UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

(Mark One)

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended December 31, 2017September 30, 2019

 

or

 

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from ____________ to ____________

 

Commission File Number:001-38029

 

  

 

AKOUSTIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware33-1229046
(State or other jurisdiction of(I.R.S. Employer

incorporation or organization)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
9805 Northcross Center Court, Suite A
Huntersville, NC28078
(Address of principal executive offices)(Postal Code)

 

9805 Northcross Center Court, Suite A

Huntersville, North Carolina 28078

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

704-997-5735

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)code:  1-704-997-5735

 

Not ApplicableSecurities registered under Section 12(b) of the Act:

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Title of Each Class:Trading SymbolName of each exchange on which registered:
Common Stock, $0.001 par valueAKTS

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

(Nasdaq Capital Market)

Securities registered under Section 12(g) of the Act:

None

 

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 (§232.405 of this chapter) 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, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer Accelerated filer
Non-accelerated filer (Do not check if smaller reporting company)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 in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act) Yes   No

 

As of February 1, 2018,November 01, 2019, there were 22,320,70030,435,451 shares of the registrant’s common stock, $0.001 par value per share, issued and outstanding.

 

 

  

AKOUSTIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

FORM 10-Q

FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDEDDecember 31SEPTEMBER 30, 2019, 2017

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

  Page No.
   
PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION  
    
ITEM 1.FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  
    
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2017 (unaudited)September 30, 2019 and June 30, 20172019 (unaudited)1
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 (unaudited) 2
   
Condensed Consolidated Statements of OperationsChanges in Stockholders’ Equity for the three and six months ended December 31, 2017September 30, 2019 and 20162018 (unaudited) 3
   
Condensed Consolidated StatementStatements of Changes in Stockholders’ EquityCash Flows for the sixthree months ended December 31, 2017September 30, 2019 and 2018 (unaudited) 4
   
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 (unaudited) 5
   
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)6
 
ITEM 2.MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS 17
    
ITEM 3.QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK22
ITEM 4.CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES22
PART II — OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1.LEGAL PROCEEDINGS23
ITEM 1A.RISK FACTORS23
ITEM 2.UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS23
ITEM 3.DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES23
ITEM 4.MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES23
ITEM 5.OTHER INFORMATION23
ITEM 6.EXHIBITS23
EXHIBIT INDEX 24
    
ITEM 4.SIGNATURESCONTROLS AND PROCEDURES 25
PART II — OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1.LEGAL PROCEEDINGS25
ITEM 1A.RISK FACTORS25
ITEM 2.UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS26
ITEM 3.DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES26
ITEM 4.MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES26
ITEM 5.OTHER INFORMATION26
ITEM 6.EXHIBITS26
EXHIBIT INDEX27
SIGNATURES29

 

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1.FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

Akoustis Technologies, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands, except share data) 

  December 31,  June 30, 
  2017  2017 
  (unaudited)    
Assets      
       
Assets:        
Cash and cash equivalents $11,698,531  $9,631,520 
Accounts receivable  298,797    
Inventory  74,979   188,476 
Prepaid expenses  182,307   158,457 
Deposits  42,549   42,808 
Total current assets  12,297,163   10,021,261 
         
Property and equipment, net  12,283,207   7,853,814 
         
Intangibles, net  231,701   206,527 
         
Other assets  32,861   10,715 
Total Assets $24,844,932  $18,092,317 
         
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity        
         
Current Liabilities:        
Accounts payable and accrued expenses $3,027,331  $1,336,368 
Deferred revenue  77,447   14,500 
Total current liabilities  3,104,778   1,350,868 
         
Long-term Liabilities:        
Contingent real estate liability  1,809,847   1,730,542 
Total long-term liabilities  1,809,847   1,730,542 
         
Total Liabilities  4,914,625   3,081,410 
         
Commitments and contingencies        
         
Stockholders’ Equity        
Preferred Stock, par value $0.001: 5,000,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding      
Common stock, $0.001 par value; 45,000,000 shares authorized; 22,320,700 and 19,075,050 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2017 and June 30, 2017, respectively  22,321   19,075 
Additional paid in capital  46,599,657   31,499,889 
Accumulated deficit  (26,691,671)  (16,508,057)
Total Stockholders’ Equity  19,930,307   15,010,907 
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity $24,844,932  $18,092,317 

See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements


Akoustis Technologies, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(unaudited)  (Unaudited)

 

  

For the Three Months Ended

December 31, 2017

  

For the Three Months Ended

December 31, 2016

  For the Six Months Ended
December 31, 2017
  

For the Six Months Ended

December 31, 2016

 
             
Revenue $444,553  $159,068  $745,493  $159,068 
                 
Cost of revenue  329,836      523,065    
                 
Gross profit  114,717   159,068   222,428   159,068 
                 
Operating expenses                
Research and development  3,473,031   775,984   6,477,396   1,428,560 
General and administrative expenses  2,189,904   2,066,768   4,022,526   3,330,011 
Total operating expenses  5,662,935   2,842,752   10,499,922   4,758,571 
                 
Loss from operations  (5,548,218)  (2,683,684)  (10,277,494)  (4,599,503)
                 
Other income (expense)                
Interest income  263   209   997   299 
Rental income  86,844      172,188    
Change in fair value of contingent real estate liability  (79,305)     (79,305)   
Change in fair value of derivative liabilities     (712,246)     (869,462)
Total other income (expense)  7,802   (712,037)  93,880   (869,163)
Net loss $(5,540,416) $(3,395,721) $(10,183,614) $(5,468,666)
                 
Net loss per common share - basic and diluted $(0.27) $(0.21) $(0.52) $(0.35)
                 
Weighted average common shares outstanding -basic and diluted  20,167,681   15,892,503   19,667,770   15,797,106 
  September 30,  June 30, 
  2019  2019 
       
Assets        
         
Assets:        
Cash and cash equivalents $22,611  $30,054 
Accounts receivable  583   285 
Inventory  107   94 
Other current assets  1,146   1,288 
Total current assets  24,447   31,721 
         
Property and equipment, net  16,045   15,178 
         
Intangibles, net  422   388 
         
Assets held for sale, net  349   300 
         
Operating lease right-of-use asset  636    
Restricted cash  100   100 
Other assets  324   262 
Total Assets $42,323  $47,949 
         
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity        
         
Current Liabilities:        
Accounts payable and accrued expenses $2,592  $3,211 
Deferred revenue  13   5 
Operating lease liability-current  108    
Total current liabilities  2,713   3,216 
         
Long-term Liabilities:        
Contingent real estate liability  464   445 
Convertible notes payable, net  19,270   18,215 
Operating lease liability - non current  530    
Other long-term liabilities  117   118 
Total long-term liabilities  20,381   18,778 
         
Total Liabilities  23,094   21,994 
         
Stockholders’ Equity        
Preferred Stock, par value $0.001: 5,000,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding      
Common stock, $0.001 par value; 45,000,000 shares authorized; 30,467,986 and 30,140,955 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2019 and June 30, 2019, respectively  30   30 
Additional paid in capital  95,649   93,399 
Accumulated deficit  (76,450)   (67,474) 
Total Stockholders’ Equity  19,229   25,955 
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity $42,323  $47,949 

 

See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements

1

 


Akoustis Technologies, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated StatementStatements of Changes in Stockholders’ EquityOperations

For the Six Months Ended December 31, 2017(In thousands, except per share data)

(unaudited)

 

  Common Stock  Additional       
  Shares  Amount  Paid In Capital  

Accumulated

Deficit

  Stockholders’ Equity 
                
Balance, July 1, 2017  19,075,050  $19,075  $31,499,889  $(16,508,057) $15,010,907 
                     
Common stock issued for cash, net of issuance costs  3,183,269   3,183   13,254,880      13,258,063 
                     
Warrants issued to underwriter        (645,757)     (645,757)
                     
Common stock issued for services  111,000   111   2,580,711      2,580,822 
                     
Common stock issued for exercise of warrants  9,533   10   47,655      47,665 
                     
Vesting of restricted shares        (137,779     (137,779
                     
Repurchase of Common Shares  (58,152)   

(58

  58       
                     
Net loss for the six months ended December 31, 2017           (10,183,614)  (10,183,614)
                     
Balance, December 31, 2017  22,320,700   22,321   46,599,657   (26,691,671)  19,930,307 

  For the
Three
Months
Ended
September 30,
2019
  For the
Three
Months
Ended
September 30,
2018
 
       
Revenue      
Revenue with customers $543  $204 
Grant revenue  —     109 
Total revenue  543   313 
         
Cost of revenue  336   144 
         
Gross profit  207   169 
         
Operating expenses        
Research and development  5,079   4,361 
General and administrative expenses  2,801   2,505 
Total operating expenses  7,880   6,866 
         
Loss from operations  (7,673)  (6,697)
         
Other (expense) income        
Interest (expense) income  (994)  (482)
Rental income  55   69 
Other income  (1)  —   
Change in fair value of contingent real estate liability  (18)  (47)
Change in fair value of derivative liabilities  (344)  (151)
Total other (expense) income  (1,302)  (611)
Net loss $(8,975) $(7,308)
         
Net loss per common share - basic and diluted $(0.30) $(0.33)
         
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic and diluted  30,325,185   22,240,748 

 

See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements


Akoustis Technologies, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity

(unaudited)

(In thousands)

 

  Common Stock  Additional
Paid In
  Accumulated  Stockholders’ 
  Shares  Par Value  Capital  Deficit  Equity 
                
Balance, June 30, 2019  30,141  $30  $93,399  $(67,474) $25,955 
                     
Common stock issued for services  283   —     1,703   —     1,703 
                     
Common stock issued for exercise of warrants  6   —     —     —     —   
                     
Vesting of restricted shares  —     —     303   —     303 
                     
Common stock issued in payment of note interest  38   —     244   —     244 
                     
Net loss  —     —     —     (8,975)  (8,975)
                     
Balance, September 30, 2019  30,468  $30  $95,649  $(76,450) $19,229 

  Common Stock  Additional
Paid In
  Accumulated  Stockholders’ 
  Shares  Par Value  Capital  Deficit  Equity 
                
                
Balance, June 30, 2018  22,203  $22  $52,074  $(38,246) $13,850 
                     
Cumulative-effect adjustment from adoption of ASC 606  —     —     —     20   20 
                     
Common stock issued for cash, net of issuance costs  —     —     (81)  —     (81)
                     
Common stock issued for services  112   —     1,947   —     1,947 
                     
Common stock issued for exercise of warrants  19   —     71   —     71 
                     
Vesting of restricted shares  —     —     351   —     351 
                     
Common stock issued in payment of note interest  40   —     290   —     290 
                     
Net loss  —     —     —     (7,308)  (7,308)
                     
Balance, September 30, 2018  22,374  $22  $54,652  $(45,534) $9,140 

See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.


Akoustis Technologies, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(In thousands, except per share data)

(unaudited)

 

  For the Six Months Ended  For the Six Months Ended 
  December 31, 2017  December 31, 2016 
       
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:        
Net loss $(10,183,614) $(5,468,666)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:        
Depreciation  470,419   25,834 
Amortization of intangibles  8,076   3,112 
Share-based compensation  2,076,829   2,247,862 
Change in fair value of derivative liabilities     869,462 
Change in fair value of contingent liability  79,305    
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:        
Accounts receivable  (298,797)  (29,000
Inventory  113,497   359 
Prepaid expenses  (23,850)  (38,431)
Deposits  259    
Other assets  (22,146)  (10,000)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses  

982,729

   244,109 
Deferred revenue  62,947   29,000 
Net Cash Used In Operating Activities  (6,734,346)  (2,126,359)
         
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:        
Cash paid for property and equipment  

(4,471,121

)  (444,429)
Cash paid for intangibles  (33,250)  (39,650)
Net Cash Used In Investing Activities  

(4,504,371

)  (484,079)
         
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:        
Proceeds from the issuance of common stock  13,258,063   3,456,460 
Proceeds from exercise of warrants  47,665    
Net Cash Provided By Financing Activities  13,305,728   3,456,460 
         
Net Increase in Cash  2,067,011   846,022 
         
Cash - Beginning of Period  9,631,520   4,155,444 
         
Cash - End of Period $11,698,531  $5,001,466 
         
SUPPLEMENTARY CASH FLOW INFORMATION:        
Cash Paid During the Period for:        
Income taxes $  $ 
Interest $199  $ 
         
SUPPLEMENTARY DISCLOSURE OF NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:        
         
Stock compensation payable $

266,248

  $208,699 
Warrants issued for stock issuance costs $645,757  $107,432 
Reclassification of derivative liability to additional paid in capital $  $1,795,363 

