As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission May 25, 2012on February 8, 2017


Registration No.: 333-_______ 333- 214049


UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549


AMENDMENT NO. 1

TO

FORM S-1


REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933



CARDAX, INC.

Koffee Korner Inc.(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



Number)
Delaware

Delaware

2834

5810

45-4484428

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Organization)


incorporation)

(Primary Standard Industrial
Classification Code)

Code Number)

(IRSI.R.S. Employer
Identification Number.)


6560 Fannin Street – Suite 245

Houston, Texas 77030

713-795-0011

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including

Area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

Ms. Nazneen D’Silva, President

6560 Fannin Street – Suite 245

Houston, Texas 77030

713-795-0011

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number,

including area code, of agent for service of process)

Copies of all communication to:

Frank J. Hariton, Esq.

1065 Dobbs Ferry Road

White Plains, New York 10607

Telephone (914) 674-4373

Fax (914) 693-2963


APPROXIMATE DATE OF COMMENCEMENT OF PROPOSED SALE TO THE PUBLIC:2800 Woodlawn Drive, Suite 129

Honolulu, Hawaii 96822

(808) 457-1400

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

David G. Watumull

President and Chief Executive Officer

Cardax, Inc.

2800 Woodlawn Drive, Suite 129

Honolulu, Hawaii 96822

(808) 457-1400

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

Copies to:

Richard M. Morris, Esq.

Herrick, Feinstein LLP

2 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10016

(212) 592-1400

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: From time to time after the effective date of this prospectusRegistration Statement.


If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, please check the following box. [X]


If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. [  ]





If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. [  ]


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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE


Title Of Each Class Of Securities To Be Registered

 

Amount To Be Registered

 

 

Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share

 

Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price

 

Amount of Registration Fee
(1)

 

Common Stock, par value $.0001 per share (1)

1,380,000

 

$0.10

 

$138,000

 

$15.81

Title of each class of securities to be registered Amount to be
Registered(1)
  Proposed
maximum
offering price
per share(2)
  Proposed
maximum
aggregate
offering
price(3)
  Amount of
registration
fee
 
                 
Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share, issuable pursuant to the Equity Purchase Agreement  8,820,509  $0.205  $1,808,204.35  $209.57 


(1) The offering price has been estimated solely for the purpose
(1)We are registering an aggregate of 8,820,509 shares of our common stock, which is comprised of (i) 7,320,509 shares of our common stock (the “Put Shares”) that we may put to Southridge Partners II LP (“Southridge” or the “Selling Stockholder”) pursuant to a private equity purchase agreement (the “Equity Purchase Agreement”) between the Selling Stockholder and the registrant entered into on July 13, 2016, and (ii) 1,500,000 shares of our common stock (the “Initial Shares”) that we issued to Southridge upon execution of the Equity Purchase Agreement. In the event of stock splits, stock dividends, or similar transactions involving the common stock, the number of common shares registered shall, unless otherwise expressly provided, automatically be deemed to cover the additional securities to be offered or issued pursuant to Rule 416 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). In the event that adjustment provisions of the Equity Purchase Agreement require the registrant to issue more shares than are being registered in this registration statement, for reasons other than those stated in Rule 416 of the Securities Act, the registrant will file a new registration statement to register those additional shares.
(2)Estimated solely for purposes of computing the amount of the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, computed based upon the average of the closing bid and ask price price per share of the registrant’s common stock on February 6, 2017 on the OTCQB.
(3)This amount represents the maximum aggregate value of the shares of our common stock covered by this prospectus.

The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Rule 457(o). Our common stockSection 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

The information in this prospectus is not tradedcomplete and may be changed. The Selling Stockholder named herein may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.

Subject to Completion

Preliminary Prospectus dated February 8, 2017

P R O S P E C T U S

 

Focusing on any national exchange and in accordance with Rule 457; the offering price was determined bysource of inflammationTM

8,820,509 Shares of Common Stock

This prospectus relates to the price shares were soldsale, transfer or other disposition from time to our shareholders in a private placement memorandum. The selling shareholders may selltime of up to an aggregate of 8,820,509 shares of our common stock, at a fixed price of $0.10par value $0.001 per share, until our common stock is quoted on the Over the Counter Bulletin Board (OTCBB) and thereafter at prevailing market pricesby Southridge Partners II LP (“Southridge or privately negotiated prices, with the exception of our sole officer and a promoter, who are deemed to be underwriters and must offer their shares at a fixed price of $0.10 per share even if our shares are quoted on the OTCBB.  The fixed price of $0.10 has been determined as the selling price based upon the original purchase price paid by the selling shareholders of $0.10.  There can be no assurance that a market maker will agree to file the necessary documents with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)Selling Stockholder”), which operates the OTCBB, nor can there be any assurance that such an application for quotation will be approved.


REGISTRANT HEREBY AMENDS THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON DATES AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO DELAY ITS EFFECTIVE DATE UNTIL THE REGISTRANT SHALL FILE A FURTHER AMENDMENT WHICH SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT SHALL THEREAFTER BECOME EFFECTIVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 8(a) OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, OR UNTIL THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE ON DATES AS THE COMMISSION, ACTING UNDER SAID SECTION 8(a), MAY DETERMINE.



THE INFORMATION IN THIS PROSPECTUS IS NOT COMPLETE AND MAY BE CHANGED. WE MAY NOT SELL THESE SECURITIES UNTIL THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION IS EFFECTIVE. THIS PROSPECTUS IS NOT AN OFFER TO SELL THESE SECURITIES AND IT IS NOT SOLICITING AN OFFER TO BUY THESE SECURITIES IN ANY STATE WHERE THE OFFER OR SALE IS NOT PERMITTED.

PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS

SUBJECT TO COMPLETION,

DATED May 25, 2012


KOFFEE KORNER INC.

6560 Fannin St. #245

Houston, TX 77030

Up to 1,380,000 Sharesis comprised of Common Stock

Offering Price: $0.10 per share

As of May 25, 2012, we had 10,530,000 shares of our common shares outstanding.


This is a resale prospectus for the resale of up to 1,380,000(i) 7,320,509 shares of our common stock (the “Put Shares”) that we may put to Southridge pursuant to a private equity purchase agreement (the “Equity Purchase Agreement”) between the Selling Stockholder and the registrant entered into on July 13, 2016, and (ii) 1,500,000 shares of our common stock (the “Initial Shares”) that we issued to Southridge upon execution of the Equity Purchase Agreement.

The Equity Purchase Agreement provides that Southridge is committed to purchase up to $5 million of our common stock. We may draw on the facility from time to time, as and when we determine appropriate in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Equity Purchase Agreement.

Southridge is an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act in connection with the resale of our common stock under the Equity Purchase Agreement. No other underwriter or person has been engaged to facilitate the sale of shares of our common stock in this offering. This offering will terminate twenty-four (24) months after the registration statement to which this prospectus is made a part is declared effective by the selling stockholders listed herein. SEC. For each share of our common stock purchased under the Equity Purchase Agreement, Southridge will pay us 88% of the lowest closing bid price of our common stock reported by Bloomberg Finance LP during a ten trading day period commencing the date a put notice is delivered, subject to a pre-designated floor.

We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of these shares of common stock offered by Selling Stockholder. However, we will receive proceeds from the shares.sale of our Put Shares to Southridge under the Equity Purchase Agreement. The proceeds will be used for product development, commercialization, and general corporate purposes. We will bear all costs associated with this registration. See “Use of Proceeds” for additional information.


The Selling Stockholder identified in this prospectus may offer the shares of our common stock at prevailing market prices at the time of sale, at prices related to the prevailing market price, at varying prices determined at the time of sale or at negotiated prices. See “Plan of Distribution” for additional information.

Our common stock is not traded on any public market and, although we have contacted Spartan Securities Group Ltd. (“Spartan”) to apply to havethe OTCQB under the symbol CDXI. On February 6, 2017 , the last reported sale price for our common stock quotedwas $0. 19 per share.

These are speculative securities. Please read the “Risk Factors” section beginning on page 6 of this prospectus before making a decision to invest in our common stock.

We are an “emerging growth company” as defined under the Overfederal securities laws and, as such, may elect to comply with certain reduced public company reporting requirements for future filings.

Neither the Counter Bulletin Board maintained by the Financial Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) ("OTCBB") upon the effectivenessSecurities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of the registration statement of whichthese securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a part, they may not be successful in such efforts, and our common stock may never trade in any market.  We do not have a written agreement with Spartan Securities Group Ltd. regarding an application to FINRA.criminal offense.


Non-affiliate selling stockholdersThe date of 330,000 shares will sell at a fixed price of $0.10 per share until our common shares are quoted on the OTCBB and thereafter at prevailing market prices, or privately negotiated prices, with the exception of our sole officer and a promoter, who are deemed to be underwriters and must offer their 1,050, 000 shares at a fixed price of $0.10 per share even if our shares are quoted on the OTCBB.this prospectus is                    , 201 7


INVESTING IN OUR COMMON STOCK INVOLVES VERY HIGH RISKS. SEE "RISK FACTORS" BEGINNING ON PAGE 2.TABLE OF CONTENTS


NEITHER THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION HAS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED OF THESE SECURITIES OR PASSED UPON THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THE PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.


WE HAVE NOT AUTHORIZED ANY DEALER, SALESPERSON OR OTHER PERSON TO GIVE ANY INFORMATION OR REPRESENT ANYTHING NOT CONTAINED IN THIS PROSPECTUS. YOU SHOULD NOT RELY ON ANY UNAUTHORIZED INFORMATION. THIS PROSPECTUS DOES NOT OFFER TO SELL OR BUY ANY SHARES IN ANY JURISDICTION IN WHICH IT IS UNLAWFUL. THE INFORMATION IN THIS PROSPECTUS IS CURRENT AS OF THE DATE ON THE COVER.


Page

The dateProspectus Summary

1
Risk Factors6
Use of this prospectus is May 25, 2012.

Proceeds
23
Market Price and Dividends On Our Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters24
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations26
Business33
Management50
Executive Compensation54
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence59
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management62
Description of Securities64
Selling Stockholder67
Plan of Distribution69
Legal Matters71
Experts71
Where You Can Find Additional Information71
Index to Financial StatementsF-1



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The following table of contents has been designed to help you find importantWe are responsible for the information contained in this prospectus. We encouragehave not, and the Selling Stockholder has not, authorized anyone to give you to read the entire prospectus.



TABLE OF CONTENTS


Page

PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

1

SUMMARY FINANCIAL DATA

1

RISK FACTORS

2

USE OF PROCEEDS

9

SELLING STOCKHOLDERS

9

DETERMINATION OF OFFERING PRICE

12

DIVIDEND POLICY

12

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

12

STATE SECURITIES – BLUE SKY LAWS

13

LIMITATIONS IMPOSED BY REGULATION M

14

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

14

DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, PROMOTERS AND CONTROL PERSONS

14

EXCUTIVE COMPENSATION

15

SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF MANAGEMENT AND CERTAIN SECURITY HOLDERS

15

DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK

15

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OR PLAN OF OPERATION

18

NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

21

INFLATION

21

OUR BUSINESS

21

LEGAL MATTERS

24

EXPERTS

24

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

24

INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

F-1







SUMMARY OF OUR OFFERING

The following summary information is qualified in its entirety by the detailedany other information, and financial statements appearing elsewhereneither we nor the Selling Stockholder take any responsibility for any other information that others may give you. The Selling Stockholder is offering to sell, and seeking offers to buy, shares of our common stock only in jurisdictions where offers and sales are permitted. The information contained in this prospectus is accurate only as of the Prospectus.date of this prospectus, regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus or of any sale of our common stock.

OUR BUSINESS

KOFFEE KORNER INC. (“Koffee Korner”BASIS OF PRESENTATION

Unless otherwise noted, references in this prospectus to “Cardax,” the “Company,” “we,” “our,” or “us” means Cardax, Inc., “we”, “us” or the “Company”) was initially formed as a Texas Corporation in July 2003registrant, and, becameunless the context otherwise requires, together with its wholly-owned subsidiary, Cardax Pharma, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Pharma”), and Pharma’s predecessor, Cardax Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Holdings”), which merged with and into Cardax, Inc. on December 30, 2015.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

There are statements in February 2012.

Koffee Korner is a single location roaster and retailerthis prospectus that are not historical facts. These “forward-looking statements” can be identified by use of specialty coffee. Koffee Korner purchases and roasts high-quality whole bean coffees and sells them, along with fresh, rich-brewed coffees, Italian-style espresso beverages, cold blended beverages, and a variety of complementary food items, a selection of premium teas, and beverage-related accessories and equipment, primarily through our retail location in Houston.


The Company’s objective is to maintain the high quality of its product and to obtain the resources to open additional locations in the Houston, Texas metropolitan area.  Management estimates that the cost of establishing additional retail locations will be approximately $250,000 per location.  We have no commitments forterminology such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” ��expect,” “hope,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “positioned,” “project,” “propose,” “should,” “strategy,” “will,” or any financing and cannot assure you that we will realize this goal.


The Offering


Securities being offered:

Up to 1,380,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 by selling stockholders.

Offering price per share:

$0.10.

Offering period:

The shares will be offered on a time to time basis by the selling stockholders.

Net proceeds:

We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the shares.

Use of proceeds:

We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the shares.

Number of Shares of Common Stock Authorized and Outstanding:

10,530,000 shares of common stock issued and outstanding, 100,000,000 shares of common stock authorized. 5,000,000 shares of blank check preferred stock authorized – none issued.


There is no trading market for our shares. We have contacted Spartan Securities Group Ltd. (“Spartan”), a broker-dealer, to sponsor us for inclusion on the OTCBB and thereafter we hope that a trading market will develop. Selling stockholders will sell at a fixed price of $0.10 per share until our common shares are quoted on the OTCBB and thereafter at prevailing market prices, or privately negotiated prices, with the exception of our sole officer and a promoter, who are deemed to be underwriters and must offer their shares at a fixed price of $0.10 per share even if our shares are quoted on the OTCBB.


Selected Financial Information


 

March 31, 2012

March 31, 2011 

BALANCE SHEET DATA:

 

 

 

Current Assets:

$

27,417

$

14,596

 

Total Assets:

$

59,123

$

46,302

 

Total Liabilities:

$

2,866

$

11,722

 

Stockholders’ Equity:

$

56,257

$

34,580





STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS DATA:

For the Fiscal Year ended

March 31, 2012

For the Fiscal Year ended

March 31, 2011

Net  Revenue:

$

72,692 

$

82,715

Cost of Sales:

$

26,816 

$

34,639

Gross Profit:

$

45,876 

$

48,076

Operating Expenses:

$

55,611 

$

46,299

Net Income (Loss):

$

(9,735)

$

1,777

Net Income (Loss) Per Common Share

    -Basic and Diluted:

(0.00)

0.00

The foregoing summary information is qualified by andsimilar expressions. You should be read in conjunction with our financialaware that these forward-looking statements and accompanying footnotes, appearing elsewhere in this Registration Statement.

RISK FACTORS

You should carefully consider the following factors in evaluating our business, operations and financial condition. Additionalare subject to risks and uncertainties not presently known to us that we currently deem immaterial or that are similarbeyond our control. For a discussion of these risks, you should read this entire prospectus carefully, especially the risks discussed under the section entitled “Risk Factors.” Although we believe that our assumptions underlying such forward-looking statements are reasonable, we do not guarantee our future performance, and our actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by these forward-looking statements. Our assumptions used for the purposes of the forward-looking statements specified in the following information represent estimates of future events and are subject to those faceduncertainty as to possible changes in economic, legislative, industry, and other circumstances, including the development, acceptance and sales of our products and our ability to raise additional funding sufficient to implement our strategy. As a result, the identification and interpretation of data and other information and their use in developing and selecting assumptions from and among reasonable alternatives require the exercise of judgment. In light of these numerous risks and uncertainties, we cannot provide any assurance that the results and events contemplated by other companiesour forward-looking statements contained in this prospectus will in fact transpire.These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance. You are cautioned to not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of their dates. We do not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, except as required by law.

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING INDUSTRY DATA

Unless otherwise indicated, information contained in this prospectus concerning our company, our business, the services we provide and intend to provide, our industry and our general expectations concerning our industry are based on management estimates. Such estimates are derived from publicly available information released by third-party sources, as well as data from our internal research, and reflect assumptions made by us based on such data and our knowledge of the industry, which we believe to be reasonable.

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RECENT DEVELOPMENTS

Appointment of New Director

On January 4, 2017, our Board of Directors elected Michele Galen to serve as an independent director until our next annual meeting of stockholders. Ms. Galen will receive quarterly equity compensation of $12,500 in arrears in the form of a grant of shares of our common stock or businessnon-qualified stock options to purchase shares of our common stock under the Cardax, Inc. 2014 Equity Compensation Plan based on the higher of the then current market price or $0.15 per share. Such compensation is subject to adjustment commensurate with any adjustment of compensation for our other independent directors. Additional information regarding Ms. Galen is presented in general,the “Management” section of this prospectus beginning on page 50.

Our Consumer Health Program

On August 24, 2016, we launched our first commercial product, ZanthoSyn™. On January 25, 2017, we began selling ZanthoSyn™ to GNC stores in Hawaii on a wholesale basis.

ZanthoSyn™ is marketed as a novel astaxanthin dietary supplement with superior absorption and purity. We are using e-commerce and wholesale as our primary sales channel s for ZanthoSyn™.

Astaxanthin is a clinically studied ingredient with safe anti-inflammatory activity that supports joint health, cardiovascular health, metabolic health, and liver health. The form of astaxanthin utilized by the Company in ZanthoSyn™ has demonstrated excellent safety in peer-reviewed published studies and is designated as GRAS (Generally Recognized as Safe) according to FDA regulations.

Our ZanthoSyn™ product manufacturing process relies on certain third-party suppliers and this dependence creates several risks, including limited control over pricing, availability, quality, and delivery schedules. In addition, any supply interruption could materially harm our ability to manufacture ZanthoSyn™ until a new source of supply is obtained on acceptable terms. We may be unable to find such as competitive conditions, may also impair our business operations. The occurrence of any the following risks couldother sources in a reasonable time period or on commercially reasonable terms, if at all, which would have a materialan adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

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Prospectus Summary

This summary highlights information contained elsewhere in this prospectus. This summary may not contain all of the information that may be important to you. You should read the entire prospectus carefully together with our financial statements and the related notes appearing elsewhere in this prospectus before you decide to invest in our common stock. This prospectus contains forward-looking statements, which involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors, including those discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” and other sections of this prospectus.

Our Business and Strategy

The Company.

We are a life sciences company devoting substantially all of our efforts to developing safe anti-inflammatory dietary supplements and drugs. We are initially focusing on astaxanthin, which is a powerful and safe naturally occurring anti-inflammatory without the side effects of currently marketed anti-inflammatories. The safety and efficacy of our products has not been directly evaluated in clinical trials or confirmed by the FDA.

Astaxanthin.

Astaxanthin is a powerful and safe naturally occurring anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant without the side effects typical of anti-inflammatories, such as steroids or NSAIDs, including immune system suppression, liver damage, cardiovascular disease risk, and gastrointestinal bleeding.

Several commercially available astaxanthin consumer health products are designated as Generally Recognized as Safe (“GRAS”) at certain doses, significant clinical and non-clinical research has been conducted with commercially available astaxanthin products, non-clinical research has been conducted with our synthetic astaxanthin product candidates, and a related form of synthetic astaxanthin is approved by the FDA as a color additive for aquaculture use. We therefore believe that nature-identical synthetic astaxanthin products will be safe and effective, even though the safety and efficacy of our product candidates have not been directly evaluated in clinical trials or confirmed by the FDA.

Many anti-inflammatories have significant safety risks and side effects that limit their chronic use. Our ability to develop and commercialize astaxanthin and related products should provide us with a competitive advantage through a novel approach that combines robust efficacy with safety, oral bioavailability, and tissue selectivity.

We believe nature-identical synthetic astaxanthin products with high purity, batch-to-batch consistency, and reliable large-volume supply will increase astaxanthin market acceptance among consumers and suppliers. To date, we believe manufacturing limitations have slowed the broader adoption of astaxanthin. Today’s astaxanthin consumer health market is primarily served by a small number of suppliers that grow or harvest astaxanthin using agricultural methods.

Strategic Alliances.

We have a Joint Development and Supply Agreement with BASF SE, a German corporation (“BASF”), for the development of a proprietary and scalable synthetic process to cost-effectively manufacture a competitively differentiated, pharmaceutical-grade astaxanthin with a defined molecular structure (“ASTX-1”) in the same isomeric form most prevalent in nature, or “nature-identical,” which will provide an efficient and economical path to mass markets not available to low-volume agricultural astaxanthin producers. BASF has exclusively licensed rights from us to develop and commercialize nature-identical astaxanthin in human consumer health or “nutraceutical” products, and will pay us royalties on future net sales of such products. While we are not currently developing any products with BASF, we may pursue development and commercialization with BASF under this Joint Development and Supply Agreement in the future.

We have a Collaboration Agreement with Capsugel to jointly develop nature-identical synthetic astaxanthin products for the consumer health market that are formulated with Capsugel’s proprietary formulation technology. Under our agreement, Capsugel and we will jointly identify at least one mutually acceptable third-party marketer who will further develop, market and distribute consumer health, nature-identical synthetic astaxanthin products developed under our collaboration. Capsugel will share revenues with us based on net sales of the products we develop in collaboration with Capsugel. In January 2016, we suspended development of a Capsugel Astaxanthin Product, ASTX-1F, based on certain technical issues which, together with other business and regulatory issues, materially impeded the formulation of ASTX-1F as a commercially viable product for the consumer health market.

Our Marketing Strategy.

Awareness of astaxanthin has significantly increased in recent years as the broader scientific community discovered the health benefits of its use. We intend to continue to promote the awareness of the health benefits of astaxanthin through several strategies, including:

educating physicians and other healthcare professionals on the benefits of astaxanthin;

sponsoring relevant scientific and medical conferences and presenting or facilitating the presentation of scientific data to physicians, key opinion leaders, and patient groups ;
advancing a direct-to-consumer internet and social media marketing strategy ;
continuing to support scientific research and publication of peer-reviewed papers. To date, we have collaborated on more than fifty such papers, including ten papers published inThe American Journal of Cardiology ;
convening scientific advisory board meetings to review existing and planned scientific research ; and
conducting human clinical trials.

We will also continue to assess and summarize other publications of astaxanthin. In the United States National Library of Medicine’s online repository, PubMed.gov, there are more than 1, 4 00 peer-reviewed journal articles that reference astaxanthin in the title or abstract, over 300 of which were published in the last three years, with the vast majority published by organizations and researchers that are not affiliated with us.

Our Planned Clinical Development.

We plan to raise additional capital or enter into a strategic collaboration to pursue clinical development of our astaxanthin technologies as an over-the-counter drug (“OTC”) and/or prescription drug (“Rx”) after products using our astaxanthin technologies obtain all applicable regulatory approvals or designations necessary for marketing as a consumer health product. We also plan to continue to pursue our other proprietary anti-inflammatory programs based on our zeaxanthin and lycophyll technologies.

Our Planned Pharmaceutical Program.

We believe that a pharmaceutical program will increase our revenue opportunities. A pharmaceutical product would enable the delivery of astaxanthin with an FDA approved OTC label for disease treatment at consumer-appropriate doses and/or an FDA approved Rx label for disease treatment at physician-recommended doses, and should support increased market penetration. We have patents covering pharmaceutical compositions of astaxanthin esters, allowing us to transition an astaxanthin consumer health product into a pharmaceutical product following requisite clinical trials and FDA approval. We may undertake Phase I and between three to five Phase II human clinical trials, with a range of doses in areas of major consumer health and/or unmet medical need after products using our astaxanthin technologies obtain all applicable regulatory approvals or designations necessary for marketing as a consumer health product. To the extent we commercialize our technologies for pharmaceutical products, we will be subject to regulation by the FDA and other food and drug regulatory authorities. The extent of regulations applicable to our products, and the regulatory designations applicable to our products, will depend upon the nature of the products we ultimately commercialize.

Corporate Information

Our common stock is traded on the OTCQB under the trading symbol “CDXI”. We are a Delaware corporation that acquired our life science business through a merger with Cardax Pharma, Inc., a Delaware corporation, on February 7, 2014.

Our executive offices are located at 2800 Woodlawn Drive, Suite 129, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822; our telephone number is (808) 457-1400. Our website is located at http://www.cardaxpharma.com. The information on our website is not part of this prospectus.

Emerging Growth Company Status

We are an “emerging growth company” as defined under the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, common referred to as the “JOBS Act.” We will remain an “emerging growth company” for up to five years, or until the earliest of (i) the last day of the fiscal year in which our total annual gross revenues exceed $1 billion, (ii) the date that we become a “large accelerated filer” as defined I Rule 12b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which would occur if the market value of our ordinary shares that is held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million as of the last business day of our most recently completed second fiscal quarter, or (iii) the date on which we have issued more than $1 billion in non-convertible debt during the preceding three year period.

As an “emerging growth company,” we may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not “emerging growth companies” including, but not limited to:

not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (we will also not be subject to the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404(b) as long as we are a “smaller reporting company,” which includes issuers that had a public float of less than $75 million as of the last business day of their most recently completed second fiscal quarter);
reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements; and
exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and shareholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved.

In addition, Section 107 of the JOBS Act provides that an “emerging growth company” can take advantage of the extended transition period provided in Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act for complying with new or revised accounting standards. Under this provision, an “emerging growth company” can delay the adoption of certain accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies. However, we are choosing to “opt out” of such extended transition period, and as a result, we will comply with new or revised accounting standards on the relevant dates on which adoption of such standards is required for non-emerging growth companies. Section 107 of the JOBS Act provides that our decision to opt out of the extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards is irrevocable.

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Summary of Risk Factors

Our business is subject to numerous risks, as more fully described in the section entitled “Risk Factors” immediately following this prospectus summary. You should read these risks before you invest in our common stock. In particular, our risks include, but are not limited to, the following:

We have a history of operating losses and have received a going concern opinion from our auditors.
We have limited experience as a commercial company.
We are dependent upon the success of our lead astaxanthin technologies, which may not be successfully commercialized.
We operate in highly competitive industries, and our failure to compete effectively could adversely affect our market share, financial condition and growth prospects. If competitors are better able to develop and market products that are more effective, or gain greater acceptance in the marketplace than our products, our commercial opportunities may be reduced or eliminated.
If we fail to comply with FDA regulations our business could suffer.
We may rely on third-party distributors for sales, marketing and distribution activities.
We may be subject to product liability claims. Our insurance may not be sufficient to cover these claims, or we may be required to recall our products.
If we are unable to obtain and maintain protection of our intellectual property, the value of our products may be adversely affected.
Our operating results may fluctuate, which may result in volatility of our share price.
If we are unable to manage our expected growth, our future revenue and operating results may be adversely affected.
We are highly dependent on our senior management, and if we are not able to retain them or to recruit and retain additional qualified personnel, our business will suffer.
Our ability to grow and compete in the future will be adversely affected if adequate capital is not available to us or not available on terms favorable to us.
Our common stock has a limited trading market, which could affect your ability to sell shares of our common stock and the price you may receive for our common stock.
Future sales of our common stock in the public market could lower the price of our common stock and impair our ability to raise funds in future securities offerings.
We are subject to penny stock regulations and restrictions and you may have difficulty selling shares of our common stock.
We are registering an aggregate of 8,820,509 shares of common stock issued or to be issued under the Equity Purchase Agreement. The sale of such shares could depress the market price of our common stock.

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The Offering

Common stock offered by the Selling Stockholder8,820,509 shares of common stock.
Common Stock outstanding before the offering86,156,209shares of common stock as of February 7, 2017 .
Common stock to be outstanding after the offering

93,476,718 shares of common stock,assuming the issuance of all Put Shares under the Equity Purchase Agreement.

Use of proceedsThe Selling Stockholder is selling all of the shares of our common stock covered by this prospectus for its own account. Accordingly, we will not receive any proceeds from the resale of our common stock. However, we will receive proceeds from any sale of the common stock to Southridge under the Equity Purchase Agreement. We intend to use the net proceeds received for product development, commercialization, and general corporate purposes. See “Use of Proceeds” on page 23 of this prospectus for more information.
Risk factorsSee “Risk Factors” on page 6 of this prospectus for a discussion of factors you should carefully consider before deciding to invest in our common stock.
OTCQB SymbolCDXI

This offering relates to the resale of up to an aggregate of 8,820,509 shares of our common stock, par value $0.001 per share, by the Selling Stockholder, which is comprised of (i) 7,320,509 shares of our common stock (the “Put Shares”) that we may put to Southridge pursuant to the Equity Purchase Agreement, and (ii) 1,500,000 shares of our common stock (the “Initial Shares”) that we issued to Southridge upon execution of the Equity Purchase Agreement. Assuming the resale of all of the shares being registered in this Registration Statement, such shares would constitute approximately 9.44% of our outstanding common stock.

On July 13, 2016, we entered into an equity purchase agreement (the “Equity Purchase Agreement”) with Southridge and a related registration rights agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”). Pursuant to the terms of the Equity Purchase Agreement, we have the right (the “Put Right”), but not the obligation, to sell shares of our common stock to Southridge for a period that expires twenty-four (24) months after the effective date of the Equity Purchase Agreement on the terms specified in the Equity Purchase Agreement. The price that we may specify in any exercise of a Put Right (a “Put”) will be determined by calculating a 12% discount to the lowest closing bid price—subject to a pre-designated floor—during a ten trading day period following delivery of a notice (a “Put Notice”) for such Put by us to Southridge (the “Valuation Period”). If Southridge holds Put Shares associated with a particular Put at the end of the Valuation Period related to such Put (“Remainder Shares”), then Southridge agrees to sell such Remainder Shares in an amount not to exceed the greater of (a) twenty percent (20%) of the daily volume the Company’s common stock or (b) $10,000.00 in value during any trading day following the end of such Valuation Period. There are no other trading volume requirements in connection with any Put other than the limitation on the beneficial ownership of our common stock by Southridge. Under certain conditions regarding the market and the shares then held by Southridge, this limitation can significantly reduce the amount of cash that is available to us under the Equity Purchase Agreement.

Upon execution of the Equity Purchase Agreement, we issued 1,500,000 shares of our common stock (the “Initial Shares”) to Southridge, which are not subject to any vesting provisions. These shares will be subject to the registration rights described below. From and after the effective date of the registration statement regarding the Initial Shares and such other shares of common stock that may be issued and sold under the Equity Purchase Agreement, Southridge has the right to sell up to 200,000 of the Initial Shares in any calendar month and we have the right to repurchase up to 200,000 shares of common stock held by Southridge at a price per share equal to $0.067, subject to adjustment for stock splits and similar events.

Pursuant to the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement, we were obligated to file, within 120 days, a registration statement with the SEC covering the Initial Shares and the other shares that may be issued under the Equity Purchase Agreement. In addition, we are obligated to use all commercially reasonable efforts to have the registration statement declared effective by the SEC within 5 business days after the notification from the SEC that the registration statement may be declared effective.

The foregoing summary of the Equity Purchase Agreement and Registration Rights Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of such agreements, which were filed with our Current Report on Form 8-K on July 13, 2016.

The shares of our common stock issued to Southridge pursuant to the Equity Purchase Agreement will be issued in reliance on an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and/or Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated thereunder. The transaction does involve a private offering, Southridge is an “accredited investor” and/or qualified institutional buyer and Southridge has access to information about our Company and its investment.

At the assumed offering price of $0.205 per share, we would be able to receive up to $1,500,704 in gross proceeds, assuming the sale of the entire 7,320,509 Put Shares being registered hereunder pursuant to the Equity Purchase Agreement. We would be required to register additional shares to obtain the balance of $5,000,000 under the Equity Purchase Agreement if the market price of the stock remains stable or falls below the assumed offering price of $0.205 . Neither the Equity Purchase Agreement nor any rights or obligations of the parties under the Equity Purchase Agreement may be assigned by either party to any other person.

There are substantial risks to investors as a result of the issuance of shares of our common stock under the Equity Purchase Agreement. These risks include dilution of stockholders, significant decline in our stock price and our inability to draw sufficient funds when needed.

Southridge will periodically purchase our common stock under the Equity Purchase Agreement and will, in turn, sell such shares to investors in the market at the market price. This may cause our stock price to decline, which will require us to issue increasing numbers of common shares to Southridge to raise the same amount of funds, as our stock price declines.

Risk Factors

An investment in our common stock, any warrants to purchase our common stock, or any other security that may be issued by us involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the risks described below, together with all of the other information included in this prospectus, before making an investment decision. If any of the following risks actually occur, our business, financial condition or results of operations could suffer. In that case, the trading price of our shares of common stock could decline, and you may lose all or part of your investment. You should read the section entitled “Forward-Looking Statements” above for a discussion of what types of statements are forward-looking statements, as well as the significance of such statements in the context of this prospectus.

Risks Related to Our Business, Industry and Financial Condition

We may not be able to continue ashave a history of operating losses and have received a going concern opinion from our auditors.

We have incurred substantial net losses since our inception and ifmay continue to incur losses for the foreseeable future, as we do notcontinue our stock may become worthless.product development activities. As a result of our limited operating history, we have limited historical financial data that can be used in evaluating our business and our prospects and in projecting our future operating results. Through September 30, 2016, we have accumulated a total deficit of $55,538,083 .


The accompanying consolidated financial statementsAdditionally, we have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue asreceived a going concern, which contemplates continuity of operations, realization of assets, and liquidation of liabilities in the normal course of business.


“going concern” opinion from our independent registered public accounting firm. As reflected in the accompanying consolidated financial statements the Company had a deficit accumulated at March 31, 2012, a net lossthat are filed with this prospectus, we have been pre-revenue company with no material amount of earned revenue since our inception and net cash used in operating activities for the Fiscal Year March 31, 2012.


While the Company is attempting to commence operations and generate sufficient revenues, the Company’s cash position may not be sufficient enough to support the Company’s daily operations.  Management intends to raise additional funds by way of a private or public offering.  Management believes that the actions presently being taken to further implement its business plan and generate sufficient revenues provide the opportunity for the Companyjust recently launched our first commercial product on August 24, 2016. This raises substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. While the Company believes in the viability of its strategy to generate sufficient revenues and in itsOur ability to raise additional funds, there can be no assurances to that effect.  The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is dependent upon the Company’sour ability to furtherraise additional capital and implement itsour business plan and generate sufficient revenues.


Theplan. If we are unable to achieve or sustain profitability or to secure additional financing on acceptable terms, we may not be able to meet our obligations as they come due, raising substantial doubts as to our ability to continue as a going concern. Any such inability to continue as a going concern may result in our common stock holders losing their entire investment. There is no guarantee that we will become profitable or secure additional financing on acceptable terms. Our consolidated financial statements contemplate that we will continue as a going concern and do not includecontain any adjustments related to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts or the amounts and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should the Company beresult if we were unable to continue as a going concern.

If we do not receive additional funding to expand operations Changes in our operating plans, our existing and anticipated working capital needs, the valueacceleration or modification of our stock could be adversely affected.



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As of March 31, 2012, we had cash of approximately $27,417.  We estimate that such cash reserves are not sufficient to fund our daily operations for more than one year. To fund our daily operations we must raise additional capital.  No assurance can be given that weexpansion plans, increased expenses, potential acquisitions or other events will receive additional funds required to fund our daily operations.  In addition, in the absence of the receipt of additional funding we may be required to scale back current operations by reducing hours of operation or employees at our current location.

We intend to become a public company subject to the periodic reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that will require us to incur audit fees and legal fees in connection with the preparation of such reports.  These additional costs could reduce or eliminateall affect our ability to earncontinue as a profit.going concern.


We have limited experience as a commercial company.

Following the effective date of

On August 24, 2016, we launched our registration  statement  offirst commercial product, ZanthoSyn™ and we have limited sales to date. As such, we have limited historical financial data upon which this prospectus is a part,  we will be required to file  periodic  reports with the Securitiesbase our projected revenue, planned operating expenses or upon which to evaluate our company and Exchange  Commission  pursuant to the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934 and the  rules and  regulations  promulgated thereunder.  In order to comply with these requirements, our independent registered public accounting firm will have to review our financial statements on a quarterly basis and audit our financial statements on an annual basis.  Moreover, our legal counsel will have to review and assist in the preparation of such reports.  The costs charged by these professionals for such services cannot be accurately predicted at this time because factors such as the number and type of transactions that we engage in and the complexity of our reports cannot be determined at this time and will have a major affect on the amount of time to be spent by our auditors and attorneys.  However, our incurring these costs will obviously be an expense to our operations and thus have a negative effectcommercial prospects. Based on our ability to meet our overhead requirements and earn a profit. We may be exposed to potential risks resulting from new requirements under Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. If we cannot provide reliable financial reports or prevent fraud, our business and operating results could be harmed, investors could lose confidence in our reported financial information, and the trading price of our common stock, if a market ever develops, could drop significantly.


Pursuant to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended by SEC Release 33-8934 on June 26, 2008 we will be required, beginning with our fiscal year ending March 31, 2014, to include in our Annual Report our assessment of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of the end of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2014. Furthermore, in the following year, our independent registered public accounting firm will be required to report separately on whether it believes that we have maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting. We have not yet completed any assessment of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting. We expect to incur additional expenses and diversion of management’s time as a result of performing the system and process evaluation, testing and remediation required in order to comply with the management certification and auditor attestation requirements.  Management believes that the recently enacted JOBS Act may eliminate the requirement of the independent auditor review until such time as we have experienced substantial growth.


Our officer has nolimited experience in managing a public company.


Our sole officer has no previous experience in managing a public companydeveloping and we do not have a sufficient number of employees to segregate responsibilities and may be unable to afford increasing our staff or engaging outside consultants or professionals to overcome our lack of employees. During the course of our testing, we may identify other deficiencies thatmarketing new products, we may not be able to remediateeffectively:

drive adoption of our current and future products, including ZanthoSyn™;
attract and retain customers for our products;
provide appropriate levels of customer support for our products;
implement an effective marketing strategy to promote awareness of our products;
develop, manufacture and commercialize new products or achieve an acceptable return on our research and development efforts and expenses;
comply with regulatory requirements applicable to our products;
anticipate and adapt to changes in our market;
maintain and develop strategic relationships with vendors and manufacturers to acquire necessary materials for the production of our existing or future products;
scale our manufacturing activities to meet potential demand at a reasonable cost;
avoid infringement and misappropriation of third-party intellectual property;
obtain any necessary licenses to third-party intellectual property on commercially reasonable terms;
obtain valid and enforceable patents that give us a competitive advantage;
protect our proprietary technology; and
attract, retain and motivate qualified personnel.

In addition, a high percentage of our expenses is and will continue to be fixed. Accordingly, if we do not generate revenue as and when anticipated, our losses may be greater than expected and our operating results will suffer

We are dependent upon the success of our lead astaxanthin technologies, which may not be successfully commercialized.

While the FDA does not require clinical trials for consumer health products such as dietary ingredients/supplements and food additives, we plan to conduct clinical trials to demonstrate the safety and efficacy of our product(s) in humans. A failure of any clinical trial can occur at any stage of testing. The results of initial clinical testing of this product may not necessarily indicate the results that will be obtained from later or more extensive testing. Additionally, any observations made with respect to blinded clinical data are inherently uncertain as we cannot know which set of data come from patients treated with an active drug versus the placebo vehicle. Investors are cautioned not to rely on observations coming from blinded data and not to rely on initial clinical trial results as necessarily indicative of results that will be obtained in subsequent clinical trials.

Additionally, our products will be subject to a variety of FDA and other food and drug regulatory regimes. The extent of regulations applicable to our products, and the designations our products may receive from regulatory agencies such as the FDA, are dependent upon the nature and development of our future products and how such products are ultimately commercialized and marketed.

A number of different factors could prevent us from conducting a clinical trial or commercializing our product candidates on a timely basis, or at all.

We, the FDA, other applicable regulatory authorities or an institutional review board, or IRB, may suspend clinical trials of a product candidate at any time for various reasons, including if we or they believe the subjects or patients participating in such trials are being exposed to unacceptable health risks. Among other reasons, adverse side effects of a product candidate on subjects or patients in a clinical trial could result in the FDA or other regulatory authorities suspending or terminating the trial and refusing to approve a particular product candidate for any or all indications of use.

Clinical trials of a product require the enrollment of a sufficient number of patients, including patients who are suffering from the disease or condition the product candidate is intended to treat and who meet other eligibility criteria. Rates of patient enrollment are affected by many factors, and delays in patient enrollment can result in increased costs and longer development times.

Clinical trials also require the deadlinereview and oversight of IRBs, which approve and continually review clinical investigations and protect the rights and welfare of human subjects. An inability or delay in obtaining IRB approval could prevent or delay the initiation and completion of clinical trials, and the FDA may decide not to consider any data or information derived from a clinical investigation not subject to initial and continuing IRB review and approval.

Numerous factors could affect the timing, cost or outcome of our drug development efforts, including the following:

delays in filing or acceptance of investigational drug applications for our product candidates;
difficulty in securing centers to conduct clinical trials;
conditions imposed on us by the FDA or comparable foreign authorities that are applicable to our business regarding the scope or design of our clinical trials;
problems in engaging IRBs to oversee trials or problems in obtaining or maintaining IRB approval of studies;
difficulty in enrolling patients in conformity with required protocols or projected timelines;
third-party contractors failing to comply with regulatory requirements or to meet their contractual obligations to us in a timely manner;
our product candidates having unexpected and different chemical and pharmacological properties in humans than in laboratory testing and interacting with human biological systems in unforeseen, ineffective or harmful ways;

the need to suspend or terminate clinical trials if the participants are being exposed to unacceptable health risks;
insufficient or inadequate supply or quality of our product candidates or other materials necessary to conduct our clinical trials;
effects of our product candidates not being the desired effects or including undesirable side effects or the product candidates having other unexpected characteristics;
the cost of our clinical trials being greater than we anticipate;
negative or inconclusive results from our clinical trials or the clinical trials of others for similar product candidates or inability to generate statistically significant data confirming the efficacy of the product being tested;
changes in the FDA’s requirements for testing during the course of that testing;
reallocation of our limited financial and other resources to other programs; and
adverse results obtained by other companies developing similar products.

It is possible that none of the product candidates that we may develop will obtain the appropriate regulatory approvals necessary to begin selling them or that any regulatory approval to market a product may be subject to limitations on the indicated uses for which we may market the product. The time required to obtain FDA and other approvals is unpredictable, but often can take years following the commencement of clinical trials, depending upon the complexity of the product candidate. Any analysis we perform of data from clinical activities is subject to confirmation and interpretation by regulatory authorities, which could delay, limit or prevent regulatory approval. Any delay or failure in obtaining required approvals could have a material adverse effect on our ability to generate revenue from the particular product candidate.

We also must comply with clinical trial and post-approval safety and adverse event reporting requirements. Adverse events related to our products must be reported to the FDA in accordance with regulatory timelines based on their severity and expectedness. Failure to make timely safety reports and to establish and maintain related records could result in withdrawal of marketing authorization.

We may also become subject to numerous foreign regulatory requirements governing the conduct of clinical trials, manufacturing and marketing authorization, pricing and third-party reimbursement. The foreign regulatory approval process includes all of the risks associated with the FDA approval described above as well as risks attributable to the satisfaction of local regulations in foreign jurisdictions. Approval by the Sarbanes-Oxley ActFDA does not assure approval by regulatory authorities outside of the United States.

We have limited experience in managing communications with regulatory agencies, including filing investigational new drug applications, filing new drug applications, submission of promotional materials and generally directing the regulatory processes in all territories.

We may be responsible for compliancemanaging communications with regulatory agencies, including filing investigational new drug applications, filing new drug applications, submission of promotional materials and generally directing the regulatory processes in all territories. We have limited experience directing such activities and may not be successful with our planned development strategies, on the planned timelines, or at all. Even if any of our product candidates are designated for “fast track” or “priority review” status or if we seek approval under accelerated approval (Subpart H) regulations, such designation or approval pathway does not necessarily mean a faster development process or regulatory review process or necessarily confer any advantage with respect to approval compared to conventional FDA procedures. Accelerated development and approval procedures will only be available if the indications for which we are developing products remain unmet medical needs and if our clinical trial results support use of surrogate endpoints, respectively. Even if these accelerated development or approval mechanisms are available to us, depending on the results of clinical trials, we may elect to follow the more traditional approval processes for strategic and marketing reasons, since drugs approved under accelerated approval procedures are more likely to be subjected to post-approval requirements of Section 404. In addition, iffor clinical studies to provide confirmatory evidence that the drugs are safe and effective. If we fail to achieve and maintainconduct any such required post-approval studies or if the adequacystudies fail to verify that any of our internal controls,product candidates are safe and effective, our FDA approval could be revoked. It can be difficult, time-consuming and expensive to enroll patients in such clinical trials because physicians and patients are less likely to participate in a clinical trial to receive a drug that is already commercially available. Drugs approved under accelerated approval procedures also require regulatory pre-approval of promotional materials that may delay or otherwise hinder commercialization efforts.

We operate in highly competitive industries, and our failure to compete effectively could adversely affect our market share, financial condition and growth prospects. If competitors are better able to develop and market products that are more effective, or gain greater acceptance in the marketplace than our products, our commercial opportunities may be reduced or eliminated.

The consumer health and pharmaceutical industries are constantly evolving, and scientific advances are expected to continue at a rapid pace. This results in intense competition among companies operating in the industry. Other, larger companies may have, or may be developing, products that compete with our products and may significantly limit the market acceptance of our products or render them obsolete. Our technical and/or business competitors would include major pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology companies, consumer health companies, universities and nonprofit research institutions and foundations. Most of these competitors have significantly greater research and development capabilities than we have, as such standardswell as substantial marketing, financial and managerial resources. ZanthoSyn, our lead product, is expected to primarily compete against consumer health and pharmaceutical products that provide anti-inflammatory benefits. In addition, there are modified, supplementedseveral other companies, both public and private, that service the same markets as we do, all of which compete to some degree with us.

The primary competitive factors facing us include safety, efficacy, price, quality, breadth of product line, manufacturing quality and capacity, service, marketing and distribution capabilities. Our current and future competitors may have greater resources, more widely accepted and innovative products and stronger name recognition than we do. Our ability to compete is affected by our ability, or amendedthat of our strategic partners, to:

develop or acquire new products and innovative technologies;
obtain regulatory clearance and compliance for our products;
manufacture and sell our products cost-effectively;
meet all relevant quality standards for our products in their particular markets;
respond to competitive pressures specific to each of our geographic and product markets;
protect the proprietary technology of our products and avoid infringement of the proprietary rights of others;
market our products;
attract and retain skilled employees, including sales representatives;
maintain and establish distribution relationships; and
engage in acquisitions, joint ventures or other collaborations.

Competitors could develop products that are more effective, achieve favorable reimbursement status from timethird-party payors, cost less or are ready for commercial introduction before our products. If our competitors are better able to time,develop and patent products earlier than we can, or develop more effective and/or less expensive products that render our products obsolete or non-competitive, our business will be harmed and our commercial opportunities will be reduced or eliminated.

We believe that the market in which we compete in is also highly sensitive to the introduction of new products, including various prescription drugs, which may rapidly capture a significant share of the market. In the United States, we expect to also compete for sales with heavily advertised national brands manufactured by large pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and consumer health companies, as well as other retailers.

As some products gain market acceptance, we may experience increased competition for those products as more participants enter the market. Currently, we are not a manufacturer. To the extent that we engage third-party manufacturers or use strategic alliances to produce our products, our manufacturing capabilities may not be adequate or sufficient to compete with large scale, direct or third-party manufacturers. Certain of our potential competitors are larger than us and have longer operating histories, customer bases, greater brand recognition and greater resources for marketing, advertising and product promotion. They may be able to secure inventory from vendors on more favorable terms, operate with a lower cost structure or adopt more aggressive pricing policies. In addition, our potential competitors may be more effective and efficient in introducing new products. We may not be able to ensurecompete effectively, and our attempt to do so may require us to increase marketing and/or reduce our prices, which may result in lower margins. Failure to effectively compete could adversely affect our market share, financial condition and growth prospects.

Market acceptance of ZanthoSyn and any future products are vital to our future success.

The commercial success of ZanthoSyn and any future products is dependent upon the acceptance of such products. ZanthoSyn and any future products may not gain and maintain any significant degree of market acceptance among potential users, healthcare providers, or acceptance by third-party payors, such as health insurance companies. The health applications for ZanthoSyn and any future products can also be addressed by other products or techniques. The medical community widely accepts alternative treatments, and certain of these other treatments have a long history of use. We cannot be certain that our proposed products and the procedures in which they are used will be able to replace those established treatments or that users will accept and utilize our products or any other medical products that we can conclude on an ongoing basismay market.

Market acceptance will depend upon numerous factors, many of which are not under our control, including:

the safety and efficacy of our products;
favorable regulatory approval and product labeling;
the availability, safety, efficacy and ease of use of alternative products or treatments;
our ability to educate potential users on the advantages of our products;
the price of our products relative to alternative technologies; and
the availability of third-party reimbursement.

If our proposed products do not achieve significant market acceptance, our future revenues and profitability would be adversely affected.

The pharmaceutical and consumer health industries are subject to extensive and complex healthcare regulation. Any determination that we have effective internal controls overviolated federal or state laws applicable to us that regulate healthcare would have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects and financial condition.

Federal and state laws regulating healthcare are extensive and complex. The laws applicable to our business are subject to evolving interpretations, and therefore we cannot be sure that a review of our operations by federal or state courts or regulatory authorities will not result in a determination that we have violated one or more provisions of federal or state law. Any such determination could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects and financial condition.

If we fail to comply with FDA regulations our business could suffer.

The manufacture and marketing of pharmaceutical and consumer health products are subject to extensive regulation by the FDA and foreign and state regulatory authorities. In the United States, pharmaceutical and consumer health companies such as ours must comply with laws and regulations promulgated by the FDA. These laws and regulations require various authorizations prior to a product being marketed in the United States. Manufacturing facilities and practices are also subject to FDA regulations. The FDA regulates the clinical testing, manufacture, labeling, sale, distribution and promotion of pharmaceutical and consumer health products in the United States. Our failure to comply with regulatory requirements, including any future changes to such requirements, could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations.

Even after clearance or approval of a product, we are subject to continuing regulation by the FDA, including the requirements of registering our facilities and listing our products with the FDA. We are subject to reporting in accordance with Section 404regulations. These regulations require us to report to the FDA if any of our products may have caused or contributed to a death or serious injury and such product or a similar product that we market would likely cause or contribute to a death or serious injury. Unless an exemption applies, we must report corrections and removals to the FDA where the correction or removal was initiated to reduce a risk to health posed by the product or to remedy a violation of the Sarbanes-OxleyFood, Drug and Cosmetic Act. Moreover, effective internal controls, particularly those relatedThe FDA also requires that we maintain records of corrections or removals, regardless of whether such corrections and removals are required to revenue recognition,be reported to the FDA. In addition, the FDA closely regulates promotion and advertising, and our promotional and advertising activities could come under scrutiny by the FDA.

The FDA also requires that manufacturing be in compliance with its Quality System Regulation, or QSR. The QSR covers the methods and documentation of the design, testing, control, manufacturing, labeling, quality assurance, packaging, storage and shipping of our products. Our failure to maintain compliance with the QSR requirements could result in the shutdown of, or restrictions on, our manufacturing operations, to the extent we have any, and the recall or seizure of our products, which would have a material adverse effect on our business. In the event that one of our suppliers fails to maintain compliance with our quality requirements, we may have to qualify a new supplier and could experience manufacturing delays as a result.

The FDA has broad enforcement powers. If we violate applicable regulatory requirements, the FDA may bring enforcement actions against us, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations. Violations of regulatory requirements, at any stage, including after approval, may result in various adverse consequences, including the delay by a regulatory agency in approving or refusal to approve a product, withdrawal or recall of an approved product from the market, other voluntary agency-initiated action that could delay further development or marketing, as well as the imposition of criminal penalties against the manufacturer and NDA holder.

The extent of FDA regulations applicable to us, and whether our products are necessaryultimately designated as drugs (including active pharmaceutical ingredients) or dietary supplements (including dietary ingredients), will depend upon how our products are ultimately commercialized. Because we are currently evaluating the extent of our pharmaceutical program, we are unable to determine the extent of FDA regulations applicable to our product candidates. Furthermore, our products may be commercialized by us or by other parties through licensing arrangements, joint ventures, or other alliances, and our burden of complying with any regulations applicable to our product candidates will depend upon the nature and extent of any relationships with such partners. While consumer health products are not as extensively regulated as pharmaceutical products, the extent of any other regulatory regimes to which we may be subject will depend upon the specific products we ultimately produce.

Recently enacted and future legislation may increase the difficulty and cost for us to produce reliable financial reportscommercialize our product candidates and affect the prices we may obtain.

The United States and many foreign jurisdictions have enacted or proposed legislative and regulatory changes affecting the healthcare system that could prevent or delay marketing approval of our product candidates, restrict or regulate post-approval activities and affect our ability to profitably sell any product candidate for which we obtain marketing approval.

In the United States, the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003, or Medicare Modernization Act, changed the way Medicare covers and pays for pharmaceutical products. The legislation expanded Medicare coverage for drug purchases by the elderly by establishing Medicare Part D and introduced a new reimbursement methodology based on average sales prices for physician-administered drugs under Medicare Part B. In addition, this legislation provided authority for limiting the number of drugs that Medicare will cover in any therapeutic class under the new Medicare Part D program. Cost reduction initiatives and other provisions of this legislation could decrease the coverage and reimbursement rate that we receive for any of our approved products. While the Medicare Modernization Act applies only to drug benefits for Medicare beneficiaries, private payors often follow Medicare coverage policy and payment limitations in setting their own reimbursement rates. Therefore, any reduction in reimbursement that results from the Medicare Modernization Act may result in a similar reduction in payments from private payors.

In March 2010, President Obama signed into law the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, or, collectively, the Affordable Care Act, a law intended to broaden access to health insurance, reduce or constrain the growth of healthcare spending, enhance remedies against healthcare fraud and abuse, add new transparency requirements for healthcare and health insurance industries, impose new taxes and fees on pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers and impose additional health policy reforms. Among other things, the Affordable Care Act expanded manufacturers’ rebate liability under the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program by increasing the minimum rebate for both branded and generic drugs, effective the first quarter of 2010, and revising the definition of “average manufacturer price,” or AMP, for reporting purposes, which could increase the amount of Medicaid drug rebates manufacturers are importantrequired to helppay to states. The legislation also extended Medicaid drug rebates, previously due only on fee-for-service utilization, to Medicaid managed care utilization, and created an alternative rebate formula for certain new formulations of certain existing products that is intended to increase the amount of rebates due on those drugs. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, which administers the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program, also has proposed to expand Medicaid drug rebates to the utilization that occurs in the United States territories, such as Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Also effective in 2010, the Affordable Care Act expanded the types of entities eligible to receive discounted 340B pricing, although, with the exception of children’s hospitals, these newly eligible entities will not be eligible to receive discounted 340B pricing on orphan drugs. In addition, because 340B pricing is determined based on AMP and Medicaid drug rebate data, the revisions to the Medicaid rebate formula and AMP definition described above could cause the required 340B discounts to increase. Furthermore, as of 2011, the new law imposes a significant annual fee on companies that manufacture or import branded prescription drug products and requires manufacturers to provide a 50% discount off the negotiated price of prescriptions filled by beneficiaries in the Medicare Part D coverage gap, referred to as the “donut hole.” Substantial new provisions affecting compliance have also been enacted, which may affect our business practices with healthcare practitioners. Notably, a significant number of provisions are not yet, or have only recently become, effective. Although it is too early to determine the full effect of the Affordable Care Act, the new law appears likely to continue the downward pressure on pharmaceutical pricing, especially under the Medicare program, and may also increase our regulatory burdens and operating costs.

In addition, other legislative changes have been proposed and adopted since the Affordable Care Act was enacted. In August 2011, the President signed into law the Budget Control Act of 2011, which, among other things, created the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction to recommend to Congress proposals in spending reductions. The Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction did not achieve a targeted deficit reduction of at least $1.2 trillion for fiscal years 2012 through 2021, triggering the legislation’s automatic reduction to several government programs. This includes aggregate reductions to Medicare payments to providers of up to 2% per fiscal year.

We expect that the Affordable Care Act, as well as other healthcare reform measures that have and may be adopted in the future, may result in more rigorous coverage criteria and in additional downward pressure on the price that we receive for any approved product, and could seriously harm our future revenues. Any reduction in reimbursement from Medicare or other government programs may result in a similar reduction in payments from private payors. The implementation of cost containment measures or other healthcare reforms may prevent financial fraud. Ifus from being able to generate revenue, attain profitability or commercialize our products.

The Affordable Care Act and other regulations regarding the United States healthcare system are subject to substantial reformation. For example, some members of the United States Congress have proposed delaying the implementation of the Affordable Care Act or the repeal of this legislation. The legislation has not been repealed. In addition, President Obama has, and may continue, to modify the Affordable Care Act through executive orders and we cannot provide reliable financial reportsany assurance of the effect of any such modifications. We are not able to provide any assurance that the continued healthcare reform debate will not result in legislation, regulation or prevent fraud,executive action by the President of the United States that is adverse to our business.

We rely on third parties to supply and manufacture our proposed products. If these third parties do not perform as expected or if our agreements with them are terminated, our business, and operating results could be harmed, investors could lose confidence in our reported financial information, and the trading price of our common stock, if a market ever develops, could drop significantly.


We do not presently have a Chief Financial Officer.




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Our CEO does not have any experience as a chief financial officer (“CFO”).  While we are seeking to hire a CFO, we may not be successful in these efforts.  In the absence of a CFO we will be unable to fully implement internal controls and procedures required of a public corporation.  As a result we may become subject to regulatory inquiries and reviews which may hamper our ability to move forward with our business plan and operations.


We do not have any independent directors.


Our sole officer, Ms. D’Silva, is our sole director and there is no director who is independent of management.  We are continuing our efforts to attract independent directors, but until we do so conflicts between the interests of Ms. D’Silva and our other shareholders will be resolved solely by Ms. D’Silva and this may prove detrimental to the interests of our other shareholders.


Our officer does not have an employment agreement with us and could cease working for us at any time causing us to cease our operations.


Our sole officer does not have an employment agreement with us.  In the absence of an employment agreement with a restrictive covenant on the part of the employee, our officer could leave us at any time or commence working for a competitive company.  Furthermore, even if she had an employment agreement in the future, as our sole director, she would be in a position to approve the termination of the same. Accordingly, the continued services of our sole officer cannot be assured. If Ms. D’Silva were to cease working for us, we would have to cease operations.


