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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
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Quarterly Report under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. |
For the quarterly period ended: March 31, 2008
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Transition Report under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934. |
For the transition period from: to
Commission file number: 333-120908
Converted Organics Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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20-4075963 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
7A Commercial Wharf W, Boston, MA 02110
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(617) 624-0111
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by
Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period
that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days: YES þ NO o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated
filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of large
accelerated filer, accelerated filer and smaller reporting company in Rule 12b-2 of the
Exchange Act. (Check one):
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Large accelerated filer
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Accelerated filer
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Non-accelerated filer o |
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Smaller reporting company þ |
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(Do not check if a smaller reporting company) |
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the
Exchange Act). YES o NO þ
State the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuers classes of common equity, as of the
latest practicable date: As of May 14, 2008, there were 5,528,010 shares of our common stock
outstanding.
Item 1. Financial Statements
CONVERTED ORGANICS INC.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
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March 31, 2008 |
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December 31, 2007 |
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(Unaudited) |
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(Audited) |
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ASSETS
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CURRENT ASSETS |
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Cash |
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$ |
7,632,585 |
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$ |
287,867 |
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Restricted cash |
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1,184,445 |
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2,590,053 |
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Accounts receivable |
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103,988 |
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Inventories |
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16,462 |
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Prepaid rent |
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326,352 |
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190,600 |
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Other prepaid expenses |
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133,716 |
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40,282 |
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Interest receivable |
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30,178 |
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55,450 |
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Total current assets |
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9,427,726 |
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3,164,252 |
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Deposits |
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571,338 |
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554,978 |
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Restricted cash |
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10,702,479 |
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12,006,359 |
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Property and equipment, net |
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2,997,999 |
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Construction in progress |
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7,562,378 |
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4,947,067 |
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Capitalized bond costs, net |
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897,761 |
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909,679 |
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Intangible assets, net |
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1,081,625 |
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585,750 |
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Deferred financing and issuance costs, net |
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280,792 |
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8,642 |
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Total assets |
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$ |
33,522,098 |
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$ |
22,176,727 |
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LIABILITIES AND OWNERS EQUITY
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CURRENT LIABILITIES |
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Term notes
payable current |
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$ |
375,000 |
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$ |
375,000 |
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Accounts payable |
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1,988,831 |
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898,270 |
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Accrued compensation, officers, directors and consultants |
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319,014 |
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397,781 |
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Accrued legal and other expenses |
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373,773 |
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199,261 |
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Accrued interest |
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346,686 |
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630,890 |
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Note payable |
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2,320,813 |
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Convertible
note payable current |
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309,849 |
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Promissory note |
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500,000 |
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Mortgage payable |
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254,290 |
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Other |
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44,600 |
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Total current liabilities |
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6,832,856 |
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2,501,202 |
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Term note payable |
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89,170 |
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89,170 |
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Convertible note payable, net of current portion |
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630,745 |
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Bonds payable |
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17,500,000 |
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17,500,000 |
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Total liabilities |
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25,052,771 |
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20,090,372 |
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COMMITMENTS
AND CONTINGENCIES (Note 10) |
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OWNERS EQUITY |
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Preferred stock, $.0001 par value, authorized
25,000,000 shares; no shares issued and outstanding |
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Common stock, $.0001 par value, authorized
75,000,000 shares |
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552 |
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423 |
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Additional paid-in capital |
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21,214,816 |
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12,460,357 |
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Members equity |
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28,549 |
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Deficit accumulated during the development stage |
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(12,774,590 |
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(10,374,425 |
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Total owners equity |
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8,469,327 |
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2,086,355 |
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Total liabilities and owners equity |
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$ |
33,522,098 |
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$ |
22,176,727 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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CONVERTED ORGANICS INC.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(UNAUDITED)
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Cumulative |
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from inception |
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(May 2, 2003) |
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Three months ended |
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through |
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March 31, 2008 |
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March 31, 2007 |
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March 31, 2008 |
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Revenues |
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$ |
260,043 |
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$ |
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$ |
260,043 |
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Cost of good sold |
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221,996 |
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221,996 |
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Gross profit |
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38,047 |
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38,047 |
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Operating expenses |
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General and administrative expenses |
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1,587,222 |
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694,095 |
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8,056,162 |
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Research and development |
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127,847 |
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26,725 |
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2,451,660 |
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Amortization of license |
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4,125 |
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4,125 |
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78,375 |
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Loss from operations |
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(1,681,147 |
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(724,945 |
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(10,548,150 |
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Other income/(expenses) |
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Interest income |
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128,820 |
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115,915 |
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953,286 |
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Depreciation expense |
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(3,838 |
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(3,838 |
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Amortization of capitalized costs |
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(86,249 |
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(7,945 |
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(234,428 |
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Interest expense |
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(753,167 |
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(263,644 |
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(2,936,876 |
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(714,434 |
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(155,674 |
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(2,221,856 |
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Loss before provision for income taxes |
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(2,395,581 |
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(880,619 |
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(12,770,006 |
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Provision for income taxes |
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Net loss |
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$ |
(2,395,581 |
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$ |
(880,619 |
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(12,770,006 |
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Net loss per share, basic and diluted |
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(0.51 |
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(0.37 |
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Weighted average common shares outstanding |
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4,677,664 |
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2,405,317 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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CONVERTED ORGANICS INC.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN OWNERS EQUITY
Years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 and cumulative from inception (May 2, 2003) to March 31, 2008
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Deficit |
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Common Stock |
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Accumulated |
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Total |
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Shares Issued and |
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Additional |
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Members |
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During the |
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Owners Equity |
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Outstanding |
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Amount |
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Paid-in Capital |
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Equity |
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Development Stage |
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(Deficiency) |
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Balance at inception (May 2, 2003) |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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Members contributions |
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2,344,700 |
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2,344,700 |
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Members distributions |
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(7,460 |
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(7,460 |
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Net loss |
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(2,563,652 |
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(2,563,652 |
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Balance, December 31, 2005 |
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2,337,240 |
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(2,563,652 |
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(226,412 |
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Recapitalization of members equity |
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600,000 |
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60 |
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2,337,180 |
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(2,337,240 |
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Issuance of common stock to founders |
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733,333 |
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73 |
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73 |
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Issuance of stock options |
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10,702,479 |
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1,018,705 |
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1,018,705 |
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Bridge loan rights |
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757,500 |
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757,500 |
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Net loss |
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(3,726,761 |
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(3,726,761 |
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Balance, December 31, 2006 |
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1,333,333 |
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133 |
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4,113,385 |
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(6,290,413 |
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(2,176,895 |
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Issuance of common stock and warrants in connection with the
Companys initial public offering, net of
issuance costs of $1,736,715 |
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1,800,000 |
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180 |
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8,163,105 |
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8,163,285 |
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Common stock and warrants issued in
connection with bridge units |
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293,629 |
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29 |
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(29 |
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Common stock issued in connection with extension of bridge financing |
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55,640 |
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6 |
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178,042 |
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178,048 |
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Issuance of stock options |
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5,929 |
