U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

  

  

QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended SeptemberJune 30, 20162017

or

  

TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT

 

For the Transition Period from              to

 

Commission file number 1-13463

 

BIO-KEY INTERNATIONAL, INC.

(Exact nameName of registrantRegistrant as specifiedSpecified in its charter)Its Charter)

 

DELAWARE

41-1741861

(State or other jurisdictionOther Jurisdiction of incorporationIncorporation of organization)Organization)

(IRS Employer Identification Number)

 

3349 HIGHWAY 138, BUILDING A, SUITE E, WALL, NJ  07719

(Address of principal executive offices)Principal Executive Offices)

 

(732) 359-1100

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)Issuer’s Telephone Number)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes  ☒   No  ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).  Yes ☒   No  ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer ☐

Accelerated filer ☐

Non-accelerated filer ☐

Smaller Reporting Company ☒

Non-accelerated filer ☐ (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Emerging growth company  ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined by rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act)  Yes  ☐  No  ☒

 

Number of shares of Common Stock, $.0001 par value per share, outstanding as of NovemberAugust 11, 2016 was 66,425,305.

2017 is 6,498,438. 

 

 


   

BIO-KEY INTERNATIONAL, INC.

 

INDEX

 

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

Item 1

Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

 

Condensed and consolidated balanceBalance sheets as of SeptemberJune 30, 20162017 (unaudited) and December 31, 20152016

3

 

Condensed and consolidated statementsStatements of operations for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20162017 and 20152016 (unaudited)

4

 

Condensed and consolidated statementsStatements of cash flows for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20162017 and 20152016 (unaudited)

5

 

Notes to condensed consolidated financial statements

7

Item 2

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Conditions and Results of Operations

1618

Item 4

Controls and Procedures

2427

 

 

 

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

Item 1

Legal Proceedings2

Item 2

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

25

Item 5

Other Information

2527

Item 6

Exhibits

2527

 

 

 

Signatures

2628

  

 


  

PART I -- FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

BIO-KEY INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIESSUBSIDIARY

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

 

September 30,

2016

  

December 31,

2015

  

June 30,

2017

  

December 31,

2016

 
 

(Unaudited)

      

(Unaudited)

     

ASSETS

                

Cash and cash equivalents

 $177,388  $4,321,078  $988,342  $1,061,307 

Accounts receivable, current, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $13,785 at September 30, 2016 and $20,526 December 31, 2015

  364,381   3,391,405 

Accounts receivable, net

  847,889   1,563,246 

Due from factor

  4,041   37,421   29,462   53,638 

Inventory

  568,236   348,645   567,182   465,428 

Software license rights

  2,000,000   5,000,000   2,100,000   1,560,000 

Prepaid expenses and other

�� 136,408   97,203   203,113   206,677 

Total current assets

  3,250,454   13,195,752   4,735,988   4,910,296 

Software license rights, less current portion

  9,999,550   7,000,000 
Accounts receivable, net of current portion  2,070,000   - 

Software license rights, net

  9,253,008   10,598,411 

Accounts receivable, net

  1,070,000   1,570,000 

Equipment and leasehold improvements, net

  79,088   63,877   153,529   67,814 

Deposits and other assets

  8,712   8,712   8,712   8,712 

Intangible assets—less accumulated amortization

  137,534   147,738 

Intangible assets, net

  166,735   134,132 

Total non-current assets

  12,294,884   7,220,327   10,651,984   12,379,069 

TOTAL ASSETS

 $15,545,338  $20,416,079  $15,387,972  $17,289,365 
                

LIABILITIES

                

Accounts payable

 $550,807  $1,158,555  $333,627  $466,842 

Accrued liabilities

  337,067   493,067   421,350   335,323 

Dividends payable on preferred stock

  200,625   133,851 

Dividends payable

  802,500   401,250 

Deferred revenue

  240,154   376,405   417,464   633,062 

Warrant liabilities

  1,206   104,284 

Total current liabilities

  1,329,859   2,266,162   1,974,941   1,836,477 

TOTAL LIABILITIES

  1,329,859   2,266,162   1,974,941   1,836,477 
                

Commitments and contingencies

                
                

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:

        

Series A-1 convertible preferred stock; authorized, 100,000 (liquidation preference of $100 per share): issued and outstanding 90,000 of $.0001 par value

  9   9 

Series B-1 convertible preferred stock; authorized, 105,000 (liquidation preference of $100 per share): issued and outstanding 105,000 of $.0001 par value

  11   11 

Common stock — authorized, 170,000,000 shares; $.0001 par value issued and outstanding; 66,377,157 at September 30, 2016, and 66,098,482 as of December 31, 2015

  6,638   6,610 

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

        
        

Series A-1 convertible preferred stock: authorized, 100,000 (liquidation preference of $100 per share); issued and outstanding 90,000 of $.0001 par value at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016

  9   9 

Series B-1 convertible preferred stock; authorized, 105,000 (liquidation preference of $100 per share): issued and outstanding 105,000 of $.0001 par value at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016

  11   11 

Common stock: authorized, 170,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding; 6,493,290 and 6,093,843 of $.0001 par value at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively

  649   609 

Additional paid-in capital

  76,493,397   76,754,737   79,359,032   78,253,413 

Accumulated deficit

  (62,284,576

)

  (58,611,450

)

  (65,946,670

)

  (62,801,154

)

TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

  14,215,479   18,149,917   13,413,031   15,452,888 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 $15,545,338  $20,416,079  $15,387,972  $17,289,365 

 

The accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements are an integral part of these statements.All BIO-key shares issued and outstanding for all periods reflect BIO-key’s 1-for-12 reverse stock split, which was effective December 29, 2016.


BIO-KEY INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

  

Three months ended

September 30,

  

Nine months ended

September 30,

 
  

2016

  

2015

  

2016

  

2015

 
                 

Revenues

                

Services

 $187,025  $250,191  $692,677  $755,813 

License fees and other

  244,438   419,655   585,192   2,835,662 

Total Revenues

  431,463   669,846   1,277,869   3,591,475 

Costs and other expenses

                

Cost of services

  46,257   30,283   168,636   154,251 

Cost of license fees and other

  125,526   344,557   251,485   505,339 

Total costs and other expenses

  171,783   374,840   420,121   659,590 

Gross Profit

  259,680   295,006   857,748   2,931,885 
                 

Operating Expenses

                

Selling, general and administrative

  925,939   1,013,778   2,956,456   3,034,318 

Research, development and engineering

  528,554   368,788   1,584,403   1,169,427 
   1,454,493   1,382,566   4,540,859   4,203,745 

Operating loss

  (1,194,813

)

  (1,087,560

)

  (3,683,111

)

  (1,271,860

)

Other income (expense)

                

Interest income

  6   1   19   5 

Interest expense

  -   (20,000

)

  -   (20,000

)

Gain on derivative liabilities

  60,385   27,975   10,879

 

  42,228 

Income taxes

  -   -   (912

)

  (912

)

Total other income (expense)

  60,391   7,976   9,986

 

  21,321 

Net loss

  (1,134,422

)

  (1,079,584

)

  (3,673,125

)

  (1,250,539

)

Convertible preferred stock dividends

  (200,625

)

  -   (601,875

)

  - 

Net loss available to common stockholders

 $(1,335,047

)

 $(1,079,584

)

 $(4,275,000

)

 $(1,250,539

)

                 

Basic and Diluted Loss per Common Share

 $(0.02

)

 $(0.02

)

 $(0.06

)

 $(0.02

)

                 

Weighted Average Shares Outstanding:

                

Basic and Diluted

  66,360,445   66,038,941   66,253,808   66,013,958 

The accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements are an integral part of these statements.


BIO-KEY INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

  

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 
  

2016

  

2015

 
         

CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

        

Net loss

 $(3,673,125

)

 $(1,250,539

)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash used for operating activities:

        

Depreciation

  37,764   32,049 

Amortization of intangible assets

  10,205   10,204 

Gain on derivative liabilities

  (10,879  (42,228

)

Share-based and warrant compensation for employees and consultants

  231,983   258,297 

Stock based directors fees

  48,999   - 

Amortization on note payable discount

  -   20,000 

Change in assets and liabilities:

        

Accounts receivable

  957,024   (1,540,075

)

Due from factor

  33,380   76,657 

Inventory

  (219,591

)

  (138,895

)

Prepaid expenses and other

  (39,205

)

  198,841 

Software license rights

  450   - 

Accounts payable

  (607,748

)

  960,673 

Accrued liabilities

  (156,000

)

  (55,824

)

Due to factor

  -   533,422 

Deferred revenue

  (136,251

)

  (36,418

)

Net cash used for operating activities

  (3,522,994

)

  (973,836

)

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

        

Capital expenditures

  (52,976

)

  (2,078

)

Net cash used for investing activities

  (52,976

)

  (2,078

)

CASH FLOW FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

        

Preferred dividends paid

  (535,100

)

  - 

Stock issued to directors

  -   13,000 

Proceeds from issuance of Note Payable

  -   250,000 

Costs to issue preferred and common stock

  (32,620

)

  (58,486

)

Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities

  (567,720

)

  204,514 

NET DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

  (4,143,690

)

  (771,400

)

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD

  4,321,078   843,632 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD

 $177,388  $72,232 

The accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements are an integral part of these statements.


BIO-KEY INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

SUPPLEMENTARY DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION

  

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 
  

2016

  

2015

 
         

Cash paid for:

        

Interest

 $-  $- 
         

Noncash Investing and Financing Activities:

        

Issuance of warrants for financing raise

 $-  $92,199 

Accrual of preferred stockholder dividends

 $200,625  $- 

 

The accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements are an integral part of these statements.

 

 

  

BIO-KEY INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARSUBSIDIARY

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

  

Three months ended

June 30,

  

Six months ended

June 30,

 
  

2017

  

2016

  

2017

  

2016

 

Revenues

                

Services

 $134,061  $220,926  $454,648  $505,652 

License fees and other

  752,820   194,888   1,850,568   340,754 
   886,881   415,814   2,305,216   846,406 

Costs and other expenses

                

Cost of services

  55,660   66,597   94,480   122,379 

Cost of license fees and other

  740,301   69,893   1,362,415   125,959 
   795,961   136,490   1,456,895   248,338 

Gross Profit

  90,920   279,324   848,321   598,068 
                 

Operating Expenses

                

Selling, general and administrative

  1,431,208   1,038,904   3,051,358   2,031,429 

Research, development and engineering

  449,049   566,448   942,493   1,055,849 

Total Operating Expenses

  1,880,257   1,605,352   3,993,851   3,087,278 

Operating loss

  (1,789,337

)

  (1,326,028

)

  (3,145,530

)

  (2,489,210

)

Other income (expenses)

                

Interest income

  8   7   14   13 

Loss on derivative liabilities

  -   (49,468

)

  -   (49,506

)

Total other income (expenses)

  8   (49,461

)

  14   (49,493

)

Net loss

  (1,789,329

)

  (1,375,489

)

  (3,145,516

)

  (2,538,703

)

Convertible preferred stock dividends

  (200,625

)

  (200,625

)

  (401,250

)

  (401,250

)

Net loss available to common stockholders

 $(1,989,954

)

 $(1,576,114

)

 $(3,546,766

)

 $(2,939,953

)

                 

Basic and Diluted Loss per Common Share

 $(0.32

)

 $(0.29) $(0.57

)

 $(0.53

)

                 

Weighted Average Shares Outstanding:

                

Basic and diluted

  6,359,974   5,523,072   6,228,197   5,516,726 

All BIO-key shares issued and outstanding for all periods reflect BIO-key’s 1-for-12 reverse stock split, which was effective December 29, 2016.

The accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements are an integral part of these statements. 