Ourprospects, financial condition and results of operations willwould be sensitivematerially adversely affected.

We outsource our manufacturing to third parties. Our reliance on contract manufacturers and suppliers exposes us to risks, including the following:

We rely on our suppliers and manufacturers to provide us with the needed products or components in a timely fashion and of an acceptable quality. An uncorrected defect or supplier’s variation in a component could harm our or our third-party manufacturers’ ability to manufacture, and our ability to sell, products and may subject us to product liability claims.
The facilities of our third-party manufacturers must satisfy production and quality standards set by applicable regulatory authorities. Regulatory authorities periodically inspect manufacturing facilities to determine compliance with these standards. If we or our third-party manufacturers fail to satisfy these requirements, the facilities could be shut down.
These manufacturing operations could also be disrupted or delayed by fire, earthquake or other natural disaster, a work stoppage or other labor-related disruption, failure in supply or other logistical channels, electrical outages or other reasons. If there was any such disruption to any of these manufacturing facilities, our third-party manufacturers would potentially be unable to manufacture our products.
A third-party manufacturer or supplier could decide to terminate our manufacturing or supply arrangement, including due to a disagreement between us and such third-party manufacturer, if the third-party manufacturer determines not to further manufacture our products, or if we fail to comply with our obligations under such arrangements.
If any third-party manufacturer makes improvements in the manufacturing process for our products, we may not own, or may have to share, the intellectual property rights to the innovation.

We currently rely on a limited number of suppliers to provide key components for our products. If these or other suppliers become unable to provide components in the volumes needed or at an acceptable price or quality, we would have to identify and qualify acceptable replacements from alternative suppliers. We may experience stoppages in the future. We may not be able to find a sufficient alternative supplier in a reasonable time period, or on commercially reasonable terms, if at all, and our ability to produce and supply our products could be impaired.

To the extent we are able to identify alternative suppliers, qualifying suppliers is a lengthy process. There are a limited number of manufacturers and suppliers that may satisfy applicable requirements. In addition, FDA regulations may require additional testing of any components from new suppliers prior to our use of these materials or components, which testing could delay or prevent the supply of components. Moreover, a new manufacturer would have to be educated in, or develop substantially equivalent processes for, production of our products, which could take a significant period of time.

Each of these risks could delay the development or commercialization of our products or result in higher costs or deprive us of potential product revenues. Furthermore, delays or interruptions in the manufacturing process could limit or curtail our ability to meet demand for our products and/or make commercial sales, unless and until the manufacturing capability at the facilities are restored and re-qualified or alternative manufacturing facilities are developed or brought on-line and “scaled up.” Any such delay or interruption could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations.

An unexpected interruption or shortage in the supply or significant increase in the cost of components could limit our ability to manufacture any products, which could reduce our sales and margins.

To the extent we engage in relationships with contract manufacturers in the future, an unexpected interruption of supply or a significant increase in the cost of components, whether to us or to our contract manufacturers for any reason, such as regulatory requirements, import restrictions, loss of certifications, disruption of distribution channels as a result of weather, terrorism or acts of war, or other events, could result in significant cost increases and/or shortages of our products. Our inability to obtain a sufficient amount of products or to pass through higher cost of products we offer could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.

We have limited experience in marketing our products and services.

We have undertaken limited marketing efforts for ZanthoSyn and any future products and services. Our sales and marketing teams, and/or those of our strategic partners, will compete against the experienced and well-funded sales organizations of competitors. Our future revenues and ability to achieve profitability will depend largely on the effectiveness of our sales and marketing team, and we will face significant challenges and risks related to marketing our services, including, but not limited to, the following:

the ability of sales representatives to obtain access to or persuade adequate numbers of healthcare providers to promote and/or purchase and use our products and services;
the ability to recruit, properly motivate, retain, and train adequate numbers of qualified sales and marketing personnel;
the costs associated with hiring, training, maintaining, and expanding an effective sales and marketing team; and
assuring compliance with government regulatory requirements affecting the healthcare industry in general and our products in particular.

We may seek to establish a network of distributors in selected markets to market, sell and distribute our products. If we fail to select or use appropriate distributors, or if the sales and marketing strategies of such distributors prove ineffective in generating sales of our products, our future revenues would be adversely affected by, a number of factors, many of which are largely outside our controland we might never become profitable.

.We may rely on third-party distributors for sales, marketing and distribution activities.


Our operating results have been in the pastWe may rely on third-party distributors to sell, market, and will continue todistribute ZanthoSyn and any future products. Because we may rely on third-party distributors for sales, marketing and distribution activities, we may be subject to a number of factors, manyrisks associated with our dependence on these third-party distributors, including:

lack of day-to-day control over the activities of third-party distributors;
third-party distributors may not fulfill their obligations to us or otherwise meet our expectations;
third-party distributors may terminate their arrangements with us on limited or no notice or may change the terms of these arrangements in a manner unfavorable to us for reasons outside of our control; and
disagreements with our distributors could require or result in costly and time-consuming litigation or arbitration.

If we fail to establish and maintain satisfactory relationships with third-party distributors, we may be unable to sell, market and distribute our products, our future revenues and market share may not grow as anticipated, and we could be subject to unexpected costs which are largely outsidewould harm our control. Any one or more of the factors set forth below could adversely impact our business, financial condition and/or results of operations:


• lower customer traffic or average value per transaction, which negatively impactsoperations and financial condition.There is no assurance that our sales net revenues, operating income, operating margins and earnings per share, due to:

• the impact of initiatives by competitors and increased competition generally;

• customers trading down to lower priced products offered by us, and/or shifting to competitors with lower priced products;

• lack of customer acceptance of new products or price increases necessary to cover costs of new products and/or higher input costs;

• unfavorable general economic conditions in the market in which we operate that adversely affect consumer spending;

• declines in general consumer demand for specialty coffee products; or

• adverse impacts resulting from negative publicity regarding the Company’s business practices or the health effects of consuming its products;

• cost increasesthrough GNC stores will continue on terms that are either whollyfavorable to us or partially beyondat all.

Commercialization of our control, such as:

• commodity costs for commodities that can only be partially hedged, such as fluid milk,products and services will require us to a lesser extent, high quality coffee beans;

• labor costs such as increased health care costs, general market wage levelsbuild and workers’ compensation insurance costs;maintain sophisticated sales and marketing teams.

 construction costs associated

We have limited prior experience with commercializing our products. To successfully commercialize our products and services, we will need to establish and maintain sophisticated sales and marketing teams. While we intend to use current Company employees and service providers to lead our marketing efforts, we may choose to expand our marketing and sales team. Experienced sales representatives may be difficult to locate and retain, and all new store openings; or

• information technology costs and other logistical resources necessarysales representatives will need to maintain and support the growth of the Company’s business;  

• delays in store openings for reasons beyond our control, or a lack of desirable real estate locations available for lease at reasonable rates, either of which could keep our from meeting annual store opening targets and, in turn, negatively impact net revenues, operating income and earnings per share; and



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• any material interruption in our supply chain beyond its control, such as material interruption of roasted coffee supply due to the casualty loss of any of the roasting plants or the failures of third-party suppliers, or interruptions in service by common carriers that ship goods within our distribution channels, or trade restrictions, such as increased tariffs or quotas, embargoes or customs restrictions.


We may not be successful in implementing important strategic initiatives, which may have a material adverse impact on our business and financial results.undergo extensive training. There is no assurance that we will be able to implement important strategic initiatives in accordance with management’s expectations such as opening additional locations.recruit and retain sufficiently skilled sales representatives, or that any new sales representatives will ultimately become productive. If we are unable to recruit and retain qualified and productive sales personnel, our ability to commercialize our products and to generate revenues will be impaired, and our business will be harmed.


We may not be able to establish or maintain the third-party relationships that are necessary to develop or potentially commercialize some or all of our product candidates.

We face intense competitionexpect to depend on collaborators, partners, licensees, contract research organizations, contract manufacturing organizations, clinical research organizations and other third parties to support our discovery efforts, to formulate product candidates, to manufacture our product candidates and to conduct clinical trials for some or all of our product candidates. We cannot guarantee that we will be able to successfully negotiate agreements for or maintain relationships with collaborators, partners, licensees, contractors, clinical investigators, vendors and other third parties on favorable terms, if at all. Our ability to successfully negotiate such agreements will depend on, among other things, potential partners’ evaluation of the superiority of our technology over competing technologies, the quality of the preclinical and clinical data that we have generated and the perceived risks specific to developing our product candidates. If we are unable to obtain or maintain these agreements, we may not be able to clinically develop, formulate, manufacture, obtain regulatory approvals for or commercialize our product candidates. We cannot necessarily control the amount or timing of resources that our contract partners will devote to our research and development programs, product candidates or potential product candidates, and we cannot guarantee that these parties will fulfill their obligations to us under these arrangements in a timely fashion. We may not be able to readily terminate any such agreements with contract partners even if such contract partners do not fulfill their obligations to us. We may experience stoppages in the specialty coffee market,future. We may not be able to find a sufficient alternative provider in a reasonable time period, or on commercially reasonable terms, if at all, and our ability to produce and supply our products could be impaired.

We expect to continue to incur significant research and development expenses, which could leadmay make it difficult for us to reducedattain profitability.

A description

We expend substantial funds to develop our proprietary technologies, and additional substantial funds will be required for further research and development, including preclinical testing and clinical trials of the general competitive conditions in which we operate appears under “Business-Competition”.  As a single location premium coffee and beverage store we compete with national premium coffee chains, such as Starbucks,any product candidates, and to a lesser extent, with national chains such as Dunkin’ Donutsmanufacture and McDonald’s, which have begun to put a greater emphasis on high quality and specialty coffee.  We also compete with every other location in our areamarket any products that offers coffee.


Adverse public or medical opinions aboutare approved for commercial sale. Because the health effects of consuming our products, as well as reports of incidents involving food-borne illnesses or food tampering, whether or not accurate, could harm our business.


Somesuccessful development of our products contain caffeine, dairy products, sugaris uncertain, we are unable to precisely estimate the actual funds we will require to develop and other active compounds, the health effectspotentially commercialize them. In addition, we may not be able to generate enough revenue, even if we are able to commercialize any of which are theour product candidates, to become profitable.

We may be subject of increasing public scrutiny, including the suggestion that excessive consumption of caffeine, dairy products, sugar and other active compounds can lead to a variety of adverse health effects. There has also been greater public awareness that sedentary lifestyles, combined with excessive consumption of high-calorie foods, have ledproduct liability claims. Our insurance may not be sufficient to a rapidly rising rate of obesity. Management believes that there is increasing consumer awareness of health risks, including obesity, due in partcover these claims, or we may be required to increasing publicity and attention from health organizations, as well as increased consumer litigation based on alleged adverse health impacts of consumption of various foodrecall our products. While we have a variety of healthier choice beverage and food items, including items that are low in caffeine and calories, an unfavorable report on the health effects of caffeine or other compounds present in our products, or negative publicity or litigation arising from other health risks such as obesity, could significantly reduce the demand for our beverages and food products.


Our business is subject to general economicdevelop and business factorscommercialize, among other things, pharmaceutical and consumer health products that provide anti-inflammatory benefits. As a result, we will face an inherent risk of product liability claims. The pharmaceutical industry has been historically litigious. Since our products are largely outto be used in the human body, manufacturing errors, design defects or packaging defects could result in injury or death to the patient. This could result in a recall of one or more of our control,products and substantial monetary damages. Any product liability claim brought against us, with or without merit, could result in a diversion of our resources, an increase in our product liability insurance premiums and/or an inability to secure coverage in the future. We may also have to pay any amount awarded by a court in excess of whichour policy limits. In addition, any recall of our products, whether initiated by us or by a regulatory agency, may result in adverse publicity for us that could have a material adverse effect on our operating results.business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations. Our product liability insurance policies have various exclusions; therefore, we may be subject to a product liability claim or recall for which we have no insurance coverage. In such a case, we may have to pay the entire amount of the award or costs of the recall. Finally, product liability insurance supplements or renewals may be expensive and may not be available in the future on acceptable terms, or at all.


If we experience product recalls, we may incur significant and unexpected costs and damage to our reputation and, therefore, could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.

We may be subject to product recalls, withdrawals or seizures if any of our products are believed to cause injury or illness or if we are alleged to have violated governmental regulations in the manufacture, labeling, promotion, sale or distribution of our products. A recall, withdrawal or seizure of any of our products could materially and adversely affect consumer confidence in our brands and lead to decreased demand for our products. In addition, a recall, withdrawal or seizure of any of our products would require significant management attention, would likely result in substantial and unexpected expenditures and could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations.

If we are unable to obtain and maintain protection of our intellectual property, the value of our products may be adversely affected.

Our business is dependent in part upon our ability to use intellectual property rights to protect our products from competition. To protect our products, we rely on a combination of patent and other intellectual property laws, employment, confidentiality and invention assignment agreements with our employees and contractors, and confidentiality agreements and protective contractual provisions with our partners, licensors and other third parties. These methods, however, afford us only limited protection against competition from other products.

We attempt to protect our intellectual property position, in part, by filing patent applications related to our proprietary technology, inventions and improvements that are important to our business. However, our patent position is not likely by itself to prevent others from commercializing products that compete directly with our products. Moreover, we do not have patent protection for certain components of our products and our patent applications can be challenged. In addition, we may fail to receive any patent for which we have applied, and any patent owned by us or issued to us could be challenged, invalidated, or held to be unenforceable. We also affectednote that any patent granted may not provide a competitive advantage to us. Our competitors may independently develop technologies that are substantially similar or superior to our technologies. Further, third parties may design around our patented or proprietary products and technologies.

We rely on certain trade secrets and we may not be able to adequately protect our trade secrets even with contracts with our personnel and third parties. Also, any third party could independently develop and have the right to use, our trade secret, know-how and other proprietary information. If we are unable to protect our intellectual property rights, our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations could suffer materially.

Our ability to market our products may be impaired by recessionary economic cycles as customers are less likely to purchase higher priced premium coffee beverages during economically stressed periods.the intellectual property rights of third parties.

Our success depends in part on our products not infringing on the patents and proprietary rights of other parties. For instance, in the United States, patent applications filed in recent years are confidential for 18 months, while older applications are not published until the patent issues. As a result, there may be patents and patent applications of which we are unaware, and avoiding patent infringement may be difficult.

Our industry is characterized by a large number of patents, patent applications and frequent litigation based on allegations of patent infringement. Competitors may own patents or proprietary rights, or have filed patent applications, related to products that are similar to ours. We may not be aware of all of the patents and pending applications potentially adverse to our interests that may have been issued to others. Moreover, since there may be unpublished patent applications that could result in patents with claims relating to our products, we cannot be sure that our current products will not infringe any patents that might be issued or filed in the future. Based on the litigious nature of our industry and the fact that we may pose a competitive threat to some companies who own or control various patents, we believe it is possible that one or more third parties may assert a patent infringement claim seeking damages or enjoining us from the manufacture or marketing of one or more of our products. Such a lawsuit may have already been filed against us without our knowledge, or may be filed in the near future. If any future claim of infringement against us was successful, we may be required to pay substantial damages, cease the infringing activity or obtain the requisite licenses or rights to use the technology, which may not be available to us on acceptable terms, if at all. Even if we were able to obtain rights to a large extentthird party’s intellectual property rights, these rights may be non-exclusive, thereby giving our competitors potential access to the same rights and weakening our market position. Moreover, regardless of the outcome, patent litigation could significantly disrupt our business, divert our management’s attention and consume our financial resources. We cannot predict if or when any third-party patent holder will file suit for patent infringement.

We may be involved in lawsuits or proceedings to protect or enforce our intellectual property rights or to defend against infringement claims, which could be expensive and time consuming.

Litigation may be necessary to enforce our intellectual property rights, protect our trade secrets or determine the validity and scope of the proprietary rights of others. Interference proceedings conducted by a patent and trademark office may be necessary to determine the priority of inventions with respect to our patent applications. Litigation or interference proceedings could result in substantial costs and diversion of resources and management attention. In addition, in an infringement proceeding, a court may decide that a patent of ours is not valid or is unenforceable or may refuse to stop the other party from using the technology at issue on the grounds that our patents do not cover the technology. An adverse determination of any litigation or defense proceedings could put one or more of our patents at risk of being invalidated or interpreted narrowly and could put our patent applications at risk of not issuing. In addition, we may be enjoined from marketing one or more of our products if a court finds that such products infringe the intellectual property rights of a third party.

During litigation, we may not be able to prevent the confidentiality of certain of our proprietary rights because of the substantial amount of discovery required in connection with intellectual property litigation. In addition, during the course of litigation, there could be public announcements of the results of hearings, motions or other interim proceedings or developments. If investors or customers perceive these results to be negative, it could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations.

Our insurance liability coverage is limited and may not be adequate to cover potential losses.

In the ordinary course of business, we purchase insurance coverage (e.g., liability coverage) to protect us against claims made by third parties and employees for property damage or personal injuries. However, the protection provided by such insurance is limited in significant respects and, in some instances, we have no coverage and certain of our insurance policies have substantial “deductibles” or have limits on the maximum amounts that may be recovered. Insurers have also introduced new exclusions or limitations of coverage for claims related to certain perils including, but not limited to, mold and terrorism. If a series of losses occurred, such as from a series of lawsuits in the ordinary course of business each of which were subject to the deductible amount, or if the maximum limit of the available insurance was substantially exceeded, we could incur losses in amounts that would have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition. We do not presently have any product liability insurance that would provide coverage for any allegation of product defects or related claims. We will review our ability to obtain such insurance coverage later, but there cannot be any assurance that such insurance coverage will be available on acceptable terms.

Our operating results may fluctuate, which may result in volatility of our share price.

Our operating results, including components of operating results, can be expected to fluctuate from time to time in the future. Some of the factors that may cause these fluctuations include:

the impact of acquisitions;
market acceptance of our existing products, as well as products in development;
the timing of regulatory approvals;
our ability or the ability of third-party distributers to sell, market, and distribute our products;
our ability or the ability of our contract manufacturers to manufacture our products efficiently; and
the timing of our research and development expenditures.

If we are unable to manage our expected growth, our future revenue and operating results may be adversely affected.

Our anticipated growth is expected to place a significant strain on our management, operational and financial resources. Our current and planned personnel, systems, procedures and controls may not be adequate to support our anticipated growth. To manage our growth we will be required to improve existing, and implement new, operational and financial systems, procedures and controls and expand, train and manage our growing employee base. We expect that we may need to increase our management personnel to oversee our expanding operations. Recruiting and retaining qualified individuals can be difficult. If we are unable to manage our growth effectively, or are unsuccessful in recruiting qualified management personnel, our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations could be harmed.

We are highly dependent on our senior management, and if we are not able to retain them or to recruit and retain additional qualified personnel, our business will suffer.

We are highly dependent upon the continuedour senior management, including David G. Watumull, our President and Chief Executive Officer, Gilbert M. Rishton, our Chief Science Officer, Timothy J. King, our Vice President, Research, John B. Russell, our Chief Financial Officer, David M. Watumull, our Vice President, Operations, and George W. Bickerstaff, III, our Chairman. The loss of services of key managerial employeesDavid G. Watumull or any other member of our senior management could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations. We carry a $1 million “key person” life insurance policy on David G. Watumull but do not carry similar insurance for any of our abilityother senior executives.

We may choose to increase our management personnel. For example, we will need to obtain certain additional functional capability, including regulatory, sales, quality assurance and control, either by hiring additional personnel or by outsourcing these functions to qualified third parties. We may not be able to engage these third parties on terms favorable to us. Also, we may not be able to attract and retain qualified personnel.personnel on acceptable terms given the competition for such personnel among companies that operate in our markets. The trend in the pharmaceutical industry of requiring sales and other personnel to enter into non-competition agreements prior to starting employment exacerbates this problem, since personnel who have made such a commitment to their current employers are more difficult to recruit. If we fail to identify, attract, retain and motivate these highly skilled personnel, or if we lose current employees, our business, prospects, financial conditions and results of operations could be adversely affected.

Specifically, we are highly dependent

Our ability to grow and compete in the future will be adversely affected if adequate capital is not available to us or not available on theterms favorable to us.

The ability and experience of our key employee, Nanzeen D’Silva. The loss of Ms. D’Silva, the principal owner of the Company, would present a significant setback for us and could impede the implementation of our business plan. Our successto grow and compete depends uponon the continued contributionsavailability of adequate capital, which in turn depends in large part on our key staffcash flow from operations and skilled employees, manythe availability of whom wouldequity and debt financing. We cannot assure you that our cash flow from operations will be extremely difficult to replace. Competition for skilled employees in the industry is intense. If we are unable to retain our existing key staffsufficient or skilled employees, or hire and integrate new key staff or skilled employees, our operating results would likely be harmed. There is no assurance that we will be successful in acquiring and retaining qualified personnelable to executeobtain equity or debt financing on acceptable terms or at all to implement our growth strategy. As a result, we cannot assure you that adequate capital will be available to finance our current plangrowth plans, take advantage of business opportunities or respond to competitive pressures, any of which could harm our business. Additionally, if adequate additional financing is not available on acceptable terms, we may not be able to continue our business operations.

The ability Any additional capital, investment or financing of our president to controlbusiness may result in dilution of our business will limit minority shareholders'stockholders or be on terms and conditions that impair our ability to influence corporate affairs.profitably conduct our business.



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Our president, Nanzeen D’Silva, owns 10,000,000As a filer subject to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the Company is not required to prepare proxy or 95% ofinformation statements; our 10,530,000 issued and outstanding shares. Even if she were to sell all of her shares that are covered by this prospectus, she would still own 9,150,000 shares or 87% of our issued and outstanding shares. Because of hercommon stock ownership, our president will be in a position to continue to elect our board of directors, decide all matters requiring stockholder approval and determine our policies. The interests of our president may differ from the interests of other shareholders with respectis not subject to the issuanceprotection of shares, business transactions with or salesthe going private regulations; the Company is subject to other companies, selectiononly limited portions of the tender offer rules; our officers, and directors, and other business decisions. The minority shareholders would have no waymore than ten (10%) percent stockholders are not required to file beneficial ownership reports about their holdings in our Company; such persons are not subject to the short-swing profit recovery provisions of overriding decisions made by our president. This levelthe Exchange Act; and stockholders of control may also have an adverse impact on the market value of our shares because she may institute or undertake transactions, policies or programs that result in losses maymore than five percent (5%) are not take any stepsrequired to increase our visibilityreport information about their ownership positions in the securities. As a result, investors will have reduced visibility as to the Company and its financial community and/ or may sell sufficient numbers of shares to significantly decrease our price per share if a market every develops.condition.


Risks Related to Ownership of Our Common Stock


Currently, there is no public market for our securities, and there can be no assurances that any public market will ever develop or that ourOur common stock will be quoted for trading and, even if quoted, it is likely to be subject to significant price fluctuations.


Prior to the date of this prospectus, there has not been any establisheda limited trading market, for our common stock, and there is currently no public market whatsoever for our securities. We have requested that Spartan Securities Group Ltd.  file an application with FINRA on our behalf so aswhich could affect your ability to be able to quote thesell shares of our common stock and the price you may receive for our common stock.

Our common stock is currently traded in the over-the-counter market and “bid” and “asked” quotations regularly appear on the OTC Bulletin Board ("OTCBB")OTCQB maintained by FINRA commencing uponOTC Markets, Inc. under the effectivenesssymbol “CDXI”. There is only limited trading activity in our securities. We have a relatively small public float compared to the number of our registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. There can be no assurance as to whether such market maker will actually file the application or if that application will be accepted by FINRA. We are not permitted to file such application on our own behalf. If the application is accepted, there can be no assurances as to whether any market for our shares will develop or the prices at which our common stock will trade. If the application is accepted,outstanding. Accordingly, we cannot predict the extent to which investorinvestors’ interest in us will lead to the development of an active, liquid trading market. Active trading markets generally result in lower price volatility and more efficient execution of buy and sell orders for investors.


In addition, our common stock is unlikely to be followed by anywill provide an active and liquid trading market, analysts, and there may be few institutions acting as market makers forwhich could depress the common stock. Either of these factors could adversely affect the liquidity and trading price of our common stock. Untilstock and could have a long-term adverse impact on our common stock is fully distributed and an orderly market developsability to raise capital in the future. Due to our limited public float, we may be vulnerable to investors taking a “short position” in our common stock, if ever,which would likely have a depressing effect on the price of our common stock and add increased volatility to our trading market. The volatility of the market for our common stock could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition. There cannot be any guarantee that an active trading market for our securities will develop or, if such a market does develop, will be sustained. Accordingly, investors must be able to bear the financial risk of losing their entire investment in our common stock.

We may voluntarily file for deregistration of our common stock with the Commission.

Compliance with the periodic reporting requirements required by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission” or “SEC”) consumes a considerable amount of both internal, as well external, resources and represents a significant cost for us. Our senior management team has relatively limited experience managing a company subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, and the regulations promulgated thereunder. Our management will be required to design and implement appropriate programs and policies in responding to increased legal, regulatory compliance and reporting requirements, and any failure to do so could lead to the imposition of fines and penalties and harm our business. In addition, if we are unable to continue to devote adequate funding and the resources needed to maintain such compliance, while continuing our operations, we may be in non-compliance with applicable SEC rules or the securities laws, and be delisted from the OTCQB or other market we may be listed on, which would result in a decrease in or absence of liquidity in our common stock, and potentially subject us and our officers and directors to civil, criminal and/or administrative proceedings and cause us to voluntarily file for deregistration of our common stock with the Commission.

Future sales of our common stock in the public market could lower the price of our common stock and impair our ability to raise funds in future securities offerings.

We intend to raise additional capital through the sale of our securities. Future sales of a substantial number of shares of our common stock in the public market, or the perception that such sales may occur, could adversely affect the then prevailing market price of our common stock and could make it more difficult for us to raise funds in the future through the sale of our securities.

We may issue shares of preferred stock that subordinate your rights and dilute your equity interests.

We believe that for us to successfully execute our business strategy we will need to raise investment capital and it may be preferable or necessary to issue preferred stock to investors. Preferred stock may grant the holders certain preferential rights in voting, dividends, liquidation or other rights in preference over a company’s common stock.

The issuance by us of preferred stock could dilute both the equity interests and the earnings per share of existing holders of our common stock. Such dilution may be substantial, depending upon the number of shares issued. The newly authorized shares of preferred stock could also have voting rights superior to our common stock, and in such event, would have a dilutive effect on the voting power of our existing stockholders.

Any issuance of preferred stock with voting rights could, under certain circumstances, have the effect of delaying or preventing a change in control of us by increasing the number of outstanding shares entitled to vote and by increasing the number of votes required to approve a change in control of us. Shares of voting or convertible preferred stock could be issued, or rights to purchase such shares could be issued, to render more difficult or discourage an attempt to obtain control of us by means of a tender offer, proxy contest, merger or otherwise. Such issuances could therefore deprive our stockholders of benefits that could result from such an attempt, such as the realization of a premium over the market price that such an attempt could cause. Moreover, the issuance of such shares of preferred stock to persons friendly to our Board of Directors could make it more difficult to remove incumbent managers and directors from office even if such change were to be favorable to stockholders generally.

The market price of our common stock may be volatile and may be affected by market conditions beyond our control.

The market for our common shares is characterized by significant price volatility when compared to seasoned issuers, and we expect that our share price will continue to be more volatile than a seasoned issuer for the indefinite future. The volatility in our share price is attributable to a number of factors. First, our shares of common stock are sporadically and thinly traded. As a consequence of this lack of liquidity, the trading of relatively small quantities of shares by our stockholders may disproportionately influence the price of those shares in either direction. The price for our shares could, for example, decline precipitously in the event that a large number of shares of our common stock are sold on the market without commensurate demand, as compared to a seasoned issuer which could better absorb those sales without adverse impact on its share price. Second, we are a speculative or “risky” investment due to our limited operating history and lack of profits to date, and uncertainty of future market acceptance for our potential products. As a consequence of this enhanced risk, more risk-averse investors may, under the fear of losing all or most of their investment in the event of negative news or lack of progress, be more inclined to sell their shares on the market more quickly and at which it trades is likelygreater discounts than would be the case with the stock of a seasoned issuer. Many of these factors are beyond our control and may decrease the market price of our common stock, regardless of our operating performance. We cannot make any predictions or projections as to fluctuate significantly. Priceswhat the prevailing market price for our common stock will be determinedat any time, including as to whether our common stock will sustain its current market price, or as to what effect the sale of shares or the availability of common stock for sale at any time will have on the prevailing market price.

The market price of our common stock is subject to significant fluctuations in response to, among other factors:

changes in our financial performance or a change in financial estimates or recommendations by securities analysts;
announcements of innovations or new products or services by us or our competitors;
the emergence of new competitors or success of our existing competitors;
operating and market price performance of other companies that investors deem comparable;
changes in our Board of Directors or management;
sales or purchases of our common stock by insiders;
commencement of, or involvement in, litigation;
changes in governmental regulations; and
general economic conditions and slow or negative growth of related markets.

In addition, if the market for stock in our industry, or the stock market in general, experiences a loss of investor confidence, the market price of our common stock could decline for reasons unrelated to our business, financial condition or results of operations. If any of the foregoing occurs, it could cause the price of our common stock to fall and may expose us to lawsuits that, even if unsuccessful, could be costly to defend and distract our Board of Directors and management.

We do not intend to pay dividends for the foreseeable future, and you must rely on increases in the marketplacemarket prices of our common stock for returns on your investment.

For the foreseeable future, we intend to retain any earnings to finance the development and expansion of our business, and we do not anticipate paying any cash dividends on our common stock. Accordingly, investors must be prepared to rely on sales of their common stock after price appreciation to earn an investment return, which may never occur. Investors seeking cash dividends should not purchase our common stock. Any determination to pay dividends in the future will be influencedmade at the discretion of our Board of Directors and will depend on our results of operations, financial condition, contractual restrictions, restrictions imposed by manyapplicable law and other factors including the depthour Board of Directors deems relevant.

We are subject to penny stock regulations and liquidity of the market forrestrictions and you may have difficulty selling shares of our common stock, developments affecting our business, including the impact of the factors referred to elsewhere in these Risk Factors, investor perception, and general economic and market conditions. No assurances can be given thatstock.

The Commission has adopted regulations which generally define so-called “penny stocks” as an orderly or liquid market will ever develop for the shares of our common stock.  Because of the anticipated low price of the securities, many brokerage firms may not be willing to effect transactions in these securities. See "Plan of Distribution" subsection entitled "Selling Shareholders and any purchasers of our securities should be aware that any market that develops in our stock will be subject to the penny stock restrictions."

Our Board of Directors is authorized to issue shares of preferred stock, which may have rights and preferences detrimental to the rights of the holders of our common shares.

We are authorized to issue up to 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $0.0001 par value. As of the date of this prospectus, we have not issued any shares of preferred stock. Our preferred stock may bear such rights and preferences, including dividend and liquidation preferences, as the Board of Directors may fix and determine from time to time. Any such preferences may operate to the detriment of the rights of the holders of the common stock being offered hereby.

Our Articles of Incorporation provide for indemnification of officers and directors at our expense and limit their liability which may result in a major cost to us and hurt the interests of our shareholders because corporate resources may be expended for the benefit of officers and/or directors.




Our Articles of Incorporation and applicable Delaware law provide for the indemnification of our directors, officers, employees, and agents, under certain circumstances, against attorney's fees and other expenses incurred by them in any litigation to which they become a party arising from their association with or activities on our behalf. We will also bear the expenses of such litigation for any of our directors, officers, employees, or agents, upon such person's promise to repay us, therefore if it is ultimately determined that any such person shall not have been entitled to indemnification. This indemnification policy could result in substantial expenditures by us, which we will be unable to recoup.


We have been advised that, in the opinion of the SEC, indemnification for liabilities arising under federal securities laws is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against these types of liabilities, other than the payment by us of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding, is asserted by a director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, we will (unless in the opinion of our counsel, the matter has been settled by controlling precedent) submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction, the question whether indemnification by us is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. The legal process relating to this matter if it were to occur is likely to be very costly and may result in us receiving negative publicity, either of which factors are likely to materially reduce the market and price for our shares, if such a market ever develops.


We anticipate our stock being quoted on the OTCBB which may result in limited liquidity and the inability of our stockholders to maintain accurate price quotations of their stock.


Until our shares of common stock qualify for inclusion in the NASDAQ system, if ever, the trading of our securities, if any, will be in the over-the-counter market which is commonly referred to as the OTCBB as maintained by FINRA. As a result, an investor may find it difficult to dispose of, or to obtain accurate quotations as to the price of our securities.


Any market that develops in shares of our common stock will be subject to the penny stock restrictions which will create a lack of liquidity and make trading difficult or impossible.


SEC Rule 15g-9 (as most recently amended and effective on September 12, 2005) establishes the definition of a "penny stock," for purposes relevant to us, as any equity security that has a market price of less than $5.00 per share or with an exercise price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to certain exemptions. Our common stock is a limited number“penny stock”, and we are subject to Rule 15g-9 under the Exchange Act, or the Penny Stock Rule. This rule imposes additional sales practice requirements on broker-dealers that sell such securities to persons other than established customers and “accredited investors” (generally, individuals with a net worth in excess of exceptions. It is likely that our shares will be considered to be penny stocks$1,000,000 or annual income exceeding $200,000, or $300,000 together with their spouses). For transactions covered by Rule 15g-9, a broker-dealer must make a special suitability determination for the immediately foreseeable future. This classification severelypurchaser and adverselyreceive the purchaser’s written consent to the transaction prior to sale. As a result, this rule affects the market liquidity forability of broker-dealers to sell our common stock. securities and affects the ability of purchasers to sell any of our securities in the secondary market.

For any transaction involving a penny stock, unless exempt, the penny stock rules require that a broker-dealer approve a person's account for transactions in penny stocks and the broker-dealer receive from the investor a written agreement to the transaction setting forth the identity and quantity of the penny stock to be purchased.


In order to approve a person's account for transactions in penny stocks, the broker-dealer must obtain financial information and investment experience and objectives of the person and make a reasonable determination that the transactions in penny stocks are suitable for that person and that person has sufficient knowledge and experience in financial matters to be capable of evaluating the risks of transactions in penny stocks.


The broker-dealer must also deliver,delivery, prior to any transaction in a penny stock, of a disclosure schedule prepared by the SECCommission relating to the penny stock market, which, in highlight form, sets forth:


the basis on which the broker-dealer made the suitability determination, and

that the broker-dealer received a signed, written agreement from the investor prior to the transaction.





market. Disclosure is also hasrequired to be made about the risks of investing in penny stock in both public offerings and in secondary trading andsales commissions payable to both the broker-dealer and the registered representative and current quotations for the securities and the rights and remedies available to an investor in cases of fraud in penny stock transactions.securities. Finally, monthly statements haveare required to be sent disclosing recent price information for the penny stock held in the account and information on the limited market in penny stocks.stock.


BecauseThere can be no assurance that our shares of common stock will qualify for exemption from the Penny Stock Rule. In any event, even if our common stock were exempt from the Penny Stock Rule, we would remain subject to Section 15(b)(6) of the Exchange Act, which gives the Commission the authority to restrict any person from participating in a distribution of penny stock if the Commission finds that such a restriction would be in the public interest.

In addition to the “penny stock” rules described above, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) has adopted similar rules that may also limit a stockholder’s ability to buy and sell our common stock. FINRA rules require that in recommending an investment to a customer, a broker-dealer must have reasonable grounds for believing that the investment is suitable for such customer. Prior to recommending speculative low priced securities to their non-institutional customers, broker-dealers must make reasonable efforts to obtain information about the customer’s financial status, tax status, investment objectives and other information. Under interpretations of these regulations,rules, FINRA believes that there is a high probability that speculative low priced securities will not be suitable for at least some customers. The FINRA requirements make it more difficult for broker-dealers to recommend that their customers buy our common stock, which may not wishlimit your ability to engage inbuy and sell our stock and have an adverse effect on the above-referenced necessary paperwork and disclosures and/market for our shares.

Risks Related To Market Conditions

We are registering an aggregate of 8,820,509 shares of common stock issued or may encounter difficulties in their attempt to sellbe issued under the Equity Purchase Agreement. The sale of such shares could depress the market price of our common stock.

We are registering an aggregate of 8,820,509 shares of common stock under the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part for issuance pursuant to the Equity Purchase Agreement. The 8,820,509 shares of our common stock which may affectwill represent approximately 9.44% of our shares outstanding immediately after our exercise of the ability of selling shareholders or other holders to sell their shares in the secondary market and have the effect of reducing the level of trading activity in the secondary market. These additional sales practice and disclosure requirements could impede theput right. Our common stock is thinly traded. The sale of these shares into the public market by Southridge may result in a greater number of shares being available for trading than the market can absorb and therefore, could depress the market price of our securities, ifcommon stock.

The sale of material amounts of common stock could encourage short sales by third parties and when our securities become publicly traded. In addition, the liquidity for our securities may decrease, with a corresponding decrease infurther depress the price of our securities. Our shares incommon stock. As a result, you may lose all probability will be subject to such penny stock rules for the foreseeable future and our shareholders will, in all likelihood, find it difficult to sell their securities.or part of your investment.

We do not intend to pay dividends

The significant downward pressure on our stock price caused by the sale of a significant number of shares could cause our stock price to decline, thus allowing short sellers of our stock an opportunity to take advantage of any decrease in the value of our stock. The presence of short sellers in our common stock.stock may further depress the price of our common stock

.

The Company may not have access to the full amount available under the Equity Purchase Agreement.

We have not paid any dividends on our common stock to datedrawn down funds and there are no plans for paying dividends on the common stock in the foreseeable future.

We intend to retain earnings, if any, to provide funds for the implementation of our business plan. We dohave not intend to declare or pay any dividends in the foreseeable future. Therefore, there can be no assurance that holders of our common stock will receive any additional cash, stock or other dividends on theirsold shares of our common stock until we have funds which the Board of Directors determines can be allocated to dividends.

If a market develops for our shares, sales of our shares relying upon rule 144 may depress prices in that market by a material amount.


All of the outstanding shares of our common stock are "restricted securities" within the meaning of Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. As restrictedEquity Purchase Agreement with Southridge. Our ability to draw down funds and sell shares these shares may be resold only pursuant to an effective registration statement or under the requirements of Rule 144 or other applicable exemptions from registration under the Act and as required under applicable state securities laws. Rule 144 provides in essenceEquity Purchase Agreement requires that a person who has held restricted securities for a prescribed period may, under certain conditions, sell every three months, in brokerage transactions, a number of shares that does not exceed 1.0% of a company's outstanding common stock. The alternative average weekly trading volume during the four calendar weeks prior to the sale is not available to our shareholders being that the OTCBB (if and when listed thereon) is not an "automated quotation system" and, accordingly, market based volume limitations are not available for securities quoted only over the OTCBB. As a result of revisions to Rule 144 which became effective on or about February 15, 2008, there is no limit on the amount of restricted securities that may be sold by a non-affiliate (i.e., a stockholder who has not been an officer, director or control person for at least 90 consecutive days) after the restricted securities have been held by the owner for a period of one year. A sale under Rule 144 or under any other exemption from the Act, if available, or pursuant to registration of shares of common stock of present stockholders, may have a depressive effect upon the price of the common stock in any market that may develop.


Any trading market that may develop may be restricted by virtue of state securities "Blue Sky" laws which prohibit trading absent compliance with individual state laws.




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These restrictions may make it difficult or impossible to sell shares in those states. There is no public market for our common stock, and there can be no assurance that any public market will develop in the foreseeable future. Transfer of our common stock may also be restricted under the securities or securities regulations laws promulgated by various states and foreign jurisdictions, commonly referred to as "Blue Sky" laws. Absent compliance with such individual state laws, our common stock may not be traded in such jurisdictions. Because the securities registered hereunder have not been registered for resale under the “Blue Sky” laws of any state, the holders of such shares and persons who desire to purchase them in any trading market that might develop in the future, should be aware that there may be significant state “Blue Sky” law restrictions upon the ability of investors to sell the securities and of purchasers to purchase the securities. These restrictions prohibit the secondary trading of our common stock. We currently do not intend and may not be able to qualify securities for resale in approximately 17 states which do not offer manual exemptions and require shares to be qualified before they can be resold by our shareholders. Accordingly, investors should consider the secondary market for our securities to be a limited one.

Dilution

We are not offering any shares in this registration statement. All shares are being registered on behalf of our selling shareholders who may offer their shares at a fixed price of $0.10 per share until our common shares are quoted on the Over-The-Counter Bulletin Board or another quotation medium and thereafter at prevailing market prices, or privately negotiated prices, with the exception of our sole officer and a promoter, who are deemed to be underwriters and must offer their shares at a fixed price of $0.10 per share even if our shares are quoted on the OTCBB.  Accordingly, we have not included information on dilution in this Prospectus.

USE OF PROCEEDS

We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of shares of the common stock offered by the selling stockholders. We are registering 1,380,000 of our 10,530,000 currently outstanding shares for resale to provide the holders thereof with freely tradable securities, but the registration of such shares does not necessarily mean that any of such shares will be offered or sold by the holders thereof.


SELLING STOCKHOLDERS


From February through March 2012, 10,530,000 shares of common stock were issued to 35 individuals:


On February 1, 2012, 10,000,000 shares were issued to our president and CEO, Nanzeen D’Silva, in exchange for all of her ownership interests in Koffee Korner, Inc., a Texas corporation which became our wholly owned subsidiary.


On February 1, 2012, we issued 200,000 shares to our counsel Frank J. Hariton as a founder and promoter.


During February and March 2012 an additional 330,000 shares were issued to 33 additional shareholders for $33,000 in cash or $0.10 per share. These shares were issued in a private offering pursuant to Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and each of the investors therein represented in writing that such investor was an accredited investor as that term is defined in Regulation D and that he/she was acquiring the shares for his/her own account and for investment. A copy of such subscription agreement is filed as an exhibit to the registration statement, of which this prospectus is a part.


No underwriter participated inpart, be declared effective by the foregoing transactions,SEC, and no underwriting discounts or commissions were paid, nor was any general solicitation or general advertising conducted. The securities bear a restrictive legend and stop transfer instructions are noted on our stock transfer records.


All shares offered underthat this registration statement continue to be effective. In addition, the registration statement of which this prospectus are being offered by selling shareholders and may be sold from time to time for the account of the selling stockholders named in the following table. The table also contains information regarding each selling stockholder's beneficial ownership ofis a part registers 8,820,509 total shares of our common stock asissued or issuable under the Equity Purchase Agreement, and our ability to access the Equity Purchase Agreement to sell any remaining shares issuable under the Equity Purchase Agreement is subject to our ability to prepare and file one or more additional registration statements registering the resale of May xx  , 2012,these shares, which we may not file until the later of 60 days after Southridge and as adjusted to give effect to the saleits affiliates have resold substantially all of the shares offered hereunder.




SELLING SECURITYHOLDER

SHARES OWNED

 

SHARES OWNED

AND RELATIONSHIP TO

(NUMBER AND

 

(NUMBER AND

THE COMPANY OR ITS

PERCENTAGE)

SHARES

PERCENTAGE)

AFFILIATES, IF ANY

BEFORE OFFERING

OFFERED

AFTER OFFERING

Nanzeen D’Silva

President CEO and

Sole Director

10,000,000

95%

850,000

9,150,000

87%

Frank J. Hariton

Promoter

200,000

2%

200,000

0

0%

Nerissa D'Silva 

10,000

*

10,000

0

0%

Gloria D'Silva 

10,000

*

10,000

0

0%

Neville D'Silva(1) 

10,000

*

10,000

0

0%

Mary D'Silva  

10,000

*

10,000

0

0%

Noorbibi Gheewalla 

10,000

*

10,000

0

0%

Irfan Gheewalla 

10,000

*

10,000

0

0%

Hajibibi Gheewalla(2) 

10,000

*

10,000

0

0%

Kamrudin Gheewalla(3)  

10,000

*

10,000

0

0%

Shazim Gheewalla 

10,000

*

10,000

0

0%

Nooralla Gheewalla(4) 

10,000

*

10,000

0

0%

Noorjehan Gheewalla(5)

10,000

*

10,000

0

0%

Salim Gheewalla(6) 

10,000

*

10,000

0

0%

Naureen Gheewalla 

10,000

*

10,000

0

0%

Salima Gheewalla(7) 

10,000

*

10,000

0

0%

Amin Gheewalla(8) 

10,000

*

10,000

0

0%

Neelam Damani(9) 

10,000

*

10,000

0

0%

Nilesh Patel 

10,000

*

10,000

0

0%

  Bhavesh Dayalji(10)

10,000

*

10,000

0

0%

  Nisha Dayalji(11) 

10,000

*

10,000

0

0%

  Edward Von Adelung 

10,000

*

10,000

0

0%

  Kelly Bolona 

10,000

*

10,000

0

0%

  Mike Darnell 

10,000

*

10,000

0

0%

  Allison Navarro 

10,000

*

10,000

0

0%

  Christa Lynch 

10,000

*

10,000

0

0%

  Marvin Eric Morado 

10,000

*

10,000

0

0%

  Tracy Kenton 

10,000

*

10,000

0

0%

  Sean Inniss 

10,000

*

10,000

0

0%

  Cara Dimolfetto 

10,000

*

10,000

0

0%

  Andrea Lalicker 

10,000

*

10,000

0

0%

  Khalid Dawson 

10,000

*

10,000

0

0%

  Bernard Hopalian 

10,000

*

10,000

0

0%

  Dustin Mihalek 

10,000

*

10,000

0

0%

  Jim Trunzo 

10,000

*

10,000

0

0%

                                   Total

10,530,000

100%

1,380,000

9,150,000

87%

*Percentagecommon stock registered for resale under the registration statement of which this prospectus is only indicated if greater than 1%

(1) Mr. Neville D’Silvaa part, or six months after the effective date of the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. These subsequent registration statements may be deemedsubject to beneficially own 10,000review and comment by the Staff of the SEC, and will require the consent of our independent registered public accounting firm. Therefore, the timing of effectiveness of these subsequent registration statements cannot be assured. The effectiveness of these subsequent registration statements is a condition precedent to our ability to sell the shares of common stock subject to these subsequent registration statements to Southridge under the Equity Purchase Agreement. Even if we are successful in causing one or more registration statements registering the resale of some or all of the shares issuable under the Equity Purchase Agreement to be declared effective by the SEC in a timely manner, we will not be able to sell shares under the Equity Purchase Agreement unless certain other conditions are met. Accordingly, because our ability to draw down amounts under the Equity Purchase Agreement is subject to a number of conditions, there is no guarantee that are currently heldwe will be able to draw down any portion or all of the $5 million available to us under the Equity Purchase Agreement.

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Because Southridge will be paying less than the then-prevailing market price for our common stock, your ownership interest may be diluted and the value of our common stock may decline by exercising the put right pursuant to the Equity Purchase Agreement.

The common stock to be issued to Southridge pursuant to the Equity Purchase Agreement will be purchased at a 12% discount to the lowest closing bid price of our common stock during a ten trading day period immediately following the date of our notice to Southridge of our election to put shares pursuant to the Equity Purchase Agreement, subject to a pre-designated floor. Because the put price is lower than the prevailing market price of our common stock, to the extent that the put right is exercised, your ownership interest may be diluted. Southridge has a financial incentive to sell our common stock immediately upon receiving the shares to realize the profit equal to the difference between the discounted price and the market price. If Southridge sells the shares, the price of our common stock could decrease. If our stock price decreases, Southridge may have a further incentive to sell the shares of our common stock that it holds. These sales may have a further impact on our stock price.

The Equity Purchase Agreement’s pricing structure may result in dilution to our stockholders.

Pursuant to the Equity Purchase Agreement, Southridge committed to purchase, subject to certain conditions, up to the $5 million of our common stock over a twenty-four months period. If we sell shares to Southridge under the Equity Purchase Agreement, or issue shares in lieu of any blackout payment (as described below), it will have a dilutive effect on the holdings of our current stockholders, and may result in downward pressure on the price of our common stock. If we draw down amounts under the Equity Purchase Agreement, we will issue shares to Southridge at a discount of 12% from the price of our common stock. If we draw down amounts under the Equity Purchase Agreement when our share price is decreasing, we will need to issue more shares to raise the same amount than if our stock price was higher. Issuances in the nameface of his daughter, Nerissa D’Silva.

(2) Mrs. Hajibibi Gheewallaa declining share price will have an even greater dilutive effect than if our share price were stable or increasing, and may be deemedfurther decrease our share price. In addition, we are entitled in certain circumstances to beneficially own 20,000deliver a “blackout” notice to Southridge to suspend the use of the registration statements that we have filed or may in the future file with the SEC registering for resale the shares of common stock that are currently heldto be issued under the Equity Purchase Agreement. If we deliver a blackout notice in the namefifteen trading days following a settlement of her Husband, Kamrudin Gheewallaa draw down, then we must issue Southridge additional shares of our common stock. In addition, we may obtain financing from Southridge under the Equity Purchase Agreement by issuing and her son Irfan Gheewalla.selling more shares of our common stock than the number of shares that we have registered in this offering. Such additional financing will require us to issue additional shares of our common stock and register those shares under the Securities Act. Such additional shares would be available to trade immediately, and a sale of those shares could cause a significant decline in our stock price.



10DETERMINATION OF OFFERING PRICE




(3) Mr. Kamrudin GheewallaOur common stock currently trades on the OTCQB under the symbol “CDXI.” The proposed offering price of the shares of our common stock covered by this prospectus is $0.205 , which was computed based upon the average of the closing bid and ask price price per share of our common stock on February 6, 2017 , as reported by the OTCQB . The Selling Stockholder may be deemedsell shares in any manner at the current market price.

Use of Proceeds

The Selling Stockholder is selling all of the shares of our common stock covered by this prospectus for its own account. Accordingly, we will not receive any proceeds from the resale of our common stock. However, we will receive proceeds from any sale of the common stock to beneficially own 20,000Southridge under the Equity Purchase Agreement. We intend to use the net proceeds received for product development, commercialization, and general corporate purposes.

Market Price and Dividends On Our Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters

Market Information

Our shares of common stock that are currently held inquoted on the name of his wife, Hajibibi GheewallaOTCQB under the symbol “CDXI.” The high and his son Irfan Gheewalla.

(4) Mr. Nooralla Gheewalla may be deemed to beneficially own 20,000low bid quotations for our shares of common stock that are currently held infor each full quarterly period within the name of his wife, Noorjehan Gheewalla and his daughter Naureen Gheewalla.

(5) Mrs. Noorjehan Gheewalla may be deemed to beneficially own 20,000 shares of common stock that are currently held in the name of her husband, Nooralla Gheewalla and her daughter Naureen Gheewalla.

(6) Mr. Salim Gheewalla may be deemed to beneficially own 10,000 shares of common stock that are currently held in the name of his wife, Salima Gheewalla.

(7) Mrs. Salima Gheewalla may be deemed to beneficially own 10,000 shares of common stock that are currently held in the name of her husband, Salim Gheewalla.

(8) Mr. Amin Gheewalla may be deemed to beneficially own 10,000 shares of common stock that are currently held in the name of his wife, Neelam Damani.

(9) Mrs. Neelam Damani may be deemed to beneficially own 10,000 shares of common stock that are currently held in the name of her husband, Amin Gheewalla.

(10) Mr. Bhavesh Dayalji may be deemed to beneficially own 10,000 shares of common stock that are currently held in the name of his wife, Nisha Dayalji.

(11) Mrs. Nisha Dayalji may be deemed to beneficially own 10,000 shares of common stock that are currently held in the name of her husband, Bhavesh Dayalji.

Mr. Frank J. Hariton is the corporate counsel to our company and a promoter, he is deemed an affiliate.

Mr. Neville D’Silva is the husband of the President and CEO, Nazneen D’Silva

Ms. Nerissa D’Silva is the daughter of the President and CEO, Nazneen D’Silva

Mr. Kamrudin Gheewalla is the brother of the President and CEO, Nazneen D’Silva

Mr. Nooralla Gheewalla is the brother of the President and CEO, Nazneen D’Silva

Ms. Noorbibi Gheewalla is the sister of the President and CEO, Nazneen D’Silva

None of the Selling Stockholders are broker-dealers or affiliates of broker-dealers.


Nanzeen D’Silva our sole officer and director, and Mr. Frank J. Hariton, our corporate counsel and a promoter, are Selling Stockholders and will be considered to be statutory underwriters for purposes of this offeringtwo most recent fiscal years and the other selling shareholders may be deemed underwriters.  Ms. D’Silvacurrent fiscal year are:

Quarter Ended High  Low 
       
March 31, 2015 $0.44  $0.15 
June 30, 2015 $0.32  $0.11 
September 30, 2015 $0.77  $0.08 
December 31, 2015 $0.95  $0.20 
         
March 31, 2016 $0.28  $0.03 
June 30, 2016 $0.18  $0.05 
September 30, 2016 $0.20  $0.07 

December 31, 2016

 $

0.15

  $

0.03

 

Such quotations reflect inter-dealer prices, without retail mark-up, mark-down or commission and Mr. Hariton intentions are to remain with us regardlessdo not necessarily represent actual transactions.

As of whether they sell all or a substantial portionFebruary 7, 2017 , there were approximately 450 stockholders of their stockholdings in us.  Ms. D’Silva is nevertheless offering 8.5%record of her shareholder interest, (850,000 shares out of her total holdings of 10,000,000 shares) in this offering, and Mr. Hariton is offering 100% of his shareholder interest (200,000 shares out of his holdings of 200,000 shares).  In aggregate, 9.99% of all outstandingour common shares are being offered by affiliates, since otherwise sales by Ms D’Silva and Mr. Hariton would each be restricted to 1% (or approximately 105,000 shares) of all outstanding shares every three months in accordance with Rule 144. As officers, control persons, or affiliates of Koffee Korner Inc. Ms. D’Silva and Mr. Hariton may not avail themselves of the provisions of Rule 144(k) which otherwise would permit a non-affiliate to sell an unlimitedstock. The number of restrictedstockholders does not include beneficial owners holding shares provided that the one-year holding period requirement is met.through nominee names.


Selling Stockholders will sell at a fixed price of $0.10 per share until our common shares are quoted on the Over-The-Counter Bulletin Board or another quotation medium and thereafter at prevailing market prices, or privately negotiated prices, with the exception of our sole officer and a promoter, who are deemed to be underwriters and must offer their shares at a fixed price of $0.10 per share even if our shares are quoted on the OTCBB.Dividends



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DETERMINATION OF OFFERING PRICE


There is no established public market for the common equity being registered. Our outstanding shares were most recently issued at $0.10 per share in February and March 2012. Accordingly, in determining the offering price, we selected $0.10 per share, which was the highest and most recent price at which we have issued our shares.


DIVIDEND POLICY


We have never paid a cash dividend on our common stock, and we do not anticipate payingany cash dividends in the foreseeable future. Moreover, any future credit facilities might contain restrictions on our ability to declare and pay dividends on our common stock. We plan to retain all earnings, if any,intend, for the foreseeable future, to retain any future earnings for use in the operationdevelopment of our business and to fundbusiness. Our future dividend policy will be determined by our Board of Directors on the pursuitbasis of future growth. Future dividends, if any, will depend on, among other things,various factors, including our results of operations, financial condition, capital requirements and oninvestment opportunities.

Securities Authorized for Issuance under Equity Compensation Plans

We adopted, and our stockholders approved, the Cardax, Inc. 2014 Equity Compensation Plan (the “2014 Plan”), effective as of February 7, 2014. Under such plan, we may grant equity based incentive awards, including options, restricted stock, and other factors as our Board of Directors, in its discretion, may consider relevant.


PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION


The selling stockholders may offer the shares at various times in onestock-based awards, to any directors, employees, advisers, and consultants that provide services to us or more of the following transactions:


on any market that might develop;

in transactions other than market transactions;

by pledge to secure debts or other obligations;

Purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its account; or

in a combination of any of the above.


Selling stockholders will sell at a fixed price of $0.10 per share until our common shares are quoted on the Over- the-Counter Bulletin Board and thereafter at prevailing market prices or privately negotiated prices, with the exception of our sole officersubsidiaries on terms and a promoter, whoconditions that are deemedfrom time to be underwriters and must offer theirtime determined by us. An aggregate of 45,420,148 shares at a fixed price of $0.10 per share even if our shares are quoted on the OTCBB. In order to comply with the securities laws of certain states, if applicable, the shares may be sold only through registered or licensed brokers-dealers.


The selling stockholders may use broker-dealers to sell shares. If this happens, broker-dealers will either receive discounts or commissions from the selling stockholders, or they will receive commissions from purchasers of shares for whom they have acted as agents. To date, no discussions have been held or agreements reached with any broker-dealers. No broker–dealer participating in the distribution of the shares covered by this prospectus may charge commissions in excess of 8% on any sales made hereunder.


Our affiliates and/or promoters who are offering their shares for resale and any broker-dealers who act in connection with the sale of the shares hereunder will be deemed to be "underwriters" of this offering within the meaning of the Securities Act, and any commissions they receive and proceeds of any sale of the shares may be deemed to be underwriting discounts and commissions under the Securities Act.


Selling shareholders and any purchasers of our securities should be aware that any market that develops in our common stock will be subject to "penny stock" restrictions.


We will pay all expenses incident toare reserved for issuance under the registration, offering2014 Plan, and saleoptions for the purchase of 36,821,969 shares of our common stock have been granted and are outstanding as of February 7, 2017 . The purpose of the shares other than commissions 2014 Plan is to provide financial incentives for selected directors, employees, advisers, and consultants of Cardax and/or discounts of underwriters, broker-dealers or agents. We have also agreed to indemnifyits subsidiaries, thereby promoting the selling stockholders against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.


This offering will terminate on the earlier of the:

a) date on which the shares are eligible for resale without restrictions pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act, or

b) date on which all shares offered by this prospectus have been sold by the selling stockholders.




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Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to our directors, officerslong-term growth and controlling persons, we have been advised that in the opinionfinancial success of the SEC such indemnification is against public policyCompany.

Equity Compensation Plan Information

The following table summarizes information as expressed in the Securities Actof February 7, 2017 about our outstanding stock options and is, therefore, unenforceable.


If any of the selling shareholders enter into an agreement after the effectiveness of our registration statement to sell all or a portion of their shares in the Company to a broker-dealer as principal and the broker-dealer is acting as underwriter, we will file a post-effective amendment to its registration statement identifying the broker-dealer, providing the required information on the Plan of Distribution, revising disclosures in its registration statement as required and filing the agreement as an exhibit to its registration statement.


Until our shares of common stock qualifyreserved for inclusion in the NASDAQ system, if ever, the trading offuture issuance under our securities, if any, will be in the over-the-counter markets,existing equity compensation plans.

