UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

x Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended  March 31, 2019

 

¨ Transition Report Under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

For the transition period from __________ to __________

 

Commission File Number:  None

 

GRAPHENE & SOLAR TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

COLORADO

 

27-2888719

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

433 N. Camden Drive, Ste. 600

Beverly Hills, CA 90210

(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)

 

(310) 887-1477

(Issuer’s telephone number, including area code)

 

____________________________________________

(Former name or former address if changed since last report)

 

Check whether the issuer (1) filed all reports required to be filed by section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the past 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  x No  ¨

 

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

 

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

 

Large accelerated filer

¨

Accelerated filer

¨

Non-accelerated filer

¨

Smaller reporting company

x

 

 

Emerging growth company

x

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o

 

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

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12b-2 of the Act:  None

 

As of March 31, 2019, the registrant had 238,861,939 outstanding shares of common stock.

 

 
 
 
 

 

GRAPHENE & SOLAR TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED

 

FORM 10-Q

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.

Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)

3

 

Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)

4

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)

5

 

Item 2.

Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

9

 

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures.

11

 

PART II — OTHER INFORMATION

Item 6.

Exhibits.

12

 

SIGNATURES

13

 

 
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GRAPHENE & SOLAR TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

March 31

 

 

September 30

 

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

ASSETS

Current Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$ 16,802

 

 

$ 6,704

 

Prepaid Legal

 

 

9,997

 

 

 

-

 

Total Current Assets

 

 

26,799

 

 

 

6,704

 

Other Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Furniture & Equipment-net of depreciation, $46,277 and $38,278

 

 

37,992

 

 

 

47,155

 

Quartz Deposits

 

 

30,000

 

 

 

28,692

 

Total Assets

 

$ 94,791

 

 

$ 82,551

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

Current Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$ 121,021

 

 

$ 141,128

 

Accrued interest payable

 

 

105,156

 

 

 

91,629

 

Short term notes payable

 

 

90,000

 

 

 

90,000

 

Due to Affiliated parties

 

 

488,218

 

 

 

447,764

 

Note Payable-Power Up Lending, net of discount $28,174 and $1,551

 

 

22,826

 

 

 

60,497

 

Derivative Liability

 

 

42,747

 

 

 

-

 

Current portion of notes payable

 

 

70,747

 

 

 

70,747

 

Total Current Liabilities

 

 

940,715

 

 

 

901,765

 

Stockholders' Deficit:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock, $0.00001 par value; 10,000,000 shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

authorized; none issued or outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, $0.00001 par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized; 238,861,939 and 236,046,151 shares issued

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and outstanding

 

 

2,389

 

 

 

2,360

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

8,425,626

 

 

 

7,972,361

 

Accumulated deficit

 

 

(9,395,598 )

 

 

(8,885,981 )

 Comprehensive income

 

 

121,659

 

 

 

92,046

 

Total stockholders' deficit

 

 

(845,924 )

 

 

(819,214 )

Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Deficit

 

$ 94,791

 

 

$ 82,551

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

 
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SOLAR QUARTZ TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months

Ending March 31

 

 

Six Months

Ending March 31,

 

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

Revenues

 

$ -

 

 

$ -

 

 

$ -

 

 

$ -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Costs and expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Professional Services

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,366,045

 

 

 

100,200

 

 

 

1,521,869

 

General and administrative

 

 

197,588

 

 

 

73,561

 

 

 

369,222

 

 

 

167,171

 

Total costs and expenses

 

 

197,588

 

 

 

1,439,606

 

 

 

469,422

 

 

 

1,689,040

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss from operations

 

 

(197,588 )

 

 

(1,439,606 )

 

 

(469,422 )

 

 

(1,689,040 )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other income (expense)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(1 )

Other income

 

 

1,423

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

2,857

 

 

 

-

 

Interest expense

 

 

(42,770 )

 

 

(4,788 )

 

 

(50,531 )

 

 

(9,556 )

Total other income (expense)

 

 

(41,347 )

 

 

(4,778 )

 

 

(47,674 )

 

 

(9,557 )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income (Loss)

 

$ (238,935 )

 

$ (1,444,384 )

 

$ (517,096 )

 

$ (1,698,597 )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comprehensive income (Loss)

 

$ 7,962

 

 

$ -

 

 

$ 29,613

 

 

$ -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Comprehensive Income (Loss)

 

$ (230,793 )

 

$ (1,444,384 )

 

$ (487,483 )

 

$ (1,698,597 )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (Loss) per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted

 

$ (0.00 )

 

$ (0.01 )

 

$ (0.00 )

 

