UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-QSB
x QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2006
o TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from __________ to __________
Commission File Number: 000-29611
THE CHILDREN’S INTERNET, INC.
(Exact name of small business issuer as specified in its charter)
Nevada | 20-1290331 |
(State or other jurisdiction of | (IRS Employer |
incorporation or organization) | Identification No.) |
5000 Hopyard Rd., Suite 320, Pleasanton, California 94588
(Address of principal executive offices)
(925) 737-0144
(Issuer's telephone number)
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
Check whether the issuer (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the past 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes o No x
State the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common equity:
As of October 31, 2006, there were 26,873,738 post-split shares of common stock issued and outstanding.
Transitional Small Business Disclosure Format (check one): Yes o No x
THE CHILDREN’S INTERNET, INC
INDEX
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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION | | |
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Item 1. | Financial Statements (Unaudited) | | 1 |
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| Unaudited Balance Sheet - September 30, 2006 | | 1 |
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| Unaudited Statements of Operations - For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, and the period from inception to September 30, 2006 | | 2 |
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| Unaudited Statements of Cash Flows - For the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, and the period from inception to September 30, 2006 | | 3 |
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| Notes to Unaudited Financial Statements | | 4 |
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Item 2. | Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Conditions and Plan of Operation | | 13 |
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Item 3. | Controls and Procedures | | 20 |
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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION | | |
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Item 1. | Legal Proceedings | | 21 |
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Item 2. | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds | | 23 |
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Item 5. | Other Information | | 23 |
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Item 6. | Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K | | 24 |
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SIGNATURES | | | 25 |
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
THE CHILDREN'S INTERNET, INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
BALANCE SHEET
As of September 30, 2006
(Unaudited)
ASSETS | | | |
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Current Assets: | | | |
Cash | | $ | 281 | |
Deposit held in escrow, offsets $37,378 account | | | | |
payable to Oswald & Yap (Note 4) | | | 37,378 | |
Total Current Assets | | | 37,659 | |
Equipment: | | | | |
Equipment at cost | | | 12,196 | |
Accumulated depreciation | | | (4,084 | ) |
Equipment, net | | | 8,112 | |
Other Assets: | | | | |
Deposit - State Board of Equalization | | | 2,000 | |
TOTAL ASSETS | | $ | 47,771 | |
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT | | | | |
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Current Liabilities: | | | | |
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | | $ | 418,173 | |
Accrued officers' compensation | | | 404,274 | |
Payroll taxes on accrued officers' compensation | | | 16,119 | |
Payroll taxes payable | | | 2,557 | |
Due to related party | | | 912,238 | |
Total Current Liabilities | | | 1,753,361 | |
TOTAL LIABILITIES | | | 1,753,361 | |
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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (NOTES 1, 3 & 4) | | | - | |
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STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT | | | | |
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 10,000,000 shares | | | | |
authorized; zero shares issued and outstanding. | | | - | |
Common stock, $0.001 par value; 75,000,000 shares | | | | |
authorized; 26,873,738 shares issued and outstanding | | | 26,874 | |
Additional paid-in capital | | | 7,932,622 | |
Deferred charges - Related company | | | (5,669,898 | ) |
Prepaid expenses through stock issuance | | | (2,941 | ) |
Deficit accumulated during the development stage | | | (3,992,247 | ) |
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT | | | (1,705,590 | ) |
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TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT | | $ | 47,771 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
THE CHILDREN'S INTERNET, INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
| | For the Three Months Ended September 30, | | For the Nine Months Ended September 30, | | For the Period Sept. 25, 1996 (inception) to | |
| | 2006 | | 2005 | | 2006 | | 2005 | | Sept. 30, 2006 | |
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NET REVENUES | | $ | 363 | | $ | - | | $ | 636 | | $ | - | | $ | 636 | |
COSTS OF REVENUES | | | 131 | | | - | | | 219 | | | - | | | 219 | |
Gross margin | | | 232 | | | - | | | 417 | | | - | | | 417 | |
OPERATING EXPENSES | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sales and marketing | | | 7,695 | | | 234 | | | 23,550 | | | 2,651 | | | 26,201 | |
General and administrative | | | 151,864 | | | 161,848 | | | 586,871 | | | 533,311 | | | 2,529,537 | |
Officers' compensation | | | 88,056 | | | 45,000 | | | 304,319 | | | 450,000 | | | 1,418,117 | |
Depreciation expense | | | 1,017 | | | 263 | | | 3,208 | | | 263 | | | 4,084 | |
Total operating expenses | | | 248,632 | | | 207,345 | | | 917,948 | | | 986,225 | | | 3,977,939 | |
Loss from operations | | | (248,400 | ) | | (207,345 | ) | | (917,531 | ) | | (986,225 | ) | | (3,977,522 | ) |
Interest expense | | | 6,259 | | | - | | | 10,725 | | | - | | | 10,725 | |
Loss before income taxes | | | (254,659 | ) | | (207,345 | ) | | (928,256 | ) | | (986,225 | ) | | (3,988,247 | ) |
Provision for income taxes | | | - | | | - | | | 800 | | | 800 | | | 4,000 | |
NET LOSS | | $ | (254,659 | ) | $ | (207,345 | ) | $ | (929,056 | ) | $ | (987,025 | ) | $ | (3,992,247 | ) |
Net loss per common share, after giving retroactive effect to 2 for 1 stock split on March 11, 2005 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
- basic and diluted | | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | (0.03 | ) | $ | (0.04 | ) | $ | (0.47 | ) |
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Shares used in computing | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
basic and diluted net loss | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
per share | | | 26,873,738 | | | 26,819,750 | | | 26,864,652 | | | 24,606,115 | | | 8,477,585 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
THE CHILDREN'S INTERNET, INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
| | For the Nine Months Ended September 30, | | For the Period Sept. 25, 1996 (inception) to | |
| | 2006 | | 2005 | | Sept. 30, 2006 | |
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CASH FLOWS USED IN OPERATING ACTIVITIES | | | | | | | |
Net Loss | | $ | (929,056 | ) | $ | (987,025 | ) | $ | (3,992,247 | ) |
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash | | | | | | | | | | |
used in operating activities: | | | | | | | | | | |
Depreciation on equipment | | | 3,208 | | | 263 | | | 4,084 | |
Amortization of deferred charges | | | 102 | | | - | | | 102 | |
Stock compensation to director | | | - | | | 315,000 | | | 315,000 | |
Stock compensation to President | | | 52,223 | | | - | | | 52,223 | |
Shares issued for services | | | 7,800 | | | 119,760 | | | 709,756 | |
Services performed as capital contribution | | | - | | | - | | | 595,000 | |
Expenses paid by former officer on behalf of company | | | - | | | - | | | 5,000 | |
Deposit - State Board of Equalization | | | (2,000 | ) | | - | | | (2,000 | ) |
Increase in current assets - | | | | | | | | | | |
Deposit held in escrow | | | - | | | (37,378 | ) | | (37,378 | ) |
Increase in current contra equity - | | | | | | | | | | |
Prepaid expenses | | | (2,941 | ) | | - | | | (2,941 | ) |
Increase in current liabilities - | | | | | | | | | | |
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | | | 252,592 | | | 41,118 | | | 436,849 | |
Accrued officers' compensation | | | 224,274 | | | 135,000 | | | 404,274 | |
Net cash used in operating activities | | | (393,798 | ) | | (413,262 | ) | | (1,512,278 | ) |
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CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES | | | | | | | | | | |
Acquisition of equipment | | | (774 | ) | | (7,030 | ) | | (12,196 | ) |
Net cash used in investing activities | | | (774 | ) | | (7,030 | ) | | (12,196 | ) |
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CASH PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES | | | | | | | | | | |
Issuance of common stock | | | - | | | 456,912 | | | 612,517 | |
Advances from related party | | | 291,004 | | | 434,248 | | | 1,369,150 | |
Related party advances converted to common stock | | | - | | | (456,912 | ) | | (456,912 | ) |
Net cash provided by financing activities | | | 291,004 | | | 434,248 | | | 1,524,755 | |
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Net change in cash and cash equivalents | | | (103,568 | ) | | 13,956 | | | 281 | |
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Cash and cash equivalents - Beginning of period | | | 103,849 | | | - | | | - | |
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Cash and cash equivalents - End of period | | $ | 281 | | $ | 13,956 | | $ | 281 | |
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION | | | | | | | | | | |
Cash paid for interest | | $ | 3,122 | | $ | - | | $ | 3,122 | |
Cash paid for taxes | | $ | 800 | | $ | 800 | | $ | 4,000 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
THE CHILDREN'S INTERNET, INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
NOTES TO UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2006
NOTE 1 - DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Business
The Children's Internet, Inc. (the Company) was incorporated under the laws of the State of Nevada on September 25, 1996 under the name D.W.C. Installations. At that date, 2,242,000 post-split shares were issued. The Company was primarily inactive until July 2002.
