UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549
FORM
10-SB/A
GENERAL FORM FOR REGISTRATION OF SECURITIES OF
SMALL BUSINESS ISSUERS
UNDER SECTION 12 (B) OR (G) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT
OF 1934
NEUROGENESIS, INC.
(NAME OF
SMALL BUSINESS ISSUER IN IT'S CHARTER )
DELAWARE
(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF INCORPORATION OR
ORGANIZATION)
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76-0320137
(I.R.S. EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION
NO.)
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2045 SPACE PARK DRIVE ,SUITE
132 HOUSTON, TEXAS
(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES ) |
77058
(ZIP CODE)
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ISSUER'S TELEPHONE NUMBER ( 281 ) 333-0177
SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED UNDER SECTION 12 ( B ) OF THE ACT:
NOT APPLICABLE
SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED UNDER SECTION 12
(G ) OF THE ACT: COMMON STOCK, $ .025 PAR VALUE . PREFERRED STOCK
$ .OO1 PAR VALUE
NEUROGENESIS, INC.
FORM 10SB
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
PART 1
Item
1 Description of Business
Item 2
Management's Discussion and Analysis or Plan of
Operation
Item 3. Description of
Property
Item 4. Security Ownership of
certain Beneficial Owners and Management
Item
5. Directors, Executive Officers, Promoters and
Control Persons
Item 6. Executive
Compensation
Item 7. Certain Relationships
and Related Transactions
Item 8.
Description of Securities
PART II
Item
1. Market Price of and Dividends on the
Registrant's Common Equity
and Other Shareholder Matters
Item 2. Legal
Proceedings
Item 3. Changes in and
Disagreements with Accountants
Item 4.
Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities
Item
5. Indemnification of Directors and
Officers
PART F/S Financial
Statements
PART III
Item
1. Index to Exhibits
Item
2. Description of Exhibits
PART
1
ITEM 1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
THE
COMPANY
NeuroGenesis, Inc. ( the "Company")was
incorporated in Utah on August 6, 1984 as Cozmal Technology, Inc as an
organization to find and promote new technology . On January 27, 1989 the name
was changed to NeuroGenesis, Inc at the same time a definitive reorganization
agreement ( the " Reorganization Agreement " ) was completed between the Company
and Matrix Technologies, Inc. ( " Matrix " ), a Texas Corporation. See "
Reorganization Agreement " Exhibit E-2 .
Matrix was
incorporated November 13, 1984 to acquire the patentable work of Dr. Kenneth E.
Blum, Ph.D., relating to nutritional supplementation and the efficient
functioning of the hypothalamus and the hippo campus of the human brain and to
promote that work. On July 16, 1995 "Matrix" amended their Articles of
Incorporation changing the Authorized Shares from Ten Thousand (10,000) to One
Million Five Hundred Thousand (1,500,000) in order that funding could be
accomplished to promote the completed Blum formulations. The initial funding was
a Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollar ($250.000) loan from Lloyd's Bank. The loan
was guaranteed by Albert H. Bieser, President of "Matrix" . In exchange for the
loan guarantee Mr. Bieser received one Common Share for each dollar of loan
guarantee. In accordance with the conditions of the "Reorganization Agreement"
the Company conveyed a total of Four Million Two Hundred Thousand Shares of it's
Common Stock to the shareholders of "Matrix" in exchange for One Hundred Percent
(100%) of the issued and outstanding stock of "Matrix". The Company also agreed
to honor certain stock purchase options that had been previously granted to
certain persons by "Matrix" which in the aggregate entitled the holders thereof
to purchase up to two Million Ninety Eight Thousand Shares of the Company's
Common Stock at a price of One Dollar($1) per Share at any time prior to
December 1. 1993 . Following the reorganization "Matrix" owned no assets and
possessed no liabilities and was kept as a wholly owned, inoperative subsidiary
of the "Company".
The "Reorganization Agreement "
also provided for the resignation of the Company's Board of Directors and the
appointment of a new Board of Directors consisting of Albert H. Bieser, Gary E.
Bell, Michael C. Trachtenberg, Ph.D., F. Lynn Estep, Jr. And R. Bradford Perry.
To serve until the next annual meeting of the Shareholders and their successors
be elected.
On April 19, 1989, the Company's
ownership was merged from NeuroGenesis Inc. ,a Utah Corporation to NeuroGenesis
Inc. ,a Delaware Corporation with an authorized capital of Fifteen million
(15,000,000) Shares at a par value of $0.001per share.
On October 17, 1990 the Board of directors replaced
Albert H. Bieser with Robert Baldwin, former president of Gulf Oil and Refining
Company Inc. A series of management changes then occurred during which time
sales decreased from approximately One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) per month in
? to approximately Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000) in September
1993.
On June 2, 1993 the Authorized capital had
been increased to Twenty Five Million (25,000,000) Shares at a par value of
$0.001 per Share in an attempt to enable future
financing.
In September 1993 Lloyd's Bank had not
received repayment of their 1985 loan and had received only Thirty Thousand
Dollars while the loan and accrued interest now totaled Four Hundred Seventy
Five Thousand ($475,000) and was in default. The bank agreed to defer payment
for eighteen months in exchange for Seventy Five Thousand ($75,000) immediately
and regularly scheduled monthly payments after the eighteen month period. Albert
H. Bieser provided the immediate cash payment of seventy Five Thousand dollars
and to guarantee the balance in exchange for the Company 's agreement to award
the intellectual rights (patents, trademarks, etc.) to Albert H. Bieser should
the company default on the loan.
By March 10, 1995
no payments on the loan had been made to Lloyds Bank. The loan was called and
Albert H. Bieser's assets securing the loan were acquired by the Bank .On April
6, 1995 the Company's Board of Directors ordered the transfer of the
intellectual properties to Albert H. Bieser who in turn gave royalty free
license to the Company as long as he remained CEO or President and Chairman of
the Board. See Patent. Exhibit ? In the case of his resigning this office, he or
his heirs or assigns would receive a royalty equivalent to one cent ($0.01) per
capsule.
At this time "Matrix" who had not paid
franchise taxes since 1992 was dissolved.
On April
5, 1995 the Shareholders of the Company elected the following Directors: Albert
H. Bieser of Houston, Texas, Karen Coady of Baycliff, Texas and David Bishop of
DeLand, Florida.
On February 11, 1998 the Company
acquired 100 % of the outstanding shares of Natural Neuro Nutrition, Inc. ,a
Texas Corporation ("Texas 3NI") , for Three Hundred Ninety Seven Thousand Nine
Hundred Sixty(397,960) Shares of the Company's Common Stock and Neuro Health
Products (a proprietorship, NHP) for One Hundred Two Thousand Forty (102,040) of
the Company's Common Shares. 3NI was an operating company selling similar
products under license from the company which had facilities, marketing,
management teams, customers, and product fulfillment capability. NHP was a small
network marketing firm which sold products similar to those of the Company. See
Exhibit E-3
INDUSTRY OVERVIEWS
Addiction: An
Overview
Until the mid 1930s, the medical
consensus held that alcoholics and drug addicts were the victims of a fatal
weakness of character which condemned its victims to a life of misery and a
premature death. In general, chronic alcoholics and drug addicts were believed
to be both untreatable and unworthy of treatment. This view of alcoholism and
addiction prevailed until Alcoholics Anonymous proved that it was possible for
large numbers of chronic alcoholics to overcome their alcoholism and become
productive and useful members of society. Therefore, in recent years much of the
social stigma associated with alcoholism and drug addiction has eroded.
Alcoholism and drug addiction are no longer relegated to the realm of fatal
character weakness and the medical community is coming to recognize that these
maladies can be safely and effectively treated.
Collectively, alcoholism and drug addiction are believed by many to be the
greatest single health problem in the United States. Alcoholism strikes one out
of every ten American adults and the vast majority of untreated alcoholics die
of alcohol related causes. It is estimated that untreated alcoholism alone costs
the national economy more than $117 billion per year in lost productivity,
unnecessary accidents and alcohol related illness. Similarly, cocaine addiction
has become epidemic in certain segments of the population. The " War on Drugs "
has become a major political issue at the federal, state and local level and the
amount of money devoted to drug education and treatment is expected to increase
substantially. In order to understand the treatment of alcoholism and drug
addiction, a prior understanding of the addictive process is
essential.
First, and most importantly, it
must be understood that large segments of the population can and do use these
substances on a social basis with only a moderate risk of becoming addicts. For
many people, the moderate use of alcohol and cocaine is perceived as a pleasant,
albeit temporary, release from the trials and cares of everyday existence.
Alcohol and drugs are glamorized in the same books, films, music and television
programs that carry commercial warnings of the dangers of alcohol and drugs. The
final message is at best confusing. Against this backdrop of contradictory
messages one stark fact remains:
IF A SUSCEPTIBLE PERSON USES ALCOHOL OR COCAINE, EVEN ON A
SOCIAL BASIS, THE PROBABILITY OF ADDICTION APPROACHES THE INEVITABLE.
Therefore, alcohol and cocaine truly are substances where
one man's pleasure is another man's poison. Substances that are pleasant and are
relatively harmless for one segment of the population are deadly poisons for
another segment of the population. The following sections present a brief
discussion of neurological biochemistry and the mechanics of alcoholism and
cocaine addiction.
Brain Chemistry
The brain is the most complex
organ system within the human body. It regulates every facet of human existence
from a simple heartbeat to highly complex motor functions, but reduced to bare
essentials, all brain functions involve the transmission of the electrochemical
message from one brain cell to another. In the usual case a transmitter cell
will release a specific chemical compound ( a neurotransmitter) into a synapse.
When this neurotransmitter crosses the synapse and makes contact with the
receptor cell on the other side an electrochemical message is delivered. After
delivering a message most neurotransmitters are then recycled in the brain
through several different recycling mechanisms. This constant flow of trillions
of neurotransmitters across trillions of synapses and the constant recycling of
neurotransmitters is the basic operating mechanism of the human brain.
Most
neurotransmitters are amino acids, aminated compounds or simple peptides, short
amino acid chains that the body manufactures from the available amino acids
contained in foods. The neurotransmitters which appear to have the greatest
significance in the addiction process are:
1. Endorphins and Enkephalins. -
neurotransmitters which suppress electrochemical messages relating to pain,
depressions and feelings of urgency.
2. Dopamine - a neurotransmitter
which carries electrochemical messages relating to reward and pleasure.
3. Norepinephrine - a
neurotransmitter which suppresses electrochemical messages relating to
depression and feelings of urgency.
4. Gamma-amino butyric acid (GABA
) - a neurotransmitter which carries electrochemical messages relating to
feelings of anxiety
5.
serotonin - a neurotransmitter which carries electrochemical messages relating
to sleep and feelings of well-being.
These
natural messengers, which are synthesized by transmitting cells within the
brain, seek out and attach to specific sites on receptor cells within the brain
in order to deliver their electrochemical message. The receptor sites will only
accept molecules that have the right shape. The entire process is much like
slipping a key ( the neurotransmitter ) into a lock ( the receptor ). If a
sufficient number of receptors are " filled " with the appropriate
neurotransmitters at any given time, a person feels a sense of comfort and well
being. If an excessive number of receptors are " empty " at any given time a
person feels a sense of urgency, irritation and depression. In general, a human
being will seek out those activities which increase natural neurotransmitter
levels and avoid those activities which decrease natural neurotransmitter
levels. When a foreign substance interferes with this natural process, however,
addiction often is the result.
