UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 20-F
[ ]REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
OR
[X]ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended:October 31, 2011
OR
[ ]TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
OR
[ ]SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from _____________to ______________
Commission file number:000-25289
TITAN TRADING ANALYTICS INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Alberta, Canada
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
Unit 120, 4445 Calgary Trail, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6H 5R7
(Address of principal executive offices)
Irene Midgley, (780) 438-1239, imidgley@titantrading.com
120, 4445 Calgary Trail, Edmonton, Alberta T6H 5R7
(Name, Telephone, E-mail and/or Facsimile number and Address of Company Contact Person )
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act.
Title of each class | Name of each exchange on which registered |
N/A | N/A |
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act.
Common Shares, Without Par Value
(Title of Class)
Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act.
None
(Title of Class)
The number of common shares outstanding as of October 31, 2011: 112,724,278
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.
Yes [ ] No [X]
If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes [X] No [ ]
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Yes [ ] No [ ]
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(Check one):
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Indicate by check mark which basis of accounting the registrant has used to prepare the financial statements included in this filing:
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Titan Trading Analytics Inc.
Form 20-F Annual Report
Table of Contents
ITEM 1: | IDENTITY OF DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND ADVISORS | 6 |
ITEM 2: | OFFER STATISTICS AND EXPECTED TIMETABLE | 6 |
ITEM 3: | KEY INFORMATION | 7 |
A. | Selected Financial Data | 7 |
B. | Capitalization and Indebtedness | 8 |
C. | Reasons for the Offer and Use of Proceeds | 10 |
D. | Risk Factors | 10 |
ITEM 4: | INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY | 14 |
A. | History and Development of the Company | 14 |
B. | Business Overview | 15 |
C. | Organizational Structure | 23 |
D. | Property, Plants and Equipment | 23 |
ITEM 4A: | UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS | 23 |
ITEM 5: | OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW AND PROSPECTS | 23 |
A. | Operating Results | 24 |
B. | Liquidity and Capital Resources | 24 |
C. | Research and Development, Patents and Licenses, etc. | 26 |
D. | Trend Information | 26 |
E. | Off-balance Sheet Arrangements | 26 |
F. | Tabular Disclosure of Contractual Obligations | 26 |
ITEM 6: | DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES | 27 |
A. | Directors and Senior Management | 27 |
B. | Compensation | 28 |
C. | Board Practices | 31 |
D. | Employees | 34 |
E. | Share Ownership | 35 |
ITEM 7: | MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS | 37 |
A. | Major Shareholders | 37 |
B. | Related Party Transactions | 39 |
C. | Interests of Experts and Counsel | 40 |
ITEM 8: | FINANCIAL INFORMATION | 40 |
A. | Consolidated Statements and Other Financial Information | 40 |
B. | Significant Changes | 40 |
ITEM 9: | THE OFFER AND LISTING | 40 |
A. | Offer and Listing Details | 40 |
B. | Plan of Distribution | 42 |
C. | Markets | 42 |
D. | Selling Shareholders | 42 |
E. | Dilution | 42 |
F. | Expenses of the Issue | 42 |
ITEM 10: | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION | 42 |
A. | Share Capital | 42 |
B. | Articles of Incorporation | 42 |
C. | Material Contracts | 43 |
D. | Exchange Controls | 43 |
E. | Taxation | 44 |
F. | Dividends and Paying Agents | 52 |
G. | Statement by Expert | 52 |
H. | Documents on Display | 52 |
I. | Subsidiary Information | 52 |
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ITEM 11: | QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK | 52 |
ITEM 12: | DESCRIPTIONS OF SECURITIES OTHER THAN EQUITY SECURITIES | 52 |
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PART II | 53 | |
ITEM 13: | DEFAULTS, DIVIDEND ARREARAGES AND DELINQUENCIES | 53 |
ITEM 14: | MATERIAL MODIFICATIONS TO THE RIGHTS OF SECURITY HOLDERS AND USE OF PROCEEDS | 53 |
ITEM 15: | CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES | 53 |
A. | Disclosure Controls and Procedures | 53 |
B. | Management/Annual Report on Internal Controls over Financial Reporting | 53 |
C. | Attestation Report of the Registered Public Accounting Firm | 54 |
D. | Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting | 54 |
ITEM 16A: | AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT | 54 |
ITEM 16B: | CODE OF ETHICS | 54 |
ITEM 16C: | PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES | 54 |
ITEM 16D: | EXEMPTIONS FROM THE LISTING STANDARDS FOR AUDIT COMMITTEES . | 55 |
ITEM 16E: | PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY AFFILIATED PURCHASERS | 55 |
ITEM 16F: | CHANGE IN REGISTRANT’S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT | 55 |
ITEM 16G: | CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | 55 |
ITEM 16H: | MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURE | 55 |
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PART III | 57 | |
ITEM 17: | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | 57 |
NOTE REGARDING FORWARD–LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain statements in this document constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”). Any statements that express or involve discussions with respect to predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, assumptions or future events or performance (often, but not always, using words or phrases such as “expects” or “does not expect”, “is expected”, “anticipates” or “does not anticipate”, “plans”, “estimates” or “intends”, or stating that certain actions, events or results “may”, “could”, “would”, “might” or “will” be taken, occur or be achieved) are not statements of historical fact and may be forward-looking statements. Such statements are included, among other places, in this document under the headings “Business Overview”, “Operating and Financial Review and Prospects” and “Trend Information”. Forward-looking statements are based on expectations, estimates and projections at the time the statements are made that involve a number of risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those presently anticipated. These include, but are not limited to, our history of losses and likelihood of continued losses, our need for additional financing, the potential effect and impact of certain United States and Canadian securities laws on our business activities, the control certain shareholders exercise over us, competition, the market acceptance of our software, our ability to develop and release new software products and services, our dependence upon key personnel.the nature of our business, the volatility of the price for our common shares, potential product liability claims, our need for improved intellectual property protection, our common shares being deemed a “penny stock” under United States securities laws, and the potential inability for United States investors to enforce United States judgments against us or our officers or directors and the effect of our PFIC (as defined below) status on our United States shareholders. Additional information concerning these and other factors that could affect our operations or financial results are included in this document under “Item 3.D. – Risk Factors”. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in our forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, performance and achievements or other future events. We are under no duty to update any of our forward-looking statements after the date of this report. You should not place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements.
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CURRENCY AND EXCHANGE RATES
The following table sets out the exchange rates, based on the noon buying rates of Bank of Canada for the conversion of Canadian dollars into United States dollars in effect at the end of the following periods, and the average exchange rates (based on the average of the exchange rates on the last day of each month in such periods) and the range of high and low exchange rates for such periods.
U.S. Dollars Per Canadian Dollar
Year Ended October 31 | |||||||||
2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | |
Average for Period | 1.0139 | 0.9635 | 0.860 | 0.9690 | 0.9811 | 0.8831 | 0.8213 | 0.7634 | 0.6880 |
The following table sets out the high and low exchange rates for one CDN$ expressed in terms of one US$ in effect at the end of the following periods.
U.S. Dollars Per Canadian Dollar
October | November | December | January | February | March | |||||||||||||
2011 | 2011 | 2011 | 2012 | 2012 | 2012 | |||||||||||||
High for the Month | 1.0065 | 0.9876 | 0.9896 | 1.0014 | 1.0136 | 1.0015 | ||||||||||||
Low for the Month | 0.9430 | 0.9536 | 0.9610 | 0.9735 | 0.9984 | 0.9849 |
At December 31, 2008, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York ceased publishing foreign exchange quotations. As of January 1, 2009, the Company began using the closing rate for foreign exchange published by the Bank of Canada. As of March 31, 2012, the closing exchange rate of Canadian dollars into United States dollars published by the Bank of Canada was US 1.009 (US$1.00 = CDN$0.9991) .
In this Form 20-F, unless otherwise specified, all monetary amounts are expressed in Canadian dollars.
References to “Titan”, the “Company”, “we” and “us” are references to Titan Trading Analytics Inc.
PART I
ITEM 1: IDENTITY OF DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND ADVISORS
Not applicable.
ITEM 2: OFFER STATISTICS AND EXPECTED TIMETABLE
Not applicable.
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ITEM 3: KEY INFORMATION
A. Selected Financial Data
The following tables set forth our financial data for our fiscal years ended October 31, 2011 through 2007. We derived all figures from our consolidated financial statements, which were audited by our independent auditors. This information should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements included in this annual report.
Our financial statements included in this annual report and in the table set forth below have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in Canada, which may differ from United States generally accepted accounting principles. A reconciliation to United States generally accepted accounting principles is included in Note 16 to our audited consolidated financial statements.
OCT 31, 2011 | OCT 31, 2010 | OCT 31, 2009 | OCT 31, 2008 | OCT 31, 2007 (Restated) | |
REVENUE | - | - | - | - | - |
EXPENSES | $2,956,234 | $2,977,117 | $3,529,427 | $3,081,814 | $2,587,613 |
INTEREST/OTHER INCOME | $ --- | $ --- | $678 | $5,829 | $7,975 |
NET LOSS FOR YEAR CDN GAAP | $2,956,234 | $2,977,117 | $3,528,749 | $3,075,985 | $2,579,638 |
NET LOSS FOR YEAR US GAAP | $2,970,444 | $2,976,044 | $3,509,749 | $3,075,985 | $2,579,638 |
NET LOSS PER SHARE CDN GAAP | ($0.03) | ($0.05) | ($0.07) | ($0.07) | ($0.07) |
NET LOSS PER SHARE, BASIC AND DILUTED, US GAAP | ($0.03) | ($0.05) | ($0.07) | ($0.07) | ($0.07) |
NET WORKING CAPITAL | $705,122 | $127,469 | ($241,862) | ($199,946) | ($434,823) |
TOTAL ASSETS CDN GAAP | $1,758,629 | $1,165,093 | $869,397 | $1,528,919 | $431,402 |
TOTAL ASSETS US GAAP | $1,940,429 | $1,367,093 | $869,397 | $1,528,919 | $431,402 |
NET ASSETS CDN GAAP | $1,331,965 | $614,928 | $291,896 | $839,586 | ($252,053) |
CAPITAL STOCK | $18,234,001 | $15,845,770 | $13,591,954 | $11,707,655 | $8,795,045 |
SHARES OUTSTANDING | 112,724,278 | 83,019,028 | 58,317,878 | 49,214,345 | 37,813,699 |
LONG-TERM OBLIGATIONS | NIL | $360,083 | NIL | NIL | NIL |
We have not, since our incorporation, paid any dividends on any of our shares and presently have no intention of paying dividends. The future dividend policy will be determined by the Board of Directors on the basis of earnings, financial requirements and other relevant factors.
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B. Capitalization and Indebtedness
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 could have been 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:
2011 | 2010 | |||||
Face value of convertible debentures | $ | 294,000 | $ | 294,000 | ||
Portion of convertible debentures allocated to equity | (11,564 | ) | (11,564 | ) | ||
282,436 | 282,436 | |||||
Interest expense | 1,073 | 1,073 | ||||
Balance October 31, 2010 | $ | 283,509 | $ | 283,509 | ||
Accretion interest expense | 5,990 | |||||
Balance October 31, 2011 | $ | 289,499 |
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CAPITALIZATION AND INDEBTEDNESS
Titan’s capitalization as of October 31, 2011, consisted of $1,331,965 in equity. Titan believes that the capitalization as of October 31, 2011 represents an adequate capital structure.
The table below shows a statement of capitalization and indebtedness as of October 31, 2011.
Capitalization as at October 31, 2011 | |
Total Current Debt (A) | 289,499 |
Convertible debentures | 289,499 |
Total Non-Current Debt (B) | --- |
Shareholders’ Equity (C) | 1,331,965 |
Share Capital | 18,234,001 |
Warrants | 2,413,884 |
Contributed Surplus | 3,746,747 |
Convertible debentures – equity component | 11,564 |
Deficit | (23,074,231) |
Total capitalization (A+B+C) | 1,621,464 |
Indebtedness as at October 31, 2011 | |
Liquidity (A) | 1,072,763 |
Cash at bank and hand | 511,761 |
Short-term investment | 561,002 |
Current other receivables (B) | 6,749 |
Other accounts receivable | 6,749 |
Current financial debt (C) | (373,070) |
Current trade and other payables | (83,571) |
Convertible debentures | (289,499) |
Net current financial indebtedness (A+B-C) | 706,442 |
Non-current financial indebtedness (D) | --- |
Convertible debentures | --- |
Net financial indebtedness (A+B-C-D) | 706,442 |
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C. Reasons for the Offer and Use of Proceeds
Not applicable
D. Risk Factors
The risk factors set forth below are believed to be important in that they may have a material impact upon our future financial performance and could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statement we make. Note that unknown factors, not discussed in this annual report, could also have a material adverse effect on our actual financial and other results. The factors below should be considered in connection with any financial and forward-looking information in this Form 20-F and the cautionary note regarding forward-looking statements contained on pages 4.
The unprecedented financial events of late 2008 and the resulting global recession continue to have, a significant impact on the business climate in general. The risks below are not the only risks that the Company faces. Some risks are not yet known to the Company and some that the Company does not currently believe to be material could later turn out to be material. All of these risks could materially affect the Company’s business, revenue, operating profit, earnings, net assets and liquidity and/or capital resources.
We have had a history of losses and there is a likelihood of continuing operating losses.
We were incorporated on November 30, 1993, commenced operations in May 1994 and have yet to establish profitable business operations. To date, we have been largely engaged in product research and development and establishing a marketing strategy. Our accumulated deficit through October 31, 2011 is $23,074,231. Our initial products and planned services are just beginning to become available for market release and sale. We thus have a limited operating history and are expected to continue to incur losses and negative cash flow in the immediate future as these new products and services are completed and marketed. Our ability to succeed depends upon us achieving positive cash flow, failing which we will have to seek additional financing, and there can be no assurance that any additional financing will be available on acceptable terms, or at all.
We will need additional financing to fund our operations in the future.
As at October 31, 2011, we had $511,761 of cash, $561,002 of short-term investments and receivables totaling $6,749.
We will need additional financing to fund our operations in the future. There can be no assurance that we will be successful in raising additional funds or that additional financing, if any, can be obtained on terms acceptable to us. Such financing, to the extent that it is available may result in substantial dilution to our shareholders. To the extent such financing is not available, we may not be able to, or may be delayed in, continuing to commercialize our software products and services, and we may have to curtail or cease operations.
Certain of our software will be used in United States and Canadian financial markets and may result in increased regulation of our business activities.
The manner in which we market, sell and derive revenues from our automated trade selection and order entry software may result in certain United States securities laws regulating our activities, namely the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Investment Advisors Act of 1940, as amended, and federal and state broker-dealer laws. If we decide to engage in business activities that are regulated by any of such laws, our legal and other compliance costs associated with operating our business will likely increase significantly.
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Certain of our shareholders may exercise control over matters voted upon by our shareholders.
Certain of our officers, directors and entities affiliated with us together beneficially owned 44.28% of our outstanding common shares as of April 28, 2012. These shareholders are able to exercise significant influence over matters requiring shareholder approval, including the election of directors and the approval of mergers, consolidations and sales of our assets. This fact may prevent or discourage tender offers for our common shares.
We are in later stage of development however, there is no assurance of market acceptance of our software.
Our revenue model is to exploit automated trade selection and order entry software, as follows:
- by establishing a profitable trading operation; and/or
- by licensing software and providing support services to third parties.
We are currently exploring several opportunities; however, there can be no assurance we will be successful in our efforts.
Our products and services face significant competition in the marketplace.
A number of our competitors , including, without limitation, Quantative Alpha Trading in Toronto, Canada and Conner and Co. in NJ, USA, have substantially greater financial, technical and marketing resources. In addition, the market for our software products continues to develop, and additional competitors with substantially greater financial, technical and marketing resources may enter the market and competition may intensify. Current or future competitors may develop software products that are superior to our software products or achieve greater market acceptance.
We will depend on the timely development and release of new software products and services.
The achievement of our business objectives and our future operating results is dependent upon completion and execution of our marketing strategies and on the continued development and successful deployment of our trading software products and services. Timing in this regard is crucial, as other similar services that reach the market prior to ours may capture a significant portion of market share. There can be no assurance that the timing of our business plan will allow us to achieve profitability in our operations.
We operate in a highly competitive market.
The financial services market is intensely competitive and characterized by the existence of larger established trading and trading software companies along with the frequent entry of new competitors and introductions of new software programs, features and technical innovations. Numerous competitors are already established in this marketplace. Many of these companies may have greater resources, and recognition than us. In addition, there can be no assurance that we will be successful in our efforts, or, if successful, that we will have the resources to sustain any early growth or market penetration we may achieve.
In addition, the market for online trading of stocks and related services accessible to personal computer users is changing rapidly. The applications growth and emergence of the Internet as a low-cost source of worldwide financial market data, subscriptions, trade execution and research services, has already threatened the existence of established data and information vendors, as well as full-service brokers. This creates technical, competitive and business trends, the outcomes of which are uncertain and which may adversely affect our business.
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We depend on key personnel.
We depend on key personnel whose loss of service would have an adverse effect. We depend on our Chief Technology Officer, Mr. Gossland, and our President, CEO and CFO of Titan Trading Analytics Inc., John Coulter, for the success of our intended business plan. The loss of their services would have a materially adverse effect upon our future operating profits and prospects. The Company does not maintain key-man insurance on either Mr. Gossland or Mr. Coulter.
We intend to develop a securities trading business that may result in us incurring significant trading losses.
In the future, we plan to establish proprietary in-house trading activities, most likely through a subsidiary company or partnership arrangement. Such trading activity will involve a risk that we incur trading losses. Investors, partners and subscribers must expect trading losses in actual trading operations and potentially wide fluctuations in monthly trading performance. This presents an ongoing legal and financial risk, notwithstanding the protection we are afforded by the careful use of industry standard legal disclaimers.
Our intellectual property may not be appropriately protected and we may be infringing upon the proprietary rights of third parties.
We depend on our ability to protect the core proprietary software technologies we have developed. In this regard, we rely on a combination of trade secrets, technical complexity, common law copyright and trademark protection, licensing agreements, password protection and software encryption schemes, as well as on the physical security of our source code. Despite these measures and precautions, it may be possible for an unauthorized third-party to copy our core technologies and either offer them to the marketplace as its own, or to use them without paying. To date, we have not sought to obtain copyright registration or patent protection for any of our software products, though we may do so in the future. There can be no assurance, however, that such registration will be granted if applied for. Also, certain aspects of our software products are not subject to intellectual property protection in law, and to the extent such protection might be available, practical and legal distinctions may apply in different jurisdictions. In addition, there can be no assurance that competitors will not develop similar technology, products and services, and if they do, this could reduce the value of our proprietary technology and our ability to effectively compete.
