Filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)

Registration No. 333-266441

 

PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT NO. 1

(to prospectus dated August 1, 2022)

 


AGRIFORCE GROWING SYSTEMS, LTD.

 

10,423,986 shares of common stock

 

This prospectus supplement relates to Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-266441), dated August 1, 2022 and declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on or about August 11, 2022, which covered the following:

 

the offer and sale of up to 10,423,986 shares of common stock of AgriForce Growing Systems, Ltd., a British Columbia corporation relating to the shares of common stock (i) issuable upon conversion of $14.025 million principal amount of debentures (“Debentures”) and (ii) exercise of accompanying warrants (“Warrants”).

 

This prospectus supplement relates to Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-266441), filed on August 1, 2022 and declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on or about August 11, 2022 and does not cover securities beyond those covered by the existing Registration Statement. There are no additional securities being offered under this prospectus supplement – this is merely a document required under the securities laws to update information previously filed in the original prospectus and prior prospectus supplements thereto.

 

. The selling stockholders may offer and sell the shares covered by the prospectus at prevailing prices quoted on the NASDAQ or at privately negotiated prices. The selling stockholders may sell the shares directly or through underwriters, brokers or dealers. The selling stockholders will bear any applicable sales commissions, transfer taxes and similar expenses. We will pay all other expenses incident to the registration of the shares. See “Plan of Distribution” in the prospectus for more information on this topic.

 

We are filing this prospectus supplement to supplement and amend the information previously included in the prospectus, with the information contained in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 15, 2022. Accordingly, we have attached our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q to this prospectus supplement. You should read this prospectus supplement together with the prospectus and any prior prospectus supplements thereto, which is to be delivered with this prospectus supplement.

 

Our common stock is traded on the NASDAQ under the symbol “AGRI.” On August 15, 2022, the last reported sale price of our common stock on the NASDAQ was $1.80 per share.

 

Investing in our securities involves significant risks, including those set forth in the “Risk Factors” section of the prospectus beginning at page 3.

 

NEITHER THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION HAS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED OF THESE SECURITIES OR DETERMINED IF THE PROSPECTUS OR THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT IS TRUTHFUL OR COMPLETE. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.

 

The date of this prospectus supplement is August 16, 2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 10-Q

 

 

(Mark One)    
     
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACMT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2022
 
     
  or  
     
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from _____ to _____
 

 

Commission File Number: 001-40578

 

 

 

AGRIFORCE GROWING SYSTEMS LTD.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

British Columbia   Not Applicable

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

     

300 – 2233 Columbia Street

Vancouver, BC, Canada

  V5Y 0M6
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

(604) 757-0952

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

N/A

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

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Shares   AGRI   NASDAQ Capital Market
Series A Warrants   AGRIW   NASDAQ Capital Market

 

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

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

 

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

 

  Large accelerated filer ☐ Accelerated filer ☐
     
  Non-accelerated filer ☒ Smaller reporting company ☒
     
    Emerging growth company ☒

 

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

 

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

 

As of August 15, 2022, the registrant has 15,555,118 shares of common stock, no par value per share, outstanding.

 

 

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION  
     
Item 1. Financial Statements 4
     
  Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2022 (unaudited) and December 31, 2021 4
     
  Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 5
     
  Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and June 30, 2021 6
     
  Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and June 30, 2021 7
     
  Notes to Unaudited Condensed Financial Statements 8
     
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 16
     
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk 20
     
Item 4. Controls and Procedures 21
     
PART II — OTHER INFORMATION  
     
Item 1. Legal Proceedings 22
     
Item 1A. Risk Factors 22
     
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds 22
     
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities 23
     
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures 23
     
Item 5. Other Information 23
     
Item 6. Exhibits 23

 

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Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Information

 

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains certain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). These forward-looking statements represent our expectations, beliefs, intentions or strategies concerning future events, including, but not limited to, any statements regarding our assumptions about financial performance; the continuation of historical trends; the sufficiency of our cash balances for future liquidity and capital resource needs; the expected impact of changes in accounting policies on our results of operations, financial condition or cash flows; anticipated problems and our plans for future operations; and the economy in general or the future of the agriculture technology industry, all of which were subject to various risks and uncertainties.

 

When used in this Quarterly Report on Form 10- Q and other reports, statements, and information we have filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“Commission” or “SEC”), in our press releases, in our periodic reports on Forms 10-K and 10-Q, in oral statements made by or with the approval of an executive officer, the words or phrases “believes,” “may,” “will,” “expects,” “should,” “continue,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “will likely result,” “estimates,” “projects” or similar expressions and variations thereof are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. However, any statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. We caution that these statements by their nature involve risks and uncertainties, certain of which are beyond our control, and actual results may differ materially depending on a variety of important factors.

 

We do not assume the obligation to update any forward-looking statement. You should carefully evaluate such statements in light of factors described in this annual report. In this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, AgriFORCE Growing Systems Ltd. has identified important factors that could cause actual results to differ from expected or historic results. You should understand that it is not possible to predict or identify all such factors. Consequently, you should not consider any such list to be a complete list of all potential risks or uncertainties.

 

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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Financial Statements

 

AGRIFORCE GROWING SYSTEMS LTD.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM BALANCE SHEETS

(Expressed in US dollars)

 

   June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
   December 31, 2021 
         
ASSETS          
           
Current          
Cash and cash equivalents  $1,996,910   $7,775,290 
Other receivable (Note 6)   11,957,342    32,326 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets (Note 3)   111,802    309,040 
Total current assets   14,066,054    8,116,656 
           
Non-current          
Property and equipment, net   122,666    40,971 
Intangible asset (Note 4)   

9,187,862

    1,477,237 
Operating lease right-of-use asset (Note 10)   1,711,179    - 
Lease deposit, non-current   -    50,608 
Construction in progress   2,096,341    2,079,914 
Total assets  27,184,102   11,765,386 
           
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY          
           
Current          
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (Note 5)  2,305,851   1,532,312 
Contingent consideration payable   741,561    753,727 
Debentures (Note 6)   3,697,613    - 
Lease liability – current (Note 10)   258,997    - 
Total current liabilities   7,004,022    2,286,039 
           
Non-current          
Deferred rent   -    12,954 
Lease liability – non-current (Note 10)   1,399,476    - 
Derivative liabilities (Note 6 and 8)   8,590,779    1,418,964 
Long term loan (Note 7)   46,562    47,326 
Total liabilities   17,040,839    3,765,283 
Commitments and contingencies (Note 11)   -       
           
Shareholders’ equity          
Common shares, no par value per share – unlimited shares authorized; 15,514,629 and 15,176,698 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively   26,710,990    25,637,543 
Additional paid-in-capital   10,123,315    2,203,343 
Obligation to issue shares   -    93,295 
Accumulated deficit   

(26,624,863

)   (19,900,992)
Accumulated other comprehensive income   

(66,179

)   (33,086)
Total shareholders’ equity   10,143,263    8,000,103 
           
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity  $27,184,102   $11,765,386 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements.

 

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AGRIFORCE GROWING SYSTEMS LTD.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS (Unaudited)

(Expressed in US dollars)

 

   2022   2021   2022   2021 
   Three Months Ended June 30,   Six Months Ended June 30, 
   2022   2021   2022   2021 
                 
OPERATING EXPENSES                    
Wages and salaries  $1,359,503   $169,300   $2,148,144   $338,965 
Consulting   1,145,323    181,651    1,508,418    491,596 
Professional fees   780,331    108,343    881,400    253,251 
Office and administrative   317,152    51,288    630,890    112,275 
Investor and public relations   261,435    88,249    606,924    165,086 
Research and development   30,329    31,277    426,856    61,260 
Share based compensation   56,390    65,559    214,372    155,801 
Lease expense   78,498    5,092    159,435    7,286 
Travel and entertainment   89,694    10,231    158,821    11,306 
Shareholder and regulatory   37,684    1,037    146,663    3,345 
Sales and marketing   

59,757

    -    90,382    - 
Depreciation   5,465    2,728    8,992    5,323 
Operating loss   

(4,221,561

)   (714,755)   

(6,981,297

)   (1,605,494)
                     
OTHER EXPENSES                    
Foreign exchange loss (gain)   

(103,472

)   5,609    

(38,964

)   (524)
Change in fair value of warrants   

(675,504

)   -    

(218,462

)   - 
Accretion of interest on senior secured debentures   -    427,360    -    427,360 
Loss on extension of debt term   -    59,259    -    59,259 
                     
Net loss  $

(3,442,585

)  $(1,206,983)  $

(6,723,871

)  $(2,091,589)
                     
Dividend paid to preferred shareholders  -   532,258   -   532,258 
                     
Net loss attributable to common shareholders  $

(3,442,585

)  $(1,739,241)  $

(6,723,871

)  $(2,623,847)
                     
Other comprehensive income (loss)                    
                     
Foreign currency translation  (21,192)  (5,285)  (33,093)  7,749 
                     
Comprehensive loss attributable to common shareholders  $

(3,463,777

)  $(1,744,526)  $

(6,756,964

)  $(2,616,098)
                     
Basic and diluted net loss attributed to common share  $(0.21)  $(0.20)  $(0.43)  $(0.30)
                     
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding – basic and diluted   16,518,480    8,892,989    15,872,349    8,668,881 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements.

