Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
Item 9A.
Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, December 31, 2020.
The purpose of this evaluation was to determine whether as of December 31, 2020 our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to provide reasonable assurance that the information we are required to disclose in our filings with the SEC, (i) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and (ii) 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 on their evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that as of December 31, 2020, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting (as such term is defined in rules 13a-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial reporting.
Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting for the Company. Internal control over financial reporting is a process to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of our financial reporting for external purposes in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Internal control over financial reporting includes maintaining records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect our transactions; providing reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary for preparation of our financial statements; providing reasonable assurance that receipts and expenditures of Company assets are made in accordance with management authorization; and providing reasonable assurance that unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of Company assets that could have a material effect on our financial statements would be prevented or detected on a timely basis. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting is not intended to provide absolute assurance that a misstatement of our financial statements would be prevented or detected.
Management conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting based on the framework in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on this evaluation, management concluded that the Company’s internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2020. There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the period ended December 31, 2020 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting. Farber Hass Hurley LLP has audited our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2020; their report is included elsewhere herein.
Item 9B.
Other Information
None.
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PART III
Item 10.
Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
The information required by this item will be contained in our definitive proxy statement to be filed with the SEC in connection with our 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Proxy Statement”), which is expected to be filed not later than 120 days after the end of our fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 and is incorporated in this report by reference.
Item 11.
Executive Compensation
The information required by this item will be set forth in the Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 12.
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters
The information required by this item will be set forth in the Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by reference.
Securities Authorized for Issuance Under the Equity Compensation Plans
We have a stock incentive plan for employees and others called the “VirnetX Holding Corporation 2013 Stock Plan”, or the Plan, which has been approved by our stockholders. The Plan provides for the granting of up to 16,624,469 shares of our common stock, including stock options and restricted stock units , and will expire in 2023. As of December 31, 2020, there were 545,210 shares available to be granted under the Plan. We had 5,812,521 and 5,630,021 options outstanding at December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively, with an average exercise price of $8.55 and $8.49, respectively. We had 504,323 and 498,489 restricted stock units outstanding at December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively, with a weighted average grant price of $5.69 and $4.71, respectively.
Plan Category
Number of
Securities to be
Issued Upon
Exercise of
Outstanding
Options and
RSUs
Weighted-Average
Exercise Price of
Outstanding
Options and RSUs
Number of
Securities
Remaining
Available for
Future Issuance
Under Equity
Compensation
Plans
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders
6,316,844
$
8.32
545,210
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders
—
—
Total
6,316,844
$
8.32
545,210
On March 19, 2020, the Compensation Committee granted 240,000 options to the employees of VirnetX, Inc. On April 2, 2020, the Compensation Committee granted 50,000 options to an employee of VirnetX Inc. On May 29, 2020, the Compensation Committee granted 37,500 options and 24,999 RSUs to members of the Board of Directors of VirnetX, Inc. On June 3, 2020, the Compensation Committee granted 290,000 options and 193,330 RSUs to the employees of VirnetX, Inc On December 18, 2020, the Compensation Committee granted 120,000 options to an employee of VirnetX Inc. and 10,000 options to a consultant.
Item 13.
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
The information required by this item will be set forth in the Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 14.
Principal Accountant Fees and Services
The information required by this item will be set forth in the Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by reference.
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PART IV
Item 15.
Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
(a)
The following documents are filed as part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K
(1)
Financial Statements: See the Index to Consolidated Financial Statements under Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
(2)
Financial Statement Schedule: Financial statement schedules are omitted because they are not applicable, or the required information is shown in the financial statements or notes thereto. All other schedules are omitted because of the absence of conditions under which they are required or because the required information is given in the financial statements or the notes thereto.
(3)
Exhibits: The documents listed in the Exhibit Index of this Annual Report on Form 10-K are incorporated by reference or are filed with this Annual Report on Form 10-K, in each case as indicated therein (numbered in accordance with Item 601 of Regulation S-K).
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
Incorporated by reference herein
Description
Form
Exhibit No.
Filing Date
File No.
3.1
Certificate of Incorporation of the Company.
8-K
3.1
11/01/2007
000-26895
3.2
By Laws of the Company.
8-K
3.2
11/01/2007
000-26895
4.1
Form of Warrant Agency Agreement by and between the Company and Corporate Stock Transfer, Inc. as Warrant Agent.
S-1/A
4.1
01/16/2009
333-153645
4.2
Form of Series I Warrant.
8-K
4.1
09/03/2009
001-33852
4.3
Specimen Common Stock Certificate.
S-3
4.1
07/30/2018
333-226413
4.4
Form of Senior Indenture
S-3
4.2
07/30/2018
333-226413
4.5
Form of Subordinated Indenture
S-3
4.4
07/30/2018
333-226413
4.6
Description of Capital Stock
10.1
Form of Indemnification Agreement by and between the Company and each of Kendall Larsen, Robert D. Short III, Gary Feiner, Michael F. Angelo, Thomas M. O’Brien and Richard Nance.
10-K
10.1
03/18/2019
001-33852
10.2*
2007 Stock Plan, as amended on April 13, 2012.
10-Q
10.2
05/10/2012
001-33852
10.3*
Amended Form of Stock Option Agreement – 2007 Stock Plan.
10-Q
4.5
05/10/2011
001-33852
10.4*
Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement – 2007 Stock Plan.
10-Q
10.3
05/10/2012
001-33852
10.5*
2013 Equity Incentive Plan.
DEF 14A
Appendix A
04/12/2013
001-33852
10.6*
Form of Stock Option Agreement – 2013 Equity Incentive Plan.
