ASD SYSTEMS INC
10-Q, 2000-08-14
BUSINESS SERVICES, NEC
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

                       

FORM 10-Q

[X]                             QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
                                            OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                                                For the Quarterly Period Ended June 30, 2000

OR

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

Commission File Number:   000-27945

ASD SYSTEMS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Texas

75-2737041

(State or other jurisdiction of

(I.R.S. Employer

Incorporation or organization)

Identification No.)

   

3737 Grader Street, Suite 110, Garland, Texas

75041

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  214.348.7200
                           

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

At July 31, 2000, there were 21,224,900 shares of common stock outstanding.

 

 

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PART I.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1.   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

ASD SYSTEMS, INC.

Unaudited Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2000 and December 31, 1999………………………………….. 2
   
Unaudited Statements of Operations for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2000 and 1999……... 3
   
Unaudited Statements of Cash Flows for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2000 and 1999……………….. 4
   
Notes to Interim Financial Statements……………………………………………………………………… 5

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ASD SYSTEMS, INC.
BALANCE SHEETS
(000’s Omitted)
(Unaudited)

 

June 30,   
2000      
-------------------

December 31,
1999        
-------------------

Assets

   
     
Current assets:    
  Cash and cash equivalents…………………………………

$    24,673 

$    37,278 

  Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful
    accounts of $37 at June 30, 2000 and
    $100 at December 31, 1999………………………………….



1,814 



2,379 

  Prepaid expenses……………………………………………..

          200 

           63 

       Total current assets……………………………………….

26,687 

39,720 

Property and equipment, net………………………………….

5,438 

4,680 

Notes receivable……………………………………………….

175 

-- 

Other assets……………………………………………………

           66 

            53 

Total assets……………………………………………………

$   32,366 
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$    44,453 
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Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity    
     
Current liabilities:    
  Accounts payable……………………………………………...

$      1,377 

$       1,648 

  Accrued liabilities……………………………………………....

1,804 

737 

  Current portion of long-term debt……………………………..

           340 

           340 

       Total current liabilities……………………………………...

3,521 

2,725 

Long term debt…………………………………………………...

510 

680 

Stockholders’ equity (deficit):    
  Preferred stock, $.0001 par value:
     Authorized shares -- 7,500,000
     Issued and outstanding – none…..…………………………



-- 



-- 

  Common stock, $.0001 par value:
    Authorized shares--50,000,000
     Issued and outstanding shares--21,153,400
        at June 30, 2000 and 21,097,400 at
        December 31, 1999…………....……………………………









  Additional paid-in capital…….………………………………

59,640 

59,604 

  Accumulated deficit……………………………………………

      (31,307)

      (18,558)

       Total stockholders’ equity…………………………………

       28,335 

       41,048 

          Total liabilities and stockholders equity……………….

$      32,366 
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$      44,453 
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See accompanying notes.

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ASD SYSTEMS, INC.
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(000’s Omitted, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)

 

Three Months Ended
June 30,
-----------------------------------------

Six Months Ended
June 30,
--------------------------------------

 

2000
--------------------

1999
----------------

2000
------------------

1999
----------------

Revenues……………………………………..

$    1,452           

$    2,479       

$     3,073       

$     4,679       

Cost of revenues……………………………..

     1,494           

     1,647       

       3,274       

       3,316       

Gross profit (loss)……………………………

(42)         

832       

(201)     

1,363       

Operating expenses:………………………….        
  Selling, general, and administrative     expenses………………………….………..


5,367           


1,722      


10,062      


3,013      

  Depreciation and amortization…….....……

531           

253      

995      

574      

  Restructuring costs ………………..………

     2,460           

           --      

      2,460      

          --      

    Total operating expenses…………..……...

     8,358           

     1,975      

    13,517      

     3,587      

        Operating (loss)……………….……......

(8,400)         

(1,143)     

(13,718)     

(2,224)     

Interest income (expense), net……………….

         492          

        (30)     

         969      

         (68)     

Net loss…………………………………..…...

