EX-4.2 2 exhibit4-2.htm EXHIBIT 4.2 GreenPower Motor Company Inc.: Exhibit 4.2 - Filed by newsfilecorp.com

 

GREENPOWER MOTOR COMPANY INC.

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

For the Years Ended March 31, 2021, March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2019

(Expressed in US dollars)


GREENPOWER MOTOR COMPANY INC.

Consolidated Financial Statements

(Expressed in US Dollars)




March 31, 2021, 2020, and 2019  
   
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm 3
   
Consolidated Statements of Financial Position 4
   
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss 5
   
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity (Deficit) 6
   
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows 7
   
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 8 - 43

 

 

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Crowe MacKay LLP

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Shareholders and the Board of Directors of GreenPower Motor Company Inc.

Opinion on the Consolidated Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated statements of financial position of GreenPower Motor Company Inc. and subsidiaries (the "Company") as of March 31, 2021 and 2020, the related consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss, changes in equity (deficit) and cash flows for the years ended March 31, 2021, 2020, and 2019, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the "consolidated financial statements"). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of the Company as at March 31, 2021 and 2020, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years ended March 31, 2021, 2020, and 2019 in conformity with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board.

Basis for Opinion

These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) ("PCAOB") and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/s/ Crowe MacKay LLP

Chartered Professional Accountants

We have served as the Company's auditor since 2011.

Vancouver, Canada
June 28, 2021



GREENPOWER MOTOR COMPANY INC.

Consolidated Statements of Financial Position

As at March 31, 2021 and 2020

(Expressed in US Dollars)


    March 31, 2021     March 31, 2020  
Assets             
Current            
Cash $ 15,096,200   $ 299,719  
Restricted Cash (Note 3)   111,748     151,886  
Accounts receivable, net of allowances (Note 4)   4,447,617     943,812  
GST receivable   91,755     33,393  
Current portion of finance lease receivables (Note 5)   308,505     82,501  
Inventory (Note 6)   12,461,967     6,590,600  
Prepaids and deposits   423,146     22,083  
             
Non-current   32,940,938     8,123,994  
Promissory note receivable (Note 7)   99,346     384,261  
Finance lease receivables (Note 5)   3,613,886     1,247,790  
Right of use assets (Note 8)   355,178     620,191  
Property and equipment (Note 9)   2,146,576     1,739,529  
Non current portion of prepaids and deposits   46,692     46,692  
Deferred financing fees (Note 13)   416,738     1,045,221  
Other assets   1     1  
  $ 39,619,355   $ 13,207,679  
             
Liabilities            
Current            
Line of credit (Note 10) $ -   $ 5,469,944  
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (Note 19)   1,294,056     1,021,738  
Note payable   -     10,574  
Deferred revenue (Note 16)   125,005     426,157  
Current portion of warranty liability (Note 22)   101,294     121,944  
Current portion of promissory note payable (Note 15)   346,166     58,038  
Current portion of lease liabilities (Note 8)   266,042     272,468  
             
 Non-current   2,132,563     7,380,863  
Loans payable to related parties (Note 19)   -     2,700,625  
Payroll protection program loan (Note 23)   365,278     -  
Convertible debentures (Notes 14 and 19)   -     2,995,136  
Lease liabilities (Note 8)   120,609     386,650  
Warranty liability (Note 22)   848,457     573,203  
Promissory note payable (Note 15)   -     346,158  
    3,466,907     14,382,635  
             
Equity (Deficit)            
Share capital (Note 11)   61,189,736     16,892,725  
Equity portion of convertible debentures (Note 14)   -     379,506  
Reserves   6,677,123     5,515,639  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss   (89,023 )   (110,192 )
Accumulated deficit   (31,625,388 )   (23,852,634 )
    36,152,448     (1,174,956 )
  $ 39,619,355   $ 13,207,679  
Nature and Continuance of Operations - Note 1            
Events After the Reporting Period - Note 26            

Approved on behalf of the Board on June 28, 2021

  /s/ Fraser Atkinson   /s/ Mark Achtemichuk    
Director   Director

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


GREENPOWER MOTOR COMPANY INC.

Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss
For the Years Ended March 31, 2021, 2020, and 2019

(Expressed in US Dollars)

    March 31,     March 31,     March 31,  
    2021     2020     2019  
                   
Revenue (Note 21) $ 11,884,578   $ 13,500,403   $ 6,082,561  
Cost of Sales   8,304,438     9,447,578     4,224,419  
Gross Profit   3,580,140     4,052,825     1,858,142  
                   
Sales, general and administrative costs                  
Administrative fees (Note 19)   3,747,761     3,313,934     1,904,258  
Depreciation (Notes 8 and 9)   437,263     578,555     516,208  
Product development costs   939,949     973,146     437,208  
Office expense   325,324     206,035     241,824  
Insurance   596,932     396,684     240,165  
Professional fees (Note 19)   486,425     303,541     324,577  
Sales and marketing (Note 19)   234,445     549,750     417,111  
Share-based payments (Notes 12 and 19)   2,098,761     308,106     332,741  
Transportation costs (Note 19)   161,017     255,535     263,164  
Travel, accomodation, meals and entertainment (Note 19)   217,023     348,524     298,328  
Allowance for credit losses (Notes 4 and 7)   333,929     46,447     -  
Total sales, general and administrative costs   9,578,829     7,280,257     4,975,584  
                   
Loss from operations before interest, accretion and foreign exchange   (5,998,689 )   (3,227,432 )   (3,117,442 )
                   
Interest and accretion   (1,598,588 )   (2,133,824 )   (1,400,923 )
Foreign exchange (loss) / gain   (193,798 )   439,209     52,445  
                   
Loss from operations for the year   (7,791,075 )   (4,922,047 )   (4,465,920 )
                   
Other item                  
Write down of assets (Notes 7 and 9)   (45,679 )   (223,919 )   (78,231 )
                   
Loss for the year   (7,836,754 )   (5,145,966 )   (4,544,151 )
                   
Other comprehensive income / (loss)                  
Cumulative translation reserve   21,169     (20,824 )   (23,691 )
                   
Total comprehensive loss for the year $ (7,815,585 ) $ (5,166,790 ) $ (4,567,842 )
                   
Loss per common share, basic and diluted $ (0.43 ) $ (0.34 ) $ (0.34 )
                   
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding, basic and diluted   18,116,129     15,207,446     13,356,665  

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


 


 


GREENPOWER MOTOR COMPANY INC.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Years Ended March 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019
(Expressed in US Dollars)

 

1. Nature and Continuance of Operations

GreenPower Motor Company Inc. ("GreenPower" or the "Company") was incorporated in the Province of British Columbia on September 18, 2007. The Company is in the business of manufacturing and distributing all-electric transit, school and charter buses.

The primary office is located at Suite 240-209 Carrall St., Vancouver, Canada.

The consolidated financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors on June 28, 2021.

These consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards on the basis that the Company is a going concern, meaning that the Company will continue in operation for the foreseeable future and will be able to realize assets and discharge liabilities in the normal course of operations.

During the second quarter of fiscal 2021 the Company completed an initial public offering on the Nasdaq stock exchange and concurrent private placement for gross proceeds of US$37.7 million less underwriting discounts and offering costs. As at March 31, 2021, the Company had a cash and restricted cash balance of $15,207,948, working capital of $30,808,375, accumulated deficit of ($31,625,388), and shareholder's equity of $36,152,448.

As at March 31, 2021, the Company had approximately $31 million working capital and therefore has sufficient resources to sustain operations for the next 12 months, although the Company will need additional funding to achieve its long-term business objectives. These consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments related to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue in existence. The continuation of the Company as a going concern is dependent on future cash flows from operations including the successful sale and manufacture of electric buses to achieve a profitable level of operations and obtaining necessary financing to fund ongoing operations. To this end, the Company has now delivered and received payment for all-electric buses to customers, has a backlog of orders for delivery, and has a line of credit with a credit limit of up to $8 million to meet funding requirements.

The Company faces risks from the COVID-19 global pandemic which has had, and may continue to have, a material adverse impact on our business and financial condition. While we have recently seen a gradual re-opening of the economy, and a resumption of travel and sales activity, this activity is not at the level it was prior to the pandemic and the future impact of the COVID-19 global pandemic is inherently uncertain, and may negatively impact the financial ability of our customers to purchase vehicles from us, of our suppliers' ability to deliver products used in the manufacture of our all-electric vehicles, in our employees' ability to manufacture our vehicles and to carry out their other duties in order to sustain our business, and in our ability to collect certain receivables owing to us, among other factors. These factors may continue to have a negative impact on our financial results, operations, outlook, goals, growth prospects, cash flows, liquidity and share price, and the potential timing, severity, and ultimate duration of any potential negative impacts is uncertain.


GREENPOWER MOTOR COMPANY INC.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Years Ended March 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019
(Expressed in US Dollars)

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies

(a) Basis of presentation

Statement of Compliance with IFRS

These annual consolidated financial statements for the years ended March 31, 2021, March 31, 2020, and March 31, 2019 were prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS") as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board ("IASB"), and the interpretations of the International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee ("IFRIC"). These consolidated financial statements are presented on a historical cost basis, except for financial instruments classified as fair value through profit or loss ("FVTPL") or as fair value through other comprehensive income ("FVOCI"), in U.S. dollars. In addition, these consolidated financial statements have been prepared using the accrual basis of accounting, except for cash flow information. The preparation of these consolidated financial statements in compliance with IFRS requires management to make certain critical accounting estimates. It also requires management to exercise judgment in applying the Company's accounting policies.

On August 28, 2020 the Company completed a consolidation of its common shares on the basis of seven pre-consolidation shares for one post-consolidation common share. On the same date, the Company's post-consolidation common shares began trading on the Nasdaq stock exchange and ceased trading on the OTCQB exchange in the US, and the post-consolidation shares continued trading on the TSX Venture exchange in Canada. All references to share and per share amounts in these consolidated financial statements have been retroactively restated to give effect to this share consolidation unless otherwise stated.

(b) Basis of consolidation

These consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and all of its wholly-owned subsidiaries:

Name of
Subsidiary

Country of
Incorporation

Ownership
31-Mar-21

Ownership
31-Mar-20

Principal
Activity

GP GreenPower Industries Inc.

Canada

100%

100%

Holding company

GreenPower Motor Company, Inc.

United States

100%

100%

Electric bus manufacturing and distribution

0939181 BC Ltd.

Canada

100%

100%

Electric bus sales and leasing

San Joaquin Valley Equipment Leasing, Inc.

United States

100%

100%

Electric bus leasing

0999314 BC Ltd.

Canada

100%

100%

Inactive

Electric Vehicle Logistics Inc.

United States

100%

N/A

Vehicle Transportation

All intercompany balances, transactions, revenues and expenses are eliminated upon consolidation. Certain information and note disclosures which are considered material to the understanding of the Company's consolidated financial statements are provided below.

Subsidiaries are consolidated from the date of acquisition, being the date on which the Company obtains control, and continue to be consolidated until the date when such control ceases. Control exists when the Company has the power, directly or indirectly, to govern the financial and operating policies of an entity so as to obtain benefits from its activities. The financial statements of the subsidiaries are prepared for the same reporting period as the parent company, using consistent accounting policies.


