($)
($)
Dr. David Jin
2021
360,000
-
-
-
-
-
360,000
CEO
2020
360,000
-
642,584
-
-
-
1,002,584
Luisa Ingargiola
2021
350,000
-
-
-
-
-
350,000
CFO
2020
350,000
-
712,028
-
-
-
1,062,028
Meng Li
2021
340,000
-
-
-
-
-
340,000
COO
2020
340,000
-
481,942
-
-
-
821,942
Employment Agreements
David Jin
On December 1, 2016, the
Company entered into an Executive Employment Agreement with David Jin, the Company’s CEO and President. Pursuant to the agreement,
Mr. Jin will be employed as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company which agreement had a term initially through November
30, 2017 unless earlier terminated pursuant to the terms of the agreement. On February 20, 2020, the Company entered into a Letter Agreement
with Dr. Jin pursuant to which the term of Dr. Jin’s Executive Employment Agreement was extended an additional three years and granted
Dr. Jin a Stock Option to acquire 400,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.52 per share for a period of ten years.
During the term of the agreement,
Mr. Jin is entitled to a base salary and will be eligible for a discretionary performance bonus, equity awards and to participate in employee
benefits plans as the Company may institute from time to time at the discretion of the Company’s Board of Directors. On January
3, 2019, the Company entered into a Letter Agreement with Dr. Jin, pursuant to which his annual base salary set forth in his employment
agreement was increased to $360,000 effective January 1, 2019. Further, the Company agreed to grant Dr. Jin additional stock options to
acquire 150,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $2.00 per share. Pursuant to the agreement, Mr. Jin may be terminated for
“cause” as defined and Mr. Jin may resign for “good reason” as defined. In the event Mr. Jin is terminated without
cause or resigns for good reason, the Company will be required to pay Mr. Jin all accrued salary and bonuses, reimbursement for all business
expenses and Mr. Jin’s salary for one year. In the event Mr. Jin is terminated with cause, resigns without good reason, dies or
is disabled, the Company will be required to pay Mr. Jin all accrued salary and bonuses and reimbursement for all business expenses. Under
the agreement Mr. Jin is subject to confidentiality, non-compete and non-solicitation restrictions.
Meng Li
On January 11, 2017, Avalon
Shanghai entered into an Executive Employment Agreement with Meng Li, the Company’s COO and Secretary. Pursuant to the agreement,
Ms. Li will be employed as Chief Operating Officer and President of Avalon Shanghai initially through November 30, 2019, unless earlier
terminated pursuant to the terms of the agreement. On February 20, 2020, the Company entered into a Letter Agreement with Meng Li pursuant
to which the term of Ms. Li’s Executive Employment Agreement entered between the Company’ subsidiary and Ms. Li dated January
11, 2017 was extended an additional three years and granted Ms. Li a Stock Option to acquire 300,000 shares of common stock at an exercise
price of $1.52 per share for a period of ten years.
During the term of the agreement,
Ms. Li is be entitled to a base salary and will be eligible for a discretionary performance bonus, equity awards and to participate in
employee benefits plans as the Avalon Shanghai may institute from time to time at the discretion of its Board of Directors. On January
3, 2019, the Company entered into a Letter Agreement with Ms. Li, pursuant to which her annual base salary set forth in her employment
agreement was increased to $340,000 effective January 1, 2019. Further, the Company agreed to grant Ms. Li stock options to acquire 150,000
shares of common stock at an exercise price of $2.00 per share. Pursuant to the agreement, Ms. Li may be terminated for “cause”
as defined and Ms. Li may resign for “good reason” as defined. In the event Ms. Li is terminated without cause or resigns
for good reason, Avalon Shanghai will be required to pay Ms. Li all accrued salary and bonuses, reimbursement for all business expenses
and Ms. Li’s salary for one year. In the event Ms. Li is terminated with cause, resigns without good reason, dies or is disabled,
Avalon Shanghai will be required to pay Ms. Li all accrued salary and bonuses and reimbursement for all business expenses. Under the agreement
Ms. Li is subject to confidentiality, non-compete and non-solicitation restrictions.
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Luisa Ingargiola
On February 21, 2017, Ms.
Ingargiola and the Company entered into an Executive Retention Agreement effective February 9, 2017 pursuant to which Ms. Ingargiola agreed
to serve as Chief Financial Officer in consideration of an annual salary. On January 3, 2019, the Company entered into a Letter Agreement
with Ms. Ingargiola, pursuant to which her annual base salary set forth in her employment agreement was increased to $350,000 effective
January 1, 2019. The Company has agreed to provide a bonus of 50% of her base salary upon the Company timely filing its annual report
on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017 and the Company raising gross proceeds of $20 million in debt and/or equity capital
and a bonus of 100% of her base salary upon the Company achieving (i) any merger or sale of the Company or its assets, (ii) the Company
achieving adjusted EBITDA of $10 million in a fiscal year, (iii) the Company achieving a listing on a national exchange and then or subsequently
raising gross proceeds in the amount of $10 million. The Company also granted Ms. Ingargiola a Stock Option to acquire two million shares
of common stock of the Company at an exercise price of $0.50 per share for a period of ten years. The Stock Options vest in 36 equal tranches
commencing on the grant date. The Company and Ms. Ingargiola also entered into an Indemnification Agreement.
The employment of Ms. Ingargiola
is at will and may be terminated at any time, with or without formal cause. Pursuant to the terms of executive retention agreement with
Ms. Ingargiola, the Company has agreed to provide specified severance and bonus amounts and to accelerate the vesting on their equity
awards upon termination upon a change of control or an involuntary termination, as each term is defined in the agreements.
In the event of a termination
upon a change of control, Ms. Ingargiola is entitled to receive an amount equal to 12 months of her base salary and the target bonus then
in effect for the executive officer for the year in which such termination occurs, such bonus payment to be pro-rated to reflect the full
number of months the executive remained in the Company’s employ. In addition, the vesting on any stock option held by the executive
officer will be accelerated in full. At the election of the executive officer, the Company will also continue to provide health related
employee insurance coverage for twelve months, at the Company’s expense.
In the event of an involuntary
termination, Ms. Ingargiola is entitled to receive an amount equal to six months of her base salary and the target bonus then in effect
for the executive officer for the six months in which such termination occurs, such bonus payment to be pro-rated to reflect the full
number of months the executive remained in the Company’s employ. Such payment will be increased to 12 months upon the one-year anniversary
of the retention agreement. In addition, the vesting on any stock option held by the executive officer will be accelerated in full. At
the election of the executive officer, the Company will also continue to provide health related employee insurance coverage for twelve
months, at the Company’s expense.
On February 20, 2020, the
Company entered into a Letter Agreement with Ms. Ingargiola granting Ms. Ingargiola a Stock Option to acquire 400,000 shares of common
stock at an exercise price of $1.52 per share for a period of ten years.
Option Exercises and Stock Vested
There were no options exercised
by our executive officers or stock vested to our executive officers during the year ended December 31, 2021.
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Outstanding Equity Awards
The following table sets
forth information with respect to the outstanding equity awards of our principal executive officers and principal financial officer during
2021, and each person who served as an executive officer of the Company as of December 31, 2021:
Outstanding Equity Awards
Option Awards
Stock Awards
Name and principal position
Number of securities underlying unexercised options
Exercisable
(#)
Number of securities underlying unexercised options Unexercisable
(#)
Equity incentive plan awards:
Number of securities underlying unexercised options
(#)
Options exercise price
($)
Option expiration Date
Number of shares or units of stock that have not vested
(#)
Market value of shares or units of stock that have not vested
($)
Equity incentive plan awards: Number of unearned shares, units or other rights that have not vested
(#)
Equity
incentive plan
awards:
Market or
payout value
of unearned
shares, units
or other
rights that
have not
vested
($)
Luisa Ingargiola, CFO
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
David Jin, CEO
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Meng Li, COO
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
No Pension Benefits
The Company does not maintain
any plan that provides for payments or other benefits to its executive officers at, following or in connection with retirement and including,
without limitation, any tax-qualified defined benefit plans or supplemental executive retirement plans.
No Nonqualified Deferred Compensation
The Company does not maintain
any defined contribution or other plan that provides for the deferral of compensation on a basis that is not tax-qualified.
Director Compensation
Name
Fees Earned or Paid in Cash
$
Stock
Awards
$
Option Awards
$
Non-equity Incentive Plan Compensation
$
Change in Pension Value and Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Earnings
$
All Other Compensation
$
Total
$
Yue (Charles) Li (1)
60,000
-
76,185
-
-
-
136,185
Yancen Lu (2)
70,000
-
76,185
-
-
-
146,185
Wilbert Tauzin (3)
-
-
163,858
-
-
-
163,858
Wenzhao Lu
100,000
-
-
-
-
-
100,000
David Jin
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Meng Li
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Steven Sanders (4)
70,000
-
76,185
-
-
-
146,185
Tevi Troy (5)
60,000
-
76,185
-
-
-
136,185
William Stilley (6)
70,000
-
76,185
-
-
-
146,185
(1) Mr. Li’s 2021 compensation consisted of cash of $60,000 and 80,000 options vested and valued at
$76,185.
(2) Mr. Lu’s 2021 compensation consisted of cash of $70,000 and 80,000 options vested and valued at
$76,185.
(3) Mr. Tauzin’s 2021 compensation consisted of 200,000 options vested and valued at $163,858.
(4) Mr. Sanders’s 2021 compensation consisted of cash of $70,000 and 80,000 options vested and valued
at $76,185.
(5) Mr. Troy’s 2021 compensation consisted of cash of $60,000 and 80,000 options vested and valued at
$76,185.
(6) Mr. Stilley’s 2021 compensation consisted of cash of $70,000 and 80,000 options vested and valued
at $76,185.
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ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL
OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
Beneficial
ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC and generally includes voting or investment power with respect to securities. In
accordance with SEC rules, shares of our common stock which may be acquired upon exercise of stock options or warrants which are currently
exercisable or which become exercisable within 60 days of the date of the applicable table below are deemed beneficially owned by the
holders of such options and warrants and are deemed outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage of ownership of such person,
but are not treated as outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage of ownership of any other person. Subject to community
property laws, where applicable, the persons or entities named in the tables below have sole voting and investment power with respect
to all shares of our common stock indicated as beneficially owned by them.
The following table sets forth
certain information, as of March 29, 2022 with respect to the beneficial ownership of the outstanding common stock by (i) any holder of
more than five (5%) percent; (ii) each of our executive officers and directors; and (iii) our directors and executive officers as a group.
The numbers below reflect a 1:4 reverse stock split implemented on October 18, 2016. Except as otherwise indicated, each of the stockholders
listed below has sole voting and investment power over the shares beneficially owned.
Name of Beneficial Owner (1)
Common Stock Beneficially
Owned
Percentage
of
Common Stock (2)
Wenzhao Lu* (3)
32,445,161
33.9 %
David Jin, MD, PhD* (4)
16,000,000
16.7 %
Meng Li* (5)
5,600,000
5.9 %
Luisa Ingargiola* (6)
2,400,000
2.5 %
Yancen Lu* (7)
5,450,000
5.7 %
Steven A. Sanders* (8)
250,000
**
Wilbert J. Tauzin II* (9)
700,000
**
William B. Stilley III* (10)
250,000
**
Tevi Troy* (11)
250,000
**
Yue (Charles) Li* (12)
210,000
**
All officers and directors as a group (10 persons)
63,555,161
66.5 %
*
Officer and/or director of our company.
**
Less than 1.0%.
(1)
Except as otherwise indicated, the address of each beneficial owner is c/o Avalon GloboCare Corp., 4400 Route 9 South, Suite 3100, Freehold, New Jersey 07728.
(2)
Applicable percentage ownership is based on 88,625,709 shares of common
stock outstanding as of March 29, 2022, together with securities exercisable or convertible into shares of common stock within 60 days
of March 29, 2022 for each stockholder. Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the Securities and Exchange
Commission and generally includes voting or investment power with respect to securities. Shares of common stock that are currently exercisable
or exercisable within 60 days of March 29, 2022 are deemed to be beneficially owned by the person holding such securities for the purpose
of computing the percentage of ownership of such person, but are not treated as outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage
ownership of any other person.
(3)
Wenzhao Lu holds (i) 30,945,161 shares of common stock and (ii) 1,500,000 vested options to acquire 1,500,000 shares of common stock of our company.
(4)
David Jin holds (i) 15,450,000 shares of common stock and (ii) 550,000 vested options to acquire 550,000 shares of common stock of our company.
(5)
Meng Li holds (i) 5,150,000 shares of common stock and (ii) 450,000 vested options to acquire 450,000 shares of common stock of our company.
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(6)
Represents 2,400,000 vested options to acquire 2,400,000 shares of common stock of our company.
(7)
Yancen Lu holds (i) 5,000,000 shares of common stock and (ii) 450,000 options, of which 430,000 shares have vested and an additional 20,000 shares shall vest within 60 days.
(8)
Represents stock option to acquire 250,000 shares of common stock of our company, which included 20,000 shares to be vested within 60 days.
(9)
Represents stock option to acquire 700,000 shares of common stock of our company, which included 10,000 shares to be vested within 60 days.
(10)
Represents stock option to acquire 250,000 shares of common stock of our company, which included 20,000 shares to be vested within 60 days.
(11)
Represents stock option to acquire 250,000 shares of common stock of our company, which included 20,000 shares to be vested within 60 days.
(12)
Represents stock option to acquire 210,000 shares of common stock of our company, which included 20,000 shares to be vested within 60 days.
ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED
TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE
Rental
Revenue from Related Party and Rent Receivable – Related Party
The Company leases space of its commercial real
property located in New Jersey to a company, which is controlled by Wenzhao Lu, the Company’s largest shareholder and chairman of
the Board of Directors. The term of the related party lease agreement is five years commencing on May 1, 2021 and will expire on April
30, 2026. For the year ended December 31, 2021, the related party rental revenue amounted to $33,600, and has been included in real property
rental on the accompanying consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. As of December 31, 2021, the related party rent
receivable totaled $33,600 and no allowance for doubtful accounts was deemed to be required on rent receivable – related party at
December 31, 2021.
