UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

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

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016

OR

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

For the transition period for ________________________ to __________________________

Commission file number: 0-29963

FINDEX.COM, INC.

 (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

(561) 328-6488 

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: Common Stock, $.001 par value

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Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of the registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. [_]

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

As of June 30, 2016, the aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates computed by reference to the average of the closing bid and asked prices on such date was approximately $2,120,000.

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Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date:

At April 17, 2017, the registrant had outstanding 504,905,633 shares of common stock, of which there is only a single class.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I

SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This annual report on Form 10-K, press releases and certain information provided periodically in writing or verbally by our officers or our agents contain statements which constitute forward-looking statements. The words “may”, “would”, “could”, “will”, “expect”, “estimate”, “anticipate”, “believe”, “intend”, “plan”, “goal”, and similar expressions and variations thereof are intended to specifically identify forward-looking statements. These statements appear in a number of places in this Form 10-K and include all statements that are not statements of historical fact regarding the intent, belief or current expectations of us, our directors or our officers, with respect to, among other things: (i) our liquidity and capital resources, (ii) our financing opportunities and plans, (iii) our ability to attract customers to generate revenues, (iv) competition in our business segment, (v) market and other trends affecting our future financial condition or results of operations, (vi) our growth strategy and operating strategy, and (vii) the declaration and/or payment of dividends.

Investors and prospective investors are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties, and that actual results may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors. Factors that might cause such differences include, among others, those set forth in Part II, Item 7 of this annual report on Form 10-K, entitled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”, and including without limitation the “Risk Factors” section contained in Part I, Item 1A. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update any of the forward-looking statements in this annual report on Form 10-K after the date hereof.

Readers of this annual report on Form 10-K should note that, in order to provide materially relevant disclosure regarding certain of Findex’s historical, operational expenses not otherwise appropriately accounted for in our consolidated financial statements given the applied accounting treatment described elsewhere in this annual report on Form 10-K, certain disclosure is contained in the text of this report relating to such expenses, including e.g. executive compensation, director compensation, and audit fees, that does not numerically align with the corresponding figures contained in our consolidated financial statements.

ITEM 1. BUSINESS.

OVERVIEW

Findex.com, Inc. is headquartered in Lake Park, Florida with its base of business operations co-located in the same facility. The Company is currently comprised of EcoSmart and a consolidated variable interest entity, Advanced Nanofibers, LLC. EcoSmart has historically been the driver of both operating overhead and revenue. EcoSmart, was acquired by us in a merger in 2014 and centers around a proprietary line of specialty materials coatings that have a broad range of value-adding industrial, commercial, residential and consumer applications. Advanced Nanofibers, LLC is a variable interest entity. During the fourth quarter of 2016 management determined the Company was the primary beneficiary of Advanced, and consolidated those operations in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The Company currently owns a minority 23.88% interest in Advanced, which is a Florida-based, nano-technology firm founded in mid-2016 by the Company and two other technology firms. This collaborative joint venture is focused on globally broadening the industrial utilization of nanoparticle-enhanced nanofibers across a diverse range of mass-market industrial and consumer applications. Despite our lack of corporate control over Advanced Nanofibers, and its lack of revenue to date, it is a venture that our management has been and continues to be very actively involved in developing, and that is increasingly consuming a greater percentage of our financial and human resources, a trend management expects to continue into the foreseeable future.

ECOSMART

Our core business is centered around a line of specialty industrial glass-based “smart surface” coatings that have a wide range of uses across each of the industrial, commercial, and household market segments and that are centered around a U.S. patented technology that, either on its own or when coupled with any of an array of available proprietary formula additives, offers a unique combination of beneficial surface properties that allow for a broad array of multi-surface and end-product applications. Among others, such applications include:

Over time, EcoSmart intends to develop itself in the strategic direction of becoming a leading research-oriented high-tech specialty “smart-surface” materials development and licensing company centered around a highly-qualified research team and state-of-the-art research lab and applying a combination of organic and inorganic chemistries, materials science engineering, and nanotechnology. EcoSmart currently has expertise and capabilities in each of these areas.

Products

Broadly viewed, the surface is an integral aspect of virtually every physical object and often plays a fundamental role in many of the processes, beyond mere connectivity and structural support, that govern chemical and biological interactions involving the product. In some instances, the surface serves to protect the internal elements of the object that it surrounds; in others, it provides an entry point into those chemical or biological systems. In most, combinations of these attributes are present, and the potential variations are both vast in number and complex in structure.

Our specialty coatings business produces, markets, and distributes a line of effectively invisible glass-based specialty coatings – “smart surfaces” – that have a wide range of industrial, commercial, and household applications that add a competitive advantage to a given product or surface through a variety of protective and other features. Conventional coatings, which are bonded by mechanical means to whatever surface they are applied to, tend to fail, ultimately, in the bonding to the substrate, typically due to poor surface preparation or variation of temperature exposures. Uniquely, EcoSmart’s products consist of inorganic and organic combinatorial chemistry that causes them to bond chemically with the substrate, whether metal, cement-based, or organic (e.g. plastics). By utilizing covalent bonding that penetrates into the substrate and reacts directly with the free ion within, the otherwise resulting disbondment is avoided. The result is a much longer lasting and stronger coating, and, in turn, a longer life for the substrate that has been treated.

With an addition of only 50 millionths to 2 thousandths of an inch in surface thickness (depending on which product is used), no loss of either hardness, on the one hand, or pliability, on the other, and no reduction in photon (light) penetration, the patented platform technology, either on its own or when coupled with any of an array of available proprietary formula additives, offers the following unique combination of beneficial protective, maintenance-reducing, performance-enhancing and cosmetically-enhancing properties to most surfaces, including metals, plastics, paints, fabrics, vinyl, wood, masonry, or concrete, in each case without regard to temperature, climate or most other environmental conditions, without hazard to either human, animal or plant health/life, and for a period of up to as many as approximately 15-20 years:

Maintenance-Reducing (So-Called “Self-Cleaning”) Benefits

Performance-Enhancing Benefits

Cosmetically-Enhancing Benefits

Applications and Markets

With the extraordinary array of beneficial properties identified above, certain but not all of which have been independently lab-tested and verified, the range of potential applications of our specialty coatings is notably far-reaching, spanning across numerous industrial, commercial, and household segments. While we are currently focusing our pursuit on only several of these potential applications, and there can be no assurance that we will ever pursue any one or more of the others, we have identified the following as potential markets, among others, to be explored and possibly pursued over time:

To date, we have not commissioned or otherwise undertaken or obtained any comprehensive market study in respect of any one or more of the above-listed potential product applications. Our immediate- and near-term focus is on the following four, unrelated applications, each of which has been selected based on management’s combined assessment of (i) the relative size, age and projected growth trend of the subject market, (ii) experience, observational/anecdotal intelligence, and testing results previously obtained in relation to the application, (iii) the relative strength of the value proposition to prospective customers, (iv) the comparative time-to-market, (v) the comparative cost-to-market coupled with existing industry relationships and available resources, (vi) the relative geographic accessibility of the market, (vii) the seasonality of the market, if any, (viii) the relative barriers-to-entry within the market, (ix) the relative, projected length of the particular sales cycle, (x) the projected gross profit margins, (xi) both the presence within the subject market, together with the relative quality, of competitive products, and (xii) the relative size and strength of the individual competitors:

In general, though not necessarily across all segments, we intend to pursue a strategic approach to identify market opportunities that rely on master distribution arrangements within individual product/application industry verticals. An emphasis is being made in the immediate-term on the establishment of such master distribution relationships with prospective sellers that already have in place an industrial customer-base with the greatest likelihood of benefitting from our product(s) and, ideally, without there being an appreciable lag-time in customer adoption of our product because of it effectively serving as an available upgrade to their existing offerings.

For purposes of development, competitive analysis, and prioritizing sales initiatives and resource deployment, we view our specialty coatings business in terms of numerous individual markets identified in each case by reference to the particular combination of our product, on the one hand, and targeted surface and application, on the other. While our complete line of individual specialty coatings products includes more than fifteen separate formulations, the following list identifies some of our largest selling products, by name, together with their respective primary targeted surfaces and application categories, as well certain information in each case relating to their unique benefits in relation to the target application.

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Certain of the Science Behind Our Technology

The most unique feature shared by our coatings, and the specific focal point of a patent held by us and considered by management to be the centerpiece of our smart surface technology, is the positive surface charge they possess once applied. It is this positive surface charge that is responsible for their most unique and valuable properties identified above, including the hydrophobicity, oleophobicity, microbial and fungal resistance, dust-repellance, and the enhanced aerodynamics and hydrodynamics.

Hydrophobicity is a term largely unfamiliar to many outside scientific circles, but that describes a quality with which most everybody has a basic familiarity. Surfaces may be characterized as either hydrophilic or hydrophobic depending on whether or not they attract or repel water or other water-based liquids. Hydrophilic and hydrophobic surfaces are abundant in both nature as well as in synthetic materials, and they exist both organically and inorganically in terms of chemical composition. A hydrophilic surface can be wet and may adsorb water; a hydrophobic surface cannot and will not – it is compositionally incapable of becoming wet. An example of a hydrophilic surface encountered routinely in daily life are sponges, which, of course, readily soak up whatever water with which they come into contact, at least to the point of saturation. Hydrophobic materials and coatings, by contrast, prevent water from pooling on their surfaces. In scientific terms, hybrophobicity is caused by surfaces that disrupt the hydrogen bonding in water; so as to minimize the disruption in its molecular makeup, the water droplet pushes itself away from the surface to minimize its contact area, thus becoming very tightly bound. Hydrophobic materials are generally easy to identify because water forms into droplets upon contact with them after which they tend to roll around freely, like marbles on a flat Formica countertop, as occurs commonly on the freshly waxed exterior of a car or recently cleaned windshield with new wiper blades. The more hydrophobic the material (all the way up to and including so-called “superhydrophobic” surfaces), the stronger this effect, until the water effectively floats or skims across the surface with what amounts to very low friction. Naturally occurring hydrophobic surfaces include many species of plant leaves and flower petals, as well as many types of bird feathers and the outer body parts of a variety of insects; the lotus leaf is among the most hydrophobic of naturally occurring hydrophobic surfaces. Synthetic hydrophobic surfaces include such household-name brands as Scotchgard^™ ™ treated fabric, Teflon^®® coated metal, or Rain-X^®® coated glass.

Oleophobicity is a property very comparable to hydrophobicity, but it relates to oil-repellancy, not water-repellancy. There are important technical differences, but, for practical and basic observational purposes, they are very similar.

In terms of chemistry, our platform smart surface, and the coating variations identified above for which it serves as a basis, are inorganic, formed as they are of chemically “grown” glass. The process by which they form upon application can be likened to the process, witnessed by many daily in science classrooms, labs, or at home with popular science kits, whereby quartz crystals are effectively “grown” in a solution. This is important because it results in the establishment of a uniquely firm chemical bond between the coating and the surface, far stronger than would exist through either a mechanical or light bonding (the traditional alternatives), fundamentally setting the coatings apart from most others. When coupled with the unusually thin layer they inhabit – approximately 50 millionths to 1-2 thousandths of an inch – the combination of properties leaves them notably flexible, permitting their use in connection with such items as fabrics, plastics, and pliable floor-boards, yet hard, durable, and resilient, particularly when refined with select additives.

The additives used in our various coating formulations available to customers fall into three basic categories. In the first category are color tints, which, in recent years, have seen major technology advancements in terms of durability, variety and depth of color, reflectivity, and fade-resistance. We have available to us a wide range of the most advanced offerings in this regard. In the second category are additives intended to provide increased hardness and wear-resistance. Here, too, we have access to what we believe are some of the most superior materials available. In the third category are EPA-approved, “on-contact” mechanical microbial germ and virus (so-called) “quat” (industrial and commercial quaternary ammonium) killers. These additives work in such a way as to prohibit the mutation of microbials which can otherwise become resistant over time to chemical kill mechanisms such as antibiotics and are capable of fortifying any of our coatings with additional protection against bacteria and relatively large viruses/microbials, including, for example, Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (more commonly known as “MRSA), Clostridium difficile bacterial infection (more commonly known as “C-diff”), and Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 (more commonly known as “H1N1” or “Swine Flu”). By combining our coatings – which, based on their positive surface charge, already powerfully discourage the growth of many of the smaller, more common viruses which can exist between active elements of existing “on-contact” killers (such as the Norovirus, for example, a concern long plaguing the vacation cruise ship industry) – with a quat and certain other additives available to us, a unique, broader spectrum of microbial protection is afforded, un-matched, in the belief of the Company’s management, by any other product in anti-microbial effectiveness.

Long-Term Strategic Direction

Although there can be no assurance, over time, we intend to progress in the strategic direction of becoming a leading research-oriented high-tech specialty “smart-surface” materials development and licensing company centered around a highly qualified research team and state-of-the-art research lab and applying a combination of organic and inorganic chemistries, materials science engineering, and nanotechnology. We currently have developing expertise and capabilities in each of these areas.

Organic chemistry is a chemistry sub-discipline involving the scientific study of the structure, properties, and reactions of organic compounds and organic materials (i.e., matter in its various forms that contain carbon atoms). Inorganic chemistry, by contrast, refers to the chemistry sub-discipline aimed at understanding the synthesis and behavior of inorganic and organometallic compounds, generally focused on the silicon atom. Nanotechnology is the creation of functional materials, devices and systems through control of matter (atoms and molecules) on the nanometer length scale (1-500 nanometers), and exploitation of novel phenomena and properties (physical, chemical, biological, mechanical, electrical) at that length scale. Materials science engineering has as its focus, among others, the development of new products based on materials whose properties and behavior are controlled at the micrometer and nanometer scales, and through microfabrication technologies.

Manufacturing and Fulfillment

We currently conduct all manufacturing and fulfillment operations on our own at our facility in Lake Park, FL. Though output capacity is currently limited, we intend to expand in-house capacity in the near future, subject to our having available to us the requisite capital investment. The manufacturing process is comprised largely of combining and blending raw materials and chemicals, including additives, in each case consistent with our proprietary formulations, and bottling of final product into labeled, quart, gallon and larger containers. In general, on-hand inventory is kept to a minimum and built up based on forecasted near-term sales.

Backlog

In general, we do not manufacture our products against a backlog of orders and do not consider backlog to be a significant indicator of the level of future sales activity. Production and inventory levels are based on the level of incoming orders as well as projections of future demand. Accordingly, we do not believe that backlog information is material to an understanding of our overall business and should not be considered a reliable indicator of our ability to achieve any particular level of revenue or other metric of financial performance.

Product Returns Policies and Warranties

Our product returns policies and warranties differ materially based on the type of surface to which our products are being applied as well as the anticipated performance life of the particular product.

In general, we maintain a consistent return policy relative to any products in relation to which there is either no associated installation or, if there is an installation involved, it is one in which we have no participation or for which we have any responsibility (as may be the case in relation to our paver application specialty coating products). The policy under such circumstances requires that the subject products be returned unopened within no more than 30 days of purchase, and that all shipping charges associated with the return be borne by the customer. For a period of up to five years from purchase, a warranty is extended in such cases to customers relative to both the chemical integrity (as represented upon sale) and the performance integrity of the coatings based on the specific characteristics of the subject product and application, and the corresponding representations made by the Company in relation thereto.

Our returns policies and product warranties are general policies and warranties and are subject to change in relation to any particular sale. Further, the general policies and warranties themselves are subject to change from time to time and are likely to evolve as our operations and revenues develop.

Significant Customers and Vendors

During the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, we generated a significant portion of our revenues from certain customers as follows:

During the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, our significant product and chemical raw material purchases were as follows:

We currently have no long-term written agreements with any of these vendors. The payment terms are generally net 30 days, and we are not substantially dependent upon any one or more of them; all are easily replaceable with any locally or nationally available supplier.

Research and Development

Though a substantial and growing percentage of our operating expense, our research and development (“R&D”) has been very modest in recent years, in real dollar terms, due to a lack of allocable funds. The limited R&D activities that have been pursued over this period have been conducted exclusively in-house.

Our R&D objective is to leverage our unique, integrated, emerging science capabilities to drive revenue and margin growth. Our R&D initiatives are principally focused on our strategic priority of achieving a leadership position across the relatively higher margin, science-driven segments of the specialized coatings and surfaces markets in which it operates by developing and refining differentiated, advanced industrial and related coatings and surface materials. We believe that our specialized scientific expertise, together with our developing R&D program, combine to provide us with distinctive, competitive advantages that position us to establish broad global reach over time and deep market penetration in our market verticals.

Our EcoSmart R&D team consists of two full-time personnel and two part-time personnel.

We continue to protect our R&D investments and assets through pursuit of a comprehensive intellectual property strategy. See discussion under “Intellectual Property.”

Regulation

We are subject to an extensive array of stringent regulations arising under a broad range of U.S. federal, state, local and foreign environmental, health and safety laws relating to the generation, storage, handling, discharge, disposition and stewardship of hazardous wastes and other harmful materials. These regulations have potential implications for us in terms of our manufacturing operations, product handling and use by customers and agents, as well as installation processes. In this regard, we will likely have to expend substantial amounts to comply with such laws and regulations as well as establish and maintain an evolving set of policies to minimize and control our environmental discharge and emissions. Nevertheless, legislative, regulatory and economic uncertainties (including existing and potential laws and regulations pertaining to climate change) may make it difficult for us to project future spending for these purposes and, if there is an acceleration in new regulatory requirements, we may be required to expend substantial additional funds to remain in compliance.

