The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. The selling stockholders may not sell these securities until this prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.
SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, dated December 22, 2009
NETWORK CADENCE, INC.
6560 South Greenwood Plaza Boulevard, Number 400
Englewood, Colorado 80111
(877) 711-6492
3,520,000 shares of Common Stock
This prospectus relates to the sale of 3,520,000 shares of our common stock, par value of $0.001, by certain individuals and entities who beneficially own the shares for their own accounts. We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the shares. The offering price per share is a fixed price of $0.28. The shares will be sold at this fixed price of $0.28 until our common stock is quoted on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board (the “OTC Bulletin Board”) or listed on a securities exchange. There is no assurance that our common stock will be quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board or listed on a securities exchange.
The number of shares being registered for resale under this registration statement on Form S-1 consists of an aggregate of 920,000 shares of common stock held by stockholders who acquired the shares from us prior to our August 2009 share exchange and 2,600,000 shares received by our President and Chief Executive Officer. The selling stockholders acquired the shares at different times in private transactions exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”). We are registering the offer and sale of the shares to satisfy registration rights we have granted to the selling stockholders. See “Selling Stockholders.”
INVESTING IN OUR COMMON STOCK INVOLVES A HIGH DEGREE OF RISK. SEE “RISK FACTORS” BEGINNING ON PAGE 6 TO READ ABOUT FACTORS YOU SHOULD CONSIDER BEFORE BUYING SHARES OF OUR COMMON STOCK.
NEITHER THE SEC NOR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION HAS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED OF THESE SECURITIES OR PASSED UPON THE ADEQUACY OF ACCURACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
THE INFORMATION IN THIS PROSPECTUS IS NOT COMPLETE AND MAY BE CHANGED. WE MAY NOT SELL THESE SECURITIES UNTIL THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-1 FILED WITH THE SEC IS EFFECTIVE. THIS PROSPECTUS IS NOT AN OFFER TO SELL THESE SECURITIES AND IT IS NOT SOLICITING AN OFFER TO BUY THESE SECURITIES IN ANY JURISDICTION WHERE THE OFFER OR SALE IS NOT PERMITTED.
The date of this prospectus is __________________, 2009
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TABLE OF CONTENTS | |
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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY | 5 |
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The Company | 5 |
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The Offering | 5 |
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RISK FACTORS | 6 |
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Risks Related to Our Business | 6 |
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Risks Related to Our Company | 7 |
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Risks Related to Our Common Stock | 11 |
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FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS | 15 |
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USE OF PROCEEDS | 15 |
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MARKET PRICE OF AND DIVIDENDS ON OUR COMMON STOCK AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS | 16 |
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Market Information | 16 |
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Determination of Offering Price | 16 |
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Stockholders | 16 |
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Dividends | 16 |
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Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans | 16 |
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DILUTION | 17 |
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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS | 17 |
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Overview | 17 |
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Going Concern | 18 |
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Critical Accounting Policies | 18 |
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Recent Pronouncements | 20 |
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Outlook | 21 |
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Results of Operations | 21 |
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Impact of Inflation | 22 |
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Liquidity and Capital Resources | 22 |
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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements | 22 |
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QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK | 22 |
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Interest Rates | 22 |
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OUR BUSINESS | 22 |
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Industry Background | 23 |
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Market Environment | 24 |
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Our Business Strategy | 25 |
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Market Strategy | 26 |
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Competition | 26 |
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Customers | 27 |
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Intellectual Property and Property Rights | 27 |
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Employees | 27 |
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Properties | 27 |
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Litigation | 27 |
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DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS | 28 |
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Our Directors and Executive Officers | 28 |
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Director Independence | 29 |
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Family Relationships | 29 |
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Legal Proceedings | 29 |
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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION | 29 |
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Summary Compensation Table | 29 |
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Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation | 30 |
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Elements of Compensation | 30 |
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Outstanding Equity Awards at December 11, 2009 | 30 |
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Director Compensation | 30 |
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Employment Agreements | 30 |
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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT | 31 |
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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS | 32 |
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DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK | 32 |
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General | 32 |
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Common Stock | 32 |
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Preferred Stock | 32 |
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Warrants | 32 |
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Change in Control Provisions | 32 |
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SELLING STOCKHOLDERS | 33 |
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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION | 35 |
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EXPERTS | 36 |
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VALIDITY OF SECURITIES | 36 |
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INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL | 36 |
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DISCLOSURE OF COMMISSION POSITION ON INDEMNIFICATION FOR SECURITIES ACT LIABILITIES | 36 |
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AVAILABLE INFORMATION | 37 |
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF NETWORK CADENCE, INC. | F-1 |
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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY
This summary highlights selected information contained elsewhere in this prospectus. This summary does not contain all the information that you should consider before investing in the common stock. You should carefully read the entire prospectus, including “Risk Factors,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and the Financial Statements, before making an investment decision.
The Company
On July 19, 2007, Sage Interactive, Inc. (“Sage”) was incorporated in Nevada as a web development services company.
On August 31, 2009, Sage consummated a share exchange with the sole member of Cadence II, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company (“Cadence II”), pursuant to which it acquired all of the membership interests of Cadence II in exchange for the issuance to the sole member of Cadence II of 10,580,000 shares of our common stock representing 92.0% of our issued and outstanding common stock (the “Share Exchange”). After the Share Exchange, our business operations consist of those of Cadence II. Upon the closing of the Share Exchange, we amended our Articles of Incorporation to change the name of the Company to Network Cadence, Inc. (the “Company” or “Network Cadence”) and Cadence II became our wholly owned subsidiary.
The Company is headquartered in Englewood, Colorado and, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Cadence II, provides transformation solutions to the telecommunications industry. The Company creates and implements functional architectural designs that solve the problems related to the high costs of integration for communication service providers (“CSPs”). Through its Service Lifecycle Management methodology (“SLM”), the Company enables CSPs to dramatically improve performance in deploying new services while reducing their operation costs. Although it is anticipated that these professional services will drive the short-term revenue growth for the Company, Network Cadence is in the process of developing and rolling out a cloud-based computing system known as Nimbus.
The address of our principal office is 6560 South Greenwood Plaza Boulevard, Number 400, Englewood, Colorado 80111 and our telephone number at that address is 877-714-6492. Out Internet website is located at WWW.NETWORKCADENCE.COM. The information contained on our website is not incorporated by reference in this prospectus and should not be considered part of this prospectus.
The Offering
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Securities Covered Hereby | | 3,520,000 shares of common stock owned by the selling stockholders |
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Common Stock Outstanding Prior to the Offering | | 11,845,000 shares of common stock (1) |
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Common Stock to be Outstanding After the Offering | | 11,845,000 shares of common stock (1) |
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Use of Proceeds | | We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of the shares offered in this prospectus by the selling stockholders. Rather, the selling stockholders will receive those proceeds directly. |
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Terms of the Offering | | The selling stockholders will determine the terms relative to the sale of the shares offered in this prospectus. |
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Termination of the Offering | | The offering will conclude on the date as of which the selling stockholders may sell the shares without restriction pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act, or when all of the shares registered under this prospectus have been sold. |
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Risk Factors | | The securities offered hereby involve a high degree of risk and should not be purchased by investors who cannot afford the loss of their entire investment. See “Risk Factors.” |
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RISK FACTORS
There are numerous and varied risks that may prevent us from achieving our goals, including those described below. You should carefully consider the risks described below and other information included in this prospectus, including our financial statements and related notes. Our business, financial condition and results of operations could be harmed by any of the following risks. If any of the events or circumstances described below were to occur, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially adversely affected. As a result, the trading price of our common stock could decline, and investors could lose part or all of their investment.
Risks Related to Our Business
The products and services we sell are based on an emerging technology and therefore the potential market for our products remains uncertain.
The telecommunication transformation products and services we develop and sell are based on an emerging technology platform and our success depends on organizations and customers perceiving technological and operational benefits and cost savings associated with adopting our solutions. Our relatively limited operating history and the limited extent to which our solutions have been currently adopted may make it difficult to evaluate our business because the potential market for our products remains uncertain.
Failure to properly manage projects may result in unanticipated costs or claims.
Our engagements may involve large scale, highly complex projects. The quality of our performance on such projects depends in large part upon our ability to manage the relationship with our customers, and to effectively manage the project and deploy appropriate resources, including third-party contractors and our own personnel, in a timely manner. Any defects or errors or failure to meet customers’ expectations could result in claims for substantial damages against us. Our contracts generally limit our liability for damages that arise from negligent acts, errors, mistakes or omissions in rendering services to our customers. However, we cannot be sure that these contractual provisions will protect us from liability for damages in the event we are sued. In addition, in certain instances, we guarantee customers that we will complete a project by a scheduled date or that the network will achieve certain performance standards. If the project or network experiences a performance problem, we may not be able to recover the additional costs we would incur, which could exceed revenues realized from a project.
Our clients’ complex regulatory requirements may increase our costs, which could negatively impact our profits.
Many of our clients, particularly those in the telecommunication services, are subject to complex and constantly changing regulatory requirements. On occasion, these regulatory requirements change unpredictably. These regulations may increase our potential liabilities if our services are found to contribute to a failure by our clients to comply with the requirements applicable to them and may increase compliance costs as regulatory requirements increase or change. These increased costs could negatively impact our profits.
In our course of business, we expose ourselves to possible litigation associated with performing services on our customers’ properties.
We perform services on our customers’ properties and doing so can result in claims of property damage, breach of contract, harassment, theft, and other such claims. These claims may become time consuming and expensive, which would adversely affect our financial condition and the reputation of our business.
We are highly dependent upon technology, and our inability to keep pace with technological advances in our industry could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Our success depends in part on our ability to develop IT solutions that keep pace with continuing changes in the IT industry, evolving industry standards and changing client preferences. There can be no assurance that we will be successful in adequately addressing these developments on a timely basis or that, if these developments are addressed, we will be successful in the marketplace. We need to continually make significant investments, with ever increasing regularity, in sophisticated and specialized communications and computer technology to meet our clients’ needs. We anticipate that it will be necessary to continue to invest in and develop new and enhanced technology in shorter intervals and on a timely basis to maintain our competitiveness. Significant capital expenditures may be required to keep our technology up-to-date. There can be no assurance that any of our information systems will be adequate to meet our future needs or that we will be able to incorporate new technology to enhance and develop our existing services. Moreover, investments in technology, including future investments in upgrades and enhancements to software, may not necessarily maintain our competitiveness. Our future success will also depend in part on our ability to anticipate and develop information technology solutions that keep pace with evolving industry standards and changing client demands. Our inability to effectively keep pace with continuing changes in the IT industry could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
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Our failure to protect or maintain our existing systems could have material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and result of operations.
Moreover, experienced computer programmers and hackers may be able to penetrate our network security, or that of our customers, and misappropriate confidential information, create system disruptions or cause shutdowns. If this were to occur, we could incur significant expenses in addressing problems created by security breaches of our network.
Our business depends on our clients not going offshore for services.
The potential exists for us to lose existing customers for information technology outsourcing services or other information technology solutions, or incur significant expenses in connection with our customers’ system failures. In addition, sophisticated hardware and operating system software and applications that we produce or procure from third parties may contain defects in design and manufacture, including “bugs” and other problems that can unexpectedly interfere with the operation of our systems. The costs to eliminate or alleviate security problems, viruses, worms and bugs could be significant, and the efforts to address these problems could result in interruptions, delays or cessation of service.
Our business depends on the growth and maintenance of wireless communications infrastructure.
Our success will depend on the continued growth and maintenance of wireless communications infrastructure in the United States and around the world. This includes deployment and maintenance of reliable next-generation digital networks with the necessary speed, data capacity and security for providing reliable wireless communications services. Wireless communications infrastructure may be unable to support the demands placed on it if the number of customers continues to increase, or if existing or future customers increase their bandwidth requirements. In addition, viruses, worms and similar break-ins and disruptions from illicit code or unauthorized tampering may harm the performance of wireless communications. If a well-publicized breach of security were to occur, general mobile phone usage could decline, which could reduce the demand for and use of our applications. Wireless communications experience a variety of outages and other delays as a result of infrastructure and equipment failures, and could face outages and delays in the future. These outages and delays could reduce the level of wireless communications usage as well as our ability to distribute our applications successfully.
The industry in which we operate has relatively low barriers to entry and increased competition could result in margin erosion, which would make profitability even more difficult to sustain.
Other than the technical skills required in our business, the barriers to entry in our business are relatively low. Business start-up costs do not pose a significant barrier to entry. The success of our business is dependent on our employees, customer relations and the successful performance of our services. If we face increased competition as a result of new entrants in our markets, we could experience reduced operating margins and loss of market share and brand recognition.
We operate in a competitive industry with several established and more horizontally integrated companies. It may be difficult to sustain our market share in the event of a decline in market conditions.
Our industry is competitive and rapidly changing. Future competitors may include large international and domestic engineering companies. These competitors may have a material advantage in their financial, technical and marketing resources. We may be unable to successfully compete against future competitors, which would adversely affect our business and operations.
Risks Relating To Our Company
With the recent loss of our largest customer, our revenue has been significantly reduced and we no longer operate at a profit.
On November 2, 2009, we received a contract termination notice from our largest customer, SkyTerra Communications ("SkyTerra"). As a result, we expect to lose approximately 95% of our revenue. In light of this notice, we reduced our workforce by approximately 50%. With the loss of our most significant customer, we have limited revenue and, going forward, will not operate at a profit without additional business. We cannot assure you that we will ever be profitable and you should not invest unless you are prepared to lose your entire investment.
We have received a going concern opinion from our auditors.
Our financial statements have been prepared on the basis of accounting principles applicable to a going concern. This raises substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. Our ability to continue as a going concern is dependent on our ability to raise additional capital and implement our business plan. Assurances cannot be given that adequate financing can be obtained to meet our capital needs. If we are unable to generate profits and unable to continue to obtain financing to meet our working capital requirements, we may have to curtail our business sharply or cease operations altogether. Our continuation as a going concern is dependent upon our ability to generate sufficient cash flow to meet our obligations on a timely basis to retain our current financing, to obtain additional financing, and, ultimately, to attain profitability. Should any of these events not occur, we will be adversely affected and we may have to cease operations.
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We may not be able to manage our expansion of operations effectively and if we are unable to do so, we will not achieve profitability.
We believe our Nimbus solution will allow us to significantly expand our business and capture new market opportunities. As we grow, we must continue to improve our operational and financial systems, procedures and controls, and expand, train and manage our growing employee base. In order to fund our on-going operations and our future growth, we will need to have sufficient internal sources of liquidity or access to additional financing from external sources. Furthermore, our management will be required to maintain and strengthen our relationships with our customers, suppliers and other third parties. As a result, our continued expansion has placed, and will continue to place, significant strains on our management personnel, systems and resources. We will also need to further strengthen our internal control and compliance functions to ensure that we will be able to comply with our legal and contractual obligations and minimize our operational and compliance risks. Our current and planned operations, personnel, systems, internal procedures and controls may not be adequate to support our future growth. If we are unable to manage our growth effectively, we may not be able to take advantage of market opportunities, execute our business strategies or respond to competitive pressures. As a result, our results from operations may decline.
Our limited operating history may not serve as an adequate basis to judge our future prospects and results of operations.
Our limited operating history and the unpredictability of our industry make it difficult for investors to evaluate our business and future operating results. An investor in our securities must consider the risks, uncertainties and difficulties frequently encountered by companies in new and rapidly evolving markets. The risks and difficulties we face include challenges in accurate financial planning as a result of limited historical data and the uncertainties resulting from having had a relatively limited time period in which to implement and evaluate our business strategies as compared to companies with longer operating histories.
Our operating results may fluctuate significantly, which makes our future results difficult to predict and may result in our operating results falling below expectations or our guidance, which could cause the price of our common stock to decline.
Our operating results may fluctuate due to a variety of factors, many of which are outside of our control. As a result, comparing our operating results on a period-to-period basis may not be meaningful. You should not rely on our past results as an indication of our future performance. If our revenue or operating results fall below the expectations of investors or securities analysts or below any guidance we may provide to the market, the price of our common stock would likely decline substantially.
In addition, factors that may affect our operating results include, among others:
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| • | our ability to develop, introduce and deliver in a timely manner new products and product enhancements that meet customer demand, certification requirements and technical requirements; |
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| • | the timing of the announcement or release of products or upgrades by us or by our competitors; |
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If our clients terminate significant contracted projects or choose not to retain us for additional projects, or if we are restricted from providing services to our clients’ competitors, our revenues and profitability may be negatively affected.
Our clients typically retain us on a non-exclusive basis. Many of our client contracts, including those that are on a fixed price, fixed timeframe basis, can be terminated by the client with or without cause upon 90 days’ notice or less and generally without termination-related penalties. Additionally, our contracts with clients are typically limited to discrete projects without any commitment to a specific volume of business or future work and may involve multiple stages. In addition, the increased breadth of our service offerings may result in larger and more complex projects for our clients that require us to devote resources to more thoroughly understand their operations. Despite these efforts, our clients may choose not to retain us for additional stages or may cancel or delay planned or existing engagements due to any number of factors, including:
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These potential terminations, cancellations or delays in planned or existing engagements could make it difficult for us to use our personnel efficiently. In addition, some of our client contracts may restrict us from engaging in business with certain competitors of our clients during the term of the agreements and for a limited period following termination of these agreements. Any of the foregoing factors could negatively impact our revenues and profitability. Other than under existing contractual obligations, none of our customers is obligated to purchase additional services from us. As a result, the volume of work that we perform for a specific customer is likely to vary from period to period, and a significant customer in one period may not use our services in a subsequent period.
We may engage in acquisitions, strategic investments, partnerships, alliances or other ventures that are not successful, or fail to integrate acquired businesses into our operations, which may adversely affect our competitive position and growth prospects.
We may acquire or make strategic investments in complementary businesses, technologies, services or products, or enter into strategic partnerships or alliances with third parties in the future in order to expand our business. We may be unable to identify suitable acquisition, strategic investment or strategic partnership candidates, or if we do identify suitable candidates, we may not complete those transactions on terms commercially favorable to us or at all, which may adversely affect our competitive position and our growth prospects.
If we acquire another business, we may face difficulties, including:
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These difficulties could disrupt our ongoing business and increase our expenses. As of the date of this prospectus and registration statement on Form S-1, we have no agreements to enter into any material acquisition, investment, partnership, alliance or other joint venture transaction.
We are subject to the reporting requirements of the federal securities laws, which impose additional burdens on us.
We are a public reporting company and accordingly subject to the information and reporting requirements of the Securities Act, the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) and other federal securities laws, including compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (“Sarbanes-Oxley”). As a public company, these rules and regulations may make it more difficult and expensive for us to obtain director and officer liability insurance in the future, and we may be required to accept reduced policy limits and coverage or incur substantially higher costs to obtain the same coverage. As a result, it may be more difficult for us to attract and retain qualified persons to serve on our board of directors or as executive officers. We are currently evaluating and monitoring developments with respect to these new rules, and we cannot predict or estimate the amount of additional costs we may incur or the timing of such costs.
