Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Disclosure controls and procedures are controls
and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under
the 1934 Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange
Commission’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed
to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed under the 1934 Act is accumulated and communicated to
management, including our principal executive officer and our principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions
regarding required disclosure.
Our management, under the direction of our
Chief Executive Officer (who is our principal executive officer), and Chief Financial Officer (who is our principal accounting
officer) has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as required by 1934 Act Rule 13a-15(b) as of
December 31, 2019 (the end of the period covered by this report). Based on that evaluation, our principal executive officer and
our principal accounting officer concluded that these disclosure controls and procedures are effective to provide reasonable assurance
that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the 1934 Act is accumulated
and communicated to management, including the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions
regarding required disclosure and are effective to provide reasonable assurance that such information is recorded, processed, summarized
and reported within the time periods specified by the SEC’s rules and forms.
The Company, including its Chief Executive
Officer and Chief Financial Officer, does not expect that its internal controls and procedures will prevent or detect all error
and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well conceived or operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance
that the objectives of the control system are met.
Management’s Annual Report on Internal
Control Over Financial Reporting
In accordance with Item 308 of SEC Regulation
S-K, management is required to provide an annual report regarding internal controls over our financial reporting. This report,
which includes management’s assessment of the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting, is found below.
Inasmuch as the Company is neither an accelerated filer nor a large accelerated filer, the Company is not obligated to provide
an attestation report on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting by the Company’s registered public
accounting firm.
Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Our management is also responsible for establishing
and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting (“ICFR”) as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)
under the 1934 Act. Our ICFR are intended to be designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial
reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Our ICFR are expected
to include those policies and procedures that management believes are necessary that:
(1)
Pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Company;
(2)
Provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, and that receipts and expenditures of the Company are being made only in accordance with proper authorizations of management and our directors; and
(3)
Provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the Company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
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Management recognizes that there are inherent
limitations in the effectiveness of any system of internal control, and accordingly, even effective internal control can provide
only reasonable assurance with respect of financial statement preparation and may not prevent or detect misstatements. In addition,
effective internal control at a point in time may become ineffective in future periods because of changes in conditions or due
to deterioration in the degree of compliance with our established policies and procedures.
As of December 31, 2019, management (with the
participation of the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer) conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the
Company’s ICFR based on the framework set forth in Internal Control--Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee
of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) and SEC guidance on conducting such assessments by smaller reporting
companies and non-accelerated filers. Based on that assessment, management (with the participation of the Chief Executive Officer
and the Chief Financial Officer) concluded that, during the period covered by this report, such internal controls and procedures
were not effective as of December 31, 2019.
Material Weaknesses Identified
In connection with the preparation of our financial
statements for the year ended December 31, 2019, certain significant deficiencies in internal control became evident to management
that, in the aggregate, represent material weaknesses, which include the following:
Insufficient segregation of duties in our finance
and accounting functions due to limited personnel. During the year ended December 31, 2019, we used outside services to perform
all aspects of our financial reporting process, including, but not limited to, access to the underlying accounting records and
systems, the ability to post and record journal entries and responsibility for the preparation of the financial statements.
This creates a lack of review over the financial reporting process that would likely result in a failure to detect errors in spreadsheets,
calculations, or assumptions used to compile the financial statements and related disclosures as filed with the SEC. These
control deficiencies could result in a material misstatement to our interim or annual financial statements that would not be prevented
or detected.
Insufficient corporate governance policies.
Although we have a code of ethics which provides broad guidelines for corporate governance, our corporate governance activities
and processes are not always formally documented. Specifically, decisions made by our Board of Directors to be carried out
by management should be documented and communicated on a timely basis to reduce the likelihood of any misunderstandings regarding
key decisions affecting our operations and management.
Plan for Remediation of Material Weaknesses
We intend to take appropriate and reasonable
steps to make the necessary improvements to remediate these deficiencies provided that we have the resources to implement them.
This Annual Report does not include an attestation
report of our registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. Management’s report
is not subject to attestation by our registered public accounting firm.
There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting
that occurred during the year ended December 31, 2019, that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect,
our internal control over financial reporting.
ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION
Not applicable.
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PART III
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, PROMOTERS
AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
As of February 18, 2020, the Company’s current officers and
directors consist of the following persons:
Name
Age
Title
Year Appointed
Clarence E. Smith
56
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, President
February 2015
Director
June 2014
Michael R Guzzetta
62
Chief Financial Officer
November 2017
Edward P. McDonough
67
Director
July 2015
Clarence E. Smith was appointed President
and Chief Executive Officer for the Company on February 19, 2015 and was previously appointed a member of the Board of Directors
of the Company on June 1, 2014. Prior to joining the Company as President and CEO, Mr. Smith served and continues to serve
as managing member of Tombstone Resources and Smith Equipment, LLC, a privately held company that holds operating oil and gas wells
and Smith Equipment Company, a privately held company that leases out construction equipment. In 1981, Mr. Smith started
Arvilla Well Service in West Virginia which provided construction services to oil and gas companies in the Appalachian Basin.
After merging Arvilla Well Service into Arvilla Pipeline Construction Co., Inc., Mr. Smith sold the company in 2008. Mr.
Smith also purchased Arrow Oilfield Services in 2004, which was renamed Arvilla Oilfield Services, LLC and subsequently merged
with Trans Energy, a publicly traded company in 2004. Mr. Smith served as Chairman of the Board and CEO of Trans Energy,
Inc. from 2005 to 2006. Mr. Smith graduated from St. Marys High School in West Virginia in 1981.
Michael R. Guzzetta was appointed Chief
Financial Officer of the Company on November 14, 2017. Mr. Guzzetta is a Certified Public Accountant with a practice located
in Central & Northeast Ohio providing services including business and individual taxation, non-profit accounting, corporate
policy and procedure development, business organization and consulting. Prior to opening his practice, he spent 20 years
in corporate management in the communications and energy industries. Between 2014 and 2015, Mr. Guzzetta served as Treasurer
and principal financial officer of Trans Energy Inc., a publicly traded energy company, where his responsibilities included corporate
banking, risk management, maintaining fiscal control, budgeting, taxation and SEC reporting. His prior positions include
Midwest Region Business Manager for a Fortune 100 company and Controller for an energy marketing company. Mr. Guzzetta also
served as an Adjunct Professor at Stark State College and taught courses in accounting, finance, business management, and economics.
He is a graduate of Walsh University where he graduated Magna Cum Laude with a BA in Accounting. He earned his MBA from Capital
University in Columbus, Ohio. Mr. Guzzetta has been a past member of both the Ohio Society of Certified Public Accountants
and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He has served on the boards of the Canton Ballet, the ALS CARE
Project and the Finance Committee of Stark County Board of Developmental Disabilities.
Edward P. McDonough was appointed as
a member of the Board of Directors of the Company on July 1, 2015. In addition to serving as a director of the Company, Mr.
McDonough is a managing shareholder and President of McDonough, Eddy, Parsons & Baylous, A.C., a certified public accountant
firm in Parkersburg, West Virginia since 1985. The firm originated in the early 1950s, employs 15 professional certified
public accountants and accountants, and serves as certified public accountants for approximately 400 private corporations, firms,
and individuals in various commercial, business, professional, and industrial fields. Mr. McDonough became a Certified Public
Accountant in 1978, a Certified Valuation Analyst in 1996, and a Chartered Global Management Accountant in 2012. Since 1986,
Mr. McDonough has served as a Director and Chairman of the Board of Community Bank of Parkersburg, held by Community Bankshares,
Inc. He is also a Member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), has served as a Past President
and Member of the West Virginia Board of Accountancy, is a Life Member, Past Director and Past President of the West Virginia Society
of Certified Public Accountants and is a Member and Past President of the Parkersburg Chapter of the West Virginia Society of CPAs.
Mr. McDonough acquired his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a Major in Accounting at West Virginia University
in Morgantown, West Virginia in 1973.
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Family Relationships
There are no family relationships among any
of our executive officers and directors.
Term of Office
Each director shall hold office until the next
annual meeting of shareholders or until his successor shall have been elected and qualified, or until there is a decrease in the
number of directors.
Involvement in Legal Proceedings
See Item 3—Legal Proceedings.
Corporate Governance
Code of Ethics
On July 8, 2019, the Board adopted a new Code
of Business Conduct and Ethics and Whistleblower Policy (“Code of Ethics”) which replaced in its entirety the Company’s
prior code of ethics. The Code of Ethics applies to all directors, officers, employees and consultants of the Company and amends
and restates the Company’s prior code of ethics to update certain provisions for business and regulatory developments and
to provide additional guidance and greater detail on certain issues such as conflicts of interest, reporting illegal or unethical
behavior, confidentiality and use of the Company’s assets, and hedging of Company securities. The Board also approved an
insider trading policy, related party transactions policy, and policy on trading blackout periods, benefit plans and SEC reporting.
