Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
Item
9A. Controls and Procedures
As required
by Rule 13a-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, we have carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls
and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this annual report, being December 31, 2024. This evaluation was carried out under
the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer.
Disclosure
controls and procedures are controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our
reports filed or submitted under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time
periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include controls
and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our company’s reports filed under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 is accumulated and communicated to management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer,
to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Based upon
that evaluation, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we have concluded that our disclosure controls and
procedures were ineffective as of the end of the period covered by this annual report.
Management’s
Annual Report on Internal Control over Financing Reporting
Our management
is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934). Management has assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of
December 31, 2024, based on criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations
of the Treadway Commission. As a result of this assessment, management concluded that, as of December 31, 2024, our internal control
over financial reporting was not effective. Our management identified the following material weaknesses in our internal control over
financial reporting, which are indicative of many small companies with small staff: (i) inadequate segregation of duties and effective
risk assessment; and (ii) insufficient written policies and procedures for accounting and financial reporting with respect to the requirements
and application of both US GAAP and SEC guidelines.
We plan
to take steps to enhance and improve the design of our internal control over financial reporting. During the period covered by this annual
report on Form 10-K, we have not been able to remediate the material weaknesses identified above. To remediate such weaknesses, we hope
to implement the following changes during our fiscal year ending December 31, 2025: (i) appoint additional qualified personnel to address
inadequate segregation of duties and ineffective risk management; and (ii) adopt sufficient written policies and procedures for accounting
and financial reporting. The remediation efforts set out in (i) and (ii) are largely dependent upon our securing additional financing
to cover the costs of implementing the changes required. If we are unsuccessful in securing such funds, remediation efforts may be adversely
affected in a material manner.
This annual
report does not include an attestation report of our registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting.
Management’s report was not subject to attestation by our registered public accounting firm pursuant to an exemption for non-accelerated
filers set forth in Section 989G of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
Item
9B. Other Information
None .
Item 9C. Disclosure
Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections.
None.
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PART
III
Item
10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
The following
information sets forth the names, ages, and positions of our current directors and executive officers.
Name
Age
Position(s) and Office(s) Held
Terry Howlett
76
Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and Director
David St. James
50
Director
Set forth
below is a brief description of the background and business experience of each of our current executive officers and directors.
Mr.
Terry H. Howlett , has been our Chief Executive Officer and Director since March 5, 1998. Mr. Howlett has a diversified
background in market initialization and development, sales and venture capital financing for emerging growth companies. He has held
senior management, marketing and sales positions with various companies, including the Canadian Federation of Independent Business,
Family Life Insurance, and Avacare of Canada and founded Presley Laboratories, Inc., which marketed cosmetic and skin, care
products on a direct sales basis. For the ten years prior to becoming President of the Company, Mr. Howlett was the President and
CEO of Voice-it Solutions, Inc., a publicly traded company on the Vancouver Stock exchange that made voice response software for
order entry systems.
Mr. David
St. James is an inventor and businessman based in Las Vegas, Nevada. He has invented and co-invented turbochargers and superchargers,
some of which are in use today on production vehicles and in Formula 1. He has also been involved in other various aspects of the automotive
industry, including product development, service, and repair. He has been an Officer and Director of Homeland Resources Ltd. since July
of 2014 and currently serves as the President and a Director. He has been the Vice President and a Director of Nouveau Ventures Inc.
since August of 2014. Mr. St. James served as the President of XLR Medical Corporation from January 2009 through January 2012.
Directors
Our bylaws
authorize no less than one (1) and more than twelve (12) directors. We currently have two directors.
Term
of Office
Our Directors
are appointed for a one-year term to hold office until the next annual general meeting of our shareholders or until removed from office
in accordance with our bylaws. Our officers are appointed by our board of directors and hold office until removed by the board.
Significant
Employees
Ms.
