UNITED STATES
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q includes statements that express our opinions, expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, assumptions or projections regarding future events or future results and therefore are, or may be deemed to be, “forward-looking statements.” All statements other than statements of historical facts contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q may be forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements can generally be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, including the terms “believes,” “estimates,” “continues,” “anticipates,” “expects,” “seeks,” “projects,” “intends,” “plans,” “may,” “will,” “would” or “should” or, in each case, their negative or other variations or comparable terminology. They appear in a number of places throughout this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and include statements regarding our intentions, beliefs or current expectations concerning, among other things, our results of operations, financial condition, liquidity, prospects, growth, strategies, future acquisitions and the industry in which we operate.
By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that may or may not occur in the future. We believe that these risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those described in the “Risk Factors” section of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
These factors should not be construed as exhaustive and should be read with the other cautionary statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Although we base these forward-looking statements on assumptions that we believe are reasonable when made, we caution you that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and that our actual results of operations, financial condition and liquidity, and industry developments may differ materially from statements made in or suggested by the forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. The matters summarized under “Risk Factors,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” and elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q could cause our actual results to differ significantly from those contained in our forward-looking statements. In addition, even if our results of operations, financial condition and liquidity, and industry developments are consistent with the forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, those results or developments may not be indicative of results or developments in subsequent periods.
In light of these risks and uncertainties, we caution you not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statement that we make in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q speaks only as of the date of such statement, and we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement or to publicly announce the results of any revision to any of those statements to reflect future events or developments, except as required by applicable law. Comparisons of results for current and any prior periods are not intended to express any future trends or indications of future performance, unless specifically expressed as such, and should only be viewed as historical data.
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| PART I. | FINANCIAL INFORMATION |
| ITEM 1. | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) |
Condensed Financial Statements (Unaudited)
BRIGHT GREEN CORPORATION
March 31, 2023 and 2022
(Expressed in United States Dollars)
BRIGHT GREEN CORPORATION
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)
Table of Contents
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BRIGHT GREEN CORPORATION
Condensed Balance Sheets
As at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022
(Expressed in United States Dollars)
| March 31, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | |||||||
| (Unaudited) | ||||||||
| ASSETS | ||||||||
| Current assets | ||||||||
| Cash | $ | $ | ||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | ||||||||
| Total current assets | ||||||||
| Deposits (Notes 5 and 9) | ||||||||
| Equity method investment (Note 6) | ||||||||
| Property, plant, and equipment (Note 7) | ||||||||
| Intangible assets (Note 8) | ||||||||
| Total assets | $ | $ | ||||||
| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | ||||||||
| Current liabilities | ||||||||
| Accounts payable (Note 12) | $ | $ | ||||||
| Accrued liabilities (Note 12) | ||||||||
| Due to others (Note 6) | ||||||||
| (Note 10) | ||||||||
| Total current liabilities | ||||||||
| Long-term liabilities | ||||||||
| Related party line of credit note (Notes 10 and 12) | ||||||||
| Total long-term liabilities | ||||||||
| Total liabilities | ||||||||
| STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | ||||||||
| Common stock; $ par value; stock authorized; and stock issued and outstanding at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively (Note 11) | ||||||||
| Additional paid-in capital (Note 11) | ||||||||
| Accumulated deficit | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Total stockholders’ equity | ||||||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | $ | ||||||
| Going Concern (Note 2) | ||||||||
| Commitments (Note 9) | ||||||||
| Contingencies (Note 13) | ||||||||
| Subsequent events (Note 14) | ||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed financial statements
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BRIGHT GREEN CORPORATION
Condensed Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss (Unaudited)
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 and 2022
(Expressed in United States Dollars)
| Three Months Ended | ||||||||
| March 31, 2023 | March 31, 2022 | |||||||
| Revenue | $ | $ | ||||||
| Expenses | ||||||||
| General and administrative expenses | ||||||||
| Depreciation | ||||||||
| Total operating expenses | ||||||||
| Loss from operations | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||
| Other expense | ||||||||
| Foreign currency transaction loss | ||||||||
| Total other expense | ||||||||
| Loss before income taxes and equity in net losses of affiliate | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||
| Income tax expense | ||||||||
| Loss before equity in net losses of affiliate | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||
| Equity in net losses of affiliate (Note 6) | ||||||||
| Net loss and comprehensive loss | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||
| Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic and diluted | ||||||||
| Net loss per common share - basic and diluted | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed financial statements
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BRIGHT GREEN CORPORATION
Condensed Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity (Unaudited)
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 and 2022
(Expressed in United States Dollars)
| Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Stock | Additional paid-in | Accumulated | Total stockholders’ | |||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | capital | deficit | equity | ||||||||||||||||
| Balance at December 31, 2022 (Audited) | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||||||||||||
| Warrants exercised for cash (Note 11) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Common stock issued for a cashless conversion from related party LOC for EB-5 program (Note 11) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Common stock issued for cash for EB-5 program (Note 11) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Common stock issued for services (Note 11) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||
| Balance at March 31, 2023 | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Stock | Additional paid-in | Accumulated | Total stockholders’ | |||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | capital | deficit | equity | ||||||||||||||||
| Balance at December 31, 2021 (Audited) | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||||||||||||
| Common stock issued for cash (Note 11) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||
| Balance at March 31, 2022 | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed financial statements
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BRIGHT GREEN CORPORATION
Condensed Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 and 2022
(Expressed in United States Dollars)
| Three Months Ended | ||||||||
| March 31, 2023 | March 31, 2022 | |||||||
| CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES | ||||||||
| Net loss | $ | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||
| Adjustments to reconcile net cash used in operating activities: | ||||||||
| Foreign currency transaction loss | ||||||||
| Equity in net losses of affiliate | ||||||||
| Depreciation | ||||||||
| Stock-based compensation | ||||||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | ||||||||
| Accounts payable | ||||||||
| Accrued liabilities | ||||||||
| Accrued interest | ||||||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | ||||||||
| CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES | ||||||||
| Deposits | ||||||||
| Purchase of property, plant, and equipment | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES | ||||||||
| Proceeds from related party line of credit | ||||||||
| Payments to related party line of credit | ( | ) | ||||||
| Proceeds from issuance of common stock | ||||||||
| Proceeds from warrants exercised | ||||||||
| Net cash provided by financing activities | ||||||||
| NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH | ( | ) | ||||||
| CASH, BEGINNING OF PERIOD | ||||||||
| CASH, END OF PERIOD | $ | |||||||
| CASH PAID FOR | ||||||||
| Interest | $ | |||||||
| Taxes | $ | |||||||
| SUPPLEMENTAL NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES | ||||||||
| Transfer from due to related party to related party LOC | $ | |||||||
| Related party LOC in exchange for common stock for EB-5 program | $ | ( | ) | |||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed financial statements
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BRIGHT GREEN CORPORATION
Notes to the Condensed Financial Statements (Unaudited)
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 and 2022
(Expressed in United States Dollars)
1. Description of Business and Organization
Bright
Green Corporation (“Company”) was incorporated on
On March 29, 2022, the Company filed a registration statement pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) on Form S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), which was declared effective May 13, 2022, (as amended, the “Registration Statement”), in connection with the direct listing of the Company’s common stock with the Capital Market of the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”).
