UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-QSB
(MARK
ONE)
x |
QUARTERLY
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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FOR
THE
QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED March 31, 2007
OR
o |
TRANSITION
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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COMMISSION
FILE NUMBER: 0-12627
MEDICAL
DISCOVERIES, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Utah
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87-0407858
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation organization)
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(IRS
Employer Identification No.)
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6033
W. Century Blvd, Suite 1090,
Los
Angeles, California
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90045
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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(310)
670-7911
(Registrant's
telephone number, including area code)
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to
be
filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the
preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required
to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements
for
the past 90 days:
Yes
o
No
x.
Indicate
the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant's classes of common
stock, as of the latest practicable date:
As
of
December 11, 2007, the issuer had 197,676,560 shares of common stock
outstanding, which includes 22,837,593 shares of common stock currently held
in
escrow.
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act):
Yes
o
No
x
Transitional
Small Business Disclosure Format: Yes o No x
MEDICAL
DISCOVERIES, INC.
For
the quarter ended March 31, 2007
FORM
10-QSB
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
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PART
I
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FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
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1
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ITEM
2.
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MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OR PLAN OF OPERATION
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15
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ITEM
3.
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CONTROLS
AND PROCEDURES
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27
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PART
II
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ITEM
1.
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LEGAL
PROCEEDINGS
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28
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ITEM
2.
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UNREGISTERED
SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
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28
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ITEM
3.
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DEFAULTS
UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
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28
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ITEM
4.
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SUBMISSION
OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
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29
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OTHER
INFORMATION
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29
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ITEM
6.
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EXHIBITS
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29
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PART
I
ITEM
1. FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS.
MEDICAL
DISCOVERIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
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(A
Development Stage Company)
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CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
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(Unaudited)
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March
31,
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December
31,
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2007
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2006
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ASSETS
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CURRENT
ASSETS
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Cash
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$
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137,385
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$
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47,658
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Total
Current Assets
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137,385
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47,658
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Property
and Equipment, net
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733
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789
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Assets
held for sale
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57,059
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61,460
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TOTAL
ASSETS
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$
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195,177
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$
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109,907
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LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT
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CURRENT
LIABILITIES
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Accounts
payable
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$
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711,621
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$
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663,691
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Accrued
payroll and payroll taxes
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1,244,848
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1,184,264
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Accrued
interest payable
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275,112
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267,739
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Notes
payable to shareholders
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56,000
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56,000
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Convertible
notes payable
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193,200
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193,200
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Financial
instrument
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100,969
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294,988
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Current
liabilities associated with assets held for sale
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2,959,903
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2,914,438
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Total
Current Liabilities
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5,541,653
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5,574,320
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LONG-TERM
LIABILITY
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90,000
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90,000
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TOTAL
LIABILITIES
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5,631,653
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5,664,320
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STOCKHOLDERS'
DEFICIT
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Preferred
stock - undesignated, Series A, convertible; no par value;
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50,000,000
shares authorized; 34,420 shares issued and outstanding;
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(aggregate
liquidation preference of $3,442,000); the Company also
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has
designated a Series B with no shares issued or outstanding
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514,612
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514,612
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Common
stock, no par value; 250,000,000 shares authorized;
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118,357,704
shares issued and outstanding
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15,299,017
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15,299,017
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Additional
paid-in capital
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1,348,020
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1,056,020
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Deficit
accumulated prior to the development stage
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(1,399,577
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)
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(1,399,577
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)
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Deficit
accumulated during the development stage
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(21,198,548
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)
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(21,024,485
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)
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Total
Stockholders' Deficit
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(5,436,476
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(5,554,413
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TOTAL
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT
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$
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195,177
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$
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109,907
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The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated
financial statements
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MEDICAL
DISCLOVERIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(A
Development Stage Company)
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
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For
the Three Months Ended
March
31,
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From
Inception of the Development Stage on
November
20, 1991 through
March
31,
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2007
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2006
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2007
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Operating
Expenses
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General
and administrative
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$
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251,327
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$
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89,835
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$
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5,202,000
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Loss
from Operations
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(251,327
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(89,835
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(5,202,000
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Other
Income (Expenses)
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Unrealized
gain (loss) on financial instrument
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194,019
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(1,119,777
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)
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5,058,818
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Interest
income
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148
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1,211
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58,312
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Interest
expense
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(7,740
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)
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(7,372
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(1,193,360
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Gain
on debt restructuring
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-
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-
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2,039,650
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Other
income
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-
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-
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906,485
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Total
Other Income (Expenses)
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186,427
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(1,125,938
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)
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6,869,905
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Income
(Loss) from Continuing Operations
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(64,900
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)
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(1,215,773
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)
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1,667,905
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Loss
from Discontinued Operations
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(109,163
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(355,693
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(22,174,254
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)
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Net
Loss
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(174,063
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)
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(1,571,466
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(20,506,349
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Preferred
stock dividend from beneficial
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conversion
feature
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-
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-
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(692,199
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)
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Net
Loss Applicable to Common Shareholders
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(174,063
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)
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(1,571,466
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)
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(21,198,548
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)
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Basic
and Diluted Loss per Common Share:
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Loss
from Continuing Operations
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$
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(0.000
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)
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$
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(0.011
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)
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Loss
from Discontinued Operations
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$
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(0.001
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)
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$
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(0.004
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)
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Net
loss
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$
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(0.001
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)
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$
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(0.015
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)
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Basic
and Diluted Weighted-Average Common
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Shares
Outstanding
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118,357,704
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107,895,212
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The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated
financial statements
MEDICAL
DISCOVERIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(A
Development Stage Company)
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
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For
the Three Months Ended
March
31,
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From
Inception of the Development Stage on
November
20, 1991 through
March
31,
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2007
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2006
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2007
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Cash
Flows From Operating Activities
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Net
loss
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$
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(174,063
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)
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$
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(1,571,466
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)
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$
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(20,506,349
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)
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Adjustments
to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by
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(used
in) operating activities
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Foreign
currency transaction loss
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34,058
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7,425
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95,079
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Gain
on debt restructuring
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-
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-
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(2,039,650
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)
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Common
stock issued for services, expenses, and litigation
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-
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-
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4,267,717
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Commitment
for research and development obligation
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-
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-
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2,378,445
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Depreciation
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4,457
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5,014
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131,629
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Reduction
of escrow receivable from research and development
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-
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-
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272,700
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Unrealized
gain (loss) on financial instrument
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(194,019
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)
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1,119,777
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(5,058,818
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)
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Stock
options and warrants granted for services
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292,000
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67,350
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5,249,003
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Reduction
of legal costs
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-
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-
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(130,000
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)
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Write-off
of subscriptions receivable
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-
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-
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112,500
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Impairment
loss on assets
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-
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-
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9,709
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Loss
on disposal of equipment
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-
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-
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30,364
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Write-off
of receivable
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-
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-
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562,240
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Note
payable issued for litigation
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-
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-
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385,000
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Changes
in operating assets and liabilities
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Accounts
receivable
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|
-
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|
-
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(7,529
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)
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Accounts
payable
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59,337
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(183,321
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)
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3,432,804
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Accrued
expenses
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67,957
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7,372
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234,398
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Net
Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities
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89,727
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(547,849
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)
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(10,580,758
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)
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Cash
Flows From Investing Activities
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Increase
in deposits
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|
-
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|
-
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(51,100
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)
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Purchase
of equipment
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|
-
|
|
|
-
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|
(221,334
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)
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Issuance
of note receivable
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|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(313,170
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)
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Payments
received on note receivable
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
130,000
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|
Net
Cash Used in Financing Activities
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(455,604
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)
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Cash
Flows From Investing Activities
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Issuance
of common stock, preferred stock, and warrants for cash
|
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|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
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10,033,845
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Contributed
equity
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
131,374
|
|
Proceeds
from notes payable
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
1,336,613
|
|
Payments
on notes payable
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(801,287
|
)
|
Proceeds
from convertible notes payable
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
571,702
|
|
Payments
on convertible notes payable
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(98,500
|
)
|
Net
Cash Provided by Financing Activities
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
11,173,747
|
|
Net
Increase (Decrease) in Cash
|
|
|
89,727
|
|
|
(547,849
|
)
|
|
137,385
|
|
Cash
at Beginning of Period
|
|
|
47,658
|
|
|
654,438
|
|
|
-
|
|
Cash
at End of Period
|
|
$
|
137,385
|
|
$
|
106,589
|
|
$
|
137,385
|
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated
financial statements
MEDICAL
DISCOVERIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(A
Development Stage Company)
Notes
to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements
Note
1 -
Basis
of Presentation
Unaudited
Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
The
accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been
prepared by the Company pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities
and Exchange Commission. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally
included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been
condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. In the opinion
of
management, all adjustments and disclosures necessary for a fair presentation
of
these financial statements have been included and are of normal, recurring
nature. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the
financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s annual report
on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2006, as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. The results of operations for the three
months ended March 31, 2007, may not be indicative of the results that may
be
expected for the year ending December 31, 2007.
Loss
per Common Share
Loss
per
share amounts are computed by dividing net loss applicable to common
shareholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during
each period. Diluted loss per share amounts are computed assuming the issuance
of common stock for potentially dilutive common stock equivalents. All
outstanding stock options, warrants, and convertible common stock are currently
antidilutive and have been excluded from the diluted loss per share
calculations. The potentially dilutive common stock equivalents at March 31,
2007 and 2006 are as follows:
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
Convertible
notes
|
|
|
128,671
|
|
|
128,671
|
|
Convertible
preferred stock
|
|
|
141,106,493
|
|
|
38,620,690
|
|
Stock
warrants
|
|
|
38,973,861
|
|
|
40,923,861
|
|
Stock
options and compensation-based warrants
|
|
|
29,883,000
|
|
|
19,983,000
|
|
|
|
|
210,092,025
|
|
|
99,656,222
|
|
As
of the
date of these financial statements, the Company does not have enough authorized
shares to meet the commitments it has entered into. Management is currently
considering alternative solutions to this situation.
Recently
Issued Accounting Standards
In
September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, Fair
Value Measurements (SFAS
157). SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring
fair
value in generally accepted accounting principles, and expands disclosures
about
fair value measurements. Certain aspects of this statement are effective
for
financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15,
2007.
Accordingly, the Company will adopt SFAS 157 in 2008 to the extent that it
is
effective. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of SFAS 157 on
the
financial statements.
In
February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, The
Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial
Liabilities
-
including an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115 (SFAS 159). SFAS 159 allows
measurement at fair value of eligible financial assets and liabilities that
are
not otherwise measured at fair value. If the fair value option for an eligible
item is elected, unrealized gains and losses for that item shall be reported
in
current earnings at each subsequent reporting date. SFAS 159 also establishes
presentation and disclosure requirements designed to draw comparison between
the
different measurement attributes the Company elects for similar types of assets
and liabilities. This statement is effective for fiscal years beginning after
November 15, 2007. Accordingly, the Company will adopt SFAS 159 in 2008, to
the
extent that it is effective. The Company is in the process of evaluating the
application of the fair value option and its effect on its financial position
and results of operations.
