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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2015

 

or

 

[  ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from _____________ to _____________

 

Commission File No. 333-149784

 

CAR CHARGING GROUP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Nevada   03-0608147
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
     
1691 Michigan Avenue, Suite 601    
Miami Beach, Florida   33139
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (305) 521-0200

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [  ] No [X]

 

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

 

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

 

Large accelerated filer [  ] Accelerated filer [  ]
       
Non-accelerated filer [  ] Smaller reporting company [X]
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)      

 

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

 

As of April 13, 2016, the registrant had 79,480,389 common shares issued and outstanding.

 

 

 

 
 

 

CAR CHARGING GROUP, INC. & SUBSIDIARIES

 

FORM 10-Q

 

FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30, 2015

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION    
     
Item 1. Financial Statements.    
     
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2015 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2014   1
     
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 and 2014   2
     
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Deficiency for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2015   3
     
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 and 2014   4
     
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements   6
     
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. 25
     
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.   30
     
Item 4. Controls and Procedures.   31
     
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION    
     
Item 1. Legal Proceedings.   33
     
Item 1A. Risk Factors.   33
     
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.   33
     
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.   34
     
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.   34
     

Item 5. Other Information.

  34
     
Item 6. Exhibits.   35
     
SIGNATURES   36

 

 
 

 

CAR CHARGING GROUP, INC. & SUBSIDIARIES

 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

   June 30, 2015   December 31, 2014 
   (unaudited)     
Assets          
           
Current Assets:          
Cash and cash equivalents  $279,581   $1,627,062 
Accounts receivable and other receivables, net   542,856    284,708 
Inventory, net of reserve of $332,000 and $443,387 as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively   866,400    1,175,798 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets   253,576    62,669 
           
Total Current Assets   1,942,413    3,150,237 
           
Fixed assets, net   1,952,788    2,307,117 
Intangible assets, net   131,954    137,112 
Other assets   544,374    569,703 
           
Total Assets  $4,571,529   $6,164,169 
           
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Deficiency          
           
Current Liabilities:          
Accounts payable  $1,590,641   $1,568,969 
Accounts payable [1]   4,063,779    4,071,741 
Accrued expenses   4,019,565    8,739,027 
Accrued expenses [1]   268,162    322,616 
Accrued public information fee   2,464,667    711,517 
Derivative liabilities   3,390,872    3,635,294 
Convertible notes payable, net of debt discount of $0 and $18,357 as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively   100,000    181,643 
Current portion of notes payable   371,621    401,297 
Notes payable - related party   100,000    135,000 
Current portion of deferred revenue   875,671    959,962 
           
Total Current Liabilities   17,244,978    20,727,066 
Deferred revenue, net of current portion   244,620    275,370 
Notes payable, net of current portion   11,893    18,803 
           
Total Liabilities   17,501,491    21,021,239 
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, 10,000 shares designated, 8,250 and 0 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively   825,000    - 
Commitments and contingencies          
           
Stockholders’ Deficiency:          
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 40,000,000 shares authorized;          
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, 20,000,000 shares designated, 10,500,000 and 10,000,000 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively   10,500    10,000 
Series C Convertible Preferred Stock, 250,000 shares designated, 86,049 and 60,250 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively   86    60 
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized, 79,331,868 and 77,756,057 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively   79,332    77,756 
Additional paid-in capital   62,314,813    58,193,975 
Accumulated deficit   (70,825,957)   (64,738,131)
Stock subscription proceeds held in escrow   (1,000,000)   (4,000,000)
           
Total Car Charging Group Inc. - Stockholders’ Deficiency   (9,421,226)   (10,456,340)
Non-controlling interest [1]   (4,333,736)   (4,400,730)
           
Total Stockholders’ Deficiency   (13,754,962)   (14,857,070)
           
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Deficiency  $4,571,529   $6,164,169 

 

[1] - Related to 350 Green, which became a variable interest entity of the Company on April 17, 2014.

 

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

 

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

 

(unaudited)

 

   For The Three Months Ended   For The Six Months Ended 
   June 30,   June 30, 
   2015   2014   2015   2014 
                 
Revenues:                    
Charging service revenue  $515,985   $271,855   $905,770   $527,514 
Grant and rebate revenue   159,794    596,009    805,979    658,642 
Equipment sales   185,172    61,328    405,979    98,721 
Other   82,160    -    116,684    - 
                     
Total Revenues   943,111    929,192    2,234,412    1,284,877 
                     
Cost of Revenues:                    
Cost of charging services   345,157    726,223    967,977    1,261,831 
Depreciation and amortization   215,627    755,133    430,102    1,501,010 
Cost of equipment sales   152,247    54,542    323,026    85,258 
                     
Total Cost of Revenues   713,031    1,535,898    1,721,105    2,848,099 
                     
Gross Profit (Loss)   230,080    (606,706)   513,307    (1,563,222)
                     
Operating Expenses:                    
Compensation   2,070,910    2,254,760    4,855,564    4,075,487 
Other operating expenses   505,581    376,758    822,151    779,621 
General and administrative expenses   813,412    557,591    1,525,492    1,523,225 
Impairment of goodwill   -    3,299,379    -    3,299,379 
Inducement expense for standby financial support   -    858,118    -    858,118 
                     
Total Operating Expenses   3,389,903    7,346,606    7,203,207    10,535,830 
                     
Loss From Operations   (3,159,823)   (7,953,312)   (6,689,900)   (12,099,052)
                     
Other (Expense) Income:                    
Interest expense, net   (11,960)   (11,537)   (21,019)   (45,868)
Amortization of discount on convertible debt   -    -    (41,998)   - 
Gain on settlement of accounts payable   -    -    40,500    36,789 
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities   290,898    1,219,889    888,907    1,504,254 
Loss on disposal of assets   (2,160)   -    (2,160)   - 
Investor warrant expense   -    -    (275,908)   - 
Inducement expense for partial extinguishment of derivative liability   -    (368,688)   -    (368,688)
Non-compliance penalty for delinquent regular SEC filings   (1,289,650)   -    (1,753,150)   - 
Release from liability from US Department of Energy   1,833,896    -    1,833,896    - 
                     
Total Other Income   821,024    839,664    669,068    1,126,487 
                     
Net Loss   (2,338,799)   (7,113,648)   (6,020,832)   (10,972,565)
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest   13,257    -    66,994    - 
Net Loss Attributable to Car Charging Group, Inc.   (2,352,056)   (7,113,648)   (6,087,826)   (10,972,565)
Dividend attributable to Series C Convertible Preferred Stockholders   (212,400)   -    (414,400)   - 
Net Loss Attributable to Common Shareholders  $(2,564,456)  $(7,113,648)  $(6,502,226)  $(10,972,565)
                     
Net Loss Per Share                    
- Basic and Diluted  $(0.03)  $(0.09)  $(0.08)  $(0.14)
                     
Weighted Average Number of                    
Common Shares Outstanding                    
- Basic and Diluted   79,139,995    77,697,633    78,489,861    77,633,227 

 

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

 

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Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Deficiency

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2015

 

(unaudited)

 

                                   Stock         
                                   Subscription   Non     
                           Additional       Proceeds   Controlling   Total 
   Preferred-A   Preferred-C   Common Stock   Paid-In   Accumulated   Held In   Interest   Stockholders’ 
   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount   Capital   Deficit   Escrow   Deficit   Deficiency 
                                             
Balance - December 31, 2014   10,000,000   $10,000    60,250   $60    77,756,057   $77,756   $58,193,975   $(64,738,131)  $(4,000,000)  $(4,400,730)  $(14,857,070)
                                                        
Release of funds from escrow in connection with sale of Series C convertible preferred stock   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    3,000,000    -    3,000,000 
                                                        
Options issued as compensation and services   -    -    -    -    -    -    1,028,893    -    -    -    1,028,893 
                                  -                     
Series C convertible preferred stock issued in settlement of accrued registration rights penalty and related interest   -    -    20,697    21    -    -    2,069,679    -    -    -    2,069,700 
                                                        
Common stock issued as compensation and services   -    -    -    -    1,575,811    1,576    647,884    -    -    -    649,460 
                                                        
Series C convertible preferred stock issued as compensation   -    -    750    1    -    -    74,999    -    -    -    75,000 
                                                        
Series A convertible preferred stock issued as compensation   500,000    500    -    -    -    -    499,500    -    -    -    500,000 
                                                        
Series C convertible preferred stock dividends:                                                       
Accrual of dividends earned   -    -    -    -    -    -    (414,400)   -    -    -    (414,400)
Payment of dividends in kind   -    -    4,352    4    -    -    435,196    -    -    -    435,200 
                                                        
Option and warrant modification expense   -    -    -    -    -    -    60,490    -    -    -    60,490 
                                                        
Warrants reclassified to derivative liabilities   -    -    -    -    -    -    (281,403)   -    -    -    (281,403)
                                                        
Net (loss) income   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    (6,087,826)   -    66,994    (6,020,832)
                                                        
Balance - June 30, 2015   10,500,000   $10,500    86,049   $86    79,331,868   $79,332   $62,314,813   $(70,825,957)  $(1,000,000)  $(4,333,736)  $(13,754,962)

 

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

 

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

 

(unaudited)

 

   For The Six Months Ended 
   June 30, 
   2015   2014 
Cash Flows From Operating Activities          
Net loss  $(6,020,832)  $(10,972,565)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:          
Depreciation and amortization   478,830    1,846,363 
Amortization of discount on convertible debt   41,998    - 
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities   (888,907)   (1,504,254)
Provision for loss on advanced commissions   -    4,500 
Provision for bad debts   (1,347)   - 
Loss on disposal of fixed assets   2,160    - 
Gain on settlement of accounts payable   (40,500)   (21,000)
Release from U.S. Department of Energy accrued liability   (1,833,896)   - 
Impairment of goodwill   -    3,299,379 
Non-compliance penalty for delinquent regular SEC filings   1,753,150    - 
Non-cash compensation:          
Convertible preferred stock   728,962    - 
Common stock   768,588    50,304 
Options   1,076,428    1,310,616 
Warrants   288,862    1,104,515 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:          
Accounts receivable and other receivables   (256,801)   (163,849)
Inventory   231,937    (241,949)
Advance commissions   -    (9,000)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets   (162,599)   42,200 
Deposits   (4,511)   (3,546)
Other assets   (20)   (40,824)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses   37,660    45,501 
Deferred rent   (6,564)   (6,004)
Deferred revenue   (115,042)   616,678 
           
Total Adjustments   2,098,388    6,329,630 
           
Net Cash Used In Operating Activities   (3,922,444)   (4,642,935)
           
Cash Flows From Investing Activities          
Purchase of office and computer equipment   (42,487)   - 
Purchase of automobile   -    (137,165)
Purchase of electric charging stations   -    (535,374)
Investment in estate of Ecotality, net of amount owed to Ecotality Estate Creditor’s Committee   (210,965)   - 
           
Net Cash Used In Investing Activities   (253,452)   (672,539)
           
Cash Flows From Financing Activities          
Proceeds from sale of shares of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock released from escrow   3,000,000    - 
Restricted cash as security deposit for space rental   -    (210,585)
Payment of notes and convertible notes payable   (171,585)   (31,274)
           
Net Cash Provided By (Used In) Financing Activities   2,828,415    (241,859)
           
Net Decrease In Cash   (1,347,481)   (5,557,333)
           
Cash - Beginning   1,627,062    7,837,339 
           
Cash - Ending  $279,581   $2,280,006 

 

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

 

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows — Continued

 

(unaudited)

 

   For The Six Months Ended 
   June 30, 
   2015   2014 
Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information:          
Cash paid during the periods for:          
Interest expense  $10,018   $1,020 
Income taxes  $-   $- 
           
Non-cash investing and financing activities:          
Issuance of common stock issued in exchange for conversion of warrants  $-   $469 
Common stock issued for settlement of accounts payable  $-   $4,999 
Issuance of common stock for services previously accrued  $94,999   $137,000 
Software development costs reclassified from other assets to prepaid and other current assets  $-   $150,000 
Partial extinghuisment of derivative liability  $-   $4,126,521 
Warrants issued in exchange for derivative warrants  $-   $1,385,167 
Issuance of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock in settlement of accrued registration rights penalty and related interest  $2,069,700   $- 
Accrual of contractual dividends on Series C Convertible Preferred Stock  $414,400   $- 
Issuance of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock in satisfaction of contractual dividends  $(435,200)  $- 
Warrants issued in connection with extension of convertible note payable  $23,641   $- 
Warrants reclassified to derivative liabilities  $281,403   $- 

 

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

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

(UNAUDITED)

 

1. BUSINESS ORGANIZATION, NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

 

Car Charging Group, Inc. (“CCGI”) was incorporated on October 3, 2006 under the laws of the State of Nevada as New Image Concepts, Inc. On November 20, 2009, New Image Concepts, Inc. changed its name to Car Charging Group, Inc.

