10-Q
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form10-q.htm
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-Q
(Mark
One)
[X]
QUARTERLY
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For
the quarterly period ended March 31, 2021
OR
[ ]
TRANSITION
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM
TO
Commission File Number 001-39825
GBS
Inc.
(Exact
name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)
Delaware
82-1512711
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S Employer
Identification No.)
708
3rd Avenue, 6th Floor, New York
10017
(Address
of principal executive offices)
(Zip
Code)
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (646) 828-8258
Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title
of each class
Trading
Symbol(s)
Name
of each exchange on which registered
Common
Stock, par value $ 0.01 per share
GBS
Nasdaq
Global Market
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports),
and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
YES
[X] NO [ ]
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant
to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that
the registrant was required to submit such files).
YES
[X] NO [ ]
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting
company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,”
“smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large
accelerated filer
[ ]
Accelerated
filer
[ ]
Non-
large accelerated filer
[X]
Smaller
reporting company
[X]
Emerging
growth company
[X]
If
an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for
complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. [ ]
Indicate
by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). YES [ ] NO [X]
The
number of shares of registrant’s common stock outstanding as of May 13, 2021 was 12,382,122.
Table
of Contents
PART
I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
3
Item
1. Financial statements (Unaudited)
3
Condensed
Consolidated Balance Sheets
3
Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Other Comprehensive Loss
4
Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity
5
Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
7
Notes
to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
8
Item
2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Result of Operations
18
Item
3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
26
Item
4. Controls and Procedures
26
PART
II—OTHER INFORMATION
27
Item
1. Legal Proceedings.
27
Item
1a. Risk Factors
27
Item
2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
27
Item
3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.
28
Item
4. Mine Safety Disclosures.
28
Item
5. Other Information.
28
Item
6. Exhibits.
28
Signatures
29
2
PART
I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item
1. Financial statements (Unaudited)
GBS
Inc.
Condensed
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited)
(Amounts
in $)
March 31, 2021
June 30, 2020
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
$ 14,261,622
$ 427,273
Deferred charges
-
1,863,613
Other current assets
2,324,389
49,062
Total current assets
16,586,011
2,339,948
Investment in affiliate
-
135,692
Other non-current assets
866,667
-
TOTAL ASSETS
$ 17,452,678
$ 2,475,640
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
$ 1,521,899
$ 787,469
Related party payables
37,235
1,769,293
Convertible notes payable
-
5,133,706
Total current liabilities
1,559,134
7,690,468
Employee benefit liabilities
18,128
-
Total liabilities
1,577,262
7,690,468
Commitments and contingencies - Note 10
Shareholders’ equity (deficit):
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized, 3,000,000 and 2,370,891 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2021 and June 30, 2020, respectively
30,000
23,709
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, 11,881,322 and 8,630,000 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2021 and June 30, 2020, respectively
118,813
86,300
Additional paid-in capital
38,440,097
10,899,942
Accumulated deficit
(22,016,804 )
(15,832,517 )
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(642,695 )
(363,951 )
Total consolidated group equity (deficit)
15,929,411
(5,186,517 )
Non-controlling interests
(53,995 )
(28,311 )
Total shareholders’ equity (deficit)
15,875,416
(5,214,828 )
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
$ 17,452,678
$ 2,475,640
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements.
3
GBS
Inc.
Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Other Comprehensive Loss
(Unaudited)
(Amounts
in $)
Three
Months Ended March 31,
Nine
Months Ended March 31,
2021
2020
2021
2020
Revenues
Other income:
Government
support income
$ 34,290
-
$ 372,754
$ -
Shared
services
-
(1,533 )
-
119,744
Total
revenues and other income
34,290
(1,533 )
372,754
119,744
Operating expenses:
General
and administrative expenses
1,013,389
53,842
2,205,842
1,752,182
Development
and regulatory approval expenses
2,156,316
(58,825 )
2,529,074
541,023
Prospectus
and capital raising expenses
5,100
32,274
358,674
174,639
Total
operating expenses
3,174,805
27,291
5,093,590
2,467,844
Loss
from operations
(3,140,515 )
(28,824 )
(4,720,836 )
(2,348,100 )
Other (expense) income:
Interest
expense
(18,561 )
(82,305 )
(1,091,249 )
(380,961 )
Loss
from unconsolidated equity method investment
-
-
(135,692 )
-
Realized
foreign exchange gain/(loss)
8,774
-
(270,333 )
-
Interest
income
7,635
22
8,139
91
Total
other expense
(2,152 )
(82,283 )
(1,489,135 )
(380,870 )
Loss before income
taxes
(3,142,667 )
(111,107 )
(6,209,971 )
(2,728,970 )
Income tax (expense)/benefit
Current
-
-
-
-
Deferred
-
-
-
-
Total
income tax (expense)/benefit
-
-
-
-
Net loss
(3,142,667 )
(111,107 )
(6,209,971 )
(2,728,970 )
Net
(loss) income attributable to non-controlling interest
(14,854 )
1,485
(25,684 )
(22,210 )
Net
loss attributable to GBS, Inc.
$ (3,127,813 )
$ (112,592 )
$ (6,184,287 )
$ (2,706,760 )
Other comprehensive
income
Foreign
currency translation gain/(loss) attributable to non-controlling interest
-
-
-
-
Foreign
currency translation gain/(loss) attributable to GBS, Inc.
(262,032 )
100,921
(278,744 )
(28,129 )
Total
other comprehensive income
(262,032 )
100,921
(278,744 )
(28,129 )
Comprehensive
net loss attributable to GBS, Inc
$ (3,389,845 )
$ (11,671 )
$ (6,463,031 )
$ (2,734,889 )
Net loss per share,
basic and diluted
$ (0.27 )
$ (0.01 )
$ (0.64 )
$ (0.32 )
Weighted average number of shares outstanding,
basic and diluted
11,795,741
8,510,000
9,667,399
8,510,000
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements.
4
GBS
Inc.
Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity
(Unaudited)
(Amounts
in $)
Preferred
stock
Common
stock
Additional
paid
in
Accumulated
Other
comprehensive
Non-controlling
Total
stockholders’
equity
Shares
Amount
Shares
Amount
capital
deficit
(loss)
income
interest
(deficit)
Balance,
June 30, 2020
2,370,891
$ 23,709
8,630,000
$ 86,300
$ 10,899,942
$ (15,832,517 )
$ (363,951 )
$ (28,311 )
$ (5,214,828 )
Issuance
of convertible preferred shares
439,299
4,393
-
-
3,290,352
-
-
-
3,294,745
Foreign
currency translation loss
-
-
-
-
-
-
(50,568 )
-
(50,568 )
Net
loss
-
-
-
-
-
(1,072,510 )
-
(4,405 )
(1,076,915 )
Balance,
September 30, 2020
2,810,190
28,102
8,630,000
86,300
14,190,294
(16,905,027 )
(414,519 )
(32,716 )
(3,047,566 )
Issuance
of common stock at initial public offering
-
-
1,270,589
12,706
21,587,307
-
-
-
21,600,013
Issuance
cost of common stock at initial public offering
-
-
-
-
(3,867,565 )
-
-
-
(3,867,565 )
Cancellation
of common stock in exchange for preferred shares
3,000,000
30,000
(3,000,000 )
(30,000 )
-
-
-
-
-
Conversion
of convertible notes into common stock at initial public offering
-
-
710,548
7,105
5,126,601
-
-
-
5,133,706
Conversion
of convertible preferred shares into common stock at initial public offering
(2,810,190 )
(28,102 )
2,810,190
28,102
-
-
-
-
-
Beneficial
conversion feature
-
-
-
-
905,948
-
-
-
905,948
Series
A warrants exercised to purchase common shares
-
-
1,200
12
10,188
-
-
-
10,200
Series
A and B warrants acquired
-
-
-
-
3,812
-
-
-
3,812
Foreign
currency translation loss
-
-
-
-
-
-
33,856
-
33,856
Net
loss
-
-
-
-
-
(1,983,964 )
-
(6,425 )
(1,990,389 )
Balance,
December 31, 2020
3,000,000
$ 30,000
10,422,527
$ 104,225
$ 37,956,585
$ (18,888,991 )
$ (380,663 )
$ (39,141 )
$ 18,782,015
Series
A warrants exercised to purchase common shares
-
-
58,600
586
497,514
-
-
-
498,100
Series
B warrants exercised to purchase common shares
-
-
1,400,195
14,002
(14,002 )
-
-
-
-
Foreign
currency translation loss
-
-
-
-
-
-
(262,032 )
-
(262,032 )
Net
loss
-
-
-
-
-
(3,127,813 )
-
(14,854 )
(3,142,667 )
Balance,
March 31, 2021
3,000,000
$ 30,000
11,881,322
$ 118,813
$ 38,440,097
$ (22,016,804 )
$ (642,695 )
$ (53,995 )
$ 15,875,416
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Preferred
stock
Common
stock
Additional
paid
in
Accumulated
Other
comprehensive
Non-controlling
Total
stockholders’
equity
Shares
Amount
Shares
Amount
capital
deficit
(loss)
income
interest
(deficit)
Balance,
June 30, 2019
2,064,884
$ 20,649
8,510,000
$ 85,100
$ 8,164,804
(12,668,741 )
(216,870 )
637,919
$ (3,977,139 )
Reclassification
of noncontrolling interest
-
-
-
-
637,056
-
-
(637,056 )
-
Balance,
June 30, 2019
2,064,884
20,649
8,510,000
85,100
8,801,860
(12,668,741 )
(216,870 )
863
(3,977,139 )
Deemed
dividend
-
-
-
-
(976,308 )
-
-
-
(976,308 )
Issuance
of convertible preferred shares
259,007
2,590
-
-
1,939,964
-
-
-
1,942,554
Issuance
costs for common and preferred shares
-
-
-
-
(116,402 )
-
-
-
(116,402 )
Foreign
currency translation loss
-
-
-
-
-
-
4,234
-
4,234
Net
loss
-
-
-
-
-
(757,850 )
-
(6,980 )
(764,830 )
Balance,
September 30, 2019
2,323,891
23,239
8,510,000
85,100
9,649,114
(13,426,591 )
(212,636 )
(6,117 )
(3,887,891 )
Foreign
currency translation loss
-
-
-
-
-
-
(133,284 )
-
(133,284 )
Net
loss
-
-
-
-
-
(1,836,318 )
-
(16,715 )
(1,853,033 )
Balance,
December 31, 2019
2,323,891
$ 23,239
8,510,000
$ 85,100
$ 9,649,114
$ (15,262,909 )
$ (345,920 )
$ (22,832 )
$ (5,874,208 )
Foreign
currency translation loss
-
-
-
-
-
-
100,921
-
100,921
Net
loss
-
-
-
-
-
(112,592 )
-
1,485
(111,107 )
Balance,
March 31, 2020
2,323,891
$ 23,239
8,510,000
$ 85,100
$ 9,649,114
$ (15,375,501 )
$ (244,999 )
$ (21,347 )
$ (5,884,394 )
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements.