Accrued capital expenditures

 $

428,691

  $ 

  Three
Months
Ended
  Three
Months
Ended
 
  September 30,
2019
  September 30,
2018
 
       
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:      
Net loss $(8,975) $(7,308)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:        
Depreciation and amortization  695   573 
Common stock issued for services  1,703   2,098 
Amortization of debt discount  711   251 
Amortization of operating lease right of use asset  27    
Change in fair value of derivative liabilities  344   151 
Change in fair value of contingent real estate liability  18   47 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:        
Accounts receivable  (299)  (104)
Inventory  (12)  11 
Other current assets  143   (365)
Other assets  (63)  (63)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses  (73)  (71)
Lease liabilities  (25)   
Change in other long-term liabilities     6 
Deferred revenue  8   26 
Net Cash Used in Operating Activities  (5,798)  (4,748)
         
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:        
Cash paid for machinery and equipment  (1,581)  (1,050)
Cash received from sale of assets held for sale     31 
Cash paid for intangibles  (64)  (46)
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities  (1,645)  (1,065)
         
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:        
Proceeds from exercise of warrants     71 
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities     71 
         
Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash  (7,443)  (5,742)
         
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash - Beginning of Period  30,154   14,817 
         
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash - End of Period $22,711  $9,075 
         
SUPPLEMENTARY CASH FLOW INFORMATION:        
Cash Paid During the Period for:        
Interest  163    
         

SUPPLEMENTARY DISCLOSURE OF NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

        
         
Accrued interest paid in common shares $244  $290 
Stock compensation payable $303  $200 
Stock issuance costs in accounts payable and accrued expenses    $81 
ASC 606 transition adjustment    $20 
Derivative liability of convertible notes $1,299  $1,256 

 

See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements


AKOUSTIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

 

December 31, 2017

Note 1. Organization

 

Akoustis Technologies, Inc. (formerly known as Danlax, Corp.) (“the Company”) was incorporated under the laws of the State of Nevada U.S. on April 10, 2013. Effective December 15, 2016, the Company changed its state of incorporation from the State of Nevada to the State of Delaware. Through its subsidiaries,subsidiary, Akoustis, Inc. and Akoustis Manufacturing New York, Inc. (each a(a Delaware corporation), the Company, headquartered in Huntersville, North Carolina, is focused on developing, designing, and manufacturing innovative radio frequency (“RF”) filter products for the mobile wireless device industry. The mission ofindustry, including for products such as smartphones and tablets, cellular infrastructure equipment, and WiFi Customer Premise Equipment (“CPE”), and, military and defense communication applications. Located between the device’s antenna and its digital backend, the RF front-end (“RFFE”) is the circuitry that performs the analog signal processing and contains components such as amplifiers, filters and switches. To construct the resonator devices that are the building blocks for its RF filters, the Company is to commercialize and manufacture its patented BulkONE®has developed a family of novel, high purity acoustic wave technology to address the critical frequency-selectivity requirements in today’s mobile smartphones and other wireless devices - improving the efficiency and signal quality and helping enable the Internet of Things.

The Company is listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market, effective as of March 13, 2017, under the symbol AKTS.

Acquisition of Assets

On June 26, 2017, pursuant to a Definitive Asset Purchase Agreement and Definitive Real Property Purchase Agreement (collectively, the “Agreements”) with The Research Foundation for the State University of New York (“RF-SUNY”) and Fuller Road Management Corporation (“FRMC”), an affiliate of RF-SUNY, respectively, the Company completed the acquisition of certain specified assets, including STC-MEMS, a semiconductor wafer-manufacturing operation and microelectromechanical systems (“MEMS”) business with associated wafer-manufacturing tools,piezoelectric materials as well as the real estatea unique MEMS wafer process, collectively referred to as XBAW™ technology. The Company leverages its integrated device manufacturing (IDM) business model to develop and improvements associated with the facility locatedsell high performance RF filters using its XBAWTM technology. Filters are critical in Canandaigua, New York, which is usedselecting and rejecting signals, and their performance enables differentiation in the operation of STC-MEMS (the assets and real estate and improvements referred to together herein asmodules defining the “STC-MEMS Business”), which was created in 2010 by RF-SUNY to form a vertically integrated “one-stop-shop” in smart system and smart-device innovation and manufacturing. The facility was designed to provide its customers the capacity, infrastructure and operational capabilities in all areas of semiconductor and advanced manufacturing, while covering a diverse number of markets including aerospace, biomedical, communications, defense, and energy. The Company also agreed to assume substantially all the on-going obligations of the STC-MEMS Business incurred in the ordinary course of business including with respect to the 29 employees employed by RF-SUNY.RFFE.

The Company acquired the STC-MEMS Business through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Akoustis Manufacturing New York, Inc., (“Akoustis NY”), a Delaware corporation.

See Note 4 for a detailed description of the transaction.

 

Note 2. Going Concern and Management Plans

 

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. As of December 31, 2017,September 30, 2019, the Company had working capital of $9.2$21.7 million and an accumulated deficit of $26.7$76.5 million. Since inception, the Company has recorded approximately $1,039,000$1.1 million and $615,000$2.4 million of revenue from contract research and government grants, and microelectromechanical systems (“MEMS”) foundry and engineering review services, respectively. As of February 1, 2018,November 01, 2019, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $9.7 million which the$21.1 million. The Company believesestimates that cash on hand is not sufficient to fund its current operations intofor the first quarter of fiscal 2019. As a result,next 12 months. Therefore, the Company will need to obtain additional capital to fund operations past that date. The Company is actively managing and controlling the Company’s cash outflows to mitigate these risks. These matters raisethis risk. However, this matter raises substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Theconcern within one year from the date of this filing. These condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of asset amounts or the classification of liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.

 

There is no assurance that the Company’s projections and estimates are accurate. The Company’s primary sources of funds for operations since inception have been with contract research and government grants, MEMS Foundry and Engineering services revenue, sales of our equity securities, and issuance of debt. The Company needs to obtain additional capital to accomplish its business plan objectives and will continue its efforts to secure additional funds. However, the amount of funds raised, if any, may not be sufficient to enable the Company to attain profitable operations. To the extent that the Company is unsuccessful in obtaining additional financing, the Company may need to curtail or cease its operations and implement a plan to extend payables or reduce overhead until sufficient additional capital is raised to support further operations. There can be no assurance that such a plan will be successful.


Note 3. Summary of significant accounting policiesSignificant Accounting Policies

 

Basis of presentationPresentation

 

The Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for interim financial information and the instructions to Form 10-Q. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. The Company has evaluated subsequent events through the issuancefiling of these financial statements.this Form 10-Q. Operating results for the six monthsquarter ended December 31, 2017September 30, 2019 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending June 30, 20182020 or any future interim period. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on September 20, 201713, 2019 (the “2017“2019 Annual Report”).

 

Principles of Consolidation

 

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries,wholly owned subsidiary, Akoustis, Inc. andOn February 22, 2018, Akoustis Manufacturing New York, Inc. was merged into Akoustis, Inc., with Akoustis, Inc. as the surviving entity. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Revised Prior Period Amounts

The Company identified and recorded an out-of-period adjustment related to stock-based compensation that should have been recorded in the year ended June 30, 2017. The adjustment was reflected as a $725,000 increase in additional paid in capital and corresponding increase in accumulated deficit. Tabular summaries of the revisions are presented below:

  

Consolidated Balance Sheet

June 30, 2017

 
  Previously Reported  Revisions  Revised Reported 
Additional paid in capital $30,774,885  $725,004  $31,499,889 
             
Accumulated deficit  (15,783,053)  (725,004)  (16,508,057)

  

Consolidated Statement of Operations

Year ended June 30, 2017

 
  Previously Reported  Revisions  Revised Reported 
Net loss $(9,108,240) $(725,004) $(9,833,244)
             
Net loss per ordinary share:            
     Basic $(0.54) $(0.04) $(0.58)

The Company analyzed the revisions under SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 108 and determined that the revisions are immaterial on a quantitative and qualitative basis and that it is probable that the judgment of a reasonable person relying upon the financial statements would not have been changed or influenced by the inclusion or correction of the items in the year ended June 30, 2017. Therefore, amendment of the 2017 Annual Report is not considered necessary. However, if the adjustments to correct the errors were recorded in the first quarter of 2018, the Company believes the impact would have been significant to the first quarter and would impact comparisons to prior periods. The Company has also revised in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q the previously reported annual consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2017 on Form 10-K for these amounts. The Company will revise comparative prior period amounts prospectively.


Significant Accounting Policies and Estimates

 

The Company’s significant accounting policies are disclosed in Note 3-Summary of Significant Accounting Policies in the 20172019 Annual Report. Since the date of the 20172019 Annual Report, other than adopting ASC 842 “Leases” discussed in the footnote below, there have been no material changes to the Company’s significant accounting policies. The preparation of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes thereto. TheseThe policies, estimates and assumptions include valuing equity securities and derivative financial instruments issued in financing transactions, deferred taxes and related valuation allowances, revenue recognition, contingent real estate liability and the fair values of long livedlong-lived assets. Actual results could differ from the estimates.

 

Accounts Receivable

Trade accounts receivable are stated net of allowances for doubtful accounts. Management estimates the allowance for doubtful accounts based on review and analysis of specific customer balances that may not be collectible, customer payment history and any other customer-specific information that may impact ability to collect the receivable. Accounts are considered for write-off when they become past due and when it is determined that the probability of collection is remote. There was no allowance for doubtful accounts at December 31, 2017.

Income Taxes

On December 22, 2017, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“Tax Act”) was signed into law. ASC 740,Accounting for Income Taxes requires companies to recognize the effects of changes in tax laws and rates on deferred tax assets and liabilities and the retroactive effects of changes in tax laws in the period in which the new legislation is enacted.  The Company’s gross deferred tax assets were revalued based on the reduction in the federal statutory tax rate from 35% to 21%, which will result in a reduction in our effective tax rate from approximately 36.64% to 24.16% for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018. A corresponding offset has been made to the valuation allowance, and any potential other taxes arising due to the Tax Act will result in reductions to the Company’s net operating loss carryforward and valuation allowance. Deferred tax assets of approximately $9.5 million were revalued to approximately $6.2 million with a corresponding decrease to the Company’s valuation allowance. The Company will continue to analyze the Tax Act to assess its full effects on the Company’s financial results, including disclosures, for the Company’s fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, but the Company does not expect the Tax Act to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. Because the Act became effective mid-way through the Company’s tax year, the Company will have a federal statutory income tax rate of approximately 28% for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018 and will have an approximate 21% statutory income tax rate for fiscal years thereafter.

Loss Per Share

Basic net loss per common share is computed by dividing net loss attributable to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net loss per common share is determined using the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period, adjusted for the dilutive effect of common stock equivalents. In periods when losses are reported, which is the case for the three and six months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 presented in these condensed consolidated financial statements, the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding excludes common stock equivalents because their inclusion would be anti-dilutive.

The Company had the following common stock equivalents at December 31, 2017 and 2016:

  December 31, 2017  December 31, 2016 
Options  1,166,859   160,000 
Warrants  756,809   510,597 
Totals  1,923,668   670,597 


Shares Outstanding

 

Shares outstanding include shares of restricted stock with respect to which restrictions have not lapsed. Restricted stock included in reportable shares outstanding was 1,023,506 shares and 1,822,055 sharesthe following as of December 31, 2017September 30, 2019 and 2016, respectively.2018. Shares of restricted stock are included in the calculation of weighted average shares outstanding.

  September 30, 2019  September 30, 2018 
Restricted stock included in reportable shares outstanding  181,000   513,425 

Reclassification

 

Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to current period presentation. The reclassifications did not have an impact on net loss as previously reported.

 

Restricted Cash

Restricted cash at September 30, 2019 and June 30, 2019 represents a retained balance obligation included in a deposit account control agreement required bythe Company’s May 2018 6.5% Convertible Senior Secured Notes due 2023. The restriction on the cash will lapse in conjunction with the extinguishment of the debt.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

 

Accounting Pronouncements Recently Adopted

In September 2017,February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)(“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2017-13,Revenue Recognition(“ASU”) 2016-02, "Leases (Topic 605)842), Revenue from Contracts" with Customers (Topic 606), Leases (Topic 840), and Leases (Topic 842).multiple amendments subsequently issued. The new standards, among other things, provide additional implementation guidance requires that lease arrangements be presented on the lessee's balance sheet by recording a right-of-use asset and a lease liability equal to the present value of the related future minimum lease payments. The Company adopted the standard in the first quarter of fiscal 2020, using the modified retrospective approach which permits lessees to recognize a cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening balance of accumulated deficit in the period of adoption. Upon adoption, the Company recorded a right-of-use asset of $0.7 million and a lease liability of $0.7 million.

