Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
ITEM
9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
(a)
Evaluation
of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our
management, with the participation and supervision of our Principal Executive Officer, who also is our Principal Financial Officer,
are responsible for our disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act. Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and other procedures that are designed
to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed,
summarized and reported, within the time periods specified under the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms.
Disclosure controls and procedures include controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed
in our reports filed under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to its principal executive officer and its principal
financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Our
management, including our Principal Executive Officer who is also our Principal Financial Officer, conducted an evaluation of
the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2020. Based on this evaluation, our Principal Executive
Officer concluded that as of December 31, 2020, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective at a reasonable assurance
level due to the material weaknesses identified in our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2020 (discussed
in paragraph (b) to this Item 9A), which our management views as an integral part of our disclosure controls and procedures.
(b)
Management’s
Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Our
management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. Internal control
over financial reporting is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as
a process designed by, or under the supervision of our Chief Executive Officer who is also our Principal Financial Officer and
effected by our Board of Directors, management and other personnel to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of
financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles. Our internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that:
●
pertain
to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions
of the assets of the Company;
●
provide
reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of ours are being made only in accordance
with authorizations of our management and directors; and
●
provide
reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of our assets
that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because
of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Projections of
any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes
in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
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A
material weakness is a significant deficiency, or combination of significant deficiencies, that results in there being more than
a remote likelihood that a material misstatement of the annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected
on a timely basis by management or employees in the normal course of performing their assigned functions.
Our
management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2020. Management’s
assessment identified the following material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting: lack of segregation
of duties due to lack of sufficient accounting and finance personnel, lack of sufficient entity level controls and lack of a sufficient
technology infrastructure to support the financial reporting function In addition, we do not have a separately designated Audit
Committee. Our small size, lack of revenue and inability to compensate officers or directors precludes us from attracting a sufficient
number of directors to staff such a committee.
In
making this assessment, management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission
(COSO) in Internal Control-Integrated Framework (2013) as the framework to evaluate effectiveness. Because of the material weaknesses
described above, management believes that, as of December 31, 2020, our internal controls over financial reporting were not effective
based on those criteria.
Management
intends to implement a remediation plan in fiscal year 2021 in response to the other identified material weakness in financial
reporting. Our planned remediation efforts to address lack of segregation of duties and accounting for complex financial transactions
include using third parties to perform accounting tasks, enhancing procedures for recording and reviewing complex transactions,
performing more independent reconciliations or reviews and hiring more people. Our planned remediation efforts to address lack
of sufficient technology infrastructure include upgrading and engaging technology consultants with specific financial reporting
expertise using our accounting and financial reporting system. We believe that these remediation efforts, if successfully implemented,
will improve our internal control over financial reporting.
(c)
Changes
in Internal Controls
During
the quarter ended December 31, 2020, we initiated remediation efforts and are still working on implementing certain controls identified
above in response to previously identified material weaknesses. Once fully implemented, we believe that these remediation steps
will remediate our material weaknesses.
ITEM
9B. OTHER INFORMATION
None.
PART III
ITEM 10.
DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Directors
and Executive Officers
The
information below sets forth the name, age and position of each of our current directors and executive officers as of March 23,
2021 .
Martin
Chopp – Director 69
Mr.
Chopp has served as a Director of Novint Technologies since August 2013. Mr. Chopp’s extensive capital markets experience
includes management roles in numerous investment funds and public companies. Mr. Chopp is the President of SDC Capital LLC and
President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of Sons Capital, LLC, positions which he has held for more than five years.
Additionally, Mr. Chopp is the General Partner of Ellis International as well as The Hewlett Fund, LP. Mr. Chopp served as the
Chief Executive Officer, President and Director of Datatrend Services, Inc. (formerly Babystar, Inc.) until 1997. Mr. Chopp
was President of Sun Capital Company from 1995 to February 2007 and a Director of Glen Rose Petroleum Corp. from April 2010 to
March 2011. The Board feels Mr. Chopp is an appropriate director due to his capital markets experience.
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Ryan
Christoff - Director 49
Mr.
Christoff has served as a Director of Novint Technologies since April of 2011. Prior to that, Mr. Christoff was the President
of Force Tek, which merged with Novint just prior to April 2011. Mr. Christoff provided operational expertise and helped
design the biomechanics of XIO, the full arm controller that provided force feedback for gaming and other applications, produced
by Force Tek. Mr. Christoff has been the President and owner of The Physical Therapy Institute (PTI) since 2008. PTI has
operations in central and western Pennsylvania and Eastern Indiana. Mr. Christoff holds a Doctorate degree in Orthopedic
Physical Therapy, a Master’s Degree in physical therapy from Chatham University, and a B.S. degree in sports medicine from
the University of Pittsburgh. The Board feels Mr. Christoff is an appropriate director due to his gaming industry experience.
Orin
Hirschman – President, Treasurer and Director 51
Mr.
Hirschman has served as a Director of Novint Technologies since August 2013. Mr. Hirschman has over 25 years of experience in
money management, leveraged buyouts, restructuring and venture capital. Mr. Hirschman has been the manager of AIGH Investment
Partners, LP since 2011. From 1994 until 2001 Mr. Hirschman served as a co-manager of two private investment funds, Adam Smith
Investment Partnerships and Adam Smith Investment Partners, Ltd (the “Adam Smith Funds”). In addition to Mr. Hirschman’s
private placement investments over the last fifteen years, the Adam Smith Funds, and AIGH Investment Partners, LP, his experience
in the securities industry includes tenures with Wesray Capital, the investment firm founded by former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury
William E. Simon, and Randall Rose & Company, a $100 million money management firm based in New York. Mr. Hirschman has been
actively involved in the financing and structuring of over 70 companies, including many high technology companies. Mr. Hirschman’s
educational background includes an M.B.A. in Finance from New York University Graduate School of Business and a degree in Biology
and Finance from Touro College where he graduated Summa Cum Laude. The Board feels Mr. Hirschman is an appropriate director
due to his capital markets experience.
Arrangements
between Officers and Directors
To
our knowledge, there is no arrangement or understanding between any of our officers or directors and any other person, including
directors, pursuant to which the officer or director was selected to serve as an officer or director.
Involvement
in Certain Legal Proceedings
We
are not aware of any of our directors or officers being involved in any legal proceedings in the past ten years relating to any
matters in bankruptcy, insolvency, criminal proceedings (other than traffic and other minor offenses), or being subject to any
of the items set forth under Item 401(f) of Regulation S-K.
Corporate
Governance
General
We
believe that good corporate governance is important to ensure that the Company is managed for the long-term benefit of our stockholders.
This section describes key corporate governance practices that we have adopted.
Section
16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
Section
16(a) of the Exchange Act requires our directors and executive officers, and persons who own more than ten percent of a registered
class of our equity securities, to file with the SEC initial reports of ownership and reports of changes in ownership of our common
stock and other equity securities. Officers, directors and greater than ten percent stockholders are required by SEC regulations
to furnish us with copies of all Section 16(a) forms they file.
To
our knowledge, based solely upon a review of Forms 3, 4, and 5 furnished to us during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020,
we believe that the directors, executive officers, and greater than ten percent beneficial owners have complied with all applicable
filing requirements during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020.
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Code
of Ethics
Our
Board of Directors adopted a Code of Conduct and Ethics (the “Code”) in March 2006, which applies to our officers,
directors and employees. The purpose of the Code is to deter wrongdoing and to promote:
● honest
and ethical conduct, including the ethical handling of actual or apparent conflicts of
interest between personal and professional relationships;
● full,
fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure in reports and documents that the
Company files with, or submits to the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”)
and in other public communications made by the Company;
● compliance
with applicable laws and governmental rules and regulations;
● the
prompt internal reporting of violations of the Code to an appropriate person or persons
identified in the Code; and
● accountability
for adherence to the Code.