 

CCGI, through its wholly-owned subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company” or “Car Charging”), acquires and installs electric vehicle (“EV”) charging stations and shares servicing fees received from customers that use the charging stations with the property owner(s), on a property by property basis. In addition, the Company sells hardware and enters into individual arrangements for this purpose with various property owners, which may include municipalities, garage operators, hospitals, multi-family properties, shopping malls and facility owner/operators.

 

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and disclosures required by U.S. GAAP for annual financial statements. In the opinion of management, such statements include all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring items) which are considered necessary for a fair presentation of the condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company as of June 30, 2015 and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015. The results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015 are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for the full year ending December 31, 2015 or any other period. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and related disclosures of the Company as of December 31, 2014 and for the year then ended, which were filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 10-K on December 8, 2015.

 

2. GOING CONCERN AND MANAGEMENT’S PLANS

 

As of June 30, 2015, the Company had a cash balance, a working capital deficiency and an accumulated deficit of $279,581, $15,302,565 and $70,825,957, respectively. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2015, the Company incurred a net loss of $2,338,799 and $6,020,832, respectively. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.

 

Since inception, the Company’s operations have primarily been funded through proceeds received in equity and debt financings. Although management believes that the Company has access to capital resources, there are currently no commitments in place for new financing at this time, and there is no assurance that the Company will be able to obtain funds on commercially acceptable terms, if at all. There is also no assurance that the amount of funds the Company might raise will enable the Company to complete its development initiatives or attain profitable operations. If the Company is unable to obtain additional financing on a timely basis, it may have to curtail its development, marketing and promotional activities, which would have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations, and ultimately the Company could be forced to discontinue its operations and liquidate.

 

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. GAAP, which contemplate continuation of the Company as a going concern and the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. The condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustment that might become necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.

 

Subsequent to June 30, 2015, the Company received an aggregate of $2,580,040 through new sales of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock. In addition, pursuant to the Series C Convertible Preferred Stock securities purchase agreement entered into on March 11, 2016, an additional $2,250,000 is payable to the Company upon the completion of certain milestones, as specified in the agreement. There can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in completing the milestones. The Company is currently funding its operations on a month-to-month basis. While there can be no assurance that it will be successful, the Company is in active negotiations to raise additional capital. See Note 12 – Subsequent Events for additional details.

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

(UNAUDITED)

 

3. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION

 

The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of CCGI and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, including Car Charging, Inc., Beam Charging LLC (“Beam”), EV Pass LLC, Blink Network LLC (“Blink”) and Car Charging China Corp. (“Car Charging China”).

 

Through April 16, 2014, 350 Green LLC (“350 Green”) was a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company and was consolidated. Beginning on April 17, 2014, when 350 Green’s assets and liabilities were transferred to a trust mortgage (see Note 4 – Assets and Liabilities Transferred to Trust Mortgage – 350 Green), and through June 30, 2015, 350 Green was a VIE, without recourse to the Company. The consolidation guidance relating to accounting for Variable Interest Entities (“VIE”) requires an enterprise to perform an analysis to determine whether the enterprise’s variable interest or interests give it a controlling financial interest in a variable interest entity and perform ongoing reassessments of whether an enterprise is the primary beneficiary of a VIE. The Company determined that it is the primary beneficiary of 350 Green, and as such, 350 Green’s assets, liabilities and results of operations are included in the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

USE OF ESTIMATES

 

Preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, together with amounts disclosed in the related notes to the financial statements. The Company’s significant estimates used in these financial statements include, but are not limited to, stock-based compensation, warranty reserves, inventory valuations, the valuation allowance related to the Company’s deferred tax assets, the carrying amount of intangible assets, estimates of future EV sales and the effects thereon, and the recoverability and useful lives of long-lived assets. Certain of the Company’s estimates, including the carrying amount of the intangible assets, could be affected by external conditions, including those unique to the Company and general economic conditions. It is reasonably possible that these external factors could have an effect on the Company’s estimates and could cause actual results to differ from those estimates.

 

ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

 

Accounts receivable are carried at their contractual amounts, less an estimate for uncollectible amounts. As of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, there was an allowance for uncollectable amounts of $122,667 and $119,936, respectively. Management estimates the allowance for bad debts based on existing economic conditions, the financial conditions of the customers, and the amount and age of past due accounts. Receivables are considered past due if full payment is not received by the contractual due date. Past due accounts are generally written off against the allowance for bad debts only after all collection attempts have been exhausted. There is no collateral held by the Company for accounts receivable nor does any accounts receivable serve as collateral for any of the Company’s borrowings with the exception of the Company’s convertible note payable further described in Note 6 – Notes Payable – Convertible Note Payable.

 

DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

 

The Company evaluates its convertible instruments to determine if those contracts or embedded components of those contracts qualify as derivative financial instruments to be separately accounted for in accordance with Topic 815 of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”). The accounting treatment of derivative financial instruments requires that the Company record the embedded conversion option and warrants at their fair values as of the inception date of the agreement and at fair value as of each subsequent balance sheet date. Any change in fair value is recorded as non-operating, non-cash income or expense for each reporting period at each balance sheet date. The Company reassesses the classification of its derivative instruments at each balance sheet date. If the classification changes as a result of events during the period, the contract is reclassified as of the date of the event that caused the reclassification.

 

The Binomial Lattice Model was used to estimate the fair value of the warrants and conversion options that are classified as derivative liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. The model includes subjective input assumptions that can materially affect the fair value estimates. The expected volatility is estimated based on the most recent historical period of time equal to the weighted average life of the warrants or conversion options.

 

Conversion options are recorded as a discount to the host instrument and are amortized as interest expense over the life of the underlying instrument.

 

SEQUENCING POLICY

 

Under ASC 815-40-35, the Company has adopted a sequencing policy whereby, in the event that reclassification of contracts from equity to assets or liabilities is necessary pursuant to ASC 815 due to the Company’s inability to demonstrate it has sufficient authorized shares, shares will be allocated on the basis of the earliest issuance date of potentially dilutive instruments, with the earliest grants receiving the first allocation of shares.

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

(UNAUDITED)

 

3. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES – CONTINUED

 

FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

 

The Company measures the fair value of financial assets and liabilities based on the guidance of ASC 820 “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures” (“ASC 820”) which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements.

 

ASC 820 defines fair value as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. ASC 820 also establishes a fair value hierarchy, which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. ASC 820 describes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:

 

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities

 

Level 2 — quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets or inputs that are observable

 

Level 3 — inputs that are unobservable (for example, cash flow modeling inputs based on assumptions)

 

The carrying amounts of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities, such as cash, accounts receivable, prepaid expenses, accounts payable and accrued expenses approximate fair values due to the short-term nature of these instruments. The carrying amount of the Company’s notes payable approximates fair value because the effective yields on these obligations, which include contractual interest rates, taken together with other features such as concurrent issuance of warrants, are comparable to rates of returns for instruments of similar credit risk.

 

REVENUE RECOGNITION

 

The Company recognizes revenue when it is realized or realizable and earned. The Company considers revenue realized or realizable and earned when all of the following criteria are met: (i) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, (ii) the services have been rendered to the customer, (iii) the sales price is fixed or determinable, and (iv) collectability is reasonably assured. Accordingly, when a customer completes use of a charging station, the service can be deemed rendered and revenue may be recognized based on the time duration of the session or kilowatt hours drawn during the session. Sales of EV stations are recognized upon shipment to the customer, free on board shipping point, or the point of customer acceptance.

 

Governmental grants and rebates pertaining to revenues and periodic expenses are recognized as income when the related revenue and/or periodic expense are recorded. Government grants and rebates related to EV charging stations and their installation are deferred and amortized in a manner consistent with the related depreciation expense of the related asset over their useful lives.

 

For arrangements with multiple elements, which is comprised of (1) a charging unit, (2) installation of the charging unit, (3) maintenance and (4) network fees, revenue is recognized dependent upon whether vendor specific objective evidence (“VSOE”) of fair value exists for separating each of the elements. We determined that VSOE exists for both the delivered and undelivered elements of our multiple-element arrangements. We limit our assessment of fair value to either (a) the price charged when the same element is sold separately or (b) the price established by management having the relevant authority.

 

RECLASSIFICATIONS

 

Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified for comparative purposes to conform to the fiscal 2015 presentation. These reclassifications have no impact on the previously reported net loss.

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

(UNAUDITED)

 

3. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES – CONTINUED

 

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

 

The Company measures the cost of services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments based on the fair value of the award. For employees, the fair value of the award is measured on the grant date, and for non-employees, the fair value of the award is measured on the measurement date and re-measured on vesting dates and interim financial reporting dates until the service period is complete. The fair value amount is then recognized over the period during which services are required to be provided in exchange for the award, usually the vesting period. Awards granted to non-employee directors for their service as a director are treated on the same basis as awards granted to employees. The Company computes the fair value of equity-classified warrants and options granted using the Black-Scholes option pricing model.

 

NET LOSS PER COMMON SHARE

 

Basic net loss per common share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of vested common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net loss per common share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number vested of common shares, plus the net impact of common shares (computed using the treasury stock method), if dilutive, resulting from the exercise of outstanding stock options and warrants, plus the conversion of preferred stock.

 

The following common stock equivalents are excluded from the calculation of weighted average dilutive common shares because their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive:

 

   June 30, 
   2015   2014 
Preferred stock   41,242,027    25,000,000 
Warrants   58,142,745    36,936,137 
Options   7,666,333    5,006,665 
Convertible note   99,524    - 
Total potentially dilutive shares   107,150,629    66,942,802 

 

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

Liabilities for loss contingencies arising from claims, assessments, litigation, fines and penalties and other sources are recorded when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of the assessment can be reasonably estimated. See Note 5 – Accrued Expenses, Note 11 – Commitments and Contingencies and Note 12 – Subsequent Events – Litigation and Disputes.

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

(UNAUDITED)

 

4. ASSETS AND LIABILITIES TRANSFERRED TO TRUST MORTGAGE – 350 GREEN

 

On April 17, 2014, the Company’s Board of Directors executed a resolution to form a trust mortgage relating to 350 Green. On May 29, 2014, the Company and EVSE Management LLC (“EVSE”) entered into a Management Services Agreement and on June 27, 2014, EVSE purchased certain assets from 350 Green. On September 8, 2014, the Company entered into an agreement among the trustee of 350 Green, an attorney, 350 Green and the Company whereby the Company would pay the legal fees incurred in connection with an action brought by 350 Green against JNS Power and Control Systems, Inc. (“JNS”). On September 30, 2014, the Company (“Assignor”) entered into an Assignment Agreement with Green 350 Trust Mortgage LLC (“Assignee”), an entity formed by the trustee for the sole purpose to entering into this transaction, under which Assignor, the sole member of 350 Green, irrevocably assigned, sold and transferred 100% of the limited liability company membership interests in 350 Green to Assignee and Assignee accepted such transfer in consideration of receipt of $100 as of September 30, 2014.

 

The Company determined that it is the primary beneficiary of 350 Green due to the subordinated financing arrangements as well as the Company being the primary beneficiary in the outcome of the action against JNS as of June 30, 2015 and, as such, 350 Green’s assets and liabilities and results of operations are included in the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements. Through April 16, 2014, 350 Green was a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company and was consolidated. Beginning on April 17, 2014 and through June 30, 2015, 350 Green was a VIE, without recourse to the Company.