Plan category Number of
securities
to be issued
upon exercise of
outstanding
options,
warrants and
rights
  Weighted-average
exercise price of
outstanding
options,
warrants and
rights
  Number of
securities
remaining
available
for future issuance
under equity
compensation
plans
 
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders  36,821,969  $0.41   6,848,645 
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders            
Total  36,821,969  $0.41   6,848,645 

Penny Stock Regulations

The Commission has adopted regulations which are commonly referred togenerally define so-called “penny stocks” as the OTCBB as maintained by FINRA. As a result, an investor may find it difficult to dispose of, or to obtain accurate quotations as to the price of, our securities.


SEC Rule 15g-9 (as most recently amended and effective September 12, 2005) establishes the definition of a "penny stock," for purposes relevant to us, as any equity security that has a market price of less than $5.00 per share or with an exercise price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to certain exemptions. Our common stock is a limited number“penny stock”, and we are subject to Rule 15g-9 under the Exchange Act, or the Penny Stock Rule. This rule imposes additional sales practice requirements on broker-dealers that sell such securities to persons other than established customers and “accredited investors” (generally, individuals with a net worth in excess of exceptions. It is likely that our shares will be considered to be penny stocks$1,000,000 or annual income exceeding $200,000, or $300,000 together with their spouses). For transactions covered by Rule 15g-9, a broker-dealer must make a special suitability determination for the immediate foreseeable future. purchaser and receive the purchaser’s written consent to the transaction prior to sale. As a result, this rule affects the ability of broker-dealers to sell our securities and affects the ability of purchasers to sell any of our securities in the secondary market.

For any transaction involving a penny stock, unless exempt, the penny stock rules require that a broker-dealer approve a person's account for transactions in penny stocks and the broker-dealer receive from the investor a written agreement to the transaction setting forth the identity and quantity of the penny stock to be purchased.

In order to approve a person's account for transactions in penny stocks, the broker-dealer must obtain financial information and investment experience and objectives of the person and make a reasonable determination that the transactions in penny stocks are suitable for that person and that person has sufficient knowledge and experience in financial matters to be capable of evaluating the risks of transactions in penny stocks.


The broker-dealer must also deliver,delivery, prior to any transaction in a penny stock, of a disclosure schedule prepared by the SECCommission relating to the penny stock market, which, in highlight form, sets forth the basis on which the broker-dealer made the suitability determination, and that the broker-dealer received a signed, written agreement from the investor prior to the transaction.


market. Disclosure is also hasrequired to be made about the risks of investing in penny stock in both public offerings and in secondary trading andsales commissions payable to both the broker-dealer and the registered representative and current quotations for the securities and the rights and remedies available to an investor in cases of fraud in penny stock transactions.securities. Finally, monthly statements haveare required to be sent disclosing recent price information for the penny stock held in the account and information on the limited market in penny stocks. The above-referenced requirements may create a lack of liquidity, making trading difficult or impossible, and accordingly, shareholders may find it difficult to dispose of our shares.stock.


STATE SECURITIES – BLUE SKY LAWS


There is no public market for our common stock, and there can be no assurance that our shares of common stock will qualify for exemption from the Penny Stock Rule. In any market will developevent, even if our common stock were exempt from the Penny Stock Rule, we would remain subject to Section 15(b)(6) of the Exchange Act, which gives the Commission the authority to restrict any person from participating in a distribution of penny stock if the Commission finds that such a restriction would be in the foreseeable future. Transferpublic interest.

In addition to the “penny stock” rules described above, the FINRA has adopted similar rules that may also limit a stockholder’s ability to buy and sell our common stock. FINRA rules require that in recommending an investment to a customer, a broker-dealer must have reasonable grounds for believing that the investment is suitable for such customer. Prior to recommending speculative low priced securities to their non-institutional customers, broker-dealers must make reasonable efforts to obtain information about the customer’s financial status, tax status, investment objectives and other information. Under interpretations of these rules, FINRA believes that there is a high probability that speculative low priced securities will not be suitable for at least some customers. The FINRA requirements make it more difficult for broker-dealers to recommend that their customers buy our common stock, which may limit the ability of our stockholders to sell their shares and have an adverse effect on the market for our shares.

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

The financial data discussed below is derived from our audited financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 and our unaudited condensed financial statements for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, which are found elsewhere in this prospectus. Our financial statements are prepared and presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States. The financial data discussed below is only a summary and investors should read the following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of our operations in conjunction with our financial statements and the related notes to those statements included elsewhere in this prospectus. This discussion contains forward-looking statements reflecting our current expectations that involve risks and uncertainties.Our actual results and the timing of events may differ materially from those contained in these forward-looking statements due to a number of factors, including those discussed in the section entitled “Risk Factors,” and elsewhere in this prospectus.

Corporate Overview and History

We acquired Cardax Pharma, Inc. (“Pharma”) and its life science business through the merger of Cardax Acquisition, Inc. (“Cardax Sub”), our wholly-owned transitory subsidiary (“Cardax Sub”), with and into Pharma on February 7, 2014 (the “Merger”), and a stock purchase agreement. As a result of these transactions, Pharma became our wholly-owned subsidiary. The only consideration that we paid under the stock purchase agreement and the Merger was shares of our common stock. On May 31, 2013, Pharma acquired all of the assets and assumed all of the liabilities of Cardax Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Holdings”). Accordingly, we have two predecessors: Pharma and Pharma’s predecessor, Holdings. Prior to the February 7, 2014 effective date of the Merger, we operated under the name “Koffee Korner Inc.” and our business was limited to a single location retailer of specialty coffee located in Houston, Texas. On the effective date of the Merger, we divested our coffee business and now exclusively continue Pharma’s life sciences business. On December 30, 2015, our former principal stockholder, Holdings, merged with and into us (the “Holdings Merger”). There was not any cash consideration exchanged in the Holdings Merger. Upon the closing of the Holdings Merger, the stockholders of Holdings received an aggregate number of shares and warrants to purchase shares of our common stock may also be restricted under the securities or securities regulations laws promulgated by various states and foreign jurisdictions, commonly referred to as "Blue Sky" laws. Absent compliance with such individual state laws, our common stock may not be traded in such jurisdictions. Because the securities registered hereunder have not been registered for resale under the “Blue Sky” laws of any state, the holders of such shares and persons who desire to purchase them in any trading market that might develop in the future, should be aware that there may be significant state “Blue Sky” law restrictions upon the ability of investors to sell the securities and of purchasers to purchase the securities. Accordingly, investors may not be able to liquidate their investments and should be prepared to hold the common stock for an indefinite period of time.


Selling Security holders may contact us directly to ascertain procedures necessary for compliance with Blue Sky Laws in the applicable states relating to Sellers and/or Purchasers of our shares of common stock.




We intend to apply for listing in a nationally recognized securities manual which, once published, will provide us with "manual" exemptions in 33 states as indicated in CCH Blue Sky Law Desk Reference at Section 6301 entitled "Standard Manuals Exemptions."


Thirty-three states have what is commonly referred to as a "manual exemption" for secondary trading of securities such as those to be resold by selling stockholders under this registration statement. In these states, so long as we obtain and maintain a Standard and Poor's Corporate Manual or another acceptable manual, secondary trading of our common stock can occur without any filing, review or approval by state regulatory authorities in these states. These states are: Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Washington, West Virginia and Wyoming. We cannot secure this listing, and thus this qualification, until after our registration statement is declared effective. Once we secure this listing, secondary trading can occur in these states without further action.


We currently do not intend to and may not be able to qualify securities for resale in other states which require shares to be qualified before they can be resold by our shareholders.


LIMITATIONS IMPOSED BY REGULATION M


Under applicable rules and regulations under the Exchange Act, any person engaged in the distribution of the shares may not simultaneously engage in market making activities with respect to our common stock for a period of two business days priorequal to the commencement of such distribution. In addition and without limiting the foregoing, each selling stockholder will be subject to applicable provisions of the Exchange Act and the associated rules and regulations thereunder, including, without limitation, Regulation M, which provisions may limit the timing of purchases and salesaggregate number of shares of our common stock that were held by Holdings on the selling stockholders. We will make copiesdate of this prospectus availablethe closing of the Holdings Merger. Our restricted shares of common stock held by Holdings were cancelled upon the closing of the Holdings Merger. Accordingly, there was not any change to our fully diluted capitalization due to the selling stockholders and have informed them of the need for delivery of copies of this prospectus to purchasers at or prior to the time of any sale of the shares offered hereby. We assume no obligation to deliver copies of this prospectus or any related prospectus supplement.Holdings Merger.

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

We are not a partydevoting substantially all of our present efforts to any pending litigation and,establishing our business related to the bestdevelopment and commercialization of safe anti-inflammatory dietary supplements and drugs. The safety and efficacy of our knowledge, noneproducts have not been directly evaluated in clinical trials or confirmed by the FDA. On August 24, 2016, we launched our first commercial product, ZanthoSyn™. On January 25, 2017, we began selling ZanthoSyn™ to GNC stores in Hawaii on a wholesale basis. ZanthoSyn™ is threatenedmarketed as a novel astaxanthin dietary supplement with superior absorption and purity. Astaxanthin is a clinically studied ingredient with safe anti-inflammatory activity that supports joint health, cardiovascular health, metabolic health, and liver health. The form of astaxanthin utilized in ZanthoSyn™ has demonstrated excellent safety in peer-reviewed published studies and is designated as GRAS (Generally Recognized as Safe) according to FDA regulations. We are using e-commerce and wholesale as our primary sales channels for ZanthoSyn™ and are leveraging our experience and relationships in the scientific and medical community to market our product. We expect that our initial marketing program will continue to focus on outreach to physicians, healthcare professionals, and consumers over the following several fiscal quarters. As a second generation product, we are developing CDX-085, our patented astaxanthin derivative, which could reduce the size/number of capsules or anticipated.tablets required to achieve equivalent circulating levels of astaxanthin. We also plan to pursue pharmaceutical applications of astaxanthin and related compounds.

DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS PROMOTERS AND CONTROL PERSONS

At present we are not able to estimate if or when we will be able to generate sustained revenues. Our directors, officers and significant employees arefinancial statements have been prepared assuming that we will continue as follows:a going concern; however, given our recurring losses from operations, our independent registered public accounting firm has determined there is substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.

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Name

Age

Position

Nanzeen D’Silva

52

Chairman, President and CEO

Business Experience


Results of Operations

Chairman, President

Results of Operations for the Three and CEONine-Months Ended September 30, 2016 and 2015:


Nanzeen D’Silva has been our CEO and president since our formation.  She has operated Koffee Korner as an independent coffee shop since its founding in 2003.She has been a restaurant manager since 1998 and holds a BA from Bombay University in accounting and marketing.

Due to her share ownership and positions as our sole officer and director, Nanzeen D’Silva cannot be considered an independent director.



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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE

The following table sets forthreflects our operating results for the cashthree and non-cash annual remunerationnine-months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015:

Operating Summary Three-months
ended
September 30, 2016
  Three-months
ended
September 30, 2015
  Nine-months
ended
September 30, 2016
  Nine-months
ended
September 30, 2015
 
Revenues $11,160  $-  $11,160  $- 
Cost of Goods Sold  (5,717)  -   (5,717)  - 
Gross Profit  5,443   -   5,443   - 
Operating Expenses  (487,587)  (743,578)  (1,439,912)  (2,587,228)
Net Operating Loss  (482,144)  (743,578)  (1,434,469)  (2,587,228)
Other Income (Expenses)  (294)  117   46,543   143,347 
Net Loss $(482,438) $(743,461) $(1,387,926) $(2,443,881)

Operating Summary for the Three-Months Ended September 30, 2016 and 2015

We launched our first commercial product on August 24, 2016. Revenues were $11,160 and $0 for the three-months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively. We are using e-commerce as our primary sales channel and are leveraging our experience and relationships in the scientific and medical community to market our product. We expect that our initial marketing program will continue to focus on outreach to physicians, healthcare professionals, and consumers over the following several fiscal quarters. Cost of goods sold was $5,717 and $0 for the three-months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively, and included costs of the highestproduct, shipping and handling, sales taxes, and merchant fees. Gross profit was $5,443 for the three-months ended September 30, 2016, which represented a gross profit margin of 49%.

Operating expenses were $487,587 and $743,578 for the three-months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Operating expenses primarily consisted of expenses for services provided to the Company, including payroll and consultation, for research and development, administration, and sales and marketing. These expenses were paid person who is officersin accordance with agreements entered into with each consultant, employee, or service provider. Included in operating expenses were $116,583 and directors as a group during our last fiscal year:

Name of individual

or identity of group

Capacities in which

remuneration

was received

Year

Salary

Bonus

Stock Awards

All Other Compensation

Aggregate remuneration

Nanzeen D’Silva

Chairman, President and CEO

2011

$6,657

$0

$0

$0

$0

2010

$7,678

$0

$0

$0

$0


No compensation to Directors.

No director has received any cash or other$256,959 in stock based compensation for servingthe three-months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

Other income (expenses) were $(294) and $117 for the three-months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

Operating Summary for the Nine-months Ended September 30, 2016 and 2015

We launched our first commercial product on August 24, 2016. Revenues were $11,160 and $0 for the nine-months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively. We are using e-commerce as our primary sales channel and are leveraging our experience and relationships in the scientific and medical community to market our product. We expect that our initial marketing program will continue to focus on outreach to physicians, healthcare professionals, and consumers over the following several fiscal quarters. Cost of goods sold was $5,717 and $0 for the nine-months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively, and included costs of the product, shipping and handling, sales taxes, and merchant fees. Gross profit was $5,443 for the nine-months ended September 30, 2016, which represented a gross profit margin of 49%.

Operating expenses were $1,439,912 and $2,587,228 for the nine-months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Operating expenses primarily consisted of expenses for services provided to the Company, including payroll and consultation, for research and development, administration, and sales and marketing. These expenses were paid in accordance with agreements entered into with each consultant, employee, or service provider. Included in operating expenses were $498,312 and $1,534,468 in stock based compensation for the nine-months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

Other income was $46,543 and $143,347 for the nine-months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively. For the nine-months ended September 30, 2016, other income primarily consisted of a State of Hawaii refundable research and development credit of $47,082. For the nine-months ended September 30, 2015, other income primarily consisted of a reversal of estimated accrued liabilities of $48,204 and a gain on the sale of assets of $95,000.

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Results of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2015 and 2014:

The following table reflects our operating results for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014:

Operating Summary Year ended
December 31, 2015
  Year ended
December 31, 2014
  Change 
Revenues $-  $-  $- 
Operating Expenses  (4,401,100)  (16,881,963)  12,480,863 
Net Operating Loss  (4,401,100)  (16,881,963)  12,480,863 
Other Income (Expenses)  143,225   (112,662)  255,887 
Net Loss $(4,257,875) $(16,994,625) $12,736,750 

Operating Summary

We were a pre-revenue company with limited operations and had no revenues for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014.

Operating expenses were $4,401,100 and $16,881,963 for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Included in operating expenses were $1,918,183 and $11,667,361 in stock based compensation for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Other operating expenses primarily consisted of services provided to the Company, including payroll and consultation, for research and development, and administration. These expenses were paid in accordance with agreements entered into with each consultant, employee, or service provider.

Other income (expenses), net, were $143,225 and $(112,662) for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2015, other income primarily consisted of a change in estimated accrued liabilities of $48,204 and a gain on the sale of assets of $95,000. For the year ended December 31, 2014, other expenses primarily consisted of interest expense on notes payable of $112,450.

Assets and Liabilities

Assets were $852,078 and $1,547,091 as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The decrease was primarily due to an inventory impairment of $958,575 offset by a cash increase of $287,714 in the year ended December 31, 2015. At December 31, 2015, cash totaled $323,410. Negative working capital of $4,186,301 as of December 31, 2015, was primarily due to accrued payroll and paid time off of $3,468,610, accrued Board of Director fees and related consultation of $418,546, and accounts payable of $662,803, less cash of $323,410. The accrual of payroll and Board of Director fees and related consultation, which occurred from January 2008 to December 2013, was due to significant capital constraints, and was selected in favor of layoffs or furloughs in order to maximize employee and director retention. In 2013 and 2014, the Company initiated repayment on these accrued amounts, utilizing approximately 5% to 10% of proceeds from various financings and plans to continue a structured repayment of the outstanding amounts over time as financing permits.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Since our inception, we do not planhave sustained operating losses and have used cash raised by issuing securities in our operations. During the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, we used cash in operating activities of $1,506,237 and $5,695,231, respectively, and incurred a net loss of $4,257,875 and $16,994,625, respectively. During the nine -months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, we used cash in operating activities in the amount of $858,381 and $1,070,699 respectively, and incurred a net loss of $1,387,926 and $2,443,881 , respectively.

As of December 31, 2015, we had a U.S. federal income tax net operating loss carryforward of $30,171,769. The net operating losses may be available to offset our future taxable income to the extent permitted under the Internal Revenue Code.

We require additional financing in order to continue to fund our operations, and pay existing and future liabilities and other obligations. To conserve cash resources, we agreed with our employees, executives, and certain vendors to pay any cash or other compensation todue during any person for serving as a director.

SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF MANAGEMENT AND CERTAIN SECURITY HOLDERS

The informationcalendar quarter that has not been paid in cash in the following table sets forth the beneficial ownershipform of shares of our common stock or stock options, as described in the Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 7, 2015. On March 28, 2016, we furloughed all of our employees and independent contractors indefinitely and arranged with our Chief Executive Officer, David G. Watumull; our Chief Financial Officer, John B. Russell; and our Vice President, Operations, David M. Watumull, to continue their services for cash compensation equal to the minimum wage. In addition, each of the directors agreed, effective April 1, 2016, to suspend any additional equity compensation, until otherwise agreed by the Company. We also deferred payment of other trade payables. On June 3, 2016, the compensation arrangement of our Vice President, Operations, David M. Watumull was amended so that, effective May 30, 2016, he would receive bi-weekly compensation equal to $3,269 and the compensation arrangement of our Vice President, Research, Timothy J. King was amended so that, effective May 30, 2016, he would receive bi-weekly compensation equal to $1,635. On September 6, 2016, the compensation arrangements of certain officers were amended so that effective September 8, 2016, (i) our Chief Executive Officer, David G. Watumull would receive bi-weekly compensation equal to $4,327, (ii) our Chief Science Officer, Gilbert M. Rishton would receive bi-weekly compensation equal to $1,923, and (iii) our Vice President, Research, Timothy J. King would receive bi-weekly compensation equal to $3,269. On September 6, 2016, the compensation arrangement with JBR Business Solutions, LLC, under which John B. Russell serves as our Chief Financial Officer, was amended so that effective September 30, 2016, he would receive monthly compensation of $3,500. On September 6, 2016, the compensation arrangements of the independent directors of the Company were amended so that effective September 30, 2016, they would each receive quarterly equity compensation of $12,500 in arrears in the form of a grant of shares of our common stock or non-qualified stock options to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock under the Cardax, Inc. 2014 Equity Compensation Plan based on the higher of the then current market price or $0.15 per share , with such compensation prorated for one of three months for the quarter ended September 30, 2016 .

It is estimated that our limited available cash resources as of the date of this prospectus, by: (i)would be sufficient to continue operations on a limited budget only through February 28, 2017 . In addition to the highest paid person who is our officers and directors (or$1,208,000 raised in the alternative, each officer and director); (ii) all officers and directors as a group; (iii) each shareholder who beneficially owns more than 5% of any class ofyear ended December 31, 2016 plus the year-to-date, we intend to raise additional capital that would fund our securities, including those shares subject to outstanding options. A person deemedoperations through at least December 31 , 2017. We expect to be a beneficial owner of any securities that such a person has aable to access capital during the fourth quarter under the previously reported equity purchase agreement, pursuant to which we have the right, but not the obligation, to acquire within 60 days.

Name and address

of owner

Amount owned before

the offering

Amount owned after the offering

Percent of Class After Offering


Nanzeen D’Silva

6560 Fannin Street – Suite 245

Houston, Texas 77030


10,000,000 shares


9,150,000 shares


87%


 All officers and directors as

a group (one (1) person)


10,000,000 shares


9,150,000 shares


87 %



CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS


Upon our formation, Nanzeen D’Silva acquired 10,000,000sell shares of our common stock, as described in exchange for allour Current Report on Form 8-K filed July 18, 2016. Our right to sell shares under this equity purchase agreement is subject to registering such shares under the Securities Act as described in the Current Report and provides us with certain protections as described in the Current Report that should result in financing with less dilution than our private placements of securities during 2016. Prior to accessing capital under the sharesequity purchase agreement, we may continue to obtain additional financing from investors through the private placement of Koffee Korners, Inc., a Texas corporation organized in 2003.


DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK


Introduction


We were incorporated in Delaware on January 30, 2012 and are authorized to issue 100,000,000 shares ofour common stock and 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock.




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Preferred Stock


We are authorizedwarrants to issue 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock with designations, rights and preferences determined from time to time bypurchase our Board of Directors. No shares of preferred stock have been designated, issued or outstanding. Accordingly, our Board of Directors is empowered, without stockholder approval, to issue up to 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock with voting, liquidation, conversion, or other rights that could adversely affect the rights of the holders of the common stock. Although we have no present intention to issue any sharesAny financing transaction could also, or in the alternative, include the issuance of preferred stock, thereour debt or convertible debt securities. There can be no assurance that a financing transaction would be available to us on terms and conditions that we determined are acceptable.

We cannot give any assurance that we will not do so in the future.future be able to achieve a level of profitability from the sale of existing or future products or otherwise to sustain our operations. These conditions raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. The accompanying financial statements do not include any adjustments to reflect the possible future effects on recoverability and reclassification of assets or the amounts and classification of liabilities that may result from the outcome of this uncertainty.


Among other rights, our Board of Directors may determine, withoutAny inability to obtain additional financing on acceptable terms will materially and adversely affect us, including requiring us to significantly further votecurtail or action by our stockholders:cease business operations altogether.


Our working capital and capital requirements at any given time depend upon numerous factors, including, but not limited to:

operating expenses.
the progress of research and development programs;

the numberlevel of sharesresources that we devote to the development of our technologies, patents, marketing and sales capabilities; and
revenues from the sale of any products or license revenues and the designation of the series;

whether to pay dividends on the series and, if so, the dividend rate, whether dividends will be cumulative and, if so, from which date or dates, and the relative rights of priority of payment of dividends on shares of the series;

whether the series will have voting rights in addition to the voting rights provided by law and, if so, the terms of the voting rights;

whether the series will be convertible into or exchangeable for sharescost of any production or other class or series of stock and, if so, the terms and conditions of conversion or exchange;

whether or not the shares of the series will be redeemable and, if so, the dates, terms and conditions of redemption and whether there will be a sinking fund for the redemption of that series and, if so, the terms and amount of the sinking fund; and

the rights of the shares of the series in the event of our voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up and the relative rights or priority, if any, of payment of shares of the series.


We presently do not have plans to issue any sharesfunded our research and development primarily by issuing convertible debt and equity securities in several separate private placements of preferred stock. However, preferred stock could be used to dilute a potential hostile acquirer. Accordingly, any future issuancesecurities.

On January 3, 2014, Pharma received total proceeds from the sale of preferred stock or any rights to purchase preferred shares may haveconvertible unsecured promissory notes of $2,076,000.

Upon the effectconsummation of making it more difficult for a third party to acquire control of us. This may delay, defer or prevent a change of control in our Company or an unsolicited acquisition proposal. The issuance of preferred stock also could decrease the Merger, the outstanding principal amount of earnings attributable to,the senior secured convertible promissory notes issued by Pharma in 2013, consisting of (a) the aggregate principal amount of approximately $3,648,244 for notes exchanged with Holdings on May 31, 2013, and assets available(b) the aggregate principal amount of $4,840,792 for distribution to,notes issued by Pharma during the holdersyear ended December 31, 2013, together in the aggregate principal amount of $8,489,036, plus all accrued interest thereon, was automatically converted into an aggregate number of 14,446,777 shares of our common stock and could adversely affect the rights and powers, including voting rights,warrants, issued by Cardax, to purchase an aggregate of the holders of our common stock.


Common Stock


We are authorized to issue 100,000,000 shares of common stock. There are 10,530,000 shares of our common stock issued and outstanding as of the date of this prospectus which shares are held by 35 shareholders. The holders of our common stock:

Have equal ratable rights to dividends from funds legally available for payment of dividends when, as and if declared by the Board of Directors;

are entitled to share ratably in all of the assets available for distribution to holders of common stock upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of our affairs;

do not have preemptive, subscription or conversion rights, or redemption; and

are entitled to one non-cumulative vote per share on all matters submitted to stockholders for a vote at any meeting of stockholders.


See also “Plan of Distribution” subsection entitled "Any market that develops in shares of our common stock will be subject to the penny stock restrictions which will make trading difficult or impossible" regarding negative implications of being classified as a "Penny Stock."



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Authorized but Un-issued Capital Stock


Delaware law does not require stockholder approval for any issuance of authorized shares. However, the marketplace rules of the NASDAQ, which would apply only if our common stock were listed on the NASDAQ, require stockholder approval of certain issuances of common stock equal to or exceeding 20% of the then-outstanding voting power or then-outstanding number of shares of common stock, including in connection with a change of control of the Company, the acquisition of the stock or assets of another company or the sale or issuance of common stock below the book or market value price of such stock. These additional shares may be used for a variety of corporate purposes, including future public offerings to raise additional capital or to facilitate corporate acquisitions.


One of the effects of the existence of un-issued and unreserved common stock may be to enable our Board of Directors to issue shares to persons friendly to current management, which issuance could render more difficult or discourage an attempt to obtain control of our board by means of a merger, tender offer, proxy contest or otherwise, and thereby protect the continuity of our management and possibly deprive the stockholders of opportunities to sell their14,446,777 shares of our common stock at prices higher than prevailing market prices.an exercise price equal to $0.625 that expire on February 7, 2019.


Delaware Anti-Takeover LawUpon the consummation of the Merger, the outstanding principal amount of the convertible unsecured promissory notes issued by Pharma in 2014, consisting of the aggregate principal amount of $2,076,000 plus all accrued interest thereon, was automatically converted into an aggregate number of 3,353,437 shares of our common stock and warrants to purchase an aggregate of 3,321,600 shares of our common stock at an exercise price equal to $0.625 that expire on February 7, 2019.


We will be subjectIn addition, upon the consummation of the Merger we issued and sold an aggregate of 6,276,960 shares of our common stock and warrants that expire on February 7, 2019, to purchase an aggregate of 6,276,960 shares of our common stock at a price per share equal to $0.625, for aggregate gross cash proceeds of $3,923,100.

During the year ended December 31, 2015, we sold securities in a self-directed offering in the aggregate amount of $1,806,222 at $0.30 per unit, which included the conversion of a $30,000 note issued on January 28, 2015 and $222 in accrued interest. Each unit consisted of (i) one share of our common stock, (ii) two Class D warrants, each to purchase one share of our common stock at $0.10 per share, which expire March 31, 2020, and (iii) one Class E warrant to purchase three-fourths of one share of our common stock at $0.1667 per share, which expires March 31, 2020. In aggregate, we issued 6,020,725 shares of our common stock, Class D warrants to purchase 12,041,450 shares of our common stock, and Class E warrants to purchase 4,515,554 shares of our common stock.

During the year ended December 31, 2016 and inthe calendar year through February 7, 2017 , we sold securities in a self-directed offering in the aggregate amount of $1,208,000 at $0.08 per unit. Each unit consisted of (i) one share of our common stock, (ii) a five-year warrant to purchase one share of our common stock at $0.08, (iii) a five-year warrant to purchase one share of our common stock at $0.12, and (iv) a five-year warrant to purchase one share of our common stock at $0.16. In aggregate, we issued (i) 15,100,000 shares of our common stock, (ii) warrants to purchase 15,100,000 shares of our common stock at $0.08 per share, (iii) warrants to purchase 15,100,000 shares of our common stock at $0.12 per share, and (iv) warrants to purchase 15,100,000 shares of our common stock at $0.16 per share.

On July 13, 2016, the Company entered into an Equity Purchase Agreement with Southridge. Pursuant to the provisionsEquity Purchase Agreement, Southridge shall commit to purchase up to $5,000,000 of Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law regulating corporate takeovers. This section prohibits, subject to exceptions, publicly-traded Delaware corporations from engaging in a business combination, which includes a merger or sale of more than 10% of the corporation's assets, with any interested stockholder. An interested stockholder is generally defined as a person who, with its affiliates and associates, owns or, within three years before the time of determination of interested stockholder status, owned 15% or more of a corporation's outstanding voting securities. This prohibition does not apply if: the transaction is approved by the Board of Directors before the time the interested stockholder attained that status; upon the closing of the transaction that resulted in the stockholder becoming an interest stockholder, the interested stockholder owned at least 85% of the votingcommon stock of the corporation outstanding atCompany over the startcourse of twenty-four (24) months commencing on the effective date of the transaction; or at or afterregistration statement of the timeCompany pursuant to the stockholder became an interested stockholder,registration rights agreement. The price that the business combination is approvedCompany may specify in any exercise of a Put Right will be determined by calculating a 12% discount to the lowest closing bid price—subject to a pre-designated floor—during a ten trading day period following delivery of a notice of the exercise of the Put Right by the board and authorized at an annual or special meetingCompany to Southridge.

As a result of stockholders bythe foregoing, management believes that that the Company should have sufficient sources of liquidity to satisfy its obligations for at least two-thirds of the outstanding voting stock that is not owned bynext 12 months. To the interested stockholder.


A Delaware corporation may opt out of this provision with an express provision in its original certificate of incorporation or an express provision in its certificate of incorporation or bylaws resultingextent our cash and cash equivalents, cash flow from an amendment approved by at least a majority ofoperating activities, and net proceeds from the outstanding voting shares. However, we have not opted out of this provision. This provision of the Delaware General Corporation Law could prohibit or delay a merger or other takeover or change-in-control attempts and may discourage attempts to acquire us.


Shareholder Matters


Certain provisions of Delaware law create rights that might be deemed material to our shareholders. Other provisions might delay or make more difficult acquisitionsissuance of our common stock pursuant to the Equity Purchase Agreement are insufficient to fund our future activities, we may need to raise additional funds through bank credit arrangements or changes in our controlpublic or mightprivate equity or debt financings. We also have the effect of preventing changes in our management or might make it more difficultmay need to accomplish transactions that some of our shareholders may believe to be in their best interests.


Dissenters' Rights


Among the rights granted under Delaware law which might be considered as material is the right for shareholders to dissent from certain corporate actions and obtain payment for their shares (see Delaware Revised Statutes ("DRS") 92A.380-390). This right is subject to exceptions, summarized below, and arisesraise additional funds in the event we determine in the future to effect one or more acquisitions of, mergers or plans of exchange. This right normally applies if shareholder approval of the corporate actioninvestments in, businesses, services or technologies. If additional funding is required, either by Delaware lawwe may not be able to obtain bank credit arrangements or by theto effect an equity or debt financing on terms of the articles of incorporation.


A shareholder does not have the rightacceptable to dissent with respect to any plan of mergerus or exchange, if the shares held by the shareholder are part of a class of shares which are:




*

listed on a national securities exchange,

*

included in the national market system by the National Association of Securities Dealers, or

*

held of record by not less than 2,000 holders.


This exception notwithstanding, a shareholder will still have a right of dissent if it is provided for in the articles of incorporation (our certificate of incorporation does not so provide) or if the shareholders are required under the plan of merger or exchange to accept anything but cash or owner's interests, or a combination of the two, in the surviving or acquiring entity, or in any other entity falling in any of the three categories described above in this paragraph.


Inspection Rights


Delaware law also specifies that shareholders are to have the right to inspect company records. This right extends to any person who has been a shareholder of record for at least six months immediately preceding his demand. It also extends to any person holding, or authorized in writing by the holders of, at least 5% of our outstanding shares. Shareholders having this right are to be granted inspection rights upon five days' written notice. The records covered by this right include official copies of: the articles of incorporation, and all amendments thereto, bylaws and all amendments thereto; and a stock ledger or a duplicate stock ledger, revised annually, containing the names, alphabetically arranged, of all persons who are stockholders of the corporation, showing their places of residence, if known, and the number of shares held by them, respectively.


In lieu of the stock ledger or duplicate stock ledger, Delaware law provides that the corporation may keep a statement setting out the name of the custodian of the stock ledger or duplicate stock ledger, and the present and complete post office address, including street and number, if any, where the stock ledger or duplicate stock ledger specified in this section is kept.


Transfer Agent


The transfer agent for our common stock is Island Stock Transfer. Its telephone number is 727-289-0010.


MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OR PLAN OF OPERATION


Management’s Discussion and Analysis contains statements that are forward-looking. These statements are based on current expectations and assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially because of factors discussed in “Factors That May Affect Future Results and Financial Condition.”


OVERVIEW


Revenue Recognition


The Company follows paragraph 605-10-S99-1 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification for revenue recognition.  The Company recognizes revenue when it is realized or realizable and earned.  The Company considers revenue realized or realizable and earned when all of the following criteria are met: (i) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, (ii) the product has been shipped or the services have been rendered to the customer, (iii) the sales price is fixed or determinable, and (iv) collectability is reasonably assured.


RESULTS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE FISCAL YEARS ENDED MARCH 31, 2012 AND 2011.


The following table sets forth for the periods indicated certain statement of operations data:





 

For the Fiscal Year Ended March 31,

 

2012

2011

NET REVENUES

$

72,692 

$

82,715

COST OF SALES

$

26,816 

$

34,639

GROSS PROFIT

$

45,876 

$

48,076

OPERATING EXPENSES

$

55,611 

$

46,299

NET INCOME (LOSS)

$

(9,735)

$

1,777

NET INCOME (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE

-BASIC AND DILUTED:

(0.00)

0.00

Segment informationall.

 

We report information about operating segments,will incur ongoing recurring expenses associated with professional fees for accounting, legal, and other expenses for annual reports, quarterly reports, proxy statements and other filings under the Exchange Act. We estimate that these costs will likely be in excess of $250,000 per year for the next few years. These obligations will reduce our ability and resources to fund other aspects of our business. We hope to be able to use our status as well as disclosures abouta public company to increase our ability to use non-cash means of settling obligations and compensate certain independent contractors who provide professional services and geographic areas. Operating segments are defined as revenue-producing componentsto us, although there can be no assurances that we will be successful in any of the enterprise, which are generally used internally for evaluating segment performance.those efforts.

 

Our revenue baseThe following is derived from salesa summary of coffee, other beveragesour cash flows provided by (used in) operating, investing and complementary food at our single retail location. We have concluded that we have only one reportable segment.financing activities during the periods indicated:

 

OPERATIONS

Cash Flow Summary Nine-months ended
September 30, 2016
  Nine-months ended
September 30, 2015
 
Net Cash Used in Operating Activities $(858,381) $(1,070,699)
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities  (24,131)  (11,852)
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities  800,000   1,460,000 
Net Cash Increase (Decrease) for Period  (82,512)  377,449 
Cash at Beginning of Period  323,410   35,696 
Cash at End of Period $240,898  $413,145 

Cash Flow Summary Year ended
December 31, 2015
  Year ended
December 31, 2014
 
Net Cash Used in Operating Activities $(1,506,237) $(5,695,231)
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities  (12,049)  59,127 
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities  1,806,000   5,449,390 
Net Cash Increase (Decrease) for Period  287,714   (186,714)
Cash at Beginning of Year  35,696   222,410 
Cash at End of Year $323,410  $35,696 

 

Net Revenues

Cash Flows from Operating Activities

During the nine-months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, our operating activities primarily consisted of payments or accruals for employees, directors, and consultants for services related to research and development, administration, and sales and marketing.

 

A summaryDuring the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, our operating activities primarily consisted of revenue generatedpayments to, or accruals for the fiscal years ending March 31, 2012payments to, employees, directors, and 2011 is as follows:


 

Fiscal Year Ended

March 31,

 

2012

2011

Net Revenue

$72,692

$82,715



Total revenueconsultants, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2012 was $72,692 comparedservices related to $82,715 for the year ended March 31, 2011. This represents a decrease of $10,023 from that of the fiscal year ended March 31, 2012, or 12.1%. This decrease is due to the many consumers that are still facing a challenging economic environment in the United States.


Cost of Sales


 

Fiscal Year Ended

March 31,

 

2012

2011

Cost of Sales

$26,816

$34,639

% of Revenue

36.9%

41.9%


Total cost of sales for fiscal year ended March 31, 2012 was $26,816 compared to $34,639 for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2011. This represents a decrease of $7,823 from that of the fiscal year ended March 31, 2012, or 22.6%. This decrease reflects a decrease in revenue due to our customers facing a challenging economic environment in the United States.




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Gross Profit


 

Fiscal Year Ended

March 31,

 

2012

2011

  Gross Profit

$45,876

$48,076

  % of Revenue

63.1%

58.1%


Gross profit decreased by $2,200 for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2012 compared to the corresponding period in the prior year.research and development and administration. The decrease was primarily due to consumers still facing a challenging economic environment in the United States.


Operating Expenses


 

Fiscal Year Ended

March 31,

 

2012

2011

  Operating Expenses

$55,611

$46,299

  % of Revenue

76.5%

56.0%


Operating Expenses for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2012 were $55,611 and $46,299 for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2011. This increase was due to increased professional costs such as accounting fees related to the preparation of our private placement documents and Registration Statement on Form S-1, auditing fees, attorney fees related to the preparation of offering documents and the Registration Statement on Form S-1.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Since our inception, we have financed our operations through equity from our principal and funds generated by our business. As of March 31, 2012, we had approximately $27,417 in cash. We believe that cash on hand may not be adequate to satisfy our ongoing working capital needs for more than one year. During Fiscal Year 2013, our primary objectives in managing liquidity and cash flows will be to ensure financial flexibility to keep the Company operating and support growth.

Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities. Net cash used in operating activities amounted to $(15,237) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2012 compared to net cash used in operating activities of $(3,441) for$4,188,994 in the fiscal year ended MarchDecember 31, 2011.  This change is2015, was primarily dueattributable to a combination of (i) a decrease in accounts receivableprofessional and financing expenses in the aggregate amount of $3,347,$1,959,263, and (ii) a decrease in cash payments of accrued payroll, accounts payable, accrued interest, and fees payable to directors in the aggregate amount of $2,316, a decrease of payroll tax liabilities in the amount of $6,478, and an increase in prepayment in the amount of $20 and a decrease of sale tax payable in the amount of $62. 

Net Cash Used by Investing Activities.  None.$1,544,303.

 

Net Cash Provided by (Used In) FinancingFlows from Investing Activities. Net cash provided by financing

During the nine-months ended September 30, 2016, and our investing activities was $31,412 forwere primarily related to expenditures on patents. During the fiscal yearnine-months ended March 31, 2012 comparedSeptember 30, 2015, our investing activities were primarily related to net cash received in financing activitiesproceeds from the sale of $0 for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2011. The increase in financing activities was primarily due to the private placement offering that took place in February 2012. A total of $33,020 was provided by the private placement.equipment and expenditures on patents.

 

OverDuring the next twelve monthsyears ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, our investing activities were primarily related to proceeds from the sale of equipment and capitalization of patent costs.

Cash Flows from Financing Activities

During the nine-months ended September 30, 2016, our financing activities consisted of transactions in which we believe thatraised proceeds through the issuance of our common stock. During the nine-months ended September 30, 2015, our financing activities consisted of various transactions in which we raised proceeds through the issuance of debt and our common stock. Because of the nature of our business, capital is required to support research and development costs, as well as, our normal operating costs.

During the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, our financing activities consisted of various transactions in which we raised proceeds through the issuance of debt and common stock. Because of the nature of our business, capital is required to support research and development costs, as well as, our normal operating costs.

Our existing capital mayliquidity is not be sufficient to sustainfund our operations. Management plansoperations, anticipated capital expenditures, working capital and other financing requirements for the foreseeable future. We will need to seek to obtain additional capital to fund operations, growth and expansion through additionaldebt or equity debt financing, especially if we experience downturns or credit facilities. We have had early stage discussions with investors about potential investmentcyclical fluctuations in our firm atbusiness that are more severe or longer than anticipated, or if we experience significant increases in the cost of components and manufacturing, or increases in our expense levels resulting from being a future date. No assurance can be madepublicly-traded company. If we attempt to obtain additional debt or equity financing, we cannot assure you that such financing wouldwill be available to us on favorable terms, or at all.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

  In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2014-09,Revenue from Contracts with Customers, related to revenue recognition. The underlying principle of the new standard is that a business or other organization will recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects what it expects in exchange for the goods or services. The standard also requires more detailed disclosures and ifprovides additional guidance for transactions that were not addressed completely in prior accounting guidance. ASU 2014-09 provides alternative methods of initial adoption. The Company is currently assessing the impact of this ASU on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In June 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-10,Development Stage Entities – Elimination of Certain Financial Reporting requirements, Including an Amendment to Variable Interest Entities Guidance in Topic 810, Consolidation. The provisions of ASU No. 2014-10 remove the definition of a development stage entity from the Master Glossary of the Accounting Standards Codification, thereby removing the financial reporting distinction between development stage entities and other reporting entities from U.S. GAAP. In addition, the amendments eliminate the requirements for development stage entities to (1) present inception-to-date information in the statements of income, cash flows, and shareholder equity, (2) label the financial statements as those of a development stage entity, (3) disclose a description of the development stage activities in which the entity is engaged, and (4) disclose in the first year in which the entity is no longer a development stage entity that in prior years it had been in the development stage. The Company elected to early adopt the provisions of ASU No. 2014-10 as permitted by this ASU effective its June 30, 2014, financial statements.

In August 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-15,Presentation of Financial Statements—Going Concern. The provisions of ASU No. 2014-15 require management to assess an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern by incorporating and expanding upon certain principles that are currently in U.S. auditing standards. Specifically, the amendments (1) provide a definition of the term substantial doubt, (2) require an evaluation every reporting period including interim periods, (3) provide principles for considering the mitigating effect of management’s plans, (4) require certain disclosures when substantial doubt is alleviated as a result of consideration of management’s plans, (5) require an express statement and other disclosures when substantial doubt is not alleviated, and (6) require an assessment for a period of one year after the date that the financial statements are issued (or available it may take eitherto be issued). The amendments in this ASU are effective for the formannual period ending after December 15, 2016, and for annual periods and interim periods thereafter. The Company is currently assessing the impact of debtthis ASU on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In July 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-11,Inventory—Simplifying the Measurement of Inventory. The provisions of ASU No. 2015-11 clarify measurement of inventory at the lower of cost or equity. In either case,market and net realizable value. Net realizable value is the financing couldestimated selling prices in the ordinary course of business, less reasonably predictable costs of completion, disposal, and transportation. The amendments in this ASU are effective for the annual period ending after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company does not believe that the adoption of this update will have a negativesignificant impact to the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-14,Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Deferral of the Effective Date, which defers the effective date of ASU No. 2014-09 by one year to December 15, 2017 for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after that date and permitted early adoption of the standard, but not before the original effective date. The Company is currently assessing the impact of this ASU on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. 

In November 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-17,Income taxes. The provisions of ASU No. 2015-17 simplify the presentation of deferred income taxes, the amendments in this ASU require that deferred tax liabilities and assets be classified as noncurrent in a classified statement of financial position. The amendments in this Update apply to all entities that present a classified statement of financial position. The current requirement that deferred tax liabilities and assets of a tax-paying component of an entity be offset and presented as a single amount is not affected by the amendments in this Update. The amendments in this ASU are effective for the annual period ending after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company does not believe that the adoption of this update will have a significant impact to the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02,Leases. The main provisions of ASU No. 2016-02 require management to recognize lease assets and lease liabilities for all leases. ASU 2016-02 retains a distinction between finance leases and operating leases. The classification criteria for distinguishing between finance leases and operating leases are substantially similar to the classification criteria for distinguishing between capital leases and operating leases in the previous leases guidance. The result of retaining a distinction between finance leases and operating leases is that under the lessee accounting model, the effect of leases in the statement of comprehensive income and the statement of cash flows is largely unchanged from previous GAAP. The amendments in this ASU are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company is currently assessing the impact of this ASU on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-09,Compensation - Stock Compensation. The amendments of ASU No. 2016-09 were issued as part of the FASB's simplification initiative focused on improving areas of GAAP for which cost and complexity may be reduced while maintaining or improving the usefulness of information disclosed within the financial statements. The amendments focused on simplification specifically with regard to share-based payment transactions, including income tax consequences, classification of awards as equity or liabilities, and classification on the statement of cash flows. The guidance in ASU No. 2016-09 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently assessing the impact of this ASU on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Our management does not believe that any other recently issued, but not yet effective accounting pronouncements, if adopted, would have a material effect on the consolidated financial statements included in this prospectus.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

There are no off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources.

Business

Overview

We are a life sciences company that develops consumer health and pharmaceutical technologies and we are a smaller reporting company as defined by applicable federal securities regulations.

The following events summarize the material transactions of our shareholders.history and acquisition of our life science business:



May 5, 2006:Holdings acquired the intellectual property and other assets regarding certain astaxanthin technologies from Hawaii Biotech, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“HBI”), in exchange for shares of common stock of Holdings, shares of preferred stock of Holdings, options to purchase shares of common stock of Holdings and the assumption by Holdings of certain liabilities of HBI. At this date, Holdings became a separate company with the initial life-science astaxanthin technologies.
May 5, 2006 to May 31, 2013:Holdings continued the research and development of astaxanthin technologies and related compounds and raised capital primarily through the issuance of debt securities.
January 30, 2012:We were incorporated in Delaware under the name “Koffee Korner Inc.” At this time, we acquired all the capital stock of Koffee Korner’s Inc, a Texas corporation (“Koffee Sub”), which operated as a single location retailer of specialty coffee in Houston, Texas.

May 16, 2013:Pharma was formed as a wholly owned subsidiary of Holdings.
May 31, 2013:Holdings contributed its assets to Pharma in exchange for all of the capital stock of Pharma and the assumption by Pharma of all of the liabilities of Holdings.
May 31, 2013 to February 7, 2014:Pharma continued the business of Holdings including the research and development of consumer health and pharmaceutical technologies and the commercialization of our technologies for products, and raised capital through the offering of senior secured convertible promissory notes.
November 25, 2013:We formed Cardax Acquisition, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Cardax Sub”), as our wholly owned subsidiary as part of a corporate structure to enable the merger of Cardax Sub with and into Pharma, which would result in our acquisition of the consumer health and pharmaceutical business of Pharma
January 10, 2014:We made our first investment in Pharma by purchasing 40% of the Pharma common stock (determined after our purchase of such shares) in exchange for shares of our common stock. At this point, our assets were: Koffee Sub, Cardax Sub, and our investment in Pharma.
February 7, 2014:We consummated the merger (the “Merger”) of Cardax Sub with and into Pharma, and Pharma became our wholly owned subsidiary. We divested Koffee Sub and exclusively continued the consumer health and pharmaceutical business of Pharma. On this date, we amended and restated our certificate of incorporation and bylaws and changed our name to “Cardax, Inc.”
December 30, 2015:We consummated the merger (the “Holdings Merger”) of Holdings with and into us. Upon the closing of the Holdings Merger, the stockholders of Holdings received an aggregate number of shares and warrants to purchase shares of our common stock equal to the aggregate number of shares of our common stock that were held by Holdings on the date of the closing of the Holdings Merger. Our restricted shares of common stock held by Holdings were cancelled upon the closing of the Holdings Merger. Accordingly, there was not any change to our fully diluted capitalization due to the Holdings Merger.

20Our executive offices are located at 2800 Woodlawn Drive, Suite 129, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822; our telephone number is (808) 457-1400. Our website is located at http://www.cardaxpharma.com. The information on our website is not part of this prospectus.




Off Balance Sheet ArrangementsOur Business


NoneWe are a life sciences company devoting substantially all of our efforts to developing safe anti-inflammatory dietary supplements and drugs. We are initially focusing on astaxanthin, which is a powerful and safe naturally occurring anti-inflammatory without the side effects of currently marketed anti-inflammatories. The safety and efficacy of our products have not been directly evaluated in clinical trials or confirmed by the FDA.


Forward-Looking StatementsMany anti-inflammatories have significant safety risks and side effects that limit their chronic use. We believe that our ability to develop and commercialize astaxanthin and related products should provide us with a competitive advantage through a novel approach that combines robust efficacy with safety, oral bioavailability, and tissue selectivity.


Recent Developments

Appointment of New Director

On January 4, 2017, our Board of Directors elected Michele Galen to serve as an independent director until our next annual meeting of stockholders. Ms. Galen will receive quarterly equity compensation of $12,500 in arrears in the form of a grant of shares of our common stock or non-qualified stock options to purchase shares of our common stock under the Cardax, Inc. 2014 Equity Compensation Plan based on the higher of the then current market price or $0.15 per share. Such compensation is subject to adjustment commensurate with any adjustment of compensation for our other independent directors. Additional information regarding Ms. Galen is presented in the “Management” section of this prospectus beginning on page 50.

Our Consumer Health Program

On August 24, 2016, we launched our first commercial product, ZanthoSyn™.On January 25, 2017, we began selling ZanthoSyn™ to GNC stores in Hawaii on a wholesale basis.

ZanthoSyn™ is marketed as a novel astaxanthin dietary supplement with superior absorption and purity. We are using e-commerce and wholesale as our primary sales channel s for ZanthoSyn™.

Astaxanthin is a clinically studied ingredient with safe anti-inflammatory activity that supports joint health, cardiovascular health, metabolic health, and liver health. The form of astaxanthin utilized in ZanthoSyn™ has demonstrated excellent safety in peer-reviewed published studies and is designated as GRAS (Generally Recognized as Safe) according to FDA regulations.

Our ZanthoSyn™ product manufacturing process relies on certain third-party suppliers and this dependence creates several risks, including limited control over pricing, availability, quality, and delivery schedules. In addition, any supply interruption could materially harm our ability to manufacture ZanthoSyn™ until a new source of supply is obtained on acceptable terms. We may be unable to find such other sources in a reasonable time period or on commercially reasonable terms, if at all, which would have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Strategic Alliances

We intend to expand our capabilities for the development, manufacturing, formulation, marketing and distribution or other exploitation of products based on our proprietary technologies by entering into one or more strategic alliances with companies that have established capabilities.

In November 2006, we entered into a Joint Development and Supply Agreement (the “BASF Agreement”) with BASF, relating to the research, development, manufacture, commercialization and related matters, and the related intellectual property rights with respect to consumer health or “nutraceutical” and pharmaceutical products containing or utilizing synthetically manufactured astaxanthin in the geometric (trans) and optical (S,S’) isomeric form most prevalent in nature (“ASTX-1”), which is the same geometric and optical isomeric form of astaxanthin found in GRAS-designated microalgal astaxanthin products. Under the BASF Agreement, we have granted BASF an exclusive worldwide license to our rights related to the development and commercialization and related obligations of consumer health products containing or utilizing ASTX-1 (“BASF Astaxanthin Products”). This license will provide us with potential benefits including specified royalties for future net sales of BASF Astaxanthin Products, from and after the development and manufacture and applicable regulatory approval of any such BASF Astaxanthin Products. The BASF Agreement does not prohibit Cardax from purchasing BASF Astaxanthin Products for consumer health applications and provides that BASF will manufacture and supply Cardax on a mutually exclusive basis with preclinical, clinical, and commercial scale amounts of ASTX-1 for pharmaceutical applications. The BASF Agreement is subject to certain termination rights of the parties. If any termination is a result of the non-renewal of the then current term of the agreement or because BASF no longer manufactures astaxanthin, then the terminating party shall, upon the request of the non-terminating party, grant the non-terminating party a reasonable royalty-bearing, irrevocable, worldwide non-exclusive license of certain intellectual property rights of the terminating party that will enable the non-terminating party to continue the manufacture and distribution of BASF Astaxanthin Products. Either party may also terminate the BASF Agreement if there is a change of a controlling interest in the other party; however, the provision shall not apply if a party that is not a manufacturer of synthetic carotenoids acquires the Company. The BASF Agreement provides for an initial term of three years that is automatically extended for 18 month periods unless notice of termination by either party is provided not less than 18 months prior to the expiration of the current term. Our material benefits under the BASF Agreement, including our rights to royalty payments on future net sales of such products survive any termination in full force. While we are not currently developing any products with BASF, we may pursue development and commercialization with BASF under this Joint Development and Supply Agreement in the future.

In August 2014, we entered into a Collaboration Agreement (the “Capsugel Agreement”) with Capsugel US, LLC relating to the commercial development of astaxanthin products for the consumer health market. Under the terms of the Capsugel Agreement, we agreed to jointly develop consumer health products (“Capsugel Astaxanthin Products”) containing ASTX-1 using Capsugel’s proprietary formulation technology. The Capsugel Agreement provides for the joint administration of activities under a product development plan that will include identifying at least one mutually acceptable third-party marketer (a “Marketer”) who will enter into an agreement with Capsugel to further develop, market and distribute Capsugel Astaxanthin Products. The terms of any such agreement with a Marketer are subject to our reasonable consent. The Capsugel Agreement provides that Capsugel shall share revenues with us based on net sales of Capsugel Astaxanthin Products, subject to an administrative fee payable to Capsugel. Capsugel agreed to certain exclusivity obligations with respect to the development and manufacture of Capsugel Astaxanthin Products. Among other matters, Capsugel will perform the development work necessary to formulate, analytically develop and take all other developmental actions necessary or required to develop the Capsugel Astaxanthin Products, and manufacture pre-clinical and clinical batches for use by us and Capsugel. Under the Capsugel Agreement, we will be responsible for, among other matters, the U.S. regulatory process and the regulatory process in non-U.S. jurisdictions to the extent mutually agreed. The term of the Capsugel Agreement is for an initial stated period of three years from the date that a Marketer first offers product for commercial sale under an agreement with Capsugel, subject to specified renewal provisions for additional three year terms and to earlier termination, if commercial milestones that are to be mutually agreed are not achieved. In January 2016, we suspended development of a Capsugel Astaxanthin Product, ASTX-1F, based on certain technical issues which, together with other business and regulatory issues, materially impeded the formulation of ASTX-1F as a commercially viable product for the consumer health market.

Our Strategy

We believe we are well positioned for significant and sustained growth by focusing on additional research and development to commercialize consumer health and pharmaceutical technologies or products utilizing synthetically manufactured astaxanthin (“Cardax Astaxanthin”) and related xanthophyll carotenoids, which deliver nature-identical compounds to the body and reduce inflammation in a multifaceted, quantifiable, and inherently safer manner than steroids or NSAIDS.

Our initial primary focus is astaxanthin technologies. Astaxanthin is a naturally occurring marine compound that has robust anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory activity with exceptional safety. Astaxanthin is a member of the carotenoid family, which is comprised of organic pigments that are produced in various plants and photosynthetic organisms and consumed by various higher-level organisms; astaxanthin is known for giving salmon and lobster their distinctive red coloration. More specifically, astaxanthin is classified as a xanthophyll, which is an oxygen containing carotenoid (such as lutein, zeaxanthin, and lycophyll), as compared to a carotene, which is non-oxygen containing carotenoid (such as beta-carotene). Research demonstrates that xanthophylls behave differently than carotenes with respect to biological mechanism of action (for example, by spanning and stabilizing biological membranes rather than disrupting membranes), which we believe translates into clinical benefit. Peer-reviewed studies have shown that astaxanthin reduces inflammation, at its source, without the harmful side effects that are common with other anti-inflammatory pharmaceutical products, for example steroids and NSAIDS, including immune system suppression, liver damage, cardiovascular disease risk, and gastrointestinal bleeding.

Astaxanthin has an exceptional safety profile. For example, the FDA found no basis for questioning the safety determination made by Fuji Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. (“Fuji”) in GRAS Notice No. GRN 000294 thatHaematococcus pluvialis extract containing astaxanthin esters (the primary ingredient in its microalgal astaxanthin consumer health product) is GRAS as a food additive under the intended conditions of use. Other microalgal astaxanthin consumer health manufacturers, including Cyanotech Corporation and Algatechnologies, Ltd., have relied on Fuji’s GRAS designation and self-affirmed their microalgal astaxanthin products as GRAS. The FDA also found no basis for questioning the safety of microalgal astaxanthin products, for use as dietary ingredients in dietary supplements, in several New Dietary Ingredient (NDI) notifications, including RPT 50, RPT 65, RPT 119, RPT 236, RPT 274, and RPT 278. In addition, the FDA amended the color additive regulations under 21 CFR 73 to provide for the safe use of astaxanthin as a color additive to fish feed in 1995 (Federal Register Document No. 95-9178, Docket No. 87C–0316) in response to Color Additive Petition CAP 7C0211 filed by Hoffman-La Roche in 1987, which contained robust non-clinical safety studies with a racemic mixture of synthetic astaxanthin (“DSM Astaxanthin”) now owned by DSM Nutritional Products Ltd. (“DSM”). DSM announced the marketing of DSM Astaxanthin as a consumer health product in 2013 based on its history of use in the food supply as a color additive, the robust non-clinical safety studies that supported the food color additive approval, and additional long term toxicity studies that were submitted to the FDA in 2005. DSM also announced the GRAS self-affirmation of DSM Astaxanthin in 2015. Our claim that astaxanthin is exceptionally safe relies upon:

widely available astaxanthin research, peer-reviewed studies, and regulatory filings spanning several decades, including (a) FDA GRAS and NDI regulatory filings related to microalgal astaxanthin and other naturally-occurring sources of astaxanthin, (b) FDA color additive petition related to the racemic mixture of synthetic astaxanthin, (c) DSM’s published safety summary supporting the use of DSM Astaxanthin as a dietary ingredient in dietary supplements, and (d) DSM’s GRAS self-affirmation of DSM Astaxanthin;
human exposure to (a) naturally-occurring astaxanthin in the diet from sources such as wild salmon, trout, and shell-fish, for millennia, (b) synthetic astaxanthin from sources such as industrially raised salmon since 1995, and (c) dietary supplements containing naturally-occurring astaxanthin since 1999; and
our published and unpublished preliminary non-clinical studies utilizing astaxanthin product candidates.

In humans, astaxanthin has been found in publicly available research studies to lower important inflammatory and metabolic disease measures such as tumor necrosis factor alpha (“TNF-α”), high-sensitivity complement reactive protein (“hsCRP”), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (“LDL-C”), apolipoprotein B (“ApoB”), and triglycerides while raising adiponectin and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (“HDL-C”). Astaxanthin has also positively affected markers of oxidative stress in humans including isoprostanes, malondialdehyde (“MDA”), total anti-oxidant capacity (“TAC”), and superoxide dismutase (“SOD”). Astaxanthin and related esters have demonstrated efficacy in models of inflammatory-mediated disease including reduction of TNF-α levels equivalent to a steroid, reduction of liver enzymes and liver histological damage, reduction of cholesterol levels, reduction of elevated triglycerides, decrease of atheroma formation, reduction of oxidized-LDL levels, reduction in blood clot formation with no increase in bleeding, and decrease in myocardial tissue damage following experimentally-induced myocardial infarction.