MEDICAL
DISCOVERIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(A
Development Stage Company)
Notes
to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements
Note
2 -
Going
Concern Considerations
The
Company’s recurring losses from development-stage activities in the current and
prior years raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a
going concern. As further described in the following footnotes, management
of
the Company is restructuring and reorganizing the Company to reposition the
Company’s future business and related operations. In February 2007, the Company
engaged a consulting firm to assist it in resolving its financial issues, to
obtain advice regarding any strategic alternatives that may be available to
it,
and to prevent the Company from losing all of its assets in bankruptcy. The
Company has discontinued its bio-pharmaceutical operations and has sold certain
assets of this business segment and has an agreement to sell the remainder
of
the assets of this business for cash and assumption of liabilities. The Company
has also obtained a secured term credit facility to provide interim financing
until the sale of assets closes, of which the Company has utilized $350,000.
The
Company has also entered into a share exchange agreement with an entity for
the
purpose of developing a business involving the production of bio-diesel. In
connection with this new business direction, the Company has entered into an
employment agreement for a new Chief Operating Officer, who will also become
the
Chief Executive Officer in the near future and has entered into other consulting
and service agreements in connection with the bio-diesel operation.
The
ability of the Company to continue as a going concrn is dependent upon the
success of these new planned operations. The financial statements do not include
any adjustments to reflect the possible effects on the recoverability and
classification of assets or amounts and classifications of liabilities that
may
result from the possible inability of the Company to continue as a going
concern.
Note
3 - Discontinued Operations
During
the three months ended March 31, 2007, the Board of Directors determined that
it
could no longer fund the development of its two drug candidates and could not
obtain additional funding for these drug candidates. The Board evaluated the
value of both of its developmental stage drug candidates. In March, 2007, the
Board determined that the best course of action was to discontinue further
development of these two drug candidates and sell these
technologies.
Eucodis
Agreement
On
March
8, 2007, the Company entered into a binding letter of intent with Eucodis
Pharmaceuticals Forschungs - und Entwicklungs GmbH, an Austrian company
(Eucodis),
regarding their intent to proceed with the evaluation, negotiation, and
execution of a sale and purchase agreement related to certain assets of the
Company. On July 6, 2007, the Company entered into a sale and purchase agreement
(the Asset
Sale Agreement)
with
Eucodis, pursuant to which Eucodis agreed to acquire certain assets of the
Company in consideration for a cash payment and the assumption by Eucodis of
certain indebtedness of the Company. Pursuant to the Second Amendment to the
Asset Sale Agreement, the sale is scheduled to be consummated on or before
January 31, 2008 after the shareholders of the Company have approved the
transaction.
MEDICAL
DISCOVERIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(A
Development Stage Company)
Notes
to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements
The
assets to be acquired by Eucodis pursuant to the Asset Sale Agreement include
all of the Company’s right, title and interest in all patents, patent
applications, United
States and foreign regulatory files and data,
pre-clinical study data and anecdotal clinical trial data concerning SaveCream.
In addition, at the closing of the sale, the Company will also assign to Eucodis
all of its right, title and interest in a co-development agreement with Eucodis,
dated as of July 29, 2006, related to the co-development and licensing of
SaveCream (including the intellectual property rights acquired in connection
with that development) and their rights under certain
other contracts relating to SaveCream.
The
purchase price to be paid by Eucodis for acquiring these assets will be
€4,007,534 (approximately $5,906,000 under exchange rates in effect as of
November 30, 2007), is comprised of (i) a cash payment of €1,538,462
(approximately $2,267,000 under exchange rates in effect as of November 30,
2007) less $200,000 received in March 2007 under the binding letter of intent,
and (ii) Eucodis’ assumption of an aggregate of €2,469,072 (approximately
$3,639,000 under exchange rates in effect as of November 30, 2007), constituting
specific indebtedness currently owed and other commitments to certain creditors
of the Company. In addition, at the closing of the sale, Eucodis will assume
(i)
all financial and other obligations of the Company under certain contracts
to be
assigned to Eucodis, and (ii) certain other costs incurred by the Company since
February 28, 2007 in connection with preserving the acquired assets for the
benefit of Eucodis until closing of the sale.
MDI-P
Agreement
The
Company also entertained various offers to purchase the Company’s rights to the
assets related to the MDI-P compound. On August 9, 2007, the Company sold the
MDI-P related assets for $310,000 in cash. The sale included the patents, name,
and other intellectual property, research results and test data, production
units and equipment, and other assets related to this technology. No liabilities
were assumed by the purchaser in this transaction.
Accounting
for Discontinued Operations
Pursuant
to accounting rules for discontinued operations, the Company has classified
all
revenue and expense for 2007 and prior periods related to the operations of
its
bio-pharmaceutical business as discontinued operations. For all periods prior
to
March 2007, the Company has reclassified all revenue and operating expenses
to
discontinued operations, except for estimated general corporate overhead,
because all of its operations related to the discontinued technologies. The
assets being sold and the liabilities being assumed in the planned sales have
been segregated in the accompanying balance sheets and are characterized as
Assets Held for Sale and Current Liabilities Associated with Assets Held for
Sale, respectively. Revenues of $200,000 for the three months ended March 31,
2007 (none for the three months ended March 31, 2006) are included in the loss
from discontinued operations. The Company has not recorded any gain or loss
at
March 31, 2007 associated with the planned sale of the bio-pharmaceutical
business. The following table presents the main classes of assets and
liabilities associated with the discontinued business.
MEDICAL
DISCOVERIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(A
Development Stage Company)
Notes
to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements
|
|
March
31,
|
|
December
31,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
Assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property
and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation
|
|
$
|
57,059
|
|
$
|
61,460
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current
liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts
payable
|
|
$
|
485,713
|
|
$
|
472,993
|
|
Research
and development obligation
|
|
|
2,474,190
|
|
|
2,441,445
|
|
|
|
$
|
2,959,903
|
|
$
|
2,914,438
|
|
Note
4 - Consulting Agreements
In
February 2007, the Company engaged the Emmes Group, a consulting firm, to assist
it in resolving its financial issues, to obtain advice regarding any strategic
alternatives that may be available to it, and to prevent the Company from losing
all of its assets in bankruptcy. During the past several months, the Company
has
explored a number of transactions that would (i) prevent the Company’s
shareholders from losing their entire investment in the Company and (ii) enable
the Company to repay some of its currently outstanding debts and liabilities.
The consulting agreement has a term of one year. As compensation for its
services, the consultant is to receive $15,000 per month plus a warrant to
purchase 5,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. The warrant has an
exercise price of $0.03 per share, contains a cash-less exercise provision,
and
expires ten years from date of issue. The
Company valued this warrant at $146,000 using the Black-Scholes pricing model.
The weighted average fair value of the stock options was $0.0292 per share.
The
weighted-average assumptions used for the calculation of fair value were
risk-free rate of 4.84%, volatility of 134%, expected life of ten years, and
dividend yield of zero. The fair value of the warrant was expensed as
share-based compensation on the date of issue.
In
February 2007, the Company entered into another consulting agreement with an
individual to assist it in the preparation of financial statements and reporting
to the SEC. The consulting agreement had a term of one year. As compensation
for
its services, the consultant was to receive $10,000 per month plus a warrant
to
purchase 5,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. The warrant has an
exercise price of $0.03 per share, contains a cash-less exercise provision,
and
expires ten years from date of issue. The
Company valued this warrant at $146,000 using the Black-Scholes pricing model.
The weighted average fair value of the stock options was $0.0292 per share.
The
weighted-average assumptions used for the calculation of fair value were
risk-free rate of 4.84%, volatility of 134%, expected life of ten years, and
dividend yield of zero. The fair value of the warrant was expensed as
share-based compensation on the date of issue. This consulting
agreement was terminated in May 2007. Since the consulting agreement was
terminated prior to its expiration date, the Company’s obligations under the
consulting agreement, if any, for the period after the termination date are
unclear. No demand for any additional compensation has been made against the
Company under the consulting agreement.
Note
5 - Stock Options and Warrants
Compensation-Based
Stock Warrants and Options
The
Company has two incentive stock option plans wherein 24,000,000 shares of
the Company’s common stock are reserved for issuance thereunder.
As
described in Note 4 to the condensed consolidated financial statements, the
Company issued compensation-based warrants to purchase 10,000,000 shares of
common stock during the three months ended March 31, 2007. The warrants have
an
exercise price of $0.03 per share, contain a cash-less exercise provision,
and
expire ten years from date of issue. During the three months ended March 31,
2006, the Company granted a stock option to a former officer and director.
The
option is for 500,000 shares exercisable at $0.25 per share through
December 31, 2010. The option was fully vested on January 1, 2006. No
income tax benefit has been recognized for share-based compensation arrangements
and no compensation cost has been capitalized in the balance sheet.
MEDICAL
DISCOVERIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(A
Development Stage Company)
Notes
to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements
A
summary
of the status of the compensation-based warrants and options outstanding at
March 31, 2007, and changes during the three months then ended is presented
in
the following table:
|
|
Compensation-
Based Stock Warrants and Options
|
|
Weighted
Average Exercise Price
|
|
Weighted
Average Remaining Contractual Life
|
|
Aggregate
Intrinsic Value
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding
at January 1, 2007
|
|
|
19,883,000
|
|
$
|
0.05
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Granted
|
|
|
10,000,000
|
|
|
0.03
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expired
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding
at March 31, 2007
|
|
|
29,883,000
|
|
$
|
0.04
|
|
|
7.4
years
|
|
$
|
100,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercisable
at March 31, 2007
|
|
|
29,883,000
|
|
$
|
0.04
|
|
|
7.4
years
|
|
$
|
100,000
|
|
At
March
31, 2007, 80,000 of the options outstanding have no stated contractual life.
The
fair value of each stock option granted or compensation-based warrant issued
to
an employee or consultant is estimated on the date of grant or issue using
the
Black-Scholes pricing model. The weighted average fair value of stock warrants
issued to consultants during the three months ended March 31, 2007 was $0.03
per
share. The weighted-average assumptions used for warrants issued during the
three months ended March 31, 2007 were risk-free rate of 4.84%, volatility
of
134%, expected life of ten years, and dividend yield of zero. The weighted
average fair value of stock options granted to the employee during the three
months ended March 31, 2006 was $0.13 per share. The weighted-average
assumptions used for options granted during the three months ended March 31,
2006 were risk-free rate of 4.3%, volatility of 152%, expected life of five
years, and dividend yield of zero.