6
GBS Inc.
Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
(Amount
in $)
Nine Months Ended March 31,
2021
2020
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss
$ (6,209,971 )
$ (2,728,970 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Loss on foreign currency translations (net)
(270,333 )
-
Loss on investment in affiliate
135,692
-
Amortization of debt discount and issuance costs
-
2,359
Contingent beneficial conversion feature on convertible notes
905,948
-
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Other receivables
-
118,056
Other current assets
(2,275,327 )
94,274
Other non-current assets
(866,667 )
-
Accounts payable
680,922
(403,305
)
Accounts payable - related party
(1,732,058 )
2,223,993
Other long-term liabilities
18,128
-
Net cash used in operating activities
(9,613,666 )
(693,593
)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Net cash used in investing activities
-
-
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of warrants
3,812
-
Proceeds from warrant holders for common shares
508,300
-
Proceeds from issuance of preferred stock
3,294,745
648,750
Proceeds from initial public offering
21,600,013
-
Payment of equity issuance costs
(2,003,952 )
(116,402 )
Net cash provided by financing activities
23,402,918
532,348
Effect
of foreign exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents
45,097
(18,624 )
Increase in cash and cash equivalents
13,834,349
(179,869 )
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
427,273
197,940
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
$ 14,261,622
$ 18,071
Non-cash investing and financing activities
Reclassification of deferred charges to additional paid in capital upon completion of initial public offering
$ 1,863,613
$ -
Conversion of notes to common shares at initial public offering
5,133,706
-
Conversion of preferred shares into common shares
28,102
-
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Cash paid for income taxes
$ -
$ -
Cash paid for interest
$ 185,301
$ 249,627
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements.
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GBS
Inc.
Notes
to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
NOTE
1. ORGANIZATION AND DESCRIPTION OF THE BUSINESS
GBS
Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary, GBS Operations Inc. were formed on December 5, 2016 under the laws of the state of Delaware.
Glucose Biosensor Systems (Greater China) Pty Ltd (“GBSPL”) was formed on August 4, 2016 under the laws of New South
Wales, Australia and was renamed to GBS (APAC) Pty Ltd on October 14, 2020. Glucose Biosensor Systems (Japan) Pty Ltd and GBS
(APAC) Pty Ltd were formed under the laws of New South Wales, Australia on February 22, 2017 and February 23, 2017 respectively.
These companies (collectively, the “Company” or “Group”) were formed to provide a non-invasive, pain free
innovation to make it easier for people to manage diabetes using the Company’s Saliva Glucose Biosensor (“SGB”
and, together with the software app that interfaces the SGB with the Company’s digital information system, the “SGT”).
GBS
Inc. is a 48.7% owned (by voting rights) affiliate of Life Science Biosensor Diagnostics Pty Ltd (“LSBD”),
an Australian company that owns the worldwide intellectual property rights to the biosensor platform from University of Newcastle,
Australia. LSBD has licensed to the Company that technology to introduce and launch the platform in the Asia-Pacific Region
(“APAC”). The Company will commence this process with the SGT.
On
May 29, 2020 a research agreement was executed between LSBD and the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard
University (Wyss). The Company is not a legal party to the agreement but is expecting to derive a benefit through the Technology
Transfer Agreement executed with LSBD and the Company on June 23, 2020, further details which are provided below. The Company
has transferred biosensors (research materials) to the Wyss Institute where its research and development scientists have commenced
a pilot research program. Since the biosensor architecture is complete and given the pre-existing plans to develop immunology
diagnostic tests, it is therefore relatively straightforward and expeditious to develop the SARS-CoV-2 test.
SARS-CoV-2
antibody testing in saliva can play a critically important role in large-scale ‘sero’-surveillance to address key
public health priorities and guide policy and decision-making for COVID-19. It is anticipated that FDA review will be under the
Emergency Use Authorization program, which means expedited time to market.
On
June 23, 2020, the Company entered into a Technology Transfer Agreement global license with LSBD. The significant terms
of the license agreement are:
●
The
Company has the exclusive worldwide rights to a biosensor strip for antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 and associated application
for reading devices to:
○
act
as the authorized party for the purpose of processing the application of, and obtaining any, regulatory approval for the Licensed
Product, including being authorized to process the approval for an investigational device required for the purpose of carrying
out clinical studies;
○
manufacture,
promote, market, import, offer, sell, and distribute the Licensed Products;
○
provide
reasonable customer support services on the use of the Licensed Products to end users of, and health care practitioners referring
end users to, the Licensed Products;
○
use
the Licensed Products only for the purposes identified and permitted pursuant to regulatory approval; and
○
collect
data acquired from the Licensed Products
●
The
royalty rate is 13%, based upon mutually agreed sales projections on the net sales of the commercial units and dedicated reading
devices. This serves as the minimum royalty and falls to 3% at the expiry of the relevant patent(s)
8
●
Each additional year, the sales upon which the minimum
royalty is calculated on is increased by the mutually agreed Expected Market Growth rate plus an Additional Growth Percentage
rate up to 7% annually. The Additional Growth Percentage Rate is calculated and applied for 10 years
●
In
the event of a dispute, in relation to the expected market growth or additional percentage, the agreement provides for a dispute
resolution by an independent third party.
There
are no milestone payments.
Initial
public offering
On
December 28, 2020, the Company closed its initial public offering (“IPO”) and sold 1,270,589 units, consisting of
(a) one share of the Company’s common stock (or, at the purchaser’s election, one share of Series B Convertible Preferred
Stock), (b) one Series A warrant (the “Series A Warrants”) to purchase one share of the Company’s common stock
at an exercise price equal to $8.50 per share, exercisable until the fifth anniversary of the issuance date, and (c) one Series
B warrant (the “Series B Warrants”) to purchase one share of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price
equal to $17.00 per share, exercisable until the fifth anniversary of the issuance date and subject to certain adjustment and
cashless exercise provisions. The public offering price of the shares sold in the IPO was $17.00 per unit. In aggregate, the units
issued in the offering generated $17,732,448 in net proceeds, which amount is net of $1,714,001 in underwriters’ discount
and commissions, and $2,153,564 in offering costs. Offering costs include underwriters’ warrants to acquire up to 63,529
shares with an exercise price of $18.70 per share, exercisable until the fifth anniversary of the issuance date. The Company also
issued to the underwriter an option, exercisable one or more times in whole or in part. If, and to the extent, the Over Allotment
Option was exercised, the underwriter may purchase up to 190,588 additional shares of common stock and/or Series A Warrants
to purchase up to an aggregate of 190,588 shares of common stock and/or Series B Warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 190,588
shares of common stock, in any combinations thereof, from us at the public offering price per security, less the underwriting
discounts and commissions, for 45 days after the date of the IPO to cover over-allotments, if any (the “Over-Allotment Option”).