BIO-KEY INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

  

Six Months Ended June 30,

 
  

2017

  

2016

 
         

CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

        

Net loss

 $(3,145,516

)

 $(2,538,703

)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash usedfor operating activities:

        

Allowance for doubtful accounts

  500,000   - 

Depreciation

  15,513   24,577 

Amortization of intangible assets

  6,833   6,803 

Amortization of software license rights

  729,755   - 

Loss on derivative liabilities

  -   49,506 

Share-based and warrant compensation for employees and consultants

  564,275   184,299 

Stock based directors fees

  10,008   39,999 

Change in assets and liabilities:

        

Accounts receivable

  715,357   1,092,661 

Due from factor

  24,176   35,098 

Inventory

  (101,754

)

  (131,394

)

Software license rights

  75,648   - 

Prepaid expenses and other

  16,556

 

  4,348 

Accounts payable

  (133,215

)

  (462,136

)

Accrued liabilities

  86,027   (142,234

)

Deferred revenue

  (215,598

)

  (58,359)

Net cash used for operating activities

  (851,935

)

  (1,895,535

)

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

        

Capital expenditures

  (140,664

)

  (51,783

)

Net cash used for investing activities

  (140,664

)

  (51,783

)

CASH FLOW FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

        

Issuance of common stock

  1,000,000   - 

Preferred dividends paid

  -   (334,476

)

Costs to issue preferred and common stock

  (80,366  (32,619

)

Net cash provided by financing activities

  919,634   (367,095

)

NET DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

  (72,965

)

  (2,314,413

)

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD

  1,061,307   4,321,078 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD

 $988,342  $2,006,665 

The accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements are an integral part of these statements. 


IESBIO-KEY International, Inc. and Subsidiary
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)

 

SUPPLEMENTARY DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION

  

Six Months Ended June 30,

 
  

2017

  

2016

 
         

Cash paid for:

        

Interest

 $  $ 
         

Noncash Investing and financing activities

        

Accrual of dividends

 $401,250  $200,625 
Issuance of common stock for consultancy services $114,585     

The accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements are an integral part of these statements. 


BIO-KEY INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

SeptemberJune 30, 20162017 (Unaudited)

 

1.

NATURE OF BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

 

Nature of Business

BIO-key International, Inc. was founded in 1993 as a fingerprint biometric technology company. Biometric technology is the science of analyzing specific human characteristics which are unique to each individual in order to identify a specific person from a broader population. We develop and market advanced fingerprint biometric identification and identity verification technologies, cryptographic authentication-transaction security technologies, as well as related identity management and credentialing software solutions. We sell our products and provide services primarily to commercial entities within highly regulated industries, like healthcare and financial services and the broader corporate enterprise.

 

Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of BIO-key International, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiariessubsidiary (collectively, the “Company”, or “BIO-key”) and are stated in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). The operating results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for any other interim period or for the full year. Pursuant to such rules and regulations, certain financial information and footnote disclosures normally included in the financial statements have been condensed or omitted. Significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements contain all necessary adjustments, consisting only of those of a recurring nature, and disclosures to present fairly the Company’s financial position and the results of its operations and cash flows for the periods presented. The balance sheet at December 31, 20152016 was derived from the audited financial statements, but does not include all of the disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the related notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 20152016 (the “Form 10-K”), filed with the SEC on March 30, 2016.31, 2017. 

   

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

  

In May 2014, ASU No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” was issued. The comprehensive new standard will supersede existing revenue recognition guidance and require revenue to be recognized when promised goods or services are transferred to customers in amounts that reflect the consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The guidance will also require that certain contract costs incurred to obtain or fulfill a contract, such as sales commissions, be capitalized as an asset and amortized as revenue is recognized. Adoption of the new rules could affect the timing of both revenue recognition and the incurrence of contract costs for certain transactions. The guidance permits two implementation approaches, one requiring retrospective application of the new standard with restatement of prior years and one requiring prospective application of the new standard with disclosure of results under old standards. The new standard was scheduled to be effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016 and early adoption is not permitted. In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-14, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Deferral of Effective Date" ("ASU 2015-14") which defers the effective date of ASU 2014-09 by one year. ASU 2014-09 is now effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017 including interim periods within annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017. Earlier application is permitted only as of annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim reporting periods within that reporting period.

The Company is continuing to evaluate the standard’s impact on its consolidated results of operations and financial condition. BIO-key has conducted initial analyses, developed a project management plan relative to the process of adopting this ASU, and is currently evaluating the impact of adoption of ASU 2014-09 and the further updates codified in ASU 2016-12, ASU 2016-11 and ASU 2016-10 and the implementation approachcompleting detailed contract reviews to be used.

In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-03, “Interest-Imputation of Interest (Subtopic 835-30): Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs.” ASU 2015-03 requires debt issuance costs relateddetermine potential adjustments to a debt liability measured at amortized costexisting accounting policies as well as to be reported in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the face amountsupport an evaluation of the debt liability. ASU 2015-03 is effective for interim and annual periods beginning January 1, 2016 with early adoption permitted, and is appliedstandard’s impact on a retrospective basis. The adoption of ASU 2015-03 did not materially impact the Company’s consolidated results of operations and financial statements.condition. For the majority of BIO-key’s revenue arrangements, no significant impacts are expected. However, in addition to expanded disclosures regarding revenue, the ASU could, for example, impact the timing of revenue recognition in some arrangements for which software industry-specific guidance (which the ASU supersedes) is presently utilized. The Company currently anticipates utilizing the modified retrospective method of adoption on January 1, 2018. 

 


 

In July 2015 the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-11, "Inventory (Topic 330): Simplifying the Measurement of Inventory" ("ASU 2015-11"). The amendments in ASU 2015-11 clarifies the measurement of inventory to be the lower of cost or realizable value and would only apply to inventory valued using the FIFO or average costing methods. ASU 2015-11 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The reporting entity should apply the amendments prospectively with earlier application permitted as of the beginning of an interim or annual reporting period. Management is currently evaluating the effectsThe adoption of adopting ASU 2015-11 ondid not materially impact the Company’s consolidated financial statements but the adoption is not expected to have a significant impact.

In September 2015, FASB issued ASU 2015-16, “Simplifying the Accounting for Measurement-Period Adjustments” (“ASU 2015-16”). This standard requires an acquirer to recognize adjustments to provisional amounts that are identified during the measurement period in the reporting period in which the adjustment amounts are determined. ASU 2015-16 also requires separate presentation on the face of the income statement, or disclosure in the notes, of the amount recorded in current-period earnings by line item that would have been recorded in previous reporting periods if the adjustment to the provisional amount had been recognized as of the acquisition date. ASU 2015-16 was effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2016 and did not have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

 

In November 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-17, "Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes" (“ASU 2015-17”). This update requires an entity to classify deferred tax liabilities and assets as noncurrent within a classified statement of financial position. ASU 2015-17 is effective for annual reporting periods, and interim periods therein, beginning after December 15, 2016. This update may be applied either prospectively to all deferred tax liabilities and assets or retrospectively to all periods presented. Early application is permitted as of the beginning of the interim or annual reporting period. Management is currently evaluating the effects of adopting ASU 2015-17 on the Company’s consolidated financial statements but the adoption is not expected to have a significant impact.


  

In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-01, “Financial Instruments – Overall: Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities” (“ASU 2016-01”). The update addresses certain aspects of recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of financial instruments, specifically equity investments and financial instruments measured at amortized cost. ASU 2016-01 is effective for public companies for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2017.  Management is currently assessing the impact ASU 2016-01 will have, if any, on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, “Leases”. The new standard establishes a right-of-use (ROU) model that requires a lessee to record a ROU asset and a lease liability on the balance sheet for all leases with terms longer than 12 months. Leases will be classified as either finance or operating, with classification affecting the pattern of expense recognition in the income statement. The new standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. A modified retrospective transition approach is required for capital and operating leases existing at, or entered into after, the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented in the financial statements, with certain practical expedients available. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of its pending adoption of the new standard on its consolidated financial statements, but expects that it will increase its assets and liabilities.

In August 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-15, “Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity's Ability to Continue as a Going Concern”. Prior to ASU 2014-15, a definition for substantial doubt did not exist. However, the new guidance says that substantial doubt exists when relevant conditions and events, considered in the aggregate, indicate that it is probable that the entity will be unable to meet its obligations as they become due within one year after the date that the financial statements are available to be issued. The FASB's definition could be perceived as a higher threshold than current practice as the term “probable” means likely to occur. Under the new standard, management should evaluate all relevant known conditions, or those that can be reasonably expected to happen as of the date the financial statements are to be issued. This evaluation should be both qualitative and quantitative in nature, and should include conditions that might give rise to substantial doubt. ASU 2014-15 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company adopted ASU 2014-15 during the quarter ended March 31, 2017.

 

In March 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2016-09, “Compensation – Stock Compensation: Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting” (“ASU 2016-09”).  ASU 2016-09 requires, among other things, that excess tax benefits and tax deficiencies be recognized as income tax expense or benefit in the income statement rather than as additional paid-in capital, changes the classification of excess tax benefits from a financing activity to an operating activity in the statement of cash flows, and allows forfeitures to be accounted for when they occur rather than estimated.  ASU 2016-09 is effective for public companies for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016.  Management is currently assessing theThe adoption did not have a material impact ASU 2016-09 will have on the Company’sCompany's consolidated financial statements.

In July 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-11, Earnings Per Share (Topic 260), Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (Topic 480) and Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): I. Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Down Round Features; II. Replacement of the Indefinite Deferral for Mandatorily Redeemable Financial Instruments of Certain Nonpublic Entities and Certain Mandatorily Redeemable Non-controlling Interests with a Scope Exception. Part I of this update addresses the complexity of accounting for certain financial instruments with down round features. Down round features are features of certain equity-linked instruments (or embedded features) that result in the strike price being reduced on the basis of the pricing of future equity offerings. Current accounting guidance creates cost and complexity for entities that issue financial instruments (such as warrants and convertible instruments) with down round features that require fair value measurement of the entire instrument or conversion option. Part II of this update addresses the difficulty of navigating Topic 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity, because of the existence of extensive pending content in the FASB Accounting Standards Codification. This pending content is the result of the indefinite deferral of accounting requirements about mandatorily redeemable financial instruments of certain nonpublic entities and certain mandatorily redeemable non-controlling interests. The amendments in Part II of this update do not have an accounting effect. This ASU is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2018, with early adoption permitted. The adoption of ASU 2017-11, during the six months ended June 30, 2017, did not have any impact on the condensed consolidated financial statements, however our disclosures with respect to equity instruments with down round features have been updated.  See Note 9 for updated disclosures.

  

Management does not believe that any other recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standard if currently adopted would have a material effect on the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

Reclassification

Reclassifications occurred to certain prior year amounts in order to conform to the current year classifications. The reclassifications have no effect on the reported net loss.

  

2.

2.     GOING CONCERN

 

The Company has incurred significant losses to date, and at SeptemberJune 30, 2016,2017, it had an accumulated deficit of approximately $62$66 million. In addition, broad commercial acceptance of the Company’s technology is critical to the Company’s success and ability to generate future revenues. At SeptemberJune 30, 2016, the Company’s2017, total cash and cash equivalents were approximately $177,000,$988,000, as compared to approximately $4,321,000$1,061,000 at December 31, 2015.2016.

 

The Company has financed itself in the past through access to the capital markets by issuing secured and convertible debt securities, convertible preferred stock, common stock, and through factoring receivables. The Company estimates that it currently requires approximately $579,000$592,000 per month to conduct operations and pay dividend obligations, a monthly amount that it has been unable to achieve consistently through revenue generation.


 

If the Company is unable to generate sufficient revenue to meet its goals, it will need to obtain additional third-party financing to (i) conduct the sales, marketing and technical support necessary to execute its plan to substantially grow operations, increase revenue, and serve a significant customer base; and (ii) provide working capital. No assurance can be given that any form of additional financing will be available on terms acceptable to the Company, that adequate financing will be obtained by the Company, in order to meet its needs, or that such financing would not be dilutive to existing shareholders.


  

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP"), which contemplate continuation of the Company as a going concern, and assumes continuity of operations, realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business. The matters described in the preceding paragraphs raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Recoverability of a major portion of the recorded asset amounts shown in the accompanying balance sheet is dependent upon the Company’s ability to meet its financing requirements on a continuing basis, and become profitable in its future operations. The accompanying consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded assets or the amounts and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue in existence.

 

3.

ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

 

Accounts receivable are carried at original amount less an estimate made for doubtful receivables based on a review of all outstanding amounts on a monthly basis. Management determines the allowance for doubtful receivables by regularly evaluating individual customer receivables and considering a customer’s financial condition, credit history, and current economic conditions. Accounts receivable are written off when deemed uncollectible. During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company reclassified a past due receivable to non-current as management concluded that collection may not occur in the near term. As a result of the payment delays, the Company had reserved $500,000 at December 31, 2016 and in the six months ended June 30, 2017, the Company reserved an additional $500,000. The total reserve represents 48% of the remaining balance owed at June 30, 2017. Recoveries of accounts receivable previously written off are recorded when received. Accounts receivable consisted of the following as of: 

3.     

  

June 30,

  

December 31,

 
  

2017

  

2016

 
         

Accounts receivable - current

 $861,674  $1,577,031 

Accounts receivable - non current

  2,070,000   2,070,000 
   2,931,674   3,647,031 

Allowance for doubtful accounts - current

  (13,785

)

  (13,785

)

Allowance for doubtful accounts - non current

  (1,000,000

)

  (500,000

)

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts

 $1,917,889  $3,133,246 

4.

SHARE BASED COMPENSATION

 

The following table presents share-based compensation expenses for continuing operations included in the Company’s unaudited condensed interim condensed consolidated statements of operations:

 

  

Three Months Ended June 30,

 
  

2017

  

2016

 
         

Selling, general and administrative

 $394,264  $44,303 

Research, development and engineering

  18,930   5,632 
  $413,194  $49,935 

  

Six Months Ended June30,

 
  

2017

  

2016

 
         

Selling, general and administrative

 $507,120  $190,181 

Research, development and engineering

  67,163   34,117 
  $574,283  $224,298 

  

ThreeMonths

Ended

September 30,

  

Three Months

Ended

September 30,

 
  

2016

  

2015

 
         

Selling, general and administrative

 $31,610  $30,779 

Research, development and engineering

  25,074   5,271 
  $56,684  $36,050 

  

5.

  

Nine Months

Ended

September 30,

  

Nine Months

Ended

September 30,

 
  

2016

  

2015

 
         

Selling, general and administrative

 $221,791  $218,653 

Research, development and engineering

  59,191   39,644 
  $280,982  $258,297 

4.     FACTORING

 

Due from factor consisted of the following as of: 

 

  

September 30,

  

December 31,

 
  

2016

  

2015

 
         

Original invoice value

 $16,117  $149,680 

Factored amount

  (12,076

)

  (112,259

)

Balance due from factor

 $4,041  $37,421 


  

June 30,

  

December 31,

 
  

2017

  

2016

 
         

Original invoice value

 $117,850  $214,556 

Factored amount

  (88,388

)

  (160,918

)

Due from factor

 $29,462  $53,638 

  

As of December 2011, the Company entered into a 24-month24 month accounts receivable factoring arrangement with a financial institution (the “Factor”). In April 2012, the terms were updated from monthly to quarterly, and the 24-month arrangement was extended to August 1, 2014.  In July of 2014, the arrangement was extended to July 31, 2016. In June of 2015, the arrangement was which has been extended to October 31, 2017. Pursuant to the terms of the arrangement, the Company, from time to time, sells to the Factor certain of its accounts receivable balances on a non-recourse basis for credit approved accounts. The Factor remits 35% of the foreign and 75% of the domestic accounts receivable balance to the Company (the “Advance Amount”), with the remaining balance, less fees, to be forwarded to the Company once the Factor collects the full accounts receivable balance from the customer. In addition, the Company, from time to time, receives over advances from the Factor. Factoring fees range from 2.75% to 21% of the face value of the invoice factored, and are determined by the number of days required for collection of the invoice. The cost of factoring is included in selling, general and administrative expenses. The cost of factoring was as follows: 

  

  

Three Months ended

September 30,

  

Nine Months ended

September 30,

 
  

2016

  

2015

  

2016

  

2015

 
                 

Factoring fees

 $16,264  $87,929  $319,627  $323,059 
  

Three Months ended

June 30,

 
  

2017

  

2016

 
         

Factoring fees

 $85,326  $108,351 

 

  

Six Months ended

June 30,

 
  

2017

  

2016

 
         

Factoring fees

 $133,717  $303,363 

5.6.

INVENTORY

 

Inventory is stated at the lower of cost, determined on a first in, first out basis, or market, and consists primarily of fabricated assemblies and finished goods. Inventory is comprised of the following as of: 

 

 

September 30,

  

December 31,

  

June 30,

  

December 31,

 
 

2016

  

2015

  

2017

  

2016

 
                

Finished goods

 $330,947  $246,475  $341,264  $381,762 

Fabricated assemblies

  237,289   102,170   225,918   83,666 

Total inventory

 $568,236  $348,645  $567,182  $465,428 

 

6.7.

SOFTWARE LICENSE RIGHTS

 

On November 11, 2015, the Company entered into a license agreement for the rights to all software and documentation regarding the technology currently known as or offered under the FingerQ name. The license agreement grants the Company the exclusive right to reproduce, create derivative works and distribute copies of the FingerQ software and documentation, create new FingerQ related products, and grant sub-licenses of the licensed technology to end users. The license rights have been granted to the Company in perpetuity, with a stated number of end-user resale sub-licenses allowed under the contract for a total of $12,000,000. The cost of sub-license rights expected to be sold to customers in the following 12 months is $2,000,000$2,100,000 and is classified as a current asset, and the balance as non-current.

The Company has determined the software license rights to be a finite lived intangible asset, and estimated that the software license rights shall be economically used over a 10 year period, with a weighting towards the beginning years of that time-frame. The license rights were acquired during the fourth quarter of 2015, but the usage of such rights in the Company’s products was not generally available until January 2017. Accordingly, amortization began in the first quarter of 2017.

The remaining license rights are to be amortized over the greater of the following: 1) an estimate of the economic use of such license rights, 2) straight line method over ten years, or 3) the actual usage of such rights. The Company believes categorizing the amortization expense under Cost of Sales more closely reflects the nature of the license right arrangement and the use of the technology. During the three month period ended June 30, 2017 the Company sold licenses costing $1,405 and amortized $388,595. During the six month period ended June 30, 2017 the Company sold licenses costing $48,337 and amortized $729,755. The license rights had a carrying balance of $11,221,404 as of June 30, 2017.

 

  

September 30,

  

December 31,

 
  

2016

  

2015

 
         

Current software license rights

 $2,000,000  $5,000,000 

Non-current software license rights

  9,999,550   7,000,000 

Total software license rights

 $11,999,550  $12,000,000 

  

On December 31, 2015, the Company purchased third party software licenses in the amount of $180,000 in anticipation of a large pending deployment that has yet to materialize. The Company is amortizing over the same methodology described above with the greatest of the three approaches being the amortization for the periods. A total of $22,020 and $28,716 was expensed for actual sales during the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, respectively. Since the license purchase, the actual per unit cost (actual usage) of such license rights in the cumulative amount of $48,396 has been expensed, with a carrying balance of $131,604 as of June 30, 2017. The Company has classified the balance as non-current until a larger deployment occurs. Software license rights is comprised of the following as of:

  

June 30,

  

December 31,

 
  

2017

  

2016

 
         
         

Current software license rights

 $2,100,000  $1,560,000 

Non-current software license rights

  9,253,008   10,598,411 

Total software license rights

 $11,353,008  $12,158,411 

7.     

8.

EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE - COMMON STOCK (“EPS”)

 

The Company’s basic EPS is calculated using net loss available to common shareholders and the weighted-average number of shares outstanding during the reporting period. Diluted EPS includes the effect from potential issuance of common stock, such as stock issuable pursuant to the exercise of stock options and warrants and the assumed conversion of convertible notes and preferred stock.


 

The reconciliation of the numeratorsnumerator of the basic and diluted EPS calculations was as follows for both of the following three and ninesix month periods ended September 30:June 30, 2017 and 2016:

 

  

Three Months ended

September 30,

  

Nine Months ended

September 30,

 
  

2016

  

2015

  

2016

  

2015

 
                 

Basic Numerator:

                

Net loss

 $(1,134,422

)

 $(1,079,584

)

 $(3,673,125

)

 $(1,250,539

)

Convertible preferred stock dividends

  (200,625

)

  -   (601,875

)

  - 

Net loss available to common stockholders

 $(1,335,047

)

 $(1,079,584) $(4,275,000

)

 $(1,250,539

)

Basic Denominator

  66,360,445   66,038,941   66,253,808   66,013,958 

Per Share Amount

 $(0.02

)

 $(0.02

)

 $(0.06

)

 $(0.02

)

All potential common shares were antidilutive, and accordingly diluted EPS equaled basic EPS for all periods presented in the accompanying financial statements.

  

Three Months ended

June 30,

  

Six Months ended

June 30,

 
  

2017

  

2016

  

2017

  

2016

 

Basic Numerator:

                
                 

Net loss

 $(1,789,329

)

 $(1,375,489

)

 $(3,145,516

)

 $(2,538,703

)

Convertible preferred stock dividends

  (200,625

)

  (200,625

)

  (401,250

)

  (401,250

)

Net loss available to common stockholders

 $(1,989,954

)

 $(1,576,114

)

 $(3,546,766

)

 $(2,939,953

)

Basic Denominator

  6,359,974   5,523,072   6,228,197   5,516,726 

Per Share Amount

 $(0.32

)

 $(0.29

)

 $(0.57

)

 $(0.53

)

 

The following table sets forthsummarizes the options and warrants whichweighted average securities that were excluded from the diluted per share calculation even though the exercise prices were less than the average market price of the common shares because the effect of including these potential shares was antidilutive due to the net losses for the three and ninesix months ended September 30:June 30, 2017 and 2016:

 

  

Three Months ended

June 30,

  

Six Months ended

June 30,

 
  

2017

  

2016

  

2017

  

2016

 
                 

Preferred stock

  5,416,667   5,416,667   5,416,667   5,416,667 

Stock options

  35,706   13,040   44,580   3,495 

Warrants

  3,004   -   3,336   - 

Total

  5,455,377   5,429,707   5,464,583   5,420,162 

  

Three Months ended

September 30,

  

Nine Months ended

September 30,

 
  

2016

  

2015

  

2016

  

2015

 
                 

Preferred stock

  65,000,000   -   65,000,000   - 

Stock options

  347,897   12,917   160,770   68,227 

Warrants

  78,342   -   -   - 

Total

  65,426,239   12,917   65,160,770   68,227 

 

Items excluded from the diluted per share calculation because the exercise price was greater than the average market price of the common shares:

 

 

Three Months ended

September 30,

  

Nine Months ended

September 30,

  

Three Months ended

June 30,

  

Six Months ended

June 30,

 
 

2016

  

2015

  

2016

  

2015

  

2017

  

2016

  

2017

  

2016

 
                                

Stock options

  2,580,000   3,991,332   2,780,000   2,888,332   218,761   215,000   218,761   229,583 

Warrants

  19,880,414   20,455,414   20,455,414   20,455,414   1,212,163   1,704,629   1,212,163   1,704,629 

Total

  22,460,414   24,446,746   23,235,414   23,343,746   1,430,924   1,919,629   1,430,924   1,934,212 

  


    

8.9.

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

Preferred Stock

 

Within the limits and restrictions provided in the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, the Board of Directors has the authority, without further action by the shareholders, to issue up to 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $.0001 par value per share, in one or more series, and to fix, as to any such series, any dividend rate, redemption price, preference on liquidation or dissolution, sinking fund terms, conversion rights, voting rights, and any other preference or special rights and qualifications. As of SeptemberJune 30, 2016,2017, 100,000 shares of preferred stock have been designated as Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock, of which 90,000 shares are issued and outstanding, and 105,000 shares of preferred stock have been designated as Series B-1 Convertible Preferred Stock, all of which are issued and outstanding.  

