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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-KSB
(x) 15, ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1997
Commission file number 0-25112
ADVANCED MEDIA, INC.
(Name of small business issuer in its charter)
Delaware 11-2899603
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(State or other jurisdiction of (IRS employer
incorporation or organization) identification no.)
80 Orville Drive
Bohemia, New York 11716
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Issuer's telephone number including area code (516) 244-1616
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class Name of each exchange on which registered
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None None
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Common Stock, par value $.0001 per share
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(Title of Class)
Check whether the issuer (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section
13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the past 12 months (or for such shorter
period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been
subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. YES NO X
Check if there is no disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of
Regulation S-B contained in this form, and disclosure will be contained, to the
best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-KSB or any amendments to
this Form 10-KSB. [ ]
Revenues for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1997 were $3,651,739.
The aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates of the
registrant as of July 31, 1998 was $2,301,849 based on the average bid and asked
prices of the Common Stock on such date of $.1175. As of July 31, 1998, the
registrant had 19,590,203 outstanding shares of Common Stock.
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PART I
ITEM 1. BUSINESS
BACKGROUND
Advanced Media, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Registrant" or the "Company")
believes that there is an accelerating trend toward the use of interactive
multimedia computer technologies for consumer and business applications because
of their use efficiencies and because of their sensory appeal. The continuing
rapid decline in prices of microprocessors, disk drives, CD-ROM drives and other
computer hardware components have made personal computers ("PCs") capable of
running full motion video and audio interactive applications more affordable.
This increasing PC hardware capability and affordability have made it
economically feasible to use multimedia PCs for many tasks which would have
previously been required to be performed by a person. These tasks range from
teaching and information dissemination to point-of-sale retailing and sales
presentations to theme park attractions. In both the business and the consumer
marketplaces, the widespread use of PC-based interactive multimedia applications
appears to be on the verge of rapid growth.
The term "interactive multimedia" denotes the merging of full motion video,
audio, graphics, animation and text into a computer application with which a
user can interact on nearly the same intellectual level as with a person, such
as a teacher or salesperson. However, with interactive multimedia systems, the
user can influence and direct the interaction at a pace and in a direction to
suit his or her needs. In addition, multimedia systems' use of high quality
video and audio greatly expands the amount of information content which can be
delivered during an interaction and substantially enhances impact and retention
of that information.
Interactive multimedia users will typically view a menu of "touch-screen"
options, presented as buttons to press on the video screen. This is a much
simpler way of interacting with the system than a traditional keyboard or even a
mouse. Directions for use can be graphical, video, textual, audio or any
combination of these, making these systems very easy to use, as well as flexible
and high impact. Management believes that all of these characteristics make
interactive multimedia systems the best, and usually the least expensive, way to
deliver exciting information and selling applications.
The early focus on research and development of interactive multimedia technology
has, to date, been primarily on developing technologies for consumer uses such
as video games. More recently, many entertainment, television, telephone and
cable companies have been focusing their research and development efforts on
grand scale applications for delivery of interactive multimedia services to the
home over communications networks. Between these extremes is a large area of
market potential for interactive multimedia systems, connected and managed over
private communications networks, as well as the Internet, for use by business,
government and educational institutions to deliver information, collect
information, train, teach and sell products and services to their
constituencies.
More recently, content and information, which was previously network-based, has
migrated, in large part, to Internet-based applications. The multimedia
bandwidth limitations of the Internet have, however, caused bandwidth-intensive
applications (e.g. video animation) to need to be located at the site of their
presentation (typically on a site-based hard drive or CD-ROM). Thus, there is a
need for both location-dependent and Internet-based multimedia applications.
Currently, Internet activities are concerned with the provision of information
and the sale of products. The latter has been recognized by the industry as a
major source of revenue from both the actual product sale and the revenue
derived by electronically processing the purchase transaction which is currently
handled manually or by use of an 800 number. Current market research indicates
that most Internet sales-based revenue will flow from the sale of software,
retail goods in general, and particular retail goods such as automobiles.
THE COMPANY
The Registrant is a corporation which was formed on January 25, 1988 under the
name of "Seaford Ventures, Inc." under the laws of the State of Delaware, for
the original purpose of establishing, acquiring or combining with a profitable
business entity. From inception through July 1993, Registrant had no operations,
no revenues and minimal expenses. In August 1993, Registrant changed its name to
"Advanced Media, Inc." and was restructured primarily to engage in the research,
development and sale of proprietary interactive multimedia technologies, the
integration and resale of computer hardware and software products, and the
delivery of technical consulting and design services to the corporate,
institutional and professional marketplace. During 1996, the Company began to
focus part of its energies on developing an electronic commerce model, whereby
interactive multimedia applications
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previously developed and suitable for consumer use are utilized over the
Internet in a fully secure transaction-based environment. The Company's
executive offices are located at 80 Orville Drive, Bohemia, New York 11716; with
telephone number (516) 244-1616.
The Company believes that within the electronic commerce model, numerous
opportunities exist for the Company to participate in revenue-generating
activities, either singularly or in combination with other companies, to meet
the needs of its customers. These activities include electronic commerce product
sales on the Company's Internet Sites, electronic commerce front-ends (web/kiosk
site design), and electronic commerce back-ends (transaction processing,
including security, credit, computer facilities and hosting, and communication
services).
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ITEM 1. BUSINESS (CONTINUED)
THE COMPANY (CONTINUED)
They also include electronic commerce creative services such as interactive
advertising, marketing, sales and project design. Finally, the Company expects
to engage in the development and sale of complete electronic commerce systems.
These systems are anticipated to include transactional and non-transactional
kiosks with and without web connections (stand-alone, networked, with ATM's),
including all hardware, software and value added service options
(teleconferencing, music, television).
In addition to the electronic commerce activities initiated in 1996, Registrant
also specializes in designing and selling interactive multimedia systems
(comprised of computer hardware, software licensed to Registrant and
Registrant's proprietary software) which is designed to enable businesses and
institutions to market products and services and deliver information, products
and services to customers in an attractive, convenient, cost-effective fashion.
In addition to the design and sale of these systems, Registrant sells packaged,
proprietary multimedia and multimedia authoring software under its trademarks,
Media Master and Multimedia Studio, which are designed to enable users to
design and implement their own interactive multimedia applications. Registrant
also offers technical consulting and training services in the areas of
hardware/software integration, project management and multimedia application
development and implementation for those businesses which do not have the skills
to implement their own interactive multimedia applications. In conjunction with
the above activities, Registrant is also a system integrator and software
reseller.
Registrant's developed products and proprietary technologies all relate to: (i)
a visual multimedia authoring system, (ii) an interactive multimedia database,
(iii) digital video, (iv) audio communications, and (v) Internet strategies.
These are designed to enable Registrant and/or its customers to create and build
interactive, Internet, and CD-ROM based systems, which have a multitude of
commercial business applications. Registrant's proprietary technology and
technical design services have, to date, already been applied to: the
development of interactive retail point-of-sale kiosk systems, CD-ROM title
development, interactive sales presentation systems, interactive graphics and
animation systems, point-of-information kiosks, interactive sales and
distribution systems, computer-aided design systems and interactive hotel
concierge information systems. Registrant also provides web-based electronic
commerce sites for the sale of other parties' software, retail goods, and
certain other vertical, transaction-driven products. Since the marketplace for
multimedia and Internet technology is in its infancy stage, the full breadth of
the applications of Registrant's technologies are not yet fully known and are
believed by management to have not yet been fully exploited.
Except as otherwise indicated, all references to shares of the Registrant's
common stock gives retroactive effect to the 1-for-10 reverse stock split
effected as of the close of business on June 23, 1997.
ACQUISITION OF VISION IMAGING, INC.
In November 1993, for consideration consisting of 183,697 shares of Registrant's
common stock (after giving effect to the issuance of 83,697 shares in December
1995 pursuant to a value guaranty), Registrant acquired substantially all of the
assets and selected liabilities of Vision Imaging, Inc. ("Vision"), an
interactive multimedia technology company located in Fountain Valley,
California.
The Agreement and Plan of Reorganization for the acquisition of Vision provides
for the former Vision shareholders to participate in other secondary
registrations filed by the Registrant provided the Vision shareholders satisfy
certain conditions. Simultaneously with the acquisition of the assets of Vision,
Registrant purchased computer software source code from Vision Imaging, a
California partnership (hereinafter "VI Partnership") owned by two principals of
Vision, for $100,000. The agreement with VI Partnership provides that the source
code purchased by Registrant be held in escrow by Bestway Archival Services and
be returned from escrow to VI Partnership only in the event of insolvency
proceedings being filed by or against Registrant under either federal or state
insolvency laws. The source code is to be released to Registrant from escrow
when either (i) Registrant shall have completed a registration of securities in
which the VI Partnership principals shall have been permitted to participate or
(ii) Registrant's common stock shall be listed on NASDAQ. Although Registrant
intends to satisfy both of these two conditions, no assurance can be given that
it will satisfy either of them, which would result in indefinite continuation of
the escrow of the source code.
During the period of escrow, Registrant has full rights of ownership and use of
the original source code, escrowed at acquisition, without further payment to VI
Partnership. In the event of return of the source code from escrow to VI
Partnership, Registrant has a two-year, royalty-free license to the source code.
Registrant has full ownership of all derivative works developed from the
original source code which, in any event, do not revert to VI Partnership. For
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example, with the development, in the second quarter of 1994, of the Windows
version of the products, which required a complete rewrite of the original
source code, Registrant owns the rewritten source code, which is contained in
its current Windows products. The escrowed original source code is DOS-based.
The Windows source code is not escrowed. In the event that the original source
code is returned from escrow to VI Partnership, VI Partnership would obtain a
two year royalty-free license to the derivative works source code from
Registrant. Such license would allow VI Partnership to compete with Registrant's
products and services but would not prevent Registrant from use of the
derivative works products and underlying source code.
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ITEM 1. BUSINESS (CONTINUED)
ACQUISITION OF VISION IMAGING INC. (CONTINUED)
Prior to its acquisition by Registrant, Vision and its affiliate, VI
Partnership, had a history of net operating losses. These combined net operating
losses were, respectively, $25,042, $30,211 and $25,938 for the year ended
December 31 1991, the nine month period ended September 30, 1992 and for the
year ended September 30, 1993 on corresponding revenues of $307,026, $482,304
and $761,732.
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
In December 1993, June 1994 and August 1994 Registrant acquired, respectively,
selected assets and liabilities of Decision Vision, Inc. ("Decision"), all of
the outstanding capital stock of Pyros Computer Corporation ("Pyros"), and
substantially all of the assets and certain liabilities of Computer Niche, Inc.
("Computer Niche"). Decision and Pyros were located in Southern California.
Computer Niche was located in Schenectady, New York. The operations of
Decision, Pyros, Computer Niche were discontinued by the company in 1995, 1996,
and 1997 respectively - see footnote 6 of the Financial Statements.
INTERACTIVE MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS
The Registrant has developed interactive multimedia systems which are typically
comprised of an Intel Pentium processor-based personal computer with MPEG video
encoded playback, CD-ROM data storage, touch screen monitor, large screen video
display, speakers, and printer, and frequently additional special purpose
components such as credit card readers and money acceptors. These systems are
used by Registrant's customers for sales, merchandising, marketing,
entertainment and information applications including point-of-sale, full motion
video presentations and theme park attractions. For a point-of-sale application,
these systems are frequently networked over telephone lines to permit
Registrant's business customers to present sales messages to consumers at sites
remote from their sales locations, to accept and process orders, to accumulate
data from both buyers and browsers and to assemble and analyze the orders and
consumer data from all remote systems at one central location. Typically, the
system plays a high impact message on its large screen display allowing the
customer to use the system and instructing the customer on how to begin to use
the touch screen display. Using the touch screen to select areas of interest,
the consumer can view and hear about products and services which they can buy
through the system with their credit card. The products are usually delivered by
mail within a few days.
In addition, Registrant's interactive systems are designed to provide users with
information such as hotel concierge information providing hotel guests
information concerning theaters, restaurants, tours and other sites and
activities. Management believes that these custom-designed interactive
multimedia systems have significant commercial potential and have a large number
of applications, although many of such potential applications are not currently
known to Registrant. Registrant intends to custom design and install these
point-of-sale and point-of-information systems to satisfy the specific needs of
each customer's business.
At NAPTE '94, an entertainment tradeshow in New Orleans, the Registrant
introduced Digital Premier TM - which it believes is an effective way to present
video at the touch of a finger. This interactive sales and marketing tool
utilizes a PC-based system controlling MPEG1 video clips, which are digitally
stored as individual files on the computer hard drive. It is a system that is
designed to alleviate problems related to cueing videotape, flipping laser
discs, and changing CD-1 discs and to easily allow sales executives instant
access to the information they need.
In 1996, the Registrant introduced the Digital PremiereTM VISi/oN system, a
complete portable office and sales presentation system operating on an IBM
ThinkPad notebook computer. The system incorporates all the capabilities of the
Company's desk top version, plus the ability to create custom presentations,
import Microsoft's PowerPoint slides, perform return on investment calculations,
plus interface to a client's word processor, fax and contact management
software. A unique virtual office interface is designed to provide access to all
the software components and greatly simplify the operation. The VISi/oN system
is sold on a two or three year license basis. A large entertainment company
became the Registrant's first VISi/oN customer in January 1997.
Another of the Registrant's proprietary products is its Guest Management System
("GMS"). This is a database management system designed to track and hold
important collector information such as customer identification, purchase
history, areas of interest, and direct marketing status. When this information
is obtained, the GMS intelligence provides searching, sorting, and reporting
functions. The GMS system allows store personnel to gather and maintain
collector information such as name, address, and phone number, as well as to
generate a unique collector number for each new customer. It also tracks the
starting date of the particular collector, last purchase
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information, and registers sales associates - while tracking the particular
areas of interest of a particular collector. The GMS system provides an iconic
interface, which allows store personnel to access system controls through easily
recognizable graphic icons (compared to cumbersome menuing systems). By visually
selecting the Artist's image icon and selecting the By Collector search button,
and pressing the Report icon, a report based on this search criteria is
automatically generated. This iconic interface is designed to not only improve
the ease of use of the marketing system, but to allow the user to access
information quickly. Management believes this exclusive database management
system has valuable possibilities for any firm that wishes to acquire
demographic information about its consumers for future marketing and sales
activities.
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ITEM 1. BUSINESS (CONTINUED)
INTERACTIVE MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS (CONTINUED)
Customers for whom Registrant and its acquired predecessors have developed such
point-of-sale and point-of-information systems are among the Fortune 500, and
within the entertainment, hotel, retail, and automobile industries. Sales,
application development, and rentals of these systems have consistently
improved, from approximately 50% to 52% of total sales for the periods ended
December 31, 1996 and 1997, respectively.
In February 1997, the Company, in conjunction with a strategic partner, signed
the "97 Rollout Contract" with General Nutrition Corporation ("GNC"), its
largest customer, to install approximately 384 interactive reference kiosks
through approximately February 1998. The kiosks were expected to be placed in
184 existing GNC company stores and 200 new franchises that GNC was expected to
open through January 1998. The Company's portion of revenues derived from the
Rollout Contract is approximately $1.7 million. In March 1998, the Company and
its strategic partner agreed to cancel their joint venture. Due to the
cancellation of this joint venture, the Company anticipates no additional
revenue to be earned from this project.
MULTIMEDIA TOOLS PUBLISHING AND DISTRIBUTION
The acquisition of the assets and the computer source code software of Vision
and VI Partnership, respectively, provided Registrant with the following
significant technology and products: Visual Authoring, Interactive Network
System, Kiosk Control System, Digital Video Module, Media Master, Multimedia
Studio and Media Master Professional. These software products are used to author
and present interactive multimedia presentations on IBM compatible personal
picture quality video, substantially reducing the time and effort required by
utilizing conventional methods. Sales of proprietary software represented
approximately .2% and 1.0%, of total sales for the periods ended December 31,
1997and 1996 respectively.