On July 3, 2002, Shadrack Films, Inc. purchased 2,333,510 newly issued post-split shares of our common stock for $150,000, thereby obtaining a majority ownership interest and becoming the parent company. Total issued and outstanding shares were increased to 4,575,510 post-split shares as a result of this sale. Subsequently, on December 27, 2002, the Company’s name was changed from D.W.C. Installations to The Children’s Internet, Inc.
On October 11, 2002, 8,948,000 newly issued restricted post-split shares of common stock were issued as a debt financing fee, pursuant to an agreement with five shareholders holding a total of 2,237,000 freely tradable post-split shares. These shareholders agreed to pay to Two Dog Net, Inc. (TDN), a related party, the proceeds from the sales of an unspecified number of their shares to third parties, and in return these shareholders or their designees received four restricted shares for each of their original freely-tradable shares. TDN in turn agreed to loan a portion of the proceeds to Shadrack Films, Inc., who in turn loaned the majority of the funds to The Children’s Internet to finance the ongoing operations of the Company. TDN retained the remainder of the proceeds to help fund development costs of The Children’s Internet online service, which is the product the Company has licensed from TDN to bring to the marketplace. In view of the $575,356 agreed upon value of the newly-issued shares given up by the Company to obtain this financing, no interest is charged on the amounts loaned. The total net proceeds of the shares sold under this agreement were $2,228,292.
On February 15, 2005, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized a 2 for 1 forward split of the Company’s issued and outstanding common stock to shareholders of record on March 7, 2005, to take the form of a 100% stock dividend. The effective date of the forward split on the OTC:BB was March 11, 2005.
During the year ended December 31, 2005, an additional 13,334,628 restricted post-split shares of common stock were issued. Of these shares 13, 054,628 were issued for conversion of debt and 280,000 shares were issued in payment of investor relation services as explained in Notes 3, 4 and 6.
On June 9, 2006, 15,600 shares were issued under a public relations consulting agreement, as explained in Note 6, bringing the total of the Company's issued and outstanding post-split shares to 26,873,738 at September 30, 2006.
On January 1, 2006, the company adopted the stock-based compensation provisions of SFAS No. 123R, which establishes standards for the accounting for transactions in which an entity exchanges its equity instruments for goods and services. SFAS No. 123R eliminates the ability to account for share-based compensation transactions using Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25 and generally requires that such transactions be accounted for using a fair-value-based method.
Development Stage Enterprise
The Company is a development stage enterprise as defined by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 7, “Accounting and Reporting by Development Stage Enterprises.” All losses accumulated since the inception of the Company have been considered as part of the Company’s development stage activities. The Company is devoting the majority of its efforts to activities focused on marketing The Children’s Internet® service and on financial planning, raising capital, developing sales strategies and new marketing materials and implementing its business plan. The Company is considered to be a development stage company even though some of its planned principal operations have commenced, because there have been no significant revenues earned by the Company to date.
Additionally, the Company is not a shell company as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Revenue Recognition
In December 2003, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) No. 104 “Revenue Recognition, corrected copy” to revise and clarify SAB No. 101, “Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements”, issued in 1999 and 2000. Pursuant to these bulletins and the relevant generally accepted accounting principles, the Company recognizes revenue when services are rendered to subscribers under contractual obligation to pay monthly subscription amounts for such services.
NOTE 2 - INTERIM FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited interim financial statements have been prepared by the Company in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America pursuant to Regulation S-B of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been condensed or omitted. Accordingly, these interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company's audited financial statements and related notes as contained in the Company's Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2005. In the opinion of management, the interim financial statements reflect all adjustments, including normal recurring adjustments, necessary for fair presentation of the interim periods presented. The results of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 are not necessarily indicative of results of operations to be expected for the full year.
Going Concern
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the settlement of liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business. As reflected in the accompanying financial statements, the Company had net losses and a negative cash flow from operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2006. These factors raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is dependent on the Company’s ability to raise additional funds and implement its business plan. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern.
Reclassifications
During the quarter ended September 30, 2006, management determined that a change in presentation of certain accounts from an asset classification to a contra equity classification would result in balance sheets that represent the Company’s financial position more fairly. Specifically, deferred charges and prepaid expenses for which the Company’s stock was issued as payment for services yet to be performed, have been reclassified from assets to deductions from equity beginning with the September 30, 2006 Balance Sheet.
For comparative purposes, certain amounts previously combined in the prior year’s Statements of Operations, have been reclassified to provide a more informative presentation when compared to the same periods for 2006.
The following summarizes the reclassifications of the previously reported amounts for 2005:
| | Three Months Ended September 30, 2005 | | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2005 | |
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General and administrative expenses | | | | | |
as originally reported | | $ | 207,345 | | $ | 986,225 | |
Adjustments | | | (45,497 | ) | | (452,914 | ) |
Restated | | $ | 161,848 | | $ | 533,311 | |
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Sales and marketing expenses | | | | | | | |
as originally reported | | $ | - | | $ | - | |
Adjustment | | | 234 | | | 2,651 | |
Restated | | $ | 234 | | $ | 2,651 | |
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Officers’ compensation | | | | | | | |
as originally reported | | $ | - | | $ | - | |
Adjustment | | | 45,000 | | | 450,000 | |
Restated | | $ | 45,000 | | $ | 450,000 | |
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Depreciation expense | | | | | | | |
as originally reported | | $ | - | | $ | - | |
Adjustment | | | 263 | | | 263 | |
Restated | | $ | 263 | | $ | 263 | |
NOTE 3 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Services Provided
On February 15, 2005, the Company’s Board of Directors resolved that starting January 1, 2005, all salary due and payable to the Company's Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and Director, Sholeh Hamedani, would be accrued when earned. The decision will be made at the end of each year whether to make the payment in cash, shares of the Company’s restricted common stock, or a combination of both. As of the date of this report no decision has been made as to what method of payment Ms. Hamedani will take and her salary continues to be accrued. For each of the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, $135,000 was accrued. Also, the salary of the Company’s President, William L. Arnold, has not been paid, but is being accrued beginning May 1, 2006.
Advances
As of the date of this report, all of the Company’s funding has been through Shadrack Films, Inc., the parent company and a related party. The total amount advanced through September 30, 2006 was $1,369,150. In February 2005, the Company owed Shadrack Films, Inc., approximately $457,000 representing loans made by Shadrack to the Company since activating the development stage on July 3, 2002 when it agreed to fund all of the Company’s operations. On February 15, 2005, the Company's Board of Directors authorized and approved the conversion of debt totaling $456,912 owed by the Company to Shadrack, into 13,054,628 post-split shares of the Registrant's restricted common stock at a conversion price of $.035 per post-split share.
Shadrack Films, Inc. is an entity owned and controlled by the Company's Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Chairman of the Board, Sholeh Hamedani, who is the sole officer, director and shareholder of Shadrack. Shadrack also owned 2,333,510 post-split shares it acquired back on July 3, 2002 of the Company's common stock, of which it sold 1,277,150 of its restricted shares in reliance on an exemption from registration pursuant to Section 4 (1-1/2) of the Securities Act of 1933, to approximately 130 investors between July 2004 and June 2005. In addition, Shadrack paid for services valued at $35,000 with 70,000 restricted shares of the Company’s common stock. Together with the 13,054,628 post-split shares issued upon conversion of the debt, Shadrack owns an aggregate of 14,040,988 post-split shares of the Company's common stock or 52.2% without giving effect to any presently exercisable options.
Beneficial Ownership
The Company, Shadrack and Two Dog Net, Inc. (TDN), are related parties, in that, the Company's Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and Director, Sholeh Hamedani, is the sole shareholder of Shadrack which as of September 30, 2006 owns 52.2% of the Company's common stock. Ms. Hamedani was President of TDN until she resigned on August 1, 2002 and is a 10% shareholder of TDN. In addition, the current President, Chairman and Founder of TDN, Nasser Hamedani, is the father of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and Director, Sholeh Hamedani.
Licensing Agreement
The Wholesale Sales and Marketing Agreement between the Company and Two Dog Net, Inc., dated March 3, 2003, is an exclusive and renewable five-year agreement for the Company to be the exclusive marketers of TDN’s proprietary and patent pending secure online service for children pre-school to junior high called The Children's Internet®. Under the terms of the agreement, the agreement is automatically renewed for additional five-year periods on the same terms unless either party terminates by written notice to the other party no less than one year before the end of the term.
On February 15, 2005, the Company's Board of Directors authorized and approved an amendment to the Wholesale Sales and Marketing Agreement between the Company and Two Dog Net, Inc., dated March 3, 2003. The amended license agreement reduces the license fee for The Children's Internet® technology payable to TDN from $3.00 to $1.00 per month, per subscriber. In consideration for the reduction of the fee, the Company granted TDN or its designees, an option to purchase the Company's currently restricted common stock as described below.
Stock Options Granted
As noted above, on February 15, 2005, because TDN agreed to reduce their licensing fee from $3.00 to $1.00 the Company issued an option to purchase up to 18,000,000 post-split shares of the Company's restricted common stock at an exercise price of $0.07 per share, and a fair value of $5,670,000. The Option is exercisable, in whole or in part at any time and from time to time, for a period of five years from the date of grant. The Option also provides TDN with "piggyback" registration rights for all shares underlying the Option on any registration statement filed by the Company for a period of one year following any exercise of the Option.
Also on February 15, 2005, the Company’s Board of Directors granted Tyler Wheeler, the Company’s Chief Software Architect consultant and a director, an option to purchase up to 1,000,000 post-split shares of the Company’s restricted common stock at an exercise price of $0.07, and a fair value of $315,000. The option is exercisable, in whole or in part at any time and from time to time, for a period of five years from the date of grant.
Both options to purchase Company shares were valued at $0.315 per share. Both of the above options were valued using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, which was developed for estimating the fair value of traded options, and taking into account that all of the exercisable shares are restricted.
NOTE 4 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
On November 24, 2004, Oswald & Yap, A Professional Corporation (“O&Y”), formerly counsel to the Company, filed a complaint in the Superior Court of California, County of Orange, Case No. 04CC11623, against the Company, seeking unpaid legal fees in the amount of $50,985 in connection with the legal representation of the Company. Subsequently the amount claimed of unpaid legal fees was reduced to $37,378 because it was discovered that O&Y did not properly credit all of the payments that were made by the Company to O&Y. The amount of $37,378 was deposited in an escrow account by the Company on July 5, 2005. The O&Y complaint includes causes of action for breach of contract. The Company disputes the amounts claimed alleging that O&Y’s services were otherwise unsatisfactory. On May 5, 2005, O&Y submitted an Offer to Compromise for a $0 payment by the Company to O&Y in exchange for mutual releases which the Company rejected.
The Company filed a cross-complaint against O&Y alleging breach of contract, professional negligence, negligent representation, and breach of good faith and fiduciary duty. The Company is seeking damages in an unspecified amount for costs, legal fees and losses incurred. O&Y has vigorously disputed the claims set forth in the cross-complaint and has indicated its intention, should it prevail in its defense, to institute a malicious prosecution action against the Company, Nasser Hamedani, Sholeh Hamedani and Company counsel.
The cross-claim was filed in the Superior Court of California, County of Orange, Case No. 04CC11623 by TCI against O&Y, and the principal allegation is that O&Y was retained to assist its predecessor company in the purchase and acquisition of D.W.C. Installations with the expectation that D.W.C. had available free-trading shares such that TCI could immediately file a Form 211 to become quoted on the OTC:BB and raise capital on the relevant markets and that in advising TCI through the purchase, O&Y failed to properly advise TCI as to the status of D.W.C. Installations and its shares which in fact were not free-trading. As a result of this conduct, TCI alleges damages in an unspecified amount but including purchase costs, extended operation costs, refiling costs, audit costs, legal fees, loan fees, lost market share, and costs for registration. The case was set to proceed to trial on November 13, 2006, but was stayed indefinitely pending resolution of the ongoing Securities and Exchange Commission complaint recently filed against the Company and certain of its officers.
On August 25, 2006, the Company filed a complaint in Superior Court of California, County of Alameda Case No. VG 06 286054, against its former auditor Stonefield Josephson and Dean Skupen, an individual, alleging breach of contract, promissory estoppel, breach of implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, negligent misrepresentation, fraud, and unfair business practices arising out of breach of a letter agreement between the Company and Stoneflield to provide the Company working papers for audit and review and a consent letter. This action is still pending and its outcome is uncertain at this time.
There is a contingent liability in connection with a Stock Purchase Agreement executed on October 11, 2002 between identified Shareholders and identified Purchasers. Under the terms of the Stock Purchase Agreement, a payment of $150,000 is due to be paid into escrow in part consideration for purchase of the stock of D.W.C. Installations, Inc. The payment date is designated as 90 days from the date that the Company’s shares of common stock become quoted on the over-the-counter bulletin board system. The shares became quoted on the over-the-counter bulletin board system on February 23, 2005. If this payment is not made, there could be exposure in connection with the identified Shareholders’ efforts to collect the amounts allegedly due. No provision has been recorded by the Company, since any potential liability would be an obligation of the individual Purchasers of these shares and not the Company.
