BLACKRIDGE TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL, INC.

NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The Company has authorized 100 million shares of common stock, $0.001 par value, and 5 million shares of preferred stock, $0.001 par value.  Each share of the Company's preferred stock is convertible into 10 shares of common stock, subject to adjustment, has voting rights equal to its common stock equivalent, 7% cumulative dividend rights, and has liquidation rights that entitle the recipient to the receipt of net assets on a pro-rata basis.  The Company has 32,060,57764,268,227 and 13,325,681 common shares issued and outstanding and 3,783,8183,695,160 and 3,671,316 preferred shares issued and outstanding as of JuneSeptember 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.

On February 22, 2017, we completed the actions contemplated by the Reorganization Agreement (see note 910 – Business Acquisitions/Dispositions) and merged with and into BlackRidge with BlackRidge continuing as the surviving corporation. Upon completion of the Agreement, the Company issued 3,783,791 shares of its newly designated Series A Preferred Stock and 12,825,683 shares of common stock to the stockholders of BlackRidge in exchange for all the issued and outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock and Common Stock of BlackRidge.  Because BlackRidge continues as the surviving entity, the net effect from this transaction on the outstanding stock of the Company was the addition of 8,965,000 shares of common stock held by the investors of the Company at the time of the acquisition.

Between January 13, 2017 and February 27, 2017, the Company issued 625,00062,502 shares of the Company's preferred stock along with 5 year warrants to purchase 625,000 shares of the Company's common stock at an exercise price per share of $0.70 to several investors for aggregate proceeds of $375,000, or $0.60 per share.  The warrants were valued at $104,765 using the Black-Scholes pricing model.

 

On September 6, 2016, the Company and BlackRidge entered into an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (the "Reorganization Agreement") originally dated as of September 6, 2016, and amended on February 22, 2017 to update the number of common shares, warrants, and options granted and outstanding as of the closing date.

On February 22, 2017, we completed the actions contemplated by the Reorganization Agreement and merged with and into BlackRidge with BlackRidge continuing as the surviving corporation ("Reorganization"). Upon completion of the Agreement, we issued 3,783,791 shares of our newly designated Series A Preferred Stock and 12,825,683 shares of Common Stock to the stockholders of BlackRidge in exchange for all the issued and outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock and Common Stock of BlackRidge.  Additionally, certain stockholders of BlackRidge returned for cancellation a total of 16,284,330 shares of our Common Stock.  Upon the completion of the Reorganization, BlackRidge became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company and the Company had a total of 3,783,791 shares of Series A Preferred Stock and 21,790,683 shares of Common Stock outstanding, with the former BlackRidge stockholders owning 3,783,791 shares or 100% of Series A Preferred Stock and 12,825,683 shares or approximately 58.9% of Common Stock.  Upon completion of the Reorganization, we also had outstanding warrants entitling the holders to acquire a total of 18,541,579 shares of the Company's Common Stock at an average exercise price of $0.46 per share.  The Reorganization resulted in a change of control of the Company.  For accounting purposes, BlackRidge was treated as the acquirer and the historical financial statements of BlackRidge became the Company's historical financial statements.  The acquisition is intended to constitute a tax-free reorganization pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

On March 31, 2017, the Company completed the sale of substantially all the assets, other than cash, used in or connection with the Company's home grain mill and kitchen mixer business to John Hofman and Bruce Crane, former officers and directors of the Company, in consideration for the assumption by such persons of substantially all the liabilities incurred by the Company in connection with such business.  The assets divested consisted of the non-cybersecurity assets of the Company and included accounts receivable, inventory, deposits, property and equipment and intangible assets.  The liabilities divested included the non-cybersecurity liabilities of the Company and included accounts payable and accrued expenses and long and short-term notes payable and accrued interest thereon.  Upon completion of the divestiture, the Company recognized a $484,927 loss on disposal.  Additionally, during the period from February 22, 2017 through March 31, 2017, the Company incurred a loss from discontinued operations of $8,737.

