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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

(Mark One)

 

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

 

For the nine months period ended September 30, 2014

or

 

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

 

For the transition period from _______________________ to _______________________

 

Commission File Number: 000-53769

 

LiqTech International, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Nevada 

20-1431677 

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

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

  

  

Industriparken 22C, DK2750 Ballerup, Denmark 

  

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: +4544986000

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Large accelerated filer

 

Accelerated filer

  

  

  

  

  

Non-accelerated filer

(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Smaller reporting company

 

 

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

 

The number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, at November 12, 2014, was 39,304,782 shares.  

 

 

 

 

LIQTECH INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q

For the Period Ended September 30, 2014

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

Page

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION  
   

Item 1. Financial Statements

4

 

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2014 (unaudited) and December 31, 2013

4

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014 and September 30, 2013 (unaudited)

6

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014 and September 30, 2013 (unaudited)

8

 

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

9

 

 

Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation

21

 

 

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

29

 

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

29

 

 

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

 

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors

29

 

 

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

30

 

 

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

30

 

 

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

30

 

 

Item 5. Other Information

30

 

 

Item 6. Exhibits

30

 

 

SIGNATURES

35

 

 

 

 

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

Certain statements made in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are “forward-looking statements” regarding the plans and objectives of management for future operations and market trends and expectations.  Such statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.  The forward-looking statements included herein are based on current expectations that involve numerous risks and uncertainties.  Our plans and objectives are based, in part, on assumptions involving the continued expansion of our business. Assumptions relating to the foregoing involve judgments with respect to, among other things, future economic, competitive and market conditions and future business decisions, all of which are difficult or impossible to predict accurately and many of which are beyond our control.  Although we believe that our assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements are reasonable, any of the assumptions could prove inaccurate and, therefore, there can be no assurance that the forward-looking statements included in this report will prove to be accurate.  In light of the significant uncertainties inherent in the forward-looking statements included herein, the inclusion of such information should not be regarded as a representation by us or any other person that our objectives and plans will be achieved.  We undertake no obligation to revise or update publicly any forward-looking statements for any reason.

 

 

 

 

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

LIQTECH INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

 

   

As of

September 30,

   

As of

December 31,

 
   

2014

   

2013

 
   

UNAUDITED

         

Current Assets:

               

Cash

  $ 6,736,113     $ 4,884,275  

Accounts receivable, net

    3,804,426       2,341,070  

Other receivables

    261,594       231,998  

Cost in excess of billing

    1,065,279       406,997  

Inventories

    5,397,011       4,258,606  

Prepaid expenses

    89,210       12,021  

Current deferred tax asset

    133,927       104,143  
                 

Total Current Assets

    17,487,560       12,239,110  
                 

Property and Equipment, net accumulated depreciation

    4,856,957       5,829,404  
                 

Other Assets:

               

Other investments

    6,297       6,882  

Long term deferred tax asset

    3,022,692       1,863,349  

Goodwill

    7,980,327       -  

Other intangible assets, net

    18,630       24,687  

Deposits

    265,408       271,916  
                 

Total Other Assets

    11,293,354       2,166,834  
                 

Total Assets

  $ 33,637,871     $ 20,235,348  

  

 

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

 

 
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LIQTECH INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

  

   

As of

September 30,

   

As of

December 31,

 
   

2014

   

2013

 
   

UNAUDITED

         

Current Liabilities:

               

Lines of credit

  $ 2,406     $ -  

Current portion of capital lease obligations

    181,595       208,419  

Accounts payable

    2,077,934       1,586,962  

Accrued expenses

    1,254,048       1,440,522  

Billing in excess of cost

    45,348       96,104  

Accrued income taxes payable

    -       2,000  

Deferred revenue / customer deposits

    75,801       1,212,434  
                 

Total Current Liabilities

    3,637,132       4,546,441  
                 

Long-term capital lease obligations, less current portion

    436,588       554,360  
                 

Total Long-Term Liabilities

    436,588       554,360  
                 

Total Liabilities

    4,073,720       5,100,801  
                 

Stockholder’s Equity:

               
                 

Common stock; par value $0.001, 100,000,000 shares authorized, 39,304,782 and 27,212,500 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively

    39,305       27,213  

Additional paid-in capital

    35,568,888       18,700,574  

Accumulated deficit

    (3,486,851 )     (2,316,784

)

Deferred compensation

    (526,568 )     (1,008,450

)

Other comprehensive income, net

    (2,046,330 )     (292,565

)

Non-controlled interest in subsidiaries

    15,707       24,559  
                 

Total Stockholders' Equity

    29,564,151       15,134,547  
                 

Total Liabilities and Stockholder’s Equity

  $ 33,637,871     $ 20,235,348  

 

 

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

 

 
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LIQTECH INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

(UNAUDITED) CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

 

 

   

For the Three Months Ended

   

For the Nine Months Ended

 
   

September 30,

   

September 30,

 
   

2014

   

2013

   

2014

   

2013

 

Net Sales

  $ 4,931,406     $ 2,949,605     $ 12,102,595     $ 9,154,674  
                                 

Cost of Goods Sold

    3,464,284       2,675,132       9,229,131       8,025,657  
                                 

Gross Profit

    1,467,122       274,473       2,873,464       1,129,017  

Operating Expenses:

                               

Selling expenses

    831,990       654,005       2,430,814       1,943,522  

General and administrative expenses

    738,761       568,944       2,174,942       1,773,073  

Non-cash compensation expenses

    (19,663 )     276,969       372,960       1,051,857  

Research and development expenses

    83,113       92,276       223,532       350,515  
                                 

Total Operating Expense

    1,634,201       1,592,194       5,202,248       5,118,967  
                                 

Loss from Operations

    (167,079 )     (1,317,721

)

    (2,328,784 )     (3,989,950

)

                                 

Other Income (Expense)

                               

Interest and other income

    16,032       9,313       29,777       11,713  

Interest (expense)

    (18,794 )     (14,381

)

    (40,914 )     (39,038

)

Gain (loss) on investments

    9       -       (832 )      -  

Gain (loss) on currency transactions

    237,551       115,011       192,226       78,037  

Loss on sale of fixed assets

    -        -       -       (2,135

)

                                 

Total Other Income (Expense)

    234,798       109,943       180,257       48,577  
                                 

Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes

    67,719       (1,207,778

)

    (2,148,527 )     (3,941,373

)

                                 

Income Tax Expense (Benefit)

    (276,870 )     (303,784

)

    (972,430 )     (1,045,307

)

                                 

Net Income (Loss)

    344,589       (903,994

)

    (1,176,097 )     (2,896,066

)

                                 

Less Net Income (Loss) Attributable To Non-Controlled Interests in Subsidiaries

    (2,915 )     (38

)

    (6,029

)

    (14,197

)

                                 

Net Income (Loss) Attributable To LiqTech

  $ 347,504     $ (903,956

)

  $ (1,170,068

)

  $ (2,881,869

)

                                 

Basic Earnings (Loss) Per Share

  $ 0.01     $ (0.04

)

  $ (0.04

)

  $ (0.12

)

Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding

    35,613,164       24,511,500       30,043,493       24,329,082  

Diluted Earnings (Loss) Per Share

  $ 0.01     $ (0.04

)

  $ (0.04

)

  $ (0.012 )

Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding Assuming Dilution

    36,034,570       24,511,500       30,043,493       24,329,082  

 

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

 

 
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LIQTECH INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

(UNAUDITED) CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OTHER

 

COMPREHENSIVE INCOME 

 

 

   

For the Three Months

   

For the Nine Months

 
   

Ended September 30,

   

Ended September 30,

 
   

2014

   

2013

   

2014

   

2013

 
                                 

Net Income (Loss)

    344,589       (903,994

)

    (1,176,097

)

    (2,896,066

)

                                 

Currency Translation, Net of Taxes

    (1,852,400 )     93,635       (1,874,600

)

    70,836  
                                 

Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

  $ (1,507,811

)

  $ (810,359

)

  $ (3,050,697

)

  $ (2,825,230

)

                                 

Comprehensive Income (Loss) Attributable To Non-controlling Interest in Subsidiaries

    (1,745 )     920       (1,928

)

    704  
                                 

Comprehensive Income (Loss) Attributable To LiqTech International Inc.

  $ (1,506,066

)

  $ (811,279

)

  $ (3,048,769

)

  $ (2,825,934

)

  

 

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

 

 
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LIQTECH INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

(UNAUDITED) CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents 

  

   

For the Nine Months Period

 
   

Ended September 30,

 
   

2014

   

2013

 

Cash Flows from Operating Activities:

               

Net Loss

  $ (1,176,097

)

  $ (2,896,066

)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operations:

               

Depreciation and amortization

    1,264,536       1,220,264  

Non-cash compensation

    372,960       1,051,857  

Bad debt expense

    131,111       45,425  

Obsolete inventory expense

    -       143,135  

Change in deferred tax asset / liability

    (893,309 )     (1,058,739

)

(Gain) Loss on sale of equipment

    -       2,135  

Changes in assets and liabilities:

               

(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable

    9,570       1,177,222  

(Increase) decrease in inventory

    434,124       (919,145

)

(Increase) decrease in prepaid expenses/deposits

    (54,803

)

    64,128  

Increase (decrease) in accounts payable

    (1,146,846

)

    (845,102

)

Increase (decrease) in accrued expenses

    (2,211,334

)

    76,888  

Increase (decrease) long term contracts

    (438,682

)

    (294,416

)

                 

Total Adjustments

    (2,532,673

)

    663,652  
                 

Net Cash Provided (Used) by Operating Activities

    (3,708,770

)

    (2,232,414

)

                 

Cash Flows from Investing Activities:

               

Purchase of property and equipment

    (190,440

)

    (392,555

)

Acquisition of Provital Solutions AS

    (1,874,684 )     -  

Purchase of long-term investments

    -       (23,090

)

                 

Net Cash Used by Investing Activities

    (2,065,124

)

    (415,645

)

                 

Cash Flows from Financing Activities:

               

Payments on notes payable

    (131,559 )     -  

Net payment on lines of credit

    (1,791,895 )     -  

Net (payments) on capital lease obligation

    (144,596 )     (132,144 )

Proceeds from issuance of common stock and warrants

    12,071,250       450,000  

Payment of stock offering costs

    (1,149,096 )     -  

Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities

    8,854,104       317,856  
                 

Loss on Currency Translation

    (1,228,372 )     19,517  
                 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents

    1,851,838       (2,310,686 )
                 

Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period

    4,884,275       3,873,338  
                 

Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period

  $ 6,736,113     $ 1,562,652  
                 

Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information:

               
                 

Cash paid during the period for:

               

Interest

  $ 40,914     $ 39,038  

Income Taxes

  $ 1,000     $ 1,000  
                 

Supplemental Disclosures of Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities:

               
                 

Compensation upon vesting of stock options (pre-vested forfeitures) granted to employees and the board of directors

  $ (6,439 )   $ 328,613  

Compensation for vesting of restricted stock awards issued to the board of directors

    319,999       284,444  

Value of stock issued to acquire Provital Solutions AS

    6,067,173       -  

Value of stock granted for services

    -       320,000  

Value of warrants issued for services

    59,400       118,800  

Total

  $ 6,440,133     $ 1,051,857  

   

 

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

 

 
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LIQTECH INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

 

NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Business and Basis of Presentation

 

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of LiqTech International, Inc. (“Parent”) and its subsidiaries. The terms "Company", “us", "we" and "our" as used in this report refer to Parent and its subsidiaries, which are set forth below. The Company engages in the development, design, production, marketing and sale of atuomated filtering systems, liquid filters, diesel particulate air filters and kiln furniture in United States, Canada, Europe, Asia and South America. Set forth below is a description of Parent and each of its subsidiaries:

 

LiqTech International, Inc., a Nevada corporation organized in July 2004, formerly known as Blue Moose Media, Inc.