As previously disclosed by the Company on August 15, 2005, November 15, 2005, and January 3, 2006, that on July 19, 2005, the Company and its auditors and its former auditors received notice from the Office of Enforcement of the Securities and Exchange Commission stating that they had commenced an “informal inquiry” to determine if there have been “any violations of the federal securities laws” by the Company. On December 27, 2005, the Company received notice from the Securities and Exchange Commission that the Commission had elevated its inquiries to a formal investigation for possible violation of the securities laws resulting from the Company’s restatement of its financial statements for fiscal years 2002 and 2003 and certain interim periods in fiscal year 2004. On May 1, 2006, the Company was further informed by the San Francisco District Office of the Commission that it is going to ''recommend to the Commission that it authorize the staff to file a civil injunctive action in the United States District Court and/or cease-and-desist proceeding in an administrative action against The Children’s Internet” and its C.E.O., Sholeh Hamedani. The Commission will allege in its pleadings that the Company, its C.E.O. and other individuals, violated various sections and rules of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The Commission ''may seek injunctive relief or a cease and desist order, disgorgement, and civil monetary penalties'' against the Company as well as its C.E.O. being barred from serving as either a director or officer of the Company or of any public company in the future.
The Company is continuing to seek resolution of the staff’s investigation by virtue of settlement. A potential settlement likely may include the Company and/or its Chief Executive Officer consenting, without admitting or denying the allegations, to a judgment alleging negligent, reckless, and intentional violations of the federal securities laws, and other sanctions including substantial penalties. These penalties could range from the Chief Executive Officer being barred from serving as either a director or officer of the Company to also including financial penalties and disgorgement of all profits derived by the Company and/or its Chief Executive Officer and/or profits derived by Shadrack.
From inception, Shadrack, the parent company, has advanced to the Company approximately $1.4 million for operations. While the exact amount of the disgorgement of profits and/or penalties cannot be determined at this time, the ability to pay them by the Company or the Chief Executive Officer is a serious question. Any proposed settlement will be subject to the Commission’s approval. The Company cannot predict the outcome of any settlement negotiations, the staff’s investigation, or the ultimate Commission action should these settlement negotiations fail. The Company does not yet have a settlement offer. Management and counsel to the Company are currently waiting to see if they will receive one from the Commission's staff. Additionally, there is no assurance that the Company will receive a settlement offer. Moreover, there is no assurance that their settlement offer (if any) will be acceptable to the Company and the prospect of litigation could ensue which could seriously compromise the Company's ability to achieve its goals.
On September 27, 2006, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) filed a complaint in the United States District Court Northern District of California Case No. C066003CW, against among others the Company, and certain of its officers alleging against one or more defendants violations of Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5, violations of Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act and Rules 12b-20, 13a-1, 13a-11, 13a-13, violations of Section 13(b)(2)(A) of the Exchange Act by TCI, Violations of Section 13(b)(2)(B) of the Exchange Act by TCI, Violations of Section 13(b)(5) of the Exchange Act and Rule 13b2-1, 13b2-2, 13a-14, 16(a). The complaint generally alleges that the Company and the individual defendants made false or misleading public statements regarding the Company’s business and operations, made false statements in various filings with the Commission and in particular the June 2005 Annual Report and Restatement and 2005 Current and Quarterly Reports, and that defendants or some of them induced investment in the Company through misrepresentation and omissions. The complaint seeks disgorgement, unspecified monetary damages, injunctive relief and other relief against the defendants. The Company has not yet filed its formal response.
As discussed above, the Company has claims and lawsuits against it that may result in adverse outcomes. Adverse outcomes in some or all of the claims pending against the Company may result in significant monetary damages or injunctive relief against it that could adversely affect its ability to conduct business. Although management currently believes that resolving all of these matters, individually or in the aggregate, will not have a material adverse impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations, the litigation and other claims are subject to inherent uncertainties and management’s view of these matters may change in the future. There exists the possibility of a material adverse impact on the Company’s financial position and the results of operations for the period in which the effect of an unfavorable final outcome becomes probable and reasonably estimable.
On February 25, 2005, the Company entered into a one-year agreement with Crosslink Financial Communications, Inc., a California corporation, for consulting services related to stockholder communications and public relations with existing shareholders, brokers, dealers and other investment professionals. The principal shareholder of Crosslink is William L. Arnold. As compensation for these services, Crosslink received 200,000 restricted post-split shares of the Company's common stock valued at $0.33 per share, monthly stock compensation of 8,000 restricted post-split shares of common stock, and $5,000 per month from which Crosslink paid for complementary services (e.g., other mailing services, email services, data base extensions) of not less than $1,500 per month up to an average of $2,500 per month. During the year ended December 31, 2005, Crosslink received a total of 280,000 restricted post-split shares of the Company’s common stock under this agreement. The agreement with Crosslink Financial Communications, Inc. was terminated at the end of December 2005.
On December 30, 2005, William L. Arnold, the principal shareholder of Crosslink was appointed by the Chairman to act as President of the Company under an Executive Employment Agreement with the same date. Compensation includes a monthly salary of $10,000, of which $2,500 per month is deferred with 9% accrued interest until January 2007. The agreement also includes a combination of nonqualified and qualified stock options (the Stock Option). The Stock Option is for the purchase of up to 1,000,000 post-split shares at an option price of $0.55 per share, and expires on December 31, 2010. One half of the Stock Option vested immediately and the remaining 500,000 option shares will vest at the rate of 1/36th each month until fully vested. Of the 500,000 option shares which vest immediately, 360,000 are Incentive Stock Options (ISO’s). The remaining 640,000 option shares are non-qualified. Additionally the agreement includes a performance bonus of up to 50% of the annual salary to be paid on or before the sixtieth day following the close of the Company's fiscal year, provided that the Employee meets the performance standards as established by Board of Directors. The President and the CEO of the Company mutually agreed to extend the deadline to define the "Performance Standards" from June 30, 2006 to September 30, 2006, and $40,000 has been accrued as an expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2006. If the stock-based compensation provisions of SFAS No. 123R had been adopted prior to January 1, 2006, the fair value of the 500,000 shares which vested on December 30, 2005 under the Stock Option, would have been recorded at $235,000.
On April 7, 2005, the Company entered into an agreement with Convergys Customer Management Group Inc. of Cincinnati, Ohio to provide subscriber management services, including inbound telephone coverage 24/7, capturing caller information, providing toll-free numbers and daily reporting of orders and leads. The term of the agreement begins on April 7, 2005 and continues until the expiration of 30 days after either party gives the other party written notice of its intent to terminate. Under this agreement, inbound live phone services are billed at $0.75 per minute for the first million minutes annually, $0.732 for the second million minutes and $0.714 per minute thereafter. The minimum purchase commitment is $2,500 per month, which is waived for the first year of service. The Convergys relationship is established, but their telemarketing services will not commence until the Infomercial marketing begins.
On August 23, 2005, the Company signed a client services agreement with Mercury Media of Santa Monica, CA to exclusively manage the distribution of the Company’s television infomercials. Mercury Media is an advertising agency that specializes in purchasing airtime for different types of direct response advertising. The term of the contract is annual until terminated by either party by written notice of not less than 30 days. For media time bookings under this contract, the Company will pay a 10% commission on the gross amount charged by broadcast, satellite or cable television outlets. The Mercury Media relationship is established, but at the time of this report no media time has been booked and their services have not commenced.
On April 21, 2006, the Company announced that it had entered into a six-month consulting agreement with Karin Tobiason for public relations services. This agreement was terminated shortly thereafter. No services were performed under the agreement, and the initial payment of $5,000 was fully refunded.
On June 9, 2006, the Company entered into a public relations consulting agreement with Brazer Communications of Mill Valley, CA to launch a media relations campaign to increase public awareness of the Company and its product. Under this agreement, overall fees are set at $4,700 per month for the contract period of six months ending on December 8, 2006. In addition to the monthly fees, on the date of the agreement 15,600 restricted post-split shares were awarded to two principals of Brazer Communications. The fair market value of these shares was $7,800, which was recorded as a prepaid expense presented on the Balance Sheet as a contra equity account, and is being amortized over the period of the agreement.