Committees of the Board of Directors
The Company does not currently have a separately
designated audit committee. Instead, the Board of Directors as a whole acts as the Company’s audit committee. Consequently,
the Company does not currently have a designated audit committee financial expert.
The Company also does not have a separately
designated compensation committee. To date, the Company has not retained an independent compensation advisor to assist the Company
review and analyze the structure and terms of the Company’s executive officers.
Independent Directors
The Board of Directors has determined that
Mr. McDonough is the only independent member of the Board of Directors of the Company pursuant to SEC Rule 10A-3(b)(1) and NYSE
American Rule 803A.
Business and Scientific Advisory Board
Our Business and Scientific Advisory Board
exists to assist the Board of Directors with understanding both the regulatory and business aspects of the biopharmaceutical industry
are particularly valuable for the expansion and commercialization of AAGP ® applications. The members on the
board are:
·
Dr. Julia Levy, PhD, Chairman, Business and Scientific Advisory Board. Dr. Levy is a founder, former President and former Chief Scientific Officer of QLT, Inc., where she and her colleagues developed the first medical treatment for macular degeneration, a leading cause of blindness among the elderly. She has received numerous awards and honorary degrees. In her honor the Julia Levy B.C. Leadership Chair in Macular Research at the University of British Columbia was established.
·
Mr. Peter Jensen, former director of the Company.
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Delinquent Section 16(a) Reports
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), requires the Company’s directors, executive officers and holders of
more than 10% of the Company’s common stock to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission initial reports of ownership
and reports of changes in ownership of common stock and other equity securities of the Company. To our knowledge, based solely
on a review of copies of Forms 3, 4 and 5 and any amendments thereto filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and stockholder
reports from our transfer agent and written representations that no other reports were required, during the fiscal year ended December
31, 2019 our officers, directors and 10% or more stockholders complied with all Section 16(a) filing requirements applicable to
them except that: (i) Mr. Smith filed four Forms 4 late representing 20 transactions not reported on a timely basis; (ii) Mr. Guzzetta
filed one Form 4 late representing two transactions not reported on a timely basis; and (iii) Mr. Young filed one Form 4 late representing
seven transactions not reported on a timely basis. A majority of Mr. Smith’s late reported transactions were purchases on
the open market and Mr. Smith will no longer purchase shares on the open market on a regular basis.
ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The following table summarizes the annual compensation paid to ProtoKinetix’s
named executive officers for the two years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018:
Summary Compensation Table for Executive
Officers
Name and Principal Position
Fiscal
Year
Salary
($)
Bonus
($)
Stock
Awards
($)
Option
Awards(1)
($)
Non-equity
Incentive
Plan
Compensation
($)
Nonqualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings
($)
All Other
Compensation
($)
Total
($)
Clarence E. Smith
President & CEO
2019
—
—
—
941,688
—
—
—
941,688
2018
—
—
—
212,739
—
—
—
212,739
Michael R Guzzetta
Chief Financial Officer
2019
60,000
—
—
515,147
—
—
—
575,147
2018
60,000
—
—
41,757
—
—
—
101,757
(1) Represents the grant date full fair value of compensation costs of stock options granted during the respective year for financial statement reporting purposes, using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. Assumptions used in the calculation of these amounts are included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements. Refer to the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End schedule regarding option details on an award-by-award basis.
Consulting Agreements
We have entered into
consulting agreements with certain Company officers as set forth below.
Clarence E.
Smith – Mr. Smith is Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company. He entered into a consulting agreement
with the Company dated March 30, 2015 (effective January 1, 2015). On December 21, 2015, Mr. Smith and the Company entered
into a new consulting agreement effective January 1, 2016, superseding the prior agreement (the “2016 Smith Agreement”).
The 2016 Smith Agreement provided for a one-year term through December 31, 2016 and for an annual salary of $1.00 and a termination
fee.
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In connection with the 2016 Smith Agreement,
the Company issued Mr. Smith an option pursuant to the Company’s 2015 Plan to purchase 5,000,000 shares of common stock of
the Company at a price of $0.08 per share with 1,250,000 shares vesting every three months starting March 31, 2016.
On or about December 30, 2016, the Company
entered into a new consulting agreement with Mr. Smith, effective January 1, 2017 (the “2017 Smith Agreement”) which
replaced the 2016 Smith Agreement, terminating December 31, 2016.
The 2017 Smith Agreement provides for a one-year
term through December 31, 2017 and for an annual salary of $1.00. Mr. Smith is entitled to receive a bonus payment equal
to 2.5% of the aggregate value of any application sale or license of any patent rights or products effected during the term of
the 2017 Smith Agreement.
Mr. Smith is also entitled to a termination
fee if the agreement is terminated for the following two reasons:
·
A termination without cause: If Mr. Smith is terminated without cause he will be entitled to a termination fee of $100,000 per year of service (including the pro-rata amount for partial years of service);
·
A termination upon a change of control event: Following a change of control event he will be entitled to a termination fee equal to $100,000 per year of service (including the pro-rata amount for partial years of service) plus 2.5% of the aggregate transaction value of the change of control.
In connection with the 2017 Smith Agreement,
the Company issued Mr. Smith an option pursuant to the Amended 2017 Plan to purchase 5,000,000 shares of common stock of the Company
at a price of $0.05 per share with 1,250,000 shares vesting every three months starting March 31, 2017.
On September 1, 2017, Mr. Smith and the Company
entered into an amendment to the 2017 Smith Agreement (the “September Amendment”), whereby the term of the agreement
was extended from December 31, 2017 to December 31, 2018 and automatically renews for one-year increments under the same terms
and conditions of the 2017 Smith Agreement, unless either party gives written notice to the other party at least 30 days prior
to the end of such calendar year.
In connection with the September Amendment,
the Company issued Mr. Smith an option pursuant to the Company’s Amended 2017 Plan to purchase 5,000,000 shares of common
stock of the Company at a price of $0.06 per share, with 1,250,000 shares vesting every three months starting December 31, 2017.
In connection with Mr. Smith’s continued
service to the Company, on November 9, 2018, the Company issued options pursuant to the Amended 2017 Plan to acquire 5,000,000
shares of common stock of the Company at an exercise price of $0.09 per share with 1,250,000 shares vesting every three months
starting March 31, 2019. Prior to a change in control of the Company, the vesting schedule of the option shall immediately accelerate
so that the option is fully vested and available for exercise by Mr. Smith.
Please refer to “Recent Sales
of Unregistered Securities and Use of Proceeds” for a description of the option grants canceled and issued to Mr. Smith during
2019.
Michael R. Guzzetta – Mr.
Guzzetta is Chief Financial Officer of the Company. He entered into a consulting agreement with the Company dated November
14, 2017. The consulting agreement term is from November 14, 2017 to December 1, 2018, with automatic renewal in one-year increments
with both parties having a right to terminate by giving either party notice 30 days prior to the end of the term. It also provides
for a monthly consulting fee of $5,000. In 2019, the Company paid Mr. Guzzetta $60,000 in consulting fees, and reimbursed The Guzzetta
Company LLC $12,600 in office rent. In 2018, he received $60,000 in consulting fees and The Guzzetta Company LLC was reimbursed
$12,600 for office rent of $1,050 monthly.
In connection with the consulting agreement,
the Company issued Mr. Guzzetta an option pursuant to the Amended 2017 Plan to purchase 1,000,000 shares of common stock of the
Company at a price of $0.07 per share with 250,000 shares vesting every three months starting February 14, 2018.
On November 9, 2018, in connection with Mr.
Guzzetta’s continued service to the Company, the Company issued options pursuant to the Amended 2017 Plan to acquire 4,000,000
shares of common stock of the Company at an exercise price of $0.09 per share with 1,000,000 shares vesting every three months
starting March 31, 2019. Prior to a change in control of the Company, the vesting schedule of the option shall immediately accelerate
so that the option is fully vested and available for exercise by Mr. Guzzetta.
Please refer to “Recent Sales
of Unregistered Securities and Use of Proceeds” for a description of the option grants canceled and issued to Mr. Guzzetta
during 2019.
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Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End
The following table provides information as
to option awards held by each of the named executive officers of ProtoKinetix
as of December 31, 2019.