Mechanism
Over the last ten years
alcoholism treatment professionals have focus on three principal factors which
appear to be of critical importance in determining the susceptibility of a human
being to alcoholism. These factors are : (1) A genetic predisposition to
alcoholism such as that experienced by children of alcoholics. (2) Extended
excessive stress such as that experienced by certain combat veterans. (3)
Extended excessive exposure to heavy social drinking.
At the present time it is
generally believed that a genetic predisposition to alcoholism is by far the
most common cause of alcoholism. Biological children of alcoholics are much more
likely to become alcoholic than the general population and this tendency remains
even when the children are adopted into non-drinking homes. Further studies have
shown that children of alcoholics have significantly different responses to
alcohol in laboratory test. Therefore it is generally agreed that a majority of
alcoholics do process alcohol differently than the general population.
Recent laboratory research has
demonstrated that certain natural by-products of alcohol metabolism interfere
with the normal neurotransmitter mechanisms discussed in the preceding
paragraph. As alcohol is metabolized by the body chemical compounds known as
tetrahydroisoquinolines ( TIQ's ) are produced. Since TIQs, which were first
found in poppy plants, are remarkably similar to in structure to certain natural
enkephalins and endorphins, they have the ability, along with most other
opiates, to mimic the action of enkephalins and endorphins and create an
artificial neurotransmitter response in certain regions of the brain. This
artificial neurotransmitter response is the primary reason for the increased
sense of well-being that most people feel when they take a drink of alcohol.
In a genetically predisposed
person, however, the physiological response to alcohol is substantially
different. Available research data demonstrate that many children of alcoholics
experience a marked increase in natural enkephalin and endorphin levels when
they are exposed to controlled amounts of alcohol in a laboratory setting. In
these children of alcoholics, therefore, it appears that the artificial
neurotransmitter response created by the TIQs, when coupled with the alcohol
induced increase in natural enkephalin and endorphin levels, results in a
response to alcohol that is greatly intensified. Therefore, it is believed that
many children of alcoholics experience a much stronger sense of pleasure and
well-being from the same amount of alcohol consumption. This intensified effect,
in turn, tends to produce more drinking behavior. As the level of alcohol
consumption increases, however, the mimicking effect of the TIQ's begins to have
profound effects on the natural endorphin and enkephalin mechanisms described
above.
When a human brain is overloaded with alcohol induced TIQ's, the natural
feedback mechanisms of the brain instruct the transmitter cells to produce fewer
enkephalins and endophins in an attempt to eliminate the overload. At the same
time, in response to increasing levels of TIQ's, the number of available
receptor sites in the brain increases. Finally, the brain begins to produce
greater quantities of the enzymes which are used to control neurotransmitter
levels and aid in the neurotransmitter recycling process. The end result of
these three processes is an increased need for neurotransmitters, a decreased
ability to produce the required neurotransmitters and a neurotransmitter
recycling system that has become abnormally efficient. In substance, fewer
neurotransmitters are produced, despite a higher level of demand, and the bulk
of the available neurotransmitters are recycled before performing their intended
functions. When this process has progressed to a certain point, the artificial
neurotransmitter responses caused by TIQ's will effectively replace the natural
enkephalin and endorphin responses of the brain. After the alcohol induced TIQ's
have "shut down" the natural neurotransmitter production systems, the unfilled
neurotransmitter receptor sites create intense feelings of irritation, urgency
and depression that can only be relieved by additional TIQ's. The person is now
addicted to alcohol.
Once the
cycle described above has taken hold, the damage caused by alcohol consumption
remains long after alcohol consumption ceases. During extended periods of
alcohol addiction, the human brain loses much of its ability to produce
enkephalins and endorphins, develops an abnormal need for enkephalins and
endorphins and develops an abnormal ability to recycle any enkephalins and
endorphins that are in fact produced. Without an adequate supply of enkephalins
and endorphins, the body has no natural ability to create feelings of well-being
and suppress feelings of urgency, irritation and depression. Therefore, most
recovering alcoholics experience intense feelings of urgency, irritation and
depression for an extended period of time after the cessation of drinking. These
natural feelings of urgency, irritation and depression, in turn, are generally
believed to be the primary contributing factor in the cycle of recovery and
relapse that is common in recovering alcoholics. In an unending cycle, the
substance which causes pain in the first place becomes the only substance that
can relieve the pain.
Cocaine Addiction
While the end result of
cocaine addiction is similar to the alcohol response discussed above, the
underlying neurochemical mechanism is significantly different. Instead of
providing an artificial substitute for the natural enkephalins and endorphins,
cocaine causes the brain to release abnormally large amounts of dopamine,
norepinephrine and serotonin and subsequently prevents the natural recycling of
these neurotransmitters. The end result is a very high concentration of
neurotransmitters which are able to make multiple contacts with the appropriate
receptors. It is this high neurotransmitter concentration coupled with multiple
neurotransmitter contacts that gives rise to the extreme euphoria experienced by
cocaine users. Since cocaine inhibits the natural recycling process, however,
the dopamine, norepinephrine and serotonin created by the brain are eventually
broken down and flushed out of the body. This process eventually depletes both
the neurotransmitters and the amino acids that are necessary to synthesize new
neurotransmitters. With extended use, cocaine literally strips the bulk of the
natural dopamine, norepinephrine and serotonin out of a user's limbic system,
the brain region that controls feeling of reward and pleasure. This stripping
effect, over time, results in severe neurotransmitter deficiencies and a craving
response that is quite similar to the craving suffered by alcoholics.
All cocaine users begin to feel a
reduced response to an identical drug concentration at some point in the
progress of their addiction. This reduced response is a natural result of the
neurotransmitter stripping described above. When the natural neurotransmitters
are gone, the drug simply stops working. At this point, most cocaine addicts
begin searching for another artificial means of creating feelings of well-being
that they used to derive from cocaine. Since the TIQs created by alcohol
metabolism compensate for the natural effects of the neurotransmitters that have
been stripped by cocaine, alcohol is frequently used for this purpose.
Therefore, most cocaine users eventually end up as polydrug abusers who switch
back and forth between cocaine and alcohol, or other drugs, in order to create
or maintain the feelings of well-being that cannot be generated by their own
damaged neurotransmitter systems.
Much like the recovering alcoholic,
the recovering cocaine addict must overcome the damage caused by his extended
misuse of cocaine and alcohol. The problem is compounded, however, by the fact
that a polydrug abuser has damaged several neurotransmitter systems. The cocaine
abuse has stripped the neurotransmitters out of the dopamine, norepinephrine and
serotonin systems, and the alcohol has damaged the enkephalin and endorphin
systems by curtailing natural enkephalin and endorphin production and increasing
the recycling ability of the brain. It is this dual addiction that makes cocaine
addicts more difficult to treat than simple alcoholics.
Existing
Products
As explained above, alcoholism and
cocaine addiction have a devastating nutritional effect on a number of different
neurotransmitter systems. Therefore, the Company believes that an effective
nutritional supplement for recovering alcoholics and addicts must focus on
substantially all of the more common nutritional deficiencies. NEURECOVER-DA and
NEURECOVER-SA, the Company's principal products, have been specifically
formulated to provide the raw materials that are used by the body to repair
damaged neurotransmitter systems. In the opinion of the Company's principal
scientists, this approach allows the natural mechanisms of the body to select
the specific nutrients it needs, and discard the nutrients that are not
needed.
NEURECOVER-DA and NEURECOVER-SA have been carefully formulated to provide the
specific amino acids that are essential to the restoration of proper brain
chemistry in recovering alcoholics and 'cocaine addicts. These products help to
restore optimal brain chemistry by providing a ready supply of raw amino acids
that can he used by the brain to synthesize necessary neurotransmitters. While
the ingredients in NEURECOVER-DA and NEURECOVER-SA have no direct physiological
effect on a recovering alcoholic or addict, NEURECOVER-DA and NEURECOVER-SA have
the ability to increase dietary levels of the specific amino acids that are used
in the synthesis of essential neurotransmitters. The NEURECOVER-DA and
NEURECOVER-SA formulations will not alter the base line ability of the body to
synthesize neurotransmitters. They will, however, ensure an adequate supply of
raw materials so that the brain's own neurotransmitter production systems are
able to operate efficiently.
NEURECOVER-DA
The first product that was
developed by the Company is NEURECOVER-DA, a patented amino acid formulation
that is presently being marketed to over 400 alcoholism and chemical dependency
treatment professionals and their patients.
The active ingredients in
NEURECOVER-DA are: DL-Phenylalanine a naturally occurring amino acid that is
used by the body to synthesize dopamine and norepinephrine and inhibit the
action of the enzymes that break down and recycle enkephalins and endorphins;
L-Tryptophan, a naturally occurring amino acid that is used by the body to
synthesize serotonin; L-Glutamine, a naturally occurring amino acid that is used
by the body to synthesize Gamma-Amino Butyric acid (GABA); and Vitamin B6, a
natural vitamin which aids the absorption of the amino acids by the digestive
system and the synthesis of amino acids in the brain.
Inpatient alcohol treatment centers
that currently use NEURECOVER-DA on a regular basis report significant
reductions in their AMA Drop out Rates. These reduced AMA Dropout Rates, in
turn, increase both the profitability and
the overall
effectiveness of the treatment programs. Alcoholism counselors who have used
NEURECOVER-DA with their patients report reduced levels of anger, urgency,
irritation and compulsion coupled with increased levels of cooperation and
earlier treatment response. In general, NEURECOVER-DA has been well received by
the alcohol treatment professionals who have used the product with their
patients and it is steadily gaining acceptance as a useful nutritional adjunct
to traditional alcohol treatment programs.
NEURECOVER-SA
NEURECOVER-SA, the
Company's second product, has achieved similar results with persons who are
recovering from cocaine addiction. Because of the unique problems of cocaine
addicts, however, the formulation of NEURECOVER-SA is more complex In addition
to the amino acids in the NEURECOVER-DA formulation, NEURECOVER-SA includes
L-Tyrosine, an amino acid which is essential for the production of both dopamine
and norepinephrine. Further, the NEURECOVER-SA formulation includes a number of
vitamins and minerals that are not present in NEURECOVER-DA.
In general,
NEURECOVER-SA has been well received by the cocaine treatment professionals who
have used the product with their patients. Like NEURECOVER-DA, NEURECOVER-SA is
steadily gaining acceptance as a useful nutritional adjunct to traditional
cocaine treatment programs.
beCALM'd
beCALM'd is a product,
similar in composition to SAAVE, which has been tested and proven in
scientifically supervised clinical trials to greatly reduce the long and short
term dilatory effects of stress and many of the symptoms of Hyperactivity
Disorders and Attention Deficit Disorders.
The American Medical Association
estimates between 70% and 80% of the cases they treat are stress related. This
says that potentially three fourths of the American population are potentially a
market for the product.
A
variety of studies have shown over 20% of the American Public suffers from one
form or another of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders (ADHD) Issuer's in
house studies and marketing reports indicate 62.5% of the cases now being
treated for ADHD are caused by nutritional deficiencies which can be overcome by
products falling under issuer's patent protection.