 

The following amounts pertaining to 350 Green are included in the condensed consolidated statement of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015:

 

   For The Three   For The Six 
   Months Ended   Months Ended 
   June 30, 2015   June 30, 2015 
   (unaudited)   (unaudited) 
         
Revenues  $-   $- 
           
Cost of Revenues   -    - 
           
Gross Profit   -    - 
           
Operating Expenses:          
General and administrative expenses   -    - 
Total Operating Expenses   -    - 
           
Income (Loss) From Operations   -    - 
           
Other Income:          
Interest income   3,042    6,052 
Gain on settlement of accrued expenses   10,215    60,942 
           
Total Other Income   13,257    66,994 
           
Net Income  $13,257   $66,994 

 

The following represents the change in the balance of the non-controlling interest:

 

Balance - December 31, 2014  $(4,400,730)
      
Net income of 350 Green for the six months ended June 30, 2015   66,994 
      
Balance - June 30, 2015  $(4,333,736)

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

(UNAUDITED)

 

4. ASSETS AND LIABILITIES TRANSFERRED TO TRUST MORTGAGE – 350 GREEN – CONTINUED

 

Accrued expenses pertaining to 350 Green consisted of the following:

 

   June 30, 2015   December 31, 2014 
   (unaudited)     
Accrued taxes  $120,132   $113,531 
Accrued host fees   -    51,064 
Accrued fees   148,030    158,021 
Total  $268,162   $322,616 

 

5. ACCRUED EXPENSES

 

SUMMARY

 

Accrued expenses consist of the following:

 

       
   June 30, 2015   December 31, 2014 
   (unaudited)     
Registration rights penalty  $500,000   $2,569,788 
Obligation to U.S. Department of Energy   -    1,833,896 
Accrued consulting fees   754,125    936,862 
Due to Creditors Committee of the Ecotality Estate   -    1,035,965 
Accrued host fees   777,173    680,080 
Accrued fees   721,076    883,707 
Accrued wages   266,199    322,651 
Warranty payable   390,662    196,402 
Accrued taxes payable   154,798    146,577 
Warrants payable   -    63,533 
Accrued issuable equity   368,090    - 
Accrued interest expense   46,692    42,202 
Dividend payable   -    20,800 
Deferred rent   -    6,564 
Other accrued expenses   40,750    - 
   $4,019,565   $8,739,027 

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

(UNAUDITED)

 

5. ACCRUED EXPENSES – CONTINUED

 

REGISTRATION RIGHTS PENALTY

 

In connection with the sale of the Company’s common stock and warrants during the year ended December 31, 2013, the Company granted the purchasers and the placement agents registration rights on the common stock and warrants within 60 days of the date of the sale of the stock, as amended. The Stock Purchase Agreement (“SPA”) provided for a penalty provision of 1% of the gross proceeds for each month that the shares are not registered, not to exceed 10%. The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) notified the Company that it could not review its registration statement until such time as the Company furnished two years of audited financial statements of 350 Green and ECOtality as the acquisitions were deemed significant. The Company sought a waiver of the audit requirement but the SEC denied the granting of a waiver. On February 5, 2015, the holders of a majority of the shares affected by the registration rights penalty granted the Company the option to satisfy the accrued registration rights penalty and related interest as of December 23, 2014 totaling $1,724,823 in Series C Convertible Preferred Stock with a stated value of $100 per share, in lieu of cash. The Company elected this option which required the Company to pay a 20% premium causing the liability to increase to $1,850,188, exclusive of interest of $219,600. On February 10, 2015, the Company issued 20,414 shares of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock and on March 31, 2015, the Company issued the remaining 283 shares of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock, such that there was no liability as of June 30, 2015.

 

In connection with the sale of the Company’s Series C Convertible Preferred Stock during the year ended December 31, 2014, the Company granted the purchasers registration rights. As of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the Company was not in a position to furnish two years of audited financial statements of 350 Green and ECOtality to the SEC, therefore the SEC is unable to review any registration statement, if submitted. As a result, the Company accrued $500,000 of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock registration rights penalties, which represents 10% of the final Series C Convertible Preferred Stock issuance dollar amount.

 

OBLIGATION TO U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

 

In 2014, the U.S. Department of Energy (“DOE”) notified the Company that it continues to have a property interest in the 107 installed DCFCs if the fair market value of each DCFC had a market value in excess of $5,000 on October 16, 2013, the date of the Blink purchase agreement approved by the bankruptcy court. The DOE requested documentation describing the data, assumption and methodologies that the Company used to determine the value as of the closing date. The Company provided the DOE with additional documentation and calculations supporting its belief that each DCFC acquired as of the closing date of the Blink purchase agreement approved by the bankruptcy court had a fair market value of less than $5,000. On May 5, 2015, the DOE notified the Company that it agreed with the Company’s analysis and had determined that the DOE’s interest in the DCFCs was extinguished. As a result, the Company reversed the accrued liability in the second quarter of 2015 commensurate with the date of the DOE notification.

 

DUE TO CREDITORS COMMITTEE OF THE ECOTALITY ESTATE

 

On April 10, 2015, the consideration associated with the strategic transaction to acquire a 50% interest in the Reorganized Electric Transportation Engineering Corporation of America (“ECOtality”) was amended to an aggregate of $1,200,000, consisting of an initial payment of $375,000 (including $280,965 to be paid on behalf of the estate directly to their professional service providers and $94,035 representing forbearance of a Blink network receivable from the estate) and the issuance of 8,250 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock. As of December 31, 2014, the Company had paid $70,000 and forborne the $94,035 receivable, such that the liability was $1,035,965. During the six months ended June 30, 2015, the Company paid $210,965 and issued the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, such that there was no liability as of June 30, 2015. See Note 9 – Stockholders’ Deficiency – Preferred Stock – Series B Convertible Preferred Stock for additional details.

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

(UNAUDITED)

 

5. ACCRUED EXPENSES – CONTINUED

 

WARRANTS PAYABLE

 

In conjunction with the Beam acquisition, the agreement provided for anti-dilution protection to former members of Beam until such time as a former member sells or disposes of all of his CCGI common stock. As specified in the agreement, if the Company issues securities below $1.58 (a “Triggering Event”), the Company is required to issue a one-year warrant to each former member to purchase an additional number of Company common shares at the Triggering Event price. The Company has accrued for warrants payable based on the Triggering Events that have occurred through June 30, 2015, as discussed in Note 8 – Stockholders’ Deficiency. During the six months ended June 30, 2015, the Company issued one-year warrants to purchase an aggregate of 271,521 shares of common stock at an estimated fair value of $14,437 to the former Beam members. The warrants had exercise prices ranging from $0.32 to $1.05 per share.

 

6. ACCRUED PUBLIC INFORMATION FEE

 

In accordance with the SPA of October 11, 2013 and December 9, 2013, the Company was required to be compliant with Rule 144(c)(1) of the SEC, as defined, so as to enable investors to sell their holdings of Company shares in accordance with the SPA. In the event of the Company’s noncompliance with Rule 144(c)(1) at any time after the six (6) month anniversary of the offering, the investors are entitled to receive a cash fee of 1% of the aggregate subscription amount of the purchaser’s securities, plus an additional 1% for every pro rata 30 day period that the Company is not in compliance. During 2015, the Company was late with several SEC filings resulting in its non-compliance with Rule 144(c)(1). As of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the Company had accrued $2,464,667 and $711,517, respectively, associated with the obligation.

 

7. NOTES PAYABLE

 

CONVERTIBLE NOTE

 

On February 20, 2015, the Company renegotiated the terms of the $200,000 secured convertible note such that the due date was extended to March 31, 2015. In connection with the extension, the Company issued the investor an immediately vested five-year warrant to purchase 400,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $1.00 per share. The warrant had an issuance date fair value of $23,641, which was recognized as amortization of debt discount during the six months ended June 30, 2015.

 

On May 1, 2015, the Company further renegotiated the terms of the convertible note such that: (i) the unpaid balance would accrue interest at the rate of 2% per month effective April 1, 2015 and (ii) the maturity date was extended to June 1, 2015. In connection with the extension, the Company: (i) issued the lender an immediately vested five-year warrant to purchase 50,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at $1.00 per share with an issuance date fair value of $13,516 and (ii) extended the expiration dates of warrants issued in October 2012 to purchase 150,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $1.00 per share to the lender and its affiliates from October 2015 to October 2017 and recorded incremental compensation cost of $12,954.

 

Amortization of debt discount for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015 was $0 and $41,998, respectively, related to convertible notes payable.

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2015, the Company made aggregate principal repayments of $100,000 associated with its convertible note payable.

 

See Note 12 – Subsequent Events – Convertible Note Payable for additional details.

 

NON-CONVERTIBLE NOTES

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2015, the Company made aggregate principal repayments of $71,585 associated with non-convertible notes payable.

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

(UNAUDITED)

 

7. NOTES PAYABLE – CONTINUED

 

INTEREST EXPENSE

 

Interest expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015 was $11,960 and $21,019, respectively, and $11,537 and $45,868 during the three and six months ended June 30, 2014, respectively.

 

8. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT

 

Assumptions utilized in the valuation of Level 3 liabilities are described as follows:

 

   For the Three Months Ended   For the Six Months Ended 
   June 30,   June 30, 
   2015   2014   2015   2014 
                 
Risk-free interest rate   0.22% - 1.01%    1.62%   0.02% - 1.30%    0.90% - 1.62% 
Expected term (years)   1.00 - 4.66    4.84 - 5.00    1.00 - 5.05    4.53 - 5.00 
Expected volatility   89% - 95%    88%   84% - 95%    88% - 89% 
Expected dividend yield   0.00%   0.00%   0.00%   0.00%

 

The following table sets forth a summary of the changes in the fair value of Level 3 warrant liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis:

 

Derivative Liabilities     
Beginning balance as of January 1, 2015  $3,635,294 
Issuance of warrants   310,245 
Change in classification   281,403 
Change in fair value of derivative liability   (836,070)
Ending balance as of June 30, 2015  $3,390,872 

 

Warrants Payable     
Beginning balance as of January 1, 2015  $63,533 
Provision for new warrant issuances   4,325 
Change in fair value of warrants payable   (57,162)
Issuance of warrants   (10,696)
Ending balance as of June 30, 2015  $- 

 

Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring or nonrecurring basis are as follows:

 

   June 30, 2015 
   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Liabilities:                
Derivative liabilities  $-   $-   $3,390,872   $3,390,872 
Total liabilities  $-   $-   $3,390,872   $3,390,872 

 

   December 31, 2014 
   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Liabilities:                
Derivative liabilities  $-   $-   $3,635,294   $3,635,294 
Warrants payable   -    -    63,533    63,533 
Total liabilities  $-   $-   $3,698,827   $3,698,827 

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

(UNAUDITED)

 

9. STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIENCY

 

PREFERRED STOCK

 

SERIES A CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK

 

See Note 11 – Commitments and Contingencies – Employment Agreement for details associated with the issuance of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock.

 

The Series A Convertible Preferred Stock shall have no liquidation preference so long as the Series C Convertible Preferred Stock shall be outstanding.

 

SERIES B CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK

 

On April 21, 2015, the Company designated 10,000 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock with a par value of $0.001 and a stated value of $100 per share. The Series B Convertible Preferred Stock has no voting rights except under limited conditions. The holders of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock and the holders of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock, shall proportionately be entitled to receive out of the assets, whether capital or surplus, of the Company an amount in cash equal to the stated value for each respective share of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock or Series C Convertible Preferred Stock before any payments or distributions are made to holders of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock or holders of common stock. As of June 30, 2015, the liquidation preference for the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock was equal to $825,000. The holder of the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock is entitled to redeem: (i) 2,750 shares on December 31, 2016; (ii) 2,750 shares on December 31, 2017; and (iii) 2,750 shares on December 31, 2018. However, the Company may choose not to honor the redemption request, in which case the holder becomes entitled to immediately, or anytime thereafter, convert the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock into common stock by dividing the aggregate stated value by the conversion price. The conversion price is equal to the average closing price of the prior 30 trading days as of the date of the request to convert. The Company may, at any time, elect to redeem all or part of the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock at the stated value.

 

During the six months ended June 30 2015, the Company issued 8,250 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock to the Creditors of ECOtality as partial consideration for the strategic transaction to acquire a 50% interest in ECOtality. In addition, the parties entered into a tax sharing agreement which stipulates that any benefit that CCGI realizes from the use of the ECOtality net operating loss carryforwards (“NOLs”), up to $925,000, must be paid to the ECOtality estate and such payments would result in the cancellation of a commensurate stated value amount of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock. After reviewing the terms of the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock and the embedded conversion option (“ECO”), the Company determined the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock is classified as temporary equity and the ECO is not bifurcated, is not accounted for as a derivative and is not a beneficial conversion feature. The temporary equity classification of the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock is in accordance with ASC 480-10-s99 - Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity – Overall – SEC Materials and Accounting Series Release (“ASR”) 268 – Presentation in Financial Statements of “Redeemable Preferred Stock”, as the Company does not control settlement by delivery of its own common shares because there is no cap on the number of common shares that could potentially be issuable upon redemption and therefore cash settlement is presumed.

 

See Note 5 – Accrued Expenses – Due to Creditors Committee of the ECOtality Estate for additional details.

 

SERIES C CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK

 

See Note 5 – Accrued Expenses – Registration Rights Penalty and Note 11 – Commitments and Contingencies – Employment Agreement for details associated with the issuance of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock.

