Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
Item
9A. Controls and Procedures.
Definition
and Limitations of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our
disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act) are designed to reasonably
ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is (i) recorded, processed,
summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and (ii) accumulated and communicated
to management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions
regarding required disclosures. A control system, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance
that it will detect or uncover failures within the Company to disclose material information otherwise required to be set forth
in our periodic reports. Inherent limitations to any system of disclosure controls and procedures include, but are not limited
to, the possibility of human error and the circumvention or overriding of such controls by one or more persons. In addition, we
have designed our system of controls based on certain assumptions, which we believe are reasonable, about the likelihood of future
events, and our system of controls may therefore not achieve its desired objectives under all possible future events.
As
of the end of the period covered by this Annual Report, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation
of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls
and procedures pursuant to Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act. Based upon that evaluation, as discussed below, our Chief Executive
Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this Annual Report, our disclosure
controls and procedures were not effective because of the material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting described
below.
Evaluation
of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our
management is responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that
information required to be disclosed in our reports under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within
the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our
management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding
required disclosure based closely on the definition of “disclosure controls and procedures” in Rule 15d-15(e) under
the Exchange Act. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognized that any controls
and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable 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.
At
the end of the period covered by this Annual Report, we conducted an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation
of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure
controls and procedures. Based upon the foregoing, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as
of June 30, 2020, the disclosure controls and procedures of our Company were not effective to ensure that the information required
to be disclosed in our Exchange Act reports was recorded, processed, summarized and reported on a timely basis.
Management’s
Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Our
management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term is
defined in Rule 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act. The design of any system of controls is based in part upon certain
assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its
stated goals under all potential future conditions, regardless of how remote. All internal control systems, no matter how well
designed, have inherent limitations. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent
or detect misstatements. Projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls
may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement
preparation and presentation.
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We carried out an evaluation, under the supervision
and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of our
internal controls over financial reporting as of June 30, 2020. Based on this assessment, management believes that, as of June
30, 2020, we did not maintain effective internal control over financial reporting based on the criteria established in the “Internal
Integrated Framework” issued by COSO in 2013 due to certain material weaknesses in its internal controls. Specifically,
the Board does not currently have a director who qualifies as an audit committee financial expert as defined in Item 407(d)(5)(ii)
of Regulation S-K. Further, because of the lack of administrative support staff, and due to the financial constraints on the Company,
management has not been able to develop or implement controls related to the segregation of duties for purposes of financial reporting.
Management has undertaken efforts to mitigate this by intending to hire a new employee on at least a part-time basis to
undertake general accounting functions, subject to receiving sufficient financing. There is no guarantee, however, that we
will be able to implement this new hire during the course of the current fiscal year or that this by itself will markedly improve
our internal control over financial reporting.
Material
Weaknesses and Corrective Actions
In
connection with the audits of our financial statements for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, we identified certain
deficiencies relating to our internal control over financial reporting that constitute a material weakness under standards established
by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (the “PCAOB”). The PCAOB defines a material weakness as a deficiency,
or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting such that there is a reasonable possibility that
a material misstatement of the company’s annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely
basis. A deficiency in internal control exists when the design or operation of a control does not allow management or employees,
in the normal course of performing their assigned functions, to prevent or detect misstatements on a timely basis.
The
following material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting continued to exist at June 30, 2020:
●
we
do not have written documentation of our internal control policies and procedures. Written documentation of key internal controls
over financial reporting is a requirement of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”);
●
we
do not have sufficient segregation of duties within accounting functions, which is a basic internal control. Due to our limited
size and early stage nature of operations, segregation of all conflicting duties may not always be possible and may not be
economically feasible; however, to the extent possible, the initiation of transactions, the custody of assets and the recording
of transactions should be performed by separate individuals;
●
lack
of audit committee of our board of directors; and
●
insufficient
monitoring and review controls over the financial reporting closing process, including the lack of individuals with current
knowledge of U.S. GAAP.
We outsource certain of the functions
that would normally be performed by a principal financial officer to assist us in implementing the necessary financial controls
over the financial reporting and the utilization of internal management and staff to effectuate these controls.
We
believe that these material weaknesses primarily relate, in part, to our lack of sufficient staff with appropriate training in
U.S. GAAP and SEC rules and regulations with respect to financial reporting functions, and the lack of robust accounting systems,
as well as the lack of sufficient resources to hire such staff and implement these accounting systems.
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We plan to take a number of actions in the
future to correct these material weaknesses including, but not limited to, establishing an audit committee of our board of directors
comprised of at least two independent directors, adding experienced accounting and financial personnel and retaining third-party
consultants to review our internal controls and recommend improvements, subject to receiving sufficient additional capital. If
we receive sufficient capital, we hope to increase the chief financial officer’s role from part-time to full-time as the
next step in building out our accounting department. We will need to take additional measures to fully mitigate these issues,
and the measures we have taken, and expect to take, to improve our internal controls may not be sufficient to (1) address the
issues identified, (2) ensure that our internal controls are effective or (3) ensure that the identified material weakness or
other material weaknesses will not result in a material misstatement of our annual or interim financial statements. In addition,
other material weaknesses may be identified in the future. If we are unable to correct deficiencies in internal controls in a
timely manner, our ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information accurately and within the time periods
specified in the rules and forms of the SEC will be adversely affected. This failure could negatively affect the market price
and trading liquidity of our common stock, cause investors to lose confidence in our reported financial information, subject us
to civil and criminal investigations and penalties, and generally materially and adversely impact our business and financial condition.
Attestation
Report of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
This
Annual Report does not include an attestation report of our independent registered public accounting firm regarding internal control
over financial reporting. Our management’s report was not subject to attestation by our independent registered public accounting
firm pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Act that permanently exempted smaller reporting companies from the auditor attestation requirement.
Changes
in Internal Controls over Financial Reporting
There
were no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the fourth quarter of the year ended June
30, 2020, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial reporting.
CEO
and CFO Certifications
Exhibit 31.1
and 31.2 to this Annual Report are the Certifications of our Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer.
These certifications are required in accordance with Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (the “Section 302
Certifications”). This Item 9A. of this Annual Report, which you are currently reading, is the information concerning
the Evaluation referred to above and in the Section 302 Certifications, and this information should be read in conjunction
with the Section 302 Certifications for a more complete understanding of the topics presented.
Item
9B. Other Information.
None.
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PART
III
Item
10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
The
following table sets forth certain information regarding our current executive officers and directors as of September 14, 2020:
Name
Age
Position
James
Nathanielsz
46
Chief
Executive Officer, Acting Chairman, Treasurer and Director
Dr.
Julian Kenyon
73
Director
Carlo
Campiciano
66
Chief
Financial Officer and Secretary
James
Nathanielsz― Mr. Nathanielsz has served as a director of our Company since inception. Mr. Nathanielsz has served as
a director and chief executive officer of our Australian subsidiary since October 2007. From July 2006 until October 2007, Mr.
Nathanielsz served as the New Products Manager of Biota Holdings Limited, an anti-infective drug development company in Australia.
Mr. Nathanielsz graduated with a Bachelor of Applied Science, majoring in Biochemistry/Applied Chemistry and with a Master of
Entrepreneurship & Innovation from Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne, Australia.
Our
board of directors has concluded that Mr. Nathanielsz is well-qualified to serve on our board of directors and has the requisite
qualifications, skills and perspectives based on, among other factors, him being a Co-Founder of our Australian company and for
his experience in research and development and manufacturing and distribution, as well as him being our controlling stockholder,
and his significant business, investment, finance and public company experience, particularly with biotech companies.
Dr.
Julian Kenyon― Dr. Kenyon has served as a director of our Company since inception. Dr. Kenyon co-founded our Australian
subsidiary and was appointed as a director of our Australian subsidiary on February 12, 2008. Since 2000, Dr. Kenyon has served
as an integrated medical physician and Medical Director of the Dove Clinic for Integrated Medicine in Winchester and London. Dr.
Kenyon graduated from the University of Liverpool with a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery and with a research degree, Doctor of
Medicine. Since 1972, he was appointed a Primary Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh.
Our
board of directors has concluded that Dr. Kenyon is well-qualified to serve on our board of directors and has the requisite qualifications,
skills and perspectives based on, among other factors, him being a Co-Founder of our Australian subsidiary and because our business
is based on his initial work at the Dove Clinic.
