SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 10-KSB
|X| Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934
For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2000
|_| Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
Commission file number: 0000796655
ANTS SOFTWARE.COM
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada 13-3054685
(State or other jurisdiction of (IRS Employer Identification Number)
Incorporation or Organization)
801 Mahler Road, Suite G,
Burlingame, CA 94010
(Address of principal executive offices including zip code)
Registrant's Telephone Number, including area code: (650) 692-0240
Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None
Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: Common Stock,
$0.001 par value
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 reports), and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days. |X| Yes |_| No
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item
405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the
best of Registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-KSB or any amendment to
this Form 10-KSB. |X|
Registrant's revenues for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2000 were: $0
The aggregate market value for the Registrant's voting common stock held
by non-affiliates based upon the closing bid price for the common stock on July
26, 2000, as reported on the NASD Bulletin Board system, was approximately $136
million. Shares of common stock held by each officer and director and each
person who owns 5% or more of the outstanding common stock have been excluded in
that such persons may be deemed to be affiliates. The determination of affiliate
status is not necessarily a conclusive determination for other purposes.
As of April 30, 2000 the Registrant had 12,540,665 shares of common stock
outstanding.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PART I
Item 1. Business................................................................
Item 2. Description of Property.................................................
Item 3. Legal Proceedings.......................................................
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.....................
PART II
Item 5. Market for Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters................
Item 6. Management's Plan Of Operations.........................................
Item 7. Financial Statements....................................................
Item 8. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and
Financial Disclosures...................................................
PART III
Item 9. Directors, Executive Officers and Control Persons; Compliance
With Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act..................................
Item 10. Executive Compensation.................................................
Item 11. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management.........
Item 12. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions.........................
Item 13. Exhibits, Financial Statement, Schedules and Reports on Form 8-K.......
Signatures......................................................................
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Certain statements contained in this Form 10-KSB constitute
forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities
Act and Section 21E of the 1934 Act. Those statements appear in a number of
places in the Form 10-KSB and include statements regarding the intent, belief or
current expectations of the Company, its directors or its officers with respect
to, among other things: (i) trends affecting the Company's financial condition
or results of operations; (ii) the Company's financing plans; and (iii) the
Company's business and growth strategies, among other things. All such
forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve
risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those
projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors. The
information contained in the Form 10-KSB in many places identifies important
factors that could cause such differences.
The following terms used herein shall have the meanings set forth below:
1. Commutative Transactions. Type of transaction where the order of
calculation does not change the outcome (e.g., A + B = B + A).
2. Synchronous Preemptive Tasking. The conventional method of
performing multiple tasks by running a portion of each command in a
sequential manner.
PART I
Item 1. Description of Business
(a) Business Development. ANTs software.com (formerly CHoPP Computer
Corporation), (the "Company" and sometimes referred to as "we"), a Nevada
corporation, was incorporated in September 1996. The Company is the successor to
CHoPP Computer Corporation, a Delaware corporation incorporated in January 1979.
In 1986, CHoPP Computer Corporation changed its name from Sullivan Computer
Corporation to CHoPP Computer Corporation. In February 1999, the Company changed
its name from CHoPP Computer Corporation to ANTs software.com.
Current and Planned Operations
Our current operations consist primarily of the research and development
of proprietary software technologies related to increasing the efficiency of
computer transaction processing. We have not recognized any significant revenues
to date. We anticipate that research and development will continue to be our
focus for the next twelve months. We plan to initiate marketing of
commercialized versions of our software in the first half of calendar 2001 and
recognize revenues from sales of our products beginning in the second half of
calendar 2001.
We currently have fifteen full-time employees. In order for us to execute
our plans we will need to hire and retain a substantially larger number of
personnel. We plan to significantly increase our technical personnel by December
31, 2000. We are actively recruiting technical personnel domestically and
overseas to meet this objective.
Technology
We were originally formed to develop and patent super computer hardware
based upon a theory of high speed parallel computer processing developed by
Herbert W. Sullivan and his associates. This work was begun in 1975.
Currently, we are engaged in the research and development of a
proprietary, patented software technology (which we call the "Asynchronous
Non-Preemptive Tasking software technology" or the "ANTs technology"). This
technology is designed to significantly improve the speed at which computers
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process commutative transactions. We believe that our software can achieve
several orders of magnitude improvement in the speed of processing and that this
efficiency can be distributed to many users at once and can grow with the needs
of the software. We also believe that our software will provide instantaneous,
low cost disaster recovery.
All current, commutative computer software applications are handicapped by
centralized modes of controlling and sequencing tasks. The control structure
universally used today is based on the "von Neumann architecture" invented by
John L. von Neumann in the 1940s. The essential characteristic of this
architecture is synchronous preemptive tasking. Despite various attempts to
break out of what has become a software design straitjacket, satisfactory
solutions have not emerged in the marketplace. In addition to this archaic
architecture, successive versions of software products have wrapped new software
around earlier work, causing a proliferation of code and instructions. These
factors cause unnecessary waiting time and instructions to accumulate to the
point that the actual computational time of a commutative application is about
1% of the total time taken to run the application.