On May 17, 2022, the Company’s common stock commenced trading on Nasdaq under the symbol “BGXX.”
On February 1, 2023, the Company initiated a private placement offering of our common stock, only to accredited or qualified institutional investors, in reliance upon Rule 506, Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act, pursuant to the U.S. government’s EB-5 immigrant investor program. Under our EB-5 Program, we may issue up to an aggregate of shares of common stock at $ per share.
The
Company is a start-up company at March 31, 2023 and has
The Company cannot accurately predict the impact COVID-19 will have on its operations and the ability of others to meet their obligations with the Company, including uncertainties relating to the ultimate geographic spread of the virus, the severity of the disease, the duration of the outbreak, and the length of travel and quarantine restrictions imposed by governments of affected countries. In addition, a significant outbreak of contagious diseases in the human population could result in a widespread health crisis that could adversely affect the economies and financial markets of many countries, resulting in an economic downturn that could further affect the Company’s operations and ability to finance its operations.
2. Going Concern and Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements have been prepared by the Company in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information. The information furnished herein reflects all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, which in the opinion of management, are necessary to fairly state the Company’s financial position, the results of its operations, and cashflows for the periods presented. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally present in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP were omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations.
The financial information contained in this report should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, that the Company filed on April 17, 2023. The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2023 are not necessarily indicative of the results for the year ending December 31, 2023.
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BRIGHT GREEN CORPORATION
Notes to the Condensed Financial Statements (Unaudited)
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 and 2022
(Expressed in United States Dollars)
2. Going Concern and Basis of Presentation (continued)
For
the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company had no revenues from product sales and incurred a net loss of $
The Company is in its initial stages of building facilities to grow, research, and distribute medical plants. The Company has historically financed its operations through the sale of equity securities and debt financing. The Company does not have sufficient working capital to pay its operating expenses for a period of at least 12 months from the date the condensed financial statements were authorized to be issued. Therefore, the Company’s continued existence depends on its ability to continue executing its operating plan and obtaining additional debt or equity financing. The Company has developed plans to raise funds and continues to pursue sources of funding that management believes, if successful, would be sufficient to support the Company’s operating plan.
During
the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company raised $
In addition, the Company’s current and future operations are subject to various risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to general economic conditions, competition, and regulatory matters. Accordingly, the Company’s operating plan is predicated on various assumptions including, but not limited to, the level of product demand, cost estimates, its ability to continue raising additional financing, and the state of the general economic environment in which the Company operates.
These risks and uncertainties may have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition and operating results. Management has taken actions to address the Company’s liquidity needs, including managing expenses, developing pathways to revenue, and pursuing additional financing, such as the EB-5 Capital Program announced on February 1, 2023. However, there can be no assurance that such actions
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BRIGHT GREEN CORPORATION
Notes to the Condensed Financial Statements (Unaudited)
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 and 2022
(Expressed in United States Dollars)
2. Going Concern and Basis of Presentation (continued)
will be sufficient to enable the Company to continue as a going concern. There can be no assurance that these assumptions will prove accurate in all material respects or that the Company will be able to successfully execute its operating plan.
The condensed financial statements do not include any adjustments to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts or the amounts and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern. In addition, the Company does not have any short or long-term contractual purchases with suppliers for future purchases, capital expenditure commitments that cannot be canceled with minimal fees, non-cancel-able operating leases, or any commitment or contingency that would hinder management’s ability to scale down operations and management expenses until funding is raised.
The Company’s ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon the outcome of the matters described above. The condensed financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of these uncertainties.
This disclosure is intended to inform users of the condensed financial statements about the Company’s current financial condition and its ability to continue as a going concern. The Company will continue to monitor its liquidity position and take appropriate actions as necessary to address any potential going concern issues.
3. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
A. Basis of Measurement
The condensed financial statements of the Company have been prepared on a historical cost basis except as indicated otherwise.
B. Property, Plant, and Equipment
Property, plant, and equipment is stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Expenditures for maintenance and repairs are charged to earnings as incurred; additions, renewals and betterments are capitalized. When property, plant, and equipment is re-tired or otherwise disposed of, the related cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the respective accounts, and any gain or loss is included in operations. Depreciation of property, plant, and equipment, except land, which is not depreciated, is provided using the declining balance method, or straight-line method, with estimated lives as follows:
| Building and improvement - declining balance method | |
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| Furniture and fixtures - straight-line method |
Construction in progress is not depreciated until the asset is placed in service.
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BRIGHT GREEN CORPORATION
Notes to the Condensed Financial Statements (Unaudited)
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 and 2022
(Expressed in United States Dollars)
3. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
C. Long-lived Assets
The Company applies the provisions of ASC Topic 360, Property, Plant, and Equipment, which addresses financial accounting and reporting for the impairment or disposal of long-lived assets. ASC Topic 360 requires that long-lived assets be reviewed annually for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the assets’ carrying amounts may not be recoverable; it further requires impairment losses to be recorded on long-lived assets used in operations when indicators of impairment are present and the undiscounted cash flows estimated to be generated by those assets are less than the assets’ carrying amounts. In that event, a loss is recognized based on the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the fair value of the long-lived assets. Loss on long-lived assets to be disposed of is determined in a similar manner, except that fair values are reduced for the cost of disposal.