$  (7,908)         
======          

$  (1,173)    
======     

$ (12,749)     
======      

$  (2,292)     
======      

Basic and diluted net loss per share………….

$    (0.37)         
======          

$    (0.11)    
======     

$    (0.60)     
======      

$    (0.24)     
======      

Average shares used in computing basic and
          diluted net loss per share…………….


   21,146           
======           


   10,500     
======     


   21,125       
======       


9,735      
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See accompanying notes.

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ASD SYSTEMS, INC.
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(000’s Omitted)
(Unaudited)

 

Six Months Ended
June 30,
-----------------------------------------------

 

2000
-------------------------

1999
------------------

Net cash used in operating activities………………………….

$   (9,428)          

$   (1,378)    

Investing Activities    
Purchases of property and equipment…………………………..

     (3,043)         

     (1,634)    

Net cash used in investing activities        ………....……………

     (3,043)         

     (1,634)    

Financing Activities    
Borrowing on revolving line of credit………………..…………

--          

700     

Payments on revolving line of credit…………………..……….

--          

(2,400)    

Proceeds from issuances of Common Stock……………………

--          

4,164     

Proceeds from exercise of common stock options……………..

56          

--     

Borrowings of long-term debt………………………………….

--          

944     

Payments of long-term debt…………………………………….

(170)        

(170)    

Other……………………………………………………………

         (20)        

        (24)    

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities……………

       (134)        

    3,214     

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents………….

(12,605)       

202     

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period……………..

    37,278        

           --     

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period…………………….

$   24,673        
=======       

$      202     
======     

 

 

See accompanying notes.

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ASD SYSTEMS, INC.
NOTES TO INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1.        Basis of Presentation:

        The unaudited financial statements included herein reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, which in the opinion of management are necessary to fairly state the company’s financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the company’s audited financial statements included in the company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The results of operations for the period ended June 30, 2000 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for any subsequent quarter or for the entire fiscal year ending December 31, 2000. The December 31, 1999 balance sheet was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by generally accepted accounting principles.

2.       Computation of Basic and Diluted Net Loss Per Common Share

 

Three months ended
---------------------------------------------

Six months ended
---------------------------------------------

 

June 30, 2000
---------------------

June 30, 1999
--------------------

June 30, 2000
--------------------

     June 30, 1999
     --------------------
Net loss……………………..

$         7,908        

$           1,173         

$        12,749      

$           2,292        

Weighted average number of
  shares outstanding………...


21,146,000        


10,500,000        


21,125,000      


  9,735,000        

Basic and diluted net loss per   share…….……………..


$         (0.37)       


$            (0.11)       


$         (0.60)      


$           (0.24)       

3.        Contingent Liability

On April 21, 2000, the Original Honey Baked Ham Company of Georgia, Inc. ("HBH") filed suit against the company to recover damages for breach of contract related to services performed by the company for HBH in 1999. The lawsuit seeks compensatory damages, incidental and consequential damages and other costs, fees and expenses including attorneys’ fees and legal expenses in excess of $10.0 million. We filed a claim and are actively exploring a number of possible counterclaims against HBH. Management denies plaintiff’s allegations and intends to vigorously defend the lawsuit. Since this claim is at a very early stage, the company is unable to predict with any certainty what the outcome with respect to any claim might be, and therefore the company has not provided a reserve for potential claims, nor has it provided a reserve against its receivable from HBH.

4.        Restructuring costs

        In May, 2000, the company terminated the development of its browser based software known as Mercury and eliminated its software development department. In addition, the company completed a thorough reorganization and eliminated positions. The write-off of Mercury, plus the severance and other costs related to these events, amounted to $2,460.

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

Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed below contain forward-looking statements which involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the company, or industry results, to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. The company expressly disclaims any obligation to update this information or publicly release any revision or reflect events or circumstances after the date of this report. Such factors include among others: our ability to achieve or sustain profitability; our limited operating history; the risks associated with the failure of our systems and services to achieve widespread market acceptance or meet specific client needs; significant client concentration; the fact that our client contracts are either short-term or terminable with minimal notice; systems risks and uncertainties, including rapid technological change; the risks related to the possible inability of our system to connect to and manage a larger number of clients; business conditions in the fulfillment industry generally; the impact of market competitors and their service offerings; and such other factors that are more fully described in the company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999.