This highly inefficient layering, waste and obstructive rigidity have been
made transparent to most users because of the massive increases in memory,
computing power and bandwidth over the past 20 years. These increases in
computing power have masked the problems created by the traditional software
architecture and have allowed applications to continue operating despite these
inefficiencies. However, no amount of increased computer "brawn" will get over
the barriers that synchronous, preemptive systems have erected to speed,
efficiency, distributability and scalability.
Improvements in the way computers work, not how hard they work, are what
is now needed. Software tasks should be performed "smarter" not "harder."
Our software has been designed to achieve these objectives by implementing
a process that distributes control structures throughout an application's
computations, eliminating the need for a central, synchronous, preemptive
control structure. This results in a collection of essentially independent
component sub-programs whose interactions are described within the component
sub-programs themselves, not in any central control structure. Using our
technology, software executes concurrently -- which means data is processed
simultaneously, with interaction only occurring when data is explicitly
exchanged. Thus, each computer computation is designed to be a concurrent
computation in which all components execute simultaneously.
We have been granted three patents: U.S. Patents No. 4,484,262 (granted on
November 20, 1984) and No. 4,707,781 (granted on November 17, 1987) on our
Shared Memory Computer Method and Apparatus, and U.S. Patent No. 5,438,680
(granted on August 1, 1995) on our Method and Apparatus for Enhancing
Concurrency in a Parallel Digital Computer. We also have several patent
applications pending and in process regarding various aspects of our proprietary
technologies.
Marketing Strategy
Our initial marketing strategy will be directed towards three segments of
the information technology market:
1. Large global manufacturers, retailers and financial institutions
(the intended end users of our technology )
2. Vendors of application software to end-users, including Application
Service Providers , and
3. Consultants to the end-users on strategic information technology
decision making.
We anticipate that direct marketing of our software to selected end-users
will accelerate the acceptance of our technologies at large and by leading
vendors of software. We believe that this direct marketing strategy is important
in the acceptance within the marketplace that can be conferred by a small
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number of highly regarded end-users. We also expect to gain first hand market
intelligence and feedback from such end-users.
We also believe that market penetration and profitability will be enhanced
and accelerated by building partnerships with vendors of software applications.
Our marketing focus, therefore, will include developing relationships with the
leading software vendors.
In addition, we intend to market our products to and develop relationships
with leading information technology consulting firms. Large global end-users
frequently retain the services of systems consultants such as the "Big 5"
accounting firms to assist them with their information technology strategies. We
intend to build mutually beneficial relationships with these influential
advisors.
The Company is not required to deliver an annual report to security
holders and will not be doing so for this fiscal year. The Company is a
reporting company pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and files
10-QSB quarterly statements and form 8-K reports upon any occurrence listed
therein, with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). The SEC maintains
an Internet site that contains reports, proxy and other information regarding
issuers that file electronically with the SEC (http://www.sec.gov). The
Company's Internet site can be found at http://www.antssoftware.com.
Item 2. Description of Property.
Our headquarters are currently located at 801 Mahler Road, Suite G,
Burlingame, California. We have leased approximately 15,000 square feet of
office space for our new headquarters at 1528 South El Camino Real, San Mateo,
California. We expect to occupy this space sometime this fall. This represents
an obligation of approximately $600,000 per year. We believe that these
facilities will be adequate to accommodate our growth plans through at least
fiscal year 2001.
Item 3. Legal Proceedings.
The law firm of Hughes, Hubbard & Reed ("HH&R") has recently filed suit
against us claiming that a contract allegedly entered into between HH&R and us
in June 1988 has been breached by us. HH&R claims, in pertinent part, that the
terms of the alleged contract entitle HH&R to a 20% bonus premium of legal fees
billed to us between 1993 and 1996 and that such bonus is payable in shares of
Common Stock. HH&R demands issuance to them of between 300,000 and 500,000
shares of our common stock in satisfaction of this alleged obligation. We
believe that HH&R's claim is without merit and that HHR has been fully paid for
the services they provided. We intend to vigorously defend ourselves in this
proceeding.
Broad fluctuations in the price of our stock were the subject of a
Securities and Exchange Commission investigation earlier this calendar year. The
Company does not believe that it is the target of this investigation.
In April 2000, we filed a lawsuit in California Superior Court, in the
County of San Diego, against several persons, some of whose names are not yet
known. This lawsuit asserts claims of libel for which the Company believes it
was subject to, which were made in the chat rooms of the Internet site
http://www.ragingbull.com.
We were a defendant in a case entitled Lauffs v. Mosaic, et al. In
February 2000, we won this case on summary judgment. The plaintiffs have filed
an appeal of the summary judgment ruling. We believe the appeal to be without
merit, but there can be no assurance that the appellate court will not reverse
the lower court's ruling. Additionally, we have filed an action for malicious
prosecution against the plaintiffs in this case.
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Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
There were no matters submitted to the shareholders during the Company's
fiscal year fourth quarter ending April 30, 2000.
PART II
Item 5. Market for Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters.
The Company's common equity is traded on the Over-The-Counter Bulletin
Board ("OTCBB").
