UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
(Mark One)
☑ | ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018
or
☐ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the transition period from __________ to __________
Commission file number 001-32634
MOBILESMITH, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 95-4439334 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
5400 Trinity Road, Suite 208 Raleigh, North Carolina | 27607 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(855) 516-2413
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Common Stock, $0.001 par value
(Title of Class)
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ☐·No ☑
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Act. Yes ☐·No ☑
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 ☑·No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☑·No ☐
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. ☑
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company” and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer | ☐ | Accelerated filer | ☐ |
Non-accelerated filer | ☐ | Smaller reporting company | ☒ |
Emerging growth company | ☐ |
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes ☐·No ☑
The aggregate market value of common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant as of June 30, 2018 was approximately $21.6 million (based on the closing sale price of $2.50 per share on such date).
The number of shares of the registrant’s common stock, $0.001 par value per share, outstanding as of March 27, 2019 was 28,271,598.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I | |||
Item 1. | Business | 4 | |
Item 1A. | Risk Factors | 7 | |
Item 1B. | Unresolved Staff Comments | 11 | |
Item 2. | Properties | 11 | |
Item 3. | Legal Proceedings | 11 | |
Item 4. | Mine Safety Disclosures | 11 |
PART II | |||
Item 5. | Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities | 12 | |
Item 6. | Selected Financial Data | 12 | |
Item 7. | Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations | 13 | |
Item 7A. | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk | 19 | |
Item 8. | Financial Statements and Supplementary Data | F-1 | |
Item 9. | Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure | 20 | |
Item 9A. | Controls and Procedures | 18 | |
Item 9B. | Other Information | 18 |
PART III | ||
Item 10. | Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance | 21 |
Item 11. | Executive Compensation | 24 |
Item 12. | Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters | 28 |
Item 13. | Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence | 30 |
Item 14. | Principal Accounting Fees and Services | 30 |
PART IV | ||
Item 15. | Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules | 31 |
Item 16. | Summary | 33 |
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SIGNATURES | | 34 |
EXHIBIT INDEX | 35 |
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Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Information set forth in this Annual Report on Form 10-K contains various forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”), Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) and other laws. Forward-looking statements consist of, among other things, trend analyses, statements regarding future events, future financial performance, our plan to build our business and the related expenses, our anticipated growth, trends in our business, our ability to continue as a going concern, and the sufficiency of our capital resources including funds that we may be able to raise under our convertible note facility, our ability to raise financing from other sources and/or ability to defer expenditures, the impact of the liens on our assets securing amounts owed to third parties, expectation regarding competitors as more and larger companies attempt to market products/services competitive to our products, market acceptance of our new product offerings, including updates to our Platform, rate of new user subscriptions, market penetration of our products and expectations regarding our revenues and expenses, all of which are based on current expectations, estimates, and forecasts, and the beliefs and assumptions of our management. Words such as “expect,” “anticipate,” “project,” “intend,” “plan,” “estimate,” variations of such words, and similar expressions also are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties, and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual results may differ materially and adversely from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. Readers are directed to risks and uncertainties identified under Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” and elsewhere in this report for factors that may cause actual results to be different than those expressed in these forward-looking statements. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to revise or update publicly any forward-looking statements for any reason.
ITEM 1. BUSINESS
General
MobileSmith, Inc. (referred to herein as, “MobileSmith,” the “Company,” “us,” “we,” or “our”) was incorporated in Delaware in August 1993 and became a public company through a self-registration in February 2005. The Company’s common stock trades on the OTC Market (OTC.QB) under the symbol “MOST”.
Principal Products and Services
● Patient's Access: improvements in hospital's HCAHPS scores (the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems score) through increased customer satisfaction from improvements in patient engagement;
● Patient Perioperative Care: reductions of same-day cancellations and preventable re-admissions with tailored Perioperative Apps resulting in direct savings to the hospitals; and
● In Network Patient Retention: making it easy for patients to connect with care options through ER/Urgent care and Physician Referral Apps resulting in savings to the hospitals.
Our services offering includes:
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access to a catalog of ready to deploy mobile app solutions (App Blueprint Catalog);
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related deployment, support and integration services (App Build and Managed Services and custom development, where applicable) and
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hosting of the deployed mobile apps.
Our flagship MobileSmith® Platform (the "Platform") has transformed from customer facing into an internal platform that supports the deployment of mobile apps created from Blueprints. We also integrate various third-party code and services into the mobile apps produced from our Blueprints, host the deployed apps, and design new Blueprints that can be rapidly deployed by the Healthcare industry.
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Target Market and Sales Channels
During 2017 we completed a strategic shift and focused our business and research and development activities primarily on the Healthcare industry in the United States. In 2018 we refined our healthcare focus by identifying two target markets: (i) healthcare providers (hospitals, hospital systems and the United States Veterans Health Administration) and (ii) healthcare payer market (insurance companies and insurance brokers).
Both markets are targeted with a diversified sales workforce that includes direct sales and resellers ("channel partners").
Principal Customers
In 2017 we had a major healthcare customer in the federal government space that accounted for 46% of our 2017 revenue. The contract with the major government customer ended as of December 31, 2017. Our 2018 revenue was less concentrated with no single customer comprising more than 10% of recognized revenue. However, as we expand our relationships with channel partners in 2019, our revenue concentration may increase again as one single channel partner may result in more revenue than sales to individual hospitals in the aggregate.
Research and Development
In 2017 we continued to enhance the Platform with various functionalities sought by current and target customers. We continuously monitor such demand, rapidly develop the functionalities and make them available to all our customers, current and future.
During 2017 and 2018 we focused our technological and design efforts on our Blueprints features, that continue leading our offering to healthcare providers (Blueprint is a fully customizable pre-built app targeting specific healthcare related business function or health condition)
During 2019 our product development will focus on consolidating our own technology with technology of our multiple service partners (including EMR integrators, wayfinding partners, telemedicine partners) and making these consolidated technologies available through software development kits ("SDKs") and application programming interfaces ("APIs") for mass rapid consumption by the Healthcare Industry.
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Competition
We have been successful in penetrating the healthcare provider technology market and developed extensive expertise in the industry. With many of our customers we enjoy five-plus year relationships. However, the healthcare provider technology industry is highly competitive. Our competitors include a number of successful, independent companies, such as Vivify Health, mPulse, and AMC Health. Many of these companies have significantly greater financial, personnel, and other resources than we do. Moreover, more companies enter the industry and market every year. As a result of this, we expect the competition we face to grow stronger in the next five years.
Intellectual Property
During 2014, we stopped pursuing the majority of our patent applications as we determined that the cost of pursuing them is greater than the potential protection provided by them. Since then we have been granted one patent associated with our Platform.
We also have several trademarks registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. These trademarks cover certain names that identify specifics of the Platform user interface.
Employees
As of December 31, 2018, we had 26 full time employees and no part-time employees. None of our employees are subject to collective bargaining agreements.
Available Information
Our corporate information is accessible through our main web portal at www.MobileSmith.com. We are not including the information contained on our website as a part of, or incorporating it by reference into, this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Although we endeavor to keep our website current and accurate, there can be no guarantees that the information on our website is up to date or correct. We make available, free of charge, access to all reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), including our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, our Current Reports on Form 8-K, and amendments to these reports, filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such material with, or furnish it to, the SEC. The Company’s reports filed with, or furnished to, the SEC are also available on the SEC’s website www.sec.gov.
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ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
You should carefully consider the risks described below and elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K before making an investment decision. Our business, financial condition or results of operations could be materially adversely affected by any of these risks. Our common stock is considered speculative and the trading price of our common stock could decline due to any of these risks, and you may lose all or part of your investment. The following risk factors are not the only risk factors facing the Company. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also affect our business.
A default by us in respect of the amounts outstanding on the notes outstanding under the note facilities and the commercial bank loans when due in 2020 would enable these creditors to foreclose on our assets.
The Notes currently outstanding under the Convertible Note Facilities, which together with interest accrued as of the date of this report on Form 10-K aggregate approximately $39.4 million, come due in November 2020. In addition, we have an outstanding Loan and Security Agreement (the “LSA”) with Comerica Bank in the amount of $5,000,000, which matures in June of 2020 and is secured by an extended irrevocable letter of credit issued by UBS AG (Geneva, Switzerland) (“UBS AG”) with a renewed term expiring on May 31, 2019, which term is renewable for one year periods, unless notice of non-renewal is given by UBS AG at least 45 days prior to the then current expiration date. The provision of any such notice by UBS will constitute an event of default under the LSA, at which time all amounts outstanding under the LSA will become due and payable. As of the filing date of this report on Form 10-K, no such notice has been provided to us nor have we been provided with any indication that we are to receive notice of non-renewal of the letter of credit.
Unless we can defer payment on the notes or such notes are in fact converted into our common stock, of which no assurance can be provided, we will need to find other sources of funding to pay the amounts that are scheduled to come due in November 2020. We also have no commitment from any other funding source should UBS elect to not renew the letter of credit.
Furthermore, the amounts under the LSA as well as approximately $20.5 million under the Notes, are secured by a lien on our assets. A default by us under these Notes or the LSA would enable these creditors to foreclose on our assets. Additionally, the non-renewal of the letter of credit securing the UBS note, which is currently scheduled to expire on May 31, 2019, would also trigger an event of default under the LSA as well as the outstanding notes. Any foreclosure could force us to substantially curtail or cease our operations.
Historically, we have operated at a loss, and we continue to do so.
We have had recurring losses from operations and continue to have negative cash flows. If we do not become cash flow positive through additional financing or growth, we may have to cease operations and liquidate our business.
We are dependent on existing and other investors for the financing of our operations and their inability or unwillingness to fund our operations can have a material adverse effect on our operations.
We have not yet achieved positive cash flows from operations, and our main source of operating funds is the sale of notes under two convertible note facilities that we implemented. See Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis “Liquidity and Capital Resources”. Since November 2007 and through the date of this report, we have raised approximately $53.6 million through these note facilities and we have the ability to raise up to an additional $19.7 million under such facilities from existing note holders and others upon request and with the consent of the noteholders. However, no assurance can be provided that we will in fact be able to raise needed amounts through the facilities or through any other sources on commercially reasonable terms. If financing through the note facilities becomes unavailable, we will need to seek other sources of funding. The inability to raise additional funds when needed on terms acceptable to us, whether through the note facilities or otherwise, may have a material adverse effect on our operations.
Our independent registered public accounting firm indicates that it has substantial doubt that we can continue as a going concern. Our independent registered public accounting firm’s opinion may negatively affect our ability to raise additional funds, among other things. If we fail to raise sufficient capital, we will not be able to implement our business plan, we may have to liquidate our business, and you may lose your investment.
Cherry Bekaert LLP, our independent registered public accounting firm, has expressed substantial doubt in its report included within this Annual Report on Form 10-K about our ability to continue as a going concern given our recurring losses from operations and deficiencies in working capital and equity, which are described in the first risk factor above. This report could materially limit our ability to raise additional funds by issuing new debt or equity securities or otherwise. If we fail to raise sufficient capital, we will not be able to implement our business plan and, we may have to liquidate our business, which may result in the loss of your entire investment. You should consider our independent registered public accounting firm’s report when determining if an investment in us is suitable.
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The delivery of software via the SaaS business model is more vulnerable to cyber-crime than the sale of pre-packaged software.
Our service involves the storage and transmission of customers’ proprietary information. If our security measures are breached as a result of third-party action, employee error, malfeasance or otherwise and, as a result, unauthorized access is obtained to our customers’ data or our data, our reputation could be damaged, our business may suffer, and we could incur significant liability. In addition, third parties may attempt to fraudulently induce employees or customers to disclose sensitive information such as user names, passwords, or other information in order to gain access to our customers’ data or our data, which could result in significant legal and financial exposure and a loss of confidence in the security of our service that would harm our future business prospects. Because the techniques used to obtain unauthorized access, or to sabotage systems, change frequently and generally are not recognized until launched against a target, we may be unable to anticipate these techniques or to implement adequate preventative measures. If an actual or perceived breach of our security occurs, the market perception of the effectiveness of our security measures could be harmed and we could lose sales and customers.
Our business is currently dependent on the success of a single product, the Platform, and related services.
Our business model is dependent on the commercial success of the Platform. Our future financial performance and revenue growth will depend on acceptance by the market of our vision that mobile app development by a non-developer will become a mainstream solution for businesses of all sizes. Our growth is dependent on the introduction of new features to the Platform and innovation in the area of mobile app development solutions for a wide range of customers.
Government regulation may subject us to liability or require us to change the way we do business.
The laws and regulations that govern our business change rapidly. Evolving areas of law that are relevant to our business include privacy and security laws, proposed encryption laws, content regulation, information security accountability regulation, sales and use tax laws and regulations and attempts to regulate activities on the Internet. In addition to being directly subject to certain requirements of the HIPAA privacy and security regulations, we are required through contracts with our customers known as “business associate agreements” to protect the privacy and security of certain personal and health related information. We are required to comply with revised requirements under the HIPAA privacy and security regulations. The rapidly evolving and uncertain regulatory environment could require us to change how we do business or incur additional costs. Further, we cannot predict how changes to these laws and regulations might affect our business. Failure to comply with applicable laws and regulations could subject us to civil and criminal penalties, subject us to contractual penalties, including termination of our customer agreements, damage our reputation and have a detrimental impact on our business.
Our propriety rights may prove difficult to enforce.
Our Platform technology is not patent protected and is not exclusive to us, as there are various platforms in the market that allow for creation of mobile apps, ranging from “do it yourself” platforms for creation of template apps to platform tools designed for use by developers. Although we consider our Platform unique, in that it allows for creation of sophisticated mobile apps by non-developers, there is no guarantee that another company will not build a similar platform.
Furthermore, many key aspects of networking technology are governed by industry wide standards, which are usable by all market entrants. Although we are not dependent on any individual patents or group of patents for particular segments of the business for which we compete, if we are unable to protect our proprietary rights to the totality of the features (including aspects of products protected other than by patent rights) in a market, we may find ourselves at a competitive disadvantage to others who need not incur the substantial expense, time, and effort required to create innovative products that have enabled us to be successful.
We may be found to infringe on intellectual property rights of others.
Third parties, including customers, may in the future assert claims or initiate litigation related to exclusive patent, copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property rights to technologies and related standards that are relevant to us. Because of the existence of a large number of patents in the mobile apps field, the secrecy of some pending patents, and the rapid rate of issuance of new patents, it is not economically practical or even possible to determine in advance whether a product or any of its components infringes or will infringe on the patent rights of others. The asserted claims and/or initiated litigation can include claims against us or our manufacturers, suppliers, or customers, alleging infringement of their proprietary rights with respect to our existing or future products or components of those products. Regardless of the merit of these claims, they can be time-consuming, result in costly litigation and diversion of technical and management personnel, or require us to develop a non-infringing technology or enter into license agreements. Where claims are made by customers, resistance even to unmeritorious claims could damage customer relationships. There can be no assurance that licenses will be available on acceptable terms and conditions, if at all, or that our indemnification by our suppliers will be adequate to cover our costs if a claim were brought directly against us or our customers. Furthermore, because of the potential for high court awards that are not necessarily predictable, it is not unusual to find even arguably unmeritorious claims settled for significant amounts. If any infringement or other intellectual property claim made against us by any third party is successful, if we are required to indemnify a customer with respect to a claim against the customer, or if we fail to develop non-infringing technology or license the proprietary rights on commercially reasonable terms and conditions, our business, operating results, and financial condition could be materially and adversely affected.
