SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report: February 14, 2007
(Date of earliest event reported)
COLLEXIS HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada 333-115444 20-0987069
(State or other jurisdiction of (Commission File No.) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
incorporation)
1201 Main Street, Suite 980
Columbia, SC 29201
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(803) 727-1113
(Registrant's telephone number including area code)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Technology Holdings, Inc.
7311 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 110
Las Vegas, Nevada 89117
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
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ITEM 1.01 ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT.
On February 14, 2007, Collexis Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation
("Collexis Delaware"), merged with and into Technology Holdings, Inc., a Nevada
corporation (the "Company"), which continued to operate under its articles of
incorporation but with a change of corporate name to "Collexis Holdings, Inc."
The effects of this transaction are described in Item 2.01, below.
ITEM 2.01 COMPLETION OF ACQUISITION OR DISPOSITION OF ASSETS.
Pursuant to the terms of an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated February
13, 2007 (the "Merger Agreement") by and between the Company and Collexis
Delaware, Collexis Delaware merged with and into the Company (the "Merger"),
such that the Company was the surviving corporation with a change of corporate
name to Collexis Holdings, Inc. Immediately prior to the Merger, Collexis
Delaware had acquired through a share exchange approximately 99.5% of the
outstanding capital stock of Collexis B.V. ("we" or "us" or "Collexis"), which,
as a result of the Merger, became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company in
exchange for 3,000 shares of the common stock, par value $.001 per share, of
Collexis Delaware. The description of the terms of the Merger is qualified in
its entirety by reference to the full text of the Merger Agreement, a copy of
which is annexed hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by this
reference.
Merger Consideration; Sale of Stock. By virtue of the Merger, all
outstanding shares of capital stock of Collexis Delaware were converted into the
right to receive an aggregate of 46,182,370 shares of the common stock, par
value $.001 per share (the "Common Stock"), of the Company. In addition,
commitments by Collexis to issue shares of its common stock pursuant to
outstanding options and warrants were converted pursuant to the Merger Agreement
into options and warrants to purchase 19,356,120 shares of Common Stock on
equivalent terms (including an adjustment in the exercise price to reflect the
merger ratio). Concurrently with the closing of the Merger, the Company
completed the sale of 2,836,358 shares of its Common Stock for $.75 per share.
Following the Merger, the Company had 59,818,728 outstanding shares of Common
Stock and commitments to issue an additional 19,356,120 shares of Common Stock
pursuant to outstanding options and warrants.
Change in Business Resulting from the Merger. Prior to the Merger, the
Company had no active business operations but was seeking to raise capital to
enter the business of investing in mortgage loans. When those efforts proved
unavailing, the Company sought other business opportunities. Following the
Merger, the Company intends to carry on Collexis's business. For more
information regarding Collexis, see the section entitled, "INFORMATION REGARDING
COLLEXIS," below.
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INFORMATION REGARDING COLLEXIS
INTRODUCTION
Collexis, based in Columbia, South Carolina, is a software development
company. Our core technology is centered around our ability to develop software
that enables discovery through identification, ordering and aggregation of ideas
and concepts. Using public as well as proprietary thesauri of industry specific
language, we can create "fingerprints" of texts, such as articles, web pages,
books and internal and external databases, which can be used in turn to find the
most relevant information to answer any question a researcher or business
professional might have. Our initial focus is on five key markets - university
and medical research, government, healthcare, biotechnology / pharmaceuticals
and legal - each representing a software sales market with current opportunities
in excess of $1 billion.
COLLEXIS
Our company was founded in 1999 in the Netherlands. Our mission is to
develop software that supports knowledge extraction and discovery across
multiple industries and in multiple languages. Our technology, in addition to
having customary data and information retrieval capabilities, is also able to
discover relationships between elements of different information sources through
clustering and aggregation.
Our technology is based on the principle of fingerprinting. The system can
create a fingerprint for any piece of text containing relevant information. This
process makes use of a structure of professional terminology in a particular
field, called a thesaurus, taxonomy or ontology. A thesaurus contains selected
words, terms and concepts and their semantic relationships in a hierarchical
structure also reflecting synonyms and homonyms.
Our system architecture has three tiers. The first tier, an applications layer,
is configured according to customer specifications and made available only to
authorized users via intranet or extranet for specialized database searches. A
proprietary interface arranges for communications between the user and our
technology, thus providing easy integration in existing environments. The second
tier, our Collexis Engine, forms a core that executes commands that extract,
match and relate pieces of text. Our third tier, a permanent storage layer,
stores the location of all information used by the Collexis Engine for later
retrieval. Actual source material, however, is not typically stored on our
system.
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Our business plan involves three related marketing strategies. With regard
to large government and business users, we offer customized software search and
mining applications on a licensed basis with additional service contracts and
software development tools. In the United States we have been engaged by the
National Institutes of Health for work in connection with their analysis of
grant applications. Similar arrangements have been worked out in Europe with the
World Health Organization, the Royal Dutch Academy of Arts and Science, the
University of Rotterdam, and many others. Our second strategy is a subscription
service for our Collexis Engine or relevant 6.0 applications, in which we
function as an application service provider. This approach provides little or no
customization of the software. Access can be purchased by subscribers on a daily
or annual basis, based on the number of users. In the area of life sciences, for
example, our search engine can be used to search and mine patent literature,
grant application, clinical trials, medical literature and other data bases. Our
third approach is a hybrid of the two other methods, providing customers with
some customizations from the basic search and mining technology, but still
delivered primarily in an application software provider ("ASP") mode. Our German
development partner, Syynx Solutions, builds these customized applications for
specific clients, particularly in the healthcare, life sciences and legal areas.
We have a 2-year option to acquire Syynx Solutions for (euro)5 million, which
expires on October 9, 2008.
Within the commercial marketplace, Collexis is moving from a traditional license
and maintenance software company to a subscription based application provider.
Working with internal and external development resources, Collexis believes that
future growth and increased margins will be aided by recurring subscription
application solutions. These solutions can be sold on annual per-user or
enterprise access levels to the marketplace.
The first instances of these applications, developed in concert with Syynx
Solutions, has been introduced to the U.S. marketplace in the fourth quarter of
2006. Initial reaction has been very positive with end-of-year agreements in
university research with Johns Hopkins University and the University of South
Carolina and in the legal profession with firms like Nelson Mullins Riley &
Scarborough, Sutherland Asbill & Brennan, and Harpootlian Law.
To enhance this recurring subscription-based sales model, Collexis is increasing
incentives for subscription sales and actively urging their U.S. client
organizations to focus on these solutions. Management of Collexis expects to
increase the subscription portion of the revenue blend and product portfolio
each year for the foreseeable future.
TECHNOLOGY AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
We have recently filed a provisional patent application in the United States on
multiple improvements we have made during the version 6.0 release of the
Collexis Engine. We have plans to file this application internationally.
Collexis believes these enhancements substantially strengthen our ability to
protect our technology, particularly as it relates to our Collexis Engine 6.0.
We have also reviewed the existing patent environment to gain significant
comfort that we have the ability to conduct our business without infringing on
the intellectual property rights of others.