$ (0.01 )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding

 

 

236,779,715

 

 

 

224,676,229

 

 

 

236,779,715

 

 

 

224,676,229

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

 
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SOLAR QUARTZ TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS  

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Six Months ended March 31

 

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

Cash Flows from operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

$ (517,096 )

 

$ (1,698,597 )

Depreciation

 

 

8,541

 

 

 

33,370

 

Amortization of debt discount

 

 

29,571

 

 

 

-

 

Foreign currency transaction gain

 

 

(7,480 )

 

 

 

 

Stock issued for service

 

 

100,200

 

 

 

1,286,256

 

Change in book value of Quartz deposits

 

 

(1,308 )

 

 

(565 )

Prepaids

 

 

(9,997 )

 

 

-

 

Accounts payable

 

 

(20,107 )

 

 

152,285

 

Accrued interest payable

 

 

13,527

 

 

 

5,306

 

Accrued liabilities

 

 

-

 

 

 

4,450

 

Derivative liability

 

 

42,747

 

 

 

-

 

Change in derivative liability

 

 

(2,253 )

 

 

 

 

Loss on conversion

 

 

9,818

 

 

 

 

 

Payable to related parties

 

 

40,454

 

 

 

-

 

Net cash from (used in) operating activities

 

 

(313,383 )

 

 

(217,495 )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issuance of common stock

 

 

-

 

 

 

160,801

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from debt

 

 

-

 

 

 

5,000

 

Additional paid in capital

 

 

353,094

 

 

 

-

 

Due from/to affiliates

 

 

-

 

 

 

44,712

 

Net cash flows from financing activities

 

 

353,094

 

 

 

210,512

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effect of currency translations to cash flow

 

 

(29,613 )

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

 

 

10,098

 

 

 

(6,982 )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash at beginning of period

 

 

6,704

 

 

 

10,738

 

Cash at end of period

 

$ 16,802

 

 

$ 3,756

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplement cash flow information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noncash financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issuance of shares to Vanguard shareholders

 

$ -

 

 

$ 2

 

Conversion of loan principal into shares (Power Up Lending)

 

 12,000

 

 

 -

 

  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

 
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SOLAR QUARTZ TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

 

NOTE 1 – BASIS OF PRESENTATION

 

These consolidated financial statements of Graphene & Solar Technologies Limited (GSTX or the Company) have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP). In the opinion of management, these financial statements include all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair statement of the results for the interim periods. Certain information, accounting policies and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been omitted pursuant to Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules and regulations. These financial statements should be read along with the Company’s audited financial statements as of September 30, 2018.

 

Going Concern  – The Company has incurred cumulative net losses since its inception and will require capital for future operating activities to take place. The Company's ability to raise new funds through the future issuances of debt or common stock is unknown. The obtainment of additional financing, the successful development of a plan of operations, and its transition, ultimately, to the attainment of profitable operations are necessary for the Company to continue operations. The ability to successfully resolve these factors raise substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern.

 

Future issuances of the Company's equity or debt securities will be required in order for the Company to finance operations and continue as a going concern. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that may result from the outcome of these aforementioned uncertainties.

 

NOTE 2 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

 

Principles of Consolidation and Basis of Presentation — The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Solar Quartz Technologies Corporation and its subsidiary. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP") and pursuant to the accounting and disclosure rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). A summary of the significant accounting policies applied in the preparation of the accompanying financial statements follows.

 

Use of Estimates - The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

  

Significant estimates include but are not limited to the estimate of useful lives of equipment for purposes of depreciation and the valuation of common shares issued for services, equipment and the liquidation of liabilities.

 

Stock-Based Compensation  - The Company accounts for employee stock-based compensation using the fair value method. However, the Company did not evaluate employee-based compensation as the Company has not employees. The Company did issue stock to vendors/consultants for services performed. The fair value attributable to stock options is calculated based on the Black-Scholes option pricing model and is amortized to expense over the service period which is equivalent to the time required to vest the stock options.

 

Foreign Currency Translations – The functionals currency of the Company’s foreign subsidiary is primarily the respective local currency. Assets and liabilities of the Company’s foreign subsidiary are translated into U. S. Dollars at the year-end exchange rate, and revenues and expenses are translated at average monthly exchange rates. Translations gains or losses are recorded as component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) within the stockholders’ equity. All other foreign currency transactions gains and losses are included in other expense, net.

 

 
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Earnings Per Share  - Basic earnings per share have been calculated based upon the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted earnings per share were not as such shares would be anti-dilutive. Potential shares that could be converted in common shares at March 31, 2019 are approximately 490,909.

