U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
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x | ANNUAL REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
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For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2009 |
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o | TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
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Commission File No. 814-00631
Homeland Security Capital Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware | | 52-2050585 | 1005 North Glebe Road, Suite 550 Arlington, Virginia 22201 |
(State or other jurisdiction | | (IRS Employer | (Address of principal executive offices) |
of incorporation) | | Identification No.) | (Zip Code) |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | (703) 528-7073 |
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Common Stock, par value $.001 per share |
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Securities Registered Under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act: Common Stock, $0.001 par value
Securities Registered Under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act: None
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Check if there is no disclosure of delinquent filers in response to Item 405 of Regulation S-K contained in this form, and no disclosure will be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. x
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The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates of the registrant on June 30, 2009 (the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed fiscal year), was $2,505,383 based on the closing price of the registrant’s common stock on Over-the-Counter Electronic Bulletin Board of $0.125 per share.
There were 49,699,595 shares of common stock outstanding as of September 25, 2009.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
[Not applicable]
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS AND ASSOCIATED RISKS | 1 |
PART I | 2 |
Item 1. Business | 2 |
Item 1A. Risk Factors | 23 |
Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments | 37 |
Item 2. Properties | 37 |
Item 3. Legal Proceedings | 38 |
Item 4. Submission Of Matters To A Vote Of Security Holders | 38 |
PART II | 39 |
Item 5. Market For Common Equity, Related Stock Holder Matters and Issuer Purchases Of Equity Securities | 39 |
Item 6. Selected Financial Data | 40 |
Item 7. Management’s Discussion And Analysis Of Financial Condition and Results Of Operations | 40 |
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk | 48 |
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data | 49 |
Item 9. Changes In And Disagreements With Accountants On Accounting And Financial Disclosure | 49 |
Item 9A (T). Controls And Procedures | 49 |
Item 9B. Other Information | 50 |
PART III | 51 |
Item 10. Directors And Executive Officers | 51 |
Item 11. Executive Compensation | 54 |
Item 12. Security Ownership Of Certain Beneficial Owners And Management And Related Stockholder | 58 |
Item 13. Certain Relationships And Related Transactions | 60 |
Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees And Services | 61 |
PART IV | 64 |
Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules | 64 |
SIGNATURES | 67 |
Appendix – Consolidated Financial Statements and Related Notes | |
EXHIBIT 31.1 | |
EXHIBIT 31.2 | |
EXHIBIT 32.1 | |
EXHIBIT 32.2 | |
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS AND ASSOCIATED RISKS
Information included or incorporated by reference in this filing may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). This information may involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from the future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by any forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements, which involve assumptions and describe our future plans, strategies and expectations, are generally identifiable by use of the words “may,” “will,” “should,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “believe,” “intend” or “project” or the negative of these words or other variations on these words or comparable terminology.
This filing contains forward-looking statements, including statements regarding, among other things, our (a) projected revenues and profitability, (b) growth strategies, (c) future financing plans and (d) anticipated needs for working capital. These statements may be found under “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and “Business,” as well as in this annual report generally. Actual events or results may differ materially from those discussed in forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including, without limitation, the risks outlined under “Risk Factors” beginning on page 23 and matters described in this filing generally. In light of these risks and uncertainties, there can be no assurance that the forward-looking statements contained in this filing will in fact occur.
PART I
Item 1. Our Business
Homeland Security Capital Corporation (together with any subsidiaries shall be referred to as the “Company,” “we,” “us” and “our”) is an international provider of specialized technology-based radiological, nuclear, environmental, disaster relief electronic security solutions to government and commercial customers. The Company is engaged in the strategic acquisition, operation, development and consolidation of companies operating in the chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive (“CBRNE”) incident response and security marketplace within the fragmented homeland security industry. We are focused on creating long-term shareholder value by taking controlling interests in and developing our subsidiary companies through superior management, operations, marketing and finance. The Company is headed by former Congressman C. Thomas McMillen, who served three consecutive terms in the U.S. House of Representatives representing the 4th Congressional District of Maryland. We operate businesses that provide products and services solutions, growing organically and by acquisitions. The Company targets emerging companies that are generating revenues but face challenges in scaling their businesses to capitalize on opportunities in the aforementioned industry sectors.
At August 31, 2009, we had 502 employees (an average of 478 on a trailing twelve month basis) that delivered our products and services from 23 locations, including 1 international location. Our fiscal year 2009 revenues were approximately $79.5 million. At August 31, 2009, our backlog of funded unfilled orders of approximately $67.6 million was diversified in terms of customer concentration, end markets served and products and services provided. Approximately 81% of our backlog was comprised of “cost-reimbursable” contracts and approximately 19% of “fixed-price” contracts. Most of our fixed-price contracts contain some cost risk-sharing mechanisms such as escalation or price adjustments for items such as labor and product prices.
The table below reflects our office locations, company and use of the offices:
Location | Company | Use |
Arlington, VA | Homeland Security Capital Corporation
Polimatrix, Inc.
Safety & Ecology Holdings Corporation
Nexus Technologies Group, Inc. | Corporate Headquarters
Subsidiary Headquarters
Regional Office
Regional Office |
Knoxville, TN | Safety & Ecology Holdings Corporation | Subsidiary Headquarters |
Hawthorne, NY | Nexus Technologies Group, Inc. | Subsidiary Headquarters |
Niskayuna, NY | Safety & Ecology Holdings Corporation | Project Office |
Tonawanda, NY | Safety & Ecology Holdings Corporation | Project Office |
Maywood, NJ | Safety & Ecology Holdings Corporation | Project Office |
Blackwood, NJ | Safety & Ecology Holdings Corporation
Nexus Technologies Group, Inc. | Regional Office |
Hillsborough, NJ | Safety & Ecology Holdings Corporation
Nexus Technologies Group, Inc. | Regional Office |
Richland, WA | Safety & Ecology Holdings Corporation | Regional Office |
Oak Ridge, TN | Safety & Ecology Holdings Corporation | Project Office |
Berkley, CA | Safety & Ecology Holdings Corporation | Project Office |
Albany, OR | Safety & Ecology Holdings Corporation | Project Office |
Newport, KY | Safety & Ecology Holdings Corporation | Project Office |
Beaver Falls, PA | Safety & Ecology Holdings Corporation
Nexus Technologies Group, Inc. | Regional Office
Regional Office |
McClellan AFB, CA | Safety & Ecology Holdings Corporation | Project Office |
Port Allen, LA | Safety & Ecology Holdings Corporation | Regional Office |
Sandusky, OH | Safety & Ecology Holdings Corporation | Project Office |
Middletown, IA | Safety & Ecology Holdings Corporation | Project Office |
Madison, AL | Safety & Ecology Holdings Corporation | Regional Office |
Los Alamos, NM | Safety & Ecology Holdings Corporation | Project Office |
Harrisburg, PA | Nexus Technologies Group, Inc. | Project Office |
Bensalum, PA | Safety & Ecology Holdings Corporation
Nexus Technologies Group, Inc. | Regional Office |
Newcastle upon Tyne, England | Safety & Ecology Corporation Limited | International Headquarters |
Our History
The Company was incorporated in Delaware in August 1997 under the name “Celerity Systems, Inc.” The Company’s original business was to develop and manufacture digital set top boxes and digital video servers for interactive television and high speed internet networks ("interactive video"). The Company also designed, developed, installed, and supported CD-ROM software products for business applications. The sales of interactive video products were made direct to its customers, except for the education market which was conducted through a network of distributors.
On June 3, 2003, the Company elected to become a business development company (“BDC”), to be regulated pursuant to Section 54 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”). A business development company is an investment company designed to assist eligible portfolio companies with capital formation and management advice. Accordingly, the Company changed its business plan to primarily seek investments in developing companies.
On December 30, 2005, at a special stockholders meeting, the stockholders of the Company voted to amend the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company to change its name to “Homeland Security Capital Corporation” and voted to withdraw the Company’s election as a BDC. Accordingly, the Company changed its business plan to primarily seek acquisitions of and joint ventures with, companies that provide homeland security products and services.
On February 7, 2006, the Company organized Nexus Technologies Group, Inc. (“Nexus”) and purchased $3,400,000 of Nexus’ convertible preferred stock. Simultaneously, Nexus acquired 100% of the common stock of Corporate Security Solutions, Inc., a security integration firm having operations in the Mid-Atlantic region with a focus on the New York City market. At June 30, 2009, the Company owned approximately 93% of the outstanding capital stock of Nexus, with the remaining ownership distributed among former management and directors.
On September 15, 2006, the Company formed Polimatrix, Inc. (“PMX”) and, on September 18, 2006, entered into a U.S.-based joint venture with Polimaster, Inc. (“PMR”), a company focused on the field of radiological detection and isotope identification. At June 30, 2009, the Company owned 51% of PMX and PMR owned 49%.
On March 13, 2009, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger and Stock Purchase Agreement (the “SEC Purchase Agreement”) with Safety & Ecology Holdings Corporation (“Safety” or “SEC”) and certain persons named therein. Pursuant to the SEC Purchase Agreement, the Company purchased 10,550,000 shares of SEC’s Series A Convertible Preferred Stock for an aggregate purchase price of $10,550,000. The Company effectively acquired 100% of SEC, subject to future management equity incentive programs, and at June 30, 2009 owned 100% of the outstanding capital stock of SEC.
Our Business Overview
We are building a consolidated enterprise through the acquisition and integration of businesses in the homeland security industry, particularly businesses providing chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive (“CBRNE”) incident response and security integration. The Company has also focused on “consequence management” entities providing specialized technology-based radiological, nuclear, environmental and chemical and disaster relief solutions to government agencies and commercial customers. “Consequence Management” is defined as assisting government and commercial customers in overcoming the damage resulting from natural disasters and man-made events. Management believes that CBRNE incident response, consequence management and security integration are rapidly growing, underserved sectors within the homeland security industry. We seek to create long-term stockholder value by taking controlling interests in companies and helping them develop through superior management, operations and strategic acquisitions. Our strategy is designed to foster significant growth at our platform companies by providing leadership and counsel, capital support and financial expertise, strategic guidance and operating discipline, access to best practices and industry knowledge. We generally target emerging and established companies in all sectors of the homeland security industry; however focus on companies that have specific applications in incident response consequence management and security integration. These target companies are generating revenues from promising technologies and/or products and services but face challenges in scaling their businesses to capitalize on homeland security opportunities.
Our goal is to become a leading consolidator of product and service companies, whose primary focus are CBRNE incident response, consequence management and security integration. We believe that our strong intergovernmental relationships, the operating and acquisition expertise of our management team, and our ability to address the needs of our subsidiary management teams allow us to achieve our goal of being the “consolidator of choice” of acquisition candidates in the homeland security industry.
In order to achieve our goal, we have focused on:
| · | identifying acquisition candidates which meet our consolidation criteria including the presence of a strong management team as a platform company; |
| · | attracting and acquiring companies through implantation of our decentralized management approach coupled with strong performance incentives including the use of earnouts and contingent purchase payments for selling managers; |
| · | achieving operating efficiencies and synergies by combining non-customer related administrative functions, implementing system and technology improvements and purchasing products and services in large volumes; and |
| · | achieving organic growth in our platform companies through cross-selling, targeted marketing and streamlined management and acquiring follow-on companies that provide complementary products or services to our platform companies. |
We offer a range of management and operational services to each of our subsidiaries through a team of dedicated professionals. Our subsidiaries will compensate our holding company for such services. We engage in an ongoing planning and assessment process through our involvement and engagement in the development of our platform companies, and our executives, directors and advisors provide mentoring, advice and guidance to develop the management of these companies.
In general, we expect to hold our ownership interest in our platform companies as long as we believe that such company meets our strategic criteria and that we can leverage our resources to assist them in achieving superior financial performance and value growth. When a platform company or other subsidiary no longer meets our strategic criteria, we will consider divesting the company and redeploying the capital realized in other acquisition and development opportunities. We may achieve liquidity events through a number of means, including sale of an entire company or sale of our interest in a company, which may include, in the case of public companies owned by us, sales in the open market or in privately negotiated sales and public offerings of the company’s securities. We may, in certain cases, take our platform companies public through a registered spin-off, rights offering or stock dividend distribution by distributing our subsidiary’s stock held by us to our public stockholders and subsequently registering such shares with the United States Securities Exchange Commission (the “Commission”).
Our Industry
We believe the homeland security industry, including CBRNE incident response, consequence management and security integration, is among the fastest growing industries in the United States. We believe that the billions of dollars of governmental and private sector expenditures should result in increased demand for our products and services. We also believe that this anticipated growth should create attractive acquisition opportunities with significant potential for capital appreciation.
According to Homeland Security Research Corporation, a market research firm, assuming no new major terrorist attack, the worldwide homeland security market, including private sector expenditures, is forecasted to grow by nearly 100% from $231 billion in 2006 to $518 billion in 2015. According to USBX Advisory Services, an investment bank serving the security industry, the overall security industry is highly fragmented with over 130 large, public players and thousands of emerging private companies in the industry. Another significant trend impacting the homeland security industry is the growing decentralized procurement for homeland security products and services between federal, state and local levels. We believe that the highly fragmented nature of the homeland security industry, and of its procurement, is driving growth and consolidation of the industry.
Additionally, in 2009, the federal government announced a $13.4 billion environmental stimulus spending program to be administered by the Department of Energy’s Environmental Management (DOE-EM) which received $6 billion and the Department of Defense (DoD) branches which received $7.4 billion for FY 2009. The stimulus spending program is designed to provide funding for a variety of “shovel ready” projects managed by the DOE and the DoD. The DOE and DoD have sought and continue to seek providers who have assets in place to immediately start these projects. We project the DOE and DoD will spend $3.4 billion dollars over the next three years on environmental, decommissioning, construction and security projects at existing DOE and DoD managed facilities, at which we already have ongoing work and contracting vehicles. We foresee that a significant portion of future DOE and DoD environmental expenditures will continue to be directed to cleaning up domestic military bases and to restoring former nuclear weapons facilities. Both agencies have long recognized the need to stabilize and safely remediate sites contaminated with hazardous and radioactive waste, often located near population centers.
Our core services include environmental remediation and restoration, regulatory compliance, facilities management, facility deactivation, decommissioning and demolition, emergency response, design and construction services and security integration to U.S. government agencies such as the DOE, the DoD, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
Our Strategy
We offer the financial, managerial and operational resources to address the challenges facing our subsidiary companies. We believe that our experience in developing and operating companies enables us to identify and attract companies with the greatest potential for success and to create value for our stockholders.
Management and Operational Strategy
We offer management and operational support to our platform companies. We believe these services provide our companies with significant competitive advantages in their individual markets. The resources that we provide our companies in order to accelerate their development include the following:
| · | Marketing. The identification of the company’s market position and the development and implementation of effective market penetration, branding and marketing strategies. |
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| · | Business Development. Providing access to the initial reference customers and external marketing channels that generate growth opportunities through strategic partnerships, joint ventures or acquisitions. |
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| · | Technology. The strategic assessment of technology market opportunities and trends; the |
| | design, development and commercialization of proprietary technology solutions; and access to complementary technologies and strategic partnerships. |
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| · | Operations. Significant management interaction to optimize a company’s business, ranging from the establishment of facilities and administrative processes to the operations and financial infrastructure a growing enterprise requires. |
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| · | Legal and Financial. The development of appropriate corporate, legal and financial structures and the expertise to execute a wide variety of corporate and financial transactions. |
We engage in an ongoing planning and assessment process through our involvement and engagement in the development of our companies. Our executives, directors and advisors provide mentoring, advice and guidance to develop the management of our companies. Our executives will generally serve on the boards of directors of our subsidiary companies and work with them to develop and implement strategic and operating plans. Achievement of these plans is measured and monitored through reporting of performance measurements and financial results.
We believe our business model provides us with competitive advantages. Our decentralized management approach allows managers of our acquired companies to benefit from the economies of a larger organization while simultaneously retaining local operational control, enabling them to provide flexible and responsive service to customers. Such an approach could, however, limit possible consolidation efficiencies and integration efforts. In addition, although our management team has experience in acquiring and consolidating businesses, we may have limited experience in the specific sectors of the homeland security industry that we select for consolidation. We, therefore, expect to rely in part upon management of acquired companies, our directors and advisors or other individuals who are experienced in the sectors which we pursue for consolidation.
Operating Strategy
Capitalize on Cross-Selling Opportunities. We leverage our current client relationships by cross-selling the range of products and services offered by our various platform companies. For example, we believe cross-selling opportunities will increase as we acquire businesses in various sectors of the homeland security industry.
Achieve Operating Efficiencies. We achieve operating efficiencies within our various platform companies. For example, as new businesses are acquired, we believe our existing technology infrastructure can support additional users. At the corporate level, we also seek to combine certain administrative functions, such as Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, financial reporting, insurance, employee benefits and legal support and to realize volume purchasing advantages with respect to travel and other purchases across the Company.
Leverage Platform Company Autonomy. We conduct our operations on a decentralized basis whereby management of each platform company will be responsible for its day-to-day operations, sales and service relationships and the identification of additional acquisition candidates in their respective sectors. Our senior management will provide the platform companies with strategic oversight and guidance with respect to acquisitions, financing, marketing, operations and cross selling opportunities. We believe that a decentralized management approach will result in better customer service by allowing management of each platform company the flexibility to implement policies and make decisions based on the needs of customers. This management approach is in contrast to the traditional consolidation approach used by other consolidators in which the owners/operators and their employees are often relieved of management responsibility as a result of complete centralization of management in the consolidated enterprises.
Implement Technology. We utilize technology to enhance our efficiency and ability to monitor our various companies. We believe we will be able to increase the operating margin of combined acquired companies by using operating and technology systems to improve and enhance the operations of the combined acquired companies. We believe that many of our acquired companies have not made material investments in such operating and technology systems because, as independent entities, they lack the necessary scale to justify the investment. We believe the implantation of such systems significantly increases the efficiency of our acquired companies.
Management Execution Teams. We utilize the collective experience of all our senior management disciplines, our directors and advisors to enhance the management efforts of each of our platform companies. We believe that collectively our solid group of senior management, directors and advisors with their extensive entrepreneurial experiences, enhances each subsidiary management group and enables best in class mentoring on marketing, operational, financial and management functions.
Acquisition Strategy
Identify and Pursue Strategic Consolidation Opportunities. We seek to capitalize upon consolidation opportunities within the CBRNE incident response, consequence management and security integration sectors of the homeland security industry by acquiring companies in these growing sectors that will benefit from economies of scale having some or all of the following characteristics:
| · | generating revenues and preferably profits, with established customers; |
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| · | long-term growth prospects for technology-based products and services offered; |
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| · | experienced management team willing to continue managing the enterprise; |
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| · | significant acquisition consideration that is performance-based; and |
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| · | a highly fragmented sector of the homeland security industry characterized by significant potential smaller acquisition targets with few market leaders in the sector. |
We believe that the homeland security sectors in which we will pursue consolidation opportunities are fragmented and often headed by owners/operators who desire liquidity and may be unable to gain the scale necessary to access the capital markets effectively. These owner/operators also may not have access to the government markets that are characterized by complex and bureaucratic processes, protracted sales cycles, and diffused procurement between federal, state and local levels.
Acquire Complementary Businesses. We intend to acquire businesses that offer additional expertise and cross-selling opportunities for our current platform companies’ operations. We also believe that adding complementary businesses may offer geographic breadth and expand our target markets. Increasing our presence within geographic regions will allow us to service our clients more efficiently and cost effectively. As our customers’ industries continue to consolidate, we believe that national coverage and technology capabilities will become increasingly important.
Our Platform Companies
We currently conduct our ongoing operations through one wholly owned and one majority-owned subsidiary and one joint venture. The following chart provides certain information about those subsidiaries and the joint venture at June 30, 2009:
Name, Address And Headquarters | | Place Of Formation | | Ownership Percentage | | Business |
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Safety & Ecology Holdings Corporation 2800 Solway Road Knoxville, TN 37931 www.sec-tn.com | | Nevada, USA | | 100% | | Safety & Ecology Holdings Corporation is an international provider of environmental, nuclear and radiological infrastructure remediation, disaster relief solutions and advanced construction services. |
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Nexus Technologies Group, Inc. 7 West Cross Street
| | Delaware, USA | | 93% (remaining 7% owned by former Nexus management | | Nexus Technologies Group, Inc. designs, develops and installs integrated security systems for |
Hawthorne, NY 10532
www.nexusna.com | | | | and directors) | | government and commercial clients. |
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Polimatrix, Inc. 1005 North Glebe Road Suite 550 Arlington, VA 22201 www.polimatrix.com | | Virginia, USA | | 51% (remaining 49% owned by Polimaster Inc.) | | Polimatrix, Inc. designs and manufactures proprietary network capable radiological detection and isotope identification devices and distributes other radiological detection equipment. |
As a result of our ownership percentage and our control of the boards of directors of the above subsidiaries and joint venture, we consolidate the results of operations, excluding minority interests where applicable.
The Company discontinued its RFID, access control and security software businesses upon the closing of the sale of its majority owned subsidiary, Security Holding Corp. (“SHC”), on August 29, 2007 (see Note 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).
Platform Company Businesses, Products and Services
From July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009, our revenues were generated from sales at each of our subsidiaries of: (1) $70.8 million consisting of environmental remediation, site clean up and restoration, demolition and construction services (SEC); (2) $6.4 million consisting of engineering, design and installation of electronic security systems and related services (Nexus), and (3) $2.3 million consisting of product sales and services of radiological detection devices (PMX). We believe that sales from these products and services will continue to increase during Fiscal Year 2010 (“FY 2010”), due mainly to the (i) stimulus spending by DOE and DoD for environmental remediation and clean up and restoration services provided by SEC; (ii) addition of new customers, increase of geographic footprint and the growth in our backlog of services provided by Nexus, and (iii) continued orders and sales of products and services by PMX. Additionally, in FY 2009, we fully integrated each of these platform companies into the corporate administrative systems, which we believe will enable them to better evaluate and estimate staffing needs, inventory levels, project costs, overhead and capital expenditures and products and services offered.
SAFETY & ECOLOGY HOLDINGS CORPORATION
SEC is a provider of global environmental, hazardous and radiological infrastructure remediation and advanced construction services in the Untied States and the United Kingdom. SEC’s main core business areas and service offerings include: (1) remediation, decommissioning and demolition (“D&D”), environmental/remedial construction and construction project management, (2) environmental services, (3) environmental technologies; and (4) CBRNE incident response and prevention and consequence management as well as catastrophic natural disasters response.
Environmental projects require full-service capabilities and domain expertise in niche disciplines. SEC has established business areas that house its domain expertise and allow SEC to apply its core competencies in an economical and innovative manner. SEC’s domain knowledge is defined within four primary business areas: (i) Remediation and D&D, Remedial Construction and Construction Management; (ii) Environmental Services; (iii) Environmental Technologies; and (iv) CBRNE Response and Prevention.
| · | Remediation and D&D, Remedial Construction and Construction Management. SEC is a fully licensed general contractor for building/facility construction offering services for government and commercial clients. SEC offers a full range of construction services that include: site preparation, excavation, and remedial system construction; underground and overhead utility installation; electrical and mechanical installation; security fencing and device installation and upgrades; building renovation; piping; roadways, parking lots, and drainage system construction/repair; and landfill remediation and capping. SEC also engages in facility deactivation, demolition and closure solutions, including: project investigation; radiological pre-engineering; demolition planning; removing above ground structures and structural components; storing, testing, certifying, processing |
| | and shipping nuclear waste; and abatement of hazardous materials. |
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| · | Environmental Services. SEC provides environmental consulting and staff services that are distinguished and unique among its world-wide competitors. SEC focuses its service offering on the application and integration of health physics, industrial hygiene, hazardous material consultancy and safety and health. In addition, SEC couples its technology with its instrumentation offering, on-site radiological laboratory capabilities, mobile radiological materials license, and a team of over 250 certified health physicists (“CHP”), certified industrial hygienists (“CIH”), engineers and radiological technicians to provide complete radiological services and consultation. |
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| · | Environmental Technologies. For the past 16 years, SEC has developed and improved its processes and methodologies to deliver comprehensive project execution services to clients under firm-fixed price contracts. One of the fastest growing and profitable capabilities within SEC’s core competencies is the portfolio of technologies offered to clients as a direct service, a sub-element of project services or as a component of a technical solution. The primary elements of SEC’s technology offering are instrumentation services and instrumentation technology, both of which are targeted to field investigations, characterizations of contaminants and clean-up and material management solutions. |
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| · | CBRNE Response. SEC offers services, products and solutions for emergency response to chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive incidents as well as catastrophic natural disasters. Specific to CBRNE is SEC’s emergency response capabilities coupled with technical staff and deployment of instrumentation for field applications. |
SEC continues to expand its geographic and client diversification strategy through continued investment in key management, infrastructure, training and technologies. SEC leverages its track record of success in high profile contract awards including:
| · | Controlled explosives demolition of DOE’s LOFT Reactor in Idaho (2006) |
| · | Emergency response to FEMA in support of Hurricane’s Rita and Katrina (2005-Present) |
| · | Remediation of the 100-Area D Reactor landfill and containment areas (2006-Present) |
| · | Radiological surveys and clean-up activities in support of the Russian spy scandal in London (2007) |
| · | DOE NNSA International nuclear safety and Global Threat Reduction Initiative (2007-Present) |
| · | USACE Buffalo District MARC (2007-Present) |
| · | Remediation and revitalization of Christmas Island (Kiritimati) in the South Pacific (2004-2008) |
| · | NASA Plum Brook Reactor Decontamination and Decommissioning (D&D) (2008 - Present) |
| · | DOE-NETL Beryllium Remediation and Decontamination (2008 -Present) |
| · | Facility Upgrades and Specialty Construction Services for local manufacturing company (2007-Present) |
| · | Lawrence Berkely National Lab Complex Demolition of Bevetron Accelerator D&D (2008-Present) |
| · | DOE Separations Process Research Unit (SPRU) Deactivation and Demolition (2007-Present) |
| · | FAA Emergency Response for Southeastern U.S. (2007-Present) |
| · | United States Army Corps of Engineers New Orleans - Emergency Response/Debris Removal (2007 - Present) |
| · | St. Louis HTRW Contract (2008-Present) |
| · | Remedial Action, D&D Services at Los Alamos National Lab (Awarded August 2009) |
| · | Health Physics Services Task Order USACE Buffalo, Tonawanda Site (Awarded August 2009) |
| · | Remedial Action design at Iowa Army Ammunition Plant task order (Awarded August 2009) |
| · | Construction Management Support, MEAS Associates (Awarded August 2009) |
| · | Rail Car Support Services, Cavanaugh Services Group (Awarded June 2009) |
| · | RAD Survey range landfill, USACE Baltimore HTRW (Awarded June 2009) |
| · | Thermo Fisher Santa Fe ERM (Awarded April 2009) |
| · | Health Physics Survey DOE Paducah, KY |
SEC has an established history of successful past performance and brand recognition in both the federal and commercial markets for nuclear “cold war” facility remediation and project completion. SEC considers itself a consequence management provider with a focus on remediation opportunities among legacy sites as well as recurring opportunities for disaster or other accident sites. By leveraging its unique experience and a comprehensive suite of core competencies, SEC has earned the reputation as a leading company for executing complex high profile projects in these established and emerging markets. In the past five years, SEC has expanded its offering domestically and globally addressing the pressing issues of government owned facilities clean-up and rebuild programs, non-proliferation, emergency response, anti-terrorism and advanced construction management.
SEC addresses the needs of both government and commercial customers as a single source provider for technology-based nuclear services including engineering, D&D, specialty construction, logistics, transportation, processing and disposal. SEC has over 470 employees in its domestic and international offices and has been ranked as high as 12th (2003) among Engineering News-Record’s top federal nuclear remediation companies. SEC’s project management expertise and supporting infrastructure systems have positioned SEC as a trusted service provider to domestic and international customers. SEC has established a stronghold in these markets utilizing strategic office locations throughout the U.S. and in the U.K., while also displaying versatility by executing critical need programs in remote environments including: hurricane relief in Louisiana; facility construction and clean-up activities at Christmas Island (Kiritimati); and global emergency and anti-terrorism response.
Domestically, SEC provides government and commercial organizations the ability to safely execute radiological and hazardous material projects as energy infrastructure continues to erode and environmental awareness emerges as a national priority. SEC’s specialized work environment requires high-level expertise combined with consistent delivery of on-time, on-budget results and an outstanding safety record. Within the U.S. federal government, the DoD, DOE and the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) continue to drive demand for radiological and hazardous material services. SEC has excellent relations and project successes with all three of these important customers. As a prime or subcontractor, SEC continues to build strong brand recognition and a reputation for consistent delivery of high-quality, cost-effective, safe and timely results. Management believes an increased focus on environmental issues and strong demand for legacy facility remediation will create a strong potential for growth by SEC, as evidenced by the recent U.S. Congressional approval for full funding of the $6 billion budget request for DOE’s continued defense environmental clean up efforts.
SEC continues to execute its strategy of becoming the premier provider for complex radioactive material remediation and D&D projects. SEC maintains significant competitive advantage when competing on specialized DOE project opportunities due to (1) the knowledge level and experience required in dealing with the complicated DOE regulatory environment, and (2) SEC’s strong relationships forged with DOE site and project managers. SEC’s international relationships with the U.K. NDA and with Defense Estates (“DE”), an agency of the U.K. Ministry of Defense (“MOD”), continue to offer growth opportunities. SEC leverages these Governmental Decommissioning Service relationships and continues to aggressively pursue domestic and international opportunities within its niche and has established relationships and obtained significant positions in major global initiatives, including:
| · | DOE’s Environmental Management Accelerated Closure Program |
| · | DOE’s NNSA Non-proliferation Programs |
| · | DoD’s Base Realignment and Closure (“BRAC”) Programs |
| · | United States Army Corps of Engineers (“USACE”) Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (“FUSRAP”) - WWII Manhattan Engineering Project Site Closures |
| · | Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and State Superfund Programs |
| · | U.S. Commercial Nuclear Decommissioning programs |
| · | U.K. Nuclear Decommissioning Authority |
| · | UK Government Decontamination Services |
| · | U.K. MOD Asset Reduction Program - Contaminated Site Closures |
SEC Core Business Areas
SEC organizes its service offering into four core business areas that best leverage SEC’s expertise and addresses the needs of clients. These core business areas are: (i) Remedial Construction and Decommissioning and
Demolition; (ii) Environmental Services (Safety and Health: Radiological, Health Physics, Environmental, Safety and Health Services, and Environmental Engineering and Consultancy); (iii) CBRNE Response (Disaster Relief to Anti-terrorism) and Prevention; and (iv) Environmental and Instrumentation Technology. SEC draws on the expertise within each core business area to provide leadership in developing innovative solutions and support proposal development initiatives. This expertise allows SEC to provide a full-service approach to providing solutions to complex problems for government and private customers.
Construction, Remediation and Demolition
Facility D&D, Demolition and Site Closure. In the past 13 years, SEC has completed demolition of over 175 facilities containing hazardous and radioactive materials and has consequently established the process, team of professional staff and safety culture assuring successful project completion. On any project site, SEC utilizes all appropriate capabilities enabling full project completion of facility deactivation, demolition and closure solutions, including: project investigation; radiological pre-engineering; demolition planning; removing above ground structures and structural components; storing, testing, certifying, processing and shipping nuclear waste; and abatement of hazardous materials. SEC maintains expertise in performing all work in accordance with EPA and other numerable state and federal regulations and guidance.
Federal Facility Specialty Construction. SEC’s competency in specialty construction couples SEC’s fundamental project management skills and technical expertise. SEC applies this competency to meet the stringent building specifications associated with opportunities subject to government quality control requirements and standards, requiring cleared work forces or advanced construction techniques. SEC focuses exclusively on opportunities that leverage the core competencies mentioned above and avoids commercial or residential projects that require limited advanced technical considerations.
Environmental Services
Environmental Safety and Health. SEC employs advanced technology to support radiological and hazardous facilities requiring characterization, innovative rapid survey technologies, Multi-Agency Radiation Survey and Site Investigation Manual (“MARSSIM”), instrumentation services, laboratory services and Final Status Survey (“FSS”). SEC maintains a reputation for providing practical, technical and cost saving approaches to DoD, DOE and many nuclear power utilities. SEC’s infrastructure exists for the primary purpose of providing radiological engineering services in a safe manner with significant cost reductions.
Environmental Engineering/Consulting. SEC’s ability to integrate proven and practical technical, operational, safety, health and environmental practices enables SEC to provide environmental management, planning, engineering and remedial construction services. SEC provides expertise and consultancy for the management of reuse water, reliable water and wastewater programs, including sludge digestion, industrial and municipal wastewater and landfill leachate consultancy and management. SEC maintains expertise in engineering studies, design, construction management and systems integration/optimization to provide state-of-the-art technologies and experienced personnel to clients.
Waste Management. SEC is a leading provider of complex hazardous, radioactive and nuclear waste management to the government and commercial sectors. SEC applies its strengths in health physics to define waste characterization technologies and advanced engineering techniques to minimize sampling requirements while reducing waste quantities. SEC employs eight waste management specialists with expertise and experience in the transport and disposal of chemical, biological, radiological and mixed waste materials.
These key components of the SEC’s environmental services knowledge are:
| · | Radiological, Health Physics and Industrial Hygiene (“HP/IH”). These technical disciplines are critical to the health and safety of industrial and environmental operations. SEC’s team of HP/IH professionals and technicians maintain certification and training to provide services throughout the U.S. federal government facilities, foreign owned facilities, private sector operations as well as nuclear utilities. |
| · | Resource Management. Successful management of technicians in support of radiation control projects requires a system of staff utilization that reduces overhead or idle time and provides management with a concise and accurate methodology for defining available expertise quickly. SEC maintains a human resources department with recruiting experience in finding requisite resources to mobilize to the field on short notice. |
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| · | Senior Safety and Health Leadership. SEC’s team of safety professionals is integrated into the proposal development and risk management process to ensure all safety risks are mitigated through technical approaches. Every SEC project is assigned a full-time environmental safety and health manager to monitor and implement the SEC safety culture. |
SEC’s ERP Systems. Management of complex projects requires a supporting infrastructure that provides timely access to the variety of financial and operational data utilized to monitor costs and track progress against the project schedule. SEC’s ERP system provides the basis for tracking every element of project performance from anywhere in the world. SEC’s team of IT professionals maintain current and thorough understanding of advanced networking, communications, and software to ensure global data transfer is provided to project managers.
Environmental Technologies
SEC frequently develops new application technologies while solving problems for clients. SEC partners with instrumentation manufacturers Canberra, AREVA Group and Ludlum Instruments to modify commercial-off-the-shelf (“COTS”) equipment and to provide an integrated solution for specific project applications. SEC maintains one of the largest radiological instrumentation and survey technology facilities in the U.S. SEC has designed and built over 13 innovative survey and surface removal devices. SEC couples its proprietary HUBLER and IRISS tools with state-of-the-art imaging equipment to precisely locate contaminated items in a fast and cost-effective manner. SEC’s mission is to seek out new technologies in the areas of environmental management, remediation, characterization, ground water management, radiological detection and occupational monitoring technologies. SEC’s forward thinking in developing an instrumentation line offers a vertical “turnkey” service to its clients and allows SEC to apply industry specific modifications to equipment that dramatically revolutionizes and improves the radiological survey, data collection, and Global Positioning System (“GPS”) mapping industry. Applications combining this technology integration include:
| · | SEC’s extensive radiological and decontamination experience and radiological instrumentation research and development position SEC to assist in the detection and removal of airborne particulate materials dispersed over large areas and building surfaces through “dirty bombs” or other methods. SEC utilizes the application of this technology on task orders for U.K. CBRNE and DOE-NNSA contracts. |
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| · | SEC has significant investments in environmental instrumentation that services the industry and environmental air, water and waste services markets throughout the U.S. This equipment is primarily “for lease” instrumentation and service offering to clients across all sectors of the industry and represents a significant growth opportunity for SEC. |
CBRNE Response and Prevention
Emergency Response (from Hurricane Relief to Anti-Terrorism). SEC’s extensive nationwide network of multi-disciplinary engineers, scientists and technicians can provide emergency response services for virtually any natural or manmade disaster. SEC provides international emergency response services to foreign governments as well as domestic support to numerous U.S. federal clients including DOE, DoD, USACE and FEMA and U.K. government agencies. This service offering focuses on two key types of response actions: (i) catastrophic natural events and (ii) CBRNE events. SEC’s incident response resources include a pre-trained mobile response staff, innovative survey and surface removal technologies, mobile and robotic mounted monitoring and analytical systems deployed throughout SEC’s network of domestic and international offices. SEC’s experience encompasses some of the most important and high-profile emergencies in recent years:
| · | SEC supported Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts along the Gulf Coast providing |
| | hazardous material removal for EPA and logistic solutions for FEMA’s temporary housing programs through a $100 million contract to provide Trailer Maintenance and Deactivation support services to approximately 6,000 homes. |
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| · | SEC has responded to 38 emergency calls since 1999 through task orders under its $250 million environmental and radiological support services contract at DOE sites located in Oak Ridge, TN, Paducah, KY, and Portsmouth, OH. |
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| · | In 2008, SEC was awarded a five year U.K.-wide CBRNE response contract. Responsibilities under this contract include radiological hazard identification, decontamination management and execution, environmental air dispersion modeling and waste and material sampling. |
Threat Reduction/Security. SEC provides radiation detection monitoring capabilities that include portal entry applications, vehicle detection equipment installation and physical security systems which enable customers to detect the presence of nuclear material potentially used in “dirty bombs”. SEC supports DOE-NNSA’s Global Threat Reduction Initiative program by providing security assessment and construction services world-wide in order to secure nuclear threats in former Soviet block countries, Libya and the Middle East.