 

LiqTech USA, a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent formed in May 2011.

 

LiqTech International AS, a Danish corporation, incorporated on January 15, 2000 (“LiqTech Int. DK”), a 100% owned subsidiary of LiqTech USA, engages in development, design, application, marketing and sales of membranes on ceramic diesel particulate and liquid filters and catalytic converters in Europe, Asia and South America.

 

LiqTech NA, Inc. (“LiqTech NA”), incorporated in Delaware on July 1, 2005, a 100% owned subsidiary of LiqTech USA as of December 31, 2013, prior to December 31, 2013 LiqTech NA, Inc. was owned 90% by LiqTech International AS and 10% by LiqTech USA, LiqTech NA, Inc. engages in the production, marketing and sale of ceramic diesel particulate and liquid filters and kiln furniture in United States and Canada.

 

LiqTech Asia (“LiqTech Asia”) a 60% owned subsidiary of LiqTech Int. DK, incorporated in South Korea on July 20, 2006, is currently a dormant subsidiary.

 

LiqTech Germany (“LiqTech Germany”) a 100% owned subsidiary of LiqTech Int. DK, incorporated in Germany on December 9, 2011, engages in marketing and sale of liquid filters in Germany.

 

LiqTech PTE Ltd, (“LiqTech Sing”) a 95% owned subsidiary of LiqTech Int. DK, incorporated in Singapore on January 19, 2012, engages in marketing and sale of liquid filters in Singapore and other countries in the area.

 

Provital Solutions AS, a Danish Corporation ("Provital") was incorporated on September 1, 2009 and engages in the manufacture of fully automated filtering systems for application within the pool and spa markets, marine applications, and a number of industrial applications within Denmark and international markets. The financial statements include the accounts of Provital from the date of acquisition on July 31st, 2014.

  

The accompanying financial statements are unaudited. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (which include only normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly the financial position, results of operations and cash flows at September 30, 2014 and 2013 and for the periods then ended have been made. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been condensed or omitted. It is suggested that these condensed financial statements be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s December 31, 2013 audited financial statements. The results of operations for the periods ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for the full year.

 

Consolidation --The consolidated financial statements include the accounts and operations of the Company. The non-controlling interests in the net assets of the subsidiaries are recorded in equity. The non-controlling interests of the results of operations of the subsidiaries are included in the results of operations and recorded as the non-controlling interest in subsidiaries. All material inter-company transactions and accounts have been eliminated in the consolidation.

 

Functional Currency / Foreign currency translation -- The functional currency of LiqTech International, Inc., LiqTech USA, Inc. and LiqTech NA is the U.S. Dollar. The Functional Currency of LiqTech Int. DK and Provital Solutions AS is the Danish Krone (“DKK”), the functional currency of LiqTech Germany is the Euro and the functional currency of LiqTech Singapore is the Singapore Dollar, the functional Currency of LiqTech Asia is South Korean Won. The Company’s reporting currency is U.S. Dollar for the purpose of these financial statements. The foreign subsidiaries balance sheet accounts are translated into U.S. Dollars at the period-end exchange rates and all revenue and expenses are translated into U.S. Dollars at the average exchange rates prevailing during the periods ended September 30, 2014 and 2013. Translation gains and losses are deferred and accumulated as a component of other comprehensive income in stockholders’ equity. Transaction gains and losses that arose from exchange rate fluctuations from transactions denominated in a currency other than the functional currency are included in the statement of operations as incurred.

 

 
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NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents -- The Company considers all highly liquid debt instruments purchased with a maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. The Company had no balances held in financial institution in the United States in excess of federally insured amounts at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013.

 

Accounts Receivable -- Accounts receivables consist of trade receivables arising in the normal course of business. The Company establishes an allowance for doubtful accounts which reflects the Company’s best estimate of probable losses inherent in the accounts receivable balance. The Company determines the allowance based on known troubled accounts, historical experience, and other currently available evidence.

 

The roll forward of the allowance for doubtful accounts for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and the year ended December 31, 2013 is as follows:

 

   

2014

   

2013

 

Allowance for doubtful accounts at the beginning of the period

  $ 608,356     $ 1,243,500  

Bad debt expense

    131,111       72,548  

Acquired in purchase of Provital Solutions AS

    253,584       -  

Amount of receivables written off

    -       (770,738

)

Effect of currency translation

    (80,846

)

    63,046  

Allowance for doubtful accounts at the end of the period

  $ 912,205     $ 608,356  

 

Inventory -- Inventory is carried at the lower of cost or market, as determined on the first-in, first-out method.

 

Property and Equipment -- Property and equipment are stated at cost. Expenditures for major renewals and betterments that extend the useful lives of property and equipment are capitalized, upon being placed in service. Expenditures for maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred. Depreciation is computed for financial statement purposes on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the assets which range from three to ten years (See Note 3).

 

Long-Term Investments -- Investments in non-consolidated companies are included in long-term investments in the consolidated balance sheet and are accounted for under the cost method and equity method. For these non-quoted investments, we regularly review the assumptions underlying the operating performance and cash flow forecasts based on information requested from these privately held companies. Generally, this information may be more limited, may not be as timely as and may be less accurate than information available from publicly traded companies. Assessing each investment's carrying value requires significant judgment by management. If it is determined that there is an-other-than-temporary decline in the fair value of a non-public equity security, we write-down the investment to its fair value and record the related write-down as an investment loss in the consolidated statement of operations.

 

Intangible Assets -- Definite life intangible assets include patents. The Company accounts for definite life intangible assets in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board, (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification, (“ASC”) Topic 350, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets” and amortized the patents on a straight line basis over the estimated useful life of two to ten years.  

 

Goodwill - Goodwill is evaluated for impairment annually, and whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying value of goodwill may not be recoverable. Triggering events that may indicate impairment include, but are not limited to, a significant adverse change in customer demand or business climate that could affect the value of goodwill or a significant decrease in expected cash flows.

 

Revenue Recognition and Sales Incentives -- The Company accounts for revenue recognition in accordance with the Securities and Exchange Commission Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 101, “Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements” (SAB 101), FASB ASC 605 Revenue Recognition. The Company recognizes revenue when rights and risk of ownership have passed to the customer, when there is persuasive evidence of an arrangement, product has been shipped or delivered to the customer, the price and terms are finalized, and collection of the resulting receivable is reasonable assured. Products are primarily shipped FOB shipping point at which time title passes to the customer. In some instances the Company uses common carriers for the delivery of products. In these arrangements, sales are recognized upon delivery to the customer. The Company's revenue arrangements with its customers often include early payment discounts and such sales incentives are recorded against sales.

 

The Company has received various long-term contracts for the manufacturing and installation of water filtration and treatment systems and grants from government entities for development and use of silicon carbide membranes in various water filtration and treatment applications. Revenues from long term contracts and grants are recognized on the percentage-of-completion method, measured by the percentage of project costs incurred to date to estimated total project costs for each long term or grant multiplied by the contract or grant income on a project by project basis. This method is used because management considers costs incurred to be the best available measure of progress on contracts in process.

 

 
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NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

 

Project costs of the long term contracts and grants include all direct material and labor costs and those indirect costs related to the project. Project costs are capitalized and accreted into cost of sales based on the percentage of the project completed. Should a loss be estimated on an incomplete project it would be recorded in the period in which such a loss is determined. Changes in estimated profitability of a project are recognized in the period in which the revisions are determined. The aggregate of costs incurred and income recognized on incomplete projects are recorded as costs in excess of billings and are shown as a current asset. The aggregate of billings in excess of related costs incurred and income recognized on projects is shown as a current liability.

 

In Denmark, Value Added Tax (“VAT”) of 25% of the invoice amount is collected in respect of the sales of goods on behalf of tax authorities. The VAT collected is not revenue of the Company; instead, the amount is recorded as a liability on the balance sheet until such VAT is paid to the authorities.

 

Advertising Cost -- Cost incurred in connection with advertising of the Company’s products is expensed as incurred. Such costs amounted to $17,120 and $30,556, for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

 

Research and Development Cost -- The Company expenses research and development costs for the development of new products and systems as incurred. Included in operating expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 were $223,532, and $350,515, respectively, of research and development costs.

 

Income Taxes -- The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 740 Accounting for Income Taxes. This statement requires an asset and liability approach for accounting for income taxes.

 

Income (Loss) Per Share -- The Company calculates earnings (loss) per share in accordance with FASB ASC 260 Earnings Per Share. Basic earnings per common share (EPS) are based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during each period. Diluted earnings per common share are based on shares outstanding (computed as under basic EPS) and potentially dilutive common shares. Potential common shares included in the diluted earnings per share calculation include in-the-money stock options that have been granted but have not been exercised.

 

Stock Options -- The Company has granted stock options to certain employees. See Note 13. During the years presented in the accompanying consolidated financial statements, the Company has granted options. The Company accounts for options in accordance with the provisions of FASB ASC Topic 718, Compensation – Stock Compensation. Non-cash compensation costs of $372,960 and $1,051,857 have been recognized for the estimated vesting of options granted to employees with an associated recognized tax benefit of $0 for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

 

Fair Value of Financial Instruments -- The Company accounts for fair value measurements for financial assets and financial liabilities in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 820. The authoritative guidance, which, among other things, defines fair value, establishes a consistent framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosure for each major asset and liability category measured at fair value on either a recurring or nonrecurring basis. Fair value is defined as the exit price, representing the amount that would either be received to sell an asset or be paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. As such, fair value is a market-based measurement that should be determined based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability. As a basis for considering such assumptions, the guidance establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value as follows:

 

 

Level 1. Observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

 

 

 

 

Level 2. Inputs, other than the quoted prices in active markets, that are observable either directly or indirectly; and

 

 

 

 

Level 3. Unobservable inputs in which there is little or no market data, which require the reporting entity to develop its own assumptions.

 

Unless otherwise disclosed, the fair value of the Company’s financial instruments including cash, accounts receivable, prepaid expenses, investments, accounts payable, accrued expenses, capital lease obligations and notes payable approximates their recorded values due to their short-term maturities.

 

Accounting Estimates -- The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amount of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimated.