Carlo
Campiciano ― Mr. Campiciano, qualified as a chartered accountant and has extensive experience working with business
on a wide range of areas including taxation, finance, operations, planning, operational and financial strategy. Prior to his appointment
as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and Secretary, Mr. Campiciano served as the Chief Financial Officer of MedAdvisor
International Pty Ltd. from July 2012 until December 2016, where he was part of the foundation team that launched MedAdvisor in
2012 and since its launch has been key in raising several rounds of capital as well the company’s listing on the ASX in
December 2015. As part of MedAdvisor’s executive team, Mr. Campiciano was instrumental in the strategic and operational
development of the company’s business, which included overseeing the expansion of its operations to be a market leader in
Australia, as well as establishing the business in the USA, UK and Asia. Mr. Campiciano also served as Chief Financial
Officer for TGA Unlimited Pty Ltd., a start-up business which he helped grow from annual revenues of $2 million to over $40 million.
Mr. Campiciano has also run his own private accounting practice for over 30 years and has spent 12 years lecturing in venture
finance in the Master of Entrepreneurship and Innovation program at the Swinburne Graduate School of Entrepreneurship (Melbourne,
Australia). Mr. Campiciano commenced his career at Coopers & Lybrand (currently PricewaterhouseCoopers). Mr. Campiciano has
a Masters of Entrepreneurship and Innovation from Swinburne University of Technology (Melbourne, Australia), Graduate Diploma
in Computing from Monash University Caulfield (formerly Caulfield Institute of Technology) (Melbourne, Australia) and Bachelor
of Business (Accounting) from RMIT University (Melbourne, Australia) and Certificate in Corporate Governance from the Governance
Institute of Australia. Mr. Campiciano is a member of the Institute of Public Accountants of Australia and has received his US
GAAP certification.
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In connection with his appointment, Propanc
Pty Ltd entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Campiciano. There is no arrangement or understanding between
Mr. Campiciano and any other persons pursuant to which Mr. Campiciano was appointed to his positions. There are no family relationships
between Mr. Campiciano and any of the Company’s officers or directors. Other than as described below and herein, there are
no other transactions to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party in which Mr. Campiciano has a material interest
subject to disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. Prior to his appointment, Mr. Campiciano has been providing various
finance and accounting services to the Company since its inception. The Company also entered into a standard form of Indemnification
Agreement with Mr. Campiciano in connection with his appointment.
Term
of Office
Our
directors are appointed for a one-year term to hold office until the next annual general meeting of our stockholders or until
removed from office in accordance with our Bylaws and the provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law. Our directors hold
office after the expiration of his or her term until his or her successor is elected and qualified, or until his or her resignation,
death or removal in accordance with our Bylaws or the Delaware General Corporation Law.
Our
officers are appointed by our board of directors and hold office until removed by our board of directors at any time for any reason.
Family
Relationships
There
are no family relationships between or among any of our directors or executive officers or persons nominated or chosen by us to
become directors or executive officers.
Director
Independence
Our
board of directors has reviewed the independence of our directors and has determined that none of our directors qualifies as an
independent director pursuant to Rule 5605(a)(2) of Nasdaq and applicable SEC rules and regulations. In making this determination,
our board of directors considered the relationships that each of our directors has with us and all other facts and circumstances
our board of directors deemed relevant in determining their independence.
Board
Committees
Our
board of directors has no separately designated committees and our two-member board of directors carries out the functions of
both an audit committee and a compensation committee. We do not have an audit committee financial expert serving on our board
of directors. Due to our limited financial resources, we are not in a position to retain an independent director with the qualifications
to serve as an audit committee financial expert at this time.
Scientific
Advisory Board
We
have a Scientific Advisory Board that provides advice to our management relating to the following:
●
The
identification, assessment, evaluation, selection, conduct and management of research projects, both those which are under
review and are in progress;
●
Intellectual
property; and
●
Commercialization.
The
Scientific Advisory Board may also address issues related to improving project selection, formal review processes and management
procedures within our Company. The Scientific Advisory Board will generally be composed of an advisory panel of clinicians with
expertise in translational research.
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As of June 30, 2020,
the members of our Scientific Advisory Board were:
●
Professor
John Smyth;
●
Professor
Klaus Kutz (also serving as our acting Chief Medical Officer);
●
Dr.
Joseph Chalil;
●
Dr.
Macarena Perán;
●
Dr.
Juan Antonio Marchal Corrales;
●
Dr.
Maria Garcia; and
●
Dr.
Ralf Brandt.
Each
of the members of our Scientific Advisory Board acts as an independent consultant and is compensated on an hourly basis for his
or her services. There is presently no stock based compensation for their services. In addition, we may have relationships with
entities with which the members may be associated.
Professor
Kutz is also acting as Chief Medical Officer for Propanc in a non-executive capacity. His compensation continues to be based on
an hourly rate as per his Advisory Board Agreement. Propanc intends to appoint Professor Kutz as Chief Medical Officer of Propanc
in a full-time executive officer capacity at a time that is mutually agreed upon between both parties.
Professor
John Smyth ― John Smyth has, for over 25 years, served as Chair of Medical Oncology in the University of Edinburgh Medical
School, where his major research interest is the development and evaluation of new anti-cancer drugs. He has published over 300
papers and is Editor-in-Chief of the European Journal of Cancer. He served for several years on the UK Committee on Safety
of Medicines, currently Chair’s the Expert Advisory Group for Oncology & Haematology for the Commission on Human
Medicines and serves on the Expert Oncology Advisory Group to the European Drug Licensing Board. He is a fellow of the Royal College
of Physicians of Edinburgh and London, and fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. He is a past-president of the European Society
of Medical Oncology and from 2005 to 2007 was President of the Federation of European Cancer Societies.
Professor
Klaus Kutz ― Professor Kutz has over 20 years of experience as an independent consultant in Clinical Pharmacology and
Safety for pharmaceutical companies and clinical research organizations. His specialty over the last six years is Oncology, including
preparation of multiple NDAs and INDs for small and medium sized pharmaceutical companies. He has prepared, organized and reported
clinical Phase I studies in oncology and Phase II studies in different cancer indications (prostate, gastric, ovarian, small cell
lung cancer) and Non-Hodgkin Lymphomas. Professor Kutz has more than 13 years of experience as Head of Clinical Pharmacology with
world-wide responsibilities for Phase I and Clinical Pharmacokinetics in two internationally operating pharmaceutical companies,
setting up and restructuring international Clinical Pharmacology departments. His achievements include the successful world-wide
registration of multiple important Sandoz’ compounds by preparation of multiple NDAs (New Drug Applications) and Expert
reports (including Written Summary), as well as the preparation of multiple INDs (Investigational New Drug Applications) for Sandoz
Pharma Ltd and Sanofi Research. He is a specialist for Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology, and Clinical Pharmacology and he is
also Professor of Medicine at the University of Bonn, Germany.
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Dr.
Joseph Chalil ― Dr. Chalil is a Physician and Executive at Boehringer Ingelheim, the world’s largest
privately held pharmaceutical company. Headquartered in Ingelheim, Germany, Boehringer Ingelheim operates globally with 146
affiliates and more than 47,700 employees. In 2014, Boehringer Ingelheim achieved net sales of about 13.3 billion Euros.
Research and development expenditure corresponds to 19.9 percent of its net sales. In addition to his responsibilities at
Boehringer Ingelheim, Dr. Chalil is the Chairman of Global Clinical Research and Trial Network of the American Association of
Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI) and has served as Scientific Advisor to AAPI for the past five years. AAPI is the second
largest physician organization in the U.S. second only to AMA, and the largest ethnic medical organization in the country. A
veteran of the United States Navy Medical Corps, Dr. Chalil is also board certified in healthcare management, and has been
awarded Fellowship by the American College of Healthcare Executives, an international professional society of more than
40,000 healthcare executives who lead hospitals, healthcare systems and other healthcare organizations. Dr. Chalil is an
expert in U.S. Healthcare policy and a strong advocate for patient centered care and has also served as an advisor to various
national political campaigns on healthcare issues. Dr. Chalil completed his higher studies in University of Medicine and
Dentistry of New Jersey, Davenport University, JJM Medical College and Baylor College of Medicine. He has been a Visiting
Professor at various Universities and serves on various company Boards.
Dr.
Macarena Perán ― Dr. Macarena Perán holds a B.S. in Biology and an M.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular
Biology from the University of Málaga, Spain. Dr. Perán moved to the Neuroscience Department at Durham University,
UK, where she studied the Cellular Distribution and Immobilisation of GABAA Receptors on the cell membrane and graduated in 2000
with a Ph.D. She moved back to Spain and completed another Ph.D. program in the Faculty of Medicine focused on Changes in the
Behavior of Central Nervous Proteins; she completed a second Ph.D. from Granada University. In 2005/2006, she attended Bath University,
UK, Prof. David Tosh lab, and changed her research interest to the development of new anti-cancer drugs and cell therapy for regenerative
medicine. In 2011, she spent a year as a visiting scientist in the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, California, Prof. Juan
Carlos Izpisua-Belmonte lab. Currently, Dr. Perán is Reader in Anatomy at University of Jaén in Spain and is working
with the Institute for Regenerative Medicine and Pathobiology (IBIMER).
