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 three months ended September 30, 2009

OR

 
o
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. 001-31332

nCoat, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware
98-0375406
(State or other jurisdiction of
(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)
Identification No.)

7237 Pace Dr.
PO Box 38
Whitsett, NC 27377-9118
(Address of principal executive office, zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (336) 447-2000
 

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 at least the past 90 days.
Yes o No x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or 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.  (Check one):

Large accelerated filer [  ]
Accelerated filer [  ]
Non-accelerated filer [  ]
Smaller reporting company [X]
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b 2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes o  No x

As of November 14, 2009, there were 117,441,939 shares of the registrant’s common stock, $0.0001 par value, outstanding.

 
 

 
 
nCoat, Inc.
FORM 10-Q
FOR THE QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION

Statements in this report concerning the future sales, expenses, profitability, financial resources, product mix, market demand, product development and other statements concerning the future results of operations, financial condition and business of nCoat, Inc., are “forward-looking” statements as defined in the Securities Act of 1933 and Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Investors are cautioned that the Company’s actual results in the future may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements due to risks and uncertainties that exist in the Company’s operations and business environment, including competition, need for increased acceptance of products, ability to continue to develop and extend our brand identity, ability to anticipate and adapt to a competitive market, ability to effectively manage rapidly expanding operations, amount and timing of operating costs and capital expenditures relating to expansion of our business, operations and infrastructure, ability to provide superior customer service thereon , dependence upon key personnel and the like. Additionally, words such as “anticipates,” “expect,” “intend,” “estimates,” “seeks,” “may,” “could,” “plan,” “believes,” and similar words and phrases may indicate forward-looking statements.  The Company’s most recent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including reports on Form 8-K, contain additional information concerning many of these risk factors, and copies of these filings are available from the Company upon request and without charge. The Company disclaims any obligation or intention to update any forward looking statement in this report.


 
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TABLE OF CONTENTS


Part I – FINANCIAL INFORMATON
 
     
Item 1.
Financial Statements
 
 
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2009, and December 31, 2008 (Unaudited)
3
 
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 (Unaudited)
4
 
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Shareholders’ Deficit for  the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009 (Unaudited)
5
 
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009, and 2008 (Unaudited)
6
 
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
7
Item 2.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
13
Item 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
23
Item 4T.
Controls and Procedures
23
   
Part II – OTHER INFORMATION
 
     
Item 1.
Legal Proceedings
32
Item 2.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
32
Item 3.
Defaults Upon Senior Securities
33
Item 4.
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
33
Item 5.
Other Information
33
Item 6.
Exhibits
33
Signature Page
35
 

 
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THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS INCLUDED HEREIN ARE NOT AUDITED OR REVIEWED. NCOAT HAS NOT ACCUMULATED ENOUGH CASH TO PAY THE AUDIT FEE TO COMPLETE THE AUDIT OF ITS 2008 FINANCIALS PRIOR TO SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT. IN ADDITION, LEGAL COUNSEL HAS NOT REVIEWED THIS REPORT. FOLLOWING PAYMENT OF THE AUDIT FEE, NCOAT AUDITORS WILL COMPLETE THE AUDIT, LEGAL COUNSEL WILL REVIEW THE COMPLETED AND AUDITED REPORT, AND NCOAT WILL FILE AN AMENDED FORM 10K AND 10Q.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION

NCOAT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(Unaudited)


   
September 30
   
December 31
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
ASSETS
 
(Unaudited)
   
(Unaudited)
 
Current Assets
           
Cash
  $ 127,789     $ 42,134  
Trade receivables, net
    540,438       767,160  
Inventory
    116,130       88,778  
Other current assets
    53,668       99,281  
Deferred income tax assets
    -       -  
Total Current Assets
    838,025       997,353  
Property and Equipment, net
    1,250,473       1,677,037  
Intangible Assets, net
    1,895,196       2,375,091  
Total Assets
  $ 3,983,694     $ 5,049,481  
                 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)
               
Current Liabilities
               
Accounts payable
  $ 3,640,211     $ 3,476,203  
Accrued liabilities
    1,035,593       794,571  
Accrued Interest
    73,429,634       17,872,582  
Accrued Registration Liability
    111,932,549       23,358,690  
Deferred revenue
    509,174       759,176  
Current portion of notes payable
    700,800,372       298,734,128  
Derivative Premium Payable
    120,348       120,348  
Accrued consulting obligation
    -       500,000  
Current portion of obligations under capital leases
    140,287       121,988  
Total Current Liabilities
    891,608,168       345,737,686  
Long-Term Liabilities
               
Notes payable, net of current portion
    204,953       150,322  
Obligations under capital leases , net of current portion
    63,298       206,112  
Deferred income taxes
    97,262       97,262  
Total Long-Term Liabilities
    365,513       453,696  
Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)
               
Common stock - $0.0001 par value; 500,000,000 shares authorized; 112,108,606 shares outstanding
    11,211       10,211  
Additional paid-in capital
    22,309,667       22,295,667  
Accumulated deficit
    (910,310,865 )     (363,447,779 )
Total Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)
    (887,989,987 )     (341,141,901 )
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)
  $ 3,983,694     $ 5,049,481  

 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
 
 
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NCOAT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
 

   
For the Three Months Ended
   
For the Nine Months Ended
 
   
September 30,
   
September 30,
 
   
2009
   
2008
   
2009
   
2008
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
(Unaudited)
   
(Unaudited)
   
(Unaudited)
 
Net Sales
  $ 1,772,758     $ 2,563,447     $ 5,922,597     $ 8,206,374  
Cost of Goods Sold
    924,598       1,378,613       3,226,120       5,088,583  
Gross Profit
    848,160       1,184,834       2,696,477       3,117,791  
Operating Expenses
                               
General and Administrative Expense
  $ 532,029       1,309,340       2,714,067       4,107,659  
Research and Development Costs
  $ 80,209       80,710       240,627       296,456  
Sales and Marketing Expenses
  $ 153,160       162,525       457,680       491,350  
Total Operating Expenses
    765,398       1,552,575       3,412,374       4,895,465  
(Loss) from Operations
  $ 82,762       (367,741 )     (715,897 )     (1,777,674 )
Redemption premium interest expense
  $ (30,422,790 )     (45,503,225 )     (545,995,002 )     (95,347,496 )
Other Interest expense
  $ (5,235 )     (68,845 )     (87,672 )     (536,261 )
Gain on derivative liability valuation
  $ -       19,703       -       492,044  
Net Loss
  $ (30,345,263 )   $ (45,920,108 )   $ (546,798,571 )   $ (97,169,387 )
      -       -                  
Basic and Diluted Loss per Share
  $ (0.27 )   $ (0.46 )   $ (4.88 )   $ (0.98 )
Basic and Diluted Weighted-Average Shares Outstanding
    112,108,606       99,076,650       112,108,606       99,076,650  
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 
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NCOAT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009
(Unaudited)
 

               
Additional
         
Total
 
   
Common Stock
   
Paid-In
   
Accumulated
   
Stockholders'
 
   
Shares
   
Amount
   
Capital
   
Deficit
   
Deficit
 
Balance - December 31, 2008(Unaudited)
    102,108,606     $ 10,211     $ 22,295,667     $ (363,512,294 )   $ (341,206,416 )
Shares issued upon conversion of
                                       
  accrued interest
                                    -  
Compensation related to vested and
                                       
  nonvested shares issued to employees,
                                       
  net of forfeitures
                                    -  
Reclassification of fair value of warrants
                                       
  to derivative liability.
                                    -  
Partial conversion of convertible note
                                    -  
Conversion of convertible note 5/22/2009
    5,000,000       500       7,000               7,500  
Conversion of convertible note 8/04/2009
    5,000,000       500       7,000               7,500  
Net Loss
                            (546,798,571 )     (546,798,571 )
Balance - September 30, 2009 (Unaudited)
    112,108,606     $ 11,211     $ 22,309,667     $ (910,310,865 )   $ (887,989,987 )
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 
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NCOAT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(Unaudited)


   
For the Nine Months Ended
 
   
September 30,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
(Unaudited)
 
             
Cash Flows From Operating Activities
           
Net loss
  $ (546,798,571 )   $ (97,169,387 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
               
Depreciation
    451,576       451,298  
Amortization of intangible assets
    479,895       539,394  
Compensation expense paid by issuance of common stock
    -       247,696  
Redemption premium on notes payable recognized as interest expense
    545,995,002       95,347,516  
Gain on derivitave warrant liability
            (492,044 )
Changes in assets and liabilities:
               
Accounts receivable
    226,722       (203,582 )
Inventory
    (27,352 )     20,055  
Other current assets
    45,613       (36,832 )
Accounts payable
    164,008       771,779  
Deferred revenue
    (250,002 )     629,333  
Accrued liabilities
    241,022       112,151  
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities
    527,913       217,377  
Cash Flows From Investing Activities
               
Purchase of property and equipment
    (25,000 )     (53,325 )
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities
    (25,000 )     (53,325 )
Cash Flows From Financing Activities
               
Proceeds from issuance of notes payable
    250,000       500,000  
Proceeds from issuance of stock
    7,500          
Principal payments on notes payable
    (550,243 )     (811,276 )
Principal payments under capital lease obligations
    (124,515 )     (113,147 )
Net Cash Used in Financing Activities
    (417,258 )     (424,423 )
Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash
    85,655       (260,371 )
Cash At Beginning of Period
    42,134       295,961  
Cash At End of Period
  $ 127,789     $ 35,590  
Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information
               
Cash paid for interest
  $ 489,910     $ 489,910  
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 
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NCOAT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2009
(Unaudited)

THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS INCLUDED HEREIN ARE NOT AUDITED OR REVIEWED. NCOAT HAS NOT ACCUMULATED ENOUGH CASH TO PAY THE AUDIT FEE TO COMPLETE THE AUDIT OF ITS 2008 FINANCIALS PRIOR TO SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT. IN ADDITION, LEGAL COUNSEL HAS NOT REVIEWED THIS REPORT. FOLLOWING PAYMENT OF THE AUDIT FEE, NCOAT AUDITORS WILL COMPLETE THE AUDIT, LEGAL COUNSEL WILL REVIEW THE COMPLETED, AUDITED REPORT AND NCOAT WILL FILE AN AMENDED FORM 10K AND 10Q.  

Note 1. Basis of Presentation

Interim Financial Statements – The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“generally accepted accounting principles”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q.  Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and notes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s annual consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s amended annual report on Form 10-K/A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 15, 2009, which also remains unaudited at the date of this filing. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included.  Operating results for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for any future periods or for the year ending December 31, 2009. 