The following table shows the value of assets and liabilities divested:

We have evaluated all events that occurred after the balance sheet date through the date when our financial statements were issued to determine if they must be reported.  Management has determined that other than as disclosed below, there were no additional reportable subsequent events to be disclosed.

General

BlackRidge Technology International, Inc., formerly known as Grote Molen, Inc., ("the Company"(the "Company") was incorporated under the laws of the State of Nevada on March 15, 2004.

We develop and market next generation cyber defense solutions that stop cyber-attacks and block unauthenticated access. Our network and server security products are based on our patented Transport Access Control technology and are designed to isolate, cloak and protect servers and cloud services and segment networks for regulatory compliance. BlackRidge products are used in enterprise and government computing environments, the industrial Internet of Things ("IoT"), and other cloud service provider and network systems.

Reorganization Agreement

On September 6, 2016, the Company and BlackRidge Technology Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("BlackRidge") entered into an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (the "Reorganization Agreement") originally dated as of September 6, 2016, and amended on February 22, 2017 to update the number of common shares, warrants, and options granted and outstanding as of the closing date.

On February 22, 2017, we completed the actions contemplated by the Reorganization Agreement and merged with and into BlackRidge with BlackRidge continuing as the surviving corporation ("Reorganization"). Upon completion of the Agreement, we issued 3,783,791 shares of our newly designated Series A Preferred Stock and 12,825,683 shares of Common Stock to the stockholders of BlackRidge in exchange for all the issued and outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock and Common Stock of BlackRidge.  Additionally, certain stockholders of the Company returned for cancellation a total of 16,284,330 shares of our Common Stock.  Upon the completion of the Reorganization, BlackRidge became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company and the Company had a total of 3,783,791 shares of Series A Preferred Stock and 21,790,683 shares of Common Stock outstanding, with the former BlackRidge stockholders owning 3,783,791 shares or 100% of Series A Preferred Stock and 12,825,683 shares or approximately 58.9% of Common Stock.  Upon completion of the Reorganization, we also had outstanding warrants entitling the holders to acquire a total of 18,541,579 shares of the Company's Common Stock at an average exercise price of $0.46 per share.  The Reorganization resulted in a change of control of the Company.  For accounting purposes, BlackRidge will be treated as the acquirer and the historical financial statements of BlackRidge will become the Company's historical financial statements.  The acquisition is intended to constitute a tax-free reorganization pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

At the closing of the Reorganization, Robert Graham was appointed as President, and John Bluher was appointed Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary.  In addition, Bruce Crane resigned from his position as a director and Robert Graham was appointed as a director of the Company to fill the vacancy created by such resignation.  John Hofman, our remaining director, resigned from such position effective following our compliance with rule 14f-1 promulgated under the Exchange Act, and John Hayes and Robert Lentz were appointed as directors of the Company effective at such time as Mr. Hofman's resignation became effective.

On March 31, 2017, the Company completed the sale of substantially all assets, other than cash, used in or connection with the Company's home grain mill and kitchen mixer business to John Hofman and Bruce Crane, former officers and directors of the Company, in consideration for the assumption by such persons of substantially all the liabilities incurred by the Company in connection with such business.  The assets divested consisted of the non-cybersecurity assets of the Company and included accounts receivable, inventory, deposits, property and equipment and intangible assets.  The liabilities divested included the non-cybersecurity liabilities of the Company and included accounts payable and accrued expenses and long and short-term notes payable and accrued interest thereon. 

On July 2, 2017, the Company filed a Certificate to Accompany Restated Articles or Amended and Restated Articles with the Secretary of State of Nevada to, among other things, change the Company's name to BlackRidge Technology International, Inc.

Markets, Customers and Distribution Channels

Marketing

Our marketing is focused on building our brand reputation and market awareness for our platform, driving customer demand and building a strong sales pipeline, and working with our channel and OEM partners. Our marketing team when fully developed will consist of corporate marketing, channel marketing, lead development, operations, and corporate communications. Marketing activities include demand generation, digital marketing programs, product launch activities, managing our corporate and investor website, trade shows and conferences, and press and analyst relations.