Competition

Product performance, technology, cost effectiveness, quality and technical and customer service are major competitive factors in the industrial coatings businesses. We are unaware of any one or more products possessing the same combination of physical properties, and that, on the whole, offers the same array of benefits, as its proprietary line of specialty smart surface coatings. There can be no assurance, however, that there not products under development or already in existence and in the early stages of market introduction of which management is not yet aware. The market for industrial and product performance coatings is extremely large, broad in scope, and consists of many different segments and sub-segments, each of which involves a range of product applications. It is also increasingly characterized by rapidly evolving technology. Precisely because of the wide array of beneficial properties they possess, and notwithstanding the U.S. patent held by us on our platform smart surface technology, the specialty coatings produced and distributed by us should be viewed as competing with other coatings products across a wide variety of the various existing market segments and sub-segments. Hydrophobic, anti-corrosion and antimicrobial coatings, for example, are each segments in which numerous companies are aggressively competing with one another worldwide, both in terms of technology and market share, but that, combined, represent only a minor portion of the aggregate competition that we should be viewed as meaningfully confronting.

The competition faced by us in relation to our proprietary line of specialty smart surface coatings includes both public and private organizations and collaborations among academic institutions and large companies, both domestic and foreign, most of which have significantly greater experience and financial resources than us. We expect that our most significant competitors will tend to be larger, more established companies, including many major multinational corporations such as Akzo Nobel N.V., PPG Industries, Inc., Axalta Coating Systems, and Valspar Corporation. In general, these companies are all developing products that, at some level or in one or more ways, compete with ours and, in addition to many existing issued and pending patents, they have significantly greater capital and other resources available to them for research and development, testing, seeking and obtaining any required regulatory approvals, marketing and distribution. In addition, many smaller coatings and related nanotechnology companies have formed strategic alliances or collaborative arrangements, partnerships, and other types of joint ventures with larger, well-established industry competitors that afford these companies’ potential research and development and commercialization advantages, and may be aided in becoming significant competitors through rapid evolution of new technologies. Academic institutions, governmental agencies, and other public and private dedicated research organizations are also financing and conducting research and development activities that could result in the introduction of products directly competitive to our own.

Intellectual Property

Patents and Licenses

The competitive environment in which we operate is largely driven by technology, proprietary or otherwise. In general, companies in this environment seek to develop competitive advantages – both offensive and defensive – through the obtaining and maintaining of relevant patents relating to their respective technological advancements. As a science and technology based company, we believe that securing intellectual property is an important part of protecting our research, and that, in particular, patent, as well as related trade secret – protection, is critical for the new specialty coatings technologies we develop, as well as any products and processes derived through them.

By way of assignment, we currently hold a United States patent relating to our smart surface specialty coatings technology:

Over time, we intend to apply for additional patents relating to advancements we achieve through our research and development initiatives. There can be no assurance however, that any of the patents currently held, or any obtained in the future, will prove adequate to protect our technologies or that we will have sufficient financial and other resources to keep others from infringing the exclusive rights we possess in relation to our technologies. The fields in which we operate have been characterized by significant efforts by competitors to establish dominant or blocking patent rights to gain a competitive advantage, and by considerable differences of opinion as to the value and legal legitimacy of competitors’ purported patent rights and the technologies they actually utilize in their businesses.

Because we may license our technology and products in foreign markets, we may also seek foreign patent protection for some specific patents. With respect to foreign patents, the patent laws of other countries may differ significantly from those of the United States as to the patentability of our products or technology.

It is possible that competitors in both the United States and foreign countries, many of which have substantially greater resources and have made substantial investments in competing technologies, may have applied for, or may in the future apply for and obtain, patents, which will have an adverse impact on our ability to make and sell our products. There can also be no assurance that competitors will not infringe on our patents or will not claim that we are infringing on their patents. Defense and prosecution of patent infringement suits, even if successful, are both costly and time consuming. An adverse outcome in the defense of a patent infringement suit could subject us to significant liabilities to third parties, require disputed rights to be licensed from third parties or potentially even require us to cease our operations.

Trade Secrets

Certain aspects of our know-how and technology are not patentable, or, for strategic reasons, are best protected in the determination of management by leaving them unpatented. In this regard, trade secrets play an important part in our intellectual property strategy, and we vigilantly seek to protect them. To protect our proprietary position in trade secrets, we require all employees, consultants, advisors and collaborators with access to our technology to enter into confidentiality and invention ownership agreements with us. There can be no assurance, however, that these agreements will provide meaningful protection for our trade secrets, know-how or other proprietary information in the event of any unauthorized use or disclosure. Further, in the absence of patent protection, competitors who independently develop substantially equivalent technology, or otherwise acquire it, may adversely impact our business. If and when we discover that any trade secrets have been misappropriated, it is expected that we will, unless we otherwise determine for strategic or similar reasons, report the matter to governmental authorities for investigation and potential criminal action, as appropriate. In addition, and to the extent that we have the available financial resources, we intend to take all reasonably required measures in an effort to mitigate any potential adverse economic impact, which may include civil actions seeking redress, restitution and/or damages based on losses sustained by us and/or unjust enrichment by a counter-party.

We are currently in the process of evaluating our options in connection with the registering of trademarks for our specialty coatings business, and this process is expected to be ongoing. Unlike patent rights, ownership rights in trademarks do not expire if the trademarks are continued in use and properly protected.

ADVANCED NANOFIBERS (VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITY)

Advanced Nanofibers LLC (“Advanced”) is a variable interest entity of which the Company owned a minority 24.875% interest at December 31, 2016. During the fourth quarter of 2016 management determined that the Company was the primary beneficiary based on qualitative and quantitative factors, and consolidated the entity in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Advanced is a Florida-based, nano-technology firm founded in September 2016 by the Company and two other technology firms as a collaborative joint venture focused on globally broadening the utilization of nanoparticle-enhanced nanofibers across a diverse range of mass-market industrial and consumer applications. Management believes the prospects for Advanced Nanofibers are extraordinary based on the following key factors that afford it a distinct competitive advantage:

As of the date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, Advanced Nanofibers is owned and controlled approximately 96% by its three founding entities, each of which are actively involved in its development. In addition to the Company, this includes Nanotech Fibers LLC, a recently organized, Florida-based, closely-held, private firm engaged in various strategic pursuits within and surrounding the nanotech and related materials industrial sector, and EnVont, LLC, a Florida-based, venture-stage developer and marketer of proprietary nanotechnology-based materials and coatings focused on protective thin films, smart coatings and multi-functional particles. Although it is still in a pre-revenue stage of development, our management team devotes a very significant percentage of time to the business of Advanced Nanofibers.

Technology

EcoSmart management views Advanced Nanofiber’s platform technological contributions as centering around:

Nanofibers are generally recognized as any industrial fibers with diameters of less than 500 nanometers. They can be produced by melt processing, interfacial polymerization, electro-spinning, antisolvent-induced polymer precipitation and/or electrostatic spinning. In their raw form, they can be either polymer-based nanofibers, carbon-based nanofibers, or carbon nanotube composite nanofibers, each of which have different properties and qualities, and corresponding advantages and disadvantages. Advanced Nanofibers is strictly focused for the time being on product development involving polymer-based nanofibers.

Historically, the primary obstacles in significantly broadening the use of nanofibers (all types) throughout global industry have been the following:

Because of their relative strength-to-weight ratio, raw nanofibers can be very useful for many industrial purposes and products. The wide-scale benefits potentially derivable by their use, however, have not historically been significant enough to justify the associated expense, leaving adoption rates low. It has only been through the use of nanoparticle additive enhancements (e.g. silicone dioxide [SiO2], titanium dioxide [TiO2], among many others) that the value of the underlying benefits of using nanofibers has been viewed by observers across a wide industrial spectrum to rise to a level significant enough to fundamentally change the economics involved and support a compelling commercial value proposition. But principally due to the lack of an effective production process at the quantum level for dispersion of the nanoparticles throughout and among the fibers, even the use of nanoparticle additive enhancements in connection with nanofibers has never gained the level of industrial traction many have long been projecting. Such a process, if it existed, would ideally enable the successful bonding of a homogenuous mix of the nanoparticles to the surface area of host fibers at an average ratio sufficiently high to achieve most recognized industrial-level performance objective thresholds.

Advanced Nanofibers has developed a process that it believes provides a solution to each of the obstacles hindering the wide-scale incorporation of nanofibers in industrial and consumer products. What Advanced Nanofibers is doing is expected by both ourselves and the members of the Advanced Nanofibers senior management team to provide a technological catalyst for participants across the industrial spectrum to finally capitalize on the potential for nanofiber-based applications and the pent-up industrial demand for the substantially higher-quality goods that they make possible.

The unique and compelling aspect of Advanced Nanotech’s proprietary technology is the capacity it enables to molecularly bond performance/application-specific nanoparticle reinforcements to raw nanofibers with an end-result that – owing to extremely high surface-to-weight ratio when compared to traditional fiber-based technologies – exhibits new and improved physical, flexural, chemical and structural properties. Meeting the long-standing, historic challenges in this area head on, the technology centers around a process that enables the much broader dispersibility of those nanoparticles throughout the nanofiber environment within which the bonding process itself occurs. This is accomplished through a hybridized nanofiber surface treatment process with dispersion properties believed by Advanced Nanofiber’s management to be superior to any previously utilized and which results in a homogeneous mix of the nanoparticles on the fibers themselves that is comparatively, and significantly, higher than any other that either we or the Advanced Nanofibers management team are aware.

Products

The nanoparticle-enhanced product that Advanced Nanofibers will be producing is expected by the firm’s management to bring a new dimension to polymeric-based advanced composites. Because of its base composition, it can be produced in a virtually limitless array of industrial application-specific varieties, to be used either alone or in conjunction with other fibers and materials, making it an ideal host for a variety of advanced and custom composites.

Although Advanced Nanofibers is expecting to produce only polymer-based nanoparticle-enhanced nanofibers in the near-term (inclusive, however, of a wide variety of polymers), to the best of our knowledge, application of the technology possessed by Advanced Nanofibers theoretically extends to both carbon and nanotube composite nanofibers as well.

Applications and Markets

We anticipate that our nanoparticle-bonded nanofibers have a very broad range of applications and will come to be utilized across and throughout many large global markets, including cement, building materials, textiles, thermoplastics, steel, medical, energy and a wide range of insulation and filtration applications.

Initially and currently, Advanced Nanofibers is focused on the global cement industry, a space within which we offer a commercially scalable and economically viable technology platform that intelligently marries innovation and sustainability. In this opportunity-rich domain, we are uniquely able to deliver value-added solutions by reducing emissions, cement content, and minimizing carbon footprint. Nanoparticles, such as silicone dioxide [SiO2] and titanium dioxide [TiO2], have been found to be a very effective additive for achieving high-performance and self-compacting concrete with improved workability and strength. The non-silica addition makes the concrete mixes more cohesive, reducing bleeding and segregation. It also increases density, reduces porosity and improves the bond between cement matrix and aggregates. This produces concrete that shows higher compressive and flexural strength. The addition of nanoparticles results in denser and improved microstructure making concrete more durable and resistant to environmental degradation.

In recent tests conducted by a highly regarded ASTM testing firm serving the U.S. cement industry, Advanced Nanofibers received certain very positive performance data relating to its nanofiber/particle-enhanced concrete.

As the following statistical data highlight, the global cement opportunity reflects one of the largest product markets of any kind:

Advanced Nanofibers is currently in the process of introducing to the market its proprietary NanoAdmix™, an advanced one-component admixture consisting of a blend of nanofibers, nanoparticles and/or admixtures for high-performance cementitious composites and coatings.

Manufacturing/Production

Historically, the high per-unit costs of delivered product have severely dampened the rate at which nanofibers have been used on a wide scale in industrial and consumer products, both domestically throughout the U.S., and globally. This high cost has been attributable to the combination of the high energy requirements for production, on the one hand, and the transport economics stemming from the finished product being, at once, extremely lightweight yet highly voluminous, on the other.

The raw nanofibers Advanced Nanofibers is expected to soon be utilizing as a base in the manufacturing of its bonded nanofibers are expected by us to be the highest-grade polymer nanofibers available. What sets Advanced Nanofibers apart at this level is the notably low price-point at which it is expected to be producing this base product – relying on state-of-the-art, super-high-speed melt-blowing machines in relation to which it holds certain partially exclusive supply rights through a contract manufacturer, - which is expected to be approximately 10-20% of what it otherwise costs to produce.

After a several month period of planning, an aggressive push is now underway towards the start of production at a facility in Greenville, South Carolina. While unforeseen events in equipment transport, installation and testing may result in delays, production is currently expected to commence during the latter half of Q2 2017.

With regard to the challenges surrounding product transport economics, Advanced Nanofibers believes that its proprietary manufacturing process is one through which nanofiber can be condensed up to roughly 80% from its original (cotton candy-like) agglomerated form, significantly ameliorating the otherwise existing shipping cost burden.

Historically, the handling of nanofibers and nanoparticles has posed significant health and safety challenges stemming from the potentially hazardous particulates emitted into the air during the production, transport, and use of these materials, and this, too, has been yet another contributing factor in the anemic growth in the wide-scale industrial use of nanoparticle-enhanced nanofibers. This is because the processes applied to working with the nanoparticles have not included anything to effectively contain them from becoming loose, airborne particulates that can get into the eyes and lungs, and onto the skin, of those handling or being around the materials. Because our proprietary bonding process involves the infusing of the nanoparticles to the nanofibers, which, based on other proprietary and applied methodologies, have been chopped and processed in a manner that still leaves them partially agglomerated, the otherwise potentially harmful nanoparticles are constrained and thus unable to become loose, airborne particulates that can get into the eyes and lungs, and onto the skin, of those handling or being around the materials.

CORPORATE INFORMATION

Corporate Formation, Legacy, History & Subsidiaries

We were incorporated in the State of Nevada on November 7, 1997 as EJH Entertainment, Inc. On December 4, 1997, a predecessor corporation with the same name as our own but domiciled in Idaho was merged with and into us. Although the predecessor Idaho corporation was without material assets or operations as of the time of the merger, since being organized in 1968, it had historically been involved in mining and entertainment businesses unrelated to our current business.

Beginning in 1997, and although we were not then a reporting company under the Securities Exchange Act, our common stock was quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board (originally under the symbol “TIXX”, which was later changed to “TIXXD”). On May 13, 1999, we changed our name to FINdex.com, Inc. On March 7, 2000, in an effort to satisfy a then recently imposed NASD Rule eligibility requirement that companies quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board be fully reporting under the Securities Exchange Act (thereby requiring recently audited financial statements) and current in their filing obligations, we acquired, as part of a share exchange in which we issued 150,000 shares of our common stock, all of the outstanding capital stock of Reagan Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation. At the time of this transaction, Reagan Holdings was subject to the requirements of having to file reports pursuant to Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act, had recently audited financial statements and was current in its reporting obligations. Having no operations, employees, revenues or other business plan at the time, however, it was a public shell company. As a result of this transaction, Reagan Holdings, Inc. became our wholly owned subsidiary and we became the successor issuer to Reagan Holdings for reporting purposes pursuant to Rule 12g-3 of the Securities Exchange Act. Shortly thereafter, we changed our stock symbol to “FIND”. Though it does not currently have any operations, employees, or revenues, Reagan Holdings remains our wholly owned subsidiary.

In addition to Reagan Holdings, we also have one other wholly owned subsidiary, Findex.com, Inc. (i.e. the same name as our own), a Delaware corporation. Like Reagan Holdings, this entity, too, does not currently have any operations, employees, or revenues. This subsidiary resulted from an acquisition on April 30, 1999 pursuant to which we acquired all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of FINdex Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation, from its then stockholders in exchange for 4,700,000 shares of our common stock, which, immediately following the transaction, represented 55% of our total outstanding common stock. Our purpose for this acquisition (under a previous management) was to broaden our then-existing stockholder base, an important factor in our effort to develop a strong market for our common stock. On May 12, 1999, in exchange for the issuance of 457,625 shares of FINdex Acquisition Corp. common stock, FINdex.com, Inc., another Delaware corporation (originally incorporated in December 1995 as FinSource, Ltd.), was merged with and into FINdex Acquisition Corp., with FINdex Acquisition Corp. remaining as the surviving entity. Our purpose for this merger (under a previous management) was to acquire a proprietary financial information search engine for the Internet which was to serve as the cornerstone for a Web-based development-stage business, but which has since been abandoned. As part of the certificate of merger relating to this transaction, FINdex Acquisition Corp. changed its name to FINdex.com, Inc. We currently own 4,700,000 shares of FINdex.com, Inc. (the Delaware corporation), representing 100% of its total outstanding common stock.

On July 23, 2014, we merged with EcoSmart Surface & Coating Technologies, Inc., a Florida corporation (“EcoSmart Florida”). Because, for accounting purposes, this merger was treated in accordance with ASC 805-40, Reverse Acquisitions, and Findex was recognized as the accounting acquiree in relation thereto with EcoSmart Florida as the accounting acquirer, our consolidated financial statements for the reporting period from January 1, 2013 through July 23, 2014 were those of EcoSmart Florida, not the enterprise historically recognized as Findex. Accordingly, our consolidated financial statements for the periods since July 24, 2014, the day after which the merger was consummated, recognize Findex and EcoSmart Florida as a single operating enterprise and entity for accounting and reporting purposes, albeit with a carryover capital structure inherited from Findex (attributable to the legal structure of the transaction). Readers of this annual report on Form 10-K should note that, in order to provide materially relevant disclosure regarding certain of Findex’s historical, operational expenses not otherwise appropriately accounted for in our consolidated financial statements given the applied accounting treatment described herein, certain disclosure is contained in the text of this report relating to such expenses, including e.g. executive compensation, director compensation, and audit fees, that does not numerically align with the corresponding figures contained in our consolidated financial statements.