Nature of Operations – nCoat, Inc., and its subsidiaries specialize in materials science research and licensing, and the commercialization, distribution and application of nano-scale as well as multiple non-nano surface coatings. The Company’s specialized coatings are used by the automotive, diesel engine, trucking, recreational vehicle, motorcycle, aerospace and oil and gas industries for heat management, corrosion resistance, friction reduction, porosity management, bond strength and appearance.  Corporate offices and operations headquarters are located in Whitsett, North Carolina, and application operations are conducted at facilities located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Quakertown, Pennsylvania; Tempe, Arizona; and Whitsett, North Carolina.

Principles of Consolidation – The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements include the operations, accounts and transactions of nCoat Automotive Group, Inc., High Performance Coatings, Inc., nTech, Inc., and Metallic Ceramic Coatings, Inc. (“MCCI”) for all periods presented.  These entities are collectively referred to herein as the “Company” or “nCoat.” All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.

Business Condition – The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going-concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. The Company has incurred losses of $ 546,798,571 and $97,169,387 and provided $527,913 and $217,377 of cash in operating activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively.  At September 30, 2009, the Company has a working capital deficiency of $890,770,143, an accumulated deficit of $910,310,865 and a stockholders’ deficit of $887,989,865.  Based on current operations, cash flows from operations have become positive and should remain positive for the remainder of the year; however, the Company will likely face negative income for the first three quarters of the year ending December 31, 2009.  As of September 30, 2009, the Company’s principal sources of liquidity were $127,789 of cash and $540,438 of trade accounts receivable, while current liabilities totaled $891,608,168 at that date, of which $700,800,372 relates to notes payable that are due currently. These factors, among others, raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for a reasonable period of time. It is necessary for the company to raise additional capital to restructure current debenture debt and to pay aged payables.  This may be dilutive to existing shareholders, and could suppress stock values if the number of shares outstanding were to be increased.  This will be difficult to achieve during the current capital market environment and may be difficult to achieve in a more robust capital markets environment.  The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts or the amount and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.

 
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NCOAT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2009
(Unaudited)

Licensing Revenue Recognition – Fees received from licensing the Company’s technology to customers is recognized over the term of the license agreements. Licensing fees received prior to recognition are accounted for as deferred revenue. Sales revenue excludes lease payments made by customers on facilities used by the Company.

Loss Per Common Share – Basic loss per share is computed by dividing net loss for the period by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding. The nonvested common shares issued as employee compensation are excluded from the calculation of basic loss per share. Diluted loss per share reflects dilutive potential common shares outstanding during the period. During the twelve months ended December 31 2008, the following anti-dilutive potential common shares were excluded from the calculation of diluted loss per share: 1,837,800 nonvested shares of common stock; 6,601,388,889 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of notes payable; 32,418,750 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of warrants. 

Note 2.   Acquisition of MCC, Inc.

On June 29, 2007, nCoat, Inc., completed the acquisition of all the capital stock of Metallic Ceramic Coatings, Inc. ("MCCI"), doing business in the marketplace under the brand of JET-HOT® Coatings. MCCI provides high performance coatings of metal parts for industrial and personal use. In connection with the acquisition of MCCI, the Company entered into a consulting agreement with the former majority shareholder of MCCI whereby the Company is obligated to pay the former majority shareholder consulting fees of $120,000 annually, performance bonuses equal to 2.5% of net sales from new customers, and to purchase, for up to $70,000, an automobile for the consultant. The term of the obligation for the consulting fees and the performance bonuses is through December 31, 2009, and will continue for successive one-year periods unless terminated by either party. Due to low cash flow, nCoat has not paid consulting fees for 11 months accruing a total liability of $110,000. In addition, a bank note with First Tennessee Bank was obtained and personally guaranteed by Consultant prior to nCoat purchase of MCCI in the amount of $226,869. In June, 2009, First Tennessee Bank called the note due and payable in full from nCoat due to slow payments to the bank. Consultant satisfied the personal guarantee for the bank note by purchasing the note from First Tennessee Bank. nCoat will execute an agreement shortly with Consultant to pay the Consultant $200,000 for the remaining balance of the note at twelve percent (12%) interest over thirty six (36) months beginning December 1, 2009. In addition, nCoat will pay the Consultant $90,000 over twenty four (24) months with no interest to complete the obligation of consulting fees.
 
Note 3. Notes Payable

Series A and B 6% Convertible Promissory Notes– From May 25, 2007 through June 18, 2007 (primarily on May 31, 2007), the Company issued $9,000,000 of Series A 6% convertible promissory notes (the “Series A Notes”) and warrants to purchase 22,500,000 shares of common stock exercisable at $1.00 per share through May 31, 2012. The Series A Notes were originally convertible into common stock at $0.40 per share through May 31, 2010, when the Series A Notes were due. Accrued interest is payable quarterly.  From May 31, 2007 through July 10, 2007, the Company also issued $3,250,000 of Series B 6% convertible promissory notes (the “Series B Notes”) and warrants to purchase 8,125,000 shares of common stock exercisable at $0.80 per share through May 31, 2010. The Series B Notes were originally convertible into common stock at $0.40 per share through May 31, 2010, when the Series B Notes were due. Accrued interest is payable quarterly. Conversion of the promissory notes is limited such that at any time a note holder cannot own more than 4.99% of the Company’s outstanding common stock. The conversion price is adjustable to match any additional issuances of common stock at prices lower than the current conversion price.
 
 
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NCOAT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2009
(Unaudited)

The common stock into which the Series A Notes are convertible and the related warrants are subject to certain registration rights. Per the registration rights agreement, the Company is obligated to obtain the effectiveness of a registration statement within six months of the execution of Series A and B Notes, and to keep the registration statement effective until all the registered shares of common stock are sold by the note holders. nCoat did not file the registration statement within six months, however, under amendments to SEC Rule 144 in 2007, all stock converted by debentures holders of the Series A and B Notes were eligible to be issued without restrictive legend six months from the date of the SEC Ruling. As of February 1, 2008, stock eligible for conversion under the Series A and B Notes were eligible to be issued without restrictive legend.  However, under the original agreement, if the company fails to obtain effectiveness of the registration statement, the Company is required to pay partial liquidated damages of 1% per month of the aggregate purchase price paid by the Series A note holders, or $90,000 per month. Interest is charged on unpaid damages at the rate of 18% per annum. The Company recognized a registration payment liability at the date of the issuance of the Series A notes and has adjusted the liability to $111,932,549 at September 30, 2009, for estimated payments to be made under the registration rights agreement. The carrying value of the registration payment liability is adjusted to reflect the fair value of the registration payment liability at each balance sheet date.

Upon the occurrence of certain default or triggering events, the notes holders may demand redemption of the Series A and Series B notes. The triggering events include failure to provide notice and pay the related partial liquidated damages to the note holders within one day of the following events: failure to file the registration statement or obtain its effectiveness by the required dates; failure to respond to comments by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission within 15 days of receipt of those comments; suspension from trading or listing on a market; failure to convert shares upon request; failure to qualify new debt as permitted debt under the terms of the Series A and Series B Notes; and failure to make payments under the terms of the promissory notes. Upon the occurrence of a triggering event, the holders have the right to require the Company to redeem their notes at an amount equal to the total of unpaid accrued interest, unpaid liquidated damages and the face amount of the notes multiplied by the greater of (i) 125% during the first 12 months of the term of the note or 115% thereafter or (ii) upon the occurrence of certain of the listed triggering events, the closing market price of the Company’s common stock on the date of the triggering event divided by the closing market price on the first day of each month following the triggering event. The conversion price also decreases to the closing market price on the first day of each month following the triggering event.

In December 2007, the Company entered into an agreement with the Series A and Series B note holders whereby the Series A and Series B note holders agreed to waive certain triggering events in exchange for the modification of the conversion price to $0.25 per share and for the Company agreeing to pay partial liquidated damages to the note holders for triggering events occurring on or after February 29, 2008. However, on February 29, 2008, the Company failed to obtain effectiveness of the required registration statement. On April 1, 2008, July 1, 2008, October 1, 2008, January 1, 2009, April 1, 2009, July 1, 2009 and October 1, 2009 the Company failed to pay accrued interest to the Series A and B note holders.  As a result, the Series A and B notes became due on demand at a redemption premium as described above. At September 30, 2009, the carrying value of the Series A and B notes has been adjusted to $698,935,588 for the increase in the redemption price.  As of the date of this report there has been only one note holder that has given demand for the redemption of its Series A note.  The note was originally issued May 31, 2007, with the face amount of $1,500,000.  The note holder has to date issued four conversion demands on the following dates and for the following amounts:  December 1, 2008 for $10,000, May 22, 2009 for $7,500, August 21, 2009 for $7,500, and October 8, 2009 for $8,000, as reflected in the financial statements set forth herein.  The demand is for the remaining balance of the note of $1,457,000 plus interest of $232,183 multiplied by a 115% premium factor for a total demand of $1,963,209.  As of the date of this report, no other demand had been made by the remaining note holders for redemption of the Series A and B Notes. At the October 1, 2009, conversion price of $0.015 per share, the Series A and B Notes are convertible into 7,473,907,067 shares of common stock. However, there are only 400,923,350 authorized, unissued shares of common stock available and, therefore, the notes payable cannot all be converted.

Unpaid accrued interest bears interest at 18% per annum. Under the terms of the Series A and B Notes, the unpaid accrued interest and the unpaid registration payment liability have also been increased by the redemption premium formula described above, which resulted in accrued interest on the Series A and B Notes of $ 73,420,637 and a registration payment liability $ 111,932,549 at September 30, 2009.