Name
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised Options
(#)
Exercisable
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised Options
(#)
Unexercisable
Option
Exercise
Price
($)
Option
Expiration
Date
Clarence E. Smith
5,000,000 (1)
—
0.05
12/31/2020
5,000,000 (2)
—
0.06
8/31/2021
5,000,000 (3)
—
0.09
11/08/2023
1,250,000 (4)
3,750,000
0.26
07/14/2024
1,250,000 (4)
3,750,000
0.26
07/14/2024
— (5)
5,000,000
0.11
11/17/2024
Michael R. Guzzetta
1,000,000 (6)
—
0.07
11/14/2021
4,000,000 (7)
—
0.09
11/08/2023
1,000,000 (8)
3,000,000
0.26
07/14/2024
— (9)
4,000,000
0.11
11/17/2024
(1)
Represents options granted pursuant to the Amended 2017 Plan on January 1, 2017 at $0.05 per share with 1,250,000 vesting every three months beginning March 31, 2017.
(2)
Represents options granted pursuant to the Amended 2017 Plan on September 1, 2017 at $0.06 per share with 1,250,000 vesting every three months beginning December 31, 2017.
(3)
Represents options granted pursuant to the Amended 2017 Plan on November 9, 2018 at $0.09 per share with 1,250,000 vesting every three months beginning March 31, 2019.
(4)
Represents options granted pursuant to the Amended 2017 Plan on July 15, 2019 at $0.26 per share with 1,250,000 vesting every three months beginning October 13, 2019.
(5)
Represents options granted pursuant to the Amended 2017 Plan on November 18, 2018 at $0.11 per share with 1,250,000 vesting every three months beginning February 18, 2020.
(6)
Represents options granted pursuant to the Amended 2017 Plan on November 14, 2017 at $0.07 per share with 250,000 vesting every three months beginning February 14, 2018.
(7)
Represents options granted pursuant to the Amended 2017 Plan on September 1, 2017 at $0.09 per share with 1,000,000 vesting every three months beginning March 31, 2019.
(8)
Represents options granted pursuant to the Amended 2017 Plan on July 15, 2019 at $0.26 per share with 1,000,000 vesting every three months beginning October 13, 2019.
(9)
Represents options granted pursuant to the Amended 2017 Plan on November 18, 2018 at $0.11 per share with 1,000,000 vesting every three months beginning February 18, 2020.
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Director Compensation
The following table sets forth a summary of the compensation
earned by each non-employee director who served on the Board during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019:
Director Compensation
Fees
Earned or Paid in Cash
Bonus
Stock
Awards (1)
Option
Awards (2)
Nonequity
Incentive
Plan
Compensation
Nonqualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings
All Other
Compensation
Total
Director
($)
($)
($)
($)
($)
($)
($)
($)
Edward P. McDonough
-
—
—
247,889 (3)
—
—
—
247,889
(1)
The aggregate grant date fair value of these stock awards was computed in accordance with ASC 718.
(2)
Represents the grant date full fair
value of compensation costs of stock options granted during the respective year for financial statement reporting purposes, using
the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model. Assumptions used in the calculation of these amounts are included in the Company’s
audited financial statements.
(3)
As of December 31, 2019, Mr. McDonough
held options to acquire 7,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, of which 3,750,000 were vested and exercisable.
On July 1, 2015, the Company entered
into a consulting agreement with Mr. McDonough for director services dated July 1, 2015. On December 21, 2015, Mr. McDonough
and the Company entered into a new director consulting agreement, superseding the prior agreement (the “2016 McDonough Agreement”)
which provides for a one-year term through December 31, 2016. In connection with the 2016 McDonough Agreement, the Company
issued Mr. McDonough an option pursuant to the 2015 Plan to purchase 1,000,000 shares of common stock of the Company at a price
of $0.08 per share with 250,000 shares vesting every three months starting March 31, 2016.
On or about December 30, 2016, the Company
entered into a new consulting agreement with Mr. McDonough, effective January 1, 2017 (the “2017 McDonough Agreement”)
which replaced the 2016 McDonough Agreement, terminating December 31, 2016.
The 2017 McDonough Agreement is for a one-year
term through December 31, 2017. In connection with the 2017 McDonough Agreement, the Company issued Mr. McDonough an option pursuant
to the Amended 2017 Plan to purchase 1,000,000 shares of common stock of the Company at a price of $0.05 per share with 250,000
shares vesting every three months starting March 31, 2017.
On September 1, 2017, the Company entered into
an amendment to the 2017 McDonough Agreement, effective immediately. This new agreement is effective through December 31, 2018,
but shall automatically renew for one-year increments under the same terms and conditions of the 2017 McDonough Agreement unless
by stockholder vote or 30 days prior to the end of such calendar year written notice is given by either party to the other notifying
them of a desire to terminate.
In connection with the amendment to the 2017
McDonough Agreement, the Company granted Mr. McDonough options pursuant to the Amended 2017 Plan to purchase 1,000,000 shares of
common stock of the Company at an exercise price of $0.06 per share with 250,000 shares vesting every three months starting December
31, 2017.
On November 9, 2018, in connection with continued
service to the Company, the Company granted Mr. McDonough options pursuant to the Amended 2017 Plan to purchase 1,000,000 shares
of common stock of the Company at an exercise price of $0.09 per share with 250,000 shares vesting every three months starting
March 31, 2019. Prior to a change in control of the Company, the vesting schedule of the option shall immediately accelerate so
that the option is fully vested and available for exercise by Mr. McDonough.
Please refer to “Recent Sales
of Unregistered Securities and Use of Proceeds” for a description of the option grants canceled and issued to Mr. McDonough
during 2019.
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ITEM 12.
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
The following table sets forth certain information
regarding our shares of common stock beneficially owned as of February 18, 2020, for (i) each stockholder known to be the beneficial
owner of more than 5% of our outstanding shares of common stock (ii) each named executive officer and director, and (iii) all executive
officers and directors as a group. A person is considered to beneficially own any shares: (a) over which such person, directly
or indirectly, exercises sole or shared voting or investment power, or (b) of which such person has the right to acquire beneficial
ownership at any time within 60 days through an exercise of stock options, warrants or convertible debt. Shares underlying such
options, warrants, and convertible promissory notes, however, are only considered outstanding for the purpose of computing the
percentage ownership of that person and are not considered outstanding when computing the percentage ownership of any other person.
Unless otherwise indicated, voting and investment power relating to the shares shown in the table for our directors and executive
officers is exercised solely by the beneficial owner or shared by the owner and the owner’s spouse or children.
Name & Address of Beneficial Owner
Amount and
Nature of
Beneficial
Ownership
Beneficial
Ownership
Percentage
as of
February 18, 2020 (1)
More than 5% Stockholders
Grant Young (2)
40,896,850
13.4%
Directors and Named Executive Officers
Clarence E. Smith(3)
93,951,825
31.4%
Michael R. Guzzetta(4)
8,923,313
2.0%
Edward P. McDonough(5)
5,500,000
3.1%
All directors and executive officers as a group:
108,375,138
36.5%
(1)
Based on 275,400,259 shares of common stock outstanding on February 18, 2020, and, with respect to each individual holder, rights to acquire common stock exercisable within 60 days of February 18, 2020.
(2)
Consists of 10,021,250 shares of common stock owned by Mr. Young directly; 1,125,600 shares held by Mr. Young’s wife; the right to acquire 6,000,000 shares of common stock upon warrant exercise; and the right to acquire 23,750,000 shares of common stock upon option exercise. The principal address of Mr. Young is 6438 Rosebery Ave, West Vancouver, BC V7W 2C6, Canada.
(3)
Consists of 54,899,999 shares of common stock owned by Mr. Smith directly, 13,235,160 held by Mr. Smith’s trusts, 1,850,000 held by Mr. Smith’s retirement account, the right to acquire 23,750,000 shares of common stock upon option exercise, and the right to acquire 216,666 shares upon warrant exercise. The principal address of Mr. Smith is 1845 County Road #214, St. Augustine, FL 32084.
(4)
Consists of 173,313 shares of common stock owned by Mr. Guzzetta directly, and 8,750,000 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of stock options. The principal address of Mr. Guzzetta is 7187 Steel Dust Dr, New Albany, OH 43054.
(5)
Consists of 5,500,000 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of stock options. The principal business address of Mr. McDonough is 1226 Washington Avenue, Parkersburg, WV 26101.
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ITEM 13.
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE
The following is a description of transactions
during the last fiscal year in which the transaction involved a material dollar amount and in which any of the Company’s
directors, executive officers or holders of more than 5% of the Company’s common stock had or will have a direct or indirect
material interest, other than compensation which is described under “Executive Compensation.” Management believes the
terms obtained or consideration that was paid or received, as applicable, in connection with the transactions described below were
comparable to terms available or the amounts that would be paid or received, as applicable, in arms’ length transactions:
As at December 31, 2019, there is no amount due to or due
from a related party.