MULTIMEDIA STUDIO
Multimedia Studio is one of the proprietary technologies that has been acquired
by Registrant as a result of the Vision Imaging, Inc. and VI Partnership
acquisitions. Multimedia Studio is designed to allow novice computer users to
create interactive self-running multimedia presentations quickly and easily and
is available in a Windows version. It is also available in a suite of products
that provide additional presentation content creation abilities.
MEDIA MASTER PROFESSIONAL
Media Master Professional, available in a Windows version, adds additional
capabilities to Media Master. It provides the professional interactive program
developer with features such as advanced tracking and comparison, as well as
support for credit card readers, printers and money acceptors.
CUSTOM APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
In connection with the sale of its interactive multimedia systems and
proprietary interactive multimedia software, Registrant offers technical
consulting services in the areas of systems design, graphics design,
maintenance, customization, project management and CD-ROM product design and
packaging. For example, if a customer does not have the skills to use Media
Master or Multimedia Studio, or any other authoring tool, Registrant will
design, install and maintain an application using, and modifying as necessary,
its proprietary software to meet the customer's needs. Also, if the customer
wishes to develop the skills to use Registrant's proprietary technology to build
applications in-house, Registrant will offer training and consulting services in
these areas. Further, Registrant trains customers and offers its services in the
areas of storyboard development, animation, full motion video encoding and
interactivity.
Sales of technical and creative services represented approximately 1% and 2% of
total sales for the periods ended December 31, 1997and 1996 respectively.
ACQUISITION STRATEGY
The interactive multimedia technology market is currently very fragmented. Many
of the companies in this industry were founded to develop a particular graphic
application or a particular commercial opportunity.
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Registrant is evaluating the possible expansion of its operations through
strategic acquisitions of companies which have complimentary technologies and/or
an established distribution base. Registrant anticipates that it will explore
these types of acquisitions at least through the end of 1998. Registrant has not
entered into any definitive agreements with respect to any such acquisition.
Despite the fact that various negotiations are ongoing, there can be no
assurance that Registrant will consummate any potential acquisition or, if
completed, that any such acquisition will be profitable for Registrant.
MANUFACTURING
Registrant does not manufacture any of its systems products or any of the
software which it resells, but rather they are purchased directly from their
manufacturers or from distributors for wholesale and retail distribution.
However, Registrant does develop its proprietary software products and
fabricates and assembles its own interactive multimedia systems which are custom
designed to each customer's specific needs. Manufacturing of these systems is
performed at Registrant's facilities in Costa Mesa, California. There is a
sufficient supply of raw materials and multiple vendors who provide those raw
materials to the Company.
MARKETING ,SALES AND DISTRIBUTION
As of July 31, 1998 Registrant had a marketing and sales force of 3 full-time
employees who market and sell systems, software and services. In addition to its
own sales force, Registrant currently has one United States distributor for its
Multimedia Studio and Media Master Professional products. The loss of any of
these distributors would not have a materially adverse impact on the
Registrant's operating results or financial position.
MAJOR CUSTOMER
One customer (General Nutrition Center, Inc.) accounted for approximately 40%
and 24% of the Company's revenues during the years ended December 31, 1997 and
1996, respectively.
BACKLOG
Registrant generally ships systems and software product orders as they are
received. As of December 31, 1997 there was no backlog of orders. Backlog is not
an indicator of future sales since backlog orders are filled rapidly.
SEASONALITY
Seasonality does not have a material impact upon Registrant's revenues.
REGULATION
The Registrant's activities are subject to various environmental, health and
employee safety laws. The Registrant has expended both financial and managerial
resources designed to assure that Registrant complies with applicable
environmental, health and worker safety laws in its operations and at its
facilities and anticipates that it will continue to do so in the future. The
Registrant does not require any governmental approval of its principal products
or services. Compliance with environmental laws has not historically had a
material effect on the Registrant capital expenditures, earnings or competitive
position, and the Registrant does not anticipate that such compliance will have
a material effect on the Registrant in the future. Although the Registrant
believes that it is generally in compliance with all applicable environmental,
health and worker safety laws, there can be no assurance that additional costs
for compliance will not be incurred in the future or that such costs will not be
material.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
The Registrant regards certain of its software and design techniques as
proprietary and attempts to protect such software and techniques under
copyright, trademark and trade secret laws, as well as through contractual
restrictions on disclosure, copying and distribution. Registrant owns no patents
on any of its proprietary technology, but does own a registered copyright for
AutoSoft. Registrant also has the following trademarks which are registered in
the State of California: (i) Hyperbutton Authoring Technology; (ii) Multimedia
Studio; (iii) IMAGEBASE; (iv) VISUAL AUTHORING; and (5) Cinema Desktop Video
Producer. Registrant plans to actively pursue intellectual property protection
of its proprietary technologies, although no assurance can be given that such
protection will be acquired or, if acquired, that it will be adequate to protect
Registrant's proprietary interests from duplication and use by third party
competitors. Registrant spent $39,516 and $39,893, in the development of
proprietary
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software and customized applications for specific customers for the periods
ended December 31, 1997 and 1996, respectively.
COMPETITION
Registrant encounters significant direct competition for all of its existing
products and services, and in areas where the Registrant intends to do business.
Competitive factors include price and service for the resale of systems and
software components, quality of application and speed of delivery for technical
and creative services, features and price for proprietary interactive software,
and alliances companies have made in vertical market initiatives. Registrant's
competitors range from small companies which have a particular market niche to
large companies with greater financial, technical and marketing resources than
those of Registrant. Companies with greater financial resources than Registrant
may undertake more extensive marketing campaigns, adopt more aggressive pricing
policies, and be able to sustain net operating losses for a longer period of
time while developing their products and markets.
EMPLOYEES
As of July 31, 1998, Registrant had a total of 7 full-time employees, of which 4
are based in New York and 3 in California. Of such employees, 2 were engaged in
marketing and sales and 1 in related customer support services, 1 was engaged in
research and product development, 1 in project management and installation, and
2 in financial and administrative areas. None of Registrant's employees is
represented by a labor union. Registrant has not experienced any work stoppages
and considers relations with its employees to be good. Registrant has not
experienced substantial difficulties in attracting qualified personnel. Its
location in southern California provides the Company with a large pool of
potential employees familiar with Registrant's categories of technology.
ITEM 2. PROPERTIES
Registrant leases approximately 2,500 square feet of space at 80 Orville Drive,
Bohemia, New York 11716, where it maintains its principal executive office,
pursuant to a month-to-month lease at the annual rate of $42,000. Registrant
also leases approximately 6,665 square feet of space in Costa Mesa, CA
which lease terminates on September 30, 1998.
Registrant believes that adequate facilities are available at competitive prices
at or near each location where Registrant currently leases space, though there
are no assurances that the company shall be successful in acquiring additional
space in California.
ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
On September 29, 1995, a former employee and owner of a business
acquired by the Company, Decision, and his wife, also a former employee
of Decision, initiated a lawsuit seeking damages of approximately
$1,000,000 from the Company, and certain present and former officers.
The lawsuit was based on claims arising out of the employees'
termination, and also arising out of the sale of the assets of Decision
to the Company. The most significant aspect of the lawsuit, pertaining
to the acquisition of the assets of Decision by the Company, was
dismissed by the court in which the action had been filed, the Superior
Court of the State of California, County of San Diego, in a series of
rulings between December 1996 and February 1997, when the court
dismissed numerous causes of action and the action against all
individual defendants and eliminated any possible punitive damages
award. The court also dismissed the wrongful termination claims of both
former employees. On March 25, 1997, the Plaintiff filed an appeal
regarding the above claims. On August 14, 1997, a settlement was
reached which required the Company to make a one time cash payment of
$8,000 on or before October 1, 1997, and then make twelve monthly
payments of $5,000 commencing November 1997, for a total cash
settlement of $68,000. For each cash payment made to the plaintiff, the
plaintiff is to return to the Company, shares of the Company's common
stock held by plaintiff. A total of 91,429 shares are to be returned to
the Company in proportion to the cash payments received by the
Plaintiff. The Company recorded litigation expense of $43,000 in 1997
as a result of this settlement and will record the repurchase of common
stock (at its $.27 fair value per share at the time of settlement) as
cash payments are made. Any breach of the stipulation settlement will
cause all appeals previously made to be reactivated and the Company
would receive credit for any cash payments made. The Company has made
timely payments through September 1998.
On April 21, 1998, a complaint entitled " Imperial Bank Realty Company,
Inc. v. Advanced Media, Interactive, et al." was filed by the landlord
of the Company's California office, in the Orange County, California
Superior Court. The Company had not paid all rent due under the lease
agreement and the
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landlord sought eviction of the Company. On July 6, 1998, a judgment
against the Company was awarded to the landlord. The judgment amounted
to approximately $42,000 including attorney's fees and past rent due
for the months of December 1997 through May 1998. The judgment also
stipulates that the Company must pay their July and August rents
timely, and the rent for June is to be paid in two installments, half
on or before July 15, 1998 and half on or before August 17, 1998.
Further, the Company will be required to vacate the premises by the end
of September 1998. The Company is currently seeking alternative office
space, but there can be no assurances that the Company will be
successful.
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14 COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (continued)
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS (continued)
On May 11, 1998, a complaint entitled " Autodesk Inc. v. Advanced Media
Interactive, et al." was filed in the Marin County, California Superior
Court against the Company for breach of contract and also for
nonpayment for various products and software licenses. The complaint
seeks damages of approximately $136,000 plus interest, attorney fees
and costs. Management intends to contest this complaint vigorously and
an answer was filed on August 12, 1998, which asserts multiple defenses
and the Company is also seeking to pursue a cross complaint. The case
is still in the preliminary pleading stages and the Company is unable
to predict the ultimate outcome of this claim. Accordingly, no
adjustments have been made in the financial statements for any
potential losses.
ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
No matter was submitted to a vote of security holders during the fourth quarter
of 1997.
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PART II
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
Registrant's common stock trades principally on the Electronic Bulletin Board of
the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. ("NASD") under the symbol
"ADVI". The following table sets forth the range of quarterly high and low bid
prices for Registrant's common stock for the two most recent fiscal years, as
provided by the National Quotation Bureau. The bid quotations represent
interdealer quotations without adjustment for retail markups, markdowns or
commissions, and may not necessarily represent actual transactions. Management
believes that trading activity is very limited and is light and sporadic. All
stock prices have been retroactively restated to reflect the Company's 1 for 10
reverse stock split effective for stockholders of record as of the close of
business on June 23, 1997.
Common Stock
-------------------------
High Bid Low Bid
-------- --------
1998:
Quarter Ending
March 31 $ .34 $ .10
June 30 .18 .10
1997:
Quarter Ending
March 31 $ 1.75 $ .50
June 30 .90 .20
September 30 .50 .19
December 31 .69 .19
1996:
Quarter Ending
March 31 $ 7.50 $ .60
June 30 3.40 .60
September 30 3.50 .20
December 31 2.20 .70
Registrant's outstanding warrants have not been registered, and accordingly,
there has been no trading activity to date. The number of holders of the
Registrant's common stock as of July 31, 1998 was approximately 300. There have
been no dividends declared or paid on the common stock to date, and the Company
has no current intention to declare or pay any such dividends.
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ITEM 6. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with
Selected Financial Data and the financial statements and notes thereto appearing
elsewhere in this Form 10-KSB.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1997 AND 1996
Revenue is generated from the sale of systems and non-proprietary software, from
the sale of proprietary software, from services provided in developing
customized multimedia application software and systems, and from training
related to computer aided design software. Revenue for 1997 increased $308,122
or 9.2%, from $3,343,617 in 1996 to $3,651,739 in 1997. This increase in
revenues was due to sales of other software.
Revenues generated from application development and sales of interactive systems
totaled $1,703,654, or 46% of total revenues in 1997, as compared to $1,174,926,
or 35% of total revenues in 1996. Revenues generated from the sale of systems
and non-proprietary software (non-integrated systems) totaled $1,320,333, or 36%
of total revenues in 1997, as compared to $1,356,805, or 41% of total revenues
in 1996. Approximately $1Million of software sales that had been generated by
the Albany facility will not recur due to the discontinuation of operations at
the Albany facility in May 1998. Revenues generated from proprietary software
sales totaled $6,974, or less than 1% of total revenues in 1997, as compared to
$35,547, or 1% of total revenues in 1996. Revenues generated from trade show
service sales and rentals of interactive systems totaled $354,762, or 10% of
total revenues in 1997, as compared to $511,365 or 15% of total revenues in
1996. Revenues generated from Internet services totaled $30,000 or 1% of total
revenues for 1997. Revenues generated from training services totaled $197,461,
or 5% of total revenues in 1997, as compared to $202,141, or 6% of total
revenues in 1996. Revenues generated from services performed on behalf of
customers totaled $38,555 or 1% of total revenues in 1997, as compared to
$62,832 or 2% of total revenues in 1996.
Gross profit reflects a 35.6% margin in 1997 compared to a 25.3% margin in 1996.
The margin has improved slightly due to better production management methods
installed by management in 1996.
Development expenses declined $377 or less than 1%, from $39,893 in 1996 to
$39,516 in 1997. As a percentage of revenues, development expense was
approximately 1% in both 1996 and 1997.
Selling and marketing expenses decreased $58,824 or 8.8%, from $671,791 in 1996
to $612,967 in 1997 due to the discontinuation of the systems integration effort
in the California facility. Sales commissions declined from $32,376 in 1996, or
1% of revenue, to $25,190 or less than 1% of revenue in 1997. As a percentage of
revenues, selling and marketing expenses were 16% in 1997 versus 20% in 1996.
General and administrative expenses decreased $382,841 or 17.1%, from $2,244,141
in 1996 to $1,861,300 in 1997. As a percentage of revenues, general and
administrative expenses were 51.0% in 1997 versus 67.1% in 1996. The decrease in
general and administrative expenses is attributable to the Company's continuous
efforts to streamline internal costs and restructuring of its internal
operations .
Interest expense increased $544, from $212,282 in 1996 to $212,826 in 1997.
During 1997 management determined that net future cash inflows resulting from
the business derived from the Albany facility would not recover the amount of
unamortized goodwill. As a result an impairment loss of $ 75,879 was recorded,
which reflects the unamortized balance of goodwill that was associated with the
Albany facility. During 1998 management closed the operations at the Albany
facility.
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996 AND 1995
Revenue is generated from the sale of systems and non-proprietary software, from
the sale of proprietary software, from services provided in developing
customized multimedia application software and systems, and from training
related to computer aided design software. Revenue for 1996 increased $684,795
or 25.8%, from $2,658,822 in 1995 to $3,343,617 in 1996. Revenues generated from
application development and sales of interactive systems totaled $1,174,926, or
35% of total revenues in 1996, as compared to $649,882, or 24% of total revenues
in 1995. Revenues generated from the sale of systems and non-proprietary
software (non-integrated systems) totaled $1,356,805, or 41% of total revenues
in 1996, as compared to $1,329,510, or 50% of total revenues in 1995.
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ITEM 6. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996 AND 1995 (CONTINUED)
Revenues generated from proprietary software sales totaled $35,547, or 1% of
total revenues in 1996, as compared to $126,998, or 5% of total revenues in
1995. Revenues generated from trade show service sales and rentals of
interactive systems totaled $511,365, or 15% of total revenues in 1996, as
compared to $354,469 or 13% of total revenues in 1995. Revenues generated from
training services totaled $202,141, as compared to $149,002 or 6% in both 1996
and 1995. Revenues generated from services performed on behalf of customers
totaled $62,832, as compared to $48,960 or 2% in both 1996 and 1995.