 

 
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NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements -- In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued a new standard to achieve a consistent application of revenue recognition within the U.S., resulting in a single revenue model to be applied by reporting companies under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Under the new model, recognition of revenue occurs when a customer obtains control of promised goods or services in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. In addition, the new standard requires that reporting companies disclose the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers. The new standard is effective beginning in the first quarter of 2017; early adoption is prohibited. The new standard is required to be applied retrospectively to each prior reporting period presented or retrospectively with the cumulative effect of initially applying it recognized at the date of initial application. We have not yet selected a transition method nor have we determined the impact of the new standard on our consolidated condensed financial statements. 

 

NOTE 2 – INVENTORY

 

Inventory consisted of the following at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013:

 

   

2014

   

2013

 

Furnace parts and supplies

  $ 1,146,003     $ 1,025,225  

Raw materials

    1,683,858       631,524  

Work in process

    1,585,494       1,799,888  

Finished goods and filtration systems

    1,090,110       1,062,865  

Reserve for obsolescence

    (108,454

)

    (260,896

)

Net Inventory

  $ 5,397,011     $ 4,258,606  

 

NOTE 3 – PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

 

Property and equipment consisted of the following at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013:

 

 

 

Useful Life

 

 

2014

 

 

2013

 

Production equipment

 

 

3 - 10

 

 

$

11,045,097

 

 

$

11,542,740

 

Lab equipment

 

 

3 - 10

 

 

 

166,019

 

 

 

181,432

 

Computer equipment

 

 

3 - 5

 

 

 

300,837

 

 

 

276,013

 

Vehicles

 

 

3

 

 

 

99,151

 

 

 

38,221

 

Furniture and fixture

 

 

5

 

 

 

136,101

 

 

 

68,169

 

Leasehold improvements

 

 

10

 

 

 

1,049,766

 

 

 

1,059,605

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12,796,971

 

 

 

13,166,180

 

Less Accumulated Depreciation

 

 

 

 

 

 

(7,940,014

)

 

 

(7,336,776

)

Net Property and Equipment

 

 

 

 

 

$

4,856,957

 

 

$

5,829,404

 

 

Depreciation expense amounted to $1,258,479 and $1,216,745, for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. 

 

NOTE 4 – INVESTMENTS

 

The following tables summarize Level 1, 2 and 3 financial assets and financial (liabilities) by their classification in the Statement of Financial Position:

 

As of September 30, 2014

 

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

 
                         

Investments

    -       -       6,297  
                         

Total

    -       -       6,297  

 

As of December 31, 2013

 

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

 
                         

Investments

    -       -       6,882  
                         

Total

    -       -       6,882  

   

At September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, our total investments of $6,297 and $6,882 consisted of an investment in LEA Technology in France to strengthen our sales channels in the French market, respectively.

 

 
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NOTE 5 - DEFINITE-LIFE INTANGIBLE ASSETS / GOODWILL AND INDEFINITE-LIFE INTANGIBLE ASSETS

 

Definite-Life Intangible assets - At September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, definite-life intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization, consisted of patents on the Company’s products of $18,630 and $24,687, respectively. The patents are recorded at cost and amortized over two to ten years. Amortization expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 was $6,057 and $3,519, respectively.

 

Expected future amortization expense for the years ended are as follows: 

 

Year ending December 31,

 

Amortization

Expenses

 

2014

  $ 1,325  

2015

    5,299  

2016

    5,299  

2017

    3,218  

2018

    2,707  

Thereafter

    782  

Total Amortization Expenses

  $ 18,630  

 

Goodwill - The following is a summary of goodwill:

 

   

For the periods ended

 
   

September 30,

2014

   

December 31,

2013

 
                 

Goodwill at beginning of period

  $ -     $ -  

Goodwill resulting from the Provital acquisition

    8,547,540       -  

Effect of currency translation

    (567,213 )     -  

Goodwill at end of period

  $ 7,980,327     $ -  

 

Goodwill consists of:

 

    For the periods ended  
   

September 30,

2014

   

December 31,

2013

 
                 

Provital Solutions AS

  $ 7,980,327     $ -  

Total Goodwill

  $ 7,980,327     $ -  

 

NOTE 6 — LINES OF CREDIT

 

Provital Solutions AS has a DKK 2,000,000 (approximately $340,000 at September 30, 2014) standby line of credit with a bank, subject to certain borrowing base limitations. Outstanding borrowings are due on demand. Interest is calculated based on a variable interest rate and is payable quarterly. As of September 30, 2014, the interest on this line of credit was at 3.50%. This line of credit is guaranteed by Vækstfonden (the Danish state's investments fund) and is also secured by certain of Provital Solutions AS’ assets like receivables, inventory, equipment etc. There was $2,406 outstanding as of September 30, 2014. At September 30, 2014, there was approximately $335,000 available under this credit line. In general, lines of credit in Denmark are due on demand. We do not believe that any of our lines of credit will be called, but if they were called, we believe that we could refinance with other lenders in Denmark with similar terms.

 

In connection with certain orders, we have to give the customer a working guarantee or a prepayment guarantee or security bond. For that purpose, we have a credit line of DKK 5,000,000 (approximately $845,000 at September 30, 2014) with a bank, subject to certain base limitations. As of September 30, 2014, we had DKK 1,379,646 (approximately $230,000)  in working guarantee against the line.

 

 
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NOTE 7 – LEASES

 

Operating Leases -- The Company leases office and production facilities under operating lease agreements expiring in August 2018, March 2017, February 2017, June 2017, December 2016 and June 2016. In some of these lease agreements, the Company has the right to extend.

 

The future minimum lease payments for non-cancelable operating leases having remaining terms in excess of one year as of September 30, 2014 are as follows:

 

Year ending December

 

Operating Lease Payments

 

2014

  $ 169,334  

2015

    695,240  

2016

    693,791  

2017

    482,503  

2018

    287,962  

Thereafter

    -  

Total Minimum Lease Payments

  $ 2,328,830  

 

Lease expense charged to operations was $539,443 and $578,313 for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

 

Capital Leases -- The Company leases equipment on various variable rate capital leases currently calling for monthly payments of approximately $11,112, $4,306, $2,788, $2,152, $704 and $634 expiring through February 2018. Included in property and equipment, at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the Company had recorded equipment on capital lease at $1,531,714 and $1,600,254, respectively, with related accumulated depreciation of $975,838 and $907,728, respectively. 

  

During the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, depreciation expense for equipment on capital lease amounted to $153,378, and $160,993, respectively, and has been included in depreciation expense. During the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, interest expense on a capital lease obligation amounted to $30,227 and $38,442, respectively.

   

Future minimum capital lease payments are as follows for the periods ended December 31: 

 

   

Capital Lease

Payments

 

2014

  $ 70,077  

2015

    223,548  

2016

    216,916  

2017

    145,029  

2018

    28,282  

Thereafter

    -  

Total minimum lease payments

    683,852  

Less amount representing interest

    (65,669

)

Present value of minimum lease payments

    618,183  

Less current portion

    (181,595

)

Long-term lease payments

  $ 436,588  

 

NOTE 8 – AGREEMENTS AND COMMITMENTS

 

401(K) Profit Sharing Plan -- LiqTech NA has a 401(k) profit sharing plan and trust covering certain eligible employees. The amount LiqTech NA contributes is discretionary. For the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, matching contributions were expensed and totaled $12,110 and $11,902, respectively.

 

In connection with some orders, we have to give the customer a working guarantee or a prepayment guarantee or security bond. For that purpose, we have a credit line of DKK 5,000,000 (approximately $845,000 at September 30, 2014) with a bank, subject to certain base limitations. As of September 30, 2014, we had DKK 1,379,646 (approximately $230,000) in working guarantee against the line.

 

 
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 NOTE 9 – INCOME TAXES

 

The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 740, Accounting for Income Taxes; which requires the Company to provide a net deferred tax asset or liability equal to the expected future tax benefit or expense of temporary reporting differences between book and tax accounting and any available operating loss or tax credit carry forwards. The amount of and ultimate realization of the benefits from the deferred tax assets for income tax purposes is dependent, in part, upon the tax laws in effect, the Company’s future earnings, and other future events, the effects of which cannot be determined.

 

The temporary differences, tax credits and carry forwards gave rise to the following deferred tax asset (liabilities) at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013:  

 

   

2014

   

2013

 

Vacation accrual

  $ 4,161     $ 4,161  

Allowance for doubtful Accounts

    31,566       13,955  

Long term contracts

    13,036       -  

Reserve for obsolete inventory

    85,164       86,027  

Net current tax assets

  $ 133,927     $ 104,143  
                 

Business tax credit carryover

    20,184       20,184  

Deferred compensation

    202,309       202,309  

Net operating loss carryover

    3,525,333       2,367,568  

Excess of book over tax depreciation

    (725,134

)

    (726,712

)

Long term deferred tax asset

  $ 3,022,692     $ 1,863,349  

  

In accordance with prevailing accounting guidance, the Company is required to recognize and disclose any income tax uncertainties. The guidance provides a two-step approach to recognizing and measuring tax benefits and liabilities when realization of the tax position is uncertain. The first step is to determine whether the tax position meets the more-likely-than-not condition for recognition and the second step is to determine the amount to be recognized based on the cumulative probability that exceeds 50%.

 

The amount of and ultimate realization of the benefits from the deferred tax assets for income tax purposes is dependent, in part, upon the tax laws in effect, the Company’s future earnings, and other future events, the effects of which can difficult to determine and can only be estimated. Management estimates that it is more likely than not that the Company will generate adequate net profits to use the deferred tax assets; management has estimated that all of the deferred tax will be realized and consequently, a valuation allowance was not recorded.

 

A reconciliation of income tax expense at the federal statutory rate to income tax expense at the Company’s effective rate is as follows for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013: 

 

   

2014

   

2013

 

Computed tax at expected statutory rate

  $ (1,107,897

)

  $ (1,335,240

)

State and local income taxes, net of federal benefits

    (24,703

)

    (15,743

)

Non-deductible expenses

    52,174       205,498  

Non-US income taxed at different rates

    107,996       100,735  

Other items

    -       (557

)

Income tax (benefit)

  $ (972,430

)

  $ (1,045,307

)

 

 
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The components of income tax expense (benefit) from continuing operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 consisted of the following:

 

   

2014

   

2013

 

Current income tax expense:

               

Danish

  $ -     $ -  

Korean

    1,020       -  

Federal

    -       -  

State

    -       -  

Current tax expense

  $ 1,020     $ -  
                 
                 

Net operating loss carryover

    (973,450

)

    (1,032,389

)

Allowance for doubtful accounts

    -       -  

Reserve for obsolete inventory

    -       (12,918

)

Deferred tax expense

  $ (973,450

)

  $ (1,045,307

)

Income tax benefit

  $ (972,430

)

  $ (1,045,307

)

 

Deferred income tax expense / (benefit) results primarily from the reversal of temporary timing differences between tax and financial statement income. 

  

The Company files Danish and U.S. federal and Minnesota state income tax returns. LiqTech International AS is generally no longer subject to tax examinations for years prior to 2011 for their Danish tax returns. LiqTech NA is generally no longer subject to tax examinations for years prior to 2009 for U.S. federal and U.S. states tax returns.

 

NOTE 10 – EARNINGS PER SHARE

 

The following data shows the amounts used in computing earnings per share and the effect on income and the weighted average number of shares of potential dilutive common stock for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013:

 

   

For the Three Months Ended

September 30

   

For the Nine Months Ended

September 30

 
   

2014

   

2013

   

2014

   

2013

 

Income (Loss) attributable to LiqTech International Inc.

  $ 347,504     $ (903,956

)

  $ (1,170,068

)

  $ (2,881,869

)

Weighted average number of common shares used in basic earnings per share

    35,613,164       24,511,500       30,043,493       24,329,082  

Effect of dilutive securities, stock options and warrants

    -       -       -       -  

Weighted average number of common shares and potentially dilutive securities

  $ 36,034,570     $ 24,511,500     $ 30,043,493     $ 24,329,082  

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2014, Parent had 2,416,630 options outstanding to purchase common stock of the Parent at $1.50 to $3.60 per share and Parent had 7,425,575 warrants outstanding to purchase common stock of the Parent at $1.50 to $4.06 per share, which were not included in the loss per share computation because their effect would be anti-dilutive.

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2013, Parent had 2,564,130 options outstanding to purchase common stock of the Parent at $1.50 to $3.60 per share and Parent had 7,025,575 warrants outstanding to purchase common stock of the Parent at $1.50 to $4.06 per share, which were not included in the loss per share computation because their effect would be anti-dilutive.

 

NOTE 11 - STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

 

Common Stock  --  Parent has 100,000,000 authorized shares of common stock, $0.001 par value. As of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively, there were 39,304,782 and 27,212,500 common shares issued and outstanding.    

 

Voting -- Holders of Parent common stock are entitled to one vote for each share held of record on each matter submitted to a vote of stockholders, including the election of directors, and do not have any right to cumulate votes in the election of directors. 

 

Dividends -- Subject to the rights and preferences of the holders of any series of preferred stock which may at the time be outstanding, holders of Parent common stock are entitled to receive ratably such dividends as our Board of Directors from time to time may declare out of funds legally available. 

 

 
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Liquidation Rights -- In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of affairs of Parent, after payment of all of our debts and liabilities and subject to the rights and preferences of the holders of any outstanding shares of any series of our preferred stock, the holders of Parent common stock will be entitled to share ratably in the distribution of any of our remaining assets.  

  

Other Matters -- Holders of Parent common stock have no conversion, preemptive or other subscription rights, and there are no redemption rights or sinking fund provisions with respect to the common stock. All of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock on the date of this report are validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

 

Preferred Stock -- Our Board of Directors has the authority to issue Parent preferred stock in one or more classes or series and to fix the designations, powers, preferences and rights, the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, including dividend rights, dividend rates, conversion rights, voting rights, terms of redemption, redemption prices, liquidation preferences and the number of shares constituting any class or series, without further vote or action by the stockholders. The issuance of Parent preferred stock may have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in control of us without further action by the stockholders and may adversely affect the voting and other rights of the holders of common stock.

 

Common Stock Issuance

 

On July 28, 2014, Parent completed a registered public offering of its common stock. As part of the closing, Parent issued 8,000,000 shares of common stock at a per share price of $1.50 and generated net proceeds of approximately $10.8 million, net of offering costs of $1,149,096. 

 

On the July 29, 2014, the Company, through its subsidiary, LiqTech Int. DK, completed the acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding capital stock (the “Provital Shares”) of Provital Solutions A/S, a Danish company (“Provital”) and as part of the consideration for the Provital Shares, the Company issued 4,044,782 common shares. 

 

During the third quarter 2014, the Company issued 47,500 shares of common stock in connection with the exercise of 47,500 stock options with an exercise price of $1.50 each.

 

During the year 2013, the Company issued 100,000 shares of common stock valued at $320,000 for services rendered.

 

The Company issued an additional 300,000 shares of restricted stock valued at $960,000 for services provided and to be provided by the board of directors. The Company will recognized the non-cash compensation of the award over the requisite service period, of which 133,333 shares vested on December 31, 2013, 133,333 shares will vest on December 31, 2014 and 33,334 shares will vest on December 31, 2015. As of September 30, 2014, the Company has recorded deferred compensation of $320,001 and non-cash compensation expense of $320,000 relating to the awards for the nine months ended September 30, 2014.

 

On October 9, 2013 we announced that the warrant and option exercise raised $4,051,000 with holders exercising 2,701,000 warrants and stock options which included the exercise of 100,000 warrants by Aldo Petersen, Chairman of LiqTech, 25,000 stock options by Lasse Andreassen, founder and former board member of LiqTech and 50,000 stock options by Soren Degn, CFO of LiqTech. The board noted that the additional capital was an orderly solution to improving the Company's capital structure as well as enhancing the ability of LiqTech to list on an exchange. In addition, the new capital gave the Company additional flexibility to generate new orders and to sustain future growth.

 

Common Stock Purchase Warrants

 

A summary of the status of the Warrants outstanding at September 30, 2014 is presented below:

 

         

Warrants Outstanding

   

Warrants Exercisable

 
 

Range of

Exercise

Prices

   

Number

Outstanding

   

Weighted

Average

Remaining

Contractual

Life (years)

   

Weighted

Average

Exercise

Price

   

Number

Exercisable

   

Weighted

Average

Exercise

Price

 
  $ 1.50       3,874,000       2.25     $ 1.50       3,874,000     $ 1.50  
  $ 1.65       400,000       4.83     $ 1.65       400,000     $ 1.65  
  $ 2.35       400,000       0.50     $ 2.35       400,000     $ 2.35  
  $ 2.70       2,626,000       2.25     $ 2.70       2,626,000     $ 2.70  
  $ 4.0625       125,575       2.43     $ 4.0625       125,575     $ 4.06  
 

Total

      7,425,575       2.30     $ 2.02       7,425,575     $ 2.02  

   

 
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At September 30, 2014, the Company had no non-vested warrants. We have recorded non-cash compensation expense of $59,400 for the period ended September 30, 2014 related to the warrants issued.

 

The exercise price of the warrants and the number of shares underlying the warrants are subject to adjustment for stock dividends, subdivisions of the outstanding shares of common stock and combinations of the outstanding shares of common stock. For so long as the warrants remain outstanding, we are required to keep reserved from our authorized and unissued shares of common stock a sufficient number of shares to provide for the issuance of the shares underlying the warrants.

 

On July 28, 2014, the Company issued to the Underwriter in our public offering, for a price of $50, a warrant to purchase 400,000 shares at an exercise price of $1.65 per share. The warrants are immediately exercisable and will remain exercisable for five years.

  

On October 9, 2013, the Company issued 2,626,000 new warrants equal to the number of warrants exercised by the warrant holder having the same terms and conditions as the warrants exercised by the warrant holder, respectively, except each warrant issued has a strike price of $2.70 per share, the closing bid price of Parent’s common stock as quoted on the OTCBB on September 23, 2013.  The net proceeds from the offering were allocated to the stock and warrants based on their relative fair values. The Company recorded the relative fair value of the warrants of $1,124,928 as stock offering costs.

 

Stock Options  

 

In August 2011, Parent’s Board of Directors adopted a Stock Option Plan (the “Plan”). Under the terms and conditions of the Plan, the board is empowered to grant stock options to employees, officers, and directors of the Companies. At September 30, 2014, 2,416,630 options were granted and outstanding under the Plan. 

 

The Company recognizes compensation costs for stock option awards to employees based on their grant-date fair value. The value of each stock option is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The weighted-average assumptions used to estimate the fair values of the stock options granted using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model are as follows:

 

   

LiqTech International, Inc.

 

Expected term (in years)

    3-4  

Volatility

    40.74  

Risk free interest rate

    0.67 %

Dividend yield

    0 %

 

The Company recognized stock based compensation expense (forfeitures) related to the options of $(6,439) and $613,057 for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. At September 30, 2014 the Company had approximately $313,233 of unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested options expected to be recognized through January 27, 2017.

   

A summary of the status of the options outstanding under the Company’s stock option plans at September 30, 2014 is presented below: 

 

         

Options Outstanding

   

Options Exercisable

 
 

Range of

Exercise

Prices

   

Number

Outstanding

   

Weighted

Average

Remaining

Contractual

Life (years)

   

Weighted

Average

Exercise

Price

   

Number

Exercisable

   

Weighted

Average

Exercise

Price

 
  $ 1.50       330,000       0.40     $ 1.50       330,000     $ 1.50  
  $ 1.90       500,000       2.33     $ 1.90       166,667     $ 1.90  
  $ 2.70       75,000       0.40     $ 2.70       75,000     $ 2.70  
  $ 3.00 - 3.60       1,511,630       0.41     $ 3.06       1,511,630     $ 3.06  
 

Total

      2,416,630       0.80     $ 2.59       2,083,297     $ 2.70  

 

 
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A summary of the status of the options at September 30, 2014, and changes during the period is presented below:

 

   

September 30, 2014

 
   

Shares

   

Weighted

Average

Exercise

Price

   

Average

Remaining

Life

   

Weighted

Average

Intrinsic

Value

 
                                 

Outstanding at beginning of period

    2,564,130     $ 2.65       1.64     $ 283,125  

Granted

    500,000       1.90       2.33       -  

Exercised

    (47,500 )     1.50       -       -  

Forfeited

    (600,000 )     2.35       -       -  

Expired

    -       -       -       -  

Outstanding at end of period

    2,416,630     $ 2.59       0.80     $ 13,200  

Vested and expected to vest

    2,416,630     $ 2.59       0.80     $ 13,200  

Exercisable end of period

    2,083,297     $ 2.70       0.56     $ 13,200  

 

At September 30, 2014, the Company had 333,333 non-vested options with a weighted average exercise price of $1.90 and with a weighted average grant date fair value of $0.805, resulting in unrecognized compensation expense of $313,233, which is expected to be expensed over a weighted-average period of 2.33 years.

 

The total intrinsic value of options at September 30, 2014 was $13,200. Intrinsic value is measured using the fair market value at the date of exercise (for shares exercised) or at September 30, 2014 (for outstanding options), less the applicable exercise price. 

 

 

NOTE 12 - SIGNIFICANT CUSTOMERS / CONCENTRATION

 

The Company had no customers that accounted for more than 10% of total sales at September 30, 2014 and 2013.

   

The Company sells products throughout the world; sales by geographical region are as follows for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013: 

 

   

For the Three Months

   

For the Nine Months

 
   

Ended September 30,

   

Ended September 30,

 
   

2014

   

2013

   

2014

   

2013

 

United States and Canada

  $ 1,066,463     $ 736,958     $ 2,841,932     $ 2,264,368  

Australia

    179,981       55,093       264,296       223,483  

South America

    -       4,679       16,845       30,058  

Asia

    696,102       493,542       1,191,035       1,645,025  

Europe

    2,988,860       1,659,333       7,788,487       4,991,740  
    $ 4,931,406     $ 2,949,605     $ 12,102,595     $ 9,154,674  

 

The Company’s sales by product line are as follows for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013:

 

   

For the Three Months

   

For the Nine Months

 
   

Ended September 30,

   

Ended September 30,

 
   

2014

   

2013

   

2014

   

2013

 

Ceramic diesel particulate

  $ 1,519,204     $ 1,386,565     $ 5,137,720     $ 4,858,841  

Liquid filters and systems

    3,256,689       1,440,849       6,639,362       3,679,719  

Kiln furniture

    155,513       122,191       325,513       616,114  
    $ 4,931,406     $ 2,949,605     $ 12,102,595     $ 9,154,674  

 

 
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NOTE 13 – ACQUISITION

 

Acquisition -On the July 29, 2014, the Company, through its subsidiary, LiqTech Int. DK, completed the acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding capital stock (the “Provital Shares”) of Provital Solutions A/S, a Danish company (“Provital”) from Masu A/S, a Danish company (“MASU”). In consideration for the Provital Shares, MASU received cash consideration in the sum of DKK12,600,000, that is, approximately USD$2,300,000, and 4,044,782 shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Payment Shares”). One-third (1/3) of the Payment Shares shall be subject to a lock-up period of six (6) months. The remaining two-thirds (2/3) of the Payment Shares shall be held in escrow and one-third of the Payment Shares will be released from escrow contingent upon Provital, for the year ending December 31, 2014, achieving (i) gross revenues of not less than DKK65,000,000, that is, approximately USD$10,988,639 and EBITDA of DKK6,500,000, that is, approximately USD$1,098,864 or (ii) EBITDA of not less than DKK10,000,000, that is, approximately USD$1,690,560 and gross revenues of not less than DKK50,000,000, that is, approximately USD$8,452,800. Another one-third (1/3) of the Payment Shares will be released from escrow contingent upon Provital, for the year ending December 31, 2015, achieving (i) gross revenues of not less than DKK120,000,000, that is, approximately USD$20,286,719 and EBITDA of DKK12,000,000, that is, approximately USD$2,028,672 or (ii) EBITDA of not less than DKK16,000,000, that is, approximately USD$2,704,896 and gross revenues of not less than DKK80,000,000, that is, approximately USD$13,524,479.   

 

The purchase agreement includes “catch up” provisions that provide that the Payment Shares placed in escrow will be released from escrow if Provital (1) for the years ending December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2015, achieves accumulated gross revenues (i) exceeding DKK185,000,000, that is, approximately USD$31,275,358 and EBITDA of DKK18,500,000, that is, approximately USD$3,127,536 or (ii) EBITDA of not less than DKK26,000,000, that is, approximately USD$4,395,456 and gross revenues of not less than DKK130,000,000, that is, approximately USD$21,977,279 or (2) for the year ending December 31, 2016, achieves gross revenues exceeding DKK105,000,000, that is, approximately USD$17,750,879 and EBITDA of not less than DKK21,000,000, that is, approximately USD$3,550,176.

 

Current fair value of the consideration transferred to acquire Provital Solutions AS:

 

Cash

  $ 2,300,000  

4,044,782 common shares at $1.50 a share

    6,067,173  

Current consideration transferred for the acquisition

  $ 8,367,173  

 

Total consideration transferred was allocated to tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their fair values at the acquisition date as set forth below. The Company believes that the acquisition of Provital Solutions AS facilitates the Company’s entry into the water filtration systems industry, diversifies its product revenue and enhances its strength in providing whole system offerings. These factors contributed to consideration transferred in excess of the fair value of Provital Solutions’ net tangible and intangible assets acquired, resulting in the Company recording goodwill in connection with the transaction. Management estimated the fair values of tangible and intangible asset and liabilities in accordance with the applicable accounting guidance for business combinations.

 

The Company’s allocation of consideration transferred for Provital Solutions AS is as follows:

 

   

Estimated
Fair Value

 

Cash

  $ 425,316  

Accounts receivable, net

    1,632,354  

Other receivables

    1,279  

Cost in excess of billings

    592,747  

Inventory

    1,572,529  

Prepaid expenses

    3,794  

Current deferred tax asset

    18,692  

Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation

    56,005  

Deposits

    12,084  

Deferred tax asset long term

    277,126  

Goodwill

    8,547,540  

Total assets acquired

  $ 13,139,466  

Lines of credit payable

    (1,794,301

)

Accounts payable

    (1,637,815

)

Accrued expense

    (886,227

)

Billings in excess of cost

    (322,391

)

Notes payable

    (131,559

)

Total net assets acquired

  $ 8,367,173

 

 

Goodwill

 

The $8,547,540 of goodwill represents the excess of consideration transferred over the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed and is attributable to the benefits expected from combining the Company’s operations with Provital Solutions AS. This goodwill is not deductible for income tax purposes.

 

NOTE 14 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

The Company’s management reviewed material events through November 12, 2014.

 

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

 

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and the related notes included elsewhere in this quarterly report. In addition, the following discussion should be read in conjunction with our annual report on Form 10-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 27, 2014, and the financial statements and notes thereto. We undertake no obligation to revise or publicly release the results of any revision to these forward-looking statements. Given these risks and uncertainties, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements.

 

Overview

 

We are a clean technology company that provides state-of-the-art technologies for gas and liquid purification by manufacturing ceramic silicon carbide filters. For more than a decade, we have developed and manufactured products of re-crystallized silicon carbide. We specialize in two business areas: ceramic membranes for liquid filtration and diesel particulate filters for the control of soot exhaust particles from diesel engines. We are phasing out the fabrication of kiln furniture for the refractory industry. Using nanotechnology, we develop proprietary products using patented silicon carbide technology. Our products are based on unique silicon carbide membranes which facilitate new applications and improve existing technologies. We market our products from our offices in the United States and Denmark, and through local representatives in Singapore, Germany, France and Brazil. The products are shipped directly to customers from our production facilities in the United States and Denmark.

 

The terms “LiqTech”, “we”, “our”, “us”, the “Company” or any derivative thereof, as used herein refer to LiqTech International, Inc., a Nevada corporation, together with its direct and indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries, including LiqTech USA, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“LiqTech USA”), which owns all of the outstanding equity interest in LiqTech International A/S, a Danish limited company, organized under the Danish Act on Limited Companies of the Kingdom of Denmark (“LiqTech Int. DK”) and LiqTech NA, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“LiqTech Delaware”). Collectively, LiqTech USA, LiqTech Int. DK and LiqTech Delaware are referred to herein as our “Subsidiaries”. On August 23, 2012, LiqTech A/S, a Danish limited company (“LiqTech AS”) and former subsidiary of the Company was merged with and into LiqTech Int. DK.

 

Acquisition -On the July 29, 2014, the Company, through its subsidiary, LiqTech Int. DK, completed the acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding capital stock (the “Provital Shares”) of Provital Solutions A/S, a Danish company (“Provital”) from Masu A/S, a Danish company (“MASU”). In consideration for the Provital Shares, MASU received cash consideration in the sum of DKK12,600,000, that is, approximately USD$2,300,000, and 4,044,782 shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Payment Shares”). One-third (1/3) of the Payment Shares shall be subject to a lock-up period of six (6) months. The remaining two-thirds (2/3) of the Payment Shares shall be held in escrow and one-third of the Payment Shares will be released from escrow contingent upon Provital, for the year ending December 31, 2014, achieving (i) gross revenues of not less than DKK65,000,000, that is, approximately USD$10,988,639 and EBITDA of DKK6,500,000, that is, approximately USD$1,098,864 or (ii) EBITDA of not less than DKK10,000,000, that is, approximately USD$1,690,560 and gross revenues of not less than DKK50,000,000, that is, approximately USD$8,452,800. Another one-third (1/3) of the Payment Shares will be released from escrow contingent upon Provital, for the year ending December 31, 2015, achieving (i) gross revenues of not less than DKK120,000,000, that is, approximately USD$20,286,719 and EBITDA of DKK12,000,000, that is, approximately USD$2,028,672 or (ii) EBITDA of not less than DKK16,000,000, that is, approximately USD$2,704,896 and gross revenues of not less than DKK80,000,000, that is, approximately USD$13,524,479.   

 

The purchase agreement includes “catch up” provisions that provide that the Payment Shares placed in escrow will be released from escrow if Provital (1) for the years ending December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2015, achieves accumulated gross revenues (i) exceeding DKK185,000,000, that is, approximately USD$31,275,358 and EBITDA of DKK18,500,000, that is, approximately USD$3,127,536 or (ii) EBITDA of not less than DKK26,000,000, that is, approximately USD$4,395,456 and gross revenues of not less than DKK130,000,000, that is, approximately USD$21,977,279 or (2) for the year ending December 31, 2016, achieves gross revenues exceeding DKK105,000,000, that is, approximately USD$17,750,879 and EBITDA of not less than DKK21,000,000, that is, approximately USD$3,550,176.

 

We conduct operations in the Kingdom of Denmark and the United States. Our Danish operations are located in the Copenhagen area and Provital Solutions are located in Hobro in Jutland, Denmark, and our U.S. operations are conducted by LiqTech Delaware located in White Bear Lake, Minnesota. In October and December 2011, we opened sales offices in France and Germany and in January 2012, we opened a sales office in Singapore.

 

Our Strategy

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

Our strategy is to create shareholder value by leveraging our competitive strengths and focusing on the opportunities in the end-markets we serve. Key features of our strategy include:

 

 Enter New Geographic Markets and Expand Existing Markets. We will continue to manufacture and sell our products out of Denmark and the United States. In October 2011, the Company opened sales offices in France and Germany and in January 2012, we opened a sales office in Singapore. In 2014 we added 2 manufacturing facilities in Denmark through an acquisition and we intend to expand our United States manufacturing facility to include the manufacturing of complete systems. We are prepared to work closely with agents worldwide to offer local technical support. We will establish further sales offices and manufacturing facilities worldwide as we grow.

 

 Keep a Focused Application Strategy and Expand Gradually into New Application Areas. We currently sell our products for applications within the drinking water, waste water, industrial , oil & gas, the pool industry and emission control markets. We will be application specialists in our chosen application areas providing valuable know-how and added value to our customers. We will offer our customers a full array of products and services including everything  from stand-alone membranes to complete filtration systems. As we grow and develop new and better products we are fully prepared to expand into new applications as opportunities arise .

 

 
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 Continue to Strengthen Position in DPF Market. We have a strong position in the retrofit market for diesel particulate filter systems and we intend to maintain our strength in this area. Using our extensive experience serving the OEM market we will expand our presence in the OEM market with new products relating to diesel particulate filter systems.  Furthermore,  the global DPF is expected to show growth and we will actively pursue sales opportunities worldwide.

  

 Continue to Develop and Improve Technologies and Open New End Markets. We will maintain our focus on developing new green technology products as we continue to improve the filtration capabilities of our silicon carbide membranes. We will devote the necessary resources to develop new uses for our products and expand our product offerings with new products that complement our ceramic membranes. As an example, in November 2014 the Company announced it´s new LED-based Deep UV Water Treatment System. We intend to develop further LED-based UV products. We also plan on manufacturing a SiC membrane of 0.01 microns or less, which would position us to enter the ultrafiltration market.  We will expand into any new markets that we believe would be appropriate for our Company.

 

 Continue Our Focus on Developing an Inorganic Reverse Osmosis Membrane. There is no inorganic reverse osmosis membrane in the market today. In 2011, we received a $2 million grant from The Danish National Advanced Technology Foundation to develop a SiC-based membrane that can perform reverse osmosis. Over the next several years we will continue our research and development efforts to modify our membrane into one that can perform reverse osmosis.