Please refer to “Recent Sales
of Unregistered Securities and Use of Proceeds” for a description of the option grants canceled and issued to Mr. Smith during
2019 as well as securities purchased by Mr. Smith directly from the Company.
Please refer to “Recent Sales
of Unregistered Securities and Use of Proceeds” for a description of the option grants canceled and issued to Mr. Young during
2019.
See also Item 1, page 8 for a description of
the patent rights assignments made by Mr. Young to the company in 2016 as well as Item 11 for a description of the consulting agreements
with the officers and directors of the Company.
ITEM 14.
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
Audit Fees
For the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018,
Davidson & Company LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants (“Davidson”) the Company’s principal accountants
billed the Company $25,000 and $24,293, respectively for fees for the audit of the Company’s annual financial statements.
All amounts are in U.S. dollars.
Audit-Related Fees
For the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2016,
Davidson did not provide the Company with any assurances or related services reasonably related to the performance of the audit
or review of the Company’s financial statements and are not reported above under “Audit Fees.”
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Tax Fees
For the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018,
Davidson billed $3,500 in 2019 and $4,300 in 2018 for professional services for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning.
All Other Fees
For the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018,
Davidson did not bill the Company for fees associated with the preparation and filing of the Company’s registration statements,
the creation of pro forma financial statements and other related matters.
For the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018,
Davidson billed the Company $19,282 and $14,550 for fees for the review of the Company’s quarterly financial statements.
All amounts are in U.S. dollars.
Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies
The Company currently does not have a formal
audit committee. The Company’s Board of Directors currently approves in advance all audit and non-audit related services
performed by the Company’s principal accountants and appointed Ed McDonough as the responsible director to review all financial
information of the Company and correspond with the independent auditors regarding the same.
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PART IV
ITEM 15. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AND SCHEDULE
EXHIBIT INDEX
The following documents are being filed
with the Commission as exhibits to this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Exhibit
Description
3.1
Certificate of Incorporation(1)
3.2
Bylaws(1)
4.2
Amended 2017 Stock Option and Stock Bonus Plan(2)
4.3
Amendment to Amended 2017 Stock Option and Stock Bonus Plan as approved on July 15, 2019(5)
10.1
Royalty Agreement between the Company and The Governors of the University of Alberta, dated April 8, 2015(3)
10.2
Collaborative Research Agreement between the Company and the University of British Columbia, dated May 31, 2016(4)
10.3
Consulting Agreement between the Company and Clarence E. Smith, dated December 30, 2016(2)
10.4
Director Consulting Agreement between the Company and Edward P. McDonough, dated December 30, 2016(2)
10.5
Consulting Agreement between the Company and Grant Young, dated December 30, 2016(8)
10.6
First Amendment to Consulting Agreement between Clarence E. Smith and the Company dated September 1, 2017(7)
10.7
First Amendment to Consulting Agreement between Grant Young and the Company dated September 1, 2017(7)
10.8
First Amendment to Consulting Agreement between Edward P. McDonough and the Company dated September 1, 2017(7)
10.9
Consulting Agreement between ProtoKinetix Incorporated and Michael Guzzetta, dated November 14, 2017(6)
14.1
Code of Business Conduct and Ethics and Whistleblower Policy as approved on July 8, 2019(5)
31.1
Certification of the Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002*
31.2
Certification of the Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002*
32.1
Certification of the Principal Executive Officer and the Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002**
101.INS
XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH
XBRL Schema Document
101.CAL
XBRL Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF
XBRL Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB
XBRL Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE
XBRL Presentation Linkbase Document
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1.
Incorporated by reference from the Company’s registration statement on Form 10-SB filed on June 22, 2001 with the SEC.
2.
Incorporated by reference from the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 21, 2017 with the SEC.
3.
Incorporated by reference from the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on April 14, 2015 with the SEC.
4.
Incorporated by reference from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on August 15, 2016 with the SEC.
5.
Incorporated by reference from the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 17, 2019 with the SEC.
6.
Incorporated by reference from the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 15, 2017 with the SEC.
7.
Incorporated by reference from the Company’s amended Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 12, 2017 with the SEC.
8.
Incorporated by reference from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on November 13, 2017 with the SEC.
*.
Filed herewith.
**
Furnished, not filed herewith.
ITEM 16. Form 10-K Summary
This Item is optional and the registrant
is not required to furnish this information.
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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 Annual Report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
PROTOKINETIX, INCORPORATED
Dated: February 18, 2020
By:
/s/ Clarence E. Smith
Clarence E. Smith
Principal Executive Officer
Dated: February 18, 2020
By:
/s/ Michael R. Guzzetta
Michael R. Guzzetta
Principal Financial Officer & Principal Accounting Officer
Pursuant to the requirement of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the
dates indicated:
Dated: February 18, 2020
By:
/s/ Clarence E. Smith
Clarence E. Smith
Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer)
& Chairman of the Board
Dated: February 18, 2020
By:
/s/ Edward P. McDonough
Edward P. McDonough
Director
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PROTOKINETIX, INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2019
(Stated in US Dollars)
C O N T E N T S
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
F-2
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
BALANCE SHEETS
F-3
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
F-4
STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
F-5
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
F-7
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
F-8
F- 1
Report
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Shareholders and Directors of
Protokinetix, Inc.
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying balance sheets
of Protokinetix, Inc. (the “Company”), as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, and the related statements of operations,
stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, and the related notes (collectively
referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material
respects, the financial position of Protokinetix, Inc. as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, and the results of its operations and
its cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States of America.
Going Concern
The accompanying financial statements have
been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 1 to the financial statements, the
Company has not generated any significant revenues to date and has suffered recurring losses from operations. This raises substantial
doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. Management's plans in regard to these matters are also described in Note
1. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility
of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based
on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”)
and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable
rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with
the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether
the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
Our audits included performing procedures to
assess the risks of material misstatements of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures
that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures
in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made
by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a
reasonable basis for our opinion.
We have served as the Company’s auditor
since 2008.