Gross profit reflects a 25.3% margin in 1996 compared to a 24.3% margin in 1995.
The margin has improved slightly due to better production management methods
installed by management in 1996. Unfortunately, the improvements were offset by
lost margin on trade show services and rentals.
Development expenses declined $145,550 or 78.5%, from $185,443 in 1995 to
$39,893 in 1996. As a percentage of revenues, development expense was less than
1% versus 7% in 1995.
Selling and marketing expenses decreased $119,349 or 15.1%, from $791,140 in
1995 to $671,791 in 1996. The decline in selling and marketing expenses was
primarily based on management's decision to discontinue a revenue only based
commission program instituted in the fourth quarter of 1995. Sales commissions
declined from $146,572 in 1995, or 5.5% of revenue, to $32,376 or 1% of revenue
in 1996. As a percentage of revenues, selling and marketing expenses were 20% in
1996 versus 30% in 1995.
General and administrative expenses increased $88,757 or 4%, from $2,155,384 in
1995 to $2,244,141 in 1996. As a percentage of revenues, general and
administrative expenses were 67.1% in 1996 versus 81% in 1995. The increase in
general and administrative expenses is attributable to: (a.) the Company's
increase in legal expenditures from approximately $250,000 in 1995 to $342,000
in 1996 in connection with the Company's defense in the litigation described in
Part I, item 3 and Note 14 of the accompanying financial statements aggregating
$242,500 in 1996 (including the $42,500 settlement) versus approximately $20,000
in 1995, and (b.) the chairman and chief executive officer's compensation (such
amounts were payable in options) for which the Company recorded $150,000 of
expense for the year ended December 31, 1996 ($62,500 was recorded in 1995), and
(c.) an additional approximate $120,000 was incurred in costs associated with
the startup of the electronic commerce division and other internet strategies in
the last quarter of 1996. These increases were partially offset by savings in
administrative salaries of approximately $180,000 resulting from the Company's
efforts to streamline internal costs under its control.
In 1996, management saw a 24% decline, $688,075 versus $486,514, in systems and
non-proprietary software and anticipates further significant declines in 1997
due to the Company's continued emphasis in the interactive electronic commerce
marketplace. Management has recorded an impairment loss of $393,426 reflecting
the unamortized balance of goodwill associated with the Pyros acquisition.
Interest expense decreased $271,291, from $483,573 in 1995 to $212,282 in 1996.
In 1995, the largest component of interest expense was $270,720, representing
amortization of debt issuance costs. These costs were not incurred in 1996.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
As of December 31, 1997, the Company had a net capital deficiency of $1,165,065,
a working capital deficit of $1,138,825 and has sustained cumulative losses of
$10,994,290 since commencing operations in August 1993. In order to meet its
obligations as they become due and to continue its operations as a going
concern, the Company must raise additional capital. The Company continues to be
engaged in various discussions with potential investors regarding possible
equity transactions. Additional equity funding of approximately $587,000 (net of
commissions) was raised in 1998, see Note 15 to the financial statements.
Although management believes, based on the development of the Company's
business and its preliminary discussions with various potential investors and
other sources of financing, that it will be able to raise additional capital
sufficient to meet its working capital needs over the next twelve months, no
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assurance can be given that it will be successful in this respect. The Company
currently has no line of credit or other access to debt financing from any
financial institution.
Accordingly, as a result of continued operating losses, the use of significant
cash in operations and the lack of sufficient funds to execute its business
plan, there is substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a
going concern. No adjustments have been made with respect to the financial
statements to record the results of the ultimate outcome of this uncertainty.
The Company's stock price has steadily declined since January 1996.
Additionally, see Note 15 to the financial statements which details the private
placement activity of the Company during 1998 and summarizes the potential
dilution to the Company's common stock pursuant to outstanding value guarantee
provisions. This made it difficult for the Company to raise additional equity
capital without significant dilution to present shareholders. The Company is
further hampered by its inability to obtain bank financing and the fact that
all of its assets are pledged as collateral to Suan Investments and its
assignee, Stourbridge Investments.
The cash balance of $2,709 as of December 31, 1997 is not subject to any
restrictions or compensating balance arrangements.
None of Registrant's outstanding warrants or options were exercised in 1997.
YEAR 2000
The Company's IT and Non-IT systems are being sourced from outside suppliers
(i.e. Microsoft) and are consequently Year 2000 compliant. The Company does not
anticipate incurring additional costs in conjunction with the Year 2000 issues.
In a worst case scenario, however, the Company would change from a
non-compliant Year 2000 vendor to a compliant Year 2000 vendor. In such a case,
insignificant costs would be incurred. Costs associated with such upgrades
would be expensed as incurred and will not have a material impact on the
Company's results of operations, nor the ability to provide the necessary
requirements for the Company's operations.
The Company's software products, which are using third party Year 2000
compliance technology, do not carry any warrantees or other contractual
commitments under which the Company's clients have recourse for modifications.
If their systems do not interact with our Year 2000 compliant databases, the
Company would issue additional work orders to solve any client concerns in
this regard.
The Company's present suite of products uses FoxPro Data File formats, better
known as XBase format and stores dates as long data format which is depicted by
the picture mmddyyyy (i.e. 09291998). Consequently, the Company's product
offerings are Y2K compliant.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS. ALL STATEMENTS OTHER THAN STATEMENTS OF HISTORICAL
FACT INCLUDED IN THIS REPORT ARE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS. WHEN USED IN THIS
REPORT, WORDS SUCH AS "ANTICIPATE," "BELIEVE," "EXPECT," "INTEND" AND SIMILAR
EXPRESSIONS, AS THEY RELATE TO THE COMPANY OR ITS MANAGEMENT, AS WELL AS
ASSUMPTIONS MADE BY AND INFORMATION CURRENTLY AVAILABLE TO THE COMPANY'S
MANAGEMENT, IDENTIFY FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS. ACTUAL RESULTS COULD DIFFER
MATERIALLY FROM THOSE CONTEMPLATED BY THE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS AS A RESULT
OF CERTAIN FACTORS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, FINANCING, OPERATIONAL
SPENDING, REVENUE LEVELS, THE EFFECT OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC CONDITIONS AND THE
IMPACT OF COMPETITIVE PRODUCTS AND PRICING. SUCH STATEMENTS REFLECT THE CURRENT
VIEWS OF THE COMPANY WITH RESPECT TO FUTURE EVENTS AND ARE SUBJECT TO THESE AND
OTHER RISKS, UNCERTAINTIES AND ASSUMPTIONS RELATING TO THE OPERATIONS, RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS, GROWTH STRATEGY AND LIQUIDITY OF THE COMPANY.
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ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
ADVANCED MEDIA, INC.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1997 AND 1996
CONTENTS
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT ................................. F-1
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS............................. F-2
BALANCE SHEET................................................. F-3
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS ..................................... F-4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT ................ F-5
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS ..................................... F-6
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ................................ F-7 - F-26
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Board of Directors and Stockholders
Advanced Media, Inc.
Bohemia, New York
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
We have audited the accompanying balance sheet of Advanced Media, Inc. as of
December 31, 1997 and the related statements of operations, changes in
stockholders' defecit and cash flows for the year then ended. These financial
statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on
our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with generally accepted auditign
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 financial statements referred to above present fairly, in
all material respects, the financial position of Advanced Media, Inc. as of
Decmeber 31, 1997, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for
the year then ended in conformity with generally accepted accounting
principles.
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the
company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 2 to the
financial statements, the Company has suffered recurring losses from operations
and has a net capital deficiency that raise substantial doubt about its ability
to continue as a going concern. Management's plan in regard to these matters
is also described in Note 2. The financial statements do not include any
adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
/s/ Hays & Company
July 7, 1998, except for Note 15
which is dated September 15, 1998
New York, New York
F-1
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To the Board of Directors and
Stockholders of Advanced Media, Inc.
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
In our opinion, the accompanying statements of operations, changes in
stockholders' deficit and cash flows present fairly, in all material respects,
the results of operations and cash flows of Advanced Media, Inc. for the year
ended December 31, 1996, in conformity with generally accepted accounting
principles. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's
management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial
statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit of these statements in
accordance with generally accepted auditing standards which 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, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates
made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for the opinion expressed
above.
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the
Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 2 to the
financial statements, the Company has suffered recurring losses from operations
and has a net capital deficiency that raise substantial doubt about its ability
to continue as a going concern. Management's plan in regard to these matters are
also described in Note 2. The financial statements do not include any
adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
/s/ Price Waterhouse LLP
Melville, New York
April 11, 1997
F-2
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ADVANCED MEDIA, INC.
BALANCE SHEET
DECEMBER 31, 1997
ASSETS
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents $ 2,709
Accounts receivables, net allowance for doubtful accounts of
$123,097 195,121
Inventories 53,010
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 74,535
------------
Total current assets 325,375
Fixed assets, net 290,085
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $1,969,072 818,628
Other assets 43,882
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Total assets $ 1,477,970
============
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIENCY
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accounts payable $ 849,712
Payable to related parties 27,578
Deferred revenue 140,000
Accrued expenses and other liabilities 430,785
Current portion of capital lease obligations 16,125
------------
Total current liabilities 1,464,200
Loan payable - stockholder 1,155,537
Capital lease obligations, net of current portion 23,298
------------
Total liabilities 2,643,035
============
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Notes 2,3,5,7,8,11,12,14,15)
STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIENCY
Preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share;
shares authorized: 10,000,000
shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 1997: none --
Common stock, par value $0.0001 per share;
shares authorized: 100,000,000
shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 1997: 16,836,365 1,685
Additional paid-in capital 9,851,669
Accumulated deficit (10,994,290)
Deferred compensation (24,129)
------------
Total stockholders' deficiency (1,165,065)
------------
Total liabilities and stockholders' deficiency $ 1,477,970
============
</TABLE>
F-3
The accompanying notes are an integral part
of these financial statements
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ADVANCED MEDIA, INC.
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Year ended December 31,
--------------------------------
1997 1996
------------ ------------
<S> <C> <C>
NET REVENUE $ 3,651,739 $ 3,343,617
COST OF SALES 2,348,744 2,499,228
------------ ------------
Gross profit 1,302,995 844,389
------------ ------------
EXPENSES
Development 39,516 39,893
Selling and marketing 612,967 671,791
General and administrative 1,861,300 2,244,141
Amortization of intangible assets 172,236 224,690
Impairment loss 75,879 393,426
------------ ------------
Total expenses 2,761,898 3,573,941
------------ ------------
Loss from operations (1,458,903) (2,729,552)
------------ ------------
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)
Interest expense (212,826) (212,282)
Debt conversion expense -- (309,375)
Other, net 22,565 (362)
------------ ------------
Total other expenses (190,261) (522,019)
------------ ------------
NET LOSS $ (1,649,164) $ (3,251,571)
============ ============
Basic and diluted net loss per share $ (0.16) $ (0.51)
============ ============
Weighted average common shares outstanding 10,523,805 6,328,852
============ ============
</TABLE>
F-4
The accompanying notes are an integral part
of these financial statements
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ADVANCED MEDIA, INC.
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996 AND 1997
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Preferred stock Common stock
----------------------------- ----------------------------
Number of Number of
shares Par value shares Par value
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
BALANCE, JANUARY 1, 1996 -- $ -- 55,319,810 $ 5,532
One-for-ten reverse common stock split -- -- (49,787,829) (4,979)
Sales of common stock -- -- 186,857 19
Sales of Class A convertible preferred stock 600,000 60 -- --
Conversion of preferred to common (480,000) (48) 737,248 74
Sales to 401(k) Plan -- -- 2,268 --
Issuance of common stock for:
Commission due broker -- -- 100,000 10
Services - consulting -- -- 15,000 2
Rental expense -- -- 8,000 1
Public relations -- -- 35,000 4
Penalty shares -- -- 217,500 22
Acquisition revaluations -- -- 159,702 16
Issuance of stock options and warrants for:
Commission due broker -- -- -- --
Employment agreement with officer -- -- -- --
Legal services -- -- -- --
Cancellation of shares due to:
Employment termination -- -- (29,275) (3)
Offset of note receivable -- -- (5,000) (1)
Debt conversion -- -- 610,000 61
Amortization of deferred compensation -- -- -- --
Net loss -- -- -- --
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 1996 120,000 12 7,569,281 758
Sales of common stock -- -- 4,264,110 426
Conversion of preferred to common (120,000) (12) 317,126 32
Sales to 401(k) Plan -- -- 2,525 --
Issuance of common stock for:
Commission due broker -- -- 45,454 5
Services - consulting -- -- 290,000 29
Services - employee -- -- 7,500 1
Services - Director -- -- 40,000 4
Penalty shares -- -- 253,125 25
Officer loan principle and interest -- -- 4,073,960 407
Cancellation of shares due to:
Employment termination -- -- (2,500) --
Shares repurchased (litigation settlement) -- -- (24,216) (2)
Amortization of deferred compensation -- -- -- --
Net loss -- -- -- --
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 1997 -- $ -- 16,836,365 $ 1,685
============ ============ ============ ============
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Additional Deferred
Paid-in Accumulated Compen-
Capital Deficit sation Total
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
BALANCE, JANUARY 1, 1996 $ 6,179,372 $ (6,093,555) $ (110,030) $ (18,681)
One-for-ten reverse common stock split 4,979 -- -- --
Sales of common stock 218,525 -- -- 218,544
Sales of Class A convertible preferred stock 599,940 -- -- 600,000
Conversion of preferred to common (26) -- -- --
Sales to 401(k) Plan 3,555 -- -- 3,555
Issuance of common stock for:
Commission due broker 130,300 -- -- 130,310
Services - consulting 12,935 -- -- 12,937
Rental expense 14,724 -- -- 14,725
Public relations 38,246 -- -- 38,250
Penalty shares (22) -- -- --
Acquisition revaluations (16) -- -- --
Issuance of stock options and warrants for:
Commission due broker 6,516 -- -- 6,516
Employment agreement with officer 212,500 -- -- 212,500
Legal services 7,500 -- -- 7,500
Cancellation of shares due to:
Employment termination (1,213) -- 1,216 --
Offset of note receivable (6,515) -- -- (6,516)
Debt conversion 1,284,209 -- -- 1,284,270
Amortization of deferred compensation -- -- 43,645 43,645
Net loss -- (3,251,571) -- (3,251,571)
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 1996 8,705,509 (9,345,126) (65,169) (704,016)
Sales of common stock 620,872 -- -- 621,298
Conversion of preferred to common (20) -- -- --
Sales to 401(k) Plan 1,231 -- -- 1,231
Issuance of common stock for:
Commission due broker (5) -- -- --
Services - consulting 85,596 -- -- 85,625
Services - employee 5,999 -- -- 6,000
Services - Director 31,996 -- (32,000) --
Penalty shares (25) -- -- --
Officer loan principle and interest 406,989 -- -- 407,396
Cancellation of shares due to:
Employment termination -- -- -- --
Shares repurchased (litigation settlement) (6,473) -- -- (6,475)
Amortization of deferred compensation -- -- 73,040 73,040
Net loss -- (1,649,164) -- (1,649,164)
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 1997 $ 9,851,669 $(10,994,290) $ (24,129) $ (1,165,065)
============ ============ ============ ============
</TABLE>
The accompanying notes are an integral part
of these financial statements
F-5
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ADVANCED MEDIA, INC.
