On October 19, 2018 the Company's Board of Directors approved the grant of a total of 1,500,000 stock awards which vested on the date of grant, and a total of 7,500,000 directors' stock options for exercise at $0.70 per share which options vest as to 1,500,000 shares on grant date, and 1,500,000 shares each year thereafter for a total of four additional years.
On November 17, 2018, the Company's management terminated a consulting contract with Mr. Sergios Katsaros which takes effect as of December 22, 2018.
On November 17, 2018 the Company's management terminated a consulting agreement with Mr. Haralampos Sgardelis.
On November 21, 2018 the Company's Chief Technology Officer, Dr. Christos Kapatos resigned his position as Chief Technology Officer and as a consultant due to the Company's breach of Sections 3.1 and 3.2 of that certain Consulting Agreement originally entered into April 16, 2014 (as amended from time to time, including, without limitation, Addendum 1, Addendum 2 and Addendum 3, collectively, the "Consulting Agreement"). The Company declined to cure the noticed breach(es) in the ten (10) day period as allotted from notice date and subsequently accepted the resignation of Dr. Kapatos effective November 21, 2018. Further, on December 4, 2018 the Company notified Dr. Kapatos of the termination of that certain Acquisition agreement between Dr. Kapatos and HCI VIOCARE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED, the Company's wholly owned subsidiary, dated April 16, 2014, as amended May 8, 2015 (collectively the "Acquisition Agreement").
The Company has evaluated subsequent events from the balance sheet date through the date that the financial statements were issued and determined that there are no additional subsequent events to disclose.
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Conditions and Results of Operations
The following discussion and analysis of the results of operations and financial condition of Rafina Innovations Inc. for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2018 shall be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes. Our discussion includes forward-looking statements based upon current expectations that involve risks and uncertainties, such as our plans, objectives, expectations and intentions. Actual results of the timing of events could differ materially from those projected in these forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors, including those set forth under the Risk Factors, Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements and Business sections in our Form 10-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 17, 2018. We use words such as "anticipate," "estimate," "plan," "project," "continuing," "ongoing," "expect," "believe," "intend," "may," "will," "should," "could," and similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements.
BUSINESS OVERVIEW
We were incorporated in the State of Nevada on March 26, 2007 as a company intending to sell medical devices in the northern regions of China. Our intent was to seek strategic relationships with medical device manufacturers both in China and North America with the aim to be their sales and distribution agent in northern China. We also intended to assist Chinese medical device manufacturers on the development of the North American market. The Company did not find suitable relationships with which to progress its business until it undertook a change in management in September 2013. With the change in management, the Company determined that it would initially concentrate on the development and marketing of medical and athletic devices in Europe where management had identified several opportunities for entry into the market for prosthetics and orthotics, as well as sensor based technology, and we commenced commercialization of our various products. We currently have various patents, and patents in progress, for the development of certain healthcare innovations including various athletic applications relative to our Flexisense
TM
sensor technology. In addition, during fiscal 2015, we opened our first Prosthetics and Orthotics total rehabilitation clinic in Glasgow, Scotland. During fiscal 2016, our flagship P&O clinic in Scotland completed its first full year of operations after relocation to a larger state of the art facility which allowed for a substantive increase in our period over period revenues. Presently our revenue stream is derived primarily from the Company's flagship P&O clinic with some initial commercial income from prospective licensing partners for applications of our developed technology.
As we continue to implement our growth strategy, our complementary business model of 1) creating the first cross-border independent chain of Prosthetics & Orthotics (P&O) and Diabetic Foot clinics in Europe and the Middle East and 2) developing a wide portfolio of proprietary hardware solutions with first in line the Flexisense
TM
sensor system, aiming to empower the user by providing on demand information in the fields of Digital Health, Prosthetics, Orthotics, Diabetes, Assistive Devices, Sports and Wellbeing, and licensing to established industry participants. Rafina Innovations Inc. is listed on the OTC Markets in the USA (OTCMarkets: VICA), has its executive office in Athens, Greece and its R&D center in Glasgow, UK.