Upon
the closing of the IPO, all shares of preferred stock then outstanding were automatically converted into 2,810,190 shares of common
stock, and all convertible notes then outstanding were automatically converted into 710,548 shares of common stock.
Pre-IPO
preferred shareholders were issued warrants following the Company’s completed IPO, that allow the holder to acquire
2,736,675 shares of common stock at the IPO price during year two through to year three following the completion of the IPO. At
exercise date, the shareholder must hold, for each warrant to be exercised, the underlying common share to exercise the warrant.
The warrants are not transferable and apply to the number of shares that were subscribed for.
NOTE
2. LIQUIDITY
The
Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 205-40,
Presentation of Financial Statements - Going Concern (ASC 205-40) requires management to assess an entity’s ability
to continue as a going concern within one year of the date of the financial statements are issued. In each reporting period, including
interim periods, an entity is required to assess conditions known and reasonably knowable as of the financial statement issuance
date to determine whether it is probable an entity will not meet its financial obligations within one year from the financial
statement issuance date. Substantial doubt about an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern exists when conditions
and events, considered in the aggregate, indicate it is probable the entity will be unable to meet its financial obligations as
they become due within one year after the date the financial statements are issued.
The
Company is an emerging growth company and has not generated any revenues to date. As such, the Company is subject to all of the
risks associated with emerging growth companies. Since inception, the Company has incurred losses and negative cash flows from
operating activities. The Company does not expect to generate positive cash flows from operating activities in the near future
until such time, if at all, the Company completes the development process of its products, including regulatory approvals, and
thereafter, begins to commercialize and achieve substantial acceptance in the marketplace for the first of a series of products
in its medical device portfolio.
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The
Company incurred a net loss of $6,209,971 for the nine months ended March 31, 2021 (Net loss $2,728,970 for the nine months
ended March 31, 2020). As at March 31, 2021, the Company has shareholders’ equity of $15,875,416, working
capital of $15,026,877, and an accumulated deficit of $(22,016,804).
On
January 30, 2020, the International Health Regulations Emergency Committee of the World Health Organization (the “WHO”)
declared the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (“COVID-19”) outbreak a public health emergency of international concern
and on March 12, 2020 the WHO announced the outbreak was a pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic is having a negative impact on global
markets and business activity, which has had a limited impact on our core business operations. However, due to the nature of our
platform technology we are able to quickly adapt to this rapidly evolving environment. As part of the immunology modality of the
biosensor platform, LSBD executed an agreement on May 29, 2020 with the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering
at Harvard University to use the biosensor platform to develop a COVID-19 rapid diagnostic test. The Company has the rights
to the technology from this agreement under a Technology Transfer Agreement global license with LSBD entered into on June 23,
2020.
GBS
Inc. is the global licensee and intends to commercialize COVID-19 diagnostic tests across the US, Europe, APAC and the rest of
the world through appropriately qualified distributors.
In
the near future, the Company anticipates incurring operating losses and does not expect to experience positive cash flows from
operating activities and may continue to incur operating losses until it completes the development of its products and seeks regulatory
approvals to market such products.
The
Company’s consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which contemplates the realization
of assets and satisfaction of liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business. The consolidated financial statements
do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts or the amounts and
classification of liabilities should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.
As
a result of the Company’s initial public offering (see Note 1), the Company believes it has sufficient working capital to
finance its operations for the next twelve months as such these consolidated financial statements are prepared on the going
concern basis.
NOTE
3. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis
of presentation
The
unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States (“ U.S. GAAP”) and pursuant to the requirements for reporting
on Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X and, therefore, omit or condense certain footnotes and other information normally
included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. In the opinion of management, the condensed consolidated
financial statements reflect all adjustments and reclassifications that are necessary for the fair presentation of financial results
as of and for the periods presented. The results of operations for an interim period may not give a true indication of the results
for the entire year. The June 30, 2020 consolidated balance sheet has been derived from the audited financial statements as of
that date.
These
condensed consolidated financial statements have been derived from, and should be read in conjunction with, the Company’s
audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto as of and for the year ended June 30, 2020 included in the Company’s
Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 333-252277 on file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).
There have not been any significant changes to the Company’s significant accounting policies during the nine months ended
March 31, 2021.
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Use
of estimates
The
preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions
that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of
the consolidated financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results
could materially differ from those estimates.
Reclassifications
Certain
reclassifications have been made to prior periods to conform to current period presentation as described below.
In
the comparative period (FY 2020), management determined that certain transactions involving the issuance of shares of its subsidiary
that occurred during the prior year should have resulted in an adjustment to non-controlling interest (“NCI”) and
Additional Paid-in-Capital (“APIC”) to reflect the difference between the fair value of the consideration received
and the book value of NCI involving these changes in ownership. As a result, the Company increased its prior year APIC with an
offsetting reduction to NCI of $637,056. Management concluded that this reclassification was not meaningful to the Company’s
financial position for the prior year, and as such, this change was recorded in the consolidated balance sheets and statements
of shareholder’s equity in the first quarter of the comparative period (FY 2020) as an out-of-period adjustment.
For
the three months ended March 31, 2020, amounts presented in the income statement reflect the difference between the nine months
ended March 31, 2020 and the previously reported six months ended December 31, 2019 (Form 10Q for the quarter ended December 31,
2019). These quarterly balances was mainly impacted by a reclassification of $268,457 in overhead reimbursements that has
been reclassified from other income to general and administrative expenses for comparative reasons. The Company currently
does not generate any revenue. The foreign currency translation gain was also adjusted by $165,230 to total operating expenses
for the same reason.
Revenue
recognition
Revenue
from contracts with customers is recognized when, or as, the Company satisfies its performance obligations by delivering the promised
goods or service deliverables to the customers. A good or service deliverable is transferred to a customer when, or as, the customer
obtains control of that good or service deliverable.
Foreign
currency translation
Assets
and liabilities of foreign subsidiaries are translated from local (functional) currency to reporting currency (U.S. dollar) at
the rate of exchange in effect on the consolidated balance sheets date; income and expenses are translated at the average rate
of exchange prevailing during the year. The functional currency of GBS Inc. is the United States dollar. Foreign currency
movements resulted in a gain/(loss) of ($262,032) and ($278,744) for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2021, respectively
and $100,921 and ($28,129) for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2020, respectively.
Income
taxes
In
accordance with the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification (“FASB ASC”)
740, Income Taxes , tax positions initially need to be recognized in the consolidated financial statements when it is more
likely than not that the positions will be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. It also provides guidance for de-recognition,
classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure, and transition.
As
of March 31, 2021, the Company had no uncertain tax positions that qualified for either recognition or disclosure in the
consolidated financial statements. Additionally, the Company had no interest and penalties related to income taxes.
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The
Company accounts for current and deferred income taxes and, when appropriate, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recorded
with respect to temporary differences in the accounting treatment of items for financial reporting purposes and for income tax
purposes. Where, based on the weight of all available evidence, it is more likely than not that some amount of the recorded deferred
tax assets will not be realized, a valuation allowance is established for that amount that, in management’s judgment, is
sufficient to reduce the deferred tax asset to an amount that is more likely than not to be realized.
Debt
issuance cost
Debt
issuance costs are amortized using the effective interest rate method over the term of the loan and the amortization expense is
recorded as part of interest expense of the consolidated statements of operations.
Licensing
rights
During
the first quarter of the fiscal year ended June 30 2020, the Company purchased the license right procurement assets from
LSBD for an amount of $976,308 (June 30, 2019: $ nil) in relation to the development and approval process for the Glucose Biosensor Technology.
The Company recorded the license at the historical carrying value in the books of LSBD which was $ nil and recorded the amount paid as
a deemed dividend. The Company has agreed to pay royalties of sales & milestones payments as defined.
On
July 3, 2019, the Company entered into an amended and restated license agreement. There is no set expiration date for the license.
However, the exclusivity of the license granted under the license agreement runs until the expiration of the patent portfolio
covered by the agreement which is currently until 2033. No royalties have been incurred through to March 31, 2021 (March 31, 2020:
$ nil).
On
March 31, 2021, GBS entered into an agreement with LSBD to provide GBS an option to acquire an exclusive license to use LSBD’s
intellectual property in the Saliva Glucose Biosensor in North America (the “Option Agreement”). The Option Agreement
has a term of two years and the exercise price for the option is $5 million. The fee of $0.5 million incurred for the option has been
recognized as an expense and included within ‘Development and regulatory approval expenses in the consolidated statements of operations.