D. Intangible Assets
The Company’s intangible assets consist of certain licenses (Note 8) which will be amortized over the term of each license. The intangible assets with finite useful lives are reviewed for impairment when indicators of impairment are present and the undiscounted cash flows estimated to be generated by those assets are less than the assets’ carrying amounts. In that event, a loss is recognized based on the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the fair value of the long-lived assets.
E. Fair Value of Financial Instruments
In accordance with ASC 820 (Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures), the Company uses a three-level hierarchy for fair value measurements of certain assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes that distinguishes between market participant assumptions developed from market data obtained from outside sources (observable inputs) and our own assumptions about market participant assumptions developed from the best information available to us in the circumstances (unobservable inputs). The fair value hierarchy is divided into three levels based on the source of inputs as follows:
| ● | Level 1 – inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets; |
| ● | Level 2 – inputs to the valuation methodology include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, and inputs that are observable for the asset or liability other than quoted prices, either directly or indirectly including inputs in markets that are not considered to be active; and |
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BRIGHT GREEN CORPORATION
Notes to the Condensed Financial Statements (Unaudited)
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 and 2022
(Expressed in United States Dollars)
3. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
E. Fair Value of Financial Instruments (continued)
| ● | Level 3 – inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement. |
Categorization within the valuation hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The carrying amounts of the Company’s cash, other assets, accounts payable, accrued liabilities, due to others, and due to related party approximated their fair values as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 due to their short-term nature.
F. Investments Under the Equity Method
When
the Company does not have a controlling financial interest in an entity but can exert significant influence over the entity’s operating
and financial policies, the investment is accounted for either (i) under the equity method of accounting or (ii) at fair value by electing
the fair value option available under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). Significant influence generally
exists when the Company owns
Under the equity method of accounting, investments are initially recorded at cost, including transaction costs incurred to acquire the investment, and thereafter adjusted for additional investments, distributions and the proportionate share of earnings or losses of the investee. The Company evaluates the equity method investment for impairment when events or changes in circumstances indicate that an other-than-temporary decline in value may have occurred.
Derivative Financial Instruments
The Company evaluates all its financial instruments to determine if such instruments contain features that qualify as embedded derivatives. Embedded derivatives must be separately measured from the host contract if all the requirements for bifurcation are met. The assessment of the conditions surrounding the bifurcation of embedded derivatives depends on the nature of the host contract. Bifurcated embedded derivatives are recognized at fair value, with changes in fair value recognized in the condensed statement of operations and comprehensive loss each period. Bifurcated embedded derivatives are classified with the related host contract in the Company’s condensed balance sheets.
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BRIGHT GREEN CORPORATION
Notes to the Condensed Financial Statements (Unaudited)
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 and 2022
(Expressed in United States Dollars)
3. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
G. Advertising Costs
Advertising
costs are charged to operations when incurred. Advertising costs totaled $
H. Income Taxes
The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with ASC Topic 740, Income Taxes. ASC 740 requires a company to use the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes, whereby deferred tax assets are recognized for deductible temporary differences, and deferred tax liabilities are recognized for taxable temporary differences. Temporary differences are the differences between the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and their tax bases. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when, in the opinion of management, it is more likely than not that some portion, or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are adjusted for the effects of changes in tax laws and rates on the date of enactment. The Company has not changed its methodology for estimating the valuation allowance. A change in valuation allowance affects earnings in the period the adjustments are made and could be significant due to the large valuation allowance currently established.
Under
ASC 740, a tax position is recognized as a benefit only if it is “more likely than not” that the tax position would be sustained
in a tax examination, with a tax examination being presumed to occur.
Basic earnings (loss) per share is calculated using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. The dilutive effect on earnings per share is calculated, presuming the exercise of outstanding options, warrants and similar instruments. It assumes that the proceeds of such exercise would be used to repurchase common shares at the average market price during the period. However, the calculation of diluted loss per share excludes the effects of various conversions and exercise of options and warrants that would be anti-dilutive.
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BRIGHT GREEN CORPORATION
Notes to the Condensed Financial Statements (Unaudited)
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 and 2022
(Expressed in United States Dollars)
3. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
J. Segment Reporting
ASC 280-10, “Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information”, establishes standards for how public business enterprises report information about operating segments in the Company’s condensed financial statements. Operating segments are components of an enterprise about which separate financial information is available that is evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision-maker in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance. Significantly all of the assets of the Company are located in the United States of America and the Company is a start-up company as at March 31, 2023 and 2022 and has no revenue. The Company’s reportable segments and operating segments will include its growth, production and research of medicinal plants operations.
K. Use of Estimates
The preparation of the condensed financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the condensed financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. The Company regularly evaluates estimates and assumptions. The Company bases its estimates and assumptions on current facts, historical experience and various other factors that it believes to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities and the accrual of costs and expenses that are not readily apparent from other sources. This applies in particular to valuation allowance for deferred tax assets, valuation of warrants and stock-based compensation, going concern assessment, and assignment of the useful lives of property, plant, and equipment. The actual results experienced by the Company may differ materially and adversely from the Company’s estimates. To the extent there are material differences between the estimates and the actual results, future results of operations will be affected.
L. Stock-based Compensation
The Company accounts for stock-based payments in accordance with the provision of ASC 718, which requires that all stock-based payments issued to acquire goods or services, including grants of employee stock options, be recognized in the condensed statement of operations and comprehensive loss based on their fair values, net of estimated forfeitures. ASC 718 requires forfeitures to be estimated at the time of grant and revised, if necessary, in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates. Compensation expense related to stock-based awards is recognized over the requisite service period, which is generally the vesting period.
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BRIGHT GREEN CORPORATION
Notes to the Condensed Financial Statements (Unaudited)
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 and 2022
(Expressed in United States Dollars)
3. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
L. Stock-based Compensation (continued)
The Company accounts for stock-based compensation awards issued to non-employees for services, as prescribed by ASC 718-10, at either the fair value of the services rendered or the instruments issued in exchange for such services, whichever is more readily determinable, using the guidelines in ASC 505-50. The Company issues compensatory shares for services including, but not limited to, executive management, management, accounting, operations, corporate communication, financial and administrative consulting services.