GREENPOWER MOTOR COMPANY INC.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Years Ended March 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019
(Expressed in US Dollars)

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

(c) Financial instruments Classification

IFRS 9 requires a company to classify its financial instruments based on the way they are measured, into one of three categories: Amortized Cost, FVTPL, and FVOCI. In determining the appropriate category for financial assets, a company must consider whether it intends to hold the financial assets and collect the contractual cash flows or to collect the cash flows and sell financial assets (the "business model test") and whether the contractual cash flows of an asset are solely payments of principal and interest (the "SPPI test").

i. Amortized Cost

All of the Company's financial instruments, initially recognized at fair value, are subsequently measured at amortized cost using the effective interest rate method. Transaction costs are included in the initial fair value measurement of the financial instruments, and the Company incorporates the expected credit loss in financial assets on a forward-looking basis. The Company will, at a minimum, recognize 12 month expected losses in profit or loss, and if a significant increase in credit risk occurs after initial recognition, lifetime expected losses will be recognized.

The Company has issued convertible debentures that can be converted into shares of the Company at the option of the holder, and the number of shares to be issued does not vary with changes in their fair value. The liability component of a compound financial instrument is recognized initially at the fair value of a similar liability that does not have an equity conversion option. The equity component is recognized initially as the difference between the fair value of the compound financial instrument as a whole and the fair value of the liability component. Any directly attributable transaction costs are allocated to the liability and equity components in proportion to their initial carrying amounts.

Subsequent to the initial recognition, the liability component of a compound financial instrument is measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method. The equity component of a compound financial instrument is not re-measured subsequent to initial recognition. Interest, dividends, losses and gains relating to the financial liability are recognized in profit or loss. When the conversion option is exercised, the consideration received is recorded as share capital and the equity component of the compound financial instrument is transferred to share capital.

When the Company extinguishes convertible debentures before maturity through early redemption or repurchase where the conversion option is unchanged, the Company allocates the consideration paid and any transaction costs for the repurchase or redemption to the liability and equity components of the instrument at the date of settlement. The method used in allocating the consideration paid and transaction costs to the separate components is consistent with the method used in the original allocation to the separate components of the proceeds received by the entity when the convertible instrument was issued. The amount of gain or loss relating to the early redemption or repurchase of the liability component is recognized in profit or loss. The amount of consideration relating to the equity component is recognized in equity.

ii. FVTPL

Financial liabilities classified as FVTPL are measured at fair value with unrealized gains and losses recognized through the Consolidated Statements of Operations. The Company did not have any liabilities classified as FVTPL as at March 31, 2021 and March 31, 2020.


GREENPOWER MOTOR COMPANY INC.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Years Ended March 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019
(Expressed in US Dollars)

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

(c) Financial instruments (continued)

Derivative financial assets and liabilities are initially recognized at their fair value on the date the derivative contract is entered into and are subsequently re-measured at their fair value at each reporting period with changes in the fair value recognized in profit and loss. Derivative financial assets and liabilities include warrants purchased or issued by the Company denominated in a currency other than the Company's functional currency. As at March 31, 2021 and March 31, 2020, the Company did not have any derivative financial assets or liabilities.

iii. FVOCI

Certain debt instrument assets must be classified as FVOCI unless the option to FVTPL is taken and the FVOCI classification is an election for equity assets. The Company did not have any debt or equity assets classified as FVOCI as at March 31, 2021 and March 31, 2020.

For debt instruments measured at FVOCI, interest income (calculated using the effective interest rate method), foreign currency gains or losses and impairment gains or losses are recognized directly in profit or loss. The difference between cumulative fair value gains or losses and the cumulative amounts recognized in profit or loss is recognized in OCI until derecognition, when the amounts in OCI are reclassified to profit or loss. For equity instruments designated as FVOCI only dividend income is recognized in profit or loss with all other gains and losses recognized in OCI and there is no reclassification on derecognition.

Measurement

All of the Company's financial instruments, initially recognized at fair value, are subsequently measured at amortized cost using the effective interest rate method. Transaction costs are included in the initial fair value measurement of the financial instruments.

Impairment

The Company assesses on a forward-looking basis the expected credit loss associated with financial assets measured at amortized cost. The impairment methodology applied depends on whether there has been a significant increase in credit risk. For trade receivables, the Company applies the simplified approach permitted by IFRS 9, which requires expected lifetime losses to be recognized from initial recognition of the receivables, which is recorded as an allowance for credit losses. Losses are recognized in profit or loss and reflected in an allowance account against receivables. When a subsequent event causes the amount of impairment loss to decrease, the decrease in impairment loss is reversed through profit or loss. During the year ended March 31, 2021, the company recognized an allowance for credit losses of $35,639 (2020 -

$46,447) (Note 4).

For financial assets that are measured at amortized cost, the Company will, at a minimum, recognize 12 month expected losses in profit or loss, calculated as the difference between its carrying amount and the present value of the estimated future cash flows discounted at the asset's original effective interest rate. During the year ended March 31, 2021 the Company recognized an allowance for credit losses of $344,737 (2020 - $nil) on its promissory note receivable.

Lifetime expected losses will be recognized on assets for which there is a significant increase in credit risk after initial recognition. During the year ended March 31, 2021 the company recognized an impairment of $nil (2020 - $223,919) on its promissory note receivable (Note 7).


GREENPOWER MOTOR COMPANY INC.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Years Ended March 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019
(Expressed in US Dollars)

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

(d) Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents usually consist of highly liquid investments which are readily convertible into cash with maturity of three months or less and are subject to an insignificant risk of change in value. As at March 31, 2021 and March 31, 2020 the Company had no cash equivalents.

(e) Revenue recognition

The Company recognizes revenue from contracts with customers when a customer obtains control of the goods or services, and the Company satisfies its performance obligation to customers in exchange for consideration the Company expects to receive, net of discounts and taxes. Revenue is allocated to each performance obligation.

Most of the Company's contracts have a single performance obligation as the promise to transfer the individual goods. Revenues from the sale of products are recognized when the goods are shipped or accepted by the customer, depending on the delivery conditions, and title and risk have passed to the customer. Revenues from services such as supporting and training relating to the sale of products are recognized as the services are performed. The Company also has not historically, but may in the future, earn product repair and maintenance revenues, which may relate to warranty contracts, which would be recognized over the periods and according to the terms of the warranty or other contract.

The Company enters into a few transactions that represent multiple-element arrangements, which may include any combination of products, support and training services, and extended warranty. The allocation of consideration to the multiple-element is dependent on the explicit stand-alone selling price stipulated in the contract term.

The Company would recognize an asset for the incremental costs of obtaining a contract with a customer if it expects the costs to be recoverable and has determined that such costs meet the requirements to be capitalized. Capitalized contract acquisition costs are amortized consistent with the pattern of transfer to the customer for the goods and services to which the asset relates. The Company does not capitalize incremental costs of obtaining contracts if the amortization period is one year or less.

(f) Impairment of long-lived assets

At the end of each reporting period, the Company's assets are reviewed to determine whether there is any indication that those assets may be impaired. If such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment, if any. The recoverable amount is the higher of fair value less costs to sell and value in use. Fair value is determined as the amount that would be obtained from the sale of the asset in an arm's length transaction between knowledgeable and willing parties. In assessing value in use, the estimated future cash flows are discounted to their present value using a pre-tax discount rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset. If the recoverable amount of an asset is estimated to be less than its carrying amount, the carrying amount of the asset is reduced to its recoverable amount and the impairment loss is recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the period. For an asset that does not generate largely independent cash inflows, the recoverable amount is determined for the cash generating unit to which the asset belongs.

Where an impairment loss subsequently reverses, the carrying amount of the asset (or cash-generating unit) is increased to the revised estimate of its recoverable amount, but to an amount that does not exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined had no impairment loss been recognized for the asset (or cash-generating unit) in prior years. A reversal of an impairment loss is recognized immediately in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.


GREENPOWER MOTOR COMPANY INC.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Years Ended March 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019
(Expressed in US Dollars)

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

(g) Foreign currency translation

The consolidated entities and their respective functional currencies are as follows:

Entity

Functional Currency

GreenPower Motor Company Inc. (parent)

U.S. Dollar

GP GreenPower Industries Inc.

Canadian Dollar

GreenPower Motor Company, Inc.

U.S. Dollar

0939181 BC Ltd.

Canadian Dollar

San Joaquin Valley Equipment Leasing, Inc.

U.S. Dollar

0999314 B.C. Ltd.

Canadian Dollar

Electric Vehicle Logistics Inc.

U.S. Dollar

GreenPower Motor Company Inc. (parent) changed its functional currency from the Canadian dollar to the US dollar effective April 1, 2019 due to the significant US dollar denominated liabilities of the entity, the significant amount of financing raised that is denominated in US dollars, the portion of the Company's expenses denominated in US dollars, and the expectation that all of these factors are expected to increase over time. The change in functional currency of this entity did not have a material impact on the financial results of the Company for the year ended March 31, 2020. San Joaquin Valley Equipment Leasing, Inc. changed its functional currency from the Canadian dollar to the US dollar during the year ended March 31, 2019. The change in functional currency of this entity did not have a material impact on the financial results of the Company for the year ended March 31, 2019.

Translation to functional currency

Foreign currency transactions are translated into U.S. dollars using exchange rates in effect at the date of the transaction. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into the functional currency using the exchange rate in effect at the measurement date. Non-monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into the functional currency using the historical exchange rate or the exchange rate in effect at the measurement date for items recognized at FVTPL. Gains and losses arising from foreign exchange are included in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Translation to presentation currency

The results and financial position of those entities with a functional currency different from the presentation currency are translated into the presentation currency as follows:

- assets and liabilities are translated at the closing rate at the date of the Statements of Financial Position;

- income and expenses are translated at average exchange rates; and

- all resulting exchange differences are recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income/loss.


GREENPOWER MOTOR COMPANY INC.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Years Ended March 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019
(Expressed in US Dollars)

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

(g) Foreign currency translation (continued)

Goodwill and fair value adjustments arising on the acquisition of a foreign entity are treated as assets and liabilities of the foreign entity and translated at the closing rate. Exchange differences arising on translation of foreign operations are recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income / loss. On disposal of a foreign operation (that is, a disposal of the Company's entire interest in a foreign operation, or a disposal involving loss of control over a subsidiary that includes a foreign operation) all exchange differences accumulated in equity in respect of that operation attributable to the equity holders of the Company are reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income/loss to net income/loss for the period.

(h) Inventory

Inventory is recorded at the lower of cost and net realizable value with cost determined on a specific item basis. The Company's inventory consists of electric buses in process, production supplies, and finished goods. In determining net realizable value for new buses, the Company primarily considers the age of the vehicles along with the timing of annual and model changeovers. For used buses, the Company considers recent market data and trends such as loss histories along with the current age of the inventory.