 

Reclassifications  - Certain amounts previously presented for prior periods have been reclassified to conform to the current presentation. The reclassifications had no effect on net loss, working capital or equity previously reported.

 

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements  - Various accounting standards updates have been recently issued, most of which represented technical corrections to the accounting literature or were applicable to specific industries. Recently accounting pronouncements have been issued that are likely to have a material impact to the Company’s consolidated financial statements. These include accounting standards as they apply to leases. The Company will treat its development of mineral rights under standards for operating leases commonly applied in mineral extraction industries.

 

NOTE 3 – CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE

 

The Company’s indebtedness as of March 31, 2019 and September 30, 2018 were as follows:

 

Description

 

March 31,

2019

 

 

September 30,

2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Convertible notes

 

$ 70,747

 

 

$ 70,747

 

Notes Payable

 

$ 90,000

 

 

$ 90,000

 

Note Payable-Power Up Lending, net of discount, $28,174 and $1,551

 

$ 22,826

 

 

$ 60,497

 

 

The notes payable bear interest at 10% and are due on demand. The convertible notes bear interest at 15% and are also due on demand. The principal and accrued interest of these convertible notes can be converted at the discretion of the holders into common shares at $3.31/share.

 

On August 13, 2018, the Company entered into an unsecured convertible note agreement, with an accredited investor, for $63,000. The note bears interest at 12% per annum and is due and payable on May 30, 2019. The note has financing cost of $3,000 associated with it. This deferred financing fee has been deducted directly from the carrying value of the note, pursuant to ASU 2015-03. The deferred financing fee is being amortized over the term of the convertible note payable. The Company may prepay the note in full together with any accrued and unpaid interest plus any applicable pre-payment premium set forth in the note. Until the Ninetieth (90th) day after the Issuance Date the Company may pay the principal at a cash redemption premium of 135%, in addition to outstanding interest, which can be paid without the Holder’s consent; from the 90th day to the One Hundred and Seventieth (170th) day after the Issuance Date, the Company may pay the principal at a cash redemption premium of 150%, in addition to outstanding interest. After the 170th day up to the Maturity Date this Note shall have a cash redemption premium of 150% of the then outstanding principal amount of the Note, plus accrued interest and Default Interest if any. The note is convertible into fully paid and non-assessable shares of common stock, after 170 days from the date of the note, i..e. from Jan 30 2019, at a conversion price which is at 55% discount to the lowest trading price during the previous twenty trading days prior to the date of a conversion notice. Since the conversion price of the note is variable, the conversion option has been treated as a derivative liability.

 

On March 15, 2019 the note holder converted $12,000 of the principal of the note, pursuant to the note, into 121,212 shares of common stock. The Company to affect the conversion recorded a loss on debt conversion of $9,818 for the difference with the agreed conversion price and a change in Derivative Liability of $10,109 which was reclassified to additional paid in capital.

 

On March 31, 2019 the Company revalued the derivative liability and recorded an additional change in Derivative liability of $2,253. The fair value of the Derivative Liability on the note March 31, 2019 was $42,747.

 

 
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NOTE 4 – RELATED PARTY

 

In the fiscal year ended September 30, 2018 we reported $391,865 due to affiliated parties was eliminated from the books Solar Quartz Technologies Limited concurrent with the issuance of shares. There was also a $25,800 debt forgiveness from its affiliated, and both were charged to Additional Paid-in Capital in the year ended September 30, 2018. A partial payment of $160,000 on a debt to a related party was made in December 2018.

 

NOTE 5 – STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

 

Common shares of 2,670,000 were issued resulting in an increase to capital stock of $29 and an increase to Additional Paid-in Capital of $453,265. Of the 2,670,000 shares, 600,000 shares were issued for services valued at $100,200 and 2,070,000 shares were issued for proceeds totaling $353,094. The registration of 22,416 common shares to one of the Vanguard Energy Corporation (“VGNE”) stockholders under the acquisition agreement with Graphene & Solar Technologies Limited were made in the quarter ending December 30, 2018. An issuance for 121,212 shares were made to Power Up Lending for $12,000 of principal on the note for $63,000.

 

NOTE 6 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

On April 8, 2019 Power Up Lending informed the Company that they intended to convert an addition $20,000 of principal into common shares. Further they informed the Company that this conversion would not take place if the balance of the Note ($51,000) plus all accrued interest would be paid by April 16, 2019. The Company was not able to meet the deadline in paying off the Note, and the conversion of the $20,000 was made. Further to this event, the Company negotiated with Power Up Lending to pay off the principal balance and paid it on April 24, 2019. The payment to liquidate the loan was approximately $53,000 which included principal, all accrued interest and a prepayment penalty.