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2015, the Company issued 208 shares of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock in satisfaction of the $20,800 dividend for the period from December 23, 2014 through December 31, 2014 and 4,144 shares of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock in satisfaction of the $414,400 dividend for the six months ended June 30, 2015.

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2015, the Company did not meet certain defined milestones by their targeted completion dates, as stipulated under the Series C Convertible Preferred Stock Securities Purchase Agreement dated December 23, 2014. Notwithstanding, the Purchasers released an aggregate of $3,000,000 to the Company during the six months ended June 30, 2015 associated with the 2014 sale of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock.

 

Pursuant to an election of one of the Purchasers, $1,000,000 was returned to the Purchaser in July 2015 from escrow and was not provided to the Company, such that the Company received an aggregate of $5,000,000 pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, as compared to the $6,000,000 originally contemplated.

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

(UNAUDITED)

 

9. STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIENCY – CONTINUED

 

PREFERRED STOCK - CONTINUED

 

SERIES C CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK - CONTINUED

 

In the event of a liquidation, the Series C Convertible Preferred Stock is also entitled to a liquidation preference equal to the stated value plus any accrued and unpaid dividends, which, as of June 30, 2015, was equal to $8,604,900.

 

NON-CONTROLLING INTERESTS

 

350 Green is not owned by the Company but is deemed to be a VIE, therefore the entirety of its results of operations are consolidated in the Company’s financial statements. See Note 4 – Assets and Liabilities Transferred to Trust Mortgage – 350 Green for additional details.

 

Car Charging China was incorporated in the State of Delaware on June 24, 2010. Prior to 2015, Car Charging China had insignificant operations. On January 20, 2015, a three month agreement was entered into between CCGI, Car Charging China and a consultant whereby Car Charging China agreed to deliver to the consultant on a monthly basis $13,500 in cash and $10,000 in common stock of Car Charging China. As of June 30, 2015, Car Charging China had transferred 0.8% of its common stock (deemed to have de minimis value) to the consultant.

 

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

 

The Company recognized stock-based compensation expense related to preferred stock, common stock, stock options and warrants for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015 of $1,102,606 and $2,862,840, respectively, and expense of $0 and $2,465,435 during the three and six months ended June 30, 2014, respectively. As of June 30, 2015, there was $1,621,581 of unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to stock options that will be recognized over the weighted average remaining vesting period of 1.27 years.

 

STOCK OPTIONS

 

See Note 11 – Commitments and Contingencies – Employment Agreement for details associated with the modification of certain stock options.

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2015, the Company issued five-year options to purchase 65,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at exercise prices ranging from $0.33 to $0.42 per share to members of the Board of Directors as compensation for attending Board meetings during this time. The options are fully vested and had an aggregate fair value of $15,269, which was expensed immediately.

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2015, the Company issued five-year options to purchase 25,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at exercise prices ranging from $0.35 to $0.39 per share to a member of the Board of Directors as compensation for attending meetings of the newly formed OPFIN Committee. The options vest in one year and had a grant date fair value of $5,079, which will be recognized over the one year service period.

 

In applying the Black-Scholes option pricing model to stock options granted, the Company used the following assumptions:

 

   For the Three Months Ended   For the Six Months Ended 
   June 30,   June 30, 
   2015   2014   2015   2014 
                 
Risk free interest rate   0.63% - 1.00%    0.97% - 1.56%    0.63% - 1.21%    0.97% - 1.56% 
Expected term (years)    2.50 - 3.00      3.50 - 5.00      2.50 - 3.50     3.50 - 5.00 
Expected volatility   87% - 91%    130% - 141%    87% - 101%    130% - 141% 
Expected dividends   0.00%   0.00%   0.00%   0.00%

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

(UNAUDITED)

 

9. STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIENCY – CONTINUED

 

STOCK OPTIONS – CONTINUED

 

A summary of the option activity during the six months ended June 30, 2015 is presented below:

 

           Weighted     
       Weighted   Average     
       Average   Remaining   Aggregate 
   Number of   Exercise   Life   Intrinsic 
   Shares   Price   In Years   Value 
                 
Outstanding, December 31, 2014   7,690,665   $1.24           
Granted   90,000    0.37           
Exercised   -    -           
Cancelled/forfeited/expired   (114,332)   1.00           
Outstanding, June 30, 2015   7,666,333   $1.23    3.1   $400 
                     
Exercisable, June 30, 2015   5,080,333   $1.23    3.0   $400 

 

The following table presents information related to stock options at June 30, 2015:

 

   Options Outstanding   Options Exercisable 
   Weighted       Weighted     
Range of  Average   Outstanding   Average   Exercisable 
Exercise  Exercise   Number of   Remaining Life   Number of 
Price  Price   Options   In Years   Options 
                 
 $0.33 - $0.54  $0.49    620,000    3.9    620,000 
 $0.55 - $1.00   1.00    1,874,668    3.9    628,668 
 $1.01 - $1.45   1.17    1,406,665    2.9    1,266,665 
 $1.46 - $1.56   1.46    3,015,000    2.5    2,065,000 
 $1.57 - $1.72   1.61    750,000    2.5    500,000 
         7,666,333    3.0    5,080,333 

 

STOCK WARRANTS

 

The Securities Purchase Agreements associated with the October 2013 and December 2013 issuances of common stock and common stock purchase warrants (the “SPA’s”) contain various covenants that restrict the Company, among other things, from effectuating any issuances of common stock or common stock equivalents containing variable settlement provisions, other than exempt issuances, as defined. Despite certain ambiguous covenant language, the Company believes that exempt issuances could include, but are not necessarily limited to, common stock or common stock equivalents containing variable settlement provisions that are issued in share based payment arrangements or to effectuate strategic transactions such as mergers and acquisitions. This restriction remains in effect until such time as no purchaser in either of these separate transactions holds any of the warrants. Each of the SPA’s provide for injunctive relief or the right to collect damages. The Company has classified the warrants issued in these transactions as liability instruments stated at fair value. The Company believes that the Series B Preferred shares issued to complete the acquisition of 50% of the interests of the Ecotality Estate in April 2015, constitute an exempt issuance, as intended under the agreements as such shares (i) were issued to effectuate the strategic acquisition of Ecotality, and (ii) permit the Company, in its sole control, to settle these shares for cash at stated optional redemption dates, as opposed to a variable number of shares. However, there can be no assurance that the warrant holders (a) agree with the Company’s interpretation of the SPAs; and (b) won’t pursue any of the potential remedies that may be available to them.

 

See Note 7 – Notes Payable for details associated with the issuance of warrants. See Note 5 – Accrued Expenses – Warrants Payable and Note 8 – Fair Value Measurement for details associated with the issuances of warrants to the former members of Beam.

 

On February 25, 2015, the Company entered into an agreement with certain investors in the October 2013 financing whereby the investors were issued warrants to purchase 3,336,734 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.70 per share which vested immediately, expire five years from the date of issuance and contain weighted average anti-dilution and fundamental transaction provisions, as defined. These additional warrants represent the warrants the investors would have received as a result of the December 23, 2014 financing had they not previously surrendered their anti-dilution protection during 2014. The warrants, which were classified as derivative liabilities, had an aggregate fair value of $275,908, which was recognized immediately. Additionally, as a result of the December 23, 2014 financing, the exercise price of warrants to purchase an aggregate of 19,599,999 shares of common stock issued to the October 2013 and December 2013 investors was reduced to $0.70 per share. As the warrants are classified as derivative liabilities, the impact of the modification was included within change in fair value of warrant liabilities on the condensed consolidated statement of operations during the six months ended June 30, 2015.

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

(UNAUDITED)

 

9. STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIENCY – CONTINUED

 

STOCK WARRANTS – CONTINUED

 

The assumptions used in connection with the valuation of warrants were as follows:

 

 

   For the Three Months Ended   For the Six Months Ended 
   June 30,   June 30, 
   2015   2014   2015   2014 
                 
Risk free interest rate   0.11% - 1.01%    1.62%   0.02% - 1.30%    0.90% - 1.62% 
Contractual term (years)   0.45 - 4.66    4.84 - 5.00    0.45 - 5.05    4.53 - 5.00 
Expected volatility   87% - 102%    88%   84% - 102%    88% - 89% 
Expected dividends   0.00%   0.00%   0.00%   0.00%

 

A summary of the warrant activity during the six months ended June 30, 2015 is presented below:

 

           Weighted     
       Weighted   Average     
       Average   Remaining   Aggregate 
   Number of   Exercise   Life   Intrinsic 
   Shares   Price   In Years   Value 
                 
Outstanding, December 31, 2014   54,088,323   $1.28           
Issued   4,058,255    0.74           
Exercised   -    -           
Cancelled/forfeited/expired   (3,833)   30.00           
Outstanding, June 30, 2015   58,142,745   $1.09    3.0   $8 
                     
Exercisable, June 30, 2015   58,142,745   $1.09    3.0   $8 

 

The following table presents information related to warrants at June 30, 2015:

 

   Warrants Outstanding   Warrants Exercisable 
   Weighted       Weighted     
Range of  Average   Outstanding   Average   Exercisable 
Exercise  Exercise   Number of   Remaining Life   Number of 
Price  Price   Warrants   In Years   Warrants 
                 
 $0.33 - $0.97  $0.72    34,688,951    3.7    34,688,951 
 $0.98 - $1.01   1.00    3,479,822    3.6    3,479,822 
 $1.02 - $1.28   1.05    4,569,882    2.0    4,569,882 
 $1.29 - $2.25   1.90    15,354,090    1.6    15,354,090 
 $2.26 - $30.00   20.00    50,000    0.5    50,000 
         58,142,745    3.0    58,142,745 

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

(UNAUDITED)

 

9. STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIENCY – CONTINUED

 

COMMON STOCK

 

See Note 11 – Commitments and Contingencies – Employment Agreement for details associated with the issuance of common stock.

 

On February 3, 2015, the Company issued 50,000 fully vested shares of the Company’s common stock to a consultant to advise the Company about corporate governance matters. The consulting services expense valued at $50,000 was accrued for as of December 31, 2014.

 

On April 1, 2015, the Company issued 51,586 fully vested shares of its common stock to its then Chief Financial Officer as compensation for the period from November 2014 through April 2015 valued at $21,600, of which $7,200 were accrued for as of December 31, 2014.

 

On April 10, 2015, the Company issued 432,892 fully vested shares of its common stock to a consulting firm for services rendered by a financial consultant for the period of December 2014 through March 2015 valued at $170,101, of which $16,739 was accrued for as of December 31, 2014.

 

On April 24, 2015, as part of a litigation settlement, two former members of Beam were issued an aggregate of 100,000 fully vested shares of the Company’s common stock valued at $0.35 per share.

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2015, the Company offered the remaining seven former Beam members shares of the Company’s common stock as consideration for surrendering their anti-dilution benefit contained in the original Beam acquisition agreement. As a result, two members accepted the Company’s offer and the Company issued an aggregate of 2,375 fully vested shares of the Company’s common stock valued at $760.

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2015, the Company issued 147,000 fully vested shares of the Company’s common stock to members of the Board of Directors as compensation for attending Board meetings. The shares had a grant date fair value of $56,999 based on the trading price of the Company’s common stock on the dates of the respective meetings.

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2015, the Company issued an aggregate of 41,958 of fully vested shares of the Company’s common stock at the respective closing market price on the date of the respective meetings to a member of the Board of Directors for attendance of meetings of the newly formed OPFIN Committee. The shares had an aggregate grant date fair value of $15,000 which was recognized immediately.

 

10. RELATED PARTIES

 

The Company paid commissions to a company owned by its former CEO totaling $8,500 and $26,250 during the three and six months ended June 30, 2015, respectively, and $10,500 and $22,250 during the three and six months ended June 30, 2014, respectively, for business development services relating to the installations of EV charging stations in accordance with the support services contract. These amounts are recorded as compensation in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

 

The Company incurred accounting and tax service fees totaling $17,736 and $24,918 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015, respectively, and $361 and $1,789 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014, respectively, provided by a company that is partially owned by the Company’s former Chief Financial Officer. This expense was recorded as general and administrative expense in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

 

The Company is licensing certain technology under terms of a patent licensing agreement with an entity (licensor) that is majority owned by the former CEO. The Company has agreed to pay royalties to the licensor equal to 10% of the gross profits received by the Company from bona fide commercial sales and/or uses of the licensed products and processes. As of June 30, 2015, the Company has not paid nor incurred any royalty fees related to this agreement. See Note 12 – Subsequent Events – Patent License Agreement.