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5,929 |
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Stock dividends |
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747,296 |
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75 |
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(75 |
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Net loss |
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(4,084,012 |
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(4,084,012 |
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Balance, December 31, 2007 |
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4,229,898 |
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$ |
423 |
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$ |
12,460,357 |
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$ |
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$ |
(10,374,425 |
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$ |
2,086,355 |
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Consolidation of variable interest entity (Unaudited) |
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23,965 |
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23,965 |
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Common stock issued upon exercise of warrants (Unaudited) |
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894,873 |
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89 |
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5,994,863 |
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5,994,952 |
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Common stock issued upon exercise of options (Unaudited) |
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140,000 |
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14 |
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524,896 |
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525,000 |
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Warrants issued in connection with financing (Unaudited) |
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2,227,500 |
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2,227,500 |
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Beneficial
conversion feature convertible note (Unaudited) |
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7,136 |
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7,136 |
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Stock dividend (Unaudited) |
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263,239 |
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26 |
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(26 |
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Net income
(loss) (Unaudited) |
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4,584 |
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(2,400,165 |
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(2,395,581 |
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Balance, March 31, 2008 |
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5,528,010 |
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$ |
552 |
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$ |
21,214,816 |
|
|
$ |
28,549 |
|
|
$ |
(12,774,590 |
) |
|
$ |
8,469,327 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
-5-
CONVERTED ORGANICS INC.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)
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Cumulative |
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
from inception |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(May 2, 2003) |
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|
|
Three Months Ended |
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|
through |
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March 31, 2008 |
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|
March 31, 2007 |
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|
March 31, 2008 |
|
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss |
|
$ |
(2,395,581 |
) |
|
$ |
(880,619 |
) |
|
$ |
(12,770,006 |
) |
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash
used in operating activities: |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consolidation of variable interest entity |
|
|
6,164 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
6,164 |
|
Amortization of intangible asset license |
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|
4,125 |
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|
|
4,125 |
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|
|
78,375 |
|
Amortization of capitalized bond costs |
|
|
11,918 |
|
|
|
7,945 |
|
|
|
55,614 |
|
Amortization of deferred financing fees |
|
|
72,850 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
177,333 |
|
Amortization of discount on bridge loan |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
757,500 |
|
Depreciation
and amortization of fixed assets |
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|
38,379 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
38,379 |
|
Amortization
of beneficial conversion feature |
|
|
2,658 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,658 |
|
Amortization of discounts on private financing |
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|
498,313 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
498,313 |
|
Stock option compensation expense |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,024,634 |
|
Compensation expense pursuant to common stock
issued to founders at incorporation |
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|
|
|
|
|
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|
73 |
|
Stock issued for extension of bridge financing |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
178,048 |
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
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|
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|
|
(Increase) decrease in: |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts receivable |
|
|
(75,286 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(75,286 |
) |
Inventories |
|
|
(5,348 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(5,348 |
) |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
|
|
(219,186 |
) |
|
|
(17,006 |
) |
|
|
(570,518 |
) |
Other assets |
|
|
5,272 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,272 |
|
Deposits |
|
|
(25,360 |
) |
|
|
(350,000 |
) |
|
|
(375,360 |
) |
Increase (decrease) in: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable and other accrued expenses |
|
|
1,040,160 |
|
|
|
(557,466 |
) |
|
|
1,719,233 |
|
Accrued compensation officers, directors and consultants |
|
|
(78,767 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
319,014 |
|
Accrued interest |
|
|
(284,204 |
) |
|
|
259,452 |
|
|
|
346,686 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash used
in operating activities |
|
|
(1,403,893 |
) |
|
|
(1,533,569 |
) |
|
|
(8,589,222 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Release of restricted cash |
|
|
2,709,488 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8,759,687 |
|
Cash paid
for acquisitions |
|
|
(1,500,000 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,500,000 |
) |
Purchase of fixed assets |
|
|
(25,590 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(25,590 |
) |
Capitalized interest |
|
|
(184,481 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(588,053 |
) |
Construction costs |
|
|
(2,430,830 |
) |
|
|
(254,875 |
) |
|
|
(6,974,325 |
) |
Restrictions of cash |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(20,646,611 |
) |
|
|
(20,646,611 |
) |
Purchase of license |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(660,000 |
) |
Deposit on license |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(139,978 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash used
in investing activities |
|
|
(1,431,413 |
) |
|
|
(20,901,486 |
) |
|
|
(21,774,870 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net proceeds from bond financing |
|
|
|
|
|
|
16,546,625 |
|
|
|
16,546,625 |
|
Net proceeds from initial public offering of stock |
|
|
|
|
|
|
8,909,784 |
|
|
|
8,859,784 |
|
Net proceeds from exercise of warrants |
|
|
5,994,952 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,994,952 |
|
Net proceeds from exercise of options |
|
|
525,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
525,000 |
|
Proceeds from term notes |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
589,170 |
|
Members contributions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,344,700 |
|
Proceeds from demand notes |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
250,000 |
|
Proceeds from bridge loan, net |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,464,250 |
|
Proceeds from private financing, net of original
issue discount and financing costs |
|
|
3,715,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,715,000 |
|
Members distributions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(7,460 |
) |
Payments made for deferred issuance costs |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(15,541 |
) |
|
|
(340,416 |
) |
Repayment of term notes |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(125,000 |
) |
|
|
(125,000 |
) |
Repayment of demand notes |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(100,000 |
) |
|
|
(250,000 |
) |
Repayment of bridge loan |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,515,000 |
) |
Repayment of term notes issued for acquisition |
|
|
(54,928 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(54,928 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided
by financing activities |
|
|
10,180,024 |
|
|
|
25,215,868 |
|
|
|
37,996,677 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET INCREASE IN CASH |
|
|
7,344,718 |
|
|
|
2,780,813 |
|
|
|
7,632,585 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH, beginning of period |
|
|
287,867 |
|
|
|
66,853 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH, end of period |
|
$ |
7,632,585 |
|
|
$ |
2,847,666 |
|
|
$ |
7,632,585 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Supplemental cash flow information: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash paid during the period in: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest |
|
$ |
714,077 |
|
|
$ |
4,192 |
|
|
$ |
837,193 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-cash financing activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Financing costs paid from proceeds of private financing |
|
$ |
335,000 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
440,098 |
|
Discount for the bridge equity units |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
757,500 |
|
Issuance costs paid from proceeds of initial public offering |
|
|
|
|
|
|
990,216 |
|
|
|
|
|
Issuance costs paid from proceeds of bond financing |
|
|
|
|
|
|
953,375 |
|
|
|
|
|
Beneficial
conversion discount on convertible note |
|
|
7,136 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7,136 |
|
Warrants
issued in connection with financing |
|
|
2,227,500 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,227,500 |
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
-6-
CONVERTED ORGANICS INC.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
NOTE 1 BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance
with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and the rules and
regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) for interim financial reporting.
Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in the Companys annual financial
statements have been condensed or omitted. In the Companys opinion, the unaudited interim
financial statements and accompanying notes reflect all adjustments, consisting of normal and
recurring adjustments that are necessary for a fair presentation of its financial position and
operating results as of and for the interim periods ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 and cumulative
from inception (May 3, 2003) to March 31, 2008.
The results of operations for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the
results to be expected for the entire fiscal year. This Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction
with the audited financial statements and notes thereto included in the Companys Form 10-KSB/A as
of and for the year ended December 31, 2007 and for the period commencing from inception (May 3,
2003) to December 31, 2007.
NOTE 2 SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
NATURE OF OPERATIONS
Converted Organics Inc.
(which is transitioning from a development stage company and is first
reporting earnings in the quarter ended March 31, 2008) (the Company) uses food and other waste as
a raw material to manufacture, sell and distribute all-natural soil amendment products combining
disease suppression and nutrition characteristics. When the Company becomes fully operational, its
revenues will come from two sources: product sales and tip fees. Revenue comes from the sale of
the Companys fertilizer products. The Companys products possess a combination of nutritional,
disease suppression and soil amendment characteristics. Waste haulers will pay the Company tip
fees for accepting food waste generated by food distributors such as grocery stores, produce docks
and fish markets, food processors, and hospitality venues such as hotels, restaurants, convention
centers and airports.
Converted Organics of California, LLC, (California) a California limited liability company
and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, was formed when the Company acquired the assets of
United Organics Products, LLC. California operates a plant in Gonzales,
California, in the Salinas Valley. California produces approximately 25 tons of organic fertilizer
per day, and sells primarily to the California agricultural market. The California facility
employs a proprietary method called High Temperature Liquid Composting (HTLC), which is the
intellectual property acquired in the purchase of the assets of Waste Recovery Industries. The facility is currently being upgraded to expand its capacity and
to enable it to accept larger amounts of food waste from waste haulers, earning a tip fee.
Converted Organics of Woodbridge, LLC (Woodbridge), a New Jersey limited liability company
and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, was formed for the purpose of owning, constructing and
operating the Woodbridge, New Jersey facility. The Woodbridge facility is designed to service the
New York-Northern New Jersey metropolitan area. The Company has begun construction of this facility
and expects it to be operational at the end of the second quarter of 2008.
CONSOLIDATION
The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the transactions and balances of
Converted Organics Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Converted Organics of California, LLC
and Converted Organics of Woodbridge, LLC. The transactions and balances of Valley Land Holdings,
LLC, a variable interest entity, have also been consolidated therein. All intercompany
transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.
-7-
CONVERTED ORGANICS INC.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONTINUED
(UNAUDITED)
NOTE 2 SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES CONTINUED
VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITY
The financial statements include the consolidation of Valley Land Holdings, LLC (VLH), as
VLH has been deemed to be a variable interest entity of the Company as it has been deemed to be the
primary beneficiary of that variable interest entity following the acquisition of the net assets of
United Organic Product, LLC. VLHs assets and liabilities consist primarily of land and a
mortgage note payable on the land on which the California facility is located. Its operations
consist of rental income on the land from the Company and related operating expenses.
VLHs activities support the operations of the California facility and do not have sufficient
equity at risk to remain viable without the support of the Company.
DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY
The Company is transitioning from a development stage company as defined by Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 7, Accounting and Reporting by Development Stage
Enterprises, as it has no principal operations and minimal revenue and has not yet become fully
operational. The Company began to generate revenues during the quarter ended March 31, 2008.
Operations from the Companys inception have been devoted primarily to strategic planning, raising
capital, developing revenue-generating opportunities, construction of an operating facility and
acquiring the net assets and integrating the operations of Converted Organics of California, LLC.
USE OF ESTIMATES
The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and
assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial
statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
The Company considers financial instruments with a maturity date of three months or less from
the date of purchase to be cash equivalents. The Company had no cash equivalents at March 31, 2008
and December 31, 2007.
RESTRICTED CASH
As of March 31, 2008, the Company had remaining approximately $11,887,000 of restricted cash
as required by the bond agreement. This cash was raised by the Company in its initial
public offering and bond financing on February 16, 2007 and is set aside in three separate accounts
consisting of $8,708,000 for the construction of the Woodbridge operating facility, $711,000 for
the working capital requirements of the Woodbridge subsidiary while the facility is under
construction and $2,468,000 in reserve for bond principal and interest payments along with a
reserve for lease payments. The Company has classified this restricted cash as non-current to the
extent that such funds are to be used to acquire non-current assets or are to be used to service
non-current liabilities. Third party trustee approval is required for disbursement of all
restricted funds.
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
Accounts
receivable represents balances due from customers. There was no allowance for doubtful accounts deemed necessary at March 31, 2008. In determining the
need for an allowance, objective evidence that a single receivable is uncollectible, as well as
historical collection patterns for accounts receivable are considered at each balance sheet date.
-8-
CONVERTED ORGANICS INC.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONTINUED
(UNAUDITED)
NOTE 2 SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES CONTINUED
INVENTORIES
Inventories are valued at the lower of cost or market, with cost determined by the first in,
first out basis. Inventory consists primarily of raw materials and finished goods, which consist
of soil amendment products. Inventory balances are presented net of applicable reserves. There
were no inventory reserves at March 31, 2008.
PREPAID RENT
The Company has recorded prepaid rent on its consolidated balance sheets which represents the
difference between actual lease rental payments made as of March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007 and
the straight line rent expense plus payments made prior to the period in which they are due
recorded in the Companys consolidated statements of operations for the quarters ended March 31,
2008 and 2007 relating to the Companys Woodbridge, New Jersey facility.
DEPOSITS
The company has made deposits totaling $415,000 for its Woodbridge facility in accordance with
the terms of that lease and has made a deposit of $139,978 for a license at its planned Rhode
Island facility. Other deposits of $16,260 consist of utility and security deposits made in the
normal course of business. These amounts are recorded as noncurrent on the Companys consolidated
balance sheets.