  

Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock

  

On October 22 and 29, 2015, the Company issued 84,500 shares of Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock at a purchase price of $100.00 per share, for aggregate gross proceeds of $8,450,000. On November 11, 2015, 5,500 additional shares of Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock were issued at a purchase price of $100.00 per share, for gross cash proceeds of $550,000. Shares of the Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock are convertible at any time at the option of the holder into shares of common stock by dividing the Series A-1 Original Issue Price by an initial conversion price of $0.30$3.60 per share, subject to adjustment for stock dividends, stock splits, combinations, and reclassifications of the Company’s capital stock, and subject to a “blocker provision” which prohibits conversion if such conversion would result in the holder being the beneficial owner of in excess of 9.99% of the Company’s common stock. The Series A-1 Shares accrue dividends at the rate of 6% per annum payable quarterly on April 1, July, 1, October 1, and January 1 of each year. UntilUnless holders of at least a majority of the outstanding shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock elect otherwise by written notice to the Company, until October 1, 2017, the dividends are payable in cash provided that if payment in cash would be prohibited under applicable Delaware corporation law or cause the Company to breach any agreement for borrowed money, such dividends are payable in kind through the issuance of additional shares of common stock having a value equal to the volume weighted average trading price of the Company’s common stock for the ten (10) days preceding the applicable dividend payment date. Commencing January 1, 2018, dividends are payable at the option of the Company in cash or kind through the issuance of additional shares of common valued as described above.


 

The holders of the Series A-1 shares are entitled to designate one person to serve on the Board of Directors of the Company. The holders of the Series A-1 Shares are entitled to vote on an as converted to common stock basis together with the holders of our common stock on all matters presented to our stockholders. Upon any liquidation or dissolution of the Company, any merger or consolidation involving the Company or any subsidiary of the Company in which the shares of capital stock of the Company outstanding immediately prior to such merger or consolidation do not represent immediately following such merger or consolidation at least a majority of the voting power of the capital stock of the resulting or surviving corporation, or the sale of all or substantially all assets in a single transaction or a series of related transactions, unless the holders of at least a majority of the outstanding Series A-1 Shares elect otherwise, holders of Series A-1 Shares shall be entitled to receive prior to any payment to any holders of the Company’s common stock an amount per share equal to $100.00 per share plus any declared and unpaid dividends (pari-passu with the Series B-1 holders). As of SeptemberJune 30, 2017, $540,000 was accrued for the holders of the Series A-1 shares, for October 1, 2016, $135,000January 1, 2017, April 1, 2017, and July 1, 2017 dividends. As of December 31, 2016, $270,000 of dividends were accrued for the holders of the Series A-1 shares for October 1, 2016 and have not been paid as of the date of this filing.January 1, 2017 dividends.

 

The Series A-1 Preferred Stock contains options that based on an evaluation of FASB ASC 815-15, “Embedded Derivatives” and FASB ASC 815-40-15, “Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity - Scope and Scope Exceptions,” are considered embedded features:  Preferred Stock’s conversion option:  The Preferred Stock is convertible at the Holder’s option at any time at the fixed conversion price of $0.30$3.60 per share; Quarterly Dividend Conversion Option:  From issuance until December 31, 2017, the majority of Holders may elect to have the Stock’s Quarterly dividend payment made in shares of Common Stock, having a value equal to the volume weighted average trading price of the Common Stock during the ten (10) trading day period preceding the applicable dividend payment date. These features were analyzed by the Company and determined that they were not required to be bifurcated from the preferred stock and recorded as derivatives as they are clearly and closely related to an equity host.

 

Series B-1 Convertible Preferred Stock

  

On November 11, 2015, the Company issued 105,000 shares of Series B-1 Convertible Preferred Stock at a purchase price of $100.00 per share, for gross proceeds of $10,500,000.  Shares of the Series B-1 Convertible Preferred Stock are convertible at any time at the option of the holder into shares of common stock by dividing the Series B-1 Original Issue Price by an initial conversion price of $0.30$3.60 per share, subject to adjustment for stock dividends, stock splits, combinations, and reclassifications of the Company’s capital stock, and subject to a “blocker provision” which prohibits conversion if such conversion would result in the holder being the beneficial owner of in excess of 9.99% of the Company’s common stock. The Series B-1 Shares accrue dividends at the rate of 2.5% per annum payable quarterly on April 1, July, 1, October 1, and January 1 of each year payable in cash provided that if payment in cash would be prohibited under applicable Delaware corporation law or cause the Company to breach any agreement for borrowed money, or if the majority of the outstanding shares of the Series B-1 Shares elect otherwise, such dividends are payable in kind through the issuance of additional shares of common stock having a value equal to the volume weighted average trading price of the Company’s common stock for the ten (10) days preceding the applicable dividend payment date.


  

The holders of the Series B-1 shares are entitled to designate one person to serve on the Board of Directors of the Company. The holders of the Series B-1 Shares are entitled to vote on an as converted to common stock basis together with the holders of our common stock on all matters presented to our stockholders. Upon any liquidation or dissolution of the Company, any merger or consolidation involving the Company or any subsidiary of the Company in which the shares of capital stock of the Company outstanding immediately prior to such merger or consolidation do not represent immediately following such merger or consolidation at least a majority of the voting power of the capital stock of the resulting or surviving corporation, or the sale of all or substantially all assets in a single transaction or a series of related transactions, unless the holders of at least a majority of the outstanding Series B-1 Shares elect otherwise, holders of Series B-1 Shares shall be entitled to receive prior to any payment to any holders of the Company’s common stock an amount per share equal to $100.00 per share plus any declared and unpaid dividends (pari-passu with the Series A-1 holders). As of SeptemberJune 30, 2017, $262,500 was accrued for the holders of the Series B-1 shares, for October 1, 2016, $65,625January 1, 2017, April 1, 2017, and July 1, 2017 dividends. As of December 31, 2016, $131,250 of dividends were accrued for the holders of the Series B-1 shares for October 1, 2016 and have not been paid as of the date of this filing.January 1, 2017 dividends.

 

The Series B-1 Preferred Stock contains options that based on an evaluation of FASB ASC 815-15, “Embedded Derivatives” and FASB ASC 815-40-15, “Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity - Scope and Scope Exceptions,” are considered embedded features:  Preferred Stock’s conversion option:  The Preferred Stock is convertible at the Holder’s option at any time at the fixed conversion price of $0.30$3.60 per share; Quarterly Dividend Conversion Option:  The majority of Holders may elect to have the Stock’s Quarterly dividend payment made in shares of Common Stock, having a value equal to the volume weighted average trading price of the Common Stock during the ten (10) trading day period preceding the applicable dividend payment date. These features were analyzed by the Company and determined that they were not required to be bifurcated from the preferred stock and recorded as derivatives as they are clearly and closely related to an equity host.   

 


Common Stock

Effective December 29, 2016, the Company implemented a reverse stock split of its outstanding common stock at a ratio of 1-for-12. The number of authorized shares and the par value of the Company's common stock and preferred stock were not affected by the reverse stock split. Stockholders who otherwise would be entitled to receive fractional shares were rounded up to the nearest whole share. The reverse stock split became effective on the OTCQB at the opening of trading on December 29, 2016.

On April 28, 2017, the Company issued to Wong Kwok Fong, a director and executive officer of the Company, 277,778 shares of common stock at a purchase price of $3.60 per share for gross cash proceeds of $1,000,000.

On May 2, 2017, the Company entered into a committed equity facility pursuant to which it may issue and sell up to $5.0 million worth of shares of common stock, subject to certain limitations and satisfaction of certain conditions, over a 36-month term following the effectiveness of a registration statement covering the public resale of the shares of common stock issued under the facility. From time to time over the term of the facility, the Company may issue requests to the investor to purchase a specified dollar amount of shares up to a maximum of $100,000 over a five trading day period based on the daily volume weighted average price of the Company’s common stock (VWAP) to the extent the VWAP equals or exceeds the greater of a formula amount or $3.83 per share. The per share purchase price for the shares issued under the facility will be equal to 94% of the lowest VWAP that equals or exceeds $3.83 per share. Aggregate sales under the facility are limited to 19.99% of the total outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock as of May 2, 2017, unless stockholder approval is obtained, and sales under the facility are prohibited if such a sale would result in beneficial ownership by the investor of more than 9.99% of the Company’s common stock.  

 

On March 8, 2016,15, 2017, the companyCompany issued 100,0001,895 shares of common stock to its directors in payment of board fees, valued at $5,003. On March 8, 2016, the Company issued 8,333 shares of common stock to its directors in payment of board fees valued at $16,000.


On May 11, 2017, the Company issued 1,925 shares of common stock to its directors in payment of board fees, valued at $5,005. On May 11, 2016, the Company issued 41,174 shares of common stock to its directors in payment of board fees valued at $6,999. On May 11, 2016, the Company issued 100,000 shares of common stock to the Chief Executive Officer as compensation valued at $17,000. On August 10, 2016,

In May 2017, the Company issued 37,50155,000 shares of common stock in payment of a commitment fee for the equity facility valued at $198,000.The Company immediately expensed the fee as it relates to the contingent use of the equity committed equity facility. 

In May 2017, the Company issued 61,667 shares of common stock to its directorsa consultancy firm in lieu of payment for services with respect to the equity facility agreement. The fair value at issuance averaged $2.54 per share, with the total amount of board fees valued at $9,000.$156,584.The Company deferred the cost to prepaid expense and is amortizing the expense over the length of the consultancy service agreement. 

Stock Issuance Costs

Additional costs of $74,420 were incurred during the three months ended June 30, 2017 in relation to the issuance of stock. For the six months ended June 30, 2017, total stock issuance costs totaled $80,366.

 

Derivative Liabilities

 

In connection with the issuances of equity instruments or debt, the Company may issue options or warrants to purchase common stock. In certain circumstances, these options or warrants may be classified as liabilities, rather than as equity. In addition, the equity instrument or debt may contain embedded derivative instruments, such as conversion options or listing requirements, which in certain circumstances may be required to be bifurcated from the associated host instrument and accounted for separately as a derivative liability instrument. The Company accounts for derivative liability instruments under the provisions of FASB ASC 815, “Derivatives and Hedging.”

 

Securities Purchase Agreements dated October 25, 2013 and November 8, 2013

 

Pursuant to a series of Private Investors Securities Purchase Agreements (the “PI SPA”), on October 25, 2013 and November 8, 2013, the Company issued to certain private investors an aggregate of 12,323,6681,026,972 units consisting of 12,323,668 post-split1,026,972 shares of common stock (the “Shares”) and warrants to purchase an additional 12,323,668 post-split1,026,972 shares of common stock (the “Warrants”) for an aggregate purchase price of $3,697,100$3,697,100. The warrants were immediately exercisable at an exercise price of $6.00 per share, and had a term of three years which expired in 2016.

 

In connection with the share issuances described above, and pursuant to a placement agency letter agreement, the Company paid the placement agent cash commissions equal to 8% of the gross proceeds of the offering, reimbursed the placement agent for its reasonable out of pocket expenses, and issued to the placement agent warrants (the “Placement Agent Warrants”) to purchase an aggregate of 985,893 post-split82,158 shares of common stock. The Placement Agent Warrants have substantially the same terms as the warrants issued to the investors, except the Placement Agent Warrants arewere immediately exercisable on a cashless basis.

 

The cashless exercise features contained in the warrants arewere considered to be derivatives and the Company recorded warrant liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet. The Company initially recorded the warrant liabilities equal to their estimated fair value of $325,891. Such amount was also recorded as a reduction of additional paid-in capital. The Company is required to mark-to-market the warrant liabilities at the end of each reporting period. For the quarterthree months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2016, the Company recorded a gainloss on the change in fair value of the cashless exercise features of $4,368.$433. For the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2016, the Company recorded a gain on the change in the fair value of the cashless exercise feature of $6,272.$1,904. As of September 30,December 31, 2016, the fair value of the cashless exercise features was $1,206. The fair value$0 as the underlying warrants expired during the fourth quarter of the cashless exercise features was $7,478 as of December 31, 2015.2016.