We have two wholly-owned Scottish subsidiaries: HCi Viocare Technologies Inc. and HCi Viocare Clinics UK Limited, and one wholly owned Greek subsidiary, HCi Viocare Clinics (Hellas) S A. Our Greek subsidiary is currently being liquidated and dissolved. On July 19, 2018 we incorporated a Cyprus subsidiary, Rafina Innovations (Cyprus) Ltd. in order to better facilitate our international banking requirements.
The Company's technologies and R&D portfolio presently consists of:
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Filing of 3 patents in the UK: pressure sensor system; pressure & shear; pressure & positioning (Dec 2014) (all of which patents were abandoned upon the filing of a new International (PCT) patent application in December 2015 which covers over 140 countries around the world, and includes further advances made to the sensor systems, and a wider range of applications in products that touch people's everyday lives;
Filing of 4 national patents for the Flexisense technology, following the progression of the PCT patent:
Chinese Patent Application
United States Patent Application
Canadian Patent Application
European Patent Application
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2 further patents drafted and pending filing during fiscal 2018, with a further 4 patent applications currently in draft form;
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In excess of 12 prototypes: including 4 different types of pressure & shear insoles and diabetic walkers; smart cushions, force platessmart mattresses, and tires, with several of these prototypes in the commercialization stage;
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1 proof of concept device: robotic surgical assistive device;
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High level diagrams or complex documentation and software for other innovations in the portfolio.
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Various customized prototypes in testing and development with commercial partners.
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Key business developments and material events in the most nine months ended September 30, 2018 and to date
On January 31, 2018 the Company announced that it will commence development of its own proprietary Blockchain based system for handling sensitive client records in its flagship Prosthetics and Orthotics clinic in Scotland. Furthermore, the team plans to develop a proprietary Blockchain based system for handling and storing the data produced from the medical applications of its Flexisense
TM
technology.
On February 15, 2018, the Company entered into a Term Sheet with Mr. Georgios Thrapsaniotis and Mrs. Stella Thrapsanioti, his spouse ("Stella"), pursuant to which Mr. and Mrs. Thrapsaniotis will purchase certain securities of the Company at a fixed price of US$0.60 per share. Upon execution of the Term Sheet, one or multiple Private Placement Subscription Agreements are agreed to be entered into during the immediately following 10 days for total proceeds of USD $360,000 in respect of the issuance of a total of 600,000 shares of the restricted common stock of the Company. As at the date of the Term Sheet, Mr. and Mrs. Thrapsaniotis collectively owned 902,495 restricted shares of the Company's common stock.
The Term Sheet also provides that Mr. Thrapsaniotis, or his designee, shall be entitled to hold the position of Treasurer of the Company, provided that Mr. and Mrs. Thrapsaniotis hold in excess of 5% of the Company's issued and outstanding common stock collectively, until the conclusion of a full profitable year irrespective of the number of shareholdings held individually or collectively by them at the relevant time. Furthermore, it is agreed by and between the shareholders of the Company who hold as of the date of the Term Sheet in excess of 5% of the Company's common stock, and concurrently hold a position on the Company's Board, or act in the capacity of any officer of the Company or its subsidiaries, that he/she shall not be entitled to receive any repayment against pre-existing debt owed by the Company, as of February 15, 2018, as it is recorded in the Company's financial records, except as otherwise agreed in writing.
Effective February 15, 2018, Mr. Sotirios Leontaritis resigned from his position as the Treasurer of the Company. Concurrently, the Board of Directors appointed Mr. Georgios Thrapsaniotis ("Thrapsaniotis") as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company. Mr. Thrapsaniotis was also appointed Treasurer in accordance with the provisions of a Term Sheet more fully described above.
On February 16, 2018, Thrapsaniotis subscribed for a total of 600,000 shares of the Company's restricted common stock at US$0.60 per share for total cash proceeds of $360,000. Concurrently, Thrapsaniotis and Stella became affiliates of the Company, holding jointly a total of 1,502,495 shares of the Company's common stock or 11.99% percent of the total issued and outstanding share capital at the time of issuance.
On March 27, 2018, the Company entered into a one-year advisory agreement with Mr. Ravi Vaidyanathan (the "Advisor"). Under the terms and conditions of the Agreement, the Advisor is appointed to the Company's Scientific Advisory Board and shall serve in the position of Biomechatronics and Human Augmentation Advisor.