 
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NCOAT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2009
(Unaudited)

Notes payable at September 30, 2009, and December 31, 2008, are summarized as follows:
 
   
September 30
   
December 31,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
6% $9,000,000 Series A convertible promissory notes; due on demand
  $ 513,479,412     $ 218,215,000  
6% $3,250,000 Series B convertible promissory notes; due on demand
    185,441,176       78,812,500  
Note payable, bearing interest at prime plus 1.0% (8.25% at December 31, 2007); due March 2011
    141,192       146,264  
Note payable, bearing interest at prime plus 1.0% (8.25% at December 31, 2007); payable on demand
    280,364       280,364  
Note payable to bank; secured by equipment; bearing interest at 8.75%: payments due through 2010
    -       14,670  
Notes payable to a bank; secured by equipment; bearing interest at 6.75% to 7.75%; payments due through 2010
    6,312          
Note payable to a bank; secured by equipment; bearing interest at 6.98%; payable in monthly installments of $4,841 through February 2014
    226,869       235,652  
Note Payable, bridge loan, on demand
    250,000          
Notes payable; bearing interest at 10%; unsecured; due on demand
    1,180,000       1,180,000  
Total Notes Payable
    701,005,325       298,884,450  
Less: Current portion
    700,800,372       298,734,128  
Long-Term Notes Payable
  $ 204,953     $ 150,322  
 
The fair value of notes payable was determined based upon their short-term redemption requirements and based upon current market interest rates and totaled $701,005,325 at September 30, 2009. Future annual maturities of notes payable as of September 30, 2009, were as follows:
 
Years Ending December 31:
 
2009
    1,295,932  
2010
    699,504,740  
2011
    72,919  
2012
    57,459  
Thereafter
    74,275  
Total
    701,005,325  
 
Note 4. Derivative Warrant Liability

On September 30, 2009 the carrying value of the Series A and B promissory notes increased and their conversion prices decreased to a point that the Company does not have sufficient authorized, unissued shares of common stock to enable the conversion of the promissory notes and the exercise of outstanding warrants. Because the Company may be required to settle the outstanding warrants for cash, they became a derivative liability on March 31, 2008, and their fair value of $612,392 was reclassified from additional paid-in capital to a derivative liability.

 
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NCOAT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2009
(Unaudited)

Due to decreases in the market value of the Company’s common stock, the fair value of the derivative warrant liability decreased to $120,348 at September 30, 2008, which resulted in the recognition of a gain on the derivative liability valuation of $19,703 during the three months ended September 30, 2008. The fair value of the warrants at September 30, 2008, was determined using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted-average assumptions: expected future volatility of 125%, risk-free interest rate of 2.8%, expected dividend yield of 0% and an expected life of 3.17 years. At September 30, 2008, there were 32,418,750 warrants outstanding that were exercisable at a weighted-average price of $0.92 per share. The weighted-average remaining contractual term was 2.42 years.

Note 5. Stock Compensation Plan

On February 2, 2007, the Company adopted a stock award plan (the “Plan”) and began awarding shares of common stock and shares of non-vested common stock to employees and consultants as compensation. The non-vested shares vest over periods ranging from immediately upon being issued to four years. If an employee terminates employment with the Company prior to the shares vesting, the non-vested portion of the shares are be forfeited and returned to the Company. As of September 30, 2009, employees holding 235,000 non-vested shares have terminated their employment with the Company but have not forfeited and returned those shares to the Company. The Company is at risk that it may not obtain back the forfeited shares. Accordingly, the Company has not accounted for those shares as forfeited.

Compensation related to the shares awarded is based upon the fair value of the awards on the dates awarded or modified as determined by the Black-Scholes option-pricing model applied to awards expected to vest and recognized by the graded-vesting method applied to awards expected to vest. Compensation expense related to non-vested shares held by terminated employees will be reversed when and if those shares are returned to the Company.

A summary of the status of the Company’s nonvested shares of common stock as of September 30, 2009:
 
         
Weighted-Average
         
Award-Date
 Nonvested Shares of Common Stock
 
Shares
   
Fair Value
 Award
   
13,309,090
   
$
0.144
 
 Vested
   
(10,902,190
)
 
$
0.129
 
 Forfeited
   
(402,000
)
 
$
0.129
 
 Nonvested at December 31, 2008
   
2,004,900
   
$
0.139
 
 
As of December 31, 2008, there was $100,471 of total unrecognized compensation expense related to nonvested share-based compensation arrangements granted under the Plan. That cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.4 years from December 31, 2008. There were no additional vestitures in the third quarter of 2009.

Note 6. Common Stock


In August, 2008, the Company received a Notice of Conversion from one of the Holders of Notes, seeking to convert $25,000 into common shares at $.02 per share.  The Company issued 1,250,000 to satisfy this conversion.

In May, 2009, the Company received a Notice of Conversion from one of the Holders of Notes, seeking to convert $7,500 into common shares at $.0015 per share. The Company issued 5,000,000 to satisfy this conversion.

In August, 2009, the Company received a Notice of Conversion from one of the Holders of Notes, seeking to convert $7,500 into common shares at $.0015 per share. The Company issued 5,000,000 to satisfy this conversion.

In October, 2009, the Company received a Notice of Conversion from one of the Holders of Notes, seeking to convert $8,000 into common shares at $.0015 per share. The Company issued 5,333,333 to satisfy this conversion.
 
 
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NCOAT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2009
(Unaudited)

Note 7. Deferred Income Taxes

Deferred income taxes consisted of the following:
 
   
September 30
   
December 31
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
Deferred Tax Liabilities
           
Property and equipment
  $ 451,576     $ 293,344  
Intangible assets
    479,895       1,146,574  
Total Deferred Tax Liabilities
    931,471       1,439,918  
Deferred Tax Assets
               
Allowance for doubtful accounts
    109,906       120,008  
Accrued PTO
    210,477       210,477  
Operating loss carryforwards
    7,374,202       6,640,543  
Total Deferred Tax Assets
    7,694,585       6,971,028  
Valuation Allowance
    (6,763,114 )     (5,531,110 )
Net Deferred Tax Liability
  $ -     $ -  

 
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Item 2.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

This management’s discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the condensed consolidated financial statements and notes included elsewhere in this report on Form10-Q.

This management’s discussion and analysis, as well as other sections of this report on Form10-Q, may contain “forward-looking statements” that involve risks and uncertainties, including statements regarding our plans, future events, objectives, expectations, forecasts, or assumptions. Any statement that is not a statement of historical fact is a forward-looking statement, and in some cases, words such as “believe,” “estimate,” “ project,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “anticipate,” “plans,” “seeks,” and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. These statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual outcomes and results to differ materially from the anticipated outcomes or results, and undue reliance should not be placed on these statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to uncertainties discussed in filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

The following Management’s discussion and Analysis of financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”) is intended to help the reader understand nCoat, Inc., our operations and our present business environment.  MD&A is provided as a supplement to, and should be read in conjunction with, our consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes thereto contained in Item 1 of this report.  This overview summarizes MD&A, which includes the following sections:

 
·
Overview – a general description of our business and the markets in which we operate; our objective; our areas of focus; and challenges and risks of our business.

 
·
Significant Accounting Policies – a discussion of accounting policies that require critical judgments and estimates.

 
·
Results of Operations – an analysis of our Company’s consolidated results of operations for the three years presented in our consolidated financial statements.  Except to the extent that differences among our operating segments are material to an understanding of our business as a whole, we present the discussion in the MD&A on a consolidated basis.

 
·
Liquidity and Capital Resources – an analysis of cash flows; off-balance sheet arrangements and aggregate contractual obligations; the impact of foregoing exchange; an overview of financial position; and the impact of inflation and changing prices.

We intend for this discussion to provide the reader with information that will assist in understanding our financial statements, the changes in certain key items in those financial statements from year to year, and the primary factors that accounted for those changes, as well as how certain accounting principles affect our financial statements.  The discussion also provides information about the financial results of the various segments of our business to provide a better understanding of how those segments and their results affect the financial condition and results of operations of the Company as a whole.  This discussion should be read in conjunction with our financial statements as of September 30, 2009, and the year then ended and the notes accompanying those financial statements.

 
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Overview

nCoat continues to focus on its core business of providing high quality, nano-scale and micronized particle surface treatment materials (coatings) that provide heat management, corrosion management, abrasion reduction, and porosity reduction to multiple mature industries. We focus on creating a competitive company with scalable processes, equipment and facilities to meet customer demand and to provide newly innovated nano-formulated materials with novel properties.

Our principal business strategy includes the following components:
  
Internal Organic Growth. We have integrated the existing “book of business” of our two acquired subsidiaries, which creates additional product offerings for both entities as cross sales opportunities from the sister company’s product lines. Operationally we have created common core formulations that represent the best-of-breed from all sources acquired or owned. Our emphasis on the after-market retail customer continues to be one of the two major segments of our business.  In addition to the aftermarket sector, we continue to develop customers in the OEM market segment. HPC has now been focused on Original Equipment Manufacturing (OEM) application and development accounts and the JET-HOT (MCCI) brand has been focused on aftermarket applications. nCoat products are becoming more recognized as a standard product for reducing corrosion and heat in diesel engines. The initial market for these products has been heavy duty over-the-road diesel engine trucks. nCoat is now beginning to expand into other sub-segments of the diesel engine markets including marine, locomotives, military vehicles and sea-going vessels, recreational vehicles, stationary generators, pumps and other fixed applications, agriculture, heavy duty equipment, aftermarket re-manufactured engines and other areas. In addition, we are expanding our customer base in gasoline powered engines as well including into increased activity in motorcycle and racing venues. A strong source for internal organic growth in the next three years is the continued emphasis by the manufacturers of diesel, gasoline and hybrid fueled engines to meet demanding environmental requirements imposed on their respective industries as we seek to improve air quality of exhaust emissions, fuel economy and safety. nCoat also continues to innovate new nano-products that meet the needs of our customers. nCoat continues to beta test a new anti-oxidation nano-coating to eliminate discoloration of chrome on vehicle exhaust systems. nCoat expects these kinds of new products to create cross selling opportunities with existing customers and opportunities to expand the market base with product offerings to existing and new market segments. nCoat expects these product opportunities to add to the internal growth of our customer base and revenues. Because of our initial focus on automotive, trucking, motorcycles and recreational vehicles, we expect that our revenues will remain subject to (1) seasonal build schedules of our OE and aftermarket customers, (2) volume adjustments dictated by macro-economic conditions, and (3) changing consumer and corporate spending trends. Year to date, Company revenues are down approximately twenty percent (20%) as our customers have adjusted to lower consumer demand consumer confidence in current and future economic conditions. We have not lost any major accounts during this period of reductions in manufacturing output, however, total same period unit volumes for the first and second quarters of 2009 in our largest market segment were significantly reduced year-over-year from 2008 levels. All 2008 unit volumes were significantly reduced from 2007 levels. In the middle of the third quarter, 2009, we began to receive significant unit volume increases from diesel engine manufactures for 2009 model year engines to meet increasing demand for 2009 model year trucks prior to the universal introduction of new 2010 engine platforms mandated by the EPA. From mid-third quarter to the present, we continue to receive unit volumes approximately two times higher than comparable period unit volumes from 2008. We expect this production level to continue through year end 2009 at which time we will likely experience a significant reduction in unit volumes upon introduction of new 2010 model year engines. We expect weaker volumes to continue from January through June 2010 at which time customers are projecting sharp volume increase from July through year end 2010.

 
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Licensed Application and Joint Venture Development. We continue to work to develop technology licensing and/or joint venture business agreements to establish on-site coatings application as part of the assembly-line process within the manufacturing and/or assembly process of a large customer. This business model will become increasing viable as nCoat products continue to gain acceptance in our targeted markets and as we increase volume production to levels that make on-site licensing financially viable for our customers. nCoat currently has two OEM customers employing a licensing model and we continue to have discussions with other prospects.  The savings on handling, shipping, inventory, logistics management and other similar expenses that comes from having the on-site process is the principle benefit for our larger customers. Prime targets for licensed applications include engine builders, vehicles manufactures, engine re-manufacturers, automotive parts manufacturers, and other major industry applications.

Licensing Intellectual Property.  We continue to enter into protected “field of use” licensing with manufacturers that are tier-one suppliers of large OEM companies or who deploy a licensed application or joint venture model as described above. However, unlike the licensed application and/or joint venture model where application expertise and management control are inherent elements of the model, our “field of use” license agreements supply proprietary coatings to third parties already applying coating at their plants.  The license agreements will be limited to targeted applications and industries where nCoat is not likely to engage in application services in the future and are structured as joint ventures to avoid creating competition in our own current market space.

Acquisitions.  We completed the acquisition, transition and integration of HPC and MCCI which have given us a base of operations and market presence. We have minimized work on merger and acquisition activity during the current global economic downturn and to reduce expenses in our current condition of low available cash. As capital, the economy and opportunities allow, we may identify new specific target companies in target markets for acquisition. There may be selective opportunities to acquire or merge with companies significantly affected by recent economic turbulence wherein valuations or ability to operate without adequate cash flow or access to credit or capital render businesses unable to continue without strategic options. Where prudent and within guidelines and restrictions of current Company investment contracts, we many consider strategic opportunities to increase revenue, gross margins, profitability marketshare.
 
Strengthen nTech's research and development efforts. On January 15, 2008, nCoat announced that North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (NC A&T) in Greensboro, North Carolina, and nCoat Inc. had established a technical collaboration agreement for characterization and development of nanotechnology based materials and industrial coatings. The Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) was signed December 20th, 2007 with the Division of Research and Economic Development at the university’s campus in Greensboro, North Carolina. Under the MOU, nCoat collaborates with NC A&T’s Center for Advanced Materials and Smart Structures (CAMSS) in areas of advanced composites, carbon nanotubes, nano enhanced slurry coatings and metallic degradation from extreme thermal and chemical environments. CAMSS has a track record in nano-science based advanced materials as applied to thin film research, nano-composites, tribological and environmental coatings.

 
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CAMSS is an extensively equipped and staffed materials research facility located on the campus of NC A&T in Greensboro a few miles from nCoat’s location in Whitsett. CAMSS is a NC A&T-wide umbrella center receiving support from the National Science Foundation (Center for Research Excellence in Science and Technology), Department of Energy, Department of Defense (Center for Nanoscience and Nanomaterials), Air Force, and many industries. The center has extensive nano characterization equipment including recent multiple innovations in atomic and electron scanning microscopy and optical technologies. NC A&T has been recognized as one of the leading nano materials research and development centers in the United States.

The agreement outlines joint efforts between nCoat and NC A&T to identify, characterize, develop and commercialize new nano technology enhancements for functional coatings and materials with applications in aerospace, medical, energy, automotive, industrial, textile, advance composites, diesel engine applications and other industries.

Among other activities, the MOU is intended to establish a framework for conceptualization and implementation of R&D projects with subsequent commercialization. The agreement outlines governance of jointly and separately developed intellectual property and potential patent alliances for inventions. The agreement is also designed to establish joint revenues through technology licensing for commercial applications.

Some of the initial collaborative commercialization activities will be in the nano-structured surface engineered systems to improve thermal barrier, corrosion, tribological properties, biocompatibility and creating surface technologies that create a cleaner environment. The MOU also allows nCoat to collaborate with CAMSS on testing, prototyping and development of materials specific to enhancing nCoat industry needs.

This agreement and others under discussion with outside research and development groups, including technology transfer offices of universities, private laboratories and other small start-up technology companies are designed to continue to strengthen and exploit our research and development capacities while reducing R&D costs.   All of nTech’s research activities are focused on projects that can show commercialization within three to six months, rather than long term R&D projects. Many research projects are driven by direct requests from customers seeking immediate solutions to immediate critical problems.

Currently, nCoat executives either chair or are members of technology commercialization committees for both NC A&T university as a whole and for the Engineering Resource Center principally located at CAMSS. In the third quarter, 2009, nCoat continued identifying additional research and development opportunities with NC A&T and continued to develop technology prospects toward commercialization.

 
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Completed Acquisitions

The acquisitions of HPC and JET-HOT have created certain market strengths for the combined company. As a whole, the combination of the companies gives nCoat the opportunity to scale our operations to meet larger OE customer demands.

Acquisition of MCCI/JET-HOT

With respect to the acquisition of JET-HOT in June, 2007, we have realized key synergies which include:

1.         JET-HOT had a plant in Arizona as did HPC. The plants were about 10 miles apart. These were consolidated into a single location.
2.         JET-HOT plants are built for high through-put and packaging of individual aftermarket production. HPC plants are built for high volume of OEM parts production. Key strengths of each company have been used to create best-of-breed know-how at all operating plants.
3.         Two corporate headquarters existed. The JET-HOT accounting, human resources, legal, purchasing, sales and marketing, R&D and company management were consolidated into our North Carolina headquarter.
4.         HPC and JET-HOT sales and marketing groups were consolidated for maximum production and efficiency, including advertising budgets.
5.        JET-HOT R&D and technical services were consolidated to nTech, for efficiency and intellectual property synergies.
6.         HPC and JET-HOT sales prospects include many of the same names, including several where the two companies are the only two competitors for the account. This list was sorted into HPC and MCCI responsibilities, creating a non-competing sales effort.
7.         We have acquired sufficient market and operational experience to realize that a single coating entity has a competitive disadvantage in attempting to create high volume productions of both aftermarket parts and OEM parts.  The addition of MCCI allows us to create focused operations for each of our major market sectors.
8.         Competition between MCCI and HPC for stand-alone coatings sales (no applications services) has been eliminated and we are offering “best of breed” coating from each company to customers.
9.         JET-HOT had more thermal barrier customers than HPC. HPC had more corrosion resistance and lubritic coatings customers than JET-HOT. Cross selling now occurs in each company’s customer base to attempt to raise same-customer revenue. In addition, JET-HOT did not sell internal engine coatings. Their product line was for coatings on external parts only. HPC internal engine coatings are now offered to all of JET-HOT’s approximate 9000 annual individual aftermarket customers.
10.           Beginning October 15, 2009, nCoat closed the Pennsylvania operating plant of JET-HOT and consolidated equipment and application services principally to North Carolina. We  expect to complete the disassembly and transport of all assets from the Pennsylvania to North Carolina vacate the premise by December 31, 2009. The Pennsylvania lease expires January 31, 2010.

Since the acquisition of JET-HOT, we have gradually transition most aftermarket product sales and services across all companies into JET-HOT to leverage the JET-HOT brand in the marketplace for consumer products and we have gradually transitioned most OE product sales and services to HPC to leverage the HPC brand for engineered products for industry applications.

 
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Company contact information

Our headquarters’ address is 7237 Pace Drive, P.O. Box 38, Whitsett, NC 27377, and our phone number is (336) 447-2000.

Results of Operations
 
Performance in First Nine Months of 2009 Compared to First Nine Months of 2008

Performance Overview

The comparative revenue for the nine months ending September 30, 2008, to September 30, 2009, shows a decrease of $2,283,777 or 27.8%.   Aftermarket sales began to experience declines in June, 2008 as consumer confidence plummeted and uncertain and negative economic conditions began to impact consumer spending. Quarter over quarter aftermarket sales experienced 60% reduction in the fourth quarter of 2008 as economic conditions and consumer uncertainty worsened. In the first, second and third quarters of 2009, aftermarket sales were down 30.9% compared to the first nine months of 2008.  Additionally, OEM sales have been negatively impacted by reductions in demand with diesel engine manufacturers.
 
In 2007, our diesel engine manufacturing customers were required to introduce new engine platforms to meet new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requirements to lower harmful particulates in engine emissions in order to comply with Federal clean air standards. nCoat sells and applies corrosion resistant coatings created to protect engines from corrosive agents in the emissions re-circulated during use of new technology that aides diesel emissions systems to meet these new standards. The new standards affected those engine platforms commencing in 2007 and the complete 2007 year was a period of “wait and see” as the new engineering was road-proven prior to the acceptance by the market.  The same cycle is repeating in 2009 in anticipation of introduction of new 2010 model year engines. The downturn of active new unit purchases was further affected by the dramatic increase in fuel prices, rapid and broad tightening of available credit in response to global financial turbulence, followed by the economic recession. Additionally, the national economic downturn and severe limitations on corporate credit resources beginning in the fall of 2008 continued the limitations of unit sales. Until economic activity shows signs of rebounding, and liquidity returns to the financial markets, transportation companies will defer capital expenditures on rolling stock.
 
Many diesel manufacturers ceased production of new 2009 model trucks in April 2009 choosing to sell out existing inventories and prepare for new 2010 model year vehicles which are required to meet new EPA emissions standards. However, currently, the average age of the heavy duty (Class 8) truck fleet across America is currently at the oldest level in fifteen years. The new EPA restrictions forcing multiple engine platform changes in recent years, economic conditions, and lack of available credit and capital have all forestalled sales of new trucks. Media sources continue to report year-over-year engine build rates the past two years as being down over 60% from pre-2007 levels. Because the final new EPA mandated engine platform change for over-the-road Class 8 trucks occurs beginning January 2010 and because credit and capital deficiencies began to ease in the third quarter, many fleet truck buyers placed orders for new 2009 trucks prior to the January 2010 platform change. The significant unit volume increases from diesel engine manufactures for 2009 model year engines to meet increasing demand for 2009 model year trucks has placed our capacity utilization of our North Carolina plant at 100% and our Oklahoma plant at 75%. Ramp up of labor, materials and equipment to meet demand has strained cash flows throughout the third quarter, however we have carefully managed cash to capture new opportunities. Diesel engines customers expect demand for 2010 engines to be weak as the fleet buyers test new model year engines and vehicles through an adaption cycle lasting approximately through the first and second quarters of 2010. Our customers are projecting third and fourth quarters in 2010 to experience vigorous sales as truck fleets continue to age and as buyers now can purchase new trucks without concern of future forced engine platform changes.