The Company elected the transition package of practical expedients, under which the Company does not have to reassess (1) whether any expired or existing contracts are leases, or contain leases, (2) the lease classification for any expired or existing leases, and (3) initial direct costs for any existing leases. Further, the Company elected the practical expedient not to separate lease and non-lease components for substantially all of its classes of leases and to account for the combined lease and non-lease components as a single lease component. In addition, the Company made an accounting policy election to exclude leases with respectan initial term of 12 months or less from the balance sheet. This standard did not have a material impact on the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations or Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows. See Note 12 for further disclosures resulting from the adoption of this new standard.

In June 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-07,Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Nonemployee Share-Based Payment Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 606. Under the new standard, companies will no longer be required to value non-employee awards differently from employee awards. Companies will value all equity classified awards at their grant-date under ASC718 and ASC Topic 842.forgo revaluing the award after the grant date. ASU 2017-132018-07 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017,2018, including interim reporting periods within that reporting period. The Company is currently evaluatingadopted during the impact of the new standard, but does not expect it to have afirst quarter 2020 and there was no material impact on its implementation strategies or itscondensed consolidated financial statements upon adoption.statements. Approximately $0.3 million of accrued expenses associated with share-based compensation were reclassified to equity.

In May 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-09, “Compensation—Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Scope of Modification Accounting,”which provides guidance about which changes to the terms or conditions of a stock-based payment award require an entity to apply modification accounting in Topic 718. The Company adopted during the first interim reporting period of fiscal year 2020 and there was no material impact on its condensed consolidated financial statements. 

 

Management does not believe that any other recently issued, but not yet effective accounting pronouncements, when adopted, will have a material effect on the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements.

 


Note 4. Acquisition of the STC-MEMS BusinessRevenue Recognition from Contracts with Customers

 

On March 23, 2017, the Company entered into the Agreements with RF-SUNY, a New York State education corporation, on behalfDisaggregation of The State University of New York Polytechnic Institute, and FRMC, an affiliate of RF-SUNY to acquire the STC- MEMS Business. The acquisition allows the Company to internalize manufacturing, increase capacity and control its wafer supply chain for single crystal bulk acoustic wave (“BAW”) radio frequency (“RF”) filters. The Company will utilize the NY facility to consolidate all aspects of wafer manufacturing for its high-band RF filters.Revenue

 

The STC-MEM’s Business was created in 2010 by RF-SUNYCompany’s primary revenue streams include foundry fabrication services and product sales.

Foundry Fabrication Services

Foundry fabrication services revenue includes microelectromechanical systems (“MEMS”) foundry services and Non-Recurring Engineering (“NRE”). Under these contracts, products are delivered to form a vertically integrated “one-stop-shop” in smart system and smart-device innovation and manufacturing. The facility was designed to provide its customers the capacity, infrastructure and operational capabilities in all areascustomer at the completion of semiconductor and advanced manufacturing, while covering a diverse numberthe service which represents satisfaction of markets including aerospace, biomedical, communications, defense, and energy. Located in Canandaigua, New York, just outside of Rochester, the STC-MEMS facility includes certified cleanroom manufacturing, advanced test and metrology,performance obligation as well as transfer of title. Depending on language with regards to enforceable right to payment for performance completed to date, related revenue will either be recognized over time or at a MEMSpoint in time.

Product Sales

Product sales revenue consists of sales of RF filters and optoelectronic packaging facility.amps which are sold with contract terms stating that title passes, and the customer takes control at the time of shipment. Revenue is then recognized when the devices are shipped, and the performance obligation has been satisfied. If devices are sold under contract terms that specify that the customer does not take ownership until the goods are received, revenue is recognized when the customer receives the goods.

The following table summarizes the revenues of the Company’s reportable segments for the three months ended September 30, 2019 (in thousands):

  

Foundry
Fabrication 

Services
Revenue

  Product Sales
Revenue
  

Total Revenue
with

Customers

 
MEMS $245  $  $245 
NRE - RF Filters  116      116 
Filters/Amps     182   182 
Total $361  $182  $543 

 The following table summarizes the revenues of the Company’s reportable segments for the three months ended September 30, 2018 (in thousands):

  

Foundry
Fabrication 

Services
Revenue

  Product Sales
Revenue
  

Total Revenue
with

Customers

 
MEMS $118   -     118 
NRE - RF Filters  30   -     30 
Filters/Amps  -     56   56 
Total $148  $56   204 

Performance Obligations

 

The Company acquired the STC-MEMS Business through Akoustis NY. The Company also agreed to assume substantially all the on-going obligationshas determined that contracts for product sales revenue and foundry fabrication services revenue involve one performance obligation, which is delivery of the STC-MEMS Business incurred in the ordinary course of business, including with respect to the 29 employees employed by RF-SUNY. The acquisition closed on June 26, 2017.final product.

Contract Balances

 

The Company records a receivable when the title for goods has transferred. Generally, all sales are contract sales (with either an underlying contract or purchase price paid fororder), resulting in all receivables being contract receivables. When invoicing occurs prior to revenue recognition a contract liability is recorded (as deferred revenue on the transaction was an aggregate of approximately $4.58 million consisting of (i) $2.75 million in cash consideration, (ii) $96,000 in inventory, and (iii) a contingent real estate liability of approximately $1.73 million.Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet).

 

The following presentstable summarizes the unaudited pro-forma combined results of operationschanges in the opening and closing balances of the Company withCompany’s contract asset and liability for the STC-MEMS Business as if the entities were combined on July 1, 2016.first quarter of 2019 and 2018 (in thousands):

 

  For the Three Months Ended December 31, 

For the Six Months Ended December 31, 

  2016 2016
Revenue $817,673  $1,288,485 
Net loss $(4,139,503) (7,314,370)
Net loss per common share $(0.26) $(0.46)
Weighted average common shares outstanding  15,892,503   15,797,106 

 Contract Assets  Contract Liability 
Balance, June 30, 2019 $140    $5 
Closing, September 30, 2019  139     13 
Increase/(Decrease)  (1)    8 
           
Balance, June 30, 2018 $ -   $53 
Closing, September 30, 2018  6     96 
Increase/(Decrease)  6     43 

  


The unaudited pro-formaCompany records a receivable when the title for goods has transferred. Generally, all sales are contract sales (with either an underlying contract or purchase order), resulting in all receivables being contract receivables. When invoicing occurs prior to revenue recognition a contract liability is recorded (as deferred revenue on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets). The amount of revenue recognized in the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 that was included in the opening contract liability balance was $5 thousand which related to filter sales and $25 thousand which related to MEMS business, respectively.

Contract assets are recorded when revenue recognized exceeds the amount invoiced. The difference between the opening and closing balances of the Company’s contract assets and contract liabilities primarily results from the timing difference between the Company’s performance and the customer’s payment. The amount of contract assets invoiced in the three months ended September 30, 2019 that was included in the opening contract asset balance was $94 thousand which primarily related to MEMS business.

Backlog of Remaining Customer Performance Obligations

Revenue expected to be recognized and recorded as sales during this fiscal year from the backlog of performance obligations that are unsatisfied (or partially unsatisfied) was $0.2 million at September 30, 2019.

Grant Revenue

From time to time the Company applies for grants from various government bodies (state & federal), such as the National Science Foundation (“NSF”), to support research and development. In addition, the Company is eligible for “matching awards” from state boards to provide additional funds to the Company to supplement the funds awarded under the federal grant program. The Company records grant revenue as a part of revenue from operations are presented for information purposes only.due to the fact that grant revenue is viewed as an ongoing function of its intended operations. The unaudited pro-forma resultsrevenue from grants is not viewed as “incidental” or “peripheral” which would result in the presentation of operations are not intended to present actual results that wouldgrant revenue as “Other income”. The Company recognizes nonrefundable grant revenue when the performance obligations have been attainedmet, application has been submitted and approval is reasonably assured.

Note 5. Common Stock Equivalents

The Company had the acquisitions been completedfollowing common stock equivalents at September 30, 2019 and 2018. These are excluded from the loss per share calculation as of July 1, 2016 or to project potential operating results as of any future date or for any future periods.they are considered anti-dilutive.

 

  September 30,
2019
  

September 30,
2018

 
Convertible Notes  4,960,800   2,290,077 
Options  2,137,665   1,364,859 
Warrants  626,343   728,493 
Total  7,724,808   4,383,429 

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Note 5.6. Property and equipmentEquipment, net

 

Property and equipment, net consisted of the following as of December 31, 2017September 30, 2019 and June 30, 2017:2019 (in thousands):

  

  

Estimated 

Useful Life 

 

December 31, 

2017 

  

June 30, 

2017 

 
Land n/a $1,000,000  $1,000,000 
Research and development equipment 3 - 10 years  6,510,343   1,851,427 
Computer equipment 5 years  69,642   16,783 
Furniture and fixtures 5 - 10 years  3,725   3,725 
STC-MEMS equipment 3 - 5 years  2,120,868   2,124,650 
Building 11 years  3,191,819   3,000,000 
Leasehold improvements *  3,240   3,240 
     12,899,637   7,999,825 
Less: Accumulated depreciation    (616,430)  (146,011)
Total   $12,283,207  $7,853,814 
  

Estimated 

Useful Life 

 

September 30, 

2019 

  

June 30, 

2019

 
Land n/a $1,000  $1,000 
Building 11 years  3,000   3,000 
Equipment 2-10 years  15,102   13,611 
Leasehold Improvements *  949   949 
Software 3 years  161   161 
Furniture & Fixtures 5 years  11   11 
Computer Equipment 3 years  203   203 
Total    20,426   18,935 
Less: Accumulated depreciation    (4,381)  (3,757)
Total   $16,045  $15,178 

 

(*) AmortizedLeasehold improvements are amortized on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease or the estimated useful lives, whichever is shorter.

  

The Company recorded depreciation expense of $237,109$0.7 million and $12,949$0.6 million for the three months ended December 31, 2017September 30, 2019 and 2016,2018, respectively.

The Company recorded depreciation expense of $470,419 and $25,834 for the six months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

As of December 31, 2017, research and development fixed assets totaling $5,386,457 were not placed in service and therefore not depreciated during the period.

Note 6. Intangible assets

The Company’s intangible assets consisted of the following:

  Estimated
useful life
 December 31, 2017  June 30, 2017 
Patents 15 years $168,541  $135,291 
Customer relationships 14 years  81,773   81,773 
Less: Accumulated amortization    (20,173)  (12,097)
Subtotal    230,141   204,967 
Trademarks    1,560   1,560 
Intangible assets, net   $231,701  $206,527 

The Company recorded amortization expense of $4,161 and $1,762 for the three months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

The Company recorded amortization expense of $8,076 and $3,112 for the six months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

The following table outlines estimated future annual amortization expense for the next five years and thereafter:

December 31,   
2018 $17,077 
2019  17,077 
2020  17,077 
2021  17,077 
2022  17,077 
Thereafter  144,756 
  $230,141 


Note 7. Accounts payablePayable and accrued expensesAccrued Expenses

  

Accounts payable and accrued expenses consisted of the following at December 31, 2017September 30, 2019 and June 30, 2017:2019 (in thousands):

 

  December 31, 2017  June 30, 2017 
Accounts payable $1,054,169  $494,515 
Accrued salaries and benefits  141,020   274,050 
Accrued bonuses  362,589    
Accrued stock-based compensation  678,116   399,157 
Accrued capital expenditures  428,691    
Other accrued expenses  362,746   168,646 
Totals $3,027,331  $1,336,368 

  

September 30,

2019

  

June 30,

2019

 
Accounts payable $218  $245 
Accrued salaries and benefits  1,010   1,552 
Accrued professional fees  260   315 
Accrued utilities  255   193 
Accrued interest  135   135 
Accrued goods received not invoiced  77   69 
Other accrued expenses  637   702 
Totals $2,592  $3,211 

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Note 8. Derivative Liabilities

 

Upon closingThe table below provides a summary of the private placements on May 22, 2015 and June 9, 2015, the Company issued 298,551 and 26,099 warrants, respectively, to purchase the same number of shares of common stock with an exercise price of $1.50 and a five-year term to the placement agent. Upon closing of a private placementchanges in April 2016, the Company issued 153,713 warrants to purchase the same number of shares of common stock with an exercise price of $1.60 and a five-year term to the placement agent. The Company identified certain put features embedded in the warrants that potentially could result in a net cash settlement, requiring the Company to classify the warrants as a derivative liability.

During the year ended June 30, 2017, the Company amended the warrant agreements to eliminate the derivative feature. Upon execution of the revised agreements, a total of 471,697 warrants with a fair value, including net transfers in and/or out, of $2,200,219 were reclassified from liability to equity.