Dr.
Juan Antonio Marchal Corrales ― Dr. Juan Antonio Marchal Corrales is Professor of Anatomy and Embryology at the Faculty
of Medicine of University of Granada. He graduated in Medicine and Surgery in 1992, obtaining the degree “summa cum laude”.
He defended his doctoral thesis in 1996. Prof. Marchal has worked at three universities in different educational categories and
is responsible for the research group “Differentiation, Regeneration and Cancer”. He has participated in 39 research
projects of national and international character, being principal investigator in 13 of them. He has a total of 145 publications
in journals, of which 125 are listed in the Journal Citation Reports. He has spent time at the University of Sassari (Italy) and
as visiting professor. He is inventor of 14 patents, 4 of them licensed. He is a member of the Advisory Board of the International
Graduate School of the University of Granada, member of the standing committee of the Scientific Council and coordinator of Area
Research in the Biosanitary Institute of Granada (ibs.GRANADA) and member of the Governing Board at the Institute of Pathobiology
and Regenerative Medicine (IBIMER). He has recently been named director of the Chair Drs. Galera and Requena of Cancer Stem Cell
Research at the University of Granada.
Dr.
Maria Garcia ― Dr. Maria Garcia, graduated in Biology from University of Granada (Spain) in 1997, became a Molecular
Biologist working in the National Centre of Biotechnology characterizing the mechanism of action of “Protein kinase induced
by interferon: PKR”. These studies gave rise to a PhD title awarded with an Extraordinary Thesis Award by the Autonomous
University of Madrid in 2004. In 2002, Dr. García completed a 3-months stay at the University of Wyoming with Dr. Roth.
During the postdoctoral period, she got major public and private funding to characterize new activity of the main tumor suppressor
genes that are mutated in more than 50% of human cancers such as p53, ARF and Rb. Dr. García currently has a competitive
research contract from the National Health System to lead translational cancer research, aiming at the integration of basic, clinical
and epidemiological cancer research in the University Hospital Complex of Granada. She leads a line of research involving new
antitumor drugs, biological therapies, biomarkers and cancer stem cell studies. Finally, Dr. García has more than 30 peer-reviewed
publications in international journals with an average impact factor of 5 and a H-Index of 14.
Dr.
Ralf Brandt ― Dr. Brandt is the co-founder of vivoPharm, a global oncology and immuno-oncology discovery services company
providing a range of preclinical services, which merged and became a part of Cancer Genetics, Inc., a Nasdaq listed company enabling
precision medicine in oncology from bench to bedside. Dr. Brandt currently serves as President of Discovery and Early Development
of Cancer Genetics.Dr. Brandt is a biochemist and cell biologist with over 15 years experience in research programs of experimental
oncology. He has immense experience in in vivo pharmacology and anti-cancer drug profiling. Dr. Brandt received his Licence (BSc
in Biochemistry and Animal Physiology) in 1986, and his PhD (in Biochemistry) in 1991 from the Martin-Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg,
Germany. Dr. Brandt was employed at research positions at the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, MD, USA and at Schering AG,
Germany. Since 1990, Dr. Brandt has been active in the field of preclinical oncology. He led the Tumour Biology program at Novartis
Pharma AG, Switzerland and established several transgenic mouse lines developing tumours under the control of oncogenes. During
Dr. Brandt’s long career in the pharmaceutical industry he has acquired significant knowledge and expertise in leading business
units and representation of services to the pre-clinical research market. Dr. Brandt is also a member of the Scientific Advisory
Board at Receptor Inc. in Toronto Canada.
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Board
Leadership Structure
Currently,
the office of Chairman of our board of directors and Chief Executive Officer are held by Mr. Nathanielsz. Due to our size and
early stage of operations, we believe it is currently most effective to have the Chairman of the board of directors and Chief
Executive Officer positions be held by the same individual.
Risk
Oversight
Our
board of directors will oversee a company-wide approach to risk management. Our board of directors will determine the appropriate
risk level for us generally, assess the specific risks faced by us and review the steps taken by management to manage those risks.
While our board of directors will have ultimate oversight responsibility for the risk management process, its committees will
oversee risk in certain specified areas.
Until
we have established our compensation committee of our board of directors, our board of directors will be responsible for overseeing
the management of risks relating to our executive compensation plans and arrangements, and the incentives created by the compensation
awards it administers. Until we have established our audit committee, our board of directors will oversee management of enterprise
risks and financial risks, as well as potential conflicts of interests. Our board of directors will be responsible for overseeing
the management of risks associated with the independence of our board of directors.
Code
of Ethics
The
Board has adopted a Code of Ethics (the “Code”) to apply to all of our directors, officers and employees. The Code
is intended to promote ethical conduct and compliance with laws and regulations, to provide guidance with respect to the handling
of ethical issues, to implement mechanisms to report unethical conduct, to foster a culture of honesty and accountability, to
deter wrongdoing and to ensure fair and accurate financial reporting. A copy of the Code is available at our website www.propanc.com.
Compensation
Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
None
of our executive officers currently serves, or in the past three years has served, as a member of the board of directors or compensation
committee of another entity that has one or more executive officers serving on our board of directors or the compensation committee.
No member of our compensation committee has any other business relationship or affiliation with us other than his or her service
as a director.
Section
16(A) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
Section
16(a) of the Exchange Act requires our directors, executive officers, and persons who own more than 10% of our common stock to
file initial reports of ownership and changes in ownership of our common stock and other equity securities with the SEC. These
individuals are required by the regulations of the SEC to furnish us with copies of all Section 16(a) forms they file. Based solely
on a review of the copies of the forms furnished to us, and written representations from reporting persons that no Forms 5 were
required to report delinquent filings, we believe that all filing requirements applicable to our officers, directors and 10% beneficial
owners were complied with during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020.
Nominations
to the Board of Directors
General
— Our directors take a critical role in guiding our strategic direction and oversee the management of the Company. Our
board of directors’ candidates are considered based upon various criteria, such as their broad-based business and professional
skills and experiences, a global business and social perspective, concern for the long-term interests of the shareholders, diversity,
and personal integrity and judgment. In addition, directors must have time available to devote to our board of directors’
activities and to enhance their knowledge of our business. Accordingly, we seek to attract and retain highly qualified directors
who have sufficient time to attend to their substantial duties and responsibilities to our Company.
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Changes
to the Procedures by Which Security Holders May Recommend Nominees to Our Board of Directors — During the year ended
June 30, 2020, there were no material changes to the procedures by which our security holders may recommend nominees to our board
of directors.
Item
11. Executive Compensation.
For the fiscal years ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, our sole named
executive officer, who is our principal executive officer (the “Named Executive Officer”), was Mr. James Nathanielsz,
our current Chief Executive Officer, Chairman and a director.
Summary
Compensation Table
The
following table sets forth the compensation paid or accrued by us to our Named Executive Officer for the fiscal years ended June
30, 2020 and 2019.
The
compensation reported in the summary compensation table below is not necessarily indicative of how we will compensate our sole
executive officer in the future. We expect that we will continue to review, evaluate and modify our compensation framework and
the compensation of our officer could change as the business develops.
Year
Salary
($)
Bonus
($)
Option
Awards
($)
All
Other
Compensation
($)
Total
($)
James
Nathanielsz (1)
2020
$
357,988
(2)
$
165,384
(3)
-
$
66,821
(4)
$
590,193
Chief
Executive Officer (June 30, 2020)
2019
$
421,916
(2)
$
322,414
(3)
$
165,747
$
78,889
(4)
$
988,966
(1)
For
purposes of the information included in the table, the conversion rates as of June 30,
2020 and 2019, $0.6891 and $0.7153, respectively, were used to convert amounts
from AUD to USD.
(2)
Under
the Nathanielsz Employment Agreement (as defined below), Mr. Nathanielsz received a gross
annual salary of $400,000 AUD per year effective February 1, 2018 as approved by the
board of directors. Mr. Nathanielsz has also accrued unused annual and long service leave
in the amounts of $46,187 (AUD) ($31,827 USD) and $135,795 (AUD) ($97,134 USD)
for fiscal years 2020 and 2019, respectively, which are included in the total above.