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
Property and equipment are carried at cost. Depreciation and amortization are computed using
the straight line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets. Maintenance and repairs
are charged to operations as incurred. Expenditures which substantially increase the useful lives
of the related assets are capitalized.
CONSTRUCTION IN PROGRESS
Construction in progress on the consolidated balance sheets includes amounts incurred for
construction costs, equipment purchases and capitalized interest costs related to the
construction of the Companys Woodbridge, New Jersey facility.
CAPITALIZED BOND COSTS
In connection with its $17.5 million bond financing on February 16, 2007, the Company
has capitalized bond issuance costs of approximately $953,000 and is amortizing those costs over
the life of the bond.
DEFERRED FINANCING AND ISSUANCE COSTS
In connection with its initial public offering (IPO) on February 16, 2007, the
Company incurred issuance costs totaling $1,736,715. The Company had previously capitalized
issuance costs, consisting of underwriting, legal and accounting fees and printing costs cumulative
totaling $696,400 and $680,958 at February 16, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively, in
anticipation of its initial public offering. The Company also incurred additional issuance costs
of $1,040,216 that was paid from the proceeds of the IPO. The total issuance costs of $1,736,715
have been netted against the $9.9 million of gross proceeds of the IPO in the statements of changes
in owners equity.
-9-
CONVERTED ORGANICS INC.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONTINUED
(UNAUDITED)
NOTE 2 SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES CONTINUED
In connection with its repayment
of the bridge notes, the Company paid to the bridge
lender a Letter of Credit fee of $27,375. The fee had been recorded as a deferred financing fee
and was being amortized over the life of the Letter of Credit. However, the Letter of Credit was
cancelled upon the company entering into a private financing arrangement on January 24, 2008. Accordingly the amortization of the remaining balance of $8,642 was recorded as expense
on the income statement for the three months ending March 31, 2008.
In connection with the private
financing arrangement of January 24, 2008, the Company
incurred legal and placement fees of $345,000, $10,000 of which was paid before December 31, 2007,
and $335,000 of which were paid from the proceeds of the loan. These fees are being amortized over
one year. Amortization expense of $64,208 was recorded during the three months ended March 31,
2008, related to these costs.
INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Pursuant to a license agreement with an effective date of July 15, 2003 and amended effective
date of February 9, 2006, the Company entered into an exclusive license to use its enhanced
Autogenous Thermophylic Aerobic Digestion process (EATAD) technology for the design, construction
and operation of facilities for the conversion of food waste into solid and liquid organic
material. The license is stated at cost. Amortization is provided using the straight-line method
over the life of the license, which is 40 years.
In June 2007, the Company placed a deposit of $139,978 on a second plant license with the
licensor. When received, the second license will be capitalized and amortized over its future
life.
On January 24, 2008, the Company acquired the assets, including the intellectual property, of
Waste Recovery Industries, LLC (WRI). This acquisition included the proprietary
technology and process known as the High Temperature Liquid Composting (HTLC) system, which
processes various biodegradable waste products into liquid and solid organic-based fertilizer and
feed products. The intellectual property is carried at fair value as determined in the allocation
of the purchase price of WRI. The estimated useful life of the intellectual
property is indefinite. The intellectual property will be reviewed for impairment in accordance
with SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets.
REVENUE RECOGNITION
Revenue is recognized when each of the following criteria are met:
|
|
|
Persuasive evidence of a sales arrangement exists; |
|
|
|
|
Delivery of the product has occurred; |
|
|
|
|
The sales price is fixed or determinable, and; |
|
|
|
|
Collectability is reasonably assured. |
Accordingly, the Company recognizes revenue when product is shipped or services are rendered.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT COSTS
Research and development costs include the costs of engineering, design, feasibility studies,
outside services, personnel and other costs incurred in development of the Companys manufacturing
facilities. All such costs are charged to expense as incurred.
-10-
CONVERTED ORGANICS INC.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONTINUED
(UNAUDITED)
NOTE 2 SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES CONTINUED
SHARE BASED COMPENSATION
The Company accounts for share based compensation in accordance with Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 123(R), Share-Based Payment. Under the provisions of SFAS No.
123(R), share-based compensation issued to employees is measured at the grant date, based on the
fair value of the award, and is recognized as an expense over the requisite service period
(generally the vesting period of the grant). Share-based compensation issued to non-employees is
measured at the grant date, based on the fair value of the equity instruments issued and is
recognized as an expense over the requisite service period.
INCOME TAXES
Deferred income taxes are computed in accordance with SFAS No. 109, Accounting for Income
Taxes and reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the financial reporting
carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting and income tax purposes. The
Company establishes a valuation allowance if it believes that it is more likely than not that some
or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.
RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
There
are no new accounting standards that are expected to have a
significant impact on the Company.
-11-
CONVERTED ORGANICS INC.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONTINUED
(UNAUDITED)
NOTE 2 SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES CONTINUED
EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE
Basic earnings (loss) per share (EPS) is computed by dividing the net income (loss)
attributable to the common stockholders (the numerator) by the weighted average number of shares of
common stock outstanding (the denominator) during the reporting periods. Diluted income (loss) per
share is computed by increasing the denominator by the weighted average number of additional shares
that could have been outstanding from securities convertible into common stock, such as stock
options and warrants (using the treasury stock method), and convertible preferred stock and debt
(using the if-converted method), unless their effect on net income (loss) per share is
antidilutive. Under the if-converted method, convertible instruments are assumed to have been
converted as of the beginning of the period or when issued, if later. The effect of computing the
diluted income (loss) per
share is antidilutive and, as such, basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share are the same for
the three month periods ended March 31, 2008 and 2007.
-12-
CONVERTED ORGANICS INC.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONTINUED
(UNAUDITED)
NOTE 2 SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES CONTINUED
RECLASSIFICATIONS
Certain
prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.
NOTE 3 ACQUISITIONS
On January 24, 2008, the Company acquired the assets, including the intellectual property, of
Waste Recovery Industries, LLC of Paso Robles, CA. This acquisition allows the Company to be the
exclusive owner of the proprietary technology and process known as the High Temperature Liquid
Composting (HTLC) system, which processes various biodegradable waste products into liquid and
solid organic-based fertilizer and feed products. The purchase price of $500,000 was paid with a 7%
short term note that matured on May 1, 2008 and was repaid on that date. Interest on that note was
payable monthly. In addition, the purchase price provides for future contingent payments of $5,500
per ton, when and if additional tons of waste-processing capacity are added to the Companys
existing current or planned capacity, using the acquired technology.
In addition, Waste Recovery Industries, LLC had begun discussion with a third party (prior to
the Company acquiring it) to explore the possibility of building a facility to convert fish waste
into organic fertilizer using the HTLC technology (the Eureka
product). The Company plans to continue those negotiations
and, if successful, the Company will be required to pay 50% of the Companys profits (as defined)
to the former owner, (who is now an officer of the Company) that are
earned from the Eureka
product.
The contingent profit-sharing payments under this agreement will be accounted for as expenses of
the appropriate period, in accordance with EITF 95-8, Accounting for Contingent Consideration Paid
to the Shareholders of an Acquired Enterprise in a Purchase Business Combination. If the Company
becomes obligated to make certain technology payments under its purchase agreement with WRI, the
Company estimates that no such payments will be payable in the twelve months following the
acquisition. Payments, if any, after that will be expensed as incurred. The maximum payments due
under these arrangements is $7,000,000, with no minimum.
On January 24, 2008, the Company formed Converted Organics of California, LLC, a wholly owned
subsidiary of Converted Organics Inc. who acquired the net assets of United Organic Products, LLC
of Gonzales, CA (UOP). With this acquisition, the Company acquired a liquid fertilizer product
line, as well as a production facility that services a West Coast agribusiness customer base
through established distribution channels. This facility is operational and began to generate
revenues for the Company in 2008. The purchase price of $2,500,000 was paid in cash of $1,500,000
and a note payable of $1,000,000. This note matures on February 1, 2011, has an interest rate of
7%, payable monthly in arrears and is convertible to common stock six months after the acquisition
date for a price equal to the five-day average closing price of the stock on Nasdaq for the five
days preceding conversion.
The acquisitions have been accounted for in the first quarter of 2008 using the purchase
method of accounting in accordance with SFAS No. 141, Business Combinations. Accordingly, the
net assets have been recorded at
their estimated fair values, and operating results have been included in our consolidated financial
statements from the date of acquisition. The purchase price has been allocated on a preliminary
basis using information currently
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CONVERTED ORGANICS INC.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONTINUED
(UNAUDITED)
NOTE 3 ACQUISITIONS CONTINUED
available. The allocation of the purchase price to the assets and liabilities acquired will be
finalized in 2008, as we obtain more information regarding asset valuations, liabilities assumed
and revisions of preliminary estimates of fair values made at the date of purchase.
The preliminary allocation of the purchase price is as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
Inventories United Organic Products, LLC |
|
$ |
11,114 |
|
Accounts receivable United Organic Products, LLC |
|
|
28,702 |
|
Intellectual property Waste Recovery Industries, LLC |
|
|
500,000 |
|
Building United Organic Products, LLC |
|
|
668,325 |
|
Equipment and machinery United Organic Products, LLC |
|
|
2,016,772 |
|
Assumption of liabilities United Organic Products, LLC |
|
|
(224,913 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total allocation of purchase price |
|
$ |
3,000,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
The
unaudited supplemental pro forma information discloses the results of
operations for the current interim period and the current fiscal year
up to the date of the most recent interim balance sheet presented
(and for the corresponding periods in the preceding year) as though
the business combination had been completed as of the beginning of
the period reported on.