Duringall financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) during the three months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016,September 30, 2019 (in thousands):

  

Fair Value
Measurement
Using Level 3
Inputs 

Total 

 
Balance, June 30, 2019 $955 
Change in fair value of derivative liabilities  344 
Balance, September 30, 2019 (see footnote 9) $1,299 

The fair value of the derivative features of the convertible note at the balance sheet dates were calculated using the with-and-without method, a form of the income approach, valued with the following weighted average assumptions:

  

September 30,

2019

  June 30,
2019
 
Remaining term (years)  3.67-4.17   3.92 
Expected volatility  50%  49%
Risk free interest rate  1.55%-1.56%   1.73%
Dividend yield  0.00%  0.00%

Risk-free interest rate: The Company uses the risk-free interest rate of a U.S. Treasury Bill with a similar term on the date of the issuance.

Dividend yield: The Company uses a 0% expected dividend yield as the Company markedhas not paid dividends to date and does not anticipate declaring dividends in the derivative featurenear future.

Volatility:The Company estimated the expected volatility of the warrants to fair value and recordedstock price based on the corresponding volatility of the Company’s peer group stock price for a loss of $0 and $712,246, respectively, relating toperiod consistent with the change in fair value.convertible notes’ expected term.

  

DuringRemaining term: The Company’s remaining term is based on the six months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company marked the derivative featureremaining contractual term of the warrants to fair value and recorded a loss of $0 and $869,462, respectively, relating to the change in fair value.convertible notes.


Note 9. Convertible Notes

 

The following table summarizes convertible debt as of September 30, 2019 (in thousands): 

  Maturity Date Stated Interest Rate  Conversion
Price
  Face Value  Remaining
Debt
(Discount)
  Fair Value of
Embedded
Conversion Option
  Carrying Value 
Long Term convertible notes payable                          
6.5% convertible senior secured notes 5/31/2023  6.50% $5.00  $15,000  $(6,200) $1,185  $9,985 
6.5% convertible senior notes 11/30/2023  6.50% $5.10  $10,000  $(829) $114  $9,285 
                           
Ending Balance as of September 30, 2019           $25,000  $(7,029) $1,299  $19,270 

The following table summarizes convertible debt as of June 30, 2019 (in thousands):  

  Maturity Date Stated Interest Rate  Conversion
Price
  Face Value  Remaining
Debt
(Discount)
  Fair Value of
Embedded
Conversion Option
  Carrying Value 
Long Term convertible notes payable                          
6.5% convertible senior secured notes 5/31/2023  6.50% $5.00  $15,000  $(6,825) $955  $9,130 
6.5% convertible senior notes 11/30/2023  6.50% $5.10  $10,000  $(915) $  $9,085 
                           
Ending Balance as of June 30, 2019           $25,000  $(7,740) $955  $18,215 

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Note 9.10. Concentrations

  

ForVendors

Vendor concentration as a percentage of purchases for the three months ended December 31, 2017, no vendors represented greater than 10%September 30, 2019 and 2018 are as follows:

Three Months
09/30/2019
Three Months
09/30/2018
Vendor 115%
Vendor 227%

Customers

Customer concentration as a percentage of the Company’s purchases. Fornon-grant related revenue for the three months ended December 31, 2016, two vendors represented 28%September 30, 2019 and 14% of the Company’s purchases.2018 are as follows:

  

For the six months ended December 31, 2017, no vendors represented greater than 10% of the Company’s purchases. For the six months ended December 31, 2016, two vendors represented 28% and 14% of the Company’s purchases.

  Three Months
09/30/2019
  Three Months
09/30/2018
 
Customer 1  45%  40%
Customer 2  20%   
Customer 3  20%   
Customer 4     17%
Customer 5     15%
Customer 6     14%

 

Note 10.11. Stockholders’ Equity

 

Equity issuancesIncentive Plans

  

During the quarter ended December 31, 2017, the Company sold a total of 2,640,819 shares of its common stock at the $5.50 per share for aggregate gross proceeds of $14.5 million before deducting commissions and expenses of approximately $1.2 million. The proceeds of the offering will be used to fund development and commercialization of the Company’s technology, capital expenditures and general corporate expenditures. In addition to the commissions and expenses paid, the Company issued to the placement agents warrants to purchase 154,177 shares of the Company’s common stock. The warrants represent a cost of the offering, have a grant date fair value of $645,757 and are shown as an offset on the consolidated statements of changes in stockholders’ equity.


The fair values of the warrants were estimated at the dates of grant using a binomial option pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions:

Expected term (years)5.50
Risk-free interest rate2.12%
Volatility69%
Dividend yield0%

During the quarter ended December 31, 2017, the Company also issued 542,450 shares of its common stock to investors in the Company’s private placement offering that closed in May 2017. These issuances were made pursuant to the price-protection provisions granted to such investors in their subscription agreements.

Stock incentive plans

During the sixthree months ended December 31, 2017,September 30, 2019, the Company granted employees and directors options to purchase 1,006,859an aggregate of 57,000 shares of common stock.stock with a weighted average grant date fair value of $4.23. The fair values of the Company’s options were estimated at the dates of grant using a Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions:

  

Exercise price$6.24 – $7.12
Expected term (years)4.00 – 7.00
Risk-free interest rate1.72 – 2.10%
Volatility70 - 88%
Dividend yield0%
  

Three Months Ended

September 30,
2019

 
Exercise price $7.55 
Expected term (years)  4.75 – 5.00 
Risk-free interest rate  1.68 – 1.70%
Volatility  67%
Dividend yield  0%
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value of Options granted during the period $4.23 

 

Expected term: The Company’s expected term is based on the period the options are expected to remain outstanding. The Company estimated this amount utilizing the “Simplified Method” in that the Company does not have sufficient historical experience to provide a reasonable basis to estimate an expected term.

  


Risk-free interest rate: The Company uses the risk-free interest rate of a U.S. Treasury Note with a similar term on the date of the grant.

  

Volatility: The Company calculates the expected volatility of the stock price using the historical volatilities of the Company’s common stock traded on the Nasdaq Capital Market.

  

Dividend yield: The Company uses a 0% expected dividend yield as the Company has not paid dividends to date and does not anticipate declaring dividends in the near future.

  

The following is a summary of the option activity:

   Options  

Weighted 

Average

Exercise 

Price

 
Outstanding - June 30, 2017   160,000  $1.50 
Exercisable - June 30, 2017   80,000  $1.50 
Granted   1,006,859   6.74 
Exercised       
Forfeited/Cancelled       
Outstanding – December 31, 2017   1,166,859  $6.02 
Exercisable – December 31, 2017   80,000  $1.50 

As of December 31, 2017, the total intrinsic value of options outstanding and exercisable was $756,800 and $378,400, respectively. As of December 31, 2017, the Company has approximately $3.8 million in unrecognized stock-based compensation expense attributable to the outstanding options, which will be amortized over a period of 2.94 years.

ForDuring the three months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016,September 30, 2019 the Company recorded $466,177 and $7,040, respectively, in stock-based compensation related to stock options, which is reflected in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

For the six months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company recorded $484,840 and $14,080, respectively, in stock-based compensation related to stock options, which is reflected in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

Issuance of restricted shares -awarded certain employees and consultants

Restricted stock awards are considered outstanding at the timecontractors grants of execution by the Company and the recipientan aggregate of a213,600 restricted stock agreement, as the holders of such restricted stock award are entitled to dividend and voting rights. As of December 31, 2017, the number of shares granted for which the restrictions have not lapsed was 1,023,506 shares.

The Company recognizes the compensation expense for all share-based compensation granted based on theunits (“RSUs”) with a weighted average grant date fair value for directors and employees and the reporting period remeasured fair value for consultants. Share-based compensation expense is recognized on a straight-line basisof $6.79. The RSUs will be expensed over the requisite service period for each separately vesting portion of the award as if the award was, in-substance, multiple awards.period. The fair value of the award is recorded as share-based compensation expense over the respective restricted period. Any portion of the grant awarded to consultants, directors, employees, and other service providers as to which the repurchase option has not lapsed is accrued on the condensed consolidated balance sheet as a component of accounts payable and accrued expenses. As of December 31, 2017 and June 30, 2017, the accrued stock-based compensation was $678,116 and $399,157, respectively. The Company has the right to repurchase some or all of such shares in certain circumstances upon termination of the recipient’s service with the Company, for up to 60 months from the date of termination (“repurchase option”). The shares as to which the repurchase option has not lapsed are subject to forfeiture upon certain terminations of consulting and employment relationships.

In September 2015, the Company amended the original restricted stock award agreement for certain award recipients. Pursuant to the amendment, 75% of the shares as to which the repurchase option had not lapsed as of September 30, 2015 were released from the repurchase option on the third anniversary of the original effective date of the respective agreements. The remaining 25% of the shares will be released from the repurchase option on the fourth anniversary of the original effective date.

Unvested restricted stock awards granted under the Akoustis, Inc. 2014 Stock Plan (the “2014 Plan”) and the Akoustis Technologies, Inc. 2015 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2015 Plan”) are subject to repurchase options upon certain terminations of the respective recipient’s service with the Company. Under the terms of the respective award agreements, repurchasesRSUs include vesting provisions based solely on continued service. If the service criteria are satisfied, the RSUs will generally be made for no value or for par value. In connection with the resignations of two employees, the Company delivered notices to such employees in September 2017, notifying them that the Company would repurchase an aggregate 58,152 shares of restricted stock from them pursuant to the terms of their respective award agreements. The Company completed these repurchases during the second quarter of fiscal 2018.vest over 4 – 5 years.

 


The following is a summary of restricted stock units (“RSU’s”) and restricted stockCompensation expense related to our stock-based awards (“RSA’s”)described above was as follows (in thousands):

  

Grant Date 

Shares 

Issued 

  

Fair 

Value (1) 

  

Shares 

Vested 

 
June 2014 (RSA)  307,876  $483,284   247,111 
July 2014 (RSA)  32,408   48,612   24,306 
August 2014 (RSA)  81,020   121,179   63,296 
September 2014 (RSA)  129,633   196,313   121,531 
March 2015 (RSA)  72,919   378,109   18,230 
October 2015 (RSA)  293,000   411,000   146,500 
November 2015 (RSA)  36,200   54,300   18,100 
December 2015 (RSA)  300,000   105,000   247,500 
January 2016 (RSA)  40,000   68,000   10,000 
March 2016 (RSA)  60,000      60,000 
June 2016 (RSA)  118,000   533,160   45,000 
August 2016 (RSA)  351,000   1,218,110   40,000 
January 2017 (RSA)  192,000   1,153,951   25,000 
February 2017 (RSA)  110,000   697,500    
March 2017 (RSA)  20,000       
September 2017 (RSA)  111,000   790,320    
September 2017 (RSU)  253,000   1,796,910    
October 2017 (RSU)  301,000   1,872,220    
November 2017 (RSU)  97,494   608,362    
December 2017 (RSU)  120,000   775,800    
             
   3,026,550  $11,312,130   1,066,574 

(1)The fair value of the restricted stock awards as shown above is based on either the balance sheet date for consultants or grant date for employees.
  Three Months Ended  September 30, 
  2019  2018 
Research and Development $956  $915 
General and Administrative 747  1,183 
Total $1,703  $2,098 

  

In relation to the above restricted stock agreements for the three months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company recordedUnrecognized stock-based compensation expense for the shares that have vested of $931,894 and $1,536,602, respectively.weighted-average years to be recognized are as follows (in thousands):

 

  As of September 30, 2019 
  

Unrecognized stock-  

based compensation  

  

Weighted-
average years

to be recognized

 
Options $2,358   2.02 
Restricted stock awards/units $4,647   2.03 

In relation to the above restricted stock agreements for the six months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company recorded stock-based compensation expense for the shares that have vested of $1,450,226 and $2,233,782, respectively.

As of December 31, 2017, the Company had approximately $7.0 million in unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to the unvested shares.

 

Note 11.12. Commitments and Contingencies

  

Operating leasesLeases

 

The Company leases two office locationsspace and office equipment in Huntersville, NC pursuantas well as equipment in Canandaigua, NY. Our leases have remaining lease terms of up to five-five years, some of which include options to extend the leases for up to twenty-four months. Following adoption of ASC 842, lease expense excludes capital area maintenance and three-yearproperty taxes.