We believe that the current manufacturing capability of astaxanthin producers utilizing microalgal or other natural manufacturing processes may not satisfy the growing demand for astaxanthin and there will be a need for the synthetic production of nature-identical astaxanthin with high purity at economical costs.

We plan to promote scientific understanding of astaxanthin through several strategies, including:

educating physicians and other healthcare professionals on the benefits of astaxanthin;

sponsoring relevant scientific and medical conferences and presenting or facilitating the presentation of appropriate scientific data to the physicians, key opinion leaders, and the patient groups;
advancing direct-to-consumer internet and social media marketing;
continuing to support scientific research and publication of peer-reviewed papers; we have collaborated on more than 50 such papers, including 10 papers published inThe American Journal of Cardiology, which have noted the benefits and safety of astaxanthin in the treatment of diseases that have inflammation as a common cause;
convening scientific advisory board meetings to review existing and planned scientific research, with scientific advisory board members including, but not limited to, persons previously engaged by our predecessors, in the areas of osteoarthritis, cardiovascular disease, and liver disease; and
conducting human clinical trials.

While the FDA does not require human clinical trials for consumer health products, and under applicable regulations we are not permitted to make claims for treatment of diseases for any consumer health products, we believe that positive results from a Phase I human clinical trial and a suite of approximately three to five Phase II human clinical trials in select disease areas of major unmet medical need would significantly raise scientific and consumer awareness that would promote consumer health sales and advance our pharmaceutical development program.

Our Consumer Health Program

On August 24, 2016, we launched our first commercial product, ZanthoSyn™. On January 25, 2017, we began selling ZanthoSyn™ to GNC stores in Hawaii on a wholesale basis.

ZanthoSyn™ is marketed as a novel astaxanthin dietary supplement with superior absorption and purity. We are using e-commerce and wholesale as our primary sales channel s for ZanthoSyn™.

Astaxanthin is a clinically studied ingredient with safe anti-inflammatory activity that supports joint health, cardiovascular health, metabolic health, and liver health. The form of astaxanthin utilized in ZanthoSyn™ has demonstrated excellent safety in peer-reviewed published studies and is designated as GRAS (Generally Recognized as Safe) according to FDA regulations.

Our ZanthoSyn™ product manufacturing process relies on certain third-party suppliers and this dependence creates several risks, including limited control over pricing, availability, quality, and delivery schedules. In addition, any supply interruption could materially harm our ability to manufacture ZanthoSyn™ until a new source of supply is obtained on acceptable terms. We may be unable to find such other sources in a reasonable time period or on commercially reasonable terms, if at all, which would have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

As a second generation product, we are developing CDX-085, our patented astaxanthin derivative, which could reduce the size/number of capsules or tablets required to achieve equivalent circulating levels of astaxanthin.

Our Planned Pharmaceutical Program

We believe that a pharmaceutical program will increase our revenue opportunities. A pharmaceutical product would enable the delivery of astaxanthin with an FDA approved over-the-counter drug (“OTC”) label for disease treatment at consumer-appropriate doses and/or an FDA approved prescription drug (“Rx”) label for disease treatment at physician-recommended doses, and should support increased market penetration. We have patents covering pharmaceutical compositions of astaxanthin esters, allowing us to transition an astaxanthin consumer health product into a pharmaceutical product following requisite clinical trials and FDA approval.

We plan to raise additional capital or enter into a strategic collaboration to pursue clinical development of Cardax Astaxanthin. We may choose to undertake the following actions upon certain events including if Cardax Astaxanthin obtains all applicable regulatory approvals or designations necessary for marketing as a consumer health product:

file an Investigational New Drug application (“IND”) with the FDA;
conduct a Phase I human clinical trial to expand clinical dosing of Cardax Astaxanthin beyond that of the approved consumer health dose of Cardax Astaxanthin; and
conduct three to five Phase II human clinical trials, with a range of doses in areas of major consumer health and/or unmet medical need.

This prospectus contains forward-looking statements,strategy would offer more than one potential avenue of development and mitigate the risks, including “binary events,” associated with single indication development. We may appropriately augment our management team to pursue this strategy.

If any of the lower doses of Cardax Astaxanthin tested in our planned Phase II human clinical trials demonstrate robust safety and efficacy in an area of major consumer health need and are less than or equal to the currently approved consumer health dose of Cardax Astaxanthin, we may decide to conduct pivotal Phase III trials and file a 505(b)(1) or 505(b)(2) New Drug Application (“NDA”) to obtain an OTC label for “low-dose” Cardax Astaxanthin (“OTC-ASTX”). Post-approval clinical studies could also be conducted to expand the label and/or dose. OTC-ASTX may be initially targeted for light-to-moderate osteoarthritis or the onset of other inflammatory disorders. Marketing and distribution of OTC-ASTX could be conducted through global consumer health companies or global pharmaceutical companies under license from Cardax, or through any other strategic relationship that we find acceptable.

If any of the higher doses of Cardax Astaxanthin tested in any such Phase II human clinical trials demonstrate robust safety and efficacy in an area of major unmet medical need, then we may decide to conduct pivotal Phase III trials and file a 505(b)(1) NDA to obtain an Rx label for “high-dose” Cardax Astaxanthin (“Rx-ASTX”). Rx-ASTX may be initially targeted for moderate-to-severe osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, cognitive decline, metabolic disease, dyslipidemia, or diabetes. Post-approval clinical studies could also be conducted to expand the initial label. Other potential indications driven by oxidative stress and inflammation include, but are not limited to, hepatitis, atherosclerosis, and recurrent thrombosis. Marketing and distribution of Rx-ASTX could be conducted through global pharmaceutical companies under license from Cardax.

Astaxanthin Disease Applications, Mechanism of Action, and Safety

Chronic inflammation and oxidative stress drive “inflammation syndrome” and “metabolic syndrome,” which relateare manifested in the form of multifactorial symptomatic disease, and redound to future events or our future financial performance. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminologythe treatment of many apparently distinct yet interconnected disorders at their inflammatory source with a safe and effective product such as "may", "should", "expects", "plans", "anticipates", "believes", "estimates", "predicts", "potential" or "continue" orastaxanthin.

Cardax Astaxanthin products deliver astaxanthin to the negativecirculation. In the case of these termsCDX-085, the novel astaxanthin ester cleaves in the gut and delivers non-esterified astaxanthin to the circulation. Microalgal astaxanthin consumer health products are comprised of a mixture of naturally occurring astaxanthin esters that also cleave in the gut and deliver non-esterified astaxanthin to the circulation. Non-esterified astaxanthin, as can be delivered by Cardax Astaxanthin, microalgal astaxanthin products, or other comparable terminology. These statements are only predictionsastaxanthin products, can be measured in blood and involve knowntissues and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, including the risks in the section entitled "Risk Factors," that may cause our or our industry's actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievementsis generally recognized to be materially differentresponsible for the anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant effects and exceptional safety found in animals and humans following administration of astaxanthin products. For the purpose of discussing astaxanthin disease applications, mechanism of action, safety, and supporting scientific studies, whether examining non-esterified astaxanthin, naturally occurring astaxanthin esters, or novel astaxanthin esters, we refer to these products as “astaxanthin.”

Astaxanthin for Arthritis

We believe that there is a large potential market for osteoarthritis treatment. We estimate that there are more than 150 million people in developed nations that suffer from any future results, levelsosteoarthritis who have the financial ability to pay for treatment through astaxanthin products. Assuming $1 per day for treatment, the potential market could exceed $50 billion annually. Recent expenditures for treatment of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements


While these forward-looking statements,arthritis are also substantial. The Centers for Disease Control and any assumptions upon which they are based, are madePrevention of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (the “CDC”) report that the amount of direct medical expenditures in good faith and reflect our current judgment regarding the direction of our business, actual results will almost always vary, sometimes materially, from any estimates, predictions, projections, assumptions or other future performance suggested herein. Except as required by applicable law, including the securities laws of the United States we do not intend to update anyfor arthritis and other rheumatic conditions for 2003 was $80.8 billion. Drugs.com noted that aggregate U.S. sales of the forward-looking statementstop three injected TNF-α inhibitors totaled more than $12 billion in 2012. New oral anti-inflammatory drugs may also be approved, further increasing the amount expended for drug treatment. We expect that these drugs will be based on steroid, NSAID, or enzyme/receptor technologies that could pose significant side effects when administered chronically. In contrast, astaxanthin, at very low doses, reduces TNF-α in humans. In non-human tests, astaxanthin reduces TNF-α equivalent to conform these statementsa corticosteroid—considered to actual results.be the most potent of the anti-inflammatory compounds—as well as other important mediators of inflammation including hsCRP, prostaglandin E2 (“PGE-2”), interleukin 6 (“IL-6”), nuclear factor kappa B (“NF-κB”), and nitric oxide (“NO”). We believe that no evidence of the immunosuppressive effects of steroids or TNF-α inhibitors has been seen in multiple animal or human studies using astaxanthin. In fact, in animals, astaxanthin administration is statistically significantly associated with fewer infections.


INFLATIONAstaxanthin for Cognitive Decline


Inflation canAccording to the CDC, the number of U.S. adults aged 65 or older will more than double by 2030. As the percentage of elderly in the population continues to increase, the prevalence of diseases resulting in cognitive decline may be also expected to increase. While the underlying cause of cognitive decline still remains to be fully elucidated, many studies support the important pathophysiological role of oxidative stress and inflammation, particularly in both Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease. Further, epidemiological studies support a relationship between brain carotenoids (i.e., a class of related natural compounds including astaxanthin) and cognitive performance. Measurable amounts of carotenoids have also been found in the human brain and are reported to be significantly lower in the brain of Alzheimer’s disease patients. Most importantly, a recently conducted, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled human clinical trial supported the potential for astaxanthin to improve cognitive function in an impact on our operating costs. A prolonged periodelderly population afflicted with age-related forgetfulness. The trial was conducted with astaxanthin doses comparable to current consumer health product doses. The development of inflation could cause interest rates, wagesan astaxanthin based anti-inflammatory approach to aid in cognitive decline represents potential treatment for an expanding population with few options to help slow progression or delay onset of these diseases.

Astaxanthin for Metabolic Syndrome

Metabolic syndrome is a combination of medical disorders that together increase the risk of developing cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and other costs to increase which would adversely affect our results of operations unless event planning rates could beliver disease. Several pathophysiological features define metabolic syndrome including central obesity, increased correspondingly. However, the effect of inflationtriglyceride levels, decreased HDL-C levels, elevated blood pressure, and increased fasting glucose levels. In humans, astaxanthin has been minimal overshown to significantly lower triglycerides and increase HDL-C levels. Similarly, in animal models of disease, astaxanthin administration significantly decreased blood pressure, increased HDL-C levels, lowered triglycerides, and decreased fasting glucose levels. In addition, decreased levels of the past two years.metabolic regulator adiponectin are associated with dysfunction of critical signaling pathways that control glucose production and uptake, triglyceride production and distribution, and mitochondrial biogenesis and function. Astaxanthin has been shown in human and animal studies to significantly increase levels of adiponectin with the inference that restoration of adiponectin function is key to remediation of metabolic syndrome physiology. These studies underscore the potential for astaxanthin treatment to ameliorate the majority of physiological measures defining metabolic syndrome and thereby decrease the risk of ensuing cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and liver disease.


FACTORS THAT MAY AFFECT FUTURE RESULTS AND FINANCIAL CONDITIONAstaxanthin for Triglyceride Reduction


Our future operating resultsCertain therapies for the reduction of triglycerides have issues of safety or convenience. Astaxanthin, however, has been shown to reduce elevated triglycerides in a multi-faceted, quantifiable, and financial condition are dependent on our ability to successfully provide beverages that meetsafer manner. Fibric acid derivatives exhibit risks of adverse effects when used in combination with statins. Newer drugs such as purified derivatives of the needsomega-3 fatty acids must be taken at very high doses and some increase LDL-C concomitant with induced liver stress. In contrast, astaxanthin not only shows significant triglyceride and LDL-C lowering capability, at much lower, more manageable doses, but it also lowers key markers of our local market. Inherentinflammation such as TNF-α and raises HDL-C and adiponectin in this process are a number of factors that we must successfully manage in order to achieve favorable future operating results and financial condition. Potential risks and uncertainties that could affect future operating results and financial condition include, without limitation, the factors discussed below.humans.


OUR BUSINESSAstaxanthin for Type 2 Diabetes

KOFFEE KORNER INC.

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (“Koffee Korner”, “we”, “us” or the “Company”T2DM) was initially formed as a Texas Corporation in July 2003 and became a Delaware corporation in January 2012.  

Koffee Korner is a single location roaster and retailer of specialty coffee. Koffee Korner purchases and roasts high-quality whole bean coffees and sells them, along with fresh, rich-brewed coffees, Italian-style espresso beverages, cold blended beverages, and a variety of complementary food items, a selection of premium teas, and beverage-related accessories and equipment, primarily through our retail location in Houston.  


The Company’s objective is to maintain themetabolic disorder characterized by chronic high quality of its product and to obtain the resources to open additional locationsblood glucose in the Houston, Texas metropolitan area.  Our niche is to open retail coffee stores in high rise buildings in metropolitan areas catering to the tenantscontext of insulin resistance and customersrelative insulin deficiency. The rate of the building. Management estimates that the cost of establishing additional retail locations will be approximately $250,000 per location.  We have no commitments for any financing and cannot assure you that we will realize this goal.



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Our Coffee


Only high quality coffee beans can produce the flavor and richness of Koffee Korner’s coffee. With our reputation thatT2DM has been builtincreased materially over the last 9 years, weseveral decades in parallel with obesity. Chronic inflammation and oxidative stress, which influence intracellular signaling pathways critical to normal metabolic function, have gained accessbeen shown to someplay an important role in the pathology of T2DM. Drugs including the highest quality coffee beans from the finest estateshighly prescribed Metformin are presumed to act via pathways that regulate glucose production, insulin signaling, and growing regions around the world. We have built long term relationships with growersmitochondrial functionality, including AMPK (adiponectin pathway) and brokersPI-3/AKT (insulin receptor pathway). Astaxanthin has also been shown to ensure a steady supplyupregulate adiponectin levels in humans and animal models of coffee beans. Coffee is an agricultural cropmetabolic dysfunction and thereby restore AMPK pathway functionality. Additionally, astaxanthin has increased insulin levels, decreased glucose levels, and elevated measures of insulin sensitivity in several animal models of disease. Importantly, signaling pathways that undergoes price fluctuationregulate glucose and quality differences depending on weather, economicinsulin signaling (PI-3/AKT) are often dysregulated and political conditions in coffee producing countries. As a result, in addition to the above factors, the price, qualityinhibited by oxidative stress and availability of coffee beans also depend on our relationships with coffee brokers, exporters and growers. We focus on offering our customers high-quality gourmet coffee and espresso-based beverages, and also offer specialty teas, baked goods, whole bean coffee and related products. We focus on creating a unique experience for our customers through the combination of our high-quality products, a coffeehouse environment and customer service. To maintain product quality, we source the highest grades of coffee beans and roast beans in small batches to achieve optimal flavor profiles. Our coffeehouse environment is driven by our location in a high rise building, which provides an inviting and comfortable atmosphere for customers who wish to gather and relax while also providing convenience for take-out customers focused on quick service. Our coffeehouse staff provides consistent and personal service in a clean, smoke-free environment. Our strict monitoring of our entire brewing processes ensures that our coffeehouse offer only fresh coffee at its peak flavor to meet our customers' preferences and expectations.


Coffee Beans


Coffee is an agricultural crop that undergoes quality changes depending on weather in coffee-producing countries. In addition, coffee is a trade commodity and, in general, its price can fluctuate depending on: weather patterns in coffee-producing countries; economic and political conditions affecting coffee-producing countries; foreign currency fluctuations; the ability of coffee-producing countries to agree to export quotas; and general economic conditions that make commodities more or less attractive investment options. Our access to high-quality coffee beans depends on our relationships with coffee brokers, exporters and growers, with whom we have built long-term relationships to ensure a steady supply of coffee beans. We believe that, as a result of our reputation thatinflammation. Astaxanthin has been built over 9 years, weshown to upregulate and normalize these insulin and glucose pathways in animal models resulting in restoration of metabolic homeostasis. The evidence to date supports the potential for astaxanthin to ameliorate causes and symptoms of T2DM in humans.

Astaxanthin for Hepatic Disease

While hepatitis C virus and hepatitis B virus related liver disease continues to be of significant health concern, several metabolism-linked liver diseases currently have access to some of the highest-quality coffee beans from the finest estatessignificant prevalence including fatty liver disease (“FLD”), non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (“NASH”), and growing regions around the world.


Our Roasting Method


We roast our beans on site according to practices developed by Ms. D’Silva and further honed by our talented and skilled roasting personnel. We roast by hand in small batches, and we rely on the skills and training of each roaster to maximize the flavor and potential in our beans.  We consider our roasting methods essential to the flavor and richness of our coffee. If our competitors copy our roasting methods, the value of our brand may be diminished, and we may lose customers to our competitors. In addition, competitors may be able to develop roasting methods that are more advanced than our roasting methods, which may also harm our competitive position.


Tea and Food


We offer a line of hand-selected whole leaf and bagged tea. Our quality standards for tea are very high. We purchase tea directly from importers and brokers and store and pack the tea at our Houston restaurant. We offer a limited line of specialty food items, such as high-quality baked goods, chocolates, and other snacks. These products are carefully selected for quality and uniqueness.


Competitive Positioning: Business Competition


The specialty coffee category is highly competitive and fragmented among various distribution channels. Starbucksalcoholic steatohepatitis (“ASH”). NASH is the largest competitor ininflammatory progression of FLD and threatens to be the category. The major distribution channels are coffeehouses such as us and grocery stores. The specialty coffee category generates most of its sales from coffeehouses that currently number over 22,000leading indication for liver transplantation in the United States. In addition, coffee is sold by coffee roasters like StarbucksChronic oxidative stress and Peet’s to grocery stores, foodservice operators, offices, and direct to consumers through websites and mail order and other places where coffee is consumed or purchased for home consumption.



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In the coffeehouse business, chains like Starbucks and Peet’s are our primary competition, but we also compete with small single-unit independently owned coffeehouses and regional or local chains such as Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf and Tully’s.  In addition, consumers may purchase prepared coffee beverages at locations such as convenience stores, bakeries and restaurants.


Over the last several years, the coffee industry has seen two trends that could have a significant impact on the future of the industry and our performance.  The first is the “mainstreaming” of specialty coffee as consumers have been upgrading their coffee purchases to higher quality coffee.  Over the last decade, specialty coffee has grown rapidly and has driven most of the growthinflammation play an important physiological role in the coffee category. The second trend isinitiation and progression of NASH and ASH, a position supported by the emergence of coffee makers intendedfact that the anti-oxidant vitamin E has recently been shown to brew a single cup at a time.  The single cup coffee market is still in its early stages, but is growing rapidly.  The United States single cup market is currently dominated by GMCR with its cartridge-based Keurig® K-Cup® brewing system. Starbucksdecrease liver enzyme levels and, GMCR announced in March 2011 that Starbucks is the “exclusive, licensed super-premium coffee brand produced by GMCR for the Keurig Single-Cup brewing system.” There are also several other large, well funded participants with cartridge or pod-based systems competing in this market including Nestle (Nespresso and Dolce Gusto), Kraft (Tassimo), and Mars (Flavia). These trends could impact our future prospects positively and negatively depending on how we are positioned to compete relative to these two trends.  Currently, most, but not all, single cup cartridge- or pod-based brewing systems are proprietary and would require us to come to an agreement with the owner of the brewing system to have our branded coffee and tea available in cartridges that workimportantly, diminish biopsy-determined liver pathology in the brewers. This could positively or negatively impact us depending on whether or not we make an agreement to participatePIVENS trial, underscoring the importance of oxidative stress in a proprietary single cup systemNASH pathophysiology. Astaxanthin, which is normally processed and if we do, how well that single cup system performsstored in the marketplace.


We believeliver, has been shown in an animal model of liver disease to decrease elevated liver enzymes and diminish histological pathology. Current clinical treatments for NASH include the thiazolidinediones (pioglitazone and rosiglitazone) that our customers choose among specialty coffee brands basedappear to act via stimulation of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (“PPAR-γ”) driven pathways to influence lipid and glucose metabolism. In cell studies, both vitamin E and astaxanthin also exhibit PPAR-γ activating capacities. The importance of chronic inflammation and oxidative stress on NASH and ASH pathological progression underscores the total value proposition that includes quality, variety, convenience, personal taste preference, and price.  We believe that our market sharepotential influence of astaxanthin to ameliorate liver disease in the specialty category in all channels is driven by the quality of our product, which is based on a differentiated position built on our bean selectivity, freshness standards and artisan-roasting style.  Because of the fragmented nature of the specialty coffee market, we cannot accurately estimate our market share even in the Houston metropolitan area.


Employees


As of March 31, 2012, we employed 3 people at our retail location.  We consider our relationship with our employees to be good.


Government Regulation


Our coffee shop is subject to various governmental laws, regulations, and licenses relating to customs, health and safety, building and land use, and environmental protection. Our roasting facility is subject to state and local air-quality and emissions regulations. If we encounter difficulties in obtaining any necessary licenses or complying with these laws and regulations, then:humans.

 

·Astaxanthin for Atherosclerosis

Atherosclerosis is a syndrome affecting arterial blood vessels resulting from chronic inflammation and the accumulation of macrophages and LDL without adequate removal of fats and cholesterol by HDL. In addition to chronic inflammation, chronic oxidative and nitrosative stress also play a significant role in the disease via oxidation and dysregulation of LDL and HDL particles. Astaxanthin has been shown to significantly decrease LDL-C and ApoB levels, increase HDL-C, and decrease TNF-α in humans. Likewise, astaxanthin has been shown to significantly decrease total cholesterol and LDL-C levels and increased HDL-C levels in several animal models of disease. Astaxanthin has been shown to decrease atheroma formation in a diet-driven atherogenesis animal model as well as decrease several measures of LDL oxidation. The openingeffect of new retail locations couldastaxanthin on HDL and LDL functionality is understandable because astaxanthin is naturally located within HDL and LDL particles for distribution systemically. An important source of oxidative stress affecting HDL and LDL particles in humans is myeloperoxidase (“MPO”) and astaxanthin has been shown to significantly decrease MPO activity in animals. Astaxanthin was also shown in a cell-based study to increase cholesterol efflux from macrophages, a function that would drastically aid in reduction of atherosclerotic disease. These observations underscore the potential importance of astaxanthin in treatment of atherosclerosis and related cardiovascular diseases.

Astaxanthin for Thrombosis

Rethrombosis is a major risk for people who have had acute coronary syndrome or an ischemic stroke. The goal of therapy following thrombosis is to maintain arterial patency and to preserve the area of reduced perfusion in the heart or the brain. Following a thrombotic stroke, for example, the re-occlusion, or rethrombosis rate, is high, estimated at 30% overall in the first 30 days. A majority of the re-occlusive events occur within the initial 7-10 days post-treatment. While therapies targeting stroke and in particular brain salvage (i.e., neuroprotection) have had limited clinical success, we believe that prevention of the reformation of blood clots, or rethrombosis, is a novel and relatively efficient pathway to demonstrate feasibility for human use and to an eventual FDA approval for this indication. Lysing blood clots has already proven helpful with tissue plasminogen activator (“tPA”) and other thrombolytic agents, and prevention of rethrombosis can be delayed;measured in a statistically significant and clinically meaningful way. In several animal studies of thrombosis and rethrombosis, astaxanthin administration has been shown to demonstrate robust efficacy with no change in bleeding times.

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The operationConsistent with other astaxanthin disease applications, oxidative stress and inflammation play major roles in the pathophysiology of existing retailrethrombosis. While we plan to focus initially on arthritis, cognitive decline, and metabolic dysfunction, we remain very interested in areas such as rethrombosis and related platelet aggregation following an ischemic stroke, where animal models have been particularly predictive of human efficacy.

Astaxanthin Mechanism of Action

Following oral administration of astaxanthin and intestinal uptake, astaxanthin is delivered initially to the liver via chylomicrons and subsequently distributed to tissues throughout the body via plasma lipoprotein particles including very low-density lipoprotein (“VLDL”), HDL, and LDL. Once in the cell, astaxanthin accumulates within various organelles including nuclear, endoplasmic reticulum (“ER”), and mitochondrial membranes. Localization within mitochondria is highly controlled by the cell and allows astaxanthin to uniquely regulate oxidative and nitrosative stress in a privileged location couldcritical to normal metabolic function and often at the heart of metabolic dysfunction and aging. Due to its chemical structure, astaxanthin completely spans the lipid component of cell membranes, facilitating its biphasic (aqueous and lipid) anti-oxidant functions. In support of the unique property of astaxanthin, one study examined X-ray diffraction profiles of five structurally related anti-oxidants embedded in a lipid matrix and demonstrated that each oriented differently with only astaxanthin traversing the lipid, potentially explaining in part why other well-known anti-oxidants, including beta-carotene, vitamin C, and vitamin E, have not achieved greater clinical success. In addition to mitochondrial influence, astaxanthin’s aqueous and lipid anti-oxidant functions have the capacity to influence intracellular inflammatory and metabolic pathway signaling because many important intracellular pathways are directly modulated by inflammatory and oxidative stress mediators. In support of strong anti-oxidant function within the body, astaxanthin administration has been shown to demonstrate statistically significant anti-oxidant capacity in humans as measured by decreased isoprostanes, decreased MDA levels, increased TAC, and increased SOD, as well as decreased lipid peroxidation. Likewise, numerous animal studies have supported the extensive and powerful anti-oxidant capacity of astaxanthinin vivo. Many studies support the strong influence of astaxanthin on mitochondrial functionality, as well as inflammatory and metabolic intracellular signaling in animals and in cell-based models.

Astaxanthin Anti-Inflammatory Comparison to Steroids and NSAIDs

Glucocorticoid steroids and NSAIDS act mechanistically to trans-repress and reduce many inflammatory pathways/mediators including but not restricted to tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α), interleukin one beta (IL-1β), nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB), interleukin six (IL-6), prostaglandin E2 (PGE-2), monocyte chemoattractant protein one (MCP-1), extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK), c-jun N-terminal kinase (JNK), inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2). Astaxanthin has been shown in humans, animal models and cell systems to act upon and inhibit/reduce many of the same inflammatory mediators affected by glucocorticoid steroids and NSAIDs. Although Cardax’s particular astaxanthin product candidates have not been tested in human clinical studies, the following statements are based on relevant data derived from human/animal/cell system studies conducted using microalgal and synthetic astaxanthin sources. Importantly, administration of astaxanthin to humans reduced the inflammatory mediator TNF-α in an open label study and decreased C-Reactive Protein (CRP) in a double-blind, placebo-controlled study. More specifically, in animal models and cell culture systems, administration of astaxanthin reduced several markers of inflammation overlapping with glucocorticoid steroid targets. In particular, astaxanthin has been shown to significantly reduce TNF-α, IL-1β, NF-κB, IL-6, PGE-2, MCP-1, ERK, JNK, iNOS, and COX-2. In one comparative animal study, astaxanthin and prednisolone showed quantitatively equivalent efficacy by significantly reducing TNF-α and PGE-2 levels an equal amount when administered at equivalent doses.

Safety

Safety is a critical aspect of drug development in the current regulatory environment. Many anti-inflammatory drugs target highly specific biological enzymes or receptors such as cyclooxygenase 2 (“COX-2”), TNF-α, and C-C chemokine receptor type 2 (“CCR2”). While these natural targets play a significant role in inflammation, they are also critical components of other important biological pathways. With chronic use of most anti-inflammatory drugs, these pathways may not function normally, resulting in adverse side effects. Also, these treatments often negatively affect other crucial biological systems, creating additional off-target side effects.

In contrast, astaxanthin safely reduces inflammation at its source, in that it:

localizes in the plasma, mitochondrial, and nuclear membranes;
scavenges or quenches the unwanted initiators and effectors of inflammation—reactive oxygen (“ROS”) and nitrogen species (“RNS”); and
demonstrates no evidence of the immunosuppressive effects of steroids or TNF-α inhibitors or off-target effects (e.g., receptor or pathway).

Our Other Programs

We have two other anti-inflammatory programs with potential applications in large markets that are in development: zeaxanthin esters for macular degeneration and hepatic disease; and lycophyll esters for prostate disease. Both of these product platforms have potential to be interrupted; developed first as consumer health products and later as pharmaceuticals. We have used a limited amount of synthetic zeaxanthin in our preliminary research and development efforts. We plan additional research and development to select the optimal zeaxanthin esters for consumer health and/or pharmaceutical development through our own capabilities or through a strategic alliance or a manufacturing agreement. We have produced synthetic lycophyll and we plan to conduct additional research and development to first increase our production capabilities of lycophyll and then to select the optimal lycophyll esters for consumer health and/or pharmaceutical development through our own capabilities or through a strategic alliance or a manufacturing agreement.

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Research and Development

Our research and development program is presently comprised of employees, consultants, including regulatory, scientific, and medical professionals, and third-party collaborators or contract organizations, including academic institutions, contract research organizations, and contract manufacturing organizations. We utilized dedicated internal synthetic chemistry, biology, and bioanalytical chemistry laboratories and a research and development staff to conduct discovery stage synthesis of product candidates (with transfer of materials and/or methods for additional process development and/or testing),in vitro testing of product candidates and related components to elucidate the mechanism of action, and analysis of biological samples from internal research and/or contract organizations to detect and quantify levels of product candidates and related components following administration of product in various studies. Our research and development staff has also worked with other professionals to identify, contract and transfer materials and methods, and oversee research and manufacturing by contract organizations. Contract organizations provide us with access to larger scale manufacturing, animal studies of disease, pharmacokinetics, and toxicity, and analysis that would not otherwise be available to us without significant expense. We anticipate that the majority of our research and development will be conducted by contract organizations with direction and oversight by our current internal research and development personnel, including two Ph.D. scientists, two Ph.D. scientific executives, one operational executive, and one M.D. consultant.

In addition to conducting or overseeing research and development activities, our research and development personnel analyze and interpret other research on astaxanthin, as well as related compounds, competing products, applicable disease pathology, and industry trends. In the United States National Library of Medicine’s online repository, PubMed.gov, there are more than 1,400 peer-reviewed journal articles that reference astaxanthin in the title or abstract, over 300 of which were published in the last three years, with the vast majority published by organizations and researchers that are not affiliated with us. This type of “open-source” research has served to significantly advance the understanding of astaxanthin, and has also presented our research and development personnel with the critical task of keeping up-to-date on all of the latest research and interpreting and integrating the findings with our research and that of others in order to serve as the preeminent thought leaders on astaxanthin’s mechanism of action and its application in biological systems and disease areas.

Our product offerings couldresearch and development expenditures totaled $491,829 and $1,160,771 for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014. These expenditures primarily reflect the compensation of our research and development personnel.

Government Regulation

Most aspects of our business are subject to some degree of government regulation. For some of our products, government regulation is significant and, in general, there appears to be limited.


a trend toward more stringent regulation throughout the world, as well as global harmonization of various regulatory requirements. We expect to devote significant time, effort and expense to address the extensive government and regulatory requirements applicable to our business. We believe that we are no more or less adversely affected by existing government regulations than our competitors.

FDA Regulation

Pharmaceutical companies must comply with comprehensive regulation by the FDA and other regulatory agencies in the United States and comparable authorities in other countries. While the FDA does not require human clinical trials for consumer health products, we may conduct Phase I, Phase II, and/or Phase III clinical trials with our products.

We must obtain regulatory approvals by the FDA and, to the extent we have any international distribution of our products, foreign government agencies prior to human clinical testing and commercialization of any pharmaceutical product and for post-approval clinical studies for additional indications in approved drugs. We anticipate that any pharmaceutical product candidate will be subject to rigorous preclinical and clinical testing and pre-market approval procedures by the FDA and similar health authorities in foreign countries to the extent applicable. The extent to which our products are regulated by the FDA, and the designations applicable to our products, will depend upon the types of products we ultimately develop. We are currently evaluating other product developments or technologies to pursue and cannot predict, during this stage of our development, the scope of FDA or other agency regulation to which we or our products and technologies will be subject. Various federal statutes and regulations also govern or influence the preclinical and clinical testing, record-keeping, approval, labeling, manufacture, quality, shipping, distribution, storage, marketing and promotion, export and reimbursement of products and product candidates.

The steps ordinarily required before a drug product may be marketed in the United States include:

preclinical studies;
submission to the FDA of an IND, which must become effective before human clinical trials may commence;
adequate and well-controlled human clinical trials to establish the safety and efficacy of the product candidate in the desired indication for use;
submission of a NDA to the FDA, together with payment of a substantial user fee; and
FDA approval of the NDA, including inspection and approval of the product manufacturing facility and select sites at which human clinical trials were conducted.

Preclinical trials typically involve laboratory evaluation of product candidate chemistry, formulation and stability, as well as animal studies to assess the potential safety and efficacy of each product candidate. The results of preclinical trials are submitted to the FDA as part of an IND and are reviewed by the FDA before the commencement of clinical trials. Unless the FDA objects to an IND, the IND will become effective 30 days following its receipt by the FDA. Submission of an IND may not result in FDA clearance to commence clinical trials, and the FDA’s failure to object to an IND does not guarantee FDA approval of a marketing application.

Clinical trials involve the administration of the product candidate to humans under the supervision of a qualified principal investigator. In the United States, clinical trials must be conducted in accordance with Good Clinical Practices under protocols submitted to the FDA as part of the IND. In addition, each clinical trial must be approved and conducted under the auspices of an institutional review board and with the patient’s informed consent. We would be subject to similar protocols and similar regulatory considerations if we conduct clinical trials outside the United States.

The goal of Phase I clinical trials is to establish initial data about safety and tolerability of the product candidate in humans. The investigators seek to evaluate the effects of various dosages and to establish an optimal dosage level and schedule.

The goal of Phase II clinical trials is to provide evidence about the desired therapeutic efficacy of the product candidate in limited studies with small numbers of carefully selected subjects. Investigators also gather additional safety data.

Phase III clinical trials consist of expanded, large-scale, multi-center studies in the target patient population. This phase further tests the product’s effectiveness, monitors side effects, and, in some cases, compares the product’s effects to a standard treatment, if one is already available. Phase III trials are designed to more rigorously test the efficacy of a product candidate and are normally randomized, double-blinded, and placebo-controlled. Phase III trials are typically monitored by an independent data monitoring committee, or DMC, which periodically reviews data as a trial progresses. A DMC may recommend that a trial be stopped before completion for a number of reasons including safety concerns, patient benefit or futility.

Data obtained from this development program are submitted as part of a NDA to the FDA and possibly to corresponding agencies in other countries for review. The NDA requires agency approval prior to marketing in the relevant country. Extensive regulations define the form, content and methods of gathering, compiling and analyzing the product candidate’s safety and efficacy data.

The process of obtaining regulatory approval can be costly, time consuming and subject to unanticipated delays. Regulatory agencies may refuse to approve an application if they believe that applicable regulatory criteria are not satisfied and may also require additional testing for safety and efficacy and/or post-marketing surveillance or other ongoing requirements for post-marketing studies. In some instances, regulatory approval may be granted with the condition that confirmatory Phase IV clinical trials are carried out, and if these trials do not confirm the results of previous studies, regulatory approval for marketing may be withdrawn. Moreover, each regulatory approval of a product is limited to specific indications. The FDA or other regulatory authorities may approve only limited label information for the product. The label information describes the indications and methods of use for which the product is authorized, may include Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies and, if overly restrictive, may limit a sponsor’s ability to successfully market the product. Regulatory agencies routinely revise or issue new regulations, which can affect and delay regulatory approval of product candidates.

Furthermore, pharmaceutical manufacturing processes must conform to current Good Manufacturing Practices, or cGMPs. Manufacturers, including a drug sponsor’s third-party contract manufacturers, must expend time, money and effort in the areas of production, quality control and quality assurance, including compliance with stringent record-keeping requirements. Manufacturing establishments are subject to periodic inspections by the FDA or other health authorities, in order to assess, among other things, compliance with cGMP. Before approval of the initiation of commercial manufacturing processes, the FDA will usually perform a preapproval inspection of the facility to determine its compliance with cGMP and other rules and regulations. In addition, foreign manufacturing establishments must also comply with cGMPs in order to supply products for use in the United States, and are subject to periodic inspection by the FDA or by regulatory authorities in certain countries under reciprocal agreements with the FDA. Manufacturing processes and facilities for pharmaceutical products are highly regulated. Regulatory authorities may choose not to certify or may impose restrictions, or even shut down existing manufacturing facilities that they determine are non-compliant.

FDA GRAS Determination

GRAS” is an acronym for the phrase “generally recognized as safe,” which the FDA utilizes to describe those substances that, in the generally recognized opinion of the scientific community, will not be harmful to consumers, provided the substance is used as intended. According to applicable FDA regulations, any substance that is intentionally added to food is a food additive, which is subject to premarket review and approval by FDA, unless the substance is generally recognized, among qualified experts, as having been adequately shown to be safe under the conditions of its intended use. Under sections 201(s) and 409 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the “FD&C Act”), and FDA’s implementing regulations in 21 CFR 170.3 and 21 CFR 170.30, the use of a food substance may be GRAS either through scientific procedures or, for a substance used in food before 1958, through experience based on common use in food. General recognition of safety through scientific procedures requires the same quantity and quality of scientific evidence as is required to obtain approval of the substance as a food additive and ordinarily is based upon published studies, which may be corroborated by unpublished studies and other data and information. General recognition of safety through experience based on common use in foods requires a substantial history of consumption for food use by a significant number of consumers.

Manufacturers of GRAS substances may provide the FDA with a notification of GRAS determination, which includes a description of the substance, the applicable conditions of use, and an explanation of how the substance was determined to be safe. Upon review of such a notification, the FDA may respond with a “no questions” position, whereby the manufacturer’s determination that a product is GRAS for its intended purposes is affirmed. Alternatively, manufacturers may elect to “self-affirm” a given substance as GRAS without FDA notification but should retain all material respectsapplicable safety data used for GRAS determination in the case of FDA inquiry.

Synthetic copies of naturally-occurring dietary ingredients or related components do not qualify as dietary ingredients under the FD&C Act, but substances that have been affirmed by the FDA as GRAS, self-affirmed as GRAS, or approved as direct food additives in the U.S. may be marketed as dietary ingredients, subject to FDA regulations for dietary ingredients.

FDA NDI Notification

The Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 (the “DSHEA”) (Pub. L. 103-417) was signed into law on October 25, 1994 and amended the FD&C Act by adding: (i) section 201(ff) (21 U.S.C. 321(ff)), which defines the term “dietary supplement”, and (ii) section 413 (21 U.S.C. 350b), which defines the term “new dietary ingredient” (“NDI”) and requires the manufacturer or distributor of an NDI, or of the dietary supplement that contains the NDI, to submit a premarket notification to FDA at least 75 days before introducing/delivering the supplement into interstate commerce, unless the NDI and any other dietary ingredients in the dietary supplement have been present in the food supply without chemical alteration (21 U.S.C. 350b(a)(1)). The NDI notification must contain applicable information, including history of use and citations to published articles, from which the manufacturer or distributor of the NDI or dietary supplement has concluded that the dietary supplement containing the NDI will be reasonably expected to be safe under the conditions of its intended use. NDI notifications are not required for the marketing of approved food additives or GRAS substances as NDIs unless the dietary ingredient has been chemically altered.

Hawaii Tax Credit

For tax years 2006 to 2010, our predecessor received an aggregate amount of $1,262,117 in refundable tax credits from the State of Hawaii – Department of Taxation in connection with allqualified research expenditures in the State of Hawaii. The Hawaii Tax Credit for Research Activities (“HTCRA”) was intended to encourage taxpayers to design, develop, and/or improve products, processes, techniques, formulas or software and intended to reward programs that pursue innovation in the State of Hawaii. The HTCRA was discontinued by the State of Hawaii for tax years 2011 and 2012, but was made available again starting in tax year 2013 with certain modifications to the qualification and credit calculations.

Federal Research and Development Tax Credit

In January 2013, the President of the United States signed into law the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, which extended the United States research and development tax credit (the “Research Credit”) under Section 41 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, for tax years 2012 and 2013, as well as other provisions. The Research Credit provided taxpayers, such as the Company with a specified tax credit for qualified research activities, including those conducted by us. The Research Credit expired on December 31, 2013.

Federal Qualified Therapeutic Development Project Credit

In 2010, our predecessor received $244,479 as a refundable Qualifying Therapeutic Discovery Project (“QTDP”) tax credit from the federal government. The QTDP Program was a tax benefit (a tax credit or grant) to small firms that showed significant potential to produce new and cost-saving therapies, support United States jobs, and increase United States competitiveness. The QTDP Program was part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, and was included in Section 48D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. To provide an immediate boost to United States biomedical research, the credit or grant was available for qualified investments made, or to be made, in tax years 2009 and 2010.

Other Regulations

Pharmaceutical companies, including us, are subject to various federal and state laws pertaining to healthcare “fraud and abuse,” including anti-kickback and false claims laws. The Federal Anti- K ickback Statute makes it illegal for any person, including a prescription drug manufacturer, or a party acting on its behalf, to knowingly and willfully solicit, offer, receive or pay any remuneration, directly or indirectly, in exchange for, or to induce, the referral of business, including the purchase, order or prescription of a particular drug, for which payment may be made under federal healthcare programs such as Medicare and Medicaid. Some of the state prohibitions apply to referral of patients for healthcare services reimbursed by any source, not only the Medicare and Medicaid programs.

In the course of practicing medicine, physicians may legally prescribe FDA approved drugs for an indication that has not been approved by the FDA and which, therefore, is not described in the product’s approved labeling, so-called “off-label use.” The FDA does not ordinarily regulate the behavior of physicians in their choice of treatments. The FDA and other governmental agencies do, however, restrict communications on the subject of off-label use by a manufacturer or those acting on behalf of a manufacturer. Companies may not promote FDA-approved drugs for off-label uses. The FDA and other governmental agencies do permit a manufacturer (and those acting on its behalf) to engage in some limited, non-misleading, non-promotional exchanges of scientific information regarding unapproved indications. The United States False Claims Act prohibits, among other things, anyone from knowingly and willfully presenting, or causing to be presented for payment to third-party payers (including Medicare and Medicaid) claims for reimbursed drugs or services that are false or fraudulent, claims for items or services not provided as claimed or claims for medically unnecessary items or services. Violations of fraud and abuse laws may be punishable by criminal and/or civil sanctions, including imprisonment, fines and civil monetary penalties, as well as possible exclusion from federal health care programs (including Medicare and Medicaid). In addition, under this and other applicable laws, such as the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, there is an ability for private individuals to bring similar actions. Further, there is an increasing number of state laws that require manufacturers to make reports to states on pricing and marketing information. Many of these laws contain ambiguities as to what is required to comply with the law.

We are subject to various laws and regulations regarding laboratory practices and the experimental use of animals in connection with our research. In each of these areas, as above, the FDA and other regulatory authorities have broad regulatory and enforcement powers, including the ability to suspend or delay issuance of approvals, seize or recall products, withdraw approvals, enjoin violations and institute criminal prosecution, any one or more of which could have a material adverse effect upon our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We must comply with regulations under the Occupational Safety and Health Act, the Environmental Protection Act, the Toxic Substances Control Act and other federal, state and local regulations. We are subject to federal, state and local laws and regulations governing the use, generation, manufacture, storage, air emission, effluent discharge, handling and disposal of certain hazardous or potentially hazardous materials. We may be required to incur significant costs to comply with environmental and health and safety regulations in the future. Our research and development involves the controlled use of hazardous materials, including, but not limited to, certain hazardous chemicals.

Our activities are also potentially subject to federal and state consumer protection and unfair competition laws. We are also subject to the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, or the FCPA, which prohibits companies and individuals from engaging in specified activities to obtain or retain business or to influence a person working in an official capacity. Under the FCPA, it is illegal to pay, offer to pay, or authorize the payment of anything of value to any foreign government official, governmental staff members, political party or political candidate in an attempt to obtain or retain business or to otherwise influence a person working in an official capacity. In addition, federal and state laws protect the confidentiality of certain health information, in particular, individually identifiable information, and restrict the use and disclosure of that information. At the federal level, the Department of Health and Human Services promulgated health information privacy and security rules under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. In addition, many state laws apply to the use and disclosure of health information.

Competition

The industry in which we intend to compete is subject to intense competition. We believe that our ability to compete will be dependent in large part upon our ability to continually enhance and improve our products and technologies. In order to do so, we plan to effectively utilize and expand our research and development capabilities. Competition is based primarily on scientific and technological superiority, technical support, availability of patent protection, protection of trade secrets, access to adequate capital, ability to develop, acquire and market products successfully, ability to obtain governmental approvals and ability to serve the particular needs of customers. We intend to compete on the basis of safety, effectiveness, convenience, manufacturing superiority, intellectual property, and where appropriate, price.

Because of the broad manifestation of inflammation in chronic disease, numerous pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies are developing or producing anti-inflammatory therapeutic agents. These companies include, but are not limited to: AbbVie, Amgen, Astellas, AstraZeneca, Bayer, Boehringer Ingelheim, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Eisai, Eli Lilly, Gilead, GlaxoSmithKline, Johnson & Johnson, Merck, MT Pharma, Nestle/Pamlab, Novartis, Pfizer, Reata, Roche/Genentech, Sanofi-Aventis, Servier, Takeda, Vivus.

In addition to competing with non-astaxanthin anti-inflammatory drugs, we intend to compete with microalgal astaxanthin consumer health products on the basis of our global-scale manufacturing capability and product purity. Leading manufacturers of microalgal astaxanthin include Cyanotech, which produces the BioAstin brand; Fuji Health Science (parent company: Fuji Chemical), which produces the AstaREAL brand; and Algatechnologies, which produces the AstaPure brand. Many other companies, including Valensa International (parent company: EID Parry), acquire astaxanthin from these or other smaller manufacturers. We believe that large-scale, multi-fold expansion of naturally produced microalgal astaxanthin would require large amounts of land, and fresh water for open pond systems or large amounts of infrastructure and energy for closed systems, and, consequently, a significant if not overwhelming amount of investment capital. Furthermore, microalgal astaxanthin products, which are lipophilic extracts of a commercially cultivated microalgae, typically have relatively low astaxanthin content, with the majority of the product comprised of other lipophilic, non-astaxanthin microalgal compounds. In contrast, our synthetically manufactured astaxanthin products have very high astaxanthin content, with consistent purity. Higher relative astaxanthin content reduces the size/number of capsules or tablets required to achieve equivalent circulating levels of astaxanthin. We may also face competition from other synthetic astaxanthin consumer health products, although competitors in this space are limited by the substantial cost and technical expertise required to develop large-scale, industrial production of astaxanthin.

Our success will also depend in large part on our ability to obtain and maintain international and domestic patent and other legal protections for the proprietary technology that we have obtained all material licensesconsider important to our business. We intend to continue to seek appropriate patent protection for our products where applicable by filing patent applications in the United States and other selected countries. We intend for these patent applications to cover, where applicable, claims for composition of matter, uses, processes for preparation and formulations. Our success will also depend on our ability, and the ability of our current and/or future strategic partners to maintain trade secrets related to proprietary production methods for products that arewe, or our partners, intend to market.

Raw Materials and Components

We utilize strategic partners, contract manufacturers, and/or other third-party suppliers for the production of our products and product candidates. The raw materials and supplies required for the operationproduction of our products and product candidates may be available, in some instances from one supplier, and in other instances, from multiple suppliers. In those cases where raw materials are only available through one supplier, such supplier may be either a sole source (the only recognized supply source available to us) or a single source (the only approved supply source for us among other sources). We, our strategic partners, contract manufacturers, and/or other third-party suppliers will adopt appropriate policies to attempt, to the extent feasible, to minimize our raw material supply risks, including maintenance of greater levels of raw materials inventory and implementation of multiple raw materials sourcing strategies, especially for critical raw materials. Although to date we have not experienced any significant delays in obtaining any raw materials from suppliers, we cannot provide assurance that we, our strategic partners, contract manufacturers, and/or other third-party suppliers will not face shortages from one or more of them in the future.

Customers

In late August 2016, we initiated limited consumer sales of ZanthoSyn™, our first commercial product. On January 25, 2017, we began selling ZanthoSyn™ to GNC stores in Hawaii on a wholesale basis.

Intellectual Property

We have obtained and are continuing to seek patent protection for compositions of matter, pharmaceutical compositions, and pharmaceutical uses, in certain disease areas, of our various carotenoid analogs and derivatives. Such carotenoids include, but are not limited to, astaxanthin, zeaxanthin, lutein, and/or lycophyll, and esters and other analogs and derivatives of these compounds. More specifically, we seek to protect: (i) the composition of matter of novel carotenoid analogs and derivatives, (ii) pharmaceutical compositions comprising synthetic or natural preparations of novel or natural occurring carotenoid analogs and derivatives, and (iii) the pharmaceutical use of synthetic preparations of novel or naturally occurring carotenoid analogs and derivatives in specific disease areas, including, but not limited to, the treatment of inflammation and related tissue damage, liver disease, and reperfusion injury, as well as the pharmaceutical use of synthetic or natural preparations of novel or natural occurring carotenoid analogs and derivatives for the reduction of platelet aggregation. We intend to enforce and defend our intellectual property rights consistent with our strategic business objectives.

We own 21 issued patents, including 14 in the United States and 7 others in China, India, Japan, and Hong Kong, related to the technology described above. These patents will expire during the years of 2023 to 2028, subject to any patent term extensions of the individual patent. We have 5 foreign patent applications pending in Europe, Canada, and Brazil, also related to the technology described above. Of these patents and patent applications, 20 patents and 4 patent applications have coverage related to astaxanthin analogs and derivatives; however, our proprietary technologies and business opportunities are not dependent on any single patent or sub-set of patents—the portfolio, which includes coverage related to compositions of matter, pharmaceutical compositions, and pharmaceutical uses, as described above, provides the comprehensive coverage that we deem material to our business.

Our strategic alliances also provide intellectual property benefits. BASF owns all manufacturing technology related to ASTX-1 developed under the BASF Agreement; however, BASF must exclusively supply ASTX-1 to Cardax for pharmaceutical applications, and in the event BASF becomes unable to supply ASTX-1, we would receive a reasonable royalty-bearing, irrevocable, worldwide non-exclusive license to certain intellectual property rights related to the manufacture of ASTX-1.

Employees

As of the date of this prospectus, we have 5 full-time employees and 3 part-time employees dedicated to our consumer health and pharmaceutical business. None of our employees are subject to a collective bargaining agreement. We believe the relations with our employees are satisfactory.

Legal Proceedings

From time to time, we may become involved in various lawsuits and legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of business. However, litigation is subject to inherent uncertainties and an adverse result in these or other matters may arise from time to time that may harm our business. We are currently not aware of any environmental regulations that havesuch legal proceedings or claims that we believe will have a material adverse effect on our operations.business, financial condition or operating results.

Our Retail Location

A coffee house locatedManagement

Set forth below is a list of the names, ages and positions of our directors and executive officers.

NameAgePosition(s)
George W. Bickerstaff, III61Chairman of the Board of Directors
David G. Watumull6 7President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director
Terence A. Kelly, Ph.D.55Director

Michele Galen

60

Director

John B. Russell44Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Richard M. Morris56Secretary
David M. Watumull3 5Vice President, Operations, Assistant Treasurer, and Assistant Secretary

Biographies of Directors and Executive Officers

George W. Bickerstaff, III has served as our Chairman since August 12, 2016 and a Director since June 16, 2014. Mr. Bickerstaff is currently a Managing Director of M.M. Dillon & Co., LLC, which he joined in 2005. Prior to joining M.M. Dillon & Co., LLC, Mr. Bickerstaff held various positions with Novartis International AG, a global pharmaceuticals and consumer health company, including Chief Financial Officer of Novartis Pharma AG from October 2000 to May 2005. From December 1999 to September 2000, Mr. Bickerstaff served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Workscape, Inc. a provider of employee-related information services. From July 1998 to December 1999, Mr. Bickerstaff served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Uniscribe Professional Services, Inc., a nationwide provider of paper and technology-based document management solutions. From January 1998 to June 1998, Mr. Bickerstaff served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Intellisource Group, Inc., a provider of information technology solutions to the federal, state and local government and utility markets. From July 1997 to December 1997, Mr. Bickerstaff served as Vice President of Finance of Cognizant Corporation, a global business information services company. From January 1990 to June 1997, Mr. Bickerstaff served in various senior finance roles, including Chief Financial Officer of IMS Healthcare, a global business information services company in the Houston,healthcare and pharmaceutical industries. Prior to that, Mr. Bickerstaff held various finance, audit and engineering positions with the Dun & Bradstreet Corporation and General Electric Company. Mr. Bickerstaff has been a member of the board of directors of CareDx, Inc., a company that develops, markets, and delivers diagnostic surveillance solutions for organ transplant recipients, since April 2014. Mr. Bickerstaff was a member of the board of directors of Vion Pharmaceuticals, Inc., from June 2005 to March 2010. Mr. Bickerstaff’s nonprofit activities include serving on the board of directors of the International Vaccine Institute, the International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children, The Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy and The Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization. Mr. Bickerstaff holds a B.S. in Engineering and a B.A. in Business Administration from Rutgers University (1978). Mr. Bickerstaff’s experience through various roles in establishing the strategic, operational, and financial direction of numerous private and public companies, including those in the pharmaceutical industry, will be instrumental in enabling our Board to implement our strategic plan.

David G. Watumull has served as our Chief Executive Officer, President, and Director since February 7, 2014. Mr. Watumull has served as the Chief Executive Officer, President, and Director of Pharma since its inception in May 2013 and as the Chief Executive Officer, President, and Director of Holdings since its inception in March 2006. Mr. Watumull is a co-founder of Holdings and has over 20 years of experience as a biotechnology industry executive. From 2001 to 2006, Mr. Watumull served as President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director of Hawaii Biotech, Inc. Mr. Watumull was Executive Vice President of Aquasearch, Inc., a public astaxanthin consumer health company, from 1998 to 2000. From 1997 to 1998 he headed his own biotech research firm, Watumull & Co. From 1994 to 1997 he was a biotech research analyst, money manager, and investment banker at First Honolulu Securities. From 1992 to 1994 he led his own money management firm, Biovest, Inc. Prior to that, from 1982 to 1992, Mr. Watumull worked at Paine Webber in various capacities, including as a biotech money manager and investment executive. Mr. Watumull’s extensive background in the biotechnology industry, his operational acumen, and his position of leadership since the founding of our business uniquely qualifies him to serve as a member of our Board.

Terence A. Kelly, Ph.D.has served as a Director since June 16, 2014. Dr. Kelly has over 20 years of experience as a scientist and executive in the pharmaceutical industry starting as a medicinal chemist in 1990. Dr. Kelly is currently the President and Chief Executive Officer of CoMentis, Inc. and a founder of Kelly Pharma Research Consulting, LLC. From 1990 to 2009, Dr. Kelly served in various scientific and executive positions at Boehringer Ingelheim, where after a successful early career developing LFA-1 antagonists, he led its US-based medicinal chemistry department, which included 145 scientists in the high throughput screening, computational chemistry, structural biology, combinatorial chemistry and medicinal chemistry groups. Dr. Kelly holds a B.S. degree in Chemistry at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (1982) and a Ph.D. degree in Chemistry at the University of Texas at Austin (1988). He completed postdoctoral work in natural products synthesis at Yale University (1988-1990) and holds an MBA from New York University, Stern School of Business (1998). Dr. Kelly is the co-author of over 25 scientific publications and serves on the College of Natural Sciences Advisory Council for the University of Texas. Koffee Korner offersDr. Kelly’s scientific training and his track record of delivering high quality compounds into advanced clinical studies provide valuable skills and knowledge to our Board.

Michele Galen has served as a Director since January 4, 2017. Ms. Galen serves as a strategic advisor and board member across pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, health start-ups and global health, drawing on her broad experience in global business, communications, law and journalism. From June 2016 to present, Ms. Galen has led an independent consultancy, Michele Galen LLC. From April 2015 to June 2016, Ms. Galen served as Global Head, Communications and Public Affairs, for Shire plc, a biotechnology company, where she served as the freshest specialty gradelead communications and fair trade coffees roastedpublic affairs advisor on location.  Patrons can enjoy variationsthe successful $32 billion acquisition and integration of coffee importedBaxalta. From February 2015 to March 2015, Ms. Galen led an independent consultancy, Michele Galen LLC. From May 2014 to January 2015, Ms. Galen served as a senior advisor to Novartis AG. From February 2012 to May 2014, Ms. Galen led Global Communications for Novartis AG, based in Basel, Switzerland. From February 2010 to February 2012, Ms. Galen served as Vice President and Global Head of Communications & Patient Advocacy for Novartis Pharma AG. From October 2003 to February 2010, Ms. Galen served as Vice President and Global Head, Oncology Affairs for Novartis Pharma AG. From February 2001 to October 2003, Ms. Galen served as Vice President, Corporate Communications for Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. Earlier in her career, Ms. Galen was a Managing Director in the global public relations firm Burson-Marsteller. There, she co-founded the Organizational Change Communications practice. She is an award-winning journalist, and worked as Legal Editor and Social Issues Editor at Business Week magazine. Ms. Galen is a member of the New York State Bar and practiced law at Stroock, Stroock & Lavan LLP, and Skadden, Arps LLP, Slate, Meagher & Flom. Ms. Galen currently serves on the inaugural board of directors of Global Oncology, and on the advisory board of MK&A, a global healthcare consultancy firm. Formerly, she served as a pro bono advisor to the UNICEF Office of Public Advocacy, and on the boards of the Global Health Council and Stupid Cancer. Ms. Galen received a B.A. from aroundGeorge Washington University, M.S. from the worldColumbia University Graduate School of Journalism, and J.D. from New York University School of Law. She also completed the External Executive Coaching Intensive at Columbia University.