Our exposure to risks associated with the use of intellectual property may be increased as a result of acquisitions, as we have a lower level of visibility into the development process with respect to such technology or the care taken to safeguard against infringement risks.
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Officers, directors, principal stockholders and other related parties control us. This might lead them to make decisions that do not align with interests of minority stockholders.
Our principal stockholders beneficially own or control a large percentage of our outstanding common stock. Certain of these principal stockholders hold Notes, which may be exercised or converted into additional shares of our common stock under certain conditions. The Noteholders have designated a representative to act as their agent. We have agreed that the representative shall be granted access to our facilities and personnel during normal business hours, shall have the right to attend all meetings of the Board of Directors and its committees, and shall receive all materials provided to the Board of Directors or any committee. In addition, so long as the Notes are outstanding, we have agreed that we will not take certain material corporate actions without approval of the representative.
Our principal stockholders, acting together, would have the ability to control substantially all matters submitted to our stockholders for approval (including the election and removal of directors and any merger, consolidation, or sale of all or substantially all of our assets) and to control our management and affairs. Accordingly, this concentration of ownership may have the effect of delaying, deferring, or preventing a change in control of us; impeding a merger, consolidation, takeover, or other business combination involving us; or discouraging a potential acquirer from making a tender offer or otherwise attempting to obtain control of us, which in turn could materially and adversely affect the market price of our common stock.
Mr. Avy Lugassy controls Grasford Investments Ltd. (“Grasford”). As of December 31, 2018, Grasford holds 10,054,045 , or 35.6%, of the Company’s issued and outstanding common stock and approximately $12.1 million in aggregate principal amount of our promissory notes, which are currently convertible at the election of the holder into additional 8,444,952 shares of common stock. Being a significant owner of our company, Mr. Lugassy may exercise significant influence on our operations through his ability to vote his shares.
In addition, as of the date of this report, Union Bancaire Privée (“UBP”) holds 7,167,832, or 25.4% of the Company’s issued and outstanding common stock and approximately $25.9 million in aggregate principal amount of the Notes. Because UBP may convert its Notes upon request, if UBP so converts, it would acquire a significant percentage of our shares of common stock and, like Grasford, would be able to exercise significant influence on the Company’s operations as a result.
Future utilization of net operating loss carryforwards may be limited.
In accordance with Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, a change in equity ownership of greater than 50% of the Company within a three-year period can result in an annual limitation on the Company’s ability to utilize its net operating loss carryforwards that were created during tax periods prior to the change in ownership. A change in ownership may result from the issuance of shares of the Company’s common stock pursuant to conversion of the Notes or any other event that would result in the issuance of common or preferred shares of the Company, among other events.
Any future issuance of our shares of common stock could have a dilutive effect on the value of our existing shares of common stock.
The conversion price on our outstanding convertible promissory notes is fixed at $1.43 per share and on March 27, the closing price of our stock was $1.86 per share. As of the date of this report, we have $39,370,000 of face value Notes outstanding convertible into 27,531,469 shares of common stock, which would almost double our current number of shares of common stock outstanding. As we continue to issue more of the Notes, the number of conversion shares will increase.
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The ability of our Board of Directors to issue additional stock may prevent or make more difficult certain transactions, including a sale or merger of the Company.
Our Board of Directors is authorized to issue up to 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock with powers, rights and preferences designated by it. Shares of voting or convertible preferred stock could be issued, or rights to purchase such shares could be issued, to create voting impediments or to frustrate persons seeking to effect a takeover or otherwise gain control of the Company. The ability of the Board of Directors to issue such additional shares of preferred stock, with rights and preferences it deems advisable, could discourage an attempt by a party to acquire control of the Company by tender offer or other means. Such issuances could therefore deprive stockholders of benefits that could result from such an attempt, such as the realization of a premium over the market price for their shares in a tender offer or the temporary increase in market price that such an attempt could cause. Moreover, the issuance of such additional shares of preferred stock to persons friendly to the Board of Directors could make it more difficult to remove incumbent officers and directors from office even if such change were to be favorable to stockholders generally.
There currently is very limited public market for our common stock and there can be no assurance that a more active public market will ever develop. Failure to develop or maintain a trading market could negatively affect the value of our common stock and make it difficult or impossible for you to sell your shares.
There is currently a very limited public market for shares of our common stock and a more active one may never develop. Our Common Stock is quoted on the OTC Markets, QB Tier. The OTC Markets is a thinly traded market and lacks the liquidity of certain other public markets with which some investors may have more experience. Our shares of common stock are traded infrequently and even an insignificant investment in our shares of common stock may be illiquid.
We may not ever be able to satisfy the listing requirements for our common stock to be listed on a national securities exchange, which is often a more widely-traded and liquid market. Some, but not all, of the factors which may delay or prevent the listing of our common stock on a more widely-traded and liquid market include the following: our stockholders’ equity may be insufficient; the market value of our outstanding securities may be too low; our net income from operations may be too low; our common stock may not be sufficiently widely held; we may not be able to secure market makers for our common stock; and we may fail to meet the rules and requirements mandated by the several exchanges and markets to have our common stock listed. Should we fail to satisfy the initial listing standards of the national exchanges, or our common stock is otherwise rejected for listing, and remains listed on the OTC Markets or is suspended from the OTC Markets, the trading price of our common stock could suffer and the trading market for our common stock may be less liquid and our common stock price may be subject to increased volatility, making it difficult or impossible to sell shares of our common stock.
Penny Stock Regulations are applicable to investment in shares of our common stock.
Broker-dealer practices in connection with transactions in "penny stocks" are regulated by certain penny stock rules adopted by the SEC. Penny stocks generally are equity securities with a price of less than $5.00 (other than securities registered on certain national securities exchanges, provided that current prices and volume information with respect to transactions in such securities are provided by the exchange or system). Penny stock rules require a broker-dealer, prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from the rules, to deliver a standardized risk disclosure document that provides information about penny stocks and the risks in the penny stock market. The broker-dealer also must provide the customer with current bid and offer quotations for the penny stock, the compensation of the broker-dealer and its salesperson in the transaction, and monthly account statements showing the market value of each penny stock held in the customer's account. In addition, penny stock rules generally require that prior to a transaction in a penny stock, the broker-dealer make a special written determination that the penny stock is a suitable investment for the purchaser and receive the purchaser's written agreement to the transaction. These disclosure requirements may have the effect of reducing the level of trading activity in the secondary market for a stock that becomes subject to penny stock rules. Many brokers will not deal with penny stocks, restricting the market for our shares of common stock.
We do not intend to pay any cash dividends on our shares of common stock; thus our stockholders will not be able to receive a return on their shares unless they sell them.
We intend to retain any future earnings to finance the development and expansion of our business. We do not anticipate paying any cash dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future. Unless we pay dividends, our stockholders will not be able to receive a return on their shares unless they sell them.
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ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
Not applicable.
ITEM 2. PROPERTIES
We do not own any real property. The Company's corporate office in Raleigh North Carolina consists of approximately 7,000 square feet. The lease term for the premises commenced in July 2013 with an initial term that expires in March 2019. The Company has extended the lease through April 2024. As a result of the amendment the Company has received an incentive from the landlord valued at approximately $100,000. The Company intends to take advantage of the incentive through April 30, 2019.
Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that the total rent expense to be incurred over the term of the lease be recognized on a straight-line basis. Deferred rent represents the cumulative excess of the straight-line expense over the payments made. The average annual rent expense over the term of the lease is approximately $189,000.
ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
From time to time, we may become involved in various lawsuits and legal proceedings which arise in the ordinary course of business. We are currently not aware of any such legal proceedings or claims that we believe will have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or operating result.
ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Not applicable.
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PART II
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
Our common stock is currently quoted on the OTC Market (OTC.QB) under the symbol “MOST.” Although trading in our common stock has occurred on a relatively consistent basis, the volume of shares traded has been sporadic and very low. There can be no assurance that an established trading market will develop, that the current market will be maintained or that a liquid market for our Common Stock will be available in the future. Investors should not rely on historical stock price performance as an indication of future price performance.
The following table shows the quarterly high and low bid prices for our Common Stock over the last two completed fiscal years as quoted on the OTC Market (OTC.QB). The prices represent quotations by dealers without adjustments for retail mark-ups, mark-downs or commission and may not represent actual transactions.
Year Ended December 31, 2017: | High | Low |
First Quarter | $1.40 | $1.25 |
Second Quarter | $1.44 | $0.45 |
Third Quarter | $1.75 | $0.25 |
Fourth Quarter | $1.99 | $1.00 |
Year Ended December 31, 2018: | ||
First Quarter | $4.01 | $1.00 |
Second Quarter | $2.50 | $1.50 |
Third Quarter | $2.50 | $1.30 |
Fourth Quarter | $2.50 | $0.75 |
As of March 27, 2018 there were 161 holders of record of shares of our common stock.
Dividend Policy
We have never declared or paid any cash dividends on shares of our common stock and do not intend to declare or pay dividends for the foreseeable future. As long as the Notes are outstanding, we must receive approval from the bond representative designated by the Noteholders in order to pay any dividend on shares of our common stock.
Issuer Repurchases of Equity Securities
We do not have a stock repurchase program for our common stock and have not otherwise purchased any shares of our common stock.
ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
Not applicable.
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ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
This discussion summarizes significant factors affecting the operating results, financial condition and liquidity of MobileSmith for the two-year period ended December 31, 2018. This discussion should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto included in Part II, Item 8 “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” of this Annual Report on Form 10-K and the more detailed discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations in conjunction with the risks described in Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Overview of Financing Activities and Sources of Cash
From November 14, 2007 and through the date of this report on Form 10-K, we have financed our working capital deficiency primarily through the issuance of promissory notes under two convertible note facilities. The first, established in November 2007, is evidenced by the Convertible Secured Subordinated Note Purchase Agreement, dated November 14, 2007, as amended (as so amended, the “2007 NPA”) and the second, established in December 2014, is evidenced by the unsecured Convertible Subordinated Note Purchase Agreement (the “2014 NPA”); together with the 2007 NPA, (the “Convertible Note Facilities”) with Union Bancaire Privée, UBP SA ("UBP"). All references in this filing to “2007 NPA Notes” will mean notes issued under the 2007 NPA and all references to “2014 NPA Notes" will mean notes issued under the 2014 NPA. All references to the Notes will mean any convertible note or notes issued either under 2007 or 2014 NPAs.
From November 14, 2007 and through December 10, 2014, we have financed our working capital deficiency primarily with the issuance of Notes under the 2007 NPA. On December 11, 2014 the Company entered into the 2014 NPA and issued its first 2014 NPA Note to UBP. We intend to primarily use our 2014 NPA for future issuances of convertible notes.
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In June of 2018 we extended maturity of both the 2007 and 2014 NPA Notes from November of 2018 to November of 2020, which lengthened the period of time over which the debt discount is amortized.
During 2018, we borrowed a total of $4,715,000 under the 2014 NPA and converted $5,075,000 in principal amount of 2007 NPA Notes into 3,548,951 shares of common stock. The aggregate balance of the Notes as of December 31, 2018 was $36,350,825, net of $1,569,175 discount.
Amounts outstanding under the 2007 NPA are secured by a lien on all of our assets.
The table below summarizes convertible notes issued as of December 31, 2018 by NPA type:
Convertible Notes Type: | Balance |
2007 NPA notes, net of discount | $20,374,668 |
2014 NPA notes, net of discount | 15,976,157 |
Total convertible notes | $36,350,825 |
Comerica LSA
We have an outstanding Loan and Security Agreement (the "LSA") with Comerica Bank pursuant to which $5,000,000 is outstanding with an original maturity date of June 9, 2016. On June 8, 2018, the Company and Comerica Bank entered into Second Amendment to the LSA, which extended the maturity of the LSA to June 9, 2020.
The LSA is secured by an extended irrevocable letter of credit issued by UBS AG (Geneva, Switzerland) with a renewed term expiring on May 31, 2019, which term is automatically renewable for one year periods, unless notice of non-renewal is given by UBS AG at least 45 days prior to the then current expiration date. The provision of any such notice by UBS will constitute an event of default under the LSA, at which time all amounts outstanding under the LSA will become due and payable. As of the date of this report on Form 10-K, no such notice has been provided to us nor have we been provided with any indication that we are to receive notice of non-renewal of the letter of credit.
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COMPARISON OF THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2018 AND THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2017
2018 Highlights
In May of 2018 the Company granted significant number of stock options to its employees. As a result, our stock based compensation increased by approximately $900,000 in 2018 when compared to 2017. Stock based compensation impacted every operating expense category.
Comparison of Operating Results
Results of Operations
Increase (Decrease) | ||||
Category | Year ended December 31, 2018 | Year ended December 31, 2017 | $ | % |
Revenue | 2,323,121 | 3,452,888 | (1,129,767) | (33)% |
Cost of Revenue | 803,712 | 609,829 | 193,883 | 32% |
Gross Profit | 1,519,409 | 2,843,059 | (1,323,650) | (47)% |
Sales and Marketing | 1,647,602 | 1,175,920 | 471,682 | 40% |
Research and Development | 1,693,970 | 1,674,221 | 19,749 | 1% |
General and Administrative | 2,378,381 | 1,610,543 | 767,838 | 48% |
Interest Expense | 4,138,030 | 4,463,059 | (325,029) | (7)% |
Revenue decreased by $1,129,767, or 33%. The decrease in revenues is primarily attributable to the recognition and recording in 2017 of previously deferred revenues in 2016 for a single customer. That single customer accounted for $1,598,035 of 2017 revenue. The relationship with that customer terminated in 2017.
Cost of Revenue increased by $193,883, or 32%. An increase of $110,000 is attributable to increased license and use fees paid to our service partners, whose technology is integrated into our service offerings. The increase of $54,000 is attributable to internal personnel costs associated with delivery of services. The remainder for the increase is attributable to the stock based compensation component of our delivery team personnel expense.
Gross Profit decreased by $1,323,650, or 47% and is primarily attributable to impact from 2017 revenue recognition for single customer as described above.
Sales and Marketing expense increased by $471,682, or 40%. The sales and marketing team payroll related expense was higher by approximately $100,000. Travel expenses of the sales team were higher by approximately $62,000. Tradeshows and campaign related expenses were higher by approximately $24,000. The costs of consultants employed to perform industry research, lead generation, PR and other sales enablement activities were higher by approximately $112,000. The remainder of the increase is attributable to increase in stock based compensation of sales and marketing team.
Research and Development expense increased by $19,749, or 1%. Payroll and personnel related expenses of the research and development team decreased by approximately $210,000, offset by increase in stock based compensation of approximately $230,000.