NOTE 5 - COMMON STOCK
On February 15, 2005, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized a 2 for 1 forward split of the Company's issued and outstanding common stock to shareholders of record on March 7, 2005, in the form of a 100% stock dividend. The effective date of the forward split on the NASDAQ OTC: BB was March 11, 2005.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2006, 15,600 common shares were issued to Brazer Communications under a public relations consulting agreement, as explained in Note 4. No other new shares were issued by the Company during this period.
NOTE 6 - NON-MONETARY TRANSACTIONS
Deferred Charge
As explained in Note 3, the Company’s Board of Directors granted an option to Two Dog Net, Inc. to purchase currently restricted common shares. This option was valued at $5,670,000. This amount has been recorded as a deferred charge presented on the Balance Sheet as a contra equity account and is being amortized into expense as subscription revenues are recognized, beginning with the three-month period ended June 30, 2006. This account will be evaluated periodically by management to determine if any adjustment for impairment of value is required. During the nine months ended September 30, 2006, $102 in amortization of the deferred charge was recorded as cost of revenues.
Conversion of Debt to Common Stock
As explained in Note 3, on February 15, 2005, the Company's Board of Directors authorized and approved the conversion of debt totaling $456,912 owed to Shadrack Films, Inc., the Parent Company, into 13,054,628 post-split shares of the Company’s restricted common stock at a conversion price of $.035 per post-split share.
Non-employee Compensation
As explained in Note 3, the Company’s Board of Directors granted an option to Tyler Wheeler, to purchase restricted common shares. This option was valued at $315,000. This amount has been recorded as an expense for services and is included with general and administrative expenses in the Company’s Statement of Operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2005.
Stock-based Compensation
During the nine months ended September 30, 2006, options to purchase 111,112 shares at $0.55 per share, granted to William L. Arnold, became vested under his executive employment agreement based on his first nine months of service as President of the Company. The vested options were valued at $52,223 using the Black-Scholes option pricing model based on the grant-date fair value in accordance with SFAS No. 123R.
As explained in Note 4, on June 9, 2006, 15,600 restricted post-split shares were awarded to two principals of Brazer Communications under a six-month contract to perform public relations consulting services for the Company. The fair market value of these shares was $7,800.
ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND PLAN OF OPERATION
The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with our financial statements, including the notes thereto, appearing elsewhere in this Report.
Forward-Looking Statements
The following information contains certain forward-looking statements of management of the Company. Forward-looking statements are statements that estimate the happening of future events and are not based on historical fact. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, such as “may," "could," "expect," "estimate," "anticipate," “plan,” "predict," "probable," "possible," "should," "continue," or similar terms, variations of those terms or the negative of those terms. The forward-looking statements specified in the following information have been compiled by our management on the basis of assumptions made by management and considered by management to be reasonable. Our future operating results, however, are impossible to predict and no representation, guaranty, or warranty is to be inferred from those forward-looking statements.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
The Company's financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, which contemplate continuation of the Company as a going concern. The preparation of these financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the 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.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Selected Financial Data
| | For the nine months ended September 30, 2006 | | For the nine months ended September 30, 2005 | | For the period from September 25, 1996 (inception) through September 30, 2006 | |
Statement of Operations Data | | | | | | | |
Net revenues | | $ | 636 | | $ | - | | $ | 636 | |
Operating expenses | | $ | 917,948 | | $ | 986,225 | | $ | 3,977,939 | |
Operating loss | | | ($917,531 | ) | | ($986,225 | ) | | ($3,977,522 | ) |
Net loss | | | ($929,056 | ) | | ($987,025 | ) | | ($3,992,247 | ) |
| | As of September 30, 2006 | |
Balance Sheet Data: | | | |
Total assets | | $ | 47,771 | |
Total liabilities | | $ | 1,753,361 | |
Total stockholders' deficit | | | ($1,705,590 | ) |
Our operating expenses decreased by $68,694 for the nine months ended September 30, 2006, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2005. The decrease was primarily due to decreases of $145,681 in officers and directors compensation and $161,444 in investor relations expenses, offset by an increase in legal expenses of $259,722. The decrease in officers and directors compensation resulted primarily from more stock options granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2005. The decrease in investor relations expense is because the principal of our former investor relations consulting firm, which received 256,000 restricted post-split shares valued at $119,760 during the nine months ended September 30, 2005, has been performing these functions. The increase in legal expenses is due primarily to the Oswald & Yap litigation and responding to the SEC inquiry.
Plan of Operation
This plan of operation contains forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties, and assumptions. The actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors, including, but not limited to, those described elsewhere in this report.
On September 10, 2002, we entered into a License Agreement with Two Dog Net for an exclusive worldwide license to market and sell The Children’s Internet® service. We subsequently replaced the royalty and license agreement with a new Wholesale Sales & Marketing Agreement with the same effective date of September 10, 2002. The new agreement provides for us to be the exclusive marketers of Two Dog Net’s proprietary and patent pending secure Internet service for pre-school to junior high school aged children called The Children’s Internet®. We further amended this agreement in February 2005 to decrease the per user fee to Two Dog Net from $3.00 to $1.00. In consideration for this decrease of the royalty fee, Two Dog Net was granted an option to acquire 18,000,000 post-split shares of the Company’s restricted common stock at an exercise price of $.07 per share for five years from the date of grant. The shares underlying the option have “piggy back” registration rights for a period of one year following any exercise of the option.
The Company released The Children’s Internet®, version 9.0, to the market on March 2, 2006. The Company is the exclusive marketer and distributor of The Children's Internet® membership-based service created just for kids. In the August 2004 issue of PC Magazine The Children's Internet® was ranked as Editors' Choice in the category of "Kids' Browsers and Services," and was voted number one over AOL, EarthLink and MSN Premium 9. We believe The Children's Internet® is the most comprehensive, smart solution to the problems inherent to a child’s unrestricted and unsupervised Internet access. We offer a protected online service and "educational super portal" specifically designed for children, pre-school to junior high, providing them with SAFE, real-time access to the World Wide Web; access to hundreds of thousands of the best pre-selected, pre-approved educational and entertaining web pages accessed through a secure propriety browser and search engine.
During 2005 and 2006, the technology on which the product is based was updated and numerous features, including secure e-mail, Family Favorites™ and added more home rooms, as well as improving the overall functionality of the service.
We also created a “User Advisory Group” that served as critical advisors with respect to both content and technical aspects of the product. This group was disbanded in December 2005 after providing very valuable constructive commentary and with the understanding that the only components to be finalized were secure e-mail and an enhanced search engine. Those components have now been added.
Additionally, during 2005 and 2006, we identified and, where appropriate, contracted with third party companies to outsource non-strategic core competencies to provide administrative support services and effectively put in place the infrastructure to support the growth of the business. Convergys Corporation of Cincinnati, Ohio has been contracted to manage telemarketing and the order taking process, and Mercury Media of Santa Monica, California has been contracted to manage media placement. Neither of these companies has received any payment, nor have they begun to perform services for the Company, as of the date of this report.
The Business Model
The product has a suggested retail price of $9.95 per month with a 30-day free trial offer for the first month of service to the consumer. The user must already have internet access, either through dial-up, DSL or cable broadband. We utilize both retail and wholesale channels of distribution.