Research
and development costs
During
the quarter ended March 31, 2021, the Company contributed a total of $2,600,000 towards budgeted development and commercialization
costs to be incurred by BiosensX (North America) Inc. in which the Company has a 50% interest. This represents the
Company’s contribution towards budgeted development and commercialization costs included in total costs budgeted
in the Form S-1. This funding relates to the development and preparation for submission of the Saliva Glucose Biosensor
connected with regulatory approval for the U.S market by the U.S Food & Drug Administration. This amount is recognized as
a prepayment and will be expensed as incurred over an estimated 18 month period in which the costs are expected to be
incurred.
Net
loss per share attributable to common shareholders (“EPS”)
The
Company calculates earnings per share attributable to common shareholders in accordance with ASC Topic 260, Earning Per Share .
Basic net income (loss) per share attributable to common shareholders is calculated by dividing net income (loss) attributable
to common shareholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net income (loss)
per common share is calculated by dividing net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders by weighted-average common shares
outstanding during the period plus potentially dilutive common shares, such as share warrants.
Potentially
dilutive common shares shall be calculated in accordance with the treasury share method, which assumes that proceeds from the
exercise of all warrants are used to repurchase common share at market value. The number of shares remaining after the proceeds
are exhausted represents the potentially dilutive effect of the securities.
As
the Company has incurred net losses in all periods, certain potentially dilutive securities, including convertible preferred stock,
warrants to acquire common stock, and convertible notes payable have been excluded in the computation of diluted loss per share
as the effects are antidilutive.
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Recently
issued but not yet effective accounting pronouncements
As
the Company is an emerging growth company, it has elected to defer the adoption of new accounting pronouncements until they would
apply to private companies.
In
August 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-06, which simplifies the guidance on the issuer’s accounting for convertible debt
instruments by removing the separation models for (1) convertible debt with a cash conversion feature and (2) convertible instruments
with a beneficial conversion feature. As a result, entities will not separately present in equity an embedded conversion feature
in such debt and will account for a convertible debt instrument wholly as debt, unless certain other conditions are met. The elimination
of these models will reduce reported interest expense and increase reported net income for entities that have issued a convertible
instrument that is within the scope of ASU 2020-06. Also, ASU 2020-06 requires the application of the if-converted method for
calculating diluted earnings per share and treasury stock method will be no longer available. ASU 2020-06 is applicable for fiscal
years beginning after December 15, 2021, with early adoption permitted no earlier than fiscal years beginning after December 15,
2020. The Company does not intend to early adopt and continues to evaluate the impact of the provisions of ASU 2020-06 on its
consolidated financial statements.
In
February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (“ASU 2016-02”). This update requires all leases with a term
greater than 12 months to be recognized on the balance sheet through a right-of-use asset and a lease liability and the disclosure
of key information pertaining to leasing arrangements. This new guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December
15, 2021, and interim period within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022 as amended by ASU 2020-05 with early adoption
permitted. The Company has not early adopted the standard and continues to evaluate the impact.
In
December 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes (“ASU
2019-12”), which is intended to simplify various aspects of the accounting for income taxes. ASU 2019-12 removes certain
exceptions to the general principles in Topic 740 and also clarifies and amends existing guidance to improve consistent application.
This standard is effective for fiscal years and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2020.
Early adoption is permitted. The Company has not early adopted the standard and continues to evaluate the impact.
Concentration
of credit risk
The
Company places its cash and cash equivalents, which may at times be in excess of the Australia Financial Claims Scheme or the
United States’ Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insurance limits, with high credit quality financial institutions and
attempts to limit the amount of credit exposure with any one institution.
Related
parties
The
Company has related party transactions with LSBD. See Notes 7 and 8.
Fair
value of financial instruments
The
carrying value of financial instruments classified as current assets and current liabilities approximate fair value due to their
liquidity and short-term nature.
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NOTE
4. OTHER ASSETS
Other
current assets consist of the following:
March 31, 2021
June 30, 2020
Goods and services tax receivable
$ 89,566
$ 7,509
Prepayments
2,227,221
29,469
Other receivables
7,602
12,084
Total
$ 2,324,389
$ 49,062
During
the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company made $2,600,000 in prepayments relating to research and development
contributions. Of the total prepayments, $866,667 was recorded as a non-current asset as of March 31, 2021 based
on the expected outflow of the budgeted research and development costs.
NOTE
5. ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES
March 31, 2021
June 30, 2020
Accounts and other payables
$ 1,355,530
$ 483,576
Accruals
41,810
56,894
Related party payables
37,235
1,769,293
Employee liabilities (current and non-current)
142,687
246,999
Total
$ 1,577,262
$ 2,556,762
NOTE
6 . CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE
The
Company’s previously outstanding notes mandatorily converted, at a conversion price equal to 85% of 50% of the unit offering
price of the IPO (or $7.23), for an aggregate of 710,548 shares based on $5,133,706 of principal and zero accrued interest outstanding
at the date of conversion.
The
convertible notes had a contingent Beneficial Conversion Features (BCF), with the contingency being the event of IPO. As such,
a financing cost of $905,948 was recognized as interest expense in the consolidated statements of operations and other comprehensive
loss in relation to this contingent BCF during the nine months ended March 31, 2021.
NOTE
7. SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
December
2020 Transactions
On
December 14, 2020, the Company agreed to issue to LSBD, in consideration of LSBD’s contribution towards the research and
development of applications other than glucose and COVID-19 applications to a maximum of $2 million over a 5-year period, a 5-year
non-transferable warrant to purchase 3,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at the exercise price of $17.00 per
share. As this was a transaction between entities under common control, the $2 million receivable due from LSBD has been recognized
as contra-equity.
On
December 18, 2020, the Company entered into an Exchange Agreement (the “EA”) with LSBD to exchange 3,000,000 shares
of its common stock held by LSBD for 3,000,000 shares of the Company’s Series B Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Exchange”).
In addition, the parties to the Exchange Agreement entered into a Registration Rights Agreement (the “RRA”) pursuant
to which the Company agreed to prepare and file within 30 days following the closing of the IPO with the Securities and Exchange
Commission a registration statement to register for resale the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series B
Convertible Preferred Stock. If and to the extent the Company fails to, among other things, file such resale registration statement
or have it declared effective as required under the terms of the RRA, the Company will be required to pay to the holder of such
registration rights partial liquidated damages payable in cash in the amount equal to the product of 1.0% multiplied by the aggregate
purchase price paid by such holder pursuant to the EA. The EA and the RRA contain customary representations, warranties, agreements
and, indemnification rights and obligations of the parties. The common stock acquired in the Exchange was immediately retired.
Each share of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock is convertible into 1 share of the Company’s common stock, subject to
proportional adjustment and beneficial ownership limitations. In the event of the Company’s liquidation, dissolution or
winding up, holders of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock will participate pari passu with any distribution of proceeds to holders
of the Company’s common stock. Holders of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock are entitled to receive dividends on shares
of Series B Preferred equal (on an as converted to common stock basis) to and in the same form as dividends actually paid on the
Company’s common stock. Shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock generally have no voting rights, except as required
by law.
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Initial
public offering
In
December 2020, the Company completed its initial public offering. For further details refer to Note 1.
March
2021 Transactions
During
the quarter ended March 31, 2021, Series A and Series B warrants held by certain shareholders were exercised. Each warrant is
convertible into 1 share of the Company’s common stock. A total of 58,600 Series A warrants and 1,400,195 Series B warrants
were exercised and converted into common stock.
NOTE
8. RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The
Company completed certain financing transactions with LSBD as described in Note 7.
Sales
to and purchases from related parties are made in arm’s length transactions both at normal market prices and on normal commercial
terms. The following transactions also occurred with LSBD during the period July 1, 2020 to March 31, 2021 (FY2020: July 1, 2019
to March 31, 2020):
The
Company incurred a total of $23,523 (FY2020: $541,023) towards the services in connection with development and regulatory approval
pathway for the technology, including payments made or expenses incurred on behalf of the Company.
The
Company incurred a total of $nil (FY2020: $447,440) towards overhead cost reimbursement which includes salaries, rents and other
related overheads directly attributable to the Company which are included in general and administration expenses.
The
Company recognized income of $nil (FY2020: $119,744) in relation to shared labour reimbursement which includes salaries directly
attributable to the Company which are included in shared-services revenue.
On
March 31, 2021, GBS entered into an Option Agreement with LSBD to provide GBS the option to acquire an exclusive license for LSBD’s
intellectual property. A fee of $500,000 was paid to acquire this option. For further details refer to Note 3.
During
the quarter ended March 31, 2021, the Company contributed a total of $2,600,000 towards budgeted development and
commercialization costs to be incurred by BiosensX (North America) Inc. relating to the development and preparation
for submission of the Saliva Glucose Biosensor connected with regulatory approval for the U.S market by the U.S Food & Drug
Administration. For further details refer to Note 3.