General and Administrative expense increased by $767,838, or 48%. An increase of approximately $160,000 is attributable to increased compensation of the CEO (including $90,000 severance payment to the former CEO), CFO and the fact that board was engaged for a full year in comparison to 2017. Travel costs associated with the executive team and board travel activities increased by approximately $50,000. Professional services and consultants expense increased by approximately $65,000. Rent and insurance increased by approximately $22,000. Stock based compensation of the executive team and the board increased by approximately $470,000.
Interest expense decreased by $325,029, or 7%. Interest expense decreased by $375,000 due to a decrease in average face value of our debt due to conversions, offset by an increase in interest expense related to the Comerica LSA impacted by rising interest rates. The cash interest portion was offset by a increase of approximately $18,000 in debt discount amortization as a result of increase in beneficial conversion feature associated with debt issuance.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
We have not yet achieved positive cash flows from operations, and our main source of funds for our operations continues to be the sale of our notes under the Convertible Note Facilities. We need to continue to rely on this source until we are able to generate sufficient cash from revenues to fund our operations or obtain alternate sources of financing. We believe that anticipated cash flows from operations, and additional issuances of Notes, together with cash on hand, will provide sufficient funds to finance our operations at least for the next 12 months from the date of this report. Changes in our operating plans, lower than anticipated sales, increased expenses, or other events may cause us to seek additional equity or debt financing in future periods. There can be no guarantee that financing will be available to us under the Convertible Note Facilities or otherwise on acceptable terms if at all. Additional equity and convertible debt financing could be dilutive to the holders of shares of our common stock, and additional debt financing, if available, could impose greater cash payment obligations and more covenants and operating restrictions.
During 2018, the Company raised gross proceeds of $4,715,000 from the private placement to UBP under 2014 NPA and $525,000 through issuance of subordinated promissory notes to a related party. Subsequent to December 31, 2018 and through the date of this report, the Company issued additional 2014 NPA Notes to UBP in the amount of $1,450,000 and $600,000 of subordinated promissory notes to a related party.
Nonetheless, there are factors that can impact our ability to continue to fund our operating the next twelve months. These include:
● | Our ability to expand revenue volume; |
● | Our ability to maintain product pricing as expected, particularly in light of increased competition and its unknown effects on market dynamics; |
● | Our continued need to reduce our cost structure while simultaneously expanding the breadth of our business, enhancing our technical capabilities, and pursing new business opportunities. |
In addition, if UBS were to elect to not renew the irrevocable letter of credit beyond May 31, 2019, the currently scheduled expiration date, then such non-renewal will result in an event of default under the LSA, at which time all amounts outstanding under the LSA of approximately $5 million will become due and payable. Currently, the letter of credit is automatically extended for one year periods, unless notice of non-renewal is given by UBS AG at least 45 days prior to the then current expiration date. As of the filing date of this report on Form 10-K, no such notice has been provided to us nor have we been provided with any indication that we are to receive notice of non-renewal of the letter of credit.
Additionally, all notes issued under the 2007 and 2014 NPAs mature on November 14, 2020 and the Comerica LSA matures on June 9, 2020.
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Uses of Cash
During the year ended December 31, 2018, we used in operating activities approximately $7.5 million of cash, which was offset by $2.6 million in cash collected from our customers, netting approximately $4.9 million of net cash used in operating activities. Approximately $2.6 million of this amount was used to pay interest payments on the convertible notes and bank debt; approximately $3.3 million for payroll, benefits and related costs; approximately $687,000 was used for non-payroll related sales and marketing efforts, such as tradeshows, marketing campaigns, industry research, PR consulting and other outsourced sales enablement activities and approximately $872,000 was used for other non-payroll development and general and administrative expenses, which included among other things: infrastructure costs, rent, insurance, legal, professional, compliance, and other expenditures.
During the year ended December 31, 2017, we used in operating activities approximately $7.6 million of cash, which was offset by $3.4 million in cash collected from our customers, netting approximately $4.2 million of net cash used in operating activities. Approximately $3.2 million of this amount was used to pay interest payments on the convertible notes and bank debt; approximately $3.3 million for payroll, benefits and related costs; approximately $370,000 was used for non-payroll related sales and marketing efforts, such as tradeshows and marketing campaigns and approximately $756,000 was used for other non-payroll development and general and administrative expenses, which included among other things: infrastructure costs, rent, insurance, legal, professional, compliance, and other expenditures.
Capital Expenditures and Investing Activities
Our capital expenditures are limited to the purchase of new office equipment and new mobile devices that are used for testing. Cash used for investing activities was not significant and we do not plan any significant capital expenditures in the near future.
Going Concern
Our independent registered public accounting firm has issued an emphasis of matter paragraph in their report included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K in which they express substantial doubt as to our ability to continue as a going concern. The financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts or the amounts or classification of liabilities that might be necessary should we be unable to continue as a going concern. Our continuation as a going concern depends on our ability to generate sufficient cash flows to meet our obligations on a timely basis, to obtain additional financing that is currently required, and ultimately to attain profitable operations and positive cash flows. There can be no assurance that our efforts to raise capital or increase revenue will be successful. If our efforts are unsuccessful, we may have to cease operations and liquidate our business.
Critical accounting policies and estimates
The discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States. The preparation of these financial statements requires management to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. On an on-going basis, we evaluate our estimates, including those related to revenue recognition, bad debts, intangible assets and income taxes. Our estimates are based on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
We have identified the accounting policies below as critical to our business operations and the understanding of our results of operations.
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Revenue Recognition, Deferred Revenue and Multiple Element Arrangements
In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2014-9 Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606). This guidance requires an entity to recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The adoption of Topic 606 took place with the year beginning January 1, 2018 and did not have material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements. The Company selected a modified retrospective approach at the time of adoption, at which time cumulative effect of initially adopting the standard was recognized in retained earnings at the date of adoption as well as the inclusion of additional footnote disclosures. The adoption of Topic 606 did result in changes to the Company's accounting policies and introduced new definitions and disclosure requirements that are discussed below and throughout these consolidated financial statements.
Revenue Recognition: General Overview and Performance Obligations to Customers
The Company derives revenue primarily from contracts for subscription to the suite of e-health mobile solutions and, to a much lesser degree, ancillary services provided in connection with subscription services.
The Company’s contracts include the following performance obligations:
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Access to the content available on the App Blueprint Catalog, including hosting of the deployed apps;
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App Build and Managed Services;
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Custom development work.
The majority of the Company’s contracts are for subscription to a catalog of mobile App Blueprints, hosting of the deployed apps and related services. Custom work for specific deliverables is documented in the statements of work. Customers may enter into subscription and various statements of work concurrently or consecutively. Most of the Company’s performance obligations are not considered to be distinct from the subscription to Blueprints, hosting of deployed apps and related services and are combined into a single performance obligation. New statements of work and modifications of contracts are reviewed each reporting period and significant judgment is applied as to nature and characteristics of the new or modified performance obligations on a contract by contract basis.
Revenue Recognition: Transaction Price of the Contract and Satisfaction of Performance Obligations
The transaction price of the contract is an aggregate amount of consideration payable by customer for delivery of contracted services. Transaction price is impacted by the terms of a contracted agreement with the customer. Such terms range from one to three years. The transaction price may include a significant financing component in instances where Company offers discounts for accelerated payments on the long-term contracts. A significant financing component is recorded in other assets and is amortized as interest expense in the Company’s income statement over the term of the contract.
The transaction price is predominantly allocated to the single performance obligation of access to the Blueprints, hosting and related services and, to a lesser degree, allocated between the access and other distinct performance obligations based on the stand-alone selling price. The subscription revenue is then recognized over the term of the contract, using the output method of time elapsed. Other performance obligations identified are evaluated based on the specific terms of the agreement are usually recognized at a point in time upon delivery of a specific documented output. Management believes that such chosen methods faithfully depict satisfaction of Company performance obligations and transfer of benefit to the customers.
The full transaction price of the contract may be billed in its entirety or in agreed upon installments. Billed transaction price in excess of revenue recognized results in the recording of a contract liability. Unbilled portion of transaction price represents contracted consideration receivable by the Company, that was not yet billed.
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Incremental Costs of Obtaining a Contract
The Company’s incremental costs of obtaining a contract include sales commissions and are recognized as other assets on the balance sheet for the contracts with a term exceeding 12 months. These costs are amortized through the term of the contract and are recorded as sales and marketing expense. As of December 31, 2018 the Company’s other assets include approximately $73,000 of such costs.
Contract Liabilities
A new contract liability is created every time the Company records receivables due from its customers and has not satisfied the requirements to recognize revenue. Contract liability represents Company’s obligation to transfer services for which the Company has already invoiced. Most of the contract liabilities will be recognized in revenue over a period of 12 to 36 months.
Recoverability and Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
We evaluate the recoverability of our long-lived assets every reporting period or whenever events and circumstances indicate that the value may be impaired.
ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Not applicable.
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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM | F-2 | |
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS | F-3 | |
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS | F-4 | |
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS | F-5 | |
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT | F-6 | |
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | F-7 |
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Directors and
Stockholders of MobileSmith, Inc.
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of MobileSmith, Inc. (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ deficit, and cash flows for years then ended, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for years then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Going Concern Uncertainty
These financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 1 to the financial statements, the Company has suffered recurring losses from operations and has a working capital deficiency as of December 31, 2018. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans concerning these matters are described in Note 1 to the financial statements. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, 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.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2009.
/s/ Cherry Bekaert LLP
Raleigh, North Carolina
March 29, 2019
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MOBILESMITH, INC. |
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS |
ASSETS | ||
December 31, 2018 | December 31, 2017 | |
Cash and Cash Equivalents | $267,290 | $58,484 |
Restricted Cash | 239,611 | 120,372 |
Trade Accounts Receivable, Less Allowance for Doubtful Accounts of $10,000 and $0, Respectively | 271,387 | 260,403 |
Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets | 125,798 | 71,992 |
Total Current Assets | 904,086 | 511,251 |
Property and Equipment, Net | 45,012 | 71,603 |
Capitalized Software, Net | 64,352 | 169,593 |
Intangible Assets, Net | - | 20,093 |
Total Assets | $1,013,450 | $772,540 |
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT | ||
Trade Accounts Payable | $166,681 | $125,982 |
Accrued Expenses | 278,842 | 201,528 |
Accrued Interest | 1,584,794 | 865,822 |
Capital Lease Obligations, Current | 22,591 | 34,927 |
Contract Liability, Current | 1,476,725 | 944,674 |
Bank Loan | - | 5,000,000 |
Convertible Notes Payable, Related Parties, Net of Discount | - | 37,101,243 |
Convertible Notes Payable, Net of Discount | - | 680,640 |
Total Current Liabilities | 3,529,633 | 44,954,816 |
Bank Loan | 5,000,000 | - |
Subordinated Promissory Notes, Related Party | 525,000 | - |
Convertible Notes Payable, Related Parties, Net of Discount | 35,740,085 | - |
Convertible Notes Payable, Net of Discount | 610,740 | - |
Capital Lease Obligations | 6,378 | 28,907 |
Contract Liability | 226,270 | 443,829 |
Deferred Rent | 35,287 | 26,286 |
Total Liabilities | 45,673,393 | 45,453,838 |
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 6) | ||
Stockholders' Deficit | ||
Preferred Stock, $0.001 Par Value, 5,000,000 Shares Authorized, No Shares Issued and Outstanding at December 31, 2018 or 2017 | - | - |
Common Stock, $0.001 Par Value, 100,000,000 Shares Authorized At December 31, 2018 and 2017; 28,271,598 and 24,722,647 Shares Issued and Outstanding at December 31, 2018 and 2017, Respectively | 28,272 | 24,723 |
Additional Paid-in Capital | 114,082,897 | 105,795,621 |
Accumulated Deficit | (158,771,112) | (150,501,642) |
Total Stockholders' Deficit | (44,659,943) | (44,681,298) |
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Deficit | $1,013,450 | $772,540 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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MOBILESMITH, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
Year Ended | ||
December 31, 2018 | December 31, 2017 | |
REVENUES: | $2,323,121 | $3,452,888 |
COST OF REVENUES: | 803,712 | 609,829 |
GROSS PROFIT | 1,519,409 | 2,843,059 |
OPERATING EXPENSES: | ||
Sales and Marketing | 1,647,602 | 1,175,920 |
Research and Development | 1,693,970 | 1,674,221 |
General and Administrative | 2,378,381 | 1,610,543 |
Total Operating Expenses | 5,719,953 | 4,460,684 |
LOSS FROM OPERATIONS | (4,200,544) | (1,617,625) |
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE): | ||
Other Income | 3,827 | 1,688 |
Interest Expense, Net | (4,138,030) | (4,463,059) |
Total Other Expense | (4,134,203) | (4,461,371) |
NET LOSS | $(8,334,747) | $(6,078,996) |
NET LOSS PER COMMON SHARE: | ||
Basic and Fully Diluted from Continuing Operations | $(0.29) | $(0.25) |
Weighted-Average Number Of Shares Used In Computing Net Loss Per Common Share: Basic And Fully Diluted | 28,271,598 | 24,722,647 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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MOBILESMITH, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Year Ended | ||
December 31, 2018 | December 31, 2017 | |
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: | ||
Net Loss | $(8,334,747) | $(6,078,996) |
Adjustments to Reconcile Net Loss to Net Cash Used in Operating Activities: | ||
Depreciation and Amortization | 161,424 | 163,604 |
Bad Debt Expense | 10,000 | 12,500 |
Amortization of Debt Discount | 773,877 | 799,161 |
Share Based Compensation | 1,370,890 | 476,957 |
Changes in Assets and Liabilities: | ||
Accounts Receivable | (20,984) | 188 |
Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets | 61,509 | (7,350) |
Accounts Payable | 44,912 | 76,149 |
Deferred Revenue | 264,454 | (16,448) |
Accrued and Other Expenses | 801,074 | 408,657 |
Net Cash Used in Operating Activities | (4,867,591) | (4,165,578) |
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: | ||
Payments to Acquire Property and Equipment | (9,499) | (8,339) |
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities | (9,499) | (8,339) |
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | ||
Proceeds From Issuance of Subordinated Promissory Notes from Related Party | 525,000 | - |
Proceeds From Issuance of Convertible Notes Payable | 4,715,000 | 3,725,000 |
Repayments of Capital Lease Obligations | (34,865) | (36,950) |
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities | 5,205,135 | 3,688,050 |
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH | 328,045 | (485,867) |
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH, BEGINNING OF PERIOD | 178,856 | 664,723 |
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH, END OF PERIOD | $506,901 | $178,856 |
Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information: | ||
Cash Paid During the Period for Interest | $2,629,518 | $3,253,345 |
Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities | ||
Recorded Debt Discount Associated with Beneficial Conversion Feature | $1,850,035 | $78,497 |
Conversion of notes payable into common shares | $5,075,000 | $7,000,000 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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MOBILESMITH, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2018 AND 2017
Common Stock | |||||
Shares | 0.001 Par Value | Additional Paid-In Capital | Accumulated Deficit | Totals | |
BALANCES, DECEMBER 31, 2016 | 19,827,542 | $19,828 | $98,245,063 | $(144,422,646) | $(46,157,755) |
Equity-Based Compensation | - | 476,957 | - | 476,957 | |
Beneficial Conversion Feature Recorded as a Result of Issuance of Convertible Debt | 78,496 | 78,496 | |||
Conversion of Notes Payable to Common Stock | 4,895,105 | 4,895 | 6,995,105 | 7,000,000 | |
Net Loss | - | (6,078,996) | (6,078,996) | ||
BALANCES, DECEMBER 31, 2017 | 24,722,647 | $24,723 | $105,795,621 | $(150,501,642) | $(44,681,298) |
Cumulative adjustment related to adoption of ASC606 Revenue Recognition guidance | 65,277 | 65,277 | |||
Equity-Based Compensation | - | 1,370,890 | - | 1,370,890 | |
Beneficial Conversion Feature Recorded as a Result of Issuance of Convertible Debt | 1,850,035 | 1,850,035 | |||
Conversion of Notes Payable to Common Stock | 3,548,951 | 3,549 | 5,066,351 | 5,069,900 | |
Net Loss | - | (8,334,747) | (8,334,747) | ||
BALANCES, DECEMBER 31, 2018 | 28,271,598 | $28,272 | $114,082,897 | $(158,771,112) | $(44,659,943) |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2018 AND 2017
1. SUMMARY OF BUSINESS AND DESCRIPTION OF GOING CONCERN
Description of Business and Going Concern
MobileSmith, Inc. (referred to herein as the “Company,” “us,” “we,” or “our”) was incorporated as Smart Online, Inc. in the State of Delaware in 1993. The Company changed its name to MobileSmith, Inc. effective July 1, 2013. The same year the Company focused exclusively on development of do-it-yourself customer facing platform that enabled organizations to rapidly create, deploy, and manage custom, native smartphone and tablet apps deliverable across iOS and Android mobile platforms without writing a single line of code. During 2017 the Company concluded that it had its highest rate of success with clients within the Healthcare industry and concentrated its development and sales and marketing efforts in that industry. During 2018 we further refined our Healthcare offering and redefined our product - a suite of e-health mobile solutions, that consists of:
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access to a catalog of ready to deploy mobile app solutions (App Blueprint Catalog)
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related deployment, support and integration services (App Build and Managed Services and custom development, where applicable), and
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hosting of the deployed mobile apps.