Prior to the merger with EcoSmart Florida, and since 1999, our business had been developing, publishing, marketing, distributing and direct-selling off-the-shelf consumer and organizational software products for the Windows platform. Following divestitures of two software titles which had consistently accounted for the overwhelming majority of our revenues while owned by us, including our Membership Plus product line, which we sold in late 2007, and our flagship QuickVerse product line, which we sold during 2011, and title acquisitions during the same period that, in the aggregate, had been relatively insignificant in offsetting the loss of revenues associated with those major divestitures, our continuing operations, while not nominal, had been very limited and insubstantial in terms of revenue, both relative to what they had been prior thereto and by any appropriate standalone measure. Specifically, our operations immediately prior to the merger with EcoSmart Florida consisted exclusively of those relating to the FormTool line of products which we acquired in February 2008, as well as two language tutorial products, which were retained after the sale of the QuickVerse product line. Due to a continuing lack of capital over a number of years, we were unable to meaningfully grow the FormTool line and develop related products, and our business and financial prospects became increasingly challenged. Since the merger with EcoSmart Florida, our primary focus has shifted away from the continued development of our FormTool line and much more intently in the direction of our surfaces and coatings business, where we believe the opportunities for our future growth are greater and have significantly more to offer economically.

In its most recent corporate form, EcoSmart Florida was organized in 2012. The patents and other intellectual property forming the foundation of the EcoSmart business were originally developed during a preceding period dating back to 2003 in which it was operated by the developers of the Company’s technologies as Surface Modification Technologies, Inc. (“SMT”), a Florida corporation, and EcoSmart, LLC, a Florida limited liability company, which were sold together to The Renewable Corporation, a Florida based company with its common stock then traded in the over-the-counter market (“TRC”) in 2012. On January 20, 2012, EcoSmart Coating Technologies, Inc., a Florida corporation, was organized as a wholly-owned subsidiary of TRC. Simultaneously, EcoSmart Surface Technologies, Inc., also a Florida corporation, was formed as a wholly-owned subsidiary of TRC. With common ownership by TRC, the assets of each of SMT and EcoSmart, LLC were thereafter transferred in part to EcoSmart Coating Technologies, Inc. with the remainder to EcoSmart Surface Technologies, Inc. On September 18, 2012, EcoSmart Surface Technologies, Inc. changed its name to EcoSmart Surface & Coating Technologies, Inc. On October 19, 2012, EcoSmart Coating Technologies, Inc. was merged with and into EcoSmart Surface & Coating Technologies, Inc., leaving EcoSmart Surface & Coating Technologies, Inc. as the surviving corporation.

The Company became the holder of its minority equity stake in Advanced Nanofibers in mid-September, 2016. Through two private holding entities owned jointly with our general counsel, Michael Membrado, and exclusive of indirect interests held through ownership of Company common stock (disclosed elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K), our president and chief executive officer, Steven Malone, currently holds a combined approximate 10% equity interest in Advanced Nanofibers, primarily through an ownership interest in Nanotech Fibers.

Employees

As of March 31, 2017, we had eight full-time and two part-time employees/contractors. One full-time employee/contractor is part of the senior-level executive team, two full-time employees/contractors and two part-time employee/contractor are part of the product research and development and business development team, two full-time employee/contractor is part of the marketing, customer service and sales team, one full-time employee/contractor is part of the internal general counsel team, one full-time employee/contractor is part of the manufacturing team, and one full-time employee/contractor is part of the financial management and administration team.

We rely heavily on our current officers and directors in operating the business. We are not subject to any collective bargaining agreements and believe that our relationships with our employees/contractors are good.

Principal Executive Offices and Contact Information

Our executive offices are located at 1313 South Killian Drive, Lake Park, FL 33403, and our main telephone number at that address is 561-328-6488. The Internet address for our website is http://www.ecosmartsurfaces.com. The contents of our website are not incorporated by reference into this Annual Report on Form 10-K and should not be relied on by investors for the accuracy of the information set forth therein.

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS.

Several of the matters discussed in this annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016 contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Factors associated with the forward-looking statements that could cause actual results to differ from those projected or forecast are included in the statements below. In addition to other information contained in this annual report, readers should carefully consider the following cautionary statements and risk factors.

An investment in our securities is speculative and involves a high degree of risk.

Company Liquidity and Related Risks

If we are required to repay our outstanding debt as and when required, we may not be able to without either depleting our working capital or raising additional funds, and any failure on our part to repay such debt could result in legal action against us, which could require the sale of material assets, including our smart surface patent.

As of December 31, 2016, and in addition to $244,278 in trade and related accounts payables, we owed an aggregate of $2,185,916 in principal face amount of combined notes payable and notes payable, related parties. In accordance with the respective terms of these notes, $300,000 is required to be serviced with quarterly interest payments (calculated on the basis of a 10% annual percentage rate) and have been overdue and payable since August 1, 2015, and $1,032,133 is payable by us upon demand by the holders of the notes (i.e. our creditors). The extent of this debt, when coupled with our limited revenue production during recent reporting periods, presents a situation in which our ability to service that debt is in serious question. The Company recognized revenue of $319,676 for the period ended December 31, 2016 and our ongoing operating costs and capital investment requirements, has us under financial pressures that materially threaten our near-term viability and sustainability. In the event that we are required to repay some or all of these notes and/or other payables in the near-term (and potentially beyond), in whole or substantial part, the funds available to us for this purpose would have to come from either working capital or funds on hand in excess of working capital at that time. No assurance can be provided, however, that any such required funds would be available to us for this purpose, and, historically, we have never had any such surplus funds. If funds are not available to us for this purpose, we would likely need to undertake a financing transaction of some kind. No assurance can be provided, however, that we would be able to complete any such financing between the date hereof and the date by which we would be required to satisfy our obligations, or that, if we are able, that it would be on the basis of terms that are not unfavorable to us. Among other reasons, this is true because investors in early-stage technology companies such as ours generally look unfavorably on the allocation of funds invested by them towards the repayment of debt to third parties as opposed to growing the business. In the event that we are required to repay some or all of the outstanding principal or interest, in whole or in part, and we have insufficient funds to meet and satisfy the obligation, legal action is likely to be taken against us, which could lead to our having to sell some or all of our material assets, including our smart surface technology patent, or potentially even to our having to liquidate the Company.

We are operating at a substantial working capital deficit and our liquidity and capital resources are very limited.

For the year ended December 31, 2016, we generated $319,676 in total revenue while incurring $1,097,880 in combined sales, marketing, general and administrative expenses. This represents a substantial working capital deficit that is severely constraining our ability to operate, both near-term and long-term and our ability to meet our obligations as they become due. Our ability to fund working capital, as well as anticipated capital expenditures, will depend on both our ability to raise much-needed capital and our future performance, which is subject to general economic conditions, our customers, actions of our competitors and other factors that are beyond our control. Our ability to fund operating activities is also dependent upon (i) the extent and availability of bank and other credit facilities, (ii) our ability to access external sources of financing, and (iii) our ability to effectively manage our expenses in relation to revenues. The Company’s cash on hand as of December 31, 2016 was insufficient to support our operations for the next twelve months. Therefore, it is likely to become necessary for us to raise additional capital to support growth and/or otherwise finance potential acquisitions. Furthermore, there can be no assurance that our operations or access to external sources of financing will continue to provide resources sufficient to satisfy our liabilities arising in the ordinary course of business, and while it may be possible to borrow funds as required, any such additional capital is likely to require that we sell and issue additional equity and/or convertible securities, including shares issuable upon exercise of currently outstanding warrants, any of which issuances would have a dilutive effect on holdings of existing shareholders. See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Liquidity and Capital Resources” included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

There is uncertainty as to our ability to continue as a going concern.

Our audited financial statements for the period ending December 31, 2016, including the footnotes thereto, call into question our ability to continue as a going concern. This conclusion was drawn from the fact that, as of the date of those financial statements, we had a negative current ratio and total liabilities in excess of total assets. Those factors, combined with the Company’s operating deficits, have resulted in uncertainty regarding our ability to continue as a going concern. See Note 2 in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2016 included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

We owe an aggregate amount of $66,581 to various third parties which, under state escheat laws, could subject us to substantial additional liabilities for penalties and interest.

We are carrying certain liabilities on our balance sheet in the aggregate amount of $62,253 for trade payables and royalties payable in connection with services and content licenses associated with certain of our former software titles extending back up to fourteen years but in relation to which we have been unable to locate the parties to whom we owe such trade payables and royalties and no effort to collect such obligations by such parties or any successors-in-interest have been made. We are additionally carrying certain liabilities on our balance sheet in the aggregate amount of $4,328 for amounts payable to customers for product return refunds extending back up to eight years many of whom we expect, without actually knowing at this point one way or the other, to similarly be unable to locate and in connection with which no effort to date to collect such obligations has been made. Under the escheat laws of the various states in which these creditors were last known to have an address based on our records, we are or may be required to pay to such states the aggregate amounts owed for these obligations – in both categories – even though we cannot locate the actual parties to whom they are owed. Moreover, we are likely to be additionally liable for substantial penalties, both individually and in the aggregate, for not having previously reported such obligations and paid such amounts to such various states, which reporting obligations and associated penalties for non-compliance vary significantly among states, as well as interest for amounts deemed past due. It is likely that these additional liabilities, neither the individual nor collective extent of which are known at this time and as such have not been accrued, will be material in the aggregate and have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and our results of operations, including our liquidity.

Depending on how quickly we can generate a sufficient level of sales, if at all, we will likely require additional funding, potentially substantial, and any failure to raise additional capital necessary to support and expand our operations could reduce our ability to compete and adversely affect our business.

At December 31, 2016, we had $108,035 in cash and cash equivalents. Given ongoing cash constraints, we currently need to raise substantial additional capital, through either equity, debt and/or hybrid (combination equity and debt) financing. Specifically, an infusion of cash is now necessary for the following:

There can be no assurance that any such financing, be it through strategic collaborations, public or private equity financings or other financing sources, will be available to us as and when required, either on acceptable terms or at all. To the extent that financing is only available through the sale of equity or convertible securities, or that a determination is made by management that the sale of equity or convertible securities is otherwise in our best interests, any such financing could and likely would result in significant dilution to our existing stockholders. Further, if additional funds are obtained through arrangements with collaborative partners, these arrangements may require us to relinquish rights to some of our technologies, product candidates or products that we would otherwise seek to develop and commercialize on our own. If sufficient capital is not available, we may be required to delay, reduce the scope of or eliminate one or more of our development programs or product lines, or be unable to adequately protect our intellectual property or other competitive advantages, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or business prospects.

Our accumulated deficit makes it harder for us to borrow funds.

As of December 31, 2016, and as a result of historical losses both during the year ended December 31, 2016 and prior years, our accumulated deficit was $6,438,653. The fact that we maintain an accumulated deficit, as well as the extent of our accumulated deficit relative to recent earnings, negatively affects our ability to borrow funds because lenders – and particularly commercial and other market rate lenders – generally view an accumulated deficit as a negative factor in evaluating creditworthiness, and ours is roughly 20 times our total 2016 revenues. Any inability on our part to borrow funds if and when required, or any reduction in the favorability of the terms upon which we are able to borrow funds if and when required, including amount, applicable interest rate and collateralization, would likely have a material adverse effect on our business, our financial condition, including liquidity and profitability, and our results of operations. See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Liquidity and Capital Resources” included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Risks Associated with Our Business and Industry

Our coatings business is early-stage with highly speculative prospects.

Although we have certain operations and revenues, our coatings business has been slow to develop and, taken as a whole, remains an early-stage enterprise insofar as (i) our management expects to devote a very substantial percentage of our efforts and resources to commercializing our coatings and materials technologies, products, and related systems, and (ii) our planned principal operations associated with our coatings business are only still ramping up. Accordingly, our primary business segment remains one characterized by largely unproven, relatively new-to-the-market technologies and related systems, and subject to some or all of the attendant risks and uncertainties associated with early-stage technology companies more generally, including without limitation:

The market for industrial and consumer coatings products is highly competitive.

Product performance, technology, cost-effectiveness, quality and technical and customer service are major competitive factors in the industrial coatings business. We are aware of only several other products possessing the same combination of physical properties, and that, on the whole, offer a similar array of benefits as our proprietary line of specialty smart surface coatings. There can be no assurance, however, that there are not products under development by others, or already in existence and in the early stages of market introduction, of which our management is not yet aware. The market for industrial and product performance coatings is extremely large, broad in scope, and consists of many different segments and sub-segments, each of which involves a range of product applications, and each of which is also increasingly characterized by rapidly evolving technology. Precisely because of the wide array of beneficial properties they possess, and notwithstanding the U.S. patent held by us on our platform smart surface technology, the specialty coatings produced and distributed by us should be viewed as competing with other coatings products across a wide variety of the various existing market segments and sub-segments. Hydrophobic and antimicrobial coatings, for example, are each segments in which numerous companies are aggressively competing with one another worldwide, both in terms of technology and market share, but that, combined, represent only a minor portion of the aggregate competition that we should be viewed as meaningfully confronting in relation to our coatings business.

The competition faced by us in relation to our proprietary line of specialty smart surface coatings includes both public and private organizations and collaborations among academic institutions and large companies, both domestic and foreign, most of which have significantly greater experience and financial resources than us. Management expects that our most significant competitors in our coatings business will tend to be larger, more established companies, including many major multinational corporations such as Akzo Nobel N.V., PPG Industries, Inc., Axalta Coating Systems, BASF Corporation, and Valspar Corporation. In general, these companies are all developing products that, at some level or in one or more ways, compete with our own and, in addition to many existing issued and pending patents, they have significantly greater capital and other resources available to them for research and development, testing, seeking and obtaining any required regulatory approvals, marketing and distribution. In addition, many smaller coatings and related nanotechnology and materials companies have formed strategic alliances or collaborative arrangements, partnerships, and other types of joint ventures with larger, well-established industry competitors that afford these companies’ potential research and development and commercialization advantages, and may be aided in becoming significant competitors through rapid evolution of new technologies. Academic institutions, governmental agencies, and other public and private dedicated research organizations, moreover, are also financing and conducting research and development activities that could result in the introduction of products directly competitive to those of ours.

Our coatings business is based on a technology with only limited testing, independent verification, and commercial history.

Although certain limited testing results conducted by independent laboratories and prospective customers in relation to some of the potential applications for our specialty smart surface coatings technology have provided positive indications of its reliably yielding performance results consistent with internal management expectations, to date, such technologies have not been extensively tested or independently evaluated and assessed in a comprehensive way, and have only recently developed any meaningful commercial history. Although we have no reason to suspect that the technologies will not ultimately meet reliability, efficiency, or other performance targets, and that their efficacy will exceed minimally acceptable qualitative standards given benchmark economic objectives, there can be no assurance of this result. If our specialty smart surface coatings technology fails to consistently perform at levels that enable cost-effective solutions for customers, or fails to do so without undesirable environmental consequences, or we are unable to effectively manage the implementation of the technology despite its otherwise satisfactory performance capabilities, it would likely have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and prospects.

Our coatings products may not be accepted in the marketplace.

The degree of market acceptance of our coatings products will depend on many factors. We cannot predict or guarantee the degree to which targeted customers will accept or utilize some or even any of these products. Failure to achieve market acceptance would limit our ability to generate revenue and would have a material adverse effect on our business. In addition, if any of our products achieve market acceptance, we may not be able to maintain that market acceptance over time if competing products or technologies are introduced that are received more favorably or are more cost-effective.

New products markets take time to develop and many of the applications markets for our smart surface specialty coatings should be viewed as separate, new market opportunities that will only ever be cultivated over time.

Commercialization of new technology products often has a very long lead-time and a multiplicity of risks. The confluence of materials engineering and nanotechnology is in its very early stages and acceptance and demand for products in this developing area can often be a long, evolutionary process. In general, new products markets – even those surrounding innovative, revolutionary, and so-called ‘break-through’ or ‘game-changing’ technologies – develop gradually over time; despite advancements offering meaningful benefits, they tend to be resistant to change and slow to adapt, evolve, and keep pace with the rate of those advancements. Many of the applications markets potentially served by our smart surface specialty coatings are new – either brand new or recently emerging – and should thus be viewed as likely to take significant time to develop and cultivate. Moreover, each should be viewed individually, separate and distinct from all others in terms of development-life. If one or more of these applications markets takes longer to develop and cultivate than we expect, it will likely have an adverse effect on the pace with which we are able to grow revenues, as well as on our prospects more generally, outcomes which, in turn, are likely to lead to a downward adjustment in our publicly quoted stock price.

We may make strategic determinations to allocate capital towards the pursuit of particular applications markets that turn out to be less receptive to our products, or more difficult to penetrate, than expected.