The pro forma condensed consolidated financial information is based upon available
information and certain assumptions that the Company believes are
reasonable. The unaudited supplemental pro
forma information does not purport to represent what the Companys
financial condition or results of operations would actually have been had these transactions in
fact occurred as of the dates indicated above or to project the Companys results of operations for
the period indicated or for any other period.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2008 |
|
2007 |
Revenues (in thousands)
|
|
$ |
285 |
|
|
$ |
356 |
|
Net loss (in thousands)
|
|
|
(2,424 |
) |
|
|
(1,134 |
) |
Net loss per share basic and diluted
|
|
|
(.52 |
) |
|
|
(.33 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current assets (in thousands)
|
|
|
9,428 |
|
|
|
5,252 |
|
Total assets (in thousands)
|
|
|
33,522 |
|
|
|
31,968 |
|
Current liabilities (in thousands)
|
|
|
(6,832 |
) |
|
|
(7,077 |
) |
Total liabilities (in thousands)
|
|
|
(25,053 |
) |
|
|
(24,577 |
) |
Total equity (deficit) (in thousands)
|
|
|
8,469 |
|
|
|
7,391 |
|
-14-
CONVERTED ORGANICS INC.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONTINUED
(UNAUDITED)
NOTE 4 FIXED ASSETS
The Companys fixed assets at March 31, 2008 consisted of the following:
|
|
|
|
|
Land and improvements |
|
$ |
325,691 |
|
Building and improvements |
|
|
668,325 |
|
Machinery and equipment |
|
|
1,993,554 |
|
Vehicles |
|
|
34,000 |
|
Office equipment and furniture |
|
|
14,808 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,036,378 |
|
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization |
|
|
(38,379 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Total fixed assets |
|
$ |
2,997,999 |
|
|
|
|
|
NOTE 5 DEBT
TERM NOTES
The Company has three term notes payable: (1) $250,000 unsecured term note dated August 27,
2004, with an original maturity date of September 30, 2006, which has been extended to December 31,
2008, with interest at 12% per annum, (2) $250,000 unsecured term note dated September 6, 2005,
with an original maturity of September 15, 2006, which was extended to December 31, 2008, with
interest at 15% per annum, and (3) $89,170 unsecured term note dated April 30, 2007 with a maturity
of April 30, 2009 and interest at 12% per annum. During February 2007, $125,000 of principal was
repaid on the unsecured term note dated September 6, 2005. On all notes, interest accrues without
payment until maturity. As of March 31, 2008, the total of unpaid accrued interest on these notes
is $62,400. The agreement on one of these loans required accrued interest of $89,170 to be paid
immediately in order bondholders of the New Jersey Economic Development Authority bonds from paying
the accrued interest from available funds, the Company borrowed funds to repay this accrued
interest by entering into an additional term loan in the amount of $89,170 with its CEO, Edward J.
Gildea. This note is unsecured and subordinate to the bonds, and has a two-year term. This interest
rate is equal to or less than interest paid on the Companys other term loans. The Company obtained
the necessary bondholder consents to enter into this agreement.
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CONVERTED ORGANICS INC.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONTINUED
(UNAUDITED)
NOTE 5 DEBT CONTINUED
A schedule of outstanding principal amounts of the term notes as of March 31, 2008 and
December 31, 2007 is as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2008 |
|
|
2007 |
|
Term note dated August 27, 2004 |
|
$ |
250,000 |
|
|
$ |
250,000 |
|
Term note dated September 6, 2005 |
|
|
125,000 |
|
|
|
125,000 |
|
Term note dated April 30, 2007 |
|
|
89,170 |
|
|
|
89,170 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
464,170 |
|
|
|
464,170 |
|
Less: current portion |
|
|
(375,000 |
) |
|
|
(375,000 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
89,170 |
|
|
$ |
89,170 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The term notes dated August 27, 2004 and September 6, 2005 are due on December 31, 2008. The
term note dated April 30, 2007 is due April 30, 2009, and is classified as non-current at March 31,
2008 and December 31, 2007.
BOND FINANCING
On February 16, 2007, concurrent with its initial public offering, the Companys wholly-owned
subsidiary, Converted Organics of Woodbridge, LLC, (the Woodbridge subsidiary) completed the sale
of $17,500,000 of New Jersey Economic Development Authority Bonds. Direct financing costs related
to this issuance totaled approximately $953,000, which have been capitalized and are being
amortized over the life of the bonds. The bonds carry a stated interest rate of 8% and mature on
August 1, 2027. The bonds are secured by a leasehold mortgage and a first lien on the equipment of
the Woodbridge subsidiary. In addition, the Woodbridge subsidiary has agreed to, among other
things, establish a fifteen month capitalized interest reserve and to comply with certain financial
statement ratios. The Company has provided a guarantee to the bondholders on behalf of its
Woodbridge subsidiary for the entire bond offering.
CONVERTIBLE NOTE PAYABLE
On January 24, 2008, in conjunction with the purchase of the net assets of UOP, the
Company issued a note payable to the former sole member in the amount of $1,000,000. The note
bears interest of 7% and matures on January 25, 2011; monthly principal and interest payments are
$30,877. Interest expense of $12,340 has been recorded in the three months ending March 31, 2008,
related to this note. The note is convertible by the holder six months after issuance. The
Company is required to recognize a discount related to the intrinsic value of the beneficial
conversion feature of the note as interest expense through the stated redemption date of the note.
The beneficial conversion feature was calculated to be $7,136, and has been recorded as a component of additional paid-in
capital.
PROMISSORY NOTE
Also on January, 24, 2008, in conjunction with the acquisition of WRI, the Company
issued a note payable to the former sole member in the amount of $500,000. The note bears interest
at 7% and matured on May 1, 2008, upon which it was fully repaid. Interest was payable monthly in
arrears. The Company has recognized $6,417 in interest expense for the three months ending March
31, 2008, related to this note.
-16-
CONVERTED ORGANICS INC.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONTINUED
(UNAUDITED)
NOTE 5 DEBT CONTINUED
MORTGAGE NOTE PAYABLE
The Company has a mortgage note payable on the land upon which the California facility
resides. The note, in the original amount of $287,500, accrues interest at a variable rate, which
is tied to the West coast edition of the Wall Street Journal. Monthly payments of principal and
interest are due based on an amortization of twenty years. The note matured on April 22, 2008,
upon which date it was refinanced.
PRIVATE FINANCING
On January 24, 2008, we entered into a private financing with three investors (the Investors) for
a total amount of $4,500,000 (the Financing). The Financing was offered at an original issue
discount of 10%, which is being amortized over the term of the note (12 months) and totaled
approximately $84,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2008. The Company used the proceeds to
fund the acquisitions described above, to fund further development
activities and to provide working
capital. As consideration for the Financing, the Investors received a note issued by the Company in
the amount of $4,500,000 with interest accruing at 10% per annum to be paid monthly and with the
principal balance to be paid by January 24, 2009 (the Note). In addition, the Company issued to
the Investors 750,000 Class A Warrants and 750,000 Class B Warrants, which may be exercised at
$8.25 and $11.00 per warrant share, respectively (the
Warrants). A placement fee of $225,000 was paid from the
proceeds of this loan.
In connection with the Financing, the Company agreed that, within 75 days of the closing date, the
Company would have a shareholder vote to seek approval to issue common stock equal to or greater
than 20% of the Companys then outstanding common stock issuable under the Warrants and the
convertible debenture (the Convertible Debenture). The Company conducted a special shareholders
meeting on April 3, 2008 to vote on this matter. The special meeting was adjourned until April 7,
2008 at which time shareholder approval was obtained for the issuance of shares associated with the
Warrants and the Convertible Debenture. As a result of shareholder approval at this meeting, the
Private Financing Note was replaced by the Convertible Debenture and
one half of each of the Class A
Warrants and of the Class B Warrants issued to the Investors were returned to the Company.
Under the conversion option in the Convertible Debenture, the Investors have the option, at any
time on or before maturity date (January 24, 2009), to convert the outstanding principal of this
Convertible Debenture into fully-paid and non-assessable shares of common stock at the rate per
share equal to the lowest of (i) the fixed conversion price of $6.00 per share, (ii) the lowest
fixed conversion price (which is the lowest price, conversion price or exercise price set by the
Company in any equity financing transaction, convertible security, or derivative instrument issued
after January 24, 2008), or (iii) the default conversion price (if and so long as there exists an
event of default, then 70% of the average of the three lowest closing prices of common stock during
the twenty day trading period immediately prior to the notice of conversion).
In connection with the financing, the Company entered into a registration rights agreement with the
Investors which called for the Company to register the securities within certain time periods. The
Company had 10 days from shareholder approval, with an additional 7 day extension, to register the
shares issuable under the Convertible Debenture and the Company had 90 days form the filing of a
registration statement (filed on February 13, 2008) for the Warrants and the underlying shares to
be declared effective by the SEC. The Company has not filed the registration statement relative to
the Convertible Debenture as of the filing date of this report and the registration statement filed
for the Warrants has not been declared effective. The registration rights agreement calls for
$90,000 per month in liquidated damages, payable in cash, if the Company doesnt file the
registration statement for the Convertible Debenture and liquidated
damages equal to the average closing price of 375,000 Class A warrants and 375,000 Class B warrants
for each 30 day period, commencing May 13, 2008, and multiplying that average by 2% for each 30 day
period that the registration statement is not declared effective.
Therefore, on April 24, 2008, the Company began to incur liquidated damage obligations in
connection with the Convertible Debenture of $90,000 per month and as of May 13, 2008 the Company
began to incur liquidated damage obligations in connection with the Warrants according to the
formula described above. The maximum amount of liquidated damages relative to the Warrant
Registration Statement and Convertible Debenture is equal to 10% of the face amount of the
Convertible Debenture or $450,000 (10% of $450,000). The Company expects to file the required
registration statements or cause them to become effective in the immediate future and the Company
has accrued $180,000 for the obligation in the quarter ended March 31, 2008.