U. S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Matters
In general the FDA
"protects" consumer in two ways: 1) Anything sold for use by the American public
must be safe for consumption and 2) Any curative claims must be approved by the
FDA before such claims are made. Both of these "protections" are applied to
products, regardless of form, that are used for medicinal purposes. However,
such products fall into classes. a) Those made from man made molecules and b)
those formulated from natural nutrients found on the FDA's GRAS (Generally
Regarded As Safe) list. Thus anyone may sell anything processed in an FDA
approved facility by an approved method, provided there are no. curative claims
made for the product. However, if ANY curative claims are made the product falls
under regulation by the FDA. The one exception to this is curative benefits
which the "scientific community" generally accepts as true. For example, Vitamin
C or foods containing Vitamin C are generally regarded as helpful to persons
having a cold. In this case, the Vitamin C manufacturer may say it is useful,
but cannot claim it "cures" the cold.
All of the ingredients in the
Company's products are made from items on the GRAS list of vitamins, minerals,
amino acids, etc. Curative claims are not made for the products, only that they
are useful adjuncts to therapy, which has been accepted by the general
scientific community.
There is considerable scientific
and anecdotal evidence that indicates the issuer products do have "curative"
properties. The company is, therefore, working to acquire the funding to do what
is required to get Food of Drug Use Approval from the FDA. At such time as this
can be accomplished, it is believed a great deal of two of the country's
problems, alcohol and drug abuse and ADHD, can be greatly alleviated. Once the
FDA approval has been obtained, gaining the funding to sufficiently advertise
the products should be easily realizable.
Competition
The Company's products are
patented and these patents have been twice adjudicated successfully and the
Company feels confident that further judicial testing will produce the same
results. Thus there is no direct competition. However, there are indirect
competitors for all of the products:
1. NeuRecovery-DA has few current competitors. Several
drugs have been tried in the past but in general that
were shown to be addictive
or ineffectual. A perennial drug called Anabuse reemerges every three or four
years. If a person has taken it and then drinks alcohol, he or she becomes
violently ill. In a few cases patients have been known to have a stroke as a
result. Another, newer one is from Europe. It is called Acomprosate and has been
found useful for 30 days, in 30% of the cases which have had 30 days of
sobriety. By comparison, the Company's products can be used from the first day
of
treatment and have been successfully used over 15
years. It has also been used to help patients recover from Methadone abuse.
Methadone is often used to enable recovery from abuse of heroin, morphine, and
other opiate source drugs. (Methadone is considered a better addiction than the
opiates).
2. NeuRecovery-SA has
proved to be very useful as an adjunct to therapy in recovery from the abuse of
stimulants such a cocaine and the amphetamines. A paper on its use is attached
entitled: The Healing Process and Cocaine Recovery. This paper also describes
the drugs commonly used in the treatment of such addictions; Disipramine,
Bromocriptine and Amantadine.
3. beCALM'd was originally formulated to diminish the
dilatory effects of stress. In this use its competition was generally books on
stress management. To date no other competition has come into general use,
beCALM'd was later found to be very helpful in the treatment of attention
deficit and hyperactivity disorders. It's principle competition is Ritalin and
several drugs of the amphetamine type. The mechanism of
action of these drugs are unknown and their side effects are severe.
Never-the-less, the world's second largest pharmaceutical company, Ciba Geigy,
the makers of Ritalin, have stated that 2/3rds of their revenues come from the
sale of Ritalin. Studies have shown that beCALM'd, the mechanism of action of
which is well known and accepted, is more effective than Ritalin in 62.5% of
ADHD cases.
Government Regulation
U. S. Food and Drug Administration
(FDA) Matters
In
general the FDA "protects" consumer in two ways: 1) Anything sold for use by the
American public must be safe for consumption and 2) Any curative claims
must be approved by the FDA before such claims are made. Both of these
"protections" are applied to products, regardless of form, that are used for
medicinal purposes. However, such products fall into classes. (a) Those made
from man made molecules and (b) those formulated from natural nutrients found
on the FDA's GRAS (Generally Regarded As Safe) list.
Thus anyone may sell anything processed in an FDA approved facility by an
approved method, provided there are no curative claims made for the product.
However, if ANY curative claims are made the product falls under regulation by
the FDA. The one exception to this is curative benefits which the "scientific
community" generally accepts as true. For example, Vitamin C or foods containing
Vitamin C are generally regarded as helpful to persons having a cold. In this
case, the Vitamin C manufacturer may say it is useful, but cannot claim it
"cures" the cold.
All of the
ingredients in the Company's products are made from items on the GRAS list of
vitamins, minerals, amino acids, etc. Curative claims are not made for the
products, only that they are useful adjuncts to therapy, which had been accepted
by the general scientific community.
There is considerable scientific
and anecdotal evidence that indicates the issuer products do have "curative"
properties. The company is, therefore, working to acquire the funding to do what
is required to get Food of Drug Use Approval from the FDA. At such time as this
can be accomplished, it is believed a great deal of two of the country's
problems, alcohol and drug abuse and ADHD, can be greatly alleviated. Once the
FDA approval has been obtained, gaining the funding to sufficiently advertise
the products should be easily realizable.
ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION
AND ANALYSIS AND PLAN OF OPERATION
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
The
information contained herein contains certain forward looking statements within
the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and Section
21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which are intended to be
covered by the safe harbors created thereby. Investors are cautioned that all
forward looking statements involve risk and uncertainty, including without
limitation, the ability of NeuroGenesis to continue it's expansion strategy,
changes in federal or state healthcare laws and regulations, NeuroGenesis's
historical and current compliance with existing or future healthcare laws and
regulations, changes in cost of supplies, labor and employee benefits, as well
as general market conditions, competition and pricing.
Although NeuroGenesis believes that
the assumptions underlying the forward looking statements contained herein are
reasonable, any of the assumptions could be inaccurate, and therefore, there can
be no assurance that the forward looking statements contained in this Form 10SB
will prove to be accurate. In view of the significant uncertainties inherent in
the forward looking statements included herein, the inclusion of such
information should not be regarded as a representation the Company or any other
person that the objectives and plans of NeuroGenesis will be achieved.
NeuroGenesis undertakes no obligation to update or revise forward looking
statements to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated
events or changes to future operating results over time.
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following table sets forth the periods indicated and the percentages of
revenues represented by income statement items:
ITEM |
|
YEAR ENDING 12/31 |
|
SIX MONTHS ENDING |
|
|
|
|
|
JUNE 30 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
UNAUDITED |
|
|
|
1998 |
1999 |
|
1999 |
2000 |
Sales |
|
|
|
|
|
|
beCalmed |
|
93.69% |
60.08% |
|
54.40% |
59.50% |
NeuRecover-DA |
- |
22.29 |
|
26.1 |
14.5 |
NeuRecover-SA |
- |
10.76 |
|
11.4 |
4 |
Neuro Slim |
- |
3.07 |
|
2.7 |
2.7 |
Ultratrend |
|
1.58 |
1.3 |
|
2.1 |
0.6 |
Inca Gold |
|
2.28 |
1.21 |
|
1.7 |
0.6 |
Booklets |
|
0.05 |
0.01 |
|
0.1 |
- |
Manuals |
|
- |
0.02 |
|
0.1 |
- |
Books and Manuals |
- |
0.02 |
|
0.1 |
- |
S & H Charged to
Cust. - |
- |
- |
|
- |
- |
Royalty Income |
2.27 |
1.2 |
|
1.3 |
0.6 |
Misc. Income |
0.12 |
0.04 |
|
- |
17.3 |
Retail |
|
0.01 |
- |
|
- |
- |
Sales Returns |
- |
- |
|
- |
0.2 |
|
|
______ |
______ |
|
______ |
______ |
Total Sales |
100.00% |
100.00% |
|
100% |
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of Sales |
|
|
|
|
|
beCalmed |
|
27.07% |
14.10% |
|
13.01% |
13.04% |
NeuRecover-DA |
- |
6.98 |
|
9.86 |
3.29 |
NeuRecover-SA |
- |
3.28 |
|
2.92 |
0.9 |
Neuro Slim |
- |
1.32 |
|
1.2 |
0.91 |
Ultratrend |
|
0.51 |
0.37 |
|
0.58 |
0.17 |
Inca Gold |
|
0.37 |
0.16 |
|
0.22 |
0.09 |
Booklets |
|
0.03 |
- |
|
- |
- |
Indirect Materials |
0.83 |
- |
|
- |
- |
Manuals |
|
- |
- |
|
- |
0.06 |
Misc. Costs |
0.19 |
1.07 |
|
1.55 |
0.55 |
Inventory Loss/Gain |
1.3 |
2.43 |
|
0.4 |
0.65 |
|
|
______ |
______ |
|
______ |
______ |
Total Cost of Sales |
28.57% |
29.63% |
|
29.03% |
19.54% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross Margin |
71.43% |
70.37% |
|
70.97% |
80.46% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
G & A Expenses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Directors Fees |
- % |
- % |
|
- % |
0.19% |
Travel & Entertain |
0.09 |
- |
|
- |
- |
Public Relations |
0.02 |
- |
|
- |
0.01 |
Financing Costs |
0.07 |
1.35 |
|
- |
- |
Patent Expense |
- |
- |
|
- |
0.69 |
Bank Charges |
0.38 |
0.27 |
|
0.19 |
0.6 |
Amortization |
- |
0.14 |
|
0.1 |
0.1 |
Stock Transfer |
0.23 |
0.01 |
|
0.02 |
0.03 |
Salaries and C.O.E |
- |
- |
|
- |
- |
Facilities Expense |
0.31 |
- |
|
- |
- |
Office Rental |
8.99 |
7.09 |
|
7.59 |
3.97 |
Utilities |
|
0.32 |
- |
|
- |
- |
Local Telephone |
2.4 |
1.46 |
|
1.77 |
0.18 |
L. D. Telephone |
3.05 |
0.58 |
|
0.81 |
0.59 |
Accounting Expense |
- |
- |
|
- |
- |
Travel and Entertain |
- |
0.19 |
|
0.06 |
0.17 |
Office Supplies |
0.57 |
0.21 |
|
0.33 |
0.12 |
Copier Expense |
2 |
1.24 |
|
1.52 |
0.54 |
Fax Expense |
0.01 |
0.01 |
|
0.01 |
0.01 |
Deprec.-Computer |
1.15 |
0.65 |
|
0.7 |
0.4 |
Deprec.-Furn & Fix |
0.21 |
0.27 |
|
0.12 |
0.08 |
Postage |
|
0.34 |
0.16 |
|
0.27 |
0.13 |
Computer Supplies |
0.93 |
0.62 |
|
0.39 |
0.66 |
Computer Software |
0.95 |
0.59 |
|
0.58 |
- |
Legal |
|
3.56 |
2.91 |
|
0.21 |
10.14 |
Insurance |
|
1.14 |
0.59 |
|
1.13 |
0.59 |
Taxes |
|
0.73 |
0.28 |
|
0.69 |
0.21 |
Misc. |
|
0.68 |
0.25 |
|
0.04 |
0.08 |
|
|
______ |
______ |
|
______ |
______ |
Total G
& A |
28.13% |
18.86% |
|
19.45% |
21.90% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Marketing
Expenses |
|
|
|
|
|
Salaries & COE |
- % |
15.95% |
|
16.35% |
9.55% |
Commissions Paid |
2.12 |
18.6 |
|
17.56 |
27.97 |
Credit Card Expense |
1.94 |
1.66 |
|
1.54 |
1.87 |
New Product Research |
0.02 |
- |
|
- |
- |
Conventions |
0.05 |
0.07 |
|
- |