We perceive our smart surface technology as having a wide array of potential product applications, spanning across numerous industrial, consumer, and household segments. As we grow our coatings business, we will thus be faced with the challenges – as we are currently – of having to select certain of these potential product applications markets over others for purposes of focusing our human and financial resources because those resources are necessarily limited and would be less apt to bring about meaningfully positive results if allocated across too many separate market initiatives concurrently. The considerations involved in making these determinations are complex and involve many factors, including the following:

While management will exercise its best judgment in making these determinations, there can be no assurance that the determinations it makes in this regard will turn out to have been the most productive or otherwise best ones for us all things considered. Some of the potential applications markets will inevitably be more receptive to our products than others due to the inherent vagaries of product markets generally, and it may turn out that strategic determinations we make along the way to forego the pursuit of certain applications markets in the immediate- and near-term – in favor of pursuing others that our management expects to be comparatively more promising or susceptible to penetration by us in that timeframe – are proven incorrect. If this should occur, it would be an indication that, despite our intentions and prudence in assessing future demand, we had not allocated our capital as effectively as we might have otherwise, and this could have a material adverse effect on our returns on capital and/or be reflected in a downward adjustment in our publicly quoted stock price.

For strategic reasons, we may pursue more applications markets for our smart surface specialty coatings products in the near-term and concurrently than we can most effectively penetrate given our available resources.

As noted in the risk factor immediately above, given the notably wide array of industrial and consumer products that we perceive our smart surface specialty coatings technology as potentially benefitting, we are faced with important decisions as to which of these applications markets to pursue in each of the immediate-, near- and long-term. As also noted in the risk factor immediately above, the considerations involved in making these determinations are complex and involve many factors. While management seeks to exercise sound judgment in making these determinations, there can be no assurance that, in hindsight, the determinations it makes in this regard will turn out to have been the most productive or otherwise best ones for us. For purposes of achieving a degree of so-called ‘first-mover advantage,’ for example, we may pursue some markets in the immediate- or near-term that we might otherwise wait to pursue until sometime in the future when we are better equipped to do so effectively. Further, some applications markets may be targeted by management to be pursued in the immediate- or near-term because of their perceived likelihood, whether accurate or inaccurate, to generate revenues sooner than others, even though such others are expected to be larger in the aggregate and/or to offer higher gross margin opportunities. If the strategic determinations that management makes in this regard prove after the fact not to have been the most productive or otherwise best ones for the Company, it will likely have an adverse effect on the pace with which we are able to grow revenues, as well as on our prospects more generally, outcomes which, in turn, are likely to lead to a downward adjustment in our publicly quoted stock price.

Our smart surface technology may turn out to be less effective for one or more applications than we expect.

Our current view of the potential applications markets for our smart surface specialty coatings is intentionally broad and far-reaching, spanning numerous potential industrial, consumer, and household segments in relation to which we believe our technology may provide a range of meaningful benefits. To date, however, we have not commissioned or otherwise undertaken or obtained any comprehensive market study in respect of any one or more of these applications markets. Whether before or after we undertake any such market study, it may turn out to be the case that our coatings are not as effective for any one or more of these applications as we have preliminarily concluded and pursued accordingly, and we may make a subsequent determination at some point to abandon any continued pursuit of the corresponding market or markets for this reason. If this should occur, it will likely have an adverse effect on the pace with which we are able to grow revenues, as well as on our prospects more generally, outcomes which, in turn, are likely to lead to a downward adjustment in our publicly quoted stock price.

It is conceivable that the coatings products of others – including those having fewer attributes than ours that could reasonably be expected to make them attractive to manufacturers and customers – will be adopted more broadly than ours within one or more applications markets.

The applications markets that we are targeting for our smart surface specialty coatings are perceived by management to present substantial, attractive economic opportunities for us because of the unique array of benefits the coatings are expected to be able to provide. With many different companies in the industrial coatings market all vying for market share, ranging from small and specialized, on the one hand, to large and diversified, on the other, and each selling products with coatings that offer many of the same benefits as ours, however, there can be no assurance that the coatings products marketed by others will not become the preferred choice among manufacturers of end products and/or customers over time with respect to any one or more individual applications markets category. For many different reasons the particular combination of which is not consistent in each case, category leaders are not always necessarily the most effective products in a given market segment. Well-established brand recognition, industry ‘marketing muscle,’ and credibility, for example, and especially when coupled with relative financial strength, can often be more important than technological superiority in a head-to-head market competition. If it turns out that one or more other companies are able to achieve a dominant market position in any one or more applications markets potentially served by our smart surface specialty coatings, and whether on the basis of broad market strength or otherwise, it will likely have an adverse effect on the pace with which we are able to grow revenues, as well as on our prospects more generally, outcomes which, in turn, are likely to lead to a downward adjustment in our publicly quoted stock price.

Either individually or collectively, and without infringing on our smart surface patent or other proprietary rights, one or more technologies owned by others may be able to effect the same or similar results as our own.

We believe that our smart surface proprietary technology affords us a competitive advantage in a wide variety of product applications markets that we are either currently pursuing or intend to fully evaluate as potential targets in the future. There can be no assurance, however, that other technologies, whether existing or developed in the future, and whether individually or combined with others, will not be able to effect the same or similar results as our own, thereby potentially neutralizing whatever unique market advantage we had theretofore believed we possessed. This could potentially occur, moreover, without any infringement on the part of others as it relates to our smart surface technology patent or our other, related proprietary intellectual property rights. It is not at all uncommon for meaningfully different technologies – each protectable in their own right – to produce the same or a very similar result, albeit through an alternate means. If any such other technologies are determined to exist, or are developed in the future, that effect the same or a similar result as our own, and particularly if they can do so at a reduced cost, it will likely have an adverse effect on the pace with which we are able to grow revenues, as well as on our prospects more generally, outcomes which, in turn, are likely to lead to a downward adjustment in our publicly quoted stock price.

Our smart surface coatings technology is, or will become, a component within end-products marketed and sold by others for the most part, and the success of our coatings products is, accordingly, dependent on the success of such end-products.

The need for effective solutions-based coatings such as those featuring our smart surface technology will depend upon industrial and commercial needs going forward and the related demand for such products as components. The success of our smart surface specialty coatings products will thus depend largely upon the continuing need for the end-user products into which they become incorporated, and the market demand this engenders. If a significant percentage of the products into which our smart surface specialty coatings products are incorporated are not embraced by end-users, it will likely have an adverse effect on the pace with which we are able to grow revenues, as well as on our prospects more generally, outcomes which, in turn, are likely to lead to a downward adjustment in our publicly quoted stock price.

We depend on strategic relationships with commercial and industrial collaborators to help us develop and test our products, and our ability to develop and commercialize products may be impaired or delayed if collaborations are unsuccessful.

Our strategy for the development, testing and commercialization of our proposed products requires that we enter into collaborations with actual and potential corporate partners, licensors, licensees and others. Wherever possible, and in order to benefit from their resources and abilities, we are seeking collaborators in this regard with established lines of business and greater financial resources than our own. We are dependent upon the subsequent success of these other parties in performing their respective responsibilities as well as the continued cooperation and interest. Under agreements with collaborators, we may rely significantly on such collaborators to, among other things, (i) fund research, development and testing activities either with or for us, and (ii) market with us any commercial products that result from our collaborations. There can be no assurance, however, that collaborators will cooperate with us or perform their obligations under agreements reached with them, even where such matters are provided for within such agreements. Moreover, we cannot control the amount and timing of our collaborators’ resources that will be devoted to our research, development and testing activities related to our collaborative agreements with them. Such collaborators may not place the same degree of relative importance that we do on product lines that rely on our products to meet benchmark performance standards because the success or failure of such product lines is not as material to their business, taken as a whole, as it is to ours. If our collaborators fail to cooperate with us as desired, devote the requisite resources to our joint initiatives, or meet their obligations under agreements we establish, or if they choose for any reason to pursue existing or alternative technologies in preference to those being developed in collaboration with us, it will likely have an adverse effect on the pace with which we are able to grow revenues, as well as on our prospects more generally, outcomes which, in turn, are likely to lead to a downward adjustment in our publicly quoted stock price.

Our reliance on the activities of our non-employee consultants, research institutions, and scientific contractors, whose activities are not wholly within our control, may lead to delays in development of our proposed products.

We rely extensively upon and have relationships with outside consultants and contract research organizations having specialized skills to conduct research and to help develop and test our coatings products, and we expect to have to continue to rely on these types of relationships for the indefinite future. The consultants and contract research organizations we engage, or that we may engage, provide us, or may provide us as the case may be, critical skills and resources that we do not have internally. These consultants are not, or may not be, our employees and may have commitments to, or consulting or advisory contracts with, other entities that may limit their availability to us. We have, or would have, limited control over the activities or operations of these consultants and, except as otherwise required by our collaboration and consulting agreements to the extent they exist, can expect only limited amounts of their time to be dedicated to our activities and our research and development goals. These research facilities may have commitments to other commercial and non-commercial entities.

We have limited resources to manage development activities, and because of the numerous risks and uncertainties associated with our product development and commercialization efforts, we are unable to predict the extent of our future losses or when or if we will become profitable.

Our limited resources in conducting and managing development activities might prevent us from successfully developing or exploiting potential markets for our existing products. If we do not succeed in conducting and managing our development activities, we may not be able to commercialize our products, or may encounter significant delays in doing so, either of which is likely to materially harm our business. Our ability to generate revenues from any of our products, moreover, will depend on a number of factors, including our ability to successfully complete and implement our commercialization strategy. Our failure to successfully commercialize our products or to become and remain profitable would likely depress the market price of our common stock and impair our ability to raise capital, expand our business, diversify our product offerings and continue our operations.

Our ability to commercially develop our technologies will be dictated in large part by forces outside our control which cannot be predicted, including, but not limited to, general economic conditions. Other such forces include the success of our research and field testing, the availability of collaborative partners to finance our work in pursuing applications markets for our smart surface technologies or other developments in the field which, due to efficiencies or technological breakthroughs, may render one or more areas of commercialization more attractive, obsolete or competitively unattractive. It is possible that one or more areas of commercialization will not be pursued at all if a collaborative partner or entity willing to fund research and development cannot be located. Our decisions regarding the ultimate products we pursue could have a material adverse effect on our ability to earn revenue if we misinterpret trends, underestimate development costs and/or pursue technologies, products, or applications markets that turn out to have lesser market appeal and demand than expected. Any of these factors, either alone or in concert, could materially harm our ability to earn revenues or could result in a loss of any investment in the Company.

If we are unable to keep up with rapid technological changes in the coatings field, we will be unable to effectively compete.

The coatings industry is engaged in activities in the organic and inorganic chemistry, materials engineering, and nanotechnology fields, which are generally characterized by extensive research efforts and rapid technological progress. Materials engineering and the manipulation of materials of nanometer sizes and dimensions is a relatively new science and the creation of new products is dependent upon new and different properties of such materials created that will result in many uncertain applications and rapid change. The evolution of nanotechnology as a new science adds greater uncertainty to new applications and new and improved product introductions are unpredictable. If we fail to anticipate or respond adequately to scientific or technological advancements developments, our ability to operate profitably could suffer. We cannot assure you that research and discoveries by other companies will not render our technologies or potential products or services uneconomical or result in products superior to those we have or develop or that any technologies, applications, or products we have or develop will be preferred to any existing or newly-developed technologies, applications, or products.

Our coatings business has historically depended on a disproportionate percentage of its revenues being attributable to only a few customers.

Although our marketing and sales focus has been evolving rapidly, and aggregate revenues have been modest, during the year ended December 31, 2016, and the year ended December 31, 2015, and as reflected in the table below, our coatings business generated a significant portion of its revenues from a select few customers.

In general, any concentration of customer base for a business creates a risk that the continuity of the business is more dependent on such customer or customers than is desirable and that the loss of that customer or customers for any reason would have a material adverse effect on the business. Although management believes that the planned direction of our coatings business going forward will result in an expanded and more diverse customer base over time, and a discontinuance of this trend in reliance on only a few customers, there can be no assurance that we will be successful in achieving this targeted objective and any failure in this regard would likely have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and prospects.

The business model to be applied in our coatings business may be highly capital intensive.

Our definitive business model going forward for our coatings product lines is currently subject to further research, development and change. As a result, there can be no assurance as to what the business model will ultimately be. While there is a possibility that we will ultimately determine to focus our strategy exclusively on the exploitation of our technology through a model that contemplates our involvement and risk solely to the extent of our exploitation of licensing opportunities to third parties, in the meantime, and quite possibly as a long-term plan, we are manufacturing and marketing our own products to customers both directly and through distribution channels. Some contemplated business models in this regard, including those that involve any manufacturing and stocking of product, are considerably more capital intensive than others. Accordingly, there can be no assurance as to the degree of capital intensity of our business model. Although it may be possible to rely to a significant extent on debt financing over time, substantial debt financing is unlikely to be a realistic option in the near-term given our lack of financial strength (both balance sheet and income statement) and a high degree of capital intensity could lead to the need to raise additional equity financing, thereby resulting in dilution to the interests of existing stockholders.

The patent we hold on our platform coatings smart surface technology comes off patent in approximately eight years.

We currently own only a single patent, which is a United States patent and relates to our platform smart surface coating technology. Once filed, patents in the United States provide exclusive rights for a period of only twenty years, not indefinitely. As a result, and because the patent was filed in 2005, whatever exclusive rights we have in this flagship proprietary technology, including all associated licensing rights, will only benefit us, at most, for another approximately eight years. Once it comes off patent, the resulting loss of our exclusive rights could have a material adverse effect on our gross profit margins and/or our ability to generate or sustain revenues.

We may not be able to protect our proprietary technology, which could harm our ability to become profitable.

We believe that our intellectual property with respect to our specialty smart surface coatings is critical to our future success. Patent and trade secret protection is critical, more generally, for our technologies, as well as the products and processes derived through them. The fields in which we operate have been characterized by significant efforts by competitors to establish dominant or blocking patent rights to gain a competitive advantage, and by considerable differences of opinion as to the value and legal legitimacy of competitors’ purported patent rights and the technologies they actually utilize in their businesses. Our success will depend, to a substantial degree, on our ability to obtain and enforce patent protection for our products, preserve any trade secrets, and operate without infringing the proprietary rights of others. We cannot assure you that:

Efforts to patent critical technologies in our coatings business may not be successful.

New patent activity from other companies could affect and alter the ability to obtain and/or license what we believe to be our own patentable intellectual property. Additionally, the possibility exists that our efforts could infringe on the proprietary rights of third parties. Competitive patent activity is always a risk, and U.S. patent applications are unpublished for at least one year. Although we intend to reasonably protect our rights with respect to what we believe to be our intellectual property, there can be no assurance that such initiatives will be successful or that, in any event, such initiatives would not divert management’s attention away from operational matters and indirectly result in adverse consequences to our financial condition and results of operation.

Certain aspects of our coatings business technology are not protectable by patent.

Certain aspects of our know-how and technology are not patentable, or, for strategic reasons, are best protected in the determination of management by leaving them unpatented. In this regard, trade secrets play an important part in our intellectual property strategy, and we vigilantly seek to protect them. To protect our proprietary position in trade secrets, we require all employees, consultants, advisors and collaborators with access to our technology to enter into confidentiality, and, wherever possible, invention ownership, agreements with us. There can be no assurance, however, that these agreements will provide meaningful protection for our trade secrets, know-how or other proprietary information in the event of any unauthorized use or disclosure. Further, in the absence of patent protection, competitors who independently develop substantially equivalent technology, or otherwise acquire it, may adversely impact our business.

Patent litigation presents an ongoing threat to our coatings business in terms of both outcome and cost.

It is possible that litigation over patent matters with one or more competitors could arise. We could incur substantial litigation or interference costs in defending ourselves against lawsuits brought against us or in lawsuits in which we assert our patent rights against others. If the outcome of any such litigation is unfavorable, our business could be materially adversely affected. To determine the priority of inventions, we may also have to participate in interference proceedings declared by the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the associated expense of which could become substantial. In such event, there can be no assurance that we will have available to us the requisite financial resources to aggressively, or even adequately, defend, initiate, or pursue this type of litigation.

Patents obtained by other persons may result in infringement claims against us that are costly to defend and which may limit our ability to use the disputed technologies and prevent us from pursuing research and development or commercialization of potential products and/or applications markets.

If third party patents or patent applications contain claims infringed by either our technology or other technology required to make and use our potential products, and such claims are ultimately determined to be valid, there can be no assurance that we would be able to obtain licenses to these patents at a reasonable cost, if at all, or be able to develop or obtain alternative technology. If, under such circumstances, we are unable to obtain any such licenses at a reasonable cost, we may not be able to develop some products commercially, and, further, we may be required to defend ourselves in court against allegations of infringement of third party patents. Patent litigation is generally very expensive and can consume substantial resources and create significant uncertainties. Any adverse outcome in such a suit could subject us to significant liabilities to third parties, require disputed rights to be licensed from third parties, or require us to cease using such technology.

We may not be able to adequately defend against piracy of intellectual property in foreign jurisdictions.

Considerable research in the areas of organic and inorganic chemistry, materials engineering, and nanotechnology is being performed in countries outside of the United States, and a number of potential competitors are located in these countries. The laws protecting intellectual property in some of those countries may not provide adequate protection to prevent our competitors from misappropriating our intellectual property within those jurisdictions and elsewhere. Several of these potential competitors may be further along in the process of product development and also operate large, company-funded research and development programs. As a result, our international competitors may develop more competitive or affordable products, or achieve earlier patent protection or product commercialization than we are able to achieve. Any such competitive products may render any products or product candidates that we develop obsolete.

Our products are currently expensive to manufacture for the most part, and they may not be profitable if we are unable to reduce our costs to produce them.

Our coatings products are significantly more expensive to manufacture than most comparable products on the market today. This is because our sales to date have been modest, causing our raw materials purchasing volumes and manufacturing output volumes to be correspondingly low, and our costs for each relatively high. We have only been exploring and experimenting for a relatively short period with purchasing and manufacturing processes and procedures enabling our production capacity to reach commercial volumes. Although there can be no assurance, it is our intention to substantially reduce manufacturing costs through process improvements, increases in manufacturing scale and outsourcing to experienced manufacturers. If we are not able to make these or other improvements, and depending on the pricing of the product, our profit margins may be significantly less than that of our competitors. In addition, we may not be able to command a high enough price from our customers for our products within some or all applications markets to generate a profit. If we are unable to realize significant profits from our products, our business would be materially harmed.

We will likely be required to spend large amounts of money for environmental compliance in connection with our manufacturing operations.

As a manufacturer of applied specialty coating and surfacing materials, we are subject to a variety of stringent regulations under numerous U.S. federal, state, local and foreign environmental, health and safety laws and regulations relating to the generation, storage, handling, discharge, disposition and stewardship of hazardous wastes and other materials. In this regard, we will likely have to expend substantial amounts to comply with such laws and regulations as well as establish a policy to minimize our environmental emissions. Nevertheless, legislative, regulatory and economic uncertainties (including existing and potential laws and regulations pertaining to climate change) may make it difficult for us to project future spending for these purposes and, if there is an acceleration in new regulatory requirements, we may be required to expend substantial additional funds to remain in compliance.

Our production operations involve our having to work with dangerous materials that can potentially injure our employees, damage our facilities, and disrupt our work flow.

Some of our operations involve the handling of hazardous materials that may pose the risk of fire, explosion, or the release of hazardous substances into the surrounding environment. Such events could result from operational failures, natural disasters, or terrorist attacks, and might cause injury or loss of life to our employees and others, environmental contamination, and property damage. Any such events might cause a temporary shutdown of an affected plant, or portion thereof, or a customer’s premises, or a portion thereof, and we could be subject to penalties, civil claims, or both, as a result. A disruption of our operations caused by any of these or other events could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

Our product sales could expose us to product liability claims, which, in turn, could diminish our assets and adversely affect our operations.

We may be held liable or incur expenses to settle product liability claims if our products cause injury, directly or indirectly, or are found unsuitable during product testing, manufacturing, marketing, sale or use. These risks exist even with respect to any products that have received, or may in the future receive, regulatory approval, registration or clearance for commercial use. There can be no assurance that we will be able to avoid product liability exposure.

We currently do not maintain product liability insurance of any kind, and we will likely need to obtain such insurance coverage in the very near future at levels determined to be sufficient and consistent with industry standards for companies such as ours. It is possible that such insurance coverage may not be available to us on commercially reasonable terms or at all, and a product liability claim could potentially result in liability to us greater than our assets and insurance coverage, if any, at such time. Whether or not a product liability insurance policy is obtained or maintained in the future, any product liability claim could harm our business and financial condition. Moreover, even if we have adequate insurance coverage, product liability claims or recalls could result in negative publicity or force us to devote significant time and attention to matters other than those that arise in the normal course of business.

Our insurance policies may be inadequate and potentially expose us to unrecoverable risks.

We do not carry director and officer insurance and have only limited general liability insurance coverage. Any significant insurance claims would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. Insurance availability, coverage terms and pricing continue to vary with market conditions. We endeavor to obtain appropriate insurance coverage for insurable risks that we identify, however, we may fail to correctly anticipate or quantify insurable risks, we may not be able to obtain appropriate insurance coverage, and insurers may be unwilling to cover insurable events for which we seek coverage. We have observed rapidly changing conditions in the insurance markets relating to nearly all areas of traditional corporate insurance. Such conditions have resulted in higher premium costs, higher policy deductibles, and lower coverage limits. For some risks, we may not have or maintain insurance coverage because of cost or availability.

Conditions in the global economy and global capital markets may adversely affect our results of operations, financial condition, and cash flows.

Our business and operating results may in the future be adversely affected by global economic conditions, including instability in credit markets, declining consumer and business confidence, fluctuating commodity prices and interest rates, volatile exchange rates, and other challenges such as the changing financial regulatory environment that could affect the global economy. Our customers may experience deterioration of their businesses, cash flow shortages, and difficulty obtaining financing. As a result, existing or potential customers may delay or cancel plans to purchase products and may not be able to fulfill their obligations in a timely fashion. Further, suppliers could experience similar conditions, which could impact their ability to fulfill their obligations to us. Because we intend to have significant international operations, there are expected to be a large number of currency transactions that result from international sales, purchases, investments and borrowings. And although we also intend to actively manage currency exposures that are associated with net monetary asset positions, committed currency purchases and sales, foreign currency-denominated revenues and other assets and liabilities created in the normal course of business, there can be no assurances that such initiatives will be effective. Future weakness in the global economy and failure to manage these risks could adversely affect our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows in future periods.

Changes in government policies and laws could adversely affect our financial results.

Although there can be no assurance, our coatings product sales to customers outside the U.S. are expected over time to account for a material percentage of gross revenues. As a result, our financial results could be affected by changes in trade, monetary and fiscal policies, laws and regulations, or other activities of U.S. and non-U.S. governments, agencies and similar organizations. These conditions include, but are not limited to, changes in a country’s or region’s economic or political conditions, trade regulations affecting production, pricing and marketing of products, local labor conditions and regulations, reduced protection of intellectual property rights in some countries, changes in the regulatory or legal environment, restrictions on currency exchange activities, burdensome taxes and tariffs and other trade barriers. International risks and uncertainties, including changing social and economic conditions as well as terrorism, political hostilities and war, could lead to reduced sales and profitability.

Increases in prices and declines in the availability of raw materials could negatively impact our financial results.

Our financial results are significantly affected by the cost of raw materials. Coatings raw materials, both organic and inorganic, generally comprise a significant percentage of our cost of goods sold in most coatings formulations and represent our single largest production cost component.

Most of the raw materials used in production are purchased from outside sources, and we intend in the near future to begin making supply arrangements from time to time to meet our planned operating requirements for the future. Supply of critical raw materials is managed by qualifying multiple and local sources of supply, sometimes including suppliers from outside the U.S., establishing contracts, procuring from multiple sources, and identifying alternative materials or technology whenever possible. We are continuing our aggressive sourcing initiatives to support our continuous efforts to find the lowest raw material costs.

Increases in the cost of raw materials may have an adverse effect on our earnings or cash flow in the event we are unable to offset these higher costs in a timely manner. Any inability to obtain critical raw materials would adversely impact our ability to produce our products.

General Business Risks

The loss of key personnel could adversely affect our business.

We are presently dependent to a great extent upon the experience, abilities and continued services of our management team. Currently, our only executive under contract is Mr. Malone, our president and chief executive officer. In accordance with its terms, this agreement expires on July 22, 2017. Beyond the obligations expressly set forth in Mr. Malone’s employment agreement (a copy of which is included as Exhibit 10.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed July 29, 2014), no assurances can be given that either he or any other executive will remain with us for any particular duration or that any of such other executives will enter into employment agreements with us. The loss of services of any of the management personnel could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operation.

Failure to effectively manage acquisitions, divestitures, strategic ventures, alliances and other portfolio actions could adversely impact our future results.

From time to time, we expect to be evaluating and pursuing acquisition or strategic venture candidates that may strategically fit our business and/or growth objectives. If we are unable to successfully integrate and develop acquired businesses, we could fail to achieve anticipated synergies and cost savings, including any expected increases in revenues and operating results, which could materially and adversely affect our financial results. We intend to continually review our portfolio of operational assets to assess their respective contributions to our larger objectives and alignment with our broader growth strategy. However, we may not be successful in separating underperforming or non-strategic assets and gains or losses on the divestiture of, or lost operating income from, such assets may affect our results of operations. Moreover, we may incur asset impairment charges related to acquisitions or divestitures that reduce any otherwise reportable earnings.

Our results of operations and financial condition could be seriously impacted by business disruptions and security breaches, including cybersecurity incidents.

Business and/or supply chain disruptions, plant and/or power outages and information technology system and/or network disruptions, regardless of cause including acts of sabotage, employee error or other actions, geo-political activity, weather events and natural disasters could seriously harm our operations as well as the operations of our customers and suppliers. Failure to effectively prevent, detect and recover from security breaches, including attacks on information technology and infrastructure by hackers, viruses, breaches due to employee error or actions, or other disruptions could result in misuse of our assets, business disruptions, loss of property including trade secrets and confidential business information, legal claims or proceedings, reporting errors, processing inefficiencies, negative media attention, loss of sales and interference with regulatory compliance. Though our resources are meaningfully limited, we intend to actively manage the risks within our reasonable control that could lead to any such business disruptions and security breaches. As these threats continue to evolve, particularly around cybersecurity, and particularly as our business grows, however, we may be required to expend significant resources to enhance our control environment, processes, practices and other protective measures. Despite these efforts, such events could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations.

Our business, including our results of operations and reputation, could be adversely affected by process safety and product stewardship issues.

Failure to appropriately manage safety, human health, product liability and environmental risks associated with our products, product life cycles and production processes could adversely impact employees, communities, stakeholders, the environment, as well as our reputation and results of operations. Public perception of the risks associated with our products and production processes could impact product acceptance and influence the regulatory environment in which we operate. While we have in place procedures and controls to manage process safety risks, issues could be created by events outside of our control including natural disasters, severe weather events, acts of sabotage and substandard performance by our external partners.

Our results of operations could be adversely affected by litigation and other commitments and contingencies.

We face risks arising from various asserted and unasserted litigation matters, including, but not limited to, product liability, patent infringement, and claims for third party property damage or personal injury stemming from alleged environmental torts. We have observed and noted a nationwide trend in purported class actions against manufacturers of chemical and materials-based products generally seeking relief such as medical monitoring, property damages, off-site remediation and punitive damages arising from alleged environmental torts without claiming present personal injuries. We have further observed and noted a trend in public and private nuisance suits being filed on behalf of states, counties, cities and utilities alleging harm to the general public. Various factors or developments can lead to changes in current estimates of liabilities such as a final adverse judgment, significant settlement or changes in applicable law. A future adverse ruling or unfavorable development could result in future charges that could have a material adverse effect on us. An adverse outcome in any one or more of these matters would likely have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.

In the ordinary course of business, we may make certain commitments, including representations, warranties and indemnities relating to current and past operations, including those related to products we sell, divested businesses, and issue guarantees of third party obligations. If we were required to make payments as a result, they could exceed the amounts accrued, thereby adversely affecting our results of operations.

Risks Uniquely Associated with Our Minority Interest in Advanced Nanofibers

Although we currently own a 24% equity interest in Advanced Nanofibers, that percentage is likely to be reduced in the near future.

As of September, 2016, and as more fully disclosed in the Description of Business section of this Annual Report on Form 10-K we have held a minority equity interest in a private technology firm, Advanced Nanofibers. As of the date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, we own 23.88% of the firm. Because Advanced Nanofibers is a relatively early-stage company, however, and likely to require near-term investment capital, on the one hand, and establishing strategic relationships, on the other, investors in our shares should expect that our percentage interest will be reduced in the future, possibly significantly, as equity in that company is issued in exchange for cash, economic interests in strategic partnerships, or other value. Although we expect that management of Advanced Nanofiber will limit any such issuances of equity to those in which the exchange of underlying intrinsic value is favorable, or at least not unfavorable, thereby resulting in no actual dilution of economic value in the firm, valuing technology firms is challenging at best and to some degree, at least, subjective, and there can be no assurance that any such transactions will not result in some dilution of economic value.

Our chief executive officer is allocating increasing amounts of his time and focus to matters associated with Advanced Nanofibers, a business in which we currently hold less than a 24% interest.

Since September 2016, when we became one of the founding co-venturers in Advanced Nanofibers, LLC, our chief executive officer, Steven Malone, has been allocating increasing amounts of his time and focus to the business, operational, legal and administrative matters associated with Advanced Nanofibers, a trend that we currently expect to continue indefinitely. Although we currently hold less than a 24% interest in Advanced Nanofibers, Mr. Malone’s increasing allocation of his time and focus in the direction of this pursuit reflects our senior management’s belief in the growth prospects for Advanced Nanofibers, both top-line and bottom-line, and the fact that earnings from that venture, if and when achieved. While our management team remains as optimistic as ever relative to the prospects surrounding our core coatings business, it views the opportunities associated with the business of Advanced Nanofibers – even though we currently hold less than a 24% minority interest in it – as presenting a uniquely promising economic opportunity given the proprietary technology it possesses coupled with the diverse range of very large markets to which it can be applied. Moreover, our active role and involvement in Advanced Nanofibers has been understood by all of the co-venturers in Advanced Nanofibers since its inception as being strategically, operationally and administratively vital to its development. For these reasons, and despite the fact that there can be no assurance, our management team believes that Mr. Malone’s increasing focus on Advanced Nanofibers represents the optimal allocation of his time on behalf of the Company.

Because our chief executive officer holds a significant interest in Advanced Nanofibers separate from the interest he holds through the Company, there exists a conflict of interest which may cause him to make decisions surrounding the allocation of our limited resources with which you may disagree.

Our chief executive officer, Steven Malone, beneficially holds 23,408,848 (93,074,102 fully diluted) shares of our common stock, which currently represents 4.74% (12.85% fully diluted) of our total shares outstanding. In addition, and through various other entities, he also currently holds an indirect 10% beneficial interest in Advanced Nanofibers, a company in which, separately, we own an approximate 24% interest. Furthermore, Mr. Malone has indirect holdings and influence through other members of Advanced Nanofibers. Because, by contrast, our core coatings business is owned 100% by us, there exists a risk that Mr. Malone could make decisions on our behalf to allocate human and financial resources of ours, including his own time, to the development and operations of Advanced Nanofibers with which you may not agree.

Risks Associated with the Prospective Dilution of Our Common Stock

Future issuances of our common stock or preferred stock are likely and may dilute your economic interest.

We are likely to issue additional shares of our common stock in the future in connection with various financings, which will likely have to do repeatedly until such time, if at all, that our revenues attain a consistent level at which they can support both our operating and capital investment requirements. While any such financings may involve registered or unregistered sales of securities, in the case of unregistered sales, the subject securities may, and likely will – given our relatively early stage of development – be either preferred stock or debt, convertible into common stock on the basis of a given ratio. We may also issue shares of our common stock or preferred stock in connection with acquisitions and/or business combinations, and here, too, in either registered or unregistered, exempted transactions. Although we intend to limit any financings or acquisitions in relation to which we issue shares to those for which the implied value of our shares are equal to or greater than our most reasoned estimate of our intrinsic value, thereby avoiding dilution to our existing stockholders in terms of economic value, there can be no assurance in this regard because (i) intrinsic value is, to at least some degree, an inherently subjective benchmark range in relation to which reasonable minds can differ, and (ii) financings may be critical at a time when we are unable to attract the interest of potential investors willing to invest on the basis of a valuation considered by us to be within our intrinsic value range.

Other Risks Associated with an Investment in our Common Stock

A holder of certain of our debt has veto power over the filling of vacant board seats, which we have agreed to limit to five until that debt is retired.

Our corporate bylaws currently provide for a classified board of directors consisting of up to 15 members, as determined from time to time within the discretion of our board of directors through the due execution of appropriate resolutions and procedures. As of the date of this Memorandum, we have a 5-person classified board of directors with three sitting members and two vacancies. Of the three sitting members, one, John Kuehne, is a Class I member, whose current term expired on July 22, 2016, one, Donald Schoenfeld, is a Class II member, whose current term expires on July 22, 2017, and one, Steven Malone, is a Class III member, whose current term expires on July 22, 2018. In accordance with a debt restructuring effected concurrently with the consummation of the Merger, however, and since amended, we have agreed to limit the size of our board of directors to no more than five sitting members until such time as that debt is satisfied and to obtain the consent of the holder of such debt to any directorship appointments effectively filling the two existing vacancies in the meantime. As a result of this agreement, and though still possessing all of the same voting rights relative to the constitution of our board of directors, holders of our common stock, individually and collectively, are deprived for the time being of the same right to influence and effect such constitution as otherwise entitled under Nevada corporate law and our articles of incorporation and bylaws, and there can be no assurance that the constitution of our board of directors will be consistent with what it would be in the absence of this agreement and/or that any actions taken or not taken by our board of directors during the effectiveness of this agreement will be consistent with those that would have occurred were it not in place.

Future issuances of our common stock or preferred stock are likely and may depress our stock price.

We may issue additional shares of our common stock in the future in connection with financings, which we expect to do in the very near-term and will likely have to do repeatedly until such time, if at all, that our revenues attain a consistent level at which they can support both our operating and capital investment requirements. While any such financings may involve registered or unregistered sales of securities, in the case of unregistered sales, the subject securities may, and likely will – given our relatively early stage of development – be either preferred stock or debt, convertible into common stock on the basis of a given ratio. We may also issue shares of our common stock or preferred stock in connection with acquisitions and/or business combinations, and here, too, in either registered or unregistered, exempted transactions. Although we intend to limit any financings or acquisitions in relation to which we issue shares to those for which the implied value of our shares are equal to or greater than our most reasoned estimate of our intrinsic value, thereby avoiding dilution to our existing stockholders in terms of economic value, there can be no assurance in this regard because (i) intrinsic value is, to at least some degree, an inherently subjective benchmark range in relation to which reasonable minds can differ, and (ii) financings may be critical at a time when we are unable to attract the interest of potential investors willing to invest on the basis of a valuation considered by us to be within our intrinsic value range. In any event, future issuances of shares may have the effect of depressing our stock price for any one or more of the following reasons, among others:

Future sales of our common stock by our officers or directors may depress our stock price.