 
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Cost of Sales

Cost of sales was $3,226,120 for the first nine months of 2009, a reduction of 36.6% from the same period last year.  Cost of Sales as a percentage of sales for the nine months ending September 30, 2009 and 2008 were 54% and 62% respectively. The company continues to realize efficiencies stemming from closing Mississippi, Utah and now Pennsylvania plant locations.  Additionally we continue to improve processes and reduce variable cost and waste through our lean manufacturing program and Six-Sigma management training. In the third quarter, seven members of our management and supervisory team achieved Six Sigma black-belt designations after completing training provided to the company by North Carolina State University as a free service from the North Carolina Department of Commerce as an economic incentive to the our company.

General and Administrative Expenses

General and administrative expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, decreased by approximately $1,393,592 or 33.9% over same period 2008 expenses. General and administrative expenses as a percentage of sales for the nine months ending September 30, 2009 and 2008 were 46% and 50% respectively. Management has instituted a number of steps designed to reduce these expenses including:

1) Closing Mississippi, Utah and Pennsylvania plant locations, relocating their capacity to other existing facilities and consolidating the JET-HOT and HPC plants in Arizona.

2)  Increasing the effectiveness of communications and reducing unnecessary travel.

3)  Realigning upper management positions to more closely track the size and present revenues of the Company.
 
Sales and Marketing Expense

Sales and marketing expense for the three months ended September 30, 2009, decreased by approximately $33,670 or 6% compared to the same period in 2008. Sales and marketing expenses as a percentage of sales for the nine months ending September 30, 2009 and 2008 were 8% and 6% respectively.  Management has restructured the marketing and sales group, revamped commission structure and reduced print advertising expense. However, management believes some expense reductions have impacted aftermarket sales and OE sales and that further reductions to advertising and direct marketing and sales efforts will adversely impact both aftermarket and OE sales efforts and thereby revenues and the overall financial condition of the Company. Management believes that some increase in marketing and sales expenditures will be necessary to sustain sales and customer services.

 
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Interest Expense

Management’s greatest concern remains that all of the significant positive changes that have been made to reach operating profitability have been overshadowed by the great impact seen in our financial reports of the interest, premiums, penalties, carrying charges and warrant expenses attributed to the contractual redemption premium computations. We are in technical default under the terms of the Series A and Series B Promissory Notes and hence are subject to the premium computed on a redemption right granted to the holders of the Notes. As of the date of this report management has received demand from one note holder for the redemption of its Series A note.  The note was originally issued May 31, 2007 with the face amount of $1,500,000.  The note holder has previously converted a portion of its note ($50,000) as reflected in the financial statements set forth herein.  The demand was later withdrawn, and the same investor converted $7,500 at a share price of $.0015 for 5,000,000 shares in May of this year, another $7,500 at a share price of $.0015 for 5,000,000 shares in August of this year and another $8,000 at a share price of $.0015 for 5,333,333 shares in October of this year. No other demand has been made by the remaining note holders for redemption of the Series A and B Notes. We have had no indication from the other Note holders of demand, or other negative impacts and continue to work to complete further negotiations with them in order to restructure the debenture agreements to satisfy the triggering events which have lead to the accounting entries. We expect that to restructure the Notes, we will need to raise additional capital which may lead to debt or equity obligation of the Company that will cause dilution to shareholders and/or indebtedness to the Company in exchange for concessions by current Note holders.

Earnings per Share

As a result of the share exchange transaction discussed in the overview section above, exercise of warrants and conversion of debt, the number of outstanding shares increased to 112,108,606 as of September 30, 2009.  For the nine month period ended September 30, 2009 there was a loss per share of 4.88.

Financial Statements, One-Time Charges and Capital Expenditures

Cost reduction activities have been underway since our anticipated funding was only partially completed in 2007.  We continue to realize reductions in personnel, consolidation of facilities and emphasis on lean and efficient manufacturing practices.  Our resulting operational savings have been encouraging.
 
1.          Facilities – Since the first quarter of 2007, facilities have been shut down in Mississippi, Utah and Pennsylvania and two facilities in Arizona consolidated to one.  The capacity was shifted to other existing facilities, reducing our overhead and improving our labor productivity.

Our plans call for a second OEM production line in North Carolina in 2010 at an installation cost of approximately $400,000. Installation of this line in 2009 was postponed due to cash flow.  Most of this cost will be for installation of increased electrical capacity at our North Carolina plant and existing equipment which has already been relocated due to the consolidation of the Mississippi, Utah, Arizona and Pennsylvania plants.

 
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2.          Personnel - The Company reduced the workforce from over 200 employees in July, 2007 to approximately 107 employees as of June 30, 2009.  This decrease came from operating plants more efficiently, reducing the number of plant locations, and revenue decreases from economic conditions. From June 30, 2009 to October 30, 2009, our total workforce increased to 132 to meet customer demand. Many of these jobs are part-time positions as we expect some production weakness in the first and second quarters of 2010. Labor increases have been in production operations only as we continue to decrease general and administrative labor as prudent.  Current management staff level is in line with existing business levels.  We continue to focus on updating our Standard Operating Procedure documentation, preparation of information systems, accounting, human resource, production, communications, mixing and blending, strategic finance and other systems to accommodate potential rapid growth from internal and acquisition growth.

3.          Research and Development – Our expenditures for research and development were $240,627 for the nine months ended September 30, 2009.  Expenditures for the first nine months of 2008 totaled $296,456.
 
4.          Financing - Expenses in the first nine months of 2009 show Redemption premium interest expense of $545,995,002.  This is the current calculation for the penalty associated with the default on the A and B notes discussed at length elsewhere in this report.
 
Liquidity and Capital Resources
 
nCoat is a company with limited operating history and experience upon which to base an evaluation of its performance. In September of 2005, we acquired High Performance Coatings, Inc. (“HPC”), an operational coatings company, which was responsible for the majority of our consolidated revenues. In 2006, we formed an intellectual property and development entity, nTech, Inc. (“nTech”), and in June 2007, we acquired all of the common stock of Metallic Ceramic Coatings, Inc. (“MCCI”), a primary competitor of HPC with 26 years of coatings experience and historical revenues similar to HPC.

On April 13, 2007, we converted $2,000,000 of convertible debentures and $67,752 of accrued interest into 4,135,503 shares of our common stock at $0.50 per share. The remaining $500,000 of convertible debentures, along with accrued interest of $18,107, was converted to 1,036,215 shares of common stock at $0.50 per share on August 24, 2007.

From May 25, 2007, through July 9, 2007, we issued $9,000,000 of Series A 6% convertible promissory notes (the “Series A Notes”) and warrants to purchase 22,500,000 shares of common stock, exercisable at $1.00 per share through May 31, 2012. The Series A Notes are convertible into common stock at $0.40 per share through May 31, 2010 when the Series A Notes are due. On May 31, 2007, the Company issued $3,250,000 of Series B 6% convertible promissory notes (the “Series B Notes”) and warrants to purchase 8,125,000 shares of common stock at $0.80 per share through May 31, 2010. The Series B Notes are convertible into common stock at $0.40 per share through May 31, 2010 when the Series B Notes are due. The Series A and B private placement offerings included the conversion of $800,000 of advances from investors of which $700,000 had been received prior to March 31, 2007. The Company received $10,618,916 of proceeds from the issuance of the Series A and Series B convertible notes, net of the $700,000 of advances previously recognized and net of cash offering costs of $931,064.

 
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In the final stages of the offering, after we had closed on the purchase of MCCI, a subscribed investor did not fund its portion of offering.  Our intended use of proceeds included retirement of debt and related accrued interest of $3,677,286, $5,000,000 for the acquisition of MCCI, payment of significant pre-offering liabilities and establishing a working capital reserve. The retirement of pre-offering liabilities and the working capital portion of the offering did not get raised prior to our contractual obligation to close the offering.  This deficiency of the expected $6,500,000 in funding, combined with the seasonal lull in aftermarket and OEM revenues, caused us to experience a significant liquidity crisis.  A number of our vendors turned our account over to collection agencies and at December 31, 2008, we had accounts payable in excess of $2.0 million over 120 days past due.

At December 31, 2008 we are in technical breech of the Securities Purchase Agreement and the related Series A and B Convertible Notes and Registration Agreement (collectively the “Note Agreement”). This technical breech is due to our failure to pay partial liquidating damages and failure to pay interest nCoat is attempting to negotiate a restructure of these debenture notes to provide a work out arrangement favorable to both current debenture holders and shareholders. To accomplish this restructure, nCoat must raise in the next twelve (12) months, additional capital to satisfy negotiated demands of the current debenture holders and to pay aged accounts payables current owed by nCoat to its vendors. Capital raised to this end may (1) be accomplished in a debt instrument which will incur debt to the Company, and/or (2) be raised in an equity offering which may create significant dilution to current shareholders, (3) a combination of numbers 1 and 2 above, or (4) not be completed at all. nCoat is seeking through negotiations to restructure all outstanding penalties, interest, carrying charges and principal accrued under the current debenture notes.  Any changes to the agreement or to accounting treatment described herein will be reflected in subsequent periods.

Although no demand has been made (other than the one mentioned above that was made and then withdrawn), the Note Agreement provides that in the event of a breech, within the first 12 months following closing, the holders are entitled to demand immediate redemption of all, or any portion of, the face value of the Series A Notes and Series B Notes, along with a redemption premium.  This premium is the greater of 25% or the product of a multiplicand whose numerator is the stock price on the day of the default trigger event divided by the weighted market price at the beginning of each month thereafter.  As a result, the full face value of the Notes and redemption premium are shown on our Balance Sheet as current liabilities in our annual report at December 31, 2008 and in the financials of this report.  
 
We have been active in our attempt to reduce our losses and conserve cash.  We have had a reduction in work force and reduced the number of employees to levels appropriate for our production demands.  We consolidated operations and eliminated three facilities in 2008 and one in 2009.  During the first nine months of 2009 the two senior executives of the Company have deferred all their salaries and certain other employees elected to defer portions of their salaries totaling $506,426. 
 
At September 30, 2009, we had assets of $3,983,694 and current liabilities of $891,608,168 of which the redemption premium set forth above comprises 98% of that total.  Any amounts owed to related parties have no specific terms of repayment and bear no interest.

 
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Off Balance Sheet Arrangements

The Company’s off-balance sheet arrangements include operating leases for it production facilities and office space.