The
assumptions employed in the Black-Scholes option pricing model include the
following. The expected life of stock options represents the period of time
that
the stock options granted are expected to be outstanding based on historical
exercise trends. The expected volatility is based on the historical price
volatility of our common stock. The risk-free interest rate represents the
U.S.
Treasury constant maturities rate for the expected life of the related stock
warrants. The dividend yield represents our anticipated cash dividend over
the
expected life of the stock warrants.
The
Company recognized $292,000 of share-based compensation for warrants issued
during the three months ended March 31, 2007. The Company recognized $67,350
of
share-based compensation for options granted during the three months ended
March
31, 2006. As of March 31, 2007, there was no unrecognized compensation cost
related to stock options or warrants that will be recognized in the future.
MEDICAL
DISCOVERIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(A
Development Stage Company)
Notes
to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements
Other
Stock Warrants
A
summary
of the status of the other warrants outstanding at March 31, 2007, and changes
during the three months then ended is presented in the following table:
|
|
Shares
Under Warrant
|
|
W
eighted Average Exercise Price
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding
at January 1, 2007
|
|
|
38,973,861
|
|
$
|
0.19
|
|
Issued
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
Expired
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding
at March 31, 2007
|
|
|
38,973,861
|
|
$
|
0.19
|
|
Note
6 - Subsequent
Events
Global
Clean Energy Holdings, LLC
Having
agreed to discontinue its bio-pharmaceutical operations
and dispose of the related assets, the Company considered entering
into a number of other businesses that would enable it to be able to
provide the shareholders with future value. The Company’s Board of
Directors decided to develop a business to produce and sell seed oils, including
seed oils harvested from the planting and cultivation of the Jatropha
curcas
plant,
for the purpose of providing feedstock oil intended for the generation of methyl
ester, otherwise known as bio-diesel (the “Jatropha Business”). The Company’s
Board concluded that there was a significant opportunity to participate in
the
rapidly growing biofuels industry, which previously was mainly driven by high
priced, edible oil-based feedstocks. In order to commence its new Jatropha
Business, effective September 1, 2007, the Company (i) hired Richard Palmer,
an
energy consultant, and a member of Global Clean Energy Holdings LLC (“Global”)
to act as its new President, Chief Operating Officer and future Chief Executive
Officer, (ii) engaged Mobius Risk Group, LLC, a Texas company engaged in
providing energy risk advisory services, to provide it with consulting services
related to the development of the Jatropha Business, and (iii) acquired certain
trade secrets, know-how, business plans, term sheets, business relationships,
and other information relating to the cultivation and production of seed oil
from the Jatropha plant for the production of bio-diesel from Global.
Share
Exchange Agreement
The
Company entered into a share exchange agreement (the Global
Agreement)
pursuant to which the Company acquired all of the outstanding ownership
interests in Global Clean Energy Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company (Global)
on
September 7, 2007 from Mobius Risk Group, LLC (Mobius)
and
from Richard Palmer (Mr. Palmer). Global is an entity that has certain trade
secrets, know-how, business plans, term sheets, business relationships, and
other information relating to the start-up of a business related to the
cultivation and production of seed oil from the seed of the Jatropha plant,
for
the purpose of providing feedstock oil intended for the production of
bio-diesel. Under the Global Agreement, the Company issued 63,945,257 shares
of
its common stock for all of the issued and outstanding membership interests
of
Global. Of the 63,945,257 shares issued under the Global Agreement, 36,540,146
shares were issued and delivered at the closing of the Global Agreement without
any restrictions. The remaining 27,405,111 shares of common stock were, however,
held in escrow by the Company, subject to forfeiture in the event that certain
specified performance and market-related milestones are not achieved. Upon
the
satisfaction from time to time of the operational and market capitalization
condition milestones, the restricted shares will be released by the Company
from
escrow and delivered to the buyers in accordance with the terms and conditions
of the Global Agreement. In the event that all of the milestone conditions
are
not achieved, the restricted shares that have not been released from escrow
will
be cancelled by the Company and thereafter cease to be outstanding.
MEDICAL
DISCOVERIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(A
Development Stage Company)
Notes
to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements
Of
the
restricted shares issued under the Global Agreement, 13,702,556 shares will
be
released from escrow if and when certain land lease agreements suitable for
the
planting and cultivation of Jatropha
curcas are
executed and certain operation management agreements with a third-party land
and
operations management company with respect to the management, planting and
cultivation of Jatropha
curcas are
executed. These restricted shares will be held in escrow subject to the
satisfaction of these milestones, at which time such shares will be released
from escrow and delivered to the sellers.
The
remaining 13,702,555 restricted shares issued under the Global Agreement will
be
released from escrow upon satisfaction of certain market capitalization and
average daily trading volume levels. These restricted shares will be held in
escrow subject to the satisfaction of these milestones, at which time such
shares will be released from escrow and delivered to the sellers. As of November
30, 2007, a total of 4,567,518 shares had been released from escrow and
delivered to the sellers.
The
Company is currently evaluating the accounting effect of the Share Exchange
Agreement.
Mobius
Consulting Agreement
Concurrent
with the execution of the Global Agreement, the Company entered into a
consulting agreement with Mobius pursuant to which Mobius has agreed to provide
consulting services to the Company in connection with the Company’s new Jatropha
bio-diesel feedstock business. The Company engaged Mobius as a consultant to
obtain Mobius’ experience and expertise in the feedstock/bio-diesel market to
assist the Company and Mr. Palmer in developing this new line of operations
for
the Company. Mobius has agreed to provide the following services to the Company:
(i) manage and supervise a contemplated research and development program
contracted by the Company and conducted by the University of Texas Pan American
regarding the location, characterization, and optimal economic propagation
of
the Jatropha plant;
and (ii) assist with the management and supervision of the planning,
construction, and start-up of plant nurseries and seed production plantations
in
Mexico, the Caribbean or Central America.
The
term
of the agreement is twelve (12) months, or until the scope of work under the
agreement has been completed. Mobius will supervise the hiring of certain staff
to serve in management and operations roles of the Company, or hire such persons
to provide similar services as independent contractors. Mobius’ compensation for
the services provided under the agreement is a monthly retainer of $45,000.
The
Company will also reimburse Mobius for reasonable business expenses incurred
in
connection with the services provided. The agreement contains customary
confidentiality provisions with respect to any confidential information
disclosed to Mobius or which Mobius receives while providing services under
the
agreement.
Palmer
Employment Agreement
Effective
September 1, 2007, the Company entered into an employment agreement with Richard
Palmer pursuant to which the Company hired Mr. Palmer to serve as its President
and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Palmer was also appointed to serve as director
on the Company’s Board of Directors to serve until the next election of
directors by the Company’s shareholders. Upon the resignation of the current
Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Palmer also will become the Company’s Chief
Executive Officer. The Company hired Mr. Palmer to take advantage of his
experience and expertise in the feedstock/bio-diesel space, and in particular,
in the Jatropha bio-diesel and feedstock business. The term of employment
commenced September 1, 2007 and ends on September 30, 2010, unless terminated
in
accordance with the provisions of the agreement.
MEDICAL
DISCOVERIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(A
Development Stage Company)
Notes
to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements
Mr.
Palmer’s compensation package includes a base salary of $250,000, subject to
annual increases based on changes in the Consumer Price Index, and a bonus
payment based on Mr. Palmer’s satisfaction of certain performance criteria
established by the compensation committee of the Company’s Board of Directors.
The bonus amount in any fiscal year will not exceed 100% of Mr. Palmer’s base
salary. Mr. Palmer is eligible to participate in the Company’s employee stock
option plan and other welfare plans. The Company granted Mr. Palmer an incentive
option to purchase up to 12,000,000 shares of its common stock at an exercise
price of $0.03 (the trading price on the date the agreement was signed). The
options vest upon the Company’s achievement of certain market capitalization
goals. When the Company’s market capitalization reaches $75 million, the
incentive option will vest with respect to 6,000,000 shares. When the Company’s
market capitalization reaches $120 million, the incentive option will vest
with
respect to the remaining 6,000,000 shares. The option expires five years after
grant.
If
Mr.
Palmer’s employment is terminated by the Company without “cause” or by Mr.
Palmer for “good reason”, he will be entitled to severance payments including
100% of his then-current annual base salary, plus 50% of the target bonus for
the fiscal year in which his employment is terminated, and the incentive option
to purchase 12,000,000 shares of common stock shall vest following termination
of Mr. Palmer’s employment. The Company is currently evaluating the proper
accounting treatment for this employment agreement and option
issuance.
LODEMO
Agreement
On
October 15, 2007, the Company entered into a service agreement with Corporativo
LODEMO S.A DE CV, a Mexican corporation (the LODEMO
Group).
The
Company has decided to initiate its Jatropha Business in Mexico, and has already
identified parcels of land in Mexico to plant and cultivate Jatropha. In order
to obtain all of the logistical and other services needed to operate a
large-scale farming and transportation business in Mexico, the Company entered
into the service agreement with the LODEMO Group, a privately held Mexican
company with substantial land holdings, significant experience in diesel
distribution and sales, liquids transportation, logistics, land development
and
agriculture.
Under
the
supervision of the Company’s management and Mobius, the LODEMO Group will be
responsible for the establishment, development, and day-to-day operations of
the
Jatropha Business in Mexico, including the extraction of the oil from the
Jatropha seeds, the delivery of the Jatropha oil to buyers, the purchase or
lease of land in Mexico, the establishment and operation of one or more Jatropha
nurseries, the clearing, planting and cultivation of the Jatropha fields, the
harvesting of the Jatropha seeds, the operation of the Company’s oil extraction
facilities, and the logistics associated with the foregoing. Although the LODEMO
Group will be responsible for identifying and acquiring the farmland, ownership
of the farmland or any lease thereto will be held directly by the Company or
by
a Mexican subsidiary of the Company. The LODEMO Group will be responsible for
hiring and managing all necessary employees. All direct and budgeted costs
of
the Jatropha Business in Mexico will be borne by the Company.
MEDICAL
DISCOVERIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(A
Development Stage Company)
Notes
to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements
The
LODEMO Group will provide the foregoing and other necessary services for a
fee
primarily based on the number of hectares of Jatropha under cultivation. The
Company has agreed to pay the LODEMO Group a fixed fee per year of $60 per
hectare of land planted and maintained with minimum payments based on 10,000
hectares of developed land, to follow a planned planting schedule. The Agreement
has a 20-year term but may be terminated earlier by the Company under certain
circumstances. The LODEMO Group also will potentially receive incentive
compensation for controlling costs below the annual budget established by the
parties, production incentives for increase yield and a sales commission for
biomass sales.