Also in connection with this financing, the Company entered into a Security Agreement with the
Investors whereby the Company granted the Investors a security interest in Converted Organics of
California, LLC and any and all assets that are acquired by the use of funds from the Financing. In
addition, the Company granted the Investors a security interest in Converted Organics of
Woodbridge, LLC and all assets subordinate only to the current lien held by the holder of the bonds
issued in connection with the Woodbridge facility of approximately $17,500,000.
-17-
CONVERTED ORGANICS INC.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONTINUED
(UNAUDITED)
NOTE 5 DEBT CONTINUED
In connection with this borrowing, the Company issued 1.5 million warrants to purchase common
stock, which were deemed to have a fair value of $5,497,500. The Company recorded the relative fair
value of the warrants to the underlying notes of $2,227,500 in accordance with Accounting
Principles Board (APB) Opinion No. 14, Accounting for Convertible Debt and Debt Issued with
Stock Purchase Warrants as additional paid-in capital and established a discount on the debt. The
discount is being amortized over the term of the note
(12 months) and such amortization totaled approximately $415,000
for the three months ended March 31, 2008.
NOTE 6 CAPITALIZATION OF INTEREST COSTS
The Company has capitalized interest costs, net of certain interest income, in accordance with
SFAS No. 62, Capitalization of Interest Cost in Situations Involving Certain Tax-Exempt Borrowings
and Certain Gifts and Grants, related to its New Jersey
Economic Development Authority Bonds in the amount of $588,053 and $403,572 as of March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively.
Capitalized interest is included with construction in progress on the consolidated balance sheets.
NOTE 7 OWNERS EQUITY
The Company is authorized to issue 75,000,000 shares of $0.0001 par value common stock. Of the
authorized shares, 733,333 were issued to the founders of the Company (founders shares) on
January 13, 2006. The Company did not receive any consideration for the founders shares. Because
the Company had a negative estimated value on January 13, 2006, the Company recognized compensation
expense at par value totaling $73 in connection with the issuance of the founders shares as par
value represents the statutory minimum share value in the state of Delaware.
On February 21, 2006, the Company merged with Mining Organics Management (MOM) and Mining
Organics Management Harlem River Rail Yard (HRRY). At that time, MOM was a fifty-percent owner of
HRRY. The mergers were accounted for as a recapitalization of the Company. As a result of the
recapitalization, 600,000 shares were issued to the members of HRRY, with 300,000 shares
distributed to Weston Solutions, Inc. and 300,000 shares distributed among the individual members
of MOM, each of whom was a founder of the Company.
On February 16, 2007 the Company successfully completed an initial public offering of
1,800,000 common shares and 3,600,000 warrants for a total offering of $9,900,000, before issuance
costs. The Companys initial public offering is presented net of issuance costs and expenses of
approximately $1,687,000 in the statements of changes in owners equity. The warrants
consist of 1,800,000 redeemable Class A warrants and 1,800,000 non-redeemable Class B warrants,
each warrant to purchase one share of common stock. The common stock and warrants traded as one
unit until March 13, 2007 when they began to trade separately.
On February 16, 2007, as part of its initial public offering and under the original terms of
the bridge loan agreement, the Company issued 293,629 Bridge Equity Units to the Bridge
Noteholders. On May 23, 2007, as part of the repayment of the bridge loans, the Company issued
55,640 shares of common stock to the Bridge Noteholders, which represents 10% of the principal and
interest repaid, divided by the five-day average share price prior to repayment of the debt. The
cumulative statement of operations reflects an expense of $178,048 related to the issuance of these
shares.
-18-
CONVERTED ORGANICS INC.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONTINUED
(UNAUDITED)
NOTE 7 OWNERS EQUITY CONTINUED
On February 16, 2007, as part of its initial public offering, the Company agreed to pay a 5%
quarterly stock
dividend, commencing March 31, 2007, and every full quarter thereafter until the Woodbridge, NJ
facility is operational. As of March 31, 2008, the Company has declared five such quarterly
dividends amounting to 1,010,535 shares.
WARRANT EXERCISE
The Company has received net proceeds of approximately $6.0 million as a result of the
exercise of approximately 686,000 Class A warrants and 700 Class B warrants in the three months
ended March 31, 2008.
NOTE 8 STOCK OPTION PLAN
In June 2006, the Companys Board of Directors and stockholders approved the 2006 Stock Option
Plan (the Option Plan). The Option Plan authorizes the grant and issuance of options and other
equity compensation to employees, officers and consultants. A total of 666,667 shares of common
stock are reserved for issuance under the Option Plan. As of March 31, 2008, 653,000 options had
been issued under this plan. The majority of these options were issued on June 15, 2006 and
vested on the grant date; 10,000 options were granted on March 7, 2007 and vested on the grant
date.
The options granted in June 2006 have an exercise price of $3.75 per share and expire five
years from the grant date. The exercise price was based on an assumed public offering price of
$5.00 per unit less the fair value for the two warrants included in the unit (Class A warrant fair
value of $0.75, Class B warrant fair value of $0.50). The fair value of the Class A and B warrants
was estimated on June 15, 2006 for purposes of valuing the individual components of the unit so
that the options could be valued. The fair value of the options and warrants was estimated using a
Black-Scholes pricing model with the following assumptions: risk-free interest rate of 5.07%; no
dividend yield; volatility factor of 38.816%; and an expected term of 5 years. The Companys stock
option compensation expense determined under the fair value based method totaled $1,018,705 and has
been included in general and administrative expenses in the statement of operations for the quarter
ended June 30, 2006.
The fair value of 10,000 options granted on March 7, 2007 to a Director was determined using a
Black-Scholes pricing model with the following assumptions: risk-free interest rate of 4.9%; no
dividend yield; volatility factor of 16.9%; and an expected term of 5 years. The expense of this
grant was recorded in general and administrative expenses in the statement of operations for the
year ended December 31, 2007 and cumulative since inception (May 2, 2003) through March 31, 2008.
The following table presents the activity under the 2006 Stock Option Plan from December 31,
2007 through March 31, 2008:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2008 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted Average |
|
|
|
Shares |
|
|
Price per Share |
|
Outstanding at December 31, 2007 |
|
|
653,000 |
|
|
$ |
3.75 |
|
Granted |
|
|
-0- |
|
|
|
-0- |
|
Exercised |
|
|
(140,000 |
) |
|
|
3.75 |
|
Canceled |
|
|
-0- |
|
|
|
-0- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding and exercisable at March 31, 2008 |
|
|
513,000 |
|
|
$ |
3.75 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
No stock options were granted in the three months ended March 31, 2008. As of March 31, 2008,
there was no unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested share-based compensation
arrangements granted under the Companys stock option plan.
-19-
CONVERTED ORGANICS INC.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONTINUED
(UNAUDITED)
NOTE 9 RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
ACCRUED COMPENSATION-OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND CONSULTANTS
As of March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007 the Company has an accrued liability totaling
approximately $320,000 and $398,000, respectively, representing accrued compensation to officers,
directors and consultants.
NOTES PAYABLE
The Company has a term note due to its CEO in the amount of $89,170 at March 31, 2008 and
December 31, 2007.
The Company has a convertible note payable in the amount of $1,000,000 and $0, and a
promissory note payable in the amount of $500,000 and $0, at March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007,
respectively, due to its Director of Technology, who is also the former member of UOP and WRI, in
connection with its acquisition of those companies.
-20-
CONVERTED ORGANICS INC.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONTINUED
(UNAUDITED)
NOTE
10 COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
The Company
signed an operating lease during June 2006 for its Woodbridge, New Jersey facility. The lease term
is for ten years and the Company has exercised an option to renew for an additional ten years.
Future minimum lease payments under this lease are as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
For years ended December 31,
|
|
|
|
|
2008 |
|
$ |
934,820 |
|
2009 |
|
|
934,820 |
|
2010 |
|
|
934,820 |
|
2011 |
|
|
946,200 |
|
2012 |
|
|
959,100 |
|
2013 and thereafter |
|
|
8,378,022 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
13,087,782 |
|
|
|
|
|
REGISTRATION
RIGHTS AGREEMENT
In
connection with the January 24, 2008 private financing, the
Company entered into a registration rights agreement with the
Investors which called for the Company to register the securities
within certain time periods. The Company had 10 days from shareholder
approval, with an additional 7 day extension, to register the shares
issuable under the Convertible Debenture and 90 days from the filing
of a registration statement (filed on February 13, 2008) for the
Warrants and the underlying shares to be declared effective by the
SEC. The Company has not filed the registration statement relative
to the Convertible Debenture as of the filing date of this report
(May 15, 2008) and the registration statement filed for the
Warrants has not been declared effective. The registration rights
agreement calls for $90,000 per month in liquidated damages, payable
in cash, if the Company doesn't file the registration statement for
the Convertible Debenture and liquidated damages equal to the average
closing price of 375,000 Class A warrants and 375,000 Class B
warrants for each 30 day period, commencing May 13, 2008, and
multiplying that average by 2% for each 30 day period that the
registration statement is not declared effective.
Therefore,
on April 24, 2008, the Company began to incur liquidated damages
in connection with the Convertible Debenture of $90,000 per month and
as of May 13, 2008 the Company began to incur liquidated damage
obligations in connection with the Warrants according to the formula
described above. The maximum amount of liquidated damages relative to
the Warrant Registration Statement and the Convertible Debenture is
equal to 10% of the face amount of the Convertible Debenture or
$450,000 (10% of $4,500,000). The Company expects to file the required
registration statements or cause them to become effective in the
immediate future and we have accrued $180,000 during the quarter
ended March 31, 2008, for the obligation.
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
The Company is not currently aware of any pending or threatened legal proceeding to which it
is or would be a party, or any proceedings being contemplated by governmental authorities against
it, or any of its executive officers or directors relating to the services performed on the
Companys behalf.