Research and Development

We continue to enhance our BlackRidge TAC software, the core software used in the BlackRidge products. This software is responsible for the TAC token generation, token validation, the token cache, packet processing and the insertion of TAC tokens into TCP connection requests. The TAC software has been developed domestically within the U.S. using only U.S. citizens. This software includes implementations of granted and pending patents owned by BlackRidge.

We continue to pursue research and development to improve our existing products. These improvements include making our products easier to manage, easier to deploy in large numbers, and improvements in our integrations with 3rd party products that communicate with BlackRidge products.

Our product development efforts release software with new features from time to time.  When a new feature is significant enough, we produce a major software release.  In between major software releases, there may be one or more minor software releases that also introduce less significant new features.

Intellectual Property

BlackRidge focuses on developing patent protection for products it develops and for products and features that are anticipated. We constantly perfect and file new applications.  We continue to develop our products; we will continue to file additional patent applications where appropriate.

The granted patents focus on the communication of identity tokens at the network layer (6,973,496, 8,346,951), combining Identity authentication at different security layers (8,281,127, 8,635,445), insuring the integrity of token authentication (8,572,697) and using identity to select amongst a set of trusted resources (9,118,644). The pending applications focus on extending the above protections (13/987,747, 14/544,987, 14/998,645), using network identity in a firewall (14/545,988), making network routing policy decisions using identity (14/999,317) and detecting tampering of hardware and software systems (13/199,050).

As of release 3.0, our products use the technology described in patents 6,973,496, 8,346,951 and 8,572,697 as well as technology described in some of our pending applications.  As we continue to add products and features, we will be incorporating technology described in additional patents and applications. All patents and completed applications are assigned to BlackRidge Technology Holdings, Inc.

Concealing a Network Connected Device US Patent number 6,973,496, Patent Application U.S. Ser. No. 10/094,425. Filed 5 March 2002, Granted 6 December 2005, 1 Claim.

Method for Digital Identity Authentication US Patent number 8,281,127, Patent Application U.S. Ser. No. 12/658,113. Filed 1 February 2010, Granted 2 October 2012, 20 Claims.

Method for First Packet Authentication US Patent number 8,346,951, Patent Application U.S. Ser. No. 11/242,637.  Filed 30 Sept 2005, Granted 1 January 2013, 25 Claims.

Method for Statistical Object Identification US Patent number 8,572,697, Patent Application U.S. Ser. No. 13/373,586.  Filed 18 November 2011, Granted 29 October 2013, 43 Claims.

Method for Digital Identity Authentication US Patent number 8,635,445, Patent Application U.S. Ser. No. 13/573,077.  Filed 16 August 2012, Granted 21 January 2014, 23 Claims.

Method for Directing Requests to Trusted Resources US Patent number 9,118,644, Patent Application U.S. Ser. No. 13/573,238.  Filed 30 August 2012, Granted 25 August 2015, 27 Claims.

Method for Statistical Object Identification Patent Application U.S. Ser. No. 13/987,747, filed 27 August 2013, continuation-in-part of Patent 8,572,697.

U.S. Patent Applications are published by the patent office 18 months after filing.

Method for Network Security Using Statistical Object Identification Patent Application U.S. Ser. No. 14/544,987, filed 11 March 2015, continuation-in-part of Patent 8,572,697.

Method for Attribution Security System Patent Application U.S. Ser. No. 14/545,988, filed 13 July 2015.

Method for Statistical Object Identification Patent Application U.S. Ser. No. 14/998,645, filed 16 January 2016, continuation-in-part of Patent 8,572,697.

Method for Using Authenticated Requests to Select Network Routes Patent Application U.S. Ser. No. 14/999,317, filed 22 April, 2016.