Locations
SEC’s U.S. headquarters are in Knoxville, Tennessee, and its international headquarters are located in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. SEC believes that having a strong presence at customer facilities and being close to decision-makers allows it to further position itself in its customers and teaming partner’s operations. Geographic proximity also provides for greater insight into opportunities to increase the scope of SEC’s contracts and allows managers to identify, propose and respond to customer needs. Recent investment to these strategic “hot area” offices represent opportunities for growth and access to secured federal funding. Critical marketing and networking presence in these regions are important to capture large opportunities and respond daily to clients needs.
NEXUS TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, INC.
Nexus is a mid-Atlantic security integrator for the corporate and governmental security markets that specializes in the engineering and installation of custom designed electronic integrated security solutions including access control, alarm, CCTV, video, communication, perimeter protection and bomb and metal detection security systems. Utilizing cutting-edge technologies, Nexus provides innovative, highly engineered and scalable solutions to effectively protect people, property and assets. The market for integrated security applications is one that continues to grow rapidly as the business and public sectors continue to recognize the importance and benefits of protecting their personnel, facilities and assets. Nexus has positioned itself to capitalize on this trend and lead the industry in system design and innovation. By leveraging a unique combination of the latest technology and its management’s many years of industry experience, including technical engineering applications; Nexus provides the means for its regional, national and international customers to meet their critical security needs. Based on a solid reputation for excellence, Nexus is typically contracted for the more technically challenging security integration projects that other firms are not capable of completing.
Nexus has developed a solid reputation in the integrated electronic security market through its ability to engineer open ended system platforms which combine previously separated security systems into one comprehensive security solution. This enables clients to utilize open ended technology, effectively integrating older existing security technologies and newly developed state of the art technologies in the overall security solution. This approach is often a more cost effective alternative for Nexus’ customers; utilizing existing equipment and software and integrating new security, fire and HVAC equipment and software into the same network.
As a systems integrator, Nexus engineers, designs, customizes, installs, integrates and maintains closed CCTV, access control, video and communication systems for its customers. Together or on a stand-alone basis, the goal of these integrated systems is to detect and/or reduce crime, prevent unauthorized entry and record evidence of infractions or accidents, while communicating any infractions or accidents to the proper authorities. These integrated
systems have proven to be an effective tool in improving building and facility security management and providing a deterrent to and preventative measure for unauthorized activities.
Nexus has utilized its engineering and design capabilities and excellent reputation to expand its business in the multi-billion dollar electronic security market by contracting for more technically challenging projects initiated by large federal and state government, nuclear utilities, colleges and corporate clients. Nexus has undertaken projects in a variety of markets, including: financial services, corporate and commercial, healthcare, government, nuclear utility services, public transportation, airports, industrial complexes, museums, prisons, higher education and data centers, as well as a national accounts program, geared for Fortune 500 companies.
Nexus builds partnerships and relationships with customers by working closely with them to completely understand their specific security needs. Security system solutions are a business process that impacts all departments in the complex organizations we serve. Nexus understands that to achieve the proper security system design, an in-depth understanding of the client’s business and their management information systems is vital. By taking the time to achieve a clear understanding of the client’s needs and objectives, Nexus is able to maximize return on investment, enhance customer system performance and ensure customer satisfaction. Key tenets of the Nexus delivery program include:
| · | Providing excellent customer care and superior service to our customers; |
| · | Delivering consistency and uniformity for each project; |
| · | Offering fully engineered, enterprise wide security solutions; |
| · | Engineering technology-driven and scalable solutions; |
| · | Possessing expert in-house technical knowledge of all the technologies utilized; and |
| · | Providing technically astute and proficient project management for all projects. |
The objective of Nexus is to become a leading regional security systems integrator for government, utility, educational institutions and corporate customers. The key elements of Nexus’ strategy involve:
| · | Continued application of new proven open end technological solutions for customer security needs; |
| · | Aggressive marketing to larger customers and for projects in our regional footprint; |
| · | Growth by strategic acquisitions of, and joint ventures with, selected security systems integrators in complimentary geographic areas of our region; |
| · | Expansion of our work force in technical, marketing and managerial fields as well as our supplier and dealer networks to capitalize on emerging business opportunities; |
| · | Establishment of additional offices in strategic business locations; and |
| · | Maintaining and enhancing existing customer relationships based on providing excellent service, timely maintenance and guaranteed satisfaction. |
To maintain Nexus’ competitive edge, it is our policy to consistently seek and utilize nationally recognized third parties’ advanced technologies applicable to our customers’ and the marketplace’s evolving needs. As a non-proprietary provider of custom engineered integrated electronic security solutions including access control, alarm/intrusion, CCTV, communication, perimeter protection and bomb and metal detection security systems, Nexus is aligned with most of the major industry Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs). These strategic alliances provide our clients with flexibility and cost efficiency. This is a key aspect of the Nexus business model. While the technology that Nexus incorporates into its integrated electronic security systems is highly sophisticated and proprietary, Nexus has followed a policy of using commercial off-the-shelf technology (COTS) for the individual components that make up a integrated system. This minimizes development costs on the front-end and provides the purchasers our security systems with scalability and lower maintenance costs on the back-end.
The systems developed by Nexus pull together all core facility security systems and seamlessly integrate information from these different enterprise subsystems. Ultimately, Nexus’ engineered solutions enable its customers to have the timely information they need to make critical decisions quickly and correctly. Currently Nexus has focused on five major sectors in which it intends to expand, both vertically and horizontally. These sectors are:
| · | Financial Institutions including banks, brokerage facilities, trading facilities and foreign currency exchange centers; |
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| · | Infrastructure Security including nuclear power generating facilities, water processing facilities, electricity generating facilities, power transfer stations and transportation centers which include highway, bridge, tunnel, airport, rail and port security; |
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| · | Government Facilities including federal, state and local government buildings and offices, domestic and foreign embassies, military installations and police and fire department operations centers; |
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| · | Education Facilities including grammar, high school and college buildings, dorms and campuses, satellite learning centers and daycare centers; and |
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| · | Corporate Markets including office buildings and grounds, parking lots, garages, retail locations, warehouses and apartment and condominium complexes. |
Information technology and computer networking are always critically important to a well designed and engineered security infrastructure. Nexus products and services are grounded in IT standards. By utilizing the latest software industry practices and standards in the selection of its strategic partners, Nexus’ efforts bring the power of leading-edge technology and flexibility of open systems architecture to a previously proprietary security market.
Nexus also maintains the security systems it designs and installs. It is our practice to offer our customers a cost effective short or long term agreement for the maintenance, upgrade, addition or replacement of each system we install. Our customers often take advantage of this cost effective means to keep their security systems operating consistently and to keep their security needs up to current technological standards.
Nexus maintains the highest standards by continually reviewing and improving all of its work processes, procedures and policies to ensure our internal and external customer requirements are completely satisfied. The success of Nexus is measured by the satisfaction of its customers and subsequently, by the growth of its customer base and repetitive customer projects.
POLIMATRIX, INC.
PMX is a total solutions provider delivering advanced, networked and cost effective radiation and nuclear protection and detection services through several highly engineered portable and stationary devices. The company has been operating since September 2006 as a joint venture between the Company and PMR. PMR has been in the radiological detection business for fifteen years with its technology widely in use by the U.S. Department of State, U.S. Secret Service, Coast Guard and the New York City Police Department.
Central to PMX’s business plan is the development of radiological detection products and services that are cost effective and can enable the end user to quickly and effectively put the product or service into use. An example of this process is the current contract with the Illinois Law Enforcement Alarm System (“ILEAS”). In November 2007, ILEAS placed a purchase order with PMX for the purchase of up to 20,000 of our portable radiation detectors. Starting in January 2009, we have shipped every unit manufactured to ILEAS. Our ability to quickly deliver this product, train the end users and help ILEAS with a state wide implementation program has brought PMX many inquirers concerning similar federal, state and local programs. Internationally, PMX has given several demonstrations of its products to government agency personnel, whose governments recognize the need to have effective radiological detection programs in place.
PMX has developed a wide ranging domestic and international marketing initiative that has leveraged the successful implementation of its portable detection devices in Washington, DC, Virginia and Illinois. These states have used the PMX detection devices for a wide range of detection, prevention and first responder activities. As a result a broad number of states and localities have adopted measures to ensure public safety in the event of a man
made, commercial or unlawful radiological incidents that could compromises public safety. PMX is at the forefront of this safety and awareness trend and has helped several states, localities and public safety organizations in the development of their efforts to determine how to prevent and detect such incidents through the use of products such as ours.
We currently operate PMX with the assistance of our SEC subsidiary’s personnel. SEC’s technical proficiency in radiological detection processes has been a significant benefit to PMX, especially in developing programs for training, implementation and use of our devices. SEC’s laboratory personnel, health physicists and technical engineers have brought a value added proposition to PMX’s customers. We believe this combination of product and personnel will serve our current and future customers well.
Terrorism
Studies have shown that a major threat to security around the world is the potential introduction of nuclear and radiological contamination by terrorists through the use of a “dirty bomb,” a radiological dispersion device (“RDD”) that is not a nuclear bomb and does not result in a nuclear explosion. Rather, an RDD is a device that contains radioactive materials and some method by which those materials can be spread over a wide area. These devices can be built in a variety of sizes, and the radiation released can cause physical and environmental contamination, economic damage and physical harm. According to a study by the Center for Technology and National Security Policy at the National Defense University, “the threat of a radiological attack on the United States is real, and terrorists have a broad palette of radiological isotopes to choose from. It could cause tens to hundreds of fatalities under the right circumstances, and is essentially certain to cause great panic and enormous economic losses.” According to the International Atomic Energy Agency (“IAEA”) database, which tracks illicit trafficking of nuclear and other radioactive materials, there were 1,340 confirmed incidents of illicit trafficking and other unauthorized activities involving nuclear and radioactive materials from 1993 to 2007, the latest year for which information is available.
The current deployment of nuclear and radiological detection devices around the world has been compared to a “Maginot Line of defense.” Most of the current detection devices are fixed as to location and are deployed at perimeter borders and ports. The current non-perimeter devices are located at obvious, easily avoided, areas such as New York’s Times Square, bridges and tunnels. The vast majorities of these devices are “dumb” devices and are not networked and many of them are without isotope identification capability, often causing “false positives”. Many of these devices are easily defeated if the nuclear or radiological materials are lightly shielded.
PMX believes that that a large scale deployment of cost effective, portable and networked detectors, such as the ILEAS initiative, is an easily implemented technologically driven solution for the detection of nuclear or other radioactive materials that could be used in making a dirty bomb. The deployment of these devices in police cars, fire trucks, subway trains, buses or taxis could result in a randomly layered, wide spread net of detection capability with information communicated to central command posts for further tracking or apprehension of a suspect.
Additionally, with nuclear energy being considered as a major part of the U.S. energy program for the future, many federal, state and local government agencies have expressed concern over the transport and disposal of nuclear materials in or through their jurisdictions. Also a concern is the potential environmental impact of the accidental venting or disposal of radioactive material at or by a nuclear utility facility. PMX’s product line of portable detection devices are designed to detect these potential threats and can be positioned along transportation routes or carried by nuclear power generating facility security personnel. Such deployments as described above could provided early notice should an accidental incident take place.
PMX, through an exclusive agreement, purchases from PMR and resells portable and fixed devices for networked radiological detection and isotope identification. This line of devices has been tested by several commercial customers and government agencies at both the federal and state levels. Additionally, the products have been rigorously field-tested by nationally recognized laboratories such as Argon National Laboratory. These tests have shown the products to be superior to competitor’s products and in part led to the November 2007 award by ILEAS. This award is believed to be the largest such award in the United States.
This exclusive line of devices, collectively called RadFlash, are very cost effective, networkable and capable of rapid isotope identification, while eliminating many of the false positives inherent in most of our competition’s products. These advantages allow rapid low cost deployment of a distributed detection network that is randomized and layered. A major deployment of these devices will cost less than the competitors’ devices; devices that inherently have significantly less capabilities. A RadFlash network also provides real-time situational awareness and empowers command, control and communications.
The PMX strategy includes:
| · | Widespread deployment of a small, intelligent, networked isotope identification devices that are comparably inexpensive; |
| · | Deploying devices with federal, state and local law enforcement agencies, firefighters and first respondents and throughout public transportation networks; |
| · | Saturate potential at risk areas with networked devices, effectively creating a randomized, layered and distributed network for nuclear and radiological detection; and |
| · | Keeping devices small, scaleable, simple to use and cost effective, and understanding and enabling real time networked communications for command and control tracking. |
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Subsidiary Dispositions
In August 2006, we acquired a majority interest in Security Holding Corporation (SHC), through the purchase of $3,000,000 of SHC’s convertible preferred stock. Simultaneous with our acquisition of SHC, SHC acquired 100% of the outstanding stock of Security Holdings Enterprises, Inc. (“SHEI”), a Wisconsin corporation, through a merger with SHC. SHEI owned 100% of the outstanding equity of each of Auto Access Identification, Inc., SecurityInc, LLC and Cyberlynk.
On August 29, 2007, the Company discontinued the operations of its majority owned SHC subsidiary. The Company sold its ownership to Vuance Ltd. (“Vuance”) in exchange for 692,660 common shares of Vuance, valued at $3,581,052 or $5.17 per share on the date of the sale (see Note 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements). The Company continues to hold all of these Vuance shares.
Investments
On August 29, 2007, the Company completed the sale of its majority interest in SHC to Vuance. As consideration for its interest in SHC, the Company received 692,660 restricted common shares in Vuance (NASDAQ: VUNC) valued at $5.17 per share or a total sales price of $3,581,052 (see Note 6 to the Consolidated Financials Statements). The Company classifies these Vuance shares as “available-for-sale” for financial reporting purposes and accordingly adjusts the carrying value of the shares at the closing market price on the valuation date by recording an increase or decrease in the value of this investment and a corresponding increase or decrease in shareholders’ equity. At June 30, 2009, management of the Company concluded that the value of its available for sale shares in Vuance were other than temporarily impaired and accordingly adjusted accumulated comprehensive loss, a component of equity, to reflect 100% of this loss of $3,317,837 as an Other Expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
On June 1, 2007, the Company loaned $500,000 to Secure America Acquisition Holdings, LLC (“SAAH”), a company controlled by C. Thomas McMillen, our Chairman and CEO. The loan was for working capital purposes and is evidenced by a note bearing five percent (5%) interest per annum and is due on or before May 31, 2011, with no prepayment penalties. The loan is guaranteed in its entirety by Mr. McMillen. SAAH is the initial principal stockholder in Secure America Acquisition Corporation (“SAAC”), a blank check company, whose primary purpose is to seek an acquisition or business combination in the homeland security industry, excluding companies whose primary focus is secure data facilities or whose enterprise value is less than $60,000,000. As an inducement for granting the loan, the Company received a membership interest in SAAH, which entitles it to receive 250,000 shares of common stock in SAAC, if and when SAAC completes an acquisition or business combination, which it has until October 29, 2009 to consummate.
On October 22, 2007, the Company purchased seventy five thousand (75,000) membership interests in SAAH by making an investment in SAAH in the amount of one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000). The membership interests entitle the Company to receive seventy five thousand (75,000) shares of common stock in SAAC, if and when SAAC completes an acquisition or business combination, which it has until October 29, 2009 to consummate.
SAAC (AMEX: HLD) completed an Initial Public Offering (“IPO”) on October 29, 2007. Notwithstanding the completion of the SAAC IPO, the Company does not value, at market prices, the 325,000 shares of common stock of SAAC it is entitled to receive as a result of its membership interests in SAAH. Management believes that some uncertainty as to the successful completion of an acquisition or business combination exists and therefore chooses to carry its loan to SAAH at the principal amount plus accrued interest less repayments and its investment in SAAH at the original investment amount. At June 30, 2009, these amounts were $412,127 and $150,000, respectively.
Between November 19, 2007 and December 21, 2007, the Company loaned $90,400 to Green Energy Acquisition Holdings LLC (“GEAH”). The loans were for working capital purposes and are evidenced by a note that does not bear interest and is due the earlier of December 7, 2008 or the successful completion of an Initial Public Offering by Green Energy Acquisition Corporation (“GEAC”), in which GEAH is the initial principal shareholder. At June 30, 2009, management of the Company concluded that the value of its note in GEAH was impaired and accordingly has deemed the note worthless and recorded $90,400 as an Other Expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations to write off the note.
The Company measures impairment of its investments and notes on a monthly basis and adjusts the carrying amounts accordingly.
Significant Customers
For the year ending June 30, 2009, our SEC subsidiary generated approximately 75% of total revenues from prime contracts or subcontracts with the U.S. Government. SEC generated 10% or more of consolidated revenue over the last year from each of the U.S. Department of Energy, Bechtel Jacobs Company and Alcoa Inc. For the year ended June 30, 2009, our Nexus subsidiary generated approximately 78% of total revenues from two customers. For the year ended June 30, 2009, our PMX joint venture generated approximately 98% of total revenues from a contract with ILEAS.
For the year ending June 30, 2008, our SEC subsidiary generated approximately 78% of total revenues from contracts or subcontracts with the U.S. Government. SEC generated 10% or more of consolidated revenue during this period from each of the U.S. Department of Energy, Bechtel Jacobs Company and Alcoa Inc. For the year ended June 30, 2008, our Nexus subsidiary generated approximately 90% of its total revenues from three customers.
Significant Suppliers
For the fiscal years ended June 30, 2009 and June 30, 2008, PMX was required to purchase all of its products from PMR, our joint venture partner. If our relationship with PMR were to terminate or if PMX were unable to purchase products from them, for any reason, our PMX business could be materially adversely affected.
Our SEC and Nexus subsidiaries are able to obtain the products or services they require from various suppliers and do not have a specific concentration of supply from any one supplier.
Research and Development
Consistent with our product development strategy and business plan, we are seeking to identify and evaluate new products and services in all of our subsidiaries. During the transition period ended June 30, 2008 and the year ended June 30, 2009, we did not have any material research and development expenditures. During FY 2010, we expect to focus our research and development efforts on existing and new products for CBRNE and
other homeland security applications, specifically in our PMX subsidiary and environmental remediation products in our SEC subsidiary. Although we identified several new additions to the PMX family of products, we did not develop any products beyond the conceptual stage as of June 30, 2009. While we continue to move forward with our research and development programs and pursue the establishment of proprietary patented, copyrighted or trademarked products, as appropriate, we do not expect to receive significant revenues in FY 2010 from these products.
Patents and Proprietary Rights
As of June 30, 2009, we do not have any patents. We rely primarily on a combination of trade secrets, confidentiality procedures and contractual provisions to protect our technology, intellectual property and proprietary rights. Despite our efforts to protect our rights, unauthorized parties may attempt to copy aspects of our products or to obtain and use information that we regard as proprietary. Policing unauthorized use of our technology and products is difficult. In addition, the laws of many countries do not protect our rights in information, materials and intellectual property that we regard as proprietary to as great an extent as do the laws of the United States. There can be no assurance that our means of protecting our rights in proprietary information, processes and technology will be adequate or that our competitors will not independently develop similar information, technology or intellectual property (see “Risk Factors” beginning on page 23).
In September 2006, we entered into an exclusive licensing agreement with PMR that entitles us to the exclusive intellectual property rights of the RadFlash product line (other than in Japan, Egypt and the countries that comprised the former Soviet Union). The licensing agreement had an original term that expired on December 31, 2007 but automatically renews for 10 one-year periods. The licensing agreement may be terminated by PMR if certain contractual milestones are not achieved by the end of the 2009 calendar year. PMR is entitled to receive a 5% royalty fee based on gross revenues for the sale of the RadFlash product. PMR has filed a patent application on the RadFlash product line. We can offer no assurances that any patents will be awarded related to this product line.
Competition
Many of our potential competitors are larger and have significantly greater financial, technical, marketing and other resources than we do. Some of our competitors may form partnerships or alliances with other large homeland security companies, environmental remediation or engineering companies and security integration companies with the resulting entity possessing greater market strength than we have. Many of the areas in which we either compete or intend to compete are rapidly evolving, with new companies often emerging. Competition may develop a patentable product or process that may prevent us from competing in our intended markets. While we expect to compete primarily on the basis of product performance, technical services, proprietary position and price, in many cases the first company to introduce a product or service to the market will obtain at least a temporary competitive advantage over subsequent market entrants. We face competition in both of our subsidiaries and in our joint venture as described below.
SEC. SEC is engaged in highly competitive businesses in which most of our government contracts and some of our commercial contracts are awarded through competitive bidding processes. The extent of such competition varies according to the industries and markets in which our customers operate as well as the geographic areas in which we operate. The degree and type of competition we face is also often influenced by the type of projects for which SEC competes, especially projects subject to the governmental bid process. Some of SEC’s competitors are larger and may possess greater resources and technical abilities than SEC does, which may give them an advantage when bidding for certain projects. Competition also places downward pressure on SEC’s contract bid prices and profit margins. Intense competition, especially in light of stimulus spending, is expected to continue for government environmental service contracts, challenging our ability to maintain strong growth rates and acceptable profit margins. If SEC is unable to meet these competitive challenges, it could lose market share and experience an overall reduction in its profits.
Part of SEC’s business strategy includes bidding on government contracts as a lead prime contractor in a consortium. In the past, we have operated as a subcontractor or in a minority position on a prime contractor team. In pursuing a lead prime contractor role, SEC will be competing directly with a number of large national and regional radiological services and environmental remediation firms that may possess or develop technologies superior to our
technologies and have greater financial, management and marketing resources than SEC. Many of these companies also have long-established customer relationships and reputations. When operating as a subcontractor, SEC faces direct competition from numerous other companies. In its current role as a small business, as defined by the Small Business Administration, SEC is forced to operate under specific guidelines, which may limit its ability to bid on and receive awards on contracts allocated specifically to small businesses as defined.
SEC’s principal competitors in small business environmental project management include: Stoller, Cabrera, Portage, LATA Northwind, Demco, Eagle, Pro2Serv, and Navarro. Our significant large business project management competitors include Energy Solutions, the Washington Group, Tetra Tech, Shaw Environmental and C2HM Hill.
Nexus. A large number of companies are involved in the electronic security integration industry, an industry that received a significant impetus from the events of September 11, 2001 and subsequent terrorist activities. Many of these companies (such as Henry Brothers Electronics, Inc., Diebold, Inc. and ADT) are significantly larger than Nexus and generally have greater financial resources at their disposal. We believe that our unique approach to business in this sector of the industry coupled with our highly engineered and custom security system design and installation and our management teams many years of experience coupled with our customer relationships will be attractive to the marketplace. Given the size and importance of this market, we anticipate that even greater competition will emerge. Additionally, within this segment of the homeland security industry, there will continue to be significant additions to security services required. There will be continued pressure within this business segment by larger service providers such as Henry Brothers Electronics, Inc. However, niche segments exist that provide us significant opportunities that otherwise could be underrepresented.
PMX. The market for nuclear, radiological and isotope detection devices as applied to homeland security and commercial applications is new but rapidly growing. Many large domestic and international companies (such as Thermo Scientific and Canberra) have added nuclear and radiological detection product lines, either through acquisition or development. These companies are significantly larger than PMX and have greater financial resources than PMX. Our entry into this industry segment is through a joint venture with a long established, well respected company. We believe that through our partners’ past success in this industry and our management expertise, we will be able to gain a foothold in this emerging industry. Also, our development efforts have been concentrated primarily in handheld networked nuclear and radiological detection equipment. This niche segment of the market has fewer competitors and currently has no clear leader.
Manufacturing and Supply
Other than with PMR, our joint venture partner in PMX, we do not have any written agreements with our suppliers. Although we attempt to reduce our dependence on our suppliers, disruption or termination of any of the sources could occur, and such disruptions or terminations could have at least a temporary, materially adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations. Moreover, a prolonged inability to obtain alternative sources of supply could have a materially adverse effect on our relations with our customers.
Generally, we find the products and services necessary for our operations to be readily available, either from the general marketplace for raw materials that are commonly available, or through our current suppliers.
Government Regulation
Regulation and standards of government agencies in the United States and other countries is a significant consideration in the research, development, production, distribution and marketing of our radiological detection products and in delivering our environmental remediation services. In order to test, manufacture, distribute, market and sell products and provide services, we must comply with applicable environmental and safety guidance established by regulatory authorities. We may be subject to various laws, regulations and requirements relating to such matters as the import and export of our products, ensuring safe working conditions and manufacturing practices, and the use, storage and disposal of hazardous or toxic materials used in connection with our research, development, manufacturing activities and services. The regulations potentially material to our business are summarized below.
Radiological Detection. The federal government does not specifically regulate performance of our radiological detection devices. However, in developing and testing our devices we use licensed radiological sources to verify product effectiveness. These radionuclides are regulated by state and national agencies. Users must obtain and maintain licenses to possess these materials or to provide services that involve radioactive materials. These state and national authorities also regulate the purchase, shipment and storage of such materials, and we are subject to unannounced inspections to verify compliance with license requirements and regulations. Additionally, the American National Standards Institute (“ANSI”) promulgates performance and testing criteria that are factors in determining whether our products are qualified for procurements involving federal funds. Certain PMX instruments have been tested by Department of Homeland Security and other third-party validators and have been shown to meet applicable portions of these standards. As a result, those devices are included in the Responder Knowledge Base list of qualified products. Similar programs operate in other countries using national or international standards, and our devices generally comport with these international criteria. Beyond these general standards, individual procurements typically include minimum performance criteria that instruments must meet to be qualified. These procurement standards by necessity must be evaluated on a case by case basis.
Environmental Remediation. SEC is subject to a variety of environmental, health and safety laws and regulations governing, among other things, discharges to air and water, the handling, storage and disposal of hazardous or radioactive materials and wastes, the remediation of contamination associated with releases of hazardous substances and human health and safety, both domestically and internationally. These laws and regulations and the risk of attendant litigation can cause significant delays to a project and add significantly to its cost. Our projects often involve highly regulated materials, including hazardous and radioactive materials and wastes. Environmental laws and regulations generally impose limitations and standards for regulated materials and sometimes require us to obtain permits and licenses and comply with various other requirements. Fees associated with such environmental permits and licenses can be costly. In addition, the improper characterization, handling, testing, transportation or disposal of regulated materials or any other failure to comply with these environmental, health and safety laws, regulations, permits or licenses have resulted in fines or penalties from time to time and could subject SEC and SEC’s management to civil and criminal penalties, the imposition of investigatory or remedial obligations or the issuance of injunctions that could restrict or prevent our operations. These laws and regulations may also become more stringent, or be more stringently enforced, in the future.
Various national, state and local environmental laws and regulations, as well as common law, may impose liability for property damage and costs of investigation and clean-up of hazardous or toxic substances on property currently or previously owned by SEC or arising out of SEC’s waste management or environmental remediation services. These laws may impose responsibility and liability without regard to knowledge of or causation of the presence of contaminants. The liability under these laws can be joint and several, meaning liability for the entire cost of clean-up can be imposed upon any responsible party.
Product Liability and Insurance
Our business exposes us to substantial product, occupational and other liability risks. These risks are inherent in product research and development, manufacturing, installation, marketing, distribution, and in the use of our products and operations and delivery of our services. We have at our subsidiaries, and will attempt to renew, liability insurance in order to protect ourselves from potential exposures; however there can be no guarantee that upon expiration of our current coverage, adequate insurance coverage will be available, or, if available, that the cost will be acceptable. Furthermore, a liability or other claim could materially and adversely affect our business or financial condition. The terms of our customer agreements provide that liability is limited to our standard warranty to replace non-conforming products or correct substandard services, and liability for consequential damages caused by the improper use of our products or sub-standard delivery of our services is limited by contractual terms. Nevertheless, one or more third parties could file suit against us based on product liability, breach of warranty or other claims. The foregoing contract clauses might not effectively limit our liability in any such actions.
Employees
As of June 30, 2009, we had 518 full-time employees (an average of 463 on a trailing twelve month basis). We had 496 employees employed by our SEC subsidiary; 20 employees employed by our Nexus subsidiary; and 2 employees employed by our corporate offices.
We consider our relations with our employees to be good. Certain of our employees are covered by collective bargaining agreements. We also employ a number of contractors, consultants and part time employees on a regular basis.
The address of our principal executive offices, and our telephone and facsimile numbers at that address, and our website address are:
Homeland Security Capital Corporation |
1005 North Glebe Road, Suite 550 |
Arlington, VA 22201 |
Telephone No.: (703) 528-7073 |
Facsimile No.: (703) 528-0956 |
www.hscapcorp.com |
ITEM 1A. Risk Factors
WE ARE SUBJECT TO VARIOUS RISKS, WHICH MAY MATERIALLY HARM OUR BUSINESS, FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS. YOU SHOULD CAREFULLY CONSIDER THE RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES DESCRIBED BELOW AND THE OTHER INFORMATION IN THIS FILING. IF ANY OF THESE RISKS OR UNCERTAINTIES ACTUALLY OCCURS, OUR BUSINESS, FINANCIAL CONDITION OR OPERATING RESULTS COULD BE MATERIALLY HARMED.
We Have A Limited Operating History Which Makes It Difficult To Evaluate Our Current Business And Future Prospects And May Cause Our Revenues To Decline
The Company consolidates companies in the homeland security industry. Until its acquisitions of Nexus and Security Holding Corp. in 2006, its joint venture with Polimaster in 2006 and its acquisition of SEC in March 2008, the Company had not generated any revenues since 2002 other than interest income on its cash. The Company’s ability to generate revenues and earnings (if any) will be directly dependent upon the operating results of such acquired business and any additional acquisitions, and the successful integration and consolidation of those businesses. No assurances can be given that we will be successful in generating revenues and earnings based on our business model.
We Are Dependent Upon Key Personnel Who Would Be Difficult To Replace And Whose Loss Could Impede Our Development
The Company believes that its success depends principally upon the experience of C. Thomas McMillen, its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Christopher P. Leichtweis, its President, and Michael T. Brigante, its Chief Financial Officer. Although Messrs. McMillen and Brigante have substantial experience in acquiring and consolidating businesses, our acquired companies personnel do not have significant experience in managing companies formed for the specific purpose of consolidating one or more companies. Additionally, Messrs. McMillen and Brigante did not have experience in managing companies in the various sectors of the homeland security industry (other than McMillen’s experience in managing Fortress America Acquisition Corporation (“FAAC”)). As a result, the Company likely will rely significantly on the senior management of the businesses it acquires. Such acquired senior management may not be suitable to the Company’s business model or combined operations.
If the Company loses the services of one or more of its current executives, the Company’s business could be adversely affected. The Company may not successfully recruit additional personnel and any additional personnel that are recruited may not have the requisite skills, knowledge or experience necessary or desirable to enhance the incumbent management.
Appropriate Acquisitions May Not Be Available Which May Adversely Affect Our Growth
The results of the Company’s planned operations are dependent upon the Company’s ability to identify, attract and acquire additional desirable acquisition candidates, which may take considerable time. Our acquisition strategy is important to the success of our business because it supports our strategy of selling a broad platform of integrated offerings for customers who we believe prefer to buy multiple product and service offerings from fewer vendors. The Company may not be successful in identifying, attracting or acquiring additional acquisition candidates, in integrating such candidates into the Company or in realizing profits from any acquisition candidates, if acquired. Other companies also pursue acquisitions of companies in the homeland security marketplace and we expect competition for acquisition candidates in our industry to increase, which may mean fewer suitable acquisition opportunities for us, as well as higher acquisition prices. In addition, even if we are successful in acquiring target companies, we may have difficulty integrating the acquired companies’ product and service offerings with our existing offerings and sales channels, which would reduce the benefits to us of the acquisitions and limit the effectiveness of our strategy. The failure to complete additional acquisitions or to operate the acquired companies profitably would have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition and/or results of operations.
If Our Consolidation Strategy Is Not Successful, Our Operations And Financial Condition Will Be Adversely Affected
One of the Company’s strategies is to increase its revenues, the range of products and services that it offers and the markets that it serves through the acquisition of additional homeland security businesses. To date, the Company has completed three acquisitions. Investors have no basis on which to evaluate the possible merits or risks of any future acquisition candidates’ operations and prospects. Although management of the Company will endeavor to evaluate the risks inherent in any particular acquisition candidate, the Company may not properly ascertain all of such risks.
Management of the Company has significant flexibility in identifying and selecting prospective acquisition candidates. Management may not succeed in selecting acquisition candidates that will be profitable or that can be integrated successfully. Although the Company intends to scrutinize closely the management of a prospective acquisition candidate in connection with evaluating the desirability of effecting a business combination, the Company’s assessment of management may not prove to be correct. The Company may enlist the assistance of other persons to assess the management of acquisition candidates.
One of the key elements of the Company’s internal growth strategy is to improve the profitability and increase the revenues of acquired businesses. The Company will seek to improve the profitability and increase the revenues of acquired businesses by various means, including combining administrative functions, eliminating redundant facilities, implementing system and technology improvements, purchasing products and services in large quantities and cross-selling products and services. The Company’s ability to increase revenues will be affected by various factors, including the Company’s ability to expand the products and services offered to the customers of acquired companies, develop national accounts and attract and retain a sufficient number of employees to perform the Company’s services. There can be no assurance that the Company’s internal growth strategies will be successful.
Obligations Of Our Chief Executive Officer May Create A Conflict Of Interest That Could Adversely Affect The Company’s Operations
Our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, C. Thomas McMillen (“McMillen”) is required to devote at least 25 hours per week to the Company pursuant to an employment agreement, dated as of September 1, 2007, with the Company (the “McMillen Employment Agreement”). Mr. McMillen also serves as Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer of Secure America Acquisition Corporation (SAAC), a homeland security special purpose acquisition corporation (SPAC) that completed an initial public offering on October 29, 2007 and as Vice Chairman of Fortress International Group, Inc. (“FIGI”), a mission critical firm that is the successor company to Fortress America Acquisition Corporation which completed an initial public offering in July 2005. The officers and directors of SAAC and FIGI, including McMillen, have an obligation, so long as they are an officer or director, to present to SAAC and FIGI for its consideration, prior to presentation to any other entity, including the Company, any business opportunity which may reasonably be required to be presented to them under Delaware law, subject, however, to any pre-existing fiduciary or contractual obligations they might have. The McMillen Employment Agreement does not preclude McMillen from competing with the Company through his position as Chairman of SAAC or a Vice Chairman of FIGI. It is possible, however, that SAAC and FIGI will become a competitor of ours if the business it acquires serves markets or sectors of the homeland security industry the Company is serving.