(3)
On
March 16, 2018, our board of directors granted Mr. Nathanielsz a $300,000 AUD ($221,970 USD) cash bonus for accomplishments
while servicing as our chief executive officer, of which $59,221 was paid in the year ended June 30, 2018 and the balance
was paid in the year ended June 30, 2019. On May 14, 2019, our board of directors granted Mr. Nathanielsz a $460,000 AUD ($322,414
USD) cash bonus for accomplishments while servicing as our chief executive officer, of which $64,372 was paid in the
year ended June 30, 2019 and a further $136,606 was paid in the year ended June 30, 2020. On July 13, 2020 the Board approved
a bonus of $240,000 AUD ($165,384 USD) being equal to 60% of Mr Nathanielsz base salary.
(4)
Under
the Nathanielsz Employment Agreement, Mr. Nathanielsz receives a 9.5% contribution to a pension of which he is the beneficiary.
In addition, pursuant to the Nathanielsz Employment Agreement, we may make a monthly payment to cover the costs relating to
Mr. Nathanielsz use of a vehicle. For the fiscal years ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, $32,757 and $40,430, respectively, was
paid to Mr. Nathanielsz for use of a vehicle.
Narrative
to Summary Compensation Table
Employment
Agreement with James Nathanielsz
The
Company and James Nathanielsz entered into a new employment agreement as of May 14, 2019 (the “Nathanielsz Employment Agreement”)
setting forth the terms and conditions of Mr. Nathanielsz employment as the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer.
The Nathanielsz Employment Agreement also contemplates that Mr. Nathanielsz serves as a member of the Board.
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The
Nathanielsz Employment Agreement provides Mr. Nathanielsz with a base salary of $33,333 AUD per month ($400,000 AUD annually)
and a monthly contribution to Mr. Nathanielsz’s pension equal to 9.5% of his monthly salary. Mr. Nathanielsz has the ability
to convert any accrued but unpaid salary into common stock at the end of each fiscal year at a conversion price to be determined
by Mr. Nathanielsz and the Company, which will in no event be lower than par value or higher than the closing bid price on the
date of conversion. The Company has also agreed to pay Mr. Nathanielsz an annual discretionary bonus in an amount up to 200% of
his annual base salary, which bonus shall be determined by the Board and based upon the performance of the Company.
Mr.
Nathanielsz is entitled to 20 days of annual leave and 10 days of paid sick leave. Mr. Nathanielsz is also entitled to participate
in employee benefits plans, fringe benefits and perquisites maintained by the Company to the extent the Company provides similar
benefits or perquisites (or both) to similarly situated executives of the Company.
In
the event that the Company provides notice of non-renewal of the Nathanielsz Employment Agreement, the Company terminates Mr.
Nathanielsz without cause (as defined in the Nathanielsz Employment Agreement) or Mr. Nathanielsz terminates his employment for
good reason (as defined in the Nathanielsz Employment Agreement), the Company has agreed to pay Mr. Nathanielsz a severance payment
in an amount equal to Mr. Nathanielsz’s base salary for the year of termination in addition to accrued but unpaid salary,
reimbursement of expenses and certain other employee benefits as determined under the terms of the applicable plans (“Accrued
Amounts”). In the event that Mr. Nathanielsz provides notice of non-renewal of the Nathanielsz Employment Agreement, the
Company terminates Mr. Nathanielsz for cause or Mr. Nathanielsz terminates his employment without good reason, Mr. Nathanielsz
is only entitled to the Accrued Amounts.
The
Company has agreed to indemnify Mr. Nathanielsz for any liabilities, costs and expenses incurred in the event that he is made
a party to a proceeding due to his roles with the Company, other than any proceeding initiated by Mr. Nathanielsz or the Company
relating to any dispute with respect to the Nathanielsz Employment Agreement or Mr. Nathanielsz’s employment.
Under
the terms of the Nathanielsz Employment Agreement, Mr. Nathanielsz is also subject to certain restrictive covenants, including
a one-year non-compete.
On
April 14, 2016, the Board approved Amendment No.1 to the Nathanielsz Employment Agreement to include a provision pursuant to which
the Company pays Mr. Nathanielsz a monthly amount to cover the costs relating to Mr. Nathanielsz use of a vehicle.
Also
on April 14, 2016, the Board approved the payment of an annual bonus to the Chief Executive Officer based on certain performance
achievements in 2015 in accordance with the terms of the Nathanielsz Employment Agreement. The bonus amount approved was $200,000
AUD (or 66.66% of the CEO’s current base salary).
On
April 14, 2016 (the “Grant Date”), the Board of Directors of the Company granted 572 stock options with an exercise
price of $3,750 per share (market value of the Company’s common stock on the Grant Date), to Mr. Nathanielsz. 191 of such
stock options vested on April 14, 2016, 191 of such stock options vest on April 14, 2017 (the first anniversary of the Grant Date)
and 191 of such stock options shall vest on April 14, 2018 (the second anniversary of the Grant Date). These stock options expire
on April 14, 2021. The fair value of the 572 options at the Grant Date is $1,962,440.
On
August 15, 2016, the Board granted Mr. Nathanielsz a cash bonus in the amount of $250,000 USD (representing 83.33% of his annual
base salary), of which $130,000 was paid in the year ended June 30, 2017. An additional $50,000 of this bonus was paid in the
current fiscal year, pursuant to the terms of the Nathanielsz Employment Agreement, based upon the performance of the Company.
On September 25, 2017, the Company and Mr.
Nathanielsz entered into an amendment to the Nathanielsz Employment Agreement. The amendment provides that the annual leave section
of the Nathanielsz Employment Agreement be changed to permit any unused annual leave to roll over from year-to-year and that Mr.
Nathanielsz would be entitled to receive any accrued but unpaid annual leave in the event of the termination of his employment.
The Employment Agreement also acknowledged that Mr. Nathanielsz had accrued $121,884 of unused annual leave since
he joined the Company in 2007 through the agreement date. These amended provisions are intended to make the Nathanielsz
Employment Agreement consistent with Australian law governing employee leave. In addition, the amendment clarifies certain activities
that Mr. Nathanielsz is prohibited from engaging in while employed at the Company in order to prevent competitive harm.
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On
March 16, 2018, the Board approved an increase of AU$100,000 (US$77,328.33) in Mr. Nathanielsz’ annual base salary, from
AU$300,000 (US$231,984.99) to AU$400,000 (US$309,313.32), effective immediately. In addition, having reviewed the Company’s
corporate objectives and performance criteria, including performance goals for Mr. Nathanielsz, the Board awarded a cash bonus
of AU$300,000 (US$231,984.99) to Mr. Nathanielsz, which is equal to 100% of his annual base salary in 2017, and is consistent
with the bonus parameters set forth in Mr. Nathanielsz’s existing employment agreement with Company.
On
May 14, 2019, the Board awarded a cash bonus of AU$460,000 (USD $322,414) to Mr. Nathanielsz, which is equal to 115% of
his annual base salary in 2019 and is consistent with the bonus parameters set forth in Mr. Nathanielsz’s existing employment
agreement with Company. On July 13, 2020 the Board approved a bonus of $240,000 AUD (USD $165,384) being equal to 60% of Mr
Nathanielsz base salary.
2019
Equity Incentive Plan
On
May 14, 2019, our board of directors adopted our 2019 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2019 Plan”), which reserves a total
of 234,000 shares of our common stock for issuance under the 2019 Plan (adjusted for the planned Reverse Stock Split). As described
below, incentive awards authorized under the 2019 Plan include, but are not limited to, incentive stock options within the meaning
of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). If an incentive award granted under
the 2019 Plan expires, terminates, is unexercised or is forfeited, or if any shares are surrendered to us in connection with the
exercise of an incentive award, the shares subject to such award and the surrendered shares will become available for further
awards under the 2019 Plan.
Administration
― Our board of directors will administer the 2019 Plan. Subject to the terms of the 2019 Plan, our board of directors
has complete authority and discretion to determine the terms upon which awards may be granted under the 2019 Plan.
Grants
― The 2019 Plan authorizes the grant to participants of nonqualified stock options, incentive stock options, restricted
stock awards, restricted stock units, performance grants intended to comply with Section 162(m) of the Code and stock appreciation
rights, as described below:
●
Options
granted under the 2019 Plan entitle the grantee, upon exercise, to purchase up to a specified number of shares from us at
a specified exercise price per share. The exercise price for shares of Common Stock covered by an option generally cannot
be less than the fair market value of Common Stock on the date of grant unless agreed to otherwise at the time of the grant.
In addition, in the case of an incentive stock option granted to an employee who, at the time the incentive stock option is
granted, owns stock representing more than 10% of the voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any parent or
subsidiary, the per share exercise price will be no less than 110% of the fair market value of Common Stock on the date of
grant.
●
Restricted
stock awards and restricted stock units may be awarded on terms and conditions established by the compensation committee,
which may include performance conditions for restricted stock awards and the lapse of restrictions on the achievement of one
or more performance goals for restricted stock units.