Loan
Agreement
In
order
to fund ongoing operations pending closing of the sale to Eucodis, the Company
entered into the Loan Agreement with, and issued a promissory note in favor
of,
with Mercator Momentum Fund III, L.P. (Mercator).
Pursuant to the loan agreement, Mercator made available to the Company a secured
term credit facility in principal amount of $1,000,000. The promissory note
initially was due and payable on December 14, 2007. As of December 13, 2007,
the
Company owed Mercator $250,000 under the loan. Mercator has agreed to extend
the
maturity date of the $250,000 to February 21, 2008. The foregoing loan is
secured by a lien on all of our assets. The lender and its affiliates currently
own all of the issued and outstanding shares of Series A Convertible Preferred
Stock of the Company.
Under
the
loan agreement, interest is payable on the loan at a rate of 12% per annum,
payable monthly. In connection with the closing of the loan, the Company agreed
to the exchange
of the warrants to purchase 27,452,973 shares at a price of $0.1967 per share
previously issued to the lender and certain of its affiliates to (i) lower
the
exercise price of such warrants to $0.01 per share, (ii) permit the cash-less
exercise of the warrants, and (iii) extend the expiration date thereof to
September 30, 2013. The
Company is currently evaluating the accounting effect of the loan agreement
and
exchange of warrants.
Consultant
Agreement
On
September 14, 2007, the Company entered into a one-year agreement with a
consultant for investor relations services. Under the agreement, the Company
agreed to pay total compensation of $105,000 over the one-year term. As
additional compensation, the Company issued 4,357,298 shares of restricted
common stock to the consultant and granted piggyback registration rights for
the
stock to be registered in connection with the Company’s next registration of
securities. The
Company is currently evaluating the accounting treatment for this consulting
agreement.
Conversion
of Series A Preferred Stock
On
September 17, 2007, the preferred stockholders gave notice to the Company and
converted 5,492 shares of Series A Preferred Stock into 10,983,521 shares of
common stock. The conversion price was $0.05 per share.
Release
and Settlement Agreement
Mercator
Momentum Fund, LP; Monarch Pointe Fund, Ltd.; and Mercator Momentum Fund III,
LP, each a private investment entity (collectively, the MAG
Funds)
purchased shares of the Company’s Series A Preferred Convertible Stock in 2004
and in 2005. In connection with the 2005 investment, the Company agreed to
eliminate the conversion price floor of the Series A Stock. The Company failed
to file an amendment to the Series A Stock Certificate of Designations of
Preferences and Rights for the Series A Stock that would have eliminated the
conversion price floor. Accordingly, in connection with an intended conversion
of some of their Series A Stock in September 2007, the MAG Funds were required
to convert Series A Stock at a conversion price higher than the price that
would
have applied if the Amendment had been filed as agreed.
MEDICAL
DISCOVERIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(A
Development Stage Company)
Notes
to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements
On
October 22, 2007, the Company executed and entered into a Release and Settlement
Agreement (the Release
Agreement),
with
the MAG Funds to settle all losses and damages that MAG may have suffered,
and
may hereafter suffer, as result of the Company’s failure to file the amendment
to the Series A Stock Certificate of Designations of Preferences and Rights
for
the Series A Stock. Pursuant to the Release Agreement, the Company issued to
the
MAG Funds a ten-year warrant to acquire up to 17,000,000 shares of the Company’s
common stock at an exercise price of $0.01 per share expiring October 17, 2017.
The warrant contains a cash-less exercise provision, and the initial warrant
price is subject to adjustments in connection with (i) the Company’s issuance of
dividends in shares of Common Stock, or shares of Common Stock or other
securities convertible into shares of Common Stock without consideration, (ii)
any cash paid or payable to the holders of Common Stock other than as a regular
cash dividend, and (ii) future stock splits, reverse stock splits, mergers
or
reorganizations, and similar changes affecting common stockholders.
The
warrant issued to the MAG Funds contain beneficial ownership limitations, which
preclude the MAG Funds from exercising its warrant if, as a result of such
conversion or exercise, the MAG Funds would own beneficially more than 9.99%
of
the Company’s outstanding common stock then outstanding.
Pursuant
to the Release Agreement, the MAG Funds released the Company from any and all
claims, past, present or future, relating to the losses or the Company’s failure
to file the amendment. In addition, MAG has agreed not to sue the Company in
connection with the losses or the Company’s failure to file the
Amendment.
The
Company is currently evaluating the accounting significance of this release
and
settlement agreement.
Issuance
of Series B Preferred Stock
In
order
to obtain additional working capital, on November 6, 2007, the Company entered
into a Securities Purchase Agreement with two accredited investors, pursuant
to
which the Company sold a total of 13,000 shares of our newly authorized Series
B
Convertible Preferred Stock (Series
B Shares)
for an
aggregate purchase price of $1,300,000. Each share of the Series B Shares has
a
stated value of $100.
The
Series B Shares may, at the option of each holder, be converted at any time
or
from time to time into shares of our common stock at the conversion price then
in effect. The number of shares into which one Series B Share shall be
convertible is determined by dividing $100 per share by the conversion price
then in effect. The
initial conversion price per share for the Series B Shares is $0.11, which
is
subject to appropriate adjustment for certain events, including stock splits,
stock dividends, combinations, or other recapitalizations affecting the Series
B
Shares.
Each
holder of Series B Shares is entitled to the number of votes equal to the number
of shares of our common stock into which the Series B Shares could be converted
on the record date for such vote, and shall have voting rights and powers equal
to the voting rights and powers of the holders of the Company’s common stock. In
the event of our dissolution or winding up, each share of the Series B Shares
is
entitled to be paid an amount equal to $100 (plus any declared and unpaid
dividends) out of the assets of the Company then available for distribution
to
shareholders; subject, however, to the senior rights of the holders of Series
A
Stock.
MEDICAL
DISCOVERIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(A
Development Stage Company)
Notes
to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements
No
dividends are required to be paid to holders of the Series B Shares. However,
the Company may not declare, pay or set aside any dividends on shares of any
class or series of our capital stock (other than dividends on shares of our
common stock payable in shares of common stock) unless the holders of the Series
B Shares shall first receive, or simultaneously receive, an equal dividend.
Release
and Settlement Agreement with Chief Executive Officer
On
August
31, 2007, the Company entered into a Settlement and Release Agreement with
Judy
Robinett, the Company’s current Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to which Ms.
Robinett agreed to continue to act as the Company’s transitional Chief Executive
Officer. Under the agreement, Ms. Robinett agreed to, among other things, assist
the Company in the sale of its legacy assets, complete the preparation and
filing of the delinquent reports to the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the
SEC)
that
related to the periods prior to the appointment of Mr. Palmer, and provide
certain shareholder and creditor related services. Upon the completion of the
foregoing matters, in particular the filing of the delinquent reports to the
SEC, Ms. Robinett will resign, and Mr. Palmer will thereafter assume the office
of Chief Executive Officer. Under the agreement, Ms. Robinett agreed to (i)
forgive her potential right to receive $1,851,805 in accrued and unpaid
compensation, un-accrued and pro-rata bonuses, and severance pay and (ii) the
cancellation of stock options to purchase 14,000,000 shares of common stock
at
an exercise price of $0.02 per share. In consideration for her services, the
forgiveness of the foregoing cash payments, the cancellation of the foregoing
stock options, and settlement of other issues, the Company agreed to (a) pay
Ms.
Robinett $500,000 upon the receipt of the Eucodis cash payment under the
agreement to sell the SaveCream Assets, (b) pay Ms. Robinett a commission of
fifteen percent of the gross proceeds received by the Company from the sale
of
the MDI-P asset, (c) pay Ms. Robinett $20,833 in monthly salary for serving
as
transitional Chief Executive Officer of the Company during the period from
April
1, 2007, until the completion of the transitional period and the issuance of
the
Company’s delinquent SEC reports, and (d) permit Ms. Robinett to retain some of
her previously granted incentive stock options in such an amount allowing her
to
purchase up to two million shares of common stock, which options shall continue
to have the same terms and conditions as currently in existence, including
an
option price of $0.01 per share and expiration date of December 31,
2112.
ITEM
2. MANAGEMENTS’
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OR PLAN OF OPERATIONS.
This
Report, including any documents which may be incorporated by reference into
this
Report, contains “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, including, without limitation, statements
regarding our business still being in the developmental stage, our lack of
operating revenues or profits, our dependence on raising significant additional
capital, our auditors’ expression of substantial doubt as to our ability to
continue as a going concern, the government regulation to which we are subject,
our exposure to certain pricing risks, the competition we face, our stock being
thinly traded and subject to manipulation, the volatility of our stock price,
the risk that our shareholders could suffer substantial dilution, and the fact
that we have not paid dividends to date. All statements other than statements
of
historical fact are “Forward-Looking Statements” for purposes of these
provisions, including any projections of earnings, revenues or other financial
items, any statements of the plans and objectives of management for future
operations, any statements concerning proposed new products or services, any
statements regarding future economic conditions or performance, and any
statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. All Forward-Looking
Statements included in this document are made as of the date hereof and are
based on information available to us as of such date. We assume no obligation
to
update any Forward-Looking Statement. In some cases, Forward-Looking Statements
can be identified by the use of terminology such as “may,” “will,” “expects,”
“plans,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “believes,” “estimates,” “potential,” or
“continue,” or the negative thereof or other comparable terminology. Although we
believe that the expectations reflected in the Forward-Looking Statements
contained herein are reasonable, there can be no assurance that such
expectations or any of the Forward-Looking Statements will prove to be correct,
and actual results could differ materially from those projected or assumed
in
the Forward-Looking Statements. Future financial condition and results of
operations, as well as any Forward-Looking Statements are subject to inherent
risks and uncertainties, including any other factors referred to in our
company’s press releases and reports filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. All subsequent Forward-Looking Statements attributable to our
company or persons acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their
entirety by these cautionary statements. Additional factors that may have a
direct bearing on our company’s operating results are described under “Risk
Factors” and elsewhere in this report.
Introductory
Comment
Throughout
this Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB, the terms “we,” “us,” “our,” and “our
company” refer to Medical Discoveries, Inc., a Utah corporation, and, unless the
context indicates otherwise, also includes our wholly owned subsidiary, MDI
Oncology, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
Overview.
Prior
to 2007, Medical Discoveries, Inc. was a developmental-stage bio-pharmaceutical
company engaged in the research, validation, development and ultimate
commercialization of two drugs. As more fully described in this report, during
2007 the Board of Directors of our company determined that it could no longer
fund the development of its two drug candidates and could not obtain additional
funding for these drug candidates. Accordingly, the Board decided to sell the
two drug candidates and to develop a new business in the rapidly expanding
business of renewable alternative energy sources. As a result, our future
business plan, and our current principal business activities include the
planting, cultivation, harvesting and processing of inedible feedstock to
generate feedstock seed oils and biomass for use in the biofuels industry,
including the production of bio-diesel. Bio-diesel is a diesel-equivalent,
processed fuel derived from biological sources (such as plant oils), which
can
be used in diesel engines.