Our flagship MobileSmith® Platform has transformed from a do-it-yourself customer facing platform into an internally used engine that supports the deployment of mobile apps created from Blueprints, integration of various third-party code and services into the mobile apps produced from Blueprints and the hosting of deployed apps and design of new Blueprints.
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. During the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, the Company incurred net losses, as well as negative cash flows from operations, and at December 31, 2018 and 2017, had deficiencies in working capital. These factors indicate that the Company may be unable to continue as a going concern. The financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts or the amounts or classification of liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.
The Company’s continuation as a going concern depends upon its ability to generate sufficient cash flows to meet its obligations on a timely basis, to obtain additional financing as may be required, and ultimately to attain profitable operations and positive cash flows. Since November 2007, the Company has been funding its operations, in part, from the proceeds of the issuance of notes under a convertible secured subordinated note facility which was established in 2007, as well as, an unsecured convertible subordinated note facility established in 2014. As of December 31, 2018, the Company had $37,920,000 of face value outstanding under these facilities and the Company is entitled to request additional notes under these facilities in an amount not exceeding $21,105,000, subject to the terms and conditions specified in these facilities. There can be no assurance that the Company will in fact be able to raise additional capital through these facilities or even from other sources on commercially acceptable terms if at all. As such, there is substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern.
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2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“US GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions in the Company’s financial statements and notes thereto. Significant estimates and assumptions made by management include the determination of performance obligations and the allocation of consideration among performance obligations, and the determination of when the Company has met the requirements to recognize revenue related to the performance obligations, share-based compensation, allowance for accounts receivable, estimated useful lives of property and equipment, recoverability of capitalized software asset and other long lived assets. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
US GAAP requires disclosures of fair value information about financial instruments, whether or not recognized in the balance sheet, for which it is practicable to estimate that value. Due to the short period of time to maturity, the carrying amounts of cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable, accrued liabilities, and notes payable reported in the financial statements approximate the fair value.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
All highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less are considered to be cash equivalents. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) covers $250,000 for substantially all depository accounts. The Company from time to time may have amounts on deposit in excess of the insured limits.
Revenue Recognition: General Overview and Performance Obligations to Customers
The Company derives revenue primarily from contracts for subscription to the suite of e-health mobile solutions and, to a much lesser degree, ancillary services provided in connection with subscription services.
The Company’s contracts include the following performance obligations:
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Access to the content available on the App Blueprint Catalog, including hosting of the deployed apps;
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App Build and Managed Services; and
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Custom development work.
The majority of the Company’s contracts are for a subscription to a catalog of mobile App Blueprints, and hosting of the deployed apps and related services. Custom work for specific deliverables is documented in statements of work or separate contracts. Customers may enter into subscription and various statements of work concurrently or consecutively. Most of the Company’s performance obligations are not considered to be distinct from the subscription to Blueprints, hosting of deployed apps and related services and are combined into a single performance obligation. New statements of work and modifications of contracts are reviewed each reporting period and significant judgment is applied as to nature and characteristics of the new or modified performance obligations on a contract by contract basis.
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Revenue Recognition: Transaction Price of the Contract and Satisfaction of Performance Obligations
The transaction price of the contract is an aggregate amount of consideration payable by customer for delivery of contracted services. The transaction price is impacted by the terms of a contracted agreement with the customer. Such terms range from one to three years. The transaction price excludes any marketing or sales discounts or any future renewal periods, unless the renewal periods represent a material right given to customer to extend the agreement. The transaction price may include a significant financing component in instances where Company offers discounts for accelerated payments on the long-term contracts. Significant financing components are recorded in other assets and amortized as interest expense in the Company’s Statement of Operations over the term of the contract.
The transaction price is predominantly allocated to a single performance obligation of access to the Blueprints, hosting and related services and, to a lesser degree, allocated between the access and other distinct performance obligations based on the stand-alone selling price. The subscription revenue is then recognized over time over the term of the contract, using the output method of time elapsed. Other performance obligations identified are evaluated based on the specific terms of the agreement are usually recognized at a point in time upon delivery of a specific documented output. Management believes that such chosen methods faithfully depict satisfaction of Company performance obligations and transfer of benefit to the customers.
The full transaction price of the contract may be billed in its entirety or in agreed upon installments. Billed transaction price in excess of revenue recognized results in the recording of a contract liability. The unbilled portion of transaction price related to revenue earned represents contracted consideration receivable by the Company that was not yet billed.
Incremental Costs of Obtaining a Contract
The Company’s incremental costs of obtaining a contract include sales commissions. Sales commissions are recognized as other assets on the balance sheet for the contracts with a term exceeding 12 months. These costs are amortized through the term of the contract and are recorded as sales and marketing expense. As of December 31, 2018 the Company’s other assets include approximately $73,000 of such costs.
Contract Liabilities
A new contract liability is created every time the Company records receivables due from its customers. The contract liability represents the Company’s obligation to transfer services for which the Company has already invoiced. Most of the contract liabilities will be recognized in revenue over a period of 12 to 36 months.
Customer Credit Risk
Most of Company's receivables (billings) are collected within 30-45 days. The majority of Company's customers are healthcare organizations, which historically have had low credit risk.
Use of practical expedients in application of the Topic 606
The newly adopted recognition standard prescribes the application of accounting standards to individual contracts with customers, but allows for the application of the guidance to a portfolio of contracts (or performance obligations) with similar characteristics if the effect of such application is immaterial. The Company applies practical expedients in following instances:
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The Company does not adjust the promised amount of consideration for the effects of a significant financing component if, at contract inception, the period between when the Company transfers its services to a customer and when the customer pays services will be one year or less.
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The Company recognizes incremental costs of obtaining a contract as expenses when incurred if the amortization period of the asset that the Company otherwise would have recognized is one year or less.
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In instances where a customer had been granted a material option which in essence is a right to renew under the terms of the original contract, the Company uses a practical alternative to estimating the standalone selling price of the option: the alternative includes allocation of the transaction price to the optional goods or services by reference to the goods or services expected to be provided and the corresponding expected consideration
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Transition Disclosures in the Period of Adoption of Topic 606
The Company applied the transition guidance in Topic 606 to the contracts that were not substantially completed as of January 1, 2018.
The Company selected a modified retrospective approach at the time of adoption, at which time the cumulative effect of initially adopting the standard is recognized in retained earnings as of the date of adoption and additional footnote disclosures will be included in the financial statements. The impact of adoption on the selected accounts is as follows:
The cumulative effects of the changes made to the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheet at January 1, 2018 due to the adoption of Topic 606 were as follows:
Balance at | Balance at | ||
December 31, 2017 | Adjustments | January 1, 2018 | |
Assets | |||
Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets | $71,992 | $65,277 | $137,269 |
Equity | |||
Accumulated Deficit | $(150,501,642) | $65,277 | $(150,436,365) |
The following tables summarize the current period impacts of adopting Topic 606 on our Consolidated Financial Statements:
Consolidated Balance Sheet:
As Reported as of 12/31/2018 | Balances without Adoption of Topic 606 | Effect of Adoption | |
Assets | |||
Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets | $125,798 | $52,995 | $72,802 |
Liabilities | |||
Contract Liability | 1,702,995 | 1,673,521 | 29,474 |
Equity | |||
Accumulated Deficit | $(158,771,112) | $(158,836,389) | $65,277 |
Consolidated Statement of Operations:
As Reported for the Period Ended 12/31/2018 | Balances without Adoption of Topic 606 | Effect of Adoption | |
REVENUES: | |||
Subscription and Support | $2,323,121 | $2,302,557 | $20,564 |
OPERATING EXPENSES: | |||
Sales and Marketing | $1,647,602 | $1,623,333 | $24,269 |
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE) | |||
Interest Expense, Net | $(4,138,030) | $(4,119,786) | $(18,244) |
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Cost of Revenues
Cost of revenues includes salaries of customer support teams, costs of infrastructure, expenses for outsourced work to fulfill the contracted work, and amortization charges for capitalized software.
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
The Company maintains an allowance for doubtful accounts for estimated losses resulting from the inability or failure of its customers to make required payments. The need for an allowance for doubtful accounts is evaluated based on specifically identified amounts that management believes to be potentially uncollectible. If actual collections experience changes, revisions to the allowance may be required.
Property and Equipment
The Company records property and equipment at cost and provides for depreciation and amortization using the straight-line method for financial reporting purposes over the estimated useful lives. The estimated useful lives by asset classification are as follows:
Computer hardware and office equipment | 5 years |
Computer software | 5 years |
Furniture and fixtures | 5 years |
Leasehold improvements | Shorter of the estimated useful life or the lease term |
Software Development Costs
The Company capitalized certain costs of development and subsequent enhancement of our platform that supports the deployment of mobile apps created from Blueprints (the "Platform") through the middle of 2013. The Company started capitalizing software development costs when technological feasibility of the Platform or its enhancements had been established. The Company expensed costs associated with the preliminary project stage and research activities. The Company’s policy provided for the capitalization of certain payroll, benefits, and other payroll-related costs for employees who were directly associated with development.
During 2012, the Platform was substantially completed. During 2013, the Company’s development efforts became more driven by market requirements and rapidly changing customers’ needs. As a result, the Company’s development team adopted iterative approach to software development (the "agile methodology"). Due to agile methodology short development cycles and focus on rapid production, the Company ceased capitalizing software development costs mid-way through 2013 as the documentation produced under the agile methodology did not meet requirements necessary to establish technological feasibility. No development costs were capitalized in 2018 or 2017 and the Company does not expect to capitalize substantial development costs in the future.
Intangible Assets
Intangible assets consist of the perpetual license for critical Platform software, costs associated with the Company’s patent filings and other acquired intangible assets. The Company also owns several copyrights and trademarks related to products, names, and logos used throughout its non-acquired product lines.
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
The Company evaluates the recoverability of its long-lived assets every reporting period or whenever events and circumstances indicate that the value may be impaired.
Advertising Costs
Advertising costs consist primarily of industry related tradeshows and marketing campaigns. Advertising costs are expensed as incurred, or the first time the advertising takes place, applied consistently based on the nature of the advertising activity. The amounts related to advertising during the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 were $404,882 and $268,133, respectively.
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Share-Based Compensation
The Company measures share-based compensation cost at the grant date based on the fair value of the award. The Company recognizes compensation cost on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period. The requisite service period is generally three years. The compensation cost is recognized net of estimated expected forfeiture activity. The Company re-evaluates its expected forfeiture rate periodically. Historically the Company's forfeiture rate used in calculation of share-based compensation expense ranged between 20% and 30%.
The Company uses simplified method allowed by SAB 107 for estimating expected term of the options in calculating the fair value of the awards that have a term of more than 7 years because the Company does not have reliable historical data on exercise of its options. The simplified method was used for options granted in 2018.
The fair value of option grants under the Company’s equity compensation plan during the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 was estimated using Black-Scholes pricing model using the following weighted-average assumptions :
2018 | 2017 | |
Dividend yield | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Expected volatility | 108.48% | 102.80% |
Risk-free interest rate | 2.75% | 1.9% |
Expected lives (years) | 6.5 | 7.0 |
Net Loss Per Share
Basic net loss per share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the periods. Diluted net loss per share is computed using the weighted average number of common and dilutive common equivalent shares outstanding during the periods. Shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of Convertible Subordinated Promissory Notes (the “Notes”) and exercise of share-based awards are excluded from the calculation of the weighted average number, because the effect of the conversion and exercise would be anti-dilutive.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") established Topic 842, Leases, by issuing Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2016-02, which requires lessees to recognize leases on-balance sheet and disclose key information about leasing arrangements. The new standard establishes a right-of-use model (ROU) that requires a lessee to recognize a ROU asset and lease liability on the balance sheet for all leases with a term longer than 12 months. Leases will be classified as finance or operating, with classification affecting the pattern and classification of expense recognition in the income statement.
The new standard is effective for us on January 1, 2019, with early adoption permitted. A modified retrospective transition approach is required, applying the new standard to all leases existing at the date of initial application. We expect to adopt the new standard on January 1, 2019 and use the effective date as our date of initial application, as permitted by the guidance. Consequently, financial information will not be updated and the disclosures required under the new standard will not be provided for dates and periods before January 1, 2019.
The new standard provides a number of optional practical expedients in transition. We expect to elect the ‘package of practical expedients’, which permits us not to reassess under the new standard our prior conclusions about lease identification, lease classification and initial direct costs.
We expect the adoption of this standard will have a material effect on our financial statements. The Company is substantially complete with its implementation and believes the most significant effects relate to the recognition of additional new ROU asset and lease liability on our balance sheet for our Raleigh office operating lease and providing significant new disclosures about our leasing activities. We do not expect a significant change in our leasing activities between now and adoption.
On adoption, we currently expect to recognize additional operating liabilities of between $800,000 and $850,000, with corresponding ROU asset of the same amount based on the present value of the remaining minimum rental payments under current leasing standards for existing lease.
The new standard also provides practical expedients for an entity’s ongoing accounting. We also currently expect to elect the practical expedient to not separate lease and non-lease components for all of our leases.
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In June 2018, the FASB announced ASU 2018-07 Compensation-Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Nonemployee Share-Based Payment Accounting. ASU 2018-07 expands the scope of Topic 718, Compensation—Stock Compensation (which currently only includes share-based payments to employees) to include share-based payments issued to nonemployees for goods or services. Consequently, the accounting for share-based payments to nonemployees and employees will be substantially aligned. The ASU supersedes Subtopic 505-50, Equity—Equity-Based Payments to Non-Employees. ASU 2018-07 is effective for public companies for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within that fiscal year. Early adoption is permitted, but no earlier than a company’s adoption date of Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. The Company elected to adopt ASU 2018-07 as of January 1, 2018.
In August 2018, the FASB announced ASU 2018-13 Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework—Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement. This amendment removes, modifies or adds certain disclosure requirements for Fair Value Measurements. For all entities, amendments are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019. The Company doesn't expect that the ASU will have material impact on its financial statements.
Fair Value Measurements
Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. The fair value hierarchy prescribed by the accounting literature contains three levels as follows:
Level 1 – Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2 – Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.
Level 3 – Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities. Level 3 assets and liabilities include financial instruments whose value is determined using pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies, or similar techniques, as well as instruments for which the determination of fair value requires significant management judgment or estimations.
As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, we believe that the fair value of our financial instruments other than cash and cash equivalents, such as, accounts receivable, our line of credit, notes payable, and accounts payable approximate their carrying amounts.
3. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT AND CAPITALIZED SOFTWARE
Property and equipment:
December 31, 2018 | December 31, 2017 | |
Computer hardware | $99,357 | $110,541 |
Computer software | 37,884 | 37,884 |
Furniture and fixtures | 89,580 | 89,580 |
Equipment | 25,558 | 25,558 |
Leasehold improvements | 34,162 | 34,162 |
286,541 | 297,725 | |
Less accumulated depreciation | (241,529) | (226,122) |
Property and equipment, net | $45,012 | $71,603 |
Capitalized software:
December 31, 2018 | December 31, 2017 | |
Capitalized software | $736,678 | $736,678 |
Less accumulated amortization | (672,326) | (567,085) |
Capitalized software, net | $64,352 | $169,593 |
During the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, the Company recorded depreciation and amortization expense related to its property and equipment and capitalized software of $141,331 and $146,104, respectively.
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4. INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Intangible assets cost of $118,534 at December 31, 2018 and 2017 is comprised of acquired licenses, related costs and other. As of December 31, 2018 these assets were fully amortized. As of December 31, 2017 the assets had a net carrying amount of $20,093.
During the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, the Company recorded amortization expense related to its intangible assets of $20,093 and $17,500, respectively.
5. DEBT
The table below summarizes the Company’s debt at December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017:
Debt Description | December 31, 2018 | December 31, 2017 | Maturity | Rate |
Comerica Bank Loan and Security Agreement | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | June 2020 | 6.10% |
Capital lease obligations - Noteholder lease | 18,843 | 45,294 | August 2019 | 8.00% |
Capital lease obligations - office furniture and other equipment | - | 4,870 | August 2018 | 9.80% |
Capital lease obligations - vehicle | 10,126 | 13,670 | July 2021 | 5.59% |
Convertible notes - related parties, net of discount of $1,527,146 and $447,988, respectively | 35,740,085 | 37,101,243 | November 2020 | 8.00% |
Convertible notes, net of discount of $45,029 and $50,129, respectively | 610,740 | 680,640 | November 2020 | 8.00% |
Subordinated Promissory Notes - related party | 525,000 | - | November 2020 | 8.00% |
Total debt | 41,904,794 | 42,845,717 | ||
Less: current portion of long term debt | ||||
Capital lease obligations | 22,591 | 34,927 | ||
Convertible notes - related parties, net of discount of $447,988 | - | 37,101,243 | ||
Convertible notes, net of discount of $50,129 | - | 680,640 | ||
Comerica Bank Loan and Security Agreement | - | 5,000,000 | ||
Total current portion of long term debt | 22,591 | 42,816,810 | ||
Debt - long term | $41,882,203 | $28,907 |
Convertible Notes Overview
Since November 14, 2007 and through December 10, 2014, the Company financed its working capital deficiency primarily through the issuance of its notes of up to $33,300,000 in principal (the “2007 NPA Notes”) under the Convertible Secured Subordinated Note Purchase Agreement, dated November 14, 2007, as amended (as so amended, the “2007 NPA”). On December 11, 2014 the Company entered into an unsecured Convertible Subordinated Note Purchase Agreement, as amended (as so amended, the “2014 NPA”) with Union Bancaire Privée, UBP SA ("UBP") a related party, for the sum of notes up to $40,000,000 in principal ("2014 NPA Notes"). At the request of the noteholder any amounts borrowed under the 2007 NPA and the 2014 NPA allow the principal amount to be converted to common shares at a conversion price of $1.43 per share.
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On May 25, 2018, the Company and the holders of the majority of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the 2014 NPA Notes and holders of the majority of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the 2007 NPA Notes agreed to extend to November 14, 2020, the maturity date of the 2014 NPA Notes and the 2007 NPA Notes. All other terms relating to the outstanding 2007 NPA Notes and the 2014 NPA Notes were not modified. The Company is entitled to utilize the amounts available for future borrowing under each of the 2007 Note Purchase Agreement and the 2014 Note Purchase Agreement through November 14, 2020.
As a result of the modification, any unamortized discount will be amortized into interest expense through the new maturity date of November 14, 2020.
During 2018, the Company borrowed an additional $4,715,000 under the 2014 NPA from UBP. The market value of the Company’s common stock on the date of each issuance of the 2014 NPA Notes to UBP was higher than the conversion price, which resulted in a beneficial conversion feature totaling $1,850,035 and a corresponding debt discount, which is being amortized into interest expense through the maturity date of the Notes.
During the years ended December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2018 a total of $12,075,000 of notes were converted into 8,444,056 shares of Company's common stock at the stated conversion price of $1.43 per share. Related party debt was $12,000,000 of the converted amount.
On October 30, 2018 following request from UBP, the Company simultaneously repaid $2,000,000 of 2014 NPA Notes and borrowed $2,000,000 by issuing 2007 NPA Notes in a cashless note exchange with UBP.
During 2018 the Company sold $525,000 of unsecured subordinated short term notes to a related party. The notes mature in November of 2020 and have an interest rate of 8%.
In September of 2018 the Company changed the frequency of interest payments on its 2007 NPA Notes, 2014 NPA Notes and other related party note from quarterly to twice per year in January and July of each year until maturity.
The table below summarizes convertible notes issued as of December 31, 2018 and 2017 by type:
2018 | 2017 | |
2007 NPA notes, net of discount | $20,374,668 | $23,271,479 |
2014 NPA notes, net of discount | 15,976,157 | 14,510,404 |
Total convertible notes, net of discount | $36,350,825 | $37,781,883 |
Convertible notes issued under 2014 NPA
The aggregate principal amount of 2014 NPA Notes that may be issued under the 2014 NPA is $40 million, of which $19,440,000 had been borrowed as of December 31, 2018. The 2014 NPA Notes are convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, and are subordinated to the $5 million outstanding under the Company’s Loan and Security Agreement (the “LSA”) with Comerica Bank and to any promissory notes outstanding under the Company’s existing 2007 NPA program.
The 2014 NPA Notes have the following terms:
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a maturity date of the earlier of (i) November 14, 2020, (ii) a Change of Control (as defined in the 2014 NPA), or (iii) when, upon or after the occurrence of an Event of Default (as defined in the 2014 NPA), other than for a bankruptcy related, such amounts are declared due and payable by at least two-thirds of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the 2014 NPA Notes;
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an interest rate of 8% per year, with accrued interest payable in cash in semi-annual installments with the final installment payable on the maturity date of the note;
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a conversion price per share that is fixed at $1.43 per share;
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optional conversion upon noteholder request; provided that, if at the time of any such request, the Company does not have a sufficient number of shares of common stock authorized to allow for such conversion, the noteholder may only convert that portion of their Notes outstanding for which the Company has a sufficient number of authorized shares of common stock. To the extent multiple noteholders under the 2014 NPA, the 2007 NPA, or both, request conversion of its notes on the same date, any limitations on conversion shall be applied on a pro rata basis. In such case, the noteholder may request that the Company call a special meeting of its stockholders specifically for the purpose of increasing the number of shares of common stock authorized to cover conversions of the remaining portion of the notes outstanding as well as the maximum issuances contemplated pursuant to the Company’s 2004 Equity Compensation Plan, within 90 calendar days after the Company’s receipt of such request; and
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may not be prepaid without the consent of holders of at least two-thirds of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of 2014 NPA Notes.
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Convertible notes issued under 2007 NPA
The aggregate principal amount of 2007 NPA Notes that may be issued under the 2007 NPA is $33,300,000, of which $32,755,000 had been borrowed as of December 31, 2018. The 2007 NPA Notes are convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, and are subordinated to the $5 million outstanding under the LSA with Comerica Bank.
As amended, the 2007 NPA Notes have the following terms:
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a maturity date of the earlier of (i) November 14, 2020, (ii) a Change of Control (as defined in the amended 2007 NPA), or (iii) when, upon or after the occurrence of an Event of Default (as defined in the amended 2007 NPA) such amounts are declared due and payable by a 2007 NPA Noteholder or made automatically due and payable in accordance with the terms of the 2007 NPA;
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an interest rate of 8% per year, with accrued interest payable in cash in semi-annual installments with the final installment payable on the maturity date of the note;
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a conversion price that is fixed at $1.43 per share; and
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optional conversion upon 2007 NPA Noteholder request, provided that, if at the time of any such request, the Company does not have a sufficient number of shares of common stock authorized to allow for such conversion, as well as the issuance of the maximum amount of common stock permitted under the Company’s 2004 Equity Compensation Plan, the 2007 NPA Noteholder may request that the Company call a special meeting of its stockholders specifically for the purpose of increasing the number of shares of common stock authorized to cover the remaining portion of the Notes outstanding as well as the maximum issuances permitted under the 2004 Equity Compensation Plan.
Related Party Convertible Notes under 2007 and 2014 NPAs
Grasford, the Company’s largest stockholder, owns $12,076,282 in face value amount of 2007 NPA Notes as of December 31, 2018. Grasford is controlled by Avy Lugassy, one of the Company’s principal shareholders.
UBP owns $24,457,180 in combined face value amount of 2007 and 2014 NPA Notes as of December 31, 2018 and is considered a significant beneficial owner.
Crystal Management owns $730,769 in face value amount of 2007 NPA Notes as of December 31, 2018. Crystal Management is controlled by Doron Rotler, the third largest shareholder of the Company.
Interest expense for 2018 for convertible notes was $3,818,657, including amortization of discount of $773,877.
Interest expense for 2017 for convertible notes was $4,219,510, including amortization of discount of $799,161.
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Comerica LSA
The Company has an outstanding Loan and Security Agreement with Comerica Bank dated June 9, 2014 (the "LSA") in the amount of $5,000,000, with original maturity of June 9, 2016. On June 8, 2018, the Company and Comerica Bank entered into Second Amendment to the LSA, which extended the maturity of the LSA to June 9, 2020. The LSA is secured by an extended irrevocable letter of credit ("SBLC") issued by UBS AG (Geneva, Switzerland) ("UBS AG") with a renewed term expiring on May 31, 2019, which term is renewable for one year periods, unless notice of non-renewal is given by UBS AG at least 45 days prior to the then current expiration date.
The LSA with Comerica has the following terms:
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a maturity date of June 9, 2020;
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a variable interest rate at prime plus 0.6% payable quarterly;
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secured by substantially all of the assets of the Company, including the Company’s intellectual property;
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secured by an extended irrevocable SBLC issued by UBS AG with an initial term expiring on May 31, 2015, which term is automatically renewable for one year periods, unless notice of non-renewal is given by UBS AG at least 45 days prior to the then current expiration date (no such notice has been given and SBLC was extended to expire on May 31, 2019); and
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acceleration of payment of all amounts due thereunder upon the occurrence and continuation of certain events of default, including but not limited to, failure by the Company to perform its obligations, observe the covenants made by it under the LSA, failure to renew the UBS AG SBLC, and insolvency of the Company.
Capital Leases
On September 4, 2009, the Company entered into a sale transaction whereby it sold its computer equipment, furniture, fixtures and certain personal property located at its former principal executive offices in Durham, North Carolina (collectively, the “Equipment”) on an “as-is, where-is” basis to the holders of the Company’s Notes, on a ratable basis in proportion to their respective holdings of Notes, for $200,000 (“Purchase Price”). The Purchase Price was paid through a $200,000 reduction, on a ratable basis, in the outstanding aggregate principal amount of the Notes. The Purchase Price represented the fair market value of the Equipment based on an independent appraisal.
The payments on the lease are made monthly. The balance of the lease as of December 31, 2018 was $18,843.
In July 2016, the Company acquired a vehicle, that it had been previously leasing since July of 2013. The vehicle is financed through a 5 year auto loan. The payments are made monthly. The unpaid balance on the note payable is $10,126 as of December 31, 2018.
The table below details future payments under capital leases:
Year: | |
2019 | $23,631 |
2020 | 4,219 |
Thereafter | 2,461 |
30,311 | |
Less amount representing interest | (1,342) |
Capital lease obligations | $28,969 |
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6. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Operating Leases
On July 29, 2013, the Company signed a 65-month lease for office space in Raleigh, North Carolina, effective October 30, 2013. The landlord built the space to the Company’s specifications and provided the Company with five months free rent as an incentive. Rent expense is being recognized over the entire 65-month term of the lease on a straight-line basis. The Company amended the lease on August 20, 2018, which extended the lease through April 2024. As a result of the amendment the Company has received an incentive from the landlord valued at approximately $100,000. The Company intends to take advantage of the incentive through April 30, 2019. Monthly rent is approximately $16,000 per month.
The table below summarizes the Company’s future obligations under the office lease:
Year: | |
2019 | $184,302 |
2020 | 191,199 |
2021 | 196,950 |
2022 | 202,851 |
2023 | 208,962 |
2024 | 70,693 |
Total | $1,054,957 |
Rent expense for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 was $177,885, and $166,729, respectively.
Legal Proceedings
From time to time, the Company may be subject to routine litigation, claims or disputes in the ordinary course of business. The Company defends itself vigorously in all such matters. In the opinion of management, no pending or known threatened claims, actions or proceedings against the Company are expected to have a material adverse effect on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows. However, the Company cannot predict with certainty the outcome or effect of any such litigation or investigatory matters or any other pending litigations or claims. There can be no assurance as to the ultimate outcome of any such lawsuits and investigations. The Company will record a liability when it believes that it is both probable that a loss has been incurred and the amount can be reasonably estimated. The Company periodically evaluates developments in its legal matters that could affect the amount of liability that it has previously accrued, if any, and makes adjustments as appropriate. Significant judgment is required to determine both the likelihood of there being, and the estimated amount of, a loss related to such matters, and the Company’s judgment may be incorrect. The outcome of any proceeding is not determinable in advance. Until the final resolution of any such matters that the Company may be required to accrue for, there may be an exposure to loss in excess of the amount accrued, and such amounts could be material.
7. STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
Common Stock
The Company is authorized to issue 100,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.001 par value per share. As of December 31, 2018, the Company had 28,271,598 shares of common stock outstanding. Holders of the Company’s shares of common stock are entitled to one vote for each share held.
Preferred Stock
The Board of Directors is authorized, without further stockholder approval, to issue up to 5,000,000 shares of $0.001 par value preferred stock in one or more series and to fix the rights, preferences, privileges, and restrictions applicable to such shares, including dividend rights, conversion rights, terms of redemption, and liquidation preferences, and to fix the number of shares constituting any series and the designations of such series. There were no shares of preferred stock outstanding at December 31, 2018 and 2017.
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Equity Compensation Plans
2004 Equity Compensation Plan
The Company adopted its 2004 Equity Compensation Plan (the “2004 Plan”) as of March 31, 2004. The 2004 Plan provides for the grant of incentive stock options, non-statutory stock options, restricted stock, and other direct stock awards to employees (including officers) and directors of the Company as well as to certain consultants and advisors. The total number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance under the 2004 Plan is 5,000,000 shares, subject to adjustment in the event of a stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, or similar capital change. The Company can’t make any new grants under the plan.
2016 Equity Compensation Plan
In May 2016, the Company’s shareholders authorized adoption of the approved MobileSmith Inc. 2016 Equity Compensation Plan for officers, directors, employees and consultants, initially reserving for issuance thereunder 15,000,000 shares of Common Stock.
The exercise price for incentive stock options granted under the above plans is required to be no less than the fair market value of the common stock on the date the option is granted, except for options granted to 10% stockholders, which are required to have an exercise price of not less than 110% of the fair market value of the common stock on the date the option is granted. Incentive stock options typically have a maximum term of 10 years, except for option grants to 10% stockholders, which are subject to a maximum term of five years. Non-statutory stock options have a term determined by either the Board of Directors or the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. Options granted under the plans are not transferable, except by will and the laws of descent and distribution.
A summary of the status of the stock option issuances as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, and changes during the periods ended on these dates is as follows:
Number of Shares | Weighted Average Exercise Price | Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term | Aggregate Intrinsic Value | |
Outstanding, December 31, 2016 | 2,184,160 | $1.48 | 4.28 | $31,760 |
Cancelled | (231,039) | 1.52 | ||
Issued | 705,126 | 1.71 | ||
Outstanding, December 31, 2017 | 2,658,247 | 1.54 | 4.29 | $654,701 |
Cancelled | (1,011,289) | 1.70 | ||
Issued | 5,057,758 | 1.95 | ||
Outstanding, December 31, 2018 | 6,704,716 | 1.83 | 7.41 | $765,927 |
Vested and exercisable, December 31, 2018 | 2,000,254 | $1.66 | 5.12 | $532,076 |
Weighted-average grant-date fair values of options issued in 2017 and 2018 were $1.71 and $1.95, respectively.
At December 31, 2018, $5,770,565 of unvested expense remains to be recorded related to all options outstanding.
Exercise prices for options outstanding as of December 31, 2018 ranged between $.90 and $2.00.
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8. INCOME TAXES
The Company accounts for income taxes under the asset and liability method in accordance with the requirements of US GAAP. Under the asset and liability method, deferred income taxes are recognized for the tax consequences of “temporary differences” by applying enacted statutory tax rates applicable to future years to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts and the tax bases of existing assets and liabilities.
U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. On December 22, 2017, U.S. tax legislation known as the U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the “TCJA”) was enacted. For corporations, the TCJA amends existing U.S. Internal Revenue Code by reducing the corporate income tax rate and modifying several business deduction and international tax provisions. Specifically, the corporate income tax rate was reduced to 21% from 34%, which resulted in revaluation of our deferred tax assets and liabilities and adjustment to the corresponding valuation allowance. Other changes that may have significant future impact on the Company's financial position relates to net operating losses, which going forward will have an unlimited carryforward period (previously 20 years) and no carryback period (previously 2 years), but deductions for such losses are limited to 80% of taxable income (previously 100% of taxable income) beginning with the 2018 tax year.
The balances of deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows:
December 31, 2018 | December 31, 2017 | |
Net current deferred income tax assets related to: | ||
Allowance for doubtful accounts | $59,000 | $50,000 |
Depreciation, amortization and impairment | 114,000 | 111,000 |
Stock-based expenses | 60,000 | 60,000 |
Deferred revenue | 99,000 | |
Other liabilities | - | 8,000 |
Other | 9,325 | 16,860 |
Net operating loss carryforwards | 23,022,000 | 25,042,000 |
Total | 23,333,325 | 25,287,860 |
Less valuation allowance | (23,333,325) | (25,287,860) |
Net current deferred income tax | $- | $-�� |
Under US GAAP, a valuation allowance is provided when it is more likely than not that the deferred tax asset will not be realized.
Total income tax expense differs from expected income tax expense (computed by applying the U.S. federal corporate income tax rate of 21% in 2018 and 2017 to loss before taxes as follows:
Tax benefit computed at statutory rate of 22% | $(1,750,297) | $(2,066,859) |
State income tax benefit, net of federal effect | (100,017) | (276,837) |
Permanent differences: | ||
Stock based compensation | 304,339 | 162,165 |
Debt discount amortization | 181,464 | 308,109 |
Other | 2,323 | 2,485 |
Impact of change in tax rate | 3,317,028 | 12,856,000 |
Change in valuation allowance - continuing operations | (1,954,535) | (10,985,063) |
Totals | $- | $- |
As of December 31, 2018, the Company had U.S. federal net operating loss (“NOL”) carryforwards of approximately $104 million, of which $5.7 million will never expire and approximately $97.9 million will expire between 2019 and 2039. For state tax purposes, the NOL carryforwards expire between 2019 and 2034. In accordance with Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, a change in equity ownership of greater than 50% of the Company within a three-year period can result in an annual limitation on the Company’s ability to utilize its NOL carryforwards that were created during tax periods prior to the change in ownership.
The Company has reviewed its tax positions and has determined that it has no significant uncertain tax positions at December 31, 2018.
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9. MAJOR CUSTOMERS AND CONCENTRATIONS
A customer that individually generates more than 10% of revenue is considered a major customer.
For the year ended December 31, 2018, no customer accounted for more than 10% of the Company’s revenue. Four customers accounted for 76% of the net accounts receivable balance as of December 31, 2018. Two vendors accounted for 22% of the accounts payable balance as of December 31, 2018.
For the year ended December 31, 2017, one customer accounted for 46% of the Company’s revenue. Three customers accounted for 77% of the net accounts receivable balance as of December 31, 2017. One vendor accounted for 13% of the accounts payable balance as of December 31, 2017.
10. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN
All full-time employees who meet certain age and length of service requirements are eligible to participate in the Company’s 401(k) Plan. The plan provides for contributions by the Company in such amounts as the Board of Directors may annually determine, as well as a 401(k) option under which eligible participants may defer a portion of their salaries. The Company contributed a total of approximately $41,477 and $36,800 to the plan during 2018 and 2017, respectively.
11. DISAGGREGATED PRESENTATION OF REVENUE AND OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION
The tables below depict how the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows are affected by economic factors, such as type of customer and type of contract.
Customer size impact on billings and revenue:
Twelve Months | Twelve Months | |||
Ended December 31, 2017 | ||||
Billings | GAAP Revenue | Billings | GAAP Revenue | |
Top 5 customers by amounts billed | $815,691 | $356,871 | $1,402,846 | $1,982,185 |
All other customers | 1,790,387 | 1,966,250 | 2,016,642 | 1,470,703 |
$2,606,078 | $2,323,121 | $3,419,488 | $3,452,888 |
As of December 31, 2018 the aggregate amount of the transaction price allocated to unsatisfied (or partially satisfied) performance obligations was $3,894,782, of which $1,702,995 had been billed to the customers and recorded as a contract liability and $2,191,787 remained unbilled as of December 31, 2018. The following table describes the timing of when the Company expects to recognize the revenue from the unsatisfied performance obligations.
Billed (Contract Liability as of December 31, 2018) | Unbilled | Total | |
2019 | $1,494,978 | $653,498 | $2,148,476 |
2020 | 208,017 | 1,159,784 | 1,367,801 |
2021 | - | 378,505 | 378,505 |
$1,702,995 | $2,191,787 | $3,894,782 |
At January 1, 2018 the total contract liability balance was $1,338,465 (net of the Topic 606 adoption adjustment), of which $944,674 was recognized in revenue during the twelve months ended December 31, 2018.
12. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Subsequent to December 31, 2018, the Company issued one 2014 NPA Note to UBP in the amount of $1,450,000 on the same terms as the currently outstanding 2014 NPA Notes. The notes mature on November 14, 2020. In addition, the Company borrowed $600,000 through related party subordinated promissory notes.
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ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
Not applicable.
ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures for the quarter ended December 31, 2018. The term “disclosure controls and procedures,” as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act, means controls and other procedures of a company that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the company’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, as ours are designed to do, and management necessarily applies its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. Based on such evaluation and the identification of the material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting as described below under “Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting", our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of December 31, 2018, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective at the reasonable assurance level.
Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f). Our internal control system was designed to provide reasonable assurance to our management and the Board of Directors regarding the preparation and fair presentation of published financial statements.
Our internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that:
(i) | pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of our assets; |
(ii) | provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that our receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of our management and directors; and |
(iii) | provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of our assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements. |
All internal control systems, no matter how well designed, have inherent limitations. Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation.
In making the assessment of adequate internal control over financial reporting, our management used the criteria issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control-Integrated Framework (2013). We have identified material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting related to the proper valuation of beneficial conversion feature of our currently outstanding convertible debentures. Based on that assessment and those criteria, management believes that our internal control over financial reporting were not effective as of December 31, 2018. As a result of the identified material weakness we have put together a remediation plan which includes hiring additinal resources to assist in evaluation of non-recurring and unusual transactions and to increase capacity of Finance department to serve both operational and compliance needs.
During our fourth quarter ended December 31, 2018, there were no changes made in our internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act) that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION
None.
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ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE.
The following table sets forth certain information concerning the Company’s current executive officers and directors, their ages, their offices with the Company, if any, their principal occupations or employment for the past five years.
Name | Age | Position | Officer Since |
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS: | |||
Randy J. Tomlin | 58 | Chief Executive Officer, Executive Chairman of the Board | 2018 |
Gleb Mikhailov | 39 | Chief Financial Officer | 2013 |
Name | Age | Position | Director Since |
DIRECTORS: | |||
Randy J. Tomlin | 58 | Director, Executive Chairman of the Board | 2016 |
Ronen Shviki | 47 | Director | 2013 |
Ray Hemmig | 69 | Director | 2017 |
Robert Smith | 67 | Director | 2017 |
Amir Elbaz | 41 | Director | 2010* |
Jerry Lepore | 62 | Director | 2018 |
* Mr. Elbaz was Chief Executive Officer through January 17, 2017, a position he held since May 2013.
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Randy J Tomlin, Chief Executive Officer, Executive Chairman of the Board
Randy J. Tomlin was appointed to the board on August 4, 2016. On January 17, 2017 the Board appointed Mr. Tomlin as the Chairman of the Board. On May 29, 2018, the Board appointed Mr. Tomlin to the additional positions as the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer.
Until his retirement in February 2016, Mr. Tomlin, served as a Senior Vice President UVerse Field Operations for AT&T, a position he has held since March 2008. At UVerse Field Operations for AT&T Mr. Tomlin was responsible for all field operations for AT&T Uverse, including service, installation at customer homes, repair and maintenance. From May 2006 to March 2008 Mr. Tomlin was a President of AT&T Network – California and Nevada, where he was in charge of teams that engineered, built and maintained the networks that carried all network traffic in two states. Mr. Tomlin began his career with Southwestern Bell in 1982, and has held various managerial positions in Customer Service, Network and External Affairs throughout his 34year career at AT&T. During his career with AT&T he also served as Senior Vice President of Enterprise Operations Support, responsible for leading the Network Services Staff organization as well as the network standardization effort to move to common centers, best practices and a single suite of systems. Mr. Tomlin led many of SBC’s acquisitions integration activities, including AT&T, BellSouth, and Cingular.
Mr. Tomlin received his bachelor’s degree in Finance from Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas.
The Board believes that Randy J. Tomlin’s contribution to the Company includes his experience in successfully managing a complex division of a global technology company with a contemporaneous focus on customer service and operational efficiency. In addition, Mr. Tomlin’s recognition in the technology industry may benefit us in the form of formation of valuable partnerships and other strategic opportunities.
Gleb Mikhailov, Chief Financial Officer
Chief Financial Officer since April 2013. From January 2013 to March 2013, Mr. Mikhailov served as the Manager of Financial Reporting and SEC Consulting in the SEC Solutions Group of Citrin Cooperman, LLP, an accounting firm providing business solutions and accounting services to middle market companies. From January 2005 until December 2012, Mr. Mikhailov was employed by EisnerAmper LLP, a full-service advisory and public accounting firm, in its Private Business Services Group and Audit and Assurance Group. He was a Manager at EisnerAmper LLP since 2010. Mr. Mikhailov holds a B.A. in Accounting from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey and an M.B.A. from Rutgers Business School. Mr. Mikhailov holds a CPA license issued by the State of New Jersey.
Ray Hemmig, Director
On August 11, 2017, the Board of Directors appointed Ray Hemmig to the Board.
Ray Hemmig has more than 40 years of executive and board experience in the retail and restaurant industries, including: J. C. Penney, Hickory Farms of Ohio, Grandy’s (VP Operations, COO; EVP (Saga Corp), Ace Cash Express (CEO, Executive Chairman, Chairman), Buffet Partners, LP dba Furr’s Fresh Buffet (CEO, Chairman). He founded in October 1995 Retail and Restaurant Growth Capital (RRGC) - a small business investment company (SBIC) that has been providing growth capital to retail and restaurant industries for over 20 years. In 2013 Mr. Hemmig founded Hemmig Investments, LTD - a family investment office based in Dallas, TX, which is involved in non-controlling investments in privately held businesses in a variety of industries.
Mr. Hemmig has served on multiple public and privately held company boards: Communications World; Party City (NYSE:PRTY); On the Border; Ace Cash Express; Restoration Hardware (NYSE:RH); Full House Resorts (NASDAQ:FLL), as well as numerous other privately held company boards in the US and abroad. Mr. Hemmig is also an active member and board member of the North Texas Chapter of the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), where he holds the highest “Leadership Fellow” Director status. He was a Director of The University of Texas at Dallas’s, Institute for Excellence in Corporate Governance (the "IECG"), and currently, he is the Former Chair of the Jindal School of Management Advisory Board at The University of Texas at Dallas (the "UTD"), where he also serves on the Executive Board. He is a frequent speaker on the subjects of corporate governance.
Mr. Hemmig received his business education from the University of Toledo in Toledo, Ohio.