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Year ended December 31,
--------------------------
1997 1996
----- ----
<S> <C> <C>
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND
CASH EQUIVALENTS
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
NET LOSS $(1,649,164) $(3,251,571)
ADJUSTMENTS TO RECONCILE NET LOSS TO NET CASH
USED IN OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Loss on sale of fixed assets 3,546 --
Provision for doubtful accounts 80,608 --
Gain on sale of trademark, net -- (31,697)
Loss on conversion below market -- 36,826
Debt conversion expense -- 309,375
Depreciation and amortization 242,389 222,371
Amortization of intangibles 172,236 224,690
Impairment loss 75,879 393,426
Provision for doubtful securities -- 50,725
Write-off note receivable from stockholder -- 93,484
Issuance of options to officer as compensation -- 212,500
Issuance of common stock and warrants
for services and expenses 91,625 73,412
Issuance of common stock to stockholder for loan interest 191,311 --
CHANGES IN OPERATING ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
Accounts receivable, net (42,889) 23,970
Inventories, net (1,341) 62,607
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 4,166 (28,764)
Accounts payable 162,873 531,785
Payable to related parties (9,685) 24,199
Deferred revenue 37,500 102,500
Accrued expenses and other liabilities 38,791 197,310
----------- -----------
Net cash used in operating activities (602,155) (752,852)
----------- -----------
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Net proceeds from sale of trademark -- 56,697
Purchases of fixed assets, net (72,463) (335,949)
Issuance of note receivable -- (24,500)
Decrease (increase) in security deposits 19,025 (19,285)
----------- -----------
Net cash used in investing activities (53,438) (323,037)
----------- -----------
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from sale of preferred stock -- 600,000
Proceeds from sale of common stock 622,529 222,099
Proceeds from loan payable - stockholder, net 10,225 171,922
Payments of long term debt and capital lease obligations (8,840) (28,732)
Repurchase of common stock (litigation settlement) (6,475) --
----------- -----------
Net cash provided by financing activities 617,439 965,289
----------- -----------
NET DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS (38,154) (110,600)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
BEGINNING OF YEAR 40,863 151,463
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END OF YEAR $ 2,709 $ 40,863
=========== ===========
Cash paid during year
Interest $ 32,181 $ 31,852
=========== ===========
Taxes $ 1,981 $ 1,950
=========== ===========
(See note 13 regarding noncash activities)
</TABLE>
The accompanying notes are an integral part
of these financial statements F-6
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ADVANCED MEDIA, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1997 AND 1996
1 SUMMARY OF ACCOUNTING POLICIES
DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
Advanced Media, Inc. (the "Company") is a corporation which was formed
on January 25, 1988 under the name of "Seaford Ventures, Inc." under
the laws of the State of Delaware, for the original purpose of
establishing, acquiring or combining with a profitable business entity.
From inception through July 1993, the Company had no operations, no
revenue and minimal expenses. In August 1993, the Company changed its
name to "Advanced Media, Inc." and was restructured primarily to engage
in the research, development and sale of proprietary interactive
multimedia technologies, the resale of computer systems and software
products and the delivery of technical consulting and design services
to the corporate, institutional and professional marketplace. In
September 1996, the Company started its Internet Electronic Commerce
division. The Company's operating divisions are located in southern
California, upstate New York, and its executive offices are located in
Bohemia, New York. The Company principally operates in one business
segment and substantially all revenue is derived from customers
within the United States. These financial statements include the
accounts of the Company and its operating divisions. All intracompany
transactions have been eliminated.
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 revenue
and expenses during the reported period. Actual results could differ
from those estimates.
REVENUE RECOGNITION
Revenue from the sale of proprietary software licenses, in which no or
insignificant vendor obligations exist and collectibility is probable,
is recognized upon shipment to the customer. Revenue from the sale of
systems and other software is recognized upon shipment to the customer.
Revenue from the development of applications is recorded on the
percentage of completion basis. There is no right of return for
proprietary software licenses or systems and other software sales.
Revenue from services is recognized as the services are performed.
SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT COSTS
All costs incurred in developing software products, prior to
establishing technological feasibility, are expensed as development
expenses in the period incurred. Software development costs incurred
subsequent to the establishment of technological feasibility have been
insignificant.
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
The Company considers all highly liquid short-term investments
purchased with an initial maturity of three months or less to be cash
equivalents. The Company places its cash and cash equivalents with high
credit quality financial institutions.
INVENTORIES
Inventories are comprised of systems and third-party software held for
sale. They are stated at the lower of cost or market, cost being
determined on a first-in, first-out (FIFO) basis.
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ADVANCED MEDIA, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1997 AND 1996
1 SUMMARY OF ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
FIXED ASSETS
Fixed assets are carried at cost less accumulated depreciation and are
depreciated over their estimated useful lives, principally three to
seven years, using the straight line-method. Leasehold improvements are
amortized over the lives of the respective leases or the service lives
of the related assets, whichever is shorter. Capitalized lease assets
are amortized over the shorter of the lease term or the service life of
the related assets.
INTANGIBLE ASSETS
The Company includes goodwill and software acquired in acquisitions in
intangible assets. Goodwill is the cost in excess of net assets of
acquired companies and product lines. All amortization is computed on
the straight line basis over their expected useful life of ten and five
years for the goodwill and software, respectively.
IMPAIRMENT OF LONG-LIVED ASSETS
The Company reviews its long-lived assets, including goodwill resulting
from business acquisitions, capitalized software development costs, and
property and equipment, for impairment whenever events or changes in
circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the assets may not
be fully recoverable. To determine recoverability of its long-lived
assets, the Company evaluates the probability that future undiscounted
net cash flows, without interest charges, will be less than the
carrying amount of the assets. 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 assets exceed the fair value of the
assets.
INCOME TAXES
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized based on the
differences between the financial and tax bases of assets and
liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which
differences are expected to reverse. The Company has recorded no
provisions for income taxes in the accompanying financial statements as
a result of incurred losses.
COMMON STOCK SPLIT
On June 18, 1997, the Board of Directors declared a one-for-ten reverse
stock split effective for shareholders of record as the close of
business on June 23, 1997. Par value and authorized shares will remain
unchanged at $.0001 and 100,000,000 shares, respectively.
All references to the number of common shares and per share amounts in
the financial statements and related footnotes have been restated to
reflect the effect of the split for all periods presented.
NET LOSS PER SHARE
Basic net loss per share is based on the weighted average number of
common shares outstanding. Outstanding stock options, warrants and
other potential stock issuances have not been considered in the
computation of diluted per share amounts since the effect of their
inclusion would be antidilutive. All references to net loss per share
have been restated to reflect the effect of the reverse stock split for
all periods presented.
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ADVANCED MEDIA, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1997 AND 1996
1 SUMMARY OF ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK
Financial instruments which potentially subject the Company to credit
risk consist principally of trade receivables. To reduce credit risk,
the Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers'
financial condition. The Company's customers, with whom it does the
majority of its business, are well known and financially stable. The
Company maintains reserves for potential credit losses for trade
accounts receivable. Historically, the Company has not experienced any
significant losses in any particular industry or geographic area. See
Note 3 which provides details of factored accounts receivable.
FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
Carrying amounts of certain of the Company's financial instruments
including cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts
payable and other accrued liabilities approximate fair value due to
their relatively short maturities. Loan payable-stockholder is recorded
at its carrying value and bears interest at 14% per annum. It is not
practical to estimate the fair value of this amount because of the
uncertainty of the timing of the payments.
STOCK OPTION PLANS
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123, "Accounting for
Stock-Based Compensation" ("SFAS 123") establishes a fair value-based
method of accounting for stock compensation plans. The Company has
chosen to adopt the disclosure requirements of SFAS 123 and continue to
record stock compensation for its employees in accordance with
Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, "Accounting for Stock
Issued to Employees" ("APB 25"). Under APB 25, charges are made to
earnings in accounting for stock options granted to employees when the
option exercise prices are below the fair market value of the common
stock at the grant date.
RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
There are three recently issued accounting pronouncements that
potentially impact the financial accounting and/or reporting of the
Company. Statement of Position 97-2, "Software Revenue Recognition"
("SOP 97-2"), Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 128,
"Earnings Per Share" ("SFAS 128"), Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 130, "Reporting Comprehensive Income" ("SFAS 130").
SOP 97-2, which was issued to provide further guidance on applying
generally accepted accounting principles to software transactions
becomes effective for transactions entered into beginning in 1998.
Initial adoption of this statement may only be on a prospective basis.
It is not expected that adoption of SOP 97-2 will have a material
impact on the financial statements.
SFAS 128 establishes new standards for computing and presenting
earnings per share which simplifies the previous standards and makes
them comparable to international standards. This statement became
effective beginning with the Company's quarter ended December 31, 1997,
and requires restatement of all prior-period earnings per share data.
Since the Company's common stock equivalents are antidilutive, adoption
of SFAS 128 does not have an impact on the financial statements.
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ADVANCED MEDIA, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1997 AND 1996
1 SUMMARY OF ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS (continued)
SFAS 130, which presents standards for reporting and display of
comprehensive income and its components, becomes effective for the
Company in 1998 with reclassifications made to previous years required.
The Company is currently reviewing the impact that adopting this
statement will have on future financial presentations. Since the
Company does not have material components of other comprehensive
income, it is not expected that adoption will have a material impact on
its financial presentation.
2 LIQUIDITY AND BUSINESS RISKS
As of December 31, 1997, the Company had a net capital deficiency of
$1,165,065, a working capital deficit of $1,138,825 and has sustained
cumulative losses of $10,994,290 since commencing operations in August
1993. In order to meet its obligations as they become due and to
continue its operations as a going concern, the Company must raise
additional capital. The Company continues to be engaged in various
discussions with potential investors regarding possible equity
transactions. Additional equity funding of approximately $587,000
(net of commissions) was raised in 1998, see Note 15. Although
management believes, based on the development of the Company's
business and its preliminary discussions with various potential
investors and other sources of financing, that it will be able to
raise additional capital sufficient to meet its working capital needs
over the next twelve months, no assurance can be given that it will be
successful in this respect. The Company currently has no line of
credit or other access to debt financing from any financial
institution.
Accordingly, as a result of continued operating losses, the use of
significant cash in operations and the lack of sufficient funds to
execute its business plan, there is substantial doubt about the
Company's ability to continue as a going concern. No adjustments have
been made with respect to the financial statements to record the
results of the ultimate outcome of this uncertainty.
3 ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
Accounts receivable at December 31, 1997 consists of the following:
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
Receivables assigned to factor $ 641,612
Less advances from factor (371,682)
------------------
Due from factor 269,930
Provision for doubtful accounts on factored receivables (80,000)
------------------
189,930
Non-factored receivables 48,288
Provision for doubtful accounts on non-factored receivables (43,097)
------------------
Accounts receivable, net $ 195,121
==================
</TABLE>
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ADVANCED MEDIA, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1997 AND 1996
3 ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE (continued)
During July 1997, the Company entered into an Invoice Purchase and Sale
Agreement with Patriot Funding, a division of United Credit Corporation
("Patriot"), whereby the Company from time to time may assign their
accounts receivable to Patriot on a pre-approval with recourse basis.
Patriot assumes the risk of a customer's insolvency, as defined, but
not the risk of non-payment for any other reason. Accordingly, the
receivable from Patriot is subject to normal estimatable adjustments
for allowances. Patriot is entitled to a factoring fee of 4.25% of the
receivables assigned. Factored receivables are payable to the Company
in the following manner: approximately 80% of the underlying receivable
is paid at the time of Patriot acceptance and the remaining balance is
paid upon customer payment directly to Patriot.
4 FIXED ASSETS
Fixed assets at December 31, 1997 consist of the following:
Computer equipment $ 566,802
Office furniture and equipment 85,042
Purchased software 89,466
Leasehold improvements 9,821
Vehicles 25,091
------------------
776,222
Less accumulated depreciation
and amortization (486,137)
------------------
$ 290,085
==================
Depreciation and amortization expense, with respect to fixed assets,
for the years ended December 31, 1997 and 1996 totaled $169,349 and
$154,331, respectively.
The Company is obligated under various capital leases for computer
equipment that expire at various dates during the next five years. The
net book value of capital leases included in fixed assets was $33,665
(net of $24,690 of accumulated amortization).
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ADVANCED MEDIA, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1997 AND 1996
5 LEASES
Future minimum lease payments under non-cancelable operating leases for
office space and the present value of future minimum lease payments as
of December 31,1997 are as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Capital Operating
Leases Leases
<S> <C> <C>
Year ending December 31,
1998 $ 22,073 $ 120,000
1999 17,224 73,000
2000 8,762 -
2001 2,121 -
2002 - -
--------------- -----------
Total minimum lease payments 50,180 $ 193,000
===========
Less amount representing interest (at rates ranging
from 16% to 24%) (10,757)
---------------
Present value of net minimum
capital lease payments 39,423
Less current installments (16,125)
---------------
Capital lease obligations $ 23,298
===============
</TABLE>
Total rental expense for operating leases charged to operations for the
years ended December 31, 1997 and 1996, was $155,637 and $147,635,
respectively. The Company's headquarters, in Bohemia, New York, is
leased pursuant to a month-to-month arrangement.
6 ACQUISITIONS
VISION IMAGING, INC.
In November 1993, for consideration consisting of 100,000 shares of the
Company's common stock, the Company acquired substantially all of the
assets and selected liabilities of Vision Imaging, Inc. ("Vision"), an
interactive multimedia technology company. Simultaneously with the
acquisition of the assets of Vision, the Company purchased computer
software source code from a partnership owned by two principals of
Vision, for $100,000 in cash. The Company utilized the purchase method
of accounting for this transaction. The amount paid by the Company for
these selected assets and liabilities, including the transaction costs,
exceeded the value of the selected assets and liabilities by
$1,407,137, which was capitalized as goodwill and is being amortized
over ten years on a straight line basis. The software costs have been
capitalized and are being amortized over five years on a straight line
basis.
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ADVANCED MEDIA, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1997 AND 1996
6 ACQUISITIONS (continued)
VISION IMAGING, INC. (continued)
The terms of the Agreement and Plan of Reorganization for the
acquisition of Vision provided that if, on November 1, 1995, the
aggregate value of the 100,000 shares of the Company's common stock
issued in consideration of the acquisition did not equal or exceed
$1,250,000, then the Company would be obliged to issue to the selling
principals of Vision such additional shares of the Company's common
stock as shall be equal to the difference between $1,250,000 and the
market value of these shares on November 1, 1995. In December 1995, the
Company issued 83,697 additional shares of its common stock to the
former principals of Vision which satisfied this condition of the
agreement.
DECISION VISION, INC.
In December 1993, the Company acquired selected assets and liabilities
of Decision Vision, Inc. ("Decision"), a computer aided design systems
integrator and hardware and software dealer for 60,000 shares of common
stock. The Company has utilized the purchase method of accounting for
this transaction. The amount paid by the Company, including the
transaction costs, exceeded the value of these selected assets and
liabilities by $640,736, which had been capitalized as goodwill and was
being amortized over ten years on a straight line basis. At December
31, 1995, management considered the goodwill derived from this
operation to be impaired and recorded an impairment loss of $511,054.
The purchase agreement for the acquisition of Decision provided that
if, on December 14, 1995, the aggregate value of the 60,000 shares of
the Company's common stock issued in consideration of the acquisition
did not equal or exceed $600,000, then the Company would be obliged to
issue to the selling principals of Decision, such additional shares of
the Company's common stock as shall be equal to the difference between
$600,000 and the market value of these shares on December 14, 1995. In
December 1995, the Company issued an additional 19,449 shares of its
common stock to the selling principals to satisfy this condition of the
agreement. An additional 11,980 shares of the Company's common stock
were issued in 1996 as a result of a discrepancy in the original
calculation.