NOTE 11 SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
ISSUANCE OF NOTES
On April 7, 2008 the shareholders of Converted Organics Inc. approved the issuance of
additional shares so that convertible notes could be issued to the noteholders to replace the
original notes dated January 24, 2008. The Company is required to recognize a discount
for the intrinsic value of the beneficial conversion feature in the notes which will be recognized
as interest expense through the redemption date of the notes, which is January 24,
2009. That amount was calculated to be $3,675,000, and recognition was limited to $2,936,250 in
accordance with EITF 98-5, Accounting for Convertible Securities with Beneficial Conversion
Features or Contingently Adjustable Conversion Ratios, as the debt discount is limited to the
proceeds allocated to the convertible instrument of $4,500,000. In addition, the original issue
discount of the note will be recognized as expense during the second
quarter of 2008. On April 17, 2008, the Investors returned to the Company 750,000 warrants that were held in
escrow in accordance with the terms of the notes issued to the Investors. This reduced
the value assigned to the warrants and, accordingly, the value assigned to the debt discount
attributable to the warrants by $1,113,750. The unamortized discounts related to the financing that are expected to be recognized as
expense through January 24, 2009 are approximately $4,000,000 which, along with the amortization of
discounts already recognized as of March 31, 2008, total $4,500,000.
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CONVERTED ORGANICS INC.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONTINUED
(UNAUDITED)
NOTE 12 MANAGEMENTS PLAN OF OPERATION
Commencing February 1, 2008, the Company has begun to recognize revenue from the plant that
was acquired from United Organics Products, LLC and may determine in the second quarter of
2008 that it is no longer a development stage company. The funds received from the private
financing completed on January 24, 2008 provided sufficient cash to complete the acquisitions and
will allow the Company to make improvements to the California facility to further increase product
output from that plant. It is anticipated that these improvements will begin in the second quarter
of 2008 and will be completed shortly thereafter. The Company anticipates that revenue will be
generated while the upgrades are being made to the California plant as the work can be done while
operations continue. In addition, the Company is scheduled to open its Woodbridge, New Jersey
facility in the second quarter of 2008 which will provide additional revenue to the Company. The
Company believes that $6.0 million received from the exercise of some of its warrants will provide
sufficient working capital during the remaining construction phase and will allow the Company to
begin to hire additional staff and to provide working capital to meet the needs of the organization
for at least the next twelve months. With respect to the exercise of
the Class A Warrants, the Company agreed to not call any warrants,
including Class A Warrants, until a registration statement registering
the warrants was declared effective by the SEC. As of the filing date
of this report, the registration statement has not been declared
effective by the SEC. Until the registration statement is declared
effective, the Company will not receive any proceeds from the
exercise of these warrants. The Company cannot estimate when the
registration statement will be declared effective. However, if the
registration statement is declared effective, the Company has decided
to redeem the Class A Warrants, and the Company could receive up
to $14.7 million in additional funding, if all the Class A Warrants
were exercised.
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Item 2. Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial
statements and related notes to the consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this
report. This discussion contains forward-looking statements that relate to future events or our
future financial performance. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and
other factors that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to
be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements
expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are
based largely on our current expectations and are subject to a number of uncertainties and risks
including the Risk Factors identified in our Annual Report on Form 10-KSB/A for the year ended
December 31, 2007. Actual results could differ materially from these forward-looking statements.
Converted Organics Inc. is sometimes referred to herein as we, us, our and the Company.
Introduction
Our operating structure is composed of our parent company, Converted Organics Inc., and two
wholly owned operating subsidiaries. The first is Converted Organics of Woodbridge, LLC, which
includes the start up operation of our Woodbridge, NJ facility, and second, Converted Organics of
California, LLC, which includes the operating activity of our Gonzales, CA facility. Converted
Organics Inc. is transitioning from a development stage company (during the first quarter of 2008
we recorded revenues of approximately $260,000) to a fully operational company that constructs and
operates processing facilities that will use food waste as raw material to manufacture all-natural
soil amendment products combining nutritional and disease suppression characteristics. In addition
to our current sales in the agribusiness market, we plan to sell and distribute our products in the
turf management and retail markets. We have hired experienced sales personnel in these markets and
have begun to aggressively introduce the product to the marketplace. As of May 1, 2008, we had
expressions of interest for approximately 55% of the output from our planned Woodbridge facility.
We have obtained a long-term lease for a site in a portion of an industrial building in Woodbridge,
New Jersey that the landlord is modifying and that we will equip as our first internally
constructed organic waste conversion facility. We currently have no operations at that facility and
do not expect to generate revenue from that facility until it is operational, which the Company
expects will be at the end of the second quarter of 2008. When fully operational, the Woodbridge
facility is expected to process approximately 78,000 tons of organic food waste and produce
approximately 7,500 tons of dry product and 6,700 tons of liquid concentrate annually. During the
first four to six months of operations at our Woodbridge facility we expect to incur operating
losses and we may not generate sufficient cash to pay for the anticipated operating expenses. We
plan to use funds we have already received from the exercise of Class A warrants to fund the
working capital requirements at that facility until it becomes cash flow positive. We currently
estimate that we must achieve a sales level of $550,000 per month to be cash flow positive at the
Woodbridge facility. We hope to achieve sales at that level per month before the end of 2008.
On January 24, 2008, we acquired the net assets of United Organic Products, LLC (UOP), which
was under common ownership with Waste Recovery Industries, LLC ( WRI). With this acquisition, we
acquired a leading liquid fertilizer product line, as well as the Gonzales facility, which is a
state-of-the-art production facility that services a strong West Coast agribusiness customer base
through established distribution channels. This facility is operational and began to generate
revenues for us in February 2008. The purchase price of $2,500,000 was paid in cash of $1,500,000
and notes payable of $1,000,000. The note matures on February 1, 2011, has an interest rate of 7%
per annum, is payable monthly in
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arrears, and is convertible into our common stock six months after
the acquisition date for a price equal to the average closing price of the stock on Nasdaq for the
five days preceding conversion.
The Gonzales facility generated revenue during the first quarter of 2008 (approximately
$260,000) and we plan to increase revenue from the Gonzales facility by increasing its production
capacity. We intend to fund the
build-out needed to increase capacity at the Gonzales facility from the $4.5 million received from the
January 2008 financing as described below. We plan to add capacity to the Gonzales plant during the
first nine months of 2008, whereby the plant will produce approximately three times its current
production and will be capable of producing both liquid and solid
products.
We expect that the cash flow generated from the Gonzales facility will be sufficient to sustain its
operation regardless of whether we are able to increase capacity. If capacity is increased, we
expect the cash flow from the Gonzales facility for the year to offset some of the losses we expect
to incur in connection with the start up of the Woodbridge facility and remainder of the Companys
operations. However, the cash flow will not be sufficient to offset all of the anticipated losses.
Also, On January 24, 2008, we acquired the assets, including the intellectual property, of
(WRI). This acquisition makes us the exclusive owner of the proprietary technology and process
known as the High Temperature Liquid Composting (HTLC) system, which processes various
biodegradable waste products into liquid and solid organic-based fertilizer and feed products. The
purchase price of $500,000 was paid with a 7% short-term note that matured and was repaid on May 1,
2008. Interest on that note was paid monthly. In addition, the purchase agreement provides for a
technology fee payment of $5,500 per ton of waste-processing capacity that is added to plants that
were not planned at the time of this acquisition and that use this new technology. The per-ton fee
is not payable on the Woodbridge facility, the facility that is being planned in Rhode Island, or
the Gonzales facility acquired in the acquisition or the currently planned addition thereto, except
to the extent that capacity (in excess of the currently planned addition) is added to the Gonzales
facility in the future. Also, the purchase agreement provides that if we decide to exercise our
right, obtained in the WRI acquisition, to enter into a joint venture with Pacific Seafood Inc. for
the development of a fish waste-processing product (the Eureka product), we will pay 50% of our
net profits earned from this Eureka product to the seller of WRI. Combined payments of both the
$5,500 per ton technology fee and the profits paid from the Eureka product, if any, is capped at
$7.0 million with no minimum payment required. In April, 2008 we entered into an agreement with
Pacific Seafoods Inc. whereby we will pay Pacific Seafood 50% of the net profits from the Eureka
product. As of the filing date of this report no profits have been earned from the Eureka product.
It is our intention to expense the payments, if any, that are paid on either the profits from the
Eureka product or the $5,500 per ton technology fee.
Also, on January 24, 2008, we entered into a private financing with three investors (the
Investors) for a total amount of $4,500,000 (the Financing). The Financing was offered at an
original issue discount of 10%. We used the proceeds to fund the acquisitions described above, to
fund further development activities and to provide working capital. As consideration for the
Financing, the Investors received a note issued by the Company in the amount of $4,500,000 with
interest accruing at 10% per annum to be paid monthly and with the principal balance to be paid by
January 24, 2009 (the Note). In addition, we issued to the Investors 750,000 Class A Warrants and
750,000 Class B Warrants, which may be exercised at $8.25 and $11.00 per warrant share,
respectively (the Warrants). A placement fee of $225,000 was
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paid from the proceeds of this loan
In connection with the Financing, the Company agreed that, within 75 days of the closing date,
the Company would have a shareholder vote to seek approval to issue common stock equal to or
greater than 20% of the Companys then outstanding common stock
issuable under the Warrants and
the convertible debenture (the Convertible Debenture). The Company conducted a special
shareholders meeting on April 3, 2008 to vote on this matter. The special meeting was adjourned
until April 7, 2008 at which time shareholder approval was obtained for the issuance of shares
associated with the Warrants and the Convertible Debenture. As a result of shareholder approval at
this meeting, the Private Financing Note was replaced by the Convertible Debenture and one half of
each of the Class A Warrants and of the Class B Warrants issued to the Investors were returned to
the Company.
Under the conversion option in the Convertible Debenture, the Investors have the option, at
any time on or before maturity date (January 24, 2009), to convert the outstanding principal of
this Convertible Debenture into fully-paid and non-assessable shares of common stock at the rate
per share equal to the lowest of (i) the fixed conversion price of $6.00 per share, (ii) the lowest
fixed conversion price (which is the lowest price, conversion price or exercise price set by the
Company in any equity financing transaction, convertible security, or derivative instrument issued
after January 24, 2008), or (iii) the default conversion price (if and so long as there exists an
event of default, then 70% of the average of the three lowest closing prices of common stock during
the twenty day trading period immediately prior to the notice of conversion).