The components of lease agreements. expense were as follows:

  Three Months Ended September 30,
2019
  Three Months Ended September 30,
2018
 
Operating Lease Expense $43   57 

Supplemental balance sheet information related to leases was as follows (in thousands):

  Classification on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet September 30,
2019
 
Assets     
Operating lease assets Other non-current assets $636 
       
Liabilities      
Other current liabilities Current liabilities  108 
Operating lease liabilities Other non-current liabilities  530 

Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term:
Operating leases4.6 Years
Weighted Average Discount Rate:
Operating leases10.97%

The three-yearfollowing table outlines the minimum future lease agreement expirespayments for the next five years and thereafter, (in thousands):

For the year ending June 30,   
2020 $128 
2021  174 
2022  178 
2023  182 
2024  149 
Thereafter   
Total lease payments (Undiscounted cash flows)  811 
     
Less imputed interest  (173)
Total $638 


Ontario County Industrial Development Authority Agreement

On February 27, 2018, the Company entered into a Lease and Project Agreement (the “Lease and Project Agreement”) and a Company Lease Agreement (the “Company Lease Agreement” and together with the Lease and Project Agreement, the “Agreements”), each dated as of February 1, 2018, with the Ontario County Industrial Development Agency, a public benefit corporation of the State of New York (the “OCIDA”). Pursuant to the Agreements, the Company will lease for $1.00 annually to the OCIDA an approximately 9.995 acre parcel of land in April 2018.Canandaigua, New York, together with the improvements thereon (including the Company’s New York fabrication facility), and transfer title to certain related equipment and personal property to the OCIDA (collectively, the “Facility”). The operating leases provideOCIDA will lease the Facility back to the Company for annual real estate tax and cost of living increases and contain predetermined increasesrent payments specified in the rentals payableLease and Project Agreement for the Company’s primary use as research and development, manufacturing, warehouse and professional office space in its business, and to be subleased, in part, by the Company to various existing tenants. The Company estimates substantial tax savings during the term of the Agreements, which expire on December 31, 2028. In addition, subject to the terms of the leases.Lease and Project Agreement, certain purchases and leases of eligible items will be exempt from the imposition of sales and use taxes. Subject to the terms of the Lease and Project Agreement, the OCIDA has also granted to the Company an exemption from certain mortgage recording taxes for one or more mortgages securing an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $12.0 million, or such greater amount as approved by the OCIDA in its sole and absolute discretion. The aggregate rent expense is recognized on a straight-line basisbenefits provided to the Company pursuant to the terms of the Lease and Project Agreement are subject to claw back over the lease term. The total lease rental expense was $51,718 and $28,404 forlife of the six months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. The total lease rental expense was $34,611 and $14,202 for the three months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.Agreements upon certain recapture events, including certain events of default.


The Company currently leases equipment for its Canandaigua, NY facility on a month-to-month basis. The original lease agreement had a three-month term beginning on June 16, 2017. The aggregate rent expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. The total lease rental expense was $70,087 and $0 for the six months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. The total lease rental expense was $35,087 and $0 for the three months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

 

Real Estate Contingent Liability

On March 23, 2017, we entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement and a Real Property Purchase Agreement (collectively, the “STC-MEMS Agreements”) with The Research Foundation for the State University of New York (“RF-SUNY”) and Fuller Road Management Corporation (“FRMC”), an affiliate of RF-SUNY (collectively, “Sellers”), respectively, to acquire certain specified assets, including STC-MEMS, a semiconductor wafer-manufacturing and microelectromechanical systems (“MEMS”) operation with associated wafer-manufacturing tools, and the associated real estate and improvements located in Canandaigua, NY used in the operation of STC-MEMS (the assets and real estate and improvements referred to together herein as the “STC-MEMS Business”).

 

In connection with the acquisition of the STC-MEMS Business, the Company agreed to pay to FRMC a penalty, as set forth below, if the Company sells the property subject to the related Definitive Real Property Purchase Agreement within three (3) years after the date of such agreement for an amount in excess of $1,750,000,$1.75 million, subject to certain enumerated exceptions. The penalty imposed shall be equivalent to the amount that the sales price of the property exceeds $1,750,000$1.75 million up to the maximum penalty (“Maximum Penalty”) defined below:below, (in thousands):

 

   Maximum Penalty 
Year 1  $5,960,000 
Year 2  $3,973,333 
Year 3  $1,986,667 

   Maximum
Penalty
 
Year 3, ending March 23, 2020 $464 

 

The fair value of the contingent liability was calculated by an independent third-party appraisal firm, utilizing a present value calculation based on the probability the Company sells the property triggering the contingent penalty and a discount rate of 16.1%14.8%. The 16.1%14.8% discount rate was derived from a weighted average cost of capital, modified to include the effects of the bargain purchase price. As of December 31, 2017September 30, 2019, and June 30, 2017,2019, the fair value of the contingent liability was $1,809,847$0.4 million and $1,730,542,$1.2 million, respectively. During the three months ended December 31, 2017September 30, 2019 and 2016,2018, the Company marked the contingent liability to fair value and recorded a loss of $79,305$0.02 million and $0,$0.5 million, respectively, relating to the change in fair value. During the six months ended December 31, 2017

Litigation, Claims and 2016,Assessments

From time to time, the Company markedmay become involved in lawsuits, investigations and claims that arise in the contingentordinary course of business. The Company believes it has meritorious defenses against all pending claims and intends to vigorously pursue them. While it is not possible to predict or determine the outcomes of any pending actions, the Company believes the amount of liability, if any, with respect to fair value and recorded a losssuch actions, would not materially affect its financial position, results of $79,305 and $0, respectively, relatingoperations or cash flows.

Effective November 5, 2018, the employment by the Company of its former principal financial officer, John T. Kurtzweil (the “Former CFO”), ended, after which the Former CFO filed for an arbitration hearing pursuant to the terms of his employment agreement and filed a complaint under the whistleblower provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration of the U.S. Department of Labor.  On October 28, 2019, the Company and the Former CFO entered into a Settlement Agreement that resolved all pending disputes between the parties with no admission of liability by either party. Pursuant to the Settlement Agreement, following dismissal of the arbitration demand and the complaint filed with the U.S. Department of Labor, the Company will pay to the Former CFO an undisclosed sum. Additionally, under the Settlement Agreement, all stock options and equity awards issued to the Former CFO that had not vested as of the end of his employment were acknowledged as forfeited as of such date.

Tax Credit Contingency

The Company accrues a liability for indirect tax contingencies when it believes that it is both probable that a liability has been incurred and that it can reasonably estimate the amount of the loss. The Company reviews these accruals and adjusts them to reflect ongoing negotiations, settlements, rulings, advice of legal counsel and other relevant information. To the extent new information is obtained and the Company’s views on the probable outcomes of claims, suits, assessments, investigations or legal proceedings change, changes in fair value.the Company’s accrued liabilities would be recorded in the period in which such determination is made.


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The Company’s gross unrecognized indirect tax credits totaled $0.1 million as of September 30, 2019 and $0.1 million as of June 30, 2019 and is recorded on the Consolidated Balance Sheet as a long-term liability.

Note 12.13. Related Party Transactions

 

Consulting Services

 

AEG Consulting,Total stock-based compensation expense related to stock-based awards granted in prior years for consulting services provided by a firm owned by one of the Co-Chairmen of the Company’s Boardboard of Directors received $10,245directors was $15 thousand and $8,100 for consulting fees$16 thousand for the sixthree months ended December 31, 2017September 30, 2019 and 2016,2018, respectively. On September 27, 2017, the Company granted the Co-Chairman restricted stock units for 5,000 shares of the Company’s common stock with a fair value on the grant date of $35,600, and stock options to purchase 10,000 shares of the Company’s common stock with a fair value on the grant date of $46,292 for consulting services provided by AEG Consulting. Both awards vest 25% on each of the first four anniversaries of the grant date. The options carry an exercise price of $7.12 and have an expiration period of 7 years.

On September 27, 2017, the Company granted a restricted stock award of 11,000 shares of the Company’s common stock with a fair value on the grant date of $78,320 to a director for board advisory services provided from January 2017 to June 2017, prior to the director’s appointment to the Board of Directors on July 14, 2017. The award vests 25% on each of the first four anniversaries of the grant date. 

Private Placement

On November 14, 2017, certain members of the Company’s Board of Directors purchased shares of the Company’s Common Stock at a price of $5.50 per share in a private placement. One of the Company’s Co-Chairmen purchased 154,545 shares at a price of $5.50 per share for an aggregate purchase price of $849,998. The other Co-Chairman purchased 1,818 shares at a price of $5.50 per share for an aggregate purchase price of $9,999. Three additional members of the Company’s Board of Directors each purchased 5,454 shares at a price of $5.50 per share for an aggregate purchase price of $29,997 for each such Board member.

On December 1, 2017 a brother of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer purchased 12,000 shares of the Company’s common stock in a private placement at a price of $5.50 per share for an aggregate purchase price of $66,000.

 

Note 13.14. Segment Information

 

Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise about which separate financial information is available and evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision maker, or decision–making group, in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance. The Company’s chief operating decision maker is its Chief Executive Officer. The Company operates in two segments, Foundry Fabrication Services which consists of engineering review services and STC-MEMS foundry services;services, and RF FiltersProduct which consists of amplifier and filter product sales, and grant revenue. The Company records all general and administrative costs in the RF Product segment.

 

The Company evaluates performance of its operating segments based on revenue and operating profit (loss). Segment information for the three and six months ended December 31, 2017September 30, 2019 and 20162018 are as follows:follows (in thousands): 

 

  Foundry Fabrication Services ��RF Filters  Total 
          
Three months ended December 31, 2017            
Revenue $291,833  $5,488  $297,321 
Grant revenue     147,232   147,232 
Cost of revenue  329,556   280   329,836 
Gross margin  (37,723)  152,440   114,717 
Research and development     3,473,031   3,473,031 
General and administrative     2,189,904   2,189,904 
Loss from Operations $(37,723) $(5,510,495) $(5,548,218)
             
Three months ended December 31, 2016            
Revenue $  $159,068  $159,068 
Cost of revenue         
Gross margin     159,068   159,068 
Research and development     775,984   775,984 
General and administrative     2,066,768   2,066,768 
Loss from Operations $  $(2,683,684) $(2,683,684)


 Foundry Fabrication Services RF Filters Total  Foundry/
Fabrication
Services
  RF Product  Total 
              
Six months ended December 31, 2017       
Three months ended September 30, 2019            
Revenue $589,733 $8,528 $598,261  $361  $182  $543 
Grant revenue  147,232 147,232   —     —     —   
Total Revenue  361   182   543 
Cost of revenue 522,585 480 523,065   138   198   336 
Gross margin 67,148 155,280 222,428   223   (16)  207 
Research and development  6,477,396 6,477,396   —     5,079   5,079 
General and administrative  4,022,526 4,022,526   —     2,801   2,801 
Loss from Operations $67,148 $(10,344,642) $(10,277,494)
Income (Loss) from Operations $223   (7,896)  (7,673)
                   
Six months ended December 31, 2016       
Three months ended September 30, 2018            
Revenue $ $159,068 $159,068  $148  $56  $204 
Grant revenue  —     109   109 
Total Revenue  148   165   313 
Cost of revenue      133   11   144 
Gross margin  159,068 159,068   15   154   169 
Research and development  1,428,560 1,428,560   —     4,361   4,361 
General and administrative  3,330,011 3,330,011   —     2,505   2,505 
Loss from Operations $ $(4,599,503) $(4,599,503)
Income (Loss) from Operations $15  $(6,712)  (6,697)
                   
As of December 31, 2017       
As of September 30, 2019            
Accounts receivable $296,909 $1,888 $298,797  $411  $172  $583 
Property and Equipment 424,174 12,475,463 12,899,637 
As of June 30, 2017       
Property and equipment, net  —    $16,045  $16,045 
            
As of June 30, 2019            
Accounts receivable $ $ $  $150  $135  $285 
Property and Equipment 424,174 7,575,651 7,999,825 
Property and equipment, net $54  $15,124  $15,178 

 

Note 14.15. Subsequent Events

 

The

On November 4, 2019, the Company has evaluated subsequent events throughamended its Certificate of Incorporation to increase the datenumber of issuanceauthorized shares of these financial statements and has determined that there have been no subsequent events which require accounting or disclosure through such date.its common stock to 100,000,000, as approved by the Company’s stockholders at the 2019 annual meeting.


 

ITEM 2.MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONOPERATIONS

 

References in this report to “Akoustis,” the “Company,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to Akoustis Technologies, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries,subsidiary, Akoustis, Inc. and Akoustis Manufacturing New York, Inc., each of which are Delaware corporations.

 

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

 

This quarterly report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements that relate to our plans, objectives, estimates, and goals. Any and all statements contained in this report that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. Terms such as “may,” “might,” “would,” “should,” “could,” “project,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential,” “strategy,” “anticipate,” “attempt,” “develop,” “plan,” “help,” “believe,” “continue,” “intend,” “expect,” “future,” and terms of similar import (including the negative of any of the foregoing) may be intended to identify forward-looking statements. However, not all forward-looking statements may contain one or more of these identifying terms. Forward-looking statements in this report may include, without limitation, statements regarding (i) the plans and objectives of management for future operations, including plans or objectives relating to the development of commercially viable radio frequency (RF)(“RF”) filters, (ii) a projectionprojections of income (including income/loss), earnings (including earnings/loss) per share, capital expenditures, dividends, capital structure or other financial items, (iii) our future financial performance, including any such statement contained in this management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition or in the results of operations included pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)(the “SEC”), (iv) our ability to efficiently utilize cash and cash equivalents to support our operations for a given period of time, (v) our ability to engage customers while maintaining ownership of our intellectual property, and (vi) the assumptions underlying or relating to any statement described in (i), (ii) or (iii) above.