The following is the range of high and low closing prices of the
Registrant's stock, for each quarter within the past two fiscal years. This
information was obtained from Yahoo!Finance Historical Quotes, and can be found
at the following Internet address: http://chart.yahoo.com/d.
High Low
Quarter Ended April 30, 2000 41.375 9.50
Quarter Ended January 31, 2000 33 13.50
Quarter Ended October 31, 1999 8.35 1
Quarter Ended July 30, 1999 1.6562 0.9375
Quarter Ended April 30, 1999 1.875 1.5
Quarter Ended January 31, 1999 2.25 1.6875
Quarter Ended October 31, 1998 Not Available
Quarter Ended July 30, 1998 Not Available
The quotations reflect inter-dealer prices, without retail mark-up,
mark-down or commission and many not represent actual transactions.
Item 6. Management's Plan of Operation.
Our operations over the next twelve months will primarily consist of
continued research and development of our proprietary software technologies.
Research and development will be focused initially upon developing a prototype
system utilizing and demonstrating the capabilities of our technology. We
anticipate this prototype system to be completed during the third quarter of
calendar 2000. Thereafter, research and development will be directed towards
developing certain initial customer applications utilizing our technology.
General commercial applications utilizing our technology are expected to be
available in the second half of calendar 2001. We also expect to begin
recognizing revenues from the sales of our products at that time.
The majority of our operating expenses and costs over the next twelve
months are expected to be for and in connection with existing and additional
personnel. We currently have fifteen fulltime employees and are actively
recruiting additional personnel domestically and overseas. We view the
recruitment of additional qualified technical personnel as essential to the
further development and commercialization of our proprietary technologies.
Should we be successful in our recruitment efforts, we expect that our personnel
and other operating costs will increase significantly over current levels.
We anticipate that current cash resources will be sufficient to fund our
operations through the third quarter of calendar 2000. We intend to fund our
operations for the remainder of 2000 and the first half of 2001 by issuing
additional debt and/or equity securities. We are currently in active discussions
for the sale of approximately $5 to 10 million of convertible debentures. We
expect to close this financing by the end of the third quarter of calendar 2000.
We expect to secure additional financing in late calendar 2000 and/or the first
half of calendar 2001.
We are confident that additional sources of financing can be secured to
enable us to complete the development and commercialization of our proprietary
technologies, although there is no assurance of our ability to do so.
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Item 7. Financial Statements.
See the Consolidated Financial Statements annexed hereto.
Item 8. Changes In and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and
Financial Disclosure.
We have engaged the firm of Farber & Hass, LLP, to audit our financial
statements for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2000.
We incorporate by reference the Form 8-K filed with the SEC on January 31,
2000 and Form 8-K/A filed with the SEC on April 3, 2000, disclosing the
resignation of Jaak Olesk, the our former auditor.
PART III
Item 9. Directors, Executive Officers, Promoters and Control Persons; Compliance
With Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act.
Directors
Frederick D. Pettit
Chairman
See Below
Clive G. Whittenbury, Ph.D., Age 66
Dr. Whittenbury joined the Board of Directors in April 2000. He is
Chairman of the Advisory Board for the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Laser Directorate. He is also a director of E-Net, Inc., RGB Spectrum, and
Applied Design Labs. Inc., and a member of the Advisory Council for the National
Ignition Facility.
John Williams, Ph.D., Age 60
Dr. Williams joined the Board of Directors in July 2000. He is Head of
Research and Development for BroadQuest. Previously, Dr. Williams was a senior
researcher at the IBM Almaden Research Center, and associate professor of
computer science at Cornell University. He has also served as visiting professor
at Stanford University and the University of California at Berkeley.
Robert Mountain, Age 58
Mr. Mountain joined the Board of Directors in February 2000. He is
Chairman of the Executive Development Network and a former Senior Fellow of the
Aspen Institute.
Alison B. Hicks, Age 47
Ms. Hicks joined the Board of Directors in June 1996. She is the spouse of
the Company's previous chairman, Donald R. Hutton, since 1987, and was the
Company's Secretary and Treasurer from 1996 through 1999.
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Officers
Frederick D. Pettit, Age 64
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer & President
Mr. Pettit joined the Company in August 1999. Previously, he was Managing
Director of The Kriegsman Group. Mr. Pettit was also Chairman and CEO of Eeonyx
Corporation and Managing Director of Chemical Bank, New York, and Chief
Operating Officer of its Private Bank. Mr. Pettit is a graduate of Princeton
University, magna cum laude, and the University of Pennsylvania Law School.
Thomas O. Binford, Ph.D, Age 64
Executive Vice President and Managing Director of Research Development
Dr. Binford joined the Company in March 2000. Previously, he was a
research professor at Stanford University. Dr. Binford also worked in the
Artificial Intelligence Lab at Stanford University and was a member of the
research staff of the Artificial Intelligence Laboratory at Massachusetts
Institute of Technology. Dr. Binford holds a bachelor degree in physics from
Pennsylvania State University and a master and doctorate degree in physics from
the University of Wisconsin.
Ione Binford, Age 51
Executive Vice President and Managing Director of Marketing and Business
Development
Ms. Binford joined the Company in December 1999. Previously, she was a
senior program manager with Hewlett-Packard Company. Ms. Binford received a
bachelor degree in psychology from the University of Brazil, a master degree in
psychology from Golden Gate University, and a master degree in business
administration from Santa Clara University.