- |
Supplies |
|
0.1 |
0.07 |
|
- |
- |
Sales Aids |
|
7.8 |
1.55 |
|
0.49 |
0.81 |
Postage |
|
0.15 |
0.11 |
|
0.09 |
0.22 |
Samples |
|
0.21 |
0.24 |
|
0.13 |
0.08 |
Advertising |
1.87 |
0.03 |
|
- |
- |
L.D. Telephone |
2.69 |
1.18 |
|
1.62 |
0.76 |
Pager & Cell Phone |
1.37 |
0.99 |
|
1.43 |
0.85 |
Travel & Entertainment |
0.03 |
0.26 |
|
0.16 |
0.09 |
Market Research |
0.79 |
0.03 |
|
- |
0.07 |
Bad Debt |
|
0.66 |
0.31 |
|
0.41 |
1.29 |
|
|
______ |
______ |
|
______ |
______ |
Total
Marketing Expense |
49.80% |
41.05% |
|
39.78% |
43.55% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Research & |
|
|
|
|
|
Development Expense |
|
|
|
|
Salaries |
|
- % |
- % |
|
- % |
- % |
Clinical Trials |
0.04 |
- |
|
- |
- |
Misc. |
|
- |
- |
|
- |
- |
|
|
______ |
______ |
|
______ |
______ |
Total
Research |
|
|
|
|
|
Expense |
|
0.04% |
0.00% |
|
0.00% |
0.00% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Manufacturing & |
|
|
|
|
|
Delivery
Expense |
|
|
|
|
|
Salaries |
|
- % |
- % |
|
- % |
- % |
Supplies |
|
- % |
- % |
|
- % |
- % |
Misc. |
|
- |
0.64 |
|
1.36 |
- |
Freight In |
|
0.74 |
1 |
|
1.29 |
0.45 |
Freight Out |
0.92 |
(0.55) |
|
0.33 |
1.37 |
|
|
______ |
______ |
|
______ |
______ |
Total
Manufacturing |
|
|
|
|
|
Delivery
Expense |
1.66% |
1.09% |
|
2.98% |
1.82% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
Income(Loss) |
(11.20)% |
9.37% |
|
8.76% |
13.19% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other Expense
|
|
|
|
|
|
&
Income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest (Income) |
(5.90)% |
(3.19)% |
|
10.11% |
6.54% |
Multi-Level Marketing |
(6.61) |
20.27 |
|
- |
- |
Treatment Centers |
- |
- |
|
- |
- |
Other Expense (Income) |
0.56 |
0.1 |
|
- |
- |
Sales Discounts |
- |
- |
|
- |
- |
Misc. |
|
- |
- |
|
- |
- |
|
|
______ |
______ |
|
______ |
______ |
Total
Other Expense |
|
|
|
|
|
&
Income |
|
(12.51)% |
17.08% |
|
10.67% |
6.64% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Income
(Loss) |
(23.71)% |
25.45% |
|
19.43% |
19.83% |
BUSINESS PHILOSOPHY
NeuroGenesis and its researchers
have spent 25 years learning to understand the various functions involved in the
emotion center of the brain. We have learned that addiction to alcohol, opium
and its derivatives (e.g. heroin, morphine, codeine, etc.) and many of the
abusable stimulants (e.g. cocaine) use much the same brain pathways as are used
in stressful situations, carbohydrate bingeing, and Attention Deficit
Hyperactivity Disorders (ADHD). The products we have developed over this time
have proven to be very helpful in overcoming these diseases.
Over the
last 15 years we have learned that the best way to market the Company's products
is through network marketing. However we believe this will be true only until we
can get FDA, Food for Drug Use, approval. At that time we will market through
traditional methods.
Over 20% of the American
population is believed to suffer from ADHD, and studies have shown that nearly
2/3rd of those respond best to one of our products, beCALM'd. The market for
this product is thus over 13% of the population. Following this line of reason,
the total annual market is at least $82,800,000,000. Even more important, if
this entire market were reached, drug and alcohol addiction would become
unimportant in this country! Consequently, the management and professional
researchers of NeuroGenesis are determined to bring these products to as large a
number of the American public as is possible
THE ESSENTIAL COMPONENTS OF NEUROGENESIS'S STRATEGY ARE
We are cash flow positive and
income positive at this time and intend to continue to operate in this fashion.
As can be seen by the material that follows, rapid but stable growth is entirely
possible.
Continued maintenance of the
patents and the acquiring of new ones as we develop further technical knowledge
is essential. One patent is currently filed and awaiting approval for such an
improvement.
Additionally, continued growth in
the Network Marketing effort is very possible. We have just won a patent
infringement case in which part of our award was a list containing 63,000 names
of distributors who had purchased products (which infringed upon our patents)
during the preceding year. We have already mailed out about 10,000 letters
designed to attract these distributors. The result has been a doubling of our
sales in a little over a quarter of a year.
A major detriment to sales has been
the fact that products, which do not have FDA approval, are rarely prescribed by
doctors. Doing so does not allow the claim of "standard practice" to be used in
case of a malpractice suit. Thus, we have had to sell directly to the end user
(through network marketing.) As soon as we are able to get a Food for Drug Use
approval, we believe beCalm'd will be considered a major break through.
Consequently, to get the funding needed for the above FDA approval we must first
become a reporting company, then we must begin the active advertising necessary
to fulfil the needs of doing the most extensive marketing possible.
The above
advertising campaign will be primarily initiated by a series of "infomercials"
which will be used to attract new network marketing distributors. Other
companies, using the same consultants and techniques, have grown to between $6
million and $10 million in annual sales within less than three years
By the time
we have finished the Food For Drug approval, we should be financially ready to
begin alternate month publishing of half page ad's in magazines such as
Preventative Medicine, Readers Digest, and others. This will be followed by more
extensive advertising in all media as finances permit.
REVENUES
Beginning
in the first quarter of 1998 the Company made a concentrated effort to increase
both revenues and profits . The first step was the acquisition of Natural Neuro
Nutrition, Inc. and Neuro Health Products. See Part 1. , Item 1., Description of
Business, the Company, next to last paragraph. For the year ending December 31,
1999 the Company had a net operating income of $25,924 as compared to a
($15,803) operating loss for the same period ending 1998. Sales net of discounts
increased from $ 141,038 for 1998 to $276,815 for 1999 which represented a
196.71 % increase. Net profit rose from a (33,447) loss in 1998 to a $73,208
gain in 1999.
In the six month period
ending June 30, 2000 sales were $262,346 as compared to $121376 for 1999 a gain
of 216 % while cost of sales only increased 146 %.. The net income from
operations for this period was $17,191 an increase of 161 % over the same period
for 1999.See Exhibit E-14 and E-15.
Patents and Trademarks.
The Company operates under three
patents and one registered trademark:
1. Patent No. 4,761,429 ENKEPHALINASE AND ENDORPHINASE
INHIBITORS AS ANTI-CRAVING COMPOSITIONS.
This patent was adjudicated in
Federal Court as follows: "That the 429 Patent covers any preparation using
D-phenylalanine or any effective combination of the following ingredients:
D-phenylalanine, DL-phenylalanine; D-leucine; DL-leucine; L-tryptophan (or a
substitute) and hydrocinnamic acid, in the treatment of or prevention of
alcoholism, and/or the treatment or prevention of cravings for alcohol, cocaine
and other narcotics. The 429 Patent also covers any preparation containing such
ingredients used for the treatment or prevention of cravings for excessive
amounts of foods containing carbohydrates; stress-induced damage; attention
deficit hyperactivity disorders and all other disorders that are related to
neurotransmitter insufficiencies." See Exhibit E-3
2. Patent No. 5,189,064 TREATMENT OF COCAINE ADDICTION
This patent was adjudicated in
Federal Court as follows: "That the 064 Patent covers among its other claims, a
composition used for the treatment of cocaine and other narcotic addictions
and/or to reduce cravings for cocaine and other narcotics, consisting of : a)
hydrocinnamic acid, any D-form mono amino acid, D-phenylalanine, and/or
DL-phenylalanine; and b) L-glutamic acid, L-glutamate, and/or L-glutamine and/or
L-tryptophan (or a substitute). The 064 Patent also covers any preparation
containing such ingredients used for the treatment or prevention of cravings for
excessive amounts of foods containing carbohydrates; stress-induced organ
damage; and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorders and all other disorders
that are related to neurotransmitter insufficiencies. See Exhibit E-4.
3. Patent No. 5,922,361
FOLIC ACID ENRICHED DIETARY SUPPLEMENT COMPOSITIONS FOR SELF-REGULATING
STRESS-REDUCTION. This patent has not yet been adjudicated but its claims the
uses of the 429 and the 064 patents and teaches that the formulae in them can be
improved through the addition of Folic Acid. See Exhibit E-5.
4. Reg No. 2,127,310
Trademark, See Exhibit E-6.
Employees
The issuer employs on a regular basis four to five employees. However most of
its work is hired done by outside companies. This work includes product
manufacturing, bottling, labeling, and much of its research. Its primary
marketing is done at this time by over 2,000 independent sales agents. It is
anticipated that as the product use becomes more wide spread much more in house
employment will be done.
ITEM 3. DESCRIPTION OF
PROPERTY
NeuroGenesis, Inc.'s principal
office is located at 2045 Space Park Drive, Suite 132, Nassau Bay, Texas 77058,
P.O. Address: P.O. Box 58941, Houston, Texas 77258, and currently occupies 2000
square feet. Rent includes all utilities and use of common areas. The property
is leased from an unaffiliated third party for a term that expires May 1, 2001.,
with a monthly rental of Seventeen Hundred Thirty-Four Dollars ( $1734.00) per
month. Management ascertains that there is a very small likelyhood that the
Company would not be able to renew the lease at about the same rate as there are
numerous vacant offices in the Houston area. See Exhibit E-7
ITEM 4. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND
MANAGEMENT
The following table sets forth
information, to the best knowledge of the Company as of , with respect to each
person known by the Company to own beneficially more than five percent (5%) of
it's outstanding Common Shares:
Name and
Address |
Common
Shares Held |
Percent
|
Albert H. Bieser 15535 St. Cloud Houston, Texas
77062
|
908,723 |
47.01% |
Lary Dorrington P. O. Box
361 Seabrook, Texas 77586
|
102,041 |
5.28% |
London & Schaeffer, LLP 3118 Richmond Avenue Suite
200 Houston, Texas 77098
|
322,150 |
16.67% |
Allene G. Snow 153 Baywood
Street LaPorte, Texas 77571
|
103,201 |
5.34% |
ITEM 5. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, PROMOTERS AND CONTROL
PERSONS
The following table identifies the
directors and the principle executive officers of the Company:
Name |
Age |
Position |
Albert H. Bieser |
68 |
President, Treasurer, Director
|
Lary A. Dorrington |
44 |
V. P. Marketing, Secretary, Director |
Allene Snow |
47 |
V. P. Network Marketing, Director
|
Dr. Terry Neher |
61 |
Director, Advisory Board Chairman
|
William Barrow |
58 |
Director |
Albert H. Bieser is the Board Chairman, President,
Treasurer, a principal stockholder and a founding member of the Company. He
holds Bachelor of Science degrees in Business Administration (1953) and
Electrical Engineering (1959) from the University of Colorado. He also holds a
Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Southern Methodist
University (1963). Prior to 1984, Mr. Bieser served as the President of B. E.