Our Inability To Successfully Integrate Our Acquisitions May Adversely Affect Our Operations And Financial Condition
The Company’s business model is based upon an aggressive acquisition program. No assurance can be given that the Company will be able to successfully integrate its future acquisitions without substantial costs, delays or other problems. The costs of such acquisitions and their integration could have an adverse effect on short-term operating results. Such costs could include severance payments to employees of such acquired companies, restructuring charges associated with the acquisitions and other expenses associated with a change of control, as well as non-recurring acquisition costs including accounting and legal fees, investment banking fees, recognition of transaction-related obligations and various other acquisition-related costs. Any failure by the Company to make acquisitions would have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition and results of
operations. Moreover, the Company may be unable to replicate the success in consolidating various industries that other consolidators have achieved.
The Company may not be able to execute successfully its consolidation strategy or anticipate all of the changing demands that consolidation transactions will impose on its management personnel, operational and management information systems and financial systems. The integration of newly acquired companies may also lead to diversion of management attention from other ongoing business concerns. In addition, the rapid pace of acquisitions may adversely affect the Company’s efforts to integrate acquisitions and manage those acquisitions profitably. Moreover, it is possible that neither management of the Company nor management of any of the acquired companies will have the necessary skills to manage a company implementing an aggressive acquisition program. The Company may seek to recruit additional managers to supplement the incumbent management of the acquired companies but the Company may not have the ability to recruit additional managers with the skills necessary to enhance the management of the acquired companies. Any or all of these factors could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition and/or results of operations.
Competition And Industry Consolidation May Limit Our Ability To Implement Our Business Strategies
The Company expects to face significant competition to acquire homeland security businesses from larger companies that currently pursue, or are expected to pursue, acquisitions as part of their growth strategies and as the industry undergoes continuing consolidation. Such competition could lead to higher prices being paid for acquired companies.
The Company believes that the homeland security industry will undergo considerable consolidation during the next several years. The Company expects that, in response to such consolidation and in light of the Company’s financial resources, it will consider from time to time additional strategies to enhance stockholder value. These include, among others, strategic alliances and joint ventures; purchase, sale and merger transactions with other large companies; and other similar transactions. In considering any of these strategies, the Company will evaluate the consequences of such strategies, including, among other things, the potential for leverage that would result from such a transaction, the tax effects of the transaction, and the accounting consequences of the transaction. In addition, such strategies could have various other significant consequences, including changes in management, control or operational or acquisition strategies of the Company. There can be no assurance that any one of these strategies will be undertaken, or that, if undertaken, any such strategy will be completed successfully.
Failure To Qualify For Investment Company Act Exemptions Could Adversely Effect Our Growth And Financial Condition
The regulatory scope of the Investment Company Act extends generally to companies engaged primarily in the business of investing, reinvesting, owning, holding or trading in securities. The Investment Company Act also may apply to a company which does not intend to be characterized as an investment company but which, nevertheless, engages in activities that bring it within the Investment Company Act’s definition of an investment company. The Company believes that its principal activities, which will involve acquiring control of operating companies and providing managerial and consulting services, will not subject the Company to registration and regulation under the Investment Company Act. The Company intends to remain exempt from investment company regulation either by not engaging in investment company activities or by qualifying for the exemption from investment company regulation available to any company that has no more than 45% of its total assets invested in, and no more than 45% of its income derived from, investment securities, as defined in the Investment Company Act.
There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to avoid registration and regulation as an investment company. In the event the Company is unable to avail itself of an exemption or safe harbor from the Investment Company Act, the Company may become subject to certain restrictions relating to the Company’s activities, as noted below, and contracts entered into by the Company at such time that it was an unregistered investment company may be unenforceable. The Investment Company Act imposes substantive requirements on registered investment companies including limitations on capital structure, restrictions on certain investments, prohibitions on transactions with affiliates and compliance with reporting, record keeping, voting, proxy disclosure and other rules and regulations. Registration as an investment company could have a material adverse effect on the Company.
Potential Tax Consequences Of Our Acquisitions May Adversely Affect Our Financial Conditions
As a general rule, federal and state tax laws and regulations have a significant impact upon the structuring of business combinations. The Company will evaluate the possible tax consequences of any prospective business combination and will endeavor to structure the business combination so as to achieve the most favorable tax treatment to the Company, the acquisition candidate and their respective stockholders. Nonetheless, the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) or appropriate state tax authorities may not ultimately agree with the Company’s tax treatment of a consummated business combination. To the extent that the IRS or state tax authorities ultimately prevail in recharacterizing the tax treatment of a business combination, there may be adverse tax consequences to the Company, the acquisition candidate and/or their respective stockholders.
Our Financial Condition Could Be Harmed If Businesses We Acquire Failed To Comply With Applicable Laws Or Have Other Undisclosed Liabilities
Any business that we acquire may have been subject to many of the same laws and regulations to which our business is subject and possibly to others, including laws and regulations impacting companies that do business with federal, state and local governments. If any business that we acquire has not conducted its business in compliance with applicable laws and regulations, we may be held accountable or otherwise suffer adverse consequences, such as significant fines or unexpected termination of contracts. Businesses we acquire may have other undisclosed liabilities we do not discover during the acquisition process that could result in liability to us or other unanticipated problems, such as product liability claims. Unexpected liabilities such as these could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Costs Arising From Our Future Acquisitions Could Adversely Affect Our Financial Condition
Any acquisition that we make could result in the use of our cash, incurrence and assumption of debt, contingent liabilities, significant acquisition-related expenses, amortization of certain identifiable intangible assets, and research and development write-offs, and could require us to record goodwill and other intangible assets that could result in future impairments that could harm our financial results. We will likely incur significant transaction costs pursuing acquisitions, including acquisitions that may not be consummated. We may not be able to generate sufficient revenues from our acquisitions to offset their costs, which could materially adversely affect our financial condition.
If We Are Unable To Effectively Manage Our Growth, Our Ability To Implement Our Business Strategy And Our Operating Results Will Likely Be Materially Adversely Affected
Our efforts to acquire and collaborate with complementary businesses have placed, and will likely continue to place, a significant strain on our management, administrative, operating and financial infrastructures. Our management will be required to devote considerable time to our acquisition and integration efforts, which will reduce the time they will have to implement our business and growth strategy. To manage our business and planned growth effectively, we must successfully develop, implement, maintain and enhance our financial and accounting systems and controls, integrate new personnel and businesses and manage expanded operations. We are still in the process of developing, implementing and integrating our operating and financial systems, including our internal systems and controls, which will be critical to properly managing expanded operations. If we are unable to make these improvements in our operating and financial reporting systems and to otherwise effectively manage our growth, our ability to implement our business strategy and our operating results will likely be materially adversely affected.
Because Our Operating Results May Fluctuate Significantly And May Be Below The Expectations Of Analysts And Investors, The Market Price For Our Stock May Be Volatile
Our operating results are difficult to predict and may fluctuate significantly in the future. As a result, our stock price may be volatile. The following factors, many of which are outside our control, can cause fluctuations in our operating results and volatility in our stock price:
| · | expenses incurred in pursuing and closing acquisitions and in follow-up integration efforts; |
| · | changes in customers’ budgets and procurement policies and priorities, and funding delays, particularly with respect to government contracts; |
| · | new competitors and the introduction of enhanced products from new or existing competitors; |
| · | unforeseen legal expenses, including litigation and bid protest costs; |
| · | unanticipated delays or problems in releasing new products and services; and |
| · | the amount and timing of our investments in research and development activities and manufacturing improvements. |
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The deferral or loss of one or more significant contracts could materially adversely affect our operating results, particularly if there are significant sales and marketing expenses associated with the deferred or lost contracts. Additionally, we base our current and future expense levels on our internal operating plans and sales forecasts, and our operating costs are to a large extent fixed. As a result, we may not be able to sufficiently reduce our costs to compensate for an unexpected near-term shortfall in revenues.
Actual or anticipated fluctuations in our operating results could cause our stock price to decline. Due to fluctuations in our operating results, a period-to-period comparison of our results of operations may not be a good indication of our future performance. In any particular quarter or quarters, our operating results could be below the expectations of securities analysts or investors and our stock price could decline as a result.
We Will Be Required To Evaluate Our Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting Under Section 404 Of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act Of 2002, Which Could Result In A Loss Of Investor Confidence In Our Financial Reports And Have An Adverse Effect On The Price Of Our Shares Of Common Stock.
Pursuant to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, beginning in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2008, we were required to furnish a report by management on our internal controls over financial reporting. Such report contained, among other matters, an assessment of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting, including a statement as to whether or not our internal control over financial reporting is effective. This assessment included disclosure of any material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting identified by our management. Beginning with our fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, the report must also contain a statement that our auditors have issued an attestation report on our management’s assessment of such internal controls. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Auditing Standard No. 2 provides the professional standards and related performance guidance for auditors to attest to, and report on, our management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting under Section 404.
In the past, we have identified certain material weaknesses in our internal controls over financial reporting that we have addressed. We cannot be certain that we will be able to complete our evaluation of our internal controls, testing and any required remediation in a timely fashion once we become subject to the requirements mandated by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. During the evaluation and testing process, if we identify one or more material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting, we will be unable to assert that such internal control is effective. If we are unable to assert that our internal control over financial reporting is effective (or if our auditors are unable to attest that our management’s report is fairly stated or they are unable to express an opinion on the effectiveness of our internal controls beginning with our year ending June 30, 2010), we could lose investor confidence in the accuracy and completeness of our financial reports, which may have a material adverse effect on our stock price.
Failure to comply with the new rules may also make it more difficult for us to obtain certain types of insurance, including director and officer liability insurance, and we may be forced to accept reduced policy limits and coverage and/or incur substantially higher costs to obtain the same or similar coverage. The impact of these events could also make it more difficult for us to attract and retain qualified personnel to serve on our board of directors, on committees of our board of directors, or as executive officers.
Risks Related to the Business of SEC
As A Government Contractor, We Are Subject To Extensive Government Regulation, And Our Failure To Comply With Applicable Regulations Could Subject Us To Penalties That May Restrict Our Ability To Conduct Our Business
Our government contracts are a significant part of our business. Allowable costs under U.S. government contracts are subject to audit by the U.S. government. Similarly, some U.K. contracts are subject to audit by U.K. regulatory authorities. These audits could result in the disallowance of certain fees and costs, if, the auditing agency, in its discretion, that certain costs and expenses were not warranted or were excessive. Disallowance of costs and expenses, if pervasive or significant, could have a material adverse effect on our business.
Government contracts are often subject to specific procurement regulations, contract provisions and a variety of other requirements relating to the formation, administration, performance and accounting of these contracts. Many of these contracts include express or implied certifications of compliance with applicable regulations and contractual provisions. For example, we must comply with the Federal Acquisition Regulation, the Truth in Negotiations Act, the Cost Accounting Standards, the Service Contract Act, and Department of Defense security regulations. We may be subject to qui tam litigation brought by private individuals on behalf of the government under the Federal Civil False Claims Act, which could include claims for up to treble damages. Additionally, we may be subject to the Truth in Negotiations Act, which requires certification and disclosure of all factual costs and pricing data in connection with contract negotiations. If we fail to comply with any regulations, requirements or statutes, our existing government contracts could be terminated or we could be suspended from government contracting or subcontracting. If one or more of our government contracts are terminated for any reason, or if we are suspended or debarred from government work, we could suffer a significant reduction in expected revenues and profits. Furthermore, as a result of our government contracting, claims for civil or criminal fraud may be brought by the government for violations of these regulations, requirements or statutes.
Economic Downturns, Reductions Or Diversions In Government Funding Could Have A Negative Impact On Our Businesses
Demand for our services has been, and we expect that demand will continue to be, subject to significant fluctuations due to a variety of factors beyond our control, including economic conditions. During economic downturns, the ability of private and government entities to make expenditures on radiological and environmental services may decline significantly. We cannot be certain that economic or political conditions will be generally favorable or that there will not be significant fluctuations adversely affecting our industry as a whole. In addition, our operations depend, in part, upon government funding, particularly within the funding levels of the environmental programs at the DOE and DoD. Significant changes in the level of government funding or specifically mandated levels for different programs that are important to our business could have an unfavorable impact on our business, financial position, results of operations and cash flows.
We And Our Customers Operate In Regulated Industries That Require Us And Them To Obtain, And To Comply With, National, State And Local Government Licenses, Permits And Approvals
We and our customers operate in a highly regulated environment. Our projects are often required to obtain, and to comply with, national, state and local government licenses, permits and approvals. Any of these may be subject to denial, revocation or modification under various circumstances. Failure to obtain or comply with the conditions of a license, permit or approval may adversely affect our operations by temporarily suspending our activities or curtailing our work and may subject us to penalties and other sanctions. Although existing licenses are routinely renewed by various regulators, renewal could be denied or jeopardized by various factors, including:
| · | failure to provide adequate financial assurance for decommissioning or closure; |
| · | failure to comply with environmental and safety laws and regulations or permit conditions; |
| · | local community, political or other opposition; |
| · | executive action; and |
| · | legislative action. |
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In addition, if new environmental or other legislation or regulations are enacted or existing legislation or regulations are amended or are interpreted or enforced differently, we or our customers may be required to obtain additional operating permits or approvals. Changes in requirements imposed by our environmental or other permits may lead us to incur additional expenses by requiring us to change or improve our waste management technologies and services to achieve and maintain compliance. There can be no assurance that we will be able to meet all potential regulatory changes.
We And Our Customers Operate In A Politically Sensitive Environment, And The Public Perception Of Radioactive Materials Can Affect Our Customers And Us
We and our customers operate in a politically sensitive environment. The risks associated with radioactive materials and the public perception of those risks can affect our business. Public criticisms of our business resulting from political activism could harm our reputation. Opposition by third parties to particular projects can delay or prohibit the handling, transportation, and disposal of radioactive materials. Adverse public reaction to developments in the use of nuclear power or the disposal of radioactive materials, including any high profile incident involving the discharge of radioactive materials, could directly affect our customers and indirectly affect our business. Adverse public reaction also could lead to increased regulation or outright prohibition, limitations on the activities of our customers, more onerous operating requirements or other conditions that could have a material adverse impact on our customers’ and our business.
The Elimination Or Any Modification Of The Price-Anderson Act’s Indemnification Authority Could Have Adverse Consequents For Our Business
The Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, or the AEA, comprehensively regulates the manufacture, use and storage of radioactive materials. Section 170 of the AEA, which is known as the Price-Anderson Act, supports the nuclear services industry by offering broad indemnification to commercial nuclear power plant operators and DOE contractors for liabilities arising out of nuclear incidents at power plants licensed by the NRC and at DOE nuclear facilities. That indemnification protects not only the NRC licensee or DOE prime contractor, but also companies like us that work under contract or subcontract at a DOE facility under a DOE prime contract or transporting radioactive material to or from a site. The indemnification authority of the NRC and DOE under the Price-Anderson Act was extended through 2025 by the Energy Policy Act of 2005.
We Are Subject To Liability Under Environmental Laws And Regulation
When we perform our services, our personnel and equipment may be exposed to radioactive and hazardous materials and conditions. We may be subject to liability claims by employees, customers and third parties as a result of such exposures. In addition, we may be subject to fines, penalties or other liabilities arising under environmental or safety laws. Although to date we have been able to obtain liability insurance for the operation of our business, there can be no assurance that our existing liability insurance is adequate or that it will be able to be maintained or that all possible claims that may be asserted against us will be covered by insurance. A partially or completely uninsured claim, if successful and of sufficient magnitude, could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.
Construction Sites And Maintenance Sites Are Inherently Dangerous Workplaces. If We Fail To Maintain Safe Work Sites, We Can Be Exposed To Significant Financial Losses As Well As Civil And Criminal Proceedings.
Construction sites and maintenance sites are inherently dangerous workplaces. Construction and maintenance projects often require putting our employees in close proximity with large pieces of mechanized equipment, moving vehicles, chemical and manufacturing processes, and highly-regulated materials. On those projects where we are responsible for site safety, we are obligated to implement procedures to ensure that workers are not injured. In the event we either fail to implement such procedures or if the procedures we implement are ineffective, our employees and other may become injured, and we could incur significant financial losses. In addition, the Company could be found liable for failing to comply with government regulations dealing with occupational health and safety. Regulations dealing with occupational health and safety are continually evolving. We maintain functional groups within the Company whose primary purpose is to ensure that effective health, safety,
and environmental (HSE) work procedures are implemented throughout our organization, including construction sites and maintenance sites. In spite of these efforts, the Company could suffer losses relating to safety issues at our construction and maintenance sites, or fail to comply with all HSE regulations applicable to our business.
Our Failure To Maintain Our Safety Record Could Have An Adverse Effect On Our Business
Our safety record is critical to our reputation. In addition, many of our government and commercial customers require that we maintain certain specified safety record guidelines to be eligible to bid for contracts with these customers. Furthermore, contract terms may provide for automatic termination in the event that our safety record does not comply with agreed standards during the performance of the contract. A failure to maintain our safety record could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operation.
We Are Engaged In Highly Competitive Businesses And Typically Must Bid Against Other Competitors To Obtain Major Contracts
We are engaged in highly competitive businesses in which most of our government contracts and some of our commercial contracts are awarded through competitive bidding processes. The extent of such competition varies according to the industries and markets in which our clients operate as well as the geographic areas in which we operate. The degree and type of competition we face is also often influenced by the type of projects for which we compete. Some of our competitors are larger and may possess greater resources than we do, which may give them an advantage when bidding for certain projects. Competition also places downward pressure on our contract prices and profit margins. Intense competition is expected to continue for government environmental service contracts, challenging our ability to maintain strong growth rates and acceptable profit margins. If we are unable to meet these competitive challenges, we could lose market share and experience an overall reduction in our profits.
Our business strategy includes bidding on government contracts as a lead prime contractor in a consortium. In the past, we have operated as a subcontractor or in a minority position on a prime contractor team. In pursuing a lead prime contractor role, we will be competing directly with a number of large national and regional radiological services firms that may possess or develop technologies superior to our technologies and have greater financial, management and marketing resources than we do. Many of these companies also have long-established customer relationships and reputations.
We must be successful in the competitive process with our government and commercial customers to replace revenues from projects that are nearing completion and to increase our revenues. Our business and operating results can be adversely affected by the size and timing of a single material contract.
Our principal competitors in small business environmental project management include Environmental Chemical Corporation; Conti Environmental; Sevenson Environmental; Navarro; and Versar. Our significant large business project management competitors include Energy Solutions; URS; Tetra Tech; Shaw Environmental; C2HM Hill; and Washington Group.
Our Business Qualifies As a Small Business for Significant Opportunities Which Would Be Negatively Impacted If Our Small Business Status Were to Change to Other Than Small
Our small business status provides us with certain competitive advantages including allowing us to compete for certain government set asides for which larger businesses are ineligible. Loss of this status could significantly affect our ability to compete for future contracts. For instance, even if we are qualified to work on a new government contract, we might not be awarded the contract because of existing government policies designed to protect small businesses and underrepresented minority contractors. This event could have an adverse effect on our future profitability.
If Our Teaming Members or Partners Fail To Perform Their Contractual Obligations On A Project Or If We Fail To Coordinate Effectively With Our Partners or Subcontractors, We Could Be Exposed To Legal Liability, Loss Of Reputation And Reduced Profit On The Project
We often work jointly with contractual partners or with subcontractors to perform certain projects. Success on these projects depends in part on whether our partners fulfill their contractual obligations satisfactorily. If any of our partners or subcontractors fails to perform its contractual obligations satisfactorily, we may be required to make additional investments and provide additional services in order to compensate for that partner’s failure. If we are unable to adequately address our partner’s performance issues, then our customer may exercise its right to terminate a joint project, exposing us to legal liability, loss of reputation and reduced profit.
Our collaborative arrangements also involve risks that participating parties may disagree on business decisions and strategies. These disagreements could result in delays, additional costs and risks of litigation. Our inability to successfully maintain existing collaborative relationships or enter into new collaborative arrangements could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.
Our Operating Results Are Difficult To Predict And May Fluctuate Significantly In The Future
The following factors, many of which are outside our control, can cause fluctuations in our operating results and volatility in our stock price:
| · | the seasonality of the spending cycle of our government customers and the spending patterns of our commercial customers; |
| · | the number and significance of projects commenced and completed during a quarter; |
| · | unanticipated changes in contract performance, particularly with contracts that have funding limits; |
| · | the timing of resolutions of change orders, requests for equitable adjustments and other contract adjustments; |
| · | decisions by customers to terminate our contracts; |
| · | seasonal variations in shipments of radioactive materials; |
| · | weather conditions that delay work at project sites; |
| · | the timing of expenses incurred in connection with acquisitions or other corporate initiatives; |
| · | staff levels and utilization rates; |
| · | changes in the prices of services offered by our competitors; and |
| · | general economic or political conditions. |
The deferral or loss of one or more significant contracts could materially adversely affect our operating results, particularly if there are significant sales and marketing expenses associated with the deferred or lost contracts. Additionally, we base our current and future expense levels on our internal operating plans and sales forecasts, and our operating costs are to a large extent fixed. As a result, we may not be able to sufficiently reduce our costs to compensate for an unexpected near-term shortfall in revenues.
The Contracts In Our Backlog May Be Adjusted, Cancelled Or Suspended By Our Clients. Additionally, Even If Fully Performed, Our Backlog May Not Be A Good Indicator Of Our Future Gross Margins.
At June 30, 2009, our backlog totaled approximately $440 million, of which, $71 million is funded. The remaining $369 million of unfunded backlog represents contracts signed on a contingent basis that are subject to cancellation or termination at the discretion of the client. In addition, our backlog is subject to changes in the scope of services to be provided as well as adjustments to the costs relating to the contracts. Accordingly, there is no assurance that the amount of backlog in-hand at June 30, 2009 will actually be realized as revenues.
The gross margins (i.e., contract revenue less direct costs of contracts) can vary considerably between contracts. One aspect of our business that can have a significant effect on the gross margins we realize on our contracts and projects is the amount of pass-through costs incurred. Since pass-through costs typically do not bring significant margins with them, it is not unusual for us to experience an increase or decrease in revenues without experiencing a corresponding change in our gross margins.
Additionally, the way we perform on our individual contracts can affect greatly our gross margins and hence, future profitability. In some of the markets we serve there is an increasing trend towards cost–reimbursable contracts with incentive-fee arrangements. Typically, our incentive fees are based on such things as achievement of target completion dates or target costs; overall safety performance; overall client satisfaction; and/or other performance criteria. If we fail to meet such targets or achieve the expected performance standards, we may receive a lower, or even zero, incentive fee resulting in lower gross margins. Accordingly, there is no assurance that the contracts in backlog, assuming they produce the revenues currently expected, will generate gross margins at the rates we have realized in the past.
Our International Operations Involve Risks That Could Have A Material Adverse Effect On Our Results Of Operations
For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2009, we derived less than 1% and 1% of our contract revenues and gross profit, respectively, from our operations outside of North America. Our international operations are subject to a variety of risks, including:
| · | recessions in foreign economies and the impact on our costs of doing business in those countries; |
| · | difficulties in staffing and managing foreign operations; |
| · | unexpected changes in regulatory requirements; |
| · | foreign currency fluctuations; |
| · | the adoption of new, and the expansion of existing, trade restrictions; |
| · | acts of war and terrorism; |
| · | the ability to finance efficiently our foreign operations; |
| · | social, political and economic instability; |
| · | increases in taxes; |
| · | limitations on the ability to repatriate foreign earnings; and |
| · | natural disasters or other crises. |
The Loss Of One Or A Few Customers Could Have An Adverse Effect On Us
One or a few government and commercial customers have in the past, and may in the future account for a significant portion of our revenues in any one year or over a period of several consecutive years. For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2009, our SEC subsidiary generated approximately 75% of total revenues from contracts or subcontracts with the U.S. Government. SEC generated 10% or more of consolidated revenue over the last year from each of the U.S. Department of Energy, Bechtel Jacobs Company and Alcoa Inc. For the year ended June 30, 2009, our Nexus subsidiary generated approximately 78% of total revenues from two customers. Because these customers generally contract with us for specific projects, we may lose significant customers from year to year as their projects with us are completed. Our inability to replace this business with other projects could have an adverse effect on our business and results of operations.
We Bear The Risk Of Cost Overruns In Fixed-Price Contracts. We May Experience Reduced Profits Or, In Some Cases, Losses Under These Contracts If Costs Increase Above Our Estimates
A percentage of our revenues are earned under contracts that are fixed-price in nature. Fixed-price contracts expose us to a number of risks not inherent in cost-reimbursable contracts. Under fixed price and guaranteed maximum-price contracts, contract prices are established in part on cost and scheduling estimates which are based on a number of assumptions, including assumptions about future economic conditions, prices and availability of labor, equipment and materials, and other exigencies. If these estimates prove inaccurate, or if circumstances change such as unanticipated technical problems, difficulties in obtaining permits or approvals, changes in local laws or labor conditions, weather delays, cost of raw materials or our suppliers’ or subcontractors’ inability to perform, cost overruns may occur and we could experience reduced profits or, in some cases, a loss for that project. Errors or ambiguities as to contract specifications can also lead to cost-overruns.
Our Use Of Level Of Effort Or Percent Complete Performance Accounting Could Result In Reduction Or Elimination Of Previously Reported Profits
A significant portion of our revenues are recognized using the level of effort or percent complete performance method of accounting. Generally, the performance accounting practices we use result in recognizing contract revenues and earnings based on output measures, where estimable, or on other measures such as the proportion of costs incurred to total estimated contract costs. For some of our long-term contracts, completion is measured on estimated physical completion or units of production. The cumulative effect of revisions to contract revenues and estimated completion costs, including incentive awards, penalties, change orders, claims and anticipated losses, is recorded in the accounting period in which the amounts are known or can be reasonably estimated. Due to uncertainties inherent in the estimation process, it is possible that actual completion costs may vary from estimates, and such variances could be material to our operating results.
The Outcome Of Pending And Future Claims And Litigation Could Have A Material Adverse Effect On Our Business
The nature of our business occasionally results in clients, subcontractors and vendors presenting claims against us for recovery of costs they incurred in excess of what they expected to incur, or for which they believe they are not contractually responsible. Similarly, and in the normal course of business, we may present claims and change orders to our clients for costs we have incurred for which we believe we are not contractually responsible or for services provided that were either requested by the client or were otherwise required by the nature of the project. If we fail to document properly the nature of our claims and change orders or are otherwise unsuccessful in negotiating reasonable settlements with our clients, subcontractors, and vendors, we could incur cost overruns and experience reduced profits or, in some cases, suffer a loss for that project. Additionally, irrespective of how well we document the nature of our claims and change-orders, the cost to prosecute and defend claims and change-orders can be significant.
In the normal course of business, we are subject to certain contractual guarantees and litigation. Litigation in which we could be involved in as a defendant includes, but is not limited to, workers’ compensation; personal injury; environmental; employment/labor; professional liability; and other similar lawsuits. We maintain insurance coverage for various aspects of our business and operations. However, we have elected to retain a portion of losses that may occur through the use of various deductibles, limits, and retentions under our insurance programs which may subject us to some future liability for which we are only partially insured, or completely uninsured.
Adequate Bonding Is Necessary For Us To Win Certain Types Of New Work
We are often required to provide performance bonds or other financial assurances to customers under fixed-price contracts. These surety instruments indemnify the customer if we fail to perform our obligations under the contract. If a bond is required for a particular project and we are unable to obtain it due to insufficient liquidity or other reasons, we will not be able to pursue that project. We currently have a bonding facility but, as is typically the case, the issuance of bonds under that facility is at the surety’s sole discretion. Moreover, due to events that affect the insurance and bonding markets generally, bonding may be more difficult to obtain in the future or may only be available at significant additional cost. There can be no assurance that bonds will continue to be available to us on reasonable terms. Our inability to obtain adequate bonding and, as a result, to bid on new work could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. As of June 30, 2009, we had no bonds or surety contracts outstanding.
We Have Substantial Financial Assurance And Insurance Requirements, And Increases In The Costs Of Obtaining Adequate Financial Assurance, Or The Inadequacy Of Our Insurance Coverages, Could Negatively Impact Our Liquidity And Increase Our Liabilities
The amount of insurance we are required to maintain for environmental liability is governed by statutory requirements. We believe that the cost for such insurance is high relative to the coverage it would provide, and therefore, our coverages are generally maintained at the minimum statutorily required levels. We face the risk of incurring liabilities for environmental damage if our insurance coverage is ultimately inadequate to cover those damages. We also carry a broad range of insurance coverages that are customary for a company our size. We use
these programs to mitigate risk of loss, thereby allowing us to manage our self-insurance exposure associated with claims. To the extent our insurers were unable to meet their obligations, or our own obligations for claims were more than we estimated, there could be a material adverse effect to our financial results.
In addition, to fulfill our financial assurance obligations with respect to environmental closure and post-closure liabilities, we generally obtain letters of credit or surety bonds, rely on insurance, including captive insurance, or fund trust and escrow accounts. We currently have in place all financial assurance instruments necessary for our operations. We do not anticipate any unmanageable difficulty in obtaining financial assurance instruments in the future. However, in the event we are unable to obtain sufficient surety bonding, letters of credit or third-party insurance coverage at reasonable cost, or one or more states cease to view captive insurance as adequate coverage, we would need to rely on other forms of financial assurance. These types of financial assurance could be more expensive to obtain, which could negatively impact our liquidity and capital resources and our ability to meet our obligations as they become due.
Unforeseen Circumstances Could Result In A Need For Additional Capital
We currently have sufficient cash to fund forecasted operations excluding unforeseen circumstances. However, materially adverse events could reduce our cash flows from operations. If our cash flows from operations were negatively affected, we could be forced to reduce capital expenditures, acquisition activity, or other additional financings. In these circumstances we instead may elect to incur more indebtedness. If we made such an election, there can be no assurances that we would be able to obtain additional financings on acceptable terms. In these circumstances, we would likely use our revolving credit facility to meet our cash needs.
In the event of a default under our credit facility, we could be required to immediately repay all outstanding borrowings and make cash deposits as collateral for all obligations the facility supports, which we may not be able to do. Additionally, any such default could cause a default under many of our other credit agreements and debt instruments. Any such default would have a material adverse effect on our ability to operate.
Our Operating Results May Be Adversely Impacted By Worldwide Political And Economic Uncertainties And Specific Conditions In The Markets We Address
General worldwide economic conditions have recently experienced a downturn due to the lack of available credit, slower economic activity, concerns about inflation and deflation, increased energy costs, decreased consumer confidence, reduced corporate profits and capital spending, and adverse business conditions. These conditions make it extremely difficult for our customers, our vendors and us to accurately forecast and plan future business activities and could cause businesses to slow spending on services. We cannot predict the timing, strength or duration of any economic slowdown or subsequent economic recovery worldwide or in our industry. If the economy or markets in which we operate do not continue at the level experienced in fiscal 2008, our business, financial condition and results of operations may be materially and adversely affected.
We Derive A Majority Of Our Revenue From Government Agencies, And Any Disruption In Government Funding Or In Our Relationship With Those Agencies Could Adversely Affect Our Business
In fiscal 2009, we generated 75% of our revenue, net of subcontractor costs, from contracts with federal, state and local government agencies. U.S. federal government agencies are among our most significant clients. A significant amount of this revenue is derived under multi-year contracts, many of which are appropriated on an annual basis. As a result, at the beginning of a project, the related contract may be only partially funded, and additional funding is normally committed only as appropriations are made in each subsequent year. These appropriations, and the timing of payment of appropriated amounts, may be influenced by numerous factors as noted below. Our backlog includes only the projects that have funding appropriated.
The demand for our government-related services is generally driven by the level of government program funding. Accordingly, the success and further development of our business depends, in large part, upon the continued funding of these government programs, and upon our ability to obtain contracts and perform well under
these programs. There are several factors that could materially affect our government contracting business, including the following:
| · | Changes in and delays or cancellations of government programs, requirements or appropriations; |
| · | Budget constraints or policy changes resulting in delay or curtailment of expenditures related to the services we provide; |
| · | Re-competes of government contracts; |
| · | The timing and amount of tax revenue received by federal, state and local governments, and the overall level of government expenditures; |
| · | Curtailment of the use of government contracting firms; |
| · | Delays associated with a lack of a sufficient number of government staff to oversee contracts; |
| · | The increasing preference by government agencies for contracting with small and disadvantaged businesses; |
| · | Competing political priorities and changes in the political climate with regard to the funding or operation of the services we provide; |
| · | The adoption of new laws or regulations affecting our contracting relationships with the federal, state or local governments; |
| · | Unsatisfactory performance on government contracts by us or one of our subcontractors, negative government audits, or other events that may impair our relationship with the federal, state or local governments; |
| · | A dispute with or improper activity by any of our subcontractors; and |
| · | General economic or political conditions. |
These and other factors could cause government agencies to delay or cancel programs, to reduce their orders under existing contracts, to exercise their rights to terminate contracts or not to exercise contract options for renewals or extensions. Any of these actions could have a material adverse effect on our revenue or timing of contract payments from these agencies.
A Delay In The Completion Of The Budget Process Of The U.S. Government Could Delay Procurement Of Our Services And Have An Adverse Effect On Our Future Revenues
When the U.S. government does not complete its budget process before its fiscal year-end on September 30, government operations are typically funded by means of a continuing resolution that authorizes agencies of the U.S. government to continue to operate, but does not authorize new spending initiatives. When the U.S. government operates under a continuing resolution, government agencies may delay the procurement of services, which could reduce our future revenues.
Our Failure To Win New Contracts And Renew Existing Contracts With Private And Public Sector Clients Could Adversely Affect Our Profitability
Our business depends on our ability to win new contracts and renew existing contracts with private and public sector clients. Contract proposals and negotiations are complex and frequently involve a lengthy bidding and selection process that is affected by a number of factors. These factors include market conditions, financing
arrangements and required governmental approvals. For example, a client may require us to provide a bond or letter of credit to protect the client should we fail to perform under the terms of the contract. If negative market conditions arise, or if we fail to secure adequate financial arrangements or the required governmental approval, we may not be able to pursue particular projects, which could adversely affect our profitability.
Restrictive Covenants In Our Credit Agreement May Restrict Our Ability To Pursue Certain Business Strategies
Our credit agreement restricts our ability to, among other things:
| · | Incur additional indebtedness; |
| · | Create liens securing debt or other encumbrances on our assets; |
| · | Make loans or advances; |
| · | Pay dividends or make distributions to our stockholders; |
| · | Purchase or redeem our stock; |
| · | Repay indebtedness that is junior to indebtedness under our credit agreement; |
| · | Acquire the assets of, or merge or consolidate with, other companies; and |
| · | Sell, lease or otherwise dispose of assets. |
Our credit agreement also requires that we maintain certain financial ratios each fiscal quarter, which we may not be able to achieve. If we do not have access to this credit facility or a comparable credit facility, our business, financial condition and results of operations may be materially and adversely affected.
General Risks
We May Need To Raise Additional Capital On Terms Unfavorable To Our Stockholders
Based on our current level of operations, we believe that our cash flow from operations, together with amounts we are able to borrow under our existing lines of credit, will be adequate to meet our anticipated operating, capital expenditure and debt service requirements for the foreseeable future. However, we do not have complete control over our future performance because it is subject to economic, political, financial, competitive, regulatory and other factors affecting the defense and security industries. Further, our acquisition strategy will likely require additional equity or debt financings. Such financings could also be required to support our traditional and recently required operating units. There is no assurance that we will be able to obtain such financings to fuel our growth strategy and support our existing businesses.
Our Common Stock Is Deemed To Be “Penny Stock,” Which May Make It More Difficult For Investors To Sell Their Shares Due To Suitability Requirements
Our Common Stock is deemed to be “penny stock” as that term is defined in Rule 3a51-1 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Penny stocks are stock:
| · | with a price of less than $5.00 per share; |
| · | that are not traded on a “recognized” national exchange; |
| · | whose price is not quoted on the NASDAQ automated quotation system (NASDAQ-listed stock must still have a price of not less than $5.00 per share); or |
| · | stock in issuers with net tangible assets less than $2,000,000 (if the issuer has been in continuous operation for at least three years) or $5,000,000 (if in continuous operation for less than three |
| · | years), or with average revenues of less than $6,000,000 for the last three years. |
In addition to the “penny stock” rules promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the NASD has adopted rules that require that in recommending an investment to a customer, a broker-dealer must have reasonable grounds for believing that the investment is suitable for that customer. Prior to recommending speculative low priced securities to their non-institutional customers, broker-dealers must make reasonable efforts to obtain information about the customer’s financial status, tax status, investment objectives and other information. Under interpretations of these rules, the NASD believes that there is a high probability that speculative low priced securities will not be suitable for at least some customers. The NASD requirements make it more difficult for broker-dealers to recommend that their customers buy our Common Stock, which may limit your ability to buy and sell our stock.