M. Warrants
The Company accounts for warrants as either equity-classified or liability-classified instruments based on an assessment of the warrant’s specific terms and applicable authoritative guidance in FASB, ASC 480 and ASC 815. The assessment considers whether the warrants are freestanding financial instruments pursuant to ASC 480, meet the definition of a liability pursuant to ASC 480, and whether the warrants meet all of the requirements for equity classification under ASC 815, including whether the warrants are indexed to the Company’s own ordinary shares and whether the warrant holders could potentially require “net cash settlement” in a circumstance outside of the Company’s control, among other conditions for equity classification. This assessment, which requires the use of professional judgment, is conducted at the time of warrant issuance and as of each subsequent quarterly period end date while the warrants are outstanding. For issued or modified warrants that meet all of the criteria for equity classification, the warrants are required to be recorded as a component of additional paid-in capital at the time of issuance. For issued or modified warrants that do not meet all the criteria for equity classification, the warrants are required to be recorded at their initial fair value on the date of issuance, and each balance sheet date thereafter. Changes in the estimated fair value of the warrants are recognized as a non-cash gain or loss on the condensed statements of operations and comprehensive loss.
N. Standards, Amendments, and Interpretations Adopted
1) Modification of Equity-Classified Written Call Options
In April 2021, the FASB issued ASU 2021-04 to codify the final consensus reached by the Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) on how an issuer should account for modifications made to equity-classified written call options (here-after referred to as a warrant to purchase the issuer’s common stock). The guidance in the ASU requires the issuer to treat a modification of an equity-classified warrant that does not cause the warrant to become liability-classified as an exchange of the original warrant for a new warrant. This guidance applies whether the modification
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BRIGHT GREEN CORPORATION
Notes to the Condensed Financial Statements (Unaudited)
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 and 2022
(Expressed in United States Dollars)
3. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
N. Standards, Amendments, and Interpretations Adopted (continued)
1) Modification of Equity-Classified Written Call Options (continued)
is structured as an amendment to the terms and conditions of the warrant or as termination of the original warrant and issuance of a new warrant. This update is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2021, and interim periods within those periods, and early adoption is permitted. The Company adopted this accounting policy as of January 1, 2022.
2) Leases
In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases. The new standard establishes a right-of-use (ROU) model that requires a lessee to record an ROU asset and a lease liability on the statement of financial position for all leases with terms longer than 12 months. Leases will be classified as either finance or operating, with classification affecting the pattern of expense recognition in the statement of activities.
The new standard became effective for public business entities on January 1, 2019, with early adoption permitted. The new standard became effective for the Company on May 17, 2022, the date the Company became a public entity. The Company adopted this accounting policy as of May 17, 2022.
A modified retrospective transition approach is required for lessees for capital and operating leases existing at, or entered into after, the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented in the financial statements, with certain practical expedients available. While the Company continues to evaluate certain aspects of the new standard, including those still being revised by the FASB, the new standard does not have a material effect on the Company’s condensed financial statements. As of March 31, 2023, the Company has one month to month lease, whereas the new standard does not apply.
3) Fair Value Measurement
In August 2018, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2018-13, “Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework - Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement”, which changes the fair value measurement disclosure requirements of ASC 820. This update was effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and for interim periods within those fiscal years. Effective October 4, 2022, the Company adopted FASB guidance on the recognition and measurement of financial instruments (Note 6).
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BRIGHT GREEN CORPORATION
Notes to the Condensed Financial Statements (Unaudited)
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 and 2022
(Expressed in United States Dollars)
4. Concentration of Credit Risk
Financial
instruments that potentially subject the Company to a concentration of credit risk consist principally of cash deposits. Accounts at
each institution are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) up to $
5. Deposits
As of December 31, 2022, deposits were comprised of one down payment for a construction of equipment contract for which the Company had not yet taken title and one down payment for a construction contract for which the work had not started. As of March 31, 2023, the Company has still not taken title of the equipment and the construction contract was completed (Note 9).
6. Equity Method Investment in Alterola
On October 3, 2022, the Company entered into a Secondary Stock Purchase Agreement and Release (the “Secondary SPA”) with Phytotherapeutix Holdings Ltd., a United Kingdom entity, Equipped4 Holdings Limited, a United Kingdom entity, TPR Global Limited, a United Kingdom entity (each, a “Seller” and collectively, the “Sellers”) and Alterola Biotech Inc., a Nevada corporation (“Alterola”) providing for the purchase by Bright Green of shares of Common Stock of Alterola from the Sellers (the “Transferred Shares”).
The
Secondary SPA provides that, as of the date thereof, the authorized shares of Alterola consist of shares of common stock,
$ par value, of which shares are issued and outstanding. The Sellers Transferred Shares consisted of, in aggregate,
shares of Common Stock, which were sold to Bright Green for a purchase price of $, pursuant to the payment schedule
set forth in the Secondary SPA. As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company has a liability to the Sellers of $
The
Sellers held
Concurrently with the signing of the Secondary SPA, Bright Green and the Sellers entered into a voting agreement (the “Voting Agreement”) whereby the Sellers agree to vote in favor of the adoption of an agreement to effect Bright Green’s acquisition of Alterola or the Alterola’s merger into Bright Green or a subsidiary of Bright Green, as the case may be, pursuant to additional terms set forth in the Voting Agreement. The agreement will terminate upon the earlier of eight months from the date of the agreement or written notice by Bright Green.
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BRIGHT GREEN CORPORATION
Notes to the Condensed Financial Statements (Unaudited)
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 and 2022
(Expressed in United States Dollars)
6. Equity Method Investment in Alterola (continued)
Concurrently
with the execution of the Voting Agreement, each Stockholder agrees to deliver to Bright Green an Irrevocable Proxy (“Proxy”).
The
Company accounted for the transaction under the equity method and recorded the carrying value of the Company’s investment in Alterola
common shares at cost, including transaction costs incurred to obtain the equity method investment of $
Due to an inability to timely obtain the March 31, 2023’s financial information for Alterola, the following table provides summarized balance sheet information available for Alterola as of December 31, 2022:
| December 31, 2022 | ||||
| Current assets | $ | |||
| Non-current assets | ||||
| Current liabilities | ||||
| Non-current liabilities | ||||
| Equity | $ | |||
Due to an inability to timely obtain the March 31, 2023’s financial information for Alterola, the following table provides summarized income statement information available for Alterola for the three months ended March 31, 2022:
| March 31, 2022 | ||||
| Total revenues | $ | |||
| Net loss | $ | |||
The
Company’s ownership percentage of
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BRIGHT GREEN CORPORATION
Notes to the Condensed Financial Statements (Unaudited)
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 and 2022
(Expressed in United States Dollars)
6. Equity Method Investment in Alterola (continued)
On April 4, 2023, the Company announced its intention to acquire the remaining issued and outstanding common stock of Alterola.