Joan Elizabeth Cronin, Age 48
Executive Vice President and Managing Director of Human Resources
Ms. Cronin joined the Company in April 2000. Previously, Ms. Cronin was
Human Resource Director for Genentech, Inc. She was also Senior Vice President
of Human Resources at The Bank of California. Ms. Cronin received a bachelor
degree and master degree in education and counseling from the University of
Puget Sound.
Clifford Hersh, Age 52
Managing Director, Technology Development and Principal Scientist
Mr. Hersh joined the Company in March 1997. Previously, he was a founder
and Chief Executive Officer of Move Resources, Inc. He was also Vice President
of Engineering for Array Technologies, Inc. and Director of Advanced Development
at Genigraphics Corporation. Mr. Hersh received a bachelor degree in mathematics
from the University of California at Berkeley, and a Master of Science degree in
engineering from the Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, Switzerland.
Miles Mochizuki, Age 47
Acting Chief Financial Officer and Secretary
Mr. Mochizuki is a consultant with The Brenner Group, Inc. Previously, he
was the Vice President of Finance and Administration of MobileForce
Technologies, Inc. He was also the Director of Capital Markets for Pacific
Telesis Group. Mr. Mochizuki is a Certified Public Accountant and a member of
the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He is a graduate of the
University of Hawaii with bachelor and master degrees in business
administration.
Hokon Choe, Age 32
Treasurer
Mr. Choe joined the Company in March 2000. Previously, he was a consultant
for PriceWaterhouseCoopers. He also was a supervising senior accountant with
KPMG Peat Marwick and a staff accountant with Arthur Andersen. Mr. Choe is a
Certified Public Accountant and a member of
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American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He received a bachelor
degree in business and economics from the University of California at Los
Angeles.
Item 10. Executive Compensation
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Annual compensation Long term compensation
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Award Payouts
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Securities
Other Annual Restricted underlying All other
Name and principal position Year Salary Bonus compensation stock award(s) options/SARs LTIP payouts compensation
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Fred D.Pettit (1) 2000 $300,000 0 0 0 300,000 0 0
Chief Executive Officer and 1999 $300,000 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chariman of the Board 1998 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Clifford Hersh (2) 2000 $200,000 0 0 0 600,000 0 0
Executive Vice President and 1999 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Chief Scientist 1998 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Ione Binford 2000 $200,000 0 0 0 300,000 0 0
Executive Vice President, 1999 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Marketing & Business Development 1998
Thomas Binford 2000 $200,000 0 0 0 300,000 0 0
Executive Vice President and 1999 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Chief Technology Officer 1998 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Joan Cronin 2000 $200,000 0 0 0 300,000 0 0
Executive Vice President, 1999 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Human Resources 1998 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
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(1) Mr. Pettit was appointed as CEO June 1, 1999.
(2) Mr. Hersh's securities underlying options represents 400,000 & 200,000
warrants he received in 1997 & 1998 respectively.
Repricing of Warrants
On May 23, 2000, the Company cancelled certain Warrants for the following
officers, directors and employees and regranted the same officers, directors and
employees warrants exercisable at the then-current fair market value of $5.50
per share. The beneficiaries of this cancellation and regrant program were Clive
G. Whittenbury, Frank Ruotolo, Gopal Kankanhalli, Hokon Choe, Ione Binford,
Jeffrey Spirn, Joan Cronin, John Williams, Julian Davidson, Robert Mountain,
Rosalind Ferrara and Sushmeeta N. Manivasager.
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Item 11. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management.
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
500,000 shares of fully vested Warrant
Stock; 300,000 shares of Common Stock;
2,500,000 shares of Common Stock in the
name of WhistlerDesign, controlled by
Mr. Hutton; 400,000 shares of Common
Donald R. Hutton, 801 Mahler Road, Stock in the name of Ms. Alison B.
Common Suite G, Burlingame CA 94010 Hicks, Mr. Hutton's spouse 29.5
400,000 shares of Common Stock; 500,000
shares of fully vested Warrant Stock in
the name of Mr. Donald R. Hutton, Ms.
Hicks' spouse; 300,000 shares of Common
Stockin the name of Mr. Donald R.
Alison B. Hicks, 801 Mahler Road, Hutton, Ms. Hicks' spouse; 2,500,000
Common Suite G, Burlingame CA 94010 shares of Common Stock in the name of
Whistler Design. 29.5
Name and Address of Beneficial Owner
Title of Class (Directors) Amount and Nature of Beneficial Owner Percent of Class
400,000 shares of Common Stock; 500,000
shares of fully vested Warrant Stock in
the name of Mr. Donald R. Hutton, Ms.
Hicks' spouse; 300,000 shares of Common
Stockin the name of Mr. Donald R.
