Notes
to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
1.
Nature of Business and Basis of Presentation
Description
of Business
SpectraScience,
Inc. was incorporated in the State of Minnesota on May 4, 1983 as GV Medical, Inc. In October 1992, GV Medical discontinued its
prior business, refocused its development efforts and changed its name to SpectraScience, Inc. The “Company,” hereinafter,
refers to SpectraScience, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries Luma Imaging Corporation (“LUMA”), Spectra Science
International, Inc. (“International”) and SpectraScience (UK) Limited (“SpectraUK”). Since 1996, the Company
has focused primarily on developing the WavSTAT Optical Biopsy System (the “WavSTAT System”).
The
Company has developed and received the European CE mark approval to market a proprietary, minimally invasive technology that optically
illuminates tissue in real-time to distinguish between normal, pre-cancerous or cancerous cells without the need to remove the
subject cell tissue from the body to make such determinations. The WavSTAT System operates by using cool, safe laser light to
optically illuminate and analyze tissue, enabling the physician to make an instant diagnosis during endoscopy when screening for
cancer, and if warranted, to begin immediate treatment during the same procedure. Beginning in December 2011, the WavSTAT 4 version
of the product began to be sold in the European Union for clinical trials related to colon cancer detection. In June 2012, the
Company entered into a distribution agreement with PENTAX Europe, GmbH.
On
November 6, 2007, the Company acquired the assets of LUMA in an equity transaction accounted for as an acquisition of assets and
now operates LUMA as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. LUMA had acquired the assets from a predecessor company that had
developed, and received FDA approval for, a non-invasive diagnostic imaging system that can detect cervical cancer precursors
and which utilizes an underlying technology that is similar to that of the WavSTAT System. The addition of the LUMA technology
to the Company’s existing WavSTAT System technology provides the Company with a broad suite of fluorescence-based intellectual
property and know-how. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010, the Company wrote off the remaining fair value of the LUMA
inventory in order to focus on the continued development and marketing of the WavSTAT System. The Company retained the intellectual
property of LUMA for use in the development of future generations of the WavSTAT System.
The
transaction was accounted for as an acquisition of assets that included intellectual property, inventory and equipment. The intellectual
property consisted of a total of 34 issued U.S. patents and 28 additional patent applications.
Basis
of Presentation
The
accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form
10-Q as they are prescribed for smaller reporting companies. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes
required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete financial statements. In the
opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary to make the financial statements
not misleading have been included. Operating results for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2017 are not necessarily indicative
of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2017. These statements should be read in conjunction with
the financial statements and related notes, which are included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2016.
SpectraScience,
Inc.
Notes
to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
Going
Concern
Historically,
the Company’s sources of cash have come from the issuance and sale of equity securities and debentures. The Company’s
historical cash outflows have been primarily used for operating activities including research, development, administrative and
sales activities. Fluctuations in the Company’s working capital due to timing differences of its cash receipts and cash
disbursements also impact its cash flow. The Company expects to incur significant additional operating losses through at least
the end of 2017, as it completes proof-of-concept trials, conducts outcome-based clinical studies, and increases sales and marketing
efforts to commercialize the WavSTAT4 System in Europe. If the Company does not receive sufficient funding, there is substantial
doubt that the Company will be able to continue as a going concern. The Company may incur unknown expenses or may not be able
to meet its revenue forecast, and one or more of these circumstances would require the Company to seek additional capital. The
Company may not be able to obtain equity capital or debt funding on terms that are acceptable. Even if the Company receives additional
funding, such proceeds may not be sufficient to allow the Company to sustain operations until it becomes profitable and begins
to generate positive cash flows from operations.
As
of September 30, 2017, the Company had a working capital deficit of $12,492,714 and cash of $27,882, compared to a working capital
deficit of $10,439,707 and cash of $3,550 as of December 31, 2016. The Company uses agents to assist it with raising capital and
has commenced raising capital on its own. During the nine months ended September 30, 2017, the Company raised $510,999, net of
transaction costs of $36,251, under these agreements. However, if the Company does not receive additional funds in a timely manner,
the Company could be in jeopardy as a going concern. The Company may not be able to find alternative capital or raise capital
or debt on terms that are acceptable. Management believes that if the events defined in the Engagement Agreements occur as expected,
or if the Company is otherwise able to raise a similar level of funds, such proceeds will be sufficient to allow the Company to
sustain operations until it attains profitability and positive cash flows from operations. However, the Company may incur unknown
expenses or may not be able to meet its revenue expectations requiring it to seek additional capital. In such event, the Company
may not be able to find capital or raise capital or debt on terms that are acceptable.