Voting Agreement
The
Voting Agreement was initially measured at fair value utilizing the Black-Scholes-option-pricing model based on the following
assumptions: dividend rate of %,
risk free rate of %,
term of
years, volatility of %, The issuance date fair value of the Voting
Agreement was determined to be $
As of December 31, 2022, the value of the option was impaired to $nil to reflect the likelihood that the option would be exercised according to the terms set forth and prior to expiry.
7. Property, Plant, and Equipment
The
Company owns an expansive
Property, plant, and equipment at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, consisted of the following:
| March 31, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | |||||||
| Furniture and fixtures | $ | |||||||
| Land | $ | |||||||
| Construction in progress | $ | |||||||
| Building and improvement | $ | |||||||
| Accumulated depreciation | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Net property, plant, and equipment | $ | |||||||
The
amount of interest costs capitalized and included in construction in progress totaled $
Real Estate Options
In 2020, the Company entered into a merger agreement with Grants Greenhouse Growers, Inc. and acquired the following two land options:
| - | A Real Estate
Option Agreement dated October 5, 2020, and expiring on | |
| - | A Real Estate Option Agreement
dated October 21, 2020, and expiring on |
As of December 31, 2022, the Company notified the two land owners of the Company’s intention to exercise the two Real Estate Option Agreements. The Company is in the process of negotiating final terms of the two acquisitions. As of March 31, 2023, the acquisitions have not been completed.
8. Intangible Assets
Intangible assets at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, consisted of the following:
| March 21, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | |||||||
| Licenses | $ | |||||||
| Accumulated amortization | ||||||||
| Net intangible assets | $ | |||||||
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BRIGHT GREEN CORPORATION
Notes to the Condensed Financial Statements (Unaudited)
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 and 2022
(Expressed in United States Dollars)
9. Commitments
In
2022, the Company entered a contract to purchase equipment for $
10. Related Party Line of Credit Note
On
June 5, 2022, the Company and LDS Capital LLC (“Lender”), whose managing member is a member of the Board, entered into an
unsecured line of credit in the form of a note (the “June Note”). The Note provides that the Company may borrow up to $
As
of March 31, 2023, the Lender has funded the Company $
On
January 9, 2023, the related party line of credit note was paid down $
On
February 1, 2023, through a cashless conversion, the related party line of credit note was used to pay in full the related party loan
balance of $
On
February 6, 2023, through a cashless conversion, the related party line of credit note was paid down $
On
March 14, 2023, the Company drew an additional $
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BRIGHT GREEN CORPORATION
Notes to the Condensed Financial Statements (Unaudited)
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 and 2022
(Expressed in United States Dollars)
11. Stockholders’ Equity
The Company has authorized shares of $ par value common stock and shares of $ par value preferred stock. As of March 31, 2023, and December 31, 2022, there were and , respectively, of common shares issued and outstanding. The Company has not issued any preferred shares to date.
During the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company issued the following:
| - |
| - |
shares of common stock issued at $ per share, to a member of the Board in February 2023,
through a cashless conversion; the related party line of credit note was paid down $ |
| - | shares of common stock issued at $ per share, to one accredited investor in March 2023, pursuant to the Company’s EB-5 Program; and |
| - | shares of common stock for services rendered, at a fair value of $ per share, to the Company’s Executive Chairman, in March 2023 (Note 12). |
On
September 7, 2022, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with investors. The
combined purchase price of one Share and accompanying Warrant was $
In connection with the September Private Placement, the Company entered into a Registration Rights Agreement with the investors. The Company’s registration statement on Form S-1 to register the securities issued in the September Private Placement went effective on September 21, 2022.
Transaction
costs incurred related to the September Private Placement include the following: (i) placement agent fees of $
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BRIGHT GREEN CORPORATION
Notes to the Condensed Financial Statements (Unaudited)
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 and 2022
(Expressed in United States Dollars)
11. Stockholders’ Equity (continued)
September Warrants
The
measurement of fair value was determined utilizing a Monte Carlo simulation considering all relevant assumptions current at the date
of issuance (i.e., the share price of $, exercise price of $
During the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company issued the following:
-
shares of common stock for cash proceeds of $
12. Related Party Transactions
Other than the transactions disclosed elsewhere in the condensed financial statements, the following are the other significant related party transactions and balances:
Included in common stock issued for services during the three months ended March 31, 2023, were shares of common stock issued to the Executive Chairman of the Company (Note 11).
At
March 31, 2023, $
At
March 31, 2023, $
At March 31, 2023, $
At
March 31, 2023, $
At
March 31, 2023, the outstanding balance on the related party line of credit note of $
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BRIGHT GREEN CORPORATION
Notes to the Condensed Financial Statements (Unaudited)
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 and 2022
(Expressed in United States Dollars)
13. Contingencies
In the ordinary course of business, the Company is routinely defendants in, or parties to a number of pending and threatened legal actions including actions brought on behalf of various classes of claimants. In view of the inherent difficulty of predicting the outcome of such matters, the Company cannot state what the eventual outcome of such matters will be. Legal provisions are established when it becomes probable that the Company will incur an expense related to a legal action and the amount can be reliably estimated. Such provisions are recorded at the best estimate of the amount required to settle any obligation related to these legal actions as at the condensed balance sheet date, taking into account the risks and uncertainties surrounding the obligation. Management and internal and external experts are involved in estimating any amounts that may be required. The actual costs of resolving these claims may vary significantly from the amount of the legal provisions. The Company’s estimate involves significant judgement, given the varying stages of the proceedings, the fact that the Company’s liability, if any, has yet to be determined and the fact that the underlying matters will change from time to time. Other than as set forth below, the Company is not presently a party to any litigation. The Company is not able to make a reliable assessment of the potential losses as these matters are at an early stage, accordingly, no amounts have been accrued in the condensed financial statements.