Medical Related Consulting
Services Revenue from Related Parties
During the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020,
medical related consulting services revenue from related parties was as follows:
Years Ended December 31,
2021
2020
Medical related consulting services provided to:
Hebei Daopei *
$ 187,412
$ -
Shanghai Daopei *
-
170,908
$ 187,412
$ 170,908
* Hebei Daopei and Shanghai Daopei are subsidiaries of an entity
whose chairman is Wenzhao Lu, the largest shareholder of the Company.
Accrued Liabilities and Other Payables –
Related Parties
In 2017, the Company acquired Beijing Genexosome
for a cash payment of $450,000. As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the unpaid acquisition consideration of $100,000, was payable to Dr.
Yu Zhou, former director and former co-chief executive officer and 40% owner of Genexosome, and has been included in accrued liabilities
and other payables – related parties on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the accrued
and unpaid interest related to borrowings from Wenzhao Lu, the Company’s largest shareholder and chairman of the Board of Directors,
amounted to $368,433 and $167,956, respectively, and have been included in accrued liabilities and other payables – related
parties on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
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Borrowings from Related Party
Promissory Note
On March 18, 2019, the
Company issued Wenzhao Lu, the Company’s largest shareholder and Chairman of the Board of Directors, a Promissory Note in the principal
amount of $1,000,000 (“Promissory Note”) in consideration of cash in the amount of $1,000,000. The Promissory Note accrues
interest at the rate of 5% per annum and matures March 19, 2022. The Company repaid principal of $410,000 and $200,000 in
the third quarter of 2019 and second quarter of 2020, respectively. As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the outstanding principal balance
was $390,000.
Line of Credit
On August 29, 2019, the Company entered into a
Line of Credit Agreement (the “Line of Credit Agreement”) providing the Company with a $20 million line of credit (the
“Line of Credit”) from Wenzhao Lu (the “Lender”), the largest shareholder and Chairman of the Board of Directors
of the Company. The Line of Credit allows the Company to request loans thereunder and to use the proceeds of such loans for working capital
and operating expense purposes until the facility matures on December 31, 2024. The loans are unsecured and are not convertible into
equity of the Company. Loans drawn under the Line of Credit bears interest at an annual rate of 5% and each individual loan will
be payable three years from the date of issuance. The Company has a right to draw down on the line of credit and not at the discretion
of the related party Lender. The Company may, at its option, prepay any borrowings under the Line of Credit, in whole or in part at any
time prior to maturity, without premium or penalty. The Line of Credit Agreement includes customary events of default. If any such event
of default occurs, the Lender may declare all outstanding loans under the Line of Credit to be due and payable immediately.
In the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020,
activity recorded for the Line of Credit is summarized in the following table:
Outstanding principal under the Line of Credit at January 1, 2020
$ 2,600,000
Draw down from Line of Credit
600,000
Outstanding principal under the Line of Credit at December 31, 2020
3,200,000
Draw down from Line of Credit
2,550,262
Settlement pursuant to Debt Settlement Agreement and Release *
(3,000,000 )
Outstanding principal under the Line of Credit at December 31, 2021
$ 2,750,262
* On December 21, 2021,
the Company and Mr. Lu entered into and closed a Debt Settlement Agreement and Release pursuant to which the $3.0 million debt was settled
by issuance of the Company’s 2,400,000 shares of common stock. The 2.4 million shares issued had a fair value of $3 million.
For the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020,
the interest expense related to above borrowings amounted to $200,477 and $168,762, respectively, and has been included in interest expense
– related party on the accompanying consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.
As of December 31, 2021
and 2020, the related accrued and unpaid interest for above borrowings was $368,433 and $167,956, respectively, and has been included
in accrued liabilities and other payables – related parties on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
Common Shares Sold
to Related Party
On April 1, 2020, the Company sold 645,161 shares
of its common stock to WLM Limited (“WLM”), an entity owned by Wenzhao Lu, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company,
at a price per share of $1.55, the fair market value on transaction date, for an aggregate purchase price of $1,000,000.
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ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES
Marcum LLP served as our
independent auditors for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020.
Aggregate fees billed to
the Company for professional services rendered by Marcum LLP during the last two years were as follows:
Years Ended December 31,
2021
2020
Audit Fees
$ 223,229
$ 252,144
Audit Related Fees
-
-
Tax Fees
-
15,450
All Other Fees
-
-
Totals
$ 223,229
$ 267,594
AUDIT FEES. Consists of fees
billed for professional services rendered for the audit of our annual consolidated financial statements, review of the Form 10-K, and
review of the interim consolidated financial statements included in quarterly reports, and services that are normally provided by our
independent auditors in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements, including registration statements.
AUDIT-RELATED FEES. Consists
of fees billed for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit and or review of our consolidated
financial statements and are not reported under “Audit Fees”, such as audits and reviews in connection with acquisitions.
TAX FEES. Consists of fees
billed for professional services for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning.
ALL OTHER FEES. Consists
of fees for products and services other than the services reported above. There were no management consulting services provided in 2021
or 2020.
POLICY ON AUDIT COMMITTEE
PRE-APPROVAL OF AUDIT AND PERMISSIBLE NON-AUDIT SERVICES OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
The current policy of the
directors, acting as the audit committee, is to approve the appointment of the principal auditing firm and any permissible audit-related
services. The audit and audit related fees include fees for the annual audit of the financial statements and review of financial statements
included in 10Q filings. Fees charged by the auditor were approved by the Board with engagement letters signed by the audit committee
chairman.
The Audit Committee is responsible
for the pre-approval of audit and permitted non-audit services to be performed by the Company’s independent auditor. The Audit Committee
will, on an annual basis, consider and, if appropriate, approve the provision of audit and non-audit services by the auditor. Thereafter,
the Audit Committee will, as necessary, consider and, if appropriate, approve the provision of additional audit and non-audit services
by the auditor which are not encompassed by the Audit Committee’s annual pre-approval and are not prohibited by law. The Audit Committee
has delegated to the Chair of the Audit Committee the authority to pre-approve, on a case-by-case basis, non-audit services to be performed
by the auditor. The Audit Committee has approved all audit and permitted non-audit services performed by the auditor for the year ended
December 31, 2021.
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PART IV
ITEM 15. EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Number
Description
1.1
Open Market Sale Agreement SM , dated as of December 13, 2019, by and between Avalon GloboCare Corp. and Jefferies LLC. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 13, 2019)
3.1
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 26, 2018)
3.2
Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of the Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 26, 2018)
4.1
Form of Subscription Agreement by and between Avalon GloboCare Corp. and the December 2016 Accredited Investors (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 21, 2016)
4.2 †
Stock Option issued to Luisa Ingargiola dated February 21, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 21, 2017)
4.3
Form of Subscription Agreement by and between Avalon GloboCare Corp. and the March 2017 Accredited Investor (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 7, 2017)
4.4
Share Subscription Agreement between Avalon GloboCare Corp., Avalon (Shanghai) Healthcare Technology Co., Ltd., Beijing DOING Biomedical Technology Co., Ltd. and Daron Liang (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 7, 2017)
4.5
Warranty Agreement between Lu Wenzhao and Beijing DOING Biomedical Technology Co., Ltd. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 7, 2017)
4.6
Form of Subscription Agreement between Avalon GloboCare Corp. and the October 2017 Accredited Investors (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 26, 2017)
4.7
Form of Warrant to Boustead Securities, LLC in connection with the private placements (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.8 of the Registration Statement on Form S-1/A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 27, 2018)
4.8
Form of Warrant (April 2019) (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 26, 2019)
4.9*
Description of Securities Registered under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
10.1
Share Exchange Agreement dated as of October 19, 2016 by and among Avalon Healthcare System, Inc., the shareholders of Avalon Healthcare System, Inc. and Avalon GloboCare Corp. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 19, 2016)
10.2 †
Executive Employment Agreement, effective December 1, 2016, by and between Avalon GloboCare Corp. and David Jin (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 2, 2016)
10.3
Agreement of Sale by and between Freehold Craig Road Partnership, as Seller, and Avalon GloboCare Corp., as Buyer dated as of December 22, 2016 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 23, 2016)
10.4 †
Executive Employment Agreement by and between Avalon (Shanghai) Healthcare Technology Ltd. and Meng Li dated January 11, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 11, 2017)
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10.5 †
Executive Retention Agreement by and between Avalon GloboCare Corp. and Luisa Ingargiola dated February 21, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 21, 2017)
10.6 †
Indemnification Agreement by and between Avalon GloboCare Corp. and Luisa Ingargiola dated February 21, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 21, 2017)
10.7 †
Director Agreement by and between Avalon GloboCare Corp. and Steven P. Sukel dated April 28, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 28, 2017)
10.8 †
Director Agreement by and between Avalon GloboCare Corp. and Yancen Lu dated April 28, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 28, 2017)
10.9
Consultation Service Contract between Daopei Investment Management (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. and Avalon HealthCare System Inc. dated April 1, 2016 (English translation) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 of Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 7, 2017)
10.10
Consultation Service Contract between Hebei Yanda Ludaopei Hospital Co., Ltd and Avalon HealthCare System Inc. dated April 1, 2016 (English translation) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 of Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 7, 2017)
10.11
Consultation Service Contract between Nanshan Memorial Stem Cell Biotechnology Co., Ltd. and Avalon HealthCare System Inc. dated April 1, 2016 (English translation) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 of Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 7, 2017)
10.12
Loan Agreement between Lotus Capital Overseas Limited and Avalon (Shanghai) Healthcare Technology Co., Ltd. dated April 19, 2017 (English translation) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 14, 2017)
10.13
Securities Purchase Agreement between Avalon GloboCare Corp. and Genexosome Technologies Inc. dated October 25, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 26, 2017)
10.14
Asset Purchase Agreement between Genexosome Technologies Inc. and Yu Zhou dated October 25, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 26, 2017)
10.15
Stock Purchase Agreement between Genexosome Technologies Inc., Beijing Jieteng (Genexosome) Biotech Co. Ltd. and Yu Zhou dated October 25, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 26, 2017)
10.16 †
Executive Retention Agreement between Genexosome Technologies Inc. and Yu Zhou dated October 25, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 26, 2017)
10.17
Invention Assignment, Confidentiality, Non-Compete and Non-Solicit Agreement between Genexosome Technologies Inc. and Yu Zhou dated October 25, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 26, 2017)
10.18 †
Director Agreement by and between Avalon GloboCare Corp. and Wilbert J. Tauzin II dated November 1, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 7, 2017)
10.19
Agreement between Avalon GloboCare Corp. and Tauzin Consultants, LLC dated November 1, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 7, 2017)
10.20 †
Letter Agreement by and between Avalon GloboCare Corp. and David Jin dated April 3, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 4, 2018)
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10.21 †
Letter
Agreement by and between Avalon GloboCare Corp. and Meng Li dated April 3, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2
of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 4, 2018)
10.22
Advisory
Service Contract between Ludaopei Hematology Research Institute Co., Ltd. and Avalon (Shanghai) Healthcare Technology Co.,
Ltd. dated April 1, 2018 (English translation) (Incorporated by reference to that Form S-1 Registration Statement filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 19, 2018)
10.23
Form
of Subscription Agreement by and between Avalon GloboCare Corp. and the April 2018 Accredited Investors (incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 4.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 18, 2018)
10.24
Supplementary
Agreement Related to Share Subscription by and between Avalon GloboCare Corp., Avalon (Shanghai) Healthcare Technology Co.,
Ltd., Beijing DOING Biomedical Technology Co., Ltd. and Daron Liang dated April 23, 2018 (English translation) (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of the Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April
26, 2018)
10.25
Loan
Extension Agreement between Lotus Capital Overseas Limited and Avalon (Shanghai) Healthcare Technology Co., Ltd. dated May
3, 2018 (English translation) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.18 of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 11, 2018)
10.26 †
Director
Agreement by and between Avalon GloboCare Corp. and Tevi Troy dated June 4, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 6, 2018)
10.27
Joint
Venture Agreement by and between Avalon (Shanghai) Healthcare Technology Co., Ltd. and Jiangsu Unicorn Biological Technology
Co., Ltd. dated May 29, 2018 (English translation) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 of the Current Report on Form
8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 6, 2018)
10.28 †
Director
Agreement by and between Avalon GloboCare Corp. and William Stilley, III dated July 5, 2018 (incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 10.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 10, 2018)
10.29 †
Director
Agreement by and between Avalon GloboCare Corp. and Steven A. Sanders dated July 30, 2018 (incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 10.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 31, 2018)
10.30
Loan
Extension Agreement between Lotus Capital Overseas Limited and Avalon (Shanghai) Healthcare Technology Co., Ltd. dated August
3, 2018 (English translation) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.30 of the Registration Statement on Form S-1/A filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 7, 2018)
10.31
Strategic Partnership Agreement between Avalon GloboCare Corp. and Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University dated August 6, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.31 of the Registration Statement on Form S-1/A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 7, 2018)
10.32
Equity Joint Venture Agreement by and between Avactis Biosciences, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Avalon GloboCare Corp., and Arbele Limited for the establishment of AVAR (China) BioTherapeutics Ltd. dated October 23, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 29, 2018)
10.33
Letter Agreement by and between Avalon GloboCare Corp. and David Jin dated January 3, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 4, 2019)
10.34
Letter Agreement by and between Avalon GloboCare Corp. and Luisa Ingargiola dated January 3, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 4, 2019)
10.35
Letter Agreement by and between Avalon (Shanghai) Healthcare Technology Co. Ltd. and Meng Li dated January 3, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 4, 2019)
10.36
Promissory Note issued to Daniel Lu dated Mach 18, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 22, 2019)
10.37†
Director Agreement by and between Avalon GloboCare Corp. and Meng Li dated April 5, 2019 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 8, 2019)
10.38†
Director Agreement by and between Avalon GloboCare Corp. and Yue “Charles” Li dated April 5, 2019 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 8, 2019)
10.39
Form of Securities Purchase Agreement dated April 25, 2019 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 26, 2019)
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10.40
Revolving Line of Credit Agreement dated as of August 29, 2019 between Avalon GloboCare Corp. and Wenzhao “Daniel” Lu dated August 29, 2019 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 3, 2019)
10.41
Form of Warrant Redemption and Cancellation Agreement (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 21, 2019)
10.42
Letter Agreement by and between Avalon GloboCare Corp. and David Jin dated February 20, 2020 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 24, 2020)
10.43
Letter Agreement by and between Avalon GloboCare Corp. and Meng Li dated February 20, 2020 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 24, 2020)
10.44
Letter Agreement by and between Avalon GloboCare Corp. and Luisa Ingargiola dated February 20, 2020 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 24, 2020)
10.45
Debt Settlement Agreement and Release between Avalon GloboCare Corp. and Wenzhao “Daniel” Lu (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 12, 2021)
10.46
Corporate Research Agreement by and between Avalon GloboCare Corp. and the University of Pittsburgh of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education dated July 8, 2021 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 14, 2021)
10.47*
Form of Securities Purchase Agreement dated March 28, 2022
10.48*
Form of Convertible Note – March 2022
10.49*
Loan Extension and Modification Agreement between Avalon GloboCare
Corp. and Wenzhao Lu dated March 28, 2022
21.1
List of Subsidiaries (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 21.1 of the Registration Statement on Form S-1/A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 20, 2018)
23.1*
Consent of Independent Registered Accounting Firm
31.1*
Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act
31.2*
Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act
32.1*
Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
32.2*
Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
101.INS*
Inline XBRL Instance Document.