 

Securities Purchase Agreement dated November 13, 2014

 

Pursuant to a Securities Purchase Agreement, dated November 13, 2014, by and between the Company and a number of private and institutional investors (the “November 2014 Private Investor SPA”), the Company issued to certain private investors 7,974,999 post-split664,584 shares of common stock and warrants to purchase an additional 11,962,501 post-split996,877 shares of common stock for aggregate gross proceeds of $1,595,000. In addition, for each share purchased in this offering, the investors surrendered to the Company for cancellation a warrant to acquire one share of our common stock which we previously issued in a private placement transaction in November 2013. This resulted in the cancellation of warrants to purchase an aggregate of 7,974,999 post-split shares of common stock.

 

The common stock has a purchase price reset feature. If at any time prior to the two year anniversary of the effective date of the registration statement covering the public resale of such shares (January 29, 2015), the Company sells or issues shares of common stock or securities that are convertible into common stock at a price lower than $0.20$2.40 per share, the Company will be required to issue additional shares of common stock for no additional consideration.

The warrants have a term of five years, an exercise price of $0.30 per post-split share and are currently exercisable in full. The warrants have customary anti-dilution protections including a “full ratchet” anti-dilution adjustment provision which are triggered in the event the Company sells or grants any additional shares of common stock, options, warrants or other securities that are convertible into common stock at a price lower than $0.30 per share, The anti-dilution adjustment provision is not triggered by certain “exempt issuances” which among other issuances, includes the issuance of shares of common stock, options or other securities to officers, employees, directors, consultants or service providers. The warrants are exercisable on a cashless basis if at any time there is no effective registration statement covering the resale of the shares of common stock underlying the warrants. See below.

 

 

   

Based on an evaluation as discussed in FASB ASC 815-15, “Embedded Derivatives” and FASB ASC 815-40-15, “Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity - Scope and Scope Exceptions,” the Company determined that the purchase price reset feature in the common stock and the full ratchet anti-dilution feature in the warrants issued were not considered indexed to its own stock because neither the occurrence of a sale of equity securities by the issuer at market nor the issuance of another equity contract with a lower strike price is an input to the fair value of a fixed-for-fixed option or forward on equity shares. As such, the purchase price reset feature and the full ratchet anti-dilution feature should be bifurcated from the common stock and accounted for as a derivative liabilities.

The Company valued the purchase price reset feature using a Monte Carlo simulation at the date of issuance, and determined that the purchase price reset feature had no value as the calculated price of the common stock was not below $0.20 per share. At December 31, 2015, the calculated price was below $0.20, and on September 30, 2016 the calculated price was above $0.20 based on the Monte Carlo simulation.

The Company did not value the derivative liabilities. One of the key determinants of the Company’s decision to not value the derivative liabilities was the high likelihood that a future financing would not occur that would trigger the down round feature. Whether a future equity financing would occur would be determined by the cash needs of the Company and management’s willingness to trigger the down round feature. The Company did not value the purchase price reset feature. The Company’s reason was based on the issuance of Series A and Series B preferred stock in October and November of 2015, issued at a conversion price of $0.30.

Under GAAP, the Company is required to mark-to-market the derivative liability at the end of each reporting period. The Company did not value the derivative liabilities at the dates of issuance through September 30, 2016. Such conclusion was based upon the discussion noted above.

The Company filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the SEC to register the public resale of 13,956,250 of the shares of common stock issued in the November 2014 Private Investor SPA. The registration statement was declared effective on January 29, 2015. Post reverse split, the Company filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the SEC to register the balance of the shares of common stock issued under the November 2014 Private Investor SPA which was declared effective on May 4, 2015.

Warrants

On March 9, 2015, the Company issued a warrant to purchase 575,000 shares of common stock to a consultant which vested in equal quarterly installments over one year and is exercisable at $0.21 per share through March 8, 2020.  

The fair value of the warrants was estimated on the date of grant at $98,065 using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following assumptions: risk free interest rate: 1.66%, expected life of options in years: 5, expected dividends: 0, volatility of stock price: 115.7%.

Share based expense related to the value of the stock warrants is recorded over the requisite service period, which is generally the vesting period for each tranche. Stock warrants issued by the Company are valued using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, the Company recorded an expense of $0 and $11,625 respectively, related to the stock warrants, which completed the service period expense.

On September 23, 2015, the Company issued a warrant to purchase 833,333 shares of common stock in connection with the issuance of a promissory note.The warrants are immediately exercisable at an exercise price of $0.30 per share and have a term of five years.

The warrants have customary anti-dilution protections including a "full ratchet" anti-dilution adjustment provision which are triggered in the event the Company sells or grants any additional shares of common stock, options, warrants or other securities that are convertible into common stock at a price lower than $0.30 per share. The anti-dilution adjustment provision is not triggered by certain "exempt issuances" which among other issuances, includes the issuance of shares of common stock, options or other securities to officers, employees, directors, consultants or service providers.

Based on an evaluation as discussed in FASB ASC 815-15, “Embedded Derivatives” and FASB ASC 815-40-15, “Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity – Scope and Scope Exceptions,” the Company determined that the full ratchet anti-dilution feature in the common stock issued was not considered indexed to its own stock because neither the occurrence of a sale of equity securities by the issuer at market nor the issuance of another equity contract with a lower strike price is an input to the fair value of a fixed-for-fixed option or forward on equity shares. As such, the full ratchet anti-dilutionpurchase price reset feature should be bifurcated from the common stock and accounted for as a derivative liability.

 

The Company did not valuevalued the derivative liability. Onepurchase price reset feature using a Monte Carlo simulation at the date of issuance, and at quarterly reporting intervals until the expiration of the key determinants offeature in January 2017, and determined that the Company’s decision to notpurchase price reset feature had no value the derivative liability was the high likelihood that a future financing would not occur that would trigger the down round feature. Whether a future equity financing would occur would be determined by the cash needs ofas the Company and management’s willingness to trigger the down round feature. The Company’s reasons were based on the issuance ofissued Series AA-1 and Series BB-1 preferred stock in October and November of 2015, issued at a conversion price of $0.30.$3.60, and issued common stock in November 2016 and April 2017 also at a price of $3.60.

The warrants have a term of five years and an exercise price of $3.60 per share, and have been fully exercisable since February 2015. The warrants have customary anti-dilution protections including a “full ratchet” anti-dilution adjustment provision which are triggered in the event the Company sells or grants any additional shares of common stock, options, warrants or other securities that are convertible into common stock at a price lower than $3.60 per share. The anti-dilution adjustment provision is not triggered by certain “exempt issuances” which among other issuances, includes the issuance of shares of common stock, options or other securities to officers, employees, directors, consultants or service providers.

As a result of the early adoption of ASU 2017-11 referred to in Note 1 – Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements, the “full ratchet” anti-dilution feature is no longer a determinant for derivative liability accounting. As the “full ratchet” anti-dilution feature was determined to have no value in the past, the adoption had no effect on the balance sheets or statements of operations.

Warrants

On March 9, 2015, the Company issued a warrant to purchase 47,917 shares of common stock to a consultant which vested in equal quarterly installments over one year and is exercisable at $2.52 per share through March 8, 2020. For the six months ended June 30, 2016, the Company recorded an expense of $11,625 related to the stock warrants, which completed the service period.

On September 23, 2015, the Company issued a warrant to purchase 69,445 shares of common stock in connection with the issuance of a promissory note. The warrants are immediately exercisable at an exercise price of $3.60 per share and have a term of five years.

The warrants have customary anti-dilution protections including a "full ratchet" anti-dilution adjustment provision which are triggered in the event the Company sells or grants any additional shares of common stock, options, warrants or other securities that are convertible into common stock at a price lower than $3.60 per share. The anti-dilution adjustment provision is not triggered by certain "exempt issuances" which among other issuances, includes the issuance of shares of common stock, options or other securities to officers, employees, directors, consultants or service providers.

As a result of the early adoption of ASU 2017-11 referred to in Note 1 – Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements, the “full ratchet” anti-dilution feature is no longer a determinant for derivative liability accounting. As the “full ratchet” anti-dilution feature was determined to have no value in the past, the adoption had no effect on the balance sheets or statements of operations. 


  

The cashless exercise features contained in the warrants were initially considered to be derivatives and the Company recorded a warrant liability of $92,199 on the consolidated balance sheet.sheet in 2015. The warrants issued by the Company were valued using an option-pricing model. The Company marked-to-market the warrant liabilities at the end of each reporting period. DuringFor the quarter ended SeptemberJune 30, 2016, the Company recorded a loss on the change in fair value of the cashless exercise features of $49,035. For the six months ended June 30, 2016, the Company recorded a loss on the change in the fair value of the cashless exercise features of $51,410. During 2016, the Company determined the cashless exercise features did not meet the criteria for recording a warrant liability. Accordingly, the grant date fair value of the warrant liability was transferred to additional paid-in capital and the cumulative loss due to change in the recorded fair value of the liability was reversed during the quarter. For the quarter ended September 30, 2016 the Company recorded income of $56,017 in order to reverse the net cumulative loss on the warrant liability that had been previously recorded. For the nine months ended September 30, 2016 the Company recorded income on the change in warrant liability of $4,607. The warrant liability was $96,806 as of December 31, 2015.2016.


 

Issuances and Exercise of Stock Options

 

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016,On March 15, 2017, the Company granted 200,000 and 275,000issued options to purchase 40,000 shares of the Company’s common stock to four non-employee members of the Board of Directors. On March 15, 2017, the Company also issued options respectively, to new employees underpurchase 4,167 shares of the 2015 Equity Plan.Company’s common stock to an employee. The options are exercisable for a term of seven years and vest in equal annual installments overhave a three-year vesting period, commencing onseven-year term, and exercise price of $2.64.  

On March 16, 2017, the dateBoard of grant.Directors issued options to purchase 1,120,000 shares of the Company’s common stock to certain officers, employees, and contractors. The options are exercisable at $0.17-0.24 per share. The weighted average fair valuehave a three-year vesting period, seven-year term, and exercise price of $2.65.

On April 10, 2017, the Company issued options to purchase 10,000 shares of the Company’s common stock to the newly appointed Director. The options granted during the quarter was $0.164.have a three-year vesting period, seven-year term, and exercise price of $2.64. 

 

The fair value of the options issued during the three months ended June 30, 20162017 on April 10, 2017 was estimated on the date of grant at $8,644$20,538 using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following assumptions: risk free interest rate: 1.12%1.81%, expected life of options in years: 4.5, expected dividends: 0, volatility of stock price: 93.7%138%.

 

The fair value of the options issued during the three months ended September 30, 2016 was estimated on the date of grant at $32,830 using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following assumptions: risk free interest rate: 1.08%, expected life of options in years: 4.5, expected dividends: 0, volatility of stock price: 93%.

9.10.

SEGMENT INFORMATION

 

The Company has determined that its continuing operations are one discrete segment consisting of biometric products. Geographically, North American sales accounted for approximately 90%58% and 56%78% of the Company’s total sales for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20162017 and 2015,2016, respectively, and were approximately 84%73% and 32%80% of the Company’s total sales for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017 and 2016, and 2015, respectively.

  

 

10.11.

FAIR VALUES OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

 

Cash and cash equivalents, accounts and notes receivable, accounts payable, accrued liabilities, and notes payable,due from factor, are carried at, or approximate, fair value because of their short-term nature.

 

The fair value of the warrant liabilities at September 30, 2016 were measured using the following assumptions:

Risk-free interest rate

 0.20-0.21% 

Expected term

 0.07-0.11 

Expected dividends

  0  

Volatility of stock price

 62.9-69.0% 

The warrant liabilities are considered Level 3 liabilities on the fair value hierarchy as the determination of fair value includes various assumptions about of future activities and the Company’s stock prices and historical volatility as inputs.

Warrant issued under PI SPA

    

Fair value at January 1, 2016

 7,478 

Gain on derivative

  (6,272

)

   1,206 
     

Warrant issued under September 2015 SPA

    

Fair value at January 1, 2016

  96,806 

Gain on derivative

  (4,607
Transfer to additional paid-in capital  (92,199)
   - 
     

Balance, September 30, 2016

 $1,206 


11.12.

MAJOR CUSTOMERS AND ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

 

For the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017 and 2016, three customers accounted for 52% and 2015, twothree customers accounted for 48% of revenue, respectively. For the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, three customers accounted for 44% and three customers accounted for 65% of revenue, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, one customer accounted for 22% and one customer accounted for 53%48% of revenue, respectively.