Organizational
History.
Medical
Discoveries, Inc. was incorporated under the laws of the State of Utah on
November 20, 1991. Effective as of August 6, 1992, the company merged with
and
into WPI Pharmaceutical, Inc., a Utah corporation (WPI), pursuant to which
WPI
was the surviving corporation. Pursuant to the MDI-WPI merger, the name of
the
surviving corporation was changed to Medical Discoveries, Inc. WPI was
incorporated under the laws of the State of Utah on February 22, 1984 under
the
name Westport Pharmaceutical, Inc.
On
March 22, 2005, we formed MDI Oncology, Inc., a Delaware corporation, as a
wholly owned subsidiary to acquire certain intellectual property assets from
the
liquidation estate of Savetherapeutics, A.G.
In
October 2007, we relocated our principal executive offices from 1338 S. Foothill
Drive, #266, Salt Lake City, Utah 84108 to 6033 W. Century Blvd, Suite 1090,
Los
Angeles, California 90045. We intend to change our company’s name to “Global
Clean Energy Holdings, Inc.” to reflect our new focus on the bio-diesel
alternative energy market. Our telephone number is (310) 670-7911. During our
transition to our new business, we maintain two websites at www.gceholdings.com
and www.medicaldiscoveries.com. Our annual reports on Form 10-KSB, quarterly
reports on Form 10-QSB, current reports on Form 8-K and amendments to such
reports filed or furnished pursuant to section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities
and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and other related information are
available, free of charge, on our website as soon as we electronically file
those documents with, or otherwise furnish them to, the Securities and Exchange
Commission. Our internet websites and the information contained therein, or
connected thereto, are not and are not intended to be incorporated into this
Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB or any other Securities and Exchange Commission
filing.
Transition
to new Business
Until
2007, we were a developmental-stage bio-pharmaceutical company engaged in the
research, validation, development and ultimate commercialization of two drugs:
MDI-P and SaveCream. MDI-P is a drug candidate that we were developing as an
anti-infective treatment for bacterial infections, viral infections and fungal
infections. SaveCream is a drug candidate that we were developing to reduce
breast cancer tumors. Both of these drugs were under development and had not
been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”). The total cost
to develop these two drugs and to receive the approval from the FDA would have
cost many millions of dollars and taken many more years. In the past, we
attempted to fund our development costs through the sale of equity securities,
including the sale of our Series A Convertible Preferred Stock. To date, we
have
not generated significant revenues from operations or realized a
profit.
Early
in
2007, our Board of Directors determined that we could no longer fund the
development of our two drug candidates and that we could not obtain additional
funding for these drug candidates. The Board noted that the commencement of
human clinical trials of the MDI-P drug candidate was on Full Clinical Hold
by
the FDA under 21 CRF 312.42(b) and may not be initiated until deficiencies
in
our IND application are resolved to the FDA’s satisfaction. Our Board also
evaluated the value of the SaveCream drug candidate that is currently being
co-developed with Eucodis Pharmaceuticals Forschungs - und Entwicklungs GmbH,
an
Austrian company (“Eucodis”), and the return we could expect for our
shareholders, and determined that the highest value for this drug candidate
could be realized through a sale of that drug candidate to Eucodis. Accordingly,
our Board sought to maximize the return from these assets through their sale.
On
July
6, 2007, we entered into an agreement with Eucodis to sell SaveCream for an
aggregate of €4,007,534 (approximately U.S. $5,906,000 based on the currency
conversion rate in effect as of November 30, 2007), which consideration is
payable in cash and by the assumption of certain of our outstanding liabilities.
The consummation of the sale of the SaveCream to Eucodis is contingent upon
the
approval of our shareholders, and we anticipate holding a special meeting of
the
shareholders in 2008 to approve the Eucodis after our pending proxy statement
has been cleared for use by the SEC. On August 9, 2007, we sold the MDI-P
compound for $310,000 in cash.
Having
agreed to dispose of the foregoing assets, we considered entering into a number
of other businesses that would enable us to provide our shareholders with future
value. Our Board has decided to develop a business to produce and sell seed
oils, including seed oils harvested from the planting and cultivation of
Jatropha
curcas
plant,
for the purpose of providing feedstock oil intended for the generation of methyl
ester, otherwise known as bio-diesel (the “Jatropha Business”). Our Board
concluded that there was a significant opportunity to participate in the rapidly
growing biofuels industry, which previously was mainly driven by high priced,
edible oil-based feedstocks. In order to commence our new Jatropha Business,
effective September 1, 2007, we (i) hired Richard Palmer, an energy consultant,
and a member of Global Clean Energy Holdings LLC (“Global”) to act as the our
new President, Chief Operating Officer and future Chief Executive Officer,
(ii)
engaged Mobius Risk Group, LLC, a Texas company engaged in providing energy
risk
advisory services, to provide us with consulting services related to the
development of the Jatropha Business, and (iii) acquired certain trade secrets,
know-how, business plans, term sheets, business relationships, and other
information relating to the cultivation and production of seed oil from the
Jatropha plant for the production of bio-diesel from Global.
For
additional details regarding the transactions we have entered into in connection
with our new Jatropha Business, please see Note 6 - Subsequent Events to the
condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Form 10-QSB for
the
quarter ended March 31, 2007.
Critical
Accounting Policies
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States require management to make estimates
and
assumptions that affect the reported assets, liabilities, sales and expenses
in
the accompanying financial statements. Critical accounting policies are those
that require the most subjective and complex judgments, often employing the
use
of estimates about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain. We
are a
development stage company as defined by the Financial Accounting Standards
Board’s (“FASB”) Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 7,
“Accounting and Reporting by Development Stage Enterprises.” Accordingly, all
losses accumulated since inception have been considered as part of our
development stage activities. Certain other critical accounting policies,
including the assumptions and judgments underlying them, are disclosed in the
Note A to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in our annual
report on Form 10KSB filed for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006. However,
we do not believe that there are any alternative methods of accounting for
our
operations that would have a material affect on our financial
statements.
Results
of Operations
As
discussed previously, during the three months ended March 31, 2007, the Board
of
Directors determined to discontinue our prior bio-pharmaceutical operations.
Pursuant to accounting rules for discontinued operations, we have classified
all
revenue and expense for 2007 and prior periods related to the operations of
our
bio-pharmaceutical business as discontinued operations. Since all of our prior
operations related to the bio-pharmaceutical business, all of our revenue and
expense, with the exception of estimated general corporate overhead, has been
reclassified into “Loss from Discontinued Operations” in the accompanying
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for all periods presented.
Revenues
and Gross Profit.
We are
a development stage company and have not had significant revenues from our
operations or reached the level of our planned operations. We have discontinued
our prior bio-pharmaceutical operations during the three months ended March
31,
2007. Subsequent to March 31, 2007, we commenced operations in our new Jatropha
business, but we are still in the pre-development agricultural stage of our
operations and, therefore, do not anticipate generating significant revenues
from the sale of bio-fuel products until 2009. We are, however, attempting
to
generate operating cash in 2008 from the forward sale of carbon credits and
possibly from future oil delivery contracts. During
the three months ended March 31, 2007, we recognized revenue of $200,000 related
to our discontinued bio-pharmaceutical business, which revenue has been netted
against expenses of discontinued operations and is included in Loss from
Discontinued Operations in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statement
of
Operations.
Operating
Expenses.
Our
general and administrative expenses related to continuing operations for the
quarter ended March 31, 2007 were $251,327 compared to $89,835 for the
quarter ended March 31, 2006. In 2007, general and administrative expense
consists of general corporate overhead of $76,127 and share-based compensation
of $175,200. In 2006, general and administrative expense principally consisted
of estimated general corporate overhead. We have included expenses such as
director fees, accounting costs, certain legal costs, certain consulting
expenses, and an allocation of our one employee’s compensation as general
corporate overhead. Other general and administrative expenses more directly
related to the operation and disposal of our bio-pharmaceutical business have
been included in Loss from Discontinued Operations.
We
did
not incur any research and development expenses for the quarter ended
March 31, 2007 due to our Board of Directors’ decision to discontinue
funding development of the SaveCream and MDI-P drug candidate assets. We
incurred $92,583 in research and development expenses for the same period of
2006, which is included in Loss from Discontinued Operations.
Other
Income/ Expense and Net Loss.
Our
interest income decreased to $148 for the quarter ended March 31, 2007 from
interest income of $1,211 in the same period of 2006 because of our decreased
cash balances that we maintained in 2007.
During
the quarter ended March 31, 2007, we recorded $194,019 as unrealized gain
on financial instrument to record the accounting of warrants resulting from
the
issuance of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock entered into in
October 2004 and March 2005. During the same period of 2006, we had an
unrealized loss as a result of the accounting for our warrants of $1,119,777.
This non-cash gain/loss recognition is the result of the periodic revaluation
of
certain warrants classified as a liability in the financial
statements.
Our
Loss
from Discontinued Operations was $355,693 for the three months ended March
31,
2006 compared to $109,163 for the same period in 2007. This factor, when
considered with the non-cash loss of $1,119,777 resulting from the revaluation
of certain warrants in the prior year, resulted in our net loss applicable
to
common shareholders for the first quarter of 2006 significantly exceeding our
net loss of $174,063 for the quarter ended March 31, 2007.
Liquidity
And Capital Resources
As
of March 31, 2007, we had $137,385 in cash and had a working capital deficit
of
$5,404,268. Since our inception, we have financed our operations primarily
through private sales of equity and debt financing. Accordingly, early in 2007
we re-evaluated our future operations thereafter elected to terminate our
bio-pharmaceutical operations.
In
July 2007, we executed the Asset Sale Agreement with Eucodis pursuant to which
we agreed to sell our SaveCream asset for an aggregate of €4,007,534
(approximately $5,906,000 based on the currency conversion rate in effect as
of
November 30, 2007), a portion of which comprised (i) a cash payment of
€1,538,462
(approximately
$2,267,000 based on the currency conversion rate in effect as of November 30,
2007), which is due and payable to us at the closing, less $200,000 already
received from Eucodis in March 2007 upon the signing of the Letter of Intent,
and (b) Eucodis’ assumption of an aggregate of €2,469,072
(approximately
$3,639,000 based on the currency conversion rate in effect as of November 30,
2007), constituting specific indebtedness currently owed to certain of our
creditors. The sale is scheduled to close on or before January 31, 2008.
In
August
2007, we sold our second drug candidate, the MDI-P compound, for $310,000 in
cash.