“DAVIDSON & COMPANY LLP”
Vancouver, Canada Chartered Professional Accountants
February 18, 2020
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PROTOKINETIX, INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
BALANCE SHEETS
As of December 31, 2019
2019
2018
ASSETS
Current Assets
Cash
$ 377,349
$ 136,029
Prepaid expenses and deposits (Note 3)
1,050
1,050
Total current assets
378,399
137,079
Intangible assets (Note 4)
207,508
187,771
Total assets
$ 585,907
$ 324,850
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
$ 25,520
$ 78,885
Total current liabilities
25,520
78,885
Stockholders' Equity
Common stock, $0.0000053 par value; 400,000,000 common shares authorized; 275,400,259 and 259,785,766 shares issued and outstanding for 2019 and 2018 respectively (Note 7)
1,472
1,389
Additional paid-in capital
36,107,058
31,594,822
Accumulated deficit
(35,548,143 )
(31,350,246 )
Total stockholders' equity
560,387
245,965
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
$ 585,907
$ 324,850
Basis of Presentation –
Going Concern Uncertainties (Note 1)
Commitments and Contingency
(Note 9)
See Notes to Financial Statements
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PROTOKINETIX, INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the Years Ended December 31, 2019
and 2018
2019
2018
EXPENSES
Amortization – intangible assets (Note 4)
$ 3,000
$ 3,000
General and administrative
280,438
78,074
Interest
—
306
Professional fees (Note 8)
149,619
149,123
Research and development
369,520
337,067
Share-based compensation (Notes 5 and 8)
3,395,319
648,773
(4,197,897 )
(1,216,343 )
Net loss for the year
$ (4,197,897 )
$ (1,216,343 )
Net loss per common share (basic and diluted)
$ (0.02 )
$ (0.00 )
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding (basic and diluted)
268,984,776
256,217,173
See Notes to Financial Statements
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PROTOKINETIX, INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
For the Years Ended December 31, 2019 and 2018
Common Stock
Additional
paid-in
Accumulated
Shares
Amount
capital
deficit
Total
Balance, December 31, 2017
251,352,433
$ 1,344
$ 30,506,094
$ (30,133,903 )
$ 373,535
Fair value of compensatory options issued
—
—
648,773
—
648,773
Exchange debt for common stock
2,359,240
13
117,949
—
117,962
Issuance of common stock pursuant to private placement offering
1,000,000
5
49,995
—
50,000
Issuance of common stock pursuant to private placement offering
3,240,760
17
162,021
—
162,038
Issuance of common stock pursuant to private placement offering
1,833,333
10
109,990
—
110,000
Net loss for the year
—
—
—
(1,216,343 )
(1,216,343 )
Balance, December 31, 2018
259,785,766
$ 1,389
$ 31,594,822
$ (31,350,246 )
$ 245,965
See Notes to Financial Statements
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PROTOKINETIX, INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
For the Years Ended December 31, 2019 and 2018
Common Stock
Additional
paid-in
Accumulated
Shares
Amount
capital
deficit
Total
Balance, December 31, 2018
259,785,766
$ 1,389
$ 31,594,822
$ (31,350,246 )
$ 245,965
Fair value of compensatory options issued
—
—
3,395,319
—
3,395319
Issuance of common stock pursuant to cashless option exercise
97,826
1
(1 )
—
—
Issuance of common stock pursuant to private placement offering
15,516,667
82
1,116,918
—
1,117,000
Net loss for the year
—
—
—
(4,197,897 )
(4,197,897 )
Balance, December 31, 2019
275,400,259
$ 1,472
$ 36,107,058
$ (35,548,143 )
$ 560,387
See Notes to Financial Statements
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PROTOKINETIX, INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the Years Ended December 31, 2019
and 2018
2019
2018
CASH FLOWS USED IN OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net loss for the year
$ (4,197,897 )
$ (1,216,343 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash used in operating activities:
Amortization – intangible assets
3,000
3,000
Fair value of compensatory options granted
3,395,319
648,773
Accrued interest expense
—
306
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Prepaid expenses and deposits
—
61,077
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
(51,080 )
49,694
Net cash used in operating activities
(850,658 )
(453,493 )
CASH FLOWS FROM (USED IN) INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Purchase of intangible assets
(25,022 )
(35,458 )
Net cash used in investing activities
(25,022 )
(35,458 )
CASH FLOWS FROM (USED IN) FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Issuance of common stock for cash
1,117,000
322,038
Net cash from financing activities
1,117,000
322,038
Net change in cash
241,320
(166,913 )
Cash, beginning of year
136,029
302,942
Cash, end of year
$ 377,349
$ 136,029
Cash paid for interest
$ —
$ —
Cash paid for income taxes
$ —
$ —
Supplementary information – non-cash transactions:
Intangible asset costs included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities
$ —
$ 2,285
See Notes to Financial Statements
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PROTOKINETIX, INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2019
Note 1. Basis of Presentation –
Going Concern Uncertainties
ProtoKinetix, Inc. (the "Company"),
a development stage company, was incorporated under the laws of the State of Nevada on December 23, 1999. The Company is
a medical research company whose mission is the advancement of human health care.
The Company is currently researching the benefits
and feasibility of synthesized Antifreeze Glycoproteins ("AFGP") or anti-aging glycoproteins, trademarked AAGP.
During the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company acquired certain patents and rights for cash consideration of $30,000 (25,000
Euros), as well as additional patent applications for cash consideration of $10,000 and 6,000,000 share purchase warrants with
a fair value of $25,000 (Note 4).
The Company's financial statements are prepared
consistent with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States applicable to a going concern.
The Company has not developed a commercially
viable product, has not generated any significant revenue to date, and has incurred losses since inception, resulting in a net
accumulated deficit at December 31, 2019. These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as
a going concern.
The Company needs additional working capital
to continue its medical research or to be successful in any future business activities and continue to pay its liabilities.
Therefore, continuation of the Company as a going concern is dependent upon obtaining the additional working capital necessary
to accomplish its objective. Management is presently engaged in seeking additional working capital through equity financing
or related party loans.
The accompanying financial statements do not
include any adjustments to the recorded assets or liabilities that might be necessary should the Company fail in any of the above
objectives and is unable to operate for the coming year.
Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting
Policies
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying financial statements have
been prepared by the Company in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("US
GAAP") and are expressed in United States dollars.
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PROTOKINETIX, INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2019
Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting
Policies (cont'd)
Use of Estimates
Preparation of financial statements in conformity
with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts of assets and liabilities and
disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and reported amounts of revenue and expenses
during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The more significant accounting estimates
inherent in the preparation of the Company's financial statements include estimates as to valuation of equity- related instruments
issued, deferred income taxes and the useful life and impairment of intangible assets.
Cash
Cash consists of funds held in checking accounts.
Cash balances may exceed federally insured limits from time to time.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
Financial instruments, which includes cash,
accounts payable and accrued liabilities are carried at amortized cost, which management believes approximates fair value due to
the short-term nature of these instruments.
The Company measures the fair value of financial
assets and liabilities pursuant to ASC 820 "Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures" which defines fair value, establishes
a framework for measuring fair value, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. ASC 820 establishes a fair value hierarchy,
which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair
value. The policy describes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:
Level 1 – quoted prices in
active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2 – quoted prices for
similar assets and liabilities in active markets or inputs that are observable.
Level 3 – inputs that are unobservable
(for example cash flow modeling inputs based on assumptions).
Level 1 inputs are used to measure cash. At
December 31, 2019, there were no other assets or liabilities subject to additional disclosure.
Income Taxes
The Company accounts for income taxes following
the assets and liability method in accordance with the ASC 740 "Income Taxes." Under such method, deferred tax
assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement
carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. The Company applies the accounting guidance
issued to address the accounting for uncertain tax positions. This guidance clarifies the accounting for income taxes, by
prescribing a minimum recognition threshold a tax position is required to meet before being recognized in the financial statements
as well as provides guidance on derecognition, measurement, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods,
disclosure and transition Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable
income in the years that the asset is expected to be recovered or the liability settled.
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PROTOKINETIX, INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2019
Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting
Policies (cont'd)
Intangible assets – patent and
patent application costs
The Company owns intangible assets consisting
of certain patents and patent applications. Intangible assets acquired separately are measured on initial recognition at cost.
Following initial recognition, intangible assets are carried at cost less any accumulated amortization and any accumulated impairment
losses. Subsequent expenditures are capitalized only when they increase the future economic benefits embodied in the specific asset
to which they relate. All other expenditures are recognized in profit or loss as incurred.
As at December 31, 2019, the Company does not
hold any intangible assets with indefinite lives.
Intangible assets with finite lives are amortized
over the useful economic life and assessed for impairment whenever there is an indication that the intangible asset may be impaired.
The amortization method and amortization period of an intangible asset with a finite life is reviewed at least annually.
Changes in the expected useful life or the
expected pattern of consumption of future economic benefits embodied in the asset is accounted for by changing the amortization
period or method, as appropriate, and are treated as changes in accounting estimates.
Amortization is recognized in profit or loss
on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the Company's patents, whereas no amortization has been recognized
on the patent application costs at December 31, 2019.
Research and Development Costs
Research and development costs are expensed
as incurred.
Loss per Share and Potentially Dilutive Securities
Basic loss per share is computed by dividing
the net loss available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding in the period.
Diluted loss per share takes into consideration common shares outstanding (computed under basic earnings per share) and potentially
dilutive securities. The effect of 91,450,000 stock options (December 31, 2018 – 58,600,000) and 8,500,000 warrants
(December 31, 2018 – 6,000,000) were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share for all periods presented
because it was anti-dilutive due to the Company's losses.
Share-Based Compensation
The Company has granted warrants and options
to purchase shares of the Company's common stock to various parties for consulting services. The fair values of the warrants
and options issued have been estimated using the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model.
The Company accounts for stock compensation
with persons classified as employees for accounting purposes in accordance with ASC 718 "Compensation – Stock Compensation",
which recognizes awards at fair value on the date of grant and recognition of compensation over the service period for awards expected
to vest. Cliff Vesting is used and awards vest on the last day of the vesting period. The fair value of stock options is
determined using the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model. The fair value of common shares issued for services is determined based
on the Company's stock price on the date of issuance.
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PROTOKINETIX, INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2019
Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting
Policies (cont'd)
Share-Based Compensation (cont'd)
Share-based compensation for non-employees
in exchange for goods and services used or consumed in an entity’s own operations are also recorded at fair value on the
measurement date and accounted for in accordance with ASC 718. The measurement of share-based compensation is subject to periodic
adjustment as the underlying instruments vest. The fair value of stock options is estimated using the Black-Scholes Option Pricing
Model and the compensation charges are amortized over the vesting period.
Common stock
Common stock issued for non-monetary consideration
are recorded at their fair value on the measurement date and classified as equity. The measurement date is defined as the earliest
of the date at which the commitment for performance by the counterparty to earn the common shares is reached or the date at which
the counterparty's performance is complete. Transaction costs directly attributable to the issuance of common stock, units and
stock options are recognized as a deduction from equity, net of any tax effects.