The Company will focus on establishing long term, value-driven relationships with:
· | The School Market: School Administrators and Teachers |
· | Major ISP’s such as Comcast, Yahoo, AOL, etc. |
· | Non-profit organizations such as religious groups, Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts, etc. |
· | ISP customers with an interest in protecting their families |
Although the service was completed and ready to launch in the second quarter of 2006, due to the lack of investment funds the Company could not effectuate their marketing and sales plans. Once the company has secured significant investment we intend to initiate a broad based Sales and Marketing Plan. We will focus our sales and marketing programs on five distinct areas where we can produce revenue:
1. | Consumer Sales- In March 2006, we began selling monthly subscriptions of the service directly to consumers via a nationwide Sales Agent program on a test basis. We introduced a Sales Agent program on January 11, 2006 and began enrolling independent Sales Agents to sell subscriptions to The Children’s Internet® service on a commission only basis. A monthly commission of $2.00 per subscriber is paid to the sales agent and continues as long as the subscriber is enrolled with our service. These independent Sales Agents have introduced the product to some of the nations largest ISPs, retailers, merchandisers, and fast food companies. As of the date of this report, there continues to be ongoing, substantive discussions with third party distribution channels. |
Consumers may also order the monthly service directly from the Company via our website at: www.thechildrensinternet.com.
2. | Wholesalers- We are planning to sell The Children's Internet® to independent distributors, resellers and ISPs who will sell it as a value-added service to their current customer base. Targets would include companies such as Comcast, AT&T, EarthLink and the hundreds of “local” ISPs throughout the United States. In these situations, the business model changes dramatically as we would not be engaged in billing, collecting, customer service or level-one technical support. |
3. | Charitable organizations- We are planning to “partner” with non-profit organizations to have them market the product. Targets would include large religious organizations, various scout programs, Internet safety activists, law enforcement agencies, etc. Moreover, we offer any age-appropriate school, public or private, 20 free licenses for a year. From there, we expect Parent Teacher Associations to use the product as a fundraiser, deepening our penetration into the homes of children. |
4. | Direct Response Television Advertising- Subject to securing financing, the cornerstone of our direct response consumer marketing plan is a national television advertising campaign which includes a 30-minute Infomercial that was produced over a two-year period of time by Two Dog Net. This Infomercial is currently being re-edited and updated. Once the update is completed we then intend to utilize the Infomercial to launch the advertising and consumer marketing program to build brand recognition and generate revenues from monthly subscriptions. We plan to first conduct a limited media test to identify what television stations in various geographical markets generate the most response, which will be the basis for the ongoing infomercial media schedule. From the media test we will be able determine and build the media schedule to roll-out the advertising campaign nationally. In addition to the long-form 30-minute Infomercials we intend to produce short-form direct response 60-second spots to run simultaneously as the Infomercial to support the brand, increase the coverage area and generate sales. |
5. | International marketing- the Company has been approached by identified resellers in Europe and China and will accommodate them as we are successful in the United States. Canada and Australia are obvious targets for development. A Spanish language version will ultimately open doors throughout Latin America and Spain. |
Channels of Distribution:
The Children's Internet, Inc. will employ both direct and indirect sales channels.
Also subject to secure financing we will hire a direct sales force. The primary targets will be the largest Internet Service Providers as well as other national organizations that market to the most appropriate demographic for our service. We believe one or more of the largest ISPs in the United States will recognize the first mover advantage opportunity and will use The Children’s Internet to not only offer this much needed product to their existing customers, but also to take significant market share from their competition. We also believe that almost any company that markets to our demographic will want to seize the public relations good will that will accrue to any company offering our service.
The indirect channel, composed of non-salaried independent agents and wholesale distributors, will target a wide range of opportunities, from local charities to national organizations where they may have an influential contact.
Future Products and Services
In the future we anticipate generating revenues via advertising sold to the purveyors of children goods and services. We also intend to engage in the merchandising of The Children’s Internet® themed products, from clothing to toys to books, but for the foreseeable future we will focus strictly on the successful distribution of our core service.
Market Share, Cash Flow and Profitability
Although market data is not exact, and varies depending on the source, our plan is based on the belief that in the United States alone there are an approximately 48 million homes with internet access with children under the age of 16. Our model, with a mix of business generated from the respective channels of distribution, indicates we can be cash flow positive and profitable with less than 0.5% of the market.
LIQUIDITY AND RESOURCES
As of September 30, 2006, we had net loss from inception of approximately $3,992,000. Of this amount, approximately $595,000 represents the estimated fair market value for the cost of wages, if paid, for the services rendered by our Chief Executive Officer and an outside consultant (we have recorded these amounts for the cost of wages, since they did not charge the Company, as additional paid in capital), $1,514,000 represents professional fees such as legal and accounting expenses, $575,000 represents a debt financing fee, $315,000 represents officers compensation for which an option to purchase common stock was issued, $404,000 represents accrued officers compensation, and the balance of $589,000 consists primarily of payroll, occupancy and telecommunications costs including internet costs. To date, our parent company, Shadrack, has funded all of our expended costs.
Currently, we are dependent on funding from Shadrack for our current operations and for providing office space and utilities that for the nine months ended September 30, 2006, averaged $21,300 per month in operating costs, exclusive of professional fees, salaries accrued but unpaid or paid by options or shares, and time donated by our staff. Through September 30, 2006, the amount funded by Shadrack totaled approximately $1,369,000. On September 30, 2006, the balance due to Shadrack was approximately $912,000. The difference of approximately $457,000 was converted to common stock on February 15, 2005, when the Company’s Board of Directors authorized the conversion of all debt owed to Shadrack into 13,054,628 post-split shares of restricted common stock at a conversion price of $0.07 per pre-split share. Shadrack is under no obligation to continue funding our operations and could stop at any time without notice. Furthermore, Shadrack currently has limited financial resources. Therefore, additional funding for the Company through Shadrack is dependent on Shadrack’s ability to raise funds in the future, for which there is no assurance.
Where practicable we plan to contract with third party companies to outsource all non-strategic core competencies to provide administrative support services such as level one technical support as well as to market The Children’s Internet® Service. We believe this strategy will minimize the number of employees required to manage our intended growth through 2006. In connection with this strategy back on August 14, 2003 we entered into two agreements, an Independent Sales Agreement and a Licensing Agreement, with Infolink Communications, Ltd, ("Infolink"), a sales organization in the Internet Infrastructure industry. Infolink was hired to bring the Company wholesale distributors, mainly Internet Service Providers who will sell and market The Children's Internet service to their end users. To date Infolink has brought to us minimal wholesale distributors who have generated no revenues. However, since the product release of The Children’s Internet ® Version 9.0, Infolink has resumed its efforts to proactively engage wholesale distributors. Nonetheless, there is no assurance that we will be able to enter into additional arrangements for marketing and administrative support services.
On February 25, 2005, we entered into a Consulting Agreement with Crosslink Financial Communications, Inc., of which William L. Arnold is the principal shareholder. Crosslink represented the Company in stockholder communications and public relations with existing shareholders, brokers, dealers and other investment professionals as to the Company's current and proposed activities, and in consulting with management. For undertaking this engagement the Company agreed to issue a “Commencement Bonus” payable in the form of 200,000 restricted post-split shares of the Company's common stock. In addition, the Company agreed to a monthly stock compensation of 8,000 post-split shares of common stock every month on the contract anniversary date, and a cash fee of $5,000 per month for the term of the Agreement. Out of this fee, Crosslink paid for complementary services (e.g., other mailing services, email services, data base extensions) up to an average of $2,500 per month. The agreement, which was originally for a term commencing February 25, 2005 and ending twelve months thereafter, was terminated at the end of December 2005. On December 30, 2005, Mr. Arnold was hired as The Company’s full-time President.
On April 7, 2005, the Company entered into an agreement with Convergys Customer Management Group Inc. of Cincinnati, Ohio to provide subscriber management services, including inbound telephone coverage 24/7, capturing caller information, providing toll-free numbers and daily reporting of orders and leads. The term of the agreement begins on April 7, 2005 and continues until the expiration of 30 days after either party gives the other party written notice of its intent to terminate. Under this agreement, inbound live phone services are billed at $0.75 per minute for the first million minutes annually, $0.732 for the second million minutes and $0.714 per minute thereafter. The minimum purchase commitment is $2,500 per month, which is waived for the first year of service. The Convergys relationship is established, but their services will not commence until the Infomercial marketing begins.
On August 23, 2005, the Company signed a client services agreement with Mercury Media of Santa Monica, CA to exclusively manage the distribution of the Company’s television infomercials. Mercury Media is an advertising agency that specializes in purchasing airtime for different types of direct response advertising. The term of the contract is annual until terminated by either party by written notice of not less than 30 days. For media time bookings under this contract, the Company will pay a 10% commission on the gross amount charged by broadcast, satellite or cable television outlets. At the time of this report no media time has been booked. The Mercury Media relationship is established, but their services will not commence until the Infomercial marketing begins.
On April 21, 2006, the Company announced that it had entered into a six-month consulting agreement with Karin Tobiason for public relations services. This agreement was terminated shortly thereafter. No services were performed under the agreement, and the initial payment of $5,000 was fully refunded.
On June 9, 2006, the Company entered into a public relations consulting agreement with Brazer Communications of Mill Valley, CA to launch a media relations campaign to increase public awareness of the Company and its product. Under this agreement, overall fees are set at $4,700 per month for the contract period of six months ending on December 8, 2006. In addition to the monthly fees, on the date of the agreement 15,600 restricted post-split shares were awarded to two principals of Brazer Communications. The fair market value of these shares was $7,800, which was recorded as a prepaid expense presented on the Balance Sheet as a contra equity account, and is being amortized over the period of the agreement.
Going Concern Uncertainty
Through the date of this report, we have relied exclusively on loans from Shadrack to fund all of our expenses. However, there is no assurance that Shadrack will be able or willing to continue such funding indefinitely. We will be required to obtain additional funds through private placements of debt or equity securities or by other borrowing. We do not have any arrangements with potential investors or lenders to provide such funds and there is no assurance that such additional financing will be available when required in order to proceed with our business plan. Further, our ability to respond to competition or changes in the market place or to exploit opportunities will be significantly limited by lack of available capital financing. If we are unsuccessful in securing the additional capital needed to continue operations within the time required, we will not be in a position to continue operations. In this event, we would attempt to sell the Company or file for bankruptcy.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
None.
ITEM 3. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
DISCLOSURE CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
In the course of the due diligence for the Annual Report on Form 10-KSB of the Company for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004, our management identified an agreement that the Company had entered into with five of our shareholders on October 11, 2002. This agreement provided that in consideration for the agreement of these shareholders to loan an affiliate of the Company proceeds from the sale of their shares of common stock of the Company to third parties, the Company would issue four shares of its restricted common stock for every one share owned. The aggregate number of shares of restricted common stock that the Company was obligated to issue pursuant to the agreement was 4,474,000 pre-split (8,948,000 post-split) shares. The agreement was not disclosed in any of the Company’s previous SEC filings or otherwise included as an exhibit as a result of an error of omission. In addition, the 4,474,000 pre-split (8,948,000 post-split) shares to be issued were not included in any of the Company’s financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2003 or 2002, or in any interim reporting period through September 30, 2004.
Management brought this matter to the attention of its Board of Directors and the Board of Directors brought it to the attention of the Company’s independent auditor. After discussions with management, the Board of Directors determined that previously reported financial information for the Company be restated to reflect the agreement. In light of the expected restatement, the Company filed a Form 8-K on April 21, 2005 under Item 4.02 (a) advising that due to an error, its previously issued financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2003 and 2002 and such interim periods covered thereby and for the interim periods in fiscal 2004 should no longer be relied upon.
(b) | Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures and Remediation |
In connection with the restatement, under the direction of our Chief Executive Officer and Controller, we have reevaluated our disclosure controls and procedures. We have identified a material weakness in our internal controls and procedures relating to the handling and disclosure of material agreements. In order to prevent the same kind of mistake noted above, the Company has implemented a new review system whereby all agreements which have a material effect on the Company will be reviewed by the Company’s President and outside counsel. Agreements will be forwarded by the President to the Company’s auditor which will keep copies in its files for reporting purposes. Additional copies will be forwarded to the Company’s accounting department where it will be logged and processed for follow-up. In addition to the above we will constantly monitor our procedures and when necessary hire outside consultants to make sure that the Company’s corporate compliance program is up to date with all SEC Rules and recommendations.
We believe that as of the date of this filing, the process enumerated above will remediate the current weaknesses that have been identified in our internal controls and procedures and further that with applicable training all relevant personnel will understand and apply the rules relating to disclosure of material agreements.
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
On November 24, 2004, Oswald & Yap, A Professional Corporation (“O&Y”), formerly counsel to the Company, filed a complaint in the Superior Court of California, County of Orange, Case No. 04CC11623, against the Company, seeking recovery of allegedly unpaid legal fees in the amount of $50,984.86 in connection with the legal representation of the Company. Subsequently the amount claimed of unpaid legal fees was reduced to $37,378.43 because it was discovered that O&Y did not properly credit all of the payments that were made by the Company to O&Y. The amount of $37,378.43 was deposited in an escrow account by the Company on July 5, 2005. The O&Y complaint includes causes of action for breach of contract. The Company disputes the amounts claimed alleging that O&Y’s services were otherwise unsatisfactory. On May 9, 2005, O&Y submitted an Offer to Compromise for a $0 payment by the Company to O&Y in exchange for mutual releases which the Company rejected.
The Company filed a cross-complaint against O&Y alleging breach of contract, professional negligence, negligent representation, and breach of good faith and fiduciary duty. The Company is seeking damages in an unspecified amount for costs, legal fees and losses incurred. O&Y has vigorously disputed the claims set forth in the cross-complaint and has indicated its intention, should it prevail in its defense, to institute a malicious prosecution action against the Company, Nasser Hamedani, Sholeh Hamedani and Company counsel.
The cross-claim was filed in the Superior Court of California, County of Orange, Case No. 04CC11623 by TCI against O&Y, and the principal allegation is that O&Y was retained to assist its predecessor company in the purchase and acquisition of D.W.C. Installations with the expectation that D.W.C. had available free-trading shares such that TCI could immediately raise capital on the relevant markets and that in advising TCI through the purchase, O&Y failed to properly advise TCI as to the status of D.W.C. Installations and its shares which in fact were not free-trading. As a result of this conduct, TCI alleges damages in an unspecified amount but including purchase costs, extended operation costs, refiling costs, audit costs, legal fees, loan fees, lost market share, and costs for registration. The case was set to proceed to trial on November 13, 2006, but was stayed indefinitely pending resolution of the ongoing Securities and Exchange Commission complaint recently filed against several parties including The Company, and certain of its officers.
On August 25, 2006, the Company filed a complaint in Superior Court of California, County of Alameda Case No. VG 06 286054, against its former auditor Stonefield Josephson and Dean Skupen, an individual, alleging breach of contract, promissory estoppel, breach of implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, negligent misrepresentation, fraud, and unfair business practices arising out of breach of a letter agreement between the Company and Stoneflield to provide the Company working papers for audit and review and a consent letter. This action is still pending and its outcome is uncertain at this time.