In connection with the financing, we entered into a registration rights agreement with the
Investors which called for the Company to register the securities within certain time periods. We
had 10 days from shareholder approval, with an additional 7 day extension, to register the shares
issuable under the Convertible Debenture and we had 90 days from the filing of a registration
statement (filed on February 13, 2008) for the Warrants and the underlying shares to be declared
effective by the SEC. We have not filed the registration statement relative to the Convertible
Debenture as of the filing date of this report and the registration statement filed for the
Warrants has not been declared effective. The registration rights agreement calls for $90,000 per
month in liquidated damages, payable in cash, if we dont file the registration statement for the
Convertible Debenture and liquidated damages equal to the average closing price of 375,000 Class A
warrants and 375,000 Class B warrants for each 30 day period, commencing May 13, 2008, and
multiplying that average by 2% for each 30 day period that the registration statement is not declared effective.
Therefore, on April 24, 2008,
we began to incur liquidated damage obligations in connection with the
Convertible Debenture of $90,000 per month and as of May 13, 2008 we began to incur liquidated
damage obligations in connection with the Warrants according to the formula described above. The
maximum amount of liquidated damages relative to the Warrant Registration Statement and the
Convertible Debenture is equal to 10% of the face amount of the Convertible Debenture or $450,000
(10% of $4,500,000). We expect to file the required registration statements or cause them to become
effective as soon as practible and we have accrued $180,000 for
the obligation in the quarter ended March 31, 2008.
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Also in connection with this financing, we entered into a Security Agreement with the
Investors whereby we granted the Investors a security interest in Converted Organics of California,
LLC and any and all assets that are acquired by the use of funds from the Financing. In addition,
we granted the Investors a security interest in Converted Organics of Woodbridge, LLC and all
assets subordinate only to the current lien held by the holder of the bonds issued in connection
with the Woodbridge facility of approximately $17,500,000.
In addition, we have acquired an option on a long-term lease for a facility in Rhode Island.
Permits have not been issued nor has construction begun at the Rhode Island location. The option
for the lease in Rhode Island expires on January 9, 2011 and we paid a fee of $20,000 to secure the
option.
Construction and Start-up Period
We have commenced plant construction activities on our Woodbridge facility. Our process
engineer, Weston Solutions, Inc., has completed the design, mass balance, energy balance, and
process flow drawings for the Woodbridge facility. This work formed the basis for soliciting bids
for a guaranteed maximum price contract for the construction of the Woodbridge facility. In
addition, our management team has been focused primarily on constructing the Woodbridge facility,
conducting start-up trials and bringing operations to full-scale production as quickly as
practicable. We have budgeted approximately $14.6 million for the design, building, and testing of
our facility, including related non-recurring engineering costs. The capital outlay of
$14.6 million will come from the $25.4 million raised by our initial public offering of stock and
the issuance of New Jersey Economic Development Bonds, both of which closed on February 16, 2007
and does not include $4.6 million of lease financing provided by the New Jersey landlord.
As of March 31, 2008, we have incurred approximately $7.6 million of the $14.6 million in
planned construction costs. The total cost is not expected to significantly exceed the estimate of
$14.6 million; however, we are currently exploring the opportunity of purchasing additional
equipment, which would allow us to produce additional product which is in high demand by the retail
market. The estimated cost of this additional equipment would be approximately $1.2 million and
would be paid for out of working capital.
The remaining net proceeds of the stock and bond offerings of $10.8 million (net proceeds of
$25.4 million less $14.6 million set aside for construction) is being used to fund our marketing
and administrative expenses during the construction period, and fund principal and interest
reserves specified in the bond offering. The additional costs for the build-out of the Woodbridge
facility by the landlord are not included in these costs. We expect to either negotiate and execute
a plant management agreement or to hire a qualified plant manager and the appropriate operating
personnel prior to commencement of the Woodbridge facilitys operations. We will continue to
develop relationships and negotiate purchase agreements for our end products in the agribusiness,
turf management, and retail markets during the construction and start-up period.
Full-scale Operations
Operations at the Woodbridge facility are expected to achieve the initial design
capacity of 250 tons per day within four to six months following commencement of operations. Upon
commencement of operations, there will be two revenue streams: (i) tip fees that in our potential
markets range from $50 to $100 per ton, and (ii) product sales. Tip fees are paid to us to receive
the organic waste stream from the waste hauler; the hauler pays us, instead of a landfill, to take
the waste. If the haulers source separate and
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pay in advance, they will be charged tip fees that are up to 20% below market. Operations are
expected to be stabilized at design capacity within four to six months of commencement.
Operations at the Gonzales facility began in February 2008, with the production of
approximately 25 tons per day of liquid fertilizer. This output is presently being sold into the
California agricultural market.
Pro Forma Financial Information
The
unaudited supplemental pro forma information discloses the results of
operations for the current interim period and the current fiscal year
up to the date of the most recent interim balance sheet presented
(and for the corresponding periods in the preceding year) as though
the business combination had been completed as of the beginning of
the period reported on.
The
pro forma condensed consolidated financial information is based upon available
information and certain assumptions that the Company believes are
reasonable. The unaudited supplemental pro
forma information does not purport to represent what the Companys
financial condition or results of operations would actually have been had these transactions in
fact occurred as of the dates indicated above or to project the Companys results of operations for
the period indicated or for any other period.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2008 |
|
2007 |
Revenues (in thousands) |
|
$ |
285 |
|
|
$ |
356 |
|
|
Net loss (in thousands) |
|
|
(2,424 |
) |
|
|
(1,134 |
) |
Net loss per share basic and diluted |
|
|
(.52 |
) |
|
|
(.33 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current assets (in thousands) |
|
|
9,428 |
|
|
|
5,252 |
|
Total assets (in thousands) |
|
|
33,522 |
|
|
|
31,968 |
|
Current liabilities (in thousands) |
|
|
(6,832 |
) |
|
|
(7,077 |
) |
Total liabilities (in thousands) |
|
|
(25,053 |
) |
|
|
(24,577 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total equity (in thousands) |
|
$ |
8,469 |
|
|
$ |
7,391 |
|
Future Development
Subject to the availability of development capital for which we have no current commitments,
we intend to commence development and construction of other facilities while completing
construction of our Woodbridge facility. The timing of our next facility is dependent on many
factors, including locating property suited for our use, negotiating favorable terms for lease or
purchase, obtaining regulatory approvals, and procuring raw material at favorable prices.
We anticipate that our next facility will be located in Rhode Island. We have signed an option
for a
lease with the Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation for a proposed facility in Johnston,
Rhode
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Island. Other locations in Massachusetts and New York as well as other states will be
considered as determined by management.
In each contemplated market, we have started development activity to secure a facility
location. We have also held preliminary discussions with state and local regulatory officials and
raw material suppliers. We believe that this preliminary development work will allow us to develop
and operate a third facility by the end of 2009, subject to the availability of debt financing for
which we have no current commitments. We believe we will be able to use much of the engineering and
design work done for our Woodbridge facility for subsequent facilities, thus reducing both the time
and costs associated with these activities. We expect to form a separate wholly owned subsidiary
for each facility to facilitate necessary bond financing and manage risk. We anticipate the
contribution to gross revenue and coverage of expenses with respect to future facilities to be
approximately the same as the Woodbridge facility.
Trends and Uncertainties Affecting our Operations
We will be subject to a number of factors that may affect our operations and financial
performance. These factors include, but are not limited to, the available supply and price of
organic food waste, the market for liquid concentrate and solid organic fertilizer, increasing
energy costs, the unpredictable cost of compliance with environmental and other government
regulation, and the time and cost of obtaining USDA, state or other product labeling designations.
Demand for organic fertilizer and the resulting prices customers are willing to pay also may not be
as high as our market studies suggest. In addition, supply of organic fertilizer products from the
use of other technologies or other competitors may adversely affect our selling prices and
consequently our overall profitability.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
At March 31, 2008, we had total current assets of approximately $9.4 million consisting
primarily of cash, restricted cash and prepaid assets, and had current liabilities of
approximately $6.8 million, consisting primarily of accounts payable, accrued expenses and notes
payable leaving us with total working capital of approximately $2.6 million. Non-current assets
totaled $24.1 million and consisted primarily of restricted cash, construction in process and
property and equipment. Non-current liabilities consist primarily of
notes payable of $720,000 and
bonds payable of $17,500,000 at March 31, 2008. We accumulated a net loss from inception through
March 31, 2008 of approximately $12.8 million. Owners equity at March 31, 2008 was approximately
$8.5 million. From inception through March 31, 2008, we generated revenues from operations of
approximately $260,000.
We issued 1,800,000 Class A warrants as part of our initial public offering. We also issued an
additional 293,629 Class A warrants and 375,000 Class A warrants as part of the February 16, 2007
and January 24, 2008 financings, respectively. The exercise price of each Class A warrant is $8.25
per share. The Class A warrants expire on February 16, 2011, but if the warrants are not
exercisable at that time because a current registration statement for the underlying shares is not
available, then the expiration date will be extended for 30 days following notice from us that the
warrants are again exercisable. Nevertheless, there is a possibility that the warrants will never
be exercised when in-the-money or otherwise, and that we will never receive cash in connection with
the exercise of the warrants. In the first quarter of 2008, 686,836 of the Class A warrants were
voluntarily exercised, providing us with approximately $6 million in cash. Commencing January 2008, the remaining 1,781,793 Class A
warrants
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(1,113,164 from the initial public offering, 293,629 from the February 2007 financing, and
375,000 from the January 2008 financing) were redeemable at the Companys option, at a redemption
price of $0.25 per warrant, if the closing price of our common stock, as reported on the Nasdaq
Capital Market, equaled or exceeded $9.35 for five consecutive trading days. We are required to
provide 30 days prior written notice to the Class A warrant holders of our intention to redeem the
warrants. We have not provided notice of our intention to redeem the warrants because we have
agreed with our Bridge financing lenders and the lenders in the January 24, 2008 financing that we
would not redeem the warrants until registration statements were in effect with respect to all of
the Class A warrants and such a registration statements are not yet in effect. Once the
registration statements are in effect and we have redeemed the Class A warrants, we could receive
proceeds of up to $14.7 million if all of the outstanding Class A warrants were exercised. We also
issued 1,800,000 Class B warrants as part of our initial public offering, and 293,629 Class B
warrants and 375,000 Class B warrants as part of the February 16, 2007 and January 24, 2008
financings, respectively, all of which have the same expiration date as the Class A warrants. These
warrants are not redeemable by the Company and, as such, we can provide no assurance that they will
ever be exercised.