Mr. Hemmig is a member of both Audit and Compensation Committees and a Chairman of the Compensation Committee.
The Board believes that Mr. Hemmig's contribution to the Board includes his background in the management of developing businesses from operational and corporate governance standpoints.
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Amir Elbaz, Director
Until January of 2017 Mr. Elbaz held positions of Chief Executive Officer since May 2013 and Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors since November of 2012. During his tenure as a member of the Board, and its Chairman and Company CEO, Mr. Elbaz has been actively involved in the Company operations and played significant role in ensuring that the Company's products and strategy had continued backing of investors and shareholders. Mr. Elbaz continues in the employ of the Company primarily focusing on investor and public relations and regulatory and operational compliance.
The Board believes Mr. Elbaz's significant experience in the technology sector, coupled with this extensive financial and economic background and his deep knowledge of our company provide invaluable insight with respect to the Company’s business and technologies.
Ronen Shviki, Director
Mr. Shviki has served on the Board since February 2013. Since January 2013, Mr. Shviki has served as the Vice President for Business Development of Mendelssohn Ltd., an Israeli distribution company. Prior to this, Mr. Shviki served in the Israel Defense Forces as a Colonel in the Army branch. Mr. Shviki holds a B.A. in Business Administration from Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya and an LLB from Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya.
The Board believes Mr. Shviki’s extensive marketing and management experience, in addition to his knowledge of the international marketplace, contributes to the strategic composition of the Board.
Mr. Shviki is a member of both Audit and Compensation Committees.
Robert Smith, Director
On October 31, 2017, the Board of Directors appointed Robert L. Smith to the Board.
Robert Smith is an experienced multi-facility health care executive with varied background in complex urban and rural health care settings. During his 40-year career in the industry he has held CEO and other executive positions of various for profit and non-profit hospitals and health care organizations, where he demonstrated ability to turnaround, create, and grow business units in complex and competitive environments. Mr. Smith's broad business experience includes reorganization, restructuring and public company experience at the CEO and Board of Directors level. Mr. Smith has served on the boards of various healthcare organizations. He currently serves on the boards of Parkland Center for Clinical Innovation and Cobalt Rehabilitation Hospitals. He is a 2011 recipient of the Texas Hospital Associations Earl N. Collier Award for Distinguished Health Care Administration. Mr. Smith received his Master of Health Administration Degree from Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO and his Bachelor of Science Degree in Psychology from University of Missouri in St. Louis, MO.
Mr. Smith is a member of both Audit and Compensation Committees and the Chairman of the Audit Committee.
The Board believes that Mr. Smith's background in healthcare will provide the Company management with insights regarding market penetration and enhance management's and Board's ability to interpret healthcare industry changes.
Jerry Lepore, Director
On March 21, 2018, the Board of Directors appointed Jerry Lepore to the Board.
Mr. Lepore is an experienced business and technology executive with strong background in healthcare, insurance, financial services, education, and software industries. In his 40 year career he has held CEO, COO and CTO positions in public and private companies. He has also provided transitional leadership in turnaround and/or growth situations. Mr. Lepore has founded and operated several companies in the software and strategic services industries. He has experience in capital raises, public offerings, strategic sales, corporate acquisitions, and mergers.
Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
The members of the Board, its executive officers, and persons who hold more than 10% of the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock, $0.001 par value per share, or common stock, are subject to the reporting requirements of Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, which requires them to file reports with respect to their ownership of the Company’s common stock and their transactions in such common stock. Based upon the Company’s review of the Section 16(a) reports in its records for fiscal year 2018 transactions in the Company’s common stock, the Company believes that all reporting requirements under Section 16(a) for fiscal year 2018 were met in a timely manner by its directors, executive officers, and greater than 10% beneficial owners, except that Union Bancaire Privée, or UBP, has not filed a Form 3 or any subsequent reports in respect of its ownership of 7,167,832 shares of Company common stock and $24,457,180 in principal amount of the Company’s convertible Notes, which Notes may be converted into shares of the Company’s common stock by UBP at any time upon notice, as of December 31, 2018.
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Code of Ethics
The Company has adopted a Code of Ethics applicable to its executives, including the principal executive officer, principal financial officer, and principal accounting officer, as defined by applicable rules of the SEC. The Company will promptly deliver free of charge, upon request, a copy the Code of Ethics to any stockholder requesting a copy. Requests should be directed to the Company’s Chief Financial Officer at 5400 Trinity Rd., Suite 208, Raleigh, NC, 27607. If the Company makes any amendments to the Code of Ethics other than technical, administrative, or other non-substantive amendments, or grants any waivers, including implicit waivers, from a provision of the Code of Ethics to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer or certain other finance executives, the Company will disclose the nature of the amendment or waiver, its effective date, and to whom it applies in a Current Report on Form 8-K.
The Board
The size of the Board is currently comprised of six members. The Board believes that the current number of directors is appropriate at this time; however, the Board will consider adding members in the future with additional skills and professional connections that will be of benefit to the Company.
We do not have any defined policy or procedure requirements for stockholders to submit recommendations or nominations for directors. The board of directors believes that, given the stage of our development, a specific nominating policy would be premature and of little assistance until our business operations develop to a more advanced level. Our company does not currently have any specific or minimum criteria for the election of nominees to the board of directors and we do not have any specific process or procedure for evaluating such nominees. The board of directors will assess all candidates, whether submitted by management or stockholders, and make recommendations for election or appointment. A shareholder who wishes to communicate with our board of directors may do so by directing a written request addressed to our Chief Executive Officer, Randy Tomlin, at the address appearing on the first page of this report.
Audit Committee and Audit Committee Financial Expert
The board of directors formed an audit committee on February 1, 2018 and adopted audit committee charter. Messrs. Hemmig, Smith and Shviki, serve on the Audit Committee. The Board of Directors has determined that each member of the Audit Committee is independent within the meaning of the Company's and NASDAQ's director independence standards and the SEC's heightened director independence standards for Audit Committee members as determined under the Exchange Act. The Board of Directors has also determined that Messrs. Hemmig and Smith qualify as "Audit Committee financial experts" under the rules of the SEC.
ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION.
The following table summarizes the compensation earned during the years ended December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 by our principal executive officer, our former principal executive officer, the two other most highly paid executive officers who were serving as executive officers on December 31, 2018:
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SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
Name and Principal Position | Year | Salary ($) | Bonus ($) | Option Awards ($) (1) | All Other Compensation ($) | Total ($) |
Randy J Tomlin | 2017 | $120,000 | $- | $- | $- | $120,000 |
Chief Executive Officer, Executive Chairman of the Board | 2018 | $125,000 | $- | $1,660,000 | $70,000 | $1,855,000 |
Gleb Mikhailov | 2017 | $132,200 | $ $5,624 | $- | $- | $137,824 |
Chief Financial Officer | 2018 | $164,000 | $11,550 | $714,630 | $ | $890,180 |
Bob Dieterle | 2017 | $180,000 | $- | $- | $45,479 | $225,479 |
Former Chief Executive Officer (2) | 2018 | $171,359 | $- | $- | $17,820 | $ 189,379 |
(1) | Amounts in this column reflect the aggregate grant date fair value computed in accordance with FASB ASC 718 with respect to employee stock options granted under our Equity Incentive Plan. The assumptions used to calculate the fair value of stock option grant are set forth in Note 2 (Significant Accounting Policies) to our financial statements, which are included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K. The grant-date fair value does not necessarily reflect the value of shares which may be received in the future with respect to these awards. The fair value of the stock options will likely vary from the actual value the holder receives because the actual value depends on the number of options exercised and the market price of our Common Stock on the date of exercise. |
(2) | Mr. Dieterle has served as Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Company since February 2010 and Chief Operating Officer since May 13, 2014 and as CEO from January 17, 2017 until May 29, 2018. Mr. Dieterle receives monthly commissions tied to revenue realized from customers. Such commissions are included in "All Other Compensation" column in the table above. |
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Grants of Plan-Based Awards for Year Ended December 31, 2018
There were no grants of plan-based awards in 2018 to our Named Executive Officers.
Outstanding Equity Awards
The following table provides information about outstanding equity awards held by the named executive officers as of December 31, 2018:
Option Awards | Option Awards | |||
Number of | Number of | |||
securities | securities | |||
underlying | underlying | |||
unexercised | unexercised | |||
options (#) | option (#) | Option exercise | ||
Name | Exercisable | Unexercisable | price ($/Sh) | Option expiration date |
Randy J Tomlin | 382,902 | 85,958 | $1.50 | 8/1/2023 |
Randy J Tomlin | 122,222 | 877,778 | $1.95 | 5/25/2028 |
Gleb Mikhailov | 52,617 | 377,883 | $1.95 | 5/25/2028 |
Gleb Mikhailov | 96,250 | 38,750 | $1.49 | 11/21/2020 |
Option Exercises and Stock Vested in 2018
None of our named executive officers acquired shares upon exercise of options during the year; 376,079 shares previously granted to the named executive officers vested during the year.
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Employment and Consulting Agreements
The Company and Bob Dieterle entered into an employment agreement dated as of February 1, 2010, pursuant to which Mr. Dieterle served as our General Manager, Senior Vice President of Operations, Chief Operating Officer through January 17, 2017, whereupon he was appointed as our Chief Executive Officer. Under the agreement, Mr. Dieterle was paid an annual salary at the per annum rate of $180,000 in the year 2017. The agreement contains certain provisions for early termination and change in control, which may result in a severance payment equal up to one year of base salary then in effect. These severance benefits are discussed in more detail below under “Potential Payments upon Change of Control or Termination following a Change of Control.” In addition, Mr. Dieterle received in 2017 $45,479 as commissions in respect of revenues recorded by us for such year. The agreements includes certain confidentiality and non-compete provisions that prohibit the executive from competing with us, or soliciting our employees, for such period as he is receiving payments from our company following the termination of his employment. Bob Dieterle resigned his employment with the Company effective May 29th, 2018. Bob Dieterle received severance payment of $90,000 and was reimbursed approximately $7,800 for cost of his medical benefits.
The Company and Randy Tomlin, our Executive Chairman, entered into a consulting agreement on August 1, 2016 pursuant to which he was paid a monthly consulting fee of $10,000, or $120,000 in 2017. In addition, in connection with his engagement, Mr. Tomlin was granted options under the Company’s 2016 Equity Incentive Plan, to purchase 468,860 shares of the Company’s common stock par value $0.001 per share, which options are scheduled to vest over a three-year period in equal quarterly installments, at exercise price of $1.50 per share, subject to accelerated vesting upon the occurrence of certain specified events. In addition, under his agreement with us, in the event we are acquired by a party to whom we are introduced by Mr. Tomlin, then he is entitled to compensation equal to 1% of the net proceeds paid by the acquirer. Additionally, for his participation in marketing of Company products and services Mr. Tomlin is entitled to a commission equal to the 4% of the net sale proceeds if a customer and sale transaction fits certain defined criteria. As of the date of this report on Form 10-K, Mr. Tomlin was not paid any fees in respect of such commissions. The agreement provides that it is terminable by either party upon 30-days prior written notice to the other.
Upon Mr. Tomlin's appointment to a position of CEO, Mr. Tomlin commenced his annual salary compensation of $250,000. Mr. Tomlin was granted options to purchase 1,000,000 of the Company’s common stock par value $0.001 per share, which options are scheduled to vest over a five-year period in equal quarterly installments, at exercise price of $1.95 per share.
We have not entered into employment agreement with any of the other named executive officers.
Compensation of Directors
The following table summarizes the compensation paid to the directors for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018, not covered in the tables above.
2018 DIRECTOR COMPENSATION
Name | Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($) | Stock Awards ($) | Option Awards ($) | All Other Compensation ($) | Total ($) |
Ronen Shviki | $18,000 | $- | $- | $- | $18,000 |
Amir Elbaz | $100,000 | $- | $ | $16,252 | $116,252 |
Ray Hemmig | $30,000 | $- | $- | $- | $30,000 |
Robert Smith | $30,000 | $- | $- | $- | $30,000 |
Jerry Lepore | $22,500 | $ | $620,196 | $- | $642,696 |
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ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS.
Principal Stockholders and Share Ownership by Management
The following table sets forth information regarding beneficial ownership of the Company’s common stock as of March 29, 2019, by (i) each person who is known by the Company to beneficially own more than 5% of the Company’s common stock; (ii) each person who served as a named executive officer of the Company in fiscal year 2016, (iii) each person serving as a director or nominated for election as a director; and (iv) all current executive officers and directors as a group. Except as otherwise indicated by footnote, to the Company’s knowledge, the persons named in the table below have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of the Company’s common stock shown as beneficially owned by them.
Name and Address of Beneficial Owner (1) | Shares Beneficially Owned(2) | % of Shares Beneficially Owned |
Avy Lugassy | ||
126 Chemin des Hauts, Crets 1253 Vandeeuvres, Geneva. Switzerland (3) | 18,498,998 | 50,38% |
Union Bancaire Privee, UBP SA (4) | 25,284,741 | 54.51% |
Rue du Rhone 9698 | CP | CH1211 Geneva 1, Switzerland | ||
Doron Rotler (5) | 2,929,734 | 10.18% |
c/o S. Rotler | ||
134 Aluf David Street Ramat Gan 52236, Israel | ||
Directors and Named Executive Officers: | ||
Randy J. Tomlin, CEO and Executive Chairman of the Board | 594,134 | 2.06% |
Gleb Mikhailov, Chief Financial Officer | 181,626 | * |
Amir Elbaz, Director | 171,212 | * |
Ray Hemmig, Director | 190,042 | * |
Ronen Shviki, Director | 45,872 | * |
Robert Smith, Director | 174,923 | * |
Jerry Lepore, Director | 127,692 | * |
All executive officers and directors as a group (7) persons | 714,423 | 4.99% |
* Less than 2%.
(1) Unless otherwise indicated, the address of such individual is c/o MobileSmith, Inc., 5400 Trinity Road, Suite 208, Raleigh, North Carolina 27607.
(2) In computing the number of shares beneficially owned by a person and the percentage ownership of a person, shares of our common stock subject to options held by that person that are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of the Record Date are deemed outstanding. Such shares, however, are not deemed outstanding for purposes of computing the percentage ownership of each other person. Except as indicated in the footnotes to this table and pursuant to applicable community property laws, the persons named in the table have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of common stock.
(3) The record holder of the shares is Grasford Investments Ltd., or Grasford, which is controlled by Mr. Lugassy, as principal. Beneficial ownership is comprised of 10,054,045 shares of the Company’s common stock and 8,444,952 shares issuable upon conversion of the Company's Convertible Notes due November 2020 (the "Convertible Notes") held by Grasford.
(4) Comprised of 7,167,832 shares issued and 18,116,909 shares issuable upon conversion of the Convertible Notes.
(5) Comprised of 2,332,807 shares of Common Stock held as of record by Mountain Top LTD., a British Anguilla company (an entity controlled by Mr. Rotler), 85,900 shares held in the name of Mr. Rotler and 511,027 shares of the Company’s common stock issuable upon conversion of Convertible Notes held by Crystal Management Ltd., a company registered in British Anguilla (entity controlled by Mr. Rotler).