The Company

        ASD Systems, Inc. is a Texas corporation with principal executive offices located at 3737 Grader Street, Suite 110, Garland, Texas 75041. The company’s telephone number is 214.348.7200.

Overview

        We offer software and service solutions that enable Internet retailers and direct marketing businesses to outsource their order management and fulfillment operations. Our systems automate and integrate information received from real-time Web sites, call centers, fulfillment centers and vendors. We have assembled a network of call centers and fulfillment centers which, at June 30, 2000, consisted of one company-owned call center, four third-party call centers, one company-owned fulfillment center and seven third-party fulfillment centers. Our network can increase or decrease in size and services offered to meet the specific needs of our clients.

        We derive our revenues from systems services, call center services, fulfillment services and, to a much lesser extent, other services. Other services consist of client management services, Web site related services and consulting services. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2000, the percentage of total revenues by service category was as follows:

Service Category

% of Total Revenue for
  Three Months Ended
       June 30, 2000       

% of Total Revenue for
  Six Months Ended
       June 30, 2000     

Systems services

35%                            

34%                     

Call center services

40%                            

40%                     

Fulfillment services

25%                            

26%                     

Other services

Less than 1%                    

Less than 1%            

       TOTAL

       100%                          
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       100%                   
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        We typically charge on a per-transaction basis for systems processing, on a per-minute basis for call center services and on a per-item basis for fulfillment services. Additional fees are billed for other services. We price our services based on a variety of factors including the depth and complexity of the services provided, the amount of required systems customization, length of contract and other factors. Our revenues are recognized as our services are rendered and the majority of our clients are billed on a weekly basis. Our client contracts can be cancelled on a 180 or fewer days notice.

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Our expenses are comprised of:

  •  

 

cost of revenues, which consists primarily of compensation and related expenses of our call center, fulfillment center, and technical services employees and the variable costs of third-party call center and fulfillment center services;
  •  
selling, general and administrative, which consists primarily of compensation and related expenses for our executive group; our sales and marketing staff; our client service and administrative personnel and software technicians; occupancy costs; software costs; marketing programs; other administrative personnel; and
  •  

 

depreciation and amortization expense.

Results of Operations

        Comparison of the Three Months Ended June 30, 2000 to the Three Months Ended June 30, 1999

        Revenues. Our revenues decreased 41% to $1.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2000 from $2.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 1999. The decrease in revenue over the period was due primarily to a decrease in the number of full three months’ equivalent clients at June 30, 2000 compared to June 30, 1999. Sears accounted for 81% of total revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2000 and 57% of total revenues for the three months ended June 30, 1999.

        Cost of Revenues. Cost of revenues decreased 9% to $1.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2000 from $1.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 1999. The decrease in the cost of revenue is due primarily to the reduction of call center, fulfillment center and technical service personnel required to support existing clients. As a percentage of revenues, cost of revenues was 103% for the three months ended June 30, 2000 and 66% for the three months ended June 30, 1999.

        Selling, General and Administrative Expense. For the three months ended June 30, 2000, our selling, general and administrative, or SG&A expense was $5.4 million compared to $1.7 million for the same period of 1999, an increase of 211%. The increase in costs was primarily the result of increased employee levels to match the anticipated increase in activity. Additionally, we accrued approximately $400,000 for employment agreement provisions payable in the future. See our discussion of restructuring costs for an explanation of how we have taken actions to reduce our SG&A expenses.

        Depreciation and Amortization. For the three months ended June 30, 2000, depreciation and amortization expense was approximately $531,000 compared to $253,000 for the same period of 1999, an increase of 110%. Depreciation and amortization expense increased to 37% of revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2000 from 10% for the three months ended June 30, 1999. The increase corresponds with the increase in computer equipment purchased for internal use.