There is a contingent liability in connection with a Stock Purchase Agreement executed on October 11, 2002 between identified Shareholders and identified Purchasers. Under the terms of Stock Purchase Agreement, a payment of $150,000 is due to be paid into escrow in part consideration for purchase of the stock of D.W.C. Installations, Inc. The payment date is designated as 90 days from the date that the Company’s shares of common stock become quoted on the over-the-counter bulletin board system. The shares became quoted on the over-the-counter bulletin board system on February 23, 2005. If this payment is not made, there could be exposure in connection with the identified shareholders’ efforts to collect the amounts allegedly due. No provision has been recorded by the Company, since any potential liability would be an obligation of the individual purchasers of these shares and not the Company.
SEC Investigation
As previously disclosed by the Company on August 15, 2005, November 15, 2005, and January 3, 2006, that on July 19, 2005, the Company and its auditors and its former auditors received notice from the Office of Enforcement of the Securities and Exchange Commission stating that they had commenced an “informal inquiry” to determine if there have been “any violations of the federal securities laws” by the Company. On December 27, 2005, the Company received notice from the Securities and Exchange Commission that the Commission had elevated its inquiries to a formal investigation for possible violation of the securities laws resulting from the Company’s restatement of its financial statements for fiscal years 2002 and 2003 and certain interim periods in fiscal year 2004. On May 1, 2006, the Company was further informed by the San Francisco District Office of the Commission that it is going to ''recommend to the Commission that it authorize the staff to file a civil injunctive action in the United States District Court and/or cease-and-desist proceeding in an administrative action against The Children’s Internet” and its C.E.O., Sholeh Hamedani. The Commission will allege in it’s pleadings that the Company, its C.E.O. and other individuals violated various sections and rules of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The Commission ''may seek injunctive relief or a cease and desist order, disgorgement, and civil monetary penalties'' against the Company as well as its C.E.O. being barred from serving as either director or officer of the Company or of any public company in the future.
The Company is continuing to seek resolution of the staff’s investigation by virtue of settlement. A potential settlement likely may include the Company and/or its Chief Executive Officer consenting, without admitting or denying the allegations, to a judgment alleging negligent, reckless, and intentional violations of the federal securities laws, and other sanctions including substantial penalties. These penalties could range from the Chief Executive Officer being barred from serving as either directors or officer of the Company to also including financial penalties and disgorgement of all profits derived by the Company and/or its Chief Executive Officer and/or profits derived by Shadrack.
From inception, Shadrack, the parent company, has advanced to the Company approximately $1.4 million for operations. While the exact amount of the disgorgement of profits and/or penalties can not be determined at this time, the ability to pay them by the Company or the Chief Executive Officer is a serious question. Any proposed settlement will be subject to the Commission’s approval. The Company cannot predict the outcome of any settlement negotiations, the staff’s investigation, or the ultimate Commission action should these settlement negotiations fail. The Company does not yet have a settlement offer. Management and counsel to the Company are currently waiting to see if they will receive one from the Commission's staff. Additionally, there is no assurance that the Company will receive a settlement offer. Moreover, there is no assurance that their settlement offer (if any) will be acceptable to the Company and the prospect of litigation could ensue which could seriously compromise the Company's ability to achieve its goals.
On September 27, 2006, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) completed its investigation and filed a complaint in the United States District Court Northern District of California Case No. C066003CW, against among others the Company, and certain of its officers alleging against one or more defendants violations of Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5, violations of Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act and Rules 12b-20, 13a-1, 13a-11, 13a-13, violations of Section 13(b)(2)(A) of the Exchange Act by TCI, Violations of Section 13(b)(2)(B) of the Exchange Act by TCI, Violations of Section 13(b)(5) of the Exchange Act and Rule 13b2-1, 13b2-2, 13a-14, 16(a). The complaint generally alleges that the Company and the individual defendants made false or misleading public statements regarding the Company’s business and operations, made false statements in various filings with the Commission and in particular the June 2005 Annual Report and Restatement and 2005 Current and Quarterly Reports, and that defendants or some of them induced investment in the Company through misrepresentation and omissions. The complaint seeks disgorgement, unspecified monetary damages, injunctive relief and other relief against the defendants. The Company has not yet filed its formal response.
We have claims and lawsuits against us that may result in adverse outcomes. We are subject to a variety of claims and lawsuits. Adverse outcomes in some or all of the claims pending against us may result in significant monetary damages or injunctive relief against us that could adversely affect our ability to conduct our business. Although management currently believes that resolving all of these matters, individually or in the aggregate, will not have a material adverse impact on our financial position or results of operations, the litigation and other claims are subject to inherent uncertainties and management’s view of these matters may change in the future. There exists the possibility of a material adverse impact on our financial position and the results of operations for the period in which the effect of an unfavorable final outcome becomes probable and reasonably estimable.
We are not aware of any other pending or threatened litigation that could have a material adverse effect on our business.
ITEM 2. UNREGISTRED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
The Company had no “Unregistered Sales of its securities during the period covered by this report.
ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION
On October 3, 2006, the Company received notice from its independent certified public accountants, Marc Lumer & Company (Lumer), that they had resigned as the Company’s auditors effective immediately. The Company is not aware of any disagreements with Lumer on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedures over the previous two years. Effective October 26, 2006, the Company retained the firm of De Joya Griffith & Company, LLC to act as its independent certified public accountants. The initial responsibility of De Joya Griffith & Company will be to review the Company’s unaudited financial statements for the quarter ended September 30, 2006 reported in this Form 10-QSB.
For the last two fiscal years, Lumer’s reports on the financial statements of the Company did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, nor were the reports qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles. During the fiscal years ended December 31, 2004 and December 31, 2005, and the subsequent interim period through October 3, 2006, there were no disagreements with Lumer on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure which, if not resolved to the satisfaction of Lumer would have caused Lumer to make reference to the matter in their reports. There were no "reportable events", as that term is described in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
The following documents are filed as part of this Report:
(a) Exhibits:
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31.1 | | Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
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31.2 | | Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
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32 | | Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
On January 3, 2006, the Company filed a Current Report on Form 8-K reporting the receipt of a notice from the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding the change of the nature of its investigation of the Company from informal to formal.
On January 6, 2006, the Company filed a Current Report on Form 8-K reporting the Employment Agreement signed with William L. Arnold on December 30, 2005, to serve as President of The Children’s Internet, Inc.
On April 21, 2006, the Company filed a Current Report on Form 8-K reporting a six-month consulting agreement with Karin Tobiason for public relations services. This agreement was terminated shortly thereafter. No services were performed under the agreement, and the initial payment of $5,000 was fully refunded.
On May 5, 2006, the Company filed a Current Report on Form 8-K reporting the receipt of a notice from the San Francisco District Office of the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding its recommendation to the Commission that it authorize the staff to file a civil injunction in the U.S. District Court.
On October 4, 2006, the Company filed a Current Report on Form 8-K reporting the resignation of its auditors, Marc Lumer & Co., effective October 3, 2006. Additionally, the Company reported that on September 27, 2006, the Company was informed by the San Francisco District Office of the Commission that it had filed a civil action in the United States District Court against The Children’s Internet and key members of management and related parties.
On October 16, 2006, The Company filed a Current Report on Form 8-KA reporting that the resignation of Marc Lumer was not the result of a disagreement between the Company and its auditors.
On October 30, 2006, The Company filed a Current Report on Form 8-KA reporting that the firm of De Joya Griffith & Company, LLC had been retained to act as the Company’s independent certified public accountants.
SIGNATURES
In accordance with the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, duly authorized.
DATED: November 14, 2006 | | The Children’s Internet, Inc. |
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| | /S/ SHOLEH HAMEDANI |
| By: Sholeh Hamedani |
| Its: Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) |