Our financial statements are set forth under “Item 17 – Financial Statements”.
To the best of our knowledge, there are no material legal or arbitration proceedings which may have or have had in the recent past significant effects on our financial position, which includes any governmental proceedings pending or known to be contemplated.
There have been no significant changes since the date of the audited financial statements included herein other than those disclosed herein. See “Item 5.B. – Liquidity and Capital Resources”.
The following table sets forth the high and low closing prices in Canadian funds of our common shares traded on these Canadian exchanges for the last five fiscal years:
Our common shares have been quoted for trading on the Over-The-Counter Bulletin Board since January 12, 2000. The following table sets forth the high and low closing prices in United States funds of our common shares traded on the Over-The-Counter Bulletin Board for the last five fiscal years:
B. Plan of Distribution
Not applicable.
C. Markets
Our common shares trade on the TSX Venture Exchange under symbol “TTA” and on the Over-The-Counter Bulletin Board under symbol “TITAF”.
D. Selling Shareholders
Not applicable.
E. Dilution
Not applicable.
F. Expenses of the Issue
Not applicable.
ITEM 10: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
A. Share Capital
Not applicable.
B. Articles of Incorporation
We were duly incorporated and validly exist as a corporation under the Business Corporations Act (Alberta). Pursuant to the provisions of the Business Corporations Act (Alberta), a company may conduct any business that it is not restricted by the terms of its articles or bylaws from conducting. Our articles and bylaws contain no such restrictions.
Our directors are required to disclose to the board of directors the nature and extent of their interest in any proposed transaction or contract and must thereafter refrain from voting in respect thereof. An interested director may be counted in the quorum when a determination as to such director’s remuneration is being considered but may not vote in respect thereof. The directors have an unlimited power to borrow money, issue debt obligations and mortgage or charge our assets provided such actions are conducted bona fide and in our best interests. There are no mandatory retirement ages for directors or any required shareholdings.
All holders of common shares are entitled to receive dividends out of assets legally available therefore at such times and in such amounts as the board of directors may from time to time determine. All holders of common shares will share equally on a per share basis in any dividend declared by the board of directors. The dividend entitlement time limit will be fixed by the board of directors at the time any such dividend is declared. Each outstanding common share is entitled to one vote on all matters submitted to a vote of our shareholders in general meeting. There are no cumulative voting rights attached to any of our shares and, accordingly, the holders of more than half of the shares represented at a general meeting can elect all of the directors to be elected in a general meeting. All directors stand for re-election annually. Upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding up, all common shareholders are entitled to share ratably in all net assets available for distribution after payment to creditors. The common shares are not convertible or redeemable and have no preemptive, subscription or conversion rights. In the event of a merger or consolidation, all common shareholders will be entitled to receive the same per share consideration.
The rights of shareholders may only be altered by the shareholders passing a special resolution at a general meeting. A special resolution may only be passed when it has been circulated to all shareholders by way of an information circular and then must be passed by two-thirds of the votes cast at the general meeting.
The board of directors may call annual and extraordinary general meetings when required. One or more shareholders holding in aggregate five percent or more of our issued shares may requisition an extraordinary meeting and the directors are required to call such meeting within 21 days of such requisition. Only registered shareholders or persons duly appointed by proxy may be admitted to meetings unless otherwise permitted by the chairman of the meeting.
There are no national limitations or restrictions on the right to own our common shares.
There are no provisions in our bylaws or articles of association that would have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in control.
There are no provisions in our bylaws or articles of incorporation that establish any threshold for disclosure of ownership. However, the Alberta and British Columbia Securities Commissions require that persons that are the registered owners of, and/or have voting control over 10% or more of our common shares must file insider reports disclosing securities holdings.
C. Material Contracts
Intellectual Property Transfer Agreements
During this period all pre-existing Software Transfer Agreements between the Company and Mssrs Philip Carrozza and Michael Gossland expired and were dissolved.
In September, the Company entered into negotiations with Mr. Philip Carrozza and Mr. Michael Gossland as well as two other long-term consultants to the Company to transfer any and all ownership of Intellectual Property, over which they might have claim, to the Company in exchange for a long term service contract and other consideration.
With the conclusion of these agreements, the Company wholly owns the TickAnalyst technology in its entirety.
There is no law or governmental decree or regulation in Canada that restricts the export or import of capital, or affects the remittance of dividends, interest or other payments to a non-resident holder of common shares, other than withholding tax requirements. See “Item 10.E. – Taxation”.
There is no limitation imposed by Canadian law or by our constituent documents on the right of a nonresident to hold or vote common shares, other than those that are provided in the Investment Canada Act (Canada). The following summarizes the principal features of the Investment Canada Act (Canada).
The Investment Canada Act (Canada) requires certain "non-Canadian" individuals, governments, corporation or other entities who wish to acquire a "Canadian business" (as defined in the Investment Canada Act), or establish a "new Canadian business" (as defined in the Investment Canada Act) to file either a notification or an application for review with a governmental agency known as "Investment Canada". The Investment Canada Act requires that certain acquisition of control of Canadian business by a "non-Canadian" must be reviewed and approved by the Minister responsible for the Investment Canada Act on the basis that the Minister is satisfied that the acquisition is "likely to be of net benefit to Canada", having regard to criteria set forth in the Investment Canada Act. Only acquisitions of control are reviewable under the Investment Canada Act; however, the Investment Canada Act provides detailed rules for the determination of whether control has been acquired and, pursuant to those rules, the acquisition of one-third or more of the voting shares of a corporation may, in some circumstances, be considered to constitute an acquisition of control. Certain reviewable acquisitions of control may not be implemented before being approved by the Minister; if the Minister does not ultimately approve a reviewable acquisition, which has been completed, the acquired Canadian business must be divested. Failure to comply with the review provisions of the Investment Canada Act could result in, amongst other things, an injunction or a court order directing disposition of assets of shares.
E. Taxation
A brief description of certain provisions of the tax treaty between Canada and the United States is included below, together with a brief outline of certain taxes, including withholding provisions, to which United States security holders are subject under existing laws and regulations of Canada. The consequences, if any, of provincial, state and local taxes are not considered.
The following information is general and security holders should seek the advice of their own tax advisors, tax counsel or accountants with respect to the applicability or effect on their own individual circumstances of the matters referred to herein and of any provincial, state or local taxes.
Certain Canadian Federal Income Tax Consequences
The discussion under this heading summarizes the principal Canadian federal income tax consequences of acquiring, holding and disposing of our common shares for a shareholder of us who is not a resident of Canada but is a resident of the United States and who will acquire and hold our common shares as capital property for the purposes of the Income Tax Act (Canada) (“Canadian Tax Act”). This summary does not apply to a shareholder who carries on business in Canada through a “permanent establishment” or is otherwise situated in Canada or performs independent personal services in Canada through a fixed base in Canada if the shareholder’s holding in us is effectively connected with such permanent establishment or fixed base. This summary is based on the provisions of the Canadian Tax Act and the regulations thereunder and on an understanding of the administrative practices of Canada Revenue Agency, and takes into account all specific proposals to amend the Canadian Tax Act or regulations made by the Minister of Finance of Canada as of the date hereof. It has been assumed that there will be no other relevant amendment of any governing law although no assurance can be given in this respect. This discussion is general only and is not a substitute for independent advice from a shareholder’s own Canadian and U.S. tax advisors.
The provisions of the Canadian Tax Act are subject to income tax treaties to which Canada is a party, including the Canada-United States Income Tax Convention (1980), as amended (“Convention”).
Dividends on Common Shares and Other Income
Under the Canadian Tax Act, a non-resident of Canada is generally subject to Canadian withholding tax at the rate of 25 percent on dividends paid or deemed to have been paid to him or her by a corporation resident in Canada. The Convention limits the rate to 15 percent if the shareholder is a resident of the United States and the dividends are beneficially owned by and paid to such shareholder, and to 5 percent if the shareholder is also a corporation that is the beneficial owner of the dividends and owns at least 10 percent of the voting stock of the payor corporation.
The amount of a stock dividend (for tax purposes) would generally be equal to the amount by which the paid up or stated capital of the Company has increased by reason of the payment of such dividend. We will furnish additional tax information to shareholders in the event of such a dividend.
The tax payable on dividends is to be withheld at source by the Company or people acting on its behalf. The Company is liable for the amount of the tax, penalties and interest if it fails to so withhold. The taxpayer is liable in any event if the Company fails to withhold.
Dispositions of Common Shares
Under the Canadian Tax Act, a taxpayer’s capital gain or capital loss from a disposition of a common share of a Company is the amount, if any, by which his or her proceeds of disposition exceed (or are exceeded by, respectively) the aggregate of his or her adjusted cost base of the share and reasonable expenses of disposition. The capital gain or loss must be computed in Canadian currency using a weighted average adjusted cost base for identical properties. Fifty percent of a capital gain is included in income and taxed at ordinary Canadian tax rates. The amount by which a shareholder’s capital loss exceeds the capital gain in a year may be deducted from a capital gain realized by the shareholder in the three previous years or any subsequent year, subject to certain restrictions in the case of a corporate shareholder.
Under the Canadian Tax Act, a non-resident of Canada is subject to Canadian tax on taxable capital gains, and may realize an allowable capital loss on a disposition of “taxable Canadian property.” Our common shares will constitute taxable Canadian property if at any time in the five years immediately preceding the disposition of 25% or more of the issued shares of any class of capital stock of the Company that issued the shares were owned by persons with whom the taxpayer did not deal at arm’s length or the taxpayer together with all such persons did not deal at arm’s length and in certain other circumstances.
The Convention relieves United States residents from liability for Canadian tax on capital gains derived on a disposition of shares unless the value of the shares is derived principally from “real property” situated in Canada.
Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations
The following is a general discussion of material U.S. federal income tax consequences, under current law, generally applicable to a U.S. Holder (as hereinafter defined) of our common shares. This discussion is of a general nature only and does not take into account the particular facts and circumstances, with respect to U.S. federal income tax issues, of any particular U.S. Holder. In addition, this discussion does not cover any state, local or foreign tax consequences. (See “Taxation – Canadian Federal Income Tax Consequences” above).
The following discussion is based upon the sections of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Code”), Treasury Regulations, published Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) rulings, published
administrative positions of the IRS and court decisions that are currently applicable, any or all of which could be materially and adversely changed, possibly on a retroactive basis, at any time and which are subject to differing interpretations. This discussion does not consider the potential effects, both adverse and beneficial, of any proposed legislation which, if enacted, could be applied, possibly on a retroactive basis, at any time.
This discussion is for general information only and it is not intended to be, nor should it be construed to be, legal or tax advice to any U.S. Holder or prospective U.S. Holder of our common shares, and no opinion or representation with respect to the U.S. federal income tax consequences to any such U.S. Holder or prospective U.S. Holder is made. Accordingly, U.S. Holders and prospective U.S. Holders of our common shares should consult their own financial advisor, legal counsel or accountant regarding the U.S. federal, state, local and foreign tax consequences of purchasing, owning and disposing of our common shares.
Circular 230 Disclosure
Any tax statement made herein regarding any U.S. federal tax issue is not intended or written to be used, and cannot be used, by any taxpayer for purposes of avoiding any penalties. Any such statement herein is written in connection with the marketing or promotion of the transaction to which the statement relates. Each taxpayer should seek advice based on the taxpayer’s particular circumstances from an independent tax advisor.
U.S. Holders.
As used herein, a “U.S. Holder” means a holder of our common shares who is (i) a citizen or individual resident of the U.S., (ii) a corporation created or organized in or under the laws of the U.S. or of any political subdivision thereof, (iii) an estate whose income is taxable in the U.S. irrespective of source or (iv) a trust if (A) a court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over the trust’s administration and one or more United States persons have the authority to control all of its substantial decisions or (B) the trust was in existence on August 20, 1996 and has properly elected under applicable Treasury Regulations to continue to be treated as a United States person. If a partnership or other “pass-through” entity treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes holds our common shares, the U.S. federal income tax treatment of the partners or owners of such partnership or other pass-through entity generally will depend on the status of such partners or owners and the activities of such partnership or pass-through entity.
Persons Not Covered.
This summary does not address the U.S. federal income tax consequences to persons (including persons who are U.S. Holders) subject to special provisions of U.S. federal income tax law, including (i) persons who are tax-exempt organizations, qualified retirement plans, individual retirement accounts and other tax-deferred accounts, financial institutions, insurance companies, real estate investment trusts, regulated investment companies, non-resident alien individuals, U.S. tax expatriates or brokers, dealers or traders in securities, (ii) persons who have a “functional currency” other than the U.S. dollar, (iii) persons who own their common shares as part of a straddle, hedging, conversion transaction, constructive sale or other arrangement involving more than one position, (iv) persons who acquired their common shares through the exercise of employee stock options or otherwise as compensation for services, and persons that own, directly or indirectly or by arbituarly 10% or more of the company’s outstanding voting share capital or voting power. (v) persons that own an interest in an entity that owns common shares, (vi) persons who own, exercise or dispose of any options, warrants or other rights to acquire common shares, (vii) persons who are partners or owners of partnerships or other pass-through entities or (viii) persons who own their common shares other than as a capital asset within the meaning of Section 1221 of the Code. This summary is limited to U.S. Holders (e.g.) not through an intermediary entity such as a partnership, such limited liability company, or trust?
Distribution on Our Common Shares.
General Rules. U.S. Holders receiving distributions (including constructive distributions) with respect to our common shares are required to include in gross income as a dividend for U.S. federal income tax purposes the gross amount of such distributions (without reduction for any Canadian income tax withheld from such distributions), equal to the U.S. dollar value of such distributions on the date of receipt (based on the exchange rate on such date), to the extent that we have current or accumulated earnings and profits. To the extent that distributions from us exceed our current or accumulated earnings and profits, such distributions will be treated first as a return of capital, to the extent of the U.S. Holder’s adjusted basis in the common shares, and thereafter as gain from the sale or exchange of our common shares. (See more detailed discussion at “Disposition of Our Common Shares” below). Any Canadian tax withheld from a distribution by us may be credited, subject to certain limitations, against the U.S. Holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability or, alternatively, may be deducted in computing the U.S. Holder's U.S. federal taxable income by those who itemize deductions. (See more detailed discussion at “Foreign Tax Credit” below).