Industries, Inc. a successful private company that manufactured ship board
satellite antenna aiming systems. President of General Computer Systems, Inc. a
publicly held firm which manufactured a proprietary " key-disk-tape " data entry
subsystem and as Managing Director of Recognition Equipment-Europe, a computer
related company.
Lary A. Dorrington is the Vice President of
Marketing, Secretary, Director and a principal shareholder of the Company. He
holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology and Chemistry (1979) and a Master
of Science Degree in Management (1989) from the University of Houston. He served
in Retail Corporate Management with Joske's (department stores) of Houston until
1981. Mr. Dorrington has been a professional educator for the past nineteen
years. He is a Past President of the Clear Creek Educators Association of the
National Educators Association, a member of Phi Delta Kappa, the Association for
supervision and Curriculum Development, the Texas Science Teachers Association,
the National science Teachers Association, the Texas Association of Secondary
School principals and the National Association of Secondary School
Principals.
Allene Snow is the Vice President of Network
Marketing and a Director. Mrs. Snow has been successfully involved in multilevel
and network marketing since 1970. She began her career with Avon, Mary Kaye and
Amway. As her ability to " grow major down-lines" matured, she became highly
successful in Melahucia, Shacklee, Fuller Brush and Watkins. In addition to the
above network marketing activity she has founded and run two retail businesses
in the specialty clothing field since 1970. The latter of these still exist and
is run by the Snow family. Prior to 1990 Mrs. Snow managed radio station KKBS in
Guymon, Oklahoma. Her earlier work there was in commercial writing, announcing
and time sales.
ITEM 6. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The following table provides certain summary information concerning the
compensation for each of the officers and directors during the current fiscal
year:
Name |
Principal
Position |
Annual
Compensation |
Albert H. Bieser |
President ,CEO, Director |
Up to $65,000 per yr. (See Exhibit E-3)
|
Allene G. Snow |
Vice President, Director |
Up to $60,000 per yr. (See
Exhibit E-3)
|
Lary A. Dorrington |
Vice President, Director |
Up to $55,000 per yr. (See
Exhibit E-3)
|
Barbara S. Bieser |
Controller, Asst. Secretary |
Up to $40,000 per yr. (See
Exhibit E-3)
|
ITEM 7. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
In
1985 Albert H. Bieser guaranteed a $250,000 loan from Lloyds Bank to the
Company. Bieser received one share of Common Stock for each dollar of loan
guarantee (250,000 shares). All of the stock purchased by the founders at about
that time were at about $0.08 per share. The interest ( two percent ( 2% ) per
annum over London prime ) could not be paid by the Company and was with Bieser's
approval added to the loan without additional shares being given to Bieser. The
only payment on interest and/or principal made by the Company was in 1990 in the
amount of Thirty Thousand Dollars ($30,000). In 1993 Lloyds Bank demanded
payment, but agreed to extend the note an additional eighteen months if the
Company would immediately pay Seventy Five Thousand Dollars ($75,000) and Bieser
would continue to guarantee the note. In order for the Company to provide the
cash Bieser purchased one million five hundred thousand
of the Company's unregistered Common Shares at a price of
five cents ( $.05 ) per share. At the time the shares were trading at two cents
($.02) bid and five cents ($.05) asked.
On February 11, 1998 the Company
acquired 100 % of the outstanding shares of Natural Neuro Nutrition, Inc. ,a
Texas Corporation ("Texas 3NI") , for Three Hundred Ninety Seven Thousand Nine
Hundred Sixty(397,960) Shares of the Company's Common Stock and Neuro Health
Products (a proprietorship, NHP) for One Hundred Two Thousand Forty (102,040) of
the Company's Common Shares. 3NI was an operating company selling similar
products under license from the company which had facilities, marketing,
management teams, customers, and product fulfillment capability. NHP was a small
network marketing firm which sold products similar to those of the Company.
The following table list shareholders and amount of shares
received on the February 11, 1998 Acquisition:
Date
|
Company |
Name
|
Shares |
2/11/98 |
3NI |
Albert H. Bieser P. O. Box
788 Seabrook, Texas 77586-0788 |
192,744 |
2/11/98 |
3NI |
Lary Dorrington P. O. Box
361 Seabrook, Texas 77586-0361 |
102,041 |
2/11/98 |
3NI |
John and Barbar Ferell 2425 NASA Rd. 1 Seabrook, Texas
77586 |
34,014 |
2/11/98 |
3NI |
William R. Barrow P. O.
Box 678 Seabrook, Texas 77586 |
20,408 |
2/11/98 |
3NI |
J. Jaffas, Ltd. c/o Andre
Dinsberg Lloyds Bank 1 Place
Bel Aire 1211 Geneva, Switzerland |
3,401 |
2/11/98 |
3NI |
Dr. Terry Neher 25717
118th Pl. S. E. Kent, Washington 98031 |
45,351 |
2/11/98 |
NHP |
Allene Snow 153 Baywood
Street LaPorte, Texas |
102,041 |
ITEM 8. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES
COMMON STOCK
The
following is a summary of the material terms of NeuroGenesis's capital stock as
set forth in it's Amended Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws.
The Company
is authorized to issue up 3,500,000 shares of Common Stock at a par value of two
and one-half cents ( $0.025) per share.
At the date of this registration
statement, the Company had issued and outstanding 1,932,900 shares of Common
Stock. All outstanding shares are legally issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
LIQUIDATION RIGHTS
Upon
liquidation or dissolution and after payment of any senior securities, each
outstanding share of Common Stock will be entitled to share equally in the
remaining assets of the Company legally available for distribution to
shareholders after the payment of all debts and other liabilities.
DIVIDEND RIGHTS
There are
no limitations or restrictions upon the rights of the Board of Directors to
declare dividends on Common Stock out of any funds legally available therefor.
The Company has not paid dividends on shares of Common Stock and it is not
anticipated that any dividends will be paid on shares of Common Stock in the
foreseeable future. The Board of Directors initially may follow a policy of
retaining all or substantially all earnings to finance the future growth of
NeuroGenesis. Accordingly, future dividends, if any, on shares of Common Stock
will depend upon ,among other things, the Company's need for cash to finance
acquisitions, working capital and it's financial condition at the time.
VOTING RIGHTS
Holders of
Common Stock of NeuroGenesis are entitled to cast one vote for each share held
at all shareholder meetings( or by written consent in lieu thereof ) for all
purposes.
OTHER RIGHTS
Shares of
Common Stock have no conversion rights and carry no preemptive or other rights
to subscribe to or purchase additional shares of Common Stock. There are no
redemption or sinking fund provisions applicable to shares of Common Stock.
REPORTS TO
SHAREHOLDERS
If NeuroGenesis's obligation to
file reports with the SEC is suspended, the Company will no longer file such
reports but it intends to continue to furnish holders of NeuroGenesis's common
stock with quarterly financial reports containing unaudited financial statements
and annual reports containing audited financial statements.
PART
II
ITEM 1. MARKET PRICE OF AND
DIVIDENDS ON THE REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY AND OTHER SHAREHOLDER MATTERS
MARKET INFORMATION
NeuroGenesis's Common Stock is
currently traded over the counter on the Pink Sheets at $0.01 Bid, None Ask.
Until February 23, 2000 the Common Stock was traded on the NASDAQ Bulletin Board
at a price of $1.03125 Bid, $3.00 Ask, at which time it was de-listed due to
qualification requirements and placed on the Pink Sheets. See Exhibit E-13.
HOLDERS
NeuroGenesis believes that there were approximately 447 holders of record of the
Company's Common Stock as of July 1 ,2000.
DIVIDENDS
NeuroGenesis has not paid dividends
on shares of its Common Stock since inception.
TRANSFER AGENT
The
Company's transfer agent is:
American Registrar and Transfer Company
342
East 900 South
Salt
Lake City, Utah 84111
Phone: (801) 363-9065. Fax: (801) 363-9066
ITEM 2.
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
January 22, 1992 the Company filed
suit against Albert H. Bieser, Natural Neuro Nutrition, Inc. and Lloyds Bank
Ltd. Alleging the loan to the Company by Lloyds Bank Ltd. and guaranteed by
Albert H. Bieser had not been a loan but rather a purchase of stock. The suit
also alleged patent infringement by Natural Neuro Nutrition, Inc.(3NI). The suit
was settled out of court in favor of the defendants. Lloyds loan was recognized,
Bieser's guarantee was recognized and 3NI was not only found to not have
infringed but was also given a royalty free license to prevent the suit from
being brought again in the future.
March 1998 the Company et al filed
two suits for patent infringement. The first named Tom Chmielewski and Natural
Distributors International, Inc. as defendants. This suit was found in the
Company's favor by the Southern District of the Texas Federal Court in Houston,
Texas. In September 1998 the Judge awarded $7,000,000 as damages to the Company,
3NI and Albert H. Bieser. Chmielewski died before maximum recovery could
be accomplished and the only
benefit to the plaintiffs
was $7000 cash and $15,000 in inventories. The attorneys received the cash as
full compensation for their work and the Company received the inventories. See
Exhibit E-8. The second suit named Tom Spinks and Quest IV Health Products
of Irving, Texas. This suit was settled out of court in August 1999. The
defendant agreed to all demands by the Company et al and paid $50,000 in cash
claiming this was all he could afford and the Company agreed to the amount in
order to effect the permanent injunction and the adjudication of the patent. See
Exhibit E-9.
In early 2000 Spinks et al again
began selling products in violation of the patent. The Company again filed suit
against Spinks, Quest IV, his suppliers and primary distributors. This time the
suit was filed in the Northern District of Texas
Federal
Court. The case is still in process against some of the defendants and some have
already settled. See Exhibit E-9.
ITEM 3.
CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS
On
June 1, 2000 Clyde Bailey, P. C. ,Certified Public Accountant, 10924 Vance
Jackson, Suite 404, San Antonio, Texas 78230, phone (210) 699-1287 replaced
Collins and Russell, 1002 Gemini, Houston, Texas 77058, phone (281) 486-9446 as
the Company Auditor. This change was made in order to meet SEC
qualifications.