10-K
10.6
03/02/2015
001-33852
10.7*
Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement – 2013 Equity Incentive Plan.
10-K
10.7
03/02/2015
001-33852
10.8
Voting Agreement among the Company and certain of its stockholders, dated as of December 12, 2007.
10-K
10.11
03/31/2008
001-33852
10.9
Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of September 2, 2009, by and between the Company and the Purchasers (as defined therein).
8-K
10.1
09/03/2009
001-33852
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Exhibit
Number
Incorporated by reference herein
Description
Form
Exhibit No.
Filing Date
File No.
10.10
Form of Registration Rights Agreement by and between the Company and the Purchasers (as defined therein).
8-K
10.2
09/03/2009
001-33852
10.11
Form of Underwriting Agreement between VirnetX Holding Corporation and Gilford Securities Incorporated.
S-1/A
1.1
01/16/2009
333-153645
10.12
Patent License and Assignment Agreement by and between the Company and Leidos, Inc. (formerly Science Applications International Corporation) dated as of August 12, 2005.
8-K
10.4
07/12/2007
000-26895
10.13
Amendment No. 1 to Patent License and Assignment Agreement by and between the Company and Leidos, Inc. dated as of November 2, 2006.
8-K
10.6
07/12/2007
000-26895
10.14
Amendment No. 2 to Patent License and Assignment Agreement by and between VirnetX, Inc. and Leidos, Inc. dated as of March 12, 2008.
8-K
10.1
03/18/2008
001-33852
10.15
Security Agreement by and between the Company and Leidos, Inc. dated as of August 12, 2005.
8-K
10.5
07/12/2007
000-26895
10.16
Assignment Agreement between the Company and Leidos, Inc. dated as of December 21, 2006.
8-K
10.7
07/12/2007
000-26895
10.17
Professional Services Agreement by and between the Company and Leidos, Inc. dated as of August 12, 2005.
8-K
10.8
07/12/2007
000-26895
10.18**
Engagement Letter dated June 8, 2009, by and between McKool Smith, a professional corporation, and VirnetX, Inc.
10-Q
10.1
08/10/2009
001-33852
10.19**
Engagement Letter dated April 15, 2010, by and between McKool Smith, a professional corporation, and VirnetX, Inc.
10-Q
10.1
05/07/2010
001-33852
10.20**
Settlement and License Agreement, by and between Microsoft Corporation and VirnetX, Inc., dated May 14, 2010.
10-Q/A
10.1
01/31/2011
001-33852
10.21***
Amended Settlement and License Agreement, by and between Microsoft Corporation and VirnetX, Inc., dated December 17, 2014.
10-K
10.23
03/02/2015
001-33852
10.22*
Employment Offer Letter from VirnetX, Inc. to Richard H. Nance.
10-Q
10.4
05/10/2012
001-33852
10.23**
Amended and Restated Revenue Sharing Agreement by and between VirnetX Holding Corporation and Public Intelligence Technology Associates, dated October 18, 2017.
10-Q
10.1
11/09/2017
001-33852
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Exhibit
Number
Incorporated by reference herein
Description
Form
Exhibit No.
Filing Date
File No.
10.24**
Amended and Restated Gabriel License Agreement by and between VirnetX Holding Corporation and Public Intelligence Technology Associates, dated October 18, 2017.
10-Q
10.2
11/09/2017
001-33852
10.25
Sales Agreement, dated August 31, 2018, by and between VirnetX Holding Corporation and Cowen and Company, LLC.
8-K
10.1
08/31/2018
001-33852
21.1
Subsidiaries of VirnetX Holding Corporation.
23.1
Consent of Farber Hass Hurley LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
24.1
Power of Attorney (contained on signature page hereto)
31.1
Chief Executive Officer Certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act.
31.2
Chief Financial Officer Certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act.
32.1†
Chief Executive Officer Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.2†
Chief Financial Officer Certification 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
*
Indicates management contract or compensatory plan.
**
Confidential treatment has been granted by the Securities and Exchange Commission as to certain portions of this Exhibit.
***
Portions of this Exhibit have been omitted pending a determination by the Securities and Exchange Commission as to whether these portions should be granted confidential treatment.
†
The certifications attached as Exhibit 32.1 and 32.2 that accompany this Annual Report on Form 10-K are not deemed filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and are not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of VirnetX Holding Corporation under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, whether before or after the date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, irrespective of any general incorporation language contained in such filing.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Annual Report on Form 10-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
VirnetX Holding Corporation
By:
/s/ Kendall Larsen
Name: Kendall Larsen
Title: Chief Executive Officer and President
Dated: March 16, 2021
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Kendall Larsen his or her attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution, for him or her in any and all capacities, to sign any amendments to this Report on Form 10-K, and to file the same, with exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith with the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact, or his or her substitute or substitutes may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this Annual Report on Form 10-K has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities indicated.
Name
Capacity
Date
/s/ Kendall Larsen
Director, Chief Executive Officer and President
March 16, 2021
Kendall Larsen
( Principal Executive Officer )
/s/ Richard H. Nance
Chief Financial Officer
March 16, 2021
Richard H. Nance
( Principal Financial Officer and
Principal Accounting Officer )
/s/ Robert D. Short III
Director
March 16, 2021
Robert D. Short III
/s/ Gary Feiner
Director
March 16, 2021
Gary Feiner
/s/ Michael F. Angelo
Director
March 16, 2021
Michael F. Angelo
/s/ Thomas M. O’Brien
Director
March 16, 2021
Thomas M. O’Brien
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