Currency Gain or Loss. In the case of foreign currency received as a distribution that is not converted by the recipient into U.S. dollars on the date of receipt, a U.S. Holder will have a tax basis in the foreign currency equal to its U.S. dollar value on the date of receipt. Generally any gain or loss recognized upon a subsequent sale or other disposition of the foreign currency, including the exchange for U.S. dollars, will be ordinary income or loss.
Dividend not Eligible for Reduced Tax Rate. Dividends received on or before December 31, 2012 by U.S. Holders that are individuals, estates or trusts from “qualified foreign corporations,” as defined in Section 1(h)(11) of the Code, generally are taxed at the same preferential tax rates applicable to long-term capital gains. Although not free from doubt, it appears that we would be a “qualified foreign corporation,” as defined in Section 1(h)(11) of the Code if we were not a Passive Foreign Investment Company (“PFIC”). A corporation that is properly described as a PFIC, as defined below, for its taxable year during which it pays a dividend, or for its immediately preceding taxable year will not be treated as a “qualifying foreign corporation” and dividends received by U.S. Holders that are individuals, estates or trusts generally will be subject to U.S. federal income tax at ordinary income tax rates (and not at the preferential tax rates applicable to long-term capital gains).
Dividends not Eligible for Dividends Received Deduction. Dividends paid on our common shares generally will not be eligible for the “dividends received deduction” allowed to corporate shareholders receiving dividends from certain U.S. corporations. The availability of the dividends received deduction is subject to several complex limitations that are beyond the scope of this discussion, and U.S. Holders of our common shares should consult their own financial advisor, legal counsel or accountant regarding the dividends received deduction.
Dividend Paid to Shareholder who Made QEF Election may be Exempt from Tax. Generally, shareholders are not subject to additional income taxation on distributions made by a PFIC to the extent of the shareholder’s basis in the corporation’s shares if a Qualified Electing Fund (“QEF”) election is in effect. (Please see the QEF election discussion below.) A shareholder’s basis in this situation is usually equal to the cost of purchasing the shares plus the amount of the corporation’s income that was reported on the shareholder’s return pursuant to the QEF election less any prior distributions made by the corporation to the shareholder. Again, these rules are subject to several exceptions that are beyond the scope of this discussion, and U.S. Holders of our common shares should consult their own financial advisor, legal counsel or accountant regarding whether dividends paid by us to them will be exempt from federal income tax if a QEF election is made.
Disposition of Our Common Shares.
General Rule. Subject to the PFIC Rules discussed further below, a U.S. Holder will recognize gain or loss upon the sale or other taxable disposition of our common shares equal to the difference, if any, between (i) the amount of cash plus the fair market value of any property received, and (ii) the
shareholder’s tax basis in our common shares. This gain or loss will be capital gain or loss if the common shares are a capital asset in the hands of the U.S. Holder, which will be long-term capital gain or loss if our common shares are held for more than one year.
Reduced Tax Rate. Under current law, preferential tax rates apply to long-term capital gains of U.S. Holders that are individuals, estates or trusts. There are currently no preferential tax rates for long-term capital gains for a U.S. Holder that is a corporation (other than a corporation subject to Subchapter S of the Code). Deductions for net capital losses are subject to significant limitations. For U.S. Holders that are not corporations, any unused portion of such net capital loss may be carried over to be used in later tax years until such net capital loss is thereby exhausted. For U.S. Holders that are corporations (other than corporations subject to Subchapter S of the Code), an unused net capital loss may be carried back three years and carried forward five years from the loss year to be offset against capital gains until such net capital loss is thereby exhausted. Sales of PFIC stock are not eligible for the reduced long-term capital gains rates that are usually applicable to sales of stock unless the shareholder made a QEF election regarding such shares. As discussed below, we believe we are a PFIC.
Management Believes Company is a Passive Foreign Investment Company.
General Discussion. We believe that we qualify as a PFIC, within the meaning of Sections 1291 through 1298 of the Code, for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2010, may have qualified as a PFIC in prior years and may qualify as a PFIC in subsequent years. A U.S. Holder who holds stock in a foreign corporation during any year in which such corporation qualifies as a PFIC is subject to U.S. federal income taxation under one of three alternative tax regimes at the election of each such U.S. Holder. The following is a discussion of these three alternative tax regimes. In addition, special rules apply if a foreign corporation qualifies as both a PFIC and a “controlled foreign corporation” (as defined below) and a U.S. Holder owns, actually or constructively, 10% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock entitled to vote of such foreign corporation (See more detailed discussion at “Controlled Foreign Corporation” below).
Definition of PFIC. Section 1297 of the Code defines a PFIC as a corporation that is not formed in the U.S. and, for any taxable year, either (a) 75% or more of its gross income is “passive income” or (b) The quarterly average value during a taxable year of the corporation’s assets that produce , or are held for the productions of, passive income is 50% or more of the average value of all assets held by the corporation.“Passive income” includes, for example, dividends, interest, certain rents and royalties, certain gains from the sale of stock and securities, and certain gains from commodities transactions. However, gains resulting from commodities transactions are generally excluded from the definition of passive income if “substantially all” of a merchant’s, producer’s or handler’s business is as an active merchant, producer or handler of such commodities. For purposes of the PFIC income test and the assets test, if a foreign corporation owns (directly or indirectly) at least 25% by value of the stock of another corporation, such foreign corporation shall be treated as if it (a) held a proportionate share of the assets of such other corporation, and (b) received directly its proportionate share of the income of such other corporation. As stated above, we believe we satisfied both the 75% passive income and the 50% passive assets tests during the fiscal year ended on October 31, 2009 and 2010 and anticipate meeting both of these tests in the fiscal year that will end on October 31, 2011. There can be no assurance that our determination concerning our PFIC status will not be challenged.
Generally Applicable PFIC Rules. If a U.S. Holder does not make a timely election to be taxed in conformity with the Mark-to-Market rules or the QEF rules (discussed below) during a year in which it holds (or is deemed to have held) shares issued by us while we are a PFIC (a “Non-Electing U.S. Holder”), then special taxation rules under Section 1291 of the Code will apply to (i) gains realized on the disposition (or deemed to be realized by reasons of a pledge) of the U.S. Holder's common shares and (ii) certain “excess distributions” (generally, distributions received in the current taxable year that are in excess of 125% of the average distributions received during the three preceding years or, if shorter, the U.S. Holder’s holding period) by us.
A Non-Electing U.S. Holder generally would be required to pro rate all gains realized on the disposition of his common shares and all excess distributions on his common shares over the entire holding period for the common shares. Under this regime, (i) the excess distribution or gain would be allocated ratably to each day of the U.S. Holder’s holding period for the Common Shares, (ii) the amount allocated to the current taxable year and to any taxable year in which the corporation was a PFIC would be treated as ordinary income for the year of disposition, and (iii) the amount allocated to each other year would be subject to tax at the highest rate of tax in effect for that year and the interest charge generally applicable to underpayments of tax would be imposed on the resulting tax attributable to each such year.
If we are a PFIC for any taxable year during which a Non-Electing U.S. Holder holds our common shares, then we will continue to be treated as a PFIC with respect to such common shares, even if we are no longer definitionally a PFIC. A Non-Electing U.S. Holder may terminate this deemed PFIC status by electing to recognize gain (which will be taxed under the rules discussed above for Non-Electing U.S. Holders) as if such common shares had been sold on the last day of the last taxable year for which it was a PFIC.
Mark-to-Market Election. U.S. Holders who hold, actually or constructively, marketable stock (as specifically defined in the Treasury Regulations) of a foreign corporation that qualifies as a PFIC may annually elect to mark such stock to the market (a “mark-to-market election”). If such an election is made, such U.S. Holder will generally not be subject to the special taxation rules of Section 1291 discussed above. However, if the mark-to-market election is made by a Non-Electing U.S. Holder after the beginning of the holding period for the PFIC stock, then the Section 1291 rules will apply to certain dispositions of, distributions on and other amounts taxable with respect to our common shares. A U.S. Holder who makes the mark-to market election will include in income for the taxable year for which the election was made an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the fair market value of our common shares as of the close of such tax year over such U.S. Holder’s adjusted basis in such common shares. In addition, the U.S. Holder is allowed a deduction for the lesser of (i) the excess, if any, of such U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis in the common shares over the fair market value of such shares as of the close of the tax year, or (ii) the excess, if any, of (A) the mark-to-market gains for our common shares included by such U.S. Holder for prior tax years, including any amount which would have been included for any prior tax year but for the Section 1291 interest on tax deferral rules discussed above with respect to Non-Electing U.S. Holders, over (B) the mark-to-market losses for shares that were allowed as deductions for prior tax years. A U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis in our common shares will be adjusted to reflect the amount included in or deducted from income as a result of a mark-to-market election. A mark-to-market election applies to the taxable year in which the election is made and to each subsequent taxable year, unless our common shares cease to be marketable, as specifically defined, or the IRS consents to revocation of the election.
QEF Election. A U.S. Holder who elects in a timely manner to treat us as a QEF (an “Electing U.S. Holder”) will be subject, under Section 1293 of the Code, to current U.S. federal income tax for any taxable year in which we qualify as a PFIC on the U.S. Holder's pro rata share of our (i) “net capital gain” (the excess of net long-term capital gain over net short-term capital loss), which will be taxed as long-term capital gain to the Electing U.S. Holder and (ii) “ordinary earnings” (the excess of earnings and profits over net capital gain), which will be taxed as ordinary income to the Electing U.S. Holder, in each case, for the shareholder’s taxable year in which (or with which) our taxable year ends, regardless of whether such amounts are actually distributed.
The effective QEF election also allows the Electing U.S. Holder to (i) generally treat any gain realized on the disposition of his common shares (or deemed to be realized on the pledge of his shares) as capital gain; (ii) treat his share of our net capital gain, if any, as long-term capital gain instead of ordinary income; and (iii) either avoid interest charges resulting from PFIC status altogether, or make an annual election, subject to certain limitations, to defer payment of current taxes on his share of our annual realized net capital gain and ordinary earnings subject, however, to an interest charge. If the Electing U.S. Holder is not a corporation, such an interest charge would be treated as “personal interest” that is not deductible.
The procedure a U.S. Holder must comply with in making an effective QEF election, and the U.S. federal income tax consequences of the QEF election, will depend on whether the year of the election is the first year in the U.S. Holder’s holding period in which we are a PFIC. If the U.S. Holder makes a QEF election in such first year, i.e., a timely QEF election, then the U.S. Holder may make the QEF election by simply filing the appropriate QEF election documents at the time the U.S. Holder files his tax return for such first year. However, if we qualified as a PFIC in a prior year, then in addition to filing the QEF election documents, the U.S. Holder must elect to recognize (i) under the rules of Section 1291 of the Code (discussed herein), any gain that he would otherwise recognize if the U.S. Holder sold his stock on the qualification date or (ii) if we are a controlled foreign corporation, the U.S. Holder’s pro rata share of our post-1986 earnings and profits as of the qualification date. The qualification date is the first day of our first tax year in which we qualified as a QEF with respect to such U.S. Holder. The elections to recognize such gain or earnings and profits can only be made if such U.S. Holder’s holding period for our common shares includes the qualification date. By electing to recognize such gain or earnings and profits, the U.S. Holder will be deemed to have made a timely QEF election. U.S. Holders are urged to consult a tax advisor regarding the availability of and procedure for electing to recognize gain or earnings and profits under the foregoing rules. In addition to the above rules, under very limited circumstances, a U.S. Holder may make a retroactive QEF election if such U.S. Holder failed to file the QEF election documents in a timely manner.
A QEF election, once made with respect to us, applies to the tax year for which it was made and to all subsequent tax years, unless the election is invalidated or terminated, or the IRS consents to revocation of the election. If a QEF election is made by a U.S. Holder and we cease to qualify as a PFIC in a subsequent tax year, the QEF election will remain in effect, although not applicable, during those tax years in which we do not qualify as a PFIC. Therefore, if we again qualify as a PFIC in a subsequent tax year, the QEF election will be effective and the U.S. Holder will be subject to the rules described above for Electing U.S. Holders in such tax year and any subsequent tax years in which we qualify as a PFIC. Generally, shareholders do not make a QEF election unless they have sufficient information to determine their proportionate shares of a corporation’s net capital gain and ordinary earnings. We have not calculated these amounts for any shareholder and do not anticipate making these calculations in the foreseeable future. Therefore, U.S. Holders of our common shares should consult their own financial advisor, legal counsel or accountant regarding the QEF election before making this election regarding our shares.
Other PFIC Rules. Under Section 1291(f) of the Code, the IRS has issued Proposed Treasury Regulations that, subject to certain exceptions, would treat as taxable certain transfers of PFIC stock by Non-Electing U.S. Holders that are generally not otherwise taxed, such as gifts, exchanges pursuant to corporate reorganizations, and transfers at death. Generally, in such cases the basis of our common shares in the hands of the transferee and the basis of any property received in the exchange for those common shares would be increased by the amount of gain recognized. However, the specific U.S. federal income tax consequences to the U.S. Holder and the transferee may vary based on the manner in which the common shares are transferred.
Information Filing
Each U.S. Holder generally must file IRS Form 8621 reporting distributions received and gain realized with respect to each PFIC in which the U.S. Holder holds a direct or indirect interest. In addition, U.S. Holders must file such other annual information as may be required by the U.S. Treasury Department in subsequent guidance. Each U.S. Holder should consult its tax advisor regarding these and any other applicable information or other reporting requirements.
The PFIC rules are very complicated, and U.S. Holders should consult their own financial advisor, legal counsel or accountant regarding the PFIC rules, including the advisability of and procedure for making a QEF election or a mark-to-mark election, and how these rules may impact their particular U.S. federal income tax situation.
Foreign Tax Credit.
A U.S. Holder who pays (or has withheld from distributions) Canadian or other foreign income tax with respect to the ownership of our common shares may be entitled, at the option of the U.S. Holder, to either receive a deduction or a tax credit for U.S. federal income tax purposes with respect to such foreign tax paid or withheld. Generally, it will be more advantageous to claim a credit because a credit reduces U.S. federal income taxes on a dollar-for-dollar basis, while a deduction merely reduces the taxpayer’s income subject to U.S. federal income tax. This election is made on a year-by-year basis and applies to all foreign taxes paid by (or withheld from distributions to) the U.S. Holder during that year.