Alison B. Hicks, 801 Mahler Road, Hutton, Ms. Hicks' spouse; 2,500,000
Common Suite G, Burlingame CA 94010 shares of Common Stock in 29.95
Robert Mountain, 801 Mahler Road,
Common Suite G, Burlingame CA 94010 50,000 0.11
Clive G. Whittenbury, 801 Mahler Road,
Common Suite G, Burlingame CA 94010 50,000 0.11
Frederick D. Pettit, 801 Mahler Road, 300,000 shares of Common Stock; 300,000 shares of
Common Suite G, Burlingame CA 94010 Warrant stock 4.78
John Williams, 801 Mahler Road,
Common Suite G, Burlingame CA 94010 50,000 0.09
1,975,000 shares of Warrant Stock and
Common Directors and Officers as a group 3.5 million shares of Common Stock 36.48
(10 people)
The following persons have the
right to acquire the shares of
Warrant stock set forth opposite
their names within the next 60
days:
Donald R. Hutton 500,000
Robert Mountain 13,888
Clive G. Whittenbury 13,888
John Williams 11,111
Frederick D. Pettit 300,000
Joan Cronin 50,000
Hokon Choe 4,861
Clifford Hersh 600,000
Thomas O. Binford 0
Ione Binford 83,333
Directors & Officers as a group (10 people) 1,077,581
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Item 12. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions.
In August and September 1999, the Company accepted two unsecured notes
receivable ($225,000 and $112,500, respectively) from Frederick D. Pettit,
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, and John L. Crary, former
Managing Director and Chief of Staff, in exchange for the issuance of 300,000
and 150,000 shares, respectively, of the Company's common stock. The notes are
payable in August and September 2004, respectively. Annual, variable
interest-only payments are due at the prime interest rate (9.5% at April 30,
2000).
Item 13. Exhibits and Reports on form 8-K.
(a) Exhibits
3.1 Articles of the Corporation
3.2 Bylaws of the Corporation (with Amendment)
10 Building Lease for 1528 South El Camino Real,
San Mateo, California
22 Subsidiaries of the Registrant
24 Letter of Consent from former Auditor Jaak Olesk, CPA
27.1 Financial Data Schedule (Article 5)
(b) Reports on Form 8-K
On January 31, 2000, we filed a report on Form 8-K during the fourth
quarter of fiscal year 2000. Such report disclosed changes in Registrant's
certifying accountant. Registrant's former certifying accountant, Jaak Olesk,
CPA, resigned on January 3, 2000. The Registrant engaged Farber & Hass LLP as
its new independent accountants as of January 19, 2000. This Report is hereby
incorporated by reference.
On April 3, 2000 we filed a report on Form 8-K/A, amending the Form 8-K
filed on January 31, 2000, to include the changes in the dates in Item 4(a)(iii)
and (iv) to include the unaudited period from April 30, 1999 to January 3, 2000.
This Report is hereby incorporated by reference.
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SIGNATURES
In accordance with Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the registrant
caused this report to be signed on its behalf as of the 27th day of July 2000 by
the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
ANTs software.com
By /s/
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Frederick D. Pettit, Chairman,
Chief Executive Officer and President
In accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has
been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in
the capacities indicated as of July 27th, 2000.
By /s/
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Frederick D. Pettit, Chairman,
Chief Executive Officer and President
Date July 27, 2000
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By /s/
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Miles Mochizuki, Acting Chief Financial
Officer and Secretary
DIRECTORS
By /s/
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Frederick D. Pettit, Chairman of the
Board of Directors
Date July 27, 2000
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By /s/
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Alison B. Hicks, Director
Date July 27, 2000
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By /s/
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Robert Mountain, Director
Date July 27, 2000
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By /s/
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Clive G. Whittenbury, Director
Date July 27, 2000
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By
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John Williams, Director
Date
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ANTs software.com
(formerly CHoPP Computer Corporation)
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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORTS F-2 to F-3
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS:
Consolidated Balance Sheet, April 30, 2000 F-4
Consolidated Statements of Operations
For the Years Ended April 30, 2000 and 1999 F-5
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity
For the Years Ended April 30, 2000 and 1999 F-6
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
For the Years Ended April 30, 2000 and 1999 F-7 to F-8
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements F-9 to F-14
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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT
To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of ANTs software.com (formerly CHoPP
Computer Corporation):
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of ANTs software.com
(formerly CHoPP Computer Corporation) (the "Company") as of April 30, 2000 and
the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders' equity and cash
flows for the year then ended. These consolidated financial statements are the
responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an
opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards.
Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable
assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all
material respects, the financial position of the Company as of April 30, 2000
and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming
that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 1 to the
financial statements, the Company has incurred losses from operations since
inception and expects to fully utilize its existing cash prior to April 30,
2001. These conditions raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue as
a going concern. Management's plans regarding those matters are described in
Note 8. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might
result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
/s/Farber & Hass LLP
Oxnard, California
June 29, 2000
F-2
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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
To the Stockholders and Board of Directors
ANTs software.com (formerly CHoPP Computer Corporation)
I have audited the accompanying consolidated statements of operations,
stockholders' equity (deficit) and cash flows of ANTs software.com (formerly
CHoPP Computer Corporation) (the "Company") for the year ended April 30, 1999.
These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's
management. My responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated
financial statements based on my audit.
I conducted my audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that I plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
I believe that my audit provides a reasonable basis for my opinion.