PYROS COMPUTER CORPORATION
In June 1994, the Company acquired all of the outstanding capital stock
of Pyros Computer Corporation ("Pyros"); a computer aided design
systems integrator and hardware and software dealer, for 18,000 shares
of common stock. The Company has utilized the purchase method of
accounting for this transaction. The amount paid by the Company,
including the transaction costs, exceeded the value of the assets and
liabilities of Pyros by $524,568, which had been capitalized as
goodwill and was being amortized over ten years on a straight line
basis. Management considered the goodwill derived from this operation
to be impaired and recorded an impairment loss of $393,426 at December
31,1996. The terms of the purchase agreement for the acquisition of
Pyros provided that if, on June 1, 1996, the aggregate value of the
18,000 shares of the Company's common stock issued in consideration of
the acquisition did not equal or exceed $360,000, then the Company was
obliged to issue to the selling principals of Pyros, such additional
shares of the Company's common stock as shall be equal to the
difference between $360,000 and the market value of these shares on
June 1,1996. Additionally, under the terms of the purchase agreement,
the Company loaned $100,000 to the former stockholders of Pyros. The
loan was collateralized by 5,000 shares of the Company's common stock.
In August 1996, the
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ADVANCED MEDIA, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1997 AND 1996
6 ACQUISITIONS (continued)
PYROS COMPUTER CORPORATION (continued)
Company issued 147,722 additional shares equivalent to $260,000 of
market value of the Company's common stock. Pyros returned the 5,000
shares of common stock to the treasury in August 1996 and the Company
recorded a $93,484 write-off of note receivable from stockholder
related to the decline from the original market value of the underlying
shares to $6,516.
COMPUTER NICHE, INC.
In August 1994, the Company acquired substantially all of the assets
and certain liabilities of Computer Niche, Inc. ("Computer Niche"), a
computer-aided design systems integrator and software dealer located in
Schenectady, New York, for 15,000 shares of the Company's common stock.
The Company has utilized the purchase method of accounting for this
transaction. The amount paid by the Company, including the transaction
costs, exceeded the value of the assets and liabilities of Computer
Niche by $115,259, which had been capitalized as goodwill and was being
amortized over ten years on a straight line basis. At December 31,
1997, management considered the goodwill derived from this operation to
be impaired and recorded an impairment loss of $75,879.
The assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the above acquisitions
are as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Computer
Vision Decision Pyros Niche Total
----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Purchase price $ 1,350,000 $ 600,000 $ 360,000 $ 150,000 $ 2,460,000
----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Current assets 43,058 198,578 32,207 37,871 311,714
Current liabilities (223,063) (268,054) (210,291) (22,565) (723,973)
Non-current assets 38,430 39,031 13,516 19,435 110,412
Non-current liabilities (15,562) (10,291) -- -- (25,853)
----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Net assets/
(liabilities) acquired (157,137) (40,736) (164,568) 34,741 (327,700)
----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Goodwill $ 1,407,137 $ 640,736 $ 524,568 $ 115,259 $ 2,687,700
=========== =========== =========== =========== ===========
Software $ 100,000 $ -- $ -- $ -- $ 100,000
=========== =========== =========== =========== ===========
</TABLE>
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ADVANCED MEDIA, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1997 AND 1996
6 ACQUISITIONS (continued)
Intangible assets consist of the following:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Goodwill Software Totals
----------- ----------- -----------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Balance from acquisitions $ 2,687,700 $ 100,000 $ 2,787,700
Less amortization (255,505) (22,502) (278,007)
----------- ----------- -----------
Balance at December 31, 1994 2,432,195 77,498 2,509,693
Less amortization (268,782) (19,998) (288,780)
Less impairment loss (Decision Vision) (511,054) -- (511,054)
----------- ----------- -----------
Balance at December 31, 1995 1,652,359 57,500 1,709,859
Less amortization (204,686) (20,004) (224,690)
Less impairment loss (Pyros) (393,426) -- (393,426)
Less Autosoft settlement (25,000) -- (25,000)
----------- ----------- -----------
Balance at December 31, 1996 1,029,247 37,496 1,066,743
Less amortization (152,236) (20,000) (172,236)
Less impairment loss (Computer Niche) (75,879) -- (75,879)
----------- ----------- -----------
Balance at December 31, 1997 $ 801,132 $ 17,496 $ 818,628
=========== =========== ===========
</TABLE>
7 DEBT AND EQUITY TRANSACTIONS
In March 1995, the Company entered into a loan agreement
pursuant to which two individuals (the "Lenders") loaned the Company
$500,000. The loan bore interest at a rate of ten percent per annum
and was secured by certain of the Company's assets. This loan was
repaid in July 1995 utilizing the proceeds from the promissory notes
referred to below. Pursuant to the terms of the loan agreement, the
Company issued 30,000 shares of its common stock and 30,000 options to
purchase common stock to the Lenders. The options are exercisable for
a five year period at an exercise price of $4.10 per share (these
options, along with all of the Company's other option grants
outstanding, were re-valued to $.80 on March 26, 1997). As a result of
these issuance's, the Company recorded deferred financing costs of
$270,750 which were amortized through July 1995.
In June and July 1995, the Company issued promissory notes to Suan
Investments Corp. ("Suan") for $1,000,000. The notes bore interest at
twelve percent per annum and both principal and accrued interest were
due the earlier of (a) June 30, 1996 or (b) upon the receipt by the
Company of net proceeds in excess of $2 million from a financing
transaction, to the extent of such excess. Subject to the provisions of
the Note Purchase Agreement, the purchasers had the option at any time
upon or after the earlier of (a) the maturity of the notes or (b) the
Company's common stock becoming authorized for trading on NASDAQ, to
convert the outstanding principal amount of the notes into shares of
the Company's common stock at a conversion price per share equal to the
lesser of (i) $2.00 or (ii) an amount equal to the ten day average bid
price for the Company's common stock, subject to certain antidilution
provisions. The Company also granted to the purchaser a security
interest in all of the Company's assets. The Company issued 50,000
shares of restricted common stock, valued at $100,000, as a commission
for the aforementioned agreement. The Company recorded the commission
as a discount to the note, which was fully amortized in 1996.
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ADVANCED MEDIA, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1997 AND 1996
7 DEBT AND EQUITY TRANSACTIONS (continued)
In March 1996, the Company reached an agreement with Suan and an
assignee thereof to convert their $1,000,000 principal amount of notes
into 600,000 shares of common stock of the Company at a conversion
price of $1.667 per share. The agreement provides the stockholders a
guaranteed value of $3.30 per share, twice the conversion price, on
certain valuation dates, as defined. Pursuant to the provisions of the
note conversion agreement, and based upon the difference between the
guaranteed price of $3.30 per share and the closing price of $.28 per
share at December 31, 1997, the Company would be required to issue
approximately 6,500,000 additional shares of common stock. Fulfillment
of the fair value guarantee, if by issuance of additional common
stock, would result in substantial dilution of the Company's common
stock if the price of the Company's common stock has not increased
appreciably from the fair value of $.28 at December 31, 1997. As
discussed below, the Company issued warrants as an advanced payment
against this valuation guarantee. To secure the Company's value
guarantee obligation, the Company has left in place the security
agreements relating to the original Note Purchase Agreements, pursuant
to which substantially all of the Company's assets serve as collateral
for these obligations.
Originally, Suan had agreed to convert their note into 500,000 shares
of the Company's common stock (at a conversion price of $2.00 per
share). As an inducement to convert at the March 31, 1996 date, the
Company agreed to the new conversion price of $1.667 per share and to
issue an additional 10,000 shares as a further inducement. In
accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 84,
"Induced Conversions of Convertible Debt," the Company recorded the
additional 110,000 shares issued at their fair market value at the date
of conversion as debt conversion expense of $309,375.
In March 1997, the Board of Directors of the Company resolved to issue
warrants to purchase an aggregate 500,000 shares of common stock to
Suan Investments and its assignee, to be divided equally. The warrants
become exercisable on September 30, 1997 at an exercise price of $.65,
and expire on December 31, 1998. In consideration of the issuance of
warrants to purchase 250,000 shares of common stock the aforementioned
parties agreed to extend to June 30, 1997 the interest payment due
originally at the time of the conversion of the Suan Investment note to
equity. Further, upon payment of the interest, the security interest in
substantially all of the assets of the Company which collateralizes the
Company's obligations will be terminated. The value of the warrants to
purchase the balance of 250,000 shares of common stock will be applied
against the Company's obligation to provide the valuation guarantee for
the 600,000 shares discussed above.
The Company made a $25,000 payment in July 1997 towards the interest
due on June 30, 1997. At December 31, 1997, there remains $84,334 of
interest payable to Suan related to previously outstanding principal.
The Company is presently in default of this agreement and is discussing
various options to remedy the default. The interest payable is included
in accrued expenses and other liabilities.
During July 1995 and November 1995, the Company issued 725,000 shares
of restricted common stock in a private placement transaction (the
private placement) in exchange for $1,450,000 or $2.00 per share.
Actual proceeds from the issuance of these shares totaled $1,220,000
net of a finder's commission of $230,000. The private placement
provided that in the event the value of shares issued to investors is
not equal to at least 200% of the purchase price ten days prior to the
registration of the common stock under
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ADVANCED MEDIA, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1997 AND 1996
7 DEBT AND EQUITY TRANSACTIONS (continued)
the Securities Act of 1933, the Company will issue additional shares of
common stock to these stockholders so that the aggregate value of such
stockholder's common stock shall equal 200% of the purchase price paid.
Pursuant to the provisions of the private placement agreement, and
based upon the difference between the private placement price of $2.00
per share and closing price per share of $.28 per share at December 31,
1997, the Company would be required to issue an additional 9,632,000
shares of common stock. Fulfillment of the fair value guarantee, if by
issuance of additional common stock, would result in substantial
dilution of the Company's common stock if the price of the Company's
common stock has not increased appreciably from the fair value of $.28
at December 31, 1997. The Company has agreed to register the purchased
shares of common stock within ninety (90) days after the common stock
is authorized for trading on the National Association of Securities
Dealers Automated Quotation (NASDAQ) SmallCap Market. The private
placement provided that if, on January 1, 1996, a registration
statement covering the purchased shares of common stock was not
effective, which it was not, the Company would be required to make
distributions to these stockholders of $36,250 (2.5% of the private
placement proceeds) or 18,125 shares per month, until such registration
statement is declared effective. The Company has set aside 380,625
shares of common stock to satisfy this agreement through December 31,
1997. The Company and these stockholders tentatively agreed in October
1997 to stop the issuance of these monthly penalty shares due to their
antidilutive effect on the Company. The Company and these stockholders
are currently negotiating an agreement to settle the entire obligation
in exchange for Company preferred stock. However, there can be no
assurance that the Company will be successful in these negotiations.
These stockholders also have piggyback registration rights and one
demand registration right.
In satisfaction of the $230,000 commission discussed above, the Company
agreed to issue 65,000 shares of the Company's common stock at the then
current fair market value of $2.00 per share, and to pay $100,000 in
cash. Through December 31, 1995, the Company issued 15,000 shares to
the finder, with the remaining 50,000 shares issued in 1996. The
Company had recorded a liability of $100,000 to the finder at December
31, 1995. In August 1996, the Company issued 100,000 shares of common
stock and 25,000 warrants in satisfaction of the $100,000 liability.
The warrants were exercisable through December 31, 1997 at $1.00 per
share of common stock. The transaction resulted in a $36,826 loss on
conversion below applicable market prices.
In August 1996, the Company received $600,000 for 600,000 shares of its
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock ("Class A Preferred"). In the
fourth quarter of 1996, 480,000 shares of Class A Preferred Stock
converted to 737,248 shares of common stock and in January 1997, the
remaining 120,000 shares converted to 317,126 shares of common stock.
The Class A Preferred were convertible to common stock of the Company
after a designated holding period beginning 60 days and ending 150 days
after issuance. The Class A Preferred converted at 55% of the average
closing bid price of the common stock on the five trading days
immediately prior to the conversion date. In connection with the
aforementioned funding, the broker for this transaction is entitled to
a commission in the form of warrants for the purchase of common stock
equivalent to 100% of the common stock issuable upon conversion of
$150,000 of the Class A Preferred. These warrants expired December 31,
1997.
In August 1996, the Company granted 10,000 common stock options at
$1.30 to its corporate counsel for legal services pursuant to its 1995
Long Term Incentive Plan (these options, along with all of the
Company's other option grants outstanding were revalued to $.80 on
March 26, 1997). The options expire in July 2001.
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ADVANCED MEDIA, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1997 AND 1996
7 DEBT AND EQUITY TRANSACTIONS (continued)
In 1996, the Company issued 186,857 shares of common stock in various
private placements for net proceeds of $218,544. In 1997, the Company
issued 4,264,110 shares of common stock in various private placements
for net proceeds of $621,298.
The Company issued a total of 600,000 shares of common stock in
exchange for an aggregate $280,000 in the first quarter of 1997. As a
condition of two of these placements, the Company agreed to register
200,000 shares by April 30, 1997. Failure to register the 200,000
shares cause the Company to pay a penalty of 5,000 shares to each of
the parties, i.e., 10,000 total, on April 30, 1997 and for each
thirty-day period thereafter for which a registration statement is not
filed. Through December 31, 1997, 90,000 shares have been reserved as
penalty shares under this agreement. Such penalty shares are required
to be registered as contingency shares in the registration statement.
Furthermore, as consideration for the investors not disposing of the
200,000 shares between April 30, 1997 and June 30, 1997, which
condition has been met, the agreement provided for additional
contingency shares to be registered if the Company did not meet a value
guarantee provision ensuring that the 200,000 shares would be
equivalent in value to $175,000 after the registration became
effective. In 1998, the Company reached a settlement agreement with
each of these stockholders. One stockholder was issued an additional
664,192 shares as complete settlement of the original placement
penalty and value guarantee provisions. The second stockholder was
issued an additional 400,000 shares as settlement of the original
placement penalty provision and the value guarantee provision was
revised to $.30 for the 500,000 shares issued to such stockholder.
Penalty shares for the months of January 1998 through May 1998,
totaling an additional 50,000 shares, were also issued to these
stockholders.
In April 1997, the Company issued 202,690 shares of its common stock
for which the Company received approximately $86,000, net of commission
of $15,000. The Company agreed to complete a registration statement by
July 15, 1997 or be subject to a cumulative penalty of 10% of the
amount of shares subscribed. The penalty would continue for each
thirty-day period for which the registration was not effective. The
shares have not been registered to date. The Company also agreed that
if the value of these shares was not $1.10 on the effective date of the
registration statement, it would issue additional shares of equivalent
value to such subscribers. No penalty shares were issued during 1997,
since the Company was renegotiating the aforementioned penalty and
value guarantee provisions, and in June 1998, an agreement was reached.
The subscribers were issued an additional 810,760 shares as settlement
of the original penalty provision and the value guarantee provision was
revised to $.30 for the 1,013,450 shares issued to the subscribers.
In June 1997, the Company entered into a Private Equity Line of Credit
Agreement ("PELOC") for an aggregate purchase price of up to $1,000,000
through June 30, 1998. Under this agreement, the Company issued 699,301
shares of its common stock for $250,000 before commissions and legal
fees of $45,900 and 45,454 shares of common stock. All shares issued
pursuant to the PELOC were to be registered and declared effective by
September 30, 1997. In the event that the Company failed to obtain or
maintain the effectiveness of a registration statement on or before
September 30, 1997, the Company was to pay $5,000 in cash, and then
$7,500 for each thirty-day period commencing November 1, 1997. The
Company also committed to draw down a minimum total of $500,000 under
this PELOC. In December 1997, the Company issued an additional 300,000
shares as a result of the Company's failure to secure an effective
registration statement, and the parties agreed to release each other
from any and all further obligations under the PELOC.
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ADVANCED MEDIA, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1997 AND 1996
7 DEBT AND EQUITY TRANSACTIONS (continued)
In the fourth quarter of 1997, the Company issued 528,000 shares for
$52,800 (less commissions of approximately $8,000). The placement
agreements provided for a value guarantee provision of $.30 per share,
based upon the fair value of the common stock upon the effective date
of a filed registration statement.