Bright
Green Corporation v. John Fikany, State of New Mexico, County of Cibola, Thirteenth Judicial District. In this matter, the Company
filed a complaint for declaratory judgment against a consultant of the
Bright
Green Corporation v. Jerry Capussi, State of New Mexico, County of Cibola, Thirteenth Judicial District. In this matter, the Company
and defendant, a former consultant of Sunnyland Farms Inc., an entity unrelated to the Company, have each filed claims for declaratory
judgment seeking to determine by court order whether defendant is entitled to
14. Subsequent Events
The Company’s management has evaluated the subsequent events up to May 22, 2023. The date the condensed financial statements were issued, pursuant to the requirements of ASC 855, has determined the following constitutes a material subsequent event:
On May 3, 2023, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer earned shares of common stock by achieving a milestone, pursuant to his Executive Employment Agreement. The shares are in the process of being issued.
On
May 22, 2023, the Company announced that it has entered into a securities purchase agreement with a single institutional investor to
purchase shares of common stock and warrants to purchase up to shares of common stock, at a purchase price of $
per share and accompanying warrant. The gross proceeds to the Company from the private placement are expected to be approximately $
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| ITEM 2. | MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS |
The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our condensed financial statements and the accompanying notes thereto included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. This discussion contains forward-looking statements based upon current plans, expectations, and beliefs, involving risks and uncertainties. Our actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements. You should review the sections titled “Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” and “Risk Factors” in in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 and this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, for discussions of forward-looking statements and factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results described in or implied by the forward-looking statements contained in the following discussion and analysis, and elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Our historical results are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for any period in the future.
Overview
Bright Green Corporation (“Company”, “BGC”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) is a first-mover in the U.S. federally-authorized cannabis space. BGC is one of a few companies who have received from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (the “DEA”), a federal controlled substances registration for the bulk manufacturing of cannabis under DEA Registration No. RB0649383 (the “DEA Registration”), which allows the Company to produce federally legal cannabis, cannabis extracts, and tetrahydrocannabinol in the U.S. We received the DEA Registration on April 28, 2023, pursuant to the Memorandum of Agreement (the “MOA”) with the DEA entered into on April 27, 2023, which replaced the 2021 Memorandum of Agreement (the “2021 MOA”) (DEA Document Control Number W20078135E).
Unlike state-licensed cannabis companies who engage in commercial sales to consumers, and whose businesses are legal under state law but not federal law, subject to the milestones and requirements set forth herein, we are authorized by the federal government to sell cannabis commercially for research and manufacturing purposes, export cannabis for international cannabis research purposes, and sell cannabis to DEA-registered pharmaceutical companies for the production of medical cannabis products and preparations. Our business activities under the DEA Registration are subject to applicable federal law and regulations and to our obligations under the MOA we entered into with the DEA. Our DEA Registration is valid through July 31, 2024. We plan to focus on the development of cannabis strains and sales of cannabis and hemp products with high contents of CBN (cannabinol) and CBG (cannabigerol).
In addition to research and pharmaceutical supply sales, Bright Green will be able to sell certain cannabinoids, such as CBN (cannabinol) and CBG (cannabigerol) as hemp isolates or extracts, and plans to sell CBN and CBG hemp products to consumers where such products are fully legal under all applicable laws. On August 9, 2022, the DEA confirmed to BGC that cannabinoids, including, but not limited to CBN/CBG, which meet the definition of “hemp” by having a Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis, are outside of the DEA’s jurisdiction because they are not controlled under the CSA. Hemp and hemp products were made legal by the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (the “2018 Farm Bill”), which has been codified in 21 U.S.C. § 802(16)(B)(i), and 7 U.S.C. § 1639o. This hemp product business line will be in addition to our research and pharmaceutical cannabis activities conducted under the DEA Registration.
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Because cannabis is still a Schedule I controlled substance in the U.S., it has been historically under-researched. Though the majority of Americans now live in states where cannabis is legal, the full potential of the cannabis plant for medicinal use remains understudied due to limited access to federally-approved cannabis. The DEA recently issued a call for more cannabis research supply based on the increased demand for cannabis research in the U.S. As described herein, on April 28, 2023, we received the DEA Registration, which allows us to produce federally legal cannabis, cannabis extracts, and tetrahydrocannabinol and to sell legally within the U.S. to licensed researchers and pharmaceutical companies, in addition to qualifying us to export cannabis internationally.
BGC must comply with the terms agreed upon pursuant to the MOA which include: submitting an Individual Procurement Quota on or before April 1 of each year utilizing DEA Form 250; submitting an Individual Manufacturing Quota on or before May 1 of each year utilizing DEA Form 189; collecting samples of cannabis and distributing them to DEA-registered analytical laboratories for chemical analysis during the pendency of cultivation and prior to the DEA’s taking possession of the cannabis grown; providing the DEA with 15-day advance written notification, via email, of its intent to harvest cannabis; following the DEA’s packaging, labeling, storage and transportation requirements; distributing DEA’s stocks of cannabis to buyers who entered into bona fide supply agreements with the Company; providing the DEA with 15-day advance written notification of its intent to distribute cannabis; and invoicing the DEA for harvested cannabis that it intends to sell to the DEA.
Having received our DEA Registration, we are permitted to cultivate and manufacture cannabis, supply cannabis researchers in the U.S. and globally, and produce cannabis for use in pharmaceutical production of prescription medicines within the U.S. Our DEA Registration permits our cannabis activities under federal law, which sets BGC apart from most other U.S. cannabis companies.
We have assembled an experienced team of medical professionals and researchers, international horticultural growers and experts, and construction and cannabis production professionals, which we believe position us as a future industry leader in the production of cannabis.
Recent Developments
DEA Registration
In April 2023, we received the DEA Registration for the bulk manufacture of a Schedule I controlled substance – cannabis. Our DEA Registration also allows us to produce cannabis extract and tetrahydrocannabinol. Having received the DEA Registration, we are now one of the few U.S. operators approved by the federal government to cultivate and manufacture cannabis for authorized purposes. The DEA Registration will also allow us to export cannabis for research purposes internationally, to sell to the U.S. registered DEA researchers or manufacturers, to sell to our own company if we obtain a DEA controlled substance research registration, and to sell our cannabis products for the production of prescription pharmaceutical products containing cannabis to DEA registered manufacturers. Also in April 2023, we entered into the MOA with the DEA to replace the 2021 MOA. The MOA outlines the terms by which we are to operate our commercial cannabis business. The MOA with the DEA is effective for a one-year term, renewable for up to four additional one-year terms.