The
holders of Convertible Debentures control the conversion of the Convertible Debentures and certain of the Convertible Debentures
were not converted at their maturity constituting a potential default on the matured, but unconverted, Convertible Debentures.
In the event of such default, principal, accrued interest, and other related costs are immediately due and payable in cash. As
of September 30, 2017, Convertible Debentures with a face value of $6,076,026 held by 84 individual investors are in default.
None of these investors have served notice of default on the Convertible Debentures held by them.
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 assets or the amounts and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should
the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.
SpectraScience,
Inc.
Notes
to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
2.
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Revenue
recognition
The
Company recognizes revenues when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred or services have been rendered,
the price is fixed or determinable and collectability is reasonably assured. Revenue from the sale of the Company’s products
is generally recognized when title and risk of loss transfers to the customer, the terms of which are generally free on-board
shipping point. The Company uses customer purchase orders to determine the existence of an arrangement. The Company uses shipping
documents and third-party proof of delivery to verify that title has transferred. The Company assesses whether the price is fixed
or determinable based upon the terms of the agreement associated with the transaction. To determine whether collection is probable,
the Company assesses many factors, including past transaction history with the customer and the creditworthiness of the customer.
Consolidation
The
accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of SpectraScience, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries
LUMA, International and Spectra UK. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Risks
and Uncertainties
The
Company operates in an industry that is subject to intense competition, government regulation and rapid technological change.
The Company’s operations are subject to significant risk and uncertainties, including financial, operational, technological,
regulatory, and other risks associated with a short history of product sales, including the potential risk of business failure.
Use
of Estimates
The
Company prepares its unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States of America, which requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts
reported in the financial statements and disclosures made in the accompanying notes to the financial statements. Significant estimates
made by management include, among others, realization of long-lived assets including intangible assets, assumptions used to value
stock options, assumptions used to value the common stock issued and assumptions related to the determination of the fair value
of the derivative components associated with the Company’s Convertible Debentures. Actual results could differ from those
estimates.
Inventory
Valuation
The
Company states its inventory at the lower of cost or market value, determined on a specific cost basis. The Company provides inventory
allowances when conditions indicate that the selling price could be less than cost due to obsolescence and reductions in estimated
future demand. The Company balances the need to maintain strategic inventory levels with the risk of obsolescence due to changing
technology and customer demand levels. Unfavorable changes in market conditions may result in a need for additional inventory
reserves that could adversely impact the Company’s gross margins. Conversely, favorable changes in demand could result in
higher gross margins when the Company sells products.
SpectraScience,
Inc.
Notes
to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
Valuation
of Long-lived Assets
The
Company’s long-lived assets consist of property and equipment and intangible assets. Equipment is carried at cost and is
depreciated over the estimated useful lives of the assets, which are generally two to three years, and leasehold improvements
are amortized over the lesser of the lease term or the estimated useful lives of the improvements. The straight-line method is
used for depreciation and amortization. Intangible assets consist of patents, which are amortized using the straight-line method
over the estimated useful lives of the patents. The Company does not capitalize external legal costs and filing fees associated
with obtaining patents on its new discoveries. Acquired intellectual property is recorded at cost and is amortized over its estimated
useful life. The Company believes the useful lives assigned to these assets are reasonable. The Company assesses the recoverability
of long-lived assets whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable.
These computations utilize judgments and assumptions inherent in management’s estimate of future cash flows to determine
recoverability of these assets. If management’s assumptions about these assets were to change because of events or circumstances,
the Company may be required to record an impairment loss.
Variable
Conversion Rate Debentures
Starting
in 2015, the Company entered into convertible debentures with floating exercise prices discounted to market prices. As a result,
a significant number of shares were either issued or may be issued at deeply discounted variable conversion prices. The downward
pressure placed on the Company’s stock as a result of these conversions can be classified as “death spirals”
since the investors have no incentive to maintain a stable stock price. The Company accounts for these debentures as derivative
liabilities which means the debentures are revalued at the end of each period and gains and losses are recognized at the issuance
of the debentures and on the conversion of the debentures.
Over
Commitment of Shares
Since
the number of shares issuable under convertible debentures with floating exercise prices is undeterminable, the Company may be
required to issue shares in excess of the number of shares authorized by its shareholders. As a result, when the Company determines
that is does not have sufficient shares to meet the obligations of derivative unexercised debentures, warrants and options, the
derivatives must be valued using the Black Scholes option pricing model and a liability is recorded as though the obligations
would be settled using some means other than stock.