ITEM 4. RECENT SALES OF UNREGISTERED SECURITIES
The following table are lists all sales of unregistered securities since March
1, 1998:
Date |
Name |
Shares |
Consideration |
2/11/98 |
Albert H. Bieser |
192,794 |
$48,198.50, 3NI Acquisition |
2/11/98 |
Lary Dorrington |
102,041 |
$25,510.25 " " |
2/11/98 |
John and Barbara Ferrell |
34,014 |
$ 8,535.00 " " |
2/11/98 |
William R. Barrow |
20,408 |
$ 5,120.00 " " |
2/11/98 |
J. Jaffas, Ltd. |
3,401 |
$ 850.75 "
" |
2/11/98 |
Dr. Terry Neher |
45,351 |
$11,337.75 " " |
2/11/98 |
Allene Snow |
102,041 |
$25,510.25, NHP Acquisition |
5/9/99 |
James Payne |
1,600 |
$ 400.00 Public
Relations |
8/29/99 |
William Barrow |
5,000 |
$ 1,562.50 Directors
Compensation |
8/29/99 |
Dr. Terry Neher |
45,351 |
$14,172.19 Product Research |
2/15/00 |
London & Schaeffer |
322,150 |
$332,217.18 Attorney
Fees |
ITEM 5. INDEMNIFICATION OF
DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
Section 145 of the Delaware General
Corporation Law provides in relevant parts as follows:
A
corporation shall have power to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is
threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action,
suit or proceeding whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (
other than an action by or in the right of the corporation ) by reason of the
fact that he is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the
corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a
director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust or other enterprise against expenses ( including attorney's fees
) , judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably
incurred by him in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if he acted
in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to
the best interest of the corporation and with respect to any criminal action or
proceeding had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. The
termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement,
conviction or on a plea of no lo contendere, or it's equivalent, shall not of
itself create a presumption that the person did not act in good faith and in a
manner which he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best
interests of the corporation, and with respect to any criminal action or
proceeding had reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful
A
corporation shall have power to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is
threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or
suit or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in it's favor by
reason of the fact that he is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of
the corporation, or is or was serving at the quest of the corporation as a
director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust or other enterprise against expenses ( including attorney's fees
) actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with the defense or
settlement of such action or suit if he acted in good faith and in a manner he
reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interest of the
corporation and except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any
claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be
liable for negligence or misconduct in the performance of his duty to the
corporation unless and only to the extent that the court in which such action or
suit was brought shall determine on application that despite the adjudication of
liability but in the view of all circumstances of the case, such person is
fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which such court
shall deem proper.
To the extent that a director,
officer, employee or agent of a corporation has been successful on the merits or
otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in (1) or (2)
of this subsection, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, he
shall be indemnified against expenses ( including attorney's fees ) actually and
reasonably incurred by him in connection therewith.
The indemnification provided by
this section shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those
seeking indemnification may have been titled under any bylaws, agreement, vote
of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in
his official capacity while holding such office, and shall continue as to a
person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent and shall
inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a
person.
The foregoing discussion of indemnification merely summarizes certain aspects of
indemnification provisions and is limited by reference to the above-discussed
sections of the Delaware Corporation law.
NeuroGenesis's Certificate of
Incorporation and bylaws provide that NeuroGenesis " shall indemnify ", and
advance litigation expenses, to the full extent of it's power to do so, to all
directors, officers, employees and /or agents. It is anticipated that they will
indemnify it's officers and directors to the full extent permitted by the above
quoted statute.
Insofar as indemnification by
NeuroGenesis for liabilities arising under the Securities Acts may be permitted
to officers and directors of the Company pursuant to the foregoing provisions or
otherwise, NeuroGenesis is aware that in the opinion of the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission, such indemnification is against public
policy as expressed in the Securities Acts and is therefore unenforceable. See
Exhibit E-10.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
PART III
ITEM 1. INDEX TO EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT NUMBER |
DESCRIPTION |
E-1 |
Amended Articles of Incorporation |
E-2 |
Reorganization Agreement |
E-3 |
Employment Agreement dated January13, 1998 |
E-4 |
Patent # 4,761,429 |
E-5 |
Patent # 5,189,064 |
E-6 |
Patent # 5,922,361 |
E-7 |
Trademark Reg. # 2,127,310 |
E-8 |
Lease Agreement |
E-9 |
NeuroGenesis, Inc. et al vs Chmielewski and Natural Distributors International, Inc. |
E-10 |
NeuroGenesis, Inc. et al vs. Tom Spinks and Quest IV Health Products et al. |
E-11 |
Bylaws of NeuroGenesis, Inc. |
E-12 |
National Quotation Bureau Trading Information January 1, 1999 through June 23, 2000. |
E-13 |
Balance sheet and Condensed Income Statement for Six - Month Period Ending June 30, 1999. |
E-14 |
Balance Sheet and Condensed Income statement for Six - Month Period Ending June 30, 2000. |
PART FS
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
CLYDE BAILEY P. C.
Certified Public Accountant 10924 Vance Jackson
#404 San Antonio, Texas 78230 (210) 699-1287(Of.) (888) 699-1287+ (210) 691-2911 (fax)
Member American Institute of CPA's Texas Society of CPA's |
Board of
Directors
NeuroGenesis, Inc.
Houston, Texas
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC
ACCOUNTANT
We have audited the accompanying
balance sheet of NeuroGenesis, Inc. (Company) as of December 31, 1999 and 1998,
and 'the related statements of operations, changes in stockholders' equity, and
cash flows for the year then ended. These financial statements are the
responsibility of the Board of Directors. Our responsibility is to express an
opinion on these financial statements based on the results of the audit. The
financial statements of the Company, as of December 31, 1998, were audited by
other auditors whose report dated February 8, 2000 expressed an unqualified
opinion on those statements.
Except as discussed in the following paragraph, we conducted
our audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. Those
standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable
assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant overall financial
statement presentation. We believe that our audit results provide a reasonable
basis for our opinion.
In our
opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all
material respects, the financial condition of NeuroGenesis, Inc. at December 31,
1999 and 1998, the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years
then ended, in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles, except
with respect to net operating loss carry forwards available to offset future
taxable income, as described in Note 7 of these financial statements.
Clyde Bailey
Certified Public
Accountant
June 6, 2000
NEUROGENESIS, INC.
Comparative Financial Statements
December31, 1999 and
1998
Clyde Bailey, P.C.
Certified Public
Accountant
10924 Vance Jackson #404
San Antonio, Texas 78230
NeuroGenesis,
Inc.
Balance Sheets
As of December
31,1999 and 1998
ASSETS
1999
1998
Current Assets:
Cash and cash
equivalent
$
31,231
$ 16,601
Accounts
receivable, net of
allowance
20,327
3,243
for doubtful accounts
Inventories
44,544
15,713
Prepaid
Expenses
33,042
19,450
Deferred tax
asset,
10,113
6,885
net of valuation
allowance of $13,966
for 1999 and $8,415 for
1995
________
________
Total Current
Assets
139,257
61,892
Fixed
Assets:
Furniture and office
equipment,
9,798
9,367
net of accumulated depreciation of
$10,655 for 1999 and $ 7,565 for 1998
Patents, net of accumulated
amortization
10,018
of $392 for 1999 and $-0- for
1998
_______
_______
Total Fixed Assets 19,816 9,367
Other Assets:
Deferred tax asset, net of valuation
allowance
179,460
206,767
of
$245,454 for 1999 and $251,005 for
1998
_______
________
Total Other
Assets
179,460
206,767
Total
Assets
$
338,533
$ 278,02b
The accompanying notes are integral part of
the financial statements.
NeuroGenesis, Inc.
Balance Sheets
As of December 31,1999 and 1998
LIABILITIES and STOCKHOLDERS'
EQUITY
1999
1998
Current Liabilities
Accounts
Payable
$
22,533
11,162
Loans from
directors
144,120
152,941
Total Current
Liabilities
166,653
164,103
Long-Term Liabilities
Note
Payable
155,959
147,131
Total Long Term
Liabilities
155,959
147,131
Stockholder's Equity
Common
Stock,
49,840
43,769
par value $0.025 per share,
authorized 2,500,000 shares; 1,993,588 and
1,750,750 shares issued and outstanding
at December 31,1999 and 1998
Additional Paid-In
Capital
2,157,705
1,780,938
Accumulated
Deficit
(2,191,624)
(1,857,915)
Total Stockholders'
Equity
15,921
(33,208)
=========
=========
Total
Liabilities and Stockholders'
Equity
$
338,533
$ 278,026
The accompanying notes are integral pan of
the financial statements.
NeuroGenesis, Inc.
Statement of
Operations
For the Years Ended December 31, 1999, and
1998
1999
1998
Sales, net of
discounts
$
276,815
$ 141,038
Cost of Sates
82,020
42,624
Gross
Profit
194,796
98,414
Selling, general and
administrative
expenses
168,871
114,217
Operating Income
(Loss)
25,924
(15,803)
Other Income
(Expense):
Interest
(expense)
(8,828)
(8,328)
Other Income
(expense)
(326,726)
(9,316)
Other Income,
net
(335,554)
(17,644)
Net Income
(Loss)
$
(309,630)
$ (33,447)
Net Income (Loss) per
share
$
(00.18)
$ (0.02)
Weighted average shares
outstanding
1,750,750
1,750,750
The accompanying notes are integral part of
the financial statements.
NeuroGenesis, Inc.
Statement of
Changes in Stockholders' Equity
For the Years Ended
December 31,1999 and 1998
|
|
|
Additional |
|
Total |
|
Common Stock |
Paid-In |
Accumulated |
Stockholders |
|
Shares |
Amount |
Capital |
Deficit |
Equity |
Balance, December 31, 1997 |
1,250,750 |
$ 31,269 |
$1,780,938 |
$(2,038,120) |
$(225,913) |
Stock issued for services |
|
|
|
|
$ - |
Stock issued for assets |
500,000 |
12,500 |
|
|
$2,500 |
Deferred tax asset increase |
|
|
|
213,052 |
$213,652 |
Net loss, December 31,1998 |
|
|
|
(33,447) |
$ (33,447) |
Balance December31, 1998 |
1,750,750 |
43,769 |
1,780,938 |
(1,857,915) |
(33,208) |
Stock issued for cash |
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred tax asset (decrease) |
|
|
|
(24,079) |
(24,079) |
Net income, December 31,1999 |
|
|
|
(309,630) |
(390,630) |
Balance December31, 1999 |
1,750,750 |
43,769 |
1,780,938 |
(2,191,624) |
(366,917) |
Stock Cancelled Subsequent to Year End |
(140,000) |
(3,500) |
3,500 |
|
|
Stock issued Subsequent |
382,838 |
9,571 |
373,267 |
|
382,838 |
to Year End |
________ |
_______ |
_________ |
__________ |
__________ |
|
1,993,588 |
$ 49,540 |
$2,157,705 |
$(2,191,624) |
$ 15,921 |
The accompanying
notes are integral part of the financial statements.
NeuroGenesis, Inc.
Statement of Cash Flows
For the years Ended December 31, 1999 and
1998
|
1999 |
1998 |
Cash Flows from operating Activities: |
|
|
Net Income (Loss) |
$(309,630) |
(33,447) |
Operating expenses not requiring use of cash |
|
|
Amortization expense |
392 |
- |
Depreciation expense |
2,790 |
1,916 |
Net (increase) decrease in operating assets &
liabilities |
(56,957) |
32,453 |
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities |
19,433 |
922 |
Cash Flows from Investing Activities: |
|
|
Purchase of property and equipment |
(13,631) |
(2,578) |
Net Cash Provided by Investing Activities |
(13,631) |
(2,578) |
Cash Flows from Financing Activities: |
|
|
Increase in notes payable |
8,828 |
- |
Payment of notes payable |
- |
- |
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities |
8,828 |
- |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash |
14,630 |
(1,656) |
Cash - Beginning of year |
16,601 |
18,257 |
Cash - End of year |
$31,231 |
16,601 |
Supplementary Disclosure: |
|
|
Cash Paid for Interest |
8,828 |
8,328 |
Cash Paid for Taxes |
|
|
Non-cash transactions: (See Statement of
Stockholders' Equity |
|
|
Shares Issued for Services |
382,838 |
- |
Shares Issued for Assets |
0 |
500,000 |
|
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral
part of the financial statements |
NEUROGENESES, INC.