On March 22, 2018 and March 30, 2018 respectively, Sotirios Leontaritis, the President, Chief Executive Officer and a Director of the Company, entered into a Share Purchase Agreement (the "SPA") and an amendment thereto (the "Addendum"), (collectively herein referred to herein as the "Agreement") with Maschari Ltd. ("Maschari"), a Company incorporated in Cyprus, pursuant to which Mr. Leontaritis sold 6,135,528 of his restricted common shares to Maschari. Mr. Leontaritis received in exchange a Promissory Note dated March 30, 2018, to reflect the terms of the Agreement, in the principal amount of US$7,362,633 or US$1.20 per share, which note shall come due on March 29, 2021. The parties agreed that in the event Maschari defaults on the obligation to pay the Purchase Price according to the terms of the Agreement and the Promissory Note, Maschari will surrender the shares and shall return ownership of said shares to Mr. Leontaritis. Further, under the terms of the Agreement, the common shares are to be registered in the name of Maschari, however, until such time as the Promissory Note is paid in full, or the parties agree by written addendum thereto to the release of shares on a pro-rata basis in such amounts as may equal installment payments received, the shares shall remain encumbered. Further, in the event of any reverse split, forward split, cancellation or class conversion, as may occur in the normal course, which impacts the Company's common shares, it is agreed by the parties that such replacement shares, regardless of class and number, will continue to remain in escrow and may not be sold until paid in full and/or the parties have agreed to their release on a pro-rata basis for consideration received.
The shares sold by Mr. Leontaritis represented approximately 49.1% of the Company's total outstanding shares common stock. Mr. Leontaritis continues to hold 1,965,619 shares of the Company's common stock representing approximately 13.6% of the issued and outstanding shares. As a result of the aforementioned transaction, Maschari
has the ability to control the approval of most corporate actions, including increasing the authorized capital stock and the dissolution, merger or sale of the Company's assets, as may be presented at Shareholder meetings from time to time.
On January 16, 2018, the Company entered into a one-year service agreement with Mr. Nikolaos Gemelos ("Gemelos"). Under the terms of the Agreement, Gemelos provides services to the Company as Consultant, for a term of one (1) year and he is entitled to a success fee of 5% of the amount actually invested in the Company by introduced accredited investors, and 5% of the amount invested in the form of restricted shares of the common stock of the Company. On May 3, 2018, the Company entered into an amendment to the aforementioned Agreement. Under the terms and conditions of this Addendum, Gemelos shall be awarded 5,000 restricted common shares upon execution of the Addendum. The shares were valued at fair market value on the date of issuance or $1.34 per share for total consideration of $6,700.
On May 23, 2018 the Company approved an amendment to the term of the scientific advisory agreement with Dr. Christos Kapatos, board member CTO and member of the Scientific Advisory Board, originally entered into on April 15, 2014 in order to extend the term to April 15, 2019.
On May 24, 2018 the Company incorporated a wholly owned subsidiary for purposes of completing a merger and name change from HCi Viocare to Rafina Innovations, Inc. Concurrently the Company's Board of Directors approved a reverse share split on the basis 20 for 1. The name change and reverse share split became effective on July 9, 2018. Unless otherwise noted, impacted share amounts and per share information included in the financial statements and notes thereto have been retroactively adjusted for the reverse share split as if such share split occurred on the first day of the first period presented. Certain amounts in the notes to the financial statements may be slightly differently than previously reported due to rounding of fractional shares as a result of the reverse share split.
On June 7, 2018, the Company entered into a six-month service agreement with Mr. Georgios Dritsoulas. As per terms of said Agreement, Mr. Dritsoulas will provide services to the Company as Consultant for the development and expansion of the Company's business for a term of six (6) months. Mr. Dritsoulas received compensation of 2,500 restricted common shares as compensation for the services provided. The issued shares were valued at fair market value on the date of issuance or $2 per share for total consideration of $5,000.
On each of May 31, 2018 and on June 26, 2018, the Company entered into Debt Settlement and Subscription Agreements with the President of the Company, Mr. Sotirios Leontaritis to settle total debt in the amount of $679,371 in respect to certain unpaid salary, advances for operational shortfalls and certain unsettled expense reimbursements. into 1,132,286 shares of the Company's common stock at a price of US$0.60 per share.