 

11. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

OPERATING LEASES

 

Total rent expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015 was $113,297 and $229,244, respectively, and $120,281 and $223,588 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014, respectively.

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

(UNAUDITED)

 

11. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES – CONTINUED

 

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

 

On March 24, 2015, the Company entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Ira Feintuch to serve as the Company’s Chief Operating Officer for an initial three year term renewable annually unless written notice is provided 60 days prior to the renewal term. In consideration thereof, Mr. Feintuch is to receive an annual salary of $250,000 and shall participate in all benefit programs of the Company. In addition, Mr. Feintuch will receive 1,000,000 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, 1,500 shares of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock and 1,500,000 shares of common stock. The stock awards are payable 50% upon the signing of the employment agreement and 50% upon the one year anniversary of the employment agreement. The total fair value of the stock awards was $1,750,000, of which $875,000 was recognized immediately upon issuance and the remaining $875,000 will be recognized over the one year service period. The Company estimated the fair value of the common stock and Series C Convertible Preferred Stock based on observed prices of sales and/or exchanges of identical securities within the last six months. The Company estimated the fair value of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock based on observed prices of sales and/or exchanges of similar securities within the last six months. As of June 30, 2015, there was approximately $234,000 of accrued issuable equity related to the stock awards. See Note 5 - Accrued Expenses. In addition, options to purchase an aggregate of 1,495,665 shares of common stock held by Mr. Feintuch with exercise prices ranging from $1.00 to $1.46 per share had their expiration dates extended to March 24, 2018, such that the value of modified options on the modification date was an aggregate of $192,147, which was $47,536 higher than the value of the original options on the modification date. As a result, the Company recorded option modification expense of $47,536 during the six months ended June 30, 2015.

 

BUSINESS AGREEMENTS

 

On April 2, 2015, Nissan North America (“Nissan”) notified the Company of the termination of the joint marketing agreement with the Company as a result of the Company’s material default of the agreement in 2015. As a result, Nissan notified the Company of its intent to repossess the 31 uninstalled fast chargers currently held at a third party facility that had a carrying amount of $462,552 and was included within other assets and deferred revenue on the condensed consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014. The parties reached an agreement on July 23, 2015 that Nissan would take possession of 28 uninstalled fast chargers held at the third party facility, at which time the amounts included within other assets and deferred revenue will be written off.

 

On May 19, 2015, the Company entered into an agreement to purchase 15,000 chargers over three years pending: (i) the submission of a purchase order for 15,000 chargers to be delivered in a mutually agreed product delivery forecast, (ii) the payment of an initiation fee, as defined, (iii) sign off on a mutually agreed product schedule and (iv) a three year delivery forecast. The value of the chargers in the aggregate is in the range of $10.3 million to $16.5 million depending on model and ordering quantity of respective model. On June 26, 2015, the Company paid the initiation fee of $83,000 in full.

 

LITIGATION AND DISPUTES

 

From time to time, the Company is a defendant or plaintiff in various legal actions that arise in the normal course of business.

 

350 GREEN, LLC

 

There have been five lawsuits filed against 350 Green by creditors of 350 Green regarding unpaid claims. These lawsuits relate solely to alleged pre-acquisition unpaid debts of 350 Green. Also, there are other unpaid creditors, aside from those noted above, that claim to be owed certain amounts for pre-acquisition work done on behalf of 350 Green solely, that potentially could file lawsuits at some point in the future.

 

On August 7, 2014, 350 Green received a copy of a complaint filed by Sheetz, a former vendor of 350 Green alleging breach of contract and unjust enrichment of $112,500. The complaint names 350 Green, 350 Holdings LLC and CCGI in separate breach of contract counts and names all three entities together in an unjust enrichment claim. CCGI and 350 Holdings will seek to be dismissed from the litigation, because, as the complaint is currently plead, there is no legal basis to hold CCGI or 350 Green liable for a contract to which they are not parties. The parties held a mediation conference on May 15, 2015, but no settlement was reached. The parties continue to negotiate a settlement.

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

(UNAUDITED)

 

12. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

PATENT LICENSE AGREEMENT

 

On March 11, 2016, the Company (the “Licensee”), the Executive Chairman of the Board and Balance Holdings, LLC (an entity controlled by the Executive Chairman) (collectively, the “Licensor”) entered into an agreement related to a patent license agreement, dated March 29, 2012. The parties acknowledge that the Licensee has paid a total of $8,525 in registration and legal fees for the U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61529016 (the “Patent Application”) to date. Effective March 11, 2016, the patent license agreement, solely with respect to the Patent Application and the parties’ rights and obligations thereto, was terminated. The Executive Chairman of the Board agreed to be solely responsible for all future costs and fees associated with the prosecution of the patent application. In the event the Patent Application is successful, the Executive Chairman of the Board shall grant a credit to the Licensee in the amount of $8,525 to be applied against any outstanding amount(s) owed to him. If the Licensee does not have any outstanding payment obligations to the Executive Chairman of the Board at the time the Patent Application is approved, the Executive Chairman of the Board shall remit the $8,525 to the Licensee within twenty (20) days of the approval. The parties agreed to a mutual release of any claims associated with the patent license agreement.

 

SERIES C CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK

 

Subsequent to June 30, 2015, the Company issued shares of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock representing the following:

 

   Series C 
   Convertible 
   Preferred Stock 
     
Dividends for the following periods:     
Quarter ended September 30, 2015   2,434 
Quarter ended December 31, 2015   2,923 
Quarter ended March 31, 2016   3,184 
Securities Purchase Agreement dated July 24, 2015   9,223 
Securities Purchase Agreement dated October 14, 2015   18,333 
Securities Purchase Agreement dated March 11, 2016   10,834 
Satisfaction of accrued liabilities   5,494 
Total   52,425 

 

On July 24, 2015, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”) with Eventide Gilead Fund (the “Purchaser”) for proceeds of an aggregate of $830,000. Pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Company issued the following to the Purchaser: (i) 9,223 shares of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock with a stated value of $100 per share, and (ii) five-year warrants to purchase an aggregate of 1,318,889 shares of common stock for an exercise price of $1.00 per share.

 

On October 14, 2015, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”) with Eventide Gilead Fund (the “Purchaser”) for proceeds of an aggregate of $1,100,000. Pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Company issued the following to the Purchaser: (i) 18,333 shares of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock with a stated value of $100 per share, and (ii) five-year warrants to purchase an aggregate of 2,618,997 shares of common stock for an exercise price of $1.00 per share.

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

(UNAUDITED)

 

12. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS – CONTINUED

 

SERIES C CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK – CONTINUED

 

On March 11, 2016, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with Eventide Gilead Fund (the “Purchaser”) for proceeds of an aggregate of $2,900,040 (“Subscription Amount”), of which, $650,040 was paid to the Company at closing and the remaining $2,250,000 (“Milestone Amounts”) is payable to the Company upon the completion of certain milestones (“Milestones”), as specified in the agreement. Pursuant to the agreement, the Company will issue the following to the Purchaser: (i) 48,334 shares of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock with a stated value of $100 per share (of which, 10,834 shares of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock were issued to the Purchaser at closing), and (ii) five-year warrants to purchase an aggregate of 6,904,857 shares of common stock for an exercise price of $1.00 per share (of which, a warrant to purchase 1,547,714 shares of common stock was issued to the Purchaser at closing). If, by June 24, 2016, the Company has not met sufficient Milestones for payment of the full Subscription Amount, then the Purchaser will have no further obligation to pay further Milestone Amounts and the Purchaser shall only be entitled to receive such additional securities that correspond to the portion of the Subscription Amount paid by Purchaser. If (i) the Company fails to achieve annual overall revenue growth of 20% measured year to year (e.g., Q3 2016 compared to Q3 2015) based on its most recent public filings; and (ii) the Company fails to achieve at least a 25% increase in the value of purchase orders received for Generation 2 Hardware (with a minimum average 40% gross margin) quarter over quarter on a quarterly basis (e.g., Q3 2016 compared to Q2 2016) based on its most recent two quarters of public filings; and (iii) the holders of the shares of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock request a redemption; and (iv) the Company chooses not to honor the redemption request; then, within 180 days from the Company’s receipt of notice from at least 60% of the holders of the shares of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock, the Company will use reasonable efforts to enter into an agreement to sell substantially all of its assets and use the proceeds to pay all creditors and shareholders according to their position and in accordance with applicable laws. In the event the Company does not complete the sale of substantially all of its assets within said 180 day period, Michael D. Farkas agrees to vote all shares of voting capital stock of the Company registered in his name or beneficially owned by him as of the date hereof in accordance with the instructions of at least 60% of the holders of the shares of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock on questions relating to the liquidation of the Company and any other questions, including without limitation, Board of Directors modifications, necessary to effect a Company liquidation. In the event of the Company’s noncompliance with Rule 144(c)(1) at any time after the six (6) month anniversary of the offering, the Purchaser is entitled to receive a cash fee equal to 1% of the aggregate subscription amount of the Purchaser’s securities, plus an additional 1% for every pro rata 30 day period that the Company is not in compliance. As defined in the agreement, from the date of closing until such time as the Purchaser holds any of the warrants, the Company is prohibited from entering into any variable rate transactions. For a period of one year, the Purchaser have the option to exchange all or a portion of the shares of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock purchased pursuant to agreement for any securities placed by the Company in a future equity financing transaction, based on a Series C Convertible Preferred Stock value equal to 125% of the purchase price for financing closed prior to April 30, 2016 and otherwise based on a Series C Convertible Preferred Stock value equal to $90 per share.

 

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

 

Subsequent to June 30, 2015, the Company issued one-year warrants to purchase an aggregate of 32,929 shares of the Company’s common stock to the former members of Beam at exercise prices ranging from $0.27 to $1.50 per share.

 

On July 22, 2015, the Company issued an aggregate of 37,500 fully vested shares of the Company’s common stock at $0.32 per share to members of the Board of Directors for attendance of Board meetings held during this time.

 

In September 2015, the Company issued five-year options to purchase an aggregate of 5,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise prices of $0.27 per share to members of the Board of Directors for attendance of Board meetings held during this time. The options vest immediately.

 

In October 2015, the Company issued a five-year option to purchase 5,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.17 per share to a member of the Board of Directors for attendance of meetings of the newly formed OPFIN Committee. The option vests immediately.

 

On November 11, 2015, the Company issued an aggregate of 30,299 fully vested shares of the Company’s common stock at the respective closing market price on the date of the respective meetings to a member of the Board of Directors for attendance of meetings of the newly formed OPFIN Committee.

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

(UNAUDITED)

 

12. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS – CONTINUED

 

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION – CONTINUED

 

Subsequent to June 30, 2015, the Company offered the remaining seven former Beam members’ shares of the Company’s common stock as consideration for surrendering their anti-dilution benefit contained in the original Beam acquisition agreement. As a result, one member accepted the Company’s offer and the Company issued 475 fully vested shares of the Company’s common stock valued at $138.

 

On November 13, 2015, the Company issued five-year options to purchase an aggregate of 1,527,617 shares of the Company’s common stock under the 2014 Plan at $0.63 per share to employees for services rendered. The shares vest as follows: 423,154 on the date of issuance, 368,154 on the first anniversary of the date of issuance, 368,154 on the second anniversary of the date of issuance 368,155 on the third anniversary of the date of issuance.

 

In December 2015, the Company issued an aggregate of 101,962 fully vested shares of the Company’s common stock at the closing market price on the date of the respective meeting and five-year options to purchase an aggregate of 20,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.19 per share to members of the Board of Directors for attendance of Board meetings held during this time. The options vest immediately.

 

In December 2015, the Company issued five-year options to purchase 15,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at exercise prices ranging from $0.18 to $0.19 per share to members of the Board of Directors for attendance of meetings of the newly formed OPFIN Committee.

 

In January 2016, the Company agreed to extend the maturity date of warrants to purchase an aggregate of 1,290,000 shares of common stock with an exercise price of $2.25 per share by eighteen (18) months in exchange for the warrant holders agreeing to the deletion of a fundamental transaction provision.

 

In March 2016, one of the former members of Beam returned 242,303 shares of the Company’s common stock to the Company in exchange for $45,000. The shares of common stock were cancelled by the Company in March 2016.