Although we believe that we have the right to use all of the intellectual property incorporated in our software products, third parties may claim that our software products violate their proprietary rights, including copyrights and patents. The cost of litigation necessary to defend our right to use the intellectual property incorporated in our software products may be prohibitive. If any such claims are made and found to be valid or we determine it prudent to settle any such claims, we may have to re-engineer our software products or obtain licenses from third parties to continue offering our software products or in whole or in part cease using such technology. Any efforts to re-engineer our software products or obtain licenses from third parties or cease using such technology may not be successful and could substantially increase our costs and have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
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As a developing company, the market price of our shares may be volatile.
Factors such as news announcements on our financial position, financial results and business developments, technical developments and innovations, competitors or third parties, industry developments in high-technology companies in general or securities trading software companies and securities trading platforms more particularly, on general stock market conditions, changes in interest rates or general economic conditions, unexpected and extreme general stock market price and volume fluctuations, or a lack of share volume liquidity, may individually or collectively have the effect of causing substantial fluctuations in the traded price of our common shares. Changes in the trading price of our shares may be unrelated to our performance or future prospects. In addition, investors in our shares may lose their entire investment if we incur large trading losses or if we fail in our business.
During the 2011 fiscal year, the closing price of our common shares as traded on the TSX Venture Exchange ranged from $0.06 to $0.18.
Our stock is ‘thinly-traded’ on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board, meaning that the number of persons interested in purchasing our common stock at or near ask prices may be relatively small.
Titan common stock is “thinly-traded” on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board, meaning that the number of persons interested in purchasing our common stock at or near ask prices at any given time may be relatively small or nonexistent. This situation is attributable to a number of factors, including the fact that Titan is a small company which is relatively unknown to stock analysts, stock brokers, institutional investors and others in the investment community that generate or influence sales volume, and that even if Titan came to the attention of such persons, they tend to be risk-averse and would be reluctant to follow an unproven development stage company such as Titan or purchase or recommend the purchase of Titan’s shares until such time as it became more seasoned and viable. As a consequence, there may be periods of several days or more when trading activity in our common stock is minimal or non-existent. We cannot give any assurance that a broader or more active public trading market for our common stock will develop or be sustained, or that current trading levels will be sustained. Due to these conditions, we can give no assurance that holders of our common shares will be able to sell their shares at or near ask prices or at all if they desire to liquidate their shares.
We may be subject to product liability claims.
We do not maintain product liability insurance against defects in the general performance of our software products. There can be no assurance that we will not be exposed to potential product liability claims in all markets in which we may sell or license our products or offer our services.
Our stock may be deemed a penny stock and additional disclosure requirements may be imposed when trading our common shares.
Since the trading price of our common shares is less than US$5.00 per share, trading in our common shares are subject to the requirements of certain rules promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), which require additional disclosure by broker-dealers in connection with any trades involving a stock defined as a “penny stock”. A broker-dealer is required to deliver to a customer information regarding the risks of investing in penny stocks, its offer and bid prices for the penny stock and the amount of compensation received by the broker-dealer with respect to such transaction. The additional burdens imposed upon broker-dealers may discourage broker-dealers from effecting transactions in our common shares, which could reduce the liquidity of our common shares and thereby have a material adverse effect on the trading market for our securities.
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A third-party may be unable to enforce U.S. judgments against us or our officers and directors.
We are incorporated under the laws of Alberta, Canada and, all of our directors and officers, with the exception of Messrs. Coulter, Leman and Carrozza, are residents of Canada. Consequently, it may be difficult for United States investors to effect service of process within the United States upon us or upon those directors or officers who are not residents of the United States, or to realize in the United States upon judgments of United States courts predicated upon civil liabilities under the Exchange Act. A judgment of a U.S. court predicated solely upon such civil liabilities may be enforceable in Canada by a Canadian court if the U.S. court in which the judgment was obtained had jurisdiction, as determined by the Canadian court, in the matter. There is substantial doubt whether an original action could be brought successfully in Canada against any of such persons or us predicated solely upon such civil liabilities.
Our U.S. shareholders may face adverse tax consequences resulting from our PFIC status.
We believe that we qualify as a passive foreign investment company (“PFIC”) for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2011 and may qualify as a PFIC in the future with respect to our U.S. shareholders because our only source of income is interest, a passive source of income under the PFIC rules.
See “Item 10.E. Taxation - United States Federal Income Tax Consequences” for a more detailed discussion of material United States federal income tax consequences for U.S. shareholders.
ITEM 4: INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY
A. History and Development of the Company
We were incorporated and validly exist as a corporation under a former Companies Act, as that term is defined in theBusiness Corporations Act(British Columbia), on November 30, 1993 under the name “KBK No. 24 Ventures Ltd.” We changed our name to “Titan Trading Analytics Inc.” by filing of an amendment to our Articles of Incorporation on November 14, 1994. The Company began trading publicly on July 24, 1996. We continued the Company under theBusiness Corporations Act (Alberta) on April 26, 2005. Our registered and records office is located at 10-24213-TWP RD. 554, Sturgeon County, Alberta T8T 1X9. Our telephone number is 780-438-1239.
On November 23, 1994, we incorporated Titan Trading Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary, under a former Companies Act, as that term is defined in theBusiness Corporations Act (British Columbia), as a wholly owned subsidiary. Titan Trading Corp. was continued under theBusiness Corporations Act (Alberta) on August 22, 2006. This subsidiary was originally incorporated with a view to eventually forming a separate trading business, but to date has conducted no business. It has no income, expenses, assets or liabilities and is presently an inactive subsidiary.
We have an additional wholly owned subsidiary, Titan Trading GP Inc. (“Titan GP”), a corporation established under the laws of Alberta, which is the general partner for Titan Trading Limited Partnership 2 (“TTLP2”) a limited partnership formed on January 18, 2006 under the laws of Alberta. Titan GP andTTLP2 were created to manage a trading fund using our Titan TickAnalyst software and the N1 Expert System software. This activity is not being pursued by the Company at the present time. To date, these subsidiaries are non-active and no revenue nor expenses have been recorded. In addition, neither subsidiary owns any assets.
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Further, we have two U.S. based wholly owned subsidiaries, Titan Trading USA, LLC (“Titan USA”), which is a Delaware limited liability company qualified to do business in New York and Florida, and Titan Holdings USA, LLC (“Titan Holdings”), which is a Florida limited liability company. During fiscal year ending October 31, 2011, there was no activity in Titan Trading USA, LLC. The Company carries the computer assets for the US operations. Titan Holdings USA, LLC is the active operations for US personnel and expenses. All expenses are consolidated and filed with Titan Trading Analytics Inc.’s financal statements.
We have not been involved in any bankruptcy, receivership or similar proceedings, nor have we been a party to any material reclassification, merger, consolidation or purchase or sale of a significant amount of assets.
Our principal capital expenditures and divestitures during the last three financial years are as follows:
2011 | 2010 | 2009 | |
Purchase (sale) of property and equipment | $ --- | $ --- | $ 47,179 |
Purchase of Technology Rights | $ --- | $ 398,000 | $ --- |
There are no principal capital expenditures currently in progress or anticipated.
There are no divestitures currently in progress.
There has been no indication of any public takeover offers by third parties in respect of our common shares or by us in respect of other companies’ shares during the last or in the current financial year.
B. Business Overview
Our company name became “Titan Trading Analytics Inc.” when we filed an amendment to our Articles of Incorporation on November 14, 1994. Our registered and records office is located at 10-24213 TWP RD. 554, Sturgeon County, Alberta. The telephone number of that office is 780-438-1239.
The Company is a reporting issuer in Canada and trades in Canada on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol “TTA”. The Company is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, and is quoted on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board under the symbol “TITAF”.
The Company is a financial software developer that has developed proprietary market timing, trading analytics and automated trading execution software called Titan TickAnalyst (“TickAnalyst”). TickAnalyst, when assembled with other third party components, forms a complete automated trading system capable of transforming real-time market data into executed trading orders. TickAnalyst is now beginning to establish a real-world track record to demonstrate its potential as a revenue source.
The Company continues to expend all of its efforts developing the TickAnalyst software and the operational infrastructure required for full-time commercial use. The Company has yet to establish profitable business operations and has only been commercially available for production use since September of 2011.
Beginning in 1994 and continuing through 1995, Titan was generally focused on the development of initial software products and therefore conducted few trading or trade-testing activities. From 1996 through to 2002, Titan developed and introduced several software trading products including: (a) NeuralEdge – a neural network based trading system for S&P futures contracts, (b) currency trading signals via fax, (c) VirtualTrader, a discretionary training and testing software application, (d) the “Big Board” trading model, a proprietary setup of indicators and trading screens for discretionary trading, (e) Titan Market Commentary, a web-based stock commentary subscription service, and (f) Titan Market Watch, a web-based stock trading presentation package.
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At the end of 2002, the company underwent a change of senior management and development plans. The aforementioned products were put on hold and the company began development of new products.
The Company has focused its attention on development of complex event processing software trading technology over the last several years. The target market for the business is institutional, high net worth individual investors and trading firms seeking a better than average return on investment and trading returns in their portfolios. The immediate market is primarily in Canada and the United States. The Company plans to enter into non-exclusive agreements with institutions, trading firms and/or high net-worth individuals to utilize the software for trading and share the profits with those parties, or at a later stage, to license the software as a service directly to such parties under terms. Competitors include many other firms that offer trading systems. Titan believes that few of these competitors incorporate a multi-time frame analysis the way Titan does and none would deliver signals generated by the same algorithm.
The Company is not affected by seasonality in its business, and is not dependent on any raw materials.
Principal Products, Services and Markets
TopViewSuite is a group of software applications, operated by Titan employees on behalf of contracted third parties committing their own trading capital
1. | Trade Recommendation Engine (TRE), also known internally as the blackbox, used to generate trading signals. |
2. | TOMS, Titan’s order management software, used to execute and manage trades. |
3. | TopView and TopViewClient, used to distribute the real-time and historical trading signals. |
4. | Several back end data management tools, with internal names to manage data. |
The TopView suite is a fully integrated, scalable algorithmic trading system that incorporates a variety of trading models, including trend-following, countertrend and mean reversion models shownto be effective analytical tools in normal, non-trending and highly volatile markets. Built on Titan’s comprehensive market analysis technologies, TopView has the capability to analyze data feeds available from a number of the world’s stock exchanges. With ultra high-speed analysis capabilities, TopView is designed to analyze hundreds of thousands of ticks per second per server and from that analysis generate carefully selected trading signals with a favorable probability of success for each trade.
These parts, when assembled with other third party components, form a complete automated trading system capable of transforming real-time market data into executed trading orders. The trading system controls the trading decisions while monitoring the data arriving from the real-time data feed and looks for the pre-defined patterns of movement in price, volume, and time. When a particular pattern is found, a trading signal is generated.
The automatic order execution software is responsible for processing the trading signals and turning them into online trading orders. The orders are sent over the internet to the RediPlus, or Interactive Brokers trade execution engines. The software can operate in simulation mode, where no orders are actually placed; in semi-automatic mode, where orders require a manual confirmation step, or in fully automatic mode, orders are executed with little operator intervention.
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GreyBox Trading
GreyBox trading refers to a style of trading where electronic trading signals are delivered to the trader, and the trader applies judgment before manually allowing the signals to be executed as trades. Thus, GreyBox mode allows the power of automation to be controlled by human discretion. It is a useful mode for operation while the software is being refined to make it perform with the expertise of a human trader.
The concept behind Titan’s GreyBox trading mode has four elements:
1. | present the trader with high quality technical based trading opportunities; | |
2. | allow the GreyBox trader to have complete control over which trades are executed; | |
3. | automate the order entry and exit process; and | |
4. | manage risk on dozens of open positions with automation. |
In each case, the benefit to the trader of our GreyBox mode trading software is to allow that trader to execute a greater number of trades with a greater probability of achieving a profit than without the software. The combination of all four features can dramatically increase the number of trades that even an experienced trader can execute.
BlackBox Trading
BlackBox trading refers to a style of trading where electronic trading signals are delivered to the trader, and the signals are immediately and automatically executed as trades. Thus, BlackBox mode allows the power of automation to be applied with no human discretion. Achieving BlackBox mode requires a great deal of refinement in the trading systems’ rules and settings so the software can perform with the judgment of a human trader.
The concept behind Titan’s BlackBox trading mode has three elements
1. | generate high quality technical based trading opportunities; | |
2. | automate the order entry and exit process; and | |
3. | manage risk on dozens of open positions with automation. |
In each case, the benefit of BlackBox mode trading software mode is to allow the system to execute a large number of trades with no decision-making required on the part of the operator.
Titan External Trading Tools for other institutional and retail traders
In September, 2010, Titan migrated the “best of breed” of its TopView products to a hosted web based delivery mechanism known as TickAnalyst. Titan retained the Trade Recommendation Engine at the heart of the system and replaced the TopView-TopViewClient communications components with a browser-based client solution. It also replaced the TOM order execution software with a broker-neutral FIX engine. The TickAnalyst platform combines tightly integrated proprietary components, including the Trade Recommendation Engine (a CEP engine), a largescale tick database, a direct market access (DMA) system, and FIX integration.
The signals are now delivered quickly and easily to any trader’s desktop via a browser-based application that is complementary to any institutional trading system. Titan manages and hosts the technology infrastructure at a neutral co-location data center. Trade signals received in Titan’s TickAnalyst application will be electronically traded by any FIX-based EMS or OMS. The trade signals can also be integrated into most third party charting packages.
TickAnalyst incorporates over twenty trading models that have been shown to be effective analytical tools in a variety of market conditions, based on trending models for directional trending markets and mean reversion models for volatile sideways markets.
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The software is a product of years of research and development and incorporates Titan’s suite of proprietary mathematical pattern recognition algorithms that factor in human emotional elements. The software continues to be trained to recognize complex patterns through tens of thousands of iterations in Titan’s Trade Recommendation Engine™ (TRE). This pattern recognition ability allows the software to generate buy and sell signals on stocks, ETFs, futures and currencies.
Recent Milestones
January 9, 2012 - Penton’s Registered Rep, the source for financial advisors and wealth managers, announced two new offerings on www.registeredrep.com to help advisors make investment decisions using social behavioral research. The tools were exclusively developed by Titan. This will be the first time that Registered Rep and Titan have collaborated to create a financial information and investment tool.
December 6, 2011 - A2 Capital Selects Titan TickAnalyst for Research and Semi-Automated Trading. The Company has entered into a license agreement with A2 Capital Management, an alternative asset management firm in Calgary, Alberta which specializes in US and Canadian Equities and Equity Options. A2 is a King/Short Fund which was looking to incorporate more quantitative strategies into their investment approach.
October 24, 2011 - MB Trading Adds Titan Social Behavioral Research to Partner Program. Titan announced an agreement with MB Trading for use of TickAnalyst™, proprietary social behavioral research from Titan. Titan is to provide valuable trade signals and behavioral research on North American stocks. TickAnalyst™ hosts a massive financial database comprised of 10 years of price, volume and volatility data along with daily social media stock data, and quantifies and qualifies stocks using a series of 14 proprietary algorithms. The service streams out trade signals on individual stocks as well as Finance 2.0 research reports which mash up web analytics, social media sentiment and quantitative research on all major industry sectors of the S&P 500.
October 4, 2011 - Titan Trading Analytics Retains Macam Investor Relations Titan advised that it has entered into a consulting agreement with Macam Investor Relations ("Macam IR") to provide investor relation services, subject to regulatory and TSX Venture Exchange ("TSXV") approval. Macam IR is to initiate and maintain contact with the financial community, shareholders, investors and other stakeholders for the purpose of increasing awareness of Titan Trading and its activities.
The initial term of the agreement between Titan Trading and Macam IR is for a one year period subject to renewal or earlier termination by either party subject to the terms of the agreement. Macam IR will receive a monthly fee of $4,200. In addition, subject to regulatory approval, Macam IR will be granted 1,400,000 options at an exercise price of $0.16. The stock options will fully vest over the next 12 months and will expire two years from the date of issuance.
June 28, 2011, - The Company announced a reseller agreement with PWM Capital, an independent Canadian full service investment dealer.
A member of the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC), and the Canadian Investor Protection Fund (CIPF), PWM Capital is a leader in wealth management, trading strategy and execution and a financial intermediary in the Quebec Immigrant Investor Program. PWM has relationships with world class financial service providers. This ensures clients receive the best independent advice and leading edge products and services available in the market.
TickAnalyst provides automated trade recommendations made available via 14 trading models that have been shown to be effective analytical tools in all market conditions, including counter-trend and mean reversion models for volatile sideways markets and trending models for directional trending markets. The software is a product of years of research and development and incorporates Titan's suite of proprietary mathematical pattern recognition algorithms that factor in dozens of human emotional elements, ranging from euphoria to panic. Titan’s Behavioral Research Dashboards aggregate social and behavioral data with quantitative price data into a compelling and understandable digital user interface. Titan’s research content is a convergence of important and critical technical, social and behavioral data related to a sector, theme, or stock. By creating a smarter narrative with both a qualitative and a quantitative element, a Web 2.0 approach to independent research is achieved.
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June 10, 2011—The Company announced that Cornwall Investments LLC is taking a 13% ownership stake in the Company, subject to TSX approval. Cornwall makes investments in both public and private entities that are primarily involved in the hedge fund support and commodities industries although it is not limited to such.
The investment in Titan was initiated by Cornwall’s Managing Director Robert Aaron, who is also CEO of Gilwern Associates, a hedge fund consulting firm. He serves as Vice Chairman of HedgeServ, a hedge fund administrator and Investor Analytics, a firm that offers a risk solution to the alternatives industry. Previously Mr. Aaron was Chief Executive Officer of DPM Mellon LLC, a diversified hedge fund administrator he founded in 1994.
June 2, 2011 - The Company entered into a new alliance with the Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia Tech) Master of Science Degree program in Quantitative and Computational Finance (QCF). The alliance gives Georgia Tech QCF students access to Titan’s trade signal database which is derived from price and volatility data, machine readable news and social media sentiment, which Titan uses to provide market professionals with high probability behavioral trade recommendations.