 

Recent Developments

 

Recent Contract Wins

 

On October 14, 2014, we announced that the Company received a $200,000 SiC membrane system order from a Danish customer to be delivered this year. The membrane system will be installed at a Danish power plant to remove heavy metals from a heat recovery process. This sale represents LiqTech’s first commercial system sold to the energy industry as a joint supply effort by LiqTech and Provital, our recently acquired subsidiary.

 

On July 31, 2014, we announced that the Company received a $350,000 Silicon Carbide (SiC) membrane system order from a Danish customer to be delivered this year. The system will be installed at a Danish fish farm to filter seawater for its recirculated aquaculture system. The Danish fish farm will apply LiqTech’s SiC based membrane system to create a bio-secure facility and to prevent disease to spread from the sea water to the closed aquaculture system. LiqTech’s system together with Provital’s UV system will provide water quality ideal for the aquaculture plant.

 

On July 09, 2014, we announced that the company received a $200,000 SiC membrane order from a European customer to be delivered this year. The membranes will be installed at a German power plant to remove heavy metals from a flue gas cleaning process. LiqTech and the end-user have developed a solution around the SiC membranes that reduces the environmental impact from coal and biomass fired power plants.

 

Stock Offering 

 

On July 22, 2014, the Company, entered into a purchase agreement with Craig-Hallum Capital Group LLC as Underwriter, pursuant to which the Company agreed to sell, and the Underwriter agreed to purchase for resale to the public an Offering, subject to the terms and conditions expressed therein, 6,956,522 shares of common stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share at a price to the public of $1.50 per share. The Offering closed on July 28, 2014. The Company granted the Underwriter a 30-day option to purchase an additional 1,043,478 shares which was exercised by Craig-Hallum Capital Group LLC on July 25, 2014. The Company also issued to the Underwriter, for a price of $50, a warrant to purchase 400,000 shares at an exercise price of $1.65 per share. The warrants are immediately exercisable and will remain exercisable for five years.

 

Provital Acquisition

 

On the July 29, 2014, the Company, through its subsidiary, LiqTech Int. DK, completed the acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding capital stock (the “Provital Shares”) of Provital Solutions A/S, a Danish company (“Provital”) from Masu A/S, a Danish company (“MASU”). In consideration for the Provital Shares, MASU received cash consideration in the sum of DKK12,600,000, that is, approximately USD$2,300,000, and 4,044,782 shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Payment Shares”). One-third (1/3) of the Payment Shares shall be subject to a lock-up period of six (6) months. The remaining two-thirds (2/3) of the Payment Shares shall be held in escrow and one-third of the Payment Shares will be released from escrow contingent upon Provital, for the year ending December 31, 2014, achieving (i) gross revenues of not less than DKK65,000,000, that is, approximately USD$10,988,639 and EBITDA of DKK6,500,000, that is, approximately USD$1,098,864 or (ii) EBITDA of not less than DKK10,000,000, that is, approximately USD$1,690,560 and gross revenues of not less than DKK50,000,000, that is, approximately USD$8,452,800. Another one-third (1/3) of the Payment Shares will be released from escrow contingent upon Provital, for the year ending December 31, 2015, achieving (i) gross revenues of not less than DKK120,000,000, that is, approximately USD$20,286,719 and EBITDA of DKK12,000,000, that is, approximately USD$2,028,672 or (ii) EBITDA of not less than DKK16,000,000, that is, approximately USD$2,704,896 and gross revenues of not less than DKK80,000,000, that is, approximately USD$13,524,479.

 

 
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The purchase agreement includes “catch up” provisions that provide that the Payment Shares placed in escrow will be released from escrow if Provital (1) for the years ending December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2015, achieves accumulated gross revenues (i) exceeding DKK185,000,000, that is, approximately USD$31,275,358 and EBITDA of DKK18,500,000, that is, approximately USD$3,127,536 or (ii) EBITDA of not less than DKK26,000,000, that is, approximately USD$4,395,456 and gross revenues of not less than DKK130,000,000, that is, approximately USD$21,977,279 or (2) for the year ending December 31, 2016, achieves gross revenues exceeding DKK105,000,000, that is, approximately USD$17,750,879 and EBITDA of not less than DKK21,000,000, that is, approximately USD$3,550,176.

 

Change in Officers and Appointment of Director

 

Effective July 29, 2014, the board of directors (the “Board”) of the Company, accepted the amicable resignation of Finn Helmer from his position as Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Effective July 30, 2014, the Board appointed Mr. Sune Mathiesen to serve as CEO and as a Board member of the Company. 

 

CEO Employment Agreement 

 

On July 29, 2014, LiqTech Int. DK and Mr. Mathiesen entered into an Employment Agreement pursuant to which Mr. Mathiesen shall also serve as Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. In consideration for Mr. Mathiesen’s services to the Company, Mr. Mathiesen shall receive an annual base salary initially set at DKK 1,500,000 that is approximately $253,584. Mr. Mathiesen’s Employment Agreement also provides that he shall receive a yearly bonus of five percent (5%) of the average gross profit for LiqTech Int. DK and Provital Solutions A/S for any sales (revenue) greater than or equal to DKK130,000,000 that is approximately $21,977,279 per year. The calculation in connection with the bonus is described in the Employment Agreement. In addition, Mr. Mathiesen shall be entitled to five weeks’ vacation, a Company mobile phone, broadband connection in his residence, a Company laptop and reimbursement of Company-related travel expenses. The Company may terminate Mr. Mathiesen’s employment upon not less than 12 months’ notice and Mr. Mathiesen may terminate with 12 months’ notice to the end of the month. The contract is irrevocable from both parties until December 31, 2016.

 

Mr. Mathiesen has served as CEO and as a Director of MASU, a Danish company since February 2013. He has served as CEO and Director of the Board of Provital since March, 2012. Before that he served as Country Manager of Broen Lab Group since August 2010 and before that as Country Manager of GPA Flowsystem since February 2000. Mr. Mathiesen has a solid background in executive management, sales and corporate turn-arounds. Mr. Mathiesen has been working hands-on with technical products within the valves and fittings industry for the past 16 years. He has a degree in commercial science from Via College in Randers, Denmark.

 

 
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Results of Operations

 

 The financial information below is derived from our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this report.

 

 The following table sets forth our revenues, expenses and net income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013:

 

   

Three months ended September 30,

 
                                   

Period to period change

 
   

2014

   

As a % of Sales

   

2013

   

As a % of Sales

   

US$

   

Percent %

 

Net Sales

    4,931,406       100 %     2,949,605       100 %     1,981,801       67.2  

Cost of Goods Sold

    3,464,284       70.2       2,675,132       90.7       789,152       29.5  

Gross Profit

    1,467,122       29.8       274,473       9.3       1,192,649       434.5  

Operating Expenses

                                               

Selling and Marketing

    831,990       16.9       654,005       22.2       177,985       27.2  

General and Administrative

    738,761       15.0       568,944       19.3       169,817       29.8  

Non-cash compensation

    (19,663 )     (0.4 )     276,969       9.4       (296,632 )     (107.1 )

Research and Development

    83,113       1.7       92,276       3.1       (9,163 )     (9.9 )

Total Operating Expenses

    1,634,201       33.1       1,592,194       54.0       42,007       2.6  
                                                 

Income (loss) from Operating

    (167,079 )     (3.4 )     (1,317,721 )     (44.7 )     1,150,642       (87.3 )

Interest and Other Income

    16,032       0.3       9,313       0.3       6,719       72.1  

Interest (Expense)

    (18,794 )     (0.4 )     (14,381 )     (0.5 )     (4,413 )     30.7  

(Loss) on Investments

    9       0.0       -       -       9    

-

 

Gain (loss) on Currency Transactions

    237,551       4.8       115,011       3.9       122,540       106.5  

Gain (Loss) on Sale of Fixed Assets

    -       -       -       -       -    

-

 

Total Other Income (Expense)

    234,798       4.8       109,943       3.7       124,855       113.6  
                                                 

Income Before Income Taxes

    67,719       1.4       (1,207,778 )     (40.9 )     1,275,497       (105.6 )

Income Taxes Expense (Income)

    (276,870 )     (5.6 )     (303,784 )     (10.3 )     26,914       (8.9 )
                                                 

Net Income

    344,589       7.0       (903,994 )     (30.6 )     1,248,583       (138.1 )

Less net income attributable to the non-controlled interest in subsidiaries

    (2,915 )     (0.1 )     (38 )     (0.0 )     (2,877 )     7571.1  

Net Income attributable to LiqTech

    347,504       7.0       (903,956 )     (30.6 )     1,251,460       (138.4 )

 

 
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Nine Months Period ended September 30,

 
                               

Period to period change

 
   

2014

   

As a %

of Sales

   

2013

   

As a %

of Sales

   

US$

   

Percent %

 

Net Sales

    12,102,595       100 %     9,154,674       100 %     2,947,921       32.2  

Cost of Goods Sold

    9,229,131       76.3       8,025,657       87.7       1,203,474       15.0  

Gross Profit

    2,873,464       23.7       1,129,017       12.3       1,744,447       154.5  

Operating Expenses

                                               

Selling and Marketing

    2,430,814       20.1       1,943,522       21.2       487,292       25.1  

General and Administrative

    2,174,942       18.0       1,773,073       19.4       401,869       22.7  

Non-cash compensation

    372,960       3.1       1,051,857       11.5       (678,897 )     (64.5 )

Research and Development

    223,532       1.8       350,515       3.8       (126,983 )     (36.2 )

Total Operating Expenses

    5,202,248       43.0       5,118,967       55.9       83,281       1.6  
                                                 

Income (loss) from Operating

    (2,328,784 )     (19.2 )     (3,989,950 )     (43.6 )     1,661,166       (41.6 )

Interest and Other Income

    29,777       0.2       11,713       0.1       18,064       154.2  

Interest (Expense)

    (40,914 )     (0.3 )     (39,038 )     (0.4 )     (1,876 )     4.8  

(Loss) on Investments

    (832 )     (0.0 )     0       0.0       (832 )  

-

 

Gain (loss) on Currency Transactions

    192,226       1.6       78,037       0.9       114,189       146.3  

Gain (Loss) on Sale of Fixed Assets

    -       -       (2,135 )     0.0       2,135       (100.0 )

Total Other Income (Expense)

    180,257       1.5       48,577       0.5       131,680       271.1  
                                                 

Income Before Income Taxes

    (2,148,527 )     (17.8 )     (3,941,373 )     (43.1 )     1,792,846       (45.5 )

Income Taxes Expense (Income)

    (972,430 )     (8.0 )     -1,045,307       (11.4 )     72,877       (7.0 )
                                                 

Net Income

    (1,176,097 )     (9.7 )     (2,896,066 )     (31.6 )     1,719,969       (59.4 )

Less net income attributable to the non-controlled interest in subsidiaries

    (6,029 )     (0.0 )     (14,197 )     (0.2 )     8,168       (57.5 )

Net Income attributable to LiqTech

    (1,170,068 )     (9.7 )     (2,881,869 )     (31.5 )     1,711,801       (59.4 )

 

 

Comparison of the three month periods ended September 30, 2014 and September 30, 2013

 

Revenues 

 

Net sales for the three months ended September 30, 2014 were $4,931,406 compared to $2,949,605 for the same period in 2013, representing an increase of $1,981,801 or 67.2%. The increase in sales consist of an increase in sales of DPFs of $132,639 and an increase in sales of liquid filters and systems of $1,815,840 and an increase in sales of kiln furniture of $33,323. The increase in demand for our DPFs is mainly due to an increase in activities and mandates. The increase in demand for our liquid filters and systems is due to an increase in worldwide sales of those products and the acquisition of Provital Solutions A/S. The increase in demand for our kiln furniture is due to a decision to sell the product to a single customer this quarter while the Company had decided not to focus on the product line anymore. 

