Item 1A. Risk Factors
ITEM
1A. RISK FACTORS
There
have been no material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed in Part I, Item 1A of the Company’s Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended September 30, 2020, filed with the Commission on December 29, 2020 (the “ Form 10-K ”), under
the heading “ Risk Factors ” as supplemented by the risk factors included in the Company’s Registration on Form S-1 which
was filed with the Commission on April 30, 2021 (the “ Form S--1 ”), under the heading “ Risk Factors ”, except
as set forth below, and investors should review the risks provided in the Form 10-K, Form S-1 and below, prior to making an investment
in the Company. The business, financial condition and operating results of the Company can be affected by a number of factors, whether
currently known or unknown, including but not limited to those described below and in the Form 10-K and Form S-1, under the headings
“ Risk Factors ”, which risk factors from the Form 10-K and Form S-1 are incorporated by reference in this Item 1A.
Risk Factors, subject to updates to such risk factors as provided below, any one or more of which could, directly or indirectly, cause
the Company’s actual financial condition and operating results to vary materially from past, or from anticipated future, financial
condition and operating results. Any of these factors, in whole or in part, could materially and adversely affect the Company’s
business, financial condition, operating results and stock price.
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Risks
Related to Preemptive Rights
Our
shareholders have statutory preemptive rights and our failure to provide shareholders notice of their right to exercise such rights or
the exercise by such shareholders of such rights, could create dilution to existing shareholders, uncertainty regarding our capitalization
structure, and result in the value of our common stock declining in value or being less than similarly situated companies whose governing
documents do not provide for preemptive rights.
Pursuant
to Section 21.208 of the Texas Business Organizations Code (TBOC), shareholders of Texas corporations formed prior to September
1, 2003, like the Company, have a preemptive right to acquire unissued or treasury shares, to the extent a Texas corporation’s
Articles of Incorporation do not limit or deny such right. The Company’s Articles of Incorporation do not limit or deny the statutory
right of preemption and as such our shareholders have preemptive rights. Specifically, the shareholders of the Company have a preemptive
right to acquire proportional amounts of the Company’s unissued or treasury shares on the decision of the Company’s Board
of Directors to issue the shares, provided that no preemptive right exists with respect to: (1) shares issued or granted as compensation
to a director, officer, agent, or employee of the Company or a subsidiary or affiliate of the Company; (2) shares issued or granted to
satisfy conversion or option rights created to provide compensation to a director, officer, agent, or employee of the corporation or
a subsidiary or affiliate of the Company; or (3) shares sold, issued, or granted by the Company for consideration other than money. As
the sale of the Offering Shares and Offering Warrants in the offering did not meet one of the exceptions above, such securities are subject
to statutory preemptive rights. An action brought against the Company, the Board of Directors or an officer, shareholder, or agent of
the Company, or an owner of a beneficial interest in shares of the Company, for the violation of a preemptive right of a shareholder
under the TBOC must be brought not later than the earlier of: (1) the first anniversary of the date written notice is given to each shareholder
whose preemptive right was violated; or (2) the fourth anniversary of the latest of: (A) the date the Company issued the shares, securities,
or rights; (B) the date the Company sold the shares, securities, or rights; or (C) the date the Company otherwise distributed the shares,
securities, or rights. The exercise of shareholders preemptive rights could cause dilution to existing shareholders. Actions brought
by shareholders to enforce their preemptive rights may be costly or time consuming, and may take management’s focus away from the
Company’s operations. The Company has to date, not provided any shareholders any notice of any preemptive rights and as such, any
and all issuances of the Company’s securities (other than those exempt from the preemptive rights described above) during the past
four years are subject to preemptive rights of shareholders, in the event any shareholders bring an action against the Company to enforce
such rights. Shareholders may therefore be subject to dilution in the event any shareholders file an action to enforce their preemptive
rights in connection with prior issuances, are successful in such action, and acquire additional securities of the Company. Finally,
the Company, its officers and directors, and in some cases its shareholders, may face liability, penalties and costs in connection with
the continued failure of the Company to provide notice of shareholders’ rights to preemptive rights.
The
Company is required, pursuant to the terms of the Securities Purchase Agreement (“ Purchase Agreement ”) entered into
with the Purchasers, to take prompt action to seek shareholder approval to amend its Articles of Incorporation to terminate shareholders
preemptive rights and investors in the offering waived their statutory preemptive rights, in consideration for anti-dilutive rights which
require the Company to issue them additional shares of common stock to maintain their percentage ownership in the Company prior to any
preemptive right issuance, for no consideration, if any statutory preemptive rights are exercised by any shareholder of the Company,
which will expire at such time, if ever, as the Company has adopted an amendment to its Articles of Incorporation to terminate such statutory
preemptive rights. As such, shareholders should not assume that such preemptive rights will continue to exist in the future, or that
such shareholders will be able to acquire any securities in the future, pursuant to such preemptive rights which are currently provided
for under the TBOC.
