Depreciation and amortization expense was approximately $271,000 and $378,000 for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.
The Company acquired fixed assets during 2011 and 2010 via capital leases in noncash transactions. Fixed assets acquired via capital leases totaled $395,832 and $193,999 in 2011 and 2010, respectively.
Exhibit 99.1
Note 8. Commitments and Contingencies
Leases: During the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, total rent expense for office leases amounted to approximately $677,623 and $1,073,321, respectively.
Standby letters of credit have been issued by a commercial bank relating to security deposits on operating leases in the aggregate amount of $301,000 and $451,500 as of December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.
The future minimum rental payments for all long-term noncancelable leases are as follows:
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Year ending December 31, | | Operating Leases | | Capital Leases | |
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| 2012 | | $ | 631,694 | | $ | 203,941 | |
| 2013 | | | 641,522 | | | 194,812 | |
| 2014 | | | 665,516 | | | 123,595 | |
| 2015 | | | 702,620 | | | 12,520 | |
| 2016 | | | 713,240 | | | — | |
| Thereafter | | | 3,739,764 | | | — | |
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Total minimum lease payments | | $ | 7,094,356 | | | 534,868 | |
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Less the amount representing interest | | | | | | 53,410 | |
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Present value of minimum lease payments | | | | | $ | 481,458 | |
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The Company has an agreement with an employee which contains certain severance and change of control provisions which could provide the employee additional compensation upon the occurrence of either of these two events.
Note 9. Stockholders’ Equity
Pursuant to the Third Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement dated October 17, 2001, the Company has several classes of membership units issued and outstanding.
There were 9,013,379 common membership units issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2011 and 2010. During June 2010, the Company retired and cancelled 1,666,667 common membership units at the request of the unit holders for no consideration.
The Company had 222,442 Series B Preferred Membership Units issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2011 and 2010. The Series B Preferred Membership Units are entitled to an annual return of 8% on such member’s Series B Unrecovered Preferred Principal Amount. However, the holders of Series B Preferred Units shall not be entitled to such annual return with respect to any fiscal period unless the board of managers, at its sole discretion, so determines. Each Series B Preferred Unit shall be convertible, at the option of the Member holding such Series B Preferred Unit, without the payment of any additional consideration, into such number of fully paid and non assessable Common Units as is determined by dividing the purchase price of one Series B Preferred Unit by the Conversion Price in effect on the date of such conversion. The initial Conversion Price per Series B Preferred Unit shall be the Purchase Price. The cumulative preferred return on these units totaled $332,020 and $300,820 as of December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.
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Exhibit 99.1
Note 9. Stockholders’ Equity (Continued)
The Company had 56,950,821 Series C Preferred Membership Units issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2011 and 2010. The Series C Preferred Membership Units are entitled to an annual return of 8% on such member’s Series C Unrecovered Preferred Principal Amount. However, the holders of Series C Preferred Units shall not be entitled to such annual return with respect to any fiscal period unless the board of managers, at its sole discretion, so determines. Each Series C Preferred Unit shall be convertible, at the option of the Member holding such Series C Preferred Unit, without the payment of any additional consideration, into such number of fully paid and non assessable Common Units as is determined by dividing the purchase price of one Series C Preferred Unit by the Conversion Price in effect on the date of such conversion. The initial Conversion Price per Series C Preferred Unit shall be the Purchase Price. The cumulative preferred return on these units totaled $57,889,244 and $49,901,216 as of December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.
Note 10. Stock-Based Compensation
The Company has a membership unit option plan (the “Plan”) that provides for the grant to certain employees to purchase membership units of the Company’s common membership units. The aggregate number of units which may be granted for all purposes under the Plan shall be 2,500,000 units. Membership unit-based compensation cost is measured at the date of grant, based on the fair value of the award, and is recognized as expense over the employee’s requisite service period. The $1 per share options vest at a rate of 25% upon the first anniversary of the grant date, and 6.25% every three months thereafter. As provided for in the option plans, vesting accelerates in the event of a change in control of Company ownership or an initial public offering. On January 1, 2005, the Company issued 215,000 options to employees, and on January 1, 2008 an additional 220,000 options were issued. All previous options have expired.
The Company did not issue any option grants to employees during 2011 or 2010. As of December 31, 2011 and 2010, there was no unrecognized compensation costs related to nonvested awards.
At December 31, 2011, 325,000 membership unit option awards were exercisable, with a weighted-average exercise price of $1.00 per unit. At December 31, 2010, 270,000 membership unit option awards were exercisable, with a weighted-average exercise price of $1.00 per unit. Options outstanding at December 31, 2011 have no intrinsic value.
Note 11. Subsequent Events
On February 24, 2012, June 12, 2012 and August 27, 2012, the Company issued additional promissory notes to a related party in the amount of $1,500,000, $500,000 and $500,000, respectively. The notes bear interest on the outstanding principal amount at a rate equal to 8% per annum. The due dates of these notes are December 31, 2012.
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