It may be time consuming, difficult and costly for us to develop and implement the internal controls and reporting procedures required by Sarbanes-Oxley. Some members of our management team have limited or no experience operating a company whose securities are publicly reported, traded or listed on an exchange, and with SEC rules and requirements, including SEC reporting practices and requirements that are applicable to a publicly reporting or publicly-traded company. We may need to recruit, hire, train and retain additional financial reporting, internal controls and other personnel in order to develop and implement appropriate internal controls and reporting procedures. If we are unable to comply with the internal controls requirements of Sarbanes-Oxley, when applicable, we may not be able to obtain the independent accountant certifications required by Sarbanes-Oxley.
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If we fail to maintain an effective system of internal controls, we may not be able to accurately report our financial results or prevent fraud. As a result, current and potential stockholders could lose confidence in our financial reporting, which could harm our business and the trading price of our stock, if we are ever able to list it on an exchange.
Effective internal controls are necessary for us to provide reliable financial reports and effectively prevent fraud. If we cannot provide financial reports or prevent fraud, our business reputation and operating results could be harmed. Internal control weaknesses could also cause investors to lose confidence in our reported financial information, which could have a negative effect on the trading price of our stock, if we are ever able to list it on the OTC Bulletin Board or an exchange.
Assertions by a third party that we infringe its intellectual property could result in costly and time-consuming litigation, expensive licenses or the inability to operate as planned.
The software and technology industries are characterized by the existence of a large number of patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade secrets and by frequent litigation based on allegations of infringement or other violations of intellectual property rights. As we face increasing competition, the possibility of intellectual property rights claims against us may grow. Our technologies may not be able to withstand third-party claims or rights restricting their use. Companies, organizations or individuals, including our competitors, may hold or obtain patents or other proprietary rights that would prevent, limit or interfere with our ability to provide our services or develop new services and features, which could make it more difficult for us to operate our business.
If we are determined to have infringed upon a third party’s intellectual property rights, we may be required to pay substantial damages, stop using technology found to be in violation of a third party’s rights or seek to obtain a license from the holder of the infringed intellectual property right, which license may not be available on reasonable terms, or at all, and may significantly increase our operating expenses or may require us to restrict our business activities in one or more respects. We may also be required to develop alternative non-infringing technology that could require significant effort and expense or may not be feasible. In the event of a successful claim of infringement against us and our failure or inability to obtain a license to the infringed technology, our business and results of operations could be harmed.
There is a reduced probability of a change of control or acquisition of us due to the possible issuance of preferred stock. This reduced probability could deprive our investors of the opportunity to otherwise sell our common stock in an acquisition of us by others.
Our Articles of Incorporation, as amended, authorize our board of directors to issue up to 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, of which no shares have been issued. Our preferred stock is issuable in one or more series and our board of directors has the power to fix the rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions thereof, including dividend rights, dividend rates, conversion rights, voting rights, terms of redemption, liquidation preferences and the number of shares constituting any series or designation of such series, without further vote or action by stockholders. As a result of the existence of this “blank check” preferred stock, potential acquirers of the Company may find it more difficult to, or be discouraged from, attempting to effect an acquisition transaction with, or a change of control of, the Company, thereby possibly depriving holders of our securities of certain opportunities to sell or otherwise dispose of such securities at above-market prices pursuant to such transactions.
The success of our business depends on the continuing contributions of our senior management and other key personnel who may terminate their employment with us at any time causing us to lose experienced personnel and to expend resources in securing replacements.
We depend substantially on the current and continued services and performance of our senior management and other key personnel. Loss of the services of any of such individuals would adversely impact our operations. In addition, we believe that our technical personnel represent a significant asset and provide us with a competitive advantage over many of our competitors and that our future success will depend upon our ability to hire and retain these key employees and our ability to attract and retain other skilled financial, engineering, technical, and managerial personnel. None of our key personnel, including our Chief Executive Officer, is party to any employment agreements with us and management and other employees may voluntarily terminate their employment at any time.
If we fail to attract and retain highly skilled IT professionals, we may not have the necessary resources to properly staff projects.
Our success depends largely on the contributions of our employees and our ability to attract and retain qualified personnel, including technology, consulting, engineering, marketing and management professionals. Competition for qualified personnel in the IT services industry can be intense and, accordingly, we may not be able to retain or hire all of the personnel necessary to meet our ongoing and future business needs. If we are unable to attract and retain the highly skilled IT professionals we need, we may have to forego projects for lack of resources or be unable to staff projects optimally. In addition, the competition for highly skilled employees may require us to increase salaries of highly skilled employees, and we may be unable to pass on these increased costs to our clients, which would reduce our profitability.
Our inability to attract and retain qualified sales and customer service management personnel could have an adverse effect on our ability to meet our organic growth targets.
Our business involves the delivery of complex services over a distributed IT environment. It takes time to train new sales people in our business and for them to build a pipeline of opportunities. Inasmuch as we strive to grow existing accounts by expanding our services to new locations or adding new services to our solution, we rely heavily on our client service managers to grow our revenue. Our inability to find the right personnel and train them quickly may have an adverse effect on our ability to appropriately manage our customers and meet our organic growth targets.
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Our loan covenant requires that we maintain a minimum cash balance of $750,000.
On May 26, 2009, the Company executed a promissory note for the benefit of two former principals of the Company. The promissory note has a principal amount of $2,800,000, which shall be paid in ten equal installments of $280,000. In addition, the promissory note bears interest at prime plus 4%. Finally, the promissory note contains a covenant which requires that we maintain no less than $750,000 in cash or cash equivalents beginning January 1, 2010 and until the promissory note is paid in full. Failure to maintain this cash requirement can accelerate full payment of the promissory note, which we may be unable to pay. This restriction on our available cash and cash equivalents limits our financial flexibility. We may be unable to implement internal growth and operating strategies due to this limitation.
The current severe worldwide economic slowdown may negatively affect our sales, which would materially adversely affect our profitability and revenue growth.
Our revenue and profitability depend significantly on general economic conditions and the demand for IT services in the markets in which we compete. Economic weakness and constrained IT spending has, and may result in the future, limited revenue and profitability growth. Uncertainty about future economic conditions makes it difficult for us to forecast operating results and to make decisions about future investments. Delays or reductions in IT spending could have a material adverse effect on demand for our services, and consequently our results of operations, prospects and stock price.
Capital markets are currently experiencing a period of dislocation and instability, which has had and could continue to have a negative impact on the availability and cost of capital.
The general disruption in the U.S. capital markets has impacted the broader financial and credit markets and reduced the availability of debt and equity capital for the market as a whole. These conditions could persist for a prolonged period of time or worsen in the future. Our ability to access the capital markets (or any other source of funds) may be restricted at a time when we would like, or need, to access those markets, which could have an impact on our flexibility to react to changing economic and business conditions. The resulting lack of available credit, lack of confidence in the financial sector, increased volatility in the financial markets and reduced business activity could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and our ability to obtain and manage our liquidity. In addition, the cost of debt financing and the proceeds of equity financing may be materially adversely impacted by these market conditions.
Our inability to obtain capital, use internally generated cash, or use our securities or debt to finance future expansion efforts could impair the growth and expansion of our business.
Reliance on internally generated cash or debt to finance our operations or complete business expansion efforts could substantially limit our operational and financial flexibility. The extent to which we will be able or willing to issue securities to consummate expansions will depend on the market value of our securities from time to time and the willingness of potential investors, sellers or business partners to accept it as full or partial payment. Using securities for this purpose also may result in significant dilution to our then existing stockholders. To the extent that we are unable to use securities to make future expansions, our ability to grow through expansions may be limited by the extent to which we are able to raise capital for this purpose through debt or equity financings. Raising external capital in the form of debt could require periodic interest payments that could hinder our financial flexibility in the future. No assurance can be given that we will be able to obtain the necessary capital to finance a successful expansion program or our other cash needs. If we are unable to obtain additional capital on acceptable terms, we may be required to reduce the scope of any expansion. In addition to requiring funding for expansions, we may need additional funds to implement our internal growth and operating strategies or to finance other aspects of our operations. Our failure to (a) obtain additional capital on acceptable terms, (b) use internally generated cash or debt to complete expansions because it significantly limits our operational or financial flexibility, or (c) use securities to make future expansions may hinder our ability to actively pursue any expansion program we may decide to implement. In addition, if we are unable to obtain necessary capital going forward, our ability to continue as a going concern would be negatively impacted.
Risks Relating To Our Common Stock
There is currently no market for our common stock, and if a market for our common stock does not develop, our investors may be unable to sell their shares.
There is currently no market for our common stock. We intend to be quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board trading system, although there is no guarantee we will ever qualify to do so. The OTC Bulletin Board is not a listing service or exchange, but is instead a dealer quotation service for subscribing members. The OTC Bulletin Board tends to be highly illiquid, in part because there is no national quotation system by which potential investors can track the market price of shares except through information received or generated by a limited number of broker-dealers that make markets in particular stocks. There is a greater chance of market volatility for securities that trade on the OTC Bulletin Board as opposed to a national exchange or quotation system. This volatility may be caused by a variety of factors including:
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| • | the lack of readily available price quotations; |
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| • | the absence of consistent administrative supervision of “bid” and “ask” quotations; |
| • | lower trading volume; |
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| • | market conditions; |
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| • | technological innovations or new products and services by us or our competitors; |
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| • | regulatory, legislative or other developments affecting us or our industry generally; |
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| • | limited availability of freely tradable “unrestricted” shares of our common stock to satisfy purchase orders and demand; |
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| • | our ability to execute our business plan; |
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| • | operating results that fall below expectations; |
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| • | industry developments; |
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| • | economic and other external factors; and |
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| • | period-to-period fluctuations in our financial results. |
In addition, the value of our common stock could be affected by:
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| • | actual or anticipated variations in our operating results; |
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| • | changes in the market valuations of other companies operating in our industry; |
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| • | announcements by us or our competitors of significant acquisitions, strategic partnerships, joint ventures or capital commitments; |
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| • | adoption of new accounting standards affecting our industry; |
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| • | additions or departures of key personnel; |
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| • | introduction of new services or technology by our competitors or us; |
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| • | sales of our common stock or other securities in the open market or private transactions; |
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| • | changes in financial estimates by securities analysts; |
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| • | conditions or trends in the market in which we operate; |
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| • | changes in earnings estimates and recommendations by financial analysts; |
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| • | our failure to meet financial analysts’ performance expectations; and |
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| • | other events or factors, many of which are beyond our control. |
The securities markets have from time to time experienced significant price and volume fluctuations that are unrelated to the operating performance of particular companies. These market fluctuations may also significantly affect the market price of our common stock.
In a volatile market, you may experience wide fluctuations in the market price of our securities. These fluctuations may have an extremely negative effect on the market price of our securities and may prevent you from obtaining a market price equal to your purchase price when you attempt to sell our securities in the open market. In these situations, you may be required either to sell our securities at a market price which is lower than your purchase price, or to hold our securities for a longer period of time than you planned. An inactive market may also impair our ability to raise capital by selling shares of capital stock and may impair our ability to acquire other companies or technologies by using common stock as consideration.
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Because our common stock may be classified as “penny stock,” trading may be limited, and the share price could decline.
Because our common stock may fall under the definition of “penny stock,” trading in the common stock, if any, may be limited because broker-dealers would be required to provide their customers with disclosure documents prior to allowing them to participate in transactions involving the common stock. These disclosure requirements are burdensome to broker-dealers and may discourage them from allowing their customers to participate in transactions involving the common stock.
“Penny stocks” are equity securities with a market price below $5.00 per share other than a security that is registered on a national exchange, included for quotation on the NASDAQ system or whose issuer has net tangible assets of more than $2,000,000 and has been in continuous operation for greater than three years. Issuers who have been in operation for less than three years must have net tangible assets of at least $5,000,000.
Rules promulgated by the SEC under Section 15(g) of the Exchange Act require broker-dealers engaging in transactions in penny stocks, to first provide to their customers a series of disclosures and documents including:
| • | a standardized risk disclosure document identifying the risks inherent in investment in penny stocks; |
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| • | all compensation received by the broker-dealer in connection with the transaction; |
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| • | current quotation prices and other relevant market data; and |
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| • | monthly account statements reflecting the fair market value of the securities. |
These rules also require that a broker-dealer obtain financial and other information from a customer, determine that transactions in penny stocks are suitable for such customer and deliver a written statement to such customer setting forth the basis for this determination.
We cannot assure you that we will list our common stock on NASDAQ or any other national securities system or exchange.
We do not currently meet the initial listing standards of either of NASDAQ or the American Stock Exchange, and we cannot assure you that we will be able to qualify for and maintain a listing of our common stock on either of those markets or any other stock system or exchange in the future. Furthermore, in the case that our application is approved, there can be no assurance that trading of our common stock on such market will reach or maintain desired liquidity.
Because we do not intend to pay any dividends on our common stock, purchases of our common stock may not be suited for investors seeking dividend income.
We do not currently anticipate declaring and paying dividends to our stockholders in the near future. It is our current intention to apply any net earnings in the foreseeable future to the internal needs of our business. Prospective investors seeking or needing dividend income or liquidity from our common stock should, therefore, not purchase our common stock. There can be no assurance that we will ever have sufficient earnings to declare and pay dividends to the holders of our shares, and in any event, a decision to declare and pay dividends is at the sole discretion of our board of directors, who currently do not intend to pay any dividends on our common shares for the foreseeable future.
Securities analysts may not initiate coverage or continue to cover our common stock, and this may have a negative impact on our common stock’s market price.
A potential trading market for our common stock will depend, in part, on the research and reports that securities analysts publish about us and our business. We do not have any control over these analysts. Currently there is no coverage of our common stock and there is no guarantee that securities analysts will cover our common stock in the future. If securities analysts do not cover our common stock, the lack of research coverage may adversely affect its market price. If we are covered by securities analysts, and our stock is downgraded, our stock price would likely decline. If one or more of these analysts ceases to cover us or fails to publish regular reports on us, we could lose visibility in the financial markets, which could cause our stock price or trading volume to decline.
Currently Mr. John McCawley controls 89.0% of the Company which will have an impact on all major decisions on which our stockholders may vote and which may discourage an acquisition of our Company.
Currently, Mr. John McCawley owns approximately 89.0% of our outstanding common stock. After the registration and sale of his common stock pursuant to the registration statement on Form S-1 of which this prospectus is a part, he will still own 67.3% of the Company. In addition, he is also one of our directors and our President and Chief Executive Officer. The interests of Mr. McCawley may differ from the interests of other stockholders. As a result, Mr. McCawley will have the ability to significantly impact virtually all corporate actions requiring stockholder approval, vote, including the following actions:
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| • | the amendment of our organizational documents; |
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| • | the merger of our company or the sale of our assets or other corporate transaction; and |
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Mr. McCawley’s beneficial stock ownership may discourage potential investors from investing in shares of our common stock due to the lack of influence they could have on our business decisions, which in turn could reduce our stock price. Mr. McCawley’s ownership could also discourage or prevent a takeover of the Company even if an acquisition would be beneficial to our stockholders.
Risks Related to this Offering
In order to raise sufficient funds to continue operations, we may have to issue additional securities which may result in substantial dilution to our stockholders.
If we raise additional funds through the sale of equity or convertible debt, current stockholders’ percentage ownership will be reduced. In addition, these transactions may dilute the value of common stock then outstanding. We may have to issue securities that may have rights, preferences and privileges senior to our common stock. We cannot assure that we will be able to raise additional funds on terms acceptable to us, if at all. If future financing is not available or is not available on acceptable terms, we may not be able to fund our future needs, which would have a material adverse effect on our business plans, prospects, results of operations and financial condition.
We have arbitrarily determined the offering price of our common stock and the value of our stock does not necessarily reflect our book value.
We arbitrarily selected the price for the shares. Our establishment of the offering price of the shares has not been determined by negotiation with an underwriter as is customary in underwritten public offerings. The offering price does not bear any relationship whatsoever to our assets, earnings, book value or any other objective standard of value. Therefore, investors may be unable to recoup their investment if the value of our securities does not materially increase. Among the factors we considered in determining the offering price were:
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In the current state of the stock market, there is no assurance that we will be able to market all of the shares we desire to implement our business plan. We may not be able to market any at all. If such an unavailability of capital were to arise, it could affect our development efforts and significantly delay or prevent implementation of our plans. Should we prove unable to market any shares at all, the existence of the Company itself could be imperiled.
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FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
This prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus and registration statement on Form S-1 contain certain forward-looking statements, (as such term is defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act) are based on the beliefs of our management as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to our management. Statements that are not based on historical facts, which can be identified by the use of such words as “likely,” “will,” “suggests,” “target,” “may,” “would,” “could,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “predict,” and similar expressions and their variants, are forward-looking. Such statements reflect our judgment as of the date of this prospectus and they involve many risks and uncertainties, including those described under the captions “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.” These risks and uncertainties could cause actual results to differ materially from those predicted in any forward-looking statements. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. Moreover, neither we nor any other person assumes responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of these forward-looking statements.
Our actual results could differ materially and adversely from those expressed in any forward-looking statements as a result of various factors. Such factors include, but are not limited to the following:
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| • | our expansion plans; |
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| • | our future business development, financial conditions and results of operations; |
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| • | the expected growth of the market for our products; |
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| • | our expectations regarding demand for our products; |
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| • | our expectations regarding keeping and strengthening our relationships with key customers; |
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| • | our ability to stay abreast of market trends and technological advances; |
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| • | general economic and business conditions in the regions in which we sell our products; |
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| • | relevant government policies and regulations relating to our industry; and |
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| • | market acceptance of our products. |
These forward-looking statements involve various risks and uncertainties. Although we believe that our expectations expressed in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, our expectations may later be found to be incorrect. Our actual results could be materially different from our expectations. Important risks and factors that could cause our actual results to be materially different from our expectations are generally set forth in “Risk Factors,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” “Our Business,” and other sections in this prospectus. You should read thoroughly this prospectus and the documents that we refer to with the understanding that our actual future results may be materially different from and worse than what we expect. We qualify all of our forward-looking statements by these cautionary statements. Other sections of this prospectus include additional factors which could adversely impact our business and financial performance.
Unless otherwise indicated, information in this prospectus concerning economic conditions and our industry is based on information from independent industry analysts and publications, as well as our estimates. Except where otherwise noted, our estimates are derived from publicly available information released by third party sources, as well as data from our internal research, and are based on such data and our knowledge of our industry, which we believe to be reasonable. None of the independent industry publication market data cited in this prospectus was prepared on our or our affiliates’ behalf.
The forward-looking statements made in this prospectus relate only to events or information as of the date on which the statements are made in this prospectus. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, after the date on which the statements are made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. You should read this prospectus and the documents that we refer to in this prospectus and have filed as exhibits to the registration statement on Form S-1, of which this prospectus is a part, completely and with the understanding that our actual future results may be materially different from what we expect.
USE OF PROCEEDS
We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of the shares offered under this prospectus by the selling stockholders. Rather, the selling stockholders will receive those proceeds directly. 15
MARKET PRICE OF AND DIVIDENDS ON OUR COMMON STOCK AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
Market Information
Our common stock is currently not listed on the OTC Bulletin Board or any securities exchange. There is no guarantee our common stock will ever meet the requirements for listing on the OTC Bulletin Board or a securities exchange.
Determination of Offering Price
Since our common stock is presently not traded on any market or securities exchange, we have fixed the offering price of the shares offered by this prospectus at $0.28. The fixed offering price may not reflect the market price of the shares after the offering. The offering price does not bear any relationship whatsoever to our assets, earnings, book value or any other objective standard of value. We selected the price for the common stock based upon revenue trading multiples of comparable companies in our industry and the discounted present value of anticipated cash flows through 2012. Among the other factors we considered in determining the offering price that served to decrease it significantly were:
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There is no relationship between the current offering price of $0.28 and the price that we previously received from our private placements of stock.