In
order
to fund ongoing operations pending closing of the sale to Eucodis, we entered
into the Loan Agreement with, and issued a promissory note in favor of, Mercator
Momentum Fund III, L.P. (“Mercator”). Pursuant to the loan agreement, Mercator
made available to us a secured term credit facility in principal amount of
$1,000,000. Initially, all loans under the credit facility became due and
payable on December 14, 2007. As of December 13, 2007, $250,000 was outstanding
under the credit facility. Mercator has agreed to extend the maturity date
of
this $250,000 loan to February 21, 2008. The foregoing loan is secured by a
lien
on all of our assets.
In
November 2007, we issued 13,000 shares of our newly created Series B Convertible
Preferred Stock to two accredited investors for an aggregate of
$1,300,000.
We
are
currently funding our operations from the Mercator loan and from the proceeds
of
the sale of the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock. Assuming that the sale
of
SaveCream to Eucodis is completed in early 2008, we intend to use the net
proceeds from that sale to fund our operating expenses, and pay $500,000 due
to
our transitional Chief Executive Officer under a certain release and settlement
agreement. However, our business plan calls for significant infusion of
additional capital to establish our Jatropha plantations in Mexico and other
locations. We currently do not have the funds necessary to acquire and cultivate
those plantations, nor will the projected proceeds from the Eucodis sale be
sufficient for those purposes. Accordingly, in addition to the proceeds we
expect to receive upon the sale of SaveCream to Eucodis, we will have to obtain
significant additional capital through the sale of additional equity and/or
debt
securities, the forward sale of Jatropha oil and carbon offset credits, and
from
other financing activities, such as strategic partnerships. While we have
commenced negotiations with third parties to obtain additional funding from
strategic partnerships and for the sale of carbon credits, no assurance can
be
given that we will have sufficient capital available to continue to operate
our
business in 2008 or that we will be able to effect our new business plan in
the
Jatropha Business.
We
have
no off-balance sheet arrangements as defined in Item 303(c) of Regulation
S-B.
RISK
FACTORS
Risks
Relating to Our Business
We
have no direct operating history in the feedstock and bio-diesel industries,
which makes it difficult to evaluate our financial position and our business
plan.
To
date,
we have been a development stage bio-pharmaceutical company. Since our inception
through December 31, 2006, we generated only $957,000 of revenues and
accumulated net losses of over $22 million. During 2007, we terminated our
operations as a bio-pharmaceutical company and have commenced developing a
new
business in the biofuels industry. However, since we have only recently
commenced our operations as a biofuels company, we have no operating history
in
that line of business on which a decision to invest in our company can be based.
The future of our company currently is dependent upon our ability to implement
our new business plan in the Jatropha Business. While we believe that our
business plan, if implemented as drafted, will make our company successful,
we
have no operating history against which we can test our plans and assumptions,
and therefore cannot evaluate the likelihood of success.
The
Jatropha Business that we are commencing is a new and highly risky business
that
has not been conducted on a similar scale in North America.
Our
business plan calls for a large scale planting and harvesting of Jatropha
plants, primarily outside of the United States, and for the subsequent
production and sale of Jatropha oil (and other Jatropha byproducts) for use
as a
biofuel primarily in the United States. We are commencing a new business and
will be subject to all of the risks normally associated with new businesses,
including risks related to the large scale production of plants that have not
heretofore been grown in large scale plantations, logistical issues related
to
the oil and biomass produced at such new plantations, market acceptance,
uncertain pricing of our products, developing governmental regulations, and
the
lack of an established market for our products.
Since
we currently have a limited amount of cash available, and are not generating
any
revenues from either our legacy bio-pharmaceutical business or our new Jatropha
Business, we are dependent upon the sales proceeds to be derived from the sale
of SaveCream, the sale of Carbon Credit purchase contracts, future delivery
Jatropha oil purchase contracts, and on our ability to raise additional funds
to
continue our operations and existence.
We
currently only have a limited amount of cash available, which cash is not
sufficient to fund our anticipated future operating needs beyond the first
quarter of 2008. In addition, neither our legacy bio-pharmaceutical business,
nor our new Jatropha Business currently generate any revenues from which we
can
pay our administrative and operating expenses. We currently anticipate that
we
will receive approximately $2,067,000 in cash based on the currency conversion
rate in effect as of November 30, 2007 upon the sale of our SaveCream rights
to
Eucodis (in addition to being relieved of our obligation to pay approximately
$3,639,000 of currently outstanding liabilities). The closing of the SaveCream
sale is currently scheduled to occur at the end of January 2008, and we
currently have sufficient funds to operate until that date. However, in the
event that the closing of the SaveCream assets is delayed or does not occur,
we
will face an immediate cash shortage, and may not be able to fund our
anticipated operating expenses after February 2008. No assurance can be given
that the SaveCream sale will occur, or that it will occur during the time period
we anticipate.
We
will
continue to incur administrative and general operating expenses without revenues
until we begin selling Jatropha oil, or until we complete the sales of carbon
credit purchase contracts. Based on our current monthly operating expenses
and
our projected future operating expenses, even if the SaveCream sale closes
as
planned, we will need to obtain significant additional funding during 2008
to
continue our operations and meet our business plan objectives. Such additional
funds could be obtained from the sale of equity, from forward purchase payments
for our products, or debt financing. There can be no assurance that we will
be
able to obtain the capital we require, or obtain such capital on terms that
are
commercially favorable for us. In the event that we do not obtain additional
funding in the near future, we may not be able to maintain our current
operations and will not be able to implement our business plan.
In
addition, our Jatropha Business will require that we acquire and cultivate
a
large amount of land and otherwise incur significant initial start-up expenses
related to establishing the Jatropha plantations required for our proposed
business. We currently do not have the capital that is necessary to acquire
the
land or to otherwise fund the large up-front expenses, nor has any entity agreed
to provide us with such funds. Accordingly, the success of our new Jatropha
Business is contingent on, among other things, our ability to raise the
necessary capital to fund our planned Jatropha Business expenditures.
Historically, we have raised capital through the issuance of debt and equity
securities. However, given the risks associated with a new, untested biofuels
business, the risks associated with our common stock (as discussed below),
and
our status as a small, unknown public company, we cannot guarantee that we
will
be able to raise capital, or if we are able to raise capital, that such capital
will be in the amounts needed. Our failure to raise capital, when needed and
in
sufficient amounts, will severely impact our ability to develop our Jatropha
Business.
Our
business could be significantly impacted by changes in government regulations
over energy policy.
Our
planned operations and the properties we intend to cultivate are subject to
a
wide variety of federal, provincial and municipal laws and regulations,
including those governing the use of land, type of development, use of water,
use of chemicals for fertilizer, pesticides, export or import of various
materials including plants, oil, use of biomass, handling of materials, labor
laws, storage handling of materials, shipping, and the health and safety of
employees. As such, the nature of our operations exposes us to the risk of
claims with respect to such matters and there can be no assurance that material
costs or liabilities will not be incurred in connection with such claims. In
addition, these governmental regulations, both in the U.S. and in the foreign
countries in which we may conduct our business, may restrict and hinder our
operations and may significantly raise our cost of operations. Any breach by
our
company of such legislation may also result in the suspension or revocation
of
necessary licenses, permits or authorizations, civil liability and the
imposition of fines and penalties, which would adversely affect our ability
to
operate and our financial condition.
Further,
there is no assurance that the laws, regulations, policies or current
administrative practices of any government body, organization or regulatory
agency in the United States or any other jurisdiction, will not be changed,
applied or interpreted in a manner which will fundamentally alter the ability
of
our company to carry on our business. The actions, policies or regulations,
or
changes thereto, of any government body or regulatory agency, or other special
interest groups, may have a detrimental effect on our company. Any or all of
these situations may have a negative impact on our operations.
Our
future growth is dependent upon strategic relationships within the feedstock
and
bio-diesel industries. If we are unable to develop and maintain such
relationships, our future business prospects could be significantly
limited.
Our
future growth will generally be dependent on relationships with third parties,
including alliances with feedstock oil and bio-diesel processors and
distributors. In addition, we will likely rely on third parties to oversee
the
operations and cultivation of the Jatropha plants in our non-U.S. properties.
Accordingly, our success will be significantly dependent upon our ability to
establish successful strategic alliances with third parties and on the
performance of these third parties. These third parties may not regard their
relationship with us as important to their own business and operations, and
there is no assurance that they will commit the time and resources to our joint
projects as is necessary, or that they will not in the future reassess their
commitment to our business. Furthermore, these third parties may not perform
their obligations as agreed. In the event that a strategic relationship is
discontinued for any reason, our business, results of operations and financial
condition may be materially adversely affected.
We
will depend on key service providers for assistance and expertise in beginning
operations and any failure or loss of these relationships could delay our
operations, increase our expenses and hinder our success.
Because
of our limited financial and personnel resources, and because our Jatropha
plantations are expected to be established primarily outside of the United
States, we will have to establish and maintain relationships with several key
service providers for land acquisition, the development and cultivation of
Jatropha plantations, labor management, the transportation of Jatropha oil
and
biomass, and other services. We have already established such a relationship
with the Lodemo Group in Mexico concerning the cultivation and management of
our
Jatropha nurseries and plantations in Mexico and the transportation of our
products. Accordingly, our ability to develop our Jatropha Business in Mexico,
and our success in Mexico, will to a large extent be dependent upon the efforts
and services of the Lodemo Group. While the Lodemo Group has significant
experience in diesel distribution and sales, liquids transportation, logistics,
land development and agriculture, no assurance can be given that our joint
operations with the Lodemo Group will be successful or that we will be able
to
achieve our goals in Mexico.
A
significant decline in the price of oil could have an adverse impact in our
profitability.
Our
success is dependent in part to the current high price of crude oil and on
the
high price of seed oils that are currently used to manufacture bio-diesel.
A
significant decline in the price of either crude oil or the alternative seed
oils will have a direct negative impact on our financial performance
projections.
There
are risks associated with conducting our business operations in foreign
countries, including political and social unrest.
Our
proposed agricultural operations will be primarily located in foreign countries,
beginning in Mexico. Accordingly, we are subject to risks not typically
associated with ownership of U.S. companies and therefore should be considered
more speculative than investments in the U.S.
Mexico
is
a developing country that has experienced a range of political, social and
economic difficulties over the last decade. Our operations could be affected
in
varying degrees by political instability, social unrest and changes in
government regulation relating to foreign investment, the biofuels industry,
and
the import and export of goods and services. Operations may also be affected
in
varying degrees by possible terrorism, military conflict, crime, fluctuations
in
currency rates and high inflation.
In
addition, Mexico has a nationalized oil company, and there can be no assurance
that the government of Mexico will continue to allow our business and our assets
to compete in any way with their interests. Our operations could be adversely
affected by political, social and economic unrest in Mexico and the other
foreign countries we plan for commence agricultural operations.
The
cost of developing and operating our agricultural projects significantly exceeds
our current financial.