In my opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above
present fairly, in all material respects, the results of operations and cash
flows of ANTs software.com for the year ended April 30, 1999, in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles.
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming
that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 1 to the
financial statements, the Company has incurred losses from operations since
inception that raises substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going
concern. Management's plans regarding those matters are described in Note 8. The
financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the
outcome of this uncertainty.
/s/Jaak Olesk, CPA
Beverly Hills, California
July 2, 1999
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ANTs software.com
(formerly CHoPP Computer Corporation)
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
APRIL 30, 2000
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ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 3,643,266
Interest receivable 22,265
Prepaid insurance 248,364
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 60,651
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Total current assets 3,974,546
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PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT:
Computers and software 116,724
Less accumulated depreciation (5,546)
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Property and equipment, net 111,178
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OTHER ASSETS - Security deposits 211,798
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TOTAL ASSETS $ 4,297,522
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable $ 19,615
Accrued expenses 57,094
Accrued legal fees 400,982
Note payable 261,750
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Total current liabilities 739,441
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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:
Common stock, $.001 par value; 20,000,000 shares
authorized; 12,540,665 shares issued and outstanding 12,541
Common stock subscribed, 70,000 shares 119,500
Notes receivable from officers for stock purchases (337,500)
Additional paid-in capital 12,899,667
Accumulated deficit (9,136,127)
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Total stockholders' equity 3,558,081
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TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY $ 4,297,522
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See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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ANTs software.com
(formerly CHoPP Computer Corporation)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED APRIL 30, 2000 AND 1999
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2000 1999
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SELLING, GENERAL AND
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES $ 1,570,183 $ 610,691
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EXPENSES 261,973
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LOSS FROM OPERATIONS (1,832,156) (610,691)
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OTHER INCOME:
Interest income 90,137
Interest expense (173)
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Other income, net 89,964
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LOSS BEFORE INCOME TAXES (1,742,192) (610,691)
INCOME TAXES 800
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NET LOSS $ (1,742,992) $ (610,691)
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BASIC LOSS PER COMMON SHARE $ (0.15) $ (.06)
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WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON
SHARES OUTSTANDING 11,576,673 9,985,451
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See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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ANTs software.com
(formerly CHoPP Computer Corporation)
STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
FOR THE YEARS ENDED APRIL 30, 2000 and 1999
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NOTES
RECEIVABLE
COMMON STOCK COMMON FROM OFFICERS ADDITIONAL
-------------------- STOCK FOR STOCK PAID-IN ACCUMULATED
SHARES AMOUNT SUBSCRIBED PURCHASES CAPITAL DEFICIT TOTAL
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BALANCE, APRIL 30, 1998, AS
PREVIOUSLY REPORTED 9,796,940 $ 9,797 $ -0- $ -0- $ 6,582,928 $ (7,462,459) $ (869,734)
PRIOR PERIOD ADJUSTMENTS 205,332 680,015 885,347
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BALANCE, APRIL 30, 1998, AS RESTATED 9,796,940 9,797 -0- -0- 6,788,260 (6,782,444) 15,613
SHARES ISSUED FOR CASH IN
PRIVATE PLACEMENTS 324,667 325 193,675 194,000
SHARES ISSUED FOR DEBT CANCELLATION 58,058 58 34,692 34,750
NET INCOME (610,691) (610,691)
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BALANCE, APRIL 30, 1999 10,179,665 10,180 -0- -0- 7,016,627 (7,393,135) (366,328)
SHARES ISSUED FOR CASH IN
PRIVATE PLACEMENTS 1,911,000 1,911 5,883,490 5,885,401
STOCK SUBSCRIPTIONS 119,500 119,500
STOCK ISSUED IN EXCHANGE FOR NOTES 450,000 450 (337,500) (450) (337,500)
NET LOSS (1,742,992) (1,742,992)
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BALANCE, APRIL 30, 2000 12,540,665 $ 12,541 $ 119,500 $(337,500) $ 12,899,667 $ (9,136,127) $ 3,558,081
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See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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ANTs software.com
(formerly CHoPP Computer Corporation)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 30, 2000 AND 1999
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2000 1999
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CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net Loss $(1,742,992) $ (610,691)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss)
to net cash used by operating activities:
Depreciation 2,835
Changes in operating assets
and liabilities:
Accounts receivable 45,483
Interest Receivable (22,265)
Accounts payable (352,763) 367,141
Prepaid expenses and other assets (259,063)
Accrued expenses 448,076 5,000
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Net cash used by operating activities (1,926,172) (193,067)
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CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES -
Capital expenditures (114,013)
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CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Cash proceeds from issuance of common stock 5,547,901 194,000
Cash proceeds from stock subscriptions 119,500
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Net cash provided by financing activities 5,667,401 194,000
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NET INCREASE IN CASH 3,627,216 933
CASH, BEGINNING OF YEAR 16,050 15,117
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CASH, END OF YEAR $ 3,643,266 $ 16,050
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SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
Cash paid during the year for:
Interest $ -0- $ -0-
Income taxes $ 800 $ -0-
(Continued)
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ANTs software.com
(formerly CHoPP Computer Corporation)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - Continued
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 30, 2000 AND 1999
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NON-CASH INVESTING ACTIVITY:
In 1999, the Company accepted two notes totalling $337,500 from two Company
officers in exchange for issuance of 450,000 shares of the Company's common
stock.