Stockholders
As of December 11, 2009, we had approximately 28 stockholders of record of our common stock.
Dividends
We have never declared dividends or paid cash dividends on our common stock and our board of directors does not intend to distribute dividends in the near future. The declaration, payment and amount of any future dividends will be made at the discretion of the board of directors, and will depend upon, among other things, the results of our operations, cash flows and financial condition, operating and capital requirements, and other factors as the board of directors considers relevant. There is no assurance that future dividends will be paid, and, if dividends are paid, there is no assurance with respect to the amount of any such dividend.
Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans
The following table sets forth, as of December 11, 2009, certain information related to our compensation plans under which shares of our common stock are authorized for issuance.
Plan Category | | Number of Securities to be Issued upon Exercise of Outstanding Options (a) | | | Average Exercise Price of Outstanding Options | | | Number of Securities Remaining Available For Future Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans (excluding securities reflected in column (a)) | |
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders | | | -- | | | | -- | | | | -- | |
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Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders | | | 243,750 | | | $ | 0.28 | | | | 1,696,250 | |
Total | | | 243,750 | | | | | | | | 1,696,250 | |
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On October 27, 2009, the board of directors of the Company adopted the Network Cadence, Inc. 2009 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Incentive Plan”). The Company expects to submit the Incentive Plan for approval by its stockholders at the next annual meeting of the Company's stockholders. The Company’s board of directors will administer the Incentive Plan until the board of directors delegates the administration to a committee of the board of directors.
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The purpose of the Incentive Plan is to benefit the Company's stockholders by assisting the Company to further the growth and development of the Company by affording an opportunity for stock ownership to attract, retain and provide incentives to employees and directors of, and non-employee consultants to, the Company and its affiliates, and to assist the Company in attracting and retaining new employees, directors and consultants; to encourage growth of the Company through incentives that are consistent with the Company's goals; to provide incentives for individual performance; and to promote teamwork.
Under the Incentive Plan, the board of directors in its sole discretion may grant stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, bonus stock, deferred stock or other equity-based awards (each an “Award”) to the Company's employees, directors and consultants (or those of the Company's affiliates). The Awards available under the Incentive Plan also include performance-based Awards, which would have pre-established performance goals that relate to the achievement of the Company’s business objectives. The performance-based stock Awards available under the plan are intended to comply with the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, to allow such Awards, when payable, to be tax deductible by the Company.
The Company has reserved a total of 2,000,000 shares of common stock for issuance under the Incentive Plan. To the extent that an Award expires, ceases to be exercisable, is forfeited or repurchased by the Company, any shares subject to the Award may be used again for new grants under the Incentive Plan. In addition, shares tendered or withheld to satisfy the grant or exercise price or tax withholding obligation with respect to any Award (other than an option) may be used for grants under the Incentive Plan. The maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may be subject to one or more awards to a participant pursuant to the Incentive Plan during any fiscal year of the Company is 1,000,000.
As of December 11, 2009, 60,000 shares have been awarded as restricted stock to those employees of the Company put on furlough as a result of the termination of the SkyTerra contract. Each restricted stock award will vest evenly on the first day of each third month over a two-year period commencing on November 1, 2009, provided that the employee has been re-instated to full-time positions at the Company on or before July 1, 2010. A restricted stock award becomes fully vested if the employee dies while actively employed or upon a change in control of the Company followed by termination of the employee’s employment within 12 months of such change in control.
In addition, on November 24, 2009, the Company awarded 243,750 incentive stock options to current full-time employees. In general, each option vests evenly on the last day of each fiscal quarter, based on a three year period commencing upon the employee’s original date-of-hire. On December 31, 2009, the initial vesting date, each employee’s option will vest into an amount that reflects such employee’s services with Network Cadence since his or her date of hire. As of December 11, 2009, the Company has not issued any options to its named executive officers under the Incentive Plan.
DILUTION
The shares that are currently being registered under this registration statement on Form S-1 of which this prospectus is a part, have already been issued and are currently outstanding. Therefore, there will be no dilutive impact to the Company’s stockholders.
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” contained should be read in conjunction with our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on September 1, 2009, as well as our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended September 30, 2009. We also urge you to review and consider our disclosures describing various risks that may affect our business, which are set forth under the heading “Risk Factors.”
Overview
On August 31, 2009, we consummated the Share Exchange with the sole member of Cadence II, pursuant to which we acquired all of the membership interests in Cadence II in exchange for the issuance to the sole member of Cadence II of 10,580,000 shares of our common stock representing 92.0% of our issued and outstanding common stock, as previously disclosed on Network Cadence’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on September 1, 2009. After the Share Exchange, our business operations consist of those of Cadence II. Upon the closing of the Share Exchange, we amended our Articles of Incorporation to change the name of the Company to Network Cadence, Inc. and Cadence II became our wholly-owned subsidiary.
Network Cadence is focused on providing professional services and business platform solutions to CSPs. These services and solutions are focused on the service delivery platform component of CSPs back office systems and enable CSPs to, among other things, operate more efficiently, introduce new products faster and deliver a better customer experience.
Cadence II was formed in 2006 and, for the past three years, has driven operational improvements and innovation with clients across the telecommunications landscape through professional services contracts. From architecture design to solution, or technology selection to delivery and implementation, Cadence II has provided professional service solutions in all areas of operational support systems (service creation, order fulfillment, inventory, activation and provisioning, assurance and billing, among others).
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While professional services remain the near term opportunity to drive revenue and operating margin growth, the Company expects to develop a unique platform, known as, Nimbus, which we hope will position the Company to exploit the opportunity created by the continued growth in cloud computing. Nimbus will bridge the gap between 1) small-and-medium businesses, that want expanded and integrated services via the “cloud,” 2) CSPs who need innovative, high-margin services to drive growth, and 3) innovative cloud computing solution providers who want access to the large distribution channel that CSPs have developed for voice and data services. We believe that Nimbus can potentially open new revenue opportunities, protect investments made in existing services and create an exciting new distribution model for both CSPs and cloud computing solution providers in a low cost, high return manner.
Going Concern
The Company’s financial statements have been prepared on the basis of accounting principles applicable to a going concern. As a result, they do not include adjustments that would be necessary if the Company were unable to continue as a going concern and would therefore be obligated to realize assets and discharge its liabilities other than in the normal course of operations. On November 2, 2009, the Company received a contract termination notice from its largest customer, SkyTerra. As a result, it is expected to lose approximately 95% of its revenue, effective November 2, 2009. This raises substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is dependent on the Company’s ability to raise additional capital and implement its business plan.
The Company intends to overcome the circumstances that impact its ability to remain a going concern through a combination of the commencement of revenues, with interim cash flow deficiencies being addressed through additional equity and debt financing. The Company anticipates raising additional funds through public or private financing, strategic relationships or other arrangements in the near future to support its business operations; however, the Company may not have commitments from third parties for a sufficient amount of additional capital. The Company cannot be certain that any such financing will be available on acceptable terms, or at all, and its failure to raise capital when needed could limit its ability to continue operations. The Company’s ability to obtain additional funding will determine its ability to continue as a going concern. Failure to secure additional financing in a timely manner and on favorable terms would have a material adverse effect on financial performance, results of operations and stock price and require it to curtail or cease operations, sell off its assets, seek protection from its creditors through bankruptcy proceedings, or otherwise. Furthermore, additional equity financing may be dilutive to the holders of the Company’s common stock, and debt financing, if available, may involve restrictive covenants, and strategic relationships, if necessary to raise additional funds, and may require that the Company relinquish valuable rights.
Management believes that actions presently being taken to raise funds provide the opportunity for the Company to continue as a going concern. Once the Company can access the capital available through the public markets, it believes that this capital and any capital the Company raises through other private placements of its common stock will be adequate to continue as a going concern for the next 12 months. The Company currently does not have enough cash to operate for the next 12 months without this additional capital.
Significant Accounting Policies
The preparation of financial statements requires management to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses and related disclosures. On an on-going basis, management evaluates these estimates and assumptions, including but not limited to those related to revenue recognition and the impairment of long-lived assets, goodwill and other intangible assets. Management bases its estimates on historical experience and various other assumptions that it believes to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results may differ from those estimates.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
For purposes of balance sheet classification and the statements of cash flows, the Company considers cash in banks, deposits in transit, and all highly liquid investments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents.
Concentration of Credit Risk
The Company primarily sells its services to customers in the communications industry in the United States on an uncollateralized, open credit basis. For the nine months ended September 30, 2009, one customer accounted for 97% of the revenue.
Cash is maintained at financial institutions. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) currently insures accounts at each institution for up to $250,000. At times, cash balances may exceed the FDIC insurance limit of $250,000.
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Accounts Receivable
Accounts receivable include uncollateralized customer obligations due under normal trade terms and do not bear interest.
The carrying amount of accounts receivable is reduced by a valuation allowance for doubtful accounts that reflects management’s best estimate of the amounts that will not be collected resulting from past due amounts from customers. There was no allowance for doubtful accounts at September 30, 2009 since the total balance of accounts receivable was deemed collectible.
Revenue Recognition
The Company recognizes revenue when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, title transfer has occurred or services are performed, the price is fixed or readily determinable and collectability is probable. Sales are recorded net of sales discounts.
Property and Equipment
Equipment and furniture are carried at historical cost, net of accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is computed using straight-line methods over the estimated useful lives of the assets, ranging from three to seven years. Expenditures for repairs and maintenance which do not materially extend the useful lives of equipment and furniture are charged to operations.
Fair Value Financial Instruments
Fair value estimates discussed herein are based upon certain market assumptions and pertinent information available to management as of September 30, 2009. The respective carrying value of certain on-balance-sheet financial instruments approximated their fair values. These financial instruments include cash, accounts payable and accrued expenses. Fair values are assumed to approximate carrying values for these financial instruments because they are short term in nature, or are receivable or payable on demand.
Segment Information
Certain information is disclosed based on the way management organizes financial information for making operating decisions and assessing performance. The Company currently operates in one business segment and will evaluate additional segment disclosure requirements if it expands operations.
Significant Customers
For the nine months ended September 30, 2009, the Company had a substantial business relationship with one major customer, SkyTerra. SkyTerra accounted for 97% and 100% of the Company’s total revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively. On November 2, 2009, SkyTerra notified the Company that they are terminating its contract. As a result, the Company reduced its workforce by approximately 50% and revenues moving forward are expected to decrease by approximately 95%.
Long-Lived Assets
The Company accounts for its long-lived assets in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets (“SFAS 144”). The Company’s primary long-lived assets are goodwill, property and equipment. SFAS 144 requires a company to assess the recoverability of its long-lived assets whenever events and circumstances indicate the carrying value of an asset or asset group may not be recoverable from estimated future cash flows expected to result from its use and eventual disposition. Additionally, the standard requires expected future operating losses from discontinued operations to be displayed in discontinued operations in the period(s) in which the losses are incurred, rather than as of the measurement date. For the nine months ended September 30, 2009, the Company recorded a goodwill impairment charge of $2,437,177 to reflect the loss of SkyTerra as a customer, in November 2009.
Net Income (Loss) Per Common Share
Basic earnings (loss) per common share calculations are determined by dividing net income by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the year. Diluted earnings (loss) per common share calculations are determined by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of common shares and dilutive common share equivalents outstanding. During the periods when they are anti-dilutive, common stock equivalents, if any, are not considered in the computation.
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Recent Pronouncements
The Company evaluates the pronouncements of various authoritative accounting organizations, primarily the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”), the SEC, and the Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”), to determine the impact of new pronouncements on GAAP and the impact on the Company. The Company has adopted the following new accounting standards during 2009:
Accounting Standards Codification - - In June 2009, FASB established the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) as the single source of authoritative GAAP. The ASC is a new structure which took existing accounting pronouncements and organized them by accounting topic. Relevant authoritative literature issued by the SEC and select SEC staff interpretations and administrative literature was also included in the ASC. All other accounting guidance not included in the ASC is non-authoritative. The ASC is effective for interim and annual reporting periods ending after September 15, 2009. The adoption of the ASC did not have an impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
Subsequent Events - In May, 2009, the ASC guidance for subsequent events was updated to establish accounting and reporting standards for events that occur after the balance sheet date but before financial statements are issued or are available to be issued. The update sets forth: (i) the period after the balance sheet date during which management of a reporting entity should evaluate events or transactions that may occur for potential recognition or disclosure in the financial statements, (ii) the circumstances under which an entity should recognize events or transactions occurring after the balance sheet in its financial statements, and (iii) the disclosures that an entity should make about events or transactions occurring after the balance sheet date in its financial statements. The new guidance requires the disclosure of the date through which subsequent events have been evaluated. The Company adopted the updated guidance for the interim period ended September 30, 2009. The adoption had no impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
Accounting for the Useful Life of Intangible Assets - In April 2008, the ASC guidance for Goodwill and Other Intangibles was updated to amend the factors that should be considered in developing renewal or extension assumptions used to determine the useful life of a recognized intangible asset. The intent of this update is to improve the consistency between the useful life of a recognized intangible asset and the period of expected cash flows used to measure the fair value of the asset under guidance for business combinations. The updated guidance was effective for the Company’s fiscal year beginning January 1, 2009 and will be applied prospectively to intangible assets acquired after the effective date. The adoption had no impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
Derivative Instruments - In March 2008, the ASC guidance for derivatives and hedging was updated for enhanced disclosures about how and why an entity uses derivative instruments, how derivative instruments and the related hedged items are accounted for, and how derivative instruments and the related hedged items affect an entity’s financial position, financial performance and cash flows. The Company adopted the updated guidance on January 1, 2009. The adoption had no impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
Business Combinations - In December 2007, the ASC guidance for business combinations was updated to provide new guidance for recognizing and measuring identifiable assets and goodwill acquired, liabilities assumed, and any non-controlling interest in the acquiree. The updated guidance also provides disclosure requirements to enable users of the financial statements to evaluate the nature and financial effects of the business combination. The Company adopted the updated guidance on January 1, 2009 and it will be applied to any future acquisitions.
Non-Controlling Interests – In December 2007, the ASC guidance for Non-Controlling Interests was updated to establish accounting and reporting standards pertaining to: (i) ownership interests in subsidiaries held by parties other than the parent (“Non-Controlling Interest”), (ii) the amount of net income attributable to the parent and to the Non-Controlling Interest, (iii) changes in a parent’s ownership interest, and (iv) the valuation of any retained non-controlling equity investment when a subsidiary is deconsolidated. If a subsidiary is deconsolidated, any retained non-controlling equity investment in the former subsidiary is measured at fair value and a gain or loss is recognized in net income based on such fair value. For presentation and disclosure purposes, the guidance requires Non-Controlling Interests (formerly referred to as minority interest) to be classified as a separate component of equity. The Company adopted the updated guidance on January 1, 2009. The adoption had no impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
There were various accounting standards and interpretations recently issued which have not yet been adopted, including:
Fair Value Accounting - In August 2009, the ASC guidance for fair value measurements and disclosure was updated to further define fair value of liabilities. This update provides clarification for circumstances in which: (i) a quoted price in an active market for the identical liability is not available, (ii) the liability has a restriction that prevents its transfer, and (iii) the identical liability is traded as an asset in an active market in which no adjustments to the quoted price of an asset are required. The updated guidance is effective for the Company’s interim reporting period beginning October 1, 2009. The Company is evaluating the potential impact of adopting this guidance on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows.
Variable Interest Entities - In June 2009, the ASC guidance for consolidation accounting was updated to require an entity to perform a qualitative analysis to determine whether the enterprise’s variable interest gives it a controlling financial interest in a variable interest entity (“VIE”). This analysis identifies a primary beneficiary of a VIE as the entity that has both of the following characteristics: (i) the power to direct the activities of a VIE that most significantly impact the entity’s economic performance and (ii) the obligation to absorb losses or receive benefits from the entity that could potentially be significant to the VIE. The updated guidance also requires ongoing reassessments of the primary beneficiary of a VIE. The updated guidance is effective for the Company’s fiscal year beginning January 1, 2010. The Company currently is evaluating the potential impact of adopting this guidance on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows.
There were no other accounting standards and interpretations issued recently which are expected to have a material impact on the Company's financial position, operations or cash flows.
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The Network Cadence business model seeks to provide solutions to traditional CSPs, enabling them to innovate and provide value-added services to their customers via cloud computing. We expect to accomplish our business model by utilizing the core competencies of our team to deliver and deploy Nimbus within the CSPs operating environment.
The Company will initially target Tier 1 CSPs domestically and internationally who have a desire to transform their operations to deliver highly optimized cloud-based services to their customers. In particular, Network Cadence will place a high priority on partnering with CSPs who intend to target the small-and-medium business customer, due to size of the opportunity for incremental services and revenue via cloud computing in the near term.
Revenues
With this outstanding market opportunity, Network Cadence is targeting three key revenue streams:
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As our revenues increase, we plan to continue to invest in marketing and sales by increasing our presence within the industry and well as continued targeted sales efforts within and outside the telecommunications industry. We do not expect significant revenue from the above streams until 2011.
Cost of Goods Sold
Our costs of goods sold include direct staff costs associated with professional service activities as well as ongoing costs associated with Nimbus upgrades and deployments. Our gross margins are expected to remain in the 50-70% range as we gain scale and efficiencies with each added customer.
Operating Expenses
With the expected growth in revenue, general and administrative expenses are expected to increase. We expect to continue to add supporting staff in areas of legal finance and operations as we growth the business. We also expect to continue to enhance the capabilities of Nimbus to meet the changes in technology within the industry.
Comparison of the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009 and September 30, 2008 (unaudited)
The following table sets forth the results of our operations for the periods indicated as a percentage of revenues:
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Revenues | | $ | 7,945,011 | | | | 100 | % | | $ | 5,191,642 | | | | 100 | % | | $ | 7,147,618 | | | | 100 | % | | $ | 4,345,330 | | | | 100 | % |
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Cost of goods sold | | | 3,803,028 | | | | 48 | % | | | 2,422,121 | | | | 47 | % | | | 3,373,883 | | | | 47 | % | | | 2,615,505 | | | | 60 | % |
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Gross profit | | | 4,141,983 | | | | 52 | % | | | 2,769,521 | | | | 53 | % | | | 3,773,735 | | | | 53 | % | | | 1,729,825 | | | | 40 | % |
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Operating expenses | | | 1,893,656 | | | | 24 | % | | | 873,457 | | | | 17 | % | | | 1,242,917 | | | | 17 | % | | | 395,943 | | | | 9 | % |
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Operating income | | | 2,248,327 | | | | 28 | % | | | 1,896,064 | | | | 37 | % | | | 2,530,818 | | | | 35 | % | | | 1,333,882 | | | | 31 | % |
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Other income (expense) | | | (2,499,495 | ) | | | -31 | % | | | 26,370 | | | | 1 | % | | | 32,584 | | | | 0 | % | | | (4,654 | ) | | | 0 | % |
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Income tax expense | | | 98,438 | | | | 1 | % | | | - | | | | 0 | % | | | - | | | | 0 | % | | | - | | | | 0 | % |
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Net income | | $ | (349,606 | ) | | | -4 | % | | $ | 1,922,434 | | | | 37 | % | | $ | 2,563,402 | | | | 36 | % | | $ | 1,329,228 | | | | 31 | % |
Revenue: Revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 increased 53%, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2008. This increase is driven primarily by growth at our former major customer in 2009.