Our
preliminary budget contemplates the cultivation of 20,000-hectare of Jatropa
in
Mexico. According to our business plan, this will be the first of several other
large plantations used in our feedstock/biofuel operations. In addition, we
will
have to construct a plant nursery and research facility as well as an seed
oil
extraction facility. We currently do not have the funds necessary to fund our
planned operations. Unless we are able to obtain the necessary funds on
economically viable terms, our Jatropha Business will not succeed, and we will
not be able to meet our business goals. In addition, even if we obtain the
initial funds necessary to establish our plantation and facilities, the costs
to
develop and implement our proposed plantation and support facilities, and our
other operational costs could significantly increase beyond our expectations
due
to economic factors, design modifications, implementation or construction delays
or cost overruns. In such an event, our profitability and ultimately the
financial condition of our company will be adversely affected.
We
plan to grow rapidly and our inability to keep up with such growth may adversely
affect our profitability.
We
plan
to grow rapidly and significantly expand our operations. This growth will place
a significant strain on our management team and other company resources. We
will
not be able to implement our business strategy in a rapidly evolving market
without effective planning and management processes. We have a short operating
history and have not implemented sophisticated managerial, operational and
financial systems and controls. We are required to manage multiple relationships
with various strategic partners, including suppliers, distributors, and other
third parties. To manage the expected growth of our operations and personnel,
we
will have to significantly supplement our existing managerial, financial and
operational staff, systems, procedures and controls. We may be unable to
supplement and complete, in a timely manner, the improvements to our systems,
procedures and controls necessary to support our future operations, our
operations will not function effectively. In addition, our management may be
unable to hire, train, retain, motivate and manage required personnel, or
successfully identify, manage and exploit existing and potential market
opportunities. As a result, our business and financial condition may be
adversely affected.
Our
business will not be diversified because we will be primarily concentrated
in
one industry. As a consequence, we may not be able to adapt to changing market
conditions or endure any decline in the bio-diesel industry.
We
expect
our business to consist primarily of sales of feedstock oil harvested from
the
Jatropha plant, and bio-diesel production and sales. We do not have any other
lines of business or other sources of revenue to rely upon if we are unable
to
produce and sell feedstock oil and bio-diesel, or if the markets for such
products decline. Our lack of diversification means that we may not be able
to
adapt to changing market conditions or to withstand any significant decline
in
the bio-diesel industry.
Reductions
in the price of bio-diesel, and decreases in the price of petroleum-based fuels
could affect the price of our feedstock, resulting in reductions in our actual
revenues.
Historically,
bio-diesel prices have been highly correlated to the Ultra Low Sulfur (“ULS”)
diesel prices. Increased volatility in the crude oil market has an effect on
the
stability and long-term predictability of ULS diesel, and hence the biofuels
prices in the domestic and international markets. Crude oil prices are impacted
by wars and other political factors, economic uncertainties, exchange rates
and
natural disasters. A reduction in petroleum-based fuel prices may have an
adverse effect on bio-diesel prices and could apply downward pressure on
feedstock, affecting revenues and profits in the feedstock industry, which
could
adversely affect our financial condition.
There
are several agreements and relationships that remain to be negotiated, executed
and implemented which will have a critical impact on our operations, expenses
and profitability.
We
have
several agreements, documents and relationships that remain to be negotiated,
executed and implemented before we can develop fully commence our new
operations, including agreements relating to the construction of our proposed
seed processing plant and other support facilities for our Jatropha plantation
in Mexico. In some cases, the parties with whom we would need to establish
a
relationship have yet to be identified. Our expectations regarding the likely
terms of these agreements and relationships could vary greatly from the terms
of
any agreement or relationship that may eventually be executed or established.
If
we are unable to enter into these agreements or relationships on satisfactory
terms, or if revisions or amendments to existing terms become necessary, the
construction of our proposed seed processing plant and the commencement of
our
related operations could be delayed, our expenses could be increased and our
profitability could be adversely affected and the value of your investment
could
decline.
Delays
due to, among others, weather, labor or material shortages, permitting or zoning
delays, or opposition from local groups, may hinder our ability to commence
operations in a timely manner.
Our
development schedule assumes the commencement of planting in the first quarter
of 2008, with oil production anticipated 18 months thereafter. We could incur
delays in the implementation of that plan or the construction of support
facilities due to permitting or zoning delays, opposition from local groups,
adverse weather conditions, labor or material shortages, or other causes. In
addition, changes in political administrations at the federal, state or local
level that result in policy changes towards the large scale cultivation of
Jatropha or towards biofuels in general could result in delays in our timetable
for development and commencement of operations. Any such delays could adversely
affect our ability to commence operations and generate revenue.
We
may be unable to locate suitable properties and obtain the development rights
needed to build and expand our business.
Our
business plan focuses on identifying and developing agricultural properties
(plantations, nurseries, etc.) for the production of biofuels feedstock. The
availability of land for this activity is key to our projected revenue and
profitability. Our ability to acquire appropriate land in the future is
uncertain and we may be required to delay planting, which may create
unanticipated costs and delays. In the event that we are not successful in
identifying and obtaining rights on suitable land for our agricultural and
processing facilities, our future prospects for profitability will likely be
affected, and our financial condition and resulting operations may be adversely
affected.
Technological
advances in feedstock oil production methods in the bio-diesel industry could
adversely affect our ability to compete and the value of your investment.
Technological
advances could significantly decrease the cost of producing feedstock oil and
biofuels. There is significant research and capital being invested in
identifying more efficient processes, and lowering the cost of producing
feedstock oil and biofuels. We expect that technological advances in feedstock
oil/biofuel production methods will continue to occur. If improved technologies
become available to our competitors, they may be able to produce feedstock
oil,
and ultimately biofuels, at a lower cost than us. If we are unable to adopt
or
incorporate technological advances into our operations, our ability to compete
effectively in the feedstock/biofuels market may be adversely affected, which
in
turn will affect our profitability.
The
development of alternative fuels and energy sources may reduce the demand for
biofuels, resulting in a reduction in our profitability.
Alternative
fuels, including a variety of energy alternatives to biofuels, are continually
under development. Technological advances in fuel-engines and exhaust system
design and performance could also reduce the use of biofuels, which would reduce
the demand for bio-diesel. Further advances in power generation technologies,
based on cleaner hydrocarbon based fuels, fuel cells and hydrogen are actively
being researched and developed. If these technological advances and alternatives
prove to be economically feasible, environmentally superior and accepted in
the
marketplace, the market for biofuels could be significantly diminished or
replaced, which would adversely affect our financial condition.
Our
ability to hire and retain key personnel and experienced consultants will be
an
important factor in the success of our business and a failure to hire and retain
key personnel may result in our inability to manage and implement our business
plan.
We
are
highly dependent upon our management, and on the consulting services provided
to
us by Mobius Risk Group, LLC, a company we have retained to provide us with
consulting services related to the development of our Jatropha Business. The
loss of the services of one or more of these individuals or of Mobius may impair
management's ability to operate our company. We have not purchased key man
insurance on any of our officers, which insurance would provide us with
insurance proceeds in the event of their death. Without key man insurance,
we
may not have the financial resources to develop or maintain our business until
we could replace such individuals or to replace any business lost by the death
of such individuals. We may not be able to attract and retain the necessary
qualified personnel. If we are unable to retain or to hire qualified personnel
as required, we may not be able to adequately manage and implement our
business.
Our
operating costs could be higher than we expect, and this could reduce our future
profitability.
In
addition to general economic conditions, market fluctuations and international
risks, significant increases in operating, development and implementation costs
could adversely affect our company due to numerous factors, many of which are
beyond our control. These increases could arise for several reasons, such
as:
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unit costs of labor for nursery, field preparation and
planting;
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costs for construction of
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transportation costs for required nursery and field workers;
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costs of supplies and sub-contacted labor for preparing of land for
planting;
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costs for irrigation, soil conditioning, soil maintenance;
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time for planting and plant care and
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Upon
completion of our field developments, our operations will also subject us to
ongoing compliance with applicable governmental regulations, including those
governing land use, water use, pollution control, worker safety and health
and
welfare and other matters. We may have difficulty complying with these
regulations and our compliance costs could increase significantly. Increases
in
operating costs would have a negative impact on our operating income, and could
result in substantially decreased earnings or a loss from our operations,
adversely affecting our financial condition.
Fluctuations
in the Mexican peso to U.S. dollar exchange rate may adversely affect our
reported operating results.
The
Mexican peso is the primary operating currency for our initial business
operations while our financial results are reported in U.S. dollars. Because
our
costs will be primarily denominated in pesos, a decline in the value of the
dollar to the peso could negatively affect our actual operating costs in U.S.
dollars, and our reported results of operations. We do not currently engage
in
any currency hedging transactions intended to reduce the effect of fluctuations
in foreign currency exchange rates on our results of operations. We cannot
guarantee that we will enter into any such currency hedging transactions in
the
future or, if we do, that these transactions will successfully protect us
against currency fluctuations.
Risk
of abandoned operations or decommissioning costs are unknown and may be
substantial.
We
may be responsible for costs associated with abandoning land development and
product processing facilities, which we intend to use for production of biofuels
feedstock. We expect to have long term commitments on land and facilities and
short to medium commitments for labor and other services. Abandonment of these
developments and contracts and the associated decommissioning costs could be
substantial and may have an effect on future profitability.
Our
future profitability is dependent upon many natural factors outside of our
control. If these factors do not produce favorable results our future business
profitability could be significantly affected.
Our
future profitability is
mainly
dependent on the production output from our agricultural operations. There
are
many factors that can effect growth and fruit production of the Jatropha plant
including weather, nutrients, pests and other natural enemies of the plant.
Many
of these are outside of our direct control and could be devastating to our
operations.
The
biofuel production industry is extremely competitive. Many of our competitors
have greater financial and other resources than we do and one or more of
these
competitors could use their greater resources to gain market share at our
expense.
The
biofuels production industry is extremely competitive. Many of our significant
competitors in the industry have substantially greater production, financial,
research and development, personnel and marketing resources than we do. As
a
result, our competitors may be able to compete more aggressively than we
could
and sustain that competition over a longer period of time. Our lack of resources
relative to many of our significant competitors may cause us to fail to
anticipate or respond adequately to new developments and other competitive
pressures. This failure could reduce our competitiveness and cause a decline
in our market share, sales and profitability.
Risks
Relating to Our Common Stock
Our
stock is thinly traded, so you may be unable to sell your shares at or near
the
quoted bid prices if you need to sell a significant number of your
shares.