Titan’s core product (TickAnalyst) provides a tradable research solution combining multi-layered trading technology with proprietary automated models and risk management tools for institutions. Its highly sophisticated architecture is designed to perform thousands of decisions per second, isolating specific “rare market events” that result in a high probability of profitable success when the optimum conditions align.
Titan’s data center is managed by Cirracore via the “Platform Equinix” private cloud in downtown Atlanta. The power of the cloud enables Titan to monitor real-time data and simultaneously sift though terabytes of historical data to generate behavioral trade recommendations. Cirracore employs best practices in security and monitoring to ensure the highest level of protection for Titan and its customers.
April 26, 2011 - The Company announced that it has entered into a revenue-sharing agreement with Penson Financial Services, Inc. (PFSI), the US securities clearing unit of Penson Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ: PNSN) to offer Titan’s trade recommendations to PFSI’s retail and institutional correspondent brokerage firms.
TickAnalyst’s proprietary algorithms analyze historical equities tick data, combined with social media sentiment, to generate buy/sell recommendations. Recommendations can be streamed via PFSI’s API or Titan’s browser application. Orders can be electronically executed through PFSI’s FIX Gateway.
February, 2011 – The Company migrated all essential operating equipment to a Private Cloud facility in Atlanta, GA, enabling the Company to quadruple its processing power for research, development and production services.
February, 2011- UNX Catalyst® Boosts Marketplace Offering with New Behavioral Trading Technology From Titan Trading Analytics Sophisticated pattern-recognition algorithms generate buy and sell signals to give traders an edge when human emotion drives markets.
Traders know that such emotions as greed, fear and irrational exuberance can often influence trading prices and market direction. Now they can act ahead of the herd, thanks to an integrated offering from innovative trading technology provider UNX LLC (www.unx.com) and software developer Titan Trading Analytics (TSX Venture: TTA, OTC Bulletin Board :TITAF).
The firms have developed a plug-in that streams behavioral research and trade strategies from Titan's TickAnalyst™ system into the Catalyst platform. Based on the science of behavioral finance, TickAnalyst's proprietary pattern recognition algorithms factor in emotions ranging from euphoria to confidence to panic. The models were developed and extensively back-tested using ten years of historical equities tick data, machine-readable news and social media sentiment.
The TickAnalyst system simultaneously runs all models through its complex event processing (CEP) engines to "sense" certain market behavior and generate trade signals before herd mentality takes over. Traders often receive higher-probability trade ideas hours—or even days—ahead of market correction.
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The Catalyst integration also allows traders to immediately act on buy and sell recommendations by placing orders from the independent, broker-neutral Catalyst EMS (Execution Management System).
Titan was able to initiate development of the plug-in application using UNX's advanced Software Development Kit (SDK), according to Titan President and CEO John Coulter.
UNX recently announced the integration of data and research services into Catalyst from International Class Actions Management (ICAM) to help traders limit exposure to risk. The plug-in access to ICAM's global database of securities class actions, bankruptcies and government disgorgements was also developed using UNX's SDK.
Available to clients, broker-dealers, exchanges and third-party application vendors to develop applications or add-ins for use in Catalyst, the UNX SDK includes multiple open APIs that provide access to thousands of callable functions and support a broad range of programming languages. Users can quickly add functionality, update their offerings and integrate applications without having to involve the UNX development staff and incur additional development costs.
February, 2011 – the Company announced that it has incorporated 12 years of historical and intraday textual sentiment data from behavioral finance pioneers MarketPsych LLC of Santa Monica, California. MarketPsych LLC is a leader in behavioral finance research and consulting, integrating the competitive advantages derived from behavioral economics into products and trainings for the worlds' largest investment banks and brokerages. Over the past seven years the MarketPsych team developed proprietary text analysis software that identifies and quantifies economically predictive sentiments such as optimism and pessimism, tones such as uncertainty and urgency, and topics such as management changes and debt defaults from social media, blogs, financial news, and executive interviews. After quantifying this information the data feed distributes the raw data and graphical tools to analysts, fund managers, and news services who want to understand the deep forces that move markets.
The MarketPsych Data Feed provides intraday updates gathered from earnings call transcripts, chats forums, and social media sites. MarketPsych’s innovative software engine aggregates sentiment, topic and tone from millions of online conversations and normalizes the data for quantitative research applications. The feed currently includes ticker-specific data on over 6,000 U.S. equities symbols updated on an hourly basis, and the historical database includes over 12 years of textual sentiment data.
January, 2011 – The Company, a hosted provider of behavioral research and trading strategies announced today that it has incorporated 10 years of tick data for all components of the S&P/ Toronto Stock Exchange Composite Index into its Trade Recommendation Engine™.
Titan’s research combines ten years of historical equities tick data, machine readable news sentiment and proprietary behavioral sentiment which are run through a dozen unique trading strategies. Trade recommendations are streamed into Titan’s browser-based TickAnalyst™ application or through an API for third party systems. Titan also provides trade recommendations on all constituents of the S&P 500 and Russell 2000 Indices.
October, 2010 - The Company announced the availability of its TickAnalyst™ Automated Behavioral Trading software-as-a-service offering.
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Company Personnel
In April 2006, the Company appointed Eric Davidson, Technical Research Analyst, to lead the research for our GreyBox (semi-automated) Equity Trading Division. Mr. Davidson’s appointment was in preparation for the launch of our proprietary market data analysis platform, TickAnalyst. He is instrumental in the testing, implementation and ongoing operations of our BlackBox (fully automated) Division as TickAnalyst comes online.
In March 2009, the Company announced the addition of Daniel Robinson, as Head of European Trading, to its team. Mr. Robinson has been an investment analyst for Invesdar Global Advisors Ltd., a UK based investment consulting firm with an emphasis on global asset allocation, global hedge fund selection and portfolio construction since 2006. Mr. Robinson has a degree in Business Information Systems from the Nottingham Business School, in the United Kingdom. He also holds the Investment Management Certificate from CFA UK and is working towards level II of the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst designation. Mr. Robinson will play a key role in the implementation of our internal asset management revenue model on a global scale.
In August 2010, the Company terminated consulting agreements with 2 consultants working for Titan USA and 1 consultant working for Titan Trading Analytics Inc.
In August 2010, the Company hired Brett Decker as a consultant to oversee Product Management. Mr. Decker previously held IT Management positions with Maverick Capital, one of the world’s largest hedge funds and previously at Carlson Capital, a $2 billion hedge fund in Dallas, Texas.
In September 2010, the Company hired John J. Coulter, a management consultant with 20 years of experience in the financial trading software industry to provide management with direction and advice on product development and marketing. Mr. Coulter accepted the role of President & CEO in September 2010.
In October 2010, the Company terminated the agreement of 1 consultant working for Titan USA. 1 consultant from Titan Trading Analytics Inc. resigned.
In December, 2010, Mr. James Leman joined the Board of Directors and Chairman of Titan’s Audit Committee. Mr. Leman served as Managing Director of Global Electronic Trading during a 22 year career at Citigroup as well as head of Electronic Trading at HSBC Securities and as President of SunGard’s BRASS trading system. Mr. Leman holds an MBA in Business Administration from Fordham University 1975 and as MS in Accounting from St., Peter’s College in New Jersey where he also serves on their Board of Regents
In January, 2011, the entire engineering team in Edmonton, Alberta, was replaced by a team of 3 consultants in Mumbai, India with institutional trading system experience. As of March 2012, that team consists of 5 individuals.
In June, 2011, the Company hired a full time sales director, Gary Conley, who had previously been a sales trader for the past 15 years.
Marketing and Sales
In conjunction with Mr. Coulter’s hiring, the Company has developed a comprehensive business and marketing plan covering operations to the end of the year and beyond. TickAnalyst was formally launched on September 1, 2011.
Intellectual Property Rights
As at October 31, 2011, all pre-existing Software Transfer Agreements between the Company and Mssrs Philip Carrozza and Michael Gossland expired and were dissolved.
In September 2010, the Company had 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.
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With the conclusion of these agreements, the Company wholly owns the TickAnalyst technology in its entirety.
Status of New Products or Services
Titan is constantly refining its trading software to maintain its integrity and marketability. As a result, we will be continuing to incur development costs.
Competition
Our principal competitive advantage lies in the unique multi-timeframe system logic comprising the core of the TickAnalyst Technology. Although similar analysis can be done by a properly trained human trader, once automated, a computer can find a much larger number of signals and execute them more efficiently. Management is not aware of any competitors using the same or similar software logic. A second advantage is that we utilize low cost order execution platforms without high start-up or ongoing monthly operational costs.
The financial services market, however, is intensely competitive and characterized by the frequent entry of new competitors and introductions of new software programs, features and technical innovations. Numerous competitors are already established in this marketplace including without limitation Quantative Alpha Trading in Toronto, Canada and Connors Group in NJ, USA. There can be no assurance that we will be successful in our efforts, or, if successful, that we will have the resources to sustain any early growth or market penetration we may achieve.
There are large numbers of established financial trading and trading software companies, including without limitation, Flextrade and Portware. Many are larger than us, have longer operating histories, more established track records, greater name recognition, a larger installed base of customers, and greater financial, technical, sales, marketing and other resources. Moreover, if we achieve significant success in penetrating the financial software market, financially stronger companies may seek to enter this market and compete for market share.
The market for online trading of stocks and related services accessible to personal computer users is changing rapidly. The applications growth and emergence of the Internet as a low-cost source of worldwide financial market data, subscriptions, trade execution and research services, has already threatened the existence of established data and information vendors, as well as full-service brokers. This creates technical, competitive and business trends, the outcomes of which are uncertain.
Government Regulation
To date, governmental regulations have not materially restricted the use or expansion of the Internet. However, the legal and regulatory environment that pertains to the Internet is uncertain is changing. Some of the new and existing laws which may affect our operations are in the areas of:
- Sales and other taxes;
- User privacy;
- Pricing controls;
- Characteristics and quality of products and services;
- Consumer protection;
- Cross-border commerce;
- Libel and defamation;
- Copyright, trademark and patent infringement; and
- Other claims based on the nature and content of Internet materials.
These new and existing laws may impact our ability to market our products and services offered on our website in accordance with our business plans.
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We may have to qualify to do business in other jurisdictions. If we make sales of our products or services, we anticipate that sales and our customers will be in multiple states and foreign countries. As our customers may reside in such states and foreign countries, such jurisdictions may claim that we are required to qualify to do business in each such state and foreign country. Failure to qualify in a jurisdiction where required to do so could subject us to taxes and penalties.
If we are successful raising funds and begin trading operations with these funds, we may fall under the provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and other United States and Canadian rules and regulations governing investment companies, investment advisors and broker-dealers. In such case, we may incur significantly higher reporting and regulatory compliance costs. We did not generate revenues in the 5 last fiscal years of 2006 through 2011. Our records do not permit us to include a breakdown of total revenues by category of activity and geographic market for any of these fiscal years. Based upon the information available to us, we believe that most of our customers were located in the United States during these fiscal years.
C. Organizational Structure
We have four wholly owned subsidiaries: (1) Titan Trading Corp., a corporation formed under the laws of the province of British Columbia, Canada; (2) Titan Trading GP Inc., a corporation formed under the laws of Alberta and extra-provincially registered in British Columbia, the general partner TTLP2, limited partnerships formed under the laws of Alberta; (3) Titan Trading USA, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company qualified to do business in New York and Florida; and (4) Titan Holdings USA, LLC, a Florida limited liability company.
D. Property, Plants and Equipment
We utilize about 1,964 square feet of office space in Atlanta, Georgia. We have rent obligations of approximately $3,900 per month. With the exception of computer equipment located in Edmonton, Alberta, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Atlanta, Georgia and the U.K., we currently do not have any property, plant or equipment located elsewhere.
ITEM 4A: UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
Not applicable.
ITEM 5: OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW AND PROSPECTS
The following should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements and related notes accompanying this annual report. They have been prepared in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles. Reference should be made to Note 16 to our audited consolidated financial statements which provide a reconciliation to U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
Critical Accounting Policies
The preparation of our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with Canadian GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of these financial statements, and revenue and expenses during the period reported. Estimates include allowance for doubtful accounts, rates and estimated useful life of intangible assets, technology rights and capital assets, fair value of financial instruments, provisions for contingent liabilities, valuation allowance for future tax assets, determining the fair value of stock-based compensation and the valuation of warrants and equity component of convertible debentures and reflect management’s best estimates. By their nature, these estimates are subject to uncertainty and the effect on the financial statements of changes in estimates in future periods could be significant. Estimates and assumptions are reviewed periodically and the effects of revisions are reflected in the period that they are determined to be necessary.
The Company has identified the following critical accounting policies that affect the more significant estimates and judgments used in preparation of its consolidated financial statements.
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Research and Development Costs
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, 2011.
Capitalized costs are amortized commencing in the period of the product’s commercial release. The determination of whether a project is technically feasible involves establishing, at a minimum, that the Company has a detailed, documented and consistent product and program design, including high risk development issues related to the project, with the necessary resources to complete the project. If a detailed program design is not used, technological feasibility will be established when a product design or working model of the software model, consistent with the product design, is complete and tested.
Stock-based Compensation Plan
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.
A. Operating Results
Fiscal Year Ended October 31, 2011 Compared to Fiscal Year Ended October 31, 2010
We incurred a net loss of $2,956,234 for the twelve-month period ended October 31, 2011, as compared to a net loss of $2,977,117 for the comparative period of 2010.
Professional fees for the year ended October 31, 2011 were $95,116, as compared to $66,190 for the same period ended October 31, 2010.
Other than as described herein, the Company did not experience any large fluctuations from quarter to quarter during 2011. The net loss for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2011 was $1,188,673, as compared to $1,028,725 for the same period in fiscal 2010. The net loss of $2,956,234 (2010 - $2,977,117) ended October 31, 2011 consisted of: research and development fees of $634,965 (2010- $873,215), general and administration (including stock option expense) of $2,044,856 (2010 - $1,903,159), amortization of property and equipment of $164,891 (2010 - $177,575), amortization of technology rights of $39,800 (2010 – $NIL) and bank charges and interest (including convertible debenture interest) of $46,972 (2010 - $28,455). The year also reflects a prior years’ GST assessment refund of $167,671 which was netted against general and administrative expenses for the year.
B. Liquidity and Capital Resources
Since our incorporation, we have financed our operations almost exclusively through the sale of our common shares and convertible debentures. We expect to finance operations through the sale of common shares in the foreseeable future. There is no assurance that we will be successful in arranging financing on acceptable terms or at all. Management has reviewed all expense categories and expects to decrease the monthly cash outflow down to approximately $100,000 per month. This will be achieved by decreasing the R&D through a decrease in salary and consulting fees. The Edmonton office lease expires in August, 2012 and is presently sub-let, decreasing the overhead by approximately $14,000 per month.
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As at October 31, 2011, we had $511,761 cash, receivables of $6,749, and short-term investments of $561,002 as compared to $209,736 cash , receivables of $10,088 and short-term investments of $60,000 at our prior fiscal year end. Short-term investments consist of a $500,000 variable rate guaranteed investment certificate bearing interest at prime less 1.95%, maturing August 24, 2012, and a $60,000 (2010 - $60,000) guaranteed investment certificate bearing interest at prime less 2.05%, maturing August 31, 2012. The $60,000 investment is collateral for a letter of credit, which has been issued by the Company for their leased premises.
Equity Placements for the Fiscal Year Ended October 31, 2011
During 2011, the Company completed two private placements of common shares, as described below:
On December 3, 2010, the Company closed a non-brokered private placement of units for gross proceeds of $1,022,125. The Company issued 10,221,250 units at $0.10 per unit. Each unit consists of one common share and one-half of one common share purchase warrant. Each whole warrant is exercisable into one common share at a price of $0.30 expiring December 3, 2012. Of the total proceeds, $893,568 and $128,557 have been allocated to common shares and warrants, respectively, using the relative fair value method. The Company paid a total of $88,250 in finder’s fees and incurred other share issue costs of $6,206.
On June 10, 2011, the Company closed a non-brokered private placement of units for gross proceeds of $1,948,400. The Company issued 19,484,000 units at $0.10 per unit. Each unit consists of one common share and one common share purchase warrant. Each warrant is exercisable into one common share at a price of $0.33 expiring June 10, 2013. Of the total proceeds, $1,618,472 and $329,928 have been allocated to common shares and warrants, respectively, using the relative fair value method. The Company paid a total of $38,640 in finder’s fees and incurred other share issue costs of $10,998.
Equity Placements for the Fiscal Year Ended October 31, 2010
During 2010, the Company completed three private placements of common shares, as described below:
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.
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 expired 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 expired 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.
During 2010 and 2011, no options were exercised.
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C. Research and Development, Patents and Licenses, etc.
The Company has spent the last three fiscal years in Research and Development mode. It has incurred the following R&D expenses.
2011 | 2010 | 2009 | |||||||
Research and Development Expenses | $ | 634,965 | $ | 873,215 | $ | 1,078,379 |
D. Trend Information
With the exception of the information disclosed in “Item 3.D. – Risk Factors”, we do not know of any trends or uncertainties that are likely to have a material effect on the Company or that would cause reported financial information not necessarily to be indicative of future operating results or financial condition.
E. Off-balance Sheet Arrangements
We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that require disclosure under this Item 5E.
F. Tabular Disclosure of Contractual Obligations
Convertible Debenture
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 could have been 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:
| 2011 | 2010 | ||||
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Face value of convertible debentures | $ | 294,000 | $ | 294,000 | ||
Portion of convertible debentures allocated to equity | (11,564 | ) | (11,564 | ) | ||
| 282,436 | 282,436 | ||||
Interest expense | 7,063 | 1,073 | ||||
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| $ | 289,499 | $ | 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, 2011 is $265,000 and is calculated using the effective interest rate of 15%.
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ITEM 6: DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES
A. Directors and Senior Management
As of March 31, 2012, our directors were as follows:
Name of Director | Age |
John Coulter | 45 |
Dr. Kenneth Powell | 66 |
Michael Gossland | 57 |
Philip S. Carrozza | 50 |
Dr. Harold Elke | 57 |
James Leman | 66 |
As of March 31, 2012, our executive officers were as follows:
Executive Officers | Age | Office |
John Coulter | 45 | President & Chief Executive Officer and Acting Chief Financial Officer |
Michael Gossland | 57 | Secretary and Chief Technology Officer |
The following describes the business experience of our directors and executive officers, including other directorships held in reporting companies:
John J. Coulterhas held key senior management positions at leading financial technology providers over the last 20 years. Prior to joining Titan, John was VP of Global Partnerships and Alliances for Thomson Reuters after his previous company Vhayu Technologies Corporation (“Vhayu”) was acquired in 2009. In his role as VP of Marketing and Business Development at Vhayu, Mr. Coulter created a globally recognized brand which increased revenues from $1.5 million to $12 million during his tenure. Prior to Vhayu, John was President and COO of Javelin Technologies Inc. (“Javelin”) in New York, the world’s leading FIX engine vendor with over 350 customers. Javelin was acquired by NYFIX (now owned by NYSE Euronext) in 2002 for $55 million.