Stock-Based
Compensation
The
Company accounts for stock-based compensation under the provisions of FASB ASC Topic 718,
Compensation—Stock Compensation
(“ASC 718”), which requires the measurement and recognition of compensation expense for all stock-based awards
made to employees and directors based on estimated fair values on the grant date. The Company estimates the fair value of stock-based
awards on the date of grant using the Black Scholes option pricing model (the “Black Scholes Model”). The value of
the portion of the award that is ultimately expected to vest is recognized as expense over the requisite service periods using
the straight-line method. The Company estimates forfeitures at the time of grant and revises its estimate in subsequent periods
if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates.
The
Company accounts for stock-based compensation awards to non-employees in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 505-50,
Equity-Based
Payments to Non-Employees
(“ASC 505-50”). Under ASC 505-50, the Company determines the fair value of the warrants
or stock-based compensation awards
SpectraScience,
Inc.
Notes
to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
granted
as either the fair value of the consideration received or the fair value of the equity instruments issued, whichever is more reliably
measurable.
All
issuances of stock options or other equity instruments to employees and non-employees as the consideration for goods or services
received by the Company are accounted for based on the fair value of the equity instruments issued. Any stock options issued to
non-employees are recorded in expense and additional paid-in capital in shareholders’ equity over the applicable service
periods using variable accounting through the vesting dates based on the fair value of the options at the end of each reporting
period.
As
of September 30, 2017, the Company had one stock-based employee compensation plan under which it makes grants, the 2011 Equity
Incentive Plan (the “EIP”). The EIP provides for the grant of incentive stock options (“ISOs”), nonqualified
stock options (“NQSOs”) and restricted stock awards to full-time employees (who may also be directors) and NQSOs and
restricted stock awards to non-employee directors, consultants, customers, vendors, or providers of services. The exercise price
of any ISO may not be less than the fair market value of the common stock on the date of grant and the term shall not exceed ten
years. The amount reserved under the 2011 EIP is 40,000,000 shares of common stock. At September 30, 2017, the Company had options
outstanding exercisable into up to 34,168,800 shares of stock under the EIP of which up to 29,391,592 shares were exercisable.
Awards under the Company’s EIP generally vest over four years.
The
fair value of options granted are estimated at the date of grant using a Black Scholes Model which includes several variables
including expected life, risk free interest rate, expected stock price volatility, stock option exercise patterns and expected
dividend yield. The Company also must estimate forfeitures for employee stock options. There were no stock options granted during
the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2017 and 2016.
Earnings
(Loss) Per Share
Basic
loss per share is computed by dividing loss available to common shareholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding.
Diluted loss per share is computed like basic loss per share except that the denominator is increased to include the number of
additional common shares that would have been outstanding if the potential common shares had been issued and if the additional
common shares were dilutive. Common equivalent shares are excluded from the computation if their effect is anti-dilutive.
For
the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, the following common equivalent shares were excluded from
the computation of loss per share since their effects are anti-dilutive.
SpectraScience,
Inc.
Notes
to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
|
|
September
30, 2017
|
|
|
September
30, 2016
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Preferred
Stock
|
|
|
3,088,000
|
|
|
|
3,088,000
|
|
Convertible
debentures
|
|
|
8,562,318,402
|
|
|
|
111,110,776
|
|
Options
|
|
|
34,168,800
|
|
|
|
34,168,800
|
|
Warrants
|
|
|
113,900,039
|
|
|
|
131,389,332
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
8,713,475,241
|
|
|
|
279,756,908
|
|
The
following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted loss per share for the three and nine-month periods ended September
30, 2017 and 2016:
|
|
Three
Months Ended
|
|
|
Nine
Months Ended
|
|
|
|
September
30,
|
|
|
September
30,
|
|
|
|
2017
|
|
|
2016
|
|
|
2017
|
|
|
2016
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Numerator:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
loss for basic earnings per share
|
|
$
|
(1,547,710
|
)
|
|
$
|
(777,100
|
)
|
|
$
|
(3,802,693
|
)
|
|
$
|
(2,921,616
|
)
|
Net
loss for diluted earnings per share
|
|
$
|
(1,547,710
|
)
|
|
$
|
(777,100
|
)
|
|
$
|
(3,802,693
|
)
|
|
$
|
(2,921,616
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Denominator:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average
basic shares outstanding
|
|
|
2,928,091,428
|
|
|
|
712,309,055
|
|
|
|
1,842,993,093
|
|
|
|
664,896,833
|
|
Denominator
for diluted earnings per share-Adjusted weighted average shares
|
|
|
2,928,091,428
|
|
|
|
712,309,055
|
|
|
|
1,842,993,093
|
|
|
|
664,896,833
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss per share
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
$
|
(0.00
|
)
|
|
$
|
(0.00
|
)
|
|
$
|
(0.00
|
)
|
|
$
|
(0.00
|
)
|
Diluted
|
|
$
|
(0.00
|
)
|
|
$
|
(0.00
|
)
|
|
$
|
(0.00
|
)
|
|
$
|
(0.00
|
)
|
Inventory
Inventory
consisted of the following at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016:
|
|
September
30, 2017
|
|
|
December
31, 2016
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Raw
materials
|
|
$
|
256,163
|
|
|
$
|
256,163
|
|
Finished
goods
|
|
|
37,697
|
|
|
|
30,868
|
|
|
|
|
293,860
|
|
|
|
287,031
|
|
Reserve
for obsolescence
|
|
|
196,437
|
|
|
|
196,437
|
|
|
|
$
|
97,423
|
|
|
$
|
90,594
|
|
SpectraScience,
Inc.
