Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
ITEM 9A.
CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Under the supervision of and with the participation
of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, we evaluated the effectiveness of our
disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of December
31, 2020. Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure
controls and procedures are designed at a reasonable assurance level and are effective to provide reasonable assurance that information
we are required to disclose in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported
within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated
to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions
regarding required disclosure.
In designing and evaluating disclosure controls
and procedures, our management recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide
only reasonable, not absolute, assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management necessarily was required to
apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in our internal control
over financial reporting during the quarter ended December 31, 2020 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to
materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over
Financial Reporting
Our management is responsible for establishing
and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange
Act.
A control system, no matter how well designed
and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the control system’s objectives will be met. Further,
the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints. Because of the inherent limitations in
all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if
any, within our Company have been detected.
Under the supervision and with the participation
of our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, our management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control
over financial reporting as of December 31, 2020. In making their assessment, our management used criteria established in
the framework on Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations
of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Based upon that assessment, our management concluded that our internal control over financial
reporting was effective as of December 31, 2020.
This report does not include an attestation
report of our independent registered public accounting firm regarding our internal control over financial reporting in accordance
with applicable SEC rules that permit us to provide only management´s report in this report.
ITEM 9B.
OTHER INFORMATION
None
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PART III
ITEM 10.
DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
The information required by this Item will be included in our
definitive proxy statement for the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 11 .
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The information required by this Item will be included in our
definitive proxy statement for the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 12.
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
The information required by this Item will be included in our
definitive proxy statement for the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 13.
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE
The information required by this Item will be included in our
definitive proxy statement for the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 14.
Principal AccountING Fees and Services
The information required by this Item will be included in our
definitive proxy statement for the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and is incorporated herein by reference.
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PART IV
ITEM 15.
EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
Financial Statements
The consolidated financial statements of
the registrant are listed in the index to the consolidated financial statements and filed under Item 8 of this Annual Report.
Financial Statement Schedules
Not Applicable
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Exhibits
Number
Description
3.1
Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Neonode Inc., ( incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the registrant’s current report on Form 8-K filed on December 11, 2020)
3.2
Bylaws ( incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of the registrant’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed on November 8, 2018 )
10.1
Assignment Agreement with Aequitas Technologies LLC, dated May 6, 2019 ( incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the registrant’s current report on Form 8-K filed May 8, 2019 )
10.2
Form of Purchase Warrant ( incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the registrant’s current report on Form 8-K filed on August 16, 2016 )
10.3
Form of Warrant, dated as of August 8, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the registrant’s current report on Form 8-K, filed on August 8, 2017)
10.4
Employment Agreement of Urban Forssell, dated October 20, 2019 +
10.5
Employment Agreement of Håkan Persson, dated February 12, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the registrant’s current report on Form 8-K, filed on February 15, 2018) +
10.6
Employment Agreement of Maria Ek, dated May 28, 2019 ( incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the registrant’s current report on Form 8-K filed on May 31, 2019 ) +
10.7
Neonode Inc. 2015 Stock Incentive Plan ( incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 of the registrant’s annual report on Form 10-K filed on March 11, 2016 )
10.8
Form of Notice of Grant of Stock Option used in connection with the 2015 Stock Incentive Plan ( incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 of the registrant’s annual report on Form 10-K filed on March 11, 2016 )
10.9
Form of Notice of Grant of Restricted Stock used in connection with the 2015 Stock Incentive Plan ( incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 of the registrant’s annual report on Form 10-K filed on March 11, 2016 )
10.10
Form of Notice of Grant of Restricted Stock Units used in connection with the 2015 Stock Incentive Plan ( incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 of the registrant’s annual report on Form 10-K filed on March 11, 2016 )
10.11
Form of Notice of Grant of Stock Option to Swedish residents used in connection with the 2015 Stock Incentive Plan ( incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 of the registrant’s annual report on Form 10-K filed on March 11, 2016 )
10.12
Loan Agreement dated June 17, 2020 between
Neonode Technologies AB and UMR Invest AB ( incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the registrant’s current
report on Form 8-K filed on June 22, 2020).
10.13
Loan Agreement dated June 17, 2020 between
Neonode Technologies AB and Cidro Holding AB ( incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the registrant’s current
report on Form 8-K filed on June 22, 2020).
10.14
Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of
August 5, 2020 ( incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the registrant’s current report on Form 8-K filed on
August 10, 2020).
10.15
Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of
August 5, 2020 ( incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the registrant’s current report on Form 8-K filed on
August 10, 2020).
10.16
Neonode Inc. 2020 Stock Incentive Plan ( incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the registration statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-249806) filed on November 2, 2020).
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Subsidiaries of the registrant
23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
31.1
Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act Of 2002
31.2
Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act Of 2002
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Certifications 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
+ Management
contract or compensatory plan or arrangement
ITEM 16.
FORM 10-K SUMMARY
None.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section
13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
NEONODE INC.
(Registrant)
Date: March 10, 2021
By:
/s/ Maria Ek
Maria Ek
Chief Financial Officer,
Vice President, Finance,
Treasurer and Secretary
Pursuant to the requirements for the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacity and
dates indicated.
Name
Title
Date
/s/ Urban Forssell
President and Chief Executive Officer
March 10, 2021
Urban Forssell
(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Maria Ek
Chief Financial Officer, Vice President, Finance, Treasurer and Secretary
March 10, 2021
Maria Ek
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
/s/ Ulf Rosberg
Chairman of the Board of Directors
March 10, 2021
Ulf Rosberg
/s/ Per Löfgren
Director
March 10, 2021
Per Löfgren
/s/ Peter Lindell
Director
March 10, 2021
Peter Lindell
/s/ Mattias Bergman
Director
March 10, 2021
Mattias Bergman
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