 

At SeptemberThree customers accounted for 57% of current accounts receivable as of June 30, 2016, one2017. One customer accounted for 85%100% of non-current accounts receivable. This receivable has been past due per the terms of the invoice for fifteen months as of SeptemberJune 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016. Based on prior history with this customer, the Company believes the amount is fully collectable, andhowever, the Company has determined that a reserve is not necessary. Duringreserved $1,000,000 which represents 48% of the quarter ended September 30, 2016,remaining balance owed under the company reclassifiedcontract, due to the past duelength of time the receivable to long-term as management concluded that collection may not occur in the near term.has been outstanding.  At December 31, 2015, three customers2016, one customer accounted for 87%81% of current accounts receivable.

 

 

12.13.

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

On November 7, 2016,July 25, 2017, the Company was approved for listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market.

On August 9, 2017, the Company issued 48,1485,148 shares of common stock to its directors in payment of board fees.On November 11, 2016, we entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with a stockholder/director for the purchase and sale of 6,200,000 shares of our common stock at an aggregate purchase price of $1,860,000 or $0.30 per share.

 

The Company has reviewed all other subsequent events through the date of filing. 


 

ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITIONS AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT FORREGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

The information contained in this Report on Form 10-Q and in other public statements by usthe Company and ourCompany officers include or may contain certain forward-looking statements. All statements other than statements of historical facts contained in this Report on Form 10-Q, including statements regarding our future financial position, business strategy and plans and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “will,” “may,” “future,” “plan,” “intend” and “expect” and similar expressions generally identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees and are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Although we believe that our plans, intentions and expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot be sure that they will be achieved. Particular uncertainties that could cause our actual results to be materially different than those expressed in our forward-looking statements include: our history of losses and limited revenue; our ability to raise additional capital; our ability to protect our intellectual property; changes in business conditions; changes in our sales strategy and product development plans; changes in the marketplace; continued services of our executive management team; security breaches; competition between us and other companies in the biometric technology industry; market acceptance of biometric products generally and our products under development; our ability to expand into the Asian market; delays in the development of products and statements of assumption underlying any of the foregoing, as well as other factors set forth under the caption “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 20152016 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us, or persons acting on our behalf, are expressly qualified in their entirety by the foregoing. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

 

OVERVIEW

 

We develop and market advanced fingerprint biometric identification and identity verification technologies, cryptographic authentication-transaction security technologies, as well as related identity management and credentialing software solutions. We were pioneers in developing automated, finger identification technology that supplements or compliments other methods of identification and verification, such as personal inspection identification, passwords, tokens, smart cards, ID cards, PKI, credit card, passports, driver’s licenses, OTP or other form of possession or knowledge-based credentialing.  Advanced BIO-key® technology has been and is used to improve both the accuracy and speed of competing finger-based biometrics. Our solutions are used by many customers in numerous sectors of our economy, including government, retail, healthcare and financial services.

 


In partnerships with OEMs, integrators, and solution providers,2016, we provide biometric software solutions to private and public sector customers.  We provide the ability to positively identify and authenticate individuals before granting access to valuable corporate resources, web portals or applications in seconds.  Powered by our patented Vector Segment Technology™ or VST™, WEB-key® and BSP development kits are fingerprint biometric solutions that provide interoperability with all major reader manufacturers, enabling application developers and integrators to integrate fingerprint biometrics into their applications. 

More recently, we have begunbegan to distribute directly to consumers and commercial users our SideSwipe™, SideTouchTM , and EcoID™ products. SideSwipe, SideTouch, and EcoID are stand-alone fingerprint readers that can be used on any laptop, tablet or other device with a USB port.

At Consumer Electronics Show 2017, we introduced a number of new products. These included TouchLock, fingerprint biometric and bluetooth enabled padlocks, FreePass, a wearable, mobile USB fingerprint reader, Q-180 Touch, a Micro USB compatible fingerprint reader for Android devices, and SidePass, a compact, square, touch reader for Windows devices. We started distribution of the TouchLock padlock in the Asia Pacific market in June of 2017.

  

We have developed what we believe is the most discriminating and effective commercially available finger-based biometric technology. Our primary focus is in marketing and selling this technology into commercial logical and physical privilege entitlement & access control markets.  Our primary market focus includes, among others, mobile payments & credentialing, online payments and credentialing, and healthcare record and payment data security.  Our secondary focus includes government and educational markets.

 

We continue to develop advancements in our capabilities, as well as explore potential strategic relationships, including business combinations and acquisitions, which could help us leverage our capability to deliver our solutions. We have built a direct sales force, and also utilize distributors, resellers, integrators and partners with substantial experience in selling technology solutions to government and corporate customers in their respective markets. 


STRATEGIC OUTLOOK AND RECENT DEVELOPMENTS

 

Historically, our largest market has been access control within highly regulated industries such as healthcare.  However, we believe the mass adoption of advanced smart-phone and hand-held wireless devices have caused commercial demand for advanced user authentication to emerge as viable.  The introduction of smart-phone capabilities, like mobile payments and credentialing, could effectively require biometric user authentication on mobile devices to reduce risks of identity theft, payment fraud and other forms of fraud in the mobile or cellular based world wide web. As more services and payment functionalities, such as mobile wallets and near field communication (NFC), migrate to smart-phones, the value and potential risk associated with such systems should grow and drive demand and adoption of advanced user authentication technologies, including fingerprint biometrics and BIO-key solutions.

  

As devices with onboard fingerprint sensors continue to deploy to consumers, we expect that third party application developers will demand the ability to authenticate users of their respective applications (app’s) with the onboard fingerprint biometric. We further believe that authentication will occur on the device itself for potentially low-value, and therefore low-risk, use-transactions and that user authentication for high-value transactions will migrate to the application provider’s authentication server, typically located within their supporting technology infrastructure, or Cloud.cloud. We have developed our technology to enable on-device authentication as well as network or cloud-based authentication and believe we may be the only technology vendor capable of providing this flexibility and capability. Our core technology works on over 40 commercially available fingerprint readers, across both Windows and Linux platforms, and Apple iOS and Android mobile operating systems. This interoperability, coupled with the ability to authenticate users via the device or cloud, is unique in the industry, provides a key differentiator for us, and in our opinion, makes our technology more viable than competing technologies and expands the size of the overall market for our products.

 

The introduction of the TouchLock, fingerprint biometric and bluetooth (cell phone) enabled padlocks, opens up an additional consumer market for us. As a security solution, we also have a version of the lock that is TSA compatible, to allow travelers to lock their luggage which TSA can open and relock.

We believe there is potential for significant market growth in fivesix key areas:

 

Corporate network access control, including corporate campuses, computer networks and applications;

 

Consumer mobile credentialing, including mobile payments, credit and payment card programs, data and

application access, and commercial loyalty programs;

 

Government services and highly regulated industries including, Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security,

drivers licenses, campus and school ID, passports/visas;

 

Direct sales of fingerprint readers to consumers and commercial customers; and

 

Direct sales of biometric locks to consumers and commercial customers; and

Growth in the Asia Pacific region.

 

In the near-term, we expect to grow our business within government services and highly-regulated industries in which we have historically had a strong presence, such as the healthcare industry.  We believe that continued heightened security and privacy requirements in these industries will generate increased demand for security solutions, including biometrics. In addition, we expect that the integration of our technology into Windows 10, will accelerate the demand for our computer network log-on solutions and fingerprint readers. We are also experiencing increased demand and interest in our hardware offerings as we continue to develop our products business. Finally, our entry into the Asian market and licensing arrangement with China Goldjoy Group is expected to further expand our business by opening new markets.

 


Over the longer term, we intend to expand our business into the cloud and mobile computing industries. The continued emergence of cloud computing and mobile computing are primary drivers of commercial and consumer adoption of advanced authentication applications, including biometric and BIO-key authentication capabilities.  As the value of assets, services and transactions increases on such networks, we expect that security and user authentication demand should rise proportionately. Our integration partners include major web and network technology providers, who we believe will deliver our cloud-applicable solutions to interested service-providers. These service-providers could include, but are not limited to, financial institutions, web-service providers, consumer payment service providers, credit reporting services, consumer data service providers, healthcare providers and others. Additionally, our integration partners include major technology component providers and OEM manufacturers, who we believe will deliver our device-applicable solutions to interested hardware manufacturers. Such manufacturers could include cellular handset and smartphone manufacturers, tablet manufacturers, laptop and PC manufacturers, among other hardware manufacturers. 

 


CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

For detailed information regarding our critical accounting policies and estimates, see our financial statements and notes thereto included in this Report and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015.2016.  There have been no material changes to our critical accounting policies and estimates from those disclosed in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

 

For detailed information regarding recent account pronouncements, see Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this report.

  


 

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBERJUNE 30, 20162017 AS COMPARED TO SEPTEMBERJUNE 30, 20152016

 

Consolidated Results of Operations -Percent Trend

 

 

Three Months Ended

September 30,

  

Three Months Ended June 30,

 
 

2016

  

2015

  

2017

  

2016

 

Revenues

                

Services

  43

%

  37

%

  15

%

  53

%

License fees and other

  57

%

  63

%

  85

%

  47

%

  100

%

  100

%

Total Revenues

  100

%

  100

%

Costs and other expenses

                

Cost of services

  11

%

  5

%

  6

%

  16

%

Cost of license fees and other

  29

%

  51

%

  84

%

  17

%

  40

%

  56

%

Gross Profit

  60

%

  44

%

Total Cost of Goods Sold

  90

%

  33

%

Gross profit

  10

%

  67

%

                

Operating expenses

                

Selling, general and administrative

  214

%

  151

%

  161

%

  250

%

Research, development and engineering

  123

%

  55

%

  51

%

  136

%

  337

%

  206

%

Total Operating Expenses

  212

%

  386

%

Operating loss

  -277

%

  -162

%

  -202

%

  -319

%

                

Other income (deductions)

        

Total other income

  14

%

  1

%

Other income (expenses)

  0

%

  -12

%

        

Net loss

  -263

%

  -161

%

  -202

%

  -331

%

 

Revenues and cost of goods sold

  

Three months ended

September 30,

         
  

2016

  

2015

  

$ Change

  

% Change

 
                 

Revenues

                

Service

 $187,025  $250,191  $(63,166

)

  -25

%

License & other

  244,438   419,655   (175,217

)

  -42

%

Total Revenue

 $431,463  $669,846  $(238,383

)

  -36

%

                 

Cost of goods sold

                

Service

 $46,257  $30,283  $15,974   53

%

License & other

  125,526   344,557   (219,031

)

  -64

%

Total COGS

 $171,783  $374,840  $(203,057

)

  -54

%

  

Three months ended

June 30,

         
  

2017

  

2016

  

$ Change

  

% Change

 
                 

Revenues

                

Service

 $134,061  $220,926  $(86,865

)

  -39

%

License & other

  752,820   194,888   557,932   286

%

Total Revenue

 $886,881  $415,814  $471,067   113

%


  

Three months ended

June 30,

         
  

2017

  

2016

  

$ Change

  

% Change

 

Cost of Goods Sold

                

Service

 $55,660  $66,597  $(10,937

)

  -16

%

License & other

  740,301   69,893   670,408   959

%

Total COGS

 $795,961  $136,490  $659,471   483

%

  

Revenues

 

For the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20162017 and 2015,2016, service revenues included approximately $182,000$124,000 and $229,000,$221,000, respectively, of recurring maintenance and support revenue, and approximately $5,000$10,000 and $21,000 of non-recurring custom services revenue, respectively.  Recurring service revenue decreased 21% during the current period primarily due to the delayed renewal of a maintenance agreement from the large shipment in the second quarter of 2015. The non-recurring custom services decreased 75% due to fewer customized requirements.

License and other revenue (comprised of hardware and royalties) decreased during the three months ended September 30, 2016. The decrease consisted of an approximate $157,000 or 42% decrease in our hardware sales, however, with the removal of a one-time sensor sale in 2015, hardware revenue increased approximately 100%. There was a $5,703 or 29% increase in core software. Royalty revenue decreased 100% as the OEM agreement was completed and was not renewed.