Stockholders should be aware that, according to the Securities and Exchange Commission, the market for penny stocks has suffered in recent years from patterns of fraud and abuse. Such patterns include (i) control of the market for the security by one or a few broker-dealers that are often related to the promoter or issuer; (ii) manipulation of prices through prearranged matching of purchases and sales and false and misleading press releases; (iii) “boiler room” practices involving high-pressure sales tactics and unrealistic price projections by inexperienced sales persons; (iv) excessive and undisclosed bid-ask differentials and markups by selling broker-dealers; and (v) the wholesale dumping of the same securities by promoters and broker-dealers after prices have been manipulated to a desired degree. The Company’s management is aware of the abuses that have occurred historically in the penny stock market. Although the Company does not expect to be in a position to dictate the behavior of the market or of broker-dealers who participate in the market, management will strive within the confines of practical limitations to prevent the described patterns from being established with respect to our securities.
We Do Not Expect To Pay Dividends With Respect To Our Common Stock Which May Hinder Our Ability To Attract Additional Capital
The Company has not paid any dividends on its Common Stock to date. The payment of any dividends will be within the discretion of the Company’s Board of Directors. The Board of Directors expects to retain all earnings, if any, for use in the Company’s business operations and, accordingly, the Board of Directors does not anticipate declaring any dividends in the foreseeable future.
We Have Historically Had Severe Working Capital Shortages, Even Following Significant Financing Transactions
Although we raised capital totaling approximately $17,548,000 (net of expenses) since June 30, 2006, we have had working capital shortages in the past. Our consolidated financial statements for the twelve months ended June 30, 2009, indicate that we have a working capital surplus of $4,692,646.
Based on the amount of capital we have remaining, we anticipate that we may have working capital shortages in the future unless we are able to substantially increase our revenue or reduce our expenses, thereby generating continuous positive cash flow from operations and (ultimately) operating income. As a result of our recent operating activities, we believe we have sufficient working capital to finance our anticipated operations and projected negative cash flow throughout our FY2010.
We Have Raised Capital And Issued Securities During The Fiscal Years Ended June 30, 2008 And December 31, 2007 And December 31, 2006, Which Has Resulted (And Will In The Future When Warrant Exercises Or Conversions Occur Result) In Dilution To Our Existing Stockholders; This Was Accomplished To Provide Necessary Working Capital Or Obtain Assets And Services. We Will Likely Issue More Securities To Raise Additional Capital Or To Obtain Other Services Or Assets, Any Of Which May Result In Substantial Additional Dilution
Since June 30, 2006, we have raised capital of approximately $19,250,000 (net proceeds of approximately $17,548,000 million after payment of fees and expenses) to finance our business operations and acquisitions. We have raised this capital by issuing convertible debentures, shares of Common Stock, convertible preferred stock and common stock warrants to accredited investors and as compensation to investment bankers making introductions to
the accredited investors and the exercise of previously issued common stock warrants and stock options. During this same period of time, we issued common stock warrants and shares of Common Stock to several persons in exchange for their promises to perform investment banking and financial advisory services to us. In many cases, these issuances were below the then-current market prices and can be considered dilutive to our existing stockholders both as a reduction of their percentage ownership in the Company and because of issuances that will be, when warrants are exercised or debentures are converted, at prices below the market.
The Debentures, Series F Preferred Stock (the “Series F Stock”), the Series G Preferred Stock (the “Series G Stock”), the Series H Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series H Stock”) and the Series I Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series I Stock” and collectively with the Series F, G and H Stock, the “Preferred Stock”) have significant restrictions on our ability to raise any additional capital. If we raise additional working capital, we will likely have to issue additional shares of our Common Stock and common stock warrants at prices that may dilute the interests of our existing stockholders.
If Demand For Any Of Our Products Grows Suddenly, We May Lack The Resources To Meet Demand Or We May Be Required To Increase Our Capital Spending Significantly
If we are able to develop and market our products successfully, we may experience periods of rapid growth that place a significant strain on our financial and managerial resources. Through our research and development efforts we are also attempting to develop additional products and lines of business. Our ability to manage growth effectively, particularly given our increasing scope of operations, will require us to continue to implement and improve our management, operational and financial information systems, and will require us to develop the management skills of our personnel and to train, motivate and manage our employees. Our failure to effectively manage growth could increase our costs of operations and reduce our margins and liquidity, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Our Common Stock Is Vulnerable To Pricing And Purchasing Actions That Are Beyond Our Control And, Therefore, Persons Acquiring Or Holding Our Shares Or Warrants May Be Unable To Resell Their Shares At A Profit As A Result Of This Volatility
The trading price of our securities has been subject to wide fluctuations in response to quarter-to-quarter variations in our operating results, our announcements of new contracts or products by us or our competitors, and other events and factors. The securities markets themselves have from time to time and recently experienced significant price and volume fluctuations that may be unrelated to the operating performance of particular companies. Announcements of delays in our testing and development schedules, new contracts or products by us or our competitors and developments or disputes concerning patents or proprietary rights could have a significant and adverse impact on such market prices. Regulatory developments in the United States and foreign countries, public concern as to the safety of products containing radioactive compounds, and economic and other external factors all affect the market price of our securities.
The Conversion Ratio of Our Series H Stock is subject to Adjustment Based on the Performance of our SEC Subsidiary in 2008 and 2009
The number of shares issuable upon the conversion of our Series H Stock will increase if our SEC subsidiary has EBITDA of less than $4,000,000 for either the 2008 calendar year or the 2009 calendar year. The amount of the adjustment will be based on the amount of the shortfall from such targets.
Outstanding Preferred Stock, Options And Warrants May Make It Difficult For Us To Obtain Additional Capital On Reasonable Terms
As of June 30, 2009, we had Preferred Stock outstanding that is convertible into 454,944,693 shares of Common Stock. The holders’ rights to convert the Series F Stock, Series G Stock, Series H Stock and Series I Stock and related warrants are, however, subject to certain share issuance limitations. In addition, we had outstanding options and warrants for the purchase of up to 43,392,293 shares of Common Stock and 107,533,333 shares of Common Stock, respectively, at exercise prices of between $0.03 and $1.00 per share respectively. If all of the outstanding options, Preferred Stock and common stock warrants were to be converted, they would represent
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approximately 92% of our outstanding common stock on a fully diluted basis. Future investors will likely recognize that the holders of the options and warrants will only exercise their rights to acquire our Common Stock when it is to their economic advantage to do so. Therefore, even with lower current market prices for our Common Stock, the market overhang of such a large number of warrants, options, and convertible preferred stock may adversely impact our ability to obtain additional capital because any new investors will perceive that the securities offer a risk of substantial potential future dilution.
If We Fail To Effect And Maintain Registration Of The Common Stock Issued Or Issuable Pursuant To Conversion Of Our Preferred Stock, Or Certain Of Our Outstanding Common Stock Warrants, We May Be Obligated To Pay The Investors Of Those Securities Liquidated Damages
We have an obligation to file upon request of holders of our preferred stock and obtain the effectiveness of a registration statement which would include certain outstanding Common Stock and Common Stock underlying outstanding Preferred Stock and warrants. Once effective, the prospectus contained within a registration statement can only be used for a period of time as specified by statute without there being a post-effective amendment filed that has become effective under the Securities Act. If we are unable to meet these filing obligations (or effectiveness obligations), we would be obligated to pay the holder of these securities liquidated damages for each 30 day period after the applicable date as the case may be. The liquidated damages may be paid in cash or shares of our Common Stock if registered, at the holder’s option. We cannot offer any assurances that we will be able to maintain the required current information contained in a prospectus or to obtain the effectiveness of any registration statement or post-effective amendments that we may file.
Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments
None.
Item 2. Properties
The Company subleases approximately 2,260 square feet of office space, which serves as its and PMX’s executive offices and SEC and Nexus regional offices, at 1005 North Glebe Road, Suite 550, Arlington, VA 22201 from Defense Holdings, Inc. The sublease is comprised of a one (1) year lease with four one (1) year extensions and final expiration on June 30, 2012. Lease payments were $7,386 per month from July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009 and include taxes and utilities. Monthly lease payments are $7,569 per month beginning July 2009.
Nexus leases approximately 2,000 square feet of office space at 7 West Cross Street, Hawthorne, NY 10532 which serves as its executive and administrative offices. The lease expires on February 28, 2011. Lease payments were $2,766 per month from July 2008 through February 2009 and $2,926 per month from March 2009 through June 2009. Beginning in March 2010 lease payments will increase to $3,096 for the remainder of the lease. The lease payments are inclusive of taxes and utilities.
Nexus also leases approximately 940 square feet of office space at 3466 Progress Drive, Suite 200, Bensalem, PA 19020 which serves as a regional sales office. The lease expires on February 28, 2010. Lease payments were $1,292.50 per month from March 1, 2009 through June 2009. Lease payments from July 2009 to February 28, 2010 will be $1,292.50 per month. The lease payments are inclusive of taxes and utilities.
SEC currently leases properties in the following locations:
Location | Expiration of Lease | Square Footage | Annual Rent Cost |
Knoxville, TN (HQ) | May 31, 2018 | 20,850 | $344,028 |
Knoxville, TN (Tech Bldg.) | September 20, 2011 | 11,000 | $77,797 |
Newcastle upon Tyne, England (SEC Ltd. HQ) | December 31, 2009 | 2,152 | $80,930(1) |
Richland, WA | Monthly | 1,970 | $9,636 |
Oak Ridge, TN (Radcon) | February 8, 2010 | 6,338 | $67,084 |
Newport, KY | August 31, 2010 | 1,566 | $5,400 |
(1) Based on a conversion ratio of pounds to dollars of £0.627 as of June 30, 2009.
In addition to the aforementioned leased premises, the Company occupies several offices not subject to leases. These offices are typically space provided by our customers on project sites or in customer office complexes.
Item 3. Legal Proceedings
We are subject to certain claims and lawsuits typically filed against the engineering, consulting and construction businesses, alleging primarily professional errors or omissions. We carry professional liability insurance, subject to certain deductibles and policy limits, against such claims. However, in some actions, parties may seek damages that exceed our insurance coverage or for which we are not insured. Management’s opinion is that the resolution of our current claims will not have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
Item 4. Submission Of Matters To A Vote Of Security Holders
None.
PART II
Item 5. Market For Common Equity, Related Stock Holder Matters and Issuer Purchases Of Equity Securities
Market Information
Our Common Stock is currently traded on the OTC Electronic Bulletin Board under the symbol “HOMS.OB”. The following table sets forth, for the fiscal periods indicated, the high and low closing bid prices of a share of Common Stock for the last eight quarterly periods. Such quotations reflect inter-dealer prices, without retail mark-up, mark-down or commission and may not necessarily represent actual transactions. This information was obtained from Bloomberg L.P.
Fiscal Year 2009 | | High | | Low | |
4th Quarter (April-June 2009) | | $ | 0.125 | | $ | 0.070 | |
3rd Quarter (January-March 2009) | | $ | 0.115 | | $ | 0.070 | |
2nd Quarter (October - December, 2008) | | $ | 0.105 | | $ | 0.075 | |
1st Quarter (July - September, 2008) | | $ | 0.080 | | $ | 0.030 | |
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Fiscal Year 2008 | | High | | Low | |
4th Quarter (April - June, 2008) | | $ | 0.090 | | $ | 0.050 | |
3rd Quarter (January - March, 2008) | | $ | 0.090 | | $ | 0.040 | |
2nd Quarter (October - December, 2007) | | $ | 0.135 | | $ | 0.045 | |
1st Quarter (July - September, 2007) | | $ | 0.130 | | $ | 0.040 | |
Holders
As of September 25, 2009, there were approximately 357 holders of record of our Common Stock.
Dividends
We have not paid dividends on our Common Stock since inception and do not intend to pay any dividends to our Common Stock stockholders in the foreseeable future. We currently intend to reinvest our earnings, if any, for the development and expansion of our business. The declaration of dividends on our Common Stock in the future will be at the election of our Board of Directors and will depend upon our earnings, capital requirements and financial position, general economic conditions and other factors our Board of Directors deems relevant.
Equity Compensation Plan Information
The following table sets forth certain information as of June 30, 2009, concerning our equity compensation plans:
Plan category | | Number of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options | | Weighted Average exercise price of outstanding options | | Number of Securities Remaining available for future issuance | |
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders | | 6,800,000 | | $0.088 | | 400,000 | (1) |
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders (2)(3) | | 68,936,014 | | $0.054 | | 1,150,000 | (1) |
Total | | 75,736,014 | | $0.057 | | 1,550,000 | |
(1) | 400,000 options available for future issuance pursuant to the Company’s 2005 Stock Option Plan (the “2005 Plan”) |
| and 1,150,000 options available for future issuance pursuant to the Company’s 2008 Stock Option Plan (the “2008 Plan”). |
(2) | Includes 66,176,014 options to purchase Common Stock pursuant to the Company’s 2008 Plan. |
(3) | Includes 2,760,000 non-qualified options to purchase Common Stock issued to each of our non-employee directors and one consultant. |
Additional information regarding our stock-based compensation awards outstanding and available for future grants as of June 30, 2009 is presented in Note 21 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
Recent Sales Of Unregistered Securities
None
Item 6. Selected Financial Data
The information is not required for smaller reporting company.
Item 7. Management’s Discussion And Analysis Of Financial Condition and Results Of Operations
The following information should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements of the Company and the notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this filing. Statements in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operation and elsewhere in this annual report that are not statements of historical or current fact constitute “forward-looking statements.”
Overview
Homeland Security Capital Corporation was incorporated in Delaware on August 12, 1997, and is located in Arlington, Virginia. The Company focuses on the acquisition and development of businesses whose primary operations are in the CBRNE incident response and electronic security marketplace within the homeland security industry.
The Company’s original business from 1997 through 2003 was to develop and manufacture, at third party facilities, digital set top boxes and digital video servers for the interactive television and high speed Internet markets.
On June 3, 2003, the Company elected to become a business development company ("BDC"), to be regulated pursuant to Section 54 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. On December 30, 2005, at a special stockholders meeting, the stockholders of the Company voted to amend the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company to change the name to “Homeland Security Capital Corporation” and voted to withdraw the Company's election as a BDC. Accordingly, the Company changed its business plan to primarily seek acquisition of companies that provide homeland security products and services.
The Company currently conducts its ongoing operations through two majority-owned subsidiaries and one joint venture. On February 7, 2006, the Company, through its Nexus subsidiary, acquired 100% of the common stock of Corporate Security Solutions, a security integration firm having a presence in the Mid-Atlantic region with a focus on the New York City market. On September 15, 2006, the Company formed PMX and on September 18, 2006 PMX became a U.S.-based joint venture, 51% controlled by the Company, with Polimaster, Inc., a company focused on the field of radiological detection and isotope identification. On March 13, 2008, the Company acquired 100% of SEC, a provider of global environmental, hazardous and radiological infrastructure remediation and advanced construction services in the United States and the United Kingdom. SEC’s main core capabilities and service offerings include: (1) construction, remediation and demolition, (2) environmental services, (3) environmental technologies and (4) chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive response (CBRNE).
The Company expects to grow these businesses both organically and by complementary acquisitions. The Company continues to target growth companies that are generating revenues but face challenges in scaling their businesses to capitalize on homeland security opportunities. The Company will enhance the operations of these
companies by helping them generate new business, grow revenues, develop superior management, build infrastructure and improve cash flows.
Change In Fiscal Year
On May 13, 2008, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a change in the Company’s fiscal year end from December 31 to June 30. This Annual Report on Form 10-K includes information for year ended June 30, 2009 and for the six month transitional period from January 1, 2008 to June 30, 2008, reflecting the consolidated results of operations for SEC from March 1, 2008 to June 30, 2008 and the consolidated results of operations of the holding company, Nexus and PMX from January 1, 2008 to June 30, 2008. The information for the six months ended June 30, 2007 and the year ended December 31, 2007 include the holding company, Nexus, PMX and the discontinued operations of SHC.
Results Of Operations
The Company concluded the acquisition of 100% of SEC in March 2008 and has included the results of its operations from March 1, 2008 to June 30, 2008 in the discussion of the six month transition period ended June 30, 2008 shown below. SEC is a significantly larger company than the Company’s other consolidated subsidiaries and management believes that comparing the results of operations for the year ended June 30, 2009, which includes SEC’s results for twelve months, to the year ended June 30, 2008, which includes SEC’s results for four months, would not be meaningful and may be misleading. Therefore the Company has determined to show the specific contributions by each subsidiary to the overall results of the individual categories outlined below for the audited periods ended June 30, 2009 and the transitional period ended June 30, 2008. The Company has elected not to present, in this discussion and analysis, information for the results of operation for the year ended December 31, 2007 or the cash flow activity for the six month transitional period ended June 30, 2008 and the year ended December 31, 2007 as such presentations in management’s view would be misleading.
Year Ended June 30, 2009
Contract Revenue
For the year ended June 30, 2009, the Company recorded contract revenue of $79,489,509. Included in this total is $70,757,040 in contract revenue recorded by SEC, $6,462,511 recorded by Nexus and $2,269,958 recorded by PMX. Contract revenue consisted of fees earned on environmental remediation services, security systems installation and integration contracts and the sale of radiological detection products.
Contract Cost
For the year ended June 30, 2009, contract cost was $67,806,658. Included in this total is $60,825,188 in contract costs incurred by SEC, $4,803,989 incurred by Nexus and $2,177,481 incurred by PMX. Contract cost consists of materials, labor and other costs incurred by the Company and associated with environmental remediation, security systems installation and integration contracts and the purchase of radiological detection products.
Operating expenses
Operating expenses for the year ended June 30, 2009 were $15,017,503. Included in this total is $9,479,019 in expenses incurred by SEC, $1,154,272 in expenses incurred by Nexus, $284,626 in expenses incurred by PMX and $4,099,586 in expenses incurred by the holding company.
Other income and expense
The Company had net other expenses of $6,195,995 for the year ended June 30, 2009. Other income includes interest and other income of $92,597, consisting of the holding company’s services provided to SAAC ($90,000) and other income ($92,997), offset by a $90,400 loss on the write-off of a note receivable. Other income was further offset by interest expense of $2,011,991, including $1,717,435 on the holding company’s senior notes,
$276,776 on notes payable by SEC and $17,780 on notes payable by Nexus; amortization of debt discount of $48,074 and amortization of debt offering costs of $504,869, all of which, except $67,368, relates to the holding company’s financial instruments. Other expenses also include $405,821 in foreign exchange losses from SEC’s UK subsidiary and an impairment loss of $3,317,837 which is on securities available for sale recorded by the holding company.
Net loss
As a result of the foregoing, the Company recorded a net loss from continuing operations of $9,530,647 for the year ended June 30, 2009.
Six Month Transitional Period Ended June 30, 2008
Contract Revenue
For the six months ended June 30, 2008, the Company recorded contract revenue of $23,154,250. Included in this total is $20,894,413 in contract revenue recorded by SEC and $2,259,837 recorded by Nexus. PMX did not have any revenue for the period ended June 30, 2008. Contract revenue consisted of fees earned on environmental remediation services and security systems installation and integration contracts.
Contract Cost
For the six months ended June 30, 2008, contract cost was $19,166,303. Included in this total is $17,175,416 in contract costs incurred by SEC and $1,990,887 incurred by Nexus. PMX did not incur any contract costs for the period ended June 30, 2008. Contract cost consists of materials; labor and other costs incurred by the Company and associated with environmental remediation and security systems installation and integration contracts.
Operating expenses
Operating expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2008 were $5,486,638. Included in this total is $3,347,466 in expenses incurred by SEC, $1,165,764 in expenses incurred by Nexus, $200,313 expenses incurred by PMX and $773,095 in expenses incurred by the holding company.
Other income and expense
The Company had net other income of $1,239,317 for the six months ended June 30, 2008. Other income included a gain on the extinguishment of debt of $3,377,997 from the restructuring of the holding company’s convertible debentures as part of the SEC acquisition, and interest and other income of $62,408 primarily from the holding company’s services to SAAC, offset by interest expense of $882,358 on the holding company’s convertible debentures ($715,146) and notes payable for SEC ($153,024) and Nexus ($14,188), amortization of debt discount of $570,022, change in derivative liabilities of $513,516 and amortization of debt offering costs of $235,192 all from the holding company’s financial instruments.
Net loss
As a result of the foregoing, the Company recorded a net loss from continuing operations of $259,374 for the six months ended June 30, 2008.
Liquidity And Capital Resources
The primary source of financing for the Company since its inception has been through the issuance of common stock, preferred stock and convertible debt. The Company had cash on hand of $2,356,534, working capital of $4,692,646 and approximately $5,520,000 available for borrowing on our credit line at June 30, 2009. Our primary needs for cash are to fund our ongoing operations until such time as they begin to generate sufficient cash flow to fund operations and to have cash available to make additional acquisitions of businesses that provide
products and services in our target industries. While we believe that we have sufficient cash on hand to satisfy our current operating commitments, we will require significant additional funding in order to make additional acquisitions.
The Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with YA, dated as of February 6, 2006, which provided for the purchase by YA of a Convertible Debenture (the "2006 A Debenture") in the amount of $4,000,000, which debenture was convertible into Common Stock. The principle amount less previous conversions of $190,000, but not the accrued interest on the 2006 A Debenture, was exchanged for shares of the Company’s Series H Preferred Stock on March 14, 2008.
On February 6, 2006, the Company entered into an Investment Agreement with YA, pursuant to which the Company exchanged with YA 1,000,000 shares of Series G Convertible Preferred Stock (the "Series G Preferred Shares") for 4,500,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock owned by YA. The Series G Preferred Stock is senior to all Common Stock. Each share of Series G Preferred Shares has a liquidation preference of $0.10 plus any accrued and unpaid dividends and is convertible into the Company’s Common Stock (1 Series G Preferred Share for 4.5 Common Shares) at any time by the holder. The holders of Series G Preferred Stock are not entitled to receive any dividends. The Company paid a $10,000 structuring fee to Yorkville Advisors Management, LLC in connection with the transaction.
On August 21, 2006, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with YA, which provided for the purchase by YA of a secured Convertible Debenture (the "2006 B Debenture") in the amount of $4,000,000, which debenture is convertible into Common Stock. The principle amount, but not the accrued interest on the 2006 B Debenture, was exchanged for the Company’s secured senior notes on March 14, 2008.
In connection with the August 21, 2006 Securities Purchase Agreement, the Company issued a warrant to YA for 1,000,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock (the “2006 B Warrant”). The 2006 B Warrant has an exercise price equal to $1.00, which may be adjusted under the terms of the 2006 B Warrant and has a term of five years from the date of issuance on August 21, 2006. The Company entered into a Registration Rights Agreement with YA pursuant to which the Company agreed to file a registration statement covering the resale of the shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of the 2006 B Warrant.
On June 1, 2007, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with YA, which provided for the purchase by YA of a secured Convertible Debenture (the “2007 A Debenture”), in the amount of $2,750,000, which debenture was convertible into the Company’s Common Stock. The principle amount, but not the accrued interest on the 2007 A Debentures was exchanged for the Company’s secured senior notes on March 14, 2008.
In connection with the June 1, 2007 Securities Purchase Agreement, the Company issued a warrant to YA for 800,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock (the “2007 A Warrant”). The 2007 A Warrant has an exercise price equal to $0.15, which may be adjusted under the terms of the 2007 A Warrant and has a term of five years from the date of issuance on June 1, 2007. The Company entered into a Registration Rights Agreement with YA pursuant to which the Company agreed to file a registration statement covering the resale of the shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of the 2007 A Warrant.
On March 14, 2008, the Company entered into a Purchase Agreement with YA wherein YA purchased $6,310,000 in secured notes and $6,190,000 in Series H Convertible Preferred Stock. As part of the Purchase Agreement, YA also received a Warrant to purchase 83,333,333 shares of the Company’s Common Stock at $0.03 per share. The Company used the proceeds from this Purchase Agreement to fund the acquisition of SEC and restructure the debentures noted above (see Notes 8 and 9 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).
During the year ended June 30, 2009, the Company had a net decrease in cash of $825,823. Our sources and uses of funds were as follows:
Cash Flows From Operating Activities
We provided net cash of $4,167,166 in our operating activities during the year ended June 30, 2009, primarily from cash generated by SEC, Nexus and PMX as a result of their operations.
Cash Flows From Investing Activities
We used net cash of $867,406 in our investing activities during the year ended June 30, 2009, consisting of purchases of fixed assets in the amount of $799,144 mainly by SEC and Nexus, less the proceeds from the disposal of fixed assets in the amount of $45,141 by Nexus and additional investment in SEC of $113,403.
Cash Flows From Financing Activities
We used cash of $4,051,379 in financing activities during the year ended June 30, 2009, consisting of the holding company’s receipt of $50,000 in proceeds from a note issued to a related party and $58,136 in proceeds from notes issued by Nexus related to fixed asset purchases. We used funds to repay borrowings under SEC’s line of credit in the amount of $1,853,935, repayments on a note to a related party of $1,608,247 by SEC and repayment of bank notes of $647,333 by SEC ($535,386) and Nexus ($111,947). The holding company also paid $50,000 to YA for the modification of the due date on its senior notes.
As of June 30, 2009, we had net working capital of $4,692,646.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, “Non-controlling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statement-amendments of ARB No. 51 (“FAS 160”).” FAS 160 states that accounting and reporting for minority interests will be recharacterized as non-controlling interests and classified as a component of equity. This Statement also establishes reporting requirements that provide sufficient disclosures that clearly identify and distinguish between the interests of the parent company and the interests of the non-controlling owners. FAS 160 applies to all entities that prepare consolidated financial statements, except not-for-profit organizations, but will affect only those entities that have an outstanding non-controlling interest in one or more subsidiaries or that deconsolidate a subsidiary. This Statement is effective as of the beginning of an entity’s first fiscal year beginning after December 15, 2008. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of applying the various provisions of SFAS 160.
In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141 (revised 2007), “Business Combinations” (“FAS 141R”), which replaces FASB Statement No. 141. FAS 141R establishes principles and requirements for how an acquirer recognizes and measures in its financial statements the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, and non-controlling interest in the acquiree and the goodwill acquired. This Statement also establishes disclosure requirements which will enable users to evaluate the nature and financial effects of the business combination. FAS 141R is effective as of the beginning of an entity’s fiscal year that begins after December 15, 2008. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of applying the various provisions of SFAS 141R.
On May 9, 2008, the FASB issued FASB Statement No. 162, “The Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles” (“SFAS No. 162”). SFAS No. 162 is intended to improve financial reporting by identifying a consistent framework, or hierarchy, for selecting accounting principles to be used in preparing financial statements that are presented in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for nongovernmental entities. In June 2009, the FASB issued FASB Statement No. 168, “The FASB Accounting Standards Codification and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles” a replacement of FASB Statement No. 162. FASB Statement No. 168 will become the source of authoritative U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. This statement is effective for financial statements issued for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. The management of the Company does not expect the adoption of this pronouncement to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
In May 2009, the FASB issued FASB Statement No. 165, ‘Subsequent Events”. The objective of FASB Statement No. 165 is to establish general standards of accounting for and disclosures of events that occur after the balance sheet date but before financial statements are issued or are available for issue. In accordance with this statement, an entity should apply the requirement to interim or annual financial periods ending after June 15, 2009.
The Company has adopted this pronouncement effective with this Annual Report on Form 10K and its adoption has not had a material impact on these consolidated financial statements.
In June 2009, the FASB issued FASB Statement No. 167, “Amendments to FASB Interpretation No. 46(R)”. FASB Statement No. 167 is intended to improve financial reporting by enterprises involved in variable interest entities. As a result of the elimination of the qualifying special-purpose entity concept in FASB Statement No. 166, “Accounting for Transfers of Financial Assets” and concerns about the application of certain key provisions of Interpretation 46(R) not always providing timely and useful information about an enterprises involvement in a variable interest entity. This statement is effective as of the beginning of each reporting entity’s first annual reporting period that begins after November 15, 2009. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of applying the various provisions of FASB Statement No. 167.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
There are no off-balance sheet arrangements entered into by the Company.
Critical Accounting Policies And Estimates
Revenue Recognition – SEC recognizes revenue on their environmental and remediation services performed under time and material and fixed fee contracts. Revenues and costs associated with fixed price contracts are recognized using the percentage of completion (efforts expended) method. Revenue and cost associated with time and material contracts are recognized as revenue is earned and costs are incurred. Nexus recognizes revenue and costs on their security system installation and integration contracts using the percentage of completion (efforts expended) method. PMX recognizes revenue and costs based on the sale (transfer of title) of its products and delivery of its services.
Contract costs include all direct labor, material and other non-labor costs and those indirect costs related to contract support, such as depreciation, fringe benefits, overhead labor, supplies tools, repairs and equipment rental. Provisions for estimated losses on uncompleted contracts are made in the period in which such losses are determined. Changes in job performance, job conditions and estimated profitability, including those arising from contract penalty provisions and final contract settlements may result in revisions to costs and income and are recognized in the period in which the revisions are determined.
The asset, “costs in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts” represents revenues recognized in excess of billed amounts. The liability, “billings in excess of costs on uncompleted contracts” represents billings in excess of revenues recognized.
Foreign Operations – Safety and Ecology, Ltd. (“SECL”), a United Kingdom corporation, is wholly owned by SEC. The financial statements of SECL are included in the consolidated financial statements of the Company. The financial statements of SECL are translated into U.S. dollars using exchange rates in effect at period-end for assets and liabilities and average exchange rates during the period for results of operations. The related translation adjustments are reported as a separate component of shareholders’ equity.
Use of Estimates – The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments – The carrying amount of items included in working capital approximates fair value because of the short maturity of those instruments. The carrying value of the Company’s debt approximates fair value because it bears interest at rates that are similar to current borrowing rates for loans of comparable terms, maturity and credit risk that are available to the Company.
Recognition of Losses on Receivables – Trade accounts receivable are recorded at their estimated net realizable values using the allowance method. The Company generally does not require collateral from customers. Management periodically reviews accounts for collectability, including accounts determined to be delinquent based on contractual terms. An allowance for doubtful accounts is maintained at the level management deems necessary to reflect anticipated credit losses. When accounts are determined to be uncollectible, they are charged off against the allowance for bad debts.
Property and Equipment – Fixed assets are recorded at cost. Depreciation is computed using the straight- line method over the estimated useful lives of the underlying assets, generally five years. Leasehold improvements are amortized using the straight-line method over the shorter of the estimated useful lives of the improvements or the term of the lease. Routine repair and maintenance costs are expensed as incurred. Costs of major additions, replacements and improvements are capitalized. Gains and losses from disposals are included in income. The Company periodically evaluates the carrying value of assets by considering the future cash flows generated by the assets.
Investments in Assets Available for Sale – The Company classifies certain investments in marketable securities as “assets held for sale” under the provisions of SFAS No. 115. Under this classification securities are carried at fair value (period end market closing prices) with unrealized gains and losses excluded from earnings and reported as a separate component of shareholder’s equity until the gains or losses are realized or a provision for impairment is recognized.
Investment Valuation – Investments in equity securities are recorded at fair value represented by closing prices as quoted in active markets. With respect to investments for which market quotations are not readily available or when such market quotations are deemed not to represent fair value, investments are valued using quoted prices for similar equity securities in active markets. If similar equity securities do not represent our equity investments, our Board of Directors has approved a multi-step valuation process which includes (i) investments are reviewed by our Board of Directors with involvement of an independent valuation firm, if necessary, engaged by our Board of Directors; (ii) the independent valuation firm conducts independent appraisals and makes their own independent assessment; (iii) the audit committee of our Board of Directors reviews and discusses the preliminary valuation from an independent appraisal; and (iv) the Board of Directors discusses the valuations and determines the fair value of each investment, in good faith, based on the input of our Directors, the independent valuation firm and the audit committee. Because of the inherent uncertainty of appraisals, valuation estimates determined by our Board of Directors may differ significantly the values that would have been used had a active market with quoted prices existed.
Valuation of Stock Options and Warrants – The valuation of stock options and warrants granted to unrelated parties for services are measured the earlier of: (i) the dates at which a commitment for performance by the counterparty to earn the equity instrument is reached, or (ii) the date the counterparty’s performance is complete. Pursuant to the requirements of EITF 96-18, the stock options and warrants will continue to be revalued in situations where they are granted prior to the completion of the performance.
Income Taxes – Deferred income taxes are provided using the liability method whereby deferred tax assets are recognized for deductible temporary differences and operating loss and tax credit carryforwards and deferred tax liabilities are recognized for taxable temporary differences. Temporary differences are the differences between the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and their tax bases. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when, in the opinion of management, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are adjusted for the effects of the changes in tax laws and rates on the date of the enactment.
When tax returns are filed, it is highly certain that some positions taken would be sustained upon examination by the taxing authorities, while others are subject to uncertainty about the merits of the position taken or the amount of the position that would be ultimately sustained. The benefit of a tax position is recognized in the financial statements in the period during which, based on all available evidence, management believes it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained upon examination, including the resolution of appeals or litigation processes, if any. Tax positions taken are not offset or aggregated with other positions. Tax positions that meet the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold are measured as the largest amount of tax benefit that is more than 50
percent likely of being realized upon settlement with the applicable taxing authority. The portion of the benefits associated with tax positions taken that exceeds the amount measured as described above is reflected as a liability for unrecognized tax benefits in the accompanying balance sheet along with any associated interest and penalties that would be payable to the taxing authorities upon examination.
Interest and penalties associated with unrecognized tax benefits are classified as additional income taxes in the statement of income.
Goodwill – The Company records goodwill on acquisitions where the purchase price exceeds the fair value of the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed. The Company, on a routine basis, measures goodwill to determine if any amount recorded is impaired. If impairment is determined, the Company adjusts the value of goodwill on the date impairment is first recognized.
Segment Reporting - Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 131 ("SFAS 131"), "Disclosure About Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information" requires use of the "management approach" model for segment reporting. The management approach model is based on the way a company's management organizes segments within the company for making operating decisions and assessing performance. Reportable segments are based on products and services, geography, legal structure, management structure, or any other manner in which management disaggregates a company. The Company's operations are classified into four principal reporting segments that provide different products or services. The discontinued operations represent a component of one of these segments.
Net Loss Per Share – The Company computes the basic loss per share in accordance with SFAS 128, “Earnings Per Share” by dividing its net loss, adjusted for preferred stock dividends and other beneficial conversion features associated with the preferred stock issuance, by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted loss per share is computed by dividing the net loss by diluted weighted average shares outstanding. Potentially dilutive shares include the assumed exercise of stock options and warrants, the assumed conversion of preferred stock and the assumed vesting of stock option grants (using the treasury stock method), if dilutive.
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Risk is an inherent part of the Company’s business and activities. Market risks relating to the Company’s operations result primarily from equity risks, contract risks, credit risks and foreign exchange rate risk. To manage the exposures on a consolidated basis, the Company follows various policies specific to each type of risk. We employ resources from our accounting departments, credit departments, contracting departments and outside consultants to help us mitigate the potential risks we face. Each risk, along with management’s mitigation policies is discussed below.
Equity Market Risk
The Company holds stock in publicly traded companies. Company management subscribes to various publications and analyzes key industry statistics for the industries in which it holds public company stock. On a regular basis management speaks with representatives of the companies in which it has a stock investment. Based on this analysis and the results of the discussions with the representatives of the investee companies, management recommends to the Company’s board of directors certain actions that may be appropriate under the individual circumstances. These actions can be to hold or dispose of the equity position in the company(ies). Management may increase the frequency of its analysis or discussions based on trends identified in its investee companies.