A
copy of the Code is filed as Exhibit 14.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Audit
Committee and Financial Experts; Compensation Committee; Nominating and Governance Committee
Currently,
we do not have separately designated Audit, Compensation or Nominating and Governance Committees. Our small size, lack of revenue
and inability to compensate officers or directors precludes us from attracting a sufficient number of directors to staff such
committees.
ITEM 11.
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Summary
Compensation Table
There
was no compensation paid, earned or accrued for services by our executive officers in the fiscal years ended December 31, 2020
and December 31, 2019.
Director
Compensation
As
of December 31, 2020, there is no cash compensation paid to directors for their service on our board of directors.
Equity
Compensation Plan Information
As
of December 31, 2020, there is no equity compensation plan in effect.
ITEM 12.
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
Security
Ownership of Certain Beneficial Holders and Management
The
following tables set forth, as of December 31, 2020, certain information concerning the beneficial ownership of our capital stock
by each stockholder known by us to own beneficially 5% or more of any class of our outstanding stock; each director; each named
executive officer; all of our executive officers and directors as a group; and each person, or group of affiliated persons, who
is known by us to beneficially own more than 5% of any class of our outstanding stock.
As
of December 31, 2020, the Company had authorized 500,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001, of which there were 202,308,728
shares of common stock outstanding.
Beneficial
ownership is determined in accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC and includes voting or investment power with respect
to our common stock. Shares of our common stock subject to options that are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days
of December 31, 2020 are considered outstanding and beneficially owned by the person holding the options for the purpose of calculating
the percentage ownership of that person but not for the purpose of calculating the percentage ownership of any other person. Except
as otherwise noted, we believe the persons and entities in this table have sole voting and investing power with respect to all
of the shares of our common stock beneficially owned by them, subject to community property laws, where applicable.
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Security
Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners & Management
Name and Address of Beneficial Owner
Shares Owned (6)
Fully Diluted
Ownership
Percentage (1)
AIGH Investment Partners, LLC (2)
8,662,500
4.28%
6006 Berkeley Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21209
Congregation Ahavas Tzdokah Vchesed Inc. (7)
61,722,996
30.51%
1655 E 24th St
Brooklyn, NY 11229
Ellis International (3)
9,396,328
4.64%
100 Merrick Road–Suite 400W
Rockville Centre, NY 11570
Alpha Capital Anstalt (8)
10,736,961
5.31%
510 Madison Avenue, 14th Floor
New York, NY 10022
Globis Capital related entities (4)
12,060,546
5.96%
805 Third Avenue, 15th floor
New York, New York 10022
Ryan Christoff
11,142,857
5.51%
c/o Novint Technologies
All Officers and Directors
29,201,685
14.43%
as a Group (5)
(1)
Calculated on the basis of 202,308,728 shares of Common Stock outstanding
(2)
Mr. Hirschman a Director of the Company has sole voting and dispositive power over shares held by AIGH Investment Partners LLC
(3)
Mr. Chopp a Director of the Company shares voting and dispositive power over shares held by Ellis International
(4)
Mr. Packer has sole voting and dispositive power over 687,068 common shares held by Mr. Packer personally. Mr. Packer shares voting
and dispositive power over 11,373,478 common shares held by Globis Capital Partners and by Globis Overseas Fund Ltd.
(5) Mr.
Christoff, Mr. Chopp and Mr. Hirschman are serving as directors of the Company. Mr. Hirschman is serving as President
on an interim part-time basis.
(6)
Applicable percentage of ownership is based on 202,308,728 shares of common stock outstanding on December 31, 2020. Percentage
ownership is determined based on shares owned together with securities exercisable or convertible into shares of common stock
within 60 days of December 31, 2020, for each stockholder. Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of
the SEC and generally includes voting or investment power with respect to securities. Shares of common stock subject to securities
exercisable or convertible into shares of common stock that are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of December
31, 2020, 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. Our common stock is our only issued and outstanding class of securities eligible to vote. Unless otherwise stated, all
shareholders can be reached at mailing address 100 Merrick Road–Suite 400W, Rockville Centre, NY 11570.
(7)
Rabbi Nusyn Pinches Erlich has sole voting and dispositive power over those shares.
(8)
Konrad Ackermann is the managing director and has sole voting power over those shares.
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Change
in Control
We
are not aware of any arrangement that might result in a change in control in the future. We have no knowledge of any arrangements,
including any pledge by any person of our securities, the operation of which may at a subsequent date result in a change in the
Company’s control.
ITEM 13.
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE
The
Company has no agreement that provides for payment to executive officers at, following, or in connection with the resignation,
retirement or other termination, or a change in control of Company or a change in any executive officer’s responsibilities
following a change in control. Mr. Hirschman, the Company’s Interim President and sole employee serves on an unpaid basis.
Director
Independence
ITEM 14.
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES
Audit
Fees.
The
aggregate fees billed and expected to be billed for professional services rendered by Sadler, Gibb & Associates, LLC for the
2020 fiscal year, primarily related to the audit of our annual consolidated financial statements for the 2020 fiscal year, and
the reviews of the financial statements included in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the 2020 fiscal year were approximately
$17,750 (including direct engagement expenses).
The
aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by Sadler, Gibb & Associates, LLC for the 2019 fiscal year, primarily
related to the audit of our annual consolidated financial statements for the 2019 fiscal year, the reviews of the financial statements
included in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the 2019 fiscal year, comfort letters and registration statements, were $37,417
(including direct engagement expenses).
Audit-Related
Fees
No
fees were billed by Sadler, Gibb & Associates, LLC for audit-related services for the 2020 or 2019 fiscal year.
Tax
Fees
No
fees were billed by Sadler, Gibb & Associates, LLC for tax-related services for the 2020 or 2019 fiscal year.
All
Other Fees
No
fees were billed by Sadler, Gibb & Associates, LLC for services other than the audit for the 2020 and 2019 fiscal years.
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PART
IV
INDEX
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOVINT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm – Sadler, Gibb & Associates, LLC
F-2
Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2020 and 2019
F-3
Statements of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2020 and 2019
F-4
Statement of Stockholders’ Deficit for the Years Ended December 31, 2020 and 2019
F-5
Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2020 and 2019
F-6
Notes to Financial Statements
F-7
F- 1
Report
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of
Novint Technologies, Inc.:
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying balance sheets
of Novint Technologies, Inc. (“the Company”) as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the related statements of operations,
stockholders’ deficit, and cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2020 and the related
notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements referred to
above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, and the
results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2020, in conformity
with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Explanatory Paragraph Regarding Going Concern
The accompanying financial statements have
been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 1 to the financial statements, the
Company has suffered recurring losses from operations and has a net capital deficiency that raise substantial doubt about its ability
to continue as a going concern. Management's plans in regard to these matters are also described in Note 1. The 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 audit 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
The critical audit matters communicated below
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) related to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved
our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgements. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any
way our opinion on the financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical matters below, providing
separate opinions on the critical audit matters or on the accounts or disclosures to which they relate.
Going Concern
Critical Audit Matter Description
As described further in Note 1 to the financial
statements, the Company has incurred losses each year from inception through December 31, 2020 and expects to incur additional
losses in the future. The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is dependent on raising capital to fund its initial
business plan and ultimately to attain profitable operations. Accordingly, the Company has determined that these factors raise
substantial doubt as to the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for a period of one year from the issuance of
these financial statements. Management intends to continue to fund its business by way of private placements and advances from
related parties as may be required, in order satisfy the Company’s obligations as they come due for at least one year from
the financial statement issuance date. However, the Company has not concluded that these plans alleviate the substantial doubt
related to its ability to continue as a going concern.
How the
Critical Audit Matter Was Addressed in the Audit
We determined the Company’s ability to
continue as a going concern is a critical audit matter due to the estimation and uncertainty regarding the Company’s available
capital and the risk of bias in management’s judgments and assumptions in their determination.
Our audit procedures related to the Company’s
assertion on its ability to continue as a going concern included the following, among others:
• We inquired of Company management and
reviewed company records to assess whether there are additional factors that contribute to the uncertainties disclosed.
• We assessed whether the Company’s
determination that there is substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern was adequately disclosed.
• We performed testing procedures such as
analytical procedures to identify conditions and events that indicate there could be substantial doubt about the entity's ability
to continue as a going concern for a reasonable period of time.
• We reviewed and evaluated management’s
plans for dealing with adverse effect of these conditions and events.
/s/ Sadler, Gibb & Associates, LLC
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2017.
Draper, UT
March 23, 2021
F- 2
Novint
Technologies, Inc.
BALANCE
SHEETS
December 31,
December 31,
2020
2019
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents
$ 322,032
$ 431,715
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
6,040
2,048
Total Current Assets
328,072
433,763
TOTAL ASSETS
$ 328,072
$ 433,763
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
$ 702,669
$ 640,374
Total Current Liabilities
702,669
640,374
TOTAL LIABILITIES
702,669
640,374
STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value; 12,500,000 shares authorized, 0 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2020 and 2019
—
—
Common stock, $0.0001 par value; 500,000,000 shares authorized, 202,308,728 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2020 and 2019
20,231
20,231
Additional paid in capital
41,059,293
41,059,293
Accumulated deficit
(41,454,121 )
(41,286,135 )
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT
(374,597 )
(206,611 )
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT
$ 328,072
$ 433,763
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements
F- 3
Novint
Technologies, Inc.
STATEMENTS
OF OPERATIONS
Years Ended December 31
2020
2019
Revenue
$ 1,000
$ —
Operating Expenses
Professional fees
81,331
51,380
General and administrative expenses
87,376
82,483
Total Operating Expenses
168,707
133,863
Loss from operations
(167,707 )
(133,863 )
Other expense:
Interest expense, net
(279 )
(239 )
Total other expense
(279 )
(239 )
Loss before provision for income taxes
(167,986 )
(134,102 )
Provision for income taxes
—
(75 )
Net loss
$ (167,986 )
$ (134,177 )
Net loss per share
Basic and Diluted
$ (0.00 )
$ (0.00 )
Weighted-average common shares outstanding
Basic and Diluted
202,308,728
202,308,728
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements
F- 4
Novint
Technologies, Inc.
STATEMENT
OF STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
Additional
Common Stock
Paid-in
Accumulated
Shares
Amount
Capital
(Deficit)
Total
Balances, December 31, 2018
202,308,728
$ 20,231
$ 41,059,293
$ (41,151,958 )
$ (72,434 )
Net Loss
—
—
—
(134,177 )
(134,177 )
Balances, December 31, 2019
202,308,728
20,231
41,059,293
(41,286,135 )
(206,611 )
Net Loss
—
—
—
(167,986 )
(167,986 )
Balances, December 31, 2020
202,308,728
$ 20,231
$ 41,059,293
$ (41,454,121 )
$ (374,597 )
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements
F- 5
Novint
Technologies, Inc.
STATEMENTS
OF CASH FLOWS
Years Ended December 31,
2020
2019
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss
$ (167,986 )
$ (134,177 )
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
(3,992 )
2,065
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
62,295
55,280
Net cash used in operating activities
(109,683 )
(76,832 )
Net decrease in cash
(109,683 )
(76,832 )
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year
431,715
508,547
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
$ 322,032
$ 431,715
Supplemental cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest
$ 279
$ 214
Cash paid for taxes
$ —
$ —
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements
F- 6
NOVINT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2020 AND 2019
NOTE
1 – DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
Novint
Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”, “Novint”, “we” or “us”) was originally incorporated
in the State of New Mexico in April 1999. On February 26, 2002, the Company changed its state of incorporation to Delaware by
merging with Novint Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation. This merger was accounted for as a reorganization of the Company.
Nature
of Business
The
Company currently is engaged in the development and sale of 3D haptics products and equipment. Haptics refers to one’s sense
of touch. The Company’s focus is on the consumer interactive computer gaming market but the Company also does project work
in other areas. The Company’s operations are based in New Mexico with sales of its haptics products primarily to consumers
through retail outlets.
Going
Concern and Management’s Plans
These
financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction
of liabilities in the normal course of business. The Company has incurred recurring losses and at December 31, 2020, had an accumulated
deficit of $41,454,121. For the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company sustained a net loss of $167,986. These factors, among
others, raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for the next twelve months from
the date these financial statements were issued. These financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability
and classification of recorded asset amounts or the amounts and classification of liabilities that may be necessary should the
Company be unable to continue as a going concern. The Company’s continuation as a going concern is contingent upon its ability
to obtain additional financing and to generate revenue and cash flow to meet its obligations on a timely basis. Management intends
to source new inventory and generate revenue. The Company will continue to seek to raise
additional funding through debt or equity financing during the next twelve months.
We
may be at risk as a result of the current COVID-19 pandemic. Risks that could affect our business include the duration and scope
of the COVID-19 pandemic and the impact on the demand for our products; actions by governments, businesses and individuals taken
in response to the pandemic; the length of time of the COVID-19 pandemic and the possibility of its reoccurrence; the timing required
to develop effective treatments and a vaccine in the event of future outbreaks; the eventual impact of the pandemic and actions
taken in response to the pandemic on global and regional economies; and the pace of recovery when the COVID-19 pandemic subsides.
NOTE
2 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Use
of Estimates and Assumptions
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America
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. The most significant estimates and assumptions made in the preparation of the financial statements
relate to accrued royalties and contingent consideration. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Cash
and Cash Equivalents
The
Company considers all highly liquid investments purchased with maturities of three months or less to be cash equivalents. The
Company maintains cash balances at financial institutions that are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”)
up to federally insured limits. At times balances may exceed FDIC insured limits. The Company has not experienced any losses in
such accounts.
F- 7
NOVINT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2020 AND 2019
Revenue
and Cost Recognition
In
May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”)
No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), and has since issued amendments thereto (collectively referred
to as “ASC 606”). The core principle of ASC 606 is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer
of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled
in exchange for those goods or services, and the guidance defines the following five-step process to achieve this core principle:(i)
identify the contract(s) with a customer, (ii) identify the performance obligations in the contract(s), (iii) determine the transaction
price, (iv) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract(s), and (v) recognize revenue when,
or as, the entity satisfies a performance obligation. ASC 606 also mandates additional disclosure about the nature, amount, timing
and uncertainty of revenues and cash flows arising from customer contracts, including significant judgments and changes in judgments
and assets recognized from costs incurred to obtain or fulfill a contract.
Revenue
shown in these financial statements relates to revenue from the sale of the Falcon 3D Touch Haptic Controller (the “Falcon”),
which is a human-computer user interface and related accessories. The Falcon allows the user to experience the sense of touch
when using a computer while holding its interchangeable handle. The Falcons are manufactured by an unrelated party. Revenue is
recognized when products are shipped to the customer and the Company has earned the right to receive and retain reasonable assured
payments for the products sold and delivered. Consequently, if revenue recognition requirements are not met, such sales will be
recorded as deferred revenue until revenue recognition requirements are met.
Income
Taxes
The
Company accounts for its income taxes under the provisions of ASC Topic 740, “Income Taxes”. The method of accounting
for income taxes under ASC 740 is an asset and liability method which requires recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities
for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been included in the financial statements or tax returns. Under this
method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are based on the differences between the financial statement and tax bases of assets
and liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse. Deferred tax
assets are reduced by a valuation allowance to the extent management concludes it is more likely than not that the assets will
not be realized. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income
in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and
liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in the Statements of Operations in the period that includes the enactment date.
Fair
Value of Financial Instruments
The
Company follows the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”)
for disclosures about fair value of its financial instruments and to measure the fair value of its financial instruments. The
FASB ASC establishes a fair value hierarchy which prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into
three broad levels. The three levels of fair value hierarchy are described below:
Level
1:
Quoted
market prices available in active markets for identical assets or liabilities as of the reporting date.
Level
2:
Pricing
inputs other than quoted prices in active markets included in Level 1, which are either directly or indirectly observable
as of the reporting date.
Level
3:
Pricing
inputs that are generally observable inputs and not corroborated by market data.
Financial
assets are considered Level 3 when their fair values are determined using pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies or
similar techniques and at least one significant model assumption or input is unobservable.
The
carrying amounts of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities, including cash, inventory, prepaid expenses, accounts
payable, accrued expenses, payroll and related liabilities, and advances approximate their fair values because of the short maturity
of these instruments.
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NOVINT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2020 AND 2019
Recently
Issued Accounting Pronouncements
The
Company has reviewed the recent accounting pronouncements issued by the FASB, including its Emerging Issues Task Force, the American
Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and the SEC and they did not or are not believed by management to have a material impact
on the Company’s present or future consolidated financial statement presentation or disclosures.
NOTE
3 – ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES
Accounts
payable and accrued expenses are as follows:
December 31,
December 31,
2020
2019
Trade payables
$ 117,313
$ 99,486
Accrued expenses
2,224
7,756
Accrued royalties
583,132
533,132
Total accounts payable and accrued expenses
$ 702,669
$ 640,374
Accrued
royalties relate to the Company’s licensing agreements with various parties providing gaming software. These licensing agreements
have royalty fees ranging from 5% to 50% of either gross or net revenue, and a flat per user end fee of $0.50. Under one or more
of these agreements, there was an annual aggregate minimum payment due of $50,000 which has been recorded as accrued royalties
but remains unpaid. Accrued royalty fees as of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 was $583,132 and $533,132, respectively.
If contested, the Company may be found to be in breach of obligations to pay these amounts (although the Company believes this
obligation is no longer ongoing), thus the remaining obligation under this agreement will remain as a liability.
NOTE
4 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
From
time to time, in the normal course of business, the Company is subject to routine litigation incidental to its business. Although
there can be no assurances as to the ultimate disposition of any such matters, it is the opinion of management, based upon the
information available at this time, that there are no matters, individually or in the aggregate, that will have a material adverse
effect on the results of operations and financial condition of the Company.
NOTE
5 – INCOME TAXES
The
Company files corporate income tax returns in the United States (federal), in New Mexico and in New York. The Company is subject
to federal, state and local income tax examinations by tax authorities for the tax years 2017 through 2020.
As
of December 31, 2020, the Company had federal and state net operating loss carry forwards of $34.0 million and $0.7 million, respectively.
Federal net operating losses generated prior to January 1, 2018, amounting to $33.5 million, and may be offset against future
taxable income, subject to limitation under IRC Section 382, which begin to expire in 2022 if not utilized prior to that date,
and fully expire during various years through 2037 for federal purposes. Net operating losses generated after January 1, 2018,
amounting to $0.4 million, no longer have an expiration. State net operating loss carryforwards will begin to expire in 2035 through
2040.
The
Company does not incur a provision for income taxes because the Company has historically incurred operating losses and maintains
a full valuation allowance against its net deferred tax assets due to the uncertainty surrounding the realizability of the benefit,
based on a more likely than not criteria and in consideration of available positive and negative evidence.