Our officers and directors are not contractually obligated to refrain from selling any of their shares; therefore, our officers and directors may sell any shares owned by them which are registered under the Securities Act, or which otherwise may be sold without registration to the extent permitted by Rule 144 or other exemptions. Because of the perception by the investing public that a sale by such insiders may be reflective of their own lack of confidence in our prospects, the market price of our common stock could decline as a result of a sell-off following sales of substantial amounts of common stock by our officers and directors into the public market, or even the mere perception that these sales could occur.

Though our common stock is quoted on the OTC Markets, there is no liquidity and no established public market for our common stock, which means that it will likely be difficult to sell shares.

Our common stock is quoted over the counter on the OTC Markets under the symbol “FIND.” The OTC Markets is not an exchange and the over-the-counter market is a significantly more limited market than established trading markets and national exchanges such as the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq, including the Nasdaq Global Select Market. Broker dealers may not be willing to make a market in shares quoted solely over the counter such as ours. In addition, many of the issues traded on the OTC Markets, including our own, are often characterized by low trading volumes and price volatility, which may make it difficult for an investor holding shares to sell them on acceptable terms.

Although we are an Exchange Act reporting company, there is no active trading market for our common stock. There can be no assurance that an active trading market will ever develop for our common stock or, if it does develop, that it will be maintained. Failure to develop or maintain an active trading market will generally result in relatively low-priced shares, which may, in turn, cause an investor to be unable to sell its shares or to attempt to sell its shares with the effect of lowering the market price, all of which could lead to a complete or partial loss of investment. Unless an active trading market develops for our common stock, for which there can be no assurance, investors may not be able to sell their shares.

We cannot assure you that our common stock will ever be listed on one of the national securities exchanges.

Although it is our intention to seek the listing of our common stock on Nasdaq (Global or Capital Markets) or another stock exchange as soon as we are able, there can be no assurance that we will be able to meet the initial listing standards of either of those or any other stock exchange in the foreseeable future, or ever, or that, if we do, and we become listed, that we will be able to maintain such listing for any given period through continuing eligibility. Until our common stock is listed on one of the national stock exchanges, for which there can be no assurance, we expect that our common stock would continue to trade in the OTC Markets.

Since our common stock is thinly traded, it is more susceptible to extreme rises or declines in price, and you may not be able to sell your shares at or above the price you paid.

Investors in our common shares may have difficulty reselling them, either at or above the price paid, or even at a fair market value. The stock markets often experience significant price and volume changes that are not related to the operating performance of individual companies, and because our common stock is thinly traded, it is particularly susceptible to such changes. These broad market changes may cause the market price of our common stock to decline regardless of how well we perform as a company, and, depending on when you determine to sell, you may not be able to obtain a price at or above the price you paid.

We were once a shell company, which, coupled with other factors, makes resale of our restricted shares unusually challenging.

For stockholders of ours that hold restricted shares (typically because they were acquired in private offerings), the most common means for reselling their shares requires reliance by them on Rule 144 under the Securities Act, which provides an exemption from the otherwise applicable requirements of SEC registration. Given the current securities brokerage environment, however, selling restricted shares of microcap penny stocks pursuant to Rule 144 is proving increasingly difficult because fewer and fewer brokerage firms are dealing in these securities and those that continue to do so are charging transaction fees that are exorbitant to the point of making them prohibitive as a practical matter. This reality renders the prospect of selling restricted shares of our stock through anything other than an effective registration statement daunting at best. Complicating matters even further for our shareholders, however, is the fact that, as a former shell company, we are subject to certain heightened regulations under Rule 144 that, as a practical matter, make the process of selling restricted shares of our stock all the more administratively challenging. For this reason, and unless their resale is registered through an effective registration statement, holders of restricted shares of our stock (shares purchased in an offering directly from us, or, in any event, not purchased in the open market) are likely to encounter major challenges in selling their shares, even if and when they otherwise qualify for resale under Rule 144.

If you require dividend income, you should not rely on an investment in our common stock.

Because we have very limited cash resources, significant cash needs, and a substantial accumulated deficit, we have not declared or paid any dividends on our common stock since our inception and we do not anticipate declaring or paying any dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future. Rather, we intend to retain earnings, if any, for the continued operation and expansion of our business. It is unlikely, therefore, that holders of our common stock will have an opportunity to profit from anything other than potential appreciation in the value of our common stock held by them. If you require dividend income, you should not rely on an investment in our common stock.

If we are unable to establish appropriate internal controls over financial reporting, it could cause us to fail to meet our reporting obligations, result in the restatement of our financial statements, harm our operating results, subject us to regulatory scrutiny and sanction, cause investors to lose confidence in our reported financial information and have a negative effect on the market price for shares of our common stock.

Effective internal controls are necessary for us to provide reliable financial reports and to effectively prevent fraud. We maintain a system of internal control over financial reporting, which is defined as a process designed by, or under the supervision of, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, or persons performing similar functions, and effected by our board of directors, management and other personnel, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

As a public company that files reports under the Exchange Act, we have significant additional requirements for enhanced financial reporting and internal controls. We are required to document and test our internal control procedures in order to satisfy the requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, which requires annual management assessments of the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting. Our disclosure controls and procedures are not effective as a result of the material weakness in internal control over financial reporting because of inadequate segregation of duties over authorization, review and recording of transactions as well as the financial reporting of such transactions. Management is attempting to develop a plan to mitigate the above material weaknesses. The process of designing and implementing effective internal controls is a continuous effort that requires us to anticipate and react to changes in our business and the economic and regulatory environments and to expend significant resources to maintain a system of internal controls that is adequate to satisfy our reporting obligations as a public company under the Exchange Act.

We cannot assure you that we will not, in the future, identify areas requiring improvement in our internal control over financial reporting. We cannot assure you that the measures we will take to address any areas in need of improvement will be successful or that we will implement and maintain adequate controls over our financial processes and reporting in the future as we continue our growth. If we are unable to establish appropriate internal financial reporting controls and procedures, it could cause us to fail to meet our reporting obligations, result in the restatement of our financial statements, harm our operating results, subject us to regulatory scrutiny and sanction, cause investors to lose confidence in our reported financial information and have a negative effect on the market price for shares of our common stock.

Unless and until we garner analyst research coverage, we are unlikely to create long-term market value in our common stock.

Although we are an Exchange Act reporting company and our common stock is quoted on the OTC Markets, we are unaware of any investment banking firms, large or small, that currently provide analyst research coverage on the Company and, given our relatively small size within the public securities markets, it is unlikely that any investment banks will begin doing so in the near future. Without continuing research coverage by reputable investment banks or similar firms, it is considerably more difficult to attract the interest of most institutional investors, which are generally considered to be very important in achieving a desirable balance in shareholder composition and long-term market value (as distinct from intrinsic value) in a stock. While we intend to continue to aggressively pursue investor relations initiatives designed to create visibility for the Company and common stock, and hope to garner analyst coverage in the future, there can be no assurance that we will succeed in this regard and any inability on our part to develop such coverage is likely to materially impede the realization of long-term market value in our common stock.

Our common stock is subject to the “penny stock” regulations, which is likely to make it more difficult to sell.

Our common stock is considered a “penny stock,” which generally is a stock trading under $5.00 and not registered on any national securities exchanges under applicable securities laws. The SEC has adopted rules that regulate broker-dealer practices in connection with transactions in penny stocks. This regulation generally has the result of reducing trading in such stocks, restricting the pool of potential investors for such stocks, and making it more difficult for investors to sell their shares. Prior to a transaction in a penny stock, a broker-dealer is required to:

These requirements may have the effect of reducing the level of trading activity in the secondary market for a stock that is subject to the penny stock rules. For this reason, investors in our common stock may find it more difficult to sell their shares.

As an issuer of “penny stock,” we do not currently benefit from the protection provided by the federal securities laws relating to forward-looking statements.

Although, generally, federal securities laws provide a safe harbor for forward-looking statements made by a public company that files reports under the federal securities laws, this safe harbor is not available to issuers of penny stocks. As a result, and since our common stock has consistently traded in recent years at a level at which it is considered to constitute a “penny stock,” we do not have the benefit of this safe harbor protection in the event of any legal action based upon a claim that any forward-looking statements contained in any one or more of our public filings proved to be inaccurate. Any such legal action could hurt our financial condition.

Our stock price could be volatile, and your investment could suffer a decline in value.

The trading price of our common stock is likely to be highly volatile and could be subject to extreme fluctuations in price in response to various factors, many of which are beyond our control, including:

The volatility of our common stock is illustrated by reference to the fact that, during the twelve months ended December 31, 2016, the market trading price of our common stock has fluctuated from a low of $0.003 to a high of $0.013 per share.

The stock market has recently experienced significant price and volume fluctuations. Volatility in the market price for particular companies has often been unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of those companies. These broad market and industry factors may seriously harm the market price of our common stock, regardless of our operating performance. In addition, securities class action litigation has often been initiated following periods of volatility in the market price of a company’s securities. A securities class action suit against us could result in substantial costs, potential liabilities and the diversion of management’s attention and resources from our business. Moreover, and as noted above, our common stock is currently quoted on the OTC Market and, further, sales of our shares are subject to the penny stock regulation. Price fluctuations in such shares are particularly volatile and subject to manipulation by market makers, short-sellers and option traders.

ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS.

There were no reportable events under this Item 1B during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016.

ITEM 2. PROPERTIES.

Our principal executive offices are located at 1313 South Killian Drive, Lake Park, Florida 33403. We lease this 8,560 square foot facility under a five-year lease agreement ending on December 31, 2019 with a with an option to renew for one successive term of five years at the then current occupancy rates with 1313 Group LLC. Our monthly rent, including related sales and use taxes, is $7,211. In accordance with the terms of this leasehold agreement, we are responsible for all utilities, repairs and maintenance.

We also leased a research facility located at 223 Fentress Boulevard, Daytona Beach, Florida 32114 as of October 2014. In February 2015, we entered into a month to month lease agreement with an expiration date of December 31, 2016 for this 3,200 square foot facility. Monthly rent, including related sales and use taxes, was $2,929. In accordance with the terms of this leasehold agreement, we were responsible for all utilities, repairs and maintenance. In June 2016, we provided notice that we were terminating this lease agreement effective July 31, 2016. There were no termination fees incurred due to the lease being a month to month lease agreement. As of December 31, 2016, we had accrued $7,891 for past rent owed less a deposit of $2,500 (total $5,391). We have since relocated all property and equipment as well as our Vice President of Research and Development whom previously occupied this facility to our corporate headquarters located in Lake Park, Florida.

ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.

As of the date of this annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016 and to the best knowledge of our officers and directors, there are no pending material legal proceedings to which we were a party and none are threatened or contemplated. There can be no assurance, however, that we will not be made a party to litigation in the future.

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES.

There were no reportable events under this Item 4 during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016.

PART II

ITEM 5. Market for REGISTRANT’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and issuer purchases of equity securities.

MARKET INFORMATION

Our common stock is traded on the OTC Markets, a service provided by the OTC Markets Group, under the symbol “FIND”.

The following table sets forth for the periods indicated the high and low bid prices for our common stock as reported each quarterly period within the last two fiscal years on the OTC Markets, and as obtained from OTCMarkets.com. The prices are inter-dealer prices, do not include retail mark-up, markdown or commission and may not necessarily represent actual transactions.

STOCKHOLDERS

As of April 17, 2017, there were approximately 1,000 holders of record of our common stock, with any shares held by persons or companies in street or nominee name counted only under such street or nominee name.

DIVIDENDS

Since inception, no dividends have been paid on our common stock and we do not anticipate paying any dividends in the foreseeable future. Although it is our intention to utilize all available funds for the development of our business, no restrictions are in place that would limit or restrict our ability to pay dividends.

EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN INFORMATION

Please refer to Part III, Item 12 Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters as reported in this annual report on Form 10-K for the information regarding our equity compensation plans.

RECENT SALES OF UNREGISTERED SECURITIES

PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY THE ISSUER AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS

There were no purchases of equity securities by the Company itself, or any affiliated purchaser during the fourth quarter of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016.

ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA.

As a “smaller reporting company” as defined by Item 10 of Regulation S-K, we are not required to provide this information.

Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis oF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.

The following discussion should be read together with our consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2016 and the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Critical Accounting Policies

Our critical accounting policies, including the assumptions and judgments underlying them, are more fully described in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements. We have consistently applied these policies in all material respects. These policies primarily address matters of expense recognition and revenue recognition. Investors are cautioned that these policies are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties, and that actual results may differ materially. Below are the accounting policies that we believe are the most critical in order to gain an understanding of our financial results and condition.

Accounts Receivable

Accounts receivable arise in the normal course of business. It is the policy of management to continuously review the outstanding accounts receivable, as well as the bad debt write-offs experienced in the past, and establish an allowance for doubtful accounts for uncollectible amounts. Individual accounts are charged against the allowance when they are deemed uncollectible.

Inventory

Our inventories are recorded at the lower of cost or market using the first in, first out method. Our inventory consists of raw materials and finished goods. We take into consideration certain inventory items that are slow moving and obsolete and calculate a provision for these inventory items.

Accounting for Long-Lived Assets

We review property and equipment and intangible assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability is measured by comparison of our carrying amount to future net cash flows the assets are expected to generate. If such assets are considered to be impaired, the impairment to be recognized is measured by the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds its fair market value. Property and equipment to be disposed of are reported at the lower of the carrying amount or fair value less costs to sell.

Intangible Assets

In accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 350-30, General Intangibles Other Than Goodwill, intangible assets with an indefinite useful life are not amortized. Intangible assets with a finite useful life are amortized on the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives. All intangible assets are tested for impairment annually during the fourth quarter.

Goodwill and Certain Other Long-lived Assets

As required by ASC 350, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, we test goodwill for impairment during the fourth quarter of each fiscal year. Goodwill is not amortized, but instead tested for impairment at the reporting unit level at least annually and more frequently upon occurrence of certain events. We have one reporting unit. The annual goodwill impairment test is a two-step process. First, we determine if the carrying value of our reporting unit exceeds fair value, which would indicate that goodwill may be impaired. If it is determined that goodwill may be impaired, we compare the implied fair value of the goodwill to its carry amount to determine if there is an impairment loss.

Revenue Recognition

We recognize revenues in accordance with the provisions of FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 605-10, Revenue Recognition, which provides guidance on the recognition, presentation, and disclosure of revenue in financial statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. ASC 605-10 outlines the basic criteria that must be met to recognize revenue and provides guidance for disclosure related to revenue recognition policies. We recognize revenue when the earnings process is complete. That is, when the arrangements of the goods are documented, the pricing becomes final and collectability is reasonably assured. An allowance for bad debt is provided based on estimated losses.

We record the amounts we charge our customers for the shipping and handling of our products as product revenue, and we record the related costs as cost of sales on our consolidated statements of operations.

Research and Development

Our research and development costs consist of direct production costs, including labor directly associated with the development of projects and outside consultants, and indirect costs such as those associated with facilities use. For labor costs and costs of outside consultants, we record the research and development costs as a reduction against either personnel costs or professional fees. For facilities leasing related expenses, we record the research and development costs as a reduction against rent.

Deferred Tax Asset Valuation Allowance

In accordance with ASC 740-30, Other Considerations or Special Areas, we record deferred tax assets for deductible temporary differences, net of operating loss carryforwards. To the extent that it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax asset will not be realized, a valuation allowance is established.

Discontinued Operations

Discontinued operations are defined as a component that has been disposed of or is classified as held for sale. If in management’s review of a component, it is determined that such component has been disposed of or is classified as held for sale the results of such component should be classified as discontinued operations provided (1) its operations and cash flows have been (or will be) eliminated from the Company's ongoing operations, and (2) the Company will have no significant continuing involvement in the component after its disposition.

DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

Findex.com, Inc. is headquartered in Lake Park, Florida. The Company’s EcoSmart’s coating operations is the current driver of both operating overhead and revenue. EcoSmart centers around a proprietary line of specialty materials coatings that have a broad range of value-adding industrial, commercial, residential and consumer applications. In addition, Advanced Nanofibers LLC (“Advanced”) is a variable interest entity of which the Company owned a minority 24.875% interest at December 31, 2016. During the fourth quarter of 2016 the Company determined it is the primary beneficiary based on qualitative and quantitative factors. Advanced is a Florida-based, nano-technology firm founded in September 2016 by the Company and two other technology firms as a collaborative joint venture focused on globally broadening the utilization of nanoparticle-enhanced nanofibers across a diverse range of mass-market industrial and consumer applications. Advanced is rapidly evolving and, although there can be no assurance, expected by management to eventually outpace EcoSmart’s coating operations in terms of percentage growth on both the expense and revenue sides, so much so that even the Company's minority interest in Advanced is expected, over time, to more significantly impact the Company's results of operations on a stand-alone basis than all other Company operations combined. Despite Advanced’s lack of revenue to date, it is a venture that the Company’s management has been and continues to be very actively involved in developing, and that is increasingly consuming a greater percentage of our financial and human resources, a trend management expects to continue into the foreseeable future.