        Restructuring Costs. In May, 2000, we began the process of reviewing our overall business plan, beginning with major changes to specific components of our operations. We decided to terminate the software development of Mercury, a browser-based platform, and replace it with Omnigy, our new services platform which combines third party technologies with proprietary integration and framework. We also changed our business name to "Ascendant Solutions". In connection with our restructuring, we terminated and paid severance to 55 employees. The reductions were primarily in Mercury software development and systems services groups, and certain executive positions. We have identified our costs related to these changes and classified them as restructuring costs in the accompanying statements of operations so that our results will be more easily comparable to future periods as we operate under our new direction. Restructuring charges incurred to date have totaled $2,460,000, broken down into the following summary:

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  Write off of Mercury software

$     1,294,000

  Employee severance and other  
     
      payroll and benefit charges

804,000

  Professional services

260,000

  Other

        102,000

                 Total

$   2,460,000
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Restructuring charges in the amount of $440,000 remained unpaid as of June 30, 2000.

        Interest income (expense), net. For the three months ended June 30, 2000 interest income, net of expense, was approximately $492,000 compared to approximately $30,000 in net interest expense for the prior year. The interest income for the current year is attributed to investment income on proceeds from our initial public offering completed in the fourth quarter of 1999.

Comparison of the Six Months Ended June 30, 2000 to the Six Months Ended June 30, 1999

        Revenues. Our revenues decreased 34% to $3.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2000 from $4.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 1999. The decrease in revenue over the period was due primarily to a decrease in the number of full six months’ equivalent clients at June 30, 1999 compared to June 30, 2000. Sears accounted for 82% of total revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2000 and 78% of total revenues for the six months ended June 30, 1999.

        Cost of Revenues. Cost of revenues were $3.3 for both six month periods ending June 30, 2000 and June 30, 1999. As a percentage of revenues, cost of revenues was 107% for the six months ended June 30, 2000 and 71% for the six months ended June 30, 1999. The increase in costs was primarily the result of increased employee levels to match the anticipated activity.

        Selling, General and Administrative Expense. For the six months ended June 30, 2000, our selling, general and administrative, or SG&A, expense was $10.1 million compared to $3.0 million for the same period of 1999, an increase of 234%. The increase in costs was primarily the result of increased employee levels to match the anticipated activity. Additionally, we accrued approximately $400,000 for employment agreement provisions payable in the future. See our discussion of restructuring costs for an explanation of how we have taken actions to reduce our SG&A expenses.

        Depreciation and Amortization. For the six months ended June 30, 2000, depreciation and amortization expense was approximately $995,000 compared to $574,000 for the same period of 1999, an increase of 73%. Depreciation and amortization expense increased to 32% of revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2000 from 12% for the six months ended June 30, 1999. The increase corresponds with the increase in computer equipment purchased for internal use.

        Restructuring Costs. In May, 2000, we began the process of reviewing our overall business plan, beginning with major changes to specific components of our operations. We decided to terminate the software development of Mercury, a browser-based platform, and replace it with Omnigy, our new services platform which combines third party technologies with proprietary integration and framework. We also changed our business name to "Ascendant Solutions". In connection with our restructuring, we terminated and paid severance to 55 employees. The reductions were primarily in Mercury software development and systems services groups, and certain executive positions. We have identified our costs related to these changes and classified them as restructuring costs in the accompanying statements of operations so that our results will be more easily comparable to future periods as we operate under our new direction. Restructuring charges incurred to date have totaled $2,460,000, broken down into the following summary:

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  Write off of Mercury software

$1,294,000

  Employee severance and other  
     
      payroll and benefit charges

804,000 

  Professional services

260,000

  Other

    102,000

             Total

$2,460,000
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Restructuring charges in the amount of $440,000 remained unpaid as of June 30, 2000.

        Interest income (expense), net. For the six months ended June 30, 2000 interest income, net of expense, was approximately $969,000 compared to approximately $68,000 in net interest expense for the prior year. The interest income for the current year is attributed to investment income on proceeds from our initial public offering completed in the fourth quarter of 1999.