●
The
board of directors may make performance grants, each of which will contain performance goals for the award, including the
performance criteria, the target and maximum amounts payable, and other terms and conditions.
●
The
2019 Plan authorizes the granting of stock awards. The board of directors will establish the number of shares of our common
stock to be awarded (subject to the aggregate limit established under the 2019 Plan upon the number of shares of our common
stock that may be awarded or sold under the 2019 Plan) and the terms applicable to each award, including performance restrictions.
●
Stock
appreciation rights (“SARs”) entitle the participant to receive a distribution in an amount not to exceed the
number of shares of Common Stock subject to the portion of the SAR exercised multiplied by the difference between the market
price of a share of Common Stock on the date of exercise of the SAR and the market price of a share of our common Stock on
the date of grant of the SAR.
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Duration,
Amendment, and Termination ― Our board of directors has the power to amend, suspend or terminate the 2019 Plan without
stockholder approval or ratification at any time or from time to time. No change may be made that increases the total number of
shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance pursuant to incentive awards or reduces the minimum exercise price for options or
exchange of options for other incentive awards, unless such change is authorized by our stockholders within one year of such change.
Unless sooner terminated, the 2019 Plan would terminate ten years after it is adopted.
No awards or any shares of our common
stock were issued during the fiscal year 2020 under the 2019 Plan.
Outstanding
Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End
The
following table sets forth certain information with respect to grants of plan-based awards for the fiscal year ended June 30,
2020 to the Named Executive Officer. Except as set forth below, all of the outstanding equity awards granted to our Named Executive
Officer were fully vested as of June 30, 2020.
Option
awards
Stock
awards
Name
Number
of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options (#)
Exercisable
Number
of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options (#)
Unexercisable
Option
Exercise
Price ($)
Option
Expiration
Date
Number
of
Shares,
Units or
Other
Rights
That Have
Not Vested
(#)
Market
Value or
Payout
Value of
Unearned
Shares,
Units or
Other
Rights That
Have Not
Vested ($)
James
Nathanielsz (1)
572
-
$
3,750
April
14, 2021
-
-
James
Nathanielsz (2)
13,000
26,000
$
4.68
May
13, 2029
39,000
165,757
(1)
On
April 14, 2016, the Board granted Mr. Nathanielsz 572 stock options at an exercise price of $3,750 per share (market value
of the common stock on the Grant Date). 191 of such stock options vested on April 14, 2016 and expire on April 14, 2021, 191
of such stock options vested on April 14, 2017 (the first anniversary of the Grant Date) and expire on April 14, 2021 and
191 of such stock options vested on April 14, 2018 (the second anniversary of the Grant Date) and expire on April 14, 2021.
The fair value of the 572 options at the Grant Date is $1,962,440.
(2)
On
May 14, 2019, the Board granted Mr. Nathanielsz 39,000 tenure based stock options at an exercise price of $4.68 per share
and 78,000 performance based restricted stock units. The fair value of the 39,000 options and 78,000 restricted stock units
at the grant date was $165,747 and $331,493, respectively. With 39,000 of such restricted stock vested on May 14, 2020 and
the balance subject to performance conditions.
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Director
Compensation for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2020
Name
Fees
earned or paid in
cash ($)
Option
Awards
($)
All
Other Compensation
($)
Total
($)
Julian
Kenyon (1)
$
27,305
(2)
$
-
-
$
27,305
(1)
For
purposes of the information included in the table, the conversion rate as of June 30, 2020, $0.6891 was used to convert amounts
from AUD to USD.
(2)
Under
the Director Agreement (defined below), Dr. Kenyon received a gross consideration of $10,000 AUD per month through September
2016. Effective October 2016 Dr. Kenyon receives gross monthly compensation of $4,500 AUD or $3,218 USD per month for his
services as a director of our Company. See “Compensation of Directors — Director Agreement with Julian Kenyon”
below for additional details.
Director
Agreement with Julian Kenyon
The
Director Agreement sets forth the terms and conditions of Dr. Kenyon’s service as a director on the Board (the “Director
Agreement”). Dr. Kenyon’s appointment term was originally for three years, ending on February 25, 2018; however, this
term automatically renews for successive one-year periods unless either party provides 30 days’ prior written notice of
its intent not to renew.
Under
the Director Agreement, Dr. Kenyon received monthly consideration of $10,000 AUD ($120,000 AUD annualized). Dr. Kenyon has the
ability to convert any accrued but unpaid compensation into common stock at the end of each fiscal year at a conversion price
to be determined by Dr. Kenyon and the Company, which will in no event be lower than par value or higher than the closing bid
price on the date of conversion.
In
the event that the Company provides notice of non-renewal of the Director Agreement, the Company terminates Dr. Kenyon without
cause (as defined in the Director Agreement) or Dr. Kenyon terminates his services to the Company for good reason (as defined
in the Director Agreement), the Company agreed to pay Dr. Kenyon a severance payment in an amount equal to Dr. Kenyon’s
base salary for the year of termination in addition to accrued but unpaid salary and reimbursement of expenses (“Kenyon
Accrued Amounts”). In the event that Dr. Kenyon provides notice of non-renewal of the Director Agreement, the Company terminates
Dr. Kenyon for cause or Dr. Kenyon terminates his services without good reason, Dr. Kenyon is only entitled to the Kenyon Accrued
Amounts.
The
Company has agreed to indemnify Dr. Kenyon for any liabilities, costs and expenses incurred in the event that he is made a party
to a proceeding due to his role with the Company, other than any proceeding initiated by Dr. Kenyon or the Company relating to
any dispute with respect to the Director Agreement or Dr. Kenyon’s service as a director.
Under
the terms of the Director Agreement, Dr. Kenyon is also subject to certain restrictive covenants, including a one-year non-compete.
On
April 14, 2016 (the “Grant Date”), the board of directors of the Company granted 572 stock options with an exercise
price of $3,750 per share (market value of the Company’s common stock on the Grant Date), to Dr. Kenyon. 191 of such stock
options vested on April 14, 2016 and expire on April 14, 2021, 191 of such stock options vested on April 14, 2017 (the first anniversary
of the Grant Date) and expire on April 14, 2021 and 191 of such stock options vested on April 14, 2018 (the second anniversary
of the Grant Date) and expire on April 14, 2021. The fair value of the 572 options at the Grant Date was $1,962,440.
Effective
October 2016, Dr. Kenyon receives gross monthly compensation of $4,500 AUD, $3,489 USD per month.
The
Company and Dr Kenyon entered into an amended and restated services agreement as of May 14, 2019 (the “Kenyon Services Agreement”)
setting forth the terms and conditions of Dr. Kenyon’s continued appointment as Chief Scientific Officer of the Company
on part-time non-executive basis and as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company.
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The
Kenyon Services Agreement is for a period of three years unless terminated earlier by the Company and provides Dr. Kenyon with
a base fee of $4,500 AUD per month ($54,000 AUD annually).
On May 14, 2019, the Board granted Dr. Kenyon
19,500 tenure based stock options at an exercise price of $4.25 per share and 19,500 performance based restricted stock
units and 19,500 resyricted stock units vesting 1 year from the grant date. The fair value of the 19,500 options and 39,000
restricted stock unit at the grant date was $82,874 and $165,747, respectively.
Other
Director Compensation
Directors
are reimbursed for reasonable expenses incurred in attending meetings and carrying out duties as board members.
Scientific
Advisory Board Members Compensation
The
Company has entered into Scientific Advisory Board Member Agreements with certain members of its Scientific Advisory Board (the
“SAB Agreements”). The SAB Agreements contain substantially similar terms and primarily relate to the protection of
the Company’s intellectual property. The SAB Agreements also include provisions for the members’ compensation for
the services performed as a member of the Scientific Advisory Board. Messrs. Kutz, Brandt and Smyth each are paid a monetary fee
for each year of service provided.
Narrative
Disclosure of Compensation Policies and Practices as They Relate to Our Risk Management
We
believe that our compensation policies and practices for all employees and other individual service providers, including executive
officers, do not create risks that are reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on us.
Item
12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters
The following sets forth information as of September 23, 2020 regarding
the number of shares of our Common Stock beneficially owned by (i) each person that we know beneficially owns more than 5% of our
outstanding Common Stock, (ii) each of our directors and named executive officer and (iii) all of our directors and named executive
officers as a group.