(i) Property, plant, and equipment

Property, plant and equipment ("PPE") are carried at cost, less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses. The cost of an item of PPE consists of the purchase price, any costs directly attributable to bringing the asset to the location and condition necessary for its intended use and an initial estimate of the costs of dismantling and removing the item and restoring the site on which it is located. Depreciation is provided at rates calculated to write off the cost of PPE, less their estimated residual value, using the following rates/estimated lives and methods:

Leasehold improvements

Over term of lease, straight line method

Computers

3 years, straight line method

EV equipment

3 years, straight line method

Furniture

7 years, straight line method

Automobiles

5-10 years, straight line method

Leased asset

12 years, straight line method

Buses

12 years, straight line method

An item of PPE is derecognized upon disposal or when no future economic benefits are expected to arise from the continued use of the asset. Any gain or loss arising on disposal of the asset, determined as the difference between the net disposal proceeds and the carrying amount of the asset, is recognized in profit or loss in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. Where an item of PPE comprises major components with different useful lives, the components are accounted for as separate items of PPE. Expenditures incurred to replace a component of an item of PPE is accounted for separately, including major inspection and overhaul expenditures are capitalized.

(j) Loss per share

The Company presents basic and diluted loss per share data for its common shares, calculated by dividing the loss attributable to common shareholders of the Company by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted loss per share does not adjust the loss attributable to common shareholders or the weighted average number of common shares outstanding when the effect is anti- dilutive.


GREENPOWER MOTOR COMPANY INC.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Years Ended March 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019
(Expressed in US Dollars)

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

(k) Share capital

Common shares are classified as equity. Finders fees and other related share issue costs, such as legal, regulatory, and printing, on the issue of the Company's shares are charged directly to share capital, net of any tax effects. During the years ended March 31, 2021, March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2019 the Company recorded $2,948,718, $463,411, and $nil respectively in share issuance costs on its Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity in regards to the issuance of shares (Note 11).

(l) Income taxes

Income tax expense comprises current and deferred tax. Current and deferred tax are recognized in net income/loss except to the extent that it relates to a business combination or items recognized directly in equity or in other comprehensive loss/income.

Current income taxes are recognized for the estimated income taxes payable or receivable on taxable income or loss for the current period and any adjustment to income taxes payable in respect to previous years. Current income taxes are determined using tax rates and tax laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the year end date.

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized where the carrying amount of an asset or liability differs from its tax base, except for taxable temporary differences arising on the initial recognition of goodwill and temporary differences arising on the initial recognition of an asset or liability in a transaction which is not a business combination and at the time of the transaction affects neither accounting nor taxable profit or loss.

Recognition of deferred tax assets for unused tax losses, tax credits, and deductible temporary differences is restricted to those instances where it is probable that future taxable profit will be available against which the deferred tax asset can be utilized. At the end of each reporting period the Company reassesses deferred tax assets. The Company will recognize a previously unrecognized deferred tax asset to the extent that it has become probable that future taxable profit will allow the deferred tax asset to be recovered.

(m) Critical accounting estimates and judgments

The preparation of these consolidated financial statements requires management to make certain estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and reported amounts of expenses during the reporting period. Actual outcomes could differ from these estimates. These consolidated financial statements include estimates which, by their nature, are uncertain. The impacts of such estimates are pervasive throughout the consolidated financial statements and may require accounting adjustments based on future occurrences. Revisions to critical accounting estimates are recognized in the period in which the estimate is revised and future periods if the revision affects both current and future periods. These estimates are based on historical experience, current and future economic conditions and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances.

Critical accounting estimates

Significant assumptions about the future and other sources of estimation uncertainty that management has made at the end of the reporting period, that could result in a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities, in the event that actual results differ from assumptions made, relate to, but are not limited to, the inputs used in the Black-Scholes option pricing model to measure share-based compensation and warrants, determination of the useful life of equipment, the carrying value of accounts receivable and promissory note receivable and the associated allowance for credit losses, net realizable value of inventory, provision for warranty expense, and the $nil provision for income taxes.


GREENPOWER MOTOR COMPANY INC.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Years Ended March 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019
(Expressed in US Dollars)

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

(m) Critical accounting estimates and judgments (continued)

Effective January 1, 2019, management changed its estimated useful life for electric buses (including some categorized under Leased Assets in note 9) from 7 years to 12 years. For the year ended March 31, 2019 this change reduced the Company's depreciation expense by $19,537. The carrying value of electric buses was $622,833 as at March 31, 2019 using an estimated useful life of 12 years, and the carrying value of electric buses would have been $603,296 with an estimated life of 7 years.

Critical accounting judgments

i. The determination of the discount rate to use to discount the promissory note receivable, finance lease receivables and lease liabilities;

ii. The determination of the functional currency of each entity within the consolidated Company;

iii. The Company's ability to continue as a going concern;

iv. The classification of leases as either financial leases or operating leases;

v. The determination that there are no material matters requiring disclosures and/or recognition on the consolidated financial statements as either a provision, a contingent liability, or a contingent asset; and

vi. The identification of performance obligations in revenue contracts and the determination of when they are satisfied.

(n) Share-based payment transactions

The Company grants share-based awards to certain officers, employees, directors and other eligible persons. The fair value of the equity-settled awards is determined at the date of the grant. In calculating fair value, no account is taken of any vesting conditions, other than conditions linked to the price of the shares of the Company. Each tranche in an award is considered a separate award with its own vesting period and grant date fair value. The fair value is determined by using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. At each financial reporting date, the cumulative expense representing the extent to which the vesting period has expired and management's best estimate of the awards that are ultimately expected to vest is computed. The movement in cumulative expense is recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Operations with a corresponding entry against the related equity settled share-based payments reserve account over the vesting period. No expense is recognized for awards that do not ultimately vest. If the awards expire unexercised, the related amount remains in share-option reserve.

Where equity instruments are granted to non-employees, they are recorded at the fair value of the goods or services received in the Consolidated Statements of Operations, unless they are related to the issuance of shares. Amounts related to the issuance of shares are recorded as a reduction of share capital. When the value of goods or services received in exchange for the share-based payment cannot be reliably estimated, the fair value is measured by use of a valuation model. The fair value of stock options granted to non-employees is re-measured at the earlier of each financial reporting or vesting date, and any adjustment is charged or credited to operations upon re-measurement.


GREENPOWER MOTOR COMPANY INC.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Years Ended March 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019
(Expressed in US Dollars)

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

(o) Valuation of equity units issued in private placements

The Company has adopted a residual value method with respect to the measurement of shares and warrants issued as private placement units. The residual value method first allocates value to the more easily measurable component based on fair value and then the residual value, if any, to the less easily measurable component. The fair value of the common shares issued in the private placement was determined to be the more easily measurable component and were valued at their fair value, as determined by the closing quoted bid price on the announcement date. The balance, if any, is allocated to the attached warrants. Any fair value attributed to the warrants is recorded as warrant reserve. If the warrants are exercised, the related amount is reclassified as share capital. If the warrants expire unexercised, the related amount remains in warrant reserve.

(p) Government grants

The Company receives grants from government agencies related to sales and leases of its electric buses. The accounting for these grants depends on whether the carrying amount of the vehicle remains with the Company, which is the case for operating leases where the Company is the lessor. For government grants associated with leased vehicles under operating leases, the grant reduces the value of the asset.

(q) Provisions and contingent liabilities

Provisions are recognized when present obligations as a result of a past event will probably lead to an outflow of economic resources from the Company and amounts can be estimated reliably. Timing or amount of the outflow may still be uncertain. Provisions are measured at the estimated expenditure required to settle the present obligation, based on the most reliable evidence available at the reporting date, including the risks and uncertainties associated with the present obligation. Provisions are discounted when the time value of money is significant.

(r)  Leases

Definition of a lease

At inception of a contract, the Company assesses whether a contract is, or contains, a lease based on whether the contract conveys the right to control the use of an identified asset for a period of time in exchange for consideration. The Company has elected to apply the practical expedient to account for leases for which the lease term ends within 12 months of the date of initial application and leases of low value assets as short-term leases. The lease payments associated with these leases are recognized as expenses on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

The Company has also elected to apply the practical expedient for excluding the initial direct costs for the measurement of right of use assets at the date of initial application, as well as for using hindsight in determining the lease term where the contract contains options to extend or terminate the lease.


GREENPOWER MOTOR COMPANY INC.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Years Ended March 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019
(Expressed in US Dollars)

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

(r) Leases (continued)

As a lessee

The Company recognizes a right of use asset and a lease liability at the lease commencement date. The right of use asset is initially measured at cost, based on the initial amount of the lease liability. The assets are depreciated to the earlier of the end of the useful life of the right of use asset or the lease term using the straight-line method as this most closely reflects the expected pattern of consumption of the future economic benefits. The lease term includes periods covered by an option to extend if the Company is reasonably certain to exercise that option.

The lease liability is initially measured at the present value of the lease payments that are not paid at the commencement date, discounted using the interest rate implicit in the lease or, if that rate cannot be readily determined, at the Company's incremental borrowing rate.

The ongoing lease liability is measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method. It is re- measured when there is a change in future lease payments, if there is a change in the Company's estimate of the amount expected to be payable under a residual value guarantee, or if the Company changes its assessment of whether it will exercise a purchase, extension or termination option.

When the lease liability is premeasured in this way a corresponding adjustment is made to the carrying amount of the right of use asset or is recorded in profit or loss if the carrying amount of the right of use asset has been reduced to zero.

As a lessor

When the Company acts as a lessor, it determines at lease inception whether each lease is a finance lease or an operating lease.

To classify each lease, the Company makes an overall assessment of whether the lease transfers substantially all of the risks and rewards incidental to ownership of the underlying asset. If this is the case, then the lease is a finance lease; if not, then it is an operating lease. As part of this assessment, the Company considers certain indicators such as whether the lease is for the major part of the economic life of the asset.

If an arrangement contains lease and non-lease components, the Company applies IFRS 15 to allocate the consideration in the contract.

Amounts due from lessees under finance leases are recorded as finance lease receivables at the amount of the Company's net investment in the leases. Finance lease income is allocated to accounting periods so as to reflect a constant periodic rate of return on the Company's net investment in the lease.

The Company recognizes lease payments received under operating leases as income on a straight-line basis over the lease term, included in Revenue in the consolidated statements of operations.


GREENPOWER MOTOR COMPANY INC.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Years Ended March 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019
(Expressed in US Dollars)

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

(r) Leases (continued)

Impact on adoption

On January 1, 2019, the Company elected to record right of use assets based on the corresponding lease liabilities, as described more fully in Note 8. Lease liabilities have been measured by discounting future lease payments at the incremental borrowing rate of 8% per annum, and represents the Company's best estimate of the rate of interest that it would expect to pay to borrow, on a collateralized basis, over a similar term, an amount equal to the lease payments in the current economic environment. As of March 31, 2019, the remaining non-cancelable period of one of the two leases is 29 months, and the other is 42 months.

The application of IFRS 16 to leases previously classified as operating leases under IAS 17, resulted in the recognition of right of use assets and lease liabilities as at January 1, 2019. The following table summarizes the Right of Use Assets of the Company for the year ended March 31, 2019:

During the year ended March 31, 2019, the Company entered into two transactions as lessor, one which was accounted for as an operating lease, and the other as a finance lease (Note 5). The adoption of IFRS 16 did not have a material impact on the financial results for the year ended March 31, 2019 for either of these transactions.

(s) Adoption of accounting standards

The following new or amended standards were adopted during the year ended March 31, 2021: IFRS 3 Definition of a Business

The amendment to IFRS 3 Definition of a Business clarifies the definition of a business to help determine whether a transaction results in an asset or a business acquisition.