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We have received a patent in the Netherlands on a portion of our technology and
have identified other portions that can be protected by a combination of patent,
copyright, trademark and other methods, primarily trade secret and
confidentiality agreements. The patent we have (No. 101151) runs through May 9,
2020 and covers a method, including an apparatus and software, for generating
knowledge profiles from textual information in at least one structured datafile,
resulting in a list containing a cluster of related concepts that can be used
interactively to find other datafiles containing similar clusters.
MARKET AND COMPETITION
The market for our knowledge discovery products is estimated to be at $1
billion in each of the product areas we intend to serve initially and to reach
$50 billion in the aggregate by 2010. It is also a highly competitive market,
served by many companies with significantly greater capital resources than those
available to us.
EMPLOYEES
As of February 1, 2007, we have 28 employees, of whom 24 are full-time.
PROPERTIES
We lease our headquarters offices in Columbia, South Carolina, consisting
of approximately 2,352 square feet, for approximately $3,823.63 per month
increasing to approximately $4,800 per month, including some additional expense,
commencing April 2007. This lease expires on September 30, 2009. We also lease
approximately 4,467 square feet of space in Geldermalsen, the Netherlands for
(euro)3,762 (approximately $4,890.60 at current exchange rates) per month. This
lease expires on June 1, 2011. We believe these leases should provide sufficient
space for our software development and marketing and administrative functions
during their remaining terms.
LITIGATION
The are no legal proceedings pending or, to our knowledge, threatened
against us.
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS
The following discussion of our financial condition and results of
operations should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes
thereto appearing as exhibits to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
OVERVIEW
REVENUE RECOGNITION
The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with Statement of Position
97-2, "Software Revenue Recognition" ("SOP 97-2"), and Statement of Position
98-9, "Modification of SOP 97-2, Software Revenue Recognition, With Respect to
Certain Transactions." Revenue from non-cancelable software licenses is
recognized when the license
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agreement has been signed, delivery has occurred, the fee is fixed or
determinable and collectibility is probable. The Company recognizes license
revenue from resellers when an end user has placed an order with the reseller
and the above revenue recognition criteria have been met with respect to the
reseller. In multiple element arrangements, the Company defers the
vendor-specific objective evidence of fair value ("VSOE") related to the
undelivered elements and recognizes revenue on the delivered elements using the
percentage-of-completion method.
The most commonly deferred elements are initial maintenance and consulting
services. Initial maintenance is recognized on a straight-line basis over the
initial maintenance term. The VSOE of maintenance is determined by using a
consistent percentage of maintenance fee to license fee based on renewal rates.
Maintenance fees in subsequent years are recognized on a straight-line basis
over the life of the applicable agreement. Maintenance contracts entitle the
customer to hot-line support and all unspecified product upgrades released
during the term of the maintenance contract. Upgrades include any and all
unspecified patches or releases related to a licensed software product.
Maintenance does not include implementation services to install these upgrades.
The VSOE of services is determined by using an average consulting rate per hour
for consulting services sold separately multiplied by the estimate of hours
required to complete the consulting engagement.
Delivery of software generally occurs when the product (on CDs) is
delivered to a common carrier. Occasionally, delivery occurs through electronic
means where the software is made available through our secure FTP (File Transfer
Protocol) site. The Company does not offer any customers or resellers a right of
return.
For software license, services and maintenance revenue, the Company
assesses whether the fee is fixed and determinable and whether or not collection
is probable. The Company assesses whether the fee is fixed and determinable
based on the payment terms associated with the transaction. If a significant
portion of a fee is due after our normal payment terms, which are 30 to 90 days
from invoice date, the fee is considered not fixed and determinable. In these
cases, the Company recognizes revenue as the fees become due.
The Company assesses assuredness of collection based on a number of
factors, including past transaction history with the customer and the
credit-worthiness of the customer. Collateral is not requested from customers.
If it is determined that collection of a fee is not probable, the fee is
deferred and revenue is recognized at the time collection becomes probable,
which is generally upon receipt of cash.
The Company's arrangements do not generally include acceptance clauses.
However, if an arrangement includes an acceptance provision, acceptance occurs
upon the earliest of receipt of a written customer acceptance or expiration of
the acceptance period.
The majority of our training and consulting services are billed based on
hourly rates. The Company generally recognizes revenue as these services are
performed. However, when there is an arrangement that is based on a fixed fee or
requires significant work either to alter the underlying software or to build
additional complex interfaces so that the software performs as the customer
requests, the Company recognizes the related revenue using the percentage of
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completion method of accounting. This would apply to our custom programming
services, which are generally contracted on a fixed fee basis. Anticipated
losses, if any, are charged to operations in the period such losses are
determined to be probable.
Revenues from transaction fees associated with subscription arrangements,
billable on a per transaction basis and included in services revenue on the
Consolidated Statements of Operations, are recognized based on the actual number
of transactions processed during the period.
In accordance with EITF Issue No. 01-14, "Income Statement
Characterization of Reimbursement Received for 'Out of Pocket' Expenses
Incurred," reimbursements received for out-of-pocket expenses incurred are
classified as services revenue in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
Our general and administrative expenses consist primarily of personnel
related costs, legal costs, including intellectual property, investor relations,
accounting and auditing costs and other professional and administrative costs.
DEVELOPMENT COSTS
The Company's policy is to charge the costs of software development to
year in which these costs occurred. The Company establishes technological
feasibility upon completion of their existing Engine. Generally, costs related
to projects that reach technological feasibility upon completion of a working
model are not capitalized as the time period between establishment of the
working model and general availability is of short duration. The nature of the
Company's current development for software products is generally such that we
can measure technological feasibility most effectively using the working model
method where the time between establishment of a working model and general
availability is of short duration, which results in no costs that qualify for
capitalization.
IMPAIRMENT OR DISPOSAL OF LONG-LIVED ASSETS
In accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS")
No. 144, "Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets," the
Company monitors events or changes in circumstances that may indicate carrying
amounts of its long-lived assets may not be recoverable. When such events or
changes in circumstances are present, the Company assesses the recoverability of
its assets by determining whether the carrying amount of its assets will be
recovered through undiscounted, expected future cash flows. Should the Company
determine that the carrying values of specific long-lived assets are not
recoverable, the Company would record a charge to operations to reduce the
carrying value of such assets to their fair values. The Company considers
various valuation factors, principally discounted cash flows, to assess the fair
values of long-lived assets.
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ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS
The Company evaluates the collectibility of accounts receivable based on a
combination of factors. In cases where the Company is aware of circumstances
that may impair a specific customer's ability to meet its financial obligations,
the Company records a specific allowance against amounts due, and thereby
reduces the net receivable to the amount management believes is probable of
collection. For all other customers, the Company recognizes allowances for
doubtful accounts based on the length of time the receivables are outstanding,
the current business environment and historical experience.
INCOME TAXES
Income taxes are accounted for under the asset and liability method. The
asset and liability method requires that deferred tax assets be reduced by a
valuation allowance if, based on the weight of available evidence, it is more
likely than not that some portion or all of such assets will not be realized.
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax
consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement
carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities, and their respective tax
bases and operating loss and tax credit carry forwards. Deferred tax assets and
liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable
income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be
recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a
change in tax rates is recognized in operations in the period that includes the
enactment date.