NON-CASH FINANCING ACTIVITY:
In April 2000, the Company entered into a note payable to a finance company for
$261,750 in insurance premiums.
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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ANTs software.com
(formerly CHoPP Computer Corporation)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Description of Business - ANTs software.com (formerly CHoPP Computer
Corporation)(the "Company"), a Nevada corporation, was incorporated on
September 24, 1996. The Company is a successor to CHoPP Computer Corp., a
Delaware corporation. In February 1999, the Company changed its name from
CHoPP Computer Corporation to ANTs software.com. The Company wholly-owns a
non-operating subsidiary, Intellectual Properties and Technologies, Inc.
("IPT"), a Nevada corporation. In June 2000, IPT merged with the Company.
Principles of Consolidation - The consolidated financial statements
include the financial statements of the Company and its wholly-owned
subsidiary. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have
been eliminated in consolidation.
Going Concern - The Company has incurred significant losses since
inception and expects to continue to incur such losses unless and until
its software successfully achieves commercial viability.
The accompanying financial statements were prepared assuming the Company
will continue to operate on a going-concern basis and do not include any
adjustments to the recorded amounts of assets or to the recorded amounts
or classification of liabilities which would be required if the Company
were unable to realize its assets and satisfy its liabilities and
obligations in the normal course of business.
Prior Period Adjustments - The Company had an account reported as due to
officers and shareholders recorded on its financial statements since 1986.
The account represented an 8% minority interest in a company acquired in
fiscal 1987. This majority-owned subsidiary has been effectively dormant
since 1987 and has no assets or operations. It was dissolved in 1991 for
failure to make required government filings. Company management believes
that there is no liability to these minority shareholders and has
accounted for the reversal of the balance as a correction of an error.
The reversal of accrued legal fees in 1999 had originally been accounted
for as an adjustment to retained earnings. Company management believes
that no liability existed subsequent to fiscal 1998. The financial
statements for 1999 have been restated to account for the reversal as a
correction of an error.
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Cash and Cash Equivalents - The Company considers all highly liquid
investments with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash
equivalents.
Property and Equipment - Property and equipment are stated at cost with
depreciation provided over the estimated useful life of 5 years using the
straight-line method.
Research and Development - Company-sponsored research and development
costs related to both present and future products are expensed currently
as a separate line item in the accompanying statements of operations.
Pervasiveness of Estimates - The preparation of financial statements in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires
management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported
amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and
liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported
amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual
results could differ from those estimates.
Income Taxes - The Company accounts for its income taxes under the
provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards 109 ("SFAS
109"). The method of accounting for income taxes under SFAS 109 is an
asset and liability method. The asset and liability method requires the
recognition of deferred tax liabilities and assets for the expected future
tax consequences of temporary differences between tax bases and financial
reporting bases of other assets and liabilities. The provision for income
taxes in 2000 represents the California corporate minimum franchise tax.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Pursuant to SFAS No. 107,
"Disclosures About Fair Value of Financial Instruments", the Company is
required to estimate the fair value of all financial instruments included
on its balance sheet at April 30, 2000. The Company considers the carrying
value of such amounts in the financial statements to approximate their
expected realization and interest rates, which approximate current market
rates.
Reclassifications - Certain items in prior year financial statements have
been reclassified to conform to the current year's presentation.
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Basic Income (Loss) Per Share - The Company adopted the provisions of
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 128, "Earnings
Per Share" ("EPS") that established standards for the computation,
presentation and disclosure of earnings per share, replacing the
presentation of Primary EPS with a presentation of Basic EPS. It also
requires dual presentation of Basic EPS and Diluted EPS on the face of the
income statement for entities with complex capital structures. Basic EPS
is based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding
during the period, which totalled 11,576,673 and 9,985,451 for 2000 and
1999, respectively. The Company did not present Diluted EPS, since the
result was anti-dilutive in 2000 and immaterial in 1999.
Operating Segment Information - The Company predominantly operates in one
industry segment, computer software. Substantially all of the Company's
assets and employees are located at the Company's headquarters in
Burlingame, California.
Accounting for Stock Based Compensation - Stock warrant grants are set by
the Company's Board of Directors based upon their fair market valuation of
the Company's common stock on the day prior to the date of grant.
Therefore, under the principles of APB Opinion No. 25, the Company does
not recognize compensation expense associated with the grant of warrants.
SFAS No. 123, "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation," requires the use
of option valuation models to provide supplemental information regarding
warrants granted after 1994.
The fair value of the options was estimated at the date of grant using a
Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted average
assumptions: risk-free interest rates of 6.0%; dividend yields of 0%;
volatility factors of the expected market price of the Company's common
stock of 50%; and expected life of the options of five years. These
assumptions resulted in a weighted average fair value of $5.01 per share.