 

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS

 

On July 29, 2015 (the “Effective Date”), the Company entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Michael J. Calise to serve as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to which Mr. Calise will be compensated at the rate of $275,000 per annum. In addition, Mr. Calise will be entitled to receive (1) 3,584,400 four-year options with an exercise price of $0.70 per share, (2) 1,588,016 four-year options with an exercise price of $1.00 per share, (3) 26,422 four-year options with an exercise price of $1.50 per share, (4) 287,970 four-year options with an exercise price of $2.00 per share and (5) 1,500 four-year options with an exercise price of $3.00 per share. Each of the options shall vest and become exercisable at the rate of 25% of the total number of shares on the twelve (12) month anniversary of the Effective Date and 1/16 of the total number of shares each quarter thereafter on each quarterly anniversary of the Effective Date. In addition, Mr. Calise will receive a signing bonus consisting of (i) 220,588 shares of the Company’s common stock valued at $75,000 and (ii) a $25,000 cash payment. Within thirty (30) days of Mr. Calise’s acceptance of this position, Mr. Calise and the Board of the Directors will mutually set the Key Performance Indicators (“KPIs”) for Mr. Calise’s annual performance bonus. Mr. Calise will be initially eligible to receive an annual performance bonus in the amount of $100,000. Any entitled annual performance bonus shall be payable in January after the end of each year, and awarded for meeting the KPIs mutually set by Mr. Calise and the Board of Directors for the prior calendar year. Mr. Calise and the Board of Directors will meet at the beginning of each calendar year for set the KPIs and the annual bonus amount for that calendar year. Mr. Calise may receive an additional bonus in the form of cash and/or stock, at the discretion of the Board of Directors, or pursuant to one or more written plans adopted by the Board of Directors. Mr. Calise is entitled to paid time off of 20 days per annum. Upon termination by the Company other than for cause, death, disability, or if Mr. Calise resigns for good reason, Mr. Calise will be entitled to: (i) a lump sum payment equal to nine (9) months of salary, then in effect, (ii) a prorated annual performance bonus, (iii) reimbursement of COBRA premiums for a period of (12) months and (iv) (9) months of accelerated vesting with respect to Mr. Calise’s then-outstanding equity awards. In addition to the preceding termination benefits, if Mr. Calise is terminated three months or less prior to, or upon, or within twelve months following a change of control, Mr. Calise will be entitled to accelerated vesting of then-outstanding equity awards ranging from an additional three months up to 100% acceleration of vesting.

 

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CAR CHARGING GROUP, INC. & SUBSIDIARIES

 

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

(UNAUDITED)

 

12. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS – CONTINUED

 

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS – CONTINUED

 

Effective July 24, 2015, the Company amended its employment agreement with Mr. Michael D. Farkas, such that Mr. Farkas was appointed the Company’s Chief Visionary Officer and shall no longer serve as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Farkas will continue to serve as the Company’s Executive Chairman of the Board. The employment agreement had a four month term. The amended employment agreement specified the following: (i) in the event of a sale of the Company within one year of July 24, 2015, Mr. Farkas shall be entitled to receive an incentive payment equal to 1% of the gross sale price; (ii) in satisfaction of amounts previously owed to Mr. Farkas, the Company issued 4,444 shares of Series C Convertible Preferred stock valued at $400,000; and (iii) all outstanding options and warrants shall vest immediately.

 

CONVERTIBLE NOTE PAYABLE

 

On November 9, 2015, the Company further renegotiated the terms of a $200,000 convertible note such that: (i) the Company shall pay the lender $61,000 comprised of $50,000 of principal and interest of $11,000; (ii) interest payable on the note accrues interest at a rate of 1.5% per month effective April 1, 2015 and (iii) the maturity date was extended to February 29, 2016. In connection with the extension, the Company issued the lender an immediately vested five-year warrant to purchase 280,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at $1.00 per share. Through the date of filing, the Company has paid an aggregate of $170,008 to the lender, inclusive of accrued interest, such that a principal balance of $50,000 remains outstanding is currently past due.

 

LITIGATION AND DISPUTES

 

On July 28, 2015, a Notice of Arbitration was received stating ITT Cannon has a dispute with Blink for the manufacturing and purchase of 6,500 charging cables by Blink, who has not taken delivery or made payment on the contract price of $737,425. ITT Cannon also seeks to be paid the cost of attorney’s fees as well as punitive damages. The parties have agreed on a single arbitrator and are working to schedule the arbitration. The Company contends that the product was not in accordance with the specifications in the purchase order and, as such, believes the claim is without merit. The parties have agreed on a single arbitrator and are working to schedule the arbitration while simultaneously pursuing settlement options.

 

On September 9, 2015, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit of Chicago, Illinois affirmed the ruling of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in the matter of JNS Power & Control Systems, Inc. v. 350 Green, LLC in favor of JNS, which affirmed the sale of certain assets by 350 Green to JNS and the assumption of certain 350 Green liabilities by JNS. On April 7, 2016, JNS amended the complaint to add CCGI alleging lost revenues from the chargers, among other matters, caused by the defendants. Plaintiff also seeks indemnity for its costs in connection with enforcing the Asset Purchase Agreement in courts in New York and Chicago. The court has set the matter for further status on May 17, 2016.

 

On January 15, 2016, The Bernstein Law Firm filed a Demand for Arbitration with the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) against the Company for breach of contract for failure to pay invoices in the amount of $87,167 for legal work performed by The Bernstein Law Firm. The parties have reached a settlement and are preparing the documentation.

 

OPERATING LEASE

 

On July 31, 2015, the lease agreement for the Company’s corporate headquarters in Miami Beach, Florida was amended such that the amended lease term begins on August 1, 2015 and ends on September 30, 2018. Monthly lease payments are approximately $20,000 for a total of approximately $755,000 for the total term of the lease.

 

NOTES PAYABLE

 

Subsequent to June 30, 2015, the Company repaid in full a note payable in the principal amount of $100,000 to its Executive Chairman of the Board.

 

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

The following discussion and analysis of the results of operations and financial condition of Car Charging Group, Inc. (and including its subsidiaries, “CCGI”) as of June 30, 2015 and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and the notes to those financial statements that are included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. References in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations to “us,” “we,” “our,” and similar terms refer to CCGI. This Quarterly Report contains forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the federal securities laws. The events described in forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report may not occur. Generally these statements relate to business plans or strategies, projected or anticipated benefits or other consequences of our plans or strategies, projected or anticipated benefits from acquisitions to be made by us, or projections involving anticipated revenues, earnings or other aspects of our operating results. The words “may,” “will,” “expect,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “project,” “plan,” “intend,” “estimate,” and “continue,” and their opposites and similar expressions, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. We caution you that these statements are not guarantees of future performance or events and are subject to a number of uncertainties, risks and other influences, many of which are beyond our control, which may influence the accuracy of the statements and the projections upon which the statements are based. Factors that may affect our results include, but are not limited to, the risks and uncertainties discussed in Item IA. Risk Factors of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on December 8, 2015.

 

Any one or more of these uncertainties, risks and other influences could materially affect our results of operations and whether forward-looking statements made by us ultimately prove to be accurate. Our actual results, performance and achievements could differ materially from those expressed or implied in these forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether from new information, future events or otherwise.

 

Overview

 

Car Charging Group, Inc. (OTCPink: “CCGI”, “CarCharging” or “Company”) is the largest owner, operator, and provider of electric vehicle (“EV”) charging services. CarCharging offers both residential and commercial EV charging equipment, enabling EV drivers to easily recharge at numerous location types. Headquartered in Miami Beach, FL with offices in San Jose, CA, New York, NY, and Phoenix, AZ, CarCharging’s business model is designed to expand EV charging infrastructure availability.

 

CarCharging owns the Blink Network, the software that operates, maintains, and tracks all of the Blink EV charging stations and the associated charging data.

 

CarCharging offers various options to commercial and residential property owners for EV charging services. In our comprehensive and turnkey business model, CarCharging owns and operates the EV charging equipment; manages the installation, maintenance, and related services; and shares a portion of the EV charging revenue with the property owner. Alternatively, property partners can share in the equipment and installation expenses with CarCharging operating and managing the EV charging stations and providing connectivity to the Blink Network. For properties interested in purchasing and owning EV charging stations, CarCharging can also provide EV charging hardware, site recommendations, connection to the Blink Network, and management and maintenance services.

 

Sales

 

Our revenues are primarily derived from hardware sales, public EV charging services, government grants, state and federal rebates, and marketing incentives. EV charging fees are based either on an hourly rate, a per kilowatt-hour rate, or by session, and are calculated based on a variety of factors, including associated station costs and local electricity tariffs. We anticipate implementing charger occupancy fees and subscription plans for our Blink-owned public charging locations.

 

To generate leads and enter into additional strategic partnership agreements with property owners, we have utilized the services of independent contractors and in house personnel. We have found that by following this model, we are better able to stimulate growth, control cash-flow, and minimize costs. Accordingly, our independent contractors are able to close and maintain client relationships, as well as coordinate EV charging station installations and operations.

 

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Recent Developments

 

Private Placements

 

On December 23, 2014, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”) with certain investors (the “Purchasers”) for aggregate consideration of up to $6,000,000 (the “Aggregate Subscription Amount”). Pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Company issued the following to the Purchasers: (i) 60,000 shares of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock convertible into 8,571,429 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001, (the “Common Stock”); and (ii) fully vested five-year warrants (the “Warrants”) to purchase an aggregate of 8,571,429 shares of Common Stock (the “Warrant Shares”) for an exercise price of $1.00 per share. Through the date of filing, the Company had received $5,000,000 associated with the Securities Purchase agreement (the initial $2,000,000 upon execution and an additional $3,000,000 related to the original Series C Convertible Preferred Stock in consideration of the formation of an Operations and Finance Committee (“OPFIN Committee”) to provide the Company with financial and operational direction, management and oversight with respect to the Company’s operating plan and fiscal year 2015 revised budget and to oversee progress.

 

On July 24, 2015, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”) with Eventide Gilead Fund (the “Purchaser”) for the purchase of an aggregate of $830,000. Pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Company issued the following to the Purchaser: (i) 9,223 shares of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock with a stated value of $100 per share, and (ii) warrants to purchase an aggregate of 1,318,889 shares of common stock for an exercise price of $1.00 per share.

 

On October 14, 2015, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”) with Eventide Gilead Fund (the “Purchaser”) for the purchase of an aggregate of $1,100,000. Pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Company issued the following to the Purchaser: (i) 18,333 shares of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock with a stated value of $100 per share, and (ii) warrants to purchase an aggregate of 2,618,997 shares of common stock for an exercise price of $1.00 per share.

 

On March 11, 2016, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with Eventide Gilead Fund (the “Purchaser”) for proceeds of an aggregate of $2,900,040 (“Subscription Amount”), of which, $650,040 was paid to the Company at closing and the remaining $2,250,000 (“Milestone Amounts”) is payable to the Company upon the completion of certain milestones (“Milestones”), as specified in the agreement. Pursuant to the agreement, the Company will issue the following to the Purchaser: (i) 48,334 shares of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock with a stated value of $100 per share (of which, 10,834 shares of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock were issued to the Purchaser at closing), and (ii) five-year warrants to purchase an aggregate of 6,904,857 shares of common stock for an exercise price of $1.00 per share (of which, a warrant to purchase 1,547,714 shares of common stock was issued to the Purchaser at closing). If, by June 24, 2016, the Company has not met sufficient Milestones for payment of the full Subscription Amount, then the Purchaser will have no further obligation to pay further Milestone Amounts and the Purchaser shall only be entitled to receive such additional securities that correspond to the portion of the Subscription Amount paid by Purchaser. If (i) the Company fails to achieve annual overall revenue growth of 20% measured year to year (e.g., Q3 2016 compared to Q3 2015) based on its most recent public filings; and (ii) the Company fails to achieve at least a 25% increase in the value of purchase orders received for Generation 2 Hardware (with a minimum average 40% gross margin) quarter over quarter on a quarterly basis (e.g., Q3 2016 compared to Q2 2016) based on its most recent two quarters of public filings; and (iii) the holders of the shares of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock request a redemption; and (iv) the Company chooses not to honor the redemption request; then, within 180 days from the Company’s receipt of notice from at least 60% of the holders of the shares of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock, the Company will use reasonable efforts to enter into an agreement to sell substantially all of its assets and use the proceeds to pay all creditors and shareholders according to their position and in accordance with applicable laws. In the event the Company does not complete the sale of substantially all of its assets within said 180 day period, Michael D. Farkas agrees to vote all shares of voting capital stock of the Company registered in his name or beneficially owned by him as of the date hereof in accordance with the instructions of at least 60% of the holders of the shares of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock on questions relating to the liquidation of the Company and any other questions, including without limitation, Board of Directors modifications, necessary to effect a Company liquidation. In the event of the Company’s noncompliance with Rule 144(c)(1) at any time after the six (6) month anniversary of the offering, the Purchaser is entitled to receive a cash fee equal to 1% of the aggregate subscription amount of the Purchaser’s securities, plus an additional 1% for every pro rata 30 day period that the Company is not in compliance. As defined in the agreement, from the date of closing until such time as the Purchaser holds any of the warrants, the Company is prohibited from entering into any variable rate transactions. For a period of one year, the Purchaser have the option to exchange all or a portion of the shares of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock purchased pursuant to agreement for any securities placed by the Company in a future equity financing transaction, based on a Series C Convertible Preferred Stock value equal to 125% of the purchase price for financing closed prior to April 30, 2016 and otherwise based on a Series C Convertible Preferred Stock value equal to $90 per share.