John also conceptualized the indication of interest (IOI) trade management system TRIAD and led a 7 person spinoff of an existing systems integration firm Ease Technologies. TRIAD was one of the first commercially available FIX engines on Wall Street. After deploying TRIAD on 25 sell-side desks in less than two years, the system was licensed exclusively to Bridge Information and subsequently purchased by Reuters. Mr. Coulter is recognized as an authority on use of the FIX protocol as a means for brokers to lower infrastructure costs and increase order liquidity. John has also held various sales management positions at ADP, Bridge, VIE Systems and Reuters.
James Leman is currently a member of the Board of Directors of the Fix Protocol Limited organization as well as a member of the Titan’s Board of Directors and chairman of Titan's Audit Committee. Mr. Leman served as Managing Director of Global Electronic Trading during a 22 year career at Citigroup as well as head of Electronic Trading at HSBC Securities and as President of SunGard's BRASS trading system. Mr. Leman holds an MBA in Business Administration from Fordham University 1975 and an MS in Accounting from St Peter's College in New Jersey where he also serves on their Board of Regents.
Kenneth W. Powell, DDS, B.Sc., is a graduate of the University of Alberta, holding Bachelor of Science (1966) and Doctor of Dentistry (1970) degrees. Since 1970, he has been a self-employed dentist with a dental practice in Edmonton, Alberta. Since December 2002, Dr. Powell has acted as President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of Titan, as well as a director and the Chief Financial Officer of Firestone Ventures Inc., a junior mining exploration company that is reporting in British Columbia and Alberta and trades on the TSX Venture Exchange.
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Michael Gossland, M.Sc., P.Eng., is our Chief Technology Officer, Secretary and a director. Mr. Gossland has held such positions since 1994. In 1976, he was awarded the Harrington Prize for academic excellence in physics, and he received his Master of Science degree from the University of Saskatchewan in 1978. In 1989, he obtained his designation as a Professional Engineer - Electrical Branch (Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario). From 1986 to 1991, Mr. Gossland was Software Project Manager for Sciex, a division of MDS Health Group Inc. of Toronto, Ontario. In 2003, he joined APEG of BC and transferred his Professional Engineering License from Ontario to British Columbia.
Philip S. Carrozza II, is our Director of Business Development. Mr. Carrozza acquired his professional broker’s license in 1987. From 1993 until 1999 when he founded Cignal, he worked with several major trading firms in New York and the Bahamas. Mr. Carrozza is also an attorney and a member of the Massachusetts State Bar.
Harold Elke,DDS, B.Sc., is a graduate of the University of Lethbridge, holding Bachelor of Science (1978) and Doctor of Dental Surgery (1982) degrees. Since 1982, he has been a self-employed dentist with a dental practice in the Lethbridge, Alberta area. Dr. Elke has extensive business experience in both Europe and Asia, and in commercial real estate in Canada.
There are no arrangements or understandings between any of our directors or executive officers, pursuant to which they were selected to be a director or executive officer, nor are there any family relationships among any of our directors or officers.
B. Compensation
We are required, under applicable securities legislation in Canada, to disclose to our shareholders details of compensation paid to individual(s) who were acting as, or were acting in a capacity similar to, a chief executive officer or chief financial officer and the three most highly compensated executive officers whose total salary and bonus exceeded $150,000 per annum (the “Named Executive Officers”). The following fairly reflects the annual compensation for services in all capacities to the Company and its subsidiaries in respect of the Company’s Named Executive Officer in our fiscal year ended October 31, 2011. With the exception of John Coulter, the company does not have any further consulting/employment agreements.
During the year ended October 31, 2011, John Coulter, President and CEO received salary/compensation in the amount of US$165,000. We are required, under applicable securities legislation in Canada, to disclose to our shareholders details of compensation paid to our directors. The following fairly reflects all material information regarding compensation paid to our directors in our fiscal year ended October 31, 2011.
In the most recently completed financial year, the Company did not compensate directors for services rendered in their capacity as directors.
Consulting Fees
During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2011, the Company paid consulting fees to the following directors for services provided to the Company in the normal course of operations of the business:
Mr. Michael Gossland – | $120,000 | ||
Mr. Philip Carrozza – | USD$130,000 |
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Option Grants
On January 8, 2007, options with an exercise price of $0.30 and an expiry date of January 8, 2012 were granted to the below listed directors and/or officers. The options were not extended after the expiry date:
Mr. Michael Gossland – | 200,000 options | ||
Mr. Phillip Carrozza – | 200,000 options | ||
Dr. Kenneth Powell – | 500,000 options | ||
Dr. Harold Elke – | 150,000 options | ||
Mr. David Terk – | 100,000 options |
On January 28, 2008, options with an exercise price of $0.37 and an expiry date of January 28, 2013 were granted to the following directors and/or officers:
Mr. Michael Gossland – | 100,000 options | ||
Mr. Phillip Carrozza – | 100,000 options | ||
Dr. Kenneth Powell – | 100,000 options | ||
Dr. Harold Elke – | 50,000 options | ||
Mr. David Terk – | 75,000 options |
On November 7, 2008, options with an exercise price of $0.36 and an expiry date of November 7, 2013 were granted to the following directors and/or officers:
Mr. Michael Gossland – | 25,000 options | ||
Mr. Phillip Carrozza – | 25,000 options | ||
Dr. Kenneth Powell – | 25,000 options | ||
Dr. Harold Elke – | 25,000 options | ||
Mr. David Terk – | 25,000 options |
On March 6, 2009, options with an exercise price of $0.33 and an expiry date of March 6, 2014 were granted to the following directors and/or officers:
Mr. Michael Gossland – | 200,000 options | ||
Mr. Phillip Carrozza – | 200,000 options | ||
Dr. Kenneth Powell – | 750,000 options | ||
Dr. Harold Elke – | 75,000 options | ||
Mr. David Terk – | 45,000 options |
On November 13, 2009, options with an exercise price of $0.25 and an expiry date of November 13, 2014 were granted to the following directors and/or officers:
Mr. David Terk - | 300,000 options |
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On March 3, 2010, options with an exercise price of $0.17 and an expiry date of March 3, 2015 were granted to the following directors and/or officers:
Mr. Michael Gossland – | 520,000 options | ||
Mr. Phillip Carrozza – | 120,000 options | ||
Dr. Kenneth Powell – | 120,000 options | ||
Dr. Harold Elke – | 100,000 options | ||
Mr. Joseph Francese– | 50,000 options |
On November 3, 2010, options with an exercise price of $0.11 and an expiry date of November 3, 2015 were granted to the following directors and/or officers:
Mr. John Coulter – | 1,930,000 options |
On November 24, 2010, options with an exercise price of $0.14 and an expiry date of November 24, 2015 were granted to the following directors and/or officers:
Mr. John Coulter – | 2,070,000 options | ||
Mr. Michael Gossland – | 666,666 options |
On December 3, 2010, options with an exercise price of $0.13 and an expiry date of December 3, 2015 were granted to the following directors and/or officers:
Mr. James Leman – | 500,000 options |
On March 15, 2011, options with an exercise price of $0.10 and an expiry date of March 15, 2016 were granted to the following directors and/or officers:
Mr. Michael Gossland – | 500,000 options |
On June 1, 2011, options with an exercise price of $0.10 and an expiry date of June 1, 2016 were granted to the following directors and/or officers:
Mr. John Coulter – | 1,100,000 options |
On October 11, 2011, options with an exercise price of $0.14 and an expiry date of October 12, 2016 were granted to the following directors and/or officers:
Mr. Harold Elke – | 1,500,000 options |
(1) All options granted to Mr. Robert Roddick were cancelled on November 13, 2010.
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C. Board Practices
Dr. Powell, Mr. Gossland, Mr. Carrozza, Mr. Roddick and Dr. Elke have acted as our directors since December 23, 2002, September 15, 1995, June 6, 2003 November 29, 2004 and October 24, 2006, respectively. All such individuals were re-elected as directors and Joseph Francese was elected as a director at our annual general meeting of shareholders held on October 2, 2009. Mr. Francese resigned from his position as a director on February 22, 2012 . Mr. Roddick resigned from his position as director on September 13, 2010.
Mr. John Coulter was appointed to the board of directors and President & CEO in September, 2010.
Mr. James Leman was appointed to the board of directors on November 26, 2010.
The directors hold office until the next annual general meeting of the shareholders, at which time they may stand for re-election, or their earlier resignation or removal. We are required to hold an annual general meeting once in every calendar year and not longer than fifteen months from the last annual general meeting.
No directors, with the exception of John Coulter have service contracts with us for acting as a director , nor are they entitled to any termination benefits.
Audit Committee
As of March 31, 2012, our Audit Committee was comprised of Dr. Powell, Mr. Gossland, and Mr. Leman. Mr. Gossland and Dr. Powell were appointed as Director and members of the Audit Committee in 1996. Mr. Leman was appointed as a Director and chairman of the Audit Committee in 2010 and is an independent member All the audit committee members are financially literate.
The Audit Committee is responsible for, among other things, monitoring the integrity and adequacy of our financial information, and for recommending to our board of directors their selection of independent auditors for us.
The charter of the Company’s audit committee is as follows:
I. | Mandate | ||
The primary function of the audit committee (the “Committee”) is to assist the board of directors of the Company (the “Titan Directors”) in fulfilling its financial oversight responsibilities by reviewing the financial reports and other financial information provided by the Company to regulatory authorities and shareholders, the Company’s systems of internal controls regarding finance and accounting, and the Company’s auditing, accounting and financial reporting processes. Consistent with this function, the Committee will encourage continuous improvement of, and should foster adherence to, the Company’s policies, procedures and practices at all levels. The Committee’s primary duties and responsibilities are to: | |||
Serve as an independent and objective party to monitor the Company’s financial reporting and internal control system and review the Company’s financial statements. | |||
Review and appraise the performance of the Company’s external auditors. | |||
Provide an open avenue of communication among the Company’s auditors, financial and senior management and the Titan Directors. |
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II. | Composition | ||
The Committee shall be comprised of three directors as determined by the Titan Directors, the majority of whom shall be independent directors, pursuant to the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange. | |||
At least one member of the Committee shall have accounting or related financial management expertise. It is the goal of the Company that all members of the Committee are financially literate. All members of the Committee that are not financially literate will work towards becoming financially literate to obtain a working familiarity with basic finance and accounting practices. For the purposes of the Company’s Charter, the definition of “financially literate” is the ability to read and understand a set of financial statements that present a breadth and level of complexity of accounting issues that are generally comparable to the breadth and complexity of the issues that can presumably be expected to be raised by the Company’s financial statements. | |||
The members of the Committee shall be elected by the Company’s Directors at its first meeting following the annual shareholders’ meeting. Unless a Chair is elected by the Titan Directors, the members of the Committee may designate a Chair by a majority vote of the full Committee membership. | |||
III. | Meetings | ||
The Committee shall meet a least twice annually,or more frequently as circumstances dictate. As part of its job to foster open communication, the Committee will meet at least annually with management and the external auditors in separate sessions. | |||
The minutes of the Committee meetings shall accurately record the decisions reached and shall be distributed to the Audit Committee members with copies to the Company’s Directors, the Chief Financial Officer or such other officer acting in the capacity and the external auditor. | |||
IV. | Responsibilities and Duties | ||
To fulfill its responsibilities and duties, the Committee shall: | |||
Documents/Reports Review | |||
1. | Review and update the Charter annually. | ||
2. | Review the Company’s consolidated financial statements, MD&A and any annual and interim earnings, press releases before the Company publicly discloses this information and any reports or other financial information (including quarterly financial statements), which are submitted to any governmental body, or to the public, including any certification, report, opinion, or review rendered by the external auditors. |
External Auditors
1. | Require the external auditors to report directly to the Committee. | |
2. | Review annually the performance of the external auditors who shall be ultimately accountable to the Titan Directors and the Committee as representatives of the shareholders of the Company. | |
3. | Obtain annually, a formal written statement of external auditors setting forth all relationships between the external auditors and the Company and confirming their independence from the Company. | |
4. | Review and discuss with the external auditors any disclosed relationships or services that may impact the objectivity and independence of the external auditors. | |
5. | Take, or recommend that the Company’s Directors take, appropriate action to oversee the independence of the external auditors. |
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6. | Recommend to the Company’s Directors the selection and, where applicable, the replacement of the external auditors nominated annually for shareholder approval and the compensation of the external auditors. | |
7. | Review with management and the external auditors the terms of the external auditors’ engagement letter. | |
8. | At each meeting, consult with the external auditors, without the presence of management, about the quality of the Company’s accounting principles, internal controls and the completeness and accuracy of the Company’s consolidated financial statements. | |
9. | Review and approve the Company's hiring policies regarding partners, employees and former partners and employees of the present and former external auditors of the Company. | |
10. | Review with management and the external auditors the audit plan for the year-end financial statements and intended template for such statements. | |
11. | Review and pre-approve all audit and audit-related services and the fees and other compensation related thereto, and any non-audit services, provided by the Company’s external auditors. The pre- approval requirement is waived with respect to the provision of non-audit services if: |
(i) | the aggregate amount of all such non-audit services provided to the Company constitutes not more than five percent of the total amount of revenues paid by the Company to its external auditors during the fiscal year in which the non-audit services are provided; | |
(ii) | such services were not recognized by the Company at the time of the engagement to be non-audit services; and | |
(iii) | such services are promptly brought to the attention of the Committee by the Company and approved prior to the completion of the audit by the Committee or by one or more members of the Committee who are members of the Company’s Directors to whom authority to grant such approvals has been delegated by the Committee. |
Provided the pre-approval of the non-audit services is presented to the Committee's first scheduled meeting following such approval, such authority may be delegated by the Committee to one or more independent members of the Committee.
Financial Reporting Processes
1. | In consultation with the external auditors, review with management the integrity of the Company's financial reporting process, both internal and external. | |
2. | Consider the external auditors’ judgments about the quality and appropriateness of the Company’s accounting principles as applied in its financial reporting. | |
3. | Consider and approve, if appropriate, changes to the Company’s auditing and accounting principles and practices as suggested by the external auditors and management. | |
4. | Review significant judgments made by management in the preparation of the financial statements and the view of the external auditors as to appropriateness of such judgments. | |
5. | Following completion of the annual audit, review separately with management and the external auditors any significant difficulties encountered during the course of the audit, including any restrictions on the scope of work or access to required information. |
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6. | Review any significant disagreement among management and the external auditors regarding financial reporting. | ||
7. | Review with the external auditors and management the extent to which changes and improvements in financial or accounting practices have been implemented. | ||
8. | Review certification process. | ||
9. | Establish procedures for: | ||
(i) | the receipt, retention and treatment of complaints received by the Company regarding accounting, internal accounting controls, or auditing matters; and | ||
(ii) | the confidential, anonymous submission by employees of the Company of concerns regarding questionable accounting or auditing matters. |
Other
1. | Review any related-party transactions. | ||
V. | Authority |
The Committee may:
1. | engage independent outside counsel and other advisors as it determines necessary to carry out its duties; | |
2. | set and pay the compensation for any advisors employed by the Committee; and | |
3. | communicate directly with the internal and external auditors. |
The Committee shall have unrestricted access to the Company’s personnel and documents and will be provided with the resources necessary to carry out its responsibilities.
Remuneration Committee
We have not appointed a remuneration committee.
D. Employees
As at October, 31, 2011, all services are contracted to consultants. We have three consultants in Canada, six consultants in the United States and one consultant in the United Kingdom. Titan or Titan USA, as appropriate, have entered into intellectual property assignment agreements or consulting agreements with each of its consultants.
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E. Share Ownership
As of April 28, 2012, the Company has 112,724,278 common shares issued and outstanding. As of April 28, 2012, our directors and officers beneficially owned the following number of our common shares:
Name | Number of Common Shares Beneficially Owned | Percentage of Outstanding Common Shares† |
Kenneth Powell | 27,731,059(1) | 24.60% |
Harold Elke | 9,996,277(2) | 8.87% |
Philip S. Carrozza | 5,060,100(3) | 4.49% |
Michael Gossland | 2,264,778(4) | 2.01% |
John J. Coulter | 4,493,167(5) | 3.99% |
James Leman | 371,667(6) | .33% |
All officers and directors as a group | 49,917,048 | 44.28% |
Notes:
Percentage amounts based on 112,724,278 shares of our common stock outstanding as of March 31, 2012.
(1) | Includes | |
(A) | 100,000 common shares issuable pursuant to stock options granted under the stock option plan that arevested and fully exercisable at an exercise price of $0.37 per share until January 28, 2013; | |
(B) | 25,000 common shares issuable pursuant to stock options granted under the stock option plan that are vested and fully exercisable at an exercise price of $0.36 per share until November 7, 2013; | |
(C) | 150,000 common shares issuable pursuant to stock options granted under the stock option plan that are vested and fully exercisable at an exercise price of $0.33 per share until March 6, 2014; | |
(D) | 120,000 common shares issuable pursuant to stock options granted under the stock option plan that are vested and fully exercisable at an exercise price of $0.17 per share until March 3, 2015; | |
(E) | 150,000 common shares underlying warrants that are immediately exercisable at an exercise price of $0.40 per common share and expire on July 29, 2012; | |
(F) | 2,000,000 common shares underlying warrants that are immediately exercisable at an exercise price of $0.40 per common share and expire on August 19, 2012; | |
(G) | 1,525,000 common shares underlying warrants that are immediately exercisable at an exercise price of $0.30 to May 27, 2012; | |
(H) | 976,000 common shares underlying warrants that are immediately exercisable at an exercise price of $0.375 to October 15, 2011; | |
(I) | 7,130,000 common shares underlying warrnats that are immediately exercisable at an exercise price of $0.30 to October 12, 2012; | |
(J) | 2,976,397 common shares that are held by Mrs. Karen Powell, the wife of Dr. Powell; | |
(K) | 150,000 common shares underlying warrants that are held by Mrs. Karen Powell, the wife of Dr. Powell and are immediately exercisable at an exercise price of $0.375 to October 15 ,2013; | |
(L) | 400,000 common shares underlying warrants that are that are held by Mrs. Karen Powell, the wife of Dr. Powell and are immediately exercisable at an exercise price of $0.30 to October 12, 2012; | |
(M) | 100,000 common shares underlying warrants that are that are held by Mrs. Karen Powell, the wife of Dr. Powell and are immediately exercisable at an exercise price of $0.33 to June 10, 2013; | |
(N) | 187,000 common shares that are held by Mr. Cameron Powell, the son of Dr. Powell; | |
(O) | 167,000 common shares that are held by Mr. Carson Powell, the son of Dr. Powell; | |
(P) | 5,000 common shares underlying warrants that are held by Mr. Cameron Powell, the son of Dr. Powell, that are immediately exercisable at an exercise price of $0.40 per common share and expire on July 29, 2012; | |
(Q) | 5,000 common shares underlying warrants that are held by Mr. Carson Powell, the son of Dr. Powell, that are immediately exercisable at an exercise price of $0.40 per common share and expire on July 29, 2012; |
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(R) | 10,000 common shares underlying warrants that are held by Mr. Cameron Powell, the son of Dr. Powell and are immediately exercisable at an exercise price of $0.375 to October 15, 2011; and | |
(S) | 10,000 common shares underlying warrants that are held by Mr. Carson Powell, the son of Dr. Powell and are immediately exercisable at an exercise price of $0.375 to October 15, 2011. | |
(2) | Includes | |
(A) | 50,000 common shares issuable pursuant to stock options granted under the stock option plan that are vested and fully exercisable at an exercise price of $0.37 per share until January 28, 2013; | |
(B) | 25,000 common shares issuable pursuant to stock options granted under the stock option plan that are vested and fully exercisable at an exercise price of $0.36 per share until November 7, 2013; | |
(C) | 75,000 common shares issuable pursuant to stock options granted under the stock option plan that are vested and fully exercisable at an exercise price of $0.33 per share until March 6, 2014; | |
(D) | 100,000 common shares issuable pursuant to stock options granted under the stock option plan that are vested and fully exercisable at an exercise price of $0.17 per share until March 3, 2015; | |
(E) | 512,000 common shares underlying warrants that are immediately exercisable at an exercise price of $0.375 to October 15, 2011; | |
(F) | 80,000 common shares underlying warrants that are immediately exercisable at an exercise price of $0.30 to May 27, 2012; | |
(G) | 2,140,000 common shares underlying warrants that are immediately exercisable at an exercise price of $0.30 to October 12, 2012; and | |
(H) | 500,000 common shares issuable pursuant to stock options granted under the stock option plan that are vested and fully exercisable at an exercise price of $0.14 per share until October 12, 2016. | |
(3) | Includes | |
(A) | 100,000 common shares issuable pursuant to stock options granted under the stock option plan that are vested and fully exercisable at an exercise price of $0.37 per share until January 28, 2013; | |
(B) | 25,000 common shares issuable pursuant to stock options granted under the stock option plan that are vested and fully exercisable at an exercise price of $0.36 per share until November 7, 2013; | |
(C) | 200,000 common shares issuable pursuant to stock options granted under the stock option plan that are vested and fully exercisable at an exercise price of $0.33 per share until March 6, 2014; | |
(D) | 120,000 common shares issuable pursuant to stock options granted under the stock option plan that are vested and fully exercisable at an exercise price of $0.17 per share until March 3, 2015; and | |
(E) | 3,791,571 common shares that are held by Mrs. Loraine Kuppe, the wife of Mr. Carrozza. |
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4) | Includes | |
(A) | 100,000 common shares issuable pursuant to stock options granted under the stock option plan that are vested and fully exercisable at an exercise price of $0.37 per share until January 28, 2013; | |
(B) | 25,000 common shares issuable pursuant to stock options granted under the stock option plan that are vested and fully exercisable at an exercise price of $0.36 per share until November 7, 2013; | |
(C) | 200,000 common shares issuable pursuant to stock options granted under the stock option plan that are vested and fully exercisable at an exercise price of $0.33 per share until March 6, 2014; | |
(D) | 520,000 common shares issuable pursuant to stock options granted under the stock option plan that are vested and fully exercisable at an exercise price of $0.17 per share until March 3, 2015; | |
(E) | 444,444 common shares issuable pursuant to stock options granted under the stock option plan that are vested and fully exercisable at an exercise price of $0.14 per share until November 24, 2015; | |
(F) | 333,334 common shares issuable pursuant to stock options granted under the stock option plan that are vested and fully exercisable at an exercise price of $0.10 per share until March 15, 2016; | |
(H) | 300,000 common shares underlying warrants that are immediately exercisable at an exercise price of $0.30 to October 12, 2012; and | |
(I) | 17,000 common shares held in a registered education savings plan for the benefit of Mr. Gossland’s children where Mr. Gossland has a power of attorney. |
(5) | Includes | |
(A) | 1,930,000 common shares issuable pursuant to stock options granted under the stock option plan that are vested and fully exercisable at an exercise price of $0.11 per share and expire November 3, 2015; | |
(B) | 1,380,000 common shares issuable pursuant to stock options granted under the stock option plan that are vested and fully exercisable at an exercise price of $0.14 per share and expire November 24, 2015; and | |
(C) | 366,667 common shares issuable pursuant to stock options granted under the stock option plan that are vested and fully exercisable at an exercise price of $0.10 per share and expire June 1, 2016. |
(6) | Includes | |
(A) | 166,667 common shares issuable pursuant to stock options granted under the stock option plan that are vested and fully exercisable at an exercise price of $0.13 per share until December 3, 2015. |
ITEM 7: MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
A. Major Shareholders
As of April 28, 2012, we had 112,724,278 common shares issued and outstanding. As of April 28, 2012, the following shareholders beneficially owned greater than five percent (5%) of our common shares:
Name | Number of Common Shares Beneficially Owned | Percentage of Outstanding Common Shares |
Kenneth Powell | 27,731,059(1) | 24.60% |
Harold Elke | 9,996,277(2) | 8.87% |
Cornwell Investments LLC (3) | 30,000,000 (4) | 26.61% |
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Notes:
(1) | Includes | |
(A) | 100,000 common shares issuable pursuant to stock options granted under the stock option plan that arevested and fully exercisable at an exercise price of $0.37 per share until January 28, 2013; | |
(B) | 25,000 common shares issuable pursuant to stock options granted under the stock option plan that are vested and fully exercisable at an exercise price of $0.36 per share until November 7, 2013; | |
(C) | 150,000 common shares issuable pursuant to stock options granted under the stock option plan that are vested and fully exercisable at an exercise price of $0.33 per share until March 6, 2014; | |
(D) | 120,000 common shares issuable pursuant to stock options granted under the stock option plan that are vested and fully exercisable at an exercise price of $0.17 per share until March 3, 2015; | |
(E) | 150,000 common shares underlying warrants that are immediately exercisable at an exercise price of $0.40 per common share and expire on July 29, 2012; | |
(F) | 2,000,000 common shares underlying warrants that are immediately exercisable at an exercise price of $0.40 per common share and expire on August 14, 2012; | |
(G) | 1,525,000 common shares underlying warrants that are immediately exercisable at an exercise price of $0.30 to May 12, 2012; | |
(H) | 976,000 common shares underlying warrants that are immediately exercisable at an exercise price of $0.375 to October 15, 2013; | |
(I) | 7,130,000 common shares underlying warrnats that are immediately exercisable at an exercise price of $0.30 to October 12, 2012; | |
(J) | 2,976,397 common shares that are held by Mrs. Karen Powell, the wife of Dr. Powell; | |
(K) | 150,000 common shares underlying warrants that are held by Mrs. Karen Powell, the wife of Dr. Powell and are immediately exercisable at an exercise price of $0.375 to October 15, 2013; | |
(L) | 400,000 common shares underlying warrnats that are that are held by Mrs. Karen Powell, the wife of Dr. Powell and are immediately exercisable at an exercise price of $0.30 to October 12, 2012; | |
(M) | 100,000 common shares underlying warrnats that are that are held by Mrs. Karen Powell, the wife of Dr. Powell and are immediately exercisable at an exercise price of $0.33 to June 10, 2013; (N)187,000 common shares that are held by Mr. Cameron Powell, the son of Dr. Powell; | |
(O) | 167,000 common shares that are held by Mr. Carson Powell, the son of Dr. Powell; | |
(P) | 5,000 common shares underlying warrants that are held by Mr. Cameron Powell, the son of Dr. Powell, that are immediately exercisable at an exercise price of $0.40 per common share and expire on July 29, 2012; | |
(Q) | 5,000 common shares underlying warrants that are held by Mr. Carson Powell, the son of Dr. Powell, that are immediately exercisable at an exercise price of $0.40 per common share and expire on July 29, 2012; | |
(R) | 10,000 common shares underlying warrants that are held by Mr. Cameron Powell, the son of Dr. Powell and are immediately exercisable at an exercise price of $0.375 to October 15, 2011; and | |
(S) | 10,000 common shares underlying warrants that are held by Mr. Carson Powell, the son of Dr. Powell and are immediately exercisable at an exercise price of $0.375 to October 15, 2011. | |
(2) | Includes | |
(A) | 50,000 common shares issuable pursuant to stock options granted under the stock option plan that are vested and fully exercisable at an exercise price of $0.37 per share until January 28, 2013; | |
(B) | 25,000 common shares issuable pursuant to stock options granted under the stock option plan that are vested and fully exercisable at an exercise price of $0.36 per share until November 7, 2013; | |
(C) | 75,000 common shares issuable pursuant to stock options granted under the stock option plan that are vested and fully exercisable at an exercise price of $0.33 per share until March 6, 2014; | |
(D) | 100,000 common shares issuable pursuant to stock options granted under the stock option plan that are vested and fully exercisable at an exercise price of $0.17 per share until March 3, 2015; | |
(E) | 512,000 common shares underlying warrants that are immediately exercisable at an exercise price of $0.375 to October 15, 2011; | |
(F) | 80,000 common shares underlying warrants that are immediately exercisable at an exercise price of $0.30 to May 27, 2012; | |
(G) | 2,140,000 common shares underlying warrants that are immediately exercisable at an exercise price of $0.30 to October 12, 2012; and | |
(H) | 500,000 common shares issuable pursuant to stock options granted under the stock option plan that are vested and fully exercisable at an exercise price of $0.14 per share until October 12, 2016. |
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(3) | The person having voting, dispositive or investment powers over Cornwell Investments LLC is Cornwell’s Managing Director, Robert Aaron. The address of Cornwell is 8 Cottontail Lane, Somerset, NJ. | |
(4) | Includes | |
(A) | 15,000,000 common shares underlying warrants that are immediately exercisable at an exercise price of $0.33 to June 10, 2013. | |
We are authorized to issue an unlimited number of common shares and an unlimited number of preferred shares without par value. | ||
Each of our issued common shares entitles the holder to one vote in a general meeting of shareholders. There are no disproportionate or weighted voting privileges. Our significant shareholders do not have different voting privileges as compared to our other shareholders. | ||
The preferred shares may from time to time be issued in one or more series. The directors may fix from time to time before such issue, the number of preferred shares which is to comprise each series and the designation, rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions attaching to each series of preferred shares including, any voting rights, the rate or amount of dividends or the method of calculating dividends, the dates of payment thereof, the terms and conditions of redemption, purchase and conversion if any, and any sinking fund or other provisions. The preferred shares are non-voting. | ||
Of our 189 registered shareholders as at March 31, 2012, 18 were residents of the United States representing 19,729,395 common shares or 9.52% of our 112,724,278 issued and outstanding common shares as of that date. | ||
We are not controlled directly or indirectly by any other corporation or any other foreign government or by any other natural or legal person, severally or jointly. | ||
There are no arrangements known to us, the operation of which at a subsequent date, may result in a change in our control. |
B. Related Party Transactions
The related party transactions are in the normal course of operations and are recorded at the exchange amount.
Intellectual Property Transfer Agreements
In September 2010, 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.
Management fees and research and development costs of $534,024, as compared to $502,241 in 2010, were paid to officers and directors of the Company during 2011.
Our directors or officers must disclose in writing to us the nature and extent of any interest they have in a material contract, or proposed material contract, with us. Such disclosure must be made immediately after the director or officer becomes aware of the contract or proposed contract. A director who is required to disclose an interest in a material contract or proposed material contract may not vote on any resolution to approve the contract except in very limited circumstances.
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C. Interests of Experts and Counsel
Not applicable.
ITEM 8: FINANCIAL INFORMATION
A. Consolidated Statements and Other Financial Information
Our financial statements are set forth under “Item 17 – Financial Statements”.
Legal Proceedings
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.
Dividend Policy
We have never paid any dividends, and any earnings in the foreseeable future will be re-invested in our development. Under theBusiness Corporations Act (Alberta), the directors of a Company who vote for, or consent to, a resolution authorizing the payment of a dividend if a Company is insolvent or the payment renders the Company insolvent are jointly and severally liable to the Company to restore to the Company any loss or damage suffered by the Company as a result.
B. Significant Changes
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”.
ITEM 9: THE OFFER AND LISTING
A. Offer and Listing Details
Our common shares trade on the TSX Venture Exchange under symbol “TTA” and on the Over-The-Counter Bulletin Board under symbol “TITAF”. Our shares have traded on the TSX Venture Exchange, and on its predecessors, the Canadian Venture Exchange, and the Vancouver Stock Exchange.
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:
Period | High | Low | ||||
Fiscal Year | ||||||
November 1, 2006 to October 31, 2007 | $ | 1.07 | $ | 0.255 | ||
November 1, 2007 to October 31, 2008 | $ | 0.67 | $ | 0.29 | ||
November 1, 2008 to October 31, 2009 | $ | 0.42 | $ | 0.21 | ||
November 1, 2009 to October 31, 2010 | $ | 0.35 | $ | 0.08 | ||
November 1, 2010 to October 31, 2011 | $ | 0.18 | $ | 0.09 | ||
Fiscal Quarter | ||||||
November 2009 to January 2010 | $ | 0.29 | $ | 0.16 | ||
February 2010 to April 30, 2010 | $ | 0.35 | $ | 0.15 | ||
May 2010 to July 2010 | $ | 0.18 | $ | 0.11 |
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Period | High | Low | ||||
August 2010 to October 2010 | $ | 0.17 | $ | 0.08 | ||
November 2010 to January 2011 | $ | 0.16 | $ | 0.11 | ||
February 2011 to April 30, 2011 | $ | 0.14 | $ | 0.09 | ||
May 2011 to July 2011 | $ | 0.14 | $ | 0.09 | ||
August 2011 to October 2011 | $ | 0.18 | $ | 0.10 | ||
November 2011 to January 2012 | $ | 0.13 | $ | 0.06 | ||
Month | ||||||
October 2011 | $ | 0.18 | $ | 0.12 | ||
November 2011 | $ | 0.13 | $ | 0.08 | ||
December 2011 | $ | 0.10 | $ | 0.06 | ||
January 2012 | $ | 0.09 | $ | 0.06 | ||
February 2012 | $ | 0.08 | $ | 0.05 | ||
March 2012 | $ | 0.08 | $ | 0.05 |
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:
Period | High | Low | ||||
Fiscal Year | ||||||
November 1, 2006 to October 31, 2007 | $ | 0.92 | $ | 0.192 | ||
November 1, 2007 to October 31, 2008 | $ | 0.72 | $ | 0.26 | ||
November 1, 2008 to October 31, 2009 | $ | 0.33 | $ | 0.16 | ||
November 1, 2009 to October 31, 2010 | $ | 0.35 | $ | 0.08 | ||
November 1, 2010 to October 31, 2011 | $ | 0.17 | $ | 0.10 | ||
Fiscal Quarter | ||||||
November 2009 to January 2010 | $ | 0.27 | $ | 0.16 | ||
February 2010 to April 2010 | $ | 0.35 | $ | 0.15 | ||
May 2010 to July 2010 | $ | 0.17 | $ | 0.11 | ||
August 2010 to October 2010 | $ | 0.17 | $ | 0.08 | ||
November 2010 to January 2011 | $ | 0.16 | $ | 0.11 | ||
February 2011 to April 2011 | $ | 0.13 | $ | 0.10 | ||
May 2011 to July 2011 | $ | 0.13 | $ | 0.10 | ||
August 2011 to October 31, 2011 | $ | 0.17 | $ | 0.10 | ||
November 2011 to January 2012 | $ | 0.15 | $ | 0.10 | ||
Month | ||||||
October 2011 | $ | 0.18 | $ | 0.12 | ||
November 2011 | $ | 0.13 | $ | 0.08 | ||
December 2011 | $ | 0.10 | $ | 0.06 | ||
January 2012 | $ | 0.09 | $ | 0.06 | ||
February 2012 | $ | 0.08 | $ | 0.05 | ||
March 2012 | $ | 0.07 | $ | 0.05 |
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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 theBusiness Corporations Act (Alberta). Pursuant to the provisions of theBusiness 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.
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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
In 2010, all pre-existing Software Transfer Agreements between the Company and Mssrs Philip Carrozza and Michael Gossland expired and were dissolved.
In September 2010, the Company had 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.
D. Exchange Controls
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.
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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 theIncome 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.
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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.
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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 who own our common shares directly (i.e. not through an intermediary entity such as a partnership, such limited liability company, or trust).
Distribution on Our Common Shares.
General Rules. Subject to the PFIC rules discussed further below, 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.
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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.
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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, 2011, 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, 2010 and 2011 and anticipate meeting both of these tests in the fiscal year that will end on October 31, 2012. 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.
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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.
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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.
PFIC Information Reporting
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”.
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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.
Information Reporting and Backup Withholding
Payments made within the U.S. or by a U.S. payor or U.S. middleman, of dividends on, and proceeds arising from the sale or other taxable disposition of, Common Shares will generally be subject to information reporting and backup withholding tax, at the rate of 28% (under current law), if a U.S. Holder (a) fails to furnish such U.S. Holder’s correct U.S. taxpayer identification number (generally on Form W-9), (b) is notified by the IRS that such U.S. Holder has previously failed to properly report interest and dividend income, or (c) fails to certify, under penalty of perjury, that such U.S. Holder has furnished its correct U.S. taxpayer identification number that the IRS has not notified such U.S. Holder that it is subject to backup withholding tax, and that such U.S. Holder is a U.S. person. However, certain exempt persons generally are excluded from these information reporting and backup withholding rules. Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Any amounts withheld under the U.S. backup withholding tax rules will be allowed as a credit against a U.S. Holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability, if any, or will be refunded, if such U.S. Holder furnishes required information to the IRS in a timely manner.Each U.S. Holder should consult its own tax advisor regarding the information reporting and backup withholding rules.
In addition, U.S. Holders should be aware that theHiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act of 2010, enacted March 18, 2010, imposes reporting requirements on certain U.S. persons with respect to the holding of certain specified foreign financial assets, including stock of foreign issuers which is not held in an account, if the aggregate value of all specified foreign financial assets exceed certain minimum values, which vary depending on the U.S. person’s residency and filing status (e.g., a U.S. individual living in the U.S. and not filing a joint tax return would be required to comply with these new reporting requirements if the total value of his or her specified foreign financial assets for the year is either $50,000 on the last day of the tax year or $75,000 at any time during the tax year). The reporting requirements are effective for individuals beginning with the 2011 tax year and are met by filing Form 8938. The reporting requirements may also apply to certain U.S. entities for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2011.U.S. Holders should consult their own tax advisors regarding the requirements of filing information returns under these rules.
Tax on Net Investment Income
For tax years beginning after December 31, 2012, certain U.S. Holders that are individuals, estates or trusts whose income exceeds certain thresholds with be required to pay an additional 3.8% tax on “net investment income”, which includes, among other things, dividends and net gain from the sale or other disposition of property (other than property held in a trade or business), which may include the common shares.U.S. Holders should consult their own tax advisors regarding the application of the tax on net investment income to their particular circumstances.
FATCA
If we derive certain types of U.S.-source income, we may require certain U.S. Holders to provide certain information necessary for us to comply with new reporting obligations enacted under theHIRE Act known as theForeign Account Tax Compliance Act (“FATCA”). If a U.S. Holder does not provide such information, the U.S. Holder may be subject to U.S. withholding tax on certain payments made by us after January 1, 2014 in accordance with FATCA.U.S. Holders are urged to consult with their own tax advisors regarding the effect, if any, of FATCA on their ownership and disposition of the Common Shares.
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”).
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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 atwww.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 viewed atwww.sec.gov and 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
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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, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer has 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, 2011. Our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance 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 (the “Commission”) rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosures.
Based on this evaluation, our President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of October 31, 2011, 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, , 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
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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, 2011.
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 16. [RESERVED]
ITEM 16A: AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT
Prior to the filing of this report, our board of directors had made the determination that an audit committee financial expert, Mr. James Leman serve on the Audit Committee. Also, we believe that Mr. Leman 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 officer 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 years ended October 31, 2011 and October 31, 2010.
Audit Fees
Fees billed by Smythe Ratcliffe, LLP for professional services totaled $50,000 for the year ended October 31, 2011 and $36,822 for the year ended October 31, 2010. 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.
Audit–Related Fees
During the year ended October 31, 2010, additional fees paid to Smythe Ratcliffe LLP for taxes and audit related services was $15,570.
All other Fees
During the fiscal years ended October 31, 2011 and October 31, 2010, SmytheRatcliffe LLP 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.
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There were no fees in 2011 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, 2010 to November 30, 2010 | Nil | N/A | Nil | 4,666,666(1) |
December 1, 20109 to December 31, 20109 | Nil | N/A | Nil | 500,000(2) |
January 1, 2011 – January 31, 2011 | Nil | N/A | Nil | Nil |
February 1, 2011 to February 29, 2011 | Nil | N/A | Nil | Nil |
March 1, 2011 to March 31, 2011 | Nil | N/A | Nil | 500,000 (3) |
April 1, 2011 to April 30, 2011 | Nil | N/A | Nil | Nil |
May 1, 2011 to May 31, 2011 | Nil | N/A | Nil | Nil |
June 1, 2011 to June 30, 2011 | 15,000,000(6) | $0.33 | 15,000,000(6) | 1,100,000(4) |
July 1, 2011 to July 31, 2011 | Nil | N/A | Nil | Nil |
August 1, 2011 to August 31, 2011 | Nil | N/A | Nil | Nil |
September 1, 2011 to September 30, 2011 | Nil | N/A | Nil | Nil |
October 1, 2011 to October 31, 2011 | Nil | N/A | Nil | 1,500,000(5) |
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Notes:
(1) | 4,666,666 common shares issuable pursuant to stock options granted under our plan as follows: 1,930,000 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; and 2,736,666 common suares issuable pursuant to a stock options granted under our stock option plan of which shall be exercisable in accordance with the plan and shall vest (i) 1/3 immediately; (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) | 500,000 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 12 months from the date of the grant; (ii) 1/3 within 24 months from the date of the grant and (iii) 1/3 within 36 months from the date of the grant. |
(3) | 500,000 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 immediately; (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. |
(4) | 1,100,000 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 immediately; (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. |
(5) | 1,500,000 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 immediately; (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. |
(6) | 15,000,000 common shares issued pursuant to a private placement at $0.10 per common share, and 15,000,000 common shares underlying warrants that are immediately exercisable at an exercise price of $0.33 per common share for 24 months following the date of closing will expire June 10, 2013. The private placement closed on June 10, 2011, and its closing was publicly announced on June 10, 2011. |
ITEM 16F: CHANGES IN RGISTRANT’S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT
Not applicable.
ITEM 16G: CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Not applicable.
ITEM 16H: MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURE
Not applicable.
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PART III
ITEM 17: FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Our audited consolidated financial statements include:
- our balance sheets as at October 31, 2011 and October 31, 2010;
- statements of operations and comprehensive loss for the years ended October 31, 2011, 2010, and 2009;
- statements of shareholders’ equity for the years ended October 31, 2011, 2010, and 2009; and
- statements of cash flows for the years ended October 31, 2011, 2010, and 2009.
The consolidated financial statements as at and for the years ended October 31, 2011 and 2010 were audited by Symthe Ratcliffe LLP, our Independent Registered Chartered Accountants. The consolidated financial statements as at and for 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 16. All figures are expressed in Canadian dollars.
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Consolidated Financial Statements of
TITAN TRADING ANALYTICS INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
October 31, 2011 and 2010
(expressed in Canadian dollars)
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MANAGEMENT’S RESPONSIBILITY FOR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Board of Directors and management. The consolidated financial statements have been prepared by management in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles. Management maintains the necessary systems of internal controls, policies and procedures to provide assurance that assets are safeguarded, and that the financial records are reliable and form a proper basis for the preparation of financial statements.
The Board of Directors ensures that management fulfills its responsibilities for financial reporting and internal control through an Audit Committee. This committee, which reports to the Board of Directors, meets with the independent auditors and reviews the financial statements.
The consolidated financial statements have been audited by Smythe Ratcliffe LLP, Chartered Accountants, who were appointed by the shareholders. The auditors’ report outlines the scope of their examination and their opinion on the consolidated financial statements.
MANAGEMENT’S REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVERFINANCIAL REPORTING
The management of the Company is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. Internal control over financial reporting is a process to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of the Company’s financial reporting for external purposes in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in Canada and the United States of America. Internal control over financial reporting includes maintaining records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Company; providing reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary for preparation of the Company’s financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; providing reasonable assurance that receipts and expenditures are made in accordance with authorizations of management and the directors of the Company; and providing reasonable assurance that unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of Company’s assets that could have a material effect on its financial statements would be prevented or detected on a timely basis. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting is not intended to provide absolute assurance that a misstatement of the Company’s financial statements would be prevented or detected.
Management conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on the framework and criteria established inInternal Control – Integrated Framework, issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. This evaluation included review of the documentation of controls, evaluation of the design effectiveness of controls, testing of the operating effectiveness of controls and a conclusion on this evaluation. Based on this evaluation, management concluded that the Company’s internal control over financial reporting was effective as of October 31, 2011.
“John Coulter” (signed)
John Coulter,
President, Chief Executive Officer & Chief Financial Officer
Edmonton, Canada
February 22, 2012
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
TO THE SHAREHOLDERS OF TITAN TRADING ANALYTICS INC.
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
We have audited the accompanying consolidated financial statements of Titan Trading Analytics Inc., which comprise the consolidated balance sheets as at October 31, 2011 and 2010 and the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the years ended October 31, 2011 and 2010, and a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.
Management’s Responsibility for the Consolidated Financial Statements
Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these consolidated financial statements in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles, and for such internal control as management determines is necessary to enable the preparation of consolidated financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
Auditors’ Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated 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 comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free from material misstatement.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditors’ judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the entity’s preparation and fair presentation of the consolidated financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity’s internal control. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained in our audits is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.
Opinion
In our opinion, these consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as at October 31, 2011 and 2010 and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years ended October 31, 2011 and 2010 in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles.
Other Matter
The consolidated financial statements for the year ended October 31, 2009 were audited by another firm of auditors who expressed an opinion without reservation on those consolidated financial statements in their report dated February 15, 2010.
Emphasis of Matter
Without qualifying our opinion, we draw attention to Note 1 in the consolidated financial statements, which indicates that the Company had incurred a net loss of $2,956,234 during the year ended October 31, 2011 and has a deficit of $23,074,231 as at October 31, 2011. These conditions, along with other matters set forth in Note 1, indicate the existence of a material uncertainty that cast significant doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
“Smythe Ratcliffe LLP” (signed)
Chartered Accountants
Vancouver, Canada
February 22, 2012
Report of Independent Registered Chartered Accountants
To the Shareholders of
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. 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 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 |
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 |
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PAGE | |
Consolidated Balance Sheets | 1 |
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss | 2 |
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity | 3 |
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows | 4 |
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements | 5 - 29 |
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, | |||||
2011 | 2010 | |||||
ASSETS | ||||||
CURRENT | ||||||
Cash | $ | 511,761 | $ | 209,736 | ||
Short-term investments (Note 3) | 561,002 | 60,000 | ||||
Other receivables | 6,749 | 10,088 | ||||
Prepaid expenses and deposits | 52,274 | 37,727 | ||||
| 1,131,786 | 317,551 | ||||
Deposit | 8,389 | 24,074 | ||||
Property and equipment (Note 4) | 260,254 | 425,468 | ||||
Technology rights (Note 5) | 358,200 | 398,000 | ||||
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| $ | 1,758,629 | $ | 1,165,093 | ||
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LIABILITIES | ||||||
CURRENT | ||||||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (Notes 10 | $ | 83,571 | $ | 187,971 | ||
and 14) | ||||||
Loans and advances (Note 6) | --- | 2,111 | ||||
Deferred lease inducements | 53,594 | --- | ||||
Convertible debentures (Note 7) | 289,499 | --- | ||||
| 426,664 | 190,082 | ||||
Deferred lease inducements | --- | 76,574 | ||||
Convertible debentures (Note 7) | --- | 283,509 | ||||
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| 426,664 | 550,165 | ||||
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SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY | ||||||
Share capital (Note 8) | 18,234,001 | 15,845,770 | ||||
Warrants (Note 8) | 2,413,884 | 1,901,217 | ||||
Contributed surplus | 3,746,747 | 2,899,907 | ||||
Convertible debentures - equity component (Note 7) | 11,564 | 11,564 | ||||
Deficit | (23,074,231 | ) | (20,043,530 | ) | ||
1,331,965 | 614,928 | |||||
$ | 1,758,629 | $ | 1,165,093 |
Commitments (Note 11)
Approved by the Board: | |
Signed“John Coulter” | Signed“James Leman” |
John Coulter | James Leman |
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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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 | |||||||||
2011 | 2010 | 2009 | |||||||
EXPENSES | |||||||||
Research and development (Note 10) | $ | 634,965 | $ | 873,215 | $ | 1,078,379 | |||
General and administrative (Note 10) | 2,044,856 | 1,903,159 | 2,279,935 | ||||||
Amortization of property and equipment | 164,891 | 177,575 | 186,774 | ||||||
Amortization of technology rights | 39,800 | --- | --- | ||||||
Bank charges and interest, net | 46,972 | 28,455 | 11,844 | ||||||
Loss (gain) on foreign exchange | 24,750 | (5,287 | ) | (28,183 | ) | ||||
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Net loss and comprehensive loss for the year | (2,956,234 | ) | (2,977,117 | ) | (3,528,749 | ) | |||
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LOSS PER SHARE – Basic and diluted | (0.03 | ) | (0.05 | ) | (0.07 | ) | |||
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WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING | 99,949,623 | 61,292,998 | 51,951,767 |
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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TITAN TRADING ANALYTICS INC. |
(Continued under the Laws of Alberta) |
(A Development Stage Company) |
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity |
(expressed in Canadian dollars) |
Share Capital | |||||||||||||||||||||
Convrtible | |||||||||||||||||||||
Debentures | |||||||||||||||||||||
Number of | Contributed | ---Equity | |||||||||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | Warrants | Surplus | Component | Deficit | Total | |||||||||||||||
October 31, 2008 | 49,214,345 | $ | 11,707,655 | $ | 1,016,303 | $ | 1,279,169 | $ | - | $ | (13,163,541 | ) | $ | 839,586 | |||||||
Net loss | (3,528,749 | ) | (3,528,749 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Expires/forteited warrantw | (239,077 | ) | 239,077 | - | |||||||||||||||||
Stock optios exercised | 1,160,000 | 169,120 | (49,820 | ) | 119,300 | ||||||||||||||||
Private placements, net | 7,746,533 | 1,644,179 | 338,649 | 1,192,828 | |||||||||||||||||
Shares issued for service | 200,000 | 71,000 | 71,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Stock based compensation | 807,931 | 807,931 | |||||||||||||||||||
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October 31, 2009 | 58,317,878 | 13,951,954 | 1,115,875 | 2,276,357 | (16,692,290 | ) | 291,896 | ||||||||||||||
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Net loss | (2,977,117 | ) | (2,977,177 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Private placements, net | 24,785,750 | 2,266,364 | 626,049 | 2,892,413 | |||||||||||||||||
Returned to treasury | (84,600 | ) | (12,548 | ) | (3,524 | ) | (9,306 | ) | (25,378 | ) | |||||||||||
Warrants extenstion | 162,817 | (162,817 | ) | - | |||||||||||||||||
Stock-based | 623,550 | 623,550 | |||||||||||||||||||
Compensation | |||||||||||||||||||||
Convertible debentures | 11,564 | 11,564 | |||||||||||||||||||
Technology rights payment in excess of carrying value | (202,000 | ) | (202,000 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
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October 31, 2010 | 83,019,028 | 15,845,770 | 1,901,217 | 2,899,907 | 11,564 | (20,043,530 | ) | 614,928 | |||||||||||||
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Net loss | (2,956,234 | ) | (2,956,234 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Private placements, net | 29,705,250 | 2,388,231 | 438,200 | 2,826,234 | |||||||||||||||||
Warrants extnetiuon | 74,467 | (74,467 | ) | --- | |||||||||||||||||
Stock based compensation | 846,846 | 846,840 | |||||||||||||||||||
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October 31, 2011 | 112,724,278 | $ | 18,234,001 | $ | 2,413,884 | $ | 3,746,747 | $ | 11,564 | $ | (23,074,231 | ) | $ | 1,331,965 |
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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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 | |||||||||
2011 | 2010 | 2009 | |||||||
OPERATING | |||||||||
Net loss for the year | $ | (2,956,234 | ) | $ | (2,977,117 | ) | $ | (3,528,749 | ) |
Adjustments for non-cash items | |||||||||
Amortization of property and equipment | 164,891 | 177,575 | 186,774 | ||||||
Amortization of technology rights | 39,800 | --- | --- | ||||||
Research and development | --- | --- | 71,000 | ||||||
Stock-based compensation | 846,840 | 623,550 | 807,931 | ||||||
Loss on disposal of equipment | 23 | --- | --- | ||||||
Amortization of deferred lease inducements | (22,980 | ) | (22,980 | ) | (15,316 | ) | |||
Accretion interest | 5,990 | 1,073 | --- | ||||||
Unrealized foreign exchange loss | 154 | 2,469 | --- | ||||||
Net changes in non-cash working capital balances: | |||||||||
Prepaid expenses and deposits | 1,138 | (6,309 | ) | 6,690 | |||||
Other receivables | 2,337 | 25,092 | (35,180 | ) | |||||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | (104,635 | ) | 6,120 | 61,365 | |||||
| (2,022,676 | ) | (2,170,527 | ) | (2,445,485 | ) | |||
INVESTING | |||||||||
Due from related parties | --- | --- | 58,754 | ||||||
Proceeds on sale (purchase) of property and equipment | 300 | --- | (47,179 | ) | |||||
Purchase of technology rights | --- | (600,000 | ) | --- | |||||
Proceeds from deferred lease inducements | --- | --- | 114,870 | ||||||
Restricted cash | --- | 2,520 | 227,409 | ||||||
Short-term investments | (500,000 | ) | 30,000 | --- | |||||
| (499,700 | ) | (567,480 | ) | 353,854 | ||||
FINANCING | |||||||||
Issue of share capital, net of issue costs | 2,826,431 | 2,892,413 | 2,102,128 | ||||||
Loans and advances | (2,111 | ) | (293,985 | ) | (222,929 | ) | |||
Convertible debentures | --- | 294,000 | --- | ||||||
Shares returned to treasury | --- | (25,378 | ) | --- | |||||
| 2,824,320 | 2,867,050 | 1,879,199 | ||||||
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES | 81 | (2,469 | ) | (39,360 | ) | ||||
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH | 302,025 | 126,574 | (251,792 | ) | |||||
CASH, BEGINNING OF YEAR | 209,736 | 83,162 | 334,954 | ||||||
CASH, END OF YEAR | $ | 511,761 | $ | 209,736 | $ | 83,162 | |||
Cash used in operating activities includes: | |||||||||
Bank charges and interest | $ | 46,972 | $ | 15,222 | $ | 12,522 | |||
Income taxes paid | $ | --- | $ | --- | $ | --- | |||
Supplementary information: | |||||||||
Shares issued for services | $ | --- | $ | --- | $ | 71,000 |
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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TITAN TRADING ANALYTICS INC. |
(Continued under the Laws of Alberta) |
(A Development Stage Company) |
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements |
Years ended October 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 |
(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. | |
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 significant 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 $23,074,231 at October 31, 2011 (2010 - $20,043,530). | |
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 or postponing expenditures 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 2012. 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 AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION |
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 integrated 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. |
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TITAN TRADING ANALYTICS INC. |
(Continued under the Laws of Alberta) |
(A Development Stage Company) |
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements |
Years ended October 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 |
(expressed in Canadian dollars) |
2. | SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION (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, 2011. | |
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 cost where the rights have been acquired in transactions with related parties, the cost is deemed to be the carrying value prior to the transaction and any difference between fair value and consideration paid is recorded to deficit. | |
Effective November 1, 2010, the Company revised the estimated useful life of the technology rights from indefinite to 10 years. Technology rights are amortized over their estimated useful lives using the straight- line method. This change in accounting estimate has been applied prospectively to the consolidated financial statements and has resulted in an increase in amortization expense of $39,800 for the year ended October 31, 2011 (Note 5). The estimated annual impact of this change in accounting estimate is an increase in amortization expense of $39,800 per year for the period to October 2021. |
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TITAN TRADING ANALYTICS INC. |
(Continued under the Laws of Alberta) |
(A Development Stage Company) |
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements |
Years ended October 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 |
(expressed in Canadian dollars) |
2. | SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION (continued) |
Deferred Lease Inducement | |
Lease inducements received in the form of contributions towards leasehold improvement costs are amortized over the term of the lease as a reduction of rent expense, which is included in general and administrative expenses. | |
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 components 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 convertible debenture 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 upon redemption. | |
Future Income Taxes | |
The Company follows the asset and 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. |
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TITAN TRADING ANALYTICS INC. |
(Continued under the Laws of Alberta) |
(A Development Stage Company) |
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements |
Years ended October 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 |
(expressed in Canadian dollars) |
2. | SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION (continued) |
Foreign Currency Translation | |
The Company’s functional and reporting currency is the Canadian dollar. The accounts of subsidiaries, which are integrated operations, are translated to Canadian dollars using the temporal method. Under this method, monetary assets and liabilities are translated at the year-end exchange rate. Non-monetary assets and liabilities are translated at rates of exchange in effect when the assets were acquired or liabilities incurred. Revenue and expenses are translated at the rates of exchange prevailing on the dates such items are recognized in operations (except for amortization, which is translated at the same rate as the related asset). Exchange gains and losses are included in the statements of operations. | |
Use of Estimates | |
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. | |
Equity Unit Offerings | |
The proceeds from the issuance of equity units are allocated between common shares and common share purchase warrants on a pro-rata basis based on relative fair values using the market trading price and the Black-Scholes option pricing model for the shares and warrants, respectively. | |
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. |
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TITAN TRADING ANALYTICS INC. |
(Continued under the Laws of Alberta) |
(A Development Stage Company) |
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements |
Years ended October 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 |
(expressed in Canadian dollars) |
2. | SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION (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. | |
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).