Factors Affecting Operating Results

        We have experienced significant fluctuations in our results of operations from quarter to quarter. As a result of these fluctuations, period-to-period comparison of our operating results is not necessarily meaningful and should not be relied upon as an indicator of future performance. We expect our future operating results to fluctuate. Factors that are likely to cause these fluctuations include:

  •  

demand for and market acceptance of our order management and fulfillment systems and services, specifically our new Omnigy platform;
  •  

client retention;
  •  

fluctuations in third-party call center and fulfillment center costs;
  •  

timing and magnitude of capital expenditures;
  •  

costs relating to the expansion of our operations and the development and/or acquisition of additional software applications;
  •  

introduction of new systems and services or enhancements by us or our competitors;
  •  

the ability to meet the technological demands of our clients;
  •  

changes in our pricing policies or those of our competitors;
  •  

economic conditions specific to the order management and fulfillment industry, as well as generally; and
  •  

the effect of potential strategic acquisitions or alliances.

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As a result of these and other factors, our future operating results may fall below the expectations of securities analysts and investors. In this event, the price of our common stock could decrease, perhaps significantly.

Seasonality

        Our revenues and business are seasonal. We expect to continue to experience seasonal fluctuation of revenues and operating results in the future which, we believe, will cause period-to-period comparisons of our results of operations to be inappropriate as indicators of future performance. Many retail businesses, including Sears and other clients, sell more products during the holiday season than in any other portion of the year. For example, the Sears Wish Book catalog is mailed only twice per year during the third and fourth calendar quarters. Accordingly, because we generate the vast majority of our revenue on a per-transaction basis, we recognize a disproportionate portion of our annual revenue in the last three months of the year. As a result of our seasonal business, we also have additional risks in processing a large volume of transactions in short time periods.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

        Prior to our initial public offering, we financed our operations principally through funds from the private placement of equity securities. We completed our initial public offering of 5,750,000 shares of common stock in November 1999, which yielded net proceeds of approximately $41.9 million. Prior to the initial public offering, we also supplemented our capital needs with short-term borrowings under a credit facility maintained with Comerica Bank-Texas. As of June 30, 2000, we had working capital of approximately $23.2 million.

        For the six months ended June 30, 2000, net cash used in operating activities was approximately $9.4 million compared to approximately $1.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 1999. The increase in cash used resulted primarily from operating losses, and approximately $712,000 related to the restructuring costs.

        Our capital expenditures amounted to approximately $3.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2000 and approximately $1.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 1999. For the six months ended June 30, 2000 capital expenditures included software development costs of $505,000 related to the Mercury software platform (before it was discontinued). The remainder of the additions related primarily to the purchase of software and other technical equipment.

        We historically maintained a $2.0 million revolving line of credit with Comerica Bank which was secured by our assets. This facility expired on May 13, 2000 and to date has not been renewed. No assurances can be made that we will be able to secure a new facility with terms and an amount acceptable to the company if and when we desire to do so.

        We believe that the proceeds from our initial public offering closed in November 1999 will be sufficient to meet our working capital and capital expenditure requirements for at least the next 12 months. However, the execution of our business plan will require substantial additional capital to fund our operating losses, working capital needs, sales and marketing expenses, lease payments and capital expenditures thereafter. In the event our plans or assumptions change or prove to be inaccurate we may be required to seek additional sources of capital. In addition, although no significant business acquisitions were planned or reasonably likely at the time of filing this report, we may need to seek additional sources of capital to the extent any materializes during that period. Sources of additional capital may include public and private equity and debt financings, sales of nonstrategic assets and other financing arrangements.

ITEM 3.        QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

        We currently do not engage in commodity futures trading or hedging activities and do not enter into derivative financial instrument transactions for trading or other speculative purposes. We also do not currently engage in transactions in foreign currencies or in interest rate swap transactions that could expose us to market risk.

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        We may be exposed, in the normal course of doing business, to market risk through changes in interest rates. We currently minimize such risk by investing our temporary cash primarily in repurchase obligations collateralized by commercial mortgages. As a result, we do not believe that we have a material interest rate risk to manage.