Notes to
Financial Statements
Note 1- ORGANIZATION
NeuroGenesis, Inc. (the "Company") is a Delaware Corporation
and is the successor to the business operations of Matrix Technologies, Inc., a
Texas Corporation, which was incorporated in November 1984 for the purpose of
completing the development of a series of products to be used as adjuncts to
therapy by the substance abuse treatment community.
In November of 1989, one of the components of the main
product, 1-tryptophan, was banned by the FDA. This required destruction of
product inventory and resulted in a substantial decline in sales over the next
few years. During 1991 the majority of directors resigned and new directors were
elected. By 1993, sales had fallen to less than 20% of the 1990 levels. In 1991
one of the Company's original Founders formed a new company, Natural Neuro
Nutrition, Inc. (3N1), to develop new research and pursue similar goals of the
original company.
NeuroGenesis,
Inc. unsuccessfully pursued legal action against the new company, 3N1, which was
settled in August of 1993 and resulted in the Company giving 3N1 a royalty free
license and reinstating the founder of 3N1 on the Board of Directors of
NeuroGenesis, Inc.
After
settlement of the litigation in 1993, the Founder began reorganization of
NeuroGenesis
Inc. The Company, from an operational point
of view, was basically inactive until February 1998. At that time, the Company
acquired 3N1 and a network marketing company, Nuero Health
Products, in exchange for 500,000 shares of common stock
valued at approximately $62,500.
Note 2- SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT
ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Inventory
Inventories are stated at the lower cost or
market. Cost is determined using an average cost method.
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment are reported at a cost.
Repairs and maintenance costs are charged to operations when incurred.
Depreciation
Depreciation is calculated using the
straight-line method, based on the estimated useful life of
the respective asset, which ranges between five years and
ten years. Depreciation expense for
1999 and 1998 was
$2,790 and $1,916 respectively.
NEUROGENESIS,
INC.
Notes to Financial Statements
Summary of Recent Accounting Pronouncements
SFAS 129C
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
No.129, Disclosure of Information about Capital Structure ("SFAS 129"),
effective for periods ending after December 15, 1997, establishes standards for
disclosing information about an entity's capital structure. SFAS 129 requires
disclosure of the pertinent rights and privileges of various securities
outstanding (stock, options, warrants, preferred stock, debt and participating
rights) including dividend and liquidation preferences, participant rights, call
prices and dates, conversion or exercise prices and redemption requirements.
Adoption of SFAS 129 has had no effect on the Company as it currently discloses
the information specified.
SFAS 130
In June 1997, the Financial Accounting
Standards Board issued two new disclosure standards. Results of operations and
financial position are unaffected by implementation of these new standard
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) 130, "Reporting Comprehensive
Income", establishes standards for reporting and display of comprehensive
income, its components and accumulated balances. Comprehensive income is defined
to include all changes in equity except those resulting from investments by
owners and distributions to owners. Among other disclosures, SFAS 130 requires
that all items that are required to be recognized under current accounting
standards as components of comprehensive income be reported in a financial
statement that is displayed with the same prominence as other financial
statements.
SFAS 131
SFAS 131, "Disclosure about Segments of a
Business Enterprise", establishes standards for the way that public enterprises
report information about operating segments in annual financial statements and
requires reporting of selected information about operating segments in interim
financial statements issued to the public. It also establishes standards for
disclosures regarding products and services, geographic areas and major
customers. SFAS 131 defines operating segments as components of an enterprise
about which separate financial information is available that is evaluated
regularly by the chief operating decision maker in deciding how to allocate
resources and in assessing performance. This accounting pronouncement has had no
effect on the Company's financial statements for the periods presented.
SFAS 132
Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) 132, "Employers' Disclosure about Pensions
and Other Postretirement Benefits," revises standards for disclosures regarding
pensions and other postretirement benefits. It also requires additional
information on changes in the benefit obligations and fair values of plan assets
that will facilitate financial analysis. This statement does not change the
measurement or recognition of the pension and other postretirement plans. The
financial statements are unaffected by implementation of this new standard.
NEUROGENESIS,
INC.
Notes to Financial Statements
Summary of Recent Accounting Pronouncements (continued)
SFAS 133
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
(SFAS) 133, "Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities,"
establishes accounting and reporting standards for derivative instruments,
including certain derivative instruments embedded in other contracts,
(collectively referred to as derivatives) and for hedging activities. It
requires that an entity recognize all derivatives as either assets or
liabilities in the statement of financial position and measure those instruments
at fair value. If certain conditions are met, a derivative may be specifically
designated as (a) a hedge of the exposure to changes in the fair value of a
recognized asset or liability or an unrecognized firm commitment, (b) a hedge of
the exposure to variable cash flows of a forecasted transaction, or (c) a hedge
of the foreign currency exposure of a net investment in a foreign operation, an
unrecognized firm commitment, an available4or sale security, or a
foreign-currency-denominated forecasted transaction Because the Company has no
derivatives, this accounting pronouncement has no effect on the Company's
financial statements
Note 3-
PATENTS AND ROYALTIES
The Company has developed three patents since 1984
Registration of the first two patents was assigned to a key stockholder and
officer of the Company in 1995 to partially satisfy a debt obligation (See Note
6). At the time of transfer the patents were valued at $89,153. A third patent
was developed in 1999 at a cost of $10,410. The third patent was split into two
applications by the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) The first of these was
awarded in 1999 and the second is pending. It is anticipated that these two
patents will be assigned to the company by the two inventors (both officers of
the Company), if and when the award by the PTO is complete.
An agreement exists between
NeuroGenesis, Inc. and the key stockholder and officer, which allows the Company
to use the patents without paying royalties as long as the stockholder remains
an officer of the Company and receives renumeration according to the
compensation agreement outlined in Note 8. No compensation was paid to this
officer, under the compensation agreement, during 1999 and 1998.
The patent assignment and royalty
agreement requires the Company to pay royalties of $.01 for each capsule
manufactured by the Company if the conditions stated above are not met. No
royalty fees were paid to this officer or accrued under this agreement during
1999 and 1998.
All legal fees
associated with the development and protection of the patents have been paid by
the Company and all proceeds of the law suits have been given to the Company
even though the patents have been assigned to a key officer and shareholder of
the Company. Total legal fees paid by NeuroGenesis, Inc. related to these
patents were $28,684 in 1999 and $9,316 in 1998 (See Notes 4 & 5).
Note 3- PATENTS AND ROYALTIES
(continued)
All
royalty income has been given to the Company. During 1999 NeuroGenesis, Inc.
received royalty income of $3,197 related to the patents assigned to the officer
and stockholder. No royalty income was received in 1998. During 1997 the Company
received $100,000 of patent royalty income. The Company used $80,000 of these
proceeds to reduce the note payable to the officer. (See Note 6).
Note 4- PATENT INFRIGEMENT
LITIGATION
The
Company has been involved in extensive litigation developing and protecting the
first two patents. In September 1998 the Company obtained a judgment against a
former officer and stockholder of NeuroGenesis, Inc., in the amount of $7.2
million for patent, trademark and trade dress infringement, misrepresentation,
conversion breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty. Although the Company
prevailed, the defendant died prior to the settlement of the judgment.
Settlement with the estate of the defendant provided a $15,000 cash payment to
NeuroGenesis, Inc. and conveyance of product inventory and accounts receivable
valued at $19,976. The $15,000 cash was paid to legal counsel according to terms
of the contingency agreement and for accrued legal expenses (See Note 5).
In September 1999 the Company
obtained a permanent injunction and a $50,000 judgment against an ex-distributor
of NeuroGenesis, Inc. and his company for patent, trademark and trade dress
infringement, misrepresentation in commercial advertisement, misappropriation of
trade secret, business defamation and product disparagement, libel and slander.
Legal counsel for NeuroGenesis,
Inc. filed a suit against the defendant in December, 1999 for refusal to abide
by the September 1999 settlement award and is vigorously pursuing this case
since the defendant and his company continues to violate the court ordered
injunction. The outcome of this litigation is uncertain. The Company's legal
counsel has retained , in escrow, $30,000 of the $50,000 received to pay for the
future legal expenses.
Note 5-
LEGAL REPRESENTATION AND STOCK OWNERSHIP
In March 1998, the
Company entered into a contingency ownership agreement with their legal counsel
to perform legal services for NeuroGenesis, Inc. in connection with all cases
related to patent infringement. The contingency percentage is 40% of all amounts
recovered after filing suit, and 45% upon filing an appeal. The contingency
percentage increases to 50% for defending a counterclaim filed by another party
against the Company, or for bankruptcy proceedings filed
by a defendant during representation, or for bankruptcy
proceedings filed by the Company during representation. If the amount of legal
fees awarded and recovered after trial exceed these percentages legal counsel is
entitled to the full amount recovered. (See Note 3.)
NEUROGENESIS,
INC.
Notes to Financial Statements
Note
5- LEGAL REPRESENTATION AND STOCK OWNERSHIP (continued)
As additional
compensation for representation, legal counsel is entitled to an equity
ownership interest in NeuroGenesis, Inc. equal to 10% of the total issued and
outstanding stock, on a fully diluted basis, at the conclusion of
representation, with an option to increase the ownership interest to 20% within
six months after concluding representation. In January 2000, the Company issued
322,150 shares of common stock to legal counsel, which represents 20% of all
shares at December 31,1999 (See Note 9)
Note 6-
NOTE PAYABLE
In
March 1995 NeuroGenesis, Inc. had a $446,459 bank loan, which was personally
guaranteed by an officer and major stockholder. The bank exercised the guarantee
and collected the amount due from the individual shareholder. In consideration
to the shareholder for satisfying the debt, the Company issued shares of common
stock valued at $165,878 and the balance of $280,581 was issued as a demand
note, which bears interest at a rate of 6.0% per annum. In April 1995 the
Company transferred ownership of two patents, valued at $89,153 to the officer
and tockholder to reduce the balance due on the demand note.
During 1997 the Company applied
$80,000 of royalty income against this shareholders note balance and paid the
shareholder an additional $5,000 against the note(See Note 3). The remaining
principal balance of $106,428 has been renewed annually with accrued interest.
Total accrued interest payable at December 31,1999was $49,531 and $40,703 at
December 31,1998. Interest expense was $8,828 and $8,328 for 1999 and 1998
respectively.
In addition to
this note the Company is indebted to the same officer and stockholder for legal
expenses paid in connection with the lawsuit filed by NeuroGenesis,Inc. against
3N1, Lloyd's Bank, and the Company officer, which was settled in 1993. The
amount owed is not evidenced by a note and is not accruing interest The balance
owed to the stockholder was $143,157 at December 31,1999 and $150,094 at
December 31,1998. The note included $105,000 for the Company's legal fees and
the balance for working capital.