 

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Resignation of Chief Financial Officer

 

On December 7, 2015, Jack Zwick resigned as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and as a Member of the Board of Directors, effective immediately. There is no disagreement between the Company and Mr. Zwick on any matter that caused his resignation. Michael Calise was appointed as the Company’s interim principal financial officer by the Board of Directors. On March 9, 2016, Michael Calise was appointed to the Board of Directors.

 

Consolidated Results of Operations

 

Three Months Ended June 30, 2015 Compared With Three Months Ended June 30, 2014

 

Revenues

 

We have generated charging service revenue of $515,985 related to installed EV charging stations for three months ended June 30, 2015 as compared to $271,855 for the three months ended June 30, 2014, an increase of $244,130, or 90%, which is primarily a result of the Company’s participation in a program sponsored by Nissan North America to provide free electric charging to purchasers of Nissan Leafs in certain markets in the United States commencing in July 2014.

 

Grant revenue decreased from $596,009 to $159,794 during the three months ended June 30, 2015, a decrease of $436,215, or 73%, primarily due to a California Energy Commission payment to the Company in 2014. Grants, rebate and incentives, collectively “grant revenue” relating to equipment and the related installation are deferred and amortized in a manner consistent with the depreciation expense of the related assets over their useful lives.

 

Equipment sales increased from $61,328 to $185,172 during the three months ended June 30, 2015, an increase of $123,844, or 202%. The increase was primarily due to sales of residential and commercial chargers.

 

During the three months ended June 30, 2015, other revenues were $82,160, which were comprised of network and transaction fees earned from our hosts. No such fees were in effect during the three months ended June 30, 2014.

 

Cost of Revenues

 

Cost of revenues primarily consists of depreciation of installed charging stations, amortization of the Blink Network infrastructure, the cost of charging station goods and related services sold, electricity reimbursements and revenue share payments to hosts when we are the primary obligor in the revenue share arrangement. Cost of revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2015 were $713,031 as compared to $1,535,898 for the three months ended June 30, 2014, a decrease of $822,867, or 54%, primarily due to a reduction in depreciation and amortization expenses resulting from the impairment of certain fixed assets in 2014 as well as a reduction of approximately $128,000 in network fees.

 

Operating Expenses

 

Operating expenses consist of selling, marketing, advertising, payroll, administrative, finance and professional expenses.

 

Compensation expense decreased by $183,850, or 8%, from $2,254,760 for the three months ended June 30, 2014 to $2,070,910 for the three months ended June 30, 2015. The decrease was primarily attributable to a reduction in share-based payments as compared to 2014.

 

Other operating expenses consist primarily of rent, travel and IT expenses. Other operating expenses increased by $128,823, or 34%, from $376,758 for the three months ended June 30, 2014 to $505,581 for the three months ended June 30, 2015. The increase was primarily attributable to higher IT and call center expenses as compared to the prior period.

 

General and administrative expenses increased by $255,821, or 46%, from $557,591 for the three months ended June 30, 2014 to $813,412 for the three months ended June 30, 2015. The increase was primarily due to a gain resulting from the settlement of certain consulting fees in 2014.

 

Impairment of goodwill of $3,299,379 for the three months ended June 30, 2014 was associated with the acquisition of 350 Green and its placement in a trust mortgage of $3,299,379.

 

Inducement expense of $858,118 for the three months ended June 30, 2014 was incurred with the issuance of warrants to four shareholders of the Company who agreed to provide financial support to the Company in the amount of $6,250,000 through 2014 and placement agents for securing such financing during the three months ended June 30, 2014.

 

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Other Income (Expense)

 

Other income decreased by $18,640, or 2%, from $839,664 for the three months ended June 30, 2014 to $821,024 for the three months ended June 30, 2015. The decrease was primarily attributable to:

 

  A gain from the change in the fair value of warrant liabilities of $290,898 during the three months ended June 30, 2015, as compared to $1,219,889 during the three months ended June 30, 2014, a decrease of $928,991.
     
  Non-compliance penalty expense of $1,289,650 during the three months ended June 30, 2015 as a result of our delinquent regular SEC filings.
     
  The decrease was partially offset by a gain of $1,833,896 related to the release of our liability to the U.S. Department of Energy related to certain chargers.

 

Net Loss

 

Our net loss for the three months ended June 30, 2015 decreased by $4,774,849, or 67%, to $2,338,799 as compared to $7,113,648 for the three months ended June 30, 2014. The decrease was primarily attributable to a decrease in operating expenses of $3,956,703 and cost of revenue of $822,867. Our net loss attributable to common shareholders for the three months ended June 30, 2015 decreased by $4,549,192, or 64%, from $7,113,648 to $2,564,456 for the aforementioned reasons and due to dividends attributable to Series C Convertible Preferred shareholders of $212,400.

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 Compared With Six Months Ended June 30, 2014

 

Revenues

 

We have generated charging service revenue of $905,770 related to installed EV charging stations for six months ended June 30, 2015 as compared to $527,514 for the six months ended June 30, 2014, an increase of $378,256, or 72%, which is primarily a result of the Company’s participation in a program sponsored by Nissan North America to provide free electric charging to purchasers of Nissan Leafs in certain markets in the United States commencing in July 2014.

 

Grant revenue increased from $658,642 to $805,979 during the six months ended June 30, 2015, an increase of $147,337, or 22%. Grants, rebate and incentives, collectively “grant revenue” relating to equipment and the related installation are deferred and amortized in a manner consistent with the depreciation expense of the related assets over their useful lives. Grant revenue during the six months ended June 30, 2015 was primarily derived from our agreement with the Bay Area Air Quality Management District.

 

Equipment sales increased from $98,721 to $405,979 during the six months ended June 30, 2015, an increase of $307,258, or 311%. The increase was primarily due to sales of residential and commercial chargers.

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2015, other revenues were $116,684, which were comprised of network and transaction fees earned from our hosts. No such fees were in effect during the six months ended June 30, 2014.

 

Cost of Revenues

 

Cost of revenues primarily consists of depreciation of installed charging stations, amortization of the Blink Network infrastructure, the cost of charging station goods and related services sold, electricity reimbursements and revenue share payments to hosts when we are the primary obligor in the revenue share arrangement. Cost of revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2015 were $1,721,105 as compared to $2,848,099 for the six months ended June 30, 2014, a decrease of $1,126,994, or 40%, primarily due to a reduction in depreciation and amortization expenses resulting from the impairment of certain fixed assets in 2014.

 

Operating Expenses

 

Operating expenses consist of selling, marketing, advertising, payroll, administrative, finance and professional expenses.

 

Compensation expense increased by $780,077, or 19%, from $4,075,487 for the six months ended June 30, 2014 to $4,855,564 for the six months ended June 30, 2015. The increase was primarily attributable to share-based payments with a fair value of $875,000 made to our newly-appointed Chief Operating Officer during the six months ended June 30, 2015 under the terms of an employment agreement.

 

Other operating expenses consist primarily of rent, travel and IT expenses. Other operating expenses increased by $42,530, or 5%, from $779,621 for the six months ended June 30, 2014 to $822,151 for the six months ended June 30, 2015. The increase was primarily attributable to higher IT and call center expenses as compared to the prior period.

 

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General and administrative expenses increased by $2,267, or 0%, from $1,523,225 for the six months ended June 30, 2014 to $1,525,492 for the six months ended June 30, 2015.

 

Impairment of goodwill of $3,299,379 for the six months ended June 30, 2014, was associated with the acquisition of 350 Green and its placement in a trust mortgage of $3,299,379.

 

Inducement expense of $858,118 for the six months ended June 30, 2014, was incurred with the issuance of warrants to four shareholders of the Company who have agreed to provide financial support to the Company in the amount of $6,250,000 through 2014 and placement agents for securing such financing during the six months ended June 30, 2014.

 

Other Income (Expense)

 

Other income decreased by $457,419, or 41%, from $1,126,487 for the six months ended June 30, 2014 to $669,068 for the three months ended June 30, 2015. The decrease was primarily attributable to:

 

  Non-compliance penalty expense of $1,753,150 during the six months ended June 30, 2015 as a result of our delinquent regular SEC filings.
     
  A gain from the change in the fair value of warrant liabilities of $888,907 during the three months ended June 30, 2015, as compared to $1,504,254 during the six months ended June 30, 2014, a decrease of $615,347.
     
  The decrease was partially offset by a gain of $1,833,896 related to the release of our liability to the U.S. Department of Energy related to certain chargers.

 

Net Loss

 

Our net loss for the six months ended June 30, 2015 decreased by $4,951,733, or 45%, to $6,020,832 as compared to $10,972,565 for the six months ended June 30, 2014. The decrease was primarily attributable to a decrease in operating expenses of $3,332,623 and cost of revenue of $1,126,994 and an increase in revenue of $949,535, partially offset by a decrease in other income of $457,419. Our net loss attributable to common shareholders for the six months ended June 30, 2015 decreased by $4,470,339, or 41%, from $10,972,565 to $6,502,226 for the aforementioned reasons and due to dividends attributable to Series C Convertible Preferred shareholders of $414,400.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2015, we financed our activities from proceeds derived from sales of our capital stock. A significant portion of the funds raised from the sale of capital stock have been used to cover working capital needs and personnel, office expenses and various consulting and professional fees.

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, we used cash of $3,922,444 and $4,642,935 from operations respectively. Our cash used for the six months ended June 30, 2015 was primarily attributable to our net loss of $6,020,832, adjusted for net non-cash expenses in the aggregate amount of $2,374,328, plus $275,940 of net cash used to fund changes in the levels of operating assets and liabilities. Our cash used for the six months ended June 30, 2014 was primarily attributable to our net loss of $10,972,565, adjusted for net non-cash expenses in the aggregate amount of $6,090,423, partially offset by $239,207 of net cash provided by changes in the levels of operating assets and liabilities. During the six months ended June 30, 2015, cash used for investing was $253,452, of which $42,487 was for the purchase of office and computer equipment and $210,965 was paid to the ECOtality Estate Creditor’s Committee. Net cash outflows for investing activities were $672,539 for the six months ended June 30, 2014 of which $535,374 was used for purchases of electric vehicle charging stations and $137,165 was used for the purchase of an automobile. Cash provided by financing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2015 was $2,828,415, of which $3,000,000 was due to the release of funds from escrow in connection with a prior sale of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock, partially offset by the repayment of notes payable of $171,585. Cash used in financing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2014 totaled $241,859, of which $210,585 was used as a security deposit for space rental and $31,274 was used to repay notes payable.

 

Through June 30, 2015, the Company has incurred an accumulated deficit since inception of $70,825,957. At June 30, 2015, the Company had a cash balance and working capital deficit of $279,581 and $15,302,565, respectively. The Company has incurred additional losses subsequent to June 30, 2015. The Company implemented cost reduction measures in December 2014 to reduce employee headcount and other operating expenditures.

 

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Subsequent to June 30, 2015, the Company received an aggregate of $2,580,040 through new sales of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock. In addition, an additional $2,250,000 is payable to the Company upon the completion of certain milestones, as specified in the Series C Convertible Preferred Stock agreement. There can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in completing the milestones.

 

The Company expects that through the next 12 months from the date of this filing, it will require external funding to sustain operations and to follow through on the execution of its business plan. There can be no assurance that the Company’s plans will materialize and/or that the Company will be successful in its efforts to obtain the funding to cover working capital shortfalls. Given these conditions, there is substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern and its future is contingent upon its ability to secure the levels of debt or equity capital it needs to meet its cash requirements. In addition, the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern must be considered in light of the problems, expenses and complications frequently encountered by entrants into established markets, the competitive environment in which the Company operates and the current capital raising environment.

 

Since inception, the Company’s operations have primarily been funded through proceeds from equity and debt financings. Although management believes that the Company has access to capital resources, there are currently no commitments in place for new financing at this time, and there is no assurance that the Company will be able to obtain funds on commercially acceptable terms, if at all.