There are significant and complex limitations that apply to the foreign tax credit, among which is the general limitation that the credit cannot exceed the proportionate share of the U.S. Holder’s U.S. income tax liability that the U.S. Holder’s “foreign source” income bears to his or its worldwide taxable income. In applying this limitation, the various items of income and deduction must be classified as either “foreign source” or “U.S. source.” Complex rules govern this classification process. In addition, this limitation is calculated separately with respect to specific classes or “baskets” of income. Under current law, there are only two baskets, “passive category income” and “general category income”. Foreign taxes assigned to a particular class of income generally cannot offset United States tax on income assigned to another class. Unused foreign tax credits can generally be carried back one year and forward ten years. Dividends distributed by us will generally constitute “foreign source” income, and will be classified as “passive category income”.
The availability of the foreign tax credit and the application of the limitations with respect to the foreign tax credit are fact specific, and each U.S. Holder of our common shares should consult their own financial advisor, legal counsel or accountant regarding the foreign tax credit rules.
Backup Withholding Tax
Backup withholding of U.S. federal income tax, currently at a rate of 28%, may apply to certain payments made to a non-corporate U.S. Holder who:
• fails to provide an accurate taxpayer identification number (generally on Form W-9);
• is notified by the IRS that backup withholding is required; or
• in certain circumstances, fails to comply with applicable certification requirements.
Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Rather, the amount of any backup withholding will be allowed as a credit against a U.S. Holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability and may entitle that holder to a refund, provided that certain required information is timely furnished to the IRS. U.S. Holders should consult their own tax advisor regarding the backup withholding tax rules applicable to them with respect to their ownership of Common Shares.
2010 Legislative Developments
Newly enacted legislation requires certain U.S. Holders that are individuals, estates or trusts to pay up to an additional 3.8% tax on, among other things, dividends and capital gains for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2012. In addition, the Company may require U.S. Holders to provide certain tax and reporting information necessary for the Company to comply with new reporting obligations. If a U.S. Holder does not provide such information, the U.S. Holder will generally be subject to U.S. withholding tax on payments made by the Company after January 1, 2013 in accordance with this new legislation.
Controlled Foreign Corporation
The above sections of this discussion may not describe the U.S. federal income tax consequences to U.S. Holders resulting from the ownership and disposition of our common shares if we qualify as a “Controlled Foreign Corporation” (“CFC”).
If more than 50% of the total voting power or the total value of our outstanding shares is owned, directly or indirectly, by citizens or residents of the U.S., U.S. partnerships or corporations, or U.S. estates or trusts (as defined by the Code Section 7701(a)(30)), each of which own, directly or indirectly, 10% or more of the total voting power of our outstanding shares (each a “10% Shareholder”), we could be treated as a CFC under Section 957 of the Code.
We do not believe that we currently qualify as a CFC. However, there can be no assurance that we will not be considered a CFC for the current or any future taxable year. The CFC rules are very complicated, and U.S. Holders should consult their own financial advisor, legal counsel or accountant regarding the CFC rules and how these rules may impact their U.S. federal income tax situation.
F. Dividends and Paying Agents
Not applicable.
G. Statement by Expert
Not applicable.
H. Documents on Display
We are required to file reports with the Securities Commissions in the province of British Columbia and the province of Alberta electronically through the Canadian System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (SEDAR), which can be viewed at www.sedar.com.
We are subject to the informational requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and we file reports, registration statements and other information with the SEC. Our reports, registration statements and other information can be inspected and copies at the public reference facilities maintained by the SEC at the following locations:
Judiciary Plaza Room 1024 Washington, DC 20549 | 500 West Madison Suite 1400 Chicago, IL 60661 |
Copies of these materials can also be obtained by mail at prescribed rates from the Public Reference Section of the SEC, 100 F Street, NW, Washington, DC 20549 or by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330.
I. Subsidiary Information
Not applicable.
ITEM 11: QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Because our current cash is held in Canadian dollars, our financial results are expressed in Canadian dollars and our operations are primarily paid for in Canadian dollars, we are not subject to foreign currency fluctuations that would have any material affect on our financial position or results of operations. Also, because of the status of our operations, we do not believe that we are exposed to interest rate risk, commodity price risk or any other relevant market risk at this time.
We do not engage in currency speculation. Our trading activities do not involve money market holdings.
ITEM 12: DESCRIPTIONS OF SECURITIES OTHER THAN EQUITY SECURITIES
Not applicable.
PART II
ITEM 13: DEFAULTS, DIVIDEND ARREARAGES AND DELINQUENCIES
There have been no defaults, arrearages or delinquencies with respect to indebtedness or the payment of dividends.
ITEM 14: MATERIAL MODIFICATIONS TO THE RIGHTS OF SECURITY HOLDERS AND USE OF PROCEEDS
There have been no material modifications to our common shares.
ITEM 15: CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
A. Disclosure Controls and Procedures
The Company's President and Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act")) as of October 31, 2008. Our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports we file under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosures.
Based on this evaluation, the our President and Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of October 31, 2010, our disclosure controls and procedures are effective to provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by us in reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Commission's rules and forms. Our management recognizes that any controls and procedures no matter how well designed or operated, can only provide reasonable assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Our disclosure controls and procedures have been designed to provide reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives. However, because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, even after the remediation efforts described above, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues, if any, within the Company, have been detected.
B. Management/Annual Report on Internal Controls over Financial Reporting
The Board of Directors and management of the Company are responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal controls over financial reporting as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-
15(f) under the Exchange Act. Our internal controls over financial reporting are designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation and fair presentation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with Canadian GAAP, including a reconciliation to U.S. GAAP.
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 risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies and procedures may deteriorate.
Management conducted an assessment of the effectiveness of internal controls over financial reporting based on the criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organization of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Based on this assessment, management has concluded that internal control over financial reporting was effective as of October 31, 2010 and onwards.
C. Attestation Report of the Registered Public Accounting Firm
Not applicable.
D. Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
During the period covered by this report, there has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
ITEM 16A: AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT
Prior to the filing of this report, our board of directors had made the determination that two audit committee financial experts, Mr. James Leman and Mr. Joseph Francese serve on the Audit Committee. Also, we believe that Mr. Francese is “independent” under applicable rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
ITEM 16B: CODE OF ETHICS
Our board of directors has not adopted a code of ethics that applies to our executive officers as such a code is not required under applicable Canadian laws.
ITEM 16C: PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
Collins Barrow Edmonton LLP (“Collins Barrow”), audited our consolidated financial statements for the years ended October 31, 2009 and October 31, 2008. Smythe Ratcliffe, LLP audited our consolidated financial statements for the year ended October 31, 2010.
Audit Fees
Fees billed by Symthe Ratcliffe, LLPP for professional services totaled $36,822 for the year ended October 31, 2010. Fees billed by Collins Barrow for professional services totaled $65,000 for the year ended October 31, 2009. Such fees include fees associated with the audit of our annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by our auditors in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for those fiscal years.
None.
All other Fees
During the fiscal years ended October 31, 2009 and October 31, 2008, Collins Barrow did not bill for any products or services other than as described above.
Our audit committee pre-approves audit engagement terms and fees prior to the commencement of any audit work, other than that which may be necessary for our independent registered chartered accountants to prepare the proposed audit approach, scope and fee estimates. Our independent auditors annually submit a written proposal that details all audit and audit related services. Audit fees are fixed and contained in the proposal, and the audit committee reviews the nature and dollar value of services provided under such proposal. Any revisions to such proposal after the engagement has begun are reviewed and pre-approved by our audit committee.
There were no fees in 2010 that were not pre-approved by our audit committee. All services described above under the captions “Audit Fees”, “Audit-Related Fees” and “Tax Fees” were approved by our audit committee pursuant to SEC Regulation S-X, Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i).
ITEM 16D: EXEMPTIONS FROM THE LISTING STANDARDS FOR AUDIT COMMITTEES
Not applicable.
ITEM 16E: PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY AFFILIATED PURCHASERS
| | (a) Total Number of Shares (or Units) Purchased | | | (b) Weighted Average Price Paid per Share (or Units) | | | (c) Total Number of Shares (or Units) Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs | | | (d) Maximum Number (or Approximate Dollar Value) of Shares (or Units) that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs | |
November 1, 2009 to November 30, 2009 | | Nil | | | | N/A | | | Nil | | | Nil | |
December 1, 2009 to December 31, 2009 | | Nil | | | | N/A | | | Nil | | | Nil | |
January 1, 2010 – January 31, 2010 | | Nil | | | | N/A | | | Nil | | | Nil | |
February 1, 2010 to February 29, 2010 | | Nil | | | | N/A | | | Nil | | | Nil | |
March 1, 2010 to March 31, 2010 | | Nil | | | $ | 0.17 | | | Nil | | | | 120,000 | (1) |
April 1, 2010 to April 30, 2010 | | Nil | | | | N/A | | | Nil | | | Nil | |
May 1, 2010 to May 31, 2010 | | | 1,525,000 | (2) | | $ | 0.20 | | | | 1,525,000 | (2) | | | 1,525,000 | (2) |
June 1, 2010 to June 30, 2010 | | Nil | | | | N/A | | | Nil | | | Nil | |
July 1, 2010 to July 31, 2010 | | Nil | | | | N/A | | | Nil | | | Nil | |
August 1, 2010 to August 31, 2010 | | Nil | | | | N/A | | | Nil | | | Nil | |
September 1, 2010 to September 30, 2010 | | Nil | | | | N/A | | | Nil | | | Nil | |
October 1, 2010 to October 31, 2010 | | | 7,130,000 | (3) | | $ | 0.10 | | | | 7,130,000 | (3) | | | 7,130,000 | (3) |
Notes:
(1) | 120,000 common shares issuable pursuant to stock options granted under our stock option plan of which shall be exercisable in accordance with the plan and shall vest (i) 1/3 within 6 months; (ii) 1/3 within 12 months from the date of the grant and (iii) 1/3 within 18 months from the date of the grant. |
(2) | 1,525,000 common shares issued pursuant to a private placement at $0.20 per common share, and 1,525,000 common shares underlying warrants that are immediately exercisable at an exercise price of $0.30 per common share for 24 months following the date of closing will expire May 27, 2012. The private placement closed on May 27, 2012, and its closing was publicly announced on May 27, 2012. |
(3) | 7,130,000 common shares issued pursuant to a private placement at $0.10 per common share, and 7,130,000 common shares underlying warrants that are immediately exercisable at an exercise price of $0.30 per common share for 24 months following the date of closing will expire October 12, 2012. The private placement closed on October 12, 2012, and its closing was publicly announced on October 12, 2012. |
PART III
ITEM 17: FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Our audited consolidated financial statements include:
· | our balance sheets as at October 31, 2010 and October 31, 2009; |
· | statements of operations and comprehensive loss for the periods ended October 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008; |
· | statements of shareholders’ equity for the periods ended October 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008; and |
· | statements of cash flows for the periods ended October 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008. |
The consolidated financial statements as at and for the year ended October 31, 2010 were audited by Symthe Ratcliffe LLP, our Independent Registered Chartered Accountants. The consolidated financial statements as at the years ended October 31, 2009 and 2008 were audited by Collins Barrow, Edmonton LLP.
Our consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in Canada and are reconciled to United States generally accepted accounting principles in Note 17. All figures are expressed in Canadian dollars.
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
TO THE SHAREHOLDERS OF TITAN TRADING ANALYTICS INC.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
We have audited the consolidated balance sheet of Titan Trading Analytics Inc. as of October 31, 2010 and the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the year then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with Canadian generally accepted auditing standards and the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform an audit to obtain reasonable assurance whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
In our opinion, these consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as at October 31, 2010 and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles.
The consolidated financial statements as at October 31, 2009 and for the years ended October 31, 2009 and 2008, and the cumulative totals from 2002 (inception of development stage) were audited by another firm of auditors who expressed an opinion without reservation on those statements in their report dated February 15, 2010.
“Smythe Ratcliffe LLP” (signed)
Chartered Accountants
Vancouver, Canada
February 8, 2011
COMMENTS BY AUDITORS FOR US READERS
The reporting standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) for auditors require the addition of an explanatory paragraph (following the opinion paragraph) when the financial statements are affected by conditions and events that cast substantial doubt on the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern, such as those described in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements. Our report to the shareholders dated February 8, 2011, is expressed in accordance with Canadian reporting standards, which do not permit a reference to such events and conditions in the auditors’ report when these are adequately disclosed in the financial statements.
“Smythe Ratcliffe LLP” (signed)
Chartered Accountants
Vancouver, Canada
February 8, 2011
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
TO THE SHAREHOLDERS OF TITAN TRADING ANALYTICS INC.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
We have audited the consolidated balance sheet of Titan Trading Analytics Inc. as of October 31, 2010 and the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the year ended October 31, 2010 and the cumulative period from November 1, 2001 (inception of development stage) to October 31, 2010. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with Canadian generally accepted auditing standards and the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform an audit to obtain reasonable assurance whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
In our opinion, these consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as at October 31, 2010 and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year ended October 31, 2010 and the cumulative period from November 1, 2001 (inception of development stage) to October 31, 2010 in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles.
The consolidated financial statements as at October 31, 2009 and for the years ended October 31, 2009 and 2008, and the cumulative period from November 1, 2001 (inception of development stage) to October 31, 2009 were audited by another firm of auditors who expressed an opinion without reservation on those financial statements in their report dated February 15, 2010.
“Smythe Ratcliffe LLP” (signed)
Chartered Accountants
Vancouver, Canada
February 8, 2011
COMMENTS BY AUDITORS FOR US READERS
The reporting standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) for auditors require the addition of an explanatory paragraph (following the opinion paragraph) when the financial statements are affected by conditions and events that cast substantial doubt on the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern, such as those described in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements. Our report to the shareholders dated February 8, 2011, is expressed in accordance with Canadian reporting standards, which do not permit a reference to such events and conditions in the auditors’ report when these are adequately disclosed in the financial statements.