John B. Russell, CPA, has served as our Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer since February 7, 2014. Mr. Russell has also served as the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Pharma and Holdings since July 2013. Mr. Russell is the founder of JBR Business Solutions, LLC and has served as its President since 2010. Mr. Russell has over 20 years of accounting, finance, operations, and SEC reporting experience in biopharmaceutical and high-tech industries. From 2010 to the present, he has served as Chief Financial Officer for various privately-held start-up companies. Mr. Russell was in charge of the Business Advisory Services for the Grant Thornton Honolulu office from 2006 to 2010. From 2005 to 2006, Mr. Russell worked at a consulting company as the Operations Consulting - Financial Management lead, advising Cisco Systems, Inc. Mr. Russell was the General Accounting Manager of the publicly traded company Scios Inc. from 2003 to 2005, where he was in charge of SEC reporting and internal controls. Mr. Russell was the Controller for several portfolio companies in the venture capital firm, Raza Foundries, Inc., from 2001 to 2002, and the General Accounting Manager for inSilicon Corporation, a public company, from 2000 to 2001. Previous to that, Mr. Russell was an auditor at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP from 1995 to 2000. Mr. Russell is a licensed CPA in Hawaii and has a B.A. in Economics/Accounting from Claremont McKenna College.

Richard M. Morris has served as our Secretary since February 7, 2014. Mr. Morris has served as Assistant Secretary of Pharma since May 2013 and Assistant Secretary of Holdings since July 2013. Mr. Morris is a Partner at Herrick, Feinstein LLP, our legal counsel (“Herrick”). As a partner of Herrick, Mr. Morris represents a variety of clients, primarily in corporate matters. Prior to becoming a lawyer, Mr. Morris was an auditor with the Commodities Exchange in New York and later focused on operations and financial management at Kidder Peabody. He also was the U.S. Audit Manager for the financial division for a diversified Australian company. Mr. Morris has a B.S. in Accounting from New York University (1982) and a J.D. from Fordham University School of Law (1990), with bar admissions in New York and Connecticut.

David M. Watumullhas served as our Vice President, Operations, Assistant Treasurer, and Assistant Secretary since February 7, 2014. Mr. Watumull has served as Vice President, Operations of Pharma since its inception in May 2013, Assistant Treasurer and Assistant Secretary of Pharma since July 2013, and Secretary and Treasurer of Pharma from its inception in May 2013 to July 2013. Mr. Watumull has served as Vice President, Operations, Assistant Treasurer, and Assistant Secretary of Holdings since July 2013, and previously as Director, Operations and Finance from 2009 to 2013, Operations Manager from 2008 to 2009, and Program Manager from its inception in 2006 to 2009. Mr. Watumull heads day-to-day company operations related to product manufacturing, sales, marketing, and fulfillment, accounting, banking, budgeting, leasing, insurance, debt/equity transactions and due diligence, capitalization structure, reporting, corporate governance, contracting and related legal matters, intellectual property, human resources, front office, facilities and equipment, and information technology. Mr. Watumull also manages the relationships, timelines, and budgets of development partners, contractors, and regulatory consultants associated with the production and testing of Cardax product candidates. Mr. Watumull was previously Program Manager at Hawaii Biotech, Inc. from 2005 to 2006, Project Coordinator from 2004 to 2005, and Information Technology Associate / Manager from 2002 to 2004. Mr. Watumull also worked at Aquasearch, Inc. from 2000 to 2001 in various capacities including Medical Information Specialist and Information Technology Associate. Mr. Watumull graduated first in his high school class and studied Electrical Engineering at the University of Hawaii.

Executive officers are appointed by our Board of Directors. Each executive officer holds his or her office until he or she resigns, is removed by our Board of Directors or his or her successor is elected and qualified. Directors are elected annually by our stockholders at the annual meeting. Each director holds his or her office until his or her successor is elected and qualified or his or her earlier resignation or removal.

There have been no material changes to the procedures by which security holders may recommend nominees to our Board of Directors since our last annual report.

Family Relationships

David G. Watumull is the father of David M. Watumull. There are no other family relationships among any of our officers or directors.

Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings

To the best of our knowledge, none of our directors or executive officers has been convicted in a myriadcriminal proceeding, excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors, or has been a party to any judicial or administrative proceeding during the past ten years that resulted in a judgment, decree, or final order enjoining the person from future violations of, preparations alongor prohibiting activities subject to, federal or state securities laws, or a finding of any violation of federal or state securities laws, except for matters that were dismissed without sanction or settlement. Except as set forth in our discussion below in “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence – Transactions with their pastry of choice. Koffee Korner provides a comfortable lounge area and offers free WiFi to paying customers.




We’re located at…


Koffee Korner Inc.

6560 Fannin St., Suite 245

Houston, TX 77030-2728

(713) 795-0011


Hours:   Monday-Friday: 6:00AM – 5:00PM


Lease


The company leases 638 square feet at a rental of $1,089.92 per month through February 29, 2013. While the premises are adequate for our current needs, we believe we can find additional locations in the general areaRelated Persons,” none of our current operations shoulddirectors, director nominees, or executive officers has been involved in any transactions with us or any of our directors, executive officers, affiliates, or associates which are required to be disclosed pursuant to the need arise.rules and regulations of the Commission.


Possible Future OperationsCode of Ethics


Our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, effective as of February 7, 2014 (the “Code of Ethics”), contains the ethical principles by which our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, among others, are expected to conduct themselves when carrying out their duties and responsibilities. A copy of our Code of Ethics may be found on our website at www.cardaxpharma.com. We will provide a copy of our Code of Ethics to any person, without charge, upon request, by writing to David G. Watumull, Cardax, Inc., 2800 Woodlawn Drive, Suite 129, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822.

Board Committees

We are seekingnot required under the Securities and Exchange Act to becomemaintain any committees of our Board of Directors. We have formed certain committees of our board as a publically traded company because management believesmatter of preferred corporate practices.

We have an audit committee, a compensation committee and a nominating and corporate governance committee, each of which has the composition and responsibilities described below.

Audit Committee.Our audit committee oversees a broad range of issues surrounding our accounting and financial reporting processes and audits of our consolidated financial statements, including the following:

monitors the integrity of our financial statements, our compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, our independent registered public accounting firm’s qualifications and independence, and the performance of our internal audit function and independent registered public accounting firm;
assumes direct responsibility for the appointment, compensation, retention and oversight of the work of any independent registered public accounting firm engaged for the purpose of performing any audit, review or attest services and for dealing directly with any such accounting firm;
provides a medium for consideration of matters relating to any audit issues; and
prepares the audit committee report that the rules require be included in our filings with the SEC.

The members of our audit committee are George W. Bickerstaff, III (Chairperson) and Terence A. Kelly, Ph.D. Our audit committee has a written charter available on our website at www.cardaxpharma.com.

Compensation Committee.Our compensation committee reviews and recommends policy relating to compensation and benefits of our officers, directors and employees, including reviewing and approving corporate goals and objectives relevant to the compensation of our Chief Executive Officer and other senior officers, evaluating the performance of these persons in light of those goals and objectives and setting compensation of these persons based on such evaluations. The compensation committee reviews and evaluates, at least annually, the performance of the compensation committee and its members, including compliance of the compensation committee with its charter.

The members of our compensation committee are Terence A. Kelly, Ph.D. (Chairperson) and George W. Bickerstaff, III. Our compensation committee has a written charter available on our website at www.cardaxpharma.com.

Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.The nominating and corporate governance committee oversees and assists our Board of Directors in identifying, reviewing and recommending nominees for election as directors; evaluating our Board of Directors and our management; developing, reviewing and recommending corporate governance guidelines and a corporate code of business conduct and ethics; and generally advises our Board of Directors on corporate governance and related matters.

The members of our nominating and corporate governance committee are Terence A. Kelly, Ph.D. (Chairperson) and George W. Bickerstaff, III. Our nominating and corporate governance committee has a written charter available on our website at www.cardaxpharma.com.

Indemnification

We maintain directors’ and officers’ liability insurance. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws include provisions limiting the liability of directors and officers and indemnifying them under certain circumstances. We have entered into indemnification agreements with our directors to provide our directors and certain of their affiliated parties with additional indemnification and related rights. See “Indemnification of Directors and Officers” for further information.

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling the Company pursuant to Delaware law, we are informed that it will allow us to raise financing to open additional locations in the Houston Metropolitan Area.opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable.

Conflicts of Interest

Certain potential conflicts of interest are inherent in the relationships between our officers and directors and us.

From time to time, one or more of our affiliates may form or hold an ownership interest in and/or manage other businesses both related and unrelated to the type of business that we own and operate. These persons expect to continue to form, hold an ownership interest in and/or manage additional other businesses which may compete with our business with respect to operations, including financing and marketing, management time and services and potential customers. These activities may give rise to conflicts between or among the interests of us and other businesses with which our affiliates are associated. Our affiliates are in no way prohibited from undertaking such activities, and neither us nor our stockholders will have any right to require participation in such other activities.

Further, because we intend to transact business with some of our officers, directors and affiliates, as well as with firms in which some of our officers, directors or affiliates have a material interest, potential conflicts may arise between the respective interests of us and these related persons or entities. We believe that such transactions will be effected on terms at least as favorable to us as those available from unrelated third parties.

With respect to transactions involving real or apparent conflicts of interest, we have adopted policies and procedures which require that: (i) the costsfact of the relationship or interest giving rise to the potential conflict be disclosed or known to the directors who authorize or approve the transaction prior to such authorization or approval; and (ii) the transaction be fair and reasonable to us at the time it is authorized or approved by our directors.

Executive Compensation

The following sets forth information with respect to the compensation awarded or paid to David G. Watumull, our Chief Executive Officer, Nicholas Mitsakos, our former Executive Chairman of the Board, and David M. Watumull, our Vice President, Operations, for all services rendered in all capacities to the Company and its predecessors during the fiscal years ending December 31, 201 5 and 201 6 . These three executive officers are referred to as the “named executive officers” throughout this prospectus. In addition, the following sets forth information with respect to the compensation awarded or paid to our two highest compensated individuals not serving as executive officers, Gilbert M. Rishton, our Chief Science Officer, and Timothy J. King, our Vice President, Research, for all services rendered in all capacities to the Company and its predecessors during the fiscal years ending December 31, 201 5 and 201 6 .

Compensation of Executive Officers

The following table sets forth information regarding each element of compensation that we paid or awarded to our named executive officers, and our two highest compensated individuals not serving as executive officers, for the two fiscal years ended December 31, 201 5 and 201 6 , which includes cash compensation, stock options awarded in lieu of cash compensation, and all other compensation:

Name Year Cash Comp.(1)  Stock Options
in Lieu of
Cash Comp.(2)
  All Other
Comp.(3)
  Total 
David G. Watumull 2015 $88,807( 4 ) $205,424  $16,151  $310,382 
Chief Executive Officer 2016 $48,682(5) $46,463  $8,935  $104,080 
                   
Nicholas Mitsakos 2015 $9,231( 6 ) $167,884( 6 ) $-  $177,115 
Former Executive Chairman 2016 $-  $37,500(7) $-  $37,500 
                   
David M. Watumull 2015 $63,230  $113,308  $5,917  $182,455 
Vice President, Operations 2016 $55,718(8) $33,771  $3,736  $93,225 
                   
Gilbert M. Rishton 2015 $72,461  $135,232  $526  $208,219 
Chief Science Officer 2016 $27,003(9) $40,694  $167  $67,864 
                   
Timothy J. King 2015 $63,230  $113,308  $281  $176,819 
Vice President, Research 2016 $45,146(10) $33,771  $-  $78,917 

(1)The amounts disclosed refer to cash compensation.
(2)The amounts disclosed refer to stock options awarded in lieu of cash compensation.
(3)The amounts disclosed refer to imputed income in connection with certain benefits and/or insurance premiums paid in lieu of additional cash compensation.
( 4 )The annual salary of Mr. David G. Watumull was decreased to $225,000 effective April 2015.
( 5 )On March 28, 2016, Mr. David G. Watumull was furloughed and agreed to continue service as Chief Executive Officer for cash compensation equal to the minimum wage. On September 6, 2016, the compensation arrangement of Mr. David G. Watumull was amended so that, effective September 8, 2016, he would receive bi-weekly compensation equal to $4,327.
( 6 )The annual compensation of Mr. Mitsakos as the former Executive Chairman was decreased to $150,000 effective April 2015, payable quarterly in arrears in the form of equity.
(7)

Mr. Mitsakos agreed, effective April 1, 2016, to suspend any additional equity compensation, until otherwise agreed by the Company. Effective August 12, 2016, we accepted the request for a leave of absence and resignation by Mr. Mitsakos as Executive Chairman and member of the Board of Directors.

( 8 )On March 28, 2016, Mr. David M. Watumull was furloughed and agreed to continue service as Vice President, Operations for cash compensation equal to the minimum wage. On June 3, 2016, the compensation arrangement of David M. Watumull was amended so that, effective May 30, 2016, he would receive bi-weekly compensation equal to $3,269.
( 9 )On March 28, 2016, Mr. Rishton was furloughed and would from time to time be re-engaged to the extent his services are required at cash compensation equal to the hourly minimum wage. On September 6, 2016, the compensation arrangement of Mr. Rishton was amended so that, effective September 8, 2016, he would receive bi-weekly compensation equal to $1,923.
( 10 )On March 28, 2016, Mr. King was furloughed and would from time to time be re-engaged to the extent his services were required at cash compensation equal to the hourly minimum wage. On June 3, 2016, the compensation arrangement of Mr. King was amended so that, effective May 30, 2016, he would receive bi-weekly compensation equal to $1,635. On September 6, 2016, the compensation arrangement of Mr. King was amended so that, effective September 8, 2016, he would receive bi-weekly compensation equal to $3,269.

Outstanding Equity Awards to Executive Officers at Fiscal Year-End 201 6

The following table sets forth information regarding outstanding option awards to our named executive officers as of December 31, 201 6 :

  Option awards(1)(2)
Name Number of
securities
underlying
unexercised
options
exercisable
  Number of
securities
underlying
unexercised
options
unexercisable
  Equity
incentive
plan awards:
Number of
securities
underlying
unexercised
unearned
options
  Option
exercise
price
($)
  Option
expiration date
David G. Watumull  1,750,588   -   -  $0.155  February 7, 2024
David G. Watumull  4,941,845   -   -  $0.625  February 7, 2024
David G. Watumull  468,498(3)  -   -  $0.32  June 30, 2020
David G. Watumull  390,686(3)  -   -  $0.20  June 30, 2020
David G. Watumull  89,523(3)  -   -  $0.49  September 30, 2020
David G. Watumull  137,675(3)  -   -  $0.27  December 31, 2020
David G. Watumull  

774,385

(3)  -   -  $

0.06

  

March 31, 2021

                   
Nicholas Mitsakos  1,496,700   -   -  $0.155  February 7, 2024
Nicholas Mitsakos  2,762,121   -   -  $0.625  February 7, 2024
Nicholas Mitsakos  263,736(3)  -   -  $0.32  June 30, 2020
Nicholas Mitsakos  288,462(3)  -   -  $0.20  June 30, 2020
Nicholas Mitsakos  129,310(3)  -   -  $0.49  September 30, 2020
Nicholas Mitsakos  170,455(3)  -   -  $0.27  December 31, 2020
Nicholas Mitsakos  

625,000

(3)  -   -  

$

0.06

  

March 31, 2021

                   
David M. Watumull  45,058   -   -  $0.155  February 7, 2024
David M. Watumull  2,388,554   -   -  $0.625  February 7, 2024
David M. Watumull  160,806(3)  -   -  $0.32  June 30, 2020
David M. Watumull  284,917(3)  -   -  $0.20  June 30, 2020
David M. Watumull  67,639(3)  -   -  $0.49  September 30, 2020
David M. Watumull  104,021(3)  -   -  $0.27  December 31, 2020
David M. Watumull  

562,846

(3)

  

-

   

-

  

$

0.06

  

March 31, 2021

(1)The type of securities underlying all outstanding option awards is our common stock.
(2)None of our named executive officers have received stock awards.
(3)Stock options awarded in lieu of cash compensation.

Compensation of Directors

Mr. Mitsakos, our former Executive Chairman of the Board, received compensation for his services as a director as set forth under “Compensation of Executive Officers.”

The following table sets forth information regarding each element of compensation that we paid or awarded to our current independent directors for the two fiscal years ended December 31, 201 5 and 201 6 :

Name Year Cash Comp.  Equity Awards  Total 
George W. Bickerstaff, III 2015 $-  $58,333( 1 ) $58,333 
George W. Bickerstaff, III 2016 $-  $41,667(2) $41,667 
               
Terence A. Kelly 2015 $-  $58,333( 3 ) $58,333 
Terence A. Kelly 2016 $-  $41,667(4) $41,667 

( 1 )The amount disclosed represents compensation recognized in 2015 for stock awarded in connection with services provided by Mr. Bickerstaff as an independent director.

(2)

The amount disclosed represents compensation recognized in 2016 for stock awarded in connection with services provided by Mr. Bickerstaff as an independent director. Effective April 1, 2016, Mr. Bickerstaff agreed to suspend any additional equity compensation, until otherwise agreed by the Company. On September 6, 2016, the compensation arrangement of Mr. Bickerstaff was amended so that effective September 30, 2016, he would each receive quarterly equity compensation of $12,500 in arrears in the form of a grant of shares of our common stock or non-qualified stock options to purchase shares of our common stock based on the higher of the then current market price or $0.15 per share, with such compensation prorated for one of three months for the quarter ended September 30, 2016.

( 3 )The amount disclosed represents compensation recognized in 2015 for stock awarded in connection with services provided by Dr. Kelly as an independent director.

(4)

The amount disclosed represents compensation recognized in 2016 for stock options awarded in connection with services provided by Dr. Kelly as an independent director. Effective April 1, 2016, Dr. Kelly agreed to suspend any additional equity compensation, until otherwise agreed by the Company. On September 6, 2016, the compensation arrangement of Dr. Kelly was amended so that effective September 30, 2016, he would each receive quarterly equity compensation of $12,500 in arrears in the form of a grant of shares of our common stock or non-qualified stock options to purchase shares of our common stock based on the higher of the then current market price or $0.15 per share, with such compensation prorated for one of three months for the quarter ended September 30, 2016.

The following table sets forth information regarding each element of compensation that we paid or awarded to our former independent directors for the two fiscal years ended December 31, 201 5 and 201 6 :

Name Year Cash Comp.  Stock Awards  Total 
Frank C. Herringer(1) 2015 $-  $23,787( 1 ) $23,787 
               
Tamar D. Howson(3) 2015 $-  $-  $- 

(1)Mr. Herringer’s service as our independent director ended in 2015.
( 2 )The amount disclosed represents compensation recognized in 2015 for stock awarded in connection with continued services provided by Mr. Herringer as an independent director. The shares of common stock were subject to a risk of forfeiture and vested quarterly in arrears commencing on June 1, 2014.

(3)

Ms. Howson’s service as our independent director ended in 2015.

Outstanding Equity Awards to Directors at Fiscal Year-End 201 6

Mr. Mitsakos, our former Executive Chairman of the Board, received option awards for his services as a director as set forth under “Outstanding Equity Awards to Directors at Fiscal Year-End 201 6 .”

The following table sets forth information regarding outstanding equity awards to our independent directors as of December 31, 201 6 :

  Stock awards(1)  Option awards(2) 
Name Number of
securities
awarded
  Number of
securities
underlying
unexercised
options
exercisable
  Number of
securities
underlying
unexercised
options
unexercisable
  Equity
incentive
plan awards:
Number of
securities
underlying
unexercised
unearned
options
  Option
exercise
price
($)
  Option
expiration date
 
George W. Bickerstaff, III  895,564   -   -   -  $-   - 
                         
Terence A. Kelly  411,163       -   -  $-   - 
Terence A. Kelly  -   416,667   -   -  $0.06   March 31, 2021 
Terence A. Kelly  -   27,778   -   -  $0.15   September 30, 2021 
Terence A. Kelly  -   83,333   -   -  $0.15   December 31, 2021 

(1)All shares are fully vested.

(2)

The type of securities underlying all outstanding option awards is our common stock.

Employment and Consulting Agreements

On February 7, 2014, we entered into employment agreements with each of Messrs. David G. Watumull, David M. Watumull, Gilbert M. Rishton, and Timothy J. King, which provided for employment for an initial term of one year, subject to renewal and earlier termination rights as provided in such agreements. These agreements provide for compensation terms and duration of employment as set forth in each such agreement. Such agreements include restrictive covenants concerning competition with us and solicitation of our employees and clients, if such individuals are terminated for cause as defined in such agreements.

On February 7, 2014, we entered into an Agreement for Services as the Executive Chairman with Nicholas Mitsakos, pursuant to which Mr. Mitsakos agreed to serve as our Executive Chairman. We agreed to pay Mr. Mitsakos an annual salary of $240,000 for his services as an executive officer.

To conserve cash resources while seeking additional financing, we and our employees, including Messrs. David G. Watumull, David M. Watumull, Gilbert M. Rishton, and Timothy J. King, agreed to reduce cash compensation effective January 15, 2015. In addition, Mr. Mitsakos reduced his cash compensation to zero. The amount of an individual’s compensation that was not paid was deferred.

On June 30, 2015, the compensation arrangements of Messrs. David G. Watumull, David M. Watumull, Gilbert M. Rishton, and Timothy J. King were amended so that, effective after June 30, 2015, we had the right to pay any compensation due to such officer during any calendar quarter that was not paid in cash in the form of shares of our common stock or incentive stock options under the 2014 Plan. In addition, the amount of the unpaid cash compensation that accrued during the first and second quarters of 2015 was paid with incentive stock options under the 2014 Plan.

On June 30, 2015, the compensation arrangement with Mr. Mitsakos was amended so that, effective April 1, 2015, Mr. Mitsakos would receive an aggregate annual compensation equal to $150,000, payable quarterly, in arrears, in the form of a grant of shares of our common stock or non-qualified stock options to purchase shares of our common stock under the 2014 Plan. In addition, the amount of the unpaid cash compensation that accrued during the first and second quarters of 2015 was paid with non-qualified stock options under the 2014 Plan. Effective August 12, 2016, we accepted the request for a leave of absence and resignation by Mr. Mitsakos as Executive Chairman and member of the Board of Directors.

On March 28, 2016, we furloughed all of our employees and independent contractors indefinitely and arranged with our Chief Executive Officer, David G. Watumull; our Chief Financial Officer, John B. Russell; and our Vice President, Operations, David M. Watumull, to continue their services for cash compensation equal to the minimum wage. In addition, each of the directors agreed, effective April 1, 2016, to suspend any additional equity compensation, until otherwise agreed by the Company.

On June 3, 2016, the compensation arrangement of David M. Watumull was amended so that, effective May 30, 2016, he would receive bi-weekly compensation equal to $3,269 and the compensation arrangement of Timothy J. King was amended so that, effective May 30, 2016, he would receive bi-weekly compensation equal to $1,635.

On September 6, 2016, the compensation arrangements of certain officers were amended so that effective September 8, 2016, (i) David G. Watumull would receive bi-weekly compensation equal to $4,327, (ii) Gilbert M. Rishton would receive bi-weekly compensation equal to $1,923, and (iii) Timothy J. King would receive bi-weekly compensation equal to $3,269.

On September 6, 2016, the compensation arrangement with JBR Business Solutions, LLC, under which John B. Russell serves as our Chief Financial Officer, was amended so that effective September 30, 2016, he would receive monthly compensation of $3,500.

On September 6, 2016, the compensation arrangements of the independent directors of the Company were amended so that effective September 30, 2016, they would each receive quarterly equity compensation of $12,500 in arrears in the form of a grant of shares of our common stock or non-qualified stock options to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock under the Cardax, Inc. 2014 Equity Compensation Plan based on the higher of the then current market price or $0.15 per share , with such compensation prorated for one of three months for the quarter ended September 30, 2016.

2014 Equity Compensation Plan

Our 2014 Plan is administered by our compensation committee. The purpose of the 2014 Plan is to provide financial incentives for selected directors, employees, advisers, and consultants of Cardax and/or its subsidiaries, thereby promoting the long-term growth and financial success of the Company. The issuance of awards under the 2014 Plan is at the discretion of our compensation committee, which has the authority to determine the persons to whom any awards shall be granted and the terms, conditions and restrictions applicable to any award. Under the 2014 Plan, we may grant equity based incentive awards, including options, restricted stock, and other stock-based awards, to any directors, employees, advisers, and consultants that provide services to us or any of our subsidiaries. An aggregate of 45,420,148 shares of our common stock have been reserved for issuance under the 2014 Plan, which is subject to adjustment as described in such plan. As of February 7, 2017 , there were 6,848,645 shares of common stock available for future awards under the 2014 Plan.

Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence

Transactions with Related Persons

Nicholas Mitsakos, our former Executive Chairman, is the sole owner, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Arcadia Holdings, Inc. (“Arcadia”). On September 23, 2010, Arcadia purchased a certain secured promissory note from Holdings in the principal amount of $99,900. On March 23, 2013, that certain secured promissory note, as amended, together with all accrued interest thereon owed to Arcadia, was converted into a certain secured convertible promissory note of Holdings in the principal amount of $125,852. On May 31, 2013, that certain secured convertible promissory note, together with all accrued interest thereon owed to Arcadia, was exchanged for a certain secured convertible promissory note of Pharma in the principal amount of $128,231. Upon the consummation of the Merger, (i) the outstanding principal amount of that certain secured convertible promissory note of Pharma, together with all accrued interest thereon owed to Arcadia, was automatically converted into an aggregate number of 219,335 shares of our common stock and (ii) Cardax issued to Arcadia a warrant to purchase an aggregate of 219,335 shares of our common stock at an exercise price equal to $0.625 per share through February 7, 2019.

Frank C. Herringer, our former Director, is the trustee of the Frank C. and Maryellen Cattani Herringer 1995 Family Trust (the “Herringer Trust”). On September 23, 2010, the Herringer Trust purchased a certain secured promissory note from Holdings in the principal amount of $49,950. On March 23, 2013, that certain secured promissory note, as amended, together with all accrued interest thereon owed to the Herringer Trust, was converted into a certain secured convertible promissory note of Holdings in the principal amount of $62,926. On May 31, 2013, that certain secured convertible promissory note, together with all accrued interest thereon owed to the Herringer Trust, was exchanged for a certain senior secured convertible promissory note of Pharma in the principal amount of $64,116. Upon the consummation of the Merger, (i) the outstanding principal amount of that certain secured convertible promissory note of Pharma, together with all accrued interest thereon owed to the Herringer Trust, was automatically converted into an aggregate number of 109,667 shares of our common stock and (ii) Cardax issued to the Herringer Trust a warrant to purchase an aggregate of 109,667 shares of our common stock at an exercise price equal to $0.625 per share through February 7, 2019.

On January 30, 2012, Koffee Korner Inc. issued (1) 10,000,000 shares of its common stock to its sole director and sole officer Nazneen D’Silva in exchange for her ownership interest in Koffee Korner’s Inc., a Texas corporation, and (2) 200,000 shares of its common stock to its former legal counsel Frank J. Hariton as a founder and promoter. We distributed all of the shares of Koffee Korner’s Inc., to Nazneen D’Silva, pursuant to that certain Spin-Off Agreement, dated as of February 7, 2014, which provides that we are indemnified and held harmless against any and all losses, liabilities, damages and expenses whatsoever as and when incurred arising out of, or based upon, or in connection with our business and the business of Koffee Korner’s Inc. prior to the date of such distribution.

On July 30, 2013, Pharma entered into an agreement with JBR Business Solutions, LLC, pursuant to which John B. Russell agreed to serve as Pharma’s chief financial officer. Pharma agreed to pay JBR Business Solutions a fee of $7,000 per month. John B. Russell, our Chief Financial Officer, is the founder and president of JBR Business Solutions.

Between May 2013 and November 2013, Paulson Cardax Investments I, LLC purchased certain senior secured convertible promissory notes from Pharma in the aggregate principal amount of $2,281,792. Upon the consummation of the Merger, (i) the outstanding principal amount of those certain senior secured convertible promissory notes, together with all accrued interest thereon, was automatically converted into an aggregate number of 3,872,434 shares of our common stock and (ii) Cardax issued to Paulson Cardax Investments I, LLC a warrant to purchase an aggregate of 3,872,434 shares of our common stock at an exercise price equal to $0.625 per share through February 7, 2019.

Immediately prior to the closing of the Merger further described above, Holdings owned approximately 39% of our issued and outstanding common stock and we owned 40% of the issued and outstanding common stock of Pharma.

From July 1, 2013 to February 7, 2014, we leased our principal office, located at 167 Penn Street, Washington Boro, Pennsylvania, on a month-to-month basis from our former chief executive officer Austin Kibler for a monthly rent of $1.00. Effective February 10, 2014, shortly after our acquisition of Cardax Pharma, Inc., we moved our principal office to Honolulu, Hawaii.

On June 16, 2014, we issued 160,550 shares of our common stock to each of George W. Bickerstaff, III, Tamar D. Howson, Terence A. Kelly, Ph.D., and Frank C. Herringer, directors of the Company. Such shares were issued to each director as compensation for his or her service as an independent director of the Company pursuant to the terms of agreements between each independent director and the Company. On July 14, 2014, we issued 37,675 shares of our common stock to George W. Bickerstaff, III in connection with his appointments as Chairperson of the Audit Committee and member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. On July 14, 2014, we issued 37,675 shares of our common stock to Tamar D. Howson in connection with her appointments as Chairperson of the Compensation Committee and member of the Audit Committee. On July 14, 2014, we issued 37,675 shares of our common stock to Frank C. Herringer in connection with his appointments as Chairperson of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and member of the Compensation Committee. On July 14, 2014, we issued 21,528 shares of our common stock to Terence A. Kelly, Ph.D. in connection with his appointments as member of the Compensation Committee and member of the Audit Committee. The shares issued to each independent director were subject to a risk of forfeiture and vest quarterly in arrears, commencing on June 1, 2014.

On June 30, 2015, we entered into an agreement with George W. Bickerstaff, III and Terence A. Kelly, Ph.D. that provided for the annual compensation of each location inclusive of lease, lease improvements, equipment, inventory and design will be approximately $250,000.  We hopeindependent director equal to open three additional locations$100,000, payable quarterly in arrears in the form of a grant of shares of our common stock or non-qualified stock options to purchase shares of our common stock under the 2014 Plan. In addition, each independent director received a grant of 55,556 shares of our common stock for compensation during June 2015. On September 30, 2015, each independent director received a grant of 73,529 shares of our common stock pursuant to the agreement. On December 31, 2015, each independent director received a grant of 100,000 shares of our common stock pursuant to the agreement. On March 31, 2016, George W. Bickerstaff, III received 357,143 shares of our common stock pursuant to the agreement, and Terence A. Kelly, Ph.D. received an option to purchase 416,667 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.06 per share pursuant to the agreement. In addition, each of the directors agreed, effective April 1, 2016, to suspend any additional equity compensation, until otherwise agreed by the Company. On September 6, 2016, the compensation arrangements of the independent directors of the Company were amended so that effective September 30, 2016, they will each receive quarterly equity compensation of $12,500 in arrears in the form of a grant of shares of our common stock or non-qualified stock options to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock under the Cardax, Inc. 2014 Equity Compensation Plan based on the higher of the then current market price or $0.15 per share , with such compensation prorated for one of three months for the quarter ended September 30, 2016. On September 30, 2016, George W. Bickerstaff, III received 27,778 shares of our common stock pursuant to the agreement, and Terence A. Kelly, Ph.D. received an option to purchase 27,778 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.15 per share pursuant to the agreement. On December 31, 2016, George W. Bickerstaff, III received 83,333 shares of our common stock pursuant to the agreement, and Terence A. Kelly, Ph.D. received an option to purchase 83,333 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.15 per share pursuant to the agreement.

On January 4, 2017, our Board of Directors elected Michele Galen to serve as an independent director until our next 24 months, butannual meeting of stockholders. Ms. Galen will receive quarterly equity compensation of $12,500 in arrears in the form of a grant of shares of our common stock or non-qualified stock options to purchase shares of our common stock under the Cardax, Inc. 2014 Equity Compensation Plan based on the higher of the then current market price or $0.15 per share. Such compensation is subject to adjustment commensurate with any adjustment of compensation for our other independent directors.

On June 30, 2015, our compensation arrangement with JBR Business Solutions, LLC, under which John B. Russell serves as our Chief Financial Officer, was amended so that, effective after June 30, 2015, we had the right to pay up to 50% of any compensation due during any calendar quarter that was not paid in cash in the form of shares of our common stock or non-qualified stock options under the 2014 Plan. In addition, 50% of the amount of the unpaid cash compensation that accrued during the first and second quarters of 2015 was paid with non-qualified stock options under the 2014 Plan: 50% of the unpaid amount that accrued during the first quarter of 2015 or $12,565 was paid by a non-qualified stock option to purchase 59,835 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.32 per share, and 50% of the unpaid amount that accrued during the second quarter of 2015 or $8,115 was paid by a non-qualified stock option to purchase 62,424 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.20 per share. On September 30, 2015, 50% of the unpaid amount that accrued during the third quarter of 2015 or $5,497 was paid by a non-qualified stock option to purchase 18,956 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.49 per share. On December 31, 2015, 50% of the unpaid amount that accrued during the fourth quarter of 2015 or $5,497 was paid by a non-qualified stock option to purchase 24,988 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.27 per share. Mr. Russell is the Managing Partner of JBR Business Solutions, LLC. On March 28, 2016, Mr. Russell was furloughed and agreed to continue service as Chief Financial Officer for cash compensation equal to the minimum wage. On September 6, 2016, the compensation arrangement with JBR Business Solutions, LLC, under which John B. Russell serves as our Chief Financial Officer, was amended so that effective September 30, 2016, he would receive monthly compensation of $3,500.

On December 30, 2015, we completed our merger with Holdings, our former principal stockholder. At closing, Holdings merged with and into us. There was not any cash consideration exchanged in the Holdings Merger. Upon the closing of the Holdings Merger, the stockholders of Holdings received an aggregate number of 31,597,574 shares of our common stock and warrants to purchase 1,402,426 shares of our common stock. The 33,000,000 restricted shares of our common stock held by Holdings were cancelled upon the closing of the Holdings Merger. Accordingly, there was not any change to our fully diluted capitalization due to the Holdings Merger. David G. Watumull and Nicholas Mitsakos were the only directors of Holdings upon the Holdings Merger. Each individual was also a director of us and a stockholder of Holdings. Each individual had a personal interest in the Holdings Merger, and received shares of our common stock in exchange for their equity interest in Holdings. An aggregate of 1,201,242 shares of our common stock were issued in the Holdings Merger to Arcadia Holdings, Inc., which Mr. Mitsakos may be deemed to beneficially own as the Chairman and CEO of Arcadia Holdings, Inc., and 190,570 shares of our common stock were issued in the Holdings Merger to Mr. Mitsakos. An aggregate of 408,172 shares of our common stock and a warrant to purchase 50,992 shares of our common stock at an exercise price equal to $0.981 per share through December 31, 2018 were issued in the Holdings Merger to the David G. Watumull Revocable Living Trust, which Mr. Watumull may be deemed to beneficially own as the Trustee.

Director Independence

George W. Bickerstaff, III , Terence A. Kelly, Ph.D. , and Michele Galen are our independent directors. Because our common stock is not currently listed on a national securities exchange, we have used the definition of “independence” of The NASDAQ Stock Market to make this determination. NASDAQ Listing Rule 5605(a)(2) provides that an “independent director” is a person other than an officer or employee of the Company or any other individual having a relationship that, in the opinion of the Company’s Board, would interfere with the exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of a director. The NASDAQ listing rules provide that a director cannot be considered independent if:

the director is, or at any time during the past three years was, an employee of the Company;
the director or a family member of the director accepted any compensation from the Company in excess of $120,000 during any period of 12 consecutive months within the three years preceding the independence determination (subject to certain exclusions, including, among other things, compensation for board or board committee service);
a family member of the director is, or at any time during the past three years was, an executive officer of the Company;
the director or a family member of the director is a partner in, controlling stockholder of, or an executive officer of an entity to which the Company made, or from which the Company received, payments in the current or any of the past three fiscal years that exceed 5% of the recipient’s consolidated gross revenue for that year or $200,000, whichever is greater (subject to certain exclusions);
the director or a family member of the director is employed as an executive officer of an entity where, at any time during the past three years, any of the executive officers of the Company served on the compensation committee of such other entity; or
the director or a family member of the director is a current partner of the Company’s outside auditor, or at any time during the past three years was a partner or employee of the Company’s outside auditor, and who worked on the Company’s audit.

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management

The following table sets forth information regarding the ownership of our common stock as of February 7, 2017 for:

each director;
each person known by us to own beneficially 5% or more of our common stock;
each executive officer named in the summary compensation table elsewhere in this report; and
all directors and executive officers as a group.

The amounts and percentages of our common stock beneficially owned are reported on the basis of regulations of the SEC governing the determination of beneficial ownership of securities. Under the rules of the SEC, a person is deemed to be a “beneficial owner” of a security if that person has or shares “voting power,” which includes the power to vote or to direct the voting of such security, or “investment power,” which includes the power to dispose of or to direct the disposition of such security. A person is also deemed to be a beneficial owner of any securities of which that person has the right to acquire beneficial ownership within 60 days. Under these rules more than one person may be deemed a beneficial owner of the same securities and a person may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of securities as to which such person has no commitmenteconomic interest.

Unless otherwise indicated below, to the best of our knowledge each beneficial owner named in the table has sole voting and sole investment power with respect to all shares beneficially owned, subject to community property laws where applicable.

Name Amount of
Beneficial
Ownership of
Common Stock
  Percent of
Common
Stock(1)
 
       
Directors and Executive Officers        
George W. Bickerstaff, III(2)  895,564(3)  1.0%
Terence A. Kelly, Ph.D.(4)  938,941(5)  1. 1%
Michele Galen(6)  -   0.0%
David G. Watumull( 7 )  9,012,364( 8 )  9. 5%
David M. Watumull( 9 )  3,613,841( 10 )  4. 0%
John B. Russell(1 1 )  331,997( 12 )  0.4%
All directors and executive officers as a group (5 persons)  14,792,707   14.9%
         
Beneficial Owner of 5% or more        
Nicholas Mitsakos(1 3 )  7,566,266( 14 )  8. 2%

(1)Based on 86,156,209 shares of common stock issued and outstanding as of February 7, 2017 .
(2)The address of Mr. George W. Bickerstaff, III is c/o Cardax, Inc., 2800 Woodlawn Drive, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822. Mr. Bickerstaff is the current Chairman Board of Directors.
(3)Represents 895,564 shares of common stock.
(4)The address of Dr. Terence A. Kelly is c/o Cardax, Inc., 2800 Woodlawn Drive, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822. Dr. Kelly is a member of our Board of Directors.
(5)Represents (a) 411,163 shares of common stock, (b) 416,667 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise by Dr. Kelly of options that are presently exercisable, at an exercise price of $0.06 per share, and (c) 111,111 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise by Dr. Kelly of options that are presently exercisable, at an exercise price of $0.15 per share.

(6)

The address of Ms. Michele Galen is c/o Cardax, Inc., 2800 Woodlawn Drive, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822. Ms. Galen is a member of our Board of Directors.

( 7 )The address of Mr. David G. Watumull is c/o Cardax, Inc., 2800 Woodlawn Drive, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822. Mr. David G. Watumull is our President, CEO, and a member of our Board of Directors.
( 8 )Represents (a) 1,750,588 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise by Mr. David G. Watumull of options that are presently exercisable, at an exercise price of $0.155 per share, (b) 4,941,845 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise by Mr. David G. Watumull of options that are presently exercisable, at an exercise price of $0.625 per share, (c) 468,498 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise by Mr. David G. Watumull of options that are presently exercisable, at an exercise price of $0.32 per share, (d) 390,686 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise by Mr. David G. Watumull of options that are presently exercisable, at an exercise price of $0.20 per share, (e) 89,523 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise by Mr. David G. Watumull of options that are presently exercisable, at an exercise price of $0.49 per share, (f) 137,675 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise by Mr. David G. Watumull of options that are presently exercisable, at an exercise price of $0.27 per share, (g) 774,385 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise by Mr. David G. Watumull of options that are presently exercisable, at an exercise price of $0.06 per share, (h) 408,172 shares of common stock issued in the Holdings Merger, which Mr. Watumull may be deemed to beneficially own as the Trustee of the David G. Watumull Revocable Living Trust, and (i) 50,992 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of a certain warrant issued in the Holdings Merger at an exercise price of $0.981 per share, which Mr. Watumull may be deemed to beneficially own as the Trustee of the David G. Watumull Revocable Living Trust.
( 9 )The address of Mr. David M. Watumull is c/o Cardax, Inc., 2800 Woodlawn Drive, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822. Mr. David M. Watumull is our Vice President, Operations.
( 10 )Represents (a) 45,058 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise by Mr. David M. Watumull of options that are presently exercisable, at an exercise price of $0.155 per share, (b) 2,388,554 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise by Mr. David M. Watumull of options that are presently exercisable, at an exercise price of $0.625 per share, (c) 160,806 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise by Mr. David M. Watumull of options that are presently exercisable, at an exercise price of $0.32 per share, (d) 284,917 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise by Mr. David M. Watumull of options that are presently exercisable, at an exercise price of $0.20 per share, (e) 67,639 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise by Mr. David M. Watumull of options that are presently exercisable, at an exercise price of $0.49 per share, (f) 104,021 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise by Mr. David M. Watumull of options that are presently exercisable, at an exercise price of $0.27 per share, and (g) 562,846 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise by Mr. David M. Watumull of options that are presently exercisable, at an exercise price of $0.06 per share.
( 11 )The address of Mr. John B. Russell is c/o Cardax, Inc., 2800 Woodlawn Drive, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822. Mr. Russell is our Chief Financial Officer.
( 12 )Represents (a) 59,835 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of options that are presently exercisable, at an exercise price of $0.32 per share, which Mr. Russell may be deemed to beneficially own as the Managing Partner of JBR Business Solutions, LLC, (b) 62,424 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of options that are presently exercisable, at an exercise price of $0.20 per share, which Mr. Russell may be deemed to beneficially own as the Managing Partner of JBR Business Solutions, LLC, (c) 18,956 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of options that are presently exercisable, at an exercise price of $0.49 per share, which Mr. Russell may be deemed to beneficially own as the Managing Partner of JBR Business Solutions, LLC, (d) 24,988 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of options that are presently exercisable, at an exercise price of $0.27 per share, which Mr. Russell may be deemed to beneficially own as the Managing Partner of JBR Business Solutions, LLC, and (e) 165,794 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of options that are presently exercisable, at an exercise price of $0.06 per share, which Mr. Russell may be deemed to beneficially own as the Managing Partner of JBR Business Solutions, LLC.
( 13 )The address of Mr. Nicholas Mitsakos is One Ferry Building, Suite 255, San Francisco, CA 94111. Effective August 12, 2016, we accepted the request for a leave of absence and resignation by Mr. Mitsakos as Executive Chairman and member of the Board of Directors.
(1 4 )Represents (a) 1,496,700 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise by Mr. Mitsakos of options that are presently exercisable, at an exercise price of $0.155 per share, (b) 2,762,121 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise by Mr. Mitsakos of options that are presently exercisable, at an exercise price of $0.625 per share, (c) 263,736 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise by Mr. Mitsakos of options that are presently exercisable, at an exercise price of $0.32 per share, (d) 288,462 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise by Mr. Mitsakos of options that are presently exercisable, at an exercise price of $0.20 per share, (e) 129,310 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise by Mr. Mitsakos of options that are presently exercisable, at an exercise price of $0.49 per share, (f) 170,455 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise by Mr. Mitsakos of options that are presently exercisable, at an exercise price of $0.27 per share, (g) 625,000 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise by Mr. Mitsakos of options that are presently exercisable, at an exercise price of $0.06 per share, (h) 219,335 shares of common stock, which may be deemed to be beneficially owned by Mr. Mitsakos as the sole owner, Chairman and CEO of Arcadia Holdings, Inc., the owner of such shares, (i) 219,335 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise by Arcadia Holdings, Inc. of warrants that are presently exercisable, at an exercise price of $0.625 per share, and which may be deemed to be beneficially owned by Mr. Mitsakos, (j) 1,201,242 shares of common stock issued in the Holdings Merger to Arcadia Holdings, Inc., which Mr. Mitsakos may be deemed to beneficially own as the Chairman and CEO of Arcadia Holdings, Inc., and (k) 190,570 shares of common stock issued in the Holdings Merger.

Description of Securities

Authorized Capital Stock

Our authorized share capital consists of 400,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, and 50,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share.

Common Stock

As of February 7, 2017 , 86,156,209 shares of our common stock were outstanding. The outstanding shares of common stock are validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

Holders of common stock are entitled to one vote for the required financing and cannot assure that it will be achieved or, if achieved, that it will not beeach share on terms that are unfavorableall matters submitted to our present shareholders.  In the future, we may also consider developing grocery lines and franchising, but wea stockholder vote. Holders of common stock do not anticipate engaging in these activities for at least two years.


LEGAL MATTERS


The validityhave cumulative voting rights. Therefore, holders of the issuancea majority of the shares of common stock offered hereby willvoting for the election of directors can elect all of the directors. Holders of common stock representing a majority of the voting power of the Company’s capital stock issued, outstanding and entitled to vote, represented in person or by proxy, are necessary to constitute a quorum at any meeting of stockholders. A vote by the holders of a majority of the Company’s outstanding shares is required to effectuate certain fundamental corporate changes such as liquidation, merger or an amendment to the Company’s certificate of incorporation.

Holders of common stock are entitled to share in all dividends that our Board of Directors, in its discretion, declares from legally available funds. In the event of a liquidation, dissolution or winding up, each outstanding share entitles its holder to participate pro rata in all assets that remain after payment of liabilities and after providing for each class of stock, if any, having preference over the common stock. The common stock has no pre-emptive, subscription or conversion rights and there are no redemption provisions applicable to the common stock.

In addition, our authorized but unissued common shares could be passedused by our Board of Directors for defensive purposes against a hostile takeover attempt, including (by way of example) the private placement of shares or the granting of options to purchase shares to persons or entities sympathetic to, or contractually bound to support, management. We have no such present arrangement or understanding with any person. Further, our common stock may be reserved for issuance upon for us by Frank J. Hariton, Esq., 1065 Dobbs Ferry Road, White Plains, New York 10607. Frank J. Hariton, Esq. owns 200,000exercise of stock purchase rights designed to deter hostile takeovers, commonly known as a “poison pill.”

Preferred Stock

As of the date of this prospectus, there were no shares of our common stock.preferred stock issued and outstanding.


EXPERTSOur authorized preferred stock is “blank check” preferred. Accordingly, subject to limitations prescribed by law, our Board is expressly authorized, at its discretion, to adopt resolutions to issue shares of preferred stock of any class or series, to fix the number of shares of any class or series of preferred stock and to change the number of shares constituting any series and to provide for or change the voting powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights, qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, including dividend rights (including whether the dividends are cumulative), dividend rates, terms of redemption (including sinking fund provisions), redemption prices, conversion rights and liquidation preferences of the shares constituting any series of the preferred stock, in each case without any further action or vote by our stockholders.


The financial statements of KOFFEE KORNER INC. as of March 31, 2012 and 2011 included in this prospectus have been audited by Li & Company, PC, an independent registered public accounting firm, and have been so included in reliance upon the report of Li & Company, PC, given on the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.Options


WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION


We have filed with the Securitiesadopted our 2014 Plan, pursuant to which we may grant options or other equity incentive awards to employees or other persons on terms and Exchange Commission a registration statement on Form S-1, including exhibits, schedules and amendments,conditions determined by our Board of Directors or our compensation committee. The options or other equity awards that may be granted under this plan may qualify as incentive stock options under the Securities Act with respect to the sharesInternal Revenue Code of common stock to be sold in this offering. This prospectus does not contain all the information included in the registration statement. For further information about us and the1986, as amended. The number of shares of our common stock to be sold in this offering, please refer to this registration statement.reserved for issuance upon the exercise or exchange of such options or other equity incentive awards accounted for 20.5% of our capitalization as of February 7, 2017 , determined on a fully diluted basis.


We have outstanding under our 2014 Plan adopted and approved by the Board and our stockholders the following:

Options to purchase an aggregate of 19,148,909 shares of our common stock at an exercise price equal to $0.625 per share, exercisable through February 7, 2024. Fifty percent of these options became immediately exercisable as of February 7, 2014, and the remaining 50% vested ratably on a monthly basis through February 7, 2015.
Options to purchase an aggregate of 784,984 shares of our common stock at an exercise price equal to $0.155 per share, exercisable through May 15, 2020. These options became immediately exercisable on February 7, 2014.
Options to purchase an aggregate of 4,274,606 shares of our common stock at an exercise price equal to $0.155 per share, exercisable through February 7, 2024. These options became immediately exercisable on February 7, 2014.
Options to purchase an aggregate of 1,979,246 shares of our common stock at an exercise price equal to $0.32 per share, exercisable through June 30, 2020. These options became immediately exercisable on June 30, 2015.
Options to purchase an aggregate of 2,672,830 shares of our common stock at an exercise price equal to $0.20 per share, exercisable through June 30, 2020. These options became immediately exercisable on June 30, 2015.
Options to purchase an aggregate of 713,653 shares of our common stock at an exercise price equal to $0.49 per share, exercisable through September 30, 2020. These options became immediately exercisable on September 30, 2015.
Options to purchase an aggregate of 1,091,161 shares of our common stock at an exercise price equal to $0.27 per share, exercisable through December 31, 2020. These options became immediately exercisable on December 31, 2015.
Options to purchase an aggregate of 5,945,469 shares of our common stock at an exercise price equal to $0.06 per share, exercisable through March 31, 2021. These options became immediately exercisable on March 31, 2016.
An option to purchase an aggregate of 100,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price equal to $0.07 per share, exercisable through July 11, 2021. One-quarter (1/4) of the shares vest on the last day of each calendar quarter following July 11, 2016.
An option to purchase an aggregate of 27,778 shares of our common stock at an exercise price equal to $0.15 per share, exercisable through September 30, 2021. These options became immediately exercisable on September 30, 2016.

An option to purchase an aggregate of 83,333 shares of our common stock at an exercise price equal to $0.15 per share, exercisable through December 31, 2021. These options became immediately exercisable on December 31, 2016.

Warrants

As of the date of this prospectus, we becamehave outstanding warrants to purchase an aggregate of 91,427,536 shares of our common stock under the following:

Warrants to purchase 27,705,782 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.625 per share, subject to certain specified adjustments for changes or reclassifications to our common stock. Each warrant may be exercised at any time, in whole or in part, on any business day that is on or prior to February 7, 2019. Warrants for the purchase of up to 3,660,445 shares of our common stock may be exercised on a cashless exercise basis, in accordance with the terms set forth in such warrants. A “cashless exercise” means that in lieu of paying the aggregate purchase price for the shares being purchased upon exercise of the warrants in cash, the holder will forfeit a number of shares underlying the warrants with a “fair market value” equal to such aggregate exercise price.
A warrant to purchase 300,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.50 per share until February 7, 2019.
A warrant to purchase 30,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.40 per share until November 10, 2019.
A warrant to purchase 50,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.30 per share until March 31, 2020.
Warrants to purchase 12,041,450 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.10 per share until March 31, 2020.
Warrants to purchase 4,515,554 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.1667 per share until March 31, 2020.
A warrant to purchase 149,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.30 per share until December 31, 2020.
A warrant to purchase 298,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.10 per share until December 31, 2020.
A warrant to purchase 111,750 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.1667 per share until December 31, 2020.
Warrants to purchase 15,100,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.08 per share until various dates in 2021 and 2022.
Warrants to purchase 15,100,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.12 per share until various dates in 2021 and 2022.
Warrants to purchase 15,100,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.16 per share until various dates in 2021 and 2022.
Warrants to purchase 192,047 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.981 per share until various dates in 2017.
Warrants to purchase 101,984 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.981 per share until various dates in 2018.
Warrants to purchase 295,747 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.981 per share until various dates in 2019.
Warrants to purchase 159,058 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.981 per share until various dates in 2020.
Warrants to purchase 177,164 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.25 per share until December 31, 2019.

The above description of warrants is qualified in its entirety by reference to the forms of such warrants filed as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part.

Other Convertible Securities

Other than as described above, we do not have outstanding any options, warrants or other securities that are convertible into, or exchangeable for, shares of our common stock.

Transfer Agent

Our independent stock transfer agent is VStock Transfer, LLC. VStock Transfer’s address is 18 Lafayette Place, Woodmere, NY 11598.

Selling Stockholder

We agreed to register for resale an aggregate of 8,820,509 shares of our common stock, which is comprised of (i) 7,320,509 shares of our common stock (the “Put Shares”) that we may put to Southridge Partners II LP (“Southridge” or the “Selling Stockholder”) pursuant to a private Equity Purchase Agreement (the “Equity Purchase Agreement”) between Southridge and the registrant, dated July 13, 2016, and (ii) 1,500,000 shares of our common stock (the “Initial Shares”) that we issued to Southridge upon execution of the Equity Purchase Agreement. The Equity Purchase Agreement provides that Southridge is committed to purchase up to $5,000,000 of our common stock. We may draw on the facility from time to time, as and when we determine appropriate in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Equity Purchase Agreement. We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of these shares of common stock offered by the Selling Stockholder. However, we will receive proceeds from the sale of the Put Shares under the Equity Purchase Agreement. The proceeds will be used for product development, commercialization, and general corporate purposes.

Security Holder Pursuant to the Equity Purchase Agreement

Southridge is the purchaser of our common stock under the Equity Purchase Agreement. The Put Shares and the Initial Shares offered in this prospectus are based on the Equity Purchase Agreement between Southridge and us. Southridge may from time to time offer and sell any or all of the Put Shares or Initial Shares that are registered under this prospectus. The put option price is 88% of the lowest closing bid price during a ten trading day period immediately following the Put Date (the “Valuation Period”), subject to a pre-designated floor.

We are unable to determine the informationalexact number of shares that will actually be sold by Southridge according to this prospectus due to:

the ability of Southridge to determine when and whether it will sell any of the Put Shares or Initial Shares under this prospectus; and
the uncertainty as to the number of Put Shares that will be issued upon exercise of our put options under the Equity Purchase Agreement.

The following information contains a description of how Southridge acquired (or shall acquire) the shares to be sold in this offering. Southridge has not held a position or office, or had any other material relationship with us, except as follows.

Southridge is a limited partnership organized and existing under the laws of the state of Delaware. All investment decisions of, and control of, Southridge is held by its general partner Southridge Advisors II LLC. Stephen M. Hicks is the manager of Southridge Advisors II LLC, and he has voting and investment power over the shares beneficially owned by Southridge Partners II LP. Southridge acquired, or will acquire, all shares being registered in this offering in the financing transactions with us.

Southridge intends to sell up to 8,820,509 shares of our common stock that it acquired (or will acquire) pursuant to the Equity Purchase Agreement under this prospectus. On July 13, 2016, the Company and Southridge entered into the Equity Purchase Agreement pursuant to which we have the opportunity, for a twenty-four (24) month period beginning on the date on which the SEC first declares effective this registration statement registering the resale of our shares by Southridge, to sell shares of our common stock for a total purchase price of $5,000,000. For each share of our common stock purchased under the Equity Purchase Agreement, Southridge will pay 88% of the lowest closing bid price during the Valuation Period, subject to a pre-designated floor.

In addition, in the event that the closing price on any trading day during the Valuation Period is more than 15% below the average of the closing prices for the ten trading days immediately prior to the Put Date (the “Floor Price”), then the parties’ obligation to purchase and sell shares of common stock pursuant to the Put Notice (“Investment Amount”) shall be decreased by 1/10th of the total number of shares covered by such Put Notice. In the event that the bid price decreases below the Floor Price for any three (3) days during the Valuation Period (not necessarily consecutive), then the balance of each party’s right and obligation to sell and purchase the Investment Amount shall terminate on such third trading day (“Termination Day”), and the Investment Amount shall be adjusted to include only one-tenth (1/10th) of the initial Investment Amount for each Trading Day during the Valuation Period prior to the Termination Day that the closing price equals or exceeds the Floor Price. If the Investor holds Put Shares associated with a particular Put at the end of the Valuation Period related to such Put (“Remainder Shares”), then Investor agrees to sell such Remainder Shares in an amount not to exceed the greater of (a) twenty percent (20%) of the daily volume the Company’s common stock or (b) $10,000.00 in value during any trading day following the end of such Valuation Period.

From and after the effective date of the registration statement regarding the Initial Shares and such other shares of common stock that may be issued and sold under the Equity Purchase Agreement, Southridge has the right to sell up to 200,000 of the Initial Shares in any calendar month and the Company has the right to repurchase up to 200,000 shares of common stock held by Southridge at a price per share equal to $0.067, subject to adjustment for stock splits and similar events.

We are relying on an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act for the private placement of our securities under the Equity Purchase Agreement pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act and/or Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated thereunder. The transaction does not involve a public offering, Southridge is an “accredited investor” and/or qualified institutional buyer and Southridge has access to information about us and its investment.

There are substantial risks to investors as a result of the issuance of shares of our common stock under the Equity Purchase Agreement pursuant to this registration statement. The Equity Purchase Agreement provides a facility in the aggregate amount of up to $5 million. We may decide to obtain financing from Southridge under the Equity Purchase Agreement by issuing and selling more shares of our common stock than the number of shares that we have registered in this offering. Such additional financing will require us to issue additional shares of common stock and register those shares under the Securities Act. Such additional shares would be available to trade immediately, and a sale of those shares could cause a significant decline in our stock price.

Southridge will periodically purchase shares of our common stock under the Equity Purchase Agreement and will in turn, sell such shares to investors in the market at the prevailing market price. This may cause our stock price to decline, which will require us to issue increasing numbers of shares to Southridge to raise the same amount of funds, as our stock price declines.

Southridge and any participating broker-dealers are “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act. All expenses incurred with respect to the registration of the common stock will be borne by us, but we will not be obligated to pay any underwriting fees, discounts, commission or other expenses incurred by Selling Stockholder in connection with the sale of such shares.

The nature of the positions, offices, or other material relationships which the Selling Stockholder has had with the Company or any of our predecessors or affiliates within the past three years is set forth below:

The following table sets forth the name of Selling Stockholder, the number of shares of common stock beneficially owned by Selling Stockholder as of the date hereof and the number of share of common stock being offered by Selling Stockholder. The shares being offered hereby are being registered to permit public secondary trading, and Selling Stockholder may offer all or part of the shares for resale from time to time. However, Selling Stockholder is under no obligation to sell all or any portion of such shares nor is Selling Stockholder obligated to sell any shares immediately upon effectiveness of this prospectus. All information with respect to share ownership has been furnished by Selling Stockholder. The column entitled “Number of Shares Beneficially Owned After the Offering” assumes the sale of all shares offered.