 

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AGRIFORCE GROWING SYSTEMS LTD.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (unaudited)

(Expressed in US dollars, except share numbers)

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021

 

                                     
   For the three months ended June 30 
   Common Shares   Series A
Preferred Shares
   Additional    Obligation      Accumulated Other   Total 
   # of Shares   Amount   # of Shares   Amount  

Paid-in-

capital

  

to Issue

Shares

  

Accumulated

Deficit

  

Comprehensive

Income

  

Shareholders’

Equity

 
Balance, April 1, 2022   15,247,012   $25,822,735    -    -   $2,361,325   $93,295   $(23,182,278)  $(44,987)  $5,050,090 
Shares issued for consulting services   188,770    653,886    -    -    -    (93,295)   -    -    560,591 
Shares issued for compensation and bonuses   78,847    234,369    -    -         -    -    -    234,369 
Share based compensation   -    -    -    -    56,390    -    -    -    56,390 
Prefunded warrants issued (Note 4)   -    -    -    -    7,705,600    -    -    -    7,705,600 
Net loss   -    -    -    -    -    -    

(3,442,585

)   -    

(3,442,585

)
Foreign currency translation   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    (21,192)   (21,192)
Balance, June 30, 2022   15,514,629   $26,710,990    -    -   $10,123,315   $-   $

(26,624,863

)  $

(66,179

)  $10,143,263 
Balance, April 1, 2021   8,471,617   $5,875,750    2,258,826   $6,717,873   $1,387,808   $103,512   $(13,406,550)  $132,088   $810,481 
Shares issued for cashless exercise of options   820,029    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    - 
Shares issued for compensation   98,356    514,066    -    -    -    -    -    -    514,066 
Shares issued for consulting services   7,237    40,809    -    -    -    (8,627)   -    -    32,182 
Shares issued for debt term extension   10,000    60,000    -    -    -    -    -    -    60,000 
Shares issued for dividend on Preferred Shares   135,530    532,258    -    -    -    -    (532,258)   -    - 
Share based compensation   -    -    -    -    65,559    -    -    -    65,559 
Net loss   -    -    -    -    -    -    (1,206,983)   -    (1,206,983)
Foreign currency translation   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    (5,285)   (5,285)
Balance, June 30, 2021   9,542,769   $7,022,883    2,258,826   $6,717,873   $1,453,367   $94,885   $(15,145,791)  $126,803   $270,020 

 

   For the six months ended June 30 
   Common Shares   Series A
Preferred Shares
                     
   # of Shares   Amount   # of Shares   Amount  

Additional Paid-in-

capital

   Obligation to Issue Shares   Accumulated Deficit   Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income  

Total
Shareholders’

Equity

 
Balance, January 1, 2022   15,176,698   $25,637,543    -   $-   $2,203,343   $93,295   $(19,900,992)  $(33,086)  $8,000,103 
Shares issued for compensation and bonus   108,164    331,490    -    -    -    -    -    -    331,490 
Shares issued for consulting services   229,767    741,957    -    -    -    (93,295)   -    -   648,662 
Prefunded warrants issued   -    -    -    -    7,705,600    -    -    -    7,705,600 
Share based compensation   -    -    -    -    214,372    -    -    -    214,372 
Net loss   -    -    -    -    -    -    

(6,723,871

)   -    

(6,723,871

)
Foreign currency translation   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    (33,093)   (33,093)
Balance, June 30, 2022   15,514,629   $26,710,990    -    -   $10,123,315   $-   $

(26,624,863

)  $

(66,179

)  $

10,143,263

 
Balance, January 1, 2021   8,441,617   $5,696,050    2,258,826   $6,717,873   $1,297,566   $94,885   $(12,521,944)  $119,054   $1,403,484 
Shares issued for cashless exercise of options   820,029    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    - 
Shares issued for compensation   98,356    514,066    -    -    -    -    -    -    514,066 
Shares issued for consulting services   37,237    220,509    -    -    -    -    -    -    220,509 
Shares issued for debt term extension   10,000    60,000    -    -    -    -    -    -    60,000 
Shares issued for dividend on Preferred Shares   135,530    532,258    -    -    -    -    (532,258)   -    - 
Share based compensation   -    -    -    -    155,801    -    -    -    155,801 
Net loss   -    -    -    -    -    -    (2,091,589)   -    (2,091,589)
Foreign currency translation   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    7,749    7,749 
Balance, June 30, 2021   9,542,769   $7,022,883    2,258,826   $6,717,873   $1,453,367   $94,885   $(15,145,791)  $126,803   $270,020 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements.

 

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AGRIFORCE GROWING SYSTEMS LTD.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited)

(Expressed in US Dollars)

 

   2022   2021 
  

For the six months ended

June 30,

 
   2022   2021 
         
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES          
Net loss for the period  $

(6,723,871

)  $(2,091,589)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:          
Depreciation   8,992    5,323 
Share based compensation   214,372    155,801 
Shares issued for consulting services   648,662    220,509 
Shares issued for debt term extension   -    60,000 
Accretion of interest on senior secured debentures   -    427,360 
Loss on extension of debt term   -    59,259 
Shares issued for compensation and bonuses   331,490    - 
Change in fair value of warrants   

(218,462

)   - 
Amortization of right-of-use asset   103,074    - 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:          
Other receivables   (15,016)   (538)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets   232,238    (16,793)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities   478,645    380,986 
Lease liabilities   (118,126)   - 
Net cash used in operating activities   

(5,058,002

)   (799,682)
           
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES          
Acquisition of equipment and leasehold improvements   (92,479)   (2,190)
Payment against acquisition of intangibles   (500,000)   - 
Construction in progress   

(50,000

)     
Net cash used in investing activities   (642,479)   (2,190)
           
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES          
Proceeds from issuance of senior secured debentures   -    600,000 
Financing costs of debentures   (35,000)   (69,000)
Proceeds from long-term loan   -    15,932 
Payment of IPO costs   -    (173,541)
Net cash used in financing activities   (35,000)   373,391 
           
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalent   

(42,899

)   (67,878)
Change in cash   (5,778,380)   (496,359)
Cash, beginning of period   7,775,290    653,410 
Cash, end of period  $1,996,910   $157,051 
           
Supplemental cash flow information:          
Cash paid during the period for interest   -    - 
Cash paid during the period for income taxes   -    - 
           
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing transactions          
Fair value of shares in connection with extension of senior secured debentures   -    60,000 
Fair value of debenture warrants   4,080,958    - 
Fair value of conversion feature of debentures   3,336,535    - 
Debt receivable   11,910,000    - 
Prefunded warrants issued related to intangible assets   7,705,600    - 
Unpaid financing cost   1,600,312    - 
Preferred stock dividend paid in common shares   -    532,258 
Unpaid amount related to construction in progress included in accounts payable   -    744,191 
Initial operating lease liability recognized under Topic 842   1,776,599    - 
Initial lease right-of-use asset recognized under Topic 842   1,837,782    - 
Unpaid IPO costs   -    803,694 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 (unaudited)

(Expressed in US Dollars, except where noted)

 

1. NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND BASIS OF PREPARATION

 

Business Overview

 

AgriFORCE Growing Systems Ltd. (the “Company”) was incorporated as a private company by Articles of Incorporation issued pursuant to the provisions of the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) on December 22, 2017. The Company’s registered and records office address is at 300 – 2233 Columbia Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V5Y 0M6. On February 13, 2018, the Company changed its name from 1146470 B.C. Ltd to Canivate Growing Systems Ltd. On November 22, 2019 the Company changed its name from Canivate Growing Systems Ltd. to AgriFORCE Growing Systems Ltd.

 

At AgriFORCE, our purpose is clear: to positively transform farm, food, and family every day, everywhere. With years of in-depth research and development experience, we are pioneers, ready to deliver integrated, practical, and sustainable solutions that can be applied throughout multiple verticals in AgTech. We drive our business through two operating divisions, AgriFORCE Solutions and AgriFORCE Brands.