Cost of Goods Sold: Cost of goods sold, which consists mainly of wage related expenses and travel expenses in the nine months ended September 30, 2009, increased 57%, reflecting the overall growth in revenue. Our gross profit remained fairly consistent and was 52% for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, versus 53% for the comparable period in 2008.
Operating Expenses: Operating expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 were up 117%, versus the comparable period in 2008. This increase is driven by increased headcount, additional marketing costs and higher legal and accounting costs due to the Share Exchange and public reporting requirements.
Other Income (Expense): Other income (expense) for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 was ($2,499,495) consisting primarily of a goodwill impairment of $2,437,177 due to the loss of our major customer.
Net Income (Loss): For the nine months ended September 30, 2009, we reported a net loss of $349,606, compared to net income of $1,922,434 for the nine months ended September 30, 2008. Excluding the goodwill impairment, for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, we reported net income of $2,087,571. Excluding the goodwill impairment, our growth in net income is driven by increased revenue at our major customer.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2009, we granted Capital Group Communications (“CGC”) of Sausalito, California, 345,000 shares of our common stock pursuant to a consulting agreement.
Comparison of the Year Ended December 31, 2008 Compared to the Year Ended December 31, 2007
Revenue for the year ended December 31, 2008 was $7,147,618, compared to $4,345,330 for the year ended December 31, 2007, an increase of $2,802,288 or 64%. This increase is driven by growth at our major customer in 2008.
For the year ended December 31, 2008, we reported net income of $2,563,402, compared to net income of $1,329,228 for the year ended December 31, 2007, driven by increased revenue at our major customer.
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Total expenses for the year ended December 31, 2008 were $4,616,800 compared to $3,011,448 in the comparable period of 2007, an increase of $1,605,352 or 53%. The additional expenditures reflect the overall growth in our business across cost of goods sold and operating expenses. Cost of goods sold, which consists mainly of wage related expenses and travel expenses, increased $758,378 from $2,615,505 for the year ended December 31, 2007 to $3,373,883 for the year ended December 31, 2008. This increase is due to the expansion of revenue and direct costs associated with the revenue growth.
Operating expenses for year ended December 31, 2008 increased to $1,242,917 compared to $395,943 during the comparable period in 2007, a difference of $846,974 or 214%. The biggest component of operating expenses is salary and wages, which increased from $73,070 in 2007 to $465,319 in 2008. Other line items that increased significantly were marketing expenses, which increased to $248,517 for the year ended December 31, 2008, compared to $13,569 for the year ended December 31, 2007 and rent expense which increased from $103,245 in 2007 to $137,222 in 2008.
During the years ended December 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, we did not grant any shares of common stock as compensation.
Interest income for the year ended December 31, 2008 increased to $32,155 compared to $0 for the comparable period of 2007.
Historically, inflation has not had a material effect on us.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is dependent on the Company’s ability to raise additional capital and implement its business plan. Since its inception, the Company has been funded by its founders.
As of September 30, 2009, total current assets were $2,465,262 which consisted of $255,635 of cash, $2,142,214 of accounts receivable and $67,413 of other current assets.
As of September 30, 2009, we had a working capital balance of $458,462, consisting of current assets of $2,465,262 and current liabilities of $2,006,800. This represents a decrease of $1,812,048 from the working capital balance of $2,270,510 at December 31, 2008. Our current assets consist primarily of cash, which is deposited in short term, interest bearing accounts, and accounts receivable. We have historically relied on normal operations to fund our operations. Due to the termination of the SkyTerra contract, we will need to raise additional capital to execute our business strategy.
Net cash from operating activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2009 was $1,345,619, compared to $2,660,483 during the year ended December 31, 2008, a decrease of $1,314,866. Net cash used in investing activities, consisting primarily of capital expenditures, for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 was $169,512, compared to $57,730 for year ended December 31, 2008. Our capital expenditures consist mainly of office and computer equipment. Net cash used in financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 was $2,360,238, consisting of distributions to the Cadence II members, paydown of long term debt and the purchase of member's interest in May 2009. Cash and equivalents decreased to $255,635 as of September 30, 2009, from $1,439,766 as of December 31, 2008, a net decrease in cash of $1,184,131.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
As of and subsequent to September 30, 2009, we have no off-balance sheet arrangements.
QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
The Company does not use derivative financial instruments in its investment portfolio and has no foreign exchange contracts. We consider investments in highly liquid instruments purchased with a remaining maturity of 90 days or less at the date of purchase to be cash equivalents.
Interest Rates
Our exposure to market risk for changes interest rates relates primarily to our short-term investments and short-term obligations; thus, fluctuations in interest rates would not have a material impact on the fair value of these securities. As of December 11, 2009, we had $1,833,856 in cash. A hypothetical 5% increase or decrease in interest rates would not have a material impact on our earnings or loss, or the fair market value or cash flows of these instruments.
OUR BUSINESS
The Company is headquartered in Englewood, Colorado and, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Cadence II, provides transformation solutions to the telecommunications industry. The Company creates and implements functional architectural designs that solve the problems related to the high costs of integration for CSPs. Through its SLM, the Company enables CSPs to dramatically improve performance in deploying new services while reducing our operation costs. Although it is anticipated that these professional services will drive the short-term revenue growth for the Company, Network Cadence is in the process of developing and rolling out a cloud based computing system known as Nimbus.
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On July 19, 2007, Sage was incorporated in Nevada as a web development services company.
On August 31, 2009, we closed the Share Exchange pursuant to which we acquired all of the membership interest in Cadence II in exchange for the issuance of 10,580,000 shares of our common stock to the sole member of Cadence II. Upon the closing of the transaction, Cadence II became our wholly owned subsidiary and our business operations consist of those of Cadence II.
Industry Background
The global telecommunications industry is a multi-trillion dollar per year industry. CSPs are a subset of the telecommunications industry that interact directly with end-users and wholesale customers to provide communication services such as voice, data, and wireless. CSPs include AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile, Qwest, and British Telecom. As deregulation occurred in the telecommunications industry over the past 20 years, the growth of CSPs accelerated at an unprecedented level as they were able to offer a multitude of new and innovative services.
Historically, CSPs have managed to satisfy growing demand for their services by continuing to add hardware to their communications networks. Rather than upgrading their core software systems, CSPs have added more servers, switches and routers. While capacity and capability of the CSP commercial network broadly expanded, the two supporting software components, the Operational Support System and Business Support System (“OSS/BSS”) remained relatively unchanged. OSS are a set of programs that help CSPs monitor, control, analyze and manage a telephone or computer network. BSS are systems which help CSPs run their business operations when dealing with customers with respect to, taking orders, processing bills, and collecting payments. CSPs, while wanting to add new services, realized they had to overcome significant hurdles such as the dated designs of their legacy OSS/BSS and the exorbitant cost of deploying new technology in order to capture new revenue opportunities. High deployment costs, coupled with an inability to leverage existing hardware resources, have been identified within the industry as “the Integration Tax.”
The CSPs inability to effectively manage the Integration Tax issue has created an opportunity for new entrants into the communications services industry: IP-based service providers. IP-based, or Internet Protocol based, refers to the use of the Internet infrastructure to power communications services. Companies such as Skype and Google launched creative and new telecommunication services using the Internet as the foundational component of their communications networks. While IP-based CSPs are a threat to the traditional providers, traditional CSPs have a significant advantage that the Internet companies desire: a large installed base of customers with an established billing relationship. According to the Yankee Group, an independent technology research and consulting firm, CSPs are strategically positioned to play an essential and value-added role in the digital commerce value chain beyond a “dumb pipe.”
Going forward, traditional CSPs choosing to leverage the power of the Internet, coupled with a wholesale marketing model, can enhance their revenue realization with the addition of next generation services to their current product set. This evolution will enable CSPs to effectively compete and prevail over new entrants offering next generation services across a myriad of alternative entry points to gain access to content. The successful and competitive CSPs will be those who can bundle any service desired by any market segment, effectively creating new revenue streams and ‘stickiness’ for their end-user customers and leveraging re-sale opportunities from their wholesale customers.
Telecommunications Transformation, or Telco 2.0, is accepted terminology that refers to this overall paradigm shift which reduces the Integration Tax, enabling CSPs to innovate and provide value-added services to their customers. This can only be accomplished through the deployment of a well-conceived Service Delivery Platform (“SDP”) layer that enables linkage of disparate network components and Internet based applications (from any source) with legacy back-office systems unique to each CSP. SDPs are a set of components which interface with legacy OSS/BSS systems to create a new entry point for adding, managing, and innovating new services. When a CSP desires to develop a new communication service, they can work directly with the SDP rather than inefficiently interfacing directly with the OSS/BSS. This ultimately creates a way to deliver new services more quickly and at lower cost. The SDP development and integration services market grew 53% in 2007, according to Infonetics Research, an international market research and consulting firm, specializing in data networking and telecommunications, and the market for service delivery platforms is expected to top $3.5 billion in 2011. Infonetics Research says that North America accounts for approximately 18% of this market and will grow to approximately 25% by 2010, with Telco 2.0 initiatives from companies such as AT&T and Verizon.
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Market Environment
Customer Transition – From Smartphones to SaaS
Since their introduction, smartphones (e.g. Blackberry, iPhone) have provided consumers with a growing number of new and innovative applications. Smartphones are continually becoming more feature-rich at price points that provide greater value to customers. Development and availability of unique applications and services have increased rapidly, and consumers are using these new applications and services at a very high rate. Supporting this trend is the proclamation from Gene Munster, senior analyst at Piper Jaffray, an investment banking and consulting firm, who recently stated that sales of Apple’s 3G iPhones have exceeded 2009 sales expectations. This “customer driven” bundling has created demand for the development of new uses and applications. In most cases, these “customer desired” applications are neither developed nor hosted by the underlying service provider but are made available through the smartphone platform and integrated into the service providers’ back-office systems. Every addition of an application to a smartphone results in an incremental increase in revenue for the wireless service provider.
Business customers are also embracing changes in how they source business applications. As an example, among small-to-medium business customers (fewer than 250 employees) the delivery mechanism for business application software is transitioning from an in-house, hard installation, licensed-based model to an on-demand, pay-as-you-go model of “Software as a Service” (SaaS). Rather than self-hosting an application, SaaS services such as Salesforce.com, allow customers to interact with the software via the Internet. The current economic downturn has only hastened this shift, forcing cost containment in software purchases and IT staffing. As a result, small businesses around the world are changing the way they think about their IT needs. In a recent study by AMI-Partners, Chad Thompson, Vice President of Marketing, observed the following, “What we are seeing in the SMB space right now is anything but ‘business as usual’. “According to Thompson, “Solutions like SaaS and managed services offer flexible payment options and usage-based models that are very attractive to SMBs right now, as they struggle to overcome the credit crunch and very tight IT budgets.” In addition, large companies are also embracing similar change. Among large enterprises (5000+ employees), only 4% are not planning on deploying SaaS according to a recent study performed in August 2009 by Saugatuck Technology, a research-based marketing strategy consultant, specializing in information technology.
Worldwide IT budgets are expected to decrease by 3% in 2009, according to Compliance Research Group, a firm dedicated to helping vendors and users understand IT compliance regulations. Yet despite that fact, SaaS use has almost doubled in recent years, rising from 32% of implementations in 2007 to 64% in 2008, according to a recent study from THINKstrategies, a strategic consulting firm dedicated to helping IT decision makers and technology service providers. The preferred delivery platform of this new approach in delivering services and applications is “cloud-based computing,” a style of computing in which dynamically scalable and often-virtualized resources are provided as a service over the Internet. Users need not have knowledge of, expertise in, or control over the technology infrastructure in the “cloud” that supports them. Furthermore, the cloud enables an “on-demand” mentality for services and a projected reduction in cost.
The Problem for CSPs
All CSPs are facing the daunting challenge of needing to rapidly transform their businesses from a non-converged model, for example, plain old telephone services delivered over traditional hardwire to a converged network combining access medium (e.g., wired, wireless, CATV, IP) with the ability to enable content delivery and hosted applications. A converged network can offer a boundless number of applications made available via the Internet cloud, thus meeting customer demands, increasing revenue capture, and increasing competition in the communications sector.
Unfortunately, in most cases, CSP legacy support systems were designed in an era when non-converged network service providers (i.e., telephone companies, cellular/PCS companies, and cable TV companies) offered a single product category and could dictate to customers the packaging options. These back office systems have now proven inadequate in the current environment where customers determine what services they wish to buy, how they will be bundled, and how they will be billed. As a result, CSPs now find their back office OSS/BSS infrastructure incapable of making this transition in a timely and cost effective manner. Further complicating matters is the structural division of responsibilities between “network” and “IT” resources that exists within most companies. This structure inhibits CSPs from adequately addressing and understanding the problem from an end-to-end holistic viewpoint.
For long-term sustainability, CSPs must quickly and effectively, leverage their vast connections into homes and businesses by adding other forms of value oriented services and make them readily available to their established customer base. CSPs who do not place a high priority on addressing the need to convert their access capability, for example, “dumb pipes,” to converged networks that enable customer demanded, revenue producing components such as SaaS are increasingly vulnerable to losing relevance and their customer base.
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Our Business Strategy
The Network Cadence business model seeks to provide solutions to traditional CSPs, enabling them to innovate and provide value-added services to their customers. We accomplish our business model by utilizing the core competencies of our team to initially drive high margin consulting projects with major CSPs focused on developing a service management layer. We use a combination of “on the job” experience coupled with ongoing research and development to create a broad-based solution that is commercially viable to new and existing CSPs and is based upon validated industry standards.
Network Cadence has extensive experience helping CSPs address solutions that support their retail and wholesale business models. This experience has resulted in the following competitive advantages:
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| • | Our solutions are configurable, flexible, reusable, and have been designed to meet increasingly complex and unique CSP client requirements. |
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| • | We have established a unique end-to-end methodology to consolidate all critical network elements, systems components, and operational processes into an optimal design, resulting in dramatic improvements in time-to-market systems deployment and long-term operating cost reduction. |
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| • | While most of our competitors are singularly focused and specialize in either back-office operations management solutions or front-end business and web solutions, Network Cadence has a depth of experience in both of these areas, allowing us to provide additional value as CSPs attempt to marry the two worlds of BSS and network OSS. |
From architecture design to solution, or technology selection to delivery and implementation, Network Cadence has provided solutions in all areas of operational support systems (service creation, order fulfillment, inventory, activation and provisioning, assurance, billing). Network Cadence is a significant contributor to communication industry standards bodies such as TM Forum’s SID and SDF, OASIS for Telecom, ATIS Services Oriented Network, Open Mobile Alliance and Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.
Service Management Layer
As a result of our broad and unique experience in the telecommunications sector, with significant focus on operational support systems, Network Cadence has identified the compelling need for a creative solution in the service management layer via the SDP. The service management layer resides between the traditional OSS/BSS and the commercial network of all CSPs and is designed to address all phases of a service lifecycle. Our approach in the service management layer consists of the following:
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| • | Service Catalog / Inventory– Maintains the repository of the service specification definition and instances of the service. The catalog is the central hub of service management that maintains the data model, processes, and rules for the service in its various lifecycle stages. |
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| • | Service Fulfillment – This function is commonly referred to as service provisioning or service activation. It provides the CSP with the ability to allocate capabilities and/or resources, either physical or logical, for the service with as much automation (“zero-touch”) as possible. This function significantly reduces the classic “swivel chair” conundrum created by multiple systems input existing in most CSPs today. |
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| • | Service Assurance – Network resources are monitored for faults or impairments, but determining the impact to services that customers leverage is challenging. The Network Cadence approach creates a definition of not only the primary quality indicators of a service, but also the process definition of how to repair the service as well as the model of the service to determine the relationships and impacts with other services. |
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| • | Service Charging – New converged services that cross technological and organizational boundaries create complexity in charging and billing. Traditional back-office systems designs do not offer the unique charging options desired by customers. Network Cadence has employed an IMS architectural orientation to support real-time charging of composite services. This creative approach offers a CSP greater flexibility in pricing their offerings to customers and provides for revenue assurance capabilities to confirm proper billing based upon accurate usage. |
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| • | Service Delivery–A unified SDP is an enabler for a CSP to offer converged services in a much more flexible and adaptable environment than what has traditionally been available. SDPs enable rapid, lower cost service creation for product developers seeking to experiment with offerings, accomplished with minimal required involvement from IT and network operations personnel. |
The Network Cadence Service Life Management Methodology
The Network Cadence SLM methodology combines our extensive industry experience with the components above, focused on the CSP service management layer to deliver value through operational efficiencies and enablement of new market opportunities in a cost effective manner. This approach incorporates the use of industry and CSP created best practices, concepts, and technology standards.
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Network Cadence has adapted IT industry defined agile software principles in the use of our SLM methodology. Effective use of agile software principals closely links Network Cadence solution experts with key CSP stakeholders resulting in properly defined requirements, accurate and on time delivery, and the ability to accommodate in-flight changes over the life of the project.
Network Cadence has validated this unique transformational approach with many Tier 1 CSPs and leading communication industry standards bodies.
Nimbus
While professional services remain the near term opportunity to drive revenue and operating margin growth, the Company expects to develop Nimbus, which we hope will position the Company to exploit the opportunity created by the continued growth in cloud computing. Nimbus will bridge the gap between 1) small-to-medium businesses that want expanded and integrated services via the “cloud,” 2) CSPs who need innovative, high-margin services to drive growth, and 3) innovative clouding computing solution providers who want access to the large distribution channel that CSPs have developed for voice and data services. We believe that Nimbus can potentially open new revenue opportunities, protect investments made in existing services and create an exciting new distribution model for both CSPs and cloud computing solution providers in a low cost, high return manner.
Network Cadence began funding its research and development activities for the Nimbus project in January 2009 with retained earnings from operations. This R&D project was chartered to develop a proof of concept to evaluate: product potential, functionality, and deliverability of a robust Nimbus product. Total cost of this research and development project totaled $195,000 in 2009, resulting in a favorable outcome, forming the basis of the Network Cadence funding activities for Nimbus anticipated in 2010.
Market Strategy
Network Cadence is focused on providing professional services and business platform solutions to CSPs. These services and solutions are focused on the service delivery platform component of CSPs back office systems and enable CSPs to, among other things, operate more efficiently, introduce new products faster and deliver a better customer experience.
Network Cadence began in 2006 and, for the past three years, has driven operational improvements and innovation with clients across the telecommunications landscape through professional services contracts. From architecture design to solution, or technology selection to delivery and implementation, Network Cadence has provided professional service solutions in all areas of operational support systems (service creation, order fulfillment, inventory, activation and provisioning, assurance and billing, among others).
In addition to developing industry leading technology, Network Cadence is also a contributor to communication industry standards bodies such as TM Forum’s SID and SDF, OASIS for Telecom, ATIS Services Oriented Network, Open Mobile Alliance and Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.