Related Party Transactions
A related party is generally defined as (i)
any person that holds 10% or more of the Company's securities and their immediate families, (ii) the Company's management, (iii)
someone that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by or is under common control with the Company, or (iv) anyone who
can significantly influence the financial and operating decisions of the Company. A transaction is considered to be a related
party transaction when there is a transfer of resources or obligations between related parties.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02,
Leases (Topic 842) , or “ASU 2016-02”, to increase transparency and comparability among organizations by requiring
the recognition of right-of-use assets and lease liabilities for most lease arrangements on the balance sheet. Under the standard,
disclosures are required to meet the objective of enabling users of financial statements to assess the amount, timing, and uncertainty
of cash flows arising from leases.
ASU 2016-02 was originally required to be adopted
on a modified retrospective basis, meaning the new leasing model would need to be applied to the earliest year presented in the
financial statements and thereafter. However, in July 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-11, Leases (Topic 842): Targeted Improvements,
or “ASU 2018-11" which permits companies to apply the transition provisions of the lease accounting standard at
its effective date (i.e. comparative financial statements are not required). Furthermore, in December 2018, the FASB issued ASU
No. 2018-20, Leases (Topic 842): Narrow Scope Improvements for Lessors or "ASU 2018-20", which clarifies that
lessor costs paid directly to a third-party by a lessee on behalf of the lessor, are no longer required to be recognized in the
lessor's financial statements.
The Company adopted this standard on January
1, 2019. The adoption did not have any impact on the Company’s financial statements.
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PROTOKINETIX, INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2019
Note 3. Prepaid Expenses and Deposits
The following summarizes the Company's prepaid
expenses and deposits outstanding as at December 31, 2019 and 2018:
2019
2018
Rental deposit
$ 1,050
$ 1,050
$ 1,050
$ 1,050
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PROTOKINETIX, INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2019
Note 4. Intangible Assets
Intangible asset transactions are summarized
as follows:
Patent Rights
Patent Application
Rights
Total
Cost
Balance, December 31, 2017
$ 30,000
$ 130,528
$ 160,528
Additions
—
37,743
37,743
Balance, December 31, 2018
$ 30,000
$ 168,271
$ 198,271
Additions
—
22,737
22,737
Balance, December 31, 2019
$ 30,000
$ 191,008
$ 221,008
Accumulated amortization
Balance, December 31, 2017
$ 7,500
$ —
$ 7,500
Amortization
3,000
—
3,000
Balance, December 31, 2018
$ 10,500
$ —
$ 10,500
Amortization
3,000
—
3,000
Balance, December 31, 2019
$ 13,500
$ —
$ 13,500
Net carrying amounts
December 31, 2017
$ 22,500
$ 130,528
$ 153,028
December 31, 2018
$ 19,500
$ 168,271
$ 187,771
December 31, 2019
$ 16,500
$ 191,008
$ 207,508
During the year ended December 31, 2015, the
Company entered into an Assignment of Patents and Patent Application (effective January 1, 2015) (the "Patent Assignment")
with the Institut National des Sciences Appliquees de Rouen ("INSA") for the assignment of certain patents and all rights
associated therewith (the "Patents"). The Company and INSA had previously entered into a licensing agreement for the
Patents in August 2004. The Patent Assignment transfers all of the Patents and rights associated therewith to the Company upon
payment to INSA in the sum of $30,000 (25,000 Euros) (paid). During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company recorded $3,000
(2018 - $3,000) in amortization expense associated with the Patents based on a 10-year useful life.
During the year ended December 31, 2015, the
Company entered into a Technology Transfer Agreement with Grant Young for the assignment of his 50% ownership of certain patents
and all rights associated therewith (the "Patent Application Rights"). In exchange for the Patent Application Rights,
the Company agreed to pay $10,000 (paid) and to issue 6,000,000 warrants (issued) to purchase shares of the Company's common stock
at an exercise price of $0.10 per share for a period of five years. The Patent Application Rights had a total fair value of $35,000,
which was allocated as $10,000 to the cash consideration paid, with the remaining $25,000 being allocated to the warrant component
of the overall consideration. The Company incurred an additional $156,008 in direct costs relating to the Patent Application Rights,
$22,737 of which were incurred during the year ended December 31, 2019.
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PROTOKINETIX, INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2019
Note 4. Intangible Assets (cont’d)
The remaining 50% ownership of the Patent Application
Rights was acquired from the Governors of the University of Alberta in exchange for a future gross revenue royalty.
During the year ended December 31, 2016, the
Company entered into a Universal Assignment with Grant Young for the assignment of his ownership of certain new and useful improvements
in an invention entitled "Use of Anti-Aging Glycoprotein for Enhancing Survival of Neurosensory Precursor Cells" (the
"New Patent Application Rights"). In exchange for the New Patent Application Rights, the Company agreed to pay
$1 (paid). The Company incurred $2,415 in direct costs relating to the New Patent Application Rights during the year ended
December 31, 2016.
No amortization was recorded on the Patent
Application Rights or the New Patent Application Rights to December 31, 2019.
Note 5. Stock Options
On December 30, 2016, the Board of Directors
of the Company adopted the 2017 Stock Option and Stock Bonus Plan (the "2017 Plan", as amended on November 9, 2018).
The Board of Directors adopted the 2017 Plan as it anticipates utilizing equity compensation as part of its ongoing standard
corporate operations and in connection with its contemplated activities going forward.
The aggregate number of shares that may be
issued under the 2017 Plan is 89,700,000 shares subject to adjustment as provided therein. The 2017 Plan includes two types
of options. Options intended to qualify as incentive stock options under Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
as amended are referred to as incentive options. Options which are not intended to qualify as incentive options are referred
to as non-qualified options.
As of December 31, 2019, there are 89,450,000
options and no shares of common stock granted and outstanding under the 2017 Plan.
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PROTOKINETIX, INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2019
Note 5. Stock Options (cont'd)
The 2017 Plan is administered by the Board
of Directors, or a committee appointed by the Board of Directors. In addition to determining who will be granted options
or stock bonuses, the committee has the authority and discretion to determine when options and bonuses will be granted and the
number of options and bonuses to be granted. The committee also may determine a vesting and/or forfeiture schedule for bonuses
and/or options granted, the time or times when each option becomes exercisable, the duration of the exercise period for options
and the form or forms of the agreements, certificates or other instruments evidencing grants made under the 2017 Plan.
The committee may determine the purchase price
of the shares of common stock covered by each option and determine the fair market value per share. The committee also may
impose additional conditions or restrictions not inconsistent with the provisions of the 2017 Plan. The committee may adopt,
amend and rescind such rules and regulations as in its opinion may be advisable for the administration of the 2017 Plan.
The committee also has the power to interpret
the 2017 Plan, and the provisions in the instruments evidencing grants made under it and is empowered to make all other determinations
deemed necessary or advisable for the administration of it.
Participants in the 2017 Plan may be selected
by the committee from employees, officers, consultants and advisors (including board members) of the Company. The committee
may take into account the duties of persons selected, their present and potential contributions to the success of the Company and
such other considerations as the committee deems relevant to the purposes of the 2017 Plan.
In the event that a change, such as a stock
split, is made in the Company's capitalization which results in an exchange or other adjustment of each share of common stock for
or into a greater or lesser number of shares, appropriate adjustments will be made to unvested bonuses and in the exercise price
and in the number of shares subject to each outstanding option. The committee also may make provisions for adjusting the
number of bonuses or underlying outstanding options in the event the Company effects one or more reorganizations, recapitalizations,
rights offerings, or other increases or reductions of shares of its outstanding common stock. Options and bonuses may provide
that in the event of the dissolution or liquidation of the Company, a corporate separation or division or the merger or consolidation
of the Company, the holder may exercise the option on such terms as it may have been exercised immediately prior to such dissolution,
corporate separation or division or merger or consolidation; or in the alternative, the committee may provide that each option
granted under the 2017 Plan shall terminate as of a date fixed by the committee.
The exercise price of any option granted under
the 2017 Plan must be no less than 100% of the "fair market value" of the Company's common stock on the date of grant.
Any incentive stock option granted under the 2017 Plan to a person owning more than 10% of the total combined voting power of the
common stock must be at a price of no less than 110% of the fair market value per share on the date of grant.
The exercise price of an option may be paid
in cash, in shares of the Company's common stock or other property having a fair market value equal to the exercise price of the
option, or in a combination of cash, shares, other securities and property. The committee determines whether or not property
other than cash or common stock may be used to purchase the shares underlying an option and shall determine the value of the property
received.