 

Gross Profit

 

Gross profit for the three months ended September 30, 2014 was $1,467,122 compared to $274,473 for same period in 2013, representing an increase of $1,192,649 or 434.5%. The increase in gross profit was due to acquisition of Provital Solution AS’ higher margin sales and an increase in our sales and a continuing focus on lowering our production costs. Included in gross profit is depreciation of $388,327 and $443,298 for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

 

Expenses

 

Total operating expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2014 were $1,634,201 representing an increase of $42,007 or 2.6%, compared to $1,592,194 for the same period in 2013. This increase in operating expenses is attributable to an increase in selling and marketing expenses of $177,985 or 27.2%, an increase in general and administrative expenses of $169,817 or 29.8%, a decrease in non-cash compensation expenses of $296,632 or 107.1% and a decrease in research and development expenses of $9,163 or 9.9% compared to the same period in 2013.

 

 
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Selling expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2014 were $831,990 compared to $654,005 for the same period in 2013, representing an increase of $177,985 or 27.2% and the incorporation of Provital Solutions AS for the period July 29 to September 30, 2014. This increase is attributable to an increase in costs in general, the increase in investment in our sales resources and investment in new market opportunities. While we believe that increased investment in sales may produce attractive returns for the Company, profitability from such investments will likely take several fiscal quarters to be realized.

 

General and administrative expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2014 were $738,761 compared to $568,944 for the same period in 2013, representing an increase of $169,817, or 29.8%. This increase is attributable to increases in general costs, increase in the provision for bad debt of $24,000, a general increase in listing expenses and the incorporation of Provital Solutions AS for the period July 29 to September 30, 2014.

 

Non-cash compensation expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2014 were a positive adjustment of $19,663 compared to $276,969 for the same period in 2013, representing a decrease of $296,632 or 107.1%. This decrease is attributable to the forfeiture of non vested options from the Company’s former CEO offset against non-cash compensation expense for estimated vesting of options, shares and warrants issued for services performed by directors, employees and management.

 

The following is a summary of our non-cash compensation: 

 

   

For the three Months Ended

 
   

September 30,

   

September 30,

 
   

2014

   

2013

 

Compensation upon vesting of stock options granted to employees and the board of directors

  $ (126,330 )   $ 63,347  

Compensation for vesting of restricted stock awards issued to the board of directors

    106,667       154,222  

Value of stock granted for services

    -       -  

Warrants

    -       59,400  

Total Non-Cash Compensation

  $ (19,663 )   $ 276,969  

  

Research and development expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2014 were $83,113 compared to $92,276 for the same period in 2013, representing a decrease of $9,163, or 9.9%. This decrease is attributable to decreased research and development expenditures for the three months ending September 30, 2014 compared to the same period in 2013.

 

Net Income Attributable to the Company

 

Net income attributable to the Company for the three months ended September 30, 2014 was a profit of $347,504 compared to a loss of $903,956 for the comparable period in 2013, representing a decrease in loss of $1,251,460. This decrease was primarily attributable to an increase in gross profit of $1,192,649.  

 

Comparison of the nine month periods ended September 30, 2014 and September 30, 2013

 

Revenues 

 

Net sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 were $12,102,595 compared to $9,154,674 for the same period in 2013, representing an increase of $2,947,921 or 32.2%. The increase in sales consist of an increase in sales of DPFs of $282,879 and an increase in sales of liquid filters of $2,959,644 and a decrease in sales of kiln furniture of $290,601. The increase in demand for our DPFs is mainly due to an increase in activities and mandates. The increase in demand for our liquid filters is due to an increase in worldwide sales of those products and our acquisition of Provital Solutions A/S. The decrease in demand for our kiln furniture is due to a decision of not focusing on this product line.

 

Gross Profit

 

Gross profit for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 was $2,873,464 compared to $1,129,017 for same period in 2013, representing an increase of $1,744,447 or 154.5%. The increase in gross profit was due to an increase in our sales and a continuing focus on lowering our production costs. Furthermore the acquisition of Provital Solutions A/S has had a positive impact on the gross profit. Included in the gross profit is depreciation of $1,264,536 and $1,220,264 for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

 

Expenses

 

Total operating expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 were $5,202,248 representing an increase of $83,281 or 1.6%, compared to $5,118,967 for the same period in 2013. This increase in operating expenses is attributable to an increase in selling and marketing expenses of $487,292 or 25.1%, an increase in general and administrative expenses of $401,869 or 22.7%, a decrease in non-cash compensation expenses of $678,897 or 64.5% and a decrease in research and development expenses of $126,983 or 36.2% compared to the same period in 2013.

 

 
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Selling expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 were $2,430,814 compared to $1,943,522 for the same period in 2013, representing an increase of $487,292 or 25.1%. This increase is attributable to an increase in costs in general, the increase in investment in our sales resources and investment in new market opportunities. While we believe that increased investment in sales may produce attractive returns for the Company, profitability from such investments will likely take several fiscal quarters to be realized.

 

General and administrative expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 were $2,174,942 compared to $1,773,073 for the same period in 2013, representing an increase of $401,869, or 22.7%. This increase is attributable to increases in general costs, increase in the provision for bad debt of $85,686 and a general increase in listing expenses especially because of our acquisition of Provital Solution AS.

 

Non-cash compensation expenses for nine months ended September 30, 2014 were $372,960 compared to $1,051,857 for the same period in 2013, representing a decrease of $678,897 or 64.5%. This decrease is attributable to decreased non-cash compensation expense for options, shares and warrants for services performed granted to directors, employees and management.

  

The following is a summary of our non-cash compensation: 

 

   

For the nine Months Ended

 
   

September 30,

   

September 30,

 
   

2014

   

2013

 

Compensation upon vesting of stock options granted to employees and the board of directors

  $ (6,439 )   $ 328,613  

Compensation for vesting of restricted stock awards issued to the board of directors

    319,999       284,444  

Value of stock granted for services

    -       320,000  

Warrants

    59,400       118,800  

Total Non-Cash Compensation

  $ (372,960   $ 1,051,857  

 

Research and development expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 were $223,532 compared to $350,515 for the same period in 2013, representing a decrease of $126,983, or 36.2%. This decrease is attributable to decreased research and development expenditures for the nine months ending September 30, 2014 compared to the same period in 2013.

 

Net Loss Attributable to the Company

 

Net income attributable to the Company for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 was a loss of $1,170,068 compared to a loss of $2,881,869 for the comparable period in 2013, representing a decrease in loss of $1,711,801. This decrease was primarily attributable to an increase of $1,744,447 in gross profit.  

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

We have historically satisfied our capital and liquidity requirements through offerings of equity instruments, internally generated cash from operations and our available lines of credit. At September 30, 2014, we had cash of $6,736,113 and working capital of $13,850,428 and at December 31, 2013, we had cash of $4,884,275 and working capital of $7,692,669. At September 30, 2014, our working capital increased by $6,157,759 compared to December 31, 2013. Total current assets were $17,487,560 and $12,239,110 at September 30, 2014 and at December 31, 2013, respectively, and total current liabilities were $3,637,132 and $4,546,441 at September 30, 2014 and at December 31, 2013, respectively.

 

On July 28, 2014, we closed a public offering of 8,000,000 shares at a price to public of $1.50 per share, which included all 1,043,478 shares subject to the underwriter’s over-allotment option. Net proceeds received from the offering were approximately $10.8 million, after deducting underwriting discounts and offering expenses. The Company used approximately $2.3 million of the offering to fund a portion of the purchase price of Provital and the balance shall be used to pay transaction expenses and for other general corporate purposes.

 

On October 9, 2013, we announced that the warrant and option exercise raised $4,051,000 which included the exercise of 100,000 warrants by Aldo Petersen, Chairman of the Board of LiqTech, 25,000 stock options by Lasse Andreassen, founder and former Board member of LiqTech and 50,000 stock options by Soren Degn, CFO of LiqTech, $450,000 was received on September 30, 2013 and $3,601,000 was received during October 2013. The Board noted that the additional capital was an orderly solution to improving the Company's capital structure as well as enhancing the ability of LiqTech to list on an exchange. In addition, the new capital gives the Company additional flexibility to generate new orders and to sustain future growth.

 

 
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On March 2, 2012, we completed a registered public offering of our common stock. As part of the initial closing, we issued 2,511,500 shares of our common stock in a registered direct placement of our shares at a per share price of $3.25. The net proceeds to us from the initial closing were approximately $7.1 million.

 

Provital Solutions AS has a DKK 2,000,000 (approximately $340,000 at September 30, 2014) standby line of credit with a bank, subject to certain borrowing base limitations. Outstanding borrowings are due on demand. Interest is calculated based on a variable interest rate and is payable quarterly. As of September 30, 2014, the interest on this line of credit was at 3.50%. This line of credit is guaranteed by Vækstfonden (the Danish state's investments fund) and is also secured by certain of Provital Solutions AS’s assets like receivables, inventory, equipment etc. There was $2,406 outstanding as of September 30, 2014. At September 30, 2014, there was approximately $335,000 available under this credit line. In general, lines of credit in Denmark are due on demand. We do not believe that any of our lines of credit will be called, but if they were called, we believe that we could refinance with other lenders in Denmark with similar terms.

 

In connection with some orders, we have to give the customer a working guarantee or a prepayment guarantee or similar. For that purpose, we have a credit line of DKK 5,000,000 (approximately $845,000 at September 30, 2014) with a bank, subject to certain base limitations.

 

We believe that our cash flow and other potential sources of funds will be sufficient to fund our anticipated working capital needs and capital spending requirements for the foreseeable future. However, if we were to incur any unanticipated expenditures or the negative trend of our operating cash flow does continue, such circumstances could put a substantial burden on our cash resources.

 

We may also need additional funds for possible future strategic acquisitions of businesses, products or technologies complementary to our business. If additional funds are required, we may raise such funds from time to time through public or private sales of equity or debt securities. Financing may not be available on acceptable terms, or at all, and our failure to raise capital when needed could materially adversely impact our growth plans and our financial condition and results of operations. Additional equity financing may be dilutive to holders of our common stock, and debt financing, if available, may involve significant cash payment obligations and covenants that restrict our ability to operate our business.