The Company valued the aforementioned issuances at the closing price of the Company's stock as traded on the OTCMarket on the date of issue. The difference in price resulted in the Company recording interest expenses in the amount of $1,321,971 in respect of the transactions.
On June 26, 2018, the Company entered into a Debt Settlement and Subscription Agreement with a Director of the Company, Dr. Christos Kapatos to settle total debt in the amount of US$131,870 in respect to certain unpaid salary, advances for operational shortfalls and certain unsettled expense reimbursements into 219,784 shares of the Company's common stock at a price of US$0.60 per share.
The Company valued those issuances at the closing price of the Company's stock as traded on the OTCMarket on the date of issue. The difference in price resulted in the Company recording interest expenses in the amount of $285,718 in respect to the transaction.
Effective October 3, 2018, Dr. Christos Kapatos resigned from his position as Director of the Company.
On October 3, 2018 Mr. Leontaritis resigned all positions with the Company and his contract was terminated. Further concurrent with his resignation and with an effective date of September 30, 2018, Mr. Leontaritis and the Company
entered into an agreement whereunder Mr. Leontaritis would surrender for cancelation a total of 189,912 shares of the Company's common stock valued at $0.705 per share in order to settle certain amounts payable to the Company totaling $135,635 including a loss on conversion of $1,747. The shares are held in the possession of the Company's Board of Directors and have not yet been provided to the Company's transfer agent for cancelation as at the date of this report.
Effective October 3, 2018, Mr Nikolaos Kardaras resigned from his position as the Secretary and Director of the Company. Mr. Kardaras' resignation was not the result of any disagreement with the Corporation regarding operations, policies, practices or otherwise. Mr. Kardaras will continue to consult for the Company as an independent contractor in his capacity as in-house legal counsel.
Concurrent with the aforementioned resignations, the Board of Directors appointed Mr. Constantinos Zertalis as a member of the Board of Directors and the President of the Company and Miss Paraskevi Pylarinou as a member of the Board of Directors, Secretary and CFO of the Company.
On October 19, 2018 the Company's Board of Directors appointed Mr. Constantinos Zertalis, CEO, President and Director as Chairman of the Board of Directors.
On October 19, 2018 the Company's Board of Directors approved the grant of a total of 1,500,000 stock awards which vested on the date of grant, and a total of 7,500,000 directors' stock options for exercise at $0.70 per share which options vest as to 1,500,000 shares on grant date, and 1,500,000 shares each year thereafter for a total of four additional years.
On November 17, 2018, the Company's management terminated a consulting contract with Mr. Sergios Katsaros which takes effect as of December 22, 2018.
On November 17, 2018 the Company's management terminated a consulting agreement with Mr. Haralampos Sgardelis
On November 21, 2018 the Company's Chief Technology Officer, Dr. Christos Kapatos resigned his position as Chief Technology Officer and as a consultant due to the Company's breach of Sections 3.1 and 3.2 of that certain Consulting Agreement originally entered into April 16, 2014 (as amended from time to time, including, without limitation, Addendum 1, Addendum 2 and Addendum 3, collectively, the "Consulting Agreement"). The Company declined to cure the noticed breach(es) in the ten (10) day period as allotted from notice date and subsequently accepted the resignation of Dr. Kapatos effective November 21, 2018. Further, on December 4, 2018 the Company notified Dr. Kapatos of the termination of that certain Acquisition agreement between Dr. Kapatos and HCI VIOCARE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED, the Company's wholly owned subsidiary, dated April 16, 2014, as amended May 8, 2015 (collectively the "Acquisition Agreement").
Additional information on the Company's activities, technologies and management team can be found at the Company's website:
http://www.rafinainnovations.com
Other than as set out herein, we have not been involved in any bankruptcy, receivership or similar proceedings, nor have we been a party to any material reclassification, merger, consolidation or purchase or sale of a significant amount of assets not in the ordinary course of our business.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Comparison of the Three Months Ended September 30, 2018 and 2017
Revenue, Cost of Revenue, and Gross Profit
- We have incurred losses since inception. We generated $91,173 in revenues from operations and $20,994 in costs of goods sold for the three months ended September 30, 2018, compared to $50,218 in revenue and $8,037 in costs of goods sold for the three-month period ended September 30, 2017. The current quarter increase in revenue is due to growth in the services provided period over period at the P&O clinic. In addition, during the current three-month period we experienced an increase in consultation and repair services for which there are no associated costs of goods as these services are provided by salaried employees.