ECOSMART

The Company’s core business is centered around a line of specialty industrial glass-based “smart surface” coatings that have a wide range of uses across each of the industrial, commercial, and household market segments and that are centered around a U.S. patented technology that, either on its own or when coupled with any of an array of available proprietary formula additives, offers a unique combination of beneficial surface properties that allow for a broad array of multi-surface and end-product applications. Among others, such applications include:

Over time, EcoSmart intends to develop itself in the strategic direction of becoming a leading research-oriented high-tech specialty “smart-surface” materials development and licensing company centered around a highly-qualified research team and state-of-the-art research lab and applying a combination of organic and inorganic chemistries, materials science engineering, and nanotechnology. EcoSmart currently has expertise and capabilities in each of these areas.

ADVANCED NANOFIBERS (VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITY)

Advanced Nanofibers LLC (“Advanced”) is a variable interest entity of which the Company owned a minority 24.875% interest at December 31, 2016. During the fourth quarter of 2016 management determined the Company is the primary beneficiary based on qualitative and quantitative factors. Advanced is a Florida-based, nano-technology firm founded in September 2016 by the Company and two other technology firms as a collaborative joint venture focused on globally broadening the utilization of nanoparticle-enhanced nanofibers across a diverse range of mass-market industrial and consumer applications. Management believes the prospects for Advanced Nanofibers are extraordinary based on the following key factors that afford it a distinct competitive advantage:

At December 31, 2016, Advanced Nanofibers was owned and controlled approximately 96% by its three founding entities, each of which are actively involved in its development. In addition to the Company, this includes Nanotech Fibers LLC, a recently organized, Florida-based, closely-held, private firm engaged in various strategic pursuits within and surrounding the nanotech and related materials industrial sector, and EnVont, LLC, a Florida-based, venture-stage developer and marketer of proprietary nanotechnology-based materials and coatings focused on protective thin films, smart coatings and multi-functional particles. Although it is still in a pre-revenue stage of development, the Company’s management team devotes a very significant percentage of its time to the business of Advanced Nanofibers.

MANAGEMENT OVERVIEW

A key focus of management during the year ended December 31, 2016 centered on the Company’s continuing initiatives to explore and build relationships with potentially key strategic business partners, investors, and potential distributors and/or resellers of our EcoSmart coatings products. To varying degrees, these relationships were aggressively pursued in order to establish, further develop, and/or expand our EcoSmart market share within our most highly targeted verticals, including heavy machinery and equipment hardware, industrial and consumer HVAC equipment systems, hardscape products, and marine products. Throughout the year ended December 31, 2016, management has been, as it has continued to be and expects for the foreseeable future to be, committed to securing and solidifying foundational relationships within each of these markets and intends to allocate a significant portion of Company financial and human resources accordingly.

Following its formation of what is currently a minority 23.88% equity interest in Advanced Nanofibers LLC in September of 2016, the Company began allocating increasing amounts of its financial and human resources to the development of that business, which is a nano-technology firm founded by the Company and two other technology firms that is essentially a collaborative joint venture focused on globally broadening the utilization of nanoparticle-enhanced nanofibers across a diverse range of mass-market industrial and consumer applications. The resource allocations through December 31, 2016 in this regard centered primarily around Advanced Nanofiber’s technology, manufacturing, and related systems. Increasingly, and since year end, allocations have broadened in scope to include strategic marketing and sales initiatives.

During the year ended December 31, 2016, and across the board, management remained focused on three primary areas identified as keys to the near-term viability, growth and prosperity of the Company. One area is revenue generation, as effected through the formalization of various distribution and licensing relationships that the Company has been pursuing over time. A second area is the maximization of cash flow and return on existing assets, as effected through the refinement of internal production operations and throughput efficiencies. The third other area is corporate finance, and specifically the raising of capital necessary to bridge shortfalls in available cash, for both operational and capital investment purposes, through to the point, if at all, at which working capital and cash reserve levels are sufficient to be self-sustaining.

At this time, near-term liquidity poses a continuous challenge to us and is expected to continue to do so for the foreseeable future. Moreover, the need to find ways to stretch our very limited economic resources places ongoing strains on our very limited human resources.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS FOR YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016 AND DECEMBER 31, 2015

The differing results of operations year-over-year are primarily attributable to the following for the year ended December 31, 2016:

Although there can be no assurance, in future periods, we anticipate an increase in overall Company revenues as well as an increase in overall sales, marketing and general and administrative expenses due to our anticipated growth and expansion in certain vertical markets.

Revenues

The differing results of our net revenues are primarily attributable to the following for the year ended December 31, 2016:

For the year ended December 31, 2016, one shareholder/related party accounted for approximately 15% of our revenue and, as a group, the sales to shareholders/related parties accounted for approximately 21% of our revenues. Although there can be no assurance, we anticipate an increase in overall Company revenues in future periods as we continue to pursue a variety of vertical markets that management has been targeting over the past year as near-term opportunities for revenue growth.

Cost of Sales

Cost of sales consists primarily of direct costs, royalties accrued to third party providers of intellectual property, and the costs associated with reproducing, packaging, and shipping our products. As a percentage of net revenues, our cost of sales decreased 18% from 49% for the year ended December 31, 2015 to 31% for the year ended December 31, 2016. The overall decrease in cost of sales as a percentage of net revenues for the year ended December 31, 2016 is attributable to the following:

Into the immediate future, we anticipate that our direct costs are likely to increase in real dollar terms based on escalating sales volume coupled with the likelihood of an inability to make material purchases in bulk at meaningfully discounted rates due to cash restraints. Though there can be no assurance that our cash position and financial condition will improve over time, if it does, we intend to take advantage of bulk purchasing opportunities at discounted rates. More generally, we anticipate that our cost of sales will increase in the future in direct proportion to increases in top line growth.

Sales, General and Administrative

Our research and development costs consist of direct production costs, including labor directly associated with the development of projects and outside consultants, and indirect costs, such as those associated with facilities leasing and related overhead. For labor costs and costs of outside consultants, we record the research and development costs as a reduction against either personnel costs or contract services. For facilities leasing related expenses, we record the research and development costs as a reduction against rent. For the year ended December 31, 2016, we reclassified to research and development approximately $165,000 from total personnel costs and approximately $25,000 from rent. Comparatively, for the year ended December 31, 2015, we reclassified to research and development approximately $164,000 from total personnel costs approximately $32,000 from rent, and approximately $60,000 from total contract services.

The differing results of total sales, marketing, general and administrative costs are primarily attributable to the following for the year ended December 31, 2016:

For the immediate future, and although there can be no assurance, we would anticipate our sales, marketing, general and administrative costs to increase in the future in direct proportion to top line growth.

Loss on Conversion of Note Payable

During the year ended December 31, 2016, an investor holding a convertible note elected to convert such note, together with all then-accrued interest, totaling $10,456 into 2,613,963 shares of common stock. In connection with such election, and in order to induce conversion, we agreed to reduce the original conversion price of $0.02 per share to $0.004 per share, which resulted in an accounting loss upon such conversion. As a result, we recognized a net loss of $13,593, which has been included in the “Loss on conversion of note payable” line item on our Consolidated Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2016.

Gain on Intangible Asset

For the year ended December 31, 2015, we sold the URL/domain, www.formtool.com, and the related FormTool registered trademark to a private company for $15,000 which was to be paid out in installments over twelve months. We continue, however, to operate our FormTool website, albeit from a different URL/domain: www.formtoolsoftware.com. In connection with the sale of the URL/domain and the registered trademark, a settlement was reached with a then creditor of ours pursuant to which our outstanding indebtedness to him in the amount of $24,380 was satisfied in exchange for an assignment by us to him of the entirety of our interest in the $15,000 proceeds of sale otherwise to be paid to us in installments. At December 31, 2015, we did not have a value assigned to the intangible assets consisting of the domain website name, www.formtool.com, and the FormTool registered trademark. As a result, we recognized a gain on intangible asset of $24,380 on our Consolidated Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2015.

Gain on Debt Settlement

For the year ended December 31, 2015, we recognized a gain on debt settlement in the amount of $200,000. This gain was the result of entering into a loan modification agreement with a shareholder that had held an outstanding convertible note agreement in the amount of $250,000, which, until modified, carried a conversion feature that had the accounting effect of increasing the derivative liability associated with the obligation from $250,000 to $500,000. The loan modification called for the original (July 2014) convertible note payable ($250,000), along with the conversion feature to be cancelled. In addition, the loan modification called for a replacement note payable to be issued by us in the adjusted, aggregate principal amount of $300,000, but without any conversion feature. All other terms of the original note agreement carried over to the replacement note unchanged. As a result, we recognized a net gain of $200,000 treatable for accounting purposes as a gain from extinguishment of debt and, accordingly, included in Gain on debt settlement on our Consolidated Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2015.

Impairment Loss of Findex Legacy Software Segment

For the year ended December 31, 2015, we recognized $1,433,465 of goodwill impairment expense related to the Findex legacy software segment which is no longer being actively pursued. We have treated this as an Impairment loss of Findex legacy software segment on our Consolidated Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2015.

Provision for Income Taxes

For the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, based on uncertainty about the timing of and ability to generate future taxable income and our assessment that the realization of the deferred tax assets no longer met the “more likely than not” accounting criterion for realization, we provided for a full valuation allowance against our net deferred tax assets. If we determine at some point that it is more likely than not that we will be able to realize our deferred tax assets in the future, an adjustment to the deferred tax asset valuation allowance would be recorded in the period when such determination is made.

As of December 31, 2016, we had accumulated net operating loss carryforwards, for federal income tax purposes, of approximately $13,196,000. These carryforwards are the result of income tax losses generated as follows:

While, under certain circumstances, opportunities exist for companies to preserve and realize potential value from their NOL carryforwards by applying such losses from prior fiscal years to taxable income in future years in order to reduce otherwise existing tax liability, availability of such opportunities is highly restricted and predicated on the satisfaction of a number of conditions that cannot be assured.

See Note 14, Income Taxes, in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2016 for further information regarding the components of our income tax provision.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Our primary needs for liquidity and capital resources are the working capital requirements of our continued operations, which includes raw materials procurement, production personnel, service applications personnel, the ongoing internal development of new products and expansion and upgrade of existing products, marketing and sales, and executive salaries and insurance benefit obligations. Cash generated through our current operations may not prove sufficient to sustain such operations, and our pursuit of an aggressive growth plan, as currently exists, will likely require funding from outside sources. Funding from outside sources may include but is not limited to the pursuit of other financing options such as commercial loans or public or private sales of securities, including common stock, preferred stock and/or convertible notes or debentures. The Company’s cash on hand as of December 31, 2016 was insufficient to support our operations for the next twelve months.

Liquidity for our day-to-day continuing operations remains a very serious ongoing concern for us, and there can be no assurance of it remaining manageable.

Net cash used in operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 consisted mainly of payments going out for personnel, inventory purchases, vendor payments and other operating expenses.

Net cash used in investing activities for year ended December 31, 2016 was for the build-out of our new research lab within our corporate headquarters located in the Lake Park, Florida. This new research lab replaced the research lab located in Daytona Beach, Florida which was relocated in July 2016.

For the year ended December 31, 2016, cash provided by financing activities was mainly the result of proceeds from the sale and issuances of convertible debt and common stock. As an offset to the cash provided for the year ended December 31, 2016, we also made payments on notes payable. Comparatively, cash provided by financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2015 was primarily the result of the sale of shares of our common stock and convertible notes in exchange for cash.

Financing

Given practical considerations, we believe that our ability to meaningfully pursue our business plan in the immediate term will depend on the availability of working capital, the precise amount of which is uncertain as the date of this annual filing on Form 10-K given certain variables surrounding our ability to generate funds internally, including through both sales of product and/or territorial product distributorships. To the extent that it becomes necessary to access funds through a public or private sales of securities, as we have been doing and expect to continue to have to do for the foreseeable future, this is likely to be pursued through one or more offerings involving common stock, preferred stock and/or convertible notes or debentures. In connection with any such financings, it may become necessary given market conditions and the unavailability of alternative options for us to issue additional shares of our common stock or securities exchangeable for shares of our common stock, including but not limited to convertible preferred stock or convertible notes or debentures containing so-called “floorless convertible” provisions that can be, and often are, extremely dilutive to existing stockholders upon conversion. Any such issuances, as well as any related issuances of common stock or other purchase warrants, would likely have the effect of depressing the market price of our common stock and diluting the interests of our common stockholders, potentially very significantly.

No attempt has been made for many years to secure any bank or other secured financing due to management’s practical conclusion that it would be an unproductive allocation of human resources given our historic revenue and cash flow levels, internal financial ratios, and negative working capital position. We do not expect any change in this status for the foreseeable future.

Contractual Liabilities

We occupy an office building for our corporate headquarters located at 1313 South Killian Drive, Lake Park, Florida 33403. The lease for the 8,560 square feet ends on December 31, 2019 with an option to renew for one successive term of five years at the then current occupancy rates with 1313 Group LLC. Our monthly rent, including related sales and use taxes, is $7,211, and we are responsible for all utilities, repairs and maintenance.

We also leased a research facility located at 223 Fentress Boulevard, Daytona Beach, Florida 32114 as of October 2014. In February 2015, we entered into a month-to-month lease agreement with an expiration date of December 31, 2016 for this 3,200 square foot facility. Monthly rent, including related sales and use taxes, was $2,929. In accordance with the terms of this leasehold agreement, we were responsible for all utilities, repairs and maintenance. In June 2016, we provided notice that we were terminating this lease agreement effective July 31, 2016. There were no termination fees incurred due to the lease having been a month-to-month tenancy. As of December 31, 2016, we had accrued $7,891 for past rent owed less a deposit of $2,500 (total $5,391). We have since relocated all property and equipment as well as all personnel previously occupying this facility to our corporate headquarters located in Lake Park, Florida.

Rent expense for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 for both facilities totaled $81,865 and $86,554, respectively.

At December 31, 2016, the future minimum rental payments required under these arrangements total approximately $263,508. See Note 16, Commitment and Contingencies, in the Notes to the Consolidated Statements for the year ended December 31, 2016 for more detailed information.

Discontinued Operations

On May 5, 2011, we entered into a Software Product Line Purchase Agreement to sell our long-time flagship QuickVerse product line to WORDsearch. On June 30, 2011, closing of the asset sale transaction governed by the Software Product Line Purchase Agreement, which was transitional in nature and expected to be ongoing through approximately the end of April, 2012, commenced. As one of the initial parts of the closing, on July 1, 2011 WORDsearch assumed possession of the physical assets conveyed in the transaction as well as control and responsibility of the business operations related to the QuickVerse product line, including, among many other things, the receipt of revenues for sales in exchange for partial payment of the cash portion of the purchase price being paid to us. On April 13, 2012, we determined that the final closing conditions under the Software Product Line Purchase Agreement had been met, and the sale of the QuickVerse product line to WORDsearch was complete. As a result, we have classified this asset as discontinued operations for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources.

Contractual Obligations

As a “smaller reporting company” as defined by Item 10 of Regulation S-K, we are not required to provide this information.

The Potential Impact of Known Facts, Commitments, Events and Uncertainties on Future Operating Results or Future Liquidity Requirements

New Accounting Pronouncements

See Note 1, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2016 for information regarding the potential effects of new accounting pronouncements on our results of operations and financial condition.

ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.

As a “smaller reporting company” as defined by Item 10 of Regulation S-K, we are not required to provide this information.

ITEM 8. CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA.

D. Brooks and Associates CPA’s, P.A. Certified Public Accountants Certified Valuation Analysts

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of Findex.com, Inc.

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Findex.com, Inc. as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, and the related consolidated statements of income, stockholders’ deficit, and cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2016. Findex.com, Inc.’s management is responsible for these financial statements. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement. The company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Findex.com, Inc. as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2016, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company has incurred operating losses, has incurred negative cash flows from operations and has a working capital deficit. These and other factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plan regarding these matters is also described in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

D. Brooks and Associates CPA’s, P.A. West Palm Beach, Florida

April 17, 2017

D. Brooks and Associates CPA’s, P.A. 319 Clematis Street, Suite 318, West Palm Beach, FL 33401 – (561) 429-6225

Findex.com, Inc.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Findex.com, Inc. (“Findex”) was incorporated under the laws of the State of Nevada on November 7, 1997, and

is headquartered in Lake Park, Florida. The Company’s EcoSmart’s coating operations is the current driver of both operating overhead and revenue. EcoSmart centers around a proprietary line of specialty materials coatings that have a broad range of value-adding industrial, commercial, residential and consumer applications. In addition, Advanced Nanofibers LLC (“Advanced”) is a variable interest entity of which the Company owned a minority 24.875% interest at December 31, 2016 and the Company is considered the primary beneficiary based on qualitative and quantitative features. Advanced is a Florida-based, nano-technology firm founded in September 2016 by the Company and two other technology firms as a collaborative joint venture focused on globally broadening the utilization of nanoparticle-enhanced nanofibers across a diverse range of mass-market industrial and consumer applications. Advanced is rapidly evolving and expected by management to eventually outpace EcoSmart’s coating operations in terms of percentage growth on both the expense and revenue sides. Despite Advanced’s lack of revenue to date, it is a venture that the Company’s management has been and continues to be very actively involved in developing, and that is increasingly consuming a greater percentage of our financial and human resources, a trend management expects to continue into the foreseeable future.