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PART II.
OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1.        LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

        On April 21, 2000, the Original Honey Baked Ham Company of Georgia, Inc. ("HBH") filed suit against the company to recover damages for breach of contract related to services performed by the company for HBH in 1999. The lawsuit seeks compensatory damages, incidental and consequential damages and other costs, fees and expenses including attorneys’ fees and legal expenses in excess of $10.0 million. We filed a claim and are actively exploring a number of possible counterclaims against HBH. Management denies plaintiff’s allegations and intends to vigorously defend the lawsuit. Since this claim is at a very early stage, the company is unable to predict with any certainty what the outcome with respect to any claim might be, and therefore the company has not provided a reserve for potential claims, nor has it provided a reserve against its receivable from HBH.

ITEM 2.        CHANGES IN SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

Use of Proceeds

       (1)        On November 10, 1999, the Securities and Exchange Commission declared effective the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-85983) relating to our initial public offering. Net offering proceeds to us from this offering were approximately $41,880,000.
   
       (2)        Unchanged since originally reported in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999.
   
       (3)        Unchanged since originally reported in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999.
   
       (4)(i)-(vi)  Unchanged since originally reported in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999.
   
       (vii)         From November 10, 1999 (the effective date of the Registration Statement) to June 30, 2000 (the ending date of this report), we expended net offering proceeds for the following uses:

  •  

Construction of plant, building and facilities………………………..

$

0

  •  

Purchase and installation of machinery and equipment…………….

$

3,540,000 

  •  

Purchase of real estate………………………………………………

$

  •  

Acquisition of other businesses……………………………………..

$

  •  

Repayment of indebtedness…………………………………………

$

3,570,000 

  •  

Working capital……………………………………………………..

$

10,210,000 

  •  

Temporary investments…………………………………………….

$

24,560,000*

All of the payments referenced above were direct or indirect payments to others.
                           

*        Pending final application of the net proceeds of the offering, we have invested such proceeds primarily in cash and cash equivalents.

         (viii)        Material change in the use of proceeds: Not applicable.

        We have not yet determined the actual use of the proceeds derived from the offering, and thus cannot estimate the amounts to be used for each purpose discussed above. The amounts and timing of these expenditures will vary significantly depending on a number of factors, including such factors as the amount, if any, of cash generated by our operations and the market response to our service offerings. Accordingly, our management will have broad discretion in the application of the net proceeds. Our stockholders will not have the opportunity to evaluate the economic, financial or other information on which we base our decisions on how to use the proceeds.

ITEM 3.        DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

        None

ITEM 4.        SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

(a)

We held our Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 12, 2000.
   

(b)

Proxies for the meeting were solicited pursuant to Regulation 14 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; there was no solicitation in opposition to management’s nominees as listed in the Proxy Statement and all such nominees were elected.

        The following two directors were elected as Class A directors to serve a three-year term ending with the 2003 Annual Meeting of Stockholders:

 

Class A Directors
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  • Paul G. Sherer
 
 
  • David E. Bowe
 

        Directors continuing in office after the meeting were:

 

Class B Directors
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  • Kevin P. Yancy
 
 
  • Jonathan R. Bloch
 
     
 

Class C Directors
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  • Norman Charney
 
 
  • Alan E. Salzman
 
(c)               Our proposal to increase the number of shares available under our 1999 Long Term Incentive Plan received the following votes:

  For

9,159,586

  Against

  185,335

  Abstain

     6,900

     
       Our proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent auditors for the year ending December 31, 2000 received the following votes:

  For

13,832,880

  Against

     28,220

  Abstain

      4,996

(d)     Not applicable.

ITEM 5.        OTHER INFORMATION

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Recent Events

        None

ITEM 6.        EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

(a) Exhibits
   
  27.1     Financial Data Schedule
   
(b) Reports on Form 8-K
   
  None

 

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SIGNATURE

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

Date: August 14, 2000   ASD SYSTEMS, INC., d/b/a Ascendant Solutions
               
          By:      /s/ DAVIE E. BOWE                  
          David E. Bowe
          Chief Executive Officer, President, and
          Chief Financial Officer

 

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

  No.   Description
   
   
27.1 Financial Data Schedule

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