NOTE
9. INVESTMENT IN AFFILIATE
On
May 29, 2020 LSBD, issued 14,000,000 common shares of BiosensX (North America)
Inc. to the Company at par value of $0.001 per share. This transaction provided the Company with a 50% interest in BiosensX (North
America) Inc., the holder of the technology license for the North America region.
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The
investment in BiosensX (North America) Inc. is accounted for by use of the equity method in accordance with ASC 323 Investments
- Equity Method and Joint Ventures .
At
the date of this transaction, LSBD was the parent of both the Company and BiosensX (North America) Inc., the transfer of BiosensX
shares to the Company was deemed to be a common control transaction. As a result of the share transfer, the Company has significant
influence over BiosensX (North America) Inc. but in accordance with ASC 810 Consolidation LSBD is deemed to have control
over BiosensX (North America) Inc. due to its direct ownership of 50% in BiosensX (North America) Inc. and indirect ownership
of 50% in BiosensX (North America) Inc. through GBS Inc.
As
of March 31, 2021, LSBD holds 48.7% of common Stock of GBS Inc. and therefore still has control over BiosensX (North America)
Inc.
The
following table summarizes the amount recorded in the consolidated financial statements:
March 31, 2021
June 30, 2020
Investment value
$ 135,692
$ 14,000
(Loss) income from the affiliate
(135,692 )
121,692
Carrying amount
$ -
$ 135,692
NOTE
10. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
On
January 5, 2021, the Company entered into a certain Research Collaboration Agreement with Harvard College for the purposes of
facilitating mutual collaboration in scientific research in connection with the Company’s non-exclusive royalty free license
to combat COVID-19 coronavirus. The contemplated collaboration includes research teams from the Company and Harvard and will include,
among others, exchange of materials and research data, to now progress with the milestone of integrating the Harvard technology
with the Company’s biosensor with applications for SARS-Cov-2 antibody test for COVID-19. The Company agreed to pay Harvard
a total amount of $609,375 payable in 3 instalments of which $304,686 remains payable as of March 31, 2021.
On
January 21, 2021, the Company entered into a sponsored research agreement with Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
to accelerate the development of next-generation saliva-based diagnostic tests. The Company is collaborating with the Bloomberg
School of Public Health to optimise the collection of saliva and monitoring of diverse biomarkers across a number of modalities
including clinical chemistry and infectious diseases. Johns Hopkins intend to utilise biosensor products to conduct in-field epidemiological
studies. The Company agreed to pay Johns Hopkins a total amount of $423,589 as a part of this sponsored research agreement of
which all remains payable as of March 31, 2021.
The
Company has no other material future minimum lease commitments or purchase commitments.
From
time to time, the Company may become a party to various legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. Based on
information currently available, the Company is not involved in any pending or threatened legal proceedings that it believes could
reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on its financial condition, results of operations or liquidity. However,
legal matters are inherently uncertain, and the Company cannot guarantee that the outcome of any potential legal matter will be
favorable to the Company.
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NOTE
11. LOSS PER SHARE
Basic
loss per common share is computed by dividing net loss allocable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of shares
of common stock or common stock equivalents outstanding. Diluted loss per common share is computed similar to basic loss per common
share except that it reflects the potential dilution that could occur if dilutive securities or other obligations to issue common
stock were exercised or converted into common stock.
Three Months Ended
Nine Months Ended
March 31, 2021
March 31, 2020
March 31, 2021
March 31, 2020
Net loss attributable to GBS, Inc.
$ (3,127,813 )
$ (112,592 )
$ (6,184,287 )
$ (2,706,760 )
Basic and diluted net loss per share attributed to common shareholders
$ (0.27 )
$ (0.01 )
$ (0.64 )
$ (0.32 )
Weighted-average number of ordinary shares
11,795,741
8,510,000
9,667,399
8,510,000
The
following outstanding warrants, options and preferred shares were excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share
for the periods presented because their effect would have been anti-dilutive:
Three Months Ended
Nine Months Ended
March 31, 2021
March 31, 2020
March 31, 2021
March 31, 2020
Warrants - Series A
1,401,377
-
1,401,377
-
Warrants - Series B
60,982
-
60,982
-
Warrants issued to underwriters
63,529
-
63,529
-
Pre IPO warrants
2,736,675
2,250,376
2,736,675
2,250,376
Warrants issued to parent entity
3,000,000
-
3,000,000
-
Preferred stock - Series A
-
2,323,891
-
2,323,891
Preferred stock - Series B
3,000,000
-
3,000,000
-
NOTE
12. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Subsequent
to March 31, 2021 and through to the date of this filing, a total of 500,000 Series B Convertible Preferred Stock was converted
into common stock. Each share of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock is convertible into 1 share of the Company’s common
stock.
Subsequent to March 31, 2021 and through
to the date of this filing, a total of 800 Series B Warrants were exercised to purchase one Common Stock per Warrant in a cashless
exercise provision as described in Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 333-252277 on file with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).
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Item
2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Result of Operations
You
should read the following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations together with our condensed consolidated
financial statements and the related notes and other financial information included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
This discussion and other parts of this report contain forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve a number
of risks, uncertainties (some of which are beyond our control) or other assumptions that may cause actual results or performance to be
materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve a
number of risks, uncertainties (some of which are beyond our control) or other assumptions that may cause actual results or performance
to be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Our forward-looking statements include,
but are not limited to, statements regarding our or our management team’s expectations, hopes, beliefs, intentions or strategies
regarding the future. In addition, any statements that refer to projections, forecasts or other characterizations of future events or
circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are forward-looking statements. The words “anticipate,” “believe,”
“continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intends,” “may,”
“might,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,”
“should,” “would” and similar expressions may identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words
does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Factors that might cause or contribute to such forward-looking statements include,
but are not limited to, those set forth in the Risk Factors section of the Company’s registration statement and prospectus for
the Company’s initial public offering filed with the SEC. The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our financial
statements and related notes thereto included elsewhere in this report.
Overview
We are a biosensor diagnostic technology
company developing our SARS COV2 antibody (“COV2”) test for the world market, the Saliva Glucose
Biosensor (“SGB”) for the Asia-Pacific region (“APAC”) and have a 50% interest for the North America
region. This the prelude to a biosensor platform comprising of biochemistry, immunology, tumor markers, hormones, and
nucleic acid diagnostic modalities. We were incorporated under the laws of Delaware on December 5, 2016. Our headquarters are
in New York. We were formed to provide a non-invasive, pain free innovation to make it easier for people to manage diabetes
using the Company’s SGB and, together with the software app that interfaces the SGB with the Company’s digital
information system, the “SGT”).
We
currently are a 48.7%-owned (by voting rights) affiliate of Life Science Biosensor Diagnostics Pty Ltd (“LSBD”), an
Australian company that owns the worldwide intellectual property rights to the biosensor platform from University of Newcastle,
Australia. LSBD has licensed to us that technology for us to introduce and launch the platform in the APAC Region. We will commence
this process with the SGT.
Our
objective is to introduce and launch a COV2 test globally and then the SGB, the second of our diagnostic tests that stem from
the Biosensor Platform that we license, in the APAC Region. In the next four years we intend on developing the platform to its
full capacity testing across the following diagnostic modalities: immunology, hormones, chemistry, tumour markers and nucleic
acid tests.
We
believe that the COVID-19 pandemic is likely to remain with us for many years. Development of an improved antibody assays
to detect prior infection with SARS-CoV-2 has been identified as one of the top unmet needs in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic response.
Precise knowledge of SARS-CoV-2 infection at the individual level can potentially inform clinical decision-making, whereas at
the population level, precise knowledge of prior infection, immunity, and attack rates (particularly asymptomatic infection) is
needed to prioritize risk management decision-making about social distancing, treatments, and vaccination. If saliva can support
measurements of both the presence of SARS-CoV-2 RNA26-28 as well as antibodies against SARS-CoV-2, this sample type could provide
an important opportunity to monitor individual and population-level SARS-CoV-2 transmission, infection, and immunity dynamics
over place and time.
We
anticipate there to be 3 different applications for the foreseeable future:
1.
Population
Screening - SARS-CoV-2 antibody testing is urgently needed to estimate the incidence and prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infection
at the general population level. Precise knowledge of population immunity could allow government bodies to make informed decisions
about how and when to relax stay-at-home directives and to reopen the economy.
2.
Diagnosis
– The COV2 Biosensor test can be used as a complement to the (RNA) virus detection tests for patients presenting late
after symptoms onset to healthcare facilities and where virus detection tests are negative despite strong indications of infection.
In addition, they can potentially be used for informing the decision on discharge of patients who recovered from SARS-CoV-2
infection but remain RNA-positive by RT-PCR for a long time after symptoms have subsided. The degree of protective immunity
conferred by or correlated with the antibodies detected in subjects with past SARS-CoV-2 infection is still under investigation.