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Coronavirus (“COVID-19”) Impact
The outbreak of COVID-19, a novel strain of coronavirus first identified in China, which has spread across the globe including the U.S., has had an adverse impact on our operations and financial condition. Most recently, the response to this coronavirus by federal, state and local governments in the U.S. has resulted in the significant market and business disruptions across many industries and affecting businesses of all sizes. This pandemic has also caused significant stock market volatility and further tightened capital access for most businesses. Given that the COVID-19 pandemic and its disruptions are of unknown duration, they could have an adverse effect on our liquidity and profitability.
The ultimate magnitude of COVID-19, including the extent of its impact on our financial and operational results, which could be material, will depend on the length of time that the pandemic continues, its effect on the demand for our products and our supply chain, the effect of governmental regulations imposed in response to the pandemic, as well as uncertainty regarding all of the foregoing. We cannot at this time predict the full impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, but it could have a larger material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows beyond what is discussed within this quarterly report.
See the section titled “Risk Factors” included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, for further discussion of the possible impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business.
Results of Operations
This section includes a summary of our historical results of operations, followed by detailed comparisons of our results for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and March 31, 2022.
The Company has not started commercial operations but has incurred expenses in connection with corporate and administrative matters, upkeep of acquired properties for future growing, processing and distribution of medical plants, and improvements to those properties. These expenses include stock-based compensation for services rendered, legal and audit fees, and property-related expenses such as depreciation, insurance and taxes. As a result, the Company reported a net loss both reporting periods.
Three months ended March 31, 2023 compared to three months ended March 31, 2022.
Revenue:
We are a start-up company and have not generated any revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022. We can provide no assurance that we will generate sufficient revenues from our intended business operations to sustain a viable business operation.
Operating Expenses:
We incurred operating expenses in the amount of $2,612,623 for the three months ended March 31, 2023, as compared with $726,346 for the same period ended 2022. Our operating expenses for all periods consisted entirely of general and administrative expenses and depreciation. The detail by major category within general and administrative expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 is reflected in the table below.
| Three Months Ended | ||||||||
| March 31, 2023 | March 31, 2022 | |||||||
| Stock-based compensation | $ | 823,900 | - | |||||
| Professional fees | 926,093 | 462,206 | ||||||
| Officer salaries | 480,757 | - | ||||||
| Other expenses | 123,533 | 11,065 | ||||||
| Insurance | 40,906 | 13,301 | ||||||
| Travel | 39,815 | 11,646 | ||||||
| Property taxes | 14,528 | 14,499 | ||||||
| Licenses | 5,550 | 11,323 | ||||||
| Land option | - | 10,500 | ||||||
| Total general and administrative expenses | $ | 2,455,082 | 534,540 | |||||
| Depreciation | 157,541 | 191,806 | ||||||
| Total operating expenses | $ | 2,612,623 | 726,346 | |||||
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The increase of $1,920,542 in our general and administrative expenses for the three months March 31, 2023, versus the same period ended 2022 is largely the result of increased spending on share based compensation to executives and professional fees associated with the Direct Listing.
We expect our general and administrative expenses to increase in future quarters as we continue with our reporting obligations with the SEC and the increased expenses associated with increased operational activity, which is expected for the balance of the year.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of March 31, 2023, the Company had cash of $422,502 compared to $414,574 as of December 31, 2022. The increase of $7,928 in cash was mainly by cash received from the sales of common stock of $880,000 for the EB-5 program, $210,000 for warrants exercise, and a $200,000 draw on a line of credit. This was partly offset by the use of funds for the construction in progress, deposits for equipment, and the costs associated with the Company’s SEC filings. Since its inception, the Company has incurred net losses and funded its operations primarily through the issuance of equities, an advance from a director, and draws on a line of credit provided by a director of the Company. As of March 31, 2023, the Company had a total stockholders’ equity of $11,759,471 (December 31, 2022 - $11,578,836).
The Company is in its initial stages to start building facilities to grow, research and distribute medical plants. The Company has incurred recurring losses from operations, and as of March 31, 2023, had an accumulated deficit of $36,689,086 (December 31, 2022 - $34,075,821), and a negative working capital of $8,456,436 (December 31, 2022 – $7,030,929). The Company does not have sufficient working capital to pay its operating expenses for a period of at least 12 months from the date the condensed financial statements were authorized to be issued. The Company’s continued existence is dependent upon its ability to continue to execute its operating plan and to obtain additional debt or equity financing. The Company has developed plans to raise funds and continues to pursue sources of funding that management believes, if successful, would be sufficient to support the Company’s operating plan. During the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company raised $880,000 through common stock issuances from the Company’s EB-5 Program and $210,000 through the exercise of warrants. The Company also has drawn $200,000 from the Company’s $15,000,000 line of credit from a related party. The Company also had two cashless conversions, the related party line of credit was used to pay in full the related party loan balance of $392,194, and the related party line of credit was paid down $880,000 in exchange for 22,005 shares of the Company’s common stock valued at $39.99 according to the Company’s EB-5 Program, leaving available $11.5 million to draw from that credit facility. The Company’s operating plan is predicated on a variety of assumptions including, but not limited to, the level of product demand, cost estimates, its ability to continue to raise additional financing and the state of the general economic environment in which the Company operates. There can be no assurance that these assumptions will prove accurate in all material respects, or that the Company will be able to successfully execute its operating plan. In the event that the Company is not able to raise capital from investors or credit facilities in a timely manner, the Company will explore available options, including but not limited to, an equity backed loan against the property. In the absence of additional appropriate financing, the Company may have to modify its plan or slow down the pace of development and commercialization.
Inflation
Although our operations are influenced by general economic conditions, we do not believe that inflation had a material effect on our results of operations during the three months ended March 31, 2023.
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Off-balance sheet arrangements
We have not entered into any off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources and would be considered material to investors.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
The discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our condensed financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The preparation of these condensed financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. On an on-going basis, we evaluate our estimates based on historical experience and various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily available apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. For a detailed discussion about the Company’s significant accounting policies, refer to Note 3 “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies,” in the Company’s condensed financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. During the three months ended March 31, 2023, no material changes were made to the Company’s significant accounting policies.