 

Our two divisions—AgriFORCE Solutions and AgriFORCE Brands—work in partnership to address some of the existential challenges being faced by the world today—climate change, extreme weather, food security and sovereignty, the environmental impact of industrial and commercial farming—working towards providing better tasting, more nutritious plant-based foods and other products to consumers on a global level.

 

Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements (the “interim financial statements”) and related financial information of AgriFORCE Growing Systems Ltd. should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and the related notes thereto for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on March 30, 2022. These unaudited interim financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and SEC for interim financial information. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by the accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) for complete financial statements.

 

In the opinion of management, the accompanying interim financial statements contain all adjustments which are necessary to state fairly the Company’s financial position as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, and the results of its operations during the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 and cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021. Such adjustments are of a normal and recurring nature. The results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full fiscal year ending December 31, 2022, or for any future period.

 

Liquidity and Management’s Plan

 

The Company has incurred substantial operating losses since its inception and expects to continue to incur significant operating losses for the foreseeable future. As reflected in the interim financial statements for the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Company had a net loss of $6.7 million, $5.1 million of net cash used in operating activities, and the Company had working capital of $7.1 million.

 

The accompanying interim financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. The interim financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts or the amounts and classification of liabilities that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty. The Company is at the stage of development of its first facility and other intellectual property. As such it is likely that additional financing will be needed by the Company to fund its operations and to develop and commercialize its technology. These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. For the next twelve months from issuance of these interim financial statements, the Company will seek to obtain additional capital through the sale of debt or equity financings or other arrangements to fund operations; however, there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to raise needed capital under acceptable terms, if at all. The sale of additional equity may dilute existing shareholders and newly issued shares may contain senior rights and preferences compared to our currently outstanding common shares. If the Company is unable to obtain such additional financing, future operations would need to be scaled back or discontinued. Due to the uncertainty in the Company’s ability to raise capital, management believes that there is substantial doubt in the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for twelve months from the issuance of these interim financial statements.

 

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2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

In August 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-06 “Debt – Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging – Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity” (“ASU 2020-06”). The intention of ASU 2020-06 is to address the complexities in accounting for certain financial instruments with a debt and equity component. Under ASU 2020-06, the number of accounting models for convertible notes will be reduced and entities that issue convertible debt will be required to use the if-converted method for the computation of diluted “Earnings per share” under ASC 260. ASC 2020-06 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023 and may be adopted through either a modified retrospective method of transition or a fully retrospective method of transition. We are currently assessing the impact this guidance will have on our condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, “Financial Instruments – Credit Losses.” The standard, including subsequently issued amendments, requires a financial asset measured at amortized cost basis, such as accounts receivable and certain other financial assets, to be presented at the net amount expected to be collected based on relevant information about past events, including historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts that affect the collectability of the reported amount. This ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within those fiscal years, and requires the modified retrospective approach. Early adoption is permitted. Based on the composition of the Company’s trade receivables and other financial assets, current market conditions, and historical credit loss activity, the Company is currently in the process of evaluating the impact of this guidance on our financial statements.

 

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In October 2021, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU 2021-08, Business Combinations (Topic 805): Accounting for Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities from Contracts with Customers. Under ASU 2021-08, an acquirer must recognize and measure contract assets and contract liabilities acquired in a business combination in accordance with Topic 606. The guidance is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2022, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently in the process of evaluating the impact of this guidance on our financial statements.

 

Other accounting standards that have been issued or proposed by FASB that do not require adoption until a future date are not expected to have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements upon adoption. The Company does not discuss recent pronouncements that are not anticipated to have an impact on or are unrelated to its financial condition, results of operations, cash flows or disclosures.

 

Convertible Instruments

 

The Company evaluates and accounts for conversion options embedded in its convertible instruments in accordance with ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”), which provides that if three criteria are met, the Company is required to bifurcate conversion options from their host instruments and account for them as free-standing derivative financial instruments. These three criteria include circumstances in which;

 

(a) the economic characteristics and risks of the embedded derivative instrument are not clearly and closely related to the economic characteristics and risks of the host contract;

(b) the hybrid instrument that embodies both the embedded derivative instrument and the host contract is not re-measured at fair value under otherwise applicable generally accepted accounting principles with changes in fair value reported in earnings as they occur; and

(c) a separate instrument with the same terms as the embedded derivative instrument would be considered a derivative instrument.

 

ASC 815 also provides an exception to this rule when the host instrument is deemed to be conventional as defined under professional standards as “The Meaning of Conventional Convertible Debt Instrument.”

 

The Company accounts for convertible instruments (when it has determined that the embedded conversion options should not be bifurcated from their host instruments) in accordance with professional standards when “Accounting for Convertible Securities with Beneficial Conversion Features,” as those professional standards pertain to “Certain Convertible Instruments.” Accordingly, the Company records, when necessary, discounts to convertible notes for the intrinsic value of conversion options embedded in debt instruments based upon the differences between the fair value of the underlying common stock at the commitment date of the note transaction and the effective conversion price embedded in the note. Debt discounts under these arrangements are amortized over the term of the related debt to their earliest date of redemption. The Company also records when necessary deemed dividends for the intrinsic value of conversion options embedded in preferred shares based upon the differences between the fair value of the underlying common stock at the commitment date of the note transaction and the effective conversion price embedded in the note. ASC 815 provides that, among other things, generally, if an event is not within the entity’s control could or require net cash settlement, then the contract shall be classified as an asset or a liability.

 

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

The fair value of the Company’s other receivable, accounts payable and other current liabilities approximate their carrying amounts due to the relative short maturities of these items.

 

The Company issued warrants having a strike price denominated in U.S. dollars, which creates an obligation to issue shares for a price that is not denominated in the Company’s functional currency, Canadian dollars, and renders the warrants not indexed to the Company’s stock. The Series A warrants, representative warrants issued as part of the IPO, and convertible debt warrants are thus classified as derivative liabilities and are measured at fair value.

 

The convertible debentures also have a conversion feature whereby the debt holders can convert their outstanding debentures into common shares of the Company. The conversion price has a strike price denominated in U.S. dollars and accordingly, the conversion feature is classified as a derivative liability and measured at fair value.

 

The fair value of the Company’s warrants are determined in accordance with FASB ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurement,” which establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the assumptions (inputs) to valuation techniques used to price assets or liabilities that are measured at fair value. The hierarchy, as defined below, gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs. The guidance for fair value measurements requires that assets and liabilities measured at fair value be classified and disclosed in one of the following categories:

 

Level 1: Defined as observable inputs, such as quoted (unadjusted) prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
   
Level 2: Defined as observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1. This includes quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities in markets that are not active, or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.
   
Level 3: Defined as unobservable inputs to the valuation methodology that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the measurement of the fair value of the assets or liabilities. Level 3 assets and liabilities include those whose fair value measurements are determined using pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies or similar valuation techniques, as well as significant management judgment or estimation.

 

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3. PREPAID EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT ASSETS

 SCHEDULE OF PREPAID EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT ASSETS

  

June 30,

2022

  

December 31,

2021

 
Deposits  $32,000   $32,000 
Legal retainer   15,643    33,692 
Prepaid expenses   37,440    214,445 
Others   26,719    28,903 
Total  $111,802   $309,040 

 

During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company entered into a land purchase agreement in relation to construction of a facility in Coachella, California. A deposit of $170,000 was paid and the balance of the purchase price is subject to financing. On April 6, 2021, the scheduled close of escrow was extended to April 30, 2021, and the purchase price was increased to $4.4 million. The Company wrote off the non-refundable portion of the deposit amounting to $150,000 on December 31, 2021, as the close of escrow period has lapsed; however, the Company is currently renegotiating the terms of the agreement.