 

The Company intends to raise additional funds during the next twelve months. The additional capital raised would be used to fund the Company’s operations. The current level of cash and operating margins is insufficient to cover the existing fixed and variable obligations of the Company, so increased revenue performance and the addition of capital through issuances of securities are critical to the Company’s success. Should the Company not be able to raise additional debt or equity capital through a private placement or some other financing source, the Company would take one or more of the following actions to conserve cash: further reductions in employee headcount, reduction in base salaries to senior executives and employees, and other cost reduction measures. Assuming that the Company is successful in its growth plans and development efforts, the Company believes that it will be able to raise additional debt or equity capital. There is no guarantee that the Company will be able to raise such additional funds on acceptable terms, if at all.

 

We have not been able to complete the audit of 350 Green LLC and Blink Network LLC for the two calendar years prior to their respective acquisitions. Rule 505 and 506 of Regulation D requires that all non-accredited investors be provided with certain disclosure documents, including the audited financial statements for the prior two fiscal years. In the event that we will not be able to complete the audits for these two entities, we will not be able to raise any additional funds from non-accredited investors until such time that the audits for the two prior fiscal years are completed.

 

These factors, among others, raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts or the amounts and classifications of liabilities that might be necessary should it be unable to continue as a going concern.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements, financings, or other relationships with unconsolidated entities or other persons, also known as “special purpose entities” (SPEs).

 

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

 

There are no material changes from the critical accounting policies set forth in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” of our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 8, 2015, except as disclosed below. Please refer to that document for disclosures regarding the remaining critical accounting policies related to our business.

 

SEQUENCING POLICY

 

Under ASC 815-40-35, the Company has adopted a sequencing policy whereby, in the event that reclassification of contracts from equity to assets or liabilities is necessary pursuant to ASC 815 due to the Company's inability to demonstrate it has sufficient authorized shares, shares will be allocated on the basis of the earliest issuance date of potentially dilutive instruments, with the earliest grants receiving the first allocation of shares.

 

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

We are not required to provide the information required by this Item because we are a smaller reporting company.

 

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ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports, filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable and not absolute assurance of achieving the desired control objectives. In reaching a reasonable level of assurance, management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. In addition, the design of any system of controls also is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Over time, a control may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or the degree of compliance with policies or procedures may deteriorate. Because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected.

 

As required by the SEC Rule 13a-15(b), we carried out an evaluation under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on the foregoing, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective at the reasonable assurance level due to the material weaknesses described below.

 

To address these material weaknesses, management engaged financial consultants, performed additional analyses and other procedures to ensure that the financial statements included herein fairly present, in all material respects, our financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented.

 

Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting.

 

The management of the Company is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting (“ICFR”) for the Company. Our internal control system was designed to, in general, provide reasonable assurance to the Company’s management and board regarding the preparation and fair presentation of published financial statements, but because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

 

Our management assessed the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2014. The framework used by management in making that assessment was the criteria set forth in the document entitled “2013 Internal Control – Integrated Framework” issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on that assessment, management concluded that such internal controls and procedures were not effective as of December 31, 2014 and that material weaknesses in ICFR existed as more fully described below.

 

A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, within the meaning of Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCOAB”) Audit Standard No. 5, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the Company’s annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. Management has identified the following material weaknesses which have caused management to conclude that as of December 31, 2014 our internal controls over financial reporting were not effective at the reasonable assurance level:

 

  1. We do not have written documentation of our internal control policies and procedures. Written documentation of key internal controls over financial reporting is a requirement of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act which is applicable to us for the year ended December 31, 2014. Management evaluated the impact of our failure to have written documentation of our internal controls and procedures on our assessment of our disclosure controls and procedures and has concluded that the control deficiency that resulted represented a material weakness.
     
  2. We do not have sufficient resources in our accounting function, which restricts the Company’s ability to gather, analyze and properly review information related to financial reporting in a timely manner. In addition, due to our size and nature, segregation of all conflicting duties may not always be possible and may not be economically feasible. However, to the extent possible, the initiation of transactions, the custody of assets and the recording of transactions should be performed by separate individuals. Management evaluated the impact of our failure to have segregation of duties on our assessment of our disclosure controls and procedures and has concluded that the control deficiency that resulted represented a material weakness.

 

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  3. We do not have personnel with sufficient experience with United States generally accepted accounting principles to address complex transactions.
     
  4. We have inadequate controls to ensure that information necessary to properly record transactions is adequately communicated on a timely basis from non-financial personnel to those responsible for financial reporting. Management evaluated the impact of the lack of timely communication between non–financial personnel and financial personnel on our assessment of our reporting controls and procedures and has concluded that the control deficiency represented a material weakness.
     
  5. We have determined that oversight over our external financial reporting and internal control over our financial reporting by our audit committee is ineffective. The audit committee has not provided adequate review of the Company’s SEC’s filings and condensed consolidated financial statements and has not provided adequate supervision and review of the Company’s accounting personnel or oversight of the independent registered accounting firm’s audit of the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statement.

 

We have taken steps to remediate some of the weaknesses described above, including by engaging a financing consultant with expertise in accounting for complex transactions. We intend to continue to address these weaknesses as resources permit.

 

Notwithstanding the assessment that our ICFR was not effective and that there are material weaknesses as identified herein, we believe that our condensed consolidated financial statements contained in this Quarterly Report fairly present our financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods covered thereby in all material respects.

 

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

Our internal control over financial reporting has not changed during the fiscal quarter covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

 

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.

 

On July 28, 2015, a Notice of Arbitration was received stating ITT Cannon has a dispute with Blink for the manufacturing and purchase of 6,500 charging cables by Blink, who has not taken delivery or made payment on the contract price of $737,425. ITT Cannon also seeks to be paid the cost of attorney’s fees as well as punitive damages. The parties have agreed on a single arbitrator and are working to schedule the arbitration. The Company contends that the product was not in accordance with the specifications in the purchase order and, as such, believes the claim is without merit. The parties have agreed on a single arbitrator and are working to schedule the arbitration while simultaneously pursuing settlement options.

 

On January 15, 2016, The Bernstein Law Firm filed a Demand for Arbitration with the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) against the Company for breach of contract for failure to pay invoices in the amount of $87,167 for legal work performed by The Bernstein Law Firm. The parties have reached a settlement and are preparing the documentation.

 

350 Green, LLC

 

There have been five lawsuits filed by creditors of 350 Green regarding unpaid claims. These lawsuits relate solely to alleged pre-acquisition unpaid debts of 350 Green. Also, there are other unpaid creditors, aside from those noted above, that claim to be owed certain amounts for pre-acquisition work done on behalf of 350 Green, and only 350 Green, that potentially could file lawsuits at some point in the future. On April 24, 2014, the Company entered into an agreement with a firm to administer the financial affairs of 350 Green LLC under a Trust Mortgage resulting in all assets and liabilities of 350 Green LLC being transferred to the Trust.

 

On August 7, 2014, 350 Green received a copy of a complaint filed by Sheetz, a former vendor of 350 Green alleging breach of contract and unjust enrichment of $112,500. The complaint names 350 Green, 350 Holdings LLC and CCGI in separate breach of contract counts and names all three entities together in an unjust enrichment claim. CCGI and 350 Holdings will seek to be dismissed from the litigation, because, as the complaint is currently plead, there is no legal basis to hold CCGI or 350 Green liable for a contract to which they are not parties. The parties held a mediation conference on May 15, 2015, but no settlement was reached. The parties continue to negotiate a settlement.

 

On September 9, 2015, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit of Chicago, Illinois affirmed the ruling of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in the matter of JNS Power & Control Systems, Inc. (“JNS”) v. 350 Green, LLC in favor of JNS, which affirmed the sale of certain assets by 350 Green to JNS and the assumption of certain 350 Green liabilities by JNS. JNS has amended the complaint to add CCGI alleging lost revenues from the chargers, among other matters, caused by the defendants. Plaintiff also seeks indemnity for its costs in connection with enforcing the Asset Purchase Agreement in courts in New York and Chicago. The court has set the matter for further status on May 17, 2016.

 

General Litigation

 

From time to time, the Company is a defendant or plaintiff in various legal actions that arise in the normal course of business. The Company records legal costs associated with loss contingencies as incurred and has accrued for all probable and estimable settlements.

 

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS.

 

There have been no material changes to the risk factors discussed in Item 1A. Risk Factors in our Annual Report on Form 10-K which was filed with the SEC on December 8, 2015.

 

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS.

 

On May 1, 2015, the Company further renegotiated the terms of a $200,000 convertible note such that: (i) the unpaid balance would accrue interest at the rate of 2% per month effective April 1, 2015 and (ii) the maturity date was extended to June 1, 2015. In connection with the extension, the Company: (i) issued the lender an immediately vested five-year warrant to purchase 50,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at $1.00 per share with an issuance date fair value of $13,516 and (ii) extended the expiration dates of warrants issued in October 2012 to purchase 150,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $1.00 per share to the lender and its affiliates from October 2015 to October 2017 and recorded incremental compensation cost of $12,954.

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2015, the Company issued one-year warrants to purchase an aggregate of 271,521 shares of common stock at an estimated fair value of $14,437 to the former Beam members. The warrants had exercise prices ranging from $0.32 to $1.05 per share.

 

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During the six months ended June 30, 2015, the Company offered the remaining seven former Beam members shares of the Company’s common stock as consideration for surrendering their anti-dilution benefit contained in the original Beam acquisition agreement. As a result, two members accepted the Company’s offer and the Company issued an aggregate of 2,375 fully vested shares of the Company’s common stock valued at $760.

 

On April 24, 2015, as part of a litigation settlement, two former members of Beam were issued an aggregate of 100,000 fully vested shares of the Company’s common stock valued at $0.35 per share.

 

During the six months ended June 30 2015, the Company issued 8,250 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock to the Creditors of ECOtality in satisfaction of a $825,000 liability.

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2015, the Company issued 208 shares of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock in satisfaction of the $20,800 dividend for the period from December 23, 2014 through December 31, 2014 and 4,144 shares of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock in satisfaction of the $414,400 dividend for the six months ended June 30, 2015.

 

On April 1, 2015, the Company issued 51,586 fully vested shares of its common stock to its then Chief Financial Officer as compensation for the period from November 2014 through April 2015 valued at $21,600, of which $7,200 were accrued for as of December 31, 2014.

 

On April 10, 2015, the Company issued 432,892 fully vested shares of its common stock to a consulting firm for services rendered by a financial consultant for the period of December 2014 through March 2015 valued at $170,101, of which $16,739 was accrued for as of December 31, 2014.

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2015, the Company issued 147,000 fully vested shares of the Company’s common stock to members of the Board of Directors as compensation for attending Board meetings. The shares had a grant date fair value of $56,999 based on the trading price of the Company’s common stock on the dates of the respective meetings.

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2015, the Company issued an aggregate of 41,958 of fully vested shares of the Company’s common stock at the respective closing market price on the date of the respective meetings to a member of the Board of Directors for attendance of meetings of the newly formed OPFIN Committee. The shares had an aggregate grant date fair value of $15,000 which was recognized immediately.

 

These shares were issued in reliance on the exemption under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1934, as amended (the “Securities Act”). These shares of our common stock qualified for exemption under Section 4(2) since the issuance shares by us did not involve a public offering. In addition, the recipients had the necessary intent as required by Section 4(2) since they agreed to and received share certificates bearing a legend stating that such shares are restricted pursuant to Rule 144 of the Securities Act. This restriction ensures that these shares would not be immediately redistributed into the market and therefore not be part of a “public offering.” Based on an analysis of the above factors, we have met the requirements to qualify for exemption under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act for this transaction.

 

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES.

 

None.

 

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES.

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION.

 

None.

 

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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS.

 

Exhibit   Description
31.1   Certification of Principal Executive Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. *
31.2   Certification of Principal Financial Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. *
32.1   Certification of Principal Executive Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. **
32.2   Certification of Principal Financial Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. **
101.INS   XBRL Instance Document *
101.SCH   XBRL Taxonomy Schema *
101.CAL   XBRL Taxonomy Calculation Linkbase *
101.DEF   XBRL Taxonomy Definition Linkbase *
101.LAB   XBRL Taxonomy Label Linkbase *
101.PRE   XBRL Taxonomy Presentation Linkbase *
     
*   Filed herewith
**   Furnished herewith

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: April 14, 2016 CAR CHARGING GROUP, INC.
     
  By:  /s/ Michael J. Calise
    Michael J. Calise
   

Chief Executive Officer and Director

(Principal Executive Officer and

Interim Principal Financial Officer)

 

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