 

Cash Flows

 

Nine months ended September 30, 2014 Compared to nine months ended September 30, 2013

 

Cash provided (used) by operating activities is net income (losses) adjusted for certain non-cash items and changes in assets and liabilities. Cash used by operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 was $3,708,770, representing an increase of $1,476,356 compared to cash used by operating activities of $2,232,414 for the nine months ended September 30, 2013. The $1,476,356 increase in cash used by operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 was mainly due to the decreases of $1,146,846 in accounts payable, accrued expenses of $2,211,334, and a decrease of $438,682 in long-term contracts.

 

The increases in accounts payable, accrued expenses and the decrease in long-term contracts were all due to normal variations in the ordinary course of business.

 

Cash used in investing activities was $2,065,124 for the nine months period ended September 30, 2014, as compared to cash used in investing activities of $415,645 for the nine months period ended September 30, 2013. Cash used in investing activities increased for the nine months period ended September 30, 2014, compared to the nine months period ended September 30, 2013. This increase was primarily due to the net cash of $1,874,684 used in the acquisition of Provital Solutions AS, offset by a period over period decrease of $202,115 in the purchase of property and equipment.

 

Cash provided by financing activities was $8,854,104 for the nine months period ended September 30, 2014, as compared to cash provided by financing activities of $317,856 for the nine months period ended September 30, 2013. This change of $8,536,248 in cash provided by financing activities for the nine months period ended September 30, 2014 compared to 2013, was due to the public offering of 8,000,000 shares at a price to public of $1.50 per share,. 

 

Off Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

As of September 30, 2014, we had no off-balance sheet arrangements other than normal operating leases. We are not aware of any material transactions which are not disclosed in our consolidated financial statements.

 

Operating Leases -- The Company leases office and production facilities under operating lease agreements expiring in August 2018, March 2017, February 2017, June 2017, December 2016 and June 2016. In some of these lease agreements, the Company has the right to extend.

 

 
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The future minimum lease payments for non-cancelable operating leases having remaining terms in excess of one year as of September 30, 2014 are as follows:

 

Year ending December

 

Operating Lease Payments

 

2014

  $ 169,334  

2015

    695,240  

2016

    693,791  

2017

    482,503  

2018

    287,962  

Thereafter

    -  

Total Minimum Lease Payments

  $ 2,328,830  

 

Significant Accounting Policies and Critical Accounting Estimates

 

There have been no significant changes in our significant accounting policies and critical accounting estimates since the filing of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2013.

 

Recent Enacted Accounting Standards

 

For a description of accounting changes and recent accounting standards, including the expected dates of adoption and estimated effects, if any, on our consolidated financial statements, see “Note 1: Recently Enacted Accounting Standards” in the accompanying Financial Statements.

 

Off Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

We are not aware of any material transactions which are not disclosed in our consolidated financial statements.

 

ITEM 3.  QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 4.  CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

(a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

Our management, under supervision and with the participation of both of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our “disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) Rules 13a-15(e) and 15-d-15(e)) as of the end of the period covered by this report (the “Evaluation Date”). Based upon that evaluation, both of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that as of the Evaluation Date, our disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act (i) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and (ii) is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. 

 

We do not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures will prevent all errors and all instances of fraud. Disclosure controls and procedures, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the disclosure controls and procedures are met. Further, the design of disclosure controls and procedures must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all disclosure controls and procedures, no evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures can provide absolute assurance that we have detected all our control deficiencies and instances of fraud, if any. The design of disclosure controls and procedures also is based partly on certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. 

 

(b) Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

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

 

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS.

 

Not required for a “smaller reporting company.”

 

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

 

None.

 

ITEM 3.    DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

 

None.

  

ITEM 4.    MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

 

None.

 

ITEM 5.    OTHER INFORMATION

 

None.

 

ITEM 6.    EXHIBITS

 

1.1

  

Placement Agency Agreement, dated March 2, 2012, by and between LiqTech International, Inc. and Sunrise Securities Corp.

  

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on March 8, 2012

  

  

  

  

  

2.1

  

Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of August 23, 2011 by and among Blue Moose Media, Inc., LiqTech USA, Inc. and BMD Sub

  

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K/A as filed with the SEC on October 11, 2011

         
3.1   Articles of Incorporation  

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(i) to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 10 (SEC Accession No. 0001078782-09-001287) as filed with the SEC on August 19, 2009

         
3.2   Certificate of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation  

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit A to the Company’s Information Statement on Schedule 14C as filed with the SEC on September 20, 2011

         
3.3   Amended and Restated Bylaws, effective January 1, 2012  

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.4 to the Company’s Form 10-Q as filed with the SEC on May 15, 2012

         

4.1

  

Form of Common Stock Certificate

  

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Form 10-K as filed with the SEC on March 29, 2012

  

  

  

  

  

4.2

  

Form of Warrant issued to Investors in the Private Placement

  

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on August 25, 2011

 

 

 
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4.3

  

Form of Warrant issued to Sunrise Securities Corp.

  

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on March 8, 2012

  

  

  

  

  

10.1

  

Form of Securities Purchase Agreement by and between LiqTech USA, Inc. and each of the investors in the Private Placement

  

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on August 25, 2011

  

  

  

  

  

10.2

  

Employment Agreement dated July 29, 2011 between LiqTech A/S and Lasse Andreassen

  

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K/A as filed with the SEC on October 11, 2011 (translated in English)

  

  

  

  

  

10.3

  

Employment Agreement dated November 16, 2005 between LiqTech NA, Inc. and Donald S. Debelak

  

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K/A as filed with the SEC on October 11, 2011

         

10.4

  

Addendum to Employment Agreement, dated December 15, 2011, between LiqTech NA, Inc. and Donald S. Debelak

  

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Form 10-K as filed with the SEC on March 29, 2012

         

10.5

  

Employment Agreement, dated July 29, 2011, between LiqTech International Inc. and Soren Degn (translated in English)

  

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Form 10-K as filed with the SEC on March 29, 2012

  

  

  

  

  

10.6

  

Lease Agreements for 1800 - 1810 Buerkle Road, White Bear Lake, Minnesota 55110

  

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K/A as filed with the SEC on November 15, 2011

  

  

  

  

  

10.7

  

Lease Agreement for 1800 - 1816 Buerkle Road, White Bear Lake, Minnesota 55110

  

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the Company’s Form 10-K as filed with the SEC on March 29, 2012

  

  

  

  

  

10.8

  

Lease Agreement for Grusbakken 12, DK-2820 Gentofte Denmark

  

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K/A as filed with the SEC on November 15, 2011 (translated in English)

 

 
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10.9

  

Lease Agreement for Industriparken 22C, 2750 Ballerup, Denmark

  

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K/A as filed with the SEC on November 15, 2011 (translated in English)

  

  

  

  

  

10.10

  

DKK 6,000,000 Line of Credit Agreement, between LiqTech A/S and Sydbank A/S

  

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K/A as filed with the SEC on November 15, 2011 (translated in English)

         

10.11

  

DKK 3,000,000 Line of Credit Agreement, between LiqTech A/S and Sydbank A/S

  

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K/A as filed with the SEC on November 15, 2011 (translated in English)

  

  

  

  

  

10.12

  

Note Payable Agreement between LiqTech A/S and Sydbank A/S, for the principal amount of $475,000 USD

  

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as filed with the SEC on November 15, 2011 (translated in English)

         
10.13   Form of Guarantee in respect of obligations of LiqTech A/S (translated in English)  

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13 to the Company’s Form 10-K as filed with the SEC on March 29, 2012

       

10.14   Form of Guarantee in respect of obligations of LiqTech International A/S (translated in English)  

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.14 to the Company’s Form 10-K as filed with the SEC on March 29, 2012

         

10.15

  

Form of Guarantee in respect of obligations of LiqTech NA, Inc. (translated in English)

  

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.15 to the Company’s Form 10-K as filed with the SEC on March 29, 2012

  

  

  

  

  

10.16

  

Form of Promissory Note payable to certain related parties

  

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.16 to the Company’s Form 10-K as filed with the SEC on March 29, 2012

 

 
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10.17

  

Business Mortgage of LiqTech A/S (translated in English)

  

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.17 to the Company’s Form 10-K as filed with the SEC on March 29, 2012

  

  

  

  

  

10.18

  

Business Mortgage of LiqTech International A/S (translated in English)

  

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.18 to the Company’s Form 10-K as filed with the SEC on March 29, 2012

  

  

  

  

  

10.19

  

Bonus and Services Agreement, dated October 31, 2012, by and between the Company and Aldo Petersen

  

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.19 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as filed with the SEC on November 14, 2012

  

  

  

  

  

10.20 

  

Agreement, dated March 25, 2013, by and among LiqTech International, Inc., LiqTech Denmark International and Mr. Lasse Andreassen

  

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.20 to the Company’s Form 10-K as filed with the SEC on March 27, 2013

  

  

  

  

  

10.21 

  

Director Contract, dated March 27, 2013, by and between Mr. Finn Helmer and LiqTech Denmark International

  

Incorporated by reference to the Company's Form 10-Q as filed with the SEC on May 15, 2013

 

 

 

 

 

10.22

 

Securities Purchase Agreement, dated July 15, 2014 by and among LiqTech International A/S, a Danish company, Provital Solutions A/S, a Danish company and Masu A/S, a Danish company

 

Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on July 16, 2014

 

 

 

 

 

10.23

 

Form of Purchase Agreement (Craig-Hallum Capital Group LLC)

 

 

Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on July 23, 2014

 

 

 

 

 

10.24

 

Form of Underwriter’s Warrant (Craig-Hallum Capital Group LLC)

 

 

Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on July 23, 2014

 

 

 

 

 

10.25

 

Employment Contract (Sune Mathiesen)

 

Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on August 1, 2014

 

 
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21

  

List of Subsidiaries

  

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 21 to the Company’s Form 10-K as filed with the SEC on March 29, 2012

  

  

  

  

  

31.1

  

Certifications of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

  

Provided herewith

  

  

  

  

  

31.2

  

Certifications of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

  

Provided herewith

  

  

  

  

  

32.1

  

Certification Pursuant To 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, As Adopted Pursuant To Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act Of 2002

  

Furnished, not filed herewith

  

  

  

  

  

32.2

  

Certification Pursuant To 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, As Adopted Pursuant To Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act Of 2002

  

Furnished, not filed herewith

         
101. INS   XBRL Instance Document   Provided herewith
         

101. CAL

  

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Link base Document

  

Provided herewith

  

  

  

  

  

101. DEF

  

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Link base Document

  

Provided herewith

  

  

  

  

  

101. LAB

  

XBRL Taxonomy Label Link base Document

  

Provided herewith

  

  

  

  

  

101. PRE

  

XBRL Extension Presentation Link base Document

  

Provided herewith

  

  

  

  

  

101. SCH

  

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Scheme Document

  

Provided herewith

 

 
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SIGNATURES

 

In accordance with the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized,

 

  

  

LiqTech International, Inc.

  

  

  

  

  

Dated: November 13, 2014 

  

 /s/ Sune Mathiesen 

  

  

  

Sune Mathiesen, Chief Executive Officer

  

  

  

(Principal Executive Officer)

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

Dated: November 13, 2014 

  

/s/ Soren Degn 

  

  

  

Soren Degn, Chief Financial Officer

  

  

  

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

  

 

 

 

 

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