 

4. INTANGIBLE ASSET

 

Intangible asset represents $9,187,862 of intellectual property (“IP”) acquired under an asset purchase agreement from Manna Nutritional Group, LLC (“MNG”) on September 10, 2021. The IP encompasses patent-pending technologies to naturally process and convert grain, pulses and root vegetables, resulting in low-starch, low-sugar, high-protein, fiber-rich baking flour products, which can be made into a wide range of breakfast cereals, juices, natural sweeteners and baking enhancers. The terms of the agreement, including the amendments agreed by the parties on May 10, 2022, are as below:

 

The aggregate purchase price for the Purchased Assets (the “Purchase Price”) is up to $14,475,000, and shall consist of the following, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, as follows:

 

  (i) Prefunded Warrants (“Closing Prefunded Warrants”), which will be immediately exercisable into common shares of the Company upon each of the vesting events set forth below, equal to the number of shares of Purchaser’s common stock (rounded up to the nearest whole number), restricted as to resale under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act, equal to the quotient of (a)(i) $3,500,000 divided by (ii) a per share price equal to the average of the volume weighted average price (“VWAP”) of the Purchaser’s common shares for the ten trading days immediately preceding March 10, 2022 (or $1.79 per share) (“Closing Tranche 1”) (issued), and (b)(i) $1,500,000 divided by (ii) a per share price equal to the average of the VWAP of the Purchaser’s common shares for the ten trading days immediately preceding the date on which patent resubmission work for the patents set forth in the Agreement is completed (“Closing Tranche 2”). Closing Tranche 1 of the Prefunded Warrants will be issued immediately upon shareholder approval of the transactions contemplated by the Agreement and Amendment, in compliance with all SEC and Nasdaq rules and regulations (“Shareholder Approval”). Closing Tranche 2 of the Prefunded Warrants will be issued immediately following the date on which patent resubmission work for the patents set forth in the Agreement is completed. In each case, the Closing Prefunded Warrants will be paid in full upon issuance. The Closing Prefunded Warrants and any shares issued upon exercise of the Closing Prefunded Warrants are restricted as to resale and issued under a private placement exempt from registration under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act, and will vest on a quarterly basis over eight quarters commencing on the three-month anniversary of the Closing Date in equal amounts over eight consecutive calendar quarters;

 

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  (ii) $1,475,000 in cash, minus any amounts paid to MNG under (iii), payable to MNG at Closing;
     
  (iii) $725,000 in cash payable follows: (a) $225,000 payable on the Effective Date (paid); and (b) $500,000 payable within 120 days after the Effective Date (paid), to reimburse MNG for, without limitation, satisfaction of all the secured debt as listed in Section 2.04 of the Disclosure Schedules to the Agreement (the “Secured Debt”); and
     
  (iv) Prefunded Warrants (“Post-Closing Prefunded Warrants,” and collectively with the Closing Prefunded Warrants, the “Prefunded Warrants”), which will be immediately exercisable into common shares of the Company upon the vesting events set forth below, equal to the number of shares of Purchaser’s common stock (rounded up to the nearest whole number), restricted as to resale under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act, to be issued in two tranches, that equals (i) $8,000,000 divided by (ii) a per share price equal to the VWAP of the Purchaser’s common shares for the ten trading days immediately before the issuance date of those Post-Closing Prefunded Warrants (or $2.43 per share). $5,000,000 of the Post Closing Prefunded Warrants will be issued to Seller on June 30, 2022 (issued). $3,000,000 of the Post-Closing Prefunded Warrants will be issued to Seller on December 31, 2022. In each case, the Post-Closing Prefunded Warrants will be paid in full upon issuance. If a Patent is issued within 24 months of the Closing Date, and such Patent is transferred to the Purchaser free and clear of all Encumbrances, then the Post-Closing Prefunded Warrants will vest and become exercisable in four equal amounts commencing on the date of issuance of the Patent and then for the three subsequent three-month anniversaries thereof. If a Patent does not issue from the CERES-MNG Patent Application within 24 months from the Closing Date, the Post-Closing Prefunded Warrants will be returned to the Purchaser, and the Purchase Price shall be adjusted downward dollar for dollar. All Post-Closing Prefunded Warrants are subject to Shareholder Approval before vesting can occur.

 

In the event that after 24 months from the closing date, a Patent does not issue from the IP, Buyer’s obligation to issue the Post-Closing Shares and Dividends to MNG will be deemed null and void ab initio and will no longer be due and owing to MNG, and the Post-Closing Shares shall be released from escrow and returned to the Company, and the Purchase Price shall be adjusted downward dollar for dollar.

 

Based on the terms above and in conformity with US GAAP, the Company accounted for purchase as an asset acquisition and has deemed the asset purchased as an in-process research and development. The Company has further deemed the asset to be of indefinite life until the completion of the associated research and development (“R&D”) activities. Once completed and commercialized, the asset will be amortized over its useful life. The recognition of the IP asset is based on the payments made to date of $725,000, prefunded warrants issued and contingent consideration that is probable and reasonably estimable as of the reporting date. Subsequent changes in contingent consideration are recorded against cost. Further, the company has recorded $741,561 as contingent consideration, which is considered probable and due on closing. The remaining amounts payable as described above were not deemed to be probable at June 30, 2022, and accordingly have not been accrued for.

 

5. ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED LIABILITIES

 SCHEDULE OF ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED LIABILITIES

  

June 30,

2022

  

December 31,

2021

 
Accounts payable  $1,339,681   $414,117 
Accrued expenses   760,783    981,027 
Others   205,387    137,168 
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities  $2,305,851   $1,532,312 

 

Accrued expenses include professional fee payable of $437,397 (December 31, 2021 - nil), bonus payable of $111,140 (December 31, 2021 – nil), Directors’ fees payable of $68,095 (December 31, 2021 - $39,309), withholding tax payable of $82,086 (December 31, 2021 - $89,236) and other items aggregating $62,065 (December 31, 2021 - $352,482). Accrued expenses as of December 31, 2021, also included $500,000 related to reimbursement for satisfaction of secured debt of seller of IP asset.

 

6. DEBENTURES

 

On March 24, 2021, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with certain accredited investors for the purchase of $750,000 in principal amount ($600,000 subscription amount) of senior secured debentures originally due June 24, 2021 (the “Bridge Loan”). The imputed interest rate is encompassed within the original issue discount of the debentures and no additional cash interest shall be due. Transaction costs of $69,000 have been recorded in connection with the Bridge Loan.

 

On June 24, 2021, the due date was extended, for which the Company paid an extension fee of 10,000 common shares with a fair value of $60,000. The Bridge Loan was repaid in full on July 13, 2021.

 

As part of the Bridge Loan, the debenture holder was issued warrants (the “Bridge Warrants”) to purchase 93,938 common shares with a strike price of $3.99 per share. The term of the warrants was three years. The fair value of the warrants were recorded as a liability in the balance sheet using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The Company remeasured the fair value of the warrant liability at each reporting date until the warrants were exercised on October 27, 2021. The fair value of the warrants liability is subject to significant fluctuation based on changes in the inputs to the Black-Scholes option-pricing model, including our common stock price, expected volatility, expected term, the risk-free interest rate and dividend yield.

 

On June 30, 2022, the Company executed the definitive agreement with arm’s length accredited institutional investors (the “Investors”) for a $14,025,000 principal debentures with a 10% original issue discount (the “Debentures”) for gross proceeds of $12,750,000. The interest rates on the Debentures are 5% for the first 12 months, 6% for the subsequent 12 months, and 8% per annum thereafter. Principal repayments will be made in 25 equal installments starting September 1, 2022. The Debenture may be extended by six months at the election of the Company by paying a sum equal to six months interest on the principal amount outstanding at the end of the 18th month, at the rate of 8% per annum. The Debentures are convertible into common shares at $2.22 per share. The Investors have the right to purchase additional tranches of $5,000,000 each, up to a total additional principal amount of $33,000,000. In addition, the Investors received 4,106,418 warrants at a strike price of $2.442, which expire on December 31, 2025 (the “Debenture Warrants”). The Debenture Warrants and Debentures each have down round provisions whereby the conversion and strike prices will be adjusted downward if the Company issues equity instruments at lower prices. The Debenture Warrants strike price and the Debenture conversion price will be adjusted down to the effective conversion price of the issued equity instruments. Due to the currency of these features being different from the Company’s functional currency the Debenture Warrants and Debentures’ convertible features were classified as derivative liabilities and are further discussed in Note 8. The transaction costs incurred in relation to the Debentures were $1,634,894.

 

The debenture proceeds were receivable and outstanding as of June 30, 2022 and have been included in other receivables. The cash proceeds were received on July 7, 2022.

 

The following table summarizes our outstanding debentures as of the dates indicated:

 SCHEDULE OF OUTSTANDING DEBENTURES

   Maturity   Cash Interest Rate   June 30, 2022 
Debentures (gross)   12/31/2024      5.00% - 8.00%  $14,025,000 
Debt issuance costs and debt discounts           (10,327,387)
Total debentures (current)          $3,697,613 

 

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7. LONG TERM LOAN

 

During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company entered into a loan agreement with Alterna Bank for a principal amount of $31,417 (CAD$ 40,000) under Canada Emergency Business Account Program (the “Program”).

 

The Program, as set out by the Government of Canada, requires that the funds from this loan shall only be used by the Company to pay non-deferrable operating expenses including, without limitation, payroll, rent, utilities, insurance, property tax and regularly scheduled debt service, and may not be used to fund any payments or expenses such as prepayment/refinancing of existing indebtedness, payments of dividends, distributions and increases in management compensation.

 

The existing terms of CEBA loans require that the outstanding balance (other than the amount available to be forgiven) be repaid on or before December 31, 2022, to be eligible for partial loan forgiveness. The Government of Canada has recently announced the December 31, 2022 forgiveness repayment date will be extended to December 31, 2023 for eligible CEBA loan holders in good standing.

 

The loan is interest free for an initial term that ends on December 31, 2023 (originally December 31, 2022). Repaying the loan balance on or before December 31, 2023 will result in loan forgiveness of up to 33% (up to CAD $20,000). Any outstanding loan after initial term carries an interest rate of 5% per annum, payable monthly during the extended term of January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2025 (previously January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2024).

 

In April 2021, the Company applied for additional loan with Alterna Bank under the Program and received $15,145 (CAD$20,000). The expansion loan is subject to the original terms and conditions of the Program.

 

8. DERIVATIVE LIABILITIES

 

Warrant Liabilities

 

As of June 30, 2022, the warrant liabilities represent aggregate fair value of publicly traded 3,088,198 Series A warrants, 135,999 representative’s warrants and 4,106,418 Debenture Warrants. The fair value of the IPO warrants and representative’s warrant amount to $1,173,286 (December 31, 2021 - $1,418,964) and were categorized as a Level 1 financial instrument. The fair value of the Debenture Warrants amounted to $4,080,958 (December 31, 2021 - $nil) and were categorized as a Level 3 financial instrument. The Black-Scholes option pricing model for the Debenture Warrants used the following assumptions: stock price $2.31, dividend yield – nil, expected volatility 58.31%, risk free rate of return 3.14%, and expected term of 3.5 years.

 

The representative’s warrants are exercisable one year from the effective date of the registration statement for the IPO and will expire three years after the effective date. The exercise price of the representative’s warrant is $6 per share. The warrants have been deemed compensation by FINRA and are therefore subject to a 180-day lock-up pursuant to Rule 5110(e)(1) of FINRA. The underwriter (or permitted assignees under Rule 5110(e)(1)) will not sell, transfer, assign, pledge, or hypothecate these warrants or the securities underlying these warrants, nor will they engage in any hedging, short sale, derivative, put, or call transaction that would result in the effective economic disposition of the warrants or the underlying securities for a period of 180 days from the date of this prospectus. The exercise price and number of shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants may be adjusted in certain circumstances including in the event of a stock dividend, extraordinary cash dividend or recapitalization, reorganization, merger or consolidation.

 

The fair value change on the warrant liability amounted to $218,462 and is recorded in the statement of comprehensive loss for the six months ended June 30, 2022.

 

Debenture Convertible Feature

 

On June 30, 2022, the Company issued Debentures with an equity conversion feature, see note 6. The fair value of the Debentures’ convertible features were $3,336,535 on June 30, 2022 and were categorized as a Level 3 financial instrument. The Black-Scholes option-pricing model for the convertible feature used the following assumptions: stock price $2.31, dividend yield – nil, expected volatility 101%, risk free rate of return 3.14%, and expected term of 1 year.

 

9. SHARE CAPITAL

 

On January 1, 2022, the Company issued 3,217 common shares as part of compensation to the Company’s officers.

 

On January 1, 2022, the Company issued to a consultant a total of 10,000 common shares.

 

On January 1, 2022, the Company issued to a consultant a total of 25,000 common shares.

 

On January 31, 2022, the Company issued 5,160 common shares as part of compensation to an employee.

 

On February 28, 2022, the Company issued to a consultant a total of 3,380 common shares.

 

On March 31, 2022, the Company issued to a consultant a total of 2,617 common shares.

 

On March 31, 2022, the Company issued 20,940 common shares as part of compensation to Company’s officers.

 

On April 1, 2022, the Company issued to a consultant a total of 25,000 common shares.

 

On April 1, 2022, the Company issued to a consultant a total of 4,281 common shares.

 

On April 4, 2022, the Company issued to consultants a total of 77,172 common shares.

 

On April 12, 2022, the Company issued 35,952 common shares to the Company’s officers for bonuses.

 

On April 30, 2022, the Company issued to a consultant a total of 2,442 common shares.

 

On May 18, 2022, the Company issued to consultants a total of 77,172 common shares.

 

On May 30, 2022, the Company issued 10,000 common shares as part of compensation to an employee.

 

On May 31, 2022, the Company issued to a consultant a total of 537 common shares.

 

On June 30, 2022, the Company issued to a consultant a total of 2,166 common shares.

 

On June 30, 2022, the Company issued 32,895 common shares as part of compensation to Company’s officers.

 

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10. LEASES

 

Upon adoption of Topic 842 effective January 1, 2022, the Company recognized operating lease liabilities of $1,776,599 and corresponding right-of-use (“ROU”) assets of $1,837,782. The difference between operating lease liabilities and right-of-use assets recognized is due to prepaid rent and deferred rent recorded under prior lease accounting standards. Topic 842 requires such balances to be reclassified against right-of-use assets at transition. In future periods such balances will not be presented separately.

 

The components of lease expenses were as follows:

 SCHEDULE OF LEASE EXPENSES

  

Six months ended

June 30, 2022

 
Operating lease cost  $152,072 
Short-term lease cost   7,363 
Total lease expenses  $159,435 

 

The Company has an operating lease for its office lease in Canada with a remaining lease term of 7 years and 3 months. The discount rate was 7.0%. The Company has no finance leases.

 

11. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

Lease commitment

 

The Company entered an operating lease for office space. The minimum future payments under the lease for our continuing operations in each of the years ending December 31 is as follows:

 SCHEDULE OF FUTURE PAYMENTS UNDER LEASE

      
Remaining 2022  $140,382 
2023   284,953 
2024   294,727 
2025   311,483 
2026   311,483 
Subsequent years   856,578 
Total minimum lease payments  2,199,606 
Less: imputed interest   (541,133)
Total lease liability   1,658,473 
Current portion of lease liability   (258,997)
Non-current portion of lease liability  $1,399,476 

 

Debenture principal repayments

 

The following table summarizes the future principal payments related to our outstanding debt as of June 30, 2022:

 SUMMARY OF FUTURE PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS OUTSTANDING

2022  $2022 
2022  $2,244,000 
2023   6,732,000 
2024   5,049,000 
Long Term Debt  $14,025,000 

 

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Contingencies

 

Litigation

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2022 and the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company had no new contingencies to disclose.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company entered into a purchase agreement with certain parties representing proprietary technology. As consideration for the purchase of the technology and attendant intellectual property rights, the Company issued an aggregate of 5,263,158 Class A common voting shares (the “Class A Shares”).

 

An additional 105,263 Class A Shares were issued for consulting services to assist with application of the proprietary technology to the Company’s business.

 

Subsequent to the execution of these agreements, the Company was notified as to certain issues relating to the transaction agreements that were executed and the intellectual property risks that were purportedly transferred. After several months of analysis with various professionals, the Company determined that the technology was in fact invalid and therefore without any value.

 

On May 15, 2019, a claim by HydroHaus Horticulture, Inc., Stuart Brazier and Christopher Gielnik (the “Plaintiffs”) was filed in BC Supreme Court. The basic allegations against AgriFORCE Growing Systems Ltd. are:

 

  1. The Company breached the manufacturing agreement under which HydroHaus Horticulture claims it had the exclusive right to build hydro houses for the Company;
     
  2. The Company advised HydroHaus Horticulture that it was in breach of the licensing agreement relating to its project to build a hydro house for the Nak’azdli causing HydroHaus Horticulture to spend approximately $130,000 to change the way it was to perform that contract;

 

  3. The Company owes approximately $100,000 for expenses paid for by HydroHaus Horticulture, which has not been accrued for at this time as management does not believe the merits are valid. Should any amounts be required to be paid as a result of the claim, the Company will appropriately record at that time; and
     
  4. The Company wrongfully rescinded its agreements with HydroHaus Horticulture.

 

The Plaintiffs are seeking general and special damages, alternatively rescission of the agreements or specific performance of those agreements and payment for expenses incurred by HydroHaus Horticulture. The Plaintiffs are also seeking an order that the Hydrohaus IP (allegedly comprising certain cladding materials and methods of insulating greenhouses, regulating humidity, moving growing plants, and managing the movement of air, and any derivative works), and an associated patent application, be transferred to them. The Plaintiffs are also seeking an order prohibiting the Company from using the words, “Canivate”, “the Canivate Way”, “HydroFilm”, “Hydrohouse” and “Hydrohaus”.