“Smythe Ratcliffe LLP” (signed)
Chartered Accountants
Vancouver, Canada
February 8, 2011
Report of Independent Registered Chartered Accountants
Titan Trading Analytics Inc.
We have audited the consolidated balance sheets of Titan Trading Analytics Inc. as at October 31, 2009 and 2008, and the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for each of the years in the three year period ended October 31, 2009 and for the cumulative amounts from November 1, 2001 (inception of development stage) to October 31, 2009. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with Canadian generally accepted auditing standards and the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform an audit to obtain reasonable assurance whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
In our opinion, these consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as at October 31, 2009 and 2008 and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the three year period ended October 31, 2009 and for the cumulative amounts from November 1, 2001 (inception of development stage) to October 31, 2009 in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles.
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.
| “Collins Barrow Edmonton LLP” |
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | Signed |
February 15, 2010 | Independent Registered Chartered Accountants |
This office is independently owned and operated by Collins Barrow Edmonton LLP The Collins Barrow trademarks are used under License. | |
Comments by Independent Registered Chartered Accountants for
US Readers on Canada-United States of America Reporting Differences.
The standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) require the addition of an explanatory paragraph (following the opinion paragraph) when the financial statements are affected by conditions and events that cast substantial doubt on the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern, such as those described in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements. Although we conducted our audit in accordance with both Canadian generally accepted accounting standards and the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), our report to the shareholders dated February 15, 2010, is expressed in accordance with Canadian reporting standards which do not permit a reference to such events and conditions in the report of the independent registered Chartered Accountants when the events and conditions are adequately disclosed in the financial statements.
| “Collins Barrow Edmonton LLP” |
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | Signed |
February 15, 2010 | Independent Registered Chartered Accountants |
This office is independently owned and operated by Collins Barrow Edmonton LLP The Collins Barrow trademarks are used under License. | |
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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| Consolidated Balance Sheets | 58 |
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| Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss | 59 |
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| Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity | 60 |
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| Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows | 61 |
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| Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements | 62 - 88 |
TITAN TRADING ANALYTICS INC.
(Continued under the Laws of Alberta)
(A Development Stage Company)
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(expressed in Canadian dollars)
| | October 31, | | | October 31, | |
| | 2010 | | | 2009 | |
ASSETS | | | | | | |
CURRENT | | | | | | |
Cash | | $ | 209,736 | | | $ | 83,162 | |
Short-term investment (Note 3) | | | 60,000 | | | | 90,000 | |
Other receivables | | | 10,088 | | | | 35,180 | |
Prepaid expenses and deposits | | | 37,727 | | | | 27,743 | |
| | | 317,551 | | | | 236,085 | |
Restricted cash (Note 4) | | | --- | | | | 2,520 | |
Deposit | | | 24,074 | | | | 27,749 | |
Property and equipment (Note 5) | | | 425,468 | | | | 603,043 | |
Technology rights (Note 6) | | | 398,000 | | | | --- | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | $ | 1,165,093 | | | $ | 869,397 | |
| | | | | | | | |
LIABILITIES | | | | | | | | |
CURRENT | | | | | | | | |
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (Note 11) | | $ | 187,971 | | | $ | 181,851 | |
Loans and advances (Note 7) | | | 2,111 | | | | 296,096 | |
| | | 190,082 | | | | 477,947 | |
Deferred lease inducements | | | 76,574 | | | | 99,554 | |
Convertible debentures (Note 8) | | | 283,509 | | | | --- | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | 550,165 | | | | 577,501 | |
| | | | | | | | |
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY | | | | | | | | |
Share capital (Note 9) | | | 15,845,770 | | | | 13,591,954 | |
Warrants (Note 9) | | | 1,901,217 | | | | 1,115,875 | |
Contributed surplus (Note 9) | | | 2,899,907 | | | | 2,276,357 | |
Convertible debentures – equity component (Note 8) | | | 11,564 | | | | --- | |
Deficit accumulated in development stage | | | (16,888,418 | ) | | | (13,537,178 | ) |
Deficit | | | (3,155,112 | ) | | | (3,155,112 | ) |
| | | 614,928 | | | | 291,896 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | $ | 1,165,093 | | | $ | 869,397 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Nature of Operations and Going Concern (Note 1) | | | | | | | | |
Commitments (Note 12) | | | | | | | | |
Subsequent Events (Note 19)
Approved by the Board: | | |
| | |
“John Coulter” | | “James Leman” |
Director | | Director |
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
TITAN TRADING ANALYTICS INC.
(Continued under the Laws of Alberta)
(A Development Stage Company)
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss
(expressed in Canadian dollars)
| | Years Ended October 31 | | | Cumulative from 2002 (inception of development stage) | |
| | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
EXPENSES | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Research and development (Note 11) | | $ | 873,215 | | | $ | 1,078,379 | | | $ | 871,222 | | | $ | 5,849,284 | |
General and administrative (Note 11) | | | 1,903,159 | | | | 2,279,935 | | | | 1,730,916 | | | | 9,388,200 | |
Amortization | | | 177,575 | | | | 186,774 | | | | 147,779 | | | | 833,184 | |
Bank charges and interest, net | | | 28,455 | | | | 11,844 | | | | 1,671 | | | | 109,533 | |
Loss on short-term investment | | | --- | | | | --- | | | | 350,467 | | | | 353,467 | |
Gain on foreign exchange | | | (5,287 | ) | | | (28,183 | ) | | | (26,070 | ) | | | (19,373 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net loss and comprehensive loss for the period | | $ | (2,977,117 | ) | | $ | (3,528,749 | ) | | $ | (3,075,985 | ) | | $ | (16,514,295 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
LOSS PER SHARE – Basic and diluted | | $ | (0.05 | ) | | $ | (0.07 | ) | | $ | (0.07 | ) | | | | |
WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING | | | 61,292,998 | | | | 51,951,767 | | | | 44,032,360 | | | | | |
TITAN TRADING ANALYTICS INC.
(Continued under the Laws of Alberta)
(A Development Stage Company)
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity
(expressed in Canadian dollars)
| | Years Ended October 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008 | |
| | Share Capital | | | Warrants | | | Contributed Surplus | | | Convertible Debentures - Equity | | | Deficit | | | Total | |
October 31, 2007 | | $ | 8,795,045 | | | $ | 495,776 | | | $ | 544,682 | | | $ | -- | | | $ | (10,087,556 | ) | | $ | (252,053 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net loss | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (3,075,985 | ) | | | (3,075,985 | ) |
Expired/forfeited warrants | | | | | | | (200,550 | ) | | | 200,550 | | | | | | | | | | | | --- | |
Stock options exercised | | | 47,905 | | | | | | | | (14,405 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | 33,500 | |
Warrants exercised | | | 733,783 | | | | (129,017 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 604,766 | |
Private placements | | | 2,168,586 | | | | 812,430 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2,981,016 | |
Warrants modified | | | (37,664 | ) | | | 37,664 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | --- | |
Stock compensation expense | | | | | | | | | | | 548,342 | | | | | | | | | | | | 548,342 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
October 31, 2008 | | | 11,707,655 | | | | 1,016,303 | | | | 1,279,169 | | | | | | | | (13,163,541 | ) | | | 839,586 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net loss | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (3,528,749 | ) | | | (3,528,749 | ) |
Expired/forfeited warrants | | | | | | | (239,077 | ) | | | 239,077 | | | | | | | | | | | | --- | |
Stock options exercised | | | 169,120 | | | | | | | | (49,820 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | 119,300 | |
Private placements | | | 1,644,179 | | | | 338,649 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,982,828 | |
Shares issued for service | | | 71,000 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 71,000 | |
Stock compensation expense | | | | | | | | | | | 807,931 | | | | | | | | | | | | 807,931 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
October 31, 2009 | | | 13,591,954 | | | | 1,115,875 | | | | 2,276,357 | | | | | | | | (16,692,290 | ) | | | 291,896 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net loss | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (2,977,117 | ) | | | (2,977,117 | ) |
Private placements | | | 2,266,364 | | | | 626,049 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2,892,413 | |
Returned to treasury | | | (12,548 | ) | | | (3,524 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | (9,306 | ) | | | (25,378 | ) |
Warrants extension | | | | | | | 162,817 | | | | | | | | | | | | (162,817 | ) | | | --- | |
Stock compensation expense | | | | | | | | | | | 623,550 | | | | | | | | | | | | 623,550 | |
Convertible debentures | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11,564 | | | | | | | | 11,564 | |
Technology rights payment in excess of carrying value | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (202,000 | ) | | | (202,000 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
October 31, 2010 | | $ | 15,845,770 | | | $ | 1,901,217 | | | $ | 2,899,907 | | | $ | 11,564 | | | $ | (20,043,530 | ) | | $ | 614,928 | |
TITAN TRADING ANALYTICS INC.
(Continued under the Laws of Alberta)
(A Development Stage Company)
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(expressed in Canadian dollars)
| | | | | |
| | Years Ended October 31 | | | | |
| | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | Cumulative from 2002 (inception of development stage) | |
OPERATING | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net loss for the period | | $ | (2,977,117 | ) | | $ | (3,528,749 | ) | | $ | (3,075,985 | ) | | $ | (16,514,295 | ) |
Adjustments for non-cash items | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Amortization of property and equipment | | | 177,575 | | | | 186,774 | | | | 147,779 | | | | 833,184 | |
Research and development | | | --- | | | | 71,000 | | | | --- | | | | 645,235 | |
Stock compensation expense | | | 623,550 | | | | 807,931 | | | | 548,342 | | | | 2,409,685 | |
Loss on disposal of equipment | | | --- | | | | --- | | | | --- | | | | 1,021 | |
Amortization of deferred lease inducements | | | (22,980 | ) | | | (15,316 | ) | | | --- | | | | (38,296 | ) |
Accretion interest | | | 1,073 | | | | --- | | | | --- | | | | 1,073 | |
Foreign exchange gain | | | 2,469 | | | | --- | | | | --- | | | | 2,469 | |
Net changes in non-cash working capital balances: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Prepaid expenses and deposits | | | (6,309 | ) | | | 6,690 | | | | (30,521 | ) | | | 381 | |
Other receivables | | | 25,092 | | | | (35,180 | ) | | | --- | | | | (66,524 | ) |
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | | | 6,120 | | | | 61,365 | | | | (212,138 | ) | | | 155,265 | |
Cash used in operating activities | | | (2,170,527 | ) | | | (2,445,485 | ) | | | (2,622,523 | ) | | | (12,570,802 | ) |
INVESTING | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Due from related parties | | | --- | | | | 58,754 | | | | (58,754 | ) | | | --- | |
Loan receivable | | | --- | | | | --- | | | | --- | | | | (62,735 | ) |
Purchase of property and equipment | | | --- | | | | (47,179 | ) | | | (731,147 | ) | | | (980,703 | ) |
Purchase of technology rights | | | (600,000 | ) | | | --- | | | | --- | | | | (600,000 | ) |
Proceeds from deferred lease inducements | | | --- | | | | 114,870 | | | | --- | | | | 114,870 | |
Restricted cash | | | 2,520 | | | | 227,409 | | | | (203,972 | ) | | | 25,957 | |
Short-term investment | | | 30,000 | | | | --- | | | | 140,628 | | | | (55,087 | ) |
Cash provided by (used in) investing activities | | | (567,480 | ) | | | 353,854 | | | | (853,245 | ) | | | (1,557,698 | ) |
FINANCING | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Issue of share capital, net of issue costs | | | 2,892,413 | | | | 2,102,128 | | | | 3,619,282 | | | | 13,530,618 | |
Redemption of common shares | | | --- | | | | --- | | | | --- | | | | (15,000 | ) |
Loans and advances | | | (293,985 | ) | | | (222,929 | ) | | | 131,836 | | | | 169,731 | |
Convertible debentures | | | 294,000 | | | | --- | | | | --- | | | | 294,000 | |
Shares returned to treasury | | | (25,378 | ) | | | --- | | | | --- | | | | (25,378 | ) |
Cash provided by financing activities | | | 2,867,050 | | | | 1,879,199 | | | | 3,751,118 | | | | 13,953,971 | |
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES | | | (2,469 | ) | | | (39,360 | ) | | | 40,940 | | | | 8,848 | |
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH | | | 126,574 | | | | (251,792 | ) | | | 316,290 | | | | (165,681 | ) |
CASH, BEGINNING OF PERIOD | | | 83,162 | | | | 334,954 | | | | 18,664 | | | | 375,417 | |
CASH, END OF PERIOD | | $ | 209,736 | | | $ | 83,162 | | | $ | 334,954 | | | $ | 209,736 | |
CASH USED IN OPERATING ACTIVITIES INCLUDES: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Bank charges and interest | | $ | 15,222 | | | $ | 12,522 | | | $ | 7,500 | | | $ | 111,364 | |
Income taxes paid | | $ | --- | | | $ | --- | | | $ | --- | | | $ | --- | |
Supplementary information: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares issued for services | | $ | --- | | | $ | 71,000 | | | $ | --- | | | $ | --- | |
TITAN TRADING ANALYTICS INC.
(Continued under the Laws of Alberta)
(Development Stage Company)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years ended October 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008
(expressed in Canadian dollars)
1. | NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND GOING CONCERN |
Nature of Operations
Titan Trading Analytics Inc. (“Titan” or the “Company”) was incorporated on November 30, 1993. The Company is a development stage company that focuses on developing financial software for market timing, trading analytics and automated trading execution. The Company has yet to establish profitable business operations and has remained in research and development mode since its incorporation. Since 2002 the Company has been developing an automated trading platform. Cumulative balances incurred in developing the automated trading platform since 2002 have been presented in the financial statements.
Going Concern
The consolidated financial statements of Titan have been prepared on the basis of accounting principles applicable to a going concern, which assumes that the Company will be able to continue in operation for the foreseeable future and will be able to realize its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business.
Several adverse conditions cast substantial doubt on the validity of this assumption. The Company has incurred significant operating losses over the past several fiscal years and has an accumulated deficit of $20,043,530 at October 31, 2010 (2009 - $16,692,290).