Doreen McMorran , is head of Business Development. Ms. McMorran brings to the Company almost 20 years of experience in the medical
and pharmaceutical industry, specifically in the areas of strategic planning, sales and marketing. She has spent the last seven years
selling to international dermatology and skincare focused companies like Procter and Gamble, Johnson & Johnson, Stiefel, Galderma,
Novartis and Graceway, to name a few. Ms. McMorran, who holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Honors) degree, spent six years in the pharmaceutical
industry with Astra Pharma. Additionally, she has held senior management level positions with a number of healthcare companies, focusing
on business development, sales, marketing and operations.
Family
Relationships
There are
no family relationships between or among the directors, executive officers or persons nominated or chosen by us to become directors or
executive officers.
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Involvement
in Certain Legal Proceedings
To the best
of our knowledge, during the past ten years, none of the following occurred with respect to a present or former director, executive officer,
or employee: (1) any bankruptcy petition filed by or against any business of which such person was a general partner or executive officer
either at the time of the bankruptcy or within two years prior to that time; (2) any conviction in a criminal proceeding or being subject
to a pending criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations and other minor offenses); (3) being subject to any order, judgment or
decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any court of competent jurisdiction, permanently or temporarily enjoining,
barring, suspending or otherwise limiting his or her involvement in any type of business, securities or banking activities; and (4) being
found by a court of competent jurisdiction (in a civil action), the SEC or the Commodities Futures Trading Commission to have violated
a federal or state securities or commodities law, and the judgment has not been reversed, suspended or vacated.
Audit
Committee
We do
not have a separately designated standing audit committee. The entire board of directors performs the functions of an audit
committee, but no written charter governs the actions of the board of directors when performing the functions of that would
generally be performed by an audit committee. The board of directors approves the selection of our independent accountants and meets
and interacts with the independent accountants to discuss issues related to financial reporting. In addition, the board of directors
reviews the scope and results of the audit with the independent accountants, reviews with management and the independent
accountants our annual operating results, considers the adequacy of our internal accounting procedures and considers other auditing
and accounting matters including fees to be paid to the independent auditor and the performance of the independent auditor.
We do not
have an audit committee financial expert because of the size of our company and our board of directors at this time. We believe that
we do not require an audit committee financial expert at this time because we retain outside consultants who possess these attributes
as needed.
For the
fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, the board of directors:
1. Reviewed
and discussed the audited financial statements with management, and
2. Reviewed
and discussed the written disclosures and the letter from our independent auditors on the
matters relating to the auditor’s independence.
3. Based
upon the board of directors’ review and discussion of the matters above, the board
of directors authorized inclusion of the audited financial statements for the year ended
December 31, 2024, to be included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K and filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission.
Section
16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
Section
16(a) of the Exchange Act requires our directors and executive officers and persons who beneficially own more than ten percent of a registered
class of the Company’s equity securities to file with the SEC initial reports of ownership and reports of changes in ownership
of common stock and other equity securities of the Company. Officers, directors and greater than ten percent beneficial shareholders
are required by SEC regulations to furnish us with copies of all Section 16(a) forms they file. To the best of our knowledge based solely
on a review of Forms 3, 4, and 5 (and any amendments thereof) received by us during or with respect to the year ended December 31, 2024,
all filings were timely made.
Code
of Ethics
We adopted
a Code of Ethics for Financial Executives, which include our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting
officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions. The Code of Ethics was filed as an exhibit to the annual report on Form
10KSB for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004 and filed with the SEC on April 14, 2005.
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Item
11. Executive Compensation
Compensation
Discussion and Analysis
Currently,
the objective of the cash compensation paid by the company is to provide fair reimbursement for the time spent by our executive officer
and independent directors to the extent feasible within the financial constraints faced by our developing business. The stock options
granted to our executive officer and to our independent directors are intended to provide these individuals with incentives to pursue
the growth and development of the company’s operations and business opportunities. Although the options awarded to our executive
and directors are typically exercisable immediately, they also remain valid and exercisable for terms of several years. We believe this
provides the proper balance of short-term and long-term incentives to increase the value of the company. Although an immediate increase
in share price following the issuance of the options would obviously result in a profit if those options were exercised, the longer exercisable
period of the options also provides an incentive to increase value over the long term and gives our executive officer and directors the
opportunity to realize gains based on the sustained growth of our operations and revenues.