The forward-looking statements are not meant to predict or guarantee actual results, performance, events or circumstances and may not be realized because they are based upon our current projections, plans, objectives, beliefs, expectations, estimates, and assumptions and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties and other influences, many of which are beyond our control. Actual results and the timing of certain events and circumstances may differ materially from those described by the forward-looking statements as a result of these risks and uncertainties. Factors that may influence or contribute to the inaccuracy of the forward-looking statements or cause actual results to differ materially from expected or desired results may include, without limitation, our ability to continue as a going concern; our inability to obtain adequate financing; our limited operating history; our inability to generate revenues or achieve profitability; the results of our research and development (R&D)(“R&D”) activities; our inability to achieve acceptance of our products in the market; general economic conditions, including upturns and downturns in the industry; our limited number of patents; failure to obtain, maintain, and enforce our intellectual property rights; our inability to attract and retain qualified personnel; our reliance on third parties to complete certain processes in connection with the manufacture of our products; product quality and defects; existing or increased competition; our ability to market and sell our products; our inability to successfully integratescale our New York wafer fabrication facility and related operations into our business;while maintaining quality control and assurance and avoiding delays in output; our failure to innovate or adapt to new or emerging technologies; our failure to comply with regulatory requirements; results of any arbitration or litigation that may arise; stock volatility and illiquidity; our failure to implement our business plans or strategies; our failure to remediate the material weaknessweaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting; and our failure to maintain the Trusted Foundry accreditation of our New York wafer fabrication facility.

 

These and other risks and uncertainties, which are described in more detail in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on September 20, 201713, 2019 (the “2017“2019 Annual Report”), could cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements in this report. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements because of the risks and uncertainties related to them. Except as may be required by law, we do not undertake any obligation to update the forward-looking statements contained in this report to reflect any new information or future events or circumstances or otherwise.


Overview

 

AkoustisAkoustis® is an early-stageemerging commercial company focused on developing, designing, and manufacturing innovative RF filter products for the mobile wireless device industry, including for products such as smartphones and tablets, cellularnetwork infrastructure equipment, WiFi Customer Premise Equipment (“CPE”) and WiFi premise equipment.defense applications. Filters are critical in selecting and rejecting signals, and their performance enables differentiation in the modules defining the RF front-end (“RFFE”). Located between the device’s antenna and its digital backend, the RF front-end (RFFE)(“RFFE”) is the circuitry that performs the analog signal processing and contains components such as amplifiers, filters and switches. To construct the resonators that are the building blocks for the RF filter, weWe have developed a fundamentally new single-crystaland proprietary microelectromechanical systems (“MEMS”) based bulk acoustic wave (“BAW”) technology and a unique manufacturing flow for our filters produced for use in RFFE modules, called “XBAW”. Our XBAWTMprocess incorporates optimized high purity piezoelectric materials for high power, high frequency and device technology that we refer to as BulkONE®. Filters are critical in selecting and rejecting signals, and their performance enables differentiation in the modules defining the RFFE.wide bandwidth applications.

 

We believe owning the core resonator device technology manufacturing facility and manufacturingintellectual property (“IP”) to produce our designs is the most direct and effectiveefficient means of delivering our solutions to the market. Furthermore, our technology is based upon bulk-mode acoustic resonance, which we believe is superior to surface-mode resonance for high-band applications that include 4G/LTE, emerging 5G, WiFi, and WiFi frequency bands. Whiledefense applications. Although some of our target customers utilize or make the RFFE module, several customersthey may lack access to critical high-bandultra-high-band (UHB) filter technology needed to compete in high-band applications and other traditional surface-mode solutions where higher power performance is required.high frequency applications. We intendseek to design, manufacture, and market our RF filter products to multiple mobile phone original equipment manufacturers (OEMs)(“OEMs”), cellulardefense OEMs, network infrastructure OEMs, and WiFi router customers andCPE OEM’s to enable broader competition among the front-end module manufacturers. We plan to operate as a “pure-play” RF filter supplier and align with the front-end module manufacturers who seek to acquire high performance filters to growexpand their module business.

 

We have built prototype resonatorscurrently build high performance RF filter circuits, using our proprietary single-crystal materials. We are currently optimizing our BulkONE® technologyfirst generation XBAWTM wafer process, in our 120,000-square foot wafer-manufacturing plantfacility located in Canandaigua, New York, which we acquired in June 2017. WeAs of November 01, 2019, our intellectual property (IP) portfolio included 26 patents, including a blocking patent that we have licensed from Cornell University. Additionally, we have 52 pending patent applications. These patents cover our XBAWTMRF filter technology from the substrate level through the system application layer. Where possible, we leverage both federal and state level non-dilutive R&D grants to support development and commercialization of our technology. 

We are developing resonatorsRF filters for 4G/LTE, emerging 5G, WiFi and WiFidefense bands and the associatedusing our proprietary resonator device models and product design kits required to design our RF filters.(PDKs). As we stabilize the wafer process technology,qualify our first RF filter products, we plan to engageare engaging with strategictarget customers to evaluate our filter prototypes.solutions. Our initial designs will target high-bandUHB, sub 7 GHz 4G/LTE, emerging 5G, WiFi and WiFi frequencydefense bands. Since Akoustis owns its core technology and controls access to its intellectual property, we expect to offer several ways to engage with potential customers. First, we couldintend to engage with the mobilemultiple wireless market,markets, providing standardized filters that we design and offer as a standard catalog component to multiple customers.components. Second, we could start with aexpect to deliver unique filters to customer-supplied filter specification,specifications, which we will design and fabricate foron a specific customer.customized basis. Finally, we couldmay offer our models and design kits for our customers to design their own filter intofilters utilizing our proprietary technology.

 

We have earned minimal revenue from operations since inception, and we have funded our operations primarily with contract researchdevelopment contracts, RF filter and production orders, government grants, MEMS foundry and engineering services, and sales of ourdebt and equity securities, and debt.securities. We have incurred losses totaling approximately $26.7$76.5 million from inception through December 31, 2017.September 30, 2019. These losses are primarily the result of material and material processing costs associated with developing and commercializing our technology, as well as personnel costs, professional fees (primarily accounting and legal), and other general and administrative (“G&A”) expenses. We expect to continue to incur substantial costs for commercialization of our technology on a continuous basis because our business model involves materials and solid-state device technology development and engineering of catalog and custom filter designs.design solutions.  


Plan of Operation

 

We plan to commercialize our technology by designing and manufacturing single-band and multi-band BAW RF filter solutions in our New York wafer fabrication facility. We expect our filter solutions will address problems (such as loss, bandwidth, power handling, and isolation) created by the growing number of frequency bands in the RFFE of mobile devices, infrastructure and premise equipment to support 4G/LTE, emerging 5G, and WiFi. We have prototyped our first single-band low-loss BAW filter designs for 4G/LTE frequency bands, which are dominated by competitive BAW solutions and historically cannot be addressed with low-band, lower power handling surface acoustic wave (SAW)(“SAW”) technology. During the second half of calendar 2017 we sampled filter product prototypes to prospective customers that cover LTE-Band 41, Radar and 5GHz WiFi applications. As we receive customer evaluations, we will do further iterations on the designs and provide next generation samples for evaluation and characterization.

 

In order toTo succeed, we must convince mobile phone OEMs, RFFE module manufacturers, cellular infrastructure OEMs, WiFi CPE OEMs and WiFi router OEMsmilitary customers to use our BulkONE®XBAWTM filter technology in their systems and modules. However, since there are only two dominant BAW filter suppliers in the industry that have high-band technology, and both utilize such technology as a competitive advantage at the module level, we expect customers that lack access to high-band filter technology will be open to engage with our pure-play filter company.


Once we complete customer validation of our technology, we expect to complete qualification of our BulkONE® process technology in the first half of calendar 2018 to support an initial product family of 4G/LTE, and WiFi filter solutions. Once we have stabilized our process technology in a manufacturing environment, we intend to complete a production release of our high-band filter products in the frequency range from 2.5 GHz to 6.0 GHz. The target frequency bands will be prioritized based upon customer priority. We expect this will require recruiting and hiring additional personnel and capital investments.

 

We plan to pursue RF filter design and R&D development agreements and potentially joint ventures with target customers and other strategic partners.partners, although we cannot guarantee we will be successful in these efforts. These types of arrangements may subsidize technology development costs and qualification, filter design costs, and offer complementary technology and market intelligence and other avenues to revenue. However, we intend to retain ownership of our core technology, intellectual property, designs, and related improvements. We expect to pursue development of catalog designs for multiple customers and to offer such catalog products in multiple sales channels.

 

As of February 1, 2018,November 01, 2019, the Company had $9.7$21.1 million of cash and cash equivalents to fund our operations, including capital expenditures, R&D, commercialization of our technology, development of our patent strategy and expansion of our patent portfolio, as well as to provide working capital and funds for other general corporate purposes. These funds are expected to be sufficient to fund our operations into the first quarter of fiscal 2019. However, there is no assurance that the Company’s projections and estimates are accurate. Our anticipated expenses include employee salaries and benefits, compensation paid to consultants, capital costs for research and other equipment, costs associated with development activities (including travel and administration), costs associated with the integration and operation of our New York wafer fabrication facility and related operations, legal expenses, sales and marketing costs, G&A expenses, and other costs associated with an early stage, public technology company. We anticipate increasing the number of employees; however, this is highly dependent on the nature of our development efforts, and our success in commercialization, and our ability to source additional funds.commercialization. We anticipate adding employees for R&D in both our New York and North Carolina facilities, as well as G&A functions, to support our efforts. We expect capital expenditures to be approximately $5.93between $10 million and $12 million for the purchase of equipment and software during the next 12 months, and we are currently investigating the feasibility of using debt facilities, equipment leases, or government grants to fund all or part of the purchase of the equipment. months.

 

The amounts we actually spend for any specific purpose may vary significantly and will depend on a number of factors, including, but not limited to, the pace of progress of our commercialization and development efforts, actual needs with respect to product testing, R&D, market conditions and changes in or revisions to our marketing strategies, and the integration of our New York wafer fabrication facility and related operations into our business.strategies.

 

Commercial development of new technology, by its nature, is unpredictable. Although we will undertake development efforts with commercially reasonable diligence, there can be no assurance that our current cash position will be sufficient to enable us to commercialize our technology to the extent needed to create future sales to sustain operations. If our current cash is insufficient for these purposes, we are unable to source additional funds on terms acceptable to the Company (or at all), or we experience costs in excess of estimates to continue our R&D plan, it is possible that we would not have sufficient resources to continue as a going concern and we may be required to curtail or suspend our operations. Even if we are able to source sufficient funds to continue as a going concern, our technology may not be accepted, we may never earn revenues sufficient to support our operations, and we may never be profitable.


Recent Developments

On July 16, 2019, the Company announced a new purchase order from a strategic Defense customer for five new filter solutions in the 2-4 GHz frequency spectrum. In late July, Akoustis announced its design lock and pre-production of its 5.6GHz WiFi BAW filter solution which complements the Company’s existing 5.2GHz WiFi filter product.

On August 13, 2019, Akoustis announced a follow-on order from a tier-1 wireless telecommunications customer to develop two additional 5G Mobile filter solutions. In early September 2019, The Company announced a first shipment of its pre-production 5.6GHz XBAW filter product to tier-1 WiFi OEM.

On September 19, Akoustis announced its new n79 RF filter along with shipment of first samples to a new global tier-1 OEM. By the end of September, Akoustis shipped its first tandem 5.2 GHz/5.6 GHz WiFi BAW filters to an existing tier-1 SoC customer.

 

Critical Accounting Policies

 

There have been no material changes to our critical accounting policies and estimates from the information provided in Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” included in our 20172019 Annual Report.


Results of Operations

 

Three Months Ended December 31, 2017September 30, 2019 and 20162018

 

Revenue

 

The Company recorded revenue of $444,553$0.5 million during the three months ended December 31, 2017,September 30, 2019 as compared to $0.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018. Revenue recorded during the three months ended September 30, 2019 included $0.2 million of which $291,833 wasRF filter and amplifier sales, $0.2 million of foundry services, and $0.1 million of revenue for non-recurring engineering services. The revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2018 consisted of $0.1 million of revenue for foundry services, provided at our New York facility, acquired on June 26, 2017. The remaining revenue consisted primarily$0.1 million of grant revenue. The Company recorded revenue and $0.1 million of $159,068 in the comparative three-month period ended December 31, 2016, primarily consisting of grant revenue.RF filter and amplifier sales.