Management has evaluated the Company’s alternatives to enable it to pay its liabilities as they become due and payable in the next twelve-month period, including reducing operating losses and obtaining additional or new financing in order to advance its business plan. The Company believes these measures will provide liquidity for it to continue as a going concern throughout fiscal 2011. However, management can provide no assurance thereon.
If the going concern assumption was not appropriate for these consolidated financial statements, then adjustments would be necessary in the carrying value of assets and liabilities, the reported expenses and the balance sheet classifications used.
2. | SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
These consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) with the Canadian dollar as the Company’s functional and reporting currency. The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies used in the preparation of these consolidated financial statements.
Consolidation
These consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries, Titan Trading GP Inc., Titan Trading Corp., Titan Holdings USA, LLC and Titan Trading USA, LLC. All significant inter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated on consolidation.
TITAN TRADING ANALYTICS INC.
(Continued under the Laws of Alberta)
(Development Stage Company)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years ended October 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008
(expressed in Canadian dollars)
2. | SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued) |
Cash Equivalents
Cash equivalents include highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash and which are subject to an insignificant risk of change in value, with an original maturity of less than three months at the time of purchase.
Research and Development
Research costs are expensed when incurred. Development costs are expensed when incurred prior to the establishment of technical feasibility. Subsequent to the establishment of technical feasibility, the costs associated with the development of a commercial product for which adequate resources exist to market the product are capitalized as software and systems development. Capitalization of development costs ceases when the product is available for general release to customers. There were no development costs capitalized during the year ended October 31, 2010.
Property and Equipment
Computer equipment is recorded at cost less accumulated amortization and is amortized at 30% declining balance per annum.
Office furniture is recorded at cost less accumulated amortization and is amortized at 20% declining balance per annum.
Leasehold improvements are recorded at cost less accumulated amortization and are amortized over the lease term.
The Company makes periodic reviews for impairment of long-lived assets whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. The carrying value of the assets would be written down to fair value when undiscounted future cash flows expected to result from the use of an asset and its eventual disposition are less than its carrying amount.
Technology Rights
All rights to intellectual property and the mutual covenants and agreements related to the products of Titan (the “IP”) are recorded at the carrying value for transactions with related parties with the difference of the fair value of consideration paid recorded to deficit. No amortization has been recorded as at October 31, 2010 as the life of the IP is indeterminable.
Deferred Lease Inducement
Lease inducements received in the form of leasehold improvement costs are amortized over the term of the lease as a reduction of rent expense.
TITAN TRADING ANALYTICS INC.
(Continued under the Laws of Alberta)
(Development Stage Company)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years ended October 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008
(expressed in Canadian dollars)
2. | SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued) |
Convertible Debentures
The Company’s convertible debentures are considered to be a compound financial instrument that contains both a debt component and an equity component.
On issuance of the convertible debentures, the fair value of the equity component is determined using the Trinomial Barrier Model. This model requires the input of a number of assumptions including dividend yields, expected stock price volatility, expected time until conversion and risk-free interest rates. The value is recorded as equity and the remainder of the proceeds are allocated as a separate component of debt. Transaction costs are appointed between the debt and equity component based on their respective carrying amounts when the instruments are issued.
On conversion, the carrying amount of the debt component and the equity component are transferred to share capital. In the event that the instrument is settled in cash, the transaction is treated as an extinguishment of the instrument and a gain or loss on the extinguishment of the liability component is recognized in the current period operations while any gain or loss on the equity component is applied to contributed surplus.
The interest cost recognized in respect of the debt component represents the accretion of the liability, over its expected life using the effective interest method, to the amount that would be payable if redeemed.
Future Income Taxes
The Company follows the liability method of accounting for income taxes. Under this method, current income taxes are recognized for the estimated income taxes payable for the current year. Future income tax assets and liabilities are recognized for temporary differences between the tax and accounting bases of assets and liabilities. Future income tax assets and liabilities are measured using substantively enacted income tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. Future tax assets are recognized only to the extent that, in the opinion of management, it is more likely than not that the future income tax assets will be realized.
Foreign Currency Translation
Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than the Canadian dollar are translated using the rate of exchange prevailing at the balance sheet date. Revenues and expenses and other assets and liabilities are translated using the exchange rate prevailing on the transaction date. Gains and losses on translation are included in operations.
TITAN TRADING ANALYTICS INC.
(Continued under the Laws of Alberta)
(Development Stage Company)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years ended October 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008
(expressed in Canadian dollars)
2. | SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued) |
Foreign Currency Translation (continued)
The Company translates the assets and liabilities of integrated foreign operations to Canadian dollars using the temporal method of translation. Under the temporal method, monetary assets and liabilities are translated at the rate of exchange prevailing at year-end, non-monetary assets and liabilities are translated at average rates of exchange during the year, with the exception of amortization, which is translated at historical exchange rates. Revenues and expenses are translated at the rates of exchange prevailing when the transactions occurred. Gains and losses resulting from translation adjustments are included in operations.
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP 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. The significant estimates used by management include valuation allowances for future income taxes, rates and useful lives for the amortization of property and equipment and technology rights, fair value of financial instruments, and determining the fair value of stock-based compensation and the valuation of warrants and equity portion of convertible debentures.
Warrants
Proceeds from unit placements are allocated between shares and warrants issued according to their relative fair value using the weighted average method to determine the fair value of warrants issued.
Loss per Share
Basic loss per share is determined by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the year. The Company uses the treasury stock method to determine the dilutive effect of stock options, warrants and similar instruments. Under this method the dilutive effect on earnings per share is calculated presuming the exercise of outstanding options, warrants and similar instruments. It assumes that proceeds received from such exercise would be used to repurchase common shares at the average market price during the year. However, the calculation of diluted loss per share excludes the effects of various conversions and exercise of options and warrants that would be anti-dilutive.
TITAN TRADING ANALYTICS INC.
(Continued under the Laws of Alberta)
(Development Stage Company)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years ended October 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008
(expressed in Canadian dollars)
2. | SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued) |
Stock-based Compensation
The Company accounts for stock-based compensation using a fair value based method with respect to all stock-based payments to directors, employees and non-employees. For directors and employees, the fair value of the options is measured at the date of grant. For non-employees, the fair value of the options is measured on the earlier of the date at which the counterparty performance is completed or the date the performance commitment is reached or the date at which the equity instruments are granted if they are fully vested and non-forfeitable. For directors, employees and non-employees, the fair value of the options is accrued and charged to operations, with the offset credit to contributed surplus, over the vesting period. If and when the stock options are exercised, the applicable amounts from contributed surplus are transferred to share capital.
Non-monetary Transactions
All non-monetary transactions are measured at the fair value of the asset surrendered or the asset received, whichever is more reliable, unless the transaction lacks commercial substance. The commercial substance requirement is met when the future cash flows are expected to change significantly as a result of the transaction.
Financial Instruments
All financial instruments are classified as one of the following: held-to-maturity, loans and receivables, held-for-trading, available-for-sale or other financial liabilities. Financial assets and liabilities held-for-trading are measured at fair value with gains and losses recognized in net income (loss). Financial assets held-to-maturity, loans and receivables, and other financial liabilities are measured at amortized cost. Available-for-sale instruments are measured at fair value with unrealized gains and losses recognized in other comprehensive income (loss) and reported in shareholders’ equity. Any financial instrument may be designated as held-for-trading upon initial recognition.
Transaction costs that are directly attributable to the acquisition or issue of financial instruments that are classified as other than held-for-trading, which are expensed as incurred, are included in the initial carrying value.
TITAN TRADING ANALYTICS INC.
(Continued under the Laws of Alberta)
(Development Stage Company)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years ended October 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008
(expressed in Canadian dollars)
2. | SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued) |
Fair Value Hierarchy
The Company provides information about its financial instruments measured at fair value at one of three levels according to the relative reliability of the inputs used to estimate the fair value:
· | Level 1 – quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities; |
· | Level 2 – inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly (i.e, as prices) or indirectly (i.e, derived from prices); and |
· | Level 3 – inputs for the asset or liability that are not based on observable market data (unobservable inputs). |
Future Accounting Pronouncements
| a) | Business Combinations, Consolidated Financial Statements and Non-Controlling Interests |
In January 2009, the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants issued Sections 1582, “Business Combinations”, 1601, “Consolidated Financial Statements”, and 1602, “Non-controlling Interests”, which replace Sections 1581, “Business Combinations”, and 1600, “Consolidated Financial Statements”. Section 1582 is applicable for the Company’s business combinations with acquisition dated on or after November 1, 2011. Early adoption of this section is permitted. Section 1601 together with Section 1602 establish standards for the preparation of consolidated financial statements. Section 1601 is applicable for the Company’s financial statements for its fiscal year beginning November 1, 2011. Early adoption of this section is also permitted. If the Company chooses to early adopt any one of these sections, the other two sections must also be adopted at the same time.
TITAN TRADING ANALYTICS INC.
(Continued under the Laws of Alberta)
(Development Stage Company)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years ended October 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008
(expressed in Canadian dollars)
2. | SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued) |
Future Accounting Pronouncements (continued)
b) International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”)
The Canadian Accounting Standards Board will require all public companies to adopt IFRS for interim and annual financial statements relating to fiscal years beginning on or after January 1, 2011. The Company will be required to prepare both current and comparative financial information using IFRS. While the conceptual framework for IFRS and Canadian GAAP are similar, there are significant differences in recognition, measurement and disclosure requirements. While the Company has begun assessing the adoption of IFRS for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2012, the financial impact of the transition to IFRS cannot be reasonably determined at this time.
3. SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT
Short-term investment consists of a $60,000 (2009 - $90,000) guaranteed investment certificate bearing interest at prime less 2.00%, maturing September 2, 2011. The investment is collateral for a $60,000 (2009 - $90,000) letter of credit, which has been issued by the Company for their leased premises.
4. RESTRICTED CASH
Restricted cash consists of amounts held in a trading account for the purpose of trading securities to test the financial trading software that the Company is developing. As at October 31, 2010 there is no restricted cash.
5. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
| | 2010 | | | 2009 | |
| | Cost | | | Accumulated Amortization | | | Net Book Value | | | Cost | | | Accumulated Amortization | | | Net Book Value | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Computer equipment | | $ | 328,865 | | | $ | 222,256 | | | $ | 106,609 | | | $ | 328,865 | | | $ | 174,429 | | | $ | 154,436 | |
Office furniture | | | 88,349 | | | | 41,643 | | | | 46,706 | | | | 88,349 | | | | 29,877 | | | | 58,472 | |
Leasehold improvements | | | 589,908 | | | | 317,755 | | | | 272,153 | | | | 589,908 | | | | 199,773 | | | | 390,135 | |
| | $ | 1,007,122 | | | $ | 581,654 | | | $ | 425,468 | | | $ | 1,007,122 | | | $ | 404,079 | | | $ | 603,043 | |
TITAN TRADING ANALYTICS INC.
(Continued under the Laws of Alberta)
(Development Stage Company)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years ended October 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008
(expressed in Canadian dollars)
6. TECHNOLOGY RIGHTS
The Company purchased all rights to the algorithms and codes for software from a non-arm’s length party for cash consideration of $600,000.
| | 2010 | | | 2009 | |
| | | | | | |
Purchase of technology rights | | $ | 600,000 | | | $ | --- | |
Allocation of excess of exchange amount from carrying value acquired from related party to deficit | | | (202,000 | ) | | | --- | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | $ | 398,000 | | | $ | --- | |
No amortization was taken during the year.
7. LOANS AND ADVANCES
| | 2010 | | | 2009 | |
| | | | | | |
Loan payable, is due to a Director of the Company. The loan is non-interest-bearing, unsecured and has no fixed terms of repayment | | $ | 2,111 | | | $ | 5,198 | |
Advance from a third party, bears no interest, is unsecured and is due on demand | | | --- | | | | 290,898 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | $ | 2,111 | | | $ | 296,096 | |
TITAN TRADING ANALYTICS INC.
(Continued under the Laws of Alberta)
(Development Stage Company)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years ended October 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008
(expressed in Canadian dollars)
8. CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES
On August 27, 2010, the Company issued $294,000 in convertible debentures. The debentures will mature on August 26, 2012 and bear interest of 12% per annum. The maturity date can be reduced to August 26, 2011 at the option of the holder. The debentures will be convertible into units at a deemed price of $0.15 per unit on or before the maturity date. Each unit consists of one common share and one share purchase warrant that is exercisable at a price of $0.30 for up to six months from the date of conversion. The debentures have an early conversion right whereby if the average trading price per share is greater than or equal to $0.40 for a period of 20 consecutive trading days, the Company shall have the right to convert the debentures at the conversion price at any time prior to the maturity date. The debentures have been bifurcated into the debt and equity components as follows:
| | 2010 | | | 2009 | |
| | | | | | |
Face value of convertible debentures | | $ | 294,000 | | | $ | --- | |
Portion of convertible debentures allocated to equity | | | (11,564 | ) | | | --- | |
| | | 282,436 | | | | --- | |
Interest expense | | | 1,073 | | | | --- | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | $ | 283,509 | | | $ | --- | |
The assumptions used to fair value the equity component of the convertible debentures are as follows:
| | | |
Expected dividend rate | | | 0 | % |
Expected volatility | | | 95.78 | % |
Risk-free interest rate | | | 1.26 | |
Expected life of the debenture term | | 2 years | |
| | | | |
The present value of the contractual obligation of the convertible debentures as at October 31, 2010 is $265,000 and is calculated using the effective interest rate of 15%.
TITAN TRADING ANALYTICS INC.