 

On May 24, 2019, the Company filed a response to the claim, denying the allegations in the claim, raising the defense that the plaintiffs wrongfully purported to sell intellectual property which they falsely stated they had invented and owned and states that the intellectual property was unworkable to build greenhouses. The Company also alleges that the plaintiffs falsely represented that their work for the Kak’adzdli would benefit the Company when it would not. The response asks that the claim be dismissed.

 

The Company has also filed a counterclaim based upon its allegations that the plaintiffs wrongfully induced the Company to enter agreements with the plaintiffs based on fraudulent misrepresentations regarding the existence of ownership of intellectual property. Further, the counterclaim alleges that Mr. Brazier breached his fiduciary duties to AgriFORCE Growing Systems Ltd. (formerly “Canivate Growing Solutions Ltd.”) in preferring the interests of Hydrohaus over those of the Company.

 

The counterclaim seeks a declaration that the agreements which the Company rescinded were properly rescinded based upon the misrepresentations of the plaintiffs as well as general, special, aggravated and punitive damages, an accounting for profits, and legal costs.

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2022 and the year ended December 31, 2021, there has been no further activity in the lawsuit. Based on Company’s litigation counsel’s opinion, management does not believe the potential monetary damages to be material based on the damages sought by the plaintiff.

 

12. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

The Company evaluated subsequent events through August 15, 2022, the date on which these interim financial statements were available to be issued, to ensure that this filing includes appropriate disclosure of events both recognized in the interim financial statements as of and subsequent to June 30, 2022, but were not recognized in the interim financial statements. Except as disclosed below, there were no events that required recognition, adjustment to or disclosure in the financial statements.

 

On July 1, 2022, the Company issued to an employee a total of 17,707 common shares.

 

On July 1, 2022, the Company issued to a consultant a total of 25,000 common shares.

 

On July 5, 2022, the Company issued to an officer a total of 14,657 common shares as settlement of an outstanding bonus.

 

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

Prospective investors should read the following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations together with our financial statements and the related notes and other financial information included elsewhere in this Annual Report. Some of the information contained in this discussion and analysis or set forth elsewhere in this Annual Report, including information with respect to our plans and strategy for our business, includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. See “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.” You should review the “Risk Factors” section of this Annual Report for a discussion of important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results described in or implied by the forward-looking statements contained in the following discussion and analysis.

 

Company History and Our Business

 

AgriFORCE Growing Systems Ltd. was incorporated as a private company by Articles of Incorporation issued pursuant to the provisions of the British Columbia Business Corporations Act on December 22, 2017. The Company’s registered and records office address is at 300 – 2233 Columbia Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V5Y 0M6. On February 13, 2018, the Company changed its name from 1146470 B.C. Ltd to Canivate Growing Systems Ltd. On November 22, 2019, the Company changed its name from Canivate Growing Systems Ltd. to AgriFORCE Growing Systems Ltd.

 

At AgriFORCE, our purpose is clear: to positively transform farm, food, and family every day, everywhere. With years of in-depth research and development experience, we are pioneers, ready to deliver integrated, practical, and sustainable solutions that can be applied throughout multiple verticals in AgTech. We drive our business through two operating divisions, AgriFORCE Solutions and AgriFORCE Brands.

 

Our two divisions—AgriFORCE Solutions and AgriFORCE Brands—work in partnership to address some of the existential challenges being faced by the world today—climate change, extreme weather, food security and sovereignty, the environmental impact of industrial and commercial farming—working towards providing better tasting, more nutritious plant-based foods and other products to consumers on a global level.

 

Status as an Emerging Growth Company

 

On April 5, 2012, the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012, or the JOBS Act, was enacted. Section 107 of the JOBS Act provides that an “emerging growth company” can take advantage of the extended transition period provided in Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, for complying with new or revised accounting standards. In other words, an “emerging growth company” can delay the adoption of certain accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies. We have irrevocably elected to avail ourselves of this extended transition period and, as a result, we will adopt new or revised accounting standards on the relevant dates on which adoption of such standards is required for private companies.

 

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We are in the process of evaluating the benefits of relying on other exemptions and reduced reporting requirements provided by the JOBS Act. Subject to certain conditions set forth in the JOBS Act, as an “emerging growth company,” we intend to rely on certain of these exemptions from, without limitation, (i) providing an auditor’s attestation report on our system of internal controls over financial reporting pursuant to Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and (ii) complying with any requirement that may be adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) regarding mandatory audit firm rotation or a supplement to the auditor’s report providing additional information about the audit and the financial statements, known as the auditor discussion and analysis. We will remain an “emerging growth company” until the earliest of (a) the last day of our fiscal year following the fifth anniversary of the closing of the initial public offering, (b) the last day of the first fiscal year in which our annual gross revenues exceed $1.07 billion, (c) the last day of our fiscal year in which we are deemed to be a “large accelerated filer” as defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or Exchange Act (which would occur if the market value of our equity securities that is held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million as of the last business day of our most recently completed second fiscal quarter), or (d) the date on which we have issued more than $1 billion in nonconvertible debt during the preceding three-year period.

 

Our Business Plan

 

The Company plans to develop its business by focusing on both an organic growth plan and through M&A. The Company’s organic growth plan is focused on four distinct phases:

 

AgriFORCE Solutions

 

AgriFORCE Solutions provides consulting services for AgTech knowledge, operational solutions, and research and development (R&D), which is augmented with patented and patent pending controlled-environment agriculture (CEA) and additional agriculture facilities and platforms.

 

We have taken a strategic and holistic view of agriculture to provide solutions that address the key challenges facing this important industry. We develop and acquire innovative intellectual property (IP) and technology to improve farming. Our expertise goes from seed to table and ranges through the life cycle of a plant—from micropropagation and tissue culture to cultivation—with a proprietary approach that brings together all of the elements, including crops, operations, facilities, systems, and environment designed to allow the plant to reach its full genetic potential.

 

PHASE 1: COMPLETED: 2017-2021

 

  Conceptualization, engineering, and design of facility and systems (Completed).
  Completed selection process of key environmental systems with preferred vendors (Completed).
  The signing of revenue contracts with the Exclusive Independent Operator (EIO) for the first three facilities completed (Completed).
  The arrangement of three offtake agreements signed with Exclusive Independent Operator (EIO) for those three facilities when complete. (Subsequently these agreements were terminated in Q2 2021).
  ForceFilm material ordered (Completed).

 

PHASE 2: 2022-2024:

 

  Purchase of the land parcel in Coachella, CA
  Complete new contracts’ structures for those first three facilities with new independent operators.
  Site preparation and utilities infrastructure build out for the campus (up to eight facilities).
  Fit out and complete genetics lab for micropropagation, breeding, and R&D to achieve near term revenue (8 months) of the sale of tissue culture clones for variant crops.
  Additional raw materials procurement of AgriFORCE IP specific automated grow system, supplemental grow lighting and controls systems, and manufacture of the building envelope materials.
  Conceptualization and design of vertical grow solutions in order to develop a small-scale vertical grow house.
  Focus on the delivery and installation of the first facility.
  Initiate the design of a R&D facility for food solutions and plant-based pharma.

 

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PHASE 3: 2024-2027:

 

  Compete construction of first facility and commence operations
  Focus on the delivery and installation of the second and third facilities. Proof of quantitative and qualitative benefits are expected to drive both sales pipeline acceleration for subsequent years.
  Complete the design and construction of a R&D facility for food solutions and plant-based pharma. Commence engagement with universities and pharmaceutical companies.
  Construct small scale vertical grow house and operate successfully.
  Finalize the design and engineering of vertical grow solution with construction commencement late in the third year. Commence engagement with local restaurants and grocery stores and develop a vertical grow house branding strategy.

 

PHASE 4: 2027:

 

  Focus on delivery and installation of additional facilities.
  Expand geographic presence into other states whilst also introducing the grow house to other international markets with a view to securing additional locations and markets by year four.
  Targeted additional contracts of three facilities.
  Commence and complete first vertical grow commercial facility to serve Southern California market by end of year 4.

 

The Company’s initial AgriFORCE grow houses are planned to be constructed in California.

 

AgriFORCE Brands

 

AgriFORCE Brands division is focused on the development and commercialization of plant-based ingredients and products that deliver healthier and more nutritious solutions. We will market and commercialize both branded consumer product offerings and ingredient supply. This started with the acquisition of the MNG (Manna) intellectual property which is a patent-pending technology to naturally process and convert grains, pulses, and root vegetables. The process results in low-starch, low-sugar, high-protein, fiber-rich baking flour products, and nutrition liquid. The nutrition values of the flour have the potential to transform consumers’ diet in multiple verticals.