101.SCH*
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.
101.CAL*
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.
101.DEF*
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.
101.LAB*
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.
101.PRE*
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.
104*
Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101).
*
Filed herewith
†
Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.
ITEM 16. FORM 10-K SUMMARY.
None.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements
of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
AVALON GLOBOCARE CORP.
Dated: March 30, 2022
By:
/s/ David Jin
Name:
David Jin
Title:
Chief Executive Officer, President and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
Dated: March 30, 2022
By:
/s/ Luisa Ingargiola
Name:
Luisa Ingargiola
Title:
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
In accordance with the Exchange
Act, this report has been signed below by the following persons on March 30, 2022, on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities indicated.
Signature
Title
/s/ David Jin
Chief Executive Officer, President and Director
David Jin
(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Luisa Ingargolia
Chief Financial Officer
Luisa Ingargolia
(Principal Financial Officer)
/s/ Wenzhao Lu
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Wenzhao Lu
/s/ Meng Li
Chief Operating Officer, Secretary and Director
Meng Li
/s/ Steven A. Sanders
Director
Steven A. Sanders
/s/ Yancen Lu
Director
Yancen Lu
/s/ Wilbert J. Tauzin II
Director
Wilbert J. Tauzin II
/s/ William B. Stilley III
Director
William B. Stilley III
/s/ Tevi Troy
Director
Tevi Troy
/s/ Yue “Charles” Li
Director
Yue “Charles” Li
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AVALON
GLOBOCARE CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
INDEX
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31, 2021 and 2020
CONTENTS
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB No. 688 ) F-2
Consolidated Financial Statements:
Consolidated Balance Sheets - As of December 31, 2021 and 2020 F-3
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss - For the Years Ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 F-4
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity - For the Years Ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 F-5
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows – For the Years Ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 F-6
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements F-7
F- 1
REPORT
OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of
Avalon GloboCare Corp.
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated
balance sheets of Avalon GloboCare Corp. (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the related consolidated statements
of operations and comprehensive loss, changes in equity and cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2021,
and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present
fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, and the results of its operations
and its cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2021, in conformity with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States of America.
Explanatory Paragraph – Going Concern
The accompanying consolidated financial statements
have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As more fully described in Note 2, the Company has a significant
working capital deficiency, has incurred significant losses and needs to raise additional funds to meet its obligations and sustain its
operations. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. Management's plans in
regard to these matters are also described in Note 2. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might
result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility
of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company's financial statements based on our audits. We
are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) ("PCAOB") and are
required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and
regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the
standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial
statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged
to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding
of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal
control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess
the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond
to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.
Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating
the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Critical Audit Matters
Critical Audit Matters are matters arising from
the current period audit of the financial statements that were communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and
that: (1) relate to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging,
subjective, or complex judgments. We determined that there are no critical audit matters.
/s/ Marcum llp
Marcum llp
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2019.
New York, NY
March 30, 2022
F- 2
AVALON
GLOBOCARE CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS
December
31,
2021
2020
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash
$ 807,538
$ 726,577
Rent
receivable
33,618
35,395
Rent
receivable - related party
33,600
-
Deferred
financing costs, net
138,631
222,141
Prepaid
professional fees
186,609
78,639
Prepaid
expenses and other current assets
123,046
223,585
Total
Current Assets
1,323,042
1,286,337
NON-CURRENT
ASSETS:
Rent
receivable - noncurrent portion
163,211
111,840
Deferred
financing costs - noncurrent portion, net
74,648
-
Security
deposit
20,271
-
Deferred
leasing costs
109,792
144,197
Operating
lease right-of-use assets, net
145,303
137,333
Property
and equipment, net
361,547
479,115
Investment
in real estate, net
7,528,770
7,685,686
Equity
method investment
515,632
521,758
Total
Non-current Assets
8,919,174
9,079,929
Total
Assets
$ 10,242,216
$ 10,366,266
LIABILITIES
AND EQUITY
CURRENT
LIABILITIES:
Accrued
professional fees
$ 1,881,349
$ 1,212,822
Accrued
research and development fees
928,111
513,533
Accrued
payroll liability and directors’ compensation
307,043
154,292
Accrued
liabilities and other payables
275,320
367,411
Accrued
liabilities and other payables - related parties
468,433
267,956
Operating
lease obligation
151,402
76,379
Note
payable - related party
390,000
-
Total
Current Liabilities
4,401,658
2,592,393
NON-CURRENT
LIABILITIES:
Operating
lease obligation - noncurrent portion
5,901
66,954
Note
payable - related party
-
390,000
Loan
payable - related party
2,750,262
3,200,000
Total
Non-current Liabilities
2,756,163
3,656,954
Total
Liabilities
7,157,821
6,249,347
Commitments
and Contingencies (Note 17)
EQUITY:
Preferred stock,
$0.0001 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized;
no shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2021 and 2020
-
-
Common
stock, $ 0.0001 par value; 490,000,000 shares authorized; 88,975,169 shares issued and 88,455,169 shares outstanding at December 31, 2021; 82,795,297
shares issued and 82,275,297 shares outstanding at December 31, 2020
8,898
8,279
Additional
paid-in capital
54,888,559
46,856,447
Less: common stock held in treasury, at cost; 520,000 shares at and December 31, 2021 and 2020
( 522,500 )
( 522,500 )
Accumulated
deficit
( 51,131,874 )
( 42,041,375 )
Statutory
reserve
6,578
6,578
Accumulated
other comprehensive loss - foreign currency translation adjustment
( 165,266 )
( 190,510 )
Total
Avalon GloboCare Corp. stockholders’ equity
3,084,395
4,116,919
Non-controlling
interest
-
-
Total
Equity
3,084,395
4,116,919
Total
Liabilities and Equity
$ 10,242,216
$ 10,366,266
See
accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.
F- 3
AVALON
GLOBOCARE CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
For
the Years
Ended
December 31,
2021
2020
REVENUES
Real
property rental
$ 1,203,560
$ 1,206,854
Medical
related consulting services - related party
187,412
170,908
Total
Revenues
1,390,972
1,377,762
COSTS
AND EXPENSES
Real
property operating expenses
829,287
851,754
Medical
related consulting services - related party
147,167
135,805
Total
Costs and Expenses
976,454
987,559
Real
property operating income
374,273
355,100
Gross
profit from medical related consulting services - related party
40,245
35,103
Total
Gross Profit
414,518
390,203
OTHER
OPERATING EXPENSES:
Professional
fees
4,946,696
6,553,009
Compensation
and related benefits
2,042,278
4,156,150
Research
and development expenses
1,025,009
883,855
Other
general and administrative
1,234,365
1,251,208
Total
Other Operating Expenses
9,248,348
12,844,222
LOSS
FROM OPERATIONS
( 8,833,830 )
( 12,454,019 )
OTHER
INCOME (EXPENSE)
Interest
expense - related party
( 200,477 )
( 168,762 )
Loss
from equity method investment
( 60,463 )
( 51,673 )
Other
income (expense)
4,271
( 4,984 )
Total
Other Expense, net
( 256,669 )
( 225,419 )
LOSS
BEFORE INCOME TAXES
( 9,090,499 )
( 12,679,438 )
INCOME
TAXES
-
-
NET
LOSS
$ ( 9,090,499 )
$ ( 12,679,438 )
LESS:
NET LOSS ATTRIBUTABLE TO NON-CONTROLLING INTEREST
-
-
NET
LOSS ATTRIBUTABLE TO AVALON GLOBOCARE CORP. COMMON SHAREHOLDERS
$ ( 9,090,499 )
$ ( 12,679,438 )
COMPREHENSIVE
LOSS:
NET
LOSS
$ ( 9,090,499 )
$ ( 12,679,438 )
OTHER
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
Unrealized
foreign currency translation gain
25,244
67,237
COMPREHENSIVE
LOSS
( 9,065,255 )
( 12,612,201 )
LESS:
COMPREHENSIVE LOSS ATTRIBUTABLE TO NON-CONTROLLING INTEREST
-
-
COMPREHENSIVE
LOSS ATTRIBUTABLE TO AVALON GLOBOCARE CORP. COMMON SHAREHOLDERS
$ ( 9,065,255 )
$ ( 12,612,201 )
NET
LOSS PER COMMON SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO AVALON GLOBOCARE CORP. COMMON SHAREHOLDERS:
Basic
and diluted
$ ( 0.11 )
$ ( 0.16 )
WEIGHTED AVERAGE
COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING:
Basic
and diluted
84,911,032
79,508,149
See
accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.
F- 4
AVALON GLOBOCARE
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
For the Years Ended December 31, 2021 and 2020
Avalon
GloboCare Corp. Stockholders’ Equity
Preferred
Stock
Common
Stock
Treasury
Stock
Accumulated
Number of
Number of
Additional
Paid-in
Number of
Accumulated
Statutory
Other
Comprehensive
Non-
controlling
Total
Shares
Amount
Shares
Amount
Capital
Shares
Amount
Deficit
Reserve
Loss
Interest
Equity
Balance,
January 1, 2020
-
$ -
76,730,802
$ 7,673
$ 34,593,006
( 520,000 )
$ ( 522,500 )
$ ( 29,361,937 )
$ 6,578
$ ( 257,747 )
$ -
$ 4,465,073
Sale
of common stock, net
-
-
4,558,574
456
7,405,019
-
-
-
-
-
-
7,405,475
Issuance
of common stock for services
-
-
1,505,921
150
1,892,370
-
-
-
-
-
-
1,892,520
Stock-based
compensation
-
-
-
-
2,966,052
-
-
-
-
-
-
2,966,052
Foreign
currency translation adjustment
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
67,237
-
67,237
Net
loss for the year
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
( 12,679,438 )
-
-
-
( 12,679,438 )
Balance,
December 31, 2020
-
-
82,795,297
8,279
46,856,447
( 520,000 )
( 522,500 )
( 42,041,375 )
6,578
( 190,510 )
-
4,116,919
Sale
of common stock, net
-
-
2,206,838
221
2,553,188
-
-
-
-
-
-
2,553,409
Issuance
of common stock for settlement of accrued professional fees
-
-
167,355
17
202,483
-
-
-
-
-
-
202,500
Issuance
of common stock for settlement of loan payable - related party
-
-
2,400,000
240
2,999,760
-
-
-
-
-
-
3,000,000
Issuance
of common stock for services
-
-
1,405,679
141
1,507,347
-
-
-
-
-
-
1,507,488
Stock-based
compensation
-
-
-
-
769,334
-
-
-
-
-
-
769,334
Foreign
currency translation adjustment
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
25,244
-
25,244
Net
loss for the year
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
( 9,090,499 )
-
-
-
( 9,090,499 )
Balance,
December 31, 2021
-
$ -
88,975,169
$ 8,898
$ 54,888,559
( 520,000 )
$ ( 522,500 )
$ ( 51,131,874 )
$ 6,578
$ ( 165,266 )
$ -
$ 3,084,395
See
accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.