Item 3 – Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Information in this section will be added once an audit has been completed.

Item 4T – Controls and Procedures

Management’s Report On Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures. All financial information contained in this report is unaudited and un-reviewed.  The last accounting firm review of any of our quarterly filings was as of September 30, 2008. nCoat has not produced enough cash flow to pay the auditors to complete the audit by the publication date any report since that time including this September 30, 2009 report. Upon payment of the audit fees, the auditors will complete the audit and an amended Form 10K and 10Q will be filed. All figures are presented in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), but have not been tested or validated by an outside firm as of yet.  As of the end of the period covered by this report, an evaluation was carried out under the supervision and with the participation of the company’s management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, and its Vice President of Finance of its disclosure controls and procedures (as defined by Rules13a — 15(e)and 15d-15(e)under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934). Based upon that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer and the Vice President of Finance concluded that the design and operation of these disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this report.
 
Changes in internal Controls over Financial Reporting

There have been no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect our internal control over financial reporting.

RISKS RELATED TO NCOAT BUSINESS
 
nCoat has not completed an audit of its financial statements as of the date of the filing of the Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2008, and as such, the financial statements filed with the Annual Report are not audited, and the interim quarterly financial statements in the Quarterly Reports for the first, second or third quarters of 2009, were not reviewed.

As of the date of filing of the Company’s Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2008 with the SEC, nCoat had not been able to accumulate enough cash reserves to pay its public auditor to complete the audit of nCoat’s financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2008.  Accordingly, the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008 and filed on April 15, 2009 with the SEC, does not include audited financial statements.  Additionally, the Company’s auditors did not review the financial statements included in the Quarterly Report for the quarters ending March 31, June 30 or September 30, 2009.  Moreover, neither the Company’s auditors nor its outside legal counsel reviewed either the Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2008, or the Quarterly Reports for the first nine months ending September 30, 2009.  As such, such reports may contain material misstatements or omissions.
 
The Company intends to use some of the proceeds of a future capital acquisition to obtain an audit of the December 31, 2008, financial statements and a review of the March 31, June 30, and September 30, 2009, quarterly interim financial statements, and to update and amend the Annual and Quarterly Reports which will be reviewed by the Company’s auditors and outside legal counsel.  However, there may be material changes to both the Annual and Quarterly Reports as a result of these amendments.

 
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nCoat has been in technical default on its debenture notes for over eighteen (18) months and owes substantial amounts of interest, penalties, liquidated damages and default fees to its debenture holders.
 
Because of cash shortfalls beginning in September, 2007, nCoat has not paid cash interest payments to its debenture holders since October, 2007. nCoat paid interest in stock for the third quarter of 2007, but has not paid interest in any form since that time. Subject to provisions of the documentation governing technical and/or actual default of the debenture financings, nCoat is subject to significant increases in interest rates, increases in principal owed, compounded penalties for non-payment of interest and principal, liquidated damages, and other penalties, many of which are tied to changes in nCoat’s public stock prices. With nCoat’s current stock price under $.01/share, penalties create exorbitant cash and stock penalties currently owed by nCoat to its debenture holders. While nCoat has been in continual contact with its debenture holders and is attempting to reached a verbal agreement to restructure terms favorable to nCoat, there can be no assurance that such and agreement will ever be completed and nCoat could be subject to a declaration of actual default and thereby be subject to partial or complete liquidation of its assets by debenture holders.
 
nCoat is seeking a restructure of its current debenture debt and agreements and must raise additional capital to accomplish this restructure.
 
As mentioned above herein, nCoat is in technical default on its current debenture financing. nCoat is seeking and attempting to negotiate a restructure of these debenture notes to provide a work out arrangement favorable to both current debenture holders and shareholders. To accomplish this restructure, nCoat may need to raise additional capital to satisfy negotiated demands of the current debenture holders and to pay aged accounts payables currently owed by nCoat to its vendors. No assurance can be made the terms of the capital raise will provide enough capital to repay all Company debt or satisfy all current demands on the Company. There can be no assurance that nCoat will raise needed capital in time to forestall actual default of its debentures and subsequent possible liquidation of its assets.
 
Current global, national and local economic conditions have affected nCoat revenues in both aftermarket and OEM market sectors and these revenue decreases may continue for the foreseeable future.
 
The current global economic crisis world-wide in general has had a dramatic negative impact on key industries from which nCoat derives a significant portion of its revenue and most of its profitability. Automotive revenues decreased in the fourth quarter of 2008 by 55% over same period revenues in 2007. Heavy duty truck sales have decreased 65% over 2007 and 2008 when compared with sales the two years previous and largely remain at significant lows to previous years. Consumer confidence and spending decreased to levels not seen for the last 40 years. These factors have had a negative impact on nCoat revenues in both OEM and aftermarket market segments. nCoat total revenues in the fourth quarter of 2008 decreased 20% year over year with aftermarket sales decreasing over 40% in the same period. With the limited exception of OE diesel engine sales in the third and fourth quarters of 2009, nCoat expects revenues in these sectors to remain low or experience additional decreases in OEM and aftermarket sales until automotive, trucking, motorcycle and aircraft sales begin to increase consistently.

 
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nCoat, HPC, MCCI and nTech have a limited operating history.
 
nCoat is a company with limited operating history and experience.  nCoat, Inc. was also limited in its operating history prior to the merger with Tylerstone. It had acquired HPC, a company with a 23-year operating history with all but the last seven years in performance automotive markets. While HPC’s operating history in its historical primary market is strong, commercial success in the new OEM markets is limited.  MCCI historical operating history is similar to that of HPC.  nTech was formed three years ago and therefore has less operating history than nCoat or any of its other subsidiaries.  Therefore both the Company and all its operating subsidiaries have a limited number of current customers in the new target markets. Further, both the Company and its operating subsidiaries have experienced the need to refocus manufacturing to handle increased volume of OEM orders, which has required significant corporate cash resources and required significant management attention to accomplish. This change led to reduced cash reserves for operations and management disruption to the core after-market business. In addition, activities necessary to transition and integrate acquired companies and to consolidate operating facilities, management, employees and systems have required significant capital and management and employee time and attention. Recent negative impacts of the global financial crisis and subsequent decreased nCoat revenues have also required management time and attention.  To meet its business plan, the Company will need to remain focused on business prospects, develop structured management and personnel responsibilities, and develop expansion plans for product development, production and customer services that can remain ahead of the prospective growth or shrinkage based on market conditions and financial status.
 
We will require substantial working capital to implement our business plan.
 
Projected success and growth are dependent on sufficient working capital to fund operations and product development. Management originally engaged investment bankers to assist in raising substantial capital via the sale of the Series A and Series B Notes and Warrants.  Included a possible capital raise would be additional capital to sufficiently fund operations, fund expansion of sales efforts, fund expansion of production capacity and operations, fund the development and growth of our product mix.  There is no assurance that any future capital will be available or available on terms and conditions acceptable to the Company.  Further, if we are successful in raising such funds, there can be no assurance that such funds will be sufficient or that such operational activities will be successful within the anticipated timeframe. In such case, we could be required to seek additional investment on terms available in the marketplace, which could materially increase corporate indebtedness, subject us to high interest rates and/or dilute shareholders’ ownership positions. Furthermore, the failure to obtain additional working capital, if needed, could prevent us from achieving our business objectives.
 
We have incurred continuing losses, and we may not be able to operate profitably in the future
 
Through September 30, 2009, nCoat incurred losses totaling $(546,798,571) and had negative shareholders’ equity of $(887,989,987). While nCoat achieved positive operating income for the same reporting period, penalties, premiums and other charges relating to non-payment of the Company’s Series A and B Convertible Debentures created substantial losses. If we are unable to complete a restructure of the debt represented by the Company’s Series A and B Notes and continue to generate positive operating income and attain consistent profitability we may need to cease operations or seek protection under the bankruptcy laws.

 
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We are experiencing a significant liquidity crisis and we may not obtain sufficient funding to continue operations.
 
We continue to experience a significant liquidity crisis. A number of our vendors have turned our accounts over to collection agencies, and at September 30, 2009, we had accounts payable in excess of $3.6 million over 120 days past due. At September 30, 2009, we had cash on hand of $127,789, and net trade receivables of $540,438. We do not generate sufficient cash from our operations in any given month to meet our financing expenses and fund our operations. We have an immediate need for financing to pay such overdue accounts and restructure our Series A and B Convertible Debenture debt. Because we generate only enough income to support our current operations, we need immediate financing to pay aged payables and notes on current terms.  There can be no assurance such financing will be available, or available on terms acceptable to the Company. If we are unable to obtain such financing, we will be unable to pay our liabilities, and we may need to cease operations or file for bankruptcy protection.
 
Our independent registered public accounting firm has included an explanatory paragraph relating to our ability to continue as a going concern in its report on our financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2007.
 
Because our Annual Report for 2008 did not contain audited financial statements for 2008, we included in that report a note from our 2007 Annual Report on Form 10-K.  Because we generated significant losses and required additional working capital to continue operations, our independent registered accounting firm included in its report for the year ended December 31, 2007 an explanatory paragraph to the effect that these conditions raised substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. We expect that given current financial conditions of the Company, the independent auditors would include a similar or identical statement in our current financial statements upon completion of the audit of those statements.
 
Our business strategy includes dependence on strategic partnerships with well-established corporations for business growth and development.
 
Our business strategy includes, among other elements, the development of long-term strategic partnerships with well-established corporations.  These companies include large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) that build parts, engines, pistons, or other components in the automotive, trucking, motorcycle and gas and oil industries with which we could leverage our business using their book of business, or brand identification in the industry.  We cannot dictate to those companies their business activities regarding our partnership, however, we expect to enter into agreements that will allow us to influence the partnership for mutual success.   Our growth in this area of our business plan may be limited if we are either unable to identify and partner with these larger companies, or in the course of the partnership we are unable to execute our business plans.

Our products and technologies are subject to technological change and obsolescence.

Our products are subject to competitive technological advances and new competitive product introductions. Current competitors or new market entrants could introduce products with features that render products sold by the Company less marketable or obsolete. In addition, some of our services to large accounts provide products enabling customers’ technology to efficiently operate. There can be no assurances that our customers will continue to utilize their current technology innovations that require our products and services. New technology innovations that do not require our products and services may be used. Our future success will depend, to a certain extent, on the ability to adapt to technological change and to address market needs. There can be no assurance that we will be able to keep pace with technological change or the demands of the marketplace.

 
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Many of our competitors may have greater capitalization or be better positioned in our markets.