During fiscal 2018 the Company was able to continue to provide high margin orthotics services to a larger number of customers. This is despite the fluctuation in the exchange rate of the GBP to USD period over period, which greatly impacts our US dollar reporting results as the majority of our income is earned in GBP. The slight increase to costs of goods sold period over period is due to more costly supplies required for the current period prosthetic devices and associated products.
Operating Expenses
– Operating expenses totaled $447,684 in the three months ended September 30, 2018 and were increased as compared to operating expenses of $474,316 in the prior three-month comparative period.
Professional fees increased dramatically period over period from $12,655 in fiscal 2017 to $52,766 in the current three-month period ended September 30, 2018 as a result of certain additional legal services required. Consulting fees decreased substantially from $302,825 (2017) to $262,043 in 2018. In the case of the consulting fees the change in reported expenses relates to the valuation of stock-based compensation in the prior three-month period with no similar charges in the three months ended September 30, 2018. Office rent decreased in the comparative periods as we relocated from our Athens office, however research and development, office and travel expenses decreased in the three months ended September 30, 2018 as compared to results from the same three month period in 2017 due the Company received R&D tax credit in the amount of $52,766.
Loss from Operations –
During the three-month periods ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 we recorded losses from operations of $377,505 and $432,135 respectively.
Other expenses
- During the three months ended September 30, 2018, the Company recorded a loss on foreign currency translation of $2,278 as compared to only $1,141 in the prior comparative three-month period. Further we recorded interest expenses to third parties of $1,256 with no comparative costs in the prior three-month period, and interest expenses due to related parties of $0 compared to $3,418 in the prior three months ended September 30, 2017. During the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, the Company reported a loss on debt settlement of $1,747 and $17,707, respectively.
Net Loss
- During the comparative three-month periods ended September 30, 2018 we recorded a net loss of $382,786 and $454,401 respectively at the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017.
Comparison of the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018 and 2017
Revenue, Cost of Revenue, and Gross Profit
- We have incurred losses since inception. We generated $325,256 in revenues from operations and $110,791 in costs of goods sold for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, compared to $269,918 in revenue and $84,616 in costs of goods sold for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2017. The current period increase in revenue is due to growth in the services provided period over period at the P&O clinic. In addition, during the current nine-month period we experienced an increase in consultation and repair services for which there are no associated costs of goods as these services are provided by salaried employees.
During fiscal 2018 the Company was able to continue to provide high margin orthotics services to a larger number of customers. This is despite the fluctuation in the exchange rate of the GBP to USD period over period, which greatly impacts our US dollar reporting results as the majority of our income is earned in GBP. The slight increase to costs of goods sold period over period is due to more costly supplies required for the current period prosthetic devices and associated products.
Operating Expenses
– Operating expenses totaled $1,810,557 in the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and were increased as compared to operating expenses of $1,661,156 in the prior nine months comparative period.
Professional fees decreased dramatically period over period from $267,140 in fiscal 2017 to $118,086 in the current nine months period ended September 30, 2018 as a result of certain professional fees being settled by the issuance of stock based compensation in fiscal 2017, with no similar expense in fiscal 2018. Consulting fees increased substantially from $842,998 (2017) to $1,071,802 (2018). In the case of the consulting fees the change in reported expenses relates to the valuation of stock-based compensation in the current nine-month period as well as an overall increase to consulting services provided to the Company in the current period. During fiscal 2017 the Company recorded stock-based compensation of $407,650 as compared to $468,842 in the nine months ended September 30, 2018. While expenses paid for office rent remained relatively consistent, research and development and travel expenses increased substantially in the nine months ended September 30, 2018 as compared to results from the same nine months period in 2017.
Loss from Operations –
During the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 we recorded losses from operations of $1,596,092 and $1,475,854 respectively.