 

During the month of April 2019, the Company sold shares to Japanese investors some of whom invested with the Company last December. The amount of the investment was $470,000; the purchase price per share has not been determined as of the date of this filing.

 

 
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND PLAN OF OPERATION

 

The following discussion of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and the related notes, and other financial information included in this Form 10-Q.

 

Our Management's Discussion and Analysis contains not only statements that are historical facts, but also statements that are forward-looking. Forward-looking statements are, by their very nature, uncertain and risky. Although the forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report reflect the good faith judgment of our management, such statements can only be based on facts and factors currently known by them. Consequently, and because forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, the actual results and outcomes may differ materially from the results and outcomes discussed in the forward-looking statements. You are urged to carefully review and consider the various disclosures made by us in this report as we attempt to advise interested parties of the risks and factors that may affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations and prospects.

 

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

The information contained in this Form 10-Q contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including among other things, statements regarding our capital needs, business strategy and expectations. Any statement which does not contain a historical fact may be deemed to be a forward-looking statement. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as "may", "will", "should", "expect", "plan", "intend", "anticipate", "believe", "estimate", "predict", "potential" or "continue", the negative of such terms or other comparable terminology. In evaluating forward looking statements, you should consider various factors outlined in our Form 10-K report for the year ended September 30, 2018, filed with the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and, from time to time, in other reports we file with the SEC. These factors may cause our actual results to differ materially from any forward-looking statement. We disclaim any obligation to publicly update these statements or disclose any difference between our actual results and those reflected in these statements.

 

Overview

 

In July 2017 we acquired Solar Quartz Technologies Limited, a New Zealand corporation, as described in Note 1 to the Financial Statements above. We are now seeking new financings to meet development and general operating obligations and to justify a market for our stock. Absent achieving such a transaction in the near future, our viability is in doubt. As of March 31, 2019, the Company has not been successful in meeting this goal; however, work is underway to secure such financing and we believe that such financing of the Company is possible in the near future.

 

Current Business and Operations

 

With the acquisition of Solar Quartz Technologies Limited we now own mining exploration and development rights to significant deposits of High Purity Quartz. The reserves are adequate to provide the Company with adequate resources for 25-30 years of production.

  

 
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We are currently actively seeking interim working capital in order to complete mining plans and build a pre-processing plant in Townsville, North Queensland, Australia, build upon our already significant management team and market HPQ and HPQS to established markets with whom our management team have had prior relationships. These organizational efforts will also include securing significant new capital for the acquisition of a site and the building of the pre-processing plant. Upon completion, that plant will enable the Company to upgrade its newly mined HPQS to a higher level of purity (HPQS) that has a significant world-wide demand for use in the production of advanced PV solar Panels and all high-end electronics, lighting, telecom, optic and microelectronics. Failure to secure these financings will have a negative impact on the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.

 

Results of Operations

 

For the fiscal quarters ended March 31, 2019 and March 31, 2018 we generated no revenues, and thus no cost of sales or gross profits.

 

For the fiscal quarters ended March 31, 2019 and March 31, 2018, we incurred $197,588 and $1,439,606 respectively in operating expenses. The operating expense increases are due to accounting, audit, legal and consulting services and in 2018 to the acquisition of Solar Quartz Technologies Limited, which had much more administrative activity in that current fiscal year, primarily in the form of professional services and other general and administrative expenses. These expenses were especially high in the fiscal year 2018 due to the one-time issuance of common shares to members of management, the board of directors and advisors for services over the past 6 months of FY 2018, representing fair value totaling $1,286,256.

 

For the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2019 we recorded other expenses of $41,347 consisting of interest expenses while in March 31, 2018 we incurred expenses of $4,778. This was all accrued interest on the loan payable.

 

For the six months ending March 31, 2019, we reported net loss before taxes of $509,616 while in the six months ended March 31, 2018, we reported a net loss before taxes of $1,698,597. Since there were no tax obligations in either year, net income / loss in each year was the same as that reported before taxes.

 

For the fiscal periods ended September 30, 2018 and March 31, 2019, our cash positions were $6,704 and $16,802 respectively; on September 30, 2018 our cash was attributable to sale of shares and to a loan to the company from Power Up Lending in the amount of $63,000. On March 31, 2019 our cash on hand remained from the sale of shares in the first quarter ending December 2018.