Note 7-
INCOME TAXES
The
Company has net operating loss carry forwards available to offset future taxable
income of $1,320,567 and $1,391,388 for 1999 and 1998, respectively
Approximately $1 1,000 will expire in 2001, $54,000 in 2002, and $50,000 will
expire in 2003. Approximately $400,000 will expire in 2005, $662,000 in
2006,$104,000 in 2007, $1,013 in 2008, and the balance of $109,375 in 2009. The
Company's tax records for 1992-1994 are not available as of the date of this
report. These records were not turned over the current management when all other
directors resigned in 1994 (See Note 1). Management is in the process of
obtaining the tax records from the Internal Revenue Service.
A deferred tax asset of $448,993 and
$473,072 was established in 1999 and 1998, which represents an effective tax
rate of 34% applied to the net operating loss carry forwards. Due to missing tax
records for the parent company between 1992 - 1994, and uncertainty regarding
the ability of the Company to utilize the net operating loss carry forwards
before they expire, a valuation allowance of 259,420 was established for both
years.
NEUROGENESIS
INC.
Notes to Financial Statements
Note
8- EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS
The Company has an agreement to pay certain directors and
employees compensation based on net cash flow available, up to specified limits.
The Boards of Directors must approve any compensation above the limits. Only one
director Snow, who is employed by the Company, was paid for services during 1999
and 1998. The amount of compensation paid was as a part of this compensation
plan.
Note 9-OPERATING LEASES
The Company leases its
corporate headquarters in Houston, Texas for office and warehouse space.
Currently the Company occupies approximately 2,300 square feet and the monthly
rent is $ 1,734 per month. The lease began in April 1999 and expires on March
31, 2002. At December 31,1999, future minimum lease payments under these
operating lease is as follows:
2000 |
$ 20,808 |
2001 |
20,808 |
2002 |
5,202 |
Total
rent expense for the fiscal year ended December 31,1999 is $ 19,616.
Note 10- SUBSEQUENT EVENT
In January 2000, the
Company canceled 140,000 shares of common stock held by previous
officer and stockholder, in accordance with the lawsuit,
which was settled in September 1998 (See Note 4).
The Company also issued 322,150 or 20% of its outstanding
stock to legaf counsel in accordance with their compensation agreement (See Note
5). The value of this transaction is $322,150, based on the most recent trade
price of 1.031 per share on February 4, 2000.
An additional 60,688 shares of common stock were also issued
in January 2000 to two Company directors in lieu of compensation. The value of
this transaction is $60,688 based on the February 4, 2000 stock price.
The total shares of common stock
outstanding after these changes were increased from 1,750,750 to 1,993,568
shares.
These transactions are
being recorded in the year ended December 31, 1999 due to the materiality of the
transactions.
NEUROGENESIS,
INC.
Notes to Financial Statements
Note
11- FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION REGULATIONS
The Company presently
markets its products as nutritional products, rather than therapeutic products.
The potential exists whereby the Company would be required to obtain approval
from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market its products. In addition,
many states have statutory authority to regulate drugs and other nutritional
products. Therefore, there is risk that the Company's products may become
subject to state and federal regulations, and there is no guarantee that FDA
approvals, if required would be granted.
NeuroGenesis, Inc
CONDENSED INCOME STATEMENT
For the 1 Period Ending June 30,
2000 |
|
YTD Actual |
% |
INCOME FROM SALES |
|
|
beCALM'd Sales |
156,261 |
59.6 |
NeuRecover-DA Sales |
38,173 |
14.5 |
NeuRecover-SA Sales |
10,648 |
4.0 |
Neuro Slim |
7,528 |
2.8 |
Ultratrend |
1,577 |
0.6 |
Inca Gold (60 Capsules) |
1,761 |
0.6 |
Booklets - Natural Path... |
0 |
** |
Manuals |
0 |
** |
Books & Manuals |
0 |
** |
S&H Charged to Customer |
0 |
** |
Royalty Income |
1,717 |
0.6 |
Misc. Income |
45,385 |
17.3 |
Sales Returns |
(740) |
0.2 |
Total Sales |
262,311 |
100.0 |
|
|
|
COST OF GOODS SOLD |
|
|
beCALM'd |
34,197 |
13.0 |
NeuRecover-DA |
8,631 |
3.2 |
NeuRecover-SA |
2,351 |
0.9 |
NeuroSlim - 1 80 Cap |
2,396 |
0.9 |
Utratrend |
445 |
0.1 |
Inca Gold 60 Cap |
238 |
** |
Books and Manuals |
(153) |
** |
Misc. Cost Of Goods Sold |
1,432 |
0.5 |
Total Manufacturing Costs |
49,536 |
18.9 |
Inventory Loss <Gain> |
1,718 |
0.6 |
Total Costs Of Goods Sold |
51,254 |
19.5 |
GROSS MARGIN |
211,057 |
80.5 |
|
|
|
G & A EXPENSES |
|
|
Directors' Fees |
500 |
0.1 |
Travel & Entertainment |
0 |
** |
Public Relations |
3 |
** |
Financing Costs |
0 |
** |
Patent Expense |
1,820 |
0.6 |
Bank Charges |
1,575 |
0.6 |
Amort. Expense - Patents |
274 |
0.1 |
Stock Transfer Exp. |
77 |
** |
Salaries & C.O.E. - G & A |
0 |
** |
Facilities Expenses |
|
|
Office Rental |
10,404 |
3.9 |
Utilities |
0 |
** |
Local Telephone |
461 |
0.1 |
L.D. Telephone |
1,541 |
0.5 |
Bookkeeping & Acctg Expense |
0 |
** |
Travel & Entertainment |
447 |
0/1 |
Office Supplies |
303 |
0.1 |
|
|
|
NeuroGenesis, Inc
CONDENSED INCOME STATEMENT
For the 1 Period Ending June 30,
2000 |
|
YTD Actual |
% |
Copier Expense |
1,406 |
0.5 |
Fax Expense |
19 |
** |
Depr Exp Computers |
1,043 |
0.4 |
Depr. Exp. - Furn. & Fixtures |
209 |
** |
Postage |
328 |
0.1 |
Computer Supplies |
1,742 |
0.6 |
Computer Software |
0 |
** |
Audit |
6,400 |
2.4 |
Legal |
26,607 |
10.1 |
Insurance Expense |
1,535 |
0.5 |
Organizational Expense |
0 |
** |
Taxes |
541 |
0.2 |
Misc. G & A |
211 |
** |
Total G & A Expenses |
57,445 |
21.9 |
|
|
|
MARKETING EXPENSES |
|
|
Salaries & Cost of Employment |
25,061 |
9.5 |
Total Commissions Paid |
73,367 |
27.9 |
Credit Card Expense |
4,897 |
1.8 |
New Product Research |
0 |
** |
Conventions |
0 |
** |
Supplies, general |
0 |
** |
Sales Aids |
2,126 |
0.8 |
Postage Meter Rent |
162 |
** |
Postage |
409 |
** |
Samples |
222 |
** |
Advertising |
0 |
** |
L.D. Telephone |
2.002 |
0.7 |
Pager & Cell Phone |
2,220 |
0.8 |
Travel & Entertainment |
223 |
** |
Market Research |
184 |
** |
Bad Debt Expense |
3,379 |
1.2 |
Total Marketing Expense |
114,252 |
43.5 |
|
|
|
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT EXPENSES |
|
|
Total Salaries |
0 |
** |
Clinical Trials |
0 |
** |
Misc. |
0 |
** |
Total R & D Expense |
0 |
** |
|
|
|
|
|
|
NeuroGenesis, Inc
CONDENSED INCOME STATEMENT
For the 1 Period Ending June 30,
2000 |
|
YTD Actual |
% |
MANUFACTURING & DELIVERY EXPENSE |
|
|
Salaries |
0 |
** |
Supplies |
0 |
** |
Misc. Mfg Exp. |
0 |
** |
Freight OUT |
3,598 |
1.3 |
Freight IN |
1,190 |
0.4 |
Prior Year Exp. Paid This Yr |
0 |
** |
Total Mfg. and Delivery Exp. |
4,788 |
1.8 |
|
|
|
OTHER EXPENSE AND (INCOME) |
|
|
Interest expense (income) |
17,156 |
6.5 |
Multi-Leverl Marketing |
0 |
** |
Treatment Centers |
0 |
** |
Other expense (Income) |
255 |
0.1 |
Other Income |
0 |
** |
Sales discounts |
0 |
** |
Miscellaneous |
0 |
** |
Total Other Exp. and (inc) |
17,411 |
6.6 |
Net Income From Operations |
17,161 |
6.5 |
Assets Acquired From Law Suits |
0 |
** |
Extraordinary Exp From Law Suis |
0 |
** |
NET INCOME |
17,161 |
6.5 |
|
|
|
NeuroGenesis, Inc
CONDENSED BALANCE SHEET
June 30, 2000 |
|
|
|
ASSETS |
|
|
CURRENT ASSETS |
|
|
Cash |
|
|
Wells Fargo checking |
4,052 |
|
Bank of America - NGI |
49,038 |
|
London 7 Schaeffer Escrow Acct |
27,093 |
|
Petty Cash |
0 |
|
Undeposited Cash from A/R |
0 |
|
Total Cash |
80,183 |
|
Accounts Receivable |
|
|
Accts Rec - 3N1 |
16,950 |
|
Accts Rec. - NHP |
4,140 |
|
Loans to Officers & Directors - AS |
1,800 |
|
AIR Shareholders |
0 |
|
Total Accounts Receivable |
22,890 |
|
Inventory |
|
|
beCALM'd Inventory |
14,610 |
|
Ultratrent Inventory |
152 |
|
NeuRecover - SA Inventory |
1,621 |
|
NeuRecover - DA Inventory |
1,005 |
|
NeuroSlim Inventory |
7,308 |
|
Inca Gold Inventory |
3,396 |
|
Booklets and Manuals |
497 |
|
Video Tapes |
0 |
|
Total Inventory |
28,590 |
|
Deposits and Prepaid's |
4,417 |
|
Total Current Assets |
136,080 |
|
FIXED ASSETS |
|
|
Furniture & fixtures |
4,922 |
|
Accum deprec - Furn & Fixt |
3,055 |
|
Computers |
10,278 |
|
Accum Depr Computers |
(4,798) |
|
Machinery |
1,441 |
|
Accum Depr of Machinery |
(509) |
|
Patents |
10,410 |
|
Accum Depr on Patents |
(666) |
|
Display booths |
3,811 |
|
Accum Depr of Display booths |
(3,811) |
|
Lease Hold Improvement |
0 |
|
Total Fixed Assets |
18,025 |
|
Total Assets |
154,105 |
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES |
|
|
CURRENT LIABILITIES |
|
|
Trade Accounts payable |
17,332 |
|
Loans From Officers & Directors |
138,717 |
|
Commissions Payable |
1,473 |
|
Deposits on Sales |
3 |
|
Sales tax payable |
554 |
|
Withheld Taxes Payable |
0 |
|
Bank Loans |
0 |
|
Total Current Liabilities |
158,079 |
|
|
|
|
EQUITY |
|
|
Common Shares @ $0.025 |
43,769 |
|
Paid in capital |
1,780,938 |
|
Long Term Debt |
155,959 |
|
Retained earnings |
(1,984,640) |
|
Total Equity |
(3,974) |
|
TOTAL LIABILITES |
154,105 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|