Costs of goods sold

During the three months ended September 30, 2016, cost of services increased approximately $16,000 from the corresponding period in 2015 due to increased costs associated with third party software costs and personnel costs.

License and other costs for the three months ended September 30, 2015 decreased $219,000 from the corresponding period in 2015 due to the sensors cost in 2015.

Selling, general and administrative

  

Three months ended

September 30,

         
  

2016

  

2015

  

$ Change

  

% Change

 
                 

Selling, general and administrative

 $925,939  $1,013,778  $(87,839

)

  -9

%

Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased 9% during the three months ended September 30, 2016 from the corresponding period in 2015. Decreases consisted of lower professional fees and costs related to the settlement of the LifeSouth lawsuit in 2015, and factoring fees, offset by higher marketing costs.

Research, development and engineering

  

Three months ended

September 30,

         
  

2016

  

2015

  

$ Change

  

% Change

 
                 

Research, development and engineering

 $528,554  $368,788  $159,766   43

%

During the three months ended September 30, 2016, research, development and engineering costs increased 43% over the corresponding period in 2015, as a result of increased new personnel costs, temporary outside services, and non-cash compensation.

Other income and expense

  

Three months ended

September 30,

         
  

2016

  

2015

  

$ Change

  

% Change

 
                 

Interest income

  6   1   5   500

%

Interest expense

  -   (20,000

)

  20,000   -100

%

Gain on derivative liabilities

  60,385   27,975   32,410

 

  116

%

                 

Total

 $60,391   7,976  $52,415   657

%

Interest income for the quarter ended September 30, 2016 and September 30, 2015 consisted of bank interest.

Interest expense for the quarter ended September 30, 2015 represented the amortized portion of the original issue discount and the interest charge of the loan.

During the fourth quarters of 2013 and 2014 and third quarter of 2015, we issued various warrants that contained derivative liabilities. Such derivative liabilities are required to be marked-to-market each reporting period. In the current quarter, we determined the warrant liability recorded during the third quarter of 2015 did not meet the criteria to record a derivative liability and therefore, the related cumulative loss on the derivative was reversed.


NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2016 AS COMPARED TO SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

Consolidated Results of Operations -Percent Trend

  

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 
  

2016

  

2015

 

Revenues

        

Services

  54

%

  21

%

License fees and other

  46

%

  79

%

   100

%

  100

%

Costs and other expenses

        

Cost of services

  13

%

  4

%

Cost of license fees and other

  20

%

  14

%

   33

%

  18

%

Gross Profit

  67

%

  82

%

         

Operating expenses

        

Selling, general and administrative

  231

%

  84

%

Research, development and engineering

  124

%

  33

%

   355

%

  117

%

Operating loss

  -288

%

  -35

%

         

Other income (deductions)

        

Total other income

  1

%

  0

%

Net Income (loss)

  -288

%

  -37

%

Revenues and costs of goods sold

  

Nine months ended

September 30,

         
  

2016

  

2015

  

$ Change

  

% Change

 

Revenues

                

Service

 $692,677  $755,813  $(63,136

)

  -8

%

License & other

  585,192   2,835,662   (2,250,470

)

  -79

%

Total Revenue

 $1,277,869  $3,591,475  $(2,313,606

)

  -64

%

                 

Cost of goods sold

                

Service

 $168,636  $154,251  $14,385   9

%

License & other

  251,485   505,339   (253,854

)

  -50

%

Total COGS

 $420,121  $659,590  $(239,469

)

  -36

%

Revenues

For the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, service revenues included approximately $593,000 and $506,000, respectively, of recurring maintenance and support revenue, and approximately $99,000 and $250,000,zero respectively, of non-recurring custom services revenue.  Recurring service revenue increased 17% from 2015decreased 44% in 2017 due to 2016 as we continued to expand our customer base. The non-recurringthe non-renewal of two large maintenance contracts. Non-recurring custom services decreased 60% due to fewer customized sales.increased 100% for custom services in connection with a special software requirement from a new customer.

 

For the ninethree months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2016,2017, license and other revenue (comprised of third party hardware and royalty) decreasedroyalties) increased 286% from the corresponding period in 2016. The higher revenue included an approximate $55,000 (76%) increase in license revenue from both new and existing customers.  Hardware sales increased by approximately 79%$345,000 (281%), as a result of several contributing factors.  Software license revenue decreased approximately $2,016,000 or 94% primarily as a result of a single large orderan increase in 2015 without a comparable order in 2016. Hardware sales decreased by approximately $177,000 or 29%, however, with the removal of the one-time sensor sale in 2015, hardware revenue increased approximately $90,000 or 25%.  Royalty income decreased 75% to approximately $21,000 from $81,000existing and new customer deployments.  Additionally, during the corresponding period in 2015, asthree months ended June 30, 2017, we shipped the OEM agreement was completed and was not renewedfirst orders for our new line of biometric locks in the second quarteramount of 2016.approximately $158,000.

Costs of goods sold

 

For the ninethree months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2016,2017, cost of service increased approximately $14,000 from the corresponding perioddecreased 16%, due to a decrease in 2015 primarily as a result of increased costs associated with third party software costs and personnel costs.

support services related to decreased service revenue.  License and other costs for the ninethree months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2016 decreased2017 increased approximately $254,000 from959%. The increase was directly associated with the corresponding period in 2015, due tocosts of the decrease in hardware revenue specificallymix, and $388,595 was directly associated with the one-time sensor sale.amortization of the software rights.

 


  

Selling, general and administrative

  

  

Nine months ended

September 30,

         
  

2016

  

2015

  

$ Change

  

% Change

 
                 

Selling, general and administrative

 $2,956,456  $3,034,318  $(77,862

)

  -3

%

  

Three months ended

June 30,

         
  

2017

  

2016

  

$ Change

  

% Change

 
                 

Selling, general and administrative

 $1,431,208  $1,038,904  $392,304   38

%

 

Selling, general and administrative expensescosts for the ninethree months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2016 decreased 3%2017 increased 31% from the corresponding period in 2015.  Decreases included the legal2016. The increase is attributable to additional expenses related to our Hong Kong subsidiary, commitment fees, for the LifeSouth settlement from 2015, marketing expensesnon- cash compensation, and sales commission,commissions, offset by increases from new personnel in the Hong Kong subsidiary.lower factoring and legal fees.

  

 

Research, development and engineering

 

  

Nine months ended

September 30,

         
  

2016

  

2015

  

$ Change

  

% Change

 
                 

Research, development and engineering

 $1,584,403  $1,169,427  $414,976   35

%

  

Three months ended

June 30,

         
  

2017

  

2016

  

$ Change

  

% Change

 
                 

Research, development and engineering

 $449,049  $566,448  $(117,399

)

  -21

%

 

DuringFor the ninethree months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2016,2017, research, development and engineering costs increased 35% fromdecreased 21% as compared to the corresponding period in 2015, due to increased new personnel costs,2016, as a result of decreased temporary outside services, non-cash compensation and recruiting expenses.expenses, offset by an increase in personnel and related costs.


Other income and expense

 

  

Nine months ended

September 30,

         
  

2016

  

2015

  

$ Change

  

% Change

 
                 

Interest income

  19   5   14   280

%

Interest expense

  -   (20,000

)

  (20,000

)

  -100

%

Gain on derivative liabilities

  10,879

 

  42,228   (31,349

)

  -74

%

Income taxes

  (912

)

  (912

)

  -   0

%

                 

Total

 $9,986

 

 $21,321  $(11,335

)

  -53

%

  

Three months ended

June 30,

         
  

2017

  

2016

  

$ Change

  

% Change

 
                 

Interest income

 $8  $7  $1   14

%

Gain (loss) on derivatives

  -   (49,468

)

  49,468   -100

%

Total

 $8  $(49,461

)

 $49,469   -100

%

 

Interest income for the periodthree months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20162017 and SeptemberJune 30, 20152016 consisted of bank interest.

Interest expense for the period ended September 30, 2015 represented the amortized portion of the original issue discount and the interest charge of the loan.  

 

During the fourth quarters of 2013 and 2014, and third quarter of 2015, we issued various warrants that contained derivative liabilities. Such derivative liabilities are required to be marked-to-market each reporting period. In 2016, we determined the currentwarrant liability recorded during the third quarter of 2015 did not meet the criteria to record a derivative liability and, therefore, the related cumulative loss on the derivative was reversed. 


SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2017 AS COMPARED TO JUNE 30, 2016

Consolidated Results of Operations -Percent Trend

  

Six Months Ended June 30,

 
  

2017

  

2016

 

Revenues

        

Services

  20

%

  60

%

License fees and other

  80

%

  40

%

Total Revenues

  100

%

  100

%

Costs and other expenses

        

Cost of services

  4

%

  14

%

Cost of license fees and other

  59

%

  15

%

Total Cost of Goods Sold

  63

%

  29

%

Gross profit

  37

%

  71

%

         

Operating expenses

        

Selling, general and administrative

  132

%

  240

%

Research, development and engineering

  41

%

  125

%

Total Operating Expenses

  173

%

  365

%

Operating loss

  -136

%

  -294

%

         

Other income (expenses)

  0

%

  -6

%

         

Net loss

  -136

%

  -300

%

Revenues and cost of goods sold

  

Six months ended

June 30,

         
  

2017

  

2016

  

$ Change

  

% Change

 

Revenues

                

Service

  454,648   505,652   (51,004

)

  -10

%

License & other

  1,850,568   340,754   1,509,814   443

%

Total Revenue

 $2,305,216  $846,406  $1,458,810   172

%

                 

Cost of Goods Sold

                

Service

  94,480   122,379   (27,899

)

  -23

%

License & other

  1,362,415   125,959   1,236,456   982

%

Total COGS

 $1,456,895  $248,338  $1,208,557   487

%

Revenues

For the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, service revenues included approximately $264,000 and $412,000, respectively, of recurring maintenance and support revenue, and approximately $191,000 and $94,000, respectively, of non-recurring custom services revenue.  Recurring service revenue decreased 36% from 2016 due to the non-renewal of two large maintenance contracts. Non-recurring custom services increased 103% due to multiple custom software requirements in the first half of 2017, compared to one customer requirement in the first half of 2016.

For the six months ended June 30, 2017, license and other revenue (comprised of hardware and royalties) increased as a result of several contributing factors.  The higher revenue included an approximate $528,000 (546%) increase in license revenue from both new and existing customers.  Hardware sales increased by approximately $845,000 (378%), as a result of increases in existing and new customer deployments.  Additionally, during the six months ended June 30, 2017, we shipped the first orders for our new line of biometric locks in the amount of approximately $158,000. Royalty income decreased 100% from $20,584 to zero for the six months ended June 30, 2017 due primarily to the expiration of an OEM agreement. 


Costs of goods sold

For the six months ended June 30, 2017, cost of service decreased approximately $28,000 from the corresponding period in 2016 due to decreased costs associated with non-recurring custom services revenue. License and other costs for the six months ended June 30, 2017 increased from the corresponding period in 2016 by approximately $1,240,000. The increase was directly associated with the increase in hardware revenue, and $729,755 was directly associated with the amortization of the software rights.

Selling, general and administrative

  

Six months ended

June 30,

         
  

2017

  

2016

  

$ Change

  

% Change

 
                 

Selling, general and administrative

 $3,051,358  $2,031,429  $1,019,929   50

%

Selling, general and administrative costs for the six months ended June 30, 2017 increased 47% from the corresponding period in 2016. The increase was largely due to a bad debt expense related to a contract whose payments are behind schedule.  As a result of the payment delays, we reserved $500,000 which represents 24% of the remaining balance owed under the contract, for a total reserve of $1,000,000. Other increases resulted from additional expenses related to our Hong Kong subsidiary, non-cash, share-based compensation expenses, commitment fees and increased commission expense related to higher revenue. These amounts were offset by a decrease in factoring and legal fees.

Research, development and engineering

  

Six months ended

June 30,

         
  

2017

  

2016

  

$ Change

  

% Change

 
                 

Research, development and engineering

 $942,493  $1,055,849  $(113,356

)

  -11

%

For the six months ended June 30, 2017, research, development and engineering costs decreased 11% compared to the corresponding period in 2016, as a result of decreased temporary outside services, and recruiting expenses, offset by an increase in personnel and related costs, and non-cash compensation costs.