Notes
to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
During
the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company purchased the inventory of Oncoscope, Inc. from the Trustee of Ondoscope’s
bankruptcy proceeding for a total of $40,000. This amount, net of amounts sold of $2,100, has been included in raw materials.
Recently
Adopted and Issued Accounting Pronouncements
In
May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standard Update No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts
with Customers (Topic 606), an updated standard on revenue recognition. ASU 2014-09 provides enhancements to the quality and consistency
of how revenue is reported by companies while also improving comparability in the financial statements of companies reporting
using International Financial Reporting Standards or GAAP. The main purpose of the new standard is for companies to recognize
revenue to depict the transfer of goods or services to customers in amounts that reflect the consideration to which a company
expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The new standard also will result in enhanced disclosures about
revenue, provide guidance for transactions that were not previously addressed comprehensively and improve guidance for multiple-element
arrangements. In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-14, Revenue from Contracts with Customers: Deferral of the Effective
Date, which deferred the effective date of the new revenue standard for periods beginning after December 15, 2016 to December
15, 2017, with early adoption permitted but not earlier than the original effective date. Accordingly, the updated standard is
effective for the Company in the first quarter of fiscal 2018. The Company is currently expecting to use the modified retrospective
method to adopt this standard and is continuing to assess all the potential impacts of the new standard on its consolidated financial
statements and related disclosures, although we do not expect the implementation to have a material impact.
In
February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842). Under the new guidance, lessees will be required to recognize
a lease liability and a right-of-use asset for all leases (with the exception of short term leases) at the commencement date.
Lessor accounting under ASU 2016-02 is largely unchanged. ASU 2016-02 is effective for annual and interim periods beginning on
or after December 15, 2018 and early adoption is permitted. Under ASU 2016-02, lessees (for capital and operating leases) and
lessors (for sales-type, direct financing, and operating leases) must apply a modified retrospective transition approach for leases
existing at, or entered into after, the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented in the financial statements. Lessees
and lessors may not apply a full retrospective transition approach. The ASU will be effective for the Company starting on January
1, 2019. The Company is continuing to evaluate the impact of the application of this ASU on our consolidated financial statements
and disclosures. We expect to recognize right of use assets and lease liabilities.
In
January 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU 2016-01, Financial Instruments –
Overall (Subtopic 825-10): Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities. The update intends to enhance
the reporting model for financial instruments to provide users of financial statements with more decision-useful information and
addresses certain aspects of the recognition, measurement, presentation, and disclosure of financial instruments. The new standard
affects all entities that hold financial assets or owe financial liabilities. For public business entities, the amendments in
this Update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those fiscal years.
Management is evaluating the impact of the adoption of these changes will have on the consolidated financial statements.
Reclassifications
Certain
reclassifications have been made to the 2016 financial statements in order for them to conform to the 2017 presentation. Such
reclassifications have no impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.
SpectraScience,
Inc.
Notes
to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
3.
Liabilities
Note
Payable
In
November 2014, the Company issued for cash of $100,000 an unsecured note payable and a five-year warrant with an exercise price
of $0.09 per share for the purchase of up to 50,000 shares of common stock. The terms of the note were a repayment of $115,000
if paid by February 18, 2015 and, if paid thereafter, the principal balance of the note was to be increased to $137,982 as of
October 1, 2015 and interest accrues at 20% from October 1, 2015 until paid. During the nine months ended September 30, 2017,
$25,000 principal of this note was assigned to a third party who paid a like amount to the holder of the note. The balance of
the note outstanding at September 30, 2017, $112,982, continues to accrue interest at 20%.
Notes
Payable- Related Parties
During
the nine months ended September 30, 2016, two affiliates of the Company advanced to the Company cash in an accumulated amount
of $35,000 in exchange for six-month 10% promissory notes.
During
the nine months ended September 30, 2017, three affiliates of the Company advanced to the Company cash in an accumulated amount
of $4,500.