Competition
The competitive landscape includes firms that are attempting to address CSP transformational needs in the telecommunications industry. These can be segmented into three areas:
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| • | large-scale Systems Integrators (e.g. – Accenture and IBM); |
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| • | full Suite Solution Providers (e.g. – Oracle, SAP, Microsoft, and IBM); and |
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| • | CSP Transformation Agents who seek to redefine how CSPs deliver services (e.g. – JamCracker and Amdocs). |
Large-scale Systems Integrators are engaged based upon their broad knowledge in solving well-defined CSP problems. Their approach provides a “remedy to a status-quo environment” versus implementation of transformational change. These large competitors are focused on multi-year, expensive projects that may not solve the problem that SLM addresses.
Full Suite Solution Providers offer a suite of products, that when fully implemented, provide an integrated approach in solving the CSPs transformation needs. Their approach, however, comes at a great expense to CSPs. It can be very time consuming to implement, very costly, provides a “one-size-fits-all” solution, and is integrated only within the bounds of their suite. Their solution does not integrate with a CSPs unique legacy OSS/BSS environment. Cost of implementing a full suite of products results in a much lower ROI for the CSP than a more flexible and less expensive SLM solution.
CSP Transformation Agents are emerging as CSPs embrace the value of and need for a service delivery layer platform. These competitors are small and are narrowly focused on specific areas of SLM. For example, they may address order management but have not fully addressed how this solution integrates with other areas of the overall service lifecycle.
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Based on these definitions, Network Cadence is considered a CSP Transformation Agent. It is our belief that the SLM methodology provides a superior end-to-end solution that is:
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| • | significantly more robust than that of other CSP Transformation Agents; |
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| • | less expensive and more cost effective; and |
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| • | more nimble, flexible, and more suitable to the dynamically evolving needs of all CSPs. |
Customers
Our customer base has been focused in the telecommunications space. Since inception, our business has been dependent on one significant customer, SkyTerra. For the year ended December 31, 2008, SkyTerra represented 100% of our revenue. On November 2, 2009, we received a contract termination notice from SkyTerra. As a result, beginning in November 2009, our monthly revenue will be reduced by approximately 95% due to this termination. Since January 1, 2009, we have successfully helped such providers as Qwest Communications, Numerex, and Taser in projects ranging from new implementations, or projects that are not constrained by prior networks (“Greenfield”) to enhance and expand the capabilities of legacy systems. We are focused on expanding our customer base through continuing to offer professional services as well as the selling the long term vision of our platform.
Intellectual Property and Proprietary Rights
Network Cadence claims rights in its inventions, code, and other intellectual property that it has created and that is contained in the SLM, Nimbus, and other components of future products and current services (the “IP”). It has not, however, sought formal registration for any of its IP, or filed any U.S. patent or copyright applications for such intellectual property.
Employees
We currently have 25 employees, 20 of which are full time employees. In addition to our full time employees, we have five finance and sales consultants. We do not expect to hire additional employees until such time as our operations require.
None of our employees is covered by a collective bargaining agreement. Each of our managerial, sales and administrative employees has entered into a standard form of employment agreement which, among other things, contains covenants not to compete for 24 months following termination of employment and to maintain the confidentiality of certain proprietary information. We believe that our employee relations are good.
Properties
Our principal address is 6560 South Greenwood Plaza Boulevard, Number 400, Englewood, Colorado 80111. We currently lease approximately 10,000 square feet of office space. Our lease expires in April 2010.
Litigation
None.
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DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
Our Directors and Executive Officers
Name | | Age | | Position |
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Mr. John McCawley | | 43 | | President, Chief Executive Officer and Director |
Mr. Mark Faris | | 55 | | Executive Vice President – Business Development, Chairman of the Board and Director |
Mr. Jim Buckley | | 49 | | Chief Financial Officer |
Mr. Mike Cookson | | 47 | | Chief Operating Officer |
Mr. Bill Perkins | | 42 | | Vice President – Service Delivery |
Mr. John McCawley has been President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Network Cadence since August 31, 2009. He co-founded Network Cadence in March 2006 and has more than 12 years of experience as software developer, designer and architect for projects in the areas of finance and telecommunications. Prior to Network Cadence, Mr. McCawley founded GatheringPoint Networks LLC, a national VoIP reseller. Mr. McCawley acted as President and Managing Member of GatheringPoint Networks, LLC from its founding in 2004 to January 2006. Mr. McCawley was also Founder and Senior Partner for Parocon Consulting Group, where he successfully developed a national IT consulting firm whose clients includes Fortune 500 clients such as SprintPCS, Echostar, Qwest and Level(3). Mr. McCawley received his MS in Information Systems from the University of Colorado at Denver and holds a BS in Finance and Economics from the University of Wyoming.
Mr. Mark Faris, our Executive Vice President – Business Development, Chairman of the Board and Director, joined Network Cadence in February 2009. Prior to joining Network Cadence, from January 2007 to March 2009, Mr. Faris was a Partner at Invisible Towers, a US wireless tower provider. Prior to his work with Invisible Towers, from September 2005 to January 2007, Mr. Faris served as the Chief Operating Officer for Mobile Satellite Ventures, a hybrid satellite and terrestrial communications provider. Prior to his time at Mobile Satellite Ventures, from April 2001 to September 2005, Mr. Faris served as a Senior Vice President of Network Services for XO Communications, a leading provider of voice, data, VoIP management services. Mr. Faris is a veteran of the telecommunications industry who has worked for both large corporate entities and small entrepreneurial ventures over a 30 year period. Mr. Faris spent 24 years with Southwestern Bell Telephone Company (now AT&T Corporation) in a wide variety of assignments including time as Vice President-Engineering/Operations. He has also served as President and Chief Operating Officer of BlueStar Communications, Chief Operating Officer for Gemini Networks. Mr. Faris received his BBA in Business from Texas Tech and is a graduate of the Yale University Executive Management Program.
Mr. Jim Buckley has been our Chief Financial Officer since August 2009. He has over 25 years of diverse financial experience in corporate and operational finance, business development and strategy. His industry focus has been in cable and telecommunications. Since October 2008, Mr. Buckley has provided contract finance and CFO services across several industries. In 2008, Mr. Buckley served as Vice President – Strategy for Qwest Communications with a focus on long range planning and strategic initiatives within the Company. From February 2003 to July 2006, Mr. Buckley served as Vice President-Finance at Adelphia Communications. He has worked for Fortune 100 companies (MediaOne and US WEST) as well as startup ventures in technology and media. Mr. Buckley is also a CPA and began his career at Coopers & Lybrand. Mr. Buckley received his MS in Management from Purdue University and his BS in Accounting from the University of Colorado at Boulder. Mr. Buckley is employed on a consulting basis and does not devote his full time to Network Cadence.
Mr. Cookson joined Network Cadence in August 2007. Mr. Cookson has more than 25 years of operational experience in Fortune 10, mid-size, and start-up technology organizations. From February 2004 through August 2007, Mr. Cookson held a variety of director-level positions at Ariba (ARBA), the leading provider of Spend Management Solutions, including responsibilities in Global Processes and Planning and in leading the program to transform operational processes from a CD-based solution to a new Software-as-a-Service offering. Prior to that Mr. Cookson was director of IT and Strategic Alliances at Alliente, a divesture of Hewlett Packard and Agilent Technologies. Mr. Cookson’s operational responsibilities also include over 16 years of experience at Hewlett Packard (HP) and Agilent Technologies (A) in a variety of managerial roles including Section Manager of Indirect Procurement Systems and Processes, Global Manager for SAP Infrastructure, and Americas SAP Finance Program Manager. Mr. Cookson received his BS in Business with a concentration in Information Systems from Colorado State University in 1984.
Mr. Bill Perkins joined Network Cadence in May 2007. From May 2006 to May 2007, he worked as a consultant to Network Cadence. Prior to his service at Network Cadence, from December 2004 through August 2006, Mr. Perkins was president of HomeFlyers Inc., a technology driven advertising company where his roles ranged from software development to business expansion. Mr. Perkins received his MS in Computer Science from the University of Tennessee and holds a BS in Computer Science with a minor in Economics from the Central Connecticut State University.
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Director Independence
We undertook a review of the independence of our directors and, using the definitions and independence standards for directors in the rules of The Nasdaq Stock Market, considered whether any director has a material relationship with us that could interfere with their ability to exercise independent judgment in carrying out their responsibilities. As a result of this review, we determined that our directors, John McCawley and Mark Faris, are not “independent directors” as defined under the rules of The Nasdaq Stock Market. If we ever become a listed issuer whose securities are listed on The Nasdaq Stock Market or on an automated inter-dealer quotation system of a national securities association, which has independent director requirements, we intend to comply with all applicable requirements relating to director independence.
The Company’s directors serve for one year and are subject to re-election at the Company’s annual meeting. The Company has not held an annual meeting since the Share Exchange, but intends to provide notice and one by December 31, 2010.
Family Relationships
Mike Cookson, our Chief Operating Officer and Lynn Schlemeyer, our Vice President of Investor Relations and Marketing are husband and wife.
Legal Proceedings
No bankruptcy petition has been filed by or against any business of which any of Network Cadence’s directors or executive officers was a general partner or executive officer either at the time of the bankruptcy or within two years prior to that time.
No director or executive officer of Network Cadence has been convicted in a criminal proceeding or is subject to a pending criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations and other minor offenses).
No director or executive officer of Network Cadence has been subject to any order, judgment, or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any court of competent jurisdiction, permanently or temporarily enjoining, barring, suspending or otherwise limiting his involvement in any type of business, securities or banking activities.
No director or executive officer of Network Cadence has been found by a court of competent jurisdiction (in a civil action), the SEC or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to have violated a federal or state securities or commodities law, that has not been reversed, suspended, or vacated.
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Summary Compensation Table
The following table sets forth information concerning all cash and non-cash compensation awarded to, earned by or paid to the following persons for services performed for us during 2007 and 2008 in all capacities.
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Name and Principal Position | Year | | Salary ($) | | Bonus ($) | | Total ($) | |
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John McCawley, CTO (1) | 2007 | | $ | 240,000 | | $ | 0 | | $ | 240,000 | |
| 2008 | | $ | 240,000 | | $ | 0 | | $ | 240,000 | |
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Pat Burke, CEO (2) | 2007 | | $ | 210,750 | | | | | $ | 210,750 | |
| 2008 | | $ | 120,000 | | $ | 0 | | $ | 120,000 | |
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Bill Perkins, VP – Service Delivery (3) | 2007 | | $ | 101,250 | | $ | 10,000 | | $ | 111,250 | |
| 2008 | | $ | 163,417 | | $ | 11,000 | | $ | 173,417 | |
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(1) | Mr. McCawley became President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company in August 2009. Prior to serving as Chief Executive Officer, Mr. McCawley served as Chief Technology Officer of Cadence II since its founding in 2006. The historical compensation set forth above is payment received as Chief Technology Officer of Cadence II. In addition, Mr. McCawley serves as a Director and receives no compensation for this service. |
(2) | Mr. Burke is the former Chief Executive Officer of Cadence II. The historical compensation set forth above is for payment received as Chief Executive Officer of Cadence II, a position which he held until May 2009. |
(3) | Mr. Perkins became VP – Service Delivery in August 2009. The historical compensation set forth above is for payment Mr. Perkins received as an employee of Cadence II. |
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Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
During the nine month period ended September 30, 2009, the Company did not have a compensation committee. During the nine month period ended September 30, 2009, no deliberations concerning executive officer compensation took place.
During the nine month period ended September 30, 2009:
(i) none of our executive officers served as a member of the compensation committee (or other board committee performing equivalent functions or, in the absence of any such committee, the entire board of directors) of another entity, one of whose executive officers served on our compensation committee;
(ii) none of our executive officers served as a director of another entity, one of whose executive officers served on our compensation committee; and
(iii) none of our executive officers served as a member of the compensation committee (or other board committee performing equivalent functions or, in the absence of any such committee, the entire board of directors) of another entity, one of whose executive officers served as a member of our board of directors.
Elements of Compensation
Our compensation program for the named executive officers consists of base salary, equity in the form of stock options, and a discretionary bonus. There is no retirement plan, long-term incentive plan or other such plans. The base salary we provide is intended to equitably compensate the named executive officers based upon their level of responsibility, complexity and importance of role, leadership and growth potential, and experience.
Base Salary
Our named executive officers receive base salaries commensurate with their roles and responsibilities. We have no applicable employment agreements. We have no applicable employment agreements with any of our executive officers. Base salaries and subsequent adjustments, if any, are reviewed and approved by our board of directors annually, based on independent evaluations of each executive’s performance for the prior year, expertise and position, and objective sources such as PayScale.com. The base salaries paid to our named executives in 2008 and 2007 are reflected in the Summary Compensation Table below.
Stock-Based Awards
Our named executive officers are eligible to receive options to purchase common stock pursuant to the Network Cadence 2009 Equity Incentive Plan, which our board of directors approved on October 27, 2009. These option grants are based upon numerous factors including a combination of performance and relative value of different job types. In addition, the board of directors believes that stock-based awards, based upon individual performance, will maximize shareholder value through incentivizing the Company’s named executive officers and retaining them through multi-year vesting periods. As of December 11, 2009, no options to purchase common stock have been granted to our named executive officers.
Retirement Benefits
Currently, we do not provide any company sponsored retirement benefits to any employee, including the named executive officers.
Perquisites
Historically, we have not provided our named executive officers with any perquisites or other personal benefits. We do not view perquisites as a significant element of our compensation structure, but do believe that perquisites can be useful in attracting, motivating and retaining the executive talent for which we compete. It is expected that our historical practices regarding perquisites will continue and will be subject to periodic review by our by our board of directors.
As of December 11, 2009, there are no issued or outstanding equity awards granted to our named executive officers.
Director Compensation
None of our directors receives any compensation for serving as such director, for serving on committees of the board of directors, or for special assignments. As of the date of this prospectus and registration statement on Form S-1, there were no other arrangements between us and our directors that resulted in our making payments to any of our directors for any services provided to us by them as directors.
Employment Agreements
None.
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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC. In computing the number of shares beneficially owned by a person and the percentage of ownership of that person, shares of common stock subject to options and warrants held by that person that are currently exercisable or become exercisable within 60 days of the date of this prospectus and registration statement on Form S-1 are deemed outstanding even if they have not actually been exercised. Those shares, however, are not deemed outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of any other person. The total shares, options exercisable within 60 days and shares available pursuant to conversion of convertible debt are aggregated by individual and divided by sum of the total shares outstanding plus the total options exercisable within 60 days plus the total number of shares potentially arising from the conversion of all convertible debt of the Company. This provides each individual’s ownership percent. These percents are then summed to arrive at the beneficial ownership of the officers and directors as a group.
The following table sets forth certain information with respect to beneficial ownership of our common stock based on 11,845,000 issued and outstanding shares of common stock as of December 11, 2009 by:
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| • | each person known to be the beneficial owner of 5% or more of the outstanding common stock of our company; |
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| • | each executive officer; |
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| • | each director; and |
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| • | all of the executive officers and directors as a group. |
Unless otherwise indicated, the persons and entities named in the table have sole voting and sole investment power with respect to the shares set forth opposite the stockholder’s name, subject to community property laws, where applicable. Unless otherwise indicated, the address of each stockholder listed in the table is c/o Network Cadence, Inc. 6560 South Greenwood Plaza Boulevard, Number 400 Englewood, Colorado 80111.
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Name and Address of Beneficial Owner | | | Beneficially Owned | | | Percent of Class Beneficially Owned | |
Directors and Executive Officers | | | | | | | |
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John McCawley, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director | | | 10,580,000 | | | 89.0% | |
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Pat Burke, Former Chief Executive Officer 7026 S. Magnolia Circle Centennial, Colorado 80112 | | | 0 | | | 0.0% | |
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Mark Faris, Executive Vice President of Business Development, Director and Chairman of the Board | | | 0 | | | 0.0% | |
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Bill Perkins, VP – Service Delivery | | | 0 | | | 0.0% | |
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Officers and Directors as a Group | | | | | | 89.0% | |
(total of 4 persons) | | | | | | | |
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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
On May 26, 2009, the membership interests of Pat Burke and Ann Burke totaling 51% of Cadence II were purchased by Cadence II pursuant to a Purchase Agreement by and among Cadence II, Pat Burke and Ann Burke dated as of May 26, 2009, as previously disclosed on Item 10.2 on Network Cadence’s Form 8-K, filed on September 1, 2009. The aggregate purchase price was $3,609,244 which was comprised of $661,977 in cash, $2,800,000 in a promissory note, $123,000 in property, and $24,267 estimated value in future health insurance benefits for the two members. The note is being repaid in 10 equal quarterly installments of $280,000 plus interest thereon, beginning August 31, 2009 with a maturity date of November 30, 2011. The note bears interest at the prime rate plus 4%. As of September 30, 2009, Network Cadence has made one payment of $333,948, which includes $280,000 in principal and $53,948 in interest. The outstanding principal balance as of September 30, 2009 is $2,520,000.
DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK
General
Our Articles of Incorporation, as amended, authorize the issuance of 100,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.001 par value per share, and 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $0.001 par value per share. As of December 11, 2009, there were 11,845,000 issued and outstanding shares of common stock and no issued and outstanding shares of our preferred stock. Set forth below is a description of certain provisions relating to our capital stock. For additional information regarding our stock, please refer to our Articles of Incorporation, as amended, and Bylaws.
Common Stock
Each outstanding share of common stock has one vote on all matters requiring a vote of the stockholders. There is no right to cumulative voting; thus, the holder of 50.1% or more of the shares outstanding can, if they choose to do so, elect all of the directors. In the event of a voluntary or involuntary liquidation, all stockholders are entitled to a pro rata distribution after payment of liabilities and after provision has been made for each class of stock, if any, having preference over the common stock. The holders of the common stock have no preemptive rights with respect to future offerings of shares of common stock. Holders of common stock are entitled to dividends if, as and when declared by the board of directors out of the funds legally available therefore. It is our present intention to retain earnings, if any, for use in our business. The payment of dividends on the common stock is, therefore, unlikely in the foreseeable future.
Preferred Stock
Our preferred stock may be issued in one or more series at the discretion of our board of directors. In establishing a series, the board of directors has the right to give it a distinctive designation so as to distinguish such series of preferred stock from other series and classes of capital stock. In addition, the board of directors is obligated to fix the number of shares in such a series, and the preference rights and restrictions thereof. All shares of any one series shall be alike in every particular except as provided by our Articles of Incorporation, as amended, or the Nevada Revised Statutes.
Warrants
There are no outstanding warrants to purchase shares of our common stock.
Change in Control Provisions
Our board of directors, without further stockholder approval, may issue preferred stock, with such terms as the board of directors may determine, that could have the effect of delaying or preventing a change in control. The issuance of preferred stock could also adversely affect the voting powers of the holders of our common stock, including the loss of voting control to others. The described provision and the issuance of preferred stock could discourage or prevent a takeover even if an acquisition would be beneficial to our stockholders.
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SELLING STOCKHOLDERS
(a) upon incorporation in July 2007, we sold 900,000 shares to two individuals for $25,000 in cash;
(b) in November and December 2007, we sold 20,000 shares of common stock for $20,000 in cash to a group of 25 individuals; and
(c) on August 31, 2009, we issued 10,580,000 shares of common stock to John McCawley, our President, Chief Executive Officer and director in connection with the Share Exchange.
We have used letter designations in the list above in the selling stockholder table below to identify for each selling stockholder the source of the shares of the Company’s common stock being registered hereby.
The table below lists the selling stockholders and other information regarding the beneficial ownership of the shares of common stock owned by each of the selling stockholders. We determined beneficial ownership in accordance with the rules promulgated by the SEC, and the information is not necessarily indicative of beneficial ownership for any other purpose. Except as otherwise indicated, we believe that the persons or entities named in the following table have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of common stock beneficially owned by them, subject to community property laws where applicable. The term “selling stockholders” includes the selling stockholders and their transferees, pledges, donees, or successors. We will file a prospectus supplement to name successors to any named selling stockholders who are able to use this prospectus to resell the shares. The third column lists the number of shares beneficially owned by each selling stockholder, based on its ownership of our common stock as of December 11, 2009. The fourth column lists the percentage of outstanding shares of our common stock owned before the offering. The firth column lists the amount of shares beneficially owned to be sold in the offering. And finally, the sixth column lists the percentage of shares beneficially owned after the offering.
The selling stockholders may sell all, some or none of their shares in this offering. See “Plan of Distribution.”
To our knowledge, of the selling stockholders is a registered broker-dealer and/or affiliated with a registered broker-dealer. To prevent dilution to the selling stockholders, the following numbers may change because of stock splits, stock dividends or similar events involving our common stock. We have not paid any compensation fees under financing arrangements with the selling stockholders, nor are we currently obligated to make such payments in the future, and, other than as indicated below, the selling stockholders have not had any material relationship with us within the past three years other than through ownership of our securities.
Selling Stockholders | | Relationship to Issuer | | Shares Beneficially Owned Before the Offering | | Percentage of Outstanding Shares Beneficially Owned Before the Offering | | Shares to be sold in the offering | | Percentage of Outstanding Shares Beneficially Owned After the Offering |
John McCawley (1)(c) | | President, Chief Executive Officer and Director | | 10,580,000 | | 89.0% | | 2,600,000 | | 67.3% |
Gary A. Agron (2)(a) | | Stockholder | | 450,000 | | 3.7% | | 450,000 | | -- |
Jennifer Frenkel (3)(a) | | Stockholder | | 450,000 | | 3.7% | | 450,000 | | -- |
Troy Andrewjeski (4)(b) | | Stockholder | | 500 | | * | | 500 | | -- |
Adam Duman (5)(b) | | Stockholder | | 1,000 | | * | | 1,000 | | -- |
Benjam R. Francois and Staci E. Francois Living Trust (6)(b) | | Stockholder | | 1,000 | | * | | 1,000 | | -- |
Francois Education Trust (7)(b) | | Stockholder | | 1,000 | | * | | 1,000 | | -- |
George Frenkel (8)(b) | | Stockholder | | 1,000 | | * | | 1,000 | | -- |
Ruth Frenkel (9)(b) | | Stockholder | | 1,000 | | * | | 1,000 | | -- |
Matthew Frenkel (10)(b) | | Stockholder | | 1,000 | | * | | 1,000 | | -- |
Leigh Gates (11)(b) | | Stockholder | | 500 | | * | | 500 | | -- |
Keenan Gates (12)(b) | | Stockholder | | 500 | | * | | 500 | | -- |
Michael Gellman (13)(b) | | Stockholder | | 500 | | * | | 500 | | -- |
Steven Green (14)(b) | | Stockholder | | 1,000 | | * | | 1,000 | | -- |
Daniel Keefe (15)(b) | | Stockholder | | 1,000 | | * | | 1,000 | | -- |
Andrew Klein (16)(b) | | Stockholder | | 1,000 | | * | | 1,000 | | -- |
Manny Ladis (17)(b) | | Stockholder | | 1,000 | | * | | 1,000 | | -- |
Bob Lazzeri (18)(b) | | Stockholder | | 500 | | * | | 500 | | -- |
Lindsey Puder (19)(b) | | Stockholder | | 1,000 | | * | | 1,000 | | -- |
John Puder (20)(b) | | Stockholder | | 1,000 | | * | | 1,000 | | -- |
John D. Puder (21)(b) | | Stockholder | | 1,000 | | * | | 1,000 | | -- |
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Mathis Family Partners (22)(b) | | Stockholder | | 500 | | * | | 500 | | -- |
Growth Ventures Inc. Personal Plan and Trust (23)(b) | | Stockholder | | 500 | | * | | 500 | | -- |
Gary Mosko (24)(b) | | Stockholder | | 500 | | * | | 500 | | -- |
Chet Schwartz (25)(b) | | Stockholder | | 500 | | * | | 500 | | -- |
Steve Serenyi (26)(b) | | Stockholder | | 1,000 | | * | | 1,000 | | -- |
Staci E. Smith Living Trust (27)(b) | | Stockholder | | 1,000 | | * | | 1,000 | | -- |
Underwood Family Partners (28)(b) | | Stockholder | | 500 | | * | | 500 | | -- |
Total: | | | | 11,500,000 | | 96.4% | | 3,520,000 | | 67.3% |
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(1) | Mr. John McCawley is the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer. He also serves as a Director. The address for this stockholder is 6560 South Greenwood Plaza Boulevard, Number 400, Englewood, Colorado 80111. |
(2) | The address for this stockholder is 59 Glenmoor Circle, Englewood, Colorado 80110. |
(3) | Mrs. Jennifer Frenkel is the wife of Brian Frenkel, the initial President of Sage. The address for this stockholder is 2340 S. Columbine Street, Denver, Colorado 80210. |
(4) | The address for this stockholder is 779 Kearney Street, Denver, Colorado 80220. |
(5) | The address for this stockholder is 6011 S. Moline Way, Englewood, Colorado 80111. |
(6) | Benjamin Francois, as Trustee, has dispositive and voting control over the securities. Mr. Francois disclaims beneficial ownership in the securities to the extent that he does not have a pecuniary interest. The address for this stockholder is 6334 Calle Del Alcazar, Rancho Santa Fe, California 92067. |
(7) | Staci Smith, as Trustee, has dispositive and voting control over the securities. Ms. Smith disclaims beneficial ownership in the securities to the extent that she does not have a pecuniary interest. The address for this stockholder is 6334 Calle Del Alcazar, Rancho Sante Fe, California 92067. |
(8) | The address for this stockholder is 6425 Greenbriar Drive, Englewood, Colorado 80111. |
(9) | The address for this stockholder is 6425 Greenbriar Drive, Englewood, Colorado 80111. |
(10) | The address for this stockholder is 6425 Greenbriar Drive, Englewood, Colorado 80111. |
(11) | The address for this stockholder is 1925 W. 32nd Avenue #104, Denver, Colorado 80211. |
(12) | The address for this stockholder is 1925 W. 32nd Avenue #104, Denver, Colorado 80211. |
(13) | The address for this stockholder is 139 Grant Street, Denver, Colorado 80203. |
(14) | The address for this stockholder is 140 Jersey Street, Denver, Colorado 80220. |
(15) | The address for this stockholder is 1443 S. Unita Court, Denver, Colorado 80231. |
(16) | The address for this stockholder is 5 Sandy Lane Road, Cherry Hills, Colorado 80113. |
(17) | The address for this stockholder is 2845 Akron Street, Denver, Colorado 80238. |
(18) | The address for this stockholder is 5046 Christensen Drive, Littleton, Colorado 80123. |
(19) | The address for this stockholder is 5222 W. Riverbend Drive, Libertyville, Illinois 60048. |
(20) | The address for this stockholder is 5222 W. Riverbend Drive, Libertyville, Illinois 60048. |
(21) | The address for this stockholder is 1821 22nd Street, Apartment # 305, Boulder, Colorado 80302. |
(22) | Earnest Mathis, as General Partner, has dispositive and voting control over the securities. Mr. Mathis disclaims beneficial ownership in the securities to the extent that he does not have a pecuniary interest. The address for this stockholder is 2560 W. Main Street, Suite 200, Littleton, Colorado 80120. |
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(23) | Gary McAdam, as Trustee, has dispositive and voting control over the securities. Mr. McAdam disclaims beneficial ownership in the securities to the extent that he does not have a pecuniary interest. The address for this stockholder is 14 Red Tail Drive, Highlands Ranch, Colorado 80126. |
(24) | The address for this stockholder is 5711 E. Stanford Drive, Cherry Hills, Colorado 80111. |
(25) | The address for this stockholder is 12 Canon Place, Englewood, Colorado 80111. |
(26) | The address for this stockholder is 6481 S. Kearney Circle, Centennial, Colorado 80111. |
(27) | Staci Smith, as Trustee, has dispositive and voting control over the securities. Ms. Smith disclaims beneficial ownership in the securities to the extent that she does not have a pecuniary interest. The address for this stockholder is 6334 Calle Del Alcazar, Rancho Santa Fe, California 92067. |
(28) | Lawrence Underwood, as General Partner, has dispositive and voting control over the securities. Mr. Underwood disclaims beneficial ownership to the extent that he does not have a pecuniary interest. The address for this stockholder is 5 Eagle Pointe Lane, Castle Rock, Colorado 80108. |
The shares will be sold at the fixed price of $0.28 until the common stock becomes quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board or listed on a securities exchange, if at all. We will file a post-effective amendment to reflect the change to a market price if the shares begin trading on an exchange.
The shares are not currently listed on any stock exchange and there is no guarantee that we will ever satisfy the listing requirements of an exchange. However, we will seek to list the shares on the OTC Bulletin Board immediately following the effectiveness of this registration statement on Form S-1. The selling stockholders and any of their pledgees, donees, transferees, assignees and successors-in-interest may, from time to time, sell any or all of the shares of common stock on any stock exchange, market or trading facility on which the shares are traded or quoted or in private transactions. These sales may be at fixed or negotiated prices. The selling stockholders may use any one or more of the following methods when selling the shares:
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| • | ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer solicits investors; |
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| • | block trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the shares as agent but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction; |
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| • | purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its account; |
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| • | an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable exchange; |
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| • | privately negotiated transactions; |
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| • | to cover short sales made after the date that this Registration Statement is declared effective by the SEC; |
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| • | broker-dealers may agree with the selling stockholders to sell a specified number of the shares at a stipulated price per share; |
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| • | a combination of any such methods of sale; and |
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| • | any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law. |
The selling stockholders may also sell the shares under Rule 144 under the Securities Act, if available, rather than under this prospectus.
Broker-dealers engaged by the selling stockholders may arrange for other brokers-dealers to participate in sales. Broker-dealers may receive commissions or discounts from the selling stockholders (or, if any broker-dealer acts as agent for the purchaser of the shares, from the purchaser) in amounts to be negotiated. The selling stockholders do not expect these commissions and discounts to exceed what is customary in the types of transactions involved.
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The selling stockholders may from time to time pledge or grant a security interest in some or all of the shares owned by them and, if they default in the performance of their secured obligations, the pledgees or secured parties may offer and sell the shares from time to time under this prospectus, or under an amendment to this prospectus under Rule 424(b)(3) or other applicable provision of the Securities Act amending the list of selling stockholders to include the pledgee, transferee or other successors in interest as selling stockholders under this prospectus.
Upon the Company being notified in writing by a selling stockholder that any material arrangement has been entered into with a broker-dealer for the sale of common stock through a block trade, special offering, exchange distribution or secondary distribution or a purchase by a broker or dealer, a supplement to this prospectus will be filed, if required, pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act, disclosing (i) the name of each such selling stockholder and of the participating broker-dealer(s), (ii) the number of the shares involved, (iii) the price at which the shares were sold, (iv) the commissions paid or discounts or concessions allowed to such broker-dealer(s), where applicable, (v) that such broker-dealer(s) did not conduct any investigation to verify the information set out in this prospectus, and (vi) other facts material to the transaction. In addition, upon the Company being notified in writing by a selling stockholder that a donee or pledgee intends to sell more than 500 of the shares, a supplement to this prospectus will be filed if then required in accordance with applicable securities law.
The selling stockholders and any broker-dealers or agents that are involved in selling the shares may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act in connection with such sales. In such event, any commissions received by such broker-dealers or agents and any profit on the resale of the shares purchased by them may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts under the Securities Act. Discounts, concessions, commissions and similar selling expenses, if any, that can be attributed to the sale of Securities will be paid by the selling stockholder and/or the purchasers. Each of the selling stockholder has represented and warranted to us that it acquired the Securities covered by this prospectus in the ordinary course of such selling stockholder’s business and, at the time of its purchase of such Securities such selling stockholder had no agreements or understandings, directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute any such Securities.
We have advised each selling stockholder that it may not use the shares covered by this prospectus short for sales of common stock made prior to the date on which this registration statement on Form S-1 shall have been declared effective by the SEC. If a selling stockholder uses this prospectus for any sale of the common stock, it will be subject to the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act. The selling stockholders will be responsible for complying with the applicable provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations thereunder promulgated, including, without limitation, Regulation M, as applicable to such selling stockholders in connection with resale of the shares pursuant to this prospectus.
We are required to pay all fees and expenses incident to the registration of the shares (estimated to be approximately $28,000), but we will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the shares. We have agreed to indemnify the selling stockholders against any liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act.
EXPERTS
The financial statements appearing in this prospectus and registration statement on Form S-1 have been audited by Schumacher & Associates CPA’s, LLC, independent certified public accountants, as set forth in their report thereon appearing elsewhere in this prospectus and in the registration statement on Form S-1, and such report is included in reliance upon such report given upon the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
VALIDITY OF SECURITIES
The validity of the securities offered hereby is being passed upon for the Company by Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP, Denver, Colorado.
INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL
No expert or counsel named in this prospectus as having prepared or certified any part of this prospectus or having given an opinion upon the validity of the securities being registered or upon other legal matters in connection with the registration or offering of the common stock offered hereby was employed on a contingency basis, or had, or is to receive, in connection with such offering, a substantial interest, direct or indirect, in the Company, nor was any such person connected with the Company as a promoter, managing or principal underwriter, voting trustee, director, officer, or employee.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising out of the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling the Company, the Company has been informed that in the opinion of the SEC, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable.
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AVAILABLE INFORMATION
We have filed this prospectus under the Securities Act with the SEC with respect to the securities offered by this prospectus. This prospectus does not include all of the information contained in the registration statement on Form S-1 of which this prospectus is a part or the exhibits and schedules filed therewith. You should refer to the registration statement on Form S-1 of which this prospectus is a part and its exhibits for additional information. Whenever we make reference in this prospectus to any of our contracts, agreements or other documents, the references are not necessarily complete and you should refer to the exhibits attached to the registration statement on Form S-1 for copies of the actual contract, agreement or other document.
We will file annual, quarterly and special reports and other information with the SEC. You can read these SEC filings and reports, including the registration statement on Form S-1 of which this prospectus is a part, over the Internet at the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. You can also obtain copies of the documents at prescribed rates by writing to the Public Reference Section of the SEC at 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549, on official business days between the hours of 10:00 am and 3:00 pm. Please call the SEC at (800) SEC-0330 for further information on the operations of the public reference facilities. We will provide a copy of our annual report to stockholders, including audited financial statements, at no charge upon receipt of your written request to us at Network Cadence, Inc., 6560 South Greenwood Plaza Boulevard, Number 400, Englewood, Colorado 80111.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF NETWORK CADENCE, INC.
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PAGE | F-2 | | REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR |
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PAGE | F-3 | | BALANCE SHEETS AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 (UNAUDITED), DECEMBER 31, 2008 AND 2007 |
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PAGE | F-4 | | STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE NINE MONTH PERIODS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 AND 2008 (UNAUDITED) AND YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008 AND 2007 |
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PAGE | F-5 | | STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT) FOR THE PERIOD FROM JANUARY 1, 2007 TO SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 (UNAUDITED) |
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PAGE | F-6 | | STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE NINE MONTH PERIODS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 AND 2008 (UNAUDITED) AND YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008 AND 2007 |
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PAGES | F-7 to F-13 | | NOTES FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE NINE MONTH PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 (UNAUDITED) AND YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008 AND 2007 |
F-1
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
Board of Directors
Network Cadence, Inc.
Englewood, Colorado
We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of Network Cadence, Inc. as of December 31, 2008 and 2007, and the related statements of operations, stockholders’ equity (deficit), and cash flows for the two years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, 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. An audit also includes examining on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Network Cadence, Inc. as of December 31, 2008 and 2007, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the two years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As described in Note 4, on November 2, 2009, the Company received a contract termination notice from its largest customer, and expects to lose approximately 95% of its revenue, which raises substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. Management's plan in regard to this matter is also discussed in Note 4. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of these uncertainties.
/s/ Schumacher & Associates, Inc.
Schumacher & Associates, Inc.
Certified Public Accountants
7931 S. Broadway, #314
Littleton, CO 80122
August 31, 2009
(except for Note 4, which is dated as of November 2, 2009)
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Network Cadence, Inc.
BALANCE SHEETS
| | Unaudited | | | | | | | |
| | September 30, | | | December 31, | | | December 31, | |
| | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | |
ASSETS | | | | | | | | | |
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Current assets | | | | | | | | | |
Cash | | $ | 255,635 | | | $ | 1,439,766 | | | $ | 657,013 | |
Accounts receivable | | | 2,142,214 | | | | 840,866 | | | | 948,537 | |
Other current assets | | | 67,413 | | | | 54,368 | | | | 1,120 | |
Total current assets | | | 2,465,262 | | | | 2,335,000 | | | | 1,606,670 | |
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Property and equipment | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Computer related | | | 87,655 | | | | 58,630 | | | | 36,492 | |
Equipment and machinery | | | 36,255 | | | | 29,623 | | | | 10,753 | |
Other property and equipment | | | 31,330 | | | | 8,476 | | | | 3,754 | |
Subtotal | | | 155,240 | | | | 96,729 | | | | 50,998 | |
Accumulated depreciation | | | (76,922 | ) | | | (36,889 | ) | | | (10,119 | ) |
Net property and equipment | | | 78,318 | | | | 59,840 | | | | 40,879 | |
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Other assets | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Security deposits | | | 22,785 | | | | 22,785 | | | | 22,785 | |
Advances to related parties | | | - | | | | 12,000 | | | | - | |
Total other assets | | | 22,785 | | | | 34,785 | | | | 22,785 | |
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Total assets | | $ | 2,566,365 | | | $ | 2,429,625 | | | $ | 1,670,334 | |
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Current liabilities | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Accounts payable | | $ | 344,627 | | | $ | 43,932 | | | $ | 41,695 | |
Current portion of long term debt | | | 1,120,000 | | | | - | | | | - | |
Income taxes payable | | | 463,370 | | | | - | | | | - | |
Accrued liabilities | | | 78,803 | | | | 20,558 | | | | 6,906 | |
Total current liabilities | | | 2,006,800 | | | | 64,490 | | | | 48,601 | |
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Long term debt | | | 1,400,000 | | | | - | | | | - | |
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Deferred taxes payable | | | 214,972 | | | | - | | | | - | |
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Total liabilities | | | 3,621,772 | | | | 64,490 | | | | 48,601 | |
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Commitments and contingencies (Notes 1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12) | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
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Stockholders' equity (deficit) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Preferred stock - $0.001 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized: | | | - | | | | | | | | | |
No shares issued or outstanding | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common stock - $0.001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized: | | | 11,845 | | | | 10,580 | | | | 10,580 | |
11,845,000 shares issued and outstanding | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Additional paid-in capital | | | 97,655 | | | | - | | | | - | |
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit) | | | (1,164,907 | ) | | | 2,354,555 | | | | 1,611,153 | |
Total stockholders' equity | | | (1,055,407 | ) | | | 2,365,135 | | | | 1,621,733 | |
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Total liabilities and stockholders' equity (deficit) | | $ | 2,566,365 | | | $ | 2,429,625 | | | $ | 1,670,334 | |
The accompanying notes are integral parts of these financial statements
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Network Cadence, Inc.