In addition,
our sole executive officer holds substantial ownership in the company and is generally motivated by a strong entrepreneurial interest
in expanding our operations and revenue base to the best of his ability.
Summary
Compensation Table
The table
below summarizes all compensation awarded to, earned by, or paid to our former or current executive officers for the fiscal years ended
December 31, 2024 and 2023.
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
Name and principal position
Year
Salary ($)
Bonus
($)
Stock
Awards
($)
Option
Awards
($)
Non-Equity
Incentive Plan
Compensation
($)
Nonqualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings ($)
All Other
Compensation
($)
Total
($)
Terry Howlett
CEO & CFO
2024
2023
180,000
180,000
—
—
—
—
—
—
180,000 (1)
180,000 (2)
(1)
Due to financial constraints, however, the total paid to Mr. Howlett during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 was $0.
(2)
Due to financial constraints, however, the total salary paid to Mr. Howlett during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 was $0.
Narrative Disclosure to the Summary Compensation
Table
We granted Mr. Howlett the right to convert his
accrued compensation of $180,000 and $180,000 as of December 31, 2024 and 2023 into our common stock at $0.10 per share at any
time until 2028. If exercised, we also agreed to issue one three-year warrant for every two shares converted by Mr. Howlett exercisable
at $0.15 per share.
Outstanding
Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End
There were
no unexercised options, stock that has not vested, or equity incentive plan awards as of December 31, 2024.
The table
below summarizes all compensation of our directors as of December 31, 2024.
DIRECTOR COMPENSATION
Name
Fees Earned or Paid in Cash
($)
Stock Awards ($)
Option Awards
($)
Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation ($)
Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Earnings
($)
All Other Compensation ($)
Total
($)
David St. James
$6,000
-
-
-
-
-
-
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Narrative
Disclosure to the Director Compensation Table
All the
fees earned or paid in cash and stock options awards granted to Terry Howlett were earned in connection with his service as an executive
officer. Mr. Howlett received no compensation for his service as a member of our board of directors.
Mr St. James
was paid $6,000 for his services during the year ended December 31, 2024.
Item
12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters
The following
table sets forth, as of April 10, 2025, the beneficial ownership of our common stock by each executive officer and director, by
each person known by us to beneficially own more than 5% of our common stock and by the executive officers and directors as a group.
Title
of class
Name
and address of beneficial owner (1)
Amount
of beneficial ownership (2)
Percent
of class (3)
Executive
Officers & Directors:
Common
Terry Howlett (4)
11,041,001 shares
68
%
Common
David St. James (5)
2,000 shares
Less than 1
%
Total of All Directors
and Executive Officers:
11,043,001 shares
68
%
More Than 5% Beneficial
Owners:
Doreen McMorran (6)
10,250,510 shares
65
%
(1)
Except as otherwise indicated, the address of each person named in
this table is c/o Skinvisible, Inc., 6320 South Sandhill Road, Unit 9, Las Vegas, Nevada 89120.
(2)
As used in this table, "beneficial ownership" means the sole
or shared power to vote, or to direct the voting of, a security, or the sole or shared investment power with respect to a security
(i.e., the power to dispose of, or to direct the disposition of, a security). In addition, for purposes of this table, a person is
deemed, as of any date, to have "beneficial ownership" of any security that such person has the right to acquire within
60 days after such date.
(3)
Except
as otherwise indicated, all shares are owned directly and the percentage shown is based on
5,316,843 shares of common stock issued and outstanding on April 10, 2025
(4)
Includes 154,466 shares held in his name as
indicated on our shareholder list, and 10,886,535 shares of common stock held in derivative securities.
(5)
Includes an option to purchase 2,000 shares of common stock at $0.035
per share.
(6)
Includes 36,000 shares held in her name as indicated on our shareholder
list, and 10,214,510 shares of common stock held in derivative securities.
Item
13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
Aside from
that which follows and in “Executive Compensation,” none of our directors or executive officers, nor any proposed nominee
for election as a director, nor any person who beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, shares carrying more than 5% of the voting
rights attached to all of our outstanding shares, nor any members of the immediate family (including spouse, parents, children, siblings,
and in-laws) of any of the foregoing persons has any material interest, direct or indirect, in any transaction for the last two fiscal
years or in any presently proposed transaction which, in either case, has or will materially affect us.