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AVALON GLOBOCARE
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For
the Years
Ended
December 31,
2021
2020
CASH FLOWS FROM
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net
loss
$ ( 9,090,499 )
$ ( 12,679,438 )
Adjustments
to reconcile net loss to net
cash used in operating activities:
Bad
debt provision
8,091
55,133
Depreciation
311,761
314,780
Change
in straight-line rent receivable
( 51,246 )
7,554
Amortization
of right-of-use asset
127,020
63,695
Stock-based
compensation and service expense
2,110,169
5,494,033
Loss
on equity method investment
60,463
51,673
Loss
on fixed assets disposal
-
2,679
Changes
in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts
receivable - related party
-
217,394
Rent
receivable
( 168 )
( 82,174 )
Rent
receivable - related party
( 33,600 )
-
Security
deposit
6,847
-
Deferred
leasing costs
21,203
-
Prepaid
expenses and other assets
95,133
( 206,632 )
Accrued
liabilities and other payables
1,330,890
( 845,864 )
Accrued
liabilities and other payables - related parties
200,477
118,762
Operating
lease obligation
( 121,020 )
( 57,695 )
NET
CASH USED IN OPERATING ACTIVITIES
( 5,024,479 )
( 7,546,100 )
CASH
FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchase
of property and equipment
( 17,502 )
-
Improvement
of commercial real estate
( 10,332 )
( 111,213 )
Additional
investment in equity method investment
( 40,301 )
( 57,972 )
CASH
USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES
( 68,135 )
( 169,185 )
CASH
FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Repayments
of note payable - related party
-
( 200,000 )
Proceeds
received from loan payable - related party
2,550,262
600,000
Proceeds
received from equity offering
2,860,304
7,804,099
Disbursements
for equity offering costs
( 240,434 )
( 539,818 )
NET
CASH PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES
5,170,132
7,664,281
EFFECT
OF EXCHANGE RATE ON CASH
3,443
12,690
NET
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH
80,961
( 38,314 )
CASH -
beginning of year
726,577
764,891
CASH
- end of year
$ 807,538
$ 726,577
SUPPLEMENTAL
DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
Cash
paid for:
Interest
$ -
$ 50,000
NON-CASH
INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Common
stock issued for future services
$ 155,700
$ 34,629
Common
stock issued for accrued liabilities
$ 276,032
$ 187,725
Deferred
financing costs in accrued liabilities
$ 57,599
$ -
Accrued
professional fees relieved for shares issued
$ 202,500
$ -
Related
party loan settled in shares
$ 3,000,000
$ -
See
accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.
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AVALON
GLOBOCARE CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE
1 – ORGANIZATION AND NATURE OF OPERATIONS
Avalon
GloboCare Corp. (the “Company” or “AVCO”) is a Delaware corporation. The Company was incorporated under the laws
of the State of Delaware on July 28, 2014. On October 19, 2016, the Company entered into and closed a Share Exchange Agreement with the
shareholders of Avalon Healthcare System, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“AHS”), each of which were accredited investors (“AHS
Shareholders”) pursuant to which we acquired 100 % of the outstanding securities of AHS in exchange for 50,000,000 shares
of the Company’s common stock (the “AHS Acquisition”). AHS was incorporated on May 18, 2015 under the laws of the State
of Delaware.
For
accounting purposes, AHS was the surviving entity. The transaction was accounted for as a recapitalization of AHS pursuant to which AHS
was treated as the accounting acquirer, surviving and continuing entity although the Company is the legal acquirer. The Company did not
recognize goodwill or any intangible assets in connection with this transaction. Accordingly, the Company’s historical financial
statements are those of AHS and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Avalon (Shanghai) Healthcare Technology Co., Ltd. (“Avalon Shanghai”)
immediately following the consummation of this reverse merger transaction. AHS owns 100 % of the capital stock of Avalon Shanghai,
which is a wholly foreign-owned enterprise organized under the laws of the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”). Avalon
Shanghai was incorporated on April 29, 2016 and is engaged in medical related consulting services for customers.
The
Company is a clinical-stage, vertically integrated, leading CellTech bio-developer dedicated to advancing and empowering innovative,
transformative immune effector cell therapy, exosome technology, as well as COVID-19 related diagnostics and therapeutics. The Company
also provides strategic advisory and outsourcing services to facilitate and enhance its clients’ growth and development, as well
as competitiveness in healthcare and CellTech industry markets. Through its subsidiary structure with unique integration of verticals
from innovative R&D to automated bioproduction and accelerated clinical development, the Company is establishing a leading role in
the fields of cellular immunotherapy (including CAR-T/NK), exosome technology (ACTEX™), and COVID-19 related vaccine and therapeutics.
On
January 23, 2017, the Company incorporated Avalon (BVI) Ltd., a British Virgin Island company. There was no activity for the subsidiary
since its incorporation through December 31, 2021. Avalon (BVI) Ltd. is dormant and is in process of being dissolved.
On
February 7, 2017, the Company formed Avalon RT 9 Properties, LLC (“Avalon RT 9”), a New Jersey limited liability company.
On May 5, 2017, Avalon RT 9 purchased a real property located in Township of Freehold, County of Monmouth, State of New Jersey, having
a street address of 4400 Route 9 South, Freehold, NJ 07728. This property was purchased to serve as the Company’s world-wide headquarters
for all corporate administration and operations. In addition, the property generates rental income. Avalon RT 9 owns this office building.
Avalon RT 9’s business consists of the ownership and operation of the income-producing real estate property in New Jersey. As of
March 24, 2022, the occupancy rate of the building is 83.5 %.
On
July 31, 2017, the Company formed Genexosome Technologies Inc. (“Genexosome”) in Nevada. Genexosome was engaged in developing
proprietary diagnostic and therapeutic products using exosomes. Genexosome owns 100 % of the capital stock of Beijing Jieteng (Genexosome)
Biotech Co., Ltd., a corporation incorporated in the People’s Republic of China on August 7, 2015 (“Beijing Genexosome”),
and the Company holds 60 % of Genexosome and Dr. Yu Zhou holds 40 % of Genexosome. The Company had not been able to realize the
financial projections provided by Dr. Zhou at the time of the acquisition and has decided to impair the intangible asset associated with
this acquisition to zero. Dr. Zhou was terminated as Co-CEO of Genexosome on August 14, 2019. Since the fourth quarter of 2019, the non-controlling
interest has remained inactive.
On
July 18, 2018, the Company formed a wholly owned subsidiary, Avactis Biosciences Inc., a Nevada corporation, which will focus on accelerating
commercial activities related to cellular therapies, including regenerative medicine with stem/progenitor cells as well as cellular immunotherapy
including CAR-T, CAR-NK, TCR-T and others. The subsidiary is designed to integrate and optimize our global scientific and clinical resources
to further advance the use of cellular therapies to treat certain cancers.
On
June 13, 2019, the Company formed a wholly owned subsidiary, International Exosome Association LLC, a Delaware company. There was no
activity for the subsidiary since its incorporation through December 31, 2021.
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AVALON
GLOBOCARE CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE
1 – ORGANIZATION AND NATURE OF OPERATIONS (continued )
Details
of the Company’s subsidiaries which are included in these consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2021 are as follows:
Name
of Subsidiary
Place
and date of Incorporation
Percentage
of Ownership
Principal
Activities
Avalon
Healthcare System, Inc.
(“AHS”)
Delaware
May 18, 2015
100% held by AVCO
Provides medical related consulting services and developing Avalon Cell and Avalon Rehab in United States of America (“USA”)
Avalon
(BVI) Ltd.
(“Avalon
BVI”)
British Virgin Island
January 23, 2017
100% held by AVCO
Dormant,
is in process of being dissolved
Avalon
RT 9 Properties LLC
(“Avalon
RT 9”)
New Jersey
February 7, 2017
100% held by AVCO
Owns and operates an income-producing real property and holds and manages the corporate headquarters
Avalon
(Shanghai) Healthcare Technology Co., Ltd.
(“Avalon
Shanghai”)
PRC
April 29, 2016
100% held by AHS
Provides medical related consulting services and developing Avalon Cell and Avalon Rehab in China
Genexosome
Technologies Inc.
(“Genexosome”)
Nevada
July 31, 2017
60% held by AVCO
Dormant
Beijing
Jieteng (Genexosome) Biotech Co., Ltd.
(“Beijing
Genexosome”)
PRC
August 7, 2015
100% held by Genexosome
Dormant
Avactis
Biosciences Inc.
(“Avactis”)
Nevada
July 18, 2018
100% held by AVCO
Integrate and optimize global scientific and clinical resources to further advance cellular therapies, including regenerative medicine with stem/progenitor cells as well as cellular immunotherapy including CAR-T, CAR-NK, TCR-T and others to treat certain cancers
International
Exosome Association LLC
(“Exosome”)
Delaware
June 13, 2019
100% held by AVCO
Promotes standardization related to exosome industry
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AVALON
GLOBOCARE CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE
2 – BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND GOING CONCERN CONDITION
Basis
of Presentation
The
accompanying consolidated financial statements and related notes have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) and with the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission for financial information.
The
Company’s consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries. All significant intercompany
accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Going
Concern
The
Company is a clinical-stage, vertically integrated, leading CellTech bio-developer dedicated to advancing and empowering innovative,
transformative immune effector cell therapy, exosome technology, as well as COVID-19 related diagnostics and therapeutics. The Company
also provides strategic advisory and outsourcing services to facilitate and enhance its clients’ growth and development, as well
as competitiveness in healthcare and CellTech industry markets. Through its subsidiary structure with unique integration of verticals
from innovative R&D to automated bioproduction and accelerated clinical development, the Company is establishing a leading role in
the fields of cellular immunotherapy (including CAR-T/NK), exosome technology (ACTEX™), and COVID-19 related vaccine and therapeutics.
In
addition, the Company owns commercial real estate that houses its headquarters in Freehold, New Jersey and provides
outsourced, customized international healthcare services to the rapidly changing health care industry primarily focused in the People’s
Republic of China. These consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as
a going concern, which contemplates, among other things, the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal
course of business.
As
reflected in the accompanying consolidated financial statements, the Company had a working capital deficit of $ 3,078,616 as of December
31, 2021 and has incurred recurring net losses and generated negative cash flow from operating activities of $ 9,090,499 and $ 5,024,479 for
the year ended December 31, 2021, respectively. The Company has a limited operating history and its continued growth is dependent upon
the continuation of providing medical related consulting services to its only few clients who are related parties and generating rental
revenue from its income-producing real estate property in New Jersey; hence generating revenues, and obtaining additional financing to
fund future obligations and pay liabilities arising from normal business operations. In addition, the current cash balance cannot be
projected to cover the operating expenses for the next twelve months from the release date of this report. These matters raise substantial
doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is
dependent on the Company’s ability to raise additional capital, implement its business plan, and generate significant revenues.
There are no assurances that the Company will be successful in its efforts to generate significant revenues, maintain sufficient cash
balance or report profitable operations or to continue as a going concern. The Company plans on raising capital through the sale of equity
to implement its business plan. However, there is no assurance these plans will be realized and that any additional financings will be
available to the Company on satisfactory terms and conditions, if any.
The
occurrence of an uncontrollable event such as the COVID-19 pandemic had negatively impact on the Company’s operations. Our general
development operations have continued during the COVID-19 pandemic and we have not had significant disruption. However, we are uncertain
if the COVID-19 pandemic will impact future operations at our laboratory, or our ability to collaborate with other laboratories and universities.
In addition, we are unsure if the COVID-19 pandemic will impact future clinical trials. Given the dynamic nature of these circumstances,
the duration of business disruption and reduced traffic, the related financial effect cannot be reasonably estimated at this time but
is expected to adversely impact the Company’s business for the year of 2022.
The
accompanying consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments related to the recoverability or classification of asset-carrying
amounts or the amounts and classification of liabilities that may result should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.
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AVALON
GLOBOCARE CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE
3 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Use
of Estimates
The
preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP 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 revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates.
Significant estimates during the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 include the useful life of property and equipment and investment
in real estate, assumptions used in assessing impairment of long-term assets, valuation of deferred tax assets and the associated valuation
allowances, and valuation of stock-based compensation.
Fair
Value of Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements
The
Company adopted the guidance of Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 820 for fair value measurements which clarifies
the definition of fair value, prescribes methods for measuring fair value, and establishes a fair value hierarchy to classify the inputs
used in measuring fair value as follows :
● Level
1-Inputs are unadjusted quoted prices in active markets
for identical assets or liabilities available at the measurement date.
● Level
2-Inputs are unadjusted quoted prices for similar assets
and liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities
in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable, and
inputs derived from or corroborated by observable market data.
● Level
3-Inputs are unobservable inputs which reflect the
reporting entity’s own assumptions on what assumptions the market participants would
use in pricing the asset or liability based on the best available information.
The
fair value of the Company’s assets and liabilities, which qualify as financial instruments under ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value
Measurement,” approximates the carrying amounts represented in the accompanying consolidated financial statements, primarily due
to their short-term nature.
ASC
825-10 “Financial Instruments”, allows entities to voluntarily choose to measure certain financial assets and liabilities
at fair value (fair value option). The fair value option may be elected on an instrument-by-instrument basis and is irrevocable, unless
a new election date occurs. If the fair value option is elected for an instrument, unrealized gains and losses for that instrument should
be reported in earnings at each subsequent reporting date. The Company did not elect to apply the fair value option to any outstanding
instruments.
Cash
and Cash Equivalents
At
December 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company’s cash balances by geographic area were as follows:
Country:
December
31,
2021
December
31,
2020
United States
$ 767,605
95.1 %
$ 559,711
77.0 %
China
39,933
4.9 %
166,866
23.0 %
Total cash
$ 807,538
100.0 %
$ 726,577
100.0 %
For
purposes of the consolidated statements of cash flows, the Company considers all highly liquid instruments with a maturity of three months
or less when purchased and money market accounts to be cash equivalents. The Company had no cash equivalents at December 31, 2021 and
2020.
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AVALON
GLOBOCARE CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE
3 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued )
Credit
Risk and Uncertainties
A
portion of the Company’s cash is maintained with state-owned banks within the PRC. Balances at state-owned banks within the
PRC are covered by insurance up to RMB 500,000 (approximately $79,000) per bank. Any balance over RMB 500,000 per bank in PRC will not
be covered. At December 31, 2021, cash balances held in the PRC were RMB 253,813 (approximately $ 40,000 ), which were covered
by such limited insurance. The Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts and believes it is not exposed to any risks on
its cash in bank accounts.
The
Company maintains a portion of its cash in bank and financial institution deposits within U.S. that at times may exceed federally-insured
limits of $ 250,000 . The Company manages this credit risk by concentrating its cash balances in high quality financial institutions and
by periodically evaluating the credit quality of the primary financial institutions holding such deposits. The Company has not experienced
any losses in such bank accounts and believes it is not exposed to any risks on its cash in bank accounts. At December 31, 2021, the
Company’s cash balances in United States bank accounts had approximately $ 228,000 in excess of the federally-insured limits.
Currently,
a portion of the Company’s operations are carried out in PRC. Accordingly, the Company’s business, financial condition and
results of operations may be influenced by the political, economic and legal environment in the PRC, and by the general state of the
PRC’s economy. The Company’s operations in PRC are subject to specific considerations and significant risks not typically
associated with companies in North America. The Company’s results may be adversely affected by changes in governmental policies
with respect to laws and regulations, anti-inflationary measures, currency conversion and remittance abroad, and rates and methods of
taxation, among other things.
Financial
instruments which potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist principally of trade accounts receivable.
A portion of the Company’s sales are credit sales which is to the customer whose ability to pay is dependent upon the industry
economics prevailing in these areas; however, concentrations of credit risk with respect to trade accounts receivable is limited due
to short-term payment terms. The Company also performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers to help further reduce credit risk.
Rent
Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
Rent
receivable is presented net of an allowance for doubtful accounts. Rent receivable balance consists of base rents, tenant reimbursements
and receivables arising from straight-lining of rents represent amounts accrued and unpaid from tenants in accordance with the terms
of the respective leases, subject to the Company’s revenue recognition policy. An allowance for the uncollectible portion of rent
receivable is determined based upon an analysis of the tenant’s payment history, the financial condition of the tenant, business
conditions in the industry in which the tenant operates and economic conditions in Freehold, New Jersey in which the property is located.
Management
believes that the rent receivable is fully collectable. Therefore, no allowance for doubtful accounts is deemed to be required on its
rent receivable at December 31, 2021 and 2020.
Deferred Financing Costs
Deferred
financing costs consist of legal, accounting and other costs that are directly related to the Company’s open market sale equity
financing and will be charged to stockholders’ equity upon the completion of the equity offering. As of December 31, 2021 and 2020,
deferred financing costs amounted to $ 213,279 and $ 222,141 , respectively.
Deferred Leasing Costs
Costs
incurred to obtain tenant leases are amortized using the straight-line method over the term of the related lease agreement. Such costs
include lease incentives and leasing commissions. If the lease is terminated early, the remaining unamortized deferred leasing cost is
written off.
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AVALON
GLOBOCARE CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE
3 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued )
Property
and Equipment
Property
and equipment are carried at cost and are depreciated on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the assets. The cost
of repairs and maintenance is expensed as incurred; major replacements and improvements are capitalized. When assets are retired or disposed
of, the cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts, and any resulting gains or losses are included in income in
the period of disposition. The Company examines the possibility of decreases in the value of fixed assets when events or changes in circumstances
reflect the fact that their recorded value may not be recoverable.
Investment
In Real Estate and Depreciation
Investment
in real estate is carried at cost less accumulated depreciation and consists of building and improvement. The Company depreciates real
estate building and improvement on a straight-line basis over estimated useful life. Expenditures for ordinary repair and maintenance
costs are charged to expense as incurred. Expenditure for improvements, renovations, and replacements of real estate asset is capitalized
and depreciated over its estimated useful life if the expenditure qualifies as betterment.
Investment
in Unconsolidated Company – Epicon Biosciences Co., Ltd.
The
Company uses the equity method of accounting for its investment in, and earning or loss of, company that it does not control but over
which it does exert significant influence. The Company considers whether the fair value of its equity method investment has declined
below its carrying value whenever adverse events or changes in circumstances indicate that recorded value may not be recoverable. If
the Company considers any decline to be other than temporary (based on various factors, including historical financial results and the
overall health of the investee), then a write-down would be recorded to estimated fair value. See Note 7 for discussion of equity method
investment.
Impairment
of Long-lived Assets
In
accordance with ASC Topic 360, the Company reviews long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate
that the carrying amount of the assets may not be fully recoverable, or at least annually. The Company recognizes an impairment loss
when the sum of expected undiscounted future cash flows is less than the carrying amount of the asset. The amount of impairment is measured
as the difference between the asset’s estimated fair value and its book value. The Company did not record any impairment charge
for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020.
Deferred
Rental Income
Deferred
rental income represents rental income collected but not earned as of the reporting date. The Company defers the revenue related to lease
payments received from tenants in advance of their due dates. As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, deferred rental income totaled $ 8,638
and $ 23,510 , respectively, which were included in accrued liabilities and other payables on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
Value
Added Tax
Avalon
Shanghai is subject to a value added tax (“VAT”) for providing medical related consulting services. The amount of VAT liability
is determined by applying the applicable tax rates to the invoiced amount of medical related consulting services provided (output VAT)
less VAT paid on purchases made with the relevant supporting invoices (input VAT). The Company reports revenue net of PRC’s value
added tax for all the periods presented in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.
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AVALON
GLOBOCARE CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE
3 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued )
Revenue
Recognition
The
Company recognizes revenue under Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers
(“ASC 606”). The core principle of the revenue standard is that a company should recognize revenue to depict the transfer
of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the company expects to be entitled in
exchange for those goods or services. The following five steps are applied to achieve that core principle:
●
Step 1:
Identify the contract with
the customer
●
Step 2:
Identify the performance
obligations in the contract
●
Step 3:
Determine the transaction
price
●
Step 4:
Allocate the transaction
price to the performance obligations in the contract
●
Step 5:
Recognize revenue when
the company satisfies a performance obligation
In
order to identify the performance obligations in a contract with a customer, a company must assess the promised goods or services in
the contract and identify each promised goods or service that is distinct. A performance obligation meets ASC 606’s definition
of a “distinct” goods or service (or bundle of goods or services) if both of the following criteria are met:
●
The customer can benefit
from the goods or service either on its own or together with other resources that are readily available to the customer (i.e., the
goods or service is capable of being distinct).
●
The entity’s promise
to transfer the goods or service to the customer is separately identifiable from other promises in the contract (i.e., the promise
to transfer the goods or service is distinct within the context of the contract).
If
a goods or service is not distinct, the goods or service is combined with other promised goods or services until a bundle of goods or
services is identified that is distinct.
The
transaction price is the amount of consideration to which an entity expects to be entitled in exchange for transferring promised goods
or services to a customer, excluding amounts collected on behalf of third parties (for example, some sales taxes). The consideration
promised in a contract with a customer may include fixed amounts, variable amounts, or both. Variable consideration is included in the
transaction price only to the extent that it is probable that a significant reversal in the amount of cumulative revenue recognized will
not occur when the uncertainty associated with the variable consideration is subsequently resolved.
The
transaction price is allocated to each performance obligation on a relative standalone selling price basis. The transaction price allocated
to each performance obligation is recognized when that performance obligation is satisfied, at a point in time or over time as appropriate.
The
Company’s revenues are derived from providing medial related consulting services for its’ related parties. Revenues related
to its service offerings are recognized at a point in time when service is rendered. Any payments received in advance of the performance
of services are recorded as deferred revenue until such time as the services are performed.
The
Company has determined that the ASC 606 does not apply to rental contracts, which are within the scope of other revenue recognition accounting
standards.
Rental
income from operating leases is recognized on a straight-line basis under the guidance of ASC 842. Lease payments under tenant leases
are recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the related leases. The cumulative difference between lease revenue recognized
under the straight-line method and contractual lease payments are included in rent receivable on the consolidated balance sheets.
The
Company does not offer promotional payments, customer coupons, rebates or other cash redemption offers to its customers.
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GLOBOCARE CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE
3 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued )
Office
Lease
When
a lease contains “rent holidays”, the Company records rental expense on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease.
The Company begins recording rent expense on the lease possession date.
Real Property
Operating Expenses
Real
property operating expenses consist of property management fees, property insurance, real estate taxes, depreciation, repairs and maintenance
fees, utilities and other expenses related to the Company’s rental properties.
Medical
Related Consulting Services Costs
Costs
of medical related consulting services include the cost of labor and related benefits, travel expenses related to consulting services,
and other overhead costs.
Research
and Development
Expenditures
for research and product development costs are expensed as incurred. The Company incurred research and development expense of $ 1,025,009
and $ 883,855 in the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
Advertising
Costs
All
costs related to advertising are expensed as incurred. For the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, advertising costs amounted to
$ 328,565 and $ 294,352 , respectively.
Stock-based
Compensation
The
Company accounts for its stock-based compensation awards in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic
718, Compensation—Stock Compensation (“ASC 718”). ASC 718 requires all stock-based payments to employees and non-employees
including grants of stock options, to be recognized as expense in the statements of operations based on their grant date fair values.
The Company estimates the grant date fair value of each option award using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model.
The
Company periodically issues common stock and common stock options to consultants for various services. Costs of these transactions are
measured at the fair value of the service received or the fair value of the equity instruments issued, whichever is more reliably measurable.
The value of the common stock is measured at the earlier of (i) the date at which a firm commitment for performance by the counterparty
to earn the equity instruments is reached or (ii) the date at which the counterparty’s performance is complete.
Income
Taxes
The
Company is governed by the income tax laws of China and the United States. The Company accounts for income taxes using the asset/liability
method prescribed by ASC 740, “Income Taxes.” Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based
on the difference between the financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates that will be in effect
in the period in which the differences are expected to reverse. The Company records a valuation allowance to offset deferred tax assets
if, based on the weight of available evidence, it is more-likely-than-not that some portion, or all, of the deferred tax assets will
not be realized. The effect on deferred taxes of a change in tax rates is recognized as income or loss in the period that includes the
enactment date.
The
Company follows the accounting guidance for uncertainty in income taxes using the provisions of ASC 740 “Income Taxes”. Using
that guidance, the benefit for tax positions taken can only be recognized in the financial statements when it is more likely than not
the position will be sustained upon examination by the tax authorities. As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company had no significant
uncertain tax positions which would require either recognition of a liability or disclosure in the financial statements. For United States
entities, tax year that remains subject to examination is the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020, 2019 and 2018. For China entities,
income tax returns for the tax years ended December 31, 2017 through December 31, 2021 remain open for statutory examination by PRC tax
authorities. The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to significant uncertain income tax positions in income
tax expense . However, no such interest and penalties were recorded as of December 31, 2021 and 2020.
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NOTE
3 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued )
Foreign
Currency Translation
The
reporting currency of the Company is the U.S. dollar. The functional currency of the parent company, AHS, Avalon RT 9, Genexosome, Avactis,
and Exosome, is the U.S. dollar and the functional currency of Avalon Shanghai and Beijing Genexosome, is the Chinese Renminbi (“RMB”).
For the subsidiaries whose functional currency is the RMB, result of operations and cash flows are translated at average exchange rates
during the period, assets and liabilities are translated at the unified exchange rate at the end of the period, and equity is translated
at historical exchange rates. As a result, amounts relating to assets and liabilities reported on the statements of cash flows may not
necessarily agree with the changes in the corresponding balances on the balance sheets. Translation adjustments resulting from the process
of translating the local currency financial statements into U.S. dollars are included in determining comprehensive income/loss. Transactions
denominated in foreign currencies are translated into the functional currency at the exchange rates prevailing on the transaction dates.
Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into the functional currency at the exchange rates prevailing
at the balance sheet date with any transaction gains and losses that arise from exchange rate fluctuations on transactions denominated
in a currency other than the functional currency are included in the results of operations as incurred. All of the Company’s revenue
transactions are transacted in the functional currency of the operating subsidiaries. The Company does not enter into any material transaction
in foreign currencies. Transaction gains or losses have not had, and are not expected to have, a material effect on the results of operations
of the Company.
Asset
and liability accounts at December 31, 2021 and 2020 were translated at 6.3559 RMB and 6.5306 RMB to $1.00, respectively, which were
the exchange rates on the balance sheet dates. Equity accounts were stated at their historical rates. The average translation rates applied
to the statements of operations for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 were 6.4515 RMB and 6.8999 RMB to $1.00, respectively.
Cash flows from the Company’s operations are calculated based upon the local currencies using the average translation rate.
Comprehensive
Loss
Comprehensive
loss is comprised of net loss and all changes to the statements of equity, except those due to investments by stockholders, changes in
paid-in capital and distributions to stockholders. For the Company, comprehensive loss for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020
consisted of net loss and unrealized gain from foreign currency translation adjustment.
Per
Share Data
ASC
Topic 260 “Earnings per Share,” requires presentation of both basic and diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) with
a reconciliation of the numerator and denominator of the basic EPS computation to the numerator and denominator of the diluted EPS computation.
Basic EPS excludes dilution. Diluted EPS reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common
stock were exercised or converted into common stock or resulted in the issuance of common stock that then shared in the earnings of the
entity.
Basic
net loss per share is computed by dividing net loss available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of shares of common
stock outstanding during the period. Diluted net loss per share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of shares
of common stock, common stock equivalents and potentially dilutive securities outstanding during each period. For the years ended December
31, 2021 and 2020, potentially dilutive common shares consist of the common shares issuable upon the exercise of common stock options
(using the treasury stock method). Common stock equivalents are not included in the calculation of diluted net loss per share if their
effect would be anti-dilutive. In a period in which the Company has a net loss, all potentially dilutive securities are excluded from
the computation of diluted shares outstanding as they would have had an anti-dilutive impact.
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NOTE
3 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued )
The
following table summarizes the securities that were excluded from the diluted per share calculation because the effect of including these
potential shares was antidilutive:
Years
Ended
December 31,
2021
2020
Stock options
8,000,000
7,140,000
Potentially dilutive securities
8,000,000
7,140,000
Non-controlling
Interest
As
of December 31, 2021, Dr. Yu Zhou, former director and former Co-Chief Executive Officer of Genexosome, who owns 40 % of the equity interests
of Genexosome, which is not under the Company’s control. Since the fourth quarter of 2019, the non-controlling interest has remained
inactive.
Segment
Reporting
The
Company uses “the management approach” in determining reportable operating segments. The management approach considers the
internal organization and reporting used by the Company’s chief operating decision maker for making operating decisions and assessing
performance as the source for determining the Company’s reportable segments. The Company’s chief operating decision maker
is the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and president of the Company, who reviews operating results to make decisions about
allocating resources and assessing performance for the entire Company. During the year ended December
31, 2021, the Company operates through two business segments: real property operating segment and medical related consulting services
segment. During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company operates through three reportable business segments: real property
operating segment, medical related consulting services segment, and development services and sales of developed products segment. These
reportable segments offer different types of services and products, have different types of revenue, and are managed separately as each
requires different operating strategies and management expertise.
Related
Parties
Parties
are considered to be related to the Company if the parties, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, control, are
controlled by, or are under common control with the Company. Related parties also include principal owners of the Company, its management,
members of the immediate families of principal owners of the Company and its management and other parties with which the Company may
deal with if one party controls or can significantly influence the management or operating policies of the other to an extent that one
of the transacting parties might be prevented from fully pursuing its own separate interests. The Company discloses all significant related
party transactions.
Reclassification
Certain
prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. These reclassifications have no effect on
the previously reported financial position, results of operations and cash flows.
Fiscal
Year End
The
Company has adopted a fiscal year end of December 31st.
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NOTE
3 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued )
Recent
Accounting Standards
In
June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (“Topic 326”). The ASU introduces
a new accounting model, the Current Expected Credit Losses model (“CECL”), which requires earlier recognition of credit losses
and additional disclosures related to credit risk. The CECL model utilizes a lifetime expected credit loss measurement objective for
the recognition of credit losses at the time the financial asset is originated or acquired. ASU 2016-13 is effective for annual period
beginning after December 15, 2022, including interim reporting periods within those annual reporting periods. The Company expects that
the adoption will not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
In
December 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12, Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes , as part of its Simplification Initiative
to reduce the cost and complexity in accounting for income taxes. This standard removes certain exceptions related to the approach for
intra period tax allocation, the methodology for calculating income taxes in an interim period and the recognition of deferred tax liabilities
for outside basis differences. It also amends other aspects of the guidance to help simplify and promote consistent application of GAAP.
The guidance is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2020, with early adoption permitted. The adoption
of ASU 2019 – 12 did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
Other
accounting standards that have been issued or proposed by FASB that do not require adoption until a future date are not expected to have
a material impact on the consolidated financial statements upon adoption. The Company does not discuss recent pronouncements that are
not anticipated to have an impact on or are unrelated to its consolidated financial condition, results of operations, cash flows or disclosures.
NOTE
4 – PREPAID EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT ASSETS
At
December 31, 2021 and 2020, prepaid expenses and other current assets consisted of the following:
December 31,
2021
December 31,
2020
Prepaid directors and officers
liability insurance premium
$ 49,656
$ 64,929
Recoverable VAT
23,655
40,446
Deferred leasing costs
31,422
18,220
Prepaid research and development fees
-
60,610
Other
18,313
39,380
Total
$ 123,046
$ 223,585
NOTE
5 – PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
At
December 31, 2021 and 2020, property and equipment consisted of the following:
Useful
life
December 31,
2021
December 31,
2020
Laboratory equipment
5 Years
$ 579,508
$ 741,842
Office equipment and
furniture
3 – 10 Years
34,092
39,573
613,600
781,415
Less: accumulated depreciation
( 252,053 )
( 302,300 )
$ 361,547
$ 479,115
For
the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, depreciation expense of property and equipment amounted to $ 144,513 and $ 145,603 , respectively,
of which, $ 3,276 and $ 3,276 was included in real property operating expenses, $ 19,914 and $ 70,241 was included in other operating expenses,
and $ 121,323 and $ 72,086 was included in research and development expense, respectively.
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NOTE
6 – INVESTMENT IN REAL ESTATE
At
December 31, 2021 and 2020, investment in real estate consisted of the following:
Useful
life
December
31,
2021
December
31,
2020
Commercial real property building
39 Years
$ 7,708,571
$ 7,708,571
Improvement
12 Years
529,372
519,040
8,237,943
8,227,611
Less: accumulated depreciation
( 709,173 )
( 541,925 )
$ 7,528,770
$ 7,685,686
For
the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, depreciation expense of this commercial real property amounted to $ 167,248 and $ 169,177 ,
which was included in real property operating expenses.
NOTE
7 – EQUITY METHOD INVESTMENT
As
of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the equity method investment amounted to $ 515,632 and $ 521,758 , respectively. The investment represents
the Company’s subsidiary, Avalon Shanghai’s interest in Epicon Biotech Co., Ltd. (“Epicon”). Epicon was incorporated
on August 14, 2018 in PRC. Avalon Shanghai and the other unrelated company, Jiangsu Unicorn Biological Technology Co., Ltd. (“Unicorn”),
accounted for 40 % and 60 % of the total ownership, respectively. Epicon is focused on cell preparation, third party testing,
biological sample repository for commercial and scientific research purposes and the clinical transformation of scientific achievements.
The
Company treats the equity investment in the consolidated financial statements under the equity method. Under the equity method, the investment
is initially recorded at cost, adjusted for any excess of the Company’s share of the incorporated-date fair values of the investee’s
identifiable net assets over the cost of the investment (if any). Thereafter, the investment is adjusted for the post incorporation change
in the Company’s share of the investee’s net assets and any impairment loss relating to the investment.
For
the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company’s share of Epicon’s net loss was $ 60,463 and $ 51,673 , respectively,
which was included in loss from equity method investment in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive
loss.
In
the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2021, activity recorded for the Company’s equity method investment in Epicon is
summarized in the following table:
Equity investment carrying amount
at January 1, 2020
$ 483,101
Payment made for equity method investment
57,972
Epicon’s net loss attributable to the
Company
( 51,673 )
Foreign currency fluctuation
32,358
Equity investment carrying amount at December
31, 2020
521,758
Payment made for equity method investment
40,301
Epicon’s net loss attributable to the
Company
( 60,463 )
Foreign currency fluctuation
14,036
Equity investment carrying
amount at December 31, 2021
$ 515,632
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TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE
7 – EQUITY METHOD INVESTMENT (continued )
The
tables below present the summarized financial information, as provided to the Company by the investee, for the unconsolidated company:
December 31,
2021
December 31,
2020
Current assets
$ 5,479
$ 13,023
Noncurrent assets
216,864
264,390
Current liabilities
56,626
6,615
Noncurrent liabilities
-
-
Equity
165,717
270,798
For
the Years
Ended
December 31,
2021
2020
Net revenue
$ -
$ -
Gross profit
-
-
Loss from operation
151,158
129,316
Net loss
151,158
129,183
NOTE
8 – ACCRUED LIABILITIES AND OTHER PAYABLES
At
December 31, 2021 and 2020, accrued liabilities and other payables consisted of the following:
December 31,
2021
December 31,
2020
Accrued tenants’ improvement
reimbursement
$ 43,500
$ 81,900
Tenants’ security deposit
73,733
69,634
Accrued business expense reimbursement
68,172
36,657
Accounts payable
-
87,190
Accrued utilities
14,372
14,911
Taxes payable
14,459
15,790
Deferred rental income
8,638
23,510
Others
52,446
37,819
Total
$ 275,320
$ 367,411
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NOTE
9 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Rental
Revenue from Related Party and Rent Receivable – Related Party
The
Company leases space of its commercial real property located in New Jersey to a company, which is controlled by Wenzhao Lu, the Company’s
largest shareholder and chairman of the Board of Directors. The term of the related party lease agreement is five years commencing on
May 1, 2021 and will expire on April 30, 2026. For the year ended December 31, 2021, the related party rental revenue amounted to $ 33,600 ,
and has been included in real property rental on the accompanying consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. As of
December 31, 2021, the related party rent receivable totaled $ 33,600 and
no allowance for doubtful accounts was deemed to be required on rent receivable – related party at December 31, 2021.
Medical
Related Consulting Services Revenue from Related Parties
During
the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, medical related consulting services revenue from related parties was as follows:
Years
Ended
December 31,
2021
2020
Medical related consulting services provided to:
Hebei Daopei
*
$ 187,412
$ -
Shanghai
Daopei *
-
170,908
$ 187,412
$ 170,908
* Hebei
Daopei and Shanghai Daopei are subsidiaries of an entity whose chairman is Wenzhao Lu, the
largest shareholder of the Company.
Services Provided by Related Party
From time to time, Wilbert Tauzin, a director
of the Company, and his son provide consulting services to the Company. As compensation for professional services provided, the Company
recognized consulting expenses of $ 216,169 and $ 282,582 for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, which have been
included in professional fees on the accompanying consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.
Accrued
Liabilities and Other Payables – Related Parties
In
2017, the Company acquired Beijing Genexosome for a cash payment of $ 450,000 . As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the unpaid acquisition
consideration of $ 100,000 , was payable to Dr. Yu Zhou, former director and former co-chief executive officer and 40 % owner of Genexosome,
and has been included in accrued liabilities and other payables – related parties on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
As
of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the accrued and unpaid interest related to borrowings from Wenzhao Lu, the Company’s largest shareholder
and chairman of the Board of Directors, amounted to $ 368,433 and $ 167,956 , respectively, and have been included in accrued liabilities
and other payables – related parties on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
Borrowings
from Related Party
Promissory
Note
On
March 18, 2019, the Company issued Wenzhao Lu, the Company’s largest shareholder and Chairman of the Board of Directors, a Promissory
Note in the principal amount of $ 1,000,000 (“Promissory Note”) in consideration of cash in the amount of $ 1,000,000 .
The Promissory Note accrues interest at the rate of 5 % per annum and matures March 19, 2022. In March 2022, the Company and Wenzhao
Lu entered into a Loan Extension and Modification Agreement (the “Extension”) to extend the maturity date to March 19, 2024.The
Company repaid principal of $ 410,000 and $ 200,000 in the third quarter of 2019 and second quarter of 2020, respectively. As
of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the outstanding principal balance was $ 390,000 .
Line
of Credit
On
August 29, 2019, the Company entered into a Line of Credit Agreement (the “Line of Credit Agreement”) providing the Company
with a $ 20 million line of credit (the “Line of Credit”) from Wenzhao Lu (the “Lender”), the largest shareholder
and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company. The Line of Credit allows the Company to request loans thereunder and to use the
proceeds of such loans for working capital and operating expense purposes until the facility matures on December 31, 2024 . The loans
are unsecured and are not convertible into equity of the Company. Loans drawn under the Line of Credit bears interest at an annual rate
of 5 % and each individual loan will be payable three years from the date of issuance. The Company has a right to draw down on the
line of credit and not at the discretion of the related party Lender. The Company may, at its option, prepay any borrowings under the
Line of Credit, in whole or in part at any time prior to maturity, without premium or penalty. The Line of Credit Agreement includes
customary events of default. If any such event of default occurs, the Lender may declare all outstanding loans under the Line of Credit
to be due and payable immediately.
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TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE
9 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (continued )
Borrowings
from Related Party (continued)
Line
of Credit (continued)
In
the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, activity recorded for the Line of Credit is summarized in the following table:
Outstanding principal under the
Line of Credit at January 1, 2020
$ 2,600,000
Draw down from Line
of Credit
600,000
Outstanding principal under the Line of Credit
at December 31, 2020
3,200,000
Draw down from Line of Credit
2,550,262
Settlement pursuant
to Debt Settlement Agreement and Release *
( 3,000,000 )
Outstanding principal
under the Line of Credit at December 31, 2021
$ 2,750,262
*
On December 21, 2021, the Company and Mr. Lu entered into and closed a Debt Settlement Agreement and Release pursuant to which the $3.0
million debt was settled by issuance of the Company’s 2,400,000 shares of common stock (See Note 11 – Common Shares Issued
Pursuant to for Related Party Debt Settlement Agreement and Release). The 2.4 million shares issued had a fair value of $ 3 million.
For
the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, the interest expense related to above borrowings amounted to $ 200,477 and $ 168,762 , respectively,
and has been included in interest expense – related party on the accompanying consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive
loss.
As
of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the related accrued and unpaid interest for above borrowings was $ 368,433 and $ 167,956 , respectively,
and has been included in accrued liabilities and other payables – related parties on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
Common
Shares Sold to Related Party
On
April 1, 2020, the Company sold 645,161 shares of its common stock to WLM Limited (“WLM”), an entity owned by Wenzhao Lu,
Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company, at a price per share of $ 1.55 , the fair market value on transaction date, for an aggregate
purchase price of $ 1,000,000 (See Note 11 – Common Shares Sold for Cash).
NOTE
10 – INCOME TAXES
The
Company is governed by the Income Tax Law of the PRC and the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Under the Income Tax Laws
of PRC, Chinese companies are generally subject to an income tax at an effective rate of 25 % on income reported in the statutory financial
statements after appropriate tax adjustments. The Company has a cumulative deficit from its foreign subsidiaries of $ 2,591,758 as of
December 31, 2021, which is included in the consolidated accumulated deficit.
The
Company’s loss before income taxes includes the following components:
Years
Ended
December 31,
2021
2020
United States loss before income
taxes
$ ( 8,504,426 )
$ ( 12,041,331 )
China loss before income
taxes
( 586,073 )
( 638,107 )
Total
loss before income taxes
$ ( 9,090,499 )
$ ( 12,679,438 )
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NOTE
10 – INCOME TAXES (continued )
Components
of income taxes expense (benefit) consisted of the following:
Years
Ended
December 31,
2021
2020
Current:
U.S. federal
$ -
$ -
U.S. state and local
-
-
China
-
-
Total
current income taxes expense
$ -
$ -
Deferred:
U.S. federal
$ ( 1,810,264 )
$ ( 2,333,680 )
U.S. state and local
( 612,904 )
( 790,117 )
China
( 152,015 )
( 132,578 )
Total
deferred income taxes (benefit)
$ ( 2,575,183 )
$ ( 3,256,375 )
Change
in valuation allowance
2,575,183
3,256,375
Total
income taxes expense
$ -
$ -
The
table below summarizes the differences between the U.S. statutory rate and the Company’s effective tax rate for the years ended
December 31, 2021 and 2020:
Years
Ended
December 31,
2021
2020
U.S. federal rate
21.0 %
21.0 %
U.S. state rate
6.7 %
6.8 %
Non-US rate differential
0.3 %
0.2 %
Prior year true-up
4.9 %
0.0 %
U.S. valuation allowance
( 32.9 )%
( 28.0 )%
Total provision for income
taxes
0.0 %
0.0 %
For
the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company did not incur any income taxes expense since it did not generate any taxable
income in those periods. The Company’s foreign entities did not pay any income taxes during the years ended December 31, 2021 and
2020. The Company’s components of deferred taxes as of December 31, 2021 and 2020 were as follows:
December 31,
2021
December 31,
2020
Deferred tax assets
Stock-based
compensation
$ 3,696,463
$ 3,667,375
Disallowed business
interest deduction
103,567
33,384
Accrued directors’
compensation
80,816
-
Lease liability
23,156
40,291
Net
operating loss carryforward
11,441,503
9,079,127
Total deferred tax assets,
gross
15,345,505
12,820,177
Valuation allowance
( 15,224,188 )
( 12,649,005 )
Total deferred tax assets,
net
$ 121,317
$ 171,172
Deferred tax liabilities
Fixed assets and intangible
assets book/tax basis difference
( 101,534 )
( 132,568 )
Right-of-use
assets
( 19,783 )
( 38,604 )
Total
deferred tax liabilities
$ ( 121,317 )
$ ( 171,172 )
Net deferred tax assets
$ -
$ -
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NOTE
10 – INCOME TAXES (continued )
As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company’s
both federal and state net operating loss carryforwards amounted to $ 38,420,422 and $ 30,557,167 , respectively. As of December 31, 2021,
the Company has $35,932,868 of U.S. federal net operating loss carryovers that have no expiration date, and $2,487,554 of the federal
net operating loss and state net operating loss carry-forwards begin to expire in 2034.
As
of December 31, 2021, the Company had net operating loss carryforwards in China of $ 2,566,087 that begin to expire in 2022.
Additionally,
as of December 31, 2021, $ 61,847 of the future utilization of the net operating loss carryforward to offset future taxable income is
subject to special tax rules which may limit their usage under IRS Section 382 (Change of Ownership) and possibly the Separate Return
Limitation Year (“SRLY”) rules.
A
full valuation allowance has been provided against the Company’s deferred tax assets at December 31, 2021 as the Company believes
it is more likely than not that sufficient taxable income will not be generated to realize these temporary differences.
The
Company has been notified and assessed an IRS Section 6038 penalty of $ 10,000 for failure to file a foreign entity tax disclosure. The
Company has appealed the penalty and awaits the Internal Revenue Service’s review of the appeal. There is no assurance such appeal
will be successful.
The
Company has not been audited by any jurisdiction since its inception. The Company is open for audit by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service
and U.S. state tax jurisdictions from 2018 to 2021, and open for audit by the Chinese Ministry of Finance from 2017 to 2021.
There
were no material uncertain tax positions as of December 31, 2021 and 2020. The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to unrecognized
tax benefits as income tax expense, if any. The Company does not have any significant uncertain tax positions or events leading to uncertainty
in a tax position.
NOTE
11 – EQUITY
Common
Shares Sold for Cash
On
December 13, 2019, the Company entered into an Open Market Sale Agreement SM (the “Sales Agreement”) with
Jefferies LLC, as sales agent (“Jefferies”), pursuant to which the Company may offer and sell, from time to time, through
Jefferies, shares of its common stock. During the year ended December 31, 2021, Jefferies sold an aggregate of 2,206,838 shares
of common stock at an average price of $ 1.30 per share to investors and the Company recorded net proceeds of $ 2,553,409 , net of
commission and other offering costs of $ 306,895 . During the year ended December 31, 2020, Jefferies sold an aggregate of 3,913,413 shares
of common stock at an average price of $ 1.74 per share to investors and the Company recorded net proceeds of $ 6,405,475 , net of commission
and other offering costs of $ 398,624 .
On
April 1, 2020, the Company entered into a Subscription Agreement with WLM, an entity owned by Wenzhao Lu, Chairman of the Board of Directors
of the Company, pursuant to which WLM purchased 645,161 shares of the Company’s common stock at a price per share of $ 1.55 , the
fair market value on transaction date, for an aggregate purchase price of $ 1,000,000 . The closing occurred on April 1, 2020 (See Note
9 - Common Shares Sold to Related Party).
Common
Shares Issued for Services
During
the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company issued a total of 1,405,679 shares of its common stock for services rendered
and to be rendered. These shares were valued at $ 1,507,488 , the fair market values on the grant dates using the reported closing share
prices on the dates of grant, and the Company recorded stock-based compensation expense of $ 1,075,756 for the year ended December
31, 2021 and reduced accrued liabilities of $ 276,032 and recorded prepaid expense of $ 155,700 as of December 31, 2021 which
will be amortized over the rest of corresponding service periods.
During
the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company issued a total of 1,505,921 shares of its common stock for services rendered and to be
rendered. These shares were valued at $ 1,892,520 , the fair market values on the grant dates using the reported closing share prices on
the dates of grant and the Company recorded stock-based compensation expense of $ 1,670,166 for the year ended December 31, 2020 and reduced
accrued liabilities of $ 187,725 and recorded prepaid expense of $ 34,629 as of December 31, 2020 which will be amortized over the rest
of corresponding service periods.
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NOTE
11 – EQUITY (continued )
Common
Shares Issued for Settlement of Accrued Professional Fees
In
June 2021, the Company issued 167,355 shares of its common stock to settle accrued and unpaid professional fees of $ 202,500 .
The 167,355 shares issued had a fair value of $ 202,500 .
Common
Shares Issued Pursuant to Related Party Debt Settlement Agreement and Release
On
December 21, 2021, the Company and Mr. Lu entered into and closed a Debt Settlement Agreement and Release pursuant to which The Company
settled $ 3.0 million debt owed under the Line of Credit by issuance of the Company’s 2,400,000 shares of common stock (See Note
9 – Borrowings from Related Party – Line of Credit ) .
The 2.4 million shares issued had a fair value of $ 3 million.
Options
The
following table summarizes the shares of the Company’s common stock issuable upon exercise of options outstanding at December 31,
2021:
Options
Outstanding
Options
Exercisable
Range
of
Exercise
Price
Number
Outstanding at
December 31,
2021
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual Life
(Years)
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
Number
Exercisable at
December 31,
2021
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
$ 0.50
2,000,000
5.11
$ 0.50
2,000,000
$ 0.50
1.00 – 1.93
2,955,000
4.80
1.39
2,749,166
1.41
2.00 – 2.80
2,740,000
1.76
2.17
2,740,000
2.17
4.76
30,000
2.26
4.76
30,000
4.76
$ 0.50 – 4.76
7,725,000
3.97
$ 1.45
7,519,166
$ 1.46
Stock
option activities for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 were as follows:
Number
of
Options
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
Outstanding at January 1, 2020
5,260,000
$ 1.45
Granted
1,960,000
1.52
Expired
( 80,000 )
( 1.00 )
Outstanding at December 31, 2020
7,140,000
1.48
Granted
860,000
1.08
Forfeited / Expired
( 275,000 )
( 1.01 )
Outstanding at December 31, 2021
7,725,000
$ 1.45
Options exercisable at December 31, 2021
7,519,166
$ 1.46
Options expected to vest
205,834
$ 1.04
The
aggregate intrinsic value of both stock options outstanding and stock options exercisable at December 31, 2021 was $ 640,000 .
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NOTE
11 – EQUITY (continued )
Options
(continued)
The
fair values of options granted during the year ended December 31, 2021 were estimated at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing
model with the following assumptions: volatility of 119.21 % - 128.42 %, risk-free rate of 0.33 % - 1.20 %, annual dividend
yield of 0 %, and expected life of 3.00 - 5.00 years. The aggregate fair value of the options granted during
the year ended December 31, 2021 was $726,952.
The
fair values of options granted during the year ended December 31, 2020 were estimated at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing
model with the following assumptions: volatility of 131.16% - 139.58%, risk-free rate of 0.20% - 1.67%, annual dividend yield of 0%,
and expected life of 3.00 – 10.00 years. The aggregate fair value of the options granted during the year ended December 31, 2020
was $2,878,773.
Stock-based
compensation expense associated with stock options granted amounted to $ 769,334 and $ 2,966,052 , of which, $ 544,785 and $ 2,669,729 was
recorded as compensation and related benefits, $ 157,207 and $ 240,354 was recorded as professional fees, and $ 67,342 and $ 55,969 was recorded
as research and development expenses, for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
A
summary of the status of the Company’s nonvested stock options granted as of December 31, 2021 and changes during the years ended
December 31, 2021 and 2020 is presented below:
Number
of
Options
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
Nonvested at January 1, 2020
264,723
$ 2.00
Granted
1,960,000
1.52
Vested
( 2,006,389 )
( 1.62 )
Nonvested at December 31, 2020
218,334
1.18
Granted
860,000
1.08
Forfeited
( 15,000 )
( 1.11 )
Vested
( 857,500 )
( 1.11 )
Nonvested at December 31, 2021
205,834
$ 1.04
2020
Incentive Stock Plan
The
Company held its annual meeting on August 4, 2020. During its annual meeting, the Company approved 2020 Incentive Stock Plan and reserved 5,000,000 shares
of common stock for issuance thereunder.
NOTE
12 - STATUTORY RESERVE AND RESTRICTED NET ASSETS
The
Company’s PRC subsidiaries, Avalon Shanghai and Beijing Genexosome, are restricted
in their ability to transfer a portion of their net assets to the Company. The payment of dividends by entities organized in China is
subject to limitations, procedures and formalities. Regulations in the PRC currently permit payment of dividends only out of accumulated
profits as determined in accordance with accounting standards and regulations in China.
The
Company is required to make appropriations to certain reserve funds, comprising the statutory surplus reserve and the discretionary surplus
reserve, based on after-tax net income determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles of the PRC (“PRC
GAAP”). Appropriations to the statutory surplus reserve are required to be at least 10 % of the after-tax net income determined
in accordance with PRC GAAP until the reserve is equal to 50 % of the entity’s registered capital. Appropriations to the discretionary
surplus reserve are made at the discretion of the Board of Directors. The statutory reserve may be applied against prior year losses,
if any, and may be used for general business expansion and production or increase in registered capital, but are not distributable as
cash dividends.
Relevant
PRC laws and regulations restrict the Company’s PRC subsidiaries, Avalon Shanghai and Beijing
Genexosome , from transferring a portion of their net assets, equivalent to their statutory reserves and their share capital, to
the Company’s shareholders in the form of loans, advances or cash dividends. Only PRC entities’ accumulated profits may be
distributed as dividends to the Company’s shareholders without the consent of a third party.
The
Company did not make any appropriation to statutory reserve for Avalon Shanghai and Beijing Genexosome during the years ended December
31, 2021 and 2020 as they incurred net losses in these periods. As of
December 31, 2021 and 2020, the restricted amounts as determined pursuant to PRC statutory laws totaled $ 6,578 and $ 6,578 , respectively,
and total restricted net assets amounted to $ 783,984 and $ 683,984 , respectively.
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NOTE
13 – NONCONTROLLING INTEREST
As of
December 31, 2021, Dr. Yu Zhou, former director and former co-chief executive officer of Genexosome, who owns 40 % of the equity interests
of Genexosome, which is not under the Company’s control.
During
the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company did not allocate any net loss and foreign currency translation adjustment to
the noncontrolling interest holder due to its inability to satisfy these deficits.
NOTE
14 – CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF THE PARENT COMPANY
Pursuant
to the requirements of Rule 12-04(a), 5-04(c) and 4-08(e)(3) of Regulation S-X, the condensed financial information of the parent company
shall be filed when the restricted net assets of consolidated subsidiary exceed 25 percent of consolidated net assets as of the end of
the most recently completed fiscal year. For purposes of this test, restricted net assets of consolidated subsidiary shall mean that
amount of the Company’s proportionate share of net assets of consolidated subsidiary (after intercompany eliminations) which as
of the end of the most recent fiscal year may not be transferred to the parent company by subsidiary in the form of loans, advances or
cash dividends without the consent of a third party.
The
Company performed a test on the restricted net assets of consolidated subsidiary in accordance with such requirement and concluded that
it was not applicable to the Company as the restricted net assets of the Company’s PRC subsidiaries did not exceed 25 % of the consolidated
net assets of the Company, therefore, the condensed financial statements for the parent company have not been required.
NOTE
15 - CONCENTRATIONS
Customers
The
following table sets forth information as to each customer that accounted for 10 % or more of the Company’s revenues for the
years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020.
Years
Ended
December 31,
Customer
2021
2020
A (Shanghai Daopei, a related party)
*
12 %
B (Hebei Daopei, a related party)
13 %
*
C
28 %
24 %
D
16 %
16 %
E
11 %
12 %
* Less
than 10 %
Two customers,
of which, one is a related party and the other is a third party, whose outstanding receivable accounted for 10 % or more of the Company’s
total outstanding accounts receivable, accounts receivable – related party, rent receivable, and rent receivable – related
party at December 31, 2021, accounted for 80.6 % of the Company’s total outstanding accounts receivable, accounts receivable
– related party, rent receivable, and rent receivable – related party at December 31, 2021.
Two third
party customers, whose outstanding receivable accounted for 10 % or more of the Company’s total outstanding accounts receivable,
accounts receivable – related party, and rent receivable at December 31, 2020, accounted for 78.3 % of the Company’s
total outstanding accounts receivable, accounts receivable – related party, and rent receivable at December 31, 2020.
Suppliers
No
supplier accounted for 10 % or more of the Company’s purchase during the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020.
One supplier,
whose outstanding payable accounted for 10 % or more of the Company’s total outstanding accounts payable at December 31, 2020,
accounted for 93.6 % of the Company’s total outstanding accounts payable at December 31, 2020.