JOBS Act Accounting Election
We are an emerging growth company, as defined in the JOBS Act. The JOBS Act provides that an emerging growth company can take advantage of an extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards. This provision allows an emerging growth company to delay the adoption of some accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies. We have elected to use the extended transition period under the JOBS Act until the earlier of the date we (1) are no longer an emerging growth company or (2) affirmatively and irrevocably opt out of the extended transition period provided in the JOBS Act. As a result, our condensed financial statements may not be comparable to companies that comply with new or revised accounting pronouncements as of public company effective dates.
| ITEM 3. | QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK |
The Company believes that it is not subject to material foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations, as substantially all of its sales and expenses are denominated in the U.S. dollar. The Company does not hold derivative securities and has not entered into contracts embedded with derivative instruments, such as foreign currency and interest rate swaps, options, forwards, futures, collars or warrants, either to hedge existing risks or for speculative purposes.
| ITEM 4. | CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES |
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures. The term “disclosure controls and procedures,” as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), means controls and other procedures of a company that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
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Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our former Interim Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we conducted an assessment of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of June 30, 2022. A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material error in our annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. In Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting included in our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2022, (the “Original June Report”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on August 12, 2022, our management previously concluded that we maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of June 30, 2022. On August 16, 2022, management determined that we made certain errors related to the fair value recorded for shares issued for services rendered in June 2022. The fair value of such shares is $8.00 per share but was recorded as $4.00 per share in the Original June Report. As a result, we determined that there were material errors in the financial information that required an amendment to our Original June Report (the “June Amendment”). With this error being corrected in the June Amendment filed with the SEC on August 19, 2022, net loss increased by $6,297,960. We have strengthened our review controls around the issuance of shares of common stock and the recording of the associated expense by adding an additional reviewer to the review process. The Company continues to evaluate and implement procedures as deemed appropriate to enhance our disclosure controls.
Management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives and management necessarily applies its judgment in evaluating the cost benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. As required by Rule 13a-15(b) of the Exchange Act, an evaluation as of March 31, 2023 was conducted under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act). Based on this evaluation as of March 31, 2023, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the period ended March 31, 2023.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended March 31, 2023 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
Inherent Limitations on Effectiveness of Controls
Management recognizes that a control system, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints and that management is required to apply its judgment in evaluating the benefits of possible controls and procedures relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud or error, if any, have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision making can be faulty, and that breakdowns can occur because of a simple error or mistake. Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management override of the controls. 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, controls 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.
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
| ITEM 1. | LEGAL PROCEEDINGS |
From time to time, we may be involved in legal proceedings arising from the normal course of business activities. Defending such proceedings is costly and can impose a significant burden on management and employees. The results of any current or future litigation cannot be predicted with certainty, and regardless of the outcome, litigation can have an adverse impact on us because of defense and settlement costs, diversion of management resources and other factors.
| ITEM 1A. | RISK FACTORS |
An investment in our securities involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the following risks and all of the other information contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 before deciding whether to invest in our securities. If any of these risks are realized, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected. In that event, the trading price of our securities could decline and you could lose all or part of your investment in our securities. Additional risks of which we are not presently aware or that we currently believe are immaterial may also harm our business and results of operations. Some statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including such statements in the following risk factors, constitute forward-looking statements. See the section entitled “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.”
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A denial of, or significant delay in obtaining, or any interruption of required government authorizations or renewals to grow cannabis for federally sanctioned purposes would likely significantly, negatively impact us.
Our business plan depends heavily on receiving the necessary state and federal authorizations to research cannabis and to grow cannabis for federally sanctioned cannabis research. While we have received the DEA Registration, it expires July 31, 2024, and the DEA’s or the State of New Mexico’s denial of any authorizations or any delay in granting the authorization or renewal could have a significantly negative impact on our business plans, operations and financial results.
BGC must comply with all terms agreed to in the MOA which include:
| ● | submitting an Individual Procurement Quota on or before April 1 of each year utilizing DEA Form 250; | |
| ● | submitting an Individual Manufacturing Quota on or before May 1 of each year utilizing DEA Form 189; | |
| ● | collecting samples of cannabis and distributing them to DEA-registered analytical laboratories for chemical analysis during the pendency of cultivation and prior to the DEA’s taking possession of the cannabis grown; | |
| ● | providing the DEA with 15-day advance written notification, via email, of its intent to harvest cannabis; | |
| ● | following the DEA’s packaging, labeling, storage and transportation requirements; | |
| ● | distributing DEA’s stocks of cannabis to buyers who entered into bona fide supply agreements with the Company; providing the DEA with 15-day advance written notification of its intent to distribute cannabis; and | |
| ● | invoicing the DEA for harvested cannabis that it intends to sell to the DEA. |
In addition to the DEA Registration, we are required to maintain State of New Mexico licenses, which are all subject to expirations and renewals. Unless terminated for cause by the DEA, the DEA Registration is effective through July 31, 2024. There is no guarantee, however, that the needed state or federal authorizations will be subsequently renewed upon expiration.
| ITEM 2. | UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES |
During the period from January 1, 2023 through the date hereof, the Company issued the following:
| ● | On February 1, 2023, we initiated a private placement offering of our common stock, only to accredited or qualified institutional investors, in reliance upon Rule 506, Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act, pursuant to the U.S. government’s EB-5 immigrant investor program. As of May 22, 2023, we have sold 44,010 shares of common stock at $39.99 per share, receiving proceeds of $1.76 million. |
| ITEM 3. | DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES |
Not applicable.
| ITEM 4. | MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES |
Not applicable.
| ITEM 5. | OTHER INFORMATION |
None.
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| ITEM 6. | EXHIBITS |
| * | Filed Herewith |
| † | The certifications attached as Exhibit 32.1 and 32.2 that accompany this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are not deemed filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and are not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Registrant under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, whether made before or after the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, irrespective of any general incorporation language contained in such filing. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| BRIGHT GREEN CORPORATION | ||
| Date: May 22, 2023 | By: | /s/ Seamus McAuley |
| Seamus McAuley | ||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||
| Date: May 22, 2023 | By: | /s/ Saleem Elmasri |
| Saleem Elmasri | ||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||
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