The coatings industry includes large commodity coating providers, including BASF, DuPont, Dow Chemical, Pittsburg Paint & Glass, and Sherwin-Williams to name some of the largest.  Although we are in a much smaller niche segment of the coatings industry which includes a large number of small and regional providers, these larger companies may elect to develop or acquire operations and marketing into our niche of high performance coatings.  These competitors possess greater capitalization, market presence and sales and distribution channels than the company and could, if they elected to directly compete, eliminate market advantages currently enjoyed by nCoat leading to significant loss of revenue and consequently lead to our failure.

Certain nCoat technologies are in the early stages of development.

While we do have marketable formulations that include formulas and coatings that we employ in generating revenues, we also have additional technologies that are not yet incorporated in our market mix.  Our business plan is based, in part, on our ability to create additional nanoparticle formulations that exceed the performance of a number of our current coatings, as well as developing additional methods to improve the application process.   We are developing coatings with greater thermal, corrosion, abrasion, and porosity protection capabilities, with methods that will allow us to create more plant throughput for our OEM volume clients and direct development of new materials that will provide higher levels of performance.  Some of our technologies are in an early stage of development while others are in late stages of development but not yet launched in broad market applications. These technologies have not been extensively marketed or laboratory tested. In order to fully validate the commercial feasibility of the technologies, additional product research and development and extensive testing must be done.  Any failures experienced by our technologies while in product development could negatively impact our performance and ability to achieve our business objectives.

We may experience difficulty integrating future acquisitions.

While cash constraints and significant debt overhang currently complicate acquiring other companies, one of the elements of our business strategy which may be executed in the future is to continue to acquire other coatings companies. With each of the potential targets, we undertake extensive due diligence to understand all aspects of the acquisition target, including its history, management, markets, operations, marketing, sales, finance, personnel, assets, intellectual property, risks, reputation, strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats, and synergies, etc. of all domestic and international business operations. Experience has shown that discovering all of the issues inherent in an acquisition leading to total seamless operations between us and the acquired company is impossible.  We may, in the course of future acquisitions, meet unexpected difficulties in transitioning and integrating a new acquisition.  Areas of potential difficulty may include inexperience in certain markets, actions of previous owners, management or employees of the acquired company, lack of anticipated synergy with our core business, and/or missing historical information.  Any of these issues may result in increased expenses, decreased revenues, loss of key personnel, or other impacts which could negatively affect the Company.  In each acquisition nCoat negotiates a holdback of a portion of the purchase consideration for a period of time as we integrate the operations of the acquisition. There can be no assurance that the amount held back will be sufficient to offset the losses or expenses incurred should problems arise.

 
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Our processes and equipment are subject to the risk of unexpected failures.

Our manufacturing processes are extremely specialized and depend on critical pieces of equipment, such as air compressors, ovens, application machinery, conveyor systems, overhead cranes, vehicles, computer and communications systems and other machinery that may have to be repaired or replaced. On occasion, equipment may be out of service as a result of unanticipated failures which may result in material plant shutdowns or periods of reduced production with significant expense and time delay. Interruptions in production capabilities will inevitably increase production costs and reduce nCoat sales and earnings. In addition to equipment failures, our facilities are also subject to the risk of catastrophic loss due to unanticipated natural or man-caused events such as fires, explosions, floods, natural disasters, adverse weather conditions, or other unforeseen conditions. Furthermore, any interruption in production capability may require us to make large capital expenditures to remedy the situation, which could have a negative effect on our profitability and cash flows. Although we have business interruption insurance, management cannot provide any assurance that the insurance will cover all losses that could occur as a result of the equipment failures or that insurance payments will be received by the Company in time to replace or repair damaged equipment and/or facilities. In addition, longer-term business disruption could result in a loss of customers. If this were to occur, future sales levels, and therefore profitability, could be adversely affected.

There is no guarantee that we will be able to protect our intellectual property.

As part of our business strategy, we intend to accelerate investment in new technologies in an effort to strengthen and differentiate the product portfolio and make our manufacturing processes more efficient. As a result, we believe that the protection of proprietary intellectual property will become increasingly important to the business. Currently, we have patent applications pending. We expect to rely on a combination of patents, trade secrets, trademarks and copyrights to provide protection in this regard, but this protection might be inadequate. For example, pending or future patent applications might not be approved or, if allowed, the patents might not be of sufficient strength or scope. Conversely, third parties might assert that technologies infringe their proprietary rights. In either case, litigation could result in substantial costs and diversion of our resources, and whether or not we are ultimately successful, the litigation could hurt our business and financial condition.

We may incur significant costs to comply with the “controls and procedures” requirements of the securities laws.

As directed by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 or “SOX 404,” the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted rules requiring public companies to include a report of management on the company’s internal controls over financial reporting in their annual reports, including Form 10-K. In addition, the independent registered public accounting firm auditing a company’s financial statements must also attest to and report on management’s assessment of the effectiveness of the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting as well as the operating effectiveness of the company’s internal controls. The Company’s management has evaluated the Company’s internal control systems in order to allow management to report thereon, and independent auditors to attest to, the Company’s internal controls as required by these requirements of SOX 404. Under current law, the Company was subject to these requirements beginning with the management report for the annual report for the fiscal year ending December 2007 and auditor attestation for the Company’s 2008 annual report. Management can provide no assurance that the Company will be able to comply with all of the requirements imposed thereby. There can be no assurance that the Company will receive a positive attestation from the independent auditors. In the event nCoat identifies significant deficiencies or material weaknesses in its internal controls that cannot be remediated in a timely manner or management is unable to receive a positive attestation from the independent auditors with respect to the Company’s internal controls, investors and others may lose confidence in the reliability of the Company’s financial statements.

 
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RISKS RELATED TO MANAGEMENT OF THE COMPANY

We rely heavily on Company management.

Our ability to execute our business plan relies to a considerable extent on the efforts of Paul Clayson and Terry Holmes. In the event that the services of Mr. Clayson and Mr. Holmes become unavailable, we may not be able to achieve our business objectives.
 
Paul Clayson, our Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of our Board and Terry R. Holmes, our President and Chief Operating Officer are involved in other businesses which may cause them to devote less time to our business.

Paul Clayson, our Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of our Board and Terry R. Holmes, our President and Chief Operating Officer, serve as officers for other companies.  In addition to serving as our Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of our Board, Mr. Clayson also serves as the President and Chief Operating Officer and equity partner of Sequoia Pacific Research Company, Inc. (“SPRC”), a nano-technology research, development and technology licensing company that presently has no day-to-day operating activity.  Mr. Clayson devotes approximately 100% of his professional time, to the business of nCoat. Mr. Holmes serves as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of TelNetz, Inc., an ASP telephony and web service company and as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of SPRC. In addition, he is involved with other business interests, which collectively require little involvement on a day-to-day business effort.  Mr. Holmes devotes virtually 100% of his professional time to the business of nCoat.  Messrs. Clayson’s and Holmes’ involvement with other businesses have been handled after hours, and at times when there has been no conflict to date.  One of the risks we face, however, may be the point in time where outside business involvement may cause them to allocate their time and services between nCoat and other entities. Consequently, they may give priority to other matters over our needs which may materially cause us to lose their services temporarily which could affect our operations and profitability.

We are dependent on the services of our technical personnel.

The loss of any key personnel could have a material adverse impact on our business. Our future success depends, to a significant extent, on its ability to attract, train and retain technical personnel. Recruiting and retaining capable personnel, particularly those with expertise in the industry, are vital to success. There is substantial competition for qualified technical personnel, and there can be no assurance that we will be able to attract or retain such personnel. If it is unable to attract and retain qualified employees, the Company may be materially and adversely affected.

 
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RISKS RELEATED TO OWNERSHIP OF OUR STOCK

The market price of our common stock likely will be volatile and beyond our control.

As we are a new company in the public market, the market price for our shares is likely to be highly volatile and subject to wide fluctuations in response to factors including the following:

Announcements of technological or competitive developments;
Regulatory developments in target markets affecting the Company, customers or competitors;
Announcements regarding patent litigation or the issuance of patents to the Company or its competitors;
Announcements regarding new financings, acquisitions or other financial transactions;
Announcements of studies and reports relating to the conversion efficiencies of anticipated products of the Company or those of its competitors;
Actual or anticipated fluctuations in nCoat quarterly operating results;
Changes in financial estimates by securities research analysts;
Changes in the economic performance or market valuations of other high performance coating industry companies;
Addition or departure of the Company’s executive officers and key personnel;
Release or expiry of resale restrictions on other outstanding common shares;
Sales or perceived sales of additional shares to raise working capital
Announcements of changes in status of debenture debt including either triggering of any actual default or elimination of debenture debt due to restructuring
Global, national, regional or local economic conditions; and/or
Multiple additional unforeseen factors.
 
In addition, the securities market has from time to time experienced significant price and volume fluctuations that are not related to the operating performance of particular companies in general or our Company in specific. These market fluctuations may also have a material adverse effect on the market price of the Company’s shares.

Our ownership is highly concentrated in a few individuals.

There is a large portion of our stock owned by few individuals. Approximately 45.5% of our present outstanding voting securities are beneficially owned by a few shareholders. As a result, they possess significant influence and can elect a majority of our board of directors and authorize or prevent proposed significant corporate transactions. This concentrated ownership and control may also have the effect of delaying or preventing a future change in control, impeding a merger, consolidation, takeover or other business combination or discourage a potential acquirer from making a tender offer. In addition, we anticipate additional financing efforts in order to complete our business strategy. Some or all of such financing may be acquired by a single person or a relatively small group of persons that could have the effect of further concentrating the ownership. In addition, the Company has fewer than 150 total shareholders. This limited number of shareholders could create limited liquidity in daily trading activity and create wider price swings between buyers bids and sellers offers to sell.

 
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Trading in our common stock is limited.

Our common stock is quoted on the Pink Sheet OTC Electronic Markets (“Pink Sheets”). The Pink Sheets is a significantly more limited liquidity market than the New York Stock Exchange or NASDAQ system or the OTC Bulletin Board. The quotation of our shares on the Pink Sheets may result in a less liquid market available for existing and potential stockholders to trade shares of its common stock, could depress the trading price of its common stock and could have a long-term adverse impact on our ability to raise capital in the future.

We previously traded on the OTC Bulletin Board, but became ineligible for continued listing due to our untimely public filings.  Although the Company’s management intends to become and remain current in its public filing obligations, there can be no guarantee that the Company will be able to remain current or qualify for listing on the OTC Bulletin Board or other market or trading facility in the near future or ever.