(Continued under the Laws of Alberta)
(Development Stage Company)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years ended October 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008
(expressed in Canadian dollars)
9. SHARE CAPITAL
Authorized:
Unlimited number of common shares without par value
Unlimited number of preferred shares with no par value
Preferred shares may be issued in one or more series and the directors are authorized to fix the number of shares in each series and determine the designation, rights, privileges and conditions attached to the shares of each series.
| | Common Shares | | | Warrants | |
| | Shares | | | Amount | | | Warrants | | | Amount | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Balance, October 31, 2001 | | | 9,812,966 | | | $ | 3,715,938 | | | | 680,000 | | | $ | --- | |
Issued for cash | | | --- | | | | --- | | | | --- | | | | --- | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Balance, October 31, 2002 | | | 9,812,966 | | | | 3,715,938 | | | | 680,000 | | | | --- | |
Warrants expired | | | --- | | | | --- | | | | (680,000 | ) | | | --- | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Balance, October 31, 2003 | | | 9,812,966 | | | | 3,715,938 | | | | --- | | | | --- | |
Private placements | | | 3,211,999 | | | | 242,456 | | | | 3,211,999 | | | | 116,544 | |
Share issuance costs | | | --- | | | | (9,800 | ) | | | --- | | | | --- | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Balance, October 31, 2004 | | | 13,024,965 | | | | 3,948,594 | | | | 3,211,999 | | | | 116,544 | |
Private placements | | | 5,455,110 | | | | 878,014 | | | | 4,655,014 | | | | 154,561 | |
Warrants exercised | | | 430,000 | | | | 72,240 | | | | (430,000 | ) | | | (20,640 | ) |
Shares issued for debt | | | 3,736,324 | | | | 472,309 | | | | --- | | | | --- | |
Shares issuance costs | | | --- | | | | (77,652 | ) | | | --- | | | | --- | |
Warrants expired and forfeited | | | --- | | | | --- | | | | (859,999 | ) | | | (21,440 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Balance, October 31, 2005 | | | 22,646,399 | | | | 5,293,505 | | | | 6,577,014 | | | | 229,025 | |
Private placements | | | 6,012,765 | | | | 1,157,590 | | | | 3,006,388 | | | | 345,776 | |
Warrants exercised | | | 2,155,333 | | | | 363,920 | | | | (2,155,333 | ) | | | (85,947 | ) |
Warrants issued in software transfer | | | --- | | | | --- | | | | (2,000,000 | ) | | | --- | |
Warrants expired and forfeited | | | --- | | | | --- | | | | (983,500 | ) | | | (58,274 | ) |
Share issuance costs | | | --- | | | | (97,337 | ) | | | --- | | | | (21,070 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Balance, October 31, 2006 | | | 30,814,497 | | | $ | 6,717,678 | | | | 8,444,569 | | | $ | 409,510 | |
TITAN TRADING ANALYTICS INC.
(Continued under the Laws of Alberta)
(Development Stage Company)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years ended October 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008
(expressed in Canadian dollars)
9. SHARE CAPITAL (continued) | | | |
| | Common Shares | | | Warrants | |
| | Shares | | | Amount | | | Warrants | | | Amount | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Balance, October 31, 2006 | | | 30,814,497 | | | $ | 6,717,678 | | | | 8,444,569 | | | $ | 409,510 | |
Private placement | | | 3,311,299 | | | | 957,552 | | | | 1,655,632 | | | | 201,413 | |
Warrants exercised | | | 3,010,403 | | | | 884,171 | | | | (3,010,403 | ) | | | (86,150 | ) |
Stock options exercised | | | 377,500 | | | | 78,904 | | | | --- | | | | --- | |
Warrants expired and forfeited | | | --- | | | | --- | | | | (581,667 | ) | | | (11,633 | ) |
Shares issued for service | | | 300,000 | | | | 249,000 | | | | --- | | | | --- | |
Share issuance costs | | | --- | | | | (92,260 | ) | | | --- | | | | (17,364 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Balance, October 31, 2007 | | | 37,813,699 | | | | 8,795,045 | | | | 6,508,131 | | | | 495,776 | |
Private placement | | | 9,571,234 | | | | 2,243,139 | | | | 6,035,617 | | | | 841,855 | |
Warrants exercised | | | 1,494,412 | | | | 733,783 | | | | (1,494,412 | ) | | | (129,017 | ) |
Stock options exercised | | | 335,000 | | | | 47,905 | | | | --- | | | | --- | |
Warrants expired and forfeited | | | --- | | | | --- | | | | (1,358,087 | ) | | | (200,550 | ) |
Warrants modified | | | --- | | | | (37,664 | ) | | | --- | | | | 37,664 | |
Share issuance costs | | | --- | | | | (74,553 | ) | | | --- | | | | (29,425 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Balance, October 31, 2008 | | | 49,214,345 | | | | 11,707,655 | | | | 9,691,249 | | | | 1,016,303 | |
Private placement | | | 7,743,533 | | | | 1,693,027 | | | | 3,871,767 | | | | 352,233 | |
Stock options exercised | | | 1,160,000 | | | | 169,120 | | | | --- | | | | --- | |
Warrants expired and forfeited | | | --- | | | | --- | | | | (1,655,632 | ) | | | (239,077 | ) |
Share issuance costs | | | --- | | | | (48,848 | ) | | | --- | | | | (13,584 | ) |
Shares issued for services | | | 200,000 | | | | 71,000 | | | | --- | | | | --- | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Balance, October 31, 2009 | | | 58,317,878 | | | | 13,591,954 | | | | 11,907,384 | | | | 1,115,875 | |
Private placements | | | 24,785,750 | | | | 2,296,821 | | | | 24,785,750 | | | | 632,878 | |
Warrants extended | | | --- | | | | | | | | --- | | | | 162,817 | |
Warrants expired and forfeited | | | --- | | | | --- | | | | 2,000,000 | | | | --- | |
Share issuance costs | | | --- | | | | (30,457 | ) | | | --- | | | | (6,829 | ) |
Return to treasury | | | (84,600 | ) | | | (12,548 | ) | | | (42,300 | ) | | | (3,524 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Balance, October 31, 2010 | | | 83,019,028 | | | $ | 15,845,770 | | | | 34,650,834 | | | $ | 1,901,217 | |
2010
On May 27, 2010, the Company closed a non‐brokered private placement of units for gross proceeds of $902,250. The Company issued 4,511,250 units at $0.20 per unit. Each unit consists of one common share and one common share purchase warrant. Each whole warrant is exercisable into one common share at a price of $0.30 expiring May 27, 2012. Of the gross proceeds, $661,370 and $240,880 have been allocated to common shares and warrants, respectively, using the relative fair value method. The Company paid a total of $4,000 in finder’s fees and incurred other share issue costs of $6,067.
TITAN TRADING ANALYTICS INC.
(Continued under the Laws of Alberta)
(Development Stage Company)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years ended October 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008
(expressed in Canadian dollars)
9. SHARE CAPITAL (continued)
2010 (continued)
On October 12, 2010, the Company closed a non-brokered private placement of units, for gross proceeds of $1,982,450. The Company issued 19,824,500 units at $0.10 per unit. Each unit consists of one common share and one warrant. Each whole warrant is exercisable into one common share at a price of $0.30 expiring October 12, 2012. Of the gross proceeds, $1,600,389 and $382,061 have been allocated to common shares and warrants, respectively, using the relative fair value method. The common shares and warrants comprising the units and the common shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants are subject to a four-month restricted period, which expires February 12, 2011. The Company paid a total of $14,500 in finder’s fees to arm’s length parties and incurred other share issue costs of $11,630.
On October 20, 2010, the Company closed a non-brokered private placement of units, which raised $45,000. The Company will issue 450,000 Units at $0.10 per unit. Each unit consists of one common share and one warrant. Each whole warrant is exercisable into one common share at a price of $0.30 expiring October 12, 2012. The common shares and warrants comprising the units and the common shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants are subject to a four-month restricted period, which expires February 20, 2011. Of the gross proceeds, $35,063 and $9,937 have been allocated to common shares and warrants, respectively, using the relative fair value method. The Company paid $1,089 in share issue costs.
2009
On March 17, 2009, the Company closed a non‐brokered private placement of units for gross proceeds of $656,260. The Company issued 2,187,533 units at $0.30 per unit. Each unit consists of one common share and one‐half of one warrant. Each whole warrant is exercisable into one common share at a price of $0.45 during the first year following the date of closing and at $0.60 during the subsequent year, and will expire March 17, 2011. Of the gross proceeds, $512,335 and $143,925 have been allocated to common shares and warrants, respectively, using the relative fair value method. The Company paid a total of $44,056 in finder’s fees.
On October 15, 2009, the Company closed a non‐brokered private placement of units for gross proceeds of $1,389,000. The Company issued 5,556,000 units at $0.25 per unit. Each unit consists of one common share and one‐half of one warrant. Each whole warrant is exercisable into one common share at a price of $0.375 during the first year following the date of closing and at $0.50 during the subsequent year, and will expire October 15, 2011. Of the gross proceeds, $1,180,692 and $208,308 have been allocated to common shares and warrants, respectively, using the relative fair value method. The Company paid a total of $18,376 in finder’s fees.
During 2009, a total of 1,160,000 options were exercised.
In April 2009, the Company granted 200,000 shares for service to consultants of the Company. The fair value of the shares was determined on the date of issue to be $0.355 per share. As a result, the Company has recorded the cost of the shares at $71,000 and a consulting fee expense of $71,000.
TITAN TRADING ANALYTICS INC.
(Continued under the Laws of Alberta)
(Development Stage Company)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years ended October 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008
(expressed in Canadian dollars)
9. SHARE CAPITAL (continued)
2009 (continued)
Pursuant to disinterested shareholder approval on October 2, 2009, the Software Transfer Agreements were further amended and the TSX Venture Exchange approved such amendments on November 10, 2009.
According to the amended terms of the Software Transfer Agreements, commencing June 1, 2008, an aggregate of 4,500,000 shares and 2,000,000 performance warrants would be issued based on gross revenues from TickAnalyst as follows:
If, between June 1, 2009 and May 31, 2010, Titan achieves cumulative gross revenue of at least $400,000, then 1,500,000 shares would be released after September 30, 2009. If, in the same period, Titan achieves cumulative gross revenue of at least $800,000, an additional 1,500,000 shares would be released after January 31, 2010. If, in the same period, Titan achieves cumulative gross revenue of at least $1,200,000, an additional 1,500,000 shares would be released after May 31, 2010 and 1,000,000 performance warrants at $0.50 would be exercisable for the six-month period June 1, 2010 to November 30, 2010. If, between June 1, 2010 and May 31, 2011, Titan achieves cumulative gross revenue of at least $1,800,000, an additional 1,000,000 performance warrants at $1.00 would be exercisable for the six-month period of June 1, 2011 to November 30, 2011.
During the year ended October 31, 2010, the gross revenue milestones were not achieved and therefore, no common shares are issuable and the performance warrants have been forfeited. The Company is currently reviewing possible avenues for restructuring of the Software Transfer Agreements.
In connection with the Software Transfer Agreements, the Company entered into consulting agreements with each of Cignal and Mr. Gossland, whereby they provided consulting services to the Company until October 31, 2008. Both Mr. Gossland and Mr. Carrozza continue to provide services to the Company on a month to month basis. The Company is currently making formal service contract arrangements with both Mr. Gossland and Mr. Carrozza.
The fair value of the common shares and warrants and the change in fair value as a result of the modification to the terms of the warrants has not been reflected in the financial statements, as the issuance of the shares and warrants are subject to performance conditions that have not been met.
Escrowed Shares
As at October 31, 2010, there were no common shares held in escrow.
TITAN TRADING ANALYTICS INC.
(Continued under the Laws of Alberta)
(Development Stage Company)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years ended October 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008
(expressed in Canadian dollars)
9. SHARE CAPITAL (continued)
Stock Options
Under the Company’s stock option plan, options to purchase common shares of the Company may be granted to directors, officers, employees and consultants of the Company. These options entitle the holder to purchase one common share at a subscription price that shall not be less than that which may be acceptable to any stock exchange on which the Company’s shares are traded. The number of common shares reserved for issuance, within a one-year period, to any one optionee shall not exceed 5% of the outstanding common shares. The maximum number of common shares reserved for issuance at any time may not exceed 20% of the number of outstanding common shares. The Board of Directors determine the time during which options shall vest and the method of vesting, provided that the options shall not vest on more favourable terms than one-third of the total number of options granted on the date of grant and on each of the 12-month and 18-month anniversaries of the date of grant. Options expire no later than the tenth anniversary of the date of grant or as determinined by the Committee. All rights to purchase shares pursuant to the plan terminate: (i) if the Optionee shall no longer be a director or officer of, be in the employ of, or be providing ongoing management or consulting services to the Company at a certain date (the “Cessation Date”) the Option shall terminate on the earlier of the expiry date of the Option and a reasonable period (the “Cancellation Period”) following the Cessation Date where the Cancellation Period shall be at the discretion of the Committee on a case-by-case basis optionee ceasing to be a director, officer, employee or consultant; or (ii) within 12 months after the death of an optionee, unless exercised within that period.
During the year ended October 31, 2010, the Company issued the following stock options to directors, officers and consultants of the Company:
Date | | # Stock Options | | | Exercise Price | | Expiry Date |
November 13, 2009 | | | 1,300,000 | | | $ | 0.25 | | November 13, 2014 |
November 25, 2009 | | | 25,000 | | | $ | 0.27 | | November 25, 2014 |
March 3, 2010 | | | 1,405,000 | | | $ | 0.17 | | March 3, 2015 |
May 28, 2010 | | | 1,350,000 | | | $ | 0.17 | | May 28, 2015 |
October 15, 2010 | | | 50,000 | | | $ | 0.10 | | October 15, 2015 |
The stock-based compensation relates to compensation for services as follows:
| | 2010 | | | 2009 | |
| | | | | | |
Research and development | | $ | 142,626 | | | $ | 277,890 | |
General and administrative | | | 480,924 | | | | 530,041 | |
| | $ | 623,550 | | | $ | 807,931 | |
TITAN TRADING ANALYTICS INC.