The amendment to IFRS 3 Definition of a Business did not have an impact on the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company for the year ended March 31, 2021.

IAS 1 and IAS 8 Definition of Material

The amendments to IAS 1 and IAS 8 Definition of Material refined the definition of Material to make it easier and apply, to clarify that companies are required to disclose their material accounting policies rather than their significant accounting policies, that accounting policies related to immaterial transactions, events or conditions are themselves immaterial and need not be disclosed, and that not all accounting policies that relate to material transactions, other events or conditions are themselves material to a company's financial statements.

The amendments to IAS 1 and IAS 8 Definition of Material did not have an impact on the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company for the year ended March 31, 2021.


GREENPOWER MOTOR COMPANY INC.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Years Ended March 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019
(Expressed in US Dollars)

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

(s) Adoption of accounting standards (continued)

IFRS 9, IAS 39 and IFRS 7 Interest Rate Benchmark Reform

The amendments to IFRS 9, IAS 39 and IFRS 7 Interest Rate Benchmark Reform have been issued to address uncertainties resulting from the reform of interbank offered rates and their impact on financial instruments that qualify for hedge accounting.

The amendments to IFRS 9, IAS 39 and IFRS 7 Interest Rate Benchmark Reform did not have an impact on the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company for the year ended March 31, 2021.

(t) Future accounting pronouncements

Certain new accounting standards and interpretations have been published by the IASB or the IFRS Interpretations Committee that are not mandatory for the March 31, 2021 reporting period, as follows:

IAS 37 - Onerous Contracts

The amendments to IAS 37 specify which costs an entity includes in determining the cost of fulfilling a contract for the purpose of assessing whether the contract is onerous. The amendments to IAS 37 specify which costs an entity includes in determining the cost of fulfilling a contract for the purpose of assessing whether the contract is onerous. These amendments are effective for reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2022.

IAS 1 - Classification of Liabilities as Current or Non-Current

The amendments to IAS1 provide a more general approach to the classification of liabilities based on the contractual arrangements in place at the reporting date. These amendments are effective for reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2023.

The Company has reviewed new and revised accounting pronouncements that have been issued but are not yet effective. The Company has not early adopted any of these standards and is currently evaluating the impact, if any, that these standards might have on its consolidated financial statements.

3. Restricted Cash

The Company has a restricted cash balance of $111,748 (2020 - $151,886) on deposit at a major financial institution in the United States. The funds relate to a contract for the sale of vehicles and will be returned to the Company within 30 days of acceptance of the vehicles by the customer.

4. Accounts Receivable

The Company has evaluated the carrying value of accounts receivable as at March 31, 2021 in accordance with IFRS 9 and has determined that an allowance against accounts receivable of $35,639 as at March 31, 2021 (2020 - $46,447) is warranted.


GREENPOWER MOTOR COMPANY INC.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Years Ended March 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019
(Expressed in US Dollars)

 

5. Finance Lease Receivables

Greenpower's wholly owned subsidiary San Joaquin Valley Equipment Leasing Inc. ("SJVEL") leases vehicles to several customers, and as at March 31, 2021 the Company had a total of 52 (2020 - 25) vehicles on lease that were determined to be finance leases, and the Company had a total of 2 (2020 - 2) vehicle on lease that were determined to be operating leases. During the year ended March 31, 2021, the Company entered into a mutual release agreement with the lessee of 30 EV Stars which were accounted for as finance leases, where SJVEL subsequently sold the vehicles to a third party. For operating leases, lease payments are recognized in revenue when earned.

For the year ended March 31, 2021, selling profit on finance leases was $2,533,833 (2020 - $865,009, 2019 - $102,155). The following table illustrates Finance Lease Receivables as at March 31, 2021 and as at March 31, 2020:

Payments to be received on Finance Lease Receivables (undiscounted):

    March 31, 2021  
Year 1 $ 650,105  
Year 2 *   848,889  
Year 3 *   1,089,889  
Year 4 *   1,234,295  
Year 5 *   359,996  
Year 6*   434,000  
Remainder *   551,500  
less: amount representing interest income   (1,246,283 )
Finance Lease Receivable $ 3,922,391  
Current Portion of Finance Lease Receivable $ 308,505  
Long Term Portion of Finance Lease Receivable $ 3,613,886  
* including unguaranteed residual.      


GREENPOWER MOTOR COMPANY INC.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Years Ended March 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019
(Expressed in US Dollars)

 

6. Inventory

The following is a listing of inventory as at March 31, 2021 and 2020:

    March 31, 2021     March 31, 2020  
             
Work in Process $ 10,048,518   $ 2,812,935  
Finished Goods   2,413,449     3,777,665  
             
Total $ 12,461,967   $ 6,590,600  

During the year ended March 31, 2021, management wrote down the value of inventory by $57,261 (2020 - $nil, 2019 - $nil), and this amount was included in Cost of Sales.

7. Promissory Note Receivable

On January 23, 2018, the Company entered into multiple lease agreements (the "Agreements") with a third party (the "Customer") for the purpose of leasing EV 550's for a period of five years. On January 30, 2018, these lease payments, except for the final payment to be made by the Customer of CDN$1,000,000 to the Company, were purchased by and transferred to an independent third party (the "Purchaser") in exchange for a lump sum payment of CDN$1,492,611 to the Company. The Purchaser was granted a first-priority security interest in the EV550's. Both the lump sum and the discounted final payment were included in Revenue in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

The CDN$1,000,000 due at the end of the lease term is classified as a Promissory Note Receivable on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position. The Promissory Note Receivable has been discounted over the five-year lease term at a rate of 6.4%.

The Company has evaluated the carrying value of the promissory note receivable as at March 31, 2021 and at March 31, 2020 in accordance with IFRS 9 and determined there was a significant increase in credit risk. The Company aggregated the present value of expected payments of the promissory note receivable under three probability weighted scenarios and determined that a provision of CDN$455,110 or $344,737 as at March 31, 2021 was warranted, and as at March 31, 2020 determined that a write down of the asset of CDN$297,883 or $223,919 was warranted. The carrying value of the promissory note receivable as at March 31, 2021 is $99,346 (March 31, 2020 - $384,261).


GREENPOWER MOTOR COMPANY INC.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Years Ended March 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019
(Expressed in US Dollars)

 

8. Right of Use Assets and Lease Liabilities

The Company has recorded Right of Use Assets and Lease Liabilities in its consolidated statement of financial position related to three properties in California for which the Company has entered into lease agreements that expire in more than one year. These leases are in a single class of Right of Use Assets, whose carrying value at March 31, 2021 was $355,178 (March 31, 2020 - $620,191). Rental payments on the Right of Use Assets are discounted using an 8% rate of interest and capitalized on the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position as Lease Liabilities. The value of the Right of Use Assets is determined at lease inception and include the capitalized lease liabilities, incorporate upfront costs incurred and incentives received, and the value is depreciated over the term of the lease. For the year ended March 31, 2021 the Company incurred interest expense of $39,432 (2020 - $56,614, 2019 - $25,199) on the Lease Liabilities, recognized depreciation expense of $265,013 (2020 - 251,787, 2019 - $87,752) on the Right of Use Assets and made total rental payments of $311,899 (2020 - $288,188, 2019 - $74,237). Additions to Right of Use Assets during the year was nil (2020 - $172,404, 2019 - $787,326).

For one of the leases there is an option to extend the lease for a further 36 months. As at March 31, 2021, GreenPower has not committed to additional leases that begin after the year-end.

    March 31, 2021     March 31, 2020  
Right of Use Assets, beginning of year $ 620,191   $ 699,574  
Additions   -     172,404  
Depreciation   (265,013 )   (251,787 )
             
Right of Use Assets, end of year $ 355,178   $ 620,191  

The following table summarizes payments on GreenPower's Lease Liabilities (undiscounted):

1 year $ 284,363  
thereafter $ 122,419  
less amount representing interest expense $ (20,131 )
Lease liability $ 386,651  
Current Portion of Lease Liabilities $ 266,042  
Long Term Portion of Lease Liabilities $ 120,609  

Payments on two leases that were classified as short-term leases totaled $65,708 in 2021. In 2020 and 2019 payments on one lease that was classified as a short-term lease totaled $48,942 and $83,962 respectively. Payments on short term leases are recognized in office expense. Two leases are scheduled to terminate during the year ended March 31, 2022 and have remaining minimum lease payments of $47,359.


GREENPOWER MOTOR COMPANY INC.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Years Ended March 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019
(Expressed in US Dollars)

 

9. Property and Equipment

The following is a summary of activities for the years ended March 31, 2021, March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2019:


GREENPOWER MOTOR COMPANY INC.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Years Ended March 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019
(Expressed in US Dollars)

 

9. Property and Equipment (continued)

During the year ended March 31, 2021 we transferred one EV Star from Property and Equipment to inventory, and this vehicle was subsequently sold. We also transferred one Synapse school bus from inventory to Property and Equipment, and this vehicle was subsequently written down by $45,679 to its estimated recoverable amount.

During the year ended March 31, 2020 the Company transferred two EV Stars from inventory that are being used for demonstration and testing purposes.

10. Line of Credit

The Company's primary bank account denominated in US dollars is linked to its Line of Credit such that funds deposited to the bank account reduce the outstanding balance on the Line of Credit.

As at March 31, 2021 the Company's Line of Credit had a credit limit of up to $8,000,000 (2020 -

$8,000,000). The line of Credit had a limit of $5,000,000 as at March 31, 2019, which was increased to a credit limit of up to $8,000,000 during the quarter ended March 31, 2020. The Line of Credit bears interest at the bank's US Base Rate (March 31, 2021 - 3.75%, March 31, 2020 - 3.75%) plus 1.5%.

The Line of Credit is secured by a general floating charge on the Corporation's assets and the assets of one of its subsidiaries, and one of the Company's subsidiaries has provided a corporate guarantee. Two directors of the Company have provided personal guarantees for a total of $5,020,000. The Line of Credit contains customary business covenants such as maintenance of security, maintenance of corporate existence, and other covenants typical for a corporate operating line of credit, and the Line of Credit has one financial covenant, to maintain a current ratio greater than 1.2:1, and the bank approved a temporary reduction in the current ratio to 1.0:1 as at March 31, 2020 and June 30, 2020. In addition, the availability of the credit limit over $5,000,000 is subject to margin requirements of a percentage of finished goods inventory and accounts receivable, and these margins are tested on a monthly basis. As of March 31, 2021 the Company had a drawn balance of nil (2020 - $5,469,944) on the Line of Credit.

11. Share Capital

Authorized

Unlimited number of common shares without par value
Unlimited number of preferred shares without par value

Share Consolidation

On August 28, 2020 the Company completed a consolidation of its common shares on the basis of seven pre-consolidation shares for one post-consolidation common share. On the same date, the Company's post-consolidation common shares began trading on the Nasdaq stock exchange and ceased trading on the OTCQB exchange in the US, and the post-consolidation shares continued trading on the TSX Venture exchange in Canada. A total of three fractional shares were cancelled as a result of the share consolidation. All references to share and per share amounts in this section have been retroactively restated to give effect to this share consolidation.