Contract Risks
A large part of the Company’s business is subject to work conducted under prime or sub contracts. The Company is at risk of contracts being cancelled or funding being removed from a contract without prior notice. To manage this risk individual subsidiary management continuously monitors each active contract by speaking with client’s management on a regular basis. The Company seeks to mitigate the risk of cost expenditures once it has
knowledge a specific contract is subject to cancellation or reduced or cancelled funding. The Company relies on its project management teams, which typically are at the client sites on a daily basis, to identify these contract risks.
Credit Risks
From time to time the Company has credit risks associated with work performed or being performed for a small group of clients. The Company’s management continuously monitors its client’s credit profile prior to beginning a project, while the project(s) are in progress and continues the monitoring process until all outstanding invoices concerning the specific project(s) are collected. Management believes this credit monitoring significantly reduces the Company’s exposure to credit risks.
Foreign Exchange Rate Risks
The Company operates, through a subsidiary, in the United Kingdom. In the course of normal operations, transfers of currency denominated in the US dollar and the British pound sterling regularly take place. The Company’s foreign currency exchange rate risk management strategy involves the use of foreign currency derivatives, typically in the form of foreign currency forward contracts, with durations of generally 12 months or less. At June 30, 2009, the Company had no financial instruments outstanding that were sensitive to changes in foreign currency exchange rates.
The Company’s net foreign currency investment in foreign subsidiaries and affiliates translated into United States dollars using year end exchange rates was $1,087,850 at June 30, 2009.
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
The information required by this item is included in the Appendix attached hereto.
Item 9. Changes In And Disagreements With Accountants On Accounting And Financial Disclosure
None.
Item 9A (T). Controls And Procedures
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
In accordance with Exchange Act Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15, we carried out an evaluation as of June 30, 2009, under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as well as other key members of our management, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and Rule 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act). Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, accumulated, processed, summarized, reported and communicated on a timely basis within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms.
Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rules 13A-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act. Our internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). Our internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that:
(1) pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect transactions involving our assets, and
(2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, and that our receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with the authorization of our management, and
(3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of our assets that could have a material effect on our financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of June 30, 2009. In making this assessment, management used the framework set forth in the reporting entitled Internal Control- Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission, or COSO. The COSO framework summarizes each of the components of a company’s internal control system, including (i) the control environment, (ii) risk assessment, (iii) control activities, (iv) information and communication, and (v) monitoring.
This Annual Report does not include an attestation report of our registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. Management was not subject to attestation by our registered public accounting firm pursuant to temporary rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission that permit the Company to provide only management’s report in this Annual Report.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
In the ordinary course of business, we routinely enhance our information and accounting systems by either upgrading our current systems or implementing new systems. Additionally, we review our staffing needs and requirements on a regular basis. During the year ended June 30, 2009 the Company added new employees and retained a consultant who were instrumental in eliminating prior year and quarterly reported material weaknesses in our internal controls. Management believes these additional steps, as well as other steps being contemplated, will enable the Company to maintain strong internal controls in the future.
Item 9B. Other Information
None.
PART III
Item 10. Directors And Executive Officers
The following sets forth the name, age and positions of our executive officers and directors as of September 25, 2009. Also set forth below is information as to the principal occupation and background for such persons. No family relationships exist between these individuals and they have not been a party to any bankruptcy or receivership proceeding, any criminal proceeding, or been enjoined from participating in any business, including the securities industry or otherwise during the last five years.
Executive Officers And Directors
Our executive officers and directors are as follows:
Name | | Age | | Position | | Period Served |
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C. Thomas McMillen | | 57 | | Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board | | August 30, 2005 to Present |
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Christopher P. Leichtweis | | 50 | | President and Director | | March 19, 2008 to Present |
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Michael T. Brigante | | 55 | | Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer | | July 14, 2006 to Present |
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Zev E. Kaplan | | 57 | | Director | | December 30, 2005 to Present |
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Philip A. McNeill | | 50 | | Director | | December 30, 2005 to Present |
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Brian C. Griffin | | 56 | | Director | | May 16, 2007 to Present |
Below are biographies of our executive officers and directors:
C. Thomas McMillen, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman Of The Board
Mr. McMillen has served as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board since August 30, 2005 and served as the Company’s President from August 30, 2005 until March 19, 2008. From December 2004 until January 2007, Mr. McMillen served as the Chairman of Fortress America Acquisition Corporation (now Fortress International Group, Inc., NASDAQ FIGI), and from January 2007 until August 2009, he served as Vice Chairman and director. In addition, Mr. McMillen serves as Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer of Secure America Acquisition Corporation, a blank check company focused on the homeland security industry that completed its initial public offering in October 2007. In March 2003, Mr. McMillen co-founded Global Secure Corp., a homeland security company providing integrated products and services for critical incident responders, and served as its Chief Executive Officer until February 2004. From February 2004 until February 2005, Mr. McMillen served as a consultant to Global Secure Corp. From December 2003 to February 2004, Mr. McMillen served as Vice Chairman and Director of Sky Capital Enterprises, Inc., a venture firm, and until February 2005 served as a consultant. From March 2003 to February 2004, Mr. McMillen served as Chairman of Sky Capital Holdings, Ltd, Sky Capital Enterprises’ London stock exchange listed brokerage affiliate. Mr. McMillen has also been Chief Executive Officer of Washington Capital Advisors, a merchant bank and one of our stockholders since 2003. Mr. McMillen also served as Chairman of TPF Capital, its predecessor company, from 2001 through 2002. Mr. McMillen has also been an independent consultant throughout his career. Mr. McMillen received a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from the University of Maryland and a Bachelor and Master of Arts from Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar.
Christopher P. Leichtweis, President and Director
Mr. Leichtweis has served as the Company’s President and as a director of the Company since March 19, 2008. In addition, Mr. Leichtweis has been serving as chairman and chief executive officer of Safety & Ecology
Holdings Corporation since 1991. Mr. Leichtweis founded SEC in 1991 and over the last decade has grown the Company to its present state of over $70 million in revenue. Prior to founding SEC, Mr. Leichtweis served in various engineering and management positions at Bechtel National and Bechtel Environmental, Inc. a global engineering and construction company starting in 1985 and was a key contributor to the environmental clean-up of major federal nuclear legacy programs. He currently serves on the board of directors of his undergraduate University’s Foundation Board (SUNY Brockport). Mr. Leichtweis received a Bachelor of Science in Physics from SUNY Brockport and a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Tennessee and is a Certified Industrial Hygienist. Mr. Leichtweis was nationally recognized as the Southeast United States 2005 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award.
Michael T. Brigante, Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Brigante has served as the Company’s Vice President of Finance since July 14, 2006 and the Company’s Chief Financial Officer since May 10, 2007. In addition, Mr. Brigante has served as the Chief Executive Officer of Nexus from May 13, 2009 and served as Nexus’ President from July 1, 2008 to May 12, 2009. Mr. Brigante is a director of each of the Company’s subsidiary boards of directors. In January 2003, Mr. Brigante joined Sky Capital Enterprises, a venture firm, and Sky Capital Holdings, a NASD registered broker dealer, which were both London Stock Exchange listed companies and served as their Chief Financial Officer until June 2006. From December 1999 until December 2002, Mr. Brigante was the Managing Partner of Pilot Rock Consulting, a diversified financial consulting practice to public and private companies, which he founded. From December 1995 until December 1996, Mr. Brigante served as the Controller and from January 1997 until June 1999 served as Chief Financial Officer of Complete Wellness Centers, Inc. a publicly held healthcare services company. Prior to his position with Complete Wellness Centers, Inc. Mr. Brigante served in a variety of Senior Financial positions with public and private companies. Mr. Brigante received a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting and Economics from James Madison University and is a Certified Public Accountant.
Zev. E. Kaplan, Director
Mr. Kaplan has served as a director of the Company since December 30, 2005. Mr. Kaplan is the founder of a law firm concentrating its practice in the areas of transportation, infrastructure, government relations, business and administrative law. Mr. Kaplan is currently Associate General Counsel to Global Cash Assess, Inc., a NYSE traded company, and has served in that position from August 2008 to the present. Mr. Kaplan previously served as General Counsel to Cash Systems Inc., a publicly traded company in the financial services business, a position he has held from March 2005 to August 2008. From April 1995 to the present, Mr. Kaplan has been General Counsel to the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada, where he played a key policy role in the start-up of the local transit systems and their facilities. In addition, Mr. Kaplan has had a key role in the planning and financing of numerous major public infrastructure projects in Las Vegas. Prior to starting his law firm, Mr. Kaplan spent 15 years in government service in the following capacities: Senior Deputy District Attorney with the Clark County District Attorney’s Office-Civil Division; General Counsel to the Nevada Public Service Commission; and Staff Attorney to the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation. Mr. Kaplan received his Juris Doctor from Southwestern University School of Law and attended Georgetown University for post-graduate legal studies; received an Masters Business Administration from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas; and received a Bachelor of Science from the Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland in 1974.
Philip A. McNeill, Director
Mr. McNeill has served as a director of the Company since December 30, 2005. Mr. McNeill is a Managing Partner and the Chief Investment Officer of SPP Mezzanine Partners, the General Partner of SPP Mezzanine Funding, LP, a position he has held since November 2003. Prior to forming SPP Mezzanine Partners, Mr. McNeill served as Managing Director of Allied Capital Corporation, where he was co-head of its Private Finance and Mezzanine activities and a member of its Investment Committee. From the time of his appointment as Managing Director in 1998 until he left Allied Capital in 2002, the company grew from approximately $740 million in assets to nearly $2.4 billion. Mr. McNeill joined Allied Capital directly from M&T Capital, the SBIC investment division of M&T Bank, where he was a Vice President of M&T Capital/M&T Bank and an investment professional from 1988 to 1993. Mr. McNeill is currently a director of Secure America Acquisition Corporation. Mr. McNeill graduated from Syracuse University in 1981 with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, with
concentrations in Accounting, Finance, and Law & Public Policy. Mr. McNeill earned his Masters Business Administration from Harvard Business School in 1985.
Brian C. Griffin, Director
Dr. Griffin has served as a director of the Company since May 16, 2007. Dr. Griffin has served since January 2006 as Chairman of the Board of Clean Energy Systems. Dr. Griffin served two terms as Oklahoma’s Secretary of Environment from April 1997 to January 2003. During that time, he chaired and was a member of several committees sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Department of Energy and the Southern States Energy Board. He was also a member of the Biomass & Bio-Energy Research and Development Federal Advisory Committee, which was sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Dr. Griffin also served as a member of the Coal & Advanced Power Systems Committee sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy and the Southern States Energy Board from January 1999 to January 2003. In addition, he served as the National Chairman of the Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council from March 2001 to October 2003. In April 2003, President Bush appointed him to serve as the Federal Representative to the Southern States Energy Board, a position he still holds. Dr. Griffin currently serves as a special advisor to Secure America Acquisition Corporation. Dr. Griffin received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Harvard University in 1974 and was selected as a Rhodes Scholar. As a Rhodes Scholar, he attended Oxford University where he received his Master of Jurisprudence degree. He also earned a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Oklahoma College of Law and a Master of Laws degree from Southern Methodist University College of Law.
Term of Office
Each director holds office until our annual meeting of stockholders and until his successor is duly elected and qualified. Officers are elected by our Board of Directors and hold office at the discretion of our Board of Directors.
Family Relationships
To our knowledge, there are no family relationships between any of the directors or executive officers of the Company.
Legal Proceedings
To our knowledge, none of the Company’s directors or executive officers has been involved in any legal proceedings.
Committees of the Board of Directors
Audit Committee. Mr. McNeill, Mr. Kaplan and Mr. Griffin serve as members of the Audit Committee. All are independent members of the Board and our Board has determined that Mr. McNeill satisfies the criteria for an audit committee financial expert under Rule 401(e) of Regulation S-B of the rules of the SEC. Each Audit Committee member is able to read and understand fundamental financial statements, including our Company’s consolidated balance sheet, statement of operations and statement of cash flows. The functions of the Audit Committee are primarily to: (i) provide advice to the Board in selecting, evaluating or replacing outside auditors, (ii) review the fees charged by the outside auditors for audit and non-audit services, (iii) ensure that the outside auditors prepare and deliver annually a Statement as to Independence, (iv) meet with outside auditors to discuss the results of their examination and their evaluation of internal controls and the overall quality of financial reporting, and (v) meet with the outside auditors to discuss the scope of the annual audit and to discuss the audited financial statements. The Audit Committee met four (4) times in Fiscal Year 2009.
Audit Committee Reports. Mr. McNeill, the Chairman of the Audit Committee, has reviewed and discussed with our independent auditors the matters required to be discussed by SAS 114. The Audit Committee has received the written disclosures and the letter from the independent accountants required by Independence Standards Board Standard No. 1, and has discussed with the independent accountants the independent accountant’s
independence. Based on these reviews and discussions, the Audit Committee recommended to the Board that the audited financial statements be included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the most recent fiscal year.
Compensation Committee. Mr. Kaplan, Mr. Griffin and Mr. McNeill serve as members of the Compensation Committee. All are independent members of the Board. The Compensation Committee met three times in Fiscal Year 2009.
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
During the twelve months ended June 30, 2009, the Compensation Committee consisted of Mr. McNeill, Mr. Kaplan (Chairman) and Mr. Griffin, none of whom has been an officer or employee of the Company. In addition, other than the service of Mr. McMillen and Mr. McNeill on the SAAC board of directors, there are no other relationships among the Company's executive officers, members of the Compensation Committee or entities whose executives serve on the Board of Directors or the Compensation Committee that require disclosure under applicable Commission regulations.
Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act, requires the Company’s Directors and executive officers, and persons who beneficially own more than 10% of a registered class of the Company’s equity securities, to file with the SEC initial reports of ownership and reports of changes in ownership of Common Stock and the other equity securities of the Company. Officers, Directors, and persons who beneficially own more than 10% of a registered class of the Company’s equity securities are required by the regulations of the SEC to furnish the Company with copies of all Section 16(a) forms they file. Based solely on our review of these forms and written representations from the executive officers and directors, we believe that all Section 16(a) filing requirements were met during the twelve-month period ended June 30, 2009 except for one late filing.
Code of Ethics
On March 16, 2004, the Board of Directors of the Company adopted a written Code of Ethics designed to deter wrongdoing and promote honest and ethical conduct, full, fair and accurate disclosure, compliance with laws, prompt internal reporting and accountability to adherence to the Code of Ethics. This Code of Ethics has been filed with SEC as an Exhibit to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003.
Item 11. Executive Compensation
Summary Compensation Table
The following table sets forth the annual and long-term compensation of our officers for services in all capacities for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2009 and 2008 and December 31, 2007:
Name and Principal Position | Year | Salary | Bonus | Stock Awards | Options Awards(2) | Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compen-sation | Non-qualified Deferred Compen-sation Earnings | All Other Annual Compen-sation(3) | Total |
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C. Thomas McMillen, | 2009 | $300,000 | $ 75,000 | $ - | $ 1,808,950 | $ - | $ - | $ 7,648 | $2,191,598 |
Chairman of the Board | 2008(1) | $150,000 | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ 3,456 | $ 153,456 |
and Chief Executive Officer | 2007 | $200,000 | $100,000 | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ 6,238 | $ 306,238 |
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Christopher P. Leichtweis | 2009 | $311,308 | $ 50,000 | $ - | $ - | $ 5,200 | $ - | $21,699 | $ 388,207 |
President and Chief Executive | 2008(1) | $115,084 | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ 3,453 | $ - | $ 2,307 | $ 120,844 |
Officer of SEC | 2007 | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - |
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Michael T. Brigante | 2009 | $217,500 | $ 25,000 | $ - | $ 316,600 | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ 599,100 |
Vice President of | 2008(1) | $103,021 | $ - | $ - | $ 19,587 | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ 122,608 |
Finance and Chief Financial Officer | 2007 | $178,750 | $ 5,000 | $ - | $ 39,188 | $ - | $ - | $ 7,270 | $ 230,208 |
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Mark J. Duff | 2009 | $ 223,419 | $ 25,000 | $ - | $ - | $ 4,357 | $ - | $ 6,934 | $259,710 |
President of SEC | 2008(1) | $ 74,529 | $131,068 | $ - | $ - | $ 2,409 | $ - | $ 2,294 | $210,300 |
| 2007 | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - | |
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John Macrae, Jr. | 2009 | $223,419 | $ 25,000 | $ - | $ - | $6,940 | $ - | $ 3,908 | $259,267 |
Chief Financial Officer/ | 2008(1) | $ 74,529 | $ - | $ - | $ - | $2,236 | $ - | $ 3,109 | $ 79,874 |
International Operations of SEC | 2007 | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - |
(1) | Reflects six-month transition period; January 1, 2008 through June 30 2008. |
(2) | Reflects the expense recorded by the Company using the Black Scholes option valuation model. |
(3) | Reflects Company-paid health, life and disability insurance. |
Long-Term Incentive Plans Awards in Last Fiscal Year
The Company did not grant any long-term incentive plan awards in the fiscal year ended June 30, 2009.
Stock Option Plans
On August 29, 2005, the Board adopted a stock option plan (the “2005 Plan”), under which the Company reserved 7,200,000 shares of Common Stock for issuance. Participants eligible under the 2005 Plan are officers and key employees. There were a total of 6,800,000 options outstanding under the 2005 Plan at June 30, 2009.
In connection with his employment by the Company and appointment to the Board on August 29, 2005, Mr. McMillen was previously granted options to purchase 5,800,000 shares of Common Stock (the “McMillen Options”). The McMillen Options vested as follows: (i) options to acquire 1,160,000 shares of Common Stock vested on August 29, 2005, and (ii) options to acquire 1,160,000 additional shares of Common Stock vested at the end of each of the first, second, third and fourth calendar quarters following the initial vesting date. At June 30, 2009, the McMillan Options were fully vested. Mr. McMillen has not exercised any of these options, which expire on August 29, 2015.
In connection with his consulting agreement with the Company, on July 5, 2006, Mr. Brigante was granted options to purchase 750,000 shares of Common Stock (the “Brigante Options”). The Brigante Options vested as follows: (i) options to acquire 57,720 shares of Common Stock vested on July 10, 2006, and (ii) options to acquire 57,690 additional shares of Common Stock vested at the end of each of the next twelve (12) calendar quarters following the initial vesting date. In connection to his appointment as Chief Financial Officer, on May 15, 2007, Mr. Brigante was granted options to purchase 519,210 shares of Common Stock (the “Additional Brigante Options”) and the Company cancelled 519,210 unvested options from his July 5, 2006 grant. The Additional Brigante Options vested as follows (i) options to acquire 57,690 shares of Common Stock vested on June 30, 2007, and (ii) options to acquire 57,690 additional shares of Common Stock vested at the end of each of the next eight (8) calendar quarters following the initial vesting date. At June 30, 2009, the Brigante Options and the Additional Brigante Options were fully vested. Mr. Brigante has not exercised any of these options, which expire on July 10, 2016 with regard to the Brigante Options and May 10, 2017 with regard to the Additional Brigante Options.
The Company has also granted options to members of the Board and to a consultant of the Company which are outside the aforementioned 2005 Plan. The exercise prices for the stock options granted to the directors were between $0.12 and $0.14 per share. The exercise price for the stock options granted to the Consultant was $0.17 per share. These exercise prices represented the closing share price on the date of grant. These options expire 10 years from their grant date. There were 2,760,000 options issued outside of approved stock option plans outstanding at June 30, 2009, all of which are fully vested. None of these options have been exercised.
On July 30, 2008, the Board adopted a stock option plan (the “2008 Plan”), under which the Company reserved 75,000,000 shares of Common Stock for issuance. Participants eligible under the 2008 Plan are officers, key employees and directors. There were a total of 38,451,456 options outstanding under the 2008 Plan at June 30, 2009.
In connection with the successful completion of the SEC acquisition, Mr. McMillen was granted options, under the 2008 Plan, to purchase 50,000,000 shares of Common Stock (the “McMillen Acquisition Options”). The McMillen Acquisition Options vest as follows: (i) options to acquire 12,500,000 shares of Common Stock vested on
July 30, 2008, and (ii) options to acquire 4,687,500 additional shares of Common Stock vest at the end of each of the next eight calendar quarters following the initial vesting date. At June 30, 2009, 27,250,000 McMillan Acquisition Options were fully vested. Mr. McMillen exercised 4,000,000 of these options through June 30, 2009. The unexercised and unvested portions of the McMillen Acquisition Options expire on July 30, 2018.
In connection with the successful completion of the SEC acquisition, Mr. Brigante was granted options, under the 2008 Plan, to purchase 8,750,000 shares of Common Stock (the “Brigante Acquisition Options”). The Brigante Acquisition Options vest as follows: (i) options to acquire 2,187,500 shares of Common Stock vested on July 30, 2008, and (ii) options to acquire 820,313 additional shares of Common Stock vest at the end of each of the next eight calendar quarters following the initial vesting date. At June 30, 2009, 5,468,752 Brigante Acquisition Options were fully vested. Mr. Brigante exercised 3,640,626 of these options through June 30, 2009. The unexercised and unvested portions of the options expire on July 30, 2018.
In addition to the option grants mentioned above, each of Messer’s McNeill, Kaplan and Griffin, our three independent Directors, were granted options, under the 2008 Plan, to purchase 5,000,000 shares of Common Stock (the “Director Options”). The Director Options vest as follows: (i) options to acquire 1,250,000 shares of Common Stock vested on July 30, 2008, and (ii) options to acquire 468,750 additional shares of Common Stock vest at the end of each of the next eight calendar quarters following the initial vesting date. At June 30, 2009, 9,375,000 Director Options were fully vested. None of these options were exercised through June 30, 2009. The unexercised and unvested portions of the options expire on July 30, 2018.
The table below reflects the activity and assumptions with respect to the 2008 Plan through June 30, 2009:
Total Options in the 2008 Plan | Options Vested at 6/30/09 | Options Forfeited at 6/30/09 | Options Exercised at 6/30/09 | Options Outstanding at 6/30/09 | Options Vesting Quarterly – Next 4 Quarters Through 6/30/10 | Options Expected to be outstanding at 6/30/10 | Options Available for Grant at 6/30/09 |
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75,000,000 | 46,135,442 | - | (7,673,986) | 38,461,456 | 27,656,248 | 66,117,704 | 1,208,310 |
For additional information on the Company’s option plans, refer to Note 21 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
Employment Contracts
On August 29, 2005, the Company and Mr. McMillen entered into the McMillen Employment Agreement whereby the Company hired Mr. McMillen to serve as its Chief Executive Officer and President for a term of two years, and renewable by mutual agreement of the Company and Mr. McMillen. Mr. McMillen’s initial annual salary under this agreement was $120,000 with the possibility of a performance bonus. Pursuant to the McMillen Employment Agreement, Mr. McMillen was awarded options to acquire a total of 5,800,000 shares of Common Stock as described above. Mr. McMillen also received a sign-on bonus of $125,000.
On September 1, 2007, the Company and Mr. McMillen agreed to a two year extension of the McMillen Employment Agreement. Under the terms of the extension Mr. McMillen’s annual salary was increased to $200,000 with the possibility of a performance bonus. Additionally, the base salary shall be increased by twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) or pro rata for every ten million dollars ($10,000,000) or pro rata of equity (“New Equity”) the Company sells during the term of the McMillen Employment Agreement; provided, however, that any equity securities (i) issued to employees or consultants as compensation, (ii) issued in acquisition or merger or (iii) purchased by employees, consultants or directors upon the exercise or conversion of any Company stock option or other security issued for compensatory purposes, shall not be deemed New Equity.
On September 1, 2009, under the terms of the McMillen Employment Agreement, Mr. McMillen’s employment contract was automatically extended for a one year period without any changes to the terms of the agreement currently in effect.
On March 14, 2008, SEC and Mr. Leichtweis entered into the Leichtweis Employment Agreement whereby SEC hired Mr. Leichtweis to serve as its Chief Executive Officer for a term of three years, and renewable by mutual agreement of SEC and Mr. Leichtweis. Mr. Leichtweis’ initial salary under this agreement was $300,000 annually, subject to annual cost of living increases and an annual minimum bonus of $100,000 if SEC’s annual revenues exceed $50,000,000. Mr. Leichtweis, at his discretion, may choose to receive less than the annual minimum bonus and allocate a portion thereof to any employee(s) he may choose.
On May 10, 2007, the Company and Mr. Brigante entered into the Brigante Employment Agreement whereby the Company appointed Mr. Brigante to serve as Chief Financial Officer for a term of three years and renewable by mutual agreement of the Company and Mr. Brigante. Mr. Brigante’s initial annual salary under this agreement was $190,000 with the possibility of a performance bonus. Pursuant to the Brigante Employment Agreement, Mr. Brigante was awarded options to acquire a total of 519,210 shares of Common Stock as described above. Mr. Brigante also received a sign-on bonus of $5,000.
On July 30, 2008, Mr. Brigante’s annual salary was increased to $217,500 per year retroactively effective to March 17, 2008.
Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End
The table below reflects senior management’s outstanding options awards at June 30, 2009:
Option Awards |
Name | Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options - # Exercisable | Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options - # Unexercisable | Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised or Unearrned Options - Number | Option Exercise Price ($ per share) | Option Expiration Date |
C. Thomas McMillen | 5,800,000 | - | - | $0.08 | 8/29/2015 |
Chief Executive Officer | 23,250,000 | 18,750,000 | - | $0.05 | 7/30/2018 |
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Christopher P. Leichtweis | | | | | |
President | - | - | - | - | - |
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Michael T. Brigante | 230,790 | - | - | $0.17 | 7/10/2016 |
Vice President and | 519,210 | - | - | $0.12 | 5/10/2017 |
Chief Financial Officer | 1,828,126 | 3,281,248 | - | $0.05 | 7/30/2018 |
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Mark J. Duff | | | | | |
President of SEC | - | - | - | - | - |
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John Macrae, Jr. | | | | | |
Chief Financial Officer/ | | | | | |
International Operations of SEC | - | - | - | - | - |
Senior management does not have any outstanding stock awards at June 30, 2009.
Director Compensation
Each Director of the Company, except Mr. McMillen and Mr. Leichtweis, is entitled to receive a quarterly fee for his service as a Director. Each Director of the Company will be reimbursed for reasonable expenses incurred in connection with their service on the Board.
The following table reflects each director’s fee per quarter:
Director | Fees Received Per Quarter | |
Philip A. McNeill | $ | 7,250 | |
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Zev G. Kaplan | $ | 7,000 | |
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Brian C. Griffin | $ | 6,750 | |
Upon election to the Board of Directors on December 30, 2005, Mr. McNeill and Mr. Kaplan were granted options to purchase 720,000 shares of Common Stock, of which 80,000 vested upon their election to the Board, and the remainder vests in 80,000 increments at the end of each calendar quarter thereafter. At December 31, 2007 Mr. McNeill’s and Mr. Kaplan’s option grants were fully vested. The exercise price for their stock options granted upon election was $0.14 per share, which represented the closing share price on the date of the grant. These options expire 10 years from their grant date.
On May 16, 2007, Mr. Griffin was elected to the Board of Directors and was granted options to purchase 720,000 shares of Common Stock, which vested in 90,000 increments each calendar quarter beginning in June 2007. At March 31, 2009, Mr. Griffin’s options were fully vested. The exercise price for Mr. Griffin’s stock options was $0.12 per share, which represented the closing share price on the date of the grant. These options expire 10 years from their grant date.
On July 30, 2008, Messer’s McNeill, Kaplan and Griffin were each granted options to purchase 5,000,000 shares of Common Stock, which vested as to 1,250,000 options on the grant date and in 468,750 increments at the end of the next eight calendar quarters. The exercise price for the aforementioned Director’s Stock Options was $0.05 per share, which represents the closing share price on the date of the grant. These options expire 10 years from their grant date.
The table below reflects the annual compensation paid each director during the twelve month period ended June 30, 2009:
Name | Fees Earned or Paid in Cash | | Stock Awards | | Option Awards (1) | | Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation | | Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings | | All Other Compensation | | Total |
Philip A. McNeill | $ | 29,000 | | $ | - | | $ | 113,059 | | $ | - | | $ | - | | $ | - | | $ | 142,059 |
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Zev E. Kaplan | $ | 28,000 | | $ | - | | $ | 113,059 | | $ | - | | $ | - | | $ | - | | $ | 141,059 |
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Brian C. Griffin | $ | 27,000 | | $ | - | | $ | 113,059 | | $ | - | | $ | - | | $ | - | | $ | 140,059 |
(1) Reflects the expense recorded by the Company using the Black Scholes option valuation model.
Item 12. Security Ownership Of Certain Beneficial Owners And Management And Related Stockholder
Principal Stockholders. The following table sets forth, information with respect of the beneficial ownership as of September 25, 2009, for any person who is known to the Company to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent (5%) of the Common Stock.
Name and Address | | Title of Class | | Shares Beneficially Owned | | Percent of Class (1) | |
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YA Global Investments, L.P. | | Common Stock | | | 10,576,893 | (2) | | 21.3 | % |
101 Hudson St | | | | | | | | | | |
Jersey City, NJ 07302 | | | | | | | | | | |
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Frank P. Crivello | | Common Stock | | | 3,000,303 | | | 6.04 | % |
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(1) | Applicable percentage of ownership is based on 49,699,595 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of September 25, 2009 together with securities convertible or exercisable into shares of Common Stock within |
| 60 days for the stockholder. Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC and generally includes voting or investment power with respect to securities. Shares of Common Stock subject to securities that are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of September 25, 2009, are deemed to be beneficially owned by the person holding such securities for the purpose of computing the percentage of ownership of such person, but are not treated as outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of any other person. |
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(2) | YA Global Investments, L.P. (“YA”) directly owns 9,376,893 shares of Common Stock as of September 25, 2009. Yorkville Bhn S.p.A., a subsidiary of YA, directly owns 1,200,000 shares of Common Stock. |
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| YA also holds warrants to purchase 80,625,000, 1,000,000 and 800,000 shares of our Common Stock at a price of $0.03, $1.00 and $0.15 per share, respectively. In addition, YA holds 1,000,000 shares of our Series F Preferred Stock convertible into 10,000,000 shares of our Common Stock at $0.10 per share, 358,080 shares of our Series G Preferred Stock convertible into 1,611,360 shares of our Common Stock and 9,675 shares of our Series H Stock convertible into 322,500,000 shares of our Common Stock. YA cannot convert either our warrants or preferred stock into shares of Common Stock that would cause YA to own more than 9.9% of the issued and outstanding Common Stock. The Series H Stock votes on an as-converted basis but YA’s voting power may not exceed 9.9% with respect it its Series H Stock. The Series F Stock and the Series G Stock have no voting rights. The remaining shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by YA were acquired from us through various private placement transactions or in open market transactions. |
Management
The following table shows the amount of capital stock of the Company beneficially owned by the Company’s directors, executive officers and by all directors and executive officers as a group as of September 25, 2009.
Name and Address | | Title of Class | | Shares Beneficially Owned | | Percent of Class | |
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C. Thomas McMillen | | Common Stock | | | 66,683,010 | (1) | | 57.30 | % |
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Christopher P. Leichtweis | | Common Stock | | | 121,313,523 | (2) | | 70.94 | % |
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Michael T. Brigante | | Common Stock | | | 6,403,128 | (3) | | 11.41 | % |
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Zev E. Kaplan | | Common Stock | | | 4,788,500 | (4) | | 8.79 | % |
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Philip A. McNeill | | Common Stock | | | 4,782,500 | (5) | | 8.78 | % |
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Brian C. Griffin | | Common Stock | | | 4,782,500 | (6) | | 8.78 | % |
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All Officers and Directors as Group | | Common Stock | | | 208,753,161 | | | 80.77 | % |
The applicable percentage of beneficial ownership is based on 49,699,595 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of September 25, 2009, together with securities convertible or exercisable into shares of Common Stock within 60 days for each stockholder. Shares of Common Stock subject to securities that are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of September 25, 2009 are deemed to be beneficially owned by the person holding such securities for the purpose of computing the percentage of ownership of such person, but are not treated as outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of any other person. Beneficial ownership, which is determined in accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC, means the sole or shared power to vote or direct the voting or to dispose or direct the disposition of our Common Stock. Unless otherwise indicated, all of the shares are owned directly, and the person has sole voting and dispositive power. Except as otherwise indicated, the business address for each of the following persons is 1005 North Glebe Road, Suite 550, Arlington, Virginia 22201.
(1) | Mr. McMillen owns 14,721,344 shares of Common Stock and 325 shares of Series H Stock which are convertible into 10,833,333 shares of common stock. On August 30, 2005, McMillen was granted option to purchase 5,800,000 shares of Common Stock pursuant to the McMillen Employment Agreement, all of which were exercisable on September 25, 2009. On July 30, 2008, Mr. McMillen was granted options to purchase 50,000,000 shares of Common Stock, of which 23,250,000 were exercisable on September 25, 2009. The balance of these options vests in 4,687,500 increments at the end of each of the next four calendar quarters and these options have an exercise price of $0.05 per share. Mr. McMillen also owns warrants to purchase 2,703,333 shares of Common Stock at $0.03 per share. |
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(2) | Mr. Leichtweis owns 505,473 shares of Series I Convertible Preferred Stock convertible into 101,094,600 shares of Common Stock. Mr. Leichtweis also owns warrants to purchase 20,218,923 shares of Common Stock at $0.03 per share. |
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(3) | Mr. Brigante owns 2,184,376 shares of Common Stock. Mr. Brigante was granted options, on July 10, 2006, to purchase 750,000 shares of Common Stock, of which 519,210 were cancelled on May 10, 2007 and 230,790 were exercisable on September 25, 2009. On May 10, 2007, Mr. Brigante was separately granted options to purchase 519,210 shares of Common Stock, all of which were exercisable on September 25, 2009. On July 30, 2008, Mr. Brigante was granted options to purchase 8,750,000 shares of Common Stock, of which 1,828,126 were exercisable on September 25, 2009. The balance of these options vests in 820,313 increments at the end of each of the next four calendar quarters and these options have an exercise price of $0.05 per share. |
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(4) | Mr. Kaplan was granted options to purchase 720,000 shares of Common Stock in December 2005. All of these options were exercisable on September 25, 2009. On July 30, 2008, Mr. Kaplan was granted options to purchase 5,000,000 shares of Common Stock, of which 3,125,000 were exercisable on September 25, 2008. The balance of these options vests in 468,750 increments at the end of each of the next four calendar quarters and these options have an exercise price of $0.05 per share. Mr. Kaplan also claims beneficial ownership of 6,000 shares of Common Stock held in a family trust. |
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(5) | Mr. McNeill was granted options to purchase 720,000 shares of Common Stock in December 2005. All of these options were exercisable at September 25, 2009. On July 30, 2008, Mr. McNeill was granted options to purchase 5,000,000 shares of Common Stock, of which 3,125,000 were exercisable on September 25, 2009. The balance of these options of these options vests in 468,750 increments at the end of each of the next four calendar quarters and these options have an exercise price of $0.05 per share. |
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(6) | Mr. Griffin was granted options to purchase 720,000 shares of Common Stock in May 2007, all of which were exercisable on September 25, 2009. On July 30, 2008, Mr. Griffin was granted options to purchase 5,000,000 shares of Common Stock, of which 3,125,000 were exercisable on September 25, 2009. The balance of these options vests in 468,750 increments at the end of each of the next four calendar quarters and these options have an exercise price of $0.05 per share. |
Item 13. Certain Relationships And Related Transactions
On June 1, 2007, the Company loaned five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) to Secure America Acquisition Holdings, LLC (“SAAH”) an entity controlled by C. Thomas McMillen, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. The loan was for working capital purposes and is evidenced by a note bearing 5% interest per annum and is due on or before May 31, 2011, with no prepayment penalties. The loan is guaranteed in its entirety by Mr. McMillen. SAAH is the initial principal stockholder in Secure America Acquisition Corporation (“SAAC”), a blank check company, whose primary purpose is to seek an acquisition or business combination in the homeland security industry, excluding companies whose primary focus is secure data facilities or whose enterprise value is less than $60,000,000. As an additional inducement for granting the loan, the Company received a membership interest in SAAH, which entitles it to receive two hundred fifty thousand (250,000) shares of common stock in SAAC, if and
when SAAC completes an acquisition or business combination, which it has twenty four months to do so. At June 30, 2009 the balance of the note, including interest was $412,127.
