Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
Item 9A . Controls and Procedures.
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Under the supervision and with the participation of
our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as of March 31, 2025, we conducted an evaluation
of our disclosure controls and procedures, as such term is defined under Rule 13a-15(e) and Rule 15d-15(e) promulgated under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Based on this evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded
that, based on the material weaknesses discussed below, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of such date to ensure
that information required to be disclosed by us in reports filed or submitted under the Securities Exchange Act were recorded, processed,
summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and that our disclosure controls are not
effectively designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Securities
Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer,
or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There have been no changes in our internal control
over financial reporting that occurred during our fourth fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially
affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Management’s Annual Report on Internal
Control over Financial Reporting
Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining
adequate internal control over financial reporting. As defined in Rules 13a-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, internal
control over financial reporting is a process designed by, or under the supervision of, the Company’s principal executive, principal
operating and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, and effected by the Company’s 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 GAAP.
Our internal control over financial reporting includes
those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records, that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect
the transactions and dispositions of the Company’s assets; (2) 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 the Company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of the Company’s management and directors; and (3) provide
reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the Company’s 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. Also, 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.
Our management, including our principal executive
officer and principal financial officer, assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting at March 31, 2025.
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). Based on that assessment under those criteria, management has determined
that, as of March 31,2025, our internal control over financial reporting was not effective.
Our internal controls are not effective for the following
reason: (i) there is an inadequate segregation of duties consistent with control objectives as management is comprised of only two persons,
one of which is our principal executive officer and the other is the principal financial officer.
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In order to mitigate the foregoing material weaknesses,
we have engaged an outside accounting consultant with significant experience in the preparation of financial statements in conformity
with GAAP to assist us in the preparation of our financial statements to ensure that these financial statements are prepared in conformity
with GAAP. We will continue to monitor the effectiveness of this action and make any changes that our management deems appropriate.
We would need to hire additional staff to provide
greater segregation of duties. Currently, it is not feasible to hire additional staff to obtain optimal segregation of duties. Management
will continue to reassess this matter to determine whether improvement in segregation of duty is feasible. In addition, we would need
to expand our board to include independent members.
Going forward, we intend to evaluate our processes
and procedures and, where practicable and resources permit, implement changes in order to have more effective controls over financial
reporting.
This Annual Report does not include an attestation
report of our registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. Management’s report was not
subject to attestation by our registered public accounting firm pursuant to the exemption provided to issuers that are not “large
accelerated filers” nor “accelerated filers” under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
Item 9B . Other Information
During the fiscal year ended March
31, 2025, no director or officer adopted or terminated any Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement or non-Rule 10b5-1 trading
arrangement, as each term is defined in Item 408(a) of Regulation S-K.
Item 9C . Disclosure Regarding
Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections
Not applicable.
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PART III
Item 10 . Directors, Executive
Officers and Corporate Governance.
Information in response to this item is incorporated
by reference from the registrant's definitive proxy statement for its 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be filed within 120 days
after March 31, 2025.
Item 11 . Executive Compensation .
Information in response to this item is incorporated
by reference from the registrant's definitive proxy statement for its 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be filed within 120 days
after March 31, 2025.
Item 12 . Security Ownership
of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Shareholder Matters .
Information in response to this item is incorporated
by reference from the registrant's definitive proxy statement for its 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be filed within 120 days
after March 31, 2025.
The following table summarizes certain information
regarding our equity compensation plan as of March 31, 2025:
Plan Category
Number of securities to
be issued upon exercise of outstanding equity units
Weighted-average exercise
price of equity units
Number of securities remaining
available for future issuance under equity units plan
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders
1,016,249
$ 0.63
83,751
Item 13 . Certain Relationships
and Related Transactions, and Director Independence .
Information in response to this item is incorporated
by reference from the registrant's definitive proxy statement for its 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be filed within 120 days
after March 31, 2025.
Item 14 . Principal Accounting
Fees and Services.
Information in response to this item is incorporated
by reference from the registrant's definitive proxy statement for its 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be filed within 120 days
after March 31, 2025.
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PART IV
Item 15 . Exhibits, Financial Statement
Schedules .
(b)
Exhibits - The following exhibits are attached to this report on Form 10-K or are incorporated herein by reference:
3.1 Articles of Incorporation of the Company, as amended. (Incorporated by reference from Registration Statement #333-4118-D dated June
25, 1996).
3.2 Bylaws of the Company. (Incorporated by reference from Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 30, 2007).
3.3 First Amended and Restated Bylaws (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 31, 2017).
4.1 Form of certificate for shares of Common Stock. (Incorporated by reference from Registration Statement #333-4118-D dated June 25,
1996).
4.2 Description of Capital Stock. (Incorporated by reference from Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on June 14, 2019)
10.1 Lease Agreement dated June 3, 2004 between Encision Inc. and DaPuzzo Investment Group, LLC (Incorporated by reference from Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q filed on August 12, 2004).
10.2 Encision Inc. 2007 Stock Option Plan (Incorporated by reference from Proxy Statement dated June 30, 2007). †
10.3 Encision Inc. First Amended and Restated 2014 Stock Option Plan (Incorporated by reference from Proxy Statement dated July 6, 2020).
†
10.4 Employment Agreement, dated November 14, 2016, between Encision Inc. and Gregory J. Trudel (Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10-1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 18, 2016). †
10.5 Fifth Amendment to Office Building Lease dated November 9, 2017 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q filed February 12, 2018).
10.6 PPP Promissory Note dated as of April 17, 2020 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed
on April 23, 2020).
10.8 Economic Injury Disaster Loan dated as of August 1, 2020 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to our Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q filed on August 14, 2020).
10.9 US Bank Equipment Finance Note dated January 21, 2021 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to our
Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on June 23, 2021)
10.10 PPP Promissory Note dated as of February 8, 2021 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
filed on February 12, 2021).
10.11 Supply Agreement dated August 23, 2021 between Auris Health, Inc. and Encision Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to
our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on November 15, 2021).+
10.12 New Line of Credit and Security Agreement with Pathward, N.A. dated November
2, 2022 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 17, 2022)
19.1 Encision, Inc. Insider Trading Policy **
23.1 Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm **
31.1 Section 302 Certification of Principal Executive Officer **
31.2 Section 302 Certification of Principal Financial and Accounting Officer **
32.1 Section 906 Certifications **
101 Inline interactive data files pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T: (i) the Balance Sheets, (ii) the Statements of Operations, (iii) Statements of Stockholders Equity, (iv) Statements of Cash Flows and (v) the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements **
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted in Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101).**
† Denotes management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.
** Filed herewith.
Item 16 . Form 10-K Summary.
None.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or
15(d) of the Exchange Act, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Dated:
July 10, 2025
ENCISION INC.
By:
/s/ Brandon Shepard
Brandon Shepard
Controller
Principal Accounting Officer &
Principal Financial Officer
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Exchange Act, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in
the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Date
/s/ Brandon
Shepard
July 10,
2025
Brandon Shepard
Controller
Principal
Accounting Officer & Principal Financial Officer
/s/ Patrick
W. Pace
July 10,
2025
Patrick
W. Pace
Director
/s/ Robert
H. Fries
July 10,
2025
Robert H. Fries
Director
/s/ Vern
D. Kornelsen
July 10, 2025
Vern
D. Kornelsen
Director
/s/ Gregory
J. Trudel
July 10, 2025
Gregory
J. Trudel
President
and CEO
Principal Executive Officer
Director
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