GREENPOWER MOTOR COMPANY INC.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Years Ended March 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019
(Expressed in US Dollars)

 

11. Share Capital (continued)

Issued

During the year ended March 31, 2021, the Company issued a total of 5,405,809 common shares, including 1,672,028 shares from the exercise of warrants, 145,537 shares from the exercise of options, 1,703,240 shares from converted debentures and 1,860,000 shares issued in the Company's IPO as well as 25,000 shares issued in a concurrent private placement and an additional 5 net fractional issued as a result of the share consolidation.

On August 28, 2020 the Company announced the pricing of its U.S. initial public offering of 1,860,000 common shares and concurrent private placement of 25,000 common shares, which closed on September 1, 2020. Both the initial public offering and the concurrent private placement priced at $20.00 per share for gross proceeds of $37.7 million before underwriting discounts and other costs. On announcement of the IPO the Company completed a consolidation of its common shares on the basis of seven pre-consolidation shares for one post-consolidation share and the Company's shares commenced trading on the Nasdaq stock exchange, ceased trading on the OTCQB exchange, and continued to trade on the TSX Venture Exchange.

During the year ended March 31, 2020 the Company issued a total of 2,028,542 shares pursuant to the exercise of 119,292 options, the exercise of 17,857 warrants, conversion of debentures for 17,857 shares and 1,873,536 shares issued in a private placement of unit securities during May 2019.

In May 2019, the Company completed a brokered private placement of units for gross proceeds of $4.0 million. Under the offering the Company sold 1,873,536 Units at a price of $2.135 per unit, with each unit being comprised of one GreenPower common share and one-half share purchase warrant. Each full warrant is exercisable into one share for a period of four years at an exercise price of $2.6677 per share, and the warrants contain terms whereby if the share price is above CAD $8.40 per share for ten (10) consecutive trading days then the Company may issue an acceleration notice to accelerate the expiry of the warrants by thirty (30) days from the date of the acceleration notice.

During the year ended March 31, 2019, the Company issued a total of 145,714 shares pursuant to the exercise of 95,714 stock options and conversion of debentures for 50,000 shares.

As at March 31, 2021 and March 31, 2020 the Company had no shares held in escrow.

12. Stock Options

The Company has an incentive stock option plan whereby it grants options to directors, officers, employees, and consultants of the Company. On May 14, 2019, the Company replaced the 2016 Plan with a Rolling Stock Option Plan (the "2019 Plan"). Under the terms of the 2019 Plan, the aggregate number of Options that can be granted under the 2019 Plan cannot exceed ten (10%) of the total number of issued and outstanding Shares, calculated on a non-diluted basis. The exercise price of options granted under the 2019 Plan may not be less than the minimum prevailing price permitted by the TSXV policies with a maximum term of 10 years.

The Company completed a seven-for-one share consolidation on August 28, 2020. All figures in this Note have been retroactively restated to give effect to this share consolidation. See Note 2(a) for further details.

On March 9, 2016, the shareholders approved the previous stock option plan which initially allowed for the issuance of up to 1,491,541 shares and which was subsequently further increased to allow up to 2,129,999 shares to be issued under the plan (the "2016 Plan"). Prior to the adoption of the 2016 Plan, the Company had adopted an incentive stock option plan (the "Plan"), whereby it could grant options to directors, officers, employees, and consultants of the Company.


GREENPOWER MOTOR COMPANY INC.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Years Ended March 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019
(Expressed in US Dollars)

 

12. Stock Options (continued)

The Company had the following incentive stock options granted under the 2019 Plan, 2016 Plan, and Plan that are issued and outstanding as at March 31, 2021:

 Expiry Date Exercise
Price
  Balance
March 31, 2020
     Granted      Exercised     Forfeited
or Expired
    Balance
March 31, 2021
 
May 26, 2020 CDN  $ 4.20   21,429     -     -     (21,429 )   -  
July 10, 2020 CDN  $ 3.85   7,143     -     -     (7,143 )   -  
February 4, 2021 CDN  $ 2.45   57,143     -     (57,143 )   -     -  
May 6, 2021 CDN  $ 2.45   74,286     -     (62,858 )   (11,428 )   -  
October 27, 2021 CDN  $ 4.34   71,429     -     -     -     71,429  
February 2, 2022 CDN  $ 5.25   65,286     -     -     -     65,286  
May 26, 2022 CDN  $ 5.25   148,214     -     -     -     148,214  
December 18, 2022 CDN  $ 3.15   25,000     -     -     -     25,000  
May 4, 2023 CDN  $ 3.50   75,714     -     (5,357 )   -     70,357  
November 30, 2023 CDN  $ 3.01   50,000     -     -     -     50,000  
February 12, 2024 CDN  $ 3.50   78,571     -     -     -     78,571  
January 30, 2022 CDN  $ 2.59   25,000     -     (5,357 )   -     19,643  
January 30, 2025 CDN  $ 2.59   319,286     -     (5,893 )   (3,571 )   309,822  
July 3, 2022 CDN  $ 4.90   -     14,286     (7,143 )   -     7,143  
July 3, 2025 CDN  $ 4.90   -     51,429     (1,786 )   -     49,643  
November 19, 2025 US $ 20.00   -     300,000     -     -     300,000  
December 4, 2025 US $ 20.00   -     20,000     -     -     20,000  
Total outstanding     1,018,501     385,715     (145,537 )   (43,571 )   1,215,108  
Total exercisable     629,750                       882,964  
 Weighted Average                                
Exercise Price (CDN$)   $ 3.50   $ 21.70   $ 2.65   $ 3.55   $ 9.35  
Weighted Average Remaining Life   3.0 years                       3.1 years  

As at March 31, 2021, there were 874,148 stock options available for issuance under the 2019 plan. During the year ended March 31, 2021, 43,571 options were forfeited or expired.

On July 3, 2020 the Company granted:

  • 51,429 stock options to employees with an exercise price of CDN$4.90 per share and with a term of 5 years, and which vest 25% after 4 months, and then 25% after years 1, 2, and 3, and

  • 14,286 stock options to a consultant (IR provider) with an exercise price of CDN$4.90 per share and with a term of 2 years and which vest 25% at the end of every 3 months for a period of twelve months.

On November 19, 2020 the Company granted an aggregate of 300,000 stock options, with 100,000 granted to each of three of Greenpower's officers. The stock options have an exercise price of $20.00 per share, a term of 5 years, and are exercisable 25% after four months, and 25% after the first, second and third year from the grant date.


GREENPOWER MOTOR COMPANY INC.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Years Ended March 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019
(Expressed in US Dollars)

 

12. Stock Options (continued)

On December 4, 2020 the Company granted an aggregate of 20,000 stock options, with 5,000 granted to each of the Company's four independent directors. The stock options have an exercise price of $20.00 per share, a term of 5 years, and are exercisable at the end of every 3 months for a period of twelve months.

During the year ended March 31, 2021, 145,537 common shares were issued pursuant to the exercise of stock options.

During the year ended March 31, 2021, the Company incurred share-based compensation expense with a measured fair value of $2,098,761. The fair value of the options granted and vested were recorded as share-based payments on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

The Company had the following incentive stock options granted under the 2019 Plan, 2016 Plan, and Plan that are issued and outstanding as at March 31, 2020:

Expiry Date   Exercise
Price (CDN$)
    Balance
March 31, 2019
     
Granted
     
Exercised
    Forfeited
or Expired
    Balance
March 31, 2020
 
December 23, 2019 $ 1.75     419,245     -     (90,721 )   (328,524 )   -  
March 25, 2020 $ 1.75     28,571     -     (28,571 )   -     -  
May 26, 2020 $ 4.20     21,429     -     -     -     21,429  
July 10, 2020 $ 3.85     7,143     -     -     -     7,143  
February 4, 2021 $ 2.45     71,429     -     -     (14,286 )   57,143  
May 6, 2021 $ 2.45     75,714     -     -     (1,428 )   74,286  
October 27, 2021 $ 4.34     71,429     -     -     -     71,429  
February 2, 2022 $ 5.25     95,000     -     -     (29,714 )   65,286  
May 26, 2022 $ 4.20     28,571     -     -     (28,571 )   -  
May 26, 2022 $ 5.25     148,214     -     -     -     148,214  
December 18, 2022 $ 3.15     33,571     -     -     (8,571 )   25,000  
May 4, 2023 $ 3.50     90,000     -     -     (14,286 )   75,714  
November 30, 2023 $ 3.01     50,000     -     -     -     50,000  
February 12, 2024 $ 3.50     92,857     -     -     (14,286 )   78,571  
January 30, 2022 $ 2.59     -     25,000     -     -     25,000  
January 30, 2025 $ 2.59     -     319,286     -     -     319,286  
Total outstanding         1,233,173     344,286     (119,292 )   (439,666 )   1,018,501  
Total exercisable         983,388                       629,750  
Weighted Average                                    
Exercise Price (CDN$)   $ 3.15   $ 2.59   $ 1.75   $ 2.31   $ 3.50  
Weighted Average Remaining Life                             3.0 years  

As at March 31, 2020, there were 530,175 options available for issuance under the 2019 Plan.

During the twelve-month period ended March 31, 2020, the Company incurred share-based compensation expense with a measured fair value of $308,106. The fair value of the options granted and vested were recorded as share-based payments on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

On January 30, 2020, the Company granted:

- 235,714 options to directors and officers with an exercise price of CDN$2.59 per share which vest 25% after 3 months, 6 months, 9 months, and 12 months and with a term of five years.


GREENPOWER MOTOR COMPANY INC.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Years Ended March 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019
(Expressed in US Dollars)

 

12. Stock Options (continued)

- 83,572 options to employees with an exercise price of CDN$2.59 per share which vest 25% after 4 months and then 25% after years 1, 2 & 3, and with a term of five years.

- 17,857 options to a consultant with an exercise price of CDN$2.59 per share which vest 25% after 3 months, 6 months, 9 months, and 12 months, and with a term of two years.

- 7,143 options to a consultant (IR provider) with an exercise price of CDN$2.59 per share which vest 25% after 3 months, 6 months, 9 months, and 12 months and with a term of two years.

The Company had the following incentive stock options granted under its Plan and 2016 Plan that are issued and outstanding at March 31, 2019:

 
Expiry Date
  Exercise
Price (CDN$)
    Balance
March 31, 2018
     
Granted
     
Exercised
    Forfeited
or Expired
    Balance
March 31, 2019
 
July 3, 2018 $ 2.80     7,143     -     -     (7,143 )   -  
July 3, 2018 $ 1.75     107,143     -     (7,143 )   (100,000 )   -  
September 1, 2018 $ 1.75     2,857     -     (2,857 )   -     -  
December 23, 2019 $ 1.75     508,531     -     (85,714 )   (3,572 )   419,245  
March 25, 2020 $ 1.75     28,571     -     -     -     28,571  
May 26, 2020 $ 4.20     21,429     -     -     -     21,429  
July 10, 2020 $ 3.85     7,143     -     -     -     7,143  
February 4, 2021 $ 2.45     71,429     -     -     -     71,429  
May 6, 2021 $ 2.45     75,714     -     -     -     75,714  
October 27, 2021 $ 4.34     71,429     -     -     -     71,429  
February 2, 2022 $ 5.25     102,143     -     -     (7,143 )   95,000  
May 26, 2022 $ 4.20     28,571     -     -     -     28,571  
May 26, 2022 $ 5.25     148,214     -     -     -     148,214  
December 18, 2022 $ 3.15     33,571     -     -     -     33,571  
May 4, 2023 $ 3.50     -     90,000     -     -     90,000  
November 30, 2023 $ 3.01     -     50,000     -     -     50,000  
February 12, 2024 $ 3.50     -     92,857     -     -     92,857  
Total outstanding         1,213,888     232,857     (95,714 )   (117,858 )   1,233,173  
Total exercisable         1,000,531                       983,388  
Weighted Average                                
Exercise Price (CDN$)   $ 2.87   $ 3.36   $ 1.75   $ 2.03   $ 3.15  
Weighted Average Remaining Life                             2.3 years  

During the year ended March 31, 2019, the Company incurred share-based compensation expense with a measured fair value of $332,741. The fair value of the options granted and vested were recorded as share- based payments on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

On May 4, 2018, the Company granted:

- 71,430 options to directors with an exercise price of CDN$3.50 per share which vest 25% after 4 months and then 25% after 6 months, 9 months, and 12 months and with a term of five years.

- 18,570 options to employees with an exercise price of CDN$3.50 per share which vest 25% after 4 months and then 25% after years 1, 2 & 3, and with a term of five years.


GREENPOWER MOTOR COMPANY INC.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Years Ended March 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019
(Expressed in US Dollars)

 

12. Stock Options (continued)

On November 30, 2018 the Company granted 50,000 options to the Chief Financial Officer with an exercise price of CDN$3.01 per share which vest 25% after 4 months, 25% after year 1 and 50% after year 2, and with a term of 5 years.

On February 12, 2019 the Company granted:

- 85,714 options to directors and an officer of the Company with an exercise price of CDN$3.50 per share which vest 25% after 4 months and then 25% after 6 months, 9 months, and 12 months and with a term of five years.

- 7,143 options to employees with an exercise price of CDN$3.50 per share which vest 25% after 4 months and then 25% after years 1, 2 & 3, and with a term of five years.

The weighted average share price on the exercise dates for the years ending March 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 respectively were CDN $2.65, CDN $2.87, and CDN $3.43.

The following weighted-average assumptions were used for the Black-Scholes valuation of stock option grants:

For the year ended

March 31, 2021

March 31, 2020

March 31, 2019

Share price on grant date

$17.21

CDN$2.59

CDN$3.29

Exercise price

$17.21

CDN$2.59

CDN$3.36

Risk-free interest rate

0.47%

1.35%

1.31%

Expected life of options

5 years

5 years

5 years

Annualized volatility (1)

73%

73%

100%

Dividend rate

N/A

N/A

N/A

(1) Expected volatility was determined by reference to historical volatility of similar entities following a comparable period of lives.


GREENPOWER MOTOR COMPANY INC.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Years Ended March 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019
(Expressed in US Dollars)

 

13. Warrants

The Company completed a seven-for-one share consolidation on August 28, 2020. All figures in this Note have been retroactively restated to give effect to this share consolidation. See Note 2(a) for further details.

As at March 31, 2021 the Company had outstanding warrants, enabling the holders to acquire common shares as follows:

 
Expiry Date
Exercise
Price
  Balance
March 31, 2020
     
Issued
     
Exercised
     
Expired
    Balance
March 31, 2021
 
May 17, 2020 CDN $5.25   417,457     -     -     (417,457 )   -  
May 31, 2020 CDN $5.25   54,929     -     -     (54,929 )   -  
October 17, 2020 CDN $7.70   44,500     -     (44,498 )   (2 )   -  
June 29, 2021 CDN $4.55   628,571     -     -     -     628,571  
September 25, 2021 CDN $3.50   527,143     -     (36,071 )   -     491,072  
October 12, 2021 CDN $3.50   775,000     -     (721,429 )   -     53,571  
March 14, 2022 CDN $4.20   685,714     -     -     -     685,714  
May 6, 2023 USD $2.6677   866,510     -     (813,475 )   -     53,035  
May 8, 2023 USD $2.6677   70,258     -     (56,555 )   -     13,703  
Total outstanding     4,070,082     -     (1,672,028 )   (472,388 )   1,925,666  
Weighted Average                                
Exercise Price (CDN$)   $ 4.06     NA   $ 3.65   $ 5.25   $ 4.06  
Weighted Average Life     1.7 years                       0.6 years  

During the year ended March 31, 2021, a total of 472,388 warrants exercisable at CDN $5.25 per share expired unexercised.

During the year ended March 31, 2021 the Company issued the following common shares from the exercise of warrants:

  • 44,498 common shares were issued at a price of CDN$7.70 per share pursuant to the exercise of 44,498 warrants;

  • 757,500 common shares were issued at a price of CDN$3.50 per share pursuant to the exercise of 757,500 warrants, and

  • 870,030 common shares were issued at a price of $2.6677 per share pursuant to the exercise of 870,030 warrants.


GREENPOWER MOTOR COMPANY INC.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Years Ended March 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019
(Expressed in US Dollars)

 

13. Warrants (continued)

As at March 31, 2020 the Company had outstanding warrants, enabling the holders to acquire common shares as follows:

 
Expiry Date
Exercise
Price
  Balance
March 31, 2019
     
Issued
     
Exercised
     
Expired
    Balance
March 31, 2020
 
May 17, 2020 CDN $5.25   417,457     -     -           -417,457  
May 31, 2020 CDN $5.25   54,929     -     -           -54,929  
October 17, 2020 CDN $7.70   44,500     -     -           -44,500  
June 29, 2021 CDN $4.55   628,571     -     -           -628,571  
September 25, 2021 CDN $3.50   527,143     -     -           -527,143  
October 12, 2021 CDN $3.50   792,857     -     (17,857 )         -775,000  
March 14, 2022 CDN $4.20   685,714     -     -           -685,714  
May 6, 2023 USD $2.6677   -     866,510     -           -866,510  
May 8, 2023 USD $2.6677   -     70,258     -           -70,258  
Total outstanding     3,151,171     936,768     (17,857 )         -4,070,082  
Weighted Average                                
Exercise Price (CDN$)   $ 4.20   $ 3.78   $ 3.50     NA   $ 4.06  
Weighted Average Life     2.3 years                       1.7 years  

During May 2019 the Company issued 936,768 warrants as part of a private placement of 1,873,536 units for gross proceeds of $4.0 million (Note 11). Under the offering the Company sold 1,873,536 Units at a price of $2.135 per unit, with each unit being comprised of one GreenPower common share and one-half share purchase warrant. Each full warrant is exercisable into one share for a period of four years at an exercise price of $2.6677 per share, and the warrants contain terms whereby if the share price is above CDN $8.40 per share for ten (10) consecutive trading days then the Company may issue an acceleration notice to accelerate the expiry of the warrants by thirty (30) days from the date of the acceleration notice.

As at March 31, 2019, the Company had outstanding warrants, enabling the holders to acquire common shares as follows:

 
Expiry Date
Exercise
Price
  Balance
March 31, 2018
     
Issued
     
Exercised
     
Expired
    Balance
March 31, 2019
 
October 1, 2018 CDN $1.75   57,143     -     -     (57,143 )   -  
December 10, 2018 CDN $7.00   36     -     -     (36 )   -  
December 16, 2018 CDN $7.00   21,990     -     -     (21,990 )   -  
May 17, 2020 CDN $5.25   417,457     -     -     -     417,457  
May 31, 2020 CDN $5.25   54,929     -     -     -     54,929  
October 17, 2020* CDN $7.70   48,896     -     -     (4,396 )   44,500  
June 29, 2021 CDN $4.55   -     628,571     -     -     628,571  
September 25, 2021 CDN $3.50   527,143     -     -     -     527,143  
October 12, 2021 CDN $3.50   792,857     -     -     -     792,857  
March 14, 2022 CDN $4.20   -     685,714     -     -     685,714  
Total outstanding     1,920,451     1,314,285     -     (83,565 )   3,151,171  
Weighted Average                                
Exercise Price (CDN$)   $ 4.20   $ 4.34     NA   $ 4.90   $ 4.20  
Weighted Average Life     3.0 years                       2.3 years  

* The TSX Venture exchange consented to an amendment of the October 16, 2016 warrant issuance. The expiry date was extended to October 17, 2020 and exercise price was reduced to CDN $7.70 per share.


GREENPOWER MOTOR COMPANY INC.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Years Ended March 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019
(Expressed in US Dollars)

 

13. Warrants (continued)

In November 2018, 628,571 warrants were issued to two directors of the Company in consideration for guarantees offered by each of the two directors providing guarantees in support of the Company's Line of Credit (Note 10). The warrants are exercisable into one common share of the Company at a price of CDN$4.55 per share and expire on June 29, 2021 and had a calculated fair value of $948,640 (CDN

$1,232,016). In March 2019 the Company agreed to issue 685,714 warrants to two Directors of the Company in consideration for additional guarantees offered by the two directors in support of an increase in the Company's Line of Credit (Note 10). The warrants are exercisable at an exercise price of CDN $4.20 per share and expire on March 14, 2022 and had a calculated fair value of $920,742 (CDN $1,229,378). The fair value of the warrants issued to the two directors is recognized under deferred financing fees in the Company's Statement of Financial Position and will be recognized in earnings over the 3-year term of the warrants, to approximate the estimated life of the benefits from the financing fees.

During the year ended March 31, 2019, 83,565 warrants expired unexercised or were otherwise forfeited.

The following table summarizes deferred financing fees for the years ended March 31, 2021 and March 31, 2020:

    March 31, 2021     March 31, 2020  
Deferred Financing Fees, beginning of year $ 1,045,221   $ 1,643,249  
plus: Deferred Financing Fees Incurred During the Year   -     21,366  
less: Amortization of Deferred Financing Fees   (628,483 )   (619,394 )
Deferred Financing Fees, end of year $ 416,738   $ 1,045,221  

The following weighted-average assumptions were used for the Black-Scholes valuation of warrants granted in the year ended March 31, 2019:

(1) Expected volatility was determined by reference to historical volatility of similar entities following a comparable period of lives.


GREENPOWER MOTOR COMPANY INC.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Years Ended March 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019
(Expressed in US Dollars)

 

14. Convertible Debentures

The Company completed a seven-for-one share consolidation on August 28, 2020. All figures in this Note have been retroactively restated to give effect to this share consolidation. See Note 2(a). for further details.

As at March 31, 2020 the Company had a total of CDN $5,596,000 in convertible debentures outstanding, which were converted into 1,703,240 common shares during the year ended March 31, 2021. The convertible debentures all had an 8% interest rate, an initial term of four years, and effective interest rates ranging from 28.3% to 38.5%.

During the year ended March 31, 2021, the Company paid interest of $203,829 (March 31, 2020 -

$343,722, March 31, 2019 - $393,043) and recognized accretion of $378,687 (March 31, 2020 - 548,882, March 31, 2019 - $469,725) related to its issued and outstanding convertible debentures.