 

As of March 31, 2019, we had total current liabilities of $940,715 while as of September 30, 2018, we had total current liabilities of $901,765, an increase of about 4.4%. Accrued interest payable increased from $91,629 to $105,156 all attributable to accruals on convertible notes payable.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

As of March 31, 2019, we had $26,799 in total current assets and $940,715 in total current liabilities. Accordingly, we had a working capital deficit of $913,916.

 

Operating activities used $354,891 in cash for the 6 months ended March 31, 2019, as compared with $217,495 for the six months ended March 31, 2018. Our increase in cash used in operating activities was due to increased professional and management consulting service needed in the management of the Company. The increases were attributable to the operating loss of $1,698,597 for the six months ended March 31, 2018 as compared to the operating loss of $509,616 in the fiscal six months ended March 31, 2019.

 

Cash from financing activities in the 6 months ended March 31, 2019, included increases additional paid-in capital of $376,899. In the six-month period ended March 31, 2018 cash from the issuance of stock of $160,803 plus an increase in amounts due to affiliates of $44,712 contributed to most of the financing activity.

 

 
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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

There are no off-balance sheet arrangements.

 

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

 

For a discussion of our accounting policies and related items, please see the Notes to the Financial Statements, included in Item 1.

 

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISK.

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

(a) We maintain a system of controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in reports filed or submitted under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“1934 Act”), is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms and to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the 1934 Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and to our Interim Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. As of March 31, 2019, our Chief Executive Officer and Interim Financial Officer evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based on that evaluation, they concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not as effective and could be improved.

 

Frank G Herrera, our Interim Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of March 31, 2019 based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission, or the COSO Framework (1992). Management’s assessment included an evaluation of the design of our internal control over financial reporting and testing of the operational effectiveness of those controls.

 

Based on this evaluation, management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was lacking and could be improved. Improvements have been under taken by adding personnel and acquiring accounting systems. While the Company is not where it should be, major work has been made in achieving effectiveness. We anticipate that by the end of this fiscal year we should be filing all reports on a timely basis. We expect that the 10-Q for the present quarter will be filed on time.

 

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

 

There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

Management is continuing to evaluate the process of addressing the underlying causes for our weaknesses in internal control. We plan to raise both debt and equity capital in the near future and to use those resources to engage outside consultants to continue to assist with the processing of financial reports on a timely basis in future reporting periods.

 

 
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PART II

 

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

 

Exhibits

 

31.1

Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

31.2

Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

32.1

Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

 

 

32.2

Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act

 

 
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SIGNATURES

 

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

 

 

GRAPHENE & SOLAR TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED

 

 

Date: May 21, 2019

By:

/s/ Frank Herrera

 

Frank Herrera

 

Interim Chief Financial Officer and Director

 

 

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EXHIBIT 31.1

 

Certification of Principal Executive Officer

Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

and Securities and Exchange Commission Release 34-46427

 

I, Roger T. May, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Graphene & Solar Technologies Limited.

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

4. As the registrant’s Principal Financial Officer, I am responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and I have:

 

 

a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under my supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to me by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

 

 

 

b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under my supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

 

 

 

c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report my conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

 

 

 

d) disclosed in this report any change in registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of the annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5. I have disclosed, based on my most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

 

a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

 

 

 

b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: May 21, 2019

   

/s/ Roger T. May

Roger T. May

 

Chief Executive Officer and Director

 

 

EXHIBIT 31.2

 

Certification of Principal Financial Officer

Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

and Securities and Exchange Commission Release 34-46427

 

I, Frank G. Herrera, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Graphene & Solar Technologies Limited.

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

4. As the registrant’s Principal Financial Officer, I am responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and I have:

 

 

a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under my supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to me by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

 

 

 

b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under my supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

 

 

 

c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report my conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

 

 

 

d) disclosed in this report any change in registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of the annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5. I have disclosed, based on my most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

 

a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

 

 

 

b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: May 21, 2019

   

/s/ Frank G. Herrera

Frank G. Herrera

 

Interim Chief Financial Officer and Director

 

 

EXHIBIT 32.1

 

Certification of Principal Executive Officer

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to

Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

In connection with the Report of Graphene & Solar Technologies Limited (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2019 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Roger T. May, Principal Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of my knowledge:

 

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

 

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

/s/ Roger T. May

Roger T. May

 

Chief Executive Officer and Director

 
   

May 21, 2019

 

EXHIBIT 32.2

 

Certification of Principal Financial Officer

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to

Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

In connection with the Report of Graphene & Solar Technologies Limited (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2019 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Frank G. Herrera, Principal Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of my knowledge:

 

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

 

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

/s/ Frank G. Herrera

Frank G. Herrera

 

Interim Chief Financial Officer and Director

 
   

May 21, 2019