8 STOCK - BASED COMPENSATION PLANS
The Company has two fixed stock-based compensation plans, both of which
are described below. The Company has also issued options pursuant to
informal plan parameters, i.e., without a written plan document. Under
both of the plans, the exercise price of each option equals the market
price of the Company's common stock on the date of grant, and an
option's maximum term is ten years. The Company applies APB No. 25 and
related interpretations in accounting for options issued to employees.
Accordingly, no compensation cost has been recognized for its fixed
stock option plans. Stock-based compensation cost, if recorded under
SFAS 123, would have increased the Company's net loss by approximately
$2,038,000 or $.19 per share in 1997 and $568,000, or $.09 per share in
1996.
The proforma effect on the Company's net loss reflects compensation
costs for options granted in 1997 and 1996. Additional compensation
expense would be recognized in subsequent periods as options vest in
accordance with the terms of their grant. Under SFAS 123, compensation
cost for options granted prior to January 1, 1995 is not considered.
The fair value of options granted during 1997 and 1996, respectively,
are estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes
option-pricing model with the following assumptions: (1) expected
volatility approximated 300% in 1997 and 80% in 1996, (2) risk-free
interest rates of 5.8% to 6.5% in 1997 and 6.5% in 1996, and (3)
expected lives ranging from 5 to 6 years in 1997 and 3 years in 1996.
FIXED STOCK OPTION PLANS
In August 1995, the Company adopted the 1995 Long Term Incentive Plan
(the Incentive Plan), under which 1,000,000 shares of common stock were
reserved for issuance (increased to 4,000,000 shares in June 1998). The
Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors may issue options,
restricted stock, stock appreciation rights, or such other awards as
defined in the Incentive Plan to officers, directors, employees,
consultants, and independent contractors of the Company. Incentive
stock options granted under the Incentive Plan are exercisable for a
period of up to ten years from the date of grant at an exercise price
which is not less than the fair market value of the common stock on the
date of the grant, except that the term of an incentive stock option
granted under the Incentive Plan to a stockholder owning more than ten
percent of the outstanding common stock may not exceed five years and
the exercise price may not be less than 110% of the fair market value
of the common stock on the date of grant.
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ADVANCED MEDIA, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1997 AND 1996
8 STOCK - BASED COMPENSATION PLANS (continued)
FIXED STOCK OPTIONS PLANS (continued)
In March 1997, the Company adopted the 1997 Stock Option Plan (the
"Option Plan") under which 1,500,000 shares of common stock were
reserved for issuance. The Compensation Committee of the Board of
Directors may issue incentive and non-incentive stock options to
officers, directors and employees of the Company or a subsidiary or
affiliate. Incentive stock options granted under the Option Plan are
exercisable for a period of up to ten years from the date of grant at
an exercise price which is not less than the fair market value of the
Company's common stock on the date of grant, except that the term of an
incentive stock option granted under the Option Plan to a stockholder
owning more than ten percent of the outstanding common stock may not
exceed five years and the exercise price may not be less than 100% of
the fair market value of the common stock on the date of the grant.
A summary of the status of the Company's fixed stock option plans as of
December 31, 1997 and 1996 and changes during the years then ended is
presented below (shares are in thousands):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1997 1996
------------------------------ ------------------------------
Range of Range of
Number Option Number Option
of Prices of Prices
Options Per share Options Per share
------- --------- ------- ---------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Outstanding at
beginning of year 2,183 $.80 1,246 $2.40-$13.00
Granted 6,206 $.30-$.80 1,259 $1.30-$ 2.40
Exercised -- $ -- -- $ --
Forfeited (2,493) $.78-$.80 (322) $2.60-$13.00
-------------- -------------
Outstanding at end
of year 5,896 $.30-$.80 2,183 $1.30-$10.00
============== =============
Options exercisable 3,800 1,730
============== =============
</TABLE>
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ADVANCED MEDIA, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1997 AND 1996
8 STOCK - BASED COMPENSATION PLANS (continued)
FIXED STOCK OPTION PLANS (continued)
The following table summarizes information about fixed stock options
outstanding at December 31, 1997 (shares are in thousands):
Options Outstanding
-------------------
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Weighted-Avg
Number Remaining Options
Option Outstanding Contractual Exercisable
Exercise Price At 12/31/97 life (years) At 12/31/97
- -------------- ----------- ------------ -----------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
$.30 3,960 5 2,000
$.31 20 1 2
$.78 31 3.5 31
$.80 1,885 6 1,767
---------------- ----------------
5,896 3,800
================ ================
</TABLE>
On March 26, 1997, all of the Company's outstanding options above $.80,
were cancelled and reissued at the closing price on March 26, 1997, or
$.80 per share. Further, on May 22, 1998 all of the Company's
outstanding options above $.10, were cancelled and reissued at the
closing price on May 22, 1998, or $.10 per share.
9 LOAN PAYABLE - STOCKHOLDER
Loan payable - stockholder represents advances received from an officer
and major stockholder of the Company. The loan principal is repayable
in May 1999. Interest on the loan accrued at the prime rate through
December 31, 1996, was increased to 14% effective January 1, 1997 and
is payable after one year. Stockholder loan interest expense for the
years ended December 31, 1997 and 1996 was $191,311 and $90,817,
respectively. As of December 31, 1997 and 1996, $0 and $181,925,
respectively, remained payable to the officer. During 1997 the Company
issued 4,073,960 shares of Company common stock, valued at $407,396, as
payment towards accrued interest and note principal. Prior to 1995,
interest accrued was contributed to the Company by this officer.
During 1997 the Company paid $23,659 in premiums for a flexible
variable life insurance policy on the aforementioned officer, which
cash surrender value of $18,359 at December 31, 1997 is included in
other assets. The policy provides for a guaranteed death benefit of
$1,500,000 which will be offset against the above loan and other
amounts due the officer with any excess proceeds being remitted to the
Company.
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ADVANCED MEDIA, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1997 AND 1996
10 RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Deferred revenue at December 31, 1997 includes $60,000 received in
advanced for a project from a corporation which is a stockholder of the
Company.
The Company recorded the following expenditures and payables with
stockholders for the years ended December 31, 1997 and 1996:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1997 1996
--------------- --------------
<S> <C> <C>
GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE:
Public relation services $ 16,375 $ --
=============== ===============
Consulting services $ 87,802 $ 79,383
=============== ===============
Legal services $ 3,476 $ 17,705
=============== ===============
Rent expense $ 39,824 $ 14,725
=============== ===============
Salary expense $ 180,000 $ 150,000
=============== ===============
PAYABLE TO RELATED PARTIES:
Officer's expenses $ 1,763
Consulting 14,133
Legal 7,322
Other 4,360
---------------
$ 27,578
===============
</TABLE>
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ADVANCED MEDIA, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1997 AND 1996
11 INCOME TAXES
At December 31, 1997, the Company has net operating loss carryforwards
for tax purposes of approximately $7,200,000 which expire through 2012.
The deferred tax asset at December 31, 1997 is comprised of the
following:
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
Gross deferred tax asset $ 2,968,000
Valuation allowance (2,968,000)
---------------
Net deferred tax asset $ --
===============
</TABLE>
The gross deferred tax asset arose primarily from net operating loss
carryforwards and differences in the valuation of receivables, accruals
and deferred compensation. The full valuation allowance at December 31,
1997 reflects uncertainties with respect to future realization of net
operating loss carryforwards. The Company has had several changes in
ownership since commencing operations in 1993, which has resulted in a
restriction on the prospective annual utilization of the loss
carryforwards. Future changes in ownership may also result in further
limitations on the annual utilization of the loss carryforwards. The
Company has not quantified the amount of such limitations.
12 SIGNIFICANT CUSTOMERS
One customer accounted for approximately 40% and 24% of the Company's
revenue during the years ended December 31, 1997 and 1996,
respectively.
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ADVANCED MEDIA, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1997 AND 1996
13 STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Noncash activities for the year ended December 31, 1997 and 1996 are
summarized as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1997 1996
--------------- ---------------
<S> <C> <C>
Exchange of common stock for note receivable $ -- $ 6,516
=============== ===============
Transfer of inventory to fixed assets $ -- $ 54,726
=============== ===============
Financing of prepaid insurance $ 14,510 $ 26,070
=============== ===============
Fixed assets purchased pursuant to
capital lease obligations $ 24,348 $ 34,655
=============== ===============
Exchange of common stock for due
to broker liability $ -- $ 100,000
=============== ===============
Exchange of common stock for long-term debt $ -- $ 1,000,000
=============== ===============
Partial termination of deferred compensation $ -- $ 1,216
=============== ===============
Payment of stockholder loan and accrued interest $ 216,085 $ --
=============== ===============
Reduction of fixed assets/accounts payable $ 188,000 $ --
=============== ===============
</TABLE>
14 COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
On August 1, 1995, the Company entered into a five-year employment
agreement with its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer providing for
$150,000 annual compensation. The compensation is payable in options,
exercisable at a price per share equal to 50% of the market value
thereof, rather than cash until the Company has reported net income for
any calendar quarter. The agreement provides for an incentive bonus
equal to ten percent of the Company's pre-tax earnings. In the event of
a change of control of the Company (as defined), the employee has the
right to terminate such employment agreement and receive an amount
equal to the total of three times the total compensation paid to him
for the preceding fiscal year. Effective January 1, 1997, the Company
amended the terms of the employment agreement with its Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer to provide that (i) the salary payable by the
Company will increase to $180,000 per annum, plus cost of living
increases, payable in cash or the Company's preferred stock, as
determined by the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, (ii) all of the
existing options owned by the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer as
of December 17, 1996, will vest immediately; and (iii) all of the
existing options owned by the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
would be converted from Incentive Stock Options to non-qualified stock
options and, in connection therewith, (x) the term of the options will
be extended from 5 to 10 years and (y) the options will continue
notwithstanding any termination of employment of the Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer. For the year ended December 31, 1997,
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ADVANCED MEDIA, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1997 AND 1996
14 COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (continued)
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (continued)
compensation of $180,000, was accrued by the Company and will be paid
to the Chief Executive Officer in 1998. For the year ended December 31,
1996, compensation of $150,000, in the form of options to purchase
347,826 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $.4312, was paid
to the Chief Executive Officer on December 31, 1996.
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
On September 29, 1995, a former employee and owner of a business
acquired by the Company, Decision, and his wife, also a former employee
of Decision, initiated a lawsuit seeking damages of approximately
$1,000,000 from the Company, and certain present and former officers.
The lawsuit was based on claims arising out of the employees'
termination, and also arising out of the sale of the assets of Decision
to the Company. The most significant aspect of the lawsuit, pertaining
to the acquisition of the assets of Decision by the Company, was
dismissed by the court in which the action had been filed, the Superior
Court of the State of California, County of San Diego, in a series of
rulings between December 1996 and February 1997, when the court
dismissed numerous causes of action and the action against all
individual defendants and eliminated any possible punitive damages
award. The court also dismissed the wrongful termination claims of both
former employees. On March 25, 1997, the Plaintiff filed an appeal
regarding the above claims. On August 14, 1997, a settlement was
reached which required the Company to make a one time cash payment of
$8,000 on or before October 1, 1997, and then make twelve monthly
payments of $5,000 commencing November 1997, for a total cash
settlement of $68,000. For each cash payment made to the plaintiff, the
plaintiff is to return to the Company, shares of the Company's common
stock held by plaintiff. A total of 91,429 shares are to be returned to
the Company in proportion to the cash payments received by the
Plaintiff. The Company recorded litigation expense of $43,000 in 1997
as a result of this settlement and will record the repurchase of common
stock (at its $.27 fair value per share at the time of settlement) as
cash payments are made. Any breach of the stipulation settlement will
cause all appeals previously made to be reactivated and the Company
would receive credit for any cash payments made. The Company has made
timely payments of this settlement.
On April 21, 1998, a complaint entitled "Imperial Bank Realty Company,
Inc. v. Advanced Media, Interactive, et al." was filed by the landlord
of the Company's California office, in the Orange County, California
Superior Court. The Company had not paid all rent due under the lease
agreement and the landlord sought eviction of the Company. On July 6,
1998, a judgment against the Company was awarded to the landlord. The
judgment amounted to approximately $42,000 including attorney's fees
and past rent due for the months of December 1997 through May 1998. The
judgment also stipulates that the Company must pay their July and
August rents timely, and the rent for June is to be paid in two
installments, half on or before July 15, 1998 and half on or before
August 17, 1998. Further, the Company will be required to vacate the
premises by the end of September 1998. The Company is currently seeking
alternative office space, but there can be no assurances that the
Company will be successful.
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ADVANCED MEDIA, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1997 AND 1996
14 COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (continued)
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS (continued)
On May 11, 1998, a complaint entitled "Autodesk Inc. v. Advanced Media
Interactive, et al." was filed in the Marin County, California Superior
Court against the Company for breach of contract and also for
nonpayment for various products and software licenses. The complaint
seeks damages of approximately $136,000 plus interest, attorney fees
and costs. Management intends to contest this complaint vigorously and
an answer was filed on August 12, 1998, which asserts multiple defenses
and the Company is also seeking to pursue a cross complaint. The case
is still in the preliminary pleading stages and the Company is unable
to predict the ultimate outcome of this claim. Accordingly, no
adjustments have been made in the financial statements for any
potential losses.
15 SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
COMMON STOCK
During the period from January 1 to September 15, 1998, the Company
sold 6,906,989 shares of common stock for gross proceeds of $690,699
(before commissions at approximately 15%). All of these private
placement shares contain a value guarantee provision of $.30, based
upon the fair value of the common stock upon the effective date of a
filed registration statement.
Pursuant to all of the outstanding value guarantee provisions (existing
at December 31, 1997 and including the private placements through
September 15, 1998) and based upon the difference between the various
value guarantees and the closing price per share of $.13 at September
15, 1998, the Company would be required to issue an additional
50,500,000 shares of common stock. Fulfillment of these fair value
guarantees, if by issuance of additional common stock, would result in
substantial dilution of the Company's common stock if the price of the
Company's common stock has not increased appreciably from the fair
value of $.13 at September 15, 1998.
CASH ADVANCE
In February 1998, the Company was advanced $250,000, from an investor,
to be applied towards the Company's issuance of Series A Preferred
Stock, which was to be issued within 60 days of such advance payment.
The advance was collateralized by a security interest in all of the
Company's assets (subordinate only to existing liens as of such date).
The Series A Preferred Stock was never issued and the Company and the
investor are presently negotiating a repayment schedule and the
Company agreed to issue 500,000 common stock warrants to the investor,
which expire in five years; one-half of the warrants are excercisable
at $.10 per share and one-half are exercisable at $.12 per share.
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ITEM 8. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND
FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
Price Waterhouse LLP served as the Company's independent accountants for the
fiscal years ended December 31, 1995 and 1996. On October 20, 1997, the Company
was advised by Price Waterhouse LLP by letter that Price Waterhouse LLP declined
to stand for re-election as the Company's independent accountants.
The reports of Price Waterhouse LLP on the financial statements for the fiscal
years ended December 31, 1995 and 1996 did not contain an adverse opinion or a
disclaimer of opinion, nor were they qualified or modified as to uncertainty,
audit scope or accounting principles, except that the report for the year ended
December 31, 1996 included an explanatory paragraph that there were conditions
that raised substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going
concern.
In connection with the audits for the two years ended December 31, 1995 and 1996
and through October 20, 1997 there were no disagreements with Price Waterhouse
LLP on any matters of accounting principles or practices, financial statement
disclosure, or auditing scope of procedure.
On June 15, 1998, with the approval of Registrant's Board of Directors, the
Registrant retained Hays & Company as its independent accountants.
PART III
ITEM 9. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, PROMOTERS, AND CONTROL PERSONS,
COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 16(a) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT.
The Directors and Executive Officers of Registrant are as follows:
NAME AGE POSITIONS WITH REGISTRANT
---- --- -------------------------
Hans J. Kaemmlein 53 Chairman of the Board, President, and
Chief Executive Officer
Malcolm Jennings 51 Director
Walter R.F. Bodack 68 Director
The following is a brief account of the business experience for the past five
years of the Company's directors and executive officers, which is based on
information provided to the Company by such persons:
HANS J. KAEMMLEIN has been Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief Executive
Officer and a director since July 1993. He became president in August 1995. In
the past, Mr. Kaemmlein was General Manager of Mercedes Benz of North America
and was responsible for strategic marketing and product planning. In a prior
position with Mercedes he had supervisory authority over 95 dealerships in a
14-state area. He is also currently a member of the Board of Directors of Media
Ventures, Inc, a closely held corporation. Mr. Kaemmlein completed his business
management education in Europe.
MALCOLM JENNINGS has been a director since September 1993. Mr. Jennings has been
an executive in the hotel industry for approximately nineteen years. He is
presently the General Manager of the Lexington, Kentucky, Hyatt Resort. Prior to
that appointment, from approximately 1991 to 1993, he was General Manager of the
Hyatt Regency in Greenwich, Connecticut, and prior to that appointment, he was
General Manager of the Hyatt Regency and Resort in the Grand Cayman Islands.
From 1987 to 1991, Mr. Jennings was a General Manager with the Hyatt
organization at the O'Hare Airport facility and with the Marriott organization
at the Chicago Marriott facility.
WALTER R. F. BODACK has been a director since October 1995. Mr. Bodack is the
former president of Mercedes Benz of North America. He joined Mercedes Benz in
1953. From 1956 until his retirement in 1988, he worked principally in
development of Mercedes Benz products. His international business experience
included four years in India where he supervised construction of a Mercedes Benz
truck manufacturing plant. In 1981, he became President of Mercedes Benz of
North America. Mr. Bodack has also served as a member of the Board of Directors
of Mercedes Benz of North America, Mercedes Benz Canada, The Euclid Corporation,
Freightliner Corporation, and A. Kercher Inc. Mr. Bodack completed his business
education in Europe.
Registrant's officers serve at the discretion of the Board of Directors. The
Company's board of directors is classified into three classes, the members of
each class being elected by the Company's stockholders at successive annual
meetings of stockholders. Walter R.F. Bodack serves in Class I, to hold office
until the annual meeting of
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stockholders in 1999 or until his successor is chosen and qualified. Malcolm
Jennings serves in Class II, to hold office until the annual meeting of
stockholders in 2000 or until his successor is chosen and qualified, and Hans J.
Kaemmlein serves in Class III, to hold office until the annual meeting of
stockholders in 1998 or until his successor is chosen and qualified.
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PART III
ITEM 9. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, PROMOTERS, AND CONTROL PERSONS,
COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 16(A) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT. (CONTINUED)
During 1997, three meetings of the Board of Directors were held and each
director attended or participated in all of the meetings of the Board of
Directors.
For the year ended December 31, 1997, Malcolm Jennings and Walter R.F. Bodack,
each of whom is not an officer or employee of the Company, served as the members
of the Audit Committee and Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. The
Company has no standing Nominating Committee. During 1997, one meeting of the
Compensation Committee was held and each member attended or participated in both
meetings. No meetings of the Audit Committee were held in 1997.
ITEM 10. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The following table sets forth information concerning the annual and long-term
compensation for services in all capacities to Registrant for the years ended
December 31, 1997, 1996, and 1995, of those persons who were at December 31,
1997 (i) the Chief Executive Officer, (ii) each of Registrant's other executive
officers other than the Chief Executive Officer who received in excess of
$100,000 in salary and bonus for the year ended December 31, 1997(the "Named
Officers").
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
ANNUAL COMPENSATION LONG-TERM COMPENSATION AWARDS
------------------- -----------------------------
OTHER SECURITIES
NAME AND ANNUAL RESTRICTED UNDERLYING ALL OTHER
PRINCIPAL POSITION YEAR SALARY BONUS COMPENSATION STOCK OPTIONS/SARS COMPENSATION
- ------------------ ---- ------ ----- ------------ ----- ------------ ------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Hans J. Kaemmlein 1997 $180,000 - - - 3,307,754 $23,659 (3)
Chairman/CEO (2) 1996 $150,000 - - - 507,754 $31,545 (3)
1995 $ None - - - - -
Mark G. Monaghan 1997 $ 77,538 (5) - - - 100,000 -
Former VP Operations 1996 $120,000 - - - - -
1995 $124,615 - - - - -
Michael A. Stone 1997 - - - - - -
Former COO 1996 $106,300 - - - 15,000 (4) $ 9,000
1995 $ 69,000 - - - 206,250 (4) -
</TABLE>
(1) Except where otherwise indicated, no other annual compensation is shown
because the amounts of perquisites and other non-cash benefits provided by
Registrant do not exceed the lesser of $50,000 or 10% of the total annual base
salary and bonus disclosed in this table for the respective officer.
(2) Mr. Kaemmlein received no cash compensation in 1997, 1996 or 1995. On
December 31, 1997 pursuant to his employment agreement he received compensation
of $180,000 to be paid in either cash or Company preferred stock (balance
remains unpaid as of December 31, 1997). On December 31, 1996 pursuant to his
employment agreement he received compensation of $ 150,000 in the form of
347,826 vested options with an exercise price of $.43125. On April 11, 1996 he
received 15,000 options with an exercise price of $2.44375 pursuant to an
amendment in his employment agreement, and vested as of December 31, 1996. All
options granted prior to March 26, 1997 were re-priced to $.80. On December 31,
1997 he received 2,000,000 options with an exercise price of $.30.
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(3) Represents premiums paid in 1997 and 1996 toward flexible variable life
insurance policy with a $1,500,000 death benefit on the life of Hans J.
Kaemmlein. The proceeds are to be used to offset any amounts due his estate from
the Company at the time of death, with the Company benefiting from any excess
coverage.
(4) 15,000 options were granted, over a two-year period commencing April 11,
1996. Options to purchase 206,250 shares of Common Stock of the Company, of
which 6,250 were exercisable within 60 days, at a price of $2.1875 per share.
The balance of options were to vest in equal installments annually over the
four-year period commencing October 1, 1996. Mr. Stone resigned in September
1996 and all options have expired.
(5) Mr. Monaghan resigned in August 1997.
(6) On May 22, 1998 all of the Company's outstanding options above $.10, were
cancelled and reissued at the closing price on May 22, 1998, or $.10 per share.
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ITEM 10. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION (CONTINUED)
The following table sets forth information concerning each exercise of stock
options and freestanding SARs during the year ended December 31, 1997 by each of
the Named Officers and the value at December 31, 1997 of unexercised options and
SARs.
OPTIONS/SAR GRANTS IN LAST FISCAL YEAR
INDIVIDUAL GRANTS
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NUMBER OF % OF TOTAL
SECURITIES OPTIONS/SARS
UNDERLYING GRANTED TO MARKET PRICE
OPTIONS/SARS EMPLOYEES IN EXERCISE OR BASE EXPIRATION ON DATE OF
NAME GRANTED (#) FISCAL YEAR PRICE ($/SH) DATE GRANT
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Hans J. Kaemmlein 2,000,000 32.2% $.30 12/31/07 $ .30
15,000 0.2% $.80 (1) 04/10/06 $ 2.44
492,754 7.9% $.80 (1) 12/31/06 $ .86
800,000 12.8% $.80 (1) 08/02/04 $ 2.81
Mark G. Monaghan 100,000 (2) 1.6% $.80 (1) 05/23/99 $ 2.81
- - -
Michael A. Stone - - - - -
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(1) On March 26, 1997, the Company reduced the exercise price of these options
to $.80, which was the market price as of the close of business on March
26, 1997.
(2) Mr. Monaghan resigned in August 1997 and his options noted above have
expired.
(3) On May 22, 1998 all of the Company's outstanding options above $.10, were
cancelled and reissued at the closing price on May 22, 1998, or $.10 per share.
AGGREGATED OPTION/SAR EXERCISES IN LAST FISCAL YEAR
AND FY-END OPTION/SAR VALUES
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UNEXERCISED
NUMBER OF IN-THE-MONEY
OPTIONS/SARs OPTIONS/SARs
SHARES ACQUIRED VALUE AT FY-END (#) AT FY-END ($)
NAME ON EXERCISE (#) REALIZED EXERCISABLE UNEXERCISABLE EXERCISABLE
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UNEXERCISABLE
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Hans J. Kaemmlein - - 3,307,754 - $ - $ -
Mark G. Monaghan - - - - $ - $ -
Michael A. Stone - - - - $ - $ -
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EMPLOYMENT AND CONSULTING AGREEMENTS
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
On August 1, 1995, the Company entered into a five-year employment agreement
with its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer providing for $150,000 annual
compensation. The compensation is payable in options, exercisable at a price per
share equal to 50% of the market value thereof, rather than cash until the
Company has reported net income for any calendar quarter. The agreement provides
for an incentive bonus equal to ten percent of the Company's pre tax earnings.
In the event of a change of control of the Company (as defined), the employee
has the right to terminate such employment agreement and receive an amount equal
to the total of three times the total compensation paid to him for the preceding
fiscal year. Effective January 1, 1997, the Company amended the terms
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of the employment agreement with its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer to
provide that (i) the salary payable by the Company will increase to $180,000 per
annum, plus cost of living increases, payable in cash or the Company's
preferred stock, as determined by the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer,
(ii) all of the existing options owned by the Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer as of December 17, 1996, will vest immediately; and (iii) all of the
existing options owned by the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer would be
converted from Incentive Stock Options to non-qualified stock options and, in
connection therewith, (x) the term of the options will be extended from 5 to 10
years and (y) the options will continue notwithstanding any termination of
employment of the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. For the year ended
December 31, 1997 compensation of $180,000, was accrued by the Company and will
be paid to the Chief Executive Officer in 1998. For the year ended December 31,
1996, compensation of $150,000, in the form of options to purchase 347,826
shares of common stock at an exercise price of $.4312, was paid to the Chief
Executive Officer on December 31, 1996.
1995 LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
In August 1995, the Company adopted the 1995 Long Term Incentive Plan (the
Incentive Plan), under which 1,000,000 shares of common stock were reserved for
issuance (increased to 4,000,000 shares in June 1998). The Compensation
Committee of the Board of Directors may issue options, restricted stock, stock
appreciation rights, or such other awards as defined in the Incentive Plan to
officers, directors, employees, consultants, and independent contractors of the
Company. Incentive stock options granted under the Incentive Plan are
exercisable for a period of up to ten years from the date of grant at an
exercise price which is not less than the fair market value of the common stock
on the date of the grant, except that the term of an incentive stock option
granted under the Incentive Plan to a stockholder owning more than ten percent
of the outstanding common stock may not exceed five years and the exercise price
may not be less than 110% of the fair market value of the common stock on the
date of grant. During 1997 no stock options were granted under this plan.
1997 STOCK OPTION PLAN
In March 1997, the Company adopted the 1997 Stock Option Plan (the "Option
Plan") under which 1,500,000 shares of common stock were reserved for issuance.
The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors may issue incentive and
non-incentive stock options to officers, directors and employees of the Company
or a subsidiary or affiliate. Incentive stock options granted under the Option
Plan are exercisable for a period of up to ten years from the date of grant at
an exercise price which is not less than the fair market value of the Company's
common stock on the date of grant, except that the term of an incentive stock
option granted under the Option Plan to a stockholder owning more than ten
percent of the outstanding common stock may not exceed five years and the
exercise price may not be less than 100% of the fair market value of the common
stock on the date of the grant. During 1997 6,200,000 options were granted of
which 930,000 were granted to employees which in the interim were terminated or
left the Company ,of which, 20,000 options expired on January 3, 1998, 900,000
options will expire on October 17, 1998 and 10,000 options shall expire on
November 28, 1998.
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COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS
Directors do not receive fixed compensation for their services as directors;
however, the Board of Directors may authorize the payment of a fixed sum to
directors for their attendance at regular and special meetings of the Board of
Directors as is customary for similar companies. During the years ended December
31, 1997 and 1996, there were no cash payments to directors for their attendance
at regular or special meetings. During 1997 Directors received an
aggregate of, 40,000 shares of common stock. Directors will be reimbursed for
their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with their duties
to Registrant. There are no family relationships among any of the directors or
executive officers of Registrant. During 1997 800,000 options to purchase
Company common stock were issued to two directors expiring June 30, 2002.
401(K) SAVINGS PLAN
The Company sponsors a retirement plan intended to be qualified under Section
401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). All
employees over age 21 who have been employed for at least three months are
eligible to participate in the plan. Employees may contribute to the plan on a
deferred basis up to 15% of their total annual salary, but in no event more than
the maximum permitted by the Code. Company contributions are discretionary. For
the plan year ended December 31, 1997, the Company elected not to make matching
contributions. As of December 31, 1997, approximately seven employees had
elected to participate in the plan.
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ITEM 10. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION (CONTINUED)
COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 16(A) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT
Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires the Company's executive officers,
directors and persons who own more than ten percent of a registered class of the
Company's equity securities ("Reporting Persons") to file reports of ownership
and changes in ownership on Forms 3, 4 and 5 with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "SEC") and the National Association of Securities Dealers (the
"NASD"). These Reporting Persons are required by SEC regulation to furnish the
Company with copies of all Forms 3, 4 and 5 they file with the SEC and NASD.
Based solely upon the Company's review of the copies of the forms it has
received, the Company believes that all Reporting Persons complied on a timely
basis with all filing requirements applicable to them with respect to
transactions during the fiscal 1997, except that Hans J. Kaemmlein filed late
one report relating to one purchase of the Company's Common Stock and one report
relating to one sale of the Company's Common Stock and Media Ventures Inc.
failed to timely report one sale of the Company's Common Stock.
ITEM 11. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
The following table sets forth, as of July 31, 1998, certain information
concerning the ownership of each class of Registrant's securities by: (i) each
beneficial owner of 5% or more of the Registrant's securities, based on reports
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and (ii) each director and
officer named in the Summary Compensation Table; and (iii) all executive
officers and directors of the Company as a group:
Common Stock Percent of
Name and Address Beneficially Owned Class
- ---------------- ------------------ -----
Hans J. Kaemmlein (1) 8,531,122 (2) 27.3 %
Malcolm Jennings (1) 91,666 (3) *
Walter R.F. Bodack (1) 86,666 (4) *
All Officers and
Directors as a group 8,709,454 27.8 %
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* Less than 1%
(1) The address for each of these persons is 80 Orville Drive, Bohemia, New
York, 11716.
(2) Consists of (a) 4,273,960 shares of restricted common stock which have been
registered in Mr. Kaemmlein's name, (b) options to purchase (i) 800,000
shares of common stock at $2.81, (ii) 15,000 shares of common stock at
$2.424 per share, (iii) 492,754 shares of common stock exercisable at $.86,
and (iv) 2,000,000 shares of common stock at $.30 per share, in each case
exercisable within 60 days from the date hereof; and (c) indirect
beneficial ownership of (i) 860,930 shares of Technology Ventures Trust,
of which Mr. Kaemmlein is trustee, which owns 560,930 shares and 300,000
options to purchase common stock exercisable at $2.44 (such options were
granted as compensation for stock contributions in 1995) (ii) Hans J.
Kaemmlein Irrevocable Trust, Joseph Aboyoun Esq., trustee, which owns
60,570 shares, and (iii) Media Ventures, Inc., a private corporation owned
and controlled by Mr. Kaemmlein, which owns 88,478 shares. Mr. Kaemmlein
disclaims beneficial ownership of the 60,570 shares owned by the Hans J.