Issue
Date

Outstanding
March 31, 2020

($CDN)

Conversion
Price
($CDN)

Shares on
Conversion

Converted
Amount

($CDN)

Outstanding
March 31, 2021

($CDN)

17-May-17

$ 1,900,000

$ 4.55

417,582

$ (1,900,000)

$ -

31-May-17

250,000

$ 4.55

54,945

(250,000)

-

25-Sep-17

1,476,000

$ 2.80

527,143

(1,476,000)

-

12-Oct-17

1,970,000

$ 2.80

703,570

(1,970,000)

-

Total

$ 5,596,000

 

1,703,240

$ (5,596,000)

$ -

During the year ended March 31, 2021 the following common shares were issued from the exercise of convertible debentures:

  • 417,582 common shares were issued pursuant to the conversion of convertible debentures totaling CAD$1,900,000 (issued on May 17, 2017) which were converted at a price of CAD$4.55 per share;

  • 54,945 common shares were issued pursuant to the conversion of convertible debentures totaling CAD$250,000 (issued on May 31, 2017) which were converted at a price of CAD$4.55 per share;

  • 527,143 common shares were issued pursuant to the conversion of convertible debentures totaling CAD$1,476,000 (issued on Sep 25, 2017) which were converted at a price of CAD$2.80 per share;

  • 703,570 common shares were issued pursuant to the conversion of convertible debentures totaling CAD$1,970,000 (issued on October 12, 2017) which were converted at a price of CAD$2.80 per share.

As at March 31, 2019 the Company had a total of CDN $5,646,000 in convertible debentures outstanding, which were converted into 17,857 common shares during the year ended March 31, 2020.

    Outstanding     Conversion     Shares     Converted     Outstanding  
Issue   March 31, 2019     Price     issued on     Amount     March 31, 2020  
Date   ($CDN)     ($CDN)     Conversion     ($CDN)     ($CDN)  
17-May-17 $ 1,900,000   $ 4.55     -   $ -   $ 1,900,000  
31-May-17   250,000   $ 4.55     -     -     250,000  
25-Sep-17   1,476,000   $ 2.80     -     -     1,476,000  
12-Oct-17   2,020,000   $ 2.80     17,857     (50,000 )   1,970,000  
Total $ 5,646,000           17,857   $ (50,000 ) $ 5,596,000  


GREENPOWER MOTOR COMPANY INC.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Years Ended March 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019
(Expressed in US Dollars)

 

14. Convertible Debentures (continued)

On July 19, 2019 CDN$50,000 worth of debentures (issued on October 12, 2017) were converted into 17,857 common shares with a conversion price of CDN$2.80.

15. Promissory Note Payable

During the year ended March 31, 2017, the Company issued a $594,000 promissory note (the "Note") to the City of Porterville to acquire land (Note 9). The Note bears interest at 2.0% per annum and is payable in blended monthly installments of $5,463, which began on November 1, 2016. The monthly installments will occur for five years, at which point a balloon payment of $311,764 is due and payable. The Note is secured by an interest in the land in favour of the City of Porterville. The current portion of the promissory note payable is $346,166 (2020 - $58,038), and the long-term portion is nil (2020 - $346,158).

During the year ended March 31, 2021, the Company incurred $7,530 (March 31, 2020 - $8,621, March 31, 2019 - $9,788) of interest on the Note. This amount is included in Interest and accretion on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

16. Deferred Revenue

The Company recorded Deferred Revenue of $125,005 for invoices issued to a customer for the sale of all- electric buses which were not delivered as at March 31, 2021 (March 31, 2020 - $426,157).

    March 31, 2021     March 31, 2020  
Deferred Revenue, beginning of year $ 426,157   $ 823,904  
Additions to deferred revenue during the year   187,535     252,443  
Deposits returned   -     (335,000 )
Revenue recognized from deferred revenue during the year   (488,687 )   (303,353 )
Foreign exchange changes   -     (11,837 )
             
Deferred Revenue, end of year $ 125,005   $ 426,157  

17. Financial Instruments

The Company's financial instruments consist of cash and restricted cash, accounts receivable, finance lease receivables, promissory note receivable, line of credit, accounts payable and accrued liabilities, note payable, loans payable to related parties, promissory note payable, convertible debentures, payroll protection loan, and lease liabilities.

Financial instruments measured at fair value are classified into one of three levels in the fair value hierarchy according to the relative reliability of the inputs used to estimate the fair values. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are:

Level 1: Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities;

Level 2: Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liabilities either directly or indirectly; and

Level 3: Inputs that are not based on observable market data


GREENPOWER MOTOR COMPANY INC.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Years Ended March 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019
(Expressed in US Dollars)

 

17. Financial Instruments (continued)

The Company does not currently hold any financial instruments measured at fair value on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position. The fair value of these financial instruments approximates their carrying value, unless otherwise noted.

Overview

The Company has exposure to the following financial instrument related risks.

Credit risk

The Company's exposure to credit risk is on its cash, accounts receivable, promissory note receivable, and on its finance lease receivables. The maximum exposure to credit risk is their carrying amounts in the consolidated statement of Financial Statements.

Cash and restricted cash consists of cash bank balances held in major financial institutions in Canada and the United States with a high credit quality and therefore the Company is exposed to minimal risk. The Company assesses the credit risk of its account receivable, finance lease receivables and promissory note receivable at each reporting period end and on an annual basis. As at March 31, 2021 the Company recognized an allowance for credit losses of $35,639 against its accounts receivable (Note 4), and $344,737 for its promissory note receivable (Note 7).

Liquidity risk

The Company tries to ensure that there is sufficient capital in order to meet short-term business requirements, after taking into account the Company's cash balances and available liquidity on the Company's $8 million operating line of credit. The Company's cash is invested in bank accounts at major financial institutions in Canada and the United States and is available on demand. The Company will continue to rely on additional financings to further its operations and meet its capital requirements.

Market risks

Market risk is the risk of loss that may arise from changes in market factors such as interest rates and foreign exchange. The Company is exposed to interest rate risk with respect to its Line of Credit (Note 10).

The Company is exposed to foreign exchange risk as it conducts business in both the United States and Canada. Management monitors its foreign currency balances, but the Company does not engage in any hedging activities to reduce its foreign currency risk.

At March 31, 2021, the Company was exposed to currency risk through the following financial assets and liabilities in CDN Dollars.

Cash $ 483,977  
Accounts Receivable $ 28,186  
Promissory Notes Receivable $ 140,000  
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities $ (172,641 )

The CDN/USD exchange rate as at March 31, 2021 was $0.7952 (March 31, 2020 - $0.7049). Based on the net exposure and assuming all other variables remain constant, a 10% change in the appreciation or depreciation of the Canadian dollar relative to the US dollar would result in a change of approximately

$38,132 to other comprehensive income/loss.


GREENPOWER MOTOR COMPANY INC.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Years Ended March 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019
(Expressed in US Dollars)

 

18. Capital Management

The Company's capital management objective is to obtain sufficient capital to develop new business opportunities for the benefit of its shareholders. To meet these objectives, management monitors the Company's ongoing capital requirements on specific business opportunities on a case-by-case basis. The capital structure of the Company consists of cash, operating line of credit, secured and unsecured promissory notes, convertible debentures and equity attributable to common shareholders, consisting of issued share capital and deficit.

During the second quarter of fiscal 2021 the Company completed an initial public offering and concurrent private placement for gross proceeds of US$37.7 million less underwriting discounts and offering costs. As at March 31, 2021, the Company had a cash and restricted cash balance of $15,207,948, working capital of $30,808,375, accumulated deficit of ($31,625,388), and shareholder's equity of $36,152,448. Subject to market conditions and other factors the Company may raise additional capital in the future to fund and grow its business for the benefit of shareholders. The Company is subject to externally imposed capital requirements with respect to its line of credit (Note 10).

19. Related Party Transactions

A summary of compensation for directors, officers and key management personnel is as follows:

    For the Years Ended  
    March 31, 2021     March 31, 2020      March 31, 2019  
                   
 Salaries and Benefits (1)  $ 473,841    $ 455,067    $ 289,840  
Consulting fees (2)   251,007     263,750     382,875  
Accommodation (3)   -     762     49,895  
Truck and Trailer Rentals (4)   5,749     98,943     140,722  
Options Vested (5)   1,698,487     240,996     252,804  
Total $ 2,429,084   $ 1,059,518   $ 1,116,136  

1) Salaries and benefits incurred with directors and officers are included in Administrative fees on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

2) Consulting fees included in professional fees and sales and marketing on Consolidated Statements of Operations are paid to the current Chairman and CEO, the previous CEO and Director, and the previous CFO and current Director of the Company to provide accounting, and management consulting services, and includes Director's Fees paid to GreenPower's four independent directors.

3) Accommodation expense are paid to Stage Coach Landing, Inc., a company that the CEO and Chairman of GreenPower was previously an officer and director. These costs are expensed on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

4) Truck and trailer rental fees are paid to Maple Leaf Equipment Aircraft and Recovery Inc., a company that the CEO and Chairman of GreenPower was previously an officer and director and the former CEO of GreenPower is an officer and director. These costs are included in Transportation costs on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

5) Amounts recognized for related party stock-based compensation are included in Share-based payments on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.


GREENPOWER MOTOR COMPANY INC.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Years Ended March 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019
(Expressed in US Dollars)

 

19. Related Party Transactions (continued)

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities at March 31, 2021 included $95,741 (March 31, 2020 - $71,697) owed to officers, directors, and companies controlled by officers and directors, and shareholders, which is non-interest bearing, unsecured and has no fixed terms of repayment.

As at March 31, 2021, two companies beneficially owned by the Chairman and CEO of the Company had loans outstanding to the Company with a total value of CDN $nil and USD $nil (2020 - CDN $3,185,000 and USD $120,000). During the year ended March 31, 2021, the Company received loans totaling CAD$50,000 and USD$100,000 from companies beneficially owned by the CEO and Chairman. These loans were repaid in their entirety during the year ended March 31, 2021, and funds used to repay these loans were sourced from proceeds received from the exercise of warrants during the period.

A director of the Company and the Company's CEO and Chairman have each provided personal guarantees of $2,510,000, or $5,020,000 in total to support the Company's $8 million operating line of credit. In consideration for these guarantees, in June 2018 the Company issued 628,571 non-transferrable common share purchase warrants exercisable at an exercise price of CDN $4.55 per share that expire on June 29, 2021 and in March 2019 the Company issued 685,714 non-transferrable common share purchase warrants exercisable at an exercise price of CDN $4.20 per share that expire on March 14, 2022.

During the year ended March 31, 2021 all of the remaining convertible debentures of the Company were converted into common shares (Note 14), which included CDN$3,125,000 (March 31, 2020 - CDN$3,125,000) principal balance of convertible debentures owed to officers, directors and companies controlled by officers and directors which was converted into 882,555 common shares of the company during the year ended March 31, 2021.

These transactions were measured at the exchange amount, which is the amount agreed upon by the transacting parties.

20. Income Taxes

Income tax expense is recognized based on management's best estimate of weighted average annual income tax rate for the full financial year applied to the pre-tax income of the reporting period. The Company's effective tax rate for the years ended March 31, 2021, March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2019 was 27.00%, 27.00%, 27.00%.