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
| | Nine months ended (unaudited) | | | For the Years Ended | |
| | September 30 | | | September 30 | | | December 31, | | | December 31, | |
| | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | |
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Revenue | | $ | 7,945,011 | | | $ | 5,191,642 | | | $ | 7,147,618 | | | $ | 4,345,330 | |
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Cost of goods sold | | | 3,803,028 | | | | 2,422,121 | | | | 3,373,883 | | | | 2,615,505 | |
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Gross profit | | | 4,141,983 | | | | 2,769,521 | | | | 3,773,735 | | | | 1,729,825 | |
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Operating expenses | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Salary and wages | | | 724,559 | | | | 337,718 | | | | 465,319 | | | | 73,070 | |
Recruiting and hiring expense | | | 38,193 | | | | 98,891 | | | | 118,642 | | | | 53,513 | |
Consulting expense | | | 80,400 | | | | 19,934 | | | | 49,934 | | | | 23,160 | |
Marketing expense | | | 546,898 | | | | 151,329 | | | | 248,517 | | | | 13,569 | |
Rent | | | 108,924 | | | | 103,046 | | | | 137,222 | | | | 103,245 | |
Legal and accounting | | | 193,608 | | | | 59,068 | | | | 78,685 | | | | 48,597 | |
Office expense | | | 12,227 | | | | 5,999 | | | | 10,730 | | | | 13,987 | |
Travel and entertainment | | | 46,544 | | | | 13,719 | | | | 23,328 | | | | 8,712 | |
Insurance | | | 13,406 | | | | 7,721 | | | | 7,582 | | | | 11,297 | |
Information technology | | | 47,757 | | | | 35,159 | | | | 46,118 | | | | 9,222 | |
Equipment rental | | | 1,918 | | | | 1,692 | | | | 2,314 | | | | 296 | |
Utilities | | | 15,971 | | | | 12,808 | | | | 18,252 | | | | 12,506 | |
Depreciation | | | 40,033 | | | | 19,936 | | | | 26,769 | | | | 10,119 | |
Dues and subscriptions | | | 12,449 | | | | 5,436 | | | | 8,662 | | | | 12,438 | |
Other | | | 10,770 | | | | 1,002 | | | | 843 | | | | 2,211 | |
Total operating expenses | | | 1,893,656 | | | | 873,457 | | | | 1,242,916 | | | | 395,943 | |
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Operating income | | | 2,248,327 | | | | 1,896,064 | | | | 2,530,818 | | | | 1,333,882 | |
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Other income (expense) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest income | | | 6,646 | | | | 26,370 | | | | 32,155 | | | | - | |
Interest (expense) | | | (68,964 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
Goodwill impairment | | | (2,437,177 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
Other | | | - | | | | - | | | | 428 | | | | (4,654 | ) |
Other income (expense) | | | (2,499,495 | ) | | | 26,370 | | | | 32,584 | | | | (4,654 | ) |
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Pretax income (loss) | | $ | (251,168 | ) | | | 1,922,434 | | | $ | 2,563,402 | | | $ | 1,329,228 | |
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Income tax expense | | | 98,438 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
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Net income (loss) | | $ | (349,606 | ) | | | 1,922,434 | | | $ | 2,563,402 | | | $ | 1,329,228 | |
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Net income (loss) per common share | | $ | (0.03 | ) | | $ | 0.18 | | | $ | 0.24 | | | $ | 0.13 | |
(Basic and Diluted) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Weighted average common shares | | | 10,700,055 | | | | 10,580,000 | | | | 10,580,000 | | | | 10,580,000 | |
outstanding (Basic and Diluted) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are integral parts of these financial statements
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Network Cadence, Inc.
STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)
From January 1, 2007 to September 30, 2009 (unaudited)
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| | Preferred Stock | | | Common Stock | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | | | Capital | | | (Deficit) | | | (Deficit) | |
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Balance at January 1, 2007 | | | - | | | $ | - | | | | 10,580,000 | | | $ | 10,580 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 281,925 | | | $ | 292,505 | |
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Net Income | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 1,329,228 | | | | 1,329,228 | |
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Balance at December 31, 2007 | | | - | | | | - | | | | 10,580,000 | | | | 10,580 | | | | - | | | | 1,611,153 | | | | 1,621,733 | |
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Distributions | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | (1,820,000 | ) | | | (1,820,000 | ) |
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Net Income | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 2,563,402 | | | | 2,563,402 | |
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Balance at December 31, 2008 | | | - | | | | - | | | | 10,580,000 | | | | 10,580 | | | | - | | | | 2,354,555 | | | | 2,365,135 | |
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Purchase of Members' Interest | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | (1,171,690 | ) | | | (1,171,690 | ) |
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Distributions | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | (1,418,261 | ) | | | (1,418,261 | ) |
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Sage Recapitalization | | | - | | | | - | | | | 920,000 | | | | 920 | | | | - | | | | (579,905 | ) | | | (578,985 | ) |
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Consulting Agreement | | | - | | | | - | | | | 345,000 | | | | 345 | | | | 97,655 | | | | - | | | | 98,000 | |
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Net Loss | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | (349,606 | ) | | | (349,606 | ) |
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Balance at September 30, 2009 (unaudited) | | | - | | | $ | - | | | | 11,845,000 | | | $ | 11,845 | | | $ | 97,655 | | | $ | (1,164,907 | ) | | $ | (1,055,407 | ) |
The accompanying notes are integral parts of these financial statements
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Network Cadence, Inc.
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
| | Nine months ended (unaudited) | | | For the years ended | |
| | September 30, | | | September 30, | | | December 31, | | | December 31, | |
Operating Activities | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | |
Net income (loss) | | $ | (349,606 | ) | | $ | 1,922,434 | | | $ | 2,563,402 | | | $ | 1,329,228 | |
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
net cash from operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Depreciation and amortization | | | 40,033 | | | | 19,936 | | | | 26,769 | | | | 10,119 | |
Stock based compensation | | | 98,000 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
Goodwill Impairment | | | 2,437,177 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
Change in assets and liabilities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Accounts receivable | | | (1,301,347 | ) | | | (21,334 | ) | | | 107,671 | | | | (644,589 | ) |
Other current assets | | | (13,045 | ) | | | (6,630 | ) | | | (53,248 | ) | | | (1,120 | ) |
Accounts payable | | | 300,695 | | | | 100,995 | | | | 2,237 | | | | (50,157 | ) |
Income taxes payable | | | 98,438 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
Other current liabilities | | | 35,274 | | | | 8,512 | | | | 13,652 | | | | (182,651 | ) |
Net cash from operating activites | | | 1,345,619 | | | | 2,023,913 | | | | 2,660,483 | | | | 460,830 | |
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Investing Activities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Purchase of computer related | | | (29,025 | ) | | | (14,952 | ) | | | (22,138 | ) | | | (36,492 | ) |
Purchase of equipment and machinery | | | (6,633 | ) | | | (12,998 | ) | | | (18,870 | ) | | | (10,753 | ) |
Purchase of other property and equipment | | | (22,854 | ) | | | (4,722 | ) | | | (4,722 | ) | | | (3,753 | ) |
Security deposits | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | (22,785 | ) |
Advances to related parties | | | (111,000 | ) | | | (12,000 | ) | | | (12,000 | ) | | | - | |
Net cash (used in) investing activities | | | (169,512 | ) | | | (44,672 | ) | | | (57,730 | ) | | | (73,783 | ) |
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Financing Activities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Purchase of members' interest | | | (661,977 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
Paydowns on Note Payable | | | (280,000 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
Members distributions | | | (1,418,261 | ) | | | (1,300,000 | ) | | | (1,820,000 | ) | | | - | |
Net cash (used in) financing activities | | | (2,360,238 | ) | | | (1,300,000 | ) | | | (1,820,000 | ) | | | - | |
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Increase (decrease) in cash for period | | $ | (1,184,131 | ) | | $ | 679,241 | | | $ | 782,753 | | | $ | 387,047 | |
Cash at beginning of period | | | 1,439,766 | | | | 657,013 | | | | 657,013 | | | | 269,966 | |
Cash at end of period | | $ | 255,635 | | | $ | 1,336,254 | | | $ | 1,439,766 | | | $ | 657,013 | |
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Schedule of Noncash Investing and Financing Activities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Notes payable | | $ | 2,800,000 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | |
Goodwill | | $ | (2,437,177 | ) | | $ | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
Purchase of members' interest | | $ | (510,090 | ) | | $ | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
Advances to related parties | | $ | 123,000 | | | $ | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
Future health benefits | | $ | 24,267 | | | $ | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
Common stock | | $ | 11,845 | | | $ | - | | | | | | | | | |
Recapitalization | | $ | (579,905 | ) | | $ | - | | | | | | | | | |
Deferred taxes payable | | $ | 214,972 | | | $ | - | | | | | | | | | |
Income taxes payable | | $ | 364,932 | | | $ | - | | | | | | | | | |
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Supplemental disclosure: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Cash paid for interest during the year | | $ | 68,964 | | | $ | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
Cash paid for income taxes during the year | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
The accompanying notes are integral parts of these financial statements
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2008 and 2007 (References to Periods Subsequent to December 31, 2008 are unaudited)
1. Organization
On July 19, 2007, Sage Interactive, Inc. (“Sage’) was incorporated in Nevada as a web development services company.
On August 31, 2009, Sage consummated a share exchange with the sole member of Cadence II, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company ("Cadence II"), pursuant to which it acquired all of the membership interests of Cadence II in exchange for the issuance to the sole member of Cadence II, 10,580,000 shares of our common stock representing 92.0% of our issued and outstanding common stock, as previously disclosed in our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on September 1, 2009 (the “Share Exchange”). After the Share Exchange, our business operations consist of those of Cadence II. Upon the closing of the Share Exchange, we amended our Articles of Incorporation to change the name of the Company to Network Cadence, Inc. (the “Company” or “Network Cadence”) and Cadence II became our wholly owned subsidiary.
2. Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC for quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and do not include all of the information and note disclosures required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for complete financial statements. These condensed consolidated financial statements should therefore be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2008, included in our Current Form 8-K, filed on September 1, 2009 in connection with the Share Exchange. The accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP and include all adjustments of a normal, recurring nature that are, in the opinion of management, necessary to present fairly the financial position and results of operations for the interim periods presented. The results of operations for an interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations for a full fiscal year. The Company has evaluated all subsequent events through December 11, 2009, the date the financial statements were issued.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results may differ from those estimates.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
For purposes of balance sheet classification and the statements of cash flows, the Company considers cash in banks, deposits in transit, and all highly liquid investments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents.
Concentration of Credit Risk
The Company primarily sells its services to customers in the communications industry in the United States on an uncollateralized, open credit basis. For the nine months ended September 30, 2009, one customer accounted for 97% of the revenue.
Cash is maintained at financial institutions. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) currently insures accounts at each institution for up to $250,000. At times, cash balances may exceed the FDIC insurance limit of $250,000.
Accounts Receivable
Accounts receivable include uncollateralized customer obligations due under normal trade terms and do not bear interest.
The carrying amount of accounts receivable is reduced by a valuation allowance for doubtful accounts that reflects management’s best estimate of the amounts that will not be collected resulting from past due amounts from customers. There was no allowance for doubtful accounts at September 30, 2009 since the total balance of accounts receivable was deemed collectible.
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Revenue Recognition
The Company recognizes revenue when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, title transfer has occurred or services are performed, the price is fixed or readily determinable and collectability is probable. Sales are recorded net of sales discounts.
Property and Equipment
Equipment and furniture are carried at historical cost, net of accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is computed using straight-line methods over the estimated useful lives of the assets, ranging from three to seven years. Expenditures for repairs and maintenance which do not materially extend the useful lives of equipment and furniture are charged to operations.
Fair Value Financial Instruments
Fair value estimates discussed herein are based upon certain market assumptions and pertinent information available to management as of September 30, 2009. The respective carrying value of certain on-balance-sheet financial instruments approximated their fair values. These financial instruments include cash, accounts payable and accrued expenses. Fair values are assumed to approximate carrying values for these financial instruments because they are short term in nature, or are receivable or payable on demand.
Segment Information
Certain information is disclosed based on the way management organizes financial information for making operating decisions and assessing performance. The Company currently operates in one business segment and will evaluate additional segment disclosure requirements if it expands operations.
Significant Customers
For the nine months ended September 30, 2009, the Company had a substantial business relationship with one major customer, SkyTerra Communications (“SkyTerra”). SkyTerra accounted for 97% and 100% of the Company’s total revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively. On November 2, 2009, SkyTerra notified the Company that they terminated its contract. As a result, the Company reduced its workforce by approximately 50% and revenues moving forward will decrease by approximately 95%.
Long-Lived Assets
The Company accounts for its long-lived assets in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets (SFAS 144). The Company’s primary long-lived assets are goodwill, property and equipment. SFAS 144 requires a company to assess the recoverability of its long-lived assets whenever events and circumstances indicate the carrying value of an asset or asset group may not be recoverable from estimated future cash flows expected to result from its use and eventual disposition. Additionally, SFAS 144 requires expected future operating losses from discontinued operations to be displayed in discontinued operations in the period(s) in which the losses are incurred, rather than as of the measurement date. For the nine months ended September 30, 2009, the Company recorded a goodwill impairment charge of $2,437,177 to reflect the loss of SkyTerra in November 2009.
Net Income(Loss) Per Common Share
Basic earnings (loss) per common share calculations are determined by dividing net income by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the year. Diluted earnings (loss) per common share calculations are determined by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of common shares and dilutive common share equivalents outstanding. During the periods when they are anti-dilutive, common stock equivalents, if any, are not considered in the computation.
Other
In connection with the Share Exchange, the Company adopted the fiscal year end of Cadence II. The historical financial statements included herein represent the fiscal year end of Cadence II.
3. Recent Pronouncements
The Company evaluates the pronouncements of various authoritative accounting organizations, primarily the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”), the SEC, and the Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”), to determine the impact of new pronouncements on GAAP and the impact on the Company. The Company has adopted the following new accounting standards during 2009:
Accounting Standards Codification - - In June 2009, FASB established the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) as the single source of authoritative GAAP. The ASC is a new structure which took existing accounting pronouncements and organized them by accounting topic. Relevant authoritative literature issued by the SEC and select SEC staff interpretations and administrative literature was also included in the ASC. All other accounting guidance not included in the ASC is non-authoritative. The ASC IS effective for interim and annual reporting periods ending after September 15, 2009. The adoption of the ASC did not have an impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
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Subsequent Events - In May, 2009, the ASC guidance for subsequent events was updated to establish accounting and reporting standards for events that occur after the balance sheet date but before financial statements are issued or are available to be issued. The update sets forth: (i) the period after the balance sheet date during which management of a reporting entity should evaluate events or transactions that may occur for potential recognition or disclosure in the financial statements, (ii) the circumstances under which an entity should recognize events or transactions occurring after the balance sheet in its financial statements, and (iii) the disclosures that an entity should make about events or transactions occurring after the balance sheet date in its financial statements. The new guidance requires the disclosure of the date through which subsequent events have been evaluated. The Company adopted the updated guidance for the interim period ended September 30, 2009. The adoption had no impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
Accounting for the Useful Life of Intangible Assets - In April 2008, the ASC guidance for Goodwill and Other Intangibles was updated to amend the factors that should be considered in developing renewal or extension assumptions used to determine the useful life of a recognized intangible asset. The intent of this update is to improve the consistency between the useful life of a recognized intangible asset and the period of expected cash flows used to measure the fair value of the asset under guidance for business combinations. The updated guidance was effective for the Company’s fiscal year beginning January 1, 2009 and will be applied prospectively to intangible assets acquired after the effective date. The adoption had no impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
Derivative Instruments - In March 2008, the ASC guidance for derivatives and hedging was updated for enhanced disclosures about how and why an entity uses derivative instruments, how derivative instruments and the related hedged items are accounted for, and how derivative instruments and the related hedged items affect an entity’s financial position, financial performance and cash flows. The Company adopted the updated guidance on January 1, 2009. The adoption had no impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
Business Combinations - In December 2007, the ASC guidance for business combinations was updated to provide new guidance for recognizing and measuring identifiable assets and goodwill acquired, liabilities assumed, and any non-controlling interest in the acquiree. The updated guidance also provides disclosure requirements to enable users of the financial statements to evaluate the nature and financial effects of the business combination. The Company adopted the updated guidance on January 1, 2009 and it will be applied to any future acquisitions.
Non-controlling Interests – In December 2007, the ASC guidance for Non-controlling Interests was updated to establish accounting and reporting standards pertaining to: (i) ownership interests in subsidiaries held by parties other than the parent (“non-controlling interest”), (ii) the amount of net income attributable to the parent and to the non-controlling interest, (iii) changes in a parent’s ownership interest, and (iv) the valuation of any retained non-controlling equity investment when a subsidiary is deconsolidated.. If a subsidiary is deconsolidated, any retained non-controlling equity investment in the former subsidiary is measured at fair value and a gain or loss is recognized in net income based on such fair value. For presentation and disclosure purposes, the guidance requires non-controlling interests (formerly referred to as minority interest) to be classified as a separate component of equity. The Company adopted the updated guidance on January 1, 2009. The adoption had no impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
There were various accounting standards and interpretations recently issued which have not yet been adopted, including:
Fair Value Accounting - In August 2009, the ASC guidance for fair value measurements and disclosure was updated to further define fair value of liabilities. This update provides clarification for circumstances in which: (i) a quoted price in an active market for the identical liability is not available, (ii) the liability has a restriction that prevents its transfer, and (iii) the identical liability is traded as an asset in an active market in which no adjustments to the quoted price of an asset are required. The updated guidance is effective for the Company’s interim reporting period beginning October 1, 2009. The Company is evaluating the potential impact of adopting this guidance on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows.
Variable Interest Entities - In June 2009, the ASC guidance for consolidation accounting was updated to require an entity to perform a qualitative analysis to determine whether the enterprise’s variable interest gives it a controlling financial interest in a variable interest entity (“VIE”). This analysis identifies a primary beneficiary of a VIE as the entity that has both of the following characteristics: (i) the power to direct the activities of a VIE that most significantly impact the entity’s economic performance and (ii) the obligation to absorb losses or receive benefits from the entity that could potentially be significant to the VIE. The updated guidance also requires ongoing reassessments of the primary beneficiary of a VIE. The updated guidance is effective for the Company’s fiscal year beginning January 1, 2010. The Company currently is evaluating the potential impact of adopting this guidance on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows.
There were no other accounting standards and interpretations issued recently which are expected to have a material impact on the Company's financial position, operations or cash flows.
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4. Going Concern
The Company’s financial statements have been prepared on the basis of accounting principles applicable to a going concern. As a result, they do not include adjustments that would be necessary if the Company were unable to continue as a going concern and would therefore be obligated to realize assets and discharge its liabilities other than in the normal course of operations. On November 2, 2009, the Company received a contract termination notice from its largest customer, SkyTerra Communications (“SkyTerra”). As a result, it is expected to lose approximately 95% of its revenue, effective November 2, 2009. This raises substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is dependent on the Company’s ability to raise additional capital and implement its business plan.