The
shares of our common stock are thinly-traded on the Pink Sheets LLC electronic
trading platform, meaning that the number of persons interested in purchasing
our common shares at or near bid prices at any given time may be relatively
small or non-existent. This situation is attributable to a number of factors,
including the fact that we are a small company which is relatively unknown
to
stock analysts, stock brokers, institutional investors and others in the
investment community that generate or influence sales volume, and that even
if
we came to the attention of such persons, they tend to be risk-averse and would
be reluctant to follow an unproven, early stage company such as ours or purchase
or recommend the purchase of our shares until such time as we became more
seasoned and viable. As a consequence, there may be periods of several days
or
more when trading activity in our shares is minimal or non-existent, as compared
to a seasoned issuer which has a large and steady volume of trading activity
that will generally support continuous sales without an adverse effect on share
price. We cannot give you any assurance that a broader or more active public
trading market for our common shares will develop or be sustained, or that
current trading levels will be sustained. Due to these conditions, we can give
you no assurance that you will be able to sell your shares at or near bid prices
or at all if you need money or otherwise desire to liquidate your shares.
Our
existing directors, officers and key employees hold a substantial amount of
our
common stock and may be able to prevent other shareholders from influencing
significant corporate decisions.
As
of December 11, 2007, our directors and executive officers beneficially owned
approximately 35.11% of our outstanding common stock. These shareholders, if
they act together, may be able to direct the outcome of matters requiring
approval of the shareholders, including the election of our directors and other
corporate actions such as:
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merger with or into another company;
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sale of substantially all of our assets; and
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to our articles of incorporation.
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The
decisions of these shareholders may conflict with our interests or those of
our
other shareholders.
The
market price of our stock may be adversely affected by market
volatility.
The
market price of our common stock is likely to be volatile and could fluctuate
widely in response to many factors, including:
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fluctuation
in the world price of crude oil;
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changes in the biofuels industry;
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government
regulations affecting renewable energy businesses and
users;
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actual
or anticipated variations in our operating
results;
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our
success in meeting our business goals and the general development
of our
proposed operations;
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general
economic, political and market conditions in the U.S. and the foreign
countries in which we plan to operate;
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the
occurrence of any of the risks described in this Quarterly
Report.
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Obtaining
additional capital though the sale of common stock will result in dilution
of
shareholder interests.
We
plan
to raise additional funds in the future by issuing additional shares of common
stock or other securities, which may include securities such as convertible
debentures, warrants or preferred stock that are convertible into common stock.
Any such sale of common stock or other securities will lead to further dilution
of the equity ownership of existing holders of our common stock. Additionally,
the existing options, warrants and conversion rights may hinder future equity
offerings, and the exercise of those options, warrants and conversion rights
may
have an adverse effect on the value of our stock. If any such options, warrants
or conversion rights are exercised at a price below the then current market
price of our shares, then the market price of our stock could decrease upon
the
sale of such additional securities. Further, if any such options, warrants
or
conversion rights are exercised at a price below the price at which any
particular shareholder purchased shares, then that particular shareholder will
experience dilution in his or her investment.
We
are unlikely to pay dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable
future.
We
have
never declared or paid dividends on our stock. We currently intend to retain
all
available funds and any future earnings for use in the operation and expansion
of our business. We do not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the
foreseeable future, and it is unlikely that investors will derive any current
income from ownership of our stock. This means that your potential for economic
gain from ownership of our stock depends on appreciation of our stock price
and
will only be realized by a sale of the stock at a price higher than your
purchase price.
Trading
of our stock may be restricted by the Securities and Exchange Commission's
penny
stock regulations, which may limit a shareholder's ability to buy and sell
our
stock.
The
Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted regulations which generally
define “penny stock” to be any equity security that has a market price less than
$5.00 per share or an exercise price of less than $5.00 per share, subject
to
certain exceptions. Our securities are covered by the penny stock rules, which
impose additional sales practice requirements on broker-dealers who sell to
persons other than established customers and “accredited investors”. The term
“accredited investor” refers generally to institutions with assets in excess of
$5,000,000 or individuals with a net worth in excess of $1,000,000 or annual
income exceeding $200,000 or $300,000 jointly with their spouse. The penny
stock
rules require a broker-dealer, prior to a transaction in a penny stock not
otherwise exempt from the rules, to deliver a standardized risk disclosure
document in a form prepared by the Securities and Exchange Commission, which
provides information about penny stocks and the nature and level of risks in
the
penny stock market. The broker-dealer also must provide the customer with
current bid and offer quotations for the penny stock, the compensation of the
broker-dealer and its salesperson in the transaction and monthly account
statements showing the market value of each penny stock held in the customer's
account. The bid and offer quotations, and the broker-dealer and salesperson
compensation information, must be given to the customer orally or in writing
prior to effecting the transaction and must be given to the customer in writing
before or with the customer's confirmation. In addition, the penny stock rules
require that prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from
these rules, the broker-dealer must make a special written determination that
the penny stock is a suitable investment for the purchaser and receive the
purchaser's written agreement to the transaction. These disclosure requirements
may have the effect of reducing the level of trading activity in the secondary
market for the stock that is subject to these penny stock rules. Consequently,
these penny stock rules may affect the ability of broker-dealers to trade our
securities. We believe that the penny stock rules discourage investor interest
in and limit the marketability of our common stock.
ITEM
3. CONTROLS
AND PROCEDURES.
Evaluation
of Disclosure Controls and Procedures.
We
maintain disclosure controls and procedures which are designed to ensure that
the information required to be disclosed in the reports it files or submits
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (as amended, the “Act”) is recorded,
processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the
SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated
to our management, including the Chief Executive Officer (“Certifying Officer”),
to allow timely decisions regarding required financial disclosures.
In
connection with the preparation of this Quarterly Report, our Certifying Officer
evaluated the effectiveness of management’s disclosure controls and procedures,
as of March 31, 2007, in accordance with Rules 13a-15(b) and 15d-15(b) of the
Exchange Act. Based on that evaluation, the Certifying Officer concluded that
management’s disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of March
31, 2007.
As
a result of our lack of working capital and insufficient personnel, we were
unable to timely file our interim quarterly report for the period ending March
31, 2007 as required under the Act.
Material
Weakness in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Subject
to oversight by the Audit Committee, management is responsible for establishing
and maintaining adequate internal control over our financial reporting as
defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f). The internal control over financial
reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the
reliability of financial reporting, and the preparation of financial statements
for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles (“GAAP”) in the United States of America. Because of its inherent
limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect
misstatements.
A
material weakness is a control deficiency, or combination of control
deficiencies, that results in more than a remote likelihood that a material
misstatement of the annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented
or detected. Based on the evaluation performed by them, for the reasons set
forth below, our Chief Executive Officer concluded that our disclosure controls
and procedures were not effective as of March 31, 2007. The material weakness
resulted from our financial condition at the end of fiscal 2006, which caused
us
to have inadequate staffing of the accounting functions. In addition, as of
March 31, 2007, we did not have a Chief Financial Officer.
During
September 2007, our Audit Committee conducted an investigation into the
foregoing internal control deficiencies. As a result of the investigation,
under
the direction of the Audit Committee, management is in the process of developing
and implementing additional measures designed to ensure that information
required to be disclosed in our periodic reports is recorded, processed,
summarized and reported accurately. These measures include:
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have retained Gilderman, Garabedian & Flummerfelt, LLP, an independent
accounting firm, to manage our day-to-day internal accounting
functions;
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We
have retained Osborne, Robbins & Buhler, PLLC, an independent
accounting firm, to assist us with the preparation of our financial
reports to be included in our period reports required to be filed
under
the Act;
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We
have consolidated all or our record keeping and accounting functions
in
our Los Angeles office;
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We
have develop and implemented improved accounting and management financial
reporting policies and procedures;
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We
have hired ADP, Inc., an outside payroll service, to process all
payrolls
and make the required payroll withholding deductions and deposits;
and,
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have implemented additional banking procedures and imposed additional
pre-approval authorization
policies.
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Our
Board of Directors believes that, with the additional measures we have adopted
since October 1, 2007, our system of internal controls, disclosure controls
and
procedures will improve, and be adequate to provide reasonable assurance that
the information required to be disclosed in the our interim and annual reports
is recorded, processed, summarized, and accurately reported within the time
periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is
accumulated and communicated to our Board of Directors, the Audit Committee,
management, including our certifying officers, as appropriate, to allow for
timely decisions regarding required disclosure based closely on the definition
of “disclosure controls and procedures” in Rule 13a-15(e). The Audit Committee
cannot be certain that its remediation efforts will sufficiently cure
management’s identified material financial reporting weaknesses. Furthermore,
the Audit Committee has not tested the operating effectiveness of the remediated
controls, since the process is not yet complete. However, because of the
inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can
provide absolute assurance that all control issues, if any, within our company
have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that
judgments in decision-making can be faulty, and that breakdowns can occur
because of simple errors or mistakes.
PART
II
ITEM
1. LEGAL
PROCEEDINGS.
Please
refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-KSB, for the fiscal year ended December
31, 2006, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on December
11, 2007 for a description of our current legal proceedings. There have been
no
material developments with respect to any of the legal proceedings described
in
our previously filed Annual Report on Form 10-KSB.
ITEM
2. UNREGISTERED
SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS.
In
February 2007, we entered into a consulting agreement (“Consulting
Agreement”)
with Emmes Group Consulting LLC (“Emmes”)
to assist in resolving
our financial issues and provide advice regarding any strategic alternatives
that may be available to us. Pursuant to the Consulting Agreement, we issued
to
Emmes a warrant to purchase 5,000,000 shares of our common stock. The warrant
has an exercise price of $0.03 per share, contains a cash-less exercise
provision, and expires ten years from date of issue.
In
February 2007, we entered into a consulting
agreement with Valerie A. Heusinkveld to assist with our SEC reporting
obligations, including the preparation of financial statements. As compensation
for the services, we issued to Ms. Heusinkveld a warrant to purchase 5,000,000
shares of our common stock. The warrant has an exercise price of $0.03 per
share, contains a cash-less exercise provision, and expires ten years from
date
of issue.
The
issuance of the foregoing securities was exempt under Section 4(2) of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
ITEM
3. DEFAULTS
UPON SENIOR SECURITIES.
None.
ITEM
4. SUBMISSION
OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.
None.
ITEM
5. OTHER
INFORMATION
None.
ITEM
6. EXHIBITS
10.13
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Consulting
Agreement, effective as of February 1, 2007, by and between Medical
Discoveries, Inc. and Valerie A. Heusinkveld*
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10.14
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Consulting
Agreement, effective as of February 1, 2007, by and between Medical
Discoveries, Inc. and Emmes Group Consulting LLC*
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31
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Rule
13a-14(a) Certification, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 *
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Certification
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section
906 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002*
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SIGNATURES
In
accordance with Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the
registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized.
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MEDICAL
DISCOVERIES, INC.
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Date:
December 19, 2007 |
By: |
/s/ JUDY
ROBINETT |
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Judy
Robinett |
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Chief
Executive Officer and interim Chief Financial
Officer
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