RESULTS OF OPERATION
We have yet to establish a history of profitable operations. We have
incurred operating losses of approximately $728,000 and $419,000 for the years
ended December 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004, respectively.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and September 30, 2005, we
have incurred operating losses of approximately $1,891,000 and $242,000,
respectively. As a result, at September 30, 2006, we have an accumulated deficit
of $ 5,988,000. Our profitability will require the marketing of our software. No
assurance can be given when this will occur or that we will ever be profitable.
FISCAL YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2005 AND DECEMBER 31, 2004
In 2005 revenues increased to approximately $1,369,000 compared to
approximately $698,000 in 2004. The increase is mainly realized in services.
Third party expenses also increased to approximately $661,000 in 2005 compared
to approximately $480,000 in 2004. These expenses relate to third party
services, licenses and commissions.
The general and administrative expenses increased to approximately
$1,601,000 in 2005 compared to approximately $1,499,000 in 2004.
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NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2006 AND SEPTEMBER 30, 2005
For the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, revenues amounted
to approximately $1,142,000 and $1,205,000 respectively. Service fees have
decreased while maintenance revenues have increased over these periods.
The general and administrative expenses increased to approximately
$2,538,000 in 2006 compared to approximately $1,048,000 in 2005 because in 2006
activities in the United States commenced and the organization of Collexis Inc.
was built up and staff had to be recruited. The gross profit of Collexis Inc.
during the first nine months was minimal, while approximately the following
costs and expenses occurred: payroll $404,000; payroll taxes $28,000; legal fees
$71,000; travel expense $89,000; advertising $25,000; accounting and
administration $29,000; consulting $45,000 and insurance $21,000. In the
Netherlands costs also increased, mainly due to an approximate increase in staff
expense of $319,000 and in general and administrative expenses including
auditing and legal of $196,000.
The deferred tax asset is calculated based on the losses in the Netherlands
using the applicable Dutch tax rates. Income tax rates in effect during the past
four years were:
- - 2004 34.5%
- - 2005 31.5%
- - 2006 29.6%
- - 2007 25.5%
The deferred tax asset has been adjusted annually due to the decrease in
income tax rate. The adjustment is included in income tax expense in the
statements of operations.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Cash equivalents are stated at cost, which approximates market, and
consist of short-term, highly liquid investments with original maturities of
less than three months. At December 31, 2005 and 2004 there was no restricted
cash.
Cash and cash equivalents as at December 31, 2005 amounted to
approximately $443,000 compared to approximately $881,000 at December 31, 2004.
For a detailed analysis we refer to the consolidated statement of cash flows as
included in the financial statements for 2005. At September 30, 2006 cash and
cash equivalents amounted to approximately $1,615,000 compared to approximately
$381,000 at September 30, 2005
Related to the accumulated losses, a deferred tax asset is included in the
consolidated balance sheet. At December 31, 2005, the deferred tax asset
amounted to approximately $1,794,000 compared to approximately $1,432,000 at
December 31, 2004.
OFF BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS
We do not currently have, nor have we ever had, any relationships with
unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, such as entities often
referred to as structured finance or special purpose entities, which would have
been established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements
or other contractually narrow or limited purposes. In addition, we do not engage
in trading activities involving non-exchange traded contracts. As such, we are
not materially exposed to any financing, liquidity, market or credit risk that
could arise if we had engaged in these relationships.
The Company leases office space and equipment under non-cancelable
operating leases. Rent expense charged to operations in the accompanying
consolidated statements of operations for office space, vehicles and equipment
under operating leases was $ 148,588 and $ 144,344 for the years ended December
31, 2005 and 2004 respectively.
The Company is obligated under two operating lease of real property. The
first lease was for the period June 1, 2001 to May 31, 2004 and it included two
extensions, the first for two years to May 31, 2006 and the second for 5 years
to May 31, 2011, both of which were exercised. This lease contains annual
escalations based on the consumer price index of the Netherlands. The second
lease is for additional space for a period of one year from January 1 to
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December 31, 2007.
RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
In November 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 151, "Inventory Costs-an
amendment of ARB No. 43, Chapter 4", which is the result of the FASB's project
to reduce differences between U.S. and international accounting standards. SFAS
No. 151 requires idle facility costs, abnormal freight, handling costs, and
amounts of wasted materials (spoilage) be treated as current-period costs. Under
this concept, if the costs associated with the actual level of spoilage or
production defects are greater than the costs associated with the range of
normal spoilage or defects, the difference would be charged to current-period
expense, not included in inventory costs. SFAS No. 151 will be effective for
inventory costs incurred during fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2005. The
adoption of SFAS No. 151 will not have a material impact on our financial
statements.
In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 153, Exchanges of Nonmonetary
Assets , an amendment of APB No. 29 , Accounting for Nonmonetary Transactions .
SFAS No. 153 requires exchanges of productive assets to be accounted for at fair
value, rather than at carryover basis, unless (1) neither the asset received nor
the asset surrendered has a fair value that is determinable within reasonable
limits or (2) the transactions lack commercial substance. SFAS 153 is effective
for nonmonetary asset exchanges occurring in fiscal periods beginning after June
15, 2005. The adoption of FASB No. 153 will not have a material impact on our
financial statements.
In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 123(R), "Accounting for
Stock-Based Compensation". SFAS 123(R) establishes standards for the accounting
for transactions in which an entity exchanges its equity instruments for goods
or services. This Statement focuses primarily on accounting for transactions in
which an entity obtains employee services in share-based payment transactions.
SFAS 123(R) requires that the fair value of such equity instruments be
recognized as expense in the historical financial statements as services are
performed. Prior to SFAS 123(R), only certain pro-forma disclosures of fair
value were required. SFAS 123(R) shall be effective for the Company as of the
beginning of the first interim or annual reporting period that begins after
December 15, 2005. The adoption of FASB No. 123(R), will not have a material
impact on our financial statements.
CAUTIONARY STATEMENTS
Cautionary Statement:
Except for the historical information presented in this document,
including financial information for the two fiscal years ended December 31, 2005
and December 31, 2004, respectively, and the nine months ended September 30,
2006 and September 30, 2005, this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the item
entitled "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations," and documents and information incorporated by reference
into this Current Report on Form 8-K contain "forward-looking statements" (as
such term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995).
These statements are identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such
as "believes",
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"plans", "intend", "scheduled", "potential", "continue", "estimates", "hopes",
"goal", "objective", expects", "may", "will", "should" or "anticipates" or the
negative thereof or other variations thereon or comparable terminology, or by
discussions of strategy that involve risks and uncertainties.
We caution you that no statements contained in this Current Report on Form
8-K should be construed as a guarantee or assurance of future performance or
results. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties,
including those identified within this Form 8-K . The actual results that we
achieve may differ materially from any forward-looking statements due to such
risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements are based on current
expectations, and we assume no obligation to update this information. We urge
you to carefully review and consider the various disclosures made by us in this
Form 8-K that attempt to advise interested parties of the risks and factors that
may affect our business and the market for our stock.
An investment in the Common Stock involves substantial risks and
uncertainties and our actual results and future trends may differ materially
from our past performance due to a variety of factors, including, without
limitation, the risk factors identified below. The risks and uncertainties
described below are not the only risks and uncertainties we face. Additional
risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently deem
immaterial also may impair our business operations. If any of the following
risks actually occur, our business, results of operations and financial
condition would suffer. In that event, the trading price of the Common Stock
could decline, and our stockholders may lose part or all of their investment in
the Common Stock.