On February 3, 2020, we entered into a License
Agreement with Ovation Science, pursuant to which the Company granted to Ovation Science Inc. a license for the manufacture and distribution
rights to its hand sanitizer product, DermSafe. In exchange for the license, Ovation Science Inc. agreed to pay to Skinvisible a percentage
on all net sales on the licensed products subject to adjustment in certain situations plus a license fee payable in year 3 of the agreement
if it chooses to continue the license.
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On June 10, 2020, Ovation Science Inc. paid the
Company the fee otherwise due in year 3 and in exchange the Company extended the term of Ovation’s license to 6-years and granted
Ovation additional rights to its hand sanitizer products and assigned Canadian Identification Numbers 02310589 and 02355558, all DermSafe
Trademarks, DermSafe clinical data and the right to patent DermSafe where not currently patented. In exchange for these rights Ovation
paid a $100,000 license fee. The Company completed the required assignments during the year ending December 31, 2021 and recognized $100,000
in revenue.
The Company earned $0 and $0 in royalties under the license agreement during the years ending December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
The Company sold polymer products to Ovation
Science Inc and earned $0 and $0 as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
Convertible Notes Related Party
On
January 31, 2023, the Company negotiated accrued salaries, vacation, and outstanding convertible
notes for its two officers. Under the terms of the agreements, all outstanding notes totaling
$4,220,209, accrued salaries of $1,062,000, accrued vacation of $90,193 were converted to
promissory notes convertible into common stock with a warrant feature. The convertible promissory
notes are unsecured, due five years from issuance, and bear an interest rate of 10%. At the
investor’s option until the repayment date, the note may be converted to shares of
the Company’s common stock at a fixed price of $0.10 per share along with warrants
to purchase one share for every two shares issued at the exercise price of $0.15 per share
for three years after the conversion date.
5,372,403
5,372,403
—
—
Total, net of unamortized discount
$
5,372,403
$
5,372,403
Item
14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services
Below is
the table of Audit Fees (amounts in US$) billed by our auditor in connection with the audit of the Company’s annual financial statements
for the years ended:
Financial
Statements for the Year Ended December 31
Audit
Services
Audit
Related Fees
Tax
Fees
Other
Fees
2023
$
19,000
$
0
$
0
$
0
2024
$
33,500
$
0
$
0
$
0
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PART
IV
Item
15. Exhibits, Financial Statements Schedules
(a)
Financial Statements and Schedules
The following
financial statements and schedules listed below are included in this Form 10-K.
Financial
Statements (See Item 8)
(b)
Exhibits
Exhibit Number
Description
2.1
Agreement
and Plan of Merger (4)
2 .2
Termination and Release Agreement (6)
3.1
Articles of Incorporation, as amended (1)
3.2
Bylaws, as amended (1)
3.3
Certificate
of Amendment (2)
3.4
Certificate
of Change (5)
14.1
Code
of Ethics (3)
31.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
1
Incorporated by reference to the Registration Statement
on Form 10SB12G filed on April; 30, 1999.
2
Incorporated by reference to the Report on Form 8-K filed
on September 12, 2008.
3
Incorporated by reference to Current report on Form 10-KSB filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on April 14, 2005.
4
Incorporated by reference to the Report on Form 8-K filed on March 29, 2018
5
Incorporated by reference to the Report on Form 8-K filed on January 22, 2019
6
Incorporated by reference to the Report on Form 8-K filed on October 22, 2019
Item 16. Form 10-K Summary
None.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Skinvisible,
Inc.
By:
/s/
Terry Howlett
Terry
Howlett
President,
Chief Executive Officer, Principal Executive Officer,
Chief
Financial Officer, Principal Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer and Director
April
14, 2024
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the
registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By:
/s/
Terry Howlett
Terry
Howlett
President,
Chief Executive Officer, Principal Executive Officer,
Chief
Financial Officer, Principal Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer and Director
April
14, 2025
By:
/s/
David St. James
David
St. James
Director
April
14, 2025
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