 

Cost of Revenue

 

The Company recorded cost of revenue of $329,836 for$0.3 million in the three months ended December 31, 2017September 30, 2019 and $0.1 million in the three months ended September 30, 2018, which included direct labor, direct materials and facility costs associated with the foundry services revenue. The Company did not record any cost of revenue for the comparative three-month period of 2016.

Operating Expenses

Total operating expenses for the three-month period ended December 31, 2017 were $5.7 million and included R&D expenses of $3.5 million and G&A expenses of $2.2 million. Total operating expenses for the three-month period ended December 31, 2016 were $2.8 million and included R&D expenses of $0.8 million and G&A expenses of $2.0 million. costs.

 

Research and Development Expenses

 

R&D expenses of $3.5were $5.1 million for the three months ended December 31, 2017September 30, 2019 and were comprised$0.7 million, or 17%, higher than the prior year amount for the same period of $4.4 million. The period-over-period increase was primarily in the areas of salaries and wages for R&D personnel of $1,116,000,costs, R&D materials and R&D equipment depreciation. Personnel costs, including stock-based compensation, were $3.2 million compared to $2.8 million in the prior year period, an increase of $831,000, material and third-party processing costs of $220,000, facility costs of $1,078,000, and depreciation of $164,000. R&D expense for the three months ended December 31, 2016 was $0.8 million. The period over period increase was $2.7$0.4 million or 348%14%. The higher spendpersonnel cost was due to the increase in salaries and wages for the assumedadditional R&D personnel in our recently acquiredheadcount at both the Huntersville, NC location and the NY fabrication facility, as well as incremental R&D hires made since the closing of the acquisition. In addition, we saw an increase of $562,000, or 209%, in stock-based compensation associated with R&D personnel due to restricted stock grants made to personnel hired since December 31, 2016 and additional issuances to personnel on the payroll as of December 31, 2016. FacilityFacility. Material costs of $1,078,000 were$0.8 million primarily associated with the NY facility acquired in June 2017 and include utilities of $207,000, repair and maintenance costs of $408,000, and supplies and parts costs of $463,000. Depreciation expense of $164,000 wasFacility were $0.3 million higher overthan the comparative period by $152,000, mainly due to higher deprecation recorded for assets included in the NY facility acquisition. increased R&D activity.

 

General and Administrative Expense

 

General and administrative (“G&A”) expenses include salaries and wages for executive and administrative staff, stock-based compensation, professional fees, insurance costs and other general costs associated with the administration of our business. G&A expenses were $2.2 million for the three months ended December 31, 2017, asSeptember 30, 2019 were $2.8 million, which is an increase of $0.3 million compared to $2.0the three months ended September 30, 2018. Year over year changes within G&A expenses include an increase in employee compensation of $0.4 million as well as an increase in professional fees of $0.3 million. Offsetting these increases was a decrease of $0.4 million, or 37%, in stock-based compensation.


Other (Expense)/Income

Other expenses for the three months ended December 31, 2016, an increaseSeptember 30, 2019 were $1.3 million, which included debt discount amortization of $123,000, or 6%. G&A$0.7 million, interest expense of $0.4 million, and a change in fair value of our derivative liability of $0.3 million. These expenses were partially offset by interest income of $0.1 million. Other expenses for the quarter was comprised primarilythree months ended September 30, 2018 were $0.6 million, consisting of salarya $0.2 million change in the fair value of our derivative liability, $0.2 million of debt discount amortization and wagesinterest expense of $526,000, stock-based compensation of $648,000, professional fees (primarily legal and accounting) of $429,000, recruiting fees of $120,000, depreciation of $73,000, and travel of $82,000. We recorded an increase of $269,000, or 105%, in salaries and wages due to the onboarding of new administrative personnel since December 31, 2016. Stock-based compensation of $648,000 decreased from the comparative period by $627,000, or 49%. Professional fees increased by $85,000, or 25%, mainly for accounting fees due to costs associated with the valuation of the NY fabrication facility and the fees for the review and audit of the associated filings. Travel expense for G&A personnel increased by $39,000, or 89%, due to increased travel to the NY facility for transition activities, as well as increased travel associated with investor conferences and customer outreach. $0.2 million.

 

Net Loss

 

The Company recorded a net loss of $5.5$9.0 million for the three months ended December 31, 2017,September 30, 2019, compared to a net loss of $3.4$7.3 million for the three months ended December 31, 2016.September 30, 2018. The primary drivers of the additionalperiod-over-period incremental loss of $2.1$1.7 million, were higher personnel costor 23%, was primarily driven by an increase in the NY facility acquired on June 26, 2017 (higher by $1.1 million), higher depreciation and facility costsother expenses of $224,000 and $1,072,000, respectively, both mainly due to the ramp up of$0.7 million, increases in R&D activities and the acquisitionrelated materials of our NY facility in June 2017.


Six Months Ended December 31, 2017 and 2016

Revenue

The Company recorded revenue of $745,493 during the six months ended December 31, 2017, of which $589,733 was revenue for foundry services provided at our New York facility, acquired on June 26, 2017. The remaining revenue consisted primarily of grant revenue. The Company recorded revenue of $159,068 in the comparative six-month period ended December 31, 2016, primarily consisting of grant revenue.

Cost of Revenue

The Company recorded cost of revenue of $523,065 for the six months ended December 31, 2017, which included direct labor, direct materials and facility costs associated with the foundry services revenue. The Company did not record any cost of revenue for the comparative six-month period of 2016.

Operating Expenses

Total operating expenses for the six-month period ended December 31, 2017 were $10.5$0.3 million and included R&Dincreases in general expenses, including professional fees of $6.5$0.3 million and G&A expenses of $4.0 million. Total operating expenses for the six-month period ended December 31, 2016 were $4.8 million and included R&D expenses of $1.4 million and G&A expenses of $3.4 million. 

Research and Development Expenses

R&D expenses of $6.5 million for the six months ended December 31, 2017 were comprised primarily of salaries and wages for R&D personnel of $2,369,000, stock-based compensation of $1,113,000, material and third-party processing costs of $808,000, facility costs of $1,783,000 and depreciation of $321,000. R&D expense for the six months ended December 31, 2016 was $1.4 million. The period-over-period increase was $5.1 million, or 353%. The higher spend was due to the increase in salaries and wages for the assumed R&D personnel in our recently acquired NY fabrication facility as well as incremental R&D hires made since the closing of the acquisition. In addition, we saw an increase of $648,000, or 139%, in stock-based compensation associated with R&D personnel due to restricted stock grants made to personnel hired since December 31, 2016 and additional issuances to personnel on the payroll as of December 31, 2016. Material and third-party material processing costs increased over the comparative six-month period by $435,000, or 116%, as the result of the ramp up of development activities, primarily in our NY facility. Facility costs of $1,783,000 were associated with the NY facility acquired in June 2017 and included utilities of $600,000, repair and maintenance costs of $605,000, and supplies and parts costs of $578,000. Depreciation expense of $321,000 for the six months ended December 31, 2017 was higher over the comparative six-month period ended December 31, 2016 by $298,000, mainly due to higher deprecation recorded for assets included in the NY facility acquisition. 

General and Administrative Expense

G&A expenses were $4.0 million for the six months ended December 31, 2017, compared to $3.4 million for the six months ended December 31, 2016, an increase of $693,000, or 21%. G&A expense for the six months ended December 31, 2017 was comprised primarily of salary and wages of $930,000, stock-based compensation of $964,000, professional fees (primarily legal and accounting) of $949,000, insurance of $163,000, depreciation of 149,000, recruiting and relocation fees of $305,000, and travel of $191,000. We recorded an increase of $343,000, or 58%, in salaries and wages, and an increase of $299,000 in relocation and recruiting fees due to the onboarding of new administrative personnel since December 31, 2016. Stock-based compensation of $964,000 decreased from the comparative period by $819,000, or 46%. Professional fees increased by $339,000, or 55%, mainly for accounting fees due to costs associated with the valuation of the NY fabrication facility and the fees for the review and audit of the associated filings. Travel expense for G&A personnel increased by $124,000, or 185%, due to increased travel to the NY facility for transition activities, as well as increased travel associated with investor conferences and customer outreach. 


Net Loss

The Company recorded a net loss of $10.2 million for the six months ended December 31, 2017, compared to a net loss of $5.5 million for the six months ended December 31, 2016. The primary drivers of the additional loss of $4.7 million were higher personnel costs primarily in the NY facility acquired on June 26, 2017 (higher by $2.2 million), higher material and material processing costs and facility costs of $435,000 and $1,770,000, respectively, both mainly due to the ramp up of R&D activities and the acquisition of our NY facility in June 2017.$0.4 million.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Since inception, the Company has recorded approximately $1,039,000 and $615,000 of revenue from contract research and government grants and engineering review services, respectively. Our operations thus far have been funded primarily with contract research and government grants, sales of our equity securities, and debt.Financing Activities

 

The Company has $9.7had $22.7 million of cash on hand as of February 1, 2018,September 30, 2019, which reflects an increasea decrease of $0.1$7.4 million compared to $9.6$30.2 million as of June 30, 2017.2019. The $0.1$7.4 million increasedecrease is mostlyprimarily due to the receipt of $13.3 million in net proceeds from sales of our common stock during the three months ended December 31, 2017, offset primarily by $13.2$5.8 million in net cash used in operating activities and $1.6 million in capital expenditures from July 1, 2017 to February 1, 2018.for the three months ended September 30, 2019. The Company estimates that cash on hand will fund its operations, including current capital expense commitments into the first quarter of fiscal 2019.year 2021. As a result, we will need to obtain additional capital through the sale of additional equity securities, debt and additional grants, or otherwise, to fund operations past that date. There is no assurance that the Company’s projections and estimates are accurate. Although the Company is actively managing and controlling the Company’s cash outflows to mitigate these risks, these matters raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. concern within one year from the date of this filing.

 

Balance Sheet and Working Capital

 

December 31, 2017September 30, 2019 compared to June 30, 20172019

 

As of December 31, 2017,September 30, 2019, the Company had current assets of $12.3$24.4 million made up primarily of cash on hand of $11.7 million, accounts receivable$22.6 million. As of $299,000 and prepaid expenses of $182,000. Current assets as of the end of the prior year were $10.0 million. The increase inJune 30, 2019, current assets of $2.3were $31.7 million was due to a $2.1 million increase incomprised primarily of cash on hand and an increase in receivables of $299,000, which was partially offset by a decrease in inventory.$30.1 million.

 

Property, plantPlant and equipment, netEquipment was $12.3$16.0 million as of December 31, 2017,September 30, 2019 as compared to $7.9a balance of $15.2 million as of June 30, 2017.2019. The $4.4approximate $0.9 million increase is mostlyprimarily due to the purchase of R&D and manufacturing equipment for the NY facility.

Other assets, primarily intangibles and deposits, were $265,000 as of December 31, 2017, compared to $217,000 as$1.5 million, offset by depreciation of June 30, 2017. The increase is primarily attributable to additional intangibles, and a deposit on an asset not yet in service as of December 31, 2017.$0.7 million.  

 

Total assets as of December 31, 2017 were $24.8 million, compared to $18.1 million atSeptember 30, 2019 and June 30, 2017.2019 were $42.3 million and $47.9 million, respectively.

 

Current liabilities as of December 31, 2017September 30, 2019 and June 30, 2019 were $3.1$2.7 million an increaseand $3.2 million, respectively.

Long-term liabilities totaled $20.4 million as of $1.7 millionSeptember 30, 2019, compared to $1.4$18.8 million as of June 30, 2017.2019. The increase of $1.6 million was mainly in accounts payable and accrued expenses ($1.7 million) mostly due to payroll-related accruals, stock-based compensation accruals,the increase in convertible notes, net of debt discount and accruals recorded for fixed assets in process.issuance costs as well as the establishment of a right of use liability upon adoption of ASC 842 which totaled $0.6 million.

 

Long-term liabilities totaled $1.8Stockholders’ equity was $19.2 million as of December 31, 2017 and $1.7September 30, 2019, compared to $26.0 million as of June 30, 2017, representing the long-term contingent real estate liability associated with the acquisition2019, a decrease of the STC-MEMS Business on June 26, 2017.

Stockholders’ equity$6.7 million, or 26%. This decrease was $19.9 million as of December 31, 2017, compared to $15.0 million as of June 30, 2017. The increase of $4.9 million wasprimarily due to the $15.1net loss for the three months ended September 30, 2019 of $9.0 million which was partially offset by an increase in additional paid-in-capital primarily due to the recording of stock-based compensation $2.6 million, and net proceeds from the issuance of common stock of $13.3 million, partially offset by the $10.2 million net loss recorded for the six months ended December 31, 2017.  