(Continued under the Laws of Alberta)
(Development Stage Company)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years ended October 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008
(expressed in Canadian dollars)
9. SHARE CAPITAL (continued)
Stock Options (continued)
The following table summarizes the activity of stock options as follows:
Year | | 2010 | | | 2009 | |
| | Number of Options | | | Weighted- Average Exercise Price | | | Number of Options | | | Weighted- Average Exercise Price | |
Outstanding at beginning of year | | | 9,130,593 | | | $ | 0.33 | | | | 7,810,593 | | | $ | 0.29 | |
Granted | | | 4,130,000 | | | $ | 0.19 | | | | 3,165,000 | | | $ | 0.34 | |
Exercised | | | --- | | | | | | | | (1,160,000 | ) | | $ | 0.10 | |
Forfeited or expired | | | (1,870,593 | ) | | $ | 0.27 | | | | (685,000 | ) | | $ | 0.41 | |
Outstanding at end of year | | | 11,390,000 | | | $ | 0.29 | | | | 9,130,593 | | | $ | 0.33 | |
Exercisable at end of year | | | 8,620,004 | | | $ | 0.32 | | | | 6,917,252 | | | $ | 0.33 | |
The following table summarizes information on stock options outstanding and exercisable at October 31, 2010
Exercise Price | | | Number Outstanding | | | Number Exercisable | | | Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (years) | |
| 0.315 | | | | 360,000 | | | | 360,000 | | | | 0.6 | |
| 0.30 | | | | 1,560,000 | | | | 1,560,000 | | | | 1.2 | |
| 0.69 | | | | 200,000 | | | | 200,000 | | | | 1.7 | |
| 0.50 | | | | 50,000 | | | | 50,000 | | | | 1.8 | |
| 0.37 | | | | 1,085,000 | | | | 1,085,000 | | | | 2.2 | |
| 0.50 | | | | 190,000 | | | | 190,000 | | | | 2.3 | |
| 0.34 | | | | 50,000 | | | | 50,000 | | | | 2.6 | |
| 0.335 | | | | 150,000 | | | | 150,000 | | | | 2.7 | |
| 0.30 | | | | 900,000 | | | | 900,000 | | | | 2.8 | |
| 0.36 | | | | 510,000 | | | | 510,000 | | | | 2.8 | |
| 0.36 | | | | 350,000 | | | | 350,000 | | | | 3.0 | |
| 0.305 | | | | 50,000 | | | | 50,000 | | | | 3.2 | |
| 0.33 | | | | 1,205,000 | | | | 1,205,000 | | | | 3.3 | |
| 0.355 | | | | 600,000 | | | | 600,000 | | | | 3.5 | |
| 0.25 | | | | 1,300,000 | | | | 433,334 | | | | 4.0 | |
| 0.27 | | | | 25,000 | | | | 8,334 | | | | 4.1 | |
| 0.17 | | | | 1,405,000 | | | | 468,336 | | | | 4.3 | |
| 0.17 | | | | 1,350,000 | | | | 450,000 | | | | 4.6 | |
| 0.10 | | | | 50,000 | | | | --- | | | | 5.0 | |
| | | | | 11,390,000 | | | | 8,620,004 | | | | 3.1 | |
TITAN TRADING ANALYTICS INC.
(Continued under the Laws of Alberta)
(Development Stage Company)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years ended October 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008
(expressed in Canadian dollars)
9. SHARE CAPITAL (continued)
Stock Options (continued)
The Company uses the Black-Scholes option pricing model to value the options and warrants included in the units of the private placements at each grant date under the following weighted-average assumptions:
| | Options | | | Warrants | |
| | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2010 | | | 2009 | |
Weighted-average grant date fair value per share option or warrant | | | 0.19 | | | | 0.25 | | | | 0.03 | | | | 0.09 | |
Expected dividend rate | | | 0 | % | | | 0 | % | | | 0 | % | | | 0 | % |
Expected volatility | | | 116 | % | | | 120 | % | | | 94 | % | | | 99 | % |
Risk-free interest rate | | | 2.55 | % | | | 2.36 | % | | | 1.42 | % | | | 1.49 | % |
Expected life of options or warrants in years | | 5 yrs. | | | 5 yrs. | | | 2 yrs. | | | 2 yrs. | |
The amounts estimated according to the Black-Scholes option pricing model may not be indicative of the actual values realized upon the exercise of these options by the holders.
Warrants
The following table summarizes information on warrants outstanding at October 31, 2010:
Exercise Price | Number Outstanding | Expiry Date | |
$0.60 $0.35 $0.40 $0.40 $0.60 $0.50 $0.30 $0.30 $0.30 | 1,518,117 1,000,000 1,017,500 2,500,000 1,051,467 2,778,000 4,511,250 19,824,500 450,000 | December 7, 2010 March 6, 2011 July 29, 2012 August 19, 2012 March 17, 2011 October 15, 2011 May 27, 2012 October 12, 2012 October 20, 2012 | (*) (*) (*) (*) |
| 34,650,834 | | |
(*)During the year, the company extended the expiry date of warrants. The extension resulted in an additional fair value of $162,817 and it is recorded as increase to warrants and an increase in deficit.
TITAN TRADING ANALYTICS INC.
(Continued under the Laws of Alberta)
(Development Stage Company)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years ended October 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008
(expressed in Canadian dollars)
9. SHARE CAPITAL (continued)
| | 2010 | | | 2009 | |
Balance, beginning of year | | $ | 2,276,357 | | | $ | 1,279,169 | |
Stock compensation expense | | | 623,550 | | | | 807,931 | |
Expired and forfeited warrants | | | --- | | | | 239,077 | |
Exercise of stock options | | | --- | | | | (49,820 | ) |
Balance, end of year | | $ | 2,899,907 | | | $ | 2,276,357 | |
10. FUTURE INCOME TAXES
Income tax expense differs from the amounts computed by applying the statuary income tax rates to loss before income taxes. The differences are as follows:
| | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2008 | |
Computed tax recovery | | $ | (838,498 | ) | | $ | (1,026,160 | ) | | $ | (914,798 | ) |
Foreign rate differential | | | (56,806 | ) | | | (20,106 | ) | | | (35,139 | ) |
Non-deductible expenses | | | 186,251 | | | | 61,260 | | | | 206,294 | |
Other temporary differences | | | 31,470 | | | | (28,157 | ) | | | (25,083 | ) |
Unrecognized losses | | | 677,583 | | | | 1,013,163 | | | | 768,726 | |
| | $ | --- | | | $ | --- | | | $ | --- | |
The tax effect of significant temporary differences is as follows:
| | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2008 | |
Operating loss carry-forwards | | $ | 3,990,920 | | | $ | 3,595,119 | | | $ | 2,819,387 | |
Other temporary differences | | | 210,281 | | | | 98,064 | | | | 87,947 | |
Future income tax assets before valuation allowance | | | 4,201,201 | | | | 3,693,183 | | | | 2,907,334 | |
Valuation allowance | | | (4,201,201 | ) | | | (3,693,183 | ) | | | (2,907,334 | ) |
Future income tax assets | | $ | --- | | | $ | --- | | | $ | --- | |
The Company has determined that realization is not more likely than not and, therefore, a full valuation allowance against the future income tax assets has been recorded.
TITAN TRADING ANALYTICS INC.
(Continued under the Laws of Alberta)
(Development Stage Company)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years ended October 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008
(expressed in Canadian dollars)
10. FUTURE INCOME TAXES
The losses expire as follows:
| | Loss carry-forwards in the United States | | | Loss carry-forwards in Canada | | | Total | |
| | | | | | | | | |
2014 | | $ | --- | | | $ | 458,893 | | | $ | 458,893 | |
2015 | | | --- | | | | 1,362,971 | | | | 1,362,971 | |
2026 | | | 173,617 | | | | 3,335,533 | | | | 3,509,150 | |
2027 | | | 318,554 | | | | 2,028,924 | | | | 2,347,478 | |
2028 | | | 668,114 | | | | 1,798,540 | | | | 2,466,654 | |
2029 | | | 335,681 | | | | 3,112,072 | | | | 3,447,753 | |
2030 | | | 831,308 | | | | 1,443,651 | | | | 2,274,959 | |
Total | | $ | 2,327,274 | | | $ | 13,540,584 | | | $ | 15,867,858 | |
| 11. | RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS |
Included in the consolidated financial statements are the following related party transactions not disclosed elsewhere:
| | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2008 | |
Management and consulting fees | | $ | 382,241 | | | $ | 94,500 | | | $ | 184,500 | |
Research and development | | $ | 120,000 | | | $ | 237,574 | | | $ | 258,182 | |
Finders fees | | $ | 10,000 | | | $ | --- | | | $ | --- | |
Management and consulting fees are paid to directors and officers of the Company and are reflected in general and administrative expenses.
Research and development fees are paid to directors and companies controlled by directors.
Included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities is $26,614 (2009 - $27,548) payable to directors of the Company and companies controlled by directors.
The related party transactions are in the normal course of operations and are recorded at the exchange amount, which is the amount of consideration established and agreed to by the related parties.
TITAN TRADING ANALYTICS INC.
(Continued under the Laws of Alberta)
(Development Stage Company)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years ended October 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008
(expressed in Canadian dollars)
12. COMMITMENTS
The Company has lease agreements for its offices with minimum annual payments until expiration of the leases as follows:
| Year | Total |
| | |
| 2011 2012 | $ 78,768 65,640 |
| | $ 144,408 |
13. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
Financial Risk Management
The Company has classified its financial instruments as follows:
§ | Cash, short-term investment and restricted cash are classified as held-for-trading. |
§ | Accounts payable, loans and advances, and convertible debentures are classified as other financial liabilities. |
The Company’s activities are exposed to a variety of financial risks: credit risk, foreign currency risk, interest rate risk, financial market risk and liquidity risk. The Company’s overall risk management program focuses on the unpredictability of financial and economic markets and seeks to minimize potential adverse effects on the Company’s financial performance. Risk management is carried out by financial management in conjunction with overall corporate governance. The Company’s exposure to and management of credit risk, market risk and liquidity risk related to financial instruments below have not changed for the 2010 fiscal year.
The Company's financial instruments consist of cash, short-term investment, restricted cash, accounts payable, loans and advances, and convertible debentures. The fair values of cash, short-term investment and accounts payable approximate their carrying values due to their short-term nature, unless otherwise noted. Other receivables consist of taxes receivable from a government agency and is not a financial instrument. The fair value of loans and advances cannot be reliably determined, as there is no market for loans that are non-interest-bearing and have no terms of repayment.
TITAN TRADING ANALYTICS INC.
(Continued under the Laws of Alberta)
(Development Stage Company)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years ended October 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008
(expressed in Canadian dollars)
13. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (continued)
The Company is exposed to credit risk in its cash, short-term investment and restricted cash. The maximum exposure of the credit risk is the full carrying value of the financial instrument. The Company minimizes the credit risk of cash, short-term investment and restricted cash by only dealing with credit-worthy financial institutions.
The Company’s concentration of credit risk and maximum exposure thereto is as follows:
| | 2010 | | | 2009 | |
Cash | | $ | 209,736 | | | $ | 83,162 | |
Short-term investment | | | 60,000 | | | | 90,000 | |
Restricted cash | | | --- | | | | 2,520 | |
| | $ | 269,736 | | | $ | 175,682 | |
(i) | Foreign Currency Risk |
The Company is exposed to currency risk as a result of its operations in the United States. A significant change in the currency exchange rate between the Canadian dollar relative to the US dollar could have a material effect on the Company’s results of operations, financial position or cash flows. The Company does not use derivative financial instruments to reduce its exposure to fluctuations in foreign exchange rates. As at October 31, 2010, the Company is exposed to currency risk through its cash denominated in US dollars. As at October 31, 2010, US denominated cash amounted to US$65,007. Based on the balances at October 31, 2010, net loss will increase or decrease approximately $650 given a 1% increase or decrease, respectively, in the foreign exchange rate.
Interest rate risk is the risk that future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate due to changes in market interest rates. It is management’s opinion the Company is not exposed to any significant interest rate risk.
(iii) | Financial Market Risk |
The Company’s exposure to financial market risk is limited since there are no significant financial instruments, including hedges on currencies or commodities, which will fluctuate as a result of changes in market prices.
TITAN TRADING ANALYTICS INC.
(Continued under the Laws of Alberta)
(Development Stage Company)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years ended October 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008
(expressed in Canadian dollars)
13. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (continued)
Liquidity risk is the risk that the Company will not be able to meet its financial obligations, including commitments, as they become due. In order to manage this risk, the Company forecasts its requirements to determine whether sufficient funds will be available. The Company expects to generate sufficient cash through the issuance of shares or related party loans. As at October 31, 2010, the Company had accounts payable of $101,291 (2009 - $114,541) and loans and advances payable of $2,111 (2009 - $296,096), which are due for payment in the short-term (0 – 3 months). The convertible debentures and the interest payments totaling $358,680 are due within two years.
14. SEGMENTED INFORMATION
Substantially all of the Company’s property and equipment is located in Canada.
The Company’s accrued liabilities include the following amounts:
| | 2010 | | | 2009 | |
Due to employees | | $ | 12,699 | | | $ | --- | |
Due to taxation authorities | | | 8,606 | | | | 1,312 | |
Others | | | 57,248 | | | | 66,000 | |
| | $ | 78,553 | | | $ | 67,312 | |
The Company’s objectives when managing its capital are to safeguard the Company’s ability to pursue research and development of its software and meet its ongoing operating expenditures while at the same time providing adequate capital to fund the Company’s growth, without unwarranted dilution of the current shareholders.
The Company defines its capital as its loans and advances and the components of shareholders’ equity.
The Company sets the amount of capital in proportion to risk and manages the capital structure and makes adjustments to it for changes in economic conditions and the risk characteristics of its underlying assets since inception, the Company has financed its liquidity needs through private placements.
In order to maximize ongoing research and development of its software, the Company does not pay out dividends.
TITAN TRADING ANALYTICS INC.
(Continued under the Laws of Alberta)
(Development Stage Company)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years ended October 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008
(expressed in Canadian dollars)
16. | CAPITAL MANAGEMENT (continued) |
The Company expects its current capital resources will be sufficient to carry out its research and development of the software.
The Company is not subject to any externally imposed capital requirements. There have been no changes to capital management by the Company during the year.
17. | RECONCILIATION TO ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES |
| The Company prepares its consolidated financial statements in accordance with Canadian GAAP. There are no material variations between the financial position of the Company and the results of its operations and cash flows under Canadian GAAP and United States generally accepted accounting principles (“US GAAP”), except as follows: |
Technology Rights
Under US GAAP, transactions with related parties are measured at the exchange amount, which is the amount of consideration agreed upon by the transacting parties. For the acquisition of technology rights, the exchange amount was $600,000. For Canadian GAAP purposes, transactions with related parties not in the normal course of business where the amount of the exchange is not supported by independent evidence is measured at the carrying value to the related party, which is $398,000, with any discrepancy recorded as a charge to deficit.
Convertible Debentures
Under US GAAP, convertible debt instruments are classified as debt until converted to equity. The conversion feature of convertible debentures is recognized separately only if the effective conversion rate is less than the market price of the common stock at the commitment date. Under Canadian GAAP, the convertible debentures are bifurcated into a debt component and an equity component. The effect of recording the convertible debentures as debt would be to reduce accretion expense by $1,073.
Research and Development
Under US GAAP, all costs incurred to establish technological feasibility of software are expensed as incurred. Costs subsequent to establishing technological feasibility are capitalized until the software is available for release to general customers. Under Canadian GAAP, development costs that meet generally accepted criteria for deferral, which includes achieving technological feasibility, are capitalized and amortized. The Company has not met the criteria of establishing technological feasibility under both Canadian and US GAAP and has not capitalized any development costs.
TITAN TRADING ANALYTICS INC.
(Continued under the Laws of Alberta)
(Development Stage Company)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years ended October 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008
(expressed in Canadian dollars)
17. | RECONCILIATION TO ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES (continued) |
Under US GAAP, the measurement date for stock-based compensation to non-employees for goods or services rendered should be the earlier of the date on which the recipient completes performance or the date on which a performance commitment is reached. For measurement purposes, Canadian GAAP specifies the same two conditions under US GAAP described above and also lists a third condition, namely, the date at which the equity instruments are granted if they are fully vested and non-forfeitable at that date. In fiscal 2009 stock-based compensation recorded for 200,000 common shares issued to consultants for their services would be lower for US GAAP purposes by $19,000.
TITAN TRADING ANALYTICS INC.
(Continued under the Laws of Alberta)
(Development Stage Company)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years ended October 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008
(expressed in Canadian dollars)
17. | RECONCILIATION TO ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES (continued) |
The impact of these differences is as follows:
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss |
| | Years Ended October 31 | |
| | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2008 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Net loss and comprehensive loss for the year – Canadian GAAP | | $ | (2,977,117 | ) | | $ | (3,528,749 | ) | | $ | (3,075,985 | ) |
Stock compensation expense | | | - | | | | 19,000 | | | | - | |
Accretion interest | | | 1,073 | | | | - | | | | - | |
Net loss and comprehensive loss for the year – US GAAP | | $ | (2,976,044 | ) | | $ | (3,509,749 | ) | | $ | (3,075,985 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Loss per share – Basic and diluted, Canadian GAAP | | $ | (0.05 | ) | | $ | (0.07 | ) | | $ | (0.07 | ) |
Loss per share – Basic and diluted, US GAAP | | $ | (0.05 | ) | | $ | (0.07 | ) | | $ | (0.07 | ) |
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding | | | 61,292,998 | | | | 51,951,767 | | | | 44,032,360 | |
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| | Years Ended October 31 | |
| | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2008 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Cash used in operating activities – Canadian & US GAAP | | $ | (2,170,527 | ) | | $ | (2,445,485 | ) | | $ | (2,622,523 | ) |
Cash provided by (used in) investing activities – Canadian & US GAAP | | | (567,480 | ) | | | 353,854 | | | | (853,245 | ) |
Cash provided by financing activities – Canadian & US GAAP | | | 2,867,050 | | | | 1,879,199 | | | | 3,751,118 | |
Effect of foreign exchange on cash | | | (2,469 | ) | | | (39,360 | ) | | | 40,940 | |
(Decrease) increase in cash during the year | | | 126,574 | | | | (251,792 | ) | | | 316,290 | |
Cash, beginning of year | | | 83,162 | | | | 334,954 | | | | 18,664 | |
Cash, end of year – US GAAP | | $ | 209,736 | | | $ | 83,162 | | | $ | 334,954 | |
TITAN TRADING ANALYTICS INC.
(Continued under the Laws of Alberta)
(Development Stage Company)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years ended October 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008
(expressed in Canadian dollars)
17. | RECONCILIATION TO ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES (continued) |
| |
Consolidated Balance Sheets | |
| | | | | | |
| | October 31, 2010 | | | October 31, 2009 | |
Total assets – Canadian GAAP | | $ | 1,165,093 | | | $ | 869,397 | |
Technology rights – exchange amount | | | 202,000 | | | | - | |
Total assets – US GAAP | | $ | 1,367,093 | | | $ | 869,397 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total liabilities – Canadian GAAP | | $ | 550,165 | | | $ | 577,501 | |
Convertible debentures – accretion interest | | | (1,073 | ) | | | - | |
Convertible debentures – equity component | | | 11,564 | | | | - | |
Total liabilities – US GAAP | | | 560,656 | | | | 577,501 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Share capital – Canadian GAAP | | | 15,845,770 | | | | 13,591,954 | |
Shares issued to consultants | | | (19,000 | ) | | | (19,000 | ) |
Share capital – US GAAP | | | 15,826,770 | | | | 13,572,954 | |
Warrants – Canadian and US GAAP | | | 1,901,217 | | | | 1,115,875 | |
Contributed surplus – Canadian and US GAAP | | | 2,899,907 | | | | 2,276,357 | |
Convertible debentures – equity component, Canadian GAAP | | | 11,564 | | | | - | |
Convertible debentures – equity component | | | (11,564 | ) | | | - | |
Convertible debentures equity component – US GAAP | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
Deficit accumulated in the development stage – Canadian GAAP | | | (16,888,418 | ) | | | (13,537,178 | ) |
Stock compensation expense – shares issued to consultants | | | 19,000 | | | | 19,000 | |
Accretion interest | | | 1,073 | | | | - | |
Technology rights | | | 202,000 | | | | - | |
Deficit accumulated in the development stage – US GAAP | | | (16,666,345 | ) | | | (13,518,178 | ) |
Deficit – Canadian and US GAAP | | | (3,155,112 | ) | | | (3,155,112 | ) |
Total shareholders' equity – Canadian GAAP | | | 614,928 | | | | 291,896 | |
Total shareholders' equity – US GAAP | | | 806,437 | | | | 291,896 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity – Canadian GAAP | | | 1,165,093 | | | | 869,397 | |
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity – US GAAP | | $ | 1,367,093 | | | $ | 869,397 | |
TITAN TRADING ANALYTICS INC.
(Continued under the Laws of Alberta)
(Development Stage Company)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years ended October 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008
(expressed in Canadian dollars)
17. | RECONCILIATION TO ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES (continued) |
| Impact of Recently Adopted Accounting Standards |
In October 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2009-15, Accounting for Own-Share Lending Arrangements in Contemplation of Convertible Debt Issuance or Other Financing. ASU 2009-15 amends the accounting and reporting guidance for debt (and certain preferred stock) with specific conversion features or other options. ASU 2009-15 was effective January 1, 2010.
In December 2009, the FASB issued ASU 2009-17, Consolidations (Topic 810) – Improvements to Financial Reporting by Enterprises Involved with Variable Interest Entities. ASU 2009-17 changes how a reporting entity determines when an entity that is insufficiently capitalized or is not controller through voting (or similar rights) should be consolidated. ASU 2009-17 also requires a reporting entity to provide additional disclosures about its involvement with variable interest entities and any significant changes in risk exposure due to that involvement. ASU 2009-17 was effective January 1, 2010.
In January 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-06, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (Topic 820) – Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements. This ASU requires new disclosures and clarifies certain existing disclosure requirements about fair value measurements. ASU 2010-06 requires a reporting entity to disclose significant transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements, to describe the reasons for the transfers and to present separately information about purchases, sales, issuances and settlements for fair value measurements using significant unobservable inputs. ASU 2010-06 is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2009, except for the disclosures about purchases, sales, issuances and settlements in the roll forward of activity in Level 3 fair value measurements, which is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2010; early adoption is permitted.
The adoption of the above standards did not have a significant effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
In October 2009, the FASB issued ASU 2009-13, “Revenue Recognition (Topic 605): Multiple Deliverable Revenue Arrangements – A Consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force.” This update provides application guidance on whether multiple deliverables exist, how the deliverables should be separated and how the consideration should be allocated to one or more units of accounting. This update establishes a selling price hierarchy for determining the selling price of a deliverable. The selling price used for each deliverable will be based on vendor-specific objective evidence, if available, third-party evidence if vendor-specific evidence is not available, or estimated selling price if neither vendor-specific nor third-party evidence is available. The Company will be required to apply this guidance prospectively for revenue arrangements entered into or materially modified after January 1, 2011; however, earlier application is permitted.
TITAN TRADING ANALYTICS INC.
(Continued under the Laws of Alberta)
(Development Stage Company)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years ended October 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008
(expressed in Canadian dollars)
17. | RECONCILIATION TO ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES (continued) |
New Accounting Standards (continued)
In October 2009, the FASB issued ASU 2009-14, Software (Topic 985) - Certain Revenue Arrangements That Include Software Elements. ASU 2009-14 changes the accounting model for revenue arrangements that involve a combination of tangible products and software. Tangible products containing software components and non-software components that function together to deliver the tangible product’s essential functionality are no longer within the scope of the software revenue recognition guidance in ASC 985. ASU 2009-14 is effective prospectively for revenue arrangements entered into or materially modified in fiscal years beginning on or after June 15, 2010 with early adoption permitted.
The adoption of the above standards is not expected not have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
Certain of the figures for the 2009 fiscal year have been reclassified to conform to the current year’s presentation.
On November 3, 2010, the Company granted 1,930,000 stock options to a director and officer of the Company. The options have an exercise price of $0.11 with a vesting term over an eighteen-month period and a five-year term to expiry.
On November 24, 2010, the Company grante 3,770,000 stock options, in the aggregate, to officers and consultants of the Company. The options have an exercise price of $0.14, with vesting over an eighteen-month period and a five-year term to expiry.
On December 3, 2010, the Company completed a non-brokered private placement of units, which raised $1,022,125. The private placement consisted of 10,221,250 units at $0.10 for total proceeds of $1,022,125. Each unit consists of one common share and one-half of one warrant. Each whole share purchase warrant is exercisable into one common share at a price of $0.30 during the two-year period following the date of the closing and will expire December 3, 2012. The Company paid a total of $88,250 in finder’s fees to arm’s length parties. The units and the common shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants are subject to a four-month restricted period, which expires April 4, 2011.
On December 22, 2010, the Company granted 200,000 stock options, in the aggregate, to a consultant of the Company. The options have an exercise price of $0.13, with vesting over an eighteen-month period and a five-year term to expiry.
ITEM 18: FINANCIAL STATEMENTS See "Item 17 - Financial Statements" Description
Certificate of Incorporation of KBK No, 24 Ventures Ltd.
Certificate of Change of Name of KBK No. 24 Ventures Ltd. to Titan Trading Analytics Inc. Articles of Continuance - Alberta Business Corporations Act
Escrow Agreement dated January 5, 1996 among The Montreal Trust Company of Canada, Titan Trading Analytics Inc. and TTN Escrow Capital Corp.
Licensing Agreement dated June 6, 2003 between Titan Trading Analytics Inc. and Cigna) Technologies LLC
Letter Agreement dated June 3, 2003 between Dr. PowelK Mr. Kreilein and Mr. Carrozza
Amended & Restated Software Transfers Agreement between Titan Trading Analytics Inc. and Philip Carrozza and Cignal Technologies, LLC and between Titan Trading Analytics Inc. and Michael Gossland
List of Subsidiaries
Section 302 Certification - Certification of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Corporation pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Exhibit No. 1.1
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1.2* ] 3***
4.1
4.2**
4.3
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8.1
12.1
13.1
Section 906 Certification - Certification of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Corporation pursuant to Rule 13 a-14(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code
* Incorporated by reference to our registration statement on Form 20-F filed with the SEC on June 30, 1999. ** Incorporated by reference to our registration statement on Form 20-F filed with the SEC on May 28, 2004. *** Incorporated by reference to our registration statement on Form 20-F filed with the SEC on May 17,2005. **** Incorporated by reference to our registration statement on Form 20-F filed with the SEC on May 12, 2006. ***** Incorporated by reference to our registration statement on Form 20-F filed with the SEC on May 1, 2007.
The registrant hereby certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 20-F and that it has duly caused and authorized the undersigned to sign this annual report on its behalf
TITAN TRADING ANALYTICS INC. By:/s/ John Coulter
Mr. John Coulter, Pre Chief Financial Offic
ecutive Officer and Acting
Dated: January 19,2012
Exhibit No. | | Description |
1.1* | | Certificate of Incorporation of KBK No. 24 Ventures Ltd. |
1.2* | | Certificate of Change of Name of KBK No. 24 Ventures Ltd. to Titan Trading Analytics Inc. |
1.3*** | | Articles of Continuance – Alberta Business Corporations Act |
4.1* | | Escrow Agreement dated January 5, 1996 among The Montreal Trust Company of Canada, Titan Trading Analytics Inc. and TTN Escrow Capital Corp. |
4.2** | | Licensing Agreement dated June 6, 2003 between Titan Trading Analytics Inc. and Cignal Technologies LLC |
4.3** | | Letter Agreement dated June 3, 2003 between Dr. Powell, Mr. Kreilein and Mr. Carrozza |
4.4***** | | Amended & Restated Software Transfers Agreement between Titan Trading Analytics Inc. and Philip Carrozza and Cignal Technologies, LLC and between Titan Trading Analytics Inc. and Michael Gossland |
8.1**** | | List of Subsidiaries |
12.1 | | Section 302 Certification - Certification of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Corporation pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |
13.1 | | Section 906 Certification - Certification of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Corporation pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code |
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* Incorporated by reference to our registration statement on Form 20-F filed with the SEC on June 30, 1999.
** Incorporated by reference to our registration statement on Form 20-F filed with the SEC on May, 28, 2004.
*** Incorporated by reference to our registration statement on Form 20-F filed with the SEC on May 17, 2005.
**** Incorporated by reference to our registration statement on Form 20-F filed with the SEC on May 12, 2006.
***** Incorporated by reference to our registration statement on Form 20-F filed with the SEC on May 1, 2007.