The
amounts and percentages of our Common Stock beneficially owned are reported on the basis of SEC rules governing the determination
of beneficial ownership of securities. Under the SEC rules, a person is deemed to be a “beneficial owner” of a security
if that person has or shares “voting power,” which includes the power to vote or to direct the voting of such security,
or “investment power,” which includes the power to dispose of or to direct the disposition of such security. A person
is also deemed to be a beneficial owner of any securities of which that person has the right to acquire beneficial ownership within
60 days through the exercise of any stock option, warrant or other right, and the conversion of preferred stock. Under these rules,
more than one person may be deemed a beneficial owner of the same securities and a person may be deemed to be a beneficial owner
of securities as to which such person has no economic interest. Unless otherwise indicated, each of the shareholders named in
the table below, or his or her family members, has sole voting and investment power with respect to such shares of our Common
Stock. Except as otherwise indicated, the address of each of the shareholders listed below is: c/o Propanc Biopharma, Inc., 302,
6 Butler Street, Camberwell, VIC, 3124 Australia.
Common
Stock
Beneficially Owned
Series
A Preferred
Stock Beneficially
Owned
Series
B Preferred
Stock Beneficially
Owned
Name
and Address of Beneficial Owner
Number
of Shares Beneficially Owned
Percentage
of
Class (1)
Number
of Shares Beneficially Owned
Percentage
of
Class (2)
Number
of Shares Beneficially Owned
Percentage
of
Class (2)
North
Horizon Pty Ltd. (3)
345
*
500,000
100
%
-
-
James
Nathanielsz (4)
917
*
-
-
1
100
%
Dr.
Julian Kenyon (5)
802
*
-
-
-
-
All
directors and executive officers, as a group (2 persons)
1,719
*
500,000
100
%
1
100
%
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*
Represents beneficial ownership of less than one percent.
(1)
Applicable percentages are based on 668,670,618 shares of our common stock outstanding as of September 28, 2020.
(2)
Applicable percentages are based on 500,000 shares of our Series A Preferred Stock and 1 share of our Series B Preferred Stock
outstanding as of September 28, 2020, except where the person or entity has the right to receive shares within the next
60 days, which would increase the number of shares owned by such person or entity and the number of shares outstanding.
(3)
North Horizon Pty Ltd. is a Nathanielsz Family Trust. Mr. James Nathanielsz, the Chief Executive Officer and a director of our
Company, has voting and investment power over these shares.
(4)
Represents 345 shares of our common stock held by North Horizon Pty Ltd. and 572 shares of common stock issuable to Mr. Nathanielsz
pursuant to his stock options currently exercisable on or before April 14, 2021. Excludes 26,000 options, 39,000
restricted stock units that vested in May 2020 and 39,000 restricted stock units that are subject to certain vesting
conditions, as discussed above in the section captioned “Executive Compensation ― New Employment Agreement with James
Nathanielsz,”.
(5)
Represents 230 shares of our common stock held by Dr. Julian Kenyon, a director of our Company, and 572 shares of our common stock
issuable to Dr. Kenyon pursuant to his stock options currently exercisable on or before April 14, 2021. Excludes 6,500
options, 19,500 restricted stock units that vested in May 2020, and 19,500 restricted stock units that are subject
to certain vesting conditions, as discussed above in the section captioned “Executive Compensation ― New Services
Agreement with Julian Kenyon,”.
Item
13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.
The
following includes a summary of transactions since July 1, 2018 to which we have been a party, in which the amount involved in
the transaction exceeded $120,000, and in which any of our directors, executive officers or, to our knowledge, beneficial owners
of more than 5% of our capital stock or any member of the immediate family of any of the foregoing persons had or will have a
direct or indirect material interest, other than equity and other compensation, termination, change in control and other arrangements,
which are described above under “Item 11. Executive Compensation.”
Effective
May 5, 2016, we entered into an agreement for the lease of our principal executive offices with North Horizon Pty Ltd, of which
Mr. Nathanielsz and his wife are the owners and directors. The lease has a five-year term and provides for annual rental payments
of $39,600 AUD, which includes $3,600 of goods and service tax, for total payments of $198,000 AUD during the term of the lease.
Mr.
Nathanielsz’s wife, Sylvia Nathanielsz, is and has been an employee of our Company since October 2015. Mrs. Nathanielsz
receives an annual salary of $120,000 AUD, or $80,904 USD, and is entitled to benefits customarily expected to be
provided to employees of the Company.
Employment
and Director Compensation Arrangements
The
relationships and related party transactions described herein are in addition to any employment and director compensation arrangements
with our executive officers and directors, which are described above under “Executive Compensation — Narrative to
Summary Compensation Table and Director Compensation.”
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Indemnification
Agreements
Our
Certificate of Incorporation provides that none of our officers or directors shall be personally liable for any obligations of
our Company or for any duties or obligations arising out of any acts or conduct of said officer or director performed for or on
behalf of our Company, including without limitation, acts of negligence or contributory negligence. In addition, our Bylaws provide
that we shall indemnify and hold harmless each person and their heirs and administrators who shall serve at any time hereafter
as a director or officer of our Company from and against any and all claims, judgments and liabilities to which such persons shall
become subject by reason of their having heretofore or hereafter been a director or officer of our Company, or by reason of any
action alleged to have heretofore or hereafter taken or omitted to have been taken by him or her as such director or officer,
and that we shall reimburse each such person for all legal and other expenses reasonably incurred by him or her in connection
with any such claim, judgment or liability, including our power to defend such persons from all suits or claims as provided for
under the provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law; provided, however, that no such persons shall be indemnified against,
or be reimbursed for, any expense incurred in connection with any claim or liability arising out of his (or her) own willful misconduct.
In addition, we intend to enter into indemnification agreements with our directors and officers and some of our executives may
have certain indemnification rights arising under their employment agreements with us. We believe that these bylaw provisions
and indemnification agreements are necessary to attract and retain qualified persons as directors and officers.
The
limitation of liability and indemnification provisions in our Certificate of Incorporation may discourage stockholders from bringing
a lawsuit against our directors for breach of their fiduciary duties. They may also reduce the likelihood of derivative litigation
against our directors and officers, even though an action, if successful, might benefit us and our stockholders. A stockholder’s
investment may be harmed to the extent we pay the costs of settlement and damage awards against directors and officers pursuant
to these indemnification provisions.
On
May 14, 2019, our board of directors approved a form of Indemnification Agreement (“Indemnification Agreement”) for
each of our officers and directors. The Indemnification Agreement requires us to indemnify our directors and officers and to advance
expenses on behalf of such directors or officers to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and establish the procedures
by which a director or executive officer may request and receive indemnification. The Indemnification Agreement is in addition
to other rights to which a director or officer may be entitled under our Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws and applicable law.
Policies
and Procedures for Transactions with Related Persons
We
intend to adopt a written related-person transactions policy that will set forth our policies and procedures regarding the identification,
review, consideration and oversight of “related-person transactions.” For purposes of this policy only, a “related-person
transaction” shall be a transaction, arrangement or relationship (or any series of similar transactions, arrangements or
relationships) in which we and any “related person” are participants involving an amount that exceeds $120,000.
Director
Independence
Our
board of directors has reviewed the independence of our directors and has determined that none of our directors qualifies as an
independent director pursuant to Rule 5605(a)(2) of Nasdaq and applicable SEC rules and regulations. In making this determination,
our board of directors considered the relationships that each of our directors has with us and all other facts and circumstances
our board of directors deemed relevant in determining their independence.
Item
14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services.
The
Company’s Board of Directors reviews and approves audit and permissible non-audit services performed by its independent
registered public accounting firm, as well as the fees charged for such services. In its review of non-audit service and its appointment
of Salberg & Company, P.A. as our independent registered public accounting firm, the Board considered whether the provision
of such services is compatible with maintaining independence. All of the services provided, and fees charged by Salberg &
Company, P.A. in fiscal years ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 were approved by the Board of Directors. The following table shows
the fees for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2020 and 2019:
2020
2019
Audit
Fees (1)
$
58,900
$
55,900
Audit
Related Fees (2)
$
17,600
$
15,300
Tax
Fees (3)
$
-
$
-
All
Other Fees
$
-
$
-
Total
$
76,500
$
71,200
(1)
Audit fees – these fees relate to the audit of our annual consolidated financial statements and the review of our interim
quarterly consolidated financial statements.
(2)
Audit related fees – these fees relate primarily to the auditors’ review of our registration statements and audit
related consulting.
(3)
Tax fees – no fees of this sort were billed by Salberg & Company P.A., our principal accountant during 2020 and 2019
fiscal years.
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All
Other Fees
We
did not incur any other fees related to services rendered by our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal
years ended June 30, 2020 and 2019.
The
SEC requires that before our independent registered public accounting firm is engaged by us to render any auditing or permitted
non-audit related service, the engagement be either: (i) approved by our audit committee or (ii) entered into pursuant to pre-approval
policies and procedures established by the audit committee, provided that the policies and procedures are detailed as to the particular
service, the audit committee is informed of each service, and such policies and procedures do not include delegation of the audit
committee’s responsibilities to management.