 

MNG Wheat flour has 30 times more fiber, up to 3 times more proteins and less than 15% of the starch as Regular All-Purpose Baking flour as independently tested and conducted by Eurofins Food Chemistry Testing Madison, Inc.

 

PHASE 1: COMPLETED: 2017-2020

 

  Product and Process Testing and Validation (Completed)
  Filing of US and International Patent (Completed)
  Conceptual Engineering and Preliminary Budgeting on Commercial Pilot Plant (Completed)

 

PHASE 2: 2021-2022

 

  Design, Build, Start-up and Operation of the Pilot Plant
  Develop Range of Finished Products in Wheat Grain Flours
  Collaborate with Nutritional Flour Medical Research Institute (an IRS section 501(c)(3) Medical Research Organization) funded by private & public research grants

 

PHASE 3: 2022-2023

 

  Launch First Range of Products in US/Canada
  Drive Business with Finished Products in direct to consumer (“D2C”), Retail, Food Service
  Drive Business as Ingredients for Bakery, Snack and Plant Based Protein Products Manufacturers
  Develop Manufacturing Base through Partnerships and Licensing
  Conceptual Engineering and Preliminary Budgeting on Large-Scale Processing Plant
  Develop Range of Finished Products in other Grain Flours, Pulses/Protein Flours and Juices

 

PHASE 4: 2024-2025

 

  Expand Product Range in US/Canada
  Expand Business to other Geographies (select Markets in Europe, Asia, Latin America)
  Design, Build Start-up and Operation of Large-Scale Processing Plan

 

Merger and Acquisition (“M&A”)

 

With respect to M&A growth, the Company is creating a separate corporate office to aggressively pursue acquisitions. The Company plans to focus on identifying target companies, which help expand AgriFORCE Brand’s mandate to deliver more nutritious (better for you) crops, ingredients, and plant-based products that are sustainably produced. The Company believes that AgriFORCE Solutions platform of IP and group of companies acquired through M&A can identify opportunities to produce crops more sustainably and that offer unique competitive advantages through the supply chain to ultimately have them converted into ingredients and plant based products or simply sold to consumers through AgriFORCE Brands.

 

Below is a summary of the intended strategy with respect to the Company’s M&A strategy:

 

Strategy

 

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FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2022 AND 2021

 

Results of Operations

 

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the condensed unaudited financial statements for the interim periods ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 respectively, included in this report.

 

Revenues

 

The Company has generated no revenue since inception.

 

Operating Expenses

 

Operating expenses increased in the three months ended June 30, 2022 as compared to June 30, 2021 by $3,506,806 or 491%, primarily due to an increase in consulting expenses by $963,672 and an increase in professional fees by $671,988 for third party consultants providing services related to financial advisory services and strategic acquisitions, and an increase in wages and salaries of $1,190,203 for additional employees hired post IPO.

 

Operating expenses increased in the six months ended June 30, 2022 as compared to June 30, 2021 by $5,375,803 or 335%, primarily due to an increase in wages and salaries by $1,809,179 for additional employees hired post IPO, increase in professional fees by $628,149, increase in research and development by $365,596, increase in investor relations expenses of $441,838 and increase in office and administrative expenses by $518,615, as the Company entered into growth phase post IPO and increased its staff and operations.

 

Other (Income) / Expenses

 

Other expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2022 increased mainly due to the change in fair value of warrant liability amounting to $675,504, decrease in accretion interest on senior secured debentures of $427,360, and foreign exchange gains of $109,081.

 

Other expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2022 increased mainly due to the change in fair value of warrant liability amounting to $218,462, decrease in accretion interest on senior secured debentures of $427,360, and foreign exchange gains of $38,440.

 

Net Loss

 

The Company recorded a net loss of $3,442,585 for the three months ended June 30, 2022 as compared to a net loss of $1,206,983 for the three months ended June 30, 2021. The increase in net loss is due to the total increase in operating expenses and other expenses outlined above.

 

The Company recorded a net loss of $6,723,871 for the six months ended June 30, 2022 as compared to a net loss of $2,091,589 for the six months ended June 30, 2021. The increase in net loss is due to the total increase in operating expenses and other expenses outlined above.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

The Company’s primary need for liquidity is to fund working capital requirements, capital expenditures, and for general corporate purposes. The Company’s ability to fund operations and make planned capital expenditures and debt service obligations depends on future operating performance and cash flows, which are subject to prevailing economic conditions, financial markets, business and other factors. We have recorded a net loss of $6,723,871 for the six months ended June 30, 2022, and a net loss of $2,091,589 for the six months ended June 30, 2021. We have recorded an accumulated deficit of $26,624,863 as of June 30, 2022 and $19,900,992 as of December 31, 2021. Net cash used in operating activities for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and June 30, 2021 was $5,058,002 and $799,682, respectively.

 

We had $1,996,910 in cash as at June 30, 2022 as compared to $7,775,290 as at December 31, 2021.

 

Our future capital requirements will depend on many factors, including:

 

the cost and timing of our regulatory activities, especially the process to obtain regulatory approval for our intellectual properties in the U.S. and in foreign countries
the costs of R&D activities we undertake to further develop our technology
the costs of constructing our grow houses, including any impact of complications, delays, and other unknown events
the costs of commercialization activities, including sales, marketing and production
the level of working capital required to support our growth
our need for additional personnel, information technology or other operating infrastructure to support our growth and operations as a public company
completion of planned acquisitions

 

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. The financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts or the amounts and classification of liabilities that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty. The Company is at the stage of development of its first facility and other IP. As such it is likely that additional financing will be needed by the Company to fund its operations and to develop and commercialize its technology. These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.

 

For the next twelve months from issuance of these financial statements, the Company will seek to obtain additional capital through the sale of debt or equity financings or other arrangements to fund operations; however, there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to raise needed capital under acceptable terms, if at all. The sale of additional equity may dilute existing shareholders and newly issued shares may contain senior rights and preferences compared to currently outstanding common shares. Issued debt securities may contain covenants and limit the Company’s ability to pay dividends or make other distributions to shareholders. If the Company is unable to obtain such additional financing, future operations would need to be scaled back or discontinued. Due to the uncertainty in the Company’s ability to raise capital, management believes that there is substantial doubt in the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for twelve months from the issuance of these financial statements.

 

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Cash Flows

 

The net cash used by operating activities for the six months ended June 30, 2022 is attributable to a net loss of $6,723,871 due to operating costs associated with wages, investor relations, consulting expenses, research and development, and general administrative expenses. The net loss was adjusted primarily by non-cash expenses related to change in fair value of warrants of $218,462, shared based compensation of $214,372, shares issued for consulting services of $648,662, and shares issued for bonus and compensation of $331,490. For the six months ending June 30, 2021 net cash used by operating activities was attributable to net loss of $2,091,589 owing to wages, consulting expenses, professional fees, research and development expenses and general administrative expenses. The net loss was adjusted primarily by non-cash expenses related to accretion of interest on senior secured debentures of $427,360, shares issued for consulting services amounting to $220,509, shared based compensation of $155,801 and loss on extension of debt term amounting to $59,259.

 

The net cash used in investing activities for six months ended June 30, 2022 related to the payment against acquisition of intangible asset of $500,000 and acquisition of equipment and leasehold improvement amounting to $92,479.

 

Net cash used in financing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2022 represents transaction costs paid related to convertible debentures of $35,000. Whereas cash flow from financing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2021 represents proceeds from issuance of senior secured debentures of $600,000 and related financing costs of $69,000, IPO costs paid of $173,541 and proceeds from long term loan amounting to $15,932.

 

Recent Financings

 

On March 24, 2021, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with certain accredited investors for the purchase of $750,000 in principal amount ($600,000 subscription amount) of senior secured debentures originally due June 24, 2021. The debentures were issued pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, to certain purchasers who are accredited investors within the meaning of Rule 501 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. On June 24, 2021, the due date was extended, and the senior secured debentures were repaid in full on July 13, 2021.

 

On July 12, 2021, the Company completed its IPO whereby it sold a total of 3,127,998 units, each consisting of one common share and one Series A warrant to purchase one common share, at a public offering price of $5.00 for gross proceeds of $15,639,990. The Company received net proceeds from the IPO of $14,388,791, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions of 1,251,199.

 

On June 30, 2022, the Company entered into security purchase agreements with certain accredited investors for the purchase of $14,025,000 in principal amount of convertible debentures due December 31, 2024.

 

Off Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

None.

 

Significant Accounting Policies

 

See the footnotes to our unaudited financial statements for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, included with this quarterly report.