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Equity Compensation Plans
The following table provides information, as of December 31, 2018, regarding the Company’s compensation plans (including individual compensation arrangements) under which the Company is authorized to issue equity securities.
EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN INFORMATION
Number of | |||||
securities | |||||
remaining | |||||
available for | |||||
Number of | future issuance | ||||
securities to be | Weighted | under equity | |||
issued upon | average | compensation | |||
exercise of | exercise price | plans | |||
outstanding | of outstanding | (excluding | |||
options, | options, | securities | |||
warrants and | warrants and | reflected in | |||
Plan Category | rights (a) | rights (b) | column (a)(c)) | ||
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders | 6,704,716 | (1) | $ 1.83 | 8,295,284 | (2) |
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders | - | - | - | ||
Total | 6,704,716 | $ 1.83 | 8,295,284 |
(1) | Consists of shares issuable upon exercise of outstanding options under the Company’s 2004 and 2016 Equity Compensation Plans. |
(2) | All of the shares remaining for future issuance under the 2016 Equity Compensation Plan are available for issuance as options or restricted stock awards. |
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ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE.
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions
Sale Leaseback of Company Equipment with Noteholders. On September 4, 2009, the Company entered into a sale-leaseback agreement with the current holders of the Notes. The noteholders paid a market rate cost of $200,000 through the reduction of current outstanding debt under such Notes in exchange for all of the Company’s office furniture, equipment and computers. The noteholders then leased all furniture, equipment and computers back to the Company over a 10 year period. The purchase price of $200,000 represented the fair market value of the equipment based on an independent appraisal of the equipment by Dynamic Office Services and Coastal Computers, which are not affiliated with the Company.
Conversion of Notes by UBP. UBP became a 25.35% shareholder of the Company through a series of conversions totaling $10,250,000 of its Notes into 7,167,832 shares of Company common stock
Sale of Convertible Notes to Certain Related Parties. As of March 29, 2019, the Company had $39.4 million of Notes outstanding of which Grasford, an affiliated party, held $12.1 million and UBP, significant shareholder, held $25.9 million.
Sale of Convertible Notes to entities controlled by Avy Lugassy. As of March 29, 2019, the Company issued $1,125,000 of non-convertible notes to entities controlled by Avy Lugassy, a major shareholder and beneficial owner. The carry an interest rate of 8% and mature on November 14, 2020 .
Sale of 2014 NPA Notes to Certain Related Parties
During 2018 the Company issued Convertible Notes in aggregate principal amount of $4,715,000 to UBP under the following terms:
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a maturity date of the earlier of (i) November 14, 2020, (ii) a Change of Control (as defined in the 2014 NPA), or (iii) when, upon or after the occurrence of an Event of Default (as defined in the 2014 NPA), such amounts are declared due and payable by a noteholder or made automatically due and payable in accordance with the terms of the Note.
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an interest rate of 8% per year, with accrued interest payable in cash in quarterly installments commencing on the third month anniversary of the date of issuance of the Note with the final installment payable on the maturity date of the Convertible Note.
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a conversion price per share that is fixed at $1.43.
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may not be prepaid without the consent of holders of at least two thirds of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Notes issued under the 2014 NPA.
Policy for Approval of Related Party Transactions
ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.
Audit and Non-Audit Fees
Aggregate fees for professional services rendered for the Company by Cherry Bekaert LLP, our independent registered public accounting firm, for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 are set forth below.
Twelve months ended December 31, | Twelve months ended December 31, | |
2018 | 2017 | |
Audit Fees | $89,500 | $76,500 |
Audit-Related Fees | 7,500 | |
Tax Fees | None | None |
All Other Fees | None | None |
Total Fees | $89,500 | $84,000 |
Audit Fees and audit related fees were for professional services rendered for the audits of our consolidated financial statements, quarterly review of the financial statements included in Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, consents, and other assistance required to complete the year-end audit of the consolidated financial statements.
Our full Board pre-approves all audit and permissible non-audit services to be provided by our independent registered public accountants and the estimated fees for these services. None of the services provided by the independent registered public accountants that are described above were approved by the Audit Committee pursuant to a waiver of the pre-approval requirements of the SEC’s rules and regulations.
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PART IV
ITEM 15. EXHIBITS
(a) | (1) | Financial Statements: |
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm |
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS: | ||||
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2018 and 2017 | ||||
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 | ||||
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 | ||||
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Deficit for the Years Ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 | ||||
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements |
(b) Exhibits
Exhibit Description
No.
3.1 | Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, dated January 4, 2005, as amended to date (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, as filed with the SEC on August 14, 2013) | |
3.2 | Seventh Amended and Restated Bylaws, effective July 1, 2013 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, as filed with the SEC on August 14, 2013) | |
4.1 | Specimen Common Stock Certificate (filed herewith) |
4.2 | Convertible Secured Subordinated Note Purchase Agreement, dated November 14, 2007, by and among Smart Online, Inc. and certain investors (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, as filed with the SEC on November 14, 2007) | |
4.3 | Form of Convertible Secured Subordinated Promissory Note (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, as filed with the SEC on November 14, 2007) | |
4.4 | First Amendment to Convertible Secured Subordinated Note Purchase Agreement, dated August 12, 2008, by and among Smart Online, Inc. and certain investors (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, as filed with the SEC on November 12, 2008) | |
4.5 | Second Amendment and Agreement to Join as a Party to Convertible Secured Subordinated Note Purchase Agreement and Registration Rights Agreement, dated November 21, 2008, by and among Smart Online, Inc. and certain investors (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K, as filed with the SEC on March 30, 2009) | |
4.6 | Third Amendment to Convertible Secured Subordinated Note Purchase Agreement and Registration Rights Agreement and Amendment to Convertible Secured Subordinated Promissory Notes, dated February 24, 2009, by and among Smart Online, Inc. and certain investors (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.6 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K, as filed with the SEC on March 30, 2009) | |
4.7 | Form of Convertible Secured Subordinated Promissory Note to be issued post January 2009 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.7 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K, as filed with the SEC on March 30, 2009) | |
4.8 | Fourth Amendment to Convertible Secured Subordinated Note Purchase Agreement, Second Amendment to Convertible Secured Subordinated Promissory Notes and Third Amendment to Registration Rights Agreement, dated March 5, 2010, by and among Smart Online, Inc. Atlas Capital S.A. and Crystal Management Ltd. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K, as filed with the SEC on March 8, 2010). | |
4.9 | Form of Convertible Secured Subordinated Promissory Note to be issued post March 5, 2010 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K, as filed with the SEC on March 8, 2010). | |
4.10 | Fifth Amendment to Convertible Secured Subordinated Note Purchase Agreement, Third Amendment to Convertible Secured Subordinated Promissory Notes and Fourth Amendment to Registration Rights Agreement, dated June 13, 2012, by and among Smart Online, Inc., Atlas Capital S.A. and Crystal Management Ltd. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to Form 8-K, as filed with the SEC on June 19, 2012) | |
4.11 | Sixth Amendment and Agreement to Join as a Party to Convertible Secured Subordinated Note Purchase Agreement, Fourth Amendment to Convertible Secured Subordinated Promissory Notes and Fifth Amendment and Agreement to Join as a Party to Registration Rights Agreement, dated June 26, 2013, by and among Smart Online, Inc., Grasford Investments Ltd., Atlas Capital S.A. and Crystal Management Ltd. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K, as filed with the SEC on July 2, 2013) | |
4.12 | Seventh Amendment to Convertible Secured Subordinated Note Purchase Agreement and Fifth Amendment to Convertible Secured Subordinated Promissory Notes (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, as filed with the SEC on May 5, 2015 | |
4.13 | Eighth Amendment to Convertible Secured Subordinated Note Purchase Agreement and Sixth Amendment to Convertible Secured Subordinated Promissory Note (incorporated herein by reference to Form 8-K, as filed with the SEC on June 13, 2014) |
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10.1* | 2004 Equity Compensation Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to our Registration Statement on Form SB-2, as filed with the SEC on September 30, 2004) | |
10.2* | Form of Incentive Stock Option Agreement under 2004 Equity Compensation Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K, as filed with the SEC on July 11, 2006) | |
10.3* | Form of Incentive Stock Option Agreement under Smart Online, Inc.’s 2004 Equity Compensation Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, as filed with the SEC on May 15, 2007) | |
10.4* | Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement under 2004 Equity Compensation Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K, as filed with the SEC on July 11, 2006) |
10.5* | Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement under Smart Online, Inc.’s 2004 Equity Compensation Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, as filed with the SEC on May 15, 2007) | |
10.6* | Form of revised Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement under Smart Online, Inc.’s 2004 Equity Compensation Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K, as filed with the SEC on April 15, 2010) | |
10.7* | Form of Restricted Stock Agreement under Smart Online, Inc.’s 2004 Equity Compensation Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, as filed with the SEC on May 15, 2007) | |
10.8* | Form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement (for Employees) under Smart Online, Inc.’s 2004 Equity Compensation Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K, as filed with the SEC on August 21, 2007) | |
10.9* | Form of Restricted Stock Agreement for Employees (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Amendment No. 1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K, as filed with the SEC on February 11, 2008) | |
10.10* | Form of Restricted Stock Agreement (Non-Employee Director) under Smart Online, Inc.’s 2004 Equity Compensation Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K, as filed with the SEC on May 31, 2007) | |
10.11* | Form of Restricted Stock Agreement (Non-Employee Directors) (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to our Current Report on Form 8-K, as filed with the SEC on December 3, 2007) | |
10.12* | Form of revised Restricted Stock Agreement under Smart Online, Inc.’s 2004 Equity Compensation Plan (Non-Employee Director) (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.12 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K, as filed with the SEC on April 15, 2010) | |
10.13 | Registration Rights Agreement, dated November 14, 2007, by and among Smart Online, Inc. and certain investors (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, as filed with the SEC on November 14, 2007) | |
10.14 | Security Agreement, dated November 14, 2007, among Smart Online, Inc. and Doron Roethler, as agent for certain investors (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, as filed with the SEC on November 14, 2007) |
10.15 | Letter Agreement for $6,500,000.00 Term Facility dated December 6, 2010, by Israel Discount Bank of New York, and agreed and accepted by Smart Online, Inc. (incorporated herein by reference to Form 8-K, as filed with the SEC on December 6, 2010) | |
10.16 | First Amendment to Office Lease Agreement dated April 28, 2011, between Smart Online, Inc. and Nottingham Hall LLC (incorporated herein by reference to our Annual Report on Form 10-K, as filed with the SEC on March 20, 2012) |
10.17 | Promissory Note dated June 6, 2013, made by Smart Online, Inc. for the benefit of Israel Discount Bank of New York, as lender (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Form 8-K, as filed with the SEC on July 2, 2013) | |
10.18 | Guaranty dated June 6, 2013, made by Atlas Capital, SA for the benefit of Israel Discount Bank of New York (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to Form 8-K, as filed with the SEC on July 2, 2013) |
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10.19* | Professional Services Agreement, effective as of May 1, 2013, by and between Smart Online, Inc. and Entre-Strat Consulting, LLC (portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment) (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, as filed with the SEC on August 14, 2013) | |
10.20* | Partner Agreement, dated May 24, 2013, by and between Smart Online, Inc. and Jon Campbell (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 10.1 to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, as filed with the SEC on November 14, 2013) | |
10.21 | Amendment to Security Agreement, dated November 14, 2007, among Smart Online, Inc. and Doron Roethler, as agent for certain investors (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, as filed with the SEC on November 14, 2007), effective as of June 9, 2014 (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 10.2 to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, as filed with the SEC on August 13, 2014) | |
10.22 | Loan and Security Agreement dated June 9, 2014 by and between Comerica Bank and MobileSmith, Inc. (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 10.1 to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, as filed with the SEC on August 13, 2014) | |
10.23 | Convertible Subordinated Note Purchase Agreement dated December 11, 2014 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to form 8-K, as filed with the SEC on December 12, 2014) | |
10.24 | Form of Convertible Subordinated Promissory Note (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to form 8-K, as filed with the SEC on December 12, 2014) | |
10.25* | Employment Agreement between Smart Online, Inc. and Bob Dieterle dated April 1, 2010 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.25 to annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017, as filed with the SEC on December 12, 2014) | |
10.26* | Letter Agreement dated as of October 11, 2017 between MobileSmith, Inc. and Robert Smith (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to form 8 K, as filed with the SEC on November 6, 2017) . | |
10.27* | Letter Agreement dated as of August 11, 2017 between MobileSmith, Inc. and Ray Hemmig (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to form 8 K, as filed with the SEC on August 17, 2017). | |
10.28* | Letter Agreement dated as of July 1, 2016 between MobileSmith, Inc. and Randy Tomlin (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to form 8 K, as filed with the SEC on August 10, 2016). | |
23.1 | Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (filed herewith) | |
31.1 | Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14/15d-14 (filed herewith) | |
31.2 | Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14/15d-14 (filed herewith) | |
32.1 | Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 (furnished herewith) | |
32.2 | Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 (furnished herewith) | |
101.1 | The following materials from the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting language): (i) the Balance Sheets, (ii) the Statements of Operations, (iii) the Statements of Cash Flows, (iv) the Statements of Stockholders’ Deficit and (v) related notes to these financial statements, tagged as blocks of text and in detail (filed herewith) |
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* Management contract or compensatory plan.
ITEM 16. SUMMARY
Registrants may voluntarily include a summary of information required by Form 10-K under this Item 16. We have elected not to include such summary.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
MOBILESMITH INC.
(Registrant)
/s/ Randy J. Tomlin | /s/ Gleb Mikhailov | |||
Randy J. Tomlin | Gleb Mikhailov, | |||
Chief Executive Officer & Executive Chairman (Principal Executive Officer) | Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Accounting Officer) | |||
Date: March 29,2019 | Date: March 29, 2019 |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
March 29, 2019 | By: | /s/ Randy J. Tomlin | |
Randy J. Tomlin | |||
Chief Executive Officer & Executive Chairman | |||
(principal executive officer) | |||
March 29, 2019 | By: | /s/ Gleb Mikhailov | |
Gleb Mikhailov | |||
Chief Financial Officer | |||
(principal financial and accounting officer) | |||
March 29, 2019 | By: | /s/ Amir Elbaz | |
Amir Elbaz | |||
Director | |||
March 29, 2019 | By: | /s/ Ronen Shviki | |
Ronen Shviki | |||
Director | |||
March 29, 2019 | By: | /s/ Robert Smith | |
Robert Smith | |||
Director | |||
March 29, 2019 | By: | /s/ Ray Hemmig | |
Ray Hemmig | |||
Director | |||
March 29, 2019 | By | /s/ Jerry Lepore | |
Jerry Lepore | |||
Director | |||
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. | Description | |
4.1 | Specimen Common Stock Certificate (filed herewith) |
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101.1 | The following materials from the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017, formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting language): (i) the Balance Sheets, (ii) the Statements of Operations, (iii) the Statements of Cash Flows, (iv) the Statements of Stockholders’ Deficit and (v) related notes to these financial statements, tagged as blocks of text and in detail (filed herewith) |
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* Management contract or compensatory plan.
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