We currently have manufacturing capabilities in our Gonzales facility as a means to generate
revenues and cash. In addition, approximately $14.6 million of the net proceeds from our February
2007 equity and bond offerings, together with the $4.6 million of lease financing provided by the
landlord, will be used to build our Woodbridge facility, which is expected to be completed at the
end of the second quarter of 2008. We believe that the remaining $10.8 million net proceeds from
the equity and bond offerings, along with the proceeds from the exercise of our publicly held
Class A Warrants, which totaled approximately $6 million as of April 30, 2008, and cash flow from
the Gonzales facility, will be sufficient to sustain our operations until the Woodbridge facility
is completed or at least through the end of March 2009. With respect to the exercise of the Class
A Warrants, we agreed to not call any of our warrants, including our Class A Warrants, until a
registration statement registering the warrants was declared effective by the SEC. As of the
filing date of this report, the registration statement has not been declared effective by the SEC.
Until the registration statement is declared effective, we will not receive any proceeds from the
exercise of these warrants. We can not estimate when the registration statement will be declared
effective. However, if the registration statement is declared
effective, we have decided to
redeem the Class A warrants, we could receive up to $14.7 million in additional funding if all of
the Class A warrants were to be exercised. We do not expect to need to raise additional funds in
the next 12 months as the expected cash flow from the Gonzales operations and the cash received
from warrant exercises, to date, coupled with the restricted cash set aside for the Woodbridge
operation are expected to be sufficient to fund our current operations until the plant in
Woodbridge is cash flow positive and until the Gonzales facility build out is complete.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, we will be required to raise additional funds in order to build our
planned facility in Rhode Island, to refinance our current debt, or if we were to encounter
unexpected expenses in connection with our operations. We do not have any commitments for
additional equity or debt funding, and, moreover, we would not be permitted to borrow any future
funds unless we obtain the consent of the bondholders of the New Jersey Economic Development Bond.
We have obtained such consent for prior financing, but there is no guarantee that we can obtain
such consent in the future.
In January 2008, we borrowed $4,500,000 pursuant to the Financing to fund the acquisition of
net assets purchased from WRI and UOP, to expand the Gonzales facility acquired from UOP, and to
provide working capital. See Introduction above. We expect the funds raised from the Financing to
be sufficient to add capacity to the Gonzales facility. The failure to add capacity to the Gonzales
facility, or any delays in completing such expansion, will inhibit the cash flow generation of the Gonzales
facility, and therefore
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reduce the offset to the losses we are generating in other parts of our
operations. Although we expect the Gonzales facility to be cash flow neutral even if the new
capacity is not added, we do not expect that the Gonzales facility will provide any significant
cash flow from operations without the additional capacity.
Results of Operations
For the period from inception (May 3, 2003) until December 31, 2007, we have been a
development stage company with no revenues. We began to earn revenues from our Gonzales facility
which totaled approximately $260,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2008, and therefore we are
transitioning out of a development stage company. We incurred costs
of production associated with these sales of approximately $220,000,
generating a gross margin of approximately $38,000, or 15%. We expect
the margin to improve as we increase capacity. In addition, we incurred operating costs and
expenses of approximately $2.4 million and $880,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and
2007, respectively. The principal components of the increase in operating expenses for the three
month period ended March 31, 2008 over the three month period ended March 31, 2007 are a $893,000
increase in general and administrative expenses (due mainly to an
increase in salaries of $130,000 for additional personnel, $200,000 in professional fees relating to private
placement financing, $180,000 relating to recognition of liquidated damages associated with the private placement
financing and $230,000 associated with our California operations), a $100,000 increase in research and development, an $80,000 increase in amortization
and a $490,000 increase in interest expense (due mainly to interest on private placement financing,
amortization of debt discount and a full quarter of interest in 2008 on our New Jersey Economic
Development Bonds).
Operating expenses
incurred since inception (May 3, 2003) to March 31, 2008 were approximately
$10,600,000 and consist principally of $8,056,000 for general and administrative expenses,
$2,452,000 for research and development costs, and $78,000 for amortization expense. In addition,
since inception through December 31, 2007, the Company incurred expenses of approximately $234,000
for amortization of capitalized costs and $2,937,000 of interest expense offset by earned interest
income of approximately $953,000.
As of March 31, 2008,
we had current assets of approximately $9.4 million compared to
$3.2
million as of December 31, 2007. Our total assets were approximately $33.5 million as of March 31,
2008 compared to approximately $22.2 million as of December 31, 2007. The majority of the increase
in both current and total assets from December 31, 2007 to March 31, 2008 is due to receipt of
approximately $6.0 million in cash from the voluntary exercise of our Class A warrants and $3.0
million in assets acquired with our acquisitions of UOP and WRI.
As of March 31, 2008,
we had current liabilities of approximately $6.8 million compared to
$2.5 million at December 31, 2007. This significant increase is due largely to our private
financing, net of discounts, of $2.3 million and loans issued in association with our acquisitions
of UOP and WRI. In addition, we had long-term liabilities of
approximately $18.2 as of March 31,
2008 as compared to $17.6 million at December 31, 2007. This increase is primarily due to the
issuance of long term notes payable in association with our acquisition of UOP and WRI.
For the three months
ended March 31, 2008 we had negative cash flow from operating activity of
approximately $1.4 million, consisting primarily of loss from operations offset by certain non-cash
items such as depreciation, amortization of deferred financing fees and amortization of discounts
on private financing and an increase in accounts payable. We also had negative cash flow from
investing activity of $1.4 million, primarily related to the purchase of UOP assets. The
negative cash flow from both operating and investing activity was
offset by approximately $10.2 million in positive cash flow from financing activity
comprising approximately $6.0 million
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the exercise of warrants, and $3.7 million from the proceeds of private financing.
Off-Balance Sheet Transactions
We do not engage in material off-balance sheet transactions.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Not applicable.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Under the supervision, and with the participation of our management, including the Principal
Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, we have evaluated the effectiveness of our
disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 as of the end
of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, and except as set forth in the
following paragraph, the Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer have
concluded that these disclosure controls and procedures were effective such that the material
information required to be filed in our SEC reports is recorded, processed, summarized and
reported within the required time periods specified in the SEC rules and forms. This conclusion
was based on the fact that the business operations to date have been limited and the Principal
Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer have had complete access to all records and
financial information.
On January 24, 2008, we completed our acquisition of the assets of United Organic Products,
LLC and Waste Recovery Industries, LLC. In connection with these acquisitions, we were required by
Regulation S-X, Rule 11, to file, no later than April 10, 2008, unaudited pro forma consolidated
financial statements of Converted Organics Inc., United Organic Products, LLC and Waste Recovery
Industries, LLC. We filed a Form 10-KSB containing information relative to the acquisition that we
and our advisors deemed sufficient to comply with Regulation S-X, Rule 11. We were subsequently
advised by the SEC that the filing was insufficient. We then filed the required financial
statements on a Form 8-K/A dated May 8, 2008. We believe that late filing was an isolated
event, and that, as of the date of this report, we have sufficient internal and external personnel
available to us to conclude that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective. We further
note that the late filing described above did not have any effect on the accuracy of our financial
statements for the reporting period in question.
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the three
months ended March 31, 2008 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially
affect, our internal control over financial reporting. Potential investors should be aware that
the design of any system of controls and procedures is based in part upon certain assumptions
about the likelihood of future events. There can be no assurance that any system of controls and
procedures will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions,
regardless of how remote.
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PART II OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
We are not currently aware of any pending or threatened legal proceedings to which we are or
would be a party or any proceedings being contemplated by governmental authorities against us, or
any of our executive officers or directors relating to their services on our behalf.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
On January 24, 2008, we issued a note payable and certain warrants to three accredited
investors for a total amount of $4,500,000. On April 7, 2008, the note was exchanged for a
convertible debenture. The terms of the financing was previously reported on our Form 8-K filed
January 29, 2008, which is incorporated herein by reference.
During March 2008, we issued 140,000 shares of common stock to three accredited investors as a
result of the exercise of stock options issued under the Companys 2006 Stock Option Plan. The
issuances were completed pursuant to Section 4(2) and Regulation D of the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended..
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
During the three months ended March 31, 2008 we were not in default of any of our
indebtedness.
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
No matters were submitted for shareholder vote during the three months ended March 31, 2008.
Item 5. Other Information.
None.
Item 6. Exhibits
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31.1
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Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of
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31.2
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Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
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Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 |
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32.2
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Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 |
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SIGNATURES
In accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this report to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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Converted Organics Inc.
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Date: May 15, 2008
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/s/ Edward J. Gildea |
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Edward J. Gildea |
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President and Chief Executive Officer |
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Date: May 15, 2008
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/s/ David R. Allen |
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David R. Allen |
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Chief Financial Officer and Executive |
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Vice President of Administration |
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Date: May 15, 2008
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/s/ Ellen P. Geoffrey |
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Ellen P. Geoffrey |
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Vice President of Finance &
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