Other expenses
- During the nine months ended September 30, 2018, the Company recorded loss on debt settlement of $1,607,689 in respect to certain advances, fees and expenses settled by the issuance of shares at a discount to market. Further the Company recorded a loss on foreign currency translation of $5,755 in the current period as compared to a gain of $343 in the prior comparative nine months. Interest expenses to third parties totaled $2,485 and $Nil over the comparative nine months periods ended September 30, 2018 and 2017. During the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, the Company reported a loss on debt settlement of $1,609,436 and $17,707, respectively.
Net Loss
- During the comparative nine-month periods ended September 30, 2018 we recorded a net loss of $3,213,768 and $1,498,738 respectively at the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017.
CAPITAL RESOURCES AND LIQUIDITY
At September 30, 2018, we had $29,713 cash on deposit, $50,725 in accounts receivables, $88,822 in other receivables, $4,245 in inventory, and prepaid expenses of $50,146 for total current assets of $223,651. Further we had current liabilities of $527,103 in accounts payable and accrued expenses (including amounts due to related parties), $80,000 in income taxes payable and $80,510 in short term notes from third parties. We had a working capital deficit of $463,962 as at September 30, 2018. While the Company's prosthetics and orthotics clinic in Glasgow has increased its patient through-put year over year, sales were not sufficient to cover our consolidated operational expenses. We commenced generating revenue from commercial evaluation of our available technologies in fiscal 2016, however we did not record revenue in this segment in the nine months ended September 30, 2018, as we continue to work towards a larger commercial licensing contract. Presently we rely on our advances from our President and director, third party loans, as well as private placements from qualified investors, and our Board members, to fund our general operating expenses. We secured loans and advances from related parties during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 of $202,345 and made repayments towards related party advances of $314,041 in the current nine months period. The Company has closed private placements in the amount of $664,911 in the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and has received loans from third parties of $34,673. These amounts contribute to our ongoing operating expenses and obligations until such time as the Company can conclude a larger equity-based financing, anticipated during the fiscal year 2019.
The Company expects it will need to raise a total of $5,000,000 to $15,000,000 to fund its proposed operations for the next twelve to thirty-nine months, including the planned expansion of its P&O Clinics to add up to 5 additional site locations. It intends to fund operations by a combination of related party loans, debt financing and equity placements, as well as through joint venture partnerships negotiated in our recently completed quarter. The Company is seeking equity private placements from qualified investors with which to fund operations until such time as it can secure alternate financing arrangements. The Company is also seeking joint venture partners for its various Insole technology applications as a further means to fund ongoing commercialization efforts.
There can be no assurance that continued funding will be available on satisfactory terms.
GOING CONCERN
The Company incurred net
losses of $
382,786
and $
3,213,768
for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively, and net loss of $
454,401
and $
1,498,738
for
the three and nine months ended September 30,2017,
respectively and has a retained deficit of $
37,950,401
. In addition, the Company had a working capital deficiency of $463,962 and a stockholders' deficit of $368,327 at September
30, 2018. These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern.
There can be no assurance that sufficient funds required during the next year or thereafter will be generated from operations or that funds will be available from external sources such as debt or equity financings or other potential sources. The lack of additional capital resulting from the inability to generate cash flow from operations or to raise capital from external sources would force the Company to substantially curtail or cease operations and would, therefore, have a material adverse effect on its business. Furthermore, there can be no assurance that any such required funds, if available, will be available on attractive terms or that they will not have a significant dilutive effect on the Company's existing stockholders.
NEED FOR ADDITIONAL FINANCING
Costs associated with being a public company are much higher than those of a private company. Rafina Innovations Inc. has chosen public registration before the business has developed a predictable cash flow. There are present registration expenses and future legal and accounting expenses, future reporting requirements to the SEC, future exchange listing requirements, and future investor relations costs that must be borne by a public company but not by a private company. These costs can be a burdensome expense which could adversely affect our financial survival. The ongoing regulatory costs, reporting requirements, and management details, which must be met when registering and maintaining a public company, may make the economic viability of Rafina Innovations Inc. very doubtful. In addition, the Company requires additional financing in order to continue to execute its business plan which includes the commercialization of one or more technologies, the ongoing operation of a P&O clinic in Glasgow, the opening of several additional P&O clinics in identified European markets, as well as other strategically placed P&O clinics, as well as ongoing research and development to bring new technologies to market.