WE ARE AT AN EARLY STAGE OF DEVELOPMENT.
We are an early stage company. We have not yet developed any substantial
market for our primary products.
WE HAVE HAD A HISTORY OF OPERATING LOSSES AND WILL LIKELY INCUR FUTURE LOSSES;
IF OUR LOSSES CONTINUE AND WE ARE UNABLE TO ACHIEVE PROFITABILITY, OUR STOCK
PRICE WILL LIKELY SUFFER.
We have operated at a loss since our inception. For the fiscal years ended
December 31, 2005 and 2004 our net losses were approximately $728,000 and
$419,000, respectively. These losses include expenditures associated with
selling software products, further developing software products during these
years and developing our Collexis Engine 6.0 offering. We expect that our losses
will continue for the foreseeable future as we continue to invest in Collexis
Engine enhancements and other programs and, accordingly, we cannot assure you
that we will be able to achieve or maintain profitability in the future. Our
failure to achieve and sustain our profitability will negatively impact the
market price of the Common Stock.
OUR ABILITY TO ACHIEVE PROFITABILITY IS HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON OUR COLLEXIS ENGINE
6.0 OFFERING AND IF IT FAILS TO ACHIEVE MARKET ACCEPTANCE WE WILL BE UNABLE TO
GROW OUR BUSINESS AND ACHIEVE PROFITABILITY.
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We have expended significant financial resources, as well as management
attention, on Collexis Engine 6.0 and expect that our expenditures on it will
continue to be significant. We believe that our future profitability will depend
on our ability to successfully market, and achieve market acceptance for this
offering. The degree of market acceptance of Collexis Engine 6.0 will depend
upon a number of factors, including:
o the advantages of Collexis Engine 6.0 over competing products;
o our ability to innovate and develop new features for Collexis Engine
6.0;
o customer needs for search products; knowledge discovery
o the price and cost-effectiveness of Collexis Engine 6.0
o the strength of sales, marketing and distribution support.
We are aware of a significant number of competing well-established search
products offered by companies with significantly greater financial and marketing
resources than us. Even if Collexis Engine 6.0 achieves market acceptance, we
may not be able to maintain that market acceptance over time if competing
products are introduced that are viewed as more effective or are more favorably
received than Collexis Engine 6.0. If Collexis Engine 6.0 does not achieve and
maintain market acceptance, we will not be able to generate sufficient revenue
to attain profitability.
WHILE WE BELIEVE WE WILL HAVE SUFFICIENT FUNDS FOR OUR OPERATIONS FOR AT LEAST
THE NEXT TWELVE MONTHS, IT IS POSSIBLE THAT WE WILL NEED ADDITIONAL CAPITAL
DURING OR AFTER THAT TIME. WE MAY NEED ADDITIONAL CAPITAL IN THE FUTURE, AND IT
MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE ON ACCEPTABLE TERMS, OR AT ALL, AND IF WE DO NOT RECEIVE
ANY NECESSARY ADDITIONAL CAPITAL, IT COULD HARM OUR FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
FUTURE PROSPECTS.
As of February 14, 2007, our balances of cash, cash equivalents and
short-term investments were approximately $2,127,000. We believe our current
balance of cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments, combined with any
funds generated from our operations will be sufficient to meet our working
capital and capital expenditure requirements for at least the next twelve months
based upon our estimates of funds required to operate our business during such
period. However, during or after that time, we may need to raise additional
funds for the following purposes:
o to fund our operations, including sales, marketing and research and
development programs including the Collexis Engine 6.0 offering;
o to fund any growth we may experience;
o to enhance and/or expand the range of products and services we
offer;
o to increase our promotional and marketing activities; or
o to respond to competitive pressures and/or perceived opportunities,
such as investment, acquisition and international expansion
activities.
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We cannot reassure our investors that if we need additional capital it will be
available, and if so, on terms beneficial to us. Historically, we have obtained
external financing primarily from sales of our common stock. To the extent we
raise additional capital by issuing equity securities, our shareholders may
experience substantial dilution. If we are unable to obtain additional capital,
we may then attempt to preserve our available resources by various methods
including deferring the creation or satisfaction of commitments, reducing
expenditures on our research and development programs or otherwise scaling back
our operations. If we were unable to raise such additional capital or defer
certain costs as described above, that inability would have an adverse effect on
our financial position, results of operations and prospects.
WE HAVE LIMITED MARKETING EXPERIENCE AND CAPACITY.
Although we believe that the market for our products constitutes a small
and manageable number of parties, currently we have minimal sales and marketing
employees. To the extent that we determine not to, or are unable to, enter into
collaborative agreements or to arrange for third party distribution of our
potential products, significant additional resources may be required to develop
a marketing and sales force. Should we elect to license or sell products to
distributors, a significant portion of the profits from such products may be
realized by such licensees or distributors, rather than by us.
WE ARE IN AN EXTREMELY COMPETITIVE MARKET, AND IF WE FAIL TO COMPETE EFFECTIVELY
OR RESPOND TO RAPID TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE, OUR REVENUES AND MARKET SHARE WILL BE
ADVERSELY AFFECTED.
Our business environment and the search and software industries in general
are characterized by intense competition, rapid technological changes, changes
in customer requirements and emerging new market segments. Our competitors
include many companies that are larger and more established and have
substantially more resources than us. Current and potential competitors have
established or may establish cooperative relationships among themselves or with
third parties to increase the ability of their products to address the needs of
the markets which we serve. Accordingly, it is possible that new competitors or
alliances among competitors may emerge and rapidly acquire significant market
share. Increased competition may result in price reductions, reduced gross
margins and loss of market share, any of which could have a material adverse
effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.
In order for our strategy to succeed and to remain competitive, we must
leverage our core technology to develop new product offerings, update existing
features and add new components to our current products such as support for new
data types and taxonomies for specific vertical markets. These development
efforts are expensive, and we plan to fund these developments with our existing
capital resources, and other sources, such as equity issuances and borrowings,
which may be available to us. If these developments do not generate substantial
revenues, or we are unable to access other sources of capital on acceptable
terms, our business and results of operations will be adversely affected. We
cannot assure you that we will successfully develop
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any new products, complete them on a timely basis or at all, achieve market
acceptance or generate significant revenues with them.
WE DESIGN OUR PRODUCTS TO WORK WITH CERTAIN SYSTEMS AND CHANGES TO THESE SYSTEMS
MAY RENDER OUR PRODUCTS INCOMPATIBLE WITH THESE SYSTEMS, AND WE MAY BE UNABLE TO
SELL OUR PRODUCTS.
Our ability to sell our products depends on the compatibility of our
products with other software and hardware products. These products may change or
new products may appear that are incompatible with our products. If we fail to
adapt our products to remain compatible with other vendors' software and
hardware products or fail to adapt our products as quickly as our competitors,
we may be unable to sell our products.
OUR SOFTWARE PRODUCTS ARE COMPLEX AND MAY CONTAIN ERRORS THAT COULD DAMAGE OUR
REPUTATION AND DECREASE SALES.
Our complex software products may contain errors that people may detect at
any point in the products' life cycles. We cannot assure you that, despite our
testing and quality assurance efforts and similar efforts by current and
potential customers, errors will not be found. The discovery of an error may
result in loss of or delay in market acceptance and sales.