The
valuation allowance overall increased by approximately $41,000 and 34,000 in the years ended 2020 and 2019, respectively, and
was approximately $7,059,000 and $7,018,000, respectively. The Company has fully reserved the deferred tax asset resulting from
available net operating loss carryforwards.
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NOVINT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2020 AND 2019
The
reconciliation of income tax expense computed at the U.S. federal statutory rate to the income tax provision for the years ended
December 31, 2020 and 2019 is as follows:
Years Ended December 31,
2020
2019
Income before income taxes
$ (167,986 )
$ (134,102 )
Taxes under statutory US tax rates
(35,277 )
(28,161 )
Increase (decrease) in taxes resulting from:
State taxes
(6,370 )
(5,036 )
Other
—
10
Increase (decrease) in valuation allowance
41,647
33,262
Income tax expense
$ —
$ 75
The
increase in the Company's net valuation allowance was caused by continued net operating losses from ongoing operations.
Deferred
income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amount of assets and liabilities for financial
reporting purposes and amounts used for income tax purposes. Significant components of the Company's deferred tax assets and liabilities
consist of the following:
Years Ended December 31,
2020
2019
Deferred Tax Assets
$ 7,059,329
$ 7,017,682
Valuation allowance
(7,059,329 )
(7,017,682 )
Net deferred tax assets
$ —
$ —
NOTE
6 – STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Preferred
Stock
The
Company is authorized to issue up to 12,500,000 shares of $0.0001 par value preferred stock. No shares of preferred stock are
currently outstanding. The Board of Directors may designate the authorized but unissued shares of the preferred stock with such
rights and privileges as the Board of Directors may determine. As such, the Board of Directors may issue preferred shares and
designate the conversion, voting and other rights and preferences without notice to the shareholders and without shareholder approval.
Common
Stock
The
Company is authorized to issue up to 500,000,000 shares of $0.0001 par value common stock. All issued shares of common stock are
entitled to vote on a 1 share/1 vote basis.
The
Company had 202,308,728 shares of common stock issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2020.
NOTE
7 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
The
Company has evaluated subsequent events through the date these financial statements were issued and included in this Annual Report
on Form 10-K filed with the SEC.
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NOVINT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2020 AND 2019
ITEM
15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
(a)(1)
Financial Statements. For the financial statements included in this annual report, see “Index to the Financial Statements”
on page F-1.
(a)(2)
Financial Statement Schedules. All schedules are omitted because they are not applicable or because the required information
is included in the financial statements or notes thereto.
(a)(3)
Exhibits. The list of exhibits filed as a part of this annual report is set forth on the Exhibit Index immediately preceding
such exhibits and is incorporated by reference in this Item 15(a)(3).
(b)
Exhibits. See Exhibit Index.
(c)
Separate Financial Statements and Schedules . None.
EXHIBIT
INDEX
31.1
Certification of the President
and Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to section 302 of the Sarbanes- Oxley
Act of 2002 (filed herewith).
32.1
Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes- Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith).
101.INS*
XBLR Instance Document
101.SCH*
XBLR Taxonomy Extension
Schema Document
101.CAL*
XBLR Taxonomy Extension
Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF*
XBLR Taxonomy Extension
Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB*
XBLR Taxonomy Extension
Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE*
XBLR Taxonomy Extension
Presentation Linkbase Document
*
Filed herewith.
**
Furnished herewith.
†
Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.
±
Confidential treatment has been granted with respect to certain portions of this exhibit.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements
of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
March 23, 2021
NOVINT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
By:
/s/ Orin Hirschman
Name: Orin Hirschman
Title: President (Principal Executive Officer)
Pursuant to the requirements
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated, and on
the dates indicated below:
Signature
Title
Date
/s/Orin Hirschman
President, Principal Executive Officer and
Director
(Principal Financial Officer)
March 23, 2021
Orin Hirschman
/s/ Martin Chopp
Director
March 23, 2021
Martin Chopp
/s/ Ryan Christoff
Director
March 23, 2021
Ryan Christoff
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