Other income and expense

  

Six months ended

June 30,

         
  

2017

  

2016

  

$ Change

  

% Change

 
                 

Interest income (expenses)

 $14  $13  $1   8

%

Gain (loss) on derivatives

  -   (49,506

)

  49,506   -100

%

Total

 $14  $(49,493

)

 $49,507   -100

%

Interest income for the three months ended June 30, 2017 and June 30, 2016 consisted of bank interest.

During the fourth quarters of 2013 and 2014, and third quarter of 2015, we issued various warrants that contained derivative liabilities. Such derivative liabilities are required to be marked-to-market each reporting period. In 2016, we determined the warrant liability recorded during the third quarter of 2015 did not meet the criteria to record a derivative liability and, therefore, the related cumulative loss on the derivative was reversed. 

 

 

     

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

 

Cash Flows

 

Net cash used for operations during the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20162017 was approximately $3,523,000.$852,000. The cash used in operating activities was primarily attributable to the following items:

 

Positive

Net positive cash flows related to adjustments tofor non-cash expenses for allowances for doubtful accounts, depreciation, amortization, share-based compensation, and issuance of common stock to our non-employee directors and Chief Executive Officer of approximately $329,000,$1,830,000, a decrease in accounts receivable of approximately $957,000,$715,000, and a decrease in due from factor of approximately $33,000.$24,000.

 

Negative

Net negative cash flows related to an increase inpayments for liabilities, inventory, and reductions of deferred revenue of approximately $220,000, due to receipt of BIO-key brand fingerprint readers and fabricated assemblies with our Hong Kong subsidiary, and decreases in accrued expenses, deferred revenue, and accounts payable of approximately $900,000.$450,000.

  

Net cashApproximately $141,000 was used for investing activities during the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2016 was approximately $53,000 and2017 related to capital expenditures.

 

Net cash used forApproximately $920,000 was provided by financing activities during the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2016 was approximately $568,000,2017 consisting of approximately $535,000 in payment of dividends on preferred stock and approximately $33,000 for$1,000,000 from the issuance of common stock net of approximately $80,000 of stock issuance costs.

 

NetWe had a net working capital at SeptemberJune 30, 2016 was2017 of approximately $1,921,000$2,761,000 as compared to net working capital of approximately $10,930,000$3,074,000 at December 31, 2015. The decline in working capital is primarily due to the reclassification from current asset to long term of an account receivable from a foreign customer of approximately $2.1 million, and a revised estimate in the current portion of software licenses to be sold (decrease of $3 million) in the next  twelve months, and cash used to fund operations during the nine months ended September 30, 2016.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Since our inception, our capital needs have been principally met through proceeds from the sale of equity and debt securities.  We expect capital expenditures to be less than $100,000$200,000 during the next twelve months.  We do not currently maintain a line of credit or term loan with any commercial bank or other financial institution.

 

The following sets forth our primary sources of capital during the previous two years:

 

As of December 2011, we entered into a 24-month accounts receivable factoring arrangement with a financial institution (the “Factor”) which has since been extended through October 31, 2017. Pursuant to the terms of the arrangement, from time to time, we sell to the Factor certain of our accounts receivable balances on a non-recourse basis for credit approved accounts. The Factor remits 35% of the foreign and 75% of the domestic accounts receivable balance to us (the “Advance Amount”), with the remaining balance, less fees, to be forwarded to us once the Factor collects the full accounts receivable balance from the customer. In addition, from time to time, we receive over advances from the Factor. Factoring fees range from 2.75% to 21% of the face value of the invoice factored, and are determined by the number of days required for collection of the invoice. We expect to continue to use this factoring arrangement periodically to assist with our general working capital requirements due to contractual requirements.   

 

In November 2014, we issued an aggregate of 7,974,999 shares of our common stock and warrants to purchase an additional 11,962,501 shares of common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $1,595,000. The warrants have a term of five years and an exercise price of $0.30 per share.

On September 23, 2015, we issued a promissory note and a warrant to purchase 833,33369,445 shares of common stock for an aggregate principal sum of $250,000. The warrants have a term of five years and have an exercise price of $0.30$3.60 per share. The note was repaid in full in October 2015.

 

OnBetween October 22 and 29,November 11, 2015, we issued 84,50090,000 shares (the “Series A-1 Shares”) of Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock at a purchase price of $100.00 per share, for aggregate gross proceeds of $8,450,000.$9,000,000. The Series A-1 Shares are convertible at any time at the option of the holder into shares of common stock at an initiala conversion price of $0.30$3.60 per share, subject to adjustment for stock dividends, stock splits, combinations, and reclassifications of our capital stock, and subject to a “blocker provision” which prohibits conversion if such conversion would result in the holder being the beneficial owner of in excess of 9.99% of our common stock. The Series A-1 Shares accrue dividends at the rate of 6% per annum payable quarterly on April 1, July, 1, October 1, and January 1 of each year payable in cash through October 1, 2017 and thereafter, in cash or kind through the issuance of additional shares of common stock having a value equal to the volume weighted average trading price of the Company’s common stock for the ten (10) days preceding the applicable dividend payment date.

 


On November 11, 2015, the Companywe issued 105,000 shares (the “Series B-1 Shares”) of Series B-1 Convertible Preferred Stock at a purchase price of $100.00 per share, for gross proceeds of $10,500,000, and 5,500 additional shares of Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock at a purchase price of $100.00 per share, for gross cash proceeds of $550,000.$10,500,000. The Series B-1 Shares are convertible at any time at the option of the holder into shares of common stock at an initiala conversion price of $0.30$3.60 per share, subject to adjustment for stock dividends, stock splits, combinations, and reclassifications of our capital stock, and subject to a “blocker provision” which prohibits conversion if such conversion would result in the holder being the beneficial owner of in excess of 9.99% of our common stock. The Series B-1 Shares accrue dividends at the rate of 2.5% per annum payable quarterly on April 1, July, 1, October 1, and January 1 of each year payable in cash.


On November 18, 2016, we issued to Wong Kwok Fong (Kelvin), a director and executive officer of the Company, 516,667 shares of common stock at a purchase price of $3.60 per share for gross cash proceeds of $1,860,000.

On April 28, 2017, we issued to Wong Kwok Fong (Kelvin), a director and executive officer of the Company, 277,778 shares of common stock at a purchase price $3.60 per share for gross cash proceeds of $1,000,000.

On May 2, 2017, we entered into a committed equity facility pursuant to which we may issue and sell up to $5.0 million worth of shares of common stock, subject to certain limitations and satisfaction of certain conditions, over a 36-month term following the effectiveness of a registration statement covering the public resale of the shares of common stock issued under the facility. From time to time over the term of the facility, we may in our sole discretion, issue requests to the investor to purchase a specified dollar amount of shares up to a maximum of $100,000 over a five trading day period based on the daily volume weighted average price of our common stock (VWAP) to the extent the VWAP equals or exceeds the greater of a formula amount or $3.83 per share. The per share purchase price for the shares issued under the facility will be equal to 94% of the lowest VWAP that equals or exceeds $3.83 per share. Aggregate sales under the facility are limited to 19.99% of the total outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock as of May 2, 2017, unless we obtain stockholder approval, and we are prohibited from making requests if the sale of shares pursuant to a request would result in beneficial ownership by the investor of more than 9.99% of our common stock. 

Liquidity outlook

 

At SeptemberJune 30, 2016,2017, our total cash and cash equivalents were approximately $177,000,$988,000, as compared to approximately $4,321,000$1,061,000 at December 31, 2015. 2016.

 

As discussed above, we have historically financed our operations through access to the capital markets by issuing secured and convertible debt securities, convertible preferred stock, common stock, and through factoring receivables. In that regard, we recently entered into a securities purchase agreement with Wong Kwok Fong (Kelvin), who serves on our board of directors, to purchase 6,200,000 shares of our common stock at a purchase price of $1,860,000. We estimate that we currently require approximately $579,000$592,000 per month to conduct our operations and pay dividend obligations, a monthly amount that we have been unable to consistently achieve through revenue generation. During the first nine monthshalf of 2016,2017, we generated approximately $1,278,000$2,305,000 of revenue, which is below our average monthly requirements.

 

If we are unable to continue to generate sufficient revenue to meet our goals, we will need to obtain additional third-party financing to (i) conduct the sales, marketing and technical support necessary to execute our plan to substantially grow operations, increase revenue and serve a significant customer base; and (ii) provide working capital. We may, therefore, need to obtain additional financing through the issuance of debt or equity securities.

 

Due to several factors, including our history of losses and limited revenue, our independent auditors have included an explanatory paragraph in their opinion related to our annual financial statements as to the substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. Our long-term viability and growth will depend upon the successful commercialization of our technologies and our ability to obtain adequate financing. To the extent that we require such additional financing, no assurance can be given that any form of additional financing will be available on terms acceptable to us, that adequate financing will be obtained to meet our needs, or that such financing would not be dilutive to existing stockholders. If available financing is insufficient or unavailable or we fail to continue to generate sufficient revenue, we may be required to further reduce operating expenses, delay the expansion of operations, be unable to pursue merger or acquisition candidates, or in the extreme case, not continue as a going concern.


    

ITEM 4.  CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2016. The term “disclosure controls and procedures,” as(as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,1934) as amended (the “Exchange Act”), means controls and other procedures of a company that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the company’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.June 30, 2017. Based on the evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of SeptemberJune 30, 2016,2017, our CEO and CFO concluded that, as of such date, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level.

 

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

 

No change in our internal control over financial reporting occurred during the fiscal quarter ended SeptemberJune 30, 2016,2017, that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

   


PART II — OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITYSECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

 

On November 7, 2016,May 2, 2017, we issued 48,14820,000 shares of common stock to five non-employee directorsthe Maxim Group LLC in payment of directors’ fees.consulting services. The foregoing securities were issued in a private placement transaction pursuant to the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, without general solicitation or advertising of any kind and without payment of placement agent or brokerage commissionsfees to any person.

 

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION.

The information set forth below is included herewith for the purpose of providing the disclosure required under “Item 1.01- Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement” of SEC Form 8-K.

On November 11, 2016,May15, 2017, we entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement withWong Kwok Fong (Kelvin) for the purchase and sale of 6,200,000Company issued 41,667 shares of our common stock at an aggregate purchase priceto a consultancy firm in payment of $1,860,000 or $0.30 per share. Mr. Wong isconsulting services. The foregoing securities were issued in a directorprivate placement transaction pursuant to the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Company. We expectSecurities Act of 1933, as amended, without general solicitation or advertising of any kind and without payment of placement agent or brokerage fees to close the transaction during the next ten days.any person.

 

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

 

The exhibits listed in the ExhibitExhibits Index immediately preceding such exhibits are filed as part of this Report.

 

 

 

   

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements 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.

 

  

BIO-keyBIO-Key International, Inc.

  

  

Dated: NovemberAugust 14, 20162017

/s/ Michael W. DePasquale

  

Michael W. DePasquale

  

Chief Executive Officer

  

(Principal Executive Officer)

  

  

Dated: NovemberAugust 14, 20162017

/s/ Cecilia C. Welch

  

Cecilia C. Welch

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer)

  

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit

No.

  

Description

10.1

Securities Purchase Agreement dated November 11, 2016, by and between the Registrant and Wong Kwok Fong (Kelvin)

31.1

  

Certificate of CEO of Registrant required under Rule 13a-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended

 

 

 

31.2

  

Certificate of CFO of Registrant required under Rule 13a-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended

 

 

 

32.1

  

Certificate of CEO of Registrant required under 18 U.S.C. Section 1350

 

 

 

32.2

  

Certificate of CFO of Registrant required under 18 U.S.C. Section 1350

 

 

 

101.INS

 

XBRL Instance

 

 

 

101.SCH

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema

 

 

 

101.CAL

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation

 

 

 

101.DEF

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition

 

 

 

101.LAB

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels

 

 

 

101.PRE

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation

 

 

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