In the past we have relied on advances from our President and private placements from accredited investors to cover our operating costs. There can be no assurance that any other capital will be available if and when required from qualified investors or related parties. Our need for capital may change dramatically if we acquire an interest in a business opportunity during that period which requires us to provide financing. Recently we have entered into a joint venture agreement with a third party for a series of P&O clinics in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. While the burden of the financing rests with our joint venture partner, our revenue stream from these clinics will not commence until such time as they are in operation, at which time we will commence earning management fees. Further there can be no assurance that we will identify and conclude contracts for our various technologies which will result in profitable operation. We cannot assure that we will be successful in consummating any acquisition or contracts on favorable terms or that we will be able to profitably manage any business venture we acquire. Should we require additional capital, we may seek additional advances from officers, sell common stock or find other forms of debt financing.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Our financial statements and related public financial information are based on the application of accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("GAAP"). GAAP requires the use of estimates; assumptions, judgments and subjective interpretations of accounting principles that have an impact on the assets, liabilities, and revenue and expense amounts reported. These estimates can also affect supplemental information contained in our external disclosures including information regarding contingencies, risk and financial condition. We believe our use of estimates and underlying accounting assumptions adhere to GAAP and are consistently and conservatively applied. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results may differ materially from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. We continue to monitor significant estimates made during the preparation of our financial statements.
Our significant accounting policies are summarized in Note 4 of our financial statements for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2018. While all these significant accounting policies impact our financial condition and results of operations, we view certain of these policies as critical. Policies determined to be critical are those policies that have the most significant impact on our financial statements and require management to use a greater degree of judgment and estimates. Actual results may differ from those estimates. Our management believes that given current facts and circumstances, it is unlikely that applying any other reasonable judgments or estimate methodologies would cause a material effect on our consolidated results of operations, financial position or liquidity for the periods presented in this report.
RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
There were various accounting standards and interpretations issued recently, none of which are expected to have a material effect on the Company's operations, financial position or cash flows. During the period the Company adopted ASC 606 – Revenue from Contracts with Customers.
There was no impact on the Company's financial statements as a result of adopting Topic 606 for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, or the twelve months ended December 31, 2017.
OFF BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS
We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements, financings, or other relationships with unconsolidated entities or other persons, also known as "special purpose entities" (SPEs).
Item
3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
Not applicable.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures.
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
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Our management, under supervision and with the participation of the Company's Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined under Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e). Based upon this evaluation, the Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer concluded that, as of September 30, 2018, because of the material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting ("ICFR") described below, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective.
Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that required information to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Securities Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that required information to be disclosed in our reports filed under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and our principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
During the period covered by this report, there were no changes (including corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies or material weaknesses) in our internal controls over financial reporting that occurred that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings.
Viocare, Inc
. a New Jersey corporation (the «Plaintiff») filed a complaint on October 24, 2016 in the United States District Court, District of Nevada objecting to the use of the name «viocare» by
Rafina Innovations Inc.
, of Nevada (the «Defendant»). The Company and
Viocare Inc
. have agreed to terms of settlement effective October 19, 2017. Under the terms of the settlement, among other concessions the Company has agreed to the following:
- To remove "Viocare" from its registered name in the State of Nevada, its website and all usage in the United States of America and Canada, including any registered trademarks;
- To remove "Viocare" from the subsidiary UK registered company "HCI VIOCARE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED", its website, if any, and all usage in the United States of America and Canada, including any registered trademarks;
- It is allowed to the Company to use the trademark "VIOCARE" only on its activities in health care services field excluding the territory of U.S.A. and Canada.
- No objection to the Plaintiff's use of its mark in Europe provided Plaintiff does not use for P&O clinics, or goods and services related diabetic foot care; and,
- The Company undertook to terminate the website at http://www.hciviocare.com and assign Company's URL(s) to Plaintiff.
The Company has completed a name change in the State of Nevada effective July 9, 2018, in order to comply with this settlement and will alter the name of its UK subsidiary company HCI VIOCARE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED to RAFINA TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED at the earliest practicable date.
We know of no other material, active or pending legal proceedings against our Company, nor of any proceedings that a governmental authority is contemplating against us.