The trading market for our common stock is limited, and investors who purchase common stock in this offering may have difficulty selling their shares.

The public trading market for our common stock is limited.  As of the date of this Agreement, our common stock was listed on the Pink Sheets.  Nevertheless, an established, vibrant public trading market for our common stock may be slow to develop or, if developed, it may not be able to be sustained.  The Pink Sheets is an unorganized, inter-dealer, over-the-counter market that provides significantly less liquidity than other markets.  Purchasers of our common stock therefore may have difficulty selling their shares should they desire to do so.

Our common stock is considered a penny stock.  Penny stocks are subject to special regulations, which may make them more difficult to trade on the open market.

Securities in the OTC market are generally more difficult to trade than those on the NASDAQ National Market, the NASDAQ SmallCap Market or the major stock exchanges. In addition, accurate price quotations are also more difficult to obtain.  The trading market for our common stock is subject to special regulations governing the sale of penny stock.

A "penny stock," is defined by regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission as an equity security with a market price of less than $5.00 per share. However, an equity security with a market price under $5.00 will not be considered a penny stock if it fits within any of the following exceptions:
 
 
the equity security is listed on NASDAQ or a national securities exchange;
the issuer of the equity security has been in continuous operation for less than three years, and either has (a) net tangible assets of at least $5,000,000, or (b) average annual revenue of at least $6,000,000; or
the issuer of the equity security has been in continuous operation for more than three years, and has net tangible assets of at least $2,000,000.

If you buy or sell a penny stock, these regulations require that you receive, prior to the transaction, a disclosure explaining the penny stock market and associated risks. Furthermore, trading in our common stock would be subject to Rule 15g-9 of the Exchange Act, which relates to non-NASDAQ and non-exchange listed securities. Under this rule, broker-dealers who recommend our securities to persons other than established customers and accredited investors must make a special written suitability determination for the Purchaser and receive the Purchaser's written agreement to a transaction prior to sale. Securities are exempt from this rule if their market price is at least $5.00 per share.

Penny stock regulations will tend to reduce market liquidity of our common stock, because they limit the broker-dealers' ability to trade, and a purchaser's ability to sell the stock in the secondary market. The low price of our common stock will have a negative effect on the amount and percentage of transaction costs paid by individual shareholders. The low price of our common stock may also limit our ability to raise additional capital by issuing additional shares. There are several reasons for these effects. First, the internal policies of many institutional investors prohibit the purchase of low-priced stocks. Second, many brokerage houses do not permit low-priced stocks to be used as collateral for margin accounts or to be purchased on margin. Third, some brokerage house policies and practices tend to discourage individual brokers from dealing in low-priced stocks. Finally, broker's commissions on low-priced stocks usually represent a higher percentage of the stock price than commissions on higher priced stocks. As a result, our shareholders will pay transaction costs that are a higher percentage of their total share value than if our share price were substantially higher.

 
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PART II

OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1 – Legal Proceedings

From time to time, we may become involved in various lawsuits and legal proceedings which arise in the ordinary course of business. Litigation is subject to inherent uncertainties, and an adverse result in these or other matters may arise from time to time that may harm our business. As of the date of this Report, with the exception of the case cited below, we were not aware of any such legal proceedings or claims against the Company or its subsidiaries that management believes will have a material adverse affect on business development, financial condition or operating results.

First Tennessee Bank v. MCC Inc. and Michael Novakovic, Case No. CH-09-0558-1 Shelby County Chancery Court for the Thirtieth Judicial District at Memphis, TN.  On April 17th, 2009 First Tennessee filed a complaint against MCC Inc. and Michael Novakovic (collectively, the “Plaintiffs”) claiming breach of contract regarding a promissory note. This note was originated February 15, 2007 by MCC Inc. Michael Novakovic personally guaranteed this loan prior to nCoat purchasing MCCI. Mike Novakovic subsequently purchased the note from First Tennessee to satisfy the personal guarantee and the First Tennessee complaint was withdrawn and Mr. Novakovic filed a complaint in Pennsylvania which brings claims for accelerated balance due on the note for $240,384. . Negotiations have been completed by the Company for settlement of the obligation with Mr. Novakovic.  nCoat will execute an agreement shortly with Mr. Novakovic to pay $200,000 to satisfy in total the remaining balance of the note at twelve percent (12%) interest over thirty six (36) months beginning December 1, 2009

 

On January 19, 2008 and January 29, 2008, the Company issued 1,554,198 shares of its common stock as payment of interest on the Series A Notes and Series B Notes for interest due for the third quarter of 2007.

On August 18, 2008, the Company issued 1,250,000 shares of its common stock as the result of a partial conversion of a Note holder’s principal, reducing that Note by $25,000.

On December 1, 2008, the Company issued 3,031,956 share of its common stock as the result of a partial conversion of a Note holder’s interest, reducing the Note by $10,000.

On May 22, 2009 the Company issued 5,000,000 shares of its common stock as the result of a partial conversion of a Note holder’s interest, reducing the Note by $7,500.

On August 21, 2009 the Company issued 5,000,000 shares of its common stock as the result of a partial conversion of a Note holder’s interest, reducing the Note by $7,500.

On October 8, 2009 the Company issued 5,333,333 shares of its common stock as the result of a partial conversion of a Note holder’s interest, reducing the Note by $8,000.

There have been no repurchases of equity securities by nCoat during the years ended December 31, 2007 or 2006.

In each case, the securities were issued in connection with private transactions with accredited investors pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act and regulations promulgated there under.

Proceeds from the sale of the above securities were and will be used for retirement of debt, acquisition of MCCI and working capital.

 
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Item 3 – Defaults Upon Senior Securities

As set forth above, the Company was in technical breach of the underlying financing agreements until it obtained waivers as described in the 10-KA report filed by the Company on August 1, 2008.


Item 4 – Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

None.


Item 5 – Other Information

None



The following documents are filed as an exhibit to this Report:
 
Exhibit                  Description
 
3.1
Certificate of Incorporation (previously filed as an exhibit to a registration statement on Form SB-2, filed with the Commission on December 27, 2004, and incorporated herein by this reference).

3.2
Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation (previously filed as an exhibit to a Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on February 8, 2007, and incorporated herein by this reference).

3.3
Bylaws (previously filed as an exhibit to a registration statement on Form SB-2, filed with the Commission on December 27, 2004, and incorporated herein by this reference).

4.1
Convertible Debenture, dated October 24, 2006 (previously filed as an exhibit to a Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on November 3, 2006, and incorporated herein by this reference).

4.2
Convertible Debenture, dated November 9, 2006 (previously filed as an exhibit to a Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB, filed with the Commission on January 17, 2007, and incorporated herein by this reference).

4.3
Convertible Debenture, dated November 28, 2006 (previously filed as an exhibit to a Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB, filed with the Commission on January 17, 2007, and incorporated herein by this reference).

4.4
Convertible Debenture, dated February 6, 2007 (previously filed as an exhibit to a Registration Statement on Form SB-2, filed with the Commission on July 12, 2007, and incorporated herein by this reference).

4.5
Convertible Debenture, dated May 14, 2007 (previously filed as an exhibit to a Registration Statement on Form SB-2, filed with the Commission on July 12, 2007, and incorporated herein by this reference).

10.1
Form of Securities Purchase Agreement (previously filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on June 1, 2007, and incorporated herein by this reference).
 
 
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10.2
Form of Series A Notes (previously filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on June 1, 2007, and incorporated herein by this reference).

10.3
Form of Series A Warrants (previously filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on June 1, 2007, and incorporated herein by this reference).

10.4
Form of Series B Notes (previously filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on June 1, 2007, and incorporated herein by this reference).

10.5
Form of Series B Warrants (previously filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on June 1, 2007, and incorporated herein by this reference).

10.6
Form of Registration Rights Agreement (previously filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on June 1, 2007, and incorporated herein by this reference).

10.7
Form of Escrow Agreement (previously filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on June 1, 2007, and incorporated herein by this reference).

10.8
Form of Amendment to Escrow Agreement (previously filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on June 1, 2007, and incorporated herein by this reference).

10.9
Form of Lockup Agreement (previously filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on June 1, 2007, and incorporated herein by this reference).

10.10
Stock Purchase Agreement by and among nCoat, Inc., MCC, Inc., and Michael Novakovic and Phebe Novakovic, dated June 19, 2007 (previously filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on June 22, 2007, and incorporated herein by this reference).

10.11
Lease Agreement, dated May 15, 2001, between Remco Management Company, LLC, and HPC, (previously filed as an exhibit to a Registration Statement on Form SB-2, filed with the Commission on October 12, 2007, and incorporated herein by this reference).
 
10.12
Lease Extension Agreement, dated June 1, 2006, between Remco Management Company, LLC, and HPC (previously filed as an exhibit to a Registration Statement on Form SB-2, filed with the Commission on October 12, 2007, and incorporated herein by this reference).

10.13
Industrial Lease, dated October 15, 2005, between Ralf LLC, and HPC (previously filed as an exhibit to a Registration Statement on Form SB-2, filed with the Commission on October 12, 2007, and incorporated herein by this reference).

10.14
Lease Agreement, dated February 21, 2006, between Mebane Warehouse, LLC, and HPC (previously filed as an exhibit to a Registration Statement on Form SB-2, filed with the Commission on October 12, 2007, and incorporated herein by this reference).

10.15
Memorandum of Sublease, dated November 1, 2005, between Heritage One, L.L.C., Rocky Mountain Seed and Grain, and HPC(previously filed as an exhibit to a Registration Statement on Form SB-2, filed with the Commission on October 12, 2007, and incorporated herein by this reference).

10.16
Commercial Lease Agreement, dated October 13, 2005, between Philadelphia Suburban Development Corporation and MCCI (previously filed as an exhibit to a Registration Statement on Form SB-2, filed with the Commission on October 12, 2007, and incorporated herein by this reference).

10.17
Lease Agreement, dated January 22, 2007, between Milford Business Centre and MCCI (previously filed as an exhibit to a Registration Statement on Form SB-2, filed with the Commission on October 12, 2007, and incorporated herein by this reference).
 
31.1
Certification of the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Section 302 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
32.1
Certification of the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Section 1350
 
 
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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 hereunto duly authorized.

 
nCoat, Inc
 
(Registrant)
   
Date: November 16, 2009
Paul Clayson
 
Paul Clayson
 
Chief Executive Officer
 
(Principal Executive Officer)
   
   
Date: November 16, 2009
Paul Clayson
 
Paul Clayson
 
Acting Chief Financial Officer
 
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 
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