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PROTOKINETIX, INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2019
Note 5. Stock Options (cont'd)
Stock option transactions are summarized as
follows:
Number of
Stock Options
Weighted Average Exercise Price
Weighted Average Remaining Life
$
(Years)
Outstanding, December 31, 2018
58,600,000
0.07
Options cancelled
(16,000,000 )
0.07
Options exercised
(250,000 )
0.07
Options granted
49,100,000
0.21
Outstanding, December 31, 2019
91,450,000
0.14
3.51
Number of
Stock Options
Weighted Average Exercise Price
Weighted Average Remaining Life
$
(Years)
Outstanding, December 31, 2017
44,100,000
0.06
Options granted
16,400,000
0.05
Options expired
(1,900,000 )
0.10
Outstanding, December 31, 2018
58,600,000
0.07
2.60
Total share-based compensation for stock options
granted during the year ended December 31, 2019 was $3,156,694 (2018 - $648,773). The fair values of the stock options granted
during the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 were estimated using the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model. The weighted
average assumptions used in the pricing model for these options are as follows:
December 31, 2019
December 31, 2018
Risk-free interest rate
2.42
%
1.50
%
Dividend yield
0.00
%
0.00
%
Expected stock price volatility
140.21
%
125.00
%
Expected forfeiture rate
0.00
%
0.00
%
Expected life
4.95 years
3.45 years
The following non-qualified stock options were
outstanding and exercisable at December 31, 2019:
Expiry date
Exercise Price
Number of Options
Outstanding
Number of
Options
Exercisable
$
February 25, 2020
0.04
2,000,000
—
December 31, 2020
0.05
12,200,000
12,200,000
August 31, 2021
0.06
11,000,000
11,000,000
November 14, 2021
0.07
750,000
750,000
December 31, 2022
0.06
800,000
800,000
August 31, 2023
0.08
600,000
600,000
November 08, 2023
0.09
15,000,000
15,000,000
May 2, 2023
0.13
1,600,000
1,600,000
July 14, 2024
0.26
32,500,000
8,250,000
November 17, 2024
0.11
15,000,000
—
91,450,000
50,200,000
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PROTOKINETIX
, INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2019
Note 5. Stock Options (cont'd)
As at December 31, 2019, the aggregate intrinsic
value of the Company's stock options is $1,005,350 (December 31, 2018 – $572,000). The weighted average fair value of stock
options granted during the year ended December 31, 2019 is $0.18 (2018 - $0.07), and the weighted average exercise price of exercisable
stock options is $0.10 (2018 - $0.06).
Note 6. Warrants
On July 15, 2019, the Company cancelled and
concurrently replaced 6,000,000 warrants previously issued to a consultant in 2015. The replacement warrants granted have a term
of 5 years and are exercisable at a price of $0.26 per share, expiring July 15, 2024.
In accordance with ASC 718, the 6,000,000 replacement
warrants were accounted for as a modification of the terms of the cancelled award, with the incremental cost being measured as
the excess of the fair value of the replacement warrants over the fair value of the cancelled warrants at the cancellation date.
Total share-based compensation of $238,625 was recorded in connection with the warrant modification, based on the following assumptions
used in the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model:
Warrants on cancellation
Warrants replaced
Risk-free interest rate
2.41
%
2.41
%
Dividend yield
0.00
%
0.00
%
Expected stock price volatility
170.47
%
143.71
%
Expected forfeiture rate
0.00
%
0.00
%
Expected life
0.77 years
5 years
Warrant transactions are summarized as follows:
Number of
Warrants
Weighted Average Exercise Price
$
Outstanding, December 31, 2017
6,500,000
0.11
Warrants expired
(500,000 )
0.25
Outstanding, December 31, 2018
6,000,000
0.10
Warrants cancelled
(6,000,000 )
0.10
Warrants granted
8,500,000
0.22
Outstanding, December 31, 2019
8,500,000
0.22
The following warrants were outstanding
and exercisable as at December 31, 2019:
Number of Warrants
Exercise Price ($)
Expiry Date
6,000,000
0.26
July 14, 2024
833,333
0.12
October 15, 2022
250,000
0.12
October 21, 2022
116,667
0.12
November 1, 2022
83,334
0.12
November 12, 2022
833,333
0.12
December 1 , 2022
166,667
0.12
December 18, 2022
216,666
0.12
December 18, 2022
8,500,000
0.22
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PROTOKINETIX, INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2019
Note 7. Stockholders' Equity
The Company is authorized to issue 400,000,000
(December 31, 2018 – 400,000,000) shares of $0.0000053 par value common stock. Each holder of common stock has the
right to one vote but does not have cumulative voting rights. Shares of common stock are not subject to any redemption or sinking
fund provisions, nor do they have any preemptive, subscription or conversion rights. Holders of common stock are entitled to receive
dividends whenever funds are legally available and when declared by the board of directors, subject to the prior rights of holders
of all classes of stock outstanding having priority rights as to dividends. No dividends have been declared or paid as of December
31, 2019 (December 31, 2018 - $nil).
During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company:
a)
Issued 750,000 shares of common stock to investors at $0.06 per share for gross proceeds of $45,000.
b)
Issued 10,000,000 shares of common stock to investors at $0.05 per share for gross proceeds of $500,000.
c)
Issued 2,266,667 shares of common stock to investors at $0.12 per share for gross proceeds of $272,000.
d)
Issued 97,826 shares of common stock to its CFO pursuant to a cashless exercise of 250,000 stock options.
e)
Issued 2,500,000 shares of common
stock to investors (one of which was the President and CEO of the Company)
at $0.12 per share for gross proceeds
of $300,000 and warrants to purchase 2,500,000 shares of common stock exercisable at $0.12 per share for three years.
During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company:
a)
Issued 2,359,240 shares of common stock to the President and CEO of the Company at $0.05 per share in exchange for debt to the President and CEO of $117,962.
b)
Issued 1,000,000 shares of common stock to investors at $0.05 per share for gross proceeds of $50,000.
c)
Issued 3,240,760 shares of common stock to investors (one of which was the President and CEO of the Company) at $0.05 per share for gross proceeds of $162,038.
d)
Issued 1,833,333 shares of common
stock to investors (one of which was the President and CEO of the Company)
at $0.06 per share for gross proceeds
of $110,000.
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PROTOKINETIX, INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2019
Note 8. Related Party Transactions and Balances
During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company:
a)
Entered into a consulting agreement
with an effective date of January 1, 2017 with the Company's President and CEO whereby he will be compensated at a nominal amount
of $1 for services. The agreement also stipulates a termination fee that would pay the Company's President and CEO $100,000 per
year of service if terminated without cause or, in the case of termination upon a change of control event, the termination fee
would be equal to $100,000 per year of service plus 2.5% of the aggregate transaction value of the change of control. In addition,
the agreement stipulates that he would be entitled to a bonus payment equal to 2.5% of the aggregate transaction value of a sale
or license of any Patent Rights, Patent Application Rights or products effected during the term of his agreement. On November 9,
2018, the President and CEO was granted an additional 5,000,000 stock options for continued service. The options are exercisable
until November 8, 2023 at a price of $0.09 per share (Note 5) and vest quarterly in equal installments beginning March 31, 2019.
On July 15, 2019, pursuant to a mutual
agreement, the CEO’s vested options for 5,000,000 shares at $0.08 per share, expiring December 31, 2019, were cancelled.
New stock options were granted for 5,000,000 shares of common stock at a price of $0.26 per share and expiring July 14, 2024. The
options vest in equal installments quarterly starting October 13, 2019. On July 15, 2019, the CEO was also granted stock options
for continued service for 5,000,000 shares of common stock at a price of $0.26 per share, expiring July 14, 2024. The options vest
in equal installments quarterly starting October 13, 2019. On November 18, 2019, the CEO was granted additional stock options for
5,000,000 stock options at a price of $0.11 per share, expiring November 17, 2024. The options vest in equal installments quarterly
starting February 18, 2020.
b)
Pursuant to a consulting agreement
with an effective date of November 14, 2017, a total of $60,000 (2018 - $60,000) was paid or accrued to the Company's CFO. On November
9, 2018, the CFO was granted 4,000,000 stock options for continued service. The options are exercisable until November 8, 2023
at a price of $0.09 per stock option (Note 5) and vest quarterly in equal installments beginning March 31, 2019. On July 15, 2019,
the CFO was granted an additional 4,000,000 stock options for continued service. The options are exercisable until July 14, 2024
at a price of $0.26 per share. On November 18, 2019, the CFO was granted 4,000,000 stock options at a price of $0.11 per share,
expiring November 17, 2024. The options vest in equal installments quarterly starting February 18, 2020. During the year ending
December 31, 2019, the Company reimbursed a company controlled by the CFO a total of $12,600 (2018 - $12,600) in office rent.
c)
Entered into a directorship agreement
with an effective date of January 1, 2017 with a director of the Company. On November 9, 2018, the director was granted 1,000,000
stock options for continued service. The options are exercisable until November 8, 2023 at a price of $0.09 per share (Note 5)
and vest quarterly in equal installments beginning March 31, 2019.