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TITAN TRADING ANALYTICS INC. |
(Continued under the Laws of Alberta) |
(A Development Stage Company) |
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements |
Years ended October 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 |
(expressed in Canadian dollars) |
2. | SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION (continued) |
Future Accounting Pronouncements | |
International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) | |
In 2008, the Canadian Accounting Standards Board confirmed that the transition to IFRS from Canadian GAAP will be effective for fiscal years beginning on or after January 1, 2011 for publicly accountable enterprises. IFRS will be effective for the Company for interim and annual financial statements relating to the Company’s fiscal year beginning on November 1, 2011. The effective date will require the restatement for comparative purposes of amounts reported by the Company for interim periods and for the year ended October 31, 2011. | |
The Company has completed a comprehensive review of its accounting policy options under IFRS, evaluated the impact of the conversion on the Company’s consolidated financial statements and is in the process of preparing an opening balance sheet for November 1, 2010 under IFRS. | |
3. | SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS |
Short-term investments consist of a $500,000 variable rate guaranteed investment certificate bearing interest at prime less 1.95%, maturing August 24, 2012, and a $60,000 (2010 - $60,000) guaranteed investment certificate bearing interest at prime less 2.05%, maturing August 31, 2012. The $60,000 investment is collateral for a letter of credit, which has been issued by the Company for their leased premises. | |
4. | PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT |
2011 | 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||
Accumulated | Net Book | Accumulated | Net Book | ||||||||||||||||
Cost | Amortization | Value | Cost | Amortization | Value | ||||||||||||||
Computer equipment | $ | 327,647 | $ | 258,734 | $ | 68,913 | $ | 328,865 | $ | 222,256 | $ | 106,609 | |||||||
Office furniture | 88,349 | 51,180 | 37,169 | 88,349 | 41,643 | 46,706 | |||||||||||||
Leasehold improvements | 589,908 | 435,736 | 154,172 | 589,908 | 317,755 | 272,153 | |||||||||||||
$ | 1,005,904 | $ | 745,650 | $ | 260,254 | $ | 1,007,122 | $ | 581,654 | $ | 425,468 |
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TITAN TRADING ANALYTICS INC. |
(Continued under the Laws of Alberta) |
(A Development Stage Company) |
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements |
Years ended October 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 |
(expressed in Canadian dollars) |
5. | TECHNOLOGY RIGHTS |
During the year ended October 31, 2010, the Company purchased all rights to the algorithm and codes for software from a non-arm’s length party in exchange for $600,000. |
2011 | 2010 | ||||||
Purchase of technology rights | $ | 600,000 | $ | 600,000 | |||
Excess of exchange amount over carrying value acquired from related party allocated to deficit | (202,000 | ) | (202,000 | ) | |||
398,000 | 398,000 | ||||||
Amortization | (39,800 | ) | --- | ||||
$ | 358,200 | $ | 398,000 |
6. | LOANS AND ADVANCES |
During the year ended October 31, 2011, the Company repaid a loan payable of $2,111 to a director of the Company. The loan was non-interest-bearing and unsecured. | |
7. | CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES |
On August 27, 2010, the Company raised $294,000 in convertible debentures. The debentures will mature on August 26, 2012 and bear interest at 12% per annum. The agreement states that the maturity date can be reduced to 12 months at the option of the holder. The debentures will be convertible to 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 liability and equity components as follows: |
Face value of convertible debentures | $ | 294,000 | ||
Portion of convertible debentures allocated to equity | (11,564 | ) | ||
Portion of convertible debenture allocated to liability | 282,436 | |||
Accretion interest expense | 1,073 | |||
Balance, October 31, 2010 | 283,509 | |||
Accretion interest expense | 5,990 | |||
Balance, October 31, 2011 | $ | 289,499 |
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TITAN TRADING ANALYTICS INC. |
(Continued under the Laws of Alberta) |
(A Development Stage Company) |
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements |
Years ended October 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 |
(expressed in Canadian dollars) |
7. | CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES (continued) |
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 |
8. | 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. | |
Issued | |
2011 | |
On December 3, 2010, the Company closed a non-brokered private placement of units for gross proceeds of $1,022,125. The Company issued 10,221,250 units at $0.10 per unit. Each unit consists of one common share and one-half of one common share purchase warrant. Each whole warrant is exercisable into one common share at a price of $0.30 expiring December 3, 2012. Of the total proceeds, $893,568 and $128,557 have been allocated to common shares and warrants, respectively, using the relative fair value method. The Company paid a total of $88,250 in finder’s fees and incurred other share issue costs of $6,206. | |
On June 10, 2011, the Company closed a non-brokered private placement of units for gross proceeds of $1,948,400. The Company issued 19,484,000 units at $0.10 per unit. Each unit consists of one common share and one common share purchase warrant. Each warrant is exercisable into one common share at a price of $0.33 expiring June 10, 2013. Of the total proceeds, $1,618,472 and $329,928 have been allocated to common shares and warrants, respectively, using the relative fair value method. The Company paid a total of $38,640 in finder’s fees and incurred other share issue costs of $10,998. |
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TITAN TRADING ANALYTICS INC. |
(Continued under the Laws of Alberta) |
(A Development Stage Company) |
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements |
Years ended October 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 |
(expressed in Canadian dollars) |
8. | SHARE CAPITAL (continued) |
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 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. | |
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 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 expired 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, for gross proceeds of $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 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 expired 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. | |
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 |
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TITAN TRADING ANALYTICS INC. |
(Continued under the Laws of Alberta) |
(A Development Stage Company) |
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements |
Years ended October 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 |
(expressed in Canadian dollars) |
8. | SHARE CAPITAL (continued) |
Stock Options (continued) | |
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. | |
The following table summarizes the activity of stock options as follows: |
2011 | 2010 | ||||||||||||
Weighted- | |||||||||||||
Number of | Weighted-Average | Number of | Average | ||||||||||
Options | Exercise Price | Options | Exercise Price | ||||||||||
Outstanding at beginning of year | 11,390,000 | $ | 0.29 | 9,130,593 | $ | 0.33 | |||||||
Granted | 12,940,000 | $ | 0.13 | 4,130,000 | $ | 0.19 | |||||||
Forfeited | (1,188,331 | ) | $ | 0.18 | (1,870,593 | ) | $ | 0.27 | |||||
Expired/cancelled | (4,055,003 | ) | $ | 0.34 | - | --- | |||||||
Outstanding at end of year | 19,086,666 | $ | 0.18 | 11,390,000 | $ | 0.29 | |||||||
Exercisable at end of year | 10,276,667 | $ | 0.21 | 8,620,004 | $ | 0.32 |
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TITAN TRADING ANALYTICS INC. |
(Continued under the Laws of Alberta) |
(A Development Stage Company) |
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements |
Years ended October 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 |
(expressed in Canadian dollars) |
8. | SHARE CAPITAL (continued) |
Stock Options (continued) | |
The following table summarizes information on stock options outstanding and exercisable at October 31, 2011: |
Number | Number | Expiry | |||
Exercise Price | Outstanding | Exercisable | Date | ||
0.30 | 1,285,000 | 1,285,000 | January 8, 2012 | (*) | |
0.50 | 50,000 | 50,000 | August 15, 2012 | ||
0.37 | 520,000 | 520,000 | January 28, 2013 | ||
0.50 | 60,000 | 60,000 | February 4, 2013 | ||
0.335 | 150,000 | 150,000 | July 8, 2013 | ||
0.30 | 900,000 | 900,000 | August 12, 2013 | ||
0.16 | 1,400,000 | 350,000 | October 4, 2013 | ||
0.36 | 175,000 | 175,000 | November 7, 2013 | ||
0.305 | 50,000 | 50,000 | January 26, 2014 | ||
0.33 | 830,000 | 830,000 | March 6, 2014 | ||
0.25 | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | November 13, 2014 | ||
0.17 | 1,010,000 | 1,010,000 | March 3, 2015 | ||
0.17 | 100,000 | 66,666 | May 28, 2015 | ||
0.10 | 50,000 | 50,000 | October 15, 2015 | ||
0.11 | 1,930,000 | 643,333 | November 3, 2015 | ||
0.13 | 300,000 | 200,000 | November 16, 2015 | ||
0.14 | 3,770,000 | 1,256,666 | November 24, 2015 | ||
0.13 | 500,000 | --- | December 3, 2015 | ||
0.13 | 200,000 | 66,667 | December 22, 2015 | ||
0.10 | 2,000,000 | 666,668 | March 15, 2016 | ||
0.10 | 50,000 | 16,666 | March 31, 2016 | ||
0.10 | 1,116,666 | 383,334 | June 1, 2016 | ||
0.15 | 140,000 | 46,667 | September 20, 2016 | ||
0.14 | 1,500,000 | 500,000 | October 12, 2016 | ||
19,086,666 | 10,276,667 |
(*)Options expired unexercised
The weighted average remaining contractual life of stock options outstanding at October 31, 2011 is 3.3 years.
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TITAN TRADING ANALYTICS INC. |
(Continued under the Laws of Alberta) |
(A Development Stage Company) |
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements |
Years ended October 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 |
(expressed in Canadian dollars) |
8. | SHARE CAPITAL (continued) |
Stock Options (continued) | |
The following table summarizes information on stock options outstanding and exercisable at October 31, 2010: |
Number | Number | Expiry | ||
Exercise Price | Outstanding | Exercisable | Date | |
0.315 | 360,000 | 360,000 | June 23, 2011 | |
0.30 | 1,560,000 | 1,560,000 | January 8, 2012 | |
0.69 | 200,000 | 200,000 | June 28, 2012 | |
0.50 | 50,000 | 50,000 | August 15, 2012 | |
0.37 | 1,085,000 | 1,085,000 | January 28, 2013 | |
0.50 | 190,000 | 190,000 | February 4, 2013 | |
0.34 | 50,000 | 50,000 | June 24, 2013 | |
0.335 | 150,000 | 150,000 | July 8, 2013 | |
0.30 | 900,000 | 900,000 | August 12, 2013 | |
0.36 | 510,000 | 510,000 | August 15, 2013 | |
0.36 | 350,000 | 350,000 | November 7, 2013 | |
0.305 | 50,000 | 50,000 | January 26, 2014 | |
0.33 | 1,205,000 | 1,205,000 | March 6, 2014 | |
0.355 | 600,000 | 600,000 | April 21, 2014 | |
0.25 | 1,300,000 | 433,334 | November 13, 2014 | |
0.27 | 25,000 | 8,334 | November 25, 2014 | |
0.17 | 1,405,000 | 468,336 | March 3, 2015 | |
0.17 | 1,350,000 | 450,000 | May 28, 2015 | |
0.10 | 50,000 | --- | October 15, 2015 | |
11,390,000 | 8,620,004 |
The weighted average remaining contractual life of stock options outstanding at October 31, 2010 is 3.1 years.
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 using the following weighted-average assumptions:
Options | Warrants | ||||
2011 | 2010 | 2011 | 2010 | ||
Weighted-average grant date fair value per share option or warrant | 0.10 | 0.19 | 0.02 | 0.03 | |
Expected dividend rate | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
Expected volatility | 109% | 116% | 90% | 94% | |
Risk-free interest rate | 2.05% | 2.55% | 1.48% | 1.42% | |
Expected life of options or warrants in years | 5 yrs. | 5 yrs. | 2 yrs. | 2 yrs. |
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TITAN TRADING ANALYTICS INC. |
(Continued under the Laws of Alberta) |
(A Development Stage Company) |
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements |
Years ended October 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 |
(expressed in Canadian dollars) |
8. | SHARE CAPITAL (continued) |
Stock-based Compensation | |
The stock-based compensation relates to compensation for services as follows: |
2011 | 2010 | 2009 | ||||||||
Research and development | $ | 204,508 | $ | 142,626 | $ | 277,890 | ||||
General and administrative | 642,332 | 480,924 | 530,041 | |||||||
$ | 846,840 | $ | 623,550 | $ | 807,931 |
As at October 31, 2011, the unamortized compensation expense for all outstanding options is $404,341.
As at October 31, 2011, the aggregate intrinsic value of the outstanding and exercisable stock options is $Nil.
Warrants
The following table summarizes the activity of warrants:
2011 | 2010 | ||||||||||||
Weighted- | |||||||||||||
Number of | Weighted-Average | Number of | Average | ||||||||||
Warrants | Exercise Price | Warrants | Exercise Price | ||||||||||
Outstanding at beginning of year | 34,650,834 | $ | 0.35 | 11,907,384 | $ | 0.48 | |||||||
Issued | 24,594,625 | $ | 0.32 | 24,785,750 | $ | 0.30 | |||||||
Expired/cancelled | (3,569,584 | ) | $ | 0.53 | (2,000,000 | ) | $ | 0.50 | |||||
Returned to treasury | --- | --- | (42,300 | ) | $ | 0.45 | |||||||
Outstanding at end of year | 55,675,875 | $ | 0.33 | 34,650,834 | $ | 0.35 |
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TITAN TRADING ANALYTICS INC. |
(Continued under the Laws of Alberta) |
(A Development Stage Company) |
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements |
Years ended October 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 |
(expressed in Canadian dollars) |
8. | SHARE CAPITAL (continued) |
Warrants (continued)
The following table summarizes information on warrants outstanding and exercisable at October 31, 2011:
Number | |||||||
Exercise Price | Outstanding | Expiry Date | |||||
$ 0.40 | 1,017,500 | July 29, 2012 | |||||
$ 0.40 | 2,500,000 | August 19, 2012 | |||||
$ 0.50 | 2,778,000 | October 15, 2013 | (*) | ||||
$ 0.30 | 4,511,250 | May 27, 2012 | |||||
$ 0.30 | 19,824,500 | October 12, 2012 | |||||
$ 0.30 | 450,000 | October 20, 2012 | |||||
$ 0.30 | 5,110,625 | December 3, 2012 | |||||
$ 0.33 | 19,484,000 | June 10, 2013 | |||||
55,675,875 |
(*) During the year ended October 31, 2011, the Company extended the expiry date of the warrants. The extension resulted in an additional fair value of $74,467 and it is recorded as an increase to warrants and an increase in deficit.
The following table summarizes information on warrants outstanding and exercisable at October 31, 2010:
Number | |||||||
Exercise Price | Outstanding | Expiry Date | |||||
$ 0.60 | 1,518,117 | December 7, 2010 | (*) | ||||
$ 0.35 | 1,000,000 | March 6, 2011 | (*) | ||||
$ 0.40 | 1,017,500 | July 29, 2012 | (*) | ||||
$ 0.40 | 2,500,000 | August 19, 2012 | (*) | ||||
$ 0.60 | 1,051,467 | March 17, 2011 | |||||
$ 0.50 | 2,778,000 | October 15, 2011 | |||||
$ 0.30 | 4,511,250 | May 27, 2012 | |||||
$ 0.30 | 19,824,500 | October 12, 2012 | |||||
$ 0.30 | 450,000 | October 20, 2012 | |||||
34,650,834 |
(*) During the year ended October 31, 2010, the Company extended the expiry date of the warrants. The extension resulted in an additional fair value of $162,817 and it is recorded as an increase to warrants and an increase in deficit.