BECAUSE OF THE TECHNICAL NATURE OF OUR BUSINESS, OUR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IS
EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO OUR BUSINESS, AND ADVERSE CHANGES TO OUR INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY COULD HARM OUR COMPETITIVE POSITION.
We believe that our success depends, in part, on our ability to protect
our proprietary rights and technology. Historically, we have relied on a
combination of copyright, patents, trademark and trade secret laws, employee
confidentiality and invention assignment agreements, distribution and OEM
software protection agreements and other methods to safeguard our technology and
software products. Risks associated with our intellectual property, include the
following:
o pending patent applications may not be issued;
o intellectual property laws may not protect our intellectual property
rights;
o third parties may challenge, invalidate, or circumvent any patent
issued to us;
o rights granted under patents issued to us may not provide
competitive advantages to us;
o unauthorized parties may attempt to obtain and use information that
we regard as proprietary despite our efforts to protect our
proprietary rights;
o others may independently develop similar technology or design around
any patents issued to us; and
o effective protection of intellectual property rights may be limited
or unavailable in some foreign countries in which we operate.
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WE MAY IN THE FUTURE BE SUBJECT TO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS CLAIMS, WHICH
ARE COSTLY TO DEFEND, COULD REQUIRE US TO PAY DAMAGES AND COULD LIMIT OUR
ABILITY TO USE CERTAIN TECHNOLOGIES IN THE FUTURE.
Because of the technical nature of our business, our intellectual property
is extremely important to our business, and adverse changes to our intellectual
property could harm our competitive position.
We believe that our success depends, in part, on our ability to protect
our proprietary rights and technology. Historically, we have relied on a
combination of copyright, patents, trademark and trade secret laws, employee
confidentiality and invention assignment agreements, distribution and OEM
software protection agreements and other methods to safeguard our technology and
software products. Risks associated with our intellectual property, include the
following:
pending patent applications may not be issued; intellectual property laws may
not protect our intellectual property rights; third parties may challenge,
invalidate, or circumvent any patent issued to us; rights granted under patents
issued to us may not provide competitive advantages to us; unauthorized parties
may attempt to obtain and use information that we regard as proprietary despite
our efforts to protect our proprietary rights; others may independently develop
similar technology or design around any patents issued to us; and effective
protection of intellectual property rights may be limited or unavailable in some
foreign countries in which we operate.
We may in the future be subject to intellectual property rights claims, which
are costly to defend, could require us to pay damages and could limit our
ability to use certain technologies in the future.
Companies in the software and technology industries own large numbers of
patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade secrets and frequently enter into
litigation based on allegations of infringement or other violations of
intellectual property rights. We face the possibility of intellectual property
rights claims against us. Our technologies may not be able to withstand any
third-party claims or rights against their use. Any intellectual property
claims, with or without merit, could be time-consuming, expensive to litigate or
settle and could divert management resources and attention.
With respect to any intellectual property rights claim, we may have to pay
damages or stop using technology if it is ultimately found by a court to be in
violation of a third party's rights. We may have to seek a license for the
technology, which may not be available on reasonable terms and may significantly
increase our operating expenses. The technology also may not be available for
license to us at all. As a result, we may also be required to develop
alternative non-infringing technology, which could require significant effort
and expense. If we cannot license or develop technology for the infringing
aspects of our business, we may be forced to limit our product and service
offerings and may be unable to compete effectively. Any of these results could
harm our operating results.
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WE ARE DEPENDENT ON KEY PERSONNEL.
Our ability to develop our business depends upon our attracting and
retaining qualified management, marketing and technical personnel, including
consultants. As the number of qualified technical personnel, including software
developers, is limited and competition for such personnel is intense, there can
be no assurance that we will be able to attract or retain such persons. The loss
of key personnel or the failure to recruit additional key personnel could
significantly impede attainment of our objectives and have a material adverse
affect on our financial condition and results of operations.
WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO EFFECTIVELY MANAGE THE GROWTH OF OUR STAFF.
Our business plan calls for increasing our staffing levels in the future.
Our ability to execute our strategies will depend in part upon our ability to
integrate such new employees into our operations and fund such added costs. Our
planned activities will require the addition of new personnel, including
management, marketing and technical personnel, and the development of additional
expertise by existing personnel. The inability to acquire such services or to
develop such expertise could have a material adverse impact on our operations.
THERE IS NO MARKET FOR THE COMMON STOCK.
As a result of the absence of any listing on the National Association of
Securities Dealers Automated Quotation system ("Nasdaq"), a national securities
exchange or the OTC Bulletin Board, the trading market for the Common Stock is
currently limited to trading in the "pink sheets." We are applying to the OTC
Bulletin Board for listing of the Common Stock, but if we fail to achieve such
listing, or if the Common Stock were listed and then subsequently delisted from
the OTC Bulletin Board, its trading market would be limited to the "pink
sheets." So long as the Common Stock is not listed on Nasdaq or any exchange and
the bid price for the Common Stock remains below $5.00 per share, the Common
Stock will be subject to additional federal and state regulatory requirements.
Among other things, broker-dealers will be required to satisfy special sales
practice requirements, including making individualized written suitability
determinations and receiving any purchaser's consent prior to any transaction in
the Common Stock. Also, the Company's securities are considered "penny stocks,"
which requires additional disclosures in connection with trades in such
securities, including the delivery of a disclosure schedule explaining the
nature and risks of the penny stock market. Such restricted market and
additional regulatory requirements limit the liquidity of the Company's
securities, as well as adversely affect the ability of the Company to raise
additional financing through issuances of its securities.
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ADDITIONAL OFFERINGS OF SECURITIES BY THE COMPANY MAY BE DILUTIVE TO CURRENT
SHAREHOLDER INTERESTS AND MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE ON FAVORABLE TERMS.
The Company may have to engage in subsequent offerings to raise additional
capital at available prices, which may be substantially dilutive to the holdings
of shareholders following the Merger. There can be no assurances, in any event,
that the Company will be able to raise sufficient funds to continue its
operations or pursue its business objectives. In addition, any disruption in the
availability of funds may jeopardize relationships with customers, suppliers and
personnel and adversely affect the Company's ability to achieve its business
objectives.
THERE MAY BE ISSUANCES OF SHARES OF PREFERRED STOCK IN THE FUTURE THAT COULD
HAVE SUPERIOR RIGHTS TO OUR COMMON STOCK.
We have provisions authorizing "blank check" preferred stock and we are
therefore authorized to issue shares of preferred stock. Accordingly, our board
of directors has the authority to fix and determine the relative rights and
preferences of preferred shares, as well as the authority to issue such shares,
without further stockholder approval. As a result, our board of directors could
authorize the issuance of a series of preferred stock that would grant to
holders preferred rights to our assets upon liquidation, the right to receive
dividend coupons before dividends would be declared to common stockholders and
the right to the redemption of such shares, together with a premium, prior to
the redemption of the common stock. To the extent that we do issue such
additional shares of preferred stock, the rights of the holders of the common
stock could be impaired thereby, including without limitation, with respect to
liquidation.
VOLATILITY OF STOCK PRICE.