Secure Cloud Computing System Patent Application U.S. Ser. No. pending, filed 6 August 2016, continuation-in-part of Patent Applications U.S. Ser. No. 13/199,050 and 13/999,757.

Critical Accounting Policies

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires our management to make assumptions, estimates and judgments that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements, including the notes thereto, and related disclosures of commitments and contingencies, if any. We consider our critical accounting policies to be those that require the more significant judgments and estimates in the preparation of financial statements, including the following:

Accounts Receivable

Trade accounts receivable are carried at original invoice amount less an estimate made for doubtful accounts. We determine the allowance for doubtful accounts by identifying potential troubled accounts and by using historical experience and future expectations applied to an aging of accounts. Trade accounts receivable are written off when deemed uncollectible. Recoveries of trade accounts receivable previously written off are recorded as income when received. We determined that no allowance for doubtful accounts was required at JuneSeptember 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016.

Intangible Assets

Acquired intangible assets are recorded at estimated fair value, net of accumulated amortization. Costs incurred in obtaining certain patents and intellectual property as well as software development expenses, are capitalized and amortized over their related estimated useful lives, using a straight-line basis consistent with the underlying expected future cash flows related to the specific intangible asset. Costs to renew or extend the life of intangible assets are capitalized and amortized over the remaining useful life of the asset. Amortization expenses are included as a component of selling, general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of operations.  The Company's continued ability to extend and/or renew the rights associated with these intangible assets may have an impact on future cash flows.

Useful life estimates for the Company's significant intangible asset classes are as follows:

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

The Company reviews long-lived assets, at least annually, to determine if impairment has occurred and whether the economic benefit of the asset (fair value of assets to be used and fair value less disposal cost for assets to be disposed of) is expected to be less than the carrying value.  Triggering events, which signal further analysis, consist of a significant decrease in the asset's market value, a substantial change in the use of an asset, a significant physical change in the asset, a significant change in the legal or business climate that could affect the asset, an accumulation of costs significantly in excess of the amount originally expected to acquire or construct the asset, or a history of losses that imply continued loss associated with assets used to generate revenue.

Income Taxes

We account for income taxes in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 740, Income Taxes, using the asset and liability method. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when, in the opinion of management, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are adjusted for the effects of changes in tax laws and rates on the date of enactment.

FASB ASC Topic 740, Income Taxes, requires us to determine whether it is more likely than not that a tax position will be sustained upon examination based upon the technical merits of the position. If the more-likely-than-not threshold is met, we must measure the tax position to determine the amount to recognize in our consolidated financial statements. We performed a review of our material tax positions in accordance with recognition and measurement standards established by ASC Topic 740 and concluded we had no unrecognized tax benefit that would affect the effective tax rate if recognized for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2017 and 2016.

We include interest and penalties arising from the underpayment of income taxes, if any, in our consolidated statements of operations in general and administrative expenses. As of JuneSeptember 30, 2017 and December 31, 2017, we had no accrued interest or penalties related to uncertain tax positions.

Total sales during the three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2017 were $8,961,$4,304, as compared to sales during the three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016 of $55,035,$26,550, a decrease of $46,074.$22,246.  This decrease was due to a reduction in one timeone-time sales.  Management believes historical sales not to be indicative of future expectations due to our historically limited business operations.

Our selling, general and administrative expenses were $5,164,547$10,150,104 for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2017, compared to $2,237,765$3,621,529 for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2016, an increase of $2,926,782,$6,528,575, or approximately 130%180%.  The increase in selling, general and administrative expenses in the current year is primarily attributable to an approximate $1,000,000$140,000 increase in engineering expense due to new product testing, a $2,780,000, increase in professional fees, incurreda $1,110,000 increase in conjunction with our acquisitionsalaries and reorganizationwages coupled with an increase of $845,000 in general and administration costs related to our increased activity as we implement our business plan and an increase of approximately 1,100,000$1,100,000 in onetime, non-cash stock compensation accruals.  We expect that these onetime professional fee and stock compensation expenses will not continue in future periods.