Pre-Approval
Policies and Procedures
We
do not have an audit committee. Our Board pre-approves all services provided by our independent registered public accounting firm.
All of the above services and fees during the fiscal years ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 were reviewed and approved
by our Board before the respective services were rendered.
PART
IV
Item
15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules
(a)
Exhibits
Exhibit
Number
Description
3.1
Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended, filed with the SEC on June 23, 2011).
3.2
Bylaws of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended, filed with the SEC on June 23, 2011).
3.3
Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, dated November 11, 2014 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 16, 2014).
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3.4
Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, dated July 9, 2015 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 15, 2015).
3.5
Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, dated April 20, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 26, 2017).
3.6
Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, dated April 20, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 26, 2017).
3.7
Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, dated as of January 23, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 26, 2018).
3.8
Certificate of Amendment, dated as of June 7, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 21, 2019).
3.9
Certificate of Correction, dated as of June 10, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 21, 2019).
3.10
Certificate of Amendment, dated as of March 13, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.10 to the Company’s Form S-1/A filed on August 13, 2020).
4.1
Certificate of Designation of Series A Preferred Stock of the Company, dated December 2, 2014 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 16, 2014).
4.2
Certificate of Designation of Series B Preferred Stock of the Company, dated June 16, 2015 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 15, 2015).
4.3
Debenture issued to Delafield Investments Limited (“Delafield”), dated October 28, 2015 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 3, 2015).
4.4
Five Month Common Stock Purchase Warrant issued to Delafield, dated August 3, 2016 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 4, 2016).
4.5
Common Stock Purchase Warrant issued to Delafield, dated August 3, 2016 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 4, 2016).
4.6
Debenture issued to Delafield, dated September 15, 2016 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 16, 2016).
4.7
8% Convertible Redeemable Junior Subordinated Note due October 31, 2017 issued to Eagle Equities, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on November 10, 2016).
4.8
8% Convertible Redeemable Junior Subordinated Back End Note due October 31, 2107 issued to Eagle Equities, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on November 10, 2016).
4.9
10% per Annum, $250,000 Junior Subordinated Convertible Note (Note #1) issued to Regal Consulting (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 23, 2016).
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4.10
10% per Annum, $250,000 Junior Subordinated Convertible Note (Note #2) issued to Regal Consulting (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 23, 2016).
4.11
8% Convertible Redeemable Promissory Note due December 2, 2018 issued to Delafield Limited Investments (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 7, 2016).
4.12
Common Stock Purchase Warrant to Delafield Limited Investments, dated December 2, 2016 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 7, 2016).
4.13
8% Convertible Redeemable Junior Subordinated Promissory Note due December 21, 2017 issued to Eagle Equities, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 30, 2016).
4.14
8% Convertible Redeemable Junior Subordinated Promissory Note (Back End Note) due December 21, 2017 issued to Eagle Equities, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 30, 2016).
4.15
8% Convertible Redeemable Junior Subordinated Promissory Note due January 27, 2018 issued to Eagle Equities, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 3, 2017).
4.16
8% Convertible Redeemable Junior Subordinated Promissory Note (Back End Note) due January 27, 2018 issued to Eagle Equities, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 3, 2017).
4.17
8% Convertible Redeemable Junior Subordinated Note due March 1, 2018 issued to Eagle Equities, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Company’ Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on May 8, 2017).
4.18
8% Convertible Redeemable Junior Subordinated Note (Back End Note) due March 1, 2018 issued to Eagle Equities, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on May 8, 2017).
4.19
8% Convertible Redeemable Junior Subordinated Promissory Note due May 17, 2018, issued to GS Capital Partners, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 1, 2017).
4.20
8% Convertible Redeemable Junior Subordinated Promissory Note due September 12, 2018 issued to GS Capital, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.20 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on September 28, 2017).
4.21
8% Convertible Redeemable Junior Subordinated Promissory Note (Back End Note) due September 12, 2018 issued to GS Capital, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.21 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on September 28, 2017).
4.22
8% Convertible Redeemable Junior Subordinated Note due October 25, 2018 issued to Eagle Equities, LLC, dated November 3, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.10 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on November 9, 2017).
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4.23
8% Convertible Redeemable Junior Subordinated Back End Note due October 25, 2018 issued to Eagle Equities, LLC, dated November 3, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.11 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on November 9, 2017).
4.24
Collateralized Secured Promissory Note (Bank End Note) due June 25, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.12 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on November 9, 2017).
4.25
8% Convertible Redeemable Note due December 29, 2018 issued to Eagle Equities, LLC, dated December 29, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 5, 2018).
4.26
8% Convertible Redeemable Note due January 22, 2019 issued to Power Up Lending Group LTD., dated January 22, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 26, 2018).
4.27
8% Convertible Redeemable Note due March 21, 2019 issued to GS Capital Partners, LLC, dated March 21, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 29, 2018).
4.28
8% Convertible Redeemable Back End Note due March 21, 2019 issued to GS Capital Partners, LLC, dated March 21, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 29, 2018).
4.29
Collateralized Secured Promissory Note due November 23, 2018 issued to GS Capital Partners, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 29, 2018).
4.30
8% Convertible Redeemable Note due April 13, 2019 issued to GS Capital Partners, LLC, dated April 13, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 19, 2018).
4.31
8% Convertible Redeemable Back End Note due April 13, 2019 issued to GS Capital Partners, LLC, dated April 13, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 19, 2018).
4.32
Collateralized Secured Promissory Note due December 13, 2018 issued to GS Capital Partners, LLC, dated April 13, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 19, 2018).
4.33
8% Convertible Redeemable Note due June 14, 2019 issued to Eagle Equities, LLC, dated June 14, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 20, 2018).
4.34
8% Convertible Redeemable Note due June 26, 2019 issued to JSJ Investments Inc., dated June 26, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 2, 2018).
4.35
Securities Purchase Agreement by and between the Company and Coventry Enterprises, LLC, dated as of June 29, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 6, 2018).
4.36
8% Convertible Redeemable Note due June 29, 2019 issued to Coventry Enterprises, LLC, dated June 29, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 6, 2018).
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4.37
8% Convertible Redeemable Back End Note due June 29, 2019 issued to Coventry Enterprises, LLC, dated June 29, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 6, 2018).
4.38
Collateralized Secured Promissory Note due February 29, 2019 issued to Coventry Enterprises, LLC, dated June 29, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 6, 2018).
4.39
8% Convertible Redeemable Note due July 13, 2019 issued to Eagle Equities, LLC, dated July 13, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 19, 2018).
4.40
8% Convertible Redeemable Note due August 28, 2019 issued to Power Up Lending Group Ltd., dated August 28, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 4, 2018).
4.41
8% Convertible Redeemable Note due August 29, 2019 issued to Eagle Equities, LLC, dated August 29, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 4, 2018).
4.42
8% Convertible Redeemable Note, dated October 2, 2019, issued by the Company to Eagle Equities, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 5, 2018).
4.43
8% Convertible Redeemable Note, dated October 2, 2019, issued by the Company to GS Capital Partners, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 5, 2018).
4.44
8% Convertible Redeemable Back End Note, dated October 2, 2019, issued by the Company to GS Capital Partners, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 5, 2018).
4.45
Collateralized Secured Promissory Note, dated October 2, 2018, issued by GS Capital Partners, LLC to the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 5, 2018).
4.46
8% Convertible Redeemable Note, dated November 30, 2018, issued by the Company to Eagle Equities, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 6, 2018).
4.47
8% Convertible Redeemable Note, dated December 24, 2018, issued by the Company to Eagle Equities, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 28, 2018).
4.48
8% Convertible Redeemable Note, dated May 23, 2019, issued by the Company to Redstart Holdings Corp (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 30, 2019).
4.49
8% Convertible Redeemable Note, dated July 3, 2019, issued by the Company to Power Up Lending Group Ltd. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 10,2019).
4.50
10% Convertible Redeemable Note dated July 30, 2019, by and between the Company and Odyssey Capital Funding LLC. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 6, 2019).
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4.51
Convertible Redeemable Note, issued to Auctus Fund LLC on August 30, 2019 and effective as of September 3, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 9, 2019).
4.52
Common Stock Purchase Warrant for the purchase of up to 450,000 shares of the Company’s common stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 9, 2019).
4.53
Common Stock Purchase Warrant for the purchase of up to 300,000 shares of the Company’s common stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 9, 2019).
4.54
Common Stock Purchase Warrant for the purchase of up to 225,000 shares of the Company’s common stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 9, 2019).