Once this is clarified, the COV 2 antibody tests could be, together with the (RNA) direct virus detection, an essential tool
in de-escalation strategies. Currently antibody tests are used for sero-epidemiological surveys and studies.
3.
Post
vaccination screening - To assess the degree of the elicited potent antigen-specific antibody responses, to COV2 vaccines
when developed and administered to humans.
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Based
on a recent paper publicly available and authored by the team at Johns Hopkins Department of Environmental Health and Engineering,
Bloomberg School of Public Health, results indicate it is feasible to accurately measure the salivary IgG response to identify
individuals with a prior SARS-CoV-2 infection. A saliva-based approach could serve as a non-invasive approach for accurate and
large-scale SARS-CoV-2 “sero”-surveillance.
A
saliva antibody test can greatly increase the scale of testing—particularly among susceptible populations—compared
to blood and could clarify population immunity and susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2. The team at John Hopkins further demonstrated
in the laboratory that when saliva was collected ≥10 days post symptom onset, the anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG assay detects SARS-CoV-2
infection with 100% sensitivity and 99% specificity. In addition, the team demonstrated that the temporal kinetics of SARS CoV-2-specific
IgG responses in saliva are consistent with those observed in serum and indicate that most individuals seroconvert approximately
10 days after COVID-19 symptom onset or approximately two weeks post-presumed infection.
By
utilizing the biosensor platform for detecting COV2 we expect to have lower detection limits, improve on sensitivity and specificity
characteristics of current diagnostic methods, be able to provide real time results at the point of care and provide quantitative
results as opposed to negative or positive which is how other POCT report the results.
Accurate
and scalable point-of-care (POC) tests for the diagnosis of COVID-19 would increase the scope for diagnosis to be made in the
community and outside the laboratory setting. They would have the potential to reduce the time to obtaining an actionable result,
could support early identification of those with COVID-19 and could also support appropriate use of isolation resources, infection
control measures, and recruitment into clinical trials of treatments.
We
are progressing with the milestone of integrating Harvard University’s technology with our biosensor applications for SARS-Cov-2
antibody test for COVID-19 by entering on January 5, into a Research Collaboration Agreement with Harvard College for the purposes
of facilitating mutual collaboration in scientific research in connection with the Company’s non-exclusive royalty free
license to combat COVID-19 coronavirus. The contemplated collaboration includes research teams from the Company and Harvard and
will include, among others, exchange of materials and research data.
Our
Company has not generated any revenues to date. As such, the Company is subject to all of the risks associated with emerging growth
companies. Since inception, the Company has incurred losses and negative cash flows from operating activities. The Company does
not expect to generate positive cash flows from operating activities in the near future until such time, if at all, the Company
completes the development process of its products, including regulatory approvals, and thereafter, begins to commercialize and
achieve substantial acceptance in the marketplace for the first of a series of products in its medical device portfolio.
Recent
Developments
December
Quarter Developments
On
December 14, 2020, the Company agreed to issue to LSBD, in consideration of LSBD’s contribution towards the research and
development of applications other than glucose and COVID-19 applications to a maximum of $2 million over a 5-year period, a 5-year
non-transferable warrant to purchase 3,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at the exercise price of $17.00 per
share.
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On
December 18, 2020, the Company entered into an Exchange Agreement (the “EA”) with LSBD to exchange 3,000,000 shares
of its common stock held by LSBD for 3,000,000 shares of the Company’s Series B Convertible Preferred Stock. In addition,
the parties to the Exchange Agreement entered into a Registration Rights Agreement (the “RRA”) pursuant to which the
Company agreed to prepare and file within 30 days following the closing of the IPO with the Securities and Exchange Commission
a registration statement to register for resale the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series B Convertible
Preferred Stock. If and to the extent the Company fails to, among other things, file such resale registration statement or have
it declared as required under the terms of the RRA, the Company will be required to pay to the holder of such registration rights
partial liquidated damages payable in cash in the amount equal to the product of 1.0% multiplied by the aggregate purchase price
paid by such holder pursuant to the EA. The EA and the RRA contain customary representations, warranties, agreements and, indemnification
rights and obligations of the parties.
On
December 18, 2020, LSBD entered into a certain Purchase and Assignment Agreement (the “PAA”) with an institutional
accredited investor (the “Purchaser”) pursuant to which LSBD sold and assigned to the Purchaser 3,000,000 shares of
the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock and assigned to the Purchaser its rights under the EA and the RRA with respect to such
preferred shares for a total purchase price of $2,000,000. The investor’s Series B Convertible Preferred Stock is convertible
into 3,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, subject to beneficial ownership limitation.
March
Quarter Developments
Point-of-Care Test Commercialization Ecosystem Established
●
Received
approval from the Harvard Longwood campus Institutional Review Board (IRB) to commence
a validation study to test clinical samples from a COVID-19 repository and to commence
clinical studies on the COVID-19 Antibody Biosensor;
●
Onboarded
and aligned with word-class institutions, Johns Hopkins University, The Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering,
and the University of Newcastle for the development of saliva-based POCTs for both glucose monitoring and COVID-19 antibody
detection;
●
Onboarded
new top-tier members to GBS’s scientific team to formulate and execute its commercialization plan.
COVID-19
Key Developments
●
Commenced research protocols with The Wyss Institute for
Biologically Inspired Engineering to progress with the milestone of integrating this technology with the Company’s Biosensor
for SARS-Cov-2 antibody tests;
●
Initiated study for the salivary collection protocol with
Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health;
●
Completed technical optimization of the Wyss’s eRapid
assay performance in relation to SARS-Cov-2 antibody detection at The Wyss Institute to align with the fastest antibody tests
currently on market using clinical samples.
Glucose
Key Developments
●
Developing
a clinical plan for regulatory submission and subsequent approval with Precision Medicine Architects, LLC;
●
Commenced global
voice of customer survey with Precision Medicine Architects, LLC as part of the process to finalize product development of
the device and usability;
●
Further development
of prototyping for middleware and smart phone application;
●
Executed option
agreement to acquire the rights to use, make, market, sell and offer to sell Products under the Intellectual Property Rights
in the Glucose Field in the North American market for the Saliva Glucose Biosensor .
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During
the quarter ended March 31, 2021, Series A and Series B warrants held by certain shareholders were exercised. Each warrant
is convertible into 1 share of the Company’s common stock. A total of 58,600 Series A warrants and 1,400,195 Series
B warrants were exercised and converted into common stock.
On
March 31, 2021, GBS entered into an agreement with LSBD to provide GBS an option to acquire an exclusive license to use LSBD’s
intellectual property in the treatment or management of diabetes field in North America (the “Option Agreement”).
The Option Agreement has a term of two years and the exercise price for the option is $5 million.
Subsequent
to March 31, 2021, a total of 500,000 Series B Convertible Preferred Stock was converted into common stock. Each share of Series
B Convertible Preferred Stock is convertible into 1 share of the Company’s common stock as described in the Company’s
Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 333-242277 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Initial
public offering & share structure
On
December 28, 2020, the Company closed its initial public offering (“IPO”) and sold 1,270,589 units, consisting of
(a) one share of the Company’s common stock (or, at the purchaser’s election, one share of Series B Convertible Preferred
Stock), (b) one Series A warrant (the “Series A Warrants”) to purchase one share of the Company’s common stock
at an exercise price equal to $8.50 per share, exercisable until the fifth anniversary of the issuance date, and (c) one Series
B warrant (the “Series B Warrants”) to purchase one share of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price
equal to $17.00 per share, exercisable until the fifth anniversary of the issuance date and subject to certain adjustment and
cashless exercise provisions. The public offering price of the shares sold in the IPO was $17.00 per unit. In aggregate, the units
issued in the offering generated $17,732,448 in net proceeds, which amount is net of $1,714,001 in underwriters’ discount
and commissions, and $2,153,564 in offering costs. The Company also issued to the underwriter an option, exercisable one or more
times in whole or in part, to purchase up to 190,588 additional shares of common stock and/or Series A Warrants to purchase up
to an aggregate of 190,588 shares of common stock and/or Series B Warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 190,588 shares of
common stock, in any combinations thereof, from us at the public offering price per security, less the underwriting discounts
and commissions, for 45 days after the date of the IPO to cover over-allotments, if any (the “Over-Allotment Option”).
Upon
the closing of the IPO, all shares of preferred stock then outstanding were automatically converted into 2,810,190 shares of common
stock, and all convertible notes then outstanding were automatically converted into 710,548 shares of common stock.
Certain
preferred shareholders were issued warrants that, following the Company’s completed IPO, allow the holder to acquire 2,736,675
shares of common stock at the IPO price during years two through three following the IPO. At exercise date, the shareholder must
hold for each warrant to be exercised, one underlying common share to exercise the option. The warrants are not transferable and
apply to the number of shares that were subscribed for.
