Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

LICENSE AGREEMENTS

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LICENSE AGREEMENTS
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2022
License Agreements  
LICENSE AGREEMENTS

NOTE 6 – LICENSE AGREEMENTS

 

On August 25, 2021, the Company, through their 100% owned subsidiary NAS, entered into an Equipment Rights Agreements with Hydrenesis-Delta Systems, LLC (“Hydrenesis-Delta”) and a Technology Rights Agreement, in a sub-license agreement with Hydrenesis Aquaculture LLC (“Hydrenesis-Aqua”), The Equipment Rights involve specialized and proprietary equipment used to produce and control, dose, and infuse Hydrogas® and RLS® into both water and other chemical species, while the Technology sublicense pertains to the rights to Hydrogas® and RLS®. Both Rights agreements are for a 10 year term, which shall automatically renew for ten year successive terms. The term can be terminated by written notice by mutual consent, or by either party upon a breach of contract, insolvency or filing of bankruptcy. The agreements accord the exclusive rights to purchase or distribute the technology, or buy or rent the equipment, in the Industry Sector, which is the primary business and revenue stream generated from indoor aquaculture farming of any species in the Territory, defined as anywhere in the world except for the countries in the Gulf Corporation Council.

 

The consideration for the Equipment Rights consists of the sum of $2,500,000, with $500,000 in cash paid at closing, and $500,000 to be paid on the first day of the next calendar quarter, plus $250,000 to be paid on the first day of each successive calendar quarter until the amount is paid in full. As of March 31, 2022, $1,250,000 has been paid with $1,250,000 balance remaining in accounts payable.

 

Per the Terms set forth in the Technology Rights Agreement, the consideration is defined as the sum of $10,000,000, consisting of $2,500,000 in cash at closing, and an additional $1,000,000 within 60 days after closing, and $6,500,000 worth of unrestricted common shares of stock in the parent company, NSI, at a stipulated share price of $0.505. Determined with this stipulated price, 12,871,287 shares were issued. Based on the market price on August 25, 2021 of $0.37, the fair value of the shares is $4,762,376, which results in a fair value total consideration of $8,262,376. The common shares are covered by a Lock-Up and Leak-Out Agreement.

 

The terms of the Agreements set forth that NAS will pay Hydrenesis 12.5% royalty fees. The royalties are calculated per all customer or sub-license revenue generated by NAS, NSI or any Affiliate, from the sale or rental of either the Technologies or Hydrenesis Equipment, based on gross revenue less returns, rebates and sales taxes. There are sales milestones for exclusivity, whereby if NAS fails to achieve a sales milestone starting in Year 3, the exclusivity rights in both of the Rights agreements shall revert to non-exclusive rights. To maintain the exclusivity for the subsequent year, the Company may pay the amount of the royalty fees that would have been due if the Sales Milestone had been meet in the current year.

 

The Sales Milestones are:

 

Year 3   $ 250,000 Royalty  
Year 4   $ 375,000 Royalty  
Year 5   $ 625,000 Royalty  
Year 6   $ 875,000 Royalty  
All subsequent years   $ 1,000,000 Royalty  

 

For the year ended March 31, 2022, the amortization of the Rights was $540,000. The amortization is approximately $1,076,000 per year, and approximately $5,381,000 over the next five years.