4.55
Form of Convertible Promissory Note (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.55 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on October 15, 2019)
4.56
Form of First Convertible Redeemable Promissory Note (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 17, 2020)
4.57
Form of Second Convertible Redeemable Promissory Note (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 17, 2020)
4.58
Form of Prefunded Warrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 3, 2020)
4.59
Form of Series A Warrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 3, 2020)
4.60
Form of Series B Warrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 3, 2020)
4.61
Form of Series C Warrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 3, 2020)
10.1
Debt Settlement Agreement between the Company and James Nathanielsz, dated February 4, 2015 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on February 17, 2015).
10.2
Debt Settlement Agreement between the Company and Julian Kenyon, dated February 4, 2015 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on February 17, 2015).
10.3
Securities Purchase Agreement between the Company and Delafield, dated October 28, 2015 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 3, 2015).
10.4
Registration Rights Agreement between the Company and Delafield, dated October 28, 2015 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 3, 2015).
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10.5
Security Agreement between the Company, all of the Subsidiaries of the Company and Delafield, dated October 28, 2015 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 3, 2015).
10.6
Addendum, dated March 11, 2016 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 11, 2016).
10.7†
Employment Agreement entered into as of February 25, 2015 by and between James Nathanielsz and the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed on March 25, 2016).
10.8†
Director Agreement entered into as of February 25, 2015 by and between Julian Kenyon and the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed on March 25, 2016).
10.9†
Form of Scientific Advisory Board Member Agreement, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed on March 25, 2016.
10.10†
Amendment No. 1 to Employment Agreement entered into as of April 14, 2016 by and between James Nathanielsz and the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on May 16, 2016).
10.11†
Amendment No. 2 to Employment Agreement entered into as of September 25, 2017 by and between James Nathanielsz and the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on September 28, 2017).
10.12
Letter Agreement by and between the Company and Delafield, dated July 1, 2016 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 5, 2016).
10.13
Letter Agreement by and between the Company and Delafield, dated August 3, 2016 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 4, 2016).
10.14
Manufacturing Services Agreement by and between Q-Biologicals NV (now Amatsigroup NV) and the Company, dated August 12, 2016 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 23, 2016).
10.15
Quality Assurance Agreement by and between Q-Biologicals NV (now Amatsigroup NV) and the Company dated August 12, 2016 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 23, 2016).
10.16
Additional Issuance Agreement between the Company and Delafield, dated September 15, 2016 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 16, 2016).
10.17
Securities Purchase Agreement by and between the Company and Eagle Equities, LLC, dated as of October 31, 2016 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on November 10, 2016).
10.18
Consulting Agreement between the Company and Regal Consulting, LLC, dated November 18, 2016 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 23, 2016).
10.19
Securities Purchase Agreement by and between the Company and Eagle Equities, LLC, dated as of December 21, 2016 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 30, 2016).
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10.20
Letter Agreement dated as of December 2, 2016 between the Company and Delafield (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 7, 2016).
10.21
Securities Purchase Agreement by and between the Company and Eagle Equities, LLC, dated December 21, 2016 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 30, 2016).
10.22
Securities Purchase Agreement by and between the Company and Eagle Equities, LLC, dated January 30, 2016 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 3, 2017).
10.23
Letter Agreement dated as of March 10, 2017 between the Company and Delafield (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 21, 2017).
10.24
Securities Purchase Agreement by and between the Company and Eagle Equities, LLC, dated March 1, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on May 8, 2017).
10.25
Securities Purchase Agreement by and between the Company and GS Capital Partners, LLC, dated as of May 17, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 1, 2017).
10.26
Securities Purchase Agreement by and between the Company and GS Capital Partners, LLC, dated as of September 12, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.26 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on September 28, 2017).
10.27
Letter Agreement dated September 30, 2017 between the Company and Delafield Investments Limited (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 2, 2017).
10.28
Securities Purchase Agreement by and between the Company and Eagle Equities, LLC, dated as of October 25, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on November 9, 2017).
10.29
Securities Purchase Agreement by and between the Company and Eagle Equities, LLC, dated as of December 29, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 5, 2018).
10.30
Securities Purchase Agreement by and between the Company and Power Up Lending Group Ltd. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 26, 2018).
10.31
Securities Purchase Agreement by and between the Company and GS Capital Partners, LLC, dated as of March 23, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 29, 2018).
10.32
Securities Purchase Agreement by and between the Company and GS Capital Partners, LLC, dated as of April 13, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 19, 2018).
10.33
Securities Purchase Agreement by and between the Company and Eagle Equities, LLC, dated as of June 14, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 20, 2018).
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10.34
Securities Purchase Agreement by and between the Company and Eagle Equities, LLC, dated as of July 13, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 19, 2018).
10.35
Securities Purchase Agreement by and between the Company and Power Up Lending Group Ltd., dated August 28, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 4, 2018).
10.36
Securities Purchase Agreement by and between the Company and Eagle Equities, LLC, dated August 29, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 4, 2018).
10.37
Employment Agreement by and between the Company and Carlo Campiciano dated June 24, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 1, 2019).
10.38
Securities Purchase Agreement, dated October 2, 2018, between the Company and Eagle Equities, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 10, 2018).
10.39
Securities Purchase Agreement, dated October 2, 2018, between the Company and GS Capital Partners, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 10, 2018).
10.40
Equity Purchase Agreement, dated October 5, 2018, between the Company and L2 Capital, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 10, 2018).
10.41
Registration Rights Agreement, dated October 5, 2018, between the Company and L2 Capital, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 10, 2018).
10.42
Securities Purchase Agreement, dated November 30, 2018, between the Company and Eagle Equities, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 6, 2018).
10.43
Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 24, 2018, between the Company and Eagle Equities, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 28, 2018
10.44
Equity Purchase Agreement, dated February 25, 2019, by and between the Company and Oasis Capital, LLC (incorporated by reference to exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 25, 2019).
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10.45
Registration Rights Agreement, dated February 25, 2019, by and between the Company and Oasis Capital, LLC (incorporated by reference to exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 25, 2019).
10.46
Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated as of May 14, 2019, between the Company and James Nathanielsz (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 15, 2019).
10.47
Amended and Restated Services Agreement, dated as of May 14, 2019, between the Company and Julian Kenyon (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 15, 2019).
10.48
Propanc Biopharma, Inc.’s 2019 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 15, 2019).
10.49
Form of Indemnification Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 15, 2019).
10.50
Securities Purchase Agreement dated May 23, 2019, by and between the Company and Redstart Holdings Corp (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 30, 2019)
10.51
Securities Purchase Agreement, dated July 3, 2019, by and between the Company and Power Up Lending Group Ltd. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 10,2019).
10.52
Securities Purchase Agreement dated July 30, 2019, by and between the Company and Odyssey Capital Funding LLC. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 6, 2019).
10.53
Securities Purchase Agreement dated August 30, 2019, by and between the Company and Auctus Fund LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 9, 2019).
10.54
Registration Rights Agreement dated August 30, 2019, by and between the Company and Auctus Fund LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 9, 2019).
10.55
Employment Agreement by and between the Company and Carlo Campiciano dated June 24, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 1, 2019).
10.56
Form of Securities Purchase Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.56 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on October 15, 2019).
10.57
Form of First Securities Purchase Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 17, 2020)
10.58
Form of Second Convertible Redeemable Promissory Note (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 17, 2020)
10.59
Form of Securities Purchase Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 3, 2020)
10.60
Form of Prefunded Warrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 3, 2020)
21.1*
List of subsidiaries of the Company.
31.1*
Certification of the Principal Executive Officer a pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2*
Certification of the Principal Financial Officer a pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1*
Certification of the Principal Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2*
Certification of the Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101.
INS*
XBRL
Instance Document.
101.
SCH*
XBRL
Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.
101.
CAL*
XBRL
Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.
101.
DEF*
XBRL
Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.
101.LAB*
XBRL
Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.
101.
PRE*
XBRL
Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.
*
Filed
herewith.
†
Management
contract or compensatory plan or arrangement required to be filed as an exhibit pursuant to the requirements of Item 15(a)(3)
of Form 10-K.
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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.
PROPANC
BIOPHARMA, INC.
Dated:
October 1, 2020
By:
/s/
James Nathanielsz
James
Nathanielsz
Chief
Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed by the following persons on behalf of
the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Name
Title
Date
/s/
James Nathanielsz
Chief
Executive Officer,
October 1, 2020
James
Nathanielsz
and
Director
/s/
Julian Kenyon
Director
Julian
Kenyon
October
1, 2020
/s/
Carlo Campiciano
Chief
Financial Officer and Secretary
Carlo
Campiciano
(Principal
Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)
October
1, 2020
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