The securities of software companies have experienced significant price
and volume fluctuations, which have often been unrelated to the companies'
operating performance. Announcements of technological innovations for new
commercial products by us or our competitors, developments concerning
proprietary rights or general conditions in the information technology and
software industries may have a significant effect on our business and on the
market price of the Common Stock. Sales of shares of Common Stock by existing
security holders could also have an adverse effect on the market price of the
Company's securities, given the limited trading of its securities.
CONTROL BY INSIDERS; CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.
The present officers, directors and shareholders of Collexis own a
majority of the voting power of the outstanding Common Stock. Therefore, they
can, and for the foreseeable future will be able to, elect the entire Board of
Directors of the Company and to govern its affairs, including whether it enters
into any mergers, consolidations, asset sales or acquisitions and other
extraordinary transactions. Certain persons who will be directors of the Company
following the Merger have interests in other companies in the biotechnology
industry and, while they are not aware of any such situations currently, could
be presented with circumstances in which the interests of such other companies
may be contrary to the interests of the Company following the Merger.
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POSSIBILITY OF IMPEDIMENT TO LISTING OF COMMON STOCK
After giving effect to the Merger and the other transactions described in
this Current Report on Form 8-K, Margie Chassman beneficially owns approximately
31,648,910 shares of Common Stock, or approximately 52.4% of the issued and
outstanding Common Stock. Ms. Chassman is the wife of David Blech, who disclaims
beneficial ownership of such securities. See "Certain Transactions and
Relationships." Notwithstanding such disclaimer, Mr. Blech may be deemed to own
or control a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock to assert effective
control over our business and affairs, including but not limited to having
sufficient voting power to control the election of the Board of Directors and,
in general, to substantially determine the outcome of any corporate transaction
or other matters submitted to the stockholders of the Company for approval,
including mergers, consolidations or the sale of substantially all of the
Company's assets or preventing or causing a change in the control of the
Company. In addition to Mr. Blech's potential ability to control the affairs of
the Company, that potential control may deter other potential financing sources
from making an investment in the Company.
Mr. Blech has provided significant consulting services to us.
Specifically, he has assisted in arranging the merger and has arranged for third
parties to invest the majority of the funds that we have raised to date. Mr.
Blech received no compensation for these services.
In May 1998, David Blech pled guilty to two counts of criminal securities
fraud, and, in September 1999, he was sentenced by the U.S. District Court for
the Southern District of New York to five years' probation. Mr. Blech also
settled administrative charges by the Securities and Exchange Commission in
December 2000 arising out of the collapse in 1994 of D. Blech & Co., a
broker-dealer of which Mr. Blech was President and sole stockholder. Such
settlement prohibits Mr. Blech from engaging in future violations of the federal
securities laws and from association with any broker-dealer. In addition, the
District Business Conduct Committee for District No.10 of NASD Regulation, Inc.
reached a decision, dated December 3, 1996, in a matter styled District Business
Conduct Committee for District No. 10 v. David Blech, regarding the alleged
failure of Mr. Blech to respond to requests by the staff of the National
Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. ("NASD") for documents and information
in connection with seven customer complaints against various registered
representatives of D. Blech & Co. The decision found that Mr. Blech failed to
respond to such requests in violation of NASD rules and that Mr. Blech should,
therefore, be censured, fined $20,000 and barred from associating with any
member firm in any capacity. Furthermore, Mr. Blech was discharged in bankruptcy
in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York in
March 2000.
In the event the Company seeks to list its shares on a securities exchange
or on Nasdaq, whether or not in connection with a public offering of the
Company's securities, Nasdaq or the exchange(s) to which a listing application
is made may refuse to grant such listing or may require as a condition thereof
that David Blech and persons associated with him dissociate themselves from the
Company. As a result, the Company may be precluded from having its securities
listed on any exchange or Nasdaq. Further, trading in the Company's securities
may be restricted to the OTC Bulletin Board, which is a less liquid market than
the established exchanges and Nasdaq.
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DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES
The Company is authorized to issue 277,713,000 shares of Common Stock, par
value $0.001 per share and 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $.001
per share (the "Preferred Stock"). As of February 14, 2007, there were
59,818,728 shares of Common Stock and no shares of Preferred Stock issued and
outstanding.
Common Stock
The holders of Common Stock are entitled to one vote per share. The
Company's articles of incorporation do not provide for cumulative voting. The
holders of Common Stock are entitled to receive ratably such dividends, if any,
as may be declared by the Board out of legally available funds. However, the
current policy of the Board is to retain earnings, if any, for operations and
growth. Upon liquidation, dissolution or winding-up, the holders of Common Stock
are entitled to share ratably in all assets which are legally available for
distribution. The holders of Common Stock have no preemptive, subscription,
redemption or conversion rights.
Preferred Stock
We are authorized to issue 10,000,000 shares of "blank check" preferred
stock, par value $0.001 per share, none of which is currently designated, issued
or outstanding. Our board is vested with the authority to divide the shares of
preferred stock into series and to fix and determine the relative rights and
preferences of the shares of any such series.
RECENT SALES OF UNREGISTERED SECURITIES
In connection with the completion of the Merger on Febuary 14, 2007, the
Company issued 46,182,370 shares of Common Stock in exchange for the common
stock of Collexis Delaware. This includes 3,284,090 shares of Common Stock
issued in exchange for shares of our common shares that had been sold in a
private placement in October 2006 for the post-Merger equivalent of $.75 per
share of Common Stock. On the same date the Company completed the private sale
of 2,836,358 shares of its Common Stock for $.75 per share.
MARKET FOR THE COMMON STOCK AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
The Common Stock is quoted only by the Pink Sheets LLC. To the best of our
knowledge, to date there has been no trading in the Common Stock. Based upon
information furnished by our transfer agent, as of February 1, 2007, the Company
had 27 holders of record of the Common Stock.
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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
The Company files annual, quarterly and current reports, and other
information with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). These
filings, which provide comparable information concerning the Company without
giving effect to the Merger, are available to the public at the SEC's web site
at http://www.sec.gov. You may also read and copy any document the Company files
at the SEC's Public Reference Room, 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.
20549. Further information on the Public Reference Room may be obtained by
calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330.
ITEM 3.02 UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES.
The issuances described in Item 2.01 were made by the Company in reliance
upon the exemptions from registration provided under Section 4(2) of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and/or Regulation D promulgated thereunder.
The information in such Item is incorporated herein by this reference.
ITEM 5.01 CHANGES IN CONTROL OF REGISTRANT
As described in Item 2.01 above, a change in control of the Company
occurred as a result of the Merger. In connection with the Merger, stockholders
of Collexis Delaware have exchanged their shares of common stock of Collexis
Delaware for Common Stock. Accordingly, immediately following the Merger,
stockholders of Collexis Delaware own a majority of the voting power of the
outstanding shares of the Company's Common Stock. The information provided in
Item 2.01 is incorporated herein by reference.
The following table sets forth beneficial ownership of Common Stock as of
February 14 , 2007 by: (i) each person who will be a director or executive
officer of the Company (including options, warrants or other rights exercisable
within 60 days); (ii) all such officers and executive officers, as a group, and
(iii) all persons known by the Company to own more than 5% of the Company's
Common Stock. The address of each beneficial owner other than Ms. Chassman is
c/o the Company, 1201 Main Street, Suite 980, Columbia, SC 29201.