Kaemmlein Irrevocable Trust. On March 26, 1997, the foregoing options, with
the exception of the trusts, which had an exercise price of in excess of
$.80 per share were re-priced to reduce the exercise price to $.80 per
share, which was the market price at the close of business on
March 26, 1997.
(3) Consists of (a) 45,000 shares of common stock which have been registered in
Mr. Jennings name, (b) options to purchase 10,000 shares of common stock
granted October 5, 1995, of which vest annually over a three year period
commencing on the grant date, (c) options to purchase 40,000 shares of
common stock granted April 11, 1996, of which vest annually over a two year
period commencing on the grant date and (d) options to purchase 400,000
shares of common stock granted December 31, 1997, of which vest annually
over a four year period commencing on the grant date. On March 26, 1997, the
foregoing options, which had an exercise price of in excess of $.80 per
share were re-priced to reduce the exercise price to $.80 per share, which
was the market price at the close of business on March 26, 1997.
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(4) Consists of (a) 20,000 shares of common stock which have been registered in
Mr. Bodack name, (b) options to purchase 40,000 shares of common stock
granted October 5, 1995, of which vest annually over a three year period
commencing on the grant date, (c) options to purchase 40,000 shares of
common stock granted April 11, 1996, of which vest annually over a two year
period commencing on the grant date and (d) options to purchase 400,000
shares of common stock granted December 31, 1997, of which vest annually
over a four year period commencing on the grant date. On March 26, 1997,
the foregoing options, which had an exercise price of in excess of $.80
per share were re-priced to reduce the exercise price to $.80 per share,
which was the market price at the close of business on March 26, 1997.
ITEM 12. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
All of the following transactions were made on terms as favorable to Registrant
as those obtainable from unaffiliated third parties.
Between August 1993 and December 1997, Hans J. Kaemmlein, the Company's Chairman
of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, loaned an aggregate of approximately
$1,457,000 to the Company, of which approximately $301,000 has been repaid.
These loans bear interest at a rate of equal to the prime rate at the beginning
of the fiscal quarter in which the applicable loan is made, and mature in May
1999. Mr. Kaemmlein agreed to contribute this interest in 1993 and 1994. In
1997, 1996 and 1995, the interest was payable to Mr. Kaemmlein. Mr. Kaemmlein
has agreed, to take as payment for the outstanding interest, shares of the
Company's common stock. The Company has used the proceeds of these loans for
working capital and general corporate purposes.
In March 1994 and April 1995, Technology Ventures Trust, of which Mr. Kaemmlein
is trustee, transferred an aggregate of 105,000 shares of Common Stock to four
(4) persons or entities as gifts, each of which persons or entities were not
affiliates of the Company. These gifts were made by Technology Ventures Trust in
its capacity as a stockholder of the Company, and the Company did not derive any
benefit therefrom. In June 1995, Technology Ventures Trust contributed 200,000
shares of Common Stock owned by it to the Company. The Company issued these
shares to an investor for a purchase price of $200,000 or $1.00 per share in a
negotiated transaction. In April 1996, Technology Venture Trust received 300,000
vested options with an exercise price of $2.4375 in return for the shares
contributed in June 1995. On March 26, 1997, the foregoing options which had an
exercise price in excess of $.80 per share were repriced to reduce the exercise
price to $.80 per share, the market price at the close of business on March 26,
1997, post split. On May 22, 1998 all of the Company's outstanding options above
$.10, were cancelled and reissued at the closing price on May 22, 1998, or $.10
per share.
In January, March, April, June and December 1994 and January, March and April
1995, Media Ventures Inc., a private corporation owned and controlled by Mr.
Kaemmlein, transferred an aggregate of 228,972 shares of Common Stock to
twenty-four (24) persons or entities as gifts, each of which persons or entities
were not affiliates of the Company. These gifts were made by Media Ventures Inc.
in its capacity as a stockholder of the Company, and the Company did not derive
any benefit therefrom. In November and December 1994, Media Ventures Inc. sold
an aggregate of 14,500 shares of common stock to five (5) investors for an
aggregate purchase price of $30,000, or approximately $2.10 per share, in
negotiated transactions.
Refer to Notes 9 and 10 of the accompanying audited financial statements for
other related party transactions.
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ITEM 13 (a). EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
3.01 Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Registrant.
Included as Exhibit 3.01 to Registrant's Form 10K for the year ended
December 31, 1995 filed April 12, 1996 and incorporated herein by
reference thereto.
3.02 Amended and Restated By Laws of Registrant included as Exhibit 3.02 to
Registrant's Form 10Q/A for the period ended June 30, 1995 filed
October 24, 1995 and incorporated herein by reference thereto.
4.01 Specimen Stock Certificate included as Exhibit 4.01 to Registrant's
Form 10-QSB filed November 14, 1994 and incorporated herein by
reference thereto.
4.02 Form of Series A Warrant included as Exhibit 4.02 to Registrant's Form
10-QSB filed November 14, 1994 and incorporated herein by reference
thereto.
4.03 Form of Series B Warrant included as Exhibit 4.03 to Registrant's Form
10-QSB filed November 14, 1994 and incorporated herein by reference
thereto.
4.04 Form of Series C Warrant included as Exhibit 4.04 to Registrant's Form
10-QSB filed November 14, 1994 and incorporated herein by reference
thereto.
10.01 Agreement and Plan of Reorganization dated as of November 1, 1993 by
and between Registrant, Vision Imaging, Inc. and Tim Von Kaenel
included as Exhibit 10.01 to Registrant's Form 10-QSB filed
November 14, 1994 and incorporated herein by reference thereto.
10.02 Source Code Agreement dated the 1st day of November, 1993 by and among
Registrant, Tim Von Kaenel, Scott Southall, and Vision Imaging, Inc.
included as Exhibit 10.02 to Registrant's Form 10-QSB filed
November 14, 1994 and incorporated herein by reference thereto.
10.03 Assignment of Source Codes dated the 11th day of November, 1993 by Tim
Von Kaenel, Scott Southall and Vision Imaging in favor of Registrant
included as Exhibit 10.03 to Registrant's Form 10-QSB filed
November 14, 1994 and incorporated herein by reference thereto.
10.04 Form of Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure Agreement between Registrant
and the Managers of the Registrant's Divisions included as Exhibit
10.04 to Registrant's Form 10-QSB filed November 14, 1994 and
incorporated herein by reference thereto.
10.05 Form of Employment Agreement between Registrant and the Managers of
Registrant's Divisions included as Exhibit 10.05 to Registrant's Form
10-QSB filed November 14, 1994 and incorporated herein by reference
thereto.
10.06 Form of $200,000 Promissory Note payable to Suan Investments Corp.
Included as Exhibit 10.15 to Registrant's Form 10K for the year ended
December 31, 1995 filed April 12, 1996 and incorporated herein by
reference thereto.
10.07 Form of $250,000 Promissory Note payable to Suan Investments Corp.
Included as Exhibit 10.16 to Registrant's Form 10K for the year ended
December 31, 1995 filed April 12, 1996 and incorporated herein by
reference thereto.
10.08 Note Purchase Agreement dated as of June 29, 1995 between Registrant
and Suan Investments Corp. included as Exhibit 10.17 to Registrant's
Form 10Q for the period ended June 30, 1995 filed August 10, 1995 and
incorporated herein by reference thereto.
10.09 Security Agreement as amended, dated as of July 24, 1995 between
Registrant and Suan Investments Corp. included as Exhibit 10.18 to
Registrant's Form 10Q for the period ended June 30, 1995 filed August
10, 1995 and incorporated herein by reference thereto.
10.10 Form of $550,000 Promissory Note payable to Stourbridge Investments
Ltd. Included as Exhibit 10.19 to Registrant's Form 10K for the year
ended December 31, 1995 filed April 12, 1996 and incorporated herein by
reference thereto.
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10.11 Form of Stock Subscription Agreement for an aggregate of 6,750,000
shares of Common Stock included as Exhibit 10.22 to Registrant's Form
10Q/A for the period ended June 30, 1995 filed October 24, 1995 and
incorporated herein by reference thereto.
10.12 Form of Letter Agreement between Registrant and Technology Ventures
Trust included as Exhibit 10.23 to Registrant's Form 10Q/A for the
period ended June 30, 1995 filed October 24, 1995 and incorporated
herein by reference thereto.
10.13 Employment Agreement between Registrant and Hans J. Kaemmlein. Included
as Exhibit 10.13 to Registrant's Form 10K for the year ended December
31, 1995 filed April 12, 1996 and incorporated herein by reference
thereto.
10.13.1 Amendment to employment agreement between Registrant and Hans J.
Kaemmlein dated 01/01/97 .
10.14 1995 Long Term Incentive Plan included as Exhibit 10.25 to Registrant's
Form 10Q/A for the period ended June 30, 1995 filed October 24, 1995
and incorporated herein by reference thereto.
10.15 Advanced Media, Inc. Certificate of Designations of the Class A
Preferred Stock. Included as Exhibit 10.26 to Registrants Form 10Q for
the period ended September 30, 1996 filed November 8, 1996 and
incorporated by reference thereto.
10.16 Form of Preferred Stock Subscription Agreement used for the purchase of
$600,000 liquidation preference of Class A Convertible Preferred Stock.
Included as Exhibit 10.27 to Registrants Form 10Q for the period ended
September 30, 1996 filed November 8, 1996 and incorporated by reference
thereto.
10.17 Warrant to Viking Fund, Ltd. to purchase up to 150,000 shares of common
stock. Included as Exhibit 10.28 to Registrants Form 10Q for the period
ended September 30, 1996 filed November 8, 1996 and incorporated by
reference thereto.
10.18 Subscription agreement for 1,000,000 shares of common stock between
Montmelian Invetisements Ltd. and Advanced Media, Inc. Included as
Exhibit 10.29 to Registrants Form 10Q for the period ended September
30, 1996 filed November 8, 1996 and incorporated by reference thereto.
10.19 Release between Advanced Media, Inc. and Montmelian Investisements Ltd.
Included as Exhibit 10.30 to Registrants Form 10Q for the period ended
September 30, 1996 filed November 8, 1996 and incorporated by reference
thereto.
10.20 Warrants to Montmelian Investisements Ltd. to purchase 250,000 shares
of common stock. Included as Exhibit 10.30 to Registrants Form 10Q for
the period ended September 30, 1996 filed November 8,1996 and
incorporated by reference thereto.
10.21 Contract for BioNutritional Encyclopedia between Advanced Media, Inc.,
Performance Concepts, Inc., and general Nutrition, Inc. included as
Exhibit 10.31 to Registrants Form 10Q for the period ended September
30, 1996 filed November 8, 1996 and incorporated by reference thereto.
10.22 Joint Venture agreement between Advanced Media, Inc., and Performance
Concepts, Inc., Included as exhibit 10.25 to Registrants Form 10Q for
the period ended March 31, 1996 filed May 13, 1996 and incorporated by
reference thereto.
17.01 Letter dated June 10, 1995 from Joel Sher to the Registrant
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 17.01 to the Registrant's Current
Report on Form 8-K dated June 21, 1995).
23.1 Consent of Independent Accountants.
ITEM 13 (b). REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
Form 8-K dated January 29, 1997 relating to the sales of equity securities
pursuant to Regulation S.
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Form 8-K dated October 20, 1997 relating to the change in Registrants certifying
accountant.
Form 8-K dated June 15, 1998 relating to the change in Registrants certifying
accountants.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, Registrant has duly caused this Form 10-KSB to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
ADVANCED MEDIA, INC.
Date: September 29, 1998 By /s/ Hans Kaemmlein
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Hans Kaemmlein, Chairman of the Board
and Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, this Form 10-KSB has been signed below by the following persons on
behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Date: September 29, 1998 By /s/ Hans Kaemmlein
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Hans Kaemmlein, Chairman of the Board,
Chief Executive Officer and Director
(Principal Executive and Financial Officer)
Date: September 29, 1998 By /s/ Malcolm Jennings
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Malcolm Jennings, Director
Date: September 29, 1998 By /s/ Walter R.F. Bodack
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Walter R.F. Bodack, Director
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EXHIBIT INDEX
10.13.1 Amendment to employment agreement between Registrant and Hans J.
Kaemmlein dated 01/01/97 .
23.1 Consent of Independent Accountants.
27 Financial Data Schedule
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EXHIBIT 10.13.1
AMENDMENT NO. 1
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TO
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EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
--------------------
This Amendment no. 1 dated as of January 1, 1997 to the Employment
Agreement (the "Employment Agreement") dated as of August 1, 1995 between
ADVANCED MEDIA, INC., a Delaware corporation (hereinafter the "Company") and
Hans J. Kaemmlein, residing at 4 Twin Brooks Road, Saddle River, New Jersey
07458 (hereinafter called the "Employee").
WHEREAS, the Company and the Employee entered into the Employment
Agreement and now desire to modify certain of the terms and provisions thereof;
NOW, THEREFORE, it is agreed as follows:
1. The Employment Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
(a) Section 4(a) of the Employment Agreement is hereby amended and
restated as follows:
"(a) Effective January 1, 1997, the Company shall pay to Employee
a base salary at the rate of $180,000 per annum, payable in equal
bi-weekly installments, or in such other manner as shall be
agreeable to the Company and Employee, which salary will be
payable in cash or the Company's Class A Preferred Stock, par
value $.0001 per share ("Preferred Stock"), as determined by
Employee. Employee shall deliver written notice to the Company of
his determination under this Section 4(a), which determination
shall remain in effect until such time as Employee delivers a
subsequent written notice to the Company under this Section 4(a).
In the event that Employee elects to be paid in Preferred Stock,
such Preferred Stock shall be valued at its liquidation value,
plus any accrued and unpaid dividends at the time of such
election. During the period of employment, the Board of Directors
or the Compensation Committee shall review the base salary no less
often than annually for increases as of each January 1 beginning
with January 1, 1998; provided however, that increases shall not
be less than the increases in the Consumer Price Index for the
New York and Northeastern New Jersey Region, as published by the
United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics
using December 1996 as the basedate."
(B) A new Section 5(g) is hereby added, as follows:
"(g) All of the options to purchase shares of the Company's common
stock which are owned by Employee as of December 17, 1997 shall be
fully vested, notwithstanding the terms of the option agreements
under which such option were initially granted, and the Company
shall execute and deliver amendments to such option agreements
reflecting the foregoing."
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(c) A new Section 5(h) is hereby added, as follows:
"(h) All of the options to purchase shares of the Company's
common stock which are owned by Employee as of Decmember 17, 1997
and which are Incentive Stock Options shall be amended to provide
that they are non-qualified stock options and, in connection
therewith (i) the term of each such amended option shall be
extended from 5 to 10 years and (ii) each such amended option
shall continue to be exercisable notwithstanding any termination
of the period of employment, but not beyond the expiration date
of any such option and the Company shall execute and deliver
amendments to such option agreements reflecting the foregoing."
2. All capitalized terms used herein, unless otherwise defined
herein, are used herein as defined in the Employment Agreement. Except as
expressly provided herein, all terms and provisions of the Employment Agreement
shall remain in full force and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have hereunto set their hands
as of the date first above written.
ADVANCED MEDIA, INC.
By:
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Name:
Title:
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Hans J. Kaemmlein
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EXHIBIT 23.1
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS'S CONSENT
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement of
Advanced Media, Inc. on Form S-8 (File No. 333-14989) of our report dated
July 7, 1998 (except for Note 15 which is dated September 15, 1998), which
report includes an explanatory paragraph as to an uncertainty with respect to
the Company's ability to continue as a going concern, appearing in the Annual
Report on Form 10-KSB of Advanced Media, Inc. for the year ended December 31,
1997
/s/ Hays & Company
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New York, New York
September 28, 1998
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