In
addition to the Private Offering, the Company completed the sale of 18.9 million common shares during its fiscal year ended September
30, 2018 at $1.00 per unit. To date, no preemptive rights claims have been made by shareholders as a result of these sales. Prior to
that sale, the Company had 7.2 million common shares outstanding and eligible for preemptive rights per the criteria outlined above.
In
addition to possible dilution caused by shareholders of the Company taking action to enforce their preemptive rights or anti-dilution
rights of the investors in the Private Offering in connection with the exercise of preemptive rights by any other shareholder, such rights
could create uncertainty regarding our capitalization structure, and result in the value of our common stock declining in value or being
less than similarly situated companies whose governing documents do not provide for preemptive rights.
The
exercise of statutory preemptive rights by shareholders may require us to sell shares or other securities below the then current trading
price of our common stock, or for nominal consideration, and may cause significant dilution to current and future shareholders.
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The
Company may fail in its efforts to obtain shareholder approval to eliminate preemptive rights thereby potentially limiting its ability
to raise capital in the future or incur potential liability.
The
Company is required, by 180 days after the closing of the Private Offering (i.e., by October 13, 2021), to seek shareholder approval
to remove preemptive rights by either amending its Articles of Incorporation or redomiciling its state of incorporation. In the event
the Company is unsuccessful in obtaining the required shareholder approval to amend its Articles of Incorporation or to redomicile the
Company to remove preemptive rights, the Company’s ability to raise capital may be impacted and the terms of such financing may
be under terms that are less favorable to the Company. In addition, there is a risk of liability to shareholders with preemptive rights
which may result in dilution to our shareholders (see also the risk factor above). If a shareholder files a statutory preemptive right
claim, then the dilution risk to existing shareholders is equal to the number of shares necessary to satisfy that claim. For example,
the remedy for a common stock shareholder who owned 1% of the Company prior to the 2018 equity issuance described above who did not participate
in the 2018 equity issuance and files a statutory preemptive rights claim would be to offer 1% of the total shares sold in the 2018 equity
offering to the shareholder (i.e., the same percentage as their ownership in the Company at the time of the offering) at $1.00 per share,
the amount per share of shares sold in the 2018 equity issuance. If the shareholder elects to purchase shares at the $1.00 price, then
the other shareholders would be diluted by the additional shares purchased by the shareholder with the statutory preemptive rights claim.
This same example applies to shareholders who own the common shares of the Company at the time of the Private Offering, except that the
terms of the Private Offering would apply (i.e., a purchase price of $0.18 per share).
Risks
Related to Our Financial Position and Need for Capital
We
have incurred net losses since our inception and may never be profitable.
Our
likelihood of success must be considered in light of the problems, expenses, difficulties, complications and delays frequently encountered
in connection with development of a business enterprise in the technology sector. We had a net loss of $1,088,838 or $0.04 per share
for the three months ended March 31, 2021, compared to a net loss of $3,068,247 or $0.08 per share for the three months ended March 31,
2020. For the six months ended March 31, 2021, we had a net loss of $1,888,573 or $0.07 per share, compared to a net loss of $5,176,336
or $0.13 per share for the six months ended March 31, 2020. Our net losses for the year ended September 30, 2020 and for the period from
September 30, 2017 through September 30, 2020 were $6,970,072 and $22,642,039, respectively, and our aggregate accumulated deficit as
of September 30, 2020 and 2019 was $68,426,608 and $61,456,536, respectively. For the quarters ending December 31, 2020 and September
30, 2020, our net losses were $799,735 and $635,993, respectively.
There
can be no assurance that any products under development by us will be successfully commercialized, and the extent of our future losses
and the timing of our profitability, if ever achieved, are highly uncertain. If we are unable to achieve profitability, we may be unable
to continue our operations.
Risks
Related to Our Business and Results of Operations
A
pandemic, epidemic or outbreak of an infectious disease, such as COVID-19, has materially affected, and may in the future materially
and adversely affect, our business and operations.
On
March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting the United
States and global economies and may affect our operations and those of third parties on which we rely. While the potential economic impact
brought by, and the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic is difficult to assess or predict, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global
financial markets may reduce our ability to access capital, which could negatively impact our short-term and long-term liquidity. The
ultimate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is highly uncertain and subject to change. We do not yet know the full extent of potential delays
or impacts on our business, financing or the global economy as a whole. However, these effects could have a material impact on our liquidity,
capital resources, operations and business and those of the third parties on which we rely.
During
2020 and into 2021, the COVID-19 pandemic has interrupted our sales and marketing activities and restricted face-to-face interaction
between our team members and our partners. This slowed the pace of our development and the expansion of our deal pipeline. Government
action for the current pandemic or the emergence of a new viral outbreak may negatively impact the adjustments we, our customers (if
any), and the customers of our licensees, and our partners have made to resume business under new protocols.
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