Therefore, the Company's pro-forma information regarding net loss and loss
per share are as follows:
Pro-forma net loss $(12,083,632)
Basic and diluted loss per share $ (1.04)
The Black-Scholes option valuation model was developed for use in
estimating the fair value of traded options. The Company's warrants have
characteristics significantly different from those of traded options such
as vesting restrictions and extremely limited transferability.
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Information regarding stock warrants outstanding as of April 30, 2000 is
as follows:
Warrants Outstanding
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Weighted Weighted Average
Average Remaining
Price Range Shares Exercise Price Contractual Life
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$.25-$14.00 3,164,000 $5.93 3.66 Years
Warrants Exercisable
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Weighted
Average
Price Range Shares Exercise Price
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$.25-$1.00 1,925,000 $2.37
New Accounting Pronouncements - SFAS No. 130, "Reporting Comprehensive
Income", establishes standards for reporting and displaying comprehensive
income and its components in financial statements. The Company adopted the
provisions of SFAS No. 130 in 1998, but has had no elements of
comprehensive income since inception.
SFAS No. 131, "Disclosures About Segments of an Enterprise and Related
Information", establishes a new model for segment reporting, called the
"management approach" and requires certain disclosures for each segment.
The management approach is based on the way the chief operating
decision-maker organizes segments within a company for making operating
decisions and assessing performance. The Company adopted the provisions of
SFAS No. 131 in 1998, but currently operates in only one industry segment.
2. INCOME TAXES
The Company has net operating loss carryforwards totalling approximately
$2.1 million for Federal income tax purposes available to offset future
taxable income through 2020.
Deferred tax assets consist substantially of the net operating loss
carryforward. The Company has made a 100% valuation allowance against the
deferred tax asset. The valuation allowance increased approximately
$600,000 in the year ended April 30, 2000 representing the Company's net
taxable loss for the year. In assessing the realizability of deferred tax
assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some
portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The
ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the
generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those
temporary differences become deductible. Management considered the
scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, projected
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taxable income and tax planning strategies in making this assessment.
The Company has not filed Federal income tax returns since 1994 and has
not filed state income tax returns since inception.
3. WARRANTS
As of April 30, 2000, the Company had warrants for 3,164,000 common shares
outstanding. These securities give the holder the right to purchase shares
of the Company's restricted common stock in accordance with the terms of
the instrument. Warrants to purchase 1,925,000 shares are exercisable at
April 30, 2000.
Outstanding at April 30, 1998 1,300,000
Granted 200,000
Exercised or retired -0-
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Outstanding at April 30, 1999 1,500,000
Granted 2,064,000
Retired (400,000)
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Outstanding at April 30, 2000 3,164,000
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4. NOTE PAYABLE
The Company has a note payable to a finance company in connection with
insurance premiums. Payments of approximately $30,216 are due monthly
through January 2001, including interest at 9.2%.
5. NOTES RECEIVABLE FROM OFFICERS FOR STOCK PURCHASES
In August and September 1999, the Company accepted two unsecured notes
receivable ($225,000 and $112,500, respectively), from two Company
officers in exchange for issuance of 300,000 and 150,000 shares,
respectively, of the Company's common stock. The notes are payable in
August and September 2004, respectively. Annual, variable interest-only
payments are due at the prime interest rate (9.5% at April 30, 2000).
6. OPERATING LEASE
The Company leases office space under a noncancellable lease agreement.
The agreement requires monthly payments of $49,858 that began in May 2000.
The agreement expires in April 2005. The agreement provides for annual
cost of living increases.
The Company leases additional office space on a month-to-month basis for a
monthly payment of $3,600.
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Rental expense related to operating leases totalled approximately $45,000
in the year ended April 30, 2000.
Future minimum lease payments under the noncancellable operating lease as
of April 30, 2000 are as follows:
2001 $ 598,299
2002 598,299
2003 598,299
2004 598,299
2005 598,299
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TOTAL $2,991,495
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7. LEGAL MATTERS
A law firm has filed a law suit against the Company in California Superior
Court based on a contract allegedly entered into between the firm and the
Company in June 1988. The firm claims that the terms of the alleged
contract entitle it to a 20% bonus premium of legal fees billed to the
Company between 1993 and 1996 and that such bonus is payable in Company
stock. The firm demands issuance of 436,864 shares of Company stock to the
firm and approximately $220,000 in satisfaction of the Company's alleged
obligation. The Company believes the firm's claim is without merit. The
Company has made a full provision in the financial statements for the
legal fees sought by the firm, but the Company has made no provision for
the shares of common stock sought by the firm. If the Company is found
ultimately liable in this matter, it would be obligated to record a charge
to earnings of approximately $7.5 million.
8. MANAGEMENT PLANS
Management has evaluated the Company's current financial position and its
available resources and plans to raise additional funds through the
issuance of convertible debt and equity securities during calendar 2000
and thereafter. Should the Company be unsuccessful in raising additional
funds, it is unlikely that the Company will continue operations beyond
April 30, 2001.
9. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (UNAUDITED)
In May 2000, the Company cancelled stock warrants convertible into
1,243,000 shares of the Company's common stock at prices ranging from $11
to $14 per share. The warrants were replaced with new warrants convertible
into 1,305,000 shares of common stock at $5.50 per share.
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