Accordingly,
the share structure as of May 12, 2021 are as follows:
●
12,382,122
of Issued Common Stock
●
1,401,377
of Series A warrant exercisable at $8.50
●
60,182
of Series B warrants exercisable at $17 (subject to a cashless
exercise provision)
●
63,529
of Warrants issued to the underwriter exercisable at $18.70
●
2,736,675
of the Pre-IPO Warrants exercisable at $8.50 (during year two through to year three after the IPO)
●
3,000,000
Warrants issued to LSBD exercisable at $17
●
2,500,000
Preferred Stock-Series B
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Results
of Operations:
Comparison
of the Three and Nine Months Ended March 31, 2021 and 2020
Revenue
Government
support income
Government
support income increased by $34,290 to $34,290 from $0 for the three months ended March 31, 2021 compared to same period in 2020.
This increase was primarily attributable to GBS Inc.’s subsidiary companies receiving COVID-19 related government
support in the current period where the companies are located (The purpose of the grant is to support companies in managing its
business and payroll costs during the COVID-19 pandemic).
Government
support income increased by $372,754 to $372,754 from $0 for the nine months ended March 31, 2021 compared to same period in 2020.
This increase was primarily attributable to GBS Inc.’s subsidiary companies receiving Research and Development tax
incentives. The purpose of the grant is to incentivize companies with their research and development related activities
and other COVID-19 related government support in the current period where the companies are located.
Shared
service
Shared
service revenue was $0 and $(1,533) for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and $0 and $119,744 for
the nine months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Shared service revenue is mainly attributable to the recovery of
costs from related parties. There were no shared services in the current period.
Operating
expenses
General
and administrative expenses
General
and administrative expenses increased by $959,547 to $1,013,389 from $53,842 for the three months ended March 31, 2021 compared
to the same period in 2020. This increase was primarily driven by an increase in operational activities following completion of the IPO in the current period (December
2020).
General
and administrative expenses increased by $453,660 to $2,205,842 from $1,752,182 for the nine months ended March 31, 2021
compared to the same period in 2020. This increase was attributable to an increase in operational activities following completion
of the IPO in the current period (December 2020).
As
the Company’s operating activities increase, we expect its general and administrative costs will include additional costs
in overhead contribution, consultancy, and travel expenses.
Development
and regulatory expenses
Development
and regulatory expenses increased by $2,215,141 to $2,156,316 from $(58,825) for the three months ended March 31, 2021
compared to the same period in 2020. This increase is primarily driven by funding availability since completion of the IPO
in December 2020 that has allowed the Company to progress on its milestones, as well as a $500,000 option that the Company expensed
on the basis that there is no FDA approval of the intellectual property held by LSBD.
Development
and regulatory expenses increased by $1,988,051 to $2,529,074 from $541,023 for the nine months ended March 31, 2021 compared to the
same period in 2020. This increase is primarily driven by funding availability
since completion of the IPO in December 2020 that has allowed the Company to progress on its milestones, as well as a $500,000 option
that the Company expensed on the basis that there is no FDA approval of the intellectual property held by LSBD.
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As
the Company’s operating activities increase, we expect its development and regulatory expenses to increase in future periods.
Prospectus
and capital raising expenses
Prospectus
and capital raising expenses decreased by $27,174 to $5,100 from $32,274 for the three months ended March 31, 2021 as compared
to the same period in 2020. This decrease was attributable to minimal expenditures required by us in the current period having
completing our IPO in December 2020.
Prospectus
and capital raising expenses increased by $184,035 to $358,674 from $174,639 for the nine months ended March 31, 2021 as compared
to the same period in 2020, respectively. This increase was attributable to majority of final expenditures required by us in the
current period to successfully complete the IPO in December 2020.
Other
income and expenses
Interest
expense
Interest
expense decreased $63,744 to $18,561 from $82,305 for the three months ended March 31, 2021 as compared to the same period in
2020. This decrease was attributable to the conversion of convertible notes into common stock at completion of the IPO.
Interest
expense increased $710,288 to $1,091,249 from $380,961 for the nine months ended March 31, 2021 as compared to the same period
in 2020. This increase was attributable to the non-cash recognition of a beneficial conversion feature associated with convertible
notes, offset by conversion of convertible notes into common stock that occurred at IPO.
Loss
(income) from unconsolidated equity method investment
Loss
(income) from unconsolidated equity method investment was $0 for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
Loss
from unconsolidated equity method investment increased $135,692 to $135,692 from $0 for the nine months ended March 31, 2021 compared
to the same period in 2020. This increase was attributable to the reduction in the carrying amount of its investment in BiosensX
(North America) Inc.
Realized
foreign exchange gain (loss)
Realized
foreign exchange gain was $8,774 for the three months ended March 31, 2021 compared to $0 for the same period in 2020. This increase
was attributable to the favorable foreign exchange translations upon settling payments in foreign currency.
Realized
foreign exchange loss was $270,333 for the nine months ended March 31, 2021 compared to $0 the same period in 2020. This increase
was largely attributable to the unfavorable foreign exchange translations on capital raisings from AUD to USD.
Income
tax (expense) benefit
There
was no income tax expense for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 as the Company has established a full valuation
allowance for all of its deferred tax assets.
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Other
comprehensive income
Foreign
currency translation gain/(loss)
Unrealized
foreign currency translation gain/(loss) increased by ($362,953) to ($262,032) from $100,921 for the three months ended March
31, 2021 as compared to the same period in 2020. It is calculated based on the Company’s unsettled transactions and balances
in currencies other than its functional currency.
Unrealized
foreign currency translation gain/(loss) increased by ($250,615) to ($278,744) from ($28,129) for the nine months ended March
31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. It is calculated based on the Company’s unsettled transactions and balances in currencies
other than its functional currency.
Net
loss
Net
loss increased by $3,031,560 to $3,142,667 from $111,107 for the three months ended March 31, 2021 compared to the same
period in 2020. This overall increase was largely attributable to further progression on regulatory and development milestones and increased
expenditure on general and administrative expenses with funding secured by the IPO. Further contributing to this movement was an option
fee of $500,000 to acquire an exclusive license for LSBD’s intellectual property, $268,457 in overhead reimbursements reversed,
as well as changes in the foreign currency exchange rate between AUD and USA due to COVID-19, both within the same period in 2020.
Net
loss increased by $3,481,001 to $6,209,971 from $2,728,970 for the nine months ended March 31, 2021 compared to the same
period in 2020. This overall increase was largely attributable to the non-cash recognition of a beneficial conversion feature,
an option fee to acquire an exclusive license for LSBD’s intellectual property and
increased expenditure on general and administrative expenses and further progression on regulatory and development milestones
with funding secured by the IPO.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
Since
our inception, our operations have primarily been financed through the issuance of our common stock, redeemable convertible preferred
stock and the incurrence of debt. As of March 31, 2021, we had $14,261,622 in cash and cash equivalents and $15,026,877
in working capital.
See
“Initial public offering” herein for details about our IPO.
According
to our management’s estimates, based on our budget and proposed schedules of development, approvals and organization, we
believe, although there can be no assurances, that after our IPO we will have sufficient capital resources to enable us to continue
to implement our business plan and remain in operation for at least 30 months. During this time, we expect to use the net proceeds
available to us for the following purposes:
●
to
obtain regulatory approvals and establish manufacturing capacities necessary for marketing of the SGT;
●
to
market the SGT and establish a distribution network in the APAC Region; and
●
for
working capital and general corporate purposes.
We
do not anticipate generating any revenue commencing in the vicinity of 6-10 months from the date of this report, if at all, and
our revenues will not immediately be sufficient to finance our ongoing operations. In addition, available resources may be consumed
more rapidly than currently anticipated, and there can be no assurance that we will be successful in developing the SGT and generating
sufficient revenue in the timeframe set forth above, or at all. We may be unable to meet our targets for regulatory approval and
market launch, or we may be unable to generate anticipated amounts of revenue from sales of the system. We may also need additional
funding for developing new products and services and for additional sales, marketing and promotional activities. Should this occur,
we may need to seek additional capital earlier than anticipated.
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In
the event we require additional capital, there can be no assurances that we will be able to raise such capital on acceptable terms,
or at all. Failure to generate sufficient revenues or raise additional capital through debt or equity financings, or through collaboration
agreements, strategic alliances or marketing and distribution arrangements, could have a material adverse effect on our ability
to meet our long-term liquidity needs and achieve our intended long-term business plan. Our failure to obtain such funding when
needed could create a negative impact on our stock price or could potentially lead to a reduction in our operations or the failure
of our company.
Contractual
Obligations
We
are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act and are not required to provide the information otherwise
required under this item.
Extended
Transition Period for “Emerging Growth Companies”
We
have elected to use the extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards under Section 102(b)(1)
of the JOBS Act. This election allows us to delay the adoption of new or revised accounting standards that have different effective
dates for public and private companies until those standards apply to private companies. As a result of this election, our financial
statements may not be comparable to companies that comply with public company effective dates. Because our financial statements
may not be comparable to companies that comply with public company effective dates, investors may have difficulty evaluating or
comparing our business, performance or prospects in comparison to other public companies, which may have a negative impact on
the value and liquidity of our common stock.
Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangements
Through
March 31, 2021, we have not entered into any off-balance sheet arrangements as defined by applicable SEC regulations.
Critical
Accounting Policies, Significant Judgments and Use of Estimates
Our
financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP. The preparation
of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities,
the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported expenses incurred
during the reporting periods. Our estimates are based on our historical experience and on various other factors that we believe
are reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets
and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different
assumptions or conditions. We believe that the accounting policies discussed below are critical to understanding our historical
and future performance, as these policies relate to the more significant areas involving management’s judgments and estimates.
Our
critical accounting policies are described under the notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included
in “Part I, Item 1 — Financial Statements” of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. During the nine months ended
March 31, 2021, except as described in Note 3 to the unaudited interim condensed financial statements appearing elsewhere in this
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, there were no material changes to our critical accounting policies from those discussed in our
final prospectus filed on December 18, 2020.
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Recent
Accounting Pronouncements
See
“Recent Accounting Pronouncements” in Note 3 to our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for additional information.
Item
3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
We
are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act and are not required to provide the information otherwise
required under this item.
Item
4. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation
of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our
management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of
our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) as of the end of the period
covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and have concluded that, based on such evaluation, our disclosure controls and
procedures were not effective due to the material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting as of March 31,
2021 as described below.
Notwithstanding
the conclusion that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of the end of the period covered by this report,
we believe that our consolidated financial statements and other information contained in this quarterly report present fairly,
in all material respects, our business, financial condition and results of operations for the interim periods presented.
Material
Weakness
The
Company completed the IPO in December 2020. Prior to the IPO, the Company was a private corporation with limited accounting personnel
and other supervisory resources necessary to adequately execute its accounting processes and address its internal controls over
financial reporting requirements. As a result, previously existing internal controls are no longer sufficient, and the Company
is in the process of updating these controls. The design and implementation of internal control over financial reporting for the
Company’s post-IPO has required and will continue to require significant time and resources from management and other personnel.
As
part of this updating process, our management identified a material weakness in its internal control over financial reporting.
A material weakness is a deficiency, or combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there
is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or
detected on a timely basis. The material weakness identified relates to the fact that the Company has not yet designed and maintained
an effective control environment commensurate with its financial reporting requirements, including a) has not yet completed the
formally documented policies and procedures with respect to the review, supervision and monitoring of the Company’s accounting
and reporting functions and b) lack of evidence to support the performance of controls and the adequacy of review procedures,
including the completeness and accuracy of information used in the performance of controls.
Remediation
Plan
Management
is committed to continuing with the steps necessary to remediate the control deficiencies that constituted the above material
weakness. During 2021, we made the following enhancements to our control environment:
a.We
added accounting and finance personnel to provide additional individuals to allow for segregation of duties in the preparation
and review of schedules, calculations, and journal entries that support financial reporting, to provide oversight, structure and
reporting lines, and to provide additional review over our disclosures;
b.We
enhanced our controls to improve the preparation and review over complex accounting measurements, and the application of GAAP
to significant accounts and transactions, and our financial statement disclosures; and,
c.We
are in the process of engaging outside consultants to assist us in our evaluation of the design, implementation, and documentation
of internal controls that address the relevant risks, and that provide for appropriate evidence of performance of our internal
controls (including completeness and accuracy procedures).
Under
the direction of the audit committee of the board of directors, management will continue to take measures to remediate the material
weakness in 2021. As such, we will continue to enhance corporate oversight over process-level controls and structures to ensure
that there is appropriate assignment of authority, responsibility, and accountability to enable remediation of our material weakness.
We believe that our remediation plan will be sufficient to remediate the identified material weakness and strengthen our internal
control over financial reporting.
As
we continue to evaluate, and work to improve, our internal control over financial reporting, management may determine that additional
measures to address control deficiencies or modifications to the remediation plan are necessary.
Inherent
Limitation on the Effectiveness of Internal Controls
The
effectiveness of any system of internal control over financial reporting, including ours, is subject to inherent limitations,
including the exercise of judgment in designing, implementing, operating, and evaluating the controls and procedures, and the
inability to eliminate misconduct completely. Accordingly, in designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures,
management recognizes that any system of internal control over financial reporting, including ours, no matter how well designed
and operated, can only provide reasonable, not absolute assurance of achieving the desired control objectives. In addition, the
design of disclosure controls and procedures must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints and that management is
required to apply its judgment in evaluating the benefits of possible controls and procedures relative to their costs. Moreover,
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. We intend to continue
to monitor and upgrade our internal controls as necessary or appropriate for our business, but cannot assure you that such improvements
will be sufficient to provide us with effective internal control over financial reporting.
Changes
in Internal Controls over Financial Reporting
Except
as noted above, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the three months ended
March 31, 2021 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial
reporting.
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PART
II—OTHER INFORMATION
Item
1. Legal Proceedings.
From
time to time, we may be subject to legal proceedings and claims arising in the ordinary course of business. We are not currently
engaged in any material legal proceedings.
Item
1a. Risk Factors
We
are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act and are not required to provide the information otherwise
required under this item.
Item
2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
There
were no unregistered sales of equity securities during the period.
On
December 28, 2020, the Company closed its initial public offering (“IPO”) and sold 1,270,589 units, consisting of
(a) one share of the Company’s common stock (or, at the purchaser’s election, one share of Series B Convertible Preferred
Stock), (b) one Series A warrant (the “Series A Warrants”) to purchase one share of the Company’s common stock
at an exercise price equal to $8.50 per share, exercisable until the fifth anniversary of the issuance date, and (c) one Series
B warrant (the “Series B Warrants”) to purchase one share of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price
equal to $17.00 per share, exercisable until the fifth anniversary of the issuance date and subject to certain adjustment and
cashless exercise provisions. The public offering price of the shares sold in the IPO was $17.00 per unit. In aggregate, the units
issued in the offering generated $17,732,448 in net proceeds, which amount is net of $1,714,001 in underwriters’ discount
and commissions, and $2,153,564 in offering costs (including deferred equity offering cost of $1,863,612). The Company also issued
to the underwriter an option, exercisable one or more times in whole or in part, to purchase up to 190,588 additional shares of
common stock and/or Series A Warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 190,588 shares of common stock and/or Series B Warrants
to purchase up to an aggregate of 190,588 shares of common stock, in any combinations thereof, from us at the public offering
price per security, less the underwriting discounts and commissions, for 45 days after the date of the IPO to cover over-allotments,
if any (the “Over-Allotment Option”).
Upon
the closing of the IPO, all shares of preferred stock then outstanding were automatically converted into 2,810,190 shares of common
stock, and all convertible notes then outstanding were automatically converted into 710,548 shares of common stock. Certain of
the preferred shareholders were issued warrants that, following the Company’s completed IPO, allow the holder to acquire
2,736,675 shares of common stock at the IPO price during years two through three following the IPO. At exercise date, the shareholder
must hold for each warrant to be exercised, one underlying common share to exercise the option. The warrants are not transferable
and apply to the number of shares that were subscribed for.
There
has been no material change in the planned use of proceeds from our IPO as described in our final prospectus filed with the SEC
on December 28, 2020 pursuant to Rule 424(b). No direct or indirect payments were made by us to any of our directors or officers
or their associates, to persons owning ten percent or more of our common stock or to their associates, or to our affiliates, other
than payments in the ordinary course of business to officers for salaries. Pending the uses described, we intend to invest the
net proceeds in short-term, interest-bearing obligations, investment-grade instruments, certificates of deposit or direct or guaranteed
obligations of the U.S. government.
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Item
3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.
Not
applicable.
Item
4. Mine Safety Disclosures.
Not
applicable.
Item
5. Other Information.
Not
applicable.
Item
6. Exhibits.
Exhibit
No.
Description
31.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*
31.2
Certification of Principal Executive and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*
32.1
Certification of the Principal Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2
Certification of the Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101.INS
XBRL
Instance Document.
101.SCH
XBRL
Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.
101.CAL
XBRL
Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.
101.DEF
XBRL
Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.
101.LAB
XBRL
Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.
101.PRE
XBRL
Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.
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Signatures
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
GBS
Inc.
Date:
May 13, 2021
By:
/s/ Harry Simeonidis
HARRY
SIMEONIDIS
CHIEF
EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND PRESIDENT
(Principal
Executive Officer)
Date:
May 13, 2021
By:
/s/ Spiro Sakiris
SPIRO
SAKIRIS
CHIEF
FINANCIAL OFFICER
(Principal
Financial Officer)
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