Smaller reporting companies are not required to provide the information required by this item.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
On October 3, 2018 Mr. Leontaritis resigned all positions with the Company and his contract was terminated. Further concurrent with his resignation and with an effective date of September 30, 2018, Mr. Leontaritis and the Company
entered into an agreement whereunder Mr. Leontaritis would surrender for cancelation a total of 189,912 shares of the Company's common stock valued at $0.705 per share in order to settle certain amounts payable to the Company totaling $135,635 including a loss on conversion of $1,747. The shares are held in the possession of the Company's Board of Directors and have not yet been provided to the Company's transfer agent for cancelation as at the date of this report.
There were no unregistered securities to report which were sold or issued by the Company without the registration of these securities under the Securities Act of 1933 in reliance on exemptions from such registration requirements, within the period covered by this report, which have not been previously included in a Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or a Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.
None.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Other Information.
(a)
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The Company has received two oppositions for use of the filed trade mark «Flexisense» by the Company in certain usage classes. The first being a USPTO Office Action and another from the company
Grupo Flexi de Leon, S.A. de C.V.
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The FLEXISENSE word mark (Serial Number 86969718) and the class IC 025 in connection with footwear and shoes has been abandoned due to opposition of
Grupo Flexi de Leon S.A. de C.V.
With regard to the FLEXISENSE design mark (Serial Number 86969716), we are required to submit specimens to show use in each class in the application: IC 009, IC 010 and IC 012. As our specimens are not yet available we have filed an extension of time for another six months from May 31, 2018, and we are expecting the consent of USPTO.
(b)
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On May 24, 2018 the Company incorporated a wholly owned subsidiary for purposes of completing a merger and name change from HCi Viocare to Rafina Innovations, Inc. Concurrently the Company's Board of Directors approved a reverse share split on the basis 20 for 1. The name change and reverse share split became effective on July 9, 2018.
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The Company's trading symbol remained unchanged and is OTC Markets:VICA. The Company's CUSIP is 75063R106.
(c) Changes in Management
Effective October 3, 2018, Dr. Christos Kapatos resigned from his position as Director of the Company.
Effective October 3, 2018, Mr. Sotirios Leontaritis resigned from his position as the President, Director and Chief Financial Officer of the Company.
Effective October 3, 2018, Mr Nikolaos Kardaras resigned from his position as the Secretary and Director of the Company. Mr. Kardaras' resignation was not the result of any disagreement with the Corporation regarding operations, policies, practices or otherwise. Mr. Kardaras will continue to consult for the Company as an independent contractor in his capacity as in-house legal counsel.
Concurrent with the aforementioned resignations, the Board of Directors appointed Mr. Constantinos Zertalis as a member of the Board of Directors and the President of the Company and Miss Paraskevi Pylarinou as a member of the Board of Directors, Secretary and CFO of the Company.
On October 19, 2018 the Company's Board of Directors appointed Mr. Constantinos Zertalis, CEO, President and Director as Chairman of the Board of Directors.
On November 21, 2018 the Company's Chief Technology Officer, Dr. Christos Kapatos resigned his position as Chief Technology Officer and as a consultant due to the Company's breach of Sections 3.1 and 3.2 of that certain Consulting Agreement originally entered into April 16, 2014 (as amended from time to time, including, without limitation, Addendum 1, Addendum 2 and Addendum 3, collectively, the "Consulting Agreement"). The Company declined to cure the noticed breach(es) in the ten (10) day period as allotted from notice date and subsequently accepted the resignation of Dr. Kapatos effective November 21, 2018. Further, on December 4, 2018 the Company notified Dr. Kapatos of the termination of that certain Acquisition agreement between Dr. Kapatos and HCI VIOCARE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED, the Company's wholly owned subsidiary, dated April 16, 2014, as amended May 8, 2015 (collectively the "Acquisition Agreement").
Item 6. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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Rafina Innovations Inc.
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Date:
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December 28, 2018
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By:
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Constantinos Zertalis
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Name:
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Constantinos Zertalis
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Title:
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Chief Executive Officer and President (Principal Executive Officer) Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)
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Date:
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December 28, 2018
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By:
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Paraskevi Pylarinou
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Name:
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Paraskevi Pylarinou
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Title:
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Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)
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