Working capital as of December 31, 2017(“APIC”). APIC was $9.2 million, compared to $8.7$95.6 million as of September 30, 2019 and increased by $2.2 million from June 30, 2017.2019. The primary useincrease was due to stock-based compensation of cash was to fund operations as well as invest$1.7 million, vesting of restricted shares of $0.3 million and common stock issued in additional R&D equipment.payment of convertible note interest of $0.2 million.


Cash Flow Analysis

 

Operating activities used cash of $6.7$5.8 million forduring the sixthree months ended December 31, 2017, compared to $2.1September 30, 2019 and $4.7 million forduring the six months ended December 31, 2016.2018 comparative period. The $4.6$1.1 million period-over-period increase in cash used was attributable to higher operating expenses of $4.7 million associated with the ramp up of R&Ddevelopment and commercialization activities (primarily R&D personnel and the increased costs associated with the New York facility acquired in June 2017, in addition to $0.9 million less in fair value of contingent liability. This was partially offset by an increase of accounts payable and accrued expenses of $0.7 million, and higher period-over-period depreciation expense of $0.4 million. material costs).

 

Investing activities used cash of $4.5$1.6 million for the sixthree months ended December 31, 2017,September 30, 2019 compared to $0.5$1.1 million for the six monthscomparative period ended December 31, 2016.September 30, 2018. The $0.6 million period-over-period increase was mostlyprimarily due to investments in fixed assets for our NY facility to enhance our development and commercialization efforts.

increased spend on R&D equipment.

 

Financing activities provided cash of $13.3decreased by $0.1 million forduring the sixthree months ended December 31, 2017,September 30, 2019 compared to $3.5 million for the six months ended December 31, 2016same period in 2018 due to proceeds we received from the issuance of common stock during the six months ended December 31, 2017.a reduction in warrants exercised.

 

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.

 

Not applicable to smaller reporting companies.


ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining a system of disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”))Act) that is designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’sCommission’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by an issuer in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to ourthe issuer’s management, including ourits principal executive officer and principal financial officer, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

We conducted an evaluation under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and our Interim Chief Financial Officer (our principal executive officer and principal financial officer) of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2017.June 30, 2019. Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Interim Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of such date due to (i) the material weakness inweaknesses described below with respect to our internal control over financial reporting described in Part II, Item 9A of our 2017 Annual Report, whichreporting.

A material weakness relates to our acquisition accounting and reporting practicesis a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in connection with the acquisition of our New York wafer fabrication facility and related operations; and (ii) a material weakness in the design of our internal controls related to our accounting for and reporting of stock-based compensation.

Remediation Plan

We cannot yet estimate when the material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting, will be fully remediated. Since the filingsuch that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our 2017 Annual Report, we have hired three additional individuals intoannual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. We identified the finance and accounting team, including a new Corporate Controller, Director of Tax and Treasury, and Accounting Manager. While these new hires increase the size and capabilities of our accounting department in accordance with our previously disclosed remediation plan, in order to fully remediate thefollowing material weaknesses we intend to take the following additional actions to improve the overall processas of our acquisition and stock-based compensation accounting and reporting practices:June 30, 2019:

 

1.Provide additional trainingThe Company did not design and implement effective Information Technology General Controls (“ITGC”) for certain information systems that are relevant to employees in the accounting departmentpreparation of the Company’s financial statements. Specifically, applications supporting the processes of payroll, cash management, fixed assets and financial close included deficiencies related to increaseuser access controls, change management, information technology operations and third-party service providers.  These ITGC deficiencies, combined with inadequate compensating review controls, create a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement to the department’s capabilities and strengthen their understanding of our accounting and internal control policies and procedures;consolidated financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. 

2.Place less reliance on external consultantsManagement review controls designed to address risks associated with complex accounting matters that arise from significant routine and Excel Spreadsheets;non-routine transactions – related to revenue, share-based compensation, research and

Perform additional internal review processes, including enhancing our Internal Audit programs, development expense, and debt – to ensure that those transactions are properly accounted for in the compilation and reporting of financial statements.accordance with U.S. GAAP did not operate effectively.

 

Remediation Plan

IT General Controls: During the first quarter of fiscal year 2020, key mitigating controls were designed and implemented to mitigate risks in the absence of full year coverage of SSAE-18 (SOC1) reports. These controls will be tested for design and operating effectiveness during FY20.

Non-Routine Transaction Review: During the first quarter of fiscal year 2020, controls were designed and implemented to mitigate risks related to review of all non-routing, material transactions specifically around revenue, share-based compensation, research and development expense and debt. These controls will be tested for design and operating effectiveness during FY20.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

Other than as set forththe mitigating controls referenced above, in this Item 4, there have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarterly period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.


PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.

 

From time to time, we may become involved in various lawsuits and legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of business. Litigation is subject to inherent uncertainties, and an adverse result in these or other matters may arise from time to time that may have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations and prospects. 

 

WeExcept as noted below, we are currently not aware of any material pending legal proceedings to which we are a party or of which any of our property is the subject, nor are we aware of any such proceedings that are contemplated by any governmental authority. 

Effective November 5, 2018,the employment by the Company of its former principal financial officer, John T. Kurtzweil (the “Former CFO”), ended, after which the Former CFO filed for an arbitration hearing pursuant to the terms of his employment agreement and filed a complaint under the whistleblower provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration of the U.S. Department of Labor.  On October 28, 2019, the Company and the Former CFO entered into a Settlement Agreement that resolved all pending disputes between the parties with no admission of liability by either party. Pursuant to the Settlement Agreement, following dismissal of the arbitration demand and the complaint filed with the U.S. Department of Labor, the Company will pay to the Former CFO an undisclosed sum. Additionally, under the Settlement Agreement, all stock options and equity awards issued to the Former CFO that had not vested as of the end of his employment were acknowledged as forfeited as of such date.

 

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS. 

 

In addition to the other information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider the factors discussed under Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019. These factors could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition, liquidity, results of operations and capital position, and could cause our actual results to differ materially from our historical results or the results contemplated by the forward-looking statements contained in this report.  There have been no material changes to the risk factors described in Part I, Item 1A, “RiskRisk Factors,” included in our 20172019 Annual Report.  

 


ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS.1

 

Repurchases

Unvested restricted stock awards granted under the Akoustis, Inc. 2014 Stock Plan (the “2014 Plan”) and the Akoustis Technologies, Inc. 2015 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2015 Plan”) are subject to repurchase options upon certain terminations of the respective recipient’s service with the Company. Under the terms of the respective award agreements, repurchases will generally be made for no value or for par value. In connection with the resignations of two employees, the Company delivered notices to such employees in September 2017, notifying them that the Company would repurchase an aggregate 58,152 shares of restricted stock from them pursuant to the terms of their respective award agreements. We completed these repurchases during the second quarter of fiscal 2018, as shown in the table below.

Period  Total
Number of
Shares (or
Units)
Purchased
  Average
Price Paid
per Share
(or Unit)
  Total Number of
Shares (or Units)
Purchased as Part of
Publicly Announced
Plans or Programs
  Maximum Number (or
Approximate Dollar Value) of
Shares (or Units) that May Yet
Be Purchased Under the Plans
or Programs (1)
 
October 2017            831,030 
November 2017            821,030 
December 2017   58,152      58,152   685,506 
Total   58,152      58,152   685,506 

(1)As of December 31, 2017, approximately 144,381 shares and 541,125 shares remain subject to repurchase options under the 2014 Plan and the 2015 Plan, respectively. The repurchase options expire as the restricted shares vest and generally extend through August 2020.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities

 

Other than asany sales previously reported in the Company’s Current Reports on Form 8-K, the Company did not sell any unregistered securities during the period covered by this report.

 

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES. 

 

None.

 

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES. 

 

Not applicable. 

 

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION. 

 

None.

 

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS.

 

The exhibits in the Exhibit Index below are filed or furnished, as applicable, as part of this report.

 


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
Number
 Description
   
10.1†3.1 SummaryArticles of Akoustis Technologies, Inc. Director Compensation Program, effective October 3, 2017Conversion of the Company, as filed with the Nevada Secretary of State on December 15, 2016 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed with the SEC on November 14, 2017)
10.2†Form of Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement for Directors under the Akoustis Technologies, Inc. 2016 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed with the SEC on November 14, 2017)
10.3†Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement for Directors under the Akoustis Technologies, Inc. 2016 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed with the SEC on November 14, 2017)
10.4Form of Registration Rights Agreement by and among the Company and the investors in the November/December 2017 Private Placement Offering (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on November 17, 2017)
10.5Form of Amendment No. 1 to the Amended Subscription Agreement by and among the Company and the investors in the May 2017 Private Placement Offering (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.23.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 16, 2016)
3.2Certificate of Conversion of the Company, as filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on December 15, 2017)2016 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 16, 2016)
   
10.6.13.3 FormCertificate of Subscription Agreement by and amongIncorporation, as filed with the Company and the director investors in the first roundDelaware Secretary of the November/State on December 2017 Private Placement Offering15, 2016 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.29.13.3 to the Company’s Registration StatementCurrent Report on Form S-1 (File No. 333-222552),8-K filed with the SEC on JanuaryDecember 16, 2018)2016)
   
10.6.23.4 Form of Subscription Agreement by and among the Company and the non-director investors in the first roundBylaws of the November/December 2017 Private Placement OfferingCompany (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.29.23.4 to the Company’s Registration StatementCurrent Report on Form S-1 (File No. 333-222552),8-K filed with the SEC on JanuaryDecember 16, 2018)2016)
   
10.6.310.1†* FormAgreement of Subscription AgreementSale, dated October 25, 2019, by and amongbetween the Company and certain investors in the second round of the November/December 2017 Private Placement Offering (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.29.3 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-222552), filed with the SEC on January 16, 2018)EV Group, Inc.
   
10.6.4Form of Subscription Agreement by and among the Company and certain investors in the second round of the November/December 2017 Private Placement Offering (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.29.4 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-222552), filed with the SEC on January 16, 2018)
10.6.5Form of Subscription Agreement by and among the Company and the investors in the third round of the November/December 2017 Private Placement Offering (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.29.5 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-222552), filed with the SEC on January 16, 2018)
10.6.6Form of Subscription Agreement by and among the Company and the investors in the fourth round of the November/December 2017 Private Placement Offering (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.29.6 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-222552), filed with the SEC on January 16, 2018)


10.7Placement Agent Agreement by and between the Company and Katalyst Securities, LLC in connection with the November/December 2017 Private Placement Offering (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.31 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-222552), filed with the SEC on January 16, 2018)
10.8.1Placement Agent Agreement by and between the Company and Drexel Hamilton, LLC in connection with the November/December 2017 Private Placement Offering (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.32.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-222552), filed with the SEC on January 16, 2018)
10.8.2Amendment to Placement Agent Agreement by and between the Company and Drexel Hamilton, LLC in connection with the November/December 2017 Private Placement Offering (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.32.2 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-222552), filed with the SEC on January 16, 2018)
10.9.1Placement Agent Agreement by and between the Company and Joseph Gunnar in connection with the November/December 2017 Private Placement Offering (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.33.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-222552), filed with the SEC on January 16, 2018)
10.9.2Amendment to Placement Agent Agreement by and between the Company and Joseph Gunnar in connection with the November/December 2017 Private Placement Offering (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.33.2 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-222552), filed with the SEC on January 16, 2018)
10.10Form of Placement Agent Warrant in the November/December 2017 Private Placement Offering (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.34 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-222552), filed with the SEC on January 16, 2018)
31.1* Rule 13(a)-14(a)/15(d)-14(a) Certification of Principal Executive Officer
   
31.2* Rule 13(a)-14(a)/15(d)-14(a) Certification of Principal Financial Officer
   
32.1* Section 1350 Certification of Principal Executive Officer
   
32.2* Section 1350 Certification of Principal Financial Officer
   
101* Interactive Data Files of Financial Statements and Notes
   
101.INS* Instant Document
   
101.SCH* XBRL Taxonomy Schema Document
   
101.CAL* XBRL Taxonomy Calculation Linkbase Document
   
101.DEF* XBRL Taxonomy Definition Linkbase Document
   
101.LAB* XBRL Taxonomy Label Linkbase Document
   
101.PRE* XBRL Taxonomy Presentation Linkbase Document

*Filed herewith

 

* Filed herewith  

† Management contract or compensatory arrangement

Confidential portions of this exhibit have been omitted

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. 

 

Dated: February 14, 2018November 07, 2019Akoustis Technologies, Inc.
   
 By:  /s/ John T. KurtzweilKenneth E. Boller
  John T. KurtzweilKenneth E. Boller
  Interim Chief Financial Officer
  (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

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