 

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

As a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act and in Item 10(f)(1) of Regulation S-K, we are electing scaled disclosure reporting obligations and therefore are not required to provide the information requested by this item.

 

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Item 4. Controls and Procedures

 

Disclosure Controls and Procedures.

 

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act. Our management is also required to assess and report on the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting in accordance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (“Section 404”). Our internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes of accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. Management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of June 30, 2022. In making this assessment, we used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control - Integrated Framework in the 2013 COSO framework. Based on this assessment, management concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

 

Changes in Internal Controls.

 

There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended June 30, 2022, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial reporting.

 

Limitations on Effectiveness of Controls and Procedures

 

Our disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting are designed to provide reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives. Our management recognizes that any control system, no matter how well designed and operated, is based upon certain judgments and assumptions and cannot provide absolute assurance that its objectives will be met. In addition, the design of disclosure controls and procedures must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and that management is required to apply judgment in evaluating the benefits of possible controls and procedures relative to their costs. Similarly, an evaluation of controls cannot provide absolute assurance that misstatements due to error or fraud will not occur or that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, have been detected.

 

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PART II — OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

 

For a discussion of legal proceedings, see Note 11 to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included under Part I, Item 1 of this report.

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors

 

As a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act and in Item 10(f)(1) of Regulation S-K, we are electing scaled disclosure reporting obligations and therefore are not required to provide the information requested by this item.

 

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

On March 24, 2021, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with certain accredited investors for the purchase of $750,000 in principal amount ($600,000 subscription amount) of senior secured debentures due June 24, 2021. The debentures were issued pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, to certain purchasers who are accredited investors within the meaning of Rule 501 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company issued 30,000 restricted common shares to a third-party consultant. The common shares were issued pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

On May 10, 2021, the Company declared and, on May 11, 2021 issued, 86,739 restricted common shares as stock dividend to holders of Series A Preferred shares issued on May 2, 2019. The securities were issued pursuant to the exemption from the prospectus requirements of applicable Canadian provincial securities laws provided by Section 2.42(1) of NI 45-106 on the basis that the issuance is a distribution in accordance with the terms of a previously issued security.

 

On May 10, 2021, the Company declared, and on May 11, 2021 issued, 48,791 restricted common shares as stock dividend to holders of Series A Preferred shares issued on May 10, 2019. The securities were issued pursuant to the exemption from the prospectus requirements of applicable Canadian provincial securities laws provided by Section 2.42(1) of NI 45-106 on the basis that the issuance is a distribution in accordance with the terms of a previously issued security.

 

On May 27, 2021, the Company issued to consultants a total of 7,237 restricted common shares. The securities were issued pursuant to the exemption from the prospectus requirements of applicable Canadian provincial securities laws provided by Section 2.24(1) of NI 45-106 on the basis that the issuance is a distribution to consultants of the Company.

 

On May 27, 2021, the Company issued 820,029 restricted common shares as a result of 1,113,701 stock options exercised on a cashless basis at various exercise price. The securities were issued pursuant to the exemption from the prospectus requirements of applicable Canadian provincial securities laws provided by Section 2.24(1) of NI 45-106 on the basis that the issuance is a distribution to employees, officers, and consultants of the Company.

 

On May 28, 2021, the Company’s officers opted to receive a total of 98,356 restricted common shares as bonus compensation for services rendered and accrued for in 2019 and 2020. The securities were issued pursuant to the exemption from the prospectus requirements of applicable Canadian provincial securities laws provided by Section 2.24(1) of NI 45-106 on the basis that the issuance is a distribution officers of the Company.

 

On June 24, 2021, the Company issued to a consultant working with the senior secured debentures holders, a total of 10,000 restricted common shares on their behalf. The common shares were issued pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

On July 28, 2021, 93,938 common stock purchase warrants were issued to the purchaser of the senior secured debentures, with a term of three years and a strike price per share of $3.99.

 

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On September 1, 2021, the Company issued to Directors 19,992 common shares as settlement of accrued directors’ fee.

 

On October 1, 2021, the company issued 36,379 common shares as part of compensation to Company’s officers and executives.

 

On October 1, 2021, the Company issued to a consultant 3,188 common shares against services.

 

On October 27, 2021, the Company issued 36,275 common shares as a result of cashless exercise of 93,938 common stock purchase warrants related to the senior secured debentures.

 

On November 27, 2021, the Company issued 7,018 common shares on as a result of exercise of 7,018 stock options at an exercise price of $1.30 (CAD $1.66).

 

On December 31, 2021, the Company issued 35,979 common shares as part of compensation to Company’s officers.

 

On January 1, 2022, the Company issued 3,217 common shares as part of compensation to Company’s officers.

 

On January 1, 2022, the Company issued to a consultant a total of 10,000 common shares.

 

On January 1, 2022, the Company issued to a consultant a total of 25,000 common shares.

 

On January 31, 2022, the Company issued 5,160 common shares as part of compensation to Company’s employee.

 

On February 28, 2022, the Company issued to a consultant a total of 3,380 common shares.

 

On March 31, 2022, the Company issued to a consultant a total of 2,617 common shares.

 

On March 31, 2022, the Company issued 20,940 common shares as part of compensation to Company’s officers.

 

On April 1, 2022, the Company issued to a consultant a total of 25,000 common shares.

 

On April 1, 2022, the Company issued to a consultant a total of 4,281 common shares.

 

On April 4, 2022, the Company issued to consultants a total of 77,172 common shares.

 

On April 12, 2022, the Company issued 35,952 common shares to Company’s officers for bonus.

 

On April 30, 2022, the Company issued to a consultant a total of 2,442 common shares.

 

On May 18, 2022, the Company issued to consultants a total of 77,172 common shares.

 

On May 30, 2022, the Company issued 10,000 common shares as part of compensation to an employee.

 

On May 31, 2022, the Company issued to a consultant a total of 537 common shares.

 

On June 30, 2022, the Company issued to a consultant a total of 2,166 common shares.

 

On June 30, 2022, the Company issued 32,895 common shares as part of compensation to Company’s officers.

 

On July 1, 2022, the Company issued to a consultant a total of 25,000 common shares.

 

On July 1, 2022, the Company issued 17,707 common shares as part of compensation to an employee.

 

On July 5, 2022, the Company issued 14,657 common shares as part of compensation to an officer of the Company.

 

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

 

None.

 

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 5. Other Information

 

None.

 

Item 6. Exhibits

 

31.1 Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002*
31.2 Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002*
32.1 Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002*
32.2 Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002*
101.ins Inline XBRL Instance Document**
101.sch Inline XBRL Taxonomy Schema Document**
101.cal Inline XBRL Taxonomy Calculation Document**
101.def Inline XBRL Taxonomy Linkbase Document**
101.lab Inline XBRL Taxonomy Label Linkbase Document**
101.pre Inline XBRL Taxonomy Presentation Linkbase Document**

 

* Furnished herewith
** Filed herein

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

  AGRIFORCE GROWING SYSTEMS, LTD.
     
Date: August 15, 2022 By: /s/ Ingo Mueller
  Name: Ingo Mueller
  Title: Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)
     
Date: August 15, 2022 By: /s/ Richard Wong
  Name: Richard Wong
  Title: Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

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Exhibit 31.1

 

CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE

SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

I, Ingo Mueller, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of AgriFORCE Growing Systems, Ltd.;

 

2. Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report;

 

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;

 

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

  a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly for the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared;
     
  b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
     
  c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
     
  d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

 

  a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
     
  b) any fraud, whether material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting.

 

Dated: August 15, 2022 By: /s/ Ingo Mueller
    Ingo Mueller
    Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 31.2

 

CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING OFFICER

PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE

SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

I, Richard Wong, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of AgriFORCE Growing Systems, Ltd.;

 

2. Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report;

 

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;

 

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

  a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly for the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared;
     
  b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
     
  c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
     
  d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

 

  a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
     
  b) any fraud, whether material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting.

 

Dated: August 15, 2022 By: /s/ Richard Wong
    Richard Wong
    Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 32.1

 

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

About the Quarterly Report of AgriFORCE Growing Systems, Ltd. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2022 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), Ingo Mueller, Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) of the Company, certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

 

  (1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
     
  (2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

Date: August 15, 2022 By: /s/ Ingo Mueller
    Ingo Mueller
    Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)

 

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature that appears in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 32.2

 

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

In connection with the Quarterly Report of AgriFORCE Growing Systems, Ltd. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2022 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), Richard Wong, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Director (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) of the Company, certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

 

  (1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
     
  (2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

Date: August 15, 2022 By: /s/ Richard Wong
    Richard Wong
    Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature that appears in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.