Name

 Shares Beneficially
Owned Prior to
Offering(1)
  

Shares to be
Offered(2)

  Amount
Beneficially Owned
After Offering
  Percentage
Beneficially Owned
After Offering
 
Southridge Partners II LP(3)  1,500,000   8,820,509   0   0%

(1)Includes 1,500,000 shares of our common stock issued to Southridge upon execution of the Equity Purchase Agreement.
(2)Includes (i) 1,500,000 shares of our common stock issued to Southridge upon execution of the Equity Purchase Agreement, and (ii) 7,320,509 shares of our common stock that we may put to Southridge pursuant to the terms of the Equity Purchase Agreement.
(3)The number assumes that Selling Stockholder sells all shares offered in this registration statement.
(4)Southridge Partners II LP is a limited partnership organized and exiting under the laws of the state of Delaware. Southridge Advisors II LLC is the general partner of Southridge and has voting and investment power over the shares beneficially owned by Southridge Partners II LP. Stephen M. Hicks is the manager of Southridge Advisors II LLC, and he has voting and investment power over the shares beneficially owned by Southridge Partners II LP.

Plan of Distribution

This prospectus relates to the resale of 8,820,509 shares of our common stock by the Selling Stockholder.

The Selling Stockholder may, from time to time, sell any or all of its shares of our common stock on any stock exchange, market or trading facility on which the shares are traded or in private transactions. The Selling Stockholder may use any one or more of the following methods when selling shares:

ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer solicits purchasers;
block trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the shares as agent, but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction;
purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its account;
an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable exchange;
privately negotiated transactions;
broker-dealers may agree with the Selling Stockholder to sell a specified number of such shares at a stipulated price per share;
through the writing of options on the shares;
a combination of any such methods of sale; and
any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law.

According to the terms of the Equity Purchase Agreement, neither Southridge nor any affiliate of Southridge acting on its behalf or pursuant to any understanding with it will execute any short sales during the term of this offering.

The Selling Stockholder may also sell the shares directly to market makers acting as principals and/or broker-dealers acting as agents for themselves or their customers. Such broker-dealers may receive compensation in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions from the Selling Stockholder and/or the purchasers of shares for whom such broker-dealers may act as agents or to whom they sell as principal or both, which compensation as to a particular broker-dealer might be in excess of customary commissions. Market makers and block purchasers purchasing the shares will do so for their own account and at their own risk. It is possible that a Selling Stockholder will attempt to sell shares of common stock in block transactions to market makers or other purchasers at a price per share which may be below the then market price. The Selling Stockholder cannot assure that all or any of the shares offered in this prospectus will be issued to, or sold by, the Selling Stockholder. In addition, the Selling Stockholder and any brokers, dealers or agents, upon effecting the sale of any of the shares offered in this prospectus are “underwriters” as that term is defined under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, or the rules and regulations under such acts. In such event, any commissions received by such broker-dealers or agents and any profit on the resale of 1934, as amended. Accordingly, wethe shares purchased by them may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts under the Securities Act.

Discounts, concessions, commissions and similar selling expenses, if any, attributable to the sale of shares will be borne by a Selling Stockholder. The Selling Stockholder may agree to indemnify any agent, dealer or broker-dealer that participates in transactions involving sales of the shares if liabilities are imposed on that person under the Securities Act.

We are required to pay all fees and expenses incident to the registration of the shares of common stock. Otherwise, all discounts, commissions or fees incurred in connection with the sale of our common stock offered hereby will be paid by the Selling Stockholder.

The Selling Stockholder acquired the securities offered hereby in the ordinary course of business and has advised us that it has not entered into any agreements, understandings or arrangements with any underwriters or broker-dealers regarding the sale of their shares of common stock, nor is there an underwriter or coordinating broker acting in connection with a proposed sale of shares of common stock by the Selling Stockholder. We will file annual, quarterlya supplement to this prospectus if the Selling Stockholder enters into a material arrangement with a broker-dealer for sale of common stock being registered. If the Selling Stockholder uses this prospectus for any sale of the shares of common stock, it will be subject to the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act.

The anti-manipulation rules of Regulation M under the Exchange Act, may apply to sales of our common stock and specialactivities of the Selling Stockholder. The Selling Stockholder will act independently of us in making decisions with respect to the timing, manner and size of each sale.

Southridge is an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act in connection with the sale of our common stock under the Equity Purchase Agreement. Southridge will pay us 88% of the lowest closing bid price of our common stock reported by Bloomberg Finance LP during a ten trading day period commencing the date a put notice is delivered, subject to a pre-designated floor. On each Closing Date, the number of Put Shares then to be purchased by Investor shall not exceed the number of such shares that, when aggregated with all other shares of common stock then owned by Investor beneficially or deemed beneficially owned by Investor, would result in Investor owning more than 9.99% of all of such common stock as would be outstanding on such Closing Date, as determined in accordance with Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder. For purposes of this Section, in the event that the amount of common stock outstanding as determined in accordance with Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder is greater on a Closing Date than on the date upon which the Put Notice associated with such Closing Date is given, the amount of common stock outstanding on such Closing Date shall govern for purposes of determining whether Investor, when aggregating all purchases of common stock made pursuant to this Agreement, would own more than 9.99% of the common stock following such Closing Date.

There are substantial risks to investors as a result of the issuance of shares of our common stock under the Equity Purchase Agreement pursuant to this registration statement. The Equity Purchase Agreement provides a facility in the aggregate amount of up to $5 million. We may decide to obtain financing from Southridge under the Equity Purchase Agreement by issuing and selling more shares of our common stock than the number of shares that we have registered in this offering. Such additional financing will require us to issue additional shares of common stock and register those shares under the Securities Act. Such additional shares would be available to trade immediately, and a sale of those shares could cause a significant decline in our stock price.

We will pay all expenses incident to the registration, offering and sale of the shares of our common stock to the public hereunder other than commissions, fees and discounts of underwriters, brokers, dealers and agents. If any of these other expenses exists, we expect Southridge to pay these expenses. We have agreed to indemnify Southridge and its controlling persons against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act. We estimate that the expenses of the offering to be borne by us will be approximately $16,209.57 . We will not receive any proceeds from the resale of any of the shares of our common stock by Southridge. We may, however, receive proceeds from the sale of our common stock under the Equity Purchase Agreement.

Sales Pursuant to Rule 144

Any shares of common stock covered by this prospectus which qualify for sale pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act, as amended, may be sold under Rule 144 rather than pursuant to this prospectus.

State Securities Laws

Under the securities laws of some states, the shares may be sold in such states only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers. In addition, in some states the shares may not be sold unless the shares have been registered or qualified for sale in the state or an exemption from registration or qualification is available and is complied with.

Expenses of Registration

We are bearing all costs relating to the registration of the common stock. These expenses are estimated to be $16,209.57 including, but not limited to, legal, accounting, printing and mailing fees. The Selling Stockholder, however, will pay any commissions or other fees payable to brokers or dealers in connection with any sale of the common stock.

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Legal Matters

The validity of the shares of common stock covered by this prospectus will be passed upon by Herrick, Feinstein LLP, New York, New York.

Experts

The financial statements included in this prospectus have been so included in reliance on the report of KBL, LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.

Where You Can Find Additional Information

We have filed with the SEC under the Securities Act a registration statement on Form S-1 relating to the common stock to be sold in this offering. The registration statement, including the attached exhibits and schedules, contains additional relevant information about us and our capital stock. This prospectus does not contain all of the information set forth in the registration statement and the exhibits and schedules thereto. For further information about us and our common stock, you should refer to the registration statement, including the exhibits and schedules thereto. Statements contained in this prospectus as to the contents of any contract or other document referred to are not necessarily complete and in each instance, if such contract or document is filed as an exhibit, reference is made to the copy of such contract or other document filed as an exhibit to the registration statement, each statement being qualified in all respects by such reference. You may inspect a copy of the registration statement and the exhibits and schedules thereto without charge at the Public Reference Room of the SEC at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. You may obtain copies of all or any part of the registration statement from such office at prescribed rates. You may also obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. In addition, the SEC maintains an Internet website, which is located at http://www.sec.gov, that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC. You may read and copy any document we file ataccess the SEC's public reference room at 100 F Street, N. E., Washington, D.C. 20549. You should call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the public reference rooms. Our SEC filings will also be available to the public at the SEC's web site at "http:/www.sec.gov."




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KOFFEE KORNER INC.

6560 Fannin Street – Suite 245

Houston, Texas 77030

713-795-0011

www.KoffeeKornerInc.com

Dealer Prospectus Delivery Obligation


Until _____________ (90 days after the date of this prospectus), all dealers that effect transactions in these securities, whether or not participating in this offering, may be required to deliver a prospectus. This is in addition to the dealers' obligation to deliver a prospectus when acting as underwriters and with respect to their unsold allotments or subscriptions.


The selling stockholders are offering and selling shares of our common stock only to those persons and in those jurisdictions where these offers and sales are permitted.


You should rely only on the information contained in this prospectus, as amended and supplemented from time to time. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with information that is different from that contained in this prospectus. If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. The information in this prospectus is completea part, at the SEC’s Internet website.

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Cardax, Inc., and accurate only as of the date of the front cover regardless of the time of delivery or of any sale of shares. Neither the delivery of this prospectus nor any sale made hereunder shall under any circumstances create an implication that there has not been a change in our affairs since the date hereof.Subsidiary


This prospectus has been prepared based on information provided by us and by other sources that we believe are reliable. This prospectus summarizes information and documents in a manner we believe to be accurate, but we refer you to the actual documents or the agreements we entered into for additional information of what we discuss in this prospectus.Contents





Koffee Korner Inc.

March 31, 2012 and 2011

Page

Index to the Consolidated Financial Statements

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

F-2

Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 31, 2012 and 2011

financial statements:

F-3

Consolidated Statementsbalance sheets as of OperationsDecember 31, 2015 and 2014

F-3
Consolidated statements of operations for the Fiscal Year Ended Marchyears ended December 31, 20122015 and 2011

2014

F-4

Consolidated Statementstatement of Stockholder’s Equitychanges in stockholders’ deficit for the Fiscal Year Ended Marchyears ended December 31, 20122015 and 2011

2014

F-5

Consolidated Statementsstatements of Cash Flowscash flows for the Fiscal Year Ended Marchyears ended December 31, 20122015 and 2011

2014

F-6

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

consolidated financial statements

F-7

Condensed consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015F-27
Condensed consolidated statements of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015F-28
Condensed consolidated statements of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015F-29
Notes to the condensed consolidated financial statementsF-30




F-1




REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of

Koffee KornerCardax, Inc. and Subsidiary

Houston, TexasHonolulu, Hawaii


We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Koffee KornerCardax, Inc. and Subsidiary (the “Company”) as of MarchDecember 31, 20122015 and 20112014 and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equitydeficit, and cash flows for the fiscal years then ended. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits.audits.


We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the auditaudits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform an audit of itsthe Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Our auditaudits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall consolidated financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit providesaudits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.


In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the CompanyCardax, Inc. and Subsidiary as of MarchDecember 31, 20122015 and 20112014, and the results of its consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ deficit, and its cash flows for the fiscal years then ended in conformity with accounting principlesU.S. generally accepted in the United States of America.accounting principles.


The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 31 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company had an accumulated deficit at March 31, 2012has sustained significant operating losses and had a net loss and net cash used in operating activities forneeds to obtain additional financing to continue the fiscal year then ended.development of their products. These factorsconditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans in regardsregard to these matters are also described in Note 3.1. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.


/s/ KBL, LLP
New York, NY
March 30, 2016


Cardax, Inc., and Subsidiary


/s/Li & Company, PCCONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

Li & Company, PC


As of December 31,

Skillman, New Jersey

  2015  2014 
ASSETS        
         
CURRENT ASSETS        
Cash $323,410  $35,696 
Inventory  -   958,575 
Deposits and other assets  87,715   92,829 
Prepaid expenses  2,533   19,862 
         
Total current assets  413,658   1,106,962 
         
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, net  13,923   20,611 
         
INTANGIBLE ASSETS, net  424,497   419,518 
         
TOTAL ASSETS $852,078  $1,547,091 
         
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT        
         
CURRENT LIABILITIES        
Accrued payroll and payroll related expenses $3,468,610  $3,555,961 
Accounts payable and accrued expenses  662,803   651,991 
Fees payable to directors  418,546   418,546 
Employee settlement  50,000   50,000 
Other current liabilities  -   85,004 
         
Total current liabilities  4,599,959   4,761,502 
         
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES  -   - 
         
Total liabilities  4,599,959   4,761,502 
         
STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT        
Common stock - $0.001 par value; 400,000,000 shares authorized, 69,087,955 and 63,885,930 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively  69,088   63,886 
Additional paid-in-capital  50,333,188   46,908,249 
Deferred compensation  -   (294,264)
Accumulated deficit  (54,150,157)  (49,892,282)
         
Total stockholders’ deficit  (3,747,881)  (3,214,411)
         
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT $852,078  $1,547,091 

May 25, 2012The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.





Koffee Korner Inc.

 

 Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31, 2012

 

March 31, 2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 CURRENT ASSETS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Cash

 

 

$

22,419 

 

$

6,244 

 

 Accounts receivable

 

 

 

3,809 

 

 

7,183 

 

 Prepayments and other current assets

 

 

 

1,189 

 

 

1,169 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Total Current Assets

 

 

 

27,417 

 

 

14,596 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 GOODWILL

 

 

 

30,000 

 

 

30,000 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 SECURITY DEPOSITS

 

 

 

1,706 

 

 

1,706 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Total Assets

 

 

$

59,123 

 

$

46,302 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 CURRENT LIABILITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Accounts payable

 

 

$

1,686 

 

$

4,002 

 

 Payroll liabilities

 

 

 

677 

 

 

7,155 

 

 Sales tax payable

 

 

 

503 

 

 

565 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Total Current Liabilities

 

 

 

2,866 

 

 

11,722 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 S corp. stockholder's capital

 

 

 

 

 

16,855 

 

 Preferred stock at $0.0001 par value: 5,000,000 shares authorized;

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 none issued or outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Common stock at $0.0001 par value: 100,000,000 shares authorized,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 10,530,000 and 10,000,000 shares issued and outstanding, respectively

 

1,053 

 

 

1,000 

 

 Additional paid-in capital

 

 

 

68,240 

 

 

(1,000)

 

 Retained earnings (deficit)

 

 

 

(13,036)

 

 

17,725 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Total Stockholders' Equity

 

 

 

56,257 

 

 

34,580 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

 

 

$

59,123 

 

$

46,302 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements




Koffee Korner Inc.

 

 Consolidated Statements of Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Fiscal Year

 

For the Fiscal Year

 

 

 

 

Ended

 

Ended

 

 

 

 

March 31, 2012

 

March 31, 2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 NET SALES

 

$

72,692 

 

$

82,715 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 COST OF SALES

 

 

26,816 

 

 

34,639 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 GROSS PROFIT

 

 

45,876 

 

 

48,076 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 OPERATING EXPENSES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Payroll expenses

 

 

15,731 

 

 

15,640 

 

 Professional fees

 

 

13,318 

 

 

825 

 

 Rent expense

 

 

19,216 

 

 

20,648 

 

 General and administrative expenses

 

 

7,346 

 

 

9,186 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Total operating expenses

 

 

55,611 

 

 

46,299 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES

 

 

(9,735)

 

 

1,777 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 INCOME TAXES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 NET INCOME (LOSS)

 

$

(9,735)

 

$

1,777 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Pro Forma Financial Information:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes

 

 

(9,735)

 

 

1,777 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Pro Forma Income Tax Provision

 

 

 

 

(604)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Pro Forma Net Income (Loss)

 

$

(9,735)

 

$

1,173 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 NET LOSS PER COMMON SHARE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 - BASIC AND DILUTED:

 

$

(0.00)

 

$

0.00 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Weighted average common shares outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 - basic and diluted

 

 

10,065,062 

 

 

10,000,000 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements


Cardax, Inc., and Subsidiary




Koffee Korner Inc.

 

Consolidated Statement of Stockholders' Equity

For the Fiscal Years Ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Common Stock, $0.0001 Par Value

 

 Additional

 

 Retained

 

 Total

 

 

 

 

S Corp. Stockholder's

 

 Number of

 

 

 

 

 Paid-in

 

 Earnings

 

 Stockholders'

 

 

 

 

Contributed Capital

 

 Shares

 

 Amount

 

 Capital

 

 (Deficit)

 

 Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Balance, March 31, 2010

 

$

16,855 

 

-

 

$

-

 

$

 

$

15,948 

 

$

32,803 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Common shares issued to the sole stockholder of the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 S Corp upon formation of the Company

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 as if the Company had its capital structure

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 as of the first date of the first period presented

 

 

 

 

10,000,000

 

 

1,000

 

 

(1,000)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Net income  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,777 

 

 

1,777 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Balance, March 31, 2011

 

 

16,855 

 

10,000,000

 

 

1,000

 

 

(1,000)

 

 

17,725 

 

 

34,580 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Distribution of S corp. stockholder contributed capital

 

 

(1,608)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,608)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Reclassification of S Corp stockholder's capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 as additional paid-in capital

 

 

(15,247)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15,247 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Net income for the period

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 from April 1, 2011 through January 30, 2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,301 

 

 

3,301 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Reclassification of undistributed earnings and losses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 as of January 30, 2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21,026 

 

 

(21,026)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Issuance of common shares for cash at par

 

 

 

 

200,000

 

 

20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Issuance of common shares for cash at $0.10 per share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 from February 22, 2012 through February 29, 2012

 

 

 

 

330,000

 

 

33

 

 

32,967 

 

 

 

 

 

33,000 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Net loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(13,036)

 

 

(13,036)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Balance, March 31, 2012

 

$

 

10,530,000

 

$

1,053

 

$

68,240 

 

$

(13,036)

 

$

56,257 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements





Koffee Korner Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Fiscal Year

 

 

 

 

For the Fiscal Year

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ended

 

 

 

 

Ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31, 2012

 

 

 

 

March 31, 2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Net income (loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(9,735)

 

 

 

 

$

1,777 

 Adjustments to reconcile net income ( loss) to net cash used in operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Accounts receivable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,374 

 

 

 

 

 

(5,192)

 

 

 Prepayments and other current assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(20)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Accounts payable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,316)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Payroll liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(6,478)

 

 

 

 

 

98 

 

 

 Sales tax payable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(62)

 

 

 

 

 

(62)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 NET CASH USED IN OPERATING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(15,237)

 

 

 

 

 

(3,379)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 S Corp. stockholder's capital distribution

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,608)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Proceeds from sale of common stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

33,020 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 NET CASH PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31,412 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 NET CHANGE IN CASH

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16,175 

 

 

 

 

 

(3,379)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Cash at beginning of year

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,244 

 

 

 

 

 

9,623 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Cash at end of year

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

22,419 

 

 

 

 

$

6,244 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOWS INFORMATION:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Interest paid

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Income tax paid

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements



CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

F-6


For the years ended December 31,



  2015  2014 
       
REVENUES $-  $- 
         
OPERATING EXPENSES:        
Stock based compensation  1,918,183   11,667,361 
Selling, general, and administrative expenses  1,008,755   4,014,859 
Inventory impairment  958,575   - 
Research and development  491,829   1,160,771 
Depreciation and amortization  23,758   38,972 
         
Total operating expenses  4,401,100   16,881,963 
         
Loss from operations  (4,401,100)  (16,881,963)
         
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSES):        
Interest expense  (2,334)  (118,780)
Interest income  2,355   3,692 
Other income  48,204   - 
Gain on sale of assets  95,000   2,426 
         
Total other income (expenses)  143,225   (112,662)
         
Loss before provision for income taxes  (4,257,875)  (16,994,625)
         
PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES  -   - 
         
NET LOSS $(4,257,875) $(16,994,625)
         
NET LOSS PER SHARE        
Basic $(0.06) $(0.28)
Diluted $(0.06) $(0.28)
         
SHARES USED IN CALCULATION OF NET INCOME PER SHARE        
Basic  66,873,761   60,225,524 
Diluted  66,873,761   60,225,524 

Koffee Korner Inc.

MarchThe accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

Cardax, Inc., and Subsidiary

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

For the years ended December 31, 20122015 and 20112014

Notes

  Common Stock  Preferred Series A  Preferred Series B  Additional  Deferred  Accumulated    
  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount  Paid-In-Capital  Compensation  Deficit  Total 
                               
Balance at January 1, 2014 *  33,229,093  $33,229   40,118,013  $40,118   20,237,459  $20,237  $19,867,961  $-  $(32,897,657) $(12,936,112)
                                         
Effect of reverse merger  5,548,404   5,548   (40,118,013)  (40,118)  (20,237,459)  (20,237)  54,807   -   -   - 
                                         
Conversion of 2013 notes payable  14,446,777   14,447   -   -   -   -   9,014,813   -   -   9,029,260 
                                         
Conversion of 2014 notes payable  3,353,437   3,353   -   -   -   -   2,092,554   -   -   2,095,907 
                                         
Issuance of common stock  6,276,960   6,277   -   -   -   -   3,916,823   -   -   3,923,100 
                                         
Common stock grants to independent directors  776,753   777   -   -   -   -   705,457   -   -   706,234 
                                         
Deferred compensation  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   (294,264)  -   (294,264)
                                         
Stock option exercise  4,506   5   -   -   -   -   693   -   -   698 
                                         
Common stock grants to consultant  250,000   250   -   -   -   -   87,250   -   -   87,500 
                                         
Stock based compensation - warrants  -   -   -   -   -   -   5,250,540   -   -   5,250,540 
                                         
Stock based compensation - options  -   -   -   -   -   -   5,917,351   -   -   5,917,351 
                                         
Net loss  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   (16,994,625)  (16,994,625)
                                         
Balance at December 31, 2014  63,885,930  $63,886   -  $-   -  $-  $46,908,249  $(294,264) $(49,892,282) $(3,214,411)
                                         
Effect of merger with Cardax Pharmaceuticals, Inc.  (1,402,426)  (1,402)  -   -   -   -   1,402   -   -   - 
                                         
Restricted stock issuances  6,020,725   6,021   -   -   -   -   1,800,201   -   -   1,806,222 
                                         
Common stock grants to independent directors  458,170   458   -   -   -   -   116,209   -   -   116,667 
                                         
Common stock grants to investor relations  100,000   100   -   -   -   -   44,900   -   -   45,000 
                                         
Deferred compensation  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   294,264   -   294,264 
                                         
Stock based compensation - options  -   -   -   -   -   -   1,409,592   -   -   1,409,592 
                                         
Stock based compensation - warrants  -   -   -   -   -   -   48,700   -   -   48,700 
                                         
Stock option exercise  25,556   25   -   -   -   -   3,935   -   -   3,960 
                                         
Net loss  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   (4,257,875)  (4,257,875)
                                         
Balance at December 31, 2015  69,087,955  $69,088   -  $-   -  $-  $50,333,188  $-  $(54,150,157) $(3,747,881)

* January 1, 2014 retroactively adjusted to reflect effects of the Consolidated Financial Statementsreverse acquisition transaction.



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

Note

Cardax, Inc., and Subsidiary

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

For the years ended December 31,

  2015  2014 
       
Cash flows from operating activities:        
Net loss $(4,257,875) $(16,994,625)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:        
Depreciation and amortization  23,758   38,972 
Stock based compensation  708,059   11,667,361 
Amortization of debt discount  -   4,592 
Gain on sale of assets  (95,000)  (2,426)
Inventory impairment  958,575   - 
Changes in assets and liabilities:        
Deposits and other assets  5,114   1,391 
Prepaid expenses  17,329   (5,482)
Inventory  -   28,099 
Accrued payroll and payroll related expenses  1,122,773   (218,619)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses  10,808   (50,328)
Accrued interest  222   (101,553)
Fees payable to directors  -   (50,000)
Other current liabilities  -   (12,613)
         
Net cash used in operating activities  (1,506,237)  (5,695,231)
         
Cash flows from investing activities:        
Purchases of property and equipment  -   (1,633)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment  10,000   87,430 
Increase in patents  (22,049)  (26,670)
         
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities  (12,049)  59,127 
         
Cash flows from financing activities:        
Proceeds from the issuance of common stock  1,776,000   3,923,798 
Proceeds from the issuances of notes payable  30,000   2,076,000 
Repayment of principal on notes payable  -   (550,408)
         
Net cash provided by financing activities  1,806,000   5,449,390 
         
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH  287,714   (186,714)
         
Cash at the beginning of the year  35,696   222,410 
         
Cash at the end of the year $323,410  $35,696 
         
NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:        
         
Conversion of notes payable and accrued interest into common stock $30,222  $11,125,167 
Conversion of accrued payroll and payroll related expenses into stock options $1,210,124  $- 
Effect of merger with Cardax Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $1,402  $- 
         
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES:        
         
Cash paid for interest $2,112  $188,382 
Cash paid for income taxes $-  $- 

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

Cardax, Inc., and Subsidiary

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 1 - Organization and Operations– COMPANY BACKGROUND


Koffee Korner’s Inc. (Texas)


Koffee Korner’sCardax Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Koffee Korner’s Texas” or “Predecessor”Holdings”) was incorporated on July 7, 2003 under the laws of the State of Texas.  Koffee Korner’s Texas purchases and roasts high-quality whole bean coffees that it sells, along with handcrafted coffee and tea beverages and a variety of fresh food items, through its retail store in Houston, Texas.


Koffee Korner Inc. (Delaware)


Koffee Korner Inc. (“Koffee Korner Delaware” or the “Company”) was incorporated on January 30, 2012 under the laws of the State of Delaware on March 23, 2006.

In May of 2006, Hawaii Biotech, Inc., contributed its anti-inflammatory, small molecule line of business into Holdings. Holdings issued (i) 9,447,100 shares of common stock of Holdings, (ii) 14,440,920 shares of Series A preferred stock of Holdings, (iii) 11,113,544 shares of Series B preferred stock of Holdings and (iv) 13,859,324 shares of Series C preferred stock of Holdings to Hawaii Biotech, Inc., in exchange for the soleassets and liabilities contributed to Holdings. The above shares were then distributed by Hawaii Biotech, Inc. to its shareholders. An additional 704,225 shares of Series C preferred stock were issued as part of the initial capitalization of Holdings. On January 30, 2007, all outstanding shares of Series A, B, and C preferred stock were converted into shares of Series A preferred stock.

Holdings was formed for the purpose of acquiring alldeveloping a platform of proprietary, exceptionally safe, small molecule compounds for large unmet medical needs where oxidative stress and inflammation play important causative roles. Holdings’ platform has application in arthritis, metabolic syndrome, liver disease, and cardiovascular disease, as well as macular degeneration and prostate disease. Holdings’ current primary focus is on the development of astaxanthin technologies. Astaxanthin is a naturally occurring marine compound that has robust anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory activity.

In May of 2013, Holdings formed a 100% owned subsidiary company called Cardax Pharma, Inc. (“Pharma”). Pharma was formed to maintain Holdings’ operations going forward, leaving Holdings as an investment holding company.

On November 29, 2013, Holdings entered into a definitive merger agreement (“Merger Agreement”) with Koffee Korner Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Koffee Korner”) (OTCQB:KOFF), and its wholly owned subsidiary (“Koffee Sub”), pursuant to which, among other matters and subject to the conditions set forth in such Merger Agreement, Koffee Sub would merge with and into Pharma. In connection with such merger agreement and related agreements, upon the consummation of such merger, Pharma would become a wholly owned subsidiary of Koffee Korner and Koffee Korner would issue shares of its common stock to Holdings. At the effective time of such merger, Holdings would own a majority of the shares of the then issued and outstanding capitalshares of common stock of Koffee Korner’s Texas.  Upon formation,Korner.

On February 7, 2014, Holdings completed its merger with Koffee Korner, which was renamed to Cardax, Inc. (the “Company”) (OTCQB:CDXI). Concurrent with the merger: (i) the Company issuedreceived aggregate gross cash proceeds of $3,923,100 in exchange for the issuance and sale of an aggregate 6,276,960 of shares of the Company’s common stock, together with five year warrants to purchase an aggregate of 10,000,0006,276,960 shares of the newly formed corporation’sCompany’s common stock toat $0.625 per share, (ii) the sole stockholdernotes issued on January 3, 2014, in the outstanding principal amount of Koffee Korner’s Texas for$2,076,000 and all accrued interest thereon, automatically converted into 3,353,437 shares of the Company’s common stock upon the reverse merger at $0.625 per share, together with five year warrants to purchase 3,321,600 shares of common stock at $0.625 per share, (iii) the notes issued in 2013, in the outstanding principal amount of $8,489,036 and all accrued interest thereon, automatically converted into 14,446,777 shares of the Company’s common stock upon the reverse merger at $0.625 per share, together with five year warrants to purchase 14,446,777 shares of common stock at $0.625 per share, (iv) stock options to purchase 15,290,486 shares of Holdings common stock at $0.07 per share were cancelled and substituted with stock options to purchase 6,889,555 shares of the Company’s common stock at $0.155 per share, (v) additional stock options to purchase 20,867,266 shares of the Company’s common stock at $0.625 per share were issued, and (vi) the notes issued in 2008 and 2009, in the outstanding capitalprincipal amounts of Koffee Korner’s Texas.  No value was given to the stock issued by the newly formed corporation.  Therefore, the shares$55,000 and $500,000, respectively, and all accrued interest thereon, were recorded to reflect the $.0001 par value and paidrepaid in capital was recorded as a negative amount of ($1,000).full. The acquisition process utilizes the capital structure of the Company and the assets and liabilities of Koffee Korner’s Texas, which are recorded at historical cost.Korner were distributed in accordance with the terms of a spin-off agreement on the closing date.


Cardax, Inc., and Subsidiary

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

NOTE 1 – COMPANY BACKGROUND (continued)

The share exchange transaction was treated as a reverse acquisition, with Holdings and Pharma as the acquirers and Koffee Korner and Koffee Sub as the acquired parties. Unless the context suggests otherwise, when the Company applied paragraph 505-10-S99-3refers to business and financial information for periods prior to the consummation of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (formerly Topic 4B of the Staff Accounting Bulletins (“SAB”)(“SAB Topic 4B”)) issued by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), by reclassifying the Koffee Korner’s Texas’s capital account of $15,247 and undistributed earnings $21,026 as of January 30, 2012 to additional paid-in capital.


The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared as ifreverse acquisition, the Company had its corporate capital structure asis referring to the business and financial information of the first date of the first period presented.


Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies


Basis of Presentation


The Company’s financial statements have been prepared in accordance withHoldings and Pharma. Under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). guidance Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) No. 805-40,Business Combinations – Reverse Acquisitions, the Acquisition has been treated as a reverse acquisition with no adjustment to the historical book and tax basis of the Company’s assets and liabilities.


PrinciplesOn August 28, 2014, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of ConsolidationMerger (the “Holdings Merger Agreement”) with its principal stockholder, Holdings, pursuant to which Holdings would merge with and into the Company (the “Holdings Merger”). On September 18, 2015, the Company filed a Form S-4 with the SEC in contemplation of the Holdings Merger. There would not be any cash consideration exchanged in the Holdings Merger. Upon the closing of the Holdings Merger, the stockholders of Holdings would receive an aggregate number of shares and warrants to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock equal to the aggregate number of shares of the Company’s common stock that were held by Holdings on the date of the closing of the Holdings Merger. The Company’s restricted shares of common stock held by Holdings would be cancelled upon the closing of the Holdings Merger. Accordingly, there would not be not any change to the Company’s fully diluted capitalization due to the Holdings Merger.


On November 24, 2015, the Holdings Merger Agreement was amended and restated (the “Amended Holdings Merger Agreement”). Under the terms of Amended Holdings Merger Agreement, the shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share of Holdings and the shares of all other issued and outstanding capital stock of Holdings that by their terms were convertible or could otherwise be exchanged for shares of Holdings common stock, would be converted into and exchanged for the Company’s shares of Common Stock in a ratio of approximately 2.2:1. In addition, the Company would grant Holdings’ option and warrant holders warrants to purchase the Company’s warrants at the same stock conversion ratio. On November 24, 2015, the Company filed an amendment to the Form S-4 with the SEC and on December 29, 2015, the Form S-4 was declared effective by the SEC.

On December 30, 2015, the Company completed its merger with Holdings, pursuant to the Amended Holdings Merger Agreement. At closing, Holdings merged with and into the Company, with the Company surviving the Holdings Merger. Pursuant to the Amended Holdings Merger Agreement, there was not any cash consideration exchanged in the Holdings Merger. Upon the closing of the Holdings Merger, the stockholders of Holdings received an aggregate number of shares and warrants to purchase shares of Company common stock equal to the aggregate number of shares of Company common stock that were held by Holdings on the date of the closing of the Holdings Merger. The Company’s restricted shares of common stock held by Holdings were cancelled upon the closing of the Holdings Merger. Accordingly, there was not any change to the Company’s fully diluted capitalization due to the Holdings Merger.

Going concern matters

The accompanying 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 shown in the accompanying consolidated financial statements, the Company incurred a net loss of $4,257,875 and $16,994,625 for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The Company has incurred losses since inception resulting in an accumulated deficit of $54,150,157 as of December 31, 2015, and has had negative cash flows from operating activities since inception. The Company anticipates further losses in the development of its business. As a result of these and other factors, the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm has determined there is substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.

Cardax, Inc., and Subsidiary

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

NOTE 1 – COMPANY BACKGROUND (continued)

On March 28, 2016, the Company furloughed all of its employees and independent contractors indefinitely and arranged with its Chief Executive Officer, David G. Watumull; its Chief Financial Officer, John B. Russell; and its Vice President, Operations, David M. Watumull, to continue their services for cash compensation equal to the minimum wage. The Company continues to assess its commercial opportunities, which may include licensing its intellectual property or developing products with others, and may re-engage furloughed employees and contractors from time to time to the extent their services are required at cash compensation equal to the hourly minimum wage. In addition, each of the directors has agreed, effective April 1, 2016, to suspend any additional equity compensation, until otherwise agreed by the Company.

In addition to the $1,806,000 raised during the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company plans to raise additional capital to carry out its business plan. The Company’s ability to raise additional capital through future equity and debt securities issuances is unknown. Obtaining additional financing, the successful development of the Company’s contemplated plan of operations, and its transition, ultimately, to profitable operations are necessary for the Company to continue operations. The ability to successfully resolve these factors raises substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The consolidated financial statements of the Company do not include any adjustments that may result from the outcome of these uncertainties.

NOTE 2 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of presentation

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and include allthe accounts of the Company as of March 31, 2012Cardax, Inc., and for the period from Januaryits wholly owned subsidiary, Cardax Pharma, Inc., and its predecessor, Cardax Pharmaceuticals, Inc., which was merged with and into Cardax, Inc., on December 30, 2012 (inception) through March 31, 2012 and all accounts of Koffee Korner’s Texas as of March 31, 2012 and 2011 and for the fiscal years then ended.


2015. All inter-companysignificant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.eliminated in consolidation.


Use of Estimates and Assumptionsestimates


The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United StatesU.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of thein our consolidated financial statements as well asand the reported amountaccompanying notes. Estimates in these consolidated financial statements include asset valuations, estimates of revenuesfuture cash flows from and expenses during the reporting period.



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The Company’s significanteconomic useful lives of long-lived assets, valuations of stock compensation, certain accrued liabilities, income taxes and tax valuation allowances, and fair value estimates. Despite management’s intention to establish accurate estimates and reasonable assumptions, include the fair value of financial instruments; revenue recognized or recognizable; income tax rate, income tax provision, deferred tax assets and valuation allowance of deferred tax assets; and the assumption that the Company will be a going concern.  Those significant accounting estimates or assumptions bear the risk of change due to the fact that there are uncertainties attached to those estimates or assumptions, and certain estimates or assumptions are difficult to measure or value.


Management bases its estimates on historical experience and on various assumptions that are believed to be reasonable in relation to the financial statements taken as a whole under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources.


Management regularly evaluates the key factors and assumptions used to develop the estimates utilizing currently available information, changes in facts and circumstances, historical experience and reasonable assumptions. After such evaluations, if deemed appropriate, those estimates are adjusted accordingly.


Actualactual results could differ materially from those estimates.these estimates and assumptions.


Fair Value of Financial InstrumentsCash


The Company follows paragraph 825-10-50-10 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification for disclosures about fair value of its financial instruments and paragraph 820-10-35-37 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“Paragraph 820-10-35-37”) to measure the fair value of its financial instruments. Paragraph 820-10-35-37 establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. To increase consistency and comparability in fair value measurements and related disclosures, Paragraph 820-10-35-37 establishes a fair value hierarchy which prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three (3) broad levels.  The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs.  The three (3) levels of fair value hierarchy defined by Paragraph 820-10-35-37 are described below:


Level 1

Quoted market prices available in active markets for identical assets or liabilities as of the reporting date.

Level 2

Pricing inputs other than quoted prices in active markets included in Level 1, which are either directly or indirectly observable as of the reporting date.

Level 3

Pricing inputs that are generally observable inputs and not corroborated by market data.


Financial assets are considered Level 3 when their fair values are determined using pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies or similar techniques and at least one significant model assumption or input is unobservable.


The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs.  If the inputs used to measure the financial assets and liabilities fall within more than one level described above, the categorization is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement of the instrument.


The carrying amounts of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities, such as cash, accounts receivable,  prepayments and other current assets, accounts payable, payroll liabilities and sales tax payable, approximate their fair values because of the short maturity of these instruments.


Transactions involving related parties cannot be presumed to be carried out on an arm's-length basis, as the requisite conditions of competitive, free-market dealings may not exist. Representations about transactions with related parties, if made, shall not imply that the related party transactions were consummated on terms equivalent to those that prevail in arm's-length transactions unless such representations can be substantiated.



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It is not, however, practical to determine the fair value of advances from stockholder due to their related party nature.


Carrying Value, Recoverability and Impairment of Long-Lived Assets


The Company follows paragraph 360-10-05-4 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification for its long-lived assets. The Company’s long-lived assets, which includes goodwill is reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the asset may not be recoverable.


The Company assesses the recoverability of its long-lived assets by comparing the projected undiscounted net cash flows associated with the related long-lived asset or group of long-lived assets over their remaining estimated useful lives against their respective carrying amounts. Impairment, if any, is based on the excess of the carrying amount over the fair value of those assets.  Fair value is generally determined using the asset’s expected future discounted cash flows or market value, if readily determinable.  If long-lived assets are determined to be recoverable, but the newly determined remaining estimated useful lives are shorter than originally estimated, the net book values of the long-lived assets are depreciated over the newly determined remaining estimated useful lives.


The Company considers the following to be some examples of important indicators that may trigger an impairment review: (i) significant under-performance or losses of assets relative to expected historical or projected future operating results; (ii) significant changes in the manner or use of assets or in the Company’s overall strategy with respect to the manner or use of the acquired assets or changes in the Company’s overall business strategy; (iii) significant negative industry or economic trends; (iv) increased competitive pressures; (v) a significant decline in the Company’s stock price for a sustained period of time; and (vi) regulatory changes.  The Company evaluates acquired assets for potential impairment indicators at least annually and more frequently upon the occurrence of such events.


The key assumptions used in management’s estimates of projected cash flow deal largely with forecasts of sales levels, gross margins, and operating costs of the manufacturing facilities.  These forecasts are typically based on historical trends and take into account recent developments as well as management’s plans and intentions.  Any difficulty in manufacturing or sourcing raw materials on a cost effective basis would significantly impact the projected future cash flows of the Company’s manufacturing facilities and potentially lead to an impairment charge for long-lived assets.  Other factors, such as increased competition or a decrease in the desirability of the Company’s products, could lead to lower projected sales levels, which would adversely impact cash flows.  A significant change in cash flows in the future could result in an impairment of long lived assets.


The impairment charges, if any, is included in operating expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.


Fiscal Year-End


The Company elected March 31st as its fiscal year-end date.


Cash Equivalents


The Company considers all highly liquid investments with maturities of three months or less at the time of purchase to be cash equivalents. The Company held no cash equivalents at December 31, 2015 and 2014.


The Company maintains cash deposit accounts at one financial institution. Accounts Receivableat this institution are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation up to $250,000. The Company’s cash balance at times may exceed these limits. As of December 31, 2015, the Company had $85,140 in excess of federally insured limits on deposit. As of December 31, 2014, the Company did not have any amounts in excess of federally insured limits on deposit.

Inventory

Inventory is stated at the lower of cost or market. Cost is determined using the average cost method. Market is defined as sales price less cost to dispose and Allowancea normal profit margin. Inventory costs include materials and third party costs.

The Company provides a reserve against inventory for Doubtful Accountsknown or expected inventory obsolescence. The reserve is determined by specific review of inventory items for product age and quality that may affect salability.


Accounts receivableCardax, Inc., and Subsidiary

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

NOTE 2 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

Property and equipment, net

Property and equipment are recorded at cost, less depreciation. Equipment under capital lease obligations and leasehold improvements are amortized on the invoiced amount, net of an allowance for doubtful accounts.  The Company follows paragraph 310-10-50-9straight-line method over the shorter period of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification to estimatelease term or the allowance for doubtful accounts.  The Company performs on-going credit evaluations of its customers and adjusts credit limits based upon payment history and the customer’s current credit worthiness, as determined by the review of their current credit information; and determines the allowance for doubtful accounts based on historical write-off experience, customer specific facts and economic conditions.




Outstanding account balances are reviewed individually for collectability.  The allowance for doubtful accounts is the Company’s best estimateestimated useful life of the amount of probable credit losses in the Company’s existing accounts receivable. Bad debt expenseequipment. Such amortization is included in generaldepreciation and administrative expenses, if any.  Pursuant to paragraph 310-10-50-2amortization in the consolidated financial statements. Depreciation is calculated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification account balancesrespective assets are as follows.

Furniture and office equipment7 years
Research and development equipment3 to 7 years
Information technology equipment5 years
Software3 years

Major additions and improvements are capitalized, and routine expenditures for repairs and maintenance are charged off against the allowance after all means of collection have been exhausted and the potential for recovery is considered remote.  The Company has adopted paragraph 310-10-50-6 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification and determine when receivablesto expense as incurred. When assets are past dueretired or delinquent based on how recently payments have been received.


There was no allowance for doubtful accounts at March 31, 2012 or 2011.


The Company does not have any off-balance-sheet credit exposure to its customers.


Goodwill


Goodwill represents the excessotherwise disposed of, the cost and related accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts, and any resulting gain or loss is charged to income for the period.

Impairment of an acquired entity overlong-lived assets

In accordance with ASC 360 No.,Property, Plant, and Equipment; the fair value of the netCompany evaluates long-lived assets at the date of acquisition. Under paragraph 350-20-35-1 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification, goodwill acquired in a business combination with indefinite useful lives are not amortized; rather, goodwill is tested for impairment annually or more frequently ifwhenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset mightor group of assets, as appropriate, may not be impaired.recoverable.


Leases


Lease agreements are evaluated to determine whether they are capital leases or operating leases in accordance with paragraph 840-10-25-1When the sum of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“Paragraph 840-10-25-1”).  When substantially all ofundiscounted future net cash flows expected to result from the risksuse and benefits of property ownership have been transferred to the Company, as determined byeventual disposition is less than the test criteria in Paragraph 840-10-25-1,carrying amounts, an impairment loss would be measured based on the lease then qualifies as a capital lease.  Capital lease assets are depreciated on a straight line method, over the capital lease assets estimated useful lives consistent with the Company’s normal depreciation policy for tangible fixed assets.  Interest charges are expensed over the period of the lease in relationdiscounted cash flows compared to the carrying amounts. There was no impairment charge recorded for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014.

Fair value ofmeasurements

U.S. GAAP establishes a framework for measuring fair value. That framework provides a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the capital lease obligation.inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements).


Rent expense for operating leases, which may include free rent or fixed escalation amounts in addition to minimum lease payments, is recognized on a straight-line basis over the duration of each lease term.


Related Parties


The Company follows subtopic 850-10 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification for the identification of related parties and disclosure of related party transactions.


Pursuant to Section 850-10-20 the related parties include a. affiliates of the Company; b. entities for which investments in their equity securities would be required, absent the electionthree levels of the fair value option under the Fair Value Option Subsection of Section 825–10–15, to be accounted for by the equity method by the investing entity; c. trusts for the benefit of employees, such as pension and profit-sharing trusts thathierarchy are managed by or under the trusteeship of management; d.principal owners of the Company; e. management of the Company; f. other parties with which the Company may deal if one party controls or can significantly influence the management or operating policies of the other to an extent that one of the transacting parties might be prevented from fully pursuing its own separate interests; and g. other parties that can significantly influence the management or operating policies of the transacting parties or that have an ownership interest in one of the transacting parties and can significantly influence the other to an extent that one or more of the transacting parties might be prevented from fully pursuing its own separate interests.described below:



Level 1:Inputs to the valuation methodology are unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets that the Company has the ability to access.
Level 2:Inputs to the valuation methodology include:

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Quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets;
Quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in inactive markets;
Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability; and
Inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means.




The financial statements shall include disclosures of material related party transactions, other than compensation arrangements, expense allowances, and other similar items in the ordinary course of business. However, disclosure of transactions that are eliminated in the preparation of consolidated or combined financial statements is not required in those statements. The disclosures shall include:  a. the nature of the relationship(s) involved; b. a description of the transactions, including transactions to which no amounts or nominal amounts were ascribed, for each of the periods for which income statements are presented, and such other information deemed necessary to an understanding of the effects of the transactions on the financial statements; c. the dollar amounts of transactions for each of the periods for which income statements are presented and the effects of any change in the method of establishing the terms from that used in the preceding period; and d. mounts due from or to related parties as of the date of each balance sheet presented and, if not otherwise apparent, the terms and manner of settlement.


Commitment and Contingencies


The Company follows subtopic 450-20 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification to report accounting for contingencies. Certain conditions may exist as of the date the consolidated financial statements are issued, which may result in a loss to the Company but which will only be resolved when one or more future events occur or fail to occur.  The Company assesses such contingent liabilities, and such assessment inherently involves an exercise of judgment.  In assessing loss contingencies related to legal proceedings that are pending against the Company or unasserted claims that may result in such proceedings, the Company evaluates the perceived merits of any legal proceedings or unasserted claims as well as the perceived merits of the amount of relief sought or expected to be sought therein.


If the assessment ofasset or liability has a contingency indicates that it is probable that a material loss has been incurred andspecified (contractual) term, the amountLevel 2 input must be observable for substantially the full term of the liability can beasset or liability.

Level 3:Inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement.

The asset’s or liability’s fair value measurement level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Valuation techniques used need to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs.

As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, there were no recurring fair value measurements of assets and liabilities subsequent to initial recognition.

Cardax, Inc., and Subsidiary

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

NOTE 2 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

Stock based compensation

The Company accounts for stock based compensation costs under the provisions of ASC No. 718,Compensation—Stock Compensation, which requires the measurement and recognition of compensation expense related to the fair value of stock based compensation awards that are ultimately expected to vest. Stock based compensation expense recognized includes the compensation cost for all stock based payments granted to employees, officers, directors, and consultants based on the grant date fair value estimated thenin accordance with the estimated liabilityprovisions of ASC No. 718. ASC No. 718 is also applied to awards modified, repurchased, or canceled during the periods reported.

Basic and diluted net income (loss) per share

Basic earnings per common share is calculated by dividing net loss for the year by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the year. Diluted earnings per common share is calculated by dividing net loss for the year by the sum of the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the year plus the number of potentially dilutive common shares (“dilutive securities”) that were outstanding during the year. Dilutive securities include options granted pursuant to the Company’s stock option plans, and warrants issued to non-employees. Potentially dilutive securities are excluded from the computation of earnings per share in periods in which a net loss is reported, as their effect would be accrued in the Company’s consolidated financial statements.  If the assessment indicates that a potential material loss contingency is not probable but is reasonably possible, or is probable but cannot be estimated, then the nature of the contingent liability, and an estimate of the range of possible losses, if determinable and material, would be disclosed.antidilutive.


Loss contingencies considered remote are generally not disclosed unless they involve guarantees, in which case the guarantees would be disclosed.  Management does not believe, based upon information available at this time, that these matters will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows. However, there is no assurance that such matters will not materially and adversely affect the Company’s business, financial position, and results of operations or cash flows.Income taxes


Revenue Recognition


The Company follows paragraph 605-10-S99-1 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification for revenue recognition.  The Company recognizes revenue when it is realized or realizable and earned.  The Company considers revenue realized or realizable and earned when all of the following criteria are met: (i) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, (ii) the product has been shipped or the services have been rendered to the customer, (iii) the sales price is fixed or determinable, and (iv) collectability is reasonably assured.


Income Tax Provision


The Company was a Subchapter S corporation, until January 30, 2012 during which time the Company was treated as a pass through entity for federal income tax purposes.  Under Subchapter S of the Internal Revenue Code stockholders of an S corporation are taxed separately on their distributive share of the S corporation’s income whether or not that income is actually distribute.



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Effective January 30, 2012, the Company accounts for income taxes under Section 740-10-30 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification.an asset and liability approach. Deferred income taxtaxes reflect the impact of temporary differences between assets and liabilities are determined based upon differences between therecognized for financial reporting purposes and the amounts recognized for income tax bases of assetsreporting purposes, net operating loss carry-forwards, and liabilities and areother tax credits measured using theby applying currently enacted tax rates and laws that will be in effectlaws. A valuation allowance is provided when the differences are expectednecessary to reverse.  Deferredreduce deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance to the extent management concludes itan amount that is more likely than not that the assets will notto be realized.  Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in the statements of operations in the period that includes the enactment date.


The Company adopted section 740-10-25 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“Section 740-10-25”). Section 740-10-25 addresses the determination ofdetermines whether tax benefits claimed or expected to be claimed on a tax return should be recorded in the financial statements.  Under Section 740-10-25, the Company may recognize the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than not that the tax position willto be sustained onupon examination, by the taxing authorities,including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. The Company uses a two-step approach to recognizing and measuring uncertain tax benefits recognized in the financial statements from such a position should be measured based on the largest benefit that has a greater than fifty percent (50%) likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement.  Section 740-10-25 also provides guidance on de-recognition, classification, interest and penalties on income taxes, accounting in interim periods and requires increased disclosures.


positions. The estimated future tax effects of temporary differences betweenfirst step is to evaluate the tax basisposition for recognition by determining if the weight of assets and liabilities are reported in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets, as well as tax credit carry-backs and carry-forwards. The Company periodically reviews the recoverability of deferred tax assets recorded on its consolidated balance sheets and provides valuation allowances as management deems necessary.


Management makes judgments as to the interpretation of the tax lawsavailable evidence indicates that might be challenged upon an audit and cause changes to previous estimates of tax liability. In addition, the Company operates within multiple taxing jurisdictions and is subject to audit in these jurisdictions. In management’s opinion, adequate provisions for income taxes have been made for all years. If actual taxable income by tax jurisdiction varies from estimates, additional allowances or reversals of reserves may be necessary.


Uncertain Tax Positions


The Company did not take any uncertain tax positions and had no adjustments to its income tax liabilities or benefits pursuant to the provisions of Section 740-10-25 for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2012 or 2011.


Pro Forma Income Tax Information (Unaudited)


Prior to January 30, 2012, the date of recapitalization, the Company was a Subchapter S corporation.  The operating results of Koffee Korner’s Texas prior to January 30, 2012 were included in the income tax returns of the sole stockholder of a Subchapter S corporation for income tax purposes.  The unaudited pro forma income tax rate, income tax provision, deferred tax assets, and the valuation allowance of deferred tax assets included in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations and the income tax provision note reflect the provision for income tax which would have been recorded as if Koffee Korner’s Texas had been incorporated as a C Corporation as of the beginning of the first date presented.


Net Income (Loss) per Common Share


Net income (loss) per common share is computed pursuant to section 260-10-45 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification.  Basic net income (loss) per common share is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period.  Diluted net income (loss) per common share is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of shares of common stock and potentially dilutive outstanding shares of common stock during the period to reflect the potential dilution that could occur from common shares issuable through contingent share arrangements, stock options and warrants.




There were no potentially dilutive common shares outstanding for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2012 and 2011.


Cash Flows Reporting


The Company adopted paragraph 230-10-45-24 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification for cash flows reporting, classifies cash receipts and payments according to whether they stem from operating, investing, or financing activities and provides definitions of each category, and uses the indirect or reconciliation method (“Indirect method”) as defined by paragraph 230-10-45-25 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification to report net cash flow from operating activities by adjusting net income to reconcile it to net cash flow from operating activities by removing the effects of (a) all deferrals of past operating cash receipts and payments and all accruals of expected future operating cash receipts and payments and (b) all items that are included in net income that do not affect operating cash receipts and payments.  The Company reports the reporting currency equivalent of foreign currency cash flows, using the current exchange rate at the time of the cash flows and the effect of exchange rate changes on cash held in foreign currencies is reported as a separate item in the reconciliation of beginning and ending balances of cash and cash equivalents and separately provides information about investing and financing activities not resulting in cash receipts or payments in the period pursuant to paragraph 830-230-45-1 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification.


Subsequent Events


The Company follows the guidance in Section 855-10-50 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification for the disclosure of subsequent events. The Company will evaluate subsequent events through the date when the financial statements were issued.  Pursuant to ASU 2010-09 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification, the Company as an SEC filer considers its financial statements issued when they are widely distributed to users, such as through filing them on EDGAR.


Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements


FASB Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-05


In June 2011, the FASB issued the FASB Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-05 “Comprehensive Income” (“ASU 2011-05”), which was the result of a joint project with the IASB and amends the guidance in ASC 220, Comprehensive Income, by eliminating the option to present components of other comprehensive income (OCI) in the statement of stockholders’ equity. Instead, the new guidance now gives entities the option to present all non-owner changes in stockholders’ equity either as a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or as two separate but consecutive statements. Regardless of whether an entity chooses to present comprehensive income in a single continuous statement or in two separate but consecutive statements, the amendments require entities to present all reclassification adjustments from OCI to net income on the face of the statement of comprehensive income.


The amendments in this Update should be applied retrospectively and are effective for public entity for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2011.


FASB Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-08


In September 2011, the FASB issued the FASB Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-08 “Intangibles—Goodwill and Other: Testing Goodwill for Impairment” (“ASU 2011-08”). This Update is to simplify how public and nonpublic entities test goodwill for impairment. The amendments permit an entity to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair valueposition will be sustained upon tax authority examination, including resolution of related appeals or litigation processes, if any. The second step is to measure the tax benefit as the largest amount that is more than 50% likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement.

The Company files income tax returns in the United States (“U.S.”) Federal and the States of Hawaii and California jurisdictions. Tax regulations within each jurisdiction are subject to the interpretation of the related tax laws and regulations and require significant judgment to apply.

The Company did not recognize any tax liabilities for income taxes associated with unrecognized tax benefits as of December 31, 2015 and 2014. It is the Company’s policy is to include interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits, if any, within the provision for taxes in the statements of operations.

Advertising

Advertising costs are expensed as incurred and are included as an element of general and administrative costs in the accompanying statements of operations. There were no advertising expenses for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014.

Research and development

Research and development costs are expensed as incurred and consists primarily of salaries and wages of scientists and related personnel engaged in research and development activities, scientific consultations, manufacturing of product candidates, third-party research, laboratory supplies, rents associated with operating leased laboratory equipment, and scientific advisory boards. The focus of these costs is on the development of Astaxanthin technologies.

Reclassifications

The Company has made certain reclassifications to conform its prior periods’ data to the current presentation. These reclassifications had no effect on the reported results of operations or cash flows.

Cardax, Inc., and Subsidiary

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

NOTE 2 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

Recent accounting pronouncements

In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2016-02,Leases. The main provisions of ASU No. 2016-02 require management to recognize lease assets and lease liabilities for all leases. ASU 2016-02 retains a reporting unitdistinction between finance leases and operating leases. The classification criteria for distinguishing between finance leases and operating leases are substantially similar to the classification criteria for distinguishing between capital leases and operating leases in the previous leases guidance. The result of retaining a distinction between finance leases and operating leases is less than its carrying amount as a basis for determining whether itthat under the lessee accounting model, the effect of leases in the statement of comprehensive income and the statement of cash flows is necessary to perform the two-step goodwill impairment test described in Topic 350. Under thelargely unchanged from previous GAAP. The amendments in this Update, an entity is not required to calculate the fair value of a reporting unit unless the entity determines that it is more likely than not that its fair value is less than its carrying amount.




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The guidance isASU are effective for interim and annual periods beginning on or after December 15, 2011. Early adoption is permitted.


FASB Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-10


In December 2011, the FASB issued the FASB Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-10 “Property, Plant and Equipment: Derecognition of in Substance Real Estate-a Scope Clarification” (“ASU 2011-09”). This Update is to resolve the diversity in practice as to how financial statements have been reflecting circumstances when parent company reporting entities cease to have controlling financial interests in subsidiaries that are in substance real estate, where the situation arises as a result of default on nonrecourse debt of the subsidiaries.


The amended guidance is effective for annual reporting periods ending after June 15, 2012 for public entities. Early adoption is permitted.


FASB Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-11


In December 2011, the FASB issued the FASB Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-11 “Balance Sheet: Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities” (“ASU 2011-11”). This Update requires an entity to disclose information about offsetting and related arrangements to enable users of its financial statements to understand the effect of those arrangements on its financial position. The objective of this disclosure is to facilitate comparison between those entities that prepare their financial statements on the basis of U.S. GAAP and those entities that prepare their financial statements on the basis of IFRS.


The amended guidance is effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013, and interim periods within those annual periods.


FASB Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-12


In December 2011, the FASB issued the FASB Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-12 “Comprehensive Income:  Deferral of the Effective Date for Amendments to the Presentation of Reclassifications of Items Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income in Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-05” (“ASU 2011-12”). This Update is a deferral of the effective date pertaining to reclassification adjustments out of accumulated other comprehensive income in ASU 2011-05. FASB is to going to reassess the costs and benefits of those provisions in ASU 2011-05 related to reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income. Due to the time required to properly make such a reassessment and to evaluate alternative presentation formats, the FASB decided that it is necessary to reinstate the requirements for the presentation of reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income that were in place before the issuance of Update 2011-05.


All other requirements in Update 2011-05 are not affected by this Update, including the requirement to report comprehensive income either in a single continuous financial statement or in two separate but consecutive financial statements. Public entities should apply these requirements for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years beginning after December 15, 2011.2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company is currently assessing the impact of this ASU on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.


In November 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-17,Other Recently Issued, but Not Yet Effective Accounting PronouncementsIncome taxes.The provisions of ASU No. 2015-17 simplify the presentation of deferred income taxes, the amendments in this ASU require that deferred tax liabilities and assets be classified as noncurrent in a classified statement of financial position. The amendments in this Update apply to all entities that present a classified statement of financial position. The current requirement that deferred tax liabilities and assets of a tax-paying component of an entity be offset and presented as a single amount is not affected by the amendments in this Update. The amendments in this ASU are effective for the annual period ending after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company does not believe that the adoption of this update will have a significant impact to the Company’s consolidated financial statements.