The difference between tax expenses for the years and the expected income taxes based on the statutory rate are as follows:

 

    For the year ended  
    March 31, 2021     March 31, 2020     March 31, 2019  
Combined statutory tax rate   27.00%     27.00%     27.00%  
Expected income tax expense (recovery) $ (2,115,924 ) $ (1,389,411 ) $ (1,226,922 )
Items not deductible for tax purposes   706,127     378,391     124,866  
Difference in tax rate in other jurisdictions   (107,357 )   (68,861 )   (63,785 )
Effect of change in tax rates   -     (31 )   180,534  
Expiry of loss carryforwards   -     40,079     57,656  
Unrecognized (recognized) loss carryforwards   1,517,154     1,039,833     927,651  
Deferred income tax expense (recovery) $ -   $ -   $ -  


GREENPOWER MOTOR COMPANY INC.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Years Ended March 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019
(Expressed in US Dollars)

 

20. Income Taxes (continued)

The nature and effect of the temporary differences giving rise to the deferred income tax assets as of March 31, 2021 and March 31, 2020 are summarized below:

    As at   
Deferred income tax assets   March 31, 2021     March 31, 2020  
Non-capital loss carry-forwards $ 7,247,214   $ 4,563,405  
Investment in subsidiary   100,013     88,653  
Accounts, finance lease, and promissory note receivable   (696,950 )   (180,759 )
Capital assets   223,078     536,535  
Right of use assets and lease liabilities   15,360     17,585  
Warranty provision   268,129     200,496  
Convertible debentures   -     (255,418 )
Other carryforward balances   2,301     (7,150 )
Share issue costs   748,965     112,060  
Unrecognized deferred tax assets   (7,908,110 )   (5,075,407 )
Net deferred income tax asset (liability) $ -   $ -  

As at March 31, 2021 and March 31, 2020 the Company has approximately $10,364,000 and $7,666,000 respectively, of non-capital losses carry forwards available to reduce Canadian taxable income for future years. As at March 31, 2021 and March 31, 2020 the Company has approximately $15,287,000 and

$8,467,000 respectively, of net operating losses carry forwards available to reduce future taxable income in the United States. The losses in Canada and United States expire between 2030 and 2041 if unused. The potential benefits of these carry-forward non-capital losses has not been recognized in these consolidated financial statements as it is not considered probable that sufficient future taxable profit will allow the deferred tax asset to be recovered.

21. Segmented Information and Other Additional Disclosures

The Company operates in one reportable operating segment, being the manufacture and distribution of all- electric transit, school and charter buses.

During the year ended March 31, 2021, the Company was economically dependent on three (2020 - four, 2019 - one) customers who accounted for more than 10% of revenue from continuing operations and in aggregate accounted for approximately 87%, (2020: 86%, 2019: 80%) of sales.


GREENPOWER MOTOR COMPANY INC.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Years Ended March 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019
(Expressed in US Dollars)

 

21. Segmented Information and Other Additional Disclosures (continued)

The Company's revenues allocated by segment for the years ended March 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 is summarized in the following table. Included in Vehicle sales revenue for the year ended March 31, 2021 is $5,765,000 (2020 - $4,197,850, 2019 - $622,420) received from government grants. 

    For the Years Ended  
    March 31, 2021     March 31, 2020     March 31, 2019  
 Vehicle sales $ 3,459,311   $ 10,438,713   $ 5,781,853  
Revenue from operating and finance leases   8,188,905     2,920,719     264,699  
Accretion on promissory note   26,426     39,019     36,009  
Rental income   -     -     -  
Service revenue   -     33,577     -  
Finance income   199,936     68,375     -  
EIDL Grant   10,000     -     -  
                   
Total $ 11,884,578   $ 13,500,403   $ 6,082,561  

The Company's revenues allocated by geography for the years ended March 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 is as follows:

    For the Years Ended  
     March 31, 2021     March 31, 2020      March 31, 2019  
                   
United States of America $ 11,643,434   $ 13,461,384   $ 6,046,552  
Canada   241,144     39,019     36,009  
                   
Total $ 11,884,578   $ 13,500,403   $ 6,082,561  

As at March 31, 2021 and March 31, 2020 the majority of the Company's consolidated non-current assets, being property and equipment, and finance lease receivable are located in the United States.

GreenPower incurred salaries and benefits of $3,666,686 for the year ended March 31, 2021 (2020 - $3,262,331, 2019 - $1,909,196). These costs were allocated to the following expense categories, and to cost of sales, for each of these periods:

    For the Years Ended   
    March 31, 2021     March 31, 2020     March 31, 2019  
                   
Administrative fees $ 3,666,686   $ 3,128,304   $ 1,778,178  
Sales and marketing   -     30,000     120,000  
Cost of sales   -     104,027     11,018  
                   
Total $ 3,666,686   $ 3,262,331   $ 1,909,196  


GREENPOWER MOTOR COMPANY INC.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Years Ended March 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019
(Expressed in US Dollars)

 

22. Warranty Liability

The Company generally provides its customers with a base warranty on the entire transit, school or charter bus. The Company also provides certain extended warranties, including those covering brake systems, lower-level components, fleet defect provisions and battery-related components, covering a warranty period of approximately one to five years, depending on the contract. Management estimates the related provision for future warranty claims based on historical warranty claim information as well as recent trends that might suggest past cost information may differ from future claims. It is expected that some of these costs will be incurred in the 2022 fiscal year and the remaining will be incurred beyond two years of the reporting date. The warranty provision is recorded at 3.5% of revenue from product sales.
    For the Years Ended  
    March 31, 2021      March 31, 2020  
             
Opening balance $ 695,147   $ 336,571  
Warranty additions   311,863     462,370  
Warranty disbursements   (64,871 )   (100,078 )
Foreign exchange translation   7,612     (3,716 )
Total $ 949,751   $ 695,147  
             
Current portion $ 101,294   $ 121,944  
Long term portion   848,457     573,203  
Total $ 949,751   $ 695,147  


23.
 Paycheck Protection Program Loan

On April 29, 2020, the Company was approved for a $361,900 loan under the Payroll Protection Program ("PPP") administered by the U.S. Small Business Administration ("SBA"). The PPP is a loan program that originated from the U.S. Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Subject to approval by the SBA, all or a portion of the loan may be forgiven. The PPP loan has a term of two years, is unsecured, and bears interest at 1% per annum. The Company shall pay monthly payments in an amount equal to one month's accrued interest commencing on the seventh month. All interest which accrues during the initial six months of the loan period will be deferred to and payable on the maturity date.

24. Litigation and Legal Proceedings

As of the date of this report the Company is not currently a party to any litigation or legal proceedings which are material, either individually or in the aggregate. The Company has filed a civil claim against the prior CEO and Director of the Company in the Province of British Columbia, and the prior CEO and Director of the Company has filed a response with a counterclaim for wrongful dismissal in the Province of British Columbia. In addition, a company owned and controlled by a former employee who provided services to a subsidiary company of GreenPower until August 2013 filed a claim for breach of confidence against GreenPower in July 2020. The Company does not expect the outcome of either its claim, or the claim filed against it, to be material, and as of the date of this report the resolution of these claims, including the potential timing or financial impact of these claims is inherently uncertain.


GREENPOWER MOTOR COMPANY INC.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Years Ended March 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019
(Expressed in US Dollars)

 

25. Supplemental Cash Flow Disclosure

The following table provides additional detail regarding the Company's cash flow:

Supplemental Cash Flow Disclosure:      
    For the Years Ended  
    March 31, 2021     March 31, 2020     March 31, 2019  
Interest paid $ 744,422   $ 965,548   $ 683,223  
Interest received $ 199,936   $ 68,375   $ -  
Taxes paid $ -   $ -   $ -  
                   
Non-cash investing and financing transactions:                  
Fair value assigned to warrants $ -   $ -   $ 1,869,382  
Fair value of stock options exercised $ 164,869   $ 116,768   $ 92,848  
Fair value of warrants exercised $ 772,408   $ 18,209   $ -  
Shares issued for conversion of debentures $ 3,404,693   $ 23,673   $ 67,062  
Accretion income on promissory note receivable $ (26,426 ) $ (39,019 ) $ (36,009 )
Accretion expense on convertible debentures $ 378,687   $ 548,882   $ 863,768  
Accrued interest on paycheck protection program loan $ 3,378   $ -   $ -  
Right of use asset acquired $ -   $ 172,404   $ 767,326  
Assets transferred from Inventory to Property and equipment $ 271,291   $ 212,890   $ 70,899  

The following changes in liabilities arose from financing activities during the year ended March 31, 2021:

          Cash Flows           Non Cash Changes              
                            Accretion and     Recognize              
    31-Mar-20     Advances     Repayment     Conversion     accrued interest     Lease Liabilities      F/X Changes     31-Mar-21  
Loans payable to related parties  $ 2,700,625   $ 137,074   $ (2,803,863 ) $ -   $ (187,610 ) $ -   $ 153,774   $ -  
Paycheck Protection Loan   -     361,900     -     -     3,378     -     -     365,278  
Promissory note payable   404,196     -     (58,030 )   -     -     -     -     346,166  
Note payable   10,574     -     (10,574 )   -     -     -           -  
Convertible debentures   2,995,136     -     -     (3,404,693 )   378,687     -     30,870     -  
Lease liabilities   659,118     -     (272,467 )   -     -     -     -     386,651  
                                                 
  $ 6,769,649   $ 498,974   $ (3,144,934 ) $ (3,404,693 ) $ 194,455   $ -   $ 184,644   $ 1,098,095  

 The following changes in liabilities arose from financing activities during the year ended March 31, 2020:

          Cash Flows     Non Cash Changes        
                                  Recognize              
    31-Mar-19     Advances     Repayment     Conversion     Accretion     Lease Liabilities     F/X Changes     31-Mar-20  
Loans payable to related parties  $ 1,498,907   $ 1,630,668   $ (358,873 ) $ -   $ -   $ -   $ (70,077 ) $ 2,700,625  
Promissory note payable   461,135     -     (56,939 )   -     -     -     -   $ 404,196  
Note payable   268,946     -     (276,258 )   -     -     -     17,886   $ 10,574  
Convertible debentures   2,737,054     -     -     (23,673 )   548,882     -     (267,127 ) $ 2,995,136  
Lease liabilities   718,288     -     (231,574 )   -     -     172,404     -   $ 659,118  
                                                 
  $ 5,684,330   $ 1,630,668   $ (923,644 ) $ (23,673 ) $ 548,882   $ 172,404   $ (319,318 ) $ 6,769,649  


GREENPOWER MOTOR COMPANY INC.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Years Ended March 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019
(Expressed in US Dollars)

 

25. Supplemental Cash Flow Disclosure (continued)

The following changes in liabilities arose from financing activities during the year ended March 31, 2019:

26. Events After the Reporting Period

On May 18, 2021 the Company granted 173,650 incentive stock options to employees of the Company, subject to the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange. The stock options are exercisable for a period of five years at a price of CDN $19.62 per share, and vest 25% after each of four months, one year, two years, and three years after the grant date.

On May 31, 2021 the Company issued 342,857 shares to Countryman Investments Ltd., a company beneficially owned by David Richardson, a director of GreenPower, pursuant to the exercise of 342,857 warrants at a price of CDN $4.55 per warrant, for gross proceeds of CDN $1,559,999.

On June 14, 2021 the Company issued 285,714 shares to KFS Capital LLC, a company beneficially owned by Fraser Atkinson, the Chairman and CEO of GreenPower, pursuant to the exercise of 285,714 warrants at a price of CDN $4.55 per warrant, for gross proceeds of CDN $1,299,999.