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Name Number of Shares Percentage
- ---- ---------------- ----------
Peter van Praag 5,212,487(1) 8.7%
William D. Kirkland 973,333(2) 1.6
Stephen A. Leicht 358,333(3) .6
Henk Buurman 2,281,867(4) 3.8
Bob Schijvenaars -- --
Edwin Adriaansen -- --
Mark Germain --(5) --
Margie Chassman 31,648,910(6) 52.4
All Directors and
Executive Officers
as a Group (7 Persons) 8,826,020(7) 14.2
* Less than 0.1%
______________________
(1) Includes 416,667 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of vested
options.
(2) Includes 973,333 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of vested
options.
(3) Includes 358,333 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of vested
options.
(4) Includes 416,667 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of vested
options.
(5) Excludes 2,479,360 shares of Common Stock owned by Margery Germain, Mr.
Germain's spouse, as to which he disclaims beneficial ownership.
(6) Includes 516,120 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of vested
options.
(7) Includes 2,165,001 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of vested
options.
CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS AND RELATIONSHIPS
The Company has agreed to enter into a consulting agreement with Mark
Germain, a Director of the Company, to formalize his existing consulting
arrangement with the Company providing for monthly compensation of $10,000,
which compensation commenced on October 1, 2005.
Collexis has a consulting agreement with JeGeCla BV, an entity controlled
by Glenn Nijbroek, a member of the Board Director of Collexis, providing for
monthly compensation of (euro)2,500 (approximately $2,950 at current exchange
rates) which commenced on October 1, 2005.
Collexis had consulting agreements with Van Praag Informatisering BV and
VDB Pacific BV, entities controlled by Peter van Praag and Henk Buurman,
respectively, pursuant to which the entities provided management services to
Collexis for (euro)17,500 per month each (approximately $22,750 each per month
at the current exchange rate), with a right to receive a bonus of up to
(euro)10,000 (approximately $13,000) per month each to the extent available out
of 25% of the net income of Collexis, measured annually. These agreements were
terminated effective upon completion of the Merger at which time employment
agreements were signed with a monthly salary of (euro)15,000 for each of Mr. van
Praag and Mr. Buurman. Mr. Van Praag
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and Mr. Buurman will each be eligible to receive an additional yearly bonus
related to business performance and subject to Board approval.
During the period from December 2005 to August 2006, Margie Chassman
purchased 1,978,048 shares of common stock of Collexis from Collexis for
$2,500,000; 309,054 shares of the common stock of Collexis from Henk Buurman, a
vice president and director of Collexis, and Glenn Nijbroek, a director of
Collexis; an additional 66,666 shares of common stock of Collexis from Collexis
for $500,000; and 483,969 shares of the common stock of Collexis from Elsevier
B.V., whose chairman was a director of Collexis, for $2,500,000. Ms. Chassman
gave a proxy with respect to the voting of a majority of these shares to Mr. van
Praag. These rights terminated concurrently with the completion of the Merger.
Upon the completion of the Merger, Ms. Chassman's shares, including the shares
listed above, were converted into 31,132,790 shares of Common Stock. Ms.
Chassman has agreed in principle to sell a portion of these shares to Mark
Germain or Margery Germain, but the amount to be sold and the price therefor
have not been determined.
Information concerning the employment arrangements of William Kirkland,
Peter van Praag, Henk Buurman and Stephen Leicht is set forth in Item 5.02 and
incorporated herein by this reference.
ITEM 5.02 DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR PRINCIPAL OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS;
APPOINTMENT OF PRINCIPAL OFFICERS.
In connection with the Merger, Sam Medley resigned as a Director Chief
Executive Officer of the Company.
The following table sets forth information regarding the new members of
the Company's Board of Directors and its executive officers following the
Merger:
NAME AGE POSITION
- ---- --- --------
William D. Kirkland 45 President and CEO, Director
Peter van Praag 47 CEO, Collexis Europe, Director
Mark S. Germain 56 Director
Stephen A. Leicht 30 Vice President Sales
Edwin Adriaansen 36 Chief Technology Officer
Bob Schijvenaars 41 Chief Scientific Officer
Henk Buurman 53 Vice President Strategy
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WILLIAM D. KIRKLAND - Mr. Kirkland completed his studies at the University of
South Carolina before a 20-year career of managerial and executive assignments
throughout Pfizer and IBM. During this period, Mr. Kirkland ran multiple sales,
business unit, operational, and product marketing teams. In his last assignment,
Mr. Kirkland ran the Business Consulting Services Sales division of IBM's Life
Sciences Business in the Americas. He serves on the boards of several industry
organizations and groups throughout the United States. Mr. Kirkland is the CEO,
President and a Director of the Company.
MARK S. GERMAIN - Mr. Germain is the Managing Director of The Olmsted Group,
LLC, a merchant bank serving primarily the biotech and life sciences industries.
He has been involved as a founder, director, Chairman of the Board of, and/or
investor in over twenty companies in the biotech field, and assisted many of
them in arranging corporate partnerships, acquiring technology, mergers and
acquisitions and financings. He graduated New York University School of Law in
1975, Order of the Coif, and practiced corporate and securities law before
leaving for the private sector in 1986. Since then, and until he entered the
biotech field in 1991, he served in senior executive capacities, including as
president of a public company sold in 1991. Among the public biotech companies
Mr. Germain is a director of Wellford Real Properties, Inc. and chairman of its
audit committee and a director of Stem Cell Innovations, Inc.. Mr. Germain is a
consultant to the Company and serves on its Board of Directors.
STEPHEN A. LEICHT - After completing his Business Degree at Bucknell University
in Pennsylvania, Mr. Leicht founded, ran, and sold International
Telecommunications Distributors, acting as Chairman and CEO until late 2001.
After the sale, he completed his MBA at Pennsylvania State University as the
President of his class. He spent the 5 following years in roles of increasing
responsibility within IBM's Sales and Distribution organization before joining
Collexis in early 2006. In his current assignment, he leads the strategy,
planning, and execution of Collexis's Americas Business. He serves on boards and
advisory committees for several companies and industry groups. .Mr. Leicht is
the Vice President of Sales for the Company with global responsibilities.
PETER VAN PRAAG - After studying Chemistry. Mr. van Praag started his career in
1984 in the information technology ("IT") business. Since then, he has been
responsible for complex IT development and implementation projects, mostly in
the health care sector. He also worked as a consultant for CMG and RAET. In 1991
he founded the software house VPI, which developed specialized applications for
the healthcare industry and became a market leader in the Netherlands. After he
sold this company to Fujitsu/ICL, he worked at Fujitsu in Maarssen, the
Netherlands as division director. Mr. Van Praag is the CEO of Collexis Europe
and also focuses on company acquisitions. He is a co-founder of Collexis and a
member of the Company's Board of Directors
BOB SCHIJVENAARS- Dr. Schijvenaars studied Astronomy and Computer Science at
Leiden University. Research projects there involved signal analysis, image
processing and pattern recognition. His PhD work at the Erasmus University
focused on automated interpretation of electrocardiograms (EKG's), where he
studied the effects of chest electrode displacements on the EKG and found ways
to take this variability into account. He played a major role in transferring
the interpretation software to companies licensing it. In 2001 he was part of
the organizing
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committee of the yearly conference of the "International Society for
Computerized Electrocardiology. Dr. Schijvenaars is the Chief Scientific Officer
for the Company.