In July 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-11,Inventory—Simplifying the Measurement of Inventory.The provisions of ASU No. 2015-11 clarify measurement of inventory at the lower of cost or market and net realizable value. Net realizable value is the estimated selling prices in the ordinary course of business, less reasonably predictable costs of completion, disposal, and transportation. The amendments in this ASU are effective for the annual period ending after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company does not believe that the adoption of this update will have a significant impact to the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In August 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-15,Presentation of Financial Statements—Going Concern.The provisions of ASU No. 2014-15 require management to assess an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern by incorporating and expanding upon certain principles that are currently in U.S. auditing standards. Specifically, the amendments (1) provide a definition of the term substantial doubt, (2) require an evaluation every reporting period including interim periods, (3) provide principles for considering the mitigating effect of management’s plans, (4) require certain disclosures when substantial doubt is alleviated as a result of consideration of management’s plans, (5) require an express statement and other disclosures when substantial doubt is not alleviated, and (6) require an assessment for a period of one year after the date that the financial statements are issued (or available to be issued). The amendments in this ASU are effective for the annual period ending after December 15, 2016, and for annual periods and interim periods thereafter. The Company is currently assessing the impact of this ASU on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Management does not believe that any other recently issued, but not yet effective accounting pronouncements, if adopted, would have a material effect on the accompanyingconsolidated financial statements.statements filed with this annual report.


NoteCardax, Inc., and Subsidiary

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

NOTE 3 – Going ConcernINVENTORY


Inventory consists of the following as of:

  December 31, 2015  December 31, 2014 
Processed materials $-  $958,575 
Total inventories $-  $958,575 

On January 5, 2016, the Company was informed by one of its production partners that there were certain technical issues which, together with other business and regulatory issues, materially impede the formulation of one of its potential products as a commercially viable product for the consumer health market. The Company, therefore, decided to suspend development of this product line. In evaluating this triggering event and the diminished utility of the materials used in the production of this potential commercial product, the Company considered the impact of FASB ASC No. 330,Accounting for Inventory, and recognized a loss on impairment of $958,575 as of December 31, 2015.

At December 31, 2014, inventory in the amount of $924,452 was stored at one of the Company’s suppliers located in Germany, with the balance of the inventory maintained in the United States. During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Company utilized $28,099 in Astaxanthin as part of commercial product research and development.

NOTE 4 – PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, net

Property and equipment, net, consists of the following as of:

  December 31, 2015  December 31, 2014 
Information technology equipment $31,892  $31,892 
Furniture and office equipment  -   10,161 
   31,892   42,053 
Less accumulated depreciation  (17,969)  (21,442)
Total property and equipment, net $13,923  $20,611 

Depreciation expense was $6,688 and $7,063 for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

During the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company wrote off $10,161 and $992,797, respectively, of fully depreciated property and equipment. There was no effect on the statement of operations for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

On December 16, 2014, the Company entered into an agreement to sell laboratory equipment with a net book value of $0 for $95,000. One payment of $85,000 was received on December 26, 2014 with the balance being received on January 7, 2015. Final sale took place upon delivery of the equipment in February 2015.

Cardax, Inc., and Subsidiary

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

NOTE 5 – INTANGIBLE ASSETS, net

Intangible assets, net, consists of the following as of:

  December 31, 2015  December 31, 2014 
Patents $432,820  $393,370 
Less accumulated amortization  (217,342)  (200,272)
   215,478   193,098 
Patents pending  209,019   226,420 
Total intangible assets, net $424,497  $419,518 

Patents are amortized straight-line over a period of fifteen years. Amortization expense was $17,070 and $31,909, for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

The Company has capitalized costs for several patents that are still pending. In those instances, the Company has not recorded any amortization. The Company will commence amortization when these patents are approved.

The Company owns 21 issued patents, including 14 in the United States and 7 others in China, India, Japan, and Hong Kong. These patents will expire during the years of 2023 to 2028, subject to any patent term extensions of the individual patent. The Company has 5 foreign patent applications pending in Europe, Canada, and Brazil.

Cardax, Inc., and Subsidiary

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

NOTE 6 – NOTE PAYABLE

On January 28, 2015, the Company received a short-term loan of $30,000. The loan accrued interest at the rate of 3% per annum. Principal and interest were due on April 28, 2015. Interest accrued and expensed on this short-term loan was $222 for the year ended December 31, 2015.

This note and accrued interest were converted on April 28, 2015 into securities of the Company at $0.30 per unit. Each unit consisted of one share of restricted common stock (100,739 shares), two Class D warrants, each to purchase one share of restricted common stock at $0.10 per share, which expire March 31, 2020, and one Class E warrant to purchase three-fourths of one share of restricted common stock at $0.1667 per share, which expires March 31, 2020. “Most favored nation” rights are available to the purchaser of such units as described in the Subscription Agreement.

NOTE 7 – STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

Authorized shares - Holdings

On March 23, 2006, Holdings was authorized to issue 10,000 shares of common stock with a par value of $0.001 per share. On May 5, 2006, the Articles of Incorporation were amended and restated. As part of this amendment, the number of authorized shares increased to 219,582,802 of which 127,000,000 were designated as common stock and the remaining 92,582,802 was designated as preferred stock. The 92,582,802 of preferred stock was allocated 14,440,920 to Series A, 11,113,544 Series B, 42,028,338 to Series C with 25,000,000 undesignated. Par value for all classes of stock was $0.001.

On January 30, 2007, the Articles of Incorporation were amended and restated. As part of this amendment, the number of authorized shares increased to 245,673,568 of which 150,000,000 were designated as common stock and the remaining 95,673,568 was designated as preferred stock. The 95,673,568 of preferred stock was allocated 40,118,013 to Series A and 55,555,555 to Series B. As part of this amendment all outstanding shares of Series A, B, and C preferred stock on the date of amendment were converted into shares of Series A preferred stock. Par value for all classes of stock was $0.001.

Dividends - Holdings

Subject to the rights of any series of Preferred Stock that may from time to time come into existence, the holders of Series A and Series B preferred stock were entitled to receive, when, as and if declared by the Board of Directors, out of funds legally available therefor, dividends at the rate of 8.5% of the original Series A Series and B issue prices, per annum, on each outstanding share of Series A and Series B preferred stock on a pari passu basis, payable in preference and priority to any payment of any dividend on common stock of the Company for such year. The right to such dividends on Preferred Stock were not cumulative, and no rights were to be accrued to the holders of Preferred Stock by reason of the fact that the Company may have failed to declare or pay dividends on Preferred Stock in any previous fiscal year of the Company, whether or not earnings of the Company where sufficient to pay such dividends. No dividend was to be paid on common stock in any year, other than dividends payable solely in common stock, until all dividends for such year had been declared and paid on preferred stock. No dividends were accrued or paid during 2015 and 2014.

Liquidation preference - Holdings

The holders of Series A and Series B preferred stock were entitled to receive, prior and in preference to any distribution of any of the assets or surplus funds of the Company to the holders of common stock by reason of their ownership of such stock, the amount of $0.33, the original Series A issue price, and $0.45, the original Series B issue price, (in each case adjusted for any stock dividends, combinations or splits with respect to such shares) for each share of Series A and Series B preferred stock, respectively, then held by them, and, in addition, an amount equal to all declared but unpaid dividends on Series A and Series B preferred stock, respectively, held by them.

Cardax, Inc., and Subsidiary

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

NOTE 7 – STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT (continued)

Liquidation preference - Holdings (continued)

If the assets and funds thus distributed among the holders of Series A and Series B preferred stock were insufficient to permit the payment to such holders of full aforesaid preferential amounts, then, subject to the rights of series of preferred stock that may from time to time come into existence, the entire assets and funds of the Company legally available for distribution were to be distributed ratably among the holders of Series A and Series B preferred stock in the respective proportions which the aggregate preferential amount of all shares of Series A and Series B preferred stock then held by each such holder bears to the aggregate preferential amount of all shares of Series A and Series B preferred stock outstanding as of the date of the distribution upon the occurrence of such liquidation event.

After payment had been made to the holders of preferred stock of the full amounts to which they were to be entitled as aforesaid, the holders of Series A preferred stock, Series B preferred stock and common stock were to participate on a pro rata basis based on the number of Common Stock equivalent shares held by a holder in the distribution of all remaining assets of the Company legally available for distribution, with the outstanding shares of Series A and Series B preferred stock treated as though they had been converted into the appropriate number of shares of Common Stock.

Conversion rights - Holdings

Each share of Series A and Series B preferred stock were to be convertible, at the option of the holder thereof, at any time after the date of issuance of such share at the office of the Company or any transfer agent for such series of Series A or Series B preferred stock into such number of fully paid and non-assessable shares of common stock as is determined by dividing $0.33 in the case of Series A preferred stock and $0.45 in the case of Series B preferred stock, by the applicable Conversion Price, in effect on the date the certificate is surrendered for conversion. The price at which shares of Common Stock were to be deliverable upon conversion of Series A or Series B preferred stock were initially at $0.33 per share with respect to shares of Series A preferred stock and $0.45 per share with respect to shares of Series B preferred stock.

Voting rights - Holdings

The holder of each share of common stock issued and outstanding were to have one vote and the holder of each share of preferred stock were to be entitled to the number of votes equal to the number of shares of common stock into which such share of preferred stock would be converted.

Reverse acquisition accounting

On February 7, 2014, Koffee Sub and Pharma completed a reverse acquisition transaction (the “Acquisition”). Concurrent with this transaction: (i) the Company received aggregate gross cash proceeds of $3,923,100 in exchange for the issuance and sale of an aggregate 6,276,960 of shares of the Company’s common stock, together with five year warrants to purchase an aggregate of 6,276,960 shares of the Company’s common stock at $0.625 per share, (ii) the notes issued on January 3, 2014, in the outstanding principal amount of $2,076,000 and all accrued interest thereon, automatically converted into 3,353,437 shares of the Company’s common stock upon the reverse merger at $0.625 per share, together with five year warrants to purchase 3,321,600 shares of common stock at $0.625 per share, (iii) the notes issued in 2013, in the outstanding principal amount of $8,489,036 and all accrued interest thereon, automatically converted into 14,446,777 shares of the Company’s common stock upon the reverse merger at $0.625 per share, together with five year warrants to purchase 14,446,777 shares of common stock at $0.625 per share, (iv) stock options to purchase 15,290,486 shares of Holdings common stock at $0.07 per share were cancelled and substituted with stock options to purchase 6,889,555 shares of the Company’s common stock at $0.155 per share, (v) additional stock options to purchase 20,867,266 shares of the Company’s common stock at $0.625 per share were issued, and (vi) the notes issued in 2008 and 2009, in the outstanding principal amounts of $55,000 and $500,000, respectively, and all accrued interest thereon, were repaid in full. The assets and liabilities of Koffee Korner were distributed in accordance with the terms of a spin-off agreement on the closing date.

The share exchange transaction was treated as a reverse acquisition, with Holdings and Pharma as the acquirers and Koffee Korner and Koffee Sub as the acquired parties. Unless the context suggests otherwise, when the Company refers to business and financial information for periods prior to the consummation of the reverse acquisition, the Company is referring to the business and financial information of Holdings and Pharma. Under U.S. GAAP guidance ASC 805-40,Business Combinations – Reverse Acquisitions, the Acquisition has been treated as a reverse acquisition with no adjustment to the historical book and tax basis of the Company’s assets and liabilities.

Cardax, Inc., and Subsidiary

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

NOTE 7 – STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT (continued)

Common stock – post reverse acquisition

After completion of the reverse merger on February 7, 2014, the Company Amended and Restated its Articles of Incorporation. Under these amendments, the Company is authorized to issue a total of four-hundred million shares of common stock and fifty million shares of preferred stock. Each common stock holder is entitled to one vote. Common stock holders have no conversion rights or liquidation preferences. None of the preferred stock was issued or outstanding at December 31, 2015. Under the terms of the Company’s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, the Board of Directors are authorized to determine or alter the rights, preferences, privileges, and restrictions of the Company’s authorized but unissued shares of preferred stock.

Holdings Merger

On August 28, 2014, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Holdings Merger Agreement”) with its principal stockholder, Holdings, pursuant to which Holdings would merge with and into the Company (the “Holdings Merger”). On November 24, 2015, the Holdings Merger Agreement was amended and restated (the “Amended Holdings Merger Agreement”). Under the terms of the Amended Holdings Merger Agreement, the shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share of Holdings and the shares of all other issued and outstanding capital stock of Holdings that by their terms were convertible or could otherwise be exchanged for shares of Holdings common stock, would be converted into and exchanged for the Company’s shares of Common Stock in a ratio of approximately 2.2:1. In addition, the Company would grant Holdings’ option and warrant holders warrants to purchase the Company’s warrants at the same stock conversion ratio.

On December 30, 2015, the Company completed its merger with Holdings, pursuant to the Amended Holdings Merger Agreement. At closing, Holdings merged with and into the Company, with the Company surviving the Holdings Merger. Pursuant to the Amended Holdings Merger Agreement, there was not any cash consideration exchanged in the Holdings Merger. Upon the closing of the Holdings Merger, the stockholders of Holdings received 31,597,574 shares and 1,402,426 warrants to purchase shares of common stock, which in aggregate was 33,000,000 shares. The Company’s 33,000,000 restricted shares of common stock held by Holdings were cancelled upon the closing of the Holdings Merger. Accordingly, there was not any change to the Company’s fully diluted capitalization due to the Holdings Merger.

Self-directed stock issuance

During the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company sold securities in a self-directed offering in the aggregate amount of $1,806,222 at $0.30 per unit, which included the conversion of the $30,000 note payable and $222 in accrued interest. Each unit consisted of one share of restricted common stock (6,020,725 shares), two Class D warrants, each to purchase one share of restricted common stock at $0.10 per share, which expire March 31, 2020, and one Class E warrant to purchase three-fourths of one share of restricted common stock at $0.1667 per share, which expires March 31, 2020. Warrants issued to date in this offering totaled 16,557,004. “Most favored nation” rights are available to the purchasers of such units as described in the Subscription Agreement.

NOTE 8 – STOCK GRANTS

Director stock grants

In 2014, the Company granted its independent directors an aggregate of 776,753 shares of restricted common stock in the Company. The total fair value of this stock on the date of grant was $706,234. These shares were subject to a risk of forfeiture and vested quarterly in arrears commencing on June 1, 2014 and were fully vested at the end of one full year.

In 2015, the Company granted its independent directors an aggregate of 458,170 shares of restricted common stock in the Company. The total fair value of this stock on the date of grant was $116,667. These shares were fully vested upon issuance.

The Company recognizes the expense related to these grants ratably over the requisite service period. Total stock compensation expense recognized as a result of these grants was $410,931 and $411,970 for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

NOTE 8 – STOCK GRANTS (continued)

Consultant stock issuance

During the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company granted a consultant 100,000 and 250,000 shares of restricted common stock in the Company, respectively. Total expense recognized was $45,000 and $87,500 during the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, based on the total fair value of this stock on the date of grant.

NOTE 9 – STOCK OPTION PLANS

On May 15, 2006, the Company adopted the 2006 Stock Incentive Plan. Under this plan, the Company may issue shares of restricted stock, incentive stock options, or non-statutory stock options to employees, directors, and consultants. The aggregate number of shares which may be issued under this plan was 16,521,704, which was increased by 1,456,786 to 17,978,490 as part of the Series B Offering in 2007. This plan was terminated on February 7, 2014.

On February 7, 2014, the Company adopted the 2014 Equity Compensation Plan. Under this plan, the Company may issue options to purchase shares of common stock to employees, directors, advisors, and consultants. The aggregate number of shares that may be issued under this plan is 30,420,148. On April 16, 2015, the majority stockholder of the Company approved an increase in the Company’s 2014 Equity Compensation Plan by 15 million shares.

Under the terms of the 2014 Equity Compensation Plan and the 2006 Stock Incentive Plan (collectively, the “Plans”), incentive stock options may be granted to employees at a price per share not less than 100% of the fair market value at date of grant. If the incentive stock option is granted to a 10% stockholder, then the purchase or exercise price per share shall not be less than 110% of the fair market value per share of common stock on the grant date. Non-statutory stock options and restricted stock may be granted to employees, directors, advisors, and consultants at a price per share, not less than 100% of the fair market value at date of grant. Options granted are exercisable, unless specified differently in the grant documents, over a default term of ten years from the date of grant and generally vest over a period of four years.

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

NOTE 9 – STOCK OPTION PLANS (continued)

A summary of stock option activity is as follows:

  Options  Weighted
average
exercise
price
  Weighted
average
remaining
contractual
term in years
  Aggregate
intrinsic value
 
Outstanding January 1, 2014  15,290,486  $0.07   3.89  $305,810 
Exercisable January 1, 2014  15,290,486  $0.07   3.89  $305,810 
Canceled  (15,290,486)            
Granted  27,756,821             
Exercised  (4,506)            
Forfeited  -             
Outstanding December 31, 2014  27,752,315  $0.51   8.02  $1,963,523 
Exercisable December 31, 2014  26,156,553  $0.50   7.95  $1,962,239 
Canceled  -             
Granted  6,456,890             
Exercised  (41,851)            
Forfeited  -             
Outstanding December 31, 2015  34,167,354  $0.47   6.57  $974,066 
Exercisable December 31, 2015  34,167,354  $0.47   6.57  $974,066 

The aggregate intrinsic value in the table above is before applicable income taxes and represents the excess amount over the exercise price option recipients would have received if all options had been exercised on December 31, 2015, based on a valuation of the Company’s stock for that day.

A summary of the Company’s non-vested options for the year ended December 31, 2015 and year ended December 31, 2014, are presented below:

Non-vested at January 1, 2014-
Granted27,756,821
Vested(26,156,553)
Exercised(4,506)
Forfeited-
Non-vested at December 31, 20141,595,762
Granted6,456,890
Vested(8,010,801)
Exercised(41,851)
Forfeited-
Non-vested at December 31, 2015-

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

NOTE 9 – STOCK OPTION PLANS (continued)

Under ASC No. 718, the Company estimates the fair value of stock options granted on each grant date using the Black-Scholes option valuation model and recognizes an expense ratably over the requisite service period. The range of fair value assumptions related to options outstanding as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, were as follows:

  December 31, 2015  December 31, 2014 
Dividend yield  0.0%  0.0%
Risk-free rate  0.12% - 1.47%  0.12% - 1.47%
Expected volatility  112% - 170%  112% - 170%
Expected term  1.1 - 5.5 years   1.1 - 5.5 years 

The expected volatility was calculated based on the historical volatilities of publicly traded peer companies, determined by the Company. The risk free interest rate used was based on the U.S. Treasury constant maturity rate in effect at the time of grant for the expected term of the stock options to be valued. The expected dividend yield was zero, as the Company does not anticipate paying a dividend within the relevant time frame. Due to a lack of historical information needed to estimate the Company’s expected term, it was estimated using the simplified method allowed under ASC No. 718. In calculating the number of options issued during the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company used assumptions comparable to December 31, 2014, with a 20-day weighted average stock price.

As part of the requirements of ASC No. 718, the Company is required to estimate potential forfeitures of stock grants and adjust stock based compensation expense accordingly. The estimate of forfeitures will be adjusted over the requisite service period to the extent that actual forfeitures differ, or are expected to differ, from such estimates. Changes in estimated forfeitures will be recognized in the period of change and will also impact the amount of stock based compensation expenses to be recognized in future periods.

The Company recognized $1,413,552 and $5,917,351 in stock based compensation expense related to options during the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Of these amounts, $1,210,124 and $0 were related to 6,456,890 options issued to employees, directors, and consultants in lieu of salaries, wages, and fees accrued for services during the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

Option exercise

On October 26, 2015, the Company issued 25,556 shares of common stock in the Company to a consultant in connection with the cashless exercise of a stock option for 41,851 shares of common stock at $0.155 per share with 16,295 shares of common stock withheld with an aggregate fair market value equal to the aggregate exercise price.

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

NOTE 10 – WARRANTS

The following is a summary of the Company’s warrant activity:

  Warrants  Weighted
average
exercise
price
  Weighted
average
remaining
contractual
term in years
  Aggregate
intrinsic value
 
Outstanding January 1, 2014  3,395,833  $0.45   5.28  $- 
Exercisable January 1, 2014  3,395,833  $0.45   5.28  $- 
Canceled  (3,395,833)            
Granted  28,435,782             
Exercised  -             
Forfeited  -             
Outstanding December 31, 2014  28,435,782  $0.64   4.07  $- 
Exercisable December 31, 2014  28,435,782  $0.64   4.07  $- 
Canceled  -             
Granted  18,009,430             
Exercised  -             
Forfeited  -             
Outstanding December 31, 2015  46,445,212  $0.46   3.48  $2,517,337 
Exercisable December 31, 2015  46,445,212  $0.46   3.48  $2,517,337 

Under ASC No. 718, the Company estimates the fair value of warrants granted on each grant date using the Black-Scholes option valuation model. The fair value of warrants issued with debt is recorded as a debt discount and amortized over the life of the debt. The range of fair value assumptions related to warrants outstanding as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, were as follows:

  December 31, 2015  December 31, 2014 
Dividend yield  0.0%  0.0%
Risk-free rate  0.12% - 0.86%  0.12% - 0.66%
Expected volatility  102% - 159%  112% - 159%
Expected term  1.0 - 2.5 years   1.0 - 2.5 years 

The expected volatility was calculated based on the historical volatilities of publicly traded peer companies, determined by the Company. The risk free interest rate used was based on the U.S. Treasury constant maturity rate in effect at the time of grant for the expected term of the warrants to be valued. The expected dividend yield was zero, as the Company does not anticipate paying a dividend within the relevant time frame. The expected warrant term is the life of the warrant.

The Company recognized $48,700 and $5,250,540 in stock based compensation expense related to warrants for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

NOTE 11 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Executive chairman agreement

As part of an executive chairman agreement, a director provided services to the Company. The Company incurred $240,000, in consulting fees to this director for the year ended December 31, 2014.

This agreement was amended on April 1, 2015. Under the terms of this amendment, this director receives $37,500 in equity instruments issued quarterly in arrears as compensation. During the year ended December 31, 2015, the director incurred $177,115 in consulting fees of which $9,231 was settled in cash with $167,884 being settled in options to purchase 851,963 shares of Company stock.

Amounts payable to this director was $293,546 as of December 31, 2015 and 2014.

NOTE 12 – INCOME TAXES

The Company accounts for income taxes using the asset and liability method. Under this method, deferred income tax assets and liabilities are determined based upon the difference between the financial statement carrying amounts and the tax basis of assets and liabilities and are measured using the enacted tax rate expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which the differences are expected to be reversed.

The income tax provision (benefit) is composed of the following at December 31:

 2015  2014 
 Federal  State  Total  Federal  State  Total 
Current $-  $-  $-  $-  $-  $- 
                         
Deferred  -   -   -   -   -   - 
          $-          $- 

The following table presents a reconciliation of the statutory Federal rate and the Company’s effective tax rate for the years ended December 31:

  2015  2014 
Tax provision (benefit) at Federal statutory rate  (34.00)%  (34.00)%
Accrued compensation  (0.70)%  (0.54)%
Accrued interest expense  (0.00)%  (1.31)%
Stock based compensation  15.32%  23.34%
Depreciation and amortization  0.22%  (0.08)%
Other  0.06%  0.10%
Change in valuation allowance  19.10%  12.49%
         
Effective tax rate  0.00%  0.00%

The effective tax rate for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, differs from the statutory rate of 34% as a result of the state taxes (net of Federal benefit) and permanent differences.

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NOTE 12 – INCOME TAXES (continued)

Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. The following table presents significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities for the years ended December 31:

  2015  2014 
Deferred tax assets:        
Net operating loss carryforwards $11,532,857  $11,265,332 
Stock based compensation  733,206   4,459,732 
Accrued compensation  1,485,827   1,525,089 
Credit carryforwards  106,856   124,525 
Amortization  -   1,755 
Gross deferred tax assets  13,858,746   17,376,433 
Less valuation allowance  (13,768,801)  (17,321,688)
Net deferred tax assets  89,945   54,745 
Deferred tax liabilities:        
Depreciation  (89,945)  (54,745)
Gain on sale of assets  -   - 
Gross deferred tax liabilities  (89,945)  (54,745)
Net deferred tax assets $-  $- 

As of December 31, 2015, the Company had Federal net operating loss carryforward of $30,171,769. The net operating loss carryforward expires at various dates beginning in 2026 if not utilized. In addition, the Company had net operating losses for Hawaii income tax purposes of $25,550,778 as of December 31, 2015, which expire at various dates beginning in 2026 if not utilized. These amounts differ from the Company’s accumulated deficit due to permanent and temporary tax differences.

The Company’s valuation allowance was primarily related to the operating losses. The valuation allowance is determined in accordance with the provisions of ASC No. 740,Income Taxes, which requires an assessment of both negative and positive evidence when measuring the need for a valuation allowance. Based on the available objective evidence and the Company’s history of losses, management provides no assurance that the net deferred tax assets will be realized. As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company has applied a valuation allowance against its deferred tax assets net of the expected income from the reversal of the deferred tax liabilities.

The Company is subject to taxation in the United States and two state jurisdictions. The preparation of tax returns requires management to interpret the applicable tax laws and regulations in effect in such jurisdictions, which could affect the amount of tax paid by the Company. Management, in consultation with its tax advisors, files its tax returns based on interpretations that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. The income tax returns, however, are subject to routine reviews by the various taxing authorities. As part of these reviews, a taxing authority may disagree with respect to the tax positions taken by management (“uncertain tax positions”) and therefore may require the Company to pay additional taxes. Management evaluates the requirement for additional tax accruals, including interest and penalties, which the Company could incur as a result of the ultimate resolution of its uncertain tax positions. Management reviews and updates the accrual for uncertain tax positions as more definitive information becomes available from taxing authorities, completion of tax audits, expiration of statute of limitations, or upon occurrence of other events.

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

NOTE 12 – INCOME TAXES (continued)

As of December 31, 2015, there was no liability for income tax associated with unrecognized tax benefits. The Company recognizes accrued interest related to unrecognized tax benefits as well as any related penalties in interest income or expense in its consolidated statements of operations, which is consistent with the recognition of these items in prior reporting periods.

The federal and state income tax returns of the Company are subject to examination by the IRS and state taxing authorities, generally for three years after they were filed.

NOTE 13 – BASIC AND DILUTED NET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE

The following table sets forth the computation of the Company’s basic and diluted net income (loss) per share for the nine-months ended:

  Year ended December 31, 2015 
  Net Loss
(Numerator)
  Shares
(Denominator)
  Per share
amount
 
Basic loss per share $(4,257,875)  66,873,761  $(0.06)
             
Effect of dilutive securities—Common stock options and warrants  -   -   - 
             
Diluted loss per share $(4,257,875)  66,873,761  $(0.06)

  Year ended December 31, 2014 
  Net Loss
(Numerator)
  Shares
(Denominator)
  Per share
amount
 
Basic loss per share $(16,994,625)  60,225,524  $(0.28)
             
Effect of dilutive securities—Common stock options and warrants  -   -   - 
             
Diluted loss per share $(16,994,625)  60,225,524  $(0.28)

The following outstanding shares of common stock equivalents were excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share for the years presented because including them would have been antidilutive for the years ended:

  December 31, 2015  December 31, 2014 
Common stock options  34,167,354   26,156,553 
Common stock warrants  46,445,212   28,435,782 
Total common stock equivalents  80,612,566   54,592,335 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

NOTE 14 – CONCENTRATION

The Company purchased all of its inventory from one vendor in Germany. Although, there were no purchases from this vendor during the two years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, outstanding payables to this vendor were $86,255 as of December 31, 2015, and 2014.

NOTE 15 – LEASES

Hawaii Research Center

The Company entered into a lease for laboratory and office space on May 9, 2006. This lease was amended on September 7, 2011, and October 30, 2012. This lease expired on October 31, 2014, after which the terms converted to month-to-month. The Company vacated the space in February 2015. Total rent expense under this agreement as amended was $12,718 and $56,856 for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

Manoa Innovation Center

The Company entered into an automatically renewable month-to-month lease for office space on August 13, 2010. Under the terms of this lease, the Company must provide a written notice 45 days prior to vacating the premises. Total rent expense under this agreement as amended was $31,479 and $28,169, for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

NOTE 16 – COMMITMENTS

Patent payable

As part of the formation of the Company, a patent license was transferred to the Company. The original license began in 2006. Under the terms of the license the Company agreed to pay $10,000 per year through 2015 and royalties of 2% on any revenues resulting from the license. There were no revenues generated by this license during the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014. The remaining obligation of $20,000 as of December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, is recorded as a part of accounts payable on the consolidated balance sheets.

Employee settlement

As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company owed a former employee a severance settlement payable in the amount of $50,000 for accrued vacation benefits. As part of the severance settlement, a stock option previously granted to the former employee was fully vested and extended.

BASF agreement and license

In November 2006, the Company entered into a joint development and supply agreement with BASF SE (“BASF”). Under the agreement, the Company granted BASF an exclusive world-wide license to the Company’s rights related to the development and commercialization of Astaxanthin consumer health products; the Company retains all rights related to Astaxanthin pharmaceutical products. The Company is to receive specified royalties based on future net sales of such Astaxanthin consumer health products. No royalties were realized from this agreement during the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014. The license does not prohibit the Company from purchasing Astaxanthin consumer health products from BASF for consumer health applications, similar to any third-party wholesale customer.

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

NOTE 16 – COMMITMENTS (continued)

Capsugel agreement

On August 18, 2014, the Company entered into a collaboration agreement with Capsugel US, LLC (“Capsugel”) for the joint commercial development of Astaxanthin products (“Capsugel Astaxanthin Products”) for the consumer health market that contain nature-identical synthetic Astaxanthin and use Capsugel’s proprietary formulation technology. The agreement provides for the parties to jointly administer activities under a product development plan that will include identifying at least one mutually acceptable third party marketer who will further develop, market and distribute Capsugel Astaxanthin Products. Capsugel will share revenues with the Company based on net sales of products that are developed under the collaboration. No revenues were realized from this agreement during the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014. In January 2016, the Company suspended development of a Capsugel Astaxanthin Product, ASTX-1F, based on certain technical issues which, together with other business and regulatory issues, materially impeded the formulation of ASTX-1F as a commercially viable product for the consumer health market.

NOTE 17 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

The Company evaluated its December 31, 2015, consolidated financial statements for subsequent events through March 28, 2016, the date the consolidated financial statements were available to be issued and noted the following non-recognized events for disclosure.

On March 28, 2016, the Company furloughed all of its employees and independent contractors indefinitely and arranged with its Chief Executive Officer, David G. Watumull; its Chief Financial Officer, John B. Russell; and its Vice President, Operations, David M. Watumull, to continue their services for cash compensation equal to the minimum wage. The Company continues to assess its commercial opportunities, which may include licensing its intellectual property or developing products with others, and may re-engage furloughed employees and contractors from time to time to the extent their services are required at cash compensation equal to the hourly minimum wage. In addition, each of the directors has agreed, effective April 1, 2016, to suspend any additional equity compensation, until otherwise agreed by the Company.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

  September 30, 2016  December 31, 2015 
  (Unaudited)    
ASSETS        
         
CURRENT ASSETS        
Cash $240,898  $323,410 
Inventory  25,275   - 
Deposits and other assets  89,482   87,715 
Prepaid expenses  21,617   2,533 
         
Total current assets  377,272   413,658 
         
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, net  9,263   13,923 
         
INTANGIBLE ASSETS, net  431,233   424,497 
         
TOTAL ASSETS $817,768  $852,078 
         
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT        
         
CURRENT LIABILITIES        
Accrued payroll and payroll related expenses $3,511,589  $3,468,610 
Accounts payable and accrued expenses  675,128   662,803 
Fees payable to directors  418,546   418,546 
Employee settlement  50,000   50,000 
         
Total current liabilities  4,655,263   4,599,959 
         
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES  -   - 
         
Total liabilities  4,655,263   4,599,959 
         
STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT        
Preferred Stock - $0.001 par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized,  -   - 
0 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively  -   - 
Common stock - $0.001 par value; 400,000,000 shares authorized, 80,972,876 and 69,087,955 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively  80,973   69,088 
Additional paid-in-capital  51,619,615   50,333,188 
Accumulated deficit  (55,538,083)  (54,150,157)
         
Total stockholders' deficit  (3,837,495)  (3,747,881)
         
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT $817,768  $852,078 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

  For the three-months
ended September 30,
  For the nine-months
ended September 30,
 
  2016  2015  2016  2015 
  (Unaudited)  (Unaudited)  (Unaudited)  (Unaudited) 
             
REVENUES $11,160  $-  $11,160  $- 
                 
COSTS OF GOOD SOLD  5,717   -   5,717   - 
                 
GROSS PROFIT  5,443   -   5,443   - 
                 
OPERATING EXPENSES:                
General and administrative expenses  213,275   266,018   595,757   681,059 
Stock based compensation  116,583   256,959   498,312   1,534,468 
Research and development  87,735   216,228   260,413   352,328 
Sales and marketing  63,375   -   63,375   - 
Depreciation and amortization  6,619   4,373   22,055   19,373 
                 
Total operating expenses  487,587   743,578   1,439,912   2,587,228 
                 
Loss from operations  (482,144)  (743,578)  (1,434,469)  (2,587,228)
                 
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSES):                
Interest expense  (888)  (477)  (2,307)  (1,619)
Interest income  594   594   1,768   1,762 
Other income  -   -   47,082   48,204 
Gain on sale of assets  -   -   -   95,000 
                 
Total other income (expenses)  (294)  117   46,543   143,347 
                 
Loss before the provision for income taxes  (482,438)  (743,461)  (1,387,926)  (2,443,881)
                 
PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES  -   -   -   - 
                 
NET LOSS $(482,438) $(743,461) $(1,387,926) $(2,443,881)
                 
NET LOSS PER SHARE                
Basic $(0.01) $(0.01) $(0.02) $(0.04)
Diluted $(0.01) $(0.01) $(0.02) $(0.04)
                 
SHARES USED IN CALCULATION OF NET INCOME PER SHARE                
Basic  79,581,511   67,955,379   73,949,386   66,000,101 
Diluted  79,581,511   67,955,379   73,949,386   66,000,101 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

  For the nine-months
ended September 30,
 
  2016  2015 
  (Unaudited)  (Unaudited) 
Cash flows from operating activities:        
Net loss $(1,387,926) $(2,443,881)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:        
Depreciation and amortization  22,055   19,373 
Stock based compensation  204,083   771,358 
Gain on sale of assets  -   (95,000)
Changes in assets and liabilities:        
Inventory  (25,275)  - 
Deposits and other assets  (1,767)  5,102 
Prepaid expenses  (19,084)  12,389 
Accrued payroll and payroll related expenses  270,763   676,364 
Accounts payable and accrued expenses  78,770   (16,626)
Accrued interest  -   222 
         
Net cash used in operating activities  (858,381)  (1,070,699)
         
Cash flows from investing activities:        
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment  -   10,000 
Increase in patents  (24,131)  (21,852)
         
Net cash used in investing activities  (24,131)  (11,852)
         
Cash flows from financing activities:        
Proceeds from the issuance of common stock  800,000   1,430,000 
Proceeds from the issuances of notes payable  -   30,000 
         
Net cash provided by financing activities  800,000   1,460,000 
         
NET (DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH  (82,512)  377,449 
         
Cash at the beginning of the period  323,410   35,696 
         
Cash at the end of the period $240,898  $413,145 
         
NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:        
         
Conversion of notes payable and accrued interest into common stock $-  $30,222 
Conversion of accrued payroll and payroll related expenses into stock options $227,784  $669,006 
Conversion of accounts payable into stock options $66,445  $301,063 
         
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES:        
         
Cash paid for interest $2,249  $- 
Cash paid for income taxes $-  $- 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

Cardax, Inc., and Subsidiary

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 1 – COMPANY BACKGROUND

Cardax Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Holdings”) was incorporated in the State of Delaware on March 23, 2006.

In May of 2006, Hawaii Biotech, Inc., contributed its anti-inflammatory, small molecule line of business into Holdings. Holdings issued (i) 9,447,100 shares of common stock of Holdings, (ii) 14,440,920 shares of Series A preferred stock of Holdings, (iii) 11,113,544 shares of Series B preferred stock of Holdings and (iv) 13,859,324 shares of Series C preferred stock of Holdings to Hawaii Biotech, Inc., in exchange for the assets and liabilities contributed to Holdings. The above shares were then distributed by Hawaii Biotech, Inc. to its shareholders. An additional 704,225 shares of Series C preferred stock were issued as part of the initial capitalization of Holdings. On January 30, 2007, all outstanding shares of Series A, B, and C preferred stock were converted into shares of Series A preferred stock.

Holdings was formed for the purpose of developing a platform of proprietary, exceptionally safe, small molecule compounds for large unmet medical needs where oxidative stress and inflammation play important causative roles. Holdings’ platform has application in arthritis, metabolic syndrome, liver disease, and cardiovascular disease, as well as macular degeneration and prostate disease. Holdings’ current primary focus is on the development of astaxanthin technologies. Astaxanthin is a naturally occurring marine compound that has robust anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory activity.

In May of 2013, Holdings formed a 100% owned subsidiary company called Cardax Pharma, Inc. (“Pharma”). Pharma was formed to maintain Holdings’ operations going forward, leaving Holdings as an investment holding company.

On November 29, 2013, Holdings entered into a definitive merger agreement (“Merger Agreement”) with Koffee Korner Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Koffee Korner”) (OTCQB:KOFF), and its wholly owned subsidiary (“Koffee Sub”), pursuant to which, among other matters and subject to the conditions set forth in such Merger Agreement, Koffee Sub would merge with and into Pharma. In connection with such merger agreement and related agreements, upon the consummation of such merger, Pharma would become a wholly owned subsidiary of Koffee Korner and Koffee Korner would issue shares of its common stock to Holdings. At the effective time of such merger, Holdings would own a majority of the shares of the then issued and outstanding shares of common stock of Koffee Korner.

On February 7, 2014, Holdings completed its merger with Koffee Korner, which was renamed to Cardax, Inc. (the “Company”) (OTCQB:CDXI). Concurrent with the merger: (i) the Company received aggregate gross cash proceeds of $3,923,100 in exchange for the issuance and sale of an aggregate 6,276,960 of shares of the Company’s common stock, together with five year warrants to purchase an aggregate of 6,276,960 shares of the Company’s common stock at $0.625 per share, (ii) the notes issued on January 3, 2014, in the outstanding principal amount of $2,076,000 and all accrued interest thereon, automatically converted into 3,353,437 shares of the Company’s common stock upon the reverse merger at $0.625 per share, together with five year warrants to purchase 3,321,600 shares of common stock at $0.625 per share, (iii) the notes issued in 2013, in the outstanding principal amount of $8,489,036 and all accrued interest thereon, automatically converted into 14,446,777 shares of the Company’s common stock upon the reverse merger at $0.625 per share, together with five year warrants to purchase 14,446,777 shares of common stock at $0.625 per share, (iv) stock options to purchase 15,290,486 shares of Holdings common stock at $0.07 per share were cancelled and substituted with stock options to purchase 6,889,555 shares of the Company’s common stock at $0.155 per share, (v) additional stock options to purchase 20,867,266 shares of the Company’s common stock at $0.625 per share were issued, and (vi) the notes issued in 2008 and 2009, in the outstanding principal amounts of $55,000 and $500,000, respectively, and all accrued interest thereon, were repaid in full. The assets and liabilities of Koffee Korner were distributed in accordance with the terms of a spin-off agreement on the closing date.

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

NOTE 1 – COMPANY BACKGROUND (continued)

The share exchange transaction was treated as a reverse acquisition, with Holdings and Pharma as the acquirers and Koffee Korner and Koffee Sub as the acquired parties. Unless the context suggests otherwise, when the Company refers to business and financial information for periods prior to the consummation of the reverse acquisition, the Company is referring to the business and financial information of Holdings and Pharma. Under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) guidance Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) No. 805-40,Business Combinations – Reverse Acquisitions, the Acquisition has been treated as a reverse acquisition with no adjustment to the historical book and tax basis of the Company’s assets and liabilities.

On August 28, 2014, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Holdings Merger Agreement”) with its principal stockholder, Holdings, pursuant to which Holdings would merge with and into the Company (the “Holdings Merger”). On September 18, 2015, the Company filed a Form S-4 with the SEC in contemplation of the Holdings Merger. There would not be any cash consideration exchanged in the Holdings Merger. Upon the closing of the Holdings Merger, the stockholders of Holdings would receive an aggregate number of shares and warrants to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock equal to the aggregate number of shares of the Company’s common stock that were held by Holdings on the date of the closing of the Holdings Merger. The Company’s restricted shares of common stock held by Holdings would be cancelled upon the closing of the Holdings Merger. Accordingly, there would not be not any change to the Company’s fully diluted capitalization due to the Holdings Merger.

On November 24, 2015, the Holdings Merger Agreement was amended and restated (the “Amended Holdings Merger Agreement”). Under the terms of Amended Holdings Merger Agreement, the shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share of Holdings and the shares of all other issued and outstanding capital stock of Holdings that by their terms were convertible or could otherwise be exchanged for shares of Holdings common stock, would be converted into and exchanged for the Company’s shares of Common Stock in a ratio of approximately 2.2:1. In addition, the Company would grant Holdings’ option and warrant holders warrants to purchase the Company’s warrants at the same stock conversion ratio. On November 24, 2015, the Company filed an amendment to the Form S-4 with the SEC and on December 29, 2015, the Form S-4 was declared effective by the SEC.

On December 30, 2015, the Company completed its merger with Holdings, pursuant to the Amended Holdings Merger Agreement. At closing, Holdings merged with and into the Company, with the Company surviving the Holdings Merger. Pursuant to the Amended Holdings Merger Agreement, there was not any cash consideration exchanged in the Holdings Merger. Upon the closing of the Holdings Merger, the stockholders of Holdings received an aggregate number of shares and warrants to purchase shares of Company common stock equal to the aggregate number of shares of Company common stock that were held by Holdings on the date of the closing of the Holdings Merger. The Company’s restricted shares of common stock held by Holdings were cancelled upon the closing of the Holdings Merger. Accordingly, there was not any change to the Company’s fully diluted capitalization due to the Holdings Merger.

Going concern matters

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue ason a going concern basis, which contemplates continuity of operations,the realization of assets and liquidationthe satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business.




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As reflectedshown in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements, the Company hadincurred a net loss of $482,438 and $1,387,926 for the three and nine-months ended September 30, 2016, respectively, and a net loss of $743,461 and $2,443,881 for the three and nine-months ended 2015, respectively. The Company has incurred losses since inception resulting in an accumulated deficit at March 31, 2012, a net lossof $55,538,083 as of September 30, 2016, and nethas had negative cash used inflows from operating activities forsince inception. The Company anticipates further losses in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2012. Thesedevelopment of its business. As a result of these and other factors, raisethe Company’s independent registered public accounting firm has determined there is substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.


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WhileCardax, Inc., and Subsidiary

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

NOTE 1 – COMPANY BACKGROUND (continued)

In addition to the$985,000raised in the calendar year through November 14, 2016, the Company is attempting to commence operations and generate sufficient revenues, the Company’s cash position may not be sufficient enough to support the Company’s daily operations.  Management intendsplans to raise additional funds by way of a private or public offering.  Management believes that the actions presently being takencapital to further implementcarry out its business plan. The Company’s ability to raise additional capital through future equity and debt securities issuances is unknown. Obtaining additional financing, the successful development of the Company’s contemplated plan of operations, and generate sufficient revenues provide the opportunityits transition, ultimately, to profitable operations are necessary for the Company to continue operations. The ability to successfully resolve these factors raises substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. While the Company believes in the viability of its strategy to generate sufficient revenues and in its ability to raise additional funds, there can be no assurances to that effect.  The abilitycondensed consolidated financial statements of the Company to continue as a going concern is dependent upon the Company’s ability to further implement its business plan and generate sufficient revenues.


The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments relatedthat may result from the outcome of these uncertainties.

On March 28, 2016, the Company furloughed all of its employees and independent contractors indefinitely and arranged with its Chief Executive Officer, David G. Watumull; its Chief Financial Officer, John B. Russell; and its Vice President, Operations, David M. Watumull, to continue their services for cash compensation equal to the recoverabilityminimum wage. On May 30, 2016, the compensation arrangement of our Vice President, Operations, David M. Watumull, was amended so that he would receive bi-weekly compensation equal to $3,269. On May 30, 2016, the compensation arrangement of our Vice President, Research, Timothy J. King, was amended so that he would receive bi-weekly compensation equal to $1,635. The Company continues to assess its commercial opportunities, which may include developing products or licensing its intellectual property, and classificationmay re-engage furloughed employees and contractors from time to time to the extent their services are required. In addition, each of recorded asset amounts or the amounts and classification of liabilities that might be necessary shoulddirectors has agreed, effective April 1, 2016, to suspend any additional equity compensation, until otherwise agreed by the Company. In addition, the Company be unablehas deferred payment of other trade payables. On September 6, 2016, the compensation arrangements of certain officers were amended so that effective September 8, 2016, (i) our Chief Executive Officer, David G. Watumull would receive bi-weekly compensation equal to continue$4,327, (ii) our Chief Science Officer, Gilbert M. Rishton would receive bi-weekly compensation equal to $1,923, and (iii) our Vice President, Research, Timothy J. King would receive bi-weekly compensation equal to $3,269. On September 6, 2016, the compensation arrangement with JBR Business Solutions, LLC, under which John B. Russell serves as our Chief Financial Officer, was amended so that effective September 30, 2016, he would receive monthly compensation of $3,500. On September 6, 2016, the compensation arrangements of the independent directors of the Company were amended so that effective September 30, 2016, they would each receive quarterly equity compensation of $12,500 in arrears in the form of a going concern.grant of shares of our common stock or non-qualified stock options to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock under the Cardax, Inc. 2014 Equity Compensation Plan based on the higher of the then current market price or $0.15 per share, with such compensation prorated for one of three months for the quarter ended September 30, 2016.


Note 4NOTE 2GoodwillSUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES


On JuneBasis of presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) for interim financial information. In the opinion of the Company’s management, the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments, consisting of normal, recurring adjustments, considered necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim periods ended September 30, 2003,2016 and 2015. Although management believes that the disclosures in these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements are adequate to make the information presented not misleading, certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements that have been prepared in accordance U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to the Asset Purchaserules and Security Agreementregulations of the SEC.

The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Cardax, Inc., and its wholly owned subsidiary, Cardax Pharma, Inc., and its predecessor, Cardax Pharmaceuticals, Inc., which was merged with and into Cardax, Inc., on December 30, 2015. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

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Cardax, Inc., and Subsidiary

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

NOTE 2 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

Use of estimates

The preparation of condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in our condensed consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes. Estimates in these condensed consolidated financial statements include asset valuations, estimates of future cash flows from and the economic useful lives of long-lived assets, valuations of stock compensation, certain accrued liabilities, income taxes and tax valuation allowances, and fair value estimates. Despite management’s intention to establish accurate estimates and reasonable assumptions, actual results could differ materially from these estimates and assumptions.

Inventory

Inventory is stated at the lower of cost or market. Cost is determined using the average cost method. Market is defined as sales price less cost to dispose and a normal profit margin. Inventory costs include materials and third party costs.

The Company provides a reserve against inventory for known or expected inventory obsolescence. The reserve is determined by specific review of inventory items for product age and quality that may affect salability.

Revenue recognition

The Company recognizes revenue when the transfer of title and risk of loss occurs. For shipments with terms of FOB Shipping Point, revenue is recognized upon shipment. For shipments with terms of FOB Destination, revenue is recognized upon delivery.

Sales returns and allowances are recorded as a reduction to sales in the period in which sales are recorded. The Company records shipping charges and sales tax gross in revenues and cost of goods sold.

Reclassifications

The Company has made certain reclassifications to conform its prior periods’ data to the current presentation. These reclassifications had no effect on the reported results of operations or cash flows.

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Cardax, Inc., and Subsidiary

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

NOTE 2 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

Recent accounting pronouncements

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“Purchase Agreement”FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2014-09,Revenue from Contracts with Customers, related to revenue recognition. The underlying principle of the new standard is that a business or other organization will recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects what it expects in exchange for the goods or services. The standard also requires more detailed disclosures and provides additional guidance for transactions that were not addressed completely in prior accounting guidance. ASU 2014-09 provides alternative methods of initial adoption. The Company is currently assessing the impact of this ASU on the Company’s sole stockholder purchased allconsolidated financial statements.

In July 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-11,Inventory: Simplifying the Measurement of Inventory, that requires inventory not measured using either the last in, first out (LIFO) or the retail inventory method to be measured at the lower of cost and net realizable value. Net realizable value is the estimated selling prices in the ordinary course of business, less reasonably predictable cost of completion, disposal, and transportation. The new standard will be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within those fiscal years, and will be applied prospectively. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently assessing the impact of this ASU on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-14,Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Deferral of the furniture, fixtureEffective Date, which defers the effective date of ASU No. 2014-09 by one year to December 15, 2017 for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after that date and permitted early adoption of the standard, but not before the original effective date. The Company is currently assessing the impact of this ASU on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02,Leases. The main provisions of ASU No. 2016-02 require management to recognize lease assets and lease liabilities for all leases. ASU 2016-02 retains a distinction between finance leases and operating leases. The classification criteria for distinguishing between finance leases and operating leases are substantially similar to the classification criteria for distinguishing between capital leases and operating leases in the previous leases guidance. The result of retaining a distinction between finance leases and operating leases is that under the lessee accounting model, the effect of leases in the statement of comprehensive income and the statement of cash flows is largely unchanged from previous GAAP. The amendments in this ASU are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company is currently assessing the impact of this ASU on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-09,Compensation - Stock Compensation. The amendments of ASU No. 2016-09 were issued as part of the FASB's simplification initiative focused on improving areas of GAAP for which cost and complexity may be reduced while maintaining or improving the usefulness of information disclosed within the financial statements. The amendments focused on simplification specifically with regard to share-based payment transactions, including income tax consequences, classification of awards as equity or liabilities, and classification on the statement of cash flows. The guidance in ASU No. 2016-09 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently assessing the impact of this ASU on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

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Cardax, Inc., and Subsidiary

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

NOTE 3 – INVENTORY

Inventory consists of the following as of:

  September 30, 2016  December 31, 2015 
Finished goods $25,275  $- 
Total inventories $25,275  $- 

On January 5, 2016, the Company was informed by one of its production partners that there were certain technical issues which, together with other business and regulatory issues, materially impede the formulation of one of its potential products as a commercially viable product for the consumer health market. The Company, therefore, decided to suspend development of this product line. In evaluating this triggering event and the diminished utility of the materials used in the production of this potential commercial product, the Company considered the impact of FASB ASC No. 330,Accounting for Inventory, and recognized a loss on impairment of $958,575 as of December 31, 2015.

As of September 30, 2016, inventory in the amount of $25,275 consisted of products available for sale and was unrelated to the inventory impaired as of December 31, 2015.

NOTE 4 – PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, net

Property and equipment, net, consists of the following as of:

  September 30, 2016  December 31, 2015 
Information technology equipment $31,892  $31,892 
Less accumulated depreciation  (22,629)  (17,969)
Total property and equipment, net $9,263  $13,923 

Depreciation expense was $1,508 and $4,660 for the three and nine-months ended September 30, 2016, respectively, and $1,670 and $5,008 for the three and nine-months ended September 30, 2015, respectively.

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Cardax, Inc., and Subsidiary

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

NOTE 5 – INTANGIBLE ASSETS, net

Intangible assets, net, consists of the following as of:

  September 30, 2016  December 31, 2015 
Patents $432,985  $432,820 
Less accumulated amortization  (234,737)  (217,342)
   198,248   215,478 
Patents pending  232,985   209,019 
Total intangible assets, net $431,233  $424,497 

Patents are amortized straight-line over a period of fifteen years. Amortization expense was $5,111 and $17,395, for the three and nine-months ended September 30, 2016, respectively, and $2,703 and $14,365, for the three and nine-months ended September 30, 2015, respectively.

The Company has capitalized costs for several patents that are still pending. In those instances, the Company has not recorded any amortization. The Company will commence amortization when these patents are approved.

The Company owns 21 issued patents, including 14 in the United States and 7 others in China, India, Japan, and Hong Kong. These patents will expire during the years of 2023 to 2028, subject to any patent term extensions of the individual patent. The Company has 5 foreign patent applications pending in Europe, Canada, and Brazil.

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Cardax, Inc., and Subsidiary

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

NOTE 6 – STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

Authorized shares – Holdings

On March 23, 2006, Holdings was authorized to issue 10,000 shares of common stock with a par value of $0.001 per share. On May 5, 2006, the Articles of Incorporation were amended and restated. As part of this amendment, the number of authorized shares increased to 219,582,802 of which 127,000,000 were designated as common stock and the rights, titlesremaining 92,582,802 was designated as preferred stock. The 92,582,802 of preferred stock was allocated 14,440,920 to Series A, 11,113,544 Series B, 42,028,338 to Series C with 25,000,000 undesignated. Par value for all classes of stock was $0.001.

On January 30, 2007, the Articles of Incorporation were amended and interest inrestated. As part of this amendment, the coffee house business fromnumber of authorized shares increased to 245,673,568 of which 150,000,000 were designated as common stock and the then sole ownerremaining 95,673,568 was designated as preferred stock. The 95,673,568 of the coffee house for total considerationpreferred stock was allocated 40,118,013 to Series A and 55,555,555 to Series B. As part of $70,000.


The acquisitionthis amendment all outstanding shares of the coffee house’s assets, including furniture, fixtureSeries A, B, and equipment, was accounted for using the purchase method of accounting by allocating the purchase price over the assets acquired basedC preferred stock on their estimated fair values at the date of acquisition.  The excessamendment were converted into shares of Series A preferred stock. Par value for all classes of stock was $0.001.

Dividends - Holdings

Subject to the rights of any series of Preferred Stock that may from time to time come into existence, the holders of Series A and Series B preferred stock were entitled to receive, when, as and if declared by the Board of Directors, out of funds legally available therefor, dividends at the rate of 8.5% of the purchase price overoriginal Series A Series and B issue prices, per annum, on each outstanding share of Series A and Series B preferred stock on a pari passu basis, payable in preference and priority to any payment of any dividend on common stock of the Company for such year. The right to such dividends on Preferred Stock were not cumulative, and no rights were to be accrued to the holders of Preferred Stock by reason of the fact that the Company may have failed to declare or pay dividends on Preferred Stock in any previous fiscal year of the Company, whether or not earnings of the Company where sufficient to pay such dividends. No dividend was to be paid on common stock in any year, other than dividends payable solely in common stock, until all dividends for such year had been declared and paid on preferred stock. No dividends were accrued or paid during the three and nine-months ended September 30, 2016 or year ended December 31, 2015.

Liquidation preference - Holdings

The holders of Series A and Series B preferred stock were entitled to receive, prior and in preference to any distribution of any of the assets acquiredor surplus funds of $30,000 was recorded as goodwill.  The purchasethe Company to the holders of common stock by reason of their ownership of such stock, the amount of $0.33, the original Series A issue price, has been allocatedand $0.45, the original Series B issue price, (in each case adjusted for any stock dividends, combinations or splits with respect to such shares) for each share of Series A and Series B preferred stock, respectively, then held by them, and, in addition, an amount equal to all declared but unpaid dividends on Series A and Series B preferred stock, respectively, held by them.

If the assets and liabilities as follows:


 

 

Book Value

 

 

Fair Value  Adjustment

 

 

Fair Market Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Furniture, fixture and equipment

 

$

40,000

 

 

$

 

 

 

$

40,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Goodwill

 

 

 

 

 

 

30,000

 

 

 

30,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

40,000

 

 

 

30,000

 

 

 

70,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase price     

 

$

40,000

 

 

$

30,000

 

 

$

70,000

 


Goodwill, stated at cost, less accumulated impairment, if any, at March 31, 2012funds thus distributed among the holders of Series A and 2011, consistedSeries B preferred stock were insufficient to permit the payment to such holders of full aforesaid preferential amounts, then, subject to the following:


 

 

March 31, 2012

 

 

March 31, 2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Goodwill

 

$

30,000

 

 

$

30,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated impairment

 

 

(-

)

 

 

(-

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

30,000

 

 

$

30,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Impairment


The managementrights of series of preferred stock that may from time to time come into existence, the entire assets and funds of the Company determined that there was no impairmentlegally available for distribution were to be distributed ratably among the holders of goodwill forSeries A and Series B preferred stock in the year ended March 31, 2012respective proportions which the aggregate preferential amount of all shares of Series A and 2011.Series B preferred stock then held by each such holder bears to the aggregate preferential amount of all shares of Series A and Series B preferred stock outstanding as of the date of the distribution upon the occurrence of such liquidation event.



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Note 5 – CommitmentsAfter payment had been made to the holders of preferred stock of the full amounts to which they were to be entitled as aforesaid, the holders of Series A preferred stock, Series B preferred stock and Contingencies


Operating Leases


On September 27, 2007,common stock were to participate on a pro rata basis based on the number of Common Stock equivalent shares held by a holder in the distribution of all remaining assets of the Company enteredlegally available for distribution, with the outstanding shares of Series A and Series B preferred stock treated as though they had been converted into a five (5) year non-cancelable operating lease for the coffee shop space starting on March 1, 2008 and expiring on February 29, 2013.  Future minimum lease payments required under this non-cancelable operating lease were as follows:


Year ending March 31:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2013

$

11,839

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

11,839

 

 

 

 


Note 6 – Stockholders’ Equity


Shares Authorized


Upon formation the totalappropriate number of shares of Common Stock.

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NOTE 6 – STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT (continued)

Conversion rights – Holdings

Each share of Series A and Series B preferred stock were to be convertible, at the option of the holder thereof, at any time after the date of issuance of such share at the office of the Company or any transfer agent for such series of Series A or Series B preferred stock into such number of fully paid and non-assessable shares of common stock as is determined by dividing $0.33 in the case of Series A preferred stock and $0.45 in the case of Series B preferred stock, by the applicable Conversion Price, in effect on the date the certificate is surrendered for conversion. The price at which shares of Common Stock were to be deliverable upon conversion of Series A or Series B preferred stock were initially at $0.33 per share with respect to shares of Series A preferred stock and $0.45 per share with respect to shares of Series B preferred stock.