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NOTE
16 – SEGMENT INFORMATION
For
the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company operated in three reportable business segments - (1) the real property operating
segment, (2) the medical related consulting services segment, and (3) the performing development services for hospitals and other customers
and sales of developed products to hospitals and other customers segment.
Due
to the winding down of the development services and sales of developed products segment in 2020, the Company no longer has any material
revenues or expenses in this segment. As a result, commencing from the first quarter of 2021, the Company’s chief operating
decision maker no longer reviews development services and sales of developed products operating results.
For
the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company operated in two reportable business segments - (1) the real property operating
segment, and (2) the medical related consulting services segment.
The
Company’s reportable segments are strategic business units that offer different services and products. They are managed separately
based on the fundamental differences in their operations. Information with respect to these reportable business segments for the years
ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 was as follows:
Years
Ended
December 31,
2021
2020
Revenues
Real property
operations
$ 1,203,560
$ 1,206,854
Medical
related consulting services
187,412
170,908
Total
1,390,972
1,377,762
Costs and expenses
Real property operations
829,287
851,754
Medical related consulting
services
147,167
135,805
Total
976,454
987,559
Gross profit
Real property operations
374,273
355,100
Medical
related consulting services
40,245
35,103
Total
414,518
390,203
Other operating expenses
Real property operations
381,266
418,863
Medical related consulting
services
469,942
577,962
Development services
and sales of developed products
-
123,546
Corporate/Other
8,397,140
11,723,851
Total
9,248,348
12,844,222
Other (expense) income
Interest expense
Corporate/Other
( 200,477 )
( 168,762 )
Total
( 200,477 )
( 168,762 )
Other income (expense)
Real property operations
115
( 921 )
Medical related consulting
services
( 61,494 )
( 55,964 )
Development services
and sales of developed products
-
228
Corporate/Other
5,187
-
Total
( 56,192 )
( 56,657 )
Total other expense,
net
( 256,669 )
( 225,419 )
Net loss
Real property operations
6,878
64,684
Medical related consulting
services
491,191
598,823
Development services
and sales of developed products
-
123,318
Corporate/Other
8,592,430
11,892,613
Total
$ 9,090,499
$ 12,679,438
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TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE
16 – SEGMENT INFORMATION (continued )
Identifiable long-lived
tangible assets at December 31, 2021 and 2020
December 31,
2021
December 31,
2020
Real property operations
$ 7,537,281
$ 7,697,473
Medical related consulting services
742
223,459
Development services and sales of developed
products
-
243,869
Corporate/Other
352,294
-
Total
$ 7,890,317
$ 8,164,801
Identifiable long-lived
tangible assets at December 31, 2021 and 2020
December 31,
2021
December 31,
2020
United States
$ 7,583,880
$ 7,764,947
China
306,437
399,854
Total
$ 7,890,317
$ 8,164,801
NOTE
17 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINCENGIES
Litigation
From
time to time, the Company is subject to ordinary routine litigation incidental to its normal business operations. The Company is not
currently a party to, and its property is not subject to, any material legal proceedings, except as set forth below.
On
October 25, 2017, Genexosome entered into and closed a Stock Purchase Agreement with Beijing Genexosome and Yu Zhou, MD, PhD, the sole
shareholder of Beijing Genexosome, pursuant to which Genexosome acquired all of the issued and outstanding securities of Beijing Genexosome
in consideration of a cash payment in the amount of $450,000, of which $100,000 is still owed. Further, on October 25, 2017, Genexosome
entered into and closed an Asset Purchase Agreement with Dr. Zhou, pursuant to which the Company acquired all assets, including all intellectual
property and exosome separation systems, held by Dr. Zhou pertaining to the business of researching, developing and commercializing exosome
technologies. In consideration of the assets, Genexosome paid Dr. Zhou $876,087 in cash, transferred 500,000 shares of common stock of
the Company to Dr. Zhou and issued Dr. Zhou 400 shares of common stock of Genexosome. Further, The Company had not been able to realize
the financial projections provided by Dr. Zhou at the time of the acquisition and has decided to impair the intangible asset associated
with this acquisition to zero. Dr. Zhou was terminated as Co-CEO of Genexosome on August 14, 2019. Further, on October 28, 2019, Research
Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital (“Research Institute”) filed a Complaint in the United States District
Court for the Southern District of Ohio Eastern Division against Dr. Zhou, Li Chen, the Company and Genexosome with various claims against
the Company and Genexosome including misappropriation of trade secrets in violation of the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 and violation
of Ohio Uniform Trade Secrets Act. Research Institute is seeking monetary damages, injunctive relief, exemplary damages, injunctive relief
and other equitable relief. The Company intends to vigorously defend against this action and pursue all available legal remedies. The
criminal proceedings against Dr. Zhou and Li Chen have been concluded and the civil litigation continue. The Company and Nationwide Children’s
Hospital have reached a verbal settlement agreement. Both parties are in the process of drafting the related written agreements. There
can be no assurances that these settlement agreements will be signed.
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NOTE
17 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINCENGIES (continued )
Operating
Leases Commitment
The
Company is a party to leases for office space. Rent expense under all operating leases amounted to approximately $ 143,000 and $ 157,000 for
the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
Supplemental
cash flow information related to leases for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 is as follows:
Years
Ended
December 31,
2021
2020
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating
cash flows paid for operating lease
$ 130,071
$ 66,000
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for
lease obligation:
Operating lease
$ 133,879
$ 201,028
The
following table summarizes the lease term and discount rate for the Company’s operating lease as of December 31, 2021:
Operating
Lease
Weighted average remaining lease
term (in years)
1.08
Weighted average discount rate
4.88 %
The following
table summarizes the maturity of lease liabilities under operating lease as of December 31, 2021:
For the Year Ending December
31:
Operating
Lease
2022
$ 154,947
2023
5,913
2024 and thereafter
-
Total lease payments
160,860
Amount of lease payments
representing interest
( 3,557 )
Total present value of
operating lease liabilities
$ 157,303
Current portion
$ 151,402
Long-term portion
5,901
Total
$ 157,303
Equity
Investment Commitment
On
May 29, 2018, Avalon Shanghai entered into a Joint Venture Agreement with Jiangsu Unicorn Biological Technology Co., Ltd. (“Unicorn”),
pursuant to which a company named Epicon Biotech Co., Ltd. (“Epicon”) was formed on August 14, 2018. Epicon is owned 60%
by Unicorn and 40% by Avalon Shanghai. Within five years of execution of the Joint Venture Agreement, Unicorn shall invest cash into
Epicon in an amount not less than RMB 8,000,000 (approximately $1.3 million) and the premises of the laboratories of Nanjing Hospital
of Chinese Medicine for exclusive use by Epicon, and Avalon Shanghai shall invest cash into Epicon in an amount not less than RMB 10,000,000
(approximately $1.6 million). Epicon is focused on cell preparation, third party testing, biological sample repository for commercial
and scientific research purposes and the clinical transformation of scientific achievements. As of December 31, 2021, Avalon Shanghai
has contributed RMB 4,760,000 (approximately $0.7 million) that was included in equity method investment on the accompanying consolidated
balance sheets. The Company intends to use its present working capital together with borrowings from related party and equity raises
to fund the project cost.
Joint
Venture – AVAR BioTherapeutics (China) Co. Ltd.
On
October 23, 2018, Avactis Biosciences, Inc. (“Avactis”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, and Arbele Limited
(“Arbele”) agreed to the establishment of AVAR BioTherapeutics (China) Co. Ltd. (“AVAR”), a Sino-foreign equity
joint venture, pursuant to an Equity Joint Venture Agreement (the “AVAR Agreement”), which will be owned 60% by Avactis and
40% by Arbele. The purpose and business scope of the Joint Venture is to research, develop, produce, sell, distribute and generally commercialize
CAR-T/CAR-NK/TCR-T/universal cellular immunotherapy in China. Avactis is required to contribute $10 million (or equivalent in RMB) in
cash and/or services, which shall be contributed in tranches based on milestones to be determined jointly by AVAR and Avactis in writing
subject to Avactis’ cash reserves. Within 30 days, Arbele shall make a contribution of $6.66 million in the form of entering into
a License Agreement with AVAR granting AVAR with an exclusive right and license in China to its technology and intellectual property
pertaining to CAR-T/CAR-NK/TCR-T/universal cellular immunotherapy technology and any additional technology developed in the future with
terms and conditions to be mutually agreed upon Avactis and AVAR and services.
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TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE
17 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINCENGIES (continued )
Joint
Venture – AVAR BioTherapeutics (China) Co. Ltd. (continued)
In
addition, Avactis is responsible for:
● Contributing registered capital of RMB 5,000,000 (approximately $0.8 million) for working capital purposes as required by local regulation, which is not required to be contributed immediately and will be contributed subject to Avactis’ discretion;
● assist
AVAR in setting up its business operations and obtaining all required permits and licenses
from Chinese government;
● assisting
AVAR in recruiting, hiring and retaining personnel;
● providing
AVAR with access to various hospital networks in China to assist in the testing and commercialization
of the CAR-T/CAR-NK/TCR-T/universal cellular immunotherapy technology in China;
● assisting
AVAR in managing the Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) facility and clinic to be developed
by AVAR;
● providing
AVAR with advice pertaining to conducting clinicals in China; and
● Within 6 days of signing the AVAR Agreement, Avactis is required to pay to Arbele $300,000 as a research and development fee with an additional two payments of $300,000 (for a total of $900,000) to be paid upon mutually agreed upon milestones.
Under AVAR
Agreement, Arbele shall be responsible for the following:
● Entering
into a License Agreement with AVAR; and
● Providing
AVAR with research and development expertise pertaining to clinical laboratory medicine when
hired by AVAR.
As
of both December 31, 2021 and 2020, Avactis paid the $ 900,000 to Arbele as research and development fee. As of December 31, 2021, License
Agreement has not been finalized.
Line
of Credit Agreement
On
August 29, 2019, the Company entered into a Line of Credit Agreement (the “Line of Credit Agreement”) providing the Company
with a $ 20 million line of credit (the “Line of Credit”) from Wenzhao Lu (the “Lender”), a significant shareholder
and director of the Company. The Line of Credit allows the Company to request loans thereunder and to use the proceeds of such loans
for working capital and operating expense purposes until the facility matures on December 31, 2024. The loans are unsecured and are not
convertible into equity of the Company. Loans drawn under the Line of Credit bears interest at an annual rate of 5 % and each individual
loan will be payable three years from the date of issuance. The Company has a right to draw down on the line of credit and not at the
discretion of the related party Lender. The Company may, at its option, prepay any borrowings under the Line of Credit, in whole or in
part at any time prior to maturity, without premium or penalty. The Line of Credit Agreement includes customary events of default. If
any such event of default occurs, the Lender may declare all outstanding loans under the Line of Credit to be due and payable immediately.
As of December 31, 2021, $ 2,750,262 was outstanding under the Line of Credit.
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NOTE
18 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
The
Company evaluated subsequent events and transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date up to the date that the financial statements
were issued. Based upon this review, other than as described below, the Company did not identify any subsequent events that would have
required adjustment or disclosure in the financial statements.
Common
Shares Sold for Cash
On December 13,
2019, the Company entered into an Open Market Sale Agreement SM with Jefferies LLC, as sales agent (“Jefferies”).
From January 1, 2022 to March 30, 2022, Jefferies sold an aggregate of 170,540 shares of common stock at an average price of
$ 0.79 per share to investors. The Company received net cash proceeds of $ 131,427 , net of commission paid to sales agent of $ 4,065 .
Promissory
Note
On
March 18, 2019, the Company issued Wenzhao Lu, the Company’s largest shareholder and Chairman of the Board of Directors, a Promissory
Note in the principal amount of $ 1,000,000 (“Original Note”) in consideration of cash in the amount of $ 1,000,000 . The
Original Note had a maturity date of March 19, 2022. In March 2022, the Company and Wenzhao Lu entered into a Loan Extension and Modification
Agreement (the “Extension”) to extend the maturity date to March 19, 2024.
2022
Convertible Note
On March
28, 2022, the Company entered into Securities Purchase Agreement with an accredited investor providing for the sale by the Company to
the investor of a Convertible Note in the amount of $ 4,000,000 (the “2022 Convertible Note”). In addition to the 2022 Convertible
Note, the investor will also receive a Stock Purchase Warrant (the “2022 Warrant”) to acquire an aggregate of 1,333,333 shares
of common stock. The 2022 Warrants will be exercisable for five years at an exercise price of $ 1.25 . The financing will close on or about
April 15, 2022.
The 2022
Convertible Note will bear interest at 1 % per annum payable at maturity and matures ten years from issuance. The investor may elect to
convert all or part of the 2022 Convertible Note, plus accrued interest, at any time into shares of common stock of the Company at a conversion
price equal to 95 % of the average of the highest three trading prices for the common stock during the 20-trading day period ending one
trading day prior to the conversion date but in no event will the conversion price be lower than $ 0.75 per share.
The investor
agreed to restrict its ability to convert the 2022 Convertible Note and exercise the 2022 Warrants and receive shares of common stock
such that the number of shares of common stock held by the investor after such conversion or exercise does not exceed 4.99 % of the then
issued and outstanding shares of common stock. Further, Investor agreed to not sell or transfer any or all of the shares of common stock
underlying the 2022 Convertible Note or the 2022 Warrant for a period of 90 days beginning on the closing date (the “Lock-Up Period”).
Following the expiration of the Lock-Up Period, the investor has agreed to limit its sale or transfer of such shares of common stock to
a maximum monthly amount equal to 20 % of the shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the 2022 Convertible Note. The Company
agreed to use its reasonable best efforts to file a registration statement on Form S-3 (or other appropriate form) providing for the resale
by the investor of the shares of common stock underlying the 2022 Convertible Note and the 2022 Warrant.
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