EDWIN ADRIAANSEN- Mr. Adriaansen studied Informatics at the Hogeschool Eindhoven
in the Netherlands. He has over ten years of professional software development
and project management experience at amongst others ICL in Maarssen, leading
teams of up to 50 persons. He has served in various roles including Project
Manager Software Development, Implementation Consultant, CTO and COO. Mr.
Adriaansen is the Chief Technology Officer for the Company.
HENK BUURMAN- Mr. Buurman studied Dutch at the University of Amsterdam and in
1975 started his career abroad, as a journalist in Surinam. From 1980-1983 Mr.
Buurman was a scientific assistant at the University of Amsterdam. In 1983 he
started working as a teacher at secondary school and higher vocational education
levels. In the meantime he also founded and managed a chain of 8 stores
specialized in baby goods until 1992. Mr. Buurman began his career in the IT
business as a sales consultant at ICL in Maarssen in 1988. During the 11 years
at ICL his responsibilities progressed from sales consultant to division
director. In 1999 he became managing director of Sonera in the Netherlands and
senior vice president of Sonera worldwide. He has also been chairman of the VDBS
from 1990 onwards. He is a co-founder of Collexis. Mr. Buurman is the Vice
President of Strategy for the Company.
Mr. Kirkland and Mr. Leicht and each have 3-year employment agreements for their
positions identified above for terms beginning on January 15, 2006 in the case
of Mr. Kirkland and February 1, 2006 in the case of Mr. Leicht. The agreements
provide for annual base salaries of $250,000 for Mr. Kirkland and $150,000 for
Mr. Leicht with the right to participate an annual executive bonus pool based on
performance and in the sole discretion of the Board of Directors. Under the
employment agreements, Mr. Kirkland and Mr. Leicht have been granted 3-year
options to purchase 2,920,000 shares of Common Stock for $.10 per share in the
case of Mr. Kirkland and 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock for $.10 per share and
300,000 shares of Common Stock for $.75 per share in the case of Mr. Leicht.
These options vest in equal quarterly installments at the end of each quarter
over the 3-year period beginning February 1, 2006 (or November 1, 2006 in the
case of Mr. Leicht's grant of options on 300,000 shares at $.75 per share). The
employment agreements provide for annual vacations of three weeks and
participation in all benefit plans available to executives of the Company. The
agreements provide that they may be terminated for cause, which is defined to
include indictment for a felony or any crime involving moral turpitude or that
involves dishonesty or willful misconduct and that is injurious to the Company;
substance abuse; failure to follow proper directives of the Company that are
within the scope of the executive's duties or to perform at an acceptable level;
failure to comply with material employment policies and practices of the
Company; breach of the duty of confidentiality to the Company; excessive
absence; and misconduct that could bring discredit to the Company.
Mr. van Praag and Mr. Buurman each entered into an employment agreement
with Collexis, effective upon completion of the Merger, to replace management
contracts that companies they control had with Collexis. These management
contracts are described in Item 5.01, and the descriptions are incorporated
herein by reference. The agreements provide that Mr. van Praag and Mr. Buurman
are hired on a full-time basis as CEO Collexis Europe and Vice President
Strategy, respectively for three-year terms. They will each receive salaries of
(euro)15,000
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(approximately $19,500 at current exchange rates) per month and be eligible to
receive an annual bonus based on performance and in the sole discretion of the
Company's Board of Directors, taking into account bonus awards to other members
of senior management. The agreements memorialize the grants to each of Mr. van
Praag and Mr. Buurman of options on January 31, 2006 to purchase 1,000,000
shares of Common Stock for $.10 per share, as adjusted for the Merger. These
options vest ratably each month over three years commencing January 31, 2006.
The agreements provide that Mr. van Praag and Mr. Buurman may be terminated by
Collexis without further liability only for compelling cause or urgent cause
under Dutch law.
Mr. Germain has certain consulting arrangements with the Company that are
described in Item 5.01, and the description is incorporated herein by reference.
Executive Compensation
The following sets forth information for the three most recently completed
fiscal years concerning the compensation of (i) the Chief Executive Officer and
(ii) all other executive officers who earned in excess of $100,000 in salary and
bonus in the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006.
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
Long Term Compensation
----------------------------------------
Annual
Compensation Restricted Securities All
--------------- Stock Underlying Other
Name and Principal Salary Award(s) Options Compensation
Position Year ($) ($)(1) (#) ($)
- ------------------- ---- ------- ---------- ---------- ------------
William D. Kirkland 2006 250,000 -- 2,920,000 --
2005 -- -- -- --
2004 -- -- -- --
Stephen A. Leicht 2006 150,000 -- 1,300,000 --
2005 -- -- -- --
2004 -- -- -- --
Peter van Praag 2006 273,000 -- 1,000,000 --
2005 234,000 -- -- --
2004 195,000 -- -- --
Henk Buurman 2006 273,000 -- 1,000,000 --
2005 234,000 -- -- --
2004 195,000 -- -- --
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Outstanding Equity Awards
Prior to the Merger, Collexis had granted stock options to executives,
directors, employees and consultants which, upon the Merger, became options to
purchase 19,356,120 shares of Common Stock for prices ranging from $.10 per
share to $.75 per share. These include options to the executive officers of the
Company as follows:
Name Number of Shares Price Per Share
---- ---------------- ---------------
William D. Kirkland 2,920,000 $.10
Stephen A. Leicht 1,000,000 .10
Stephen A. Leicht 300,000 .75
Peter van Praag 1,000,000 .10
Henk Buurman 1,000,000 .10
Bob Schijvenaars 1,030,000 .10
Edwin Adriaansen 1,000,000 .10
ITEM 5.06 CHANGE IN SHELL COMPANY STATUS.
As a result of the Merger, as described in Item 2.01 of this Current
Report on Form 8-K, the description of which is hereby incorporated into this
Item, the Company, which was theretofore a shell company within the meaning of
Rule 12b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, ceased being
such an entity.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(a) Financial Statements
Annexed hereto as Exhibit 99.1 are the audited financial statements for
Collexis as at December 31, 2005 and for the years then ended and unaudited
financial statements for Collexis as at September 30, 2006 and September 30,
2005 and for the periods then ended.
(b) Exhibits
Exhibit Description
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10.1. Agreement and Plan of Merger between Technology Holdings, Inc. and
Collexis Holdings, Inc. dated February 13, 2007
10.2 Employment Agreement of William Kirkland
10.3 Employment Agreement of Peter van Praag
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10.4 Employment Agreement of Henk Buurman
10.5 Employment Agreement of Stephen Leicht
10.6 Form of Executive Option Agreement
99.1. Financial Statements of Collexis B.V.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: February 14, 2007
COLLEXIS HOLDINGS, INC.
By: /s/ WILLIAM D. KIRKLAND
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Its: Chief Executive Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Description
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10.1. Agreement and Plan of Merger between Technology Holdings, Inc. and
Collexis Holdings, Inc. dated February 13, 2007
10.2 Employment Agreement of William Kirkland
10.3 Employment Agreement of Peter van Praag
10.4 Employment Agreement of Henk Buurman
10.5 Employment Agreement of Stephen Leicht
10.6 Form of Executive Option Agreement
99.1. Financial Statements of Collexis B.V.
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