On October 22, 2007, the Company purchased seventy five thousand (75,000) membership interests in SAAH in the amount of $150,000. These membership interests entitle the Company to receive 75,000 shares of common stock in SAAC, if and when SAAC completes an acquisition or business combination, which it has twenty four months to do so.
On October 22, 2007, the Company loaned SAAH $65,000. The unsecured loan was for working capital purposes, is evidenced by a note and is due October 22, 2008, with no prepayment penalties. The loan was repaid on October 29, 2007 in its entirety.
In addition to Mr. McMillen’s control of SAAH, he also serves as co-Chief Executive Officer of SAAC. Mr. McNeill, our Director, is also a director of SAAC and an investor in SAAH. Mr. Griffin, our Director, is a special advisor to SAAC and an investor in SAAH. Mr. Brigante, our Chief Financial Officer, is an investor in SAAH.
The Company has also entered into an agreement (the “SAAC Agreement”) with SAAC to receive a monthly fee of up to $7,500 for providing SAAC with office space and certain office and administrative services for up to twenty four months. The SAAC Agreement became effective upon the effectiveness of the SAAC registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Certain employees of the Company will perform required services pursuant to the SAAC Agreement. The Company has collected or accrued for $90,000 for the aforementioned services during the twelve months ended June 30, 2009.
SEC leases approximately 21,000 square feet of office space from Leichtweis Enterprises, LLC, a company controlled by Christopher Leichtweis, our President. The space, in Knoxville, Tennessee, serves as the headquarters for SEC. The total rent paid to Leichtweis Enterprises, LLC during the twelve months ended June 30, 2009 was $344,028. The Company believes that the terms of such lease were made on terms no less favorable than could have been obtained from an unaffiliated third party.
We believe that each of the above referenced transactions was made on terms no less or more favorable to us than could have been obtained from an unaffiliated third party. Furthermore, any future transactions between us and officers, directors, principal stockholders or affiliates, will be on terms no less favorable to us than could be obtained from an unaffiliated third party, and will be approved by a majority of our directors, including a majority of our independent and disinterested directors who have access at our expense to our legal counsel.
Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees And Services
Coulter & Justus, P.C. audited our financial statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2009 and for the six month transition period ended June 30, 2008.
HJ & Associates, LLC audited our financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007.
Audit Fees. During the year ended June 30, 2009, Coulter & Justus P.C. billed us an aggregate of $263,000 for professional services rendered for:
| · | Audit of our annual financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the six month transition period ended June 30, 2008. |
| · | Review of our financial statements included in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the year ended June 30, 2009. |
During the six month transition period ended June 30, 2008; Coulter & Justus P.C. billed us an aggregate of $62,000 for professional services rendered for:
| · | Review of our financial statements included in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the year |
During the year ended December 31, 2007, HJ & Associates, LLC billed us an aggregate of $120,000 for professional services rendered for:
| · | Audit of our annual financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2007. |
| · | Review of our financial statements included in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-QSB for the year ended December 31, 2007. |
Audit-Related Fees. During the year ended June 30, 2009 and the six month transition period ended June 30, 2008, Coulter & Justus, P.C. billed us an aggregate of $0 for services rendered other than those described above under the heading of “Audit Fees”. During the year ended December 31, 2007, HJ & Associates, LLC billed us an aggregate of $0 for services rendered other than those described above under the heading “Audit Fees.”
Tax Fees. During the year ended June 30, 2009 and the six month transition period ended June 30, 2008, Coulter & Justus, P.C. billed us an aggregate of $0 for services rendered other than those described above under the heading of “Audit Fees”. During the year ended December 31, 2007, HJ & Associates, LLC billed us an aggregate of $0 for services rendered other than those described above under the heading “Audit Fees.”
All Other Fees. During the year ended June 30, 2009 and the six month transition period ended June 30, 2008, Coulter & Justus, P.C. billed us an aggregate of $0 for services rendered other than those described above under the heading of “Audit Fees”. During the year ended December 31, 2007, HJ & Associates, LLC billed us an aggregate of $0 for services rendered other than those described above under the heading “Audit Fees.”
All services provided by Coulter & Justus, P.C. and HJ & Associates, LLC have been pre-approved by the Audit Committee before either firm began to perform those services.
No services were rendered by Coulter & Justus, P.C. or HJ & Associates, LLC pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii)C of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.
Audit Committee Pre-Approval of Audit and Permissible Non-Audit Services of Independent Auditors
Effective May 6, 2003, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted rules that require that before an independent registered public accounting firm is engaged by us to render any auditing or permitted non-audit related service, the engagement must first be:
| · | approved by our audit committee; or |
| · | entered into pursuant to pre-approval policies and procedures established by the audit committee, provided the policies and procedures are detailed as to the particular service, the audit committee is informed of each service, and such policies and procedures do not include delegation of the audit committee’s responsibilities to management. |
Our audit committee was formed in February 2006, and has assumed responsibility for the pre-approval of audit and permitted non-audit services to be performed by our company’s independent auditor. The audit committee will, on an annual basis, consider and, if appropriate, approve the provision of audit and non-audit services by Counter & Justus, P.C. Thereafter, the audit committee will, as necessary, consider and, if appropriate, approve the provision of additional audit and non-audit services by Coulter & Justus, P.C. which are not encompassed by the audit committee’s annual pre-approval and are not prohibited by law. The audit committee has delegated to the Chairman of the audit committee the authority to pre-approve, on a case-by-case basis, non-audit services to be performed by Coulter & Justus, P.C.
Since we did not have an audit committee in 2005, our full board of directors considered the nature of services performed by HJ & Associates, LLC, our audit firm at that time, and found them to be compatible with
maintaining HJ & Associates’ independence. Subsequently, following the acquisition of SEC, our full board of directors considered the nature of services performed by Coulter & Justus, P.C. and found them to be compatible with maintaining Coulter & Justus, P.C.’s independence.
PART IV
Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
(a) Documents filed as part of this report:
See index to Consolidated Financial Statements attached, which are filed as part of this report.
(b) Exhibits:
Exhibit No | | Description | | Location | |
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2.1 | | Agreement and Plan of Merger and Stock Purchase Agreement, dated March 13, 2008, by and among the Company, Safety & Ecology Holdings Corporation, HSCC Acquisition Corp. and certain other persons named therein. | | Incorporated by reference as Exhibit 2.1 to Form 8-K filed with the Commission on March 19, 2008 | |
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3.1 | | Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation | | Incorporated by reference as Exhibit A to Scheduled 14C filed with the Commission on June 23, 2008. | |
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3.2 | | Certificate of Designation for the Series G Convertible Preferred Stock | | Incorporated by reference as Exhibit 3.1 to Form 8-K filed with the Commission on February 14, 2006 | |
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3.3 | | Bylaws of the Company | | Incorporated by reference as Exhibit 3.2 to the Registration Statement on Form SB-2 filed with the Commission on August 13, 1997 | |
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3.4 | | Certificate of Designation of Series C Preferred Stock | | Incorporated by reference to the Registration Statement on Form SB-2 filed with the Commission on October 18, 2001 | |
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3.5 | | Certificate of Designation of Series D Preferred Stock | | Incorporated by reference as Exhibit 3.4 to Form 10-K filed with the Commission on March 27, 2002 | |
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3.6 | | Certificate of Designation of Series E Preferred Stock | | Incorporated by reference as Exhibit 3.4 to Form 10-K filed with the Commission on March 27, 2002 | |
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3.7 | | Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, dated August 23, 2002 | | Incorporated by reference as Exhibit 3.6 to Form 10-K filed with the Commission on April 15, 2005 | |
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3.8 | | Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, dated April 17, 2002 | | Incorporated by reference as Exhibit 3.7 to Form 10-K filed with the Commission on April 15, 2005 | |
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3.9 | | Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation, dated January 5, 2006 | | Incorporated by reference as Exhibit 3.1 to Form 8-K filed with the Commission on February 2, 2006 | |
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3.10 | | Certificate of Designation of Series F Convertible Preferred Stock | | Incorporated by reference as Exhibit 99.2 to Form 8-K filed with the Commission on October 7, 2005 | |
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3.11 | | Company’s Certificate of Designation for Series H Convertible Preferred Stock | | Incorporated by reference as Exhibit 3.1 to Form 8-K filed with the Commission on March 19, 2008 | |
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3.12 | | Certificate of Designation for Homeland Security Capital Corporation’s Series I Convertible Preferred Stock | | Incorporated by reference as Exhibit 3.1 to Form 8-K filed with the Commission on March 19, 2008 | |
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10.1 | | Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 14, 2008 between the Company and YA Global Investments, L.P. | | Incorporated by reference as Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K filed with the Commission on March 19, 2008 | |
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10.2 | | Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of March 14, 2008 between the Company and YA Global Investments, L.P. | | Incorporated by reference as Exhibit 10.2 to Form 8-K filed with the Commission on March 19, 2008 | |
10.3 | | Employment Agreement by and between C. Thomas McMillen and the Company | | Incorporated by reference as Exhibit 10.3 to Form 10-K filed with the Commission on March 31, 2008. | |
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10.4 | | Indemnification Agreement by and between C. Thomas McMillen and the Company | | Incorporated by reference as Exhibit 10.4 to Form 8-K filed with the Commission on August 31, 2005 | |
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10.5 | | Securities Purchase Agreement dated as of October 6, 2005, by and between the Company and Cornell Capital Partners, LP | | Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to Form 8-K filed with the Commission on October 7, 2005 | |
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10.6 | | Escrow Agreement, dated as of October 6, 2005, by and between the Company and Cornell Capital Partners, LP | | Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.3 to Form 8-K filed with the Commission on October 7, 2005 | |
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10.7 | | 2005 Stock Option Plan | | Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13 to Form 10-K filed with the Commission on April 17, 2006 | |
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10.8 | | Securities Purchase Agreement dated February 6, 2006, by and between Homeland Security Capital Corporation and Cornell Capital Partners LP | | Incorporated by reference as Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K filed with the Commission on February 14, 2006 | |
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10.9 | | Investor Registration Rights Agreement dated February 6, 2006, by and between Homeland Security Capital Corporation and Cornell Capital Partners LP | | Incorporated by reference as Exhibit 10.2 to Form 8-K filed with the Commission on February 14, 2006 | |
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10.10 | | Investment Agreement dated February 6, 2006, by and between Homeland Security Capital Corporation and Cornell Capital Partners LP | | Incorporated by reference as Exhibit 10.3 to Form 8-K filed with the Commission on February 14, 2006 | |
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10.11 | | Security Agreement dated February 6, 2006, by and between Homeland Security Capital Corporation and Cornell Capital Partners, LP. | | Incorporated by reference as Exhibit 10.4 to Form 8-K filed with the Commission on February 14, 2006 | |
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10.12 | | Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated February 8, 2006, by and among Nexus Technologies Group, Inc., Corporate Security Solutions, Inc., CSS Acquisitions, Inc. and certain other persons named therein. | | Incorporated by reference as Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K filed with the Commission on February 14, 2006 | |
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10.13 | | Series A Convertible Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, dated February 8, 2006, by and between Homeland Security Capital Corporation and Nexus Technologies Group, Inc. | | Incorporated by reference as Exhibit 10.2 to Form 8-K filed with the Commission on February 14, 2006 | |
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10.14 | | Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 21, 2006 between the Company and Cornell Capital Partners, LP | | Incorporated by reference as Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K filed with the Commission on August 24, 2006 | |
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10.15 | | Investor Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of August 21, 2006 between the Company and Cornell Capital Partners, LP | | Incorporated by reference as Exhibit 10.2 to Form 8-K filed with the Commission on August 24, 2006 | |
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10.16 | | Pledge and Security Agreement, dated as of August 21, 2006 between the Company and Cornell Capital Partners, LP | | Incorporated by reference as Exhibit 10.3 to Form 8-K filed with the Commission on August 24, 2006 | |
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10.17 | | Security Agreement, dated as of March 14, 2008 between the Company, YA Global Investments, L.P. and certain subsidiaries of the Company | | Incorporated by reference as Exhibit 10.3 to Form 8-K filed with the Commission on March 19, 2008 | |
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10.18 | | Warrant dated as of August 21, 2006 issued to Cornell Capital Partners, LP | | Incorporated by reference as Exhibit 10.5 to Form 8-K filed with the Commission on August 24, 2006 |
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10.21 | | Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 3, 2007, between the Company, the other shareholders of Security Holding Corp., and SuperCom, Inc. | | Incorporated by reference as Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report of Form 8-K filed with the Commission on July 10, 2007 |
10.22 | | Employment Agreement by and between Michael T. Brigante and the Company. | | Incorporated by reference as Exhibit 10.1 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB with the Commission on May 15, 2007 |
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10.23 | | Form of Company Warrant, dated March 17, 2008 | | Incorporated by reference as Exhibit 4.1 to Form 8-K filed with the Commission on March 19, 2008 |
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10.24 | | Form of Company Senior Secured Note, dated as of March 14, 2008 issued to YA Global Investments, L.P. | | Incorporated by reference as Exhibit 10.4 to Form 8-K filed with the Commission on March 19, 2008 |
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10.25 | | Guaranty, dated as of March 14, 2008, in favor of YA Global Investments, L.P. from certain subsidiaries of the Company | | Incorporated by reference as Exhibit 10.6 to Form 8-K filed with the Commission on March 19, 2008 |
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10.26 | | Warrant dated as of March 14, 2008 issued to YA Global Investments, L.P. | | Incorporated by reference as Exhibit 4.1 to Form 8-K filed with the Commission on March 19, 2008 |
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10.27 | | 2008 Stock Option Plan | | Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Form 10-K filed with the Commission on February 16, 2009 |
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10.28 | | Common Stock Purchase Agreement, Dated November 26, 2008, by and between the Company and YA Global Investments, L.P. | | Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Form 10-K filed with the Commission on February 16, 2009 |
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10.29 | | Common Stock Purchase Agreement, Dated November 28, 2008, by and between the Company and YA Global Investments, L.P. | | Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to Form 10-K filed with the Commission on February 16, 2009 |
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14.1 | | Code of Business Conduct and Ethics | | Incorporated by reference as Exhibit 14.1 to Form 10-K filed with the Commission on April 14, 2004 |
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31.1 | | Certification by Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 15 U.S.C. Section 7241, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | | Provided herewith |
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31.2 | | Certification by Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 15 U.S.C. Section 7241, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | | Provided herewith |
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32.1 | | Certification by Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | | Provided herewith |
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32.2 | | Certification by Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | | Provided herewith |
Where You Can Find More Information
Statements contained in this annual report as to the contents of any contract, agreement or other document referred to include those terms of such documents that we believe are material, whenever a reference is made in this annual report to any contract or other document of ours, you should refer to the exhibits that are a part of the annual report for a copy of the contract or document.
You may read and copy all or any portion of the annual report or any other information that the Company files at the SEC’s public reference room at One Station Place, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549. You can request copies of these documents, upon payment of a duplicating fee, by writing to the SEC. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the operation of the public reference room. Our SEC filings, including this annual report, are also available to you on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
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SIGNATURES
In accordance with Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
HOMELAND SECURITY CAPITAL CORPORATION | | | |
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/s/ C. Thomas McMillen | | | |
C. Thomas McMillen | | Chief Executive Officer | September 28, 2009 |
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/s/ Michael T. Brigante | | Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | September 28, 2009 |
Michael T. Brigante | | | |
In accordance with the Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature | | Title | | Date |
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/s/ C. Thomas McMillen | | Chief Executive Officer | | September 28, 2009 |
C. Thomas McMillen | | and Chairman of the Board | | |
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/s/ Michael T. Brigante | | Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | | September 28, 2009 |
Michael T. Brigante | | | | |
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/s/ Christopher P. Leichtweis | | President and Director | | September 28, 2009 |
Christopher P. Leichtweis | | | | |
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/s/ Brian C. Griffin | | Director | | September 28, 2009 |
Brian C. Griffin | | | | |
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/s/ Zev E. Kaplan | | Director | | September 28, 2009 |
Zev E. Kaplan | | | | |
| | | | |
/s/ Philip A. McNeill | | Director | | September 28, 2009 |
Philip A. McNeill | | | | |
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INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULE
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Report of Coulter & Justus, P.C. | | F-1 |
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Report of HJ & Associates, LLC | | F-2 |
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Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2009 and 2008 and December 31, 2007 | | F-3 |
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Consolidated Statements of Operations for the year ended June 30, 2009, six months ended June 30, 2008, six months ended June 30, 2007 (unaudited) and the year ended December 31, 2007. | | F-4 |
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the year ended June 30, 2009, six months ended June 30, 2008, six months ended June 30, 2007 (unaudited) and the year ended December 31, 2007. | | F-5 |
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Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the years ended June 30, 2009 and 2008 and December 31, 2007 | | F-6 |
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements | | F-7 |
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Board of Directors and Stockholders
Homeland Security Capital Corporation
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Homeland Security Capital Corporation and Subsidiaries as of June 30, 2009 and 2008, and the related consolidated statement of operations, stockholders’ (deficit) equity and cash flows for the year ended June 30, 2009 and the six months ended June 30, 2008. Homeland Security Capital Corporation’s management is responsible for these consolidated financial statements. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits. We did not audit the financial statements of Safety and Ecology Corporation Limited (“SECL”), a wholly owned subsidiary, for the year ended June 30, 2009, or the balance sheet as of June 30, 2008, which statements and balance sheet reflect total assets of $5,622,807 and $3,304,287 as of June 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively and total revenues of $516,717 for the year ended June 30, 2009. Those statements and balance sheet were audited by other auditors whose report has been furnished to us, and our opinion, insofar as it relates to the amounts included for SECL, is based solely on the report of the other auditors.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Homeland Security Capital Corporation as of June 30, 2009 and 2008 and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year ended June 30, 2009 and the six months ended June 30, 2008, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
| /s/Coulter & Justus, P. C. |
Knoxville, Tennessee
September 25, 2008
F-1
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders
of Homeland Security Capital Corporation and Subsidiaries
Arlington, Virginia
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Homeland Security Capital Corporation and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2007 and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders equity (deficit), and cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2007. The consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the consolidated financial statements based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement. 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 consolidated financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Homeland Security Capital Corporation and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2007 and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2007 in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
We were not engaged to examine management's assertion about the effectiveness of Homeland Security Capital Corporation and Subsidiaries’ internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2007 and, accordingly, we do not express an opinion thereon.
/s/ HJ & Associates, LLC
HJ & Associates, LLC
Salt Lake City, Utah
March 26, 2008
HOMELAND SECURITY CAPITAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES |
Consolidated Balance Sheets | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Assets | June 30, 2009 | | June 30, 2008 | | December 31, 2007 |
Cash | $ 2,356,534 | | $ 3,182,357 | | $ 57,521 |
Accounts receivable - net | 13,425,804 | | 11,977,737 | | 3,993,723 |
Cost in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts | 3,937,086 | | 5,659,217 | | 538,540 |
Other current assets | 613,348 | | 258,958 | | 101,611 |
Total current assets | 20,332,772 | | 21,078,269 | | 4,691,395 |
Fixed assets - net | 4,398,833 | | 5,493,396 | | 269,255 |
Deferred financing costs - net | 386,210 | | 841,079 | | 733,626 |
Notes receivable - related party | 412,127 | | 393,360 | | 414,099 |
Notes payable - other | - | | 90,400 | | 90,400 |
Securities available for sale | 193,945 | | 2,057,197 | | 3,248,571 |
Other non-current assets | 319,516 | | 178,670 | | 150,000 |
Intangible assets - net | 391,372 | | 497,622 | | - |
Goodwill | 6,403,982 | | 4,266,702 | | - |
Total assets | $ 32,838,757 | | $ 34,896,695 | | $ 9,597,346 |
Liabilities and Stockholders' (Deficit) Equity | | | | | |
Current liabilities | | | | | |
Accounts payable | $ 10,003,336 | | $ 6,202,137 | | $ 2,639,721 |
Derivative liability | - | | - | | 7,263,204 |
Current portion of related party debt | - | | - | | 6,252,887 |
Current portion of long term debt | 1,247,016 | | 647,576 | | 72,319 |
Notes payable - related party | 50,110 | | 1,526,137 | | - |
Accrued interest and other liabilities | 3,257,903 | | 3,201,607 | | 656,837 |
Billings in excess of costs on uncompleted contracts | 1,022,125 | | 824,402 | | 144,885 |
Deferred revenue | 59,636 | | 43,164 | | - |
Total current liabilities | 15,640,126 | | 12,445,023 | | 17,029,853 |
Senior notes payable - related party | 13,904,870 | | 13,856,796 | | - |
Interest payable - related party | 2,210,131 | | 493,060 | | - |
Secured notes payable - related party | 250,000 | | - | | - |
Long term debt, less current maturities | 1,421,272 | | 4,463,844 | | 134,688 |
Dividends payable | 1,869,107 | | 400,833 | | - |
Total liabilities | 35,295,506 | | 31,659,556 | | 17,164,541 |
Warrants Payable - Series H | 169,768 | | 169,768 | | - |
Stockholders' (Deficit) Equity | | | | | |
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized, | | | | | |
1,918,080, 1,918,080 and 1,358,080 shares issued | | | | | |
and outstanding, respectively | 14,261,207 | | 12,346,481 | | 135,808 |
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 2,000,000,000 shares authorized, | | | | | |
53,270,160, 48,846,244 and 48,764,677 shares issued and | | | | | |
49,699,729, 48,846,244 and 48,764,677 shares outstanding, | | | | | |
respectively | 53,270 | | 48,846 | | 48,765 |
Additional paid-in capital | 54,131,548 | | 51,385,199 | | 47,799,790 |
Additional paid-in capital - warrants | 272,529 | | 148,652 | | - |
Treasury stock - 3,570,431 shares at cost | (250,000) | | - | | - |
Accumulated deficit | (70,953,480) | | (59,339,836) | | (55,219,082) |
Accumulated comprehensive loss | (141,591) | | (1,521,971) | | (332,476) |
Total stockholders' (deficit) equity | (2,626,517) | | 3,067,371 | | (7,567,195) |
Total liabilities and stockholders' (deficit) equity | $ 32,838,757 | | $ 34,896,695 | | $ 9,597,346 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. |
F-3
HOMELAND SECURITIES CAPITAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES |
Consolidated Statements of Operations | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
| Year Ended June 30, 2009 | | Six Months Ended June 30, 2008 | | Six Months Ended June 30, 2007 (Unaudited) | | Year Ended December 31, 2007 |
Net contract revenue | $ 79,489,509 | | $ 23,154,250 | | $ 6,285,087 | | $ 12,628,183 |
Contract costs | 67,806,658 | | 19,166,303 | | 4,856,212 | | 9,592,926 |
Gross profit on contract revenue | 11,682,851 | | 3,987,947 | | 1,428,875 | | 3,035,257 |
Operating expenses | | | | | | | |
Marketing | 308,499 | | 89,274 | | 16,648 | | 28,499 |
Personnel | 8,881,940 | | 3,219,413 | | 1,430,164 | | 3,037,205 |
Insurance and facility costs | 1,027,224 | | 448,604 | | 215,099 | | 352,796 |
Travel and transportation | 502,888 | | 285,110 | | 136,574 | | 352,994 |
Other operating costs | 939,776 | | 145,824 | | 70,040 | | 114,160 |
Depreciation and amortization | 1,285,756 | | 192,068 | | 36,699 | | 71,480 |
Amortization of intangible assets | 106,250 | | 45,866 | | - | | - |
Professional services | 711,776 | | 234,820 | | 419,788 | | 698,616 |
Administrative costs | 1,253,394 | | 825,659 | | 45,835 | | 263,403 |
Total operating expenses | 15,017,503 | | 5,486,638 | | 2,370,847 | | 4,919,153 |
Operating loss | (3,334,652) | | (1,498,691) | | (941,972) | | (1,883,896) |
Other (expense) income | | | | | | | |
Interest expense | (2,011,991) | | (882,358) | | (323,611) | | (954,846) |
Amortization of debt discounts and offering costs | (552,943) | | (805,214) | | (1,192,766) | | (2,799,123) |
Currency loss | (405,821) | | - | | - | | - |
Adjustment of fair value of derivative liability | - | | (513,516) | | (155,710) | | 1,000,193 |
Impairment loss on securities available for sale | (3,317,837) | | - | | - | | - |
Gain on extinguishment of debt | - | | 3,377,997 | | - | | - |
Other income | 92,597 | | 62,408 | | 58,668 | | 51,673 |
Total other (expense) income | (6,195,995) | | 1,239,317 | | (1,613,419) | | (2,702,103) |
Loss from continuing operations | (9,530,647) | | (259,374) | | (2,555,391) | | (4,585,999) |
(Loss) income from discontinued operations | | | | | | | |
Loss from discontinued operations | - | | - | | (1,959,218) | | (2,023,197) |
Gain from sale of operating segment | - | | - | | - | | 3,657,930 |
(Loss) gain from discontinued operations | - | | - | | (1,959,218) | | 1,634,733 |
Net loss | (9,530,647) | | (259,374) | | (4,514,609) | | (2,951,266) |
Less preferred dividends and other beneficial conversion | | | | | | | |
features associated with preferred stock issuance | (2,082,998) | | (3,934,993) | | - | | - |
Net loss attributable to common stockholders | $ (11,613,645) | | $ (4,194,367) | | $ (4,514,609) | | $ (2,951,266) |
(Loss) income per common share - basic and diluted | | | | | | | |
Loss from continuing operations | $ (0.24) | | $ (0.09) | | $ (0.06) | | $ (0.11) |
Loss from discontinued operations | - | | - | | (0.05) | | 0.04 |
Basic and diluted EPS | $ (0.24) | | $ (0.09) | | $ (0.11) | | $ (0.07) |
Weighted average shares outstanding - | | | | | | | |
Basic and diluted | 47,664,614 | | 48,819,354 | | 41,755,250 | | 43,043,114 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. |
F-4
HOMELAND SECURITIES CAPITAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES |
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
| Year Ended June 30, 2009 | | Six Months Ended June 30, 2008 | | Six Months Ended June 30, 2007 (Unaudited) | | Year Ended December 31, 2007 |
Cash flows from operating activities: | | | | | | | |
Net loss | $ (9,530,647) | | $ (259,374) | | $ (4,514,609) | | $ (2,951,266) |
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net | | | | | | | |
cash provided by (used in) operating activities: | | | | | | | |
Gain on sale of operating segment | - | | - | | - | | (3,657,930) |
Gain on extinguishment of debt | - | | (3,377,997) | | - | | - |
Settlement of debt | - | | - | | (51,261) | | (6,024) |
Share-based compensation expense | 2,150,773 | | 121,764 | | 181,151 | | 352,056 |
Depreciation | 1,842,723 | | 620,279 | | 36,699 | | 71,480 |
Amortization of intangibles | 106,250 | | 45,866 | | - | | - |
Disposal of fixed assets | 5,843 | | - | | - | | - |
Change in allowance for bad debts | - | | 215,998 | | - | | (57,407) |
Impairment loss of securities available for sale | 3,317,837 | | - | | - | | - |
Write off of note receivable - related party | 90,400 | | - | | - | | - |
Equity valuation in subsidiaries | - | | - | | 582,470 | | 582,470 |
Amortization of debt discount | 48,074 | | 570,021 | | 1,003,277 | | 2,382,601 |
Amortization of debt offering costs | 504,869 | | 235,191 | | 97,004 | | 416,522 |
Valuation losses for changes in derivative liability | - | | 513,516 | | 155,710 | | (1,000,193) |
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | | | | | | | |
Accounts receivable | (1,448,066) | | 3,631,614 | | (1,379,273) | | (120,888) |
Net assets of discontinued operations | - | | - | | 745,271 | | 476,741 |
Costs in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts | 1,722,131 | | (743,841) | | (87,241) | | (272,568) |
Other assets | (514,004) | | 97,924 | | (12,885) | | (137,430) |
Accounts payable | 3,801,201 | | 136,758 | | 589,244 | | 352,269 |
Billings in excess of costs on uncompleted contracts | 197,723 | | (696,874) | | (94,525) | | (356,196) |
Accrued interest and other liabilities | 1,855,587 | | 798,624 | | 98,284 | | 638,893 |
Deferred revenue | 16,472 | | 43,164 | | - | | - |
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | 4,167,166 | | 1,952,633 | | (2,650,684) | | (3,286,870) |
Cash flows from investing activities: | | | | | | | |
Purchase of fixed assets | (799,144) | | (571,340) | | (82,574) | | (97,163) |
Proceeds from sale of assets | 45,141 | | - | | - | | - |
Issuance of notes receivable from related parties | - | | - | | (500,000) | | (504,499) |
Collection of notes receivable from related parties | - | | 808,820 | | - | | - |
Investment in equity of subsidiaries | (113,403) | | (9,539,773) | | - | | - |
Investment activity from discontinued operations | - | | - | | 55,434 | | 743,142 |
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities | (867,406) | | (9,302,293) | | (527,140) | | 141,480 |
Cash flows from financing activities: | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from convertible debentures - related party | - | | - | | 2,750,000 | | 2,750,000 |
Costs of convertible debentures - related party | - | | - | | (190,000) | | (190,000) |
Proceeds from preferred stock - related party | - | | 6,190,000 | | - | | - |
Proceeds from senior notes - related party | - | | 6,310,000 | | - | | - |
Debt offering costs | (50,000) | | (982,773) | | - | | - |
Proceeds from notes payable | 58,136 | | 2,771,622 | | 480,128 | | 514,277 |
Net (payments) borrowings on line of credit | (1,853,935) | | 2,365,935 | | - | | - |
Repayments of term debt | (647,333) | | (6,182,166) | | - | | (474,402) |
Proceeds from notes payable - related parties | 50,000 | | - | | - | | - |
Repayments of notes payable to related parties | (1,608,247) | | - | | - | | - |
Financing activity from discontinued operations | - | | - | | 62,974 | | (611,147) |
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities | (4,051,379) | | 10,472,618 | | 3,103,102 | | 1,988,728 |
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | (74,204) | | 1,878 | | - | | - |
Net (decrease) increase in cash | (825,823) | | 3,124,836 | | (74,722) | | (1,156,662) |
Cash, beginning of period | 3,182,357 | | 57,521 | | 776,139 | | 1,214,183 |
Cash, end of period | $ 2,356,534 | | $ 3,182,357 | | $ 701,417 | | $ 57,521 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. |
F-5
HOMELAND SECURITIES CAPITAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' (Deficit) Equity
| | | | | | | | | | Additional | | | | | | | | Total |
| | | | | | | | Additional | | Paid-In | | | | | | Accumulated | | Stockholders' |
| | Preferred | | Common Stock | | Paid-In | | Capital - | | Treasury | | Accumulated | | Comprehensive | | (Deficit) |
| | Stock | | Shares Issued | | Amount | | Capital | | Warrants | | Stock | | Deficit | | Loss | | Equity |
Balance, January 1, 2007 | | $ 200,000 | | 41,755,250 | | $ 41,755 | | $ 46,854,476 | | $ - | | $ - | | $ (52,267,816) | | $ - | | $ (5,171,585) |
Conversion of debentures to | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
common stock | | - | | 4,120,787 | | 4,121 | | 531,955 | | - | | - | | - | | - | | 536,076 |
Conversion of preferred stock - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series G | | (64,192) | | 2,888,640 | | 2,889 | | 61,303 | | - | | - | | - | | - | | - |
Value of vested stock options | | - | | - | | - | | 352,056 | | - | | - | | - | | - | | 352,056 |
Reduction in value of securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
available for sale | | - | | - | | - | | - | | - | | - | | - | | (332,476) | | (332,476) |
Net loss | | - | | - | | - | | - | | - | | - | | (2,951,266) | | - | | (2,951,266) |
Balance, December 31, 2007 | | 135,808 | | 48,764,677 | | 48,765 | | 47,799,790 | | - | | - | | (55,219,082) | | (332,476) | | (7,567,195) |
Conversion of debentures to | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
common stock | | - | | 81,567 | | 81 | | 3,105 | | - | | - | | - | | - | | 3,186 |
Issuance of preferred stock | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series H | | 9,930,674 | | - | | - | | 2,740,540 | | - | | - | | (2,740,540) | | - | | 9,930,674 |
Series I | | 2,280,000 | | - | | - | | 720,000 | | - | | - | | (720,000) | | - | | 2,280,000 |
Series I warrants | | - | | - | | - | | - | | 148,652 | | - | | - | | - | | 148,652 |
Reduction in value of securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
available for sale | | - | | - | | - | | - | | - | | - | | - | | (1,191,374) | | (1,191,374) |
Currency translation | | - | | - | | - | | - | | - | | - | | - | | 1,879 | | 1,879 |
Dividends on Series H | | - | | - | | - | | - | | - | | - | | (400,840) | | - | | (400,840) |
Value of vested stock options | | - | | - | | - | | 121,764 | | - | | - | | - | | - | | 121,764 |
Net loss | | - | | - | | - | | - | | - | | - | | (259,374) | | - | | (259,374) |
Balance, June 30, 2008 | | 12,346,482 | | 48,846,244 | | 48,846 | | 51,385,199 | | 148,652 | | - | | (59,339,836) | | (1,521,971) | | 3,067,372 |
Amortization of Series H warrants | | 14,725 | | | | | | | | | | | | (14,725) | | - | | - |
Purchase of treasury stock | | - | | - | | - | | - | | - | | (250,000) | | - | | - | | (250,000) |
Dividends on Series H and Series I | | - | | - | | - | | - | | - | | - | | (1,468,272) | | - | | (1,468,272) |
Value of vested stock options | | - | | - | | - | | 1,929,577 | | - | | - | | - | | - | | 1,929,577 |
Stock options exercised | | - | | 4,423,916 | | 4,424 | | 216,772 | | - | | - | | - | | - | | 221,196 |
Reduction in value of securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
available for sale | | - | | - | | - | | - | | - | | - | | - | | (1,863,253) | | (1,863,253) |
Realization of impairment in | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
value of assets held for sale | | - | | - | | - | | - | | - | | - | | - | | 3,317,837 | | 3,317,837 |
Value or Series I shares released | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
from escrow | | 1,900,000 | | - | | - | | 600,000 | | 123,877 | | - | | (600,000) | | - | | 2,023,877 |
Currency translation | | - | | - | | - | | - | | - | | - | | - | | (74,204) | | (74,204) |
Net loss | | - | | - | | - | | - | | - | | - | | (9,530,647) | | - | | (9,530,647) |
Balance, June 30, 2009 | | $ 14,261,207 | | 53,270,160 | | $ 53,270 | | $ 54,131,548 | | $ 272,529 | | $ (250,000) | | $ (70,953,480) | | $ (141,591) | | $ (2,626,517) |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
F-6
HOMELAND SECURITY CAPITAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
1. Organization and Nature of Business
Homeland Security Capital Corporation (together with any subsidiaries shall be referred to as the “Company,” “we,” “us” and “our”) is a consolidator of companies providing specialized technology-based radiological, nuclear, environmental disaster relief and technology driven electronic security solutions to government and commercial customers within the fragmented homeland security industry. We are focused on creating long-term value by taking a controlling interest in and developing our subsidiary companies through superior operations and management. We intend to operate businesses that provide homeland security products and services solutions, growing organically and by acquisitions. The Company is targeting emerging companies that are generating revenues but face challenges in scaling their businesses to capitalize on homeland security opportunities.
The Company was incorporated in Delaware in August 1997 under the name “Celerity Systems, Inc.” In December 2005, the Company amended its Certificate of Incorporation to change its name to “Homeland Security Capital Corporation.”
The Company owns 93% of Nexus Technologies Group, Inc. (“Nexus”) and its wholly owned subsidiary Corporate Security Solutions, Inc. (“CSS”). Nexus provides integrated electronic security systems for the commercial and government security markets, through engineering, design and installation of open-ended technologically advanced applications.
The Company has a US-based joint venture with Polimaster, Inc., an Arlington, Virginia company involved in the field of nuclear and radiological detection and isotope identification. The joint venture operates as Polimatrix, Inc. (“PMX”) and is owned 51% by the Company. PMX uses technology licensed from Polimaster, Inc. in the development and sale of hand-held, networked detection devices intended to be sold to government and commercial customers.