The
balance of the notes at September 30, 2017 is $39,500.
Convertible
Debentures
As
of September 30, 2017, the Company has issued and outstanding fixed rate Convertible Debentures (“Debentures”) with
original terms of three months to one year, an interest rate ranging from 10-20% per year and an original issue discount ranging
from 5% to 10% which, at the option of the holder, may convert into common stock at initial conversion prices ranging from $0.01
to $0.099 per share.
The
Debentures were issued with detachable five-year cashless Holders Warrants that allow the holders to purchase one share of stock
for each two shares available under the converted Debentures at an exercise price ranging from $0.02 to $0.1287 per share. In
addition, the Company issued five-year cashless Agent Warrants equal to 10% of the total number of shares issuable under the Debentures
and Holders Warrants at exercise prices ranging from $0.0745 to $0.1287 per share. For debentures issued through June 30, 2013,
at the option of the Debenture holder, the terms of the Debentures and Holders Warrants are subject to an exchange feature if
the Company issues securities with terms more favorable than those of the then outstanding Debentures and Holders Warrants. Debentures
issued subsequent to June 30, 2013 do not contain such an exchange clause. During the nine months ended September 30, 2017, Debentures
with an accumulated principal balance of $150,000 and $13,767 of accrued interest were assigned to a third party note holder.
The new notes contain variable conversion rates discussed below. The gross amount of Debentures with fixed conversion rates outstanding
is $5,977,082 as of September 30, 2017.
As of September
30, 2017, the Company has issued and outstanding Convertible Debentures (“Variable Debentures”) with original terms
of 9 months to one year, interest rates ranging from 0-10% per year and original issue discounts ranging from 0-10% which contain
variable conversion rates ranging from discounts of 40-50% of the Company’s common stock based on the Company’s common
stock trading prices ranging from 10-25 days previous to conversion. The Variable Debentures contain prepayment options which
enable the Company to prepay the notes for periods of 0-180 days subsequent to issuance at premiums ranging from 0-50%. The gross
amount of Variable Debentures outstanding is $433,769 as of September 30, 2017.
SpectraScience,
Inc.
Notes
to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
As
of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the balances of the Debentures and Variable Debentures are as follows:
|
|
September
30, 2017
|
|
|
December
31, 2016
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance
at beginning of period
|
|
$
|
6,415,305
|
|
|
$
|
6,174,760
|
|
Issuance
of debentures for cash
|
|
|
143,750
|
|
|
|
320,000
|
|
Issuance
of debentures for services
|
|
|
23,750
|
|
|
|
15,000
|
|
Issuance
of debentures for forbearance
|
|
|
16,064
|
|
|
|
65,282
|
|
Issuance
of debentures for accounts payable
|
|
|
51,500
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Original
issue discounts
|
|
|
4,000
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Debentures
repaid in cash
|
|
|
(669
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
Debentures
converted to common stock
|
|
|
(281,616
|
)
|
|
|
(291,754
|
)
|
Debentures
exchanged for new debentures
|
|
|
38,767
|
|
|
|
132,017
|
|
Convertible
debt
|
|
|
6,410,851
|
|
|
|
6,415,305
|
|
Less
unamortized costs of financing
|
|
|
157,418
|
|
|
|
203,444
|
|
Convertible
debt, net of unamortized costs
|
|
$
|
6,253,433
|
|
|
$
|
6,211,861
|
|
Secured
Convertible Note
During
the nine months ended September 30, 2017, the Company issued for cash of $400,000 Secured Convertible Debentures (the “Secured
Debentures”) to two accredited investors. The terms of the Debentures are for two months to three years, a conversion price
of $0.01 per share and an annual interest rate of 8%. The secured interest is on all the assets of the Company. In addition, the
Company issued to the holder of $150,000 Secured Debentures, five-year common stock purchase warrants to purchase up to 8,000,000
shares of common stock with exercise prices of $0.02 per share. The value of these warrants, $584, was determined using the Black
Sholes option pricing model and was reflected as a discount to the Secured Debenture.
Derivative
Liability
Since
the Company issued Convertible Debentures which included Holders Warrants, Agent Warrants and a conversion option that includes
a possible exchange feature in the event of a future financing on terms more favorable than those of the existing warrants and
debentures, this results in the warrants and conversion feature of the debentures being recorded as a liability and measured at
fair value. In addition, outstanding Variable Debentures contain
variable conversion rates based on unknown future prices of the Company’s common stock resulting in a conversion feature.
The Company measures these warrants and conversion features using the Black Scholes option pricing model. The period over which
the Company will be required to evaluate the fair value of the warrants is approximately five years and the period over which
the Company will be required to evaluate the fair value of the conversion features are six to twelve months or conversion.
The
assumptions used in determining fair value represent management’s best estimates, but these estimates involve inherent uncertainties
and the application of management’s judgment. As a result, if factors change, including changes in the market value of the
Company’s common stock, managements’ assessment of the probability of a more favorably priced future financing or
significant fluctuations in the volatility of the trading market for the Company’s common stock, the Company’s fair
value estimates could be materially different in the future.
The
Company computes the fair value of the derivative liability at each reporting period and the change in the fair value is recorded
as non-cash expense or non-cash income. The key component in the value of the derivative liability is the Company’s stock
price, which is subject to significant fluctuation and is not under the Company’s control. Therefore, the resulting effect
on net loss is subject to significant fluctuation and
SpectraScience,
Inc.
Notes
to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
will
continue to be so until the Company’s Debentures, which the convertible feature is associated with, are converted into common
stock, or paid in full of cash. Assuming all other fair value inputs remain constant, the Company will record non-cash expense
when its stock price increases and non-cash income when its stock price decreases.
In
addition, since the number of shares issuable under the Variable Debentures are undeterminable, the Company may be required to
issue shares in excess of the number of shares authorized by its shareholders. As a result, when the Company determines that is
does not have sufficient shares to meet the obligations of derivative unexercised debentures, warrants and options, the derivatives
must be valued using the Black Scholes option pricing model and a liability is recorded as though the obligations would be settled
using some means other than stock. For the nine months ended September 30, 2017, the Company determined that it was over committed
to the number of shares issuable on the exercise of outstanding debentures, stock options and warrants for approximately 8,537,000,000
shares.
As
of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the balances of the Derivative Liability are as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commitment
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
In
Excess of
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Warrants
|
|
|
Conversion
Feature
|
|
|
Authorized
Stock
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance
at January 1, 2016
|
|
$
|
60,420
|
|
|
$
|
495,473
|
|
|
$
|
64,428
|
|
|
$
|
620,321
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liability
on issuance of debt and warrants
|
|
|
44,394
|
|
|
|
697,256
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
741,650
|
|
Change
in fair value at year end
|
|
|
(22,378
|
)
|
|
|
718,458
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
696,080
|
|
Elimination
of liability on conversion
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(1,232,151
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(1,232,151
|
)
|
Over
commitment of stock
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(5,972
|
)
|
|
|
(5,972
|
)
|
Balance at
December 31, 2016
|
|
$
|
82,436
|
|
|
$
|
679,036
|
|
|
$
|
58,456
|
|
|
$
|
819,928
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liability
on issuance of debt and warrants
|
|
|
4,268
|
|
|
|
1,233,352
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
1,237,620
|
|
Change
in fair value at year end
|
|
|
(76,208
|
)
|
|
|
955,191
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
878,983
|
|
Elimination
of liability on conversion
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(1,208,800
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(1,208,800
|
)
|
Over
commitment of stock
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(52,664
|
)
|
|
|
(52,664
|
)
|
Balance
at September 30, 2017
|
|
$
|
10,496
|
|
|
$
|
1,658,779
|
|
|
$
|
5,792
|
|
|
$
|
1,675,067
|
|
Debentures
with warrants attached issued subsequent to June 30, 2013 did not contain an exchange provision and were accounted for using the
equity method of valuing the note and warrant.
4.
Shareholders’ Deficit
Common
Stock
During the three
months ended September 30, 2017, holders of Convertible Debentures with a face value of $116,680 and accrued interest of $6,171
converted their debentures into 2,861,138,200 shares of common stock. In addition, associated with these debentures, the Company
recorded a gain on extinguishment of debt of $67,255.
During
the nine months ended September 30, 2017, holders of Convertible Debentures with a face value of $281,616 and accrued interest
of $19,800 converted their debentures into 3,940,252,557 shares of common stock. In addition, associated with these debentures,
the Company recorded a gain on extinguishment of debt of $239,379.
Warrants
During
the nine months ended September 30, 2017, in conjunction with the sale of Convertible Debentures, the Company issued five-year
common stock purchase warrants to acquire up to 8,000,000 shares to holders of the Debentures. In addition, the Company issued
five-year common stock purchase warrants to acquire up to 1,050,000 shares to an agent who assisted in this financing. These warrants
have an exercise
SpectraScience,
Inc.
Notes
to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
price
of $0.02 per share. The value of the warrants was determined using the Black Sholes option pricing model. The value of the warrants
issued to the note holder, $4,386, were reflected as a discount to the notes and the value of the warrants issued to the agent,
$584, were reflected as a non-cash operating expense.
In
March 2016, the Company issued a warrant exercisable into up to 1,000,000 shares of common stock in exchange for services provided
by a consultant. The value of these warrants, $1,652, was determined using the Black Scholes option pricing model and was included
as non-cash expense and additional paid-in capital during the nine months ended September 30, 2016.
The
balance of all warrants outstanding as of September 30, 2017 is as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
|
|
|
Weighted
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average
|
|
|
Average
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercise
|
|
|
Fair
|
|
|
|
Warrants
|
|
|
Price
|
|
|
Value
|
|
Outstanding
at January 1, 2017
|
|
|
132,278,221
|
|
|
$
|
0.0765
|
|
|
|
|
|
Granted
|
|
|
9,050,000
|
|
|
$
|
0.0200
|
|
|
$
|
0.0005
|
|
Cancelled
|
|
|
(27,428,182
|
)
|
|
$
|
0.0722
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercised
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding
at September 30, 2017
|
|
|
113,900,039
|
|
|
$
|
0.0721
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercisable
at September 30, 2017
|
|
|
113,900,039
|
|
|
$
|
0.0721
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock
Options
Options
outstanding as of September 30, 2017 are as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
|
|
|
Weighted
Average
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average
Exercise
Price
|
|
|
Remaining
Contractual
|
|
|
Aggregate
Intrinsic
|
|
|
|
Options
|
|
|
Per
Share
|
|
|
Term
(years)
|
|
|
Value
(1)
|
|
Outstanding
at January 1, 2017
|
|
|
34,168,800
|
|
|
$
|
0.02
|
|
|
|
7.03
|
|
|
|
|
|
Granted
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cancelled
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercised
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding
at September 30, 2017
|
|
|
34,168,800
|
|
|
$
|
0.02
|
|
|
|
6.28
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercisable
at September 30, 2017
|
|
|
29,391,592
|
|
|
$
|
0.02
|
|
|
|
6.28
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
average fair value of options granted during the period
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
These
amounts represent the excess, if any, between the exercise price and $0.0002, the closing
market price of the Company’s common stock on September 29, 2017 as quoted on the
Pink Sheets under the symbol “SCIE”.
|
At
September 30, 2017, total unrecognized estimated employee compensation cost related to non-vested stock options granted prior
to that date is $53,321, which we expect to be recognized over the next year.
SpectraScience,
Inc.
Notes
to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
Series
AA Preferred Shares
On
April 15, 2016, the Board of Directors of the Company authorized an amendment to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation,
as amended (the “Articles of Incorporation”), in the form of a Certificate of Designation that authorized the issuance
of up to three thousand (3,000) shares of a new series of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share, designated “Series
AA Super Voting Preferred Stock,” for which the board of directors established the rights, preferences and limitations thereof.
Each
holder of outstanding shares of Series AA Super Voting Preferred Stock shall be entitled to one million (1,000,000) votes for
each share of Series AA Super Voting Preferred Stock held on the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to
vote at each meeting of stockholders of the Company. The holders are restricted from voting the preferred shares for any proposal
on the election of directors. The Company recorded a special dividend and valued the Series AA Super Voting Preferred Stock at
$25,000 as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016.
5.
Fair Value Measurements
Accounting
guidance on fair value measurements and disclosures defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring the fair value of
assets and liabilities using a hierarchy system, and defines
required
disclosures. It clarifies that fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability
in an orderly transaction between market participants in the market in which the reporting entity transacts business.
The
Company’s balance sheet contains derivative and warrant liabilities that are recorded at fair value on a recurring basis.
The
three-level valuation hierarchy for disclosure of fair value is as follows:
Level
1: uses quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level
2: uses observable market-based inputs or unobservable inputs that are corroborated by market data.
Level
3: uses unobservable inputs that are not corroborated by market data.
The
fair value of the Company’s recorded derivative and warrant liabilities is determined based on unobservable inputs that
are not corroborated by market data, which require a Level 3 classification. The Black Sholes option pricing model was used to
determine the fair value with similar assumptions to those described under “Stock-Based Compensation”. The Company
records derivative and warrant liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheets at fair value with changes in fair value
recorded in the condensed consolidated statements of operation.
The
following table presents the balances of derivative liabilities which are measured at fair value on a recurring basis by level
as of September 30, 2017:
SpectraScience,
Inc.
Notes
to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
|
|
Fair
Value Measurements Using
|
|
|
|
Quoted
Prices in
|
|
|
Significant
Other
|
|
|
Significant
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Active
Markets for
|
|
|
Observable
|
|
|
Unobservable
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Identical
Assets
|
|
|
Inputs
|
|
|
Inputs
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Level
1)
|
|
|
(Level
2)
|
|
|
(Level
3)
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of September
30, 2017
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Derivative
liability
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
1,658,779
|
|
|
$
|
1,658,779
|
|
Warrant
liability
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
10,496
|
|
|
|
10,496
|
|
Commitment
in excess of authorized stock
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
5,792
|
|
|
|
5,792
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
1,675,067
|
|
|
$
|
1,675,067
|
|
The
following table presents changes in the derivative liabilities with significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the nine months
ended September 30, 2017:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commitment
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Warrant
|
|
|
Derivative
|
|
|
In
Excess of
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
|
Liability
|
|
|
Liability
|
|
|
Authorized
Stock
|
|
|
Liability
|
|
Balance
December 31, 2016
|
|
$
|
82,436
|
|
|
$
|
679,036
|
|
|
$
|
58,456
|
|
|
$
|
819,928
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liability
on issuance of debt and warrants
|
|
|
4,268
|
|
|
|
1,233,352
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
1,237,620
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Elimination
of liability on conversion
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(1,208,800
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(1,208,800
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Change
in estimated fair value (1)
|
|
|
(76,208
|
)
|
|
|
955,191
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
878,983
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Change
in commitment in excess of authorized stock
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(52,664
|
)
|
|
|
(52,664
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance
September 30, 2017
|
|
$
|
10,496
|
|
|
$
|
1,658,779
|
|
|
$
|
5,792
|
|
|
$
|
1,675,067
|
|
(1)
Included in the Condensed Statements of Operation on the line “Change in fair value of derivative and warrant liabilities.”
Management
used the following inputs to value the Derivative and Warrant Liabilities for the nine months ended September 30, 2017:
|
|
Derivative
Liability
|
|
Warrant
Liability
|
Expected
term
|
|
6
months to 2 years
|
|
5
years
|
Exercise price
|
|
$0.00005
- $0.074
|
|
$0.02
- $0.1287
|
Expected
volatility
|
|
216%
to 375%
|
|
242%
to 282%
|
Expected
dividends
|
|
None
|
|
None
|
Risk-free
interest rate
|
|
0.79%
to 1.31%
|
|
1.78%
to 1.93%
|
Forfeitures
|
|
None
|
|
None
|
SpectraScience,
Inc.
Notes
to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
In
computing the fair value of the derivative and warrant liability at September 30, 2017, management estimated a 60% probability
of a down round financing event at a price of $0.025 and a 9% to 34% probability that existing note holders with exchange privileges
would exchange their existing debentures and warrants for new debentures and warrants.
6.
Contingencies
Legal
Proceedings
On
July 7, 2016, Oakmore Opportunity Fund I LP, a variable rate noteholder of SprectraScience, filed for a preliminary judgement
of $116, 500 in the Superior Court for the County of Los Angeles, case number BC622542, related to a Convertible Note. Oakmore
asserts that SpectraScience breached the terms of the Convertible Note due to not having sufficient authorized shares to enable
Oakmore to convert its Note with a balance of $22,500. The Company did not object to the preliminary judgement. On October 19,
2016, the Judge issued a final judgement of $521,100. The Company is retaining litigation counsel and intends to vigorously defend
the amount of the judgement. The amount of ultimate liability with respect to the foregoing cannot be determined, however, the
Company has established a $150,000 contingency to cover the costs of litigation and the judgement. Despite the inherent uncertainties
of litigation, the Company at this time does not believe that Oakmore’s claim will have a material adverse impact on its
financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.
7.
Subsequent Events
Variable Rate
Convertible Debentures
In November 2017,
a holder of a Variable Rate Convertible Debenture with principal of $5,280 and accrued interest of $213 converted a portion of
their debenture into 99,871,636 shares of common stock.
Series
AA Preferred Shares
On
November 2, 2017, the Board of Directors of the Company authorized an amendment to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation,
as amended (the “Articles of Incorporation”), in the form of a Certificate of Designation that authorized the issuance
of up to six thousand (6,000) shares of Series AA Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share, which was an increase of 3,000
shares from the previously issued Series AA Preferred Stock.
Each
holder of outstanding shares of Series AA Super Voting Preferred Stock continues to be entitled to one million (1,000,000) votes
for each share of Series AA Super Voting Preferred Stock held on the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled
to vote at each meeting of stockholders of the Company. The holders are restricted from voting the preferred shares for any proposal
on the election of directors.
Increase
in Authorized Shares
On
November 2, 2017, the Company’s shareholders approved an increase in authorized capital stock from 5 billion shares to 8
billion shares. The increase in authorized shares will become effective 20 days after the mailing of a Definitive 14C to shareholders.
Subsequent
events have been evaluated through the date financial statements are filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.