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TITAN TRADING ANALYTICS INC. |
(Continued under the Laws of Alberta) |
(A Development Stage Company) |
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements |
Years ended October 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 |
(expressed in Canadian dollars) |
9. | INCOME TAXES |
Income tax expense differs from the amounts computed by applying the statutory income tax rates to loss before income taxes. A reconciliation of the differences is as follows: |
2011 | 2010 | 2009 | ||||||||
Tax recovery at statutory rates | $ | (785,183 | ) | $ | (838,498 | ) | $ | (1,026,160 | ) | |
Foreign rate differential | (115,021 | ) | (56,806 | ) | (20,106 | ) | ||||
Non-deductible expenses | 225,911 | 186,251 | 61,260 | |||||||
Other temporary differences | (60,679 | ) | 31,470 | (28,157 | ) | |||||
Unrecognized tax losses | 734,972 | 677,583 | 1,013,163 | |||||||
Tax expense | $ | --- | $ | --- | $ | --- |
The tax effect of significant temporary differences is as follows:
2011 | 2010 | 2009 | ||||||||
Operating loss carry-forwards | $ | 4,650,955 | $ | 3,990,920 | $ | 3,595,119 | ||||
Other temporary differences | 274,614 | 210,281 | 98,064 | |||||||
Future income tax assets before valuation allowance | 4,925,569 | 4,201,201 | 3,693,183 | |||||||
Valuation allowance | (4,925,569 | ) | (4,201,201 | ) | (3,693,183 | ) | ||||
$ | --- | $ | --- | $ | --- |
The Company has determined that realization of its future income tax assets is not more likely than not and, therefore, a full valuation allowance against the future income tax assets has been recorded. The losses expire as follows:
Loss carry- | ||||||||||
forwards in the | Loss carry-forwards | |||||||||
United States | in Canada | Total | ||||||||
2014 | $ | --- | $ | 458,893 | $ | 458,893 | ||||
2015 | --- | 1,353,827 | 1,353,827 | |||||||
2026 | 173,617 | 3,335,206 | 3,508,823 | |||||||
2027 | 318,554 | 2,053,302 | 2,371,856 | |||||||
2028 | 668,114 | 1,874,337 | 2,542,451 | |||||||
2029 | 335,681 | 2,224,412 | 2,560,093 | |||||||
2030 | 831,308 | 1,484,009 | 2,315,317 | |||||||
2031 | 1,394,187 | 605,944 | 2,000,131 | |||||||
$ | 3,721,461 | $ | 13,389,930 | $ | 17,111,391 |
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TITAN TRADING ANALYTICS INC. |
(Continued under the Laws of Alberta) |
(A Development Stage Company) |
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements |
Years ended October 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 |
(expressed in Canadian dollars) |
10. | RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS |
Included in the consolidated financial statements are the following related party transactions not disclosed elsewhere: |
2011 | 2010 | 2009 | ||||||||
Management and consulting fees | $ | 414,024 | $ | 382,241 | $ | 94,500 | ||||
Research and development | $ | 120,000 | $ | 120,000 | $ | 237,574 | ||||
Finder’s 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 of the Company and companies controlled by directors. | |
Included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities is $1,554 (2010 - $26,614) payable to directors of the Company and companies controlled by directors. | |
The related party transactions are recorded at the exchange amount, which is the amount of consideration established and agreed to by the related parties. | |
11. | COMMITMENTS |
The Company has lease agreements for its offices with minimum annual payments until expiration of the leases as follows: |
Year | Total | |||
2012 | $ | 101,113 | ||
2013 | 44,576 | |||
2014 | 45,787 | |||
2015 | 51,688 | |||
2016 | 8,784 | |||
$ | 251,948 |
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TITAN TRADING ANALYTICS INC. |
(Continued under the Laws of Alberta) |
(A Development Stage Company) |
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements |
Years ended October 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 |
(expressed in Canadian dollars) |
12. | FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS | |
Financial Risk Management | ||
The Company has classified its financial instruments as follows: | ||
Cash and short-term investments 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 2011 fiscal year. | ||
(a) | Fair Value | |
The Company's financial instruments consist of cash, short-term investments, accounts payable, loans and advances, and convertible debentures. The fair values of cash, short-term investments, accounts payable and convertible debentures 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. | ||
(b) | Credit Risk | |
The Company is exposed to credit risk in its cash and short-term investments. The maximum exposure of the credit risk is the full carrying value of those financial instruments. The Company minimizes the credit risk of cash and short-term investments by only dealing with credit-worthy financial institutions. | ||
The Company’s concentration of credit risk and maximum exposure thereto is as follows: |
2011 | 2010 | ||||||
Cash | $ | 511,761 | $ | 209,736 | |||
Short-term investments | 561,002 | 60,000 | |||||
$ | 1,072,763 | $ | 269,736 |
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TITAN TRADING ANALYTICS INC. |
(Continued under the Laws of Alberta) |
(A Development Stage Company) |
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements |
Years ended October 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 |
(expressed in Canadian dollars) |
12. | FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (continued) | ||
(c) | Market Risk | ||
(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, 2011, the Company is exposed to currency risk through its cash denominated in US dollars amounting to US$274,915. Based on the balances at October 31, 2011, net loss will increase or decrease approximately $16,500 given a 6% increase or decrease in the foreign exchange rate. | |||
(ii) | Interest Rate Risk | ||
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. | |||
(d) | Liquidity Risk | ||
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, 2011, the Company had accounts payable of $22,904 (2010 - $101,291) and loans and advances payable of $NIL (2010 - $2,111), which are due for payment in the short-term (0 to 3 months). The convertible debentures and the interest payments totaling $320,500 are due within one year. | |||
13. | SEGMENTED INFORMATION | ||
The Company operates in one industry, the software development industry, and in two geographical segments, Canada and United States. The significant asset categories identifiable with these geographical areas are as follows: |
2011 | 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||
Canada | United States | Total | Canada | United States | Total | ||||||||||||||
Cash | $ | 314,837 | $ | 196,924 | $ | 511,761 | $ | 145,791 | $ | 63,945 | $ | 209,736 | |||||||
Short-term investments | 561,002 | --- | 561,002 | 60,000 | --- | 60,000 | |||||||||||||
Property and equipment | 257,856 | 2,398 | 260,254 | 422,041 | 3,426 | 425,467 | |||||||||||||
Technology rights | 358,200 | --- | 358,200 | 398,000 | --- | 398,000 | |||||||||||||
Other assets | 47,781 | 19,631 | 67,412 | 71,890 | --- | 71,890 | |||||||||||||
$ | 1,539,676 | $ | 218,953 | $ | 1,758,629 | $ | 1,097,722 | $ | 67,371 | $ | 1,165,093 |
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TITAN TRADING ANALYTICS INC. |
(Continued under the Laws of Alberta) |
(A Development Stage Company) |
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements |
Years ended October 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 |
(expressed in Canadian dollars) |
14. | ACCRUED LIABILITIES |
The Company’s accrued liabilities include the following amounts: |
2011 | 2010 | ||||||
Due to employees | $ | --- | $ | 12,699 | |||
Due to taxation authorities | --- | 8,606 | |||||
Others | 50,000 | 57,248 | |||||
$ | 50,000 | $ | 78,553 |
15. | CAPITAL MANAGEMENT |
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 convertible debt 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. | |
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 ended October 31, 2011. |
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TITAN TRADING ANALYTICS INC. |
(Continued under the Laws of Alberta) |
(A Development Stage Company) |
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements |
Years ended October 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 |
(expressed in Canadian dollars) |
16. | 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 operations and cash flows under Canadian GAAP and US GAAP, except as follows. | |
Technology Rights | |
Under US GAAP, transactions with related party are measured at the exchange amount, which is the amount of consideration agreed upon by the transacting parties. For the acquisition of technology rights in the year ended October 31, 2010, 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 exchange is not supported by independent evidence are 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 unless the conversion is in the money at the date of issuance. 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 debenture is bifurcated into a debt component and an equity component. The effect of recording the convertible debentures entirely as debt would be to reduce accretion expense by $5,990 (2010 - $1,073). | |
Stock-based Compensation | |
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. |
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TITAN TRADING ANALYTICS INC. |
(Continued under the Laws of Alberta) |
(A Development Stage Company) |
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements |
Years ended October 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 |
(expressed in Canadian dollars) |
16. | 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 | ||||||||||
2011 | 2010 | 2009 | ||||||||
Net loss and comprehensive loss for the year Canadian GAAP | $ | (2,956,234 | ) | $ | (2,977,117 | ) | $ | (3,528,749 | ) | |
Amortization of technology rights | (20,200 | ) | --- | --- | ||||||
Stock-based compensation | --- | --- | 19,000 | |||||||
Accretion interest on convertible debentures | 5,990 | 1,073 | --- | |||||||
Net loss and comprehensive loss for the year – US GAAP | $ | (2,970,444 | ) | $ | (2,976,044 | ) | $ | (3,509,749 | ) | |
Loss per share – Basic and diluted – Canadian GAAP | $ | (0.03 | ) | $ | (0.05 | ) | $ | (0.07 | ) | |
Loss per share – Basic and diluted – US GAAP | $ | (0.03 | ) | $ | (0.05 | ) | $ | (0.07 | ) | |
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding | 99,949,623 | 61,292,998 | 51,951,767 |
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows | ||||||||||
Years Ended October 31 | ||||||||||
2011 | 2010 | 2009 | ||||||||
Net loss for the year – Canadian GAAP | $ | (2,956,234 | ) | $ | (2,977,117 | ) | $ | (3,528,749 | ) | |
Amortization of technology rights | (20,200 | ) | --- | --- | ||||||
Accretion interest on convertible debentures | 5,990 | 1,073 | --- | |||||||
Net loss for the year – US GAAP | $ | (2,970,444 | ) | $ | (2,967,044 | ) | $ | (3,528,749 | ) | |
Cash used in operating activities – Canadian and US GAAP | $ | (2,022,676 | ) | $ | (2,170,527 | ) | $ | (2,445,485 | ) | |
Cash provided by (used in) investing activities – Canadian and US GAAP | (499,700 | ) | (567,480 | ) | 353,854 | |||||
Cash provided by financing activities – Canadian and US GAAP | 2,824,320 | 2,867,050 | 1,879,199 | |||||||
Effect of foreign exchange on cash | 81 | (2,469 | ) | (39,360 | ) | |||||
Increase (decrease) in cash during the year | 302,025 | 126,574 | (251,792 | ) | ||||||
Cash, beginning of year | 209,736 | 83,162 | 334,954 | |||||||
Cash, end of year – US GAAP | $ | 511,761 | $ | 209,736 | $ | 83,162 |
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TITAN TRADING ANALYTICS INC. |
(Continued under the Laws of Alberta) |
(A Development Stage Company) |
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements |
Years ended October 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 |
(expressed in Canadian dollars) |
16. | RECONCILIATION TO ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES (continued) |
Consolidated Balance Sheets | |||||||
October 31, 2011 | October 31, 2010 | ||||||
Total assets – Canadian GAAP | $ | 1,758,629 | $ | 1,165,093 | |||
Technology rights – exchange amount adjustment | 181,800 | 202,000 | |||||
Total assets – US GAAP | $ | 1,940,429 | $ | 1,367,093 | |||
Total liabilities – Canadian GAAP | $ | 426,664 | $ | 550,165 | |||
Convertible debentures – accretion interest | (7,063 | ) | (1,073 | ) | |||
Convertible debentures – equity component | 11,564 | 11,564 | |||||
Total liabilities – US GAAP | 431,165 | 560,656 | |||||
Share capital – Canadian GAAP | 18,234,001 | 15,845,770 | |||||
Warrants – Canadian GAAP | 2,413,884 | 1,901,217 | |||||
Contributed surplus – Canadian GAAP | 3,746,747 | 2,899,907 | |||||
Convertible debentures – equity component – Canadian GAAP | 11,564 | 11,564 | |||||
Convertible debentures – equity component | (11,564 | ) | (11,564 | ) | |||
Convertible debentures equity – US GAAP | - | - | |||||
Deficit – Canadian GAAP | (23,074,231 | ) | (20,043,530 | ) | |||
Accretion interest | 7,063 | 1,073 | |||||
Technology rights | 181,800 | 202,000 | |||||
Deficit – US GAAP | (22,885,368 | ) | (19,840,457 | ) | |||
Total shareholders' equity – Canadian GAAP | 1,331,965 | 614,928 | |||||
Total shareholders' equity – US GAAP | 1,509,264 | 806,437 | |||||
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity – Canadian GAAP | 1,758,629 | 1,165,093 | |||||
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity – US GAAP | $ | 1,940,429 | $ | 1,367,093 |
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TITAN TRADING ANALYTICS INC. |
(Continued under the Laws of Alberta) |
(A Development Stage Company) |
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements |
Years ended October 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 |
(expressed in Canadian dollars) |
16. | RECONCILIATION TO ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES (continued) |
Recent Accounting Standards | |
In January 2010, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2010-06Fair 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. | |
In January 2010, the FASB issued ASU No. 2010-05Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718). This accounting standards update codifies EITF Topic D-110, Escrowed Share Arrangements and the Presumption of Compensation. When evaluating whether presumption of compensation has been overcome, registrants should consider the substance of the arrangement, including whether the arrangement was entered into for purposes unrelated to, and not contingent upon, continued employment. An escrowed share arrangement in which the shares are automatically forfeited if employment terminates is compensation. | |
In April 2010, the FASB issued ASU No. 2010-13Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic 718).The objective of this update is to address the classification of an employee share-based payment award with an exercise price denominated in the currency of a market in which the underlying equity security trades. It provides guidance on the classification of a share-based payment award as either equity or a liability. A share-based payment award that contains a condition that is not a market, performance or service condition is required to be classified as a liability. The amendments in this update are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning on or after December 15, 2010. The amendments in this update should be applied by recording a cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings. The cumulative-effect adjustment should be calculated for all awards outstanding as of the beginning of the fiscal year in which the amendments are initially applied, as if the amendments had been applied consistently since the inception of the award. | |
In December 2010, the FASB issued ASU No. 2010-28Intangibles - Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): When to Perform Step 2 of the Goodwill Impairment Test for Reporting Units with Zero or Negative Carrying Amounts.This ASU reflects the decision reached in EITF Issue No. 10-A. The amendments in this ASU modify Step 1 of the goodwill impairment test for reporting units with zero or negative carrying amounts. For those reporting units, an entity is required to perform Step 2 of the goodwill impairment test if it is more likely than not that a goodwill impairment exists. In determining whether it is more likely than not that a goodwill impairment exists, an entity should consider whether there are any adverse qualitative factors indicating that an impairment may exist. The qualitative factors are consistent with the existing guidance and examples, which require that |
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TITAN TRADING ANALYTICS INC. |
(Continued under the Laws of Alberta) |
(A Development Stage Company) |
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements |
Years ended October 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 |
(expressed in Canadian dollars) |
16. | RECONCILIATION TO ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES (continued) |
Recent Accounting Standards (continued) | |
goodwill of a reporting unit be tested for impairment between annual tests if an event occurs or circumstances change that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of a reporting unit below its carrying amount. | |
The amendments in this ASU are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2010. Early adoption is not permitted. Non-public entities may early-adopt the amendments using the effective date for public entities. | |
In December 2010, the FASB issued ASU No. 2010-29Business Combinations (Topic 805): Disclosure of Supplementary Pro Forma Information for Business Combinations. This ASU reflects the decision reached in EITF Issue No. 10-G. The amendments in this ASU affect any public entity, as defined by Topic 805 Business Combinations, that enters into business combinations that are material on an individual or aggregate basis. The amendments in this ASU specify that if a public entity presents comparative financial statements, the entity should disclose revenue and earnings of the combined entity as though the business combination(s) that occurred during the current year had occurred as of the beginning of the comparable prior annual reporting period only. The amendments also expand the supplemental pro forma disclosures to include a description of the nature and amount of material, non-recurring pro forma adjustments directly attributable to the business combination included in the reported pro forma revenue and earnings. The amendments are effective prospectively for business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after the beginning of the first annual reporting period beginning on or after December 15, 2010. Early- adoption is permitted. | |
In May 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-04Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in US GAAP and IFRSs.This ASU represents the converged guidance of the FASB and the IASB (the Boards) on fair value measurement. The collective efforts of the Boards and their staffs, reflected in ASU No. 2011-04, have resulted in common requirements for measuring fair value and for disclosing information about fair value measurements, including a consistent meaning of the term “fair value.” The Boards have concluded the common requirements will result in greater comparability of fair value measurements presented and disclosed in financial statements prepared in accordance with US GAAP and IFRSs. The amendments to theFASB Accounting Standards Codification™ (“Codification”) in this ASU are to be applied prospectively. For public entities, the amendments are effective during interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011. For non-public entities, the amendments are effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011. Early application by public entities is not permitted. Non- public entities may apply the amendments in ASU No. 2011-04 early, but no earlier than for interim periods beginning after December 15, 2011. |
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TITAN TRADING ANALYTICS INC. |
(Continued under the Laws of Alberta) |
(A Development Stage Company) |
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements |
Years ended October 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 |
(expressed in Canadian dollars) |
16. | RECONCILIATION TO ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES (continued) |
Recent Accounting Standards (continued) | |
In June 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-05Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Presentation of Comprehensive Income.This ASU amends theFASBCodification to allow an entity the option to present the total of comprehensive income, the components of net income and the components of other comprehensive income either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements. In both choices, an entity is required to present each component of net income along with total net income, each component of other comprehensive income along with a total for other comprehensive income, and a total amount for comprehensive income. ASU No. 2011-05 eliminates the option to present the components of other comprehensive income as part of the statement of changes in stockholders' equity. The amendments to the Codification in the ASU do not change the items that must be reported in other comprehensive income or when an item of other comprehensive income must be reclassified to net income. ASU No. 2011-05 should be applied retrospectively. For public entities, the amendments are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2011. For non-public entities, the amendments are effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2012, and interim and annual periods thereafter. Early-adoption is permitted. | |
In September 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-08Intangibles – Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Testing Goodwill for Impairment.This objective of this ASU is to provide an entity with the option to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether the existence of events or circumstances leads to a determination that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. If, after assessing the totality of events or circumstances, an entity determines it is not more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, then performing the two-step impairment test is unnecessary. However, if an entity concludes otherwise, then it is required to perform the first step of the two-step impairment test by calculating the fair value of the reporting unit and comparing the fair value with the carrying amount of the reporting unit. The amendments in ASU 2011-08 are effective for annual and interim goodwill impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011. Early adoption is permitted, including for annual and interim goodwill impairment tests performed as of a date before September 15, 2011, if an entity’s financial statements for the most recent annual or interim period have not yet been issued. | |
In December 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-11Balance Sheet (Topic 210): Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities.This ASU requires entities to disclose information about offsetting and related arrangements of financial instruments and derivative instruments and will be applied retrospectively for all comparative periods presented. ASI No. 2011-11 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013, and interim periods within those annual periods. |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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 | |
13.1 |
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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.
SIGNATURES
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.
Dated: May 14, 2012
By:/s/ John Coulter
John Coulter
President, Chief Executive Officer and
Acting Chief Financial Officer
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