Voting rights – Holdings

The holder of each share of common stock issued and outstanding were to have one vote and the holder of each share of preferred stock were to be entitled to the number of votes equal to the number of shares of common stock into which such share of preferred stock would be converted.

Reverse acquisition accounting

On February 7, 2014, Koffee Sub and Pharma completed a reverse acquisition transaction (the "Acquisition"). Concurrent with this transaction: (i) the Company received aggregate gross cash proceeds of $3,923,100 in exchange for the issuance and sale of an aggregate 6,276,960 of shares of the Company’s common stock, together with five year warrants to purchase an aggregate of 6,276,960 shares of the Company’s common stock at $0.625 per share, (ii) the notes issued on January 3, 2014, in the outstanding principal amount of $2,076,000 and all classesaccrued interest thereon, automatically converted into 3,353,437 shares of the Company’s common stock whichupon the reverse merger at $0.625 per share, together with five year warrants to purchase 3,321,600 shares of common stock at $0.625 per share, (iii) the notes issued in 2013, in the outstanding principal amount of $8,489,036 and all accrued interest thereon, automatically converted into 14,446,777 shares of the Company’s common stock upon the reverse merger at $0.625 per share, together with five year warrants to purchase 14,446,777 shares of common stock at $0.625 per share, (iv) stock options to purchase 15,290,486 shares of Holdings common stock at $0.07 per share were cancelled and substituted with stock options to purchase 6,889,555 shares of the Company’s common stock at $0.155 per share, (v) additional stock options to purchase 20,867,266 shares of the Company’s common stock at $0.625 per share were issued, and (vi) the notes issued in 2008 and 2009, in the outstanding principal amounts of $55,000 and $500,000, respectively, and all accrued interest thereon, were repaid in full. The assets and liabilities of Koffee Korner were distributed in accordance with the terms of a spin-off agreement on the closing date.

The share exchange transaction was treated as a reverse acquisition, with Holdings and Pharma as the acquirers and Koffee Korner and Koffee Sub as the acquired parties. Unless the context suggests otherwise, when the Company refers to business and financial information for periods prior to the consummation of the reverse acquisition, the Company is referring to the business and financial information of Holdings and Pharma. Under U.S. GAAP guidance ASC 805-40,Business Combinations – Reverse Acquisitions, the Acquisition has been treated as a reverse acquisition with no adjustment to the historical book and tax basis of the Company’s assets and liabilities.

Preferred and common stock – post reverse acquisition

After completion of the reverse merger on February 7, 2014, the Company Amended and Restated its Articles of Incorporation. Under these amendments, the Company is authorized to issue is One Hundred and Five Million (105,000,000)a total of four-hundred million shares of common stock and fifty million shares of preferred stock. Each common stock holder is entitled to one vote. Common stock holders have no conversion rights or liquidation preferences. None of the preferred stock was issued or outstanding at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015. Under the terms of the Company’s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, the Board of Directors are authorized to determine or alter the rights, preferences, privileges, and restrictions of the Company’s authorized but unissued shares of preferred stock.

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NOTE 6 – STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT (continued)

Holdings Merger

On August 28, 2014, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Holdings Merger Agreement”) with its principal stockholder, Holdings, pursuant to which Five Million (5,000,000)Holdings would merge with and into the Company (the “Holdings Merger”). On November 24, 2015, the Holdings Merger Agreement was amended and restated (the “Amended Holdings Merger Agreement”). Under the terms of the Amended Holdings Merger Agreement, the shares shall be Preferred Stock,of common stock, par value $0.0001$0.001 per share of Holdings and One Hundred Million (100,000,000) shares shall be Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share.


Common Stock


On January 30, 2012, upon formation, the Company issued an aggregate of 10,000,000 shares of the newly formed corporation’s common stock to the sole stockholder of Koffee Korner's Texas for all of theother issued and outstanding capital stock of Koffee Korner's Texas.  No value was givenHoldings that by their terms were convertible or could otherwise be exchanged for shares of Holdings common stock, would be converted into and exchanged for the Company’s shares of Common Stock in a ratio of approximately 2.2:1. In addition, the Company would grant Holdings’ option and warrant holders warrants to purchase the Company’s warrants at the same stock conversion ratio.

On December 30, 2015, the Company completed its merger with Holdings, pursuant to the common shares issued by the newly formed corporation.  Therefore, the shares were recorded to reflect the $0.0001 par valueAmended Holdings Merger Agreement. At closing, Holdings merged with and paid in capital was recorded as amount of negative $1,000.


On January 30, 2012,into the Company, sold 200,000with the Company surviving the Holdings Merger. Pursuant to the Amended Holdings Merger Agreement, there was not any cash consideration exchanged in the Holdings Merger. Upon the closing of the Holdings Merger, the stockholders of Holdings received 31,597,574 shares and 1,402,426 warrants to purchase shares of common stock, at par value $0.0001 per sharewhich in aggregate was 33,000,000 shares. The Company’s 33,000,000 restricted shares of common stock held by Holdings were cancelled upon the closing of the Holdings Merger. Accordingly, there was not any change to an individual for $20.the Company’s fully diluted capitalization due to the Holdings Merger.


ForSelf-directed stock issuance

During the period from February 22, 2012 through February 29, 2012,year ended December 31, 2015, the Company sold 330,000 sharessecurities in a self-directed offering in the aggregate amount of $1,806,222 at $0.30 per unit, which included the conversion of the $30,000 note payable and $222 in accrued interest. Each unit consisted of one share of restricted common stock (6,020,725 shares), two Class D warrants, each to purchase one share of restricted common stock at $0.10 per share, which expire March 31, 2020, and one Class E warrant to thirtypurchase three-fourths of one share of restricted common stock at $0.1667 per share, which expires March 31, 2020. Warrants issued to date in this offering totaled 16,557,004. “Most favored nation” rights are available to the purchasers of such units as described in the Subscription Agreement.

During the three (33) individuals, or $33,000and nine-months ended September 30, 2016, the Company sold securities in a self-directed offering in the aggregate for cash.amount of $237,000 and $800,000, respectively, at $0.08 per unit. Each unit consisted of 1 share of restricted common stock (10,000,000 shares), a five-year warrant to purchase 1 share of restricted common stock (10,000,000 warrant shares) at $0.08 per share, a five-year warrant to purchase 1 share of restricted common stock (10,000,000 warrant shares) at $0.12 per share, and a five-year warrant to purchase 1 share of restricted common stock (10,000,000 warrant shares) at $0.16 per share.


Capital ContributionEquity purchase agreement


On July 13, 2016, the Company entered into an equity purchase agreement (the “EPA”) and a registration rights agreement with an investor. Pursuant to the terms of the EPA, the Company has the right, but not the obligation, to sell shares of its common stock to the investor on the terms specified in the EPA. On the date of the EPA, the Company issued 1,500,000 shares to the investor. The total fair value of this stock on the date of grant was $106,500. These shares were fully vested upon issuance.

Note conversion

On January 28, 2015, the Company received a short-term loan of $30,000. The loan accrued interest at the rate of 3% per annum. Principal and interest were due on April 28, 2015. Interest accrued and expensed on this short-term loan was $222 for the year ended December 31, 2015.

This note and accrued interest were converted on April 28, 2015, into securities of the Company at $0.30 per unit. Each unit consisted of one share of restricted common stock (100,739 shares), two Class D warrants, each to purchase one share of restricted common stock at $0.10 per share, which expire March 31, 2020, and one Class E warrant to purchase three-fourths of one share of restricted common stock at $0.1667 per share, which expires March 31, 2020. “Most favored nation” rights are available to the purchaser of such units as described in the Subscription Agreement.

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NOTE 7 – STOCK GRANTS

Director stock grants

In 2014, the Company granted its independent directors an aggregate of 776,753 shares of restricted common stock in the Company. The total fair value of this stock on the date of grant was $706,234. These shares were subject to a risk of forfeiture and vested quarterly in arrears commencing on June 1, 2014 and were fully vested at the end of one full year.

In 2015, the Company granted its independent directors an aggregate of 458,170 shares of restricted common stock in the Company. The total fair value of this stock on the date of grant was $116,667. These shares were fully vested upon issuance.

On March 31, 2016, the Company granted an independent director 357,143 shares of restricted common stock in the Company. The total fair value of this stock on the date of grant was $25,000. These shares were fully vested upon issuance.

On September 30, 2012,2016, the Company granted an independent director 27,778 shares of restricted common stock in the Company. The total fair value of this stock on the date of grant was $4,166. These shares were fully vested upon issuance.

The Company recognizes the expense related to grants ratably over the requisite service period. Total stock compensation expense recognized as a result of these grants was $4,166 and $29,166 for the three and nine-months ended September 30, 2016, respectively, and $50,000 and $360,931 for the three and nine-months ended September 30, 2015, respectively.

NOTE 8 – STOCK OPTION PLANS

On May 15, 2006, the Company adopted the 2006 Stock Incentive Plan. Under this plan, the Company may issue shares of restricted stock, incentive stock options, or non-statutory stock options to employees, directors, and consultants. The aggregate number of shares which may be issued under this plan was 16,521,704, which was increased by 1,456,786 to 17,978,490 as part of the recapitalization,Series B Offering in 2007. This plan was terminated on February 7, 2014.

On February 7, 2014, the Company applied paragraph 505-10-S99-3 ofadopted the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (formerly Topic 4B of the Staff Accounting Bulletins (“SAB”) (“SAB Topic 4B”) issued by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”)), by reclassifying the Koffee Korner's Texas capital account of $15,247 and undistributed earnings of $21,026 as of January 30, 2012 to additional paid-in capital.


Note 7 – Income Tax Provision


Deferred Tax Assets


At March 31, 2012,2014 Equity Compensation Plan. Under this plan, the Company had net operating loss (“NOL”) carry–forwards for Federal income tax purposesmay issue options to purchase shares of $13,036common stock to employees, directors, advisors, and consultants. The aggregate number of shares that may be offset against future taxable income through 2032.  No tax benefit has been recorded with respect to these net operating loss carry-forwards inissued under this plan is 30,420,148. On April 16, 2015, the accompanying consolidated financial statements as the managementmajority stockholder of the Company believes thatapproved an increase in the realizationCompany’s 2014 Equity Compensation Plan by 15 million shares.

Under the terms of the 2014 Equity Compensation Plan and the 2006 Stock Incentive Plan (collectively, the “Plans”), incentive stock options may be granted to employees at a price per share not less than 100% of the fair market value at date of grant. If the incentive stock option is granted to a 10% stockholder, then the purchase or exercise price per share shall not be less than 110% of the fair market value per share of common stock on the grant date. Non-statutory stock options and restricted stock may be granted to employees, directors, advisors, and consultants at a price per share, not less than 100% of the fair market value at date of grant. Options granted are exercisable, unless specified differently in the grant documents, over a default term of ten years from the date of grant and generally vest over a period of four years.

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NOTE 8 – STOCK OPTION PLANS (continued)

A summary of stock option activity is as follows:

  Options  Weighted
average
exercise
price
  Weighted
average
remaining
contractual
term in years
  Aggregate
intrinsic value
 
Outstanding January 1, 2015  27,752,315  $0.51   8.02  $1,963,523 
Exercisable January 1, 2015  26,156,553  $0.50   7.95  $1,962,239 
Canceled  -             
Granted  6,456,890             
Exercised  (41,851)            
Forfeited  -             
Outstanding December 31, 2015  34,167,354  $0.47   6.57  $974,066 
Exercisable December 31, 2015  34,167,354  $0.47   6.57  $974,066 
Canceled  -             
Granted  6,073,247             
Exercised  -   -         
Forfeited  (3,501,965)            
Outstanding September 30, 2016  36,738,636  $0.41   6.19  $89,682 
Exercisable September 30, 2016  36,663,636  $0.41   6.20  $89,307 

The aggregate intrinsic value in the table above is before applicable income taxes and represents the excess amount over the exercise price option recipients would have received if all options had been exercised on September 30, 2016, based on a valuation of the Company’s stock for that day.

A summary of the Company’s non-vested options for the nine-months ended September 30, 2016 and year ended December 31, 2015, are presented below:

Non-vested at January 1, 20151,595,762
Granted6,456,890
Vested(8,010,801)
Exercised(41,851)
Forfeited-
Non-vested at December 31, 2015-
Granted6,073,247
Vested(5,998,247)
Exercised-
Forfeited-
Non-vested at September 30, 201675,000

As of September 30, 2016, total unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to unvested stock options was $5,250, which is expected to be expensed over the next three-quarters.

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NOTE 8 – STOCK OPTION PLANS (continued)

Under ASC No. 718, the Company estimates the fair value of stock options granted on each grant date using the Black-Scholes option valuation model and recognizes an expense ratably over the requisite service period. The range of fair value assumptions related to options outstanding were as follows:

  September 30, 2016  December 31, 2015 
Dividend yield  0.0%  0.0%
Risk-free rate  0.12% - 1.47%  0.12% - 1.47%
Expected volatility  112% - 225%  112% - 170%
Expected term  1.1- 5.5 years   1.1- 5.5 years 

The expected volatility was calculated based on the historical volatilities of publicly traded peer companies, determined by the Company, and the historical volatility of the Company. The risk free interest rate used was based on the U.S. Treasury constant maturity rate in effect at the time of grant for the expected term of the stock options to be valued. The expected dividend yield was zero, as the Company does not anticipate paying a dividend within the relevant timeframe. Due to a lack of historical information needed to estimate the Company’s expected term, it was estimated using the simplified method allowed under ASC No. 718. In calculating the number of options issued in lieu of pay during the nine-months ended September 30, 2016, the Company used assumptions comparable to December 31, 2015, with a 20-day weighted average stock price.

As part of the requirements of ASC No. 718, the Company is required to estimate potential forfeitures of stock grants and adjust stock based compensation expense accordingly. The estimate of forfeitures will be adjusted over the requisite service period to the extent that actual forfeitures differ, or are expected to differ, from such estimates. Changes in estimated forfeitures will be recognized in the period of change and will also impact the amount of stock based compensation expenses to be recognized in future periods.

The Company recognized $5,917 and $362,646 in stock based compensation expense related to options during the three and nine-months ended September 30, 2016, respectively, and $206,959 and $1,169,538 in stock based compensation expense related to options during the three and nine-months ended September 30, 2015, respectively. Of these amounts, $0 and $227,784 were related to 0 and 3,796,385 options issued to employees in lieu of salaries accrued for services during the three and nine-months ended September 30, 2016, respectively, and $138,462 and $669,007 were related to 477,456 and 3,738,958 options issued to employees in lieu of salaries accrued for services during the three and nine-months ended September 30, 2015, respectively. $0 and $66,445 were related to 0 and 1,107,417 options issued to consultants in lieu of fees accrued for services during the three and nine-months ended September 30, 2016, respectively, and $30,997 and $170,678 were related to 106,887 and 945,263 options issued to consultants in lieu of fees accrued for services during the three and nine-months ended September 30, 2015, respectively. $1,750 was related to 25,000 vested options issued to a consultant as compensation for services during the three and nine-months ended September 30, 2016, and $0 was related to 0 options issued to consultants as compensation for services during the three and nine-months ended September 30, 2015. $4,167 and $66,667 were related to 27,778 and 1,069,445 options issued to directors as compensation for services during the three and nine-months ended September 30, 2016, respectively, and $37,500 and $130,385 were related to 129,310 and 681,508 options issued to a director as compensation for services during the three and nine-months ended September 30, 2015, respectively.

Option exercise

On October 26, 2015, the Company issued 25,556 shares of common stock in the Company to a consultant in connection with the cashless exercise of a stock option for 41,851 shares of common stock at $0.155 per share with 16,295 shares of common stock withheld with an aggregate fair market value equal to the aggregate exercise price.

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NOTE 9 – WARRANTS

The following is a summary of the Company’s warrant activity:

  Warrants  Weighted
average
exercise
price
  Weighted
average
remaining
contractual
term in years
  Aggregate
intrinsic value
 
Outstanding January 1, 2015  28,435,782  $0.64   4.07  $- 
Exercisable January 1, 2015  28,435,782  $0.64   4.07  $- 
Canceled  -             
Granted  18,009,430             
Exercised  -             
Forfeited  -             
Outstanding December 31, 2015  46,445,212  $0.46   3.48  $2,517,337 
Exercisable December 31, 2015  46,445,212  $0.46   3.48  $2,517,337 
Canceled  -             
Granted  30,000,000             
Exercised  -             
Forfeited  (602,563)            
Outstanding September 30, 2016  75,842,649  $0.33   3.52  $- 
Exercisable September 30, 2016  75,842,649  $0.33   3.52  $- 

Under ASC No. 718, the Company estimates the fair value of warrants granted on each grant date using the Black-Scholes option valuation model. The fair value of warrants issued with debt is recorded as a debt discount and amortized over the life of the debt. The range of fair value assumptions related to warrants outstanding were as follows:

  September 30, 2016  December 31, 2015 
Dividend yield  0.0%  0.0%
Risk-free rate  0.12% - 0.86%  0.12% - 0.66%
Expected volatility  102% - 159%  112% - 159%
Expected term  1.0- 2.5 years   1.0- 2.5 years 

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NOTE 9 – WARRANTS (continued)

The expected volatility was calculated based on the historical volatilities of publicly traded peer companies, determined by the Company. The risk free interest rate used was based on the U.S. Treasury constant maturity rate in effect at the time of grant for the expected term of the warrants to be valued. The expected dividend yield was zero, as the Company does not anticipate paying a dividend within the relevant timeframe. The expected warrant term is the life of the warrant.

The Company recognized no stock based compensation expense related to warrants for the three and nine-months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015.

Warrant expiration

During the three and nine-months ended September 30, 2016, warrants to purchase an aggregate of 60,866 and 602,563 shares, respectively, of restricted common stock expired.

NOTE 10 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Executive chairman agreement

As part of an executive chairman agreement, a director provided services to the Company. This agreement was amended on April 1, 2015. Under the terms of this amendment, the director received $37,500 in equity instruments issued quarterly in arrears as compensation. Effective April 1, 2016, the director agreed to suspend any additional equity compensation, until otherwise agreed by the Company. Effective August 12, 2016, the Company accepted the request for a leave of absence and resignation by the director as Executive Chairman and member of the Board of Directors.

The Company incurred $0 and $37,500 in stock based compensation to this director during the three and nine-months ended September 30, 2016, respectively.

The Company incurred $37,500 and $130,385 in stock based compensation to this director during the three and nine-months ended September 30, 2015, respectively, and $0 and $9,230 in consulting fees to the director during the three and nine-months ended September 30, 2015.

Amounts payable to this director was $293,546 as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015.

NOTE 11 – INCOME TAXES

The Company accounts for income taxes using the asset and liability method. Under this method, deferred income tax assets and liabilities are determined based upon the difference between the financial statement carrying amounts and the tax basis of assets and liabilities and are measured using the enacted tax rate expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which the differences are expected to be reversed.

The effective tax rate for the three and nine-months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, differs from the statutory rate of 34% as a result of the state taxes (net of Federal benefit) and permanent differences.

The Company’s valuation allowance was primarily related to the operating losses. The valuation allowance is determined in accordance with the provisions of ASC No. 740,Income Taxes, which requires an assessment of both negative and positive evidence when measuring the need for a valuation allowance. Based on the available objective evidence and the Company’s history of losses, management provides no assurance that the net deferred tax assets will be realized. As of approximately $4,432 was not considered more likely than notSeptember 30, 2016 and accordingly,December 31, 2015, the potentialCompany has applied a valuation allowance against its deferred tax benefitsassets net of the net loss carry-forwards are offset byexpected income from the full valuation allowance.




Deferred tax assets consist primarilyreversal of the tax effect of NOL carry-forwards.  The Company has provided a full valuation allowance on the deferred tax assets becauseliabilities.

The Company is subject to taxation in the United States and two state jurisdictions. The preparation of tax returns requires management to interpret the applicable tax laws and regulations in effect in such jurisdictions, which could affect the amount of tax paid by the Company. Management, in consultation with its tax advisors, files its tax returns based on interpretations that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. The income tax returns, however, are subject to routine reviews by the various taxing authorities. As part of these reviews, a taxing authority may disagree with respect to the tax positions taken by management (“uncertain tax positions”) and therefore may require the Company to pay additional taxes.

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NOTE 11 – INCOME TAXES (continued)

Management evaluates the requirement for additional tax accruals, including interest and penalties, which the Company could incur as a result of the uncertainty regardingultimate resolution of its realization.  The valuation allowance increased approximately $4,432uncertain tax positions. Management reviews and updates the accrual for the perioduncertain tax positions as more definitive information becomes available from Januarytaxing authorities, completion of tax audits, expiration of statute of limitations, or upon occurrence of other events.

As of September 30, 2012 (date of recapitalization) through March2016 and December 31, 2012.


Components of deferred tax assets at March 31, 2012 are as follows:


 

 

March 31, 2012

 

Net deferred tax assets – Non-current:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expected income tax benefit from NOL carry-forwards

 

$

4,432

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less valuation allowance

 

 

(4,432

)

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance

 

$

-

 



Income Tax Provision in the Consolidated Statements of Operations


A reconciliation of the federal statutory2015, there was no liability for income tax rate and the effectiveassociated with unrecognized tax benefits. The Company recognizes accrued interest related to unrecognized tax benefits as well as any related penalties in interest income tax rate as a percentage of income before income taxes is as follows:


For the Period from January 30, 2012 (Re-capitalization) through

March 31, 2012

Federal statutory income tax rate

34.0

%

Change in valuation allowance on net operating loss carry-forwards

(34.0

)%

Effective income tax rate

0.0

%



Pro Forma Income Tax Information (Unaudited)


The unaudited pro forma income tax amounts, deferred tax assets and income tax rate includedor expense in the accompanyingits consolidated statements of operations, which is consistent with the recognition of these items in prior reporting periods.

The federal and relatedstate income tax reflect the provision for income taxes which would have been recorded ifreturns of the Company had been incorporated as a C Corporation as ofare subject to examination by the beginning of the first date presented.IRS and state taxing authorities, generally for three years after they were filed.


Pro Forma Deferred Tax Assets


If the Company had been incorporated as of the beginning of the first date presented at March 31, 2012, the Company’s net operating loss (“NOL”) carry–forwards for Federal income tax purposes would have been $9,735 that may be offset against future taxable income through 2032; and the Company’s net deferred tax assets and valuation allowance would have been $3,310; and its valuation allowance would have increased approximately $3,310 for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2012.


Components of pro forma deferred tax assets as of March 31, 2012 are as follows:




 

 

March 31, 2012

 

 

March 31, 2011

 

Net deferred tax assets – Non-current:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expected income tax benefit from NOL carry-forwards

 

$

3,310

 

 

$

-

 

Less valuation allowance

 

 

(3,310

)

 

 

(-

)

Deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 



Pro Forma Income Tax Provision in the Consolidated Statements of Operations


A reconciliation of the pro forma federal statutory income tax rate and the effective income tax rate as a percentage of income before income taxes is as follows:


 

 

For the Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2012

 

 

For the Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2011

 

Federal statutory income tax rate

 

 

34.0

%

 

 

34.0

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase (reduction) in income taxes resulting from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net operating loss (“NOL”) carry-forwards

 

 

(34.0

)

 

 

(-

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effective income tax rate

 

 

0.0

 

 

34.0



Note 8 – Subsequent Events


The Company has evaluated all events that occur afterreceived a refundable tax credit of $0 and $47,802 from the balance sheet date throughstate of Hawaii during the date whenthree and nine-months ended September 30, 2016, respectively. This amount is recorded as other income in the financial statements were issued to determine if they must be reported. The Managementcondensed, consolidated statement of the Company determined that there were no reportable subsequent events to be disclosed.operations.



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PART II. INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS


ITEM 13.  OTHER EXPENSES OF ISSUANCE AND DISTRIBUTION


The following table sets forth the computation of the Company’s basic and diluted net income (loss) per share for the three and nine-months ended:

  Three-months ended September 30, 2016 
  Net Loss
(Numerator)
  Shares
(Denominator)
  Per share
amount
 
Basic loss per share $(482,438)  79,581,511  $(0.01)
Effect of dilutive securities—Common stock options and warrants  -   -   - 
Diluted loss per share $(482,438)  79,581,511  $(0.01)

  Three-months ended September 30, 2015 
  Net Loss
(Numerator)
  Shares
(Denominator)
  Per share
amount
 
Basic loss per share $(743,461)  67,955,379  $(0.01)
Effect of dilutive securities—Common stock options and warrants  -   -   - 
Diluted loss per share $(743,461)  67,955,379  $(0.01)

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NOTE 12 – BASIC AND DILUTED NET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE (continued)

  Nine-months ended September 30, 2016 
  Net Loss
(Numerator)
  Shares
(Denominator)
  Per share
amount
 
Basic loss per share $(1,387,926)  73,949,386  $(0.02)
Effect of dilutive securities—Common stock options and warrants  -   -   - 
Diluted loss per share $(1,387,926)  73,949,386  $(0.02)

  Nine-months ended September 30, 2015 
  Net Loss
(Numerator)
  Shares
(Denominator)
  Per share
amount
 
Basic loss per share $(2,443,881)  66,000,101  $(0.04)
Effect of dilutive securities—Common stock options and warrants  -   -   - 
Diluted loss per share $(2,443,881)  66,000,101  $(0.04)

The following outstanding shares of common stock equivalents were excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share for the periods presented because including them would have been antidilutive for the periods ended:

  September 30, 2016  September 30, 2015 
Common stock options  36,738,636   33,118,044 
Common stock warrants  75,842,649   41,871,124 
Total common stock equivalents  112,581,285   74,989,168 

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

NOTE 13 – LEASES

Hawaii Research Center

The Company entered into a lease for laboratory and office space on May 9, 2006. This lease was amended on September 7, 2011, and October 30, 2012. This lease expired on October 31, 2014, after which the terms converted to month-to-month. The Company vacated the space in February 2015. Total rent expense under this agreement as amended was $0 and $3,437 for the three and nine-months ended September 30, 2016, and $0 and $12,112, for the three and nine-months ended September 30, 2015, respectively. The $3,437 of rent expense for the nine-months ended September 30, 2016 was related to common area maintenance reconciliation.

Manoa Innovation Center

The Company entered into an automatically renewable month-to-month lease for office space on August 13, 2010. Under the terms of this lease, the Company must provide a written notice 45 days prior to vacating the premises. Total rent expense under this agreement as amended was $7,929 and $23,784, for the three and nine-months ended September 30, 2016, respectively, and $7,931 and $23,759, for the three and nine-months ended September 30 2015, respectively.

NOTE 14 – COMMITMENTS

Patent payable

As part of the formation of the Company, a patent license was transferred to the Company. The original license began in 2006. Under the terms of the license the Company agreed to pay $10,000 per year through 2015 and royalties of 2% on any revenues resulting from the license. There were no revenues generated by this license during the three and nine-months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015. The remaining obligation of $20,000 as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, is recorded as a part of accounts payable on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. The license expired in February 2016.

Employee settlement

As of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the Company owed a former employee a severance settlement payable in the amount of $50,000 for accrued vacation benefits. As part of the severance settlement, a stock option previously granted to the former employee was fully vested and extended.

BASF agreement and license

In November 2006, the Company entered into a joint development and supply agreement with BASF SE (“BASF”). Under the agreement, the Company granted BASF an exclusive world-wide license to the Company's rights related to the development and commercialization of Astaxanthin consumer health products; the Company retains all rights related to Astaxanthin pharmaceutical products. The Company is to receive specified royalties based on future net sales of such Astaxanthin consumer health products. No royalties were realized from this agreement during the three and nine-months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015.

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Cardax, Inc., and Subsidiary

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

NOTE 14 – COMMITMENTS (continued)

Capsugel agreement

On August 18, 2014, the Company entered into a collaboration agreement with Capsugel US, LLC (“Capsugel”) for the joint commercial development of Astaxanthin products (“Capsugel Astaxanthin Products”) for the consumer health market that contain nature-identical synthetic Astaxanthin and use Capsugel’s proprietary formulation technology. The agreement provides for the parties to jointly administer activities under a product development plan that will include identifying at least one mutually acceptable third party marketer who will further develop, market and distribute Capsugel Astaxanthin Products. Capsugel will share revenues with the Company based on net sales of products that are developed under the collaboration. No revenues were realized from this agreement during the three and nine-months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015. In January 2016, the Company suspended development of a Capsugel Astaxanthin Product, ASTX-1F, based on certain technical issues which, together with other business and regulatory issues, materially impeded the formulation of ASTX-1F as a commercially viable product for the consumer health market.

NOTE 15 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

The Company evaluated its September 30, 2016, condensed consolidated financial statements for subsequent events through November 14, 2016, the date the condensed consolidated financial statements were available to be issued and noted the following non-recognized events for disclosure.

Stock issuance

In October and November 2016 (through November 14, 2016), the Company sold securities in a self-directed offering in the aggregate amount of $185,000 at $0.08 per unit. Each unit consisted of 1 share of restricted common stock (2,312,500 shares), a five-year warrant to purchase 1 share of restricted common stock (2,312,500 warrant shares) at $0.08 per share, a five-year warrant to purchase 1 share of restricted common stock (2,312,500 warrant shares) at $0.12 per share, and a five-year warrant to purchase 1 share of restricted common stock (2,312,500 warrant shares) at $0.16 per share.

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Through and including                           , 2017 (the 90th day after the date of this prospectus), all dealers effecting transactions in the registered securities offered hereby, whether or not participating in this offering, may be required to deliver a prospectus. This delivery requirement is in addition to the obligation of dealers to deliver a prospectus when acting as an underwriter and with respect to an unsold allotment or subscription.

8,820,509 Shares

 

Focusing on thesource of inflammationTM

8,820,509 Common Stock

PROSPECTUS

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PART II

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

Item 13. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution

The following table sets forth the costs and expenses payableexpected to be incurred by Koffee KornerCardax, Inc. (the “Registrant”) in connection with the sale of common shares being registered.this offering described in this registration statement. All amounts shown are estimates, except the SEC filing fee are estimates.registration fee.


Item Amount to be
Paid
 
SEC registration fee $209.57 
Legal fees and expenses  10,000.00 
Accounting fees and expenses  1,000.00 
Printing and engraving expenses  1,000.00 
Transfer agent fees  1,000.00 
Blue sky fees and expenses  2,000.00 
Miscellaneous  1,000.00 

SEC registration fee

 

$

16.69

  

    

Accounting fees and expenses

 

 

15,000.00

 

Legal fees and expenses

 

 

10,000.00

 

Miscellaneous

 

 

483.31

 

Total

 

$

25,500.00

 

 $16,209.57 

The foregoing are estimates only.


Item 14. Indemnification of Directors and Officers

ITEM 14.  INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.


Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation providesand bylaws limit our directors’ and officers’ liability to the fullest extent permitted byunder Delaware law, thatcorporate law. Specifically, our directors orand officers shallare not be personally liable to us or our stockholders for monetary damages for any breach of such director’s or officer’s fiduciary duty. The effect of this provision of our certificate of incorporation is to eliminate the right of us and our stockholders (through stockholders’ derivative suits on behalf of our company) to recover damages againstduty by a director or officer, except for liability:

for any breach of the director’s or officer’s duty of loyalty to us or our stockholders;
for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law;
under Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law; or
for any transaction from which a director or officer derives an improper personal benefit.

If the Delaware General Corporation Law is amended to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors or officers, then the liability of our directors or officers shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law, as so amended.

The provision regarding indemnification of our directors and officers in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation generally does not limit liability under state or federal securities laws.

Delaware law and our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and bylaws provide that we will, in certain situations, indemnify any person made or threatened to be made a party to a proceeding by reason of that person’s former or present official capacity with our company against judgments, penalties, fines, settlements and reasonable expenses including reasonable attorney’s fees. Any person is also entitled, subject to certain limitations, to payment or reimbursement of reasonable expenses in advance of the fiduciary dutyfinal disposition of care as a director or officer (including breaches resulting from negligent or grossly negligent behavior, except under certain situations defined by statute. We believe that the proceeding.

The limitation of liability and indemnification provisions in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation are necessary to attract and retain qualified persons asmay discourage stockholders from bringing a lawsuit against directors for breach of their fiduciary duty. These provisions may also have the effect of reducing the likelihood of derivative litigation against directors and officers.officers, even though such an action, if successful, might otherwise benefit us and our stockholders. In addition, your investment may be adversely affected to the extent that, in a class action or direct suit, we pay the costs of settlement and damage awards against directors and officers pursuant to these indemnification provisions.


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Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 (the Securities Act) may be permitted to our directors, officers andor persons controlling personsthe Company pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise,Delaware law, we have been advisedare informed that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange commissionCommission, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable. In

Item 15. Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities

We issued shares of our common stock in the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other thanfollowing transactions:

Equity Purchase Agreement

On July 13, 2016, we entered into an equity purchase agreement (the “Equity Purchase Agreement”) with Southridge Partners II LP (“Southridge”). Pursuant to the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling personterms of the registrantEquity Purchase Agreement, the Company has the right, but not the obligation, to sell shares of its common stock to Southridge on the terms specified in the successful defenseEquity Purchase Agreement.

On the date of the Equity Purchase Agreement, we issued 1,500,000 shares of our common stock (the “Initial Shares”) to Southridge, which are not subject to any action, suite or proceeding) is assertedvesting provisions. These shares are subject to registration rights. From and after the effective date of the registration statement regarding the Initial Shares and such other shares of our common stock that may be issued and sold under the Equity Purchase Agreement, Southridge has the right to sell up to 200,000 of the Initial Shares in any calendar month and we have the right to repurchase up to 200,000 shares of our common stock held by such director officer or controlling personSouthridge at a price per share equal to $0.067, subject to adjustment for stock splits and similar events.

The shares of common stock were issued to Southridge in connection with the securities being registered, we willfulness in the opinionreliance upon exemptions from registration pursuant to Section 4(2) of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governedthe rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

2016 /2017 Unit Offering

We sold securities under separate subscription agreements (each, a “2016 /2017 Subscription Agreement”), by and between the final adjudicationCompany and investors (each a “2016 /2017 Purchaser” and collectively, the “2016 /2017 Purchasers”), pursuant to which we issued and sold to the 2016/2017 Purchasers units (each a “2016 /2017 -Unit” and collectively the “2016 /2017 -Units”) consisting of shares of our common stock and warrants to purchase shares of our common stock.

In the year ended December 31, 2016, and the calendar year through February 7, 2017 , we sold an aggregate of 15,100,000 2016 /2017 -Units for an aggregate purchase price of $1,208,000 . Each 2016 /2017 -Unit consisted of: (i) one share of our common stock, (ii) a five-year warrant to purchase one share of our common stock at $0.08, (iii) a five-year warrant to purchase one share of our common stock at $0.12, and (iv) a five-year warrant to purchase one share of our common stock at $0.16.

No placement agent or broker dealer was used or participated in any offering or sale of such issue.2016 /2017 -Units.


ITEM 15.  RECENT SALES OF UNREGISTERED SECURITIESThe offering of the 2016 /2017 -Units was made in a transaction that is exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) thereof and the provisions of Regulation D or Regulation S that is promulgated under the Securities Act.

Any future offering of securities may be on the same terms as the sale of the 2016 /2017 -Units or on other terms.

This prospectus does not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation to purchase, any our securities.

The foregoing summary of the 2016 /2017 Subscription Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of such agreement, which was filed with our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q on May 13, 2016.

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2015 Unit Offering

We sold securities under subscription agreements (each, a “2015 Subscription Agreement”) and registration rights agreements (each, a “2015 Registration Rights Agreement”), by and between the Company and investors (each a “2015 Purchaser” and collectively, the “2015 Purchasers”), pursuant to which we issued and sold to the 2015 Purchasers units (each a “2015-Unit” and collectively the “2015-Units”) consisting of shares of our common stock and warrants (each, a “2015-Warrant” and, collectively, the “2015-Warrants”) to purchase shares of our common stock.

In the year ended December 31, 2015, we sold an aggregate of 6,020,725 2015-Units for an aggregate purchase price of $1,806,222. Each 2015-Unit consisted of: (i) one share of our common stock, (ii) two Class D Warrants, each to purchase one share of our common stock at $0.10, and (iii) one Class E warrant to purchase three-quarters of one share of our common stock at a price per share of $0.1667. The Class D warrants and the Class E warrants will expire March 31, 2020.

No placement agent or broker dealer was used or participated in any offering or sale of such 2015-Units. On September 8, 2015, we engaged a broker dealer to assist in an offering of our securities as a placement agent. In connection with the engagement, we issued warrants to the broker dealer to purchase 149,000 shares of our common stock at $0.30 per share, 298,000 shares of our common stock at $0.10 per share, and 111,750 shares of our common stock at $0.1667 per share, which expire December 31, 2020.

The offering of the 2015-Units was made in a transaction that is exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) thereof and the provisions of Regulation D or Regulation S that is promulgated under the Securities Act.

This prospectus does not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation to purchase, any our securities.

Under the terms of the 2015 Registration Rights Agreement, we agreed to register the common stock that is issued in the 2015-Units and the shares underlying the 2015-Warrants shortly after March 31, 2016 or, if earlier, in connection with any registration rights that may be granted by us in an offering of securities of $250,000 or more on or prior to March 31, 2016 (a “Qualified Financing”). The 2015-Subscription Agreement also included “most favored nation” rights to the 2015 Purchaser s in the event we issue stock on terms more favorable to the purchaser in a Qualified Financing.

The foregoing summary of the 2015 Subscription Agreement, 2015 Registration Rights Agreement, and 2015-Warrants does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of such agreements, which were filed with our Current Report on Form 8-K on March 9, 2015.

Service Agreements

On February 1, 2012,October 30, 2014, we issued 10,000,000250,000 shares of our common stock to Nanzeen D’Silvaa service provider, in exchange for her ownership interest in Koffee Korner, Inc. a Texas corporation.connection with services to be provided. On February 1, 2012October 19, 2015, we issued 200,000100,000 shares of our common stock to the service provider, in connection with services provided.

On November 10, 2014, we issued a warrant to a service provider, in connection with services to be provided, to purchase up to 30,000 shares of our common stock at $0.40 per share, which expires November 10, 2019.

On April 20, 2015, the we issued a warrant to a service provider, in connection with services provided, to purchase up to 50,000 shares of our common stock at $0.30 per share, which expires March 31, 2020.

The shares of common stock and warrants to purchase shares of common stock were issued to the service providers in reliance upon exemptions from registration pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

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Exercise of Options

On August 19, 2014, we issued 4,506 shares of our common stock upon the exercise of an option described below at an exercise price of $0.155 per share.

On October 26, 2015, we issued 25,556 shares of our common stock in connection with the cashless exercise of a stock option for 41,851 shares of our common stock at $0.155 per share with 16,295 shares of our common stock withheld with an aggregate fair market value equal to the aggregate exercise price.

Independent Directors

On June 16, 2014, we issued 160,550 shares of our common stock to each of George W. Bickerstaff, III, Tamar D. Howson, Terence A. Kelly, and Frank C. Herringer, our independent directors, as compensation. On July 14, 2014, we issued 37,675 shares of our common stock to George W. Bickerstaff, III in connection with his appointments as Chairperson of the Audit Committee and member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. On July 14, 2014, we issued 37,675 shares of our common stock to Tamar D. Howson in connection with her appointments as Chairperson of the Compensation Committee and member of the Audit Committee. On July 14, 2014, we issued 37,675 shares of our common stock to Frank J. Hariton, Esq.C. Herringer in connection with his appointments as Chairperson of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and member of the Compensation Committee. On July 14, 2014, we issued 21,528 shares of our common stock to Terence A. Kelly, Ph.D. in connection with his appointments as member of the Compensation Committee and member of the Audit Committee. The common stock issued to each independent director is subject to a founderrisk of forfeiture and vests quarterly in arrears, commencing on June 1, 2014.

On June 30, 2015, we issued 55,556 shares of our common stock to each of George W. Bickerstaff, III and Terence A. Kelly, Ph.D. for their par valuecompensation. On September 30, 2015, we issued 73,529 shares of $0.0001our common stock to each of George W. Bickerstaff, III and Terence A. Kelly, Ph.D. for compensation. On December 31, 2015, we issued 100,000 shares of our common stock to each of George W. Bickerstaff, III and Terence A. Kelly, Ph.D. for compensation. On March 31, 2016, we issued 357,143 shares of our common stock to George W. Bickerstaff, III for compensation, and we issued an option to purchase 416,667 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.06 per share or $20.00. Allto Terence A. Kelly, Ph.D. for compensation. On September 30, 2016, we issued 27,778 shares of such transactions withour common stock to George W. Bickerstaff, III for compensation, and we issued an option to purchase 27,778 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.15 per share to Terence A. Kelly, Ph.D. for compensation. On December 31, 2016, we issued 83,333 shares of our common stock to George W. Bickerstaff, III for compensation, and we issued an option to purchase 83,333 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.15 per share to Terence A. Kelly, Ph.D. for compensation. The options described above are also included in the Company’s foundersOptionssection below.

The shares of common stock and options to purchase shares of common stock were exemptissued to our independent directors in reliance upon exemptions from registration by reason ofpursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

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Stock Purchase

Pursuant to the terms of 1933, as amendedthat certain Stock Purchase Agreement dated January 10, 2014 (the “Act”Purchase Agreement) as transactions by and among Pharma, Holdings and us, we issued an issuer not involving any public offering. Allaggregate of 30,000,000 shares of our common stock to Pharma, which Pharma then transferred to Holdings.

The shares of common stock issued to Pharma in connection with the Purchase Agreement were offered and sold to Pharma in a private transaction in reliance upon exemptions from registration pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. Our reliance on Section 4(2) of the Securities Act was based upon the following factors: (a) the issuance of the securities was an isolated private transaction by us which did not involve a public offering; (b) there was only one offeree; (c) there were no subsequent or contemporaneous public offerings of the securities by us; and (d) the negotiations for the sale of the stock took place directly between the offeree and us.

Merger

Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, we issued an aggregate of 3,229,093 shares of our common stock to Holdings on the February 7, 2014 closing date of the Merger. Our shares of common stock issued to Holdings pursuant to the Merger Agreement were offered and sold to Holdings in a private transaction in reliance upon exemptions from registration pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. Our reliance on Section 4(2) of the Securities Act was based upon the following factors: (a) the issuance of the securities was an isolated private transaction by us which did not involve a public offering; (b) there was only one offeree; (c) there were no subsequent or contemporaneous public offerings of the securities by us; and (d) the negotiations for the sale of the stock took place directly between the offeree and us.

Securities issued by our Predecessor, Cardax Pharma, Inc.

Between May 31, 2013 and November 1, 2013, Pharma sold notes to investors in the aggregate principal amount of $4,840,792 (the “First Financing”). Upon the consummation of the Merger, (i) the outstanding principal amount of the notes plus all accrued interest thereon owed to each investor in the First Financing were automatically converted into an aggregate number of 8,206,611 shares of our common stock and (ii) we issued warrants to such investors to purchase an aggregate of 8,206,611 shares of common stock at an exercise price equal to $0.625 through February 7, 2019.

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On May 31, 2013, Pharma assumed the obligations under certain notes sold by Holdings to investors prior to May 31, 2013. As a result, all of the notes sold by Holdings and assumed by Pharma were cancelled, and in exchange, senior secured convertible promissory notes were issued by Pharma in the aggregate principal amount of $3,648,244 (the “Second Financing”), such amount being comprised of the previously outstanding principal amount and all accrued interest thereon owed to each investor, and with termspari passu with the terms of the notes sold by Pharma in the First Financing, with the exception of one note, which was not cancelled and which was repaid by Pharma on February 7, 2014, in the principal amount of $500,000 plus all accrued interest thereon owed to the investor. Upon the consummation of the Merger, (i) the outstanding principal amount of the notes plus all accrued interest thereon owed to each investor in the Second Financing were automatically converted into an aggregate number of 6,240,166 shares of our common stock and (ii) we issued warrants to such investors to purchase an aggregate of 6,240,166 shares of common stock at an exercise price equal to $0.625 through February 7, 2019.

On May 31, 2013, in connection with the Second Financing, certain investors that were sold notes by Holdings between November 15, 2012 and January 29, 2013, and between February 14, 2013 and April 25, 2013, were issued warrants (the “Additional Warrants”) by Holdings to purchase shares of a public company to be acquired by Holdings, at an exercise price equal to $0.15625, or $0.3125, respectively, for a period of one year from the date of the acquisition of the public company. Upon the consummation of the Merger, the number of shares underlying the Additional Warrants were adjusted and converted into an aggregate of 164,192 and 64,901 shares of our common stock, respectively.

On January 3, 2014, Pharma sold convertible unsecured notes to investors in the aggregate principal amount of $2,076,000 (the “Third Financing”). Upon the consummation of the Merger, (i) the outstanding principal amount of the notes plus all accrued interest thereon owed to each investor were automatically converted into an aggregate number of 3,353,437 shares of our common stock and (ii) we issued warrants to such investors to purchase an aggregate of 3,321,600 shares of our common stock at an exercise price equal to $0.625 through February 7, 2019.

The shares of our common stock and warrants to purchase shares of our common stock at a price per share of $0.625 were issued by us to the holders of senior secured convertible promissory notes and convertible unsecured promissory notes that were issued by Pharma in accordance with the terms and conditions of such notes. The issuance and sale of such securities were issued in a private transaction in reliance upon exemptions from registration pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act and Regulation D, Rule 506 promulgated thereunder, to purchasers who are “accredited investors” as defined by Regulation D.

Offering of Shares of Common Stock

Upon the closing of the Merger, we issued an aggregate of 6,276,960 shares of our common stock at a purchase price per share equal to $0.625 and warrants to purchase an aggregate of 6,276,960 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.625 per share to investors pursuant to the terms of that certain Subscription Agreement dated as of February 7, 2014, by and between Pharma and the purchasers of securities named therein (the “2014 Subscription Agreement”).

The shares of our common stock and warrants to purchase shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.625 per share pursuant to the 2014 Subscription Agreement were issued to purchasers in a private transaction in reliance upon exemptions from registration pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act and Regulation D, Rule 506 promulgated thereunder, to purchasers who are “accredited investors” as defined by Regulation D.

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Placement Agents

In connection with the offering of securities by Pharma in the First Financing, the Third Financing, and the offering of our shares of common stock, we issued warrants to certain broker dealers that acted as placement agents in such transactions bearin an appropriate restrictive legend.

During February and March 2012, 330,000aggregate amount of 2,260,445 shares of our common stock, at an exercise price per share of $0.625 through February 7, 2019.

In connection with investor relations and financial consulting services provided by Highline Research Advisors LLC, an affiliate of a principal of Agincourt, Ltd., to Holdings and Pharma, and services provided to us after the Company’sMerger, upon the closing of the Merger, we issued (a) a warrant to Highline Research Advisors LLC to purchase an aggregate of 750,000 shares of our common stock, at an exercise price of $0.625 per share, that will expire in 5 years and (b) a warrant to an entity that provides certain website and investment relations related services to us to purchase an aggregate of 250,000 shares of our common stock, at an exercise price of $0.625 per share, that will expire in 5 years.

In connection with investor relations and financial consulting services provided by Portfolio Advisors Alliance, Inc. to Pharma, and services provided to us after the Merger, upon the closing of the Merger, we issued a warrant to Portfolio Advisors Alliance, Inc. to purchase an aggregate of 400,000 shares of our common stock, at an exercise price of $0.625 per share, that will expire in 5 years.

The warrants to purchase shares of our common stock were issued to 33 investors for $33,000 or $0.10such placement agents and other persons in connection with the offering by Pharma of its senior secured convertible notes and the offering of the shares of our common stock in reliance upon exemptions from registration pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act and Regulation D, Rule 506 promulgated thereunder.

Services Agreement

In connection with consulting services to be provided by a service provider, upon the closing of the Merger, we issued a warrant to the service provider to purchase up to 700,000 shares of our common stock pursuant to the terms, exercise prices and schedule set forth in such warrant, with an initial exercise price of not less than $1.25 per share. These shares were issued in a private offering pursuant to Regulation D under the Act, and each of the investors therein represented in writing that such investor was an accredited investor as that term is defined in Regulation D and that he was acquiring the shares for his own account and for investment. A copyform of such subscription agreementwarrant is filed as Exhibit 4.1an exhibit to this registration statement. We have subsequently modified the terms of 300,000 shares of such warrant to provide an exercise price of $0.50 per share and a term that expires on February 7, 2019.

The warrant to purchase shares of common stock as issued to the service provider in reliance upon exemptions from registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. No underwriter or placement agent participated in the foregoing transactions, and no underwriting discounts or commissions were paid, nor was any general solicitation or general advertising conducted. The securities bear a restrictive legend and stop transfer instructions are noted on our stock transfer records. The offering was, accordingly, exempt by reason ofpursuant to Section 4(6)4(2) of the Securities Act.



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Options



ITEM 16.  EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES.Upon the closing of the Merger, (i) options to purchase an aggregate of 6,889,555 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.155 per share were granted by us in full substitution for certain options that were previously granted by Holdings, and (ii) options to purchase an aggregate of 20,867,266 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.625 per share were awarded to directors, employees, advisers, and consultants of Cardax and/or its subsidiaries.

On June 30, 2015, (i) options to purchase an aggregate of 1,979,246 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.32 per share, and (ii) options to purchase an aggregate of 2,672,830 shares of our common stock at an exercise price equal to $0.20 per share, were awarded to employees, directors, and consultants. On September 30, 2015, options to purchase an aggregate of 713,653 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.49 per share, were awarded to employees, directors, and consultants. On December 31, 2015, options to purchase an aggregate of 1,091,161 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.27 per share, were awarded to employees, directors, and consultants. On March 31, 2016, options to purchase an aggregate of 5,945,469 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.06 per share, were awarded to employees, directors, and consultants. On July 11, 2016, an option to purchase an aggregate of 100,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.07 per share, was awarded to a consultant. On September 30, 2016, an option to purchase an aggregate of 27,778 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.15 per share, was awarded to a director. On December 31, 2016, an option to purchase an aggregate of 83,333 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.15 per share, was awarded to a director.

Options issued to employees are intended to comply with Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code and shall be construed and interpreted in accordance with such intent.

The following exhibits are filed with this Registrationoptions described above were granted upon exemptions from registration pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

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Item 16. Exhibits and Financial Statement on Form S-1.Schedules.

(a) Exhibits

Exhibit No.

Description

3.1

2.1Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of November 27, 2013, by and among Koffee Korner Inc., Cardax Acquisition, Inc., Cardax Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Cardax Pharma, Inc.(1)
2.2First Amendment to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of January 10, 2014, by and among Koffee Korner Inc., Cardax Acquisition, Inc., Cardax Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Cardax Pharma, Inc.(2)
2.3Second Amendment to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of February 7, 2014, by and among Koffee Korner Inc., Cardax Acquisition, Inc., Cardax Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Cardax Pharma, Inc.(3)
2.4Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August 28, 2014 by and among Cardax Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Cardax, Inc.(4)
3.1Certificate of Incorporation,

as amended, of Cardax, Inc.(2)

3.2

Bylaws

4.1

3.2

Amended and Restated Bylaws of Cardax, Inc.(2)
4.1Form of Subscription Agreement

specimen certificate representing Common Stock of Cardax, Inc.(3)

4.2

Specimen Stock Certificate*

5.1

4.2

Form of Class A Warrant(3)
4.3Form of Noteholder Warrant(3)
4.4Form of Placement Agent Warrant(3)
4.5Form of Financial Consultant Warrant(3)
4.6Form of Warrant issued to Service Provider(3)
4.7Form of Class D Warrant(8)
4.8Form of Class E Warrant(8)
5.1Opinion of Frank J Hariton Herrick, Feinstein LLP(**

)

10.1

Store Lease

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10.1

Subsidiary –

Cardax, Inc. 2014 Equity Compensation Plan(2)
10.2Form of Stock Option Agreement under the 2014 Equity Compensation Plan(3)
10.3Form of Notice of Stock Option Grant under the 2014 Equity Compensation Plan(3)
10.4Form of Notice of Stock Option Grant In Substitution of Stock Option Grant under the Cardax Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 2006 Equity Compensation Plan(3)
10.5Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of January 10, 2014, by and among Koffee Korner Inc., Cardax Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Cardax Pharma, Inc.(2)
10.6Spin-off Agreement, dated as of February 7, 2014, between Koffee Korner Inc. a wholly owned Texas corporation

and Nazneen D’Silva(3)

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10.7Senior Executive Employment Agreement, dated February 7, 2014, of David G. Watumull(3)
10.8Senior Executive Employment Agreement, dated February 7, 2014, of David M. Watumull(3)
10.9Senior Executive Employment Agreement, dated February 7, 2014, of Gilbert M. Rishton(3)
10.10Senior Executive Employment Agreement, dated February 7, 2014, of Timothy J. King(3)

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10.11Agreement for Services as the Executive Chairman dated February 7, 2014, by and between Cardax, Inc. and Nicholas Mitsakos(3)
10.12Form of Indemnification Agreement(5)
10.13Form of Independent Board of Directors Agreement(5)
10.14Joint Development and Supply Agreement effective on November 15, 2006, by and between BASF Aktiengesellschaft and Cardax Pharmaceuticals, Inc., as amended by Amendment No. 1 to Joint Development and Supply Agreement effective on April 15, 2007(6)
10.15Collaboration Agreement, dated as of August 18, 2014, by and between Capsugel US, LLC and its affiliates and Cardax, Inc. and its affiliates(7)
10.16Form of 2015 Registration Rights Agreement(8)
10.17Form of 2015 Subscription Agreement(8)
10.18Supplement to Agreement of the Executive Chairman(9)
10.19Independent Directors’ Compensation Agreement(9)
10.20Supplement to Senior Executive Employment Agreement of David G. Watumull(9)
10.21Payment Deferral and Acceptance Agreement of JBR Business Solutions, LLC(9)
10.22Form of Payment Deferral and Acceptance Agreement(9)
10.23Form of 2016 Subscription Agreement(10)
10.24Equity Purchase Agreement.,dated as of July 13, 2016, by and between Cardax, Inc. and  Southridge Partners LP(11)
10.25Registration Rights Agreement.,dated as of July 13, 2016, by and between Cardax, Inc. and  Southridge Partners LP(11)
21.1Subsidiaries of Cardax, Inc.(3)
23.1Consent of Li & Company, PC

KBL, LLP(*)

23.2

23.2Consent of Frank J. Hariton – IncludedHerrick, Feinstein LLP (contained in the Opinion of Herrick, Feinstein, LLP under Exhibit 5.1*

5.1(**)
101.INSXBRL Instance Document(*)
101.SCHXBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema(*)
101.CALXBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase(*)
101.DEFXBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase(*)
101.LABXBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase(*)
101.PREXBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase(*)

* To be filed

(*)Filed herewith.
(**)To be provided by amendment.
(1)Filed as an exhibit to the Current Report on Form 8-K of the Company dated November 27, 2014.
(2)Filed as an exhibit to the Current Report on Form 8-K of the Company dated January 13, 2014.
(3)Filed as an exhibit to the Current Report on Form 8-K of the Company dated February 10, 2014.
(4)Filed as an exhibit to the Current Report on Form 8-K of the Company dated August 28, 2014.
(5)Filed as an exhibit to the Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form S-1 of the Company dated September 2, 2014.
(6)Filed as an exhibit to the Current Report on Form 8-K/A of the Company dated April 16, 2014. Confidential treatment has been requested for this exhibit, and confidential portions have been filed separately with the SEC.
(7)Confidential treatment has been requested for this exhibit, and confidential portions have been filed separately with the SEC.
(8)Filed as an exhibit to the Current Report on Form 8-K of the Company dated March 9, 2015.      
(9)Filed as an exhibit to the Current Report on Form 8-K of the Company dated July 7, 2015.
(10)Filed as an exhibit to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on May 13, 2016
(11)Filed as an exhibit to the Current Report on Form 8-K of the Company dated July 15, 2016.


UNDERTAKINGS


We hereby undertake to:(b) Financial Statement Schedules

 

1.  File, during any periodAll financial statement schedules are included in which it offersthe Registrant’s consolidated financial statements and the related notes thereto, or sells securities, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement to:are inapplicable or otherwise not required.


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Item 17. Undertakings

Undertakings

The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:

(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:


(i) Toto include any prospectus required by sectionSection 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;1933, as amended (the “Act”);


(ii) Toto reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of thethis registration statement (or the most recentmost-recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) (§230.424(b) of this chapter) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20%a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement.statement;

 

(iii) Toto include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;statement.


(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.


(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.


(4) That,Insofar as indemnification for the purpose of determining liabilityliabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities:



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(i)  Each prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) (§230.424(b)(3) of this chapter) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and


(ii) Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) (§230.424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) of this chapter) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x) (§230.415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x) of this chapter) for the purpose of providing the information required by section 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date;


(5) That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities:


The undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:


(i) Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 (§230.424 of this chapter);


(ii) Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant;


(iii) The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and


(iv) Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser.


2.  Insofar as indemnification for liabilities under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in athe successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by asuch director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issuer.issue.



28(5) That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Act to any purchaser, each prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) as part of a registration statement relating to an offering, other than registration statements relying on Rule 430B or other than prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A, shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the date it is first used after effectiveness. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such first use, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such date of first use.


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SIGNATURES

In accordance with

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that itRegistrant has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements of filing on Form S-1 and authorizedduly caused this registration statement to be signedfiled on ourits behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City and County of Houston,Honolulu, State of Texas,Hawaii on May 25, 2012February 8, 2017 .

Officer

KOFFEE KORNERCARDAX, INC.,

By: /s/ Nanzeen D’Silva

Name: Nanzeen D’Silva

By:/s/ David G. Watumull

Name:David G. Watumull

Title: Chairman, CEO   (PrincipalPresident & Chief Executive Accounting and Financial Officer)


POWER OF ATTORNEY


Know all men by these presents, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and re-substitution, for him and in his place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all further amendments to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statementRegistration Statement on Form S-1 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated:indicated.


Principal Executive Officer and Director:

Person

Title

Capacity

Date


Nanzeen D’Silva

/s/ Nanzeen D’Silva

Chairman,David G. Watumull

President, Chief Executive Officer, and a

Director
February 8, 2017
David G. Watumull
Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer:TitleDate
/s/ John B. RussellChief Financial OfficerFebruary 8, 2017
John B. Russell
Additional Directors:TitleDate
/s/ George W. Bickerstaff, IIIChairmanFebruary 8, 2017
George W. Bickerstaff, III
/s/ Terence A. KellyDirectorFebruary 8, 2017
Terence A. Kelly, Ph.D.

Director (Principal Executive Officer)/s/ Michele Galen


Director

5/25/2012

February 8, 2017

Michele Galen




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