On July 15, 2019, pursuant to a mutual
agreement, the director’s vested options for 1,000,000 shares at $0.08 per share, expiring December 31, 2019, were cancelled.
New stock options were granted for 1,000,000 shares of common stock at a price of $0.26 per share and expiring July 14, 2024. The
options vest in equal installments quarterly starting October 13, 2019. On July 15, 2019, the director was also granted stock options
for continued service for 2,000,000 shares of common stock at a price of $0.26 per share, expiring July 14, 2024. The options vest
in equal installments quarterly starting October 13, 2019. On November 18, 2019, the director was granted additional stock options
for 1,000,000 stock options at a price of $0.11 per share, expiring November 17, 2024. The options vest in equal installments quarterly
starting February 18, 2020.
d)
The Company recognized $1,704,723 (2018 - $310,962)
in share-based compensation associated with stock options granted to key management personnel.
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PROTOKINETIX, INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2019
Note 9. Commitments and Contingency
Commitments
As at December 31, 2019, the Company has the following commitments:
a)
Entered into a consulting agreement
with an effective date of January 1, 2017 whereby the Company would pay the consultant $7,000 per month for providing research
and development services. On November 9, 2018, the consultant was granted an additional 5,000,000 stock options for continued service.
The options are exercisable until November 8, 2023 at a price of $0.09 per share (Note 5) and vest quarterly in equal installments
beginning March 31, 2019.
On July 15, 2019, pursuant to a mutual
agreement, the consultant’s vested options for 5,000,000 shares at $0.04 per share, expiring February 28, 2020, and vested
options for 5,000,000 shares at $0.08 per share, expiring December 31, 2019, were cancelled. New stock options were granted for
10,000,000 shares of common stock at a price of $0.26 per share and expiring July 14, 2024. The options vest in equal installments
quarterly starting October 13, 2019. On July 15, 2019, the consultant was also granted stock options for continued service for
5,000,000 shares of common stock at a price of $0.26 per share, expiring July 14, 2024. The options vest in equal installments
quarterly starting October 13, 2019. On November 18, 2019, the consultant was granted additional stock options for 5,000,000 stock
options at a price of $0.11 per share, expiring November 17, 2024.
b)
Entered into a consulting agreement
for research and investor relations consulting services effective January 1, 2018. The consultant was granted 400,000 stock options
exercisable into common shares of the Company at a price of $0.06 per share until December 31, 2022 (Note 5). The options vest
in equal instalments on a quarterly basis beginning March 31, 2018. On September 1, 2018, the consultant was granted an additional
600,000 stock options exercisable into common shares of the Company at a price of $0.08 per share until August 31, 2023. The options
vest in equal instalments on a quarterly basis beginning December 31, 2018.
c)
On June 29, 2018, the Company entered
into an amendment to a Collaborative Research Agreement (the “CREA”) initially entered into with the University of
British Columbia during fiscal 2016 which required two additional instalments of CAD $54,600 ($41,369) due on June 30, 2018 and
CAD $54,600 ($41,392) due on December 1, 2018. The CREA can be terminated by either party with 30 days’ written notice. As
of December 31, 2019, a total of $nil is included in prepaid expenses and deposits (December 31, 2018 - $nil) pertaining to the
CREA.
On January 4, 2018, the Company entered
into an additional agreement with the University of British Columbia, making a payment of CAD $50,001 ($40,140) for research services
to be provided over a term of 1 year.
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PROTOKINETIX, INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2019
Note 9. Commitments and Contingency (cont’d)
Commitments (cont’d)
d)
Entered into a consulting agreement effective January 1, 2018, whereby the Company would pay the consultant $1,000 per month for a term of 1 year for providing public relations services, unless otherwise terminated by either party with at least 30 days’ notice. The consultant was also granted 400,000 stock options exercisable into common shares of the Company until December 31, 2022 at a price of $0.06 per share (Note 5). The options vest quarterly in equal installments beginning March 31, 2018.
e)
On May 1, 2019, entered into consulting agreements for investor relations consulting services with two firms. The consultants were granted 800,000 stock options each (for a total of 1,600,000) exercisable into common shares of the Company at a price of $0.13 per share until May 6, 2023. (Note 5). The options vest 400,000 shares to each of the two consultants on May 6, 2019 and 400,000 each, one on July 17, 2019 and one on August 1, 2019. The agreements also call for monthly payments of $5,000 to each of the two consultants over a term of 1 year. The agreements can be cancelled at any time with 30 days’ notice.
f)
Entered into a consulting agreement
effective April 1, 2019, whereby the Company would pay the consultant $1,500 per month minimum plus travel expenses for a term
of 1 year for providing research consulting services, unless otherwise terminated by either party with at least 30 days’
notice. On July 15, 2019, the consultant was also granted 500,000 stock options exercisable into common shares of the Company until
July 14, 2024 at a price of $0.26 per share. The options vest quarterly in equal installments beginning October 13, 2019.
g)
Entered into a Collaborative Research Agreement (the “CREA”) on February 20, 2019 with the University of Dalhousie until March 31, 2020. Pursuant to the CREA, the Company will pay a total of CAD $112,000. Dalhousie agrees to invoice the Company in four installments of CAD $28,000 ($20,982 USD) as research services progress. The CREA can be terminated by either party with 30 days’ written notice. As of December 31, 2019, a total of $nil is included in prepaid expenses and deposits (December 31, 2018 - $nil) pertaining to the CREA.
Contingency
The Company was delinquent in filing certain
income tax returns with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service and reports disclosing its interest in foreign bank accounts on form
TDF 90-22.1, "Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts" ("FBARs"). In September 2015, the Company filed
the delinquent income tax returns and has sought waivers of any penalties under the IRS Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program for
late filing of the returns and FBARs. Under the program, the IRS has indicated that it will not impose a penalty for the
failure to file delinquent income tax returns if there are no under reported tax liabilities. On November 30, 2017, the Company
received a letter from the IRS concluding their review of the Company's tax returns under the program and accepting the returns
as filed. No penalties have been assessed by the IRS to date, and management does not believe that the Company will incur
any penalties relating to the tax years submitted under the program.
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PROTOKINETIX, INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2019
Note 10. Income Taxes
As a Nevada corporation,
the Company is liable for taxes in the United States. As of December 31, 2019, the Company did not have any income for tax
purposes and therefore, no tax liability or expense has been recorded in these financial statements (December 31, 2018 –
none).
A reconciliation
of income taxes at statutory rates with the reported taxes is as follows:
2019
2018
Net loss for the year
$ (4,197,897 )
$ (1,216,343 )
Expected income tax recovery
$ (882,000 )
$ (255,000 )
Non-deductible expenses
713,000
136,000
Impact of change of future tax rate
—
3,632,000
Adjustment to prior years provision versus statutory tax returns
69,000
(13,000 )
Change in valuation allowance
100,000
(3,500,000 )
Total income tax expense (recovery)
$ —
$ —
The Company’s deferred tax assets that have not been recognized are as follows:
Tax benefit of net operating loss carry forward
6,100,000
6,000,000
Valuation allowance
(6,100,000 )
(6,000,000 )
$ —
$ —
The Company has tax
losses of approximately $29,000,000 (December 31, 2018 - $28,360,000) to reduce future taxable income. The tax losses expire
in years starting from 2028.
The deferred tax asset
associated with the tax loss carry forward is approximately $6,100,000 (December 31, 2018 - $6,000,000). The Company has
provided a full valuation allowance against the deferred tax asset since it is more likely than not that the asset will not be
realized. The difference between the Company's statutory income tax rate of (21%) and its effective rate of zero is primarily
attributable to the valuation allowance provided on deferred taxes arising from net operating loss carry forwards.
Note 11. Subsequent Event
Entered into a
Clinical Supply Agreement (the “CSA”) on January 14, 2020 with Alberta Health Services and the Governors of the
University of Alberta (the “Institution”) and Dr. James Shapiro. The agreement requires Protokinetix to supply
PKX-001 free of charge and in sufficient quantity to conduct the clinical study by Dr. James Shapiro. The delivery date is
estimated to be late February 2020.
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