The Company intends to overcome the circumstances that impact its ability to remain a going concern through a combination of the commencement of revenues, with interim cash flow deficiencies being addressed through additional equity and debt financing. The Company anticipates raising additional funds through public or private financing, strategic relationships or other arrangements in the near future to support its business operations; however, the Company may not have commitments from third parties for a sufficient amount of additional capital. The Company cannot be certain that any such financing will be available on acceptable terms, or at all, and its failure to raise capital when needed could limit its ability to continue operations. The Company’s ability to obtain additional funding will determine its ability to continue as a going concern. Failure to secure additional financing in a timely manner and on favorable terms would have a material adverse effect on financial performance, results of operations and stock price and require it to curtail or cease operations, sell off its assets, seek protection from its creditors through bankruptcy proceedings, or otherwise. Furthermore, additional equity financing may be dilutive to the holders of the Company’s common stock, and debt financing, if available, may involve restrictive covenants, and strategic relationships, if necessary to raise additional funds, and may require that the Company relinquish valuable rights.
Management believes that actions presently being taken to raise funds provide the opportunity for the Company to continue as a going concern. Once the Company can access the capital available through the public markets, it believes that this capital and any capital the Company raises through other private placements of its common stock will be adequate to continue as a going concern for the next 12 months. The Company currently does not have enough cash to operate for the next 12 months without this additional capital.
5. Property and Equipment
Property and equipment are recorded at cost. Replacements and major improvements are capitalized while maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred. Depreciation is provided using primarily straight line methods over the estimated useful lives of the related assets.
Property and equipment at September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008 and 2007 consisted of the following:
| | September 30, | | | December 31, | | | December 31, | |
| | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | |
| | unaudited | | | | | | | |
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Computer related | | $ | 87,655 | | | $ | 58,630 | | | $ | 36,492 | |
Equipment and machinery | | | 36,255 | | | | 29,623 | | | | 10,753 | |
Other property and equipment | | | 31,330 | | | | 8,476 | | | | 3,754 | |
Subtotal | | | 155,240 | | | | 96,729 | | | | 50,998 | |
Accumulated depreciation | | | (76,922 | ) | | | (36,889 | ) | | | (10,119 | ) |
Net property and equipment | | $ | 78,318 | | | $ | 59,840 | | | $ | 40,879 | |
6. Goodwill
Goodwill represents the excess of acquisition cost over the net assets acquired in a business combination and is not amortized in accordance with SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets. (“SFAS 142”) The provisions of SFAS 142 require that the Company allocate its goodwill to its various reporting units, determine the carrying value of those businesses, and estimate the fair value of the reporting units so that a two-step goodwill impairment test can be performed. In the first step of the goodwill impairment test, the fair value of each reporting unit is compared to its carrying value. Management reviews, on an annual basis, the carrying value of goodwill in order to determine whether impairment has occurred. Impairment is based on several factors including the Company’s projection of future discounted operating cash flows. If an impairment of the carrying value were to be indicated by this review, the Company would perform the second step of the goodwill impairment test in order to determine the amount of goodwill impairment, if any.
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The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 are as follows:
Balance as of December 31, 2008 | | $ | - | |
Goodwill - Purchase Agreement | | | 2,437,177 | |
Goodwill impairment | | | (2,437,177 | ) |
Balance as of September 30, 2009 | | $ | - | |
7. Commitments and Contingencies
Consulting Agreements
The Company has entered into a variety of consulting agreements for services to be provided to the Company in the ordinary course of business. These agreements call for various payments upon performance of services and are generally short-term.
On September 15, 2009, the Company signed a consulting agreement with Capital Group Communications (“CGC”) of Sausalito, California, pursuant to which CGC agreed to provide consulting services to the Company for a 14-month period. Pursuant to the terms of the Consulting Agreement, the Company agreed to compensate CGC with an issuance of 345,000 shares of restricted common stock. The fair market value of these services is estimated at $98,000 and, upon issuance of the shares, has been reflected in the operating expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2009.
Operating Leases
The Company has a lease commitment for its office facility. This lease has a monthly rental payment of approximately $11,400 at September 30, 2009 and expires in April 2010.
8. Related Parties
The Company has not adopted formal policies and procedures for the review, approval or ratification of related party transactions with its executive officers, directors or significant stockholders. However, such transactions will, on a going-forward basis, be subject to the review, approval or ratification of its board of directors, or an appropriate committee thereof.
On May 26, 2009, the membership interests of Pat Burke and Ann Burke totaling 51% of Network Cadence were purchased by Network Cadence pursuant to a Purchase Agreement by and among Cadence II, LLC, Pat Burke and Ann Burke dated as of May 26, 2009, as previously disclosed on Item 10.2 on Network Cadence’s Form 8-K, filed on September 1, 2009. The aggregate purchase price was $3,609,244 which was comprised of $661,977 in cash, $2,800,000 in a promissory note, $123,000 in property, and $24,267 estimated value in future health insurance benefits for the two members. The note is being repaid in 10 equal quarterly installments of $280,000 plus interest thereon, beginning August 31, 2009 with a maturity date of November 30 , 2011. The note bears interest at the prime rate plus 4%. As of September 30, 2009, Network Cadence has made one payment of $333,948, which includes $280,000 in principal and $53,948 in interest. The outstanding principal balance as of September 30, 2009 is $2,520,000.
9. Capital Stock
The Company’s Articles of Incorporation authorize the issuance of 100,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.001 par value per share and 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $0.001 par value. As of September 30, 2009, there were 11,845,000 outstanding shares of common stock and no issued and outstanding shares of preferred stock.
Share Issuances - On September 15, 2009, the Company signed a consulting agreement with CGC, pursuant to which CGC agreed to provide consulting services to the Company for a 14-month period. Pursuant to the terms of the consulting agreement, the Company agreed to compensate CGC with an issuance of 345,000 shares of restricted common stock.
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10. Securities Authorized for Issuance under Equity Compensation Plans
The following table sets forth, as of December 11, 2009, certain information related to our compensation plans under which shares of our common stock are authorized for issuance.
Plan Category | | Number of Securities to be Issued upon Exercise of Outstanding Options (a) | | | Average Exercise Price of Outstanding Options | | | Number of Securities Remaining Available For Future Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans (excluding securities reflected in column (a)) | |
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders | | | -- | | | | -- | | | | -- | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders | | | 243,750 | | | | $0.28 | | | | 1,696,250 | |
Total | | | 243,750 | | | | | | | | 1,696,250 | |
On October 27, 2009, the board of directors of the Company adopted the Network Cadence, Inc. 2009 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Incentive Plan”). The Company expects to submit the Incentive Plan for approval by its stockholders at the next annual meeting of the Company's stockholders. The Company’s board of director’s will administer the Incentive Plan until the board of directors delegates the administration to a committee of the board of directors.
The purpose of the Incentive Plan is to benefit the Company's stockholders by assisting the Company to further the growth and development of the Company by affording an opportunity for stock ownership to attract, retain and provide incentives to employees and directors of, and non-employee consultants to, the Company and its affiliates, and to assist the Company in attracting and retaining new employees, directors and consultants; to encourage growth of the Company through incentives that are consistent with the Company's goals; to provide incentives for individual performance; and to promote teamwork.
Under the Incentive Plan, the board of directors in its sole discretion may grant stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, bonus stock, deferred stock or other equity-based awards (each an “Award”) to the Company's employees, directors and consultants (or those of the Company's affiliates). The Awards available under the Incentive Plan also include performance-based Awards, which would have pre-established performance goals that relate to the achievement of the Company’s business objectives. The performance-based stock Awards available under the plan are intended to comply with the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, to allow such Awards, when payable, to be tax deductible by the Company.
The Company has reserved a total of 2,000,000 shares of common stock for issuance under the Incentive Plan. To the extent that an Award expires, ceases to be exercisable, is forfeited or repurchased by the Company, any shares subject to the Award may be used again for new grants under the Incentive Plan. In addition, shares tendered or withheld to satisfy the grant or exercise price or tax withholding obligation with respect to any Award (other than an option) may be used for grants under the Incentive Plan. The maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may be subject to one or more awards to a participant pursuant to the Incentive Plan during any fiscal year of the Company is 1,000,000.
As of December 11, 2009, 60,000 shares have been awarded as restricted stock to those employees of the Company put on furlough as a result of the termination of the SkyTerra contract. Each restricted stock award will vest evenly on the first day of each third month over a two-year period commencing on November 1, 2009, provided that the employee has been re-instated to full-time positions at the Company on or before July 1, 2010. A restricted stock award becomes fully vested if the employee dies while actively employed or upon a change in control of the Company followed by a termination of the employee’s employment within 12 months of such change in control.
In addition, on November 24, 2009, the Company awarded 243,750 incentive stock options to current full-time employees. In general, each option vests evenly on the last day of each fiscal quarter, based on a three year period commencing upon the employee’s original date-of-hire. On December 31, 2009, the initial vesting date, each employee’s option will vest into an amount that reflects such employee’s services with Network Cadence since his or her date of hire. As of December 11, 2009, the Company has not issued any options to its named executive officers under the Incentive Plan.
11. Income Taxes
As a result of the Share Exchange on August 31, 2009, the Company became a “C” corporation. Therefore, the income tax expense and liability for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 only reflect the tax provision for the month ended September 30, 2009.
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Significant management judgment is required in developing our provision for income taxes, including the determination of deferred tax assets. Management evaluates its ability to realize its deferred tax assets and adjusts its valuation allowance when it believes that it is more likely than not that all or a portion of the asset will not be realized.
Effective August 31, 2009, Cadence II, LLC became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Network Cadence, Inc through the Share Exchange. Cadence, LLC was a pass-through entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes prior to the Share Exchange and U.S. federal, state, and local income taxes were not provided for this entity as it was not a taxable entity. LLC members are required to report their share of our taxable income on their respective income tax returns. As a result of the Share Exchange, the Company will be subject to corporate U.S. federal, state, and local taxes beginning in September 2009.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, the Company recorded a net income tax expense of $98,438 and $0, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2009, the Company’s income tax expense related to income earned after completion of the Share Exchange.
The Company’s income taxes payable and net deferred tax liability as of September 30, 2009 were comprised primarily of the deferred taxes associated with the Purchase Agreement (Note 6) and the Share Exchange (Note 1). The net effect of the tax liability and deferred taxes upon completion of the Share Exchange was reflected as a reduction in retained earnings of $579,905.
12. Subsequent Events
On September 15, 2009, the Company signed a consulting agreement with Capital Group Communications (“CGC”) of Sausalito, California, pursuant to which CGC agreed to provide consulting services to the Company for a 14-month period. Pursuant to the terms of the Consulting Agreement, the Company agreed to compensate CGC with an issuance of 345,000 shares of restricted common stock. The fair market value of these services is estimated at $98,000 and, upon issuance of the shares, has been reflected in the operating expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2009.
On November 2, 2009, the Company received a contract termination notice from its largest customer, SkyTerra. As a result, it is expected to lose approximately 95% of its revenue, effective November 2, 2009.
As of December 11, 2009, 60,000 shares have been awarded as restricted stock to those employees of the Company put on furlough as a result of the termination of the SkyTerra contract. Each restricted stock award will vest evenly on the first day of each third month over a two-year period commencing on November 1, 2009, provided that the employee has been re-instated to full-time positions at the Company on or before July 1, 2010. A restricted stock award becomes fully vested if the employee dies while actively employed or upon a change in control of the Company followed by a termination of the employee’s employment within 12 months of such change in control.
In addition, on November 24, 2009, the Company awarded 243,750 incentive stock options to current full-time employees. In general, each option vests evenly on the last day of each fiscal quarter, based on a three year period commencing upon the employee’s original date-of-hire. On December 31, 2009, the initial vesting date, each employee’s option will vest into an amount that reflects such employee’s services with Network Cadence since his or her date of hire. As of December 11, 2009, the Company has not issued any options to its named executive officers under the Incentive Plan.
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PART II
Item 13. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution
The estimated expenses of this offering in connection with the issuance and distribution of the securities being registered, all of which are to be paid by the Company, are as follows:
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Registration Fee | | $ | -- | |
Legal Fees and Expenses | | $ | -- | |
Accounting Fees and Expenses | | $ | -- | |
Printing | | | -- | |
Miscellaneous Expenses | | | -- | |
| | | | |
Total | | $ | -- | |
Our Articles of Incorporation, as amended, provide that, to the fullest extent that limitations on the liability of directors and officers are permitted by the Nevada Revised Statutes, no director or officer of the Company shall have any liability to the Company or its stockholders for monetary damages. The Nevada Revised Statutes provide that a corporation’s articles of incorporation may include a provision which restricts or limits the liability of its directors or officers to the corporation or its stockholders for money damages except: (1) to the extent that it is provided that the person actually received an improper benefit or profit in money, property or services, for the amount of the benefit or profit in money, property or services actually received, or (2) to the extent that a judgment or other final adjudication adverse to the person is entered in a proceeding based on a finding in the proceeding that the person’s action, or failure to act, was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty and was material to the cause of action adjudicated in the proceeding. The Company’s Articles of Incorporation, as amended, and Bylaws provide that the Company shall indemnify and advance expenses to its currently acting and its former directors to the fullest extent permitted by the Nevada Revised Business Corporations Act and that the Company shall indemnify and advance expenses to its officers to the same extent as its directors and to such further extent as is consistent with law.
The Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws provide that we will indemnify our directors and officers and may indemnify our employees or agents to the fullest extent permitted by law against liabilities and expenses incurred in connection with litigation in which they may be involved because of their offices with Network Cadence, Inc. However, nothing in our Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws protects or indemnifies a director, officer, employee or agent against any liability to which he or she would otherwise be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of his office. To the extent that a director has been successful in defense of any proceeding, the Nevada Revised Statutes provide that he shall be indemnified against reasonable expenses incurred in connection therewith.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Company pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Company has been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy and is, therefore, unenforceable.
Item 15. Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities
Upon incorporation in July 2007, we sold 900,000 shares to two individuals for $25,000 in cash.
In November and December 2007, we sold 20,000 shares of common stock for $20,000 in cash to a group of 25 individuals.
On August 31, 2009, we issued 10,580,000 shares of common stock to John McCawley, our President, Chief Executive Officer and director in connection with the Share Exchange.
On September 15, 2009, we issued 345,000 shares as compensation to our investor relations firm, Capital Group Communications, Inc.
The offers and sales of the securities described above were exempt from registration under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act and pursuant to the rules of Regulation D promulgated thereunder, insofar as: (a) each investor represented to us that it was accredited within the meaning of Rule 501(a); (b) we restricted the transfer of the securities in accordance with Rule 502(d); (c) there were no more than 35 non-accredited investors in any transaction within the meaning of Rule 506(b), after taking into consideration all prior investors under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act within the 12 months preceding the transaction; (d) none of the offers and sales were effected through any general solicitation or general advertising within the meaning of Rule 502(c); (e) each investor agreed to hold the securities for its own account and not on behalf of others; and (f) each investor represented to us that it acquired the securities for investment purposes only and not with a view to sell them.
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Item 16. Exhibits
Exhibit # | Description |
2.1 | Share Exchange Agreement by and among Sage Interactive, Inc., Cadence II, LLC and John McCawley dated as of August 31, 2009 (filed as Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K on September 1, 2009, and incorporated by reference herein) |
3.1 | Articles of Incorporation (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 on December 11, 2009, and incorporated by reference herein) |
3.2 | Amended Articles of Incorporation (filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 on December 11, 2009, and incorporated by reference herein) |
3.3 | Bylaws (filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Form 10-SB on October 30, 2007, and incorporated by reference herein) |
5.1 | Opinion of Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP (filed as Exhibit 5.1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 on December 11, 2009, and incorporated by reference herein) |
10.1 | Network Cadence, Inc. 2009 Equity Incentive Plan, dated as of October 31, 2009 (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K on November 2, 2009, and incorporated by reference herein) |
10.2 | Purchase Agreement by and among Cadence II, LLC, Pat Burke and Ann Burke dated as of May 26, 2009 (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Form 8-K on September 1, 2009, and incorporated by reference herein) |
10.3 | Promissory Note dated as of May 26, 2009 (filed as Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Form 8-K on September 1, 2009, and incorporated by reference herein) |
23.1 | Consent of Schumacher & Associates CPA, LLC (attached herewith) |
23.2 | Consent of Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP (filed as Exhibit 23.2 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 on December 11, 2009, and incorporated by reference herein) |
24.1 | Power of Attorney (filed as Exhibit 24.1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 on December 11, 2009, and incorporated by reference herein) |
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
1. To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the Registration Statement;
2. That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered herein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof;
3. To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering;
4. That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities, the registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:
(i) Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;
(ii) Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant;
(iii) The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and
(iv) Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser.
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Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to our directors, officers and controlling persons pursuant to the provisions above, or otherwise, we have been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act, and is, therefore, unenforceable.
In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities, other than the payment by us of expenses incurred or paid by one of our directors, officers, or controlling persons in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding, is asserted by one of our directors, officers, or controlling persons in connection with the securities being registered, we will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act, and we will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
Each prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Securities Act as part of a registration statement relating to an offering, other than registration statements relying on Rule 430B or other prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A, shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the date it is first used after effectiveness. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such first use, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such date of first use.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Englewood, Colorado on December 22, 2009.
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| Network Cadence, Inc. |
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| By: | /s/ John McCawley |
| | Principal Executive Officer and Director |
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Signature | | Title | | Date |
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/s/ John F. McCawley | | President, Chief Executive Officer and Director | | December 22, 2009 |
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/s/ * | | Chief Financial Officer | | December 22, 2009 |
Jim Buckley | | | | |
/s/ * | | Director | | December 22, 2009 |
Mark Faris | | | | |
* By /s/ John F. McCawley
John F. McCawley
(Attorney-in-Fact)
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Exhibit # | Description |
2.1 | Share Exchange Agreement by and among Sage Interactive, Inc., Cadence II, LLC and John McCawley dated as of August 31, 2009 (filed as Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K on September 1, 2009, and incorporated by reference herein) |
3.1 | Articles of Incorporation (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 on December 11, 2009, and incorporated by reference herein) |
3.2 | Amended Articles of Incorporation (filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 on December 11, 2009, and incorporated by reference herein) |
3.3 | Bylaws (filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Form 10-SB on October 30, 2007, and incorporated by reference herein) |
5.1 | Opinion of Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP (filed as Exhibit 5.1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 on December 11, 2009, and incorporated by reference herein) |
10.1 | Network Cadence, Inc. 2009 Equity Incentive Plan, dated as of October 31, 2009 (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K on November 2, 2009, and incorporated by reference herein) |
10.2 | Purchase Agreement by and among Cadence II, LLC, Pat Burke and Ann Burke dated as of May 26, 2009 (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Form 8-K on September 1, 2009, and incorporated by reference herein) |
10.3 | Promissory Note dated as of May 26, 2009 (filed as Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Form 8-K on September 1, 2009, and incorporated by reference herein) |
23.1 | Consent of Schumacher & Associates CPA, LLC (attached herewith) |
23.2 | Consent of Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP (filed as Exhibit 23.2 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 on December 11, 2009, and incorporated by reference herein) |
24.1 | Power of Attorney (filed as Exhibit 24.1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 on December 11, 2009, and incorporated by reference herein) |
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