As further described in Note 8, on March 13, 2008, in conjunction with its primary business plan, the Company, entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger and Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Merger Agreement”) with Safety & Ecology Holdings Corporation (“Safety” or “SEC”) and certain persons named therein whereby the Company effectively acquired 100% of Safety, subject to future management equity incentive programs, and at June 30, 2009 owned 100% of the outstanding capital stock of Safety. Previously, Safety and the company agreed for the purpose of the transaction to transfer effective control of Safety to the Company as of March 1, 2008. From the period of March 1, 2008 until the purchase consideration was exchanged, the Company recorded $59,736 for interest imputed for the period. The accompanying financial statements include the results of Safety from March 1, 2008, the effective date of the acquisition, through June 30, 2009.
Safety, through its subsidiaries, is a provider of global environmental, hazardous and radiological infrastructure remediation and advanced construction services in the Untied States and the United Kingdom. Safety’s main core business areas and service offerings include: (1) remediation, decommissioning and demolition (D&D), environmental/remedial construction and construction project management, (2) environmental services, (3) environmental technologies; and (4) CBRNE incident response and prevention and consequence management as well as catastrophic natural disasters response.
The Company owns a majority of the outstanding capital stock of its subsidiaries, controls each of the subsidiary boards of directors and provides extensive management and advisory services to the subsidiaries. Accordingly, the Company believes it exercises sufficient control over the operations and financial results of each company and consolidates the results of operations, eliminating minority interests when such minority interests have a basis in the consolidated entity.
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Principles of Consolidation - The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Homeland Security Capital Corporation and its controlled subsidiaries. All significant inter-company transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation. Minority interest of the outside equity holdings of the subsidiaries is recognized using the parent company theory.
Foreign Operations – SECL, a United Kingdom corporation, which is wholly owned by Safety had total assets of $622,804 and $4,304,287, total liabilities of $741,246 and $3,560,687 and a net loss of $708,744 and $247,637 as of and for the periods ending June 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively, which are included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements for those periods. The financial statements of SECL are translated using exchange rates in effect at year-end for assets and liabilities and average exchange rates during the year for results of operations. The related translation adjustments are reported as a separate component of shareholders’ equity.
Use of Estimates - The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments - The carrying amount of items included in working capital approximate fair value because of the short maturity of those instruments. The carrying value of the Company's debt approximates fair value because it bears interest at rates that are similar to current borrowing rates for loans of comparable terms, maturity and credit risk that are available to the Company.
Revenue Recognition – Revenues are derived primarily from services performed under time and materials and fixed fee contracts and products sold. Revenues and costs derived from fixed price contracts are recognized using the percentage of completion (efforts expended) method. Revenue and costs derived from time and material contracts are recognized when revenue is earned and costs are incurred. Revenue and costs based on sale of products are derived when title to the products is transferred.
Contract costs include all direct labor, materials, and other non-labor costs and those indirect costs related to contract support, such as depreciation, fringe benefits, overhead labor, supplies, tools, repairs and equipment rental. General and administrative costs are charged to expense as incurred. Provisions for estimated losses on uncompleted contracts are made in the period in which such losses are determined. Changes in job performance, job conditions and estimated profitability, including those arising from contract penalty provisions, and final contract settlements may result in revisions to costs and income and are recognized in the period in which the revisions are determined. Because of inherent uncertainties in estimating costs, it is at least reasonably possible the estimates used will change within the near term.
The asset, “costs in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts” represents revenues recognized in excess of billed amounts and also includes approximately $1,300,000 and $1,200,000 at June 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively, in unbilled claims for costs incurred in excess of contracted amounts for which the Company believes they have a legal right to recover, however the ultimate realization is subject to change in the near term. The liability, “billings in excess of costs on uncompleted contracts”, represents billings in excess of revenues recognized.
Cash and Cash Equivalents - The Company considers all investments with a maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. Cash consists of cash on hand and deposits in banks. At June 30, 2009, the Company has approximately $100,000 at risk for funds held in non-collateralized accounts subject to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Guarantee.
Recognition of Losses on Receivables - The Company generally does not require collateral from customers. Management periodically reviews accounts for collectability, including accounts determined to be delinquent based on contractual terms. An allowance for doubtful accounts is maintained at the level management deems necessary to reflect anticipated credit losses. When accounts are determined to be uncollectible, they are charged off against the allowance for bad debts. At June 30, 2009 and 2008 and at December 31, 2007 the Company had a consolidated bad
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debt allowance of $234,826, $345,998 and $130,000, respectively. Trade accounts receivable include approximately $2,400,000 and $2,800,000 of retainage receivables as of June 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
Property and Equipment - Fixed assets are recorded at cost. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the underlying assets, generally five years. Leasehold improvements are amortized using the straight-line method over the shorter of the estimated useful lives of the improvements or the term of the lease. Routine repair and maintenance costs are expensed as incurred. Costs of major additions, replacements and improvements are capitalized. Gains and losses from disposals of assets are included in income. The Company periodically evaluates the carrying value by considering the future cash flows generated by the assets. Management believes that the carrying value reflected in the consolidated financial statements is fairly stated based on these criteria.
Debt Offering Costs - Debt offering costs are related to private placements and are being amortized on a straight line basis over the term of the related debt, most of which is in the form of senior secured notes. Should there be an early extinguishment of the debt prior to the stated maturity date, the remaining unamortized cost is expensed. Amortization expense amounted to $504,869, $235,191 and $416,522 for the year ended June 30, 2009, the six months ended June 30, 2008, and the year ending December 31, 2007, respectively. Amortization expense for the six months ended June 30, 2007 was $97,004 (unaudited).
The table below reflects the components of unamortized debt offering costs for the periods ended June 30, 2009, June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007:
| | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | |
Beginning of period | | $ | 841,079 | | $ | 733,626 | | $ | 867,662 | |
New debt offering costs | | | 50,000 | | | 982,773 | | | 282,486 | |
Amortized with converted debt | | | - | | | (434) | | | (24,286) | |
Amortized with debt extinguishment | | | - | | | (640,129) | | | - | |
Amortization expense | | | (504,869) | | | (234,757) | | | (392,236) | |
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Debt financing cost, net | | $ | 386,210 | | $ | 841,079 | | $ | 733,626 | |
Investments in Securities Available for Sale – The Company accounts for investments in marketable securities and other investments in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 115, Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities. SFAS No. 115 addresses the accounting and reporting for investment in equity securities with readily determinable fair values and for all investments in debt securities. As of June 30, 2009 and 2008 and December 31, 2007, all marketable securities were classified as securities available for sale. Under this classification, securities are carried at fair value (period end market closing prices) with unrealized gains and losses excluded from earnings and reported in a separate component of shareholder’s equity until the gains or losses are realized or a provision for impairment is recognized.
The table below reflects the value of our securities available for sale as of June 30, 2009 and 2008 and December 31, 2007:
| Cost | | Gross Unrealized Loss | | Recognized Impairment Loss | | Estimated Fair Value |
June 30, 2009 | $3,581,047 | | $ 69,265 | | $3,317,837 | | $ 193,945 |
June 30, 2008 | $3,581,047 | | $1,523,850 | | - | | $2,057,197 |
December 31, 2007 | $3,581,047 | | $ 332,476 | | - | | $3,248,571 |
Investment Valuation – Investments in equity securities are recorded at fair value represented by closing prices as quoted in active markets. With respect to investments for which market quotations are not readily available or when such market quotations are deemed not to represent fair value, investments are valued using quoted prices for similar equity securities in active markets. If similar equity securities do not represent our equity investments, our Board of Directors has approved a multi-step valuation process which includes (i) investments are reviewed by our Board of Directors with involvement of an independent valuation firm, if necessary, engaged by our Board of
Directors; (ii) the independent valuation firm conducts independent appraisals and makes their own independent assessment; (iii) the audit committee of our Board of Directors reviews and discusses the preliminary valuation from an independent appraisal; and (iv) the Board of Directors discusses the valuations and determines the fair value of each investment, in good faith, based on the input of our Directors, the independent valuation firm and the audit committee. Because of the inherent uncertainty of appraisals, valuation estimates determined by our Board of Directors may differ significantly the values that would have been used had a active market with quoted prices existed.
Income Taxes - Deferred income taxes are provided using the liability method whereby deferred tax assets are recognized for deductible temporary differences and operating loss and tax credit carryforwards and deferred tax liabilities are recognized for taxable temporary differences. Temporary differences are the differences between the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and their tax bases. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when, in the opinion of management, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are adjusted for the effects of the changes in tax laws and rates as of the date of enactment.
When tax returns are filed, it is highly certain that some positions taken would be sustained upon examination by the taxing authorities, while others are subject to uncertainty about the merits of the position taken or the amount of the position that would be ultimately sustained. The benefit of a tax position is recognized in the financial statements in the period during which, based on all available evidence, management believes it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained upon examination, including the resolution of appeals or litigation processes, if any. Tax positions taken are not offset or aggregated with other positions. Tax positions that meet the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold are measured as the largest amount of tax benefit that is more than 50 percent likely of being realized upon settlement with the applicable taxing authority. The portion of the benefits associated with tax positions taken that exceeds the amount measured as described above is reflected as a liability for unrecognized tax benefits in the accompanying balance sheet along with any associated interest and penalties that would be payable to the taxing authorities upon examination.
Interest and penalties associated with unrecognized tax benefits are classified as additional income taxes in the statement of income.
Stock Based Compensation – The Company accounts for stock based compensation under SFAS No. 123R "Shared Based Payment". Share based payment awards that result in a cost will be measured at fair value on the awards' grant date, based on the estimated number of awards that are expected to vest and will be reflected as compensation cost in the historical financial statements.
Valuation of Options and Warrants - The valuation of options and warrants granted to unrelated parties for services are measured as of the earlier of: (1) the date at which a commitment for performance by the counterparty to earn the equity instrument is reached, or (2) the date the counterparty's performance is complete. Pursuant to the requirements of EITF 96-18, the options and warrants will continue to be revalued in situations where they are granted prior to the completion of the performance.
Employee Benefit Plans - Safety has a 401(k) profit sharing plan covering substantially all its employees. Employees are allowed to make before-tax contributions to the plan, through salary reductions, up to the legal limits as described under the Internal Revenue Code. Any company match is discretionary. Safety contributed $516,078 and $108,093 to its plan during the year ended June 30, 2009 and the six month transitional period ended June 30, 2008, respectively.
SECL, a wholly owned subsidiary of Safety, has a group stakeholder pension scheme for the benefit of its employees. The plan covers substantially all SECL employees and provides for SECL to contribute at least three percent of the eligible employee’s compensation to the plan. SECL contributed $4,549 and $2,052 to their plan during the year ended June 30, 2009 and the six month transitional period June 30, 2008, respectively.
The holding company and Nexus both have salary deferred plans which allow each company to make a discretionary match to their plan. Neither the holding company nor Nexus made contributions to their plans for the year ending June 30, 2009 or the six month period ended June 30, 2008.
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Financial Presentation - Consolidated Statements of Operations and Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 2007 are unaudited and have been included for comparative purposes only.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In April 2008, the FASB issued Staff Position No. FAS 142-3 which amends the factors that should be considered in developing renewal or extension assumptions used to determine the useful life of a recognized intangible asset under FASB Statement No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets.” The intent of this FSP is to improve the consistency between the useful life of a recognized intangible asset under Statement 142 and the period of expected cash flows used to measure the fair value of the asset under FASB Statement No. 141 (revised 2007), “Business Combinations” and other U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). The Company believes that the amended factors that should be considered in developing renewal or extension assumptions used to determine the useful life of a recognized intangible asset under FAS 142-3 will not have a significant effect on our consolidated results of operations, financial position or cash flows.
On May 9, 2008, the FASB issued FASB Statement No. 162, “The Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles” (“SFAS No. 162”). SFAS No. 162 is intended to improve financial reporting by identifying a consistent framework, or hierarchy, for selecting accounting principles to be used in preparing financial statements that are presented in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for nongovernmental entities. In June 2009, the FASB issued FASB Statement No. 168, “The FASB Accounting Standards Codification and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles” a replacement of FASB Statement No. 162. FASB Statement No. 168 will become the source of authoritative U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. This statement is effective for financial statements issued for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. The Company does not believe the adoption of FASB Statement No. 168 will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
In May 2009, the FASB issued FASB Statement No. 165, ‘Subsequent Events”. The objective of FASB Statement No. 165 is to establish general standards of accounting for and disclosures of events that occur after the balance sheet date but before financial statements are issued or are available for issue. In accordance with this statement, an entity should apply the requirement to interim or annual financial periods ending after June 15, 2009. The Company has adopted this pronouncement effective with this Annual Report on Form 10K and its adoption has not had a material impact on these consolidated financial statements.
In June 2009, the FASB issued FASB Statement No. 167, “Amendments to FASB Interpretation No. 46(R)”. FASB Statement No. 167 is intended to improve financial reporting by enterprises involved in variable interest entities. As a result of the elimination of the qualifying special-purpose entity concept in FASB Statement No. 166, “Accounting for Transfers of Financial Assets” and concerns about the application of certain key provisions of Interpretation 46(R) not always providing timely and useful information about an enterprises involvement in a variable interest entity. This statement is effective as of the beginning of each reporting entity’s first annual reporting period that begins after November 15, 2009. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of applying the various provisions of FASB Statement No. 167.
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets - The Company accounts for impairment of long-lived assets in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 144, "Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets", which requires that long-lived assets be reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by comparing the carrying amount of an asset to estimated undiscounted future net cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. If the carrying amount of the asset exceeds its estimated future cash flows, an impairment charge is recognized by the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds the fair value of the asset. At June 30, 2009, June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, the Company believes that there has been no impairment of its long-lived assets.
Advertising - The Company follows the policy of charging the costs of advertising to expense as incurred. Expenses incurred were $443,402, $89,274 and $28,499 for the year ended June 30, 2009, the six months ended June 30, 2008 and the year ended December 31, 2007, respectively. Expense incurred for the six months ended June 30, 2007 was $16,648 (unaudited).
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Net Earnings (Loss) Per Share - The Company computes basic earnings (loss) per share by dividing net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders, by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings (loss) per share is computed by dividing net income attributable to common stockholders, by diluted weighted average shares outstanding. Potentially dilutive shares include the assumed exercise of stock options and warrants, the assumed conversion of preferred stock and the assumed vesting of stock option grants (using the treasury stock method), if dilutive.
Reclassifications - Certain prior year’s balances have been reclassified to conform with the current year presentation.
3. Fixed Assets, net
Cost and related accumulated depreciation of the fixed assets at June 30, 2009, June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007 are as follows:
| 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 |
| | | | | | | | |
Office equipment | $ | 382,293 | | $ | 367,942 | | $ | 42,347 |
Operating equipment | | 3,622,584 | | | 3,139,423 | | | - |
Computer equipment | | 1,951,472 | | | 1,781,828 | | | 30,731 |
Vehicles | | 908,124 | | | 886,360 | | | 338,470 |
Accumulative depreciation | | (2,465,640 | ) | | (682,157 | ) | | (142,293) |
Total fixed assets, net | $ | 4,398,833 | | $ | 5,493,396 | | $ | 269,255 |
Depreciation expense was $1,842,726 (including $556,970 recorded in cost of contracts), $620,279 (including $428,211 recorded in cost of contracts), and $71,480 for the year ended June 30, 2009, the six months ended June 30, 2008 and the year ended December 31, 2007, respectively. Depreciation expense for the six months ended June 30, 2007 was $32,099 (unaudited).
4. Intangible Assets, net
The components of intangible assets derived from the acquisition of Safety consist of the following at June 30:
| | | | |
| | 2009 | | 2008 |
Depreciable intangibles: | | | | |
Non-compete agreements | | $ 92,665 | | $ 92,665 |
Contracts | | 445,823 | | 445,823 |
| | 538,488 | | 538,488 |
Less accumulated amortization | | (152,116) | | (45,866) |
| | 386,372 | | 492,622 |
Non-depreciable intangibles: | | | | |
Trademarks | | 5,000 | | 5,000 |
Total intangible assets, net of amortization at June 30, | | $ 391,372 | | $ 497,622 |
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Amortization expense for intangibles was $106,250 and $45,866 for the year ended June 30, 2009 and the six months ended June 30, 2008, respectively. Amortization expense for intangibles for the next five years is expected to be approximately $45,000 for each year ending from June 30, 2010 through June 30, 2014.
5. Goodwill
Goodwill is calculated as the difference between the cost of acquisition and the fair value of the net assets acquired of any business that is acquired. The Company performs impairment tests of the intangible assets at least
annually and impairment losses are recognized if the carrying value of the intangible asset exceeds its fair value. For the year ended June 30, 2009 and for the six months ended June 30, 2008, the Company did not incur any charges for impairment. For the year ended December 31, 2007,the Company recorded $483,942 as an impairment charge to goodwill.
6. Discontinued operations
On July 3, 2007, the Company entered into an agreement to sell the SHC business to Vuance Ltd. (“Vuance”). Pursuant to the terms of the agreement, dated July 3, 2007, by and among the Company, as majority shareholder of SHC, the other shareholders of SHC and SuperCom, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Vuance (“SuperCom”), SuperCom agreed to acquire all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of SHC for a purchase price of $5.1 million, payable in Vuance ordinary (common) shares. All required conditions were met and the sale was closed on August 29, 2007.
On August 29, 2007, 692,660 ordinary (common) shares of Vuance were issued to the Company at a price of $5.17 per share. Vuance also repaid all obligations of SHC to the Company under a certain note in the amount of approximately $400,000. The Company agreed to certain lock-up periods during which it will not sell or otherwise dispose of the Vuance ordinary (common) shares.
Management has recognized the SHC activity as discontinued operations for the year ended December 31, 2007. The following table reflects selected elements of SHC’s results for the six months ended June 30, 2007 and the year ended December 31, 2007:
| June 30, 2007 (unaudited) | | December 31, 2007 |
Revenue | $ 2,163,570 | | $ 3,029,306 | |
Gross Margin | 874,119 | | 1,279,261 | |
Operating expenses (includes $483,942 of goodwill impairment write-down for the year ended December 31, 2007) | 2,840,340
| | 3,300,480 | |
Other Expense | 7,003 | | (1,978) | |
(Loss) gain from Discontinued Operations | (1,959,218) | | (2,023,197) | |
Gain on Sale of Operating Segment | -- | | 3,657,930 | |
Income from Discontinued Operations | (1,959,218) | | 1,634,733 | |
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Total Assets | 1,613,408 | | 1,861,572 | |
Total Liabilities | 1,596,312 | | 1,938,456 | |
7. Minority Interest in Secure America Acquisition Corporation
The Company has indirectly acquired a minority equity interest in Secure America Acquisition Corporation (“SAAC”). SAAC is a blank check company formed for the purpose of acquiring one or more operating businesses in the homeland security industry. On June 1, 2007, the Company loaned $500,000 to Secure America Acquisition Holdings, LLC (“SAAH”), the principal initial stockholder of SAAC, pursuant to a promissory note (the “SAAH Note”). The SAAH Note has a maturity date of May 31, 2011 and bears interest at a rate of 5% per annum. All principal and accrued interest on the SAAH Note is due upon maturity. The obligations of SAAH under the SAAH Note have been guaranteed by our Chief Executive Officer and Chairman. As consideration for the issuance of the SAAH Note, the Company received 250,000 membership interests in SAAH. On October 22, 2007, the Company purchased 75,000 Class C membership interests in SAAH, through an investment in SAAH in the amount of $150,000. Through its membership interests in SAAH, the Company is deemed to beneficially own 2.6% of the outstanding capital stock of SAAC at June 30, 2009 and is entitled to receive 325,000 shares of common stock in SAAC if and when SAAC completes an acquisition or business combination which it has 24 months to consummate. At June 30, 2009 the balance of the promissory note due to the Company was $412,127, including accrued interest of $42,127.
In addition to the Company’s ownership in SAAH, our Chief Executive Officer and Chairman beneficially owns 1,178,733 membership interests in SAAH or approximately 56.8%, our Chief Financial Officer owns 82,500
membership interests in SAAH or approximately 4.0%, and two of our Directors, own 100,000 membership interests in SAAH or approximately 4.8% and 25,000 membership interests in SAAH or approximately 1.2%, respectively.
On June 25, 2007, SAAC filed a registration statement with the Securities Exchange Commission relating to an initial public offering (“IPO”) of 10,000,000 units, each unit comprised of one common share and one warrant to purchase a common share priced at $8.00/unit.
The Company has also entered into an agreement with SAAC to receive a monthly fee of up to $7,500 for providing SAAC with office space and certain office and administrative services. The agreement became effective on October 29, 2007, the effective date of the SAAC registration statement as filed with the Securities Exchange Commission. Certain employees of the Company will perform required services pursuant to the SAAC Agreement.
Notwithstanding the completion of the SAAC IPO, the Company does not value at market prices the shares of common stock in SAAC it is entitled to receive as a result of its membership interests in SAAH. Management believes some uncertainty to the successful completion of an acquisition or business combination exists and therefore values its loan to SAAH at the principal amount plus accrued interest and its investment in SAAH at the original investment amount. The Company measures impairment of these amounts on a monthly basis and adjusts the amounts accordingly. At June 30, 2009, the Company recorded its investment in SAAH membership units at $150,000, which is classified with other non-current assets on the balance sheet.
8. Investment in Safety & Ecology Holdings Corporation
On March 13, 2008, the Company entered into a merger agreement with Safety. Previously, Safety and the Company agreed, for the purposes of the transaction, to transfer effective control of SEC to the Company as of March 1, 2008. From the period of March 1, 2008 until the purchase consideration was exchanged, the Company recorded $59,736 for interest inputed during this period. The accompanying financial statements include the results of Safety from March 1, 2008, the effective date of acquisition, through June 30, 2008 and for the year ended June 30, 2009.
Pursuant to the merger agreement, the Company purchased 10,550,000 shares of Safety Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Safety Preferred Shares”) and 20 shares of Safety common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $10,550,020. Each Safety Preferred Share will accrue dividends cumulatively at the rate of eight percent (8%) per annum and is convertible into one (1) share of the Safety common stock at any time by the Company, subject to adjustment for stock dividends, stock splits, and similar events. Each Safety Preferred Share will be entitled to one vote as if converted into Safety common stock. The holders of the outstanding Safety Preferred Shares vote as a class on certain matters and will have the right to designate a majority of the board of directors of Safety. Each Safety Preferred Share will have a liquidation preference of $1.00 per share plus any accrued and unpaid dividends.
In exchange for all of the issued and outstanding Safety common stock, the shareholders of Safety (the “Shareholders”) initially received: (1) an aggregate of 550,000 shares of Company’s Series I Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series I Stock”) with an initial stated and liquidation value of $3,300,000, (2) warrants (the “Warrants”), to purchase up to 22,000,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock, (3) unsecured promissory notes (the “Notes”) of Safety in an aggregate principal amount of $2,000,000, and (4) $3,900,000 in cash, (collectively, the “Merger Consideration”). Pursuant to the merger agreement, the Merger Consideration received by the Shareholders may be: (1) reduced based on Safety’s stockholders’ equity (as determined at closing) and (2) reduced or increased based on Safety’s working capital (as determined at closing). As of the closing of the merger there were no adjustments to the Merger Consideration received by the Shareholders. In addition, in the future, the Shareholders may receive up to an aggregate of $6,000,000 of the Company’s Common Stock if certain performance criteria are achieved by Safety in 2008 and 2009. The Series I Stock and Warrants were to be held in escrow for twelve months to offset any indemnification claims or purchase price adjustments pursuant to the merger agreement. As of June 30, 2009, all previously escrowed shares and warrants have been released to the former Shareholders of Safety.
Also pursuant to the merger agreement, (1) $6,650,000 in existing indebtedness of Safety was repaid, (2) $2,000,000 in Safety preferred stock was redeemed, and (3) approximately $2,400,000 of existing indebtedness of Safety was permitted to remain outstanding.
The Company amended its Certificate of Incorporation to designate 550,000 shares of its authorized preferred stock as Series I Convertible Preferred Stock. Each share of Series I Stock accrues a dividend of 12% per annum. The Series I Stock ranks pari passu with the Company’s Series H Convertible Preferred Stock (see Note 9 to the Consolidated Financial Statements) and is senior to all other series of the Company’s preferred stock and the Company’s Common Stock. The holder of the Series I Stock may convert the accrued dividends into Common Stock at a conversion price of $0.06 per share or receive a cash payment upon liquidation or sale of the Company. Each share of Series I Stock is convertible into 200 shares of Common Stock (effectively a conversion price of $0.038 per share at the date issued) and has a liquidation preference of $6.00 per share.
The Warrants have an exercise price equal to $0.03, which may be adjusted under the terms of the Warrants, and have a term of five years from the date of issuance of March 14, 2008. The Notes accrue interest at a rate of 6% per annum and are subordinate to the existing indebtedness of Safety. Immediately following the Merger, the Company controlled 100% of the voting power of Safety.
The following is an unaudited condensed statement of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2008 showing the combined results of operations of the Company (including all other consolidated subsidiaries) and Safety as though the Company had acquired the Safety shares on January 1, 2008:
| | Homeland Security Capital Corporation (Consolidated) June 30, 2008 | | Safety & Ecology Holdings Corporation (Safety) January 1, 2008 -February 29, 2008 | | Pro Forma | |
Net contract revenue | | $ | 23,154,250 | | $ | 9,583,863 | | $ | 32,738,113 | |
Gross margin on contracts | | | 3,987,947 | | | 2,140,919 | | | 6,128,866 | |
Operating income (loss) | | | (1,498,691) | | | 534,741 | | | (963,950) | |
Net loss | | $ | (259,374) | | $ | (123,913) | | $ | (383,287) | |
Loss applicable to common shareholders | | $ | (4,194,367) | | $ | (123,913) | | $ | (4,318,280) | |
Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share | | $ | (0.09) | | $ | 0.00 | | $ | (0.09) | |
The following table summarizes the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of acquisition, rounded to the nearest thousand, as recorded by the Company after finalizing its valuation analysis.
| | Estimated Fair Value |
| | | |
Current assets | | $ | 18,724,000 |
Property, plant and equipment | | | 5,273,000 |
Other assets | | | 29,000 |
Goodwill and other intangible assets | | | 6,835,000 |
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Total assets acquired | | $ | 30,861,000 |
| | | |
Current liabilities | | $ | 13,501,000 |
Long term debt | | | 1,885,000 |
Other liabilities | | | 1,203,000 |
| | | |
Total liabilities assumed | | $ | 16,589,000 |
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Net assets acquired | | $ | 14,272,000 |
At June 30, 2009 goodwill and other intangible assets includes: $93,000 was assigned to non-compete agreements (1 year useful life), $446,000 was assigned to contracts (10 year useful life), $5,000 was assigned to trademarks (indefinite life) and $6,400,000 was assigned to goodwill.
9. Securities Purchase Agreement with YA Global Investments, L.P.
The Company’s Senior Secured Notes Payable and Convertible Debentures consist of the following:
| | June 30,2009 | | | June 30, 2008 | | | December 31, 2007 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Senior Secured Notes Payable (the New Notes) | | $ | 6,310,000 | | $ | 6,310,000 | | $ | — | |
Senior Secured Notes Payable (the Exchange Notes) | | | 6,750,000 | | | 6,750,000 | | | — | |
Convertible Debentures (net of discounts) Extinguished in 2008 | | | — | | | — | | | 10,563,186 | |
Debenture interest conversion note | | | 878,923 | | | 878,923 | | | — | |
Less debt discount | | | (34,053) | | | (82,127) | | | (4,310,299) | |
Senior notes payable | | | 13,904,870 | | | 13,856,796 | | | 6,252,887 | |
Less current portion | | | — | | | — | | | (6,252,887) | |
Long term portion | | $ | 13,904,870 | | $ | 13,856,796 | | $ | — | |
On March 14, 2008, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (“Purchase Agreement”) with YA Global Investments, L.P. (“YA”), which provided for the following transactions:
Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Company has authorized the designation of its Series H Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $.01 per share (the "Series H Stock"), consisting of 10,000 shares of Series H Stock, which are convertible into shares of the Company’s Common Stock, par value $0.001 in accordance with the terms of the Certificate of Designation of the Series H Stock of the Company (the "Certificate of Designation").
Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Company sold to YA (1) $6,310,000 of senior secured notes (the “New Notes”) for a purchase price of $6,310,000, (2) 6,190 Shares of Series H Stock (the “New Preferred Shares”) for a purchase price of $6,190,000, and (3) a warrant (the “YA Warrant”) to be initially exercisable to acquire 83,333,333 shares of Company’s common stock (the “Warrant Shares”).
The Company used $10,550,020 of the proceeds from the Purchase Agreement to acquire Safety. The remaining cash proceeds and other consideration were used to restructure the debentures, related discounts and derivative liabilities as follows:
(1) A Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of February 6, 2006 (the “February 2006 Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to which, among other things, YA purchased from the Company an aggregate original principal amount of $4,000,000 of senior secured convertible debentures (the “February 2006 Debentures”), which had an outstanding principal balance at March 17, 2008 of $3,810,000, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon.
(2) A Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 21, 2006 (the “August 2006 Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to which, among other things, YA purchased from the Company an aggregate original principal amount of $4,000,000 of senior secured convertible debentures (the “August 2007 Debentures”), which had an outstanding principal balance at March 17, 2008 of $4,000,000, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon.
(3) a Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2007 (the “June 2007 Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to which, among other things, YA purchased from the Company an aggregate original principal amount of $2,750,000 of senior secured convertible debentures (the “June 2007 Debentures”), which had an outstanding principal balance at March 17, 2008 of $2,750,000, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon.
In addition, pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, YA exchanged (1) its February 2006 Debentures (but not accrued and unpaid interest thereon) in the amount of $3,810,000 for 3,810 Shares of Series H Stock (the “Exchanged Preferred Shares” and collectively along with the New Preferred Shares, the “Preferred Shares”); and (2) its August 2006 Debentures and its June 2007 Debentures (but not accrued and unpaid interest thereon) for an aggregate original principal amount of $6,750,000 of senior secured notes (the “Exchanged Notes” and collectively along with the New Notes, the “Notes”).
Each share of Series H Stock accrues a dividend of 12% per annum. The holder of the shares of Series H Stock (a “Series H Holder”) may convert the accrued dividends into Company common stock at a conversion price of $0.06 per share or receive a cash payment on liquidation or sale of the company. The Series H Stock will rank pari passu with the Company’s Series I Stock and senior to all other series of the Company’s preferred stock and the
Company’s Common Stock. Each share of Series H Stock is convertible into 33,334 shares of Common Stock (effectively a conversion price of $0.03 per share) and has a liquidation preference of $1,000 per share. Each share of Series H Stock may be voted on an as-converted basis with the Company’s Common Stock but in no instance will the voting power of a Series H Holder with respect to its Series H Stock (when aggregated with all other Common Stock beneficially owned by the Series H Holder) be permitted to exceed 9.99% of the shares permitted to vote at a meeting of the Company’s stockholders. In addition, Series H Holders are restricted from conversions of the Series H Stock that will result in it beneficially owning more than 9.99% of the Common Stock following such conversion, which is subject to waiver by the Series H Holder.
The Notes accrue interest at a rate of 13% per annum, to be increased by an additional 2% per annum if a certain contract is not awarded to Safety, and had an original maturity date of March 13, 2010. In March 2008, the Company and YA agreed to extend the maturity date of the Notes to April 1, 2011, except for $2,500,000, which remained due March 13, 2010. On September 18, 2009, the Company and YA agreed to extend the maturity date of the $2,500,000 to October 1, 2010. The obligations of the Company pursuant to the Purchase Agreement and the Notes have been guaranteed by Celerity Systems, Inc. (“Celerity”), Nexus and Homeland Security Advisory Services, Inc. (“HSAS”) pursuant to a Guaranty. The Notes are secured by the assets of the Company, Celerity and HSAS.
In connection with the Purchase Agreement, the Company issued to YA warrants to initially purchase up to 83,333,333 shares of Common Stock (the “YA Warrant”). The YA Warrant has an exercise price equal to $0.03, which may be adjusted under the terms of the YA Warrant, and has a term of five years from the date of issuance on March 17, 2008. In addition, the holder of the YA Warrant is restricted from exercises of the YA Warrant that will result in it beneficially owning more than 9.99% of the outstanding Common Stock following such exercise. If the Company fails to file a registration statement, or if filed, fails to maintain the registration statements effectiveness covering the underlying shares pursuant to the YA Warrant, the Company will be required to settle the intrinsic value of the YA Warrant in cash. As a result of this feature in the Purchase Agreement the Company has recorded the value of the YA Warrant outside of permanent equity.
In connection with EITF 98-5 and EITF 00-27, the Company reduced the carrying value of the Series H Stock for the fair value of the YA Warrant in the amount of $169,768. The Series H Stock was further reduced by $2,740,540 for the beneficial conversion feature of the security. Since the Series H Stock was convertible and the YA Warrant exercisable at the time of issuance, the Series H Stock was increased to stated value through a charge to retained earnings.
The Company also entered into a Registration Rights Agreement with YA pursuant to which the Company is obligated, upon request of YA (or its successors and assigns), to file a registration statement covering the resale of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of the Series H Stock and exercise of the YA Warrant.
In connection with the transactions pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, an affiliate of YA will receive a monitoring fee of $800,000 in the aggregate for its monitoring and managing the YA investment in the Company payable ratably on June 30, 2008 and September 30, 2008. In addition, such affiliate received $50,000 for its structuring of the transaction and its due diligence costs. As of June 30, 2009 all these amounts have been paid.
The Company amended its Certificate of Incorporation to designate 10,000 shares of its authorized preferred stock as Series H Stock.
10. Income Taxes
The Company and certain of its subsidiaries file income tax returns in the US and in various state jurisdictions. With a few exceptions, the Company is no longer subject to US federal, state and local, or non-US income tax examinations by tax authorities for years before 2003.
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has not notified the Company of any scheduled examination of the Company’s US income tax returns for 2004 through 2009. As of June 30, 2009, the IRS has proposed no adjustments to the Company’s tax positions.
The Company adopted the provisions of FASB Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes,” on January 1, 2007. As a result of this adoption, the Company recognized no increase in the liability for unrecognized tax benefits.
There are no amounts included in the balance at June 30, 2009 for which the ultimate deductibility is highly certain but for which there is uncertainty about the timing of such deductibility. Because of the impact of deferred tax accounting, other than interest and penalties, the disallowance of the shorter deductibility period would not affect the annual effective tax rate but would accelerate the payment of cash to the taxing authority to an earlier period.
It is the Company’s policy to recognize any interest accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits in interest expense and penalties in operating expenses. During the year ended June 30, 2009, the six months ended June 30, 2008, the year ended December 31, 2007 the Company recognized no interest or penalties.
The tax effects of temporary differences giving rise to the Company's deferred tax assets and liabilities at June 30, 2009 and 2008 and December 31, 2007 are as follows:
| | June 30, 2009 | | | June 30, 2008 | | | December 31, 2007 | |
Deferred tax assets: | | | | | | | | | | |
Net operating loss, capital loss and research credit carryforwards | | $ | 5,603,009 | | $ | 4,382,868 | | $ | 16,493,000 | |
Related party accruals | | | 846,259 | | | 188,793 | | | 256,200 | |
Allowance for doubtful accounts | | | 89,915 | | | 132,101 | | | 50,700 | |
Vacation and workers compensation | | | 109,850 | | | 146,914 | | | — | |
Impairment loss on securities available for sale | | | 1,270,400 | | | — | | | — | |
Other temporary differences | | | 21,388 | | | 48,281 | | | — | |
Valuation allowance | | | (6,985,061 | ) | | (3,978,608 | ) | | (16,799,900 | ) |
Total deferred tax assets | | $ | 955,760 | | $ | 920,349 | | $ | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Deferred tax liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | |
Depreciation and amortization expenses | | $ | (745,236 | ) | $ | (688,800 | ) | $ | — | |
Amortization of intangible assets | | | (147,945 | ) | | (188,670 | ) | | — | |
Other temporary differences | | | (62,579 | ) | | (42,879 | ) | | — | |
Total deferred tax liabilities | | | (955,760 | ) | | (920,349 | ) | | — | |
Net deferred tax assets | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | |
As a result of significant historical pretax losses, management cannot conclude that it is more likely than not that the deferred tax asset will be not realized. Accordingly, a full valuation allowance has been established against the total net deferred tax asset. The valuation allowance was increased by $3,006,453 to $6,985,061 in 2009. During the period ended June 30, 2008, the Company decreased its valuation allowance by $12,821,292 to $3,978,608 primarily due to loss limitations from a change in control of a subsidiary.
The Company's income tax benefit differs from that obtained by using the federal statutory rate of 35% as a result of the following:
| | | Six months | |
| Year ended | Six months | Ended June 30 | Year ended |
| June 30 | ended June 30 | 2007 | December 31 |
| 2009 | 2008 | (unaudited) | 2007 |
| | | | |
Computed “expected” tax benefit | $(3,335,726) | | $ (14,482) | | $(1,760,698) | | $(1,015,700) | |
Increase in valuation reserve | 3,006,453 | | 724,558 | | 846,969 | | 238,548 | |
Compensation from options | 823,530 | | 43,354 | | – | | 137,300 | |
| | | Six months | |
| Year ended | Six months | Ended June 30 | Year ended |
| June 30 | ended June 30 | 2007 | December 31 |
| 2009 | 2008 | (unaudited) | 2007 |
| | | | |
Gain on debt conversion | – | | (1,293,435) | | – | | – | |
Valuation of derivative | – | | 505,805 | | 659,880 | | 539,139 | |
Other | 40,997 | | 34,200 | | 65,479 | | 57,413 | |
Loss from foreign subsidiary | 248,061 | | – | | – | | – | |
State income tax benefit | (47,016) | | | – | | (135,800) | |
Other, net | (736,299) | | – | | 188,370 | | 179,100 | |
Income tax (benefit) | $ – | | $ – | | $ – | | $ – | |
At June 30, 2009, the Company had an available net operating loss and capital loss carryforward of $16,466,637. These deductions create net operating loss carryforwards which in certain circumstances could become limited due to a change in control of the subsidiary. These amounts are available to reduce the Company's future taxable income and expire in the years 2014 through 2028 as follows:
Year of | Capital Loss | NOL | Total |
Expiration | Carryover | Carryover | Carryover |
| | | |
2014 | $90,400 | | $ 0 | | $ 90,400 | |
2021 | | 5,438 | | 5,438 | |
2022 | | 3,438,195 | | 3,438,195 | |
2023 | | 14,695 | | 14,695 | |
2024 | | 4,031,488 | | 4,031,488 | |
2025 | | 1,055,115 | | 1,055,115 | |
2026 | | 3,066,650 | | 3,066,650 | |
2027 | | 2,934,007 | | 2,934,007 | |
2028 | | 1,830,649 | | 1,830,649 | |
| $90,400 | | $16,376,237 | | $16,466,637 | |
11. Debentures
On February 6, 2006, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with Yorkville Advisors, LP (“Yorkville”), which provided for the purchase by Yorkville of a Convertible Debenture (the "2006 A Debenture") in the amount of $4,000,000, which debenture was convertible into Common Stock. The 2006 A Debenture had an interest rate of 5% per annum.
On August 21, 2006, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with Yorkville, which provided for the purchase by Yorkville of a secured Convertible Debenture (the "2006 B Debenture") in the amount of $4,000,000, which debenture is convertible into Common Stock. The 2006 B Debenture had an interest at rate of 5% per annum.
In connection with the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Company issued a warrant to Yorkville for 1,000,000 of the Common Stock. The warrant has an exercise price equal to $1.00, which may be adjusted under terms of the warrant, and has a term of five years from the date of issuance on August 21, 2006.
On June 1, 2007, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with Yorkville Capital Partners, LP (“Yorkville”), which provided for the purchase by Yorkville of a secured convertible debenture (the “2007A Debenture”) in the amount of $2,750,000. The 2007A Debenture had an interest rate of at 12% per annum.
In connection with the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Company issued a warrant to Yorkville for 800,000 shares of the Common Stock (the “Warrant”). The Warrant has an exercise price equal to $0.15, which may be adjusted under the terms of the Warrant, and has a term of five years from the date of issuance on June 1, 2007.
Each of the aforementioned Debentures were accounted for in accordance with EITF-00-19 and SFAS 150, because there was no explicit limit on the number of shares that are to be delivered upon exercise of the conversion feature and the Company was not able to assert that it would have sufficient authorized and unissued shares to settle
the conversion option. As a result, the conversion feature was accounted for as a derivative liability, with the change in fair value recorded in earnings each period. Additionally, the Company was not able to assert that it would have sufficient authorized and unissued shares to exchange for the warrant, if it was exercised. As a result, the warrant was accounted for as a liability, with the change in fair value recorded in earnings each period.
As discussed in Note 9, on March 14, 2008, the Company entered into a Purchase Agreement with YA, where YA acquired from the Company all of its convertible debentures. The transaction was accounted for as an extinguishment of debt resulting in a gain on the extinguishment of $3,377,977.
The table below reflects the Company’s debentures outstanding on March 14, 2008 and the corresponding gain on the extinguishment of the debentures:
| | February 2006 Debenture 2006 A | | August 2006 Debenture 2006 B | | June 2007 Debenture 2007 A | | August 2006 Warrant | | June 2007 Warrant | | Total | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Face amount | | $ | 4,000,000 | | $ | 4,000,000 | | $ | 2,750,000 | | | | | | | | $ | 10,750,000 | |
Less: Cost of issuance | | | (520,000 | ) | | (569,863 | ) | | (282,491 | ) | | | | | | | | (1,372,354 | ) |
Net proceeds | | $ | 3,480,000 | | $ | 3,430,137 | | $ | 2,467,509 | | | | | | | | $ | 9,377,646 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Value of derivative liability at issue date | | $ | 3,331,544 | | $ | 2,298,787 | | $ | 2,335,962 | | $ | 154,863 | | $ | 92,486 | | $ | 8,213,642 | |
Gain (Loss) of value | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
of derivative liability | | | (585,631 | ) | | 679,818 | | | 35,441 | | | (142,833 | ) | | (74,646 | ) | | (87,851 | ) |
Converted debt | | | (349,071 | ) | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | (349,071 | ) |
Gain on sale of debt | | | 2,396,842 | | | 2,978,605 | | | 2,371,403 | | | 12,030 | | | 17,840 | | | 7,776,720 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Face amount | | $ | 4,000,000 | | $ | 4,000,000 | | $ | 2,750,000 | | | | | | | | $ | 10,750,000 | |
Less debentures converted | | | (190,000 | ) | | - | | | - | | | | | | | | | (190,000 | ) |
| | | (3,810,000 | ) | | (4,000,000 | ) | | (2,750,000 | ) | | | | | | | | (10,560,000 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Debt discount | | | 3,331,544 | | | 2,298,787 | | | 2,335,962 | | | | | | | | | 7,966,293 | |
Less amortization | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
of discount | | | (2,342,237 | ) | | (1,183,450 | ) | | (618,598 | ) | | | | | | | | (4,144,285 | ) |
Converted debt | | | (63,413 | ) | | - | | | - | | | | | | | | | (63,413 | ) |
| | | (925,894 | ) | | (1,115,337 | ) | | (1,717,364 | ) | | | | | | | | (3,758,595 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Finance costs | | | 520,000 | | | 569,863 | | | 282,486 | | | | | | | | | 1,372,349 | |
Less amortization of costs | | | (339,320 | ) | | (293,375 | ) | | (74,806 | ) | | | | | | | | (707,501 | ) |
Converted debt | | | (24,720 | ) | | -- | | | -- | | | | | | | | | (24,720 | ) |
Loss of sale of debt | | | (155,960 | ) | | (276,488 | ) | | (207,680 | ) | | -- | | | -- | | | (640,128 | ) |
Net gain on sale of debt | | $
| 1,314,988 | | $ | 1,586,780 | | $ | 446,359 | | $
| 12,030 | | $
| 17,840 | | $ | 3,377,997 | |
12. Long-Term Debt
The Company’s long term debt is as follows:
| | June 30,2009 | | June 30, 2008 | | | December 31, 2007 | |
Safety Promissory Note payable due in monthly installments of $38,296 including interest at 5.22% until March 2012, when the unpaid balance is due, collateralized by equipment with an original cost of $1,993,212 | | | $1,452,342 | | $1,794,853 | | | $ — | |
Safety Promissory Note payable due in monthly installments of $20,870 including interest at 5.85% until May 2011, when the unpaid balance is due, collateralized by equipment with an original cost of $648,000. | | | 576,693 | | 769,568 | | | — | |
Safety Revolving Line of Credit | | | 512,000 | | 2,365,935 | | | — | |
| | June 30,2009 | | June 30, 2008 | | | December 31, 2007 | |
Nexus vehicle purchase obligations, due in aggregate monthly installments of approximately $5,200 including interest ranging from 7.24% to 12% until December 2014, collateralized by vehicles with an original cost of approximately $248,000. | | | 106,545 | | 115,234 | | | 149,661 | |
Other notes payable | | | 20,708 | | 65,830 | | | 57,346 | |
Total notes payable | | | 2,668,288 | | 5,111,420 | | | 207,007 | |
Less current portion | | | (1,247,016) | | (647,576) | | | (72,319) | |
Long term portion | | | $ 1,421,272 | | $4,463,844 | | | $134,688 | |
SEC has a bank line of credit, which among other features includes:
(a) An $8,000,000 Revolving Line of Credit (initial duration is two years expiring on March 17, 2010) available for working capital financing for SEC and all of its current and future subsidiaries including an inter-company facility for credit to foreign operations.
(b) A monthly borrowing base determination based upon domestic accounts receivable (availability at June 30, 2009 was approximately $5,520,000).
(c) Interest rate determined at LIBOR plus margin determined on a quarterly basis with reference to funded debt to domestic EBITDA ratio. Margin range is 1.2% to 1.95% for an EBITDA ratio of over 2.25:1. Maximum ratio is 2.5:1.
(d) The ability to issue letters of credit in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $4,000,000 subject to certain provisions.
Principal maturities of the Company’s long term debt for the next five years are as follows:
Year End June 30,
2010 | | $ | 1,247,016 | |
2011 | | | 787,085 | |
2012 | | | 626,754 | |
2013 | | | 4,948 | |
2014 | | | 2,485 | |
| | | | |
Total | | $ | 2,668,288 | |
13. Series F Preferred Stock
On October 6, 2005, the Company issued 1,000,000 shares of Series F Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Series F Preferred Stock”), to YA, a related party, pursuant to a securities purchase agreement. The Series F Preferred Stock provides for preferential liquidating dividends at an annual rate of 12%. Also, the Series F Preferred Stock has a preferential liquidation amount of $0.10 per share or $100,000. The Series F Preferred Stock is convertible into shares of Common Stock at a conversion price equal to $0.10 per share, subject to availability. In 2005, the Company recorded a $1,000,000 dividend relative to the beneficial conversion feature. As of June 30, 2009, none of the Series F Preferred Stock has been converted into shares of Common Stock.
14. Series G Preferred Stock
On February 6, 2006, the Company entered into an Investment Agreement with YA pursuant to which the Company exchanged with YA 1,000,000 shares of Series G Convertible Preferred Stock (the "Series G Preferred Shares") for 4,500,000 shares of the Common Stock owned by YA. Each share of Series G Preferred Shares may be converted, at Yorkville's discretion, into 4.5 shares of the Company’s Common Stock. The Series G Preferred Shares are senior in rank to all Common Stock of the Company. Each share of Series G Preferred Share has a liquidation preference of $0.10. The holders of Series G Preferred Shares are not entitled to receive any dividends.
During 2007, YA requested conversion of 641,920 shares of the Series G Shares which resulted in the issuance of 2,888,640 shares of the Common Stock.
The Company also entered into an Investor Registration Rights Agreement with the YA pursuant to which the Company agreed to file a registration statement covering the resale of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of the Series G Preferred Shares. The Company also filed a Certificate of Designation with the State of Delaware amending its Certificate of Incorporation to include the rights and terms of the Series G Preferred Shares.
15. Series H Preferred Stock
On March 17, 2008, the Company issued 10,000 shares of Series H Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Series H Preferred Stock”), to YA pursuant to a securities purchase agreement. Proceeds from the issuance amounted to $12,000,000 less costs of $850,000, or $11,150,000. The Series H Preferred Stock provides for preferential dividends at an annual rate of 12%. Also, the Series H Preferred Stock has a preferential liquidation amount of $1,000 per share or $10,000,000, plus all accumulated and unpaid dividends. Each share of Series H Preferred Stock is convertible into 33,334 shares of Common Stock at a conversion price equal to $0.03 per share, subject to availability. In 2008, the Company recorded a $2,740,540 dividend relative to the beneficial conversion feature. As of June 30, 2009, none of the Series H Preferred Stock has been converted into shares of Common Stock. (see Note 9 to the Consolidated Financial Statements)
16. Series I Preferred Stock
On March 13, 2008, the Company issued 550,000 shares of Series I Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Series I Preferred Stock”), to Safety pursuant to a merger agreement. The initial value of the stock issued as merger consideration was $3,300,000. Upon issuance, a portion of the Series I Preferred Stock was placed in escrow to offset any indemnification claims or purchase price adjustments pursuant to the merger agreement. As of June 30, 2009, all of the Series I Preferred Stock has been released from escrow. The Series I Preferred Stock provides for preferential dividends at an annual rate of 12%. Also, the Series I Preferred Stock has a preferential liquidation amount of $6.00 per share or $3,303,300, plus all accumulated and unpaid dividends. Each share of Series I Preferred Stock is convertible into 200 shares of Common Stock at a conversion price of $0.03 per share, subject to availability. As of June 30, 2009, none of the Series I Preferred Stock has been converted into shares of Common Stock. (see Note 8 to the Consolidated Financial Statements)
17. Stock Options
Stock Options Awarded Under the 2005 Plan
In August 2005, the Company issued to an officer of the Company options to purchase 5,800,000 shares of Common Stock in the future. In January 2006, the Company issued to an employee options to purchase 100,000 shares of Common Stock in the future. These options were forfeited in September 2006. In May and July 2006, the Company issued 100,000 and 750,000 options to two employees respectively, to purchase shares of Common Stock in the future. Of these options, 100,000 were forfeited on February 2008. In December 2006, the Company issued 250,000 options to an employee to purchase shares of Common Stock in the future. On May 10, 2007, the Company modified the terms of 519,210 of the options previously issued to an employee, upon the appointment of that employee to the position of Chief Financial Officer.
Of the options granted in 2005, 2006 and 2007, options to purchase 314,093 shares of Common Stock vested during the year ended June 30, 2009 and the Company recorded $49,175 as compensation expense related to the vesting of these options. During the six month period ended June 30, 2008 and the year ended December 31, 2007, options to purchase 157,047 and 347,4274 shares of Common Stock vested, 50,000 options were forfeited and the Company recorded $24,587 and $52,438 as compensation expense related to the vesting of these options, respectively. Of the options granted under the 2005 Plan, the compensation expense related to non vested options not yet recognized amounts to $2,500 as of June 30, 2009, which expense is expected to be recognized during the quarter ended September 2009. There are 400,000 options available for award under the 2005 Plan.
Stock Options Awarded Under the 2008 Plan
In July 2008, the Company issued to two officers, three directors and one employee options to purchase 73,850,000 shares of Common Stock in the future.
Of the options granted in July 2008, options to purchase 46,135,442 shares of Common Stock vested during the year ended June 30, 2009 and the Company recorded $1,669,134 as compensation expense related to the vesting of these options. The compensation expense related to non vested options not yet recognized amounts to $1,000,576 as of June 30, 2009, which expense is expected to be recognized during the next four quarters. There are 1,150,000 options available for award under the 2008 Plan.
Stock Options Awarded Outside of Approved Plans
In 2005 and 2006, the Company issued to three directors and one consultant options to purchase 2,160,000 and 600,000 shares, respectively, of Common Stock in the future. In May 2007 a director resigned, forfeiting 720,000 options. Also in May 2007, a new director was granted 720,000 options to purchase shares of Common Stock in the future. Of the options granted in 2005, 2006 and 2007, options to purchase 370,000 shares of Common Stock vested during the year ended June 30, 2009 and the Company recorded $49,400 as compensation expense related to the vesting of these options. During the six month period ended June 30, 2008 and the year ended December 31, 2007, options to purchase 280,000 and 1,190,000 shares of Common Stock vested, 0 and 720,000 vested options were forfeited and the Company recorded $38,600 and $167,200 as compensation expense related to the vesting of these options, respectively.
Compensation expense for the six month period ended June 30, 2007 was $181,151 (unaudited), related to the vesting of all options during this period.
The compensation expense related to all non-vested options not yet recognized under all option plans amounted to $1,003,076 as of June 30, 2009, which expense is expected to be recognized over the next four quarters.
In January 2009, an employee of the Company exercised 33,360 options on a cashless basis as is permitted under the 2008 Plan. As a result of this exercise and the net issuance of 18,196 shares of Common Stock, the Company recorded $910 in compensation expense.
In February 2009, an officer of the Company exercised 2,000,000 options on a cashless basis as is permitted under the 2008 Plan. As a result of this exercise and the net issuance of 1,130,435 shares of Common Stock, the Company recorded $56,521 in compensation expense.
In April 2009, an officer of the Company exercised 2,000,000 options on a cashless basis as is permitted under the 2008 Plan. As a result of this exercise and the net issuance of 1,090,909 shares of Common Stock, the Company recorded $45,455 in compensation expense.
In May 2009, an officer of the Company exercised 2,820,313 options on a cashless basis as is permitted under the 2008 Plan. As a result of this exercise and the net issuance of 1,692,188 shares of Common Stock, the Company recorded $56,406 in compensation expense.
In June 2009, an officer of the Company exercised 820,313 options on a cashless basis as is permitted under the 2008 Plan. As a result of this exercise and the net issuance of 492,188 shares of Common Stock, the Company recorded $16,406 in compensation expense.
Information about the Company’s stock option awards are summarized below:
| June 2009 | June 2008 | December 2007 |
| | Weighted Average | | Weighted Average | | Weighted Average |
| Options | Exercise Price | Grant Date Fair Value | Options | Exercise Price | Grant Date Fair Value | Options | Exercise Price | Grant Date Fair Value |
Outstanding at beginning of Year Granted Exercised Forfeited |
9,560,000 73,850,000 7,673,986 (66,640) |
$ 0.103 0.050 0.050 0.050 |
$ 0.107 0.036 0.036 0.036 |
9,660,000 - - (100,000) |
$ 0.103 - - 0.140 |
$ 0.107 - - - |
9,660,000 1,239,210 - (1,239,210) |
$0.098 0.161 - 0.140 |
$ 0.111 - - - |
Outstanding at end of year | 75,669,374 | $ 0.057 | $ 0.049 | 9,560,000 | $ 0.103
| $ 0.107 | 9,660,000 | $0.103 | $ 0.107 |
Options exercisable at year end | 47,992,293 | $ 0.060 | $ 0.050 | 8,855,073 | $ 0.101 | $ 0.095 | 7,410,600 | $0.100 | $ 0.097 |
All of the options reflected in the table above have been restated to reflect a 1 for 100 reverse split of the Common Stock (see Note 19 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).
The fair value of each option grant is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes -pricing model with the following assumptions: risk-free interest rate of between 4.0% and 4.95% and volatility between 60% and 456% and expected lives of ten years. All options granted have a maximum three year service period.
Not included in the table above, but included in consolidated compensation expense are options issued by our subsidiaries to purchase shares of the subsidiaries’ common stock in the future. Compensation expense for these options is calculated by comparing our subsidiaries to comparable publicly traded companies in their industry for stock volatility purposes and using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model.
18. Common Stock Warrants
On March 17, 2008, the Company granted warrants to purchase up to 22,000,000 shares of its Common Stock as part of the purchase consideration in the acquisition of Safety (see Note 8). A portion of the warrants were held in escrow, along with the Series I Preferred Stock to offset any indemnification claims or purchase price adjustments. As of June 30, 2009, all of the warrants have been released from escrow. The warrants have an exercise price of $0.03 with a term of five years from the date of issuance of March 17, 2008.
On March 14, 2008, in connection with the Securities Purchase Agreement with YA, the Company issued to YA a warrant to purchase up to 83,333,333 shares of common stock (see Note 9). The YA warrant vested when granted and has an exercise price equal to $0.03 with a term of five years from the date of issuance.
During 2007, the Company granted 800,000 warrants in connection with our 2007A Debenture. The exercise price of these warrants are $0.15.
All warrants were valued using the Black Scholes pricing model with the following assumptions; risk-free interest rate of between 2.2% and 4.95%, volatility of between 60% and 456% and expected life of five years.
19. Reverse Stock Split
At the Company’s stockholders meeting held on July 10, 2007, the common stockholders approved a resolution to amend the Certificate of Incorporation to effect a combination, or reverse split, of the Company’s Common Stock at a ratio of 1-for-100 and accordingly the Company filed an amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of Delaware which provided that the shares of Common Stock then issued and outstanding will be combined at a ratio of 1-for-100. The reverse split reduced number of authorized shares of Common Stock from 20,000,000,000 to 200,000,000 but did not change the par value of our Common Stock. Except
for any changes resulting from the treatment of fractional shares, each stockholder held the same percentage of Common Stock outstanding immediately after the reverse stock split as such stockholder did immediately prior to the reverse stock split. Stockholders holding fractional shares will be entitled to receive cash in the amount of $0.001/share in lieu of their fractional shares. As of June 30, 2009, June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007 the accounts of the Company and results of operations and cash flows have been computed giving effect to the reverse stock split.
20. Fair Value Measurements
Effective January 1, 2008, we adopted SFAS No. 157, which among other things, requires enhanced disclosures about assets and liabilities carried at fair value. As defined in SFAS No. 157, fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (exit price). We utilize market data or assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk and the risks inherent in the inputs to the valuation technique. These inputs can be readily observable, market corroborated or generally unobservable. We primarily apply the market approach for recurring fair value measurements and attempt to utilize the best available information. SFAS No. 157 establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (level 1 measurement) and lowest priority to unobservable inputs (level 3 measurement). The three levels of fair value hierarchy defined by SFAS No. 157 are as follows:
Level 1 — Quoted prices are available in active markets for identical assets or liabilities as of the reporting date.
Level 2 — Quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, or quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, or other observable inputs other than quoted prices.
Level 3 — Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability.
As of June 30, 2009, the Company’s assets held for sale had a carrying value of $193,945, which was measured by quoted prices in active markets for identical assets.
The Company has not changed any reported amounts for net income from continuing operation, net income or any per share amounts as a result of this adoption.
21. Business Segments
The Company analyzes its assets, liabilities, cash flows and results of operations by operating unit or subsidiary. In the case of our platform companies, which are our first level subsidiaries, the Company relies on local management to analyze each of its subsidiaries and report to us based on a consolidated entity. As a result, the Company will make its financial decisions based on the overall performance of a first level subsidiary. Our subsidiaries derive their revenues and cash flow from different activities, (i) engineering and environmental remediation services in the case of SEC, (ii) design, installation and maintenance of electronic security systems in the case of Nexus, and (iii) sales of radiological detection products and services in the case of PMX.
The following table reflects the Company’s segments at June 30, 2009:
Homeland Security Capital Corporation Consolidated | | Holding Company (HSCC) | | Services Company (Nexus ) | | Products Company (PMX.) | | Services Company (Safety) | | Consolidated | |
Revenues | | $ | - | | $ | 6,462,511 | | $ | 2,269,958 | | $ | 70,757,040 | | $ | 79,489,509 | |
Gross margin | | | - | | | 1,658,522 | | | 92,477 | | | 9,931,852 | | | 11,682,851 | |
Operating expenses | | | 4,091,993 | | | 1,111,156 | | | 284,626 | | | 8,243,972 | | | 13,731,747 | |
Depreciation expense | | | 7,593 | | | 43,116 | | | - | | | 1,235,047 | | | 1,285,756 | |
Other expenses - net | | | (5,396,764) | | | (4,058) | | | | | | (795,173) | | | (6,195,995) | |
Net (loss) income from continuing operations | | | (9,496,350) | | | 500,192 | | | (192,149) | | | (342,340) | | | (9,530,647) | |
Current assets | | | 413,578 | | | 2,279,900 | | | 748,580 | | | 16,890,714 | | | 20,332,772 | |
Total assets | | | 631,412 | | | 2,250,198 | | | 748,580 | | | 28,954,567 | | | 32,838,757 | |
Interest expense | | | 1,717,435 | | | 17,780 | | | - | | | 276,776 | | | 2,011,991 | |
Capital expenditures | | | - | | | 61,165 | | | - | | | 737,979 | | | 799,144 | |
The following table reflects the Company’s segments at June 30, 2008:
Homeland Security Capital Corporation Consolidated | | Holding Company (HSCC) | | Services Company (Nexus ) | | Products Company (PMX.) | | Services Company (Safety)(1) | | Consolidated | |
Revenues | | $ | - | | $ | 2,259,837 | | $ | - | | $ | 20,894,413 | | $ | 23,154,250 | |
Gross margin | | | - | | | 268,950 | | | - | | | 3,718,997 | | | 3,987,947 | |
Operating expenses | | | 768,495 | | | 1,128,902 | | | 200,313 | | | 3,196,860 | | | 5,294,570 | |
Depreciation expense | | | 4,600 | | | 36,862 | | | - | | | 150,606 | | | 192,068 | |
Other income (expenses) – net | | | 1,419,904 | | | (12,684) | | | - | | | (167,903) | | | 1,239,317 | |
Net income (loss) from continuing operations | | | 646,809 | | | (907,996) | | | (201,815) | | | 203,628 | | | (259,374) | |
Current assets | | | 818,658 | | | 1,887,241 | | | 3,331 | | | 18,369,039 | | | 21,078,269 | |
Total assets | | | 3,366,471 | | | 2,154,274 | | | 3,331 | | | 29,372,619 | | | 34,896,695 | |
Interest expense | | | 715,146 | | | 14,188 | | | - | | | 153,024 | | | 882,358 | |
Capital expenditures | | | - | | | 31,468 | | | - | | | 539,872 | | | 571,340 | |
(1) Reflects March 1, 2008 through June 30, 2008
The Company has elected not to include segment information for the year ended December 31, 2007 as it is management’s view that such information would be misleading.
22. Loss Per Share
The basic loss per share was computed by dividing the net loss applicable to common shareholders by the weighted average common shares outstanding during each period. Potential common equivalent shares of 638,157,067; 533,994,955 and 10,618,026 at June 30, 2009 and 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively, are not included in the computation of per share amounts in the periods as the effect would be anti-dilutive.
Diluted earnings per share are computed using outstanding shares plus the Common Stock options and warrants that can be converted into Common Stock. Diluted earnings per share are not indicated for the year ending June 30, 2009, the six months ended June 30, 2008 or the year ending December 31, 2007 because these periods indicate losses and the computation would be anti-dilutive.
The reconciliations of the basic and diluted Earnings Per Share for the loss from continuing operations are as follows:
| | June 30, 2009 | | June 30, 2008 | | June 30, 2007 (unaudited) | | December 31, 2007 |
Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share: | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Income (Numerator) | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Loss from continuing operations | | $(9,530,647) | | $(259,374) | | $(2,555,391) | | $(4,585,999) |
Less: Warrants associated with the Series H Preferred Stock | | — | | (73,620) | | — | | — |
Less: Series H Preferred Stock beneficial conversion feature | | (14,724) | | (2,740,540) | | — | | — |
Less: Series I Preferred Stock beneficial conversion feature | | (600,000) | | (720,000) | | — | | — |
Less: Preferred stock dividends | | (1,468,274) | | (400,833) | | — | | — |
| | $(11,613,645) | | $(4,194,367) | | $(2,555,391) | | $(4,585,999) |
| | | | | | | | |
Income from discontinued operations | | — | | — | | (1,959,218) | | 1,634,733 |
Net loss attributable to common stockholders | | (11,613,645) | | (4,194,367) | | (4,514,609) | | (2,951,266) |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares (Denominator) | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Weighted-average number of common shares – Basic and Diluted | | 47,664,614 | | 48,819,354 | | 41,755,250 | | 43,043,114 |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Earnings per Common Share: Basic and Diluted | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Loss from continuing operations | | $ (0.24) | | $ (0.09) | | $ (0.06) | | $ (0.11) |
Income (loss) from discontinued operations | | — | | — | | $ (0.05) | | $ 0.04 |
Basic and diluted earnings per share | | $ (0.24) | | $ (0.09) | $ | $ (0.11) | | $ 0.07 |
| | | | | | | | |
The adjustments to income from operations reflected in the table above are one time adjustments that are a result of the Company’s transaction with YA and the acquisition of Safety.
23. Cash Flows
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information for the year ended June 30, 2009, the six months ended June 30, 2008 and the year ended December 31, 2007, are as follows:
| | Year Ended June 30, 2009 | | Six Months Ended June 30, 2008 | | Six Months Ended June 30, 2007 (unaudited) | Year Ended December 31, 2007 |
Cash paid during the year for: | | | | | | | |
Interest | | $ | 294,556 | | $ | 165,711 | $ | 309,272 | $ | 345,620 |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Supplemental disclosure of noncash activity: | | | | | | | | | | |
Preferred Stock released from escrow | | $ | 2,023,877 | | $ | – | | – | $ | – |
Common Stock acquired with notes payable | | | 250,000 | | | – | | | – | | – |
Temporary impairment on securities available for sale | | | 1,863,253 | | | 1,191,374 | | – | | 332,476 |
Dividends accrued on Preferred Stock | | | 1,468,274 | | | 400,840 | | – | | – |
Dividends paid with Preferred Stock | | | 14,724 | | | – | | | | – |
Dividends recognized from beneficial conversion feature | | | – | | | 3,460,540 | | – | | – |
Issuance of stock warrants | | | – | | | 148,652 | | – | | – |
Debentures converted to Preferred Stock | | | – | | | 3,810,000 | | – | | – |
Debentures converted to Common Stock | | | – | | | – | | – | | 536,076 |
Preferred Stock converted to Common Stock | | | – | | | – | | – | | 64,192 |
24. Commitments and Contingencies
Leases
The Company and its subsidiaries routinely enter into lease agreements for office space used in the normal course of business. Certain leases include escalation clauses that adjust rental expense to reflect changes in price indices, as well as renewal options. In addition to minimum rental payments, certain of our leases require additional payments to reimburse lessor for operating expenses such as real estate taxes, maintenance and utilities. At June 30, 2009 the Company occupied office and warehouse space under seven (7) separate leases. The following table shows the future minimum obligations under lease commitments in effect at June 30, 2009:
Year Ending June 30, | | | Operating Leases | |
2010 | | $ | 698,339 | |
2011 | | | 455,030 | |
2012 | | | 366,264 | |
2013 | | | 344,028 | |
2014 | | | 344,028 | |
Thereafter | | | 1,347,443 | |
Total | | | 3,555,133 | |
Rent expense, including related party amounts discussed in Note 25 below, for the year ended June 30, 2009, the six months ended June 30, 2008 and the year ended December 31, 2007 was $560,164, $330,773and $131,286, respectively. Rent expense for the six months ended June 30, 2007 was $75,329 (unaudited). Our leases have various termination dates between June 2010 and May 2018.
Commitments
The Company and its subsidiaries, in the normal course of business, routinely enter into consulting agreements for services to be provided to the Company. These agreements are generally short term and are terminable by either party on thirty (60) days notice. As a result, the Company does not believe it has any material commitments to consultants.
Licenses and Royalties
The Company and its subsidiaries routinely licensed technology and manufacturing rights in the normal course of business. Payments under these licenses are due upon the sale of the specific product(s) for which the license was obtained. The Company is not committed to fixed payment schedules or is it required to make minimum sales under any license.
Claims
During the ordinary course of business, the Company and its subsidiaries are subject to various disputes and claims and there are uncertainties surrounding the ultimate resolutions of these matters. Because of the uncertainties, it is at least reasonably possible that any amount recorded may change within the near term.
25. Related Party Transactions
Safety leases approximately 21,000 square feet of office space from a company controlled by our President. The Company recognized rent expense under this agreement of $344,028 and $114,675 during the year ended June 30, 2009 and the six months ended June 30, 2008.
At June 30, 2009, the Company had a note payable to our President in the amount of $50,110, which includes accrued interest from June 15, 2009. The interest rate on the note is 5% and is payable on or before September 15, 2009. The Company has requested an extension of time for repayment of this note.
On June 1, 2007, the Company loaned $500,000 to SAAH, an entity controlled by our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. The loan is evidenced by a note bearing 5% interest per annum and is due on or before May 31, 2011, with no prepayment penalties. The loan is guaranteed in its entirety by our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. At June 30, 2009 and 2008 the balance of the note, including interest was $412,127 and $393,360, respectively.
On October 23, 2008, the Company entered into an agreement with SAAC, a company controlled by our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, to receive a monthly fee of up to $7,500 for providing SAAC with office space and certain office and administrative services for up to 24 months. Certain employees of the Company will perform required services pursuant to the SAAC Agreement. The Company has received or accrued $90,000 for the aforementioned services in the year ended June 30, 2009.
26. Concentration of Customers and Suppliers
Significant Customers
For the year ending June 30, 2009, our SEC subsidiary generated approximately 75% of total revenues from prime contracts or subcontracts with the U.S. Government. SEC generated 10% or more of consolidated revenue over the last year from three significant customers. SEC had accounts receivable from five customers each with a balance greater than 10% that comprised 73% of consolidated accounts receivable. For the year ended June 30, 2009, our Nexus subsidiary generated approximately 78% of total revenues from two customers. For the year ended June 30, 2009, our PMX joint venture generated approximately 98% of total revenues from a contract with ILEAS.
For the year ending June 30, 2008, SEC generated approximately 78% of total revenues from contracts or subcontracts with the U.S. Government. SEC generated 37% of consolidated revenue from two significant customers during the four months ended June 30, 2008. As of June 30, 2008, SEC had accounts receivable from three customers each with a balance greater than 10%, comprising 39% of consolidated accounts receivable. For the six month ended June 30, 2008, our Nexus subsidiary generated approximately 40% of the total revenues from a contract with one significant customer.
Significant Suppliers
As of June 30, 2009, except for PMX which purchases all of its products from Polimaster, we did not have a concentration of suppliers in any of our subsidiaries that upon the termination of the relationship or the inability to purchase products from them, for any reason, would have a material adverse effect on our business.
27. Changes in Estimates
Revisions in contract profits are made in the period in which circumstances requiring the revision become know. The effect of changes in estimates of contract profits was to increase net loss by approximately $1,600,000 in 2009 from that which would have been reported had the revised estimates been used as the basis of recognition of contract profits in the proceeding period.
28. Continuing Operations
The primary source of financing for the Company since its inception has been through the issuance of equity and debt securities. The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern which contemplates the realization of assets and liquidation of liabilities in the normal course of business. As of June 30, 2009, the Company has a stockholders’ deficit of $2,739,920. The Company incurred a net loss of $9,530,647 in 2009 which includes asset impairment charges and stock based compensation expense of approximately $3,300,000 and $1,943,000, respectively. Management recognizes it will be necessary to continue to generate positive cash flow from operations and have availability to other sources of capital to continue as a going concern and has implemented measures to increase profitability on our operations and reduce certain expenses.
During the course of fiscal year 2010, management intends to review all categories of expenses throughout the Company with the intention of making significant reductions. Additionally, the Company has initiated negotiations aimed at extending the current maturities of debt agreements and has retained a banking firm to act on its behalf.
Lastly, management believes it is well positioned to be awarded additional stimulus funded contracts, which will provide the Company with increased margins from those historically achieved.
29. Subsequent Events
The Company measures events and significant material transactions occurring after the balance sheet date (June 30,2009) in conjunction with SFAS No. 165. The following events occurred subsequent to June 30, 2009 and up to and through September 25, 2009:
On July 1, 2009, the Company retained Rodman & Renshaw to act as a non-exclusive financial advisor to the Company for transaction(s) or related services involving a purchase or sale of assets or a merger, acquisition or other business combination, including a recapitalization.
On September 18, 2009, the Company and YA entered into an agreement whereby YA agreed to extend the maturity date of $2,500,000, which is a portion of the senior notes, until October 1, 2010.
On September 25, 2009, the maturity date of Safety's line of credit was extended until October 30, 2010.