ECOSMART

The Company’s core business is centered around a line of specialty industrial glass-based “smart surface” coatings that have a wide range of uses across each of the industrial, commercial, and household market segments and that are centered around a U.S. patented technology that, either on its own or when coupled with any of an array of available proprietary formula additives, offers a unique combination of beneficial surface properties that allow for a broad array of multi-surface and end-product applications. Among others, such applications include:

Over time, EcoSmart intends to develop itself in the strategic direction of becoming a leading research-oriented high-tech specialty “smart-surface” materials development and licensing company centered around a highly-qualified research team and state-of-the-art research lab and applying a combination of organic and inorganic chemistries, materials science engineering, and nanotechnology. EcoSmart currently has expertise and capabilities in each of these areas.

ADVANCED NANOFIBERS (VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITY)

Advanced Nanofibers LLC (“Advanced”) is a variable interest entity of which the Company owned a minority 24.875% interest at December 31, 2016 and is considered the primary beneficiary based on qualitative and quantitative features. Advanced is a Florida-based, nano-technology firm founded in September 2016 by the Company and two other technology firms as a collaborative joint venture focused on globally broadening the utilization of nanoparticle-enhanced nanofibers across a diverse range of mass-market industrial and consumer applications. Management believes the prospects for Advanced Nanofibers are extraordinary based on the following key factors that afford it a distinct competitive advantage:

At December 31, 2016, Advanced Nanofibers was owned and controlled approximately 99.5% by its three founding entities, each of which are actively involved in its development. In addition to the Company, this includes Nanotech Fibers LLC, a recently organized, Florida-based, closely-held, private firm engaged in various strategic pursuits within and surrounding the nanotech and related materials industrial sector, and EnVont, LLC, a Florida-based, venture-stage developer and marketer of proprietary nanotechnology-based materials and coatings focused on protective thin films, smart coatings and multi-functional particles. Although it is still in a pre-revenue stage of development, the Company’s management team devotes a very significant percentage of its time to the business of Advanced Nanofibers.

BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and are expressed in US dollars.

Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company, its wholly-owned subsidiaries (Reagan Holdings, Inc., Findex.com, Inc. Delaware, and ESCT Acquisition Corp.), and the accounts of Advanced Nanofibers LLC, a Florida limited liability company and variable interest entity, of which the Company has been deemed the primary beneficiary. As of December 31, 2016, the Company owns a non-controlling, minority interest of 24.875% in Advanced. All inter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Reclassifications

Certain accounts in the Company’s 2015 financial statements have been reclassified for comparative purposes to conform with the presentation in 2016 financial statements.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. The Company bases its estimates and assumptions on current facts, historical experience and various other factors that it believes to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities and the accrual of costs and expenses that are not readily apparent from other sources. The actual results experienced by the Company may differ materially and adversely from the Company’s estimates. To the extent there are material differences between the estimates and the actual results, future results of operations will be affected. Significant estimates include inventory evaluation for slow moving and obsolete items, collectability of accounts receivable, assessing intangibles for impairment, useful lives of assets, and valuation of stock based compensation and consideration of variable interest entities.

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

The Company considers all highly liquid investments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents.

ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

Within the Company’s operations as a whole, the Company’s products are sold to resellers and distributors generally under terms appropriate for the creditworthiness of the customer. Terms generally range from cash on delivery, net 10 days or net 30 days. Receivables from customers are unsecured. The Company continuously monitors its customer account balances and actively pursues collections on past due balances.

The Company maintains an allowance for doubtful accounts comprised of two components, (i) historical collections performance and (ii) specific collection issues. If actual bad debts differ from the reserves calculated based on historical trends and known customer issues, an adjustment to bad debt expense is recorded in the period in which the difference occurs. Such adjustment could result in additional expense or a reduction of expense.

The Company’s accounts receivable go through a collection process that is based on the age of the invoice and requires attempted contacts with the customer at specified intervals and the assistance from other personnel within the Company who have a relationship with the customer. If after a number of days, the Company has been unsuccessful in its collections efforts, it may turn the account over to a collection agency. The Company writes-off accounts to the allowance when it has determined that collection is unlikely. The factors considered in reaching this determination are (i) the apparent financial condition of the customer, (ii) the success the Company has in contacting and negotiating with the customer and (iii) the number of days the account has been outstanding. To the extent that the Company’s collections do not correspond with historical experience, it may be required to incur additional charges.

INVENTORY

The Company’s inventories are recorded at the lower of cost or market using the first in, first out method. The Company’s inventory consists of raw materials and finished goods. The Company takes into consideration certain inventory items that are slow moving and obsolete and calculates a provision for these inventory items.

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

Property and equipment are recorded at cost. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method based on the estimated useful lives generally ranging from three to seven years. Amortization of leasehold improvements is computed using the straight-line method over the lesser of the useful life of the asset or the remaining term of the lease. Expenditures for maintenance and repairs are expenses as incurred.

ACCOUNTING FOR LONG-LIVED ASSETS

The Company reviews property and equipment and intangible assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability is measured by comparison of the carrying amount to future net cash flows the assets are expected to generate. If such assets are considered to be impaired, the impairment to be recognized is measured by the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds its fair market value. Property and equipment to be disposed of are reported at the lower of the carrying amount or fair value less costs to sell.

INTANGIBLE ASSETS OTHER THAN GOODWILL

The Company’s intangible assets consist of patents and patents pending acquired from third parties, and are recorded at cost. In accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 350-30, General Intangibles Other Than Goodwill, intangible assets with an indefinite useful life are not amortized. Intangible assets with a finite useful life are amortized on the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives, generally three to ten years. All intangible assets are tested for impairment annually during the fourth quarter. For the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company did not recognize any impairment expense related to intangible assets. For the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company recognized $15,000 in impairment expense related to the MRP assets. See Notes 6 and 9.

GOODWILL AND CERTAIN OTHER LONG-LIVED ASSETS

As required by ASC 350, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, the Company tests goodwill for impairment during the fourth quarter of its fiscal year. Goodwill is not amortized, but instead tested for impairment at the reporting unit level at least annually and more frequently upon occurrence of certain events. The Company has one reporting unit. The annual goodwill impairment test is a two-step process. First, the Company determines if the carrying value of its reporting unit exceeds fair value, which would indicate that goodwill may be impaired. If the Company then determines that goodwill may be impaired, it compares the implied fair value of the goodwill to its carry amount to determine if there is an impairment loss.

For the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company recognized $1,433,465 of goodwill impairment expense related to the Findex legacy software segment which is no longer being actively pursued. See Note 13.

The Company accounts for the impairment of long-lived assets other than goodwill in accordance with ASC 360, Property, Plant, and Equipment, which addresses financial accounting and reporting for the impairment or disposal of long-lived assets. ASC 360 requires impairment losses to be recorded on long-lived assets used in operations when indicators of impairment are present and the undiscounted cash flows estimated to be generated by those assets are less than the assets’ carrying amounts. In that event, a loss is recognized based on the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the fair value of the long-lived assets. Loss on long-lived assets to be disposed of is determined in a similar manner, except that fair values are reduced for the cost of disposal.

REVENUE RECOGNITION

The Company recognizes revenues in accordance with the provisions of FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 605-10, Revenue Recognition, which provides guidance on the recognition, presentation, and disclosure of revenue in financial statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. ASC 605-10 outlines the basic criteria that must be met to recognize revenue and provides guidance for disclosure related to revenue recognition policies. The Company recognizes revenue when the earnings process is complete. That is, when the arrangements of the goods are documented, the pricing becomes final and collectability is reasonably assured. An allowance for bad debt is provided based on estimated losses.

Revenue is recognized when a product is delivered or shipped to the customer and all material conditions relating to the sale have been substantially performed.

In addition, within the Company’s operations as a whole, the Company derives part of its revenues from the sale of downloadable software products. The Company recognizes software revenue for software products and related services in accordance with ASC 985-605, Software Revenue Recognition. The Company recognizes revenue when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists (generally a purchase order), the Company has delivered the product, the fee is fixed or determinable and collectability is probable. In some situations, the Company receives advance payments from the Company’s customers. The Company defers revenue associated with these advance payments until the Company ships the products or offers the support.

SHIPPING AND HANDLING COSTS

Shipping and handling costs are included in cost of sales on the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

The Company’s research and development costs consist of direct production costs, including labor directly associated with the development of projects and outside consultants, and indirect costs such as those associated with facilities use. For labor costs and costs of outside consultants, the Company records the research and development costs as a reduction against either personnel costs or professional fees. For facilities leasing related expenses, the Company records the research and development costs as a reduction against rent. For the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company recognized $229,691 and $267,361, respectively, in research and development costs.

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

The Company recognizes share-based compensation in accordance with ASC 718, Compensation – Stock Compensation, using the modified prospective method. ASC 718 requires that the Company measure the cost of the employee services received in exchange for an award for equity instruments based on the grant-date fair value and to recognize this cost over the requisite service period. See Note 15.

INCOME TAXES

The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with ASC 740-10, Income Taxes. The Company recognizes deferred tax assets and liabilities to reflect the estimated future tax effects, calculated at the tax rate expected to be in effect at the time of realization. The Company records a valuation allowance related to a deferred tax asset when it is more likely than not that some portion of the deferred tax asset will not be realized. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are adjusted for the effects of the changes in tax laws and rates of the date of enactment.

ASC 740-10 prescribes a recognition threshold that a tax position is required to meet before being recognized in the financial statements and provides guidance on recognition, measurement, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition issues. The Company classifies interest and penalties as a component of interest and other expenses. To date, the Company has not been assessed, nor has the Company paid, any interest or penalties. See Note 14.

The Company measures and records uncertain tax positions by establishing a threshold for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. Only tax positions meeting the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold at the effective date may be recognized or continue to be recognized. All of the Company’s tax years remain subject to examination by federal and state tax jurisdictions.

EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE

The Company follows the guidance of ASC 260, Earnings Per Share, to calculate and report basic and diluted earnings per share (“EPS”). Basic EPS is computed by dividing income available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding for the period. Diluted EPS is computed by giving effect to all dilutive potential shares of common stock that were outstanding during the period. For the Company, dilutive potential shares of common stock consist of the incremental shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of stock options and warrants for all periods and convertible notes payable.

When discontinued operations, extraordinary items, and/or the cumulative effect of an accounting change are present, income before any of such items on a per share basis represents the “control number” in determining whether potential shares of common stock are dilutive or anti-dilutive. Thus, the same number of potential shares of common stock used in computing diluted EPS for income from continuing operations is used in calculating all other reported diluted EPS amounts. In the case of a net loss, it is assumed that no incremental shares would be issued because they would be anti-dilutive. In addition, certain options and warrants are considered anti-dilutive because the exercise prices were above the average market price during the period. Anti-dilutive shares are not included in the computation of diluted EPS, in accordance with ASC 260-10-45-17.

The calculations of net loss per share for the year ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 excluded the impact of the following potential common shares as their inclusion would be anti-dilutive.

DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

On May 5, 2011, Findex entered into a Software Product Line Purchase Agreement with WORDsearch Corp., L.L.C. In accordance with the Software Product Line Purchase Agreement, WORDsearch agreed to acquire from Findex all of the assets associated with the QuickVerse^® product line which centered around Findex’s industry-leading Bible-study software program. The specific assets conveyed include, among others, the underlying software source code, registered trade names, and existing product inventories. As a result, the Company has classified any associated liabilities as well as all expenses directly related to the QuickVerse^® product line as discontinued operations for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015. See Note 19.

RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

At December 31, 2016, there were no recent accounting pronouncements that the Company believed would have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

NOTE 2 – GOING CONCERN

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, which contemplates the Company’s continuation as a going concern. However, as of December 31, 2016, the Company had negative working capital of $2,754,701 and had an accumulated deficit of $6,438,653. These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management has taken several actions in an attempt to mitigate this risk. These actions include capital raising initiatives involving the issuance of equity and/or notes payable to investors, as well as cash conservation initiatives involving the issuance of equity and/or notes payable to employees and related parties. The accompanying consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments related to these uncertainties.

NOTE 3 – CONSOLIDATED VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITY

The Financial Accounting Standards Board authoritative guidance on consolidation requires the primary beneficiary of a Variable Interest Entity (VIE) to consolidate that entity. The primary beneficiary of a VIE is a company that has a controlling financial interest in the VIE without any corresponding voting rights control. Controlling financial interests exist when a company has both the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact a VIE’s economic performance, on the one hand, and the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits of the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE, on the other. The Company is one member, along with two other technology firms, of a collaborative joint venture, Advanced. This enterprise was formed by the joint venture participants for the purpose of focusing on globally broadening the utilization of nanoparticle-enhanced nanofibers across a diverse range of mass-market industrial and consumer applications. The Company was involved in the formation of Advanced in September 2016. During the fourth quarter of 2016, the Company determined that it was the primary beneficiary of Advanced based on qualitative and quantitative factors. Among other factors, and more specifically, the equity investors in Advanced do not, and are not obligated to, provide sufficient financial resources for the entity to support itself in terms of day-to-day research and development activities. However, the Company has provided financial support that is disproportionate to its equity interest and our CEO was involved in the organization of the entity. U.S. GAAP thereunder, requires a VIE to be consolidated by a company if that company is subject to a majority of the risk of loss from the VIE’s activities. For the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company provided the financial resources in the amount of $52,750 as support for Advanced’s day-to-day research and development activities. See Notes 1 and 20.

The carrying value of the assets and liabilities of Advanced which are consolidated as of December 31, 2016 are as follows:

NOTE 4 – INVENTORIES

At December 31, 2016 and 2015, inventories consisted of the following:

NOTE 5 – PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

At December 31, 2016 and 2015, property and equipment consisted of the following:

For the year ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company recorded depreciation expense of $18,401 and $17,460, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company invested $10,334 in building out a new research lab within our corporate headquarters located in the Lake Park, Florida. The new research lab will replace the research lab located in Daytona Beach, Florida which was relocated in July 2016. See Note 16.

NOTE 6 – INTANGIBLE ASSETS

The Company’s intangible assets consist of patents and patents pending acquired from third parties, and are recorded at cost. The Company amortizes the costs of its intangible assets over their estimated useful lives unless such lives of approximately 11 years. Patents pending are not amortized until the patents are issued. Amortizable intangible assets are tested for impairment based on undiscounted cash flows and, if impaired, written down to fair value based on either discounted cash flows or appraised values. Intangible assets with indefinite lives are tested for impairment, at least annually, and written down to fair value as required.

As of December 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company’s intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization consisted of the following:

The Surface Modification Technologies assets include a patent, a patent pending, trade secret technology, instructions, manuals and materials on certain manufacturing processes and know-how. The MRP assets include trade secret technology, instructions, manuals and applicable materials on certain manufacturing processes. For the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company recognized $15,000 in impairment expense related to the MRP assets as the Company is no longer pursing this line of business. For the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company recorded amortization expense of $47,513 and $47,513, respectively. See Notes 1 and 9.

Future amortization for the next five years for the Company’s intangible assets consist of the following:

NOTE 7 – NOTES PAYABLE AND NOTES PAYABLE - RELATED PARTIES 

At December 31, 2016 and 2015, notes payable consisted of the following:

NOTES PAYABLE

At December 31, 2016 and 2015, notes payable consisted of the following:

As of December 31, 2016, the Company had outstanding a past due note payable (b) to a shareholder in the amount of $300,000. A previously outstanding note payable to the same party, that had contained a conversion feature in the amount of $250,000, pre-dated this note. However, in March 2015, the Company entered into a loan modification agreement which provided that the original note, along with the attendant conversion feature, be cancelled, and that a replacement note to be issued in its stead at an upwardly adjusted principal amount of $300,000, but without any associated conversion feature. In accordance with ASC 470-50-40, the Company deemed the transaction for accounting purposes to be a debt extinguishment due to the substantially different terms, and, as a result, recorded a gain on debt settlement of $200,000. For the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company recognized a debt discount of $9,900 associated with two notes payable as they each carried a beneficial conversion feature. This debt discount has been fully amortized to interest expense for the year ended December 31, 2016. See Note 12.

At December 31, 2016, the Company was in arrears on the unsecured term note payable (a) to a former shareholder, and the unsecured term note payable (b) to a current shareholder.

NOTES PAYABLE, CONVERTIBLE

At December 31, 2016 and 2015, notes payable, convertible consisted of the following:

In April 2016, the Company repaid and retired a $10,000 note (c) to a private investor together with $1,000 in then-accrued interest ($11,000 total). During September 2016, a private investor of a convertible note payable (b) opted to convert the note payable plus accrued interest totaling $10,456 into 2,613,963 shares of common stock. The Company repriced the original conversion of $0.02 per share to $0.004 per share which resulted in a loss on conversion in the amount of $13,593. See Note 10. The Company repaid a $10,000 convertible note payable (c) to a current shareholder during October 2016, and the Company also repaid a $20,000 convertible note payable (a) to a current shareholder during December 2016. The accrued interest for both repaid convertible note payables (a) and (c) remain unpaid at a total of $2,000 and $1,000 ($3,000 total), respectively.

NOTES PAYABLE, RELATED PARTIES

At December 31, 2016 and 2015, notes payable, related parties consisted of the following:

During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company paid $17,950 to a related party note holder and current shareholder (a) in exchange for the release and discharge in full of a Company note in the amount of $239,000, which had come due August 3, 2016. As a result of this negotiated settlement with the related party, the Company will recognize a contribution of capital of $221,050 for the year ended December 31, 2016. See Note 8.

NOTES PAYABLE, RELATED PARTIES, CONVERTIBLE

At December 31, 2016 and 2015, notes payable, related parties, convertible consisted of the following: