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, 2021. Based on this evaluation, our Principal Executive Officer concluded
that as of December 31, 2021, 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, 2021 (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, 2021. 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, 2021, our internal controls over financial reporting were not effective
based on those criteria.
Management intends
to implement a remediation plan in fiscal year 2022 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, 2021, 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, 2022.
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, 2021, 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, 2021.
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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, 2021 and December 31, 2020.
Director Compensation
There was no cash compensation paid to directors
for their service on our Board during the years ended December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020
Equity Compensation Plan Information
As of December 31,
2021, 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, 2021, 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,
2021, 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, 2021 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, 2021. 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, 2021, 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, 2021, 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 2021 fiscal year,
primarily related to the audit of our annual consolidated financial statements for the 2021 fiscal year, and the reviews of the
financial statements included in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the 2021 fiscal year were approximately $16,000 (including
direct engagement expenses).
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).
Sadler,
Gibb & Associates, LLC
Draper, Utah
3627
Audit-Related Fees
No fees were billed
by Sadler, Gibb & Associates, LLC for audit-related services for the 2021 or 2020 fiscal year.
Tax Fees
No fees were billed
by Sadler, Gibb & Associates, LLC for tax-related services for the 2021 or 2020 fiscal year.
All Other Fees
No fees were billed
by Sadler, Gibb & Associates, LLC for services other than the audit for the 2021 and 2020 fiscal years.
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PART IV
INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOVINT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
F-2
Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2021 and 2020
F-3
Statements of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2021 and 2020
F-4
Statement of Stockholders’ Deficit for the Years Ended December 31, 2021 and 2020
F-5
Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2021 and 2020
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, 2021 and 2020, the related statements of operations, stockholders’
deficit, and cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2021 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, 2021 and 2020, and the results of its operations and its cash flows
for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2021, 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
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 were no critical audit matters.
/s/ Sadler, Gibb & Associates, LLC
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2017.
Draper, UT
March 23, 2022
F- 2
Novint Technologies, Inc.
BALANCE SHEETS
December 31,
December 31,
2021
2020
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents
$ 185,935
$ 322,032
Accounts receivables - related party
1,360
—
Prepaid expenses
5,068
6,040
Total Current Assets
192,363
328,072
TOTAL ASSETS
$ 192,363
$ 328,072
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
$ 104,337
$ 119,537
Accrued royalties
633,132
583,132
Total Current Liabilities
737,469
702,669
TOTAL LIABILITIES
737,469
702,669
STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
Preferred stock, $ 0.0001 par value; 12,500,000 shares authorized, 0 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020
—
—
Common stock, $ 0.0001 par value; 500,000,000 shares authorized, 202,308,728 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020
20,231
20,231
Additional paid in capital
41,059,293
41,059,293
Accumulated deficit
( 41,624,630 )
( 41,454,121 )
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
( 545,106 )
( 374,597 )
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
$ 192,363
$ 328,072
The accompanying notes are an integral part
of these financial statements.
F- 3
Novint Technologies, Inc.
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the Year Ended December 31,
2021
2020
Revenue
$ 2,568
$ 1,000
Operating Expenses
Professional fees
75,406
81,331
General and administrative expenses
97,464
87,376
Total Operating Expenses
172,870
168,707
Loss from operations
( 170,302 )
( 167,707 )
Other expense:
Interest expense, net
( 207 )
( 279 )
Total other expense
( 207 )
( 279 )
Loss before provision for income taxes
( 170,509 )
( 167,986 )
Provision for income taxes
—
—
Net loss
$ ( 170,509 )
$ ( 167,986 )
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
Year Ended December 31, 2021
Additional
Common Stock
Paid-in
Accumulated
Shares
Amount
Capital
(Deficit)
Total
Balances, December 31, 2020
202,308,728
$ 20,231
$ 41,059,293
$ ( 41,454,121 )
$ ( 374,597 )
Net Loss
—
—
( 170,509 )
( 170,509 )
Balances, December 31, 2021
202,308,728
$ 20,231
$ 41,059,293
$ ( 41,624,630 )
$ ( 545,106 )
Year Ended December 31, 2020
Additional
Common Stock
Paid-in
Accumulated
Shares
Amount
Capital
(Deficit)
Total
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
For the Year Ended December 31,
2021
2020
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss
$ ( 170,509 )
$ ( 167,986 )
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
972
( 3,992 )
Accounts receivables
( 1,360 )
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
( 15,200 )
12,295
Accrued royalties
50,000
50,000
Net cash used in operating activities
( 136,097 )
( 109,683 )
Net decrease in cash
( 136,097 )
( 109,683 )
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year
322,032
431,715
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
$ 185,935
$ 322,032
Supplemental cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest
$ 207
$ 279
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, 2021 AND 2020
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, 2021, had an accumulated deficit of
$ 41,624,630 . For the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company sustained a net loss of $ 170,509 . 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, 2021 AND 2020
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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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2021 AND 2020
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,
2021
2020
Trade payables
$ 102,313
$ 117,313
Accrued expenses
2,024
2,224
Accrued royalties
633,132
583,132
Total accounts payable and accrued expenses
$ 737,469
$ 702,669
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, 2021 and December 31, 2020 were $ 633,132 and $ 583,132 , 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 2018 through 2021.
As of December 31, 2021,
the Company had federal and state net operating loss carry forwards of $ 34.1
million and $ 0.9
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 $ .6
million , no longer have an expiration but are limited to 80% of taxable income . State net operating loss carryforwards will begin
to expire in 2035 through 2041 .
The Company does not
record 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 $ 143,000 and 41,000 in the years ended 2021 and 2020, respectively, and was approximately $7,201,000
and $7,059,000, 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, 2021 AND 2020
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,
2021 and 2020 is as follows:
Years Ended December 31,
2021
2020
Income before income taxes
$ ( 170,509 )
$ ( 167,986 )
Taxes under statutory US tax rates
( 35,807 )
( 35,277 )
Increase (decrease) in taxes resulting from:
State taxes
( 21,877 )
( 6,370 )
Other
( 85,346 )
—
Increase (decrease) in valuation allowance
143,030
41,647
Income tax expense
$ —
$ —
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,
2021
2020
Net operating loss carryforwards
$ 7,200,872
$ 7,059,329
Valuation allowance
( 7,200,872 )
( 7,059,329 )
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, 2021.
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 the following subsequent
event:
On January 7, 2022, the Company had received full
payment of the accounts receivable - related party balance due to us at December 31, 2021.
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NOVINT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2021 AND 2020
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
March 23, 2021
Orin Hirschman
(Principal Financial Officer)
/s/ Martin Chopp
Director
March 23, 2021
Martin Chopp
/s/ Ryan Christoff
Director
March 23, 2021
Ryan Christoff
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