The Board of Directors has selected Schumacher and Associates, Inc. to audit our consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2012. The Company engaged Schumacher and Associates, Inc. as its independent auditors for the year ended April 30, 2011.
Representatives of Schumacher and Associates, Inc. will be present at the Annual Meeting telephonically and will have the opportunity to make a statement if they desire and will be available to respond to appropriate questions from stockholders.
We are asking our stockholders to ratify the selection of Schumacher and Associates, Inc. as our independent registered public accounting firm. Although ratification is not required by our By-laws or otherwise, the Board is submitting the selection of Schumacher and Associates, Inc. to our stockholders for ratification as a matter of good corporate practice. Even if the selection is ratified, the Company may in its discretion select a different registered public accounting firm at any time during the year if it determines that such a change would be in the best interests of the Company and our stockholders.
The following is a summary of fees and services approved by the Company and performed by Schumacher and Associates, Inc. for the fiscal years ended April 30, 2011 and 2010.
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
The Company’s Enversa division receives administrative support from its former parent company, Internet University, Inc. (“Internet University”). Included in such administrative support are human resources, payroll, information technology and facilities services. Prior to moving on February 1, 2011, Enversa operated from office space provided by Internet University and utilized furniture and equipment provided by Internet University in such office space. The costs of such services have been billed to Cornerworld and are reflected in the income statements in the total amount of $253,999, $256,862 and $264,796 for the years ended April 30, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
Additionally, for the period from August 2008 through April 2011, all of CornerWorld’s and Enversa’s employees were leased to Enversa through a certain Transition Services Agreement between Cornerworld, Enversa, and Internet University, Inc. CornerWorld and Enversa employees were paid under the federal employer identification number and are included in the employee benefit programs, such as life, health and disability insurance and 401(k) of a subsidiary of Internet University. The selling, general and administrative expenses on the income statement reflects a total of $2,531,345, $1,493,279 and $492,885 of actual salaries for CornerWorld’s corporate and Enversa personnel during the years ended April 30, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively, as well as an allocation of payroll taxes and employee benefits calculated at 15% of salary. Subsequent to April 30, 2011, all employees are being paid under the Company’s federal employer identification number.
On August 27, 2008, Enversa entered into a $500,000 line of credit with Internet University which was originally intended to expire on February 23, 2009. From time to time, Enversa and Internet University amended the line of credit, which extended the maturity date until December 31, 2010 and provided a schedule for payments. The line of credit bears interest at 8.00% per annum and is secured by a second priority security interest in CornerWorld’s membership interests in Enversa, a first priority security interest in all of Enversa’s assets and in all products, proceeds, revenues, distributions, dividends, stock dividends, securities and other property, rights and interests that Cornerworld and Enversa receives or is at any time entitled to receive. There was no outstanding balance under the line of credit at April 30, 2011 and the Company no longer has access to the unused portion. The Company recognized interest expenses totaling $6,944 and $23,575 during the years ended April 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, related to this line of credit.
As part of the Enversa acquisition, the Company borrowed $1,500,000 from Internet University, Inc., Marc Blumberg and Marc Pickren (collectively, the “Enversa Sellers”). Mr. Blumberg is a member of the Company’s Board of Director as well as the president of Internet University, Inc. and Mr. Pickren is the President of the Company. On March 30, 2011, the Company entered into amendments to its promissory notes with the Enversa Sellers (collectively the “Tier 4 Junior Notes”). The amendments to the Tier 4 Junior Notes revised the repayment schedules of the Tier 4 Junior Notes such that principal payments would be payable annually beginning on March 31, 2012 until such time as the Tier 4 Junior Notes mature on March 31, 2016. Interest payments will be payable monthly at a revised rate of 15% per annum. The Company recorded interest of $65,997 and $115,247 on this facility during the years ended April 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The balance of these notes totaled $1,364,199 at December 31, 2011.
On February 23, 2009 the Company completed the acquisition of all of its Michigan-based operating divisions (the “Woodland Acquisition”). As a result of the Woodland Acquisition, the Company issued debt and equity securities to Mr. Ned Timmer (“Timmer”) who became a member of the Board of Directors and the President of the Company’s Woodland division. Timmer was the holder of a $4,200,000 secured debenture as well as a holder of the Company’s $3,100,000 purchase money note.
As part of the February 23, 2009 Woodland Acquisition, the Company borrowed $1,900,000 from IU Investments LLC. On March 30, 2011, the Company entered into Amendment No. 3 (“IU Amendment No. 3”) to its Promissory Note to IU Investments, LLC (the “Tier 3 Junior Note”). IU Amendment No. 3 revised the repayment schedule of the Tier 3 Junior Note such that the Company will make principal payments totaling $27,417/month until February 28, 2012, after which time the Company will pay $67,200 annually beginning March 31, 2012 until such time as the Tier 3 Junior Note is paid in full on March 31, 2016. Interest payments will be payable monthly at a rate of 10% per annum. A member of the Company’s Board of Director as well as one of the selling partners of Enversa is an employee of the parent of IU Investments, LLC. The Company recorded interest of $104,324 and $177,219 on this facility during the years ended April 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The balance of this note totaled $527,915 at December 31, 2011.
On December 22, 2009, the judge in the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan issued an order (the “Order”) which, among other things, ordered: (1) The actions taken by Timmer on December 10, 2009 to gain corporate control over Woodland are deemed null and void; (2) Timmer shall return to CornerWorld all collateral and/or property belonging to the Company over which he has asserted control, including, but not limited to, the funds contained in bank accounts; and (3) Timmer shall be removed from active management of the Holland employees, but shall be retained on the Board of Directors of the Company.
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As detailed in the Form 8-K filed on February 16, 2011, on February 3, 2011, CornerWorld and Timmer entered into a Settlement Agreement the principal terms of which were as follows: